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SNOOP DOGG goes off-script in a conversation with Larry Jackson, formerly of Apple Music and current Co-Founder and CEO of Gamma, moderated by Shirley Halperin, Executive Editor of Variety Magazine at The Milken Institute. (May 3, 2023)

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also preserved on our archive

By Korin Miller

Many COVID-19 variants have come and gone since the pandemic began, but some get more buzz than others. Now, there’s another new variant getting attention from the infectious disease community. It’s called XEC, and it’s currently spreading in Europe.

XEC is an Omicron variant that descended from subvariants KS.1.1 and FLiRT variant KP.3.3, according to Scripps Research’s Outbreak.info. XEC has several spike mutations, which is what the virus uses to infect you—and it might be more infectious that previous strains because of it.

So, will the new variant hit the U.S.? What symptoms should be on your radar? Here’s the deal.

Meet the experts: Amy Edwards, MD, associate professor at Case Western Reserve University and director of the Pediatric COVID Recovery Clinic at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital; Mark Cameron, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Emily Smith, ScD, MPH, is an epidemiologist and an assistant professor at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.

What symptoms should I watch for? XEC is a pretty new variant and, with that, there isn’t a ton of information right now on symptoms people have experienced with it. However, early reports don’t suggest that it causes dramatically different symptoms from other strains of COVID-19.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), symptoms may include:

Fever or chills

Cough

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

Sore throat

Congestion or runny nose

New loss of taste or smell

Fatigue

Muscle or body aches

Headache

Nausea or vomiting

Diarrhea

When will the new variant hit the U.S.? While the XEC variant is getting a lot of attention in Europe, it’s already hit the U.S. As of Sept. 3, data show that there have been 23 cases of COVID-19 caused by the XEC variant in the U.S., with three happening in California.

The virus was first detected here on July 14, but hasn’t been detected since Aug. 16. That doesn’t mean it’s no longer here, though. Because so many people do home tests (or don’t test at all) when they have symptoms of COVID-19, it can be tricky to get information on different strains of COVID-19.

Will it become the dominant COVID variant? That’s not clear. As of this second, XEC isn’t even a blip on the CDC’s radar. The CDC’s variant surveillance system shows that KP.3.1.1 is the dominant strain in the U.S., followed by KP.2.3, and LB.1. XEC isn’t even listed on the surveillance.

That doesn’t mean it won’t spread, though.

“Just like JN.1 emerged from BA.2.86 late last year to drive new COVID infections through last fall and winter, XEC may have similar potential,” says Mark Cameron, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “But we need to know more about the XEC variant and perhaps those still to come.”

But lately we’ve seen several variants circulate heavily at the same time, points out Amy Edwards, MD, associate professor at Case Western Reserve University and director of the Pediatric COVID Recovery Clinic at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. “Dominant is a strong word,” she says. “With so many very contagious variants, I think the days of having one dominant variant is gone.”

How can I protect myself? The CDC currently recommends that everyone aged 6 months and up get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, making that a good place to start. “As yet another Omicron family member, being up to date on the latest COVID-19 booster is a protective measure we can take right now,” Cameron says.

"The main thing we can do to slow a new variant or new wave is to get our booster shots this fall," says Emily Smith, ScD, MPH, an epidemiologist and an assistant professor at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. "Generally, we find the boosters give us broad protection, even against new variants."

It’s also a good idea to wear a mask in crowded indoor areas when levels of COVID-19 are high in your area, especially if you’re consider high risk for complications of the virus. And, of course, if you develop symptoms of the virus, it’s a good idea to test yourself to see if you have the virus so you can lower the odds you’ll spread it to others.

If you do, in fact, have COVID-19 and are considered high risk for serious complications from the virus, you may want to contact your primary care physician about taking an antiviral medication like Paxlovid.

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god ✋😭

also here's the full livestream:

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USHER

Milken Institute’s Unleashing Creativity in the 21st Century: Tech’s Transformation of Modern Music and Media panel (May 8, 2024)

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James Vowles speaking at Milken Institute this week - 20/09/24

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“The Biden family and its associates received more than $24 million over an approximately five-year period beginning in 2014 and ending in 2019, according to a memo put forward in September by House Republicans. The Biden family itself and affiliated companies hauled in $15 million of that sum, the memo says.

Bobulinski was involved with Chinese energy conglomerate CEFC and its negotiations with Hunter Biden and his business associates over a joint venture known as “SinoHawk” that ended up falling through.

He previously told the FBI he met with Joe Biden in Beverly Hills, California and the pair discussed business, according to FBI notes turned over to the House Ways and Means Committee by IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler. Joe Biden and Bobulinski met during the Milken Institute Global Conference where Joe Biden gave a speech, Bobulinski told federal agents.

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2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills California - May 3, 2023

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Amanda S. C. Gorman (born March 7, 1998) is a poet and activist. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora. She was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015. In 2021, she delivered her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

Her inauguration poem generated international acclaim, two of her books achieved best-seller status, and she obtained a professional management contract. She was highlighted in Time magazine’s 100 Next list under the category of “Phenoms”. She became the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl when she delivered her poem “Chorus of the Captains” at Super Bowl LV.

Born in Los Angeles, she was raised by her single mother, Joan Wicks, a 6th-grade English teacher in Watts with her two siblings. Her twin sister, Gabrielle, is an activist and filmmaker.

As a senior, she received a Milken Family Foundation college scholarship. She studied sociology at Harvard, graduating cum laude as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She spent a semester studying in Madrid.

She was inspired to become a youth delegate for the UN in 2013 after watching a speech by Pakistani Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai. She was chosen as the first youth poet laureate of Los Angeles in 2014. She published the poetry book The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough in 2015.

In 2016, she founded the nonprofit organization One Pen One Page, a youth writing and leadership program. In 2017, she became the first author to be featured on XQ Institute’s Book of the Month, a monthly giveaway to share inspiring Gen Z’s favorite books. She wrote a tribute for African American athletes for Nike and has a book deal with Viking Children’s Books to write two children’s picture books. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #womenhistorymonth

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demi at the milken institute global conference

like or reblog if you use/save

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US actor Edward Norton speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2023.

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Sigh. The writer's strike could cost studios 30 million per day, according to the WGA. That figure is an estimate based on a study by the Milken Institute that determined what the 2007-2008 strike cost the California economy as a whole, plus inflation.

It does not take into account a lot of factors, including that studos now stream much more of their old content and draw revenue from that.

That number is high and is being used for propoganda purposes.

I could give a shit either way, btw. I just hate fuzzy logic.

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(RECORDED OCTOBER 28, 2024) via The Spellbreakers Podcast: “We sit down AGAIN with the LEGENDARY James Corbett (corbettreport.com) to discuss the top issues he sees on the horizon, what he makes of this trump great awakening narrative, and some solutions talk.”

Trump 2024, The Great Awakening, and Solutions In The Endtimes - LIVE W/ James Corbett

VIDEO (AND ANY ADS THAT MAY PLAY ON IT) COURTESY OF THE SPELLBREAKERS PODCAST RUMBLE CHANNEL

SHOW NOTES:

Century of Enslavement: The History of The Federal Reserve

How & Why Big Oil Conquered The World

Who Is Bill Gates?

Episode 404 – A Brief History of Hopium

The Strange Story of Peter Thiel | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 (coming soon)

Yahoo/Atlantic story from 2013: What is a ‘False Flag’ Attack — and Was Boston One?

Episode 359 – The Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Big Tech Doesn’t Want You to Know

The Media Matrix | Full Documentary

An Agorist Primer by Samuel Edward Konkin III

Episode 429 – Meet Elon Musk, Technocratic Huckster

All Hail Elon’s Martian Technocracy!

Brzezinski: “Today it is infinitely easier to kill a million people than to control a million people.”

The Globalist’s SECRET Message! (about depopulation)

Milken Institute – Universal Flu Vaccine (C-SPAN 2019)

Replicon: Big Pharma Preps the Next Bioweapon

BBC: Human species ‘may split in two’

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Milken Institute’s photostream

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Fwd: Postdoc: GeorgeWashingtonU.BranacleSystematics

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Postdoc: GeorgeWashingtonU.BranacleSystematics > Date: 4 September 2024 at 06:49:21 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > > Postdoc in Barnacle Molecular Systematics at George Washington University > (GWU) > > About the Project > The Computational Biology Institute, at the Milken Institute School of > Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, GWU, > is offering a Postdoc position to develop a comprehensive phylogeny of > the barnacles (Crustacea: Thecostraca) and study the evolution of sexual > systems.Barnacles rank among the most biologically diverse, ubiquitous and > ecologically important marine metazoans. They exhibit a fascinating and > unique range of sexual systems, including hermaphroditism (both sexes), > dioecy (separate sexes) and androdioecy (hermaphrodites and males).We want > to apply exon probes for targeted capture sequencing to ~1,200 barnacle > species to build a robust phylogeny of the Thecostraca. Then coupling this > barnacle tree with fossil, morphological and ecological information in > a comparative analysis framework, we will test long-standing theoretical > predictions about the evolution of sexual systems and its diversification > across broad spatial, temporal and ecological scales. > > About the Postdoc > > The postdoc candidate will conduct research in phylogenomics and > evolutionary biology of barnacles and work together with the PI (Pérez- > Losada), collaborators and graduate students. Responsibilities: > + Compilation, generation and curation of genomic and other >  (e.g., morphological and ecological) trait data for selected >  barnacle species. > + Bioinformatic analysis of genomic data to infer phylogenies and >  perform comparative analyses on traits to test hypotheses. > + Preparation and submission of manuscripts to scientific journals. > + Availability to travel to other institutions and work abroad for short >  periods of time. > + Training of graduate and undergraduate students in the lab on the above- >  mentioned duties. > + Delivering guest lectures or short workshops for relevant courses and >  related topics offered at GW in the disciplines involved in the >  research program. > > Qualifications > > PhD and expertise in molecular systematics, bioinformatics, comparative > phylogenetic methods, genomics and ideally barnacle taxonomy. > > Hiring Range > 61,008 - 65,000 > > Expected duration of appointment > Up to 3 years renewable every year upon performance > > Starting date > October 1, 2024 > > Healthcare Benefits > GWU offers a comprehensive benefit package for Postdoc Associates and > Scholars that includes medical, dental, vision, life & disability > insurance, time off & leave, well-being and various voluntary > benefits. Postdoc Scholars may also be eligible for retirement savings > and tuition programs. For program details and eligibility, please visit > https://ift.tt/gBUfdQr. > > Applicant Documents to Submit > Cover Letter > Curriculum Vitae > Statement of Research Interest > Two Letters of Recommendation > > Online Application > > All candidates must apply online via the following GWU link > https://ift.tt/WlhZPdC > > Contact > If you have further questions regarding this position you can email > Marcos Perez-Losada at mlosada@gwu.edu > > Marcos Perez-Losada, PhD > > Marcos Perez-Losada

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143rd Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders

Who:  Senior Medical Officers tracking toward Executive Medicine (O6 preferred, senior O5 acceptable) What:  143rd Interagency Institute for Federal Health Leaders (Medical Corps is limited to 2-3 seats) When:  Sept 16-27, 2024 (In-person). Sessions are scheduled from 0800-1700 daily. Where:  Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Avenue…