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Spring has sprung! The flowers are out, and the longer days and extended sunshine are brightening our spirits. We’re pushing our coats to the back of the closet, and it’s time to break out our Spring fashion. With the start of Spring and buds starting to appear in our gardens, it’s time to go out and debut our favorite dresses, platform heels, and brighter shades of blush and lipstick. Easter, Passover, weddings, parties, and dinner with friends are all occasions to get dressed in our “Sunday best.” While there is no lack of options in Spring fashion, we’ve selected our...

[ comments ]ANNOUNCING OPENFLAMINGO: AN OPEN-SOURCE FRAMEWORK FOR TRAINING VISION-LANGUAGE MODELS WITH IN-CONTEXT LEARNINGby: Anas Awadalla and Irena Gao, 28 Mar, 2023 Overview. We are thrilled to announce the release of OpenFlamingo, an open-source reproduction of DeepMind's Flamingo model. At its core, OpenFlamingo is a framework that enables training and evaluation of large multimodal models (LMMs). Check out our GitHub repository and demo to get started! For this first release, our contributions are as follows: 🏋️ A Python framework to train Flamingo-style LMMs (based on Lucidrains' flamingo implementation and David Hansmair's flamingo-mini repository). 🪅 A large-scale multimodal dataset with interleaved...

Your mini is eager to be on the move—all that tummy time is finally paying off! This month, help your busy 5-month-old ladder up to those big developmental milestones coming around the bend in month 6 (starting solids! Sitting unassisted!) by getting them on a consistent sleeping and eating schedule, with plenty of time for play in between. Here’s what else to know about your baby’s health and growth in month five.   Related: 5-month-old baby milestones 5-month-old baby nutrition Eating is becoming more efficient for your bub these days, and they’re probably starting to eat a bit more at each...

[TAG0]Tiny glass Moon beads could be hiding a reservoir of water that astronauts can tap into when we send them back to the Moon. According to a new paper published in Nature Geoscience, tiny silicate glass beads discovered on the Moon's surface are perfect for creating hidden troves of water on our lunar satellite. The paper is based on findings made by China’s Chang’e 5 rover, which landed on the Moon in December 2020. The rover then spent two weeks exploring the Moon, even digging up almost four pounds of material to return to Earth for scientists to study. Among...

Here are 30+ easy and fun bird crafts that kids will enjoy making. These crafts are perfect for rainy days, school projects, or just a fun afternoon activity! Children love birds because of their beautiful colors, unique voices, and interesting habits. They are curious about these cute creatures that fly in the sky, nest in trees, and sing sweet songs. Bird-themed crafts are a great way to introduce kids to the fascinating world of birds while indulging in some fun and creative activities. Fun facts about birds Before we get to the crafts, here are some facts about birds that...