Instead of using a greater number of bits and attempting to record a signal's precise amplitude for every sample cycle, a Direct Stream Digital recorder works by encoding a signal in a series of PWM pulses of fixed amplitude but variable duration and timing.

Today, the PowerVR software and hardware suite supports video encoding, decoding, associated image processing and Direct X, OpenGL ES, OpenVG, and OpenCL acceleration.

Direct traffic reduction methods can involve straightforward bans or more subtle methods like road pricing schemes or road diets.

Other names for Phase IV are the " Northeast Corridor ," " Northeast Direct " or " Intercity " paint schemes.

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 or substantive dyeing is normally carried out in a neutral or slightly alkaline dyebath, at or near boiling point, with the addition of either sodium chloride ( NaCl ) or sodium sulfate ( Na < sub > 2 </ sub > SO < sub > 4 </ sub >) or sodium carbonate ( Na < sub > 2 </ sub > CO < sub > 3 </ sub >).

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.

The problems associated with long-term weightlessness would be addressed in the same manner as the baseline Mars Direct plan, a tether between the Dragon habitat and the TMI ( Trans-Mars Injection ) stage acting to allow rotation of the craft.

The same year he visited Rome and compelled Paul to write to Pepin asking him to concede all the Lombard Direct claims except that to Imola ; another letter of exactly opposite tenor was sent by the same messenger.

Direct motion or prograde motion is motion in the same direction as other bodies.

SACD is a disc of identical physical dimensions to a standard compact disc ; the density of the disc is the same as a DVD and it encodes audio using a process known as Direct Stream Digital.

Direct entry aviation cadets were also trained at Scheyville, in the same 6 month courses as the National Servicemen.

Direct and retrograde verniers are read in the same manner.

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The year 2001 marked the 150th Anniversary of the school, and in the same year the school decided to join the Direct Subsidy Scheme, under which the school is given more freedom in the enrollment of students, appointment of teachers and the design of the curriculum.

The September 2009 MY10 update to the VE Commodore platform introduces a new standard engine – a 3. 0-litre Spark Ignition Direct Injection ( SIDI ) V6 on the Omega and Berlina, with a 3. 6-litre version of the same reserved for all other V6 variants.

The 700 was a compact model using the same case dimensions as the Macintosh IIci, with a Processor Direct Slot ( PDS ) expansion slot, while the latter was a newly designed tower case with five NuBus expansion slots and one PDS slot.

* Direct transfer allowed a user to select two calls from the same line and connect them together

In that same year Sheffield Lab released " I've Got the Music in Me " a Direct to disc recording by Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker that went on to become a benchmark vinyl recording for audiophiles.

Direct Service Service of process may be made outside the state but within the United States in the same manner provided in Rule 4. 1 ( d )-( l ) of these Rules by a person authorized to serve process under the law of the state where such service is made.

According to the sleeve, Direct was to be the first of a series of albums along the same musical approach.

Direct State Contribution to regional councils of government decreased by 27 % during this same time period ( 1994 – 2007 ) in which the average total budget increase was realized.

It is powered by either a four-cylinder MZR Direct Injection Spark Ignition ( DISI ) 2. 3-litre naturally aspirated engine or the turbo version of the same.

Schedules Direct delivers the same Tribune Media Services listings data that TiVo and other video recorders use.

Users dial an escape code ( usually a single digit ; often the same as the first digit of the local emergency telephone number ) that connects them to an outside line ( DDCO or Direct Dial Central Office in Bell System jargon ), followed by the external number.

The NHS Direct website can be found at www. nhsdirect. nhs. uk, and has a variety of symptom checkers, based on the same system used on the telephone service and can either give self care advice or direct a user to another NHS service.

Direct transportation between hotels is not provided, unless they happen to be on the same bus route.

DC ++ is a free and open-source alternative to the original client, NeoModus Direct Connect ( NMDC ); it connects to the same file-sharing network and supports the same file-sharing protocol.