Ray Society

Desmids are freshwater green algae appearing to be a pair of joined cells (hence their name derived from the Greek desmos meaning a bond or chain) but in fact made up of two characteristic half cells

本書在V-Ray官方軟件介紹的基礎上，用通俗易懂的語言對V-Ray複雜的理論和功能進行了講解，而且將V-Ray渲染的技巧與經驗進行了歸納總結，梳理出合理的渲染工作流程與操作方法。本書內容包含V-Ray軟件介紹、燈光系統、材質系統、幾何體系統、設置系統、元素系統、渲染與工作流程7個章節，結構清晰，內容充實。本書講解全面，內容翔實，適合建築學、城市規劃、環境芝術、園林景觀等專業的師生作為教材閱讀，也可作為相關行業從業者的自學參考書。

As a young boy living in the Appalachian Mountains, Ray Hicks loved his grandfather's stories because he told them "the mountain way." After his grandfather's death, Ray continued to tell these storie

Mia gets new glasses with x-ray vision in this seventh adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series!Mia Mayhem is learning to control her x-ray vision! She can’t wait to see through walls and crack

«每個人的故事都有它的意義——透過挖掘劉宰的生命故事，探索南宋士人的崇高使命感 «不再侷限皇帝達官顯要的歷史——重新建構南宋基層社會樣貌 ◎「與士大夫共治天下」不是說說而已——致仕歸鄉仍有志於社會 劉宰是何許人也？劉宰並非南宋重臣名宦，身分僅為地方士人官僚，他在官途順遂且尚處壯年之時，毅然辭官返鄉。由於他過往擔任地方基層官的種種經驗，加之家鄉鎮江府金壇縣位處南宋與金的邊境，是當時南宋政局動盪的首衝之地，於是他選擇「退而不休」，不只積極號召、凝聚鄉親人力，更多次推動大型社會公益活動。 ◎小人物立大功——誰說只有權有勢的官宦才能影響政局及社會 縱然劉宰不似同時代的史彌遠、韓侂冑等人威名赫赫，劉宰雖已脫離官場，他仍時常與當權者通信，並且依據自己在地方地所聞所見，提供政策解決方案，同時對時局提出建言。他作為政府官方與地方士人的中介，促使南宋地方政府與基層社會緊密連結，展現南宋時代的獨特士人社會力。 作者結合地理環境和時代政局的變動，描繪劉宰一生所關注、推動以及與時代環境緊密連結的家國事業，藉由認識劉宰他的人格特質以及他所代表的南宋時代的士人社會力微觀研究出發，剖析環境與資源對區域的發展影響，建構出更完整的南宋社會樣貌，試圖從與過往不同的視角理解南宋在中國歷史轉型期的關鍵地位。 Huang Kuanchung is a social historian, political historian, cultural historian, and intellectual historian all at once. All his talents are in apparent in this fascinating and important study of Liu Zai 劉宰in Southern Song local society and national politics. 黃寬重同時是社會、政治、文化和思想史學家。他所有的才能，在這部精彩且重要的關於南宋地方社會和國家政治的劉宰研究中，顯露無遺。——Peter Bol（

«每個人的故事都有它的意義——透過挖掘劉宰的生命故事，探索南宋士人的崇高使命感 «不再侷限皇帝達官顯要的歷史——重新建構南宋基層社會樣貌 ◎「與士大夫共治天下」不是說說而已——致仕歸鄉仍有志於社會 劉宰是何許人也？劉宰並非南宋重臣名宦，身分僅為地方士人官僚，他在官途順遂且尚處壯年之時，毅然辭官返鄉。由於他過往擔任地方基層官的種種經驗，加之家鄉鎮江府金壇縣位處南宋與金的邊境，是當時南宋政局動盪的首衝之地，於是他選擇「退而不休」，不只積極號召、凝聚鄉親人力，更多次推動大型社會公益活動。 ◎小人物立大功——誰說只有權有勢的官宦才能影響政局及社會 縱然劉宰不似同時代的史彌遠、韓侂冑等人威名赫赫，劉宰雖已脫離官場，他仍時常與當權者通信，並且依據自己在地方地所聞所見，提供政策解決方案，同時對時局提出建言。他作為政府官方與地方士人的中介，促使南宋地方政府與基層社會緊密連結，展現南宋時代的獨特士人社會力。 作者結合地理環境和時代政局的變動，描繪劉宰一生所關注、推動以及與時代環境緊密連結的家國事業，藉由認識劉宰他的人格特質以及他所代表的南宋時代的士人社會力微觀研究出發，剖析環境與資源對區域的發展影響，建構出更完整的南宋社會樣貌，試圖從與過往不同的視角理解南宋在中國歷史轉型期的關鍵地位。 Huang Kuanchung is a social historian, political historian, cultural historian, and intellectual historian all at once. All his talents are in apparent in this fascinating and important study of Liu Zai 劉宰in Southern Song local society and national politics. 黃寬重同時是社會、政治、文化和思想史學家。他所有的才能，在這部精彩且重要的關於南宋地方社會和國家政治的劉宰研究中，顯露無遺。——Peter Bol（包弼德）&n

現今室內設計案例常需3D視覺化的呈現，3ds Max就成為首選的工具，再透過V-Ray的彩現後，效果圖更直逼真實場景，大幅提升視覺質感，所以成為現代設計師愛用的軟體。無論是材質、光影、配色或是氣氛呈現，3ds Max與V-Ray的結合，展現出極為頂尖的室內設計表現。 本書由淺入深介紹3ds Max在室內建築渲染的應用，從使用基本工具、基礎操作、家具建模、空間結構，到空間整體渲染運用，呈現畫質清晰的彩現效果，依序學習3ds Max上手技巧。 在熟悉3ds Max基本操作工具建模後，分成兩條學習路線，兩個功能皆是效果圖表現的重要工具： ◆ 3dsMax內建Arnold渲染器：學會製作空間結構，並搭配家具擺設後，運用Arnold渲染效果。 ◆ V-Ray 6渲染器操作與新功能介紹：介紹兩個不同的空間範例，運用V-Ray 6呈現與Arnold渲染器不同的效果。 最後製作VR虛擬實境與360全景圖片，使用手機與VR眼鏡觀看模擬親臨現場的感受，為目前熱門的應用技術。

Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2021The second book in a magical new series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! Ray is getting used to life as Rainbow Grey - she now has ALL the magical weather powers at her fingertips, although she hasn't quite mastered them yet! When all of the cloud creatures start disappearing - including Ray's own beloved cloud cat, Nim - Ray and her friends have a mystery to solve. Ray is sure that a dark magic is behind the disappearances. Can she work out what is going on before cloud magic is lost forever and Earth is destroyed by the ultimate storm .. .?

In a society of lemmings, can a bear ever belong?The Society of Distinguished Lemmings aims to be distinguished in absolutely everything. It takes an awful lot of rules to be so distinguished, including: no rolling around, no climbing about, and certainly no splashing in the mud! But Bertie has had quite enough of the society and all its rules. After venturing outside, Bertie discovers a bear, who is very unlike a lemming. With the bear's help, Bertie learns that prancing about in the wild is quite a lot of fun! But when the other lemmings find out about the bear, they decide everything about him will have to change if he's ever to fit in. Will the Society ever accept Bertie's new friend, or is the bear simply too big and clumsy of a creature to be distinguished?This hilarious tale features valuable themes of finding new friends, challenging peers, and questioning the rules. Readers will return to the story again and again to discover the quirks of every distinguished lemming while als

【內含限量贈品】★隨書附贈：作者親筆簽名印刷頁＋書籤一張★【春光‧南風系】情不知所起，一往而深。尋著心之所向，乘著拂曉清風，流往剎那即永恆之境。——✴✴✴——風靡亞洲超夯泰劇《與愛同居》《不期而愛》《愛在空氣中》耽美天后作者MAME 跨越時空深刻戀曲！Francis因為一個科學實驗的失誤，被帶回到二十年前，糊里糊塗衝到了俊朗又霸氣的Ray的車前，又口口聲聲說自己是未來人，懇求Ray幫他找到回家的路。Ray對Francis聲稱來自未來一事抱持高度懷疑，卻不由自主地被那雙清澈靈動的藍眸深深吸引，這個男孩的出現攪亂了他機器人般規律工整的生活，為他的日子注入了鮮活與期待。兩人的曖昧溫度與日俱增，然而過往的惡夢、曾經擁有又被打碎的幸福，讓Ray害怕舊事重演，他渴望Francis永遠留下來，又清楚知道那男孩總有一天會離開，究竟他該聽從自己內心的聲音，還是放手讓愛人自由？——✴✴✴——本書特色：霸氣俊美總裁大叔攻vs古靈精怪淘氣少年受錯的時間遇上對的人唯有愛能越過最遙遠的限制，直達無限的永恆

內容簡介:SketchUp長銷經典，從基礎操作到業界應用實例，用最簡單的方式學好3D室內設計！SketchUp不僅成為全球許多室內設計師愛用的工具，其直覺的設計方式，更成為人人都能進入 3D設計的最佳門檻。本書針對室內設計新手、以及在室內設計相關產業發展的專業人士，提供最完整的內容，幫助讀者從零開始掌握3D建模與快速渲染。本書特別加入了AI算圖技術—SketchUp Diffusion，讓你透過AI生成高品質的渲染圖，提升設計效率。同時，也完整介紹傳統的渲染天王V-Ray與快速彩現助手Enscape，為讀者提供最全面的室內設計速繪與表現手法。書中以完成建築與室內設計為目標，透過AI輔助繪圖、多項關鍵技能，整合SketchUp進階技術、精細的模型製作、渲染技巧、以及最終的提案表現，幫助讀者快速掌握3D設計的成就感。本書適合建築師、設計師、相關科系學生，能同時兼顧設計品質與效率，契合快速提案需求。從快速繪圖到室內案例整合實踐，全面感受SketchUp、V-Ray、AI算圖的最佳設計表現！■ 圖面設計：超完整的SketchUp必備技巧，包括：建模形體與編輯、材料與貼圖、標註、記錄與動畫製作，並且搭配Layout出圖。特別加入AI算圖生成技術，讓設計師能利用AI提供靈感或進行快速視覺化。■ 渲染神器：V-Ray、Enscape與SketchUp Diffusion三大渲染工具完整教學，體驗傳統光影與 AI 算圖的完美結合。■ 實用案例：提供真實模擬案例，從設計概念、建模、AI生成圖像，到完整的室內設計應用，讓讀者掌握傳統與AI生成圖像的結合應用。■ 熱門主題：包含多種應用元素，將SketchUp模型匯入AutoCAD與Revit，模型轉換與VR虛擬實境，並完整介紹SketchUp 2024最新功能與AI算圖技術，讓設計師能夠充分運用AI技術，提升工作效率與設計品質。【書附超值學習資源】200分鐘基礎與關鍵操作影音教學/範例檔/附錄PDF電子書

當侏儸紀公園碰上葛瑞冏日記的精采、爆笑冒險故事★精彩刺激的冒險故事結合恐龍、科技與動作場面，讓讀者沉浸在緊湊、充滿挑戰性的情節中。★真實且多元的角色塑造展現友情、信任與合作精神，角色形象立體且易於共鳴。★結合教育啟發與時代議題探討自然生態保護、現代科技、人工智慧、假新聞等當代重要話題，兼具娛樂與教育意義，幫助年輕讀者理解科技社會的機會與挑戰。芬恩和米洛成為了RAPTOR這個秘密組織的少年特工，該組織致力於了解及保護動物。他們和阿提一同被派遣前往一艘科學考察船調查太平洋海域的神秘現象。不料考察船遭到攻擊，三人被困海上。他們必須在危機四伏的太平洋中生存下來，解開事件背後的陰謀，並對抗使用先進科技的惡勢力。這一集的冒險場景從森林轉移到海洋，設定新穎，故事依然緊湊刺激，並探索主角們如何在艱難環境下克服自我與信任的課題.Jurassic Park meets Wimpy Kid, packed with humour, supsense and adventure!Finn, Milo and new junior agent, Tasi, have been sent to investigate reports of deep-sea disturbances.But soon after their arrival their mission ship is torpedoed . . . by a giant submersible shaped like a manta ray. Action stations!It's time to paddle for their lives . . .The second in the all-action adventure series from Philip Kavvadias – with added environmental themes.Features brilliantly charming illustrations from Euan Cook throughout.PRAISE FOR MISSION: MICRORAPTOR:‘Fast, funny and fabulous.’ MAZ EVANS‘It’s funny and fast-paced with more twists and tur

The palace are busy preparing for a very important visit from another royal family, The Seadragons, so Emerald must be on her best, most princess-like behaviour.When Prince Mola Seadragon takes a Manta Ray from the royal stable and runs away, Emerald follows and discovers they have much more in common than she thought...

New for 2023, an exciting, magical illustrated story for young readers and the conclusion to the series from the bestselling author of Amelia Fang!The third book in this magical series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson!Rainbow Grey may be only ten years old but the future of the whole world depends on her! It’s up to Ray to defeat Tornadia Twist – the greatest villain that ever lived . . .Ray has to figure out what her ultimate magical gift is anduse this power to stop Tornadia before she destroys the Weatherlands and Earth. With epic adventures, magic galore and everything at stake, the battle for the skies is ON!

The newest adventure in the bestselling Unicorn Rescue Society transports readers to the Himalayan mountains in Northern Pakistan! When Uchenna and Elliot's classmate publishes an article in the school newspaper about the Schmoke Brothers, Professor Fauna notices something alarming in a photo. Mounted on the wall of the Schmoke's living room is a single spiral horn that he's certain could have come from only one animal--a unicorn! To save these magical creatures--and to finally see a unicorn themselves--the Unicorn Rescue Society heads to the rugged mountains of Pakistan. Hena Khan, the critically acclaimed author of Amina's Voice, joins Newbery Honor-winner Adam Gidwitz for the Unicorn Rescue Society's most dramatic, action-filled mission yet!

'Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked...'To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture, making a life for h

The brilliant and beloved gang from the New York Times bestselling series is back -- and ready to face new threats, dangerous dilemmas, and irresistible adventures.The Mysterious Benedict Society is a

Macau History and Society is the most authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date account of Macau from its inception as a Portuguese colony to its present-day status as a special administrative regi

Pura Belpré Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society adventure, as the kids travel to the U.S.-Mexican border to hel

CLOSE YOUR EYESI invite you to imagine a plan for a new and better society where everything is very coherent and makes a lot of sense and nothing is confusing or awfulOPEN YOUR EYESNo need to imagine.

Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank’s funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the chu

Super Swiss slices! Tony Sludge and the Sewer Rats have invented a new device－a shrink ray that can turn things tiny!Tony has a plan to use it to steal all of Muskrat City's gold and turn over the cit

Aza Ray Boyle's life has been defined by a unique lung disease and her evolving friendship with Jason, but just before her sixteenth birthday, she is swept up into the sky-bound world of Magonia and d

《Civil Society》是一部探討公民自發行動與公共生活的經典著作，也是理解「公民社會」不可或缺的重要文本。面對近年來席捲全球的抗議運動與社會動盪，本書提醒我們：真正能長期塑造社會的力量，往往並不只存在於街頭或新聞焦點中，而是深植於人們日常參與的志願組織、社群與公民網絡之中。Civil Society has become a standard work of reference for anyone seeking to understand the role of voluntary citizen action in shaping society.Recent waves of global unrest have highlighted the visibility and impact of social movements and street protests in world politics. Yet, as this lucid and accessible book demonstrates, the real power of citizens more often flows through everyday participation in voluntary associations, community groups, and civic networks—forms of “normal” civic life that rarely make headlines. This is the deeper, underlying story of civil society.In this updated edition, Michael Edwards examines key developments that have rapidly transformed the civic landscape in recent years. These include the growing intersections between civil society and the market, such as social enterprises and “venture philanthropy,” as well as the

When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, Benedict Society members Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance follow clues on an adventure that threatens to separate them from their families, friends,

January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey

The Society of Captives, first published in 1958, is a classic of modern criminology and one of the most important books ever written about prison.Gresham Sykes wrote the book at the height of the Col

上下冊共收錄四十七篇，及附錄二篇。 1. The Structural Approach to Modern Chinese History － Ray Huang 2.

The second book in the absurdly funny Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody series by multi-award-winning author Patrick Ness.When Daniel arrives at the school bus stop sporting a salmon-coloured hat, Zeke is shocked. Don’t only birds wear hats? As if this isn’t strange enough, the school suddenly has a new student – a fish of all things – and a mysterious new Guidance Counsellor. Meanwhile, Zeke’s friends seem to have ditched him, and even his old nemesis won't give him the time of day. So when somebody melts his house with the Death Ray of Death – twice – Zeke has had enough. Just who is sabotaging his life – and why?

Meet a ray and a turtle gliding through a teeming coral reef, spot an octopus hiding in the kelp forest and a shark dashing after a shoal of shimmering sardines. Dare to explore the dark deep where a glowing anglerfish lurks, before meeting a huge blue whale as it rises to the surface. With five fantastic pop ups, this book will take you on an awe-inspiring journey to the depths of the ocean and back again.

From the author of The Revenge Game comes a twisty YA thriller about the underbelly of Manhattan's high society, where nothing is off-limits—not even murder.Aspiring journalist Noa has a secret she's been keeping. Ever since her sister's tragic death, she's felt almost...relieved. Noa and Leah had been locked in competition with one another since childhood, and things came to a head when her sister scored a glitzy internship at a New York society newspaper. Noa can't help but revel in her new found autonomy. But when she gets a lead about the sketchy circumstances surrounding her sister’s untimely death, she knows she needs to investigate−she owes it to Leah.Noa sets out to infiltrate the seedy underbelly of Manhattan high society to investigate her sister’s final days. Along the way she finds herself entangled with the glamorous Avalons' and their close-knit circle of friends and frienemies. But will Noa be able to resist the allure of the Avalons' world and uncover a shocking scandal

Dugong. Coffin Ray. Convict Blenny. Vampire Squid. Whale Shark.Do these animals sound dangerous or endangered to you? Because of their common names, bizarre looks or large body sizes, some creatures have a bad reputation and possibly instil fear.But are they really dangerous? Are they endangered, too?Come discover the fascinating facts and stories of 25 marine creatures living across the oceans' depths, from the shallow intertidal reefs to the deep abyssal trenches. Find out what makes them dangerous, endangered, or both!In This Book:Written and reviewed by marine biologists and reviewed by marine biologistsLife-like wildlife illustrations

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