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TIME MAGAZINE NAMES DONALD TRUMP 2015 PERSON OF THE YEAR BUT HE DECLINES

December 4, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wanted so much to be named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year,’ but when he got his wish, he declined the honor because it hurt his ego.

Time editors picked Trump over online survey frontrunner Bernie Sanders and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, citing the fact that the real estate mogul has defied all reason by consistently topping Republican presidential polls despite his controversial rhetoric against Mexicans and immigrants and his defense of gun ownership, among many other issues.

Time picked an iconic photo of Trump that it thought best represented his personality and aura. Trump didn’t like the chosen photo, so he asked Time to stop the presses and formally declined to be named ‘Person of the Year.’

‘Besides, I don’t need to be on the cover of a cheap magazine. My images are already everywhere and I know people love me, and I love them,” Trump said.

Education, International, Technology

APPLE TO DONATE ITS REMAINING INVENTORY OF IPAD PRO AND APPLE PENCIL TO SCHOOLS

December 4, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

CUPERTINO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – When Tim Cook officially launched the new iPad Pro and Apple Pencil last October, his company thought it has hit the jackpot by producing the most advanced pieces of mobile technology ever invented. The launch has been so successful that stores all over the world have reported huge backlogs in their supply of the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.

Then came the bad news for Apple.

Many buyers of the iPad Pro have reported a serious glitch in their new devices. Among many issues, consumers — including our own reporters and editors — have reported that their device becomes unresponsive after being plugged in for re-charging. Apple has acknowledged the issue but has not come up with a fix, other than recommending that iPad Pro users try a hard re-start of their devices if they go dark.

As far as the Apple Pencil is concerned, many customers are criticizing Apple for not thinking about including a ‘pencil holder’ in the iPad Pro cover or Smart Keyboard to prevent users from misplacing or losing their pencil, as people have already reported.

Faced by the embarrassment of its new devices, Apple announced today that it was totally “re-inventing” the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil and will come up with new designs from scratch.

In the meantime, Apple says it will be donating all of its remaining inventory of the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to public schools worldwide. Those who have already purchased the devices will be given a 100% rebate towards the new iPad Pro and Apple Pencil once they become available sometime in the fall of 2017 .

Schools are asked to contact Apple directly to be included in the mass donation.

International, Law Enforcement

FORMER VP DICK CHENEY BUSTED FOR WAR CRIMES

December 4, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

House Speaker Paul Ryan and former President George W. Bush watch as Cheney gets busted at the Capitol.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was busted for his role in war crimes committed during the administration of his former boss, George W. Bush.

This is the first time that Cheney was made to answer for his crimes on U.S. soil. He was busted at the U.S. Capitol. The war crimes include torture suffered by victims at the hands of soldiers and contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ironically, Cheney’s busting was witnessed by no less than Bush himself.

In 2012, Bush, Cheney and other key members of their administration were found guilty of war crimes in a trial held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They were tried in absentia.

Responding to questions from the media after Cheney was busted, Bush said he was relieved that his Vice President was just busted, and not hanged.