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Duck and Cover is a 1951 American civil-defense animated and live-action social guidance film, directed by Anthony Rizzo. Often mischaracterized as propaganda, it has similar themes to more adult-oriented civil-defense training films. It was widely distributed to schoolchildren in the United States in the 1950s, and teaches students what to do in the event of a nuclear explosion. The film starts with an animated sequence showing Bert, an anthropomorphic turtle, who is attacked by a monkey holding a lit firecracker or stick of dynamite on the end of a string. Bert ducks into his shell as the charge goes off; it destroys both the monkey and the tree in which he is sitting, but Bert is left unharmed. The film then switches to live footage as a narrator explains what children should do when they see the flash of an atomic bomb while in various environments. It is suggested that by ducking down low in the event of a nuclear explosion, such as crawling under desks, children would be safer than they would be standing. In 2004, Duck and Cover was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".Film credit: Anthony Rizzo




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For the excellent work you have produced for Singapore-related articles since your splashing entry into wikipedia, I hereby bestow the Exceptional Newcomer Award upon you! We look forward to many more of your extraordinary edits! :D - Huaiwei 12:27, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I, Titoxd, award you this barnstar for your impressive contributions to the Hurricane Katrina article. --Titoxd 06:46, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
For your great contributions to Singapore-related topics, and the Current events page, I award you the Original Barnstar. Good job! Oh yes, your base maps. --Terence Ong (恭喜发财) 10:18, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
For your tireless contributions to and maintenance of articles on Singapore, especially those pertaining to its history, politics and current events. —Sengkang 01:57, 23 September 2006 (UTC)


A Barnstar!
The Graphic Designer's Barnstar

Dear Vsion, it's a pity that your contributinos go unnoticed and unappreciated. Therefore, sir, I, Tan Ding Xiang, hand over the Graphic Designers' Barnstar for your excellent skills in Singapore map-making!-- 贡献 Chat with Tdxiang on IRC! 08:46, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

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The current Singapore Collaboration of the Fortnight is Co-curricular activity.
Every fortnight a different Singapore-related topic, stub or non-existent article is picked.
Please read the nomination text and improve the article any way you can.
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