Much of the support has come from pharmacists, who argue that they should be the primary distributors because time is critical in taking the pills and many women cannot get to their doctors in time.
And many also fear that as more shows become available digitally, the member stations will lose their roles as primary distributors of NPR programs — which, in turn, will damage their ability to fund-raise.
One primary distributor means extraordinary control.
As the primary distributor of Schmidt's, Mr. Pflaumer found his company in jeopardy when Schmidt's was failing.
Under the agreement, Barnesandnoble.com also becomes the primary distributor of notHarvard.com's eduCommerce course materials across its network of online universities.
There is some suspicion that New York's problems have been aggravated by policies specific to Con Edison, which is still the primary distributor of power in the New York metropolitan region.
Beyond that, under Colangelo and Coach Mike Krzyzewski, the national team has built its roster on flexibility, shifting someone like James into the role of primary distributor and using someone like Carmelo Anthony at power forward instead of small.
Although the Hunts Point market in the Bronx is the primary distributor of the fresh produce, fish and meat that ends up on city dining tables, and handles more produce than any other food distribution center in the nation, many of the 16,000 people in the neighborhood have trouble finding fresh food to put on their own tables.
Newhouse Newspapers, which owns the Times-Picayune, will apparently be working off a blueprint the company used in Ann Arbor, Mich., where it reduced the frequency of the Ann Arbor News, emphasized the Web site as a primary distributor of news and instituted wholesale layoffs to cut costs.
Newhouse Newspapers, which owns the Times-Picayune, will apparently be working off a blueprint the company used in Ann Arbor, Mich., where it reduced the frequency of the Ann Arbor News, emphasized the Web site as a primary distributor of news and in the process instituted wholesale layoffs to cut costs.
The company is the primary distributor to over 450 major hospitals and health care systems.
