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Each year in August, the aptly named town of Twinsburg, Ohio, is the site of the largest official gathering of twins in the world. Open to all multiples "” identical and fraternal twins, triplets and quads from newborns to octogenarians "” the weekend's events include food, live entertainment, a golf tournament, and a twins' parade.The event also has become an important site for field research by Kevin Bowyer and Patrick Flynn of the University of Notre Dame's Department of Computer...

DALLAS, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a rite of autumn for every parent: getting the kids ready to go back to school, followed all too quickly by the impending "Parents' Night." You hear the welcoming address from the principal, visit the gym and cafeteria, and soon you're navigating classroom after classroom and wondering, "Just what do I say when I meet Suzy's math teacher if I don't understand this stuff myself?" Math teachers themselves have the answer. "Actually, when a parent asks me...