Green-card lottery is on (Sun-Sentinel)

The DV-2010 Diversity Green Card Lottery entry period began Thursday, Oct. 2. You have until noon EST, Dec. 1, 2008, to submit your entry via the Internet. You may not submit a paper entry. For more information, go to www.travel.state.gov and click on “Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Instructions.” When you submit your entry, you’ll receive an electronic receipt. You’ll need a digitized photo of …

Green-card lottery is on (Sun-Sentinel)

The DV-2010 Diversity Green Card Lottery entry period began Oct. 2. You have until noon Dec. 1 to submit your entry via the Internet. You may not submit a paper entry. For more information, go to www.travel.state.gov and click on “Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Instructions.” When you submit your entry, you’ll receive an electronic receipt. You’ll need a digitized photo of yourself, plus separate …

Green-card lottery is on (Sun-Sentinel)

The DV-2010 Diversity Green Card Lottery entry period began Thursday, Oct. 2. You have until noon, Dec. 1, 2008, to submit your entry via the Internet. You may not submit a paper entry. For more information, go to www.travel.state.gov and click on “Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Instructions.” When you submit your entry, you’ll receive an electronic receipt. You’ll need a digitized photo of …

Columbia man, 70, claims lottery jackpot (The State)

South Carolina lottery officials say a Columbia man has 925,000 more reasons to be thankful this holiday. South Carolina Education Lottery spokeswoman Stephanie Hemminghaus said Wednesday that 70-year-old Robert Barnes of Columbia turned in a winning Mega Match 6 ticket from Tuesday night’s drawing. The win will pay him $925,010. The retired Army veteran bought the ticket at a Columbia grocery …

Postcode lottery in care for those approaching death, says NAO (Guardian Unlimited)

People approaching death are subject to a postcode lottery in the quality of NHS care they receive, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). The NAO found some primary care trusts spend as little as £154 on specialist palliative care for each person who dies, while others spend £1,684. The low spenders may be making false savings by treating terminally ill people expensively in …