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A one-time carpenter's assistant, Jim Parks is host of HGTV's home-improvement show, "New Spaces." Through writing for home and garden magazines, Jim discovered the wealth of activity in emerging green technology and created Today's Green Minute - a podcast that highlights innovations that improve our stewardship of the Earth.
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Bruce Ingram Movie Review
It's hard to know if there's much solace for James Bond in the vengeance-driven outing "Quantum of Solace" — he tends to be sort of tight-lipped on the subject of his innermost feelings — but he definitely gets a brisk workout.

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Updated 11/19: Teen girls accused of playground graffiti

An anonymous tip led to criminal defacement charges for two teenage girls.

• Updated 11/19: Teen girls accused of playground graffiti
• Updated 11/19: Cary to compensate mine's neighbors
• Updated 11/17: Fall may have caused man's death
• Blog Buzz: Blog buzzing about Obama vacancy
• Teens mourned as autopsy results released
• Updated 11/17: The Great Indoors scheduled to close
• Updated 11/14: Woman accused of selling ex-boyfriend's boat
• Updated 11/14: Suburboddity
• Scores much higher than state average
• Cary man charged in stabbing at local restaurant

South stymied Cary-Grove's vaunted triple option attack and stopped its rivals from gaining a yard in overtime as the Gators upset the Trojans 14-7 in a Class 7A state quarterfinal showdown at the Swamp.

Crystal Lake South 14, Cary-Grove 7 (OT) Trip to state semifinals motivates rivals Playoff route passes through C-G again Raiders' seniors get future off to good start Raiders' run vanishes in puff of smoke Record season will be one that's long remembered Aubert hangs tight with all-state honors After further review, Trojans named champions Johnson swings big hammer in her final match Week 11

Bolingbrook adds a gem in Taylor Maroons turn page with opening win Irvin takes over at Morgan Park Tuesday's girls basketball roundup Check out the football brackets These 25 simply super Vote: Top star of the quarterfinals? Break it Down: Big wins in the quarterfinals Steve Tucker's Super 25 after quarterfinals Lutz's boot carries Devils past Rice Saints march past Benet to 4A title Sequoits win in OT, earn first trip to semis Maine South's fast start buries Broncos Benet's Jendryk finishes off Macs 20 questions about girls basketball

• Holiday cards benefit local organizations
• The Fixer: Mistaken ID takes steep toll
• The Fixer: Torn up over defective T-shirts
• A cookbook for 'What America is today'
• Recipe of the Day: Asian Veal Shank
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• What parents can do to cut the noise
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