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Alice Wilton CT — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:03:04 GMT

A few other worthy mentions;

1774 The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.
1881 The gunfight at the OK Corral took place in Tombstone, Ariz., as Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and "Doc" Holliday confronted Ike Clanton's gang. Three members of Clanton's gang were killed; Earp's brothers were wounded.
1977 The experimental space shuttle Enterprise glided to a bumpy but successful landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
1984 A newborn with a severe heart defect was given the heart of a baboon in an experimental transplant in Loma Linda, Calif. She lived for 21 more days.
2001 President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act, giving authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists.
2002 A hostage siege by Chechen rebels at a Moscow theater ended with 129 of the 800-plus captives dead, most from a knockout gas used by Russian special forces who stormed the theater.

and surely we must not forget those other sox,

2005 The Chicago White Sox won their first World Series since 1917 by defeating the Houston Astros 1-0 in Game 4.

Been a long week, TGIF.

and so it goes...

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Lisa McNeil,Alpharetta,Georgia — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:19:33 GMT

Good Evening Mr.Williams, I enjoyed the history lesson by Andy Franklin regarding the significance of the date of October 26th. Now on to the broadcast. Regarding the report about the price of crude oil going up to $91.86 a barrel and possibly $100.00 a barrel really sounds like we are going to be continually paying high prices at the gas station. It just goes up and up! The report by Mr.Lewis about the wildfires and the fact that 2 fires were caused by arsonists is just horrible to hear. I cannot believe how someone could do such a cruel thing and cause such massive destruction. I certainly hope many people will be able to rebuild even better homes than before the fire. The "Making a Difference" segment by Mr.Teague was truly a report of great heroes. The 12 firefighters are so brave and dedicated to their job. I had not learned about those shelters before and how they are used as basically a last resort against the surrounding flames. I would have prayed for them too just like that photographer. Seeing that happen on that ridge must have been horrific. I am really happy all of the men came out of this okay. God Bless all of the heroic firefighters. Finally, the report by Mr.Miller about the bicycles being rode all over Paris. As long as the obey the traffic rules which seems to be problem with red lights, the idea is a good one. Really appears to be popular with the french. I thought it was funny when you stated that Mr.Miller was resting comfortably after his bike ride. Maybe not a good idea for him, but others may enjoy it. Thank you for the fine broadcast Mr.Williams. First week in a new studio. Nice job! have a great weekend Mr.Williams! Peace to all!

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Stephanie Umbro, Maine — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:18:25 GMT

ah; before my time; that's why I don't remember this. Curiously, though, I don't remember this from American history. I must have slept through that class! Thank you for the history lesson, Brian.

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Norman Charles, NYC — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:36:16 GMT

As the week wore on, I was trying to figure out why you were presenting a new "Making A Difference" segment each night. In a week where the California wildfires ate up a sizeable chunk of your broadcast each night, I would think that you would use the remaining time to present as much news as possible. And "Making A Difference" certainly doesn't qualify as news. Then it occurred to me--NBC News just moved into a fancy new studio. A studio that cost a lot of money. So how better to help pay for a new studio than by presenting a week of MAD segments--all sponsored by your good friends at GlaxoSmithKline. I'm sure that what GSK paid for a week's worth of MAD went a long way towards funding your new studio. (This gives new meaning to the phrase "MAD money".) It's a shame that you choose some of your segments based on how much money they bring in, rather than on their actual news value.

And on another subject, Robert Bazell should be ashamed of himself for using a clip from "The Office" during his Thursday Nightly News story on stress. This was nothing but a cheap, shameless plug for an NBC show. Are your viewers actually supposed to believe that a clip from "The Office" was the best way Bazell could think of to illustrate stress? And are we supposed to believe that it was a coincidence that the clip ran on a Thursday night, the same night that "The Office" airs? This was the second time in less than a week that NBC News shamelessly plugged an NBC show during the evening newscast. On Sunday's broadcast, Lester Holt used a story about a snowstorm near Denver to plug NBC's coverage of the Broncos-Steelers football game later that night. I'm sure that many of your viewers are now wondering if you choose certain news stories based solely on the "plugability" factor for other NBC shows. What's next? A segment on weight loss with clips from "The Biggest Loser"? A story about high school football featuring clips from "Friday Night Lights"? Or how about a story on technological advancements in artificial limbs with clips from "Bionic Woman"? And here's an even better idea: Why not run these stories on "Making A Difference"? Then you can get GSK to pay you for plugging NBC entertainment shows! Now that's synergy.

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Jun Nishihara, Japan — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:09:34 GMT

Great report on the firefighters tonight and the bicycle-ing citizens in Paris as well. I truly think it's a great idea (bicycle-ing) to implement in Manhattan and in the four other boroughs in NYC. To Mayor Bloomberg, please think about it! Thanks for the broadcast, Mr. Williams and we'll look for you again next week!

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Author Chris Eldridge, Harrisburg PA — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:03:56 GMT

I just wanted to share with you a fairly comprehensive list of ways I learned to conserve water on a personal level. See what you think... I often here of some general lists but there's certainly a lot more we can do. I've challenged myself to see just how much less I can use over a five year period and the below list is found in my summary chapter:

• Take navy showers, turning the water off as you lather up
• Shower less often. Every second or third day is fine
• Take sponge baths whenever possible
• Catch the initial cold shower water to refill the toilet tank or to water your garden with
• Catch the water that drains down from up in the showerhead after the shower is turned off
• Design your new home with the hot water heater closer to the bathrooms
• Don’t clean your bathtub more than every two or three months
• Don’t use soap scum remover
• Don’t use drain cleaner. Clean your drains manually
• Don’t flush the toilet if all you did was urinate in it
• Don’t clean your home toilet with chemicals more than every five weeks
• Sani-Flush Toilet Bowl Cleaning Crystals will clean the toughest stains
• Place several water bottles into the bottom of your toilet tank to lower the amount per flush
• Take note of which workplace toilets flush with less water. There is a difference
• Use public toilets that haven’t yet been flushed
• Throw pet dung into the trash, not the toilet
• Ask for no-water urinals to be designed into your new home
• Design your home with two plumbing systems to capture and reuse gray shower water for flushing the toilets
• Design your home to have one composing toilet even if it’s just for emergencies
• Look for top quality toilets like the Champion from American Standard that is a low maintenance/low flush toilet but that has a far more powerful flush despite using the same amount of water
• Washing your hands after just urinating is optional
• Turn the water off while soaping up your hands
• Only use cold water to wash your hands
• Just use a trickle to wet and rinse off
• Don’t run the water to get a slightly colder drink
• Don’t soak your dishes and glasses before washing. Wash them before things harden on
• Save the rinse water from last time in a pot and put small things to soak in there until the next time
• Use the rinse water from washing the initial dishes to soak the others
• Rinse out your glass and then simply drink the rinse water instead of dumping it down the drain
• Only use cold water to wash your dishes
• Washing your coffee cup—EVER—is optional
• Don’t try to thaw out frozen meat by soaking it in water
• Simply reuse your glasses, plates and cooking pots without washing them if they don’t look bad
• Try to capture the rainwater from your roof to water your garden
• Washing and waxing your car is unnecessary apart from hosing off the road salt in the winter
• Don’t wash your casual clothing any more than you would dry clean your suits
• Don’t wash your bath towel every week. You only use it when you’re perfectly clean
• Drink mostly water so as to avoid dehydration

That's just the way things are... we waste a lot more than we really need to and I hope this can help!

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bob stenseth sioux falls south dakota — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:04:25 GMT

The messages from officials have historically been proven to be wrong multiple times, and usually politics is served,l while at the exspence of the truth. What is best for the people is often ignored, Its kind of sad to think of people in power who could tell the truth and could help the country instead of implimenting there plans on other people.