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Q: AWS EC2: Baseline of 3 IOPS per GiB with a minimum of 100 IOPS I seem to remember the policy was Baseline of 3 IOPS per GiB. If I have a volumn of 8GB, I get 24 IOPS. Now with the a minimum of 100 IOPS, do I get at least 100 IOPS no matter how small my volumn is?

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José Luis de Oriol Ybarra, empresario e ingeniero español, fue presidente de Talgo entre 1989 y 2001. La empresa fue fundada en 1942 por su abuelo José Luis Oriol, empresario, y Alejandro Goicoechea, ingeniero.

Biografía
José Luis de Oriol Ybarra (Madrid, 1931) es hijo de José María de Oriol Urquijo y María de Gracia Ybarra Lasso de la Vega, y nieto del fundador de Talgo. Realizó estudios de Ingeniería Industrial en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.  Casado con María Jesús Fabra Sánchez-Solá, marquesa de Masnou, en 1960, tiene cinco hijos Macarena, Gracita, José María, Camilo y Alfonso.

Trayectoria
A pesar de estar ligado por tradición familiar a empresas de energía e ingeniería como Hidrola, Construcciones Babcock & Wilcox o sociedades mineras, sus pasos se encaminaron por la empresa Talgo, de la que ya había sido presidente su padre durante 32 años.

Talgo
En 1989 es nombrado presidente de Talgo, tras unos años como consejero delegado. Durante 12 años gestionó la empresa familiar y la profesionalizó, introduciendo expertos ajenos al núcleo familiar y buscando otras fuentes de financiación.  En junio de 2001 le sustituiría en la presidencia del grupo su primo Lucas de Oriol.

José Luis Oriol fue también consejero de Banesto bajo la presidencia de Mario Conde, y apoyó la renovación de Alfredo Sáenz, mano derecha de Emilio Botín.

Bajo su dirección, Talgo inicia los primeros pasos para su internacionalización y expansión comercial. En junio de 2001 deja la presidencia de Talgo tras casi 13 años en el puesto.

Enlaces externos
 Talgo

Véase también
 Talgo (empresa)
 CAF

Referencias

Nacidos en 1931
Empresarios de España del siglo XX
Alumnado de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Nacidos en Madrid

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Charleston Spiritual Ensemble @ Piccolo Spoleto: Jews & Blacks Sat June 4 at Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE), 90 Hasell Street, downtown Charleston
David A. Richardson,
Charleston Spiritual Ensemble
at 2016 Piccolo Spoleto
Jews & Blacks: Parallels of Our Past
May 24, 2016 Charleston SC—The Charleston Spiritual Ensemble, a 35-member vocal group focusing on traditional African-American spirituals, performs at the 2016 Piccolo Spoleto Festival Saturday, June 4 with a unique musical performance entitled Jews & Blacks: Parallels of Our Past under the direction of Music Director David A. Richardson. The event takes place at 7:00 p.m. at Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE), 90 Hasell Street, downtown Charleston.
Coming off a sold-out debut in February, the Ensemble performs this moving tribute to the history of Black-Jewish encounters in America over the past five decades, in particular the role of the organized Jewish community in the civil rights movement and their natural alliance in the battle for civil rights. This communal relationship supported both Black and Jewish agendas to combat hatred and discrimination through social action and make common cause toward greater rights for all minorities.
Spirituals and other songs including sacred and folk songs were commonly performed during the height of the civil rights movement. This music expressed how strife was soothed by call and response singing that was the norm on southern plantations throughout the South during slavery. The performance's selections will be accompanied by historical footnotes from Dr. Karen A. Chandler of the College of Charleston.
Charleston Spiritual Ensemble President and event producer Lee Pringle says, "This concert is autobiographical as my parents greatly benefitted from the kindness of the Jewish community when they migrated to Harlem and later to Spring Valley, New York from the Jim Crow South in the early 1960s. The manner in which Jews treated our family was never forgotten." Pringle later join a group of progressive Jews and Blacks, The African-American Jewish Connection (AAJC), which was among the first organized groups to call for removal of the Confederate Flag from the South Carolina State House in 1991.
David A. Richardson, Director says, "The Spiritual was and is a powerful method of peaceful protest. Fifty years after landmark civil rights advances it's still important to remind adults and teach our children about our parallel past. Music is a wonderful way to chronicle history and I am honored to be a part of this important event."
Performance Tickets/Information
Saturday, June 4, 2016 • 7:00 p.m.
Charleston Spiritual Ensemble @ Piccolo Spoleto
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, 90 Hasell Street, downtown Charleston
General admission tickets: $21 adults; $11 children or students with ID
Available at www.charlestonspiritual.com, (866) 811-4111 or at door (cash/check only) up to one hour before performance
About the Charleston Spiritual Ensemble
Now in its eighth year, the Charleston Spiritual Ensemble is a 35-member vocal group based in Charleston focusing on African-American spirituals and sacred and black classical contributions to musical music. The Ensemble's core musical offering honors the devout musical tradition that African-Americans formed as slaves after arriving in this country and in particular its relevant history in South Carolina. The spiritual has shaped and inspired the evolution of classically trained African-American composers and arrangers.
About Music Director David A. Richardson
A recipient of the prestigious Charleston Southern University Horton School of Music Senior Excellence Award for his exceptional work in the area of Choral Music Education, Mr. Richardson is a noted baritone soloist who has garnered the admiration of the choral community throughout the Carolinas. He serves as Music Director of the Charleston Gospel Choir, now in its 15th season, and the Charleston Spiritual Ensemble. As a professional vocalist, he toured the United Kingdom, Scotland, Austria, and Prague, where he performed with the CSU concert choir to much acclaim.
An accomplished pianist, Mr. Richardson has served as Music Director for several regional productions and has accompanied choral programs and honor choirs at all levels, including three seasons with the University Children's Choir. Mr. Richardson serves as Director of the Vocal Music Arts program at Rollings Middle School of the Art and is the former Director of Choral Activities at Fort Dorchester High School and Band Director and Music Specialist in the Berkeley County School District.
Mr. Richardson is the Director of Vocal Music for the annual Charleston Southern University Music Camp and the Oconee County Choral Festival. In addition, Mr. Richardson has conducted performances with orchestra including Mozart's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Martini's Domine Adjuvandum Me Festina, and Telemann's Jehovam Omnes Gentes with chamber orchestra and is an accomplished organist and pianist. Mr. Richardson earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education with voice emphasis from Charleston Southern University. He is currently a candidate for the Master of Music Education degree at Kent State University.
Promotional photos available upon request.
www.charlestonspiritual.com


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> My problem is that I want to have an easy way to reproduce undefined behaviour errors for further debugging purposes or to put it into my testcases. I want to achieve that saving the active unit during the time ubsan reported the error.
- When the crash happens, the log file contains *all* the information needed to reproduce the error: the message from the sanitizers, the input file encoded in hex and base64, the name of a separate file where the reproducer has been dumped to.
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AMMONITE – Review by Susan Granger
February 10, 2021 February 10, 2021 Susan Granger	ammonite, kate winslett, mary anning, motw, Movie of the Week, saoirse ronan
Sometimes biographies shed new light on once-obscure historical figures – like Mary Anning, a self-taught 19th century paleontologist, renowned for her groundbreaking discoveries of extinct, Jurassic-era marine skeletons.
As portrayed by Kate Winslet, middle-aged Anning is a brusque, working-class misanthrope who has a small shop, selling artifacts to tourists in the dreary British seaside town of Lyme-Regis on the Dorset coast, specializing in the spiral ammonite mollusk fossils she digs out of the steep, rock-strewn cliffs.
Timid Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan) is depressed, presumably following the loss of a baby, so her wealthy husband Roderick (James McArdle) pawns her off to austere Anning as an unofficial apprentice during her convalescence. Slowly, a tenuous friendship grows between the two lonely women.
It's the 1840s, when homosexuality was never openly discussed. And, yes, there's an explicit love scene, choreographed by Winslet and Ronan under the supervision of minimalist writer/director Francis Lee, whose previous film – God's Own Country – chronicled a romance between two men on a Yorkshire farm.
"We just felt really safe," Winslet explains. "I told Francis, who was nervous about it, 'Let us work it out.' And we did, starting with the kissing, boobs, you go down there, then you do this, then you climb up here. We marked out the beats of the scene so that we were anchored in something that just supported the narrative. I felt the proudest I've ever felt doing a love scene – and, by far, the least self-conscious."
Winslet goes on: "This is a story about women speaking up, speaking out. I think uncovering stores where women were repressed in such a systematic way is highlighting how history has covered up their successes. We're not going to do that anymore, world."
In supporting roles, Gemma Jones plays Anning's ailing, widowed mother, while Fiona Shaw scores as Anning's old love interest.
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, Ammonite is a stark, slow-simmering 6, lacking the spark it needs to make it memorable. Available on DVD and Digital.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ammonite is AWFJ's Movie of the Week for November 27, 2020
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MINARI – Review by Diane Carson →
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Susan Granger is a product of Hollywood. Her natural father, S. Sylvan Simon, was a director and producer at R.K.O., M.G.M. and Columbia Pictures; her adoptive father, Armand Deutsch, produced movies at M.G.M. As a child, Susan appeared in movies with Abbott & Costello, Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Margaret O'Brien and Lassie. She attended Mills College in California, studying journalism with Pierre Salinger, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Phi Beta Kappa, with highest honors in journalism. During her adult life, Susan has been on radio and television as an anchorwoman and movie/drama critic. Her newspaper reviews have been syndicated around the world, and she has appeared on American Movie Classics cable television. In addition, her celebrity interviews and articles have been published in REDBOOK, PLAYBOY, FAMILY CIRCLE, COSMOPOLITAN, WORKING WOMAN and THE NEW YORK TIMES, as well as in PARIS MATCH, ELLE, HELLO, CARIBBEAN WORLD, ISLAND LIFE, MACO DESTINATIONS, NEWS LIMITED NEWSPAPERS (Australia), UK DAILY MAIL, UK SUNDAY MIRROR, DS (France), LA REPUBBLICA (Italy), BUNTE (Germany), VIP TRAVELLER (Krisworld) and many other international publications through SSG Syndicate. Susan also lectures on the "Magic and Mythology of Hollywood" and "Don't Take It Personally: Conquering Criticism and other Survival Skills," originally published on tape by Dove Audio.


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Recasting the Iron Rice Bowl: The Reform of China's State-Owned Enterprises
Daniel Berkowitz,
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Hong Ma,
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Received: June 11 2015
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The Review of Economics and Statistics (2017) 99 (4): 735–747.
https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00637
Daniel Berkowitz, Hong Ma, Shuichiro Nishioka; Recasting the Iron Rice Bowl: The Reform of China's State-Owned Enterprises. The Review of Economics and Statistics 2017; 99 (4): 735–747. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00637
Following the enactment of reforms in the mid-1990s, China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) became more profitable. Using theoretical insights from Azmat, Manning, and Van Reenen (2012) and Karabarbounis and Neiman (2014) and econometric methods in De Loecker andWarzynski (2012), this paper finds that SOE restructuring was nevertheless limited. This is because SOE profitability gains in part reflect that they were under less political pressure to hire excess labor and also their cost of capital fell and their capital-labor elasticity of substitution generally exceeded unity. Moreover, SOE productivity lagged that of foreign and private firms.
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Q: managing big .rda files in shiny server in an Amazon EC2 I'm using Shiny Server on an Amazon EC vm (4cpus 8gb of ram running ubuntu 16.04 LTS).
The problem I have is the following :
when I run my shiny App locally, everything is good, and I don't get any errors loading my 250MB .rda file. However, when run it on the Amazon instance, my app just disconnects after hitting the button that triggers the prediction using the model stored on my .rda file.
I tried a dummy model stored in a small (25MB) .rda file and the App worked correctly. So my question is, Does the free version of Shiny server have a limitation on the size of the files ? and if not, any workaround for this problem ?
EDIT: I tried the App on a VM with the same specs, but running ubuntu 14.04, I still have the same problem.


Arie Luyendyk Jr. 's in trouble.
This Sunday's Women Tell All special will leave a lot of Bachelor viewers with their jaws on the floor when Caroline Lunny, seemingly out of nowhere, decides to confront Arie about the upcoming end of his season, hinting at what sounds like a major controversy on the horizon.
While she didn't go into specifics (in the clip below), Caroline called out the 36-year-old race car driver/real estate agent's decision making, saying, "I know what you did and I don't know how you could do that, and I just really don't understand...but I really hope you found what you're looking for." Daaaamn!
So why did Caroline feel the need to call Arie out? One word: Friendship, as the realtor told E! News she really bonded with her fellow contestants, saying, "I left this with amazing women who are going to be friends for like, there are bridesmaids-status friends here."
Caroline Lunny Dishes on Calling Out Arie Luyendyk Jr.
And she felt it was her duty as a BFF to stand up for her wronged friend(s?).
"I had envisioned this Tell All for a long time and how it would go down and then obviously life happened and s--t happened," Caroline explained backstage after confronting Arie, "And so for me, I was really close with a lot of the girls in the house, especially a few that remained at the end. For me, it was a no-brainer, I needed to have that best friend moment, where you're like, 'Hey, I know what you did, screw you.' We all wish we could have that moment for our friends and for ourselves. I never got close enough to him to have it be about me."
While Caroline can't say what happens at the end with Arie and his final three women—Becca Kufrin, Lauren Burnham and Kendall Long—she admitted she was "furious" when she learned what Arie did.
"I had heard a little rumor along the way," Caroline explained, adding she didn't think it could be true. "I then called and I had gotten that confirmation and I was furious, honestly. You'll see why. I'm heartbroken the way things went down, the way he handled it. I think it could've been handled much better and it wasn't."
On stage, Arie didn't really address Caroline's comments, just simply saying, "I think that will play out in the weeks to come."
And Caroline had yet to speak with Arie one-on-one when E! News chatted with her, with the 26-year-old joking, "I think he's afraid to talk to me a little bit!"
To hear more from Caroline about calling Arie out, watch our interview with her above. And stay tuned for our chat with Arie, where he addresses Caroline's comments.
The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8 p.m., and the Women Tell All special airs this Sunday at 8 p.m. on ABC.


The Green Drinks Tokyo event hosted by @greenzjp and held @shibaurhouse was very lively. Greenz.jp is creating a lot of content and community around sustainability in Japan. I spoke briefly about Tokyo Local Fruits. There's make-your-own onigiri and a lively group eager to learn and share.


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Last weekend I visited the luxury Imagine Day Spa and Health Club at Orton Hall in Peterborough with my partner for our anniversary. We wanted some relaxing time as well as a chance to unwind together for our celebration.
We picked this spa as it looked like the ideal place to get away from it all. It is a treasure, hidden in 20 acres of mature parkland in the village of Orton, Longueville. The A1 took me all the way there. I work in PR and often find that London Day Spas often feel like I am working and all the chill out time gets taken away by the underground train journey. The treatments that we booked were the couple's room for a Raindrop Massage each and access to the spa and Serail Mud Chamber.
The spa is easily accessible and only about 45 minutes from Essex or Hertfordshire. They also have a hotel that you can stay at called Best Western Orton Hall Hotel and Spa, which I didn't stay at but looked really cosy, country pub-like and full of character. It used to belong to the Marquesses of Huntly, so definitely worth a visit if you want to team it with the spa as it has romantic 4 poster beds and a lovely Huntly restaurant. There is also a pub called the Ramblewood Inn if you want to have a well-deserved glass of red or tasty home-made food after your treatments beside the spa and hotel.
The Product House that Imagine Spa use are BABOR, which is a high quality spa brand from Germany. I love the way BABOR transforms cutting edge science into skincare. A key hallmark of their range is the respect they show to nature and its precious active substances. They use raw materials that are obtained from controlled organic cultivation and are based on renewable resources. They don't use any PEGs, Synthetic silicone oils, mineral oils that irritate the skin, paraffin derivatives or animal-based raw materials. The creams and oils just sink into your skin so easily. This brand was used in our Raindrop massage.
Upon arrival you go to a friendly reception team to check in and then take a seat in a lounge where hot refreshments are served. I liked the way the receptionist actually came over to us to explain the treatments and take the time to go through our contraindications form with us. It was more personable then being called up by name to go through.
From there, we were introduced to our two therapists Jessica and Chloe. They showed us the changing rooms and told us to relax in the lovely spa area before being called to our massages.
The changing rooms have an allocated locker if you have booked a treatment, with a coin already in it to lock it. The lockers are large and spacious if you want to bring a large bag down. There is a fluffy white robe for you to get into, as well as a lovely fluffy white towel to use in the spa. I would recommend though that you take a pair of flip flops to walk around the wet pool areas. The changing room has hairdryers and mirrors at the sink for your make-up. It is quite small so if you come in a large group, it might be better for some people to get changed in stages.
In the spa area we chilled out in the relaxation lounge area that had comfy lie back beds, herbal tea drinks and plenty of magazines. There is also a sauna that is very spacious so you can fully lie down and a steam room that cleared my head. There is a Jacuzzi that is full of fun bubbles and large enough for six people. It was so warm and soothing on my sore back that I didn't want to get out for a while. The swimming pool is a large size for swimming some stress relieving lengths. The water isn't too cold so you can pop in and out of the pool at your leisure.
This treatment is an exclusive to Imagine Spas. I booked a double massage with my partner and didn't expect them to put us in a double treatment room which was great as he hadn't had a full body massage before and wasn't sure what to expect. It meant that we were not worrying about whether the other person was enjoying it or not and brings you closer together as when we were on the beds we could touch hands if we wanted. We had the Roses room, which was decorated in romantic red covers on the beds with roses and beautifully lit to calm you.
Once we had both settled into position we were both asked by our therapists which fragrance out of three, we like the smell of the most. There was an energising citrus smell, a woody uplifting smell and a relaxing Lavender smell. We both felt drawn to the Lavender scent as I need to wind down and be calm when I have a massage. I must tell you that night I slept like a baby so it worked a treat. My therapist Jessica (although extremely petite), had really firm, magical strong hands to click out my back tension. (I asked for a deep tissue massage to get rid of my knots and they will ask you what pressure you want). Ask for Jessica if you want some tough love, as she managed to find tension in my back I didn't realise was trapped in the area it was in. She seemed very skilled in knowing where to massage an wasn't afraid to get stuck into the tough areas.
The Raindrop Massage is a warming, relaxing treatment that will leave you feeling as good as you do after walking through tropical rainfall. Jessica slowly dripped the Lavender essential oils along my spine and backs of the legs before performing a full body 60 minute relaxing massage and applying warm compresses. The massage was then applied on the front half of my body as I lay on my back and finished with a scalp massage. The massage is particularly appropriate if you suffer from backache. I actually had to try and wake my partner up after the massage as you can see below he was totally gone. I think he is not as tense as me physically but in mind he finds it hard to switch off and his therapist Chloe was perfect for a first time massage as she was very gentle. See below for treatment price as this was included in our Enrich Experience Package.
We decided to combine our massages with the Serail Mud Chamber at the spa. As it was Easter, the idea of the Chocolate mud for your body and Vanilla mud for your face that you could apply yourself sounded divine. Really original, this treatment is best with a loved one or a friend you feel really comfortable with. I would feel a bit uncomfortable on my own as I wouldn't be able to apply the muds on my back and it would seem a lot of waiting for the steam if you were alone.
You are taken to a private room away from the spa area that has its own warm shower and mini steam room with heated tiled seats. We were told to shower and then apply the muds to each other and wait for the steam and showers. Because it is private, you can feel more comfortable with things like applying the mud to your areas you might not get out if a whole poolside were in view such as your stomach or cleavage area and men can go for gold applying the mud and not have to worry about looking silly. We all know men secretly love a beauty treatment and nick our face masks!
The whole treatment lasted about 45 minutes. We had about three sessions of applying the mud, relaxing in the aroma steam seats an then being showered by the light rain blast of water that came down. The combination of the muds and chalks, steam cleanse the skin leaving it really soft days after, my skin felt so smooth an baby soft, plus I started seeing a lot of deep down blemishes on my face come to the surface and then disappear. This treatment would be great if you were doing a detox as it penetrates your skin deep down. I have only seen this kind of treatment abroad in places like Turkey, so it is great to know you can now get this sort of thing here in the UK now.
This is a wonderful treatment that is most enjoyable with a friend or partner. You will apply healing mud, chalk, cleansing salts and mineral oils to your body before you enter the two person serail chamber. During the initial relaxation stage the pleasant healing herbal warmth in the room enables the ingredients to cleanse the skin fast and accelerate toxin removal. The music and gentle lighting ensures you are totally relaxed and after a steam bath, a warm shower removes all the mud to complete your treatment. Your skin will feel as soft as silk and you will feel completely chilled.
The Imagine Spas are located in different locations around the UK. They offer a range of massages, facials, body wraps, exfoliations and of course the complete look treatments such as manicures, pedicures, make-up lessons. Some of their spas offer waxing, tinting and St Tropez tanning so it would be great for a bridal or group booking. What is different about these spas is that they base your treatments around bespoke time slots catered for your needs so you get the most out of your stay.
You book minute time so you can pick and choose what treatments you want as the therapist is booked for all of your allocation time. Their spa packages come in either a half or full day option.
You can pick from a Discover Experience, which is ideal for a first time spa goer as you have a 60 min treatment and 420 mins to spend in the spa- Full Day at £99 Weekend (WE) or £89 for Weekday (WD) or a half day, which is a 30 min treatment and 210 mins in the spa. £49 (WD) or £59 (WE).
The second package is the Enrich Experience, which helps you make use of both the spa and treatment time by offering you 90mins of treatment and 390 mins in the spa. Full Day is £109 (WD) or £119 (WE). Half Day is 60 mins of treatment and 180 mins in the spa. £79 (WD) or £89 (WE). This is the one that we opted for as we wanted to try the Serail Mud Chamber in the spa as well as have our full hour treatment time.
The third option is the Indulge Experience which is only available for a full day at 120 mins treatment and 360 minutes in the spa. £139 (WD) and £149 (WE). If I had more time, I would love to come back for this one.
All in all, I really enjoyed this day spa as a quick hideaway I could escape to, with really down to earth staff, a clean spa area that was not overcrowded and the down time to relax properly without feeling you were being sheep herded. I also loved the original elements of the Raindrop Massage and Mud Chamber that made you feel special and treated. I will be back very soon and would like to try the Cambridgeshire Imagine Spa which I have heard is also lovely.


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Why do we think plug-in cars are the future?
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Well, this past Friday's was pretty darn awesome, and I couldn't wait to share it!
Start off by wetting the rim of the glass and coating in sugar. In a cocktail shaker, shake one shot of the vodka with one shot of the St. Germain along with some ice cubes to get it really frosty cold. Add to the martini glass and top off with a few glugs of Pellegrino. Stir together and garnish with some mint leaves.
If you can think of a fun name for this drink, let me know! It had such a light and sweet taste. Almost cotton candy-ish?
Now, on to the frocks.
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The drink sounds wonderful! Let's call it a Boardwalk!


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What materials should be used with certain fluids?
What is the most amazing pump of all?
Should I perform preventative maintenance on my pumps?
Why should I use ANSI approved pumps?
What is a self-priming pump and how does it work?
Why is specific speed important?
What is Best Efficiency Point?
A pump is a machine that imparts energy to a fluid in order to increase its energy and hence the pressure of the fluid (liquid or gas) and move it from one point to another.
Pump performance is described by its performance curve where capacity (gallons per minute - GPM) is plotted against developed head (FT). Efficiency (in %), required input power (brake horse power - BHP), and NPSHR (net positive suction head required in FT) are also shown on the pump curve. Pump characteristics such as speed (in RPM), pump size, pump type and impeller size are added for reference.
H = pump head, FT of liquid Pd = pump discharge pressure, PSIG Ps = pump suction pressure, PSIG SG = liquid specific gravity Since a pump is not a perfect machine, losses mean that pump efficiency is an important factor in many applications. The required input power, called brake horsepower (BHP), is calculated from: BHP = [Q x H x SG] / [3960 x E] where E = pump efficiency expressed as a decimal fraction.
The transmission of energy to the fluid can be accomplished in various ways. An impeller can be used as a rotating device which deflects liquid away from the center and converts kinetic energy into pressure energy. This group of "rotodynamic" pumps is the most common type and more commonly known as centrifugal pumps. With centrifugal pumps, the liquid is delivered in a continuous and uninterrupted flow.
By exerting force on the liquid with a reciprocating unit, rotating piston, set of gears, peristaltic hose or equivalent means , a fluid can be forced to move. This class, known as positive displacement pumps, includes piston pumps, certain types of vain pumps with oscillating pistons, gear pumps, screw pumps and other rotary pumps.
When a high velocity drive medium mixes with a lower velocity pumped medium, the drive medium imparts a proportion of its energy to the pumped liquid. This process is continuous and is employed by jet (also known as ejector) pumps.
Airlifts use pressurized air or gas, which is introduced into a container of liquid with a lower specific weight, to move the fluid in a continuous manner.
Hydraulic rams utilize shock energy to pump liquids by suddenly stopping a moving column of liquid which results in part of the column being pumped.
Reciprocating pumps are characterized by high efficiency, often times as high as 90%. Yet these pumps operate at low speeds and are relatively large in size, leading to higher operating and capital costs. Centrifugal pumps generally have slightly lower efficiencies but maintain high speeds, smaller sizes and lower operating costs.
Residential - Small pumps serve many purposes in your home. Potable water may enter your house after being pumped from the well or through the municipal system. Your heating and/or cooling units use pumps to move fluids and air through those systems. High rise apartment buildings must maintain constant water pressure to ensure residents on the top floors receive the same pressure as those at street level.
Industrial - Fire pumps protect buildings and people during the work day. These systems stand primed and ready in case of fire. Pumps generate high water pressures for de-scaling and boiler feed applications. Some food and drink preparation requires pumps to insert the finished product into packaging.
Agricultural - Pumps support food production and agriculture by irrigating arid lands and areas with little rainfall. Wells and vertical pumps offer life supporting water to live stock as well as people.
Scientific and medical - Pumps are used in scientific arenas in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, toothpaste and medicine. Chemicals require special pumps, called process pumps, that seal the processed liquids from the outside environment preventing contamination. Blood and bodily fluids are moved with pumps and pumping systems when in surgical/medical settings.
Marine - Naval ships and other marine going vessels use pumps to de-water bilges, provide boiler feed, stabilize ballast systems, support weaponry and to turn sea water into potable water. Pumps are a very important component of a marine vessel's safety and security system.
While ANSI B73.1 identifies several materials that the pumps should be available in, carefully review of the material selection must be made to ensure that the material used by a customer is compatible with and will withstand chemical/erosion attacks. There are many sources available on the recommended material for a given fluid. The following list should be considered for demonstration purposes only and not construed as the final requirements or recommendation for material applications. * Please check with the manufacturer for proper material requirements.
A centrifugal pump is a kinetic energy type pump, versus a displacement pump. It imparts energy to a liquid by means of centrifugal force produced by a rotating unit, usually an impeller. Whereas, a displacement pump imparts energy using pistons, plungers, screws, vanes, or gears.
Centrifugal pumps are popular because of its design simplicity, high efficiency, wide range of capacity and head, smooth flow rate, low operating costs, varied sizes, and ease of operation and maintenance.
single stage - pump has one impeller only; for low head (pressure) service.
two-stage - pump has two impellers in series; for medium head service.
multi-stage - pump has three or more impellers in series; for high head service.
single suction - pump with single suction impeller (suction eye on one side of the impeller only). This design is subject to higher axial thrust imbalances due to flow coming in on one side of impeller only.
double suction - pump with double suction impeller (suction eyes on both sides). This design has lower NPSHR than single suction impeller. Even though this pump is hydraulically balanced, it is susceptible to uneven flow on both sides of the impeller if the suction piping is not installed properly.
Pumps with more than one impeller are labeled according to the design of the first stage impeller.
single volute - single lipped volute which is easy to cast and is used with low capacity pumps. Pumps with single volute design maintain higher radial loads.
double volute - pump volute has dual lips located 180 degrees apart resulting in balanced radial loads; most centrifugal pumps are of double volute design.
triple volute - has lips (cut-waters) 120 degress apart for exceptional radial thrus balancing and excellent performance across the range of the pump. The LaBour model of process pumps features a triple volute design.
horizontal - pump with shaft in horizontal plane; popular due to ease of servicing and maintenance.
vertical - pump with shaft in vertical plane; used when space is limited, or when pumping from a pit or sump to increase the available NPSH.
horizontal split - pump case is split horizontally into two pieces - the upper case and lower case. This type of pump is usually limited to temperatures up to 450 degrees F. Hotter applications can cause shaft misalignment due to uneven thermal expansion.
vertical or radial split - pump case is split vertically and the split parts are known as a case and cover. These pumps are used for high temperature applications due to even thermal expansion of the shaft.
close-coupled or integral design - Used for light duty service, the impeller is mounted on the driver shaft with a special design. The pump-driver assembly is very compact, lightweight, and inexpensive.
long-coupled - the pump and driver shafts are connected using a flexible coupling. A spacer coupling can be used to allow the removal of seals without disturbing the secured ends of the pump.
The affinity laws of centrifugal pump performance express the effect, in mathematical equations, on pump performance due to changes in certain application variables. The affinity law variables which affect pump performance are: 1. RPM revolutions per minute. 2. Impeller diameter.
Changing the speed (RPM) of a pump affects the flow, head and input brake horsepower of the pump in different proportions. Changing the speed affects the flow through the pump by a proportion equal to the increase or decrease in speed. The pump head is changed by the square of the proportion of speed change, while the brake horsepower is changed by the cube of the proportion of speed change.
In other words, capacity varies in proportion to speed, head to the square of the speed and power consumed in proportion to the cube of the speed.
Viscosity is defined as the property of resistance to flow in a fluid. Viscosity of a fluid governs its flow. Changing the diameter of a pump impeller affects the flow, head and input brake horsepower of the pump in different proportions. Changing the impeller diameter affects the flow through the pump by a proportion equal to the increase or decrease in diameter. The pump head is changed by the square of the proportion of diameter change, while the brake horsepower is changed by the cube of the proportion of diameter change.
as temperatures increase, viscosity decreases.
as temperature decreases, viscosity increases.
The opposite is true for gases.
Compared with other liquids, water maintains unusual characteristics, in that it maintains both a low viscosity and a high viscosity index. Variations in viscosity are, therefore, seldom important in pump design, configuration and performance when pumping water. However, other, more viscous fluids can present challenges to pump designers and specifiers. You should contact your pump manufacturer for advice when you need to pump a viscous fluid.
The human heart works tirelessly from the moment it begins beating until the moment it stops. In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than 2.5 billion times and pumps 50 million gallons of blood, without ever pausing to rest. The body holds about 6 quarts (5.6 liters) of blood and the heart circulates blood throughout the body three times per minute, so that's 2,000 gallons of blood pumped over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) every day! Like a pumping machine, the heart provides the power needed for life.
When a liquid is suddenly brought to rest within a piping system, by either a quick closing valve or a check valve, a shock load surge results, better known as waterhammer. The higher the liquid velocity and the longer the piping, the greater the effect of waterhammer. Due to its destructive nature, broken pipes, valves, fittings and pumps can result from waterhammer. Since the shock waves travel throughout the system, the results of water hammer are found in different parts of a system to that which caused the problem.
Operation and maintenance requirements vary with the type of pump, the type of installation and the type of fluid being pumped. Operating and maintenance recommendations specified by the manufacturer should take precedence and should be implemented upon installation.
A comprehensive and progressive record should be kept for each pump detailing components and procedures checked, preventative maintenance (PM) performed, maintenance intervals, operations and operational issues. A maintenance routine should be planned with the service conditions in mind rather than as an arbitrary routine or only when the pump malfunctions. A reduction of flow or performance can be determined fairly early by continuous monitoring of the pump and its records.
Preventative routine maintenance extends the life of your pump and associated equipment. PM prevents unscheduled pump downtime while often times indicating more serious problems that will occur without the scheduled PM. Even though PM appears to add costs to pump operation in the short term, PM actually saves money through planned repairs and part replacements rather than extensive, costly and unexpected shut downs.
Maintenance of the pump consists of periodically replacing the wearing parts such as sleeves, neck rings, packing material, lubricating mediums and others. Impellers and diffusers usually have a long life provided the pumped liquid is not corrosive or harmful. Damage may be caused by a combination of factors - corrosion, erosion, electrolytic action, graphitization and corrosion fatigue of the shaft.
As defined by Webster's Ninth Edition, process is "a series of actions or operations conducing to an end; especially a continuous operation or treatment especially in manufacturing." So a process pump would be a pump used in the manufacturing of an end product. ANSI B73.1 Process Pumps are widely used in the chemical, pulp & paper, pharmaceutical, petroleum and general industries. These pumps are specifically designed to stand up to the heavy duty usage demands of process systems and operations. In addition, they can be fitted with a huge range of options to suit the varying demands of process operators.
American National Standards Institute. Per the ANSI website: "the American National Standards Institute (www.ansi.org) has served in its capacity as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system for more than 80 years. Founded in 1918 by five engineering societies and three government agencies, the Institute remains a private, nonprofit membership organization supported by a diverse constituency of private and public sector organizations. Throughout its history, the ANSI Federation has maintained as its primary goal the enhancement of global competitiveness of U.S. business and the American quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems and promoting their integrity. The Institute represents the interests of its nearly 1,000 company, organization, government agency, institutional and international members through its office in New York City, and its headquarters in Washington, D.C.
ANSI does not itself develop American National Standards (ANS); rather it facilitates development by establishing consensus among qualified groups. The Institute ensures that its guiding principles -- consensus, due process and openness -- are followed by the more than 175 distinct entities currently accredited under one of the Federation's three methods of accreditation (organization, committee or canvass). In 1999 alone the number of American National Standards increased by nearly 5.5% to a new total of 14,650 approved ANS. ANSI-accredited developers are committed to supporting the development of national and, in many cases international standards, addressing the critical trends of technological innovation, marketplace globalization and regulatory reform."
Ref. ANSI B73.1 1991, ANSI B73.1 "covers centrifugal pump of horizontal, end suction single stage, centerline discharge design." ANSI B73.1 ensures that pumps supplied by ALL manufactures to this standard are interchangeable with respect to: size and location of suction and discharge flanges, mounting dimensions, shaft coupling size, base plate dimensions and foundation bolt holes. ANSI B73.1 not only covers dimensional interchangeability but also certain pump features to aid in installation and maintenance of the pump.
In using an ANSI B73.1 pump, a user is assured that they have purchased a pump that was designed to meet the criteria set forth by both pump users and manufactures for the chemical industry. Not only does an ANSI B73.1 standard ensure dimensional interchangeability, but it also ensures that the customer is using a pump designed for easy installation and increased MTBF (mean time before failure).
Priming is the addition of liquid into the pump casing which aides in the evacuation of captured air via a vent while creating a liquid seal inside the casing.
A self-priming pump develops a vacuum sufficient enough for atmospheric pressure to force the liquid to flow through the suction pipe into the pump casing without priming the pump. A self-priming centrifugal pump is especially designed with a large chamber at its discharge side that acts both as an air separator that removes the air from the liquid, and a reservoir that holds residual liquid used for priming or re-priming the pump. The pump has to be primed during the initial start-up but re-priming is done automatically without outside attention. Although self-priming appears to be a desirable feature for centrifugal pumps the trade-off is that pump efficiency is slightly compromised due to certain design constraints. This type of pump is popular with intermittent service such as drainage, sewage, and similar applications, but is less popular in continuous service applications where optimum efficiency is desirable and re-priming is seldom needed due to continuous operation.
Specific speed is defined as the speed in revolutions per minute at which an impeller would operate if reduced proportionately in size so as to deliver a unit of capacity against a unit of total head. The performance of a pump can be determined by stating its speed, the head it generates and the rate of discharge. Yet, when comparing one pump to another, it is more useful to use one term which will provide a general description of the pump's performance characteristics.
Different types of impellers and flow patterns can best be compared by means of the specific speed. A pump can be classified as axial flow, mixed flow, or radial flow depending where the impeller discharges the liquid. An axial flow pump discharges the liquid in the axial direction compared to the pump shaft centerline, a radial flow pump discharges the liquid in the radial direction and a mixed flow pump is one that is a combination between a radial and an axial flow pump design.
Pumps have to be selected with the right specific speed impellers in order to operate satisfactorily in the desired application. High specific speed impellers (as fitted in axial flow and mixed flow pumps) are for high flow and lower head applications (such as ditch drainage, water supply operations, lift stations, flood control etc.) where huge amounts of water need to be moved quickly. Low specific speed impellers (such as those installed in radial flow pumps) produce higher heads (pressures) at moderate flow rates, typically this type of pump is used to move liquids to much higher elevation levels (e.g. water well pumps, process pumps, boiler feed pumps etc).
Best Efficiency Point (BEP) is the point at which the impeller diameter provides the highest efficiency. BEP is an important parameter in that many parametric calculations are considered when calculating BEP, such as size, , specific speed, viscosity correction, and headrise to shut-off. Professional users prefer that pumps operate within 80% to 110% of BEP for optimum performance.
As you move away from the BEP, the shaft will deflect and the pump will experience some vibration. Check with the pump manufacturer to determine safe deviation levels from the BEP. Operating your pump away from BEP not only reduces efficiency but it will increase maintenance costs and may damage the pump. You can change the operating point by installing control valves, changing the impeller diameter, installing recirculation lines or selecting a different size of pump.
Sometimes "safety" factors can mean that the system is designed with a pump which is too large. Such a pump will operate to the left of the BEP as shown on the manufacturer's curve. Thus, the radial loads generated by the impeller and supported by the bearings will be greater (at BEP, most pumps are designed to generate no hydraulically generated radial loads). So when you are designing a system try not to use any safety factors, get as much information about the required flows and the "system curve" (the profile of the resistance of the system to increasing flows) to allow the pump maker to select exactly the right pump for your operation.
Cavitation occurs when the pressure of the liquid in the suction line of the pump falls towards the "vapor pressure" (the pressure at which the liquid will turn from a liquid into a gas, or vaporize/boil). This occurs when the liquid is drawn into the "eye" of the pump impeller. If there is not enough suction head (head of liquid at the suction side of the pump) to allow the liquid to enter the pump without it falling to its vapor pressure, then vapor bubbles will appear. As the pump adds pressure energy to the fluid these bubbles rapidly and violently collapse back into a liquid state. These collapsing bubble carry a lot of energy and they can cause significant damage as they implode. This process of vapor bubble formation and implosion is called "cavitation".
Different fluids cavitate under different conditions of pressure and temperature and different pumps require different suction heads (known as "Net Positive Suction Head Required [NPSHr]) to operate without damaging cavitation.
Cavitation can accelerate the corrosion, pitting and erosion of pumps and pump parts, shortening the life of the pump. Prior to start up, priming will remove the air, ensuring that the available NPSH in the suction line is greater than that required by the pump (NPSHa > NPSHr).
The rate of flow of a pump is the total volume throughput per unit of time at suction conditions. It assumes no entrained gases at the stated operating conditions.
The number of revolutions of the shaft. Speed is expressed as revolutions per minute.
The height of liquid column generated by the pump, usually expressed in feet of water. This is the difference between the "suction" head (the head of liquid before the pump) and the discharge head (the head of liquid after the pump) plus the "velocity" head, representing the additional kinetic energy added to the fluid by the pump.
The potential energy of the liquid due to its elevation relative to a datum level measured to the center of the pressure gauge or liquid surface.
The rate of flow and head at which the pump efficiency is a maximum.
The density or specific weight of the fluid relative to the density or specific weight of water. The specific weight of clean water is 1.0 at normal ambient temperatures.
Correcting impeller imbalances by adjusting (removing or adding) the weight in one correction plane only. This is normally accomplished using balance rails or by spinning on balancing machines.
Correcting impeller imbalances by adjusting (removing or adding) the weight in two correction planes. This is normally accomplished by spinning on balancing machines.


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;Normally, to use a COM component on a computer, it must be registered.
;You do it in QM Type Libraries dialog, or call RegisterComComponent, or use regsvr32, or run setup program, etc.
;Usually, registering a component just adds some data in the registry. Dll and type library paths, etc.
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;Possible to use COM components without registration.
;The first way - side-by-side assemblies. Put component path etc in a manifest file.
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;;;;Advantages: It is documented and recommended way. Almost always works.
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;The second way - use low level COM object creation functions.
;;;;The CreateComObjectUnregistered uses this way.
;;;;Advantages: Works on all Windows versions. Don't need additional files.
;;;;Disadvantages: Works not with all components. Possible various anomalies. Cannot be used with ActiveX controls.
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;Creates GUID string from binary GUID.
;Tip: To create binary from string, use uuidof.
Fixed bug: on Windows 2000 caller cannot handle error because it is generated inside the function, not in caller.
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'Visionary' pastor led flock, wider community since 60s
By Bill Forry, Editor
Bill Forry, Editor
(Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the Boston Haitian Reporter in 2011, when Pastor Verdieu Laroche— then 71— was honored by the paper as a pioneer in the Haitian community. Pastor LaRoche died on May 5 at age 78.)
He arrived here in 1968 and stepped off a plane to find a lonely Logan Airport and a city on edge.
Verdieu Laroche could have chosen just about any place in the United States to seek an escape from his native Haiti, where the fields of his parents' home— Caesse, a neighborhood just south of the northern town of Au Trou Du Nord— offered little in the way of hope.
That night, while the 28 year-old Laroche walked through the Logan terminal to a fate still unknown, he carried few belongings. He'd left his wife, Marie Rose, and their two young boys, behind until he got a toe-hold in this strange place. He had an address for his sister-in-law, who'd settled in a Dorchester home two years earlier. She had helped him line up a job — starting the next morning— in the Keystone camera factory on the banks of the Neponset River.
And, of course, he had his Bible.
Like nearly every Haitian migrant of his generation, Laroche was likely more educated than many of the people he worked for in the Boston factories of the era. He'd graduated from a Haitian seminary — the Northern Haiti Theological Seminary— four years before. But, Haiti's economy had plunged in the latter days of Papa Doc and his own future there— politically— was tenuous.
"The main thrust as to why people left Haiti then was that the economy was bad. You would either go to Miami, New York, or maybe Boston," recalls his son, Rev. Donald Laroche. "One of things I admired most about my dad- watching him all these years- is that when he came to Boston in 1968 the Haitian community was so small that everybody literally knew each other."
Within a year, Laroche had turned a fledgling prayer group of about 20 people who met in living rooms across Greater Boston into the region's first Haitian Protestant congregation— which became known at first as the L'Eglise Baptiste d'Expression Française de Boston (The French Speaking Baptist Church of Boston).
Rev. Dr. Soliny Védrine, Pastor of the Boston Missionary Baptist Church, says that its entirely fitting that Laroche has been chosen among the first group of Boston Haitian pioneers.
"He has patiently worked with the members of that original prayer group to see the church develop over the years to the point it is today," Rev. Soliny told the Reporter this week. "He doesn't mind" that many of his original congregants later spun off their own churches across the New England region and beyond. "He is very cooperating. He is glad that people are in the Kingdom of God."
In 1970, with his young family now reunited in Boston, Laroche landed a steady job with First National Bank of Boston— a job that he'd keep until he took an early retirement in the mid-1990s. When he wasn't occupied with his day job, Laroche's evenings and weekends were filled with the mission of building the city's first Baptist church for the Haitian community.
In May 1969, with the help of the Berea Seventh Day Adventist Church on Seaver Street, Laroche had arranged the first worship space for what is today called the First Haitian Baptist Church. In 1975, his flock swelling, Laroche and the church moved into a storefront church on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan, before purchasing their current building— a former Jewish synagogue at 397 Blue Hill Avenue near Grove Hall— in 1978 for $30,000.
"Every [Haitian] Protestant church in Boston has found its roots in one shape or another through First Haitian Baptist Church. My dad has really led that effort," said Rev. Donald Laroche.
And Pastor Laroche did not restrict his pionerring efforts to the city of Boston.
"One of my father's leadership qualities has been— along with his close buddy in New York to start this network of churches," said Donald Laroche. "We traveled throughout the year all over the Northeast- including Montreal- and a number of churches that have joined the Southern Baptist church have done so through his efforts."
For his part, Pastor Laroche— now 71 years old—marvel at the growth and the accomplishments of the Haitian community locally, although he constantly frets about their need to "keep discipline, the morality."
"They have to keep the line," said Pastor Laroche. "I've tried to teach them the good way to live- the Bible. I preach every day. The church in Boston is very successful."
Along with his wife of 27 years— Marie Rose — and his three adult children —Verdy, Whitney and Donald— Laroche remains committed to his Boston congregation. But, the latter days of his pastoral career have followed a circle back to where things truly began for him spiritually: to his hometown in the north of Haiti.
"We do appreciate the fight he never forgets: the homeland," said Rev. Vedrine. "Over recent years he has been very much involved in mission work. That's an inspiration to all of us. We can be so happy with what we're doing here to limit our attention. He reminds us of our duty to remember the homeland."
After his retirement from the bank, Laroche launched a new church in Caesse and an organization — North Haiti Mission— to support the effort and care for the needy. It is a project that brings him back to Haiti as often as four times a year— sometimes for weeks at a time.
"I feel very proud to give back to my home country. It's a blessing from the Lord because in Haiti right now, we are helping more than 700 children. We provide food for them in this little village."
"That is where his heart is," says his son Donald, who serves as an assistant pastor at the Boston church, holding down the fort while his dad helps to manage efforts in Haiti. "That's what he encourages every Haitian in the diaspora to do: Go back to their roots, their home villages and help out where you have the most impact. My dad's a visionary."


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Европско првенство у уметничком клизању 2008. године је по реду Европско првенство и обухвата сезону 2007/2008. Клизачи су се такмичили у појединачној мушкој и женској конкуренцији, спортским паровима и плесним паровима. Да би се квалификовали морали су да имају напуњених 15 година до 1. јула 2007 да би се такмичили. Такође тамичење је обухватало само клизаче из европе, тј клизаче који су наступали за неку од европских држава.

Првенство 2008. одржавало се од 22. јануара до 27. јануара, 2008, у сали Дом спортова у граду Загребу, Хрватска.

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Време одржавања
Време је представљено према централном европском времену.
 Уторак, 22. јануар
 14:00 Плесни парови - обавезни програм
 18:30 Церемонија отварања
 19:15 Спортски парови - кратки програм
 Среда, 23. јануар
 12:15 Мушкарци - кратки програм
 18:30 Спортски парови - слободан програм
 Четвртак, 24. јануар
 13:30 Плесни парови - оригинални плес
 18:30 Мушкарци - слободан програм
 Петак, 25. јануар
 12:15 Жене - кратки програм
 18:30 Плесни парови - слободан плес
 Субота, 26. јануар
 13:00 Жене - Слободан програм
 Недеља 27. јануар
 15:00 Егзибиционо вече

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