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My subjects are newsmakers: Actors who have starred in Academy Award-winning movies, Olympic gold medalists, book authors, runway fashion models, titans of business, U.S. Surgeon General, and two astronauts. I am an active member of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).
Dean, performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.
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@elton_dan #keyboards
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@leawoodfire
In a 16-year span, forty crimes in Europe were attributed to a woman from DNA evidence collected at each scene.
Law enforcement had no success finding her. Profilers were brought in from across Europe, and when she murdered a policewoman in Heilbronn, Germany, over 16,000 hours of overtime were logged by Heilbronn police officers. They named her the Phantom of Heilbronn.
She was never caught on security cameras; a couple of eyewitnesses claimed she appeared to be a man.
Eventually, investigators determined the "Phantom" did not exist. DNA recovered at crime scenes had already been present on the cotton swabs used by police for collecting DNA samples.
The DNA belonged to a woman who worked at the factory where the swabs were made, and she had unknowingly contaminated the swabs.
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#DNABlunder #eyewitnesses
St. Patrick, blessing the 5K marathon.
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@kccosplayrunner @kcrunningco
Portrait of a pensive musician.
Danny, prior to a rousing performance.
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@dannykaul123 #fender #bassguitarist
#WomenYouShouldKnow
Natalie, performing with Cherry Bomb.
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@kcriggs10 @cherrybomb_rocks #vocalist
#WomenYouShouldKnow
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@casijoymusic #singer #songwriter #guitarist
#WomenYouShouldKnow
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@mama_nickiwhite #singer #guitarist
Clay, performing with Soca Duo, Soca Jukebox.
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@soca.jukebox @steeldrums
#WomenYouShouldKnow
Summer, performing with The Wednesdays trio, Wednesdays At Herman's.
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@sumtimps @wednesdaysathermans
Trent, performing with Way Too Famous.
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#guitarist
Colin, performing with Big Time Grain Co.
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@ridgetastic @bigtimegrainco #guitarist
These bunker pants and bunker coat are worn by Captain Andrew Harper, Leawood Fire Department (Kansas).
Together, they are referred to as turnout gear, although they have been described by the public as, "their costume."
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@leawoodfire #cityofleawoodfiredepartment #ItsNotACostume
Keith, performing with The Suburbans.
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@suburbanskc #bassguitar
Trey, performing with Perpetual Change.
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@perpetualchangeband #saxophonist
David Dastmalchian will co-star in the new ten-season science-fiction series, "Murderbot", on Apple TV.
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@dastmalchian @paramounttelevisionstudios @appletv #murderbot
#WomenYouShouldKnow
Erin, performing with The Phil Collins Experience.
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@pcexperience
Expect fresh coastal-seafood flown in daily and a full-service raw bar when they open in about 6 weeks.
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@aquapennys @parkplaceleawood #chefdriven #culinarywizardry #seafoodrestaurant
A selection of noble gasses, not just neon, are used in gas-discharge decorative lighting.
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#chemistry
Keshon, performing with the St. Louis-based band JAM: Jackson and Mars.
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@jacksonandmars #bassguitar #guitarist
An officer and a gentleman has passed: Brigadier General William Joseph Mullen III (Ret), United States Army.
-Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point; Master of Science degree from The George Washington University, awarded while a student at the Naval War College; graduate of the Army War College.
-Army Ranger, Master Parachutist.
-Vietnam, twice. Korea, Panama.
-Commanded 1st Infantry Division (Forward) in Germany and deployed with them to Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Storm.
-Staff positions at The Pentagon, US Central Command, and US Forces Command.
-Awards include Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge, Distinguished Service Cross, two Distinguished Service Medals, two Soldiers Medals.
-His 33 years of active duty culminated with command of the 1st Infantry Division (Separate) (Forward) in Germany.
In one of the emails between us after I made this photograph, he expressed his gratitude, "I am honored and flattered."
He signed his notes, "All the best, Bill."
I never called him Bill.
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@westpoint_usma @usarmy
#WomenYouShouldKnow
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@la_colina_violinista @quixoticfusion #violinist
Watch Sunday, February 18, 2024, as Zae Romeo auditions for American Idol (ABC, Season 22).
You will recognize Zae from The Voice (NBC, Season 20).
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@ZaeRomeo @AmericanIdol @TheVoiceCasting @KMBC9News #TheVoice #AfroLatino
Lars Groce (l), guitarist and vocalist for The Zeros, and Mike Foster, guitar technician.
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@larsgroce @thezeroskc #musician
A sidewalk-flower for Valentine's Day.
Artist: Unknown. Young at heart.
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#ClassicalPianist #Pianist
As a boy in Vietnam, pianist Dang Thai Son took refuge from the Vietnam War by evacuating with his family to a remote village in the mountains.
His mother, the co-founder of what is now known as the Vietnam National Academy of Music, taught him to play on old pianos rescued from her school in Hanoi.
Their extraordinary story is recounted in the feature-length documentary, "The Cannon and The Flower" (2014, Story4).
He studied at the Moscow Conservatory, in Russia.
In 1980, Mr. Dang was the First Place Winner and Gold Medalist at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, becoming the first pianist from Asia to do so.
Mr. Dang has performed with renowned orchestras in more that 40 countries.
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@icmpark
I was 21 years old, when I placed spermatozoa into Petri dish containing an ovum.
A membrane formed around the ovum within a minute of being fertilized, creating a barrier to other spermatozoa.
Then, new life: Cells divided and multiplied.
The profundity of that experience has lasted a lifetime.
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@chiefs