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Miami-Dade escalates penalties against renegade Lyft drivers
On his maiden voyage as a driver for Lyft, the renegade car service, Juan Arango picked up a fare at the Ramada Plaza Marco Polo Resort in Sunny Isles Beach.
Moments after dropping the passenger off at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne on Wednesday, Arango turned onto Crandon Boulevard — and got stopped by Miami-Dade County cops.
The passenger was not just a fare — he was an undercover Miami-Dade County code enforcement officer, and the ride was a sting. Arango's white Toyota Corolla, which hadn't even been sporting Lyft's signature hot-pink mustache on the hood, was towed away on the spot.
Five minutes later, the police pulled over another Lyft driver on the same street. Stanley Scott, 31, had just let off a pair of passengers — more county cloak-and-dagger operatives — at the Ritz. Scott's black Honda Insight got towed away too.
Both drivers told the Miami Herald they didn't know the county considers their business illegal.
"I trusted that if the service was working in Miami, it was allowed," Arango said Friday.
It's not. And the county, under pressure from existing taxicab and limousine owners, has escalated its enforcement of the defiant car-service industry, joining forces with the Miami-Dade Police Department to catch scofflaw drivers.
Between Wednesday and Thursday, Miami-Dade impounded three automobiles belonging to drivers for Lyft, which two weeks ago began offering rides via a smartphone application. A competing company, UberX, launched its similar service this week, though as of Friday it had yet to be cited by regulators.
The county had been fining Lyft drivers up to $2,000 each for failing to get a chauffeur registration and for operating a for-hire vehicle without a valid for-hire license — both requirements for cabbies and limo operators. Impounding Lyft drivers' vehicles represents a significant step toward more serious penalties allowed — but not required — under the county's legal code.
Lyft, based in San Francisco, has covered the drivers' fines and expenses — all three drivers got their cars back from the pound — and paid for a Coral Gables attorney, Hilton Napoleon, to represent them when they appeal the citations. Uber has pledged to do the same if its drivers are targeted.
Napoleon says Lyft disagrees with the county's designation of the new companies as for-hire services on the same order as taxis or limousines. Most drivers work part-time, using their own vehicles, without flat or metered rates. Lyft and Uber provide the technology to bring passengers and drivers together through smartphone apps, but don't hire drivers or own a fleet of cars.
"For me, it's like trying to compare apples and oranges," Napoleon said. "It's a situation where technology has kind of outpaced legislation, and we don't believe the legislation that's in place covers this particular issue."
The two companies, which operate legally in dozens of cities, have the wherewithal to deal with local government penalties. Uber, also based in San Francisco, announced Friday that it has raised $1.2 billion from investors, putting the total value of the company at about $17 billion. A recent valuation of Lyft put the company's worth at $700 million.
The firms are trying to put enough pressure on politicians to rewrite the law, by offering eager consumers a service they won't want to give up. Critics counter that they're trying to exist above the law, putting passengers at risk through unregulated operations.
"We truly believe that if we approach situations like this positively and collaboratively, we can work together with local officials to greatly improve transportation access, safety and affordability," Lyft spokeswoman Paige Thelen said in an email.
County Mayor Carlos Gimenez backed legislation last year to overhaul the county's rules, which protect the powerful taxi industry by prohibiting open competition. But the reforms stalled at a county commission transportation committee, and Gimenez says his Regulatory and Economic Resources Department must enforce the existing law.
On Monday, Gimenez sent a local Lyft lobbyist, Jorge Luis Lopez, a letter noting that the county code "authorizes police officers and RER enforcement staff to seize and impound any motor vehicle if there is probable cause to believe that it is being used to provide for-hire services without the required for-hire license."
On Friday, Lopez called the county's move to impound cars "aggressive." But Lyft still met with administrators Friday to propose changes to county rules.
"When you look at the county code, it was really developed in the '80s, so it's 30-plus years old," Lopez said.
The four-member transportation committee, however, may not budge. Two of its members have scheduled discussions about Lyft and UberX for Wednesday — and apparently not to talk about accommodating the firms.
Commissioner Bruno Barreiro, the committee's vice-chairman, said Friday that he wants to talk about what other legal recourse the county might pursue against the companies.
The companies "are aiding and abetting the drivers," he said. "Obviously, I'm interested in full enforcement and to see if we can allocate more resources to enforcement."
"Are these companies willing to just cover all these expenses and legal protections for all these drivers?" he added. "There has to be a finite amount of resources that they have."
Barreiro said he has been contacted by taxicab companies fuming over what they consider unfair competition from Lyft and UberX circumventing county regulations.
Super Shuttle, a company that provides ground transportation from Miami International Airport, sent a letter to Gimenez on Friday noting that the company won a competitive bid to operate at MIA. The firm's president and chief executive, Ray Gonzalez, said he also operates other transportation companies and pays "hundreds of thousands of dollars annually" to the county in permitting, applications, inspections and fees.
"It is frankly shameful that after failing to persuade Commissioners in the legislative process to succumb to their unreasonable demands of a total deregulation of the industry, that the Commission has carefully developed over time, that out-of-town vendors are essentially 'flipping-off' the County, and saying, 'we will operate our way regardless of what your Code says!'" the letter reads.
County emails obtained by Lopez, Lyft's lobbyist, show that the heads of taxicab and limousine groups gave Miami-Dade regulators a heads-up that Lyft was launching — and noted that similar tactics had been penalized elsewhere.
In response to a forwarded invitation to Lyft's launch soiree, an administrator in the regulatory department responded, "Let's crash the party."
But not all the drivers are deterred by the penalties.
Doug Pursley, whose white Ford Explorer pickup was impounded Thursday at Mall of the Americas after taking an undercover code-enforcement officer there from the downtown Hilton, said he is back on the road taking passengers.
A 49-year-old business development consultant, Pursley said he supports technological innovation and, as a former San Francisco resident, knew that Lyft has rankled regulators elsewhere.
"The extra money doesn't hurt, and meeting people — the social aspect — is awesome, because it's super interesting people," he said.
What bothered him, he added, was that code enforcement and police officers would go out of their way to take a $40 ride and spend an hour fining him and impounding his car.
"Where are the taxpayer resources going?" he said. "As a taxpayer, I'm going, 'Thanks a lot, guys.'"


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Worldwide transaction levels to reach $30 billion again in 2012
London, 5th January 2012 – Global hotel investment volumes surged impressively in the first half of 2011, with REITs leading the way and signs of debt market revival encouraging activity. Economic uncertainty returned in the second half of the year causing momentum to falter, although deals continued, especially in the United States, reaching our forecasted $30 billion worldwide, an increase of 13 percent over 2010 volume.
Despite the continuing economic uncertainty, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels forecasts that global hotel transaction volume will hold steady in 2012 to again reach upwards of $30 billion in deals, according to initial results from the firm's Hotel Investment Outlook 2012 report.
"So far, the dislocation in the financial markets has not impacted underlying trading fundamentals. This has reassured investors to a certain degree and has underscored the attractiveness of high quality, income producing hotel real estate as an asset class," said Arthur de Haast, Chairman of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels. "Constraint will be driven by illiquid markets and the shrinking balance sheet capacity of international banks to lend significant sources of new money. Still, the market will be flush with equity capital that will come into play."
"Private equity players increased investment activity in the second half of 2011, and we expect them to remain ambitious in 2012. With significant buying power and risk tolerance in a volatile environment, they are in position to achieve opportunistic returns," de Haast said. "Notwithstanding, deficient debt markets and limited availability of attractive acquisition opportunities will likely hamper higher levels of activity. Still, these players will selectively acquire assets in secondary locations, as well as distressed portfolios and non-performing loans."
Joining the buyer mix are sovereign wealth funds and private high net worth individuals who will take a long-term view and make strategic acquisitions globally. Public companies, notably REITs, are expected to focus on existing stable acquisitions rather than new ones, consequently diluting the buyer pool.
The biggest sellers in 2012 are likely to be bank-induced, as a result of debt maturities and consequent refinancing challenges. In addition to the influx of assets expected to come to market, a significant amount of note sales are anticipated as well. Private equity firms and institutional investors are also expected to liquidate some previous acquisitions, either to divest select non-core assets or to return capital to investors as funds reach maturity.
In the United Kingdom, the U.S. and Ireland, institutions with significant real estate exposure have started taking action by means of placing stressed assets into the market, although activity has yet to start in Spain and Japan. Borrowers in Spain have more control over administration processes, as opposed to the U.K. and Ireland, creating reduced certainty for the banks and stemming greater levels of workout activity. Lenders in Japan are still reluctant to realise losses on hotel loans, which is causing delays in sales transactions.
"We expect that portfolio deals will dominate in several of these markets as banks, whenever they have a large portfolio, prefer to look for a portfolio solution to exit as opposed to selling assets individually," said de Haast.
Emerging markets remain the global growth engine, greatly driven by rising domestic demand. Fundamentals continue to point to further growth in 2012. Although growth in China and India is slowing both have good momentum, activity is building in Central and Eastern Europe, notably Poland, Russia's activity jumped up, and South America continues to excite investors, with Brazil as the region's growth engine."Flexibility is a key theme for 2012, and the ability to react to change quickly will feature as a success indicator.
Unexpected events, such as political unrest and natural disasters seem to have become "the new normal" and success will be predicated by investors and operators who can calculate risk and adapt the quickest," de Haast said.
To request a copy of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' report, visit www.joneslanglasallehotels.com or www.jllhss.com.
About Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, the first and leading global hotel investment services firm, is uniquely positioned to provide the depth and breadth of advice required by hotel investor and operator clients, through a robust and integrated local network. Last year, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels provided sale, purchase and financing advice on $4.1 billion worth of transactions globally. In addition, advisory and valuation services were provided on over 1,000 assignments. The global team comprises over 250 hotel specialists, operating from 40 offices in 20 countries. The firm's advice is supported by a dedicated global research team, which produced 70 publications in 2011 in addition to client research. Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' services span the hospitality spectrum; from luxury single assets and large portfolios to select service and budget hotels, resorts and pubs. Services include investment sales, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, valuation and appraisal, asset management, strategic planning, operator selection, management contract negotiation, consulting, industry research and project development services. Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' clients have access to the resources of its parent company, Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL). www.joneslanglasallehotels.com
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Lead Exposure in Adults - A Guide for Health Care Providers
- "Lead Exposure in Adults - A Guide for Health Care Providers" is available in Portable Document Format (PDF, 146KB, 12pg.)
How Are Adults Exposed to Lead?
Lead exposure occurs when lead dust or fumes are inhaled, or when lead is ingested via contaminated hands, food, water, cigarettes or clothing. Lead entering the respiratory and digestive systems is released to the blood and distributed throughout the body. More than 90% of the total body burden of lead is accumulated in the bones, where it is stored. Lead in bones may be released into the blood, re-exposing organ systems long after the original exposure.
What are the Adverse Health Effects that Lead Exposure Can Have on Adults?
The toxic nature of lead is well documented. Lead affects all organs and functions of the body to varying degrees. The frequency and severity of symptoms among exposed individuals depends upon the amount of exposure. The list below shows many of the key lead-induced health effects.
- Neurological Effects
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Fatigue / Irritability
- Impaired concentration
- Hearing loss
- Wrist / Foot drop
- Seizures
- Encephalopathy
- Gastrointestinal Effects
- Nausea
- Dyspepsia
- Constipation
- Colic
- Lead line on gingival tissue
- Reproductive Effects
- Miscarriages/Stillbirths
- Reduced sperm count & motility
- Abnormal sperm
- Heme Synthesis
- Anemia
- Erythrocyte protoporphyrin elevation
- Renal Effects
- Chronic nephropathy with proximal tubular damage
- Hypertension
- Other
- Arthralgia
- Myalgia
What Lead Levels are Considered Elevated in Adults?
- At levels above 80 µg/dL, serious, permanent health damage may occur (extremely dangerous).
- Between 40 and 80 µg/dL, serious health damage may be occuring, even if there are no symptoms (seriously elevated).
- Between 25 and 40 µg/dL, regular exposure is occuring. There is some evidence of potential physiologic problems (elevated).
- Between 10 and 25 µg/dL, lead is building up in the body and some exposure is occuring.
The typical level for U.S. adults is less than 10 µg/dL (mean = 3 µg/dL).
What is the Health Care Provider's Role?
- All health care providers should be aware of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) General Industry Lead Standard (29CFR1910.1025) and the Construction Lead Standard (29CFR1926.62). Providers who are in a contractual arrangement with an employer should know their responsibilities to the employer and workers.
- NYS law requires all laboratories to report all blood lead levels to the New York State Department of Health. The health care provider should assure that all of the information required by the laboratory is completed for all blood lead analyses ordered and that this information accompanies the sample to the testing laboratory.
- If lead exposure is suspected, the patient's medical evaluation should include:
- An occupational and environmental history with attention to possible lead exposure. There are certain jobs, hobbies, foods and folk medicines that are more likely to be associated with lead. These should alert the Health Care Provider to the possibility of lead exposure.
- Laboratory testing for blood lead and ZPP levels
- If the laboratory tests are elevated, then a comprehensive physical exam that includes laboratory testing for:
- hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell indices
- examination of peripheral smear morphology, BUN and serum creatinine
- routine urinalysis with microscopic examination
- pregnancy or male fertility, if requested by employee
- Ongoing Biological Monitoring for Exposure
Blood lead levels can rise quickly. With frequent monitoring of blood lead levels, dangerous exposures can be quickly identified and corrected, workers can be protected, and the need for OSHA mandated medical removal of workers can be avoided. A blood lead level over 25 µg/dL shows that substantial exposure to lead is occurring. There is also increasing evidence that health effects may occur at this blood lead level.
Based on this information, the New York State Department of Health encourages employers to consider more frequent testing than required by OSHA, and the tracking of blood lead levels over time to identify trends. The following guidelines for testing were developed with the New York State Occupational Health Clinic Network. These occupational health clinics provide state of the art diagnostic and treatment services to New York State workers with occupationally related disease. The guidelines meet the OSHA standards and provide more information to the employer and employees to help control dangerous exposures.
Voluntary Guidelines for the Control of Lead in the Workplace*
- First, test each worker before they begin any work involving lead
- Then test that worker every month:
- For the first 3 months of testing, and
- Whenever the previous blood lead level was greater than 25 µg/dL (If the previous blood lead level was at least 50 µg/dL, a follow-up test within 2 weeks and medical removal is required), or
- Whenever an increase of at least 10 µg/dL from the previous test is observed
- After the first three months, continue testing every 2 months:
- When the blood lead levels have remained below 25 µg/dL for 3 months, and
- If an increase less than 10 µg/dL from the previous test is observed
- Test every 6 months:
- When the blood lead levels remain below 25 µg/dL for 6 months, and
- If an increase less than 10 µg/dL from the previous test is observed
Results of each test should be provided to the worker. Graphing the test results can help the employer and the worker identify whether blood lead levels are dropping, remaining stable or increasing. The employer should also review the test results for all workers to help identify jobs where problems may be occurring.
*These guidelines exceed OSHA requirements for medical monitoring.
If you see a case of lead poisoning or overexposure, there may be more nearby! Find out if there are other adults or children who are being exposed at work or at home.
What Are the Treatment Issues To Be Considered For Adults?
When lead poisoning has been diagnosed, the first course of action is to discontinue exposure. Whether discontinuation of exposure is sufficient to treat the poisoning depends on the blood lead level, severity of clinical symptoms, biochemical and hematologic disturbances, and the nature and history of exposure. All of these factors must be considered in determining the necessity for chelation therapy and there is no exact blood lead concentration above which treatment with a chelating agent is always indicated. In most cases, however, when a blood lead level rises to 80 µg/dL, chelation should be considered, especially in the presence of more severe signs and symptoms. Therapeutic chelating agents have potentially adverse side effects and should be used cautiously and on an individual basis. A single course of chelation may not sufficiently reduce blood lead levels and repeat courses may be required among heavily exposed individuals.
Remember: The exposure must first be discontinued before initiating chelation therapy.
What is "Take Home" Lead?
Lead particles or dust can be brought into the home and family vehicle on work clothes and equipment. This is called "take home" lead and it can harm anyone who is exposed.
Since blood borne lead crosses the placenta, a pregnant woman with an elevated blood lead level may expose her fetus to the toxic effects of lead. All women should receive guidance on preventing lead poisoning before and during pregnancy.
Lead poisoning in children is especially dangerous because it can cause learning problems and serious illness. If young children live in the home and a parent works with lead, they should be tested.
What Are Some Sources of Lead Exposure?
- Occupational
- Construction workers
- Steel welders
- Bridge reconstruction workers
- Firing range instructors and cleaners
- Painters
- Remodelers and refinishers
- Foundry workers
- Scrap metal recyclers
- Auto repairers
- Cable splicers
- Hobbies
- Casting bullets or fishing sinkers
- Home remodeling
- Target shooting at firing ranges
- Lead soldering
- Auto repair
- Stained glass making
- Glazed pottery making
- Substance Use
- Some folk remedies
- Some "Health Foods"
- Moonshine whiskey
- Ceramicware
How Can Your Patients Reduce Their Exposure to Lead?
Tell your patients to:
- Wash their hands and face before they eat, drink or smoke.
- Eat, drink and smoke only in areas free of lead dust and fumes.
- Wear a clean, properly fitted respirator with HEPA filter in all areas that have lead dust or fumes. Shave to get the best fit.
- Change into different clothes and shoes before engaging in work with lead. Keep their street clothes and shoes in a clean place.
- Shower after working with lead before they go home.
- Launder their clothes separately from other family members' clothes.
Where Can A Health Care Provider Get Further Information?
New York State Department of Health. The Health Department can provide guidance, information and technical assistance to you on many occupational health issues. Further information is also available on the treatment of children and women.
- (800) 458-1158 extension 27900
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). If you feel that an employer does not adequately address a safety or health hazard, you have the right to request an inspection by OSHA. In filing a complaint, you can ask OSHA to withhold your identity from your employer.
- Albany - (518) 464-4338
- Buffalo - (716) 551-3053
- Long Island - (516) 334-3344
- Manhattan - (212) 620-3200
- Syracuse - (315) 451-0808
- Tarrytown - (914) 524-7510
- Queens - (718) 279-9060
Further information can be obtained from OSHA's website at www.OSHA.gov.
New York State Department of Labor. If you are treating a public employee (works for State, county or city offices), OSHA standards are enforced by the New York State Department of Labor Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) program. These offices should be contacted if you would like to request a consultation to identify and correct specific hazards and to provide guidance in developing an effective safety and health program, or if you wish to file a complaint for public employees.
- Albany - (518) 457-5508
- Binghamton - (607) 721-8211
- Buffalo - (716) 847-7133
- Garden City - (516) 485-4408
- New York City - (212) 775-3548
- Rochester - (716) 258-4570
- Syracuse - (315)479-3212
- Utica - (315)793-2258
- White Plains - (914) 997-9514
Occupational Health Clinic Network
To locate an occupational health clinic in your area, click here: Occupational Health Clinic and Phone Numbers
- Hipkins KL, Materna BL, Kosnett MJ, Rogge JW, Cone JE. Medical Surveillance of the Lead Exposed Worker. AAOHN Journal 46(7): 330-339, 1998.
- Rempel D. The Lead-Exposed Worker. JAMA 262(4):532-534, 1989. US Department of Labor, OSHA. Lead in Construction. OSHA 3142, 1993.


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Cary News: Opinion
Laura Turk: Give those egg cartons to local farmers
Give those egg cartons to local farmers
In response to the letter writer who suggested that the town of Cary not chicken out on the opportunity to be more environmentally responsible when it comes to recycling Styrofoam egg containers, I say there's more than one way to scramble that (egg) problem.
Look to your local farmers markets and farmers. They would be happy to take those cartons off your hands and fill them with farm-fresh eggs.
Oh, and you might consider buying your eggs from a local farmer in that same grocery store carton he or she generously recycles on your behalf.
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my healthy lunchbox set! What a cute packaging!
HELLO PEEPS! Like I said in my previous post I've been really busy for the past week and same to the next!
So making lunches for myself was never an option for me cause of my busy schedule, I really salute those woman
who stays fit and healthy and packs lunches to the office themselves! It's such a desire to become one like them next time.
I believe we put in too much junk into our bodies we sometimes neglect the fact that we need to eat healthy to stay healthy.
I don't usually exercise as well, I only exercise my arm to put LAYs in my mouth lol it's the sad truth. I'm really unhealthy,
especially with a tight schedule I often opt for foods outside, that's fried with dirty reused oil and probably a lot of other
unhealthy things that I don't wanna know of. Many times I think of detox-ing all the bad stuffs that I put into my body...
...then I stumbled upon this really cool healthy lunchbox site! CHOPSTICKDINER.COM
WHICH DELIVERS DIRECTLY TO YOUR DOORSTEP / WORKPLACE! More info on their delivery HERE
They give FREE DELIVERY for those above rm50 and only an additional rm5 delivery fee for those below rm50 :)
There's tons of other HEALHY LUNCHBOXES to order, check out the MENU HERE
so instead of other unhealthy stuffs like mamak food and "chap fan" (mixed rice)
I opt for something healthier just to give a lil cleansing to my greasy tummy (eeeee)
Such beautiful colors (all entering my stomach soon). Healthy yet pretty stuffs! :D I'm excited.
First off, I ordered the HALF HALF - it's a combination of Viet Spring Rolls, and a choice of your salad,
Great option if you ask me and if you're new to them, you can not only try one but TWO different combos from the menu!
Money well spent, oh by the way, all these freshly prepared lunch boxes cost RM15 which is pretty reasonable if you ask me,
RM15 for healthy, fresh food well prepared for you and delivered to your doorstep so you don't need to go out the hot sun.
Not only you decrease the possibilities of getting skin cancer and a bad tan, it's damn convenient, filling, and also surprisingly yummy!
Like I said before I'm not a person to always eat my greens, but it's been a while since I've seen greens looking so appetizing!
OKAY so I did some
stalking research la, Ms Elaine (the superwoman behind CHOPSTICKDINER.COM) was a freelance food stylist.
(No wonder the presentation is so nice!) She's also a supermom of two kids who runs her own company now!
Okay not that you've known a lil bit about the background, let me show you what I ordered:
ah hehe, their spring rolls from their HALF HALF lunchbox are too cute!
my rating : 4/5 - if you like vegs,
You know, I'm still trying to eat as much vegs as I can to stay healthy, so this one was a mouthful of vegs for me.
Next one : Smoke Salmon Caesar Salad !! RATING : 5/5 :D
your name and the item you ordered will be stick on the side of the box!
so no worries if you get confused if you ordered a lot.
This is my favorite, probably cause i'm a sucker for Smoke Salmon salad, mmmm to die for!
The greens were extremely fresh and they still gave out a crispy crunch in my mouth followed by the croutons and beef bacon bits!
You cannot go wrong with Smoke Salmon Salad I tell you, so if you're unsure what to order, go for this dish!
It's surprisingly filling as well which left me greedily wanting for more! So guys, if you're feeling healthy do something good for your tummy!
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Solution File(.sln)
The solution file organizes all the projects in folders and optionally stores dependencies too. At the solution level, dependencies are more than just build dependencies. As you recall build dependencies are always executables or dynamic libraries that link against static libraries. But, there are other dependencies too. If you have an executable E that loads a dynamic library D you want to make sure that D is up to date when you test E, so for testing purposes you may want to add a dependency of E on D. This will cause D to be built before E is built (although the order doesn't matter) and you can be confident that you test the same version of E and D.
Back to the solution file, the format is proprietary but fairly simple. The main concept is the "Project", which can be either a Visual Studio project (captured in a .vcproj file in the case of ibs) or a virtual folder that contains a number of other projects. The folders are not file system folders, but are used in the Visual Studio IDE for organizational purposes. Folders can be nested and can contain other folders or actual projects. Each project (either a real project or a folder) has a GUID (globally unique identifier) associated with it. The .sln file is using the GUIDs to refer to projects. The reason is that the solution may contain projects with identical names and it is easier to distinguish between them by GUID then by absolute path to a project file, which may not work in case of relative paths.
The file format consists of project elements that includes the project dependencies if any followed by a few global sections that determine the folder nesting and what projects participate in the build.
The dependencies are specified as GUIDs. The path to the project file is specified if there is a project file. Here is the project section of the "testHello" test project:
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "testHello", "test\testHello\testHello.vcproj", "{5F46CA1C-88BC-4E19-BB65-8686B453441D}" ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject {D0736B61-D7AE-4B50-99FF-1AC604AF83D1} = {D0736B61-D7AE-4B50-99FF-1AC604AF83D1} {7A0F57A3-00B8-4879-BBE1-318E3FC0A526} = {7A0F57A3-00B8-4879-BBE1-318E3FC0A526} EndProjectSection EndProject
In case of a folder the folder name is used instead of a path to the project file and there are no dependencies:
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "test", "test", "{64EECA44-A21D-4FB3-8C2C-3D3B81EE2F3C}" EndProject
The Global part of the file contains multiple global sections. The configurations section contains the available configurations (by default Debug and Release) and which ones should be built. It is divided into two global sections marked preSolution and postSolution.
GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32 Release|Win32 = Release|Win32 EndGlobalSection GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution {5F46CA1C-88BC-4E19-BB65-8686B453441D}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32 {5F46CA1C-88BC-4E19-BB65-8686B453441D}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32 {5F46CA1C-88BC-4E19-BB65-8686B453441D}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32 {5F46CA1C-88BC-4E19-BB65-8686B453441D}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32 ... EndGlobalSection
Next there is a little section that determines if in the IDE the solution itself will have a node in the tree or if it's just going to be a list of projects/folders:
GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution HideSolutionNode = FALSE EndGlobalSection
The last section specifies the nesting of the projects inside folders. It is a clever way to specify arbitrarily nested structure in a linear format. Both the parent and the child are specified using their GUIDs, so it's pretty difficult to figure out what project is in what folder. Of course, this file is not intended for direct viewing:
GlobalSection(NestedProjects) = preSolution {5F46CA1C-88BC-4E19-BB65-8686B453441D} = {64EECA44-A21D-4FB3-8C2C-3D3B81EE2F3C} {48933983-2311-4966-A33E-06B47FE88B6A} = {64EECA44-A21D-4FB3-8C2C-3D3B81EE2F3C} {6D1F69E3-575B-4BB9-8B5F-D295916A2C3B} = {64EECA44-A21D-4FB3-8C2C-3D3B81EE2F3C} {B5183A0D-18E4-4288-8DB0-60183460677E} = {8A47B373-446F-42A7-83BB-EFED3017940F} {88AD54BE-4316-4DFB-965E-4369A2910DF8} = {55B446A3-CAA3-4EFB-BA53-2232048BF417} {D0736B61-D7AE-4B50-99FF-1AC604AF83D1} = {0C7A17A3-B93D-43AE-A166-1DDAAE8E2B46} {7A0F57A3-00B8-4879-BBE1-318E3FC0A526} = {0C7A17A3-B93D-43AE-A166-1DDAAE8E2B46} {C99C4A67-8323-4CD7-B049-354E019994C8} = {0C7A17A3-B93D-43AE-A166-1DDAAE8E2B46} EndGlobalSection
Let's try and follow one such nesting relation:
The first GUID belongs to the utils project.
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "utils", "hw\utils\utils.vcproj", "{7A0F57A3-00B8-4879-BBE1-318E3FC0A526}" EndProject
By the way, the GUID in Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") denotes the project type (static library in this case). The project's GUID is the one following the project file path..
The second GUID belongs to the hw folder:
Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "hw", "hw", "{0C7A17A3-B93D-43AE-A166-1DDAAE8E2B46}" EndProject
So, the nesting relation says that the utils project is contained in the hw folder.


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"The Grand Budapest Hotel" may be the ultimate Wes Anderson film. Which, depending how you feel about the filmmaker, can be good or irritating.
Personally, I loved its odd, whimsical nature. Visually striking and imaginative, it may be a strange off-kilter world, but it's amusing, even silly, with a sad, nostalgic feel, like looking at an old faded postcard.
In fact, the story begins with a series of flashbacks involving a postcard that eventually lands in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka, a mountainous European country, during the 1930s in the elegant hotel of the title.
There, a lobby boy known as Zero (Tony Revolori) is befriended by a charismatic, precisely mannered concierge, M. Gustave, portrayed brilliantly by Ralph Fiennes. Gustave has been, ahem, servicing an aging dowager (Tilda Swinton), and when she dies, it sets off a race for her fortune, even as the winds of war blow.
Complications ensue that involve some zany comings and goings and chases, but the undercurrent is a civilized society slipping away with the heavy hand of oppression tightening its grip.
While Zubrowka is fictional, the rise of Nazism and Soviet tyranny was not. Beyond that, Anderson sees humanity losing its appreciation of art and beauty.
While it's far too early in the year to be talking awards — and perhaps the role is just too bizarre for some — Oscar voters should remember Fiennes impossibly perfect performance when it comes time for nominations.
Lego Movie
"The Lego Movie" seems like a preposterously dumb idea. Yet somehow the animated film nearly succeeds.
The every-Lego hero of the movie is Emmet (Chris Pratt), who lives in a controlled society where everybody watches the same TV shows and listens to the same music. An ancient prophecy, though, says things are meant to change.
There is a wizard (Morgan Freeman), a feisty rebel (Elizabeth Banks) and a super villain (Will Ferrell) and every superhero and journey movie cliché ever invented. The filmmakers — Phil Lord and Christopher Miller ("21 Jump Street") — throw in enough pop-culture references and satirical jabs to get some smiles and maybe even laughs from adults, while making it fun for kids.
But eventually, "The Lego Movie" sappily surrenders to those clichés. And, of course, it is a giant advertisement.
House of Cards
For TV viewers who don't have Netflix, there is on DVD the second season of "House of Cards," one of the best shows on television.
The first episode begins with a shocker, and episode 13 has some fascinating revelations about the plans of Francis Underwood (the congressman who manipulated himself into the vice presidency superbly played by Kevin Spacey) and leaves you wanting more.
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'Braden, along with ex-convict Morgan Brown, was staying at the Cabana Motel, the same motel visited by (Jack)Ruby the night of November 21.' – Jim Marrs, Crossfire, 1993.
'While visiting the alleged assassin's grave on the third anniversary of his death he(author William Morris) encountered an agent who'd worked with Oswald in the CIA…Agent X told him that (Loran)Hall was in Dallas on November 22, 1963 as part of the assassination squad which was directed by Eugene Hale Brading.' – Alan J. Weberman & Michael Canfield, Coup d'Etat in America, 1975.
'While we were in the criminal courts building we saw Eugene Brading, aka Jim Braden…Braden would later leave Dallas by way of Love Field Airport.' – Chauncey Holt & Wim Daakbaar, Self-Portrait of a Scoundrel, 2013.
'Carlos Marcello would utilize Guy Bannister and David Ferrie for (Castro opponent Mario)Kohly's exile groups at Lake Ponchatrain, Louisiana. Eladio del Valle was the coordinator and liaison between the two groups.' – Robert D. Morrow, First Hand Knowledge, 1992.
'I received a second phone call. It was del Valle…he asked me to supply him with four transceivers which were not detectable by any communications equipment then available on the market.' – Robert D. Morrow, First Hand Knowledge, 1992.
'Hall later told DA Jim Garrison he was offered $50,000 to kill JFK but turned it down.' – Charles E. Hurlburt, It's Time for the Truth, 2012.
'They had better be perfect, compadre. They are for Texas…Kennedy's going to get it in Dallas.' – Robert D. Morrow, First Hand Knowledge, 1992.
The Dal-Tex Building was located across the street from the Texas School Book Depository. It offered a great view of JFK's motorcade from behind, which was not obstructed by trees like portions of the view from the alleged 'sniper's nest' on the 6th Floor of the Book Depository.
In the moments after the JFK assassination a man named Eugene Hale Brading(aka Jim Braden) was arrested for questioning after he was discovered on the 3rd floor of the Dal-Tex Building. He was a complete stranger to the area and said he was in the building looking for a phone to use. Brading was known as a Mafia courier for the likes of gangsters such as Santo Trafficante, Carlos Marcello and Meyer Lansky. Braden was not known as an expert marksman or assassin like some of the other JFK assassination suspects. He may have served as a radio coordinator for the JFK shooters, whose role would be to give the word for the assassins to fire in simultaneous volleys to conceal the true number of shooters and gunshots that day. Braden was also in the vicinity of the RFK assassination later on as well in California in 1968.
An electronics expert named Robert D. Morrow wrote a book called First Hand Knowledge in which he claimed that a Cuban exile named Eladio del Valle asked him to make several sets of low band radios and earpieces which would only have to work for a few minutes which no 3rd parties could intercept or monitor. He assumed they might be used for anti-Castro plots only to learn later on that they may have been used instead to coordinate the JFK assassination. Braden presumably could have used said transceivers to communicate with the several teams of shooters to coordinate and minimize their shooting to fit with the pre-planned 'Oswald did it' scenario.
Presumably the plot called for killing JFK with as few shots fired as possible to make the planned 'lone nut' scenario at least somewhat plausible. If the shooters in the Dal Tex Building, TSBD or the County Records Building in Dealey Plaza had done their jobs more efficiently, and actually killed JFK with their shots from behind, no extra shots would have been needed from the Grassy Knoll or anywhere else! As it were, one shot from the Dal Tex Building hit JFK from the back, while another missed altogether and hit a curb which in turn splintered and hit a witness named James Tague. JFK was hit numerous times in the throat and torso and was in bad shape but was still clinging to life before he was finally finished off by the fatal headshot from the right front.
Retired US Steel engineer turned JFK assassination investigator, Tom Wilson, noticed the figure of a gunman with a goatee in the Dal-Tex Building using photonic imaging techniques. Facial hair was out of vogue in 1963 in the USA because of anti-Castro sentiment. One such JFK conspiracy suspect who wore a goatee, nevertheless, was a CIA affiliated mercenary named Loran Hall.
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Back in the 1990s, it seemed like every sitcom on television was tailored specifically to the comedian leading its cast. Shows like Roseanne, Home Improvement and Everybody Loves Raymond are just a few examples of hit series that fit this bill, and all three helped keep the family sitcom a television mainstay for years. However, before those shows even aired their respective pilots, The Cosby Show accomplished both these tasks.
Running from 1984 to 1992, the series was one of the biggest hits of its time, reinvigorating family sitcoms and paving the way for more African-American ensemble casts on shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Family Matters. Now, over twenty years since his signature series came to an end, Cosby seems poised to take on television once again.
According to Deadline, Cosby is reuniting with NBC (which originally aired The Cosby Show) to develop a new half-hour family comedy. Tom Werner - whose company produced Cosby's 1980s hit show - will produce the new series, which will feature Cosby as the "patriarch of a multi-generational family," though no other specifics about the plot have been revealed. Cosby and Werner are currently searching for writers.
Considering that The Cosby Show lent a significant boost to NBC's ratings, it's clear that the network is hoping that Cosby's presence in their schedule will have a similar effect nowadays. However, the question here is whether Cosby still maintains the same star power he did in his heyday. His last sitcom, simply entitled Cosby, ran for four seasons on CBS, but more than a decade has passed since it went off the air. Furthermore, the concept of a traditional family sitcom is far rarer and not the ratings bonanza it once was.
Still, the idea of having Cosby on the air could be an interesting idea. After all, his offbeat perspective on marriage, parenting and family life in general has worked twice before. Perhaps this new series could introduce a new generation to Cosby and fill a void left on the television landscape in the process. However, it does beg the question: how long until Phylicia Rashãd, Cosby's two-time TV wife, signs on?
Do you think that a new Cosby series could work now? Should the show hew closely to its predecessors, or would you prefer Cosby do something radically different this time? Sound off in the comments section below.
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The undertaking will be announced Sunday in Chicago at the American Library Association conference. Federal officials released the information early to The Associated Press.
About 7 million people are expected to sign up for coverage in the marketplaces next year. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is developing training materials to help librarians get up to speed on the law's specifics.
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Archaeologists: Bible town possibly found
Is this where Jesus went after feeding 4,000?
Archaeologists say they've discovered an ancient town mentioned in the New Testament, and it could be the location to which Jesus sailed after miraculously feeding some 4,000 people by multiplying a few fish and loaves of bread.
Ken Dark of the University of Reading in the U.K. says the town may be Dalmanutha, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
According to LiveScience, Dark's team of archaeologists "also determined that a famous boat, dating to around 2,000 years ago, and uncovered in 1986, was found on the shoreline of the newly discovered town. The boat was reported on two decades ago but the discovery of the town provides new information on what lay close to it."
Dalmanutha is mentioned in the Gospel of Mark right after the feeding miracle, stating, "So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away. And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. " (Mark 8:8-10, King James Version)
While Dalmanutha is only specified by name in Mark's Gospel, a corresponding passage in Matthew 15:39 says, "And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala."
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Experts believe Magdala is the modern-day town of Migdal, slightly inland near Israel's Ginosar Valley. Magdala is perhaps most famous for being the hometown of Mary Magdalene, a female disciple of Jesus who was the first person ever to see Christ after He rose from the dead.
The 2,000-year-old boat which was found on the shoreline back in 1986 is to date is the most famous artifact from the area.
"Vessel glass and amphora hint at wealth," wrote Dark in the most recent edition of Palestine Exploration Quarterly, and "eights and stone anchors, along with the access to beaches suitable for landing boats – and, of course, the first-century boat … all imply an involvement with fishing."
Dark's team says their finding indicate the town was prosperous, and probably survived for many centuries.
They found that fields between the modern-day town of Migdal and the sea coast contained hundreds of pottery pieces dating from as early as the second or first century B.C. to up to some point after the fifth century A.D., the time of the Byzantine Empire.
Also among their finds were cubes known as tesserae and limestone vessel fragments, which were "associated with Jewish purity practices in the early Roman period," indicating the presence of a Jewish community in the town, Dark told LiveScience.
"Some of the most impressive finds, however, were not made in the fields but rather in modern-day Migdal itself," said LiveScience. "The archaeologists found dozens of examples of ancient architectural remains, some of which the modern-day townspeople had turned into seats or garden ornaments, or simply left lying on the ground. In one instance, the researchers found more than 40 basalt ashlar blocks in a single garden.
"After talking to the local people, and trying to identify the source and date of the findings, the researchers determined that many of the architectural remains came from the local area and likely were part of this newly discovered town."


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What's more frustrating than picking out the perfect outfit? Trying to pick out the perfect jewelry to go along with it.
It's great to have choices, but too many can turn dressing into something dreadful. If this sounds familiar, don't think for a second you're alone! Women all over the world are stuck in this predicament every week––if not every day!
In fact, women spend an average of 90 minutes a week in their closets choosing what to wear.
Jewelry is the staple of the ensemble, so why not make informed decisions when you accessorize? Here's how to coordinate jewelry to the fullest:
Dangling wrist jewelry doesn't work so well when you're typing on a keyboard. If you're dressing for work (and you plan on typing a lot at work), you might want to skip the bangles and hanging bracelets.
Your choice of jewelry for church hopefully wouldn't be the same selection as an evening at the club. Make sure to consider where you're going, what you'll be doing, and how the jewelry comes off to onlookers.
There is such a thing as the wrong type of jewelry for the occasion.
Alternatively, loud and ornate jewelry can muddy a busy print, no matter how great it is. Busy prints and wild jewelry can get gaudy fast.
Consider solid bracelets, watches, and earrings instead of showy accessories.
Even the material of the outfit should be taken into consideration. If the wardrobe has heavily stitched or ruffled fabric, ornate jewelry can come off just as tacky as it is on a busy print.
Your dress game may be on point, but if you intend to make your face the star of the show, grab a pair of statement earrings. You know, the flashy, glittery ones that highlight your eyes.
Take into account the shape of your face and which pair will do the most to bring out the facial differences that make you you.
Ladies with heart-shaped faces, for example, might consider drop earrings that don't taper at the bottom. Ladies with oval faces should consider studs and triangular earrings to show off their cheekbones.
Jewelry shouldn't just go with your outfit. Women who win at accessorizing these days know how to highlight their skin tones with their jewelry.
Silver is a standard metal that illuminates most natural tones. Gold goes especially well with darker hair and matte skin.
Cooler skin tones go well with gems that are red, purple and blue. Also, white gold is an excellent choice of metal for cooler skin tones.
Warmer skin tones pair nicely with yellow, orange and green gemstones in addition to yellow metals.
Rubies, canary diamonds, and amber gems make a statement by themselves. These colors are fiery and ambitious and look great over black and white. But did you think you could pair them with their opposite colors?
Warm gemstones pair nicely with plain blue or purple material. For instance, a set of rubies on top of a royal blue top completes the look with a bold statement.
There's a science behind matching up colors in fashion. Many stylists refer to the color wheel for inspiration.
The color wheel will tell you that as warm and cool shades blend one way, they also blend in the opposite. Deep green and dark blue gemstones pop against a yellow or orange dress.
Striking the balance between cool and warm colors is basically what accessorizing is all about. Try to coordinate jewelry and outfits to be the prettiest "opposites attract" example out there.
That's not something new. Diamonds have been fixed in jewelry since they were first discovered by people thousands of years ago.
And there's a good reason they've been such popular gems for so long: the diamond goes with anything!
Unsure of how to coordinate jewelry with your outfit? Opt in for a pair of diamonds. (Cubic zirconia isn't a bad runner up, either.) The classic white diamond acts as a prism under the light, showing off all the colors that make up its composition.
Heads up, the whole spectrum's in there.
You can't quarry pearls from a rock. Instead, specialists dive for oysters or cultivate their own pearls in a simulated environment.
It should come to no shock, then, that pearls especially compliment those shades of colors found in the sea. From aqua and deep blues to greens and stormy grays, these sea gems pair best with various shades of ocean water.
Make sure to coordinate jewelry that's black or gold, simple and powerful statements in themselves, with simple and classic attire. That perfect little black cocktail dress will do well with bright gold jewelry or onyx gemstones.
A simple, plain dress (such as a flat black or white dress) showcases black gems and gold metal like an Art Deco muse. Daisy Buchanan will have nothing on you.
The bright airiness and freshness of spring and summer clothes look great with cool, natural colors. Try gemstones like blue topaz or green peridot against soft and neutral fabrics or patterns.
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Leslie Anderson had no reason to distrust the nurse she let into her home to care for her 4-year-old daughter, who requires around-the-clock medical attention for a rare disease that has left her a quadriplegic and unable to talk.
Five months later, Anderson caught the nurse, Kelli Ingalls, stealing her daughter's pain medication.
Anderson did not know until contacted by the Star Tribune that Ingalls had a drug history that included methamphetamine abuse and a county finding that Ingalls maltreated a child by allegedly operating a meth lab in her home.
"That's something that should obviously be in someone's background check," Anderson said.
It wasn't.
What happened to Anderson and her daughter reveals how gaps in the state's system for background checks prevent employers and patients from learning the full history of nurses who have committed crimes, neglect or maltreatment, a Star Tribune examination of Nursing Board and criminal records shows.
Nurses can practice for years before their past troubles catch up with them, because the responsibility for vetting caregivers is split between the Department of Human Services and the Minnesota Board of Nursing. Even when these nurses have lied about their backgrounds, the board typically takes disciplinary action only when they commit more misconduct.
As a result, patients and their families have little access to the records of the nurses caring for them.
"Obviously, had I known [about Ingalls], I would have never let her into my home," Anderson said.
State Sen. Kathy Sheran said she will examine whether the public should be able to learn more about the backgrounds of nurses as part of an investigation she is launching into the Nursing Board.
"The public has a right to have information so they can make good decisions about who they have as their caregivers," said Sheran, DFL-Mankato, and a former nurse. "That has to be the priority, over taking care of the license holder."
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Nearly all health care providers licensed by the state are required to conduct background checks on new hires who will provide direct care. Those checks are done by the Department of Human Services, which is obligated to disqualify caregivers from direct patient contact if they have committed certain serious crimes. But DHS concedes that the background checks fall short of catching all prior misconduct.
"We know that our current system of notifying us is not adequate," Jerry Kerber, DHS's inspector general, said last week.
The Nursing Board does not run criminal background checks. It asks license applicants about trouble in their past, but it does not inquire further if the applicants deny it.
Some nurses have taken advantage of the honor system.
Michael L. Allison obtained his Minnesota license in 2008 after writing "No" on his application when asked if he had ever committed a crime, despite convictions for deceptive practices and theft in Illinois, according to a Nursing Board report. By May 2011, allegations that he had stolen drugs from his workplaces had cost him nursing licenses in Illinois, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin, according to reports from boards there.
In June 2011, Allison applied to renew his Minnesota license and wrote "No" if had ever violated controlled-substance laws or faced any other nursing board disciplinary action. When Allison's employers asked DHS to do a background check on him, that also failed to detect Allison's record.
DHS looks for out-of-state convictions only if that person has a conviction in Minnesota, which Allison didn't have.
"That's a gap in our system," Kerber said.
With a clean background check and license in Minnesota, Allison was able to get nursing jobs at facilities in Onamia, Minn., and Crosby, Minn. In February 2012, the Onamia facility found discrepancies in how he handled narcotics, including withdrawing them when he was off-duty, records show.
Two months later, the Nursing Board suspended Allison's license, revealing for the first time that it had learned about his background. He continued to practice in Crosby for two months, when that employer discovered he was withdrawing numerous doses of narcotics and administering only a few of them, according to the Nursing Board report. His license was revoked in December 2012.
'Will that behavior continue?'
After years of applicants covering up their past convictions, the Nursing Board will start running criminal background checks on new applicants next year. That will not affect active nurses, who are exempt from checks until 2017 at the latest. That's the deadline set by the Legislature for licensing boards to devise a plan to check all caregivers' backgrounds.
Records analyzed by the Star Tribune show the Nursing Board has licensed 294 nurses who have criminal convictions in Minnesota that would appear to disqualify them from providing direct care, ranging from assault to drug crimes to felony theft.
Last week, DHS said it will disqualify up to 107 of those nurses after it was presented with records by the Star Tribune. The agency said it was not aware of those nurses' crimes because of shortcomings in its background checks.
Records show that nurses who lie about their backgrounds do not always jeopardize their license. At least 67 nurses since 2010 have been allowed to continue to practice in Minnesota after the board discovered that they had made false statements to hide past misconduct.
"Yes, the individual provided false information, but that does not necessarily say that the individual will provide false information in every instance forward," said Shirley Brekken, the executive director of the Nursing Board. "The board ... has to look at what was the intent. What was the level of seriousness of the breach, that breach of ethics, and ... where is the individual now, today? Will that behavior continue?"
Maltreatment tolerated
Patients also have few ways to find out whether nurses have been found responsible for serious neglect or other maltreatment, misconduct that would prevent them from providing care to patients if they were not licensed professionals.
The state disqualifies nursing aides, personal care assistants and other unlicensed caregivers from patient contact if they have been deemed responsible for recurring or "serious" maltreatment. Serious maltreatment is defined by statute as sexual abuse or neglect that results in death or serious injury.
If the caregiver found responsible for maltreatment has a license from a health board, DHS cannot disqualify them. Instead, state law directs the agency to refer those cases to the appropriate board for action.
From July 2012 through June 2013, DHS sent 18 such cases to the Nursing Board. The public cannot learn the names of those nurses, because state law shields the identities of nearly all caregivers found responsible for maltreatment or neglect.
Records show that since 2010, only two nurses lost their licenses after being found responsible for serious or repeated maltreatment. Eight are still able to practice.
Nine were allowed to continue to practice until they retired or lost their license following more misconduct. One of them was Kara Wenger, who was twice found responsible for child maltreatment in 2007 and 2009 after being accused of using drugs in front of her child and abandoning the minor in a gas station parking lot for 15 minutes, according to a Nursing Board report.
That recurring maltreatment would have disqualified an unlicensed caregiver from direct care, Kerber said. However, DHS forwarded her case to the Nursing Board, which took no action against her at the time.
Wenger began working at a Winona senior living facility in October 2010. Her maltreatment would not have shown up on her employer's background check. The Department of Human Services reports only maltreatment that results in disqualification, Kerber said.
Nine days after she was hired, Wenger was fired due to concerns over her professional conduct, the Nursing Board report said. When the facility suspected Wenger had stolen hydrocodone tablets, the Nursing Board asked to meet with her three times in January and February 2011, the board report said. Wenger failed to attend any of those meetings and was suspended in April 2012.
Stealing from a child
Kelli Ingalls obtained a nursing license and landed a job without anyone asking about her drug history.
In 2008, Morrison County social workers found Ingalls was responsible for maltreatment, three years after she was accused of making meth in her basement while her child was home. During the investigation, Ingalls tested positive for meth and said she used marijuana two to three times a week, according to a Nursing Board report.
Ingalls, 48, of Deerwood, Minn., told the Star Tribune that she did not make meth but acknowledged the finding of maltreatment and that she used drugs in the past.
But when Ingalls applied for a nursing license in August 2010, she wrote "No" to questions asking whether she had ever violated a drug law or abused drugs or alcohol.
Ingalls said she was not trying to mislead the board but believed, wrongly, that the board would check her background.
"I assumed if they had a question about it, they would call me," she said.
Ingalls did not mention the maltreatment on a job application with Good Neighbor Home Health Care, either, and the company never asked her about it, she said.
Kerber, the inspector general of DHS, said nothing would have shown up on a background check of Ingalls. Kerber said DHS can report maltreatment to employers only if it means a job applicant cannot provide direct care.
But the inquiry by Good Neighbor alerted DHS that Ingalls was now a licensed nurse, so the agency informed the Nursing Board about the maltreatment finding.
Anderson, who lives a half-hour west of Brainerd, Minn., said she had no reason to worry about Ingalls. She had already used Good Neighbor without problems since her daughter Addison first started requiring 24-hour care in June 2010.
As a toddler, Addison was diagnosed with a stroke caused by Moyamoya disease, a rare disorder caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain. She depends on caregivers for feeding, dressing and bathing, as well as for administering medications and monitoring her condition. Addison can smile and sometimes tracks people with her eyes.
When Ingalls arrived at her home in December 2010, Anderson said she initially found the nurse to be friendly and attentive to her daughter.
In April 2011, Ingalls got a letter from the Nursing Board. The board was inquiring for the first time about the maltreatment finding and requested her response. Ingalls said she was going to respond but then, "I did the other thing."
Ingalls was referring to what happened at the Anderson house. In the spring of 2011, Anderson noticed strange behavior by her daughter's nurse. Ingalls became manic and spent an unusual amount of time in the bathroom with her purse, Anderson said. Then her daughter's oxycodone started disappearing.
Anderson suspected the nurse. She called Good Neighbor. They agreed to put out a fake bottle of prescription medication, which soon went missing during Ingalls' shift. Ingalls confessed to her boss, then to police.
Ingalls said that when she was caught, she was struggling with back pain and ran out of medication.
"I borrowed some from my client," she said. "It was just a stupid ass thing to do."
Good Neighbor Home Health Care did not respond to requests for comment. When told that the state was forbidden from telling the home health care company about the maltreatment, Anderson said, "That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard."
Ingalls pleaded guilty to one count of felony theft in September 2011. The Nursing Board suspended her license in June 2012, after she missed two scheduled meetings.
Ingalls said she could have gotten another job before she was suspended but didn't because she had back surgery. In September 2013, she pleaded guilty to a new charge of felony drug possession.
Ingalls said she hopes to get her nursing license reinstated, for which she can petition the board after she is able to show two years of sobriety. But that's been difficult, she said. She said she has become addicted to painkillers due to the back injury and is going through methadone treatment.
Data editor Glenn Howatt contributed to this report.


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The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" has secretly become a theme song of sorts for Barack Obama's second term — even though Green himself hasn't gotten to sing it for the president yet.
Obama showed off his surprisingly smooth falsetto by crooning the song at a fundraiser — also attended by Green — in Harlem last year. This year, Jennifer Hudson sang the classic soul ballad at the Inaugural Ball on Monday, prompting many to wonder why Green wasn't singing his own hit for the president and friends.
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