Direct dyes, a class of dyes largely for dyeing cotton, are water soluble and can be applied directly to the fiber from an aqueous solution.

Three APIs are available — a Direct Persistence Layer which is " Plain Old Java Objects " ( POJO ); one which is based on the Java Collections Framework ( an object persistence approach ); and one based on the traditional Berkeley DB API.

Direct current ( DC ) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge.

Direct current is produced by sources such as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type.

Direct fuel injection which can inject fuel only at the time of fuel ignition ( similar to a diesel engine ) is another recent development which also allows for higher compression ratios on gasoline engines.

Direct contempt is an unacceptable act in the presence of the judge ( in facie curiae ), and generally begins with a warning, and may be accompanied by an immediate imposition of punishment.

Direct contempt is distinctly different from indirect contempt, wherein another individual may file papers alleging contempt against a person who has willfully violated a lawful court order.

# Direct contempt is that which occurs in the presence of the presiding judge ( in facie curiae ) and may be dealt with summarily: the judge notifies the offending party that he or she has acted in a manner which disrupts the tribunal and prejudices the administration of justice.

Direct microscopy of stool is not recommended, as it is unreliable.

The Direct Examination or Examination-in-Chief is one stage in the process of adducing evidence from witnesses in a court of law.

Direct examination is the questioning of a witness by the party who called him or her, in a trial.

Direct examination is usually performed to elicit evidence in support of facts which will satisfy a required element of a party's claim or defense.

Direct current, as produced by example from a battery and required by most electronic devices, is a unidirectional flow from the positive part of a circuit to the negative.

Fox News Channel is currently offered by Access Communications, Bell TV, Cogeco, Eastlink, Manitoba Telecom Services, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw Cable, Shaw Direct and Telus TV.

Direct Democracy is pervasive in representative assemblies and small-government units.

Direct information about a consumer ’ s willingness to pay is rarely available.

Direct linkage is available with Mozambique, however, which has the same gauge track.

* Round-tripping: Money is deposited in a controlled foreign corporation offshore, preferably in a Tax haven where minimal records are kept, and then shipped back as a Foreign Direct Investment, exempt from taxation.

Mars Direct is a proposal for a manned mission to Mars that is designed to be both cost-effective and possible with current technology.

Mars Direct was featured on a Discovery Channel programs Mars: The Next Frontier in which issues were discussed surrounding NASA funding of the project, and on Mars Underground, where the plan is discussed more in-depth.

* Mars Direct is the mission mode used in Gregory Benford's novel, The Martian Race, and in Geoffrey A. Landis's novel Mars Crossing, as well as Zubrin's own novel, First Landing.

* In the West Wing episode " The Warfare of Genghis Khan ", a NASA staffer describes Mars Direct to the skeptical White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman and is able to convince him of its merit.

Direct marketers normally obtain lists of prospects from sources such as magazine subscriptions and customer lists.

* Direct Commissioning normally is used for accessions of chaplains, medical professionals, and Judge Advocate General ( JAG ) lawyers.

* International: Direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ; tropospheric scatter to Barbados ; international calls beyond these countries are carried by Intelsat from Martinique.

The IWW founded the Anti-Conscription League ( ACL ) in which IWW members worked with the broader labour and peace movement, and also carried on an aggressive propaganda campaign in its own name ; leading to the imprisonment of Tom Barker ( 1887 – 1970 ) the editor of the IWW paper Direct Action, sentenced to twelve months in March 1916.

Direct laryngoscopy is carried out ( usually ) with the patient lying on his or her back ; the laryngoscope is inserted into the mouth on the right side and flipped to the left to trap and move the tongue out of the line of sight, and, depending on the type of blade used, inserted either anterior or posterior to the epiglottis and then lifted with an upwards and forward motion (" away from you and towards the roof ").

) Direct external access to variables is also not supported ; all interaction between objects is carried out through function calls ( notwithstanding that data structures pointed to by variables are independent of objects and changes to them are visible in all objects referencing those data structures simultaneously, and that some drivers have privileged functions allowing a cumbersome form of external variable access that permits inspection but not mutation ).

Direct imitation of Chinese designs in faience began in the late 17th century, was carried into European porcelain production, most naturally in tea wares, and peaked in the wave of rococo Chinoiserie ( ca.

The Movie Network is carried by various Canadian cable and satellite television providers in Eastern Canada including Bell TV, Shaw Direct, Rogers Digital Cable, Vidéotron, EastLink, Cogeco, Seaside Communications and more.

Throughout Canada, TFO is carried by the Bell TV and Shaw Direct satellite services.

Movie Central is carried by various Canadian cable, IPTV, and satellite television providers in Western Canada including Bell TV, Shaw Direct, Shaw, Access Communications, TELUS TV, Westman Communications Group and more.

Despite being a full-time feed, Leafs TV's pregames, post-games and live Leafs are only carried on satellite providers such as Bell TV and Shaw Direct.

Direct microwave exposure is not generally possible, as microwaves emitted by the source in a microwave oven are confined in the oven by the material out of which the oven is constructed.

Hess released a new version of Direct Connect, requiring a simple encryption key to initiate a connection, locking out third-party clients.

Direct injection has considerable advantages in two-stroke engines, eliminating some of the waste and pollution caused by carbureted two-strokes where a proportion of the fuel / air mixture entering the cylinder goes directly out, unburned, through the exhaust port.

Direct drive using gears is unusual because the frequently reversing torque caused by the slope of the cams tends to quickly wear out gear teeth.

The evening before Al-Sistani arrived in the city, two F-16's, flying out of Balad, dropped four two-thousand pound JDAMs ( Joint Direct Attack Munitions ) on two hotels in close proximity to the Imam Ali Shrine.

Matt's Scooter is a bay pacing ridgeling by Direct Scooter out of Ellen's Glory by Meadow Skipper.

This line was not direct, going out of its way to stay near the Erie Canal and serve Rome, and so the Syracuse and Utica Direct Railroad was chartered January 26, 1853.

* October 6, 2011: A software error knocks out Anik F2, one of the two satellites serving Shaw Direct customers, for approximately one day.

In their financial reports, Tucows does not break out their advertising income due to Direct Navigation from advertising income from other sources including the download site.

The bank is currently ( December 2003 ) in the process of reorganizing as Grupul Financiar BT (" The BT Financial Group ") which will also include companies in which the bank has invested: insurance and re-insurance company BT Asigurări ( formerly SAR Transilvania ), BT Leasing ( formerly Leasing Transilvania ), BT Securities, BT Asset Management, Compania de Factoring and BT Direct ( that will round out the offering in the consumer finance sector ).

* Acting out: Direct expression of an unconscious wish or impulse in action, without conscious awareness of the emotion that drives that expressive behaviour.

Direct gain warms air inside the chimney causing it to rise out the top and drawing air in from the bottom.

Direct deposit systems such as those in common use in North America, by contrast, require the recipient's explicit approval, typically provided by filling out form.

It was called Direct Cinema and was the basis for a " New Wave " of Cinéma Vérité films, especially in Europe, made by filmmakers who abandoned the studio and went out on location to film, often with hand-held cameras.

As well as these core services, NHS Direct provides a number of commissioned services throughout the NHS, such as specialised support for patients with long term conditions, access to GP and dental healthcare out of hours, and a professional response system for times of public health anxiety.

Direct contact with victims should be chosen last, after having attempted or ruled out all other " rungs " of the Ladder Approach.

Direct flights to the continent ( Lisbon ) are provided by SATA Azores International out of Santa Maria Airport located close to Vila do Porto.

Direct contaminative infection by eggs is probably the most common route in human cases, but accidental ingestion of an infected grain beetle or flea cannot be ruled out.

This line was not direct, going out of its way to stay near the Erie Canal and serve Rome, and so the Syracuse and Utica Direct Railroad was chartered January 26, 1853, although nothing of this line was ever built because the West Shore Railroad served the same purpose.

The Direct Grant scheme began to be phased out in 1976 and so the School became independent.

The DAAA Collective, or Direct Action Anti-Authoritarians, was an anarchist and anti-authoritarian collective based out of the Central Valley city of Modesto in California, that existed from the summer of 2003, until they disbanded at the end of 2006.