1. Rafael Corrales, a partner at Charles River Ventures, believes that the growth in a wide range of fields—from academia to infrastructure to policy—is a sign that 2014 was the biggest year bitcoin has had yet, despite its volatility. “In the short-term, that’s an easy knock from people who don’t understand or believe it can be something,” he says. “It’s the easiest thing for them to go after. In that transition stage, you’re going to have extreme volatility, so looking at its value over one year is kind of silly.” As for occasional hacks, he adds, “There are going to be bumps in the short term, but they’ll be solved sooner than later. And these things are being addressed by a huge community of people. So you have to be really excited, despite small bumps.”

2. In the 1990s, Roth applied it to the market for allocating US student doctors to hospitals. He developed a new algorithm that was adopted by the National Resident Matching Program, which helps match resident doctors with the right hospitals.

3. 前述北京微信用户Robin Wang说，11年前他是一位忠实的QQ用户，但现在已经停用这款即时通讯服务，因为它显得不够专业。但自从在手机上下载微信之后，他发现多数同事和朋友都在上面，现在大家都通过语音邮件交流了。

4. 眼下，合格的供应链经理极度缺乏，在那些分支机构遍布全球的跨国公司中尤其如此。究其原因，不外以下两点。

5. 这名官员称，米特卜王子已于11月28日获释。米特卜王子在11月初以前一直掌管着颇有实权的国民警卫队。至少还有三名嫌疑犯也完成了和解协议。

6. “A worker sent a text to a colleague saying he was quitting and asked her to forward it to management.”

应用

1. In the 2013 survey, Tokyo reclaimed the title as the world's most expensive city. Currency swings pushed Zurich into the No.1 position last year but government exchange rate controls have driven the Swiss city back to No.7 in the list. Osaka in Japan was ranked the second most expensive.

2. 密码管理应用设计商Splashdata发布了一份“25个最常见密码” 榜单。

3. 报告指出，中国网游开发商自今年年初以来一直在考虑按照时间收费。在排名前十的网络游戏中，时间收费型网游占据了4个席位，其中两款是今年才开始商业化运营的新游戏，包括盛大互动娱乐有限公司(Shanda Interactive Entertainment)的主要新游戏《永恒之塔》(AION)。Cnzz.com说，转向时间收费模式更有可能给游戏带来公平和公正感，因为玩的最好的玩家将是那些花时间最多的人，而不是那些花钱最多的用户。

4. 2. David Virelles “Mbókò” (ECM) The brilliant young pianist David Virelles continues his interrogation of Afro-Cuban culture and ritual with methodical cool but also an openness of spirit. With Román Díaz thrumming a percussive heartbeat, this intoxicating suite resonates with implications both ancient and state-of-the-art.

5. Company: BooginHead

6. 该读数最后一次高于50是在2月份。对于该指数来说，是否高于50是区分制造业活动是扩张还是收缩的荣枯线。

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1. Turkey’s ministers have been rallying Turkish expat communities across Europe to win support for Erdogan-backed constitutional changes, which will be voted on in a referendum next month.

2. The base hopes to keep up public awareness of pandas and the necessity of conservation of their natural habitats while Increasing the wild population by reintroducing individuals into areas in China where populations have declined.

3. 郑中基和蔡卓妍:手原来是离婚