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Losing my leg has elevated my life, says world champion surfer
Four-time world champion adaptive surfer Llywelyn Williams says losing his leg as a teenager elevated his life. Surfing played a pivotal role in his recovery and in the years since losing a leg after being hit by a car in 2011. It had been a passion of the then 16-year-old prior to the accident - and it was not going to stop him despite being severely injured while out skateboarding. In fact, he recalled coming around from a coma in hospital amid a dream that a surfboard came between him and a bright light like you see in the movies. It wasn't my time, said Williams, from Abersoch, Gwynedd.
Romania summons Russian envoy as it shoots down third intruding drone
Is the war entering a new phase? Romania has summoned Russia's ambassador as it has reported that it shot down three drones in as many days. A Romanian plane shot down a drone after an incursion into the country's airspace on Sunday morning, the Ministry of Defence reported. The incident followed similar interceptions on Friday and Saturday. Romania is one of several alliance members to confront repeated stray drones recently, as Russia and Ukraine launch hundreds of the unmanned aircraft daily.
Make a plan for your digital photos after you die
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Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn on AI, User Motivation, and Expanding Beyond Languages
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World's largest jellyfish spotted near Cape Cod
Environment Animals Wildlife World's largest jellyfish spotted near Cape Cod Its tentacles can be twice the size of a city bus. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The lion's mane jellyfish, highly toxic, is the largest jellyfish in the world known to reach a width of eight feet across. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .
I slapped this 22 LED strip on the back of my TV. My eyes thank me daily
When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. I slapped this $22 LED strip on the back of my TV. Forget pricey HDMI sync boxes. This simple white-light LED strip eases eye strain while boosting the perceived black levels on your TV. You know those color LED light strips that sync with the images on your TV screen?
Your Apple Watch calorie tracker is an educated guess, not a fact
The easy answer is that truly accurate calorie expenditure can't be obtained from your wrist. As smartwatches are unable to measure your metabolism, they have to analyze data such as heart rate measurements or the distance you've covered during a run before they can make a ballpark guess at how many calories you've burned. Whereas fitness wearables can directly measure your heart rate from your wrist, energy expenditure has to be calculated through proxy methods, such as machine learning algorithms. Anna Shcherbina, an assistant professor who also worked on the Stanford University study mentioned above, partially blames the algorithms wearables are using to assess calorie output. "My take on this is that it's very hard to train an algorithm that would be accurate across a wide variety of people because energy expenditure is variable based on someone's fitness level, height and weight, etc," stated Shcherbina.
Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson
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