Performance-Based Fire Engineering of Structures

The social, economic and technological developments have inspired the advancement in architectural design, construction technology and building services installations in modern cities. Hong Kong, as a modern city famous of its tall buildings in Asia Pacific, has gone through remarkable changes in its building design and construction since 1970s. Building owners and occupants are now keen on achieving better environmental health, human comfort, life safety and more effective use of space. This book assesses the contemporary changes in design concepts and development trends of the major disciplines in building services engineering. Among the analyses featured are trends on heating, ventilating and air-conditioning, electrical and fire services, plumbing and drainage, and building automation systems. Powerful examples of well-known building projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China will be put forward and discussed. Written by a team of experts in the building services engineering discip

More than Civil Engineering: A History of Hong Kong Development (2004-2024) records the history of land formation and infrastructure development in Hong Kong. The Civil Engineering and Development Department is one of the key government institutions responsible for this development. Established in 2004, the Department was formed through the merger of the Territory Development Department and the Civil Engineering Department.

When the Yellow River Floods explores the relationship between environmental degradation, hydraulic engineering, and nation-building in the context of Liu E’s The Travels of Lao Can. This book contributes to the field by providing a unique perspective on modern Chinese literary history that goes beyond conventional narratives that focus solely on political and cultural factors. The main areas covered include the role of water management in literary nation-building and the connections between the novel’s various themes, such as river engineering, medical and political discourses, national sentiment, and landscape description. The book is targeted toward scholars and students of Chinese literature, history, and environmental studies, as well as those interested in the intersections between literature, nation-building, and environmental challenges. By offering a comprehensive and material-based analysis of The Travels of Lao Can, this book broadens the understanding of nation-buildin

Based on a close reading of Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s extant films, this book provides insights into the ways the director created narrative structures and used symbolism to construct meaning in his films. Against critics’ insistence that Ozu was indifferent to plot and unlikely to use symbols, Geist demonstrates otherwise, revealing the director’s subtle iconographic paradigms. Her incisive understanding of the historical and cultural context in which the films were conceived amplifies her analysis of the films’ structure and meaning. Ozu: A Closer Look guides the reader through Ozu’s early, silent films and his sound films made during Japan’s wars in Asia and the subsequent American Occupation, then takes up specific themes relevant to his later, better-known films. These themes include religion, gender, and the influence of traditional Japanese painting. Geist also examines the impact that Ozu’s films had on specific directors in Europe, America, and Japan. Intended for f

你心目中退休後的生活是什麼？ 你想提早達到財務自由嗎？ 你打算如何經營人生下半場呢？ 暌違五年新作，FIRE生活進入第十五年，六十歲的老黑，不只教你FIRE前如何理財，更教你FIRE後如何生活！ 閱讀暢銷書《45歲退休，你準備好了？》之後，許多讀者紛紛詢問作者老黑，如何能和他一樣提早FIRE： FIRE是什麽？財務獨立，提早退休。 為何要FIRE？不想勉強做不喜歡做的事，想要每天睡到自然醒。 誰要FIRE？適用為溫飽而努力工作打拚，期望儘早脫離職場苦海的人；不適用心中無夢，過一天算一天的人。 何時FIRE？越早越好，但永不嫌遲。 如何FIRE？1.增加收入，2.減少支出，3.投資理財。 老黑說：理論很簡單，難是難在執行。 FIRE是一個方法，更是一個觀念，與其說它教人如何買股票賣基金、如何省吃儉用斷捨離，不如說它指出一條有別於傳統的人生道路。這條路不是康莊大道也有風險，但對於人生有別於傳統期待的人，走這條路可能帶來的回報，相信我，值得所有的犧牲和努力！ FIRE族必讀格言： 1.有錢和健康好的人不一定活得好；活得好的人生活一定有重心。 2.一路投資自己，才有條件在職涯最後階段高效搶錢。 3.沒有一個FIRE族是沒有簡樸習性的，斷捨離對FIRE族來說，不是想要，也不是需要，是必要。 4.理財不是選項，理財不是賭博。 5.再好的公司待久了，還是會成為一隻井底蛙。 6.跨過溫飽線後人人都有選擇權，關鍵是得到之前，你願意放下什麼。 7.進入人生下半場，決定生活品質的通常不是金錢地位，而是運動習慣。 8.活著的目的不是累積財富或見證反彈，而是把每一天活好活滿。 9.許多人以為FIRE的目的是財務自由，其實那只是手段，真正目的是自我實現。 10.要符合平均年回報率5%，低風險、低成本，最好固定配息，這幾項條件，投資人有多少選擇？答案：很少！ 11.天只助自助者，平日的飲食、運動、生活習慣、心態，別說醫師，除了自己，神也幫不了你！ 12.我什麽也沒看破，只是想過好活在世上的每一天而已！ 各界好友贊同推薦（按姓氏筆畫序排列） 李正雄（安可雜誌創辦人）、李偉文（知名作家）、吳家德（NUPASTA總經理）、邱敏寬（財經達人）、邱沁宜（節目主持人／財經專家）、洪雪珍（斜槓教練）、曾琬鈴（Winnie散漫遊版主／《不上班也有錢》作者）、黃世岱（《第三人生太好玩》作者、「關懷小丑

在不可思議的年紀，達到財富自由 在越來越難生存的世界，每一秒都在賺 即使月薪兩、三萬，也能實現FIRE，早日財富自由，享受人生 －該買那杯拿鐵嗎？想喝就喝吧，喝完再尿出來 －複利是雙面刃，它會讓你的錢越滾越多，但別忘了，債務也是 －不要100%專心還債，應該撥一小部分錢累積緊急預備金 －不要動用本金，股市下跌時才能保命 －拿到股息，拜託請申請「股息再投入計畫」，之後你會感激我的…… Yale Chen高三就遭遇家中破產、被父親斷炊，一肩扛起養活自己的責任，飄洋過海到台灣念大學……體驗到沒有錢的辛苦，他透過大量閱讀找答案、改變思維模式；偶然接觸到席捲全球的FIRE理財運動，讓他在絕望的人生谷底徹底翻身。從身無分文到提早財富自由、移居曼谷，只花了短短數年。 FIRE運動改變了他的人生，也改變了許多人的人生，也可能改變你的人生。 其實，人人都可以實踐FIRE，提早達成財富自由。 但是，該如何存到你的「財富自由數字」，之後又維持穩健的操作與自律的支出呢？ 本書將告訴你一個26歲年輕人實現FIRE的祕密，包括如何開源節流、如何選擇高成功率的投資組合、如何累積緊急預備金且不輕易動用、如何理債，以及從FIRE的角度來看，如何選擇科系、工作、朋友、伴侶。 不論你是想早點達到財富自由、提早退休，或是想繼續工作，但因為財務無虞，而能做自己喜歡的事，你都可以在這位早熟的成功者身上，學到此生一定要知道的理財基本功，以及實踐FIRE的行動指南。

日日為五斗米折腰，何時才能財務自由、不被工作綁住？ 多數人以為必須先存到千萬，才能退休， 但有一群人，有些甚至是低薪、負債、零存款、打零工…… 三、四十歲就能不為工作而活，擁有被動收入和時間，還在全球掀起一股風潮， 他們是──FIRE理財族！ ★ FIRE運動推手錢鬍子先生（Mr. Money Moustache）專文推薦 ★ 《財務自由，提早過你真正想過的生活》、《跟錢好好相處》作者大力推薦！ ★ 同名紀錄片《Playing with FIRE》，獻給不想再被工作綁住的你 ◆ 從美國席捲全球的FIRE理財運動 FIRE（Financial Independence, Retire Early，財務自主、提早退休）， 是在美國行之有年的理財運動，目的是為了不被金錢奴役，享受生活。 由於越來越多人不想為了薪水拚命工作、苦撐到週末或休假， 也不想等到65歲才退休，做自己想做的事， 因此紛紛投入這項運動，他們來自各行各業，收入等級各不相同， 找出適合自己的生活方式和投資方法， 有人10年達到財務自由，也有人只花了6年、3年……甚至5個月就達成。 ◆ 人人稱羨的富裕生活，其實是被金錢綁架 榮獲艾美獎提名的電影導演和製作人史考特．瑞肯斯過著許多人羨慕的富裕生活： 幸福的婚姻與家庭、船艇俱樂部的成員、開著BMW…… 然而，這種奢侈的生活方式，卻是靠高壓、高工時的工作來支撐。 他們不敢貿然辭職，也沒有時間好好陪伴家人， 和大多數人一樣，拚命工作，卻只為週末和假期而活。 直到有天，史考特聽到了FIRE運動推手錢鬍子先生的訪談，從此改變了他的一生。 五個月後，他辭掉高薪工作，全家實踐FIRE運動， 從此獲得不被金錢與工作綁架的樂活人生。 ◆ FIRE理財族來自各行各業，收入多寡都有可能財務自由 史考特不僅學習到了FIRE的戰略技巧和哲學理念， 還更了解FIRE社群，以及這項概念如何改變全世界的人生， 因此，透過他的專業拍成了紀錄片，採訪不同背景和收入等級的FIRE理財族， 本書也收錄了這些成功實踐者的故事── ◎ 22K也可以養活七口人 一對32歲夫妻，存款不多、曾有負債，期望可以過上「迷你退休」的生活。 他們花了13年，到過27個國家旅行，育有2名親生子女，還另外領養4名孩子。 ◎ 為理想工作卻低月薪的小資族，只花8年就早早退休 一對住在紐約的32歲夫妻，為了從事

This practical based research explores space, sites and interventions; in particular, site-specific installation of art works, involving the physical, virtual space and interactive theatre space within new media art.

Originating from a genuine need of the secondary school teachers of English in Hong Kong to understand what it means to implement a task-based curriculum in the English classroom, this book aims to support and empower frontline ELT teachers in implementing a task-based approach systematically without losing sight of the importance of grammar teaching within the framework of tasks. Useful examples are provided to illustrate how grammar teaching can be conducted through meaningful tasks in authentic contexts. The importance of viewing assessment as an integral part of the learning, teaching and assessment cycle is also discussed with practical suggestions on developing assessment tasks and assessment assessment criteria provided. In the form of a self-learning package, this book can be readily used for independent self-study or as a school-based staff-development programme run by teachers themselves. Student-teachers of English, teacher educators and curriculum developers will also find

寫在前面 如何使用這本書 PART 1　千萬富翁的10個習慣 建立財富的時間表 習慣#1 千萬富翁勇敢說「好」 習慣#2 千萬富翁是利己主義者 習慣#3 千萬富翁最大化他們的收入 習慣#4 千萬富翁先付錢給自己 習慣#5 千萬富翁讓一切自動化 習慣#6 千萬富翁會（大量）投資 習慣#7 千萬富翁為意外做好儲蓄 習慣#8 千萬富翁為自己創造好運 習慣#9 千萬富翁控管自己的開銷 習慣#10 千萬富翁遠離「不良的」債務 PART 2 如何實現「FIRE」 什麼是財務獨立 提早退休？ 「FIRE」背後的簡單數學 不同風味的「FIRE」 破除對「FIRE」的不實批評 你絕對不該提早退休的理由 附加章節1 為什麼信用卡是一座金礦 附加章節2 為什麼「追隨你的熱情」不是一個好建議 附加章節3 如何和你的另一半談錢 結語 致謝 關於作者

國學大師饒宗頤於2011年為《持續改善》一書題字，並叮囑作者必須持續出版高質量的書籍給讀者作為參考借鏡。有見及此，陳勤業於2017年和八位作者協商下達成一致意見：應該將饒公建議發揚光大；當年七月聯合將博士後論文分享，順祝饒公一百歳；於2021年持續和另外七位聯合將博士後論文分享。 論文集包括七篇蒙特利灣加州州立大學（CSUMB）博士後及其它研究成果： Enhancement of Corporate Governance in Small to Medium Size Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) in Hong Kong from the Board’s Perspective 香港可持續發展水資源 Sustainable Development of Water Resources in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China A Study on Innovation and e-Service Quality for Developing e-Retailing Mass Entrepreneurship Unlocking the Benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Enhancement of Change Management for Construction Projects in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from the Project Manager’s Perspectivefrom the Project Manager’s Perspective 精益六西格瑪實施流程及關鍵成功因素分析 “Continuous Improvement” towards world class Construction Industry secret The Impact of Occupational Stress on Work Performance of Civil Engineering Project Managers The Effectiveness of Health Literacy Oriented Programs on P

由網絡插畫師－－阿塗繪制，教讀者香港的俚語、諺語、術語、歇後語！ Learning Cantonese is easier than borrowing a fire.

Geotechnical Hazard Mitigations with Experiment, Theory and Practice presents the keynote lectures and general papers presented at the Fifth International ISSMGE Conference on Geotechnical Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation (5th GEDMAR, Taipei, Taiwan, September 13-14, 2017). The contributions discuss rainstorm and storm surge induced riverine and coastal flooding event, liquefaction, and landslide. The book is divided into the following sections: -Keynote lecture -Combined hazard in river basin -Liquefaction -Landslide -Other natural geo-hazards Geotechnical Hazard Mitigations with Experiment, Theory and Practice will be of interest to researchers, academics, industry practitioners and other professionals involved in earthquake geotechnical engineering and landslide hazards.

Punctuated by a string of "surprising events" and even alarming incidents in the crucial "sunset era" of Donald Tsang, the second Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR, how shall we rate Tsang's performance during this 7-year term? This weighty monograph offers an authoritative academic critique of the HKSAR Government’s performance in various policy areas and state–society interactive topical dimensions under the Tsang years from 2005 to 2012. By inviting contributions from a number of scholars specialising in different research disciplines, the volume in 18 chapters covers a lot of key issues and public policy areas that constitute a very rich combination of analytical narratives from multi-disciplinary perspectives. The massive coverage of this book, while exemplifying the criticality of Tsang's era when handling challenges of these aspects, will provide readers with a thorough assessment of the government during the Tsang years in a broader comparative context and on a contemporar

This is a study of the structure and properties of compound verbs in Mandarin Chinese. By excluding separable structures such as Verb-Object phrases and resultative and directional constructions, we are able to establish that verbs, like nouns, are invariably right-headed, i.e. modifiers always precede what they modify; and also that compound verbs with relatively few exceptions are disyllabic...

This book features five theme-based units on cross-disciplinary academic English skills, focusing on the needs of first-year undergraduate students. Each unit covers academic writing, reading, and speaking skills. The units progressively take students through the steps needed to complete three common academic assignments: the essay, report, and tutorial discussion. These steps include searching for quality sources, note-taking, establishing a critical stance, formulating evidence-based arguments, synthesizing information from multiple sources, and structuring academic texts. Each unit also provides opportunities for students to analyse texts, apply their critical thinking skills, practise what they have learnt in productive tasks, and reflect upon their progress. This book is aimed at first-time university students. Many of the readings are related to China and a broader Asian context. As such, it appeals to first-year university students in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan.

書號：0V041131 Prompt Engineering·基於我們的語言，簡單卻強大 全適用生成式AI/GPT的提示設計學，讓每一次與數位產品的互動都更精準。 生成式AI和GPT無處不在，提示是高效使用它們的關鍵。提示基於自然語言，簡單卻強大。ChatGPT像讀了萬卷書的老妖，但你需要提示才能與它溝通。 坊間有許多網站和書本收錄了各式提示供查閱和使用。但求人不如求己，有一技在身勝過萬貫家財，學會方法才能熟練使用並持續創新。因此，本書基於提示工程（Prompt Engineering）的技術，深入探討產生高效提示的方法，並分享給大家。 提示之於AI，猶如色彩於畫布，一筆一劃描繪出AI的無限風貌。在Prompt Engineering的世界裡，每個字、每句話都充滿力量，共同譜寫出AI的奇蹟。 從與ChatGPT的交流到客製GPT的製作，從Copilot的協作到Gemini與Claude的創新，一切都始於精確的提示。 學會AI提示設計兵法，不僅是操控數據的技師，更是塑造未來的創造者。在這個人工智慧時代，讓每次提示都成為開啟可能性的鑰匙。

老黑，台灣第1代的FIRE實踐家， 45歲退休，至今即將屆滿20年。 然而，為什麼閱讀、寫作、旅遊……人人稱羡的生活， 會遭遇憂鬱症的突襲？ 走出人生低谷， 老黑要告訴你，關於「退休」你沒想過的事！ ─────老黑給準退休族的心裡話：退休不難，難的是生活！───── 近年來，FIRE成為不少上班族追求的目標，也很多人因為妥善的理財規劃達成目標，但你想過：FIRE，然後呢？很多人以為退休後有錢有閒，可以從此過幸福快樂的生活，但事實可能跟你想得不一樣！ 老黑45歲就離開職場，在20年前台灣還沒有很多人聽過FIRE的概念時，他就成了實踐家，開始了退而不休的人生下半場，以閱讀及旅行豐富了退休生活，並找到了寫作的職志，做自己想做且有意義的事之餘，還能創造收入。 提早退休、不缺錢、又能搭郵輪環遊世界的老黑，卻在退休後12年得了憂鬱症，2022年10月參加非洲郵輪旅程時，病情急直下，迫不得已放棄後面行程，跳船回台灣。之後經歷多次治療、反覆折磨，終於熬過痛苦的難關，重新拿回人生自主權，這段人生經歷讓他了解到退休生活並非處處光明，而是隱藏種種危機。 ▍ 別等退休後，才開始學習退休生活怎麼過！  除了財務之外，你該知道比錢更重要的關鍵事 很多人是當了父母，才開始學當父母，同樣道理，大多數人是退休之後才開始學過退休生活，可能因此要面對很多意料之外的狀況、重新建立生活重心的焦慮期、和家人及好友等人際關係的衝撞…… 退休至今將近20年，老黑親身體會到，對退休有準備的人可以一帆風順，沒準備的人將處處碰壁。本書分享了經營退休生活的各項準備，想讓人生下半場發光發熱，歡迎大家來讀讀看。 ▍老黑FIRE 20年，退休金依然夠用的秘密  錢要省，但也要學會聰明花錢 「人在世間，錢已花光」固然悲慘，「人在天堂，錢在銀行」顯然也不是多數人的期望。 退休後量入為出是必要的，但生病、資助子女、被詐騙……這些意外支出都可能侵蝕老本，想要不動用老本也能有錢花，老黑認為先要建立3個金錢觀，為退休後的金錢需求加上一層天花板，確保有限資金運用在刀口上；再搭配退休理財，掌握3個原則──長期穩定、分散風險、不碰不懂的東西，就能讓錢一輩子夠用。 ▍走出憂鬱之後，人生優先順序重新排序  人會老、病會來，「短短幾個秋」要精彩 人過中年，身體狀況逐漸走下坡，很多心靈雞湯教導大家如何學習放下，但當各種

The author outlines a framework that evaluate different crypto assets consistently. Successful crypto investing requires a solid framework for value-based decisions rather than speculation. Hopefully, it can bring some clarity to the industry and help to understand the intrinsic value of crypto assets.

Originally published in 1918, this fictional account of life as a medical missionary in China is based on American Gulielma Fell Alsop’s personal experiences as a missionary and physician in Shanghai.

This book is devoted to the systematic presentation of the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) and is the most comprehensive book in the classical TRIZ and beyond. It details methods for formulating non-standard problems and various ways to solve them, etc. The book is illustrated by many examples, problems, and graphical material (approximately 300 examples and problems, and approximately 400 illustrations). It describes more than 300 concepts. Materials for independent work is provided at the end of each chapter. Some reference solutions are included. The book is intended for students of engineering disciplines who would like to have in-depth understanding of. It can also be useful for engineers and inventors, scientists, university professors, and those who solve creative problems. Professor and TRIZ Master Vladimir Petrov, is one of the most authoritative students and best friends of the Father of TRIZ, Genrich S. Altshuller. Since 1972, TRIZ Master Vladimir Petrov often con

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Guide for Design, Installation, and Assessment of Post-installed Reinforcements sets out the installation, design, and assessment guidelines for post-installed reinforcements and fills a much-needed gap in the literature. The technology of post-installed reinforcement is growing increasingly important since reinforcing bars are being used frequently in horizontal, vertical, and overhead applications on the rehabilitation and strengthening of existing structures. Post-installed reinforcements are also used in specific situations in new construction to simplify construction procedures and provide flexibility in design and construction. This book has its main focus on Hong Kong but sets a standard that could be followed both in the Mainland and beyond.

Focusing on the latest management trends, Transformational HRM Practices for Hong Kong provides HR professionals with a comprehensive and accessible guide to human resource management in Hong Kong. Written by a leading team of HR professionals, psychologists, legal experts, and academics, the book provides up-to-date coverage of current practices, laws and procedures, as well as guidance on the professional skills required to operate successfully in the region. Suitable for practitioners and students alike, the book contains authentic case studies in local context and sets out the latest strategies for talent acquisition and assessment as well as performance and rewards management. It provides essential coverage of organizational change management, recent technological advancements in the field, and outlines the development of Hong Kong’s employment laws and their likely implications for professionals. In one volume, this book provides the key information, guidance, and context HR pro

This book presents a rational, research-based critique of the C. Y. Leung Administration that governed in Hong Kong from 2012 to 2017. It is a sweeping and original publication that covers various aspects of governance, including politics, economics, healthcare, human rights, civil service, housing, urban planning, youth, and legislative council elections as well as Hong Kong’s relationship with Taiwan, Mainland China, and Western countries.

目錄 PREFACE INTRODUCTION SECTION A: BIBLICAL INSIGHTS OF FATHER LEADERSHIP 1. God as Father in the Old Testament 2. Father Leadership in the Trinity 3. The Father Leadership of Jesus 4. The Apost1e Paul as a Father Leader 5. The Father Heart of God SECTION B: CHARACTERISTICS OF FATHER LEADERSHIP 6. Relationship and Performance 7. The Care of Fathers 8. Giving of Corrections 9. The Glory of Fathers 10. Giving Sacrifices 11. The Father as Shepherd 12. A Father Figure 13. A Man of Influence SECTION C: APPLICATIONS OF FATHER LEADERSHIP IN THE CHURCH 14. Introducing Father Leadership to a Church 15. Testimonies APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY

As a co-founder of the PRC’s first unofficial literary journal Jintian (Today) in 1978, Mang Ke was born in 1950. He began writing poetry as a sent-down youth in Baiyangdian, rural Hebei province, during the Cultural Revolution. One of the progenitors of what would later be called Obscure or “Misty” poetry, his spare, impressionistic poems were among the first to break free of the imposed discourse of Maoism towards an image-based literary style that left space for both expression and interpretation. He currently makes his living as an abstract painter and lives in Songzhuang, an artists’ colony on the outskirts of Beijing.

2019 Chinese Almanac is perfect for any people or families, with all useful information at your fingertips: 1. Basic information of an Almanac 2. General forecast based on zodiac sign 3.Flying Star Charts for every direction 4.Naming basics 5.Face and Palm reading 6. Practical Feng Shui 7. Chinese Almanac - suitable and unsuitable activities for each day of the year.

Chinese-speaking popular cultures have never been so queer in this digital, globalist age. The title of this pioneering volume, Boys’ Love, Cosplay, and Androgynous Idols: Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan already gives an idea of the colorful, multifaceted realms the fans inhabit today. Contributors to this collection situate the proliferation of (often online) queer representations, productions, fantasies, and desires as a reaction against the norms in discourses surrounding nation-states, linguistics, geopolitics, genders, and sexualities. Moving beyond the easy polarities between general resistance and capitulation, Queer Fan Cultures explores the fans’ diverse strategies in negotiating with cultural strictures and media censorship. It further outlines the performance of subjectivity, identity, and agency that cyberspace offers to female fans. Presenting a wide array of concrete case studies of queer fandoms in Chinese-speaking contexts, the essays in this

This study tests the factors of transaction costs (TC) and resource-based views (RBV) to explain the MNEs’ entry decisions in China. By using large firm-level data from China, I show in this paper that variables related to internal uncertainty (e.g., management) and firm-specific assets tend to affect MNEs’ entry decisions in a way that is consistent with the transaction cost logic; that is, the higher degree of internal uncertainty, the MNEs may require more control over the foreign facilities or the JV. On the other hand, those variables related to external uncertainty (e.g., marketing) and intangible assets tend to conform to the resource-based view, which means higher external uncertainty would cause the MNEs to leverage the resources or local experience of local partners. This suggests that MNEs may need complementary resources from local partners to reduce the external uncertainty and enhance the value of their intangible resources.

The book provides guidelines and practical creative exercises which equip creative-major students in early semesters as well as creative practitioners with fundamental knowledge on creation methods. Combination of functionality, simplicity and aesthetics in modern design is considered a fundamental design principle in the Bauhaus School in Germany,and, inspired by the School, the creative handcrafting exercises and the concepts introduced in this book are primarily coherent with this principle. The book draws a direction between two and three dimensional material-based design and modern digital creation process. The first part of the book introduces various creative handcrafting exerciseson proportion, geometry and modularity, among other fundamental design principles. The creative exercises will sensitise students on aesthetical and structural issues, and thus serve as an essential building block for application of the design principles to computer-based creative processes, which ar

This volume presents a timely assessment of the Hu–Wen Administration at the juncture of preparing a change of China’s leadership in 2012–13. The assessment is important because the administration’s apparent success tends to create a path-dependent orientation on the part of its successor. Bringing together a collection of nineteen major essays, this book offers a fresh perspective of evaluating the performance and achievements of China in the Hu–Wen era in terms of economic development, the establishment of a rudimentary social security system and her rising international status. The new opportunities and challenges facing China, and how will the likely successors Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang handle those opportunities and challenges, as well as new policy programmes will also be discussed in greater detail. Each essay is written by experts and scholars from different academic disciplines and backgrounds to provide readers with a unique overview of their respective areas of expertise.

Assessment is an important part of effective teaching and learning. It allows achievements to be recognized and helps both teachers and learners to reflect on and review their performance and progress. While assessment has long been an end-of-learning activity to measure what learners can do, the outcome-oriented approach does not always foster learning motivation effectively. A new perspective now encourages ongoing appraisal in the classroom to improve learning. This book reflects current thinking of assessment with a stated focus on assessment for learning (AfL). It informs teachers about the latest developments and provides teachers with important tools for integrating assessment in the classroom. The discussions on assessment theories are in-depth and the examples used for illustrating the concepts are plentiful.

Chinese planters,farmers and labors have left an indelible imprint on Malaysia's agricultural economy.With great effort and creativity,they opened jungles,converted disused mining land,and transformed the wilderness into rich farms and plantations that grew every crop of economic and social importance.Complementing their efforts,Chinese traders,industrialists and researchers linked agricultural to commerce and agro-based industry.In the process,the Chinese agriculturist and their trading and manufacturing counterparts made valuable contributions not only to national but world development. This book covers all areas of their pursuits,from lowland rice planting to highland flower farming,from small vegetable gardens to large rubber and oil palm plantations,and from trading to downstream agro-based activities.The book combines historical information with original insights from personal interviews to produce a captivating 200-year chronicle of the lives and work of generations of Chinese w

A renowned biomedical engineering expert, H K Chang is also a champion of cross-cultural exchanges that enhance understanding and build links among nations and countries. Having studied the social and cultural developments of China and other countries for the past forty years, he narrates in twenty-one articles here his thoughts about world civilizations, culture and life, society, education as well as science and technology, and invites readers to join him on his intellectual and sentimental journey.

This reader is designed for an intermediate-level Chinese course in which students not only develop proficiency in the Chinese language but also gain some knowledge of Chinese culture. It consists of twenty-two lessons, which are arranged according to their level of difficulty. Each lesson contains a core text and a reading text. The contents of the texts cover a wide variety of topics, including Chinese language structures and characters, Chinese customs, proverbs, holidays, social phenomena, religions, poetry and geography, as well as Chinese folklore. A list of questions for group discussion follows the text in each chapter to help students further explore issues related to Chinese culture and to their own lives. Grammar notes and exercises for relevant grammatical points are introduced after each core text to enhance students’ skills of reading, comprehension and writing. The grammar notes are all explained in English and illustrated through sample sentences in Chinese with Engli

This work is the result of a co-operation between a social anthropologist and a social historian and is focused on the social evolution of Southern China. Based on a longitudinal fieldwork study in the Pearl River Delta, which is the heartland of the Cantonese-speaking world, the book explores how the ordinary people and their society evolved in a period of time characterized by drastic change. The study reports on how history supplies people with a repository for the future and accounts for how their march towards modernity is, at the same time, a reconstruction of a tradition.

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In 1842, the Qing Empire signed a watershed commercial treaty with Great Britain, beginning a century-long period in which geopolitical and global economic entanglements intruded on Qing territory and governance. Previously understood as an era of “semi-colonialism,” Stacie A. Kent reframes this century of intervention by shedding light on the generative force of global capital. Based on extensive research conducted with British and Chinese government archives, Coercive Commerce shows how commercial treaties and the regulatory regime that grew out of them catalyzed a revised arts of governance in Qing-administered China. Capital, which had long been present in Chinese merchants’ pocket-books, came to shape and even govern Chinese statecraft during the “treaty era.” This book contends that Qing administrators alternately resisted and adapted to this new reality, through taxation systems such as transit passes and the Imperial Maritime Customs Service, by reorganizing Chinese territory