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Biologist has his head in the clouds (The Charlotte Observer)
Jorge Mora-Escalante, 51, is a Costa Rican biologist who lives in a ?cloud forest? near San Jose, the national capital. He is also a naturalist guide for Classic Journeys (www.classicjourneys.com) an adventure-travel company based in California. Q. What are the specifics on where you live? I live on 2 1/2 acres in the mountains, among the clouds. The air is pure, and there are lots of birds. ...

Firm files class-action over scratch-and-win tickets (CTV.ca)
A Regina law firm that specializes in giant class-action suits is targeting a lottery corporation for allowing scratch-and-win tickets to be sold, even after the top prizes have been claimed.

Looking good for Christmas with salon that (Paisley Daily Express)
IN THE run up to the busy festive season, everyone deserves to take some time out to pamper themselves and look good. And at established Paisley salon Kenneth Edward, the professional team are determined to do just that.

Endangered chicks do not hatch on island (The Escanaba Daily Press)
ESCANABA - Aronson Island became home to three pairs of adult nesting piping plovers this past summer, however, a storm surge along with natural predation led to no chicks being fledged for 2008. Piping plovers were listed as federally endangered in 1986, when the number of breeding pairs fell to 17.

New York Mills driver 'attacked' by 14 point buck (Park Rapids Enterprise)
There?s an old newspaper saying that when dog bites man, it isn?t news. But if man bites dog ? that is news.