I've always been bemused that banks and mobile phone companies in this country still rely on the production of utility bills as proof of identity, an impossible task for those who are either renting short-term or have just arrived in this country.
The current law allows registration within 30 days and the presentation of a utility bill as proof of residency.
US driver's license or utility bill as proof of address and a copy of it.
We use this example principally as proof-of-concept.
You cannot show a utility bill in your name as proof of identification, for instance, or hand over a debit card with the name of your spouse or parent on it.
A utilities bill is usually acceptable as proof of address along with a passport or ID card and if your employer has given you a contract or payslip with your address on it, you may be able to use that.
As proof of its utility, the team revisited the notorious 1970 moon-bound Apollo 13 breakdown, when astronauts were forced to cobble together a lifesaving carbon dioxide filter holder with a plastic bag, a manual cover and duct tape.
But the new more restrictive voter ID law takes away the ability of Virginia voters to cast a ballot after showing a utility bill, bank statement or social security card as proof of identity.
Therefore, evaluation of gene expression patterns of prototypical chondrocyte markers within different zones with qRT-PCR serves as proof of concept for the utility of this system for studying relative gene expression patterns.
We undertook this study to characterize better the effects of aldosterone receptor blockade on different components of progressive murine lupus glomerulonephritis, as proof of concept prior to analyzing ultimately its utility as an adjunctive therapy.
