, a former professor at Florida Atlantic University, is best known for being among the most vocal proponents of the various conspiracies surrounding the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Vocal enough that he got fired by FAU in January, leading to him filing a wrongful termination lawsuit, which was dismissed on Thursday.According to the Orlando Sun-Sentinel, Tracy was fired for not turning in required forms detailing his outside activities and possible conflicts of interest. Fearing that his blog, The Memory Hole, was interfering with his work, Tracy’s superiors at FAU let him go. He had previously been reprimanded for mentioning his job at FAU on the blog.Federal District Judge Robin Rosenberg wrote in her ruling that Tracy’s case didn’t make much sense: Plaintiff’s allegations are not clear because Plaintiff’s narrative intertwines multiple constitutional theories and, as a result, both this … [Read more...] about Judge Rules FL College Was Within its Rights to Fire ‘Sandy Hook Truther’
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911 Call Released From That Time UFC Fighter Julianna Pena Allegedly Kicked Two Guys in the Nuts
UFC’s Julianna Pena won The Ultimate Fighter MMA tournament, but not by taking nut shots. Check out the 911 audio from when she allegedly kicked two dudes in the balls, as shown by TMZ.Pena was arrested on two counts of assault for the December 20th incident in Spokane, Washington. She and a training partner, Josh Gow, had allegedly been involved with, yes, a previous bar fight, which caused Gow to bleed from the face.Police reports stated that Pena tried to help Gow get cleaned up, bringing him to a nearby bar called Zola’s, according to MMA Fighting.The bar’s employees kept them out, saying the place was closed. Pena and Gow apparently got mad. As one of the 911 callers put it, “They’re rubbing their bloody faces on the door.”Witnesses told police Pena kicked a restaurant employee in the balls, then kicked another one in the balls twice.We need to establish context for those of you who don’t follow the UFC.Pena won the … [Read more...] about 911 Call Released From That Time UFC Fighter Julianna Pena Allegedly Kicked Two Guys in the Nuts
El próximo motor económico de Miami: La renovación urbana
Es posible que muy pronto Miami sea una de otras importantes metrópolis estadounidenses que se vanaglorian de tener proyectos innovadores de senderos urbanos que han transformado los vecindarios y desencadenado una vorágine de inversiones privadas. The Underline, un desarrollo propuesto impulsado por el grupo sin fines de lucro Friends of the Underline en colaboración con el condado de Miami-Dade, convertirá los terrenos infrautilizados que se encuentran debajo de la línea del Metrorail del condado en un sistema emblemático de senderos urbanos y parques lineares integrados con el sistema de transporte público del condado.El análisis de otros proyectos similares en diferentes lugares del país sugiere que The Underline puede convertirse en un impulso económico poderoso para Miami. La tan elogiada High Line de la Ciudad de Nueva York, un parque linear elevado de aproximadamente 1,5 millas construido en un tramo … [Read more...] about El próximo motor económico de Miami: La renovación urbana
Publicación del Programa Nacional de Infraestructura por el Mexico Gobierno Federal
Esta Alerta GT describe algunos de los aspectos más importantes del Programa Nacional de Infraestructura publicado en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el 29 de abril de 2014 (el PNI).En apego al Sistema Nacional de Planeación Democrática y en concordancia con el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo publicado el 20 de mayo de 2013, el Gobierno Federal publicó el Programa Nacional de Infraestructura (PNI) que contempla el desarrollo de la infraestructura con una visión a largo plazo, basada en tres ejes rectores: i) desarrollo regional equilibrado, ii) desarrollo urbano y iii) conectividad logística. Lo anterior enfocado a los sectores de infraestructura principales del país como son comunicaciones y transportes, energía, infraestructura hidráulica, salud y vivienda.Para una información más detallada, el texto completo del PNI puede ser consultado en el siguiente … [Read more...] about Publicación del Programa Nacional de Infraestructura por el Mexico Gobierno Federal
Achieving Success in the Legal Profession: Women Helping Women
The National Association of Women Lawyers (“NAWL”) is 115 years old this year. It is not only the oldest women’s bar association, it is also the only national bar association for women, dedicated to advancing women lawyers and the interests and rights of women under the law. NAWL truly is the voice of women in the law™. As the voice of women in the law, in 2006, NAWL challenged corporations and law firms to double their number of women general counsel and equity partners from 15% to 30% by 2015. Recent statistics indicate that the “NAWL Challenge” for corporate legal departments in Fortune 500 corporations is close to being met. Women today comprise close to 30% of General Counsels, when only a few years ago they comprised only 15% of the General Counsels in the same companies. This achievement is in sharp contrast to the fate of women lawyers in the 200 largest U.S. law firms (“AmLaw 200”), … [Read more...] about Achieving Success in the Legal Profession: Women Helping Women