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Illegal cigarettes have long been used in money laundering. "They're small, easily portable, of value and have a pretty universal market base," says John Auerbach, 33, a money-laundering expert with the risk-consulting firm Kroll, based in New York City. "They're almost like currency in some places." What's new in the E.U. suit is its allegation that not only did RJR executives know about their cigarettes' being used this way but also that it was "part of their operating business plan to sell cigarettes to and through criminal organizations." The E.U. says RJR gave its "criminal...
...continuing a very British tradition of urban realism that stretches from Atkinson Grimshaw's 19th century nightscapes to John Piper's records of war-torn London. Duncan Swann feels part of an "urban landscape" movement that includes people like Campbell, who mentions among his influences Jock McFadyen, Frank Auerbach and David Hepher, from earlier generations. Hepher is known for graffiti-scrawled tower blocks, McFadyen paints rundown roadside bars and sports stadiums, while Auerbach obsessively records the environs of his London studio. Swann, 33, will start a postgraduate course at London's Royal College of Art in a few months...
...public interest online; one of the candidates for election in North America, Lessig would be an excellent choice for voters concerned about ICANN's exercise of public powers in a private system. Other promising candidates include Barbara Simons, former president of the Association of Computing Machinery and Karl Auerbach, a member of the Internet Engineering Task Force. A debate among six of the seven North American candidates will take place this evening, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Harvard Law School's Ames Courtroom. It will be preceded by a town-hall-style dialogue from...