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A new study estimates that Earth has almost 8.8 million species, but we’ve only discovered about a quarter of them.

America’s most prized and famous phallic architectural achievement was indeed damaged by yesterday’s quake. It’s not leaning, but a helicopter inspection revealed something else: broken stones. The obelisk is now shut down indefinitely, Politico reports. More »

A package of four new specialty movie channels may hit Canada’s airwaves this winter and give cable and satellite companies more fodder to compete against Netflix online.

An Alaska woman who squirted hot sauce into the mouth of her adopted Russian son for lying about getting in trouble in school has been convicted of misdemeanour child abuse in what prosecutors said was a ploy to get on TV.

Android: If you missed the boat on the new version of the Swype Beta, either because you don’t have a Nexus S on Sprint or because you didn’t get in on the download at XDA Developers before it was taken down, now is your chance. The latest beta of Swype is live and available to download now, and can be installed on any Android phone (as long as Swype didn’t come pre-installed with your phone,) rooted or no. More »

Why isn’t Chrome a part of Android? It’s a question as old as time itself. Or at least a few years old. But given that the same company, Google, makes both products, it never made much sense. Now they’re finally taking steps to resolve this. A bit. Maybe.

We all love Windows 7, but who doesn’t want to find out more information about the upcoming version of Windows? Today Microsoft released some information about the new copy/move/delete dialogs.

The primary changes are that all the copy/move actions are in a single dialog window, where you can pause or resume copy jobs if you want, or even check out some really detailed information. The rename dialogs have been changed to be much more useful… but why are you reading this? Click the link to read the entire post over at MSDN.

Improving our file management basics: copy, move, rename, and delete [MSDN]

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Today’s 5.9 magnitude earthquake was felt throughout the Mid-Atlantic, but its epicenter—a small town in Virginia—took the brunt of its wrath. What if it had started in NYC instead? We may find out sooner than you think. More »

If this doesn’t tug at your heart strings then you’re not human (or a liberal).

(Blaze) — Petty Officer Jon T. Tumilson was laid to rest Friday in Rockford, Iowa, where an estimated 1,500 mourners came to pay respects for the fallen Navy SEAL, including his dog Hawkeye. In fact, Hakeye’s loyalty to his owner at the funeral was visible, creating a heart-wrenching image as he laid down by the casket of his owner during the entire service.

The 35-year-old Tumilson died Aug. 6, when a rocket-propelled grenade disabled the helicopter he was in. It crashed, killing 30 Americans and eight Afghans. Fellow Navy SEALS told KIMT-TVthat Jon was someone with unmatched work ethic and character.

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Remember Places, the Facebook Foursquare clone feature you probably didn’t use? I say probably, because Facebook just axed it entirely, BI reports, admitting inevitable defeat in the check-in war. It’s about time! More »

Facebook’s just rolled out a number of new privacy features, including the ability to approve photo tags of you, edit the visibility of profile categories inline, and more. More »

A string of earthquakes has just struck the United States of America. Our offices just shook—as did many in states across the country. Check here for the latest. More »

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Syfy’s “Sanctuary” opens its fourth season Friday, Oct. 7 and Keira Knightley’s “Neverland” airs Dec. 4 and 5.

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$300,000 is a lot of fitness memberships! The CRTC has thrown down the hammer on GoodLife Fitness and slapped them with a fine of $300,000 for violating the National Do Not Call List (DNCL) list. According to their press release the CRTC said that “GoodLife Fitness Centres has paid a penalty of $300,000 to the Receiver General for Canada as part of a settlement over its telemarketing practices. The CRTC issued a notice of violation after its investigation found that GoodLife had used automated calling devices (robocalls) to solicit its members without obtaining their prior express consent.”

Not such as GoodLife today. Without the consent of its members/potential members, the fitness company used automated calling devices to inform them of new club openings and grand opening events. Now, GoodLife has agreed to immediately stop this way of business and will also hold an educational seminar, which nobody will attend, at the upcoming Can-Fit-Pro Consumer and Wellness Show. In addition, GoodLife will also advertise corrective notices in various newspapers and on its website.

In total, the CRTC has fined over $2.1 million in penalties to companies who disobeyed the DNCL. Bell recently was hit with a $1.3 million penalty and Rogers for $275,000.

Source: CNW

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Windows has a few good desktop calendars, but we think Google Calendar is without a doubt the best calendar around, so though it may not be a desktop app in the truest sense, it still wins our pick for best calendar on Windows. More »