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UPDATED: 03 Nov 2009 GMT
  • Gerald Shapiro Composer Gerald Shapiro Visits Iceland

    Composer and Professor of Music at Brown University Gerald Shapiro was recently in Iceland. Mr. Shapiro was invited to attend a performance by the Icelandic saxophone quartet of a piece he composed. While in Iceland Mr. Shapiro attended a reception hosted by Charge d'Affaires a.i. Sam Watson at the US Embassy.

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  • Diversity Visa Lottery Registration

    The Department of State announces the opening of the registration period for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery. The annual DV program makes visas available to persons meeting simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. A computer-generated, random lottery drawing chooses selectees for DVs.

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  • Reuters American Indian Heritage Month

    November is National American Indian Heritage Month. President Obama issued a proclamation calling on all Americans to commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities, and to celebrate November 27, 2009, as Native American Heritage Day.

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