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In contrast, the AI-integrated dining app often had difficulty accurately identifying the energy content of Asian food mixes, overestimating the calories in beef pho by as much as 49 percent and underestimating the calories in pearl milk tea by up to 76 percent, for example. “AI-integrated nutrition apps are generally good at detecting individual Western dishes portioned on a plate,” says Dr Cheng from the Charles Perkins Center, “but they often have issues with mixed dishes such as spaghetti Bolognese or burgers. This issue is more prevalent with Asian dishes, which typically contain a variety of mixed ingredients that are…
Back to School: Education in the Hegel Archive This is the latest exhibit from the U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives at Archives and Special Collections. The exhibit uses photographs and documents to highlight education issues within the Hagel Archives. Senator Hagel visited dozens of schools across Nebraska during his term as a senator. The exhibit features 32 photographs capturing his visits to public and private schools from Omaha to Gering to Norfolk. The photos show him giving tours of the schools, eating lunch with students, speaking with teachers and administrators, and addressing students at assemblies and classes. Among the documents…
CADILLAC — The Labor Day holiday weekend is fast approaching and many people will be out and about looking for things to do.For those of you planning on staying close to home this holiday, here are some events and festivals to check out this weekend.Houston's Cow Camp Rodeo returns to McBain from Thursday, Aug. 29 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2. The rodeo will be held at the event grounds on Green Road, just off West Gears Road in McBain. Signs will be installed to guide visitors to the venue.Event co-organizer Kari Houston said campers can choose any location on…
One gloomy day, I was sitting in the school lab thinking: “How can I continue in this job?” I was overwhelmed by the pressures that many teachers face – the stress, the workload and the feeling of not being valued. Then, when the opportunity to go on a temporary secondment as a Programme Manager at the Royal Society of Chemistry came up, I knew it was an opportunity I couldn't miss. I knew this could define my teaching career and help me decide where I would spend the rest of my working years. During my secondment, I honed my project…
When Richard Nixon was elected president in 1968, environmental protection was a key element of his domestic policy. Despite a politically divided landscape, President Nixon garnered bipartisan support and became the founder of modern environmental policy. His environmental accomplishments included signing the National Environmental Policy Act, establishing the Environmental Protection Agency, signing the Clean Air Act of 1970, establishing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, signing the Endangered Species Act, signing the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and creating the Parks Heritage Program. On August 28, 2013, the founder of the American Conservation Union (ACC), Conservative Environmentalistexplained to the audience at…
I woke up from a dream where I had written a good column. (Photo by Matthew Henry via Unsplash) I had a dream that this column would be the best thing I'd ever written. Everyone would be like, “Awesome!” This would be the pinnacle of quorum, or queer columns. But like most dreams, it vanished when I woke up. Instead, this will be a short column primarily to transition you into the event list below. Next week, I might bring my dormant ambitions into the real world. For now, he's still sleeping. Lol. Boys of Austin: The Beach Boys Thursday…
The education unit of gaming giant NetEase reported a narrower second-quarter loss and said it expects operating profit to rise this year. Highlights: Youdao reported a 14.5% increase in revenue for the first half of 2024 and a narrowing of its operating loss by more than 90%. The education company's revenue from online marketing services doubled in the first half of the year, but revenue from learning services and smart devices fell 4% and 20%, respectively. Edith Terry The past few years have been a learning period. Yodao Co., Ltd. (DAO.US) was delisted after gaming giant NetEase's (NTES.US) separately listed…
I've had some hard times over the years as a shepherd, but none as hard as the past few months. I understand the irony that these challenges have come just as I had decided to refocus on managing my flock and get serious about growing my textile business. I'll be honest, it's hard not to take it personally when all the love and dedication (and time and money) I've put in is met with one disaster after another. I won't go into the details – they're far too depressing and ultimately not that interesting – but the gist is: predation,…
(ABC 6 News) — On Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Education released scores for the 2024 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA). Overall, performance for all students in reading, mathematics and science remains stable for the 2023-24 school year.North Star attendance data for the 2022-23 school year also shows consistent increases in attendance rates across all student groups in 2023.To sustain the improvements, long-term investments beginning with the 2023 legislative session are now being implemented.These investments include the largest funding increase for K-12 education in state history, additional teacher recruiting tools, a statewide system to support continuous improvement (COMPASS), and the Minnesota…
Finally, the Dallas Cowboys no longer have to worry about superstar wide receiver CeeDee Lamb signed a four-year, $136 million contract extension with the team on Tuesday ($100 million of which is guaranteed), making him the second-highest-paid non-quarterback in NBA history.But Ram Ravaged by an agent Tory Dandy after the deal was signed. Photo by Jane Slater for NFL Network. “I was actually in Florida, working with some guys,” Lam says, “and all of a sudden I get a call from my agent. I was expecting it, but then he makes this little joke and takes it the other way…