Word: illicitness
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...manufacturer, source of more than half the world's output of toys, radios, DVD players, telephones, cameras, and much more. But while most of that production is legitimate?China's factories are paid by foreign companies to mass-produce the latter's ideas and designs?much of it is illicit. The nation has deployed its prodigious replication skills to flood world markets with pirated goods and fakes, from designer clothing to consumer electronics. China's trading partners tell themselves that this blatant disregard for the intellectual property of others is natural for a former command economy at an early stage...
...remove the Liberals from government and to replace them with the increasingly popular Conservative party. Its leader, Stephen Harper, states that he “supports the traditional definition of marriage.” Should the Conservatives come to power, marriage equality will be threatened, marijuana will remain illicit, and Canada’s liberal image will slowly dissolve...
...building relationships. Agent Mike Phelan manages the A.F.P.'s border and international network. He's been to China three times in the past 10 months, a reflection of the key role China's police now play in areas such as major drug busts (particularly for amphetamines, for which illicit factories in southern China are a major source). "The biggest threat to Australia where we require assistance from China is in drug trafficking," he says. "China is a major transit country for the heroin coming from the Golden Triangle." On the other side, China's focus is currently on 500 economic...
...especially Bonds, and the whole affair is a shame, a shame on the game that Bud Selig allowed to happen by willfully looking away as balls flew and gate receipts soared. Please remember: When McGwire was found to be taking Andro in his big, big year, it wasn't illicit. Then Major League Baseball "studied" Andro in the off-season very quietly, one January or February day, Commissioner Selig announced that the investigation was "inconclusive." I.e.: Andro was okay, and McGwire's record was in no way tainted. Selig thought he could play that game then, and knows...
...Fill the bottom of the funnel with your favorite illicit substance, bring out a lighter, pop in a trippy CD, and enjoy...