For those deemed worthy, Disney and Nickelodeon rev up the star machine, starting with their much-watched television projects.

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Now, the machine is starting to come to us.

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The Iraqi M-16 fire, or maybe heavier machine gunfire, is now starting.

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While both companies have common roots in the computing business, Apple under Mr. Jobs has built itself into a profit machine through a string of hit consumer electronics products, starting with the iPod digital media player, followed by the iPhone, plus the iPad earlier this year.

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Some machine operators will raise prices and offer 25-cent discounts for cash starting in January, he says.

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