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An interview with Saurabh Sen, a research scientist at Lucigen Corporation.
Getting a job offer in industry is pretty hard during these tough economic times, which makes getting three offers a very impressive feat. However, Saurabh Sen was able to do just that after completing a postdoc at University of Alabama at Birmingham. He finally chose to work for Lucigen Corporation, a biotechnology company delivering advanced molecular technology, tools and services to life scientists by inventing solutions to difficult problems in DNA cloning, amplification and protein expression. Below, Sen gives some practical advice and talks about his current job.
ASBMB: What were the key factors involved in your successful job applications? Sen: To answer in few words: perseverance, tenacity, thorough preparation for the interview and luck. The combination of these factors helped me to land my job offers. The first time always is the toughest, and frankly speaking, it was not easy for me either. But at the end of the day, when three different employers expressed their willingness to welcome me on board, I was glad that I could present myself in the most deserving manner. The job search is a full-time job, and people get kind of disheartened when replies do not pour in. My simple advice is to keep trying: unless you knock on the door, it won't open up magically. Also, make use of every networking opportunity that comes your way.
ASBMB: From your experience, do web-based job applications always go straight to the recycle bin? Sen: No, they definitely do not. Actually, all of my successful job applications were web-based, and all the offers that I received were through internet-based applications. I know that it's a common notion, but the cover letter and résumé do not always go straight to the recycling bin when you apply online. The trick is to use key words in your résumé that match the job description. The candidate also should have at least a 60 to 75 percent match with the skill sets listed in the job description. Otherwise, the application probably won't land on the hiring manager's desk.
ASBMB: Can you give some tips on preparing for a job interview? Sen: Sure. I won't get in to the dos and don'ts – you can read those anywhere. My suggestion is to just be yourself when you do an interview, be it an initial telephone interview or an on-site interview. Be calm, composed, and show enthusiasm when answering questions. And always think before you speak. No arguments, no controversial statements, be truthful, always have a positive attitude and be yourself. Make a positive impression on the interviewers with your personality, flexibility, adaptability, enthusiasm and resourcefulness. Demonstrate your affinity for teamwork, your leadership skills, your problem solving abilities, your capacity for thinking outside the box and your aptitude for taking calculated risks. Success will be yours if you believe in your virtues and in yourself.
And always try to present something extra that is valuable to the prospective employer – this will make you stand out from others. In my case, I have a unique mathematical formula (see figure) that I use to describe my personality traits and have found that, in the majority of situations, my prospective employers have been amazed by it.
ASBMB: What do you think is the biggest challenge in landing a job in industry? Sen: I think the biggest challenge is to find the perfect fit between the candidate and the job requirement, to match the skill sets and to pick the smartest candidate. Thus finding a job that serves as a perfect marriage between the employer and the employee is a win-win situation for both. Apply to jobs where you really are a good fit and not based on assumptions that you might be a good fit. Apply selectively, prudently, and keep an eye on the new openings daily. Be flexible, adaptable and open to new ideas.
ASBMB: Why did you decide to work at Lucigen? Sen: That was a difficult decision. The major driving force to choose Lucigen over the others was the challenging project they offered me on G protein-coupled receptors. It is a tough project, but the challenges and uniqueness of the project keep me going.
Having worked with GPCRs during my graduate studies and through my first postdoc, I know how tough these receptors are to deal with. To transform a GPCR project into a success story is my dream. These receptors are the broadest target in the pharmaceutical industry. More than 50 percent of the currently available prescription drugs target GPCRs, making them the most sought-after drug class.
One of the things that I love best about working at Lucigen is the chance to participate in innovative and exploratory research projects, marketing efforts and business development. Being a small company, we are a well-built, cohesive family – all working together to do good science and deliver novel products to the scientific community (and in turn bringing in more value for what we do).
ASBMB: Are you still involved in bench work? Sen: Of course. I love the bench. People have different opinions about the industrial environment and how research programs are operated in an industrial setting. I devote a significant fraction of my time to cutting-edge experiments at the bench. It's fun, and that's what keeps me going.
ASBMB: Was your transition from academia to industry easy? Sen: Well, for me it was rather smooth sailing. I had a little bit of industrial experience (nine months) before my graduate studies, and that sort of laid down the foundation for me to come back to industry again. I did not find any significant challenges or hurdles that acted as barriers to my transition. Many people find it difficult to adapt to industry coming from academia, and I believe it is more the mindset that plays a crucial role in the process. One thing is for certain – in an industrial setting, an individual doesn't have the luxury to do much offshoot exploratory research; the focus mainly lies on the corporate goals and milestones that need to be achieved annually. If you are ready to embrace that, I don't see any problems with the transition.
ASBMB: Can you describe a typical day at work? Sen: For me, a typical day at work involves thorough execution of my planned agendas, and, as always, I am ready to take up new challenges. It includes checking my e-mails and calendar when I arrive at work, looking for any meetings that I may have during the day and planning experiments accordingly. Completion of my planned experiments, data analysis, updating my notebook and planning the next day's experiment generally is what I strive to accomplish by the end of the day. Coming to work every morning with the challenge of discovering a novel solution for an unsolved scientific problem keeps me on my toes for the whole day.
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text: logging in or signing up PRESENTATION ON WATER POLLUTION aSGuest39449 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Let's Connect Share Add to Flag Embed Email Add to Channel Copy embed code: Embed: Flash iPad Dynamic Copy Does not support media & animations Automatically changes to Flash or non-Flash embed WordPress Embed Customize Embed Use HTTPS URL: Copy Thumbnail: Copy The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 59822 Category: Science & Tech.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (5) Dislike it (1) Added: March 02, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 7 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript PRESENTATION ON WATER POLLUTION : PRESENTATION ON WATER POLLUTION BY MIAN RAHAM GHAFFAR B,es batch 1st Introduction : Introduction Comprising over 70% of the Earths surface, water is undoubtedly the most precious natural resource that exists on our planet. Without the seemingly invaluable compound comprised of hydrogen and oxygen, life on Earth would be non-existent: it is essential for everything on our planet to grow and prosper. Slide 3: . Although we as humans recognize this fact, we disregard it by polluting our rivers, lakes, and oceans. Subsequently, we are slowly but surely harming our planet to the point where organisms are dying at a very alarming rate. In addition to innocent organisms dying off, our drinking water has become greatly affected as is our ability to use water for recreational purposes. In order to combat water pollution, we must understand the problems and become part of the solution. POINT AND NONPOINT SOURCES : POINT AND NONPOINT SOURCES According to the American College Dictionary, pollution is defined as: to make foul or unclean; dirty. Water pollution occurs when a body of water is adversely affected due to the addition of large amounts of materials to the water. When it is unfit for its intended use, water is considered polluted. Two types of water pollutants exist; point source and non point source. Point sources of pollution occur when harmful substances are emitted directly into a body of water. Slide 6: The Exxon Valdez oil spill best illustrates a point source water pollution. A non point source delivers pollutants indirectly through environmental changes. An example of this type of water pollution is when fertilizer from a field is carried into a stream by rain, in the form of run-off which in turn effects aquatic life. The technology exists for point sources of pollution to be monitored and regulated, although political factors may complicate matters. Non point sources are much more difficult to control. Pollution arising from non point sources accounts for a majority of the contaminants in streams and lakes. CAUSES OF POLLUTION : CAUSES OF POLLUTION Many causes of pollution including sewage and fertilizers contain nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates. In excess levels, nutrients over stimulate the growth of aquatic plants and algae. Excessive growth of these types of organisms consequently clogs our waterways, use up dissolved oxygen as they decompose, and block light to deeper waters. This, in turn, proves very harmful to aquatic organisms as it affects the respiration ability or fish and other invertebrates that reside in water. Slide 8: Pollution is also caused when silt and other suspended solids, such as soil, washoff plowed fields, construction and logging sites, urban areas, and eroded river banks when it rains. Under natural conditions, lakes, rivers, and other water bodies undergo Eutrophication, an aging process that slowly fills in the water body with sediment and organic matter. When these sediments enter various bodies of water, fish respirationbecomes impaired, plant productivity and water depth become reduced, and aquatic organisms and their environments become suffocated. Pollution in the form of organic Slide 9: material enters waterways in many different forms as sewage, as leaves and grass clippings, or as runoff from livestock feedlots and pastures. When natural bacteria and protozoan in the water break down this organic material, they begin to use up the oxygen dissolved in the water. Many types of fish and bottom-dwelling animals cannot survive when levels of dissolved oxygen drop below two to five parts per million. When this occurs, it kills aquatic organisms in large numbers which leads to disruptions in the food chain. Polluted River in the United Kingdom : Polluted River in the United Kingdom Slide 11: The pollution of rivers and streams with chemical contaminants has become one of the most crutial environmental problems within the 20th century. Waterborne chemical pollution entering rivers and streams cause tremendous amounts of destruction Pathogens are another type of pollution that prove very harmful. They can cause many illnesses that range from typhoid and dysentery to minor respiratory and skin diseases. Pathogens include such organisms as bacteria, viruses, and protozoan. Slide 12: These pollutants enter waterways through untreated sewage, storm drains, septic tanks, runoff from farms, and particularly boats that dump sewage. Though microscopic, these pollutants have a tremendous effect evidenced by their ability to cause sickness. ADDITIONAL FORMS OF WATER POLLUTION : ADDITIONAL FORMS OF WATER POLLUTION Three last forms of water pollution exist in the forms of petroleum, radioactive substances, and heat. Petroleum often pollutes waterbodies in the form of oil, resulting from oil spills. The previously mentioned Exxon Valdez is an example of this type of water pollution. These large-scale accidental discharges of petroleum are an important cause of pollution along shore lines. Besides the supertankers, off-shore drilling operations contribute a large share of pollution. Slide 15: One estimate is that one ton of oil is spilled for every million tons of oil transported. This is equal to about 0.0001 percent. Radioactive substances are produced in the form of waste from nuclear power plants, and from the industrial, medical, and scientific use of radioactive materials. Specific forms of waste are uranium and thorium mining and refining. The last form of water pollution is heat. Heat is a pollutant because increased temperatures result in the deaths of many aquatic organisms. These decreases in temperatures are caused when a discharge of cooling water by factories and power plants occurs. Demonstrators Protest Drilling : Demonstrators Protest Drilling Slide 17: Oil pollution is a growing problem, particularly devestating to coastal wildlife. Small quantities of oil spread rapidly across long distances to form deadly oil slicks. In this picture, demonstrators with "oil-covered" plastic animals protest a potential drilling project in Key Largo, Florida. Whether or not accidental spills occur during the project, its impact on the delicate marine ecosystem of the coral reefs could be devastating. Oil Spill Clean-up : Oil Spill Clean-up Oil Spill Clean-up : Oil Spill Clean-up Workers use special nets to clean up a California beach after an oil tanker spill. Tanker spills are an increasing environmental problem because once oil has spilled, it is virtually impossible to completely remove or contain it. Even small amounts spread rapidly across large areas of water. Because oil and water do not mix, the oil floats on the water and then washes up on broad expanses of shoreline. Attempts to chemically treat or sink the oil may further disrupt marine and beach ecosystems. CLASSIFYING WATER POLLUTION : CLASSIFYING WATER POLLUTION The major sources of water pollution can be classified as municipal, industrial, and agricultural. Municipal water pollution consists of waste water from homes and commercial establishments. For many years, the main goal of treating municipal wastewater was simply to reduce its content of suspended solids, oxygen-demanding materials, dissolved inorganic compounds, and harmful bacteria. In recent years, however, more stress has been placed on improving means of disposal of the solid residues from the municipal treatment processes. The basic methods of treating municipal wastewater fall into three stages: primary treatment, including grit removal, screening, grinding, and sedimentation; secondary treatment, which entails oxidation of dissolved organic matter by means of using biologically active sludge, Slide 21: which is then filtered off; and tertiary treatment, in which advanced biological methods of nitrogen removal and chemical and physical methods such as granular filtration and activated carbon absorption are employed. The handling and disposal of solid residues can account for 25 to 50 percent of the capital and operational costs of a treatment plant. Slide 22: . The characteristics of industrial waste waters can differ considerably both within and among industries. The impact of industrial discharges depends not only on their collective characteristics, such as biochemical oxygen demand and the amount of suspended solids, but also on their content of specific inorganic and organic substances. Three options are available in controlling industrial wastewater. Control can take place at the point of generation in the plant; wastewater can be pretreated for discharge to municipal treatment sources;. Slide 23: or wastewater can be treated completely at the plant and either reused or discharged directly into receiving waters Wastewater Treatment : Wastewater Treatment Raw sewage includes waste from sinks, toilets, and industrial processes. Treatment of the sewage is required before it can be safely buried, used, or released back into local water systems. In a treatment plant, the waste is passed through a series of screens, chambers, and chemical processes to reduce its bulk and toxicity. The three general phases of treatment are primary, secondary, and tertiary. Slide 25: During primary treatment, a large percentage of the suspended solids and inorganic material is removed from the sewage . The focus of secondary treatment is reducing organic material by accelerating natural biological processes. Tertiary treatment is necessary when the water will be reused; 99 percent of solids are removed and various chemical processes are used to ensure the water is as free from impurity as possible. Slide 26: Agriculture, including commercial livestock and poultry farming, is the source of many organic and inorganic pollutants in surface waters and groundwater. These contaminants include both sediment from erosion cropland and compounds of phosphorus and nitrogen that partly originate in animal wastes and commercial fertilizers. Animal wastes are high in oxygen demanding material, nitrogen and phosphorus, and they often harbor pathogenic organisms . Slide 27: . Wastes from commercial feeders are contained and disposed of on land; their main threat to natural waters, therefore, is from runoff and leaching. Control may involve settling basins for liquids, limited biological treatment in aerobic or anaerobic lagoons, and a variety of other methods Wastewater Treatment : Wastewater Treatment GROUND WATER : GROUND WATER Ninety-five percent of all fresh water on earth is ground water. Ground water is found in natural rock formations. These formations, called aquifers, are a vital natural resource with many uses. Nationally, 53% of the population relies on ground water as a source of drinking water. In rural areas this figure is even higher. Eighty one percent of community water is dependent Slide 30: on ground water. Although the 1992 Section 305(b) State Water Quality Reports indicate that, overall, the Nations ground water quality is good to excellent, many local areas have experienced significant ground water contamination. Some examples are leaking underground storage tanks and municipal landfills LEGISLATION : LEGISLATION Several forms of legislation have been passed in recent decades to try to control water pollution. In 1970, the Clean Water Act provided 50 billion dollars to cities and states to build wastewater facilities. This has helped control surface water pollution from industrial and municipal sources throughout the United States. When congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, states were given primary authority to set their own standards for their water. Slide 32: In addition to these standards, the act required that all state beneficial uses and their criteria must comply with the fishable and swimmable goals of the act. This essentially means that state beneficial uses must be able to support aquatic life and recreational use. Because it is impossible to test water for every type of disease-causing organism, states usually look to identify indicator bacteria. One for a example is a bacteria Slide 34: known as fecal coliforms. (Figure 1 shows the quality of water for each every state in the United States, click on the US link). These indicator bacteria suggest that a certain selection of water may be contaminated with untreated sewage and that other, more dangerous, organisms are present. These legislations are an important part in the fight against water pollution. They are useful in preventing Environmental catastrophes. The graph shows reported pollution incidents since 1989-1994. If stronger legislations existed, perhaps these events would never have occurred. : The graph shows reported pollution incidents since 1989-1994. If stronger legislations existed, perhaps these events would never have occurred. Slide 36: GLOBAL WATER POLLUTION Estimates suggest that nearly 1.5 billion people lack safe drinking water and that at least 5 million deaths per year can be attributed to waterborne diseases. With over 70 percent of the planet covered by oceans, people have long acted as if these very bodies of water could serve as a limitless dumping ground for wastes. Slide 37: Raw sewage, garbage, and oil spills have begun to overwhelm the diluting capabilities of the oceans, and most coastal waters are now polluted. Beaches around the world are closed regularly, often because of high amounts of bacteria from sewage disposal, and marine wildlife is beginning to suffer. Perhaps the biggest reason for developing a worldwide effort to monitor and restrict global pollution is the fact that most forms of pollution do not respect national boundaries. Slide 38: Slide 39: The first major international conference on environmental issues was held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972 and was sponsored by the United Nations (UN). This meeting, at which the United States took a leading role, was controversial because many developing countries were fearful that a focus on environmental protection was a means for the developed world to keep the undeveloped world in an economically subservient position. The most important outcome of the conference was the creation of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). UNEP was designed to be the environmental conscience of the United Nations, and, in an attempt to allay fears of the developing world, it became the first UN agency to be headquartered in a developing country, Slide 40: with offices in Nairobi, Kenya. In addition to attempting to achieve scientific consensus about major environmental issues, a major focus for UNEP has been the study of ways to encourage sustainable development increasing standards of living without destroying the environment. At the time of UNEP's creation in 1972, only 11 countries had environmental agencies. Ten years later that number had grown to 106, of which 70 were in developing countries. WATER QUALITY : WATER QUALITY Water quality is closely linked to water use and to the state of economic development. In industrialized countries, bacterial contamination of surface water caused serious health problems in major cities throughout the mid 1800?s. By the turn of the century, cities in Europe and North America began building sewer networks to route domestic wastes downstream of water intakes Slide 43: Development of these sewage networks and waste treatment facilities in urban areas has expanded tremendously in the past two decades. However, the rapid growth of the urban population (especially in Latin America and Asia) has outpaced the ability of governments to expand sewage and water infrastructure. While waterborne diseases have been eliminated in the developed world, outbreaks of cholera and other similar diseases still occur with alarming frequency in the developing countries. Since World War II and the birth of the ?chemical age?, water quality has been heavily impacted worldwide by industrial and agricultural chemicals. Eutrophication of surface waters from human and agricultural wastes and nitrification of groundwater from agricultural practices has greatly affected large parts of the world. Acidification of surface waters by air pollution is a recent phenomenon and threatens aquatic life in many area of the world. In developed countries, Slide 44: these general types of pollution have occurred sequentially with the result that most developed countries have successfully dealt with major surface water pollution. In contrast, however, newly industrialized countries such as China, India, Thailand, Brazil, and Mexico are now facing all these issues simultaneously. CONCLUSION : CONCLUSION Clearly, the problems associated with water pollution have the capabilities to disrupt life on our planet to a great extent. Congress has passed laws to try to combat water pollution thus acknowledging the fact that water pollution is, indeed, a serious issue. But the government alone cannot solve the entire problem. It is ultimately up to us, to be informed, responsible and involved when it comes to the problems we face with our water. We must become familiar with our local water resources and learn about ways for disposing harmful household wastes so they don't end up in sewage treatment plants that can't handle them or landfills not designed to receive hazardous materials. In our yards, we must determine whether additional nutrients are needed before fertilizers are applied, and look for alternatives where fertilizers might run off into surface waters. We have to preserve existing trees and plant new trees and shrubs to help prevent soil erosion and promote infiltration of water into the soil Slide 46: . Around our houses, we must keep litter, pet waste, leaves, and grass clippings out of gutters and storm drains. These are just a few of the many ways in which we, as humans, have the ability to combat water pollution. As we head into the 21st century, awareness and education will most assuredly continue to be the two most important ways to prevent water pollution. If these measures are not taken and water pollution continues, life on earth will suffer severely. Global environmental collapse is not inevitable. But the developed world must work with the developing world to ensure that new industrialized economies do not add to the world's environmental problems. Politicians must think of sustainable development rather than economic expansion. Conservation strategies have to become more widely accepted, and people must learn that energy use can be dramatically diminished without sacrificing comfort. In short, with the technology that currently exists, the years of global environmental mistreatment can begin to be reversed References : References 1:www.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_pollution 2: Gannon, RW; Osmond, DL; Humenik, FJ; Gale, JA; Spooner, J Agricultural Water Quality WATER RESOUR BULL, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 437-450, 1996 3: U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WASHINGTON, DC (USA), 1996, 253 pp 4: MacKenzie, SH The Ecosystem ISLAND PRESS, CA (USA), 1996, 240 5: WATER POLLUTION AND SOCIETY ByDavid Krantz and Brad Kifferstein GOOD LUCK : GOOD LUCK You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.

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I'm working on a number theory proof that has been giving me some trouble for a while. I will explain the problem and the attempts I've made.
Let $x\in \mathbb{R}$ and $d \in \mathbb{Z}$ where both $x, d > 0$ (i.e. positive values). Prove that the number of integers, say k, that are $\leq $ $x$ and divisible by $d$ is $[\frac{x}{d}]$ (given that [x] is the greatest integer function).
So I've decided to try using a proof by contradiction, but I don't think I'm doing it correctly, but I will list the steps I've taken below.
Suppose not, that is suppose that the number of integers divisible by $d$ and less than $x$ does not equal [$\frac{x}{d}$].
$k \neq$ [$\frac{x}{d}$]
This would imply that $k >$ [$\frac{x}{d}$] or $k <$ [$\frac{x}{d}$], but both of this cases lead to contradictions.
If $k >$ [$\frac{x}{d}$] then that implies that [$\frac{x}{d}$] does not produce the greatest integer because if it did, each of the integers in k could be covered by a factor of [$\frac{x}{d}$]
If $k <$ [$\frac{x}{d}$]then that implies that not all values in k are less than $x$ and divisible by $d$, but this is the definition of values in $k$
Therefore both these are false and $k = $ [$\frac{x}{d}$]
Now I'm having a feeling this is incorrect, but I'm not sure where to go from here and if my solution Is correct or not. Any help would be appreciated.


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The DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) has extended the exception that makes it legal to jailbreak your iPhone which will be good news for most of the jailbreak community. It doesn't come without a few hefty caveats though including new rules on unlocking and the fact that tablets, namely the iPad, are not granted the same exception.
The DMCA has recently renewed their exception to make jailbreaking your iPhone legal but it doesn't come without some serious drawbacks this time around. When it comes to unlocking your iPhone, it won't be covered under the exception unless the actual carrier unlocks it for you.
This basically means that any iPhone (or smartphone at all for that matter) that you purchase as of January 2013 will require you to get the carrier's permission in order to unlock it. Software unlocks such as ultrasn0w will be considered illegal. If you've got a smartphone that you've purchased before January 2013, you'll still be covered under the exception but any smartphone purchases made after that date won't receive the benefits of the old exemption.
When it comes to tablets, the DMCA has decided not to grant the same jailbreak exception.
What about tablets? No dice. The Librarian "found significant merit to the opposition's concerns that this aspect of the proposed class was broad and ill-defined, as a wide range of devices might be considered 'tablets,' notwithstanding the significant distinctions among them in terms of the way they operate, their intended purposes, and the nature of the applications they can accommodate. For example, an e-book reading device might be considered a 'tablet,' as might a handheld video game device or a laptop computer."
The Librarian ruled that "the record lacked a sufficient basis to develop an appropriate definition for the 'tablet' category of devices, a necessary predicate to extending the exemption beyond smartphones."
The exception goes on to talk about laws on DVDs and other types of media such as eBooks as well. If you care to find out everything the exemption, hit the source link below then come back and tell us what you make of it all. Is it fair or do you think the DMCA is out of touch with electronic rights in our day and age?
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Teen Kills Great Grandmother With A Sword In Dispute Over Halo Video Game!
"A 15-year-old accused of killing his great- grandmother is said to have done so over a video game, according to the Douglas County sheriff. He will stand trial as an adult. A family friend told Channel 2's Sophia Choi that the teen was angry that he was told to stop playing the game Halo. Investigators said he used a 34- to 36-inch sword to cut his grandmother, 55- year-old Laura Prince, in the arm and to kill his great-grandmother, 77-year-old Mary Joan Gibbs, on Monday. The attack marks the third time deputies have encountered the teen. Sheriff Phil Miller said on two previous occasions, the teen was sent to a hospital to be mentally evaluated and then turned over to Juvenile Justice. But both times, Miller says, the boy was released, despite his violent history. "It just seems to me that somebody may not be doing what they could do, or we may be dropping the ball somewhere in the system," Miller told Choi. Miller said someone else was recently killed by a mentally ill person who slipped through the cracks. On July 22, a deputy shot a man described as schizophrenic after he used a knife to kill a man, deputies said." - 2 News
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Janette's piece is a multi layer screen print on 38 in. H x 30 in. W 2ply museum board. The background for this piece is diamond dust and is from an edition of only 2. This piece was created by the world renowned printing studio "Gary Lichtenstein Editions," in conjunction with Janette. Gary has created prints with the likes of Robert Indiana and Alex Katz and has been exhibited in New York's Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian, the San Francisco Art Institute, and the Chicago Art Institute.
Londoner Janette Beckman began her career at the dawn of punk rock working for The Face and Melody Maker. She shot bands from The Clash to The Specials as well as 3 Police album covers Her powerful portraits celebrating this music and street style are collected in 'Made in the UK: The Music of Attitude, 1977-1982', PowerHouse Books 2005. Moving to New York in 1982, she was drawn to the underground Hip Hop scene. Her photographs of pioneers Afrika Bambaata, Run DMC, Salt' n 'Pepa and Grandmaster Flash and 1980's style are collected in 'The Breaks, Stylin and Profilin 1982-1990', PowerHouse Books 2007. Since moving to New York she has shot everyone from entertainers to politicians - Clients include: Esquire, Rolling Stone, People, Interview, London Sunday Times Magazine, Observer Magazine, Doc Marten, Converse, Schott, Casio, Warner Brothers Music, Universal Music, etc. Her photographs have recently been exhibited at: Paul Smith London, Morrison Hotel Gallery NYC, Collette Paris, IsetanTokyo, Kong Gallery Shanghai, Rockarchive and Proud Gallery London.