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Retro SciFi Film of the Week…

Forever Young (1992)

This is a romance drama / sci-fi written and produced by Jeffrey Abrams (JJ Abrams). It's basically a Rip Van Winkle story about a guy in 1939 who ends up volunteering for some advanced cryogenic experiment, gets frozen, and wakes up in 1992.

The story manages to avoid most of those hackneyed anachronistic encounters of a guy who's misplaced in time; it really sticks to the romance, emotions, and characters, and this guy's quest to find his old friends from 1939. The film has the feel of a Spielberg film, particularly ET, which was produced a decade earlier. It’s sentimental, almost sappy. It's commercial -- very much so -- and tries to appeal to multiple demographics. Jerrald Goldsmith, who scored Logan’s Run (which was last week’s Film of the Week), created the exceptional score for this movie, and overall it’s a well produced film. Some of the plot points seemed forced and unrealistic, placed in the story simply to create tension, not uncommon for a Hollywood film.

With Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis in the lead roles, the acting is world class, although neither of those actors completely disappear into their roles. Elijah Wood also has a major role and gives a great performance as the ten-year-old son of Curtis’ character. Isabel_Glasser plays Gibson’s character’s love interest, but oddly doesn’t get as much screen time as the other leads.

There's only one black character in the film (Joe Morton), a researcher who was portrayed as antagonistic and in this story was unable to figure out the design of the cryogenic apparatus that was created by a white character (George Wendt) fifty years earlier. This type of depiction of black characters was typical of films produced prior to the Rodney King beating and LA riots which broke out just as initial filming for this film was wrapping up. Other than that, I saw no other significant bias or racial stereotypes.

As far as technology, there wasn’t much, basically just the cryro-chamber, which had a steam-punk design that was out of place for the pre-war time period.

Overall the film is worth watching, just don’t expect much in terms of science fiction gadgetry, aliens, spaceships, etc.

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movie poster with Mel Gibson’s face covering most of the poster and a small image of Gibson and Isabel Glasser embracing and kissing.

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#BOL a retailer of goods comparable to #Amazon but from the Netherlands, achieved to sending me the wrong movie not once but twice now. I ordered #ScreamV and twice got Scream 4, which I already own. Their online chat got annoyed when I mentioned sending this shit back costs me gasoline money. Twice! At this point I would order a stock check, because those movies are clearly at the wrong picking location. #Warehouse

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#Evacuations ordered after #wildfire causes #explosion at #ammo #warehouse in #Greece. https://www.dw.com/en/greece-evacuations-ordered-after-blast-in-ammo-warehouse/a-66371232?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

Could Amazon be forced to make big changes at its warehouses? In the company's appeal of OSHA violations, a first-of-its-kind trial begins next week in Washington state. #Amazon #warehouse #safety #workers #labor #osha

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-trial-could-pave-the-way-for-holding-the-company-accountable-on-warehouse-safety-4ce86878

1840s former bonded warehouse on Oswald Street in Glasgow. One of the few bonded warehouses from this era which is still left in its original form in this part of central Glasgow. It is considered at risk of being lost and at least one application has been submitted to demolish it and replace it with a modern building. Although empty and derelict, this is a building which has huge potential, even in its current state.

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#Amazon faces #Senate probe over #warehouse safety, the e-retailer's "quest for profits at all costs" has caused warehouse employees to experience unsafe working environments without access to adequate medical attention. “the company has made a calculated decision not to implement adequate worker protections because #Jef Bezos, Amazon’s founder, and you, his successor as Chief Executive Officer, have created a corporate culture that treats workers as disposable.” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/20/amazon-faces-senate-probe-over-warehouse-safety.html

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📸: Photo by mr_thomas on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/18877662@N00/6340825590

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T-minus one week!

Next Thursday I will join the DC Power BI User Group to talk about Microsoft Fabric!

In this hybrid session (I'll be presenting remotely) I'll introduce Fabric and then spend most of the hour walking through an end-to-end solution that showcases new and familiar capabilities. I hope you'll join me!

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https://www.meetup.com/power-bi-dc/events/294196692/

#Amazon a Prime target in #Minnesota's #warehouse labor law
In a clear shot at Amazon, Minnesota lawmakers became the third state congressional body in America to pass a law protecting warehouse workers from unfair quotas and allowing them proper time for toilet breaks and the occasional meal.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/18/minnesota_warehouse_quotas/

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Maersk opent distributiecentrum in Kaapstad

Lees meer: https://www.transport-online.nl/site/153876/maersk-opent-distributiecentrum-in-kaapstad/

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This picture features a well-shaped female mechanic who is squatting in a dimly lit warehouse, hard at work welding a massive steel plate. The mechanic's toned physique is on full display as she concentrates on her task, sweat glistening on her forehead in the dim light.

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Thin Air, the coolest thing I have ever seen…#TheBeamsLondon #Warehouse #Exhibition #Art #Light #Sound #immersive #London #Docklands

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/thick-black-smoke-rises-from-philadelphia-3-alarm-warehouse-fire/3551918/ make sure your windows are closed, and your air conditioner units are turned off. Emergency management officials also ask people to seal up windows etc if they are directly downwind from the location. Prepare to stay indoors for hours as the smoke extremely toxic. The location is between interstate 95 and the Delaware river.

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Anyone in the area of Darkrun Lane in #philadelphia shouod get indoors immediately. #fire #toxic #warehouse

Why So Many #Amazon #Workers Are Getting #Hurt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il4c_snvLnQ
>For years, Amazon #warehouse workers have been speaking up about unsafe #conditions and the risk of #injury they say they face while churning out millions of pa...

Why So Many #Amazon #Workers Are Getting #Hurt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il4c_snvLnQ
>For years, Amazon #warehouse workers have been speaking up about unsafe #conditions and the risk of #injury they say they face while churning out millions of pa...

This #badge making kit cost me $23 from #Warehouse and has totally exceeded my expectations. I am *delighted!*

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