5/23/18 From Vending Market Watch The Issue With Going 100% Healthy In Vending MAY 3, 2018 In today’s VendingMarketWatch.com daily newsletter, you will find that another city has required healthy items in vending machines. In this case, it’s not just a percentage of the vending products required to be healthy, but 100 percent of them. The […]
iOS Apps Developed Specifically for Blind or Low Vision Users
5/21/18 iOS Apps Developed Specifically for Blind or Low Vision Users There are 125 iOS apps which have been developed specifically for the blind or people with low vision. Utilizing the potential of Apple’s iOS platform, these apps can assist with everyday tasks, increase independence and generally make things easier. Note: This list does not […]
Can dark chocolate improve vision?
5/21/18 Shared by Nicky Gacos, President NABM Can dark chocolate improve vision? Monique Tello, MD, MPH Posted May 03, 2018 It was very fitting: I had just finished a square of 86% cacao dark chocolate when I got the email about yet another study suggesting health benefits of dark chocolate. In addition, I had just returned […]
How Blockchain Technology Is Revolutionizing Philanthropy
4/25/18 Shared by Grant Station How Blockchain Technology Is Revolutionizing Philanthropy By: Diana Holder It all started with an unknown individual, or individuals, named “Satoshi.” In early 2009, as the world was in the early stages of one of the deepest What is Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology? A cryptocurrency is defined as “a digital or […]
California Court Rules In Coffee Case
4/6/18 From NAMA – California Court Rules In Coffee Case Last week a decision was issued in a lawsuit alleging several coffee retailers in California were in violation of state law because they were not properly notifying consumers about the presence of acrylamide – a chemical believed to cause cancer by the State of California. The […]
Micromarket Bill Passes Michigan Legislature
4/6/18 From Vending Times Micromarket Bill Passes Michigan Legislature CHICAGO — Micromarket legislation has become law in the state of Michigan. On Mar. 27, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed the bill passed by the state’s legislature containing micromarket clarification language that was proposed by the Michigan Distributors and Vendors Association, a National Automatic Merchandising Association […]
Recent News and Views Apple Releases iOS 11.3
4/6/18 Shared by the AppleVis Editorial Team Recent News and Views Apple Releases iOS 11.3; Bringing New Features, Enhancements and Bug Fixes By AppleVis | March 29, 2018 Apple has today released iOS 11.3 to the public. In addition to some new features and enhancements, this release also brings a number of improvements for […]
The Sightless Visionary Who Invented Cruise Control
4/6/18 Shared by SmartBrief By David Sears smithsonian.com March 8, 2018 The Sightless Visionary Who Invented Cruise Control Self-driving cars were far from Ralph Teetor’s mind when he patented his speed control device. In late 2011, Steve Mahan, executive director of California’s Santa Clara Valley Blind Center, who is legally blind, told Google engineers […]
3/18/18 Senate Bill 3524, the penny per ounce tax on sugar
From Tim Bramlet ***IMPORTANT*** UPDATE – In case you didn’t catch it yet, Senate Bill 3524, the penny per ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, is posted for committee hearing in Senate Public Health for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19 in Room 409. All indications are that the sponsor plans to call the bill at that […]
3/11/18 The web site for the Illinois Coalition Against Beverage Taxes is up and running!
From Tim Bramlet ***IMPORTANT*** The web site for the Illinois Coalition Against Beverage Taxes is up and running! With it, your members and employees can very easily access their legislators and send them a message to oppose the proposed beverage tax. All they have to do is click on the link and provide some limited information to […]