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The Colonial Styles of North America - Spanish
By Stu Mitchell · 12 years ago
The final part of this trilogy of articles discussing the colonial architectural styles of the North Americas focuses on the legacy of the first medieval nation to explore, and later conquer, the Americas, the Spanish. ...
Alternative Cloud Models
By Stuart Mitchell · 12 years ago
In the previous instalment of this article, the two fundamental models of cloud computing, private and public clouds, were described. The following installment introduces two further variations on these models which can be used to ...
Types of Investment Trusts - Splits
By Stuart Mitchell · 12 years ago
The previous part of this article summarised what actually constitutes an investment trust, including how they are run, and provided an introduction into one particular type of investment trust, the REIT. In this second part, ...
The Colonial Styles of North America - Northern European
By Stuart Mitchell · 12 years ago
The Americas have a long and complex history of colonisation by European settlers commonly understood to date back to the adventures of a certain C Columbus but in truth starting with the earliest visits of ...
Mayfair - A Potted History
By Stuart Mitchell · 12 years ago
For many the name Mayfair is instantly recognisable as the most expensive property on a UK monopoly board and, to a large extent as a result of that association, it is considered one of, if ...
Divorce and Financial Resolutions - Child Maintenance
By Stu Mitchell · 12 years ago
Having looked at the issues surrounding the division and distribution of wealth during a divorce, the other financial issue that needs to be resolved, often concurrently during a divorce but also following any separation, is ...
Divorce and Financial Resolutions - Working Together
By Stu Mitchell · 12 years ago
The holy grail of divorce proceedings, for all those involved, is to reach an amicable agreement between the divorcing parties on all issues regarding finances (and custody) as swiftly as possible, instead of relying on ...
The Systems of Education in the UK - Scottish & NI Year Groups
By Stu Mitchell · 12 years ago
Having previously looked at the structure of the school years within England and Wales the following article covers the equivalent structures across both Scotland and Northern Ireland with each following their own systems.
Northern Ireland ...
A Quick Guide to Common Shutter Materials
By Stu Mitchell · 12 years ago
Shutters are becoming an increasingly popular solution in the UK’s homes, both for interior use, to compliment internal decor and to regulate conditions, and for use on the exterior of the home, to keep out ...
Why Video Conferencing Will Spread in 2012 - Part 2
By Stu Mitchell · 12 years ago
Having begun to look at the over arching benefits that video conferencing can offer to business and why these will propel it to greater success in 2012, the second part of this article will consider ...
Why Video Conferencing Will Spread in 2012 - Part 1
By Stu Mitchell · 12 years ago
Video Conferencing looks like it is set to become an increasingly integral tool in the business world whilst growing in all areas of communications in the next twelve months. As the technology offers cost efficiencies ...
The Currencies of Asia’s Leading Economies
By Stu Mitchell · 12 years ago
Asia is home to many of the emerging powerhouses of international trade including the second largest economy in the world, China. Economic muscle in Asia continues to grow whilst markets elsewhere in the world get ...
UK Taxes and Child Savings - Income Tax
By Stu Mitchell · 12 years ago
Saving vehicles for children such as the Junior ISA or Child Trust Fund (CTF), are frequently reported as being tax free but it is not always made completely clear which types of tax these vehicles ...