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Philadelphia takes a significant stride towards its sustainability goals as the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA), in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia, announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) targeting energy-saving initiatives across 14 key City buildings. This ambitious project, encompassing landmarks like City Hall, municipal offices, health centers, and other public service structures, aims to propel the city towards its net-zero emissions target by 2050 and 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030. Under the Pennsylvania Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (GESA), the City and PEA invite qualified entities, including Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), to participate in this pivotal initiative. This endeavor marks the fourth major energy efficiency capital project for Philadelphia, leveraging incentives, rebates, and grants to optimize energy usage. Managed in collaboration with the City’s Office of Sustainability, Department of Public Property, and other stakeholders, PEA will oversee the procurement and contracting processes for this extensive project. The RFP solicits proposals specifically designed to comprehensively reduce energy expenses and carbon footprints across the selected City facilities. Beyond these primary objectives, the project seeks to enhance indoor comfort, air quality, create employment opportunities for local businesses and residents, and align with outlined sustainability targets. Interested parties must submit their proposals by

THR, Esq The ruling builds upon findings from another federal judge overseeing a lawsuit against AI art generators, who similarly delivered a blow to fundamental contentions from plaintiffs in the case. Sarah Silverman Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images Logo text A federal judge has dismissed most of Sarah Silverman‘s lawsuit against Meta over the unauthorized use of authors’ copyrighted books to train its generative artificial intelligence model, marking the second ruling from a court siding with AI firms on novel intellectual property questions presented in the legal battle. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria on Monday offered a full-throated denial of one of the authors’ core theories that Meta’s AI system is itself an infringing derivative work made possible only by information extracted from copyrighted material. “This is nonsensical,” he wrote in the order. “There is no way to understand the LLaMA models themselves as a recasting or adaptation of any of the plaintiffs’ books.” Another of Silverman’s arguments that every result produced by Meta’s AI tools constitutes copyright infringement was dismissed because she didn’t offer evidence that any of the outputs “could be understood as recasting, transforming, or adapting the plaintiffs’ books.” Chhabria gave her lawyers a chance to replead the

The Battery Atlanta announced that Sitka Gear will be opening a location at the complex.  It will be on Battery Walk next door to River Street Sweets. An opening date has not yet been set. Sitka products have been available at several outdoor product outlets in Cobb County, but this is the third exclusively Sitka store in the U.S., after their home in Bozeman, Montana, and a store in Dallas, Texas. According to the press release from The Battery Atlanta: “The new SITKA Gear store at The Battery Atlanta will provide an immersive shopping experience for customers, featuring a wide range of products, including hunting gear, outdoor apparel and accessories. The store’s knowledgeable staff will be available to assist customers in finding the perfect gear for their specific outdoor activities. Updates on the opening date are still to come.” “The Battery Atlanta has quickly become one of Atlanta’s most sought-after destinations, offering a mix of entertainment, dining and shopping, which made it a no-brainer when deciding where we wanted our next brick-and- mortar store,” said Alley Ray, SITKA Retail Experience Manager. “We are delighted to bring SITKA Products to Braves Country and give Georgia a supreme choice for outdoor and

SWNS"I’ve been a camgirl for 16 years and make £1k a day"A camgirl says she makes £1k a day granting weird requests to men - and even gets her daughter involved. Char Borley, 41, has been in the sex industry since she was 18 - starting as a Playboy model before turning to OnlyFans and webcamming. She says being a camgirl is a 24/7 job - and she receives a lot of strange requests from punters, like “breaking wind into the camera”, laughing at them and calling them “naughty boys”. Even her daughter, Tia, 23, occasionally gets involved by humiliating Char’s clients who ask for it - and is proud of her “empowering” mum. She estimated she makes £1k a day and has used it to put her daughter through private school and university, as well as buy a brand new Audi Q3 and business class holidays. A lot of Char’s punters have watched her content for 16 years - and many have bought her expensive gifts, she says. One of them spent £18k on three holidays for her - all in the same month. While another spent £6k on a trip to Bali, and flew her out business class.

Suki Waterhouse is expecting her first child. The actress and singer playfully shared the news during her performance at the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico on Sunday. “I’m extra sparkly today because I thought it might distract you from something else that’s going on,” she said, pointing at her belly before flapping open her coat to reveal a baby bump. “I’m not sure if it’s working,” she added and then kicked off her set. Waterhouse, who most recently starred in Prime Video’s Daisy Jones & the Six, has been romantically linked to Robert Pattinson since 2018 when they were first spotted spending time together. The Hollywood Reporter reached out to reps for Waterhouse and Pattinson. The couple made their red carpet debut at the Dior Men’s Fall 2023 show in Giza, Egypt, in December 2022. They followed that up with an appearance at the 2023 Met Gala where they walked the carpet together ahead of Fashion’s Biggest Night in May. Waterhouse and Pattinson have been mostly private about their relationship, but they have spoken about each other occasionally. In an interview with The Sunday Times published in February 2023, the actress admitted she was shocked that she is as happy

The devastation of the fire that ripped through West Maui on Aug. 8 is hard to comprehend. It killed at least 97 people and damaged or destroyed 2,200 structures, and the estimated cost to rebuild is $5.5 billion. In the first few days after the fires, stars including Jason Momoa and Mia Tyler implored tourists to stay away. In the weeks since, many have, even as most of Maui’s hotels remained open. According to The New York Times, on Oct. 9 — the day after West Maui began a staged reopening — there were more than 4,500 arrivals in Maui, down 27 percent from the same day in 2019. On Nov. 1, with the reopening of the West Maui section that stretches from Kahana to Ka’anapali, only the devastated town of Lahaina remains closed. “We’re excited to welcome back visitors as they not only aid in the recovery of our local economy but also reinforce the spirit of aloha within our community,” says Ka’anapali Beach Resort Association executive director Shelley Kekuna. The reopening, however, has proved controversial, with more than 10,000 residents signing a petition to delay it amid concerns that some people who lost their homes in the fire

Photo courtesy of Kennesaw State University KSU’s Bailey School of Music distributed the following announcement for their upcoming holiday concert: Kennesaw State University’s Bailey School of Music will present the 2023 Holiday Concert honoring Robert S. “Bob” Geer, a distinguished benefactor, on Sat., Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. An annual tradition, the concert features over 200 KSU students and faculty performing as part of the Choirs, Wind Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra. This year’s lineup includes holiday classics, big works from the classical canon, and even music from some very famous holiday movies. Julia Bullard, Interim Director of the Bailey School of Music, says that it’s like a “celebratory, end-of-semester holiday party! We are so excited to put on this concert and share this special, seasonal music with our community.” Children may want to sing along to a medley of songs from the popular children’s movie “Frozen,” or dance to Tchaikovsky’s “Pas De Deux” from the Nutcracker. It will be hard not to dance to Kevin Phillip Johnson’s “Children, Go Where I Send Thee,” featuring the KSU Chamber Singers and Percussion. Other selections include “Greensleeves” and “Mary, Did You Know?” Bullard says that “Mary, Did You Know” has

Keep Smyrna Beautiful provided the following updates for activities and events coming up soon: JONQUIL BULB SALE We still have jonquil bulbs available! A bag of 40 jonquil bulbs is $20. You can purchase them at the Smyrna Recycling Center during open hours. We will also be selling them at this weekend’s Eco-Kids Festival on the Smyrna Village Green. ECO-KIDS FESTIVAL Join Keep Smyrna Beautiful on Saturday, November 18, 2023, from 10 am to noon to celebrate America Recycles Day at the Eco-Kids Festival. This family-friendly event will include recycling crafts, environmental education, games, and more! No registration is required. The event will take place in downtown Smyrna on the Village Green. Additional details  can be found on our website: https://keepsmyrnabeautiful.com/america-recycles-day/ ADOPT-A-TREE It’s Adopt-a-Tree season once again! KSB volunteers rescue small trees from land slated for development and prepare them to be taken home by residents. Visit our website to learn more and to request a free tree: https://keepsmyrnabeautiful.com/adopt-a-tree/ SMYRNA WONDROUS WINTER CLEANUP Once again, Smyrna residents are gathering on December 16, 2023, to gift Smyrna with clean streets and good cheer! Those interested in participating in this cleanup, can find the link here: https://keepsmyrnabeautiful.com/community-cleanups/ BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPERSave the date for our annual Christmas Tree Recycling event on Saturday, January 6, 2024. Details can be found at https://keepsmyrnabeautiful.com/bring-one-for-the-chipper/ MONTHLY RECYCLING CENTER

Recently — because the internet is now just three websites in a trench coat — I came across this Tumblr post on Reddit about military nicknames:cardinel.tumblr.com / Via reddit.comIn it, Tumblr user Cardinel says that "badass" military nicknames that we usually see in movies — think Maverick or Iceman from Top Gun — are completely unrealistic, because military nicknames are 99.9% about embarrassing incidents, or they're just straight-up insults. To support that claim, Tumblr user mlle-uton chimed in with this:mlle-uton.tumblr.com / Via reddit.comRedditors in the comments with military backgrounds started sharing their stories about their military nicknames to help prove Cardinel's point. Here are some of the funniest stories:1."My buddy's was Spoon. Because he wasn't as sharp as a knife, but he was in the drawer."—u/HookFE032."My dad was Tex (he’s Canadian). He showed up to training straight off the farm wearing cowboy boots, the only footwear he owned."—u/MaxSupernova3."When my dad was training in the reserves, he was nicknamed Gramps because he was, like, 30 at the time."—u/IronArrow24."From the male pilots I knew, there was Shack (had to drop live bombs on base and killed an electrical shack), Stuka (did a training mission with his landing gear out going 400 kts

As the town flocked to picket lines during a historic 148-day writers strike and 118-day actors strike, moguls took a hit (looking at you, Bob Iger), stars made blunders (why, Drew Barrymore?) and others saw their stock rise (Lindsay Dougherty holds court next with the studios) … Winners Fran Drescher & Duncan Crabtree-IrelandTo be sure, SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating team faced its challenges in 2023, from growing impatience in the industry over the length of its bargaining process to celebrity resistance to the union’s restrictive Halloween strike rules. Ultimately, though, Drescher in particular ably combated some of the criticism (openly discussing the heart-shaped plushie she brought to negotiations) and the union won a wide-reaching contract.  Ellen StutzmanThe WGA West assistant executive director was thrust into the spotlight in February when the union’s usual chief negotiator, David Young, stepped out on medical leave. Stutzman was named to take his place in negotiations, and it’s hard to imagine a more grueling introduction to the job than presiding over the second-longest strike in the union’s history. But Stutzman came out on top when the tentative deal she helped to broker was ratified. In November, she was named executive director. Chris KeyserThe co-chair of the WGA’s negotiating