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

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[The Mayor]

This is the URL for it.

http://www.rusthompson.com/morphbutterfly.gif

Do you know how to get that? If you want to save it you have to right click and then click on save image as.

[Wheelbarrow]

A most interesting and fun report. I, too, have gone to the party festivities the past few years, as an observer, and can attest to DollyCali's photographic skill and observations as being right on target.

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Sibb
Right click and pick save to pictures as... That's it and It's yours. :)

[MamaTexan]

the daughter on right looks like our FReeper from England Snugs at that age????

Hey, there IS a strong resemblance between Snugs and Naomi!

Maybe it's our English heritage showing!

[GodBlessUSA]

LOL! Eww. ;)

[MamaTexan]

Your girls are beautiful!

Thank you, Ma'am!

And Good Morning to you!

Seen any hummingbirds lately?

:-)

[GodBlessUSA]

I do have a butterfly
I thought I had another that said Freedom. I can't find it now.

[GodBlessUSA]

How's your garden, birds and summer going? I have the feeder out. This year, no visitors so far. Last year, I don't know if you recall, I finally had two. I was hoping they would return. I'm still keeping the feeder out, in hope. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

These twins are a favorite of mine. :)

[DollyCali]

So sweet..Now those are FRATERNAL twins!

Reboot worked. But I ran spyware & virus check first.

Need to clean house - NOW.. biking & doggie hike in afternoon

[GodBlessUSA]

I'm glad it worked! I have that house work to face soon myself. :)

[MamaTexan]

tell me about the girls necklaces? I do beaded jewelry & alway enjoy seeing things like this.

Actually, those were gifts from the girls to me one Christmas. They go to the dollar store to do their shopping. The necklaces are quite pretty, even if they are inexpensive.

I teased them unmercifully about buying them just so they could borrow them for their pictures. LOL!

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Have you ever been to Fire Mountain Gems? They have a huge selection of all types of beads and jewelry making supplies. They send fat color catalogs for free, too!

I'm not a big-time beader, but I dabble in it now and again. I've made myself a few pieces, but mostly I make fashion doll jewelry.

(Ha, ha! -> Mama Texan plays with dolls)

:-)

[DollyCali]

Thank you Rus for the cuppa & the devotional this morning. Humility .. hard for some of us to stay in background. good analogy with Sesame Street Creator etc.

Thanks also for posting the military list.

Laundry, kitchen chaos, bathroom clutter & "mom" stuff now await.

Later all

[DollyCali]

(Ha, ha! - Mama Texan plays with dolls)

Oh my, you will REALLY love what Billie does then (with dolls).Maybe someone who has the links can post some of the Doll threads. She makes DOLLS FOR US .. many here also do it but she got us started & hooked!

[MamaTexan]

Your daughters are just lovely. I can see a difference but the resemblance is very strong!

Thank you Ma'am! They do look a lot alike. Not knowing if they were going to be identical or fraternal, I took a bottle of fingernail polish to the hospital with me so I could 'mark' one of them to avoid confusion.

I was terrified I would mix them up and consequently scar them for life!

LOL!

[MamaTexan]

How's your garden, birds and summer going?

Great, thanks! The girls start back to school tomorrow, so I have to endure the annual Moan & Groan Fest, but they'll survive!

I remember your visitors from last year! They will be back, even though they do 'skip' years sometimes. I saw a Rufous a couple of days ago. Hadn't seen one for 3 years. He didn't stick around, but at least I know they've started their migration.

If you feed them, they will come!

How has your summer been? Is hubby still having to endure Texas in the summertime?

[MEG33]

LOL..and I thought one at a time was a handful!

[MEG33]

Love it!

[MEG33]

*Happy Silver Anniversary*

Mr. and Mrs. Prairiebreeze

[DollyCali]

Thanks for the link. will save for future reference.
Currently I get most of my semiprecious beads at a shop in Canton OH. I have a LOT of inventory at this point but bead to jewelry maker are like fabric to a seamstress.. never have enough & love to get the bargains, needed or not!