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Removing barriers while weaving connections from coast to coast

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星期三, 五月 22, 2024
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All Canadians who are deafblind deserve the opportunity to experience life without barriers.

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  • All Canadians who are deafblind deserve the opportunity to experience life without barriers.
  • For Scott and Ian, who are deafblind, this includes expressing themselves through tactile art.
  • “Working with an intervenor has been instrumental for Scott and Ian in removing communication barriers.
  • Specialized services are customized to each person’s unique needs, method of communication, and goals to live their best life.

ALCS & RSL announce shortlist for V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize

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星期四, 二月 8, 2024
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LONDON, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Society of Literature is delighted to announce the shortlist for its V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize. The prize is an annual award for unpublished short stories between 2,000 to 4,000 words in length. The winner will receive £1,000 and their entry will be published in Prospect magazine online and the RSL's Review.

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  • The prize is an annual award for unpublished short stories between 2,000 to 4,000 words in length.
  • The winner will be announced on Thursday 22 February 2024 at the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) annual awards ceremony.
  • The RSL is grateful to ALCS for supporting this Prize for over a decade.
  • Pritchett Short Story Prize was founded by the RSL in 1999 to commemorate the centenary of an author widely regarded as the finest English short story writer of the 20th century.

Stephen Withnell Joins Evercore as a Senior Advisor in the Metals, Materials & Mining EMEA Advisory Practice

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星期一, 十一月 20, 2023
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Evercore (NYSE: EVR) announced today that Stephen Withnell has joined the firm and is based in London as a senior advisor with a focus on metals, materials & mining.

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  • Evercore (NYSE: EVR) announced today that Stephen Withnell has joined the firm and is based in London as a senior advisor with a focus on metals, materials & mining.
  • Mr. Withnell will provide senior leadership for the firm’s advisory business in the sector, with a focus on Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
  • He comes to Evercore with over 20 years of advisory and investment banking experience.
  • Until 2019, Mr. Withnell served as head of EMEA metals and mining investment banking at Goldman Sachs.