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Registration for the 4th Annual Drug Store News Top Women in Health, Wellness and Beauty Industry Awards is officially open.
Held virtually for the past two years due to the pandemic, the event will convene in Chicago from Nov. 16 to17, starting with a networking cocktail reception followed by an awards ceremony to honor and celebrate the winners. It also will have a robust educational component as attendees will hear from a who’s who in retail pharmacy, including Rina Shah (Walgreens), Karen Staniforth (Rite Aid), Colleen Lindholz (Kroger) and Selena Cox (CVS).
The event will feature four panels:
- Panel 1: Transforming the Workplace;
- Panel 2: Elevating & Expanding Access to Health Care;
- Panel 3: Reflecting Shopper Values; and
- Panel 4: What's Around the Corner and How to Prepare.
Drug Store News launched Top Women four years ago as a way to recognize and celebrate the contributions of women in retail pharmacy and as a vehicle to help identify emerging leaders that will be the next wave in the industry.
The program is open to suppliers and retailers who are invited to nominate themselves or others in three categories:
- Rising Stars: Recognizes a woman who is considered an up-and-coming leader in her profession. The Rising Star is a woman to watch who has had significant accomplishments and/or achieved notable success;
- Business Excellence: Recognizes a woman who has demonstrated achievement, growth and success. She understands the importance of innovative ideas, education, decision-making, mentoring and community service; and
- Commitment to Care: Recognizes a woman in pharmacy who leads in her community. She is engaged in the community through volunteer work, contributes to charitable organizations and has an overall commitment to patient care and her organization.
Nominators were encouraged to share specific initiatives, achievements and examples of leadership in order to present a full picture of a candidate and demonstrate what makes her a Top Woman in Health, Wellness and Beauty. The winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Chicago, in a cover story in the November issue of Drug Store News and on an interactive story on drugstorenews.com. You can view the 2021 winners here.
Register for the event here.


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Here's a round-up of this week's highlights in the global beer category. We are also running similar round-ups for soft drinks & bottled water and spirits & wine.
Carlsberg has cut 180 jobs worldwide as it continues to readjust to heavy losses in Eastern Europe.
The Coca-Cola Co and Anheuser-Busch InBev have spoken out over the latest developments at world football body FIFA, which has seen the arrest of several senior officials on corruption charges.
Earlier this month, SABMiller announced the purchase of UK craft brewer Meantime Brewing Co. Larry Nelson has found the instruction manual.
The Canadian division of SABMiller has extended its Miller Lite brand into the country.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has officially opened its first Vietnam brewery.
The footballing world may be in turmoil today, but those drinks companies with more than a passing interest in the beautiful game seem determined not to be swept up by the latest scandal to hit FIFA. For now.
US trade body the Beer Institute has appointed Michael Uhrich as chief economist while Joe Heaton takes on the newly-created post of director for federal affairs.

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Recent large-scale data breaches—specifically Target and Neiman Marcus—have brought new attention to the issue of the U.S. shifting to EMV (often deployed as Chip and PIN), a payment approach that replaces the magnetic strip with a chip and is has been deployed for years in much of Europe as well as Canada and Mexico. The arguments in favor of EMV—as opposed to mobile—are unrealistic, as became clear during U.S. Senate testimony on Tuesday (Feb. 4). Given EMV's struggles, mobile payment is now becoming crucial. Can the industry get its act together? (Answer: Of course it can't, but let's be hopeful and pretend that the adults will take over.)
Some quick background on EMV. Officially standing for Europay MasterCard Visa, there are two security facts about EMV that everyone agrees on. First, that EMV is a lot more secure than magstripe. And secondly, that EMV is not really all that bloody secure. Oh, and it also effectively shuts down card cloning, which is a big problem in the U.S..
The argument against U.S. EMV is that it's an older technology and that, if the U.S. retail community is going to sustain a huge expensive and painful payment change, it really should be for something much more secure than EMV. In the background, there sits mobile, with the unlimited potential for truly radical payment change, delivering transactions infinitely more secure than mobile and also delivering a wide range of needed services that leverage the nature of mobile.
The problem with mobile is that it forces a behavior change on consumers and no player—not retailers, the card brands, payment processors, banks, handset manufacturers, mobile OS firms, mobile payment vendors, security companies, etc.—has shown a willingness to step up and pay the piper. That's why mobile trials happen with no marketing support and no associate training, which clearly will deliver lackluster results.
Therefore, with mobile payment going nowhere and data breach frequency soaring, U.S. retailers are being pressured to move to EMV. With that, let's go back to this week's Senate testimony.
Neiman Marcus CIO Michael Kingston argued to the panel that there's a domino aspect to EMV adoption. If just one chain—or even all of retail—embraces it, it's not enough. The entire payment community needs to make the move simultaneously. What good is Macy's accepting EMV when no shoppers have them—because their banks haven't shipped them? Flipped, the question becomes: Why should the banks pay to create the more expensive chip cards and ship them when their consumer customers have no U.S. places that will accept them?
"The issue that we're talking about here is that there are lots of different technologies available," Kingston told the Senate panel, according to HealthInfoSecurity. "Consumers don't have a lot of these cards. None of my cards have chips on them. While it's an option, it's something that hasn't been adopted. All of the actors need to be able to adopt these technologies at the same time. Consumers need to, financial institutions need to and the private sector as well needs to."
Target CFO John Mulligan, testifying before the same Senate subcommittee, sang a similar Kumbayah tune as did Kingston, but with a very practical difference. A couple of years ago, Target had trialed EMV, but the trial failed. Why? Hardly any customers tried to use it. Cue the same "lack of industry" support as the reason.
"To prevent this from happening again," he told the Senators, according to Computerworld, "none of us can go it alone. We need to do this together."
The reality is that it is going to take years to get the players to make EMV happening in the U.S., but which time EMV will be further behind the security cutting edge. Mobile payments are the only way out. If the industry is going to get together on any new payment approach, it needs to be mobile.


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SoulCalibur II HD Online
Ten years ago, Namco Bandai brought it's weapon-focused 3D fighter to all three of that generation's platforms. Unless you only had one system, there was a decision to make thanks to exclusive characters on each platform. Today, the publisher has announced the return of Soul Calibur II with an HD update and online play.
Unfortunately, it appears that only one of the three platform-exclusive characters will be included. It was folly to even hope that Link would be included, especially since this is only coming to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. However, while watching the trailer below, we were hoping that licensing for Spawn might have been worked out. Alas, the most boring of the three, Heihachi from Tekken, is the only one included.
Still, SoulCalibur II is one of the best entries in the franchise, with a deep weapon hunting mode filled with unique match rules, and made even better with the inclusion of online play. It will be available later this year.


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STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts has concluded the month-long immersion of its senior leadership team in Dubai, from where over 200 of the company's senior leaders and general managers ran day-to-day operations.
In March, Starwood president and CEO, Frits van Paasschen, and members of the senior leadership team met with 3,000 associates, conducted close to 50 owner meetings and visited all 14 Starwood properties in the city.
The team also rendezvoused with government officials and potential development partners in fast-growing markets of 19 cities across 12 countries, including Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and India. Executives also met up with more than 150 corporate and leisure customers who drive business to hotels globally.
This is Starwood’s second leadership move after a similar one in China in June 2011.
“With 80 per cent of Starwood’s pipeline coming from rapidly growing markets, it’s important for us to remain at the forefront of new travel demands and changing travel patterns,” said Simon Turner, president of global development, Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
“The Middle East is experiencing rapid economic growth, a growing middle class and ever greater global connectivity, and the Dubai relocation will help us expand all of our brands across this important region.”
Starwood last month announced plans to grow its Middle East and Africa portfolio by over 60 per cent, with almost 50 new properties hitting the market within the next five years, offering 14,000 more guestrooms in the region.
The number of properties operated by Starwood in the Middle East and Africa is likely to cross 100 by 2015, with 82 currently in operation and more than 20 set to launch by then.


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SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) -
Food trucks are a tasty trend taking over cities from Austin, Texas to Miami, Florida.
With the addition of “Food Truck Fridays” in Shreveport, they could become the next big thing here in the ArkLaTex, as well. They line up in the parking lot of Collier’s Custom Classics and Hot Rods on the corner of Youree Drive and Kings Highway every week, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“We’ve been out here three weeks, and every time it gets better,” says Adrian Walton of Salsitas.
It started with 6 mobile food vendors, and the number of trucks and hungry lunch-time crowds has grown in those three weeks. Customer Andrew Crawford says it’s the variety that’s bringing them in. “In one parking lot, you can get sweets, you can get Po Boys and tacos…all in one location.”
Ange Posey, owner of Some Like It Hot, came up with the idea to bring the area’s food trucks together to create the weekly food court and take advantage of the draw that variety would bring.
Those who can’t take the heat can take heart: Food Truck Fridays will continue into the fall.
Copyright 2013 KSLA. All rights reserved.
In a query to keep a readers adult to date with a latest stories relating to a food lorry attention has gathered a list of a stories that strike a handle this weekend from Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Fort Collins and Cranston.
New gift food lorry serves twin purpose - ATLANTA, GA -
City of Refuge, a homeless shelter, recently began handling a food lorry that not usually helps financial a services though also helps homeless people mangle a cycle of poverty.
Folks operative inside a lorry aren’t only scheming peculiarity foods. Some are preserve residents who are training culinary skills to start over.
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Restaurants fighting food trucks with food trucks – SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The sepulchral food lorry business in San Francisco is now confronting new foe as brick-and-mortar restaurants are bringing their food downtown in hopes of removing a square of a lunchtime action.
Ever given food trucks exploded onto a stage a few years ago, there’s really been some tragedy with brick-and-mortar restaurants. Now, restaurants have motionless to strike a road. They don’t demeanour that opposite than standard food trucks and they can now be found bringing San Francisco’s grill stage to a 9 to 5 crowd.
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Fort Collins removing ambience for flourishing food lorry options – FORT COLLINS, CO - A year after a city loosened a manners to acquire food trucks to Fort Collins, mobile food vendors contend residents and tourists have proven inspired for their offerings.
But they contend Fort Collins still has a prolonged approach to go before formulating a kind of food lorry enlightenment enjoyed by Longmont, Boulder and Denver. And they contend a city and a regulations could be doing some-more to inspire a scene. The trucks and carts offer all from waffles and poutine — gravy-covered fries with cheese curds — to smoked meats, Hawaiian sandwiches and American-style tacos.
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As food trucks benefit traction in R.I., Cranston might change new manners that strengthen restaurants – CRANSTON, RI - On a moist summer night, Tara Devany gobbles a sharp fish taco from Shuckin Truck, a seafood lorry that sells uninformed oysters from Salt Pond.
The environment — a city beach parking lot — isn’t elegant. But a food is terrific, says Devany, who visits a lot any week to representation thin-crust pizza, lobster rolls and grill burritos sole by a half-dozen food trucks.
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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
Mobile food vendors wanting to do business in downtown Las Vegas have until 5 p.m. Monday to register for a lottery that would allow them access to three legal parking spots on a rotating basis.
The city of Las Vegas announced licensed food vendors are eligible to register for the lottery, which will take place on July 29 at City Hall.
Under a program regarding the spaces, the designated spots will allow mobile food venders to operate legally. The proposal, which was approved by Las Vegas city council in February, was created after a vote last October that banned food trucks from setting up within 150 feet from brick and mortar restaurants.
Violations of the ordinance will carry fines of up to $1,000 and/or six months in jail.
The lottery registration requires a $50 non-refundable fee with a complete form filed with Parking Services, which is located at the ground floor of the City Hall parking garage at 500 S. Main St.
Registration can also be made at the Business Services Division on the sixth floor of the Development Services Center at 333. N Rancho Dr.
The three designated spaces are located at 100 Bonneville Ave. near the Bonneville Transit Center; 400 block of S. Third Street, near the Regional Justice Center; and 1 Lewis Ave. near City Hall.
Copyright 2013 KVVU (KVVU Broadcasting Corporation). All rights reserved.
While many of a food lorry owners we pronounce with aim amicable media users in their selling strategies, a age ranges they aim come from a users in a 18-34 year age brackets. Some engaging information has recently come out about because usually targeting a immature throng might be causing mobile food vendors to be skip a good event to boost their patron base.
The fastest flourishing demographic on Twitter is a 55–64 year age bracket.
- This demographic has grown 79% given 2012.
- The 45–54 year age joint is a fastest flourishing demographic on both Facebook and Google+.
- For Facebook, this organisation has jumped 46%.
- For Google+, 56%.
Those are considerable numbers opposite a prevalent thought that amicable media is ‘just for teenagers.’ It positively points to a significance of carrying a plain amicable media plan if these age brackets fit into your aim demographic.
Food Truck owners need to keep comparison users in mind when regulating amicable media, quite on these 3 platforms. Our age creates a disproportion to a ambience and interests, so if you’re focusing on younger users with a calm we post, we could be blank an critical demographic.
- Focus on Facebook
- Using Google Analytics to Track Your Website’s Social Reach
- Getting to Know Your Food Truck’s Social Media Customers
- Developing Your Food Truck Social Media Strategy
A set of regulations that would establish specific laws for food trucks in Baltimore County was unanimously passed by the county Planning Board Thursday, which now sends the legislation onto the County Council for codification.
“We’ll see how it goes with the council,” Willy Dely, president of the Maryland Mobile Food Vendors Association, said. “Overall, that’s what we expected. We think it’s a good compromise for food trucks, brick-and-mortar restaurants and for our customers.”
In addition to outlining in county code the definition of a food truck, the proposed legislation focuses on designating where food trucks are allowed to park and how long they can park in street-side spaces.
According to a presentation given to the Planning Board at a public hearing June 20, food trucks are defined as, “A self-contained mobile vehicle that sells food from the curb side of its vehicle to customers on the curb side of a public street.”
That designation removes them from a previous classification which includes door-to-door salesmen and hot dog cart vendors.
The legislation was crafted as a result of several meetings with Department of Planning staff, restaurateurs and food truck owners.
Food truck vendors and the Maryland Restaurant Association asked the county in 2011 to clarify the laws, because, as the two parties said, current regulations are prohibitive to food truck vendors and frustrating to restaurant owners.
Restaurant owners, especially those in Towson, said the current law’s guideline for a 100-foot buffer zone from brick-and-mortar restaurants was too close.
Food truck operators said they couldn’t set up, serve food and break down in the time allotted on county parking meters. Currently, the food trucks are subject to the same meter limits as any other vehicle parked on Towson streets.
During the June 20 hearing, some restaurant owners lobbied that the newly proposed 300-foot buffer zone from established restaurants should be extended to 500 feet. The Planning Board agreed to 300 feet.
In downtown Towson, under the new regulations, that stipulation would prohibit food trucks from setting up on York Road, and Chesapeake, Allegheny and Pennsylvania avenues east of Washington Avenue. Parking west of Washington Avenue near the courthouses is permitted, but the brick-and-mortar restaurants east of Washington Avenue prohibit food trucks from parking on those streets.
The issue of parking time limits was also addressed by the legislation. Like all other vehicles parked for longer than the one-hour limit, food trucks will be assessed a $50 fine. A second $50 fine will be levied if the food truck stays in one spot for longer than four hours. That provision placates restaurant owners who were concerned the food trucks could set up for an entire day.
Two amendments were also made to the proposed legislation. The Planning Board stipulated that a food truck that is issued more than five violations of the parking regulations in one year could have its county license revoked.
In the second amendment, a clause that allowed restaurant owners to bypass the buffer zone and give food truck vendors permission to park in front of their restaurant was removed.
The proposed legislation must now be presented to and approved by the Baltimore County Council, though no timeline for a vote has been set.
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NORTH ANDOVER — A food vendor cannot just drive a truck to North Andover and start selling hot dogs, ice cream, frozen yogurt or fried dough.
The vendor needs to obtain a permit from the town Health Department. The selectmen are scheduled to review proposed new regulations for mobile food vendors at tomorrow night’s meeting of the board.
The selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. on the second floor of Town Hall. Town Manager Andrew Maylor is expected to present a draft study on the Route 125 corridor.
The selectmen have often said they want to encourage economic development along Route 125, which now has large areas of unused land.
Running will have a prominent place on the agenda – running in road races, that is, not running for office. Representatives of the Borderline Running Club will be at the meeting to present a donation to the Friends of the North Andover Senior Center.
The proceeds of the 4th of July Road Race, which the club resurrected, were dedicated to the Senior Center. Eli Bailin of Green Stride has requested permission to hold the Earth, Rock, Run on the streets of North Andover on April 24 of next year. This event is slated to start and finish at 1600 Osgood St.
E. Alexandra Coakley of the North Andover Athletic Association is seeking permission to hold the 3rd Annual Knights on the Run road race Oct. 19. This race will start and finish at the home of the Scarlet Knights, North Andover High School.
While most of the younger generation is in the middle of summer vacation, the members of the North Andover High School Chorus apparently want a break from their time off. Chorus director Sara Durkin has asked to reserve the Common for a concert Aug. 1, 5 to 9 p.m.
David, plus her brother, Jacob, and now three employees, have run the business for about two years, serving up Middle Eastern food with an Assyrian touch, including falafel — a fried chickpea patty — shawarma and fried cauliflower, three of the food truck’s best-selling items, Lisa David said.
Shawarma is similar to a gyro or doner kebab, a pita sandwich served with spit-roasted chicken, lamb or beef.
David is Assyrian, part of an ethnic minority indigenous to parts of Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. She grew up in Toledo, Ohio, but her father is from Baghdad, she said.
David, 34, eventually came west to attend The Evergreen State College, then, following graduation, she taught ceramics and tended bar at Quality Burrito — two things she continues to do today.
She also had a goal of running her own business.
David got grounded in the business basics at Enterprise for Equity, the Olympia nonprofit that helps those with low-income backgrounds achieve their business dreams.
And she graduated the program with a key concept in mind — the value of controlling overhead costs. Rather than borrow money and invest in an expensive storefront, there was less risk, she decided, in buying a truck.
The truck was purchased in Michigan and then driven to Olympia by her brother and his best friend.
“It’s been great,” David said about the business, particularly the past two months as she does more and more catering.
Mobile food vending, too, is beginning to catch on in Olympia.
Other trucks, or “carts,” dot various locations in Olympia, and the city has issued 12 temporary use permits to mobile food vendors, planning permit specialist Paula Smith said. That might not sound like a lot, but she’s also getting calls almost daily from people inquiring about the guidelines to be a mobile food vendor, Smith said.
David also caters, including a recent meeting of the Thurston County Board of Health.
County Commissioner Karen Valenzuela, board chairwoman, praised David’s food, especially the baklava, grape leaves and hummus.
But she also said Nineveh and David’s catering is a good example of the local food movement, a business that sources local ingredients and yet still can produce food with a “decidedly Middle Eastern flavor.”
She also said David’s lemonade, made with rosewater, was a revelation.
“It’s quite wonderful,” she said. “You really have to taste it.”
Nineveh Assyrian Food Truck
Location: The 20-foot food truck is near the corner of Fourth Avenue East and Plum Street, Olympia.
Owner: Lisa David; her brother, Jacob David, also helps run the business.
Years in business: About two years.
Service: Retailer of Middle Eastern food, such as falafel, shawarma and fried cauliflower. David also caters events.
Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon-7 p.m. Sundays.
Did you know? The business name — Nineveh — is the name of the ancient capital of Assyria. David also is a longtime ceramics teacher and bartender at Quality Burrito.
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Columbus’ iconic Schmidt’s Restaurant and Sausage Haus recently became the first business permitted to operate a food truck on a recurring business in Upper Arlington – albeit temporarily.
Although food trucks have been allowed to do business in the city for special events, including the Labor Day Arts Festival, Upper Arlington had not allowed mobile food vendors to operate on a regular basis.
That is until June 25, when City Manager Ted Staton authorized Schmidt’s to operate its food truck at Sunoco gas station, 1800 W. Lane Ave., every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from July 11 through Sept. 1.
According to Chad Gibson, senior planning officer for Upper Arlington, the Schmidt’s food truck is being viewed as a “test case” for the city as it seeks to balance the public’s desire for access to mobile food vendors with the impact they might have on existing, permanent businesses operating in UA.
Gibson noted the city “wants to support existing, permanent businesses as much as possible” and hopes to prevent mobile food vendors from “cannibalizing” them.
“The city currently is studying the issue and determining if regulations are needed for food trucks,” Gibson said. “We want to make sure we have rules in place to ensure it is fair for all.
“We’ve got to make sure it’s safe. Is there enough parking? Is the food truck in a location that’s an obvious determent to existing, permanent businesses?”
Representatives from Schmidt’s could not immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday, July 10.
However, a press release from the company, which has operated for 127 years in German Village in Columbus, stated the food truck would be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and information about additional hours would be available online at www.schmidthaus.com.
Gibson said the food truck is permitted to operate a total of three hours each day.
He also noted Schmidt’s was allowed to conduct business all day at Sunoco, located at the corner of West Lane Avenue and Northwest Boulevard, July 3 and 4, and the city received no complaints related to its operation.
Look for additional information regarding Schmidt’s Upper Arlington food truck and the city’s position on mobile food vendors in the July 18 edition of ThisWeek Upper Arlington News.
To the list of unlikely challenges to the state constitution, you can add Steven Pruner and his controversial hot dog cart.
Pruner is the 60-year-old owner of Durham’s aptly named Outlaw Hot Dogs. Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on most weekdays, he can usually be found hawking Nathan’s-brand hot dogs outside the Duke University Medical Center.
And if the North Carolina Court of Appeals rules in his favor on Sept. 26, he will move one step closer to changing how the state regulates the mobile food industry.
Mobile food vendors such as Pruner have long butted up against “commissary rule,” the state law that requires them to secure space in commercial kitchens or brick-and-mortar restaurants as a prerequisite to obtaining an operating permit.
Mark Meyer, general inspections supervisor with the Durham County Public Health Department, says the commissary rule is an “essential” part of mobile food vendor operations.
The rule is how county health officials ensure that mobile food vendors have a place to, among other things, clean their equipment each day. It also allows officials to ensure that food trucks and food cart owners are “held to the same sanitation standards as other, more traditional food vendors,” Meyer says.
But Pruner says the rule presents an unnecessary and costly hurdle for mobile food vendors. Renting space in commercial, properly permitted kitchens can cost upward of $200 per month for a food cart, he says.
So restrictive is the commissary rule, Pruner contends, that it conflicts with state law, specifically the provision that guarantees the right to work must be “protected from undue restraints and coercion.”
“This is a right-to-work state,” Pruner says. “All I’m trying to do is force the state to live up to the law.”
However, Pruner’s interpretation of right-to-work laws is unrelated to their actual premise: They don’t guarantee anyone a right to work but rather are part of federal and state legislation that prevents employees who don’t belong to a labor union from being denied benefits negotiated by union members.
The challenge itself can be traced to April of last year, when Durham police hit Pruner with a misdemeanor citation for operating his cart without a license. That happened after nearly three years of arguing with county officials over what he admits was his staunch refusal to comply with the commissary rule.
Why did he fight the state over a requirement to secure kitchen space? “Partly because it’s hard to find some,” says Pruner.
A coordinator for pharmaceutical tests, Pruner jumped into the hot dog business after the economy went south in 2008. He opened his business in 2009.
Initially it was difficult to find adequate commissary space. So Pruner says he began operating without a permit. In the subsequent months, he was arrested twice for selling hot dogs without proper documentation.
Today, Pruner operates in full compliance with the public health regulations. But he’s not happy about it, as evidenced by his appeal of the 2011 citation. According to Pruner, not only is the rule impractical, it is unconstitutional.
In briefs prepared by his pro bono lawyers from the right-wing North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law (NCICL), which is largely funded by the arch-conservative Pope Foundation, Pruner’s argument against the commissary rule is peppered with tea party-flavored invectives against excessive government regulation. In conversation, he takes a slightly different tack, railing against the restaurant interests and bureaucrats that “are trampling on my freedom to work.”
The commissary rule, Pruner says, makes little sense for hot dog sellers such as himself. Unlike other types of mobile food vendors, serving hot dogs requires little prep in a traditional kitchen, he says. “Unless I’m a total idiot, what health hazard is there?” he asks.
Actually, there are a lot. According to the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, eating undercooked hot dogs poses an increased risk of consuming Listeria monocytogenes, the bacteria that causes Listeriosis. Symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, chills, diarrhea and a host of other food-poisoning related ailments.
Not every local hot dog vendor is opposed to the commissary rule. Josh “Zeus” Pfohl runs The Four Corners of Durham hot dog stand, which usually can be found at the foot of the county courthouse steps in downtown Durham. Pfohl rents space in the kitchens at Grill 46 in Durham, where he stores franks and other supplies.
While sympathetic to some of Pruner’s argument, Pfohl says the commissary requirement is necessary.
“Of course I’d rather have the extra $200 to $300 a month,” he says. “But I don’t mind it so long as it keeps everybody [vendors] aware of the sanitation guidelines and customers from eating bad meat. People throwing up isn’t going to help anybody.”
Jeanette Doran, the NCICL’s general counsel, insists that if protecting public health is the commissary rule’s goal, then the state’s inspection powers should be focused elsewhere.
According to Doran, the commissary rule should be narrowly tailored to accomplish its purpose while presenting as little burden to the business owner as possible.
In other words, given the process for “cooking” hot dogs, an inspection of Pruner’s cart would be more appropriate, she says. “If the government’s goal is safety, then inspecting the cart itself is exactly what they should be doing.”
Assistant Attorney General Joseph Hyde, who is handling the case for the state, declined to comment, saying he is not authorized to speak about the case.
But in court documents, Hyde argues, “the public good resulting from a pushcart’s daily cleaning and supplying at a commissary outweighs the burden on pushcart operators of maintaining a commissary agreement.”
Should the three-judge appeal panel side with Pruner, Doran expects the state to immediately appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court. But because the court has discretion as to which cases to take on, it may be some time before Pruner’s challenge is finally resolved.
Meanwhile, the state policy that governs the 77 active mobile food vendors is changing. In late June, near the end of the last legislative session, state lawmakers approved an amendment to the commissary rule that will give food truck operators the option of maintaining a commissary or making their food trucks the base of operations.
Larry Michael, head of the state Department of Public Health’s Food Protection Program, says that those trucks will have to meet all of the statutory requirements placed on kitchen commissaries. That means these mobile kitchens will have to be equipped with, among other things, wastewater disposal systems, says Michael.
Along with that change, as of Sept. 1, all mobile food trucks will be inspected and graded for sanitation by county health officials.
Unfortunately for Pruner, the new language doesn’t cover mobile pushcart vendors. Under the amended rules, these operators are still required to secure commissary space.
Pruner says he’s arguing his case on principle.
“They’re saying that I can’t work without their permission,” he says. “But if I’m doing everything right, and just don’t have a piece of paper, too bad for them.”
[Correction: In print, the photo caption incorrectly stated Steven Pruner's first name.]
This article appeared in print with the headline “When hot dogs go to court.”
Food lorry catering has spin a profitable source of income for mobile food vendors. From private parties to marriage receptions, food lorry owners have found a good approach to attraction themselves to a communities they work in.
While many food lorry owners find these forms of catering events a good choice to conflict a streets dual or 3 times a day, 5 to 6 times a week, some we have oral with have had issues with shutting these deals and so remove out on a event altogether.
There always seems to be 3 skeleton of conflict when it comes to assembly with a couples. The representation designed before assembly a couple, a one that is indeed made, and a one they wish they’d given afterwards.
Most lorry owners have had a suspicion after sitting down with a celebration or spousal integrate who is uncertain or who never called back. Was it something we said? Or, perhaps, was it something that was left unsaid?
Today’s spousal couples are intensely knowledgeable. But many unequivocally need a lot of coaching from a food lorry owner, so they can assistance them spin their dreams into reality. Most will determine that lots of couples come in, and when asked either they’d like a buffet, seated-served or food stations, we mostly get a vacant stare.
Great salespeople ask a right questions during a right time, keep their mouths shut, listen and take thriving notes. That’s because they’re good and because they tighten some-more sales than other salespeople who start articulate and never stop.
Here are 10 questions that we might wish to ask while assembly with celebration or marriage couples and deliberating proposals. Their answers to any of these questions will assistance we brand things that they will not tell we if we ask them directly – all we need to do is listen, and listen between a lines.
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SCRANTON — Lackawanna County Commissioner Laureen Cummings held up a pack of candy containing a nonpsychoactive cannabis extract Wednesday and encouraged a resolution banning marijuana edibles in the county.
The gummy candies — which Cummings said she recently purchased for about $11 at a Minooka gas station she declined to identify — contained cannabidiol, or CBD. It’s a cannabis by-product that, unlike THC, the plant’s principal psychoactive compound, doesn’t produce a marijuana high. Cummings pointed to the candies as proof that pot-infused products are too easily accessible and argued they pose potential dangers to children.
“This is a CBD gummy, it’s an edible,” Cummings said, holding up the pack of candies. “CBD is CBD. It’s marijuana. It’s supposed to be with dispensaries, not in our local gas stations. ... Is this going to be in our Halloween candy this year?”
Arguing that edible products containing marijuana extracts should be banned countywide, Cummings motioned to pass a resolution that effect Wednesday.
“I’m going to make a motion to ban edibles from this county,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s legal. I don’t know if can be done. But I’m making that motion and I would like a second please, for the safety of our children.”
Neither Commissioner Patrick O’Malley nor Commissioner Jerry Notarianni seconded the motion. Both said they needed to consult with solicitors and do more research before taking such an action. O’Malley suggested a conference call with local police to learn more about the products. Minority Solicitor John Cerra agreed that more research is required.
After the meeting, Cummings argued that it’s illegal to sell CBD products because they are derived from marijuana, which the federal government considers a Schedule I controlled substance. The company that produced the candies, South Carolina-based Experience CBD, said they are made from industrial hemp and compliant with the U.S. Agriculture Act of 2014, also known as the 2014 Farm Bill.
Hemp and marijuana are different varieties of the same species of plant, cannabis sativa, but hemp lacks the psychoactive effects. The farm bill opened the door to limited legal growth of industrial hemp, which by definition contains less than three-tenths of 1 percent of THC, according to the state Department of Agriculture.
CBD products occupy a legal “gray area,” said Erica McBride, executive director of the National Hemp Association as well as the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council.
“Obviously, CBD products are being sold all over this country every single day,” McBride said. “There’s also a lot of debate of whether it’s legal or not. ... If the end product has (less than 0.3 percent THC) you can make a very strong case that it’s legal.”
McBride rejected the idea that gas stations are selling candy that gets people high.
“That’s not marijuana,” she said. “They are not selling marijuana at a mini mart.”
Abbe Kruger, chief operating officer of Justice Grown, a medical marijuana dispensary in Luzerne County, agreed.
CBD products sold over the counter at mini marts, gas stations and similar establishments are derived from industrial hemp and don’t get the user high, Kruger said.
After Wednesday’s meeting, Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell said he isn’t familiar with the term “CBD” but would look into the matter. Efforts to reach state police were unsuccessful.
While Cummings didn’t eat any of the CBD candies, she is convinced they can produce psychoactive, intoxicating effects.
“I’m telling you ... it gets you high,” she said.
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Half a loaf, the saying goes, is better than none. For the generic drug industry, that means that the Supreme Court handed it a partial victory Monday by ruling that “pay for delay” patent settlements between brand name and generic drug companies aren’t necessarily illegal and should be considered on a case-by-case, “rule of reason” approach by the Federal Trade Commission, which staunchly opposes the practice.
The high court’s decision, reported June 17 by Drug Store News, means that pioneer and copycat pharmaceutical makers are free to continue pursuing the controversial legal settlements of patent-infringement lawsuits that can delay the introduction of generic versions of some big-selling branded drugs in return for a cash payment or other compensation. Those agreements often involve “reverse payments” to the generic company — or an agreement by the brand company not to launch its own “authorized generic” version of the drug in question — in exchange for the generic company’s agreement to delay launch of its first-to-market version of the drug. Such settlements are not “presumptively unlawful,” the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 decision (Justice Samuel Alito didn’t participate in the ruling).
But the court’s ruling doesn’t really settle much. Justices essentially threw the legal uncertainties and antitrust questions surrounding reverse payments and pay-for-delay back to the lower courts.
In an online report Monday, the Los Angeles Times called the court’s decision “a middle-ground position” that leaves the door open for the FTC to challenge in court any settlement between branded and generic drug makers that involves a lot of money changing hands. To wit: “A ‘large and unjustified’ payment to settle a patent dispute can trigger an antitrust claim against the brand-maker,” the Times noted.
The issue is far from simple or black-and-white. The FTC, not to mention some retail pharmacy groups and the American Medical Association, argue that pay-for-delay settlements violate antitrust laws and end up costing consumers and health plans billions of dollars in higher drug costs by delaying generic competition. But industry trade groups like the Generic Pharmaceutical Association and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America — not to mention the big health research firm IMS Health — say the practice actually gets many copycat drugs to market sooner and helps lower overall spending for pharmaceuticals.
“Over the past 10 years, patent settlements have enabled dozens of first-time generics to come to market many months before patents on the counterpart brand drugs expired, including the top-selling medicines Lipitor, Effexor and Lamictal,” says GPhA’s Ralph Neas, president and CEO.
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GameSpot UK posts an exclusive interview with Jason Kingsley and a screenshot from the upcoming game.
GameSpot UK has posted an exclusive interview with Jason Kingsley of the UK-based game development studio Rebellion. In the interview, Kingsley reveals information about the first 2000AD-based game, along with future plans for games and the Judge Dredd comic itself. For more information about the game and to see an exclusive screenshot, take a look at this news story and read the complete interview.
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On May 22, 2023 Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Congressman John Joyce (R-PA), along with 82 lawmakers, urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw a proposed rule that would mandate the installation of gasoline vapor balancing equipment at virtually every small/intermediate bulk storage plant and loading cargo tank wagon across the country. If finalized in the current form, the rule would lead to “higher fuel costs or the elimination of intermediate gasoline storage at small bulk plants, impacting supply to end users offering vital services to their local communities and potentially cutting off whole communities during an emergency,” said the bipartisan group of lawmakers, which includes Democratic Representatives Angie Craig (MN), Bennie Thompson (MS) as well as Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and more.
“The EPA’s overzealous proposed rule could have disastrous consequences for North Dakotans. Small, family-owned gasoline bulk storage plants are a critical part of the fuel distribution system in rural areas,” said Senator Cramer. “If finalized, this proposal would either force increased costs on consumers or the closure of storage facilities. It’s a lose-lose for everyone involved, and the EPA should withdraw the rule.”
Background: In June 2022, the EPA proposed revisions to the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants [NESHAP Subpart BBBBBB (small bulk gasoline plants)] to require vapor balancing equipment both for delivering to a storage tank and loading a cargo tank at all gasoline bulk plants with a maximum design throughput of 4,000 gallons per day or more. The current threshold is 20,000 gallons per day of actual throughput. Gasoline is typically shipped to customers daily in large tank vehicles that pickup product at a large supply terminal and deliver a full truckload directly into customer storage tanks. However, some customers, including state and local governments, farmers, ranchers, commercial end-users, and first responders, require a smaller volume of gasoline than a full truckload on an even less frequent delivery schedule. Unfortunately, the EPA significantly underestimated the economic impact of the proposed rule on small business energy marketers and affect the availability of gasoline in rural areas and on the farmers, businesses, and first responders that rely on these small energy marketers for gasoline.
“Ensuring that rural gas stations have the necessary supply to meet demand is essential for our families, farmers, and emergency services providers. This issue transcends political divides and it’s time for the EPA to withdraw provisions of the proposed NESHAP rule that apply to small bulk plant facilities and put our gasoline supply at risk,” said Rep. John Joyce (R-PA).
Based on gasoline bulk plant surveys and upgrade cost information collected by the Energy Marketers of America (EMA), the cost to upgrade a gasoline bulk plant to a vapor balance system for both transport unloading and tank vehicle loading will exceed $120,000 per facility. “These compliance costs to small business energy marketers are concerning and we urge the EPA to withdraw this costly proposed rule to keep small businesses in business and to maintain critical fuel supply across the country especially during emergencies,” said EMA President Rob Underwood.
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Beer market of Russia 2016: PET goes to draftThe beer market of Russia was warmed up by the hot summer, but the preparation for large volume PET prohibition has already impacted it negatively. The year was successful for Efes, MBC and regional producers; Carlsberg’s positions were virtually stable but AB InBev and Heineken lost a part of market share having focused on the sales profitability. The dynamics of big brands was determined by how much the companies were willing to keep the prices down or by their promotional activity. In this context the economy segment of the beer market and sales of inexpensive draft beer were increasing. The premium segment started shrinking due to license brands migrating to the mainstream segment.
Beer market of Vietnam: “Young tiger”Vietnam is one of the few big beer markets that continue to grow steadily. The beer popularity results from its low price, street consumption culture, and social motives. The outlooks of beer market as well as the Vietnamese economy inspire optimism, though the country is heavily dependent on export of goods. The state regulation can be called liberal, but the key risk for brewers is harbored in intensive rising of excise. Within TOP-4 there are two leaders, Sabeco and Heineken that grow at the fastest rates. The first company effectively employs its capacities, the second one focuses on marketing technologies. Almost 80% of the market belongs to century-old brands, yet the middle class and the youth are shifting their interest toward international premium that is growing taking share from the mainstream.
Analysis of beer market in China (on Russian)
Beer market of Ukraine: big three losing weightIn 2016, fast increase of excises and resulting price spike stood in the way of the beer market stabilization. Most of competition (as well as mass sorts) moved to the economy segment of the market. The biggest losses were incurred by the leading three, especially Obolon, which again experienced pressure after reallocation of Efes market share. However, one should already speak of TOP-4. Group Oasis CIS (PPB) became a strong player and competitor to transnational companies. Besides the net sales of many regional medium breweries look rather good and 16-fold cost reduction wholesale trade license for craft brewers opens up a possibility of rapid growth in 2017.
AB InBev Will Try to Keep SABMiller’s Stake in China’s Snow Brand
The idea flies in the face of analysts' expectations that AB InBev would be forced to divest Snow, the world's No. 1 selling beer by volume, in order to secure regulatory approval in China for its roughly $108 billion takeover of SABMiller.
Snow, a mild domestic lager, is mostly sold in China, so few people know of it outside the country. Yet it could be the most strategic asset SABMiller holds. Snow has grown rapidly as Chinese have increased their beer consumption to an average of 45 liters from 7 over the past 25 years, according to Deutsche Bank.
Keeping the business won't be easy. China Resources has the first option to buy out CR Snow and has hired Nomura Holdings Inc. as an adviser, according to a person familiar with the hiring as well as one of the people familiar with AB InBev's plan. Nomura valued SABMiller's 49% interest in CR Snow at $3.6 billion in an analyst report.
AB InBev declined to comment. China Resources didn't respond to requests for comment.
"China Resources is in the driver's seat here," said HSBC analyst Carlos Laboy. "It has to decide: Do we want to keep (AB InBev) as partners or try and buy back our equity stake at an attractive price?"
But AB InBev thinks it can make a case that both sides would benefit by consolidating—which would increase prices—in China, one of the world's largest and most competitive beer markets.
AB InBev has an estimated 18% market share in China with its Budweiser and Harbin brands while CR Snow has a 30% market share, according to Seema International Ltd., a Hong Kong-based alcohol beverage consulting firm. They compete against Tsingtao Brewery, Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co. and Carlsberg A/S.
Beer prices are so depressed that brewers struggle with profitability. Earnings before interest and taxes per hectoliter of beer in China is $2, a fraction of the global average of $19 per hectoliter, said Glen Steinman, president of Seema International.
SABMiller gets 2% of its operating profit from CR Snow, and China Resources reported $97.6 million in profit from the business in 2014.
AB InBev typically is averse to holding stakes in companies it doesn't control, said one of the people familiar with the company's plan for CR Snow. But in this case, the Belgian brewer would be comfortable with China Resources owning 51% or more of the company provided AB InBev operates it, the person said.
In addition to expanding Budweiser's distribution, it could cut costs and eventually boost CR Snow's earnings before interest taxes, depreciation and amortization to $1.5 billion, the person said.
AB InBev has been moving quickly to complete divestitures around the world so it can close its takeover of SABMiller by the second half of the year. The company already has agreed to sell SABMiller's interest in the U.S. joint venture MillerCoors LLC to eliminate antitrust concerns. It also is in the process of selling the Peroni and Grolsch beer brands to appease European regulators.
But finalizing a plan for Snow is expected to take longer because the process regarding mergers in China is less straightforward and discussions with China Resources, a state controlled company listed on the Hong Kong exchange, will take time.
"I imagine this transaction will receive very significant scrutiny because of its sheer size," Ronan Harty, a partner at Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP, who has worked on antitrust matters in China but is not involved in this one. "The (antitrust) review period itself can be extremely, extremely lengthy."
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Pakistan deals a new blow to Afghan fruit exporters
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Pakistani authorities demand 300,000 Pakistani rupees per truck loaded with fresh fruits to cross the recently reopened Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing between the two countries, dealing a new blow to Afghan traders.
Pakistan kept the Friendship Gate closed for 14 days in a row, blocking all types of imports and exports between the two neighbours. Afghan traders claim they incurred millions of afghanis losses each day during the 14-day closure of the border.
The border crossing was reopened on Thursday after a series of meetings and talks between officials of the two countries.
But a new problem has emerged --- the Rs300000 guarantee per truck.
Kandahar fresh fruits traders union head Haji Nanai Agha told Pajhwok Afghan News that the export of grapes and melons to Pakistan resumed with the border reopening but stopped again the same day after Pakistani customs officials sought Rs300,000 per truck in guarantee.
Agha said he discussed the matter with Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry officials in Kandahar and the trader representatives had taken up the issue with the Pakistani consul general in Kandahar.
He said the Pakistani diplomat had been told that if the trucks were not allowed to proceed, the fresh fruits could decay and Afghan traders had already suffered millions of afghanis losses due to the border closure.
“After the border’s reopening, we have sent 700 tonnes of grapes and melons to Pakistan since yesterday, but today the exports were brought to a halt. Transport companies are in talks with Pakistani officials on the matter to seek a solution.”
He said the Afghan fruits were being sent to Pakistan by Pakistani transport companies and the problem was between them and the companies should pay the guarantee amount.
He said the new problem were affecting Afghan fresh fruits traders and hoped it would be resolved soon.
He said traders wanted the issue to be resolved soon in order to avoid further losses and the guarantee law should be held in abeyance until the fruit harvest season came to an end in Afghanistan.
Agha said a month was left in concluding the grapes harvest season and no export of the fruit took place for almost half a month due to the border closure.
ACCI head for Kandahar Haji Nasrullah Zaheer also told Pajhwok Afghan News the 14-day border closure caused heavy financial losses to orchard owners and traders and they could suffer further losses if the new issue was not resolved.
He said though the guarantee amount problem was between Pakistani officials and Pakistani transport companies, but Afghan traders were bearing the brunt.
He said the new issue had been discussed with the Pakistani consulate, the Afghan Embassy in Islamabad and the Afghan foreign, finance and commerce ministries.
He said the Pakistani authorities had been requested to defer the guarantee issue for a month in order the harvest season comes to an end in Afghanistan.
He said transport companies could not arrange the guarantee money per truck in such a short span of time because up to 30 trucks loaded with fruits daily crossed into Pakistan from Kandahar province.
Zaheer said talks in this regard were underway with Pakistani officials on Monday and the fruit exports to Pakistan had stopped pending outcome of the talks.
He said they were optimistic Pakistan would delay implementation of the guarantee law and would allow the trucks to enter that country.
The border crossing was closed by Pakistan after some Afghan protestors allegedly set afire a Pakistani flag near the border.
Figures from the Kandahar commerce department and other sources show Afghan traders and people suffered 12 million afghanis per day during the 14-day blockade.
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The Arabian Travel Market (ATM) opened today in Dubai, UAE.
It was the launch of the brand new ATM Global Stage, showcasing the very best industry speakers discussing a wide range of strategic issues.
Throughout today this 200+ seat theatre was packed, with audiences gaining valuable insight on topics such as emerging markets and the millennial generation.
A look at the future of the UAE as a global tourism hub with Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce CEO, Issam Kazim, proved very popular indeed. Following the session we caught up with Issam to find out more.
Day one at ATM2016 saw buyers and exhibitors from around the world come together to do business in the first of the week’s Buyer Club Speed Networking events.
500 plus exhibitors and more than 100 senior buyers got five focused minutes together to talk leads, deals and business.
Tomorrowland – The Future of Travel Refresh was also on today’s agenda, with Sabre’s Joakim Everstin taking to the stage to address this hot topic.
ATM2016 welcomed more than 2500 exhibitors from around the world, featuring a diverse and comprehensive range of products and destinations across the entire industry.
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Bergey’s Announces CEO – Mark Bergey
To better position Bergey’s for future growth and unify their various businesses, Bergey’s has appointed Mark Bergey to Chief Executive Officer. All operations will begin reporting to the CEO effective January 1, 2018.
Mark Bergey has served Bergey’s for over 25 years, with his most recent roles as President of Bergey’s Truck Center, Vice President of Bergey’s Leasing and Vice President of Human Resources. Mark will be responsible for overseeing the auto, truck and tire operations, in addition to corporate services.
“We have been strategically working to create a plan to support Bergey’s strong foundation as they approach their 100th anniversary.” said Phil Clemens, member of Bergey’s Board of Directors. “Mark has the vision and leadership to uphold Bergey’s heritage, while capitalizing on future opportunities through unified operations. Our board is excited to support Mark in this new role.”
Bergey’s is a family owned auto, truck and tire company that has been in business since 1924. Bergey’s offers auto, truck and tire solutions for retail and commercial customers at over 25 locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.


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Updated rumors on the 'Apple Watch Series 6' and 'iPhone 12' releases, iOS 13.7 update is available with built-in exposure notifications, Apple shuts down Epic Games' developer account, and we discuss if Apple's policies on the App Store are making it more like Microsoft — or Facebook.
Rumors continue to leak of a purported Apple announcement next week that could include the new "Apple Watch Series 6" among other devices rumored like the "AirPods Studio", smaller HomePod, refreshed iPads and others.
While we wait for any or all of those, though, iOS 13.7 came out with the coronavirus contact tracing and exposure notifications built-in. Users no longer have to download an app, but the health authorities need to provide Apple with local advice, and initially only a few States participating.
Speaking of COVID-19, the ongoing situation means Apple Stores around the country are fluctuating from open, closed, and storefront service only. We discuss the constantly updated article on AppleInsider which lists all the major stores in the US and their open status.
The status of the ongoing Epic Games versus Apple dispute is that it's, well, ongoing. Both sides are intractable but now Apple has revoked the Epic Games developer account.
In light of this App Store issue, the developer of popular iOS app iA Writer has written a blog post claiming Apple is playing favorites with Facebook. At the same time, Inc.com has suggested that its move to services instead of hardware means Apple is actually becoming more like Facebook.
We have a lot to say about that — and we'd love to hear your thoughts on this or anything else Apple. Tweet at Stephen Robles and Wesley Hilliard, or email us here. Find us in your favorite podcast player by searching for "AppleInsider" and support the show by leaving a 5-Star rating and comment in Apple Podcasts here.
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- Apple highlights role of iPad in remote education efforts
- 'AirPods Studio' design and feature details revealed by ongoing Apple research
- Apple 'App economy' generated 300,000 new US jobs amid coronavirus pandemic
- Apple shuts down Epic Games developer account
- Why is Facebook not Paying the Apple Tax? - iA
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Snapdragon 700 from Qualcomm to Bring AI to Less Costly Phones
Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform Series for sub-flagship handsets. This new processor tier is meant to outperform the 600 series while bringing the best tools of the 800 series down to a more affordable price point. Specifically, the Snapdragon 700 will rely in the core Qualcomm AI Engine with the Hexagon Vector Processor, Adreno Visual Processing subsystem, and Kryo CPU to improve camera and video results, speech recognition, and multitasking. The Snapdragon 700 will work hand in hand with the Qualcomm Spectra ISP to boost night-time and slow-motion photography, and bring more advanced camera features to reasonably priced devices. The processor also targets performance. Qualcomm says the chip delivers 30% improvements in power efficiency and battery life when compared to the Snapdragon 660 chip. It supports Quick Charge 4+ and can charge a battery by 50% in 15 minutes. Last, the Snapdragon 700 will be paired with Qualcomm's newer LTE, WiFi, and Bluetooth radios. Qualcomm says the Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform Series will be available in samples before the end of June.
Qualcomm Improves Its High-Tier Range with Snapdragon 660 and 630
May 8, 2017
Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 mobile platforms, two new systems-on-a-chip that the company says will dramatically improve speed, battery life, and photography for sub-flagship smartphones. The Snapdragon 660 succeeds the 653, while the 630 succeeds the 626.
Snapdragon 845 Boasts Advanced Imaging Tools and AI Smarts
Dec 6, 2017
Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 845 mobile platform, its flagship system-on-a-chip for 2018. Qualcomm expects the module to form the core of next year's top smartphones, which it will endow with multimedia smarts for both audio and video.
New Qualcomm Tech Aims to Bring High-Quality AR and VR Mainstream
Aug 15, 2017
Qualcomm today announced a major expansion of Spectra, its effort to offer manufacturers a drop-in hardware and software solution for easily and affordably adding advanced camera technology to phones and other devices powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon chips. The expanded Spectra suite includes three new hardware camera modules.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 450 Platform Jumps to 14nm Process
Jun 27, 2017
Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 450 Platform, a new entry in its mid-tier range of processors for high-volume devices. The Snapdragon 450 is the first 400 series chip to make use of Qualcomm's 14nm process, which provides it with noticeable performance and efficiency gains over earlier chips.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 710 Brings AI Smarts to Camera and Multimedia Apps In a Powerful SoC
May 23, 2018
Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 710, the first system-on-a-chip in its 700 series mobile platform. The 710 finds space between the Snapdragon 600 series and Snapdragon 800 series for devices that need to balance performance and cost.


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- Tata Motors to buy Ford India's Sanand factory for Rs 726 crore
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Tata Motors arm sells defence business worth Rs 625 cr to TASL
Tata Motors Saturday said it has sold its stake in subsidiary TAL Manufacturing Solutions Limited to sister concern TASL for Rs 625 crore for the aerospace business.
Tata Motors Saturday said it has sold its stake in subsidiary TAL Manufacturing Solutions Limited to sister concern TASL for Rs 625 crore for the aerospace business. Tata Motors also said that it has acquired non-aerospace business from TAL Manufacturing Solutions Limited (TAL) for Rs 10 lakh.
"...We would like to inform that the Company has availed requisite regulatory and other approvals and has on March 29, 2019, (i) sold its shareholding in TAL to TASL at an enterprise value of Rs 625 crores for the Aerospace business and (ii) the Company has acquired the non aerospace business from TAL at a value of Rs 10 lakhs," Tata Motors said in a filing.
Tata Adanced Systems Limited is wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons and is the strategic arm of the Tata Group. In other defence related disclosure, mini-ratna and special alloy maker Midhani said that it has handed over bullet proof vehicles to central armed police forces.
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It’s becoming more apparent that the U.S economy is in a slow but accelerating recovery. According to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) semi-annual forecast, the U.S. manufacturing sector will grow in 2011, with manufacturing revenue increasing by 5.6%.
ISM also predicts that business investment, a major driver in the U.S. economy, will increase substantially in the manufacturing sector. In the ISM survey, manufacturers also indicated that they expect employment in the sector will increase by 1.8%. Along with that employment increase, respondents said they expected labor and benefits costs to increase an average of 1.9% in 2011.
In positioning business to take advantage of the growing economic recovery, companies and organizations have to take a close look at their methods of operation and find ways to improve productivity in all areas, particularly in view of the potential for rising employee compensation costs.
In a strict economic sense, productivity is the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time. This means that improved productivity can and does have a significant impact on bottom line profitability by producing more for less. Therefore, to take full advantage of the economic recovery, it is imperative that businesses look to improving employee productivity as a means to ultimately improve profitability efficiency.
One area in many organizations and companies that is ripe for improvement is storage and retrieval operations. According to Operations and Fulfillment Magazine, in most warehouse operations, 45% of costs are for direct labor while an additional 16% are for indirect labor. Picking and packing activities account for the majority of those costs.


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It seems the wave of job cuts in China’s mobile industry isn’t over yet. News reaching us says Meizu has reduced its workforce by 10% since the year began.
Meizu is one of the major manufacturers in China but didn’t really do well last year. It was able to sell just 20 million smartphones but also had to deal with lawsuits from Qualcomm. Although they have settled with the chip maker but it is unlikely they will be moving up from their 9th position on the list of top Chinese manufacturers. The reason is because they have no phone set to launch this year with Qualcomm’s flagship chip. This is not a requirement for success but seeing as they have been un-creative in terms of design, a flagship chip might help boost sales.
A leaked timeline of product launches showed that the company plans to release some Snapdragon 600 powered phones later this year though. The rest of its lineup will be powered by chips from Mediatek. Don’t be surprised, Mediatek has a stake in Meizu and so also does Alibaba. Mediatek itself isn’t doing so well as its Helio X30 chip is facing production challenges. The product release schedule shows that the Helio X30 powered Meizu Pro 7 is set for a July release. That’s about 4 whole months from now!
The job cuts are said to be a way to cut down on redundancies and increase efficiency but we all know that’s the card companies facing financial challenges play.
In recent weeks we have seen a few Meizu phones pas through the required agencies before launch. One is powered by the Helio X25 SoC but brings nothing spectacular in terms of design or features.


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Hunger affects one in eight Americans every day and an estimated 37 million Americans needed emergency food assistance in 2009. There are families where the children don’t know if there will be dinner tonight; individuals who live in Single Room Occupancies who can’t cook a meal for themselves or they risk being put out on the street; and families who must choose between buying food and paying for rent, heat, or medication. These are the faces of extreme hunger that affect our nation and our city.
But what about those who have access to food but lack affordable and consistent access to healthy options like fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats? Aren’t there families that, no matter how much they want to, cannot put a green salad on the table? Aren’t there children who have never seen a radish, a cantaloupe or brussel sprouts? Aren’t there some teens who truly think potato chips count as a vegetable? What about these ‘soft’ faces of hunger?
Food deserts exist in many of the underserved neighborhoods in Chicago. There are no grocery stores and the stores that do sell food items typically sell chips, candy, carbonated beverages, and other highly processed foods. A food desert is defined as “a concentrated area short on access to fresh meat and produce, but flush with the packaged and fried yield of convenience stores and fast-food outlets1.” This doesn’t necessarily describe a series of blocks without a corner store that carries apples, but rather a whole neighborhood that doesn’t have a big box grocery like Jewel, Dominick’s or Aldi and therefore forces people to travel outside the neighborhood for access to fresh produce and meat.
There are several different types of responses to this problem. Some answers are top-down like the compromise between city officials and Walmart that allows for the construction of a new Supercenter in Pullman Park, an area with high levels of food insecurity. Some answers are grassroots, like the communities that have banded together to create farmers markets in their neighborhoods. Successful farmers markets now currently operate in-season in Bridgeport, Chatham, Pullman Park, South Shore, and Woodlawn. For more information on a farmer’s market near you, click here2.
Nearly half of all who receive emergency food support also receive food stamp benefits. Food pantries that are USDA funded can only serve their clients once a month and they must meet income and residency requirements. Not all pantries purchase food from the USDA supported Greater Chicago Food Depository. Some rely wholly on donations from individuals or grocery stores that give away their near-expired food. It is through these donations that clients at the MGR Foundation’s (the organization I work for)Food Circle have weekly access to fresh greens, fruits and vegetables.
There are some pretty simple ways we can combat hunger. We can limit the amount of food waste we produce. We can lobby our City Council to change zoning laws to allow for more community gardens and allow for aquaponics. We can ask our grocery stores what they do with their expiring food and food waste. We can volunteer at our local pantry, whether they are or aren’t a part of the USDA system. We can make equal access to healthy and nutritious foods a priority.
Sarah Harbaugh is a Program Coordinator at the MGR Foundation, mgrf.org. She coordinates the CareTeam, dedicated to alleviating the effects of poverty through engaged and innovative service, and WillPower, teen pregnancy prevention program that utilizes peer theatre, supported by sexual education and parental involvement, to encourage students to think critically about their sexual and reproductive choices.


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In an interview session on day two of the 2016 Digital Book World Conference, Conference Council Chair Mike Shatzkin spoke to Barnes & Noble’s new chief digital officer (CDO), Fred Argir, about how the company is innovating and what he views as some of the company’s biggest challenges.
As the retailer’s first CDO, Argir noted his role is new: “It’s a role that is part digital, part technology, part marketing,” he said. “I have complete responsibility for BarnesandNoble.com as well as Nook.”
One of the biggest themes that Shatzkin and Argir discussed was the retailer’s continued transformation and how it is finding new ways to compete in the industry and engage customers.
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Rand Fishkin on SEO: ‘Failure + Learning x Time = Success’ (DBW)
On the second day of the 2016 Digital Book World Conference, Moz Founder Rand Fishkin gave an energetic presentation about the benefits of search engine optimization (SEO) for book publishers, and provided a litany of best practices to help them get started.
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Audiobooks have been growing at a fast rate. Libraries have seen an increase in downloads and Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy said that sales have gone up by 40 percent through the first nine months of 2015. At Digital Book World 2016, a panel including Troy Juliar of Recorded Books, Ralph Lazaro of Findaway, Erica Lazzaro of OverDrive, and Dan Zitt of Penguin Random House discussed how companies can use this positive trend to make their titles more discoverable as well as how they work with audiobook giant Audible.
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What does it take to get from a small, independent digital-first press to the New York Times bestseller list — and a deal for a new book with a Big Five publisher? Kate Moretti knows. That’s exactly what happened to her when she published her debut novel, Thought I Knew You, with Red Adept Publishing. We interviewed Kate to find out how she approached her marketing strategy for her debut novel. She was kind enough to share the book marketing lessons she learned.
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We’ve been skeptical of Barnes & Noble Education’s digital platform Yuzu since they started it in 2014, ever since we learned that a yuzu “is a hybrid citrus fruit with curiously high ratio of seeds to juice.” In reporting fiscal third quarter results on Tuesday morning, the company finally announced the end of their attempt to turn what didn’t work for Nook into something similar.
The Nook’s Weird Death March (Gene Doucette)
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Barnes & Noble has become that relative we all talk about as if they’re already dead, even when they’re right in the room with us, and they don’t even mind because at least we’re talking about them. I say this knowing all too well that people have been eulogizing this former titan of retail for years and yet the company is still around. That doesn’t mean the eulogies have been incorrect; it’s just taking longer than expected. Like Radio Shack, which you probably think has been out of business for five or six years now but only filed for bankruptcy in 2015 and probably still have some stores out there somewhere.
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MasterChef Live now taking applications
A brand new event is launching in Sydney this December that will bring Australia’s favourite cooking show to life and is set to be the hottest ticket in town for anyone in the food and beverage industry – MasterChef Live.
With the phenomenal success of the last two television series, the new live event will build on the power of the MasterChef brand with a festival of cooking to be held from 10-12 December at the Hordern Pavilion and Royal Hall of Industries at Moore Park.
Encompassing both a Festival of Cooking and live theatre show that will bring the MasterChef experience to its fans, MasterChef Live will give brands an opportunity to engage with visitors in a new, interactive way.
The mouth-watering Festival of Cooking will allow visitors to taste some of Australia’s best produce, take part in taste and invention tests, watch and learn from the best chefs in the country including Mark Best, Neil Perry, Kylie Kwong, Peter Gilmore, Justin North and many more*.
In addition to the festival there will be a live theatre show bringing together judges Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris and Matt Preston for sixty minutes of non-stop cooking action and entertainment, complete with celebrity guest chefs and some of the favourite MasterChef contestants. There will be a chance to learn new cooking skills, watch challenges and master classes and get all of the behind-the-scenes exclusives from the TV show.
Coles has already come on board as title sponsor of the event and will be providing a real life pantry for the theatre show due to its alignment with chefs and great ingredients. Other sponsors already on board include Jaguar, Tefal, Network TEN and MasterChef magazine.
Kevin Goult, general manager of Jaguar, said: “MasterChef Live provides Jaguar Australia with the opportunity to place our brand amongst a new audience. The buzz generated from MasterChef and the exquisite dishes created fit perfectly with the Jaguar brand, fine dining and experiences.”
For all type of producers, exhibitors and brands alike, there are a number of opportunities to create exciting foodie experiences throughout the show, with various areas such as the organic pavilion, the MasterChef Live farmers market, a number of cookery school and demonstration areas and retail stands.
Exhibitors already appearing at the show include Maggie Beer, Flying Fish, Pure Food Essentials and The Veggie Lady.
MasterChef Live is now taking applications from companies and brands that wish to take stands or sponsor areas of the show. For further information about taking a stand or becoming a sponsor, email firstname.lastname@example.org or visit www.mastercheflive.com.au.
Stand prices start from $2,970 and there are a number of interesting integrated partnerships and sponsor opportunities.
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FleetPride Acquires Greeley Truck Parts
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — FleetPride, Inc. the nation’s largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announced the acquisition of Greeley Truck Parts, a Greeley, Colorado based independent heavy-duty parts store. The facility is located at 2308 1st Avenue Ct. #4 in Weld County.
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In operation since 1995, Greeley Truck Parts had built a successful business servicing agricultural, oil and gas, and trucking companies in Eastern Colorado and the Northern Front Range corridor. Founders Kevin and Deborah Hieb will stay on, with Kevin as Branch Manager.
“We’re excited about Kevin and his team joining the FleetPride network,” said Lee Stockseth, FleetPride’s Chief Operating Officer. “With FleetPride’s broader product offering, including hard-to-find and specialty parts, as well as our nationwide delivery network, we are ready and committed to provide the same customer-focused service Greeley’s loyal customers have come to expect.”
“Greeley has a thriving beef production industry as well as rapidly expanding food service and oil and gas industries – all of which depend on the heavy-duty trucking industry to transport their goods across the U.S. Previously, FleetPride was servicing Greeley from our Commerce City/Denver location. Now we will have a key distribution point strategically located to more effectively service this growing market,” explained Stockseth.
“Greeley Truck Parts fits perfectly into FleetPride’s long-term growth plan which is focused on organic growth and strategic acquisitions,” said W.M. McGee, FleetPride President and CEO. “We are constantly looking for successful and well-respected independent operators, and Greeley Truck Parts is an excellent example. With the addition of Greeley, FleetPride will now have over 220 locations in 40 states and we will continue to expand as opportunities present themselves.”
About FleetPride, Inc.
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