1. Managers are able to reward their subordinates in unique, personalized ways thanks to the budget they receive from corporate. Two examples of past bonuses: free trail rides at an equestrian stadium and a barbeque with lassoing and horseshow throwing lessons.

2. Scientists get couples into the lab and looking at their stress levels while they have “difficult” conversations, finding that couples that deal with stress with positive emotions like laughter become less stressed, and tend to stay together for longer.

3. The line of prescriptive frames and sunglasses, named “DVF | Made for Glass,” costs upwards of $1,600. Google has already partnered with Luxottica, the eyewear conglomerate behind Ray-Ban and several high-fashion eyewear offerings such as Prada. It also hired fashion executive Ivy Ross, most recently the chief marketing officer of Art.com, to lead its Glass team.

4. At a minimum, it is impossible for most people to get to work in the city, which affects the locus of several industries, including finance, advertising, healthcare and the arts. The city's transportation lines, bridges, and tunnels were shut down for nearly two days, and at the latest report, the subways may be down well into next week.

5. 裘德韦伯(Jude Webber)

6. 当然，也有一些不那么乐观的消息。随着油价趋稳并随后下跌后，电动汽车的销量马上就开始受到拖累。铃木汽车（Suzuki）在美国市场上日渐式微，同时沃尔沃（Volvo）看起来也还是无力回天。中国——现在已是全球最大的汽车市场——的销售开始放缓，而欧洲依然在衰退中泥足深陷，汽车业产能过剩的根本性问题还是无法解决。

应用

1. Brian Kendrella, president of New York-based Stack's Bowers Galleries, says the auction drew half a dozen bidders from six countries. The winning bidder Thursday was an individual collector from Asia who asked to remain anonymous.

2. 神经系统科学家发现了小脑的一项全新功能。长期以来人们一直认为小脑基本上与意识直觉等活动无关，它的主要作用是协调站立、呼吸等基本的身体活动，然而，实际上小脑在影响人类行为上也发挥着重要作用。

3. They have no reason to tank thanks to the pick swap with the Celtics, but they might be able to pick up some nice consolation draft prizes from contenders looking to make a move.

4. In that meeting, he told Jacobs that such problems would decrease, as China is reforming its management system in science and technology, according to a statement by the association on Friday.

5. 据悉，这个女孩来自上海，在两个月间每天都通过她妈妈的手机和银行卡，给这名男子网上支付1900元到9500元不等。

6. Wardrobe malfunctions was another common theme. Some hapless interviewees “showed up in sweatpants,” one “was wearing mismatched shoes,” and another “didn’t realize his zipper was down.”

旧版特色

1. 祝你享尽新年佳节的快乐和新年的礼品。

2. 赖特是英国浪漫主义画派的鼻祖之一。这幅作品从1840年起一直由德比郡的一个家族私藏。考虑到目前的行情，它的最低估价仅为10万英镑，还有一个重要因素是它的拍卖款将用于救济叙利亚难民。结果，至少有三位竞拍人把价格推高至66.5万英镑（含佣金）。

3. I give you endless brand-new good wishes. Please accept them as a new remembrance of our lasting friendship.