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...captain A.J. Mleczko, an Olympic gold medalist for the United States and a two-time All-Ivy selection, is one step closer to yet another accolade...
...This model of care provides physical, psychological support to sexual assault survivors in the acute phase of sexual assault. It is the gold standard of care in Massachusetts that all ambulatory settings are encouraged by the DPH to transfer their patients to designated SANE sites such as the BIDMC. HUHS services can then support the survivor by offering mental health counseling, medical follow-up, and support throughout the recovery process...
...Bookstore, offers an alternative theory. Clemens used to order his whiskey two shots at a time in Virginia City, telling the bartender to put it on his tab: "Mark me for twain [two]." Twain wrote for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise in the early 1860s, chronicling the town's gold- and silver-fueled rise. His recollections of that time also appear in his autobiographical Roughing It. The population has dwindled from 28,000 to 800, but the town remains lively. Families can stay at one of several 19th century hotels and tour the museums commemorating Twain and the strike...
Muir was a serious student of natural science, but his contemporary Mark Twain was a class comedian whose best subject was human nature. Twain tried his luck at mining in the little gold town of Angels Camp, a 2 1/2-hour drive east of Martinez; a replica of his one-room shack sits on top of Jackass Hill. His comical tale of a compulsive bettor, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, made Twain a household name and inspired an annual Jumping Frog Jubilee, held the third weekend in May in Angels Camp. Current world record...
...that a cat has only nine lives," Twain once wrote. Great yarn spinners are few and far between these days, but one place to find a passel of them is Nevada City, Calif., about 115 miles west of Virginia City. Each summer the old gold-mining town is host to the Sierra Storytelling Festival. "You can put a six-year-old and a 90-year-old together," says founder Steve Sanfield, "and with the right story, they will both feel a deep connection." Tickets for this year's festival (July 16-18) will probably sell out, so reserve in advance...