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1. Grass
   Grass: History of Marijuana is a 1999 Canadian documentary film directed by Ron Mann, premiered in Toronto Film Festival, about the history of the United States government's war on marijuana in the 20th century. The film places much of the blame for marijuana criminalization on Harry Anslinger (the first American drug czar) who promoted false information about marijuana to the American public as a means towards abolition.
2. Centipede -- Centipede Grass
   Centipede Grass is a low, medium textured, slow growing, but aggressive grass that can produce a dense, attractive, weed-free turf. It is more shade tolerant than bermudagrass but less shade tolerant than St. Augustine and zoysiagrass. Since centipede produces only surface runners, it is easily controlled around borders of flower beds and walks. Centipedegrass is native to China and southeast Asia and ranks between Bermudagrass and St. Augustinegrass in leaf width, shoot density, and stem size.
3. Seeds -- Species
   There ... may be nutritional changes in seeds that are killed late in development. Although most of their oils and proteins are present, it is possible that seeds will start to deteriorate or will lack some minor component that is important. The functional properties of specific molecules in foods, for example, are just beginning to be appreciated and are likely to play important roles in preventing diseases. These possibilities require further study.
4. Paula Poundstone -- Humor
   Appearing on stage with a stool, a microphone, and a can of Diet Pepsi, Paula Poundstone's ability to create humor on the spot is legendary. There's a wonderful synergy to each of her one-of-a-kind two-hour shows. She improvises with a crowd like a jazz musician. Paula is so quick and unassuming that audience members leave complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter and debating whether the random people she talked to were "plants."
5. Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
   Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site is a platform temple finished in 1791 with lava-stone walls 100 feet long and up to 20 feet high in places. King Kamehameha the Great himself joined his people in the building of it to appease the war god Ku, and then sacrificed a rival chieftain here to seal the deal. It's not striking: It'll never give the Parthenon or the Pyramids reason to fear their place among the world's must-sees. It is... important in the Hawaiian scheme of things. The best view of it is along the coastal path, a short walk from the parking lot of Spencer Beach Park next door.
6. Pipe Spring National Monument -- People
   An oasis in the desert Pipe Spring was set aside in 1923 by the U.S. Government as a National Monument. The area surrounding Pipe Spring was once inhabited by ancestral Puebloan Indians and more recently populated by a band of the Paiute Indian Tribe. These people were the first to be drawn here by the four springs in the immediate area.
7. Ants -- Harvester Ants
   Ants are among the most successful insects. Experts estimate that there could be 20,000 or more species of ants in the world. They have evolved to fill a variety of different ecological niches as predators, herbivores, leaf-cutters, seed-harvesters, aphid- tenders, and fungus-growers. They are found in deserts and rainforests, mountains and valleys, from the Arctic Circle to the tip of South America. They are interesting organisms that should be studied to better understand their unique behaviors and their roles in the earth's ecosystems.
8. Pipe Spring National Monument -- Paiute Indians
   Pipe Spring National Monument lets you take a glimpse of American Indian and pioneer life in the Old West. The shortest way to Pipe Spring N.M. from Amber Inn Bed and Breakfast is through the unpaved road that begins in the center of Rockville (the same road can take you to the ghost town Grafton as well), at the bridge over the Virgin River. Take the road over the bridge and about 2 miles later, when you reach the "No Outlet" sign, take the left turn (the right turn would take you to Grafton). The road is unpaved, but quite passable when dry, and it offers several spectacular views like the one shown here: (click on the images to see them enlarged)
9. Grasslands -- Summers
   [One] interesting point is that many studies have shown oak survival to be inhibited by rodent populations in savannas and grasslands. However, studies in Serrano Canyon suggest that the rodents are not actually the cause of the problem, rather a symptom of another problem. As native perennial grasses and forbs are replaced by introduced annuals, the overall seed production in the area increases. This allows the population of seed-eating rodents to increase proportionately. While perennials produce seed over a relatively longer period each year (well into summer), annuals produce only one crop of seeds each year mostly in one short season (late spring, early summer). When annuals dominate a savanna, acorns, which mature when annual seed is long gone, become an important food crop for the rodents, and the recruitment of oaks suffers.
10. Tractor Supply -- Stores
    Tractor Supply serves its customers with agricultural, pet care, livestock, garden and lawn maintenance, equine and home improvement. In 1939, it opened its first store in Minot, North Dakota. TSC belonged to a group that bought some of the assets under lease of the Quality Stores, Inc. It had its operations limited approximately within 300 stores in 30 States. The stores were under the names, Central Farm, County Post, Country General, Fleet, CT Farm & Country, FISCO and Quality Farm & Fleet. However, there was no association of TSC with Quality Stores Inc.

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