 during our stay. I spoke out of John, and then Habakkuk, to I think the most receptive group I have ever stood in front of. I spoke about hope and love, both of which I believe they have a better grasp on than I do, and yet they received the words intently. I had several conversations with people afterward who wanted to talk about what I said or tell me what they learned or just say that they had already repeated my words to a friend that needed encouraging. It was an incredibly humbling experience.
The beauty of our interaction with Beacon was that both of the groups felt like they were the more blessed party, and in that I think I can speak for our whole group. We felt as though we were benefitting more than giving, just to know, work with, and learn from such selfless, loving, worshipful, and spiritually alive people. And yet as we looked at them we could see that they felt equally as blessed (which feels surprising). There was a sort of beautiful selflessness to it, each group wanting the other to be held in higher honor.
This is what I mean when I say that much of our impact was not physical. As I leave I am reflecting on why this strange selflessness happens and how I can hold onto it more in regular life, but all I know is that it has God’s name written all over it. Something beautiful happens when different parts of the body serve and give to each other under the common ground of trying to show God’s love in the world. I am leaving this trip feeling very encouraged, refreshed, and fortunate to have been a part of whatever happened in this last week. It’s a lot to ponder.On April 30, 2001, Dennis Tito, an American millionaire arrived at the International Space Station in the Russian spacecraft ‘Soyuz’, which was launched into space from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A sum of 20 million dollars allowed him to fulfill that dream. This event marked the beginning of the era of space tourism; Since then, only seven millionaires have been able to do something similar. In two decades the space tourism industry has advanced enormously.
Companies such as Space X, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic see enormous potential in this type of tourism.
An important chapter in the history of the race to make space a new destination to visit took place on July 11, when Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Galactic, took a test trip with two pilots and four company employees. on a suborbital journey.
Then, on July 20, Jeff Bezoz, owner of the Blue Origin company, made a suborbital trip with his brother, Mark Bezoz; 18-year-old Oliver Deamen and astronaut Wally Funk. Both launches had extensive media coverage and generated interest in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis.
Are we facing the official start of the race for the development of the space tourism industry? We analyze it in this edition of El Debate.
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Mark Arendz was Canada's individual star at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. He won six medals (one gold, two silver and three bronze) in Para nordic skiing. He was Canada's flag bearer at the Closing Ceremony.
A year later, Arendz won six medals at the 2019 World Para Nordic skiing Championships with four silver and two bronze. He was second in the biathlon individual race and the cross-country long distance, middle distance and mixed relay. He added bronze in the biathlon middle distance and sprint.
Already with a stellar career under his belt, Arendz also sparkled at the 2017 Para Nordic World Championships in Finsterau, Germany with five medals. He won two gold and a silver in biathlon and two bronze in cross country including Canada's ever medal in the relay.
Arendz was one of Canada’s busiest athletes at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. He competed in five events (two cross country and three biathlon events). He earned two medals in biathlon with silver in the 7.5 kilometre standing and bronze in the 12.5 kilometre standing. Arendz’s silver was Canada’s best-ever result in biathlon at the Games. He just missed a third trip to the podium, placing fourth in the 4x2.5 kilometre relay in cross country skiing.
Arendz entered the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games as the reigning World Cup biathlon champion and the world champion in the 7.5 km biathlon sprint.
He was also a member of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic team and has continued to rise in the international standings ever since. He produced a breakthrough season in 2010-11, ranking second overall in the IPC World Cup standings, collecting three gold, two silver and a bronze. He showed in 2011-2012 that season was no fluke, earning two gold, two silver and two bronze on the World Cup, which again, ranked him second overall.
In 2012-13, Arendz captured his first career IPC Biathlon World Cup Crystal Globe. He earned four podium finishes on the circuit, in addition to racking up three World Championship medals including his first victory at the worlds.
In 2014, he volunteered for SchoolBox and that spring travelled as a member of the non-profit group to Nicaragua to help build a school for a community ravaged by landslides.
2019- Six medals at the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships- 2018 - Led Canadian team with six medals at Paralympic Winter Games... Flag bearer at Closing Ceremony... 2017 - Five medals at Para-Nordic World Championships… Named P.E.I’s male athlete of the year in 2013, 2014, and 2019… Double medallist in biathlon at 2014 Paralympic Games… 2013 world champion in 7.5 km biathlon… 1st overall in 2012-13 World Cup standings… 2nd overall in 2010-11 and 2011-12 World Cup standings.
Arendz lost his left arm above the elbow in a farming accident at age seven. After his accident he worked for the War Amps organization as a junior counsellor. He used his experiences to teach others about farm safety. While the accident was initially a major shock, it did not deter him from pursuing his love for sport and competition.
Started skiing at age five in his back yard…started his competitive career with a ski prosthetic in able-bodied events… inspired to compete in biathlon after watching 2002 Winter Olympics… Within a year was on local cadet biathlon team…was on first PEI biathlon team to medal at nationals.
Despite all his incredible international success, this is his first World Cup win in cross-country.Responsibility for cleaning of manual cartridges needs to be determined!
Commissioning is a critical stage in the life of a closed heating or cooling system. Failure to manage water quality during the transition from initial cleaning to project completion impacts on the success of the commissioning process and, potentially, the longer-term operation of the system.
The commissioning engineer is required to put into service a diverse range of equipment and provide accurate and repeatable measurements to demonstrate correct operation. Modern systems utilise components of increasingly small internal bore, low velocity or sensitive internal mechanisms. Probes and sensors, linked to the BMS system, are essential to their efficient operation and integration. It is these components and controls that ultimately provide the future operating efficiency of the system, but are especially susceptible to poor water quality.
In some cases, key components will be protected by in-line strainers. Pumps are perhaps the most common example, but protection may also be required for heat exchangers in boilers, CHPs, chillers and heat pumps. Small, fine mesh strainers are also commonly employed in terminal units, such as heat interface units (HIUs). Protecting these strainers from blockage is a priority in the commissioning phase.
The requirements for the initial cleaning of systems, and subsequent management and testing regimes are extensively covered in the BSRIA Guides (BG 29 Pre-commission cleaning of pipework systems; BG 50 Water treatment for closed heating and cooling systems) and this commonly forms the basis of the specification for water treatment.
However, there may be additional requirements imposed by manufacturers, industry standards or clients, which demand more stringent standards be maintained. For example, a boiler or CHP warranty may adopt the VDI 2035 standard, requiring oxygen, dissolved metals and water hardness to be maintained at levels well below those accepted under BSRIA guidelines.
Maintaining water quality during the commissioning phase presents a unique set of challenges. Water exchange must always be rigorously controlled. Quick-fill loops should be removed by this point and top-up via pressurisation units monitored by water meters or BMS feedback. Any ingress of fresh water will dilute the established water treatment and may introduce oxygen, hardness and bacteria.
Circulation at suitable velocity must be maintained in all areas. Circuits requiring temporary isolation must be monitored as separate systems and measures put in place for periodic circulation and testing prior to reconnection to the core system.
Initial inhibitor and biocide dosing may be based on estimated system volumes and levels may decline with water exchange or normal consumption of the product. Regular testing and adjustment will be required as commissioning progresses. In addition, systems will often be operating at ambient temperatures prior to full commissioning of heating and cooling plant, increasing the potential for bacterial growth.
Deficiencies in the initial cleaning process, or a subsequent decline in water quality, will result in an elevated particle load. This presents