The Amateur
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| Initial release | December 11, 1981 |
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| Directors | Charles Jarrott |
| Box office | 6. 892 million USD |
| Initial DVD release | July 26, 2005 |
| Producers | Joel B. Michaels |
| Garth Drabinsky | |
| Mario Kassar | |
| Andrew G. Vajna | |
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| ID | 2900821 |
About The Amateur
When the wife of CIA agent Charles Heller (John Savage) is killed by a group of terrorists in Munich, Germany, he decides to hunt down the escaped killers. However, he is only a code specialist without combat expertise, and he does not have agency permission. Using classified information, Heller blackmails the CIA into training him and sending him into Czechoslovakia, where the killers are currently located. Once he arrives, Heller discovers that he may be their target after all. … MORE
Footballer Luis Díaz reunited with father after kidnapping
... The group quickly released his wife, Cilenis Marulanda, as police closed in but led The Amateur football coach into the nearby mountains at gunpoint...
In pictures: Redheads celebrate fiery locks at Dutch festival
... The Amateur painter found himself drawn to the aesthetic qualities of redheads, so advertised for 15 ginger models to paint - only to be deluged with 150 responses...
Cardiff riot: Can lack of opportunities for young people be blamed?
... Ely resident Darren joined the boxing club as a child and over the past 10 years, trained young people in The Amateur boxing gym five to six times a week...
Titanic: Amateur radio heard SOS in Welsh town 2,000 miles away
... Within a year Marconi had signed-up The Amateur up to his wireless company...
The secret cinema hidden in an Edinburgh basement flat
... The idea was to show The Amateur cine films made by club members at their regular meetings or at various summer outings...
Ex-British & Irish Lions stars join brain injury legal action
... " Mr Woodward said he was also concerned about how prevalent brain injuries may be in The Amateur leagues...
Research call over MND risk to elite rugby players
... It looked at former Scotland rugby international players from both The Amateur and the professional period...
Snakebites becoming more common in the UK
... The Amateur snake keeper who lost part of their finger because the tissue died was also treated with antivenom...
Snakebites becoming more common in the UK
A rise in exotic pet ownership means snakebite injuries are becoming more common in The UK, doctors are warning.
In The Last 11 years medics have seen and treated 300 victims.
Some 72 of The patients were teenagers or Children - 13 were under The Age Of five.
Most of The People who had been bitten made a complete recovery, but some had to be treated in intensive care. One patient needed part of their finger amputating, And One man died.
He was a reptile conservationist who had been bitten by a King Cobra - The World 's longest venomous Snake .
Measuring around 13 feet long, these snakes can rise or " stand up" to reach an adult's eye level. Snake Venom is a neurotoxin that can stop The Victim 's breathing and heartbeat.
Those who saw The Incident said that, after being bitten, The Man staggered about " As If drunk" And Then collapsed.
Witnesses tried to resuscitate him while waiting for The Ambulance to arrive.
Despite being given 10 vials of antivenom by The Emergency services, he died from a Cardiac Arrest . It's possible he had an allergic reaction to The antivenom, say doctors in The journal.
The Amateur Snake keeper who lost part of their finger because The tissue died was also treated with antivenom. They had been bitten by a highly venomous Species of spitting Cobra native to Mozambique.
They are considered to be among The Most dangerous snakes in Africa. Their fangs can spray venom up to three metres, and their bite can be lethal.
According to The World Health Organization, there are More Than 250 Species of poisonous Snake - Most are native to Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania.
The UK has three native Snake Species - The adder, The Grass Snake and The Smooth Snake . Only The adder is venomous.
It is not illegal to keep some exotic reptiles as pets. The advises people to research as much as possible about what it entails before buying one, since caring for them properly can be challenging.
If you have a pet python, for example, it advises: " Do not handle your python after handling prey as The Snake may smell food and try to bite; wash hands well first. "
In The study, The researchers logged 321 exotic snakebites from 68 different Species . Of those who were bitten, 15 had severe symptoms.
One of The study authors, Prof David Warrell from Oxford University, said: " Most of these bites occur to fingers, hands and wrists following deliberate handling interaction by people who keep snakes as part of their occupation or hobby. "
Prof Nicholas Casewell is The Director of The Centre for Snakebite Research & Interventions at The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
He Said it was important to distinguish between venomous snakes and non-venomous ones, such as corn snakes, which many High Street pet shops sell.
Snakes, like other animals that bite, can be a safe pet.
Ownership of many poisonous Species requires a special licence in The UK, meaning Children shouldn't be handling them.
" People keeping venomous ones should Be Careful and have a mitigation plan in place for if they are bitten, " said Prof Casewell. He added that native adder bites in The UK were extremely rare.
" You can find adders in some coastal areas - Parts of The south-east, North Wales and The Yorkshire moors. Most snakes are not aggressive. You would have to be quite unfortunate to be bitten.
" Very occasionally someone might step on one and get bitten. Or they might pick one up not realising it's an adder. The NHS has access to different antivenoms for these rare emergencies. "
Source of news: bbc.com
