Some hallucinogens occur naturally in trees, vines, seeds, fungi and leaves. ... Morning Glory seeds are occasionally brewed into a tea or eaten for the hallucinogenic effects. There have been some reports of teens drinking "gordo juice," a combination of Morning Glory seeds and fruit juice to counteract the bitter taste of the seeds. The seeds can cause convulsions, gangrene, and adverse psychological effects. ... This is called a bad trip, and it is common among first time users. ...

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Moreover, they can differ between right and wrong, good and bad. ... This increases the precipitation efficiency of the seeded cloud. Nowadays, all seeding is done by aircraft. Base seeding aircraft release seeding agent into updrafts from below the developing storm using a combination of wing-tip generators and burn-in-place flares. ... Actually not all are suitable for cloud seeding. ...

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Frieda and Claudia find out about this while they are selling seeds to earn money to buy themselves a bike. ... But their flowers never grow, and according to Frieda, it was because Claudia planted the seeds too deeply. ... This soil is bad for certain kinds of flowers. ... This is what is meant when she says "This soil is bad for certain kinds of flowers. Certain seeds it will not nurture". ...

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No matter what good some people believe they are doing, everything seems to come with a consequence, and the question is whether or not the good overpowers the bad. ... Secondarily, GMO's are said to be more productive, and create greater yields; however Stated by Kimbrell, "there are currently two principal types of biotech seeds in production: Herbicide Resistant, and 'Pest' resistant seeds. ... "TT" is when the companies genetically engineer plants to "Produce a sterile seed after a single growing season" (Kimbrell 2003) ensuring that farmers cannot save their seed, having to...

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This trait allowed each apple to produce a different and sometimes new tree from its seed. ... Grafting is by no means as simple a process as planting a seed or a branch cutting from a tree. ... So useful the apple was for making cider, even the bad apples could be used to make the drink. ... His "sidecar" was filled almost to overflowing with apple seeds, and his name was John Chapman. ... Chapman traveled back and forth across the newly founded United States planting apple seeds everywhere he went. ...

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For example, an earthquake, which may seem as something bad, is not intentionally meant to harm others. ... According to the definition, if god is all good he would not want bad things (evil) to happen. God being all knowing would know about bad things and if he is all powerful would be able to stop all the bad from happening. ... In the beginning of time there had to have been someone to plant that seed that formed life. In order for this seed to survive there had to be someone nurturing and watching it grow protecting it form danger. ...

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The situation is so bad that manure is now getting into other foods not just meat such as spinach, onions and other leafy greens. ... The last problem we saw in the movie is about the Monsanto Conglomerate and their bullying of farmers who save their own seeds to be replanted the next year. Monsanto forces farmers to buy seeds from them every year and if they replant the seeds they save the farmers are prosecuted and sued for patent infringement because Monsanto has patented a gene in the soybean seeds. Most of the farmers interviewed in the movie were so scared of Monsanto and what their grou...

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They said that "the seed of men and of all creatures, the seed of the sun and the seed of the earth" is how the world was created (109). ... Things must be tended to for growth, like seeds. ... By saying that no matter how big or important something is, it started as a seed, and requires the same type of care, it is like saying that everything is equally important and precious. ... There is no space for free speech, emotion, family, and everyone is happy through 'soma', which gets rid of their bad thoughts and depression. ...

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We are simply either reaping the benefit of our good karma or paying back our karmic debt of bad karma.... In his journal, he states: "Buddhism is non-theistic, so it ascribes karma to the condition of the cosmos and/or the inherent nature of behavior-good behavior containing the seeds of reward; bad behavior, the seeds of punishment. ... Generally speaking, all good and bad action constitute Karma, whether we are religious or not. ... Having good or bad intentions or "souls" are all the same. ... Western religions also teach good behavior will be rewarded and bad behavior will...

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This is leading to the consolidation and mergers at both ends of the farming cycle - inputs that the farmer has to buy (seeds, fertilizers, chemicals), and outputs; what the farmer gets at the selling end. (Rosset, 1999) The five biggest seed suppliers in the world control 75% of the global market. ... (Bricker, 2003) Some seed suppliers are also the pesticide suppliers! ... Globalization is continually making a bad situation worse for the small farmer. ... In order to compete with the large-scale farm, small farms must gain access to money for seeds, water, transportation and producti...

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Caring only for the pursuit of profit, even with harm, a bad person only follows personal desire. ... What makes a person good or bad is much the same amongst the leading views, but the idea that man is born with an evil nature is not. ... While Hsun-Tzu believed that man was naturally evil, I believe that people are actually born with both the seed of good and evil. One's growth of the seeds depends very much on the environment surrounding him or her, especially when young. ... It is circumstance and upbringing that lead one to being good or bad. ...

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As the author states: "Every thought-seed sown or allowed to fall into the mind, and to take root there, produces its own, blossoming sooner or later into act, and bearing its own fruitage of opportunity and circumstance. Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bad fruit.... I will defend the author by arguing that after one has planted all the correct thought-seeds into themselves only then will they develop a greater self-control and equanimity. Only after a person has taken all of the steps to purify themselves of negative and unwanted thought-seeds can they truly live by this: &q...

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Despite Ahuja's oppressive policies about his wife's use of the telephone and contact with the outside world, Lalita submits and sacrifices her individuality and human freedoms in the marriage to prevent her family from "get[ting] a bad name" (Divakaruni 105). ... For example, the poppy seed develops from a lifeless "grain" to "khus khus," a name filled with exotic syllables and noise interpreted as a coming to life. Before the Mistress reaches out to the seed physically and speaks to it, she notes the poppy by the generic English name, a dull factual piece. ... Possessing the true n...

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Although there are positive aspects of genetic engineering, there are speculations upon whether or not the good outweighs the bad. ... Each super-weed can be responsible for hundreds of thousands of seeds. ... This causes a problem when selling seeds, because farmers do not know when certain seeds have been cross-contaminated. ... There are many different ways in which seeds can spread. ... There is also an issue with the realm of genetically modified crops pertaining to seed patenting. ...

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As for myself, I keep intestinal yeast in check with herbs called pau d'arco and grapefruit seed extract. This relieves nausea, fights the growth of bad yeast bacteria, and calms the bowels. ... - For sinus infections - Grapefruit seed extract spray and odor-free garlic tablets...

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Monsanto holds intellectual property for all sorts of seeds that are genetically modified and holds it against their farmers to use Monsanto's seeds and only their seeds. Any farmer not using Monsanto's seeds will be harassed and sued for violating their agreement. ... They are extremely powerful and fight with all of their power to eliminate labeling of potentially harmful additives because it looks bad for their products. ...

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Some important spices and ingredients this region uses are dry red chilies, sugar, sesame seeds, coconut, nuts, vinegar, fish and pork. ... Important spices and ingredients in this region are curry leaves, mustard, Asafetida, pepper and peppercorns, tamarind, chilies and fenugreek seeds. ... It is tradition to rip a piece of the bread off using only three fingers on one hand, so as not to touch the bread with two hands which is considered bad etiquette. ... In certain regions of India, it is seen as bad manners to allow the sauce of any food to touch your bare hands. ... Therefore, offering l...

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Seeds are associated with Willy's desire to create something, especially out of youth (Biff and Happy) and he often comments on planting them. Willy contemplates planting beet seeds in the garden. ... The seeds are representative of Willy's desire to grow his family into something; Linda's remark paints the fact that he has failed. ... The stockings then act as a symbol of Willy as a bad father and husband. ...

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This was often referred to as the "constitution", and consisted of: " the popularization of new breeds and seeds", "close planting", "deep ploughing", "increased fertilization", "the innovation of farm tools", " improved field management", "pest control", and "increased irrigation." (125) Though at the time Mao felt that this would help China pull out on top it actually caused China to fall into a famine that later became really difficult to get out of. ... The first point discussed in the blueprint, the popularization of new breeds and seeds, brought not only problems to the country but al...

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A fruitarian eats only fruits, seeds and nuts while the vegan eats these and vegetables, grains and legumes. ... First, we have pathetic claws and dull teeth that are meant more for crushing nuts and seeds, not tearing flesh. ... Decomposing food is bad for us. ...

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Mary Kay's leadership style is constructed on the belief stating that a need can be the seed of a dream. ... " Every leader should realize that God has rooted seeds of greatness in every mortal. ... She used all the bad and turned it into good. ...

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Confucianism took a humanistic approach in which an individual's action determined whether they were good or bad. ... He perceived benevolence as seeds, like apple seeds, which after being sown, will sprout and grow. " This renders the idea that an individual uses oneself as a role model to standardize one's behavior in relative to others around them. ...

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"The berries are soaked to soften the edible rind that encases the seed. ... The blender quickly pulverizes the pulp, expelling a maroon-colored liquid into a bowl below and leaving the seeds above the circular blade. ... If it's a bad harvest or the puree doesn't reach the preferred or when acai is plentiful it sells for a dollar to two. ... "According to his analysis of a hundred and twenty-eight fresh samples, acai was an exceptionally efficient food source, delivering many of the nutrients that constitute a healthy diet and few bad elements; it had a surprising amount of omega-6 ...

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Although probably some learners already know these facts, I will still inform them about this, but not go into much depth because what I really want is to offer them ways of incorporating and transforming bad habits into good habits. ... Ideal fats are "unsaturated fats" which we find in foods like nuts, olive oil, avocado, salmon, chia seeds, flax seed, etc. ... These "good fats" even help eliminate "bad fats" known as "saturated or trans fats" which come from animal fats, skin and dark meats, butter, fat dairy, fried products, etc. Our body does not n...

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Although probably some learners already know these facts, I will still inform them about this, but not go into much depth because what I really want is to offer them ways of incorporating and transforming bad habits into good habits. ... Ideal fats are "unsaturated fats" which we find in foods like nuts, olive oil, avocado, salmon, chia seeds, flax seed, etc. ... These "good fats" even help eliminate "bad fats" known as "saturated or trans fats" which come from animal fats, skin and dark meats, butter, fat dairy, fried products, etc. Our body does not ne...

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