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Based closely on the Robert Heinlein novel, "Rocketship Galileo," this film was one of the first sci-fi productions to accurately portray, through detailed technical data, the process of space travel.
Starring John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Dick Wesson, Erin O'Brien Moore, Grace Stafford, and Irving Pichel. Directed by Irving Pichel.
Destination Moon Full Feature
Producer George Pal assembled an impressive roster of behind-the-camera talent -- including noted science fiction author Robert Heinlein and artist Chelsey Bonestell -- for this pioneering sci-fi adventure. Scientist Dr. Charles Cargraves (Warner Anderson), former Air Force General Thayer (Tom Powers), and industrial tycoon Jim Barnes (John Archer) believe that it's time that the U.S. blazed new trails and found new adventures. Convinced that exploration of space is the wave of the future (and that America's dominance in space is vitally important if they are to continue to dominate the Earth), the three men begin planning and constructing a spaceship called "Luna" in the Mojave Desert that will take the men to the moon and back. However, anti-American forces begin flooding the press with propaganda against the moon mission, and finally the men make their way to moon without the aid of the federal government. While the men are thrilled to succeed in their mission, it turns out that they miscalculated the amount of fuel needed to return -- and that the rocket needs to drop a lot of weight if it is to return to Earth. Destination Moon won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects of 1950; the film also features a brief appearance by cartoon favorite Woody Woodpecker, who helps explain how rockets work.
Destination Moon isn't technically a B-movie. It was in color and it won an Oscar. But it's a worthwhile starting point for a trek through 50s B movies because it was one of the first 50s science fiction flicks -- a topic which the B-movie industry jumped into with gusto. Unlike a lot of later movies, Destination Moon has no monsters or alien civilizations. Instead, it presents a fairly serious story of a manned expedition to the moon.
A rocket into space was not new to movie screens -- Flash Gordon had been rocketing around since the 1930s -- but Destination Moon was the "Star Wars" wow-movie that really touched off a decade of space-themed science fiction movies. Sure, the pacing is slow by modern tastes, and the special effects are hardly special by today's standards, but set all that modernist elitism aside. Destination Moon is fun to watch for knowing that it was the Star Wars of its day.
Synopsis
Private industry moguls decide that men must reach the moon as soon as possible. They build a rocket which does, indeed, make it to the moon. Due to landing trouble, the crew burn too much fuel to take off from the moon and return. After lightening the ship of all non-essentials, the ship is still 160 pounds overweight. One of the crew must stay behind. With some ingenuity and desperation, everyone does blast off for the return to earth.
Like a great many 50s sci-fi films, anxiety over the Soviets and nuclear war is woven into the plot. When several industrialists question the need to risk their millions on the outlandish moon project, the General Thayer character says: "We're not the only ones planning to go there. The race is on! And we'd better win it, because there is absolutely no way to stop an attack from outer space. The first country that can use the moon for the launching of missiles will control the earth."
Even though those sinister "others" are never mentioned again during the movie, the urgency driving the whole plot is the space race to beat the Soviets for national security reasons! -- ten years before that actual race really started.
Destination Moon is quite naive on what it really took to get men on the moon. (A dozen industrialists build a rocket within one year, and launch a crew to the moon on their first shot.) But in 1950, just five years after the end of WWII, audiences didn't know all that. Destination Moon showcases American optimism about the future in space. Some industrialists' deep pockets, a few clever engineers with slide rules and some talented aircraft workers can get the job done! You have to admire their spunk.
Had a walk around Den Haag city centre early on a very wet morning - this chap was trudging through the shopping area walking his small dog.
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Detail of a czech " ČD Cargo " freight car, showing the battered texture of a sheet-holder with a two weeks old destination sheet, giving evidence of a recent trip through beautiful Bohemia from Cheb to Ostrava ...
Vienna, 04 / 19
A BRC&W 'Calder Valley' Class 110 DMU arrives at Manchester Victoria during persistent rain while working the 13:40 from Southport en route to Leeds. DMBC 51826 was the leading power car.
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Location: Shitolokha River, Near Munshigong .
Destination is a predetermined end of a journey but we don't where we going ? why we going ? and when it will be end ?but still we have a destination.
LR07 EMF is a Bova Futura FHD120-365 new to Richmond of Barley in May 2007 as 729 KTO. It is now with Destinations of Harthill still in its former owners livery but with Destinations fleet names.
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It seems that every city with canals is inevitably compared to Venice. Perhaps, they should be compared to Bruges instead. Simply put, beautiful Bruges is northern Europe’s most enchanting, atmospheric town. A stunning medieval canvas embroidered with lovely canals and cobblestone streets, Bruges is one of those rare, perfectly preserved fairy-tale destinations . Canals flow past monumental squares backed with gingerbread houses to intimate nooks filled with people toasting Bruges’ beauty.
Nina reached the destination of her bike trip - the beach! She did not have her swimsuit with her so she decided to come back the next day to enjoy the water.
Herring Cove Beach
National Seashore
Provincetown, MA
Doll: Nina ballerina (1975 by Tomy, Yukko-Chan) on Licca body
Glasses and binoculars: Barbie
Shirt: made by me from a striped boys shirt turned inside out
This captivating image showcases the Sekumpul Waterfalls, one of Bali's most stunning natural wonders. Nestled deep within the tropical rainforests, the waterfalls cascade gracefully down rocky cliffs, surrounded by vibrant greenery. The contrast between the dark rocks and the lush vegetation enhances the natural beauty of this tranquil scene, making it a perfect destination for nature lovers and adventurers alike. The secluded location adds to its charm, offering a peaceful escape into Bali's untouched wilderness.
Girls go missing in West Bengal
Every year girls have disappeared from West Bengal. A total of 7917 minor girls were "untraced'' till 2011. Similarly, 3311 minor boys were missing from West Bengal, while another 2149 adult females were untraced till the end of 2011. Most of them are believed to have been swallowed up by the huge trafficking trade that is accustomed to treating poverty-ridden rural West Bengal as its catchment area.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed state governments to set up special Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) in every district. The need for these cells was felt after a report by the National Human Rights Commission which said in 2006 that nearly 45,000 children go missing every year in India.
An increase of 27% is observed in the Crime of Procuration of Minor Girls, ie., 862 reported cases in 2011 compared to 679 cases in 2010. West Bengal has reported 298 such cases, indicating a share of 34.6% at national level followed by Bihar (183), Assam (142) and Andhra Pradesh (106).
Moreover, in 2011 West Bengal has accounted for 77% of the total 113 reported cases of ‘selling of girls for prostitution’.
A total of 113 reported cases under prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 were registered in the country in 2011 out of which highest were reported in West Bengal (25), followed by Maharashtra (19), Andhra Pradesh (15), Gujarat (13) and Karnataka (12).
A trip to a part of Bengal where humans are bought and sold everyday
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Girls go missing in West Bengal
www.rnw.nl/english/article/girls-go-missing-west-bengal
Number of missing children on the rise in West Bengal
www.nchro.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=artic...
Missing and trafficked - Social activists blame political unrest, lack of jobs
www.telegraphindia.com/1110222/jsp/siliguri/story_1361769...
India Needs 'Political Will' To Combat Trafficking of Girls
www.globalroomforwomen.com/global-heart-blog/entry/india-...
Girl child sacrifice rampant in communist West Bengal
www.dnaindia.com/india/report_girl-child-sacrifice-rampan...
Enrolment, Dropout and Grade Completion of Girl Children in West Bengal
Piyali Sengupta and Jaba Guha; Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 37, No. 17 (Apr. 27 - May 3, 2002), pp. 1621-1637
UNICEF supports children in eastern India against early marriage
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33928&Cr=india&...
Child Rights Violation in West Bengal- Focus on Trafficking
A Report (2012) prepared by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
www.ncpcr.gov.in/Reports/Report%20on%20Visit%20to%20West%...
CHILDREN IN INDIA 2012 - A Statistical Appraisal
Ministry of statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India
mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/Children_in_India_2012.pdf
Images of Bengal, India
I much prefer the linen blind to the dot matrix displays (in this case Lunimator Horizon) , but in this image they are both clear and neither are sending some other message than where the bus is going.
P14001 is an XN40 with a Cummins Westport CNG engine
I had the luck of doing my first destination wedding in a beautiful area in Florida called Rosemary Beach..the sand was white and the surrounding towns were really gorgeous.. not to mention Sherr, the bride :)
You can see a few more photos on my blog
Leyland Olympian 34609 K609LAE had suffered a defective destination display and so had reverted to a board in the windscreen for the 70 as it passed the still open Muller Road depot to which it was allocated.
It was in barbie 2 fades and not looking too smart. It would be repainted and then despatched north to Bradford, before then heading back south and working for First Kernow for its final years.
Poppy petals fragile and thin
Twirling sails, caught on the wind
Nearly tranparent they drift along
With no destination in mind.
Unlike the soul set firm in faith
Storm can not harm it
Nor steal its sweet grace
Eternity beckons it home.
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Paddle steamer Waverley, the last sea going paddler, departs from Helensburgh, and heads across the mouth of Gare Loch and back into the Clyde. Silverhawk had a flight for this view.
Destination wedding Positano Ravello Capri
POSITANO – A DOLCE VITA RESORT
On entering Positano, a beautiful view presents itself. Colorful buildings in fine pastel tones of yellow , pink, terracotta, peach and white have been built vertically into the cliffs of the mountain town, giving...
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Thirty-four cars Wellington Ganz Mavag EMUs are heading to South Africa where they’ll be modified for use in various parts of Africa. Another 50 cars will be shipped in the middle of next year but one two-car unit will be retained as part of Wellington’s rail heritage.
Next stop Africa for Capital's well-used trains: Thirty-four of Wellington's decommissioned Hungarian-built commuter trains, which collectively carried about 76.5 million Wellington passengers along 45.9m kilometres of track, have left for a new life in Africa.
Built in 1982, the Hungarian-made Ganz Mavag cars made their way on the back of trucks from storage at the Woburn railway workshop to CentrePort where they were loaded on to an African-bound ship.
Some looked the worse for wear, missing windows and covered in graffiti.
The old Ganz Mavags were replaced by the Korean-built Matangi units.
The Ganz Mavags were bought by a rolling stock broker in South Africa who will convert them into locomotive-hauled carriages to be used in Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Greater Wellington Regional Council bought the old trains for about $1 off Kiwirail in 2011 as part of the Wellington Metropolitan Rail Agreement.
Council rail operation manager Angus Gabara said there had been " a few interested parties" looking at shipping them to African countries.
"If we could not find a suitable buyer they would have been scrapped."
The fleet of 44 Ganz Mavag, 2-car units originally cost $33m. At the time it was the largest single order of rolling stock in the history of the New Zealand Railways.
The cost was partially offset by a barter agreement involving the Hungarian Government buying New Zealand dairy products, chiefly butter.
When the next fleet of Matangi trains arrives in Wellington from mid-2015, all but one of the remaining Ganz Mavags will go to Africa. Because of this, Gabara would not reveal the sale price of the 34 cars that have already left our shores.
One Ganz Mavag unit of two cars will be retained by the council for heritage purposes. - Stuff.co.nz 3/3/2014.
Destination blind shows 'Brighton Road' as destination due to 'Tour down Under' festivities on Jetty Road. © Henk Graalman
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