Personal update: So many stuff to do and so little time! Feeling a little better, document.write(“”); but still tired as always. Now that automn is here it really starts feeling cold. It’s sure time to uninstall the air conditioning. Just finished watching Shogun again and spent some time yesterday reading the latest news:
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Anime & Manga related, Japan, Popular Culture

• War and Peace in the Art of Tezuka Osamu: The humanism of his epic manga (JapanFocus)
• New trailer for “Space Battleship Yamato” (YouTube)
• Le succès fulgurant d’un vigneron bordelais au Japon (Le Monde)
• Winery Pulls Vintage After Mention in “Kami no Shizuku” (ANN)

Apple & iPad news

• “Protégez-Vous” couronne l’iPhone (Cyberpresse)
• Secrets of Apple’s customer success (CNN)

Books, Digital Edition & Library

• Bookeen’s multitouch-equipped Cybook Orizon e-reader to launch next month (Engadget)
• “Diamond Bookshelf” enewsletter: graphic novels info for librarians (Diamond Bookshelf)

Economy, Environment & International Politics/News

• L’air chaud du métro, nouvelle source possible de chauffage dans les villes (Le Monde)
• World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens Today in Britain (Popular Science)

Health, home & garden

• A Good Massage Brings Biological Changes, Too (NYT)

Media, Culture & Society

• Netflix: un mois gratuit pour attirer les clients canadiens (Cyberpresse)
• Netflix launches in Canada (The Gazette)

Montreal & Local/National Politics/News

• Le registre des armes d’épaule sera maintenu (Métro Montréal)

Sciences & History

• Two New Dinosaur Species Are Discovered in Southern Utah (NYT)
• Workers unearth huge fossil cache in California (BBC)
• Fossils of new species of horned dinos found in Utah (BBC)
• Super Harvest Moon: Autumn phenomenon is a rare treat (CNN)

Technology, Gadgets & Internet

• Netflix brings streaming-only service to Canada (Electronista)
• Netflix Canada: Unlimited TV Show & Movies Online (NetFlix.ca)
• Hulu Plus mobile TV app tops Bitbop with fresh content (USA Today)
• RIM Readies Tablet to Rival iPad (WSJ)

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