use moar unicode. add changelog info

docs/announce/2015.09.md

@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
-# Announce: Rakudo Perl 6 compiler, Development Release #91 ("Zürich")
+# Announce: Rakudo Perl 6 compiler, Development Release #91 (“Zürich”)
 
-On behalf of the Rakudo development team, I'm happy to announce the September
-2015 release of Rakudo Perl 6 #91 "Zürich". Rakudo is an implementation of
+On behalf of the Rakudo development team, I’m happy to announce the September
+2015 release of Rakudo Perl 6 #91 “Zürich”. Rakudo is an implementation of
 Perl 6 on the Moar Virtual Machine[^1] and the Java Virtual Machine. The
 tarball for this release is available from <http://rakudo.org/downloads/rakudo/>.
 
 Please note: This announcement is not for the Rakudo Star
-distribution[^2] --- it's announcing a new release of the compiler
+distribution[^2] --- it’s announcing a new release of the compiler
 only. For the latest Rakudo Star release, see
 <http://rakudo.org/downloads/star/>.
 
 The Rakudo Perl compiler follows a monthly release cycle, with each
-release named after a Perl Mongers group. This month's release is named after
+release named after a Perl Mongers group. This month’s release is named after
 Zürich Perl Mongers, hosts of the recent Swiss Perl Workshop.
 
 Some of the changes in this release are outlined below:
 
-* …
+* Great List Refactor - See http://design.perl6.org/S07.html
+* All Deprecations removed in preparation for Christmas release
+* Added support for calling into C++ libraries and calling methods on C++ classes
+* New slurpy parameter, +args or +@args, to allow for one-argument style binding
+* New with/orwith/without conditionals allow you to check for .defined but topicalize to the actual value returned
+* New `supply`, `whenever` and `react` blocks for easy reactive programming
+* All Unicode digits can now be part of literal numbers
+* `val()` and allomorphic types implemented
+* Most European quoting styles are now supported
+* New $[...] and ${...} constructs allow prefix itemization
+* The .gist and .perl methods can now deal with self-referential structures
 
 These are only some of the changes in this release. For a more
 detailed list, see "docs/ChangeLog".
@@ -39,23 +49,23 @@ releases is available in the "docs/release_guide.pod" file. A Rakudo
 development release typically occurs a few days (often two) after the
 third Tuesday of each month.
 
-The development team appreciates feedback! If you're using Rakudo, do
+The development team appreciates feedback! If you’re using Rakudo, do
 get back to us. Questions, comments, suggestions for improvements, cool
 discoveries, incredible hacks, or any other feedback -- get in touch with
 us through (the above-mentioned) mailing list or IRC channel. Enjoy!
 
 [^1]: See <http://moarvm.org/>
 
-[^2]: What's the difference between the Rakudo compiler and the Rakudo
+[^2]: What’s the difference between the Rakudo compiler and the Rakudo
 Star distribution?
 
 The Rakudo compiler is a compiler for the Perl 6 language.
 Not much more.
 
 The Rakudo Star distribution is the Rakudo compiler plus a selection
 of useful Perl 6 modules, a module installer, the most recent
-incarnation of the "Using Perl 6" book, and other software that can
+incarnation of the “Using Perl 6” book, and other software that can
 be used with the Rakudo compiler to enhance its utility.  Rakudo Star
-is meant for early adopters who wish to explore what's possible with
-Rakudo Perl 6 and provide feedback on what works, what doesn't, and
+is meant for early adopters who wish to explore what’s possible with
+Rakudo Perl 6 and provide feedback on what works, what doesn’t, and
 what else they would like to see included in the distribution.