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1907: The Anglo-Russian Entente (concerning Persia)

1907: The Anglo-Russian Entente (concerning Persia)



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Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA Americas) granted United Na...

Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA Americas) granted United Nations Special Consultative Status



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2012 Defense Intelligence Agency document: West will facilit...

2012 Defense Intelligence Agency document: West will facilitate rise of Islamic State “in order to isolate the Syrian regime”



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EU expresses ‘profound concern’ over violence towards Christ...

EU expresses ‘profound concern’ over violence towards Christians



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Assyria Council of Europe (ACE) Convinces Dutch Parliament t...

Assyria Council of Europe (ACE) Convinces Dutch Parliament to Urge for Protection of Assyrians in Iraq



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Australia Assists Victims of Sectarian Violence in Northern ...

Australia Assists Victims of Sectarian Violence in Northern Iraq



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Assyrian Universal Alliance meeting in Canberra

Assyrian Universal Alliance meeting in Canberra



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Toronto based researcher works to preserve ancient Syriac in...

Toronto based researcher works to preserve ancient Syriac inscriptions



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Modern and Ancient Assyrians

Modern and Ancient Assyrians



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Perspective: Letter: Speaking? Words? Where once I sang?

Perspective: Letter: Speaking? Words? Where once I sang?



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Assyrian Genocide Remembrance Day Proclamation in Arizona

Assyrian Genocide Remembrance Day Proclamation in Arizona




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Assyrian Journalist Khlapieel Bnyameen Detained by KRG since...

Assyrian Journalist Khlapieel Bnyameen Detained by KRG since October 31, 2019




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Americans’ personal finances worst since the Great Recession

(The Center Square) – Half of Americans report their personal finances are “worse off” than they were a year ago, according to a new survey.




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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Avionics

Edinburgh, South Australia Australia - Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed t... View




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Maintenance Manager

Mccook, NE United States - Looking to add an experienced A&P – IA Inspector to manage our established and growing FBO that has been in business for over 40 years. With strong incentives, a good culture, and established clients, don’t let this opportunity pass you by. Pay: $80k Base... View




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Senior Site Maintenance Manager

Hill Afb, UT United States - Tactical Air Support Inc. Senior Site Maintenance Manager Hill AFB, Utah Salary $105,000 - $120,000 DOE Position Summary The Senior Site Maintenance Manager is responsible to provide daily oversight of all service, repair, and overall maintenan... View




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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Structures

Nowra, New South Wales Australia - Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fo... View




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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Nowra, New South Wales Australia - Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fo... View




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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Oakey, Queensland Australia - Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an ... View




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Apprentice Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Nowra, New South Wales Australia - Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fo... View




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Welcome To Inclusive Android



This is where it all happens! Share your information, ideas, apps and tips with the community of people with disabilities who are Android users from across the world! Information To Promote Sight, Sound, Physical & Cognitive Digital Inclusion for people with disabilities. If you are just starting out: You might want to start out by browsing the Getting started guides or exploring our directory of apps and games for android. We are always looking for people interested in populating our directories, writing guides and rating apps and games for their level of accessibility. All you need to do is Create an account and verify it via email. Have fun and don't hesitate to Contact Us if you have any suggestions or problems.




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Help inclusive android with a new article by rating your favourite apps

Hello inclusive android family,

over the next two or three weeks, we're conducting a rating drive. If you have never taken the opportunity to rate your favourite or perhapse not so favourite apps, we hope you'll do this now.

Inclusive android wants to conduct a study of cross platform app accessibility based on user ratings from applevis and inclusive android and publish the results in an article. In order to make that happen, we need all the ratings we can get, especialy from the inclusive android community.

Thank you for sharing your experiences and we hope you enjoy the article when it comes out.

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Multicurrency, Personalization, and Consumer Privacy in the CTV Ecosystem

As CTV is pulling in more advertising dollars and viewers than ever before, it's crucial for advertisers to ensure that they are optimizing their reach with the best-targeted data to represent audiences and outcomes, all while respecting data privacy laws and individual rights. What are the most significant challenges surrounding data identity and the privacy economy in today's CTV advertising ecosystem? How can content owners and platform providers supply advertisers with the user data that will maximize growth without violating personal privacy or privacy laws? And how might the idea of "TV" itself be redefined in an era when multiscreen use beyond the living room is so prevalent?




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Wincanton receives competing offer from GXO Logistics

GXO Logistics, Inc. has announced it has made a cash offer to acquire Wincanton, this follows a cash offer made by CEVA Logistics UK Rose Limited.




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Wincanton: This acquisition is our second significant innovation milestone this year

Wincanton, a supply chain partner for UK business, has agreed to acquire Invar Group Limited (Invar), a UK-based specialist in warehouse execution software, automation and controls.




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Rafał Brzoska: InPost has had an encouraging start to 2024

InPost Group has reported a strong quarter with notable improvements across sales, profitability and free cash flow generation.




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Celebrations in Madrid as World Post & Parcel Award winners announced

A huge congratulations to the winners of the 2024 World Post & Parcel Awards  who were announced last night (19 June), at a Gala Dinner at Hotel Puerta America in Madrid, Spain.




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IPC: Continuous efforts of posts to enhance performance..are paying off

According to preliminary results published today by International Post Corporation (IPC), postal operators worldwide saw revenue increase by 2.1% on average in 2023 , despite weaker economic growth rates globally. 




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Wincanton and Co-op join forces for another five-years

Wincanton, a supply chain partner for UK business, has been awarded a five-year contract extension by convenience retailer, Co-op, building on over three decades of successful collaboration between the two companies. 




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IKEA: Partnering with Australia’s largest delivery provider allows us to enhance our accessibility

Australia Post and IKEA have today announced a new strategic partnership, entering into a three-year agreement to further expand IKEA’s delivery footprint in Australia.




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Yodel launches new collections services, targeting SMEs and second-hand marketplace sellers

UK independent parcel carrier Yodel has launched two brand new collections services for SMEs and customers selling via online marketplaces, following a record year of growth for the business’s consumer-to-consumer (C2C) operations.




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Wincanton extends contract with Valero

Wincanton has renewed its contract with Valero, the world's largest independent petroleum refiner and producer of low-carbon transportation fuels, for a further five years.




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Wincanton: UK businesses aren’t making enough headway when it comes to reducing emissions in their supply chain operations

 New research from Wincanton reveals that two thirds (66%) of UK organisations say they are under pressure to hit their net-zero targets, with logistics seen as key to achieving their goals in this area, according to 83%.  




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WMX Asia Conference: Industry Leaders Tackle E-Commerce, Electrification, and Digital Transformation

On Day 1 of the World Mail & Express Asia Conference in Hong Kong, 200 delegates from the post and parcel industry gathered to discuss pressing industry trends and innovations.




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Apprentice Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Nowra, New South Wales Australia - Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed t... View




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CH47 RAMS Instructor Maintenance Training Mechanical Trade B13

Brisbane, Queensland Australia - Job Description At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering ... View




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Trump transition official warns Justice Dept staff against 'resistance'




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Names of lynching victims painted on sign of new Publix under construction in Newberry




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Former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy acknowledges the...

Former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy acknowledges the Assyrian Genocide



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Strategic Planning and Scenario Analysis: Relevance to Geopo...

Strategic Planning and Scenario Analysis: Relevance to Geopolitical Challenges of Armenia



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Regional stream sediment and water geochemical reconnaissance data, Yukon [NTS 115J, 115K (E1/2)]

Re-release; Geological Survey of Canada. 1987, 142 pages (25 sheets); 1 diskette/disquette, https://doi.org/10.4095/130284




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Regional stream sediment and water geochemical reconnaissance data, Yukon [NTS 115F(E1/2)]

Re-release; Geological Survey of Canada. 1987, 130 pages (25 sheets); 1 diskette/disquette, https://doi.org/10.4095/130283




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Regional stream sediment and water geochemical reconnaissance data, Yukon [NTS 115N (E1/2), 115O]

Re-release; Department of Indian Affairs & Northern Development; Yukon Government. 1987, 146 pages (25 sheets); 1 diskette/disquette, https://doi.org/10.4095/130285
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Regional Stream Sediment and Water Geochemical Reconnaissance Data, New Brunswick [21o/8 [E1/2], 21p/5 [W1/2]

Re-release; Geological Survey of Canada. 1989, 60 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/130703




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In a cancel culture, anonymity must be a civil right

Anonymity, in ordinary times, is a tough topic to wrestle with. These days, however, it’s easy: Dissent, and thus democracy, will only survive in today’s culture if anonymity is preserved.




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Biden's embrace of Saudi prince shows that his only principle was defeating Trump

At this point, it may be fair to say President Joe Biden’s criticisms of his predecessor have nothing to do with principles. It was all politics, all the way down.




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CRISPR Immune Cells Not Only Survive, They Thrive After Infusion Into Cancer Patients

CRISPR Immune Cells Not Only Survive, They Thrive After Infusion Into Cancer Patients

In the first-ever (sanctioned) investigational use of multiple edits to the human genome, a study found that cells edited in three specific ways and then removed from patients and brought back into the lab setting were able to kill cancer months after their original manufacturing and infusion.

This is the first U.S. clinical trial to test the gene editing approach in humans, and the publication of this new data today follows on the initial report last year that researchers were able to use CRISPR/Cas9 technology to successfully edit three cancer patients' immune cells. The ongoing study is a cooperative between Tmunity Therapeutics, the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and the University of Pennsylvania. 

Patients on this trial were treated by Edward A. Stadtmauer, MD, section chief of Hematologic Malignancies at Penn, co-lead author on the study. The approach in this study is closely related to CAR T cell therapy, in which patient immune cells are engineered to fight cancer, but it has some key differences. Just like CAR T, researchers in this study began by collecting a patient's T cells from blood. However, instead of arming these cells with a receptor against a protein such as CD19, the team first used CRISPR/Cas9 editing to remove three genes. The first two edits removed a T cell's natural receptors so they can be reprogrammed to express a synthetic T cell receptor, allowing these cells to seek out and destroy tumors. The third edit removed PD-1, a natural checkpoint that sometimes blocks T cells from doing their job. 

Once the three genes are knocked out, a fourth genetic modification was accomplished using a lentivirus to insert the cancer-specific synthetic T cell receptor, which tells the edited T cells to target an antigen called NY-ESO-1. Previously published data show these cells typically survive for less than a week, but this new analysis shows the edited cells used in this study persisted, with the longest follow up at nine months. 

Several months after the infusion, researchers drew more blood and isolated the CRISPR-edited cells for study. When brought back into the lab setting, the cells were still able to kill tumors. 

The CRISPR-edited T cells used in this study are not active on their own like CAR T cells. Instead, they require the cooperation of a molecule known as HLA-A*02:01, which is only expressed in a subset of patients. This means that patients had to be screened ahead of time to make sure they were a match for the approach. Participants who met the requirements received other clinically-indicated therapy as needed while they waited for their cells to be manufactured. Once that process was completed, all three patients received the gene-edited cells in a single infusion after a short course of chemotherapy. Analysis of blood samples revealed that all three participants had the CRISPR-edited T cells take root and thrive in the patients. While none responded to the therapy, there were no treatment-related serious adverse events. 

CRISPR technology has not previously been tested in humans in the U.S. so the research team had to move through a comprehensive and rigorous series of institutional and federal regulatory approval steps, including approval by the National Institutes of Health's Recombinant DNA Research Advisory Committee and review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as Penn's institutional review board and institutional biosafety committee. The entire process required more than two years.

 Researchers say these new data will open the door to later stage studies to investigate and extend this approach to a broader field beyond cancer, several of which are already planned at Penn.

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Coronavirus Is Not Passed From Mother to Child Late In Pregnancy

Coronavirus Is Not Passed From Mother to Child Late In Pregnancy

After a newborn (born to a mother infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing positive for COVID-19 infection within 36 hours of birth, there were concerns about whether the virus could be contracted in the womb. A new study finds that COVID-19 does not pass to the child while in the womb. The women in the small study were from Wuhan, China, in the third trimester of pregnancy and had pneumonia caused by COVID-19. However, it only included women who were late in their pregnancy and gave birth by caesarean section. 

There were two cases of fetal distress but all nine pregnancies resulted in live births. That symptoms from COVID-19 infection in pregnant women were similar to those reported in non-pregnant adults, and no women in the study developed severe pneumonia or died.

All mothers in the study were aged between 26-40 years. None of them had underlying health conditions, but one developed gestational hypertension from week 27 of her pregnancy, and another developed pre-eclampsia at week 31. Both patients’ conditions were stable during pregnancy. The nine women in the study had typical symptoms of COVID-19 infection, and were given oxygen support and antibiotics. Six of the women were also given antiviral therapy. In the study, the medical records of nine pregnant women who had pneumonia caused by COVID-19 infection were retrospectively reviewed. Infection was lab-confirmed for all women in the study, and the authors studied the nine women’s symptoms.

(A) Patient 1: left-sided patchy consolidation and multiple bilateral ground-glass opacities. (B) Patient 2: subpleural patchy consolidation in the right lung and slightly infiltrated shadows around left bronchus. (C) Patient 3: bilateral multiple ground-glass opacities, prominent on the left. (D) Patient 4: left-sided patchy ground-glass opacity. (E) Patient 5: multiple ground-glass opacities bilaterally. (F) Patient 6: bilateral clear lung fields with no obvious ground-glass opacities. (G) Patient 7: right-sided subpleural patchy consolidation. (H) Patient 8: multiple bilateral ground-glass opacities, prominent on the right. (I) Patient 9: multiple bilateral ground-glass opacities.


In addition, samples of amniotic fluid, cord blood, neonatal throat swabs and breast milk were taken for six of the nine cases [2] and tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Importantly, the samples of amniotic fluid, cord blood, and neonatal throat swabs were collected in the operating room at the time of birth to guarantee that samples were not contaminated and best represented intrauterine conditions. All nine pregnancies resulted in live births, and there were no cases of neonatal asphyxia. Four women had pregnancy complications (two had fetal distress and two had premature rupture of membrane), and four women had preterm labor which was not related to their infection and occurred after 36 gestational weeks. Two of the prematurely born newborns had a low birth weight.

The authors note that their findings are similar to observations of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus in pregnant women, where there was no evidence of the virus being passed from mother to child during pregnancy or birth. The findings are based on a limited number of cases, over a short period of time, and the effects of mothers being infected with the virus during the first or second trimester of pregnancy and the subsequent outcomes for their offspring are still unclear, as well as whether the virus can be passed from mother to child during vaginal birth.

Dr Jie Qiao (who was not involved in the study) of Peking University Third Hospital, China,compares the effects of the virus to those of SARS, and says: “Previous studies have shown that SARS during pregnancy is associated with a high incidence of adverse maternal and neonatal complications, such as spontaneous miscarriage, preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, application of endotracheal intubation, admission to the intensive care unit, renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. However, pregnant women with COVID-19 infection in the present study had fewer adverse maternal and neonatal complications and outcomes than would be anticipated for those with SARS-CoV-1 infection. Although a small number of cases was analysed and the findings should be interpreted with caution, the findings are mostly consistent with the clinical analysis done by Zhu and colleagues of ten neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 pneumonia."

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Terrifying the public about COVID or other health concerns is bad for their health

Back around 2010, just before Halloween, a reporter friend retweeted a local police department’s warning to check your kids’ candy for drugs or razor blades or something like that. I asked, “Is there any evidence of something like that ever happening?”




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Union bosses or real estate moguls? Tracking the PFT’s finances

One reason Philadelphia workers may choose – or feel compelled – to join a union is the promise of access to special funds to cover healthcare expenses. The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers runs one such fund called the Teacher’s Health and Welfare Fund. The structure is fairly straightforward.