La relation entre Joseph Ratzinger et Georg Gänswein a été longue et fructueuse, faite de respect et d'estime mutuels, et ce depuis ce jour de 2003 où le futur pape a fait du jeune prêtre allemand son secrétaire personnel. Après l'élection du cardinal Ratzinger à la papauté, Georg Gänswein a vécu constamment à ses côtés et a été son collaborateur le plus proche, mais aussi son confident et conseiller, l'accompagnant pendant le pontificat et dans la période qui a suivi sa renonciation en 2013.Aujourd'hui, après le décès du Pape émérite, le temps est venu pour le préfet de la Maison pontificale de raconter sa propre vérité sur les calomnies flagrantes et les manoeuvres déloyales qui ont tenté en vain de jeter une ombre sur l'enseignement et les actions du pontife allemand, et de faire connaître, enfin, le vrai visage d'un des plus grands hommes d'Eglise de ces dernières décennies, trop souvent injustement dénigré.Il en résulte un témoignage passionnant, qui rend un hommage mérité à un homme, un cardinal, un Pape, qui a fait l'histoire de notre temps et qui apparaît ici comme un phare de compétence théologique, de clarté doctrinale et de sagesse prophétique.
Georg Gänswein est un prêtre allemand né en 1956. En 2003 il devient secrétaire personnel du cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Après son élection à la papauté en 2005, il est confirmé dans ce poste puis nommé Préfet de la maison pontificale. Après la renonciation de Benoît XVI, il reste à ses côtés jusqu'à la mort du pape émérite le 31 décembre 2022.Saverio Gaeta né en 1958 est un journaliste professionnel italien. Il a été rédacteur en chef de L'Osservatore Romano, du magazine Jesus, puis de Famiglia Cristiana et rédacteur en chef adjoint de Credere. Il est l'auteur de nombreux essais, biographies et livres d'entretiens.
Progressive reductions in vehicle emission requirements have forced the automotive industry to invest in research and development of alternative control strategies. Continual control action exerted by a dedicated electronic control unit ensures that best performance in terms of pollutant emissions and power density is married with driveability and diagnostics. Gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine technology is a way to attain these goals.
This brief describes the functioning of a GDI engine equipped with a common rail (CR) system, and the devices necessary to run test-bench experiments in detail. The text should prove instructive to researchers in engine control and students are recommended to this brief as their first approach to this technology. Later chapters of the brief relate an innovative strategy designed to assist with the engine management system; injection pressure regulation for fuel pressure stabilization in the CR fuel line is proposed and validated by experiment. The resulting control scheme is composed of a feedback integral action and a static model-based feed-forward action, the gains of which are scheduled as a function of fundamental plant parameters. The tuning of closed-loop performance is supported by an analysis of the phase-margin and the sensitivity function. Experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the control algorithm in regulating the mean-value rail pressure independently from engine working conditions (engine speed and time of injection) with limited design effort.
This book provides the mathematical foundations of the theory of hyperhamiltonian dynamics, together with a discussion of physical applications. In addition, some open problems are discussed. Hyperhamiltonian mechanics represents a generalization of Hamiltonian mechanics, in which the role of the symplectic structure is taken by a hyperkähler one (thus there are three Kähler/symplectic forms satisfying quaternionic relations). This has proved to be of use in the description of physical systems with spin, including those which do not admit a Hamiltonian formulation. The book is the first monograph on the subject, which has previously been treated only in research papers.
The practical guide to investing in emerging markets Though potentially risky, investing in emerging markets can offer extremely attractive returns. Opportunities in Emerging Markets offers practical advice for investors based on the real life experiences-both positive and negative-of practitioners, pioneer investors, and local heroes with experience in frontier markets. Exploring how every developing market has its own unique regional cultures and social structures that change the way investors invest, and must be understood in order to make wise investments, the book combines standard approaches to investing with the exigencies of frontier markets to create an invaluable framework for success. A collection of useful ideas that investors-institutions, general partners, limited partners, or shareholders-can draw upon when investing money in emerging markets, the book includes essential information on one of the most attractive opportunities for beating traditional markets and investments. If access, downside, and predictability can be managed, there's a great deal of money to be made in emerging markets, and this book shows how. Both investors and investment managers need to understand fundamental success factors, real framework conditions, and hidden pitfall and in Opportunities in Emerging Markets, author Gordian Gaeta analyses these intricacies in depth. Gives investors of all kinds the information they need to succeed in emerging markets Incorporates real life experiences-both good and bad-to help readers avoid common mistakes and maximize their returns Includes interviews with Mark Mobius, Jim Rogers, Marc Faber, and other leading names in the emerging markets sector For those traders brave enough to engage in high-risk/high-return investing, Opportunities in Emerging Markets is an excellent overview of the world's toughest frontier markets and how to conquer them. Featuring interviews with some of the top investors in the field, this is the definitive guide to the perils and pitfalls of investing in these highly volatile markets.
The global wine industry is a continually modifying market impacted by financing, culture, and politics. Economics, Governance, and Politics in the Wine Market analyzes recent developments in European Agriculture policies on wine legislation and market trend orientation between political power and market structure.
This book focuses on equity crowdfunding in order to shed light on female entrepreneurship. Global awareness of gender inequality has resulted in international efforts to alleviate disparities and promote women's growth. This book draws academics, policymakers, and practitioners' attention to equity crowdfunding as a good environment for female entrepreneurs to overcome gender gaps and establish a more inclusive and fair financial landscape. While women are often found to be at a disadvantage when compared to male counterparts in traditional credit markets, the book's our empirical evidence suggests that this is not the case for alternative funding channels such as crowdfunding. The book's distinguishing feature is its emphasis on the equity crowdfunding market, which could be viewed as the ideal environment for developing and growing female entrepreneurial skills. From this perspective, the book provides a clear recommendation to policymakers on how to support women in alternative finance, by providing more specific and detailed rules and action plans focusing on this topic.
Un livre essentiel sur la vie spirituelle et le rôle ecclésial de Jean-Paul II, qui dévoile des facettes de sa personnalité totalement inédites jusqu'ici.
Jean-Paul II, le pape, est bien connu, mais l'homme garde ses mystères. Qui était-il vraiment ? Slawomir Oder, postulateur de la cause de béatification de Karol Wojtyla au moment de l'écriture de cet ouvrage, révèle de nouvelles facettes du personnage.Documents et témoignages inédits à l'appui, il évoque notamment les rapports du pape avec Padre Pio, ses relations avec les services secrets polonais, sa lettre ouverte à Ali Agca et fait la vérité sur sa prétendue démission. Il apporte des éléments nouveaux et retentissants comme le rôle décisif et officieux joué par Jean-Paul II auprès du général Jaruzelski pour l'abandon d'un état militaire en Pologne, alors qu'il était fiché comme principal ennemi de son pays.L'auteur dévoile aussi la vie mystique intense et peu ordinaire du pape, et donne le sens des pratiques de mortification corporelle qu'il s'infligeait.Un témoignage précieux et rare sur l'existence, la vie spirituelle et le rôle ecclésial de Karol Wojtyla. Un éclairage nouveau sur le destin d'un homme hors du commun. Bientôt un saint ?
