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Sessions descriptions
Session 1: Language and the economy
Joint session of RC02 Economy and Society and RC25 Language and Society [host committee]
Emergency services by means of control rooms coordinate the delivery of help. The operators have to take decisions on which means and personnel to involve in an event on the base of the information they manage to obtain from callers. There is an established field of research of emergency calls, between callers and call takers in particular: interactional organization of calls. Previous studies on emergency calls have often focussed on single calls related to an emergency, but several calls dealing with the same event are not uncommon; indeed operators often receive several calls about the same event from different callers, or take part in several calls with the same caller about an event. Generally the dispatch of help is organized through a series of calls between operator and caller/s and various emergency services: ambulance crew, fire brigade and police officers etc. The impact on communication processes of different organization of emergency services and the technology used worldwide has still to be studied. Furthermore, overloaded emergency call centers because of disasters present specific problems that have to faced and foreseen.
Above all it is noticeable a need for collaboration; collaboration with the public in order to understand what is happening in the scene of the event, but collaboration is also important between professionals affiliated with different agencies in order to coordinate the appropriate means of help. At times, the collaboration is made incredibly difficult by organizational procedures and prescribed response options, communication difficulties, technical problems etc. Paucity of information increases the potential for errors that may very well have fatal consequences and legal implications.
The panel invites contributions from different methodological perspectives: ethnography, ethnomethodology, conversational analysis, discourse studies, sociology of disaster etc.
Session 3: Minority languages and language policy
Organizer: Roland Terborg, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico, firstname.lastname@example.com
All over the world, minority languages are dying while some languages are expanding. This is true for immigrant languages and it is especially the case for indigenous languages whose speakers are shifting from their native language to former colonial languages such as English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French or shifting to culturally dominant national languages such as Italian, Swedish, German, Japanese, Russian and Chinese. Many factors affect language shifts and language maintenance, perhaps most important is the effect of local language policy, which may be either planned or unplanned. This panel will consider language shifts and maintenance principally in relationship to language use and transmission to younger speakers and less so in structural phenomena like code-switching, code-mixing and developing of pidgin.
The purpose of this panel is to bring together papers which will present different cases of minority language communities whose speakers are shifting from their local to a dominant language, or whose speakers are successfully maintaining some vitality of their local language under the light of local or regional language policy.
Session 4: Institutional structure and the public discourse
Organizer: Natalie P. Byfield, St. John's University, US, firstname.lastname@example.com
This panel examines through theoretical and empirical research whether or not internal institutional structures represent a type of language given the possible relationship between the public discourse and these internal structures. And, it further examines how the public discourse transforms internal organizational structures.
Research on the structure of media and its relationship to other institutions in society suggests a strong relationship between media's internal practices and organizational structures and the public discourse (van Dijk 1993; Luhmann 2000; Tuchman 1978). Often the studies of media come to these conclusions based on investigations of media that must incorporate its status as a knowledge-based system in which one cannot make distinctions between "external objects" and the knowledge of those objects inside the system (Luhmann 2000). Thus, central to many studies of the media are the media producers and the internal organizational processes they use to construct media products. My own research suggests the internal organizational structure of media organizations may represent a type of language in the public discourse.
But, what of other types of institutions, particularly those that are not knowledge based. Since language has the added effect of incorporating reflexivity in media as well as other systems and limiting determinism, how are internal organizational structures being transformed by the public discourse?
Session 5: Bringing intercultural communication to the fore: theories, narratives, discourses and forms of interaction
Organizer: Federico Farini, University of Modena-Reggio Emilia, Italy, email@example.com
It's been a long time since professionals in institutional settings have learned that particular problems may emerge when communication with clients becomes intercultural. Nowadays, all institutional settings involve theories, narratives and discourses concerning professional-client interaction in intercultural settings. However, institutional practices may involve aims that are not articulated as "goals" or "ideals". For instance, control or sanctioning against deviance, where cultural differences may be treated as deviance, are among such hidden but nevertheless constitutive aims.
Intercultural communication happens in a myriad of non-institutional contexts as well, for instance in groups of young people or in workplaces, where differences in the opportunity of active participation may not be related to institutional asymmetries in power but rather to practices of marginalization and exclusion based on empirically describable intercultural narratives, discourses and forms of interaction. This session means to bring causes and implications of social inclusion, as well as causes of social exclusion and inequalities in an intercultural society to the fore, considering them as they materialize in intercultural narratives, discourses and interactional practices both in institutional and informal contexts. The session welcomes papers which analyze intercultural narratives, discourses and forms of interaction through conversation analysis, ethnomethodology, member categorization analysis, narrative analysis, discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis.
Session 6: Hegemonies in classification processes
Organizer: Henk Koerten, Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands, firstname.lastname@example.com, Gianluca Miscione, International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, The Netherlands, firstname.lastname@example.com and Daniela Landert, University of Zurich, firstname.lastname@example.com
Classifications serve as shared systems to organize and handle knowledge in any given domain. Classifications depend on language to provide labels for classes and on linguistic practices to establish, apply and reproducing classifications. Successfully established classifications affect thinking and coordination of social activities across different settings and actors. The role of classifications is becoming more evident since organizing processes are increasingly taking place across dispersed individuals, groups, organizations and contexts, a development that is supported by information and communication technologies (ICT).Indeed, when the common understanding and coordination are not facilitated by co-location, classifications are expected to keep patterns of action aligned.
Clear examples for this development can for instance be found in the two fields of health care and of online communities. In the case of health care, information about patients needs to travel with and beyond the patients themselves, in order to allow consequent actions to be performed by a variety of actors. In the case of online communities, classifications are often negotiated collaboratively among globally dispersed laypersons. This leads to shifts in power between these laypersons and the experts of hegemonic classifications.
The mutual dependency of power and classifications raises the question how changes in the roles of the actors who negotiate classifications affect and maybe challenge power relations and hegemonies in a wider sense. Therefore, the "double hermeneutic" between those who are usually termed 'subjects' and 'objects' has to be revised, mutual dependency between classifications and their objects needs to be highlighted.
Session 7: Multiple orders of interaction
Organizer: Ilkka Arminen, University of Tampere, Finland, firstname.lastname@example.com
Harvey Sacks' idea of order-at-all-points invites us to explicate 'the order at all points' at the organization of society. The idea is to work out this-and-that of what the world is made up. This vision has made relevant a perspective on social action as a situated accomplishment that emerges from its practical management within language, social configuration and material resources. Workplace studies and anthropology of practices are among approaches that have started to synthesize ethnomethodology, conversation analysis and ethnography. This session invites scholars who study multimodality of social actions, reconfigurations of social actions with the help of media and technology, dynamic views on the relationship between language and context, new developments in the way in which the social, cultural, material and sequential structures figure together into the organization of action.
Session 8: New language forms in computer-mediated communication
Organizer: Corinne Kirchner, Columbia University, USA, firstname.lastname@example.com
Technologies afford new possibilities for people to act and communicate in the course of their various activities. Technologies also alter the spatiotemporal organization of everyday life routines as they create new forms of language, communication and social practices. Technologies may also open new arenas for communication, such as blogs or mobblogs, transfiguring the ways of presenting oneself. Ultimately these reconfigurations materialize in the language use. We take up discussion of how ICT, internet and mobile phone applications (e.g., telephone, SMS, camera, MMS and the Internet) are altering language and interaction. This session invites scholars who have investigated the possibilities and challenges of the use of various technologies for communication and social interaction.
Session 9: The practices of codeswitching
Organizer: Paramasivam Muthusamy, University Putra, Malaysia, email@example.com
While code-switching had previously been investigated as a matter of peripheral importance within the more narrow tradition of research on bilingualism, it has now moved into a more general focus of interest for sociolinguists, psycholinguists and interactional linguists. It is also a key phenomenon that ties together the linguistics and sociology, and the study of social identities. Code-switching does not simply reflect social situations, but it is a means to create them, and also structure talk in interaction. This session invites different perspectives on code-switching from sociolinguistics, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, interactional linguistics and ethnography.
Session 10: Postcoloniality: Identity, knowledge & discourse
Organizer: Erzebet Barat, Central European University, HU, firstname.lastname@example.com
Colonization seeks to produce not only language dominance but also particular sets of interests and perspectives among colonized people, which are intended to support the stabilization of the colonial power. Yet the languages of colonial powers have also been used to produce "postcolonial" works that are changing, perhaps even transforming, the literature, film, and music of the imperial states. At the same time, many scholars, such as Sanya Osha in Nigeria, have argued that the uncritical consumption of colonial scholarship across Africa has produced Euro-centric scholarship that is institutionally rewarded but which can never escape a kind of intellectual bondage. In other countries, such Australia, post-colonial movements seek to return to indigenous languages. Yet the return to indigenous languages is troubled by the potential consequence of increased global isolation. This section explores language and identity in post-colonial contexts. It seeks to raise questions of hybridity, belonging and isolation as related to issues of language and culture.
Session 11: Sociology and language
Organizer: Celine-Marie Pascale, American University, US email@example.com
Sociological studies of language have benefited from two disciplinary forces: changing and contested notions of what constitutes a social science; and, deeper appreciation for the inseparability of symbolic practices and material realities. In the last forty years, more sociologists have turned to a broad range of theories and methods for apprehending the sociological importance of language. Yet, around the globe, studies of language are still being rejected as falling outside the domain of sociology. This panel explores broad disciplinary questions regarding studies of language and production of knowledge. In keeping with the ISA them of sociology on the move, this panel asks: At the start of the 21st century, what does it mean to produce sociological studies language?
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Session 12: Discourses of anti-racism
Organizer: Melissa Steyn, University of Cape Town, SA, email@example.com
While state-sanctioned racism has not been eliminated, it continues to be challenged around the globe. What is the place of racial categories in discourses seeking an end to discrimination? On what bases might we distinguish between progressive and regressive tactics if both demand an end to racial categories? How might the presidency of Barak Hussein Obama in the U.S. affect anti-racist discourse on a global level? If the the discourses of reconciliation have been necessary to heal the scars of apartheid, what language is needed to bring about equity? What forms of anti-racist discourse are engendered by immigration? To what extent are discourses of anti-racism determined by discourses of racism? This panel explores the effectiveness and contexts for anti-racist discourses in theory and in practice.
Session 13: Language & identity in education
Organizer: Antonia Randolph, University of Delaware, US, firstname.lastname@example.com
Schools are important sites for production, reproduction and legitimization of the official language of the nation-state. Education produces both cultural and linguistic literacy that support a functioning state. In classrooms, students are socialized into hegemonic culture through the texts they study and the cultural environments of schools. The imbricated relationship of hegemonic culture and linguistic dominance results in students becoming marginalized in school because of accents, use of non-standard forms of speech, and the competing demands that arise from using primary language at home that is different from the primary language at school. This section explores what Pierre Bourdieu called linguistic capital with educational settings. In particular, it takes up issues of the classroom in relation to educational discourse, linguistic racialization, the language and social class, gendered discourses, as well as the "mis-use" and reinvention of language as forms of resistance by students.
Session 14: The Language of terror
Joint Session of RC25 Language and Society [host committee] and RC36 Alineation Theory and Research
Session 15: Business Meeting
Session 16: Dinner
Convenor: Ilkka Arminen, University of Tampere, Finland, email@example.com
Joint session of RC25 Language and Society and RC32 Women in Society [host committee]


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Jacques Le Moyne De Morgues (1533?-88)
Three Pinks and Two Marigolds, Dianthus sp. and Tagetes sp.
About 1568-72
Museum no. AM. 3267F-1856
Whilst some of Le Moyne's drawings are derived from the generalised illustrations of earlier books, others show him working directly from nature, including all the imperfections and particularities of individual specimens. These pinks appear to have been drawn from nature.
The V&A holds 59 studies of fruit and flowers painted by French artist Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues. These drawings were probably intended to serve as a reference for designers and makers of jewellery, embroiderers or other craftsmen. The watermark in the paper is the same as that used in Paris and Arras in 1568. It seems likely that the watercolours date from the period between 1568 and 1572, when Le Moyne fled to England with other Huguenots (French Protestants) to escape religious persecution in France.
This drawing can be found in Print Room Box DP3.

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With a weight range of 12 to 45 pounds and an ergonomic design, the Ergobaby Original can hold infants to toddlers. Parent and expert reviewers love its ability to convert from front to back or hip positions. However, many wish that the baby could face forward in the front carry position and some say the optional infant insert (*Est. $25) required for babies under 12 pounds is uncomfortable.Comfort
Puts the baby's weight on the hips, not the shoulders. The Ergobaby Original was the first soft-structured carrier to move the bulk of the baby's weight from the shoulders to the hips. This ergonomic design, an padded waist belt, and widely spaced shoulder straps allow most parents to wear the Ergobaby for hours without discomfort. The Ergobaby also carries babies in a wide-legged position that experts say is healthier for spine, pelvic and hip development. While most parents say that their babies and toddlers are comfortable, it does not allow babies to face out toward the world in the front-carry position. An optional insert (*Est. $25) is required to use the Ergobaby carrier with a newborn infant who needs head support. Many parents and experts say that this insert is too cumbersome and hot for their baby. The Ergobaby gets the most positive feedback for babies from 4 months old and up.ProsThree carry options, Distributes weight on hipsConsChild can't face forward in front carry position, Optional insert required for newborns, Can be hard to load child onto back
Easy to strap on for most, but not all. Most parents say that it is easy to secure the locking straps on the Ergobaby Original and adjust them for size, making this a good choice for different sized parents. Some say that they can't secure the top shoulder strap without help, and many say that while it is easy to load their baby in the front carry position, they can't load the baby on their back without help.
Mothers report that the Ergobaby is great for breastfeeding thanks in part to its front-facing carry position and the lack of fabric between the baby and the wearer.
Parents love the Ergobaby's sleeping hood, which can also be used as a sun cover in the front carry position, and appreciate the front stash pocket that can hold a few small necessities. Users also say that the relatively lightweight carrier is compact and easy to travel with.
Made for the long haul. Thanks to its high weight ratings, good weight distribution and multiple carry options, parents say that the Ergobaby Original is a comfortable way to carry babies well into toddlerhood. While the front carry position is the best known, parents can turn the carrier for hip and back carry as the baby grows. The Ergobaby doesn't get any complaints about durability either -- most admire the quality of its cotton construction and the organic cotton models draw particular praise. It's machine washable and comes with a one-year warranty.
There are a number of warnings from both consumers and the manufacturer about the prevalence of counterfeit Ergobaby carriers. To help combat this issue, Ergobaby has a list of authorized retailers that sell the authentic product.
Ergobaby Original Review, Lindsay Ellis, Feb. 28, 2013
Review Credibility: Excellent The Ergobaby Original comes in fifth out of 15 baby carriers tested, with an overall ranking of 69 out of 100. Ellis notes that the Ergobaby does an excellent job of distributing the baby's weight on the parent's hips and only minimally on the shoulders, as well as supporting the child. It has a few flaws that keep it from being their top model. She wishes the baby could ride facing forward, and they say that loading the baby on the back is very difficult. Ellis says that it is a very well-made carrier.
2. Babble.com
Babble Best Picks: Baby Carriers, Editors of Babble.com, Not Dated
Review Credibility: Very Good The Ergobaby Original is the pick for "most useful" carrier in Babble's reviews. Babble.com editors tested dozens of carriers in all available styles to establish their best picks. They say that the Ergobaby Original is comfortable and flexible. They like that it can be used from the newborn stage through the toddler stage and that despite its higher price, you're likely to get your money's worth.
3. Which? magazine
Ergobaby Original Review, Editors of Which? magazine, Dec. 16, 2011
Review Credibility: Very Good Which? magazine is the U.K. equivalent of ConsumerReports.org but offers much more extensive reviews as well as detailed explanation of testers and testing methods and full specifications and recommendations. They provide in-depth coverage of the Ergobaby Original that includes product testing by parents and experts.
4. Baby Bargains
Chapter 9: Strollers and More, Denise and Alan Fields, Ninth edition, 2011
Review Credibility: Very Good "Baby Bargains," a comprehensive book by Denise and Alan Fields, reviews baby gear and common baby brands. The authors review a number of popular baby carriers, including several models of Ergobaby carriers. They list pros and cons and give each manufacturer an overall letter grade for their products.
5. iVillage.com
We Love, You Need: The Best Baby Slings, Carriers and Backpacks of 2012, Kate Bayless, March 20, 2012
Review Credibility: Very Good The Ergobaby Original is included in this roundup of top baby carriers as selected and reviewed by parent testers for iVillage.com's top product picks of 2012. It was tested by a mom and her 11-month-old daughter. She says it's comfortable and easy to use, and she loves its stylish, gender-neutral design. She says she wishes it had more structure and could face outward in the front carry position. She gives it 4 stars out of a possible 5.
6. Babble.com
Ergobaby, Michelle Horton, Sept. 12, 2012
Review Credibility: Very Good Michelle Horton consulted with baby-wear experts, personally tested, and interviewed dozens of moms to develop her list of top baby carriers. The Ergobaby brand makes her list due to designs that are comfortable and user friendly for parents and babies. She says highlights of Ergobaby carriers include easy access for nursing, leg support design and comfort. She warns the carriers may not be as comfortable for taller parents with long torso length.
7. Amazon.com
Ergobaby Original Baby Carrier, Contributors to Amazon.com, As of March 2013
Review Credibility: Very Good The Ergobaby Original Carrier receives an average rating of 4.3 out of 5 based on about 580 reviews posted on Amazon.com. Most users say that the Ergobaby carrier distributes weight well and is very comfortable. Some users say that they wish the carrier allowed the baby to face forward, and there are complaints about the usability of the newborn insert.
Ergobaby Original Baby Carrier Reviews, Contributors to Viewpoints.com, As of March 2013
Review Credibility: Very Good The Ergobaby Original receives an average rating of 95 out of 100 based on more than 230 user reviews posted at Viewpoints.com. The carrier receives high marks for safety, baby and parent comfort, design, and durability. The carrier gets slightly lower marks for ease of use, with some parents saying that they can't get the straps fastened without help.
Ergobaby Baby Carrier, Contributors to Babies "R" Us, As of March 2013
Review Credibility: Very Good The Ergobaby Original receives an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 in more than 30 user reviews posted at ToysRUs.com. The majority of users describe the Ergobaby as comfortable, easy to use, lightweight and strong. Parents love the front pocket and the fact that the carrier centers the baby's weight on the hips, not the shoulders.
Ergobaby vs. BabyBjorn, Editors of TwoKnobbyTires.com, Not Dated
Review Credibility: Good This reviewer and experienced hiker compares the Ergobaby Original to the BabyBjorn Original carrier. The reviewer uses both carriers for hiking and everyday use. The writer says that the Ergobaby distributes weight better than the BabyBjorn, but says that it is easier to buckle the straps on the BabyBjorn. They note that while the Ergobaby won't allow a child to face forward, the fact that the carrier allows you to carry the child on your back makes it ideal for use with toddlers.
11. TheWiseBaby.com
Baby Carrier Review, "Lindsey ", June 18, 2012
Review Credibility: Good TheWiseBaby.com, which describes itself as "a chic, stylish resource for the savvy parent," reviews four baby carriers, the Beco, Ergobaby, BabyBjorn, and Moby Wrap. The reviewer gives the Ergobaby a score of 4 out of 5, taking off a point because the baby cannot be carried in the forward-facing position. She says that the Ergobaby offers exceptional quality, ease of use, and a thoughtful design that distributes weight well.
12. TheWiseBaby.com
Baby Carrier Review, "Lindsey ", June 18, 2012
Review Credibility: Good TheWiseBaby.com, which describes itself as "a chic, stylish resource for the savvy parent," reviews four baby carriers, the Beco, Ergobaby, BabyBjorn, and Moby Wrap. The reviewer gives the Ergobaby a score of 4 out of 5, taking off a point because the baby cannot be carried in the forward-facing position. She says that the Ergobaby offers exceptional quality, ease of use, and a thoughtful design that distributes weight well.
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As has been said often – the nitrogen cycle is the key to keeping tropical fish in aquariums. Besides the tropical fish and aquatic plants in an aquarium, there are other living things – the "good" bacteria – that change deadly ammonia into slightly less deadly nitrite, and then nitrite into nitrate, which can be used by aquatic plants and removed when you do your regular water changes. The key to making the nitrogen cycle work is that there is a balance of the tropical fish, aquatic plants and bacteria in the aquarium.
The difficult concept to explain, and to understand, is that the goal of cycling and then maintaining a successful aquarium has to do primarily with having enough food for the tropical fish, who make enough waste/food for the ammonia>>nitrite bacteria, who make enough waste/food for the nitrite>>nitrate bacteria, who make nitrate that is used by aquatic plants and removed by a water change. The problem comes when there is any kind of major change in the available food for any of the bacteria of the cycle. This is a little different from most ideas, where the concentration is on having enough bacteria, and places for the bacteria to live and grow – but the bacteria can't live without a food source. The point is that in the process of establishing the nitrogen cycle, while we don't want to do harm to tropical fish by spiking ammonia and nitrite, you can't starve the bacteria. This is why my preference is to add a few tropical fish at a time, and to feed enough that the cycle gets going but the tropical fish are not distressed. There are no really good "rules" for this, which is why fishless cycling is so much in vogue today.
Whichever way you get the nitrogen cycle going, and as you add tropical fish to the aquarium, please keep in mind that it is all of the life in the aquarium – tropical fish, aquatic plants and bacteria – that you are feeding. Keeping all of these in balance is the real key to a good aquarium.
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Yes, fishless cycle is always the best way to go. These days with live bacteria products like Tetra SafeStart, you can jump start the cycling and cut down the required time from many weeks to a few days. LINK
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A 29-year-old man had a six-month history of fatigue and hypokalemia. Gastrointestinal losses of potassium were not judged significant. The patient denied ingestion of licorice, large quantities of laxatives, or diuretics. Clinical and laboratory findings were consistent with Bartter's syndrome in the adult. Normal blood pressure, hypokalemic alkalosis, and hyperaldosteronism, with insensitivity to the pressor effect of angiotensin infusion, were present. Another major finding in Bartter's syndrome, juxtaglomerular hyperplasia, was not demonstrated because plans for renal biopsy were cancelled when thiazide was detected in the urine, utilizing chemical extraction and spectrophotometry. Surreptitious ingestion of diuretics must be excluded in any adult patient in whom a diagnosis of Bartter's syndrome is considered.
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1: Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) are the major energy design standards for new buildings in the United States. Most states or local jurisdictions have adopted some version of either Standard 90.1 or the IECC as their minimum design standard for all new commercial and high-rise residential buildings. The pattern has been for ASHRAE to update Standard 90.1 every few years and, more recently, to update it every three years. Therefore, its revision is of particular interest to those working with building energy efficiency technologies, including mechanical insulation.
Many of the products and services of NIA member companies are used in insulating pipes and ducts in commercial and high-rise residential buildings. The energy efficiency of these buildings depends partly on limiting heat flow to or from pipes, ducts, and equipment, whether they operate above or below ambient temperature. When used for below-ambient service, the insulation systems help prevent moisture condensation on those pipes and ducts, further saving energy.
The most recent published version of Standard 90.1 was adopted in 2007, following 2004 and 2001 versions. The newest version, 2010, will take effect later this year, probably by late October 2010.
Overall, Standard 90.1-2010 will result in buildings designed to use 30 percent less energy than those designed in compliance with Standard 90.1-2007. How does this revised energy standard require building designers and mechanical system designers to reduce a building's energy use by 30 percent? There many ways of accomplishing this, including:
Technologies exist for designing buildings that use 30 percent less energy. In most cases, however, achieving this requires greater coordination between a building's architect and mechanical system designer than typically occurs.
The old approach was for an architect to design a building without any input from mechanical designers, then pass building drawings on to the mechanical designer (or several designers, since the work would typically be competitively bid) to design the mechanical system within both a tight energy budget and a tight cost budget. The new approach requires the architect to understand how his or her decisions impact the mechanical system designer and involve the mechanical designer every step of the way to produce a truly energy efficient building. There is generally no room in this new process for "value engineering," which leads to the failure of many buildings to meet basic criteria such as energy efficiency standards, maintenance budgets, and longevity goals.
What are the new pipe and duct insulation thickness requirements in Standard 90.1-2010? Pipe insulation thicknesses are greater than or equal to those in the 2007 standard, but duct insulation thicknesses have not changed. Overall, this is good news, giving mechanical insulation an opportunity to contribute to greater building energy efficiency.
Standard 90.1-2010 contains two tables of minimum pipe insulation thicknesses: one for above-ambient and one for below-ambient systems. In each table, minimum insulation thicknesses are referenced for both pipe size and for operating temperature. The minimum pipe insulation thicknesses are given in two tables, 6.8.3A and 6.8.3B, in the standard; the values are in Figures 1 and 2, complete with the footnotes. In the new standard, these tables are also reproduced in metric units.
For above-ambient service, the pipe insulation thicknesses in Figure 1 are significantly greater than those normally installed (as they have been in previous versions of Standard 90.1, but to a greater degree in the 2010 version). For many of the steam heating distribution pipes in buildings, with an operating temperature greater than 350°F, 5 in. of insulation (such as mineral wool, fiberglass, or calcium silicate) will be required on all pipes except those with a size less than 1 in. NPS. This will probably require double layering and hence greater labor to install. Mechanical designers will need to allow a pipe clearance greater than 10 in., which is often neglected. Even hot water pipes used for hydronic heating will require 2 in. of insulation on all pipe sizes equal to or greater than 1-1/2 in. NPS.
For below-ambient service, by contrast, the new pipe insulation thicknesses are not particularly noteworthy. For example, 1 in. is sufficient thickness for all sizes on chilled water lines (with an assumed operating temperature in the 40°F to 60°F range). This is because these thicknesses were determined for energy conservation, not for condensation control, which often requires thicknesses greater than 1 in., particularly on pipes running through unconditioned spaces.
It is also worth noting the equation for insulation materials with thermal conductivity values outside the stated range. For example, cellular glass has a thermal conductivity value, at 55°F mean, of about 0.32 Btu-in./hr-ft2-°F, which is greater than the given range. If the material of comparison is fiberglass, with a thermal conductivity value of about 0.23 Btu-in./hr-ft22-°F at 55° F mean, and 1 in. of fiberglass is required by the table for a 4 in. NPS pipe, then using the equation given in footnote a for both tables, we would need about 1-1/2 in. thick cellular glass for the same chilled water pipe. However, since 1-1/2 in. thick cellular glass would probably be used on a 4 in. NPS chilled water pipe anyway, this is not a major issue.
It is difficult to imagine 5-in.-thick removable/reusable insulation blankets installed on valves, pressure regulators, strainers, and other difficult-to-insulate fittings. A major challenge for the mechanical insulation industry is that these components are frequently left either uninsulated or partially insulated in steam and hot water heat distribution systems.
Removable/reusable blankets 1 to 2 in. thick are often removed by maintenance personnel and not reinstalled. Removable/reusable blankets 5 in. thick would be even less likely to be reinstalled, since they would probably be heavy and not very flexible. The solution may be for the designer to show that the overall system heat loss is equivalent to having 5 in. of insulation overall and use thinner, more practical thicknesses for the removable/reusable blankets.
When ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 takes effect later this year, compliance will require greater pipe insulation thicknesses. On steam distribution pipes in buildings, those thicknesses will increase from 4 in. to 5 in. on most pipe sizes when using materials such as mineral wool, fiberglass, and calcium silicate. Lower-temperature, above-ambient pipes likewise will require greater thicknesses than those required in the previous Standard 90.1-2007. On below-ambient pipes, minimum insulation thicknesses will be only 1 in. for most insulation materials.
New buildings designed and constructed in compliance with Standard 90.1-2010 will be designed to use 30 percent less energy than those in compliance with Standard 90.1-2007. These new minimum design requirements, when followed, will result in significant energy savings in new buildings. However, it will take time for the states to adopt this revised standard.
This article appeared in the September 2010
issue of Insulation Outlook.
Gordon H. Hart P.E.
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this blog post, which has probably put the authour at the top of Rob Ford's hit list and very likely gave birth to a rant very much like this one (fyi: surprisingly, Mr Ford manages to making it all the way through this video rant without stroking out. Impressive. And leaves me thinking he sold his soul to some evil entity in exchange for an extremely high drug tolerance and unlimited doughnuts).
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Someone on NPR the other day said of his crack-smoking admission, "With the Canadian exchange rate, that's equal to the mayor of New York admitting he's a serial killer." Ha.ReplyDelete
I honestly never even thought you guy HAD crack up there. He must import it from Detroit or something.
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You gotta wonder why Torontonians are not more concerned their mayor is a slobbery, drunk, homophobic crackhead who looks like he's constantly on the verge of a McDonalds-and-crack-induced heart attack. No wonder the rest of Canada pretends Toronto either doesn't exist or it's a part of Quebec, thereby being of no consequence to the rest of the country lol
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Rob Ford's next move: living in a van down by the river lolDelete
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I just read that Rob Ford is running for mayor, again, lol That should be entertaining!ReplyDelete
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I am getting FULL off of 650 calorie meals but I feel guilty about it?
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After so many times failing a diet and excersice program I finally customized my own and im having GREAT success with it so far. (3 meals a day, all between 600 and 700 calories, adding up to less than 2000 calories a day, I eat foods that are good for you/low in calories/ and keep you full for a long time:)
The only problem i am having is that I always feel guilty that i "ate too much". i am always double checking all the calories in my meals because after im done eating, i feel like im consuming a TON of calories because I am full. I am never hungry so the likelyhood of me eating unhealthy foods in between meals or at night are slimmed.
I love dieting like this. I can eat a HUGE bowl of chicken noodle soup with a TON of added veggies and a fruit, all adding up to 650 calories and it will keep me full ALL night. I remember this past summer we would order sausage/pepperoni/ and cheese pizza and I would eat 5 pieces until i got full (thats 2000+ calories alone, without the ranch i used to add)
It seams that no matter how successful i am with weight loss every week, i am always feeling guilty just for the blunt fact that I am "FULL". Is there anything I can do so that I am not feeling guitly for no real reason at all?
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I don't understand why you feel guilty. Seems to me you are doing everything correctly and it's working for you. Revel in it, don't wallow.
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The important thing is that you are losing weight, don't feel guilty, enjoy!! I don't know why people think they have to "starve" to lose weight. Sounds like you have found a great plan that works for you, keep it up :)
I know what you mean and understand where you come from.
the idea that weight loss is awful and based on total restriction and self-control is not right. restriction, self-control and eating really small portions isn't fun.
weight loss is all about eating enough to get the "heater" on and burn the fat. we are so lost in this mind set that we feel guilty when we eat "too much" but just enough to let our body tell us that it is now happy and warm for the rest of the evening. we're not used to that.
it was an eye opener for me as well since I used to eat waaaay to little for years and years in my struggle to lose weight. When I finally started to eat I was amazed that I lost weight and now I wonder why the hell I ever did what I did.
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Marcia V. Lyles, who has spent the last three years as superintendent for the Christina school district in northern Delaware, would come to Jersey City with decades of experience as a teacher and administrator in the New York City public school system. Lyles could not be reached for comment.
Lyles would be a historic choice for the school board, as the first African-American woman to lead Jersey City's 28,000-student public-school system. She is vying for the job with Debra A. Brathwaite, a deputy superintendent out of South Carolina.
Board of Education President Sue Mack declined to comment.
The board's decision, which is set to be finalized at Thursday's BOE meeting, is sure to set off a firestorm from the group of local officials, teachers, and parents who want interim Superintendent Franklin Walker to remain in the position.
Walker was appointed in January as interim schools chief, replacing Charles T. Epps Jr., the longtime superintendent who resigned in December.
The group, which includes Mayor Jerramiah Healy, blasted the BOE at its meeting last week for not including Walker on its list of final candidates to replace Epps.
Healy urged board members to "stay local," and slammed Lyles and Brathwaite for leading "failing" school districts.
The same group of residents and teachers has also raised concerns about Lyles' association with the Broad Academy, a program funded by billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad that seeks to train superintendents to work in struggling school districts. Lyles is a graduate of Broad, as is Chris Cerf, the state's acting education commissioner. Teachers unions claim the academy favors privatization of public schools and merit pay for teachers. A Broad spokeswoman told The Jersey Journal such claims are baseless.
Lyles addressed the concerns at a public meeting two weeks ago, when she said Broad is "not a cult." A BOE member, who asked not to be identified discussing a decision that hasn't been made public yet, said the board favored Lyles because Brathwaite has never led a district before.
Lyles "is a superintendent," the board member said. "You can hold them accountable for all the good stuff and the bad stuff that happened in the district. It's much harder to do that for a deputy superintendent."
Lyles has led the Christina school district, which educates about 16,800 students in 27 schools, since 2009.
Last year, she alerted that district's school board that she would not seek a renewal of her three-year contract, which expires this month. She did not provide a reason, according to local press reports.
Test scores indicate the Christina district struggles, with most of its elementary schools achieving federal education benchmarks, while most of its middle and high schools underperform, according to the Delaware Department of Education.
But the test scores from Lyles' district largely outshine those out of Jersey City. In the Christina district last year, 55 percent of the district's schools met federal education standards, compared to 19 percent in Jersey City.


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History repeated itself once again on Thursday afternoon at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center.
The anticipated showdown between the Hart Indians and Valencia Vikings boys at the Foothill League Finals meet was close, but in the end, Hart walked away champions.
The Hart varsity boys won 475.5 to Valencia's 457 to win its 18th straight Foothill League title.
West Ranch was third with 332, Saugus fourth with 259, Canyon fifth with 164.5 and Golden Valley rounded out the standings with a 110.
In girls, the Indians won more decisively, posting a 549 to Valencia's 449 to take their 32nd title in 33 years.
"It had to come from within," said Hart head coach Steve Neale. "There's no mathematical equation or strategy. It was just emotion. We had to ride that wave of emotion."
Saugus was third with 325, West Ranch fourth with 241, Canyon fifth with 165 and Golden Valley sixth with an 80.
The Vikings' boys still had a chance, albeit a long one, heading into the day's final event.
Valencia needed to win the boys 400-free relay with the Indians finishing no better than third.
But Hart had no intention of letting up.
Griffin Scott swam the anchor leg, out-touching Saugus' Justin Lee at the finish to set a new Foothill League record with a time of 3 minutes, 10.13 seconds. Hart's team also included Matt Johnson, Austin Barreiro and Kevin Moore.
"I thought it killed me because I was a little long (on the final reach)," Scott said. "But I guess it was the perfect stroke."
The stroke, and the win, sent the Hart team to the deck, where Neale was tossed into the pool to celebrate yet another Foothill League title.
"Because it's harder than it's ever been before, it means more than it ever has before," Neale said.
The day started off great for Hart, which set a league record by winning the 200-yard medley relay in 1:36.95 and had junior Matt Johnson set another record in the 200 free with a time of 1:42.36.
Johnson doubled on the day, winning again in the 500 free, and was part of both record-breaking relay teams.
The Vikings, on the other hand, suffered an early setback, with an early disqualification.
"The DQ was big. Without the DQ we lose by only eight points and if Saugus comes up with that last relay we either win or lose by a half-point," said Valencia head coach Mike Bechtholdt.
The Vikings were led by Kevin Dai, who doubled in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke. Valencia's Jack Kerchner won the 50 free, Saugus' Jonathan Morsch took home the 100 free title and West Ranch's Josh Lin won the 100 breaststroke.
The Vikings won the 200 free relay in a Foothill League record time of 1:27.61, with Hart winning the 200 medley and 400 free relays.
Kerchner, Tyler Tran, Brian Buxton and Dai made up the Vikings record-setting relay team.
"Our kids rallied and they adapted to (the DQ) really well," Bechtholdt said. "You can't get too upset when gets go best times."
There was less drama in the girls meet, with Hart pulling away.
Sophomore Tamara Santoyo, who missed last year's Foothill League final, set a record in the 100 free (51.58) and added a win in the 50 free.
The Indians' Ally Schultz, who underwent emergency appendectomy surgery last week, was back in the water and won the 500 free in 5:06.03.
"I really wanted to swim," she said. "It was my first league finals, I wanted t win the 500 my freshman year."
Schultz says she was originally told she would have to sit out for up to two weeks before the diagnosis was altered. What would she have done if she wasn't cleared to swim on Thursday?
"I don't know. I probably would have swam (anyway)," Schultz joked.
Last season's Girls Swimmer of the Meet Abbey Weitzeil continued to impress, winning both the 200 free and 100 free to up her career record to 4-0 in individual league finals events.
"It'd be nice to go 8-for-8," said Weitzeil, who will head to the CIF-Southern Section Division I prelims May 9 at the Riverside Aquatics Complex hoping to replicate last season's two-title showing.
Hart won all four relays during the girls meet, with the Indians Mik Ranslem winning the 200 individual medley,
Valencia's Sophie Fiscella winning the 100 backstroke and West Ranch's Courtney Chrzas winning the 100 breaststroke.
So once again, the Hart swim dynasty lives on, with the rest of the Foothill League forced to wait until next year to dethrown the Indians.
"I told the kids they've got work to do in the offseason," Bechtholdt said. "Next season starts (Friday)."
An earlier version of the story incorrectly reported the result of a race in which Valencia's Kyle Frankhuizen participated. His disqualification was later overturned.


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Dante Cunningham, the Trail Blazers' second round draft pick who has enjoyed a breakout summer league, will not play tonight because of a left groin injury.
Cunningham appeared to injure himself during the Blazers' loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. In the first quarter of the game, he rode an exercise bike next to the team bench for long stretches while strength and conditioning coach Bobby Medina talked to him, presumably about his groin.
At one point I saw Medina mouth the words, "You all right?" Cunningham responded simply: "Yeah."
Cunningham returned to the game and did not show any rust as he finished with a game-high 22 points, five rebounds and two steals in a little more than 33 minutes. His left thigh was taped and he walked a little gingerly after the game, but said he was fine.
Cunningham did not participate in shootaround this morning and is listed day-to-day for the rest of summer league.
I missed coach Joe Prunty at shootaround because I was interviewing other players, but I've left a phone message seeking more detail. When he gets back to me, I'll update this post.
Through two summer league games, Cunningham, a 6-foot-8 forward from Villanova, is averaging 21.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and leads the Blazers in scoring.
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Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar said it was the largest crowd he has seen at the annual Memorial Day event.
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David Zucker, president of the Santa Clarita Valley Veterans Memorial Committee told the crowd that more than 800 deceased veterans now have their names inscribed on the Memorial Wall at Eternal Valley. The green hillsides behind Zucker were dotted with nearly 5,000 American flags, which were placed on the graves of veterans by local scouts on Saturday.
"We've come here today to honor those veterans who served, as well as those who were laid to rest here at Eternal Valley," Zucker said.
This year, special tribute was paid to veterans of World War II and Korea. These veterans were asked to stand and were presented with a forget-me-not bouquet by the scouts in attendance.
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Sitting in the front row in full uniform was 91-year-old Tony Marincola, a World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Zucker had Marincola stand for the audience.
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Marincola, sitting next to his wife, Genevieve, 89, said that he comes to the Memorial Day Tribute at Eternal Valley every year.
"I feel honored that they have this every year, and that they still remember the veterans," Marincola said. "The veterans are not lost."
Eagle Scout Nathan Crookston of troop 496 lead those present in the Pledge of Allegiance. In addition to the many scouts who participated in the ceremony, other young people were in attendance included the Valencia High School Air Force Junior ROTC, which performed the posting of the colors at the beginning of the ceremony and a drill team exercise near the end.
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HOLYOKE – Holyoke Medical Center anticoagulation clinic coordinator and registered nurse Christine O'Connor will address "Do You Take Blood Thinning Medications?" on Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. in the facility's auxiliary conference center, as part of the hospital's "Dessert with the Docs" educational series.
This program is free and open to the public.
For more information or to register, call (413) 534-2789.
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SPRINGFIELD – ProEx, a physical therapist owned private practice specializing in orthopedics, spine and sports medicine has named Karlos Reyes of Springfield as physical therapy aide-front desk specialist at its Springfield location.
In this role, Reyes' responsibilities include assisting staff physical therapists with patients, providing customer service, overseeing the clinic schedule and handling phone calls.
In addition, Reyes is fluent in Spanish and will act as translator for both the clinical and front desk staff.
Prior to joining ProEx, Reyes was a customer service manager at The Gap in Longmeadow.
He is currently pursuing a degree in sociology.
Support groups
Holyoke Medical Center has ongoing support groups for cancer survivors.
These include Bosom Buddies-Amigas De Pecho. This support program is geared towards Latina women recently diagnosed with breast cancer and for survivors of breast cancer.
All are invited and women who have been recently diagnosed are connected with a "bosom buddy" who is a survivor, for one-on-one support.
The group is bilingual and meets every other Monday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the hospital's Women's Center.
Those interested should contact group facilitator Vilmarie Villanueva at the center at (413) 534-2770.
The Cancer Support Group is open to all cancer patients and their families and caregivers.
Sponsored through the center's oncology department, in association with the American Cancer Society, this group meets the second Tuesday of each month, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the hospital's main conference room, on the first floor of the hospital.
For further information or to register, contact Maureen Nomakeo, a registered nurse, in the hospital's oncology department at (413) 534-2543.
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WARE – Baystate Mary Lane Hospital invites the community to meet its newer physicians on Jan. 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the hospital.
The event will be hosted by Joan Sullivan, president, and Dr. Mohammed Shafeeq Ahmed, chief medical officer of Baystate Mary Lane and Baystate Health Eastern Region.
The community is invited to meet the newest members of Quabbin Adult Medicine, Drs. Muhammad Gul and Ronald Beauzile, who complement the expansion of primary care services at the hospital, as well as Dr. Joseph Lellman, orthopedic surgeon and Dr. Dyanne Tappin, obstetrician and gynecologist, physicians also joining the Baystate Medical Practices located at the hospital.
Dr. Pranay Parikhwho came from Baystate Plastic Surgery will also be welcomed to the hospital's medical staff.
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The event will be topped off with a "made to order" pasta bar, a variety of hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, and desserts.
To register to attend, call Baystate Health Link at (413) 967-2488.
Hernia talk
HOLYOKE – Holyoke Medical Center will present a free community education program on hernia repair on Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. in the facility's auxiliary conference center.
The program is presented as part of the hospital's ongoing "Dessert with the Docs" series.
Featured speaker will be Dr. Francis Martinez of the hospital's specialty surgeons.
An abdominal wall hernia occurs when soft tissue, usually part of the intestine, protrudes through a weak point or tear in the abdominal wall.
Not necessarily dangerous by itself, an abdominal wall hernia doesn't get better or go away on its own.
If left untreated, it can become life threatening if it becomes strangulated or causes a bowel obstruction.
Martinez will explain what current options are available for surgical repair.
Refreshments will be served. Preregistration is required and seating is limited.
For more information or to preregister, please call (413) 534-2789.
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WESTFIELD – Noble Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James T. Buffum to its cardiology staff.
Buffum completed his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center.
Heart month
SPRINGFIELD – Baystate Medical Center will hold its annual heart and vascular health lecture series during the month of February beginning with a look at "Newest Insights into Preventing Cardiovascular Disease" on Feb. 6 at 1 p.m..
The series, presented by the Baystate Heart & Vascular Program as part of American Heart Month, will focus on presentations designed to assist participants in learning how they can maintain or improve their heart and vascular health.
Cardiologist Dr. Peter F. Robinson of Pioneer Valley Cardiology in Northampton will present the first of the four free seminars.
His presentation will focus on helping people identify if they are at risk for heart and vascular disease and how to live a healthier lifestyle.
All lectures will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Baystate Health's Education Center, 361 Whitney Ave. in Holyoke.
The other lectures in the series "Cardiac Surgery in the 21st Century," Feb. 13, featuring Dr. Daniel T. Engelman, cardiothoracic surgeon, Cardiac Surgical Associates of Western Mass.; "Navigating the Web and Health Information," Feb. 20, featuring Margot Malachowski, outreach librarian, Baystate Health Science Library; and "Advances in Interventional Cardiology," Feb. 27, with Dr. Gregory M. Giugliano, associate director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Cardiology Research at Baystate.
Heart healthy light refreshments will be served and educational hand-outs on heart and vascular health will be provided.
Parking is free.
Registration is required for each session by calling (800) 377-4325.
In addition, Baystate offers full HDL/LDL cholesterol screenings on the 1st and 2nd Wednesdays of each month from 7:30 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. for $10 at its outpatient care facility on 3300 Main St. in Springfield.
A 12-hour fast is required before the screening. To register, call the 800 number above.
Art show
WESTFIELD – Photographs by area photographer Pamela O'Connell are on view through the month at Noble Hospital. The public is welcome to view the artwork during hospital business hours from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The display is in the hallway leading to many departments.


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Springfield Armory M1-A Scout or SOCOM 16
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> Springfield Armory M1-A Scout or SOCOM 16
June 10, 2009, 06:15 PM
I am interested in getting either the M1-A Scout or SOCOM without the funky rails. Anyone have one who can offer some insights? What is a good scout scope for this weapon system?
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June 10, 2009, 06:31 PM
I went with a scout myself, I think the 2" in additional barrel length is worth it, ballistically. Both are fine rifles.
I went with a Burris 2x-7x-32mm pistol scope w/ electro-dot for my scout mount. I like the setup, and with QRW rings I can take it on and off at will to use the iron sights. I average about 1.5 MOA with match ammo from a bench rest. All parts are stock springfield, after about 1000 rounds I get a failure to fire/feed/extract about once every 200 rounds for various reasons. I clean about once every 150 rounds.
June 10, 2009, 09:02 PM
What are you going to be using it for? The odds are that you really will not even need the scope if you are under 300 yards. These rifles have the best iron sights... I have a scout and absolutely love it!!!
June 10, 2009, 09:08 PM
funky rails :scrutiny: ;)
Get the Scout.
I had mine bedded in Walnut with all sorts of other National Match mods... it was very accurate with iron sights.
Are you anywhere near Athens, GA?
June 10, 2009, 11:05 PM
I have the Socom II and the iron sites are fantastic. I wouldn't buy this version again - all the rails hanging off the end are heavy and stupid. I suppose I could put a RIS bipod on the end and be happy with it, but I typically just leave the bottom of the rail system off of the gun.
June 11, 2009, 08:00 AM
Go with the Scout, it uses the standard gas system, and you have cheaper options if you decide you want to change out the muzzle brake.
June 11, 2009, 10:42 AM
They are very close to the same -- you are loseing about 75 fps with the SOCOM -- I own a Socom 1 and it has the least recoil of ANY .308 battle rifle I've ever owned.
June 11, 2009, 11:29 AM
Another Scout pick here.
June 11, 2009, 01:03 PM
Scout, the extra barrel length does pay off.
June 11, 2009, 01:16 PM
How does that vertical wooden stock work for you Gunfighter123?
Nice rifles everyone.
February 5, 2010, 08:51 PM
Thanks guys. Will go for the Scout model. Plan on using Iron Sights, and have it as a vehicle gun, either mule or truck.
May 19, 2010, 03:52 PM
I am new to the SOCOM 16, would the Burris 2x-7x-32mm pistol scope or any other good scope work on the 16? I need it for hunting at 100-150 yds. thanks for the input.
stiletto raggio
May 19, 2010, 03:55 PM
I have a pistol scope on my Guide Gun and had to mount it far up on the XS rail. The Standard SOCOM has a short rail and I would not think your eye relief would be correct for a pistol scope.
May 19, 2010, 04:00 PM
I would like to get maybe 1x-6x magnification. any suggestions?
May 19, 2010, 04:01 PM
...would the Burris 2x-7x-32mm pistol scope or any other good scope work on the 16?
Yes. Ideally, you'd go with a rifle scope, but Burris makes some good stuff.
May 19, 2010, 04:08 PM
I will check their website. thank you. any other suggestions?
May 19, 2010, 05:14 PM
Do your self a favor and look at the FNAR one hec of a rifle in 308.
May 19, 2010, 05:23 PM
Will do. Thanks. I am waiting a a really good deal on the 16 but in case it falls through I will also evaluate your suggestion.
May 19, 2010, 09:52 PM
I'd get the scout myself.
May 19, 2010, 11:04 PM
May 19, 2010, 11:05 PM
Scout, because the SOCOM uses a funny gas system and because a 16" barrel marginalizes the performance benefits of a .308 compared to a 7.62x39mm.
May 19, 2010, 11:54 PM
SOCOM 16. The Leupold Scout Scope works fine on one. Recoil on a par with the AR15. Velocity loss is negligible. HSM 150gr Police load out of the SOCOM has the same velocity that NATO ammo does out of the full length M14 barrel. Win, win.
May 20, 2010, 04:16 AM
The only parts that are specific to the SOCOM are:
gas lock/muzzle brake
real data from a socom.
now go find a 7.62X39 thats going to lauch a 150 gr fmjbt bullet at 2600 fps
May 20, 2010, 04:53 AM
This is a great forum. Lots of good input. Tough call on which to buy.
May 20, 2010, 12:27 PM
Both are fine rifles. I love my M1A Standard Loaded but if I had it to do again I'd get the Scout. The Scout has the best combination of balance, size, and ballistic performance, IMO. I've been intrigued by the SOCOMs but prefer the Scout.
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