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|Jun 20, 1972
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|Westinghouse Electric Corp
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United States Patent Kruper 1 June 20, 1972 [541 SINGLE PHASE MOTOR STARTING v CONTROL APPARATUS 211 Appl. No.: 49,391
[521 I US. Cl ..318/22! E, 318/227 Primary Examiner-Gene Z. Rubinson Attorney-A. T. Stratton, F. P. Lyle and Gordon H. Telfer [57] ABSTRACT A starting circuit for a single phase electric motor, particularly a capacitor start motor, is provided that includes a solid state switch connected in series with the motor starting winding and the capacitor for controlling the supply of power to the starting winding in accordance with switching signals that are developed by a triggering circuit one of whose inputs is a [51] Int. Cl. ..H02p 1/44 signal proponional m the voltage in the starting winding and is [58] Flt of Search ..3 18/22i R, 22] E, 227 produced by means directly electrically connected across he starting winding. The improved reliability of solid state [56] Rdmnces cited switching is provided as compared with mechanical relays as UNITED STATES PATENTS hasdplreviciusly been used. Pull in and drop out points may be 7 rea iyse 3,421,064 1/1969 Phillips. .4 ..318/221E I 3,530,348 9/ l 970 Connen. ..318/22iE 5 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures l7 Tl D2 24 -20 i i .520 r- -40 Q i 3| :3 Q2 1 i :4 1 35 DZ c2 Ql l f i 34 --gi PATENTEDJUNZO I972 3, 671 .830
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t SI E B A FIG. I. START START CIRCUIT CIRCUIT OPEN CLOSED 0 v2 VOLTAGE--- -40 I9 24 I6 T 26 SOL-ID TRIGGER w CIRCUIT 31% 227 F IG.2. I2 DIRECT VOLTAGE @E SENSING CIRCUIT I0 I 02 (Tl 4}? B+)| I E czL- -f l8 WITNESSES? INVENTOR Andrew P. Kruper ATTORNEY SINGLE PHASE MOTOR STARTING CONTROL APPARATUS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the lnvention The present invention relates to speed sensitive switching apparatus, particularly for controlling the supply of power to the starting winding of a single phase electric motor.
2. Description of the Prior Art A single phase electric motor generally has two windings, the main or running winding and the auxiliary or starting winding, which are physically displaced from each other on the stator of the motor, and which carry currents which are displaced in phase, such as by reason of a capacitor in the starting winding circuit. When such motors are started, both windings are connected to a single phase supply line and because of the phase displacement between their currents, a starting torque is developed. When the motor is accelerated to a sufficiently high speed, the starting winding is disconnected from the single phase supplyline, resulting in a more efficient operation of the motor. The disconnection of the starting winding is achieved by a speed sensitive switching device generally located in the starting winding circuit.
Commonly used switching devices include centrifugal switches which disconnect the starting winding by means of contacts in a stationary portion of the switch, which switch is activated at a predetermined rotational speed by mechanical elements mounted on the shaft of the motor. Other prior art means include current responsive relays and voltage responsive relays connected to the starting winding.
ln the case of motor starting switches as well as in other applications there has been considerable interest in avoiding the use of mechanical switches by some solid state switching means that provides higher reliability and may provide other advantages. One such proposal is that described in Petrocelli U.S. Pat. No. 2,929,978, Mar. 22, 1960. Among the advantages sought through the use of solid state switching is the ability to select pickup and dropout speeds as may be desired by the users rather than having them built into the motor in the characteristics of the speed sensitive switch. In the Petrocelli patent, the auxiliary winding circuit includes a solid state switch, a hyperconductive negative resistance adjustable breakdown device, for blocking current flow in the auxiliary winding circuit. The breakdown voltage of the switching device is greater than the magnitude of the potential across the device from the power supply. Circuit means are provided for producing a control potential applied to the switching device to reduce the breakdown voltage level of the device to a value below the magnitude of the power supply potential. This control potential is prevented from application to the switching device by a speed sensitive voltage responsive apparatus to produce a blocking voltage. This speed sensitive voltage responsive apparatus as disclosed in the patent includes an inductor alternator having a rotor adapted to rotate with the rotating member of the motor and a stationary magnetized field structure having an alternating current voltage output with a magnitude proportional to the speed of rotation of the rotor. This electromechanical scheme while providing effective voltage sensing is unduly cumbersome and expensive in application.
Other approaches, e.g. US. Pat. No. 3,414,789, taken by the prior art include the replacement of current sensitive mechanical relays by solid state switching means responsive to the current in the main winding. Unfortunately such approaches are subject to inaccurate switching because the current sensed varies with loading of the motor and line voltage variations as well as with the speed of the motor so that switching is not accomplished in response merely to motor speed.
It is also known, e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 3,307,093, to provide a phase controlled current supply for single phase induction motors so that the starting winding need not be disconnected upon reaching rated motor speed but rather a solid state switch such as a silicon controlled rectifier controls the interval of current conduction to the starting winding in each half cycle of the applied line voltage. During the starting condition the switching means is switched on at a predetermined angle to provide a phase controlled current to the starting winding that will produce the desired starting torque. During the running condition of the motor the angle at which the switching means is turned on is preferably delayed to reduce the interval of current conduction to the starting winding. Such means are applicable to starting arrangements for single phase motors other than capacitor start motors wherein the capacitor provides the requisite phase difference.
Additionally, it is known to the prior art, e.g. U.S. Pat. 3,349,307, to provide speed control for a single phase motor, such as a capacitor start motor, wherein a controlled potential, which is developed across a variable impedance connected in parallel with the phase winding or starting winding and which increases in magnitude as the speed of the motor increases, is applied to the control electrode of the controllable switching device, also connected in parallel with the phase winding, for triggering this device to conduction whereby the potential applied to the phase winding over that portion of each cycle during which it is conducting is reduced to substantially zero, thereby providing for variable speed control by varying the viarable impedance. In such an arrangement the starting winding is not disconnected from the circuit upon reaching a predetermined speed but rather remains in the circuit for continual use in varying the speed of the motor.
It is also acknowledged to be within the priorart to use solid state switches having therrnistors to either switch the starting winding directly or used in connection with a solid state AC switch. These proposals suffer from inherent limitations. They are basically time delay circuits which relay on self-heating of the thermistor and since they. relay on heating they must remain with the power off for acertain periodoftime in order for the thermistor to cool off before the motor can be restarted.
SUMMARY OF THE IN VENTION Among the objects of this invention are to provide an improved starting circuit arrangement for single phase induction motors, particularly capacitor start motors, with adjustable pull in and drop out points, high reliability provided by solid state switching elements as opposed to mechanical switching elements, and precise operation by sensing accurately the speed of the motor in operation uninfluenced by load conditions and line voltage variations. g
The above mentioned and additional objects and advantages of the invention are achieved in the combination of a single phase electric motor having a main winding and a starting winding; solid state switch means connected with the starting winding, preferably in direct series connection therewith, for controlling the supply of power thereto; means are provided to supply switching signals to the switch that include means for directly electrically sensing voltage across the starting winding so as to avoid cumbersome and expensive electromechanical elements. Also the direct sensing of the voltage across the starting winding provides a signal directly proportional to the speed of the motor not influenced by loading conditions. The circuitry for supplying the switching signals can have settable elements that pennit adjustment of pull in and drop out points for operation.
A suitable form of apparatus in accordance with this invention is one that includes a triac as the solid state switching device with its power electrodes connected in series with the start winding across the power terminals. A gate electrode of the triac is connected with a trigger circuit portion, such as a Schmitt trigger circuit or other solid state trigger circuit. The
trigger circuit is actuated by a sensing circuit portion that is directly coupled to and senses the voltage across the start winding.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a set of curves illustrating the relationship of voltage across the starting winding of a single phase motor to motor speed;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram generally representing the arrangement in accordance with the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is a more particular embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, it can be seen that for a single phase, capacitor start motor two generally parallel curves exist for the start winding voltage: curve A is for the winding connected to the line voltage and curve B is for the case in which the start winding is not connected to the line voltage. If it is desired to cause the start winding switch to open at a particular motor speed, S1, a circuit that senses that speed to cause opening of the starting switch at any voltage greater than the voltage V1 related to the speed $1 on curve A may be used, in accordance with the general teachings of the above mentioned Petrocelli patent. Once the starting winding circuit is opened, the circuit should not reclose until the start winding voltage drops below curve Bs corresponding point for the same motor speed (V2, S1). As described hereinbefore, voltage sensing start relays have been previously used based essentially on this principle as have solid state switching means controlled by an electromechanical alternator.
FIG. 2 shows a generalized scheme in accordance with this invention for avoiding or minimizing the disadvantages of the prior art. The invention is illustrated as applied to a single phase electric motor having a main or running winding 12 and an auxiliary or starting winding 14 which are disposed on the stator of the motor, ordinarily approximately 90 electrical degrees apart, and which are designed so that their currents are displaced in phase or have means such as a starting capacitor 40 connected in series with the starting winding 14 for phase displacement.
A solid state switch device 16 is provided in series with the starting winding 14. In the embodiment shown the running winding 12 is by itself connected across the line conductors 17 and 18. The starting winding 14 is in a starting winding circuit branch between conductors 17 and 18 that includes the winding 14, the solid state switching device 16 and the starting capacitor (if used) which series connection is in parallel with the running winding 12. Line switch 19 is connected in line 17 to control application of power from AC supply 21. Switch 16 has a characteristic breakdown voltage across its main electrodes that is greater than supply 21 in the absence of any gate signal on control electrode 26.
Connected across the starting winding 14 by direct electrical connection is a circuit portion 22 for sensing the voltage across the starting winding which is a true indication of motor speed. By direct electrical connection is meant the voltage drop across the start winding is sensed by current flow through winding 14 and circuit portion 22 rather than sensing an induced voltage. The circuit portion 22 for direct electrical sensing provides an input to a firing or trigger circuit portion 24 which is connected to the firing or gate electrode 26 of the solid state switch 16. Parameters of the voltage sensing circuit 22 and the firing circuit 24 are preset so as to provide a gate signal to the solid state switch 16 only upon the motor reaching the predetermined speed (e.g, S1 of FIG. 1) at which the starting winding 14 is to be disconnected from the power lines 17 and 18. Upon reaching this drop out point" the previously on solid state switch 16 is turned off. If the speed decreases to below "the pull in point," which may be of a different value than the drop out point, then the solid state switch 16 is switched on again to apply power to the starting winding.
FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of the present invention that has been successfully made and operated. Like reference numerals indicate elements corresponding to those shown in FIG. 2.
Trigger circuit portion 24 includes transistors 01 and Q2 that comprise the active elements of a Schmitt trigger circuit. Transistor Q1 has its base connected between resistors 31 and 32. The other end of resistor 31 is connected to a DC voltage supply Briwhile the other end of resistor 32 is connected to the direct voltage sensing circuit 22. Other resistors provided in the trigger circuit portion are resistor 33 connected between the collector of Q1 and 8+ line 30, resistor 34 connected between the emitter of Q1 and line 29 connected to one side of the start winding 14, resistor 35 connected between the collector Q1 and the base of Q2, and resistor 36 connected between line 30 and the collector of Q2. The emitters of Q1 and Q2 are connected together.
In accordance with known practice, the resistor values are chosen in circuit 24 to cause the output transistor O2 to switch to a full on or conducting state if the voltage at the base of transistor O1 is less than some voltage (V2) and 02 will switch to an off or non-conducting state if the voltage at the base of Q1 is greater than another voltage level V1, that is greater than V2. The magnitudes of V1 and V2 can be very close to each other or may differ by a factor of two to one or greater depending upon the circuit constants.
The DC supply voltage on line 30 is developed in this example by transformer T1 whose primary is connected across line conductors 17 and 18 and whose secondary leads are connected respectively to 'diode rectifiers D2 and D3 whose cathodes are connected to line 30. Capacitor C2 is connected between line 30 and conductor 29, one of whose ends is connected to a center tap on the secondary of T1.
When O2 is non-conducting or off, the DC supply voltage on line 30 is connected through resistor 36 and a Zener diode D2 to the control electrode 26 causing device 16 to turn on and conduct continuously, thus energizing the start winding. When transistor Q2 is conducting or on, the voltage at its collector is less than the Zener voltage of the Zener diode and gate current to triac 16 does not flow, thus opening the AC switch circuit and removing line voltage from the starting winding 14.
To have this circuit function as a starting winding switch, circuit portion 22 derives a signal from the starting winding 14 which will give a voltage proportional to motor RPM as indicated in FIG. 1 and cause this voltage to switch the Schmitt trigger circuit as described above. In this embodiment of the invention these functions are provided by the circuit portion 22 that includes a diode D1, an RC filter of resistors 42 and 43 and parallel capacitor C1 connected across the starting winding 14 that produce a DC voltage that is a function of motor speed. In this example an addition resistor 44 is in series with diode D1. A portion of the sensed voltage is taken off between the resistors 42 and 43 by conductor 37 and applied to the Schmitt trigger circuit at the base of Q1 through resistor 32. The voltage on conductor 37 is directly proportional to the start winding voltage and the motor speed. (For convenience the following description assumes voltages V1 and V2 of F IG. 1 appearing on line 37.) When the motor is initially turned on, the feedback voltage on line 37 is less than V1 and Q1 is biased on which in turn causes the triac 16 to conduct. As motor speed increases, the feedback voltage on line 37 builds up to where it exceeds V1 and Q1 switches off, in turn turning the triac 16 off and opening the start winding circuit. When the start winding circuit opens, the feedback voltage drops to V2 and continues to increase until the motor reaches the maximum speed. Since the feedback must drop below V2 for the start switch to be reenergized, it remains off as is desired.
The following are representative values or other identification for elements of the circuit of FIG. 3 that have been successfully used in the practice of this invention:
triac 16 2.12578 Transistors Q1 & Q2 2Nl71 1 Zener diode, DZ 10V. breakdown Line voltage 1 15V. AC
DC supply (8+) 30V.
Resistor 31 1000 ohms Resistor 32 I300 ohms Resistor 33 430 ohms Resistor 34 70 ohms Resistor 35 1000 ohms Resistor 36 300 ohms Resistor 42 75 ohms Resistor 43 5000 ohms Resistor 44 100 ohms Diodes D1, D2, & D3 1N649 Capacitor Cl 25 micro-f. Capacitor C2 50 micro-f.
A motor used in the combination of FIG. 3 was a one-half horsepower capacitor start motor having 1,725 rpm full rated speed. Typical cut-out and cut-in values obtained with the circuit of FIG. 3 with a centrifugal blower loading the motor were 1,535 rpm and 600 rpm, respectively.
This circuit is largely insensitive to line voltage variation since the feedback voltage and the switching voltage levels compensate by shifting in the same direction in response to line voltage variations.
The circuit may be further simplified by integration of the transistors, resistors, diodes and possibly the AC switch in a single unit. It is also possible to avoid the disclosed transformer Tl by incorporating a secondary winding on one of the run winding pole pieces. Other switch means 16 may be employed besides a triac. A silicon controlled rectifier (thyristor) and a diode in parallel combination will function similar to a triac in this application.
The Schmitt trigger circuit is only an example of the control circuit that may be used. Generally, other means such as a blocking oscillator, a bistable circuit or any circuit which will switch on or off at two different levels of input voltage can be used.
1. In combination: a single phase electric motor having a main winding and a starting winding; a three terminal solid state switch means having a pair of terminals in series circuit connection with said starting winding; a voltage sensing circuit directly connected across said starting winding to develop a first voltage signal proportional to motor speed; a trigger circuit connected to receive said first voltage signal and to apply or remove a switching signal to a third terminal of said solid state switch means only when said first voltage signal is of predetermined magnitude.
2. The combination of claim 1 wherein: said solid state switch means has a characteristic breakdown voltage, in the absence of signal on said gate electrode, that is greater than line voltage used to operate said motor; and further comprising a starting capacitor in series circuit connection with said switch means and said starting winding.
3. The subject matter of claim 2 wherein: said solid state switch means is a triac.
4. The subject matter of claim 1 wherein: said means for directly electrically sensing voltage across said starting winding has an output proportional to the speed of the motor regardless of load conditions on said motor.
5. The subject matter of claim 4 wherein: said output of said voltage sensing circuit is supplied to said trigger circuit and changes the state of the output of said trigger circuit between two potential values that are in inverse relation to voltages from said voltage sensing circuit to which said trigger circuit responds.
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We didn't compile a full CoolTiles price list (because that would have taken forever) but we did notice that everything is marked as on sale. Glass tiles range from $6 - $22 per sq ft. This Crystile Brick Fiesta Blend (on left) is on sale for $19.39/sq ft. The marble tiles also seemed fairly priced, with this pretty 1" Ming Green Marble Mosaic Tile (center) costing $16.91 per sq. ft. The metal tiles jump up a bit (averaging about $24/sq ft) and the fancier hardware seems somewhat steep. But how can you really put a price on T-Shirt Cabinet Knobs ($10.35 each).
If you're only entertaining the idea of tiling, browsing through the collections on CoolTiles is a great way to track tile trends and to see which colors and patterns jump out to you. They also have a photo gallery, making it easy to see how the swatches translate into a finished job. Many of the close-up images aren't very good (blurry or shot at weird angles) but you can rest easy because CoolTiles does accommodate sample orders.


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Kohler 's brand new technology revealed at KBIS: VibraAcoustic bath. Let music sound waves soothe or energize you.
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Hey everyone, Kyron here. Well, to start off, (and finish) I'm from Miami on my way to do bigger and better things in life. Going to school for Business Administration and hopefully a minor in game design. Avid and hardcore gamer. Been playing games for over 13 years, remembered every second of it and still enjoying it. In my spare time, I work on web designing and write about games. If you'll like to see any of my articles just check out the links. Thanks.
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'Expedition Impossible' eliminates Country Boys in seventh stage
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eliminated its seventh three-person team during Thursday night's broadcast of the new ABC reality competition's seventh episode.
Country Boys were eliminated from the adventure race after they were the last team to arrive at the seventh stage's finish line in Morocco.
"We've basically been through war together. It feels like we battled through Morocco. Unless you experience it yourself, you just can't understand how dramatic it is and how much it's changed our relationship between the three of us. After a heck of an experience like this, we're basically leaving like brothers," Nicholas Coughlin, a 28-year-old in Internet marketing from Clinton, MS, said following his team's ouster.
"If someone asks me to go up a mountain and they said I can have Nick and [Jason Cronin, a 37-year-old business owner/entrepreneur from Pensacola Beach, MN] with me, I'd do it again in a heart beat. I'd do it again in a heart beat," Chad Robinson, a 27-year-old realtor from Bolton, MS, added.
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seventh episode began with host Dave Salmoni telling the seven remaining teams that they had to head to an overlook behind the kasbah fortress that were at and retrieve a map which featured six symbols. Using binoculars, they were required to gaze out and observe the vista and spot one symbol that corresponded to their maps. Once the symbol -- a trio of tents -- was discovered, they had to drive to the nearby marketplace it marked on the map.
Dave then told the competition's teams they would depart the sixth stage's finish line in waves based on the order they had crossed the sixth stage's finish line.
Since The Gypsies -- which consisted of John Post, Taylor Filasky and Eric Bach -- finished the sixth stage in first place, they got a head start and departed before any of the other teams.
Fab 3, No Limits and The Football Players were then able to take off together and were followed by Country Boys, The Cops, and California Girls.
After finding their next checkpoint in the marketplace, the teams were instructed to drive to an airport. Upon reaching the airport, the teams were required to each choose one teammate to skydive. The first two teams to book their tickets would be on the first flight, the third and fourth teams would hop on the second flight, and the fifth, sixth and seventh-place teams would be forced to take the last flight.
The teammates who opted to skydive were instructed to look for another symbol, that again, would correspond to one of the six symbols on their maps and represent their next checkpoint.
However, No Limits encountered some trouble when they realized team member Ike Isaacson, a 33-year-old member of the National Guard from Topeka, KS, had hurt his ankle entering their vehicle while leaving the marketplace. Ike said he heard a pop on the same ankle he had surgery on before. While the team worried they would have to quit the competition and the show's medics diagnosed Ike as possibly having a fracture and needing an X-ray, Ike decided to reject their recommendation and attempt to complete the rest of stage with only a splint.
After skydiving, the teams were instructed to swim across a cold, rushing river and trek one mile to their next checkpoint at an old wooden sign.
Upon reaching the wooden sign, teams learned they had to decode an activity sign in order to find the location of the finish line. They could choose to stay put and solve the code on their own, or trek two miles roundtrip over steep terrain to discover a clue that would help them decipher the code.
The solution to the puzzle was an acronym in which the first letter of the word that each symbol represented -- kayak, archery, swimming, boating, airplane, and hiking -- on the sign would combine to read the word "kasbah." Once the teams deciphered the code, they could then use their maps to find the finish line.
Unlike the other teams, Fab 3 -- which consisted of Ryan Carrillo, Kari Gibson and A.J. Gibson -- opted to take the two-mile hike in order to retrieve the clue, but it didn't end up helping them.
Fab 3 had a terrible time decoding the sign, which allowed the Country Boys to get a 20-minute jump on them. They later admitted they wished they had stayed with the pack instead of straying the course in order to get a leg up on the others.
However, Fab 3 realized they had to hustle in order to have a chance to stay in the competition. Knowing that Country Boys were ahead of them, Fab 3 decided to take a short cut and climb the mountain rather than follow the path the Country Boys were on -- which was the route originally mapped out for them.
The Gypsies managed to conquer all the tasks quickly and efficiently and arrived at the seventh stage's finish line in first place -- their seventh first-place finish of the Expedition, including their first-place arrival at the halfway mark during the competition's two-part fifth stage.
Following The Gypsies, No Limits came in second place and California Girls subsequently secured third place.
The Football Players then arrived in fourth, while The Cops rushed to the finish line and snagged fifth place.
Fab 3 gave the course everything they had and were able to cross the finish line just before Country Boys, finishing in sixth place. As a result, Country Boys came in seventh and last place and their
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I love writing random one-shots, and to Ed, Edd, n' Eddy of all things! I came up with this idea lying in bed, trying to fall asleep. My little brother gets mad when I make things dramatic but I couldn't help it! It just worked out so well…
What a Difference
It was the end of his fourteenth summer, exactly 5 o'clock, and two years of being chased by her should have been enough time to make him a bit wiser in the ways of escaping. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't. Eddward was considered a genius, the smartest kid in the entire town of Peach Creek. But that pretty much added up to nothing when it came to a certain girl named Marie Kanker.
The game of cat and mouse had led him into the town woods. He took a quick glance over his shoulder and saw that she was easily gaining on him. He silently cursed his lackluster sportsmanship and could almost feel the heat of her hands as they reached for him.
It was at that moment he had enough and he turned to face her. Marie stopped as well but her arms were still outstretched as if she was going to embrace him. They both stood frozen, looking at one another.
"Good Lord, woman!" Edd exclaimed, almost over dramatically. He couldn't help it; he was at the very edge. Yet something about his tone of voice surprised Marie, and her arms dropped to her sides. "Haven't you learned by now how to treat a man properly?"
Marie backed off a bit; an almost inquisitive look took her face.
"What's that mean?" she asked bitterly, slamming her hands into her pockets. She looked away from the object of her affection and instead focused on the creek that ran somewhere beyond the trees. She couldn't see it but she could listen to it.
"What do I mean?" Edd asked this question with a hint of exasperation, like he couldn't believe she didn't immediately understand. "Does your mother treat your father in such an abusing manner?" he motioned towards his own body, as if there was something she needed to see. Of course there wasn't but it didn't make a difference, he was trying to prove a point.
"How the hell should I know?" Though it was an answer, it wasn't directed at Edd. Marie bit her bottom lip and found that a lovely brown leaf was much more fun than where this conversation was going.
It was Edd's turn to ask of her meaning. He didn't known why he felt compelled to ask, but he had too.
"My Dad spilt a long time ago," she explained bluntly, bending down to pick up the leaf her foot had been playing with. But as soon as she put her fingers around it, it crumpled to pieces in her hand.
"Wait, what?" Edd asked to make sure he had heard her right. He did remember his first encounter with Marie and her sisters, mentioning their "dads", but at the time he didn't really think anything of it. Now that he was a bit older it hit him a lot harder than before. A feeling of guilt and pity boiled in the pit of his stomach.
"He left." Marie repeated, this time with less blunt and a bit more shame. "I never knew Lee's Dad, and May's lived with us for a little while," she looked up towards the tops of the trees, making out hints of summer blue sky. "He was around when we first moved here but Mom kicked him out. Our Mom's in between boyfriends right now." Marie clicked her tongue with the slightest hint of disapproval. "Well, that's what she calls it anyway," she looked over at Edd briefly and shrugged her shoulders coolly. There was nothing she could do about it.
"Marie, I'm very…" He felt bad for bringing this upon her. While he wanted Marie and her sisters to stop chasing after him desperately, he had no intention of hurting Marie's feelings by bringing up an absentee father.
"Don't feel sorry for me, Double D," she cut him off, her eyes narrowed like daggers and Edd held up his hands as if he was afraid she might hit him. "I don't wanna be pitied, I'm sick of it," she let out a shaky breath and started walking towards the creek, leaving him behind.
Edd glanced around for a moment and knew this would be the perfect chance to get back to his friends. But there was something, maybe the pity Marie didn't want, that made him follow her. He just couldn't leave someone alone when they weren't okay, it went against his nature.
After stumbling over a few protruding plant roots, he found her sitting against a fallen tree trunk. Reaching into the dirt in front of her she picked up a rock and chucked it into the water as far as she could. It sank immediately and she repeated the action a few more times before growing bored and deciding to just watch the water rush by.
Edd said nothing as he took a seat beside her, looking out towards the flowing water as she did. They sat next to one another in silence for what felt like eternity before Marie finally spoke up.
"So I guess the answer is no," Marie told him as she brought her legs into her chest. She wrapped her arms around them and rested her forehead above the gap between her knees. Edd looked at her with an emotion that was somewhere near shock. Never before had he seen Marie, tough and scary Marie Kanker, look so vulnerable.
It took him a moment to process what she had said to him.
"No?" he questioned, rubbing the back of his head, careful not to push his hat off.
"I guess I don't know how to treat boys or whatever," she waved her hand about to emphasize her point but refused to look up from knees. "I mean, my Mom gave me and my sisters tips and stuff, but hell, look how well it worked out for her." She finally peered up and glared out at nothing. Pushing away the thought to correct her grammar, Edd imagined if Marie was picturing her mother.
"So then, why do you chase after me like that?" he asked curiously. He assumed, no, he knew that it was because she had a crush on him. But it seemed a little bit extreme, well very extreme. Then again the Kankers were extreme girls.
"You mean why do I smother you?" she corrected with the slightest of smiles. "Probably because when Lee was real little our Mom told her that a man always responds best to forceful woman," she rolled her eyes and glanced over at Edd who was watching her carefully, almost studying her. "Lee does it because my Mom told her, I do it because Lee does it, and May does it because Lee and I do it," she explained as she drew a circle in the dirt with the tip of her finger. "Let's call it a Mother-Sister Cycle."
Edd didn't respond, just dumbly nodded his head. He took a quick glance down at something Marie didn't catch before reaching over for a small branch that was sticking out of the fallen trunk and pulling it off with a bit of force. Sucking in a big breath he grabbed for Marie's hand and placed the broken-off twig inside it.
"You shouldn't get your hands dirty," he explained, "and you can use it like a pencil." Edd held on to her hand for just one fleeting second before he dropped it and crossed his arms over his chest, looking away. Marie felt a warmth rise to hers cheeks before she tried to play it cool, and casually blew her bangs out of her eyes.
"Thanks," she hated that her voice broke, reveling her nervousness, "I guess," she placed the stick down next to her.
"It was no problem," he shrugged slightly, keeping his eyes straight ahead on the water.
"I also do it," she started, picking up the old conversation, "because you belong to me," she told him straightly with a cheshire smile. Edd nearly jumped at the sudden forwardness and began inching away but stopped when Marie laughed. It wasn't chilling or sinister, just a regular laugh that made him stay where he was. "But ya know that's how I think, right?" she smirked, "You are the smartest boy, like, ever."
It was Edd's turn to blush and his cheeks stained a bright red. He chuckled low in his throat and shook his head, "No, not ever."
"Well, I think so," she stuck her tongue out at him defiantly then giggled at his increasing blush. She was rather enjoying speaking to Edd without him wanting to run away from her as fast as he could. Though she still felt an urge to attack him right there, she fought against it easily.
Edd, meanwhile, shook his head in an attempt to drain his blush when something Marie had told him earlier came crashing to the forefront of his mind. Though, now that Marie was smiling and behaving fairly pleasantly, he wasn't sure if he should bring it up or let it fade back into his thoughts like it had before. She had mentioned being pitied and for one of the first times in his life, he cursed his curiosity.
"Marie, if you would allow, may I ask you a question?" he nervously tightened his hands into fists, hoping that if he got his answer she wouldn't explode with anger.
"Ah, yeah sure Double D, shoot," she nodded to reaffirm she was okay with it.
"Before," he took a deep breath in and watched her face carefully for a reaction. "You mentioned you were tired of being pitied," still there was nothing. She just stared at him, waiting for him to finish. "If you would be so kind to elaborate," he stumbled over his words before finally finishing with a soft, "please?"
Marie let out a heavy sigh and rested her head back on the rough bark of the tree. She felt slightly annoyed that there weren't any clouds to watch today and she didn't know if she wanted to blow Edd's question off or just get her answer out and in the air. She knew that he wasn't going to push her for an answer, and while he was tolerating her for some reason, she knew he still feared her a bit.
She wanted to change that, if only just a little.
"How can I not be pitied?" she asked of him in return. She held up her fist high into the air and began to make a list. "One, I'm poor," she held up her pointer finger, "two, I live in a trailer," her middle finger soon followed. "Three, my mother's a slut," her ring finger extended and before she could go on, Edd reached for her hand quickly and brought it back towards the ground.
"You shouldn't say those things," he told her with quiet forcefulness. "She is your mother, after all," he kept her hand pinned to the grass before noticing how long he had been holding it, and let go with a flush of color from his face.
"How would you know?" her voice was bitter and sharp as she drew her released hand to her chest. She knew lots of things about her Double D. She knew who his friends were, what he did in his spare time and that he liked school. She just assumed, being the straight-lace that he was, that his home life was just as picture perfect as she imagined it to be.
"I know how," Edd stopped, trying to find the right words, "bothersome one's parents can be."
"Bothersome?" Marie let out a hard laugh, "yeah, right." She turned her body around and faced Edd fully, waiting to here more about how he could possibly understand how horrible her home life was.
"Is your mother," Edd drifted off and his shoulders slumped as if he was suddenly feeling rather down, "home often?"
"Yeah, maybe too often," Marie didn't notice his fallen posture; instead she simply scoffed at his question. "She's also in between jobs."
"I see," was the only thing Edd wanted to say. He looked off to his side and began tearing apart the grass, picking away at each blade. "In a way, I consider you lucky."
"What?" Marie wondered with a bit of awe. Edd didn't know her mother, didn't know what he was saying. But before she could fight him and tell him off, he started speaking to her again, and something in his voice made her shut up and listen.
"I love my mother and father very dearly, you understand," it wasn't really a question but Marie nodded her head anyway. "But I never see them," he frowned, "at all." He was exaggerating a bit, as most kids do, but to him that's what it felt like. "At first I enjoyed their sticky-note messages, I told myself they left them because they cared and wanted me to be okay when they weren't around," he fiddled with the rim of his stocking cap before pulling it over his eyes. "Then I wondered why they had all the time in the world to write me messages but never actually told me anything to my face."
Nothing was coming to Marie as she searched her brain for comforting words. Her heart felt tight and sad. It was easy, she realized, to be mean and direct, but being a shoulder to lean on was much tougher. Again, she blamed her mother, remembering advice that the only person you need to look out for is yourself. She shook that idea away. She really cared for Edd and she wasn't going to let anything stop her, not even herself.
"They're working real hard at their jobs…so you can have all the stuff ya need," Marie frowned deeply, upset that those words were the best she could come up with. If this were a romantic movie, like the ones May watched all the time, she could have said the perfect thing to make him cheer up. He'd realize that she'd always had the best intention, and they fall helplessly in love with each other. Of course, this was reality, and instead his shoulders just slumped farther down in depression.
"I know," he agreed with a lack of emotion in his voice. Marie sighed roughly, realizing that of course he knew. She was sure Edd had gone through every logical reason in the world why his Mom and Dad were just, not there.
"I'm real sorry Double D," Marie moved closer, not in the way she would if she were going to hug him, just too simply bring him some ease, if such a thing was possible from her. "I wish I was better at finding the right words and stuff…" she shrugged her shoulders even though he wasn't looking her way. "And I'm sorry for saying you didn't know anything," she didn't say it but in a way she considered Edd worse off than she was. Edd was an only child, and even though she constantly fought with her sisters, she still had them by her side.
Edd finally pulled the cap away from his eyes and looked over at Marie with a sad smile. She didn't exactly make him feel better but it was nice that she actually cared to listen. Whenever Edd tried talking with his friends, Ed just didn't understand and Eddy, while he showed some sympathy time to time, didn't like to think about things that upset him. He felt a little too shy to thank Marie for her kindness and instead just increased the size of his grin.
"I think," he started, leaning back on his hands, "that's kind of why I wanna grow up so fast."
"Why?" Marie wondered, moving her legs into a pretzel-like position. She rubbed at her arms as if she was cold, but it was more of the feeling of being on edge. Never emotionally, had she been this close to Edd, let alone anyone who wasn't in her immediate family.
"So I won't have to be that alone anymore."
The answer was simple, and if Marie wasn't trying so hard to behave herself she would have hugged Double D as tight as she possible could. Instead, she put her hand on his and smiled, and her heart beat doubled when he smiled back.
"What do you wanna be when you grow up, Double D?" she asked with interest. Hoping that getting off the topic of their parents would be the best thing for the both of them.
"An explorer," Edd told her quite proudly, "one who searches the world and discovers new things and new places…and maybe invent some incredibly useful creations on the side," he laughed like the idea was a private, personal joke. With his mood suddenly brightened he gave her a real grin, "And what of you Marie? What do you wish to be when you grow older?"
Marie bit her lip and scratched her chin with her free hand, the other still rested on Edd's. Since he wasn't pulling away or complaining, she planned on keeping it there. She smiled to herself when he turned his hand around to cup hers.
"Probably a mechanic…or a rock star," her eyes widened when a new idea formed in her head, "a rock star mechanic! That would be bitchin'," when she finished her thought she let out an excited laugh. Edd laughed along with her at her enthusiasm and nodded his head. He didn't even mind that she used foul language; it was that she seemed just as generally excited about the future as he did. Probably, for the both of them, it was the idea that things had to get better.
He had taken a casual glance down when he finally noticed how long Marie had been holding on to his hand. He felt a lump form in his throat. It wasn't the type of feeling he usually got when she forced herself on him, that fear that ran through his body and made all his hairs stand on end. Actually, her warm hand on his was quite nice. At first, he didn't know what to think of that. Wasn't it just moments ago he was trying to get away from her?
All of a sudden…
He wasn't sure whose fault these feelings were. Was it his for wanting to hear Marie talk or was it hers for spilling out her heart. Marie's face fell as she watched Edd stare at their cupped hands as if there was going to be some hidden meaning behind it. She chewed on her bottom lip anxiously as she waited for him to speak. This was unlike her. Suddenly things between the two of them were different, she could feel it.
It made her a little scared.
Gently she pulled her hand away from his and put her arms behind her back. No, maybe scared wasn't the right word. All this time of chasing after Edd was not because she wanted him to fear her, though that feeling was fun too, she wanted him to like her in return.
Edd finally looked up from the spot where their hands had been and into her eyes, finding himself liking the way her signature blue eye-shadow made her eyes sparkle. Had he ever noticed that before? Edd could feel his cheeks grow warm and she sheepishly shrugged her shoulders, just as confused. As she stared back she saw that Edd's eyes had lost some of their childhood wideness and that the look he was giving her, nervous as it was, made him look more mature. She had crushes on lots of boys before, but this was the first time any of them might of have liked her back. She still wasn't sure.
"Marie?" Edd started, feeling his heart slam in his chest as he moved closer towards her. Something was telling him he had to do this, he had to be sure.
"Yeah, Double D?" Marie wondered if she should have batted her eyelashes and tried to seem prettier, more like a girl. She had always found it easy to take charge before, to pounce on Edd like he was her prey, but she suddenly had grown demure and she didn't understand why.
"I believe I might do something I may regret," he told her honestly, moving in ever closer. His thoughts were running wild in his head. He was going to kiss Marie Kanker, no he wanted to kiss her. Technically she had kissed him tons and tons of times before but he had never once returned it. This time he would be brave, he wouldn't faint, and he'd put his lips on hers with everything he had.
"I don't think so," she disagreed and closed her eyes, waiting. She wondered how long he would take but made a promise with herself not to open until she felt him pull away. All the while Edd searched her face one time over before closing his own eyes and softly, but firmly, placing his lips over hers.
The feeling was much different then all the other times their lips had touched, before it had felt sloppy, messy, and impersonal. But now it felt warm and intimate, like the rest of the world faded off into the background while their lips met. Marie kissed back very softly and both their hearts ran quick until they pulled away. They looked at each other in silence before Marie let out a girlish giggle.
"It's fun when the boy does it first," she cheered, throwing caution to the wind and encircling her arms around Edd's neck, knocking him into the ground. He squirmed a little beneath her for a moment before giving up and hugging her back.
"I'm glad you think so," he told her with strained breath, a little weak to hold her weight, "I hope it was to your liking. To be fair it was my first time."
"Are you kiddin' Oven Mitt?" she sat up, straddling his stomach. "You're like a freakin' professional!" She laughed again and was too delighted to notice Edd sneak another quick kiss when she wasn't ready for it. She covered her mouth with her fingers and stared at the sock-headed boy awe-struck.
"Just a taste of your own medicine," he grinned, "it seemed like the proper thing to do."
Marie wanted to kiss him again, or tickle him, or squeeze him as hard and as long as she could, but all her ideas were flushed away when she heard a familiar voice call her name from inside the woods.
"Yo, Marie! Where the heck are ya?" Lee called with annoyance, "it's almost time for dinner and Uncle Chuck's coming so get your ass over here!"
"Yeah Marie," May chimed after, almost puppet-like, "we gotta go!"
"Uncle Chuck?" Edd asked, sliding out from beneath Marie and standing up. He dusted the dirt from his pants before extending a hand to help Marie off the ground. She gladly took it and felt her cheeks grow warm and pink.
"New family friend who hasn't reached boyfriend status yet," she rolled her eyes. "Um, listen Double D…I won't say anything to my sisters yet," she told him in a whisper, afraid they might hear her.
"Oh, well if that's what you want," Edd answered, almost shyly. For some reason he felt disappointed and he didn't know why. But the feeling was fleeting as Marie smiled.
"I'd much rather show them," she giggled, pulling the hat over his eyes before making her way into the woods. "But that's for another day," when she told him this, she had all ready disappeared behind the trees. "All right, I see your ugly faces, I'm over here!"
Edd noticed how distant her voice sounded, and stayed beside the creek until he couldn't hear her anymore. When it finally faded away he started his walk back to the cul-de-sac. When he took a glance down at his watch he discovered it had only been one very short hour.
It amazing, he thought, how one hour changed his entire view of just one person. Marie Kanker wasn't scary anymore and she wasn't annoying. Marie had somehow become a person that Edd had fallen very deeply in like with, so much in like he had been brave enough to actually kiss her and inwardly he thought he'd like to kiss her some more. And though the explanations of why Edd had been off with a Kanker for so long would surely disgust his friends, he truly didn't care.
It was the end of his fourteenth summer, exactly 6 o'clock, and two years of being chased by her should have been enough time to make him realize Marie Kanker was a human being that he could honestly have feelings for.
What a difference one hour makes.


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Cruise along the Adelaide River to witness the amazing jumping crocodiles leap out of the water. Prepare for an up-close and personal, but safe, experience. You may even get a chance to hold a non-poisonous snake... well, only if you want to!
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We had an interesting coach ride to the Darwin River to see the jumping crocodiles. We sat on a vessel going up and down the river. The crocodiles were amazing and they jumped very well for us! Also interesting bird life. It was a very enjoyable excursion.Read heyjude69's full Queen Mary 2 (QM2) cruise review
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From the time we arrived in Port, until we returned back to Smith Street Mall, the tour company covered everything for us.And we saw Crocodiles- which was great.
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Discussion in 'Heavy Equipment & Pavement' started by Dirtman2007, Nov 17, 2008.
Gotta love playing with dirty dirt. Wouldn't suggest playing in it though.
Wow... That looks like it went down to about 25 feet. That's a lot of oil unless it ruotured, and the whole bottom seams came apart. That's nuts...
i bet he could smell the dumplings and chow-mein!
I'd be real nervous about that foundation moving now with all that disturbed soil. I see they are using a form on stabalizer bars, but still...
That T300 would fit nicely in the hole.
Yeah after the hole was backfilled the foundation crew was going to come back and install some better supports for that side of the house.
The surveyor told be the hole was just over 20' deep. I hit solid bedrock when I quit smelling the strong fuel oil smell. Quite interesting job, had to wait around as they took dirt samples from the bottom of the hole.
I know it was tight trying to dig so close to the house, not kill all the massive oak trees in the yard but keep the machine low enough so I could reach the bottom. had to be on my toes!
Love it. Classic.
What were all the metal posts under the foundation? Looks like they had the foundation leveled at some point?
We use them up here in maryland for slab houses that are near the water if they start to settle you drive them in the ground 20 couple feet below the foundation and we fill about a 1 foot hole that's about 5 feet deepwith concrete around them I am guessing the same thing for this.
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Myanmar Debt Load Gets $6 Billion Lighter
International lenders are stepping up their support for President Thein Sein's new-look Myanmar after a wave of political and economic reforms helped remove it from the ranks of the world's pariah nations. But questions remain about how much the Southeast Asian country really has changed as its armed forces continue to press ethnic Kachin rebels in the country's conflict-racked north.
The Paris Club, an informal grouping of creditor nations including France, Germany and the U.S., agreed Monday after hours of negotiations to relieve Myanmar of half the arrears it owes—unburdening the country, also known as Burma, of approximately $2.2 billion in debt. This followed an earlier announcement that the fledgling economy will start clearing almost $1 billion in arrears to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, financed by a bridge loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the Japanese government's wholly owned financing arm.
Along with further concessions from Japan—which canceled half of the $6 billion in debt owed to it by Myanmar—and a similar move from Norway, which canceled all $534 million in arrears owed by Myanmar, the country is effectively relieved of more than 60% of its foreign debt. Myanmar's debt is considered a stumbling block for investors looking to park their money in one of Southeast Asia's most promising emerging markets.
The large amounts of debt relief, which analysts say was a better-than-expected deal for Myanmar's government, will be seen as a stamp of approval of the country's ambitious reform agenda, embarked on by the nominally civilian government under the leadership of Mr. Thein Sein.
The arrears are outstanding from decades ago, before international lenders pulled out in the late 1980s when Myanmar's former military junta was hit with sanctions over human-rights abuses. Canceling them, analysts say, is a sign that the international community is willing to give the once-shunned nation a resounding second chance.
"The numbers here are really quite staggering," said Sean Turnell, a Myanmar expert at Macquarie University in Sydney. "It is a sign of the goodwill that is there for Burma—they have got that fresh start that they wanted."
Still, problems of violence between government forces and ethnic minority groups—particularly in the rebel stronghold of Kachin state, where clashes continue despite a government-proposed cease-fire earlier in the month—have led some to question whether support handed out to Myanmar is premature.
Observers in Laiza, the headquarters of the Kachin International Organization, said Monday that a key hilltop outpost protecting the town, Hka Ya Bhum, fell to government troops over the weekend after fierce fighting—an indication that military forces, known as the Tatmadaw, remain unwilling to give up on the offensive despite the announced cease-fire.
A spokesperson for the Myanmar government didn't respond to a request for comment. The government has said that the army has continued fighting out of self-defense.
Concerns over continuing ethnic conflicts in Myanmar is unlikely to derail the debt-relief process, as the international community's embrace of Myanmar's reform continues to gain momentum, even as skeptics of reform say that traces of military-backed violence are still present in the new civilian government.
The ethnic rebel group, which controls large parts of Kachin State, has been fighting for decades for greater autonomy from the centrally controlled Myanmar government. Fighting resumed between the two groups in late 2011 after a 17-year cease-fire, close to Myanmar's border with China. The exact reason for the escalation remains unclear. Earlier in January, reports of civilian deaths in the town and a potential refugee crisis prompted diplomatic criticism. China warned Myanmar against escalating the conflict along its border areas when stray shelling fell into the Chinese territory. The U.S., though saying it was "deeply troubled" by escalating tensions in Kachin state before the proposed cease-fire and urging both sides to re-engage in peace talks, has indicated that it doesn't plan on reversing its policy of easing sanctions.
Since the unilaterally declared cease-fire just over a week ago, both government and rebel forces have accused each other of remaining skirmishes in the troubled state.
"Unfortunately there is a bit of a belief that [such fighting] will always go on," said Mr. Turnell, labeling this as a "problematic view."
He added, "There is a desire on the part of the Western world to wish the reform process ahead. The stakes are high."
The optimism on Myanmar's reform process also comes from countries closer by, notably Japan, which has lent significant support to the Southeast Asian nation in clearing its long-standing debt. Japanese officials spent months facilitating negotiations between the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and Myanmar's government, hoping to be at the forefront of Myanmar's economic transformation.
The opportunity, analysts say, is a chance for Japan to regain influence in the region, reaping the benefits from massive infrastructure projects in the resource-rich country where China plays a major role. Earlier this month, Japan announced that it would extend ¥50 billion ($550 million) of new loans to the country, helping Myanmar finance development projects.
Political analyst Aung Naing Oo—himself a former exile of the military government—says Mr. Thein Sein's government is "dealing with issues that have not been resolved for decades in Myanmar," and that a conflict as "complex" as that with the Kachin rebels needs significant time and negotiation to resolve. Debt relief, he says, will "increase the government's credibility" in resolving conflict and other outstanding issues facing Myanmar as it emerges from decades of authoritarian rule.
In the view of some economists, Myanmar is simply too poor and underdeveloped to be left out of the international economic community any longer. A recent government report estimates that the unemployment rate is approximately 37%, with more than one-quarter of the country's 60 million people living below the poverty line."It is a welcome event," Changyong Rhee, chief economist for the Asian Development Bank, told The Wall Street Journal at the International Monetary Fund conference in Bangkok, speaking about Myanmar's debt clearance. "You always have to give a low-income country another chance."
—Bob Davis in Bangkok and Celine Fernandez in Kuala Lumpur contributed to this article.
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