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The ninth largest reservoir in the U.S., Lake Cumberland is a perfect stage for the Costa FLW Series Championship. Home to all three bass species and over 1000 miles of shoreline, the lake can swallow up a big field with relative ease, and with the fall bite starting to pick up in earnest and the water level lower than usual, the fishing should be pretty good.
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Takeoff is up the river, at General Burnside Island State Park. In the spring, when the FLW Tour has stopped at Cumberland the run down to the lower end of the lake has been harrowing, with plenty of floating debris from rising spring water to navigate through. In the fall, that should be less of a problem, but it'd be no shock to see some fog in some portions of the lake.
No matter if it is fog or something else that slows the run, it's a significant time commitment to run to the lower end of Cumberland. However, history shows that wins come from the lower end, so it's likely that quite a few anglers will pin their ears back and make the run.
The upper end of the lake is more riverine and has dirtier water, and Nick Ratliff, who finished third in a T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) event on Cumberland this spring says that it's the more reliable option for medium-sized fish, but doesn't have the top end size in it to build a bag in the high teens. However, it's close, should have plenty of fish and has produced a number of high finishes before.
The lower and mid-sections of Cumberland are where the party has gone down in major FLW events in years past, and there's a good chance it happens again this time around.
"The last couple falls the lower end has been extremely tough, last year we were doing well in tournaments fishing 100 percent for spotted bass," says Ratliff. "But because they've drawn the lake down so far this fall that has not been the case, the majority of the local tournaments with larger fields are taking 16 to 18 pounds to win, and for the most part that's lower-end fish."
The lower end of the lake is where the biggest smallmouths live and where the clearest water is, and it has everything the rest of the lake has.
Though there are differences between the upper and lower parts of Cumberland like most reservoirs, the lake has similar structure features throughout. It's super rocky, with bluffs, steep banks, long creeks and fairly steep features. Unlike a lake like Dale Hollow, Douglas or Cherokee, which are similar in a lot of ways, Cumberland doesn't have much offshore structure to speak of – it's mostly very steep, and the fish that are off the bank feed on alewives and live a very pelagic lifestyle.
Cumberland also has a bunch of standing timber in the form of small trees from when the lake was drawn down to work on the dam. That cover has led to a boost in productivity in recent years, making this version of Cumberland much better than the one that hosted the FLW Series Championship won by Brent Ehrler back in 2004.
The standing trees are present through the lake, but most obvious in the backs of creeks and pockets where they grew thickest during the drawdown. A lot of the trees are out of the water now, but it's still obviously very good cover, and what's left will likely see quite a bit of pressure from anglers and give up quite a few fish.
The major storyline now is the water level – currently, the lake is lower than it has been since before 2014, and running at slightly lower, but comparable levels to the fall of 2016. That lower water has some thinking the fishing could be really good, like it was in the fall of 2016.
"I think it concentrates the baitfish and the fish," says Ratliff. "Cumberland is so big, in the spring they want to be on the bank, but in the fall they can be wherever they want. If they're chasing bait and they don't have any reason to go to the bank then they're hard to catch. It was awesome in the fall of '16, you could put the trolling motor on 70 and go down the bank and have a blast."
The lower water doesn't just limit the options of roaming fish, it also takes acres of standing trees and laydowns out of the water, especially in the creeks.
"It concentrates some of the bank fish too, a lot of the lines of timber that are deeper when the water is high are in 4-10 foot of water now," explains Ratliff. "The fish in that are just dumb, it's like catching spring fish."
Though Cumberland doesn't have a ton of shoreline docks, it does have some really big marinas in various creeks. There are usually decent no-wake zones around them, and they could end up being players on the fish-catching side of things as well. Spotted bass love to hang around the marinas, and the manmade cover is going to get investigated heavily by pros this week.
Many of the marinas also have boat ramps near them, and running ramps is a legit pattern on Cumberland, despite the fact that there is more natural rock in the lake than you can shake a stick at.
Other possible patterns semi-unique to Cumberland are fishing run-ins and trash mats. Depending on how much precipitation the area gets this week, someone could really catch 'em on some running water, but that pattern requires very specific circumstances to play.
Cumberland also has plentiful trash and duckweed mats in the pockets and creeks, which can be a power-fishing dream at times. Most of the fish caught out of them will be largemouths, and, it's going to be worth keeping an eye on that bite, especially under sunny conditions, which is when that bite can really fire.
Whatever ends up going down this week, it should be a fun time in Kentucky. The last time the FLW Series Championship was held on Cumberland a bunch of western pros showed out, and though the lake has plenty of Ozark and highland reservoir features, it's not a bad lake for non-locals to fish, and skill seems to win out more often than not. With the smallmouth length limit lowered to 15-inches, there should be plenty of brown crossing the stage, and when you add in some largemouths and fall foliage, you're in for a good time.


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Families can spread out at hotels in Orlando
"Hakuna Matata" at Disney's Art of Animation Resort
A hotel room is sooo 20th Century.
These days, not only do we want more room to spread out (think two rooms, two bathrooms, two TVS) but we want the experience to be fun. And we don't want it to cost a bundle either. Did I mention that Disney has just unrolled free Wi-Fi at all of its resorts?
Welcome to Disney's new Art of Animation Resort with four different wings that celebrate favorite characters—Finding Nemo, Cars and Lion King. And there's plenty of room to spread out with 1120 family suites (there are 864 rooms too). Keven Myers, the vice president of Walt Disney World Resort Operations who oversees the 26 resort hotels, notes that this hotel was originally designed to be rooms, not suites. But after the popularity of suites introduced at Pop Century Resort—prompted to provide rooms that slept six in the value category–they changed the concept. "My intuition is we will see more of this," he said.
And why not? The Art of Animation Resort tells the story of the animation process—starting with sketch boards that are set up outside so kids can begin to draw as they are waiting for parents to unload the cars or get their luggage.
Kids will love the themes. I stayed at the "Cars' wing where there is a road to the Cozy Cone Motel, Cozy Cone pool and cone-shaped cabanas. Parked at the entryway, Sheriff and Doc Hudson are welcoming us. Inside my suite, there are orange cones in the carpet, the pull out bed looks like the back seat of an old car and the tool chest is a dresser. Did I mention the bathroom design is inspired by a car wash?
Stay in a Lion King Suite and Zazu is on the headboards; Kids can chill on a leaf-shaped chair.In the suites, there are jellyfish lampshades in the Finding Nemo buildings.
I loved the Landscape of Flavors food court where you could get a customized omelet, fruit plate or smoothie for breakfast—all made to order. Original art backgrounds from films decorate the walls.
Kids will especially love the "Big Blue" pool –the largest at Walt Disney World at 11,859 square feet. They'll get underwater messages from film characters!
Parents will love the space, the fridge and the microwave. Who wants to eat out every meal, even at a resort?
There are other Orlando hotels, of course where you can spread out, of course including:
— Nickelodeon Suites Resort with one bedroom, two bedroom and three bedroom KidSuites complete with extra TVs, kitchens and more. There are also themed suites such as SpongeBob Square Pants and Dora the Explorer. Kids love the waterpark, the kid's spa, the chance to meet and great their favorite characters and the shows, including the chance to get slimed.
— Marriott Vacation Club has seven resorts in Orlando with over 2,000 villas to choose from which can accommodate five or more. The newest resort is at the Grande Lakes campus, adjacent to the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton. All of the resorts are within a few minutes of the theme parks and not only give you plenty of space but a fully equipped kitchen, master suite, in-villa washer and drier and plenty of pool action.
— Hilton Grand Vacations at SeaWorld has 135 two bedroom suites that will accommodate six people and 46 three bedroom suites that will accommodate eight people. There are fully equipped kitchens, and washer and drier, even complimentary WiFi access. There are other Hilton Grand Vacations properties in Orlando as well including Hilton Grand Vacations Club on International Drive (the kids will love all the water features and you'll love the whirlpool in the master bath) and the newest, Parc Soleil spread out on 52 acres complete with super pool and water slide.
— Sheraton Lake Buena Vista Resort has 90 suites that sleep five or more. Kids will like the bunk beds in the family Palm Suites I and the newly renovated 27 Palms Pool Club with its twin pools, 79 foot slide , regular complimentary shuttles to the nearby Disney theme parks, big game room and plenty of poolside activities led by resort ambassadors. Ready to join the balloon stomp?
— The Drury Inn & Suites Orlando touts free breakfast, free soda and popcorn in the lobby and free 5:30 p.m. Kick back with drinks for the grownups, soft drinks for the kids and plenty to eat. There are 23 Double Queen Suites that can sleep 5-6 people.
Disney, by the way, has themed other hotels too with royal and pirate rooms, for example. But it's the suites that are the home run here, especially as multigenerational families continue to travel together.
Next time, I need a Cozy Cone cabana.
(IF you are heading to Orlando, get your kids my new Kid's Guide to Orlando from Globe Pequot Press.)

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Words & Language: Book critics could use some critiquing
By Paula LaRocque
If certain types of media writing consistently yielded excellence, we'd expect book reviews to be among them. Yet, book reviews are sometimes muddy and unclear.
Book reviewers often have literary credentials and might be authors themselves. So you'd think they'd know how to craft clear, readable sentences and the importance of crafting such sentences.
Further, book review readers are people who care about books and writing. They want to know about a book's contents and whether they should read it. So shouldn't book review editors insist either upon clear writing and reasoning from the contributors or editing the reviews themselves?
Finally, book reviews often critique an author's logic, structure and organization, so reviewers must take special care with their own writing mechanics to avoid being a pot calling the kettle black. Readers shouldn't have to struggle through the incomprehensible structure seen in this review:
"Pollock, who grew up in the actual Knockemstiff, Ohio (which may or may not resemble the town he depicts), and who worked in a paper mill for more than 30 years before enrolling in Ohio State University's M.F.A. program, conveys all this in steely, serrated prose that along with his crippled, disfigured or otherwise damaged characters, as well as his jolting sparks of humor calls to mind Harry Crews."
The chief intent of that ungainly 69-word sentence is to say that Pollock's prose recalls Harry Crews. But form gets in the way of content. Yet it takes only seconds to clarify the reviewer's intent:
Pollock grew up in the actual Knockemstiff, Ohio which may or may not resemble the town he depicts and worked in a paper mill for more than 30 years before enrolling in Ohio State University's M.F.A. program. His steely, serrated prose, damaged characters and jolting sparks of humor call to mind Harry Crews.
The reviewer below not only begins his review with an ungrammatical quotation, but also makes a mechanical error of his own. Readers must plow through four mistakes in the lead graph alone:
"Andrew O'Hagan observes in this collection of his own essays on Britain and America that 'These are tough times for elitists.' He goes on: 'Display will always win out over privacy, as if seriousness was boring, as if contemplation was excluding, as if understatement was underhanded, and as if difficulty represented a kind of dishonesty.'"
First, the reviewer mishandles the mechanic of quoting (O'Hagan observes … that "These are tough times for elitists.") Better to choose one of the following options:
1) Omit the capital T on "these" and lowercase it instead.
2) Retain the capital T on "these," but drop the preceding "that" and place a colon or comma after "observes."
Second, the "as if" statements in the quoted passage demand the subjunctive "were," not "was" (as if seriousness were boring, etc.) It's best not to quote ungrammatical passages; they cheapen the work, lose credibility and get in the reader's way. Writers can always paraphrase when quoting:
Andrew O'Hagan observes in his collection of essays on Britain and America: "These are tough times for elitists." Adding that "display will always win out over privacy," O'Hagan lets a series of "as ifs" make his point for him: as if seriousness, he writes, were boring, contemplation were excluding, understatement were underhanded, and difficulty represented a kind of dishonesty.
Below is a readable sentence made unwieldy by tacking on a long list that includes the weight of dashes, quotation marks and semicolons:
"Unfortunately, they're ideas that properly honed and focused to an appropriate scale probably would have made a fascinating play. In a sense that's not surprising, since Rabe, 68, is an important American playwright and sometime screenwriter, best known for the powerful dramatic trilogy inspired by his service in Vietnam 'Sticks and Bones,' which won the 1972 Tony for best play; 'The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel,' which earned the Obie for distinguished playwriting; and 'Streamers,' which picked up the New York Drama Critics' Circle award for best American play of 1976."
A period helps:
Unfortunately, they're ideas that properly honed and focused could have made a fascinating play. That's not surprising, since Rabe, 68, is also an important American playwright and sometime screenwriter. Among his dramatic work is the powerful trilogy inspired by his service in Vietnam: 'Sticks and Bones,' which won the 1972 Tony for best play; 'The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel,' which earned the Obie for distinguished playwriting; and 'Streamers,' which won the New York Drama Critics' Circle award for best American play of 1976.
Editing dense and awkward passages takes only moments, and if the reviewer can't or won't do it, then the editor should. Literate readers will be grateful.
Paula LaRocque is author of "On Words," a new collection of columns, as well as "The Book on Writing, and Championship Writing." E-mail her at plarocque@sbcglobal.net.
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EYEING THE BIG PICTURE
NOW YOU SEE ME (2013)
Four magicians collectively known as the Four Horsemen pull of a bank heist in the midst of their show and draws the attention of the FBI agent, an Interpol detective and a former magician who earns his keep by revealing other magicians' tricks.
First of all, JESSE EISENBERG! OMG I just love it when he rattles off like nobody's business. There were a group of girls screaming for Dave Franco but I'm not really into him. Sure, his fight scene with Mark Ruffalo has got to be one of the most unusual and original ones I've seen. Flash paper, a slicing deck of cards, mirrors and all sorts of magical apparatus were used in this fight.
It is perhaps a little hasty to give it such a high score but my mind was really blown after watching this movie. On hindsight, it seems a little all-over-the-place and the conclusion may be a little hasty because I figured it completely during the end credits. What I liked what how they used simple magic tricks on a large scale (you have to watch to understand what I'm talking about). The whole thing may be a little mind-boggling but when was the last time your mind was boggled?
dave franco, isla fisher, jesse eisenberg, mark ruffalo, melanie laurent, morgan freeman, rating: 4.5/5, woody harrelson	Leave a comment
THE MOST HOPEFUL MAN
Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it follows the life of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his neighbour, Nick Carraway (Tobey McGuire) who recounts his encounter with Gatsby during his time in New York in the 1920's. There is mystery surrounding Jay Gatsby, the businessman who holds extravagant parties yet no one seems to know anything concrete about him. But one thing is clear to Carraway; Gatsby is in love with his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, whom he met in the past. However, she is now married. What follows is the doomed romance of Jay and Daisy, which could only seem to be wishful thinking on their part.
Like any Baz Luhrmann production, music plays a big part in the movies and audiences were treated to the likes of Lana del Rey, Florence and the Machine, Fergie and Jay-Z. It makes you feel like you're at Gatsby's parties.
I felt really sad after the movie ended. I'm not sure if Gatsby was really hopeful or deluded. Perhaps I'm too cynical for my own good but if I agreed with Carraway, I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels the same way. Or maybe I'm just not that into doomed romances anymore (that should be a good thing, right?).
I didn't know Callan McAuliffe was in the movie as young Gatsby, or young Leo! What a striking resemblance! And I didn't recognize Adelaide Clemens (Parade's End) in the movie at all! I blame it on the eye makeup.
Jay Gatsby: I knew it was a great mistake for a man like me to fall in love…
callan mcauliffe, carey mulligan, isla fisher, joel edgerton, leonardo dicaprio, quotes, rating: 4/5, tobey maguire	Leave a comment
NIGHT OUT WITH THE B-FACES
This movie is about a group of friends from high school who have to attend the wedding of Becky (Rebel Wilson) and cannot stop bitching about it because they were not the first to get married and they think Becky is the least attractive of them all. Havoc ensues during Becky's bachelorette party when Regan (Dunst), Katie (Fisher) and Gena (Caplan) accidentally rips Becky's dress and they have one night to fix it.
Katie: Silver lining! We're going to get to throw a bachelorette party. We're going to get to dress up and be cool. It's going to be just like prom!
This was really funny and it's possibly due to the fact that Kirsten Dunst uses the phrase "fuck" A LOT. I mean, in real life, people use the phrase all the time too. Like when she was making a call and the girls were squawking at the back, she mouths "shut the fuck up" and everyone is silent. Talk about it being the universal language. Another thing to note is the "journey" of the wedding dress. Double eew at the strippers' club!
I think my favourite character is Gena (Lizzy Caplan) probably because she's the coolest girl who acts like she doesn't care about anything but she really does and her past with Clyde is so OMG. That is my favourite kind of "ship" ever. I also like Dunst's character of Regan because she strives for perfection in a way not so different from most of us. Overall, I think it's a good show though brides would prefer less hoo-ho from the night before their wedding.
adam scott, isla fisher, james marsden, kirsten dunst, lizzy caplan, quotes, rating: 4/5, rebel wilson	Leave a comment
A NEW GUARDIAN
This is a story about Jack Frost, who helps the Guardians in their fight against Pitch Black, the Boogeyman, who aims to make children lose their belief in the Guardians and ultimately, lose the innocence of childhood.
Well, the Guardians are made up of Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and the Sandman. This concept relates more to children in Westernized countries because they celebrate Easter and Christmas in a big way. I wasn't sure what to expect but it was quite a nice film with cute bits like the elves with the bells and Baby Tooth!
It was full of laughs and I enjoyed the Sandman's antics the most. I have probably heard the least about the Sandman and I am more familiar with the scarier versions of the Guardians, i.e. the evil Tooth Fairy. The Easter Bunny is quite adorable as well, even though it's male. Dakota Goyo (Real Steel) voices Jamie and he sounds so hopeful – no wonder he has a meatier role in this.
STAY DURING THE CREDITS FOR AN EXTRA SCENE about the morning after. Watch the movie to understand!
animation, chris pine, hugh jackman, isla fisher, jude law, rating: 3.5/5	Leave a comment
THE SPIRIT OF THE WEST
RANGO (2011)
Rango tells the tale of a chameleon who gets stranded in the Nevada desert and winds up at Dirt, a town populated by desert animals and plagued by water shortage. He creates a brand new personality that is tough, fearless and full of bravado. When he accidentally kills the hawk that has been terrorizing the townsfolk, he becomes a symbol of hope and is appointed the new sheriff. Rango does his best to protect the townsfolk and in the process, becomes the hero he always wanted to be.
OMG I think I almost died (of happiness) in the cinemawhen I heard/recognized Timothy Olyphant's voice as the Spirit of the West! Considering the fact that I didn't know any other voice except Johnny Depp's, it was a pleasant surprise! However, since the image of the Spirit of the West is unique to each person, I can't find any picture of him/her/it – not even in Rango's perspective. So, here's an alternative:
Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens in FX's Justified
The movie really caught me unexpected, in a good way. Basically, the story's about Rango trying to find his identity and the process is hilarious and a little sad at times but coupled with the fact that it's also a Western… needless to say, I enjoyed it thoroughly. The owl mariachi band provides witty and funny songs/commentary throughout the film and they are constantly pessimistic about the fate of Rango. Rattlesnake Jake (Bill Nighy – perfect evil, creepy voice) sends shivers down my spine and you wouldn't want to drink from his shotglass.
I can totally imagine Johnny Depp doing this in real life.
Plus, the film was acted out while the actors recorded their voices, so the characters have human-like expressions. That includes Johnny Depp's always-quirky performance, full of his signature charm and swagger. Must watch!
And here's a featurette from Rango:
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THE GIRL IN THE GREEN SCARF
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC (2009)
Woohoo! I caught Confessions of A Shopaholic!
It's very funny and has many LOL moments, just like the book. As mentioned, it combines the first two books of the Shopaholic series (Confessions of A Shopaholicand Shopaholic Abroad/Shopaholic Takes Manhattan) so the movie might seem a little incoherent and rushed at times. Isla Fisher stars as Rebecca Bloomwood, a shopaholic who communicates with mannequins, has a piling debt of $16K and a stalkerish debt collector in the form of Derek Smeath. Watching and reading how she tries to escape from his clutches is simply hilarious! There's also Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy), her boss and romantic interest, who's delightfully British. =) Seeing how Bloomwood gets out of her sticky situations might seem unrealistic (like the Shopaholic series) but it's just how life presents chances to her and how she manages to twists it to her advantage.
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The first song titled 'Badhiya' from Sanju is out. In Badhiya, we see Ranbir Kapoor aka Sanju lip-syncing to a woman's voice apart from the usual male voice. The song is an interesting experiment in versatile singing by Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan.
Earlier, director Rajkumar Hirani gave us the glimpse of the hook line of the song in the picture which reads, 'Main Badhiya, Tu Bhi Badhiya' and the picture feature Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor in a jolly mood.
As seen in the trailer Sonam Kapoor is playing the role of Sanju's girlfriend and will feature in the first song of the film.
The song is an ode to the yesteryear 80s era featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor dressed in the retro attire, giving us nostalgic feels of the 80s.
The trailer of Sanju has been receiving tremendous appreciation owing to the gripping storyline along with Ranbir Kapoor's realistic performance. The audience and critics couldn't stop raving about the striking resemblance of the actor to Sanjay Dutt.
While Ranbir Kapoor is being showered with praises for his amazing transformation into each phase of Sanjay Dutt's life, Rajkumar Hirani is hailed for his realistic portrayal.
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Regional airliner by Comac
ARJ21 Xiangfeng
ARJ21-700 in flight at the Zhuhai Air Show (2010).
Regional jet
AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company (ACAC)
28 June 2016 with Chengdu Airlines[1]
In production, in service (deliveries began)
Chengdu Airlines[2]
2007-present[3]
The Comac ARJ21 Xiangfeng (Chinese: ; pinyin: xiángfèng; lit. 'Soaring Phoenix') is a 78-90 seat regional jet manufactured by the Chinese state-owned aerospace company Comac. Development of the ARJ21 (Advanced Regional Jet) began in March 2002, the first prototype was rolled out on 21 December 2007, and made its maiden flight on 28 November 2008 from Shanghai. It received its CAAC Type Certification on 30 December 2014 and was introduced on 28 June 2016 by Chengdu Airlines. Resembling the McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 produced under licence in China, it features a 25° swept, supercritical wing designed by Antonov and twin rear-mounted General Electric CF34 engines.
Joy Air ARJ21 Model at the 2008 China Airshow
The development of the ARJ21 (Advanced Regional Jet) is a key project in the "10th Five-Year Plan" of China. It began in March 2002 and was led by the state-owned ACAC consortium. The maiden flight of the ARJ21 was initially planned to take place in 2005 with commercial service beginning 18 months later.[5] The programme became eight years behind schedule.[6] The design work was delayed and the final trial production stage did not begin until June 2006.[7]
The first prototype (serial number 101) rolled out on 21 December 2007,[8] with a maiden flight on 28 November 2008 at Shanghai's Dachang Airfield.[] The aircraft completed a long-distance test flight on 15 July 2009, flying from Shanghai to Xi'an in 2 hours 19 minutes, over a distance of 1,300 km. The second ARJ21 (serial number 102) completed the same test flight route on 24 August 2009. The third aircraft (serial number 103) similarly completed its first test flight on 12 September 2009.[9] The fourth aircraft (CN 104) flew by November 2010. By August 2011, static, flutter and crosswind flight tests had been completed.[10]
The ARJ21 is a small jet aircraft that looks similar to the MD-80, which was licensed to be built in China. COMAC claims that it is an original design, part of which was created by supercomputers in China.[11] The ACAC consortium was reorganized in 2009 and became a part of COMAC.[12]
Key flight tests and CAAC certification
AC104 returned to China on April 28, 2014 after completing natural-icing tests in North America. This was the first time a turbofan-powered regional jet independently developed by China had flown abroad to carry out flight tests in special weather conditions. At the same time, other flight-test aircraft covered more than 30,000 km across Asia, America, Europe, and the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Natural-icing tests are required for airworthiness certification, and conducting these tests outside China showed it was feasible to do certification tests for civil aircraft in other countries.[13]
The first production aircraft flew on 18 June 2014.[6] and AC104 completed an airspeed calibration flight on October 30. Route-proving started on October 29, 2014 and AC105 made 83 flights between ten airports in Chengdu, Guiyang, Guilin, Haikou, Fuzhou, Zhoushan, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Yinchuan and Xianyang. The cumulative flight time was 173 hours and 55 minutes.[14] By November 2014, AC104 had completed 711 flights in 1,442 hours and 23 minutes. Certification tests included stall, high-speed, noise and simulated and natural icing.[15] AC105 returned to Yanliang airport on December 16, 2014 from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport after the last function and reliability flight. This completed the testing for the ARJ21-700 airworthiness certificate.
The ARJ21-700 received its Type Certification under Chapter 25 of the Chinese civil aviation regulations from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), on December 30, 2014.[16] The certification program for the CAAC required 5,000 hours.[17] An ARJ21-700 completed a final demonstration flight on 12 September 2015 before being delivered to a customer.
On 29 November 2015, COMAC delivered the first ARJ21-700 to Chengdu Airlines.[18] The first commercial flight took off from Chengdu Shuangliu Airport on June 28, 2016, landing in Shanghai two hours later.[19][20] one day after its commercial flight was approved by the CAAC. During the summer schedule period of 2016, i.e. until October 29, 2016, the ARJ21-700 was scheduled to operate three weekly rotations between Chengdu and Shanghai Hongqiao. 85 flight segments were operated by ARJ21 (81 by B-3321, four by B-3322).
Further developments
In June 2018 an ARJ21-700+ was proposed for 2021 with weight and drag reductions. Subsequently, a -900 stretch version was designed to accommodate 115 all-economy seats, similar to the Bombardier CRJ900, Embraer E175-E2 or Mitsubishi MRJ90. Structurally conservative and designed for hot and high operations, the ARJ21's 25 t (55,000 lb) empty weight is higher than initially targeted in 2002, and also higher than competing aircraft. In 2018 an executive version was in final assembly and a cargo variant was proposed.[21]
In early July 2017, the CAAC certified the ARJ21 for mass production.[22] On 6 March 2020, the first ARJ21 assembled at the second production line in Pudong, took its first production test flight.[23] The second production line, with a production capacity of up to 30 jets a year, is located at the same facility that assembles the C919 assembly facility.[23]
Different sources claim the ARJ21 closely resembles either the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 or the MD-90 which were produced under licence in China.[24][25] Comac states that the ARJ21 is a completely indigenous design.[26][27][28] The ARJ21's development did depend heavily on foreign suppliers, including engines and avionics from the United States. The ARJ21 has a new supercritical wing designed by Ukraine's Antonov Design Bureau with a sweepback of 25 degrees and winglets.[29][30][31] Some of China's supercomputers have been used to design parts for ARJ21.[32]
Members of the ACAC consortium, which was formed to develop the aircraft, will manufacture major components of the aircraft:
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group: construction of the nose
Xi'an Aircraft Company: construction of the wings and fuselage; wing designed by Antonov State Company in the Ukraine.
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation: construction of the empennage
Shanghai Aircraft Company: final assembly
General Electric: CF-34 turbofan[33]
Rockwell Collins: Avionics
Various domestic and international suppliers of component's suppliers.[34][35]
ARJ21-700
Baseline model which has a capacity of 70 to 95 passengers.
Stretched fuselage model based on the ARJ21-700, which will have a capacity of 95 to 105 passengers.
ARJ21F
Planned dedicated freighter version of the ARJ21-700. It will have a capacity of five LD7 containers or PIP pallets, with a maximum payload of 10,150 kg.
ARJ21B
Planned business jet version of the ARJ21-700. A typical configuration would cater for 20 passengers.
Chengdu Airlines' ARJ21 at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in 2019
The first ARJ21 for Air China was delivered on 28 June 2020
As of October 2018, there are six aircraft in commercial service with an average monthly utilization rate of around 30 hours.[17]
As of end of October 2020, there are 41 aircraft in commercial service with 8 airlines (all based in China).[4]
First commercial service
Air China 28 June 2020 3 3
Chengdu Airlines 28 June 2016 23 23
OTT Airlines (Subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines) 28 June 2020 2 2
China Express Airlines 11 November 2020 1 1
China Southern Airlines 28 June 2020 3 3
China Flight General Aviation Company (CFGAC) December 2019 1 1
Genghis Khan Airlines 26 July 2019 5 5
Jiangxi Air 15 May 2020 3 3
Urumqi Air 2019 1 1
As of 8th january, Comac has 605 outstanding orders after 23 deliveries to launch operator Chengdu Airlines, which put it in service on 28 June 2016.[36]
Executing Orders[4]
(+Options)
August 30, 2019 Air China 35 3
Jan 2010 Chengdu Airlines 30 1 1 2 6 7 6
August 30, 2019 OTT Airlines (Subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines) 35 2
China Express Airlines 50 2
August 30, 2019 China Southern Airlines 35 3
China Flight General Aviation Company (CFGAC) 2 1 1
Aug 20, 2018 Genghis Khan Airlines 25(+25) 3 2
Jiangxi Air 5 3
Urumqi Air 5
167(+25)
Reported Orders
Sep 2003 Shanghai Airlines[37] 5
Shandong Airlines[37] 10
Shenzhen Financial Leasing[37] 20
Mar 2004 Xiamen Airlines[38][a] 37[]
Dec 2007 Henan Airlines[39][40] 100
Dec 2007 9nes[41][42] 2
Mar 2008 GECAS[43] 5 20
Joy Air[44] 50
May 2010 Merukh Enterprises[45] 10
Nov 11, 2014 Republic of Congo[46] 4
March 9, 2015 ICBC Leasing[47] 30
August 30, 2019 China Eastern Airlines[48] 35
^ Although the Xiamen order for six was reported in some press as firm, ACAC's own web site still shows them as "options"
An Indonesian airline will fly with its entire fleet consisting of 60 ARJ21 aircraft, although as of now that airline is not specified.[49]
Cockpit crew
90 (1-class)
78 (2-class) 105 (1-class)
Seat pitch
31 in (1-class), 36 & 32 in (2-class)
33.46 m (109 ft 9 in) 36.35 m (119 ft 3 in)
79.86 m2 (859.6 sq ft)
Wing sweepback
8.44 m (27 ft 8 in)
Cabin width
Cabin height
Aisle width
48.3 cm (19.0 in)
OEW
24,955 kg (55,016 lb) 26,270 kg (57,920 lb) STD
26,770 kg (59,020 lb) ER
MTOW
40,500 kg (89,300 lb) STD
43,500 kg (95,900 lb) ER 43,616 kg (96,157 lb) STD
47,182 kg (104,019 lb) ER
20.14 m3 (711 cu ft) -
Take-off run at MTOW
1,700 m (5,600 ft) STD
1,900 m (6,200 ft) ER 1,750 m (5,740 ft) STD
1,950 m (6,400 ft) ER
Service ceiling
11,900 m (39,000 ft)
Max. operating speed
Mach 0.82 (870 km/h, 470 kn, 541 mph)
Normal cruise speed
Range (fully loaded)
1,200 NM (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) STD
2,000 NM (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) ER 1,200 NM (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) STD
1,800 NM (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) ER
Maximum fuel load
10,386 kg (22,897 lb) -
Powerplants (2x)
General Electric CF34-10A[50]
Engine thrust
75.87 kN (17,057 lbf) 82 kN (18,500 lbf)
Notes: Data are provided for reference only. STD = Standard Range, ER = Extended Range
Sources: ARJ21 Series,[51]ICAS[52]
Related development
Bombardier CRJ700 series
Embraer E-Jets
List of jet airliners
List of airliners
List of Chinese aircraft
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XX Чемпионат мира по современному пятиборью среди женщин проходил в городе Пезаро  с 12 по 20 июня 2000 года.

В Италии стартовал чемпионат мира - последний этап отбора пятиборцев на Олимпийские игры-2000. На турнире будет разыграно по 14 олимпийских лицензий у мужчин и женщин.
По предварительным данным, в состязаниях примут участие спортсмены из 20 стран.

За женскую сборную России в лично-командном первенстве выступят Татьяна Муратова, Марина Колонина и Виктория Заборова, на эстафеты заявлена также и Елизавета Суворова. Главный тренер сборной Алексей Хапланов. У наших спортсменок есть неплохие шансы получить путёвки в Сидней. Ведь на последнем этапе Кубка мира в Корее Суворова заняла 1-е место, Муратова - 11-е.
На чемпионате Европы в Польше Муратова стала второй.

По словам Хапланова, медали мирового первенства для команды не самоцель, главное - отобраться на Олимпиаду. Пока у нас есть только одна лицензия (у Суворовой). В то же время у сборной есть реальная возможность претендовать на призовое место в командном зачёте.

 ПЕЗАРО. Чемпионат мира. Эстафета. Женщины
1. Венгрия (Вивьен Мате, Беа Симока, Жужа Ворош) - 4950. 2. Великобритания (Стефани Кук, Гвен Кинси, Син Льюис) - 4937. 3. Белоруссия (Галина Башлакова, Жанна Толкачева-Шубенок, Анна Внукова) - 4749. 4. Германия - 4676. 5. Италия - 4564. 6. Польша - 4559.

ПЕЗАРО. На проходящем в Италии чемпионате мира, последнем этапе отбора на Олимпиаду-2000, серьёзную травму - разрыв ахилла - получила один из лидеров российской сборной Марина Колонина.
Из-за этого россиянки вынуждены были сняться с эстафеты. Главный тренер сборной Алексей Хапланов, позвонивший в редакцию "СЭ", был сильно расстроен случившимся: "Для женской команды это ЧП, - сказал он корреспонденту "СЭ" Елене РЕНЖИНОЙ. - Боюсь, шансов завоевать олимпийские лицензии у нас теперь резко поубавилось. Трудно сказать, смогут ли Виктория Заборова и Татьяна Муратова справиться с этой задачей". Напомним, что лидер российской команды Елизавета Суворова, уже отобравшаяся на Игры-2000, на чемпионате мира была заявлена только на эстафету.

ПЕЗАРО. На продолжающемся чемпионате мира прошли индивидуальные состязания среди женщин, в ходе которых были разыграны 14 путевок на Олимпийские игры в Сиднее.
Победила датчанка Пернилле Сварре. В российской команде на Олимпиаду квалифицировалась Татьяна Муратова, занявшая в финале 12-е место. Напомним, что до чемпионата мира у нашей сборной была только одна лицензия, полученная экс-чемпионкой мира Елизаветой Суворой.

 Чемпионат мира. Женщины. Индивидуальные соревнования. Финал.

1. Пернилле Сварре (Дания) - 5341 (стрельба - 964, фехтование - 970, плавание - 1052, преодоление препятствий - 1067, кросс - 1288) 2. Паулина Бониш (Польша) - 5270 (1156, 820, 1123, 991, 1180). 3. Елена Рублевска (Латвия) - 5256 (1132, 910, 1112, 1030, 1072). 4. Клаудия Черутти (Италия) - 5243 (1132, 820, 1195, 1094, 1002). 5. Жанна Долгачева-Шубенок (Белоруссия) - 5227 (928, 940, 1141, 1040). 6. Кэйт Эленби (Великобритания) - 5219 (1012, 850, 1157, 1100, 1100).... 12. Татьяна Муратова (Россия) - 5168 (1084, 820, 1164, 1070, 1030)... 30. Виктория Заборова (Россия) - 4552 (988, 700, 1102, 1170, 692).

Ссылки
 Федерация современного пятиборья России
 Федерация современного пятиборья Белоруссии

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Blinken with Pacific trip aims to reaffirm U.S. focus on Asia
11 months ago Savanna Seligman
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2022. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will aim with a trip to the Pacific this week to remind the world that Washington's strategic long-term focus remains with the Asia-Pacific region despite an escalating crisis with Russia over Ukraine.
Blinken departs on Monday for Australia, Fiji and Hawaii for a week-long trip and meetings with key allies, aiming to reaffirm a commitment to push back against what the United States calls China's growing economic and military "coercion."
The trip's highlights include a meeting of the informal grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the United States known as the Quad, diplomatic efforts regarding North Korea and discussions on the concerns of Pacific Islands states where U.S. officials believe China wants to establish bases.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price was asked at a briefing on Monday whether Blinken had considered cancelling the trip given the Ukraine crisis. Price replied that the United States is capable of "walking and chewing gum at the same time."
Price nevertheless said Blinken would be "focused to a large degree" on the Ukraine crisis.
"We are a big country. We are a big department. We have a lot of challenges on our plate," Price said, adding that Blinken would remain in contact with his U.S. government counterparts on the Ukraine issue during the trip.
Blinken's trip comes days after China and Russia declared a "no limits" strategic partnership – their most detailed and assertive statement to work together – and against the United States – to build a new international order based on their own interpretations of human rights and democracy.
Daniel Kritenbrink, the State Department's top diplomat for East Asia, chided Chinese President Xi Jinping when briefing journalists on Blinken's trip, saying Xi's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday should have been an opportunity to encourage de-escalation of Ukraine tensions.
China and Russia pledged mutual protection of core interests – an apparent reference to Russia and Ukraine as well as Taiwan, a self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. Their joint statement also denounced U.S. moves to counter China through AUKUS, a pact under which the United States and Britain will provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.
'MAINTAIN FOCUS'
U.S.-Chinese ties are at their lowest point in decades as the world's top two economies disagree on issues ranging from Hong Kong to the South China Sea and China's treatment of ethnic Muslims. Russia's potential invasion of Ukraine, the most serious threat of a major conflict in Europe since the Cold War's end, only complicates matters.
Charles Edel, an expert on Asia and Australia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank, said Blinken's trip "underscores just how important – and how challenging – it is for Washington to maintain focus on the Indo-Pacific."
Meeting in Melbourne, the Quad countries are expected to discuss how to further goals including climate policy and providing COVID-19 vaccines to Southeast Asia ahead of an expected May summit in Japan that President Joe Biden plans to attend.
In meetings with Fiji's prime minister and Pacific Island leaders, climate policy and the security challenge posed by China are expected to be front and center.
"The speed and extent of China's outreach to the Pacific Islands has served as a wakeup call," said Daniel Russel, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia under former President Barack Obama.
Lawmakers from the Pacific Island republic of Kiribati said last year China had drawn up plans to upgrade an airstrip on one its remote islands about 1,860 miles (3,000 km) from Hawaii. This would offer China a foothold deep in territory firmly aligned with the United States and its allies since World War Two.
The United States has said the AUKUS pact and expanding Quad cooperation show its Indo-Pacific commitment. Analysts have said former President Donald Trump's withdrawal from a trade framework now known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) undercuts U.S. engagement with a region where many countries count China as their main trading partner.
Biden told Asian leaders in October that the United States would launch talks on a new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, but few details have emerged and his administration has been reluctant to offer the increased market access Asian countries desire, seeing this as threatening American jobs.
In Hawaii, Blinken will host Japanese and South Korean counterparts for discussions expected to center on North Korea, which has conducted a slew of missile launches this year, raising fears it may return to testing intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombs for the first time since 2017.
Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom; Editing by Will Dunham
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blinken-with-pacific-trip-aims-reaffirm-us-focus-asia-2022-02-07/
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Who knows if it was the only thing that caused WordPress to Disappear my first Yintegrity Guilt Post, but Dragging-and-Dropping my Images does seem to Disappear my entire Post. When I Upload them instead, the Post doesn't Disappear. Of course it could have just been Karma, and Goddess Knows, these days it could have been straight Censorship, though I haven't heard otherwise that they're censoring bits about 5D yet. Wouldn't Surprise me.
After this Portal, we may be more Cryptic, in order to squeeze out more information in less time. If we're too Cryptic, Ask Questions.
One thing that was in the Lost Post was a review of Yintegrity…
Yangtegrity is when we do what we said we were going to do, when we said we were going to do it.
Yintegrity is when we do what we damn well feel like doing, Moment to Moment.
In 5D we'll basically have to stay in Yintegrity, or we'll drop right back into the 3D Patriarchy. To Live in Yintegrity and Survive in a Yangtegrity World, we may have to Minimize our Commitments, Renegotiate Often, and Make Amends when Renegotiation isn't possible and the Relationship Is Worth Keeping.
Since the 3D World has gone Hyperkinetic, we may also have to move into Sustainability. The first step toward Sustainability is Giving Up what's Unnecessary, so Sustenance may also be Required. If we're Reacting to the escalating Electromagnetic Hyperpollution with Neurasthenia and the Inability to continue to Live Hyperkinetically, we may also have to Pool our Resources while we Adapt to the Microwave Death Rays.
Another thing that was lost, was a bit about the Uranus-Neptune Waxing Septile. The 172-year Uranus-Neptune Cycle is about the Relationship between the Individual Soul (Uranus) and the Collective Soul (Neptune). The Septile is about Being in the Right Place at the Right Time (7th Harmonic, the Chariot). The Chariot is At Rest (meaning Relaxed), but always Poised for Action when Needed. There is no Space-Out Lag, no Shoulda Coulda Woulda, only a Seamless and Constant Connection between Goals and Actions, and Readiness to Take Advantage of Opportunities.
The Waxing Septile is a particularly Potent time for Injecting Consciousness-Expanding Action into the Collective Experience, as the first quarter of any Cycle is a Struggle for the New Cycle Energy to keep it's head above water while the Diehards of the Old Cycle do everything they can (especially propaganda) to keep their obsolete Old-Cycle Investments growing corn when it's no longer Natural. Your Consciousness-Expanding Action could be Foundational Investments in your New-Cycle Survival or Exploitation Endeavors, or Political Action to furthur Promote New-Cycle Energy, or of course both.
The New Uranus-Neptune Cycle began in February 1993 at 20 Capricorn, "A hidden choir sings during a religious service." The Old Cycle began in March 1821 at 3 Capricorn, "A Huper soul, in its eagerness for new experience, seeks embodiment."
Seems like there's a persondate (Patriarchy-Speak: mandate) in the New Cycle to Collaborate. Use Zoom, as choirs make particularly good Superspreader Events, as everyone labors to Project their various oral exudations. There's a persistent rumor that all these new Souls that incarnated on Gaia recently, are craving the Planetary Ascension Experience. You probably know people who have moved on to the Other Side already, many because they knew they could Act more Powerfully from that Side as the Veils thinned, which the Veils have certainly been doing.
Invite Dialog with these ex-people, especially your Twig-Mates (our multiple Soulmates) and FOO-Mates, they have a lot to Teach us, and can Help us immensely with our own Survival Struggles. Don't be Fooled by Appearances; many of the most "Ordinary" people are Manifestations of Extraordinary Souls, as if they all aren't. And don't be Fooled by your own Doubt. Your programmers taught you that "it was only your Imagination" in order to keep you pinned down under the Patriarchy's Tsunami of Bullshit. You can have as many Invisible "Imaginary Friends" as you want now. If Appearances are still important to you, don't tell anybody else. But keep up your end of the Dialog whether or not you detect any Response from the Other Side, as the Response is likely to come through Unexpected Channels – such as Healing.
The current Emphasis on Growth in Consciousness (the 2 August 2021 Station of Juno), which is our Big astroDeal at the moment, is situated in a Waning Biseptile to Neptune, and a Waning Triseptile to Uranus. Waning Angles in general are about Letting Go. The smaller the Angle, the greater the Admonition that it's Time to Let Go. Bi-Angles in general are about Traditions, Rules, the substantial Power of Repetition (the Second Harmonic, the Priestess). Tri-Angles in general are about Compassion, Love with Wisdom (Third Harmonic, the Empress).
So the Waning Juno-Uranus Triseptile might be about Letting Go of all Concepts we have about the Soul and all Concepts we have about the Relationship between the Ego and the Soul. Even though we all always seamlessly Identify with our Ego – by definition (think about that please) – most of us are Unaware of this moment-to-moment. And even though we are all always seamlessly Merged with our Soul, many of us are Unaware of this moment-to-moment as well. Identification is Different from Merging. "I Am…" is Different from "We Are…" Percolate this with your Morning Coffee or whatever Upper you use, whenever your "Morning" is. In particular, investigate whether your Understanding of Ego and Soul, and of Ego-and-Soul as a Couple, are Uncompromisingly Loving and Wise.
The Waning Juno-Neptune Biseptile might be about Letting Go of any Rules you ever Learned about the Collective Soul, the Godhead, the Goddessheart, Source, and the Head Cheese by any other name. As Ursula LeGuin so aptly put it in her five-book Wizard of Earthsea trilogy, "Rules Change in the Reaches" (ie, the Edges of things) and Goddess knows we're in the Reaches! And of course any two- or three-dimensional "Rules" you learned about the Unitary and n-Dimensional Godhead or Goddessheart were Bullshit Political Propaganda to begin with. The Power of Repetition is useful, but it's about What Works, not what's "the Right Way."
We had a question about Septiles a while back, that I haven't had time to answer yet. I think we've spoken a lot in the above about the Septile in general, but this person was asking about a Venus-Juno Septile specifically, and that's oh so timely now that Juno is Lit Up (Stationary). The main keyword we use for Venus is Values. So a natal Venus-Juno Septile would suggest a Lifetime where one was Constantly Learning more (or Growing in Consciousness) about one's own Values. That could be a real pain in the you-know-what, as Errors and Failures in Applying our Values to Real-Life situations can be Painful, even as Errors and Failures are the most Powerful Curriculum for Growing in Consciousness.
Like the car I once saw with "O Shit Another Learning Opportunity" written over the big dent in it. Or the Errors in Applying my Values that I made as a young child, that I still vividly Remember, and seventy years later still Regret Alienating that person for Life. Astrology, like Psychology, prefers either Heads or Tails or both, but seldom Edges. So depending on the other Angles, one's Karma, one's Programming and Education, and one's general state of Enlightenment, a Venus-Juno Septile could suggest a person whose Timing about Applying their Values was impeccable, never quite right, or Painfully Inept. What's assured is that Timing about Applying one's Values would be a Lifetime issue of one sort or another, and most likely that if one took inventory, they'd find that their Skill at their Timing vastly Improved over the course of their Lifetime.
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Vincent van Gogh Paintings from Arles
Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night over the Rhône on canvas (28-1/2x36-1/4 inches) that is d'Orsay in Paris. See more pictures of van Gogh's paintings.
Vincent van Gogh's years in Paris had been invigorating, but he was now feeling physically drained and emotionally overstimulated. He longed for a community of like-minded painters who would live and work together in harmony with nature and one another, as he imagined artists lived in Japan. To pursue these ideals, van Gogh decided to move to Arles, in the south of France.
Van Gogh arrived in Arles during the middle of a heavy snowstorm late in February 1888. Although spring seemed distant, he noticed an appealing and subtle difference in the color of the landscape from that of the north. There were yellow rocks and red soil, as well as mountains beyond the village that appeared lilac in the chilly air.
van Gogh Image Gallery
After years of painting bouquets in Paris, van Gogh was now inspired by the spectacle of the flowering fruit trees in the early spring. He set up his easel in the orchards, working swiftly to capture the ephemeral beauty before the burgeoning fruit replaced the flowers. He used pure pigment to get the freshest tones and applied it to his canvas with a light touch to echo the pale, translucent petals flickering on the branches.
Van Gogh abandoned the self-conscious approach to painting he had practiced in Paris and followed his own instincts. He worked freely over the surface of his paintings, applying thick paint on some areas while allowing bare patches of raw canvas to remain exposed. By mid-May, van Gogh had completed at least 20 canvases.
Van Gogh's paintings from Arles reflect an artist discovering new colors, new contrasts, and new enthusiasm. The following pages take you to these paintings.
The Harvest: Vincent van Gogh used the natural elements of a country landscape to structure the composition of The Harvest. Learn how van Gogh created this depiction of the first grain harvest of the season.
Sprig of Flowering Almond Blossom in a Glass: As Vincent van Gogh explored the Arles countryside, he became fascinated with the tiny green buds on the bare branches of almond trees. Learn how van Gogh composed Sprig of Flowering Almond Blossom in a Glass.
The Postman Joseph Roulin: Vincent van Gogh created a friendship with the subject of this painting, postman Joseph Roulin. Learn how van Gogh used the contrast of primary colors to create a vibrant effect in The Postman Joseph Roulin.
Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night: Vivid colors enhance a nightlife scene in this Vincent van Gogh painting. Learn how van Gogh applied the practice of plein air painting to an evening composition.
Landscape with Snow: Vincent van Gogh found new inspiration in the Arles countryside. Observe how van Gogh applied his characteristic interpretation of color to this winter landscape.
Peach Tree in Blossom (Souvenir de Mauve): Vincent van Gogh took great delight in painting the fruit trees of Arles while they were in full blossom. Read about Peach Tree in Blossom (Souvenir de Mauve), a painting van Gogh dedicated to Anton Mauve, the first painter to encourage him to work in color.
Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing: Learn how Vincent van Gogh applied the principles of Japanese art to Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing.
The White Orchard: Working with urgency, Vincent van Gogh sought to capture the splendor of trees in full bloom before the change of seasons. Observe the fresh, bright colors of The White Orchard.
Almond Tree in Blossom: In Arles, Vincent van Gogh abandoned the analytical path he'd adopted in Paris. For an example of van Gogh's newfound spontaneity, observe Almond Tree in Blossom.
Field of Flowers near Arles: Vincent van Gogh composed this painting after the early arrival of summer in Arles. Note the brightening of van Gogh's color palette in Field of Flowers near Arles.
The Sower: Vincent van Gogh's use of color and brush stroke come together to create this dramatic composition. Learn more about The Sower.
Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer: Sketching from the shore, Vincent van Gogh composed this painting with a high level of control. Note van Gogh's use of constraint in Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
The Zouave: Vincent van Gogh believed that a painting's subject inspired the palette. Learn how van Gogh used color to portray the Zouave, a division of French-Algerian soldiers he encountered in Arles.
Corn Fields and Poppies: Vincent van Gogh successfully integrated his Impressionist and Japanese influences in this painting. Learn more about van Gogh's approach to painting Corn Fields and Poppies.
La Mousme, Sitting: Learn how Vincent van Gogh, inspired by Pierre Loti's novel Madame Chrysantheme, painted La Mousme, Sitting.
Self-Portrait with Pipe and Straw Hat: One of Vincent van Gogh's many self-portraits, this piece embodies van Gogh's feelings of kinship with the local Arles farmers. Learn about Self-Portrait with Pipe and Straw Hat, which van Gogh painted near the end of his summer in Arles.
Encampment of Gypsies with Caravans: Vincent van Gogh focused on the application of pigment to canvas when he composed Encampment of Gypsies with Caravans. Observe how the thick layers of paint recorded every action of van Gogh's brush.
Oleanders: Characteristic of most of Vincent van Gogh's still-life compositions, the objects in this painting hold special meaning for the artist. Learn about the significance of the objects in Oleanders.
Ploughed Field: In this piece, Vincent van Gogh again employed his technique of applying thick strokes of pigment to the canvas. Observe the individual brush strokes and heavy pigment of Ploughed Field.
The Old Mill: The thick articulation of the artist's brush strokes bring an expressive quality to The Old Mill. Learn more about the technique Vincent van Gogh used to create this painting.
Starry Night over the Rhône: Vincent van Gogh used a strong contrast of primary colors to create Starry Night over the Rhône, a vision of an evening sky sparkling with stars.
Study for "Romans Parisiens": The books in this still life seem to exude individual personalities. Learn more about Vincent van Gogh's Study for "Romans Parisiens."
Willows at Sunset: In this painting, Vincent van Gogh employs a vivid, saturated palette to portray the change of seasons from summer to autumn. Learn more about Willows at Sunset.
Horizontal bands of golden wheat stir in the foreground of Vincent van Gogh's The Harvest. Learn about this painting in the next section.
The Harvest by Vincent van Gogh
Sprig of Flowering Almond Blossom in a Glass by Vincent van Gogh
The Postman Joseph Roulin by Vincent van Gogh
Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night by Vincent van Gogh
Landscape with Snow by Vincent van Gogh
Peach Trees in Blossom (Souvenir de Mauve) by Vincent van Gogh
Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing by Vincent van Gogh
The White Orchard by Vincent van Gogh
Almond Tree in Blossom by Vincent van Gogh
Field of Flowers near Arles by Vincent van Gogh
The Sower by Vincent van Gogh
Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer by Vincent van Gogh
The Zouave by Vincent van Gogh
Corn Fields and Poppies by Vincent van Gogh
La Mousme, Sitting by Vincent van Gogh
Self-Portrait with Pipe and Straw Hat by Vincent van Gogh
Encampment of Gypsies with Caravans by Vincent van Gogh
Oleanders by Vincent van Gogh
Ploughed Field by Vincent van Gogh
The Old Mill by Vincent van Gogh
Starry Night over the Rhone by Vincent van Gogh
Study for 'Romans Parisiens' by Vincent van Gogh
Willows at Sunset by Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh's The Harvest is an oil on canvas (28-3/4x36-1/4 inches) that is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Vincent van Gogh returned to his earlier panoramic approach to depict the first harvest of the year in The Harvest, which he painted in 1888.
Van Gogh's deliberate approach to spatial organization -- the crops in the foreground, the fields above, and the mountains on the high horizon -- reveals his desire to attain some of the epic grandeur Paul Cézanne achieved with similar subjects. He worked with intense focus, writing to Emile Bernard that he had seven studies in progress and felt like one of the harvesters working under the blazing sun.
Vincent van Gogh's Sprig of Flowering Almond Blossom in a Glass was inspired by van Gogh's fascination with the budding plants of early spring. Continue to the next section to learn about this painting.
Vincent van Gogh's Sprig of Flowering Almond Blossom in a Glass is an oil on canvas (9-1/2x7-1/2 inches) that is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Vincent van Gogh painted Sprig of Flowering Almond Blossom in a Glass in 1888. The painting's composition and color paid tribute to the Japanese aesthetic van Gogh admired.
Van Gogh hoped that Arles, France, would provide a tranquil and quiet setting for his life and work. Once settled, he painted a sprig of an almond branch, which he forced into early flowering in a glass of water. The irregular pattern of the little branch, covered with pale, translucent blooms, gave him a subject that recalled the depiction of flowers in Japanese prints. The simple division of the silvery, violet background with a scarlet band pays tribute to the Japanese aesthetic.
Vincent van Gogh's friend, postman Joseph Roulin, served as model for the portrait in the next section. Keep reading to learn about The Postman Joseph Roulin.
Vincent van Gogh's The Postman Joseph Roulin is an oil on canvas (32x25-3/4 inches) that is housed in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Vivid, contrasting hues in resonant combinations create a striking effect in The Postman Joseph Roulin. Vincent van Gogh completed this painting in 1888.
In Paris, van Gogh was often in the company of like-minded friends, whom he met in the cafés and galleries that were frequented by artists. In Arles, France, he generally was alone, but he struck up a strong friendship with Joseph Roulin and his family. Van Gogh painted several portraits of the postal worker in his official uniform, conveying his admiration for the man in the solidity of his form and the quiet dignity of his expression.
Vivid colors enhance a nightlife scene in Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night. Learn about this painting in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night is an oil on canvas (32x25-3/4 inches) that is housed in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.
After a summer of painting in the sunny fields, Vincent van Gogh began to explore the potential of plein air painting at night. The result is Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night, which van Gogh completed in 1888.
The café offered a study in contrasts: the glow of the gas-lit square and the dark sky illuminated with stars. Vincent described the painting as "a night picture without any black in it" and admitted, "it amuses me enormously to paint the night right on the spot."
Vincent van Gogh found new inspiration in the color palette of the Arles, France, winter countryside. Continue to the next section to learn about van Gogh's Landscape with Snow.
Vincent van Gogh's Landscape with Snow is an oil on canvas (15-1/16x18-3/16 inches) that is housed in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Vincent van Gogh painted Landscape with Snow in 1888. The painting is inspired by the change in landscape van Gogh saw after moving from Paris to Arles, France.
The desire to work in a warmer climate motivated van Gogh's move from Paris to Arles. Upon his arrival in February, he was surprised to find the region blanketed in snow. Despite the damp cold, he set up his easel outdoors to paint the exquisite landscape, notable for the pale lilac hue of the mountains.
Vincent van Gogh delighted in painting the fruit trees of Arles while they were in full blossom. Read about Peach Tree in Blossom (Souvenir de Mauve) in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's Peach Trees in Blossom (Souvenir de Mauve) is an oil on canvas (28-3/4x23-1/2 inches) that is housed in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.
When the weather in Arles, France, turned mild in March, Vincent van Gogh reveled in the changing landscape. He painted Peach Trees in Blossom (Souvenir de Mauve) in 1888.
By the end of March all the fruit trees -- plum, apricot, pear, apple, and cherry -- were either budded or in full bloom. Van Gogh worked rapidly with flickering strokes to capture the beautiful but fleeting effect. While painting pink peach trees he received news of the death of Anton Mauve. The older painter had urged van Gogh to use color freely, and Vincent dedicated this painting to his memory.
Vincent van Gogh long admired the paintings of Japanese artists. Continue to the next section to learn how van Gogh applied the principles of Japanese art to Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing.
Vincent van Gogh's Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing is an oil on canvas (21-1/4 25-1/2 inches) that is housed in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo,Netherlands.
Vincent van Gogh approached his 1888 painting, Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing, with the Japanese aesthetic he so admired.
Van Gogh thought of Arles as a French counterpart to the world he saw in the Japanese prints: clear air, blossoming trees, and the local people purposefully working in harmony with nature. He longed to see "nature under a brighter sky" to better understand what inspired the artists in Japan. He approached the subject of the Langlois Bridge mindful of the Japanese example, employing clear color and emphasizing the linear patterns of the bridge structure against the sky.
Vincent van Gogh sought to capture Arles trees in full bloom before the change of seasons. Observe the fresh, bright colors in The White Orchard in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's The White Orchard is an oil on canvas (23-1/2x32 inches) that is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Vincent van Gogh painted The White Orchard in 1888. Well aware that time was short to paint the trees in flower, van Gogh worked with a sense of urgency when creating this painting.
Van Gogh wanted to capture the natural spectacle of the petals sparkling in the clear spring sun. The tones he chose were luminous and light, shades of pink, aqua, and green that marked a change from the rich, jewel-toned palette he developed in Paris. His immersion in plein air painting restored his sense of vitality, as well as his sense of purpose.
Vincent van Gogh adopted a newfound spontaneity in Arles, France. For an example of this, observe Almond Tree in Blossom, the painting in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's Almond Tree in Blossom is an oil on canvas (19x14 inches) that is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Vincent van Gogh painted Almond Tree in Blossom in 1888. Van Gogh adapted every effect in his reach to serve the purpose of the painting -- portraying the spectacle of nature coming into full flower.
Painting in the orchards freed van Gogh's approach from the analytical path he had established as a mode of self-education in Paris. He now worked with unprecedented spontaneity, dabbing color, building impasto, and painting with broken and calligraphic strokes uninhibited by his previous concern for prevailing theory or technique.
The arrival of summer in Arles, France, influenced a change in van Gogh's color palette. Note the bright colors in the next painting, Field of Flowers near Arles.
Vincent van Gogh's Field of Flowers near Arles is an oil on canvas (21-1/4x25-1/2 inches) that is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Inspired by the seasonal changes in Arles, Vincent van Gogh painted Field of Flowers near Arles in 1888.
Summer arrived early in Arles, France, and the wild irises bloomed in the meadows. Van Gogh described the delightful scene in a letter to his brother: "A little town surrounded by fields all covered with yellow and purple flowers ... just like a Japanese dream." The seasonal change prompted van Gogh to brighten his pale palette, reintroducing the strong clear blues and golden yellows that had fascinated him the previous summer.
Varied color and brush strokes create a dramatic effect in The Sower. Learn about this painting in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's The Sower is an oil on canvas (25-1/4x31-3/4 inches) that is housed in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.
Vincent van Gogh completed The Sower in 1888. In the painting, the modest, calm figure of the sower is subsumed into the chromatic vitality of the world that surrounds him.
The field in which the sower casts the new seeds vibrates with dabs of blue and yellow. With flickers of black, van Gogh depicted birds descending to feast on the seeds, and he used vertical impasto strokes to paint the stalks of grain. A burning sun hovers in the yellow sky, and its thickly painted rays streak through the background.
Vincent van Gogh demonstrates a high level of control in Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Explore this painting in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is an oil on canvas (25-1/2x32 inches) that is housed Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Vincent van Gogh completed Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in 1888, after spending time sketching on the shore of the Mediterranean fishing village.
There is a high level of control in van Gogh's composition, with its nearly even division of land and sky and the boats positioned to break through the division and unite the separate zones. Even the color is controlled, and individual objects are bound within black contour lines.
The Zouaves were French-Algerian soldiers stationed in Arles. Learn how van Gogh used color to portray a Zouave soldier in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's The Zouave is an oil on canvas (25-1/2x21-1/2 inches) that is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Vincent van Gogh painted The Zouave in 1888. Van Gogh's portrait of a soldier in his uniform signaled a change in his approach to color.
The paint is applied thickly, in broad areas, in heavily saturated tones of green, red, and blue that appear more sober than bright. A division of French-Algerian soldiers billeted in Arles, France, the Zouaves were notorious for their recklessness on and off the battlefield. Van Gogh asserted that the subject inspired the palette, which he described as "a savage combination of incongruous tones."
Van Gogh successfully integrated his Impressionist and Japanese influences in Corn Fields and Poppies. Continue to the next section to learn about this painting.
Vincent van Gogh's Corn Fields and Poppies is an oil on canvas (21-1/4x25-1/2 inches) that is housed in The Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Vincent van Gogh painted Corn Fields and Poppies in 1888. The painting is characterized by a bold composition and vivid palette.
By June of 1888, van Gogh had attained the full assimilation of his sources. As seen in this lyrical composition of wheat waving above a flowering field, he had mastered the Impressionist approach of painting quickly to achieve the sensation of immediacy. His variable touch, from dabs to descriptive strokes, transcended the Neo-Impressionist example in its expressive power.
The subject of van Gogh's La Mousmé, Sitting was inspired by a novel, Pierre Loti's Madame Chrysantheme. Learn more about this painting in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's La Mousme, Sitting is an oil on canvas (29-1/4x23-1/2 inches) that is housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Always an avid reader, Vincent van Gogh was inspired by Pierre Loti's novel Madame Chrysantheme to paint a portrait of a mousmé. The result is van Gogh's La Mousmé, Sitting, which he painted in 1888.
Van Gogh explained in a letter to his brother Theo that a mousmé was a young Japanese girl. Loti's novel describes the temporary marriage of a French sailor to a young Japanese woman. In his painting, van Gogh sought a sitter -- young, comely, and modest -- who embodied the characteristics Loti portrayed in his title character.
Vincent van Gogh painted Self-Portrait with Pipe and Straw Hat near the end of his summer in Arles, France. Keep reading to learn about this painting.
Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Pipe and Straw Hat is an oil on canvas on cardboard (16-1/2x11-3/4 inches) that is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Vincent van Gogh composed this painting, Self-Portrait with Pipe and Straw Hat, in 1888. Like all of van Gogh's self-portraits, this painting is a record of the artist's sense of identity at the time of the painting.
Here, near the end of his summer in Arles, France, van Gogh wears a coarse peasant shirt and a common straw hat and smokes a long pipe, expressing his feelings of kinship with the local farmers. But these portraits also allowed him to continue his chromatic experiments, laying tone next to tone -- such as the pink and gray strokes on his cheeks -- for color effects rather than naturalistic depiction.
Vincent van Gogh concentrated on the application of pigment to canvas while painting Encampment of Gypsies with Caravans. Keep reading to learn about this painting.
Vincent van Gogh's Encampment of Gypsies with Caravans is an oil on canvas (17-3/4x20 inches) that is housed in Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Vincent van Gogh downplayed the narrative aspect of his 1888 painting Encampment of Gypsies with Caravans, focusing instead on the application of his pigment to the canvas.
The thick layers of impasto recorded the action of van Gogh's brush, rising off the canvas to mark the end of every stroke. This approach had become central to his work, giving the process of painting an expressive significance in the result. His technique required so much paint that he regularly asked his brother Theo for extra money to buy new supplies.
Like many of Vincent van Gogh's still-life works, the objects in Oleanders hold special significance for the artist. Learn about this painting in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's Oleanders is an oil on canvas (23-3/4x29 inches) that is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
For Vincent van Gogh, flowers and books were always objects of significance. This holds true for the objects in this still life, Oleanders, which he painted in 1888.
These books have the characteristic yellow jackets of contemporary Naturalist novels -- one is Émile Zola's La joie de vivre. But color is van Gogh's supreme concern in this still life, as seen in the strong contrasts of the thickly painted pink petals, which cast lilac shadows on the table, and the heavily worked background in pure bright green.
Observe the individual brush strokes and heavy pigment of Ploughed Field, the painting in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's Ploughed Field is an oil on canvas (28-1/2x36-1/2 inches) that is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Vincent van Gogh painted Ploughed Field in 1888. With thick strokes of yellow ocher, van Gogh worked the patterns of the ploughed field onto his canvas.
Individual brush strokes are evident, creating a descriptive texture through color. In the sky, it is possible to observe every time van Gogh lifted his brush as he applied the heavy pigment. He wrote to his brother Theo demanding more tubes of paint: "I need another dozen of white zinc as soon as possible."
The thick articulation of van Gogh's brush strokes bring an expressive quality to The Old Mill. Learn how Vincent van Gogh painted The Old Mill in the next section.
Vincent van Gogh's The Old Mill is an oil on canvas (25-1/2x21-1/4 inches) that is housed in the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.
Vincent van Gogh painted The Old Mill in 1888. Van Gogh worked at top speed during this time, pouring all his energy into his painting.
Van Gogh became so immersed in the physical process of brushing pigment on canvas that his brush strokes took on an expressive quality quite apart from the subject of the painting. The apparently serene subject of an old mill with a strolling couple in the foreground and cultivated fields in the distance has a disturbing emotional effect as a result of the thick articulation of the strokes.
Starry Night over the Rhône is a vision of an evening sky sparkling with stars. Continue to the next section to learn more about this painting.
Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night over the Rhône is an oil on canvas (28-1/2x36-1/4 inches) that is housed in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Vincent van Gogh painted Starry Night over the Rhône in 1888. The painting's vivid primary shades create a dramatic sense of contrast.
Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo that despite his rejection of conventional religion, he felt the need for an affirmation of faith, which prompted him to "go out at night into the open and paint the stars." In his first "starry night," he evoked evening's darkness with deep shades of blue, violet, and green, broken by the illumination of the stars with their citron-yellow auras and the lamps on the dock in the distance casting pale yellow reflections across the water.
Keep reading to learn about van Gogh's still-life painting Study for "Romans Parisiens."
Vincent van Gogh's Study for 'Romans Parisiens' is an oil on canvas (20-3/4x28-3/4 inches) that is housed in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
As the weather turned colder in Arles, France, Vincent van Gogh renewed his interest in still life. Van Gogh painted the still-life piece Study for 'Romans Parisiens' in 1888.
Van Gogh piled a stack of novels on the table and painted their bright yellow jackets on a modulated surface of yellow and against a thickly painted background of gold. With bent pages and broken spines, the books appear well read, and van Gogh continued to find comfort in their narratives. He was trying to instill his paintings with a kindred sympathy to the conditions of modern life.
Vincent van Gogh used an intense, saturated palette to portray the change of seasons from summer to autumn in Willows at Sunset. Continue to the final section to learn about this painting.
Vincent van Gogh's Willows at Sunset is an oil on cardboard (12-1/2x13-1/2 inches) housed in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.
Vincent van Gogh painted Willows at Sunset in 1888. The vivid tones of van Gogh's palette announce the change of season from summer to autumn.
After months of passionate and unrelenting work in solitary circumstances, van Gogh was physically drained and deeply lonely. He felt a parallel in the ebbing vitality of the cycle of the seasons. The bare branches of the willows appear animated, as if they twist to reach out into the last rays of vigorous heat cast by the setting sun.
Debra N. Mancoff is an art historian and lecturer and the author of numerous books on nineteenth-century European and American painting, including Publications International, Ltd.'s, Monet and Impressionism. Other titles include Sunflowers, Monet's Garden in Art, Van Gogh: Fields and Flowers, and Mary Cassatt: Reflections of Women's Lives. Ms. Mancoff is a scholar in residence at the Newberry Library.
Debra N. Mancoff "Vincent van Gogh Paintings from Arles" 29 August 2007.
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