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The results and analysis for DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales for the week ending June 26, 2021, are in. Bob Odenkirk stars in this week's top selling new release, an action flick from the writer behind the John Wick series. Find out what movies it was in our weekly DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray sales stats and analysis feature.
Tickende Zeitbombe durch Kleinanleger und Neo-Broker: Hilft Robinhood wirklich den Armen?
Dealmaster also has deals on Dell monitors, good board games, and portable SSDs.
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For this weekend edition of our Dealmaster deals roundup, we've got a nifty bundle for Nintendo's Switch Lite and several deals on high-profile Switch games, joint-lowest prices on Apple's M1-equipped MacBook Air and Mac Mini, and good prices on a few wireless headphones and portable SSDs. You can checkout our full curated rundown below.
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Der Grünen-Ko-Chef bestreitet, dass es in seiner Partei eine Debatte über einen Personalwechsel für die Spitzenkandidatur gibt und verteidigt Annalena Baerbock. Ihn lockt wohl ein anderes Amt
A new book catalogs some of the greatest ethical lapses done in the name of science.
Walter Freeman was ambidextrous, so he could do two lobotomies at the same time. These involved jabbing two icepicks from the junk drawer in his kitchen into the eye sockets of two different patients until he felt the thin orbital bones behind their eyes crack. Swishing the picks back and forth was then all it took to sever each patient’s frontal lobe from her limbic system, unhooking her executive function and judgement from her emotions and appetites. Yes, it was usually a her.
Although he got the dubious honor of having this nifty book named for him, Dr. Freeman is not even the worst among the gallery of rogues profiled by Sam Kean in his new book The Icepick Surgeon. Freeman wasn’t a Nazi, and he wasn’t a slaver. It’s hard to beat those populations for bad guys.
Sam Kean has a thing for scientific malfeasance. His previous books have touched on it, but this one is entirely dedicated to mad scientists—monomaniacs who kept their eye on the prize to the exclusion of all else, like pain, suffering, and morals. Occasionally, the prize was data; more often it was fame and fortune. But regardless of their motives, these guys (yes, it was usually a him) brushed aside any ethical qualms they may have had if those qualms interfered with their research program or whatever hypothesis they were chasing down. This book addresses why and how they did so.
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Gewalt gegen Frauen wird in den Medien meist noch immer als tragischer Einzelfall beschrieben. Gesellschaftliche Zusammenhänge fallen unter den Tisch
Malibu Media, the adult entertainment company that has demanded hefty settlements from thousands of pirates over the years, is sailing rough waters. The company has been suspended over tax troubles and now a wrongfully accused pirate has asked a Texas court to freeze Malibu’s assets, to secure potential attorneys’ fees.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
In recent years, adult entertainment outfit Malibu Media has often been described as a copyright-trolling operation.
The company, known for its popular “X-Art” brand, has gone after thousands of alleged file-sharers in U.S. courts, collecting millions of dollars in settlements.
Most accused pirates don’t put up a fight, but occasionally one does. This includes a “John Doe” who filed a countersuit accusing Malibu Media of abuse of process, among other things.
If the accused pirate wins this case, he hopes to recoup tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees. However, whether Malibu is able and willing to pay this is rather uncertain, as it appears to be in trouble.
Up until a year or two ago, the adult content company was one of the most active copyright trolls in the United States. In recent months, however, it hasn’t filed any new cases.
The Doe’s attorney previously discovered that Malibu’s corporate status had been suspended over tax deficiencies, which is still the case today. To stay ahead of any problems, the attorney then asked if the company’s CEO Colette Pelissier could be added as a defendant as well.
This week, “John Doe” is back in court looking for more guarantees. The accused pirate and his lawyer fear that Malibu could try to transfer assets elsewhere to avoid paying, and they request a preliminary injunction to prevent this from happening.
“Absent injunctive relief, Doe will suffer irreparable harm. He has incurred over $80,000.00 dollars in attorney’s fees and costs defending himself. And the evidence shows Malibu and its single member, Colette Pelissier, have a history of obscuring assets and ignoring judgments,” they write.
According to earlier testimony from Malibu’s CEO, the company only serves as a “pass-through” asset. The subscriptions for X-art.com go directly to Brigham Field, the husband of Pelissier, who recently filed for bankruptcy.
In addition, John Doe’s attorney also highlights the problematic legal history of the adult entertainment company and its CEO.
“Pelissier has a history of flouting court orders and rules, spurring one judge to hold her in contempt,” the attorney writes, adding that “Malibu and Pelissier have several other judgments against them.”
These accusations are backed up with testimonies and references to other cases where Malibu ran into trouble. And in a separate filing this week, Malibu itself confirms that the tax issues have not yet been resolved.
According to the accused pirate, this is sufficient evidence to issue an injunction and temporarily freeze all assets.
“All in all, this evidence reveals a sizeable and imminent risk that Malibu will not pay any fee award to Doe, that Pelissier will conceal or move Malibu’s assets, or both.”
This injunction should cover all subscription fees from the x-art.com website, as well as the domain itself. In addition, Malibu should not be allowed to transfer any settlement funds it receives, nor should it transfer any copyrights to other entities.
At the time of writing, Malibu Media hasn’t responded to this request, but the company will likely object.
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A copy of John Doe’s motions for a preliminary injunction to freeze assets is available here (pdf)
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Erst von Schülern, nun von Lehrern: Trotz Datenschutzbedenken gibt es neue Forderungen, kommerzielle Software an Schulen zu erlauben. (Schulen, Datenschutz)
Erst von Schülern, nun von Lehrern: Trotz Datenschutzbedenken gibt es neue Forderungen, kommerzielle Software an Schulen zu erlauben. (Schulen, Datenschutz) Start-ups and venture capitalists are joining concrete makers against a hard problem.
Enlarge / The hope is future concrete can be a lot more environmentally friendly than concrete put down in 1972. (credit: Denver Post via Getty Images)
For Bryan Kalbfleisch, cement is a way of life. “I was born and raised in the ready-mix concrete business,” says the New Jersey-based chief executive, explaining his father worked in the sector for 40 years. “I was the kind of kid who could operate heavy machinery, before I could drive.”
Now he is doing something that he never imagined—developing a new type of concrete that can store carbon dioxide to help combat climate change.
The Solidia Technologies start-up that he runs is part of a growing number trying to solve one of the toughest problems in heavy industry: how to make concrete without producing a lot of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Ein Exemplar von The Legend of Zelda von 1987 hat auf einer Auktion einen Rekordpreis erzielt und damit den vorherigen Höchstpreis übertroffen. (Zelda, Nintendo)
Ein Exemplar von The Legend of Zelda von 1987 hat auf einer Auktion einen Rekordpreis erzielt und damit den vorherigen Höchstpreis übertroffen. (
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