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...your crosses and garlic because Spike (James Marsters) returns to Sunnydale tonight to take revenge on his enemies, including Angel (David Boreanaz). Also, Willow (Alyson Hannigan) decides willpower cannot control her lust, so she turns to magic on a date with Xander (Nicholas Brendon) and their friends...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: IN THE BOX | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

...Venezuelan rain forest. Then director of plant conservation for the World Wildlife Fund, he had heard of a hallucinogen used by Yanomamo medicine men. Made from the leaves, sap and seeds of various plants, the potent snuff might have medicinal benefits, he thought. After all, aspirin came from white willow bark, which North American Indians relied on to relieve pain. In fact, plants were vital in the development of 25% of all prescription drugs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forests: MARK PLOTKIN: In Search Of The Shamans' Vanishing Wisdom | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

Indeed there is. Levine studies a form of Qi Gong called Eight Treasures, composed of 32 linked exercises, with poetic names like "The Unicorn Turns Its Head to Look at the Moon" and "The Weeping Willow Shivers in the Early Morning Dew." There are thousands of other forms, each embracing a complete set of exercises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life Stretchers | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

Then, with the carcasses still warm, he and his companions kindle a fire, carve choice pieces from an elk loin, and roast them on a willow stick. "We had salt; we were very hungry; and I never ate anything that tasted better." Teddy, the bulliest of the bull elk--armed, articulate, carnivorous--slept out among the stars that night with a conscience gloriously untroubled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Kids Hunt? | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...February 1992, GM announced it intended to close Willow Run and move production to Arlington, Texas, where it got a better deal. The township countered with a lawsuit, charging that the tax abatements created a binding obligation. A local judge agreed, accusing GM of "having lulled" the people of Ypsilanti and then trying to skip town. The state court of appeals reversed the decision and concluded that "hyperbole and puffery" in seeking tax breaks "does not necessarily create a promise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporate Welfare: States At War | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

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