Yash Chopra, the ‘King of Romance’ to be cremated today

Mumbai: Filmmaker Yash Chopra, who passed away on Sunday evening at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital, will be cremated on Monday afternoon.

"From 9 a.m. to 12 noon, people can come in at the Yash Raj Films studio in suburban Andheri to pay their condolences. He (Chopra) will be cremated at 3 p.m.at Chandan Wadi," a YRF spokesperson told reporters.

Chopra had been in Lilavati Hospital since October 13 after he was diagnosed with dengue. The 80-year-old director died today following multi-organ failure.

"He passed away due to dengue and multiple organ failure today evening. He was in the ICU," Lilavati Hospital spokesperson Dr Sudhir told reporters.

Yash Chopra, an institution in himself spent a life doing what he loved and that was to spread romance through some of his masterpieces he created in the form of love epics like ‘Silsila’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’ and ‘Veer Zaara’.

Yash Chopra's career spanned over five decades with more than 50 films under his belt. Yash Chopra had won several film awards, including six National Film Awards and eleven Filmfare awards including four Filmfare Award for Best Director. The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001 and the Bhushan in 2005 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.http://adf.ly/DvC4k

Last Resort Q&A: Robert Patrick — ‘Prosser’s The One Behaving Correctly!’

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- One of the best things about ABC’s freshman dramaLast resort   is the pairing up of Andre Braugher’s Captain Marcus Chaplin and Robert Patrick’s Master Chief Joseph Prosser on screen.

Since the show’s premiere at the end of September, the two characters have been on conflicting courses, which began when Andre’s Capt. Chaplin refused an authenticated fire order to nuke Pakistan and Robert’s Master Chief was left appalled by the captain saying, “No.” And if you ask Robert – which AccessHollywood.com did – he believes many viewers are totally in tune with Prosser’s position.

“I think there’s a lot of people in America that — when they look at the situation — would go, ‘You know what? Prosser’s the one that’s behaving correctly,’” the actor told Access.

While Prosser’s ties to the group that tried to reach their superiors (in the premiere episode) landed him in a makeshift island brig, Capt. Chaplin learned after incidents in recent weeks the meaning of the phrase “better the devil you know.” But now that he’s let Prosser out of the brig and sent him back to look after the men and eight women of the Colorado, can the COB (Chief of the Boat) be trusted?

Robert answered that question and if he’s going to continue to give Lieutenant Grace Shepard grief, after a quick chat with Access about “Last Resort” getting an accidental shout out during the Vice Presidential debate last week.

AccessHollywood.com: So, the debate… Joe Biden kept calling Paul Ryan ‘my friend,’ which Daniel Lissing (as Seal James King) called the island kingpin thug in Episode 1. The VP also said the words ‘Last Resort’ and he kept talking about nukes. So I’m wondering — did you guys pay him for these mentions?

Robert Patrick: (Laughs.) That’s funny. I saw it. I watched and I noticed ‘Last Resort,’ and I guess they do use ‘my friend’… That’s in that scene, the one where [James is] going to one up him.

Access: The line Daniel said was something like, ‘Where I come from, when someone calls you ‘friend,’ they don’t mean it.’

Robert: You’re absolutely right. I don’t know (laughs). Maybe [‘Last Resort’ co-creator and executive producer] Shawn Ryan did work something out. I don’t know what his political affiliations are. That certainly was a plug. And it went over pretty good.

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How to take your small business to the next level

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Red Bull Stratos LIVE: Watch Felix Baumgartner Break The Speed Of Sound

Red Bull Stratos, a project five years in the making, will finally try to take flight today. Skydiver Felix Baumgartner will fall from near-space about 23 miles above the Earth’s surface, breaking the speed of sound in the process. He will be the first free-falling human to break the sound barrier. Baumgartner will also collect three other world records: highest manned balloon flight, highest altitude jump (both will be 120,000 feet) and longest time in free fall (about five-and-a-half minutes).
The team’s plan to launch this week has been delayed by windy conditions, but the team hopes today will be the day. Follow our live updates below by refreshing your browser; all times are EST.
1:28PM No heating in his face mask is not a problem in capsule, but “would be an issue upon jumping.” No kidding.
1:25PM Here’ an awesome angrl of Mission Control  we haven’t been shown on the live broadcast. That’s a lot of monitors.
1:24PM And we’re told visor heating is still an issue. We still haven’t heard any radio transmissions between Mission Control and the capsule since they were cut when Baumgartner first mentioned issue. Probably not the best way of handling things…
1:22PM So close now. Broadcast makes mention that balloon has traveled higher than calculated float altitude in both test jumps. The jump might actually take place from closer to 130,000 feet if balloon keeps rising.
1:19PM And he’s passed it. Baumgartner now heading for the record for highest manned balloon flight, set in 1961.
1:18PM Baumgartner is closing in on 102,800 feet, the altitude of Joe Kittinger’s record 1960 jump. He apparently made the jump with a slight tear in his suit, which is pretty much insane.
1:14PM The capsule now passing 97,000 feet, Baumgartner’s jump altitude in his July test jump.
1:10PM Baumgartner has two parachutes on his back, his main rig and a reserve chute. He has to be traveling at about 172 miles per hour or slower for them to be deployed safely. The main chute is 270-square-feet and will be deployed at about 5,000 feet above Earth.
1:08PM We’ve got about 30 minutes or so to go. Baumgartner gives the thumbs up from inside the cockpit, so either the face mask heating issue is resolved or our fearless flier is wearing his chapstick. Hoping it’s the former.
1:05PM Capsule now moving at 14 miles per hour. Nearing in on 90,000 feet about an hour and a half in.
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As Michonne, Danai Gurira Brings New Life To ‘Walking Dead’

When “The Walking Dead” ended last season, we caught a glimpse of a hooded stranger  who rescued Andrea from death at the hands of a zombie – by slicing off the “walker’s” head with a katana sword. Perhaps even more startling, the stranger had two zombie “pets” chained to her whose arms and jaws had been cut off.
Who is she? As viewers will see when AMC’s hit series returns tonight, she’s Michonne, a tough warrior woman. She’s one of the most popular characters from the comic-book series on which the TV show is based, about a band of people desperately trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the zombies.
Michonne is portrayed by Danai Gurira, an actress previously seen on HBO’s “Treme” and in the film “The Visitor.” Gurira, who was born in the U.S. and grew up in Zimbabwe, is also an award-winning playwright.
Gurira sat down with Speakeasy at New York Comic Con, where she and other “Walking Dead” cast members appeared this weekend, to talk about the show, her new role and the qualities she shares with Michonne. An edited transcript:
Gurira sat down with Speakeasy at New York Comic Con, where she and other “Walking Dead” cast members appeared this weekend, to talk about the show, her new role and the qualities she shares with Michonne. An edited transcript:
Michonne is a much-beloved character by fans of the comic – is the reaction you’ve gotten so far more “we love you” or “we love Michonne, you’d better not mess this up”?
I haven’t heard the latter too much at all. I think they’re just happy she’s being embodied, they’re happy that she’s come to life, to three-dimensional life, and that’s mainly what I’ve seen, just a lot of love.
What drives a woman like Michonne? She obviously has to be a very capable woman to be wielding a sword and parading around with two armless jawless zombies.
I think she is a very intense and mysterious woman. I think we can all understand that she’s also driven by the repercussions, who you become when that type of trauma hits, what becomes of you, do you turn into a different person, what sort of person do you turn into. And I think that’s what’s interesting about Michonne – you wonder who was she before this happened, and what haunts her, that thing in her that allows her to turn into a different person when the apocalypse hits.
What can the fans expect from the new season?
They can expect everything that they would not expect. They can expect to remain on the edge of their seat. They can expect to never be comfortable. They can expect to be unable to predict just about anything. And they can expect to be utterly entertained.
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Mounties launch probe into Amanda Todd’s death

VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail“We will be looking into any past events that had occurred in this young girl’s life, any individuals she may have been in contact with through social media, face-to-face,” he said. “Anything and everything around her life, really, and what components of that may have played a role in her making this decision.”

Published Friday, Oct. 12 2012, 9:57 PM EDT
Last updated Friday, Oct. 12 2012, 10:37 PM EDT
Mounties in British Columbia have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the apparent suicide of Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd.
Sergeant Peter Thiessen, a spokesman for the Lower Mainland District RCMP, said serious crime teams from both the Coquitlam and Ridge Meadows RCMP detachments are conducting interviews and reviewing potential contributing factors to the 15-year-old’s death.
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College Football Rankings 2012: Teams Unfairly Placed Too Low This Week

After another round of national rankings in the 2012 college football season, a few teams were not given the credit their performances have earned them.
Alabama topped the AP Top 25 poll  again, taking all 60 first-place votes. The Crimson Tide’s dominance thus far makes it impossible to overrate them, and they deserve
Oregon checked in at No. 2 as the Ducks continued to breeze through their competition thus far. South Carolina rose to No. 3 after an extremely impressive victory over Georgia.
These three teams are correctly ranked, but as the poll continues, there are three other programs that should be slotted higher.

No. 5 West Virginia
While the three highest-ranked teams have rock-solid arguments for their spots in the poll, the No. 4 rank is not as easy to decide.
Florida was placed into the slot this week after defeating LSU, while West Virginia was given the No. 5 rank after defeating Texas.
While LSU may have been a more highly regarded team heading into Saturday’s games, the team had struggled leading up to the loss and the Gators had the advantage of playing at home.
The Mountaineers marched into Austin and showed both a high-powered and balanced offensive attack that led the team to victory. West Virginia’s ability to win on the road should have had them placed ahead of Florida this week.