Profiles of the lost (Walnut Creek Journal)

James Ahearn Concord; age 43 Major, Army Killed July 5, 2007, Baghdad Combat deathLove comes unexpectedly, and so it was for 18-year Army man and Desert Storm veteran James Ahearn, who found his while checking a house in Baghdad.

Au revoir to so many birds, but ice-cream time will soon be here (Chichester Observer)

In only another week or two all our lovely harbour birds will fly away from us. They won't be back again till the autumn.

Nick Robinson (BBC News)

Iraq inquiry: Gordon Brown v Tony Blair

A Place to Call Home (Rivals.com via Yahoo! Sports)

The Hoosier sports tradition is one of the proudest in the collegiate ranks, and what happens on the field has...

Plain packs: tobacco industry bares its butts to bluff Rudd (Crikey)

Kevin Rudd has foreshadowed an imminent major announcement about prevention. The “P” word has featured in almost every speech on health since Labor took office and the three-volume Preventive Health Task Force report provides a wish list of policies that are causing high anxiety in the junk food, alcohol and tobacco industries. In other words, [...]

Ballmer Explains The Cloud, In Five Easy Steps (Gizmodo Australia)

In his first time speaking at University of Washington – the giant Microsoft-endowed school in the company’s backyard – Steve Ballmer explained “the cloud”. (more…)

Ballmer Explains the Cloud, In 5 Easy Steps [Microsoft] (Gizmodo)

# microsoft In his first time speaking at University of Washington —the giant Microsoft-endowed school in the company's backyard— Steve Ballmer explained "the cloud." More »

OAK PARK & RIVER FOREST Community Calendar (Oak Park Leaves)

Oak Leaves and Forest Leaves welcome items for the Community Calendar, as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better.

Earth Watch (BBC News)

Troubled waters tinge UK's marine protection plan

Trina Talks Leaked Nude Photos, "I Had Some Pictures Of Me That I Don't Want The World To See" [Audio] (SOHH.com)

Rapper Trina has revealed that a cell phone she recently lost contains content that she would be "devastated" to see get leaked. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]