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Gordon Hamilton's professional background is within the UK Banking Sector. Between the years of 1988 and 2007, he worked for what was initially Halifax Building Society (Savings and Loan,) became Halifax plc and ultimately Halifax Bank of Scotland plc. He

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Celebrations & Holidays > Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: Does the expense of the gift equal the amount of love?: 1 of 34
The expense of the gift can never equate to the amount of the love expressed, either on Valentine's Day or on any other special occasion, at any time of the year. Love is not something which can ever be measured or stated in monetary terms and therefore it is likely to be other factors which will determine the cost of any an... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's Why New Year's resolutions don't work: 1 of 24
There are some who say that the history of New Year's resolutions goes all the way back to Ancient Rome, when an image of the mythical King Janus - whom the month of January is named after - looking both backward and forward symbolised the start of the New Year. There are others who claim that the practise started in Scotlan... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas The history of Christmas stockings: 1 of 11
Like so many traditions associated with Christmas, and indeed life in general, the origins of hanging a stocking by the fire are clouded by the mists of time, rumour and heresay. Some say that the practise originated in Holland, where Dutch children in centuries past used to leave their clogs by the hearth filled with straw ... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Can you have Christmas without Christ: 2 of 16
Christmas only exists because of and through the birth of Christ. It is therefore a factual statement to say that we would never have had Christmas without Christ. Whether the time of Chrsitmas can be celebrated without thought of or reference to Christ is of course a different proposition altogether. Christmas Day, December... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Surviving the Christmas season: 2 of 12
Surviving the Christmas season, as opposed to celebrating or enjoying it, is a concept open to much interpretation. It can mean surviving Christmas in a financial sense and not over-spending on gifts and making merriment. It can mean surviving Christmas in a physical sense and not tiring ourselves out with excessive celebrat... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas When Christmas isn't so merry: 3 of 15
When Christmas isn't so merry for a good friend, family member or loved one, it is often difficult for us to know precisely what to do in order to help them. It can be frustrating for us, knowing how much we want to cheer them up, yet knowing at the same time that the capability to do so is largely beyond us. This is usually... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Christmas presents: Giving versus receiving: 2 of 10
"It is better to give than to receive" has probably become at best a cliche and at worst a platitude in modern society. How often do we hear it said by people whom we know don't mean it, and who even know that we know they don't mean it! It is considered something nice and politically correct even to say, but why is this exp... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Recovery from the over-indulgence of Christmas: 1 of 5
Recovery from the over indulgence of Christmas can be a process which takes several days, if not in fact longer. It is a fact that most people are inclined to eat more, drink more and party more around Christmas and New Year than at any other time of year and this can therefore prove to be a great shock to their bodies, ever... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Gifts & Gift Ideas (Other) The best gift you've ever received: 35 of 174
It was my parents who gave me the best gift I have ever received or can ever receive and that is quite simply the gift of life itself. It is in many ways a simple gift, totally free of monetary value, yet born of love. Life is free of limitation in the senses of both the uses to which it can be put to and the experiences tha... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas The best place to put a Christmas tree in your home: 1 of 4
The Christmas tree which we place and decorate in our homes as Christmas approaches each year is said to have originated as a concept in Germany in the 7th Century AD, when a visiting monk from England used the vaguely triangular shape of the fir tree to illustrate to the locals the concept of the Holy Trinity. This led to t... More..