A city audit has found that about $60,000 in overtime claimed by a Durham police officer “was not justifiable or reasonable” and that lax oversight by department leaders contributed to the abuse.
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Archive for September, 2009
Overtime abuse vexes Durham police (The News & Observer)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Peter Brimelow: Hard-asset letter keeps bullish thesis (Market Watch)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009A hard-asset letter is sticking with its thesis. And it’s working … for now.
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Pavlik Can Put All The Garbage On The Curb With A Win Over LTP (The Sweet Science)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009WOODS: If anyone was expecting Pavlik to show up looking fat as Federline, or reeking of a Blood Mary lunch, they were disappointed.
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Bank sees through bogus cop’s ploy (The New Straits Times)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009GEORGE TOWN: A suspected member of an international drug ring tried to withdraw RM2.3 million from the frozen bank account of a Datuk businessman who is on trial for trafficking.
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Norfolk post office could re-open (EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009A Norfolk village whose post office closed without warning could see a new office created in the village hall.
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OptionsXpress - Going for Broker (Guru Focus)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009By Dr. Paul Price. All signs point towards increased trading volume in equity options, futures and forex trading. OptionsXpress is among the leaders in discount brokerages that specialize in these areas. Read more » »
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What happens to your 401(k) when you leave your job? (FundAdvice.com)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Whenever you leave a job, whether it’s your choice or not, there are many details and changes competing for your attention, and it’s easy to overlook the disposition of your employer-sponsored retirement plan such as a 401(k), 401(b) or 457.
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Jaci Stephen: ‘Forget any inheritance if you slept with your rich man on the first date’ (Independent)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Forget what they say about people in LA not drinking. From Friday night to Monday morning, every bar is packed with older women who seem to have just one aim in life: to get through the weekend without even touching the $10 they came out with after work on Friday, and get rich blokes to provide them with cocktails and copious amount of champagne until they (a) fall over, (b) fall into bed, (c …
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Lottery Sales Slows Down Shopping For Customers (KTHV Little Rock)
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009The state’s new lottery was expected to boost convenience store sales in other items, like soda and snacks. One gas station is seeing an adverse effect-lottery tickets cutting into their sales of other goods.
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Aviva to grow market share in S’pore (AsiaOne)
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009CONSUMERS in Singapore have not lost faith with insurers even though many fearful policyholders wanted to cash out their policies at the height of the financial crisis, a top global insurance boss has said.
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