The ease with which Macrovision and other copy protection measures can be defeated has prompted a steadily growing number of DVD releases that do not have copy protection of any kind, CSS or Macrovision.

Factors such as low prices and ease of cooking contribute to the growing popularity of this staple item.

Large-scale commercial growing often selects for different characteristics that hobbyist growers might want, such as resistance to root rot when overwatered, ability to be forced into budding early, ease of rooting or other propagation, and saleability.

Because of its beauty and ease of growing, the California poppy was introduced into several regions with similar Mediterranean climates.

It is suitable for the above purposes because of the robustness of the preparation for electrophysiological experiments and ease of growing them.

In 2006, VDOT began working on the Gainesville Interchange improvement project in order to ease the traffic in the rapidly growing Gainesville-Haymarket area.

While growing up she felt more at ease around " more earthly " companions, often befriending the " toughest kid on the block ".

The availability of the potato and its ease of growing in a wide variety of climatic and soil conditions may have led to a rise in population, putting increasing pressure on a traditional Māori tribal structure that was geared towards a very tiny increase in population, i. e., far more healthy vigorous young men in the pā to challenge for positions of leadership.

In 1890, in order to ease his workload, he moved from representing the busy, growing riding of New Westminster to becoming one of the members for the vast, frontier electoral district of Cariboo in the province's Central Interior.

Viola tricolor, known as heartsease, heart's ease, heart's delight, tickle-my-fancy, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, come-and-cuddle-me, three faces in a hood, or love-in-idleness, is a common European wild flower, growing as an annual or short-lived perennial.

Atlee's powers are currently limitless, while she limits herself to " harmless " feats such as growing large formations of rock with the slowness needed to avoid a geological hazard, and using floating rocks as projectiles and to levitate around, Gerard Shugel, the Ultra-Humanite, while residing in her body, was able to shift nearby tectonic plates with ease or cause volcanoes to erupt at his will.

Available only in kit form less the necessary radio equipment, battery pack and charger, the Blackfoot was one of the most notable contributions to the growing radio controlled model car hobby due to its relatively inexpensive purchase cost, ease of assembly, an excellent instruction manual-Tamiya's are regarded as among the finest in the hobby industry-and wide availability of both factory and aftermarket parts to improve performance and durability as well as to simplify and expedite inevitable repairs.

Dug under Mount Macdonald () to ease growing traffic experienced between 1910 and 1913, it replaced the dangerous Rogers Pass route.

Poppies are sought after by gardeners for the vivid coloration of the blooms, the hardiness and reliability of the poppy plants, the exotic chocolate-vegetal fragrance note of some cultivars, and the ease of growing the plants from purchased flats of seedlings or by direct sowing of the seed.

Bloomberg's reviewer described Lerman as appealing, with the Los Angeles Times ' Betsy Sharkey stating that the character " captures the ease with which an angry teen will use a growing vocabulary to wound a parent ".

The governor was wanting to ease the state's growing racial tensions by creating a biracial commission composed of 21 blacks and 21 whites.

The Redfern-Eveleigh-Darlington or RED project ( also known as the Redfern-Waterloo Partnership Program ) was instigated by the state government of New South Wales to redevelop the run-down housing and railway yards in the suburbs of Redfern, Eveleigh and Darlington to the South-West of Sydney central business district to ease the pressure of Sydney's growing population by housing more people near the city centre.

Several congressional study groups in the late 1960s examined the growing ease with which automated personal information could be gathered and matched with other information.

There were concerns within Australian society over the growing influence of Communism, and according to historian Andrew Moore, some commentators hoped that the tour would help to ease tension.

Medco International, based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, healthcare solutions focused on enhancing the quality of care for patients with chronic and complex conditions, improving therapeutic outcomes and helping to ease the growing financial burden on payors.

In addition the Cantonment has plans to widen the road to ease growing traffic.

The internationalization of finance, which some see as beyond the reach of state control, combined with the growing ease with which large corporations have been able to relocate their operations to low-wage states, has posed the question of the ' eclipse ' of state sovereignty, arising from the growing ' globalization ' of capital.

Only one budget airline, Tiger Airways, has chosen to operate at the Budget Terminal ; other budget airlines have cited various reasons for not shifting operations to the Budget Terminal, including accessibility and ease of transfers to connecting flights.

In modern businesses the design of file servers is complicated by competing demands for storage space, access speed, recoverability, ease of administration, security, and budget.

On-set directors then began leaving room for as-yet-unheard audience reactions and producers began allocating more budget money for post-production so that Douglass could later edit with greater ease.

Appeals from constituencies threatened by the loss of social services were ineffectual ; the budget cuts passed through the Congress with relative ease.

He determined which sketches made it to air, and often made his decisions based not on creative content but budget or ease of production.

The ease of access, coupled with its beach, has made Sutomore very popular budget destination.

A November 2010 parcel tax was one of the solutions provided to ease OUSD's budget crisis, by providing additional outside revenue for Oakland teachers.

* Fried rice – Fried rice dishes are popular offerings in American Chinese food due to the speed and ease of preparation and their appeal to American tastes.

The disease has a history of use in biological warfare dating back many centuries, and is considered a threat due to its ease of culture and ability to remain in circulation among local rodents for a long period of time.

Preference was given to the Indubrasil breed, due to the ease of obtaining large herds at reasonable prices, which would have been difficult with Gir, Nelore or Guzerá.

Game scores will often be much higher than in standard Scrabble, due to the relative ease of making high-scoring overlap plays and easier access to premium squares.

It may be associated with deception, stealth, and / or treachery due to the ease of concealment and surprise that someone could inflict with one on an unsuspecting victim, and indeed many assassinations have been carried out with the use of a dagger, including that of Julius Caesar.

In general, the Internet tends to provide more current coverage than print media, due to the ease with which material on the Internet can be updated.

The concept of the FET predates the BJT, though it was not physically implemented until after BJTs due to the limitations of semiconductor materials and the relative ease of manufacturing BJTs compared to FETs at the time.

Hot Jupiters are currently the most common form of extrasolar planet known, perhaps due to the relative ease of detecting them.

Computers have facilitated the process of collecting information, due to the ease of access to large amounts of information, through physical contact or via the internet.

Computers have become key in exercising industrial espionage due to the enormous amount of information they contain and its ease of being copied and transmitted.

Reloading was executed in 3 – 4 minutes, although the standard procedure was to switch to a new position some 10 km away due to the ease with which the battery could be identified by the enemy.

Nonetheless, the variation within Mandarin is less significant than the much greater variation found within several other varieties of Chinese ; this is thought to be due to a relatively recent spread of Mandarin across China, combined with a greater ease of travel and communication compared to the more mountainous south of China.

The most common substrate is glass, due to its transparency, ease of fabrication, rigidity, hardness, and ability to take a smooth finish.

Neither the name of a physical quantity, nor the symbol used to denote it, implies a particular choice of unit, though SI units are usually preferred and assumed today due to their ease of use and all-round applicability.

A relic of these differences is found in emergency telephone numbers used in various countries ; the United Kingdom selected 999 due to the ease of converting call office dials to make free calls (' 0 ' for the Operator was already free ), whereas in New Zealand's 111 was selected for the same reason: 111 actually pulses 999 to the central office / telephone exchange.

The benefits of cage armor are still considered great in modern battlefields in the Middle East, and although similar effects can be obtained using spaced armor, either as a part of the original design or as appliqué armor fitted later, cage armor is preferable due to its low weight and ease of repair.

It was often used by cavalry troops due to its generally shorter length and ease of use, as well as by coachmen for its substantial power.

While traditional sieges do still occur, they are not as common as they once were due to changes in modes of battle, principally the ease by which huge volumes of destructive power can be directed onto a static target.

With the exception of barcodes and OCR data, electronic data storage is easier to revise and may be more cost effective than alternative methods due to smaller physical space requirements and the ease of replacing ( rewriting ) data on the same medium.

Topical ivermectin preparations have been found to be effective for scabies in adults and are attractive due to their low cost, ease of preparation, and low toxicity.

White pressed that the university should locate on the hill in Syracuse ( the current location of Syracuse University ) due to the city's attractive transportation hub, which would ease the recruitment of faculty, students, and other persons of note.

Shell form design may be more prevalent than core form design for distribution transformer applications due to the relative ease in stacking the core around winding coils.

The thinness of the soil is due largely to the cold, which hinders the development of soil and the ease with which plants can use its nutrients.

Wireless LANs have become popular in the home due to ease of installation, and in commercial complexes offering wireless access to their customers ; often for free.

Highly mobile animals such as bats and birds may present a greater risk of zoonotic transmission than other animals due to the ease with which they can move into areas of human habitation.