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Politics, The Media

DONALD TRUMP DECLINES DEBATE OFFER BY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN

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imageWASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – What is Donald Trump afraid of?

The Republican presidential candidate has declined an offer by NOW, the National Organization for Women, for a televised one-on-one debate with FOX News anchor Megyn Kelly to discuss women’s issues in America.

At last week’s FOX News Republican presidential debate,  Trump was asked by Kelly, who was one of the three moderators, about his past disparaging comments about women.   In response, Trump said he had no time for political correctness.

In post-debate tweets, the real estate mogul accused Kelly of being unfair and unprofessional about her questioning and said that the Fox News host had “blood coming out of her wherever.”

“You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes,” Trump told CNN’s Don Lemon on Friday night. “Blood coming out of her wherever.”

NOW is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States, with hundreds of thousands of contributing members and more than 500 local and campus affiliates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Responding to reporters’ questions about why he is declining the NOW invitation, Trump said, “Are you kidding me?  It was bad enough with one woman having her monthly period during the FOX News debate.  I’m not going to risk being in an auditorium full of women having their periods. I’m a businessman and I can easily recognize what would be a losing proposition.”

Trump’s “blood comment” has outraged a lot of women in America and the candidate’s biggest challenge right now is how to win back what he may have lost in terms of women’s votes.

Fashion, International

THE END OF NEW YORK’S FASHION WEEK AS WE KNOW IT

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imageNEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Fashion aficionados always look forward to New York’s Fashion Week, held in February and September of each year. It  is a semi-annual series of events (generally lasting 7–9 days) when international fashion collections are shown to buyers, the press and the general public. It is one of four major fashion weeks in the world, collectively known as the “Big 4,” along with those in Paris, London and Milan.

But this event is on the verge of being extinct.

There’s a new fashion phenomenon that’s gaining enormous popularity — from Manila to Sydney, from Berlin to Tokyo.  It’s the underwater fashion show.  It features models wearing designer clothes that look amazing above and under water.

The fashion shows feature the usual runway, but is built atop a pool of water, equipped with cameras that project scenes that happen underneath the surface. Models first parade on the above-water runway then jump into the pool for the remainder of their ‘catwalk.’ Giant screens in the auditorium let the audience see what’s happening in the pool.

Most, if not all of the designer dresses  become damaged in the water, but the  resulting display of the designs under water only contributes to a true appreciation of the artistry of the designers.

The new phenomenon is creating a lot of financial headache for the organizers of the fashion weeks in New York, Paris and London and Milan.

Technology

SIRI, THE STAR OF THE NEW iPHONE 6S

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imageCUPERTINO, California (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – It’s that time of year when Apple takes center stage to unveil its latest version of its products.  As expected, all eyes will be on the new iPhone 6S.

Apple will likely hold a media event  on September 9, according to BuzzFeed News. Apple hasn’t sent out invitations just yet, but people familiar with Apple’s plans told BuzzFeed’s John Paczkowski that it will happen during the week of September 7 — most likely on Wednesday, September 9,  the same day the Silicon Valley giant unveiled the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus last year.

There is a reason the new smartphone is being called iPhone 6S.

The ‘S’ stands for Siri.

In this latest incarnation, Siri is the star of the updated technology.  ‘S’ might as well mean “secretary.”

There will be no other upgrade from the last iPhone 6 or 6Plus, other than a new, energized , intelligent and more capable Siri.

In iPhone 6S, Siri will become your virtual secretary, able to take down verbal dictations and posting them on your social media account or sending your dictated message to your intended email recipient.

Siri will not only be able to find the nearest hotel or restaurant for you. She will actually make the call to reserve on your behalf. Where a credit card is required to guarantee your reservation, Siri will pick from one of your stored cards which has the largest available credit.

When you get lost in the woods or in a snow avalanche, Siri will automatically send a distress signal to all Siri’s nearby so that their respective iPhone 6S owners can come to your rescue.

How cool is that?

The new iPhone 6S (and 6S Plus) will come in three colors:  gold, silver and bronze. It will reportedly retail starting at $999.