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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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Food & Drink > Food & Drink (Other) Thoughts on food and beverages: 3 of 78
I remember my Gran had a saying that, "A little of what you fancy does you no harm." While I can relate to and sympathise with that sentiment to a certain extent, I also believe that if each one of us were to put a little more "thought" in to what we are actually eating and drinking, our states of health and well-being would... More..
Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) Vegetarian or carnivore: Which is right: 1 of 26
Vegetarian or carnivore, which is right? I answer that question with another, far more important one: who has the right to judge? If we are to ask a carnivore whether their practise is right or vegetarianism is right, they will of course answer that theirs is and vice versa. It is all down to perception and to opinion, not f... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Cooking is becoming a lost art: 1 of 25
As the pace of daily life seems to increase with every year that flashes by and greater and greater demands are made on our bodies and our time, it is perhaps hardly surprising that a "microwave culture" has evolved, particularly among those who are single and live alone. Why should you face the additional "pressures" of sla... 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..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues How to be a healthy cook: 1 of 23
There is far more to being a healthy cook than being an accomplished cook, or even an excellent cook. It is probably actually fair to say that a great many of the world's top chefs would not or could not lay claim to being a healthy cook. It is my perception that in order to be classed as a healthy cook, it is imperative tha... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Trends Thoughts about online behavior and etiquette: 1 of 23
There can be no doubt that the online world can at times be an unpleasant and even dangerous place in which to be. All sorts of hidden dangers exist and very often people can be far from what they at first appear to be. Less ominously, but perhaps in a more annoying fashion, there are those whom it seems have the whole purpo... More..
Personal Finance > Financial Planning Paying your bills: Organization tips: 1 of 23
Paying your bills in an effective fashion is something which requires considerable organisation. It's happened to most of us at one time or another, that unexpected bill arriving in the mail, or maybe a bill that we were expecting has proven to be much more than we had anticipated, or indeed we have simply "forgotten" to pay... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing for Success Freelance writers need self-discipline: 1 of 21
As much as I love being a freelance writer, I occasionally wonder why I chose for myself a profession where I work at least double the number of hours per week of any of my friends or family? I wonder why when everyone else is enjoying Christmas celebrations or the likes, I am sat at a computer writing articles, posting to b... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to write a short story: 1 of 21
The basics of how to write a short story are very different from those describing how to write such as a novel. The simple length of the story will eliminate a lot of the procedures which would be applied to novel writing and the process should therefore not only be quicker but easier. I like to think of a short story as a h... More..
Personal Finance > Credit Cards How to eliminate credit card debt: 3 of 60
It may seem somewhat obvious to say but when considering how to eliminate credit card debt, the first step we have to take is to stop using our credit cards. We may wish to stop short of actually cutting them up to remove any form of temptation altogether, with a view to beginning using them again in a more sensible fashion ... More..