spur a run on rock salt

Russian translation: резко повысить спрос на каменную соль

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English term or phrase:	spur a run on rock salt
Russian translation:	резко повысить спрос на каменную соль
Entered by:	boy

11:32 Sep 4, 2008

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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Средства определения местоположения пользователей

English term or phrase: spur a run on rock salt

At Wal-Mart, managers at about 3,000 stores now get messages to their mobile phones, customized by location, if bad weather's coming their way, whether that means dangerous high winds or a snowstorm that could ***spur a run on rock salt***. In Alabama, Papa John's customers can track their pizza delivery street by street via TrackMyPizza.com, which uses data from drivers' GPS-enabled cell phones. In California's Contra Costa County, Sprint subscribers will soon get emergency alerts such as a wildfire warning, but only if they're in an at-risk area.

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резко повысить спрос на каменную соль

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резко повысить спрос на каменную соль

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