Dogpatch USA

Dogpatch USA was a theme park located in northwest Arkansas along State Highway 7 between the cities of Harrison and Jasper, an area known today as Marble Falls. It was based on the comic strip "Li'l Abner", created by cartoonist Al Capp and set in a fictional village called Dogpatch. The park opened in 1968, and closed in 1993.
Dogpatch USA was a commercial success in its early years. Investors tried to parlay that success into a sister park, "Marble Falls," planned with a ski resort and convention center. The venture failed and led to the park's closure in 1993. The property then fell into disrepair. Parts of the park have been divided up and sold, and the main area has been bought, sold, and foreclosed on several times.
A documentary about Dogpatch USA by Jeff Carter Productions was released in May, 2018.
History.
Origins.
In 1966, Albert Raney, Sr. decided to sell his family's Ozark trout farm and listed it with O. J. Snow, a Harrison, Arkansas real estate agent. Snow examined the property and decided that the Raney farm was ideal for an amusement park based on pioneer themes, which was an idea he had entertained for years. He noted that features of the area resembled those pictured in the "Li'l Abner" comic strip: he imagined Mill Creek Canyon at the base of a 55-foot (16.8 m) waterfall could be the "bottomless canyon" featured in the comic strip, and the nearby tourist attraction Mystic Caverns (also owned by the Raney family) could become "Dogpatch Cave", where Kickapoo Joy Juice was brewed by a few unsavory Dogpatch characters.
Snow and nine or ten Harrison businessmen formed Recreation Enterprises, Incorporated (REI) to develop the land. Their first step was to get permission from Al Capp, the creator of "Li'l Abner", for a park based on his work. According to an "Arkansas Gazette" article, Snow sent Capp home movies of the property and descriptions of the attractions. In addition to the trout farm and Mystic Caverns cave, Snow planned a variety of attractions and activities, including horseback riding, paddle boats, train rides, local arts and crafts shops, family-oriented theatrical presentations, a botanical garden, an apiary, and honey and fudge shops. "Li'l Abner" comic-strip characters would roam the park and perform skits for the patrons. Snow also assured Capp that the park would be quiet and dignified and would not include roller coasters or thrill rides that would conflict with the rustic "Li'l Abner" theme. Capp, who had turned down other offers to use his characters in theme parks, accepted this one and became a partner, claiming he had once driven through the Ozarks and had pictured just such an area for the setting of his fictional "Dogpatch" town. On January 4, 1967, an article in the "Northwest Arkansas Times" stated that Capp's attorneys were finalizing the agreement. Capp approved of the plans for the park and granted REI the rights to use his characters.
Some state officials and Arkansas residents objected to the creation of the theme park because they thought that it would encourage negative hillbilly stereotypes. Lou Oberste of the Publicity and Parks Commission expressed reservations, and Commission Director Bob Evans agreed that Arkansas had difficulty shedding a similar image created by comedic actor Bob Burns.
In January 1967, Edwin T. Haefele of the Brookings Institution and Leon N. Moses, Professor of Economics at Northwestern University, were in Arkansas attending the Central Arkansas Urban Policy Conference. When reporters asked for their opinions of the Dogpatch project, they expressed doubts about the likelihood of its success, citing the failure of other theme parks that had popped up trying to replicate Disneyland's great success. They also felt that such theme parks tend to cause nearby property values to deflate and local businesses to relocate to more desirable areas. Despite these reservations, the Publicity and Parks Commission toured the property and decided to support the project, and the Harrison Chamber of Commerce approved the plans for the 825 acre (3.3 km2) park. In comparison, Disneyland originally called for only eight acres.
Building and opening the park.
Al Capp and his wife attended the ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday, October 3, 1967. Phase I of the project, at a cost of $1.332 million, included construction of the initial buildings and rides. A second phase, which included the construction of a train from Dogpatch to Marble Falls, a tram from the parking lot to the park entrance, the "Skunk Hollow" section of the park, a motel, and a golf course, was planned to be completed over the next two years at a cost of $2 million. In 1968, the name of the community post office was officially changed from Marble Falls to Dogpatch.
Under the direction of Jim Schermerhorn, an REI board member and experienced caver, Mystic Caverns, which was renamed "Dogpatch Caverns", was completely renovated. Dangerous conditions were corrected to ensure safety, and the additions included a better lighting system, walkway, and entrance. During renovation, while Schermerhorn was operating the bulldozer, a second cave was discovered next to Mystic Caverns. Realizing the potential value of this pristine cave, he had it blocked off so that it could be preserved untouched. It was named "Old Man Moses Cave" and put on the "to do" list along with the other projects intended for Phase II. Schermerhorn also acquired several authentic 19th century log cabins in the Ozark Mountains and had them dismantled, shipped, and reconstructed in the park. A watermill that had originally operated on the property circa 1834 was restored and made fully operational.
Dogpatch USA opened and welcomed about 8,000 visitors on May 17, 1968. The centerpiece of the park was a giant statue of the fictional town hero, Jubilation T. Cornpone. Capp unveiled the statue during his dedication speech to a crowd of about 2,000. Kim Capp, son of Al Capp, worked as the assistant Public Relations Director. General admission was $1.50 for adults and $0.75 for children. During the first year, the park's attractions included a railroad, surrey rides, trail rides, a stable, an apiary, a grist mill tour, a slide, a petting zoo, and a "mule swing." Fishing in the trout pond was another activity offered; the Dogpatch restaurant could then cook the trout for visitors. Artisans demonstrated their work, including candlemaking, glassblowing, and woodcarving, and local crafts were available for purchase, including handmade dulcimers, smoking chips, and embroidered aprons, though crafts produced elsewhere supplemented the local products. The "alpine-style" Dogpatch Inn provided accommodations for visitors. The park reported a net profit of about $100,000 at the end of the 1968 season.
Attendance expectations for the park were, in retrospect, extremely optimistic. David Wesley and Harrison Price of the Los Angeles consulting firm Economic Research Associates projected 400,000 patrons in the first year. They projected that within 10 years, annual attendance would exceed 1 million and annual revenue would be $5 million. However, Dogpatch USA hosted only 300,000 visitors in 1968. Estimates of attendance in its subsequent years have varied widely. According to a February 9, 1997 article in the "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette", it never reported more than 200,000 visitors in any subsequent year. However, according to an August 10, 1997 article in the same newspaper, "in the early 1970s, the park was attracting almost a million visitors each year."
Jess Odom ownership.
A disagreement arose among the members of REI with regards to investing the profits of the first year. Snow believed all the profits should be reinvested in the park, but the other members wanted to divide some of it among themselves. Jess Odom, an Arkansas businessman in search of an opportunity, bought REI members' shares for $750,000 and gained a controlling interest in the park in October 1968. Odom had been successful in several other endeavors, including the founding of a planned community northwest of Little Rock called Maumelle. In summer 1968, there were plans to expand the park further in time for next season's opening; the planned attractions were the "Skunk Holler" section, new shops, and more "Li'l Abner"-themed performances.
Odom signed a long-term licensing agreement with Capp, giving the park and any future "Li'l Abner" franchises the rights to use all characters, events, jargon, names, and titles until 1998. In return, Capp would receive two to three percent of the gross of admissions over the same time period.
According to some sources, in 1969, the cave discovered during construction, "Old Man Moses Cave," was opened to park visitors. However, according to Mystic Caverns' owners, the Old Man Moses Cave was never opened to the public while it was part of Dogpatch, USA. Also in 1969, the first annual Miss Dogpatch pageant was held in the park. During that time, Orval Faubus, former governor of Arkansas, served as the president of Dogpatch, USA. Also in 1969 the B-movie It's Alive! was partly filmed at the Dogpatch Theme park.
1969 marked a particularly popular year for rustic and hillbilly pop culture. Shows such as "Green Acres", "Petticoat Junction", and "The Beverly Hillbillies" were in vogue on American television, and a similar rustic-themed park about 40 miles away near Branson, Missouri, Silver Dollar City, had become a huge success. The "Li'l Abner" comic strip was appearing in more than 700 newspapers daily throughout the country, which kept the fictional town of Dogpatch in the public eye. In 1968, Al Capp had granted New York restaurant chain Longchamps, Inc. the rights to use his characters and artwork in a planned "Li'l Abner"-themed restaurant franchise. Capp had also approved the creation of a "Li'l Abner TV" series, and the Dogpatch, USA operators hoped the park and series would mutually build each other's audiences.
Dogpatch USA was profitable in its first few years, and Odom expanded the park's amenities. By the 1970 opening day, a motel consisting of 60 mobile-home units had been completed, and a funicular to carry guests from the parking lot to the park entrance was a few weeks away from completion. In 1971, Odom, who foresaw unlimited potential for the park, bought out most of the remaining investors for $700,000 and became, essentially, the owner. Several new attractions were added in time for the 1972 season opening, including an "Animal World" section with a sea lion exhibit and an aviary with exotic birds, a children's water ride, and, as stated by the "Harrison Daily Times", a "unique boat train ride."
In August 1972, Odom announced that he was financing the construction of a sister park, Marble Falls Resort and Convention Center, which was the first ski resort in Arkansas. The two parks were marketed together as a year-round attraction. The resort was ready for the Christmas season of 1972, though a winter storm prevented it from opening until after Christmas. The resort used snow machines to produce enough snow for skiing; the anticipated skiing season was December to mid-March. Marble Falls Resort and Convention Center included ski slopes, a toboggan run, an ice-skating rink, the 62-unit Marble Falls Inn, 36 condominiums, and 30 rental alpine chalets, though the condos and chalets weren't completed until after the initial opening. Odom also opened the Antique Auto Museum as part of the Marble Falls complex.
Odom also continued to expand Dogpatch, USA. New attractions during the 1973 season included a go-cart track named Pappy Yokum's Positively Petrifying Putt-Mobiles, a scrambler called Joe Btfsplk's Impending Disaster Machine, a shooting gallery called Scraggs Feudin' Range, a black light maze, and a swinging bridge. The Kissin' Rocks sculpture was also newly installed for the 1973 season. In 1974, more new attractions were added, including the thrill ride Hairless Joe's Kickapoo Barrel, an inflatable "bouncing bag," a replica Native American village, and craft shops where artisans demonstrated pottery making, leather working, and woodworking.
Success seemed to be on the horizon for Odom and Dogpatch USA, but the many unforeseen events of the 1970s cast a dark shadow on Odom's dreams. Attendance figures throughout that decade were woefully short of expectations. In 1973, interest rates began to skyrocket, and a nationwide energy crisis kept many tourists home. In a bout of cancellations nicknamed the Rural purge, American television networks eliminated many shows with country themes, and the popularity of hillbillies waned. The "Li'l Abner" restaurant chain was never built. The proposed "Li'l" Abner TV series was never made; a pilot was produced and premiered as a television special on ABC-TV, but it received poor reviews and no network purchased the series.
The mild winter weather which visited Arkansas through the mid-1970s proved to be the undoing of Marble Falls as a ski resort, and its snow cannons and slopes sat idle much of the time. The modest profits of Dogpatch USA were not sufficient to keep the two parks afloat, and Odom, already $2 million in debt, was forced to borrow an additional $1.5 million in the unfavorable financial atmosphere of 1973.
In 1974, Odom partnered with the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts at the University of Arkansas to create an in-park repertory theater in a venture called "Arkansas Rediscovered" or the American Revolution Bicentennial Project. The group of student performers was named the "Boar's Head Players." Odom and the university planned for the group to perform well-known plays and short children's productions and to develop new plays based on the history and culture of Arkansas. They planned for the new plays to premiere at Marble Falls in 1976 as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration, and then the group would tour the state performing the new works. This venture turned into a huge disappointment; the group presented two of the five promised productions, and did not return for any of the following seasons. Today, this troupe is still active at the University of Arkansas.
In 1976, Union Planters Bank began foreclosure proceedings on $3.5 million in debts. In 1977, Al Capp and the "Li'l Abner" comic strip retired. Capp's retirement brought an end to one of the greatest advertisements for Dogpatch USA – the "Li'l Abner" comic strip. The same year, First National Bank of Little Rock began foreclosure proceedings on $600,000 in debts. In September of that year, Odom stated that, because Marble Falls had lost $50,000 to $100,000 a year since it opened, the ski slopes would be closed permanently. In subsequent years, various activities, including grass skiing, a gaming arcade, a 400-foot water slide, and a disco, were advertised at Marble Falls along with the resort accommodations. New attractions included the Slobbovian Sled Run, Grist Mill Puppet Theater, Rottin' Ralphies Rick-o-shay Rifle Range, and Barney Barnsmell's Skunk-works. New attractions in 1978 included Li'l Abner's Space Rocket, which was intended to simulate a flight into space.
Two personal injury lawsuits, seeking more than $200,000 in compensation, were brought against Dogpatch USA in 1979 and settled in 1980. By 1979, Dogpatch USA's income was less than its operating expenses, and attempts by Odom to get the town of Harrison, and later Jasper, to issue tourism bonds to refinance millions of dollars of debt were unsuccessful. That same year Odom announced that negotiations had been underway to sell the park to a private nonprofit group called God's Patch, Inc., which would turn Dogpatch USA into a Biblical-themed amusement park, but funding never materialized. New attractions in 1980 included a trained bear act, Castle's Country Bears, and the Shmoo, a character from the "Li'l Abner" comic strip, which appeared for the first time among the park's costumed characters.
The heat wave of 1980, one of the worst in Arkansas's history, made that year one of the worst for the park and marked the second consecutive year that Dogpatch USA operated without sufficient income. In October 1980, Union Planters Bank filed to take possession of both Dogpatch USA and Marble Falls. A month later, Dogpatch USA filed for bankruptcy. Union Planters Bank put Dogpatch USA up for sale in order to pay off $7 million' worth of loans.
OEI ownership.
In 1981, Ozarks Entertainment, Inc. (OEI) bought Dogpatch USA for an undisclosed amount; it would retain ownership through 1986. Taking the park in new directions, OEI, under the leadership of General Manager Wayne Thompson, reduced the park staff by more than 50% and added many attractions. The amphitheater hosted concerts featuring stars such as Reba McEntire, Hank Thompson, and Ike and Tina Turner.
Thompson also brought in the corporate sponsorship of Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, and Tyson Foods, and superheroes including Spider-Man, Batman and Robin, and Captain America for personal appearances and autograph signing. Gospel and bluegrass shows were presented. Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse from the popular TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard") was signed as the park's spokesman both onsite and in TV commercials. Dogpatch admission was relatively cheap compared to other theme parks around the country; a "Money" magazine survey in 1986 found that admission for a family of four was $34 at Dogpatch, while it was $84 at Disney World.
In 1981, Dogpatch Caverns and Old Man Moses Cave were sold to Bruce Raney (grandson of Albert Raney, Sr.) and a fellow investor. Old Man Moses Cave was renamed "Crystal Dome" and "Dogpatch Caverns" became "Mystic Caverns" again. According to Mystic Caverns' owners, the Crystal Dome was subsequently renovated and opened to the public for the first time in August 1981. Managed by Raney until they were sold to Omni Properties, Inc. in 1984, the twin caves continue to operate as tourist attractions.
In the 1980s, the ownership of Marble Falls was divided and changed until it became so entangled in legal problems that it was impossible to clearly identify who actually owned each part of the property. In 1982, Odom, under the name "Buffalo River Resorts," began selling parcels of the resort for timeshares and condominiums; however, in June 1983, The Arkansas Time Share Act made it illegal to sell the timeshares because the banks held liens on the property. A 1984 court ruling created an exception for Buffalo River Resorts, although buyers had to be informed that the banks held liens on the property and thus could hypothetically repossess the timeshares if Odom's companies failed to pay their debts. This was followed by a drop in timeshare sales.
Telcor ownership.
In 1987, The Entertainment and Leisure Corporation (Telcor) purchased a 90% stake in OEI. The other 10% was retained by Herb Dunn, Lynn Spradley and Jerry Maland, residents of the area. Telcor, a corporation formed to buy and manage theme parks and headed by Melvyn Bell of Bell Equities, owned two other parks at the time, Deer Forest Park in Coloma, Michigan and Magic Springs in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Wayne Thompson, who was general manager of the park, became President of Telcor with Sam Southerland as Vice President. Thompson and Southerland were principal owners of OEI, and Southerland actually managed the finances for all three Telcor parks. Under Thompson's leadership Telcor made renovations and improvements, and a new ride called the "Space Shuttle" was added.
In 1988, Wayne Thompson departed, and Lynn Spradley, a Dogpatch USA veteran of 14 years, became GM and managed the park through the 1991 season. During this time Spradley bemoaned the fact that Dogpatch USA was forced to spend much more per patron on promotional strategies to attract visitors than other theme parks, and that most kids did not know who the "Li'l Abner" characters were. By this time the comic strip had been out of print for more than 10 years.
Dogpatch USA floundered in the face of stiff competition in the Telcor years, especially from Silver Dollar City, which duplicated most of what Dogpatch USA offered but on a grander scale, and was an hour's drive to the north. What Silver Dollar City lacked, the Ozark Folk Center (a fully subsidized state park) in nearby Mountain View provided, and neither park was wrapped in an outdated cartoon franchise.
In 1991, after concerns from civic leaders that the park would not open for the 1991 season due to financial problems, it was indicated that if the park opened at all, it would open as a scaled down arts and crafts park. General admission was eliminated; patrons paid for each individual attraction instead. Telcor decided to save the money that the Capp estate was receiving for use of the name and characters, and with that one of the most distinctive aspects of the park – the "Li'l Abner" theme – was completely dropped and the name changed to Dogpatch, Arkansas.
The park was closed permanently on October 14, 1993.
Post-closure.
Security Bank of Harrison foreclosed on the Dogpatch, USA property in order to recover $485,000 in debt from park owner Melvin Bell. On December 20, 1994, the park was put up for auction on the courthouse steps in Jasper. The auction was handled by Jim Sprott, a Harrison lawyer whose wife Jan had been "Daisy Mae" at Dogpatch USA from 1968 through the 1970 season; Sprott himself had played Earthquake McGoon and Luke Scraggs. C.L. and Ford Carr of Leisuretek Corporation and Westek Corporation received a quit claim for the property. At that time, however, they neglected to do anything with the park.
In 1988 Debra Nielson began buying parcels of the Dogpatch property. Eventually the area she owned included the ski lodge, convention center, roller rink, and motel. She renamed the acreage "Serenity Mountain". She moved into the Ski Lodge and operated a bed and breakfast there. She also opened a nondenominational church in one of the abandoned resort buildings. In December 1999 Nielson leased the abandoned skating rink to the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protection or HELP. HELP was a non profit group that provided therapeutic horse back riding free of charge.
In 1997, in response to a petition by residents, the U.S. Post Office changed the name of the Dogpatch Post Office back to Marble Falls, as it had been prior to 1968.
In late 2002, Ford Carr had the site placed on eBay with a minimum bid requirement of $1 million. Although he was looking for a $4 million bid, there were no bidders. In 2005, it was reported by "Arkansas Business" that the property was for sale with an asking price $5 million, but the price was "very negotiable."
In 2005, 17-year-old Pruett Nance was driving an ATV through the property. Nance said he had permission from the owners to tour the property. While riding, Nance collided with a length of wire strung between two trees, and was severely injured and nearly decapitated. The question of whether or not the wire was put there maliciously, to dissuade vandalism, became the subject of a lawsuit the Nances filed against the park's owners. The suit eventually ended up in the Arkansas Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of Nance. Nance was awarded $100,000 in compensatory damages and $150,000 in punitive damages, and his father, Stewart Nance, was awarded $400,000 in compensatory damages, for medical bills. When the park owners did not pay the judgment, the deed to Dogpatch was awarded to Pruett Nance, who became the new owner of the park.
A few businesses have revived sections of the Marble Falls property. Nielson sold some of the property to Fred Mullins, who opened an RV Park on the site of the former campgrounds. In 2004, Nielson sold another portion of the property, including the convention center, motel, restaurant, ice-skating rink, and a strip mall to Bob Richards and Randal Phillips. Phillips and his wife Debbie reopened it as "The Hub", a motorcycle-themed resort. The Hub featured a 50-room hotel and a convention facility that seated 1,500 in theater style. The Hub closed in 2017.
Bud Pelsor Ownership.
On August 13, 2014 what was left of the park was sold again, this time to Charles "Bud" Pelsor, the inventor of a "spill proof" dog bowl, and his partners for $2 million. Pelsor, who had recently purchased much of the surrounding land, announced that he planned to reopen the park as an ecotourism village. On December 8, 2014 the park was opened to the public for the first time since it closed 21 years earlier. That weekend, over 5,000 visitors toured the property in anticipation of a grand opening date in the future. Pelsor's plans included restoring the stream, trout farm and mill, featuring music performances, and opening a restaurant. The reopened park, he said, would be named the Village at Dogpatch.
Three buildings burned on the Dogpatch Grounds on February 22, 2015; the buildings were a total loss. Newton County, Arkansas officials have deemed the incident "suspicious". No one was reported to be injured in the blaze.
On May 16 and 17, the park was opened to the public for a second time. Several music groups performed, and artisans from around the Ozarks demonstrated and sold their crafts.
In March 2016, Pelsor put the park up for sale for $3 million, explaining that his business partner, James Robertson, wanted to sell his share of the park, but Pelsor could not afford to buy him out. Pelsor said he would happy to remain co-owner by selling just half the park to a new business partner.
In December 2017, Pelsor announced that he had reached an agreement to lease the park to Heritage USA, Inc., a company owned by David Hare, not to be confused with Heritage USA, a Christian theme park by the same name in South Carolina that closed in 1989. Hare intended to develop the property into Heritage USA Ozarks Resort at Historic Dogpatch beginning in March 2018. However, on August 20, 2018 Debra Nielson, the hotel's owner, filed a lawsuit in Newton County Circuit Court to evict David Hare from her property. The park became once again abandoned. Pelsor stated that Hare had fallen behind on lease payments. Even though he was continuing to make YouTube videos advertising the park, and vacationers had paid and left deposits on hotel rooms, the hotel was vacant and utilities were cut off, while Hare and Heritage USA had become unreachable. Court filings with Pulaski County Circuit Court show that Heritage agreed to pay $5,500 a month for use of the property and in fact never paid anything, in addition to not paying for insurance on the property which had also been cancelled, leading to what Nielson described as an emergency situation. It also alleges an inspection showed "significant damage to the premises." Nielson's attorney has stated that a process to serve Hare with legal papers has been on going, but so far he has exhausted all means available to him to find Hare.
December 15, 2019, Pelsor was served with a foreclosure notice. Owing $922,000 on a $1 million promissory note supposed to be paid off earlier in August that year, and also facing a lawsuit, he decided to leave the state.
Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Shops.
The park was planned to be put up for auction on courthouse steps March 3, 2020, but a "Motion to Cancel Foreclosure Sale" was filed in Newton County Circuit Court on February 27. The Nances, who still held the mortgage on Dogpatch, postponed the auction for two months pending contract negotiations with a new buyer. On June 5, 2020, paperwork was filed at Newton County Circuit Court in Jasper indicating the park had been sold for $1.12 Million. The new owners were listed as Down By the Falls LLC, a corporation created in Delaware but with a Springfield, Missouri street address.
By August 2020 the new owner had been revealed as Johnny Morris founder of Bass Pro Shops. He expressed his desire to take time and restore the park, though did not reveal specific plans saying only everything was in the early stages and that it would be "An ode to the heritage of the Ozarks and the abundant wildlife and natural beauty found here". Dogpatch would be one of many similarly wildlife and nature based attractions owned by Morris's including Big Cedar Lodge wilderness resort, Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve, Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium, and Ozark Mill and Finley Farms.
Attractions.
Trout Pond - Park visitors could rent fishing equipment and go fishing in the pond, which was deliberately overstocked so it would be easy to catch fish. Visitors could fish as much as they wanted and only had to pay for the fish they caught. The Dogpatch restaurant could prepare and serve guests' caught fish, or Dogpatch workers could clean and pack the fish in ice for guests to take home.
The pond was part of a trout farm that was operated by Albert Raney and his family beginning in the 1930s. In 1966, Raney sold the Trout Pond to the developers of Dogpatch USA, but the Raneys continued to operate the pond.
Dogpatch Caverns - A nearby show cave that was incorporated into the park. It had been a tourist attraction since the late 1920s, and in 1949 it was purchased by the Raney family and named Mystic Caverns. It was sold to the developers of Dogpatch USA in 1966, who renamed it "Dogpatch Caverns." The cave was renovated and many safety issues were addressed. During renovations a second cave was discovered adjacent to it; it was named "Old Man Moses Cave" after a "Li'l Abner" cartoon character, and barricaded to preserve its pristine condition. According to some sources, "Old Man Moses Cave" was open to visitors in the 1969 season. Both caves were sold in 1981. "Dogpatch Caverns" was renamed "Mystic Caverns" once more, "Old Man Moses Cave" was renamed "Crystal Dome," and, according to the current owners of the caves, it was at this time that "Old Man Moses Cave" was finally opened for tours.
Peter Bella Grist Mill - This was a historic mill originally built on the property in 1834. It was restored during the initial construction of Dogpatch in 1968. It fell into disrepair after the park's closure.
West Po'k Chop Speshul- This was a miniature train with passenger cars. It carried guests on a circular track around the park. At the time of its construction, it was the first and only railroad in Newton County, Arkansas.
Cornvention Center - This was a venue where musical performances were given.
Frustratin' Flyer - This was a steel Wild Mouse roller coaster. It was a "Monster Mouse" model manufactured by the Allan Herschell Company. Installed in 1968 for the park's debut, it operated until 1991. Dogpatch USA brochures after 1973 continued to show a Monster Mouse in operation. The mouse was sold between the 1991 and 1992 season.
Earthquake McGoon's Brain Rattler - This was a toboggan roller coaster by Chance Rides. The ride was part of the park when it was opened in 1968. In early brochures it was depicted as being a track wrapped around an enormous tree, but the ride was actually made of metal. Since 1993, the ride has operated as the Wild & Wooly Toboggan at Little Amerricka amusement park in Marshall, Wisconsin.
Funicular Tram - A "decliner inliner", the tram was used to transport visitors from the parking lot into the park below. It was purchased from an unknown manufacturer in Switzerland and shipped to Dogpatch USA at a cost of $250,000. Installed in 1970 and opened at the beginning of the 1971 season, it could transport 1,700 guests per hour at a speed of . As passengers descended into the Dogpatch USA valley they were given a short monologue about the park over the tram's PA system.
Boat Train Ride - This ride was introduced at the beginning of the 1972 season. A motorized lead boat piloted by a Dogpatch employee pulled a train of non-motorized boats behind it. The boats followed a route going up creek to the Grist Mill and back again.
Hairless Joe's Kickapoo Barrel - This ride was introduced in the 1974 season. It was a rotating thrill ride.
Barney Barnsmell's Skunk Works - This was introduced in 1977. It was a building full of complicated contraptions reminiscent of Rube Goldberg's designs. The machinery's purpose was the production of homemade soap; the "Springfield News-Leader" referred to the attraction as the "Skunk Works Soap Factory."
Slobbovian Sled Run - This was introduced in the 1977 season. Guests rode on sleds mounted on teflon runners. The sled run was intended to operate similarly to a waterslide but without water.
Li'l Abner's Space Rocket - The ride was added in 1978. It was a simulated trip into outer space.
Trash Eaters - The park had trash cans equipped with huge animal heads that "ate" (sucked) the trash out of patrons' hands. The heads were shaped like goats, pigs, and even razorbacks, and the unusual design encouraged patrons to properly dispose of their litter by making it an amusing experience. The trash eaters used an unusual design. There was a blower motor inside the trash eater "house." The inside of the "house" was sealed so that when the door was shut, a vacuum was created which sucked trash into the trash eater's mouth. The trash then hit a stop and fell into the trashcan located inside the trash eater "house".
Dogpatch Cabins - Guests could tour several cabins that were the "homes" of various Li'l Abner characters. These included Mammy and Pappy Yokum's house and Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae's house. Some of the cabins were authentic cabins from elsewhere in the Ozarks that had been purchased and rebuilt at the park during its 1968 construction.
Dogpatch Auto Drive - These "antique" cars were gas powered, 5/8 size, model T cars made by Arrow Development. This ride was part of the park when it opened in 1968. There were 7 cars in total (two red, two yellow, and three white). The track was made of asphalt with wooden railings around the track. On Oct. 26, 2015, a local family from Bergman, AR purchased all 7 cars from an independent seller.
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History.
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During the WWII Japanese occupation of Indonesia from 1942 to 1945, the hotel was renamed Hotel Yamato. It was used as the headquarters of the Japanese forces in East Java. The hotel was the site of the famous "Hotel Yamato Incident" on 19 September 1945 when pro-nationalist Indonesian youth revolutionaries tore away the blue portion of the Dutch flag flown above the hotel to change it to the red-and-white Indonesian flag in the lead-up to the Battle of Surabaya. Following this incident, the hotel was renamed the Hotel Merdeka (Independence Hotel).
In 1946 the Sarkies brothers returned to manage the hotel and renamed it the L. M. S. Hotel for Lucas Martin Sarkies. In 1969, Mantrust Holdings Co. bought the hotel and renamed it Hotel Majapahit, after the historic kingdom of Majapahit. The hotel was restored in 1994 by Harry Susilo, a prominent local ethnic Chinese businessman, at a cost of $51 million. It reopened on 19 January 1996 as the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Majapahit Surabaya, managed by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. It was bought by the CCM Group in 2006 and renamed Hotel Majapahit.
In 2014, Hotel Majapahit was officially recognized as a cultural heritage landmark by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The hotel is currently managed by Accor.


Sendeturm Jauerling

The Sendeturm Jauerling (Jauerling Transmission Tower) is a tower for directional radio services, FM and TV broadcasting on the Jauerling mountain in Austria. Sendeturm Jauerling was built in 1958. It consists of a 35-metre-high free-standing steel framework tower, which carries a guyed steel tube mast on the top and has a total height of 141 metres.


Dharumavantha School

Dharumavantha School (Dhivehi: ދަރުމަވަންތަ ސްކޫލް ) is a public and newly coeducational school in Malé, Maldives. The school was established in January 2002 with the split of the Majeedhiya School campus into two separate single gender schools, the newly formed school being Dharumavantha. With the establishment of a second male-gender secondary school, the staff and students of Majeedhiya School were split, with half transferred to the new school.
In 2010, the new government decided to introduce coeducation as well as primary grades in all of the four single gender secondary schools in the city. In 2011, Dharumavantha School welcomed the very first co-educational batch of students admitted into the newly formed primary Grade 1 in the school. The change did not affect the current secondary school operations, which is to run as a single gender school until the new co-educational batch progresses to the secondary level.


Romanian Church of the Holy Trinity

The Romanian Church of the Holy Trinity () is a church in Deliblato, Serbia. It was built in 1925.


Alexandra Battery

Alexandra Battery is a coastal artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It was constructed at the neck of the South Mole (originally the New Mole) to enfilade the coastal fortifications of Gibraltar. The battery stood on the site of several previous fortifications; it was built over the New Mole Battery, which was itself constructed on the site of an old Spanish fort in front of the Tuerto Tower.
The battery owed its construction to the recommendations of an 1868 report by Colonel (later General) William Jervois. He proposed that a new battery should be constructed on the site to house a RML 38 ton gun – at the time, the heaviest rifled muzzle-loading gun in the British Army's inventory – in a casemate protected by an iron shield. It was named after Alexandra of Denmark, the wife of Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). He laid the foundation stone in 1876 and the battery was finished two years later, but it was already out of date by 1902, and by 1906 it had been converted into accommodation casemates. The slide and the mounting were subsequently scrapped but the 12.5 inch gun was moved to near Engineer Battery and finally relocated to Harding's Battery in 2013. In 1940, a QF 2-pounder Pom-pom gun was installed on the top of the casemates to protect the South Mole and a Bofors 40 mm gun was installed in 1941 to provide anti-aircraft defence. The battery still exists and is reportedly in a relatively good condition.


Rise Tower

Torre Rise (Spanish for Rise Tower) is a planned skyscraper complex in Monterrey, Mexico designed to be a 440m mixed-use supertall building. Upon completion, Rise Tower will become the tallest skyscraper in Latin America.
Description.
Rise Tower.
Rise Tower is designed to be a 92 floor mixed use building and may host an 180-room hotel, office space, apartments, commercial spaces and a lookout.


Lithuania Business University of Applied Sciences

Lithuania Business University of Applied Sciences (Lithuanian: Lietuvos verslo kolegija, LTVK) is a private college located in Klaipėda and Vilnius, Lithuania. The college was established in 1994. The university offers both undergraduate and post-graduate courses.


Filardi House

The Filardi House (), also known as Casa Muñoz (), is a historic house with ground-level commercial space in Yauco, Puerto Rico. It is notable for the extensive use of concrete sculptural ornamentation on its facade. Italian immigrant Vicente Filardi, a contractor with business in Ponce and Yauco, designed and built the house in 1916 with his sons Juan Bautista and Domingo. The younger Filardis were responsible for the integration of the elaborate decorative features with the overall Beaux-Arts plan, and later came to be recognized as experts in production of ornamental elements of cast concrete.
The house was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1985.


Hazmat (film)

HazMat is a 2013 horror film written and directed by Lou Simon.
Plot.
"Scary Antics", a struggling reality show about pranking people, finds its next "chump" in the form of Jacob (Norbert Velez), an awkward young man who is convinced that the abandoned chemical plant where his father died is haunted. Jacob was brought to the attention of the show by his friend Adam, who believes that pranking Jacob might scare him enough to make him move past his father's death, and his obsession with the plant.
Adam (Reggie Peters), his girlfriend Carla (Daniela Larez), and her friend Melanie (Gema Calero) are to take Jacob to the plant, and explore it with him as Gary (Giordan Diaz) the host of "Scary Antics", and three members of the show's crew - David (Todd Bruno), Steven (Tom Stedham), and Brenda (Aniela McGuinness) - watch them through cameras while situated in a sealed office. Jacob finds and puts on an incomplete hazmat suit before an actor named Tim (Mario Nalini), who is wearing a full hazmat suit, jumps out to frighten him. Panicking, Jacob kills him with an old fire axe, and seemingly has a psychotic break due to realizing what he has done, and that he is the butt of an elaborate joke. Jacob dons Ed's mask, murders Adam and Carla, before chasing Melanie to the office, which he is unable to break into. Melanie and the others are trapped without sustenance, no way to contact help, and with no one knowing where they are due to the host going ahead with filming without informing the network, which required permits and documents that he could not afford.
After Jacob kills technician Ed (Dennis Spain) when he stops by, Gary and Steven use their only map to locate the back exit, which Jacob locks after catching and murdering Steven, then chases Gary. After a brief hide and seek Gary almost exits the building when Jacob pulls him in and decapitates him. Brenda goes out and reclaims the map, but is followed back to the office by Jacob, who forces his way in before the door can be resealed. Jacob axes David while Melanie and Brenda make a run for it, trying to use the map to find another way out. Jacob finds the two, kills Melanie, and fights Brenda. During the struggle, Brenda pulls off Jacob's mask to reveal that his face and head have become disfigured and corpse-like, implying that he is possessed, and that the plant really is haunted. Brenda incapacitates Jacob, and reaches the other exit she and Melanie were looking for, but before she can escape the recovered Jacob pulls her back inside, and hacks her to pieces.
Reception.
The film was praised by Cinema Crazed's Felix Vasquez, Jr., who wrote, "Director Lou Simon’s "HazMat" is a fun and very gory hack and slash horror film that works around the low budget to deliver a genre entry slasher fanatics will lap up with a smile". Corey Danna of Horror News gave "HazMat" a 3½ out of 5, having deemed the climax underwhelming, but the rest of the film commendable, and ultimately concluding, "As a whole, "HazMat", is the perfect film to watch with a group of friends". The same score was awarded by Jorge Larrea of "305 Magazine", who stated, "If you're a fan of old school horror movies like "Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street", any of the Alfred Hitchcock films to name a few then you have to agree that horror films nowadays are not in the same league. Horror films lack that... cult feel to them, at least 90% of the ones released. That's where "HazMat" takes a step back into the cult realm. It has that feel. It's not the most frightening movie there is but you do feel the suspense and want to start screaming at the characters on the screen". The characterization, acting, and plot were called awkward by Michael Allen of 28 Days Later Analysis, who also said the conclusion was unsurprising, but nonetheless Allen admitted, "Overall, events onscreen are never boring, nor slowly paced. "HazMat" is an exciting film spent with a few interesting characters and a few grisly sights".


Pipera Business Tower

Pipera Business Tower is a class A office building located in the city of Bucharest, Romania. It stands at a height of 54 meters and has 13 floors, with a total surface of 13,300 m2. The building features a large sky office on its top floor.


Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant

The Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP) (, "k'ut'aisis avtomek'anikuri k'arkhana"), formerly Kutaisi Automobile Plant — KAZ (, "k'ut'aisis saavtomobilo k'arkhana"); named in the Soviet Union in honour of Sergo Ordzhonikidze), is a truck factory located in Kutaisi, Georgia.
History.
Construction began in 1945, with the first conveyor coming online with the first truck ZIS-150 (KAZ-150) coming off on August 18, 1951.
In 2006 the major part of the company synced with the Georgian Industrial Group and was named the Kutaisi Auto Mechanical Plant (KAMP). Today the factory produces a wide range of automotive industry parts.


St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Riga

St. Peter and St. Paul Church () is the oldest Orthodox church surviving in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address Citadeles iela 7.
The church was built in the 1780s and served the Russian garrison stationed in the Riga Citadel. The Soviet regime turned it into the "Ave Sol" concert hall. In 2012 the building was returned to the Latvian Orthodox Church.


Skalica Culture House

The Skalica Culture House (Slovak: Skalický kultúrny dom) is a Secession building in Skalica built in 1905 by Slovak architect Dušan Jurkovič.
History.
Idea of "Skalica Culture House" was presented by Slovak politician Pavel Blaho. Architect was Dušan Jurkovič who gain inspiration from Slovak and Moravian folk architecture. Building was open to the public in 1905.


Copenhagen Hospitality College

Copenhagen Hospitality College (, abbr. HRS) is a vocational college located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The school is Northern Europe's largest school specialising in hospitality courses and Denmark's largest food institute.
History.
Around 1920 some restaurateurs decided to come together to offer educational evening classes in various subjects relative to the hospitality industry, these classes took place on board a schooner named Constance.
As teachings became more and more comprehensive, the Ministry of Education acknowledged that subjects related to the hospitality industry were a professional craft and the school was approved apprenticeship status in 1922 and became known as the Restaurant Industry Apprenticeship School.
As enrollment to the newly established school increased, there quickly became a shortage of space aboard the schooner. The school moved in 1924 into a building of Copenhagen Institute of Technology (Now part of Aalborg University) and later to Kongedybet on Amager.
In 1980 the school changed its name to its current title Hotel og Restaurantskolen/Copenhagen Hospitality College and relocated to bigger premises in the meatpacking district of down town Copenhagen - Kødbyen.
During the 1990s the student body increased dramatically, leading the school to begin a search for additional premises. In January 2004 the school finally found an additional campus on Neils Hemmingsensgade, central Copenhagen. Kødbyen then became responsible mostly for the culinary arts students and Neils Hemmingsensgade became the centre for administration and hospitality studies.
HRS finally got its wish to be reunited on one campus in August 2010 with a move into the newly vacated Aller Press building on Vigerslev Allé in the neighbourhood of Valby.
Some of its programmes were transferred under the administration of Copenhagen Business Academy in August 2012.


Teatro Manzoni

The Teatro Manzoni is a theatre in the northern Italian city of Milan, located on the Via Manzoni.
Opened in 1870 it was originally called the Teatro sociale di Milano, before being renamed after Alessandro Manzoni following his death in 1873. It was originally located on the Piazza San Fedele. A growing reputation led to celebrated actors such as Eleonora Duse and Sarah Bernhardt appearing there. In the twentieth century it remained a key venue until it was destroyed by Allied bombing in August 1943 during the Second World War.
The theatre moved to its current location and was rebuilt to designs by the architect Alziro Bergonzo, opening in 1950. The first manager of the relaunched theatre was the impresario Remigio Paone. In 1978 ownership was acquired by Silvio Berlusconi's Fininvest, with artistic control passing to Luigi Foscale.


Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur

Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur (SIKL) is an Indonesian international school in Kuala Lumpur. It goes up to SMA (senior high school/sixth form) level.


Amphitheater of Lixus

The Amphitheatre of Lixus was a Roman amphitheater located in Lixus, a city north of the modern seaport of Larache. The amphitheater, much like Lixus itself, is largely in ruins.


Miami University Dolibois European Center

Miami University Dolibois European Center or Miami University John E. Dolibois European Center (MUDEC), is an overseas campus of Miami University, and based in Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg. Between 125 and 130 students per semester study at MUDEC, from Miami and other American universities.
The centre is named after John E. Dolibois, a native Luxembourger, a Miami University graduate (and later Vice President), and United States Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1981 to 1985. The centre, founded in 1968, is housed in Differdange Castle.


Chayka transmitter Slonim

Chayka transmitter Slonim is the 2nd secondary station of the Western Russian Chain RSDN-3 (GRI 8000) with a transmission power of 450 kW.
Chayka transmitter Slonim, situated near Slonim, Belarus at .


Rakhine State Cultural Museum

The Rakhine State Cultural Museum is a museum that displays figurines of the Rakhine people and their traditional dress, traditional looms and arts of Rakhine people.
It was established in February 1996. The admission fee is 2 US $ and opening hours are from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm, Tuesday through Sunday.


Istituto Leonardo da Vinci (Switzerland)

Istituto Leonardo da Vinci (LdV) is a private Italian international school located in Lugano, Switzerland. It serves levels "scuola primaria" (primary school) through "liceo" (senior high school/sixth form college).
Accreditation.
LdV's (upper) secondary education ("Middle and High School") is not approved as a Mittelschule/Collège/Liceo by the Swiss Federal State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).


Deji Plaza

Deji Plaza () is an upscale office and shopping mall complex in Xinjiekou, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
The shopping mall is one of the largest in Nanjing and features flagship stores of numerous luxurious brands, including Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Bvlgari, Cartier, Dior, Hermes, Chanel, prada, Tiffany & Co., among others. It also include an Ice Rink and an IMAX theatre.


National Capitol Columns

The National Capitol Columns are a monument in Washington, D.C.'s National Arboretum. It is an arrangement of twenty-two Corinthian columns which were a part of the United States Capitol from 1828 to 1958, placed amid of open meadow, known as the Ellipse Meadow.
Original use.
The columns were quarried from sandstone near Aquia Creek in Virginia and transported to Washington on a barge. Old identification marks from the quarry are still visible on some of the stones.
They were originally built as part of the east portico of the Capitol in 1828, long before the familiar Capitol dome was completed. However, when the dome was completed in 1866, it appeared inadequately supported by the columns, because the iron dome was significantly larger than the dome that the designer envisioned. To correct this visual illusion, an addition to the east side of the Capitol was constructed in 1958 and the columns were removed.
Transfer to Arboretum.
During the 1980s, Arboretum benefactor Ethel Garrett took up the cause of establishing a permanent home for the columns. Russell Page, a landscape designer and close friend of Garrett's, visited the Arboretum in September 1984, only months before his death. He determined that the east side of the Ellipse Meadow would be an ideal location, as the columns would be in scale with the more than of open meadow available at the site.
The columns were relocated to this site, and set on a foundation of stones from the steps that were originally on the east side of the Capitol. A reflecting pool, fed by a small rivulet of water running down a channel in the steps, reflects the columns and provides sound and movement.
A capital, or top portion, of one of the columns is located elsewhere in the meadow, so that visitors can see the detail that the stone carver incorporated into the design. Acanthus leaves are clearly visible, and the many layers of paint applied while the column was in place at the Capitol are visible on portions of the stone.
The two missing columns.
Only 22 of the original 24 columns stand in the Ellipse Meadow. The remaining two columns are damaged, and rest at the summit of Mount Hamilton, inside the Arboretum's Azalea Collection. Both are cracked in half and neither has a base or capital.


Underwater (film)

Underwater is a 2020 American science fiction action horror film directed by William Eubank, screenplay by Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad and story by Duffield. The film is produced by Chernin Entertainment and stars Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr., Mamoudou Athie, and T.J. Miller.
"Underwater" follows a group of workers on a drilling facility at the bottom of the ocean who encounter hostile creatures after an earthquake destroys the facility. The movie is loosely based on the Cthulhu Mythos, due to featuring Cthulhu and the Deep Ones as the monsters. It was released in the United States on January 10, 2020, by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $41 million worldwide against a production budget of $50–80 million. It is notably the last film to be released under the 20th Century Fox brand, as new owner The Walt Disney Company changed the company's name to 20th Century Studios just a week after its release.
Plot.
Kepler 822, a research and drilling facility operated by Tian Industries at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, is struck by a strong earthquake. As part of the facility is destroyed by the quake, mechanical engineer Norah Price and her colleagues, Rodrigo and Paul, make their way to the escape pod bay. However, the three discover that all of the escape pods have already been deployed, with Captain Lucien being the only person in the area when the three arrive. Together they reach a control base and find biologist Emily Haversham and engineer Liam Smith, who are unable to contact the surface. Lucien suggests using pressurized suits to walk one mile across the ocean floor to Roebuck 641 and attempt to resurface from there. As they descend in a freight elevator, Rodrigo’s defective helmet implodes under the water pressure. The surviving crew see a distress beacon from one of the escape pods below, and Smith and Paul go to investigate. As they arrive at the location, they find a body in the rubble. A creature emerges from the corpse's back and attacks. Smith kills the creature and takes it inside. Haversham examines the creature and realizes that it belongs to a previously undiscovered species.
The five make their way to the sea floor, but as they are walking, Kepler explodes above and nearly buries them in debris. Smith is hit, but Price and Lucien save him. They get through an access tunnel to an intermediate station, where they can charge and clean their suits. However, Smith's oxygen scrubber has been badly damaged from the debris. On their way through the access tunnel, Paul is attacked by an unknown creature, dragged underwater and killed. Before the team leaves the access tunnel, they find that Smith's damaged oxygen pod will cause him to suffocate from the explosion's toxic fumes. Unwilling to leave another crew member behind, Price, Lucien and Haversham agree to help Smith walk. The four set off across the ocean floor, but a humanoid creature appears and drags Smith into a cave. Lucien gets Smith out, but is himself pulled from the other three. Price is dragged along with Lucien, but Lucien sacrifices himself to spare Price from the increasing pressure differential.
Price ends up at the abandoned Shepard station alone. She rummages through Lucien's locker and finds a pentagram drawn on an old blueprint of the initial drilling site. Price is able to change her damaged diving suit before continuing toward Roebuck. Walking along the ocean floor, she reunites with Haversham and Smith, and helps drag Smith. As they enter Roebuck, they encounter a nest of the humanoid creatures suspended from the ceiling and attempt to sneak by. The sound of Haversham's oxygen alarm awakens the creatures. Price is partially swallowed by one creatures, but frees herself by firing her flare gun while inside of its body, killing it. She fires a second flare into the distance and sees the creatures are spawn of an ancient titanic creature, Cthulhu. The three reach the escape pod bay, but Price discovers that only two of the pods are functional. Price and Haversham get the ailing Smith into a pod, and Price persuades Haversham to take the last one. As this happens, Cthulhu emerges and attacks the Roebuck while the smaller creatures pursue the two escape pods. Price, accepting her fate, initiates an overload of the Roebuck's nuclear core, resulting in a massive explosion that kills her, Cthulhu, and the creatures. The escape pods safely reach the surface. Tian Industries refuses cooperation with investigations regarding the events and prepares to expand its drilling efforts.
Production.
On February 22, 2017, it was announced that Kristen Stewart would star in "Underwater", a film to be directed by William Eubank from a screenplay by Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad. It was revealed that principal production would commence the next month. On March 7, 2017, T.J. Miller and Jessica Henwick joined the cast, and principal production was set to commence later that month in New Orleans.
On April 5, 2017, during principal production, Vincent Cassel and Mamoudou Athie joined the cast, and the next day, John Gallagher Jr. was also added. In May 2017, following the end of filming for the film, it was revealed that Gunner Wright was also part of the cast. After shooting the film, the director decided to design the alpha creature based on H. P. Lovecraft's mythos, as it features Cthulhu as the monster.
Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts composed the film score. Fox Music & Hollywood Records released the soundtrack.
Release.
"Underwater" was released in the United States on January 10, 2020 and in UK cinemas on February 7, 2020.
The film was the last 20th Century film to be released under the 20th Century Fox name, before its new owner, The Walt Disney Company, changed the name of the studio to 20th Century Studios on January 17, 2020.
Reception.
Box office.
"Underwater" grossed $17.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $23.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $40.9 million.
In the United States and Canada, "Underwater" was released alongside "Like a Boss" and the expansions of "Just Mercy" and "1917", and was projected to gross around $8 million in its opening weekend. The film made $2.7 million on its first day, including $500,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $7 million, finishing seventh at the box office. The film fell 48% in its second weekend to $3.6 million (and $4.8 million over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday), finishing eleventh.
Critical response.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 47% based on 209 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""Underwater"s strong cast and stylish direction aren't enough to distract from the strong sense of déjà vu provoked by this claustrophobic thriller's derivative story." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale, and PostTrak reported it received an average 2 out of 5 stars, with 35% of people saying they would definitely recommend it.
John DeFore of "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote: "This is a creature feature, whose gory jump-scares and icktastic critter design are the reason you're here. An ensemble led by Kristen Stewart brings credible camaraderie to the scenario without quite matching the vivid chemistry of "Alien" and its best descendants; with such a tightly packed survival tale ahead of them, though, few viewers will be calling out for more character development."
Owen Gleiberman of "Variety" wrote: ""Underwater" is a stupefying entertainment in which every claustrophobic space and apocalyptic crash of water registers as a slick visual trigger, yet it's all built on top of a dramatic void. It's boredom in Sensurround."


The Octagon, Accra

The Octagon is a business and retail center in the heart of Accra, the capital of Ghana. The building complex offers ca. 75,000 m² usable area for luxury offices and retail inclusively a five-star hotel. Opened in 2013, it is located in Tudu a suburb of Accra on an area closed by the Independence Avenue and the Barnes Road, northern of the Kinbu Gardens.


IRA Memorial, Killarney

The IRA Memorial is a memorial in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. The memorial is dedicated to the Kerry 2nd Brigade of the Irish Republican Army that participated in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War.
History.
When the memorial was erected, there was a debate as to which names should be included. it was decided that the memorial should be dedicated to the Kerry Brigade in general, rather than specific volunteers.
The plinth features a plaque that reads:
There is also a smaller plaque that reads:
In 1999 another plaque was unveiled on the site:


Mylly

Mylly (lit. mill) is a shopping centre in Raisio, Finland. The shopping centre has bit over a hundred shops, banks, and other services on an area of around , and is as such the largest shopping centre in the Turku region and fourth largest in Finland outside the Helsinki region. Mylly was opened in October 2001 and in 2008 the annual sales was 167 million euros. The shopping centre was expanded in 2016, adding an additional section containing a number of businesses.


Museum of Vojvodina

The Museum of Vojvodina () is an art and natural history museum in Novi Sad, Serbia. The museum houses a collection of over 400,000 specimens and a library of over 50,000 volumes.
Notable paintings.
Among others, the following paintings are located in the museum:


Fountain of Valle Giulia

The Fountain of Valle Giulia is a fountain in the Valle Giulia area of Rome. It was immortalised in the symphonic poem "Fontane di Roma" by Ottorino Respighi.
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Caparispisan Wind Farm

Caparispisan Wind Farm, also known as the North Luzon Renewables Wind Farm, is a wind farm in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The wind farm was joint venture of AC Energy Holdings, the Philippine Alliance for Infrastructure and the UPC Philippines Wind Holdco. The wind farm project amounted to $220 million.
The wind farm's groundbreaking took place on September 3, 2013 initially planned that the plant be connected to the national grid by June 2014. The wind farm was fully commissioned by the Energy Regulatory Commission on November 11, 2014 and was later inaugurated on November 19 of the same year. The wind farms has 27 individual wind turbines occupying a 625 hectare land area. AC Energy Holdings Inc. is planning to increase the wind farms capacity to 81 MW (Safety Factored) by 2015.
Residents belonging to at least 10 families living in barangays Malasin, Abaca and Dadaur of Bangui, Ilocos Norte protested the installation of a 69 km transmission line, which they claimed passes through their land, and demanded for the transmission line to be relocated.


Ullersmo Prison

Ullersmo Prison () is a prison in Ullensaker, Akershus. It was opened in 1970. The prison was intended as a replacement for the Botsfengselet in Oslo. It is used for long term prisoners from the whole of Norway, and has room for 205 inmates. The prison contains a sick ward, mechanic and carpentry workshops as well as a school.
External links.
Official website in Norwegian


Bremerhaven-Wulsdorf station

Bremerhaven-Wulsdorf is a railway station on the Bremen–Bremerhaven line in the district of the city of Bremerhaven, Germany.
History.
The station was opened in 1862 as part of the Bremen-Geestemünde railway line.
Operational usage.
The station is only served by RegionalBahn trains. Trains operated by Bremen S-Bahn to Bremen Hbf and Twistringen call at the station. The EVB operate the single-track line to Bremervörde and Buxtehude that branches off the main line at the southern end of the station. The next stop to the south is Loxstedt (code "HLOX") on the line to Twistringen, the next station to the east is Sellstedt "(ASLL)" on the line to Buxtehude. To the north lies Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof "(HBH)", a line to Bremerhaven's fishing port "(HBHF)" branches off to the west some north of Wulsdorf station.
Passenger access to the station is provided by a stairwell that leads to a street overpass.


Torres Atrio

The Torres Atrio (English: Atrium Towers), is an architectural complex under construction in Bogotá. When complete, the South Tower will be the tallest building in Colombia at approximately 879 feet (268 m) in height. The complex is located at the intersection of Caracas Avenue and El Dorado Avenue. The complex will include two towers, the North Tower with 44 floors and the South Tower with 67. The Torres Atrio are being built on the former Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada Convention Center and an adjacent parking lot.


Tyin Hydroelectric Power Station

The Tyin Power Station ("Tyin kraftverk") is a hydroelectric power station located at Årdal in Vestland, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about .


Ananda in the Himalayas

Ananda in the Himalayas is a luxury destination spa in Narendra Nagar, Uttarakhand, set in the Indian Himalayas.
Set in a Himalayan mountain estate set amidst sal forests, overlooking the river Ganges, close to the towns of Rishikesh and Muni Ki Reti, it was established in 2000, and was India's first destination spa. Ananda focusses on Yoga and Ayurveda practices, combined with international spa therapies. The property includes the royal palace of Narendra Nagar, of the Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal (an Indian princely state), and the restored Viceregal Palace which was added to the palace in 1910–11 by the Maharaja for an expected visit of the Viceroy of India. Though the visit never materialized, the edifice remains, and went to accommodate the likes of Lord Mountbatten of Burma, a later Viceroy of India.
Today it is considered one of the best spas in the world by "The Telegraph" and rated No. 1 destination spa in the world by "Travel + Leisure" magazine.
Etymology.
The word "ananda" means happiness in Sanskrit
History.
Some years ago, given the impetus on health and rejuvenation in the world and after an exhaustive search located a site for a destination spa, Ashok Khanna, discovered the Palace of the Maharaja at Narendra Nagar, Tehri-Garwhal. It was decided that the property was to be called "Ananda in the Himalayas", a name that embodies the spirit and ethos of what Khanna wanted to offer to his guests.
Soon the former Viceregal Palace close to the Royal palace of the Shah family, of the erstwhile princely state of Tehri Garhwal originally built in 1910–11, was restored. Narendra Nagar was the summer capital and the Palace, where the present viceregal suite of Ananda in the Himalayas is situated, is the official residence.
Traditional Indian practices of yoga, meditation, ayurveda and vedanta are offered at the spa. Treatments include Ayurvedic spa treatments, Tibetan treatments and international therapies such as massage, body wraps and facials
Visitors.
Ananda has been frequented by many famous guests, including Chris Froome and his wife Michelle Cound, Oprah Winfrey, Jerry Hall, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates, Kate Winslet, Frederick Forsyth, Deepak Chopra, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Piven, Ricky Martin, Macklemore, Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Ratings.
In 2005, "Condé Nast Traveler" rated this spa as the 'Best Overseas Spa Retreat' with a score rating of 99.62 and the Readers choice world's Number 1 destination spa (2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2019, 2020) It is also the only spa in India to be awarded the 5 wave certificate by BISA (British International Spa Association). Highly recommended by many other travel journals such as "The New York Times", Travel and Leisure, While its judged as 'Top Spa in India' by Spa Finder, Inc. According to a reviewer of "The Telegraph", Ananda "..mixes the healing principles of the East with the pampering needs of the West.".
Business.
Ananda is owned and managed by IHHR Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
Ashok Khanna, the Managing Director of the company, is the grandson of legendary hotelier Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi. Khanna is a graduate from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration and has over three decades of experience in hospitality.
IHHR hospitality also founded a chain of luxury business hotels known as Ista Hotels. These hotels located in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Amritsar and Pune are now managed under the brand name "Hyatt".
Education.
The Ananda spa institute, located adjacent to the Ista hotel in Hyderabad, admitted its pilot group of students in the summer of 2008. This educational institution is the only one of its kind in the world that provides yoga, Ayurveda and international therapies under one roof. Realizing the importance of international certification, the institute has got the International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC), Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (CIBTEC) to prescribe the curriculum for the courses on international treatments and give the required certification. The curriculum for the Yoga and Ayurveda courses will be framed and certified by the institute itself. The institute plans to lead spa education in South East Asia and maintain high standards throughout the region with international cooperation. Josephine Wackett has been appointed Principal. She was earlier with the world-famous Steiner School in London, where she was principal of the Steiner Beauty School for the last 30 years. Josephine is also the CIDESCO International Board member for Education


Independence Monument, Ashgabat

The "Independence Monument" is a monument located in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The design of this building was inspired by traditional Turkmen tents and the traditional headgear worn by Turkmen girls. Elements of the building commemorate the independence date of Turkmenistan, 27 October 1991. These elements include a reinforced concrete tower with a high golden gilt steel construction on top of the tower, along with an observation terrace with a diameter of . Within the building, there are exhibition halls where important works of art representing Turkmenistan history are displayed.
The Monument of Independence sits on a total area of , surrounded by green landscaping that encompasses a cascaded pool and 27 heroic statues of Turkmen leaders, centered on a golden statue of Saparmurat Niyazov.


Cape Hotham Light

Cape Hotham Light is an active lighthouse in the Northern Territory of Australia located on Cape Hotham on the coastline of the Van Diemen Gulf about northeast of the territory capital of Darwin, The lighthouse marks the entrance to Clarence Strait, the eastern approach to Darwin.
The lighthouse was constructed by the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service during the "Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses", between 1913 and 1920.
The light characteristic shown is three flashes, one every two seconds, repeating every 15 seconds (Fl.(3)W.R. 15s). The color is red on 025°-070° and white elsewhere. The red light is visible for while the white light is visible for .
The site is accessible by boat from Darwin, but the tower is closed to the public. The light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
Cape Hotham.
Cape Hotham was named by John Clements Wickham on 26 July 1839, honoring Admiral William Hotham, 1st Baron Hotham. It is listed in the Register of the National Estate as the "Cape Hotham Forest Reserve", listing "representative ecosystems of the Top End, including monsoon rainforest containing kentia palm (Gronophyllum ramsayi)".


Loudoun Castle (theme park)

Loudoun Castle was a theme park set around the ruins of the 19th century Loudoun Castle near Galston, in the Loudoun area of Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. The park opened in 1995, and closed at the end of the 2010 season. The park's mascot was Rory the Lion.
History.
The park was opened in 1995 by a company based in London and has since been through the hands of travelling showman Raymond Codona to its current owner, Henk Bembom's Parkware Ltd. Bembom took over the park in 2002 and invested £5m during his first year there, followed by an additional £2m in the second. Bembom continued to bring new rides and attractions to the park each year, including another £2m worth of investment in 2007. In winter 2006, Parkware moved all their operations and ride stock to Loudoun from their previous storage buildings in Margate.
On 15 July 2007, 18-year-old ride operator Mark Blackwood fell from a roller coaster he was pushing, which had got stuck. He was taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock for treatment but died there on Monday 16 July 2007. After a two-week trial, the jury found the park owners not guilty of failing to provide proper training and supervision at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Saturday 10 October 2009.
In September 2010 it was announced that the park had closed, Bembom stating that it was "no longer economically viable." There were no clear indications as to the future use of the site, whether the current owners intend to sell the business on as a 'going concern' or if they intended to use the site for other purposes. a number of rides were for sale, including Twist 'n' Shout, Goldrush, Barnstormer, Wacky Worm, Crows Nest and Jammy Dodgems. As a Category A listed building, the possibilities for any redevelopment of the ruins of Loudon Castle proper, as opposed to this adjacent theme park, are severely limited by law.
Rides.
Many of the rides at Loudoun Castle had been operated at Dreamland Margate in Kent when it was owned by Bembom Brothers. A few of these rides can be seen in the "Only Fools and Horses" 1989 Christmas Special "The Jolly Boys' Outing", in which the Trotters and many other male cast members visit Dreamland Margate.
In 2009, Loudoun Castle had five roller coasters:
Also in the park were various thrill rides including:


Edificio Oliver

Edificio Oliver in Arecibo, Puerto Rico was built in 1914. The building houses government offices for the municipality of Arecibo.
A Beaux Arts-style building, it was the first building made of reinforced concrete in the Arecibo area.
It is located in the town center on the location of the former "King's House", the military garrison building built by the Spanish government in 1765. After 1868 that building became a courthouse, a police headquarters, and a public school then was demolished in 1913. The was built soon after in the corner location and was used both as a residence and for commercial purposes. It served also served as a foreign consulate.
Edificio Oliver was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.


Brasilia TV Tower

The Brasília TV Tower was completed in 1967 (the observation platform opened in 1965) at a height of 218 metres. The tower added another six metres after additions by the TV channel Bandeirantes. First it was 212 then it added for the current height of 224 metres. The tower is the fourth tallest structure in Brazil and is also one of the most noticeable from Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge. It is located on Brasilia's Monumental Axis.


Hadsund Butikscenter

Hadsund Butikscenter is a shopping mall and town square located in Hadsund, Denmark. It opened on August 16, 1975. Shopping center has 1.1 million annual visitors.
Shopping Centre is located in the northern part of the city's pedestrian zone Store Street. It is arranged over 2 floors with an escalator. At the center of the square there is a fountain and sculpture was donated by the Bank Hadsund by shopping center's inauguration.
Shopping Centre was opened in 1975 and was the first one udedørs center in the form of a shopping high street, but was associated with an extensive renovation in 1979, a covered mall.
The mall has about 18 stores.
The center includes stores like:
History.
Shopping Centre is housed in Bdr. Johan & Axel Horn Bech old jam factory buildings were built in 1898 and extended in 1916. On December 9, 1974 the company moved into the industrial area Hadsund North. And three months later dropped the plant's chimney. Jam factory was in 1986 part of Scandic Food. Jam Factory which was the oldest of work closed in 2011.
Hornbech Jam had its headquarters in Hadsund, but also had a small office in Copenhagen. Hornbech Marmalade, received many awards for their jam including in England and Germany. Hornbech Jam produced today by Scandic Food. Hornbecs's buildings is the day to keep. It comprises the eastern part of the center.


Aseana College

Aseana College is a college in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Founded in 2008, the college provide courses on medical sciences. It is located on two campuses, with the main and administrative centre located in Sembulan, while the second campus is located kilometres away from the main campus.
Courses.
The college provide diploma certificates in:


Ritz Ballroom, Kings Heath

The Ritz Ballroom in York Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, was a 1960s music venue, known for the number of artists it hosted, who went on to become international successes, especially those on the roster of Brian Epstein.
Operated by Joe Regan and his wife Mary, the venue used a former cinema. Acts which appeared there included The Beatles, Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones.
In March 2013, the building, by then used as shop, was destroyed by fire.
The Regans.
The Regans - known as "Ma and Pa Regan" - operated three other concert venues in the area:
Mary was responsible for selecting and booking the acts. She was also a PE teacher at Coleshill. At the time of Joe's death, in 2004 aged 92., the couple had two children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Building history.
Originally opened as the Ideal Cinema, the building then became a snooker hall, before reopening as The Ritz Ballroom. Some time in the late 1960s or 1970s, the Regans converted the premises into a bingo hall, after which it was derelict for some years. Its final use was as a Cash Converters shop.
In the early hours of 27 March 2013, the building was destroyed by fire, caused by an electrical fault. The remaining walls were demolished in January 2015.


Takoradi Airport

Takoradi Airport is an airport in Sekondi-Takoradi, a city and capital of Western Region southern Ghana. It is the fourth busiest airport in Ghana, with 113,803 passengers in 2019.
History.
Second World War : Takoradi air route.
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Trans-Africa Ferry Route, was a major transportation link between the Atlantic Ocean port of Lagos in Nigeria, and the Sudan. who is one of the main routes for N.-Lease aircraft sent to Russia, and other supplies sent to British forces in Egypt and the Middle East. The route had been pioneered in 1936 by Imperial Airways, but was dramatically expanded during the war.
Takoradi Airport was a major refueling stop between Robertsfield, the airport the U.S. built to serve Liberia's capital Monrovia, and Apapa Airport, Nigeria. Takoradi Airport was utilized as a Royal Air Force station known as "RAF Takoradi", where crated aircraft, that had been shipped over the Atlantic, were assembled prior to being flown to operational areas in North Africa. 26 Squadron SAAF was also based in Takoradi during World War II flying Vickers Wellington bombers on anti-submarine and convoy protection patrols over the Atlantic. A number of South African Air Force airmen are buried in the Takoradi European Public cemetery adjoining the Airport.
Airlines and destinations.
Scheduled flights.
Scheduled air services from Takoradi Airport are provided by :
Offshore support.
Takoradi Airport serves as the primary shore base for helicopter transfer to offshore oil platforms in Ghana's Jubilee Oil Field.
Military.
Ghana Air Force's 1 Squadron operating Harbin Z-9 and Flight Training School (FTS) operating Diamond DA-42 are based out of Takoradi Air Base.


RIS Swiss Section

Ruamrudee International School Swiss Section, also known as Swiss School Bangkok () or Deutschsprachige Schule Bangkok, is a private not-for-profit international school operating under Ruamrudee International School in Minburi, Bangkok, Thailand. It offers grades from pre-kindergarten to grade 12 with a combined Swiss and German curriculum. The school currently has about 310 students. It is recognized by Germany and Switzerland as an official School Abroad, and it is subsidized by both countries’ governments.
History.
It was established in 1963. The school was founded that year by a Swiss teacher couple to facilitate the re-entry into the Swiss school system of the children of Swiss expatriates after their return to Switzerland.
In 1963 it was not possible to officially establish a foreign private school in Thailand. However, the Thai authorities considered the lessons private, and so allowed the school to operate. In 1972, the school's growth required it to relocate to a larger building at Sukumvit Soi 19/21, funded by grant money from Switzerland. Thai authorities began to pressure the school after 1977 media accounts about illegal foreign schools in Thailand. With the help of the Thai Ministry of Education, a sustainable solution was found in 1982: The Swiss school became part of Ruamrudee International School (RIS). As part of the merger, the school was required to move onto the campus of RIS, which it did in 1983, adopt a school uniform policy for students, and add the Thai language as a compulsory study subject.
The school began allowing students from other German-speaking countries to enroll in the 1980s. In the middle of the decade the school's decision-making committee began having members who were not Swiss, and employees from the embassies of Austria and Germany began holding observer statuses in committee meetings. In 1991, the RIS (and with it the Swiss Section – Deutschsprachige Schule Bangkok) relocated to its current location. In 1993 the high school program opened after receiving approval from authorities in Lucerne. The English-language section opened in 2011.
Facilities.
RIS includes a boarding facility, "The Residence" or "Seelos Hall" for students in grades 7-12, catering to people living outside of the Bangkok area.


Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (company)

Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Inc. (RCR) is the largest private ski resort owner/operator in Canada, owning six ski resorts across Canada.
The company owns Nakiska in Alberta as well as Fernie Alpine Resort, Kimberley Alpine Resort and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia. Resorts outside the Canadian Rockies are Mont-Sainte-Anne and Stoneham Mountain Resort in Quebec.
RCR also owns and manages a number of hotels, backcountry lodges and golf courses, including Trickle Creek Golf Resort and Trickle Creek Lodge in Kimberley, Wintergreen Golf and Country Club in Bragg Creek, and The Slope Side (formerly Wolf's Den) and Lizard Creek Lodges in Fernie.
History.
RCR was previously owned by Charlie Locke before he saw some financial trouble, and after a period in bankruptcy protection, was bailed out by Alberta billionaire N. Murray Edwards.
RCR previously operated Fortress Mountain Resort, Lake Louise Mountain Resort, Wintergreen Ski Area and West Louise Lodge.
On December 29, 2011 RCR purchased Kicking Horse Mountain Resort from original developer Ballast Nedam.


Maxwell Hotel Cebu

The Maxwell Hotel Cebu is a 72-room hotel located near the centre of Cebu City, Philippines. It opened in 2008 and primarily caters to business travellers. In addition to room rentals, its services and facilities include Maxim's Restaurant & Bar, Agua: An Urban Massage Salon, Tropical Sun Travels & Tours, and 3e Convenience Store and Coffee Shop.
Special guests and events.
A few celebrity guests have stayed at the Maxwell Hotel. In August 2009, Sarah Geronimo visited Cebu in order to promote the Cebu leg of her concert. She held her press conference at the Maxim Cafe & Restaurant, located at the first floor of the hotel. Blogger Mhel Villamar Daroy visited Cebu and stayed in the Maxwell Hotel.
The hotel also sponsored the "Mr. and Ms. Workout Philippines 2009 Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships" held on August 30, 2009. Some of the contestants stayed in the hotel during the event.
The Philippine School of Culinary Arts has opened a branch in the annex building of the Maxwell Hotel.


Kamanjab Airport

Kamanjab Airport is an airport serving the town of Kamanjab in Kunene Region, Namibia. The runways are north of the town.


Tazadit Airport

Tazadit Airport is an airport serving the city of Zouérat in Mauritania.


INEC Abia State Office

The INEC Abia State Office is a branch of the Independent National Electoral Commission that coordinates, supervises and organizes political elections in Abia State. On August 2, 2015, some parts of the office which is headquartered at Obingwa local government was burnt down by political thugs during the 2015 Nigerian general election. The INEC Abia State Office is headed by a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), currently Sylvester Ezeani.


Baleng Tower

The Baleng Tower () is a tower in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Architecture.
The 29.5 meters high tower was constructed in a former fort built during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. It was constructed on an altitude of 1,314 meters above sea level. The structure is equipped with LED lamps that will shine during night time. It was constructed with the Atayal culture and Eiffel Tower architectural style.


Kaliakra transmitter

The Kaliakra transmitter is a huge facility for medium wave broadcasting, which was built after 1988 by the former Soviet Union as a relay transmitter for Southeast Europe. After the collapse of communism in 1989, there was no need for the facility and work was stopped. At that time, nine of the planned 10 masts were already completed and work on the final mast had begun. Some masts were already equipped with cage antennas, while others remained bare.
All masts of the station are grounded guyed lattice masts with a triangular cross section, equipped with a cage antenna. Their height varies between and . The masts should work as either a directional antenna with low pattern by using two masts or as a highly directional antenna by using eight masts.
The broadcasting company of Bulgaria had no interest in using the facility, as it already had several well-equipped high power medium wave broadcasting facilities in several parts of Bulgaria (e.g. in Vakarel, Pleven and Vidin). Foreign services were not interested in using the facility.
In 2001, the station was experimentally used for longwave broadcasting by the Bulgarian broadcasting company, apparently without good results (the company continues to operate its Blaw-Knox radiator at Vakarel). In 2005, FM broadcasting antennas were installed on two masts for use by Radio Varna on 98.2 MHz with 500 W ERP and by Darik Kaliakra on 99.3 MHz with 1 kW ERP.


Rototuna Wind Farm

Rototuna Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm in the Rototuna Forest in Northland, New Zealand. The concept is being developed by Meridian Energy, and has the potential to produce up to 500 MW.
The wind resource for this project has been monitored since 2006. Feasibility studies also include radar mapping of the flight paths of birds migrating through the area. A study commissioned by EECA assessed this wind resource at 200-300 MW.


Cathedral of the Holy Name of Saint Virgin Mary

Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary (, "Archikatedralny kascioł Imia Najsviaciejšaj Panny Maryi") is a Roman Catholic baroque cathedral in Minsk. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev.
It was built under the Polish rule in 1710 as a church for the Jesuit house. In 1793, after the Russian conquest of Belarusian part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Jesuit order was banned and the church got a local status. Soon, after creation of the Minsk diocese, the church became the local cathedral.
The Cathedral was heavily damaged in a fire in 1797, but was later fully renewed. In 1869, the Minsk diocese was liquidated and the church got a parafial status. In November 1917, the diocese was restored; Zygmunt Lazinski was appointed as a bishop.
In 1920, Lazinski was arrested by Soviet authorities, the cathedral was closed down in 1934.
During the Second World War, the Germans allowed the cathedral to function again, but after the war it was again closed down by the Soviets. In 1951, the cathedral's bell towers were intentionally destroyed by Soviet artillery and the building itself was given to the Spartak sports society.
In the beginning of the 1990s, religious services started again. In 1993, the building was given back to the Roman Catholics; by 1997 it was renewed.
In 2005, the church was given a new organ manufactured in Austria. Around the same time, the frescoes created in the 18th century were also restored.


Cine Club

Cine Club is a movie theater in Universidad Austral, Valdivia, Chile. The theater is located in Universidad Austral de Chile's Isla Teja campus. Cine Club was founded in 1982 and organizes the annual Valdivia International Film Festival since 1992, when it was created on its 10th anniversary.


Fort Bonifacio

Fort Andres Bonifacio (formerly named Fort McKinley) is the site of the national headquarters of the Philippine Army (Headquarters Philippine Army or HPA) located in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located near the national headquarters of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The camp is named after Andres Bonifacio, the revolutionary leader of the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution.
Fort William McKinley.
Fort William McKinley, now Fort Bonifacio, was established during the Philippine–American War in 1901. The land is situated south of the Pasig River, down to the creek Alabang, in Manila. It was declared a U.S. military reservation by U.S. Secretary of War Elihu Root, expropriating the land owned by Captain Juan Gonzales without compensation. This expropriation was later challenged by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos and the US agreed to compensate, through him, in trust deposits.
In 1916, the 3rd Battalion of the 31st Infantry Regiment was formed here. Until December 1920, this was the home of the 31st Infantry Regiment. During World War II, the USAFFE headquarters for the Philippine Department and the Philippine Division were at the fort. The bulk of the Philippine Division was stationed there and this was where, under the National Defense Act of 1935, specialized artillery training was conducted.
After Philippine independence on July 4, 1946, the US surrendered to the Republic of the Philippines all rights of possession, jurisdiction, supervision, and control over the Philippine territory except for the use of their military bases. On May 14, 1949, Fort McKinley was turned over to the Philippine government. The facility became the home of the Philippine Army and later the Philippine Navy and was renamed Fort Bonifacio. It lies in the cities of Pasay, Parañaque, Pasig and Taguig. The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial was established there. Later, portions of it were turned into a real estate development area called Bonifacio Global City.
This is where former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. was detained from September 22, 1972 until May 5, 1980.


Oktogon (Zagreb)

Oktogon is an urban passageway in central Zagreb, Croatia, connecting Petar Preradović Square with Ilica street through the building of the former First Croatian Savings Bank (). It was designed by architect Josip Vancaš and built as part of the savings bank building between 1898 and 1900. The structure consists of two passageways connecting a middle octagonal atrium (lending the passageway its name) to the city streets.
The passage used to contain the only monument to a dog in Zagreb, hidden from view in the back yard. A stray dog called Pluto kept the workers company during the building of Oktogon and the surrounding building. The dog died around the end of the construction, and Vancaš and the workers decided to erect a basrelief in its memory. In 2013, the monument was moved to Mirko Bogović Street.


Odelouca Dam

Odelouca Dam is a dam in the Odelouca River, in the region of Algarve, in Portugal. Work began in 2002 on a project to dam the river north of its confluence with the Monchique River. The dam was built as to provide public water supplies for the surrounding municipalities. The dam was built in an important area of Algarve ecological and environmental importance and was opposed by the European Economic Community. The overwhelming need for water in the summer by the local population urged its construction despite the opposition. As part of agreements to allow construction, conservation and environmental programes were implemented to try to lessen the environmental impact of the Dam. The dam was inaugurated and commissioned for service in June 2012. The dam is high and is constructed of earth and forms a lake behind which, when full, is long and at its widest point. The lake holds of water.


Vanimo Airport

Vanimo Airport is an airport in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea .


Lutherse Kerk (Delft)

The Lutherse Kerk, also known as St. George's Chapel, is an 18th-century church in the Dutch city of Delft. The church's foundation was laid in the 15th or 16th centuries, with a wooden structure being built on top of it. This first wooden church burned down in 1536, and the city of Delft erected an armory where the church had stood. The armory was converted into the current Lutheran church in 1768, and a new stone facade and steeples where added to the existing building.


Monte Ceneri Road Tunnel

The Monte Ceneri Road Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The tunnel is situated under the Monte Ceneri Pass that separates the north of the canton around Bellinzona from the south of the canton around Lugano. It forms part of the A2 motorway that links the north of Switzerland with Italy. It was completed in 1984, and is in length.
The road tunnel is paralleled by the long Monte Ceneri Rail Tunnel, carrying the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard line under the same pass.


Same Airstrip

Same Airstrip is an airstrip serving the town of Same in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania.
The runway is northeast of the town, near the Mkomazi National Park. There is rising and mountainous terrain in all quadrants except east.
The Kilimanjaro VOR-DME (Ident: KV) is located northwest of the airstrip.
References.
Airport information india


Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva

Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva (, ) is a Serbian Orthodox church located in Banovci, Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. The neoclassical church was built in 1819. The church and its parish are under jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Srem which is based in Sremski Karlovci in neighbouring Serbia. Most of the other Serbian Orthodox churches in Eastern Slavonia are under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja. The church is dedicated to Saint Parascheva of the Balkans.
Lutheran Christmas Mass of 1859.
First Danube Swabians settled in Banovci in 1859 where they were relying on the support of local Serbian Orthodox priest Uroš. As the northern part of historical region of Syrmia was predetermined for German Catholic colonists, and settlement in the biggest part of Slavonian Military Frontier was almost impossible, German Protestants had to settle in the bordering region between these two jurisdictions. As there was no Lutheran church in Banovci at that time, German Protestant settlers asked priest Uroš to hold a Christmas Mass for them under the Eastern Orthodox liturgical rite. Priest Uroš have refused this request as it was contrary to Orthodox canonical rules, yet he offered them to organize Christmas Celebration on their own in the St. Petka church. He also attended their celebration which impressed him but he did not lead the prayer.


Bliss Institute

The Bliss Institute is a theatre, museum, and National Arts Council in the cultural centre of Belize City. It is named after Baron Bliss.
The original construction started in 1953 and finished one year later. The architectural design was done in a modernist international style. The program consisted of a library, an auditorium, an exhibition area and reading rooms. The gallery for the auditorium resembled the prow of a ship. The trusteeship of Baron Bliss invested $251,829 dls in the construction of the building and $7,532 in furniture.
It was almost all refurbished in 2003 by a Mexican construction company, becoming the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts, housing the headquarters of the ICA (Institute of Creative Arts).
The museum contains a number of archaeological finds from the Maya site of Caracol. The theatre stages numerous concerts and a number of artistic exhibitions and political events are held in the complex.