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A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of traveling to Lake Como, strolling at the lake, and driving to Milan, Italy.

Abstract: This paper introduces the temperature concept for Hamiltonian systems to describe the energy flow between two coupled sub-systems. As a result, a general and strict method to approach the energy analysis of linear and nonlinear systems, with potential applications both in theoretical mechanics as well as in engineering Statistical Energy Analysis is disclosed. The opportunity of a strict mathematical foundation to this important physical and engineering problem, is provided by the introduction of the Khinchin’s entropy. The analysis shows that, under (i) linearity, (ii) weak coupling and (iii) close-to-equilibrium conditions, a Fourier-like heat transmission law is obtained, where the thermodynamic temperature in proportional to the modal energy of the system, that is the ratio of its total energy and the number of its degrees of freedom. Generalized results for nonlinear systems are indeed derived in closed form for weak anharmonic potentials, showing in this case that the temperature depends on a series of integer and fractional powers of the system’s energy. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of traveling and staying in Ischia Island, Italy.

The article presents a travel guide to the art works of Michelangelo Buonarroti in Florence, Italy. The author began his tour where one of Michelangelo's first known works hangs: the cream-colored 15th-century Church of Santo Spirito, designed by Florentine Filippo Brunelleschi, who masterminded the massive dome that crowns the Duomo, the city's central cathedral. The author also visited the Galleria dell' Accademia, by Piazza San Marco. Founded in 1563, the Accademia contains some of Michelangelo's most important works, including Quattro Prigioni, the unfinished sculptures of four prisoners.

Features the city of Siena in Italy. Features of the Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy; Description of the people of Siena; Mandated colors for the shutters and facades of dwellings in Siena; Status of tourist trade in Siena; Food specialties of the Grotta di S. Caterina restaurant in Siena, Italy. INSETS: WINE HEAVEN;LORENZO'S PICKS.

Focuses on Bruce Springsteen, and his 2002 release 'The Rising,' his first studio album with his original E Street Band since 1987. Details of the album, which contains many heart-felt songs inspired by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; Role Springsteen played in helping people recover from the attacks, especially in his native New Jersey; Thoughts on several songs contained on the album, including 'Lonesome Day,' 'You're Missing,' and 'Worlds Apart'; Details of Springsteen's long musical career and various albums.

Presents an article about a visit to Naples, Italy. Description of the city; Personality of Neapolitans; Restaurants visited; Lesson in life learned from the experience. INSETS: MIMI'S MAGIC CUISINE;SACRED AND PROFOUND.

Presents an article on Ischia, an Italian Island which is a few miles off the coast of Naples. Tourist attractions in Ischia; Food specialty in the island; Features of the island that catch the attention of filmmakers. INSET: VITAL STATS (Information on Ischia).

Profiles actor Danny Aiello, 56, whose career is on the fast track, following 20 years of struggling to make a living, and a tough childhood in New York. Background; Personal life; Career; Current hit roles.

Profiles New York state supreme court Justice Edwin Torres, 58, known for being a blunt, tough-guy judge, and also as a three-time novelist who gives searing glimpses of urban street life. Reputation; Judicial career; Books; Film project; Personal life.

Profiles H.N. Swanson, 91, who's spent six decades as Hollywood's top literary agent, serving such clients as F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner and Pearl Buck. Career as agent; Writing career; Background; Personal life; Friends.

Presents Elmore Leonard's `Pronto' novel. Dialogue; Plot; Favorable review.

Presents the author's reflections of his relationship with his father. How his father's death made him feel; Memories of how violent his father was; How his father murdered his first wife; How his father beat the author and the author's mother; How the author's father treated him like an equal when he was a child; Realization that the author's father loved him and that he wanted his son to love him back; Details.

Reflects on a travel and culinary experience in Italy. Essence of a meal for Italians; Various flavors of Italian food or dishes; Description on the first visit to the Italian countryside; Memories associated with a meal eaten at an Italian restaurant.

Profiles Elmore Leonard' writings. `Pronto,' a novel dedicated to his wife; Screenplay drafts for director William Friedkin.