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.

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

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

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.

0728 - AirBoard: mobility solution meets circus prop

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20150727-airboard-mobility-solution-meets-circus-prop

Vocabulary
1.menace=  A possible danger; a threat
2.lean = To cause to incline
3.femoral = of or relating to the thigh or femur
4.syntax=A systematic, orderly arrangement
5.giggle =to laugh nervously
6.gyroscopic =  having the characteristics of a gyroscope(A device consisting of a spinning mass, typically a disk or wheel, usually mounted on a gimbal so that its axis can turnfreely in one or more directions and thereby maintain its orientation regardless of any movement of the base.)
7.intuitive = Easily understood and simple to use
8.grizzly =somewhat gray; grayish.
9.pavement =A hard smooth surface, especially of a public area or thoroughfare, that will bear travel.
10.curbless =Having no curb or restraint.
11.asphalted =a mixture of such substances with gravel, crushed rock, or the like, used for paving.
12.utopia =any real or imaginary society, place, state, etc, considered to be perfect or ideal

Expression
1.spare time
2. extra pressure
3.shaky start = uncertain or questionable