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News of the weird: Tigers in sanctuaries to receive their own photo ID cards

By Vicky Radcliff|2015-06-19T17:51:58+00:00October 8th, 2009|

Over in New Delhi they've found a unique use for ID cards that's so innovative, we don't even have an industry page for it yet: Tiger identification. But when you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Not only are these big cats predators, but they're also at risk. Creating a photo ID system to keep tabs on each tiger helps to strengthen tiger conservation at the ground level, while enabling authorities to closely track their movement.

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A closer look at Japan’s smoking smart cards

By Vicky Radcliff|2015-06-23T18:42:18+00:00June 26th, 2008|

The idea of a smoking card might sound like a strange idea, but in Japan, where a whopping 53 percent of the male population smokes, it seems to make perfect sense. Tobacco makers, retailers, and vending machine operators across Japan now require all buyers to use a special smart card when purchasing cigarettes from machines. The card aims to prevent underage buyers – those under the age of 20 – from acquiring cigarettes.

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Trying to get a new ID card lands suspended constable in even hotter water

By Vicky Radcliff|2015-06-23T17:05:31+00:00May 5th, 2008|

67-year old Constable Michael Solow just can’t stay away from work. After being suspended from duty while facing charges of oppression and coercion, the West Conshohocken man was taken off-duty.

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Going to court in the Philippines? Don’t forget your ID badge.

By Vicky Radcliff|2015-06-23T18:03:17+00:00January 11th, 2008|

A court employee in Cebu City, Philippines was reprimanded and gave a public apology recently. His crime? Not truancy, nor slacking off on the job, or supply theft – but forgetting to wear his ID badge. All workers in the Philippines are required to have a publicly displayed ID badge at all times, identifying who they are, who they work for, and why they are where they are at the time.

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Parent ID badges help keep crowds calm at popular concert series

By Vicky Radcliff|2015-06-19T17:52:28+00:00January 3rd, 2008|

You’ve probably heard something about Hannah Montana in the past year – the Emmy-nominated Disney channel show and singing sensation Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana herself) were for a long time relegated to children, who gobbled up the snappy pop tunes and watched the show religiously. However, when the time came for Hannah Montana’s first national tour, everyone else began to realize what a phenomenon the show had become.

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Irish ID Card Proposal to Limit Underage Drinking

By Vicky Radcliff|2015-06-23T17:19:21+00:00April 25th, 2007|

69% of Irish 16 and 17-year olds have admitted to underage drinking, and in a response, the Irish government is issuing a voluntary tamper-proof ID card, with plans to eventually make it compulsory.

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Maternity Ward ID System Proven Ineffective by Intrepid Journalist

By Vicky Radcliff|2015-06-19T17:52:37+00:00March 30th, 2007|

After a kidnapper posing as a nurse snatched little Michael Dawodu earlier this month, hospitals in northwest Texas have been tripping over themselves to establish the most secure ID card system to prevent any further disasters. This week, Cecelia Lynn Coy-Jones, a television reporter from Lubbock, was arrested after successfully entering two maternity wards in nearby Amarillo.

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Maternity Wards and Two-Layer ID Security

By Vicky Radcliff|2024-01-04T14:34:19+00:00March 22nd, 2007|

After a recent baby snatching, maternity wards all over the country have been looking to increase their security in order to protect newborns and parents alike from kidnapping, baby switching, and other nightmare situations.

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Introducing the Junk Food ID Card

By Vicky Radcliff|2015-06-23T18:34:30+00:00March 21st, 2007|

Since the dawn of time, schools have been havens for junk food. With hallways illuminated by the welcoming glow of vending machines, and lunch rooms serving up burgers and fries with reckless abandon, the nutritional value of a meal at school is rivaled only by that of dinner at 7-Eleven. In the case of my elementary school, we even had the infamous “Barquito,” a soggy Mexican pizza curiously served within a plastic bag.

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Controversy over School IDs at Michigan High School

By Vicky Radcliff|2015-06-23T18:34:40+00:00February 27th, 2007|

ID cards have been normal at schools for years now. Students keep them in their wallets to use in the lunch line or to check out books, visitors and staff use them for identification. They're such a normal part of most students' lives that Now, in Florida, a controversy has erupted over a teacher who refuses to wear an ID badge.

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