There are key chains, hotel key cards, bus head rests, free meals, journal ads, promotional talks, and websites.
Moreover, the success of the original card design has spawned imitators from grocery club cards to transit cards to hotel key cards.
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Do hotels ever clean their key cards and if so how?
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The door to the facility is controlled by member-specific key cards so that Kent Dahlgren, the bowl's overseer, can swiftly cut off access when someone ignores the rules.
The layoffs come as part of across the board cuts to the company, and all those out of a job will have their key cards deactivated as of 4PM local time today.
The service typically uses electronic devices and key cards to make it possible for renters to unlock cars, which ideally should be within walking distance (actual car keys should already be inside the vehicles).
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In a famous scene from the film, Dylan, with Allen Ginsberg lurking in the background dressed as a rabbi, stands tossing cards with key words from the song as it plays on the soundtrack, an early music video.
The key principle is that the cards are using electronic networks to make payments.
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Key lending such as credit cards, car loans and student loans had essentially come to a halt in October, Mr Paulson said.
Cleveland Police have set up a dedicated Financial Investigation Unit, which is committed to asset confiscation and officers are now issued with laminated cards, highlighting key points to consider when dealing with suspects.
Take, for example, the pile of "loyalty cards" and key tags that stores require you to carry around so that you get a supposed "discount" while they collect data for personalizing your promotional experience in the store.
While a third successive 6-0 victory never looked on the cards in a comparatively low-key Blues display, the result was rarely in doubt aside from a moment midway through the second half when Whelan's superb effort bounced down off the underside of Petr Cech's bar.
Citi still faces mounting credit costs and sharply reduced profits in some of its key businesses, including corporate and investment banking and credit cards.
Another key factor could be an increased consumer preference for debit cards, which let consumers enjoy similar loyalty and reward programs in addition to the convenience of making card payments without incurring interest expense on the outstanding balance.
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In much the same way that consumers tend to reduce the number of cards in their physical wallets down to the key brands that deliver them the most value, mobile wallets will live or die on the utility they provide.
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Each of the defendants in his or her way allegedly played a key role in designing, building, or maintaining the house of cards.
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"The key message is that customers should still be able to use their cards even if they do not know their PIN number, " says Jemma Smith, from Apacs.
The key drive to value is that we expect a steady growth in volumes as cards replace cash transactions worldwide.
The key difference is that Square will allow the customers to pay with credit and debit cards on their phone, while Starbucks's current system only allows consumers to use their Starbucks debit card to pay.
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"Huawei's mobile broadband modules and data cards are used by OEMs and consumers worldwide, so support for multi-mode operation is a key feature of our products, " said He Jinjun, director of Device Module Business, Huawei.
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Chile, who picked up seven red cards in qualifying, must face five-time winners Brazil on Monday without their strongest team after three key players were lost to suspension in a first half they threatened to take charge of with admirable invention before losing their heads.
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