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...card now will form the platform for the ultimate in remote access for consumers to their funds, anytime, anywhere. What we really see happening in the future is consumers being able to design their cards to meet their individual needs. We refer to that as moving more toward life-style cards." E-cash is already everywhere, from highway tolls to subways. Security? Privacy? The second is more troublesome than the first and presents a fearsome scenario for crimebusters and tax collectors alike...
...risks of the new system do point up the problems of trying to regulate such a quickly changing world. In the week after their deal, Weill and Reed tipped their hats toward Washington, but it was just a courtesy. Banking, everyone seems to have acknowledged, has entered an era that may be larger than old-fashioned laws. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, for one, has abandoned the notion that it is possible to regulate this broad frontier with old-style rules. The burden, he says, has to rest with private industry: Regulate yourselves. "To continue to be effective, government's regulatory...
...days at Raven Site is generally sufficient unless your child has an unusually keen interest in archaeology. When you can break away, head north on highway 191 toward St. Johns and the Petrified Forest. On the way, you'll pass through the Springerville Volcanic Field, the third largest of its kind in the continental U.S. Other possible stops include Rattlesnake Point, an archaeological site with petroglyphs (tours available via land or boat), and Lyman Lake State Park, for swimming, boating, hiking and fishing...
When the N.W.F. Summit is over, many people choose to stay in the area for more exploring. For starters, head back toward 10,778-ft. Mount Baker to take in whatever you couldn't manage to do during the actual summit program. Another good find in Bellingham: Whatcom Falls Park, with its incredible waterfalls, hiking trails, children's fishing pond and fish hatchery. Also fun for the family is Lake Samish Park, which encompasses 39 acres of unspoiled shoreline and is the perfect place to rent paddleboats for an afternoon row. Those with a more adventurous spirit might...
From Sleeping Bear, cross the peninsula and head north toward Mackinac (pronounced Mackinaw) Island, on U.S. Route 31. Stop at the Music House, a 1906 barn that has antique, automated musical instruments in a reconstructed, turn-of-the-century museum. Continue north through the charming towns of Charlevoix and Petoskey and past the outstanding collection of 400 Victorian homes in Bay View. Another site not to miss: the scenic drive up State Road 119, between Harbor Springs and Cross Village...