It is balloon.

TorgoX on 2005-07-19T02:28:04

Dear Log,

Try to maintain a straight face thru this one:

«China is viewed as the biggest producer in the world of counterfeit goods and the US trade secretary, Carlos Guiterrez, led a delegation to Beijing last week for talks on the protection of intellectual property. Mr Guiterrez has blamed piracy for the ballooning US trade deficit with China.»
--"Hollywood signs pact with China to curb bootleg films"