It still does that, as well as supporting new Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray movie discs if you have an HDCP-capable GPU. As you might suspect from the name, the program started life as a tool to play DVD movies (including copy-protected commercial titles) from a PC. Legacy featuresīefore I get to the new stuff-a basic overview of what PowerDVD 20 does and what makes it better than the rest.

But it could use some work in the dialogs and menus.

CyberlinkĬyberlink’s PC interface is attractive and efficient with basic tasks. And I’m being picky-you’ll adapt in short order. Low cost streaming options and DVDs are available from New Day.To be fair, most video player configuration dialog boxes and menus are even less efficient, while not being nearly as good-looking. “Power and Control” is also distributed by New Day Films, the cooperative, film maker-owned and operated distributor. DVD extras include director’s cut interviews with Kim and her husband, and with Ellen Pence and Michael Paymar, co-founders of the “Duluth Model.” It’s a must-have for public library collections and is being used with great effectiveness by public and non profit organizations. The film is is particularly recommended for courses in sociology, social work, women’s studies, political science, psychology, law enforcement and law. The multi-level narrative also examines the deepest causes of domestic violence and the solutions that have evolved to stop it, celebrating the battered women’s movement activists who started the domestic violence revolution 30 years ago, and examining alternative approaches now being advocated.

As Kim and her fragile daughters take up residence in a shelter, we follow the harrowing struggles in a single-parenting survivor’s quest to find work, housing and peace of mind. Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of the story. “Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America” explores the shocking persistence of violence against women in the US.

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