tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88543585244793814802024-03-05T13:50:42.143-05:00Twinpanic.comWhat do you mean, two?!Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-35097822712143907522020-04-05T17:25:00.001-04:002020-04-05T17:25:23.593-04:00The Second Twinpanic/Covidpanic Crossover You Didn't Know Was PossibleThe San Diego Tribune brings us <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/story/2020-04-03/twins-91-riding-out-the-quarantine-with-daily-pep-rallies">the story</a>
of 91-year-old twins who are riding out their social isolation in
style. They particularly enjoy heading out on their balcony for their
retirement complex's distant socializing...<br />
<br />
<blockquote>
“We come back into the apartment with a big smile on our faces every
day,” said Joyce, who said she loves to “make a big racket” at the
rallies by banging a metal bowl with a spoon. Her sister Jackie calls
the events a “big shot in the arm” for the healing power they have.</blockquote>
Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-81443737956623660452020-04-04T13:18:00.000-04:002020-04-05T17:25:40.473-04:00The Twinpanic/Covidpanic Crossover You Didn't Know You WantedFrom Chhattisgarh, India, we have <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/born-during-coronavirus-lockdown-raipur-twins-named-corona-and-covid/story-Rv8vyFY5jOQKcI5o6B2f6O.html">this tale</a> of twins in the time of Coronavirus:<br />
<blockquote>
The
pandemic caused by a new virus may have brought the world to its knees,
but that has not deterred a couple in Chhattisgarh to name their
newborn twins as ‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’.
</blockquote>
The couple has not completely given in to either sort of panic:
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<blockquote>
However, the couple said they may change their decision later and rename their kids.
</blockquote>
Good idea.Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-83757465617488244202019-01-19T13:11:00.002-05:002019-01-19T13:11:43.245-05:00They Would Have Gotten Away With It If It Hadn't Been for the Identical Twins...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Using DNA testing to learn your ancestry has been all the rage recently. I've been skeptical of it for various reasons, and I have a new reason to add to the list.<br />
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A pair of identical twins submitted their DNA to various ancestry services. The <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/dna-ancestry-kits-twins-marketplace-1.4980976">CBC reports on the results</a>, and it isn't pretty for the testing companies. The services gave divergent results for the two twins, despite the fact that the data was 99.6% similar, according to the companies themselves.<br />
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Something wildly imprecise must be going on with the methodology to give a problem like this. If you think about it, fraternal twins, or even different-age siblings should obtain the same answers. But at least there, one could imagine a different amount of "French" DNA, for example, being passed along. Still, that gives you an idea of why there's a margin for error. This just seems flat out error.Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-28702963316148373102017-11-06T21:29:00.001-05:002017-11-06T21:30:16.741-05:00Not Quite 100 Years ago...It's shocking to realize that women have had the vote less than 100 years. VOTE TODAY!<br />
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<br />christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924518380861724550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-9626776136800884042015-12-04T19:04:00.003-05:002015-12-04T19:04:52.568-05:00Why Are You Splitting Up These Twins?<i>New York</i> had <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/09/meet-11-sets-kindergarten-twins.html">an article</a> earlier this fall about a Long Island school with eleven sets of twins in kindergarten. Go look at it; it's basically an excuse for a bunch of cute pictures. What drew my attention, however, was this quote from the principal:<br />
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<span itemprop="articleBody">Ellen Postman, the school’s principal...split up all the siblings into separate
classes, encouraging them to make new friends rather than lean on each
other. “And then,” she adds, “they’re together at recess, when they go
out to the playground, and they can share their new relationships.”</span><br />
<br />
<span itemprop="articleBody">See, here's the thing. That's a nice theory. But we did a lot of reading before putting our twins in kindergarten, and it's simply not true. On balance, twins in kindergarten do better in the same class. Now, if you're reading this and are thinking, "my twins did better in separate classes," well, yes, I said "on balance." It makes sense to make decisions based on the individual needs of twins. Let me give you a ranking of how well-placed people are to evaluate those needs:</span><br />
<ol>
<li><span itemprop="articleBody">The twins themselves</span></li>
<li><span itemprop="articleBody">The twins' parents</span></li>
<li><span itemprop="articleBody">Teachers</span></li>
<li><span itemprop="articleBody">Principals </span></li>
</ol>
It's revealing that this is also a ranking of how likely people are to think that twins should be in the same class.Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-28297224587581785822015-05-26T23:39:00.005-04:002015-05-26T23:44:01.020-04:00Intactivist Florida Mom Avoids Jail: The Price: One ForeskinRecently, the intact debate has <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/26/intactivism-why-a-fla-mother-took-her-son-into-hiding-to-avoid-circumcision/?tid=sm_fb">surfaced in Florida</a>, an ironic state for this debate to rise up, considering it's shape. I deeply sympathize with this mom's attempt to save her son, whose penis everyone has been legislating. Somehow, for women, it's their body, but for men, it's not so. Men -- newborn males, specifically -- have zero rights concerning the loss of this important membrane. The U.S. backs bans of similar surgeries for infant girls, but pediatric urologists are running rampant with their scalpels, unchecked and unremitting.<br />
<br />
At the risk of exposing private facts about our sons' privates, I throw in my lot with Chase's mom. Our boys are both intact, and I've been proud that I did not
give in to current Western cultural standards and have them cut. I had no
compelling personal reason (such as religion, or a medical need) to do
so, and in fact had several reasons not to. Of course I respect parental rights, but object that current parental rights override the rights of the body owned by a son, from birth.Why? I'll tell you. <br />
<br />
First, it's a trauma. Do not doubt the pain involved in flaying off most of a membrane intended to protect the member. I couldn't bear the thought of
causing my sons pain, and loss of an essential part before they'd barely
found their voices. I believe my sons' bodies are their own, and that no one should t take away
part of them before they even knew what was happening.<br />
<br />
Second, I abhor the overselling of an idea to the masses strictly for the purpose of amassing wealth. Dupont took formula -- an invention intended to supply babies who were motherless, or whose mothers were milkless, with vital nutrition. Then they sold the world on its efficacy, in fact its superiority. The ridiculous knows no boundaries in what misconceptions capitalism effects. Here, the masses are blindly lining the pockets of pediatric urologists for unnecessary, painful, damaging "surgery."<br />
<br />
Third,
the Cleanliness idea is a <i><b>myth</b></i>. This makes no sense to me, being that everything else on the planet stays cleaner if left in its original wrapper. A
foreskin is there for a biological reason, and that is to
keep the member clean. A circumcised child is at risk for infection
because of the cut, and the fact that dirt and urine get on the penis. Even with two sons, in 5 years we have <span style="font-weight: bold;">not </span>had
even one incidence of infection, nor even diaper rash, on their
members. You do not have to do anything special. You get no benefit from
circumcision that you don't get from simply keeping it clean. It is a wound that requires care and causes
more problems in the first weeks than circumcision claims to solve.<br />
<br />
Fourth, there is a risk of botched circumcisions. Though these are rare, they are devastating.<br />
<br />
Fifth,
I understand that a cut member chafes for decades against clothing,
desensitizing it and reducing men's sexual pleasure. <br />
<br />
Sixth, this pain right after birth is a betrayal which is remembered. The body, the muscle, remembers. This can cause a rift, according to some, in the mother-son bond.<br />
<br />
Lastly, it can always be removed, but
can't ever be put back. <br />
<br />
I strongly
encourage mothers of boys to read the sites below, which I have found invaluable
in raising my boys. As a proponent of Attachment Parenting, I believe
that
intact and uncut is best for the boys.<br />
<br /><br />I hope that every mom reading this will consider keeping their sons intact rather than cutting them immediately, that you will wait at least a little while, live
with it, and see how you feel about it later. If later, problems develop and
you decide to go through with it, then you will have made a decision
after having a chance to get to know your beloved son, whole and intact.<br />
<br />
http://www.drmomma.org/2011/10/circumcision-identity-gender-and-power.html<br />
<br />
http://attachmentparenting.org/principles/principles.php<br />
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http://www.naturalfamilyonline.com/go/index.php/15/12-no-to-circumcisionchristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924518380861724550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-37139366502051340002014-12-11T23:10:00.001-05:002014-12-11T23:10:14.029-05:00Today in twin history: Royal Twins!Today, December 11, 2014, Prince Albert II and his wife Charlene welcomed crown prince Jacques and his twin sister Gabriella. Though Gabby was born first, Jacques will be taking the throne of Monaco. christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924518380861724550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-38375661779890590362014-06-09T07:21:00.002-04:002014-06-09T07:21:46.450-04:00Great Fathers of Twins: Elvis CostelloA few years ago, Elvis Costello was on Sesame Street singing "<a href="http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/A_Monster_Went_And_Ate_My_Red_Two">A Monster Went and Ate My Red 2</a>," a re-working of his song "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes." I saw this recently and thought, "He must have small kids." Sure enough, he and jazz artist Diana Krall <a href="http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/09/30/elvis-costello-2/">had twins in December 2006</a>.
The new title seemed to be somewhat of a stretch, but honestly, no more so than the old title. In fact, I've come to prefer this version to the original. Attempts to get the kids to prefer this to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtB5iGHgNVY">Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</a> (which they've been reciting/singing incessantly) have been less successful; at the pool the other day, they were singing a mash-up of the two songs.
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KxardpBReQc" width="480"></iframe>Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-77958779473220159272014-04-15T14:12:00.000-04:002014-04-15T14:12:08.291-04:00Eau de Twin<iframe frameborder="0" height="398" scrolling="no" src="//embed.gettyimages.com/embed/172306310?et=dzr3vW7H4ky1X3fw7vYx4A&sig=CAmnse-ZjN4g7mh_paOAl2B6J3KACNKP3xzT1vx2QpY=" style="display: inline-block;" width="507"></iframe><br />
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The web site io9 <a href="http://io9.com/the-stinky-twin-study-weve-all-been-waiting-for-1562920298">alerts us</a> to <a href="http://chemse.oxfordjournals.org/content/30/8/651.full">a new study </a>that further confirms the research that identical twins smell alike. From what I can tell, this has been known for a while, but previous research did not account for the fact that twins might smell alike from living in the same household, so this study used adult twins who lived apart. Also, previous studies used dogs to sniff, but this study used humans, which just seems weird.Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-88040594885058716202014-02-02T08:48:00.000-05:002014-02-02T08:48:03.021-05:00Super Bowl Twin "Insperation"<blockquote>
"A set of 9-year-old twins from Roxbury, Riley and Erin Kovalcik, <a href="http://bowie.patch.com/groups/trending-in-america/p/find-out-what-these-twin-girls-have-in-common-with-seahawks-player-who-inspired-them?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook">wrote a letter</a> last week to Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman, the
NFL's first legally deaf offensive player, calling him their
"insperation" (sic) as they shared the same disability."</blockquote>
Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-3793041425121421612014-01-29T13:57:00.003-05:002014-01-29T13:57:38.475-05:00Quote of the Day<blockquote>
"Why didn't anybody stop us? Why aren't there more regulations about this sort of thing? What fool in their right mind would put me in charge of a baby? Two babies?"</blockquote>
<blockquote>
-Miles Vorkosigan, from Lois McMaster Bujold's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GLJD7E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005GLJD7E&linkCode=as2&tag=twinpaniccom-20">Diplomatic Immunity</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=twinpaniccom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005GLJD7E" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></i></blockquote>
Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-66757416904878390682014-01-22T17:52:00.000-05:002014-01-22T17:52:00.819-05:00How are toddlers like professional soccer players?You can tell them apart usually, but it's trickier when they're running away from you.<br />
<blockquote>
"Norwich City's identical twins Josh and Jacob Murphy will wear different
colour boots to help boss Chris Hughton distinguish between the two."</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25685868">"It's not so much in close proximity, because there is a difference between the two and they have different playing styles so I can tell them apart."</a><br />
<br />
I like that "playing style" is a differentiating factor. The ways I tell apart our boys include things like gait, or what they're saying, more often than anything like "rounder face."Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-75501011710881630112014-01-15T15:20:00.000-05:002014-01-15T15:20:00.367-05:00The Nerdiest Twins in the NBA<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/teuobk/2615481190/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="The Lopez Twins by Teuobk, on Flickr"><img alt="The Lopez Twins" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3066/2615481190_8a8b600b08.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a>I just came across <a href="http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21736-hotseat_robin_lopez.html">this awesome interview</a> with Robin Lopez of the NBA's Portland Trailblazers. His twin brother, Brook, plays for the Brooklyn Nets.<br />
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<div class="p2">
<b>How many comics do you own?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></div>
<div class="p2">
<span class="s3">Not as many as Brook. He’s pretty much
collecting everything DC Comics publishes right now. I have two or three
titles I’ve collected and tried to complete those runs.</span></div>
</blockquote>
It gets nerdier than that, but the best Q&A (as <a href="http://deadspin.com/robin-lopez-has-some-mysterious-beef-with-the-raptors-1497159699">called out</a> by Deadspin) is this one:<br />
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<blockquote>
<div class="p2">
<span class="s3"><b>What are your top three favorite wizards?</b></span></div>
<div class="p2">
Gandalf’s definitely on the list. Trying to pick my
favorite Harry Potter wizard, I can easily go with Dumbledore. I always
liked Professor Lupin. I’ll put him on the list. <i>[A day after the interview, Lopez asked via his publicist to take Lupin off his list and replace him with Hermione Granger.]</i></div>
<div class="p2">
<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>I got to pick a Disney wizard. Can I pick Angela Lansbury in <i>Bedknobs and Broomsticks</i>?</div>
</blockquote>
If I re-do my <a href="http://www.twinpanic.com/2011/07/ten-excellent-sets-of-twin-athletes.html">10 sets of excellent twin athletes</a>, they bump the Morris twins for this answer alone. Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-71355763731630803652014-01-01T19:38:00.002-05:002014-01-01T19:38:11.365-05:00Twins in two years!Forget about twins born on different days. What about these lucky girls?<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
As partygoers were ringing in the New Year across the Greater Toronto
Area, a Mississauga mom was busy giving birth to twin daughters. And
though the twins were born eight minutes apart, they’ll share different
birthdays – and different birth years. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Proud mom Lindsay Salgueiro delivered the last baby of 2013 at
Mississauga’s Credit Valley Hospital before giving birth to the first
baby of 2014.<br />
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<a href="http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-area-mom-delivers-twin-girls-on-new-year-s-one-born-in-2013-the-other-in-2014-1.1614183#ixzz2pCGwb2KA">Read more here.</a></blockquote>
</blockquote>
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</blockquote>
<br />christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924518380861724550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-20120410164624576052013-09-06T02:30:00.000-04:002013-09-06T02:30:03.006-04:00Who is A.J. Jenkins?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One day, I was fiddling with my phone and Jack walked over and said, "Can you play the ABC song on your phone?" I viewed that as a challenge, did a quick search, and soon the boys were enjoying a YouTube version <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75p-N9YKqNo">the ABC song</a> on the phone.<br />
<br />
Eventually, I wanted my phone back, so I fired up YouTube on the PlayStation 3 and directed them there. I noticed that the same user, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/KidsTV123/about">KidsTV123</a>," had uploaded other phonics videos, and that the songs were credited to "A.J. Jenkins".<br />
<br />
Being who I am, I did a Google search to see what information I could turn up about either. KidsTV123 has a pretty <a href="http://www.kidstv123.com/">basic web site</a> where you can buy songs or videos (the videos worked pretty well for keeping the kids distracted on the plane). As for A.J. Jenkins, very little is available about him on-line. A quick search turns up mostly links to his songs or <a href="http://dadwithtwokids.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/phonic-song/">posts</a> wondering <a href="http://www.newyorkfamily.com/who-is-a-j-jenkins/">who he is</a>.<br />
<br />
But Google searching is an art form, and I was able to come up with a few facts through more complicated searches.<br />
<br />
1) His name is "<span class="st">Alistair</span> J. Jenkins" and he lives in Japan.<br />
<br />
2) There used to be a <a href="http://speedydeletion.wikia.com/wiki/A.J._Jenkins_%28Singer/Songwriter%29">Wikipedia page</a> for him, but it failed Wikipedia's "General Notability Guidelines" and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/A.J._Jenkins_%28Singer/Songwriter%29">was deleted</a>, because Wikipedia is run by jerks. Seriously, he has <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/KidsTV123/about">over a <b>billion</b> views</a> on YouTube, and he's not notable enough for you, Wikipedia? Anyway, according to the (former) Wikipedia article, he is French, which seems surprising. There are also some things that seem inconsistent about the article, such as the fact that he started uploading to YouTube in 2012 (it was 2009), and the idea that he was born in 1964, started writing children's music at age 48, and released his first children's song in 2003. I expect higher standards from you, Wikipedia User <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Raiders696969">Raiders696969</a>!<br />
<br />
3) As seen in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RIQm3Ogkmk">K Song</a>, he is friends with "<a href="https://twitter.com/ericsurf6">EricSurf6</a>", another Westerner living in Japan. I <a href="https://twitter.com/pseudoprime/status/375258927794909185">tweeted at</a> EricSurf6, but I have yet to hear back.Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-72261825553758032492013-05-11T15:34:00.003-04:002013-05-11T15:34:59.089-04:00Casting Call<b>Received via e-mail; passed along without endorsement...</b><br />
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Hi, I am wondering if you can share this with your readers.</div>
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Thanks</div>
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Michelle</div>
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Good People Casting</div>
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<a href="http://goodpeoplecasting.com/" target="_blank">goodpeoplecasting.com</a></div>
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WE NEED TWINS!</div>
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NOW CASTING A SAG NATIONAL COMMERCIAL FOR A MAJOR SPORTS APPAREL BRAND!</div>
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Good People Casting (<a href="http://www.goodpeoplecasting.com/" target="_blank">http://www.goodpeoplecasting.<wbr></wbr>com</a>)
is now casting female IDENTICAL twins for a MAJOR sports apparel
commercial. It's a SAG national, which means a potential for a big
payday!</div>
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<br /></div>
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We're looking for identical twins who look 15-26 and
are cool and athletic. Would love to see twins with distinct features
like lots of freckles, gap teeth, cat eyes, super long hair below the
waist. Although not required, if you play sports, let us know!</div>
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Can be anywhere in the US!</div>
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MUST BE AVAILABLE THESE DATES</div>
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CASTING- Now through <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1468318993" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">May 15th</span></span>
(we'll simply need a short interview, depending on where you are, we'll
either have you come in to our studio or do a Skype interview)</div>
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CALLBACKS- <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1468318994" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">May 17th</span></span></div>
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FITTING- <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1468318995" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">May 21st</span></span></div>
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SHOOT DATES- <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1468318996" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">May 22nd</span></span></div>
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We will contact you with audition/interview time and place!</div>
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TO SUBMIT:</div>
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Email ALL the information requested below ASAP to:</div>
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<a href="mailto:info.goodpeoplecasting@gmail.com" target="_blank">info.goodpeoplecasting@gmail.<wbr></wbr>com</a></div>
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Be sure to include:</div>
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1. Your name(s)</div>
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2. Contact phone number(s)</div>
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3. At least two photos of you and your twin- must cleanly show your face and body type! (jpg format please)</div>
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4. If you have any experience playing sports, let us know here.</div>
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5. Please put in the subject of the email: TWINS </div>
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Thanks!</div>
Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-28702809691789767442013-01-31T13:07:00.004-05:002013-01-31T13:07:55.360-05:00Great Mothers of Twins: Carolyn Hax<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Twinpanic.com wishes Happy 10th Birthday to Carolyn Hax's boys.Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-2150062445055155802012-11-13T10:37:00.002-05:002012-11-13T10:37:34.391-05:00Petraeus-gate: The Twin Angle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFhUwjuIpcVaq3WPsiNKFVx9KhT4fJjEHfVCjCBhT_wsctre041T_vEpEMztVmiWH1PYcb5iQQhfMLvhruq1wccvGuQcWitVbd_XRkLUxXmvTQnnNuCRAvI07VxBLmLAhdDUQrpO8-ddy/s1600/r620-d853fa2a3e1988671d7694f79e3b5c88.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFhUwjuIpcVaq3WPsiNKFVx9KhT4fJjEHfVCjCBhT_wsctre041T_vEpEMztVmiWH1PYcb5iQQhfMLvhruq1wccvGuQcWitVbd_XRkLUxXmvTQnnNuCRAvI07VxBLmLAhdDUQrpO8-ddy/s320/r620-d853fa2a3e1988671d7694f79e3b5c88.jpg" width="189" /></a>So, like much of America, I'm trying to understand what the heck happened with General Petraeus, the woman in North Carolina he apparently was having an affair with, the woman in Florida he allegedly wasn't, the FBI agent who sent shirtless pictures to the woman in Florida, etc., etc.<br />
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So does this picture of Petraeus with his arm around Jill Kelley, the woman in Florida, mean anything? It might, if it were a picture of him and Jill Kelley. Instead, it's a picture of him with his arm around Natalie Khawam, Jill Kelley's <b>identical twin sister</b>.<br />
<a href="http://cdn.washingtonexaminer.biz/cache/r620-d853fa2a3e1988671d7694f79e3b5c88.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://cdn.washingtonexaminer.biz/cache/r620-d853fa2a3e1988671d7694f79e3b5c88.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
So there you go. There's always a twin angle. (Except when there's not.)Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-29099358442088785292012-10-05T13:40:00.000-04:002012-10-05T13:40:32.040-04:00No, no, no<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Someone wrote into <a href="http://live.washingtonpost.com/carolyn-hax-live-121005.html">Carolyn Hax's chat </a>with the following issue:<br />
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My sister has a beautiful 4 year old daughter. She's pregnant again - and about a month ago she found out she was pregnant with twin girls. Meanwhile, our brother and his husband have been talking more seriously about starting a family; years ago my sister told them she would consider being a surrogate or egg donor when they were ready to discuss it. Yesterday, my sister told me that since she found out about the twins, she has had the crazy idea of exploring the possibility of my brother and brother-in-law adopting one of the girls.</blockquote>
Among the responses:<br />
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<li>"Has either of you talked to any twins? I imagine they'd be strongly
opposed to the idea. I don't have a twin myself, but two of my kids are,
and that leads many of the adults we meet out in the world to point out
that they also are twins. Then come the stories of how amazing it is to
grow up that way, with your better-than-best friend." (From Hax, a twin mom herself)</li>
<li>"Um, babies aren't cookies. You don't give your brother one just because you've got two."</li>
<li>"I have twins also and their bond is incredible, so much so that the
"Parent Trap" bothered me because I couldn't imagine parents splitting
twins up. I think it would have to be difficult to discover that your
cousin is actually your twin."</li>
<li>"As a twin: NO. Do not encourage this idea. My relationship with my twin sister is by far the defining relationship in my life."</li>
<li>"I'm a twin with a twin brother and reading this question just gutted me.
We've had our ups and we've had our downs, but I would be horrified if
someone had split us apart at birth. I can't even contemplate it, no
matter how well seeming the idea appears. DON'T DO IT! Please." </li>
</ul>
Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-57902955107028047492012-07-27T04:15:00.000-04:002012-07-27T04:15:08.074-04:00Twins in the MediaThe new show Political Animals is an interesting, movie-quality series with top stars, from Ellen Burstyn to Sigourney Weaver. This political roman a clef changed enough details to fake it. One detail: the former first lady/Secretary of State/presidential hopeful played by Weaver has twin sons: Bud & TJ, played by unrelated actors, and born "3 minutes apart" according to a scene in episode 2.<br />
<br />christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924518380861724550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-20851302413710586412012-03-21T17:26:00.001-04:002012-03-21T17:26:49.675-04:00Twins Down Under<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Australian state of Victoria had its triennial Twins Plus Festival last weekend, and the Herald Sun newspaper <a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/twins-tell-our-special-relationship/story-e6frfhix-1226295487506">had some interesting interviews with identical twins</a>. I often find the twin perspective to be more enlightening than the twin-parent perspective, so this made some interesting reading. A favorite bit:<br />
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Once I went on a date with a girl who had brown hair and we went to this particular restaurant; after that Peter and his blonde girlfriend went there and this waitress threw the meal down on the table.
It was not until we went on a double-date there that the waitress realised there were two of us; she thought one of us was dating two and doing the dirty, and she'd taken the woman's perspective - "Here's your bloody spaghetti". She was so apologetic.
</blockquote>Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-1407259659183641762012-02-29T12:58:00.001-05:002012-02-29T12:58:35.235-05:00Leap Twins!At the end of <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/leap-day-birthdays-gave-palm-brothers-a-taste-of-celebrity/2012/02/28/gIQAYYwsgR_story.html">this Washington Post column</a> on brothers born on consecutive leap days is this amazing fact:<br />
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Mike said: “I seem to recall some woman in Ireland had twins on consecutive leap years so we got outdone.”
That would be Christine McDonnell, who gave birth in Dublin to James and Ann on Feb. 29, 1956, and to Robert and Patricia on Feb. 29, 1960.</blockquote>Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-65205634106280900442012-02-16T12:37:00.000-05:002012-02-16T12:37:17.416-05:00Twin Brother to the RescueOne of our hopes for our boys is that they'll be there for each other in times of need. I don't think anyone in the Murdoch family ever expected it would <a href="http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/02/travis-murdoch-rescues-twin-brother-chris-after-bowie-car-crash-72682.html">come to this</a>:<br />
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Travis Murdoch, a police dispatcher with Prince
George's County Public Safety Communications and a Bowie volunteer
firefighter, was tasked with initially assessing and treating the
injured when authorities responded to the crash at 2 a.m. Wednesday near
Stonehaven Lane and Stoneybrook [sic] Drive in Bowie.
Police say that the single-car crash occurred when the vehicle left
the roadway and hit a tree, trapping two men in their early 20's in the
car.
But when Travis and other units arrived at the scene, they quickly
realized that his twin brother, Chris, was one of the victims.</blockquote>
Chris is in critical condition; our thoughts are with the family.Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-5122378585013268532012-02-09T08:55:00.000-05:002012-02-09T09:31:08.667-05:00Twins in competitionOne of our sons--Salem-- just succeeded at the potty for the first time. (Jon gets some credit, too.) We were all very excited, and I brought Jack out to see what his brother had done, and set them free to roam the front rooms. I even got out the new box of crayons (bought to replace the chewed-up half crayons), and offered Salem a prize for his success. All the books recommend this type of prize. He was very excited, but so was Jack, who also wanted a crayon, and pushed his way to the box.<br /><br />What's a twin parent to do?<br /><br />Well, give them each a new crayon, naturally.<br /><br />If you have a singleton, it makes sense to only reward them when they clearly suceed, or try darn hard. But with twins, rewarding one so clearly and obviously makes the other feel left out, punished; I could see it on Jack's face; he seemed to be wondering if he also deserved a crayon. Well, clearly he didn't, but I treated the whole event like a party to which he was invited, and he too got a door prize, though the clear "winner" was Salem, who got first choice of the new box of crayons.<br /><br />I'd rather foster a sense of cooperation than competitiveness, so giving each a crayon makes sense. Also, it's clear to me that they both understand how to work together, learn from each other.<br /><br />For example, Tuesday I was reclining on the beanbags in their playroom, waiting for Daddy. Jack ran up and started playing with my glasses, and when I took them off & pocketed them, he looked at me thoughtfully. Then he ran behind the couch to Salem, they conversed briefly and giggled. Jack came running back out, came back to me, and sat where he'd been sitting, on my left. Salem then joined us, rushing to my right, distracting me with an adorable "Hi!" and then lying down on my hip. (Just so adorable.) Jack was out of arms' reach with my glasses before I knew what was happening.<br /><br />They coordinated a simple distract-and-grab, Jack picking my pocket for the prize glasses while Salem worked his toddler wiles on me. The oldest con in the book.<br /><br />I feel that I can apply this cooperative effort to potty training. I remember seeing a <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032600/">Dateline</a> about <span class="st">the <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22223331/ns/dateline_nbc/t/after-years-new-adventures-septuplets/#.TzPXffn4IuQ">McCaughey sextuplets</a> (the first to survive), and reading about them in Time or Newsweek. The mom had 6 potties, all lined up with kids on them, and when one went wee-wee he got a cookie. The others, seeing this, quickly followed suit and soon she had 6 trained toddlers.<br /><br />This is the lottery ticket twins -- and twin parents -- draw. Raising twins means a lot of repeated work; we might as well draw from the benefits offered by a permanent playmate, and teach them to learn from each other. By this I mean everyone celebrates the victories, however small, and hopefully they will work together to get more crayons.<br /></span>christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924518380861724550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854358524479381480.post-34721068365131003522012-01-30T16:15:00.000-05:002012-01-30T16:15:23.965-05:00Four of ThemThis blog is about twins, so we usually avoid covering higher-order multiples. We, do, however, have a <a href="http://www.twinpanic.com/2011/01/four-of-me.html">long-standing exception</a> for identical quadruplets.<br />
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In this spirit, I bring you the news that <a href="http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Miracle-identical-girls-born-20120126">four identical quadruplet girls were born in Leipzig</a>.<br />
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I take issue, however, with the following part of the news story: <br />
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They were conceived naturally and were delivered by Caesarean section.</blockquote>
Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I don't believe the circumstances of conception belong in a birth announcement.<br />
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It brings to mind the following lines from Douglas Adams:<br />
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"You were about to ask me," she said, "a question."</blockquote>
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"Yes," said Arthur. </blockquote>
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"We can do it together if you like," said Fenchurch. </blockquote>
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"Was I found..." </blockquote>
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"...in a handbag," joined in Arthur. </blockquote>
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"...in the Left Luggage office," they said together. </blockquote>
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"...at Fenchurch Street Station," they finished. </blockquote>
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"And the answer," said Fenchurch, "is no." </blockquote>
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"Fine," said Arthur. </blockquote>
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"I was conceived there." </blockquote>
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"What?" </blockquote>
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"I was con--" </blockquote>
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"In the Left Luggage office?" hooted Arthur. </blockquote>
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"No, of couse not. Don't be silly. What would my parents be doing in the Left Luggage office?" she said, rather taken aback by the suggestion. </blockquote>
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"Well, I don't know," sputtered Arthur, "or rather--" </blockquote>
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"It was in the ticket queue." </blockquote>
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"The--" </blockquote>
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"The ticket queue. Or so they claim. They refuse to elaborate. They only say you wouldn't believe how bored it is possible to get in the ticket queue at Fenchurch Street Station."</blockquote>Jon Granthamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730444988594582302noreply@blogger.com1