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Explora Books Releases Official Documentary Teaser for Dystopian Novel Sanctuary by Karen East

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Explora Books has released the official documentary teaser for Karen East’s Sanctuary. Now streaming on YouTube, the preview offers an early introduction to both the world behind the book and the author behind its creation, pairing footage of East at home with glimpses of the novel’s near-future setting and themes.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 31st Jul 2026 – The preview gives viewers insight into East’s writing life in Ashland, Wisconsin, where she writes in the afternoons and has completed two books, with a third, as-yet-untitled work underway. In the video, East reflects on the concerns that shape her fiction, including environmental change and the relationship between people, animals, and the natural world. She also discusses a creative process that favors discovery over strict outlining and describes learning to write dialogue as a turning point in her development as a novelist, allowing her characters to feel more autonomous and alive. Without revealing key plot developments, East notes that Sanctuary concludes with some of the most emotionally meaningful writing she has produced.

Set in 2039, Sanctuary imagines a Minneapolis shaped by environmental strain, surveillance systems, and increasingly regulated daily life. At the center of the novel is Janet Ryan, a reporter whose routine visit to her parents gradually uncovers deeper questions about control, responsibility, and the unintended consequences of systems built in the name of security.

As Janet’s search for answers expands, she encounters a community that exists outside official structures—connected through practical knowledge, close relationships, and ways of living that resist constant oversight. Interwoven with Janet’s story is the history of the woman who established that refuge years earlier, giving the novel a multigenerational structure that explores inheritance, resilience, and the choices people make to preserve both freedom and connection.

Blending speculative fiction with environmental themes and reflections on human relationships with the natural world, Sanctuary presents a thoughtful contribution to contemporary fiction. The documentary teaser introduces readers not only to the novel’s setting and ideas but also to the perspective and creative process behind its creation ahead of the full documentary release.

Karen East lives in Ashland, Wisconsin, near Lake Superior, where her fiction is shaped by her longstanding interest in environmental questions and the relationships between people, animals, and place.

A full-length documentary exploring East’s life, creative process, and body of work is currently in production and is scheduled for release in the coming weeks.

Karen East’s official documentary teaser is now streaming on YouTube. Sanctuary is available through Amazon and other major digital bookstores.

About Explora Books 

Explora Books is a book marketing firm located in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company specializes in self-publishing and marketing, taking pride in its exhaustive research and creative strategies that provide wider avenues for aspiring authors to gain recognition for their works. Explora Books aims to guide authors through the complexities of self-publishing, offering convenient solutions to navigate this process. The firm fosters and redefines creativity and innovation, setting new industry standards. Explora Books is dedicated to empowering authors globally.

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MELT Global Chooses Sharjah as Headquarters for Its Operations

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SHARJAH, UAE, November 3rd, 2026, As part of its efforts to strengthen strategic partnerships and expand cooperation with global companies, Sharjah Asset Management, the exinvestment arm of the Government of Sharjah, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MELT Global to strengthen collaboration and explore new opportunities that support the shared priorities and objectives of both parties. The agreement reflects Sharjah’s appeal as an investment destination and reinforces its position as an economic hub offering an integrated business environment that supports the establishment, growth and regional expansion of businesses.

The MoU was signed by H.E. Dr Waleed Al Sayegh, Chief Executive Officer of Sharjah Asset Management, and Steve Harvey, Owner and Founder of MELT Global, in the presence of representatives from both parties.

The MoU outlines MELT Global’s plans to relocate its regional headquarters to Thara, the latest development owned by Sharjah Asset Management in the emirate. This step reflects both parties’ commitment to expanding their cooperation and capitalising on available opportunities and potential, supporting their future ambitions and opening new avenues for collaboration.

The move also reflects MELT Global’s confidence in Sharjah’s competitive advantages, including its attractive investment environment, advanced infrastructure, and integrated operational capabilities and logistics services, which cater to businesses’ needs, enhance operational efficiency and support their expansion.

H.E. Dr Waleed Al Sayegh said: “At Sharjah Asset Management, our investment vision is centred on developing assets and enhancing their ability to attract economic activities and strategic partnerships, creating new growth opportunities and maximising the value of our projects. We are also committed to building high-quality partnerships that attract expertise, open new avenues for cooperation and foster integration across different sectors.

“We welcome this partnership with MELT Global and look forward to its presence at Thara adding value to the business ecosystem. We believe this MoU will create new opportunities for collaboration and the development of joint initiatives that fulfil both parties’ ambitions and support sustainable growth. This aligns with our vision of developing sustainable investments that contribute to diversifying Sharjah’s economy and strengthening its presence across the business, media and creative industries.”

The MoU reflects both parties’ commitment to building a sustainable collaborative relationship, leveraging their respective expertise and capabilities, and exploring strategic opportunities to develop joint areas of work and initiatives that deliver added value to both sides. It also forms part of their broader efforts to strengthen effective partnerships and maximise synergies, supporting further development and growth opportunities while deepening cooperation across areas of mutual interest.

MELT Global’s decision to choose Sharjah reflects the emirate’s strong economic and investment fundamentals, which reinforce its position as a centre for business and investment. This is underpinned by the diversity of its economic sectors, the development of its infrastructure and operational capabilities, as well as the availability of logistics services and business support solutions.

Sharjah also offers an environment that enables companies to capitalise on available opportunities, build relationships and establish partnerships that support the development of their activities and strengthen their presence in regional markets. Together, these advantages make the emirate an attractive destination for global companies seeking to establish operations and expand their business from Sharjah.

The selection of Thara to host MELT Global’s regional headquarters reflects the project’s ability to provide a business-friendly environment, supported by integrated facilities, services and operational capabilities. The company’s presence at Thara will also contribute to diversifying the range of activities hosted by the development, while creating opportunities for engagement and collaboration with organisations and institutions operating across the emirate and the wider region.

The MoU underscores both parties’ commitment to continuing to build sustainable strategic partnerships, leverage complementary expertise and capabilities, and explore new avenues for cooperation. This will contribute to creating added value for both parties, supporting development and growth, and further strengthening Sharjah’s position as an attractive destination for investment and business.

About Sharjah Asset Management

Sharjah Asset Management is the investment arm of the Government of Sharjah. It seeks to advance economic and social development and accelerate the emirate’s sustainable economic growth through partnerships with the public and private sectors, encouraging investment and promoting corporate social responsibility. This is achieved through the optimal use of resources, addressing the needs of the Sharjah community and ensuring sustainable well-being.

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Made By WiFi Publishes a Free Year-End Guide to Help Offices Check Their WiFi Before Budgets Are Set

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The six-step guide takes office managers and IT leads through a coverage, equipment and security audit, a site survey, and a budget request.

Long Island City, New York, United States, 3rd Nov 2026 – Made By WiFi, an enterprise wireless and event WiFi company, today published a free six-step guide that helps office managers, IT leads and operations teams review their office WiFi while budgets for the coming year are being planned.

Office WiFi is easy to ignore until it fails, but budget season is when it is easiest to fund. A written list of what is actually wrong, such as a conference room that drops calls or an access point that has been running since before the last office move, carries far more weight in a budget request than a general complaint that the network is slow.

The guide, “Year-End WiFi Checklist for Your Office,” breaks the review into six steps. The first four are a self-audit that a small office can complete in an afternoon: walking the space to note where the signal fails, taking stock of equipment and WiFi standards, checking security and guest access, and finding out who owns and monitors the network. Step five is a wireless site survey, which turns those observations into measurements. Step six puts the findings into a budget request.

The guide also explains why timing matters. Once a budget is set, new spending has to be justified against items already approved. A survey, a written recommendation, approval and installation each take time. And equipment bought without a survey tends to leave some rooms with too many access points and others with too few.

A site survey from Made By WiFi measures signal strength, coverage and interference, and produces a written report with coverage heatmaps, recommended access point positions and an equipment specification. The report is delivered in an industry-standard format and can be taken to any installer. Surveys are done on site in New York and New Jersey and remotely for businesses anywhere in the country. Businesses that are not ready for a survey can use Made By WiFi’s wireless network consulting for an independent view on what to do next.

The full guide is available at https://madebywifi.com/blog/year-end-office-wifi-checklist/. 

About Made By WiFi

Made By WiFi designs, installs and supports enterprise wireless networks and provides WiFi for events. Since 2017, the company has helped businesses get reliable connectivity in offices, warehouses, hotels, healthcare facilities and temporary event spaces, with recommendations based on what each environment needs and not on a preferred brand. Hands-on work is delivered in New York and New Jersey, while wireless site surveys and 5G hotspot kit rentals are available to businesses across the United States. Learn more at https://madebywifi.com.

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UPDF 3.0 Launches a Unified AI PDF Workflow to Create, Edit, and Sign

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Major update connects PDF creation, editing, eSign management, agreement tracking, and AI-powered document understanding in one platform.

Developed by Superace, UPDF today announced UPDF 3.0, a major product update that expands the AI PDF editor into a complete document workflow for creating, editing, sending, signing, tracking, and understanding PDFs. The release brings core PDF tools, electronic signatures, agreement management, and AI assistance into one connected platform.

Built around the positioning “The AI PDF Editor to Create, Edit, and Sign,” UPDF 3.0 addresses a common gap in document software: preparing a PDF and completing the process around it often require separate applications. The new version connects those stages so users can move from an initial scan or draft to a completed agreement without rebuilding the workflow elsewhere.

A Complete Workflow From Creation to Completion

UPDF 3.0 organizes document work around eight connected stages: scan or create, edit, convert, organize, send, sign, track, and manage. Users can create or import a document, update text and images, convert file formats, and arrange pages before moving directly into an eSign workflow.

This approach extends the role of a PDF editor beyond file preparation. Instead of ending when a document is ready, UPDF 3.0 continues through delivery, signature collection, status tracking, and agreement management. The workflow is designed to keep the document, its recipients, and its progress in the same working environment.

eSign Becomes Part of the PDF Process

The integrated eSign tools cover the main stages of an agreement. Users can prepare or scan a file, define recipients and signing order, place signature, date, text, and attachment fields, and then send the document for signature.

After sending, the agreement can be tracked as pending, completed, declined, or draft. This gives individuals and teams a central view of work that would otherwise be followed through email messages and separate signing services. Certificate-based professional digital signatures remain a distinct workflow for use cases that require them.

AI Supports Document Understanding and Action

UPDF AI is integrated into the document workflow to help users understand content before taking the next step. Ask PDF can answer questions about an entire file, the current page, or a selected range. AI Actions can summarize, translate, and explain information from PDFs, text, and images.

Scenario Assistants support tasks involving academic papers, contracts, resumes, and financial documents, while custom tasks allow users to organize repeatable methods for classifying and processing information. A user can review a contract with AI, update the PDF, send it for signature, and monitor completion without moving the document between unrelated tools.

“UPDF 3.0 is more than a feature update; it changes how PDF work moves from creation to completion,” said Roc Lan, CEO of Superace. “By connecting PDF tools, eSign, and AI in one workflow, users can create, edit, sign, and manage documents with fewer disconnected steps.”

Designed for Professional Document Work

UPDF 3.0 is designed for professionals who regularly handle contracts, reports, forms, proof documents, and approvals. Small businesses and teams can use the connected signing workflow to send agreements and monitor progress, while multilingual and cross-border users can apply AI translation and document analysis to international files.

Students, researchers, and knowledge workers can also use the platform to read, organize, convert, summarize, and extract information from complex documents. The same core workflow applies across these use cases: prepare the file, understand its content, complete the required action, and track the result.

A Broader Direction for UPDF

With version 3.0, UPDF is positioning itself not only as a PDF editor, an eSign tool, or an AI assistant, but as a document productivity platform that connects all three. The release focuses on workflow continuity rather than adding isolated functions, with PDF preparation, agreement completion, and document intelligence operating as parts of the same process.

About UPDF

Developed by Superace, UPDF is an all-in-one PDF and document productivity solution for creating, editing, annotating, converting, organizing, securing, signing, and understanding PDFs. It supports individuals and organizations working with documents across professional, academic, and business scenarios.

Additional information about UPDF 3.0 is available on the official UPDF website. Product updates are published on YouTube, Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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