plenty. of. talk about here with r.t. here is a look at the top stories of the week as well as the latest news international pressure on colonel gadhafi to stop the crackdown on these people mounts with the u.n. imposing sanctions on him the confrontation between any time pro regime forces plunges the country deeper into bloodshed and chaos. also in this week's top stories your fear is turmoil in the arab world will lead to a surge and uncontrolled immigration from the region would be the first to feel the effects of an influx of refugees. plus as a u.k.

court rules julian assange must be extradited to sweden over sex crime allegations the wiki leaks founder says it's a step towards his prosecution in the u.s. led them three of a kind a trio of characters are chosen as mascots for the sochi twenty fourteen winter olympics after as a result of a live t.v. vote across russia. well that brings us up to date and next learn about the latest gadgets and high tech developments technology update is coming your way. street. 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 and think things off we hear 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 when she austrian premier. back in september two thousand and nine we showed you a draw or version of frozen foods are already under construction but with a great deal of work ahead a long vision resort complex a long guy coverage tension is a key part of russia's so she twenty fourteen olympic bid and 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 is to make sure that rows of peterhead the best no expense was spared with total costs estimated at six hundred fifty million euro the results in two thousand and eleven is stage one completion for the

enjoyment of the average ski and to see just as well as international stars this season four of the projected. running. kilometers of. helping foundations of visitors reach rosa hooter's heights is the russian aerialist producer scott. scott his 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 lift market in russia in the c.i.s. cup final scotto is not a newcomer any industry that the i myself have been running the company for over twenty five years. it's an enterprise with a long history of constructing roadways but if it was behind virtually all every. lifts in the former soviet union but the skiff we designed supplied and set up the hardware for the. variations of the elevated group we have been used for many centuries with

a real boost came with the invention of the steel broke aerial cargo transport was adopted by many industries because of its relatively high speed and low cost particularly for mineral extraction in complex terrain. in the second half of the twentieth century enthusiasm for alpine skiing experienced a worldwide boom in 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 resorts popped up throughout the region and commanding developed infrastructure is 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 could. modern lives require maskil 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 strip joints will be further inspected with an 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 in nature is sure to funnel on. video as this is the since ninety nine he said it should scout it has set up more than two hundred fifty installations across russia and the commonwealth of independent states depending on the level of complexity got as input ranges from one hundred percent in the case of surface lifts chairlifts 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 high a passive. capacity. with human lives literally in the balance the middle underpinnings of the aerialists have to be absolutely failed proves the process called how did galvanising is employed on scotus constructions by partner firm and

some are in neighbors probed much this is most in sync not about do you want to jump in to escape the russian winter bondsmen allegedly to the steel and forms a protective layer as with any steel or metal installation it towers and beams that hold up ski lifts are susceptible to failure from rusting corrosion the dangers of which are elevated in this case by harsh weather conditions positive galvanising offers more than a shiny exterior it should add to the structures life span by resisting these forces of nature. the into the nice you know she said one of the international exhibitions i go to acquaint you with a manages to feel straight in company which is the world's leader in roadway design and construction of the united ninety seven off the long negotiations we finally agreed to establish a joint enterprise point that we developed our own unique technical solutions but we also wanted to introduce dopamine as cutting edge ideas in the russian mob which was a bit. jumpy 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 eighty countries scott a specialist travel frequently done for training and the partnership has helped the austrians enter the growing russian market. and also there so. the installation russia so i have to. here. that corrects this check breaks. in system for example you have to write for the right to loads. is. sky. it's the power in manufacture here in russia and also your mates for example the station. also their own soviet bloc together. planning in building lifts for ski areas there's no

overnight study engineering it calls for painstaking geographical and topographical analysis scotto handles the full cycle from site inspection design explaining proposal until the poles are up and the chairs are full of snow seeking city years to get here they spend weeks in the field making sure the right group 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 ski lodges and 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 he has shown there up to the task. when the international olympic committee visited krasnaya polyana to decide whether so she was eligible to play host to the twenty fourteen winter olympic games cecilia the aerialist set up by

a company where the only technical installations that were up and running at that time. was showcased to the i.o.c. evaluation commission. scotto has been building in the krasnaya polyana cluster since the 1980's when it first put up for less of the all because it is 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 used to dish and certain rules of the olympic ski hill where scotto is 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. to the guest program complex. right outside of moscow snus combs the scotto 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 scanners list solution for the concave curve the 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 back so. thanks for actually is feel like that doesn't hurt so bad thanks to the guy to influences but if i'm going to. need to figure out how to train myself a little bit of going to this. luckily i didn't have to look too far and this seems nish kind of complex russian inventers me common wheel off and running 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 efforts on one end and video games for

casual consumers on the other they didn't and found a use for me and filled it by combining and improving it to the result is an incredibly realistic training exercise experience to physical interaction here in just a short while earlier only now with a more impressive landscape in gates for targets. as you to coach me 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 ski or snowboard or 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. slover imitated by electric motors this skier board frame rests on rails and is pulled by still ropes connected to the motors and reduction gears up to electronic sensors detect both the edge angle and

position of the rider relaying this information through the computer to the motors to simulate a turn into the software to reproduce realistic motion on the screen. the steel is made in russia the software and power try and being developed in cooperation with our international partners say the first president talked to a year to make contest hardly wait three months to put together a simulation from scratch if you place an order for a model and we already have the 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 and a serious workout in the process before long ok i was able to personalize the experience in crank up the difficulty increasing my speed altering the course and penalize me for miss gates as yuri corrected my form and even cheered me on. as well as your knowledge he says the ability to control the characteristics of the

sloop on the go. software allows the instructor to change the position of the gates as needed so. these features make the training incredibly fissions from the. system for me you can change anything we say to come out at you know the logo look . absolutely you can edit any objects tour of virtual slope and this is the most part of the code for a downer is where we can place your logo. that it will show the name of your channel fourteen no we take and then are off onto the billboard. so you know it's really an we go. about. your banner was a nice bonus but still more encouraging was the increasing. the sound of family gates and the feeling that sky was making a border. that's an initial simulated workout he just had it was in

a traditional two g. format of i think you'd agree to this very realistic much recently we have been testing your system in three d. which can try it out right now with the help of these stereo glasses. the real thing or should they list the after this i can't wait to see what. well 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 ca on this mountain cluster the future olympic village parks stadiums and arenas are rising up in the city of sochi itself technology of the first covered

the state of the are construction and its early stages back in 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. 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 measured the seventeen arched girders of the toe shape roof now we're working on the roof itself forty two percent of the construction is to complete her job. which means we're right in line with the building schedule. one schedule in this case means not just ready for the feb twenty fourth teen olympiad but even earlier by late twenty's well when sochi is slated to host

a stage of the euro hockey tour this shiny silver show will eventually round out the intended for use in range of design leaving a world class sports and entertainment arena to serve the city years after the torch is passed on meanwhile builders have other big projects on their hands in the coastal cluster for more ice cold competition spectators will pack into the sochi olympics 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 championships in late two thousand and twelve. but you didn't know you think this is loops but this venue has a unique lug span a roof top structure in terms of metal we're talking two thousand tons in total i think it was flexible connected to the main front of the building so this is engineering solution will help to meet the highest saws 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 russian

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 proposed. command center for sochi twenty four team preparations as the offices of the specifically trading construction company. 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 homes delusion bobsled and skeleton evidence the unique track is already approaching completion in two thousand and eleven unlike steam sports like hockey or short track with tightly fixed layouts and dimensions each olympiad has a slightly different design. and for a sliding center based on the natural setting. this. this particular site has favorable conditions school it's in northern slope over monterey and there's less

direct sun here but the ice will hold for long girls and so will the sports season with the. edges of the mountain relief conforms to the geometry of the track going to john ward meaning there will be fewer supporting structures. so as most of the track if it's to 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 dead in frighteningly festering cooper last year reminded us these are dangerous sports and the builders are making for safer competition in sochi. no matter how much we love the beautiful male views not every day on the slopes to meet for fitness sunny the same snow that gives us our precious powder can also rolled in really sick and we need special food and prevent a healthy build up from turning into a dead after. ski

areas have a very fragile relationship with snow known is no fun and too much is a ticking time bomb. when the levee breaks is an earth trembling wall of white weighing thousands of tons moving it hundreds of kilometers an hour sparing nothing in its path. the front line in the face of just no situation is manned by avalanche control squads in the twenty first century very quickly think 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 see. years 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 file but how can we

monitor the tension built up behind these barriers without having to dig our way up here all winter long the answer could just be right inside these unassuming little in case it's. the basic plastic box design might not have can be in skier monday bitch but they're still made by a st petersburg based firm called ivan guard and they could provide a revolutionary function in the avalanche early warning system. or sensors measure the lengthening of the rope depending on the load it bears in the future when the rope is subjected to heightened tension it stretches and it's this like lengthening that is detected and measured by our sensors and when we do with a chronic modules inciting casements can transmit the information about the strength to a remote computer so that any old waiter you can immediately older a snow removal operation. to remove headquarters a monitoring center that 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 sending signals through wireless connection to feel pressure doesn't need to search for information but even the twenty first century and data should be coming to us via the way around to the detention centers are a new concept being tested in improved on the fly for hardware that means seeing what the weather's all seasons in the fall to find it then there's the question of how the data received from the sensor net set up can best be incorporated into fisty havelange controller for us eventually reducing required manpower. notion to school. in terms of scientific and technical developments with the fifteen and we collaborate with a number. western companies for example with the technical research center of finland several companies from germany switzerland under france he spoke to the participants in international projects and together we developed new promising

products to speak you know easy. 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 in excess of all for lack of slopes and lifts. its 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 including generates a status timeline to help diagnose potential problems haven't gourds technology is pinned on the principle that it's better to detect defects in advance then 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 be serene. it might not be the first thing you focus on here in the crowd at your favorite sporting event but only important refereeing has a high tech look since the outcome often hinges on close calls t.v. choices companies 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 put the result comfortably out of question video referee has its eyes on a game of inches. g.b. is adapted their strong background in video replay and multi-channel camera control systems to meet demands for professional hockey for precise officiating assistance 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 many other sports that have resisted moves to video based refereeing mechanisms hockey has fast paced close confines decisions in and the russian league is actually on the front of the american end in tackling the situation with technology if the media referee system does not simply meet the international standards he said the benchmark meets higher requirements than those defined in the regulations of the n.h.l. or the international ice hockey federation you're a good thing so it's a very advanced to helping referees to take the right decision in ninety eight to ninety nine percent of goalline cases about. it dismissed and must go home said animal had a better record coming in and looks strong in early play but the visitors from the vesuvius 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 refs making the call upstairs to the video referee down on the ice in. it looked like a near miss off the pipe but sloan sees equipment was needed for a closer look gone noble were there any often suppliers and a trace after careful review to be taken from the car and the number was stayed with no glossary. just the cliff notes that is the several years ago the referees took decisions in disputed incidents on their own and very often found in teams management question 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 crossed the line in the last seconds of the game it's not clear whether it was before or after the clock runs actually we asked the developers to display the time on the screen about it so that the video referee could decide if we have five or six such moments not seen and thanks to the improvements the referees made the

right call you come on the public to show the teams look if you don't believe us here we can always play back the tape that says the feel 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 the hockey action slated for sochi twenty four team slim would see these products would be in the bolshoi ice palace where it goes to translate to limp a goal. first because it provides the functionality we need certainty the cars are reliable partner since many russian t.v. stations have used its equipment for many years before multifamily shoots of concerts or shows so much interest and third that it's cheaper and them similar products of western companies and most importantly it's much better than the 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 soon more slowmo products could still make the sochi games work for this edition is still on 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. so.

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