nomic instability u.s. energy drink sales increased more than thirty percent between two thousand and ten and two thousand and eleven. the newest stimulant hitting the market is a slim a plastic inhaler called aero shot each squeeze dispenses around forty milligrams of caffeine in your mouth one country ordering. a caffeinated. meanwhile multi-tasker is feeling for the biggest serving are turning to a product called fifty one fifty juice one gallon contains sixty four thousand milligrams of caffeine the equivalent of four hundred red bulls whole objective reasons is to create repeat customers to get people to keep their product. is clearly an addictive substance and by creating all these products they're definitely appealing to a wide range of consumers and feeding into the larger problem which is you know

happy over consumption of coke and it can be while going after new consumers one u.s. company created national controversy by packaging caffeine and liquor together there's nothing crazy about ok we took two legal products that americans love and combine them cafe and a boatload of alcohol heavily marketed among college students it turned out to be a deadly mix one family in florida who say four loko killed their son police say dozens of students had been sent to the hospital from these drinks amid lawsuits mounting criticism and eventually a federal ban the company subsequently removed caffeine from the drink but the national demand for the natural stimulant remains uncompromised with more and more americans looking for their legal high. r.t. new york. and you can always find more news online just log on to our t. dot com here's what's waiting for he's there right now. the end of. story army why

it's new government is deploying more tanks and troops across the country one year after the fall of mubarak's regime. and a painful aftershocks of the war have all yarm fighters carry out a bloody attack on a refugee camp on the outskirts of tripoli free their houses online. well it's time now for our russia close up series we're heading to central russia to discover another little known region of this vast country. and we are heading to the birthplace of lenin but now the region is making its name making passenger planes and teaching the pilots of tomorrow our current iraq she

tells us about a place with sky high ambitions. it was in the late seventy's that you re out of skin aviation complex was created obvious star is one of the largest manufacturers of passenger planes as well as re modernizing existing cargo planes that travel worldwide there islam plane is one of the largest operating cargo aircraft originally designed for the russian military but when the soviet union fell a demand did too obvious star has been renovating existing response and are now planning a major comeback. a new construction line will launch which will cover the production and the modernization of unique airplanes in the world that are popular such as the roost on. the good news but airlines have used their wrist line freighters to assist in un and red cross relief projects but they'll haul satellites yachts and even the sukhoi superjet two can imagine. and kill those all for issue goes this

the brother that brought it from africa to the from the europe for a. special celebration with that he also transported one hundred thousand kilos of beaujolais wine from france to japan he says without ever breaking a single bottle many little boys dream of becoming pilots but the path to get there isn't always an easy one here the only one of six civil aviation school it's the only place in russia where one can get a higher education with courses offered in academics meteorology and over one hundred fifty hours of flight time. they don't want to start their training these models which gives them the complete feedin of what it's like to seat in a real aircraft flight. and it's true the images almost screen and vibrations of the simulator made even me feel like i could be a pilot i'm joined today by an old director of corporate communications of the

united aircraft corporation thank you for being with us olga since obvious star. has been in existence since one thousand nine hundred eighty how do you evaluate the development of the corporations today we are working to get. the new strategy. and eleven the new strategy comprises the development of two majors segments in the russian outer space industry its military aviation its commercial aviation and its transport. but what are the major perspectives the goals of other star in oregon of sky and russia throughout the now we are working over the. programme of building aircraft and we have to get the first orders for there. thank you very much you can join us from aviation to automobiles where with close up takes you on the second part of our series where we discover it was jeeps and join the people who meet them and even

take us on a wild ride bracing them. on the screen. now it's time to look at what's happening in the world of business carrying us here with us. oh i welcome to all this update the cell phones for joining me now is will get a chance to tell prime minister putin what they're hoping for in the next administration later in the day and of ation and high technology have been top priority for the for this government and foreign specialists agree that russia has potential to be put into practice. right now in russia same as in berlin germany everyone is looking for this engine of job where you put that in the basement and the will is there whatever we have to sell it come by leave people in thirty forty years you could do here in three four

years the most important thing is the culture that entrepreneurship and start up is good then. scope for different foundations that fund the company we need more of them there is a lot of wealth in russia here then we have to curry a sort of it atmosphere and the education that the well could contribute to the startup world. let's take a look at the markets now exchange rates first the euro's getting value against the dollar and the ruble following signals that new ministers will approve a second bailout package for greece also stronger for the most reliable high against the u.s. currency oil climbs for a third day countering concerns that europe's debt crisis will worsen future of the little change stuff that's the second one stay light sweet as trading above ninety nine dollars a barrel well brant is

a over one hundred seventy dollars per barrel. now let's look at europe where stocks are higher as investors continue to monitor the latest news release the puts he is gaining over one third of a percent the dax is off point eight percent this hour. here's moscow where markets are trading in the black as well the strong up or the supporting energy stocks although they are trading makes let's have a look at some individual shambles on the line six blue corn is gaining over half a percent is losing more than one and a half percent. bank is also lower after announcing it will buy back shares from minority shareholders after thirteen point six copecks that was the price of the i.p.o. in two thousand and seven and nearly double the current market what's looking at trends on the market. says investors are sitting on cash waiting for signals to buy and. we are it's very important levels. this is very close to

breaking the two hundred. average moving average and oof we break these levels probably we will see further growth and that can be substantial last week we saw all kind of decent inflows seem to russia to see and generally measure market funds so i think that many investors are sitting on cash and waiting for my car kind of strong to signals that so this rally will continue. all the business news for this hour but don't go away we'll have headlines coming up for you.

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welcome back here with here's a reminder of the top stories the violence in syria escalates but the world is left guessing about what's actually happening as opposition forces offer contradicting claims over just how many people are dying. the e.u. gets the shakes over its own embargo on iranian oil as officials express concern in europe and the loser. pakistan's foreign minister has told r.t. that america's drone strikes are pushing new recruits into the arms of the region's militant groups and you reported claims to have uncovered scores of civilian deaths

in the u.s. led attacks. the next r.t. takes to the skies to look at how hot air ballooning is becoming increasingly popular in russia that's in our special reports don't miss it. people couldn't fly for a long time i don't think because they didn't think it was possible we can learn how to do that without machines anywhere if we want to. destroy your arm while people here are remand ticks but they have generous souls a lot sunni's do something out of this world and in time to experience disease in the skies would brings these people together they come here from all over russia and the world are. always people stick together because of both the love of ballooning and that none of them will be able to do it singlehanded each person is a zone of responsibility those on the ground are responsible for the ones in the

sky together they are a close knit team. it all started in the late eighteenth century a balloon with two passengers in the basket was launched from a paris suburb one pm and fifty four minutes on november the twenty first seventeen eighty three was piloted by collateral. and marquis de long after flying across the french capital they landed safely in another suburb twenty minutes later the king of france for stowed them the title of count being the first humans to fly in the air and granted them the right to hand it down to successive generations of balloonists. since then anyone going up in a balloon for the first time has to pass an initiation ritual to be awarded the title of count by the pilots.

that she was killed which elements do you know count using really earth water fire you know what else. the air. was gone through all of them to. earth and flew in the air. and in the air and of course taken off without. fire is the main driving force of any hot air balloons the first timers have their hair ends burnt as a sign of respect for fire champagne then comes into play as a symbol of water that is used to extinguish the flaming has finally the initiated have their head sprinkled with earth as a good luck charm for future flights. the

first balloon launch in russia came exactly twenty years after the french debut in eighteen zero three a balloonist from paris flew a russian balloon passenger over moscow according to one theory emperor alexander the first but ordered the launch he wanted to know what such aircraft putting those designed for warfare were capable of doing in the mid twentieth century ballooning was no longer popular in russia almost no military balloons have been in use after world war two get ballooning today remains a recreational activity for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. passing gorski russia's oldest spa resort today it is popular among both russian and foreign balloonists a you find both mountains and lowlands the city is just over one thousand five

hundred kilometers south of moscow mt elbrus europe's highest point is only seventy kilometers away the mountain stands nearly five thousand five hundred meters above sea level. the first ballooning competitions in the caucasus were held here russia's southernmost region that was in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. a pilot had to be a professional to stay. balloon and keep it at the right altitude you can never tell how the air currents are going to behave. only nine pilots turned up for the inaugural event thirteen years ago nowadays it is an international festival that attracts both russian and foreign balloonists the aim is to restore the to former glory. vitale. is a former air force pilot on the first balloonist in the caucasus the crew holds him

in high respect he was the first russian take the risk of launching a balloon in the antarctic. were made a sectional bosco's and a balloon that featured the colors of the russian flag for most k. we went to paris. from there on to santiago. finally reached oldest nation terrorists in chile for the world southernmost city there's a. new mission is on the cell phone as host to a number of stations belonging to the united states but very many people in high places outside our country from the presence of russian blueness they're extremely objectionable we paid up before we arrived in chile most of us were able to fly to king george island but only after two failed attempts. to get in the end with winds of eighty meters a second we did manage to launch a balloon but not before everything that could be broken was broken. and all

of you know about. as far as i know only four men in the world including myself have ever launched balloons in the antarctic. vitaly was trained by alex some of one of the first balloonists in the former soviet union has been chief referee at every balloon competition in russia found he. and to the country's first balloon on a factoring company russia has a total of forty professional balloonists that make frequent flights. about your security checks or size is performed within a radius of two hundred fifty meters other balloons start trailing behind the hair a minute later. before each launch the referee tells contestants what they're

supposed to do just like with passenger aircraft balloons a check for any technical folks prussia taking off alexander's wife vera shares his passion for flying she was six years old when she first saw a balloon since then her cherished dream was being to pilot one. address the theme come on everyone can purchase the payson critically gifted with no matter how old you are there and how welcome to come here with children very many men bring their wives along their money but they don't come here is simply to look around and go for right now they help a lot. now there are to learn over monitors the building in competitions she recalls them a new visit wind speeds and alternative flight paths and schools them accordingly. the admission the first balloon to go up for stubber pole it is a heads up as soon as it touches down the pilot will allow to cross on the ground the job of other pilots is to hit the mark as precisely as possible. the first

building to go up is called the herring blueness lingo it is piloted by the judge then the other contestants need to mimic kids' maneuvers by approaching it all moving away. only few pilots can cope with such difficult competition the professionalism of the talan also has earned the couple the title of aero good. of russia but aloneness founded russia's first company manufactures balloons aleksandr to long off made his first pollution in the late one nine hundred eighty s. it's lining born inscription saying the first soviet made mungo feel. possible. ballooning has gained enormous popularity in russia in the past two years this can be seen from the growing number of orders for balloons placed with our

company. and so i don't think the shape of balloons or even the wicker baskets is going to change the balloons of the future will offer a more comfort to in-flight pilots. things like better navigation smoother knobs and delicate thin cords instead of course ropes tools void getting entangled . knots that sensors will give way to radio signals reporting temperatures inside the envelope with dust and all that will be mainly intended for the spectators the balloons are most likely to look like the ones built by the brothers montgolfier for a long time to come. all it had was a basket and a burner. one tank costs full two minutes after that it should be changed to me

a bit visually two tanks at all times one of them an active duty and the other as a backup. to just wind up with this right here is where the baskets are born these tubs are filled with water in them i believe the liquid is used to soak willow. canes are here. but we are using rattan pam to make up this particular basket today. and dream i call fused to give school children physical education classes he was a teacher by calling and dre even held a scientific degree for fun one day he decided to weave a small wicker basket today he's head of

a company which makes much larger baskets. in the old days we used to make balloon baskets in russia today the firm storks of the tropical rattan poly used it's more popular because it's more practical it's imported from europe and southeast asia. process takes three or four hours the material is not put to any particular test to see whether it is ready for processing but then i don't need any i just bend it to see whether breaks or not if. it's a simple as that if you've just ok your let's get down to work with your work is a handy craft with a long history it was all the rage in nineteenth century russia where was used to make all sorts of things from furniture prams and suitcases to hunt bags and toys the traditional craft somewhat faded in the twentieth century but it is being revived today although this is a slow process only

a few workshops can handle major deals involving wickerwork. family but a human nowadays basket wickerwork barely differs from its french origins yet the same technique has been used for hundreds of years i have seen how they do it in the czech republic and in germany which their methods are very much alike. andrei shares his team's motto there is no place for an important things in aviation bus gets a made in strict conformity with blueprints the job takes three days on average every small detail is important from the ropes to the framework few women are found in this trade men's hands a stronger. our products retain the warmth of our hands the. i'm sure that if you are in a good mood while waving a basket the result is

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close up team has been to the screen. where the country's mineral wealth starts its way across the ocean. now our team goes to the area. looking to a different card to represent itself. for local businesses are striving to build the aviation capital of russia. that's where the four by fours are made and can be tested to the limits. welcome to the. russia. news today. game flared up. and these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china operation today.

four. lines in russia would be soon which brighten if you only bounce song from funniest impressions. whose friends don't talk t.v. dot com. the envelope is the most important part of a balloon the safety of all those on board depends on its quality designers make a computer model of the believe numbered once the blueprint is finished they use it to cut out a pocket of material these are used to make pots believe. yelena cooper

yeovil is a seamstress by trade twenty years ago she worked as a tailors making dresses and overcoats when ballooning got a new lease of life she switched to the ambitious task of making balloon envelopes elaine has ballooned several times including flights aboard balloons of her own making. zenith all those lost loons during a festival in a mosque oh it was a very long time ago i even flew over the kremlin and it was so much fun. now such fine some bands but back in one thousand nine hundred one or one thousand nine hundred two. it was amazing. to follow. this that's a nice piece of material and so easy to handle glow lula's for your qualities of primary importance.