Negotiating-the-Freelance-Economy: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

Negotiating-the-Freelance-Economy: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

Pravin Gordhan - South African Finance Minister

Pravin Gordhan - South African Finance Minister

Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, of south Asian descent, was born in Durban in April 1949. He was a member of parliament between 1994 and 1998 for the African National Congress.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE54918I20090510

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A Song for Mother's Day

A Song for Mothers

Oh, my mother has a special name.
It s M-O-M-M-Y!
My mother has a special name.
It s M-O-M-M-Y!
Oh, I love to hug her every day.
And when I kiss her, I will say,
Mommy, mommy, I love you!
I L-O-V-E Y-O-U!

Big Macs and Fries What You-Pay-Per-Calorie: Personal Finance News

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Holidays and Observances 2009 USA

Holidays and Observances 2009 :
Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 13 Stephen Foster Memorial Day
Jan 19 Martin Luther King Day
Feb 1 National Freedom Day
Feb 2 Groundhog Day
Feb 14 Valentine's Day
Feb 16 Washington's Birthday
Feb 24 Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras
Mar 1 St. David's Day
Mar 17 St. Patrick's Day
Mar 20 Vernal equinox
Apr 12 Easter Sunday
Apr 15 Tax Day
Apr 22 Administrative Professionals Day
May 1 Law Day
May 1 Loyalty Day
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
May 7 National Day of Prayer
May 10 Mother's Day
May 15 Peace Officers Memorial Day
May 15 National Defense Transportation Day
May 22 National Maritime Day
May 25 Memorial Day
Jun 14 Flag Day
Jun 21 Father's Day
Jun 21 June Solstice
Jul 3 'Independence Day' observed
Jul 4 Independence Day
Jul 26 Parents' Day
Aug 19 National Aviation Day
Sep 7 Labor Day
Sep 11 Patriot Day
Sep 12 Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day
Sep 13 National Grandparents Day
Sep 17 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Sep 22 Autumnal equinox
Sep 27 Gold Star Mother's Day
Oct 5 Child Health Day
Oct 9 Leif Erikson Day
Oct 12 Columbus Day (Most regions)
Oct 15 White Cane Safety Day
Oct 31 Halloween
Nov 1 All Saints
Nov 11 Veterans Day
Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day
Nov 27 Black Friday
Dec 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec 17 Pan American Aviation Day
Dec 17 Wright Brothers Day
Dec 21 December Solstice
Dec 24 Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 26 Kwanzaa (until Jan 1)
Dec 31 New Year's Eve
 
 

IPL schedule 2009

IPL Revised Schedule - 2009
 
IPL Revised Schedule - 2009
The much-awaited Indian Premier League will kick off on April 18 .
No. Between Teams Venue Match Date and Time[IST]
1 Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings  Cape Town  April 18 4 p.m 
2 Rajasthan Royals Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers  Cape Town  April 18 8 p.m 
3 Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab  Cape Town  April 19 4 p.m 
4 Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Cape Town  April 19 8 p.m 
5 Chennai Super Kings Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers  Port Elizabeth  April 20 8 p.m 
6 Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Durban  April 21 4 p.m 
7 Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians  Durban  April 21 8 p.m
 
8 Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Deccan Chargers  Cape Town  April 22 8 p.m 
9 Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils  Durban  April 23 4 p.m 
10 Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals  Cape Town  April 23 8 p.m 
11 Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Kings XI Punjab  Durban  April 24 8 p.m 
12 Mumbai Indians Vs Deccan Chargers  Durban  April 25 4 p.m 
13 Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Cape Town  April 25 8 p.m 
14 Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Delhi Daredevils  Port Elizabeth  April 26 4 p.m 
15 Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals  Cape Town  April 26 8 p.m
 
16 Deccan Chargers Vs Chennai Super Kings  Durban  April 27 4 p.m 
17 Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians  Port Elizabeth  April 27 8 p.m 
18 Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajasthan Royals  Pretoria  April 28 8 p.m 
19 Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers  Durban  April 29 4 p.m 
20 Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians  Durban  April 29 8 p.m 
21 Deccan Chargers Vs Delhi Daredevils  Pretoria  April 30 4 p.m 
22 Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings  Pretoria  April 30 8 p.m 
23 Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders  East London  May 1 4 p.m
 
24 Kings XI Punjab Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers  Durban  May 1 8 p.m 
25 Deccan Chargers Vs Rajasthan Royals  Port Elizabeth  May 2 4 p.m 
26 Delhi Daredevils Vs Chennai Super Kings  Johannesburg  May 2 8 p.m 
27 Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab  Port Elizabeth  May 3 4 p.m 
28 Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Mumbai Indians  Johannesburg  May 3 8 p.m 
29 Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers  East London  May 4 8 p.m 
30 Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab  Durban  May 5 4 p.m 
31 Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Durban  May 5 8 p.m
 
32 Deccan Chargers Vs Mumbai Indians  Pretoria  May 6 8 p.m 
33 Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Rajasthan Royals  Pretoria  May 7 4 p.m 
34 Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Super Kings  Pretoria  May 7 8 p.m 
35 Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians  East London  May 8 8 p.m 
36 Deccan Chargers Vs Kings XI Punjab  Kimberley  May 9 4 p.m 
37 Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals  Kimberley  May 9 8 p.m 
38 Mumbai Indians Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers  Port Elizabeth  May 10 4 p.m 
39 Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils  Johannesburg  May 10 8 p.m
 
40 Rajasthan Royals Vs Deccan Chargers  Kimberley  May 11 8 p.m 
41 Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Pretoria  May 12 4 p.m 
42 Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab  Pretoria  May 12 8 p.m 
43 Delhi Daredevils Vs Deccan Chargers  Durban  May 13 8 p.m 
44 Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Chennai Super Kings  Durban  May 14 4 p.m 
45 Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals  Durban  May 14 8 p.m 
46 Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Daredevils  Bloemfontein  May 15 8 p.m 
47 Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians  Port Elizabeth  May 16 4 p.m
 
48 Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Deccan Chargers  Johannesburg  May 16 8 p.m 
49 Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers  Johannesburg  May 17 4 p.m 
50 Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Daredevils  Bloemfontein  May 17 8 p.m 
51 Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings  Pretoria  May 18 8 p.m 
52 Delhi Daredevils Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers  Johannesburg  May 19 8 p.m 
53 Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders  Durban  May 20 4 p.m 
54 Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab  Durban  May 20 8 p.m 
55 Mumbai Indians Vs Delhi Daredevils  Pretoria  May 21 4 p.m
 
56 Deccan Chargers Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers  Pretoria  May 21 8 p.m 
57 Semi Final 1  Pretoria  May 22 8 p.m 
58 Semi Final 2  Johannesburg  May 23 8 p.m 
59 Final  Johannesburg  May 24 8 p.m 
 

 

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Gudi Padwa or Ugadi - 2009

Gudi Padwa or Ugadi  2009 -27 March'2009

 

5 pm - Ugadi Celebration

7 pm - Arti & Prasad

at

16540 Aston Street (Irvine Business Center),  Irvine, California 92606-4805

 

Disneyland Weather Forecast

Today's Disneyland Weather Forecast for zip code:- 92801 

 

http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/graph/92801?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

 

Holi celebration at Orange county/ Los angeles,CA. 2009

March 19th, 2011

7 pm - Arti & Holika Dahan

March 20th

12 noon - Cultural Program, Color Holi, DJ & Food

At Bill Barber Park Next To Irvine City Hall

Free Admission & Free Parking

Bring Your Own Gulal and Use Only In Lawn

Holi celebration at Orange county/ Los angeles,CA. 2009

March 14th - Shanivar
16540 Aston Street (Irvine Business Center), Irvine, California 92606-4805
More Info http://mandir.ws/

Southern California Gujarati Cultural Society (SCGCS) proudly
organizes the Holi Festival at Huntington Beach on March 14th
(Saturday). Come and celebrate the festival of Holi! We will provide
some colored powder and a few snacks. Please bring any other food,
soda, and water you will be using with you. Take Beach Blvd. WEST all
the way to the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and park in the lot. For
any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact any one
of our trustee board members. See you there! There is a small chance
that this event may get cancelled due to weather. Check our website
for update.

www.scgcs.org

Friday, 03/13 3M Production Invites You To Bollywood Nights - A Night
of Desi Style & Let's Play Holi on Fri, March 13th at Illusions
Nightclub. Dress Up In Your Favorite Bollywood Attire & Dance The
Night Away!!
260 S California Ave
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.desiclub.com/events/events.cfm?StateID=5

Oscar 2009 My Wild Guess on Winners

Oscar 2009 My Wild Guess on Winners, This is just for fun....

 

Actor, Leading : Mickey Rourke in The Wrestlet
ACTOR, SUPPORTING: Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight"
ACTRESS, LEADING: Kate Winslet in "The Reader"
ACTRESS, SUPPORTING:Taraji P. Henson in "The Curious Case
of Benjamin Button"
ANIMATED FEATURE: WALL-E
ART DIRECTION:Changeling
CINEMATOGRAPHY:"Slumdog Millionaire"
COSTUME DESIGN:The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
DIRECTING:"Slumdog Millionaire"
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:Encounters at the End of the World"
DOCUMENTARY SHORT:Smile Pinki"
FILM EDITING:Slumdog Millionaire"
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:Revanche"
MAKEUP:The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
ORIGINAL SCORE:Slumdog Millionaire"
ORIGINAL SONG:"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire"
BEST PICTURE:Slumdog Millionaire"
SHORT FILM, ANIMATED:This Way Up"
SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION:The Pig"
SOUND EDITING:Slumdog Millionaire"
SOUND MIXING:Slumdog Millionaire"
VISUAL EFFECTS:The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED:Slumdog Millionaire"
SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL:Frozen River"

Google's Smart Grid - PowerMeter

Google has become the utility of the digital age, something we click on as much as we flick on a light switch or turn on the water tap. Now the search giant is literally getting into the utility business with the development of smart grid software that gives consumers real-time information on their electricity consumption.

Called the PowerMeter, the prototype online dashboard is designed to download data from smart meters and display current electricity use and show how much power your refrigerator, big-screen television and other appliances are using at any point in time.

Facebook How to post / share youtube video

First, click on Profile to visit your Wall.

Next click "Share Link" and paste in the link to your YouTube video (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9BGoZgNkJI).

 

Google Latitude

The company plans to launch software called Latitude on Wednesday that lets mobile phone users share their location with close contacts. Google hopes it will help people find each other while out and about and to keep track of loved ones.

"What Google Latitude does is allow you to share that location with friends and family members, and likewise be able to see friends and family members' locations," said Steve Lee, product manager for Google Latitude. For example, a girlfriend could use it to see if her boyfriend has arrived at a restaurant and, if not, how far away he is.

To protect privacy, Google specifically requires people to sign up for the service. People can share their precise location, the city they're in, or nothing at all.

"What we found in testing is that the most common scenario is a symmetrical arrangement, where both people are sharing with each other," Lee said.

BHAMBRI, Yuki - Tennis, Australian Open Junior Championships

BHAMBRI, Yuki -  Australian Open Junior Championships

Birth Date 04/07/1992, 
Birth Place New Delhi, India,
Residence New Delhi, India,

MacBook Wheel From Apple

MacBook Wheel From Apple

Apple has done it again with the announcement of the MacBook Wheel - the first laptop to get rid of the keyboard.

Best Part-Time Jobs for 2009

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-1761-Flexwork-Freelance-and-PT-Best-Part-Time-Jobs-for-2009/?cbsid=91f89f519aa14c85988664245f38a1ac-284470945-R8-4&sc_extcmp=JS_1761_home1?GT1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=2&SiteId=cbmsnhp41761&ArticleID=1761

 

1.      Massage therapist

Part-time projection facts*:

·         Almost 42 percent of all massage therapists worked part time in 2006.

·         Employment for massage therapists is expected to increase 20 percent from 2006 to 2016.

·         Job growth for massage therapists is expected to be faster than average with very good job prospects, particularly for those seeking part-time work.

Salary: $19.39/hour**

2.      Fitness worker

Part-time projection facts:

·         Many fitness jobs, such as trainers or exercise instructors, are part time.

·         Fitness workers should have good opportunities due to rapid job growth in health clubs, fitness facilities and other settings where fitness workers are concentrated.

·         Fitness worker employment is expected to increase 27 percent over the 2006-2016 decade.

Salary: $15.86/hour

3.      Bill and account collector

Part-time projection facts:

·         Many collectors work part time or on flexible work schedules.

·         Employment of these workers is expected to grow by 23 percent through 2016.

·         As cash flow becomes more important in business, companies are placing greater emphasis on collecting unpaid debts sooner, making job prospects favorable.

Salary: $15.21/hour

4.      Librarian

Part-time projection facts:

·         More than 20 percent of librarians work part time.

·         Despite slow economic growth, many librarians are expected to retire in the next decade, creating a large number of job openings.

Salary: $25.41

5.      Nursing aide

Part-time projection facts:

·         Nursing aides held approximately 1.4 million jobs in 2006.

·         Employment of nursing aides is expected to grow faster than average in the next decade.

·         In 2006, 23 percent of aides worked part time compared with 15 percent of all workers.

Salary: $11.50/hour

6.      Receptionist and information clerk

Part-time projection facts:

·         More than three of every 10 receptionists and information clerks work part time.

·         More than 200,000 new jobs will arise for these workers over the 2006-16 period.

·         Receptionists and information clerks are expected to increase by 17 percent from 2006 to 2016.

            Salary: $11.82

7.      Dental assistant

·         About 35 percent of dental assistants worked part time in 2006.

·         Employment is expected to grow 29 percent from 2006 to 2016.

·         Dental assistants are estimated to be one of the fastest-growing occupations over the 2006-16 projection period.

Salary: $15.52/hour

8.      Teacher assistant

Part-time projection facts:

·         Teacher assistant employment is expected to grow by 10 percent between 2006 and 2016.

·         Approximately four in 10 teacher assistants work part time.

·         Teacher assistants held 1.3 million jobs in 2006.

Salary: $21,580/year

9.      Cashier

·         About 46 percent of all cashiers work part time.

·         Opportunities for full-time and part-time cashier jobs should be good because of the need to replace the many workers who transfer to other occupations or leave the labor force.

Salary: $8.84/hour

10.  Bank teller

Part-time projection facts:

·         One in four tellers worked part time in 2006.

·         Employment should grow by 13 percent between 2006 and 2016.

Salary: $11.36/hour

*Projections according to the BLS.

**Mean hourly wage, according to the BLS

Tips & Tricks to Tax Filing 2009

File Your Own Taxes

Filing your own individual tax form used to be intimidating, but today e-filing has made it as easy as completing an online response form. Ask anyone who's used TurboTax, Quicken, or other super user-friendly tax e-filing programs.

Especially designed for the personal tax novice, they basically sit you down and ask you how much you earned last year and how much you spent. Then they take you step by step through the process. There is no confusing fine print to read, or long schedules to look up and, if at any point you still feel lost - simply hit the delete button. No harm, no foul.

However, keep going, and it's almost guaranteed that you'll end up feeling like a tax "expert" before you've hit Submit.

Even with complicated forms, the most time you'll spend on filing your taxes with an e-filing program is about an hour ... to quickly send your tax form through cyberspace to the IRS.

Another advantage to e-filing? Tax refund checks are returned more quickly, meaning more money in your pocket much sooner than filing hard copy returns.

Be Careful of Those Storefront Tax Preparers

Although some tax preparers really know what they're doing, once inside the door it's the luck of the draw as to whether you'll actually be assigned to a compentent preparer. Many are not professionals, but are quickly trained for the tax season much like fast-food workers manning the express counter.

For fees reaching into the hundreds of dollars, they will basically ask you the same questions you can fill-in yourself. Some may suggest shady deductions in effort to "help" you. Others may hurriedly mis-type your address or social security number, raising red flags at the IRS.

If the IRS later questions you about your return, you may end up paying extra tax or possible penalties for any mistakes or questionable deductions. Not to mention the possiblity of your being called in for a - gasp - complete IRS audit. By that time, the tax preparer's storefront doors have been closed for the season, and you're on your own.

Keep Those Receipts

If you want to claim a deduction the most important part, say the experts is : receipts, receipts, receipts.

Make it a habit to get a receipt for every purchase (no matter how trivial you think it is at the moment) so when tax season comes around you can pick and choose among those that apply as legitimate deductions.

File your receipts away now, or just keep them in an old shoe box to sort out later. In the event of a tax audit, you'll at least have them on hand as black-and-white proof of money spent on the deductions you've claimed.

Again, it's the mantra of of saavy tax filers everywhere who make it a habit of asking the following question throughout the year, and everywhere they go.

More tax filing tips around the Web:

IRS - Tax Filing for Individuals

Tax Center - Yahoo! Finance

Tax Basics

Disneyland/ Disneyworld Free Admission on Your Birthday!

 Free admission on your birthday during 2009 to one of the Theme Parks of the Disneyland® Resort*! It's our gift to you and it all begins right here.

To get this wonderful birthday gift for yourself or your children, follow these simple steps:

Register yourself—and your children too, if you want.
Print the reminder email with its confirmation message that you will receive 2 weeks prior to your birthday to redeem free admission on your birthday in 2009.
Bring proper ID and your confirmation message to the Main Entrance ticket booths outside the Disneyland® Resort Theme Parks.
If you are an Annual Passholder or already have a Multi-Day ticket you will use on your birthday, go ahead and register and bring the free admission on your birthday confirmation and proper ID to the ticket booth so you can choose from one of our other exciting birthday gifts instead. (see FAQs for details).

More Info
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/disneyland/index?name=CelebrationsDLRFreeOnYourBirthdayPage