The largest of the Channel Islands, Jersey has been inhabited for many thousands of years, as can be seen from the neolithic tomb at La Hougue Bie. The Normans made the greatest impact on the Channel Islands, annexing them to the Duchy of Normandy during the 10th century. When William of Normandy gained the English crown in 1066, the Channel Islands became part of the Anglo-Norman realm; they were retained after the loss of Normandy in 1204. As a mark of his gratitude for their loyalty, King John granted Jersey its own constitution; this has been ratified by every successive monarch and the connection between the island and the English throne is expressed in the flag, which contains a crest surmounted by the Plantagenet crown.

Like its neighbours, Jersey has at various times been a haven for smugglers and pirates, and is also vulnerable to attack due to its proximity to France, so often Britain’s enemy in the past. The mixture of languages (English, French and Norman-French) reflects the history of the island.

Jersey is highly developed for tourism. Given its size, it boasts a formidable array of modern attractions and special events catering for its huge number of visitors. The island does not neglect its natural and historical assets though; there is plenty of historical interest as well as many beautiful scenic attractions.

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When and how to go offshore for asset protection purposes and the pitfalls to guard against:

 The first step in getting money offshore is to open an Offshore Bank Account. The real key is to be able to place funds into that account without creating some kind of paper-trail. There are serious concerns regarding privacy when two or more financial institutions are involved. Special consideration is needed when funding your offshore account.

In large areas across Europe and the States there are less guidelines today for Government or courts to request transactions or copies of such documents. In this new world of financial scrutiny there seems to be deeper and longer looks into offshore banking. It is very important to consider the downsides of actually sending money from your country of residence to a offshore bank. A wire transfer a few years ago to that offshore account probably would go largely unnoticed however that same transaction today could create a Suspicious Transaction Report (STR), in which would be forwarded to the National Intel Unit for further discovery. I would suspect that these transaction guidlines have only stiffened since theTerror Attacks on 9-11.

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a young torvalds
In 1991, Linus Benedict Torvalds was a second year student of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki and a self-taught hacker. The 21 year old sandy haired soft-spoken Finn loved to tinker with the power of the computers and the limits to which the system can be pushed. But all that was […]

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