Wayne Horkan's weblog: eclectic

Date:Saturday Sep 12, 2009

St. Mary and St. Margaret's Church Heritage Weekend and Fundraising Launch • Tomorrow, on Saturday the 12th, the local Parish Church, Saint Mary and Saint Margaret's, will be holding a 'Heritage weekend' and fund raising launch for the new 'community church room' that is planned to be built into the church. • ..... View Comments

Posted by: Wayne Horkan
Date / Time: / 03:26 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Wednesday Sep 09, 2009

UK innovation ranking compared to the rest of the World - why do we get so little 'bang' for our 'buck'? • Back on my topic of concerns about the UK economy this article looks something which I find highly problematic, that is the UK's spending on research and development (R&D), against world wide spend, and then measured against world wide innovation 'league tables'. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 01:13 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Saturday May 23, 2009

The End of the World? • In the future, once we're all ensconced in our virtual reality worlds, is this the way it will all end? • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 02:49 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Tuesday May 05, 2009

Industry contributions to the UK economy and investment in R&D by industry • My biggest concern about the UK economy is in two very related areas, firstly the imbalance of industry contributions to UK GDP, and secondly the imbalance of investment in innovation in those industries. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 01:59 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Sunday May 03, 2009

DBERR's views on the future growth of the UK economy 'New Industry, New Jobs' • Are you concerned about the state of the UK economy in the future, because I know I am, so I'll be exploring some of the issues being faced by the UK economy, especially when it comes to science, technology, engineering and industry contributions to the UK's GDP in my next few articles. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 19:01 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Monday Feb 23, 2009

Thoughts on hearing that Northern Rock are to lend £14 Billion in mortgages • Just wanted to jot down a few thoughts on hearing that Northern Rock are to release £14 Billion into the UK economy via lending for mortgages . • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 02:47 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Friday Feb 13, 2009

Black Sabbath's 'Black Sabbath' Friday the 13th Black Sabbath • Happy Birthday to Black Sabbath's first album ' Black Sabbath ', released on this day 39 years ago; yes that's right on Friday the 13th, the wags. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 15:45 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Tuesday Aug 26, 2008

Castle Bromwich Hall Church Fete • Our local C of E Church, St. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 08:00 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Wednesday Mar 19, 2008

The Ken vs. Boris Show • So the 'battle' for Mayor of London is being called 'the Ken vs. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 02:25 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Tuesday Mar 18, 2008

Goodbye Arthur C. Clarke • Farewell to another hero of mine with the demise of Arthur C. • ..... View Comments 1 Trackback

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Date / Time: / 23:59 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Monday Mar 17, 2008

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! • Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig! • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 18:42 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Thursday Feb 28, 2008

Fine. Fine ! Fine ? • Well apparently these sort of things come along in three's... • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 11:32 GMT

Category: Life

The U.S. Air Force and China, who next ? • So the U.S. • ..... View Comments 1 Trackback

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Date / Time: / 02:13 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Friday Jan 18, 2008

Goodbye Bobby Fischer • I'm saddened to hear from this entry on Terry Gardener's blog that Bobby Fischer passed away yesterday (Thursday the 17th of January, 2008). • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 16:50 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Sunday Nov 11, 2007

Remembrance Day, 2007 • So Remembrance Day, 2007, it always seems to roll around so quickly - and how quickly we all seem to forget the debt we owe those who have fought and died for us to live comfortable and peaceful lives at home in the UK. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 22:00 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Thursday Aug 30, 2007

The Fair Finance Consortium - fighting Financial Exclusion one step at a time... • I'd like to introduce you to just one of the organisations fighting financial exclusion in the West Midlands - the Fair Finance Consortium. • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 01:33 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Sunday Aug 12, 2007

Goodbye Tony Wilson... • Very sad to hear earlier today that Tony Wilson passed away this week (Friday the 10th of August). • ..... View Comments

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Date / Time: / 00:27 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Friday May 11, 2007

Good luck and all the best to all of those involved in the search for Madeleine McCann. Here's hoping that Madeleine is found safe and well very soon. • ........... • ..... View Comments

Posted by: Wayne Horkan
Date / Time: / 19:53 GMT

Category: Life

Date:Monday Apr 23, 2007

Goodbye President Yeltsin • President Yeltsin passed away today - Monday, the 23rd of April, also known as Saint George's Day, 2007. • ..... View Comments