The random 18-digit code plus two check digits will have a four-digit prefix added and it will have intelligence in it.

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She has never worn them again and now makes sure to check the dress code, preferring to err on the conservative side.

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Each seat has a QR code that leads users to check-in to the site on Facebook Places, and offers them the opportunity to win VIP tickets for a game at Yankee Stadium .

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This means the UK Statistics Authority, which monitors statistics to ensure good practice, had no remit to check the figures against the code of practice.

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Think of the lowly bar code that makes the lines go faster at the check-out counters, raises the productivity of the check-out girls and boys, and relieves them of the need to do arithmetic.

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If they don't have a frequent-flier ID card, travelers check in online or at kiosks and get a bar code on a printed boarding pass or on a mobile phone, just like at other airlines.

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Recipients print a coupon with a bar code that includes the account number, and mail it in with a check.

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The SDLP described Mr Robinson's comments as "outrageous" and said it was going to check if the remarks were a breach of the Stormont's ministerial code of conduct.

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