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NEA launched the Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology (NEST) Framework to address critical gaps in capacity building, knowledge transfer and innovation in nuclear skills in an international context. The 9th meeting of the NEST Management Committee was held on April 15-16, 2024 at NEA headquarters and online. NEA Executive Director William D. Magwood IV opened the meeting by highlighting the continued growth of the NEST Framework and welcoming the Netherlands and Poland, which will soon become full members. This was also the first Management Committee meeting led by the new Chairman and Vice Chairman, who assumed these roles on January…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he prepares to depart from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on his way to Beijing on April 25, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein | AFP | Getty ImagesU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, amid tensions between the two countries, both rivals for technological supremacy and disagreements over the Middle East conflict and the war between Russia and Ukraine.Speaking ahead of a private meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Blinken said there was no substitute for “face-to-face diplomacy” and stressed the need for the…

Experts say $1.3 billion worth of USDC was transferred from large investor accounts to Coinbase, suggesting a bullish sign for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Cryptocurrency trader Blockchain Mane said, “As they say on the internet, “money printing presses are bullish,'' USDC moving to an exchange is a huge buy signal.'' Image source: WhaleBot Alerts (5 huge amounts of USDC transferred to Coinbase at the same time)According to Etherscan data, these transfers ranged from $150 million to $350 million and occurred on April 25 at 08:15 UTC. When a large number of stablecoins like USDC circulate on exchanges, traders see it as…

Photograph Source: SWinxy – CC BY-SA 4.0 We live in an age of increased disasters and encroaching fascism. This is a historical moment marked by a systemic attempt by an emerging authoritarianism to disable language and dissent of any substantive meaning, remove actions from the grammar of moral witnessing, and disassociate power from institutional justice. As all levels of society are hollowed out, notions of democratic community, the social contract, and compassion give way to a politics in which all matters of responsibility are individualized, privatized, and removed from broader systemic considerations. The habits of oligarchy are animated by fear…

Central Oregon Economic Development Authority releases annual list of largest employers Bend, Oregon (KTVZ) – Economic Development of Central Oregon (EDCO) on Thursday released the 2024 Central Oregon Largest Employers List, which includes a breakdown of each community's top employers. Collected annually by EDCO for the past 23 years, this data is the most comprehensive list of major employers in Central Oregon. This year, the top 50 private companies collectively employed 22,340 Central Oregonians, which is about the same as the region's average annual non-farm payroll of 107,550 as of March 2024. Equivalent to 20%. St. Charles Health System is…

image caption, ByteDance says reports that it plans to sell TikTok are 'untrue'Article informationauthor, joao da silvarole, business reporterApril 26, 2024, 03:49 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoTikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance said it has no intention of selling the business after the United States passed a law forcing it to sell the hugely popular video app.”ByteDance has no plans to sell TikTok,” the company posted on its official account on social media platform Toutiao, which it owns.TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC.Earlier this week, TikTok announced it would challenge the “unconstitutional” law in court.ByteDance's…

Submitted Photo Marshall High School senior Mark LaVey is starting a business that allows him to play the violin at community events. He first started playing the violin at the age of eight. MARSHALL — Marshall High School student Mark LaVey means business when it comes to the violin. He has started a business playing his violin at events in the Marshall area. So far, he has played two weddings, one funeral and four Christmas parties at Marshall Golf Club. This business has also earned him school credit. He is enrolled in the “Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities”…

Traditional workers' compensation claims can present an opportunity for agencies serving small business clients. Hanover's 2024 Small Business Risk Report: Focus on Workers' Compensation, which surveyed 300 small business owners, found that small business owners' experience with workers' compensation claims We found that this can impact trust in services and insurance programs. Workplace safety measures in place. When small business owners experience insurance claims, their insurance priorities shift from price to safety. Almost 60% of small business owners have never experienced claim rank price as one of the two most important factors when purchasing workers' compensation coverage, whereas Only 40%…

The Bengals won big in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. Acquiring Georgia's huge offensive tackle Amarius Mims with 18 players was really big.th They placed the 6-foot-8, 340-pound junior behind a towering 6-8 bookend already at tackle Orlando Brown Jr. on the left and Trent Brown on the right. Still, when asked about having Joe Burrow as a teammate, the big man gave off little air as he spoke to the Cincinnati media from a draft night party in Atlanta. “Just like a little kid, he just revolves around the guy he looks up to,…

Image courtesy of Peugeot SportDassault Systèmes and Stellantis Peugeot Sport have teamed up to optimize the aerodynamics of the Peugeot 9X8 hybrid hypercar for the 2024 World Endurance Championship season.Dassault Systèmes' SIMULIA application, powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, was used to simulate and evaluate the impact of different designs on vehicle performance.Scientifically accurate simulations have enabled Peugeot Sport to strengthen design decisions and support the industry's transition from heat engines to hybrid and electric vehicles.Paris, April 26, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) and Peugeot Sport, the motorsport division of Stellantis, today announced that they are preparing the Peugeot…