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vending machine stories: 4 news summaries

 Machines Join Japanese 
 Anti-Smoking Effort 

Face-scanning system could help ensure buyers are of age

May 12, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - New face-scanning software may help Japanese vending machines decide who can buy cigarettes and who can't, Reuters reports. The system would look for wrinkles and saggy skin to identify customers over the legal smoking age of 20. As of July, vendors are on the hook for checking ID, and the... More »

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Japan • cigarettes • wrinkles • aging • vending machine • facial recognition technology • teen smoking

Stay Heart Healthy at Work

Forbes suggests ways to keep workplace calm, healthy

Mar 1, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Stressing out at work can negate the effects of that heart-healthy oatmeal you had for breakfast, Forbes reports. To avoid being that one of every three Americans with cardiovascular disease, adopt these work-day habits:
  1. Drink water instead of cola, coffee, or tea.
  2. Take the stairs; walk a few
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cardiovascular disease • water • work • coffee • list • fruits and vegetables • soda • donut • vending machine • heart health • health tips • stretch

Only in LA: Pot Vending Machines

Machine provides 'lower prices, safety, anonymity,' says inventor

Jan 30, 08 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Always on the leading edge, LA is now the first city to have 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines. The bulky black boxes scan patrons' fingerprints and a prepaid card, dispensing neat green envelopes of pot. The machines provide "convenient access, lower prices, safety, anonymity," the inventor tells the... More »

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California • medical marijuana • Los Angeles • DEA • marijuana • vending machine

2007's Weirdest at-Work Hijinks

Some crazy stuff happened at the office in 2007

Dec 18, 07 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Not everyone burns down the office in retaliation over a lost stapler, a la Office Space's Milton, but some pretty strange stuff goes on at work. The weirdest occurrences of 2007, according to CNN:
  1. Worker eats 32 vending-machine items to win bet with co-workers (and $300 for charity).
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Taco Bell • Coca Cola • Pepsi • list • vending machine • naked carpenter • US workers

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