Schindler's List

The film begins with the relocation of the Jews to Krakow in September of 1939, shortly after the beginning of World War II. Oskar Schindler, an unsuccessful businessman, arrives from Czechoslovakia in hopes of using the abundant slave labor force of Jews to manufacture goods for the German Army. Schindler makes a very good impression early on, being a member of the Nazi Party, and lavishes bribes upon the army and SS officials in charge. His wife, Emilie, comes to visit him in his new home, and is shocked when another woman answers the door. Schindler tells her that if she wishes to stay, it is up to her. She offers to stay, provided there is no further philandering; Schindler waves goodbye to his wife at the train station.
Sponsored by the military, Schindler acquires a factory for the production of metal wares and gains a contact in Itzhak Stern, a functionary in the local Judenrat (Jewish Council) who in turn has contacts with the now underground Jewish business community in the Ghetto. They will loan him the money for the factory, and he will give them a small share of products produced for trade on the black market. Opening the factory, Schindler pleases the Nazis and enjoys his new-found wealth, while Stern handles all administration and uses his position to suggest to Schindler to hire Jews instead of Poles, because their labour is for free. Workers in Schindler's factory are allowed outside the ghetto, and are certified as "essential workers", guaranteeing that they will not be rounded up at night by the Gestapo. This last point is key, and Stern falsifies documents to ensure that as many people as possible are deemed "essential" by the Nazi bureaucracy. Schindler becomes aware of what is going on, but takes no action to stop it.
We are introduced to an SS officer named Amon Göth who arrives in Krakow to initiate construction of a labor camp, Płaszów. He eagerly appeals to Schindler that the Jewish population is a "virus". While surveying the construction of a new building at a concentration camp, a female Jewish engineer urges him to redo the improperly laid foundation for the barrack. Göth immediately mandates her murder and, in the next breath, Göth orders that everything she requested be done. In due course, Göth razes the Krakow ghetto, sending in hundreds of troops to clear the cramped rooms and shooting anyone who cannot or will not leave. Schindler watches the massacre from the hills overlooking the area, and is profoundly affected, especially when he spots a little girl in a red coat. He meets Göth during a dinner with other important SS officers, and is careful to befriend Göth, keeping his disturbances private, and patiently agreeing with Göth and other Nazis' rambling statements about Jews. Having earned his trust, Schindler convinces Göth to let him keep his workers for considerable bribes and pay-offs. Schindler, now reluctantly sheltering people who have very few skills, starts losing money.
In the labor camp, the Jewish prisoners are made to strip naked and to run around the camp's central square while being "physically examined" by physicans as useful laborers or not, with the clear purpose being to separate those capable of labor from those who are too old, too young, or too frail, and will be disposed of. To Amon Göth's considerable consternation, and to Schindler's horror, an order arrives from Berlin commanding Göth to exhume and destroy all bodies of those killed in the ghetto razing, dismantle Płaszów, and to ship the whole population to Auschwitz. He explains to Schindler that he is being asked to do this immediately, and it is the administrative burden that horrifies him, not the thought of having to destroy "every rag": saying to Schindler that, "the party is over". Schindler is further horrified when he observes the same little girl in the red coat seen during the ghetto massacre, her now lifeless body being wheeled to the pit to be consumed and destroyed by fire. He now realizes the abhorrent evil around him and reaches an epiphany. Schindler prevails upon Göth to let him keep his workers, so that he can move them to a factory in his old home of Zwittau-Brinnlitz, in Moravia, away from the Holocaust, now fully underway in Poland. Göth acquiesces, for a payoff of millions of Reichsmark. So that his workers can be kept off the trains to the killing centers, Schindler, with Stern, assembles a list of them.

Schindler rescues one of his workers
"Schindler's List" comprises these "skilled" inmates, and for many of those in Płaszów camp, being on it means the difference between life and death. Almost all of the people on Schindler's list arrive safely at the new site, with exception to the trains carrying the women, which is accidentally redirected to Auschwitz. Schindler rushes immediately to Auschwitz and stops their gassing. He bribes the camp commander, Rudolf Hoess, with a cache of diamonds. Hoess reluctantly agrees and the women are spared. As the women board the train to the site of the factory, several SS officers attempt to hold some children back and prevent them from leaving. However, Schindler, who is there to personally oversee the boarding, steps in and demands the officers release the children, giving as his reason that their small hands and fingers can clean the insides of small shell casings. Once the Schindler women arrive in Zwittau-Brinnlitz, Schindler institutes firm controls on the Nazi guards assigned to the factory, permits the Jews to observe the Sabbath, and spends the rest of his fortune bribing Nazi officials. In his home town, he surprises his wife while she's in church during mass, and tells her that she is the only woman in his life. She goes with him to the factory to help out with the inmates. He runs out of money just as the German army surrenders, ending the war in Europe.
As a German Nazi and self-described "profiteer of slave labor", Schindler must flee the oncoming Soviet Red Army. After dismissing the Nazi guards to return to their families, he packs a car in the night, and bids farewell to his workers. They give him a letter explaining his actions and that he is not a criminal, together with a ring engraved with the Talmudic quotation, "He who saves the life of one man, saves the world entire." Seeing his luxurious car, Schindler is consumed with guilt, realizing he could have bribed Göth for ten more Jews with it. Panged with the regret of not having done more, Schindler breaks down in front of his workers, then leaves with his wife. The Schindler Jews, having slept outside the factory gates through the night, are awakened by sunlight the next morning. A Soviet dragoon arrives and announces to the Jews that they have been liberated. The Jews walk to a nearby town in search of a place to go. As they walk abreast, the frame changes to another of the Schindler Jews in the present day at the grave of Oskar Schindler in Israel. In the ensuing epilogue the execution of an indifferent Göth by the Red Army for War Crimes is shown.
The film ends by showing a procession of now-aged Jews who worked in Schindler's factory, who reverently set a stone on his grave. The actors portraying the major characters walk hand-in-hand with the actual persons they portrayed, placing stones on Schindler's grave as they pass. The camera pans to the left, revealing a long line of people consisting of not only those portrayed in the film but also their families. Ben Kingsley walks to the grave holding the hand of Itzhak Stern's widow. The movie then imparts that the survivors and descendents of the approximately 1,100 Jews sheltered by Schindler now number over 6,000. It then mentions that the Jewish population of Poland, once numbering in the millions, was at the time of the film's release approximately 4,000. In a final scene, a man (the unseen face of Liam Neeson) places a rose on the grave, and stands contemplatively over it.

Ten Little Indians

Ten little Indians went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were Nine. Nine little Indians sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were Eight. Eight little Indians traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there and then there were Seven. Seven little Indians chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were Six. Six little Indians playing with a hive; A bumble bee stung one and then there were Five.
Five little Indians going in for law; One got into Chancery and then there were Four.
Four little Indians going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three. Three little Indians walking in the Zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were Two.
Two little Indians sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was One.
One little Indian left all alone; He went out and hanged himself And then there were none.

World Federation of Great Towers

Tower's name
City
Country
Year
Total height
CN Tower
Toronto
Canada
1976
553.33m /1,815ft
The Ostankino Tower
Moscow
Russia
1967
540m / 1,771ft
Oriental Pearl Tower
Shanghai
China
1995
468m / 1,535ft
John Hancock Center
Chicago
USA
1969
444m / 1,455ft
Empire State Building
New York
USA
1931
443m /1,454ft
KL Tower
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
1995
421m / 1,403ft
Tianjin Radio and Television Tower
Tianjin
China
1991
368m / 1,197ft
Central TV Tower
Beijing
China
1992
405m / 1,329ft
Tashkent Tower
Tashkent
Uzbekistan
375m / 1,230ft
Fernsehturm
Berlin
Germany
368m / 1,197ft
Macau Tower
Macau SAR
China
338m / 1,109ft
Tokyo Tower
Tokyo
Japan
1958
333m/1,093ft
Sky Tower
Auckland
New Zealand
1997
328m / 1,076ft
Vilnius TV Tower
Vilnius
Lithuania
1980
326.5m / 1,071ft
Tallinn TV Tower
Tallinn
Estonia
314m / 1,030ft
Sydney Tower
Sydney
Australia
304m / 1,000ft
Collserola Tower
Barcelona
Spain
288m / 945ft
Rialto Towers
Melbourne
Australia
270m / 886ft
Donauturm
Vienna
Austria
252m / 827ft
Seoul Tower
Seoul
South Korea
1975
239.7m / 786ft
Žižkov Television Tower
Prague
Czech Republic
216m / 709ft
The Euromast
Rotterdam
Netherlands
185m / 607ft
Torre Latinoamericana
Mexico City
Mexico
182m / 594ft
Blackpool Tower
Blackpool
United Kingdom
1894
158m / 519ft
Olympic Stadium
Montreal
Canada
175m / 575ft
Nový Most
Bratislava
Slovakia
95m / 311ft

Footloose

Footloose is a 1984 movie that tells the story of Ren McCormick (played by Kevin Bacon), a teenager who was raised in Chicago and moves to a small town where the town government has banned dancing and rock music. Ren and his classmates want to have a senior prom, with music and dancing, and so must figure out a way to get around the law and Reverend Shaw Moore (played by John Lithgow) who makes it his mission in life to keep the town dance- and rock-free. The movie was loosely based on events that took place in the tiny, rural farming community of Elmore City, Oklahoma. Much of the film was filmed in Payson, Utah and Lehi, Utah, with the Lehi Roller Mills featured finely.
[edit] Cast
Kevin Bacon... Ren
Lori Singer... Ariel
John Lithgow... Reverend Shaw Moore
Dianne Wiest ... Vi Moore
Chris Penn ... Willard
Sarah Jessica Parker ... Rusty
John Laughlin ... Woody
Elizabeth Gorcey ... Wendy Jo
Frances Lee McCain ... Ethel McCormack
Jim Youngs ... Chuck
Douglas Dirkson ... Burlington Cranston
Lynne Marta ... Lulu
Arthur Rosenberg ... Wes
Timothy Scott ... Andy Beamis
Alan Haufrect ... Roger Dunbar
Linda MacEwen ... Eleanor Dunbar
Kim Jensen ... Edna
Michael Telmont ... Travis
Liz Gray from pearson
Leo Geter ... Rich
Ken Kemp ... Jeff
Russ McGinn ... Herb
Sam Dalton ... Mr. Guantz
H.E.D. Redford ... Widdoes
Jay Bernard ... Harvey
David Valenza ... Team member
Meghan Broadhead ... Sarah
Mimi Broadhead ... Amy
Gene Pack ... Bernie
Marcia Yvette Reider ... Virginia
John Perryman ... Fat cowboy
Mary Ethel Gregory ... Mrs. Allyson
Oscar Rowland ... Mr. Walsh
J. Paul Broadhead ... Mayor Dooley
John Bishop ... Elvis
Carmen Trevino, Melissa Renée Graehl,Monica M. Da Silva, Terri Gay Ulmer ... Girls
Mark Moulton.... Plaid Dancer

Ways To Irritate a Telemarketer

When they ask "How are you today?" Tell them! "I'mso glad you asked because no one these days seems tocare, and I have all these problems; my arthritis isacting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died..."If they say they're John Doe from XYZ Company, askthem to spell their name. Then ask them to spell thecompany name. Then ask them where it is located.Continue asking them personal questions or questionsabout their company for as long as necessary.Cry out in surprise, "Judy! Is that you? Oh my God!Judy, how have you been?" Hopefully, this will give Judya few brief moments of pause as she tries to figure outwhere the hell she could know you from.If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up for the Familyand Friends plan, reply, in as SINISTER a voice as you can,"I don't have any friends... would you be my friend?"If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed forbankruptcy and you could sure use some money.Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment and askthem if they will give you their HOME phone number so youcan call them back. When the telemarketer explains that theycannot give out their HOME number, you say "I guess you don'twant anyone bothering you at home, right?" The telemarketerwill agree and you say, "Now you know how I feel!"Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke."Come on Leon, cut it out! Seriously, Leon, how's ya been?"Tell them to talk V-E-R-Y V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W-L-Y, becauseyou want to write down EVERY WORD.

Word Scrambles

GEORGE BUSH : When you rearrange the letters : HE BUGS GORE
DORMITORY : : DIRTY ROOM
EVANGELIST : : EVIL'S AGENT
PRESBYTERIAN : : BEST IN PRAYER
DESPERATION : : A ROPE ENDS IT
THE MORSE CODE : : HERE COME DOTS
SLOT MACHINES : : CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY : : IS NO AMITY
MOTHER-IN-LAW : : WOMAN HITLER
SNOOZE ALARMS : : ALAS! NO MORE Z'S
A DECIMAL POINT : : I ' M A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES : : THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO : : TWELVE PLUS ONE
And for the! Grand finale: PRESIDENT CLINTON OF THE USA : : TO COPULATE HE FINDS INTERNS

Zürich

Zürich (German: Zürich (help·info) [ˈtsyːʁɪç], Zürich German: Züri [ˈtsyɾi], French: Zurich [zyʁiʃ], in English generally Zurich, Italian: Zurigo [dzu'ɾiːgo]) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 344'241 in 2006; population of urban area is some 1'007'972) and capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural center (the political capital of Switzerland being Bern), and is widely considered to be one of the world's global cities. According to several surveys in 2006[1] and 2007[2], Zurich was named the city with the best quality of life in the world.
The origin of the name is probably the Celtic word Turus, a corroborating reference to which was found on a tomb inscription dating from the Roman occupation in the 2nd century; the antique name of the town in its romanized form was Turicum.

In Roman times, Turicum was a tax-collecting point at the border of Gallia Belgica (from AD 90 Germania superior) and Raetia for goods trafficked on the Limmat river. A Carolingian castle, built on the site of the Roman castle by the grandson of Charlemagne, Louis the German, is mentioned in 835 ("in castro Turicino iuxta fluvium Lindemaci"). Louis also founded the Fraumünster abbey in 853 for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zürich, Uri, and the Albis forest, and granted the convent immunity, placing it under his direct authority.
In 1045 , King Henry III granted the convent the right to hold markets, collect tolls, and mint coins, and thus effectively made the abbess the ruler of the city.

The Murerplan of 1576
Zürich became reichsunmittelbar in 1218 with the extinction of the main line of the Zähringer family. A city wall was built during the 1230s, enclosing 38 hectares. Emperor Frederick II promoted the abbess of the Fraumünster to the rank of a duchess in 1234 . The abbess assigned the mayor, and she frequently delegated the minting of coins to citizens of the city. However, the political power of the convent slowly waned in the 14th century, beginning with the establishment of the Zunftordnung (guild laws) in 1336 by Rudolf Brun, who also became the first independent mayor, i.e. not assigned by the abbess.
Zürich joined the Swiss confederation (which at that time was a loose confederation of de facto independent states) as the fifth member in 1351 . Zürich was expelled from the confederation in 1440 due to a war with the other member states over the territory of Toggenburg (the Old Zürich War). Zürich was defeated in 1446 , and re-admitted to the confederation in 1450.
Zwingli started the Swiss reformation at the time when he was the main preacher in Zürich. He lived there from 1484 until his death in 1531.
In 1839 , the city had to yield to the demands of its urban subjects, following the Züriputsch of 6 September. Most of the ramparts built in the 17th century were torn down, without ever having been sieged, to allay rural concerns over the city's hegemony. The Treaty of Zurich between Austria, France, and Sardinia was signed in 1859 . [3]
From 1847 , the Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn, the first railway on Swiss territory, connected Zürich with Baden, putting the Zürich Main Station at the origin of the Swiss rail network. The present building of the Hauptbahnhof (chief railway station) dates to 1871.
Zurich was accidentally bombed during WW II.