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Contrary to prudent practice for pensions, no one in Rhode island is checking to see if the managers, who have an incentive (aka conflict of interest) to inflate the values of the portfolios they manage (since their compensation is based largely upon such values), are telling the truth.
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Banks are marketing either a program where overdraft transactions are covered for a fee or one that allows you to link a checking account to a savings account, line of credit or credit card so if you overdraw funds are transferred in as needed, says Greg McBride, a senior financial analyst at Bankrate.com.
WSJ: Say No to Overdraft Pitches
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Checking for any abuse, she asked one girl about a bump on her eye, and the girl told her it was a birth defect, she said.
CNN: Officers who cracked missing girl case: Something wasn't right
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One way of checking that is to look at GDP per capita for the country.
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For example, a "single account" is one account category that includes deposits in checking, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts and time deposits such as certificates of deposit (CDs).
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Andrew Stocker, the duty manager who has worked at the theatre for 30 years and who also conducts tours, tells how one night a security guard was checking the back door in the Pitt corridor was locked when he suddenly smelled lavender perfume waft across his face.
BBC: Bristol Old Vic theatre creates memories audio archive
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One way to decrease the amount of time spent checking carry-on baggage would be for airlines to allow more checked baggage without additional fees.
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Except that the banks knew they had to leave some teeth in the bill, and knowing that would be one change coming, they have already begun charging fees for previously free services, like free-checking and free online bill-paying, to make up the difference.
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Among research efforts on the fungus is one by Lopez and Longo, who have been catching frogs in the forest, checking them for Bd and ticks, and then releasing them back into the night.
NPR: Alarm Over Vanishing Frogs In The Caribbean
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Checking in to my modest (Ikea-style small single beds with one pillow) digs for the week, I saw the same odd mix European skiers happily drinking their lagers, next to men and women (mostly men) busily reading their papers and typing on their computers in the only area of the hotel with internet.
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