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Encyclopedia - Carbon Dioxide: Encyclopedia - Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide is an atmospheric gas comprised of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. A very widely known chemical compound, it is frequentl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mind Share: Encyclopedia Ii - Mind Share - Dominant Mind Share
A brand may achieve dominant mind share when it is associated with a whole category of products, but has not necessarily become a generic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia - Australian Words
According to stereotype, spoken Australian English is thought to be highly colloquial, possibly more so than other spoken variants. Wheth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Band-aid: Encyclopedia - Band-aid
BAND-AID is the registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson for their adhesive bandages used to cover small wounds. However, much of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airship: Encyclopedia - Airship
An airship is a buoyant aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. Unlike aerodynamic craft (e.g. airplanes and helicopt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vacuum Flask: Encyclopedia - Vacuum Flask
A vacuum flask or Thermos flask is a bottle that reduces heat transfer from the inside to the outside and conversely to a minimum, and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unix: Encyclopedia - Unix
Unix or UNIX is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T Bell Labs employees includ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspirin: Encyclopedia - Aspirin
C6H4(OCOCH3)COOH Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advertising: Encyclopedia - Advertising
Generally speaking, advertising is the promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas, usually by an identified sponsor. Marketers see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Claymation: Encyclopedia - Claymation
The term "Claymation" is a registered trademark created by Will Vinton Studios to describe their clay animated movies; the more generic t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neologism: Encyclopedia - Neologism
A neologism is a word, term, or phrase which has been recently created ("coined") —often to apply to new concepts, or to reshape older ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ouija: Encyclopedia - Ouija
Ouija (pronounced wee-juh or wee-jee) refers to the belief that one can receive messages during a séance by the use of a Ouija board (al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Webster's Dictionary: Encyclopedia - Webster's Dictionary
Webster's Dictionary is a common title given to English language dictionaries in the United States, deriving its name from American lexic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum Jelly: Encyclopedia - Petroleum Jelly
Petroleum jelly or petrolatum is a byproduct of the refining of petroleum, made from the residue of petroleum distillation left in the st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speedo Suit Style: Encyclopedia - Speedo Suit Style
A speedo, which takes its name from the swimsuit brand Speedo, may refer to any briefs-style male swimsuit such as those used in competit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fiberglass: Encyclopedia Ii - Fiberglass - Manufacturing Processes
There are two main types of glass fiber manufacture and two main types of glass fiber product. First, fiber is made either from a direct ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advertising: Encyclopedia Ii - Advertising - Objectives
Whereas marketing aims to identify markets that will purchase a Product or support an idea and then facilitate that purchase, advertising...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jeep: Encyclopedia Ii - Jeep - History
Jeep - The origin of the term jeep. The origin of the name "jeep" is unclear. Popular notion has it that the vehicle bore the designati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspirin: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspirin - Name
The brand name Aspirin was coined by the Bayer company of Germany. In some countries the name is used as a generic term for the drug rath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geographical Indication: Encyclopedia Ii - Geographical Indication - History And Legal Effect
Governments have been protecting trade names and trademarks used in relation to food products identified with a particular region since a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Google Search: Encyclopedia Ii - Google Search - The Search Engine
Google search - Index size. ~ 1998: ~ 25,000,000 August 2000: 1,060,000,000 January 2002: 2,073,000,000 February 2003: 3,083,000,000 S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speedo Suit Style: Encyclopedia Ii - Speedo Suit Style - Styles
Briefs used for competitive and recreational swimming are manufactured in standard waist sizes. They are available in a wide variety of s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Eleven: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Eleven - United States
In the United States many 7-Eleven locations have gas stations with gasoline distributed by Citgo, which in 1983 was purchased by Southla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breathalyzer: Encyclopedia Ii - Breathalyzer - Common Problems
A major problem with some machines is that they not only identify the ethyl alcohol (or ethanol) found in alcohol beverages, but also oth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Claymation: Encyclopedia Ii - Claymation - Technical Explanation
In clay animation, each object is sculpted in clay or a similarly pliable material such as Plasticine, usually around an armature. As in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neologism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neologism - Changing Culture
Neologisms tend to occur more often in cultures which are rapidly changing, and also in situations where there is easy and fast propagati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Words - Australian Vocabulary
This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Words like "mate", "bloke" etc are listed under other sections such as "terms for people"....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum Jelly: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum Jelly - History
Petroleum jelly was discovered by Robert Chesebrough in 1859 in Brooklyn, New York. Chesebrough was intrigued by the paraffin-like substa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carbon Dioxide: Encyclopedia Ii - Carbon Dioxide - Biology
Carbon dioxide is an end product in organisms that obtain energy from breaking down sugars or fats with oxygen as part of their metabolis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Photocopying: Encyclopedia Ii - Photocopying - Invention
James Watt invented the letter copying machine, forerunner of the digital photocopier in Birmingham, England in the 1800's. Chester Carls...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pop-tarts: Encyclopedia Ii - Pop-tarts - History
Post Cereals first created the confection that would become Pop-Tarts in the early 1960s. The company had developed a process of enclosin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Webster's Dictionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Webster's Dictionary - Webster's Third New International
After about a decade of preparation, Merriam issued the entirely new Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged (familiarly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mimeograph Machine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mimeograph Machine - Origins Of The Mimeograph
Thomas Edison received US patent 180,857 for "Autographic Printing" on August 8, 1876. The patent covered the electric pen, used for maki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trademark: Encyclopedia Ii - Trademark - Other Aspects
Trademark - Consumer protection and confusion. One of the public policy objectives given for trademark law is consumer protection, that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limited Slip Differential: Encyclopedia Ii - Limited Slip Differential - Mechanical
In the mechanical clutch type, a mechanism, such as a centrifugal weighted rotor, detects differential wheel velocity and applies frictio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unix: Encyclopedia Ii - Unix - History
Unix - 1960s and 1970s. In the 1960s, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AT&T Bell Labs, and General Electric worked on an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speedo: Encyclopedia Ii - Speedo - History
The company was founded in 1914 by hosiery manufacturer Alexander MacRae as MacRae Knitting Mills in an effort to expand his company into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tivo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tivo - Operation
TiVo systems function similarly to VCRs, but use non-removable hard disk storage, and contain much more sophisticated software to record ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kelley Blue Book: Encyclopedia Ii - Kelley Blue Book - History
Kelley Blue Book Co., Inc., began as the Kelley Kar Company, a Los Angeles based car dealership, in 1918. The dealership was founded by L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Words - General Vocabulary
This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Some words are listed under other sections, such as "Terms for people". Australian words...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advertising: Encyclopedia Ii - Advertising - Objectives
Whereas marketing aims to identify markets that will purchase a product (business) or support an idea and then facilitate that purchase, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personal Digital Assistant: Encyclopedia Ii - Personal Digital Assistant - Functionality
Personal digital assistant - Touch screen. Practically all PDAs features a touch screen for user interaction, having only a few buttons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Google Search: Encyclopedia Ii - Google Search - The Search Engine
Google search - Index size. ~ 1998: ~ 25,000,000 August 2000: 1,060,000,000 January 2002: 2,073,000,000 February 2003: 3,083,000,000 S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspirin: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspirin - Discovery
Hippocrates, a Greek physician, wrote in the 5th century BC about a bitter powder extracted from willow bark that could ease aches and pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7-eleven: Encyclopedia Ii - 7-eleven - United States
In the United States many 7-Eleven locations have gas stations with gasoline distributed by Citgo, which in 1983 was purchased by Southla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teleprompter: Encyclopedia Ii - Teleprompter - History
The first "teleprompters" were simply mechanical devices located near the camera. The script was printed on a paper scroll, which was adv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Power Cable: Encyclopedia Ii - Power Cable - Construction
Modern power cables come in a variety of sizes,materials, and types, each particularly adapted to its uses. Large single insulated conduc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personal Digital Assistant: Encyclopedia Ii - Personal Digital Assistant - Overview
The term "personal digital assistant" was coined on January 7, 1992 by John Sculley at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Band-aid: Encyclopedia Ii - Band-aid - History
A Johnson & Johnson employee named Earle Dickson is credited with inventing the adhesive bandage in the 1920s to more efficiently tre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ouija: Encyclopedia Ii - Ouija - History
The use of talking boards has roots in the modern Spiritualism movement that began in The United States in the mid-19th century. Methods ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slow Cooker: Encyclopedia Ii - Slow Cooker - Food Safety
Using a slow cooker, temperatures are lower than in many other cooking methods, and cooking times are lengthy. Because of this, some peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airship: Encyclopedia Ii - Airship - History
The development of airships was necessarily preceded by the development of balloons. See balloon (aircraft) for details. Airship - Airsh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hopper Balloon: Encyclopedia Ii - Hopper Balloon - Cloudhopper
The term Cloudhopper was originally the name for a one-man balloon developed by Dick Wirth and Per Lindstrand at Colt Balloons in the lat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Words - Old, Declining Or Expired Slang
Many distinctive Australian words have been driven into extinction or near extinction in recent decades under the homogenising influence ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advertising: Encyclopedia Ii - Advertising - History
In ancient times the most common form of advertising was 'word of mouth'. However, commercial messages and election campaign displays wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trademark: Encyclopedia Ii - Trademark - Registrability And Distinctive Character
A trademark may be eligible for registration, or registrable, if amongst other things it performs the essential trademark function, and h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teleprompter: Encyclopedia Ii - Teleprompter - Etymology
The word TelePrompTer, with internal capitalization, originated as a trade name used by the TelePrompTer Company, who first developed the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trademark: Encyclopedia Ii - Trademark - Enforcing Trademark Rights
The extent to which a trademark owner may prevent unauthorized use of trademarks which are the same as or similar to its trademark depend...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trademark: Encyclopedia Ii - Trademark - International Trade Mark Laws
It is important to note that although there are systems which facilitate the filing, registration or enforcement of trade mark rights in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Google Search: Encyclopedia Ii - Google Search - Services And Tools
Google offers a number of tools and services. Some, such as Google's calculator, stock quotes and weather results are integrated into wha...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Webster's Dictionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Webster's Dictionary - Online Editions
The latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary can be searched at the company's website. The updated Third New Internation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slow Cooker: Encyclopedia Ii - Slow Cooker - Product Name
The slow cooker is also known as a Crock Pot, a registered tradmark of Rival Industies, which first invented the device. The names 'slow ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trademark: Encyclopedia Ii - Trademark - Maintaining Trademark Rights — Abandonment And Genericide
Trademarks rights must be maintained through actual use of the trademark. These rights will diminish over time if a mark is not actively ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personal Digital Assistant: Encyclopedia Ii - Personal Digital Assistant - Overview
Personal digital assistant - History. The term "personal digital assistant" was coined on January 7, 1992 by John Sculley at the Consum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7-eleven: Encyclopedia Ii - 7-eleven - Japan
Japan has more 7-Eleven locations than anywhere else in the world. Of the 28,123 stores around the globe, 10,868 (39%) of them are locate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personal Digital Assistant: Encyclopedia Ii - Personal Digital Assistant - Increasing Popularity
According to a Gartner market study, the overall market for PDAs grew by 20.7% in the third quarter (Q3) of 2005, compared to Q3 2004, wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7-eleven: Encyclopedia Ii - 7-eleven - Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, 7-Eleven has been operated by Dairy Farm since 1981. In 2005, there were over 600 stores in the city, with most locations b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trademark: Encyclopedia Ii - Trademark - Fundamental Concepts
The essential function of a trademark is to exclusively identify the commercial source or origin of products or services, such that a tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7-eleven: Encyclopedia Ii - 7-eleven - Scandinavia
In Norway, 7-Eleven was established in 1986. As of August 2004, there are 79 7-Eleven stores in Norway. The first Danish 7-Eleven was ope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trademark: Encyclopedia Ii - Trademark - Establishing Trademark Rights — Use And Registration
The law considers a trademark to be a form of property. Proprietary rights in relation to a trademark may be established through actual u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trademark: Encyclopedia Ii - Trademark - Terminology And Symbols
Terms such as "mark", "brand" and "logo" are sometimes used interchangeably with "trademark". However, the terms "brands" and "branding" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7-eleven: Encyclopedia Ii - 7-eleven - Thailand
Seven Eleven has close to 3,500 stores in Thailand (as of 2005), of which more than 1000 are in Bangkok. Seven Eleven in Thailand is part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pop-tarts: Encyclopedia Ii - Pop-tarts - List Of Flavors
Pop-Tarts - Pop-Tarts. Apple Cinnamon (Frosting was removed from Apple Pop-Tarts in the early 90's) Blueberry Brown Sugar Cinnamon Che...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trademark: Encyclopedia Ii - Trademark - Establishing Trademark Rights — Use And Registration
The law considers a trademark to be a form of property. Proprietary rights in relation to a trademark may be established through actual u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspirin: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspirin - How It Works
In a piece of research for which he was awarded both a Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 and a knighthood, John Robert Vane, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Webster's Dictionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Webster's Dictionary - Competition
Noah Webster's main competitor was Joseph Worcester, whose 1830 Comprehensive Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Langu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspirin: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspirin - Synthesis Of Aspirin
Aspirin is commercially synthesized using a two-step process. First, phenol (generally extracted from coal tar) is treated with a sodium...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aspirin: Encyclopedia Ii - Aspirin - Discovery
Hippocrates, a Greek physician, wrote in the 5th century BC about a bitter powder extracted from willow bark that could ease aches and pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advertising: Encyclopedia Ii - Advertising - Future
With the dawn of the Internet have come many new advertising opportunities. Popup, Flash, banner, and email advertisements (the last ofte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airship: Encyclopedia Ii - Airship - Noteworthy Historic Prototypes And Experiments
The Heli-Stat was airship / helicopter hybrid built in New Jersey in 1986. The Aereon was a hybrid aerostatic/aerodynamic craft built in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Words - Terms For People
Australian words - Nicknames according to State/Territory of origin. Banana bender – a Queenslander, since Queensland is a major ban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Words - Food And Drink
When foodstuffs are concerned, Australian English tends to be more closely related to the British vocabulary, for example the term biscui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carbon Dioxide: Encyclopedia Ii - Carbon Dioxide - Uses
Liquid and solid carbon dioxide are important refrigerants, especially in the food industry, where they are employed during the transport...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carbon Dioxide: Encyclopedia Ii - Carbon Dioxide - Atmosphere
As of 2004, the earth's atmosphere is about 0.038% by volume (380 µL/L or ppmv) or 0.057% by weight CO2. This represents about 2.94 × 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Words - Sporting Terms
Australian words - Cricket. The game of cricket is immensely popular in Australia and has contributed a rich vein of slang to Australia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Words - Transport
Australian words - Cars. Commodore - popular family car designed and built by Holden (see below). Falcon - popular family car designed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Words: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Words - Clothes
Australian words - Swimwear. Swimwear is known by different names around Australia. The most some common terms are: bathers – the mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advertising: Encyclopedia Ii - Advertising - Social Impact
Advertising - Regulation. Main article: Advertising regulation There have been increasing efforts to protect the public interest by r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advertising: Encyclopedia Ii - Advertising - History
In ancient times the most common form of advertising was "word of mouth". However, commercial messages and election campaign displays we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Google Search: Encyclopedia Ii - Google Search - History
The Google search engine began as a research project in early 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford University graduate studen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Power Cable: Encyclopedia Ii - Power Cable - Ampacity
The ampacity (current-carrying capacity) of any given cable is determined by the maximum heat that its insulation and jacket can withstan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speedo: Encyclopedia Ii - Speedo - Popularity
Due to its apparent utilitarian value for both swimming and sunbathing, the bikini-type competitive swimsuits colloquially known as 'budg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Google Search: Encyclopedia Ii - Google Search - The Name Google
Google search - Etymology. The name "Google" is an accidental misspelling of the word googol, which was coined in 1938 by Milton Sirott...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tivo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tivo - Controversies
TiVo - Privacy concerns. Some users are concerned about TiVo's ability to collect usage data from units via the telephone line; TiVo st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slow Cooker: Encyclopedia Ii - Slow Cooker - Product Name
The slow cooker is also known as a Crock Pot, a registered tradmark of Rival Industries, which first invented the device. The names 'slow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Power Cable: Encyclopedia Ii - Power Cable - Named Cable Types
Common types of general-purpose cables used by electricians are defined by national or international regulations or codes. Commonly-used ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Eleven: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Eleven - Thailand
Seven Eleven has close to 3,500 stores in Thailand (as of 2005), of which more than 1000 are in Bangkok. Seven Eleven in Thailand is part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unix: Encyclopedia Ii - Unix - Free Unix-like Operating Systems
In 1983, Richard Stallman announced the GNU project, an ambitious effort to create a free software Unix-like system; "free" in that every...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Eleven: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Eleven - Scandinavia
In Norway, 7-Eleven was established in 1986. As of August 2004, there are 79 7-Eleven stores in Norway. The first Danish 7-Eleven was ope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Eleven: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Eleven - Japan
Japan has more 7-Eleven locations than anywhere else in the world. Of the 28,123 stores around the globe, 10,868 (39%) of them are locate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Eleven: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Eleven - Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, 7-Eleven has been operated by Dairy Farm since 1981. In 2005, there were over 600 stores in the city. One could literally f...   » Read the article