1. The programme entered the ranking in second place in 2006 and was ranked top in 2008.

2. “New Yorkers have been waking up and realizing this long period of prosperity has wreaked a little bit of havoc on things that we think of as classic New York,” said Simeon Bankoff, the executive director of the Historic Districts Council, noting that 2015 will mark the 50th anniversary of the New York City landmarks preservation law. “Things we always thought were going to be there are just closing left and right.”

3. The University of Tokyo (22nd) and Kyoto University (35th) have maintained their positions as the leading universities in Asia.

4. If you do much hiring of freelancers, you’ve probably considered outsourcing the outsourcing. There are several great services that can help, each with varying business models. For example, Bolton Remotewill build your team with vetted, offshore contractors. Another provider,Hubstaff, starts with your project in mind and then matches you with project specialists. Using an outsourcing placement service will save time instead of trying to do the recruiting yourself. These firms typically offer free recruiting and placement services but take a cut of the hourly rate.

5. 9. 安布罗斯·阿钦摩西尔(Ambrose Akinmusire)，《想像中的救世主更容易描绘》(the imagined savior is far easier to paint)，Blue Note。小号手安布罗斯·阿钦摩西尔为自己在Blue Note公司发行的第二张专辑注入了类型不固定，富于探索精神的今日之声，有许多歌手和一支弦乐四重奏组合参与。和这张专辑刚发行的时候相比，如今的他有了更多评论社会的迫切与讥讽时局的精神。

6. The result doesn't look much like a nose—it's a bottle filled with liquid nutrient that cultivates bacteria. But give the “nose” a blood sample and let it sniff for a few days, and the bottle's dots will change color to indicate what bacteria, if any, it identifies.

应用

1. There’s nothing worse than a boss who says one thing and does another, and nothing better than one who keeps his word. Just as managers must trust their team, employees must trust their boss to have their best interests at heart。

2. The Meyerowitz Stories

3. 伊格尔说：“他非常、非常善于不让这些压力以任何方式破坏苹果正在努力实现的目标。库克的脑海里无疑有要操心的问题，但他确保专门从事苹果最擅长工作的人才不必操心这些问题。”

4. By turns breathtaking, hilarious and disturbing, Jonathan Glazer’s extraordinary, erotic film achieves a rare blend of fantasy and realism

5. 年龄：33岁

6. 值得庆幸的是，这些户籍规定正在发生改变。12月初，在中国中央经济工作会议上，与会代表建议给予农村居民城市户口，这也强有力地证明了户籍制度正在变化。温家宝总理于12月底呼吁，应加快户籍制度改革的进程。

旧版特色

1. The night's biggest winners may have been hosts Ms. Fey and Ms. Poehler, whose second time hosting the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Beverly Hills, Calif., ceremony was just as successful as last year's show (a six-year ratings high with 19.7 million viewers).

2. Still, the optimistic view is that several roadblocks to recovery -- an over-indebted consumer, a moribund housing market and shellshocked banks -- are no longer holding back hiring. Barring an unforeseen shock to the economy, this could mean 2013 will be another year of slow but steady growth.[qh]

3. 一个问题接着一个问题，从伊朗制裁到从阿富汗撤军，他的位置和政府态度之间的差别不大，但罗姆尼坚持他将更有效地加强美国的力量。