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    Apparently my passport expired

    Nah, my wife had hers back within a week. and yes, it was blue.
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    Swiss Contract - Vevey

    Also keep in mind the recent fluctuation to the CHF.
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    new daily rates

    With Oracles new cloud database, and no doubt a service from Oracle to manage these databases from off shored locations Im glad Im not a DBA these days.
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    (Another) two year rule post

    Simples, resign from that umbrella company and take a new contract (up to 1 day before 2 years) with another umbrella - they will have no knowledge of the first (revoked) contract. Talk with your feet, dont pay an umbrella company that plays silly.
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    (Another) two year rule post

    Get the contract changed to July 2015.. then if things work out you'll get another one closer to the time.. A contract is only as long as the notice period anyway.
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    Retiring young?

    I take it you dont have a family if £300 a week is something to live pretty well on.. And if not, assuming you will never marry/have kids is a big gamble, so you might find yourself needing more money later on.. Also, personally I would go mad watching Jeremy Kyle and Loose Women every day...
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    The Endless River.

    I would class this as an instrumental album, there is hardly any singing, and some of whats there is clearly material from The Division Bell. Its OK, but not their best album (by far).
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    Working in Oslo?

    I agree with whats been said already.. Norway - Great place to live.. But to enable you to compare, the minimum hourly for anybody over 18 years is around £15, nearly 3 times that of UK.. You can easily make 40k doing a "low paid" job in Norway.. So pitch your rate accordingly.
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    Logmein free no more?

    Just had this on my account:
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    Paying childcare costs through company

    I paid up to the maximum allow from company account and topped up from my personal account for the rest.. I wouldnt worry about the extra hassle for the nursery, if they want the money they'll have to accept it (and Im sure all will).
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    iPhone 5S

    We've seen the finger print technology a number of times before, I for one remember my 7-8 year old iPaq had finger print scanner for security (sure, old/different technology), but personally I NEVER used that feature, and I suspect it will be switched off on most iPhones as well.. I would be...
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    I contracted in Norway - Ask me anything

    100% Norwegian myself. :) I agree, it is expensive, BUT, as the average salary is double that of UK it is not as bad as it sounds.. I come from a pretty normal family (with normal jobs) but I have never in my life seen the same standard as the poor suffer in the UK, everybody in my extended...
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    Shorter, better paying contract?

    You could always get a contract on Hawaii, I hear there is one going. :)
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    15 months FFS?

    Sadly its not about what you have done, but who you know...
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    How Limited works in dispute?

    maxima: Whats the company? I recently changed my business account with T-Mobile into a personal account and it was no problem what so ever.. They took my name and bank details and continued invoicing as normal.

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