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AK47: the open-source weapon that took the world by storm
More like communism than Linux
Posted in Science, 3rd August 2007 15:35 GMT
Feature Sixty years ago, a former tank sergeant named Mikhail Kalashnikov submitted an assault-rifle design to the Red Army for trials. It was selected as the new personal weapon for most Soviet soldiers, and designated Automat Kalashnikova 1947 – AK47 for short. That designation went out of official use in 1959, but to this day "AK47" is probably the world's most widely-known gun name. Just as open-source Linux - the "communist" software, according to Steve Ballmer - has made Linus Torvalds famous, the genuinely communist open-source AK has given Mikhail Kalashnikov a profile at least as high. The AK47 and its successor designs are the most widely-used firearms on the face of the planet.
El Reg meets the general.
The ubiquitous AK has been seen as one of the most influential pieces of technology produced in the 20th century. People have made amazing claims for it: the Kalashnikov is said to have humbled US military and economic power, to have liberated the downtrodden and oppressed, to have changed the very face of warfare. Dozens of books have been written about the AK phenomenon, hundreds or perhaps thousands of articles.
Only one thing has been lacking in the AK discussion. That is, analysis from the debatable borderlands where technology, social phenomena and enormous, rumbling, erratically-researched commentary/analysis spitball articles collide: the land of Vulture Central. But today it shall lack no more.
The Nazis were arguably the first to field an assault rifle in significant numbers (See the Reg gun-dork primer here), but they dropped out of the picture in 1944. The Russians didn't: which is where Mikhail Kalashnikov and the AK47 come in.
By the end of World War Two, the Red Army had become enormous. Its millions of short-service, poorly trained conscript soldiers were largely armed with cheap submachineguns knocked out in a hurry. As the Soviets squared up to the Western powers, they knew that their troops – and those of their client nations – would need better weapons. They decided on an intermediate-power cartridge, so as to minimise costs and maximise capability. Having a very low level of marksmanship among their forces, they weren't much concerned with accuracy or range.
The design they chose was the AK47, firing intermediate-poke Soviet 7.62mm cartridges, and it couldn't have fulfilled the requirement better. The AK could hit targets out to perhaps 200-300m. (AK47 sights are adjustable to 800m, later increased to 1000m on the AKM, but this is wildly optimistic.) The new weapon could spray bullets efficiently on full automatic, seldom suffering a stoppage. It was simple to strip and maintain, and worked pretty well even without any maintenance, covered in mud, dirt or rust. Best of all, it could be made very cheaply and easily.
The original AK47.
The AK47 was a solid design to begin with, and it was continuously developed. The design was refined in 1951, and again in 1959. Strictly speaking, Russian AKs after 1959 were no longer AK47s but AKMs – Automat Kalashnikova Modernizirovannyj (Modernised). The AKM isn't much different from a classic AK47 as far as the user is concerned, but it's even cheaper to make.
The AKM of 1959. Not actually a big difference.
Kalashnikov and his successors did an excellent job on the AK, but even so it has its faults. It's less accurate than an assault rifle really should be; in many cases only a little better than a submachinegun. The safety catch/selector switch is comparatively difficult and noisy to operate: and the bolt doesn't lock open when the magazine is empty, so that a round must be chambered manually after each reloading. For the user, the AK is good-enough rather than actually good.
So why is it so wildly popular, manufactured and used in the scores of millions? And why do people attribute such legendary qualities to what is, in the end, a very basic piece of kit? It isn't at all uncommon to find people saying that the AK47 was a big factor in America's Vietnam defeat, or that it freed various oppressed peoples from colonial dominance. Commentators – usually journalists rather than gun nuts or soldiers - have suggested that the "People's Gun" is some sort of phenomenon in its own right, that handing a Kalashnikov – only a Kalashnikov – to a barefoot peasant (or even a child) makes him or her miraculously capable of defeating expensively trained and equipped professional soldiers.
One factor here is probably that the AK was an early example of open-sourcing. The Soviets published full technical and manufacturing specs to friendly countries worldwide, requiring no payments or licencing. The Eastern-European Soviet bloc states all made their own, and the Chinese churned out enormous numbers. The so-called "AK47s" used by the Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam against the Americans were usually – strictly speaking – the Chinese Type 56 copy, and this has often been the case elsewhere as well. Some analysts reckon that the Type 56 is actually the most widely-distributed AK variant.
The Chinese Type 56 copy. If you got shot by Charlie in 'Nam,
he was probably using one of these.
Another reason that the AK established such an early dominance is that for a long time it was the only true assault rifle widely available. In the years immediately after World War Two, America essentially rejected the assault rifle concept. US forces had fought the war with a variety of personal weapons, including a semi-automatic carbine which was very close to being an assault rifle. However, the arm which found favour with post-war US generals was the M1 Garand, a full-power rifle of the semi-automatic or "self-loading" type – ie, it fired one shot per trigger pull without any need to work the bolt manually.
Perhaps reasoning that the German "assault rifle" concept couldn't have been so all-fired clever or the Germans would have won the war*, the Americans compelled NATO to adopt a standard rifle cartridge which was basically an old school full-power rifle round. This was NATO 7.62mm, the same calibre as the ammo for the AK but much more powerful. The Americans modified their M1 Garand slightly to take this new ammo, renaming it the M-14, and carried on happily for another decade or so. Various new kinds of rifle were designed in Europe to use the new NATO 7.62mm cartridge, including refined versions of the original Nazi MP/StG-44, but these were by necessity fairly long, heavy, expensive and potentially accurate to quite long ranges. They are usually called "battle rifles" rather than assault rifles. One of the most famous is the Belgian FAL, known in British service as the Self-Loading Rifle, or SLR.**
Battle rifles were still over-spec'd for the marksmanship skills of the average professional soldier, let alone those of the average conscript, guerilla or insurgent, and they were still a bit long and heavy for closeup scrapping. Furthermore, they were pricey compared to AKs: and neither they or their ammo were widely available. They could be – often were – made under licence by foreign factories, but this cost money and was sometimes forbidden by Western governments.
For twenty years or so, then, the AK was the only true assault rifle made in any numbers. It was also the only modern personal weapon of any kind available cheaply and freely to a large proportion of the world's combatants. As it happens the AK is a more than decent design, but whichever rifle the Soviets chose in 1947 to fire their new intermediate cartridge would probably have become near-universal in these circumstances. Mikhail Kalashnikov didn't exhibit any genius-like skills; his design didn't change the world of itself.
Eventually the Americans, embroiled in the jungles of Vietnam against AK-toting commies, decided that they liked controllable automatic fire more than long range after all, and adopted an intermediate-power cartridge at last – NATO 5.56mm – and a true assault rifle to fire it from. The new gun was based on the AR-15 pattern but became much more widely known under its US military designation, M-16.
The M-16 had terrible teething troubles, which served to further enhance the reputation of the AK. Rumours circulated that the M-16 didn't need cleaning, supported by the fact that it was initially issued without a cleaning kit. Unfortunately, the Pentagon had chosen to use a non-recommended propellant powder in the 5.56mm ammo, which was especially prone to clog the guns up. On top of all this, as the Vietnam War progressed and the M-16 came into widespread service, the morale and commitment of US troops – mostly unwilling two-year conscripts with no desire to fight or to be good soldiers - plunged to rock bottom.
Unsurprisingly, by the time the less dope-addled American grunts began cleaning their rifles again and the cartridge powder got sorted out, the M-16 had a frightful rep for unreliability. This is where the legend of the AK probably got its first real start, as various Western soldiers and commentators derided the new American "Mattel Toy," and lauded the AK.
*Though statistically it had taken several Yanks or Brits to subdue each German.
**Another insane piece of gun phraseology. In the British forces, the command "Load" means "insert a fresh magazine (clip, in American) of bullets into the weapon," as in "with a magazine of twenty rounds – Load." The old Self-Loading Rifle/SLR was a good gun, but it couldn't actually change magazines on its own, as its British name would imply to a British user. Your correspondent pointed this out to a training sergeant long ago, and was commended for his perspicacity before being invited to bash out a quick thirty press-ups.
Interestingly, the Russians themselves didn't entirely agree. In 1974, the year before the fall of Saigon, they came out with a new version of the AKM, designed to take a new, small-calibre intermediate round – 5.45mm Soviet, not dissimilar to 5.56mm NATO. Thus, the commies had effectively admitted that US small-arms technology was superior to the AK as it then stood.
Small-calibre intermediate rounds like these are said to be just as lethal as old-style 7.62mm Soviet, and they weigh less; which allows more to be shipped and carried. Ever since, the main army rifle of the USSR and then Russia has been the AK-74. Kalashnikov's design lived on – the AK-74 is still a very recognisable AK descendant - but the famous AK-47 had effectively been superseded, just as it was gaining worldwide fame.
Meanwhile, the allegedly rubbish M-16 went from strength to strength. M-16s in one form or another are still almost universal issue for the US forces and many others. Even more tellingly, M-16 variants are the most commonly chosen assault rifle of Western special-forces units, including the British SAS and SBS. These people are able to select any weapon they like, almost regardless of expense; the M-16 wouldn't be on their shopping list if it wasn't one of the best designs available. (Though it's also quite true that the sneaky elites will frequently carry AKs. This is typically more from a wish to avoid being recognized than because of the weapon's merits.)
Despite the introduction of the AK-74 in Russia and the fact that the M-16 is actually pretty good, the legend of the original Kalashnikov refused to die. In fact it grew and spread throughout the world, to the point where no other gun has the same degree of recognition. The new 5.45mm Soviet ammo never became as widely available as 7.62mm Soviet, and the AK-74 never really took off globally the way the AK-47, AKM and their various copies did, though Osama bin Laden seems to personally favour the cut-down AKS-74U. To this day, if a Western – or a Russian – soldier gets hit by an enemy bullet, it will normally be a 7.62mm-Soviet round from an old-school AK.
Osama is often pictured with an AKS-74U stubby.
In keeping with open-source principles, Mikhail Kalashnikov never made any money from his design directly, though he did gain the rank of General. Since retirement, he has also lent his name to the marketing of "Kalashnikov" branded vodka, presumably planned to sell at an inflated price in the same way that Porsche sunglasses or Ferrari man-perfume does. The good General gave us his thoughts on Vodka, guns and Russian courage, which you can read here.
The amazing, continued escalation of AK47 hype has certainly not gone away. There have been at least two books just in the past couple of years, and authors or reviewers have described the sixty-year-old shooter as "the weapon that changed the face of war," "the single most deadly weapon ever produced," "A force in itself," and even "a flamboyant symbol of masculinity," god help us.
The national flag of Mozambique has an AK on it.
In classic bonehead style, one American librarian refers to it as "this simple submachine gun ... a superior weapon to the American M-16 ... [which is] an inferior, lightweight machine gun," no doubt causing many an eye to roll among the gun-dweeb community.
Izhmash, the commercial arms concern descended from the Soviet small-arms apparats, nowadays holds rights to the AK designs. Like General Kalashnikov, the firm has given up the old-school open source philosophy of communist days, and is engaged in attempts to get licencing income from overseas. The Russian weaponeers, after failing to win any wide adoption even in Russia for the overly-fancy new AN-94 in the 1990s, have now bowed to the inevitable and are once again offering basic 7.62mm-Soviet AK-style weapons for export and licencing.
Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez last year purchased a hundred thousand "AK-103s," almost indistinguishable from old-time AKMs, and plans to build a factory in Venezuela to make more. This could be seen as socialist fashion triumphing over practicality, but on the other hand a lot of people have never been very convinced about the deadliness of modern 5 ½ mm slugs. Meanwhile, plenty of people all over the world are still settling their disputes with the original article.
The AK-47 isn't what people claim for it. It's far from unique; it doesn't miraculously make peasants into soldiers; it didn't change the face of battle. Vietnamese peasants would have driven demoralised US draftees back across the sea without it. The horrors of modern Africa, child soldiers and all, owe more to machetes and tribal hatred than to any kind of firearm. Automatic fire isn't the big deal everyone thinks; competent gunmen normally fire individual aimed shots.
But the Kalashnikov is a perfectly good design; and more than that, it's fashionable. The AK-47 is dead; long live the AK-47. ®


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He was a charter member of the San Joaquin Country Club where he played golf, his favorite sport. He served two terms on the board of directors. He resigned after about 25 years as the club matured, changing and limiting his enjoyment of golf.
Charles passed away July 16, 2012.
In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Children's Hospital of Central California, 9300 Valley Children's Place, Madera, 93636; St. Agnes Hospital, 1303 E. Herndon Ave., Fresno, CA 93720; or his alma mater, Oregon Health & Science University Foundation, MS/45, P.O. Box 4000, Portland OR 97208-9852.
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The Baltimore Ravens aren't laughing about Sunday's 43-13 loss to the Houston Texans, but we can.
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NFL Films wired Texans defensive end J.J. Watt for "Sound FX," which previewed on ESPN during "Monday Night Football" and offered this gem:
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The 5-foot-9 Rice never got cooking against Houston, running for an uncharacteristic 45 yards.
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Farmers in the Rio Grande Valley wish they had planted more onions. The market is hot. In fact, it's "on fire," said Chris Eddy, Sales Manager of Duda Texas in McAllen.
Duda, packing Mexican onions in March, was selling their fresh, yellow onions for $35 for 50 pound bags. Compare this to $8 last year, and you know why farmers are happy.
Local onions will be on the market "any minute now," said Eddy, and there's no reason not to be optimistic. The crop is looking good, helped along by a cold spell in February that cut back the insect population.
Elliot Ladides of J & D Produce in Edinburg echoed the sentiment. Absent some unforeseen situation, "we expect onions to be through the roof the whole season."
In March white storage onions were selling for up to $50 for 50 pound bags. "There's a worldwide shortage of onions," Ladides said. He says the shortage is a big reason for high prices. California's bad weather, where temperatures stayed in the teens long enough to devastate crops, contributed to the shortage and is a major factor in Texas' high prices.
Unfortunately, onion acreage is down considerably from last year. John McClung, President of the Texas Produce Association, says the Texas commercial growing area, which, besides the Rio Grande Valley, includes Winter Garden and Uvalde, has only 12,500 acres this year compared to 17,500 last year.
"It was just too wet to plant," in September and October, said McClung. And last year's prices discouraged farmers from committing too many acres to a low price crop. Onions are a little late this year since growers had to hold off until fields dried out. The onion acreage south of the border, primarily Mexico and Peru, also decreased from past years due to heavy rains and disease.
Ladides said cabbage, in the midst of harvest, has also enjoyed a price hike. A smaller crop has improved the market value, and a 50-pound bag in March was selling for $9 to $10, compared to last year's $5 to $6. Historically, around St. Patrick's Day, prices go up with heavy demand. Primarily a Texas winter vegetable, small amounts are harvested year round. USDA figures show Texas growers harvesting approximately 9,000 acres, about 4,000 acres in the Rio Grande Valley.
Celery, too, is greening up, said Duda's Eddy, and he wasn't referring just to the plant. "In February we were getting $35 to $45 per 50-pound carton." Compare that to last year's $10 to $15.
It's been good weather for celery, with a cool February, just the way celery likes it.
Other vegetable markets also look good: Carrots are double the price of last year and greens, growing in popularity with the consumer, always bring a good price.
Though it looks like vegetable farmers in Texas are going to be making money, McClung cautions producers about becoming over-optimistic. "There's always tomorrow."
It was only a few years ago producers who expected a money-making onion harvest, instead took heavy losses when onions sat in flooded fields never to be picked up. Another year a freak hailstorm devastated the crop ready for harvest.
Farmers will always be at the mercy of unforeseen factors. Just ask growers in California, where they estimate a billion dollars lost from their winter vegetable crops.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 22, 2012) – ETSU softball head coach Brad Irwin announced the signing of five new Buccaneers to the 2013-14 recruiting class on Thanksgiving Thursday, welcoming Brooke Baxter (Jasper, Tenn.), Taylor Carter (Brazil, Ind.), Kelsey Chernak (Ooltewah, Tenn.), Mykeah Johnson (Cohutta, Ga.) and Danielle Knoetze (San Diego, Calif.) to Johnson City.
"We are really excited about this class," said Irwin, who enters his third season with ETSU. "Overall, I feel this class meets a lot of our needs. We were looking for a boost offensively, and feel we've definitely got that in this class. The group as a whole is very athletic and I feel a lot of these girls will come in and compete for immediate playing time."
Below is a breakdown of each signee, along with Irwin's thoughts on each recruit.
Brooke Baxter– (OF – Jasper, Tenn. – Marion County HS)
An experienced center fielder, Baxter has played four years of varsity softball under head coach Chris Thomas at Marion County High School in Jasper, Tenn. In that time, Baxter has helped her team to 130-32-1 record in District 6A, including a district championship in 2012. Baxter received all-state honors in 2012 and all-district honors in 2010. In each of the past three seasons, Baxter has batted over .400, combining for 150 runs, 56 RBIs and 48 stolen bases. Baxter also plays club softball with the Chattanooga Force Gold.
"Brooke is a very speedy outfielder who will come in and compete for time out there. She's a hard-nosed player, she's gritty, and she's the type of kid who is going to do whatever it takes to get better and compete. We're excited about her athleticism, fire and toughness."
Taylor Carter– (1B/OF – Brazil, Ind. – Northview HS)
Carter signs with Irwin's squad after spending the last three years playing varsity softball under head coach Bethany Jones at Northview High School in Brazil, Ind. In her three years so far at Northview, Carter has helped her team to a 57-23 record, and been an offensive powerhouse. Her freshman, sophomore and junior years, Carter has led her high school team in batting average and RBIs. Last season, she hit nine homeruns while slugging .928. In the circle, Carter has pitched 135 innings and struck out 162 batters to the tune of a 1.40 ERA. Those numbers helped Carter be named team MVP, Best Offensive Player, Best Defensive Player and Best Pitcher. She was also named a WIC All-Conference First Team member and was an all-district selection.
"We're very excited to have Taylor join the program. She's an outstanding hitter and will be a huge asset to our offense. She has a lot of pop in her swing and could really be one of the best hitters in this program's history by the time she is through. Taylor plays at a high level in travel ball with the Indiana Magic Gold and will be an immediate impact on our program."
Kelsey Chernak– (C/IF – Ooltewah, Tenn. – Ooltewah HS)
Chernak has spent the last few years playing under head coach Norma Nelson at Ooltewah High School. In her last three seasons, Chernak has combined for 58 runs, 49 RBIs, 17 doubles and 23 stolen bases while hitting over .330 for the Ooltewah Owls. In two seasons of summer ball, Chernak has hit over .350, totaling 47 runs, 45 RBIs and 16 doubles. What Chernak really has been praised for is her versatility. Coach Nelson was quoted in an article by Larry Fleming of the Chattanoogan as saying, "She can play anywhere. She's a very good defensive player, a smart player and will provide great leadership." Chernak specializes behind the plate and at shortstop, and also plays club softball for the Chattanooga Force Gold.
"Kelsey is incredibly versatile and athletic. She can catch, she can play middle infield, and she's a solid hitter. She'll compete for playing time immediately at several positions. Kelsey is a line drive hitter and we look for her to hit for a high average."
Mykeah Johnson – (IF/OF – Cohutta, GA – Northwest Whitfield HS)
Johnson has lettered four years in softball at Northwest Whitfield High School in Cohutta Ga. Another of Irwin's multi-skill signees on the defensive side, Johnson played left field for her high school team as an underclassman. Her junior and senior years, Johnson moved to third base, helping her team win the Georgia High School State Championship. Johnson also received a high school letter in basketball.
"Mykeah is another versatile, athletic player. Mykeah can swing the bat very well and can play multiple positions. Her team just won the Georgia High School State Championship and she comes from a very good travel program, Fury Fastpitch. We are excited about the potential Mykeah brings to our program."
Danielle Knoetze – (IF – San Diego, Calif. – Rancho Bernado HS)
"Danielle comes from a really good travel program out on the west coast, The Next Level Gold. She's another one of those kids that we think will come in and provide a boost offensively. She's an excellent hitter, she can play the corners, she's versatile, and we look for her to come in and give us some pop in the order."
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Fahad, was the cowl tag like that when you purchased the vehicle?Paul
That looks like a fun project. Good luck and we all hope see pictures of your progress. Mine is also a 11C car and built only about 3700 after yours according to the vin #. Red with White stripes is a great color combination. Have fun with your car.
Interesting on the top. Was there halo trim if the car had the two tone paint or the trim that is showing on Fahads car now? Maybe a dealer installed vinyl top at one time? Wouldn't the pins under the trim indicate anything?
It looks like Chevy trucks are popular in Saudi Arabia too. Paul


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Police: Housecleaner swipes $20,000 necklace in Sewickley Heights
Police: Housecleaner swipes $20,000 necklace in Sewickley Heights
SEWICKLEY, Pa. —
A woman was arrested after police say she stole a $20,000 necklace while cleaning a Pittsburgh-area home.
The Beaver County Times (http://bit.ly/WyCSE6 ) reports Thursday that 28-year-old Jessica Gale Cox of Coraopolis has been charged with felony theft and receiving stolen property.
Police say a woman in the Sewickley Heights neighborhood reported that the necklace was missing after Cox cleaned her home, and Cox allegedly took the necklace to a Pittsburgh pawn shop and received $225 for it.
Cox is being held in Allegheny County Jail, unable to post $25,000 bond.
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This tool used to be handy, with the nice automated send, but now that AP assignments are no longer anonymous I think this tool needs to be updated.
It would be nice if it just opened a new private message to the user in question. This saves a copy and paste process and removes the now obsolete function of the old response.
I suspect this change would no more than a single man hour to fully implement.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University women's tennis team opened their spring schedule with a home dual against Tusculum College. The Pioneers set the tone early en route to the 9-0 victory.
Tusculum (5-1) started by winning all three doubles matches, including an 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles. At No. 2 doubles, the King (3-3) duo of Mariana Hosomi and Naomi Reyes nearly came away with a victory, but fell 8-6 to Erin Mills and Adrienne Kaye.
In singles play, Katya Cerny dropped a tough 6-2, 6-2 decision to Sarah Baker at No. 1 while Hosomi fell 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3 three to Kate Hutchinson.
King will be in action again on Saturday when they travel to Randolph-Macon College. The dual is slated to start at 1:00 p.m.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street after the latest reports on the economy suggested a steady recovery in the U.S.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 17 points at 15,319 shortly after the opening bell Thursday, a gain of 0.1 percent. The Dow is nearly unchanged for the week after a 106-point drop on Wednesday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up four points at 1,652, or 0.3 percent. The Nasdaq composite rose 13 points to 3,480, or 0.4 percent.
The government reported that the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the first three months of the year. That was slightly slower than initially estimated but better than the 0.4 percent growth in the October-December quarter.


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Just a heads up that bestbuy is currently selling this:
Paper Mario: Sticker Star - $19.99
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
Kid Icarus: Uprising - $14.99
Awesome find that he posted in another thread. I got Paper Mario for $5 and some change after gift card.
Holy . Darksiders II is $15 as well.
The above link is for . Here's the link for
Epic Mickey 2 for Wii is $11.99
Link to that.
Also, included in this sale is Pokemon Black and White 2 for $14.99. Sorry, no room in the title.
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Death of the body-on-frame SUV?
jim314 Posts: 491Bob,
Very interesting info about the results of your T-bone crash. . . It's very surprising that your airbag did not deploy. Even more amazing that the woman in the Grand Am walked away--truly miraculous outcome for her and you.
Sorry HOST, but with the forum with the title, "Death of the body-on-frame SUV?" I would think there would be some leway in the discussion, especially since I don't see hardly anyone here talking about the death of body-on-frame SUVs too much, just people talking about why they want to keep theirs.
And I don't see how I can "force" people to think one way or another just by posting here...I don't think my words here have that much power
But posting an opposing view in this forum is like going to an NRA forum and posting the obvious truth that if there were no guns available, then there would be no deaths from guns...but no politics right :surprise:0
dieselone Posts: 5,727With upcoming CAFE regs I can see BOF SUVs going away except for maybe a Suburban and/or Expedition EL. I imagine Ford and GM probably will keep current designs around a while. While I'd hate to see the Expe and Suburban go away, it wouldn't be the end of the world. I'd just get a pickup to tow my toys.0
explorerx4 Central CTPosts: 12,682um, stay away from the head on into the wall.
my bof after meeting a wrong way driver2017 Ford Fusion SE 2017 Ford F-150 Limited0
hoss416 Posts: 1Bob,
This might upset you but I have a 3/4 Ton Diesel P/U and a SUV. I just sold my VW to pick up the SUV too! Why would I want to do this, for a couple of reasons. While we are a pain for you to see around the added height gives us the ability to see further down the road to avoid danger, if you are at a proper following distance you too should be able to react in a timely manner. On week ends I like to spend time with my family and friends, when we go out it is nice to fill the eight seats in my SUV and take one vehicle over two, thus reducing the amount of vehicles on the road. Finally I enjoy being able to pick up my furniture, mattresses, and other bulky items myself and avoid the delivery trucks, which are much more difficult to see around and get far worse mileage than either my P/U or my SUV.0
roadwriter1 Posts: 1I challenge the auto makers to develop a 50-mpg or plug-in electric with fast-charge battery counterpart to our work-horse SUVs! I have a 1990 4WD, 6-cyl, automatic, Isuzu Trooper that I have used twice to move across California and back, evacuate twice to escape wildfires, enjoy desert jeep trails for hikes not accessible to 2WD, low-slung cars, haul picnic, beach, tail-gate party, gardening and home repair supplies, cat and dog in carriers, and of course passengers. This has been the best car ever, because it's comfortable enough for road trips and provides good visibility, off-pavement and load-carrying capacities. I save gas now by living close to work and consolidating errands but would like to do more traveling again. I'm considering cash for clunkers and wish there were a fuel-efficient or electric alternative. Instead of demonizing SUV owners, challenge the auto makers to design an environmentally friendly replacement; and I don't mean SUV cross-overs or hybrid station wagons weighed down with a 3rd-row seat.0
What model SUV did you buy?0
jimq2 Posts: 2I have to occasionally haul full sheets of Plywood. I occasionally pull travel trailers and utility trailers. And I regularly have 6 or more people sitting in my 2008 Expedition. When we have a group going out to dinner, we take 1 car instead of 3. I am also getting a little over 15 MPG around town, and 20-21 on the highway.
I have a tax client with a diesel Excursion. Combining their families, they have 6 kids. Seems like a no brainer to me. She is the neighborhood sports drive, so I seldom see it without at least a half dozen people in it.
Another client was bragging about trading in his 2 year old Suburban on a new Honda Civic and how he was saving $75 per month on gas. It was his wife that mentioned that their car payment is $150 higher each month because the trade-in amount was lower than their balance due. And they regularly have to rent a pickup for $100+ to take the boat to the lake for the weekend, and take the car because the truck doesn't seat enough people.0
motorhead15 Posts: 11Well it happened. I was involved in a minor accident. Yes it was the first accident I have been involved in that was my fault in over 30 years of driving. I was turning left at an intersection in my 2008 Expedition (full box frame vehicle) and collided with a 2008 Honda CRV (unibody). I was doing less than 10 miles per hour. The other vehicle had slowed down and was probably doing less than 20 mph. Both of us turned to avoid the accident. Airbags did not deploy in either vehicle and no one was hurt. The Expedition is approximately 2,500 pounds heavier than the Honda. Naturally the Expedition came out better. The radiator, engine and transmission on the Honda was turned completely off axis and was shoved into the Honda's firewall. The Honda went through the Expedition's cosmetic pieces like the fender and bumper cover but once it hit the Expedition's frame, the Honda didn't go any further. The Honda would not move and had to be winched onto a flat bed wrecker and hauled off. I drove the Expedition for a week until I had time to get it into the body shop. I'm not sure if the Honda was totaled or not but I would not be surprised if it was as it had some major damage not only to the body/unibody but also to the entire drive-train of the Honda. The main thing here is that nobody was injured. Had the same collision happened at higher speeds, it wouldn't have been pretty for the Honda. Again, thank God nobody was hurt.0
It's good that vehicles are getting smaller and safer in general so when accidents do occur the outcome will be better for all involved.0
thunderchild Posts: 18I have 3 vehicles at my disposal. 2k3 Dodge Durango, 2k4 Chevy Tahoe, 2k9 Subaru Outback. I use my Outback to drive to and from work most days due to the fact that it sips fuel. My Durango used to be my daily driver until gas hit $4.00 a gallon. I kept my truck though due to the fact that my wife and I love driving trucks. On the weekends the Outback is in the garage and I am in my Durango for everything. My wife drives the Tahoe as her daily. I do this because I do like the Outback, and it is as small of a vehicle I will ever own. When we go on vacation, we can have nothing less than the hauling capabilities of the trucks. When she is doing her Real Estate she needs the size to carry customers and all her gear. I will have these until they reach 300,000 miles. The Durango is at 165,780 as of this morning. The Tahoe is at 100,000 and the Outback is at 50,000 as of yesterday. I am meticulous about my maintenance. They all run great. When They reach 300,000 I will then assess there future life and if it looks good I am going to push for 500,000. I like body on frame tough, dependable, easy to work on trucks!!!0
Even though we have a Ford Freestyle, for our family of 4, our Honda Fit can handle most of our vacation needs. It can hold 4 big suitcases behind the second row and our kids have plenty of space in the back. I guess for families of six that need to tow a boat I can see the need something big. It cost us $15K for the Fit brand new, so not only our we saving at the pump, but also on the initial purchase. And the reliability of the Fit is among the best.0
vrm Posts: 308Need a new thread for the all new 2011 Durango. Thanks.0
Here you go:
2011 Dodge Durango0
The graphic pretty much says it all.
15 Emerging Dynamics Defining 2011 (AutoObserver)0
"Redesigned front ends mean that SUVs and pickup trucks pose far less of a deadly risk to people in cars and minivans than before, according to a study released on Wednesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
More compatible designs mean that "SUVs aren't the safety concern they once were," the study said."
Redesigned SUVs Mean Crashes Aren't As Deadly, Says IIHS (Inside Line)0
chadfromftown Posts: 12And I'm happy the redesign in 2013 (model year 2014) will remain to be body on frame!!!!0
gf2020 North of BostonPosts: 47What vehicle are you referring too?0
A reporter would like to speak to someone who recently bought a used large truck or large SUV. If you have purchased a used large truck or SUV in the past 6 months, and you are willing to discuss your decision with a reporter, please email [email protected] no later than 1 p.m. Pacific/ 4 p.m. Eastern Wednesday, April 18, 2012 with your daytime contact information.0


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FERRUM, VA.- In a first-place showdown in the USA South with an
NCAA berth on the line, the Captains of Christopher Newport
defeated Ferrum College on Saturday at W.B. Adams Stadium, 48-30.
For CNU, it will be the 8th NCAA trip iin 11 seasons of
"This was one of the greatest team efforts I've ever seen at any level of football," coach Matt Kelchner said following the victory. "Our coaches and our players worked so hard this week. it's a tribute to our entire program."
The Captains scored first and trailed only briefly early in the game, 7-6. CNU jumped to a 27-10 lead at the half. The Panthers scored early in the third quarter to cut the lead to 27-16, only to see the Captains post two quick touchdowns to essentially put the game on ice.
Due to injuries, the Captains started junior third-string quaretrback Aaron Edwards (Yorktown, Va.). Edwards stepped in and threw four touchdown passes to lead Christopher Newport.
"I can't say enough about what he did," Kelchner said. "He is a hard worker and great student of the game. He finally got his chance and he took advantage of it."
Christopher Newport, decimated by injuries all season, lost sophomore running back Markeese Stovall (Richmond, Va.) in the first half to a twisted ankle. Sophomore Evan Moog (Williamsburg, Va.) stepped in and scored twice for CNU.
Freshman wide receiver Rudy Rudolph (Chesapeake, Va.) also was a big factor. Rudoph, seeing more time due to an injury to sophomore Kentel Noel (Weems, Va.), caught two TD passes from Edwards.
The Christopher Newport defesne did a fantastic job all day against senior Ferrum quarterback Marcus Mayo. CNU picked off three passes from Mayo and contained the Ferrum option offense. Dayn Washburn, Daniel Lewis, and Marvin Mills accounted for the three picks.
"This is one of the best teams in the region we beat today," Kelchner continued. "They've been putting up big yardage and lots of points. Our defense was tremendous."
Christopher Newport has now won 10 of 11 all-time meetings with Ferrum, and eight straight dating back to 2003.
The victory secures the league's NCAA bid for the Captains, but not necessarily the league's outright title. The Captains, who have now won six straight games and 11 consecutive USA South games dating back to last season, will conclude the regular season next Saturday at POMOCO Stadium vs. Maryville. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
This will be the first time since 2004 the Captains have advanced to the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons.


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PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — They were fathers and expectant fathers. High school football players and former Marines. Smoke-eaters' sons and first-generation firefighters.
What bound the members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots together was a "love of hard work and arduous adventure," and a willingness to risk their lives to protect others. And now, 19 families share a bond of grief.
All but one of the Prescott-based crew's 20 members died Sunday when a wind-whipped wildfire overran them on a mountainside northwest of Phoenix. It was the nation's biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire in 80 years and the deadliest single day for fire crews since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
In the firefighting world, "Hotshot" is the name given to those willing to go to the hottest part of a blaze. They are the best of the best, crews filled with adventure-seekers whose hard training ready them for the worst.
"We are routinely exposed to extreme environmental conditions, long work hours, long travel hours and the most demanding of fireline tasks," the group's website says. "Comforts such as beds, showers and hot meals are not always common."
Above all, the crew's members prided themselves on their problem-solving, teamwork and "ability to make decisions in a stressful environment."
"It's a younger man's game," said Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo, and the statistics bear him out. Of those who died, 14 were in their 20s; their average age was just 26.
At least three members of the crew were following in their fathers' firefighting footsteps.
Kevin Woyjeck, 21, used to accompany his dad, Capt. Joe Woyjeck, to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, sometimes going on ride-alongs. The firehouse was like a second home to him, said Keith Mora, an inspector with that agency.
"He wanted to become a firefighter like his dad and hopefully work hand-in-hand," Mora said Monday outside a fire station in Seal Beach, Calif., where the Woyjeck family lives. "He was a great kid. Unbelievable sense of humor, work ethic that was not parallel to many kids I've seen at that age. He wanted to work very hard."
Chris MacKenzie, 30, grew up in California's San Jacinto Valley, where father Michael was a former captain with the Moreno Valley Fire Department. An avid snowboarder, MacKenzie joined the U.S. Forest Service in 2004, then transferred two years ago to the Prescott Fire Department.
Dustin DeFord, 24, was a Baptist preacher's son, but it was firefighting that captured his imagination.
At 18, he volunteered for the Carter County Rural Fire Department like his father did in his hometown of Ekalaka, Mont., according to The Billings Gazette. Almost everyone knew DeFord in the small town where he grew up and had worked a variety of jobs, the local sheriff said.
He liked to cliff jump and run "Spartan Race" obstacle courses, and he passed the physical test for the Granite Mountain crew in January 2012.
"He was one of the good ones who ever walked on this earth," Carter County Sheriff Neil Kittelmann told the newspaper.
Many of those killed were graduates of Prescott High. One of them was 28-year-old Clayton Whitted, who as a firefighter would work out on the same campus where he played football for the Prescott Badgers from 2000 to 2004.
The school's football coach, Lou Beneitone, said Whitted was the type of athlete who "worked his fanny off."
"He wasn't a big kid, and many times in the game, he was overpowered by big men, and he still got after it," the coach said. "He knew, 'This man in front of me is a lot bigger and stronger than me,' but he'd try it, and he'd smile trying it."
As a condition of hire, each of these Hotshot members was required to pass the U.S. Forest Service's "Arduous Work Capacity Test" — which entails completing a 3-mile hike carrying a 45-pound pack in 45 minutes. The group also set for its members a fitness goal of a 1.5-mile run in 10 minutes, 35 seconds; 40 sit-ups in 60 seconds; 25 pushups in 60 seconds; and seven pull-ups, according to the crew's website.
"The nature of our work requires us to endure physical hardships beyond most people's experiences," the website said. "Environmental extremes, long hours, bad food, and steep, rugged terrain, demand that we train early and often by running and hiking, doing core exercises, yoga, and weight training."
The group started in 2002 as a fuels mitigation crew — clearing brush to starve a fire. Within six years, they had made their transition into the "elite" Hotshot community.
At Captain Crossfit, a warehouse filled with mats, obstacle courses, climbing walls and acrobatic rings near the firehouse where the Hotshots worked, trainers Janine Pereira and Tony Burris talked about their day-to-day experiences with the crew in what was a home away from home for most of them.
The whole group grew beards and mustaches before the fire season started but had to shave them for safety.
"They were trying to get away with it, and finally someone was like, 'No. You've got to shave that beard,'" Pereira said. "They were the strongest, the happiest, always smiling."
Former Marine Travis Turbyfill, 27, whose nickname was "Turby," would come in to train in the morning, then return in the afternoon with his two daughters and wife, Stephanie, a nurse, Pereira said.
"He'd wear these tight shorts ... just to be goofy," Pereira said. "He was in the Marine Corps and he was a Hotshot, so he could wear those and no one would bug him."
Andrew Ashcraft, 29, another Prescott High graduate, would bring his four children to the Captain Crossfit daycare, Pereira said.
"He'd come in in the early morning and do a workout, and then, to support his wife, he'd do one again," she said. "He'd carry her around sometimes and give her a kiss in front of all his guys."
Other members of the group were just beginning families.
Sean Misner, 26, leaves behind a wife who is seven months pregnant, said Mark Swanitz, principal of Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in Santa Barbara County, where Misner graduated in 2005. Marine Corps veteran Billy Warneke, 25, and his wife, Roxanne, were expecting their first child in December, his grandmother, Nancy Warneke, told The Press-Enterprise newspaper in Riverside.
At 43, crew superintendent Eric Marsh was by far the oldest member of the group. An avid mountain biker who grew up in the mountains of North Carolina, Marsh became hooked on firefighting while studying biology at Appalachian State, said Leanna Racquer, the ex-wife of Marsh's cousin.
In April 2012, Marsh let reporters from the ASU Cronkite News Service observe one of the crew's training sessions. That day, they were playing out the "nightmare scenario" — surrounded by flames, with nothing but a thin, reflective shelter between them and incineration.
"If we're not actually doing it, we're thinking and planning about it," Marsh said.
During that exercise, one of the new crew members "died."
"It's not uncommon to have a rookie die," Marsh told the news service. "Fake die, of course."
On Monday, more than 1,000 people crowded into the bleachers and spilled onto the gymnasium floor at the Prescott campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The crowd stood for more than a minute as firefighters in uniform walked in.
U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon said the Hotshots had made the ultimate sacrifice: "They gave their lives for their friends."
"It's times like today that define who we are," he said.
When U.S. Rep. David Schweikert asked audience members to raise their hands if they knew one of the fallen firefighters, about a third of the crowd did.
In a shaking voice, Fire Chief Fraijo described a picnic he threw last month for his new recruits and their families. Earlier Monday, he met with those same families in another auditorium and gave them the tragic news.
"Those families lost," he said. "The Prescott Fire Department lost. The city of Prescott lost. The state of Arizona and the nation lost."
Associated Press reporters Raquel Maria Dillon in Seal Beach, Calif., Sue Manning in Los Angeles and Felicia Fonseca in Prescott contributed to this report.


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Welcome to Riu Punta Cana
Hotel Riu Palace Punta Cana - All Inclusive 24 hours
Standing on the beach of Arena Gorda, the Hotel Riu Palace Punta Cana (All Inclusive 24h) is surrounded by a garden of palm trees, where you can enjoy the very best in quality, service and luxury.
Holidays in Punta Cana...
Punta Cana is located at the south-eastern tip of the Dominican Republic. Some of the best beaches in the world can be found here, with dazzlingly white sand, turquoise waters and coconut palms growing right down to the sea's edge. No postcard does justice to the beauty of this place.
Spring Break Policies
At least one person of 21 years or older is required in every room during March & April. During the remainder of the year, at least one person 18 years or older is required in every room. The hotel reserves the right of admission and may request clients to show passport or official ID to prove age. Guests can and will be removed from the property at their own expense in case of any disturbance or complaint from other guests or hotel staff. Parties in rooms are not allowed. Spring break groups or unruly behavior is not allowed all year round at any property.
- All Inclusive 24 hours
- Free WiFi in the lobby and rooms
- Located on Arena Gorda Beach in Punta Cana
- 30 km / 19 miles from Punta Cana Int'l. Airport
- Swimming pool with adjoining jacuzzi
- Buffet style and themed restaurants
- Recreation and entertainment for children and adults
- Spa with assorted treatments
- Complimentary gym, sauna and jacuzzi
- Room service 24 hours a day
- "Don Manuel" non-smoking restaurant with terrace
- "La Bodega" Brazilian restaurant (non-smoking)
- "Krystal" Fusion restaurant (non-smoking)
- "Yokohama" Japanese restaurant (non-smoking)
- "Luigi" Italian restaurant (non-smoking)
- "La Altagracia" poolside restaurant - grill and steakhouse
- "Perico Chicote" lobby bar
- "Los Rosario" lounge bar with terrace
- "Saona" poolside bar with swim up bar
- "La Plaza" bar
- Sports bar (open 24 hrs, all inclusive service)
- Swimming pool with adjoining jacuzzi (919 sq metres)
- Children's swimming pool (7 sq metres)
- Complimentary sun loungers, towels and parasols by the pool area
- Sun terrace
- Mini-club
- Children's playground
- "Eternal Spa" with assorted treatments, beauty salon, hairdresser and massages (additional charge)
- Complimentary gym, sauna and jacuzzi
- 2 conference rooms, 2 meeting rooms
- Kiosk/gifts, boutique
- Use of computers with internet access (additional charge)
- Free WiFi in the lobby and rooms
- Complimentary gym, sauna and jacuzzi
- "Eternal Spa" with assorted treatments, beauty salon, hairdresser and massages (additional charge)
- At the Caribbean Street:
- Gym, hairdresser, jeweller's, chemist's, photo studio and lab, billiards, an assortment of shops, "Pacha" night club
All Inclusive Details
- All Meals Included
- Unlimited Domestic Beverages and a Selection of Imported Alcoholic Beverages, Tropical Juice Cocktails, and Soft Drinks
- Snacks and Beverages Available 24 Hours per day
- Free 24-Hour Room Service
- For additional lunch and snacks, a free choice from a selection of restaurants within the Riu Resort Complex
- Access to all bars within the Riu Resort complex (excluding Pacha night club)
- Bars Perico Chicote Lobby piano bar; Los Rosarios Lounge bar with terrace; Sports bar La Plaza, Pavilion bar Saona, Pool and swim-up bar
- In-room Mini bar and liquor dispenser (regularly restocked)
- Deluxe room accommodations including hydromassage bathtub, personal safe, and sattelite TV
- Enjoy these On-Site Sports and Activities: Table Tennis, Workout Facility, Volleyball, Darts, Jacuzzi, 4 Tennis Courts, Windsurfing, Sailing, Kayaking, Pedal Boats and Snorkeling Equipment
- FREE access to Gym and Sauna
- 1 introductory scuba diving demonstration in the pool
- Children`s Mini-Club and playground, featuring daytime entertainment program for children ages 4 to 12
- Daytime entertainment program for adults (daily), Riu evening program, live music or shows (daily) and Pacha night club (open every night)
- Complimentary entrance to the Riu Palace Macao Casino Complimentary entrance to Pacha night club (excluding special evenings); drinks not included
- Guests have 90 min/day free Wi-Fi connection in the lobby, Wi-Fi throughout the whole hotel is available at an additional charge
- All current hotel taxes, gratuities and service charges are also included


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Report finds no criminal wrongdoing by UH employeesUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Lynne Waters, (808)956-9803
Associate V.P. for External Affairs, University of Hawaii System
Associate V.P. for External Affairs, University of Hawaii System
Posted: Aug 23, 2012
(Honolulu, Hawai'i) --- The University of Hawai'i was most likely a victim of a fraud in a failed effort to raise money for the athletic department through a concert.
A detailed report by the Cades Schutte law firm investigators (identified as "factfinders" in excerpts from the report) was presented to the University of Hawai'i Board of Regents at its regular monthly meeting today.
"Factfinders have not found any evidence that anyone at UH committed fraud," the report said in its executive summary of findings. "It appears to Factfinders that all UH employees were motivated by a desire to help Athletics raise revenue."
The fate of the missing $200,000 was referred to federal law enforcement.
"We are cooperating with the federal authorities in every possible way," UH President MRC Greenwood said. "We understand everyone wants to know where the money went and so do we. But the answer to the question awaits the work of the authorities."
"The factfinders didn't find any intentional misconduct among UH employees nor did they find that any employees benefitted financially or otherwise as a result of the benefit concert," Greenwood said. "We did document avoidable mistakes in judgment. We are correcting that by putting into place policies and procedures to prevent this from ever happening again."
Greenwood said some employees will have their actions reviewed during annual performance evaluations. Employees involved in financial transactions will undergo additional training. Greenwood has also revoked a policy that provided the athletic department with significant delegation of authority in financial matters.
The report determined there was insufficient vetting of the local concert promoter and companies that represented themselves as agents of Stevie Wonder, one of which was wired $200,000 in proceeds from advance ticket sales.
UH leaders say this has been a challenging time for the University.
"We all understand that the UH Athletic program is one that generates pride and excitement throughout Hawai'i, and our athletes have the ability to lift our state in so many ways," Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple said.
"This has been a sad episode for the University of Hawai'i, our fans and the public. We are sincerely sorry this happened," Greenwood said. "It is understandable that some of our employees wanted to do something to help enhance the resources of the Athletic Department. We are grateful to those who stood with us, including the many faculty and students whose own achievements and success stories are being overshadowed by this controversy. With your help and understanding, we will emerge from this a stronger university."
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The Stake: An All-in-One Grilling Tool That Flips, Grips, and Spikes!
Are you in the tongs or spatula grill camp? If it's always been tough for you to decide, or you're tired of juggling two or three tools around the grill, maybe you need the Stake! It's an all-in-one grilling tool that functions as a spatula, tongs, and fork. Sweet!
Fancy multipurpose tools like this always beg the question: do the extra features make it more cumbersome to use, or is it truly as revolutionary as it claims? While we haven't tried the Stake out in person, it does seem pretty handy. And you know it'll make an impression at your next BBQ!
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LU establishes Dr. Howell H. Gwin Jr. Scholarship in History
A new scholarship has been established in the Lamar University Foundation in honor of Howell H. Gwin Jr., a longtime history professor at Lamar University. Elizabeth Smith Gwin, Howell's mother, established the Dr. Howell H. Gwin Jr. Scholarship in History to honor her son's commitment to teaching and academic service.
"She and my father (also a lifelong college teacher) have been an important presence in my life and my teaching -- ask any of my students how often their names come up in class lectures," Howell Gwin Jr. said. "The support they have always given me can now be extended to other students through this gift."
Born in New York, N.Y., Howell Gwin Jr. earned a bachelor's degree in English and master's degree in history from Mississippi State University. He was the youngest person to receive a doctoral degree in history from Mississippi State University.
Gwin joined the history faculty at Lamar University in 1962. Since his arrival, he has taught courses in the study of ancient, classical and medieval civilizations as well as world civilization and American history surveys. In addition to teaching, Gwin has been active as a cultural historian, researching medieval medical education, medieval leprosy, and medieval art and architecture. In 1976, he received a research grant to participate in an archaeological dig in England in search of the original Camelot. Gwin has published articles in several medieval and British historical encyclopedias and has compiled the General Index for the Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record.
He also served Lamar for a decade as director of graduate studies. He was the longest-serving full-time faculty member on the Lamar University campus until his recent transition to part-time teaching. The Texas State University System Board of Regents named Gwin Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History in August 2009.
Gwin is married to the former Elizabeth Marion Logan, a former faculty member in the Lamar Department of Mathematics. They are involved in several community organizations, including the ministry of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Beaumont and the Veterans Administration volunteer program. The couple has two children, Howell Holmes Gwin III of Denver, Colo., and Anne Gwin of Nissequogue, N.Y., and two grandchildren, Howell Holmes Gwin IV and Logan Emory Gwin.
For information about establishing an endowed scholarship, contact the Lamar University Foundation at (409) 880-2117.


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Scientists in the Division of Physical Sciences study the origin and evolution of galaxies, stars, and planets with particular emphasis on planet Earth. Our research is grounded in collections of minerals and gems, rocks of all kinds, telescopic observations and the results of theoretical modeling. We make use of cutting-edge instruments to study Earth materials and extraterrestrial rocks at the finest scales, and to study light from distant sources at the largest possible scale, the observable universe.
In the Department of Astrophysics, we conduct astrophysical research and provide scientific support for outreach activities and exhibits in the Museum.
Members of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences curate the museum's world renowned collections of minerals and gems, meteorites, ores, rocks, and xenoliths, and conduct research that explores the nature of terrestrial and planetary processes.
Summer undergraduate research opportunities in Astrophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences.