What is Poisoning? A Basic Definition

Poison \Poi"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poisoned; p. pr. & vb.
  
         n. Poisoning.] [Cf.
         OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L.
  
         potionare to give to drink. See Poison, n.]
   [1913
         Webster]
   1. To put poison upon or into; to infect with
         poison; as, to
      poison an arrow; to poison food or
         drink. "The ingredients
      of our poisoned chalice."
         --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To injure or kill by
         poison; to administer poison to.
      [1913 Webster]

            If you poison us, do we not die ?     --Shak.
     
         [1913 Webster]

   3. To taint; to corrupt; to vitiate;
         as, vice poisons
      happiness; slander poisoned his
         mind.
      [1913 Webster]

            Whispering tongues can poison truth.  --Coleridge.
     
         [1913 Webster]

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Off-site Poisoning Links, User Submitted

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Sat Jul 19

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-037 ? Important: Vulnerabilitie s in DNS Could Allow Spoofing (953230)
• Researcher offers insight into DNS flaw | Defense in Depth - computer security, hacking, crime, viruses - CNET News.com
• The Earth Clinic library of the world's best Food Poisoning Cures.

Fri Jul 18

• Caffeine - Overdose? It's in lots of drinks!: It's possible to poison yourself with too much caffeine! Caffeine is in coffee, tea, soda, energy drinks, and many other drinks and beverages. Don't end up in the ER (emergency room)!
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Thu Jul 17

• CacheAudit: Recursive DNS cache contents validation
• arp-sk
• Carbon Monoxide Food Poisoning - what you need to know: How carbon monoxide used in meat packaging can be attributed to carbon monoxide food poisoning.
• Sea Turtle Restoration Project : Got Mercury?
• Mercury Exposure
• Pollution Prevention: Mercury

Tue Jul 15

• government,for cing us to buy light bulbs containing mercury
• Ruben Rada Water Testing Radon Test Kit Pa Radon Test Kits Carbon Monoxide Radon Home Test Kit Radon Mitigators: Ruben Rada Water Testing Radon Test Kit Pa Radon Test Kits Carbon Monoxide Radon Home Test Kit Radon Mitigators
• DNS Checker -- DoxPara Research: You can use the DNS checker to check if the DNS you are using is vulnerable to DNS Cache Poisoning.

Mon Jul 14

• RSS

Sun Jul 13

• DNS cache poisoning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sat Jul 12

• Lead exposure in children linked to violent crime - Los Angeles Times
• Survey Reveals 157 Student Deaths From Drinking: Over a six year period 157 college students perished as a result of alcohol poisoning, one third of whom were below the legal drinking age.

Fri Jul 11

• HOBOSPIDER.ORG
• ADD / XOR / ROL: All this DNS ...

Off-site Poisoning Research Links

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