Word: illicitness
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Galster, however, wasn't especially interested in any of those unsavory activities. As a co-director of the San Francisco -- based Endangered Species Project, he goes after the illicit trade in wildlife. And there is no shortage of work. Unsanctioned traffic in animals and animal parts -- birds of prey, tiger skins, tiger bones and bear gallbladders out of Russia; rhino horns and elephant ivory from Africa; whale meat into Japan; rare birds and snakes from South America -- has more than doubled in value since 1989, generating an estimated $6 billion in annual revenues. According to Interpol, the international police agency...
...Russia and Germany signed the Hague Convention, under which both sides had to return their illicit booty. In 1990 they made a bilateral agreement further binding them to return captured artworks. Since then the negotiations of the Russian-German restitution commission have gone on at a snail's pace. The Russians presented the Germans with a catalog of about 40,000 missing objects. The Germans came up with their own list, involving some 200,000 museum objects, 2 million books and three kilometers of archival material. The actual volume of German loot hidden in Russian storerooms is an enduring mystery...
...everything, he knows he's funny and successful, and he tells you all about it. Until he's had a few drinks in him, he will insist on displaying his wit, connections, and catalogue of anecdotes, while you wonder how long the holiday will take. Ultimately, you begin sneaking illicit shots to make him tolerable. Too bad they don't warn the Gen-X-ers of this in the program beforehand...
Gittes carries out a seemingly mundane investigation, tracking Mulwray until he captures him on camera embracing a young woman. A memorable shot shows Gittes, obscured and camera poised, with a reflection of the illicit scene in the lens. The case, however, is far from closed...
University officials acknowledge that they have few rules to govern illicit material taken off the network. Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 says the Administrative Board, Harvard's disciplinary body, has never seen a case of Internet pornography...