photo by Fotobank/Getty Images Singapore has set an example of how to get the middle class to withdraw from public life. Why create problems when you have something to lose? UPD: On March 18, 2015, rumors appeared about the death of the great Singaporean reformer Lee Kwan Yu. Forbes publishes with abbreviations a chapter from John Kampfner’s book “Freedom for Sale. How we got rich and lost our independence,” dedicated to the deceased .

Rain turning into icy pellets paralyzed traffic in Moscow on the evening of Tuesday, October 30. The Yandex.Traffic service rates traffic jams in Moscow at 9 points out of 10. The speed of transport in the center of the capital does not exceed 10 km/h. A multi-kilometer traffic jam has formed on the outer side of the Garden Ring. Exiting the city on a number of main highways is difficult.

Mobile social wishlist Title: Project IZIWAY The bottom line: a mobile social wishlist, which allows you to quickly buy or exchange things and services in real time, makes it possible to easily find and choose the closest fulfiller of your desires, be it an individual or a company manager. Project leader - Prozorov Alexander Moscow city

In Russia, the election campaign may be shortened due to the introduction of a single voting day starting in 2013. This was announced by the Secretary of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Konkin at a meeting with members of the territorial Central Election Commissions of the Tula region on Tuesday, October 30. A regulatory framework is now being prepared that will make it possible to establish September 8, 2013 as a single voting day throughout the country.

October 30, 2012 Opinions Mode for the visually impaired Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Share Add to favorites "Archaeology": A new stage of Russian state capitalism On air: Vladimir Milov, chairman of the political party "Democratic Choice", Elizaveta Osetinskaya, editor-in-chief of Forbes Forbes newsletter The most important things about finance, investment, business and technology Copy link Share Add to favorites Speech synthesis “Marusya” works Listen Mode for the visually impaired

Alexander Kramer Author Moscow has high hopes for a new city brand, which should appear in the near future. Are these expectations justified? To answer this question, Forbes recalled how other capitals changed their image At the end of October, the Moscow City Hall announced an open competition to develop a brand for the Russian capital, aimed at increasing the economic, tourist and investment attractiveness of the city.

Panic button with GPS and SMS Project name: Juliet - quickly call for help at the touch of a button. The essence of the project: a GPS tracker with an SOS function that calls or sends SMS to specified numbers at the press of a button, helping children inform their parents about danger, and parents to be aware of where their child is and what he is doing. Project leaders: Timofey Tsarenko, Arsen Apresyan, Alexander Sannikov Moscow city

Remote assistants Project name: Remote assistants The essence of the project in one sentence: a new type of service for people with high incomes who value their time, which allows them to get rid of unpleasant tasks, save time and money by delegating them to professional assistants from the Smartfield company Project leader: Evgeniy Dyachenko city Tomsk

photo by RIA Novosti In a year, the All-Russian Popular Front will have 95% support in regional elections “A Just Russia” became a victim of the Kremlin’s new political constructors. In 2006, when they created the party, they “enlarged” it, but the current ones are “disaggregated”. Although there have been tragedies in post-Soviet political history, not in the sphere of party building - everything is always repeated in it and always in the form of a farce.

On Tuesday, information appeared in the media that several pupils of kindergarten N58 in the city of Berezniki, Perm Territory, were infected with household syphilis. In particular, one of the users of the city Internet forum Bereznikov reported that in the kindergarten that her granddaughter attends, children from one of the groups were forced to donate blood for Wasserman’s reaction. The analysis showed that 10 children were sick with domestic syphilis.

Prize draw from famous brands - Project name HappyNumber – Happy number www.happynum.kz www.happynum.ru www.happynum.com - The essence of the project in one sentence - name the smallest unique number and win free prizes from famous brands and companies of the world. - Project leader Vladimir Kim - City of the Republic of Kazakhstan, city Almaty

A service where people can play their favorite music for their friends. - Project name: Navolne . fm entrance for the invite test: http :// navolne . fm / invite / forbes The essence of the project in one sentence: A service where people can play their favorite music for their friends . - Project leader: Viktor Babichev - Moscow city

photo by RIA Novosti Soviet-trained judges hand down harsher sentences, and newcomers eventually begin to follow in their footsteps An experienced surgeon performs operations skillfully, an experienced engineer drives a train smoothly, and an experienced lawyer effectively uses the law to protect his client. One can name unambiguous criteria of experience for many professions. Except for the judges. Should you be happy if your case is heard by an experienced judge?

Review of the world press: how a natural disaster will affect the results of the US presidential election, why Jobs's ally Scott Forstall left Apple, what the new era of the technology industry threatens Microsoft "Sandy": figure No. 1 in American politics Hurricane Sandy, raging on the East Coast of the United States on the eve of the presidential election, has become a powerful political factor.

Photo report from the northeastern coast of the United States, which suffered the brunt of the disaster Sandy reached New York . The hurricane has reverted to a tropical storm, but still has wind gusts of 80 mph. This caused strong waves in the bay and Manhattan was flooded. Trees were felled in the city, five people were killed. The streets of New York are deserted, about 250,000 people are without electricity. Schools, airports, public transport and stock exchanges are closed.