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Personal digital assistant - History. 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 already had 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, the ...

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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 located in Japan. 1,396 are in Tokyo alone. The feel and look of the store is somewhat different from that of the U.S. 7-Elevens in Japan offer a wider selection of products and services. Japanese 7-Elevens offer not only food, drinks, and magazines, but also video games and consoles, music CDs, DVDs, alcohol, condoms, personal hygiene products, as well as seasonal items like Christmas cakes, Valentine's D ...

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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, with marketshare resolving as follows (by operating system): Palm OS for Palm, Inc. PDAs and some other licensees- 14.9% (declining) Windows Mobile for PDAs that comply with the Microsoft's Pocket PC specifications - 49.2% (increasing) BlackBerry OS for BlackBerry PDA (produced by Research In Motion) - 25.0% (increasing) Symbian OS - 5.8% (increasing) Various o ...

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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 being in urbanized areas. About half of them are franchised stores. In September 2004, Dairy Farm acquired Daily Stop, a convenience store chain located mainly in the territory's MTR and KCR stations, and converted the Daily Stop stores to 7-Elevens in the spring of 2005. 7-Eleven in Hong Kong offers items such as food and drink, magazines, medicine, CDs, and MP3 songs. Extra services include the sale of postage stamps, the recharging of Octopus Cards, and ...

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The essential function of a trademark is to exclusively identify the commercial source or origin of products or services, such that a trademark, properly called, indicates source or serves as a badge of origin. The use of a trademark in this way is known as trademark use, and a trademark owner seeks to enforce its rights or interests in a trademark by preventing unauthorised trademark use. It is important to note that trademark rights generally arise out of the use and/or registration (see below) of a mark ...

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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 opened in Østerbro on September 14, 1993. As of the end of 2005, there were over 55 stores, mostly in Copenhagen, Århus, Aalborg and Odense. From 2005 stores were also located in shopping malls. 7-Eleven Sverige has the license in Sweden since 1993. In the mid-90's, 7-Eleven in Sweden received bad publicity, resulting in many stores being sold and close ...

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The law considers a trademark to be a form of property. Proprietary rights in relation to a trademark may be established through actual use in the marketplace, or through registration of the mark with the trade marks office (or "trademarks registry") of a particular jurisdiction. In many jurisdictions, trademark rights can be established through either or both means. Certain jurisdictions generally do not recognise trademarks rights arising through use (eg. China), which limits the extent to which trademark owners can enforce their ri ...

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Terms such as "mark", "brand" and "logo" are sometimes used interchangeably with "trademark". However, the terms "brands" and "branding" raise distinct conceptual issues and are generally more appropriate for use in a marketing or advertising context. When a trademark is used in relation to services rather than products, it may sometimes be called a service mark, particularly in the United States. Other specialized types of trademark include certification marks, collective trade marks and defensive trade marks. A trademark which is po ...

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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 of the Charoen Pokphand Group (http://www.cpthailand.com) ...

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Pop-Tarts - Pop-Tarts. Apple Cinnamon (Frosting was removed from Apple Pop-Tarts in the early 90's) Blueberry Brown Sugar Cinnamon Cherry Chocolate Chip Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cinnamon Roll Double Berry French Toast Frosted Blueberry Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Frosted Cherry Frosted Caramel Chocolate Frosted Chocolate Fudge Frosted Chocolate Vanilla Crème Frosted Coo ...

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The law considers a trademark to be a form of property. Proprietary rights in relation to a trademark may be established through actual use in the marketplace, or through registration of the mark with the trade marks office (or "trademarks registry") of a particular jurisdiction. In many jurisdictions, trademark rights can be established through either or both means. Certain jurisdictions generally do not recognise trademarks rights arising through use (eg. China). If trademark owners do not hold registrations for their ...

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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, who was then employed by the Royal College of Surgeons in London, showed in 1971 that aspirin suppresses the production of prostaglandins and thromboxanes. This happens because cyclooxygenase, an enzyme that participates in the production of prostaglandins and thromboxanes, is irreversibly inhibited when aspirin acetylates it. This makes aspirin different from other NSAIDS (such as diclofenac and ibup ...

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Noah Webster's main competitor was Joseph Worcester, whose 1830 Comprehensive Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language brought accusations of plagiarism from Webster. The rivalry was carried on by Merriam after Webster's death, in what is often referred to as the Dictionary Wars. After Worcester's death in 1865, revision of his Dictionary of the English Language was so ...

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Aspirin is commercially synthesized using a two-step process. First, phenol (generally extracted from coal tar) is treated with a sodium base generating sodium phenoxide, which is then reacted with carbon dioxide under high temperature and pressure to yield salicylate, which is acidifed, yielding salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is then acylated using acetic anhydride, yielding aspirin. It is a common experiment performed in organic chemistry labs, and generally tends to produce low yields due to the relative dif ...

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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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With the dawn of the Internet have come many new advertising opportunities. Popup, Flash, banner, and email advertisements (the last often being a form of spam) abound. Recently, the advertising community has attempted to make the advertising themselves desirable to the public. In one example, Cadillac chose to advertise in the movie 'The Matrix Reloaded', which as a result contained many scenes in which Cadillac cars were used. Advertising often takes the form of novelty to gain people's interest. For instance, the pixel advertising ...

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The Heli-Stat was airship / helicopter hybrid built in New Jersey in 1986. The Aereon was a hybrid aerostatic/aerodynamic craft built in the 1970's. The Cyclocrane was a hybrid aerostatic/rotorcraft in which the entire airship envelope rotated along its longitudinal axis. Cargolifter was very large semi-rigid airship to be built in Germany but funding ran out in 2002 after a massive hangar was built. The hangar, built just outsid ...

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Australian words - Nicknames according to State/Territory of origin. Banana bender – a Queenslander, since Queensland is a major banana-producing region. Also "cane toad", since the state was where the troublesome amphibian species was introduced. Deep North – Queensland. Used by New South Wales people as a derogatory term in the same way the Americans use the phrase Deep South. Cockroach – a New South Wales person. Popularised by the Queensland rugby leag ...

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When foodstuffs are concerned, Australian English tends to be more closely related to the British vocabulary, for example the term biscuit has always been favoured over the American terms cookie and cracker. (However, as had been the case with many terms, cookie is recognised by Australians, and occasionally used, especially among younger generations; this is due to high levels of American film and television programs being seen in Australia and certain fast food franchises of American origin now widespread in Aus ...

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Liquid and solid carbon dioxide are important refrigerants, especially in the food industry, where they are employed during the transportation and storage of ice cream and other frozen foods. Solid carbon dioxide is called "dry ice" and is used for small shipments where refrigeration equipment is not practical. Carbon dioxide is used to produce carbonated soft drinks and soda water. Candy called Pop Rocks is pressurized with carbon dioxide gas at about 600 PSI. When you put the candy in your mouth, it melts (just like other hard candy ...

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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 × 1012 tonnes of CO2. Because of the greater land area, and therefore greater plant life, in the northern hemisphere as compared to the southern hemisphere, there is an annual fluctuation of about 5 µL/L, peaking in May and reaching a minimum in October at the end of the northern hemisphere growing season, when the q ...

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Australian words - Cricket. The game of cricket is immensely popular in Australia and has contributed a rich vein of slang to Australian English. Some of this is shared with rival cricketing nations, like the Poms and the Kiwis. Australians can be bowled over (taken by surprise), stumped (nonplussed) or clean bowled or alternatively hit for six (completely defeated). When answering questions, one can play a straight bat (or a dead bat) (give a noncomm ...

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