News on ID Cards, ID Badges and Photo ID Systems: 06/19/2005

Scottish wildcard turfs out Henman

2:58 AM

IT has become a Wimbledon tradition, as predictable as strawberries drizzled in cream.Deprived of a champion since 1936, Great Britain annually pins its hopes on trusty old Tim Henman, who drags the entire nation with him through excruciatingly long matches, clawing his way into the second week, only to come up short.When he saw footage of his mother Judy, a former Scottish champion tennis player, leaping with joy at his victory, he said: "Oh, there's my mum making an idiot of herself."Scolded by the interviewer, and reminded that it was his mother who found his lost Wimbledon ID badge on Wednesday, he said: "No, it was her who misplaced it. I am quite messy and she tidies after me, and puts my things in the wrong place all the time."

Full Article from thecouriermail.news.com.au.

Friday, June 24, 2005

Manchester Airport and Department for Transport trial biometrics with Human Recognition Systems

3:00 AM

Human Recognition Systems, the only independent multi-biometric systems integrator in the UK, have just commenced a trial of biometric technology for staff access control, officially sponsored by Manchester Airport and the Department for Transport. The trial is aimed at assessing the practical use and user acceptance levels of biometric technology specifically in an airport environment. The technologies on trial include iris recognition from Panasonic and hand geometry recognition from Recognition Systems Inc.The two systems are running in conjunction with a photo ID system which presents a photo of an individual every time they present themselves to a biometric reader. A system administrator then manually checks that the individuals photo is correct and records a valid match. Both manual and system logs record several data sets including false accept rates, false reject rates and transaction speed times.

Full Article from tmcnet.com.

Thursday, June 23, 2005

News briefs: Property assessments

2:04 AM

The town of Saugus Assessors Office, is an ongoing effort, to fairly and accurately assess all real estate throughout the community is in the process of inspecting building permits issued by the town. All of the inspectors have been issued town of Saugus ID badges. If it is not convenient for them to inspect your property at that time you can call the Assessors office at 781-231-4130 to schedule an appointment.The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has begun mailing its Annual Water Quality Report to every household in the service area.

Full Article from townonline.com.

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Of birders and boaters

2:09 AM

Birdwatchers thought the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel's plan to ban birdwatchers from the bridge-tunnel's islands was for the birds.So they got involved and helped hammer out a new policy that will keep the man-made islands open. During the spring and fall, they can be among the best places to spot migrating species that can't be seen anywhere else in this area. But if some rare species is sighted, there will be no spontaneous running out to see it: Birdwatchers must make arrangements well in advance, provide government-issued photo identification, pay $50 per hour for a security escort, and be willing to have their vehicles, belongings and persons checked. Researchers and scientists will have to obtain and pay for annual passes that will require background checks and references.

Full Article from dailypress.com.

Lalu demands photo ID cards to all Bihar voters

2:07 AM

In an apparent bid to build to put pressure on the Election Commission, the Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo and Railway Minister, Lalu Prasad, announced on Tuesday his decision to hit the streets to force the Commission to issue photo identity cards to all voters ahead of the Assembly elections in the State.Addressing party workers here, Mr. Prasad expressed his displeasure over the manner in which rural voters had been prevented from exercising their franchise and said that his party would launch a movement across the State.Party workers would march to their respective district Collectorate and demand that they be given photo-identity cards so that they were not once again deprived of their constitutional right to cast their votes.

Full Article from hindu.com.

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

ID card center open in new location

2:09 AM

Western Michigan University's photo-ID card service, the Bronco Card Center, is now located in Room 215 of the Bernhard Center and is open weekdays, June through August, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center's new phone number is (269) 387-4850.WMU began issuing new photo-ID cards to all students and employees in March. Students, faculty and staff can obtain a new card by visiting the center during its summer hours. The first new card is free. There is a $25 fee to replace lost or stolen cards, which is unchanged from past years.

Full Article from wmich.edu.

Monday, June 20, 2005

Lose your ID? You might be grounded

2:10 AM

Michelle Bearden's weekend jaunt to Phoenix last month started with a smashed rental car window and stolen purse, took a sharp turn into a bewildering maze of contradictory information and culminated in a predawn trip to the Phoenix airport in a last-ditch effort to talk herself onto a flight she had been told she would not be allowed to board.The problem: When thieves snatched her purse, they also stole her identification. And anyone who has ventured out of the house recently knows that government-issued photo identification is as crucial as a boarding pass to clear airport security.

Full Article from detnews.com.

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