Watch the Upper Cut, Arnold!

This was in the Variety in Cali from Ugly Betty Crew to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

To Whom it Should Concern
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Members of the State Senate and State Assembly, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the Los Angeles City Council, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors:

We are writing to you because we just lost our jobs. We are the 300 plus members of the crew of the television show Ugly Betty. We were informed this Tuesday that the production of our show is moving to New York primarily because of the 35% tax incentives being offered by the state of New York. Instead of making good wages and paying our fair share of California state income tax, we will all be collecting Unemployment Benefits. In addition, we will certainly be cutting our spending back to the bone, which will not only cut back our sales tax contributions substantially, but it could end up costing the jobs of the people who provide services and products to us. Not only are these crew positions being lost; all of our local vendors are losing our business.

Our production buys: lumber, paint, wallpaper, cabinets, other building materials, office products, fabric, art supplies, computer equipment, food, beverages, flowers, film, makeup & hair products, wigs, insurance, jewelry, clothing, etc.

Our production rents: lighting equipment, sound equipment, video playback equipment, heavy machinery, office equipment, backdrops, costumes, furniture, scenery, props, soundstages, offices, parking facilities, cars, trucks, storage facilities, computers, camera equipment, grip equipment, editing equipment, drafting equipment, cell phones, computers, toilets, dumpsters, live plants, production trailers, tools, hardware, artwork, walkie talkies, etc.

Our production also uses the services of: dry cleaners, printers, location companies, Special Effects companies, utilities, caterers, payroll services, restaurants, security, Post Production Services, Clearance Houses, etc.

When we shoot on locations around Los Angeles we pay for permits; we pay homeowners & businesses for the use of their property, we hire police and fire department personnel, we pay for facility engineers, etc.

So, while the loss of our individual positions may be insignificant, the loss of this production is staggering. Now multiply this by all the other productions going to New York, New Mexico, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina and other states with incentives, not to mention Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Eastern Europe, etc. and the cost to the California state economy is monumental. We implore you to do everything in your power to level the playing field and bring our jobs back to California by enacting meaningful incentives to keep film and television production in our state.

Sincerely yours
The Crew of Ugly Betty

Vampire Knight-New Anime Series

Yuki's earliest memory is of a snowy night in winter, when she was attacked by one vampire and was saved by another, Kaname Kuran. Ten years later, Yuki Cross, the adopted daughter of the headmaster of Cross Academy, has grown up and become a guardian for the school, with two purposes: To protect the Day class (humans) from the Night class's (vampires) fangs and to protect the true identity of the Night class students from being discovered by the Day class students. Her fellow guardian, Zero Kiryu, a childhood friend who was born into a family of vampire hunters and whose hatred for the vampires that destroyed everything he held dear, is now determined to kill them all and never trusts them. Through a cruel twist of fate, Zero becomes a vampire himself, having been bitten by a pure blood vampire four years before.

Kaname, Yuki's savior, leads the group of Night class, with the help of Takuma Ichijo. As the story progresses, it is revealed that Yuki is the true daughter of the Kuran family, a family of pure blood vampires. She and Kaname were raised as siblings who are actually engaged to each other. Kaname awakened Yuki's 'vampire' side which was locked away by Yuki's deceased mother, who wanted Yuki to have a better future by being a human.




The vampires in Vampire Knight have the characteristics of a separate species, which contrasts with most vampire stories which portray vampires as transformed humans. In Vampire Knight, vampires can have children among themselves and with humans, and they age, albeit at a much slower rate than humans. Vampires are nocturnal and they dislike sunlight, but exposure to it does not harm them. They are likewise immune to most of the traditional vampire weaknesses such as crosses, garlic, and holy water. They can also regenerate quickly and easily when wounded, therefore, making them very hard to kill unless a weapon made especially for vampire hunting is used.

Vampires organize their society based on the purity of their blood. Level A are the Purebloods - a very small but very powerful minority. Only a bite from a Pureblood can change a human into a vampire. Pureblood siblings sometimes marry each other to keep the bloodline pure, which is not a rare practice. Level B refers to Noble vampires with advanced powers. Ordinary vampires make up Level C, by far the largest group. Level D is comprised of vampires who were once human; they are a small group, as turning humans into vampires is forbidden and only a handful of Level A vampires would dare to. The final designation, Level E, is separated from the others because it is reserved for former human vampires who have become violently insane. Falling to Level E is considered the inevitable fate of all former human vampires, who can never completely accept their vampiric instincts and their need for blood. Level D or E vampires are left in the care of Level B vampires, so they can keep them in check.

Vampires have warred with human vampire hunters for centuries, though the existence of vampires, and the war itself, is kept secret from most humans.

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Baby Mamas

Gwen Stefani

Due date: Late summer, early fall
It's... a secret! No word on the gender of the baby just yet.
Proud papa: Gwen's rock star husband Gavin Rossdale.
And baby makes... four. Gwen and Gavin had son Kingston James McGregor Rossdale in 2006.
Pregnancy diary: Gavin's father confirmed the pregnancy to People: "They and the whole family are delighted!"




Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Due date: Unknown
It's... a secret! No word on the gender of the baby just yet.
And baby makes... seven! Angelina and Brad already have three adopted children, a six-year-old son, Maddox, a four-year-old son, Pax, and a three-year-old daughter, Zahara. Along with their daughter Shiloh who was born to the couple in 2006.
Pregnancy diary: Angelina's pregnancy was confirmed by a source close to the Jolie-Pitts, who told People.com that the couple is "thrilled to be adding to their brood." The announcement came after Angelina showed up to the Independent Spirit Awards wearing a form-fitted black dress, revealing her protruding belly



Due date: June
It's a... secret! No word on the gender of the baby just yet!
Proud papa: Jamie's boyfriend, Casey Aldridge
And baby makes... three! This will be the first child for Jamie (16) and Casey (19), who met at church.
Pregnancy diary: Jamie confirmed the pregnancy to OK!

Star Speaks Out!

Star rants to UsWeekly, saying, “It is a sad day when an icon like Barbara Walters, in the sunset of her life, is reduced to publicly branding herself as an adulterer, humiliating an innocent family with accounts of her illicit affair and speaking negatively against me all for the sake of selling a book. It speaks to her true character.”

Damn that slap got to hurt!

With All The Excitement Going On!!

The Celebrity Gossips are going up the roof nowadays with Mariah's wedding and Madonna's record debuted in the #1 spot. Sting in a Rainforest scandel and trying to make other news to stray away from that scandel. Here it is:





As a very big fan of Sting and The Police, I am totally disappointed at him. Back in 2006 Sting did a charity concert to save the Rainforest and the concert brought in well over several millions of dollars and wasn't given to the charity. Actually they got less than half of the money from the concert. As reports are circling in, the organization kept 5 million dollars in cash, while other organizations only keep money needed to cover overhead expenses. Something is totally wrong about this situation. I love Sting but I also love the Rainforest which I have in my childhood house in Puerto Rico. What's up with that? Sound Off, people! I want to hear what you have to say. Also going on Sting has mentioned that his very last perform together with The Police will be this summer in NYC. Wow!!!!



Despite the insane media attention that followed her surprise wedding to Nick Cannon last week, Mariah Carey's new single, Bye Bye, has plummeted on this week's singles chart in America.

The song drops from #22 to #41.

Sucks for her!

Madonna, on the other hand, is doing quite well on the chart.

4 Minutes is currently at #3 this week and her second single, Give It 2 Me, debuted at #21.

Congrats, Madge.

Mariah can go cry on Nick's shoulder now!
As Reported By Perez Hilton

Today's Gossip-Mariah & Nick Cannon

OK! You all have heard already the rumors going around about Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. They eloped in the Bahamas this weekend or might have been planned but they apparently have been dating for less than a month and there was no pre-nup to date. Mariah, what the hell was you thinking when you got married with no pre-nup. You should of been securing those assets you have. I guess he will be walking away with that money; besides, his like a nobody. By what I understand his family isn't too happy about the whole thing. I can't believe you would go that far or that desperate. Perez Hilton said she probably is jealous that Miley Cyrus is taking her spotlight. WOW!

But whatever! I hope she is happy and he doesn't do anything stupid to her. GOOD LUCK!

Congrats on your wedding!

The Amber Watch Foundation

Dear Readers,

I know that as a mother I would want to keep my children safe and secure 24/7 but I know that is impossible but there are places like Amber Watch Foundation that gets messages out to our schools and children about staying safe and what to do in case of emergencies. Than there is Artists such as Aly & Aj, that trying to put the word out using text messages and you can register for this at wirelessamberalerts.org

Here you can customize your text messages for certain areas or others too. I customize my area in Minnesota but also in New Jersey and Puerto Rico because I have family and friends in those areas. That's what I like about it. For those who have Myspace you can go to Seventeen Magazine
There you can get codes to customize you website with info that people can see and click on.

Seventeen Magazine suggest that you keep a record of your fingerprints in a safe place that your friends or family can find or know where to look. I suggest make (2) two because it would be easier to give a copy to your parents. You can do this by getting a Ink Pad and pressing your fingers to it than to the paper labeling all the fingers.

Thank you Seventeen for your continues support for our teens and young children.