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ONE TO WATCH Myke Towers FROM Río Piedras, Puerto Rico AGE 27 LABEL Whiteworld Music/Warner FOUNDATION Myke Towers (born Michael Torres) learned to rap on the basketball courts in Río Piedras when he was a kid who delivered papers to make money. He was inspired by reggaetón duos Zion & Lennox and Wisin y Yandel, though later took cues from underground rappers like Venezuela's Canserbero. DISCOVERY In 2018, after a lackluster stint with an independent label, Towers felt he had hit a dead end, so he approached Orlando "Jova" Cepeda and José "Tito" Reyes, founding partners of the Puerto Rico-based label/production/management company Whiteworld Music. [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on the issue of representation in the use of paper money in the United States. Substance of money; Creation of representations; Paper money art work as a characteristically American art form; Process of exchange.

Information about several topics discussed during the second annual European Awards ceremony and its European Law Leaders conference is presented. Topics include the shortcomings of paper money, putting trust into gold and the good news and tough challenges for in-house counsel. The symposium featured several lawyers including Thorsten Polleit, Richard Devereux and Melanie Poepping.

The article reports on the United States Department of the Treasury's marketing campaign to promote the colored $20 bill which will begin distribution through commercial banks on October 9, 2003. The department hired Davie-Brown Entertainment and the William Morris Agency Inc. to help market the money. The $20 bill will use peach and blue in its design, the first time since 1905 that U.S. currency has featured colors other than green.

Describes anti-counterfeiting measures used in printing United States currency for release by 1996. Use of color-shifting inks composed of thin flakes of pigment suspended in regular ink; Technical aspects of the ink; Other features proposed for future applications. INSETS: New bills will use color-shifting ink.;Features added to deter currency counterfeiting..

Describes the tests being done to ensure the quality of U.S.' paper money. Torture tests conducted on samples of notes.

The article reports on the development of the Bulk Currency Detection System by researchers Suiqiong Li and Joseph R. Stetter of KWJ Engineering, in Newark, California, which analyzes volatile emissions from paper money for prevention of currency smuggling.

Discusses various chemistry-related stories, compiled as of June 25, 2001. Impact of the textbook, 'Qualitative Chemical Analysis,' by Louis J. Curtman on Harold Hart of the Michigan State University; Studies on the harmful effects of monetary bills on humans; Correction on a report that appeared in the June 4, 2001 edition of the 'Chemical & Engineering News' journal.