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Development Projects of Russia: Industry, Energy and Infastructure
Re: Development Projects of Russia: Industry, Energy and Infastructure
medo on Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:58 am
KomissarBojanchev wrote: I hope russia doesn't proceed with this disgusting primitive polluting monstrosity]http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-proposed-coal-plant-in-russia-would-be-the-worlds-biggestby-a-huge-margin?trk_source=recommended
Russia have large surplus of hydro power plants energy in Far East and export it to China. They don't need coal power plants in Far East, they have enough of hydro power plants potential and with building additional hydro power plants they could replace all thermo power plants in far east. There is also big potential for wind power plants.
GarryB on Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:36 am
Actually as long as you burn it at high temperatures coal is not that "dirty".
there are ways of burning it that reduce the amount of CO2 emissions.
Coal is an abundant resource... just like wood chips, there is plenty of opportunity to apply modern technologies to make it cleaner and more efficient.
Hydro electric is not perfect either... it covers vast areas of land in water, and is subject to droughts and flooding effecting generation and supply... you also have to have a suitable place for a dam that isn't too far from where consumers of the power live.
KomissarBojanchev
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KomissarBojanchev on Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:10 pm
GarryB wrote: Actually as long as you burn it at high temperatures coal is not that "dirty".
Clean coal is just a marketing shill used by corporate energy empires to pretend they're actually doing something to help stop destroy our surroundings. More info here:http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Clean_coal
The siberian airspace is one of the most toxic places in the world already. It can't afford another fossil puffing beast. This is an era where we should be putting only cleaner energy technology to use, not continue with past pollutant fuel, no matter how few percents "cleaner" it is.
But you'll just continue to close your eyes on russia's major pollution problems and keep repeating "BBBBUUT *Insert major western fossil fuel project here* so we don't need to invest in clean energy sources".
navyfield on Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:37 pm
there is great amur river right on border between russia and china with lots of energy and there is not 1 dam built on it so far ,they should build joint venture hydroplants there first... russians have manpower and machines available since they finished old soviet projects in siberia (boguchan dam etc) , and repaired damaged sayano-shushensk hydropowerplant (largest in russia 6.500mw).
-second you do have reversible hydroprojects where you pump water on higher ground- lake ,when you have surplus electricity ,and then use the drop of that water for production when you need electricity.
Putting some hydroelectric generators in barents or sea of okhotsk would a much better step in the right direction. As well as the brilliant idea putting nuclear reactors of scrapped submarines to work on container ships... But its not profitable enough for the russian private energy giants and profit is all that matters these days.
I hope russia doesn't proceed with this disgusting primitive polluting monstrosit
there is tremendous energy potential in okhotsk sea since its a tunnel for tidal currents ,russia could be a leader in tidal energy.
it doesnt matter big powerplants were always state projects ,and best way to use surpluss money is to improve infrastructure or create something that will always produce cheap energy and energy is always needed.
vast distances and high cost of superconducting cables still limits the use of this resourse.
but amur river dams are a very viable project.
sepheronx
sepheronx on Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:07 am
magnumcromagnon wrote: Sepheronx, what do you think about this new tram?
BatTram, anyone? 'Badass' new Russian streetcar revealed (PHOTOS)
Russian cities that want to develop their public transit systems will soon have a stellar option to buy. A sleek new black streetcar looks like something Darth Vader would pilot in Star Wars and promises new levels of comfort and safety to commuters.
The R1, or Russia One, was developed by a subsidiary of Uralvagonzavod, a company best known for producing advanced Russian tanks. The prototype streetcar, or tram, is to be revealed to the public on Wednesday at the Innoprom-2014 tech expo, but the producer offered a sneak peak to Russian bloggers one day ahead.
Unlike many foreign tram producers, the Russians favored angles and facets over curves. The R1 looks somewhat block-like, closer to Battlestar Gallactica than the Starship Enterprise. But thanks to black composite glass panels, red elongated lights and silver lines, the tram resembles a huge modern smartphone. Some of the designers dubbed it "an iPhone on rails."
The interior is meant to be both comfortable and durable. The designers sacrificed the number of seats, leaving only 28 per car, for making those seats cozy and giving more space to standing passengers.
Several features will help using R1 in some of the harsher climatic regions of Russia. Grooved aluminum stepping boards will have built-in electric heaters utilizing energy recuperated during breaking to prevent icing in wintertime. The outer glass panels have special fitting for swift replacement. Electric batteries allow a tram cut from power lines to travel a further 50km autonomously.
Blogger Ivan Solomin, who is a tram driver himself and was among those invited to test the prototype, has doubts about rear-view cameras that substitute side mirrors at R1. He believes they may not give an adequate rear view to the driver, lacking proper depth perception. But he also praised the driver cabin windows for giving a good direct view – about 10 to 15 percent better than tram models currently used in Russia, he assessed.
The producer estimates that the series version of the tram will cost around 1 million euro and will have few changes compared to the prototype on display. A pilot project to introduce R1 to Russian streets will be launched in Ekaterinburg, Urals Region. The tram is promised to roll out en mass by 2017, when Russia is to host FIFA World Cup.
http://rt.com/news/171452-r1-badass-tram-presentatiob/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome
Tram doesn't look too bad, and it looks like quality is there. Besides, Uralvagonzavod is a private company thus they need to be competitive in order to stay alive, thus quality will be a factor. In terms of functionality, well, I am not overtly impressed with the seating conditions as they look semi cramp, and having forward facing seats that can only fit one person, is a poor use of space. If the tram is to be used in subways, which seems to be the case, then cramped space is not the way to go, efficiency (more people per cart) is the better route. But, it does look impressive.
I guess we will have to wait and see what will become of it. As well, I believe this is being pushed for the international market more so than the domestic market. So it could be good for developing countries building up their infrastructure lines.
Regarding space, it seems to be common though in terms of a single seats: http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/51223/
Although, I still stand by my statement. At least the CTrain here in Calgary has dual seating for forward and backward facing seats. Our trains are from Siemans and they are usually garbage quality.
sepheronx on Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:59 am
I have not posted a whole lot of news lately. I have missed a lot of new factories opening or existing ones with new productions. But, of course, you know where you can go and look.
600 million rubles invested in the reconstruction of treatment facilities in Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Komsomolsk-on-Amur continues large-scale reconstruction project of urban wastewater treatment plants.
Her next step was the launch in early July station ultraviolet disinfection of wastewater with a capacity of 160 thousand cubic meters per day. Modern cleaning technology will completely eliminate the use of costly and unsafe for the environment of the liquid reagents. To date, Komsomolsk-on-Amur - the only city in Khabarovsk Krai , where wastewater treatment plants disinfected with ultraviolet light.
"Rosteh" and opened in Yekaterinburg Sumitomo joint venture to produce automotive components
Holding " Roselektronika "belongs to" Rosteh ", and the Japanese Sumitomo Wiring Systems opened a joint venture in Yekaterinburg Ural Wiring Systems for the production of automotive wire harnesses and wires , told Itar-Tass in the holding. The investment amounted to 300 million rubles.
Products designed for car assembly plants AvtoVAZ, Renault and Nissan , located on the territory of Russia. On the joint production of 250 professionals involved , and by the end of 2014 to increase the number of employees up to 650 people.
In the Kirov region at the "East" has launched a new production site
This production line will mix biotechnological products for agriculture. Using multiehnzimnyh compositions combined feed will enable significantly improve digestibility of the feed the animals and increase the productivity of livestock.
The new manufacturing plant site " East "is equipped with the latest equipment: here for 2 minutes mix the ingredients with the homogeneity of 98 percent. Meanwhile, earlier in order , to get a mixture of time costs accounted for more than 45 minutes. According to the plan performance area is 6 tons per day ( 2,000 tons per year). All products are in demand: its consumers will feed mills , agricultural, poultry farms , cattle farms.
In the Rostov region test complex for the production of duck meat
In the Rostov region in test mode run industrial complex for the production of duck meat. The construction project is implemented by the agro-industrial cluster " Donstar. " total cost of the complex is 7 billion rubles. The company is unique in the history of Russian and Soviet poultry. Its design capacity at the first stage will be 26 thousand tons of duck meat in a year. The project will be given the possibility to gradually increase production capacity to 40,000 tonnes of live weight per year. Full commissioning of complex facilities, scheduled for early 2015 , will provide the consumer market chilled meat ducks and implement the replacement of imported frozen goods with domestic products of higher quality.
At Saransk Instrument-Making Plant opened a new manufacturing site
First test piece was made July 17 at the new site of programmable machines Saransk Instrument Plant.
Turning-milling center is unique in the region, and new machines have a number of advantages - they are universal, meaning they can perform several functions at the same time - turning, milling and drilling operations details.
In the Altai region launched a new production line of car casting
Starting automatic molding line became part of an ambitious modernization Rubtsovskoe the branch of " Altaivagon " ( Holding Company "SDS-Mash").
During the implementation of the investment project worth 1.2 billion rubles in the company installed new equipment, focused on the issue of medium and small car casting.
The new line is planned to produce 48 casting items. Claimed output is calculated on 9000 car sets per year and 3.3 thousand tons of castings per month.
"Rosneft" in Russia produced the first pilot batch of the catalysts of the Fischer-Tropsch
OAO "NK" Rosneft "has confirmed its leadership in the development of domestic technologies GTL (Gas-to-liquid). Angarsk plant catalysts and organic synthesis (JSC "AZKiOS") issued the first pilot batches of catalysts of the Fischer-Tropsch process.
Today JSC "AZKiOS" became the only enterprise in Russia, capable of producing on a commercial scale similar catalysts.
Development of domestic technologies of production of catalysts Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was carried out in the framework of the Program of Innovative Development Company scientists corporate scientific center "RN-CIR", a resident of the "Skolkovo". Produced catalysts allow efficient processing of natural and associated gas into synthetic hydrocarbons. They have been successfully tested at the laboratory level and have proven their high performance.
In the Kaluga region opened a new dairy complex
In the village Lists Kozelskii district opened the region's largest dairy complex of "Duminichsky Dairy Plant", included in the Company "Terra Group."
The project started in 2012 with the participation of "Rosagroleasing" and involves the creation of a dairy complex for 2400 goals. Total project cost - about 2 billion rubles.
Evraz launches energy-saving project cost of 7 billion rubles
Mining and Smelting Company Evraz launched in pilot operation at the West Siberian Metallurgical Combine (ZSMK) installation of pulverized coal injection (PCI) with a capacity of 1.3 million tons of fuel per year. Investments amounted to slightly more than 7 billion rubles.
In Kaliningrad, construction began biotechnology cluster
Solemn ceremony of launching the project worth 1.2 billion rubles was held July 17, in the future of businesses near the village of Spa Pravdinsky district. In the next two years at this point investor company "polycomplexes" organizes production for rectification of lactic acid and biopolymers based on it.
With the release of its full capacity of the enterprise will create over 500 jobs.
Regional authorities provide the necessary infrastructure for the implementation of investment projects.
New import-substituting production opened in Nevinnomyssk Stavropol Territory
Nevinnomysskaya enterprise " Arnest "was put into production line for aluminum aerosol cans. Production will provide employment for 29 residents Nevinnomysska and additional tax revenues to the budgets of different levels.
Capacity of the new production line is 50 million pieces per year. Its cost was more than 500 million rubles. The project was implemented with the assistance of credit resources of VTB Bank.
An important feature of the new line is , that it reduces the company's dependence " Arnest "and several other domestic enterprises from imported products.
Viktor on Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:02 pm
Russia to launch 5 more tech parks by 2015 — ministry
The existing technological parks occupy some 300,000 square kilometers and provide space for 743 companies-residents
Russia will launch technological parks in Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Togliatti, Penza and the Sverdlovsk Region by the end of 2014
magnumcromagnon
Location : Pindos ave., Pindosville, Pindosylvania, Pindostan
Infastructure
magnumcromagnon on Sat Jul 26, 2014 6:05 pm
Some positive Sino-Russian relation news I found on the Sinodefence forum:
China, Russia to co-develop Zarubino Port
Russia's Summa Group will work with Chinese companies on the development of Zarubino Port in Russia to attract more business from China, stated Alexander Vinokurov, Summa Group CEO, at the first China-Russia Expo.
The project is implemented by FESCO Group (controlled by Summa Group). The first phase of the project will be operational in 2018, enabling the port to handle up to 500,000teu, 10M tonnes of grain and cargo every year.
As an ice-free port located on the south of Primorsky Krai in Trinity Bay, Zarubino Port is only 18 km from the China-Russia border.
It has attracted a lot of interest from Chinese investors, Vinokurov told local media.
"The port is a logistics hub that will hugely benefit China and Russia," he said.
On 20 May, Summa Group and China's Jilin Province inked a framework agreement on the co-construction of Zarubino Port. As for the co-operation between China and Russia, Vinokurov cited three key aspects: infrastructure construction in Russia's Far East area, agriculture trade, as well as transport and logistics.
At present, China is Russia's largest trade partner, and the total trade between the two countries has nearly doubled, amounting to $89Bn in 2013 from $48Bn in 2007.
http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/13548/china-russia-to-co-develop-zarubino-port
China-Russia railway bridge paves new trade route
HARBIN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- There is high hope of boosted China-Russia trade after construction began on Wednesday of a railway bridge, the first of its kind, to span the two countries' border over the Heilong River.
Designed with an annual cargo transport capacity of 21 million tonnes, the bridge will connect Tongjiang Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province with Nizhneleninskoye in Russia.
China and Russia negotiated for five years on the project, which will be of great significance in connecting railway networks on each side.
According to the final deal, the main Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye bridge spans 2,215 meters, with 1,900 meters in China.
Lu Chunfang, vice general manager of the state-owned China Railway Corporation (CRC), which is in charge of construction on the Chinese side, said China plans to invest 2.64 billion yuan (431 million U.S. dollars) in the project, including the construction of the main bridge and an approach road stretching 31.62 km. The work is due to be completed in two and a half years.
Foundation stone laying ceremonies were held on Wednesday on both sides of the river.
Alexey Tsydenov, deputy minister of Transport for the Russian Federation, said when at the ceremony that the railway will pave a new way to tap economic potential. Russia will provide sound public infrastructure and encourage investment in the bridge.
He said investment from the Russian side would exceed 500 million U.S. dollars.
According to the CRC's project design, the bridge will allow a maximum train speed of 100 km per hour.
Aleksey A. Maslov, head of the School of Asian Studies at the Russian National Research University Higher School of Economics, said there is urgent need for the railway link as a floating bridge, designed for temporary use, is put into use when the ice melts. It doesn't meet the requirements of growing cross-border trade.
Trade turnover between China's border city of Heihe and Blagoveshchensk, capital of the Amur region in the Russian Far East, reached 1.09 billion U.S. dollars in 2013, up 32.7 percent year on year.
"Many businessmen involved in bilateral trade have been waiting for the new bridge for years," Maslov said.
Bulk cargo transportation between China and Russia via the border river currently relies mainly on shipping, according to Yao Xiangjun, a customs official in Tongjiang.
He said China-Russia border railway transport is currently through two land ports -- Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Suifenhe in Heilongjiang, where railways were built a century ago. Manzhouli Port handles the majority of the trade, which neared 20 million tonnes in 2013.
Liu Ruxiang, deputy general manager of the China-Russia Ussuriysk Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, said the new bridge would end requirements for cargo transport via the Siberia Region to detour to Manzhouli and Suifenhe.
He forecast that the bridge will spur investment to set up industrial and logistic plants along the railway.
Liu said the economic zone invested in by China in Ussuriysk, in Russia's Far East, has been the No. 2 taxpayer in Ussuriysk for three years.
CHINA, RUSSIA TIES
Jeffrey Mankoff, deputy director of the Russia and Eurasia Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told Xinhua that cooperation between China and Russia remains intensive. China is crucial to Russia's plans to develop Siberia and the Far East.
The railway bridge will help grow overland trade and transit between the Pacific, Euroasia and Europe, according to Mankoff.
The high hopes for China-Russia trade echo those of top national leaders. Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first foreign trip of this year to Sochi in February to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games.
Xi told Russia media that China-Russia cooperation has so far borne rich fruit in fields including trade and the economy, energy, advanced technology, people-to-people exchanges and international affairs, not only promoting the development and prosperity of both countries, but also helping safeguard international justice, stability and peace.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said in his meeting with Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Beijing in October that he is confident the two countries will fulfill the 100 billion U.S. dollar trade target in 2015.
Prof. Yuri Tavrovsky at the Moscow-based Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, said the biggest opportunity for bilateral economic cooperation may lie in Russia's Far East region, which is near China and currently Russia's major development focus.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-02/27/c_126195958.htm
Russian Railways CEO calls for further development of ties with China
SHANGHAI, July 19. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian Railways (RZD) President Vladimir Yakunin called for further development of railway cooperation with China.
"As trade and economic ties with the Asia Pacific countries develop, primarily with China, the development of the eastern network of Russian railways becomes increasingly important," Yakunin said at the conference "Great Silk Road and Trans-Eurasian Belt" on Saturday, July 19.
He believes that container transportation from land-locked northeastern provinces of China via the Russian Far Eastern ports to the south of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and other countries could be one of the most promising areas of cooperation.
Yakunin recalled the agreement on strategic cooperation between RZD and China Railway Corporation that was signed during President Vladimir Putin's visit to China in May of this year.
"Coordinated development of Russian and Chinese railways is an important condition for the expansion of foreign economic ties between other countries in Europe and Asia," he said.
In 2013, the volume of cross-border railway transportation with China increased by 2.2 million tonnes from the previous year, reaching 30.5 million tonnes. In the first five months of this year, it dropped by 7% (821,500 tonnes) from the same period of last year to 11.7 million tonnes, including export 10.8 million tonnes (down 5% or 557,300 tonnes) and import 784,500 tonnes (down 27% or 287,900 tonnes).
http://en.itar-tass.com/economy/741495
More Business/development news
In the Saratov region, the official opening of the plant varietal "Severstal"
JSC "Severstal - Long Balakovo plant" - one of the most high-tech industries in Russia and one of the most modern in the world.
Investment in the project amounted to 23.2 billion rubles. The design capacity is equal to one million tonnes of long products for construction purposes in the year.
Created more than one thousand high-tech jobs with an average salary of 40 thousand rubles.
Most of the staff - Balakova residents and neighboring areas. The average age of the plant for 35 years. Currently, the company started to build new housing for their employees.
Metal production is planned to be virtually no waste. Formed during the melting slag supposed to direct the production of crushed stone arc , which is not inferior to its natural properties. Dust generation from the company intends to make the raw material for zinc.
The plant will operate in a closed water cycle , which is scheduled to fuel use , including , rainwater.
Scrap , assembled in the Saratov region , largely to satisfy the need of a new plant.
Hitherto absent in the Saratov region longs producers , which in the next decade will be in demand in the Volga and Southern federal districts. JSC "Severstal - Long Balakovo plant" will make a significant contribution to the development of metallurgical and construction sectors of the regional economy.
Custom Tver Carriage Works tram sent to certification tests
Innovative single-section tramcar model 71-911 with a 100% low-floor went on certification tests.
Tram developed by the company "Transport Systems". The first instance is built on Tver Carriage Works ( part of the JSC "Transmashholding") in May this year.
More than 80% of the components , used in the construction of a tram produced in Russia.
In June-July tram passed dynamic tests in Moscow, which was successfully completed. Certification tests will be held in the capital for two months.
Tram in July 2014 participated in the exhibition "INNOPROM 2014" in Ekaterinburg. During the exhibition for innovative tram expressed interest many heads of regions and municipalities are implementing development programs tram traffic.
Lipetsk region opened dairy complex for 500 heads
The village Zhernovnoe Dolgorukovsky district opened a dairy complex at 500. OOO "Shining Path" - a modern agricultural enterprise , which has the latest milking equipment.
The complex consists of two buildings , one of which was built during the Soviet era and now reconstructed , the second was built recently. In the future complex will expand the content is designed for 1176 head of cattle.
Chassis manufacturer "Aviaagregat" increased profit 15 times
In the first half 2014 net profit of head designer and manufacturer of the chassis holding "Aviation" - "Aviaagregat" increased compared to the same period in 2013 by 15 times and made 70 million rubles. The company's revenue - 1 billion rubles.
Financial figures were announced during a visit to Enterprise CEO of the holding "Aviation" Maxim Kuzyuk.
JSC "Slavneft-YANOS" The reconstruction installations gasoline pool
Investment in the project totaled more than 6.3 billion rubles., Of which about 500 million aimed at improving industrial and fire safety of these facilities in accordance with current regulations.
JSC "Slavneft-YANOS" complete reconstruction of a number of technological facilities , involved in the production of motor gasoline: catalytic cracking 1A-1M , sulfuric acid alkylation unit 25/7 and MTBE production.
Complex deep redistribution of special steels and alloys launched Elecrtostal Moscow region
24 July, Metallurgical Plant "Electrostal" the launch of a new industrial complex deep redistribution of special steels and alloys.
Immediate objectives of Metallurgists - expand the range of materials and finished products for the aviation industry. In the first place - to start production of parts for gas turbine engines. The most difficult stages in the production performs automatic. The new line produces parts with high quality machining.
magnumcromagnon on Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:01 am
sepheronx on Mon Aug 18, 2014 1:37 am
Long-overdue thin-film solar site launched in Chuvashia
The Hevel Solar thin-film solar module production site, the long-awaited joint project between Renova, a large group of Russian companies, and Rusnano, Russia's nanotech giant, finally kicked off in Chuvashia, in the mid-Volga area, Regnum reported.
The partners are said to have invested more than $550m in this factory in the city of Novocheboksarsk. Rusnano owns 49% of Hevel Solar, while Renova holds 51%. The site has helped create more than 200 local jobs.
The launch of the factory has been pushed back several times. Original plans called for the launch in late 2011; the site was to have begun to work at full throttle in early 2012 already. The early plans were canceled as the deadlines were passing, and new deadlines were announced. The factory was then supposed to start operation in July 2013 and launch serial production four months later. Then it was November 2013 that was set as the ultimate deadline for the launch of trial production. Hevel failed again and promised to finally get the project off the ground in February 2014, with plans for commercial-scale production this past June.
This endless string of push-backs has reportedly been attributed to difficulties with paperwork and complexities in obtaining permits.
Excellent article on Russia's re-industrialization.
magnumcromagnon on Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:50 pm
Excellent article on Russia's re-industrialization. According to this Rostec article the Boris Yeltsin's 90's era of monetarist (or money-tsarist) austerity has caused Russia to recede it's production capacity to 1/25th of it's capability. In other words when Russia's fully re-industrializes with new superior domestic made machine tools, Russia's production capability in both civilian and military sectors will jump by a wide margin. Apparently they have at least 40 new advanced machine tool prototypes already:
The revival of the machine tool industry
The new infrastructure will not depend on foreign supplies
Machine tool industry today is highly dependent on foreign supplies, clustering is designed to solve this problem.
Over the next three years, the Russian industry must master the production of complex components that were previously imported from abroad. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on the forum " TVM 2014 " . Active import substitution should occur in the machine tool industry as one of the most dependent on foreign supplies of domestic industries. Help solve this important problem can including the Development Fund for Industry, a decree on the creation of which Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed on September 2.
During Soviet times, with tank-building was an independent and highly developed industry. According to the Industry and Trade Ministry of Russia, the share of imports in the machine tool industry now exceeds 90%. For comparison: in heavy engineering - 60 - 80%, light industry - 70 - 90%, in the electronic industry - 80 - 90%, in the pharmaceutical and medical industry - 70 - 80%. " Indicator of 50-60% can be achieved In the case of a deliberate policy of import substitution. In some sectors will be able to get out even better performance " , - said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Sergey Tsyb.
Over the past 20 years, the domestic market has undergone Engineering Technology quantitative and qualitative changes, the volume of equipment decreased compared with 1991, more than 25 times. In the USSR, machine tools, as the basis for technological independence and technological industrial base DIC received privileged resources: the necessary equipment, materials and supplies. Research institutes sector were equal to the Research Institute of the defense industry under compensation of scientists and engineers, to ensure that R & D funding, etc.
Today our country has practically ceased production of the main components for the production of machine tools and forging equipment (PAC). Machine tools with numerical control almost completed imported from Germany and Japan, CNC systems, sensors, measuring systems, robots, electrical and electronic products, hydraulic systems, etc. The main suppliers of components are
According to the CEO of the company " Stankoprom " Sergei Makarov, one of the key problems in the industry is the backwardness of its own production base. Including lost the confidence of the Russian consumers to domestically produced equipment. Lost production culture and prestige of the machine-tool trades, and as a result, we have a shortage of qualified workers.
" Age of equipment in all industries has considerable wear. Today, 75 - 80% of the park metalworking equipment used for more than 20 years. Since 1991, virtually no change of equipment was conducted or conducted by a factor of updates, no more than 1% per year. In the structure of machinery, presses and only 4.5% in operation less than five years - said Giorgi Samodurov, president of the Russian Association " Stankoinstrument " . - Machine Tool Degradation occurs primarily because of the lack of investment for a long time " . According to the expert, low attractiveness of the industry for domestic investors due to the very low level of profitability (2 - 5%), which is typical for high-tech industries. Foreign investors are not willing to invest in the development of domestic technologies that directly compete with their manufacturers. The only investor in the machine-tool industry, as well as for the defense industry, can only serve the state.
The tax burden on manufacturers in many countries is much lower than in Russia. " Recently, our contacts with major construction companies operating in Russia inviting them to create a joint venture abut in this problem. They'd better find in our country intermediary to create with them supposedly a joint venture (usually on paper), to find a warehouse here and deliver equipment, finished products, call it made in Russia and ensure yourself a good financial condition. All this is due to the imperfection of our defense mechanisms " , - says Samodurov.
Clustering in the machine tool industry is still in its initial stage. Perhaps the first powerful cluster in the machine tool industry will be a group of " Stan " , which includes STANKOZAVOD Sterlitamaka, Ryazan, Ivanovo, Kolomna and, presumably, Saratov. Feature of this group is the presence of an integrator in the form of the banking system with the ability to attract resources for technical re-equipment, develop new products, to attract qualified professionals, etc.
Subject to obtaining bank resources " shoot " can cluster in St. Petersburg. To do this, there are all the prerequisites: the presence of machine-tool industries, companies producing components, highly qualified staff, a significant number of defense enterprises.
According to Sergei Makarov, " Stankoprom " is considering the establishment of joint enterprises of machine tool, in particular, clusters of machine tool and tool production facilities in several areas of CFD. In late August, " Stankoprom " signed a cooperation agreement with the administration of the Lipetsk region.
Some support machine tool provided subroutine " The development of domestic machine tool and tool industry for the period 2011 - 2 016 years, " the federal program " National Technological Base " . Program will not only survive the machine tool enterprises, able to develop and manufacture prototypes of about 40 types of equipment. The second phase of the program - from 2014 and 2016 - provides for the development of R & D as well as a number of investment projects designed to re-equipment of individual enterprises. " In our opinion, it is necessary to significantly increase financial support for the machine tool and to provide him with benefits in various areas (subsidies payment of interest on loans, reducing or zeroing certain taxes, etc.). Significant support to the industry can have a government resolution of 24 December 2013 № 1224 on restrictions on the admission of foreign goods to the procurement for the needs of national defense and national security. It is only necessary to adjust the control over its execution, as a discipline of its implementation defense companies is very low " , - concludes George Samodurov.
http://rostec.ru/news/4514841
sepheronx on Thu Nov 06, 2014 4:13 am
Overview of new production: October 2014
+ 20 new productions
15 - with an investment of 1 billion rubles
6 - with the participation of foreign investors
16 - built from scratch
This is what I will start to comment on for now on, as it is easier than doing it bit by bit. Some isn't mentioned, so I will also add in others.
Tuapse Refinery, as the ugly duckling became a swan
In Russia there is a stereotype in the country all production - an outdated legacy of the USSR. In fact, it is certainly not the case for the last 20 years, new businesses build mass. But I want to talk about more interesting example. About the refinery, which of old and inefficient for the shortest time became the most powerful of the South Russian refineries and now, literally, a world level. Practically, the ugly duckling became a swan. And this is a refinery in Tuapse.
sepheronx on Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:28 pm
AvtoVAZ is running at full capacity
"All the assembly lines of the plant to operate at full capacity during the five-day work schedule in two or even three shifts. In addition, this month introduced extra shifts on Saturdays for pilot production and assembly line of Lada 4 × 4 and Lada Kalina », - said the representative of the company.
It is reported that in October of this year, sales of "AvtoVAZ" rose by 4.7% compared to the same period in September and 08% higher than in October last year. In this best-selling model was the Lada Granta.
Cyberspec on Wed Nov 19, 2014 8:11 am
Equipment for the new Silk Road on the way...
The world's most powerful electric freight train locomotive starts certification trials...
It has a 1h rating of 13.12 MW and will be used to haul heavy trains of up to 7100 tons, on Eastern Russian Railways (RZD) line
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2ES5 is the first Russian double-section mainline freight AC electric locomotive with fifth-generation asynchronous traction motors and power of 8400 kW.
Change-over to 2ES5 will reduce maintenance and repair expenses, as well as repair idle time. The locomotive will be put into SERVICE this year already. Transmashholding will deliver 200 2ES5 machines to Russian Railways by 2020.
The new electric locomotives will contribute greatly to execution of Russian Railway Transport DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, particularly in terms of heavy-tonnage traffic on Baikal-Amur and Trans-Siberian Railways.
http://www.think-railways.com/transmashholding-presented-4es5k-worlds-powerful-freight-electric-locomotive-2es5-first-russian-freight-ac-electric-locomotive-asynchronous-traction-motors/
Viktor on Wed Nov 19, 2014 8:23 pm
Plasma engines of the new generation successfully started a full-time job in space
George1 on Thu Nov 27, 2014 4:36 pm
R1 tram presented to Mayor of Moscow
George1 on Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:24 am
Construction of Moscow's 'Moskva-City' Skyscraper Block to Wrap Up by 2018
The construction around much of Moscow's International Business Center complex Moskva-City is nearing completion, with the complex set to become fully completed and operational by 2018.
MOSCOW, December 8 (Sputnik) — Marat Khusnullin, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Urban Policy and Construction, said that the construction around much of Moscow's International Business Center Moskva-City is wrapping up, and that the complex is set to be fully completed by 2018.
"We have done a great deal over these past four years," Khusnullin told Rossiyskaya Gazeta over the weekend following a regular inspection tour of the area.
Khusnullin explained that in the four year period, several new highway connections were made with the center, three metro stations were opened, and 10 above-ground public transport routes were created. Khusnullin noted that these connections have connected the business center "with virtually the whole of Moscow."
A metro trip from the center of Moscow to Moskva-City now takes about 12-15 minutes, a connection has been made to the capital's Victory Park Memorial Complex off Kutuzovsky Prospekt, and Khusnullin noted that by 2016 more connections will link the territory with two more metro lines, the Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya (Yellow) Line to the southeast, and the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya (Purple) Line to the northwest; the line will also link up with the second ring of the Moscow Metro, which is set to be completed in 2018. An additional road connection running parallel to Kutuzovsky Prospekt will be completed by 2016, shortening the drive between the business district and the MKAD, Moscow's Ring Road freeway around the city which once demarked its outer border. In addition, the creation and extension of several other roads around the territory is set to improve the traffic situation. Finally, a second station of Moscow's Little Ring Railway is set to open in the north of the complex, improving the area's bulk transport infrastructure.
Moskva-City, originally conceptualized as a complex for companies in the financial services industry, akin to London's City of London tower block, has been reconceived more recently as a space for nonfinancial companies, as well as small and mid-sized firms. The territory houses numerous multinational companies operating in Russia, including General Electric, General Motors, Hyundai, IBM, and KPMG. However, in light of ever-growing amounts of available space, as well as the current international financial situation, the variety of businesses the complex hopes to attract has evolved. As Dmitri Granov, head of Moskva-City's management, said earlier, "if before we were looking for international corporations, today we are looking for Russian companies, and small and medium businesses," the New York Times noted. Today office space in the City costs about $6.90 per square foot per month, making it an attractive offering compared to an average of $7.75 for high grade office space elsewhere in Moscow.
This year Evolution Tower, which has a unique, DNA-like double helix design, was completed. It was designed by the architecture and design firm RMJM Scotland Limited, which worked in collaboration with Russian architects and builders. The 48-floor, 169,000 square meter project is set to include office space, a shopping center, underground parking, a wedding palace and the Museum of the International Business Center.
At 95 stories, Federation Tower East, set to be completed next year, will become the tallest building in Europe, surpassing the recently-opened Mercury City Tower, also part of the complex.
Firebird on Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:21 pm
George1 wrote: Construction of Moscow's 'Moskva-City' Skyscraper Block to Wrap Up by 2018
Interesting. Shame the Russia Tower never got built. It actually made it onto the match programme cover of the UEFA Champions League Final.
I wonder what Moscow City 2 will be like. And whether this will be a next gen version of Moscow City.
Or whether the planned "offshore financial centre" of Moscow will actually be based there. Finally, I think "edge cities" ie cities built around Moscow will become important too.
Compared to London's Canary Wharf/Docklands and things like NYC's old WTC, Moscow City has done very well, very quickly.
Viktor on Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:42 pm
In NITU "MISA" opened supercomputer cluster to accelerate the development of new materials
Location : India
Austin on Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:02 am
In Perm for "Gazprom" created turbines cheaper and more powerful import
The new gas turbine unit will compete with the one produced under license in the "REP Holding" on the basis of the US turbine General Electric. It will be cheaper than imported counterpart, and higher efficiency.
UFA, December 9 - RIA Novosti, Ramil Salikhov. Perm designers' "OAO commissioned by" Gazprom "will release gas turbines instead of imported counterpart, which will be higher efficiency and less cost, RIA Novosti reported the press service of the Perm region.
"" OAO won the tender of "Gazprom" on the development and delivery of a powerful gas turbine unit (STU). Capacity of the new installation will be from 34 to 40 MW. In the next decade, "Gazprom" plans to buy up to 200 such installations. To test the unit is planned in 2017, to start selling - in 2018, "- said the agency representative of the government of the region.
The new gas turbine unit will compete with the one produced under license in the "REP Holding" on the basis of the US turbine General Electric. It will be cheaper than imported counterpart, and higher efficiency. If American turbine efficiency of 34%, then 39% will Perm.
In addition, "" OAO in 2017 will provide "Gazprom" gas turbines with a capacity of less than 16-25 MW for the project "The Power of Siberia." The share of the Permian-scale turbines in the gas project is about 70%.
The department noted that in May 2014 between the governor of Perm Krai Viktor Basargin and Chairman of the Board of OJSC "Gazprom" Alexei Miller signed a cooperation agreement. This is a project to expand the supply of high-tech products and development of Perm enterprises, research institutions and universities the company "Gazprom".
More than 40 companies are ready to participate in the Kama region cooperation program and make the necessary "Gazprom" products: gas-compressor, tubing and petrochemical equipment, electrical equipment and cables, pipes and insulation materials, gas production equipment, LNG and more.
George1 on Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:56 pm
Advance section of new Moscow-St Petersburg motorway to open in Moscow region
MOSCOW, December 23. /TASS/. The advance section of a new motorway linking Moscow and St Petersburg opens in the Moscow region on Tuesday. It covers 43 kilometers of the route, from the fifteenth through to the fifty-eighth kilometer.
Spokespeople for the Administration of the Russian President said the chief of administration staff, Sergey Ivanov, Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, and Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov, officials of the state automobile road company Rosavtodor, and executives of the bridge construction group Mostotrest and VINCI group are expected to attend the official ceremony.
The opening of even the first section of the M-11 road motorway will mean a considerable alleviation of transport problems for a number of towns and densely populated areas located to the northwest of Moscow City, like Khimki, Dolgoprudny, Skhodnya, and Zelenograd, which is administratively a remote district of Moscow.
The new road also offers a much easier access to Sheremetyevo airport, the city's largest air hub.
The section will be toll-free until next summer when a fee of 4 rubles per kilometer is to be introduced.
The state corporation Rosavtodor is the ordering customer in the project and the Northwest Concessionary Company co-owned by the French corporation VINCI and the Russian infrastructure group Mostotrest is the contractor.
The overall cost of the M-11 project effectuated in the form of public-private partnership exceeds 70 billion rubles (about $ 1.3 billion), of which the state has provided 22.8 billion rubles.
Connection of the M-11 motorway with the Outer Automobile Ring Road, which runs around the outer perimeter of Moscow City within its administrative boundaries prior to 2011, as well with the streets inside Moscow has required construction of new flyovers and interchanges
M-11 toll road that will run more or less in parallel to the existing M-10 Rossiya federal road will match all the European standards in terms of safety and quality. It will cover a distance of 669 kilometers between Moscow's Outer Automobile Ring Road and the St Petersburg Ring Motorway.
Like the old road, new one will cross the territories of the of the Moscow, Tver, Novgorod, and Leningrad regions.
George1 on Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:32 am
Free port concept for Vladivostok to be finalized before end of 2015 - Deputy PM Trutnev
VLADIVOSTOK, January 28. /TASS/. Vladivostok airport or the entire coastal area of Russia's Primorsky Krai might be transformed into a free port zone. The final strategy of Vladivostok porto-franco is planned to be developed by the end of 2015, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev said on Wednesday.
"We have a suggestion to convert the entire seaboard of Primorsky Krai into a free port zone. There are several revolutionary ideas, in particular, transferring the customs clearance zone [to another place] and declaring the entire territory of Vladivostok as a zone free of customs charges, if cargoes will be handled within the city boundaries," Trutnev said.
The tools and mechanisms of the free port project would, to a certain extent, be in cooperation with advanced development areas and their tax and customs privileges, while the mission of the free port would be "to create attractive conditions on the territory, so that ships will put in here," Deputy PM added.
The government gives three months for developing the Vladivostok free port strategy, after that it should be reconciled by certain governmental agencies.
"I expect that we will definitely have developed this mechanism by the end of this year," Trutnev said.
Previously, Russian President required to grant Vladivostok a free port status, which was a development of one of the main points of the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on December 4, 2014.
In 11 months of 2014, as much as 14.2 million tons of cargoes passed through Vladivostok seaport, according to Russian Association of Trade Sea Ports. The largest stevedore operating in the port is Vladivostok Trade Sea Port OJSC, a member of the FESCO group owned by Summa group.


Source Unknown. Lytle, David Russell. 10 October 1948. Springfield News-Leader Collection. News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri.
Description Reverend David Russell Lytle of Grace Methodist Church. A similar photograph was published in the Leader & Press on October 10, 1948.


Onslaught official song and music video "A Perfect Day To Die", will be premiered on March 8th at 13:00 CET, First Teaser is revealed!
Dying Gorgeous Lies release new music video for "Fatal Craving"!
Vanir premieres the music video for the song called "Fejd", viking perfection, at it's highest power!
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Frontera Hidalgo ist ein Municipio im Süden des mexikanischen Bundesstaats Chiapas. Das Municipio hat über 12.000 Einwohner und eine Fläche von 94,4 km². Verwaltungssitz und größter Ort des Municipios ist das gleichnamige Frontera Hidalgo.

Frontera Hidalgo hieß bis 1989 Frontera Díaz. Der heutige Name ist dem mexikanischen Liberalisten Miguel Hidalgo gewidmet, zuvor ehrte der Name den mehrfachen Präsidenten Mexikos Porfirio Díaz.

Geographie

Das Municipio Frontera Hidalgo liegt im Süden des mexikanischen Bundesstaats Chiapas in der Region Soconusco auf Höhen unter . Es zählt zur Gänze zur physiographischen Provinz der Cordillera Centroamericana und liegt vollständig in der hydrologischen Region Costa de Chiapas. Die Geologie des Municipios wird zu 97 % von Alluvionen bestimmt, vorherrschender Bodentyp ist der Cambisol (92,5 %). Etwa 65 % der Gemeindefläche dienen dem Ackerbau, 34 % werden von Weideland eingenommen.

Das Municipio Frontera Hidalgo grenzt an die Municipios Metapa, Tuxtla Chico, Tapachula und Suchiate sowie an die Republik Guatemala.

Bevölkerung

Beim Zensus 2010 wurden im Municipio 12.665 Menschen in 3.029 Wohneinheiten gezählt. Davon wurden vier Personen als Sprecher einer indigenen Sprache registriert. 17 Prozent der Bevölkerung waren Analphabeten. 4.186 Einwohner wurden als Erwerbspersonen registriert, wovon 79 % Männer bzw. 1,9 % arbeitslos waren. Mehr als 28 % der Bevölkerung lebten in extremer Armut.

Orte

Das Municipio Frontera Hidalgo umfasst 14 bewohnte localidades, von denen nur der Hauptort vom INEGI als urban klassifiziert ist. Sieben Orte wiesen beim Zensus 2010 eine Einwohnerzahl von über 500 auf, kein Ort hatte weniger als 100 Einwohner. Die größten Orte sind:

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Legislator Anker Joins the Rocky Point Civic to Kick off First Annual Garden Tour
Written by Long Island News & PR | 22. July 2014
Rocky Point, NY - July 22, 2014 - On Saturday, July 19th the Rocky Point Civic Association to kick off the civic's First Annual Garden Tour. Members of the community stopped by Sweets of the Spoon to receive a map for the self-guided tour which showcased nine beautifully landscaped homes in Rocky Point.
"I would like to thank the volunteers for dedicating their time and for inviting residents to enjoy their gardens," said Legislator Anker. "I wish the Rocky Point Civic Association much continued success with the event and I look forward to participating next year."
In addition to touring residents' gardens, the day's events also included lunch at Sweets of the Spoon and a tour of the Noah Hallock Historical House. For more information about the Rocky Point Civic, visit rockypointcivic.org.
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Ryan Ward (born January 2, 1979) is a Canadian actor, film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut feature film as a director, Son of the Sunshine, for which Ward and Matthew Heiti were shortlisted Genie Award nominees for Best Original Screenplay at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.

Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, he is now based primarily in Toronto, Ontario. As an actor, he had primarily supporting roles in films, including Nostradamus, We Ate the Children Last and Sidekick, prior to Son of the Sunshine, as well as a long-running stage role in the original production of Evil Dead The Musical.

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Q: Conway's Game of Life Advancing the Grid (Not Same as the Last One!) Problem/Question: the grid is not getting advanced is it getting printed twice, when I only want it to be printed once. Also, this is homework and it is due ASAP, although late work is accepted for less credit in my class.
I am making Conway's game of life with these six functions:
Function 1: create a blank grid
input: nothing
return: a blank grid
Function 2: print a given grid
input: a grid
return: nothing
Function 3: load a pattern
input: a file name, a grid
return: nothing
Function 4: advance a grid one generation
input: a grid
return: a new grid advanced by one generation
Function 5: advance a cell one generation
input: a row, a column, a grid
return: whether the cell is alive or not (True or False)
Function 6: determine the number of living neighbors of a cell
input: a row, a column, a grid
return: the number of living neighbors of the cell
So far, I have made 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, and have tried function 4. When I try to use it however I don't get an error, but actually, something that I believe is worse: simply the wrong output.
Here is a condensed version of my code so far:
living_cell = "O"
dead_cell = "-"

def create_blank_grid():

    line = []
    for i in range(60):
        line.append(dead_cell)

    grid = []
    for j in range(30):
        grid.append(line[:])

     return grid

# print(create_blank_grid())

def print_grid(grid):
  for i in grid:
      for j in i:
        print(j, end="")
      print()

  return grid

# print_grid(create_blank_grid())

def load_design(file_name, grid):
    myFile = open(file_name, "r")
    coordinates = []
    for line in myFile:
        real_line = line.split()
        row, col = real_line[0], real_line[1]
        coordinates.append((row, col))
    myFile.close()

    # turn on certain cells here

    for row, col in coordinates:
        row, col = int(row), int(col)
        # print(row, col)
        grid[row][col] = living_cell
        # print_grid(grid)

    return print_grid(grid)

# load_design("square.in", create_blank_grid())
# square just has coordinates in it like "12 35" on each line

def num_living_neighbors(row, col, grid):
    # just to make sure
    row = int(row)
    col = int(col)

    living_neighbors_count = 0

    if (col + 1) < len(grid[row]) and grid[row][col + 1] == living_cell:
      living_neighbors_count += 1

    if (col - 1) >= 0 and grid[row][col - 1] == living_cell:
      living_neighbors_count += 1

    if (row + 1) < len(grid) and grid[row + 1][col] == living_cell:
        living_neighbors_count += 1

    if (row - 1) >= 0 and grid[row - 1][col] == living_cell:
        living_neighbors_count += 1

    if (((col + 1) < len(grid[row])) and (row + 1) < len(grid)) and grid[row + 1][col + 1] == living_cell:
        living_neighbors_count += 1

    if (((row + 1) < len(grid)) and (col - 1) >= 0) and grid[row + 1][col - 1] == living_cell:
        living_neighbors_count += 1

    if (((row - 1) >= 0) and (col + 1) < len(grid[row])) and grid[row - 1][col + 1] == living_cell:
        living_neighbors_count += 1

    if (((row - 1) >= 0) and (col - 1) >= 0) and grid[row - 1][col - 1] == living_cell:
        living_neighbors_count += 1

    return living_neighbors_count

def adv_cell_one_gen(row, col, grid):

    # is alive, less than 2 alive neighbors
    if grid[row][col] == living_cell and num_living_neighbors(row, col, grid) < 2:
        return False

    # is alive, 2 or 3 alive neighbors
    if grid[row][col] == living_cell and (num_living_neighbors(row, col, grid) == 2 or num_living_neighbors(row, col, grid) == 3)
        return True

    # is alive, more than 4 alive neighbors
    if grid[row][col] == living_cell and num_living_neighbors(row, col, grid) > 3:
        return False
    # is dead, has 3 alive neighbors
    if grid[row][col] == dead_cell and num_living_neighbors(row, col, grid) == 3:
        return True

def adv_grid_one_gen(grid):

    for i in range(len(grid)):
      for j in range(i):
        adv_cell_one_gen(i, j, grid)

    return print_grid(grid)

adv_grid_one_gen(load_design("f-pentomino.in", create_blank_grid()))

My question is, when I called adv_grid_one_gen in te last line, I get an out put where 2 mistakes are made: 1. the printed grid is not advanced at all, and 2. the console shows that it got printed twice.
So overall, a grid that is not advanced is getting printed twice, when I only want it to be printed once
If anyone could offer any help, or just comment something I am doing wrong, I would appreciate it fully, but my main question is above. Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it!

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This is a transcript of an oral history interview with a lesbian who lives in a gay/lesbian retirement community in Florida, the first such community in the United States. She discusses how she learned of the community and describes the process of purchasing a home and moving in. Most of the interview focuses on life in the community: relationships with neighbors, social activities, etc. This interviewee hosts a monthly event called the Lesbian Spirituality Circle Potluck, which attracts women from within the community and from nearby cities.
Interview conducted March 2, 2009.
! C surprising to me to learn that there's a lot of us out there It was r eally a nd I was working at a college at the time. So after a while I was able to identify many professors that were also gay. JM: Do you have a word that you prefer when you talk about yourself? AH: Do I have what? JM: A word that you prefer to say when you talk about yourself? Do you prefer AH: As a lesbian? JM: M m hm. AH: A lesbian. JM: Okay. Some people s ay gay, some people say lesbian ; some people don't like the word lesbian ." I wondered if you had a preference. AH: Well, I think with all the words you know, until you get used to them, they're a little strange. But if you use them the same with dyke It was no t a word that I was comfortable with initially but it's fine now. JM: So it becomes about familiarity maybe? AH: I think so. JM: Okay. AH: So I have something called a Lesbian Spirituality Circle Potluck once a month And so it's a word that I use and have used. I probably use all of them, but that's I believe, the main one. JM: How would you describe the neighborhood as a whole the kind of people who live here? AH: Probably just like anywhere else. They're different. When I say different ," I mean personality wise they're different And the majority of them are caring, kind, int eresting, intelligent, friendly. A nd if I was out walking a dog or bicycling or whatever, I would see more of my neighbors tha n I do. I don't get out a lot, a lthough I do scooter out some I think when ( ) started the community, he tried to identify the characteristics of the people so that they would be what he wanted. That was initially a really im portant thing. I think he fouled up in a couple of areas, but that's okay. My neighbor next door is very quiet. You don't see him. You migh t wave to him or say hi to him, b ut not often. If things are not to his liking, I could get a phone call telling m e that somebody's parked in front of his house and they need to move.
! J AH: I would say it depends on whose home it's in and the reason for it. The fellas get together for dinner at different times and y ou know that because they verbalize that they're going out to dinner with each other or they go to each other's homes for dinner, and y ou can see them walking. And the women do the same. And yet there are other times that we do it both male and female together. JM: Do you like it being co ed here? Do you like that there 's men and women? AH: Mm hm. Very much. JM: So w hat about if you had the opportunity to live somewhere that was all lesbian s ? Would you rather live in a place like that? AH: Probably not. JM: No? AH: There is already a n all lesbian community s outh of here. The environment's not the same. I think I'm not uncomfortable with males and I'm not uncomfortable with gay males. And I have a son, and I have grandchildren. So why would I put myself in a lesbian only community that is a separatist place s o th at males are not welcome, or maybe welcome in the swimming poo l for an hour at a time ? I mean I don't need any of those kind s of restrictions on my life. I have many close friends and they're male. JM: Okay. How do you think that the community has chang ed since you moved in? AH: It's changed considerably because of the difference in home ownership. Al l right, there were probably m mm, hard to say I was going to tell you there were more women originally, but that may not be true. I t may be that they wer e closer to me a nd that they lived at the house on the street rather th a n the other T he fact that there are empty homes right now and there wasn't such a thing when I moved in. You know all of the homes were occupied A nd I don't know specifically what I would say to you JM: Okay. AH: How it's different i t's nice that there's Phase II now so that there's more women. I think there's more women in Phase II than there are in Phase I. So we're able to do thing s you know, together, which makes it nice When you're doing both male and female, it's more of an equal number. JM: Yeah. AH: But it depends ; different parties have different people. JM: What do you think are the really important things about living here, for you?
! K AH: It s community ; it's family. As a single female, I'm not really alone here. I'm really independent but there are times when I do need help. And all I need to do is pick up a ph one or mention it, you know when I'm somewhere and someon e comes and helps or volunteers to do that. JM: What do you think it is about the people who live here that makes them like that be like a family in some ways? Do you think I guess what I'm asking is some people might say W ell, you know I'm at a time in my life everybody's at a time in their lives now where we're not working so we have more time to do that and it s probably mostly about age ," and other people might say something like "W ell no I think it's something different and I think it has to do with the fact that we're all gay and lesbian a nd so maybe there's more community because of that So I was wondering maybe if you though t one way or the other or maybe something different ? I didn't know how you felt about it AH: I think it s personality. JM: Really? AH: I think it depends on the person. Because there are there is someone here that I know is not that way, okay? It's just his personality, probably. Some people are still working. Not a lot, but some. So tha t I'm not sure that it has to do with not working because we're retired. I had a thought and I lost it! JM: It's okay. If it comes back just interrupt me. AH: That's what you call a s enior moment (laughs) JM: Are there any negatives to living he re ? I s there anything that if you could change it you would? AH: Well I wanted to hang my cloth e s outside. I wanted a cloth es line a nd that was something that I couldn't have. However, I live in an area where I just hang them right out there on the lan a i. JM: Okay. AH: So I was able to JM: Sort of adapt. AH: (laughs) That's right. Okay I can't think of anything that I would change. JM: Did you look at any other gay and lesbian communities before you moved here?
! "N JM: PerSuzy? AH: ProSuzy. JM: Yeah, that's like a is it like a y ellow p ages [ telep hone directory] for lesbians or something? Yeah okay. AH: Yeah, so that there's announcements on ProSuzy about the meeting here. And t here was a gal from [nearby location] this time The month befo re there was someone from [nearby location], and the month before was February so we dealt with the heart and friendship So it s ometimes it's in other people's homes depending if they if they voluntee r, o r if I'm not going to be here and JM: But you're sort of the main organizer? AH: Yeah. I started it with Marge [Kirchner] okay t o replace what I was missing in my life. It's a nice way for other women other lesbians to meet other lesbians whether they're couples or single, and we have both that come Someone came from [nearby location] someone comes up from [nearby location] so it s, you know JM: That's fun. AH: interesting. Marge has a Bible a women's Bible and she used that one, chose something from that. So i t's a variety of things. JM: Okay. How do you keep this neighborhood a gay and lesbian neighborhood e specially considering you can't make a law that says you know "Nobody else is allowed to live here." And h ow do you feel about if other people li v e her e and the y' re not ? AH: They have, and they do right now. There was a couple that lived four houses over. They had a gay son, but they were straight. They were you know, it's fine. I think the way you do it is if someone's uncomfortable in this environment, they're not going to move h ere. When there's houses for sale, the first thing that the realtor needs to do is to tell them that they would be moving into a gay and lesbian community. So if they're comfortable with it, it's fine. If not JM: And you're comfortable with it it sound s like ? AH: Well, i t's life I mean I don't I've been to t here i s a straight couple that presently lives in Phase II. And they've been I've been up to some of their social things and they both have been there or one of them and i t's fine. Yeah, I don' t have any I'm not a separa tist o r I'm not someone that's a s long as I'm living here and I can be comfortable here, is the most important thing. And I think if I was a couple, I would still do the same things I would do normally anywhere. I think that wa s one of the nicest things about going to Provincetown is that you could be yourself. You could hold hands sit together with arms around each other whatever. And you can do that here because it's a gay and lesbian community.


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Q: How do I filter out only the hash tagged word from this list and output to a text file? My input File contains the below list stores as a txt file
[(u'#Brexit', 823), (u'#brexit', 166), (u'#Brexitchaos', 135), (u'#StopBrexit', 63), (u'#EU', 46), (u'#BREXIT', 29), (u'#DavidDavis', 28), (u'#UK', 21), (u'#Remain', 20), (u'#BrexitReports', 17)]

I want to filter out the hash tagged words to a new txt file.
My Expected output is : Output.txt
Brexit
brexit
Brexitchaos
StopBrexit
EU
BREXIT
DavidDavis
UK
Remain
BrexitReports

A: Assuming all the first items in the tuples are hashtagged, you can do:
data = [(u'#Brexit', 823), ..., (u'#BrexitReports', 17)]
with open('Output.txt') as f:
    for word, i in data:
        # if word.startswith('#')  # if there are non-hashtagged words
        f.write(word.lstrip('#') + '\n')

A: You can try this:
import ast
data = ast.literal_eval(open('filename.txt').read())
f = open('new_data.txt', 'w')
for a, b in data:
   if a.startswith('#'):
       f.write(a[1:]+'\n')

f.close()

A: You could write a regex. "(?<=#)[^']+" in this case, which means as many characters as possible, after a '#' and until ':
>>> import re
>>> text = "[(u'#Brexit', 823), (u'#brexit', 166), (u'#Brexitchaos', 135), (u'#StopBrexit', 63), (u'#EU', 46), (u'#BREXIT', 29), (u'#DavidDavis', 28), (u'#UK', 21), (u'#Remain', 20), (u'#BrexitReports', 17)]"
>>> re.findall("(?<=#)[^']+", text)
['Brexit', 'brexit', 'Brexitchaos', 'StopBrexit', 'EU', 'BREXIT', 'DavidDavis', 'UK', 'Remain', 'BrexitReports']

You just need to read the whole file in a string and write the list as lines in a new file.


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How today's Labour splinter group could be directly aided by what Corbyn does next
18th February 2019 by Nick 5 Comments
So, it's finally, finally happened: the Labour Party has split. Now that it's gone down, it feels inevitable – yet it really took its time in finally taking place. Anyhow, now starts the questions: will the Independent Group succeed? Will other Labour MPs follow them soon enough? Will Tory MPs quit their whip and join the Independent Group as well? Will this be like the SDP, meaning it ultimately won't work as intended but will keep the Tories in power for a long time?
What interests me more in the immediate is how Corbyn responds to what's happened this morning. This is because it is what Corbyn does over the next fortnight or so that will very possibly have the largest effect on whether the Independent Group succeeds as a new political force – and whether the Labour Party survives this split as an electoral force itself.
Robert Peston wrote this morning, before the event:
"The mystery is why today, rather than in a fortnight or six weeks, when perhaps the UK's EU destiny will be a bit clearer.
"The point is that those running the People's Vote campaign for a referendum have been desperately trying to persuade Ummuna and Leslie to delay their split – because they think if they were to leave the party now, that would entrench the reluctance of Corbyn and those close to him to back a referendum.
"As and when Umunna and co formally leave Labour, the call for a referendum will be closely associated with those who have set themselves up as the enemies of Corbyn and his socialist project. So the referendum-sceptics around Corbyn will tell him that conceding a People's Vote would be to capitulate to those who want to destroy him.
"So the big question for Umunna and the Labour refuseniks today is whether in leaving Labour because they want a referendum they are not in practice undermining the prospect of a referendum."
The Peston blurb above is a classic example of the way everyone has got into extremely short term thinking within the Westminster bubble; there is real tendency to think in 24-hour news cycles and nothing else. Yes, I can see what Peston is talking about emerging: the hard left and those in Corbyn's immediate circle hardening against a another EU referendum as a result of the split. It just seems to me that this will represent Corbyn falling very neatly into a carefully laid trap set by Umunna and co.
If the Umunna/Berger bunch become the receptacle for both left-wing and centrist pro-Europeanism, then it has a real chance of success. This is a feeling that will only grow over the next few years, whatever happens in the immediate with Brexit. Corbyn setting himself in opposition to this feeling, and in fact, using the split to be more vocally pro-Brexit, would set up a very possible, very real split of the Left that could last a generation.
Corbyn's best bet now would be to announce he fully backs the People's Vote and that he will be laying an amendment to that effect next week. This would completely cut the legs out form under The Independent Group and their announcement today. Short term, there would be no point in Labour members or Labour MPs supporting the breakaway if Corbyn takes away the Brexit side of the equation. If Corbyn becomes more vocally Brexity, it gives The Independent Group both more reason for having to exist as well as giving succour to their claim that they had to leave because Corbyn was never going to do anything but facilitate Brexit under the Tories' terms.
In fact, supporting a People's Vote as quickly as possible would be such a brilliant move by Corbyn, I'm now convinced he won't do it and will use his next speech to talk about how Brexit will mean less foreigners on the M5 and how wonderful that will be – or something equally alienating to his base.
18th February 2019 at 11:04
Nick –
So why launch the split now? Why indeed. Perhaps Leslie, Chuka and co. hope to flush out Corbyn's position on the People's Vote. But if so, why should loyal Labour party members support a policy closely associated with splittists? Just asking.
Does seven resignations really count as a 'split'?
I mean that's less MPs than the Liberal Democrats. It's less than 3% of the party.
Laurence C says
I think that there is more than just Brexit behind this split; there is also the institutionalised anti-semitism within the Labour party, that has probably caused the split to happen sooner rather than later. Umunna and Leslie might well have waited until after the next major Commons vote, but I suspect that MPs like Luciana Berger have had enough and would jump ship anyway: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47203397 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-47279312/seven-mps-resign-from-labour-party
That's probably true.
Perhaps it is already too late for a referendum, however once it is obviously too late, I predict that Corbyn will start to advocate a referendum.
The tactic would be similar to the policy of having a customs union in which the UK has a say over EU affairs. Cynical nonsense, completely at odds with the views of Labour's membership, but so long as Corbyn is regarded as a messiah, he does whatever he likes.


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In Pursuit with John Walsh: A Father's Betrayal (S4EP8 Investigation Discovery Wednesday October 12, 2022)
A Father's Betrayal: Cal assists in finding Rex Byrnes, a jobless metalhead whose own daughter has accused him of years of sexual abuse. John joins the search for Arturo Munguia, aka Jesse Vega, who is suspected of killing his girlfriend out of petty jealousy.
Airdate: Wednesday October 12, 2022 at 21:00 on Investigation Discovery
Each week, John Walsh leads viewers through unsolved violent crimes that urgently need to be closed – where time is of the essence and harnessing the power of ID's active and engaged audience could bring these criminals to justice. Joining John in every episode is his son, Callahan Walsh, who leads the operation on the ground, working in tandem with the community and local authorities to search for persons-of-interest. In partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), In Pursuit with John Walsh will also feature two missing children each hour, providing age-progression photos and descriptions in the hopes that viewers can provide new leads to their whereabouts.
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Google's Speed Update: How will it Affect You?
Page speed is something that we talk about quite a lot here at Footprint Digital. This is because the time it takes for one of your webpages to load, and for all of its content to be displayed, has been a search engine ranking factor for a long time – since April 2010.
Search engines do not want to send their users to a page that's going to take an age to load. We're all busy people, and waiting for information in the era of immediacy and user experience is not something we're prepared to put up with!
What's the problem with a slow site?
Page speed is important for your website for several reasons. If you have slow loading times, then you may well struggle in search engine ranking positions for the above-mentioned reason. You might also have higher bounce rates (we've probably all bounced off a page before it's had time to load!) Poor speeds on a very large website may also be problematic because it will take Google longer to crawl and index your site, meaning they can't crawl as many pages in their allocated crawl budget as they would if your site speed was higher. Consequently, poor site speeds are a big problem.
We're been preparing ourselves for a fair few months now for Google's latest announcement regarding site speed. This came on 17th January, when they announced that they would be using page speed as a ranking factor for mobile pages in search rankings. This means that nothing's changing for desktop pages, but there may be a shift in rankings for mobile pages.
The algorithm update will tackle pages delivering a poor experience because of their speed and the announcement gives SEO agencies, developers and website owners the opportunity to prioritise site speed for mobile before it becomes an official ranking factor.
We don't see this as something to be worried about – it's an opportunity to better your mobile website for users. If your mobile website is already performing well, then it shouldn't be affected, and for those websites that need a little help to perform better, then there are tangible things that can be done to help.
The first thing you need to do, is check to see if you've actually got a problem with speed! Anyone can check the page speed of any website. Simply by entering a URL into Google's PageSpeed Insights, you will be provided with some suggestions to make that specific page faster. You'll be able to see the page speed for both the desktop and mobile versions. Google's PageSpeed tool has recently had a revamp so that it uses data from the Chrome user experience report. This means it shows you how fast your pages load based on real user data, giving you an even better insight into your speeds.
These are all things that the team at Footprint Digital can talk to you about.
How Will the Update Impact SERPs?
Google are fairly sure that this algorithm update will only affect a small percentage of queries, and as speed is just one of the ranking factors that search engines consider, it is not the be all and end all. For example, a site that is strong in all other areas will not suddenly fall off a rankings cliff in July if it's a bit slow. However, if you want to provide a good user experience, regardless of your rankings, site speed is important, and should be a priority for you. If you've got any questions about the update, please contact your Relationship manager at Footprint, or pop us a message.
'Speed has been a ranking signal since 2010 for desktop searches so it's no surprise that Google are rolling this out to mobile searches – in fact some would say long overdue!
The impact of the "Speed Update" will depend largely on the severity of speed vs user experience. If the speed of a mobile page is very poor and leads to a poor user experience, then it's likely to suffer when the update rolls-out.
Webmasters/developers should be focused towards delivering a fast user-experience in all scenarios – desktop and mobile. Bear in mind that this is an algorithmic change therefore no warning will be provided (i.e. notifications via Google Search Console), so developers should act now to measure and improve speed, be that through technical enhancements or newer technologies such as AMP, PWAs, PWAMP'.


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Home MAGAZINE DUBAI Mohammed bin Rashid reviews progress of 'The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour'
Mohammed bin Rashid reviews progress of 'The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour'
The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour is our tribute to the nation, a new architectural marvel that will enhance our civic pride, and contribute to the economy by promoting the tourism sector.
Sheikh Mohammed reviews progress of 'The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour'
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reviewed the progress in the construction of The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour, the iconic observation tower that defines a new skyline for the nation.
His Highness was accompanied on the tour by Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Chairman of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid was briefed on the milestones already achieved including the completion of foundation work and the commencement of work on the anchorages for the stay cables that are an integral part of design and structural support of The Tower.
In October 2016, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid marked the ground-breaking of the tower, with the foundation work accomplished in record time. More than 145 barrette piles have been laid to depths of over 72 metres to secure the super-tall structure. His Highness witnessed the trimming of the barrette piles and the preparation of the reinforcement couplers, ready to receive the first sub structure slab.
The barrette piles used for the foundation have been tested to a world record test load of 360 MN (36,000 tonnes). The work was undertaken by foundation specialist, Soletanche Bachy. A cathodic protection system, similar to that used on the foundations of Burj Khalifa, is being completed to protect it from any corrosion risk.
Chairman of Dubai Holding HE Abdulla Al Habbai expressed pride in the execution of this mega project in collaboration with Emaar Properties, adding that this project represents a quality addition to the company's accomplishments that have contributed to the urban development of Dubai. He also said that the new project raises the bar for major urban projects in term of competitiveness, not only regionally but also globally, given the innovative and creative ideas implemented.
"The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour reflects the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to establish Dubai as a global hub for business and leisure that attracts visitors from across the world. With this iconic development, Dubai is once again demonstrating its ability to develop first-of-its-kind projects that surprise the world," he further said.
Chairman of Emaar Properties Mohamed Alabbar said: "We are thankful for the guidance and support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who inspires us to continuously push our boundaries. The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour is our tribute to the nation, a new architectural marvel that will enhance our civic pride, and contribute to the economy by promoting the tourism sector. The spectacular tower will also frame a new skyline that adds to the cityscape set by Burj Khalifa."
With work on the 19m Pile Cap commencing shortly, The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour will witness a global team of professionals at work to create another global icon. Designed by Spanish/Swiss architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava Valls, The Tower will feature several observation decks that offer 360 degree views of the city and beyond. Among the highlights are The Pinnacle Room and VIP Observation Garden Decks that recreate the splendour of the 'Hanging Gardens of Babylon,' one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The Tower adds incredible economic value to Dubai Creek Harbour where Emaar has unveiled exceptional residential projects including Creek Gate, Harbour Gate, The Cove, Dubai Creek Residences, Creekside 18, Harbour Views, and Creek Horizon, among others. More
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Looking for a great way to piss away your work day? How about starting a giant game of Tetris? Even after a full eight hours of gameplay you'll probably be nowhere! The screencap here is of me playing for five minutes, and then letting it drop shapes on its own for another 2 hours and 42 minutes (larger version HERE). You can leave your desk, go take a nap in your car, and have barely missed a thing. WHEE! I double-dog-dare somebody to fill the whole thing except for a line on one of the sides. You would be my hero! And also, a loser. Mostly a loser. DO IT!
UPDATE: Added a screen cap of some art Geekologie Reader Colunista created with the game, after the jump.
Thanks to Kevin, who has single-handedly destroyed my productivity for the day.


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Q: what is the significance of $ref in Odata 4 I am bit new to OData world

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*can someone help me understand what does $ref signifies in OData 4,

*what is difference between $ref and $expand ?

A: Ananth
The $expand system query option specifies the related resources or media streams to be included in line with retrieved resources.
You can refer to https://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.01/cs01/part2-url-conventions/odata-v4.01-cs01-part2-url-conventions.html#sec_SystemQueryOptionexpand for $expand detail.
The $ref is a path segment which is used to address references between entities.
You can refer to: https://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.01/cs01/part2-url-conventions/odata-v4.01-cs01-part2-url-conventions.html#sec_AddressingReferencesbetweenEntities for $ref detail.


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It is important to note that in all these studies, including ours
Posted on February 27, 2017 by cmet3665
It is important to note that in all these studies, including ours, 'recovery' in ambulation and upper limb function does not necessarily imply complete recovery. Many patients deemed to have recovered motor function using our operational definitions may still have had significant limitations in higher levels of mobility or more complex upper limb functional tasks. Several acute stroke studies have considered age (Dallas et al 2008, de Weerdt et al 1987, Hu et al 2010, Loewen and Anderson 1990, Meldrum Baf-A1 clinical trial et al 2004, Veerbeek et al 2011, Wandel et
al 2000), and severity of stroke (Au-Yeung and Hui-Chan 2009, Dallas et al 2008, Hu et al 2010) in their multivariate analyses to identify predictors of ambulation or upper limb function.
Only one study has found age and severity of stroke as significant predictors of ambulation. This study recruited patients from a stroke intensive care unit. Patients were included in that study only if they were referred for rehabilitation (Hu et al 2010). Another study that investigated the benefits of constraint-induced movement therapy in people six months after stroke also reported that age was a predictor for upper limb function (Fritz et al 2006). In these two studies, the cohorts might not be representative of patients seen early GS-7340 after stroke. Age and NIHSS have previously been shown to be strong predictors of mortality (Konig et al 2008, Weimar et al 2004), disability (Johnston et al 2007), and independence with activities of daily living (Johnston et al 2007, Konig et al 2008, Weimar et al 2004) in acute stroke cohorts. Consequently these predictors appear to have broad predictive utility. Their routine use in acute stroke units will facilitate external validation of our prediction models in other cohorts. One limitation of the through NIHSS is that it is a complex assessment that requires training to administer (Reid et al 2010). This potentially undermines its clinical usefulness. However online training and access to the scale (Kasner 2006)
have overcome some of these problems. An advantage of the NIHSS is that it provides information on a variety of stroke-related impairments that can be used by various health professionals in the acute stroke setting (Kasner 2006). The NIHSS can also be administered to patients who do not have good cognition or language, whereas this can be problematic with the MAS. We therefore recommend the use of the NIHSS in future prediction models of ambulation and upper limb recovery after stroke. The strengths of our study include the consecutive recruitment of patients seen early after stroke, the minimal loss to follow-up, the low risk of over-fitting of the prediction model, and the strong performance of the prediction models (discrimination and calibration results).


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Main ¤ Full DVD Movies ¤ Aladdin 720p Diamond Edition
Aladdin 720p Diamond Edition - (1992 Lang: English)
When a street urchin vies for the love of a beautiful princess, he uses a genie's magic power to make himself off as a prince in order to marry her. Aladdin is a poor street urchin who spends his time stealing food from the marketplace in the city of Agrabah. His adventures begin when he meets a young girl who happens to be Princess Jasmine, who is forced to be married by her wacky yet estranged father. Aladdin's luck suddenly changes when he retrieves a magical lamp from the Cave of Wonders. What he unwittingly gets is a fun-loving genie who only wishes to have his freedom. Little do they know is that the Sultan's sinister advisor Jafar has his own plans for both Aladdin and the lamp.
Original Title: Aladdin
Country, Channel: USA
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Tale
Creator: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin
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Vintage Robin Williams - I'd put it in with the Disney classics - This film is so good!
I grew up watching this film and along with Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella it is one of my favourite Disney films. I love it! Robin Williams is so good in it. He's hilarious. This film isn't just for kids but for the whole family. I think I was about 5 when I first saw it and at 14 I still watch it and so do my parents. I haven't seen the sequels because I heard that Robin Williams wasn't in them and decided that they wouldn't be as good without him. He was made for the part. The songs are amazing. I love singing along to "A Whole new World". I'm hoping to get the soundtrack soon. I also love the film because I have the same name as the princess in it! I would definitely recommend it to everyone. You're never too old to watch a classic Disney film.
Aladdin is such an awesome move that still gets me excited to this day, I remember when I was 7 and I saw this in the theater and I just had so much fun. I am such a dork, I still love a lot of the Disney movies that I loved as a kid, but I think the reason that I love Aladdin so much is because this is one of the last Disney movies that was hand drawn animation, the reason I love hand drawn animation is because it feels more personal and that the crew put their heart and soul into it, you can tell by watching it. They got a great cast of voice actors including Scott Weinger from Full House and the always entertaining and hilarious Robin Williams. Robin was just a perfect choice for Genie, he brought a lot of energy to the movie and makes the genie a great character. Who knew that a kid's version of the Arabian Nights tale could be so great? This is a great Disney movie that I guarantee you're going to love.
On a dark night, when Jafar attempts to access the Cave of Wonders, a magical cave which holds treasures beyond the wildest belief, above all is a magical oil lamp containing a genie is hidden. He and his talking parrot, Iago, learn that the only one who can enter the Cave of Wonders is the metaphorical "Diamond in the Rough". Meanwhile, in the palace of Agrabah, Jasmine, the beautiful teenage daughter of the Sultan, must be married before her upcoming birthday, but she rejects every prince she meets, as she wants to be married for true love and not merely for wealth. Later, Jasmine, frustrated with having her life lived for her climbs over the palace walls, and sees the marketplace for the first time, where she meets the street urchin Aladdin and his monkey, Abu, and the two young people are seen to be falling for each other. Jafar uses a machine to see that the "diamond in the rough" is Aladdin. Jafar sends a group of guards to capture Aladdin while Jasmine is still with him. Jasmine tells Jafar to release him, but Jafar lies and tells her he is already dead. Jafar, disguised as an elderly man, releases Aladdin from prison and leads him to the Cave of Wonders. They are told by the tiger-shaped head of the cave to touch nothing but the lamp. Aladdin enters the cave and encounters a magic carpet before finding the lamp. Abu tries to steal a ruby and causes the cave to start collapsing, but the carpet helps them to the entrance. Jafar takes the lamp from them and tries to kill them but Abu takes the lamp back and bites his arm, causing him to knock Abu back into the cave just as it collapses. When Aladdin awakens, Abu gives him the lamp which he had snatched from Jafar. After rubbing it, a genie is unleashed, revealing that he will grant Aladdin three wishes. Aladdin dupes the genie into freeing them from the cave without using up a wish. While contemplating his wishes, Aladdin asks the genie to make him into a prince so he can marry Jasmine. Iago later steals the genie's lamp back and brings it to Jafar, who becomes the genie's new master and uses his first wish to become sultan. Jafar then wishes to become a powerful sorcerer, Jafar then keeps the Sultan, the Genie, and Jasmine as his slaves. Aladdin must figure a way to save all of them and make things right again.
Aladdin is just a great movie that I promise you'll love, it has great characters, beautiful animation, and a terrific and catchy soundtrack that you'll be singing all day. This was one of the rare Disney movies that you pretty much loved ALL the characters, even Iago who is voiced by Gilbert Gottfried, the voice is a bit much but he is great as well. I personally love both the carpet and the genie. Who knew that a carpet could have so much personality? I absolutely adore the "Friend Like Me" scene, it was incredible to watch and had terrific animation! If for some odd reason you haven't somehow seen this movie, I highly recommend that you do, this will probably go down in your favorites as well.
This movie has three elements that are important for an animated Disney movie: Great songs, a good villain and a great sidekick.
The songs and music in general are just great and very memorable. Jafar is a great villain mainly because he is voiced by Jonathan Freeman who has got a good and scary voice. But what is maybe the best element of the movie is Robin Williams as the blue genie. The blue genie is like a jokemachine that once it is started can't stop again and keeps you laughing.
The story is good and the pace is high. "Aladdin" is not too short and it's not too long, it's not too immature and it's not too mature, it's a perfect movie for the entire family with a wonderful love story (even though it's no "Beauty and the Beast") and good animations with some good looking early computer effects.
I did not care to see this movie, but I was such a big Robin Williams that I rented it long after it stopped playing in the theaters. From the first few scenes I was spellbound by the voices and the script.I can still mimmick nearly all of the Genie's themes as well as see myself play Aladdin in a live action version of this movie with Paula Abdul as Jasmine and John De Lancie as Jafar. Jasmine in this movie has the same sexual innocence as Ariel the Little Mermaid and Krysta of Fern Gully. The songs are infectious, especially "Friend Like Me" and "A Whole New World." The whole movie is one big roller coaster ride augmented by the raucous wit of Robin Williams and his own talent for mimmicry and improvisation. Ten Stars way up!