This week we had very hot temperatures which made it all quite tiring. I didn’t sleep well (because of back pain) and overall felt rather bad most of the time (despite air conditioning). I didn’t do much this week since I was stranded without either cable tv or internet on my first day off (tuesday; thanks Videotron!) and spend my second day off (today) worrying about this string of strong thunderstorms threatening to flood my basement with abundant rain. I feel so drained. I hate not having two days off in a row… Anyway, document.write(“”); the week was also abundant in news, so here’s a sample of what was worth reading:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

• Magazine Tezuka Osamu (en français)
• FUNimation Announces a Host of New Licenses
• Right Stuf Rescues ‘Revolutionary Girl Utena’
• ANN: The Summer 2010 Anime Preview Guide
• Funi Adds Trigun Film, Moyashimon, Shiki, and More
• ‘My Son Lost His Mind’ because of Manga
• Mom says Son in ‘extensive therapy’ after viewing library book
• (Lame) Interview with Carlo Santos, an ANN reviewer
• ‘Tales From Earthsea’ Bows August 13th

Apple & iPad news

• L’iPhone, ami des automobilistes
• Nouvelles mesures de sécurité sur iTunes
• Next-Gen iPod touch May Get 5MP Cam, FaceTime, HD Video

Books, Digital Edition & Library

• François Barcelo: la place au hasard
• Japon: imprimeurs et libraires passent à la distribution de livres numérisés
• Livre numérique: un polar vendu à un million d’exemplaires

Economy, Environment & International Politics

• Obama investit deux milliards pour développer l’énergie solaire
• El Niño s’en va, La Niña s’en vient
• Les cinq premiers mois de 2010 fracassent les records de chaleur

Health, home & garden

• Les Québécois gardent leur première maison longtemps
• Trop tard pour les plex?
• Daydreaming may not be such a bad thing
• Comment vaincre le stress par soi-même
• Réapprendre à arroser
• Montreal home prices on the rise

Media, Culture & Society

• Festival Fantasia: impressionnant programme
• Fantasia’s madness is taking hold of the masses
• Johnny Depp dans une adaptation de la série Doctor Who
• Le débat est lancé sur la place des minorités

Montreal & Local/National Politics

• Explosion à T.-R.: la police demande l’aide de la population
• Radical group claims responsibility for Que. army centre bombing
• Première canicule en vue
• Few fines collected for violations of Do-not-call list

Sciences & History

• A Very Scary Fireworks Show: Exploding H-Bombs In Space
• L’homme préhistorique a gagné l’Europe du Nord plus tôt que prévu

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

• Finland makes broadband service basic right
• Watching TV on your computer with EyeTV Hybrid
• Batteries au lithium: avancée cruciale d’Hydro-Québec
• De plus en plus d’enfants accros à leurs cellulaires
• Les 18-24 ans, «génération numérique» de mutants

See also the “Suggested Links (Shared Items)” in the column on the right side