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Visitor Center
10:00am - 5:00pm
CLOSED Monday & Tuesday
Tijuana Estuary NP Point of Interest
Phone Number
(619) 575-3613
Park Hours
Visitor Center
Driving Directions to Tijuana Estuary NPFrom the north:
Take Interstate 5 south to the Coronado Avenue exit in Imperial Beach (not the Coronado Bridge exit). Turn right onto Coronado Ave. and head west for approx. three miles (it becomes Imperial Beach Blvd.). Turn left onto Third Ave. at the four-way stop (you'll see the Reserve's concrete sign). Follow the road around the corner and the Visitor Center will be on the right.
From the south:
Take Interstate 5 north and turn left on Coronado Ave., then follow the directions above.
Online reservations are not available for this park.
Upcoming Park Events
No events scheduled at this moment.
The Tijuana Estuary is the largest coastal wetland in Southern California and it is located on the international border between the U.S. and Mexico. The estuary is primarily a shallow water habitat, though it is often termed an "intermittent estuary," as it is subjected to extreme changes in streamflow at different times of the year. Extended periods of drought leave parts of the estuary dry during some periods, while flooding inundates the same areas during others. For this reason, Tijuana Estuary is considered to be a very unique part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.
The Tijuana River Estuary is one of the few salt marshes remaining in Southern California, where over 90% of wetland habitat has been lost to development. The site is an essential breeding, feeding and nesting ground and key stopover point on the Pacific Flyway for over 370 species of migratory and native birds, including six endangered species.
The Reserve offers four miles of walking trails, taking visitors into prime bird watching areas and down to the river mouth where the Tijuana River meets the Pacific Ocean. Visitors may explore the park on their own or join one of the free guided nature and bird walks on weekends. View calendar of events.
Border Field State Park is located in the southwestern corner of the Reserve, on a bluff overlooking the ocean, the estuary, and the bull ring that lies just south of the U.S./Mexico border. A marker on the bluff, first placed there in 1851 just after the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, delineates the western beginning of the International Border.
For more information about the Tijuana Estuary and Border Field State Park please visit http://www.TRNERR.org/ and view this short film.
Location - Directions
Imperial Beach Blvd Construction Detour: Please be advised that the City of Imperial Beach is improving Imperial Beach Blvd (Coronado Ave.) through March 2020. We recommend taking the Palm Ave exit and continue to 3rd Street to avoid delays.
Take Interstate 5 to exit 4, Coronado Avenue, in Imperial Beach (not the Coronado Bridge exit). Head West on Coronado Ave. for approx. three miles (it becomes Imperial Beach Blvd.). Turn left onto 3rd Street at the four-way stop (you'll see the Reserve's concrete sign). Follow the road around the corner and the Visitor Center will be on the right.
Imperial Beach, CA Latitude/Longitude: 32.5839 / -117.1122
Interpretation and Education Programs
Educational activities provided by the Reserve include after school Jr. Ranger Program (ages 7-12); bilingual site visits for elementary, middle and high school students; nature walks/bird walks; several lecture series; site-based teacher training workshops. The Reserve provides bilingual (English and Spanish) curriculum for various grades. Read more information about the Reserve's education programs.
Managing Agencies
The Reserve is managed jointly by a multiple-agency advisory council. Primary managing agencies are the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California State Parks. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible primarily for management of the Reserve's resources; in particular the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge component of the Reserve. The California Department of Parks and Recreation operates the Visitor Center, maintains Border Field State Park, and coordinates the Reserve's educational and interpretive programs.


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A story created by Ahmed Ishan (Dinba), who participated in the Moodhu Maakandhu Festival, Held at AA. Ukulhas in 2015.
Emmenge in partnership with IUCN Maldives held a Vaahaka Hedhun; a story making workshop, by inviting artists from across disciplines to create stories at Ukulhas during the festival period. Artists resided on the island for two days collecting and creating the stories.
"Moodhu-Maakan'du Fest 2015″ (word derived from the local language, Dhivehi – "Moodhu" means The Sea, "Maa-kan'du" means the Open Ocean) is a one-day annual festival hosted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Maldives Marine Projects in association with the Government of the Maldives, Alif Alif Atoll council and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Please visit http://www.emmenge.com/mmkf15 for more details and the archives of the event.

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Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams hanged himself, according to the Lt. Keith Boyd, the assistant deputy chief coroner in Marin County, CA.
According to a news release issued by the Marin County, CA, Sheriff's Office, his body was found on Monday at about 11:55 a.m. He was pronounced dead at 12:05 p.m. PT. by firefighters.
The official cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging. Toxicology results, which would determine if Williams had taken drugs or alcohol, will not be available for four to six weeks. Boyd would not comment on whether or not a note was found at the scene.
Boyd says Williams was last seen around 10 p.m. on Aug. 10 by his wife, Susan Schneider, who then went to bed. She then left the home the next morning and assumed Williams was still in bed asleep in a different bedroom.
A personal assistant then came to the home and found Williams with a belt around his neck. Superficial cuts were found on his left wrist and a pocket knife was found nearby. Boyd could not confirm if the blood on the blade was the actor's.
Williams had batted severe depression and in July had checked himself into rehab to maintain sobriety. He had been sober, and he wanted to maintain that sobriety.
The 63-year-old actor, who studied at Julliard, was open about his trouble addiction by putting them in his stand-up routines, and often discussing them in interviews.
As the news broke, fans place flowers outside his home and on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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For as long as I can remember, this time of year has been World Series time. Has a good flavor. Like vanilla.
Yeah, I know, it is World Series time.
For as long as I can remember, this time of year has been World Series time. Has a good flavor. Like vanilla.
It also is peanut-pullin� time. They go together, or used to.
But, we don�t pull peanuts much anymore. No peanuts to pull. If you want to pull peanuts, you got to find a farm.
Go back, however, back to the year 1933, when a raging Depression stalked across the land and there was no milk and there was no honey in most homes.
I was about 8, then, and that time of year I could count on two things: (1) the World Series and (2) having to pull peanuts from their vines. It was a nasty, dirty job, but somebody had to do it. I had to do it. Pop told me. Along with maybe a drop-in neighbor kid or two who had nothing else to do.
And, who also wanted to listen to the World Series on the radio.
That was another thing that was scarce back then. If you were lucky enough to have a radio, you sat the moveable radio speaker in the open window and turned up the volume so any close neighbor could listen to Lum and Abner, Amos �n Andy, Little Orphan Annie, Lowell Thomas.
Or, the World Series.
Pop would have run a turn plow through rows of the peanut field, loosening the dirt. It was my job, then, to urge the peanuts from their home in the earth onto a wheelbarrow, and then to deposit them beside the granary for peanut pulling that afternoon.
That would have been killing, had it not been for the World Series. Therefore, I didn�t mind all that much giving up that afternoon�s playing time on the ball field across the road, if it meant being able to listen to the Series at the same time.
So there it was, a mound of peanuts, still on the stalks, and me mostly by myself, sitting on the barn milk stool, steaming, and pulling peanuts.
I went to the house, turned on the radio and turned up the volume. The game was on and the plot was ripe. Maybe over ripe.
I yell for my buddies.
No response. I turn in another direction. Word goes out to Clifford Paul. And down the hill to J.C. That might have been the first instance of three-way calling. I probably got two out of three. Not a bad average during hard times.
So, we sat there on whatever was available and pulled peanuts. We had buckets located strategically, just within range. Our game was to see who could fill up a bucket the quickest, one nut at a time. (Three nuts � one nut at a time!) Nobody ever filled a bucket, of course, but we scattered enough peanuts around to make a good picture, but nobody had a camera.
It was the Series game, however, that attracted our attention.
My mind is not computer-sure on this, but I believe the Senators were playing the Giants that year. Two teams battling it out for the title of the world.
No one would dispute that back then because few other countries had a baseball team. Back then, Germany and Japan were too busy acting as if God did not exist. They had their own worlds, and they wanted everybody else�s.
So, we sat there, pullin� and a pitchin�; and somebody hit another home run and dark was running for home. A bunch of kids were across the street, running bases and shouting and having fun, probably developing good cases of carpel-tunnel feet.
The World Series game ended about the time Mom called to say it was time to come in, wash my feet and go to bed.
Now, that�s just about an oxymoron, �cause once you wash your feet in cold water, sleep done walked out the door.
Enjoy the Series.
Bill Williams is a former editor of The Gazette and a regular columnist.


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Bits and pieces from the local sports scene.
Players from Burroughs, Burbank win scholar awards: Burbank High football player Mitch Camacho and Adam Velasco from Burroughs were given 2011- 2012 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Awards.
The honors were given out at a black-tie event March 20 at the Sportsmen's Lodge where more than 50 athletes were honored.
Each year, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame chapters throughout the United States present scholar-athlete awards to high school and college seniors in their respective areas who have exhibited outstanding football performance, team attitude, academic achievements, campus achievements, citizenship and character. One qualifying senior football player from each of the high schools and colleges in the San Fernando, Crescenta, Southwest Antelope, Santa Clarita and Conejo valleys is selected to represent their respective school.
Camacho, who played wide receiver and safety for the Bulldogs, has a 4.4 grade-point average and will be attending either UCLA, the University of California San Diego or the University of California Santa Barbara. An honorable-mention All-Pacific League selection, Camacho won the program's Bulldog Award for his leadership.
Velasco, a punt returner, kick returner and running back for the Indians, has a 3.92 GPA. He helped Burroughs win a share of the Pacific League championship in 2011.
Host of stars slated for celebrity golf event at Lakeside: There will be plenty of star power at the fifth annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic May 7 at Lakeside Golf Club.
Lopez will be joined by celebrity caddies Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Vanessa Marcil (General Hospital) and celebrity golfers including Charlie Day (Horrible Bosses), Kenny G, Andy Garcia (The Godfather: Part III, The Untouchables), Aimee Garcia (Dexter), Anthony Anderson (Scream 4), Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters), Christopher McDonald (Fanboys), Hill Harper (CSI: New York), Ryan McPartlin (Chuck), Rob Riggle (21 Jump Street), Carmine Giovinazzo (CSI: New York), William Devane (Revenge), Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Richard Schiff (House of Lies), Boris Kodjoe (Resident Evil), Miles Doughty (Slightly Stoopid), along with athletes Barry Bonds, Greg Noll, Laird Hamilton (Athlete) and Gabriella Reece.
The Fifth Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic & Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship will benefit The Lopez Foundation. The charity's mission is to create positive, permanent change for underprivileged children, adults and military families confronting challenges in education and health, as well as increasing community awareness about kidney disease and organ donation.
A veteran comedian, television and film actor and talk show host, Lopez is a kidney transplant survivor. In 2005, his wife, Ann, donated one of her kidneys to the entertainer.


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After years of research and development, radio frequency light sources are just now becoming a mainstream lighting option.
Lighting isn't exactly the first thing you think of when you hear "radio frequency." More comfortable in the lexicon of HAM radio operators, the term is just now making headway in the business of illumination, thanks to designs that employ RF technology and offer appreciably longer life and lower maintenance. Even at these early stages of development, RF lamps are finding a foothold in applications traditionally dominated by fluorescent and high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps, giving lighting designers a larger pallet of products from which to choose on their next project.
Beyond broadening the range of lighting choices, though, RF light sources offer another benefit: increased functionality. Given the shortcomings of conventional discharge lamps, it's not difficult to see why interest has increased in such a technology that succeeds where fluorescent and HID sources have failed.
A typical hot cathode fluorescent lamp has a cathode — also called an electrode — located at each end of the glass tube. The electrode consists of a tungsten filament, similar to that of an incandescent lamp. Unlike its purpose in an incandescent lamp, here the filament's purpose is to emit electrons, not to directly produce illumination. And in this case, the cathode filament has an emissive material coating to accelerate the electrons' release.
The resistance of the path, or gap, between the two electrodes is broken down when sufficient voltage is created between the electrodes. And the resulting continuous mercury arc, or ultraviolet energy (electromagnetic radiation), created along the length of the lamp activates the phosphor coating on the lamp's interior surface. These phosphors receive the invisible ultraviolet energy and change it into visible energy.
Strictly speaking, the coil, or electrode, at each end of a fluorescent lamp is technically a cathode only while it gives off electrons, which only lasts for one half of the AC cycle. For the other half, it receives electrons and thus functions as an anode. However, the industry uses the term cathode for simplicity.
During lamp operation, the mercury arc will contact the cathode continuously at the same spot. Over time, the arc will gradually wear away the coating material at this spot; when the coating has been completely worn away at that spot, the arc will move to another area of the cathode surface. Simply starting the lamp also damages the coating by wearing away the emissive material. When a cathode filament loses all of its coating, the lamp has reached the end of its life. So, generally, the loss of the electrode coating determines lamp failure.
Using an electronic ballast can reduce cathode coating loss, and in many instances extend average fluorescent lamp life. But, still, in the case of frequent lamp ON/OFF switching, such as with occupancy sensor control, the cathodes will wear out faster than if the lamp switches on only a few times during a day. A key advantage of the electronic ballast is the high-frequency operation of the lamp, which increases the efficiency of the phosphor conversion to visible light.
Nevertheless, some of the latest premium electronic ballasts can soft start a fluorescent lamp, reducing the damage to the coating. Under optimum conditions, a matched lamp/ballast system can offer a 30,000-hr average rated life for T8 linear lamps.
Considering the difficulties created by fluorescent lighting, it should come as no surprise that researchers have been trying to develop a practical electrode-less light source for years. The main obstacle to the development of a commercial RF lamp was the lack of efficient and economical electronic components to drive the lamp at frequencies as high as 60 Hz, the level necessary to produce visible light more efficiently. The past 15 years have seen the development of power switching electronics, which is revolutionizing many facets of the electrical industry, and a better understanding of RF plasma characteristics, making it possible to drive lamps at those frequencies.
Within the past 10 years, the following RF lamp designs have achieved varying degrees of commercial use:
Microwave-powered sulfur lamps generate a full-color spectrum directly by exciting sulfur molecules within a microwave resonant cavity and without the use of a phosphor coating. A 1.5kW magnetron, similar to those used in microwave ovens, generates power at 2.45 GHz and delivers energy to a quartz glass bulb through a short wave guide (Fig. 1). Filled with argon and a small dose of sulfur, the bulb (about 3 cm in diameter) is rotated for discharge stability within the resonant cavity. Providing about 135,000 lumens, or 95 lm/W, and a life rating of 15,000 hr, the compact sulfur lamp also features low-infrared and ultraviolet emission and good color stability. Installations to date have been demonstration projects only.
Spherical external coil induction lamps employ a 4.5-cm diameter fluorescent bulb driven inductively at 13.56 MHz from an RF power supply housed in a base unit (Fig. 2). An induction coil wrapped around the lamp energizes the neon gas and a small quantity of mercury contained within the lamp. In turn, a screen cage surrounds the lamp to reduce EMI emissions to an acceptable level. The system operates at 27W, and the efficacy is 37 lm/W. Typical applications would be difficult-to-reach locations, such as a bridge or a room with a high ceiling.
Self-ballasted re-entrant cavity lamps take the place of incandescent reflector lamps, and are slightly smaller than a 75W R30 flood lamp. Housed in the lamp base, an electronic ballast operates at 2.65 MHz and delivers an initial light output of 1,100 lumens, or about 48 lm/W (Fig. 3). Using this technology, one manufacturer has developed a reflector flood lamp that boasts a 15,000-hr average rated life, a CRI of 82, and is available with phosphors providing either a 2,700°K or a 3,000°K color temperature.
Low-frequency extended-coil induction lamps offer advantages over a single-coupling antenna. Available in two wattages, the lamps consist of a 5.4-cm diameter Pyrex glass tube constructed with a rectangular or stretched-donut shape (Fig. 4). Two ferrite coils located on the shorter sides of the rectangular lamp provide the energy coupling. The power transfer efficiency of this unit is as high as 98%. For example, the 150W lamp offers 80 lm/W efficacy.
The lamp's operating frequency of 250 kHz minimizes the problems associated with EMI, and the ballast design is much simpler than an RF system working at 2.65 MHz. This induction lamp is particularly useful for applications on bridges, tunnels, high-mounted street luminaires, and similar difficult-to-reach locations.
Re-entrant cavity induction lamps operate at 2.65 MHz and are available in three wattages — 55W, 85W, and 165W. All three are shaped like standard incandescent "A" lamps (Fig. 5). The 85W model is 11 cm in diameter and 18 cm long.
An induction coil is wound on a ferrite core with an internal copper heat conductor connected to the lamp base and located in the center of the lamp. A heat conductor removes heat from the re-entrant cavity and the induction coil. A 40-cm coaxial cable delivers power from the electronic ballast to the base of the lamp. By separating the two components, the ballast operates cooler, which extends its life. With its vibration resistance, an efficacy of over 75 lm/W and a 100,000-hr average rated life, this induction lamp is particularly useful for applications where regular maintenance of lighting equipment is difficult. A typical application of 165W induction lamps would be pole-mounted luminaires for dusk-to-dawn illumination on a campus.
RF sources are by no means taking over the lighting industry — for that matter, they aren't even a major player yet. However, after years of research and development, lighting engineers are finally able to offer a lighting source alternative that corrects for many of the failures of conventional sources. And who would have guessed it would come about thanks to radio technology?
Sidebar: Unusual Application of Induction Lighting
A unique facade lighting installation that uses QL lamps provides dramatic visual identification for 5 Times Square, a 50-story office tower in New York City. A 5-ft illuminated stripe extends from ground level to the top of the building's north face, which looks out over Times Square. This lighted stripe, running upward at a slight diagonal from left to right, consists of 80 square metal enclosures installed slightly offset. Each enclosure contains an 85W-rated induction lamp. A ⅜-in.-thick translucent acrylic plastic panel, or lens, mounted within a metal frame, protects the lamp enclosure. For lighting maintenance, special tools are used to remove the metal frame holding the fixture lens in place.
The installing electrical contractor was E-J Electric Installation Co., Long Island City, N.Y.


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Every woman spends her life searching for the perfect pair of jeans, ones that are comfortable, look great, aren't too fashionable but just stylish enough, are versatile, and even forgiving when she puts on a pound or two. Most never find those jeans. Somehow, maestros of cycle clothing Rapha have managed to address the female cyclist's equivalent quest, the search for the perfect cycling shorts. I am going to show my hand right from the word go, here, I cannot recommend these shorts highly enough!
Made from silky, stretchy non-shiny lycra, these are as close as you can get to riding naked, although probably significantly more comfortable. The fabric acts like a second skin, moving with your body as you ride, and with good moisture transfer properties to keep you comfortable and dry no matter how warm the conditions. The longer cut in the leg may not appeal to those who like to show a little limb, or want a tan up to their armpits, but it will most certainly appeal to anyone looking for a more flattering cut. The effective leg grippers are positioned just right to not bite into more generous thighs, but also not low enough that they pinch tendons. Sizing was absolutely perfect, and just that little bit forgiving.
Clever shaping of the lumbar area, with added grips means there's no worry about gaps appearing between jersey and short, even when riding on the drops, while a soft panel at the tummy area means a flattering shape and no cutting in.
Most important though, the female specific pad is without a doubt the most effective and unobtrusive and comfortable I've ever had the pleasure to ride on. It's just the right thickness and density, a great anatomical shape, has no irritating seams, it wicks well and remains comfortable throughout the ride, and it's not even overly visible from the outside.
Bearing in mind that you will probably neglect all your other shorts from now on in favour of only ever wearing these, cost per wear is not an issue. If Rapha brought out some other colours, that'd be birthdays, Christmases, anniversaries and Valentines sorted for the rest of my natural life.
I'm not sure if it was an awareness of the value of the kit I was wearing, and a feeling that my riding should somehow live up to that, but I'd swear I was faster wearing these!
Buy them. You know you're worth it.
If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website
Make and model: Rapha Women\'s short
Size tested: 12
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Aimed at female road cyclists looking for a flattering longer cut short, combining the comfort and performance of Rapha's men's shorts without the inconvenience of bibs.
Does just that. The closest thing to a skinsuit for those who wouldn't even consider one.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Matt black, soft, strong lycra fabric
Female specific deluxe pad by Cytech
Soft gripper at thigh and lumbar area
Shaped lumbar region to prevent drafts
Flat lock stitching
Reflective tabs for visibility
Sizes UK8-16
Beautifully crafted. Flawless construction.
Like riding in a second skin, only more comfortable.
Wicked moisture well, even in hot conditions
Worth treating with the respect you would afford a cashmere jumper. Not fragile, but you'll want these to last as long as is humanly possible, and with the number of times you'll probably wear them, it's worth taking precautions.
Velcro is the enemy of such soft fabric.
Don't iron them (it say so in the instructions). Why would you?
So comfortable you could genuinely forget you're wearing them.
They are staggeringly expensive, but you really cannot put a price on this kind of comfort and quality.
Start saving now.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
A superbly designed and constructed pair of shorts, that perform as well as Rapha would suggest they should.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
More colours would be nice.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Nothing. The price if we're going to be really picky.
Did you enjoy using the product? Immensely.
Would you consider buying the product? Definitely.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? At the drop of a chapeau.
Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?
Other short designers pay attention. If Rapha can produce a short like this, why haven't more?
*editor's note: On the basis that perfection doesn't exist on the Earthly plain we really, really don't like giving products 10. However, Leonie insists that these shorts really are perfect so on this occasion we're giving in
Age: 37 Height: 1.65m Weight: 67kg
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: commuting, touring, general fitness riding, mtb,
Lara has been riding bikes for longer than she'd care to admit, and writing about them nearly as long. Since 2009 she has been working as part of the road.cc review team whilst championing women's cycling on the side, most notably via two years as editor of the, sadly now defunct, UK's first and only women's cycling mag, erm, Women's Cycling.
Believing fervently that cycling will save the world, she wishes that more people would just ride a bike and be pleasant to each other.
She will ride anything with two wheels, occasionally likes to go fast, definitely likes to go far and is always up for a bit of exploring somewhere new and exciting.


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Television personality Brooke Mueller has sold the gated Los Feliz home she once shared with her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen, for an undisclosed amount.
The buyer is actor Simon Helberg of "The Big Bang Theory."
The restored 4,179-square-foot villa has four bedrooms and 41/2 bathrooms. A fountain stands in the tiled front courtyard of the Mediterranean-style home, built in 1927. Inside, the dramatic two-story entry has wood floors and a vaulted ceiling. The step-down living room features a fireplace and wood-beamed ceiling.
An eat-in kitchen, with stone floors and a center island, overlooks courtyards and the backyard, which has a swimming pool. A sweeping staircase leads to the master bedroom wing, the other bedrooms, an upstairs family room and outdoor terraces.
Mueller, 34, co-starred this year in the Paris Hilton reality show "The World According to Paris." She was on "Entertainment Tonight" in 2008 and 2009.
Sheen, 46, had starred on the sitcom "Two and a Half Men" since its 2003 launch, earning a reported $1.8 million per episode in 2010. He was fired earlier this year. His television and film credits include "Spin City" (2000-02) and "Wall Street" (1987).
Helberg, who recently sold a home in Los Angeles, is one of the five central characters in the ensemble comedy "The Big Bang Theory," which started in 2007. The 30-year-old starred in "Derek and Simon: The Show" (2007).
Public records show the property was purchased for $2.575 million in 2007, before Mueller and Sheen's 2008 marriage. After the birth of twin sons in 2009, they listed the house at $3.697 million. Weeks or months may pass before sale prices appear in public records.
A quiet sale, not a big bang
Actress Kaley Cuoco, who costars as the neighbor of a pair of socially inept physicists on "The Big Bang Theory," has sold her home in Sherman Oaks for $822,500.
The Spanish-style house was built in 1937 but has been updated. Features include distressed hardwood floors, French doors that open to a covered patio and interior arches between living spaces. There are three bedrooms and three bathrooms in 2,171 square feet.
Cuoco, 25, has starred on the sitcom since 2007. The show has been renewed through the 2013-14 season.
She was also a regular on the series "Charmed" (2005-06) and "8 Simple Rules" (2002-05). She is in "The Last Ride," a film about country singer Hank Williams set for wide release in January.
The property was purchased in 2005 for $1.355 million, according to public records.
Stephanie Vitacco of Coldwell Banker was the listing agent. Eric Lieberman of John Aaroe Group represented the buyer, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
No longer the boss in Malibu
Actor Tony Danza has sold his longtime Malibu beach house for $8 million. It came on the market in July at $9.1 million.
The 1949 traditional main house, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, sits on 50 feet of beachfront. The entire second level of the home is a master suite including a sitting area, fireplace and deck. The property also has two detached guest suites for a total of about 3,000 square feet of living space.
Danza, 60, won TV fans with his roles in the sitcoms "Taxi" (1978-83) and "Who's the Boss?" (1984-92). The former professional boxer has since turned to Broadway, playing Max Bialystock in "The Producers" (2006-07). Last year he starred in the film "Aftermath" and the reality series "Teach: Tony Danza."
Public records show he bought the property in 1987 for $1.15 million.
Shelly Yrigoyen of Pritchett-Rapf & Associates in Malibu was the listing agent. Michael Cunningham and Jeffrey Chertow of Pritchett-Rapf represented the buyer.
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Singer Nancy Sinatra has sold her home in Beverly Hills for $5.3 million.
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|2012-12-29, 21:45
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Would you say that Invisibility is an advantage on par with Silver Crow's flight, and therefore concievably a basic power that a Level 1 character could have?
I wonder if the reason Yellow Radio doesn't seem to have such a power stems from a subconscious desire to be seen and admired or feared. Invisibility would surely be a great Yellow power, but not all Yellows are so humble.
|2013-01-02, 19:06
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I bet that the Aqua Current avatar was born from Kurrent's desire to be ambiguous.
In the manga (and I think the light novels), Kurrent's gender is left unknown, and her avatar is androgynous rather than feminine.
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So her avatar is not merely genderless, but also made of pure, nearly-formless water. A body that is physical but nearly shapeless.
Her own Incarnate Technique, Memory Leak, may be born from a strong desire to erase the memory of anyone who learns her true gender, resetting their relationship to a point she's more comfortable with. (Though fortunately for her, Memory Leak is useful for much more than that. Such as also hiding her identity entirely from someone she's just met.)
|2013-02-14, 21:57
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You know, it occurs to me that we've never seen Ash Roller's special move.
There's the Vertical Climb he got at Level 2, and then the missiles he got by the next time he appears on-screen, but he should have had a special move even at Level 1.
Obviously, it has to be dependent on his bike, because in the Light Novels the fight wasn't decided with a single Headbutt after his bike was caught. He actually got off and tried to duke it out with Silver Crow.
Taking that kind of damage, especially after inflicting so much, his Special Meter would have been full enough to use any kind of special move, unless it depended on his bike.
So, what is it? Some kind of super-ramming charge, perhaps? Perhaps with an energy-shield to protect him while he rushes in?
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Now, it would still be difficult to aim and nigh impossible to judge distance but you're not going to sneak up on them or anything.
Especially since Yellow Radio's only weapon is apparently(?) short-range.
Also, I've seen light novel content mentioned here.
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|2013-02-17, 08:34
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As long as they don't see you coming, it doesn't matter if the cursor is pointing right at you, they have no way of knowing whether you're in spitting distance.
Even on a flat, open field, with no walls or cover to hide behind, you could be standing far away, outside of their range for all they know.
They would have to know you have Invisibility to respond properly, and they would also have to assume you are aware of their own best ranges. If they are Blue, they have to assume you're keeping your distance, and if they are Red they have to assume you mean to ambush them.
Invisibility becomes worse in the UNF. In a duel, you KNOW an opponent has to be there, and there's at least the cursor. In the UNF, you have no way of knowing whether an opponent is there until you get lucky or unlucky, and there's no cursor to help you find them.
The rest of Radio's abilities absolutely cannot be short-range, because his Pure Yellow color does not favor one range over the other.
|2013-03-17, 21:09
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In regards to Green avatars, I once tried to think of an example which didn't rely on being tough, but rather approached "defense" from the direction of agility.
For example, a Green dancer that would be fast enough to avoid all blows, but who could not deliver a significant punch, and instead had to rely on poisoned attacks and repeated strikes to wear her opponents down.
However, now I think that really doesn't work.
Brain Burst is a game that generally follows physics to an exacting degree. It makes noticeable breaks, such as reducing the likelihood of dismemberment (such that even Black Lotus needs the explicit power to chop off parts), but aside from those, it's pretty faithful.
So, rather than Strength and Agility being entirely seperate traits, there's the underlying trait of Muscle Mass.
Any avatar agile enough to rely on dodging for defense would necessarily have the muscle power to deliver powerful hits. Even if that muscle mass is primarily concentrated in the thighs (as with Blood Leopard's default humanoid form), the legs would be capable of strong kicking attacks.
Even reducing one's size and using the thinnest possible armor to increase the agility afforded by one's muscle mass wouldn't drastically reduce one's striking power.
In order for the avatar to be so weak that poison is more effective than punching, even as a speed-type, the avatar would be lacking in pure agility. She would need additional abilities to aid her defense, either in the form of distractions or decoys or mobility tricks.
In the end, she would be a greenish Yellow avatar; Yellow with a great focus on close-range combat.
Further, all Green avatars seen thus far have been focused around hard defense or negating damage.
Green Grandeur is nearly impossible to injure. Lime Bell is exceptionally tough. Olive Drab from the second OVA is a fucking TANK. Ash Roller himself is not particularly tough, but his bike is, and his bike generally shields him from most contact with his enemies.
Olive Glove has something called Oil Membrane Armor. This might be a softer defense than most, but it still sounds like something that takes punishment head-on and negates damage.
So, yeah. Green = Armor.
|2013-03-27, 20:29
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If a Green avatar had a hovering/levitating function like Black Lotus, which allowed for agility and movement speed without requiring muscle strength, it's possible that the Green poison-stabbing dancer could work.
Would probably still have reasonably tough armor for her size and weight, though. Unless she had a sensory ability to help avoid attacks, but that would lean her closer to Yellow.
|2013-04-02, 06:33
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I want to offer a theory regarding the amazing speed and strength displayed by the Black and Yellow Kings, as well as how someone as experienced as Black Vise could miscalculate Silver Crow's ability to escape his vise.
The Incarnate System is just an extension of the same image/movement control system that all Burst Linkers use to control their avatars. Haruyuki can't actually execute an aerial flipping axe-kick, but he can imagine it. He doesn't have wings or experience with using them, but he can imagine it.
Zero File happens when you can't imagine fighting anymore. Your fighting spirit drops to nothing, and your avatar becomes an empty puppet regardless of any mighty muscles.
But what if it works in the opposite direction as well, so that rising fighting spirit makes you stronger and faster?
What if your avatar's strength isn't an upper limit, but merely a modifier? A modifier applied to the fundamental strength of your fighting spirit and imagining power (what KYH called Haru's "speed").
Which could in turn mean that the more skilled you become with the Incarnate System, the better you can use your avatar in the basic ways, resulting in the superhuman clash between Yellow Radio and Black Lotus.
|2013-04-27, 08:17
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That would mean a possible maximum of 3000 years, but only if she spent every moment of her life in the Unlimited Neutral Field. She still had to spent Unaccelerated hours in school, or going to and from school, and eating...
Though it's possible that Black Lotus entered the Unlimited Neutral Field even during her exile. This would have allowed her to continue gathering combat experience and practicing her Incarnate Skills, as well as gathering Burst Points.
This would actually be safe enough to do regularly. Among other things, as a Level 9 King, Black Lotus can solo even legendary-level Enemies.
But also, the odds of accidentally running into other Burst Linkers there are long, especially if one Accelerates within a battle zone or private network with few or no Burst Linkers.
Sure, other Burst Linkers who enter from one zone or network can travel into the part of the Unlimited Neutral Field where she is, but Linkers tend to avoid that because of the possibility of running into Enemies or other Linkers they don't want to fight. Plus, even if Black Lotus is discovered, they have to consider the possibility that she traveled to that spot from another entry point, so they can't be immediately sure of what battle zone she's hiding in.
Besides, it's not THAT hard to deduce where Black Lotus would be hiding. It's fairly obvious that she would go to ground in a neutral battle area unclaimed by any legion and which has few Burst Linkers. Any of the five surviving Kings could have figured that much out.
The Purple King likely tore up all such areas within her reach years ago to try finding Lotus, but the other Kings don't seem as motivated.
Even if someone found the right battle zone, all Lotus needs to do is leave her Neuro-Linker disconnected from the global network and challenging her is impossible. Finding her in the Unlimited Neutral Field is riduculously difficult as well.
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There's no surprise that the library has a lot to say about books. But often times, books have plenty to say about the library.
Here are some quotes you might recognize about our favorite place:
"The place smelled of old paper, dust, and cinnamon. It reminded him of school, and a brief flash of his old life pleasantly filled his memory... Hugo also remembered that sometimes at night, Father would read to him from amazing adventure stories by Jules Verne and a collection of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, which were Hugo's favorites. He missed being read to."
The Invention of Hugo Cabret [1], by Brian Selznick
"Harry --- I think I've just understood something! I've got to go to the library!"
And she sprinted away, up the stairs.
"What does she understand?" said Harry distractedly, still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from.
"Loads more than I do," said Ron, shaking his head.
"But why's she got to go to the library?"
"Because that's what Hermione does," said Ron, shrugging. "When in doubt, go to the library."
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [2], by J.K. Rowling
"If you take a book with you on a journey," Mo had said when he put the first one in her box, "an odd thing happens: The book begins collecting your memories. And forever after you have only to open that book to be back where you first read it. It will all come into your mind with the very first words: the sights you saw in that place, what it smelled like, the ice cream you ate while you were reading it… yes, books are like flypaper ---memories cling to the printed page better than anything else."
Inkheart [3], by Cornelia Funke
"Well, I know what will make you feel better," Charles said, "at least a little bit. Let me show you the library before you go back to work. Then you can visit it whenever you want."
The Miserable Mill [4], by Lemony Snicket
"The library didn't only contain magical books, the ones which are chained to the shelves and are very dangerous. It also contained perfectly ordinary books, printed on commonplace paper in mundane ink. It would be a mistake to think that they weren't also dangerous just because reading them didn't make fireworks go off in the sky. Reading them sometimes did the more dangerous trick of making fireworks go off in the privacy of the reader's brain."
Soul Music, by Terry Pratchett
"The Web is cool, but the library is magic. Where else can the spirit of generations of writers stir your soul? So many writers talk about libraries setting them on their magical paths, it's almost a groaner. But we know it's true. Wander through the stacks and you can feel the dreams, the unique worlds bubbling within each volume. The magic enters you as if by osmosis. On the Web, you may feel clever, lucky and driven to download--but rarely inspired to dream and to write."
"Who Loves You Like the Library?" by Arthur Plotnik, The Writer, November, 2003
What are your favorite quotes about books, or libraries?
Photo: "I had always imagined paradise as a kind of library." Quote by Jorge Luis Borges, from a brick in the wall at the Denver, Colo. Public Library. Taken by flickr user Paul Hagon [5].


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(CBS News) Thousands of passengers erupted into cheers Thursday night as the crippled Triumph finally pulled up to the dock. As they stepped onto dry land, and into the arms of their loved ones some couldn't contain their excitement.
Carnival then chartered a caravan of buses to transport folks out of Mobile, Ala. To add insult to injury, at least one of those buses became stranded on the way to New Orleans, reports CBS News correspondent Anna Werner.
The nightmare started Sunday, when an engine fire knocked out power.Passengers leave cruise ship telling tales of woe
Kendell Jenkins won the trip in a contest, but said it was more like cruising on a floating port-o-potty. "I'm just really thankful and blessed to be back," she said. "I mean there was sewage, water everywhere, mix that with some rotten food smells and welcome to carnival Triumph."
"No ships were coming, no boats, were coming, we saw no helicopters," said Jenkins. "It scared us because we thought the ship wasn't notifying or coming out to help us."
It took more than a day before the first tugboat arrived. As passengers got cell reception, they shared photos revealing squalid conditions - sewage seeping through the floors, plastic bags used for restrooms. Tent camps above deck, and mattresses sprawled out below. For some, the hardest part was losing contact with their family.Stricken Carnival Cruise Line ship Triumph expected to dock in Mobile, Ala.
It took several grueling hours to drag the massive ship through a narrow channel Thursday. At the terminal, carnival C.E.O. Gerry Cahill addressed reporters.
"We pride ourselves in providing our guests with a great vacation experience and clearly we failed in this particular case," he said. He then boarded the ship and apologized to passengers, but some still want answers.
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Kenny Dalglish praised the performance of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who put his off the field issues behind him to inspire his side to a 2-0 win at Aston Villa.
Suarez's build-up to the game was affected with an Football Association hearing into allegations he racially abused Manchester United defender Patrice Evra hanging over him. However, the Uruguayan striker showed no ill-effects and was in irresistible form against Villa, with the woodwork twice denying him a goal.
Dalglish said: "Suarez has been sat in a hotel room for three days. He only trained on Tuesday and Friday.Then he put in a performance like that. It speaks volumes for the man."
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Yamaha Marine Launches 2018 "Yamaha Classic Contest"
Yamaha Marine Group announced today the launch of the 2018 "Yamaha Classic Contest" on Facebook®, Twitter®, and Instagram®. The contest invites participants to send in their Yamaha photos and awards the entry that best represents Yamaha and/or the Yamaha Marine lifestyle. The "Yamaha Classic Contest" is in effect from February 26 through March 7, 2018.
A panel of Yamaha judges will select the winning photo based on the entry's creativity, quality, unique attributes, and composition. The winning participant will receive an all-expense paid trip for four people to the 2018 Bassmaster Classic®, March 16-18, 2018, in Greenville, SC. In addition, the winning participant and his or her guests will receive an exclusive dinner with Yamaha Pro Anglers during the Classic, as well as behind-the-scenes and V.I.P. seating and access throughout the event.
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Geocaching in Ten Countries in One Day
Planning is what Max Welteken (myGe0cache) does for a living. He's a delivery manager at a software development company in Europe. Max also gets bored doing things in what he calls a "normal or easy way."
An idea that was neither boring nor easy struck Max recently. He wanted to log geocaches in ten countries in less and 24 hours.
Max says, "I saw the 10/24 attempt as a big project (which it was) where a lot of planning in advance was required. I spent almost a full week on fine planning the optimal route through all the 10 different countries."
But Max knew the adventure needed co-conspirators. Max contacted two geocaching buddies, Norman Roth (Norman.R) and Dominik Weiss (Zweisamkite).
Once the team was set, Max finished his planning. He says, "I contacted all owners before we started to find out if there were any problems with the caches that might delay us on the trip. In the very beginning, we didn't even know for sure if our goal was feasible at all, but after some iterations of planning with the Groundspeak beta map we came to the conclusion, that it´s possible to do the drive in approx. 16 hrs. PLUS the time we would need to find the caches."
But Max wanted to ensure the cache run didn't sacrifice beautiful scenery for the sake of speed. The group even planned to take three vacation days to ensure the optimal time to beat traffic on their epic journey.
Max says, "What was important for us from the beginning was that we didn't want to spend all this time and money only to see some "drive by" caches on the highways but nice and even scenic places. That made planning even more complex because we reviewed every single cache before we built it into our travel-route."
Contacting the cache owners paid off. Some cache owners met the team along the way. Cache owner Buck_DK actually helped launch the caching adventure a few hours before the caching run began. "The friendly owners of the first cache in Denmark invited us to meet them some hours before midnight. We had dinner."
The team of three geocachers ended up logging more than 25 caches in ten countries (Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and Italy). However the trip did not take them 24 hours. They finished the cache run in just 21 hours. Max writes, "Looking back everything worked out perfect, during the almost 30hrs drive nonstop we only had 30min of traffic jam in the city center of Zürich."
Max has four pieces advice for those considering challenging themselves. He says:
1) You'll need, "Some crazy minds (like myself 😉 to even consider doing something like this in the first place"
2) "Plan everything once, twice and once again! Print out everything even if you take notebooks/phones/GPS with you."
3) "Go with at least with three people on a trip like this, as you will have to drive NON-Stop for more than a day. You will have to be able to sleep in the car no matter how uncomfortable it is."
4) "Take good friends with you, not just anybody you know. After some hours the enthusiasm changes into a bad mood when everyone is exhausted and tired. During these hours you need to be a team of friends that restores the motivation again so everyone is partying once you reach the final cache."
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Apple files 'in your face' iPhone patent
USPTO humorfest?
Apple has applied for a patent that describes a pair of goggles into which you can slip your iPhone or iPod touch to view images or video, optionally in 3D.
That is, if we're not being punk'd by such a distinguished agency as the US Patent and Trademark Office on April Fools' Day.
We're not saying that the USPTO is staffed by stuffed shirts incapable of advanced risibility, but patent application number 20100079356, "Head-mounted display apparatus for retaining a portable electronic device with display," is for a device so bizarre that some patent-clerk prankster may very well have been quietly giggling as he slipped it into slot 78 in today's list of 87 new Apple-patent applications.
We'll treat #20100079356 as real, however - what you choose to believe is up to you.
Slip your iPhone into the goggles' frame, and voilà! - instant video glasses
The application envisions a pair of goggles - or, in language straight from Apple's Department of Redundancy Department, a "head-mounted device that is worn on a user's head" - to be used to display images and video.
The filing notes that head-mounted displays already exist, but that they're suboptimal due to the fact that the device which supplies the content to them - an iPhone or iPod touch, for example - is separate from the goggles' display or displays, to which it's connected by a cable.
"Sometimes, however, a wired connection may be inconvenient and cumbersome for the user in certain situations (e.g., the user must separately hold multiple devices and deal with cables)," the filing reads. "In addition to being unwieldy, the coupled system often utilizes redundant features, which are not necessary when using the devices together. By way of example, each device utilizes a display screen, which adds cost, size, weight, and complexity to the entire system."
How the model for this illustration managed to slip his iPhone through his nose, we may never know
The solution devised by the Wizards of Cupertino to obviate this conundrum is to slip the iPhone or iPod touch directly into the goggles's frame, with its display facing the user's eyes. The Apple handheld is thus transformed into a headheld.
Once snuggled into the goggles, the iPhone or iPod touch can display images to the viewer, along with audio through earphones or earbuds. The filing suggests that these images can be divided into right and left components, thus allowing for the display of stereo images that would "create depth to the images by simulating the angular difference between the images viewed by each eye when looking at an object, due to the different positions of the eyes."
To make using the Apple device easier, the filing also envisions a wireless controller that can, well, control the image and video playback by connecting to wireless circuitry in the googles themselves, and communicating with the device over Apple's standard 30-pin connector.
Why muck with pesky cables when you Apple Remote can talk directly to your face?
The filing also notes the option of using the camera of the inserted device to pipe captured stills or videos onto the device's display being viewed by the user. This capability could be triggered, according to the filing, when "the user may have selected a control, issued a voice command, or made a head movement."
In addition, the device could display an augmented reality view, mixing what the camera see with graphics onto the display. "For example," the filing notes, "arrows can be displayed on the display screen of the head-mounted display that corresponds to the direction of detected sound."
You may understandably be concerned that a 4.8 oz (135 gm) iPhone or 4.05 oz (115 gm) iPod touch might make the goggles slip off you nose. Don't worry - the filing has thought of that. To help keep the who contraption on your face, "goggle bands, helmets, straps, hats and the like may be used."
Should this Cupertinian vision of head-mounted kit ever traverse the long and winding road to productization, new frontiers of geekery will open up to the technologically fashion-forward.
That is, unless patent filing #20100079356 is not just an elaborate, 51-page USPTO April Fool's prank. ®
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I should have known that a packed Beijing city bus does not provide the ideal conditions for bringing home a box of petits fours. But still I was determined, because I couldn't pass by Comptoirs de France, whose macarons I had already raved about, and not bring home anything from their tempting display cases. Our friend Jack was cooking dinner tonight for Jacob and me, so I wanted to at least provide the dessert even if French pastries usually don't go with Dongbei cuisine. I picked out a mini opera cake, tarte tatin, chocolate dome, and strawberry tarlett. Surely my little cakes will be packed correctly, I thought. And it's just a 10 minute bus ride.
Of course, riding a Beijing bus on a weekend is akin to riding the New York 1 train during weekday rush hour. Everyone taller than you is breathing down your neck, you're breathing down shorter people's necks. You think no way can we fit any more people, yet more riders pile on and what little air pocket around you encloses a little more. Add that to the jerky driving and incessant stop and go traffic of Beijing's clogged roads that might as well be parking lots, and I was picturing an amorphous heap of cake parts and chocolate smears by the time I got home.
Well, the petits fours survived somewhat intact. I fixed them up a little, snapped a few photos, and hid them for until after dinner. We whipped up some mojitos to use the last of our oh-so-fragrant but quickly wilting mint, and sat down for stewed pork belly, cumin broccoli, and fried eggs with tomato stew on top. (Sino-Latino-Gallic dinners and other such confounding fusions seem to be what naturally develops for lazy Sunday nights.) When I finally brought out dessert, no one was surprised because it turned out I had accidentally left the receipt in plain sight.
But I can think of no better way to end a day than with mini bites from a bakery that knows how to use sugar correctly, unlike many other bakeries here. The strawberry tarlett's cake was rich and dense, the mini opera had a nice combo of dark chocolate and espresso, and the tarte tatin had a surprising but welcomed rum flavor. I especially loved the mousse that gushed from the chocolate dome from one small bite.
I snapped back to reality when we finally had to tackle the dishes. The next time I bring desserts back I'll probably shell out the 15 kuai for a taxi, despite guilt about taking taxis during the day.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- CBS says it has renewed its U.S. chat show "The Talk" for the 2011-2012 television season.
Hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini are to return for the second season of the series, which examines topical events and contemporary issues through the eyes of five female hosts who are all mothers.
"After only a few months on the air, 'The Talk' has delivered creative and ratings growth and established a strong profile in daytime," Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, said in a statement Wednesday. "The co-hosts have clicked together, the topics have connected with the audience and the show has added a new dimension to our top-rated daytime lineup. We're excited about its current success and the potential to grow and evolve 'The Talk' even further."
"We're proud that 'The Talk' has emerged as a unique player in the daytime arena," added David Stapf, president of CBS Television Studios. "The goal was always to create a show that offered different perspectives to issues facing families. The show's success is largely due to our hosts' chemistry and we're thrilled that the topics we are addressing are resonating with audiences."