'El Nuncio' is an absorbing tale built around the attempts of identical twin brothers to find their preordained roles in life. It is chiefly a counterpoint action and reaction of these two individuals as they search for adult accomplishment. One strives to be a humble cleric seeking to 'serve'; the other hopes for a public personality eager to taste the rewards of political power. They confront their sibling's psyche in the twists and turns that emerge in their attempts to achieve contrasting careers. However, neither can control his destiny, and, at times, their routes cross. But at the hub of their experiences is a quiet liaison affecting the course of events for both of them. Their competition challenges their inherent spiritual and physical strength. Tracing the absorbing lives of the two young men enables a reader to peer into the world of Church policies as well as government procedures while watching the external influences that profoundly alter the personal and professional desires of each. In the fictional land of Ahimsa, they struggle to find personal fulfillment. As they begin climbing their career ladders, other forces, civil and ecclesiastical, take over their country with little regard for their personal aims. We follow Pedro through the challenges that a celibate priesthood requires, and simultaneously we witness Cezar tangle with the disappointments that a political life can inflict upon its participants. Several subplots involve many colorful characters including the Pope himself along with a myriad collection of other personalities. They help turn the novel into a thoughtful contrast of right and wrong, good and evil. The settings, characters, and plots make for a richknit of fact and fancy.

Scholarship on Kant's practical philosophy has often overlooked its reception in the early days of post-Kantian philosophy and German Idealism. This volume of new essays illuminates that reception and how it informed the development of practical philosophy between Kant and Hegel. The essays discuss, in addition to Kant, Hegel and Fichte, relatively little-known thinkers such as Pistorius, Ulrich, Maimon, Erhard, E. Reimarus, Reinhold, Jacobi, F. Schlegel, Humboldt, Dalberg, Gentz, Rehberg, and Moeser. Issues discussed include the empty formalism objection, the separation between right and morality, freedom and determinism, nihilism, the right to revolution, ideology, and the limits of the liberal state. Taken together, the essays provide an historically informed and philosophically nuanced picture of the development of post-Kantian practical philosophy.

Synchrotron radiation sources are now used routinely by thousands of research scientists and engineers throughout the world to perform experiments in biology, physics, materials science, chemistry and so on. The very best of these sources are based upon the use of undulator and wiggler insertion devices that can enhance the intensity of the radiation by many orders of magnitude. This book, which is part of the Oxford Series on Synchrotron Radiation, brings together both a detailed step by step description of the radiation properties from these devices as well as an explanation of the practical realization of actual devices using available magnet technologies. The book is aimed at not just the users but also the providers of synchrotron radiation. It takes the reader through the fundamental issues, and provides sufficient depth so as to be an indispensable reference to light source designers, accelerator physicists and insertion device specialists. The approach taken is to provide the reader with all of the essential information and to back this up with practical examples and illustrations wherever possible.

Scholarship on Kant's practical philosophy has often overlooked its reception in the early days of post-Kantian philosophy and German Idealism. This volume of new essays illuminates that reception and how it informed the development of practical philosophy between Kant and Hegel. The essays discuss, in addition to Kant, Hegel and Fichte, relatively little-known thinkers such as Pistorius, Ulrich, Maimon, Erhard, E. Reimarus, Reinhold, Jacobi, F. Schlegel, Humboldt, Dalberg, Gentz, Rehberg, and Moeser. Issues discussed include the empty formalism objection, the separation between right and morality, freedom and determinism, nihilism, the right to revolution, ideology, and the limits of the liberal state. Taken together, the essays provide an historically informed and philosophically nuanced picture of the development of post-Kantian practical philosophy.

'El Nuncio' is an absorbing tale built around the attempts of identical twin brothers to find their preordained roles in life. It is chiefly a counterpoint action and reaction of these two individuals as they search for adult accomplishment. One strives to be a humble cleric seeking to 'serve'; the other hopes for a public personality eager to taste the rewards of political power. They confront their sibling's psyche in the twists and turns that emerge in their attempts to achieve contrasting careers. However, neither can control his destiny, and, at times, their routes cross. But at the hub of their experiences is a quiet liaison affecting the course of events for both of them. Their competition challenges their inherent spiritual and physical strength. Tracing the absorbing lives of the two young men enables a reader to peer into the world of Church policies as well as government procedures while watching the external influences that profoundly alter the personal and professional desires of each. In the fictional land of Ahimsa, they struggle to find personal fulfillment. As they begin climbing their career ladders, other forces, civil and ecclesiastical, take over their country with little regard for their personal aims. We follow Pedro through the challenges that a celibate priesthood requires, and simultaneously we witness Cezar tangle with the disappointments that a political life can inflict upon its participants. Several subplots involve many colorful characters including the Pope himself along with a myriad collection of other personalities. They help turn the novel into a thoughtful contrast of right and wrong, good and evil. The settings, characters, and plots make for a richknit of fact and fancy.

Robin Smith has logged over 8,000 hours in his aviation career, flying virtually every type of aircraft. He is a certified check airman in five different types of private jets, and holds an aviation mechanic's certificate. Like many other pilots, Robin occasionally ferries aircraft throughout the Western Hemisphere. A PAID VACATION - Every Pilot's Dream is the true story of one ferrying assignment from Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos, to El Paso, Texas that turned out to be a living nightmare. Robin's harrowing experience in an old 680 Turbo Commander will keep the reader (especially pilots) on the edges of their seats. Only with the vast experience of solving in-flight problems, coupled with an incredible ingenuity and lots of luck, Robin gets the old 680 home, safe and sound. Several private pilots who have read this true-life account have commented that few pilots could have managed to have ferried November 5723 Tango back safely. Robin did, and lived to tell about it. The author operates a full service flight operation in Clermont, Florida, and lives with his wife and best friend, J.J. Smith. The author can be contacted at [email protected]