on the. video on demand. minefield. streets now in the palm of your. mission. this is from the russian capital nine thirty pm here in moscow and to our breaking news this. is the times in the volatile north caucasus region in southern russia and for more on this on la joined our correspondent control to give us the details of what's going on there in coming up because all feel it indeed a series of similar ten years almost simultaneous attacks were perpetrated in the southern russian republic of latvian about cari and it's capped so again not a chip well that's according to local law enforcement agency what we have to this

minute is that the republican caucus all beat up russia's top local security agency all beat out was he was put under a grenade launcher attack at about eight pm mosco time and just minutes opted out to the post so. all police all traffic police were shelled and also an explosion occurred at the opposite beat senatorial later well it seems like more attacks took place just want minutes one option other of all we have put to the moment reports that up to twelve people whose have been injured in those attacks so far no reports on casualty this investigation is on to wait and what is indeed breaking news is that a special abrasion is underway to hunt down gunmen who attempted to blow up one of the posts and so fire continues at one of the police posts a notch ok thanks very. russian before the latest on their. about more from you no

doubt as soon as you get more information for us thanks very much live from central moscow turn up the truth about reporting. when i said course we'll bring you more on that breaking news and all the news for you in less than half an hour from now in the meantime let's learn all about the latest gadgets and high tech developments when our t. technology update is next stay with us from. st . hello and welcome to technology update this month we're embracing the snowy season to bring you some of the latest innovations from the world of winter sports food think things off we're here at the rosa khutor complex in southern russia where the tracks for the sochi twenty fourteen olympics are facing their first test just a week after the first russian cup stages wrapped up in mid february sixty athletes

from twelve countries christened rosa khutor first stage in the alpine european cup men's downhill rave reviews were won by the brand new track the first of its kind in caliber on russian soil the top time however points austrian premier. back in september two thousand and nine we showed you will draw our version of frozen foods are already under construction but with a great deal of work ahead a long mission resort complex along the east coverage tension is a key part of russia's so she twenty fourteen olympics in the complex has come a long way in a short time span the technical backbone of any world class ski area is an extensive and efficient set of which to make sure that rosa voters had the best no expense was spared with total costs estimated at six hundred fifty million euro the result in two thousand and eleven is stage one completion for the enjoyment of average ski enthusiasm as well as international stars this season four of the

projected eighteen lists are running opening up thirty eight kilometers of. helping foundations of visitors reach closer hooter's heights is the russian aerialist producer scott. scott is production facilities in the volga river city of samarra are the birthplace of this high tech high altitude hardware along with their world renowned austrian partners double my own they cover over three fourths of the alpine in the market in russia and the c.i.s. . sco is not a newcomer in the industry i myself have been running the company for over twenty five years. it's an enterprise with a long history of constructing roadways. that was behind virtually all every. lifts in the former soviet only and with the. supplied and set out the hot with all of the. variations of the elevated group way have been used for many centuries but the real boost came with the invention of the steel broken aerial cargo transport was adopted by many industries because of its relatively high speed and low cost

particularly for mineral extraction in complex trade. in the second half of the twentieth century enthusiasm for alpine skiing experienced a worldwide boom and the caucasus mountains in what was then the soviet union were no exception with the unique climate in many of the highest peaks in europe and resorts popped up throughout the region commanding developed infrastructure it was a task tailor made for scotto whose aerialists played a vital supporting role. today scott it was a post soviet private company with the same passion for aerial transport systems. modern lifts require mass you know metal working to turn out sturdy pull wheels precise guide rails and monumental support our first. time tested welding techniques help ensure a culture durable string joints will be further inspected with x. ray ultrasound in magnetic tests it's

a slow and tedious process but the skilled personnel has to make sure that each part is capable of withstanding not just the cargo load but also the cold the wind and the pressure nature is sure to file on. video if this is the since ninety ninety seven scott has set up more than two hundred fifty installations across russia and the commonwealth of independent states depending on the level of complexity bill got as in quotes ranges from one hundred percent in the case of surface lifts so you both expect chairlifts seriously or it could be fifty to sixty percent if we're talking about if it's roadways i mean very complex transport systems including high speed lifts with higher passing. capacity. with human lives literally in the balance the middle underpinnings of the aerialists have to be absolute detail proves a process called how did galvanising is employed on scalia's constructions by partner firm and some are in neighbors prove much this is most in sync and not

about do you want to jump in to escape the russian winter bondsmen allergic lead to the steel and forms a protective layer as with any steel or metal installation the towers and beams that hold up ski lifts are susceptible to failure from rusting corrosion the dangers which are elevated in this case by harsh weather conditions positive galvanising offers more than a shiny exterior it should a key to structures life span by resisting these forces of nature. the end of the 1980's at one of the international exhibitions i got acquainted with a manages from the austrian company which is the world's leader in roadway design and construction not a ninety seven of the long negotiations as we finally agreed to establish a joint enterprise points that we had developed our own unique technical solutions but we also wanted to introduce double miles cutting edge ideas in the russian mob which was a. jumble meyer has become a household name not just in the famous austrian alps but around the world today

the company has built more than fourteen thousand installations in over the country's scott a specialist travel frequently down for training and the partnership has helped the austrians enter the growing russian market. and also so our partner. in the russia. here are my protocol. to correct this check breaks the second is the pension system for example you have to write for the right to lopes. is. sky. the manufacture here in russia. you name for example the station. lost their. training in building mountain lifts for ski areas to snow overnight study

engineering it calls for painstaking geographical and topographical analysis scotto handles the full cycle from site inspection design and planning proposal until the coals are up and the chairs are full of snow c.t.c. years to get there they spend weeks in the field making sure the right route is being selected the task is a careful balance between cost effectiveness and ease of engineering not every lift can be laid along the shortest line from point a to point b. often steel lodges in base areas are located in easy proximity to access roads and parking facilities meeting scotto slips a lot of work to get you to the slopes as practiced in the sochi twenty fourteen olympic skier has shown they're up to the task. when the international olympic committee was didn't cross not have to decide with a saw she was eligible to play host to the twenty fourteen winter olympic games to say the aerialist set up by a company where the only technical installations that well been running at that

time. was showcased to the i.o.c. evaluation commission. scotto has been building in the krasnaya polyana cluster since the one nine hundred eighty s. when it first put out four lists of the al because service resort at the nearby gazprom complex scott has constructed six modern lines including one eight man gondola one six person chair lift two for chair lifts and two basic tea books the newest additions are at rosa khutor the olympic skier where scott was behind three hundred person gondolas and one six man chair lift in addition scott i will help build with the website claims will be the longest try cable people mover in the world to take skiers and eventually olympic spectators from the future train station. guess prone complex. right outside of lust else nisco mrs scott oh built all season option if you want to hone your skills snowboard skills before the trip down to sochi. it may be a beginner hill but the show offs were still making me nervous about my first ever

snowboard attempts scuttles lift solution for the concave curved enclosed complex was impressive but already the least of my worries as natasha tried to get me started down the slope sliding cautiously i wasn't the fastest learner and despite helpful coaching i was starting to wish for more familiar skis since i seem to be spending the lion's share of my time on my backside. for a children's film like that doesn't hurt so bad thanks to the snow they got influences but i'm going to. need to figure out how to train myself a little bit better this. luckily i didn't have to look too far and this seems nish kind of complex russian inventers mikheil man we love and unity machine and have set up a training center using their one of a kind sky take interactive carving simulator in a market full of gym equipment for advanced athletes on one end and video games for casual consumers on the other they dinham found a use for me and filled it by combining improving it to the result is an incredibly

realistic training exercise experience to physical interaction mirrors just a short while earlier only now with a more impressive landscape and gates for targets. on the elusive key here was finding and properly controlling my balance over the board. obviously my form leaves much to be desired so let's break down how a properly trained athlete would look on sky tech simulator pushing off of one edge the skier snowboarder has to transfer their weight fluidly from side to side while maintaining a ford center of balance just as they would crossing and then turning on a real slope here's the contours of the. imitated by electric motors this skier board frame rests on rails and is pulled by steel ropes connected to the motors and reduction heres how to let tronic sensors detect both the edge angle and position of the rider relaying this information through the computer to the motors to simulate

a turn and to the software to reproduce realistic motion on the screen. the steel is made in russia the software and power try anything developed in cooperation with our international partners so the first prototype took a year to make and test currently we do three months to put together a simulator from scratch if you place an order for a model and we already have spare parts for the one we are ready to supply the final product within a month to get. back on my simulated board i was starting to get the hang of it in a serious workout in the process before long tailed was able to personalize the experience in crank up the difficulty increasing my speed altering the course and penalize me for mr gates as you're a corrected my form and even cheered me on. to college he says the ability to control the characteristics of the slope on the go. software allows the instructor to change the position of the deeds as needed for.

these features make the training incredibly fissions from the. system you can change anything we say to come out at any of our. absolutely you can and any objects to your virtual sloop this is the most here's the part of the code for it banners so we can place your logo. that it will show the name of your channel fourteen no we take and then are off on to the billboard right so you know it's really and we go. about. your banner was a nice bonus but still more encouraging was the increasing. beat the sound of going to gates and the feeling that sky tech was making a border and. there's a simulated workout you just hand it was in a traditional format and i think you'll agree though some very realistic but there

recently we have been testing our system in three d. we can try it out right now with the help of these terrible s.s. . oh men and this is the real thing or thing that i listed after this i can't wait to get out of the way. while i'm enjoying my newfound snowboarding skills it's easy to forget that not all the winter games are going to be on the slopes innovations are also popping up in preparation for other events on the black sea coast less than fifty kilometers from fresno county on this mountain cluster the future olympic village park stadiums and arenas are rising up in the city of sochi itself technology of the first covered the state of the earth construction and it's really stages back in the late summer

two thousand and nine and while the best laid plans were already breaking ground they've come a long way in a year and a half from foundations and frames the future venues have begun to take shape the bolshoi ice palace will be the centerpiece of the complex built for the olympic hockey tournament in training it will play home to hockey heroes from around the globe along with hordes of flag waving fans to cheer them on. the way i spell as you see here will host the hockey medal games and can hold up to twelve thousand people. work on the frame of the building made of solid cast reinforced concrete as you can see we've also mentioned the seventeen arched girders of the toe shaped roof now we're working on the roof itself forty two percent of the construction has been completed which means we're right in line with the building schedule. and schedule in this case means not just ready for the february twenty fourth team olympiad but even earlier by late twenties well when so she is slated to host this stage of the euro hockey tour this shiny silver show will eventually round out the intended for use in range of the signs leading

a world class sports and entertainment arena to serve the city years after the torch is. still meanwhile builders have other big projects on their hands in the coastal cluster for more ice cold competition spectators will pack into the sochi olympic skating center builds a slightly bigger dimensions to meet the demands of figure skating in short track racing events this center will also hold twelve thousand people and start hosting international change in shifts in late two thousand and twelve and you kind of didn't know this is what this venue has a unique lodge span a roof top structure in terms of metal we're talking two thousand tons in total you think it was flexible connected to the mine from the building through to the city's engineering solution will help to meet the highest sause make requirements and is absolutely unique in the russian construction industry. with the. plans call for this getting center to be removable potentially for later use in another brushing city is a cash conserving design that will give sochi

a top notch skating facility for the twenty fourteen games as well as the chance to choose their own future for the site in the years that follow a speed cycling track is already among possible proposals. the command center for sochi twenty four team preparations is the offices of the specifically creating a construction company a liquor store with so much under construction and deadlines approaching it's an understandably busy scene special attention has been focused on the sliding center back in the mountain cluster future home to delusion bobsled and skeleton of its track is already approaching completion in two thousand and eleven unless steam sports like hockey are short track with tightly fixed layouts and dimensions each olympiad has a slightly different design for a sliding center based on the natural setting. this. particular side has favorable conditions school at least in northern slope over monterey and there's a less direct sun here but the ice will hold for long girls and so will do sports

seasonal. and the most in the relief conforms to the cheap. i'm intrigued all the traffic going to john ward meaning there will be fewer supporting structures. so as most of the track fits in the contours of the slopes topography of. the russian national sliding center hopes to overcome what many consider design flaws in previous tracks as a lose dedekind frightening lee fest being cooper last year reminded us that these are dangerous sports and the builders are making for safer competition in sochi. no matter how much we love the beautiful milk not every day on the slopes to be perfectly sunny the same snow that gives us our precious powder can also rolled in really sick and we need special food and resent a healthy build up from turning into a dead after. ski areas have a very fragile relationship with snow is no fun and too much is

a ticking time bomb. when the levee breaks is an earth trembling wall of white wings thousands of tons moving at hundreds of kilometers an hour sparing nothing in its paths. the front line in the face of just no situation is manned by avalanche control squads in the twenty first century derek quickly thing creasing the versatile technology for accessing remote mountain areas even in inclement weather monitoring the size of drifts and easing the build up with remotely controlled snow blasts no amount of new gear will replace their vital role in alerting skiers and running operations with innovative ideas can make their job easier and safer a key element in our avalanche defenses is a system of nets designed to hold back the ever growing snow pile but how can we monitor the tension built up behind these barriers without having to dig our way up

here for all winter long the answer could just be right inside these unassuming little. in case it's. the basic plastic box design might not evoke candy in ski or money bitch but they're still made by a st petersburg based firm called on guard and they could provide a revolutionary function in the avalanche early warning system. nurse sensors measure the length of the rope depending on the load therapy and the fusing with a rope is subjected to heightened tension it stretches and it's this like lengthening that is detected and measured by our sensors in the movie ready with a click modules inside the casement can transmit the information about the strength to a remote computer so that any operators can immediately order of a snow removal operation. to remove headquarters among hard runs a monitoring center the keeps a constant eye on the distance southern russia they're not replacing boots on the ground just yet but they're collecting valuable data to model the snowdrift trends

and alert their frontline colleagues to see what the sensors run an autonomous mode of sending signals through wireless connections to feel pressure doesn't need to search for information we need in the twenty first century and data should be coming to us not the other way around into the detention centers are a new concept being tested and improved on the fly for hardware that means seeing what the weather's all seasons in the fall mountain climbing then there's the question of how the data received from the sensor net set up can best be incorporated into the existing avalanche control efforts eventually reducing required manpower. this is no shit he spoke. in terms of scientific and technical developments with a fifteen and we collaborate with a number of western companies for example with the v t t technical research center of finland several companies from germany switzerland and france he's the. participants in international projects and together we develop a new promising products just because you know is due. in the mountains of

unguarded makes products for more than just ski resorts since roads railways and. population centers also meet avalanche warning systems and the rugged terrain around them may be far more inaccessible for lack of slopes and lifts. production also includes all kinds of microelectronics detection systems with the most common applications for observing the state of urban infrastructure. monitor the stability of historical buildings to see flow of gas to residential complexes to smooth operation of power stations and the structural integrity of roads and bridges. generates a status timeline to help diagnose potential problems guards technology is pinned on the principle that it's better to detect defects in advance deal with the aftermath of an accident. back in moscow we can check out how technology is not just making winter sporting safer but also helping the separate winners from losers

from rule breakers a system to be used. is already in place that this must. in might not be the first thing you focus on when you're in the crowd at your favorite sporting event but only porton refereeing has a high tech new look since the outcome often hinges on close calls the church his company slowmo t.v. has partnered with the kontinental hockey league teams in stadiums to maximize the odds of getting them right while you root for your team to get the result comfortably out of question video referee has its eyes on a game of inches. is adapted their strong background in video replay and multi-channel camera control systems to meet demands for professional hockey for precise officiating a system based on the client's budget in stadium infrastructure. up to eleven channels of high definition video monitoring with all these angles at their fingertips for making any number of tough calls judges are most concerned with the versatile comprehensible interface when the pressure's on and time is of the

essence like many other sports that have resisted moves to video based refereeing mechanisms hockey has fast paced close confines decisions in and the russian we is actually out in front of the american end in tackling the situation with technology with. a referee system does not simply meet the international standards we set the benchmark it meets higher requirements than those defined in the regulations of the n.h.l. or the international ice hockey federation or a good thing so it's a very advanced tool helping referees to take the right decision in ninety eight to ninety nine percent of goalline case just about. it dismissed and must go home said you know had a better record coming in and look strong in early play but the visitors from the visitors' were not about to be bullied in the last match of the regular season by sure enough just six and a half minutes into the first period no suggest mounted a charge that had the lights flashing the crowd waiting anxiously and the rest

making the call upstairs to the video referee down the aisle. it looked like a near miss off the pike but slew of t.v.'s equipment was needed for a closer look. noble when there are any often suppliers in the crease after careful review to be played confirm the call and the number was stayed with no surrender. this until it was that was the several years ago the referees took decisions in disputed incidents on their own and very often fans of the teams management questioned the ruling saying it was biased since last year we decided to stop this practice and introduce the position of video referee for example when the puck crosses the line in the last seconds of again it's not clear whether it was before or after the clock runs actually put in so we asked the developers to display the time on the screen and couple it so that the video referee could decide we had five or six such moments last season and thanks to the improvements the referees made the right call you come on the public and show the teams look if you don't believe us here we can always play back the tape go to the field referee system works well

for the cage shell confirming that the number would enter the playoffs coming off a two one overtime win. what about all the hockey action slated for sochi twenty four teams slimmer t.v.'s products will be in the bolshoi ice palace where it goes could translate to a limpid goal but is. the slow mo t.v. product first because it provides the functionality many seconds of the concert reliable partner since many russian t.v. stations have used it so if we can for many years in four months i camera shoots of concerts or shows so much interest and third it's cheaper and them similar products of western companies and most importantly it's much better. t.v. is already attempting to branch out to other sports basketball can come down to disputed close calls. fencing to the slightest touch replays are often required to verify violations in short track speed skating su more slow move products could

still make the sochi games work for this edition is still in but the sochi twenty four team construction team is still working to make sure we have plenty more updates headed your way join us again next month and while the powder still fresh enjoy the ride.