Direct Assistance more widely known as DA is one of the UK s largest medical and motoring assistance companies. Direct Assistance provides 24 hour private medical services and roadside assistance to insurance companies, intermediaries and directly to the public. Direct Assistance is most well known for providing the UK s only nationwide visiting doctor service and also its on demand roadside assistance service that does not require membership unlike their counterparts. Direct Assistance s head office and operations centre is located in the city of Southampton Southampton, Hampshire situated close to Southampton Airport . Direct Assistance currently employs around 500 staff nationwide. Category Business ... more details
A concept of European Union constitutional law that relates specifically to regulations , direct applicability or the characteristic of regulations to be directly effective is set out in Article 288 ex Article 249 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as amended by the Lisbon Treaty . ref cite web url http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 18277053 ITM title The relationship between rights and remedies in EC law in search of the missing link. publisher Common Market Law Review October , 2004 accessdate 2007 12 27 Dead link date January 2010 ref Although often confused with the doctrine of direct effect , direct applicability refers to the fact that regulations require no implementing legislation within individual member states they take effect as soon as they are Official Journal of the European Union published by the European Commission . This confusion is perhaps explained by reference to the treaty provision governing regulations which provides that they, and only they, have direct applicability within the member states. The early jurisprudence of the ECJ suggested that direct effect was a consequence of direct applicability as it was thought that the drafters of the original treaty intended regulations, and only regulations, to be directly effective. However, the expansion of the doctrine of direct effect to include directives and other measures served to create a distinction between direct applicability and direct effect. Direct applicability is now taken to mean that regulations require no domestic implementation if direct effect was only ever intended to be a consequence of direct applicability then the relationship has been severed by a series of ECJ cases. References refs Category Administrative law Category European Union law Legislation of the European Union EU stub de Unmittelbare Anwendbarkeit es Aplicabilidad directa ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2009 Evidence law 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 law trial . Direct examination is usually performed to elicit evidence law evidence in support of facts which will satisfy a required element of a party s claim or defense. In direct examination, one is generally prohibited from asking leading question s. This prevents a lawyer from feeding answers to a favorable witness. An exception to this rule occurs if one side has called a witness, but it is either understood, or soon becomes plain, that the witness is hostile to the questioner s side of the controversy. The lawyer may then ask the court to declare the person he or she has called to the stand a hostile witness . If the court does so, the lawyer may thereafter ply the witness with leading questions during direct examination. See also Cross examination Redirect examination DEFAULTSORT Direct Examination Category Civil procedure Category Evidence law Category Legal terms ... more details
In mathematics and statistics , a positive or direct relationship is a relationship between two Variable mathematics variables in which change in one variable is associated with a change in the other variable in the same direction. For example all linear relationships with a Positive number positive slope are direct relationships. Such direct relationships are very widely used in science and mathematics . In a direct relationship, as one variable, say x , increases, the other variable, say y , also increases, and if one variable decreases, the other variable decreases. The formula for a direct linear relation is y a kx , where k is positive constant and a is a constant. See for example temperature conversion , where two temperature scales are typically in a direct and linear relation. See also Contrast with inverse relationship . unreferenced date February 2012 Category Elementary mathematics stat stub mathematics stub ar eo Rekta interrilato fr Relation directe ... more details
notability Companies date December 2010 Infobox company name Zions Direct Brokerage logo type Non bank subsidiary of Zions Bank , a subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation Public company Public NASDAQ ZION slogan foundation Zions Bancorporation Salt Lake City , Utah , USA 1873 location Salt Lake City, Utah, USA key people W. David Hemingway, Zions Bancorporation EVP, Capital Markets and Investments ref http www.snl.com irweblinkx bio.aspx?IID 100501&PID 118436&AIP 43&PersonSection 1073741866 W. David Hemingway Profile ref num employees industry Financial Services products https www.auctions.zionsdirect.com ... zd why.jsp Equities Trading revenue net income homepage http www.zionsdirect.com Zions Direct Zions Direct is an Investing online online broker dealer subsidiary of Salt Lake City, Utah , USA based Zions Bank, a subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation NASDAQ ZION ref http stores.ebay.com Zions Direct Auctions About Us.html Zions Direct Description eBay ref that specializes in offering securities for the self ...?acctid 8403 Zions Direct Description Money Show ref Zions Direct allows clients to invest ... www.auctions.zionsdirect.com Zions Direct Auctions ref Zions Direct and Zions affiliates ref http www.snl.com ... checking , and other banking products. ref http www.zionsbank.com zd prod cash.jsp Zions Direct CashLink ref Zions Direct is regulated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority FINRA . ref http www.finra.org index.htm FINRA Website ref Zions Direct Auctions On March 27, 2007, Zions Direct announced ..., similar to the process used by the U.S. Treasury . In addition to auctioning CDs, Zions Direct ... stock option valuation instrument, ESOARS . As of April 15, 2008, Zions Direct had sold more ... 7D Market Watch Report ref Notes references External links http www.zionsdirect.com Zions Direct official website http www.auctions.zionsdirect.com Zions Direct Auctions official website http ...?acctid 8403 Money Show Zions Direct profile Category Financial services companies of the United ... more details
Direct selling is the marketing and selling of products directly to consumers away from a fixed retail location. Peddling is the oldest form of direct selling. ref cite web url http www.morebusiness.com running your business management Direct Sales.brc title Direct Selling Methods Single Level & Multilevel Marketing date 26 March 2007 ref Modern direct selling includes sales made through the party ... . ref Merrilees, Bill Miller, Dale 1999 . Direct Selling in the West and East The Relative Roles of Product ... 2963 97 00238 5. ref A textbook definition is The direct personal presentation, demonstration, and sale ... Dominique Xardel title The Direct Selling Revolution. Understanding the Growth of the Amway Corporation ..., the World Federation of Direct Selling Association s WFDSA , reports that its 59 regional member ... dir sell index.cfm?fa whatisds WFDSA What is Direct Selling? ref The United States Direct Selling ... from a direct selling representative and 20 reported that they were currently 6 or had been in the past 14 a direct selling representative. ref name DSA http www.dsa.org aboutselling what DSA What is Direct Selling ref According to the WFDSA, consumers benefit from direct selling because of the convenience ... for an individual to start an independent direct selling business is typically very low with little or no required inventory or other cash commitments to begin. ref name WDFSA Most direct selling associations, including the Bundesverband Direktvertrieb Deutschland, the direct selling association ... partnership both with customers and salesmen. Most national direct selling associations are represented in the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations WFDSA . Direct selling is distinct from direct marketing because it is about individual sales agents reaching and dealing directly with clients. Direct marketing is about business organizations seeking a relationship with their customers without going through an agent consultant or retail outlet. Direct selling often, but not always, uses ... more details
Schedules Direct is a non profit organization that provides a low cost television program listing service for open source and freeware digital video recorder s. Developers from several different projects including MythTV , XMLTV , and GB PVR founded Schedules Direct in response to Tribune Media Services s TMS s decision to shut down its free Data Direct program listing service as of September 1, 2007. ref name mythtv cite web url http mythtv.org wiki index.php Schedules Direct title Schedules Direct accessdate 2007 08 10 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070927004509 http mythtv.org wiki index.php Schedules Direct Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 09 27 ref MythTV and other such software use the data to display an on screen display on screen electronic program guide EPG , and to schedule upcoming recordings. Schedules Direct contracts with TMS to purchase a license to redistribute its data&mdash which TiVo and other commercial digital video recorders also use&mdash to Schedules Direct members. Individuals may become Schedules Direct members for a small donation, presently 25 a year, ref name membership cite web url http www.schedulesdirect.org membershiplevels title Schedules Direct Membership accessdate 2007 09 22 ref and members may use the listings service with approved open source and freeware applications. ref name approvedapplications cite web url http www.schedulesdirect.org approvedsoftware title Approved Applications List accessdate 2012 02 03 ref References Reflist External links http www.schedulesdirect.org Schedules Direct website Category Television technology tv tech stub ... more details
The Direct Payments scheme is a Her Majesty s Government UK Government initiative in the field of Social ... Unit calls direct payments the most successful public policy in the area of social care . ref ... pdf ref Direct Payments are seen as making an important contribution to the independence ... for the rights of disabled people. ref Name Pearson Pearson, C. ed 2006 Direct Payments and Personalisation of Care , Edinburgh, Dunedin Academic Press, ISBN 1903765625 ref Development Direct Payments were set up with the Community Care Direct Payments Act 1996 ref http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts1996 1996030.htm Community Care Direct Payments Act 1996 c. 30 Bot generated title ref which ... services trusts, the option of whether to allocate direct payments or maintain existing models of service provision. This led to an uneven development of direct payments across the UK with particularly ... allowed parents of disabled children in England and Wales to receive direct payments, and 16 and 17 ... a mandatory duty on all local authorities to offer direct payments to all eligible people requesting one. Direct Payments in Practice Direct Payments are intended to empower service users by allowing ... for a person to receive the entirety of their care needs through direct payments, people are free to mix direct payments for some of their needs with traditional methods of care provision. Direct Payments can be used to directly employ a personal assistant in this case the Direct Payments recipient ... services, the recipient may be able to use his or her Direct Payments to fund other local services ... Developments in Direct Payments , Bristol The Policy Press, special Booksources ISBN 9781861346537 Pearson, C. ed 2006 Direct Payments and Personalisation of Care , Edinburgh, Dunedin Academic Press ... DirectPayments fs en Department of Health information about Direct Payments Category Social work de Direct Payments ... more details
Notability date May 2008 Compass Direct News is a Christian news agency founded in 1996 that reports exclusively on persecution of Christians around the world. It has a network of news bureaus and correspondents that produce news reports, features and analyses of situations and trends facing Christians living in what are believed to be the world s most oppressive areas. Compass Direct News aims to raise awareness of Christian persecution and encourage churches to organize prayer Emotional support support for those who are suffering. It provides information for governments and advocacy groups to perform subsequent action for the persecuted. The news service is published through daily email releases and on the Compass Direct News website. External links http www.compassdirect.org Compass Direct News . Christian org stub Category Human rights organizations Category Religious persecution Category Religious media ... more details
orphan date January 2010 Direct shipment is a method of delivering goods from the Distributor business supplier or the product owner to the customer directly. In most of the cases, the customer orders the goods from the product owner. This delivery scheme reduces transportation and storage costs, but require additional planning and administration ref Direct Shipment Best Practice of the Federal Aviation Administration FAA http www.faa.gov aircraft air cert production approvals mfg best practice media directship.pdf ref . Direct shipment is a common practice in industries that rely on Outsourcing outsourced manufacturing to a big extent, like high tech, apparel and footwear as well as Durable good durables industries. References references DEFAULTSORT Direct Shipment Category Supply chain management terms ... more details
Infobox Company name Direct Supply Inc logo Image DS Corporate RGB small.tif 200px Direct Supply type Private company Private location Milwaukee , Wisconsin U.S. state Wisconsin , United States foundation 1985 company slogan Taking the cost out of healthcare area served North America homepage http directsupply.com www.directsupply.com Direct Supply is a privately held, nationwide provider of equipment, eCommerce services and other services to the senior living industry. Based in Milwaukee , Wisconsin the company distributes more than one million products to the senior living industry. The company is divided into five strategic business units SBUs which promote Direct Supply s mission to enhance the lives of the millions of residents in Senior Living. ref cite web title Direct Supply Homepage url www.directsupply.com work Direct Supply website accessdate 31 August 2011 ref The company was founded in 1985. Originally, the company sold products exclusively out of its catalog. Today, through its catalog, sales force, and website, the company serves over 21,000 long term care facilities across the country. ref cite web title Bob Hillis says his company, Direct Supply, would have never made ... units Direct Supply Equipment & Furnishings u A nationwide supplier of equipment to the long term care profession. Direct Supply Aptura u Offers construction management, design build and interior design services. Direct Supply DSSI u A procurement system serving primarily long term care. Direct Supply TELS The Equipment Lifecycle System u An online building management service. Direct Supply Services & Solutions u Provides support for large, complex equipment based projects. Culture Direct Supply ... also provides complimentary snacks, soda and juice to all Partners. ref cite web title Direct Supply ... publisher Direct Supply accessdate 31 August 2011 ref References reflist External links http www.directsupply.com ... entrepreneur extrao.htm http www.jsonline.com business 123420769.html DEFAULTSORT Direct Supply Category ... more details
Direct to Fan is a business model used by independent musicians , independent record label independent music labels , music marketing professionals, promoters, and others in the music industry . Direct ... throughout their career. The Direct to Fan model bypasses the major record label model that historically ..., and Direct to Fan music sales , marketing , and business solutions. Direct to Fan models encourage ... relationship relationship over time. Direct to fan tools Some tools supporting Direct to Fan include Storefronts to sell direct to fan on Band Websites and on social networking sites such as Facebook ... digital and physical products. Direct to fan sales, marketing, and business solutions More complete, one place to manage everything Direct to Fan solutions are beginning to emerge. They help the artist ... . Direct to fan solution example An example of a Direct to Fan solution would have online storefronts ... musicians in implementing a Direct to Fan approach include Band website and storefronts CD DVD ... funding capabilities Companies that are delivering portions of the above Direct to Fan solution include ... here automatically Mike King, NARM A2IM Keynote Direct to Fan From Foundation to Execution 5 10 2011, http ewjensen.com 2011 05 14 music industry mike kings direct to fan marketing presentation narm 2011 Carl Jacobson, ASCAP Direct to Fan Hitting Your True Potential 12 2010, http www.ascap.com ... lefsetz.com wordpress index.php archives 2010 12 17 todays music business paradigm Nimbit, Direct to Fan ... of Direct to Fan Platforms 04 12 10, http solutionsfordreamers.com articles comparing services of direct to fan platforms Hype Genius, Direct to Fan Solution Analysis, 04 12 10, http www.hypegenius.com 2010 04 12 the new music industry part 3 direct to fan solution analysis Rick Goetz, Musician Coaching, Direct to Fan Strategies 12 23 09, http musiciancoaching.com music marketing music direct ... 2009 08 direct to fan creating an effective offer page and fan acquisition techniques ... more details
Infobox company company name Securitas Direct AB company type Privately held company Privately held Aktiebolag ref name WebShareholders cite web url http www.securitas direct.com en About us Shareholders title Shareholders date 2008 10 28 accessdate 2011 02 24 publisher Securitas Direct ref location city Malm , Sweden ref name WebShareholders area served Europe industry Security products Alarm services for business customers and consumers ref name WebOffer cite web url http www.securitas direct.com en Our offer title Our offer date 2008 05 09 accessdate 2011 02 24 publisher Securitas Direct ref homepage http www.securitas direct.com www.securitas direct.com intl yes Securitas Direct is a security company based in Malm , Sweden and active in 9 Europe an countries. It was initial public offering listed at Nasdaq OMX Stockholm in 2006, when it was distributed to the shareholders of Securitas AB . In 2008, the company was bought by ESML Intressenter AB and Delisting stock delisted . ref cite web url http www.securitas.com Global DotCom Annual 20reports AR 2006.pdf title Annual Report 2006 format PDF accessdate 2011 02 24 publisher Securitas ref ref name WebShareholders ref name WebOffer In 2011 ESML sells Securitas Direct to Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman References Reflist Category Companies of Sweden Category Security companies Sweden company stub sv Securitas Direct fi Securitas Direct ... more details
Infobox TV channel name Vector Direct logosize logofile logoalt launch closed date share share as of share source owner Vector Direct web http www.vectordirect.tv vectordirect.tv terr serv 2 terr chan 2 sat serv 1 sat chan 1 sat serv 2 sat chan 2 cable serv 1 cable chan 1 cable serv 2 cable chan 2 dummy parameter Vector Direct was a direct response television company showing longform infomercials on the Freeview UK Freeview , Virgin Media cable service and Sky Digital UK & Ireland Sky Digital platforms in the United Kingdom . Sources http www.vectordirect.tv Vector Direct Home Page Category Television channels in the United Kingdom Category Defunct British television channels UK tv channel stub ... more details
File Retro direct.svg thumb 300px Design of the retro direct gear, showing a system where the primary wheel sprocket is smaller and gives a higher gear than the secondary wheel sprocket pedaling forwards uses the higher gear ratio Retro direct is a Bicycle gearing gearing mechanism technology mechanism used on some bicycles in the early 20th century, which provides a second gear ratio when pedaled backwards. History Retro direct was developed by French inventor Paul de Martin de Vivi s 1833 1911 . Citation needed date April 2011 An early two chain version was patented by in 1869 by Barberon and Meunier. ref name Harrop cite web url http members.westnet.com.au rjharrop recumbents retro direct Retro Direct2.htm title Retro Direct gearing author Ross Harrop quote Derived from Ron Shepherd s book The Dancing Chain by Van der Plas Publications. accessdate 2011 04 29 ref A single chain version was patented in 1903 by the bicycle manufacturer Hirondelle. ref name Harrop Some hobbyists have converted modern bicycles to use retro direct gearing. Technical details In the single chain system, the bicycle chain chain runs from the top of a Crankset Chainring chainring attached to the Crankset cranks to the top of a sprocket attached to the rear bicycle wheel wheel hub with a freewheel , as with most ... for climbing steep inclines simply by pedaling backwards. While most historical examples of retro direct bicycles used the reverse gear for climbing, several modern retro direct riders prefer climbing ... reflist External links http myspace.voo.be pcoupard retrodirect drive Pierre s retro direct bicycle http www.cykelhistoriska.se hirondelle.htm Hirondelle r tro direct http www.m gineering.nl retrog.htm Hirondelle Retro direct http kentsbike.blogspot.com 2008 12 retro direction perfection.html Kent Peterson s retro direct bicycle http sports.groups.yahoo.com group retro direct Yahoo Group for retro direct http velospace.org node 8517 Retro direct on velospace Category Bicycle parts Category Gears ... more details
Image Us pv annual may2004.jpg right thumb US annual average solar energy received by a latitude tilt photovoltaic cell modeled . Direct insolation is the solar irradiance measured at a given location on Earth with a surface element perpendicular to the Sun s rays, excluding diffuse insolation the solar radiation that is scattered or reflected by atmospheric components in the sky . Direct insolation is equal to the solar constant minus the atmospheric losses due to Absorption electromagnetic radiation absorption and light scattering scattering . While the solar constant varies with the Earth s orbit Earth Sun distance and solar cycle s, the losses depend on the time of day length of light s path through the atmosphere depending on the Solar elevation angle , cloud cover , moisture content, and other atmospheric pollution impurities . Average direct insolation For practical purposes, a time average of the direct insolation over the course of the year is commonly used. This averaging takes into account the absence of sunlight during the night, increased scatter in the morning and evening hours, average effects of cloud cover and smog , as well as seasonal variations of the mid day solar elevation. Units of measurement Direct insolation is measured in W m or kilowatt hours per square meter per day kW h m day . 1 kW h m day 1,000 W 1 hour 1 m 24 hours 41.67 W m In the case of photovoltaics, average direct insolation is commonly measured in terms of peak direct insolation as kWh kWp y kilowatt hours per year per kilowatt peak rating External links http www.nsdl.arm.gov Library glossary.shtml Direct insolation National Science Digital Library Direct Insolation Category Atmospheric radiation Category Visibility no Direkte str ling nn Direkte str ling ... more details
Infobox company company name Direct Edge company logo location Jersey City, New Jersey homepage http www.directedge.com www.directedge.com Direct Edge is a Jersey City, NJ based stock exchange operating two separate platforms, EDGA Exchange and EDGX Exchange. Since March 2009, Direct Edge has had a market ... shares per day. Direct Edge jockeys with Bats Exchange, Inc BATS Trading to be the third largest ... url http www.businessweek.com news 2010 07 21 direct edge says ipo possible after exchange status.html title Direct Edge Says IPO Possible After Exchange Status journal Bloomberg Businessweek date 21 ... spun off two years later as the re branded Direct Edge ECN. The spin off brought in new management as well ... relinquished operational control of their stock exchange arm to Direct Edge in return for a 31.5 stake. ref cite journal url http www.tradersmagazine.com news 101939 1.html title Direct Edge and ISE ... Direct Edge received official approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to convert ... url http www.reuters.com article idUSTRE62B4LE20100312 title Direct Edge set to Become 4th US Stock Exchange journal Reuters date 12 March 2010 ref In July 2010, Direct Edge successfully made ... s newest stock exchange. ref citejournal url http www.tradersmagazine.com news direct edge edga edgx exchange market data clearing 106092 1.html title Now an Exchange, Direct Edge Looks to Add Revenue and Cut Costs journal Traders Magazine date 22 July 2010 ref On november, 2011 Direct Edge annunciated ... axzz1igLzNCZG ref Trading Direct Edge currently trades all US listed equities Tape A NYSE listed ... is identified as K. Management Direct Edge is led by Chief Executive Officer William O Brien. Bryan Harkins serves as Chief Operating Officer. Milestones Direct Edge matches over 1 billion shares ...& requestid 155770 title Direct Edge Matches Once Billion Shares, Edging Closer to Competition journal Advanced Trading date 12 February 2010 ref Direct Edge captures all time high 12.9 market share ... more details
Image Direct Line Logo.png right thumb The Direct Line logo Image Direct Line Croydon.JPG Direct Line offices in Croydon right thumb Direct Line is part of the RBS Insurance division of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group that specialises in selling insurance and other financial services over the phone and internet. It was the first telephone insurer in the UK when launched in 1985 by founder Peter Wood businessman Peter Wood , and soon became the UK s largest provider of motor vehicle insurance. Its head office is located in Croydon , but the company also has offices in Glasgow , Bristol , Birmingham , Leeds , and Manchester . Overseas, the division has expanded into Spain L nea Directa , Japan in partnership with Meiji Yasuda Life Yasuda Life , ref cite news url http search.japantimes.co.jp cgi bin nn19991013a5.html title Yasuda joins Direct Line on variable risk auto insurance date 1999 10 13 publisher The Japan Times accessdate 3 February 2010 ref Germany , and Italy . Direct Line was effectively nationalised alongside RBS in November 2008 during the banking crisis, due to the financial crisis, and RBS s dependency on UK taxpayers money. Advertising Direct Line is well known in the UK for its distinctive logo a red telephone on wheels which is used extensively in its marketing. In recent years the phone has been joined by a Mouse computing mouse to reflect online purchasing habits. Between 2009 and 2010, the phone and mouse appeared together in TV campaigns with Stephen Fry providing the voice of the phone and Paul Merton as the mouse. New commercials were launched in 2011 ... 1993 1994, adverts featured a large real made model the Direct Line telephone appearing in situations to the original Direct Line jingle. The first advert in the series showed the telephone come out ... original Direct Line jingle. Products, facts and figures Direct Line also runs a roadside recovery service ... insurance companies de Direct Line es L nea Directa Aseguradora it Direct Line ... more details
Infobox Company company name Empire Direct company logo Image Empire Direct logo.png center Empire Direct company logo company type Public limited company private foundation Bradford , England 1982 location Leeds key people Jaswant Singh Toor , Managing Director, br Amarjit Singh , Deputy MD, br Madan Showan , Chairman, br Manohar Showan , Director industry Retail and distribution products revenue 87.2 million Pound sterling GBP 2006 num employees 300 approx. retail homepage http www.empiredirect.co.uk retail Empire Direct PLC was an electrical retail business which operated in the United Kingdom . ref citebook title Empire Direct appoints Smart Media to handle electrical sales list publisher brandrepublic.com date November 24, 2005 url http www.brandrepublic.com bulletins data article 529283 empire direct appoints smart media handle electrical sales list ref History File Empire direct, Thorpe Arch.jpg thumb left Empire Direct on the Thorp Arch Trading Estate , Wetherby , West Yorkshire It was formed in 1982. It had its http www.geograph.org.uk photo 1127655 headquarters in the former Clock Buildings Cinema on Roundhay Road A58 road A58 in Harehills Harehill s Corner . It had 350 employees. Administration On 19 January 2009, 158 of the 350 employees were made redundant as the company was taken into Administration law administration with KPMG being appointed as administrators. ref ..., joint administrator Mark Firmin said, Empire Direct has been severely affected by the economic ... www.kpmg.co.uk news detail.cfm?pr 3325 title Administrators appointed to Empire Direct plc publisher KPMG accessdate 2009 01 19 date 2009 01 19 ref Empire Direct however offers a helpline service for those ... www.empiredirect.co.uk. Richer Sounds Plc acquired the Empire Direct website. ref citebook title The Empire Direct website is acquired by Richer Sounds Plc publisher EmpireDirect.com date 15 ... Empire Direct Category Retail companies of the United Kingdom Category Consumer electronics ... more details
Infobox TV channel name Thane Direct logofile logosize logoalt launch closed date share share as of share source owner picture format SDTV slogan country United Kingdom UK language broadcast area United Kingdom UK & Republic of Ireland Ireland former names replaced names sister names timeshift names web http www.thanedirect.co.uk thanedirect.co.uk terr serv 1 terr chan 1 sat serv 1 Freesat sat chan 1 Channel 820 sat serv 2 Sky UK and Ireland Sky sat chan 2 Channel 650 sat serv 3 Eutelsat 28A sat chan 3 11261H 27500 2 3 cable serv 1 cable chan 1 adsl serv 1 adsl chan 1 online serv 1 online chan 1 Thane Direct is a home shopping television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom on the Sky Digital UK Sky Digital platform. Thane Direct mainly promotes and sells its product lines through infomercials geared around a specific product, or range of themed products. As well as compelling viewers to order products immediately over the phone, the channel heavily promotes its own website, where there is more information on the products featured, as well as other available products for purchase. Thane Direct is owned and operated by Thane International , which is one of the largest Direct marketing direct response television marketing companies in the world. Thane Direct is one of seven home shopping television channels owned by Thane International worldwide. Thane Direct was removed from Freesat channel 811 on 26 October 2010, where it had been broadcasting since 1 November 2008. Thane Direct returned to Freesat on channel 811 on 3 November 2010, after completing technical work. ref cite web url http www.joinfreesat.co.uk index.php thane direct returns tomorrow title Thane Direct Returns ... Freesat on 1 February 2011. On 13 February 2012, Thane Direct returned to Freesat on channel 820. References reflist External links http www.thanedirect.co.uk Thane Direct homepage http www.thane.ca Thane Direct Canada homepage http www.thane.com Thane US homepage Category Television channels in the United ... more details
A direct debit or direct withdrawal is a financial transaction in which one person withdraws funds from ... PAD or pre authorized payment PAP . After the authorities are set up, the direct debit transactions are usually processed electronically. Direct debits are typically used for recurring payments, such as credit .... In countries where setting up authorization is easy enough, direct debits can also ... can cancel the authorization for a direct debit at any time, and the banker can decline to carry out ... to alter the payment amount. A direct debit instruction differs to a direct deposit and standing ... standing order involves fixed payment amounts paid periodically, while a direct deposit can be of any amount and can be casual or periodic. Direct debits are available in a number of countries, including the United Kingdom , Brazil , Germany , South Africa , and the Netherlands . Direct debits are made ... States , direct debits are processed through the Automated Clearing House network. Authorization A direct debit instruction must in all cases be supported by some sort of authorization for the payee ... any direct debit note without giving a reason. In that event, the payee has to pay all fees for the transaction and may eventually lose his or her ability to initiate direct debits if this occurs too ... and request returns if necessary, unless they have instructed their bank to block all direct debits. The other method requires the payer to instruct his or her bank to honour direct debit notes from the payee. The payee is then notified that he or she is now authorised to initiate direct debit transfers ... to return debit notes in the case of an error or dispute. Direct debit in different countries United Kingdom In the United Kingdom , a direct debit requires the customer to authorise a direct debit ... or organisation can claim direct debit payments from its customers direct debits cannot be paid ... and to ensure that the proper controls are in place to allow the them to operate within the direct ... more details
Direct mode , also known as immediate mode ref cite web url http www.6502.org users sjgray computer rtclinks rtclink2 manual.pdf title Immediate Mode ref ref cite web url http www.commodore.ca manuals 128 system guide sect 03a.htm title C128 System Guide Section 3 ref is a computing term referring to the input of textual Command computing commands outside the context of a program. The command would be executed immediately and the results printed on screen, in contrast to programming mode where nothing would be executed until a specific command was given BASIC s Run command RUN is an example of a direct mode command. Some commands could be used in either mode, others were exclusive to one or the other. Direct mode was most often used on 8 bit systems such as the Commodore 64 and Atari 800 series, though commands entered at a unix shell can be thought of as direct mode equivalents to shell script s, and modern interpreted languages like Python programming language Python and Perl include shells where commands may be entered for immediate evaluation and execution. Example Non direct mode code 10 PRINT HELLO WIKIPEDIA READY. RUN HELLO WIKIPEDIA READY. Direct mode code PRINT HELLO WIKIPEDIA HELLO WIKIPEDIA READY. code reflist Category User interfaces Category Computing terminology ... more details
Refimprove date February 2009 A direct bank is a bank without any branch banking branch network . It offers its financial services by Telephone banking Online banking Automated teller machines often through interbank network alliances Mail banking Mobile Banking Mobile banking By eliminating the costs associated with bank branches, direct banks may offer higher interest rate s and lower service charges on their products than their traditional competitors. History Direct banks were originally based on providing banking services via telephone, the first fully functional direct bank in the UK was First Direct which launched on October 1, 1989. A subsidiary of the then Midland Bank it pioneered the concept of no branches and 24 hour from a call centre based in Leeds . However it was the commercialization of the Internet in the early 1990s that saw the biggest driver in the creation of direct banking models. As the Internet became more generally accessible, traditional banks began to realize its potential to deliver services to their customers while reducing long term operational costs. Upon ... functional direct bank in the US was the Security First Network Bank SFNB which began operations on October 18, 1995 Fact date March 2008 . Based at Atlanta, Georgia, USA, it was the first direct bank ... years, it demonstrated that the concept of direct banking could work. One of Europe s first full service direct bank was First e launched by Enba Fact date March 2008 , a Dublin based company under the banking ... Egg Banking plc Egg Bank , launched earlier in October 1998 by Prudential plc , was touted to be a direct bank, it was not a full service direct bank initially. Asia s first direct bank was finatiQ ... direct banks around the world ING Direct , part of ING Group , except in the United States ... Australia Bank RAKBANKdirect , Part of RAKBANK RaboDirect , part of Rabobank HSBC Direct , part of HSBC First Direct , part of HSBC Banco Best , part of Banco Espirito Santo ZUNO BANK AG , part of Raiffeisen ... more details
Direct navigation describes the method individuals use to navigate the World Wide Web in order to arrive at specific website s. Direct navigation is a 10 year old term which is generally understood to include type in traffic . Direct navigation traffic was first discovered circa 1996. The few lucky domainer s who had premium names and analyzed their traffic found people were typing in their domain names and bypassing search engines . Many of them immediately realized the potential of these domain names. At that time the direct navigation segment of the World Wide Web was born. Domainers describe direct navigation as an Internet user navigating to a website directly through the browser address bar . They bypass online search engines by typing a name like hotels and adding .com . For that reason direct navigation traffic is more valuable than search engine traffic since it is better targeted. Short words that describe large segments of a market are the most valuable direct navigation names. Domainers call these names premium names and they have sold in the millions of dollars year after year since 1997. Marketers also include bookmarked traffic in the direct navigation group. Domainers do not consider bookmarked traffic as direct navigation since in most cases they do not involve a direct navigation premium domain name. A Bookmark web bookmark is made when an internet user actively adds a URL to their list of bookmarked pages. This is much different than using the browser address line to navigate to a premium domain name like hotels.com. Hence the inclusion of bookmarked traffic is not included in the domainer s version of the direct navigation market. A 2005 study of Internet traffic by WebSideStory s StatMarket division revealed that direct navigation traffic such as browser type in traffic , bookmarks of existing sites, and visits to existing, known website domain names ..., 2008, the first direct navigation search engine, ubexact.com was released. In addition ... more details
J Direct was a technology included in some versions of Microsoft s Java Virtual Machine , which allowed direct calls into the Windows API . J Direct was specific of Microsoft s Virtual Machine, in replacement of the standard Java Native Interface JNI . A Java program which used J Direct would not run on Platform computing platform s other than Microsoft Windows . The release of J Direct along with Application Foundation Classes AFC and Visual J The WFC WFC , was part of an effort by Microsoft to gain leadership on the growing Java programming language Java community. ref cite web url http www.javaworld.com javaworld jw 07 1997 jw 07 jdirect.html?page 1 title Microsoft s J Direct called death of Java publisher JavaWorld date 1997 07 01 accessdate 2010 11 20 ref Since this destroyed one of the main advantages of Java, its cross platform nature, J Direct was often seen as an attempt by Microsoft to undermine Java s cross platform capabilities, and an example of the tactic of Embrace, extend and extinguish . ref cite web url http www.xent.com FoRK archive july97 0491.html title JFC Microsoft declares war publisher xent.com date 1997 08 01 accessdate 2007 07 14 ref After the drop by Microsoft of their specific Java Virtual Machine , and the switch to the .NET Framework .NET environment, J Direct was no longer maintained. Architecture J Direct used a kind of Java annotation annotation in Java code to make the link between Java programming language Java and Microsoft Windows Windows functions. As annotations did not exist in Java when J Direct was designed, Microsoft used a special syntax in Java comments. For example, to declare the code GetSysColor code function in the Windows ... cite web url http www.codeguru.com java tij tij0193.shtml title J Direct publisher codeguru.com accessdate ... Writing Windows Based Applications with J Direct Category Java virtual machine compu prog stub de J Direct ... more details
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