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	TrouserPress.com :: Poison Girls
		The Poison Girls — a wise post-adolescent poet/singer/guitarist who wittily calls herself Vi Subversa plus a male backing band — are politicized musical agitators employing rock (minimalist at the start but improving steadily to the point of sophisticated diversity later on) as their means for registering social and sexual protest.
		It's an exciting document, but the studio albums offer an easier entry point to the Poison Girls' music, thanks to a somewhat varied approach that doesn't carry over in concert.
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	Rat poison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mechanical rat traps are one possible alternative to poisons; another alternative is to buy a cat, although cats capable of dealing with rats are relatively rare; in many cultures, hunting dogs have been used instead.
		Rats and certain other vermin are difficult to kill with poisons because their feeding habits reflect their place as scavengers.
		Rat poisons are a category of pest control chemicals intended to kill rats.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rat_poison (380 words)

	Poison (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poison's live antics were, however, widely rumoured to have been copied from the band Kix [2]; Michaels' on-stage persona, in particular, bore a striking resemblance to that of Kix lead singer Steve Whiteman.
		Poison's music, and that of glam metal, was characterised by simple, loud and anthemic guitar riffs, and its image, by flamoyant special effects, costumes, hair and make-up, and a preoccupation with hedonism.
		Poison's roots, and those of glam metal in general, lay in America's East, and in particular, the sounds and images associated with New York's New York Dolls and KISS, Boston's Aerosmith, Illinois' Cheap Trick and Baltimore's Kix.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poison_(band) (1380 words)

	Health Encyclopedia
		Poison oak is primarily found on the West Coast.
		Poison ivy is one of the most frequent causes of skin rash among children and adults who spend time outdoors during the spring, summer, and fall.
		Poison sumac grows abundantly along the Mississippi River, but is less common in other regions.
	healthcontent.baptistnortheast.com /adamcontent/ency/article/000027.asp (1380 words)

	Poison ivy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans or Rhus toxicodendron), in the family Anacardiaceae, is a woody vine that is well-known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant which for most people will cause an agonizing, itching rash.
		Poison ivy is apparently far more common now than when the Europeans first entered North America because it has profited immensely from the "edge effect", enabling it to form lush colonies in such places.
		This is because poison ivy will grow in either the ivy-like form or the brushy oak-like form depending on the moisture and brightness of its environment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poison_ivy (651 words)

	Poison Ivy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poison Ivy is a red-headed woman with green eyes (belonging likely to Celtic ancestry) who is obsessed with plants, botany and botanical toxicology as well as environmentalism and sees herself as one of "the world's most prominent eco-terrorists" (quote Gotham Girls).
		Poison Ivy came to believe that her powers were killing the children she looked after, so she got Batman to reverse her powers and make her a normal human being once more.
		Evidence for this is her ability to control what sort of poison her lips secrete (she has used types that were deadly, caused unconsciousness, created hallucinations, and put people under hypnotic control) and the fact that her skin is treated as toxic at some times, and harmless at others.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poison_Ivy_(comics) (1949 words)

	Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac - Frequently Asked Questions - (www.poisonivy.us)
		Poison ivy, western poison oak, and poison sumac have the poisonous sap (urushiol) in their roots, stems, leaves and fruit.
		Poison ivy is a harmful vine or shrub in the cashew family.
		The rash spreads by the poisonous sap (urushiol), not as the result of contamination from sores.
	poisonivy.aesir.com /faq.html (1263 words)

	1080 (poison) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1080 is the commonly used name for sodium fluoroacetate (also known as sodium monofluoroacetate), a potent metabolic poison used primarily to control mammalian pests.
		The project is to drop 1080 baited meat from helicopters or light aircraft to kill predators.
		1080 is used in New Zealand to control the possum, an animal pest introduced from Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1080_(poison) (1263 words)

	Poison Sumac Rash
		Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) is found in many areas of the United States, particularly in the wet areas of the southeast as well as the Midwest regions of the country.
		Poison Sumac is commonly a shrub with alternate leaves; the leaf stalk is mostly reddish or grayish in color.
		Poison sumac leaves become orange or scarlet in the fall and produces flowers and fruit in the spring and summer.
	www.ivystat.com /poison-sumac.htm (344 words)

	Sumac (Sumach)
		One is the poison sumac, dogwood, or poison elder of the swamps.
		The poisonous principle, it is said, resides not so much in the plant itself as in a minute fungus which lives on the plant as a host.
		Japanese lacquer is obtained from the sap of a sumac.
	www.factopia.com /aiton-encyclopedia-vol5/sumac-sumach.htm (437 words)

	MSN Encarta - Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac
		Poison ivy and poison oak are variants of a single plant (sometimes treated as separate species by botanists), different mainly in the shape of their leaflets.
		Poison sumac is a tall, smooth-stemmed shrub that grows in swamps throughout the eastern United States and Canada.
		Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac, common names applied to three plants of a genus in the cashew family, capable of producing an allergic reaction in people who have become sensitized to them.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565337/poison_ivy_poison_oak_and_poison_sumac.html (563 words)

	Poison sumac
		Poison sumac is found in most of the eastern United States, between Texas and Florida in the south, to Minnesota and Quebec in the north.
		Poison sumac, along with the other species in the Toxicodendron genus, has a severe contact poison that causes extreme inflammation, swelling, and itching in susceptible individuals.
		The sap from the plants is found in all parts of the plant and is poisonous upon contact.
	www.sfrc.ufl.edu /4h/Poison_sumac/poissuma.htm (310 words)

	Poison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poisons of this class are generally not very harmful to higher life forms such as humans (for whom the outer layer of cells are more or less disposable), but lethal to microorganisms such as bacteria.
		Poisons have been known to be symbolized by the skull and crossbones (shown beside), although since this attracts children (being linked to pirates) it is gradually being replaced by Mr.
		Jamestown colonists — Standard historical accounts claim deaths by starvation, but the possibility of arsenic poisoning by rat poison (or of death by Bubonic plague) has also been reported (see here)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poison (1432 words)

	Poison Gas and World War One
		Poison gas was indiscriminate and could be used on the trenches even when no attack was going on.
		Poison gas (chlorine) was used for the first time at the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915.
		Poison gas was probably the most feared of all weapons in World War One.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /poison_gas_and_world_war_one.htm (1118 words)

	Chemical warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Second, gas shells could be delivered without warning, especially the clear, nearly odorless phosgene— there are numerous accounts of gas shells, landing with a "plop" rather than exploding, being initially dismissed as dud high explosive or shrapnel shells, giving the gas time to work before the soldiers were alerted and took precautions.
		I am strongly in favour of using poison gas against uncivilised tribes." [1] Opposition to the use of gas and technical difficulties may have prevented the gas from being used in Mesopotamia (historians are currently divided on the issue)[2].
		These poisons were mainly derived from scorpion or snake venom, but it is believed that some poisonous plants were also utilised.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poison_gas (6119 words)

	Stories Poison Ivy Safety
		Poison ivy's leaves generally grow in bunches of three and, in the last summer and fall, there may also be tiny white berries growing in bunches from the stems.
		Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac all have an oil called urushiol in their sap that causes people to break out in an itchy, painful rash when they brush up the plant and get the sap on their skin.”
		Poison sumac plants usually have red stems, may have long clusters of whitish berries in the summer and fall.
	www.woodalls.com /kidscamp/stories/poisonivy.html (907 words)

	Outsmarting Poison Ivy and Its Cousins
		Poison ivy, oak and sumac are most dangerous in the spring and summer, when there is plenty of sap, the urushiol content is high, and the plants are easily bruised.
		Neal explains it is possible to spray the poison ivy without killing other plants if you pull the poison ivy vines away from the desirable plants and wipe the ivy foliage with the herbicide, or use a shield on the sprayer to direct the chemical.
		Just as she is the bane of Batman's existence, in the real world the poison ivy plant--along with its cousins poison oak and poison sumac--is the bane of millions of campers, hikers, gardeners, and others who enjoy the great outdoors.
	www.fda.gov /fdac/features/796_ivy.html (1815 words)

	Poison Ivy Dermatitis
		Poison Ivy can be partially prevented by application of "Ivy Block" lotion before going in the woods, and washing off an exposed area with "Technu" liquid as soon as exposure is detected.
		Poison ivy is caused by an allergic reaction (allergic contact dermatitis) to the oily coating that covers of these plants.
		Poison ivy dermatitis appears as soon as four hours or as long as 10 days after the exposure, depending on individual sensitivity and the amount exposure.
	www.aocd.org /skin/dermatologic_diseases/poison_ivy_dermati.html (735 words)

	Poison Girls biography - theiceberg.com
		The Poison Girls' firebrand political pop was first heard on a shared 12-inch EP, Fatal Microbes Meet The Poison Girls, a co-release for Small Wonder Records and the band's own label, Xntrix, in 1979.
		After Songs Of Praise, and a one-off 12-inch single for the Upright label (a memorable effort too in "The Price Of Grain"), the Poison Girls broke up.
		Poison Girls shared much of Crass's ideology (anarchism and communal living), though often through a more accessible musical medium.
	www.icebergradio.com /artist/26839/poison_girls.html (735 words)

	Poison Girls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poison Girls formed in Brighton, UK in 1977, before moving to Burleigh House in Essex, near to Dial House, the home of fellow anarchist band Crass, with whom they worked closely for a number of years.
		Though their last studio recording to date was in 1985, a number of Poison Girls compilations have since been released, and their songs frequently appear on punk anthologies.
		The female singer/guitarist, Vi Subversa, was a middle-aged mother of two at the band's inception, and wrote songs that explored sexuality and gender roles, usually from an anarchist perspective.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poison_Girls (369 words)

	Hemlock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poison hemlock is a common European plant, Conium maculatum ; it contains the alkaloid Coniine.
		Water hemlock was the state poison of ancient Greece.
		Hemlock is occasionally used as a place name (generally in the US because of the tree).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hemlock (369 words)

	Poison Hemlock,flowers,Poison Hemlock,flower Pictures,Catalog,Encyclopedia
		Poison hemlock has leaves that may exceed 30 cm (12 in) long and are divided into many fine-toothed segments, and its tiny white flowers are formed into small clusters, which themselves are grouped into multiple dome-shaped clusters about 5 cm (2 in) across.
		Date : 7/16/2005 Time : 7:47:02 AM Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum, a biennial herb of the carrot family, Umbelliferae, is very poisonous and is the plant associated with the death of Socrates.
		Poison hemlock reaches 3 m (10 ft) tall and has a smooth, hollow stem that is spotted or striped with purplish color.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/flowersindex.asp?counter=101 (369 words)

	Poison Oak and Poison Ivy Rhus diversiloba T. & G and Rhus radicans L., PNW 108
		Poison oak and poison ivy can be effectively controlled by treating the lower stems with herbicides registered for such a method in the winter when the plants are leafless and dormant.
		Poison ivy and poison oak vines climbing on trees should be cut at the base, and as much of the vine as possible should be pulled away from the tree.
		A single plowing is of little value in combating poison ivy and poison oak, but good seedbed preparation and planting cultivated crops for 1 or 2 years will control them.
	wwwagcomm.ads.orst.edu /agcomwebfile/edmat/html/pnw/pnw108/pnw108.html (369 words)

	Lucaston Crabtree Residents'Action Group- -tree plantations are not sound investments in many ways
		In Tasmania, the state government administers the use of 1080 poison which is used to kill Brush-tail Possums, Tasmanian Pademelons and Bennetts Wallabies that browse pasture or plantation seedlings.
		However there is no understanding of the effects of eating the vital organs where the poison is accumulated, of sub-lethal doses on an individual bird's subsequent hunting success, the effect on its eggs or the effects of poisoned prey being fed to nestlings.
		Some symptoms of secondary poisoning in placental carnivores (dogs, cats, pigs etc) are hypersensitivity to noise, copious drooling, and running about yelping and barking madly, trying to hide, and other symptoms of extreme distress.
	www.angelfire.com /co3/concerns/1080.html (369 words)

	Halabja poison gas attack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Halabja poison gas attack was an incident on 15 March-19 March 1988 during a major battle in the Iran-Iraq war when chemical weapons were used, allegedly by Iraqi government forces, to kill a number of people in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Halabja (population 80,000).
		For example, the TerrorismCentral web site states, "The poison gas attack on the Iraqi town of Halabja was the largest-scale chemical weapons (CW) attack against a civilian population in modern times.
		Thus, while some facts surrounding the incident remain murky, most evidence and analyses indicate that the gas attack was an Iraqi attack on Iranian forces, pro-Iranian Kurdish forces and Halabja's citizens during one of the major battles of the Iran-Iraq War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halabja_poison_gas_attack (1216 words)

	poison gas on Encyclopedia.com
		However, except for the use of poison gas by the Italians in the war against Ethiopia (1935-36) and by the Japanese against Chinese guerrillas (1937-42), poison gas was not employed in warfare after World War I out of fear of retribution, even though the military powers of the world continued to develop new gases.
		Poison gas was used in the Iran-Iraq War, and Iraq has used poison gas on its own civilians, in particular the Kurds.
		the possibility of the use of poison gas as a weapon was already envisaged and was viewed by most people with a peculiar horror—a feeling that has persisted.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p1/poisonga.asp (570 words)

	Trenches on the Web - Armory: Gas Warfare
		Gas was invented (and very successfully used) as a terror weapon meant to instill confusion and panic among the enemy prior to an offensive.
		The cannister gas mask was developed to protect the soldier from the use of chlorine gas and tearing agents such as xylyl bromide.
		The eye bandages indicate that a blistering agent such as mustard gas was used.
	www.worldwar1.com /arm006.htm (1180 words)

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