Tuesday, August 25, 2015

0827(PDT) - Amazon's 20 favorite fall book picks

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/19/living/amazon-big-fall-books-picks-feat/index.html

0825(PDT) - Study: Workplace rudeness is like a virus

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/19/health/rude-workplace-study-health/index.html

1.track=  To observe or monitor
2.contagious=Spreading or tending to spread from one to another; infectious
3.snarky= Rudely sarcastic or disrespectful
4.whooping=a jolly, noisy
5.ambiguity= an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

0824(PDT) - Never edited another video again

http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/20/technology/automatic-video-apps/index.html


1.loathe = to feel strong hatred or disgust for
2. algorithms= A finite set of unambiguous instructions that, given some set of initial conditions, can be performed in a prescribed sequence to achieve acertain goal and that has a recognizable set of end conditions.
3. sifts =to examine closely
4. perky = Buoyant and self-confident; briskly cheerful.
5.  tinkering=To manipulate unskillfully or experimentally.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

0806(PDT)-Watch out for these serious Mac attacks

http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/04/technology/mac-attack-bug/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool&iid=obnetwork

0805(PDT) - Next stop Paris: Secrets of France's greatest stations

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/04/travel/historic-train-stations-of-paris/index.html

1.facade =the face of a building, esp the main front
2.inaugurated =To open or begin use of formally with a ceremony; dedicate
3.teeter= to move or cause to move unsteadily; wobble
4.stack = a large amount
5.sheer =completely; quite
6.carriage= a railway coach for passengers
7.quayside =The area adjacent to a quay or wharf or a system of quays.
8.quay =dock

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

0804(PDT) - How a dating app hookup landed a teen on the sex offender registry

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/03/us/dating-app-sex-offender-registry/index.html

Words
1. semblance - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
2. linger - remain present although waning or gradually dying
3. blatant - without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
4. consensual - existing by consent
5. molestation - the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especiallywomen or children)
6. mitigate - lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
7. provision - the activity of supplying or providing something


Expression:
1.hook up = A means of attracting interest or attention; an enticement:
2.lock up = prevent from leaving or from being removed
3.set up =  To put in a specified position or arrangement

Saturday, August 1, 2015

0801(PDT)-IOS 9 makes iphone a smarter smartphone

http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/31/technology/ios-9-review/index.html

1.trope = A word or phrase interpolated as an embellishment in the sung parts of certain medieval liturgies.
2.nerd = A foolish, inept, or unattractive person.
3.technophobe =someone who is afraid of using technological devices, such as computers
4.steep= Having a sharp inclination
5.glaring =Shining intensely and blindingly
6.glitch=  A minor malfunction, mishap, or technical problem;
7.iteration =The process of repeating a set of instructions a specified number of times or until a specific result is achieved.