Shopping with a mobile device or a personal computer is now indisputably one of the primary forms of retail distribution.

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These include cholesterol checks, eye exams, employment counseling, clothing distribution, benefits claims assistance, PTSD and trauma screening, personal care items and meals.

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In addition, consumers concerned about online privacy may not like the new standard, called New Distribution Capability, since it gives airlines another venue for collecting their personal information.

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Although efforts are made to ensure fair regional distribution, appointments to the International Court of Justice are made in a personal capacity.

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They said health workers "too often find barriers in the personal opinions of senior staff, e.g. senior managers will not allow condom distribution by local authority youth workers".

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In the past three years, Penang attracted personal computer giants Dell Computer and Packard Bell-NEC to set up their Asia-Pacific regional manufacturing and distribution centers.

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