Fear Less

This book explains the new procedures for knee operations created by Professor Lai and elaborates on the concepts and theories behind his new approach. These new procedures will increase the proficiency of orthopedists and assist them in performing more effective and less painful knee surgeries.

Originally written over a period from about 1979 to the early 1980s, the first in the trilogy was inspired by the theatre of the absurd and focused on the nature of human relationships across the fabric of space-time. The second, written in the late 1980s and the following early 1990s, was focused on repercussions of events across space-time; and then the third, written in 2000 and after, more or less concludes the trilogy with elements of the preceding two interwoven and coming to grips with the vicissitudes of life.

Wisdom means learning to live with ambivalence and to embrace uncertainty Helga Nowotny’s memoir provides a detailed account of her life, highlighting the challenges and triumphs of a woman who defied convention in the male-dominated field of science. From her early days in science and technology studies, where she faced bureaucratic hurdles, to her influential role in shaping the European Research Council, Nowotny offers a candid look at her career. She shares personal stories of navigating the complexities of academia and policy, revealing the uncertainties and contingencies that shaped her life and work. This memoir resonates with anyone who has pursued a path less traveled, and offers a glimpse into the resilience and ambition required to succeed in challenging environments. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Future Needs Wisdom is not really a memoir, nor is it an intellectual history, nor is it e

Historical memory has a particular value in analyzing events and characters that give life to stories from the past. Jorge Edwards specifies that the story’s description is nothing more than the literary success of a writer who navigates the vicissitudes of life and history, as he rightly points out. History must be observed carefully and as a “conjecture” that points, in the first place, to an experience of “memory” and that keeps alive, despite time, the unique reality of a country and its people. Like Edwards, we attempt to wander through reminiscences and recollection. Our narrative experience is simple. However, it is an observation and representation of history with a testimonial value in its approach. As the novelist points out, the testimony of history is the most creative thing that the writer has. In the same way, our effort is neither more nor less the rescue, through these short stories and their language, of facts and characters that are part of realities, in which their p

The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong SAR (the “NSL”) promises to be the most important legal development in Hong Kong since the advent of the Basic Law. Many wondered in the aftermath of the NSL how the foundations of Hong Kong’s system might be changed and in what way the freedoms valued by Hong Kong may be affected. Supporters view the law as essential for the preservation of public order and the national security of China and for supporting the fundamental well-being of “One Country, Two Systems”, an arrangement that has been in place since the return of Hong Kong to China. Critics fear an adverse impact on the spirit of “One Country, Two Systems”. From a discussion initiated by the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Law, this collection of essays brings together leading experts on Hong Kong and Chinese law to offer an exploratory study of the NSL and its impact on the legal system and the principle of the rule of law in Hon

Empowered by Ancestors: Controversy over the Imperial Temple in Song China (960–1279) examines the enduring tension between cultural authority and political power in imperial China by inquiring into Song ritual debates over the Imperial Temple. During these debates, Song-educated elites utilized various discourses to rectify temple rituals in their own ways. In this process, political interests were less emphasized and even detached from ritual discussions. Meanwhile, Song scholars of particular schools developed various ritual theories that were used to reshape society in later periods. Hence, the Song ritual debates exemplified the great transmission of ancestral ritual norms from the top stratum of imperial court downward to society. In this book, the author attempts to provide a lens through which historians, anthropologists, experts in Chinese Classics, and scholars from other disciplines can explore Chinese ritual in its intellectual, social, and political forms.

This is the first collection of essays in English, contributed by well-known experts of Chinese literature as well as scholars of a younger generation, dedicated to the poetry of Du Fu, commonly regarded as the greatest Chinese poet. These essays are engaged in historically nuanced close reading of Du Fu’s poems, both canonical and less known, from new angles and in various contexts, and discuss a series of critical issues, including the local and the imperial; the body politic and the individual body; poetry and geography; perspectives on the complicated relation of religion and literature; materiality and contemporary reception of Du Fu; poetry and visual art; and tradition and modernity. Many of the poems discussed in this book were written in the backwater town of Kuizhou, far from Du Fu’s earlier residence in the capital city Chang’an, at a time when the Tang dynasty was going through devastating social and political disturbances. The authors contend that Du Fu’s isolation from

Contrary to the general impression that wet markets are smelly, dirty, and slippery, Christine finds that they are actually fun places to walk around and shop. As a French lady, Christine’s learning experience has not been without disappointments, such as being overcharged, given old veggies or pushed to buy more. Nonetheless, in Hong Kong, most sellers are generally very kind. Like in France, vendors remember the preferences of their regular clients. _e kindness of many sellers help her overcome the fear of speaking Cantonese. They even take time to explain to her how to cook this and that. It is the warm atmosphere that she loves most. Christine finds it exciting to discover lots of new foodstuffs such as Chinese yam. She even discovers ingredients, such as lye water, a kind of alkaline solution that is not used in Western countries. Last but not least, this book helps us understand the real French lifestyle which often sounds so “elegant” and sometimes “mysterious” to most people,

The Chinese system is like no other known to man, now or in history. This book explains how the system works and where it may be moving. Drawing on Chinese and international sources, on extensive collaboration with Chinese scholars, and on the political science of state analysis, Stein Ringen concludes that under the new leadership of Xi Jinping, the system of government has been transformed into a new regime radically harder and more ideological than the legacy of Deng Xiaoping. China is less strong economically and more dictatorial politically than the world has wanted to believe. By analyzing the leadership of Xi Jinping, the meaning of ＂socialist market economy,＂ corruption, the party-state apparatus, the reach of the party, the mechanisms of repression, taxation and public services, and state-society relations, The Perfect Dictatorship broadens the field of China studies, as well as the fields of political economy, comparative politics, development, and welfare state studies.

This is how a Chinese proverb goes, “It takes a long way to tell how strong a horse is; it takes a long time to know a person well.” Yet, the Chinese also developed a set of rules to know a person simply by observation – read first his face and palm, then his gesture and demeanour for his intelligence and his luck. If you’re interested in knowing a person by just looking, this book is an indispensable read: - Is she/he the perfect wife or husband? Is he pretending to be rich, but is actually a less-privileged working class? Is he a sex fiend or a shameless con man? They are giving it away on their face and with their gestures. - What is your boss thinking? How do you tell if a subordinate is loyal? Which of the workers is the most competent? Simply take a look and you’d know. - Read both the face and the palm to tell his/her love luck and if his/her marriage is good or bad. - A mole, a zit, the voice, the hair and the way a person walks are all essential clues to tell his/her luck.

◎當溫尼科特碰上哈姆雷，迸出的火花是分析的無用、害怕死亡、空虛、不存在？ ◎復仇與不復仇，治療與不治療，過渡到生機創意空間，或擺渡到冥界死寂？ ◎溫尼科特碰上奧塞羅時，所聽所見的證據，後來都變成以偏蓋全的悲劇？ ◎心理失落空洞的疤痕，什麼是妒嫉，什麼是證據，什麼是詮釋，什麼是攻擊？ 我們以溫尼科特的《對崩潰的恐懼》（Fear Of Breakdown）裡，最後的四個例子做基礎，和哈姆雷做對話。四個例子分別是：分析的無用、害怕死亡、空虛、和不存在，來談論to be, not to be（生存與毀滅）。描繪生命早年的失落，恐懼怕崩解和錯亂的經驗，將哈姆雷在有機會可以殺死新國王時的矛盾，推向更早年的生命經驗，並和臨床的經驗相結合來討論。 以溫尼科特的《溝通與不溝通，帶往某些對立面之間的探索》，做理論思考對話的基礎。何以奧塞羅（Othello）對於所聽所見的變成證據後，內心裡所做出的詮釋，帶來的不是舉一反三的醒悟，卻變成以偏蓋全的悲劇呢？失落空洞的心理疤痕，這疤痕是個紀念碑，有些文字，此刻在人生故事的叢林裡發現了，我們會如何解讀這紀念碑呢？尤其我們毫無所知，那是什麼疤痕或紀念碑？

◎由物理、樂理、生理觀點看台語語音，台語是人類語音え奇蹟。 ◎「衫短褲闊人矮鼻直」え教法誤會台語え調性，妨礙台語教學。 ◎「えあ寫音字」做台語え「語音式文法」，處處文法，連音優美。 ◎基於語音學，本冊用「意音字台文」來寫有個性え「台語式台文」。 用物理、樂理、生理觀念，邏輯思維，台語八調，循環變調，就清清楚楚。母音豐富「音母表」就簡單，押韻就優美。語調是台語語音之基石。台語用「寫音字」連音做「語音式文法」，寫「意音字台文」，驚豔無比！台文文藝復興，人人有責！ 台語八調：「老1阿2公3摃4鑼5足3.活1.潑2.」，三平123，一降一升45，三切1.2.3. 循環變調例：「駛3車3 車2路2 路1試1 試4駛4」，4>3>2>1>4台語變調簡單明瞭。 えあ式「意音字台文」句例：「這尼媠え母語好好あ傳予咱え囝兒孫あ」 本冊是筆者え磚，敬請拋玉。母語加油！──李清木（作者） How does Taiwanese sound? Beautifully! Simple phonetics, eight orderly tones, circular tone rotations, straight-forward phonetic spelling, phonetic grammar based on「bella」vowels (e,a) with seam-less liaison。 ★★★誠摯推薦★★★ 「半年來，李教授え台語授課予我有幸深入學習咱祖先留落來え世界美え母語，也深深あ鼓勵我更加為台語拍拚。」──陳立宗 「李清木教授的著作《台語語音學》充滿創新性。本書是名符其實的「台語知音」。著作中，作者強調台語是台灣文化之根，頻頻呼籲不使乎台灣語文衰微，感佩之至。」──游銘泉 「一本奇冊：会寫好冊え人是好人，会寫奇冊え人是奇人、才人。江山代有才人出，各領風騷數百年。」──林洪權

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

＊ 程式語法及專案組態適用ASP.NET Core 6、7及8 ＊ 作者以多年程式開發經驗，將業界的專業開發技巧融入於書中！ ASP.NET Core是跨平台的.NET框架，除了跨平台特性，整個框架底層更是高度重新大改寫，導入許多軟工Design Pattern與Principals原則，讓整個框架程式組織、運作與耦合度達到前所未有新高度。而ASP.NET Core中最重要的四大天王：Dependency Injection相依性注入、Configuration組態系統、Hosting與Middleware，更是貫穿整個應用程式設計與執行，可以說掌握此四者便掌握了ASP.NET Core核心精髓。無論新手與老手，本書皆能循序漸進地引導您，一步步深入ASP.NET Core精華的奧義殿堂。 精選章節，讓您Do Less, Get More，短時間內培養出即戰力！本書內容有： ＊ 介紹MVC架構如何三分天下，精解Model、View與Controller三者職責與運作 ＊ 以DI相依性注入設計抽象介面與實作，達成IoC控制反轉與鬆散耦合 ＊ Configuration組態與Options Pattern選項模式共舞 ＊ Model / Scaffolding CRUD / LINQ與Entity Framework Core資料庫存取 ＊ View / Partial View / Tag Helpers / HTML Helpers / View Component / Layout功能解析 ＊ 說明MVC中如何整合Bootstrap前端開發框架，有效建構RWD響應式網站 ＊ 全面掌握Razor語法，提升View頁面的智慧與判斷力 ＊ 用開源Chart.js及JSON製作HTML5互動式商業統計圖表 ＊ 以jQuery Ajax / Web API / JSON三劍客建立輕量級高效能網站 ＊ 用AJAX及MVC串接ChatGPT API製作AI聊天問答 ＊ 將ASP.NET Core應用程式部署至Microsoft Azure雲端平台

◎你是否因恐懼讓你無法活出夢想生活而厭倦？在面對恐懼時，如何戰勝並將它轉化成動力？ ◎在面對恐懼與從恐懼中學習多年後，楊凱瑟琳牙醫師使用她溫暖且獨特的方法，揭露許多拆解我們背負的恐懼。 ◎這些卓越見解幫助她發展出開創性與實際的方法，讓每個人都能學習S.T.E.P.「站勝恐懼」！ 凱瑟琳從美麗的出生地台灣出發， 以一個幾乎不會說英文的高中生身分展開在澳洲的文化冒險， 她對恐懼一點也不陌生。 在努力學習多年後，凱瑟琳不僅在最愛的牙科領域表現突出， 一路上也成功拆解了恐懼密碼， 了解人類在個人與專業兩種生活上的需求與行為， 並開發出具有價值性及實用性的工具， 讓你可以站在恐懼之上戰勝它，並且將恐懼轉變成喝采！ 每個人終其一生都要面臨各式各樣的恐懼，恐懼會讓我們佇足不前、阻礙我們追求美好的人生。要擺脫恐懼幾乎是不可能的，但只要學習如何處理恐懼並克服恐懼，就代表恐懼無法掌控你，它不能破壞你的夢想或阻撓你的努力。 凱瑟琳破解了一套創新的S.T.E.P.「『站』勝恐懼」模式，透過簡單的四個階段，可以適用於在生活中遇到恐懼並想要克服恐懼的任何人： S設定心態（Setting of the Mind） T善用工具（Tools） E享受生活（Enjoyment） P達到目的（Purpose） ★享受閱讀凱瑟琳的書，凱瑟琳在steponfear.com有更多的分享。

知名技術部落格「DotNet開發聖殿」以多年程式開發經驗，將業界的專業開發技巧融入於書中。 為MVC新手設計的絕佳教材，從精闢原理解說開始，再導引到實務範例。內容注重MVC範例展示，培養實作MVC程式的能力，而非讀完MVC理論，卻不知如何下手。或者您曾學過MVC或研讀過其他書籍，在技術與觀念仍無法領略MVC精髓，希望重奠根基，重理大腦完整思路，那麼這本書正可滿足您的需求。 精選內容，讓您Do Less, Get More，短時間內培養出即戰力，本書內容有： ＊ Visual Studio 2022工具安裝、MVC開發環境建立與程式部署 ＊ 介紹MVC架構如何三分天下，精解Model、View與Controller三者職責與運作 ＊ View / HTML Helpers / Bundle & Minification / Layout功能大解析 ＊ 全面掌握Razor語法，提升View頁面的智慧與判斷力 ＊ 用開源Chart.js及JSON製作HTML5互動式商業統計圖表 ＊ 以jQuery Ajax / Web API 2.0 / JSON三劍客建立輕量級高效能網站 ＊ 以真實汽車銷售網站演示Routing路由大法，認識這位引導網站人流的大管家 ＊ Entity Framework的Database First / Model First / Code First完全制霸 ＊ 用單元測試提升MVC程式之品質 ＊ 將MVC應用程式部署至Microsoft Azure雲端平台 ＊ 將MVC延伸到ASP.NET Core，讓您掌握最新前沿技術的應用

誰說台味，只能是台灣小吃或是傳統台菜？ ＝＝有一種台味，是日日出現於自家餐桌的家常味。＝＝ 油潤鹹香的外婆牌紅燒肉、母親午間親送的栗子燒雞、夏季才鮮甜脆嫩的紅燒小卷、鑊氣十足的台南海鮮炒意麵…… 不務正業男子Ayo的「正業」，是串起食物與食物，以及食物和時空的連結。他的便當盒裡的台味，是菜市場裡的人情，是便當盒裡的鄉愁；是外婆和媽媽的手藝，是徘徊不去的旅人記憶；更是日日出現於自家餐桌的家常味。 ＝＝有一種台味，是把「食物記憶」謹慎裝盒。＝＝ 料理，是最能直接傳達心意的方式，而便當，則是能療癒人心的一件事。 Ayo的便當菜，從廚房裡的一塊砧板、一把菜刀、一支鍋鏟、一支炒鍋……為起點，帶你認識尋常人家廚房裡的醬油、花椒、八角、青蔥、大蒜、紅蔥頭等味道，熬煮自家的高湯和調味品；再帶你走向市場，穿梭於攤販之間，規劃出採買清單、找到屬於你自己的市場地圖；最後，回到最做便當最重要的小事，傳授選擇菜色、便當盒，甚至是配色的小秘訣。 《台味便當》全書以台式家常菜、家庭料理出發，共有30個便當提案，搭配46種家常配菜，再加上15道私房好味道，教你輕鬆變化每天的便當菜，在匆忙而毫無空隙的日子裡，請將食物記憶謹慎裝盒，一起用便當撫平內心的一抹皺褶吧。 「在台灣這塊土地，透過不同族群甚至是外來文化影響而發展、融合出來的料理。」這就是我心中的便當，我的台味，也是讓這本書充滿情感的核心。――――――不務正業男子Ayo ★好吃推薦★ Miss米（上班族的米其林計畫） Soac索艾克（電視主廚） 方序中（「究方社」創意總監） 毛奇（飲食文化作家） 昉小姐（「Talk Less」版主） 格子（格式設計） 詹朴（APUJAN創意總監）

一書在手，旅遊英語帶著走！ 出國旅遊會用的到的單字與對話 全都幫你準備好！ 搭計程車時，你要怎麼說？ 從這裡到市中心大約要多少錢？How much is it more or less to get from here to the city center? 通過海關時，你會回答嗎？ 我來這裡觀光。I come here for sightseeing. 我在Ramada 旅館訂了房間。I have a reservation at the Ramada Inn. 預定行程時，你要怎麼說？ 我們想參加一個城市旅行團。We’d like to join a group tour of the city. 打包行李，也打包你的英語！ 在這個資訊爆炸的時代，如何在最短的時間掌握你要的知識很重要！「懶人包」的概念，運用在英語學習上，就是讓讀者能在短時間內學到最實用的單字、片語與句子，並且能隨時派上用場。《旅遊英語懶人包》這本書，內容包括旅遊的各個層面，無論你是自助旅行或跟團，都可以從本書中獲得你需要的英語知識，是打包行李時的必帶工具書！ 循序漸進學習法，旅遊英語馬上通！ 全書分三大類，共35個單元，466個圖解單字，700句旅遊常備好用句，可以依序從每個情境中輕鬆找到需要的內容，包含機場報到、登機安檢、海關出入境、搭車問路、飯店入住、餐廳用餐、景點導覽、購物血拼、處理緊急狀況、就醫等情境場合。每個單元都以單字圖解開始，透過圖片學習增強記憶力，接著提供12句該單元必學句子，可以先練習動手寫寫看，有助加深學習印象，並補充單字、片語、實用句型等來加強英語學習。 情境關鍵字圖解 每個主題包括12～14個單字圖解，利用圖像學習方便記憶。 用點讀筆點選文字或圖片，立刻學會如何發音。 寫寫看 動手寫寫看，印象最深刻！先試試看這些句子你能掌握多少。 精選實用句教學 每個單元收錄12個必備句，並補充單字、片語、類似說法、如何應答、相關資訊等內容。 精采例句搶先看 Section I 搭機出發 共10個單元，包含機場報到、登機、海關出入境檢查、領取活遺失行李等內容。 我想要靠窗/走道的位子，麻煩你。I’d like a/an window/aisle seat, please.

每個人或多或少都有害怕的東西。今天在上課時，老師要同學們說出自己最害怕的東西，沒想到傑克一說出口，就惹來全班一陣嘲笑。到底是什麼東西讓傑克如此害怕？他有沒有辦法克服呢？

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