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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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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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Plan commission rejects massage proposal

A change of zoning that would have allowed a massage business into a Franklin Park shopping center was rejected by the village's plan commission/zoning board of appeals Nov. 12.

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If good attitudes and a willingness to work hard figure heavily into the equation, the Leyden girls basketball team shouldn't have much trouble improving on its results from a year ago. The Eagles finished the 2007-08 season 3-9 in the West Suburban Conference Gold Division and 7-22 overall.

Young Guerin squad in rebuilding mode Johnson, Rivera finish out of running for all-state honors Cohesiveness is goal of team's lock-in Guerin-Nazareth co-op program making strides Triton nipped in national title match Unbeaten Triton rolls in own Tip-Off Classic tourney Hester wins Leyden-Norwood title match Trojans open season with win over Elgin College Triton advances to national finals SCOREBOARD

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

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