(From Bloomberg News)
Certain types of alcohol use after age 65 may affect memory and thinking, according to two studies that raise new questions about earlier research that suggested drinking may stymie cognitive decline.
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Drinking Is Linked to Memory Loss in Seniors in Recent Studies
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USCIS – The Wrong Help Can Hurt
Boston – In the morning of July 24, USCIS officials presented a public lecture titled “Avoid Immigration Scams: Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law (UPIL)” at John F. Kennedy federal building in downtown Boston.
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New Online Resource Provides Immigration Information in Up to 22 Different Languages
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today launched its online Multilingual Resource Center, a new feature on www.uscis.gov. The center provides a central location for USCIS resources in a variety of languages, to include —Haitian Creole, Polish and Vietnamese. Offering certain immigration application information in other languages helps ensure USCIS communicates across many cultures and reaches a broader audience, while also ensuring that customers obtain information directly from USCIS, and not from unofficial—and possibly unscrupulous—sources. Materials are available in up to 22 languages, covering information on USCIS application processes as well as frequently asked questions.
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First Annual Acer Incredible Green Contest Calls for Contestants
Taipei, June 4, 2012 – Acer Foundation today kicked off the first annual Acer Incredible Green Contest to promote better and greener living environment. The competition is open to students at all level worldwide to create innovative and sustainable solutions. Finalist teams will be selected to compete for Grand Prize of US$60,000 and provided with complementary trip to Taipei for COMPUTEX 2013.
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Massachusetts Goes Green – Over 100 Cities and Towns Are Now Green Communities
BOSTON – Tuesday, July 24, 2012 – Governor Deval Patrick today joined state and local officials to announce that Massachusetts is now home to over 100 Green Communities. At an event at the State House, the Governor announced the designation of 17 new Green Communities, bringing the total number up to 103 cities and towns. Nearly half of Massachusetts residents, or 44 percent, now live in a Green Community.
Governor Patrick offers remarks during an event to make a Green Community milestone. (Photos: Jeremiah Robinson / Governor’s Office)
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The 9th Annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival – Cool Place Amid Heat Wave
By Jing Xia, bostonese.com
The 9th Annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival was held from July 12 to 15, 2012, amid of a 7-day heat wave in the Boston area in Revere Beach, Mass. Over half million spectators visited the 4-day festival. Tourists enjoyed the beautiful sand sculptures by artists, new features including the interactive Kid’s Zone and Learning Center, the hearty and healthy beach-side food pavilion, and sea breezes from the Atlantic Ocean. 
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Michael Chang Hopes “Linsanity” to Continue in Houston
(from chinapost.com.tw)
NEWPORT BEACH, California–Former world No. 2 tennis player Michael Chang, a professional who once carried the hope of his fellow Asian Americans, expressed the hope Sunday that “Linsanity” will continue after Jeremy Lin starts playing for the Houston Rockets.
Before Jeremy Lin (林書豪), Chang (張德培) was perhaps the most famous American athlete of Chinese descent. After retiring from professional tennis, Chang has been involved in the training of several young tennis players.(CNA)
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The 33rd Annual Can-Am International Championships, Wushu and Qigong Festival
（CNC TV report from Vancouver, July 10, 2012）
Those past the age of 50 are always looking for ways to maintain their mobility and to stay healthy.
Ever since 64-year old Sandy Brewer was introduced to qi gong eight months ago, he has been hooked on the practice ever since.
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Nightmare in Colorado, When Violence in Movies Becomes Reality at Midnight Screening
AURORA, Colorado, July 21 (Xinhua) — “I still can’t believe it. It’s still unreal. I can’t believe something just happened so close to our home,” Janelle Janrett told Xinhua, recalling the Aurora theater mass shooting that killed 12 people and injured 58 others early Friday morning.
She was praying at a roadside memorial for the victims of the shooting, one of which was her friend who had been killed.
Magan Saving lights a candle after midnight behind the Century 16 Theater where a gunman open fire at moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado July 21, 2012.
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Student Achievement Gains in U.S. Fail to Close International Achievement Gap
CAMBRIDGE, MA – A new study of international and U.S. state trends in student achievement growth shows that the United States is squarely in the middle of a group of 49 nations in 4th and 8th grade test score gains in math, reading, and science over the period 1995-2009.
Melissa Ludtke (middle) shows a quilt made by Cambridge’s MLK Jr. school students to visiting students from Beijing, China on July 17 at Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture in Waltham, MA.
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