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Calling all the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”!  Do you or anyone you know fit this description???

Evolution Media, the producers of “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” is casting its next show in the Beverly Hills area. We are seeking upscale, affluent women living fabulous and glamorous lives.
Bravo is looking for outgoing, exciting, strong, focused women who reside in and around the Beverly Hills area that want to share their lives. We are looking for women who are lively and energetic, with defined opinions and views.  Our featured women should have busy lives, be involved with the community, have a strong work ethic, and an active social calendar.  Most importantly, they should be enjoying the good life.
The women, significant others and families must be open to sharing their experiences with the producers and the television audience.
Thanks for your help!
Natalie Terrell
Evolution Film and Tape
o) 818-260-0379
c) 818-671-7333

Casting Call: Doron Ofir Casting is searching for a host to appear on a major cable network’s new show all about food. Specifically, the show is looking for a male between the ages of 25-45 who has a passion for food and eating. The ideal male candidate will have a big personality, be funny and gregarious and if he has a background in food service, preparation, critic, education or lifestyle that is considered a plus. Visit www.livetoeatcasting.com to find the application and information on how to send in a submission tape and also include details on your food background, favorite foods and why you would be a great host. Submission deadline is May 20, 2009.

It’s not too late for a rebate.

Working with nannies, you may get some questions about the economic stimulus tax rebate checks. Here’s the scoop:

As of July 11th, the U.S. Treasury Department will have issued tax rebate payments to all taxpayers who:

1) Have a valid Social Security Number

2) Have earned income between $3,000 and $75,000 in 2007 (up to $150,000 for married filing jointly)

3) Cannot be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return. These tax rebate checks were available only to those who are paid LEGALLY.

Checks will continue to be sent to all qualifying taxpayers who file a 2007 tax return by October 15th 2008. Luckily, there’s still time for nannies who were paid “under the table” in 2007 to get caught up and receive their rebate check even if they’ve never filed a return in the past. For those employees who did not qualify for a tax rebate check in 2007, there will be an avenue to obtain the benefit when they file their 2008 tax return next year as long as they are paid LEGALLY in 2008.

Over the course of this week, our nation has celebrated the inauguration of Barack Obama! Today an interesting post came up online that I would like to share.  It talks about the fact that our president is in need of his personal blackberry and his desires to keep it and all of his contacts.  There was a little bit of controversy whether or not he should be able to keep it.  There were fears that the “bad guys” would be able to track his every move through his handy device.  Apparently, his security team has protected him by securing his device aswell.  How does this relate to us?  This shows how technologically advanced we are as a society, and how dependent we are on our contacts.  Today, everyone has some sort of personal cell phone that does so much more than just allow us to talk to each other.  Families and friends use texting/bbming/chatting as a way to communicate quickly with each other.  It is not unheard of for a family to put an employee on their plan.  For example, if a nanny needs to arrange plans with a busy parent, texting is a discrete and easy way to do it!

click here to read about Obama’s blackberry