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Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Fabrication Techniques and Applications 3. The Method of Manufacturing Microlenses by Melting Photoresist 4. Improvements to the Performance of Microlens Arrays 5. Measurement of Microlenses 6. Interferometers to Measure Microlenses 7. Optical Performance of Individual Microlenses 8. Summary 9. References
During the Vietnam war 3500 officers and men served in the Swift
Boat program in a fleet of 130 boats with no armor plating. The
boats patrolled the coast and rivers of South Vietnam, with the
average age of the crew being twenty-four. Their days consisted of
deadly combat, intense lightning firefights, storms and many hidden
dangers. This action-packed story of combat written by Dan Daly, a
Vietnam combat veteran who was the Officer in Charge of PCF 76
makes you part of the Swift Boat crew. The six man crew of PCF 76
were volunteers from all over the United States, eager to serve
their country in a highly unique type of duty not seen since the PT
boats of WWII. This inexperienced and disparate group of men would
meld into a combat team - a team that formed an unbreakable,
lifelong bond. After training they were plunged into a 12 month
tour of duty. Combat took place in the closest confines imaginable,
where the enemy were hidden behind a passing sand dune or a single
sniper could be concealed in an onshore bunker, mines might be
submerged at every fork in the river. The enemy was all around you,
hiding, waiting, while your fifty-foot Swift Boat works its way
upriver. In many cases the rivers became so narrow there was barely
room to maneuver or turn around. The only way out might be into a
deadly ambush. Humor and a touch of romance relieve the tension in
this thrilling ride with America's finest.
The first fifty years of America's most popular spectator sport
have been strangely neglected by historians claiming to tell the
"complete story" of pro football. Well, here are the early stories
that "complete story" has left out. What about the awful secret
carried around by Sid Luckman, the Bears' Hall of Fame quarterback
whose father was a mobster and a murderer? Or Steve Hamas, who
briefly played in the NFL then turned to boxing and beat Max
Schmeling, conqueror of Joe Louis? Or the two one-armed players who
suited up for NFL teams in 1945? Or Steelers owner Art Rooney
postponing a game in 1938 because of injuries? These are just a few
of the little-known facts Dan Daly unearths in recounting the
untold history of pro football in its first half century. These
decades were also full of ideas and experimentation, such as the
invention of the modern T formation that revolutionized offense,
unlimited player substitution, and soccer-style kicking, as well as
the emergence of televised pro football as prime-time
entertainment. Relying on obscure sources, original interviews, old
game films and statistical databases, Daly's extensive research and
engaging stories bring the NFL's formative years--and pro
football's folk roots--to life.
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