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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States spent 12 years looking for a successor to the M1 Garand rifle. The following is an examination conducted by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons. Here is a very interesting prototype Winchester Select-fire Magazine-fed version of an M1-Garrand. Now, this was obviously part of the development program process for the M14 rifle. While there are good references out there on the Springfield and the Remington corporate versions of the different rifles that ended up as part of the M14 project, there doesn't seem to be much reference material out there on...

Despite the disaster surrounding them the 20 people sharing the train car with Buell [an American] remained calm. "It's a polite rule to be quiet during train rides in Japan," said Buell. The international media and foreign observers have commented on the fact that the Japanese people have remained calm, even polite, in the midst of the devastating and horrendous consequences of a huge earthquake and tsunami. [No shots have been fired. No retail stores have been looted. No rapes or robberies have been reported even with the temporary collapse of police presence. No mobs have formed that are setting...