A closer look at Japan’s smoking smart cards
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
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.
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
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
Maternity Ward ID System Proven Ineffective by Intrepid Journalist
Maternity Wards and Two-Layer ID Security
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
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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