Sunday, February 22, 2009

Royal Website Redesigned



Congratulations are in order!

"She may be well into her 80s but the Queen has always prided on keeping herself up to date with the newest technological developments.
Now she is about to launch a new 'all-singing, all-dancing' website which will allow her subjects to track the movements of both herself and her family on a daily basis....
Users can also find out in advance when the royals are coming to their town, suburb or village....
The feature is part of a major re-vamp of the monarch's website, which was launched more than a decade ago, and was described this week by one courtier who has been treated to an advance peek as 'rather whizz bang'.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the British-born creator of the World Wide Web, is flying over from the US especially for the launch tomorrow and royal aides are promising a host of exciting new gimmicks."

The site is here.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day


A Valentine's Day greeting to all Sloanes and their friends. and especially to Ann Barr, loved by Sloanes everywhere.
Read Ann Barr's article on the origins of Sloanes here:
http://www.intrepid-fox.co.uk/feature/archive/sloaneorigin.html

Cambridge Ball to Celebrate Empire, Party like it's 1899



















The theme of the college's May Ball this year is a celebration of the British Empire. The organisers exhort students to "party like it's 1899" and to "celebrate the Victorian commonwealth and all of its decadences".

Sounds wonderful! See you there.

Friday, February 13, 2009