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Bret Michaels took time off from his day j o b since winning Celebrity Apprentice, he has designed products for Snapple, PetSmart and Dean Cuitarsand his night job as frontman of glam rock band Poison to thank Amy C. Cosper for sharing her personal story in September's Editor's Note.

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IN THIS ISSUE: VENDING MAGHINES

Key moments in history

215 B.C. Devices in Egyptian temples dispense holy water. 1076 A.D. Coin-operated pencil vendors are produced in China. 1700s Coin-operated tobacco boxes appear in English taverns, 1888 The Thomas Adams company installs Tutti-Frutti gum machines on elevated train platforms in New York. 1902 Horn & Hardart opens the first Automat restaurant in Philadelphia. 1905 The U.S. Post Office installs stamp machines. 1926 Cigarette vending machines are introduced. 1930s Bottled soft drinks are sold from machines cooled with ice. 1957 Machines begin dispensing soft drinks in cups with ice. 1961 Canned-drink machines hit the market. 1985 Credit/debit card readers are introduced.
Source: National Automatic Merchandising Association

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CORRECTION The October feature "The new alternatives" misstated the world record for the fastest quarter mile by a hybrid car, as set by the 2012 Infiniti M3Sh. It is 13.9 seconds.

161 Entrepreneur December 2012

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