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Joanna and Al are hip, young professionals who live in an architecturally unique house with an open concept layout, several catwalks and open stairwells connecting different levels. The couple love to entertain, and the house has served as party central for their friends.

A continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television:Getting a good night's sleep can be difficult if your bedroom isn't designed for, well, sleep! Designers tell how these bedroom beauties help bring on the zzz's.

South of the border the chupacabra haunts the night. Far-flung farms and ranches of rural Mexico live in fear of a predator described a great living creature that is half-animal and half-bat. It flies with bat wings, baring fangs and claws used to mutilate livestock. Some believe that bats are somehow linked to this rarely seen predator, and roosting caves may be its ultimate lair.

Q: Hello Ed, this is not really a plumbing question, but I know you have written some articles on home generators. I'm looking to buy a home that is being sold as "generator ready." What exactly does that mean, and how much work still needs to be done to actually have the home generator installed? Nobody can give me a straight answer. -- Fred, Wisconsin

Furnish Naturally: Use formaldehyde-free wood products and accessories made of things like hemp.X...X...X.Green Garage Gear: Use nontoxic pegboards to hold tools and manual-reel lawnmowers to mow the lawn.X...X...XReclaimed-Style Bathroom: Go eco-friendly with products like tile, countertops and fixtures.

Q: Many healthful recipes now call for Greek yogurt. I live in a small town. If we have Greek yogurt at the grocery store it costs so much money. Is there a method to get the same consistency of the Greek yogurt from its more affordable counterparts? -- Michelle Norwood, Auburndale, Fla.

Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy those brilliant colors of autumn leaves all year rather than just for a few short weeks? Maybe so, but the changing colors each fall is part of an important and complicated process that ends in the leaves' being shed at the end of each growing season. The actual term used to describe this process is known as abscission.

Q: Ed, thanks for being there for all of us "plumbing-challenged" people! I am considering changing out our old '80s toilet with a new "high-efficiency toilet." Looking around, I noticed that most of these HETs use "flapperless" flushing systems.

A continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television:Here is a kitchen-decorating idea that can light up dark cabinets and also serve as party decor.

Brian is a former downhill skier who spent much of his life hitting the slopes, traveling around the globe and competing in four Olympics. But those days are behind him and his newest adventure is in full swing.