Personal digital assistant - Touch screen. Practically all PDAs features a touch screen for user interaction, having only a few buttons usually reserved for shortcuts to oftenly used programs. The PDAs usually have a detachable stylus that can be used on the touch screen. Interaction is then done by tapping the screen to activate buttons or menu choices, and dragging the stylus to for example highlight text. Text input is usually done in one of two ways: Using a virtual keyboard, where a keybo ...

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Personal digital assistant, Personal digital assistant - Functionality, Personal digital assistant - Touch screen, Personal digital assistant - Synchronization, Personal digital assistant - Customization, Personal digital assistant - Other functionality, Personal digital assistant - Overview, Personal digital assistant - History, Personal digital assistant - OS, Personal digital assistant - Architecture, Personal digital assistant - Increasing popularity, Personal digital assistant - Popular PDAs

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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 September 2004: 4,285,000,000 November 2004: 8,058,044,651 web pages, 880,000,000 images, 845,000,000 Usenet messages, 4,500 news sources June 2005: 8,058,044,651 web pages, 1,187,630,000 images, 1 billion Usenet messag ...

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Google search, Google search - History, Google search - The name Google, Google search - Etymology, Google search - Trademark and domain names, Google search - The search engine, Google search - Index size, Google search - Physical structure, Google search - Programming technology, Google search - PageRank and indexing, Google search - Google optimization, Google search - Services and tools, Google search - Jargon, Google search - Games with Google, Google search - Books

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Hippocrates, a Greek physician, wrote in the 5th century BC about a bitter powder extracted from willow bark that could ease aches and pains and reduce fevers. This remedy is also mentioned in texts from ancient Sumeria, Egypt and Assyria. Native Americans claim to have used it for headaches, fever, sore muscles, rheumatism, and chills. The Reverend Edward Stone, a vicar from Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire England, noted in 1763 that the bark of the will ...

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Aspirin, Aspirin -  Name, Aspirin - Discovery, Aspirin - Synthesis of aspirin, Aspirin - How it works, Aspirin - Indications, Aspirin - Contraindications and warnings, Aspirin - Common side effects, Aspirin - Overdose

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In the United States many 7-Eleven locations have gas stations with gasoline distributed by Citgo, which in 1983 was purchased by Southland Corporation (and 50% of Citgo was subsequently sold in 1986 to Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. and the remaining 50% in 1990). Although Citgo remains predominant as a 7-Eleven partner (as well as the supplier to 7-Eleven's with "7-Eleven gas"), other oil companies also are cobranded with 7-Eleven, including Fina, Exxon, Marathon, BP, and Pennzoil. The latter of the group signed an agreement to cobrand with 7-Eleven at their remaining gas stations in 2003 following Shell's takeover ...

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7-Eleven, 7-Eleven - United States, 7-Eleven - Australia, 7-Eleven - Canada, 7-Eleven - Hong Kong, 7-Eleven - Japan, 7-Eleven - Scandinavia, 7-Eleven - Taiwan, 7-Eleven - Thailand, 7-Eleven - Trivia

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The first "teleprompters" were simply mechanical devices located near the camera. The script was printed on a paper scroll, which was advanced as the performer read. The TelePrompTer company was founded in the 1950s by Fred Barton, Hubert J. (Hub) Schlafly and Irving B. Khan. Barton was an actor who suggested the concept of the teleprompter as a means of assisting television performers who had to memorize la ...

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Teleprompter, Teleprompter - History, Teleprompter - Etymology, Teleprompter - Modern design, Teleprompter - Television, Teleprompter - Speeches, Teleprompter - Concerts

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Modern power cables come in a variety of sizes,materials, and types, each particularly adapted to its uses. Large single insulated conductors are also called power cables in the trade. Conductors are usually made of copper or aluminum wires, or may be composite conductors with steel strands at their core. Conductors are usually stranded for flexibility, but small cables may use solid conductors. Conductors in a cable may be different sizes. Each conductor has its own electrical insulation. The cable may include uninsulated conductors used for the circu ...

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Power cable, Power cable - Construction, Power cable - Named cable types, Power cable - Ampacity, Power cable - Flexible cables

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The term "personal digital assistant" was coined on January 7, 1992 by John Sculley at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, referring to the Apple Newton. Earlier devices like the Psion and Sharp Wizard have the functionality to be considered PDAs, however. In fact, PDAs by other names were available as early as the mid-1970s -- first as very advanced calculators, then as electronic organizers, and later as palmtops. [1]. PDAs are some times refered to as "Palms" or "Palm Pilot" after an early PDA created by Palm, Inc. This usage is a case of genericized trademark, similar to refering to ...

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Personal digital assistant, Personal digital assistant - Overview, Personal digital assistant - Popular PDAs, Personal digital assistant - Other uses

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A Johnson & Johnson employee named Earle Dickson is credited with inventing the adhesive bandage in the 1920s to more efficiently treat the wounds of his somewhat clumsy wife who often cut her fingers while preparing food. The bandages that were available were inconveniently bulky for Josephine's small fingers. To solve this problem, Dickson cut strips of surgical tape, placed some gauze on the sticky side and then covered the strips with crinoline to keep them sterile while awaiting use. Dickson was rewarded with a raise and went to become a top executive in Johnson & John ...

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BAND-AID, BAND-AID - History, BAND-AID - External link

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The use of talking boards has roots in the modern Spiritualism movement that began in The United States in the mid-19th century. Methods of divination at that time used various ways to spell out messages, including swinging a pendulum over a plate that had letters around the edge or using an entire table to indicate letters drawn on the floor. Often used was a small wooden tablet supported on casters. This tablet, called a planchette, was affixed with a pencil that would write out messages in a fashion similar to automatic writing. It should be noted that many of these met ...

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Ouija, Ouija - History, Ouija - How is it done?, Ouija - Skeptical view, Ouija - Criticism of Ouija boards, Ouija - Literature, Ouija - Etymology, Ouija - Non-occult usage, Ouija - Books

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Using a slow cooker, temperatures are lower than in many other cooking methods, and cooking times are lengthy. Because of this, some people have been concerned about the growth of micro-organisms. Slow cookers are capable of boiling their contents. Boiling is sufficiently hot to cook all meats, including poultry, which requires the highest internal temperature to be safe for consumption. If the temperature control mechanism is working correctly, and if food is not left to stand more than briefly at room temperature, there are few problems. Filling the pot, adding water, and then promptly turning on ...

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Slow cooker, Slow cooker - Product Name, Slow cooker - Food safety, Slow cooker - Warning

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The development of airships was necessarily preceded by the development of balloons. See balloon (aircraft) for details. Airship - Airship Pioneers. Airships were among the first aircraft to fly, with various designs flying throughout the 19th century. They were largely attempts to make relatively small balloons more steerable, and often contained features found on later airships. These early airships set many of the earliest aviation records. In 1784 Jean-Pierre Blanchard fitted a hand-powered propeller to a balloon, the first recorded ...

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Airship, Airship - Types, Airship - History, Airship - Airship Pioneers, Airship - Airships in the First World War, Airship - Airships in the Inter-war period, Airship - Airships in the Second World War, Airship - Continued use, Airship - Present-day research, Airship - Noteworthy historic prototypes and experiments, Airship - Fiction

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The term Cloudhopper was originally the name for a one-man balloon developed by Dick Wirth and Per Lindstrand at Colt Balloons in the late 1970s. In the Cloudhopper design, the pilot sits in a harness or small seat. The propane tank is behind the pilot's back and the burner is mounted on a frame above the pilot's head. Colt Balloons later merged with Thunder Balloons to form Thunder & Colt Balloons, which inherited the Cloudhopper name. Finally, Per Lindstand left Thunder & Colt to form his own Lindstrand Balloons, w ...

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Hopper balloon, Hopper balloon - Cloudhopper

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Many distinctive Australian words have been driven into extinction or near extinction in recent decades under the homogenising influence of mass media and imported culture, because of changes in fashion, or have fallen into disuse as society changes. Those who like or use these words regret their passing but informal vocabulary is by nature ephemeral. Some examples: block – as in 'do the block', to parade around or be on display, especially in public bodgie - bad or poor quality (adjective) or; a ...

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Australian words, Australian words - Australian vocabulary, Australian words - A to D, Australian words - E to K, Australian words - L to P, Australian words - Q to Z, Australian words - Old, declining or expired slang, Australian words - Rhyming slang, Australian words - Cricket slang, Australian words - Australian rules slang, Australian words - Australian Defence Force slang, Australian words - Terms for people, Australian words - Nick names by state or territory, Australian words - Terms or nicknames for ethnicities, Australian words - Clothes, Australian words - Swimwear, Australian words - Food and drink, Australian words - Processed pork, Australian words - Beer glasses, Australian words - Transport, Australian words - Cars, Australian words - Work/goods vehicles, Australian words - Police vehicles

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In ancient times the most common form of advertising was 'word of mouth'. However, commercial messages and election campaign displays were found in the ruins of Pompeii. Egyptians used papyrus to create sales messages and wall posters. Lost-and-found advertising on papyrus was common in Greece and Rome. As printing developed in the 15th and 16th century, advertising expanded to include handbills. In the 17th century advertisements started to ...

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Advertising, Advertising - History, Advertising - Media, Advertising - Objectives, Advertising - Political uses, Advertising - Impact, Advertising - Techniques, Advertising - Public service advertising, Advertising - Social impact, Advertising - Regulation, Advertising - Critiques of the medium, Advertising - Public perception of the medium, Advertising - Future, Advertising - Bibliography

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A trademark may be eligible for registration, or registrable, if amongst other things it performs the essential trademark function, and has distinctive character. Registrability can be understood as a continuum, with "inherently distinctive" marks at one end, "generic" and "descriptive" marks with no distinctive character at the other end, and "suggestive" and "arbitrary" marks lying between these two points. An inherently distinctive trademark is prima facie registrable, and comprises an entirely invented o ...

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Trademark, Trademark - Fundamental concepts, Trademark - Terminology and symbols, Trademark - Establishing trademark rights — use and registration, Trademark - Registrability and distinctive character, Trademark - Acquired distinctiveness, Trademark - Signs excluded from registration, Trademark - Maintaining trademark rights — abandonment and genericide, Trademark - Enforcing trademark rights, Trademark - Wrongful or groundless threats of infringement, Trademark - Other aspects, Trademark - Consumer protection and confusion, Trademark - Dilution, Trademark - Transfer and licensing of trademarks U.S. law, Trademark - Comparison with patents designs and copyright, Trademark - Trademarks and Domain Names, Trademark - International trade mark laws, Trademark - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Trademark - The Madrid system for the international registration of marks, Trademark - Community Trade Mark system, Trademark - Other systems, Trademark - Trade mark law in other countries, Trademark - Non-standard trade marks, Trademark - Non-conventional trademarks, Trademark - Other, Trademark - Related concepts, Trademark - Notes

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The word TelePrompTer, with internal capitalization, originated as a trade name used by the TelePrompTer Company, who first developed the electronic device in the 1950s. The word teleprompter, with no capitalization, had become a genericized trademark because it is used to refer to similar systems manufactured by many different companies. The United States Patent Office does not have any "live" trademarks registered for the word "teleprompter," but this does not rule out the possibility of a company enforcing the tradema ...

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Teleprompter, Teleprompter - History, Teleprompter - Etymology, Teleprompter - Modern design, Teleprompter - Television, Teleprompter - Speeches, Teleprompter - Concerts

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The extent to which a trademark owner may prevent unauthorized use of trademarks which are the same as or similar to its trademark depends on various factors such as whether its trademark is registered, the similarity of the trademarks involved, the similarity of the products and/or services involved, and whether the owner’s trademark is well known. If a trademark has not been registered, some jurisdictions (especially Common Law countries) offer protection for the business reputation or goodwill which attaches to unregistere ...

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Trademark, Trademark - Fundamental concepts, Trademark - Terminology and symbols, Trademark - Establishing trademark rights — use and registration, Trademark - Registrability and distinctive character, Trademark - Acquired distinctiveness, Trademark - Signs excluded from registration, Trademark - Maintaining trademark rights — abandonment and genericide, Trademark - Enforcing trademark rights, Trademark - Wrongful or groundless threats of infringement, Trademark - Other aspects, Trademark - Consumer protection and confusion, Trademark - Dilution, Trademark - Transfer and licensing of trademarks U.S. law, Trademark - Comparison with patents designs and copyright, Trademark - Trademarks and Domain Names, Trademark - International trade mark laws, Trademark - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Trademark - The Madrid system for the international registration of marks, Trademark - Community Trade Mark system, Trademark - Other systems, Trademark - Trade mark law in other countries, Trademark - Non-standard trade marks, Trademark - Non-conventional trademarks, Trademark - Other, Trademark - Related concepts, Trademark - Notes

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It is important to note that although there are systems which facilitate the filing, registration or enforcement of trade mark rights in more than one jurisdiction on a regional or global basis (eg. the Madrid and CTM systems, see further below), it is currently not possible to file and obtain a single trade mark registration which will automatically apply around the world. Trade mark laws are territorial in nature and generally apply only in the applicable country or jurisdiction, a quality which is sometimes referred to as ‘territoriality’. Trademark - Agreement on Tr ...

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Trademark, Trademark - Fundamental concepts, Trademark - Terminology and symbols, Trademark - Establishing trademark rights — use and registration, Trademark - Registrability and distinctive character, Trademark - Acquired distinctiveness, Trademark - Signs excluded from registration, Trademark - Maintaining trademark rights — abandonment and genericide, Trademark - Enforcing trademark rights, Trademark - Wrongful or groundless threats of infringement, Trademark - Other aspects, Trademark - Consumer protection and confusion, Trademark - Dilution, Trademark - Transfer and licensing of trademarks U.S. law, Trademark - Comparison with patents designs and copyright, Trademark - Trademarks and Domain Names, Trademark - International trade mark laws, Trademark - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Trademark - The Madrid system for the international registration of marks, Trademark - Community Trade Mark system, Trademark - Other systems, Trademark - Trade mark law in other countries, Trademark - Non-standard trade marks, Trademark - Non-conventional trademarks, Trademark - Other, Trademark - Related concepts, Trademark - Notes

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Google offers a number of tools and services. Some, such as Google's calculator, stock quotes and weather results are integrated into what they call the "OneBox", meaning they appear in-line with other search results 13. The name is based on an ideal of all information being available from the one search box. Many of Google's other services are based on applying search technology to other sources of data. Examples of this are Google Image Search, Google News, and Google Video, ...

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Google search, Google search - History, Google search - The name Google, Google search - Etymology, Google search - Trademark and domain names, Google search - The search engine, Google search - Index size, Google search - Physical structure, Google search - Programming technology, Google search - PageRank and indexing, Google search - Google optimization, Google search - Services and tools, Google search - Jargon, Google search - Games with Google, Google search - Books

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The latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary can be searched at the company's website. The updated Third New International is available online by subscription. The dictionary's 1913 update of the 1909 New International has in modern times been used in various free online resources, as its copyright lapsed and it became public domain. Some of these resources include: DICT Collaborative International Dic ...

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Webster's Dictionary, Webster's Dictionary - 19th- and early 20th-century editions, Webster's Dictionary - Webster's Third New International, Webster's Dictionary - Changes, Webster's Dictionary - Criticism, Webster's Dictionary - Revisions and updates, Webster's Dictionary - The Collegiate Dictionary, Webster's Dictionary - The name Webster used by others, Webster's Dictionary - Competition, Webster's Dictionary - Online editions

The slow cooker is also known as a Crock Pot, a registered tradmark of Rival Industies, which first invented the device. The names 'slow cooker' and 'Crock Pot' are used interchangably in descriptions and recipes, though Rival is the only producer authorized to use the Crock Pot name, and usually protects the trademark so that the term doesn't become a genericized trademark, the way aspirin and cola have. The 'Crock Pot' name was also licensed to ConAgra by Rival beginning in 2004, when their Banquet frozen food brand introduce ...

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Slow cooker, Slow cooker - Product Name, Slow cooker - Food safety, Slow cooker - Warning

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Trademarks rights must be maintained through actual use of the trademark. These rights will diminish over time if a mark is not actively used. In the case of a trademark registration, failure to actively use the mark, or to enforce the registration in the event of infringement, may also expose the registration itself to removal from the register after a certain period of time. All jurisdictions with a mature trademark registration system provide a mechanism for removal in the event of such non use, which is usually a period of ...

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Trademark, Trademark - Fundamental concepts, Trademark - Terminology and symbols, Trademark - Establishing trademark rights — use and registration, Trademark - Registrability and distinctive character, Trademark - Acquired distinctiveness, Trademark - Signs excluded from registration, Trademark - Maintaining trademark rights — abandonment and genericide, Trademark - Enforcing trademark rights, Trademark - Wrongful or groundless threats of infringement, Trademark - Other aspects, Trademark - Consumer protection and confusion, Trademark - Dilution, Trademark - Transfer and licensing of trademarks U.S. law, Trademark - Comparison with patents designs and copyright, Trademark - Trademarks and Domain Names, Trademark - International trade mark laws, Trademark - Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Trademark - The Madrid system for the international registration of marks, Trademark - Community Trade Mark system, Trademark - Other systems, Trademark - Trade mark law in other countries, Trademark - Non-standard trade marks, Trademark - Non-conventional trademarks, Trademark - Other, Trademark - Related concepts, Trademark - Notes

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