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Thanks for the responses. A few additional queries... What speed should I be looking for? Both of my kids love playing sports and I'd like to get something that allows me to take action shots. What about buying a camera used say on craigslist? Is it worth it or should I just go for new? EDIT: Say something like this? http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/pho/3009317117.html

Looking for a bit of advice. I always wanted to get into photography and have a bit of time to do so now. I was looking for camera/lens recommendations and possibly a class or two (online preferably) that could teach you how to fully use its capabilities. Shots will be mostly the family, action sports of my kids and outdoors. I have seen some shots others have taken and have been impressed. Looking to do something similar. Thanks for any advice.

The cofounder of Facebook just gave up US citizenship, pre-pricing of the IPO. Facebookistan?

An excellent point and one I had not thought of.

I really don't hate any of the teams left. Don't think I can root for Phoenix, they have not suffered enough as fans to deserve the Cup. I could get behind LA, NYR, Was or NJ. No real rooting interest, just want to watch some good hockey.

This is simply stunning to me. Any accountant types on the board want to verify this report? http://www.wthr.com/video?clipId=7054149&autostart=true

Week 1 9/9: Buffalo Bills at New York W Week 2 9/16 Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills W Week 3 9/23: Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns W Week 4 9/30: New England Patriots* at Buffalo Bills W Week 5 10/07: Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers L Week 6 10/14: Buffalo Bills at Arizona Cardinals L Week 7 10/21: Tennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills W Week 8: BYE Week 9: 11/04 Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans L Week 10: 11/11 Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots* L Week 11: 11/15 (Thurs) Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills W Week 12: 11/25 Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts W Week 13: 12/02 Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills W Week 14: 12/09 St. Louis Rams at Buffalo Bills W Week 15: 12/16 Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills W Week 16: 12/23 Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins W Week 17: 12/30 New York Jets at Buffalo Bills L 11-5..driven by 5 straight home games in the 2nd half. Don't think the last game of the season will matter.

You can order the Miller calls of the 1964 AFL championship game and the 1980 Bills win over Miami here....$5.00 each. http://www.staffannouncer.com/store.htm Here is the final call from the comeback...

Yeah...absolutely!

I think a realistic argument can be made that Rivera was the best pitcher of his era 1995-2013, SP or RP.

But did you have the best Dr.s, rehab folks and were in truly elite condition? I think he'll be back for 2013. There's even talk from Jeter that Rivera could make it back for October which would be nothing short of a medical miracle. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/jon-heyman/18957531/the-great-mariano-will-try-to-pull-off-one-more-miracle----a-2012-return

I promise you...his career WILL resume either in the playoffs or in 2013. Mo is not going out like that.

I actually have a working CB radio in my Jeep Wrangler. Off-road event organizers usually won't let you on any off-road trails without one as cellular service rarely works. When I'm driving on the interstate at nite, sometimes I'll put on the CB and just listen to the truckers. Truly comical entertainment!

WTF? I'd say...hell ya! Hit that every day and twice on Sunday. Hot little party girl is just my type!

Need a pic for verification. And does she own a liquor store?

When this draft is re-graded in 3 years, Glenn will be a top 15 pick and the best LT in the draft. I cannot say again how truly excited I am that the Bills finally addressed LT with a fantastic pick.

Whoooooooo-HHoooooooooooo Have not been this excited for a 2nd rounder in forever! We got a starting left tackle for the next decade who is a Marcus McNeil clone. I love life right now!

I just place a different value on secondary players. I'd only draft front 7 defensive players, OL and QB in the top half of the 1st round. Just a different approach.

Not in one draft, but over the course of a couple. I did not see CB as a pressing need for this season (which is what I think you meant). We have 2 players in McGee and Florence who are decent, a former #11 pick in McLovin and last year's #2 in Williams. They will play off-man to try and jump routes that are rushed because of our pass rush. No man-to-man single coverage is planned. I saw CB as a 3rd round need at best. As for pass rushers...what if Mario goes down? The Giants had Umeyoria go down last year, plugged in JPP and he flourished. When they drafted JPP, the immediate reaction was that the Giants didn't need another DE. Now he's All-Pro. You can never have too many pass rushers. Ingram would have been a great pick. Fair point, lets see what happens tonight. Anything beyond Round 3 is usually a bit of a project anyway. The real impact guys are in the top half of the 1st round. Thats why I'd never take a CB there unless I had everything else filled. You can always get lucky in the later rounds (see McGee, Terrence...a CB...LOL!) but its a bit of a crapshoot.

You could take a CB every year in the 2nd or 3rd Rounds, I agree with that approach. Just not the 1st, especially in the top 10 when your team has so many other holes. I italicized the really important part of that. LT - not addressed. More pass rushers - not addressed LB - not addressed WR - not addressed Address those then take all the 1st round CBs you want. And you know that the real value lies in not following the herd but in doing the contra move. That applies in almost anything! I understand he was not picked. If he falls to us at 41 (or we deal up for him, unlikely) I will be ecstatic. And if not, hopefully Martin or Brown proves able. And you are welcome to throw this series of posts at me if Glenn flames out. I like the guy a lot and think when the draft is graded out for real in 3-4 years that Glenn will easily be in the top 15 guys who would go if the draft was held again.

No, no she's not. She is smokin hot! Great find. And yes, yes I woood...many, many times!

Awesome post man. Thanks for doing the work. From your work, I can glean that 60% of the starting CBs in the league were drafted after Round 1 (remember, I said I did not believe in 1st Rd secondary players, not 1st and 2nd). Backs up what I thought. Frankly, I love Glenn and think he will be a Marcus McNeil clone. Having McNeil for the next 7-8 years from #10 ovrall...I think any Bills fan should take that in a heartbeat. If we had taken Glenn, I would have been very happy (even considering he is still available). Never liked Reiff for LT. I trust Nix more than any GM since Polian so we will have to wait and see. For the record, I hated the Lil Donte and McLovin picks, both for their position and the player. I like Gilmore from what I have seen and think he could be a good CB, I just would not have used #10 overall on him.

i was smarter than past regimes. No question about it. It remains to be seen with this one. Anyway, absent a trade down I would have taken either Ingram or OT. Reason is you can NEVER have enough pass rushers (See Giants, Umenyoira goes down, JPP, who many said NYG did not need at the time, steps up and becomes best rusher) and the Bills have consistently neglected LT. We need to solidify the OL. We saw what Fitz did last year with cracked ribs. I just don't believe in taking any secondary players in Round 1. I believe you can find them later in the draft.

I wonder...is that the sandbag or the truth re: Martin. Seems they like Glenn & Brown more from the CB write up.

Not a bad write-up, although I think you are discounting Glenn's ability to play LT. Only concern with Brown is with respect to the level of competition he has faced. Glenn faced NFL level competition as a LT at Georgia this year. I admit I don't know the difference between the two, but trust in Buddy to differentiate between them and pick a good one based upon meeting them and working them out. I just hope we go get a LT (I have been saying that for almost each Bills draft since 2002, I'm getting tired of writing that) and solidify the position for 10 years.