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Vivarium is vivarium in German. Although you might be better using the word "Tiergehege" (generally meaning pet enclosure) when referring to the animal in question, such as a lizard. "Tiergehege für die Eidechse" - Would be what most Germans would understand as a vivarium I reckon.

Can't believe that made the news. Still, it brought back fond childhood memories of watching the Grange Hill kids hide Mr Bronson's wig when he went swimming... Kids today with their DVDs and t'internet thingy. Don't know what entertainment is.

I'm received a standard contract from my agent that he claims is IR35 friendly. However, there's a whole section on timesheets and hours delivered by the "service provider" as a basis for payment. This sounds very "deemed employment" to me. Has anyone had a contract properly reviewed that had...

What was the name of the agency?

Another ministers opposed to Iraq War dies (after an illness related initially to "hitting her head")... conspiracy theorists must be having a field day.

Hi Guys, I'm talking with this agency called RealIT at the moment and was wondering if any one has had dealings. Spefically I want to know if they have provided a contract that was IR35 safe. Thanks.

Looking for a new contract after a long spell as in a permie position and I'm a little confused with hourly and daily rate quotations. How come an hourly rate of £25 comes in at a daily rate of £400 in the market statistics on this site? Are you all working 16 hours a day? Why do some...

Figured as much Figured as much Thanks guys. I thought this was the case, but needed a little reassurance that I wasn't just shooting myself in the foot. The last one actually said that it was now illegal for him to put through my CV without checking my references first!? Luckily I just said...

I've been in a permie position for some time now but have recently been applying for some contract roles through agencies. They all seem to be asking for the name contact details of references up front. Is this normal or are they just trying to get leads out of me? I could reasonably assume...