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Allen D. Rutledge is a financial advisor for our uncertain times: the struggling economy, the high market volatility, the European debt crisis—everything holding back the post-global financial meltdown's comeback.
What makes Rutledge so well-suited to guide clients are his deep knowledge about all things economic and historical perspective on market cycles, coupled with a fierce dedication to help clients navigate in the best way possible.
Different market cycles call for different investment strategies, Rutledge says.
"With a bear market, which can go on for 20 years, you might choose an active style of asset management, whereas in a bull market, you may choose index investing and lower your cost. This makes sense," says Rutledge, 64, who is co-founder and senior partner of Capital Planning & Investments, in Powder Springs, Ga., which works with broker-dealer Cambridge Investment Research.
He has a master's degree in finance, but much of his economics philosophy was picked up in an earlier career. As district assistant to Georgia conservative Congressman Lawrence P. McDonald, Rutledge received an education in Austrian economics, which calls for little government interference. This was in sync with Rutledge's own conservative bent. In college, he'd been taught mostly Keynesian economics, advocating that government play a major role.
"Austrian has a focus on letting the markets decide and interact without the constraints of government intervention," Rutledge says. "With Keynesian, it's like the economy is on steroids—monetary or fiscal policy is used as a means of directing the economy. That's a very damaging approach to our country," says the soft-spoken, outspoken FA.
Rutledge and two colleagues opened CPI in 2008 after focusing on insurance products and some financial planning at Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's Peachtree Planning in Atlanta. Two more Peachtree FAs joined them, and now Rutledge provides an OSJ for all the advisors, who maintain separate offices and individual practices in what CPI calls a "collaborative ensemble."
Of course, launching a new financial planning shop at the height of the financial crisis took quite a bit of chutzpah. But Rutledge says the five had reached an untenable point at Peachtree.
"We didn't like the dictates of the insurance company," he says. "Even though we knew each of us was going to give up $50,000 to $70,000 in renewal income, we wanted to form a firm where we were truly independent and had the freedom to talk to clients about what was on their minds—not so much what was on our minds."
All but one Rutledge client transitioned with him. After some prospecting and referral-based leads, he now has about $20 million in assets under management.
"Our goal is for each advisor to manage $50 million to $100 million in assets within the next 10 years," he says.
The FA's core philosophy is to serve clients, not sell them. A major way is applying an "income for life" strategy that segments retirement investments into functional compartments, each with a different time horizon. For example, one "bucket," filled with low-level-risk investments, could be designated for income.Another, dedicated to securities with an intermediate time horizon, might contain bonds or other products that are liquid or semi-liquid.
"A third bucket," Rutledge says, "could be for higher risk, more volatile, longer-time-horizon investments. If you're going to buy and hold, you need to be aware that stocks don't have a short investment cycle. They can be quite long." Rutledge runs an illustrative software program for clients that shows return goals for each bucket.
An Army orthopedic surgeon's son, he was born in San Francisco but grew up around the world. Then he traveled a few different career roads before finding his way to financial services.
His first job after graduating from East Carolina University with a bachelor's in 1969, was working in the Louisiana factory of a boys' apparel company.
By 1974, he'd picked up his MBA from Georgia State University. "But as an office manager-plant manager, I really wasn't using it very effectively," he recalls.
Prompted by his longtime conservative beliefs, the next year he took a job as a field sales coordinator for the John Birch Society. That led, eight years later, to an offer from McDonald, who had been the Birch organization's second president.
"My viewpoint was highly in accord with his," Rutledge says.
In September 1983, McDonald had just finished a speaking tour in Germany and Israel, stressing his opposition to Communism and what he perceived as the U.S. path to socialism, when the 747 in which he was flying to Seoul, Korea, was shot down by a Soviet fighter plane. All aboard were presumed dead.
There is conjecture that McDonald was targeted because of his beliefs. "Supposedly his 747 had been confused with an RC 135. I don't know how that could be," Rutledge says."Maybe someday we'll find out what happened."
An insurance agency owner counseled him to make insurance services his next move. Rutledge thereupon joined Georgia International Life and Sun America Securities selling life and health insurance and a limited amount of securities. After six years, he moved to Peachtree, where he stayed for the next 18 years.
Today, Rutledge is far from shy about opining on vital issues. For instance, he views the financial regulatory overhaul as "closing the barn door after the horse has gone out. I'm not real enthused. Why give more power to an entity that has already shown its abuse of power? Where was the SEC when Bernie Madoff did those bad things?"
Off-hours, the grandfather of 20 relaxes by fishing for trout and hunting deer, wild pig and turkey. But he doesn't have much luck with turkey. "They're extremely wary," he says. "The minute they sense you, they're gone."
That is certainly not the case with his financial advisory prospects.
"Clients like being served," he says. "We're here to serve a need that they have or help identify a problem and solve it."

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Editor's note: Sally Kohn is a progressive activist, columnist and television commentator. Follow her on Twitter @sallykohn. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. The film "Documented" airs on Saturday, July 5 at 9 p.m. ET on CNN. This article contains strong language in quotes that could be offensive to some readers.
(CNN) -- During the civil rights era, Alabama Gov. George Wallace was asked by a supporter why he was fixated on the politics of race. Wallace replied, "You know, I tried to talk about good roads and good schools and all these things that have been part of my career, and nobody listened. And then I began talking about n*ggers, and they stomped the floor."
In the 1980s, during the rise of the gay rights movement, North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms accused a political opponent for supporting "f*ggots, perverts [and] sexual deviates of this nation."
Today, opponents of immigration reform attack undocumented immigrants as "illegal immigrants." Even worse, like anti-immigration extremists, some prominent elected officials use the term "illegals." Maine Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican, said, "I urge all Mainers to tell your city councilors and selectmen to stop handing out your money to illegals."
Not the same thing? Of course it is.
Once upon a time, the n-word and f-word were utterly acceptable terminology in undermining not only the basic rights but basic humanity of black people and gay people. That those terms seem radically inappropriate and out of step with mainstream culture now is only because social movements and legal and political changes have shifted the landscape. But make no mistake about it, words matter, not only in reflecting certain dehumanizing attitudes toward historically marginalized groups but in actively perpetuating and rationalizing that dehumanization.
Even now, as some people go to courts to suppress the ability of women to make decisions about their own bodies and contraceptive choices, women who stand up for reproductive freedom are being called "sluts" and "whores."
Recently, I watched the stunning film, "Documented," on CNN and posted my reactions on Twitter. The responses I got were mostly positive but some conservatives took issue with me.
For instance, someone tweeted at me: "How about you donate 100% of your $ to help poor American children & not illegals" -- as though American kids are worthy and deserving and undocumented immigrant kids are not.
'I didn't know I was undocumented'
Another tweeted: "Stop disease from coming into the US. Build the wall!" -- again, not a humane reaction but an us-versus-them mindset that reduces immigrants to a public health threat.
When I tweeted that I was "consistently troubled by [the] number of people who seem to feel more compassion toward puppies on the Internet than undocumented humans," among the many blistering replies I received was, "Do the internet puppies have scabies...?" Other responses compared undocumented immigrants to "invaders" and "child abusers."
Come on, people.
Is it not possible to oppose immigrant rights without resorting to attacking immigrants as human beings? The intensity of the anti-immigrant rhetoric is stunning. Even if you don't support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, can't you find some compassion for them as human beings who live on the same planet?
After all, whether you think our immigration laws are properly functioning or not, the forces of economic hardship and violence that push people to leave their home countries and the promise of a better future in America that pulls people here are the same forces that pushed and pulled on many of our ancestors.
Protesters block buses carrying undocumented immigrants in California
Plus we know that American industries that rely on low-wage workers and actively lure undocumented immigrants to our country sometimes offer promises of official paperwork that never materialize.
The organization Race Forward has a campaign to get media organizations to "Drop The I-Word" in their reporting about immigration. So far, the campaign has succeeded in getting the Associated Press, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times and many other outlets to stop using the word. But the pressure continues on The New York Times, The Washington Post and radio and television outlets. And the campaign around media usage is just one step toward influencing and ultimately ending the use of the word "illegal" by everyone in America.
Vargas: Undocumented and hiding in plain sight
As the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
The history of the United States that anti-immigration activists profess to defend is one perpetually defined by inclusion rather than exclusion. Our notion of our nation expanded over time to include black people and women and gay people and others who were most marginalized previously.
As we celebrate the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act 50 years ago this month, we're reminded of protests in the lead up to that moment in which black men carried signs that simply read, "I AM A MAN." And as we look back on the 45th anniversary of the landmark gay liberation protests set off at the Stonewall Bar in New York, we remember protests where gay men and lesbians carried signs that simply said, "GAY IS GOOD."
Today, most people find the n-word and the f-word incredibly offensive. Let's hope that most if not all people will feel the same way about the words "illegals" and "illegal immigrants" in the not too distant future.
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From African waters come the Synodontis catfish, members of the Mochokidae family, a family of very 'catfish-like' fish. Many, many of them are attractively colored, and many have the quaint habit of swimming inverted, though some species do it far more than others. All make good community tank fish, though some grow large enough to be a danger to tiny fish. All are adaptable to pH and hardness levels, but of course they do have a preference toward their natural waters.
In this post I'll stick to riverine and lake fish, as I've not kept those species that live in the hard, alkaline waters of the African Rift Lakes.
Thus, most of them prefer water around neutral in PH, moderately soft to moderately hard. Though several of them don't come from plant-choked waterways, all of them, to my experience, deeply enjoy living in very well planted aquariums with driftwood and stones. All those I've kept in them have had deeper colors and more vitality than those I've kept in tanks with plastic plants and faux driftwood. I assume there's more food sources in planted tanks, like micro-crustaceans, that they eat, that improves the color and health so.
All of them are quite long-lived, as 20 years or more are not unusual.
You'll forgive me if I start the species list with my two favorites.
Hailing from the Congo River, as do many in this list, is our first species - Synodontis angelicus - the Polka-Dot Catfish.
This is one beautiful catfish for your soft water, acidic tank, with pH 6.5 to 6.8 ideal. Upon maturity in such tanks, the keeper is rewarded with a deep, velvety purple fish covered with small, bright white or in some populations, yellow, spots, and the color is repeated in bands on the tail, dorsal fin and strong lead rays of the pectoral fins. Like all Synodontis, the Polka-Dot Cat has a long pair of barbels on the corners of its mouth, and two more feathered barbels on its chin.
Perfectly peaceful, given a place where it can retire. S. angelicus does reach 8 inches, so tankmates like larger tetras are the rule.
Kept with Congo Tetras in a large tank, say over 75 gallons, S. angelicus feels right at home. In large enough tanks, say 100 gallons or better, you can keep your angelicus in groups, as long as there are sufficient hiding places for all.
With enough hiding places, there will be no squabbling, and you may be one of the few to have your angelicus breed in your tank. They are egg scatterers among the plants. The single time they did so in my tank I was able to salvage enough eggs to raise 18 youngsters. To this day I don't know what triggered the breeding.
Best growth and color in this fish is from good frozen and live food. They like insect larvae, plant debris and shrimp. Frozen Mysis, mosquito larvae and bloodworms are happily eaten. A high-quality pellet can be staple, but to get good growth, feed frozen foods several times a week.
This species very occasionally swims upside down, usually either hanging under driftwood, or combing under plant leaves for tidbits. Other than running their whiskers along the leaves, I've never had S. angelicus or any Synodontis for that matter, nibble or eat live plants. Just so, a plant-based pellet may scratch their itch for plant debris.
The first Synodontis species I kept, and perhaps my very favorite of the family.
Called Pajama Catfish in the trade, and another true beauty, is Synodontis flavitaenitus, of the Eala watershed in Zaire.
Rather shy and retiring at times, the Pajama Catfish sports a chocolate brown body with rich yellow stripes. The strong rays of the dorsal and pectoral fins are also yellow, and dark irregular stripes are all fins.
This species often rests inverted.
Reaching 8 inches long, S. flavitaenitus measurably deepens its color in planted aquaria with a dark substrate and with driftwood, coupled with good feeding.
Sexes are easily told, as he's slimmer, slightly smaller, and deeper colored than his mate. They really do improve when frozen and live foods are a large part of their diet; perhaps 50 percent. Quality pellets from various manufactures can make up the other half. Like most if not all Synodontis, Pajama Cats thrive best when fed insect larvae and small crustaceans, like Gammarius species shrimp, coupled with greens, like algae or plant debris.
This fish hides a bit more than the former, but that may be because I kept it alone. When I purchased this species, they were very expensive, even more so than angelicus. A cursory glance though the internet revealed Pajama cats still aren't to be considered cheap. An affable species, and quite attractive in health.
To my knowledge they've not been bred in home aquariums, though it's one species that is worth developing a methodology for, due to its looks. It would be a quite popular catfish were it available as captive bred specimens.
Almost cylindrical in body is Synodontis bricardi, another catfish from Zaire, this time from the stone-strewn rapids at Kinsuka.
This catfish is another that does best in the soft, slightly acidic planted tank. Smaller than the former two species at a bit over 5 inches, bricardi really needs calm, non-aggressive tank mates, as it is easily intimidated and hurt. Rasboras would be ideal. Mid-70's in temps do them very well.
Since it does come from flowing streams, a bit of current in the tank would not be amiss. Don't let the dissolved Oxygen level dip below 8 mg/l with these fish. If the aquarium isn't well planted, air stones should be employed to keep dissolved Oxygen levels high.
The fish's long, cylindrically-shaped body is banded with wide, purple-brown bands and thin whitish ones. Bands of color are on all fins. Though the colors are modest, the effect in person is quite pleasing. A very attractive fish in health.
In feeding they are easily satisfied. Frozen insect larvae, shrimp and quality pellets should be staple, though they do appreciate variety in their diet. They DO need vegetation, so stock up on cucumber, zucchini and leafy vegetables for your catfish. Soon as they are discovered, bricardi will nibble at them until they are gone.
Blanching the zucchini is helpful, as it smashing the leaf spinach, etc. so the leaf flesh is visible.
Properly fed and kept, this fish is quite hardy. A charming species; recommended.
I kept them in groups with no problems. Mine never swam inverted in the years I kept the species.
As above, several hiding places to retire to at night are very helpful.
I know of no captive breeding of this species. They aren't as common in shops as they once were.
The de facto leader in sales of Synodontis species is S. nigriventris - the Upside Down Catfish of the Stanley Pool in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Strongly nocturnal in habit, S. nigriventris spends the vast majority of its time inverted, which is an adaptation to eating insect larvae off the surface of the water at night.
Upside Down Cats are a species that deeply enjoys the company of it's fellows, and the more you have the more you'll enjoy them, and the better off your catfish will be. Since they are a smaller species, topping out at under 4 inches, eight in 55 gallon aquarium wouldn't be too many. Using a floating pellet as staple will allow you to observe natural feeding behavior. Floating pelleted foods are indeed best, but frozen food like mosquito larvae and Mysid shrimp will help mimic natural diet. They also should have a good vegetative pellet in their diet for optimum health.
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Not very long ago, in a reception hall not very far away, brides had to wear white, serve tiered cake for dessert and give their guests matchbooks as favors.
Thank heavens that's all behind us. The wedding season is not that far off — bridal expos abound this month — and brides and grooms have lots of options when it comes to their Big Day.
Besides the year's most obvious wedding trend — same-sex nuptials — planners and retailers see interest in colorful bridal gowns, lounge areas and vintage styles this year. Here's a look at the top 10 trends in Baltimore.
We know it's all about you. And when it comes to what guests experience, expect to see more ways to express that "you-ness." "Couples want to have fun weddings that represent their lifestyle and relationship," says Briana Dixon, founder of Baltimore-based Nouvelle Weddings and Events, "so we'll see a lot of new food ideas, from food trucks (for hors d'oeuvres, entrees, as well as desserts) to carnival foods such as cotton candy and popcorn."
Drew Vanlandingham, owner of Vanlandingham Events, sees the trend playing out in favors such as cold cups with lemonade mix in summer, scarves in winter or homemade preserves. "So many people hand out things at a wedding that guests might not ever want to look at or much less use," he says. "The types of things I mentioned are things they can take home and think of you when they use them, and they are somewhat practical gifts."
Colorful gowns
Vera Wang's black wedding dresses were one sign. Jessica Biel on the cover of People in a pink gown was another. Now designer samples are popping up in delicate hues of peach, pink, champagne, gold, beige, gray and blue.
"Brides looking to be 'different and fun' on their wedding days are searching out gowns in new, fun colors," says Leah Tutnauer, a bridal consultant at Betsy Robinson's Bridal Collection in Pikesville who recommends soft colors that preserve a romantic feel.
Aubrey Canale, co-owner of Columbia-based Simply Created Events, describes the appeal: "Brides are really going for a soft, flowy feel, and neutral colors like nudes, blushes and mint are popping up everywhere. Many brides love it because it feels comfortable and photographs gorgeously."
Vintage look
If you're counting in Leonardo DiCaprio time, think "The Great Gatsby" to late in "The Aviator" period.
"Vintage '30s, '40s, 'Great Gatsby'-themed events are making a comeback," says Stephanie Bradshaw, owner of Bradshaw Styling.
Dixon thinks vintage elegance will supplant vintage rustic. We'll throw sleeves into that category, too. (Didn't Lady Mary rock sleeves in the "Downton Abbey" wedding?)
Says Vanlandingham: "Girls are really starting to look at options for sleeves on a dress." The royal nuptials of 2011 probably started it. "When we saw Kate and Will wed, she revived the sleeve on the beautiful gown," he says.
Lounges have been making inroads at cocktail hours and after-parties. Diana Venditto of eventi planning, a Baltimore firm, notes the slow creep: "It started a little in 2011 and 2012, but more and more people are making them a priority."
Dixon sees it as another means of helping guests feel at home and have fun: "A great way to ensure that will happen is to create a lounge area with couches, ottomans and great lighting, to give a comfortable place for guests to relax."
Raquel Shutt, owner of Annapolis-based Wedding Savvy Inc., notes the movement to bring the indoors outdoors — or vice versa. The operative idea is "putting things where you're not expecting them," she says.
Similarly, Tutnauer says, "Many weddings are now taking place in outdoor manors and mansions, creating a perfect backdrop for the vintage and romantic aesthetic."
Different dining
Alternatives to buffets and standard dinner service abound, including family-style dinner service, mini bites and food trucks.
Bradshaw thinks small: "Mini portions creatively displayed are very chic — for example: mini sliders, soup served in shot glasses, bite-sized morsels in spoons, or mini desserts including doughnuts, canapes."
Adds Venditto: "Late-night snacks are huge too. Couples are making them personal like having food trucks show up and make pizzas or have mini milkshakes passed out."
Focus on dessert
Dessert — long an afterthought, a sliver of a tiered cake — is getting its moment to shine.
"Dessert is really beginning to be discussed more and more often and is being considered a course," says Canale. "Mini cakes are also beginning to trend. ... Couples are opting for a small cake to cut and then serving alternative desserts such as mini Italian cookies, ice cream sundaes, lemon tarts."
Dessert bars will stick around a while longer, says Dixon. "But we'll see them becoming a bit more personalized. Couples will create these dessert bars out of desserts that they love, or they will color-coordinate them with the colors and style of the wedding."
Center of attention
Many couples are rethinking their placement in the seating arrangement. Shutt sees more long, two-sided head tables.
"People are leaning away [from] a sweetheart table and are sitting with family or the wedding party," says Canale. "They are really [trying] to connect and make the most of their time and money spent to be with their guests."
Lace reinterpreted
"With lace still the most popular fabric for bridal gowns, designers and brides are turning to new interpretations of the classic fabric," says Tutnauer, "with bigger patterns, nonfloral patterns, cotton and crochet laces."
On a related note, Mia Antalics, owner of Garnish Boutique, notes variations on bridal gown necklines: high necks like bateau, lace illusions and sheer fabric necklines with more coverage.
Photo applications
Apps that allow for the sharing of wedding photos are gaining popularity, notes Shutt, the benefit being "The bride and groom ... get to see all of the guests' photos."
Typically, brides and grooms would have access to photos uploaded to a master weddings website.
Baltimore Sun reporters John-John Williams IV and Chris Kaltenbach contributed to this article.
What's out (or on its way)
Birdcages for headwear
Processed food
Food on a stick
Colored chocolate
Signature drinks
Cupcake towers
Candy bars
Photo booths
Sparkler sendoffs
Wedding events
Upcoming wedding shows
Baltimore Bridal Show
5 p.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 2 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 3. Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St. $10. baltimorebridalshow.com
Winter Wonderland Wedding Show
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 10. Hilton Baltimore Washington – BWI, 1739 West Nursery Road, Linthicum Heights. $8-$10. winterwonderlandweddingshow.eventbrite
Winter Bridal Showcase
Noon-4 p.m. Feb. 24. Sheraton Baltimore North, 903 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson. $5; free to brides. sheratonbaltimorebridalshow.com.


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COURTHOUSE - A Lower Providence church bookkeeper allegedly broke the 'Thou shalt not steal' commandment, embezzling more than $156,000 from church coffers.
James Lee Moody, 47, the former bookkeeper at Victory Fellowship Church, was arraigned on charges of theft by unlawful taking or disposition, theft by deception, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, identity theft and unlawful use of a computer in connection with alleged incidents that occurred between May 2011 and May 2013 while he worked at the church in the 2600 block of Audubon Road.
Moody, of the 3500 block of Woodhaven Road, Philadelphia, is being held in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of $250,000 cash bail while awaiting his preliminary hearing, tentatively scheduled for Sept. 25 before District Court Judge Cathleen Kelly Rebar in Lower Providence.
It isn't Moody's first contact with law enforcement.
According to the arrest affidavit and court records, in December 2001, Moody, then of Parkview Drive in Souderton, was sentenced to jail time and probation on charges involving credit card fraud and alleged theft while he worked as the controller for Special Olympics of Pennsylvania in Montgomery County. At that time, authorities alleged Moody stole $20,865 from the group.
Moody, according to court documents, was hired by Victory Fellowship Church in December 2010 as a bookkeeper and church administrator.
'His responsibilities included purchasing, bookkeeping and overseeing the custodial staff,' Lower Providence Detective Sgt. Terry Kennedy alleged in a criminal complaint.
With the latest charges, District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman and township police alleged Moody, who was responsible for managing and administering the church finances at a salary of $18 an hour, secretly arranged for the church's payroll company to provide unauthorized, regularly-scheduled deposits into his personal credit union accounts as compensation, even though he had already been directly paid by the church in full for the same work.
Moody allegedly received 50 such deposits without authorization: 25 payments of $2,700 each between May 2011 and May 2012; and 25 payments of $3,541 each between June 2012 and May 2013, according to court papers.
'Upon the discovery of the alleged actions, we reported them to the authorities. We are cooperating fully with law enforcement in their investigation. At this time, we are unable to provide more information as the investigation is ongoing,' Pastor Rick Martin, executive pastor of the church, said Tuesday when contacted for comment about Moody's arrest.
The alleged theft was uncovered in March when church officials were notified about 'an inordinate amount of bad checks' that were written from the church's bank account, which resulted in bank fees, according to the arrest affidavit. Officials met with Moody to review church bank statements, which demonstrated that the church was losing about $2,000 each month due to bad check bank fees, court papers alleged.
Moody was fired on June 7 and Lower Providence authorities subsequently launched an investigation, court papers indicate.
During that investigation, authorities discovered that Moody, during the hiring process, also committed identity theft by providing church officials with a false date of birth and a Social Security number and a driver's license number that belonged to others, according to court documents.
Authorities discovered Moody was convicted in 2001 of stealing nearly $21,000 from the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania organization in Montgomery County while employed as their controller, according to the criminal complaint.
'I believe that Moody purposely provided false biographical information for his background investigation to not divulge his arrest from 2001 and to obtain employment,' Kennedy alleged in the criminal complaint.
In December 2001, court records indicate, Moody was sentenced to 10 to 23 months in the county jail and 11 years of probation after he pleaded guilty to charges involving credit card fraud and no contest to allegations he stole cash from the Special Olympics group during a seven-month period in 1999 while he handled the group's finances.
At that time, prosecutors alleged Moody charged more than $5,700 to his corporate credit card for personal items and stole at least $13,581 in cash.
While Moody pleaded guilty to the credit card fraud, he denied that he stole the cash. He pleaded no contest to stealing the cash. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but is an admission that prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him.
Mercury staff writer Frank Otto contributed to this story.
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Indian and European Artists Release the First Electronic Music Compilation of Its KindPosted by Peter Braun • Monday, October 11. 2010 • Category: Crossing Cultures
In Delhi friends of the arts, music and entertainment have marked 16.10.2010 to celebrate an interplay of artistic diversity. At Max Mueller Bhavan (how the Goethe-Institut is known in India), followed by an after show party around the corner at Aqua (in The Park Hotel New Delhi), the Sound Tamasha family will release the first of its kind electronic music compilation of Indo European artist collaborations: Sound Tamasha – Spectaculicious House (Creative Commons Only).
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Is anything known about the consistency strength of the statement:
"There is a normal measure (on a cardinal) that is not ordinal-definable"?
In particular, is it consistent relative to the existence of a measurable cardinal? It looks like it's consistent relative to the existence of a supercompact cardinal. If $\kappa$ is supercompact then we can force to make it Laver indestructible.
So assume that $\kappa$ is still $(\kappa+2)$-strong after we add $(2^{2^\kappa})^+$ many Cohen subsets of $\kappa^+$, more than the number of measures on $\kappa$ in $V$. Solovay proved that if $\kappa$ is $(\kappa+2)$-strong then for every set $X \in V_{\kappa+2}$ there is a normal measure on $\kappa$ whose ultrapower contains $X$. So letting $X$ range over the Cohen subsets of $\kappa^+$ that we added, a counting argument shows that we must get some normal measures on $\kappa$ that are not in $V$. Cohen forcing is homogeneous, so these measures cannot be ordinal-definable. I don't know how strong this kind of indestructibility is, or whether it's necessary.
I am also interested to know anything about countably complete measures on any set that are not ordinal-definable from that set.


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Carlos D'Anda, Ken Kristensen, M.K. Perker, Roger Robinson, Chris Thorne, and more appear at I.E. Comics on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!!
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This B- list mostly television actor from one of the most popular shows on free cable has been in this space before for some very bad behavior which will be revealed. Now another strike can be added to his troubles. He met a woman at a hotel bar and started acting inappropriately and the woman left. Our actor followed her back to her hotel room yelling at her the whole time and calling her some truly horrible names because she wasn't interested in sleeping with him. He walked back to the bar and did the same thing with another woman before giving up and passing out on a couch in the hotel lobby.
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