New-fangled vending machines are more like automated diners

Hot pizza in 90 seconds. Crispy, fragrant fries for a couple of dollars. Ice cream blended to order. Sound like a well-equipped cafeteria? Think again. It's the latest generation of vending machines.
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Schools getting in gear to meet health initiative

Imagine a school where children exercise as part of every class, where only healthy food options are available in the cafeteria and vending machines – a school where nutrition is taught in English and science classes, and where children are encouraged not only to learn about health, but are also practicing healthy behaviors.
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Toilet paper from a vending machine? Here's one hot trend that won't catch on in the United States.

How huge are vending machines in Japan? Forget soda and breath mints: Japanese machines dispense eggs, porn, beer, jewelry, toilet paper (hey, when you need some, you need some), and rhinoceros beetles (uh, ditto, I guess). Need to charge your cell phone or pick up some live bait? Step right up.
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Get an iPod with Your Diet Soda

You want an iPod? It's over there—just beneath the NyQuil and next to the Gatorade. Apple Computer's hot digital music players may be better associated with the company's hip stores, but they've also started popping up next to less exotic products in special vending machines built by Zoom Systems.
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