I bought Microsoft Band 2 a few weeks back ($200). I'd looked at the Band 1 a year ago and was a bit scared off by its extreme flatness; the Band 2 has a nice arch. I jumped on it.
This post is about heart rate monitoring accuracy, but before I go on, the Band 2…
Adrian Peterson (Photo by Mike Morbeck).
While I'm in no position to evaluate Minnesota Vikings all-pro running back Adrian Peterson's legal situation, his linguistic situation is noteworthy.
From an ESPN wire story on a second child-abuse allegation:
The reported text exchange was as follows, according to KHOU-TV:
Mother: "What happened to his head?"
Peterson: "Hit his head on the…
Given how hard Michael Bradley worked, the Belgian should be helping him up. (courtesy U.S. Soccer)
The number 54.7 is a big part of the reason the United States did as well as it did in the 2014 World Cup. Tim Howard's otherworldly number of saves (16 against Belgium, a probable record) being another important one.
But 54.7…
Gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin of Colorado raises her flag as silver medalist Marlies Schild, center, and bronze medalist Kathrin Zettel, both of Austria, stand nearby after the second women's slalom run at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
I write quite a bit for UCH Insider, the University…