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Farewell message by CPVO President Martin Ekvad 2011-2021
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Europe

Farewell message by CPVO President Martin Ekvad 2011-2021

"After ten years as President of the Community Plant Variety Office, my second and last mandate expires on 31 August 2021. It has been a great honour to serve the…

27 August 2021 · 2 min read

Lerner will distribute books from publishing startup Soaring Kite
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America

Lerner will distribute books from publishing startup Soaring Kite

Soaring Kite Books, a startup publishing house in Washington focused on minority authors and diverse audiences, will have its books distributed by Lerner Publishing Group, the Minneapolis firm that is…

24 August 2021 · 2 min read

No strings attached on Free Comic Book Day
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Books

No strings attached on Free Comic Book Day

Happy Free Comic Book Day! As the name implies, Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book specialty shops (and libraries!) across North America and around…

15 August 2021 · 5 min read

A Book for Our Times: Author Steven T. Collis Shares a Story of Heroism During WWII
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Books

A Book for Our Times: Author Steven T. Collis Shares a Story of Heroism During WWII

Steven T. Collis is a storyteller and law professor at the University of Texas School of Law. He serves as the faculty director of Texas’s Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center and…

9 August 2021 · 4 min read

‘Hate America, Inc.’: Mark Levin’s new book sold ‘eye-popping’ 565,000 copies in 2 weeks
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America

‘Hate America, Inc.’: Mark Levin’s new book sold ‘eye-popping’ 565,000 copies in 2 weeks

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2021 Having sold more than 565,000 copies in just two weeks, Mark Levin’s “American Marxism” sits atop the New York Times bestseller list and is…

30 July 2021 · 3 min read

Stakeholders seek more women inclusion in book ecosystem at BAN/NIBF conference
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ECHR

Stakeholders seek more women inclusion in book ecosystem at BAN/NIBF conference

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s book industry on Thursday, at the 20th edition of the Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF) conference, extolled the strategic role of women in Nigeria’s book industry, noting…

29 July 2021 · 9 min read

A light book about serious things
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ECHR

A light book about serious things

Book Review By Derryll White Scrimger, Richard (2016).  Lucky Jonah. This is a Canadian novel with the main character, Jonah, 13 in Grade 8 in a small Ontario town.  Jonah…

25 July 2021 · 2 min read

The Environmental Toll of Disposable Masks – And How To Reduce It
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Environment

The Environmental Toll of Disposable Masks – And How To Reduce It

A new study calculates the waste generated by N95 usage and suggests possible ways to reduce it. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began last year, face masks and other personal protective…

24 July 2021 · 7 min read

Signature of new Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the EUIPO and the CPVO
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Europe

Signature of new Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the EUIPO and the CPVO

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) signed a new Service Level Agreement (SLA) which entered into force on 21 July 2021. The…

21 July 2021 · 2 min read

Tragic Teardrop Star Reveals Hidden Supernova Doom
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News

Tragic Teardrop Star Reveals Hidden Supernova Doom

Artist’s impression of the HD265435 system at around 30 million years from now, with the smaller white dwarf distorting the hot subdwarf into a distinct ‘teardrop’ shape. Credit: University of…

19 July 2021 · 7 min read