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OED’S Daily Digest Three for the Week of December 10

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SEATTLE MET’S TOP 25 RESTAURANTS THAT CAPTURE THE SOUL OF SEATTLE

SEATTLE MET

Seattle is a city whose story can be told through its restaurants. From their banquettes to their timber ceilings, their fresh-daily oysters to their inspired microseasonal innovations, these 25 restaurants etch a portrait of Pacific Northwest values, passions, and quirky idiosyncrasies. Without them, Seattle just wouldn’t be Seattle. ForSeattle Met‘s annual guide to the top dining in Seattle, they list both innovators and classics with a strong culinary vision and a deep reverence for seasons, local ingredients, and a sense of place – in short, the very best places to eat right now.

 

THE TOP 10 SKILLS THAT WILL GET YOU HIRED IN 2013 

FORBES

The most in-demand jobs for the new year might be rooted in the booming computer industry, but it’s not only technical and programming skills that prospective hires should be showcasing. Rich Milgram, CEO of the career network Beyond, said the most sought-after skill-sets for recruiters have to do with how you think systems through and work within the context of a team. In a nutshell, it’s less about learning technology and more about having a mindset to apply learned skills and being both thorough and detail-oriented.

 

THE TOP 10 SMARTEST CITIES IN NORTH AMERICA

FAST COEXIST

Some cities are adding high-tech infrastructure. Some are implementing revolutionary sustainability plans. Others are fostering innovative business and science developments. But which city combines these qualities and others to be the smartest city? According to Fast Coexist, Seattle ranks number three in North America under a system called the Smart Cities Wheel, which contains six key components of smart cities and three key drivers for each component. Seattle scored in the top three in four of the six components of the Smart Cities Wheel, taking third place overall. Seattle achieved the top billing in “smart governance,” grabbing a number one position in the “e-governance” ranking. In addition, the city has always done well on “green rankings” and had the highest “economic performance” rank.