[ad_1] “The 78th Venice International Film Festival is organized by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera. It will take place from September 1st to 11th, 2021 in the Lido of Venice. The festival is officially recognized by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Association). The aim of the festival is to promote international cinema in all its forms as art, entertainment and industry in a spirit of freedom and dialogue. The…
"78th Venice International Film Festival"
[ad_1] The harm reduction approach that we advocate for personal cannabis use has three key considerations at its center: first, we must stop criminalizing adults for voluntarily using cannabis; Second, once personal cannabis possession is decriminalized, a safe and regulated way of obtaining cannabis should be in place; and third, that a regulator must be put in place to strictly regulate this regulated path for the ultimate benefit of the safety of cannabis users, society…
"Cannabis"
[ad_1] Microsoft issued a substantial Windows Insider Build on Wednesday for the Dev channel, testing out a substantial improvement: Voice Access, as well as a couple of customization enhancements that should be welcomed by Windows users. Technically, the new features offered in Dev Channel build 22518 for Windows 11 are new and untested code, which may not even make it to the stable channel. Still, there’s a good chance that at least Voice Access will…
"New Windows 11 Build Tests Voice Access and Spotlight Backgrounds"
[ad_1] Credit: Albert Oppong-Ansah / IPS Opinion Thursday, December 9, 2021 Inter Press Service Dec 09 (IPS) – Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It appears on beaches, fish and even in the Arctic sea ice. And a new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine makes it clear that the United States is a big part of the problem. As the report shows, the US produces…
"Plastic garbage in the ocean is a global problem and the US is the main source: global problems" [ad_1] Los Angeles looks a little different this time of year, with more flashy decor, people throwing more parties and of course even more Hustle and bustle. To celebrate this season, we asked eight LA illustrators to create their own take on the Southern California Christmas celebrations. And as a gift to you, readers, we’ve turned them into downloadable phone and computer wallpapers. Below you can meet any illustrator and choose which interpretation appeals to…
"8 festive (and free!) Holiday backgrounds"
[ad_1] Wheaton admits he was influenced by homophobic jokes in one of the most famous stand-up routines of all time: “Everything was cruel. Everything was bigoted. Everything was devastating. And I didn’t know any better.” As the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle’s transphobic jokes continues to swirl on the comedian and Netflix and the comedy community in general, an unusual voice with a strong message of personal experience waded into the vortex. Wil Wheaton is best…
"Wil Wheaton deconstructs why Dave Chappelle’s trans jokes are so dangerous"
[ad_1] Many cannabis insurance issues are relatively new. From fire protection on farms to protection against theft during transport, policyholders and insurers alike are faced with new situations that are being carried over to the old policy language. When a new or complicated situation arises in the insurance world, many insurers accept coverage under a “reservation of rights”. This means that the insurer is not entirely sure whether coverage should be available in a particular…
"Reserved rights of my cannabis business insurer. What does that mean?"
[ad_1] Welcome to the Samsung Galaxy S21 update center. Here you will find the latest information on updates for the Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra. We will detail the current software versions for each device and notify you if there is a new update. Samsung generally publishes updates for the entire series, but this may vary by variant and carrier. All three phones in the Galaxy S21 series launched with…
"All the latest software updates in one place"
[ad_1] This analysis was presented in Critical State, a weekly foreign policy bulletin for Inkstick Media. Subscribe here. Last week, we examined the investigation into how members of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan interpreted the idea of a “government-wide” counterinsurgency in that war. This week, we’ll look at what the WOG obsession approaches the U.S. wars in the mid-aughts has produced in modern public policy: an insistence on using WOG approaches to all sorts of…
"How do “government-wide” programs really work? Part II"
[ad_1] Activists of the Bangladesh General Council for the Preservation of Student Rights organized a protest rally to demand justice for Abrar Fahad. (Photo by Mamunur Rashid / NurPhoto via Getty Images) One student was beaten by 25 classmates for criticizing the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on social media. Twenty students were sentenced to death while five were sentenced to life in prison. The 21-year-old college student had posted a post on Facebook that went…
"20 Bangladeshi students sentenced to death for brutal murder"