Most Popular Books by Robert Lawson

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"VEGAS HOCKEY, VEGAS STRONG" This complete narrative of "VEGAS HOCKEY, VEGAS STRONG" is informative and emotive with stories never told, providing readers with a thorough understanding of the history of hockey in Las Vegas. The evolution of hockey led to the NHL granting Las Vegas its first Big Four sports franchise. The sport grew from a few avid players forming a team in the mob-built International Ice Palace, to the first time pro players suited up in Vegas at Caesars Palace, to the triumph of the World Champion Golden Knights. The idea of hosting a professional hockey game in the middle of the desert was indeed an unconventional concept. Unforeseen challenges arose, such as the ice melting the day of the event and a plague of grasshoppers affecting the competition. This landmark event in 1991 laid the groundwork for future endeavors. Humorous and never-told-before exploits of the Flash include the brawl and subsequent expulsion of four-time Stanley Cup champion and member of the 1980 Miracle on Ice gold Medal team, Ken Morrow, in a game with the Vancouver VooDoo. Then there was the contingent of Russian players arrested for shoplifting women''s underwear on the Strip and the team practicing outdoors in 100-plus degrees. The Wranglers had Prison Night in prison garb and Pajama Nights when games started at midnight. The Aces were a rag-tag team of thugs, and the team drew full houses for free beer nights. The Flash, Aces and Wranglers were full of laughs and mishaps. The public was never privy to the bungles by management, but these stories are now brought to light. Much of what transpired in the growth of hockey came from the efforts of authors Robert (Bob) Lawson and Richard Gubbe. Lawson had brought the Aces into existence and was the architect of the Flash, as well as the creation of youth hockey with his father. Gubbe was the lead coordinator of the game at Caesars and assisted with PR efforts for the Aces, Flash and youth hockey. Together, the authors of this book were instrumental in forming the triumphant statement, "VEGAS HOCKEY, VEGAS STRONG."

This book rates the level of economic freedom of 123 countries.

Benjamin Franklin''s companion, Amos the mouse, recounts how he was responsible for Franklin''s inventions and discoveries.

A large literature has found positive associations between economic freedom and income, growth, and a variety of other desirable outcomes. This paper surveys the literature that seeks to explain the causes of economic freedom. Some of the most consistent findings in this literature are that current levels of economic freedom are strongly correlated with past levels; freer countries have more difficulty continuing to improve their economic freedom; democracy and political freedom are positively associated with economic freedom; and inequality is negatively related.

High performance aircraft endure harsh conditions and require intelligently designed materials to survive complex, multi-physics loadings. Multi-scale topology optimization is a method of tailoring a material to potentially meet the requirements imposed by such conditions. The proposed design framework not only separates material design into a macroscale and mesoscale, but performs the analyses and optimizations of each separately, which allows for a larger structural design space. After a study to determine the constraints of the design space, an analysis at the macroscale defines ideal properties of representative volume elements (RVEs, voxels), which constitute the mesoscale. A function then generates a physical, realizable voxel geometry to match those ideal properties. Matching a geometry to each set of properties described by the optimized solution would be a computationally expensive process. However, applying data clustering methods to the macroscale analysis results combines like data points to simplify the problem to a specified number of voxel types, ideally at minimal cost to the objective function. The clustered solution varies from the original optimized solution but facilitates a feasible voxel geometry generation process. Four data clustering methods are compared to identify the one best suited for a test run of the design framework and to investigate their performance given different datasets from various test cases. K-means clustering, Spectral clustering, DBSCAN (Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise), and OPTICS (Ordering Points to Identify Clustering Structure) are all compared by their impact on the objective function of optimizations (structural compliance, in these cases) of a block in uniaxial tension, a Michell truss, and a half-span Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB) beam (commonly known as a three-point bend test). Findings include evidence that data clustering successfully simplifies the number of unique mesoscale designs with a negligible effect on the objective function of the optimization, and that K-means clustering performs best in all three test cases. For uniaxial tension boundary conditions, K-means clustering achieves a 97.33% decrease in voxel type with only a 0.024% increase in compliance. The Michell Truss test case sees a 3.605% increase in the objective function for a 99.33% drop in unique RVE designs. Finally, there is an observed 89.33% decrease in voxel type corresponding to a 0.2495% increase in compliance for an MBB beam. To complete the path of the design framework, the K-means-clustered solution to the three-point bend problem is additively manufactured for mechanical testing in the manner for which it was optimized. The test article is observed to behave nonlinearly, especially in contrast to results of a linear finite element simulation (FEA) of modeled conditions. Methods to increase FEA fidelity are identified, and next steps follow to compare accurately simulated results to validate the design optimization. Comprehensively, these investigations help characterize the effectiveness of data clustering methods in aiding the inter-scale communication of a multi-scale topology optimization design framework suited for the design of hypersonics.

"RV LivingThe Ultimate Guide To RV Living For Beginners - How To Live In A Car, Van Or RV And Enjoy Motorhome LifestyleLiving out of an RV or the back of a car can seem like a bit of a hazardous and inconvenient state of being, but thousands of RV and camper van owners, it is also a taste of the adventure and expression of freedom that the open road can bring.However, it is a big change, and as such requires a degree of patience, affability, and of course preparation.This book is designed as a simple guide to illustrate some of the essential items and preparatory steps involved in planning - and then enduring - an RV excursion, including such things as maps, types of food to bring, and hygiene.The nomadic life is full of exciting new experiences, but more than that it is a valuable learning experience, one which can have transformative effects, both on the individual and in terms of an overall cultural gestalt.