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|Jul 18, 2000
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|Terry L. Hollis, Thomas J. Rising, John G. Dorrance, Bruce I. Beeman, Jr.
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|United Technologies Corporation
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|Patent Citations (14), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (14), Classifications (18), Legal Events (5)
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The invention was made under a U.S. Government contract and the Government has rights herein.
1. Technical Field
This invention relates to gas turbine engine rotor assemblies in general, and to apparatus for inhibiting frictional wear between mating titanium alloy substrates such as a rotor blade root and rotor disk slot, in particular.
2. Background Information
A conventional rotor stage of a gas turbine engine includes a disk and a plurality of rotor blades. The disk includes an inner hub, an outer hub and a web extending between the two hubs. The outer hub includes a plurality of blade attachment slots uniformly spaced around the circumference of the outer hub. Each rotor blade includes an airfoil and a blade root. The blade root of each blade is received within one of the blade attachment slots disposed within the disk. A variety of attachment slot/blade root mating pair geometries (e.g., dovetail, fir-tree) can be used.
Gas turbine rotor stages rotate at high velocities through high temperature gas traveling axially through the engine. The high temperature, high velocity environment places a great deal of stress on each blade root/attachment slot pair. For example, centrifugal force acting on each blade will cause the blade root to travel radially within the attachment slot as a load is applied and removed. In a similar manner, vibratory loadings can cause relative movement between blade root and attachment slot. In both cases, the relative motion between blade root and attachment slot is resisted by the mating geometry and by friction. The friction, in turn, causes undesirable frictional wear unless appropriate measures are taken.
The undesirable frictional wear referred to above predominantly consists of a "galling" process and/or a "fretting" process. Metals used in the manufacture of gas turbine rotor assemblies such as titanium, nickel, and others form a surface oxide layer almost immediately upon exposure to air. The oxide layer inhibits bonding between like or similar metals that are otherwise inclined to bond when placed in contact with one another. Galling occurs when two pieces of metal, for example a titanium alloy blade root and a titanium alloy blade attachment slot, frictionally contact one another and locally disrupt the surface oxide layer. In the brief moment between the disruption of the surface oxide layer and the formation of a new surface oxide layer on the exposed substrate, metal from one substrate can transfer to the other substrate and be welded thereto. The surface topography consequently changes further aggravating the undesirable frictional wear. Fretting occurs when the frictional contact between the two substrates disrupts the surface oxide layer and the exposed metal begins to corrode rather than exchange metal as is the case with galling.
In some applications, galling can be substantially avoided by positioning a dissimilar, softer metal between the two wear surfaces. The softer metal, and oxides formed thereon, provide a lubricious member between the two wear surfaces. Simply inserting a softer metal between the wear surfaces does not, however, provide a solution for every application. On the contrary, the lubricious member must be tolerant of the application environment. In the high temperature, high load environment of a gas turbine engine rotor, the choice of a lubricious medium is of paramount importance. The lubricious member must: 1) minimize galling and fretting between titanium and titanium alloys substrates; 2) tolerate high temperatures; and 3) accommodate high loads.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,196,237 issued to Patel et al. (hereinafter referred to as Patel) reports that a disadvantage of an aluminum bronze (Al-Bronze) coating as an anti-gallant is that such a coating has a relatively low hardness. Patel further reports that a spray powder alloy which includes minor percentages of Ni, Fe, Al, and a majority percentage of Cu avoids the complained of hardness problem. In fact, Patel reports test results which include an evaluation of a 88% Cu--10% Al--2% Fe alloy sprayed onto a 1020 steel substrate (a metal not well suited for gas turbine rotor applications), as well as other similar alloys which include up to 10% Ni sprayed on the same steel substrate. Patel indicates that the sprayed alloys containing Ni showed a "marked improvement" in hardness and wear resistance relative to the alloy without the Ni when applied to a 1020 steel substrate.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,215,181 issued to Betts (hereinafter referred to as Betts) discloses a method for inhibiting the effects of fretting fatigue in a pair of opposed titanium alloy mating surfaces. Betts indicates that copper shims provide beneficial protection from fretting when placed between the two opposed titanium alloy mating surfaces. Betts further indicates that a shim comprising an Al-Si-Bronze alloy did not prevent fretting fatigue of the substrates. In fact, Betts reports that the fatigue life of the specimen was essentially the same as that for the bare titanium fretting fatigue. A disadvantage of using a shim is that the shim, or a portion thereof, can dislodge and cause the then unprotected wear surfaces to contact one another. In a gas turbine engine application, a dislodged shim (or portion thereof) can cause undesirable foreign object damage downstream.
Al-Bronze alloy anti-gallant coatings have been applied to nickel alloy stator vane rails and feet to prevent galling between the stator vanes and iron alloy outer casings. The load stresses in the stator vane applications are of a different nature than those between a rotor blade root and a rotor disk slot. Specifically, the centrifugal loading on the rotor blade creates a much higher load, and are much more localized, than that between the stator vane and the outer casing. The rotor blade is also subject to a high cycle motion, and consequent high cycle friction.
What is needed, therefore, is a method and apparatus for inhibiting the effects of frictional wear in a rotor blade root/attachment slot pair, one capable of performing in a gas turbine engine environment, one that can be used with titanium alloy substrates, one that minimizes the opportunity for foreign object damage with in a gas turbine engine, and one that is cost-effective.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for inhibiting the effects of frictional wear between mating titanium alloy substrates.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for inhibiting the effects of frictional wear between mating titanium alloy substrates tolerant of a gas turbine engine environment.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for inhibiting the effects of frictional wear between mating titanium alloy substrates which minimize the opportunity for foreign object damage within a gas turbine engine.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for inhibiting the effects of frictional wear between mating titanium alloy substrates which is cost-effective.
According to the present invention a pair of mating titanium alloy substrates for use in a gas turbine engine are provided, one of which has an aluminum bronze alloy wear resistant coating. The coating consists essentially of 9-11% aluminum (Al), up to 1.5% iron (Fe), and a remainder of copper (Cu). The wear resistant coating is disposed between the mating substrates and inhibits frictional wear between the mating substrates.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for minimizing frictional wear between the pair of mating titanium alloy substrates is provided which comprises the steps of: 1) providing an aluminum bronze alloy powder consisting essentially of 9-11% Al, up to 1.5% Fe, and a remainder of Cu; and 2) applying the aluminum bronze alloy to one of the titanium alloy substrates to form a coating on the substrate.
An advantage of the present invention to provide is that a method and an apparatus for inhibiting the effects of frictional wear between a pair of mating titanium alloy substrates is provided. Titanium alloy substrates are one of a small number of alloys that can accommodate a gas turbine engine environment. A coating, such as that disclosed in the present invention, provides great utility by increasing the durability of titanium alloys in a gas turbine environment.
Another advantage of the present invention is that the effects of frictional wear between a pair of mating titanium alloy substrates are inhibited with minimal opportunity for foreign object damage. The present invention provides means for inhibiting wear between mating titanium alloy substrates without the use of shims which can dislodge and potentially create foreign object damage downstream within a gas turbine engine.
Another advantage of the present invention is that a coating is provided that can protect a titanium rotor blade root/attachment slot pair from galling. Centrifugal force acting on the rotor blade places a significant load on the rotor disk, and the rotor blade root is subject to high cycle motion relative to the rotor disk. Frictional energy dissipated by the high load, high cycle motion causes unacceptable deterioration in most anti-gallant coatings. The present invention coating provides an effective anti-gallant for rotor blade root/attachment slot applications within a gas turbine engine that withstands high load, high cycle motion applications.
These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in light of the detailed description of the best mode embodiment thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic partial view of a gas turbine engine rotor stage which includes a disk and a plurality of rotor blades conventionally attached to the disk.
FIG. 2 is a graph which shows surface topography data generated in a test rig simulating a rotor blade root with a Cu--Ni anti-gallant coating interacting with a titanium test rig surface simulating a rotor blade attachment slot disposed in a rotor disk.
FIG. 3 is a graph which shows surface topography data generated in a test rig simulating a rotor blade root with a Al-Bronze anti-gallant coating interacting with a titanium test rig surface simulating a rotor blade attachment slot disposed in a rotor disk.
FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic view of the present coating bonded to a substrate such as a blade root.
In a gas turbine engine, each rotor stage 10 includes a plurality of rotor blades 12 and a rotor disk 14. The rotor disk 14 includes an outer hub 16, an inner hub (not shown), and a web 18 extending between the two hubs. A plurality of rotor blade attachment slots 20 are disposed in the outer hub 16, spaced around the circumference of the disk 14. Each rotor blade 12 includes an airfoil 22 and a blade root 24. The blade root 24 of each blade 12 is received within one of the blade attachment slots 20 disposed within the disk 14.
To minimize frictional wear, including galling and fretting, a lubricious wear resistant coating 26 is applied to one of the blade root 24 or blade attachment slot 20, in a position such that the coating 26 is disposed between the blade root 24 and attachment slot when the blade root 24 is received within the attachment slot 20. For ease of application, the wear resistant coating 26 is preferably applied to the blade root 24. The coating is formed from an Al-Bronze alloy powder comprising 9.0-11.0% Al, 0.0-1.50% Fe, balance Cu. The powder may, however, include up to 5% residual materials; i.e., materials which do not materially change the frictional properties of the coating. In the most preferred form, the powder consists essentially of 10% Al and 90% Cu.
The process of applying the coating begins by preparing the substrate surface (e.g., the blade root surface) to be coated. The first step is to remove debris and oxides from the substrate. Well known cleaning techniques such as degreasing, grit blasting, chemical cleaning, and/or electrochemical polishing can be used. For example, a degreasing solution followed by a grit blast procedure using #60 aluminum oxide grit applied with 35-45 p.s.i. pressure is adequate. Using the described grit blast technique also provides a desirable surface finish.
The coating may be applied by a variety of processes including, but not limited to, plasma spray, physical vapor deposition, HVOF, and D-Gun. Of the processes tested, plasma spraying appeared to produce the most favorable results. The powder particulate size applied during the testing was in the range of 270-325 microns. The preferred particulate size will, however, vary depending on the application at hand (especially the surface finish of the mating substrate) and the desired coating roughness and microscopic properties of the application at hand. The powder was applied using a Plasmadyne™ plasma spray gun using argon as a primary gas and helium as a secondary gas. Application parameters such as primary and secondary gas flow rates, powder feed rate, will vary depending on the exact coating composition, the substrate composition, the application equipment, and the application environment. During testing the following application parameters were used:
______________________________________Primary Gas Volumetric Flow Rate: 100-125 scfhSecondary Gas Volumetric Flow Rate: 25-40 scfhPlasma Gun Voltage: 35-50 volts DCPlasma Gun Amperage: 690-710 ampsPowder Feed Rate: 25-35 grams/min______________________________________
The best test results were achieved when the coating was applied to a thickness between 0.0010-0.004 inches. A coating thickness outside the aforementioned range may, however, be advantageous for some applications.
The graph shown in FIG. 2 shows surface topography data (substrate surface flatness vs. substrate axial length) generated in a test rig simulating a rotor blade root with a Cu--Ni anti-gallant coating interacting with a titanium test rig surface simulating an attachment slot disposed in a rotor disk. The graph shown in FIG. 3 shows a surface topography data (substrate surface flatness vs. substrate axial length) generated in a test rig simulating a rotor blade root with a Al-Bronze anti-gallant coating interacting with a titanium test rig surface simulating an attachment slot disposed in a rotor disk. The two tests were run under substantially the same test conditions. The surface graph depicting the Al-Bronze test data (FIG. 3) illustrates significantly fewer surface flatness deviations occurred using the Al-Bronze coating than the Cu-Ni coating (depicted in FIG. 2), thereby evidencing a much lower amount of undesirable frictional wear.
Although this invention has been shown and described with respect to the detailed embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail thereof may be made without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.
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The Vijitt Resort Phuket, Phuket (and vicinity)
- Dining venue
- Free WiFi and free parking
Main amenities
- 92 smoke-free guestrooms
- On the beach
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Full-service spa
- 2 outdoor pools
- Breakfast available
- Free children's club
- Free area shuttle
- Fitness center
- Beach umbrellas
- Airport shuttle
- 24-hour front desk
What's around
- On the beach
- Rawai Beach (1.9 mi / 3 km)
- Seashell Museum (2 mi / 3.2 km)
- HomePro Village (2.4 mi / 3.9 km)
- Chalong Pier (2.7 mi / 4.3 km)
- Promthep Cape (3.4 mi / 5.5 km)
The Vijitt Resort Phuket, Phuket (and vicinity)
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $113
- Deluxe Pool Villa
- Vijitt Pool Villa
- Deluxe Beachfront Villa
- Deluxe Villa
- Deluxe Sea View villa
- Prime pool villa
- Two Bedroom Pool Villa
Also popular with travelers from the USA
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 92 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 1 floor
- Check-in time 2 PM-Midnight
- Check-out time is Noon
Required at check in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Children (6 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Free children's club
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Free self parking
- Free area shuttle
- Free beach shuttle
- Free shopping center shuttle
Other information
- Smoke-free property
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In the hotel
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Free beach shuttle
- Beach umbrellas
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Beach towels
- Pool umbrellas
- Steam room
- Arcade/game room
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 92
- Year Built 2007
- Garden
- Library
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Turndown service
- Balcony
- Private bathroom
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Rainfall showerhead
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch flat-screen TV
- Cable TV channels
- DVD player
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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The V Spa has 4 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include sports massages, Swedish massages, Thai massages, and facials. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a spa tub and a steam room.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
DiningOnsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Open daily.
On Site
- Fitness facilities
- Steam room
- Fitness classes on site
- Free bicycles on site
- Kayaking on site
- Playground on site
- Scooter/moped rentals on site
- Volleyball on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
The Vijitt Resort Phuket, Phuket (and vicinity)'s small print
Also known as
- Phuket Vijitt
- Vijitt Hotel Rawai
- Vijitt Resort Phuket Rawai
- Vijitt Phuket Rawai
- Phuket Vijitt Resort
- Vijitt
- Vijitt Phuket
- Vijitt Resort
- Vijitt Resort Phuket
- The Vijitt Hotel Phuket
- The Vijitt Resort Phuket Hotel Rawai
- The Vijitt Resort Phuket Rawai
Please note that the onsite beach is tidal.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
This property does not have elevators.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
Deposit: THB 6000.00 per stay
- New Year's Day (1 January) Gala Dinner per adult: THB 7500.00
- New Year's Day (1 January) Gala Dinner per child: THB 3750.00 (from 6 to 12 years old)
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for THB 2500 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of THB 760 per person (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of THB 1300 per vehicle (one way)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Excellent 4.4 /5 from 155 reviews
Great service from the staff. Resort does need some updated renovations in the room and the grounds. Looks overdue for a new coat of fresh paint. Pool was fantastic, restaurant is fantastic. Overall it was a great stay.
Beautiful place. Full comfort villas. Next to the beach. Super friendly staff. Just got back last nite and we are super happy. Nothing bad .
We had a sea view room with a private pool ! It was Sensational ! Value for money compared to similar properties we have stayed in locally ! Staff were incredible ! They want you to be happy and it shows in everything that they do :) Our room was HUGE and it wasn't a plunge pool , more like 7mx 3.5m.I would strongly recommend this property to anyone ! It is on a steep block but I never had to wait more than 2 minutes for a modern golf buggy to pick me up and deliver me anywhere i wished to go !
PROS: -Room is quite lovely and large -My husband got sick while we were here. The cleaning lady was quite nice and ran to get us extra water and toilet paper. The woman at the restaurant was happy to pack up some food for him to eat and also made him some congee as she thought that would be good for his stomach -Room had a DVD player which was nice for us to watch the movies we brought along. -Breakfast bar was one of the nicer ones we ate at while in Thailand -Pool is amazing! Best pool I have probably ever been in. Swimming at night was pretty amazing as well. -Hotel offers activities. We didn't get to do any since my husband was sick but they looked fun. CONS: -We got a garden view since the beach view was much more expensive. Our view was literally of the gift shop. I didn't want to open the windows since it would have meant that everyone on the main road and gift shop would have seen us showering or bathing. -Location is very removed from everything. You'll have to take taxi's to get everywhere. -hotel is all on a hill. Walking around is not fun especially when your full from breakfast. They have golf carts but no one ever stopped to pick us up. -golf cards are actually very noisy -The beach areas around are not suitable for swimming or snorkeling. -The hotel pretty much rips you off on taxi's.
We absolutely LOVED this hotel. The staff was fabulous, always ready with a smile, suggestion, and very prompt service. The hotel property was beautiful and very well kept. One note, the ocean views you see are at high tide. If you arrive at low tide (like we did), the rocky sand stretches out pretty far, but once the water comes back in later in the day, it is stunning. We had a beachfront villa (#9) which was a little slice of heaven. The outdoor shower was fabulous, especially when we opened the window to look out on the ocean. The breakfast buffet was the best of our entire trip. Anything and everything you can think of, and then some. I can't say enough about this place. If you're looking for peace and quiet, stay here. If you are looking for a lively beach scene, go elsewhere. the only downside was that it took about 45 minutes to get here from the airport, but it was well worth it.
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The author is a superstar in the field of natural childbirth, largely as a result of her 35+ years work at "The Farm", a kind of birthing commune in Tennessee. The first half of the book is a compilation of natural childbirth stories written by mothers who've either done it at The Farm, or somehow in conjunction with the author. While these are certainly useful as illustrative examples of how it all goes down, they tend to get rather repetitive and could certainly stand to be scaled back a bit. And for those who know little about the birthing process, some of the terminology can be unclear. Finally, for those who might want to read this book on the subway (like me), be forewarned that there are some pretty graphic photos of childbirthing in this section.
The second half of the book walks the reader through the entire process, mostly with the aim of explaining why modern medical childbirthing procedures are not based on the mother's health and needs, but are designed for convenience of the medical establishment.Read more ›
That said, there were many things about this book that greatly annoyed me. The most prominent being the intimation that all modern medicine used in childbirth has horrible side effects. While I do get the impression that many of these drugs and procedures are overused I believe they were developed originally to help not control childbirth. Perhaps they have been abused over the past few decades and don't get the credit they deserve.
Things I liked about the book:
- The chapter 3 on pleasure/pain. The perception of pain influences how we deal with the sensations.
- The chapter 4 on Sphincter Law.
- The practical information in Chapters 6,7,8,and 9 dealing with labor and birth.
Things I didn't like about the book:
- The quantity and quality of birth stories. There are to many and they are a little too granola for me and I'm pretty granola. Plus, they alienate husbands who aren't going to be as much a part of labor process.
- The intimation that modern childbirth medicine is somehow bad. That sentiment is prevalent throughout the book and was a little offensive. It's not that the author didn't admit that it was had it's place but it was admitted only very reluctantly.Read more ›
After the necessary c-section birth of my son 5 years ago (I had pre-eclampsia), our new insurance company labled me as "high risk" and refused me maternity coverage. Since my husband and I wanted more children, I started considering a home birth with a midwife as a viable alternative. Needless to say my first birth experience put me emotionally on guard about my body's capability.
As I was researching the safety of VABCs (vaginal birth after cesarean) and home-births, I came across Gaskin's 1970s book, Spiritual Midwifery. Its language was amusingly "hippy-ish," but the inclusion of positive birth stories was refreshing and inspiring. After reading most of it, I went in search of similar, more updated books.
I found Ina May's Guide to Childbirth at a mainstream bookstore (being suprised at the lack of variety of birth experience offered on the shelf - is she the only person writing about homebirth nowadays?) Buying and reading this book new was one of the best emotional investments I have ever made in my life.
The experience and knowledge I gained reading this book is similar to many of the sentiments expressed in these other reviews. It really gave me courage to welcome and joyfully (if a little nervously) anticipate the birth of my daughter in March of 2005.
As for my labor, I would not call the sensations of the contractions "pain," I would call them "very heavy pressure." I credit this perspective to this book. Ina May (and her clients) helped me put contractions, transition, etc., into perspective. For example: Yes, I felt contractions every two minutes lasting about two minutes.Read more ›
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This book was really helpful in giving positive natural birth experiences! Encouraging a woman to listen to her body and that she is strong enough to do it. Read morePublished 1 hour ago by Worth
more at ease and empowered to believe I can handle a natural birth even in the hospital. Get your mind and body in tune for your birth!Published 17 hours ago by Christina Nava
I love Ina May gaskin. I had an unmedicated natural waterbirth and it was amazing. Pregnant with #2 and just now decided to read this. Read morePublished 1 day ago by idontwantaname
This book was absolutely critical to me getting through a totally unmedicated birth. The long chapter in the beginning on birth stories seems excessive when what you want is just... Read morePublished 1 day ago by Miriam G.
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Great birth stories for both father and mother to read, great sensible look at childbirth and respecting the woman's body. Read morePublished 2 days ago by Amazon Customer
Absolutely love this book. There are a lot of birth stories at the beginning which I read through sporadically, but the heart of the book is the BEST resource I've come across to... Read morePublished 5 days ago by Elisa Bettencourt
I bought this book because I'm planning on having a VBAC with the baby I'm currently carrying. I'm about half way through it right now and all I can say is WOW. Read morePublished 7 days ago by Brandy N.
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Without a doubt my favorite bridge in Berlin: Oberbaumbrücke. Built in 1895-1897, the bridge crosses the Spree River and connects the lively neighborhoods Kreuzberg (former West Berlin) and Friedrichshain (former East Berlin). Being able to freely cross the bridge again is as symbolic as it is convenient and actually quite fun due to people watching, views in all directions and the beautiful structure itself.
I fondly remember the first time I crossed the bridge. It was my first night of moving to Berlin (the 2 months trial period) almost exactly 3 years ago (it was freezing then, too) when Franky Fuzz and I were leaving Hana's birthday party to catch trains home when he found out I had never walked across the bridge (or heard of it for that matter). So that's what we did; he with two bags of vinyl records, a guitar and an amp - me with big eyes taking this amazing city in. Later there was some Berliner Kindl drinking and another walk through the slightly scarier and iced over Goerlitzer Park - but somehow I made it back to my sublet and fell into bed thinking: yup, I could live in this city!
(And yes, Frank, I know I still owe you and Claudia the video from your wedding - you'll get it before your anniversary!)
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This fun puzzle game combines puzzle and collapse mechanics, but it much more than just a mix of genres. Rotate Mania Deluxe will grab you with its unique interface and unbelievable physics of the clockwork motion. You are to clear the playing field by matching several triangles of the same color. Polish your skills in both Strategy and Arcade game mode as the speed grows and the goal gets harder to reach.
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It's Halloween week, and that means the annual Trick-or-Treat event in Lufkin is not far off.
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It's supposed to be sunny and in the Mid 70's today. Gorgeous! It's a beautiful day for a picnic and live music in Cotton Square Park!
Turn around, don't drown is the motto tonight. Roadways all over East Texas are covered with water. Traffic is being diverted at the construction at Highway 59 in Lufkin, due to almost 4 feet of water under the railroad trestle. This is causing traffic to back up all over the loop and 59. A tree fell on to the southbound lane of U.S. 69 blocking that road one mile north of Huntington. Reports of a traffic accident on the loop in front of Al Meyer Ford due to the traffic back up, involving 4 vehicles, further proof that staying home tonight is a good option.
Dave Fenley has played shows in Texas and all over the US, and even though he's a semi-finalist on a national TV show, he's keeping his tour commitments.
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Chili's Restaurants across East Texas today are getting together to help two young cousins, who have both been diagnosed with cancer. They are from Lufkin, and are only 2 and 4 years old.
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The films are not all of the same genre. Of the four films, two of them (Shogun's Ninja and Shogun's Shadow) fall under the matial arts category, and are reminiscent of "Lone Wolf and Cub" and "Shadow Hunters". The other two, "Shogun's Samurai" and "Sword of Vengence" are historical dramas more in the vein of "The Seven Samurai" and "Chusingura". In fact, "Sword of Vengence" is a variation of the same story as "Chusingura", another retelling of the 47 ronin. The latter two fims are more plot driven and feature far less action. This is just fine by me, as I enjoy both types of samurai film.
Another thing you should know is that Sonny Chiba is not actually the star of any of these films. He plays a supporting role in all of them. So die hard Sonny Chiba fans may be disappointed.
All and all, this is an excellent purchase for fans of Japanese cinema, especially considering the price. Most Japanese films cost a premium (check out the price being asked for any Kurosawa or Lone Wolf and Cub film), so to get four excellent films for the price of one is a steal.
I don't know anything about the distribution company that sells this, and frankly I don't care. I can tell you that the sound and picture quality of all of these films is excellent. There are absolutely no issues there at all. There is an issue with the misleading marketing of these as "Sonny Chiba films" which I've already discussed, and for that this collection should be deducted one, maybe even two stars, but I'm going to go ahead and award it five to offset the unjustified one-star review.
Highly recommended!
Two of the movies are great historical epic Samurai films from one of Japan's all-time great directors, Kinji Fukasaku. These movies are Shogun's Samurai, and Swords of Vengeance. Expertly directed, very well written, and brought to life by some fantastic actors, both of these movies belong in every Samurai movie fan's collection.
The other two movies are cheesy (by design) 80's action flicks where Samurais and Ninjas can perform superhuman acts (leap tall buildings in a single bound type stuff). They're passable as entertainment as long as you turn your brain off (although Shogun's Shadow does have it's moments - there is the basis of a good script, it just gets overpowered by too much cheese).
The only thing that all four of the movies have in common are supporting roles for Sonny Chiba - who is particularly good in Shogun's Samurai!
The transfers for ALL FOUR of these movies are brilliant! Beautiful anamorphic widescreen, original Japanese language soundtrack with English subtitles - these are some great DVD's! BCI Eclipse has been licensing many different movies and TV series recently, and paying attention to quality. Their licensing deal here with Adness continues that trend. They've come a long way from the "Public Domain" specialists that they used to be (although they still do that as well).
In the end, this set is worth buying for the two Kinji Fukasaku films alone - you can watch the others or, as some have done, sell them on ebay.
The acting is also very good. While the battles do not contain the realism that is now achieved with special effects, they work just as well as anything Kurosawa did in his early days. Of the three, one uses the embarrassing flying leaps that eventually has come to plague good martial arts movies. But in this case it is done very, very sparingly. Therefore it does not kill the film's credibility.
'The Swords of Vengeance' is the telling of the 47 samurai, but under much more believable terms than Hollywood's embarrassing and silly remake. "Shogun's Samurai," tells the tale of the Yagyu's conspiracy to instill Iemitsu as Shogun. Not favored by the dying Shogun as his successor, the Yagyu clan concocts and pulls off a conspiracy that includes assassination and enough deceit to have made Gen. George Custer feel proud.
"Shogun's Shadow," rounds out the tale. Iemitsu is sick and dying. He spends his days in the castle being attended to by his favorite concubine, getting drunk on sake and dispensing cruel governance. Far away his eldest son is being brought to Edo under his order to attend the ceremony marking his passage from childhood to manhood and to be groomed for the Shogunate. But forces are bent on stopping this from happening.
In all, these three have been very good viewing and I recommend them for those fans of Japanese cinema, culture, and samurai legends.
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these are older well made for the time chiba was no slough he was both a mover and a shaker this set proves thatPublished 26 days ago by tim huxoll
An excellent set of movies staring Sonny Chiba in Samurai roles that properly display his skill with a sword and acting ability.Published on December 15, 2013 by Dennis Dillon
God I get tried if writing reviews, I just want to buy a product and go on with my life
It's exciting from beginning to end. The costuming and sets are brilliant, the acting makes be believe, and the violence is believable out of necessity but not unnecessarily gory. Read morePublished on April 29, 2011 by Wulfric O. Downard
This item was not what I thought I was getting, however I like it allot and happy to have it in my collection. ThanksPublished on August 20, 2010 by C. Goodwin
Of the four movies, only two directly involve the shogun, and while Sonny Chiba is in all four, he is more a supporting actor, than the lead, in all. Read morePublished on March 21, 2010 by Steven Fujita
I'm a new Chiba fan and I only want to buy box sets since it's cheaper and easier that way. I'm happy with this set even though Chiba's not the star. Read morePublished on June 25, 2007 by ZZrider


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Fiction & Poetry | Open April 15 - July 15 (New Deadline: July 31!)
Cover Art | Open September 1 - November 30
Short Forms | Open October 15 - January 15
Creative Non-Fiction | Open December 1 - March 8
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Fiction & Poetry Contests
Our 2016 Fiction and Poetry Contest is now open! Contest winners will be published in Room 40.2. The judges are Marilyn Dumont (poetry) and Doretta Lau (fiction).
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- Judging will be blind. Please ensure that your name and bio are not included in your submission document or on your artist statement. You will have a chance to send us your bio once your work has been selected for publication.
- Please upload your artwork in JPG or PDF form. Maximum file size 1 MB. Winners will be contacted for high resolution work.
- There are no official guidelines for artwork dimensions, but please note that we will have to crop any artwork so that it fits the cover space (approximately 6 inches x 7 inches with a bleed). You can check out past covers of Room here.
- Each entry must be original, and must not have appeared on the cover of another publication (works that have been published on your own website or on the interior pages of a book or magazine, and or have been featured in a public exhibition are eligible), and not entered simultaneously in any other contest or competition.