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!

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[Majie Purple]

Adorable b & w's of you & twin bro Diver D.

[Majie Purple]

My oh my, tis Twinville in your fam!

[DollyCali]

just got in from biking & then doggie walk. tired is an understatement.

Great Baby pix Dave & Billie, did you do those? you are so very talented so I know this isn't beyond your skills.. just did not know you had done them.

and of course we know which one Dave is.. the Navy guy!

thanks for posting

[La Enchiladita]

[La Enchiladita]

SPIFFY!!!

[DollyCali]

lol!

many do come with spouses.. but it is amazing how many men & women say the want to marry twins. There are so many issues with them I guess that they feel twin marriages are ideal. Even the teens say they hope to come each year & eventually find their mates.

Parents bring their kids & form a natural support group of how to deal with issues, problems etc. Parents chaperon the kids to the adult parties (like the ones these pix I shot) & even the youngsters seem to be drawn to the other twins.would marry twins.

Many men & women who are married often no longer attend with spouses as the spouses aren't interested.

[DollyCali]

Thanks Dita.. sorry I missed you earlier as I left prior to your post.

[La Enchiladita]

Have the roofers stopped pounding?

[DollyCali]

great graphic!

[DollyCali]

Billie will fix you up with a great doll that you can use for your signature logo. Appreicate your comments togay!

[DollyCali]

Glad you like it meg and thank you for the Impatiens table!

if ever there was a flower named for me.. this is it.

Impatiens.... Impatient

[DollyCali]

Actually there are three collages of Jenna & Barbara .. one atop the next. I am sure there is a way to do them all together but I haven't figured it out yet

[stopem]

Wow you will get me all DOLLED up.......:)

[DollyCali]

yes on loving moms for sure! but loving her doesn' t mean she doesn't drive me CRAZY often (and vice versa!).. such is life with two strongwilled adults under the same roof.

I am going to see if I have a pix of my mom & her twin.. there is one on my profile page in my "mom collage".. it is of mom, Her twin & their younger brother. I think my mom was abou 14/15

[MEG33]

For today..but they will be back tomorrow..I expect they will finish tomorrow.. I will be so glad to have it over with! I have had the neighbor's roofers before mine came to listen to!

We all had hail damage this May. I guess we all had non leaking roofs so we were last to get the roofing done.!

[MEG33]

;)

[DollyCali]

That is a nice link Maj.. thanks. I recall I had a pix of Tony Blair & GWB with the towers behind them. I think the pix was titled Towers of Strength.. It was very poserful & I am sure it is somewhere on one of the external hard drives I have here

[ConorMacNessa]

ROSE, Lady Banks Rose

The exquisite Lady Banks Rose (Rosa Banksiae Banksiae) was found in China in the first decade of the Nineteenth Century. The thornless plant, among the most vigorous of roses, grows to heights of 50 ft and overgrows almost any structure it is trained upon. There is a single, early burst of flowers, among the earliest of roses. A single plant has been known to bear over 50,000 blooms.

[DollyCali]

Good to see you. how is the new job going? Bummer that work interfers with FReeping, isn't it?

love the pix.. and wow on 50000 blooms! It must be one of the old roses. They were /are so much more prolific

[Majie Purple]

Lovely white clusre of flowers CMac!
& nice touch with the info at bottom of gif.