Hello everyone!

Been traveling a lot lately. I probably shouldn't even start a note saying that, it'd only be news if I wasn't.

Wanted to give folks a heads up, mark out your calendars for Mar 30 - Apr 1 next year in Las Vegas for the 2nd World Fark Nascon Meetup Name To Be Determined Later. We're getting a much earlier jump on things this time. Probably going to be at Treasure Island again since they did right by us, but we're still gonna bid it out to make sure we're getting the best deal for you. We should have location locked down much sooner than we did last time.

We're also planning on leaving a lot of free time for folks to come up with their own mini-outings; this worked extremely well last time. So on that note, be thinking about a couple of things:

1) who would you like to see as guests next year?
2) what kinds of mini-outings would you be interested in hosting?

Run those around in your head and we'll revisit this in a month or so.

Headlines Of The Week for Sun 2011-06-19 to Sat 2011-06-25:

  Pope: Look at the crime of sex abuse in the face. Altar Boy: Eyes are up here    

  Study: Child dies in portable pool every five days. Well, get him out of there for Christ's sake    

  Obama impersonator wasn't pulled due to his material -- he just went over three-fifths of his allotted time    

  Epileptic girl reunited with missing dog, seizes the moment    

  "Pilot error" blamed for north-west Russia plane crash. Also, gravity    

  Kansas raises speed limit to 75mph, thus making it easier to get out of Kansas    

  Saskatchewan's population reaches record high, according to guy at Statistics Canada who is now counting on both hands    

  Bones given back to Labrador, who had really just wanted steak    

  Fox Lake claims another victim after their boat failed to remain fair & balanced    

  From the early 1900's until 1974, Michigan sterilized over 3,000 of its citizens. Why they stopped is still unclear    

  40,000 bottles of a schizophrenia medication recalled by Johnson & Johnson & Johnson & Johnson    


Sports:

  White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen passes kidney stone. First time this season he gets three good innings of relief    

  Winning her first match since her near fatal health issue, Serena Williams cries tears of joy for the first time. Big, muscular yet feminine tears of joy    

  Dirk Nowitzki throws first pitch at Rangers game. Application from Lebron James denied because team was afraid the pitch would only get 3/4 of the way to the plate    


Geek:

  Ornithologists conclude birds that fly in packs, or "cluster flocking", are not more aerodynamic or efficient. Basically, it's a bunch of cluster flocking B.S.    

  Australian researchers find spices can dramatically improve sex life. Best results came from Ginger, Sporty, Scary, Baby, Posh    

  Lithium can prevent brain damage and has chosen touted for all the thyme purple public is non-gov non-toxic net knicker financial assets    


Entertainment:

  Angelina Jolie visits Mediterranean islands beset by refugee crisis. Your move, Jennifer Aniston    

  Lindsay Lohan due in court for a "surprise probation violation hearing" for drinking. Uh, surprise for who?    

  Brian Wilson biopic in the works. As a proper tribute, the movie will only be available in mono    


Politics:

  Sarah Palin quits bus tour halfw    

  Gay marriage passes in NY. Finally New York is just as cool as Iowa    

  Five nuclear scientists working on the Iranian nuclear program died after their plane broke in mid-air and caught fire. Report says that technical failure was ruled out, but there israelly no way to tell what happened. Mossad been an accident    


Business:

  Apple to start making TVs. Line to the world's most magical $3000, 720p set forms to the right    

  Caarmaaker Saab caannot paay aautoworkers    

  Facebook adds Netflix CEO to their queue, hope to have him in the mail within two days    
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