Henry Ford's first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the CAR ITSELF WAS CONSTRUCTED FROM HEMP! On his large estate, Ford was photographed among his hemp fields. The car, 'grown from the soil,' had hemp plastic panels whose impact strength was 10 times stronger than steel; Popular Mechanics, 1941.
Both the Marriott RewardsÂ® Premier Credit Card and the Marriott RewardsÂ® Premier Business Credit Card earn 15 credits toward elite status every year after account anniversary which, combined, will give you 30 elite credits. Leaving you just 20 physical nights to earn Gold Elite status.
How does the Starwood status challenge work? You can earn Gold or Platinum status through the Starwood status challenge, by completing a certain number of nights over the course of consecutive three month period, as follows: 9 nights will get you SPG Gold status (status ordinarily requires 10 stays or 25 nights per year) 18 nights will get you SPG Platinum status (status ordinarily requires 25 stays or 50 nights per year) As of now the challenge is valid for sign-ups through December 31, 2017 (though it could be pulled at any time). 1  There are a few other important details to be aware of: 2  While award nights usually count as qualifying nights, for the purposes of a status challenge, only paid nights qualify.