By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Nashua, N.H., Jan. 8, 2015, — A four-minute video titled “Funny Siberian Husky Puppy Scared by a Talking Toy” by local resident Mr. Wei Wang topped 400,000 views today on Youtube. The main character of the video is man’s best friend — a Siberian husky.
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Jan. 7, 2015, — Imagine you get a check of over $974 million for a divorce settlement. Would you accept it? The image of a settlement check of $974.8 million was overall Internet today.
Check from Harold Hamm to his ex-wife dated on Jan. 5, 2015 (file photo).
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Picture from a snowstorm in Boston from last winter(bostonese.com file photo).
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Boston, Jan. 5, 2014, — The AACA Advancing Entrepreneurship Business Clinic is FREE to the public. It is geared towards encouraging community and economic development by providing one-on-one, confidential, 30 minute consultations to new and established business owners and employers. The free clinic is to be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at 87 Tyler Street, Boston, MA 02111
AACA’s computer training program (file photo).
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Boston, Jan. 3, 2015, — Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) became the first African-American popularly elected to the United States Senate in 1966. No other senator of African heritage was elected until Democrat Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois in 1993. As of 2014 Brooke was the only African-American Senator to serve multiple terms. He was elected to the Senate as a Republican from Massachusetts, defeating former Massachusetts governor Democrat Endicott Peabody in a landslide. He served for two terms, and was defeated by Paul Tsongas in the 1978 senate election.
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Two people hug each other as they wait for information about their loved ones who had been taken to the Shanghai No. 1 People’s Hospital after the tragedy on the Bund. It is believed seven of the injured have not yet been identified — Liu Xingzhe.
Shanghai, Jan. 2 2015, /Shanghia Daily/ — Some still in shock, and some still not knowing the fate of their loved ones, witnesses to the New Year’s Eve tragedy told Shanghai Daily of their experiences at a celebration that turned into their worst nightmare.
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Chicago, Dec. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Zacks Equity Research highlights Lifelock (NYSE: LOCK–Free Report) as the Bull of the Day and AOL (NYSE: AOL–Free Report)as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis onNordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN–Free Report), Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (Nasdaq: PSUN–Free Report) and Shoe Carnival Inc. (Nasdaq:SCVL–Free Report).
4Q 2014 performance of LOCK (source Yahoo Finance).
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By Neil Chyten
(Neil Chyten is the founder of the Chyten Center, and an author of many SAT, ACT and other test preparation books.)
(2nd and 3rd from left)Mr. and Mrs. Neil Cheyten at Wanjiaweb annual conference (provided to bostonese.com).
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, Dec. 28, 2014, — Hainan Airlines was recently named as “Recipient of a five-star rating” from Skytrax – an airline review and rating website. According to Bloogberg news service, Hainan Airlines is considered to be the best airline in China. As people start to look for travel deals for summer of 2015, a number of people have reported booking round-way Hainan Airlines tickets from Boston to Guangzhou, China for under $900 with only one stop in Beijing.
Sample Spring 2015 Boston to Beijing deal from Hainan Airlines(file photo).
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Dec. 26, 2014, — Boston Web Power held the WanJia Annual Merchant Conference recently at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care office building in Wellesley, Mass. Close to 200 members and guests of wanjiaweb.com attended the conference despite of an rainy evening.
(from right)Ms. Xiaoyan Huang and Mr. & Mrs. Neil Chyten pose for a picture (photo by Victor Chen).
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