A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-15-06....Twins

DollyCali and all of the Finest AT the Finest | August 15, 2006 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Twinsburg, Ohio.. the city hosting the Twins Day Festival, a three-day celebration of all things twins. Held the first full Fri-Sunday Weekend each August since 1976.. The event has a host of activities planned, from the Double-Take Parade to the Twins Day Contests, which feature such categories as Youngest Twins, Twins Coming Farthest Outside USA and Most Alike Twins, to the group photo of all the participating twins. There are parties, talent sharing, costumes, research studies, counseling sharing, and folks (not just twins.. also, triplets, quads & quints) who participate.(the pix shown are from August 2006 Twins Festival)

Many find their spouses here. and it is NOT uncommon for twins to find twins. More than 3500 twins, triplets and quadruplets came to a place named after its twin founders for what event organizers call the largest gathering of twins in the world. From as far away as Asia, Australia, & England & as young as one month old! The oldest this year were twins in their 80s.

Schools such as Harvard, Northwestern and the University of California, San Diego set up tents in attempts to lure twins to take part in studies on reproductive health, dental care, taste preferences and depth perception.

James Fowler, a professor of political science at the University of California at San Diego and his team of researchers were using twin volunteers to learn more about humans' innate levels of altruism and selfishness.

Multiple births - most often twins - occur when an egg is fertilized and then splits into two developing zygotes, or when two eggs are fertilized by different sperm. The results are, respectively, identical and fraternal twins.

And multiple births, especially identical twins, are of intense interest to scientists. Since identical twins have exactly the same genetic makeup, they're a boon to researchers studying what plays a greater role in development: nature or nurture?



Famous twins:

Minnesota Twins
Twin Cities
Chang and Eng(b,1811, original “Siamese Twins” born in Siam (Thailand)
Olson Twins
Doublement (chewing gum)Twins
Bush Twins (Of special interest & thus hi-lighted here)
Thread on their Birthday 2004 found HERE

Conjoined Twins present mystery and agony. Formed when the initial zygote does NOT completely split for twins. The are mostly girls and present a wealth of ethical, spiritual & financial questions to parents and health professionals. More information on Conjoined or Siamese Twins Found here

Any Twins here at the Finest? At Free Republic? My mom is a twin. Her fraternal twin Audrey died at 47 from complications of alcohol abuse. Mom is going strong at 87!

07-01-06 ~ Hall of Fame #16

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 08-14-06 Military Monday

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[Billie]

Yes, very neat!! And, if I may so, we both love and cherish our Moms much.

It shows. :)

Hope all is well with you, Billie.

Doing well - good to 'sorta' be here at the same time today. :)

[MamaTexan]

How SWEET!!

Yes, they are....most of the time, anyway!

:-)

[MEG33]

Impatiens
Thank you, Dolly for the great "Twins" thread!

[MEG33]

Beautiful Twins!..;)

I wondered when you would come and post! Do you have any pictures where you and your twin are dressed alike?

[MEG33]

Hugs, Dita!

[MEG33]

;)

[stopem]

I saw one at your Jan thread of the "Boutique"
but I sure would appreciate one special made
Blonde hair medium, hazel eyes.

I would love to have one.

Thank you! {{hugs}}

[Diver Dave]

Do you have any pictures where you and your twin are dressed alike?

Yep! :)

[MEG33]

AWWWW

Just adorable, Dave! Thank you. More, more!

[Billie]

Curly blonde, wavy, straight-ish?

[Billie]

Which one did you like from that thread? Dressy? Casual? Jeans? I'll make that one you. :)

[stopem]

Since I rarely get to dress in any dressy clothes I would love a dressy one please.

[Billie]

And these - dressed alike - but NOT 'xactly - only thing being both Uncle Sam uniforms. :) (apologize for the 'quality' - when I first did them, my monitor was bad and I made them too dark, and have tried to improve them, but think I just worked them too much.)

    

[Billie]

Okay, I guess I'll 'do' your hair, too, for dress. :)

[GretchenM]

Great thread, Dolly, but I have a question about this:

"Many find their spouses here."

Wouldn't it be better if the twins invited their spouses next time, so they don't have to go lookin' for 'em? ;-)

[MEG33]

I love the "Uncle Sam"uniforms!

Thank you both for serving our country, Dave.

Billie..my original old monitor here showed everything dark..I hardly recognized some of my backgrounds..This newer old monitor shows everything much lighter.I see subtle patterns in backgrounds I had not noticed before... and my computer at my daughter's is somewhere in the middle!

[Diver Dave]

AWWWW

Just adorable

Some things never change. :)

[Diver Dave]

I thank you once again for those, Billie.
btw, still working on that other stuff. Hopefully will be done late tonight.

[MEG33]

;)

[SnarlinCubBear]

How cute is THAT!?!