Nokia was established in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Finland-Swede Knut Fredrik Idestam on the banks of Nokia rapids. Finnish Rubber Works established its factories in the beginning of 20th century nearby and began using Nokia as its brand. Shortly after World War I Finnish Rubber Works acquired Nokia wood mills as well as Finnish Cable Works, a producer of telephone and telegraph cables. All three companies were merged as Nokia Corporation in 1967. The name Nokia originated from the river which flowed through the town of the same name (Nokia). The town and river are named after a small black marsupial found in the ...

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Nokia, Nokia - History, Nokia - Pronunciation, Nokia - Corporate Culture, Nokia - Trivia

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Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, "Land of the Tamils") is a state at the southern tip of India. The bordering states/territories are Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The island nation of Sri Lanka, which has a significant Tamil minority, lies off the southeast coast. Tamil Nadu is the second most industrialized state in India. Unlike most other parts of the country, Tamil Nadu gets its rainfall largely from the "North-East monsoon" in the months of October-December. There is a long standing dispute wi ...

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• Tamil Nadu - History
• Tamil Nadu - 1st to 9th centuries
• Tamil Nadu - 9th to 13th centuries
• Tamil Nadu - 14th century
• Tamil Nadu - 17th century
• Tamil Nadu - 20th century
• Tamil Nadu - Politics
• Tamil Nadu - Population
• Tamil Nadu - Culture
• Tamil Nadu - Economy
• Tamil Nadu - Textiles
• Tamil Nadu - Industry & Manufacturing
• Tamil Nadu - Agriculture
• Tamil Nadu - Biotechnology
• Tamil Nadu - Software
• Tamil Nadu - E-Governance
• Tamil Nadu - Social development
• Tamil Nadu - Districts
• Tamil Nadu - Tourism
• Tamil Nadu - Famous Tamilians of Modern era

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The telephone or phone (Greek: tele = far away and phone = voice) is a telecommunications device which is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly voice and speech) across distance. Most telephones operate through transmission of electric signals over a complex telephone network which allows almost any phone user to communicate with almost any other. Telephone - Introduction. There are four principal means by which an end user using a telephone handset may connect to a telephon ...

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• Telephone - Introduction
• Telephone - History
• Telephone - Early development
• Telephone - Later history
• Telephone - Digital Telephony
• Telephone - Wireless phone systems
• Telephone - Cordless telephone
• Telephone - Cellular phone
• Telephone - Cordless/mobile phone
• Telephone - VoIP Telephony
• Telephone - Telephone equipment research labs
• Telephone - Telephone operating companies
• Telephone - Trivia
• Telephone - Telephone equipment
• Telephone - Telephone equipment manufacturers
• Telephone - Telephone technology
• Telephone - Telephone system organization and structure
• Telephone - Telephone hacking and exploitation
• Telephone - US-specific terminology
• Telephone - Telephone terminology
• Telephone - Telephone Standards
• Telephone - Patents

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Tamil Nadu's recorded history dates back about 6000 years and the origin of its people is closely tied to the debates of the Aryan invasion theory. Those who uphold this theory favour the view that the Tamils belong to the Dravidian race and were part of the early Indus Valley settlers. But recent historical evidence questions the Aryan invasion theory. Tamil Nadu was constituted by various kingdoms such as that of the Pallava, Chera, t ...

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Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu - History, Tamil Nadu - 1st to 9th centuries, Tamil Nadu - 9th to 13th centuries, Tamil Nadu - 14th century, Tamil Nadu - 17th century, Tamil Nadu - 20th century, Tamil Nadu - Politics, Tamil Nadu - Population, Tamil Nadu - Culture, Tamil Nadu - Economy, Tamil Nadu - Textiles, Tamil Nadu - Industry & Manufacturing, Tamil Nadu - Agriculture, Tamil Nadu - Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu - Software, Tamil Nadu - E-Governance, Tamil Nadu - Social development, Tamil Nadu - Districts, Tamil Nadu - Tourism, Tamil Nadu - Famous Tamilians of Modern era

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A mobile phone, also known as a cellular, cell, mobile, or hand phone, is an electronic telecommunications device with the same basic capability as a conventional fixed line telephone, but which is also entirely portable and is not required to be connected with a wire to the telephone network. Most current mobile phones connect instead to the network using a wireless radio wave transmission technology. The mobile phone communicates via a network of base stations which are in ...

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• Mobile phone - Worldwide deployment
• Mobile phone - Mobile phone culture
• Mobile phone - Mobile phone features
• Mobile phone - Technology
• Mobile phone - Controversy
• Mobile phone - Health controversy
• Mobile phone - Driving controversy
• Mobile phone - Security concerns
• Mobile phone - Future prospects
• Mobile phone - Terminology
• Mobile phone - Mobile phone terms
• Mobile phone - Related systems which are not cellphones
• Mobile phone - Terms in other countries
• Mobile phone - Integrated devices

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The Carl Zeiss company is a German manufacturer of optical systems, industrial measurements and medical devices originally founded in Jena in 1846 by Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott. Due to the results of World War II there are currently two parts, the Carl Zeiss AG located in Oberkochen with important subsidiaries in Aalen, Göttingen and Hallbergmoos (near Munich) and the Carl Zeiss GmbH located in the foundation city Jena. The organization is named after one of its founder, ...

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• Zeiss - Zeiss Ikon history
• Zeiss - Innovations
• Zeiss - Reputation

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Bluetooth is an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks (PANs). Bluetooth provides a way to connect and exchange information between devices like personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, laptops, PCs, printers and digital cameras via a secure, low-cost, globally available short range radio frequency. Bluetooth - Introduction. Bluetooth is a radio standard primarily designed for low power consumption, with a short range (power class dependent: 10 centimetres, 10 metres, 100 met ...

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• Bluetooth - Introduction
• Bluetooth - Bluetooth applications
• Bluetooth - Specifications and Features
• Bluetooth - Bluetooth 1.0 and 1.0B
• Bluetooth - Bluetooth 1.1
• Bluetooth - Bluetooth 1.2
• Bluetooth - Bluetooth 2.0
• Bluetooth - The Future of Bluetooth
• Bluetooth - Technical information
• Bluetooth - Communication & Connection
• Bluetooth - Setting up connections
• Bluetooth - Pairing
• Bluetooth - Air interface
• Bluetooth - Security
• Bluetooth - Security measures
• Bluetooth - Security concerns
• Bluetooth - Bluetooth profiles
• Bluetooth - Future of Bluetooth
• Bluetooth - Origin of the name and the logo
• Bluetooth - Bluetooth Consortium
• Bluetooth - Competing Technologies

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Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated university located in Waco, Texas. It is the largest Baptist university in the world by enrollment. Founded in 1845, Baylor is the oldest university in Texas operating under its original name. The Baylor University campus is located just southeast of downtown Waco, roughly bounded by IH-35, Speight Avenue, Eighth Street and University Parks Drive. The university is known for its programs in business, law, music, museum studies and theology. Bachelor's, master's, doctorat ...

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• Baylor University - History
• Baylor University - Academics
• Baylor University - Institutional organization
• Baylor University - Leadership
• Baylor University - Accomplishments
• Baylor University - Baylor 2012
• Baylor University - Athletics
• Baylor University - Track and field
• Baylor University - Baseball
• Baylor University - Men's basketball
• Baylor University - Football
• Baylor University - Traditions
• Baylor University - Homecoming
• Baylor University - Mascot
• Baylor University - Diadeloso
• Baylor University - The NoZe Brotherhood
• Baylor University - Controversy and criticisms
• Baylor University - Notable alumni
• Baylor University - Other notable trivia

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In marketing, a brand is the symbolic embodiment of all the information connected with a product or service. A brand typically includes a name, logo, and other visual elements such as images, fonts, color schemes, or symbols. It also encompasses the set of expectations associated with a product or service which typically arise in the minds of people. Such people include employees of the brand owner, people involved with distribution, sale or supply of the p ...

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• Brand - Concepts
• Brand - History
• Brand - Examples of well known brand names
• Brand - United States Of America
• Brand - Europe
• Brand - Japan
• Brand - South Korea
• Brand - Criticisms of branding

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List of corporate leaders - Corporate leaders. Joe Ackermann - Deutsche Bank William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook- newspaper magnate Arthur Andersen - Arthur Andersen Kunitake Ando - Sony John Jacob Astor - Fur trading and real estate Percy Barnevik - Investor Bernard Baruch - Financier, Investor, Presidential advisor Andy Bechtolsheim - Sun Microsystems Silvio Berlusconi - Italian media, Prime Minister of Italy Jeff B

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A camera phone is a cellphone which has a camera built in. The world's first camera phone was the J-SH04 made by Sharp Corporation and put on market from J-Phone (Vodafone) in Japan in November 2000. The cameras typically use CMOS image sensors. This is due largely to reduced power consumption compared to CCD type cameras, which are also used. The lower power consumption prevents the camera from quickly depleting the phone's battery. Major manufacturers include Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, and LG Electronics. As o ...

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• Camera phone - Anecdote on the idea behind the technology

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List of cities and towns in Finland - Towns founded. Alajärvi (1986) Alavus (Alavo in Swedish) (1977) Anjalankoski (1977) Espoo (Esbo in Swedish) (1972) Forssa (1964) Haapajärvi (Aspsjö In Swedish) (1977) Haapavesi Hamina (Fredrikshamn in Swedish) (1653) Hanko (Hangö in Swedish) (1874) Harjavalta (1977) Heinola (1839) Helsinki (Helsingfors in Swedish) (1550) Huittinen (Vittis in Swedish) (1977)Including:

• List of cities and towns in Finland - Towns founded
• List of cities and towns in Finland - External link

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In finance, the underlying of a derivative is an asset, basket of assets or index, such that the cash flows of the derivative depend on its value. There must be an independent way to observe this value to avoid conflicts of interest. For example, in a stock option to buy 100 shares of Nokia at EUR 50 in September 2006, the underlying is a Nokia share. In a futures contract to buy EUR 10 million 10 year German Government Bonds, the underlying are the German Government bonds. Other examples are stock market indices

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Location in the state of Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in the state of Texas, ninth-largest in the United States, and is also the county seat of Dallas County. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 1.1 million (though a July 1, 2004 U.S. Census estimate placed the city's population at more than 1.2 million). Dallas is within the Dallas-Plano-Irving metropolitan division and is the main cultural and economic center of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, a title ...

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• Dallas Texas - History
• Dallas Texas - Early settlers
• Dallas Texas - A city emerges
• Dallas Texas - The 20th century
• Dallas Texas - Geography and climate
• Dallas Texas - Geology
• Dallas Texas - Climate
• Dallas Texas - Economy
• Dallas Texas - Demographics
• Dallas Texas - Crime
• Dallas Texas - Religion
• Dallas Texas - People and culture
• Dallas Texas - Architecture
• Dallas Texas - Tallest Buildings
• Dallas Texas - Districts and communities
• Dallas Texas - Major Areas
• Dallas Texas - Education
• Dallas Texas - Colleges and universities
• Dallas Texas - Public schools
• Dallas Texas - Transportation
• Dallas Texas - Airports
• Dallas Texas - Mass transportation
• Dallas Texas - Highways
• Dallas Texas - Sports
• Dallas Texas - Sister cities

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Ulm is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). Its population is around 120,000. The independent city is the seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm - Geography. Ulm lies at the entry of the Blau river and the Iller river into the Danube. Most of the city lies on the left bank of the Danube; only the city district Wiblingen, Gögglingen, Donaustetten and Unterweiler lie on the right bank. On the other side of the river lies the "twin city" of Neu-Ulm in the ...

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• Ulm - Geography
• Ulm - History
• Ulm - Industry
• Ulm - University of Ulm
• Ulm - Sights
• Ulm - Other landmarks
• Ulm - People from Ulm
• Ulm - Historical
• Ulm - Recent

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 >> List of numbers -- Integers 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 >> quadri-/quadr- (from Latin) 4 (four) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. 4 number - In mathematics. Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being 1 and 2. Four is also a highly composite number. The next highly composite number is 6. Four is the second square numbe ...

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• 4 number - In mathematics
• 4 number - The Arabic glyph
• 4 number - In physics
• 4 number - In chemistry
• 4 number - In biology
• 4 number - In astronomy
• 4 number - In technology
• 4 number - In sports
• 4 number - In other fields
• 4 number - Groups of four
• 4 number - Years

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Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Located on the Rhine near Cologne, it is one of the main centres of the densely populated Rhine-Ruhr area. Düsseldorf - History. When the Roman Empire was strengthening its position throughout Europe, a few Germanic tribes clung on to their marshy territory off the eastern banks of the Rhine River. In the 7th and 8th centuries, the odd farming or fishing settlement could be found at the point where t ...

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• Düsseldorf - History
• Düsseldorf - Economy
• Düsseldorf - Infrastructure
• Düsseldorf - Culture
• Düsseldorf - Districts
• Düsseldorf - University
• Düsseldorf - Buildings
• Düsseldorf - Partner Cities
• Düsseldorf - Famous people related with Düsseldorf

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The Culture of Finland is inherently hard to define. However, there are some general characteristics often associated with Finnish society and every day culture. Finns are generally a reserved people, like other Nordic peoples in Norway or Sweden. Traditionally, Finns enjoy peace and nature, though the modern, urban lifestyle is popular with many. A sense of melancholy and depression is sometimes associated with the Finns. People in Finland are reserved when meeting strangers and sometimes take a long time to become familiar wi ...

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• Culture of Finland - Language-related institutions
• Culture of Finland - Art and design institutions
• Culture of Finland - Music institutions
• Culture of Finland - Theatre and dance institutions
• Culture of Finland - Media
• Culture of Finland - Archiving institutions

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Alias is an American "SpyFi" television series, created by J.J. Abrams. It first aired on September 30, 2001 and stars Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a CIA agent, usually seen wearing a colorful new disguise undercover on most episodes. The series began its fifth season on September 29, 2005 and will conclude in May 2006 when it was announced by ABC that it would be Alias' final season. Alias can currently be seen on Wednesdays at 10 pm ET on ABC, and Sundays at 4pm ET on CTV. Additionally, episodes from the s ...

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• Alias TV series - Cast and characters
• Alias TV series - Plot
• Alias TV series - Season 1
• Alias TV series - Season 2
• Alias TV series - Season 3
• Alias TV series - Season 4
• Alias TV series - Season 5
• Alias TV series - Themes
• Alias TV series - Opening credits
• Alias TV series - Timeframe
• Alias TV series - Spoofs
• Alias TV series - Alias: The Video Game
• Alias TV series - Link to Lost
• Alias TV series - Original novels
• Alias TV series - Production and crew
• Alias TV series - Distributors
• Alias TV series - DVD
• Alias TV series - Season 1 Features
• Alias TV series - Season 2 Features
• Alias TV series - Season 3 Features
• Alias TV series - Season 4 Features

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Yamigo is a free service, based in Australia, that allows instant messaging on mobile phones. To use it, your phone and network must support wireless-data (e.g. GPRS) but your network operator does not need to have official support for instant messaging. It is based on a protocol called Wireless Village, developed by the Open Mobile Alliance, which is a joint venture between Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and many other mob ...

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• Yamigo - Cheaper than using SMS
• Yamigo - A warning to Motorola phone users
• Yamigo - How to find out more and configure your phone

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