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A cosmopolitan city, but also one of fresh air, this is New York, a place where there is always somewhere to go. That is why it is the “capital of the world”.
The sixth most visited city on the planet is also the center of countless attractions to visit. That is why we have made this article for you, so that you can discover with us the best 40 tourist places in New York.
1. The Height of Liberty
Let’s start with the main symbol of the city, the statue of liberty.
The most famous American monument was inaugurated on October 28, 1886. It is 46 meters high, but with its base it reaches 93 meters high and weighs 225 tons.
To visit the monument, you must book the boat tickets in advance, which do not include a visit to the crown of the statue and its 25 glass windows. To get to the top you need to pay extra money.
The massive structure is on Liberty Island on the south side of Manhattan, at the mouth of the Hudson River.
The National Park Service organizes daily visits to this majestic monument and ferries depart from Battery Park from which you will have beautiful views.
Take a look at this wonderful video documenting this famous place below:
Harlem is one of the most emblematic areas of New York and the most Latin neighborhood in the city, where there is an important confluence of American and African rhythms, such as ragtime, blues, jazz, hip hop, among others.
There you will find modern clubs, restaurants, bars and the renowned Apollo Theater, located on 125th Street, the busiest street in Harlem.
Buildings range from 19th-century-style stone houses to modern skyscrapers.
Another attraction of Harlem is its gospel masses, a religious musical style of African-American origin composed of harmony and choirs. There is also the Metropolis, the most important television studio in New York where programs such as Chappelle’s Show have been produced.
Here is a short video of this emblematic area:
3. Grand Central Terminal
In the Grand Central Terminal you will not only find a great train station, but also a site with 60 commercial stores, luxurious restaurants and a place where cultural events are held.
In the main lobby is the beautiful and expensive four face opal clock, a $20 million piece.
The vault of the main hall has a mural painting painted in gold leaf, which shows the constellations of the zodiacal signs along with more than 2,500 stars. Another of the attractions of the train station.
The Grand Central Terminal is at 89 East 42nd Street.
Take a closer look at this busy terminal in the following video:
4. Brooklyn Bridge
Another of the icons of New York, whose construction with a steel structure took 13 years. For 2 decades it was considered the longest suspension bridge in the world and was built to connect Manhattan with Brooklyn, separated by the waters of the East River.
Between its pillars there is a distance of 500 meters, with a bridge length of 1825 meters.
The Brooklyn Bridge is crossed daily by 4 thousand pedestrians, 3 thousand cyclists and 120 thousand vehicles. During your walking tour you will be able to stop and take pictures of the city.
Enjoy this video that takes a closer look at this famous bridge:
5. Fifth Avenue
The most famous street in New York is a magnet that attracts thousands of tourists a year, for being, among other things, the central point of New York commerce and the recording set for countless Hollywood movies.
On Fifth Avenue you will find the most important brands in the world such as Apple, Versace, Gucci, Tiffany, Salvatore Ferragamo, Cartier, Zara, NBA, H&M, among others equally famous.
The American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art are close to the busy avenue.
Watch a tour of this fabulous street in the following video:
One of the largest urban parks in the world and the green lung of the city, 4 km long and 800 meters wide. A place to walk, have a picnic, observe the viewpoints, the gardens and its other attractions.
You can take a walk through The Lake, Strawberry Fields, Belvedere Castle, Alice in Wonderland and The Mall, the latter a pedestrian esplanade that are one of the parts of the park that has been seen the most in movies.
The best season of the year to visit Central Park is in spring and autumn, between March 20 and June 20 and September 23 and December 21, respectively.
You can tour its facilities on foot or by bicycle.
Appreciate these wonderful shots of this majestic park:
Broadway is as famous as Fifth Avenue, with its many theaters where great Hollywood actors and actresses have started their careers. For this reason it is known as the cultural and artistic place of New York.
The most outstanding point of Broadway is Times Square, due to its rich cultural and entertainment offer, with shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, The Lion King, Aladdin and the Cirque du Soleil show.
8. Madison Square Garden
It is the most famous multipurpose sports stadium in New York, which in addition to being the home of the New York Rangers (hockey) and New York Knicks (NBA), is the scene of concerts and numerous social and artistic events.
John Lennon, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Coldplay, Britney Spears, among other equally famous artists, have performed at the Madison, which is also a constant arena for major boxing matches.
You can take a tour with which you will enter the venue without queuing to see the stands, the changing rooms and the main stage adapted for basketball or hockey. The tour offers a guide in Spanish.
On days with basketball or hockey games or other events, tours are not conducted.
Here is a short video that shows the surroundings of this magnificent stadium:
9. 9/11 Memorial & Museum
Museum where the victims of the events of September 11, 2001 are honored. You will see the square, the two monuments with all the names of the almost 3 thousand victims of the terrorist attack on the twin towers and the tree that survived the fall of buildings.
You will also see the mural with the photos of the victims, the burnt fire truck, part of the planes that crashed into the towers, testimonies of survivors and what was recovered from the large buildings.
Watch a tour of this museum in the following video:
10. St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is a temple with a neo-Gothic structure that contrasts with the modernism of its neighboring buildings. In addition, it is the largest of the Gothic-style cathedrals in New York.
It is built with white marble between 50th and 51st streets. Inside you will admire the sculpture of La Piedad that is three times the size of the one in the Vatican and its 2 organs made up of 3,920 and 5,918 pipes, respectively.
The Stations of the Cross in this cathedral were awarded prizes at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1983.
Here is a video with a 360-degree view so you can see this incredible cathedral in much more detail:
It is the intersection of streets where more tourists pass through in New York and the brightest public place in the city due to the screens on the facades of the buildings and their neon lights. It is an iconic New York area of the entire United States.
In Times Square there are the ABC studios, Chinese and Italian food restaurants and the famous Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, as well as the Hershey’s store.
The intercept was not always called that. Before it was known as Plaza Longacre, but because the One Times Square building was the offices of the New York Times, it began to be called by its current name.
To have a beautiful view of the intersection of these illuminated streets, you just have to climb the red stairs of the TKTS. To get there you must locate the corner that adjoins Seventh Avenue and Broadway Avenue.
Enjoy this aerial video above Times Square:
12. Rockefeller Center
Complex of 19 commercial buildings in operation since the 1930s by the Rockefeller family. The art deco style was used in its architecture.
In the Rockefeller Center are the offices of prestigious companies in the world of entertainment such as the NBC chain and first class restaurants. It’s where to go at the end of the year to see the city’s famous Christmas tree.
The Comcast Building complex that houses the Top of the Rock between floors 67 and 70 and where you will see the best panoramic view of the Big Apple, has been in this complex since 1933. It is a spectacle that you cannot miss when traveling to New York.
Other attractions of Rockefeller Center are the central plaza and its skating rink, the Atlas statue, the Channel Gardens, Nintendo, LEGO and FAO Schwarz stores, Radio City Music Hall and many more tourist attractions.
Find it in the “heart” of Manhattan between 48th and 51st streets.
Appreciate the terrace of one of these famous buildings:
13. American Museum of Natural History
One of the best museums in the world dedicated to science where you will learn about the history of the Earth and of man, surrounded by more than 35 million objects of interest.
The museum has a wide variety of stuffed animals from around the world and a diversity of marine species and bone structures of mammals and dinosaurs, the latter being the main attraction of the exhibition.
You will find an impressive collection of minerals and meteorites and in one of its rooms you will see the large sculpture of the blue whale hanging from the ceiling.
The American Museum of Natural History is west of Central Park on 79th Street. Learn more here .
Take a closer look at this interesting museum:
14. New York Public Library
The second largest library in the United States where you will find more than 3 million classics. It is at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 40th and 42nd streets.
The building is a neoclassical style work with two marble lions on the sides of the entrance, called Paciencia and Fortaleza. Equally striking are its stairs, ceilings and walls, also made of white marble.
Another attraction of its interior are the paintings on the vaulted ceiling and the beautiful Corinthian columns in the McGraw Rotunda Room.
Its majestic reading room has beautiful oak tables and old hanging lamps, which have been the set of Hollywood movies.
There you will find writings by Shakespeare, the Declaration of Independence of the United States, a letter written by Christopher Columbus, among other important and valuable texts.
In the Witt Wallace Periodical Room you’ll also see issues of newspapers from around the world and an impressive array of old maps.
I leave you here a video that in addition to showing the interior of the library, shows you the route to get there from a subway station:
15. High Line
Linear park that is located on an old and elevated railroad track where you will see majestic buildings, neighborhoods of western Manhattan and pass over car parks, in a 2 km route that borders the Hudson River.
The High Line is the name of the defunct railway station that was built in 1930 and served until 1980.
The construction of the park began in 2003 with the concept known as agri – tecture, which includes both architecture and agriculture. Its final part is still under construction, which begins in the Meatpacking District and ends in Hudson Yards (a section that has not yet been completed).
Enjoy this tour of this amazing linear park:
Wall Street is the financial district of New York. It’s in Lower Manhattan.
This prestigious street has important buildings such as the Federal Reserve built in the 18th century in a neo-Gothic style and La Bolsa, built at the beginning of the 20th century. There is also the renowned sculpture of the Wall Street Bull, which supposedly brings luck when touched.
Access to the La Bolsa building is no longer allowed after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Check out this video documenting this financial district at 5:30 am :
17. Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is in Central Park, on Fifth Avenue in New York. There you will see beautiful sculptures, beautiful oil paintings, musical instruments and weapons.
Its complete collection includes pieces from Islam, Egyptian, Greek, medieval, Australian and Oriental art, as well as the wonders of Western art.
Some paintings you will see are Vision of the Apocalypse, by Grego; Beckmann’s Champagne Glass Self-Portrait; Pond of Nympheas and Regatta in Sainte-Adresse, both by Monet; Two Girls at the Piano, by Renoir; among other equally spectacular works.
Appreciate this tour of this incredible museum:
Queens is the largest district in New York. To visit it is to see more than 150 types of culture, one of the many reasons why this area is economically sustained. In addition to what it represents for cinema and art in general.
This neighborhood is the place where jazz finds its lap, without neglecting other musical genres such as hip hop and rap.
In Queens there is one of the museums that receives the most visits in New York, the MoMA PS1, with more than 125 thousand pieces that allude to cinema and television.
Other attractions include the Queensboro Bridge, the Queens Museum, the Corona Park Unisphere, the Men in Black spaceships, and the Flushing Meadows sports facilities.
Here I leave you a video with aerial shots of the surroundings of Queens:
Shopping, office, television production center, but above all a gastronomic building between the Meatpacking District and the Chelsea neighborhood.
The Chelsea Market is housed in a 19th-century industrial-style building formerly owned by the Nabisco cookie factory. There you will find gift shops, food stores, cafes and restaurants.
To better enjoy the exhibitions, decorations, lamps, clocks and all the architecture of this beautiful market, we recommend you go early in the morning when it is much clearer.
20. Coney Island
Residential neighborhood on the southern edge of Brooklyn ideal for relaxing and having fun in the summer. There you will have beautiful beaches, Luna Park with the Cyclone roller coaster, the Circus Sideshow, the Mermaid Parade and the Mermaid Parade, held in July of each year.
Coney Island also celebrates every 4th of July the competition of who eats the most hotdogs, at the fast food restaurant, Nathan’s Famous.
Enjoy these different views of this beautiful place:
Chinatown is the Chinatown where the largest Chinese population living in New York and in the United States lives. It is very close to the financial district, so close that you can walk from Wall Street.
There you will find restaurants and other food places, such as places where they sell ingredients or Chinese products such as seeds, spices, grains, exotic fruits, mushrooms, seafood, fish, etc.
You will also find perfumes, watches, toys and other curiosities from China, which you can buy as a souvenir. There are also the cheapest hostels and a confluence of cultures.
Take a closer look at Chinatown in the following video:
The Italian version of Chinatown made up of several blocks that you can walk in 2 hours, with a variety of restaurants where you can taste pasta, pizza and desserts from the cuisine of this country.
There you can try a different version of Oreo cookies because they are covered in fried dough and the exquisite cheese fries.
If you travel at the beginning of September you will enjoy the San Gennaro Festival, which starts on the first Thursday of the month and ends 11 days later. If you do it at Christmas, visit It’s Always Christmas in New York.
In the Italo-American Museum you can see the culture that Italian immigrants adopted in American lands. A whole cultural confluence
Take a closer look at the Italian version of Chinatown:
23. Apollo Theater
Famous neoclassical theater opened in 1914 with an auditorium with capacity for 1,500 people.
Many artists of the blues, jazz and soul, a musical genre that emerged in the United States, began their careers at the Apollo Theater.
On Wednesdays at 7:00 pm they celebrate “La Noche Amateur”, in which singers compete to be the favorite of the demanding public.
You can also see concerts and plays and witness educational programs offered to the community. You can get to know it through a daily and guided one-hour tour.
The Apollo Theater is located at 253 West Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, 125th Street.
24. Yankee Stadium
The best-known baseball stadium in the world, home to the New York Yankees, 27-time champions of the Major League World Series.
Although it is not the original, this work inaugurated in 2009 is equally valuable both in infrastructure and in sports history.
There is the New York Yankees Museum where you will see the historical objects that have belonged to the franchise throughout its history. It also has official team stores, restaurants, galleries and much more of the “Mules of the Bronx”.
You’ll be able to take a tour that will see exclusive places of the stadium and historical baseball artifacts up close. These excursions take place even before the game scheduled for that day and are included in the admission ticket.
Here is a video with a fantastic aerial view of the stadium:
25. UN Building
The most famous headquarters in the world of the United Nations Organization (UN) is in New York. This is so because 5 of the 6 main bodies operate in the city: General Assembly, Trusteeship Council, Economic and Social Council, Security Council and the Secretariat.
The pass to access is in front of the building, whose interior is considered the territory of all member countries.
You can get to know the venue on guided tours in up to 15 languages for $16 for adults, $9 for children ages 5-12, and $12 for adults 65 and older and students.
During your visit you will see the room where the presidents of the world who are part of the UN meet.
Enjoy this short tour of the UN building:
One of the most visited neighborhoods in New York, specifically in Manhattan, bordering Houston Street to the north and Canal Street to the south.
In its cobblestone streets you can see the lofts (attic) in the typical buildings made with bricks and with visible pipes, many made with cast iron.
These buildings have the appearance of being industrial because the textile industry was developed there at the beginning of the 19th century.
Its boom began in the 60s when it became a tourist attraction for the creative and artistic area.
This New York space, one of the safest in the city, is ideal for those who like antiques, as there are plenty of shops selling this type of object. There are art galleries, boutiques, bookstores and fine restaurants.
The name is an abbreviation for South Houston.
Watch this artistic area in the following video:
27. Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall
Beautiful shopping center near New Jersey where just by taking your passport you will receive a card that you can use to get discounts in stores like US POLO ASSN and Tommy Hilfiger.
In Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall you will find stores with the most recognized brands in the world and at excellent prices.
Discounts range from 10% to 20% during the year. All this in a mall with excellent and modern facilities and restaurants, next to the Newark airport.
28. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Museum on Fifth Avenue in New York that is worth visiting and detailing. Its structure, which was criticized at first, is now one of the most inspiring architectural models among constructions.
The architecture itself is a work of art because of the geometric shapes found inside and outside of it.
There are many galleries along its spirals where you will find diverse works including impressionist, post-impressionist, minimalist and post-minimalist paintings.
A free tour in English is offered daily from 2:00 pm.
Appreciate this brief tour of the facilities of this museum:
29. Radio City Music Hall Theater
The most important theater in the city. An elegant place built in art deco style synonymous with splendor. Many television galas have been held there, such as the Grammys, the Tony Awards and the MTV Music Awards.
If you travel at Christmas and visit the theater you can see the Christmas Spectacular Show, a famous Christmas musical that has become a tradition for New Yorkers and tourists since 1933.
To get to the Radio City Music Hall Theater you must go to 6th Avenue, between 50th and 51st Streets.
Here is a drone video inside this fantastic theater:
30. Brooklyn Botanic Garden
21-hectare botanical garden with innumerable beauties. A place where you will find beautiful things and spaces such as jungle, desert and tropical areas.
You will be able to observe cabins made with bamboo, a garden dedicated to Japan, a greenhouse, Shakespeare’s garden and if you make your trip in spring, you will witness how the cherry trees open in blossom, a magical spectacle. You will also be able to see turtles and many exotic plants.
The best months to visit are from April to June, as the trees bloom in the spring.
It is covered with tranquility in 3 hours. It is located at 990 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, New York.
Enjoy various images of this beautiful botanical garden:
One of the most famous department stores in New York with locations at 1000 Third Avenue and 59th Street and in SoHo. Its structure is modern inside and the vintage style can be seen on its façade.
Las opciones son variadas en cuanto a precios y artículos. Puedes comprar cosas para damas, caballeros y niños, artefactos y muebles para el hogar. Hay posibilidades de que te lleven tus pedidos hasta el hotel.
32. Carnegie Hall
Famosa sala de conciertos de Nueva York, en Manhattan, muy cerca de Central Park. El solo edificio es una belleza arquitectónica de 125 años de historia.
Podrás conocer el lugar en un tour sin tener que asistir necesariamente a un concierto. Su infraestructura comprende 3 auditorios y otras salas más pequeñas.
Figuras como Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, los Rolling Stones, Jay Z y los Beatles, se han dado cita en Carnegie Hall.
33. Mundo en miniatura de Gulliver’s Gate
Museo donde podrás viajar por el mundo sin salir del centro de Manhattan en una exposición en miniatura.
Los edificios más famosos del mundo, las vías férreas con trenes de todas partes y las ciudades más importantes, se comunican a través de carreteras. Tiene escalones y plataformas para que los niños aprecien con más detalle las figuras.
Si por ejemplo te gustaría ver en miniatura las vallas iluminadas y todo lo que caracteriza al Times Square, allí lo tendrás.
Recorrer los 4500 m 2 del Gulliver´s Gate te tomará 2 horas. El museo está muy cerca Times Square, específicamente en la W 44th Street.
Aprecia estas diferentes tomas de este peculiar museo:
34. Empire State
El Empire State es el rascacielos más grande de Nueva York inaugurado en 1931, cuya construcción tomó 410 días. Su altura supera los 440 metros, incluyendo la antena que da seña de radio y televisión a millones de estadounidenses.
Necesitarás subir 1860 peldaños o entrar a uno de los 73 ascensores, algunos que alcanzan 120 km por hora, para llegar a la cima de este majestuoso edificio.
Tiene dos miradores que puedes visitar. Para llegar al primero debes pagar USD 32; llegar hasta el segundo te costará USD 20 adicionales. El primer mirador queda en la planta 86, el segundo, en la 102.
Empire State es visitado anualmente por más de 4 millones de turistas .
Disfruta de este recorrido por las instalaciones del magnífico Empire State:
35. Prospect Park
Prospect Park es un parque diseñado por los mismos arquitectos que hicieron Central Park, solo que esta vez la sede es Brooklyn y la apariencia tiende a ser salvaje y silvestre.
Es una zona para reencontrarse con la naturaleza y compartir en familia o en pareja, haciendo un picnic en Long Meadow o llevando a los niños a conocer un carrusel con casi 100 años de antigüedad.
El parque también tiene su propio zoológico (con 101 especies y 630 animales), la única laguna del barrio y canchas deportivas. Podrás hacer tus compras en Smorgasburg Market, una feria que funciona entre abril y octubre.
Prospect Park tiene pistas para montar a caballo y de patinaje.
La entrada es gratuita. Visítalo entre las 5:00 am y la 1:00 am. Si vas en verano podrás ver conciertos gratuitos en su concha acústica.
Si necesitas cualquier otra información consulta su sitio web .
Observa estas vistas capturadas en drone en el parque y sus alrededores:
El Museo de Arte Moderno tienes piezas con un gran valor artístico y cultural, como fotografías, colecciones de diseño gráfico, piezas del mundo del cine y de la arquitectura.
Está catalogado como el mejor museo de arte moderno y contemporáneo en todo el mundo.
Tiene pinturas como Broadway Boogie Wogie, de Piet Mondrian; La persistencia de la memoria, de Salvador Dalí; La noche estrellada, de Vincent van Gogh; entre otras igualmente famosas.
La entrada al museo inaugurado en 1929 es gratuita los viernes de 4:00 pm a 8:00 pm. Desde junio está en remodelación y reabrirá el 20 de octubre. Visítalo en el 11 West con la calle 53, Manhattan.
Aquí te dejo un video que captura diferentes obras expuestas en este grandioso museo:
37. Barrio de South Street Seaport Historic District
Es una de las zonas que más se diferencia en Manhattan por entre otras cosas, su tranquilidad e historia. Allí se ve cómo era Nueva York hace un poco más de un siglo.
Los edificios son una muestra de las construcciones del siglo XIX. Hay tiendas, museos donde conocerás la historia naval de la ciudad, restaurantes y un faro en honor a las víctimas de El Titanic.
Compañías como Abercrombie & Fitch tienen tiendas en esta zona de Nueva York.
38. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Museo militar en West Side de Manhattan, específicamente en el muelle 86. Su traducción al español sería Museo Naval, Aéreo y Espacial de Nueva York.
Podrás conocer el portaviones que Estados Unidos empleó en dos guerras y que también usó para obras de rescate luego de los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001.
En la visita conocerás cuatro cubiertas y en una de ellas verás helicópteros y aviones antiguos. También el Concorde de British Airways, el único avión comercial capaz de atravesar el Atlántico en 2 horas con 52 minutos y el único que ha roto la barrera del sonido.
Otra de las cosas que puedes ver es el Submarino Growler, un arma estratégica retirada en 1964 tras considerarse obsoleta.
Con el material multimedia que ofrecen podrás conocer la historia de este portaviones, objetos de gran valor y maquetas.
Aprecia diversas tomas de este museo en el siguiente video:
39. Museo de la Inmigración de Ellis Island
Este es el único museo de Nueva York que tiene 30 galerías para exponer todo el proceso migratorio que se realizó en Estados Unidos.
Verás el hospital donde algunos inmigrantes fueron sometidos a estudios para comprobar su estado de salud. Era allí dónde se sabía si tenían o no alguna enfermedad contagiosa.
En una Sala de Registro podrás ubicar por 5 dólares a algún familiar que haya sido inmigrante en Estados Unidos. Registro guardado en archivos informáticos.
El museo tiene fotografías, audioguías, material audiovisual, las habitaciones de aislamiento, la sala de espera y la de documentación, entre otras cosas. Está en la Ellis Island, muy cerca de la Estatua de la Libertad.
Disfruta de este recorrido por las distintas obras existentes en este museo:
40. Governors Island
Si en tu viaje te provoca desconectarte un rato del trajín que implica una ciudad tan dinámica y cosmopolita como Nueva York, esta isla es una opción.
Es un parque público que antes había sido una base militar al que solo se entra entre finales de mayo y los últimos días de octubre.
Puedes hacer el recorrido a pie o en bicicleta por solo mediodía.
La isla ofrece una zona de hamacas, un huerto urbano, puestos de comidas y exposiciones de arte contemporáneo.
Ubica Governors Island al sur de Manhattan. Solo toma un ferry en Battery Marine Buildings Terminal, Manhattan.
Observa en el siguiente video una maravillosa vista aérea de esta isla:
¿Qué lugares visitar en Nueva York?
Todos los lugares mencionados en este artículo son excepcionales, pero aun así te haremos una selección con 12 de ellos:
- Central Park
- Empire State
- Times Square
- La Quinta Avenida
- Rockefeller Center
- Puente de Brooklyn
- Estatura de la Libertad
- Madison Square Garden
- Museo Metropolitano de Arte
- Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York
- Museo Americano de Historia Natural.
¿Qué se puede hacer en Nueva York en verano?
Pasear por el teleférico de Roosevelt Island, caminar por High Line Park, atravesar el Puente de Brooklyn, bañarte en las playas de Nueva York, asistir a los museos, conocer Coney Island, ir a los miradores de la ciudad o dar un paseo en ferry por el East River.
¿Qué hacer gratis en Nueva York?
Da un paseo por el río Hudson, visita Central Park, conoce la Catedral de San Patricio, fotografíate en la escultura LOVE o con el Toro de Wall Street, visita los mercados de la ciudad, asiste como público a un programa de televisión, disfruta de la Quinta Avenida, Times Square o visita uno de los museos en sus horarios gratuitos.
¿Dónde es mejor hospedarse en Nueva York?
El punto más conocido para hospedarse en Nueva York para turistas es Times Square, aunque no es económico; lo mismo ocurre en SoHo. En el Barrio Chino hallarás hoteles más económicos.
Los hoteles de Manhattan son más costosos y lujosos, mientras que los de Brooklyn son más accesibles.
¿Cuál es la mejor fecha para viajar a Nueva York?
Las mejores fechas para viajar a Nueva York son de marzo a junio y en septiembre, porque hallarás temperaturas ideales, ni muy frías ni muy calientes.
Estos son los 40 lugares turísticos Nueva York para que planifiques tu viaje y disfrutes al máximo.
Te invitamos a compartir este artículo con tus amigos de las redes sociales para que también conozcan a dónde ir en la «Gran Manzana».
- Lee también nuestra guía sobre los 25 mejores museos de Nueva York que debes visitar
- Haz clic aquí para conocer más sobre los 50 mejores lugares para visitar en Nueva York
- Te dejamos nuestra lista con las 30 actividades diferentes para hacer en Nueva York – disfrútalas

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In this lesson we invite students to learn about the roman empire through stories about the communities that have developed in its wake from modern rome to the far reaches of the ancient empire . The music of ancient rome was a part of roman culture from earliest times music was customary at funerals and the tibia greek aulos a woodwind instrument was played at sacrifices to ward off ill influences 2. The history of the roman empire covers the history of ancient rome from the fall of the roman republic in 27 bc until the abdication of the last western emperor in 476 ad rome had begun expanding shortly after the founding of the republic in the 6th century bc though it did not expand outside of the italian peninsula until the 3rd century bc. Another problem with roman art is the very definition of what it actually is unlike greek art the vast geography of the roman empire resulted in very diverse approaches to art depending on location. Ancient roman music about the powerful roman empire that stretched across 3 continents and eventually became so large that it was divided into a western and an eastern empire this music is called
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Ellen G. White® Estate
Sharing the Vision
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,is laid for your faith in his excellent word!What more can he say than to you he hath said,to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
“Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,for I am thy God and will still give thee aid;I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to standupheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.”
“When through deep waters I call thee to go,the rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;for I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.”
“When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie,my grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;the flame shall not hurt thee; I only designthy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.”
“The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for respose,I will not, I will not depart to His foes;That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!”
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that He saw. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.”
Mr. Sargent and Mr. Robbins were a problem. These two self-appointed preachers were teaching some strange things which were confusing and discouraging the believers in Boston. Some of the believers had heard that young Ellen Harmon had received some encouraging messages from God and so they asked her to come and speak to the group.
Sargent and Robbins also heard that Ellen Harmon was coming and decided that she needed to be kept away from the believers at all costs. But how would they stop her from coming when she had been invited? They came up with what they thought was a fool proof trick. They would simply move the meeting place and Ellen Harmon would arrive to an empty house, while all the people she expected to talk to would be somewhere else listening to them preach. Sargent and Robbins told Otis Nichols, who was driving Ellen and her sister to the meeting, that they would be meeting in a home in Boston and then they sent word to the believers that the meeting venue was to be in a home in Randolph, a town about ten miles south of Boston.
Everything seemed to go according to plan. The believers arrived in Randolph and Sargent got to preach. But in the middle of his sermon in walked the Nichols family together with Ellen and Sarah Harmon. Ellen had been told in a vision about the address change.
After that things went from bad to worse for Sargent and Robbins. Ellen was taken into vision in front of everyone. Sargent and Robbins tried singing and shouting out bible verses to stop people from hearing what she was saying. During this vision Ellen Harmon held a family Bible in one hand and raised the Bible above her head then turned the pages with the other hand. Without looking she pointed her finger to the verses she was repeating. Finally hoarse, Sargent and Robbins couldn’t do anything more to interrupt God’s messenger as she proved from the Bible that what Sargent and Robbins were teaching was false. The words she spoke brought hope to the people – that is all except Sargent and Robbins. Any hope they had had of continuing to influence the group left with them as thy quietly slipped out of the meeting. Their trick had backfired!
Scripture Reading: Revelation 1:1–3
Prisons around the world house many criminals who have committed serious offenses. Sometimes they try to escape. While planning their escape, they know that they can only attempt it when few people are watching. They usually wait until night when most of the prisoners and staff are asleep and there is little movement. But even if they were to try their escape at night, most prisons have guard towers, so the chances of being successful are quite low. Security guards serve as watchmen in these towers and they continually survey the grounds looking for anyone trying to escape. Huge floodlights shine from the towers to illumine all the premises of the prison. As long as the light shines brightly, a prisoner has little chance of making his way across the prison yard unnoticed. If a prisoner wanted to make a successful escape, his or her best chance would be to somehow put out the lights shining from the towers.
Just like the light shining from the guard tower, God gave us light that would expose the devil as he tries to make his move across the yard of planet earth. Jesus said, “I am the Light of the world.” In the light of Jesus, the devil is exposed. When we look at the lovely and matchless character of Jesus, the devil stands in stark contrast to all that Jesus is. The devil tried to get rid of Christ Jesus and thought he succeeded on Calvary’s hill one Friday afternoon. But on Sunday morning, that Light shone brightly from the grave, brighter than it shined before the grave!
In Revelation 1:2 we read that the revelation of Jesus came through the word of God. The Psalmist David wrote: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” At one point Satan tried to get rid of the Holy Scriptures. There was a time in the history of the church when only the learned clergy had access to the sacred oracles of God. Lay persons were left in darkness, ignorant of God’s Word until reformers such as John Wycliffe and Martin Luther translated the Bible into the common language of the people. History records that the “papacy succeeded to a great extent in preventing the circulation of the Scriptures so that the light of Bible knowledge, with its elevating influences, was almost wholly excluded.” Today, not only are printed Bibles widely available in many parts of the world, but millions have electronic access to a variety of versions of it. Having a Bible currently is a privilege that many past Christians paid for with their lives!
That said, Revelation 1:2 states that the revelation of Jesus also comes through the testimony of Jesus Christ. Let’s see what else the Bible tells us about the testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation 12:17 records, “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and he went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” According to the Greek, the “testimony of Jesus Christ” is not someone else’s testimony of Jesus. It’s not like when we leave church today we will have a testimony about Jesus. No, the testimony of Jesus is the testimony given by Jesus Himself. And the devil is mad about this testimony because it testifies against him. As we just read, Satan wars against those who have the testimony of Jesus Christ. The devil is trying to get rid of the testimony of Jesus Christ right now. But what is the testimony of Jesus Christ?
John the Revelator wrote in Revelation 19:10: “And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Now you may say, “I understand how Christ is the light for He said it Himself, ‘I am the light.’ I understand how the Word of God is the light for the Bible says ‘Thy word is a light unto my path.” But how is prophecy a light?” The Apostle Peter wrote the following in 2 Peter 1:19, “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts.” [Emphasis supplied]
On November 26, 1827, on a farm in Gorham, Maine, a farmer by the name of Robert Harmon and his wife Eunice welcomed the seventh and eight additions to their family—twin baby girls. One they named Elizabeth; the other they named Ellen. Robert Harmon was a hatmaker whose business financially supported the family. The twins were the youngest of the Harmon children; little Ellen particularly loved the animals on the farm and she also enjoyed nature walks with her twin sister. Sometimes Ellen had to help her sister, Elizabeth, who was rather chubby, over the logs that would at times block their path.
Ellen was a very caring child. When the Harmon children would walk in the forest to gather hickory nuts, “Ellen, always compassionate, took with her a little cloth bag of corn. When she found a cache of nuts in a hole in a hollow tree, she eagerly retrieved her find and then substituted the corn she had brought, hoping that the exchange would not be too disappointing to the provident squirrels.” Squirrels are known to collect and hide nuts for future dining.
Ellen’s life was by no means a charmed one. One afternoon while making her way home with Elizabeth and another friend, an incident changed her life forever. A girl who had become angry with them threw a rock that hit young Ellen in the face, just as she had turned to see how close the girl was to them. This incident left Ellen’s face quite deformed and she was in a coma for three weeks. Many thought she would not survive the incident.
During this time Ellen’s father was away from home on a business trip to Atlanta, Georgia. When he returned he did not recognize little Ellen. When she had enough strength to get up, she approached a mirror to look at herself. One quick glance and she was horrified. Ellen wished that the incident had taken her life rather than leave her looking as she did. Who could blame her for feeling this way? She was only nine years old.
Ellen Harmon had to leave school due to complications from the accident. This injury damaged her eyesight and she experienced difficulty writing, as her hands would shake whenever she picked up something. Writing about this many years later, she noted: “This misfortune, which for a time seemed so bitter and was so hard to bear, has proved to be a blessing in disguise. The cruel blow which blighted the joys of earth, was the means of turning my eyes to heaven. I might never have known Jesus, had not the sorrow that clouded my early years led me to seek comfort in Him.”
As a teen Ellen gave her heart to the Lord and was baptized into the Methodist Church. During this same time a preacher by the name of William Miller came to Portland, Maine, and preached about the second coming of Jesus Christ, which Miller believed was imminent. All of these meetings left Ellen feeling unsure whether she was in a suitable condition to meet her Creator, so she continually prayed that God would help her be ready when Jesus returned. In studying the prophecies related to Daniel 8:14 concerning the cleansing of the sanctuary, the Millerites believed that Christ would return on October 22, 1844. As we know all too well, Jesus did not return on that day. Today this day is known as The Great Disappointment, but even though it was a disappointment to many believers, Ellen recalled that the year preceding the proposed return of Jesus was the happiest year of her life. Why? She, along with many other people around the world, were preparing to meet Jesus when He came riding on the clouds!
When Jesus did not return, the fallout from the disappointment splintered Millerite Advent movement into several groups. One group gave up religion altogether. Another group of believers returned to the churches from which they had come. Still another group believed that Jesus had come, but that He had done so in secret. A fourth group believed that the date was right, but the event was wrong.
The next day, a man named Hiram Edson was on his way to visit a gathering of disappointed and discouraged Adventists. Discouraged that Jesus had not returned the previous day, they were meeting together to comfort one another and to further study the Bible to see if they could figure out where they had gone wrong in their understanding of prophecy. As Edson walked through a cornfield, rehearsing to himself the services of the earthly sanctuary service and its prophetic implications, he came to a new understanding that led the believers that day to search the Scriptures carefully. A close study of the earthly sanctuary service revealed to them where they had gone wrong in their previous understanding of the second coming of Jesus. On the Day of Atonement, the earthly High priest would move from the holy place to the most holy place. This would initiate a time of judgment as the high priest interceded with God on behalf of the people. The ministration of the high priest in the most holy place would culminate in the cleansing of the sanctuary.
The Advent believers soon saw that rather than returning to the earth on October 22, 1844, Jesus, our heavenly High Priest, had moved from the holy place of the heavenly sanctuary to the most holy place, there to begin the work of the investigative judgment and the cleansing of heavenly sanctuary on the great anti-typical Day of Atonement. It was at end of this cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary that Jesus would in fact return to earth to take the redeemed to heaven with Him.
Also in 1844, at the age of 17, God called Ellen Harmon to be His messenger to His fledgling remnant church. God had given similar visions to two other men. William Ellis Foy, a Black, Millerite preacher, shared as best he could the messages he had received from God, but the racial climate in the United States at the time impeded his progress. Hazen Foss, another person to whom God spoke, refused the opportunity to speak concerning the things that God had shown him. Later he regretted bitterly when the messages were taken from him. Consequently, it was with great apprehension that young Ellen Harmon answered God’s call to be His messenger.
The call of Ellen Harmon, later Ellen White after her marriage to James White, and the prophetic gift manifested in her life and ministry have informed the fundamental beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The eighteenth Fundamental Belief of the Seventh-day Adventist Church states:
The Scriptures testify that one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is the identifying mark of the remnant church and we believe it was manifested in the ministry of Ellen G White. Her writings speak with prophetic authority and provide comfort, guidance, instruction, and correction to the church. They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested.
Note carefully that the Bible is the foundation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and its beliefs. The writings of Ellen White, the fruit of the Holy Spirit’s work in her life and ministry, do not replace nor supersede the Bible. In fact, Ellen White’s writings are a means of pointing readers back to the Bible. Her inspired counsels are among the most Christocentric of any Christian writer in any age. A close reading of her writings reveals some 840-plus names, titles, and appellations by which she referred to Jesus. She calls Him the Prince of Peace, Rose of Sharon, Divine One, Son of God, Heaven Light/Beauty, Shepard, the Tender One, Signature of Heaven, Loving One, Redeemer, King, Savior, and much more.
Seventh-day Adventists thank God for the ministry of Ellen White. They are not ashamed of her life or ministry! Her books are among their most prized possessions and for many they are within easy reach—always available to offer some window on God, some word of hope, some bit of encouragement or counsel. While other Christian writers have enriched the lives of believers the world over, imagine the impact on the lives of those who follow Christ if they would spend some thoughtful hours with Steps to Christ, The Desire of Ages, Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, or The Great Controversy.
Ellen White’s writings are thoroughly biblical. One minister noted that Satan and his angels look for ways to destroy Ellen White’s writings because they know that their craftiness won’t fly unless they can dispose of the Spirit of Prophecy. Almost since the inception of Ellen White’s call, Satan has raised up men who cast aspersions on her character and ministry, some even disparaging her as a plagiarist and a liar. Even today, some within the Adventist Church continue to attack the writings of Ellen White. It is amazing to faithful readers of her books that church members who have been taught the fundamental beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and affirmed them publicly, and who also believe the gift of prophecy was manifested in the life and ministry of Ellen White, still end up denouncing Ellen White. This often happens when they, or others, visit anti-Ellen White sites on the Internet and social media. If we desire to be followers of Jesus, especially in these last days of earth’s history, we must put our faith in Jesus Christ and not in the misinformation circulated by a few disgruntled people on the Internet or social media.
If the truth be told, many who despise the writings of Ellen G. White usually despise it because it has been misrepresented and misused by some of us. While some of us disregard the counsels altogether, others elevate them to the same level as the Bible or higher. Seventh-day Adventists should be excited that God has blessed the church with such a marvelous gift, and we should use it with sound principles of interpretation and great care. If we are not excited about and careful in our use of this special gift of truth, how can we expect others to be?
It is sadly the case that those in the church who despise and reject the writings of Ellen White often lack something in their spiritual lives and this deficit inevitably leads them to reject the Bible as well. Ellen White believed that a study of Scripture and a willingness to obey it were critical to retaining one’s faith and trust in God. Ellen White once wrote: “If you had made God’s word your study, with a desire to reach the Bible standard and attain to Christian perfection, you would not have needed the Testimonies. It is because you have neglected to acquaint yourselves with God’s inspired book that He has sought to reach you by simple, direct testimonies, calling your attention to the words of inspiration which you had neglected to obey, and urging you to fashion your lives in accordance with its pure and elevated teachings.” Ellen White believed in the primacy of Scripture as the church’s supreme rule of faith and practice.
Another hindrance to the acceptance of Ellen White’s writings by some is the lack of “fruit” in the life of those who claim to read them. A minister once noted that people who choose not to accept the messages God sent through Ellen White is a global problem, but that those who will not accept it would be much more disposed to do so if they could see the fruits that the Spirit of Prophecy produces in the lives of those who accept it.
Satan wants us to discount these sacred counsels at the very time we need them most. If the devil cannot cause us to reject these writings, he’ll simply cause us to be indifferent to them so that we are too busy to read and digest the truths therein. Second Chronicles 20:20 says, “Believe His prophets, and you will prosper.” But in order to believe the prophets, we must first read them. As our Scripture for today makes clear, blessed are those who read, hear, and keep the words that are written.
In one of her earlier visions Ellen White saw how people would come into opposition with her writings and she wept bitterly. She pleaded with God to remove the gift from her because many would hate her. Remember she was only a teenager at the time, but she felt burdened to share with others what had been revealed to her. Before dispensing with the writings of Ellen White, anyone who doubts that Ellen White was a messenger of God should read her writings, perhaps beginning with The Desire of Ages, a book that will draw readers into a closer and deeper loving relationship with Jesus.
As we close, let us focus for a moment on Ellen White’s first vision. In that vision she saw Adventist believers walking up a narrow path leading to the city of God. A bright light shone behind them illuminating their path. Ellen White was shown that this light represented the Midnight Cry of those looking to see Jesus. Ahead of the band of believers was Jesus, leading them to the city. Ellen White noted that as long as they kept their eyes on Jesus, they were safe on their journey. Whenever they took their eyes off of Jesus they would grow weary, become discouraged, and complain that the city was a great way off. She further noted that many fell off the path into the peril of darkness. If only they kept their eyes on Jesus, they would make it safely to the kingdom. This focus on Jesus became the foundation of Ellen White’s 70-year ministry, and it is the recurring theme of the Bible as well.
Our focus on Jesus was prefigured in the desert when the Israelites being bitten by venomous snakes were instructed to look at the bronze serpent which Moses erected (Numbers 21:4-9). In John 1:29, John the Baptist picked up the refrain when he told hearers on the day of Jesus’ baptism, “Behold,”—keep our eyes on—“the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” In John 3:14 Jesus Himself declared that just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, He was to be lifted up and all who would look to Him would be saved.
We must look to Jesus and focus on Jesus! When the billows of life are tossing all around us, our only safeguard is to look to Jesus! When Peter kept his eyes on Jesus, he walked on water. When he averted his gaze, he began to slip beneath the waves (Matthew 14:22-33)! When Christianity’s first martyr faced certain death, he turned his eyes heavenward to focus on Jesus! As he did, he saw heaven open and Jesus standing there watching over Him in his great hour of trial (Acts 7:54). Because Stephen kept his eyes on Jesus, it did not matter what the world would do to him. His eyes were fixed on the Life-giver, the One who could call him back to life!
We must keep our eyes on Jesus because He is coming soon!
It just takes one look at the Savior to change us! Some may think that a look is not enough, but it is a good start because as one minister enthused, “When I look I can’t take my eyes off of Him. When I look at Him, His loveliness entrances me. When I look at Jesus, I recognize who I am. Before looking at Jesus I might think that I am doing okay, but when I look at Jesus, and see myself in the X-ray vision of Jesus, I recognize that nothing in my hand I bring. Simply to the cross I cling!”
Brothers and sisters, let’s keep our eyes fixed on Jesus! If you ever become discouraged along the way, if you ever grow weary, remember that if we only keep our eyes on Jesus we will make it home safely! One might ask, “Well, how do I keep my eyes on Jesus?” Jesus is revealed through His Word and His testimony. If we are to keep our eyes on Jesus, we must look for Him in our daily lives and see Him in His daily providences. We must read His Word and His testimony! We must also hear His Word and His testimony! Finally, we must obey His Word and His testimony!
Let us keep our eyes on Jesus. It’s the only way that we will make it home safely. Troubles, cares, and anxiety may come at us from all sides, but if our eyes are fixed on Jesus, we will make it home! Perhaps Ellen White summed it up best when she wrote:
Looking upon the crucified Redeemer, we more fully comprehend the magnitude and meaning of the sacrifice made by the Majesty of heaven. The plan of salvation is glorified before us, and the thought of Calvary awakens living and sacred emotions in our hearts. Praise to God and the Lamb will be in our hearts and on our lips; for pride and self-worship cannot flourish in the soul that keeps fresh in memory the scenes of Calvary. He who beholds the Saviour's matchless love will be elevated in thought, purified in heart, transformed in character. He will go forth to be a light to the world, to reflect in some degree this mysterious love. The more we contemplate the cross of Christ, the more fully shall we adopt the language of the apostle when he said, "God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Gal. 6:14.
May God keep us until the day when our faith becomes sight, when we will be able to put our arms around the One for whom we have looked and longed!
Pastor Grant Lottering pastors two congregations in the Cape Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He also works as an assistant researcher for the Ellen G. White SDA-Research and Heritage Centre at Helderberg College of Higher Education in South Africa.
O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free!
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
Over us sin no more hath dominion—
For more than conquerors we are!
His Word shall not fail you—He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well:
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!
Thought for the Day
In this age of boasted enlightenment, the Christian church is confronted with a world lying in midnight darkness. - TM 457

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Please be informed that the recent amendments in relation to the Cyprus citizenship by investment program apply to the service providers of the program. Currently, there are no changes affecting the passport scheme, the investment amount and the period to maintain the investment.
How might recent changes to the Cypriot citizenship by investment program impact me?
I am a Chinese citizen living in Mainland China. I heard that there have been some recent changes to the citizenship by investment program in Cyprus. What are they and how would these changes impact investors? Could the Cypriot programs expire?
At the moment the proposed changes do not affect the criteria of naturalization. They are in essence administrative and procedural changes. It is not expected that the citizenship-by-investment program will expire any time in the near future.
The government decided to adopt additional due-diligence measures to further enhance investors' protection and the Cyprus investment program's (CIP) transparency through the stricter regulation of the CIP and the service providers, since government's intention is to continue to encourage foreign direct investment and to attract high net worth individuals to do business in Cyprus through the prolongation of the favorable CIP. The criteria for the obtainment of the Cyprus citizenship has not been amended and remains favorable and attractive to potential investors. More specifically, the cabinet decision provides for the establishment of a committee of supervision and control of matters relating to CIP. This committee will create a register with the names of service providers of services relating to CIP. All applications for the program should be submitted only by a registered service provider. A draft of a code of practice (the code) has been also approved. This code states the rules relating to the promotion of the CIP and the rules registered service providers must abide by. The applicants must submit with their application a signed and duly legalized declaration by which they will confirm that their service provider abides by the code, that they have received full advice and that they are aware of the consequences of not adhering to the provisions of the CIP. The service provider must also submit a declaration stating essentially that he/she has provided full advisory services and that he/she has informed the client on the provisions and requirements of the CIP and the code. By adopting the abovementioned measures, the government's aim is to further safeguard the security and the protection of the potential applicants/investors.

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Dubai's RTA Invites Applications For The Dubai World Challenge For Self-Driving Transport The multi-year challenge invites participation and is designed for established industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and members academia, who are tackling new-age transport challenges faced by global cities.
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The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has commenced registrations from interested startups, entrepreneurs, and companies for the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport, starting May 1. The challenge, previously kicked off by H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, in collaboration with Khalifa University and NewCities International Organisation, is a global competition a global competition aimed at widening the reach of self-driving transportation, and encouraging enterprises to come up with solutions for problems such as traffic congestions, low public transport network, and the last-mile challenge.
The multi-year challenge invites participation and is designed for established industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and members academia, who are tackling new-age transport challenges faced by global cities, and aims to achieve the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of making 25% of trips in Dubai to be smart and driverless by 2030. For this edition, The Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport will address a problem commonly faced in major cities- self-driving transport options for people in the first/last-mile connection from public transport, from parking lots to venues, and within communities.
Commenting on the challenge, Adel Shakri, Director of Transportation Systems and Head of the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport Committee, said in a statement, "About US$3 million has been allocated to mega companies, $1.5 million for startups, and $600,000 for universities and academic institutions ($300,000 for local universities, and a similar amount for international universities). The Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport has become a key pillar of RTA's strategy; the RTA is, therefore, launching a host of innovative initiatives such that mobility can be a reality on the ground."
The application, evaluation and challenge process will start in 2018 and run through October 2019. Those interested can learn more and/or apply through the official page here, till June 1, 2018.

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Vertebroplasty is a procedure in which a special medical-grade cement mixture is injected into a fractured vertebra. The vertebrae are the small bones that make up the spine. When they become fractured, you will often experience pain and a loss of mobility.
When vertebroplasty is successful, the cement mixture injection stabilizes the vertebra and allows you to return to normal activity after a recovery period.
The main reason you would need a vertebroplasty is treat a fractured vertebra in your spine that’s causing pain and reduced function. Not all people with fractured vertebrae are candidates for a vertebroplasty, however. Your doctor may try other, more conservative methods of treating the pain first: bed rest, pain relievers, muscle relaxants, back braces, or physical therapy.These are reasons that your doctor may consider a vertebroplasty for your fractured vertebra:
The vertebroplasty procedure is generally well-tolerated, with a low risk for side effects. The complication rate of vertebroplasty is about 1% to 3%, and most of these complications are minor.
Here are the risks factors associated with receiving a vertebroplasty:
Based on your medical condition, your doctor may give you other specific preparation instructions.
These are the typical steps in a vertebroplasty procedure:
After the procedure, you will be probably lie flat on your back for 1 hour while the cement hardens.
Once the procedure is complete and the cement has hardened, you will likely remain in an observation room for an additional 1 hour to 2 hours. This will allow the doctor to make sure that the procedure was successful. You will then likely be able to stand and walk with little or no pain.
You may experience pain relief almost immediately after the procedure, but for some people it takes up to 72 hours. Your doctor may provide you with over-the-counter pain relievers to help ease the discomfort.
Before you are discharged from the hospital, the doctor will probably perform an assessment of your pain and check for any possible complications. You can also expect a follow-up office visit in the coming weeks to make sure that the procedure has continued to be successful for you. Sometimes your doctor may want to continue to brace your back after the procedure, but often this is unnecessary

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Women in the work place
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What is the first thing you think of when you think "United Kingdom?"
Maybe it's Buckingham Palace and the generations of kings and queens who have ruled the British Isles since Roman times. Maybe it's the plays and poems of William Shakespeare, or the fortunes of your favourite Premier League side. Maybe it's the complex, smoky taste of a malt whisky from the Scottish Highlands. Or maybe it's just our amazing weather...
Whatever it is that makes you think Britain is GREAT, we invite you to come experience it at the British Embassy on EU Open House Day on Saturday, May 12.
This is our fifth year of joining other EU embassies in opening our doors to the Washington Metropolitan area. It's a chance for each country to celebrate what makes it unique, but also the common bonds among European countries and -- just as importantly -- the bonds we share with the United States.
2012 is an especially exciting year for the UK. June marks Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, celebrating her 60th year on the throne. In July, the Olympic and Paralympic Games come to London for the third time -- the most ever for one city. We'll be highlighting these fantastic events at this year's open house, as well as the history, culture and people that make the UK such a great place to visit and do business.
The Embassy gates will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. Buses will be available to ride from embassy to embassy. For more information, visit EUOpenHouse.org.
Hope to see you here!
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SEPANG: As of 4.30pm, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was still unable to establish any contact or determine the whereabouts of flight MH370.
Earlier Saturday, Subang Air Traffic Control had lost contact with the aircraft at 1.30am. The last known position of MH370 before it disappeared off the radar was 065515 North (longitude) and 1033443 East (latitude).
“We are working with the International search and rescue teams in trying to locate the aircraft,” a statement by released by MAS read.
“So far, we have not received any emergency signals or distress messages from MH370. We are working with authorities and assure that all resources are deployed to assist with the search and rescue mission.”
MAS said that the passenger manifest would not be released until all families of the passengers had been informed.
MH370 had a total of 239 passengers onboard, comprising 227 passengers (including 2 infants) and 12 crew members.
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GUWAHATI: Faced with protests from some quarters, the Nagaland government has decided to hold a consultative meeting on July 17 to discuss its ongoing exercise “Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland” (RIIN).
The decision was made as several influential tribal bodies and major insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) slammed the government on the exercise.
Official sources said RIIN was set in motion on July 10 with a view to streamline the system of issuance of indigenous inhabitant certificates and also to maintain a record of such indigenous inhabitants.
“Towards this, there have been views, opinions and concerns expressed by various sections including civil societies and tribal hohos. The concerns and observations expressed by different sections is a welcome development as such type of approach is the basis of any democratic society,” an official statement said.
It added: “The state government is of the clear opinion that the exercise needs consultations and deliberations with participation from all sections and stakeholders”.
The government assured that the process would involve civil society and citizenry of the state and that no decision that is discriminatory or in contravention of the interest of people or any community would be undertaken.
Earlier, several organisations, particularly Naga Hoho, which is the Nagas’ apex social organisation, and NSCN-IM, had slammed the Neiphiu Rio government for carrying out the exercise.
The Naga Hoho said RIIN would divide the Nagas. The NSCN-IM had said, “All Nagas are indigenous in their ancestral homeland which is contiguous. It is the legitimate rights and political decision of the Nagas to live together under one political roof. The Nagas do not and will not accept their division by imposed artificial state and international boundaries”.
A lot of Nagas, particularly from Manipur, are settled in Nagaland and there was a suspicion that the government was trying to erect a wall of division between the Nagas of the two states.


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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is indisputably the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president. However, do Romney’s commanding leads in early primary states guarantee him a smooth path to the nomination? The answer is no.
Unlike his hair, Romney’s campaign is not invincible. In the most recent fundraising quarter, he raked in $18.25 million. This puts Romney far ahead of fellow GOP candidates. Following Romney was Rep. Michele Bachmann, who raised over $5 million. Former MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty pulled in $4.2 million. It has been reported Former UT Gov. Jon Huntsman brought in 4.1 million in fundraising. (However, an estimated $2 million of Huntsman’s total comes from his own personal contribution to the campaign)
While these numbers may appear to bode well for Romney, he is actually behind his first fundraising quarter as a declared candidate in 2007. Pundits have also noted $18.25 million is half of what George W. Bush raised in his first quarter in 1999. Major GOP donors are not sold on Romney. Many of them may be holding out for a Rick Perry candidacy or waiting on another candidate to fully embrace the role of the anti-Romney candidate before committing their funds.
Thus far in the race, Romney is riding high on name recognition from the 2008 campaign. However, this is not necessarily an advantage for Romney at this point in the race. With Romney claiming over 80% name identification among Republicans according to Gallup, most have already formed an opinion about him. However, candidates like Huntsman and Pawlenty, for example, are within the 40’s and 50’s range respectively. This leaves them with tremendous potential to rise in the polls as more Republican voters get to know them.
At this point in the race, Romney does have one thing working in his favor; he polls the strongest of any of the GOP presidential candidates against President Obama. A few weeks ago, an ABC News/Washington Post poll actually put Romney up 3 points over Obama in a general election match-up.
However, Republican voters continue to have qualms about Romney’s candidacy. Much of the criticism points to one of his key legislative efforts, a healthcare reform law, which looks remarkably similar to Obamacare. Romneycare, like Obamacare, allows taxpayer funding of abortion and contains an individual mandate to buy health insurance.
In a speech at the University of Michigan, Romney emphasized the state versus federal distinction between the laws. Romney describes his law as “a plan for the state of Massachusetts” while Obamcare constitutes “a power grab by the federal government.” Also in his speech, he asserted, “the people in America are sovereign” and that the framers of the Constitution decided “the states would be the laboratories of democracy and compete with one another.”
As reliably as any other GOP presidential candidate, Romney can be counted on to repeal the pro-abortion Obama healthcare law. On his first day in office, Romney has pledged to “issue waivers for all 50 states” to opt-out of Obamacare.
While Romney has been rightly called out to clarify his position on healthcare, some have tried to unfairly skew his position on abortion. We are all well aware that Romney used to be pro-abortion. Both as a Senate candidate in 1994 and as Governor of Massachusetts, Romney professed to support a “woman’s right to choose.”
Romney has since repented of his Massachusetts sins. As a movement dedicated to protecting human life, we welcome anyone who shares that goal, no matter how long it takes them to reach that point. Even Ronald Reagan was not always pro-life.
While Governor of California, Reagan signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act of 1967. Six years before the Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion-on-demand, Reagan supported a bill that pushed the abortion envelope and laid the groundwork for the tearing down of pro-life laws nationwide.
Thankfully, Reagan shifted his position and became one of America’s most pro-life presidents. Romney, along with Herman Cain and Jon Huntsman, did not sign the “Pro-Life Pledge” of the Susan B. Anthony List, citing concerns over the broadness of its language. Some pro-life advocates jumped on him and drew all sorts of outlandish conclusions. Romney then released his own pro-life pledge, clarifying his pro-life position.
Romney promises to appoint pro-life judges, reinstate the Mexico City Policy, sign a federal Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, ban taxpayer funding of abortion and de-fund organizations like Planned Parenthood which perform and promote abortion. Beyond these promises, what more could a pro-life advocate ask for?
Voters may take issue with Romney for various other reasons, but the constant bantering back and forth questioning Romney’s stance on abortion does nothing but embolden the other side. The pro-abortion movement delights in our disunity.
Romney is far from clinching nomination but pro-life advocates should be wary not to mischaracterize his position in case he does ultimately become the nominee. This could greatly endanger general election prospects. And that goes for nearly the entirety of the field. All of the Republican candidates are pro-life, with the exception of pro-abortion former NM Gov. Gary Johnson. Attacking pro-life allies on abortion only aids the other side. Aside from overturning Roe vs. Wade, the most important goal of the pro-life movement has to be defeating Barack Obama, the most pro-abortion president in US history.


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The Senate on Thursday called on the executive arm to declare the winners of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola and Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, as president and vice president-elect, respectively.
While throwing its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to formally recognise the late Abiola and his running mate, Kingibe, as winners of the annulled 1993 presidential poll, the upper legislative chamber also urged the president to pay all outstanding salaries and allowances due to them.
June 12 election is considered one of the freest and fairest in Nigeria’s history. It is believed to have been won by Abiola and his running mate, Kingibe.
The military administration of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida annulled the election before final results were officially announced.
MKO Abiola was eventually jailed by the administration of General Sani Abacha while seeking to actualise his mandate. He died in Abuja prison on July 7, 1998.
The decision of the Senate came on the heels of President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement on Wednesday recognising the late Chief Abiola and Ambassador Kingibe as winners of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.
President Buhari also declared June 12 the date on which the presidential election was held, as the new Democracy Day.
The declaration included the conferment of the national honours of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on Abiola and Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (CGON) on Ambassador Kingibe.
Consequently, the Senate also resolved to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to, as a matter of necessity, declare the results of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.
It, however, insisted that May 29 remained sacrosanct as the day newly-elected officers from a general election would be inaugurated.
The resolutions followed the consideration and adoption of a motion under matters of urgent public importance moved by Biodun Olujimi from Ekiti State.
She had drawn attention to the need for the Senate to give legislative backing to the presidential declaration.
Debating the motion, the lawmaker said: “For once, I want to thank the president of Nigeria. I want to say he has done well.
“This is one time that the president has given a thought to what Abiola and his family went through to fight for this democracy that we enjoy today.
“Going further, there are issues to be addressed so that we can be confident that this is not a Greek gift.
“This is the time for the result to be properly announced by INEC because government is a continuum, and declare ‘President’ Abiola as a president.
“Entitlements be granted to winners. Babagana Kingibe should be recognised as vice president, June 12 should be declared a public holiday.
“All recommendations must be brought to parliament for legislative action.”
Lanre Tejuosho added, “President Muhammadu Buhari now proclaiming that June 12 will now be our Democracy Day instead of May 29, which is a child of June 12, I believe Mr. President needs further encouragement to continue this reconciliation that he started yesterday.
“What he has started took us 25 years to achieve. So, I believe this Senate should acknowledge this major feat.”
He further urged President Buhari to also reconcile with the legislature with a view to straightening any legal questions that may arise from the declaration.
Similarly, Senate leader, Ahmad Lawan, commended President Buhari for showing the true spirit of democracy.
He said: “President Buhari has clearly shown what a democracy is. The parliament should continue to support the government to further entrench democracy.”
Lawan, who urged his colleagues not to be partisan, further argued that, “For the first time, Nigerians elected candidates based on their credibility only. Somebody from Kano who contested against Abiola was defeated in Kano. That is the kind of sentiment Nigerians should always have.”
Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Senate President, also commended the president for recognising the injustice done to Abiola and other democrats who sacrificed their lives to make June 12 a day to remember.
“The president should address other injustices in the country,” he said, whilst reiterating that the results of the annulled election be announced.
Ekweremadu, however, pointed out some issues emanating from the presidential action.
He said, “There are two legal issues. I want to raise the second one. Section 135 (2) on the tenure of president.
“They are saying June 12 is now Democracy Day; it cannot mean that the tenure of the president would go beyond May 29, which our constitution recognised.
“It, therefore, presupposes that in 2019, the president will now be sworn in on the 12th of June.
“This is legally impossible. A president shall vacate his office at the expiration of a period of four years he took the oath of office.
“The implication is that 29th of May remains the date the president will be inaugurated and take the oath of office.
“If they are moving from May 29 to June 12, it means we have to amend this constitution.
“Otherwise, we will be extending the tenure of a president beyond what the constitution contemplates.
“We have to advise the president, properly situate it so that we won’t enter a jam next year. We cannot extend it to June 12 without extending the constitution.”
Also kicking against the post-hummus award of GCFR on MKO Abiola was Senator Dino Melaye from Kogi State who cited sections of the National Merit Award Act.
“Such an honour cannot be conferred on a dead person, because the person must be personally received by the president,” he said.
His point of order was noted by Senate President Bukola Saraki who insisted that the significance of Abiola’s contributions to democracy shouldn’t be overshadowed by issues of legality.
Saraki said, “The whole point of this discussion is to recognise Chief MKO Abiola and his contributions to democracy which, in our opinions, is a well-deserved recognition.
“We should be seen to uphold the recognition of democratic icons such as Chief Abiola, irrespective of the imperfections that may have been noticed.
“The manner of implementation isn’t what this debate is about, because it’s a known fact that Abiola and Kingibe were the winners of the June 12 election.”
The only additional prayer as moved by Ekweremadu that May 29 remained the inauguration day for elected officers was adopted as part of the resolutions.
Reps In Rowdy Session Over June 12
Meanwhile, lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday were divided over the declaration of June 12 as National Democracy Day.
The division followed a motion by Wale Raji (APC-Lagos) brought under ‘Urgent Matter of National Importance’ on the need to commend Buhari for the June 12 Democracy Day initiative, at the plenary.
Moving the motion, Raji called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release the result of the 1993 election and declare Moshood Abiola, President-elect.
Raji said that the 1993 presidential election was widely acclaimed as the freest, fairest and most credible election in the nation’s history.
He lamented that the result of the election was, however, annulled by the then military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida.
Accordingly him, since the return of democracy in 1999, successive governments had failed to recognise June 12 as National Democracy Day.
He urged the House to commend Buhari for the courageous step, adding that it was a sign that he listened to the voice of the people.
Also, Chris Azubogu (PDP-Anambra) commended the mover of the motion, saying that it was a worthy initiative.
He, however, drew the attention of the House to the exclusion of the electoral umpire, Humphrey Nwosu, who conducted the election, from the list of those honoured.
Azubogu said that Nwosu was a key actor in the June 12 election and risked his life to conduct a free and fair election.
He said that Nwosu should be given due recognition for the role he played in the election as it would encourage future umpires of the electoral process to be free and fair.
In his contribution, Edward Pwajok (APC-Plateau) drew the attention of the House to the Public Holidays Act which stated that May 29 should be recognised as National Democracy Day.
Pwajok said that for the declaration of the president to take effect, the Public Holidays Act had to be amended.
He said that for a contestant to be referred to as president-elect, he had to be declared winner of the election by the National Returning Officer.
Pwajok, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), also said that there was a court order prohibiting INEC from releasing the result.
He explained that until the court’s decision was stepped down by the same court or a higher court, the decision remained.
In his contributions, Mojeed Alabi (APC-Osun) said that there would have been no May 29, 1999 without June 12, 1993.
He said that prior to the presidential declaration, only Osun recognised June 12 as Democracy Day.
Alabi commended Buhari and urged the House to support the motion.
A rowdy session, however, erupted in the chamber when Nicholas Ossai (PDP-Delta) challenged the presidential declaration.
He said that the usurpation of the powers of the legislature by the executive was becoming too rampant.
Ossai argued that an Act of Parliament could not be changed by a presidential declaration and that if June 12 must stand, it should follow due process of amendment of the Public Holidays Act.
Members roared in loud voices apparently trying to shut him up while others waved at him to sit down.
Supporting him, Toby Okechukwu (PDP-Enugu) said that the country must be ruled by law and not by persons or groups.
He said though the intention of the president was good, the declaration needed to be guided by the law, explaining that it was necessary so that nobody would in the future challenge the honour to Abiola.
At that, the rowdiness in the chamber became intense and members left their seats to engage one another in loud altercations.
This lasted for over 20 minutes and when the Speaker of the house, Yakubu Dogara, restored order, he referred the motion to the Committees on Justice and Rules and Business for further consultation.
He mandated the committees to look into the matter and make recommendations to the House before a decision would be taken.
Buhari Directs AGF To Gazette MKO Abiola, Kingibe’s Names
Ahead of the June 12 date slated to officially honour Chief MKO Abiola posthumously, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to begin the process of gazetting the names of all the awardees.
Among the names to be gazetted following the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day include Chief MKO Abiola as Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (posthumous), Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe as Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger and Chief Gani Fawehinmi as Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (posthumous).
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, conveyed the information in a statement made available to State House correspondents on Thursday.
The statement reads, “Following his declaration yesterday (Wednesday) that henceforth, June 12 be observed as Democracy Day in Nigeria and that some heroes of democracy be given national honours, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Shehu Malami, to take immediate steps to publish the presidential order in the federal gazette.
“The president directed that this should be done so that the awards slated for June 12, 2018 can go on as planned.”
Recall that for the past 18 years, Nigerians have been celebrating May 29 as Democracy Day.
May 29 was symbolic in Nigeria since 1999 as it marked the date an elected civilian administration took over from a military government.
Buhari had taken Nigerians by surprise on Wednesday, after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting when he reviewed the date for Democracy Day pegging it on June 12.
Buhari in the statement he personally signed said, “But in the view of Nigerians, as shared by this administration, June 12, 1993 was far more symbolic of democracy in the Nigerian context than May 29 or even the October 1.
“June 12, 1993 was the day when Nigerians in millions expressed their democratic will in what was undisputedly the freest, fairest and most peaceful elections since our independence.
“The fact that the outcome of that election was not upheld by the then military government does not distract from the democratic credentials of that process.
“Accordingly, after due consultations, the Federal, Government has decided that henceforth, June 12 will be celebrated as Democracy Day.
“Therefore, the government has decided to award posthumously the highest honour of the land, GCFR, to the late Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 cancelled elections.
“His running mate as Vice President, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, is also to be invested with a GCON.
“Furthermore, the tireless fighter for human rights and the actualisation of the June 12 election and indeed for democracy in general, the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, is to be awarded the GCON.
“The investiture will take place on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, a date which in future years will replace May 29 as a National Public Holiday in celebration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day.”
Since Wednesday, the development has elicited diverse reactions from Nigerians.
MKO Abiola died in mysterious circumstances while still in detention struggling to actualise his mandate as the duly elected president in 1993.
Osun Declares June 12 Public Holiday
In the meantime, Osun State government has declared June 12 a public holiday.
In a statement by Adebisi Obawale, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, the government said the holiday was in line with the established policy of Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s administration to observe June 12 as Democracy Day every year.
Aregbesola’s administration has since inception observed June 12 as Democracy Day in remembrance of the 1993 presidential election which was adjudged the freest and the fairest in the history of Nigeria.
The statement noted that Governor Aregbesola had had a strong conviction that “June 12, 1993, was the day democracy was born in Nigeria and had been annually addressing the day as such since 2011.”
The government further noted that Aregbesola’s stance on June 12 as Democracy Day has been justified by President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of the day as Nigeria’s Democracy Day, against May 29, and honouring the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the late Moshood Abiola, with a posthumous award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR).
The state government of Osun commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the step he had taken to honour June 12 and key players of the 1993 presidential election 25 years after.


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Computer Business Review: Samsung to Build Linux Smart Phones
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(Other stories by Tony Cripps)
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Linux in the near future.
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stated a intention to develop handsets based on the software.
However, a press release issued Thursday by Superscape Group Plc
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