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Election
Night News ...
November
4, 2020 2:39 EST Based
on the counted votes, it would seem that President Donald J. Trump
is on the road to an election victory, however some states where
President trump has a significant lead, still has uncounted mail in
voter ballots and these must be counted.
The significant
number of mail in ballots is causing a difficult situation for the
American Republic and also opens up questions of voter accuracy on
both sides of the political arena. |
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New York, NY
November 3, 2020 Election night. Soho boarded up out of fears
that there may be violent protests and looting as a result of the election. |
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New York, NY
November 3, 2020 Election night. Washington Square Park, which is
usually the center of protests, is surprisingly quiet. |
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New York, NY
November 3, 2020 Election night.
The
Hilton Hotel on 55 Street and 6th Avenue is all boarded up |
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New York, NY
November 3, 2020 Election night. The entrance to the Hilton Hotel
is protected by heavily armed NYPD officers to prevent looting and violence. |
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New York, NY
November 3, 2020 Election day.
Many stores have taken the precaution of boarding up their
windows, in case of violent protests and looting. |
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New York, NY
November 3, 2020 Election day.
Stores across the city are boarding up. This never happened in
the past. It underscores how politically divided the United States is today. |
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Outdoor dining
will not be an option as the weather gets colder, even with outdoor
heaters. It is time to get back to normal and let the virus take its
course or else this city and country will never the be free country
that it was till recently. |
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People waiting on
live to take the Covid/Corona/Wuhan virus test. Major questions exist
as to the accuracy, safety and need for such tests, beyond political
mandates. Further, the virility of the virus is now in question. |
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New York, NY
November 2, 2020 The city is surprisingly quiet considering that
perhaps the most contentious election since the Civil War in 1860, is
about to happen tomorrow. Perhaps this is the quiet before the storm.
Regarding weather, today the temperature dropped from the normal mid
50'sF to only 38F (3.5C) with wind gusts of up to 50MPH (80km/hr).
New York, NY
November 1, 2020 Surprisingly few protests have occurred
throughout the city and the protests that did occur, were very small
events. This is counter to many of the dire predictions that NYC
would erupt in protests, considering that the presidential election
between President Donald J. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden
is only two days away on November 3, 2020.
October 29, 2020
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new executive order
requiring people entering the state from most areas outside of the
state, requiring a Covid test, and quarantine till the test results
are determined and if the person is said to have the virus,
quarantine for fourteen day and then an additional test. Travels from
New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania are exempt.
October 29, 2020
Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have announced separate new
lockdown measures in order to control the alleged increase in the
Corona Virus. Many protests are being conducted across Europe
protesting the draconian lockdowns and loss of freedom of movement
and association, preventing religious services and other restrictions.
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Soho, NYC
Halloween, October 31, 2020. An all girls group called the Heights
Band serenading the locals. |
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NYC Halloween
costumes, October 31, 2020. The ever popular Halloween parade was
canceled because of the Corona Virus hysteria and so people dressed
up on their own and enjoyed the day. |
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Many protesters in
NYC protesting various social and political issues. Here is a group
of people protesting the Thailand Government, demanding more freedom
and an end to corruption. |
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Another group
protesting China's infringement on Hong Kong which they say violates
the 1997 agreement between the British, the Chinese and the Hong Kong citizens. |
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NYC Washington
Square Park, October 31, 2020 Another Black Lives Matter protest,
this time on bicycle. Most of the protesters are white. |
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October 31, 2020
Union Square An anti Trump protest conducted by a socialist group
called "Refuse Fascism". |
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Even during the
Corona Virus hysteria, the popular Union Square farmers market
continues to supply locals with fresh produce. |
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Gasoline prices
remains steady and low, for the time being. |
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October
25, 2020 New York City A huge number of pro-Trump people
converged on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue and in some cases, anti-Trump
protesters clashed with the pro-Trump crowds. Many of the pro-Trump
crowd were Orthodox Jewish people including the Jews For Trump group,
but there were other pro-Trump people as well. They started in
Brooklyn, went over the Brooklyn Bridge, and then up to Fifth Avenue,
passing Trump Tower and headed south.
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October 25, 2020 A
man playing his shovel shaped guitar on Prince Street, in the Soho
area of Manhattan |
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Creative names.
Here is the Cuomo Combo, presumably named after the Governor of New
York. Many restaurants and businesses blame Governor Cuomo for the lockdowns. |
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Tourists
originally from Russia, who now live in Chicago, enjoying a warm day
on Fifth Avenue. |
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Wild West New York
City! Suddenly, the Vehicle and Traffic Safety
Law of the State of New York is
being ignored, when it comes to motorcycles, electric bicycles,
scooters, skateboards and similar. It seems that very few of these
vehicles are registered, have insurance, license plates. It is
doubtful that the riders have a motorcycle license. It is not
uncommon that these vehicles ride in the bicycle lanes, go the wrong
way in traffic, and completely ignore red lights and pedestrians crossing. |
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October 25,
2020 New York City New York City is dying, or it sure looks that
way. Who would have imagined that this could happen in January. Every
where you look, you see closed stores, restaurants and office space
for rent. Since June, the State has prevented landlords from evicting
non rent paying tenants, and yet the landlords still have to pay
their bills, such as electricity, fuel, taxes, insurance and other
expenses. We may well see some marginal buildings defaulting and New
York City may again have massive abandonment, as happened in the City
in the 1970's. With an estimated 40% of the office work force working
remotely, the office space market will surely suffer. In addition, if
you can work from home in Manhattan, why not work from a pleasant
area where your money goes farther? This is exactly what it happening
and for the first time in memory, there is a glut of apartments on
the market. Landlords are offering leases where by the first few
months are given free or offering greater services such as free
parking. Presently New York City is running on momentum. Part of the
economic activity that one sees is a false allusion. Some people who
feel that they don't need to pay rent, are using their rent money to
buy goods and services. The Federal unemployment subsidies gave the
unemployed more money than if they had been working. This also has
led temporarily to greater spending. With people moving out of the
city in droves, partly because of greater crime and protests and
partly because of the ability to work remotely, and the fact that
people have developed new spending habits, it is possible that New
York City will not "snap back" as some people hoped.
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Closed stores are everywhere. |
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A sign encouraging
citizens to vote. In the 1890's, Mark Twain said that if voting ever
changed anything, it would be illegal! |
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A large sign
encouraging people to vote for Joe, presumably Joe Biden. It is
difficult to say if such a sign will have any effect at all. |
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October 25, 2020
vendors on Union Square selling their goods to the few customers. |
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It is interesting
that the Churches were closed because of the Covid/Corona scare and
that they did not trust in God, as they always tell their
parishioners to do. |
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October 20, 2020
Finally, the disgraceful mask that helpless Atlas was forced to wear
for a while, has been removed. |
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Many if not most
restaurants are putting up side curtains to their outdoor seating.
Wasn't the original purpose of outdoor seating to prevent enclosures?
Nothing makes sense with the Corona/Covid hysteria. |
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October 17, 2020.
A warm evening in Washington Square Park with people enjoying the
moment and socializing. |
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Some restaurants
have gone out of the way to actually build structures on the street
for their "outdoor" seating. Such is the status of the
2020, much hyped Corona/Covid hysteria. |
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Locals vandalizing
a freshly poured cement sidewalk. Landlords are required to maintain
and pay for sidewalks and one can only guess what the landlord will
say when they see this new sidewalk destroyed. What these people are
doing in Greenpoint Brooklyn is similar to spraying graffiti on cars
or trucks. |
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NYC's beautiful skyline. |
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October 14, 2020
Upstate New York in Wurtsboro, Sullivan County, about 70 miles
(110km) north of New York City. |
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Beautiful
changing leaves. One can easily rent a nice house, with nearby
restaurants in upstate New York for the same price as a
"luxury" studio (one room) apartment. With working
remotely, this is exactly what people are doing. |
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Real estate prices
outside of New York City are shooting up, while NYC real estate is
life support. Hopefully this will change soon. |
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New
York City October 13, 2020 NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea sent a
memo to uniformed police officers telling them to prepare for
protests starting around October 25 and may last to beyond the
November 3 election and on to January 2021. Needless to say, there is
fear of civil unrest, similar or worse than what happened around the
city on the night of May 31, 2020.
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October 11, 2020
Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, New York City Hundreds of
people enjoying the warm weather at night. Jazz, fold and many other
artist entertaining the crowds. |
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The famous Statue
of Atlas at Rockefeller Center, across from St Patrick's Cathedral,
suffering from the indignity of being forced to wear a mask. If the
strongest man on earth must wear it, what chance do we have? |
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Rockefeller Center
cafe practicing "social distancing", a recent phrase
concocted to separate people under the hope of preventing the spread
of Covid 19 virus. |
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Upstate New
York/Sullivan County October 9, 2020. the leaves are rapidly changing
color to a beautiful combination of greens, reds and yellow. |
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Changing colors of
the leaves. One of the beautiful Fall moments in upstate New York. |
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October 10, 2020
Questions arising regarding the safety and accuracy of the
Corona/Covid 19 DNA/PCR nasal swab test. PCR or Polymerase Chain
Reaction error rate averages 4% or one in 25 tests are wrong. However
the way the laboratory test is conducted and amplified, the error
rate can be significantly higher. Determining if someone has been
exposed to Corona/Covid is a little like alchemy and is somewhat
arbitrary. It is not known if merely because a person has been
exposed to the virus and may have virus antibodies if that person is
a danger to others. As it turns out, most public declarations seem to
be speculative.
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Washington Square
Park. The voice of reason. Of course the police are necessary to keep
order, protect all people and investigate crimes. Without police, we
would have complete anarchy and everyone would suffer. |
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A man shooting
super 8 film with an early 1970's Canon camera. Digital is quick and
offers great quality, but with the rapid changing digital formats,
plus serious questions regarding the longevity of digital storage,
film may well last much longer. |
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Washington Square
Park, October 3, 2020. Demonstrations abound in New York City. |
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October 8, 2020
Major deployment of the NYPD around the city in key locations for
potential riot control.
October 7, 2020
Hasidic Jewish people in Borough Park Brooklyn stage a massive
protest against mask regulations and the closing of their community.
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Washington Square
Park October 1, 2020 One of the many park performers. This gentleman
has painted his body to look like a Greek Statue depicting mythology
of the light bearer. |
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Gasoline is slowly
going up in price, though this station in Greenpoint Brooklyn is
known for low prices. |
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Vocal anti-Trump
protestors in Washington Square Park. One wonders where this will all
go or if it will lead to civil unrest in the future. |
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Chinatown next to
the Manhattan Bridge is always an interesting place to visit. |
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October 3, 2020.
According to Fox News a woman having the Covid PCR test had her brain
lining punctured during the Covid nasal swab test causing brain fluid
to leak out of her nose with the potential for a deadly infection.
She experienced a severe headache, neck stiffening, vomiting,
sensitivity to light and other symptoms. Needless to say, there are
risks in taking the DNA/PCR Covid/Corona test.
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Traffic has returned to New York City but with limited
openings of restaurants, stores and offices, one has to wonder, where
are all of the cars going. |
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Soho, NYC September 23, 2020. The NYPD has been out in
force protecting the city from violent protestors/rioters and looters. |
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Certain civic and personal activities have been
allowed to start again. This Wedding photo shoot was in Central Park.
This writer recently attended a "Zoom" wedding. Some have
questioned the need or legal justification of preventing or limiting
weddings, religious services, funerals and visiting the elderly. |
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A talented artist in Central Park, near Bethesda Fountain. |
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September
29, 2020 Cleveland, Ohio
The
first of three planned debates were held this evening between
President Donald J. Trump hoping for a second term in office and
presidential hopeful, former Vice President Joe Biden. Most people
expected President Trump to overwhelm former VP Biden. Rumors of
Biden's alleged failing cognitive ability were quickly proven wrong.
As it turns out, Biden appeared very presidential, while President
Trump came off appearing argumentative and kept interrupting Biden
during Biden's allotted time. Former VP Biden also interrupted
President Trump during President Trumps allotted time. With all of
the cross talk, it was hard to follow what each candidate was trying
to say. Some might come to the conclusion that Trump last ground last
night, and perhaps even disappointed some of his base, but since the
policies are so different between the candidates, it is doubtful if
either candidate ultimately lost their existing supporters. From a
technical point of view, Biden's Podium was videoed straight on,
while Trumps Podium was on a slight angle, making Trump appear to be
leaning into the podium and to a degree, this played up to the
stereotypes about him. Further, for what ever reason, the camera
seemed to zoom closer and cropped Biden in a more effective manner
than Trump. President Trump often faced former VP Biden, while Biden
spoke directly to the people by facing the camera. Some say that
Biden's tie contrasted better. The whole thing reminded this writer
of the Nixon -Kennedy debate of 1960. VP Biden did not go into
details about his plans and what he would do, and only spoke in
generalities, that could be interpreted in many ways. President Trump
outlined his prior record and successes and went into greater detail
as to what he would do if elected to a second term. The country is
almost evenly divided between to different political ideologies and
it remains to be seen the result of such stratification between now
and the weeks and months after the election. Some are concerned about
possible civil unrest.
September
28, 2020 Significant problems have emerged throughout the country
regarding absentee ballots for the upcoming presidential election.
Ballots have been found discarded in a number of states. Further, in
New York City, some people received ballots without a proper return
envelope, that would make their voting open rather than secret.
Others received ballots designed for the military and fear that their
vote would be ruled unacceptable. Yet others received ballots with
the name of a different person on their return envelope. A district
in Minnesota is being investigated for collecting ballots from the
elderly and possible fraud. It is obvious that until the problems of
mail in ballots are resolved and can be considered accurate and fair,
the in person voting is a must.
September
28, 2020 Johns Hopkins University has declared that 1
million people have died of the said Covid-19 virus world wide. This
means that of the estimated 7.5 billion people on the planet, the
chance of dying from the virus is about 1 in 7500, or .00013 percent.
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New York Sept 27,
2020 Some streets in New York City, including parts of West 32
Street, Spring Street and others, has been closed to allow
restaurants to open out door spaces on the street. Restaurants are
for this but drivers and many residents are against this. |
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New York Sept 27,
2020. Some restaurants have become very creative with their outdoor
space,as this one on Sixth Avenue and 29 Street. |
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New York, Sept 27,
2020. More and more people feel that the virus numbers were
exaggerated and that the virus is over and that the City and State
should suspend all virus restrictions. |
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New York, Sept 27,
2020. This group in Washington Square Park is planning anti-lockdown
protests every Saturday at 5PM at Union Square. |
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Washington Square
Park, Sept 27, 2020. A lovely, warm 75F day. Washington Square Park
is always interesting and has been the focal point and meeting place
for protests of all types since before 1900. |
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Sept 27, 2020.
People enjoying a warm day in Washington Square Park. |
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Exotic foods sold
in Chinatown. |
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One of the many
markets in Chinatown. |
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September 26,
2020. The leaves are beginning to change color. In a few weeks, the
trees will change from green to bright red, yellow and other colors. |
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St Marks Place in
the East Village on September 24, 2020. The area is packed with
dinners enjoying a pleasant, warm evening. |
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"Temporary"
seems to have become the new permanent under the virus hysteria
lockdown. Many people around the world are now questioning both the
severity of the virus as well as the need for lockdowns. In Berlin,
crowds of over 100,000 people have demanded the immediate cessation
of the lockdown. Similar huge protests have occurred in London and
many other cities around the world. Many believe that the dangers to
the virus were greatly exaggerated and that the methods employed,
such as lockdowns, closing businesses, loss of jobs, suspension of
many basic medical and dental services and quarantines has done
greater harm to society, and it would have been better if the
apparently mild virus would have been allowed to run its course.
Millions of people have lost their jobs, many permanently, around the
world. Further, restaurants, and many other small and medium sized
businesses have closed for good. There are many vacant store fronts
in New York City.
Washington DC
September 26, 2020 President Donald J. Trump has nominated Amy Coney
Barrett, a conservative, to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an extreme
liberal, to the U.S. Supreme Court. She is expected to be confirmed
by the Senate, but a small majority. If confirmed, the court will
have a 5 to 4 liberal bend.
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Protests continue
in New York City. One group is planning to have ever larger protests
starting on October 3, 2020 and continuing to the election. |
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September 23,
2020, Bethesda fountain in Central Park. Life continues, with this
couple about to get married, even with the Covid virus hysteria. |
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An artist in
Central Park. |
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Lines, "social
distancing", and masks continue to be enforced in New York,
though many scientists believe that such measures does not prevent
the spread of viruses |
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Sept 21, 2020
Astoria Queens. Astoria has emerged as one of the major night life
spots under the continued Covid restrictions. |
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Washington Square
Park on particularly warm evening of September 17, 2020 |
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September 17, 2020, Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader
Ginsburg (RBG) died from pancreatic cancer. Born in Brooklyn in 1933,
she was 87 years old. |
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Judge Ginsburg was a liberal judge who had ruled in
favor of late term abortion, gay marriage and other liberal causes.
With her passing, liberals are concerned that President Trump will
appoint a conservative judge who will create a 5 to 9 conservative
majority on the Supreme Court. The country seems to be evenly divided
on this. There is concern that the country's divisiveness may lead to
civil unrest. |
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The 911 memorial lights have moved. Originally, the
lights were located at the actual site of the original World Trade
Center Towers, but now the are located further downtown. Click
here for a first hand, unedited account of
the events of September 11, 2001 World Trade Center destruction,
written on the evening of 9-11-2001, including rare photographs by
News1/Frank Didik. |
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Older photographs and
commentary from 2020: page
2, page 3 ,
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NEWS1
Breaking
News
 Frank
X. Didik with NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio and first lady Chirlane
McCray, at Gracy Mansion.
NYC heat
wave
NYPD Chief of
Department attacked
Thousands of New
Yorkers are
leaving
A new job
apprenticeships website
New Federal hiring guidelines
NYPD shows extreme
professionalism and restraint Read
more
NYC under curfew read
more
Stores looted May
31, 2020 read
more
Protests erupt in
NYC read
more
Congress
proposesTRACE Act read
more
History of Corona
Virus read
more
Gasoline &
fuel prices plumet read
more
Covid-19 April
2020 news. read
more
Corona Shut-down read
more
Congress aproves
of2 trillion read
more
Protestors object
to shutdown read
more
Photographs of
empty New York Citymore
Federal reserve on
Covid-19 read
more
Prior
News
OP-ED
Defund?
Some anti-police groups have called for the defunding of the police
around the country. Question: late at night, if you are traveling in
an empty subway car and two police officers come on, do you feel
threatened or are you relieved and hope that they stay on for the
duration of your trip? The answer is obvious. The police are
essential to maintaining order in any society.
Corona Paycheck
program read
more
Remote
salary protection read
more
Internet
censorship read
more
People
should be responsible for themselves and carry their own weight in society read
more
Subway
Safety-Subway Gate Every year hundreds of people are
killed or severely injured when they fall onto the tracks of trains
and subways. The prevention is cost efficient and greatly reduces liability ...
read
more ...
Greatly
reduce train noise A significant
amount of train noise is caused by the train wheels rolling over the
expansion joint of the tracks. This vibration creates noise,
vibrations, an less pleasant ride and also reduces the life cycle of
the train. The solution is relatively simple and cost effective..read
more ...
Corona
Virus:
What I have observed regarding the Corona Virus can be
read here. Further, my photographs of empty New York City, can be viewed
here.
Pentup
Demand caused
by Covid-19 lockdown? Unlikely. People are used to staying home, have
developed new habits, and after being out of work, will probably want
to save money.
Hysterical
Fears pushed in the media and other sources: What
ever happened to Y2K, the Ozone hole, nuclear winter, missile gap, read
more
Restaurants
and Bars will spring back? Very
unlikely. People go to these places not only to eat and drink but
primarily to socialize. If people are social distanced, why go out?
Corona
Virus "Experts"?
Who is to say who is an expert when the entire virus is a new event
and nobody has any real understanding what is going on. This is like
the transition period of Eastern Europe from 1989 to 1992, when so
many "leading experts" came from nowhere and gave the
public their speculation with truly disastrous results, causing
massive inflation and economic failure in countries who followed
their "advice".
Question
If you can live for a thousand years, but have to live in a 12x12
foot (3x3 meter) room without ever leaving, would you do it? I prefer
to live life to its fullest and accept the risks. Everything in life
entails a certain risk.
Forced
vaccinations? But Why? read
more
Do
more people die because of the Corona Virus or because of the lockdown? read
more
Is
Covid-19
as widespread as suggested? read
more
Liberal
Governments verses Conservative Governments read
more
Career
first and family later? read
more
Frank X. Didik aboard "The
Futurist", anchored in a New York Harbor.
Thoughts
on science, business and society today
By
Frank X. Didik - News1.net editor.
What
if and what can or might be.
The
1956 Firebird was
to be self driving.
Self
Driving Cars? If
you have an accident with a self driving car, who is at fault? The
car manufacturer, the owner of the car or the occupant
"driver" of the car? I
have enjoyed owning and driving some of the most interesting cars
made and have always enjoyed the freedom of driving without
impediments or restrictions. Nevertheless, if self driving cars can
help reduce accidents and enhance society, I am for them. Besides the
technical aspects, there are many other issues that must be worked
out. My concerns
regarding self driving cars including liability, safety, morality and
effectiveness. ...read
more ...
 
Bicycles?
What ever happened to jet packs, flying cars and advanced technology
that in the past, was predicted that we would be using by today? Why
are bicycles being pushed by cities world wide?...read
more ...
Question:
If people who are protesting are paid to protest, is it really a protest?
Question:
If a humanitarian organization is paid for their services, are they
really a humanitarian organization?
Question:
If a charity receives most or all of its money from the government,
is it really a charity considering that the tax payer is paying for
their services?
Cell
Phone Etiquette
Advice for the modern person -
December 9,
2016 read
more
Time
to Rethink Bike Lanes
Advice for bicyle based cities
- August
3,
2016 read
more
On
Education
Rethinking
school and our education system
Should
everyone attend college
or university?
... read
more ...
Can
a
college or a university
really teach a person to be a businessman
or an artist or good in any particular field? ...
read
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How
come all college undergraduate degree's
require four years?
Should some degrees require only one
year while others perhaps six years? ...
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What
courses should and should not be taught at college or university? Can
college or a university teach a person how to be a good business
person, or how to be creative? ...
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Reason,
Logic and intellect is not reliable.
The late Christopher Hitchens often stated that we should rely on our
logic, reason and intellect to determine the truth. Many people who
pride themselves as educated, intelligent and progressive believe the
same. As reasonable as this seems, Galileo proved over 400 years ago
that our logic, reason and intellect is unreliable and that only
direct experimental data, should be relied upon. Galileo had dropped
two balls of the same material, but different masses, from the
Leaning Tower of Pisa to demonstrate that they would hit the ground
at the same time, rather than the heavier ball hitting the ground
first, as almost everyone, including Aristotle, 2000 years ago, had
assumed. Our logic, reason and intellect is not reliable and should
only be viewed as speculation. Only direct experimentation and
obtaining the same results, over and over again should be relied upon.
What about? ..
Old
Computer Formats and the longevity of our digitally stored
knowledge. Are
we entering into a "pre-history" era? How can we preserve
our computer written records, books, photographs, video and
knowledge? We must have an international agreement and an
organization, perhaps under auspices of the United Nations, dedicated
to preserving our global digital records so that future generations
can access the information and knowledge that we store on computer
readable formats.
If
you wanted to, would you be able to read a:
3
1/2" or 5 1/4" or 8" floppy?
cd-rom
or a dvd?
12"
optical disk?
9
track tape?
IBM
punch card?
Paper
punch tape?
If
you can not read these one or two generation old formats today, how
will society be able to read these documents in 200 years from now?
In a few years, our latest computer formats and storage devices, such
as USB drives, will also be obsolete. I have deep concerns about the
longevity of our knowledge and of computer records, ...read
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What
if the decay rate of elements varies rather than being a constant? Imagine,
if this is the case, it would mean that all archeological dating is
in question. How old are artifacts? When in fact did the dinosaurs
really die out? Further, consider that ...
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What
is the speed of gravity? If it is instantaneous, then what if
gravity can be modulated? Today
most scientists, assume that the speed of gravity is the same as the
speed of light, but what if the speed of gravity is instantaneous?
Further, if gravity can be modulated, it might allow for
instantaneous universal communication. Thus it might be possible to
communicate with space craft instantly, rather than waiting for
minutes for transmissions to reach the craft or earth. Perhaps
computer chips can be made to operate vastly faster. And this is just
the beginning since ...read
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On
Business
Investing
in Startups. Good idea or bad? Is
investing in a Startup, that has never proven itself in the market
place, a good idea or a waste of money (and talent)? Historically,
investors invested in companies that were swamped with orders and
making money, but needed additional money to ...
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Most
efficient brain-storming method and
how to make morning office meetings more productive and interesting ...
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Superior
advertising results
Producing
the very best and most effective TV commercials
The single purpose of a television commercial is to sell the product
or service. The fact that an advertisement might be interesting,
funny, informative or well produced is secondary to the main purpose,
which is to sell the product or service. One should never leave the
creation of the television commercial to the television producer or
the video editor. ...
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Building
the most effective business websites Never
let a "web designer" develop the website for you. A web
designer should be produce the website under the supervision of an on
line marketing master, usually working with ...
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There
is an alternative to population control. Restricting
and discouraging the formation of families in order to stabilize or
reduce population infringes on the freedom and rights of every human.
There is another much better approach...read
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Questioning
the results of modern science. For
the last 100 years, we have been experiencing the collapse of real
science. Theories, speculation and fantasy is the norm today. By
definition, the scientific method is the ability to test and re-test
and always get the same results, over and over. If an idea or a
theory can not be tested, the idea must be viewed as speculation and
not considered true, till that idea is proven without a doubt.
Scientific theory has moved to areas that are beyond our present
capability of testing and gradually a number of unproven theories
have become accepted as fact without any real proof. Further, new
theories have been developed based on old theories. Thus we have a
situation where science today is largely based on theory upon theory.
If something can not be proven, it falls into the realm of philosophy
rather than science. This has led to...read
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What
if time varies along with all things, rather than being a constant? Consider
that...read
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Can
the speed of light vary, even if traveling under the same
conditions, or in other words, is the speed of light really a
constant? According
to Einstein's theory of relativity, the speed of light is a constant
but ...read
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Science
and media hype: Any
sudden "revolutionary" scientific discovery, even if such
discovery is written about in every newspaper and scientific journal,
should be greeted with skepticism. Such a discovery should only be
accepted after the bulk of scientists have have had a chance to
review the discovery and confirm that it is in fact correct. Such
things that come to mind include cold fusion, the so called "God
Particle" and even the recent stated discovery of a
"gravitational wave". All too often such media hype has
come and gone without any real discovery or fundamental change. ..read
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What
percentage of information, contained in science books is accurate
and true? Are we in a post science period? Many
science books today present ...read
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It
is time to retest scientific properties. Verify results. I
suggest that the properties of all materials be re-tested using
modern technology and certify the results. Melting and boiling
points, conductivity, hardness, and all physical properties of
materials should be re-tested ...read
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Honesty
and integrity
in scientific
research is
essential in
order to
advance our knowledge
base. When
a scientist has worked for years to prove a particular theory and
finds out that their work hasbeen in vain, it is difficult to admit
that their original assumptions were wrong. Still it is vitally
important ..read
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