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Box set containing four films from the popular 'Batman' film
series. 'Batman' (1989) was the first big screen outing for Bob
Kane's caped crusader. The streets of Gotham City are no longer
safe for criminals, who are being picked off by a masked vigilante
in a rubber suit - dubbed 'Batman' by the press. Reporter Alexander
Knox (Robert Wuhl) teams with photographer Vicki Vale (Kim
Basinger) in an attempt to discover Batman's true identity - an
investigation which leads them to the door of mysterious
millioniare Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton). Meanwhile, crime boss
Carl Grissom's (Jack Palance) attempt to rid himself of
untrustworthy henchman Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson) does not go
according to plan, and after emerging physically - and mentally -
disfigured from a vat of chemicals, Napier reinvents himself as the
psychotic Joker. In 'Batman Returns' (1992), Oswald Cobblepot was
abandoned by his parents as a baby. Thirty three years later, bent
on revenge, he returns to Gotham City as the Penguin (Danny
DeVito). First he begins a warped campaign to become Mayor, helped
by millionaire businessman Max Shreck (Christopher Walken); next,
he undertakes a mission to murder every first born son in Gotham -
a plan which will avenge his own beginnings. Meanwhile, he has two
adversaries to contend with: Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer), the
embittered ex-secretary of Max Shreck, and, of course, the old
caped crusader himself (Keaton). In 'Batman Forever' (1995), former
District Attorney Harvey Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) is terrorising
Gotham City, when a new villain appears on the scene - the Riddler
(Jim Carrey). Together they plot to discover Batman's (Val Kilmer)
identity, using a device which can probe the human mind. Meanwhile,
the caped crusader has been joined by Robin (Chris O'Donnell),
whose trapeze-artist family have recently been slain by Two-Face.
'Finally, in 'Batman and Robin' (1997), Batman (George Clooney) and
Robin (O'Donnell) have to stop the vengeful Mr Freeze (Arnold
Schwarzenegger) from taking over Gotham City by using his new ice
weapon. To make matters worse, the venomous Poison Ivy (Uma
Thurman) decides to join forces with Freeze, so making an almost
undefeatable double-whammy of a team. Luckily for the caped
crusader and his rebellious ward, they can team up with a new tough
and courageous new partner - Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone).
Poisoning is a far more serious health problem in the U.S. than has
generally been recognized. It is estimated that more than 4 million
poisoning episodes occur annually, with approximately 300,000 cases
leading to hospitalization. The field of poison prevention provides
some of the most celebrated examples of successful public health
interventions, yet surprisingly the current poison control "system"
is little more than a loose network of poison control centers,
poorly integrated into the larger spheres of public health. To
increase their effectiveness, efforts to reduce poisoning need to
be linked to a national agenda for public health promotion and
injury prevention. Forging a Poison Prevention and Control System
recommends a future poison control system with a strong public
health infrastructure, a national system of regional poison control
centers, federal funding to support core poison control activities,
and a national poison information system to track major poisoning
epidemics and possible acts of bioterrorism. This framework
provides a complete "system" that could offer the best poison
prevention and patient care services to meet the needs of the
nation in the 21st century. Table of Contents Front Matter
Executive Summary Part I: Overview1 Introduction 2 Toward a Poison
Prevention and Control System Part II: Current Status and
Opportunities3 Magnitude of the Problem 4 Historical Context of
Poison Control 5 Poison Center Activities, Personnel, and Quality
Assurance 6 Current Costs, Funding, and Organizational Structures 7
Data and Surveillance 8 Prevention and Public Education 9 A Public
Health System for Poison Prevention and Control Part III:
Conclusions and Recommendations 10 Conclusions and Recommendations
References Appendix A: Contributors Appendix B: Committee
Biographies Index
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