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Arthur Curry a.k.a The Aquaman finally gets to take centre stage and dispel all those beliefs that he is nothing more than a punchline of a superhero joke.
Release Date:14 December 2018Genre:SuperheroRating:12ADeveloped By:DC Films, Warner Bros. PicturesPublisher:Warner Bros. Pictures
What happens when a princess hates the man she is expected to marry and seeks comfort and refuge in the arms of a commoner? Well chances are the royal family will arrange a car "accident" but enough about the British Monarchy, we're here to talk about how the Princess of Atlantis shacked up with a light house keeper and had a son who would one day bridge the worlds of land and sea.
(What a bridge it is)
Set about a year after the events of Justice League and with Aquaman now being a household name, Arthur decides to give this whole superhero thing a proper go. The first we see of him he is foiling the attempted hijacking of a submarine by a group of pirates, which he does with ease. This was a great introductory scene as it showcases Aquaman's power by having the pirates engage him with various weapons including a grenade launcher, all of which he shrugs off.
Not long after we get a glimpse of the Atlanteans and it would seem that they're pissed off at us, all because humans have done a little toxic dumping in their home…..and a touch of pollution over the last 100 years or so, Jesus guys take a joke. Naturally they decide enough is enough and declare war on the surface world, but the world leaders ignore it because they don't believe in Atlantis. Sure, Alien Gods, guys that can run faster than the speed of light and a woman straight out of Greek myth are all fine and dandy but people who can breathe under water is where you draw the line. But it seems that not all Atlanteans are on board with the whole "destroy the surface world plan", chief among them Mera princess of Xebel. She believes that war can be avoided if Arthur seeks the Trident of Atlan and takes his rightful place as King of Atlantis, but no pressure.
("Show me on this map where I asked you?")
It's great to see DC finally write a fun, light-hearted and most importantly self-contained story. Aquaman isn't tripping over itself to connect to a previous film or setup plot points for a future Justice League movie, no, it's here to tell its own story and by Poseidon does it do that well. I saw one arsehole say "It can't decide if it wants to be silly or serious" (remember to say that part in a whiney self-important voice). But I ask "why does it have to be one or the other?" for me Aquaman as a movie is like Aquaman the character, the best of both worlds. It knows how to have a bit of fun but at the same time knows when it's time to get serious. Aquaman has this irreverent sense of humour about it, as if it knows its premise is at heart a silly one and by leaning into that idea it avoids becoming the subject of mockery and instead is in on the joke.
(Yes, those are shark mounts with lasers attached!)
Jason Momoa's performance as Aquaman is a breath of fresh salt air in a sea (no I won't stop with the water puns) of blank humourless DC characters. Momoa's natural charm imbues Aquaman with a genuine likeability and sense of humanity that allows the audience to invest in the character and to the same extent the film. Momoa also has great chemistry with the rest of the cast particularly with Amber Heard who played Mera. Watching their on screen relationship blossom from aloof indifference to mutual respect with just a hint of romance was one of the more believable romances I have seen in films in a while.
Of course a hero is only as good as his/her villain and it seems that DC has finally cracked it when it comes to supervillains and no I don't mean the very forgettable Black Manta. No for my money Patrick Wilson as Ocean Master is to date the best villain DC has cooked up, a dangerously calculating villain, with a single minded ruthlessness that makes him a force to be reckoned with.
The aesthetic of this movie was amazing, okay there were one or two instances of God awful CGI, like the horrible "make-me young" melty face thing on Aquaman's dad, but other than that it was fantastic. It was a feast for the eyes; everything from the Atlantean weaponry/machinery to the different Atlantean species was visually distinct. It had this wonderful colourful neon vibe to it, like underwater Tron meets Thor: Ragnarok and I mean that in the best possible way. Even the classic Aquaman and Ocean Master costumes were awesome, cheesy as hell sure but wonderfully authentic, lending a beautiful comic book feel to the aesthetic.
I only really have one major criticism for Aquaman and that's the music. Don't get me wrong the score is fantastic; the orchestral music gave the film a sense of majesty and the synth-wave hammered home that 80's vibe. No my issue is with the awful licensed music they had, it wasn't Suicide Squad bad but it still sucked, I mean there is a scene in an African desert and they played a "cover" of Africa. Of course these are mere whingeing nit-picks and if that is all that I can muster complaint wise then Aquaman must be doing something right.
As a huge fan of all things DC I have found most of their movies flawed, yet entertaining to a degree, but Aquaman has giving me hope for the DC cinematic universe. A fun, light-hearted story that is full of action and spectacle, visually stunning with stellar performances from an incredibly talented cast, a must see for any comic book fan.
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By Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin & Bryan Stevenson. A story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. This memoir looks at the dramatic thirty-year journey and how a person can lose one's freedom, but not one's imagination, humor, or joy. Read more.


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Q: Collision frequency at surfaces Collision frequency for particles in gases is well known, and collision theory is used to derive chemical reaction rates in gases, (and particles in liquid solutions as well). Using the mean velocity as a function of temperature, one arrives at
$Z = N_A \sigma_{AB}\sqrt{\frac{8k_BT}{\pi\mu_{AB}}}$.
I need something similar where the collisions/interactions can only occur at the surface between two areas. I understand phenomenologically the collision frequency will be proportional to the area, but I am looking for something a little more rigorous. I have two types of particles, A and B. They occupy separate volumes of space and do not mix. One can assume no mixing because the time window I am interested in is too small compared to the average velocities or because of surface tension. I haven't thought it out completely yet.
The only thing I've thought of yet is to define some sort of mixing depth, and then just use the traditional collision frequency, multiplying by the mixing depth to arrive at collision frequency per unit surface area. But then the mixing depth should itself be derived from the average velocities of the particles and it should not really have sharp boundaries.
What is the canonical kind of model used for similar problems, such as reactions on liquid/liquid or liquid/gas boundaries?

A: Collision theory will not help for calculating chemical rates in the liquid phase since the mass transport there is governed by diffusion. It is not perfectly clear from your question, so I will have to assume that you are interested in a two-phase gas/liquid system.
First, liquid phase is much denser, molecules there are always in contact and don't have to wait for collision so reaction rates in the liquid phase are much higher. This means that the major reaction pathway has these steps

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*Molecule A in the gas phase collides with the surface (defined by the collision theory)

*The molecule has a certain chance $\alpha$ to be absorbed by the liquid and transferred to the bulk phase.

*Molecule A diffuses through the solution, reacting with molecule B.

Depending on your system, any of these steps could be rate-limiting. Very often it is diffusion-limited at step 3: reaction depletes molecules B close to the surface so that molecules have to diffuse further before they have a chance to react.
Accommodation coefficient $\alpha$ is can be just 0.001 - most of the gas phase molecules will bounce back from the surface, no matter how reactive they are.

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Don't Let the Door Hit EU on the Way Out
However, what I've concluded from the last few days is that I don't dislike the result of the vote as much as I dislike what the vote itself represents. A Britain which appears to be increasingly inward looking, intolerant and perhaps even self-destructive.
Left-leaning Political Nerd
28/06/2016 06:26am BST | Updated June 29, 2017
I can't lie to you, reader. I awoke early on Friday shocked at the result. I felt a knee-jerk feeling of horror, even. I have had my own grievances with the EU as an organisation (even helping to organise a local screening of a film highly critical of it). Yet I had an affinity to the EU, believed in its goals of trade and movement and didn't think it was right for Britain to leave, particularly at this point in time. There is much to like and dislike about the EU, just as there is with our own government.
Since the result I've had time to reflect and ponder what happens next with a sense of melancholy acceptance, but people on both sides of the debate (including myself) have clearly experienced some difficulty in separating reason from emotion throughout the referendum campaign. So this represents my attempt to do so, sans my initial despair.
From the start of the campaign I've argued that the merits or otherwise of "the EU" is far too complex a topic to be decided by a referendum. Decisions such as whether or not to allow smoking in pubs or same sex marriage are simple, binary questions on subjects we can all understand without much additional research. Those kinds of questions may well benefit from a simple gauge of public opinion. When it comes to the EU, I don't feel that I have sufficient understanding and knowledge to decide confidently whether we're better off in or out, and I've recently completed a degree in politics after seven years. There will always be some educated guesswork involved and the public isn't always best placed to decide. So if I'm not qualified, who is?
Our elected representatives - flawed as they may be - are supposed to be the voice of reason, guiding the day to day running of the country on our behalf. We delegate the vast majority of our political decision making to them, almost unthinkingly. This is why we have a representative democracy in the first place, so we do not require a constant, expensive and cumbersome stream of direct democracy. This also explains why referenda have historically been so rare.
Something I've written about before is the increased democratic deficit as a result of the loss of political power by our politicians. This is the reason why certain changes never happen and some topics aren't discussed at all. This narrowing of the Overton Window has been a major cause of both apathy and anger against the political process and politicians, both in the UK and outside of it. The referendum seemed at first to be an attempt to counter this, and nobody can attempt to deny that it grabbed the attention of the electorate.
When it came to the vote itself, some have indeed been able to reach a decision on more informed terms (and I respect those people however they voted) but many in both camps have made their decision out of fear, xenophobia, patriotism, dodgy facts, a feeling of European cosmopolitanism or even just gut instinct, but certainly not out of sound and considered judgement or a deep-seated understanding of the issues at hand.
So how did we end up here? Personally I feel that the sheer complexity of the subject meant that rather than tackling the myriad of contentious debates involved in the EU head-on, the media and campaigners on both sides went looking for simplifications, the aforementioned yes/no binaries, something they could get to grips with on more understandable terms, and they successfully found this by shifting the focus of the referendum onto immigration. When examining the voting patterns within this context, the result shouldn't really surprise us at all.
The constant stream of anti-immigrant sentiment expressed over the last few decades has been both poisonous and deafening, despite immigration being a net benefit to the economy overall and despite a declining and aging native population meaning we'll be in sore need of new workers in the decades to come. It seems pointless to re-hash those arguments again here, as they've been made many times before and it's clear that those facts aren't enough to sway opinions in any case.
Similarly, I shouldn't have to point out that leave voters aren't xenophobic on the whole. Those kinds of generalisations aren't necessarily helpful. However we cannot deny that immigration played an overarching role both in the general discourse of the referendum and in the way people arrived at their decision. Any pretext of this being an argument about the EU seemed utterly lost in the shuffle.
I would imagine that some of the more dreary forecasts of the "in" campaign are likely to prove inaccurate and I predict both the leave and remain campaigners facing a mix of relief and disappointment as the results of a necessarily complex and pragmatic renegotiation make themselves evident over the next few months and years. The status of free movement and trade, for example, remains up in the air. Currencies and stocks are likely to bounce back, but business investment could well still collapse. Neither side is likely to get exactly what they want from this result.
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A fox rationalizes that he'd rather full mosquitoes bother him than hungry ones. There were politicians in Aesop's time.
A Fox with its tail caught was a feast for Mosquitoes. A Hedgehog offered to remove them. Fox said no; those on him were full; new would take more blood. Consider carefully before changing your situation.


Violence against children takes place in almost every area and sector of the society in Bangladesh. It occurs within the family, in schools and in diverse communities. At home, and at schools, children may face sexual abuse or harassment. Girls in particular face the threat of child or early marriage. In schools, children may get beaten if they fail to perform or face humiliating and degrading punishments for minor errors or infractions. Children from lower income backgrounds or from socially excluded communities also face discrimination in access to education. In most cases, children are unable to complain as they are too scared or embarrassed, and even if they do speak out, their opinions carry little weight. Parents may be unaware of their child's rights, and even superstitions can prevent parents from taking action. At community level, the perpetrators themselves maybe young. Lack of positive and respectful community attitudes may be a factor. Authorities may fail to take action as few cases are reported. Community members must play a more active role to prevent violence against children by promoting violence free environment.
Contribute to eliminating violence against children (VAC) in families, educational institutions, communities, public places, workplaces and in adolescent development centers and orphanages by enabling relevant duty bearers such as NGOs, school teachers, leaders in local governments, religious leaders, police etc. to understand, detect and act to prevent various forms and aspects of violence against children.
A four-pronged approach will focus on detecting, preventing and responding to any forms of violence against children and rehabilitating victims of violence. Strengthening societal and behaviour changes to reduce violence against children can be achieved through awareness raising, sensitization, networking and by developing the capacities of teachers, parents, and local government representatives.
Develop comprehensive evidence-based communication tools to empower parents and teachers to detect, prevent and respond to any form of violence against children to help the authorities to understand and respond to undetected violence against children.
Establish 45 community watch groups in the three city corporations to monitor violence against children and gaps between the community and service providers; and to promote changes in social attitudes that currently ignore violence against children and act as a barrier to securing child rights. Each community watch group will include local government representatives such as local chairman, ward commissioner, education officer, counsellor.
Capacity building of stakeholders such as government officials (eg from the Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Labour and Employment, and Ministry of Women's and Children's Affairs), lawyers, police through trainings on implementation of laws and policies preventing violence against children. This will help clarify their legal obligations, and enable them to take necessary actions against violence that take place against children.
Child victims of violence will be provided immediate care and protection through a comprehensive package, including clinical support, shelter, education, vocational and life skill training as needed.
Strengthening capacity of partners and relevant stakeholders such as Department of Social Affairs, lawyers, police, and Ministry of Labor and Employment.


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The Mandarin Duck is a perching duck related to the North American Wood Duck. The native breeding range for these birds is Japan and northeastern Asia (northwest of Japan). Migrating populations overwinter in low-lying regions of eastern China and southern Japan. The native Asian population is threatened because of deforestation and habitat loss. Russia and China are thought to each have fewer than 1000 pairs of these ducks remaining on their native range, while Japan is believed to host about 5000 pairs. Once this bird was widespread in Asia, but now transplanted feral populations in Europe and elsewhere may outnumber that of its native home range.
In its native range, these birds are revered where they are found. In these oriental cultures, the birds are believed to mate for life and so symbolize fidelity and conjugal affection.
Safari Park (Formerly San Diego Wild Animal Park). Escondido, California. San Diego County.
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JOINT MILITARY DRILLS WITH US, ISRAEL, BAHRAIN, UAE FOR WAR AGAINST IRAN COULD HAPPEN SOON, US GENERAL SAYS
"I hope the whole world can now clearly see who really wants peace and who is concentrating nearly 100,000 soldiers at our border," he said in a video of a speech on Wednesday carried on his website. The Russian troop movements near the Ukrainian border have spurred fears of a possible attack. Moscow has dismissed such suggestions as inflammatory and complained about increasing activity in the region by the NATO transatlantic alliance. On Nov. 3, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry put the number of Russian troops near Ukraine's border at 90,000.
by Geoffrey Grider November 15, 2021
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said there are nearly 100,000 Russian soldiers near Ukraine's border and that Western countries had shared information about active Russian troop movements with Kyiv.
Let's see now, if I was a foreign leader of a sovereign nation with an eye towards military expansion, and I looked westward towards the American eagle, what would I see? I would see that right now would be a perfect time to test the geopolitical waters because the United States under Biden is not intimidating on any level. China thinks like this and is expanding in the South Pacific, and Russia thinks like this as they mass troops on the Ukraine border. "Will Ezekiel 39 come to the courtesy counter please, Ezekiel 39 to the courtesy counter, thank you". That is all.
"And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel." Ezekiel 39:6,7 (KJB)
Here at Day 612 of 15 Days To Flatten The Curve, we see the constant and unrelenting push of the New World Order to bring in the kingdom of Antichrist, and to be honest, they're doing a bang-up job. Bill Gates mandate to vaccinate the whole world with the 'secret sauce' is hitting their projected numbers, the "yellow star" Vaccine Passports are encountering some opposition but nothing too serious, and now two of the main players from end times prophecy are making moves. All in all, everything is right on track. On deck is Flight #777, fueled and ready to come up hither.
NATO warns Russia over Ukraine military build-up
FROM REUTERS: "I hope the whole world can now clearly see who really wants peace and who is concentrating nearly 100,000 soldiers at our border," he said in a video of a speech on Wednesday carried on his website.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia on Monday that the western military alliance was standing by Ukraine amid a large and unusual concentration of Russian troops on Ukraine's borders. Stressing that the important thing now was to prevent situations from spiraling out of control, Stoltenberg urged Russia to be transparent about military activities, to reduce tensions and prevent an escalation.
The Russian troop movements near the Ukrainian border have spurred fears of a possible attack. Moscow has dismissed such suggestions as inflammatory and complained about increasing activity in the region by the NATO transatlantic alliance.
On Nov. 3, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry put the number of Russian troops near Ukraine's border at 90,000.


"I'm writing from the horrific scene of an emergency rescue of more than 120 farm animals in New York's Hudson Valley. What I'm seeing will haunt me until the day I die."
These grave words were written by Susie Coston, national shelter director for Farm Sanctuary, who sent out an appeal to help on Saturday after the Hudson Valley SPCAentered an upstate New York farm with a warrant. What they found was the stuff of nightmares.
The Hamptonburgh, New York, property was rented to people who run a bakery serving farm-fresh meat. The animals at the farm were intended to be future meat dishes.
Adjacent to the filthy barns, rescuers found a makeshift slaughterhouse where chainsaws appeared to be used to kill the sick and ailing animals.
"The ammonia levels were so high," Coston told local news, detailing the enclosures and the conditions of goats, cows, sheep and other animals who were emaciated and plagued with pink eye.
"It's like a garbage dump with animals," Coston wrote. "I have to step past body parts of the dead to get to the living."
Farm Sanctuary, Skylands Animal Sanctuary, Woodstock Animal Sanctuary and Catskill Animal Sanctuary came together to rescue the animals from the real-life nightmare.
In a massive effort, the animals were removed from their hellish lives. Those who needed urgent medical treatment were taken to Cornell University's animal hospital, while those in better shape have already begun to arrive at their sanctuary homes.
A mother pig and her babies are settling safely at Woodstock Animal Sanctuary.
Rescuers like Coston stayed up for 24 hours to help these animals.
"Cats fed: check. litter cleaned; check. dogs fed; check. took a shower to wash off the thick stink," Coston wrote on Instagram after the longest day, "check, with the greatest staff in the world helped rescue over 160 animals from one of the most disgusting and sad back yard butchers I have ever seen."
The sanctuaries involved in this rescue are truly giving these animals their lives back. Help support the new residents at Farm Sanctuary here.
Click here to support the goats rescued at Catskill Animal Sanctuary.
Click here to help Skylands Animal Sanctuary.
Click here to help Woodstock Animal Sanctuary.
We'll continue to follow this story as it unfolds. Have a tip? Email sarahv@thedodo.com.


I am looking for a good legal mp3 downloading program. There are so many to chose from i am becoming a little bit overwhelmed. its need to have good sound quality (above 192kbs would be nice), download in mp3 (i am so sick of the drm crap), and to have something like a monthly fee for unlimited downloading(i can't afford to per a dollar per song).
Napster might be a route to go I think.
Never personally used it but they give you dl's for x amount of money per month or something.
Napster is WMA, Itunes is AAC. eMusic is MP3 I believe but they limit how many you can get per month.
is SounDTaxi illegal to use to take off drm's. and if so is there a way the man could track and find you if you have been using it?
You can always be tracked, will they come after you. I would say you have about a 0% chance of ever getting in trouble. If someone was ever going to look it would be for people sharing/hosting gigs of files.
does everyone else agree about the chances of getting caught? o and i am assuming that means it is illegal.
circumvention of copy control is illegal in the USA, UK and possibly elsewhere. As long as you don't distribute "cleaned" files you are unlikely to land yourself in trouble.
its legal in almost any circumstance to go around DRM as long as your sole reason is to make a backup ... which is really the reason i do not understand why Vista does not allow a setting to make backups.
In reality .... if you could prove you purchased software, a movie, or a music album ...you could contact the manufacturer and tell them to send you another if yours was scratched ..or if you wanted a backup ..and you could do it a million times.
If everyone did that ..you would see a quick end to DRM.
Napster I think is the only one which lets you listen to as much as you want for a monthly fee. Although you can't transfer any of the tracks unless you buy them.
Altough I believe for a little bit more per month you can transfer tracks to compatible MP3 players.
Removing copy protection is not illegal in the USA as long as it is for personal use on materials you have paid for. Backup copies are legal and prudent.
Distributing digital copyrighted materials w/ or wo/ DRM removed is illegal. This has been questionable extended to analog copies by the courts and congress. Penalty is $180k per song, movie, or ebook.
Reverse engineering copy protection schemes is illegal. Even in an academic environment for study and development.
Manufacturing/sale of equipment that circumvents copy protection mechanisms is illegal. This has been extended to the Macrovision analog protections even though they do not fall under the DCMA laws.
Over 5k people in the US had been hit with $3-5K fines by Aug 2004 (2.5 years ago) just for having music on a shared web accessible network. Assume it has doubled to 10k by now and that there are 1 million active file shares open.
That means you have a 1% chance of being caught. BUT, 2 friends of mine were caught but not fined. Their ISP protected them and just sent cease and desist orders to them (they did) refusing to disclose their identities. The each only had one movie shared at the time they were caught.
So the policy of your ISP affects your percentage. If half the ISPs are buckling then your odds are up to 2%.
The RIAA and MPAA have been hiring professional hackers to track and ID file shares for 1-2 years now. These guys are good at what they do.
The European and US government have been using their counter espionage organizations to track and capture "paid" file sharing services that do not have valid liscences. When these places are raided the servers which contain the ID of all their members are seized and the membership is ID'd as illegal file shares.
"Do you really need to share files that badly?"
There have been cases where companies selling product that circumvents DRM have been found guilty of violation of the DCMA. These companies have had their servers seized and all customers ID'd and gone after for prosecution. I don't know the outcome of going after the customers. It is probably still in the courts. Be aware anything you buy will have tracks back to you unless you pay cash at a flea market or it's on the shelf at a Best Buy and you pay cash.
Get a group of friends together and buy music legally. Strip the DRM for making back up copies. Pass the songs back and forth on media (CD, thumb, etc). This is what we did when we kids, before the music Nazi's. Since you are passing physical media the legality gets very gray. Be aware that if one of your buddies is stupid and shares the common songs on the web he will get caught and narc on you for a reduced fine.
Join apple music store. They have now started offering songs unencoded for slightly more ($1.10 vs $1.00) than a DRM track. I think they were going to be MP3 but can't swear to that. In any event they will be protection free and can be re-encoded to MP3 easily. MS music store has announced a similar impending deal. One of the big 4 (EMC) has folded on the DRM.
Rip the songs off the radio. It worked for me 30 years ago and radio sound quality is pretty damn good now. Time shifting is legal by and act of congress!
Rip the songs off the web radio streaming audio output from your computer and encode to MP3. Time shifting is legal by and act of congress!
Anyone who file shares is a lazy idiot looking to get fined for 100x what they saved by doing things illegaly. $5k is 5000 songs, the payoff is not worth the risk.
PS The solution to this problem is to B O Y C O T T music and video until the RIAA and MPAA decide to stop persecuting their customers.
-Watch TV, listen to the radio.
You do not need an MP3 player with 5000 songs glued in your ear to listen to music. You can only enjoy one song at a time.
thanks lee, i need to make more clear what i wanted to do, i have this program called ruckus that allows you to download all of the music that you want but it is drm protected. i would want to be able to put it on my phone and ipod. i would not be doing any file sharing or any thing of that sort, just taking drm's off for personal use. is doing that illegal if i have no intent to disturbed? if so does the man go after those who are not file sharing?
If you are not sharing you can not get caught.
That is assuming ruckus is liscenced (by the music nazi's) to sell the music with DRM. An email to RIAA may answer that for you. If they are not liscenced NARC on them to RIAA to protect yourself when they seize the servers and get all the users names becasue they have essentially been selling you stolen goods. The "download all you want" sounds suscpicious to me, even with DRM.
Do not mention any intent on your part to crack the DRM!!!!!!!!!!
Removing DRM for personnel use, as far as I have heard, has not yet been litigated or legislated against. Doing the reverse engineering to develop a crack is illegal under DMCA.
Just don't share and you are pretty safe. Also do not keep the cracked versions on your PC. Use a CD kept stashed away from your computer somewhere. This prevents sharing or any impression of sharing from being proven. It also falls under prudent software protection by having a backup.
Neotrace puts their web page server in Boston which is relatively encouraging. Run neotrace on the link to their fileserver when downloading. If it is outside the US or western europe that spells illegal downlaod service. Reading their web page I am highly suscpicious unless they are just a streaming radio station but then they wouldn't allow copying. Non pay per song services all over the world are having their doors kicked in and servers confiscated. Be wary.


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The Voice of Chapin
Chapin Students Vote in 2016 Election
Taylor Ebert, Katherine Miller, and Blaine Cook|November 14, 2016
The sticker voters received after casting their ballot for the 2016 election
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Americans lined up at the polls to vote for their 45th president. Eligible Chapin High Seniors were able to participate in this process.
Some of the seniors that voted shared their take on the voting process.
"Voting means that I can express my beliefs as a true American citizen," said senior, Chandler Johnson, who waited three and a half hours to cast his ballot.
Chandler also said that "it (voting) was nerve racking because the future lies in my hands."
Aleigh King, also a senior, showed up to vote as well.
"Registering was a difficult process but the actual voting part was easy since I did a straight ticket ballot. I felt accomplished," said Aleigh.
Kinzie Correll, who waited 30 minutes to vote, agreed that participating made her feel like a good citizen.
"Voting means that I can take part in the democracy that is set up for our country," said Kinzie.
Students also had the opportunity to work the voting booths. This job involved activating the ballot for each voter. Josh Atkins worked the booths set up at Spring Hill High School. Josh noticed that a lot of people seemed really unsure of who to vote for before casting their vote.
This election has been a particularly controversial compared to past ones, but Chapin High students seemed pleased in taking part in American democracy by voting.
Taylor Ebert, Student life
Taylor Ebert is a senior a Chapin High School. She writes about Chapin students and is a contributor to the design of the CSPN website. She has a job,...
Katherine Miller, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Katherine is a senior at CHS. She is an Editor-in-Chief who writes stories that include upcoming school events, pep rallies and student interests. Katherine...
Blaine Cook, Sports Reporter
Blaine Cook is a junior at Chapin High. He is a Co-Editor-in- Chief this year for CSPN, and he enjoys writing about sports. He also plays soccer for Chapin....
One Response to "Chapin Students Vote in 2016 Election"
Sean Scott on November 14th, 2016 10:00 pm
Good timely article guys! It's definitely important because it's rare for students to have a chance to vote and only a small group of students get to exercise that right. I would have loved to see a quote from Josh Atkins rather than just a sentence about what he noticed. Also, it would have been interesting to see follow-up questions to some people's answers (like why did Chandler Johnson have to wait 3 hours to vote when Kinzie Correll only had to wait 30 minutes). I appreciate the objectivity of the article and not injecting anyone's personal political opinions, that is good journalism! See you guys on Tuesday!
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Taylor Swift is going to bring her new album to life when she hits the road next year.
The pop star announced the first of dates for her "reputation Stadium Tour" on Monday. It kicks off May 8 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Tickets for general public go on sale Dec. 13.
Swift announced 27 shows stretching through October, with stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Houston and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Her last tour also visited stadiums, and it included a number of special guests, from singers like Justin Timberlake and the Weeknd to non-musicians such as Ellen DeGeneres and Kobe Bryant.


After yesterday's post, someone asked me if having absolute confidence in yourself can be a bad thing.
Of course it can. It can be a terrible thing.
2 of my brothers and I all have similar personalities – we're very driven and very, very competitive.
One brother goes as far to describes his drive to succeed as a "sickness".
We've talked many times on how our competitiveness (as a result of this confidence in ourselves) is our biggest strength AND our biggest weakness.
It can also be disastrous.
1. Sometimes the best thing you can do is quit. Quitting at the right time can free up resources that might be better used elsewhere.
Quitting can help make your successful. Successful people quit all the time. Indeed, part of the reason they are successful is because they quit the stuff that doesn't work.
If you're have the utmost confidence in what you're doing you might not recognise the need to quit before it's too late.
2. If you're over confident you tend to dismiss others' criticisms.
That's not to say that confident people aren't receptive to ideas – I feel the more confident I've gotten over the years has allowed me to relax and acknowledge I don't know everything (hardly anything if the truth be told).
This, in turn, has made me more receptive to advice, feedback and criticisms.
Confidence is great. Over-confidence is not so great.


This Policy is intended to apply to those outdoor events provided by the Christchurch City Council, or on land controlled by the Council, or funded by the Council, where alcohol will be sold or where the time/setting/theme creates the risk of alcohol related harm. Where there is uncertainty about the degree of risk Council staff will consult with Police.
At such events provided/funded by the Christchurch City Council, Council staff will facilitate or ensure effective joint planning for the event between key stakeholder groups including but not limited to, Police, District Licensing Agency, security services, health agencies, St John's, Canterbury Youth Workers Collective, Christchurch Safer Community Council.
1.1 Where such an event is not provided by the Christchurch City Council, or for events where a degree of risk has been identified, Council will make as a condition of contract or land hireage, that effective joint planning happens between event organisers/promoters and key stakeholder groups including but not limited to, Police, District Licensing Agency, security services, health agencies, St John's, Canterbury Youth Workers Collective, Christchurch Safer Community Council.
To care for any people affected by alcohol.
The Christchurch City Council will extensively explore other avenues before accepting alcohol sponsorship at public events.


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UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association Presents Position Paper on "The Case for Blue Hydrogen"
Blue hydrogen is essential to the UK government's Net Zero ambitions
The UK can deploy 10GW of blue hydrogen by 2030 and reach up to 80GW by 2050 with the right policy support.
The UK oil & gas industry has contributed greatly to the UK's economy, both in terms of tax revenues and employment – blue hydrogen provides a route to ensure similar levels of support for communities as we transition towards Net Zero.
Investing in blue hydrogen today will create significant long-term economic opportunities for UK Plc – the UK has the infrastructure, natural resources, geology, skills and experience to be a world leader in blue hydrogen.
The UK can become a significant blue hydrogen producer, as well as an importer of CO2 from other countries, thus supporting decarbonisation of other markets and generating income for the UK economy.
Short term thinking must be avoided to prevent the errors that encouraged offshoring of manufacturing opportunities for the wind industry. With ambition, the UK can become an exporter of key skills, services and materials.
A UK hydrogen strategy must have low carbon hydrogen, irrespective of whether it is blue or green, at its core
Blue hydrogen is essential to the UK's transition to low carbon energy as part of the 2050 net zero targets.
The potential for low carbon hydrogen is particularly high in industrial processes and in hard to abate sectors, especially heavy-duty vehicles, shipping, heating, aviation and energy storage.
The UK is well placed to take advantage of the opportunities from low carbon blue hydrogen given the existing, historic large-scale production of natural gas, and the Government's commitment to the technology as part of the energy transition, including the investment in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) across four industrial clusters.
But if we are to maximise the potential of blue hydrogen in the UK, we need clearer direction and support from Government including:
Low carbon hydrogen standards need to be set and implemented for the carbon content of hydrogen, maximising the contribution to emissions reduction. In order to help make hydrogen the fuel of the future, it is critical that emissions standards are both standardised and trusted – a crucial step towards achieving the net zero
To enable low carbon hydrogen production at scale and across all colours, Government will need to provide business models and targeted support mechanisms, complementary to carbon pricing to facilitate the transition away from fossil
Clarity and greater certainty around the support available for blue hydrogen projects will drive innovation and Confirmation on the way forward for hydrogen blending into the gas grid and the implementation of certification schemes are two examples of where clear direction from Government will be key.
Ambitious targets for blue hydrogen production equivalent to those for green hydrogen are also critical – with an emphasis on the need to grow all types of low carbon hydrogen to This is crucial to incentivising investment in the UK hydrogen sector and aligning to the various hydrogen needs for different sectors and end users.
Given the potential for the UK to be a world leading producer of hydrogen, the Government should develop an industry wide plan for international co-operation, including boosting hydrogen exports and There is also huge scope for exporting technologies, products and services.
Finally, there is a need for support to enable the transition from the traditional roles for oil and gas, with blue hydrogen playing an important role in the 'just transition'. This offers a route to securing workers' employment and leveraging skills from a legacy sector into a new energy sector – across hundreds of thousands of jobs1 as we transition to Net Zero
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Source: UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association
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Check Out More 'Criminal Minds', 'NCIS: LA' & 'NCIS' News & Spoilers
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Saturday, October 12th, 2013
Here's another collection of videos, interviews, questions, photos, tweets and news items for Criminal Minds, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS. (Spoilers after the jump!)
Check out these ten photos, including shots of Shemar Moore (Derek Morgan), AJ Cook (JJ Jareau), Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr Spencer Reid), Joe Mantegna (David Rossi), and Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia). The second row features pictures of Moore and Mantegna at the CBS Daytime After Dark event:
Moore recently visited Queen Latifah's talk show, and you can watch the interview below:
Moore also visited The Ellen Degeneres Show on October 9, and you can find two clips below:
Check out these three clips from the 100th episode, "Reznikov, N", which airs next week—and don't forget that the cast will visit The Talk to celebrate the milestone on October 15. (The clips are also available on SpoilerTV.)
LL Cool J (Sam Hanna) did an interview with Parade, and here's an excerpt about the 100th episode:
It's going to be very interesting. We're going to learn some really dark and serious things about Callen's past, and there's also some other surprising and shocking things that will be happening in terms of cast changes, so people should be ready.
Here's a question from TV Line:
Are we going to see NCIS: LA's Nell and Eric venture out more in Season 5? –Cari
"There is always fun with those characters," show boss Shane Brennan answers. "In fact, Nell's out in the field a couple times this season, and at one point, later in the season, gets a serious moment or two out in the field. She gets to fire her weapon, in anger."
There's a new entry on the NCIS: LA Insider's Blog.
LL Cool J will host the live Grammy Nominations Concert on Friday, December 6 from 10:00-11:00pm ET.
CSI Files previously reported that Daniela Ruah (Kensi Blye) is having a baby, but her pregnancy will not be written into the show. "I will definitely and utterly and totally rule that out," Brennan told TV Line. "The pregnancy does not play into their storyline at all. Let's put that thought/rumor/suggestion to rest." (Read more about what's coming up for Kensi and Marty Deeks [Eric Christian Olsen] at the link.)
Here are three pictures from Twitter (click to see them full-sized):
LL Cool J sat down with Katie Couric on October 8. You can watch a clip below, and check out a few more videos here:
Here's an extended promo for next week's episode, "Anonymous was a Woman" (also available on CBS.com and SpoilerTV):
Executive Producer Gary Glasberg has signed a two-year extension deal with CBS, which lasts through May 2016. "I look forward to continuing to work with my NCIS family and can't wait to dive in to what lies ahead," he told Deadline.
Glasberg spoke to Entertainment Weekly about Cote de Pablo's (Ziva David) exit, and he had this to say about Emily Wickersham's upcoming character, Ellie Bishop:
What really made you want to write this character specifically as sort of a successor and as a new part of this team?
Well I don't necessarily view her as a successor. The way we approached it was, how do we bring someone new into the fold? What could she bring to the group and to the party? Bishop is a NSA analyst, and she's a thinker. She looks at the world in a very global way; she looks at everything, life, in a global way. That's a big part of the way that our group is evolving. Our agents are evolving — they're looking at terrorism in a different way, they're having to approach crimes in a different way and I think that having that view of the world is something that our people don't necessarily have much experience in. So I think she'll provide something different. I think she'll emotionally provide something different. Emily Wickersham is a terrific actress. I've now spent a bunch of time with her; I'm really excited about what she's going to bring to this and how she's going to bring the character to life. We'll have some fun with it.
And here's a question from TV Guide about Bishop:
What can you tell me about Ziva's replacement on NCIS? — Julie
ADAM: There will be a bit of a revolving-door situation at Ziva's old desk for the next few weeks, and viewers won't get a look at who will most likely be the permanent new team member until November. Fortunately, when Emily Wickersham's NSA Analyst Ellie Bishop finally does report for duty, she will make a strong first impression during the NCIS team's hunt for terrorist Benham Parsa. "He is a new face that we haven't seen before and has a new approach to things," executive producer Gary Glasberg says of the season-long villain. "Bishop will actually have a strong view and position on [Parsa]. She'll be bringing something extra to the table."
Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto) and Meredith Eaton posted the following tweets, which confirm that Eaton will reprise her role as Carol Wilson this season:
#NCIS answers: YES! @MerEaton is coming back this season! And NO! I'll NEVER stop doing #NCIS I LOVE ABBY and THE SHOW!
— Pauley Perrette (@PauleyP) October 9, 2013
I am beyond thrilled to be returning to @NCIS_CBS #NCIS this season! #carolwilson is back!! I can't wait to be w @PauleyP again. #carol&abby
— Meredith Eaton (@MerEaton) October 10, 2013
Michael Weatherly (Tony DiNozzo) visited OMG! Insider to talk about the video for his song from the NCIS: Benchmark soundtrack, "Under the Sun". You can watch the interview below:
And here's the video itself. (You can also watch it on Yahoo!)
Perrette created the following video to discuss her role in the Love is Changing History project, which is raising money to help LGBTQ youth through the Trevor Project:
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Jahangir Tareen's Son Interested in Buying PSL's Sixth Team
Posted 2 years ago by Raza Rizvi
Renowned politician Jahangir Tareen's son Ali Tareen has shown interest in buying the sixth team of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The aforementioned team used to be known as Multan Sultans.
He showed his intention to buy the team while speaking to a local TV channel.
Tareen said, in a televised interview, that he was gearing up to buy the currently untitled PSL team, and that he has completed the initial paperwork for that.
"I want to buy the team for the fourth edition of PSL and for this reason I have had two to three meetings with Pakistan Cricket Board officials in Lahore," he said.
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The junior Tareen said he was curiously waiting for the tenders to open for the auction of the franchise.
When approached, PSL player manager, Akram Khan, said that the ownership of the sixth team would be decided through a tender which is expected to open in the early days of December.
Tussle Continues: PSL Franchises Refuse to Pay Their Annual Fee to PCB
"We are trying that the ownership rights for the sixth team are sold by next month," Khan added.
On November 10, PCB had terminated the agreement with Multan Sultan owner Schon Group after they failed to meet their financial obligations.
Following the termination, all the rights of the franchise reverted back to the board.
PCB then decided to retain the contracts of players, coaches and the management staff of the team and also took an active part in the players draft on November 20.
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"They're different kind of games" – the Sky Bet Football League Play-Offs are here!
It's fair to say Carl McHugh has become well accustomed to the Play-Offs and the emotions that come with them, despite only being in his fourth year as a professional.
His first involvement came with Bradford City three seasons ago when the Bantams were successfully promoted from Sky Bet League 2, beating Burton Albion over a two-legged semi-final before seeing off Northampton Town 3-0 under the arch in the final.
During the same campaign, McHugh was also at Wembley with the Bantams for their Capital One Cup Final encounter with Swansea City, after an astonishing run to the showpiece.
"The Play-Off Final; we won that game. I didn't play but it was an unbelievable experience," he told pafc.co.uk.
"Both games [the two finals] were unbelievable. It's what you want to do as a player, playing in the big stadiums on the big days.
"That was a really positive experience. When you're growing up you want to play full houses, big clubs and at big grounds with a lot at stake."
Last term the utility man was in the green of Plymouth Argyle as they lost over two legs to Wycombe Wanderers in the Sky Bet League 2 Play-Off semi-finals. Now the Pilgrims are back for more this time around – they are the only team involved in this season's Play-Offs who were also in the mix last year.
Portsmouth v Plymouth: Dockyard Derby to kick-off Sky Bet Play-Offs
And they kick-off the end-of-season drama on Thursday against Portsmouth at Fratton Park, before the return leg on Sunday. McHugh says he and his team-mates are relishing the occasion and the unique matches that the Play-Offs bring.
"This is what you run around a track for in pre-season, for these games, so we're really looking forward to it," he added. "We want to make the most of it.
"In the Play-Offs it's all on the day; they're not like normal games. Form and everything goes out the window.
"They're different kind of games but we're really looking forward to it, it's going to be two great occasions."
We'll be providing updates on all Sky Bet Football League Play-Off matches on Twitter - follow @football_league, @SkyBetChamp, @SkyBetLeague1, @SkyBetLeague2.
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Salem, OREGON - Environmental Organizations referred to as "stakeholders" are busy driving a wooden stake into American Family Farms all across the nation. The organizations are subsidized by United States Tax Payer at two levels. Direct: Sample is available on this website: http://www.salemsfuture.org/pages/9/index.htm (for more details visit freedom.org) and Indirect: Funding directly from the United Nations.
... The total subsidy for the ten organizations, some of who are key players targeting the destruction of Agriculture in the Klamath Basin received $17,411,643 from the United States Government for biodiversity and save the fish programs.
Preliminary analysis of the FAADS database indicates that the number could be twice or more than the amount listed in the FAADS database.
The total subsidy for environmental groups exceeds $1 Billion not including subsidies received from the United Nations and the Rockefeller Foundation et al., the Environmental Grantmakers Association.
The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission reviewed a Report to Governor Kitzhaber: Review of the Statewide Land Use Program for Consistency with The Governor's Statewide Riparian Management Program. The governor's riparian policy states that, "..... land use policies and land management practices should 'sustain streamside and wetland riparian functions that support desirable water quality, native fish populations, and wildlife, across the landscape.' To implement the policy, state agencies are instructed to take a series of actions to protect 'properly functioning' riparian CORRIDORS and to....."
The report concluded, "Local efforts to adopt programs to protect riparian resources following Goals 5, 6, 7, 15 and 17 have at times generated significant controversy from property-rights groups and others opposed to riparian regulations. This has slowed or halted implementation of these programs at the local level. Better state and federal support, and a wider constituency that supports improved protection for riparian resources, is needed in order to promote a more consistent and successful implementation of the statewide riparian goals.
The area that will be most severely impacted by these policies are the rich farmlands of the Willamette River Watershed. The Willamette River Watershed is designated an American Heritage River (AHR) Initiative is being implemented to fulfill the requirement of United Nations Agenda 21. "By working through non-elected River Communities and Navigators, the AHR bypasses state and local governments, relegating elected officials to partners with no more input than special interest groups (Non Governmental Organizations, i.e., Sierra Club, 1000 Friends of Oregon, Watershed Councils, &etc.) This destroys the constitutional guarantee of a republican form of government and shifts power from the local and state governments to the federal government. Source: Council on Environmental Quality, American Heritage River Initiative. Also go to http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/heritage/rivers.html .
ORS 215.253 ... "No state agency, city, county or political subdivision of this state may exercise any of its powers to enact local law or ordinances or impose restrictions or regulations affecting any farm use land situated within an exclusive farm use zone established under ORS 215.203 ... in a manner that would restrict or regulate farm structures or that would restrict or regulate farming practices ..."
This law is being bypassed through Oregon's Environmental Department in their quest to shut down non-point pollution sources. Their goal is to convert farms to organic operations and to eliminate the use of pesticides, herbicides and other chemical and genetic applications.
On July 3, 2001, the Oregon Legislature, at the urging of the World Wildlife Federation and Associated Oregon Industries unanimously adopted framework legislation (O.R.S. Chapter 910) to put the entire state of Oregon under the control of the IUCN by January 1, 2006. The law, is referred to as "framework legislation" that will be filled in by subsequent amendments and the writing of Administrative Rules.
Repeal all Amendments to Oregon's Land Use Planning Laws beginning in January 1995.
Identify and Terminate State Employees who have violated our trust and committed these acts of tyranny.
Terminate the Transportation Growth Management Programs and corresponding Transportation Planning Rule that is the funding vehicle for carrying Sustainable Development concepts into the American society.
Make it a criminal act to use the Delphi Technique (Consensus decision making) in the Citizen Participation Process by any government employee in the State of Oregon.
Require Robert's Rules of Order to prevail in all meetings impacting government decision making.
Strength Citizen Participation rules and prohibit the unique access granted to Non Governmental Organizations to government agencies. NGO's can go through their local elected officials just like anyone else.
(c) The Trojan Horse by Rodney R. Stubbs. Please cite the author in the use and distribution of this information. The Biodiversity map (at the source website) is copyrighted by Environmental Perspectives, Inc. and can be obtained by clicking on the map. The Willamette River basin map (also at the source website) is obtained from documents prepared by the government.


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Best capture cards for PC gaming
By Jorge Jimenez
Contributions from
Hope Corrigan, Jacob Ridley
Show off your greatest gaming moments with the best capture cards.
The best capture cards not only fuel your content creation but make it a lot easier. Capturing footage of games can be a tedious process without a capture card that does it with ease and with a high quality picture. The best capture cards make recording on consoles like the PlayStation 5 or your PC simple. Without a good one, you'd lose your best plays and memorable moments.
Nowadays, capture cards come in all shapes and sizes and. Best of all, they no longer require you to pry open your PC and hope to God you've got an extra card slot next to your GPU to install. External capture cards are a lot more portable, so much easier to use, and in some cases, cheaper than their internal counterparts since they connect to your PC via USB 3.0 or USB Type C.
We recommend most people focus on a 1080p target resolution and at least 30fps with any potential capture card purchase. 60fps is great if your PC can handle the extra load, but play it safe if you're starting out. There are good 4K capture cards out there, but they're also expensive, and those files' storage needs are harsh. Plus, the bandwidth requirements often mean 4K is not worth the hassle for most streamers.
The picks below were tested using OBS (opens in new tab) and Xsplit, two popular broadcasting apps among streams, since that's the best to the most of your footage. A capture card is just part of our broader streaming ecosystem; you should make sure you're investing in the best webcam (opens in new tab) and best microphone (opens in new tab) to complete your setup.
Best capture card for PC gaming
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1. Elgato Game Capture HD60 X
The best capture card for streaming and recording
Resolution: 1080p, 4K
Frame rate: 60fps (30fps @ 4K)
View at Amazon (opens in new tab)
View at Best Buy (opens in new tab)
Support for VRR and HDR passthrough
Great for modern gaming monitors
USB Type-C connectivity
Good looking 1080p 60fps capture
Same launch price as HD60 S+
Look elsewhere for 4K capture
Only simple to set-up at 1080p
Elgato's latest capture card, the HD60 X, aims to make streaming and recording a little more amenable to gamers with a modern, half-decent gaming monitor. With the option of 4K passthrough, there's a little more this device can offer gamers with high pixel count screens. Though it's also pretty handy if you use G-Sync of FreeSync technologies, which also receive timely support on the new HD60 X.
As with any capture card the speeds and feeds can be a lot to chew through. So let's break it down to basics for this $200 (opens in new tab)/£190 (opens in new tab) option. With the HD60 X you're essentially looking at three key capture resolutions: 4K at 30fps, 1440p at 60fps, and 1080p at 60fps. Then for your passthrough resolution it's possible to run up 4K at 60fps or 1440p at 120fps, and there's support for Variable Refresh Rate technologies (VRR), such as G-Sync and FreeSync, and HDR (only on Windows).
I don't have to sacrifice my own gaming experience to record it for others.
To save bandwidth on the HD60 X, it offers 4:2:0 by default. Corsair tells me 4:2:2 is available via non-default codecs and will work at 1080p at 60fps or 1440p at 30fps, but don't expect that out of the box.
It does look decent with chroma subsampling, too. And the thing to remember here is that, if you intend to use your content, say, online—which most will—then video compression is going to eat up a lot of the quality anyways.
The passthrough functionality of the HD60 X is, however, fully capable of running at 4:4:4, or in other words, uncompressed. So while your recording may lose some of that information, you don't have to suffer through a low picture quality while you're recording.
Though only a few of these 4K cards are standalone units, most being PCIe add-in when you get down to near the price of the HD60 X. Some of the flexibility is removed when you ditch the external connection from your capture card: Not only will you have to make space inside your PC, but you're removing the ability to run your stream or recording off a laptop close-by. You also lose the option to easily travel around with your capture card, though let's be honest I can't imagine that's of massive importance for many.
Ultimately, a PCIe add-in capture card tends to get you more bang for your buck at 4K, and comes with heaps of benefits in other ways to make up for its lack of portability. So the flexibility of how you wish to set up your streaming setup is something to weigh up before hitting purchase on an external unit like this HD60 X.
As a user of the original Elgato Game Capture HD and then the HD60 S, I'll admit the HD60X doesn't feel like a revelatory new product. I'm yet to find any external capture card that makes capturing gameplay as much of a doddle as I'd like to think it to be. That said, there are some things I probably couldn't go without now that I have used the HD60 X. Adroit 1080p at 60fps recording, yes, though more so the low latency passthrough, VRR, and HDR support. All of which makes it so I don't have to sacrifice my own gaming experience to record it for others.
Read our full Elgato HD60 X review (opens in new tab).
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2. Avermedia Live Gamer Duo
Best two source capture card
Interface: PCIe 2.0, HDMI 2.0, HDMI 1.4
View at Walmart (opens in new tab)
Can stream 2 HMDI sources at once
Easy set up and use
Only does passthrough on 1 HDMI source
AVerMedia might not be a household name yet when it comes to capture cards and streaming devices, but that doesn't mean the company isn't turning heads. Its capture cards in particular always seem to come with an interesting innovation—and the AVerMedia Live Gamer Duo doesn't buck the trend.
Previously we've seen the Thunderbolt-only Live Gamer Bolt, and the 4K HDR streaming lineup, in the Live Gamer Ultra and Live Gamer 4K. However, one of the newer entries to the market is the Live Gamer Duo (opens in new tab), an internal card that fits into a PCIe slot on your motherboard and can handle two HDMI inputs at once—a very useful tool for streamers and content creators.
The software setup was also fairly effortless. After downloading the drivers as well as the AVerMedia RECentral 4 software, all my PC needed was a restart and everything was working as expected. I've wrestled with capture cards not always picking up sources before but was very happy to lower my guard.
A single one-time set-up unit that's largely plug and play.
Even since the initial install I've only experienced problems when having two different programs trying to use the card at once. When the RECentral 4 software is running, while something like Xsplit or OBS are also getting signals from the card, the audio will feedback on itself in your recording or stream. It doesn't seem to matter whether I've got PC audio turned on or any other settings. So you're limited to only using one software at any time, which is actually very fair.
I probably wouldn't even have come across the issue if I wasn't using the RECentral 4 software as a screen to play games on rather than using passthrough. This is actually a testament to the latency because it was good enough that I didn't really notice.
RECentral 4 software can have problems when left open but not in use for long periods of time. The audio and visual information become distorted but are immediately fine again when restarting the program. It's never happened while the software has been in active use or during streaming so has never felt like a problem that inhibited performance.
That's what impresses me about the Live Gamer Duo the most. It does everything it advertises with relatively low effort. The full HD recording and high-enough-frame rate streaming just works and is immediately recognisable by third party software.
Video processing, such as downscaling or frame rate conversion, is all done on the card itself, and I believe it. My PC is unbothered while the card is operating, though it still takes the usual hit from my streaming software. Meanwhile, the 4K passthrough has remained unhindered entirely by the process, though it would be nice to have passthrough options for both inputs rather than solely HDMI1.
Of course, it's not without sacrifice. If you want to be able to record in 4K or higher than 60 fps this quite simply isn't the device. What you get with AVerMedia's Live Gamer Duo is a single one-time set-up unit that's largely plug and play. It has especially made streaming easier by having a setup that simply works, and one which I can mostly leave in place. For anyone looking to include multiple sources for minimal hassle, AVerMedia's Live Gamer Duo is a really smart choice that lives up to all its promises.
Read our full Avermedia Live Gamer Duo review (opens in new tab).
Avermedia Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus (Image credit: Avermedia)
3. Avermedia Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus
Best capture card that uses a SD card
Ease-of-use
Play in 4K while you record
Inconsistent frame rate
The Avermedia Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus packs smooth 60fps 1080p recording and 4K pass-through so you can still play in Ultra HD (even if it's not captured in 4K), USB 3.0, Mac compatibility, and dirty great flashing lights to tell you if you're capturing or have left HDCP on.
Besides an attractive form-factor, it also offers intuitive software for live editing and the ability to record straight onto a Micro SD card if you'd prefer to keep your HDD clear of space-absorbing video. This capture card is flexible, but particularly tempting if you need to record on the go. It works straight out of the box, too—always a plus.
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Elgato Game Capture 4K60 Pro (Image credit: Elgato)
4. Elgato Game Capture 4K60 Pro MK.2
The best 4K capture card
Resolution: 4K
Interface: PCIe x4
4K capture with 60fps
Video encoding
1080p @ 240Hz / 1440p @ 144Hz passthrough
Pro-users, who want nothing but the best, need look no further than Elgato's 4K60 Pro. It may need a high-end PC to get off the ground, but this is an excellent piece of kit for those intent on capturing gameplay at the highest resolution and frame rate possible.
It's worth making sure you've got enough storage space for all those videos, too, because they can get huge very quickly. And if you want to go big, Sabrent's 4TB RocketQ (opens in new tab) or even the ultra-expensive Sabrent 8TB SSD (opens in new tab) will be your dream tickets to storage nirvana. The 4K60 Pro's encoder can reduce file size and save you much-needed memory real-estate, but they can still be chunky in real terms.
Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro (Image credit: Elgato)
5. Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro
Best internal capture card for beginners
Interface: PCIe x1, HDMI 2.0
Advanced encoder
Bitrate of 60Mbps
No 4K capture
If you want to take your recordings from amateur to the next level up, Elgato's internal HD60 Pro card is a good shout. Indeed, Elgato's website claims this card features "an advanced, onboard H.264 encoder that enables you to record unlimited footage in superb 1080p [60fps] quality, at a bitrate up to 60Mbps." Not too shabby.
It can also stream at 1080p when using Game Capture HD, OBS Studio, and Xsplit. Petite, classy form-factor is in the HD60 Pro's favor as well, although it does mean you'll have to install it on a desktop PC, so using a laptop to control your capture card is out. Still, if you're looking for a neat solution, this is pretty sweet.
EVGA XR1 (Image credit: EVGA)
6. EVGA XR1
Best capture card with built-in audio mixer
Resolution: 1080p (up to 4K/60fps HDR passthrough)
Interface: USB-C
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Customizable ARGB LEDs
Built-in Mixer
4K @ 120fps HDR Pass-Through
Hard to configure
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EVGA is best known for its graphics cards, so it was a surprise when it announced the XR1, its first external capture device for streamers. The flashy OBS certified capture device has a built-in audio mixer that'll show your levels using these neat-looking RGB LEDs on the unit itself.
The XR1 records and streams at 1080p/60fps and supports advanced Pass-Through of 1440p/120fps and 4K/60fps signals. This means the XR1 will take those native signals and spit them out at 1080p/60fps for your stream without needing to change any of your display settings while you game. The capture does a good job, although we did notice the colors were a little washed out; nothing a little tweaking in OBS couldn't handle, though.
Best capture card FAQ
Why do I need a capture card if I just use OBS?
OBS and other third-party capture and streaming software are great, but there are limitations, let's say you want to stream gameplay from a game console or use an HDMI camera instead of a webcam; the easiest way to get them to work your PC without an external or internal capture card.
With software like OBS, you are entirely reliant on your system resources, such as your CPU or GPU, when it comes to capturing video inputs. That can be a drain if you're capturing at a high bit rate and trying to play a game simultaneously. Modern CPUs have gotten good at the necessary multi-tasking, but a dedicated capture card can help lighten the load.
Also if you dual-wield a PC and console, such as the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, an external capture card can help you pull footage from those devices.
Do capture cards reduce quality?
On the contrary, a good capture card could increase the quality of your stream, potentially lighten the load on your main PC, and improve the performance of your games while streaming.
If you're asking on purely technical terms, however, then yes, they can. Capture cards often use something called Chroma Subsampling to reduce bandwidth requirements, and that will reduce the quality of the final picture. Though it's worth bearing in mind that once you upload your footage to a service, such as YouTube, they will severely drop the quality anyways. So there's not a tremendous loss overall as a result.
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Jorge is a hardware writer from the enchanted lands of New Jersey. When he's not filling the office with the smell of Pop-Tarts, he's reviewing all sorts of gaming hardware from laptops with the latest mobile GPUs to gaming chairs with built-in back massagers. He's been covering games and tech for nearly ten years and has written for Dualshockers, WCCFtech, and Tom's Guide.
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