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B6 Times Sunday, January 5, 2014 Entertainment Fans up for new episodes of 'Downton' Associated Press This photo released by PBS and Carnival Film and Television Limited shows Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith in a scene from season four of the Masterpiece TV series, "Downton Abbey." As it returns for its much-awaited fourth season, "Downton Abbey" remains a series about elegance, tradition and gentility, and the pressures of preserving them. Los Angeles checks into rehab for eating disorder has checked into rehab to treat an eating disorder. The "Tik Tok" singer said in a statement providedby her spokesman Friday that she'll be unavailable for the next 30 days while she seeks treatment for an undis -closed eating disorder. "I'm a crusader for being yourself and loving yourself, but I've found it hard to practice," she said. The 26 -year- old vegetarian pop star said she wants to "learn to love myself again, exactly as I am." No other details were provided.

whose real name is KeshaRose Sebert, is the performer of such tunes as "Crazy Love," "Die Young" and "Timber" with Pitbull. She starred in the MTV reality series "My Crazy Beautiful Life Los Angeles actress Barbara Lawrence dies at age 83 Actress Barbara Lawrence who played Gertie Cummings in the 1955 movie "Oklahoma!" has died. She was 83. Her daughter-in-law, Christy Nelson, said Friday that the actress died of kidney failure on Nov. 13.

Lawrence's career spanned the late 1940s through the early 1960s. Her movies include "The Street with No Name," "A Letter To Three Wives," and the 1957 sci-fi cult classic "Kronos." Her TV work included episodes of "Perry Mason" and "Bonanza." Lawrence later became an author, publicist and real estate agent in Beverly Hills. She has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. New York MSNBC's Roberts named host of 'Way Too Early' MSNBC's Thomas Roberts will be getting used to early hours as the new host of the network's "Way Too Early" program. The cable network Friday gave Roberts the job as anchor of the newscast, which airs from 5:30 a.m.

to 6 a.m. Eastern just before "Morning Joe Roberts will also be a contributor to "Morning Joe." The irreverent "Way Too Early" was a springboard for former host Willie Geist, who is now a regular on "Morning Joe" and hosts an hour of NBC's "Today" show. Roberts will give up his current 11 a.m. anchoring slot a post that hasn't been filled yet. Associated Press Fourth-season premiere airing tonight on PBS Frazier Moore associated press NEW YORK As it returns for its much- awaited fourth season, "Downton Abbey" remains a saga about elegance tradition and gentility and the pressures of preserving them.

On the premiere airing today at 9 p.m. EST on PBS, Lady Mary Crawley has buckled under the weight of widowhood six months after her husband, Matthew, perished in a car crash. Inconsolable at the start of the episode, Mary (played by Michelle Dockery) dismisses their infant son as "a poor little orphan." Her father, Lord Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), wrestles with business pressures: the death of Matthew and the absence of a will have thrown the Downton manor, already financially fragile, into further crisis. Meanwhile, the modern world of 1922 bears down on the Downton hidebound. Just consider the encroachment of an electric mixer, the newest threat to the culinary status quo over which Mrs.

Patmore reigns in the kitchen. Even so, Mrs. Patmore remains squat high- strung yet unbending under the pressures of keeping the Downton nobility well-fed. In a recent interview, Lesley Nicol, who plays her, recalls filiningthe series' original episode with Mrs. Patmore "shouting at everybody and being horrible As an actor you go, 'Is she just aplain, nasty piece of But Nicol says she was set straight by the series' historical adviser, who reminded her that the character is solely responsible for the food in that house If you go to dinner at Downton, it's got to be the best you've ever had.

Sometimes people are harsh because they need things to be right." That was a key ingredient for playing Mrs Patmore but the recipe keeps the pressure on Nicol to look authentic doing it because "viewers are lookingfor ma. Its starting point was rolled back to the eve of World War I. With Carnival (whose credits include such series as "Jeeves and Wooster," "Traffik" and set to produce, Neame sold "Downton" to the British commercial network ITV. "I wanted to position the show on a very broad mainstream entertainment channel," he says But in the U. no com -mercial networks were biting (ironically, not even NBC, whose parent company owns Carnival Films).

Neame found a buyer instead in public television's "Masterpiece" anthology. But it goes without saying the series caught on far beyond that in more than 200 countries. "They're crazy for it in China," marvels Nicol, who found out firsthand on a visit there "I've seen me speaking Mandarin!" "The show is everything I'd hopedfor, times 100" says Neame But when success is multiplied, so, often, is accompanying pressure. "There's such an insatiable demand for the show. So much is expected of it!" mistakes they are!" With a lifetime of credits that include the musical "Mamma Mia! and the films "East Is East" and its sequel, "West Is West Nicol must rely on her acting chops to be convincing as a cook, because (she readily confesses) she isn't one in real life While her husband likes to throw dinner parties, "I'm front-of-the-house" she explains with a laugh.

"I do the talking and the pouring of the drinks." It's no secret that "Downton Abbey" has dined out on startling success from almost the first moment it hit the air in Britain in2010 (three months before its U.S. debut). It has gained a firm foothold in the culture won 10 Emmys and two Golden Globes, and found a robust audience that rose to the challenge of calling it "Downton," not "Downtown." Last season's finale drew 8.2 million U.S. viewers, most of them left shatteredby Matthew's demise as they faced the long wait to see how the "Downton" elite and underclass would cope. In November there was a bit of good news for rabid fans with the announcement that, yes, next year there will be a fifth season.

That news freed viewers to fret about their favorite show's fate beyond 2015 How many years will "Downton" carry on? Just ask "Downton" executive producer Gareth Neame. Everybody else has. "We know there's going to be more than five," he replies patiently, "and I know there's going to be less than 10. 1 don't know what happens between now and then." Neame is the managing director of London-based Carnival Films and a "Downton" executive producer who, a few years ago, put the show in motion over dinner with Julian Fellowes the Oscar-winning writer of the 2001 murder mystery "Gosford Park." Neame was a fan of that ensemble drama, set at an English country house in the 1930s where a party of wealthy Brits and their servants convened for a shooting weekend. He proposed that Fellowes create a se -ries with the same social stratification, politesse andmelodra- World Cities Accu Weather Forecast for the Central Coast 5-day Forecast for Santa Maria 72 71 40 Partly sunny 66 43 Partly sunny 67 40 Partly sunny 39 64 39 Times of clouds and sun Partly sunny Mostly clear California Cities Today -Paso Robles 6933 A taenaHorn Ca ivucos 6742 a ft.

Morro Bay A 6945 City Hi Lo City Hi Lo City Hi Lo Bakersfield 65 39 Monterey 67 43 pc San Jose 65 38 pc Bishop 53 18 Mount Shasta 52 21 pc Santa Cruz 68 40 pc China Lake 55 26 Oakland 61 37 pc Santa Rosa 67 29 pc Death Valley 67 40 Palm Springs 71 47 S. LakeTahoe 44 13 Edwards AFB 59 24 Palmdale 63 29 Stockton 62 31 pc Eureka 55 34 pc Redding 64 34 pc Ukiah 66 28 pc Fresno 65 37 pc Sacramento 61 29 pc Vallejo 61 38 pc Los Angeles 75 51 pc San Diego 73 50 pc Ventura 72 48 pc Modesto 63 32 pc San Francisco 62 44 pc Yosemite 60 31 Today Tom. City Hi Lo Hi Lo Athens 60 48 pc 60 48 sh Baghdad 51 46 57 42 pc Copenhagen 43 38 47 45 sh Dublin 49 41 50 43 sh Frankfurt 46 41 pc 50 47 Hong Kong 66 60 67 64 pc London 50 43 50 46 pc Madrid 44 42 49 39 Mexico City 72 44 pc 70 40 Moscow 34 28 sf 34 29 sn Nassau 83 72 pc 83 64 Paris 50 46 pc 52 46 Rome 55 43 55 43 Sydney 85 66 pc 82 61 Tokyo 44 35 48 34 Vancouver 41 30 42 33 National Cities Today Tom. City Hi Lo Hi Lo Atlanta 52 21 27 5 pc Atlantic City 50 43 52 4 pc Boston 42 40 i 50 17 Charleston, S.C. 65 54 59 17 sh Chicago 11 -18 sn -12 -17 Cleveland 33 7 sn 9 -11 sf Dallas 36 19 pc 35 22 pc Denver 18 1 sn 33 16 pc Flagstaff 40 16 43 14 Honolulu 78 65 pc 78 68 sh Houston 59 27 45 23 pc Indianapolis 28 -15 sn -11 -15 pc Las Vegas 56 37 57 35 Miami 82 70 sh 84 41 sh New Orleans 75 28 38 24 pc New York City 44 44 i 50 8 Phoenix 67 43 67 43 Portland, Ore.

45 29 pc 42 34 Raleigh 54 43 sh 47 8 St. Louis 23 -7 sn -4 -5 pc Salt Lake City 26 11 pc 29 16 pc Seattle 46 32 45 37 Tucson 65 38 pc 65 39 Washington, D.C. 41 39 i 45 5 pc 1-3 ft 1-3 ft 1-3 ft 1-3 ft 1-3 ft 1-3 ft 1-3 ft San Luis Obispo 7539 Pismo Beach San Luis RalA Regional Weather 0- 1 ft 6349 a 1- 2 ft Nipomo 7040 Grande 6941 Santa Barbara County Mountains: Mostly sunny today. Clear tonight. Mostly sunny tomorrow.

Mostly sunny Tuesday. Santa Barbara County South Coast: Partly sunny today. Clear to partly cloudy and chilly tonight. Santa Ynez Valley: Partly sunny today. Mainly clear and seasonably cool tonight.

Partly sunny tomorrow and Tuesday. Guadalupe 7138 ft Santa Maria 7239 San Simeon 6645 Surf Forecast Avila Beach Cambria Cayucos S.B. Graver Beach Morro Bay Pismo Beach Point Sal S.B. Point Arguello Refugio S.B. San Simeon S.B.

Street Campus Point Carpinteria S.B. El Capitan S.B. Emma Woods S.B. Gaviota S.B. Oxnard Rincon Point Santa Barbara Surf Beach El Segundo Hermosa Beach Malibu Manhattan Beach Port Hueneme Redondo Beach Santa Monica San Pedro Topanga Beach Venice Beach Tides Central Coast: Partly sunny today.

Mainly clear tonight. Times of sun and clouds tomorrow and Tuesday. Cuyama Valley: Mostly sunny today. Clear tonight. Partly sunny tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Thursday: partly sunny. Cuyama 7039 Santa Ynez ft. 7040 1-2 ft 1-2 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft 0- 1 ft 1- 2 ft 1-2 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft 0- 1 ft 1- 2 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft 0-1 ft Los Alamos 7136 Vandenberq a Buellton AFB 7040 6852 Solvang 7142 Santa Barbara Goleta 6837 A Santa Clarita 7145 Santa Paula 7346 6836 Ojai 7344 Ventura 7248 fc. Oxnard 7148 Shown is todays weather and surf forecast. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows.

Almanac Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. Yesterday's National HighLow: (For the 48 contiguous states) High: 76 in Alice, TX Low: -29 in Fryeburg, ME Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. 2014 AccuWeather.com Simi Valley ft. Thousand San Fernando Oaks ft- 7248 7448 nta Burbank ft- a.76748 Malibu Mnca 6655 694 A Los Anaeles Tides for Central Coast, Port San Luis LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE Sun and Moon 7551 National Weather Ht. Ht.

Today 1.9 4.8 5.0 Mon. 1.8 5.0 0.4 4.3 Tue. 1.6 5.1 1.1 3.6 Wed. 1.2 5.3 1.6 3.3 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

Sunrise today 7:10 a.m. Sunset tonight 5:04 p.m. Moonrise today 10:07 a.m. Moonset today 10:25 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:10 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow 5:05 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow 10:44 a.m. Moonset tomorrow 11:28 p.m. Santa Maria through 4 p.m. yesterday.

Temperature High 64 Low 41" Normal high 63 Normal low 39 Precipitation 24 hours ending 4 p.m 0.00" Month to date 0.00" Normal month to date 0.33" Season to date 0.50" Last season to date 3.73" Normal season to date 4.57" Comfort Index UV Index and RealFeel Temperature Today -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s First Full Last New 3 '6244 JHW i'Mr 49- Jan 15 Jan 23 Jan 30 Jan 7 Marine Forecast Point Piedras to Point Arquello and out 60 Nautical Miles: Wind light and variable today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a northwest swell 3-5 feet at 12-second intervals. Visibility clear. Earthquakes 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s Preliminary reports on earth movements, in Richter scale. Reporting period ended at 4:12 p.m.

Saturday. Force, time location No Quakes Reported. 48 66 74 74 64 58 chlhuahua A www 6632 WtOStI I Miami Ja Cold Front La Paz warm Front Fairbanks Wx Vadalajart: a8 ST F39 Mexico City (). S8K- 5V33 7244 I I E23 Showers Villahermoaa ESSTalonae 7865 BjCJIIpanclngo nFlurrlas S-4- FS3 8 a.m. 10 a.m.

Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. East Santa Barbara Channel: Wind west at 3-6 knots today. Wind waves 2 feet or less with a west-northwest swell 2-4 feet at 12-second intervals.

Visibility under a mile in patchy morning fog. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11 Extreme. The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Source: http:www.data.scec.orgrecenteqs QuakesquakesO.html.