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Well done Harvard. That is my immediate reaction to yesterday’s news that Nitin Nohria, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, will be taking over as the schools’s new dean on July 1. He is not the “safety first” candidate. He is on the record as having declared – in the Harvard Business Review, no less – that managers have “lost legitimacy” in the wake of corporate scandals, and that business has a lot of work to do to win back the public’s trust.

Together with his colleague Rakesh Khurana, Prof Nohria has challenged the orthodoxy that claimed there was little wrong with the conventional MBA syllabus or with the approach taken by the A(c)lite business schools. Both of these things played a part in contributing to the over-confident mentality which dominated business and finance, and which led to the great financial crisis. By appointing Prof Nohria, Harvard University has signalled that it is not frightened of debate, or reform – indeed, it wants to play a leading roleA in both these activities.

“My body, my choice.” We hear that slogan constantly, but what the hell do those four words mean? Many of us have one or two political issues surrounding our bodies that get us fired up.A Many of you reading this right now probably have some hot-button issue on your mind. Maybe it’sA abortion, orA recreational drug usage, orA marriage [...]

In November 1855, the Great Ansei Earthquake struck the city of Edo (now Tokyo), claiming 7,000 lives and inflicting widespread damage. Within days, a new type of color woodblock print known as namazu-e (lit. “catfish pictures”) became popular among the residents of the shaken city. These prints featured depictions of mythical giant catfish (namazu) who, [...]

A private nursing patient is suing A.S.A. Home Care, Inc. for Miami nursing negligence. A private nursing patient is suing A.S.A. Home Care, Inc. for Miami nursing negligence. The patient, who is a paraplegic, claims that a male home health care nurse assaulted him.

The plaintiff, known as John Doe, says he rebuffed the nurseas sexual advances right away. Yet, per the Miami personal injury complaint, the nurse persisted, showing the patient porn and giving him a sex toy.

The plaintiff says the nurse would take longer than the other nurses to replace his bandages when treating a wound on his back close to his buttock. Although he couldnat feel or see what was happening, the plaintiff said he felt unusual sensations in the genital area. John Doe also says that the nurse sodomized him in 2008.

Per the Miami nursing negligence lawsuit, when confronted the nurse begged the patient not to report what happened. The plaintiff is accusing ASA of failing to properly supervise or investigate complaints made about the nurse and not providing a patient with a secure and safe environment. The plaintiff is claiming severe physical, mental, and emotional injuries, humiliation, and shame. He is seeking over $5M in Miami, Florida personal injury damages.

Sexual Assault of Nursing Home Patients
Unfortunately, nursing home patients, both those receiving private care and assisted living facility care, are vulnerable to abuse and neglect from caregivers. It is the job of assisted living facilities and home care companies to carefully screen the people that they hire to minimize the chance of Miami nursing abuse occurring.

Nursing patients require specialized care because they need help. This places them in a very vulnerable position when their well-being is being entrusted to others. While many nurses are dedicated to doing a good job, there are those that have been known to exploit their position to inflict intentional harm on patients. Sexual assault, rape, molestation, physical assault, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, and harassment are some intentional acts of violence that an abusive nurse might inflict upon a patient.

Because of their disabilities and injuries, many nursing patients are too sick, frail, or unable to report the incidents of abuse or neglect. Some may be too frightened to speak out.

If you suspect Miami nursing home abuse or neglect, you should remove your loved one from the dangerous situation immediately and report the incident to the authorities. If the person is a hired home nurse, you should keep him/her away from the patient.

The victim may be entitled to Miami nursing home negligence damages for the harm he/she suffered. In Florida, plaintiffs have four years from the date of injury to file their Miami personal injury complaint. Also, the statute of limitations for Miami medical malpractice against medical professionals is within two years of the date of injury or two years from when the injury was/should have been discoveredaunless fraud or misrepresentation or concealment involvedain which case this time frame may be extended.

Lawsuit Claims Nurse Assaulted Paraplegic Man, NBC Miami, September 22, 2011

Nursing Home Guide, My Florida.com

Nursing Home Watch List, AHCA

More Blog Posts:
St. Lucie County Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims Florida Nursing Home Negligence Contributed to Womanas Fatal Drowning, Florida Injury Attorney Blog, August 4, 2010

Broward County Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Home Care Provider Alleging Elder Financial Fraud and the Murder of 89-Year-Old Woman, Florida Injury Attorney Blog, July 1, 2011

Florida Nursing Home Resident Charged With Molesting Female Patient, Florida Injury Attorney Blog, May 12, 2009

1. Ozzie Guillen is the manager of the Marlins for the same reason that Rex Ryan is coach of the Jets.

This is about frightened ownership groups opening new stadiums and not trusting enough in the on-field product. So they got carnival barkers to be the out-front faces of the organizations.

Yes, of course, Guillen and Ryan have certain sports-specific skills. But that does not explain their hirings. Their owners wanted to put on a show, to make their organizations relevant, to get people to buy the PSLs at MetLife Stadium and purchase tickets on the site of the old Orange Bowl. Ryanas Jets were a natural for “Hard Knocks.” And Guillenas Marlins were an obvious choice for Showtimeas Hard Knocks-ian ripoff, “The Franchise.”

Ryan and Guillen speak a similar language that is boisterous, bawdy and boastful. Their pronouncements are more churlish than Churchill. And they are delivered with about the same thought you might put into turning a doorknob to get into a room; which is to say not much at all. Letas go eat a (bleeping) snack indeed.

So while Guillen is doing the public perp walk now, fighting for his job and reputation after he decided he was qualified to dabble in politics without knowing what a landmine it would be to speak positively about Fidel Castro when your new stadium is built in Little Havana, I hold owner Jeffrey Loria and team president David Samson as responsible as the unthinking Guillen.

Because they were thinking. Calculating. They wanted the outrage of Guillen and now cannot distance themselves just because Guillen didnat understand the bounds of what too far is. Loria and Samson a two pretty outrageous fellas on their own a wanted Guillen cursing up a storm, and drawing attention to himself and the team. They wanted the WWE-ificiation in their manageras office as much as Woody Johnson craved the same with Ryan.

They hired a man who they knew was insensitive, thus reinforcing to Guillen that rash statements not only were fine, but encouraged. So Loria/Samson have the credibility of Captain Renault in Casablanca stating, aI’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!a And one beat later being handed his winnings from the casino.

Loria/Samson thought they would be scooping up their own winnings by investing in an outrageous man without an editing valve named Ozzie Guillen. They should not be able to walk away as if they didnat understand that there was gambling going on with such a hire.

2. The other team in Florida, the Tampa Bay Rays, are about the most well-run organization in the sport. Their efficiency in player personnel and deploying it to the best use are impressive.

Yet if you talk to a Rays officials they will point out that no matter how efficient they are, they need the inefficiency of others in their division a notably the Yankees and Red Sox a to create an even enough playing field for Tampa to thrive. After all, if a team spending $200 million or $170 million is efficient, it is going to do better than an extremely efficient $60 million payroll squad such as the Rays.

So while they would never say so publicly, the Rays like it quite a bit when their main rivals are beset by infighting or injury or ineptitude. They want to see age or poorly spent money or faulty decision making to infiltrate the Rivalry.

I bring this up because in order for the Mets to have a shockingly good season in 2012 a to make 4-0 matter in the long run a they will need not only their success, but the failure of others. Look, on paper, the Mets probably have the fifth-most talent in the NL East.

But as the Guillen episode reveals there is an implosion possibility in Miami and pretty much everywhere else within the NL East a and we are seeing some signs of it already. As stated in Item 1, the leadership cornerstone of the Marlins a Loria/Samson/Guillen a does not inspire visions of steadiness at the steering wheel. And with Logan Morrison, Hanley Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano and Jose Reyesa hamstring on the roster, there is an extreme volatility with this club that can blow up either way. The Marlins a with the big signings of Reyes, Mark Buehrle and Heath Bell a were trying to cut out a lot of steps along the way to buy their way into a championship conversation and we saw how that went with the Philadelphia Eagles last year.

The Marlins and Nationals are both dealing with the onus of being looked upon as contenders, which will be a new weight for these organizations to handle. The Braves are still dealing with the hangover of their historic September collapse, a few key injuries and the inability to address an offense that was a problem last year. The Phillies, notably with Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, are feeling the sting of age/injury/decline.

I know most Mets fans did not want to see the Metsa portion of the Madoff fiasco settled with the Wilpons still the owners. But with that off the dockets, the Mets are dealing with fewer distractions. Some of ownershipas debts have been paid and there is a sense of moving forward, albeit with many concerns ahead.

So it is up to the Wilpons and really the whole organization to remember these words of Napoleon: Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. Right now, the rest of the NL East is dealing with a variety of pathologies. It is vital that the Mets let that play out and not get into the stupid statements and actions that led to them being such an inefficiently run organization for so long. Sandy Alderson was brought in as GM to provide stability against the stupidity. It is important that ownership let him do his job without heeding its historic tin ear and finding itself again within self-created stupid Met tricks.

3. One last thought here on the Mets. Maybe too many of their fans are too disenchanted and for too long a period to let a positive start to the season impact their passions and discretionary spending. I get it. What is a few days of 4-0 success against five years of mounting frustration of how matters have gone on and off the field for this team?

I get it. It is your time. It is your money. Do with it what you want?

But it seems to me that fans do tend to like two items: Rooting for the underdog and rooting for homegrown players. And the Mets do check off both of those boxes.

Count me among the group that believed the Metsa magic number had expired before the season had even begun. And I still believe they lack both elite players and organizational depth, and those are two pieces that will undermine a team over the course of a long season.

The Mets have definitely noticed that this is a majority feeling about the club and good for them if they are walking around with a collective chip on their shoulders. It would be the first chip in years that did not send one of them to the DL for a month. Using the underdog mentality as an engine is a fine thing.

And the Mets certainly have a homegrown feel, as well. (Shhh, donat tell anyone, but those are mainly Omar Minayaas players out there). Players such as Ike Davis, Lucas Duda, Jonathon Niese and Ruben Tejada could be at this for a while for the Mets. Who knows, maybe David Wright really will spend his whole career here. Maybe Matt Harvey and Jeurys Familia will provide a from-the-minors spark with this season in progress.

Look, with some games played, it is interesting to see not only the 4-0 of the Mets, but those pathologies besetting the other teams in the division. Maybe a door is opening that was hard to envision even a week ago.

The heavily homegrown underdog Mets have made the most out of their home start. Maybe it is too soon to win back cautious fans who have been sold a lot of empty promises by this organization for a while. But the Mets have a bit of a feel like an undervalued stock, right now. It will be fascinating to see how many of their fans latch onto that stock and a against their offseason judgment a actually begin making their way back to Citi Field.

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