Happy July to all and Happy Canada Day to all you Canucks. Seems like Independence Day is near here in the U.S., though I can never remember the date (checks calendar) oh yeah, July 4th! That falling on Thursday will surely impact news this week, but who knows... you never know when the gaming scene will produce fireworks (see what I did there?).

Explosive Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	Critter Kingdom.
Stories:	Arizona wildfire kills 19 firefighters. Horrible story. Cirque du Soleil performer killed in Las Vegas show.
Media:	Bill Tull's 4th Of July Tips. Sherlock Holmes- The Mystery Of The Ant Killer.
Follow-ups:	Record-Breaking Heat Engulfs the West. Heat Wave: Death Valley hits 128 degrees -- or is it 129?