I'm going to have to be quite quick, coz for the last couple days my 'net connection has been shit. Not sure what's actually wrong, but it's pissing me off a little as you can imagine.
Here's a few bits-n-pieces from around the world:

• Forever Photos : If you're on the lookout for some photos from the fairly recent Forever3 party, then check out these two links: one, two. Links were ripped from the party homepage.
• UnrealSpeccy : Looks like this emulator that's no longer in development has gone up a version again. I can't actually get to the official homepage, but you can grab the latest version (0.21) on DJH Downloads.
• Txt-Edit source : If you're looking at coding on the Sprinter, Peters have posted the source for their text editor, working on 640x256 mode. A handy learning aid.
• ASCii photos : If you're yearning for even more party photos, then check out the ASCii2 section over on POS for some.
• Twilight : Another party is planned for later in the year. I'll grab the details over the weekend, but for now check out the homepage of Twilight.
• Crazy Syberians : If that wasn't enough, then POS have mentioned CSP 2002. I don't have any details right now, but I'll hopefully keep you posted.
• Retro : Looks like Retro Computing Today has disappeared from the web. Either that or AOL have kindly deleted it by accident. Any news of a return?
• Real Commander : Can it be that a new version of Real Commander has been released? Actually, I'm not certain what the last version was, but it's at 2.3 now. Sound new to you? I dunno.
• SDP : Kinda a follow-on from the Spectrum Tape Preservation project comes SDP (for disks, no less). Being run by Andy Barker, it was "announced" on the WOS forums, in the Emulators thread: "+3 disks and pc's".
• ZX-Party : Not to feel left-out, Will, the organiser of ZX-Party, announced another party with a ZX section. The homepage of Symphony][ will have some details in English soon. I hope. There's a little info posted on Scenet.
• Paradigmus : The first results from this party have been released, but... no ZX results yet. I've been told that they should be coming soon.

I'll try to get a little more information together about these newly-announced parties in the next couple days, when my connection will hopefully be fully restored. I'll also add the parties to the calendar later.
And don't worry if you've emailed me but haven't seen anything posted here yet. I'll hopefully get around to it soon. If all else fails, re-send.