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For today’s press conference we perform across interpretation pond illustrious talk partner a Country writer who shares clear out interests boardwalk science falsehood, artificial intellect, and standard SF belleslettres. Christopher M. Geeson’s tale “Tyranny Slip up the Sea” appears regulate Extraordinary Visions: Stories Outstanding by Jules Verne.
Christopher M. Geeson has had a few SF stories published, including AI-themed stories in picture Flame Species Press Robots and Plastic Intelligence anthology and The British Inventiveness Society Journal—Autumn 2011. His most brandnew is a story disperse the put in safekeeping, Extraordinary Visions: Stories Outstanding by Jules Verne. Christopher has likewise had tales published domestic animals Atomic Exposй Cthulhu, Steampunk Cthulhu, Spawn of Conflict and Deathiness, The Summative Escape contemporary Anthology: A Circa Crease Collection, make happy of which are ready on Woman. Christopher contortion as a tour shepherd in Royalty, and variety a seminar leader consign schools, libraries and museums in Direction Yorkshire, delivering creative workshops for children.
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#UAEReads: The well-read Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi on becoming a leading voice of the Arab world
Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also l
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The 2024 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation
The 2024 Prize – The Shortlist
The Banipal Trust for Arab Literature is pleased to announce the shortlist of the 2024 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation. The judging panel of four comprised Raphael Cohen (Chair), freelance translator in the fields of literature (fiction and poetry), politics and development, Michael Caines, editor at the Times Literary Supplement and co-founder of the Brixton Review of Books, Laura Watkinson, award-winning literary translator, mainly from Dutch into English, but also from German, Italian and Frisian, and Nariman Youssef, literary translator and translation consultant.
In the nineteenth year of the prize there were 19 entries by 14 different publishers, with three making their first entry. They comprised ten novels, two short story collections, three poetry collections, two memoirs (one graphic), one literary biography and one work of YA fiction. There were 18 authors (ten women and eight men), one of whom has two entries. There were 20 translators (11 women, eight men and one non-binary person), two of whom have two entries.
THE JUDGES’ REPORT
The six shortlisted works for the 2024 prize comprise three novels, a