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Retrofitting Residential HVAC Systems
In this case study, we show how DOE's Best Practices Guide For Residential HVAC Retrofits works - as well as some of the installation practice and building code official problems that can arise.
Traditionally, retrofits are done in a piecemeal fashion; individual building components are replaced one at a time, with little thought given to their interactions.This is particularly true for HVAC systems, whose performance can be negatively affected by changes in the building envelope.The systems approach, which attempts to treat the whole building and all of its components together, is a good solution to this problem, and has three major benefits:
• correct system sizing when loads (such as envelope conduction, window solar gain, and infiltration) are reduced by retrofits,
• avoidance of potential problems (such as increased condensation potential when air conditioning is added to previously uncooled houses), and
• total cost can be reduced.The cost of a retrofit using the systems approach is often less than the sum total of the individual retrofits.
Because the current retrofit industry is not structured to use the systems approach, the DOE Best Practices Guide For Residential HVAC Retrofits was developed to provide guidance for contractors. In order to simplify the decision-making process, the guide includes preselected packages of changes to the building HVAC system and building envelope that are designed to remove some of the guesswork for builders, contractors, installers, or homeowners about how best to carry out HVAC changes.The different packages are climate and house construction dependent, and include recommendations regarding materials, procedures, and equipment.
The packages are not meant to be rigid requirements—rather, they are systems engineering guidelines that form the basis for energy-efficient retrofits. The packages are presented at three different levels of intervention, depending
on the scope of the retrofit being considered, and for "HVAC only" and "HVAC plus building envelope" scenarios. This approach gives the user considerable flexibility in applying the guidelines.This can be particularly useful, if not make it possible to undertake a given potential retrofit. (Table 1 summarizes potential retrofit packages for three broad climate types.)
A similar systems engineering approach has been used in new construction to develop extremely energy-efficient homes that are comfortable, safe, and durable,and that often cost less than standard construction. The Building America program (www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ building_america/) exemplifies this approach. But the differences between retrofit and new construction tend to limit the changes that one can make to a building, so the Best Practices Guide For Residential HVAC Retrofits packages rely on relatively simple and non-intrusive technologies and techniques.The retrofits also focus on changes to a building that will give many years of service to the occupants.
Another key aspect of these best practices is the need to know how a house is working in order to find out what parts can be improved.The guide includes a set of diagnostic tools combining physical measurements with checklists and questionnaires.The measured test results, observations,and homeowner's answers to the questions pinpoint the best retrofits applicable for each individual house.The suggested retrofits will depend on the current condition of the building envelope and HVAC system, the local climate, the materials and construction methods used for the house, and the presence of various energy saving systems (such as a heat recovery ventilator).
Occupants Know Best
The importance of addressing any issues raised by the occupants cannot be overstated. Homeowners often cite improved comfort and visual appearance as reasons for retrofitting or renovating homes.These factors are almost always more important than simple payback related to energy savings. On the homeowner questionnaire, occupants can also report problems (such as drafts, high bills, condensation, and mold) and important lifestyle activities that can significantly change building loads and the times when the house needs to be conditioned. Here are some typical questions that should be asked, and that are included in the best practices guide:
How many people live in the house? The more occupants there are, the more chances for excessive humidity and other IAQ problems there are likely to be.
Are there any pets? Like human occupants, pets are a source of moisture and odors. Fish tanks are a source of humidity—particularly if they are large and/or uncovered. Exotic pets may have particular temperature and humidity requirements that make for unusual building loads. Pets may also restrict the use of set-back or setup programmable thermostats.
Are there high energy bills? High energy bills can be a good indicator of HVAC system problems, and the potential to perform envelope upgrades makes more financial sense if there is the potential to save a lot of money.The best practices guide includes references to DOE's Home Energy Saver (www.homenergysaver.lbl.gov) and the Energy Star Home Improvement Toolbox (http://220.127.116.11/ index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_ improvement_index), to assist in evaluating energy bills.
Diagnostics and Screening Results from Eight Test Houses
The guideline diagnostics and checklists were applied to eight houses in three regions of the United States.Two houses were in a heating-dominated coastal climate (Boston, Massachusetts); two houses were in a heatingdominated inland climate (Minneapolis, Minnesota); and four houses were in a hot-dry/mixed-dry climate (different municipalities in Northern California). The houses represented a range of construction methods,HVAC system types and locations, construction materials, foundation types, as well as HVAC system performance. (Some of the key results are summarized in Table 2.)
Retrofit Case Study
One of the Northern California test houses was selected for the retrofitting case study based on these test results because it showed the greatest potential for improvements.This house was a 27- year-old single-family two-story dwelling of approximately 2,500 ft2. It was cooled and heated by its original central gas furnace/air-conditioning system, located in the attached garage.The roof was constructed with ceramic tiles on a sloped plywood deck, over a naturally ventilated attic, with R-26 glass fiber insulation between the 2 inch x 8 inch joists on 16-inch centers.The house had the following combination of problems: low-efficiency heating and cooling equipment; leaky and poorly insulated ducts; low air handler flow; low refrigerant charge; and a leaky exterior envelope. In addition, the air handler, furnace, cooling coils, and most of the ductwork were located outside the conditioned space in the garage and attic.A few major components of the shell leakage were easily identified in this house: several large mechanical chases were open to the attic, and a building cavity return was open to the garage and the attic.The HVAC system was undercharged and operating at only two-thirds of its rated capacity. Finally, the homeowner reported problems in cooling the master bedroom upstairs.
ACCA Manual J calculations were performed on a room-by-room basis to estimate heating and cooling loads. The existing air flow was compared to the ideal air flow calculated by Manual J to see if there were problems with air distribution throughout the house. Downstairs, airflow was slightly lower than required. Upstairs, the results were mixed.The air flow in the master bedroom was too low, but the air flow in the other rooms had higher air flow, so that the total for the upper floor was correct. However, the imbalance between rooms meant that the master bedroom was insufficiently conditioned.This problem was confirmed by the occupants, who complained that the master bedroom did not receive sufficient cooling in the summer.
Retrofit Selection
Based on the results of the screening, the best practices guide indicated that the following retrofit should be undertaken (for the hot-dry/mixed-dry climate of inland California):
• Seal ducts (decrease leakage to <10% of air handler flow).
• Insulate ducts outside conditioned space to R-8. ]
• Correct refrigerant charge.
• Seal and bury ducts in added ceiling insulation.
• Install new downsized ducts and HVAC equipment. Minimize the flow resistance with correct length, good routing, and—preferably—sheet metal construction.
• Add economizer.
The ducts were sealed using mastic and internal aerosol sealing.The supply ducts were sealed to 4% of air handler flow, but the return leakage was higher than we would like at 9% of air handler flow.The remaining return leakage was mostly at the economizer damper seal because the sheet metal box containing the economizer damper was not installed squarely.The sealing of the envelope was very successful—mostly because this particular house had significant large leaks that we were able to access.We sealed over 1,200 CFM of leakage at 50 Pa—about one-quarter of the total leakage.This included air sealing the attic floor plane (see photo on p. 28), the old cavity return (shown in photo, above), and plumbing penetrations.
The selection of replacement equipment was fairly straightforward, because contractors already install high-efficiency systems with economizers in new construction. Therefore the contractor was able to give us several options from different manufacturers that used condensing furnaces (95% annual fuel utilization efficiency, or AFUE), high-efficiency air conditioners (14-SEER), and air handlers that remain efficient at lower speeds.The contractor also installed a programmable temperature-controlled economizer and a two-zone thermostat controller.The economizer operated independently of the air conditioning system, it used its own thermostat with a setpoint set lower than the house air conditioner thermostat controlling setpoint, and only operated when it was 8ºF (4ºC) cooler outside than inside. The two zones had separate upstairs and downstairs thermostats and used motorized dampers to direct the flow to the two zones.The furnace, air handler, cooling coil, and plenums were relocated from the garage to the attic, because the large ductwork required for the economizer could not be installed in the existing garage location. A pull-down staircase was added for attic access; it included an insulated cover to provide both sound and thermal insulation between the attic and the living space.
The heating and cooling equipment capacity was sized using the ACCA Manual J and Manual S calculation and engineering considerations derived from the monitored data. A high efficiency split system air conditioning package consisting of a remote condensing unit and an oversized evaporator coil was selected with 36,000 Btu per hour nominal capacity (half a ton downsized from the original equipment), 0.73 Sensible Heat Ratio (SHR), and 14-SEER.The evaporator coil was deliberately mismatched to increase the efficiency for sensible cooling—the latent loads were small for this dry California location. The condensing unit was relocated from a sun-exposed area behind the garage with unstable soil to a shaded area on the opposite (north) end of the house with a new slab on a stable foundation.The heating system was a variable-speed two-stage gas furnace with 66,900 Btu per hour highfire rate output, 46,400 Btu per hour low-fire rate output, and 95.5% AFUE.The new system used a control strategy that slowly increased the air handler speed at the beginning of each cycle.A two-zone control system was installed for separate upstairs and downstairs control and improved occupant comfort. Air filtration was improved with a 4 inch pleated minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV)-11 air filter at the air handler inlet (for comparison, typical residential filters are not rated, but would be equivalent to a MERV rating of 2-3).
A temperature-controlled economizer was installed through the roof to take advantage of nighttime cooling in this climate.When the set temperature difference is met, the air handler fan is turned on and a vent damper is activated, allowing filtered outside air to cool the house. The damper was designed to close the return air pathway through the upper hallway return grill when it opens the outdoor air inlet.Another damper, installed in the return duct from the downstairs part of the house, also closes off this return air pathway when the fresh air inlet opens.To prevent pressurization of the house, a pressure relief damper opens (to the attic) during economizer operation.When the outside air is cooler than the indoor air (usually at night or in shoulder season), the economizer will use the air outside to cool the house.
The existing return was closed off, because it was very leaky and there was no reasonable way to seal it.A larger upstairs return was installed in a new location (upstairs hallway ceiling) to help reduce temperature stratification, and a second downstairs return was installed in a new location (in the wall at the stairway landing).
Because the ducts, furnace, and air handler were located in the attic, the original retrofit plan was to seal and insulate the attic to bring the system inside conditioned space. Unfortunately, it was not possible to obtain code approval for this retrofit in the time available.As an alternative, it was decided to place the ducts on the attic floor and cover them with blown-in insulation, increasing the effective insulation of the ducts and protecting them from the radiation from the underside of the roof deck (as shown in photo above and photo on p. 33).Thus, the added attic insulation served two purposes—it increased the envelope insulation and it improved the performance of the distribution system.The insulation was blown in to a thickness of about eight inches (approximately R-30) over both the existing attic floor insulation and was mounded over the ducts.With sufficient time and resources, it might have been possible to persuade the code authorities to allow a sealed attic.However, as in most real retrofit situations, time limits meant that the vented attic was retained and the ducts were buried in additional ceiling insulation. Given the strict conservatism of code officials, it is unlikely that these issues can be dealt with on an individual project basis without extensive advance planning.
We hope that research projects like the current study will effect a wider acceptance of innovative building changes.
Problems with the Retrofit
As is true with any novel approach, problems will arise during the retrofit. In this case study, several problems arose as a result of poor communication and equipment failure.The most important of these problems are listed below:
• The zoning system did not decrease air handler speed (or cooling capacity) when only one zone called for cooling. This made the system too noisy and produced unacceptable drafts (with all the air flow going through only half the ducts) in single-zone operation.The control system was operating as designed, and there was no provision in the control system to change the fan speed when one zone shuts down.The zone controls manufacturer (who is neither the contractor nor the equipment manufacturer) plans to market an improved controller that reduces fan speed when just one zone calls for heating or cooling, but it was not available for this retrofit.
• The metal ducts in the attic were replaced with new R-4 flexible ducts (despite clear and repeated instruction to retain the original ducts) because the contractor thought the original ducts were undersized. Initially the contractor hung the flex-ducts from the attic ceiling with smooth bends. However, since the ducts would be covered with insulation, the contractor placed the new ducts on the floor, but unfortunately did not take the time to lay the ducts with smooth bends.The use of flex duct increased the system air flow resistance (that contributes to noise, extra air handler power consumption, and possibly too low a flow through the furnace and air conditioner). This problem was made worse by the many extra bends in the flex duct due to poor layout.
• The retrofit goal was to seal supply and return ducts to less than 10% of air handler flow.The returns were found to have too much leakage to meet this specification. Detailed investigations showed that most of the return leakage occurred through the economizer dampers (mostly due to non-square economizer cabinet installation). Given enough time and money,we believe this could have been improved with some effort to make the box square and install bracing around the box to hold it in shape.
• The air filter has a 1-inch bypass between the top of the filter and the sheet metal housing.Again, with some time and effort, the filter slot could have been fixed using sheet metal to reduce this leakage.
• The condensing unit comes precharged and no more charge was added.The contractor would normally check the charge with a superheat test, but the weather was not warm enough to do so in this case.This limitation is common for off-season installations of air conditioning systems. Subsequent monitoring results have shown that refrigerant charge is okay.
• The tension in the springs of the zone selection dampers was incorrectly adjusted so that they were not able to open when the air handler was operating fully.This was later fixed by the contractor.
• The homeowners observed that the upstairs was not receiving enough heat.The contractor installed two sheet metal scoops inside the duct system to direct more air to the upstairs to solve this problem.
• The contractor rectified most of these problems,but some problems required several visits.This shows why it is important to carefully inspect and possibly test the building and all the retrofitted systems after the retrofit.These post retrofit inspections will be particularly important if the contractor, installer, or technician is being asked to do things differently from current practice and procedures.When dealing with problems like those outlined above, it is essential to have a good working relationship with the contractor, to follow up on the problem quickly, to remain good-natured and nonconfrontational, and to listen to any helpful suggestions that the contractor may make.
Building Code Issues
The process of selecting and implementing the retrofits during the field evaluation of the best practices guide raised several issues—these issues illustrate some of the remaining barriers to applying the systems approach to residential retrofitting.The key lessons learned from these issues are (1) that code authorities make it difficult to implement novel construction practices; (2) that changing contractor practices requires a great deal of oversight; and (3) that many pieces of HVAC related equipment do not operate as well as expected. Some of these problems can be overcome through demonstration projects (like the one described in this article) that can be used to show code authorities and contractors how the systems approach can be made to work successfully. If a retrofit is not acceptable by code, the user can look at alternative packages that are less controversial, based on the various intervention levels contained in the guide.
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quadrille \kwo-DRIL, kwuh-, kuh-\ (noun) 1. a square dance for four couples, consisting of five parts or movements, each complete in itself. 2. the music for such a dance. — www.dictionary.com
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Urban Ministries of Durham transitioned 245 people out of their shelter and into a home. This site aims to up that number by selling naming rights to everything in the shelter.
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100: In March 2010, Kirstie Alley launched Organic Liaison, which includes Rescue Me, the first USDA-certified organic weight loss product. She announced that she lost 100 pounds using the program in September 2011.
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Jan. 12, 1969: The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
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Abortion and the court: Emotion overcomes reason and law
In Gonzales v. Carhart, the Supreme Court committed the mortal sin of judges by allowing emotion to take precedence over reason and law. The majority of the court who voted to uphold Congress's Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act seemed unduly influenced by graphic descriptions of a medical procedure that, by anyone's standards, is discomfiting.
The Supreme Court's majority opinion, written by Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, culled from the evidence not one but two descriptions of the medical procedure that the court held could be banned by Congress. These two descriptions were followed by pages and pages describing the procedure in graphic detail, using terminology designed to offend even the most callous.
Until now, the several federal courts that considered the ban held it to be inconsistent with science, health and liberty under our Constitution. Labeling the procedure "brutal" and "inhumane," the court eviscerated years of established jurisprudence concerning abortion and passed moral judgment on women who choose to have an abortion.
The Gonzales decision significantly undermines rules of law established in virtually every single Supreme Court abortion case decided since Roe v. Wade. The court has repeatedly held that "the States (have the) power to restrict abortions after fetal viability, if the law contains exceptions for pregnancies which endanger the woman's life or health." A Republican-dominated Congress, despite substantial medical and scientific evidence to the contrary, decided that the banned procedure is NEVER used to preserve the health of a woman, and so no such exception is necessary.
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It is clear, from Justice Kennedy's repeated confirmation of the ban as an expression of a state's right to protect and respect "life," "human life," "the life within the woman," and the "life of the fetus that may become a child," that we now live in a country where the government can decide to prefer an unborn fetus over its mother. This from a court that once (when abortion was a fundamental right) expressly said it could not and would not determine when "life" began until there was a consensus regarding that\ definition in medicine, philosophy and theology, and, at present, there is no such consensus.
The court's repeated reference to the morality of abortion directly contravenes language from the now virtually defunct Planned Parenthood v. Casey, where Justice O'Connor wrote: "Some of us as individuals find abortion offensive to our most basic principles of morality, but that cannot control our decision. Our obligation is to define the liberty of all, not to mandate our own moral code."
Finally, in a demonstration of abject paternalism, the majority held that since there was evidence that some women "come to regret their choice to abort the infant [note use of word infant rather than embryo or fetus]," the state is justified in protecting the woman from herself, or rather from what some see as rampant immoral malpractice committed by thousands of trained physicians who recommend that an intact dilation and evacuation is the best procedure to address a pregnant woman's serious medical conditions.
The ramifications, long and short term, of this tragic decision are immense. Women have again been relegated to second-class citizens, after decades of efforts to foster equality. In one fell swoop, five justices set back the cause of a woman's individual liberty and self-determination, as well as decades of established legal precedent. The Gonzalez v. Carhart decision has put the extreme zealots remarkably closer to achieving their avowed goal: the criminalization of all abortions. The decision is neither evidence based nor wise.
Martha Coakley is the Attorney General of Massachusetts. Constance L.
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[Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Wednesday's episode of American Horror Story: Asylum. Read at your own risk.]
First aliens, then Nazis and now... a murderous Santa Claus!
He knows when you've been naughty and when you've been nice - and he'll kill you either way. That's how dangerous Lee Emerson (Ian McShane) really is. A former petty criminal who was raped by carol-singing jailers, Emerson escaped and took his pain out on 18 (!) unsuspecting families while dressed like Father Christmas. "You know the difference between that Santa Claus and me? He only comes once a year," Emerson says while threatening to rape not the wife, but the husband of one such family.
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But Emerson does eventually get in on the mayhem. After Arden (James Cromwell) tricks Jude into returning to Briarcliff under the guise of wanting to rid the evil within Mary Eunice, Emerson gets his revenge on Jude by beating her into submission. Fortunately, before Emerson can show her his, ahem, candy cane, she stabs him in the neck. But will she ever make it out of Briarcliff alive knowing Arden had betrayed her and the devil is still in charge?
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Poor Lana (Sarah Paulson) was also held captive within Briarcliff, finally making her way to a phone to call the police on Dr. Thredson (Zachary Quinto), only to discover that he's in the room waiting. He reveals that he's burned all evidence of Bloody Face, but he'll start anew with Lana's body! Fortunately, Kit (Evan Peters) saves the day by knocking Thredson out, but he does prevent Lana from killing Thredson lest they have no proof that Kit isn't actually Bloody Face. (Too bad future Bloody Face is probably growing inside of Lana considering she was throwing up. Morning sickness, much? Maybe our theory isn't so sick after all!)
Oh, and who can forget Arden wheeling Grace's body out through the death chute only to come face-to-face with the aliens, who then take her body? No really, can we forget that part?
Do you think Thredson will really be discovered for who he is? Will Lana, Jude and Kit make it out of Briarcliff alive? Hit the comments with your thoughts!
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It's been a rough week filled with hurt feelings and lingering confusion for former Colorado coach Jon Embree over why he was fired just days after being assured he would be retained.
Embree said despite being fired after just two seasons and ugly comments, emails and letters sent to him throughout his tenure in Boulder by angry CU fans, he continues to love his alma mater and hopes that the next coach will lead the Buffs back to winning records, bowl games and national prominence.
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"I'm a Buff," Embree said. "I'm a Buff."
Embree has taken some heat for comments he made earlier this week, speculating that he would still be CU's coach if he were white.
Embree, the first black head coach in Colorado football history, is also receiving support from the Black Coaches & Administrators.
Embree was fired Sunday after going 4-21 in two seasons with the Buffs. Two days earlier during postgame interviews with reporters after the Buffs' loss to Utah, Embree said he had been assured he would be back as CU's coach in 2013.
Debate over Embree's firing has filled dozens of hours of programming this week on numerous Denver-area radio stations. The topic also has been featured several times on local and national television broadcasts, including ESPN.
More than 100 readers commented on the Buffzone.com story about Embree's comments, which first appeared online Wednesday night. The vast majority of the reader comments were negative towards Embree, with most believing Embree should accept the fact that it was his record that got him fired and not his race.
The Daily Camera also has received numerous letters to the editor in support of Embree.
Embree said he never set out to make race an issue in his firing. He said he simply tried to answer questions as honestly as possible.
"I just want people to understand that I did not say that is why I was fired," Embree said. "I was never given a reason why I was fired. I responded to a question about working again as a head coach in college football and my answer is and will always be, we don't get second chances.
"I'm OK with that. I understood that when I took the job. People can get mad all they want, but those are the facts. We don't get second chances."
Meanwhile, Floyd Keith, the executive director of the Black Coaches & Administrators, is defending Embree.
"If Jon would have been the guy there for five years and got fired and Dan Hawkins would have been there now, he'd still be coaching," Keith said. "(Hawkins') second year, he gets a renegotiated contract after having two losing seasons. What Jon was awarded with was the door. You have to perceive that as being something different."
While many would agree Hawkins was given too long of a leash at Colorado, producing five losing seasons, Hawkins went 6-7 in his second season. The seventh loss came to Alabama in the Independence Bowl. Hawkins also beat No. 3 Oklahoma that season and had three losses come by six points or less. Two losses came by at least 20 points. And Hawkins wasn't given the contract extension until the spring of 2008 after he had signed a recruiting class Rivals.com ranked 15th best in the nation.
Embree went 1-11 this season, with eight losses coming by at least 25 points, six of those by at least 34 points.
On a national radio show Wednesday, Embree was asked if he would still be the coach if he was white, and he answered, "Probably."
Embree has also been vocal about the fact that black head coaches don't get the same opportunities that white coaches do, specifically second and third chances to be a head coach.
Keith said there have been 46 black coaches who got head jobs at FBS (Division I) schools. Just one of those — Tyrone Willingham — got a second chance at an FBS school after being fired by another FBS school. Willingham was fired by Notre Dame and later hired by Washington. He also coached at Stanford where he had success which led to him being hired at Notre Dame.
Keith said he understands Embree is hurt by CU's decision, and that Embree is simply speaking the truth about the history of black coaches.
"The evidence is, that's what happens," Keith said of the lack of second chances. "He's just talking about the reality of things and what he's looking at.
"Jon chose to tell the truth. Maybe it's the ugliness of the situation that (people) don't want to see. They don't want to be reminded about it. People don't want to be reminded about something that they possibly have inside them. That's the ugly side of prejudice."
Keith said that had Embree continued down a losing path for four, five seasons, he would understand CU letting him go.
"I just think they pulled the trigger way too soon," he said.
Keith said he has contacted CU to give them names of black candidates.
"I have not gotten a response back, a verbal response," he said. "I got an e-mail response.
"I would expect some kind of (verbal) communication from the athletic department or the search group."
Keith said he would not discuss specific names of candidates he offered to CU, but said, "There are certainly some coaches that are out there that are qualified to coach there. Who knows? I don't know if this firing has influenced some people's perceptions or not."
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DURANGO - A Towaoc man was sentenced Friday to seven years in federal prison for the shooting death of a man on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation in November of 2011.
Clarence M. Lehi was facing six to eight years in prison after signing a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Durango.
He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault causing serious bodily injury.
He apologized and asked for forgiveness before sentencing.
"I just want to say I'm sorry," he said. "Sorry for everything that I'm going through."
Lehi and witnesses gave inconsistent statements as to what happened, and their stories have changed over time, making it difficult for prosecutors to know exactly what happened.
What is known is that Lehi shot and killed Winslow Big Soldier, 22, on Nov. 5, 2011, at Lehi's house on Mountain Sage Road on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation. He also accidentally shot and injured an 11-year-old boy.
The bad feelings between Lehi and Big Soldier began in April 2011 while the two men were drinking together. Big Soldier assaulted Lehi as they walked down a road together in Towaoc, according to the factual basis in a plea agreement.
Lehi was left unconscious on the side of the road. Later that night, Big Soldier many have returned with a vehicle and drove over Lehi's head, according to the plea agreement.
Big Soldier admitted to assaulting Lehi and leaving him on the side of the road, but he denied running over Lehi with a car.
Lehi was flown to a hospital in Grand Junction. An investigation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs could not determine which injuries were caused by Big Soldier and which injuries were caused by the car. The identities of those in the vehicle remain unknown.
Lehi eventually recovered from his injuries and returned to his home in Towaoc. He warned Big Soldier's wife that if Big Soldier ever stepped foot into his house, he would shoot him.
But on the evening of Nov. 5, 2011, Lehi invited Big Soldier and others into his house to watch TV and drink beer.
Based on some recollections, Big Soldier asked to shake Lehi's hand and apologized for the prior assault. Lehi may have said, "OK, don't worry about that," and then retrieved a rifle from the closet wrapped in a blue blanket and said, "Come here, I have a present for you." He then fired two shots.
Big Soldier fell to the ground, and the 11-year-old boy realized he had also been shot. The boy was apparently shot by accident.
When a BIA officer arrived, he found Big Soldier slumped over in the kitchen in a pool of blood and Lehi sitting on a bed in the living room with a carton of Budweiser beer opened on the floor in front of him.
Lehi claimed he acted in self defense. He fired a warning shot before shooting Big Soldier, he said. He had a blood-alcohol level of 0.22 - nearly three times the legal driving limit of 0.8 in Colorado.
The boy suffered a gunshot wound near his buttocks.
In addition to serving seven years in prison, Lehi will be on supervised release for three years and must pay $3,225.75 in restitution for funeral and travel expenses incurred by the Big Soldier family. He will receive about 15 months credit for time already served.
Virginia Big Soldier, the victim's sister, said Lehi should go to prison for at least 15 years.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The East Village rolls out welcome wagon for new Starbucks
44 comments:
Strutting Leo strikes!
- December 7, 2011 at 1:03 PM
My sentiments exactly expressed on all 3. Keep 'em comin'!
- December 7, 2011 at 1:37 PM
- Shawn said...
+1 for the use of "Impact" font
+2 for the appropriate use of you and you're
- December 7, 2011 at 1:52 PM
- LULU said...
hahaha so great :)
see leo really strut his stuff on the EVGif
- December 7, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Civil disobedience, I like it.
- December 7, 2011 at 1:55 PM
Hate to be a downer but I believe s'bucks recently adopted a no public toilet rule for its NYC stores. The days of toilet bombings have passed.
- December 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- James Maher said...
This is so amazing.
- December 7, 2011 at 2:20 PM
made my day. this guy's a hero!
- December 7, 2011 at 2:25 PM
@Anon 2:00 pm,
That no public toilet "policy" was a rogue thing, which Starbucks corporate reversed:
NY Times Article.p
- December 7, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- Jeremiah Moss said...
so glad someone let them know how many of us feel
- December 7, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- Dying On Bar Time said...
Am I to understand that a Starbucks is going into the same location that once housed Little Ricky?!??!
Get out your ice skates people because hell just froze over.
- December 7, 2011 at 2:34 PM
why the anger? the bean moved on starbucks took the space , dont go if you dont like it ,i guess you dont go to Macdonalds or shop in chain stores either . no where is that starbucks gift card.
- December 7, 2011 at 3:02 PM
- Jeremiah Moss said...
Dying, you are absolutely right. that was the Little Ricky space. i spent many a time in their photo booth.
- December 7, 2011 at 3:12 PM
- Marty Wombacher said...
Perfect! Love what evgif did as well!
- December 7, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Stop hattin' of the Starbucks. I LOVE Starbucks. If you don't like it, don't so there!!
- December 7, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- Dying On Bar Time said...
Gee, I don't know Anonymous. Maybe I'm just an angry old EV denizen who's weary of personality-less chains taking over where mom and pop shops used to be. Even The Bean wasn't a favorite but Starfucks is even less of one.
- December 7, 2011 at 4:29 PM
The Bean still exists! They have locations in the East Village. They were not shut down by a Starbucks!
- December 7, 2011 at 4:36 PM
Ben Shaoul is the reason there is a Starbucks here now.
- December 7, 2011 at 4:38 PM
I don't love Starbucks and will definitely not be going there. However, I discourage everyone from expressing their dislike of Starbucks by poop bombing their bathrooms. Some overworked, underpaid barista/cashier will have to clean that shit (ha!) up and it's not like they get paid extra to handle janitorial duties (doodies? tee hee).
- December 7, 2011 at 4:41 PM
Who can afford high rent in this economy?
- December 7, 2011 at 4:42 PM
- Dying On Bar Time said...
Anonymous, I mention The Bean as they were in this location prior to what will now be Starbucks moving in. The only ones who can afford high rents in this economy are, to my line of thinking, these rather unfortunate large chains. This is why places like Love Saves The Day, Wowsville, Finyl Vinyl, to name a few, have been replaced by Subway restaurants, Starbucks and banks. But hey, if that's what you prefer, to each his own.
- December 7, 2011 at 4:48 PM
A long time ago, a non-specific SOMEBODY dropped a glass jar full of those waterbugs in a newly opened Starbucks. Oh, the chaos that caused! It was delicious.
- December 7, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- Melanie said...
Starbucks has always been welcoming to me. I like their toasted bagels and black cherry yogurt. It is a cool place to hang out for a bit. I don't like chains taking over small operations tho.
- December 7, 2011 at 5:03 PM
I don't get it. Offer an inferior product and your out of business. Starbucks coffee sucks and they keep expanding.
- December 7, 2011 at 5:06 PM
The Bean is not out of business! The actually have expanded and have 2 Beans now!
- December 7, 2011 at 7:28 PM
- VH McKenzie said...
I don't think Starbucks offers an inferior product -- the coffee comes in a variety of strengths, the specialty beverages are prepared with a nod to presentation and variety of options (whole/skim/low fat, soy, half decaf, blah blah blah LA Story), and the food/pastries are appealing and fresh.
That being said, the uniformity of such also makes it rather soulless.
The first Starbucks I ever patronized in NYC was at the airport, JFK, a looong time ago -- because it was the only place that Starbucks had managed to set up shop (someone can confirm the history). I'd read so much about this visionary, employee-centric business, with superb coffee too boot, that I was delighted to find it at the airport.
It was such a novelty, the boutique coffee shop.
Now it is the McDonald's of coffee shops, albeit with higher quality and price, but a predictable chain nonetheless.
Perhaps Starbucks should just become the I-95 coffee pit stop and leave our local 'hoods alone.
- December 7, 2011 at 8:32 PM
If you Dont like their acidic coffee dont fucken buy it. Meantime they give lots of jobs and health-care to people. So to the full-time anti's here, go fuck yourselves and get over it already
- December 7, 2011 at 8:51 PM
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- December 7, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Anon. 5:02- Sounds like a plan. A very good plan.
- December 7, 2011 at 9:27 PM
if this is closed down where would woofie and the rest get there moca apple latte to enjoy at the TSP dogrun Who's Park these DAYS
- December 8, 2011 at 3:45 AM
Starbucks has a business model that has worked because it's based on addicting young people to caffeine and sugar. REAL coffee doesn't taste like that. Starbucks roasts their coffee to within an inch of it's life to maximize the caffeine content, and even their Pikes Place (supposedly "normal" roast) coffee is undrinkable.
I'd go to a McDonalds, Dunkin', NYC Coffee Cart or diner before I buy anything from Starbucks.
- December 8, 2011 at 7:59 AM
As an EV resident for over 3 decades I can tell you that the only reason stores stayed was the cheap rents. Now that the EV has become a neighborhood with higher rents only the larger chains or some very successful specialty shop can afford to pay the rents. Those who love Bean will still be able to have their coffee and drink it too when they open their new space on Second Avenue and 3rd Street soon. Those who like Starbucks will have their haven as well. What's the problem? If you want to feel angry...aim your anger at the landlords who charge higher and higher commercial rents forcing out smaller shop owners who have served the EV since before you were born.
- December 8, 2011 at 9:19 AM
There are so many great coffee shops in the East Village, Starbucks has no place here. If we're going to have tourists, I'd rather they at least spent their money at local shops and got at least some idea of what it means to live in the East Village. Instead, they'll go straight for the Starbucks in the same way that they bee-line for the Olive Garden or Red Lobster in Times Square. It's a shame.
- December 8, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Adam said...
I'm really baffled by all this anti-starbucks anger. The Bean literally moved a block away. And they have locations all over the area. There's far more "Bean" down here than starbucks. It would be one thing if Starbucks put out a poor mom-and-pop coffee shop, but at least in this area of town, The Bean is ubiquitous.
- December 8, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Ena Paul Kostabi said...
bring me a brown drink and wheres my effing cunt cap, those effers in CULTS stole it ...
- December 8, 2011 at 8:00 PM
The Bean's coffee was horrible and the place was dirty. I, for one -- a resident between Avenue C and D -- welcome Starbucks to the neighborhood. For heaven's sake. Of all the things to "protest." Starbucks seems to be a decent company run by decent people -- decent wages, healthcare, "fair trade" and all the rest...
So tired of the juvenile almost Communist rhetoric of some losers in this neighborhood.
- December 8, 2011 at 10:56 PM
Anonymous @ 7:59 AM said...
Starbucks roasts their coffee to within an inch of it's life to maximize the caffeine content.
FYI - the longer coffee is roasted the lower the caffeine content.
That's the disturbing thing about blogs and comments. No one is there to fact check.
- December 9, 2011 at 9:22 AM
Just spoke to a friend of mine who manages a starbucks. He said that this location is a new profit sharing store, the 4th in NYC , where some of the profits of those stores will go to the city of New York. NYC can then put that money toward schools and creating jobs. Starbucks has 20 profit sharing stores and more to come.
- December 9, 2011 at 10:24 AM
- bo jacober said...
damn i'm excited to see people so engaged about this !
- December 12, 2011 at 1:20 PM
- DavidFoxRules said...
you 'haters' are ridiculous. if you actually lived here when the EV was gritty, you wouldnt even sneeze at this (starbucks opening) and if you were and actually still have some venom about stuff like this, then you are an aging-lifer-loser who is bitter about your horrible quality of life in the crappy rent-stabilized/controlled craphole that you still live in because your crappy band never got signed because of how commercial the horrible music industry is or whatever lame excuse youre using for your lame life.
- December 14, 2011 at 1:19 AM
Dont be pissed at starbucks, be pissed at the yuppies who invaded the hood.
Where they go, starbucks goes.
- December 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM
I'll stick with La Colombe. Far superior coffee and no fake flavored coffee drinks with cutesy names.
The lines are too long though, so I buy it, grind it at home, and make the coffee myself.
- East Villager
- July 5, 2013 at 6:49 PM
- Baraka said...
Agreed. The problem is the ridiculous rents charged by landlords. Or maybe not. I'm assuming Starbucks wouldn't operate a store that loses money. And local coffee shops charge as much (or more) than Starbucks. NYC sucks nowadays. The rent is too damn high!
- May 5, 2020 at 8:30 PM
- Baraka said...
Um, the darker the roast, the less caffeine. The blonde roast has MORE caffeine. Stick to black coffee and you won't have a sugar addiction. Caffeine is a good thing! It improves performance, physical and mental. Drink 1 cup per day. I, for one, drink a Starbucks w 3 Sugar in the Raws and milk.
- May 5, 2020 at 8:36 PM


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Sunday – Movie Review
This movie, Sunday, is one that's easy to forget. It's best not to look at it critically, that is from the aspect of acting or story or direction! That means it's bad, right? Well, many reviews trashed this movie, but the Times of India gave it three stars. That surprised me, because the Times has given two stars to movies better than this one…anyway this isn't a review of a review so I'll be getting on.
The movie is a murder mystery of sorts…don't worry I am not going to spill the beans right here. If I do, it won't be worth watching the movie. The movie starts with a murder of an anonymous young woman by her lover, and right till the end we are not sure how this murder is connected with the main characters and well…with another murder which happens in the second half. The director does manage to keep up the element of mystery till the end, but the end is disappointing. In an intelligent murder mystery the story-teller leaves enough clues for the viewer to take a stab at who the killer is, but here it's impossible as no one seems to know what's happening…not even the characters in the movie, not until the end. There are no clues as such left to examine, it's all about following a trail…and the killer is finally exposed by a string of rather unbelievable coincidences.
The movie is a thriller-comedy. The director, Rohit Shetty, the director of the successful Golmal, has attempted to make almost every scene comic and that is why some scenes seem awfully forced. Arshad Warsi who plays a taxi driver does a good job though. Irfan Khan seems eminently unsuitable for the role. His role, where most of the time he dresses up in ridiculous costumes was pretty stupid. He wasn't even a side-kick, but a side-kick of a side-kick. What a waste of an excellent actor.
The main characters in the movie are Rajvir Randhava (Ajay Devgan) a crooked cop who goes around taking bribes and eating ice-cream cones, a young working girl Seher (Ayesha Takia) who goes around on a scootie, talkative Ballu (Arshad Warsi) and his buddy Kumar (Irfan Khan) who go around in a taxi. These various characters do not know each other at first, but as the story unfolds, they meet. Ayesha plays the girl next-door pretty well and her innocence and freshness are right for the tole. She acts all right, and as for Ajay Devgan, he goes through the whole film with his typical frowning expression, even when he is wooing Seher! As for that item number by Esha Deol, that's forgettable.
The action scenes are unoriginal.
The music is so-so and for more details on the music you can read this music review.
This film review makes it seem as if the movie isn't worth watching. Well, if you not a Bollywood fan, avoid it like the plague. If you like to see select Bollywood movies, avoid this one. If you like Ajay Devgan, are curious about what Rohit Shetty has on offer this time round and have some time to kill, well…see it then. It's average fare of a different kind. What we call T.P. (Time Pass).
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January 27, 2008 1:26 pm
@Nita: You are mild even when you criticize. I am sure I would have shredded the movie and its actors for it, had I felt it were "TP".
And yes, I will avoid it like the plague.
January 28, 2008 12:02 am
Happy New year!!! I think this is my first comment here this year.
Goodness, a new movie with Ajay Devgan. You see something Nita, this is one actor I believe should just get vexed and write his own scripts. I am yet to see him in anything that gives him the opportunity to shine like he deserves to. I almost cried when I saw the movie Cash (or at least that is what I think it was called)…why would anyone put the dude in muscle tops and blonde spiky hair? What was Kajol looking at?
Anyways, thanks for the heads up, I will know to spend my $3.00 for Indian DVD rentals on some other production…
sekhar permalinkJanuary 31, 2008 3:03 am
Hi Nita,
This movie could have been made better. As it is, it was remade from a telugu movie "Anukokunda oka roju" released in 2005. It is a really good movie, woth watching if you have the patience to read the subtitles on the DVD.
As I recall, the original telugu version had comedy sewn into the situations, while the suspense was not tampered with. Only issue was it had a tad more songs than I liked. Otherwise a very good movie and a must watch.
kalo keta permalinkFebruary 2, 2008 8:13 pm
Sunday Movie Review.
Avoid. Could have been made better. Ajay Devagan is irritating especially when is licking the icecream cone in every scene. This guy cannot act and he looks very lame when given a comedy scene. Warasi and Khan are good and have tried their best to entertain. Takia is good and have played her role fairly. Story line is good but the way it has been presented, lacks the charm.


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Day's Til Spring: 0!!!0!!!0!!!
At last. Spring. I can feel the earth softening, the trees starting to bloom, the hemlines rising.
The most wonderful time of the year is upon us.
Which means of course, that it is time for the annual listing of events for those like-minded individuals who really want to go out and play.
So here, more or less, is the (mostly) unexpurgated text of the email that went out the other day. (Apologies for all the non-imbedded links, this was copied right from the emial to keep that raw untamed fee…)
Anyone who wants to join in, let me know. Should be fun…
Subject: The Spring and Summer Stupid
Well, the seasons have spun around again, and here we are on the verge (once more) of spring.
And if it's spring, it means it's time for me to try to drag you all down into the stupid with me.
(Don't worry, it will be fun. And I'll try and find bars and restaurants near most of the adventures listed.)
Going to go with these guys again:
And for those of you that have them they give lessons to kids too. They have all the gear, all you need to do is show up.
Jet Skiing
Off of Coney Island. How can you say no?
I think they might be the only ones in the city who do this. But come on, jet skiing? within city limits?
I really want to do this, though it is kind of pricey…
A bunch of options here
These guys are a bit north of the city, and they do a bunch of fun tours. Some of them even include lunch! (It will even be dry! If the guide closes his storage bin.)
They also do rentals.
These guys are in Port Washington. We've rented from them before, and it's a nice day of paddling alongside the sailboats.
These guys are out of chelsea piers. I've seen their kayaks in the water, but know nothing about them. Still, it's possible…
Stand Up Paddleboarding
This was lots of fun for the hour or so last year. Best of all, it can be done on a weekday in the evening at the same place, which is
(They also do kayaking)
these guys were pretty good, and got all of us (5 people) up on the boards with no real problem.
Atlantic Outfitters above also say they do SUP, so that's a possibility too.
Never been. Would like to go. I'm open to considering anything. The only requirement (says The Most Wonderful Girl In The Universe) is that there be clean indoor plumbing available.
Doesn't sound unreasonable…
So, where are we going to go? The Most Wonderful Girl In The Universe and I should probably just start with a weekend, so we can get used to it.
Rock Climbing
Indoor is nice. I know of 3 indoor spots:
Chelsea Piers (really nice, but not the cheapest)
Brooklyn Boulders (Never heard of them, but I'll give them a shot…)
Island Rock (Plainview, it's a nice facility)
There's another near midtown, but I can't find a link.
I would really like to get outdoors to climb too. Most of my climbing is in New Paltz
I've climbed with these guys ( http://www.high-xposure.com/ ) but the original guy has since retired. We can find other guide services, probably through Rock and Snow. http://www.rockandsnow.com/store/
Flying Trapeze
This has been on my list for the last few years, and I'd really like to go if the scheduling can be worked out.
Bike riding in central park (the path also goes past the bouldering area!)
Free summer concerts.
Also, hoping to get to Portland to go Bungee Jumping.
So, that's what I've got.
Feel free to make more suggestions, and lets work out what we want to do when.
And may your warm weather months be as stupid and fun as possible!
If anyone wants to come along, or has suggestions to add, let me know in the comments.
And for everyone in the northern hemisphere – CONGRATULATIONS!!! WE MADE IT!!!
And now, for today's music…