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...changes quashing 70-year-old laws banning certain charges and payments. So far banks Société Générale, BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole all say they will not follow suit until customers express interest of their own. It may be a long wait. Though the French wrote 4 billion checks on 57 million current accounts last year, the national average balance of €1,500 would yield a mere €7.50 interest annually under Caisse d'Epargne's scheme - before tax and service charges. Not much of a revolution after all. - By Bruce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bizwatch | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

Maple cabinets in the kitchen have oversize, easy-to-grab handles, plus pull-down and pullout shelves that bring cabinet contents to countertop height. "That's wonderful," says Sisk. "I'm petite, and I used to wait for a tall neighbor to come over for a drink just to get a vase off the top shelf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Smart About Design | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

...drive, and it's a safe bet this gestation period will be more closely watched than an endangered panda's. Among the first into action: Parents magazine, which released a poll it took before the pregnancy became public, in which more than half of parents said the couple should wait to start a family. What, and miss out on all this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pop-Star Procreation | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

...LEFTERIS PITARAKIS / AP Thousands wait to say their last farewells to Pope John Paul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vatican Diary: A New Papacy Begins | 4/16/2005 | See Source »

...crowds hardly thin out, even into the night. The Basilica is closed for cleaning from 3 am to 5 am, but most of the people outside simply wait patiently for it to reopen. And they appear to be deeply moved by the experience of being part of this history unfolding before them. They chant the rosary, and sometimes just the name "Giovanni Paolo" in a rhythmic chorus, as they wait for hours to get a few seconds glance at the pontiff as they pass by his body...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vatican Diary: A New Papacy Begins | 4/16/2005 | See Source »

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