06-16-2008 08:45At least nine people are now confirmed dead and more than 200 others injured in northeastern Japan after Saturday's earthquake.1,200 recurers are making extensive efforts to locate people still missing, stranded or injured in the areas worst-hit by the 7.2-magnitude quake at 8:43 a.m. on Saturday.
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By Robert FarnhamYou may love getting what you want out of vending machines, but have you ever stopped to consider how these very popular icons in our society came to be? The United States caught wind of vending machines in 1888. It was in the 1900's that the still popular circular gumball vending machine was introduced and immediately a huge success. One of the most unique vending machine operations was in place from 1902 until 1962. In the 1940's the mass production of vending machines began to take place in the United States. If you haven't seen one of the old fashioned vending machines with those glass bottles they are really neat. The designs on vending machines have really changed since then. Vending machines today offer much more than just post cards and books though. Vending machines are all around us so it won't be hard to locate some of them. The next time you are out and about, take some time to notice the different physical appearances of the vending machines around.
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