Some countries require your passport be valid for another six months before you enter. Check with your travel agent or see this list of countries with specific information.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html

It started with a notice in the local newspaper last fall. The minor league baseball team in Lansing, Mich., wanted to sell the naming rights to its stadium, then called Oldsmobile Park. General Motors Corp., which hadn't built any Oldsmobiles since 2004, was ending its sponsorship. Thomas M. Cooley Law School President Don LeDuc was intrigued. If corporations can gain visibility with stadium naming rights, he thought, why not a law school? Three months later, LeDuc and the Lansing Lugnuts announced that they had struck a deal. Oldsmobile Park is now Cooley Law School Stadium. LeDuc believes it's the first time a law school has secured naming rights to an unaffiliated sports facility. The school will pay nearly $1.5 million to the team during the 11-year naming contract. http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202444420825&src=EMC-Email&et=editorial&bu=National%20Law%20Journal&pt=NLJ.com-%20Daily%20Headlines&cn=20100224NLJ&kw=Law%20school%20buys%20naming%20rights%20to%20minor%20league%20ball%20park&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1

de jure (di JOOR-ee, day JOOR-ay, day YOO-ray, day JYOO-ray)
adverb: By right; by law.
adjective: Rightful.
From Latin de jure (from the law). Ultimately from the Indo-European root yewes- (law) that is also the source of jury, judge, just, injury, perjury, and conjure. The complement of de jure is de facto meaning "in practice".
ad hominem (ad HO-mi-nuhm, HOM-uh-nuhm))
adverb, adjective:
Appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or other personal considerations rather than to intellect or reason.
Attacking an opponent personally instead of answering the argument.
From Latin, literally "to the person". A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg

Both the longest[1] and the largest island in the contiguous United States, Long Island extends 118 miles (190 km) from New York Harbor, and has a maximum width of 23 miles (37 km) between the northern (Long Island Sound) coast and the southern Atlantic coast.[2] With a land area of 1,401 square miles (3,629 km2), Long Island is the 11th largest island in the United States, the 148th largest island in the world, larger than any U.S. territory except Puerto Rico,[2] and just smaller than the state of Rhode Island (1545 sq mi). Long Island had a population of 7,448,618 as of the 2000 census,[2] making it the most populated island in any U.S. state or territory. I t is also the 17th most populous island in the world, ahead of Ireland, Jamaica and the Japanese island of Hokkaidō. Its population density is 5,470 inhabitants per square mile (2,110 /km2). If it were a state, Long Island would rank 12th in population. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island

Puerto Rico (pronounced /ˌpwɛərtə ˈriːkoʊ/ or /ˌpɔrtə ˈriːkoʊ/), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" — literally Associated Free State of Puerto Rico), is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico (Spanish for "rich port") is composed of an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands, the largest of which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area and second smallest by population among the four Greater Antilles, which also include Cuba, Hispaniola, and Jamaica.
Puerto Ricans often call the island Borinquen, from Borikén, its indigenous Taíno name.[4][5] The terms boricua and borincano derive from Borikén and Borinquen respectively, and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican heritage. The island is also popularly known as "La Isla del Encanto", which translated means "The Island of Enchantment." Puerto Rico consists of the main island of Puerto Rico and various smaller islands, including Vieques, Culebra, Mona, Desecheo, and Caja de Muertos. Of these last five, only Culebra and Vieques are inhabited year-round. Mona is uninhabited most of the year except for employees of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources. There are also many other even smaller islands including Monito and "La Isleta de San Juan" which includes Old San Juan and Puerta de Tierra. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has an area of 13,790 square kilometers (5,320 sq mi), of which 8,870 km2 (3,420 sq mi) is land and 4,921 km2 (1,900 sq mi) is water.[102] The maximum length of the main island from east to west is 180 km (110 mi), and the maximum width from north to south is 65 km (40 mi).[103] Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico

Quote For money you can have everything it is said. No, that is not true. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; soft beds, but not sleep; knowledge but not intelligence; glitter, but not comfort; fun, but not pleasure; acquaintances, but not friendship; servants, but not faithfulness; grey hair, but not honor; quiet days, but not peace. The shell of all things you can get for money. But not the kernel. That cannot be had for money.
Arne Garborg, born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg (1851-1924) Norwegian writer

Scientists classify yogurt as a protein thickener. Proteins coagulate as they heat up, which thickens sauces. In the case of yogurt, its proteins are already coagulated by their culturing process, so when heated close to a boil, the yogurt curdles, separating its proteins and liquids. For smooth sauce, add yogurt at the end of cooking. In dishes where simmering it into the sauce is essential for character, accept yogurt's quirks and don't worry. The Splendid Table February 24, 2010

Comic strip humor Every 24 hours, the world turns over on someone who was sitting on top of it. Crankshaft February 24, 2010

Maroon (color) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (362 words)


Maroon is the national color of the Republic of Latvia, and is featured in its National flag.

Maroon is the main color in the flag of Qatar.


Maroon is the official color of the state of Queensland, Australia.

Maroon Bells - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (457 words)


Maroon Peak, at 14,156 feet, is the 27th highest peak in Colorado; North Maroon Peak, at 14,014 feet, is the 50th highest.

The view of the Maroon Bells from the Maroon Creek valley to the northeast is one of the most famous scenes in Colorado, and is reputed to be the "most-photographed spot in Colorado".

Maroon Lake is at an altitude of 9,580 feet of 2880 meters.
Maroon is a color related to dark red. Maroon is a type of red, mixed with brown not purple or pink[citation needed]. Although conceptually a color mixture, it can be regarded as a dark (and possibly also desaturated) shade of red. Derived from French marron ("chestnut"), it didn't become a color-word in English until ca. 1791. http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Maroon-(color)