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How to Upload Photos to iCloud from Windows?
October 17, 2019 13 views
Almost every iPhone and iPad user uses the iCloud cloud storage service to automatically backup pictures, videos, and other important files so that they can be accessed on all their devices. If you have a Windows device, then you can use it to upload pictures on iCloud. Read on and learn how to do it. Upload Photos UPLOAD PICTURES TO ICLOUD FROM WINDOWS If you want to upload pictures to iCloud from Windows, then you need to follow the instructions given below. First of all, you have to download & install iCloud for Windows. Then you should launch the application & choose Options. Go to the iCloud Photo Library & then click on Done. Now, you have to click on Apply to save your preferences. Turn on the iCloud Photo Library on the iOS devices to synchronize among them. After Setting Up, now the Process Will Begin to Uploading Pictures to iCloud in Windows Get started by launching the Windows Explorer. You have to choose iCloud Photos. Then you should choose to Upload pictures. Now, choose the pictures you would like to upload. Later, choose the image & Open. Also, you should move & drop pictures to the Uploads folder. Download Pictures from iCloud to Edit or See on the PC To get started, launch the Windows Explorer. Then you should choose iCloud Photos & then choose Download. Now, choose the pictures you would like to download & choose Download. Upload Pictures to iCloud from Windows Using iTunes You need to upload pictures to iCloud from Windows using iTunes. Follow the instructions given below. Start by downloading & installing iTunes for Windows. Then you should make an iTunes account, and you can also use your Apple ID. Attach the iOS device to the PC through USB cord & let iTunes identify it or go to the main iTunes menu & choose iPhone. Choose "Automatically Backup when this iPhone is connected" if you want. Thereafter you should choose iCloud as the destination. Choose synchronize pictures by ticking the box to move pictures from the iPhone to iCloud automatically. Now, choose "Back Up Now" to complete an instant upload. TO SEE ICLOUD PICTURES FROM WINDOWS If you want to see iCloud pictures from Windows, then you need to follow the instructions given below. First & foremost, you should launch the iCloud application on the PC or go to "Icloud.com" login if needed. Thereafter you should navigate to the Windows system tray & choose iCloud notification icon. Go to the Photos application & search for pictures. Synchronize Edited Pictures Across Devices You can also synchronize edited pictures across devices. Follow the instructions given below. First, you have to launch the Windows Explorer on your PC. Then you should choose iCloud Photos & then choose upload pictures. You have to choose the pictures you would like to add & choose Open. To Download Edited iPhone Pictures to PC If you want to download edited iPhone pictures to PC, then you need to follow the instructions given below. Navigate to the Windows Explorer on your PC. You should choose iCloud Photos & choose Upload pictures. Choose the pictures you would like to download & choose Download. Emily Watson is a technology buff, IT expert and works in a leading printer manufacturing company. She loves to read and write about the latest technology concerning major printer brands and researches on the solutions related to Brother printer support, Canon, epson etc.
How to Access and Cancel your Meetings in Outlook
In this busy schedule, Outlook keep you updated about your future meetings. You can set up your meetings in Outlook so that you don't forget about them. But, sometimes plans will change or get canceled. These times you would want to cancel your scheduled meetings from Outlook. You can reschedule as well as cancel your meetings in Outlook, whenever you want. Access and Cancel Meeting in Outlook Accessing and canceling Outlook meetings An Outlook meeting can only be canceled by the person who created it or sent the meeting request. Before going ahead to cancel a meeting remember that, it will be removed from the Outlook calendar and attachments for it will also be deleted from Outlook. The process for deleting an Outlook meeting is simple, Go to your desktop and start the 'Outlook' app. Now, navigate to the 'View Switcher' and find the calendar in which the meeting is scheduled. Open the calendar and look for the meeting scheduled into it. Double click on the meeting you want to cancel. Now, open the 'Meeting' tab from the top meeting invitation screen. Then click on the 'Cancel Meeting.' It will be the first button under the Meeting tab from the left side. Doing so changes the meeting invitation into the meeting cancellation. Now, you have to enter the reason for canceling your meeting into the meeting cancellation. Type a message explaining the purpose of canceling the meeting. And, click 'Send Cancellation.' Doing so sends a message to the attendees about the cancellation of the meeting, and remove it from your Outlook calendar. Canceling a future recurring meetings If you've scheduled a series of meetings in Outlook, which recurs in the future until the selected data, and want to cancel them, it is not so complicated. Here are the instructions to cancel future recurring meetings in Outlook. Start the 'Outlook' app. Now, navigate to the 'View Switcher' and find the calendar in which the meeting is scheduled. Open the calendar. And, double click a meeting of the series you want to cancel as you'll do so, the open Recurring Item window will pop-up on the screen. Click the radio button of 'The entire series' option. Then, click 'OK.' Go to the meeting invitation screen, and click on the 'Meeting Series' tab at the top. Look for the 'Recurrence' option in the Meeting Series option and click on it. Now, the Appointment Recurrence window will pop-up on the screen. Click on the 'End by' option. Now, select a date. Then click on 'OK.' Type a message explaining the purpose of the canceling of future meetings in the message field. And, click 'Send Update.' Doing so sends a message to the attendees about the changes in the meeting, and removes the recurring meetings after your selected date from the Outlook calendar. To read similar articles:How to Accessing and canceling Outlook meetings
How to Block Pop-up Ads on Your Android Device
September 2, 2019 16 views
If you want to get rid of pop-up ads on your Android phone, then you have come to the right place. Pop-up ads are not only frustrating, but sometimes they can make your device unresponsive. Some pop-up ads are capable of transferring Trojan viruses into your device. In this article, you will learn some practical ways to block these kinds of ads from your device while surfing the internet. There are three basic types of pop-up ads on Android: 1. Pop-ups while surfing the internet 2. In-apps pop-up ads 3. Notification ads Let's see how to stop these pop-up. Here we go. Source:Block Pop-up Ads on How Do I Stop Pop up Ads on My Android Phone? If you want to make your internet surfing experience better on your smartphone, then you must disable or turn off these ads. Below are some methods to do just that: Using Chrome In-built Popup Blocker Chrome is the built-in browser in most of the Android phones, and it is also one of the most used browsers in the world. It is the most significant source of the pop-up ads and it means that disabling it will make you free from most of the pop-up ads. So our first step is to disable pop-up ads on your chrome browser. Google Chrome provides a built-in pop-up ad blocker in its Android browser. Here's how to disable pop up ads on your Chrome Android browser: 1. Open your Chrome browser on your Android phone. 2. Now head to the three dots appeared at the top of your screen. 3. Thereafter pressing the Settings from the list. 4. Now go to "Site Settings." 5. Head to "Pop-ups and redirects" option on your device. 6. Ensure that the slider toggle button located next to the "Popup and redirects" is turned off ( It will appear grey colored after disabling). 7. Now from now on your pop up ads will be blocked in the Chrome. Under Site settings, you can also go to the "Ads" settings to prevent third-party ads. Under "Ads" ensure that the toggle switch is turned off. You will still see Google ads because these ads are not misleading or bad for your device. One can also turn on the Data Saver in the Chrome browser because it prevents to load some irrelevant part of a webpage to save data. With this feature, you can also get rid of some ads and pop-up ads. To do that, see the guide below: 1. Head to three dots on the top-right corner of the Chrome. 2. Next, select settings. 3. Go to Data Saver. 4. Toggle the switch to turn on the feature. Now you are all done and ready to browse the internet without any issue. How to Block In-Apps Pop Up Ads on Android? Now the pop-up issue while surfing the internet is resolved and won't quickly appear. But, how to stop in-app pop-up ads on your device? It is impossible to stop this kind of pop-up ads because ads are the primary way to earn money for developers. To get rid of these ads, you will have to buy the pro version of that app. Most of the developers offer that kind of feature, but not everyone does that. You have to stop using the app, which is showing you more pop-up ads. You can also switch off the data connection, which will also prevent ads from loading. However, turning off data is not a wise decision when the app or game uses the internet to run. How to Block Notification Pop up ads on Android? These ads are not pop-ups when it comes to the theory, but they are annoying just as a regular pop up advertisements. Only have to tap a few times on your screen to disable these frustrating pop-up. Follow the instructions given below to turn them off: 1. First of all, find out what app is causing the notification such as Chrome, or any other third party apps like Share-it. 2. Then head to the Settings app on your smartphone. 3. Go to Apps and notifications. 4. After that, go to the "All Apps" option. (These options may vary according to the device you are using) 5. Now select the app which is showing the notifications and then hit the "Block all" toggle switch to turn off notifications for that particular app. This way, you will be able to get rid of notification ads on your device. Emily Watson is an employee at a top email service provider company in the day, and a technical writer at night. She is passionate about writing troubleshooting tips, beginner's guides, news, and other articles on varied topics. She has written majorly on Printer customer support, brother printer and epson printer etc.
Netflix Will Release 10 Movies In Theaters Before Their Streaming Premiere
August 31, 2019 18 views
The streaming giant is trying to expand its stems in the movie industry as well. Netflix recently announced that the extremely lengthy negotiations with chief theater chains have come to fruition. Netflix will be releasing The Irishman in the theaters on November 1st; however, the movie will only be available to stream from November 27th. Martin Scorsese created the film, and it features Al Pacino along with Robert De Niro. This is, however, the first step for Netflix because major theatres like regal and AMC stay put on a 90-day exclusive period for the movies. Netflix has been trying to stem its root in the customary film industry, but with significant theatres wanting to keep the film exclusive for some time, Netflix's struggle does not seem to end. Netflix tends to attract new users with the exclusive movie and TV series releases, so this step appears to be a new strategy from them. Theaters that want to keep the audience attracted as long as possible before they are able to stream the film from home are not in sync with Netflix. Source: Netflix Will Release 10 Movies In Theaters , Printer customer services Netflix has been trying to gain awards and prestige recognition along with free public fame that comes with the awards. Director Steven Spielberg, who is a traditionalist, is concerned with the move, as he states that Netflix movies are" television movies" and should not be eligible for the awards. The step to release the films in theatres is just a part of awards bids because it is a criterion that the movies must run in theaters to be eligible for the awards. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences suggested earlier this year that Academy Award eligibility criteria should be adjusted, to make it harder for streaming films to win. Amidst all this, Netflix is set to release ten movies in the theatres before their exclusivity on the streaming service. The list contains films like The Laundromat by Steven Soderbergh which will be released on September 7th in the theatres while being available to stream from October 18th. Marriage Story by Noah Baumbach will also hit the theatres on November 6th before its streaming availability from December 6th. In comparison, Netflix only released four films in the theatres in 2018. The movies were Mowgli, Bird Box, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and Oscar-winning Roma. The movie should have at least a week-long theatrical run for being eligible for an Oscar. With The Irishman being a strong contender from Netflix, it is understandable why they are attempting to run it for several weeks in the theatres. This may mark Netflix's name in the movie industry, as well. The movies Netflix is set to release are: - The Irishman November. 1st (in theatres); November. 27th (on Netflix) - Dolemite Is My Name October 4th (in theatres); October. 25th (on Netflix) - I Lost My Body November. 15th (in theatres); November. 29th (on Netflix) - The King October. 11th (in theatres); November. 1st (on Netflix) - Earthquake Bird November. 1st (in theatres); November. 15th (on Netflix) - Atlantics November. 15th (in theatres); November. 29th (on Netflix) - Marriage Story November. 6th (in theatres); December. 6th (on Netflix) - The Two Popes November. 27th (in theatres); December. 20th (on Netflix) - The Laundromat September 7th (in theatres), October. 18th (on Netflix) - Klaus November. 8th (in theatres); November. 15th (on Netflix)
How to Download Songs from Amazon Music for Free
At present, Amazon Music is one of the most trending music services. It has millions of songs from all over the world. You might be thinking about how to get free songs from Amazon Music Store, where everything is available at a price. Amazon Music provides two popular plans, Unlimited plan that allows subscribers access the entire songs available on it, and Prime members can access over two millions of songs with ad-free as well as on-demand service. Although, both of these two services are unlocked with a paid subscription. However, Amazon Music gives 30-day free trial to each new user with all the features of paid subscriptions. Along with the paid plans, you'll also get a huge collection of free music and albums on Amazon Music that you can download too. Here is how to download songs from Amazon Music for free. Source: Download Songs from Amazon Music , Dell Printer Support Number How to search and download music for free from Amazon Music You won't get the free songs on the main page of Amazon Music. You'll have to do a little search to find them. Finding free music on Amazon Music is not too difficult if you use service filtering. Here is how. To view a list of free songs on Amazon Music: Visit Amazon Music: Free Song page. Here you'll also get some songs that are marked as 'Prime,' these songs are only free for Amazon Prime members. To view a list of free albums on Amazon Music: Visit Amazon webpage for free songs and albums. 1. Once you reach the page for free songs or albums, you can filter the results. Choose a music category from the Free heading under the left column to filter the songs. 2. Click on a song that to know more about it such as duration, artist, title, or album. If you want to play the song, click on the arrow icon next to the title of the song. 3. Go through the free songs or use the 'Sort by' button to search view the songs as you want. 4. When you get a song, you want to save to your device, click the 'Free' option or click on the 'Cart' icon. Doing so adds that song to your MP3 cart. Tip: If you want to download multiple free songs or albums, then instead of the 'Free' button, add the songs or albums to your Shopping cart. 5. Now, you'll be prompted to enter the details of your Amazon account. Provide your account information or click on 'Create an Amazon Account' to create a new account for you. 6. Check that the total is zero on the Review Order screen, and then click on the 'Place Order' button to proceed. 7. Now, click 'Download purchases' to save the songs to your device storage. If you want to listen to the song, just click 'Play Now' button. If you've Amazon Music app installed on your Android or iOS mobile device, then you can also enjoy your free Amazon music there. Emily Watson is an employee at a top email service provider company in the day, and a technical writer at night. She is passionate about writing troubleshooting tips, beginner's guides, news, and other articles on varied topics. She has written majorly on hp printer support, dell printer support and brother printer etc.
How to Fix Android Camera Issues
August 5, 2019 14 views
A camera error in an Android device is one of the most usual problems a smartphone user runs into. There can be a variety of reasons as to why your camera is not working correctly. Here are some of the most common reasons: It could be because of the low device storage. Camera application incompatibility can be one of the reasons. Low RAM can cause the camera to malfunction. Even third-party apps mess up with the device software. The damage could also be physical. So here are some fixes that you can apply to work your phone camera properly.' Fix 1 – Restart the Android Device The first and the most straightforward process that can fix the camera is restarting your device. It is listed below: Press the power button of the device for two to three seconds. A pop-up bar will appear on your screen. Tap on the Reboot/Restart option. After the device restarts, check whether the camera is fixed or not. If not, then move to the next step. Fix 2 – Remove the Battery If your device has a detachable battery, then you can try to remove it from the back and clear up the lens. It works as a pseudo reset and does not result in any data loss. It will close any running app in the background, and if there is a smudge on the lens, then you can clean it. Fix 3- Force Stop the App To force stop the application: Go to the settings section. Go to the applications or manage applications. Tap on the camera app icon. Press Force Stop and then disable the App. Restart your device afterward without opening the app to check whether the camera is fixed or not, otherwise, go to next step. Fix – 4 Clear Cache and App Preferences Clearing the temporary cache and app data can fix the camera. Do the following: Open Settings and find app section. Locate the camera app you are using. Tap clear cache and app preferences. After that, reboot the device without opening the app and see if the camera issue has been resolved. If not, then go to the next step. Fix – 5 Uninstall third-party camera apps Be it any camera app you have installed, remove it. Either long-press on the app or go to the settings section to remove it from the device. Again reboot the device to check whether the app is working or not. If not, then try the next step. Fix – 6 Boot into Safe Mode Safe mode allows your device to run on factory settings and disables all third-party apps. Do not worry; they will start working afterward. To boot into safe mode. Long press the power button. Then on the pop-up bar long-press, the shutdown button. The device will ask whether you want to boot into safe mode or not. Tap yes. After the device boots, check the App. If not working, then clear the app data while in safe mode and reboot the device. This will most likely fix the app. If not, then try the next step. Fix – 7 Reset Factory Settings This option will remove all the data from your device, so make sure you make a back up of it. Go to the Settings section. Locate personal and find Backup and Reset option. Tap Factory reset and select confirm You can also shut down your device. Here's how: Long press Power button with Volume up/down button. Navigate through Volume buttons and locate factory reset. Tap and confirm. If this does not fix the problem, then the malfunction is most likely physical. Source:How to Fix Android Camera Issues, Hp printer Support
Top 5 Alternative Operating Systems to Use in 2019
July 25, 2019 11 views
Windows, Linux, and macOS are undoubtedly the best operating systems available for users these days. However, there are various other options for those who need an ideal alternative. The best five alternative operating systems are mentioned here for you. Source:Top 5 Alternative Operating Systems , Lexmark printer Support 1. eComStation If you need best-in-class stability and don't want to spend much, eComStation is the best solution for you. It is supportive of open source apps and is very secure. Though, its major drawback is that you will have to pay a fixed price to use it. You can try the demo first before investing in this operating system. There are plenty of open-source software programs that come ported in eComStation such as VLC, OpenOffice, Firefox, etc. 2. ReactOS ReactOS comes as the perfect alternative for Windows 2003. It is open-source and uses no proprietary Windows code. This open-source software program is made specially to work with Windows applications and drivers. Though it will be hard for you to play top-notch software or games. ReactOS consists of various notable apps such as Opera, LibreOffice, and Firefox. As it is free, you can try it out. 3. Chromium OS People who spend most of their time on the internet must know about Google Chrome. It is made especially for fast internet browsing experience. Google also offers Chromium OS, which a lot of people don't know. Most of the apps in Chromium OS, however, are made especially for web only. You don't get specific desktop applications as the whole interface is browser-based. Users will not have to think much about installation, management, and update. Try to experiment with this operating system and see if you like it or not. 4. Haiku Haiku comes as a successor of BeOS and is an ideal operating system for use. The last major release of this OS was, however, around three years back. If you can't keep your desktop clean and need a dedicated web browser for cleanliness , this one is a perfect fit for you. 5. FreeDOS Even today, a lot of software depends upon MS-DOS. If you need an operating system that offers active development as well as a stable environment, you must choose FreeDOS. It is capable of running games and even managing Windows 3.1. FreeDOS can run any compatible program that works with MS-DOS. Overall, these are the best alternatives that you can consider if you are not satisfied with your existing operating system.
How to Fix iOS Software Update Failed Error
Imagine there's an updated version of the software available for your iPhone, and you cannot download it in your phone. Updating your iPhone's software with the latest updated version fails due to several reasons. But it also causes disappointment to users when they know there's an updated version available but cannot download it. If you are facing the same issue, then you have come to the right place. Here I have listed some of the most effective steps and tips to resolve your iPhone's software update failed error. Source:Fix iOS Software Update Failed Error , Lexmark Printer Support Update By iTunes One of the easiest ways to get an update is by downloading the latest version of iTunes on your PC. A user needs a Wi-Fi or an Internet connection to install iTunes on the computer. Connect your iPhone with the computer and click check for update option, and you are good to go. The updated version will be installed in no time on your iPhone. Reset Network Settings Most of the time, the problem lies in the network connection you are using. Just check the source of the Internet, your WI-FI router or mobile cellular data before proceeding with the update. Just go to the network settings on your iPhone and reset the settings to the default. It will automatically resolve the network issue in a single go. Check The Quality Of Network Quality and strength of the internet connection must be good before downloading that latest updated software version. It usually fails to download with weak internet connectivity. Weak mobile data is the root cause for this issue, so look for a WI-FI connection instead. Wait a While Before Retrying You may face unable to install updates issue if you try to install updates back to back without taking the gap. When an updated version of software gets available, millions of users around the world come together to download it, which results in busy servers and errors. So, always wait for some hours before retrying to get the update. Restart Your iPhone Restarting cellphones and now smartphones is one of the most ancient ways to get any problem resolved. In case of getting an update, restarting and rebooting your iPhone can fix the failed update error. Rebooting your iPhone automatically take all the settings to the default and can fix the update download problem too. Space Storage Every smartphone or iPhone user is aware of the availability of space on your smartphone to download an update or anything. Free space is always required to download an update or any file on iPhones. Not having enough storage space can be the fundamental reasons behind you being unable to update your iPhone.


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Q: R: Count frequency of values in nested list with sub-elements I have a nested list that contains country names.
I want to count the frequency of the countries, whereby +1 is added with each mention in a sub-list (regardless of how often the country is mentioned in that sub-list).
For instance, if I have this list:
[[1]]
[1] "Austria" "Austria" "Austria"

[[2]]
[1] "Austria" "Sweden"

[[3]]
[1] "Austria" "Austria" "Sweden"  "Sweden" "Sweden" "Sweden"

[[4]]
[1] "Austria" "Austria" "Austria"

[[5]]
[1] "Austria" "Japan"

... then I would like the result to be like this:
country        freq
====================
Austria         5
Sweden          2
Japan           1

I have tried various ways with lapply, unlist, table, etc. but nothing worked the way I would need it. I would appreciate your help!

A: One way with lapply(), unlist() and table():
count <- table(unlist(lapply(lst, unique)))
count
# Austria   Japan  Sweden
#       5       1       2

as.data.frame(count)
#      Var1 Freq
# 1 Austria    5
# 2   Japan    1
# 3  Sweden    2

Reproducible data (please provide yourself next time):
lst <- list(
  c('Austria', 'Austria', 'Austria'),
  c("Austria", "Sweden"),
  c("Austria", "Austria", "Sweden", "Sweden", "Sweden", "Sweden"),
  c("Austria", "Austria", "Austria"),
  c("Austria", "Japan")
)

A: Here is another base R option
colSums(
  do.call(
    rbind,
    lapply(
      lst,
      function(x) table(factor(x, levels = unique(unlist(lst)))) > 0
    )
  )
)

which gives
Austria  Sweden   Japan
      5       2       1

A: One way would be to get data in dataframe format and count unique elements where each country occurs.
library(dplyr)

tibble::enframe(lst) %>%
  tidyr::unnest(value) %>%
  group_by(value) %>%
  summarise(freq = n_distinct(name))

# value    freq
#  <chr>   <int>
#1 Austria     5
#2 Japan       1
#3 Sweden      2

data
lst <- list(c('Austria', 'Austria', 'Austria'), c("Austria", "Sweden"),
     c("Austria", "Austria", "Sweden",  "Sweden", "Sweden", "Sweden"),
     c("Austria", "Austria", "Austria"), c("Austria", "Japan" ))

A: An option is also to stack into a two column data.frame, then take the unique and apply the table
table(unique(stack(setNames(lst, seq_along(lst))))$values)

#   Austria   Japan  Sweden
#     5       1       2

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Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela: Absolutely reckless
Reading Time: 3 minutesFilm: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela
STARRING: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Supriya Pathak, Gulshan Devaiah and Richa Chadda
DIRECTOR: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Just when you think you have seen it all, there comes a film that reminds you of how far the cinematic medium has come… And how far it can go in the right hands.
Let's face it – Bhansali is Bhansali. The visual imagery in all his earlier films – from Khamoshi: The Musical to Guzaarish is comparable with the best art from any field of aesthetics.
In terms of its free-flowing, unmeasured and operatic opulence, Ram-leela (with or without the censorial prefix), comes closest to the giddy high-pitched and yet miraculously controlled tempo and tenor of Bhansali's Devdas. That too was a steeply sensuous cinematic adaptation from a literary source.
Ram-leela goes to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and comes away with a marvel of a tale of love-at-first-sight. Bhansali tilts his hat to mythology, folklore and the culture of community clashes with a blend of spontaneity and brilliance.
The rigorous reworking of the Shakespearean classic required a certain sense of recklessness. Earlier this year, we saw some of the same creative recklessness in two other Bollywood adaptations, namely Aanand L. Rai's Raanjhanaa and Manish Tiwary's Issaq.
But in Ram-leela, every image and frame tells a story.
Bhansali's Romeo and Juliet are unabashedly sexual in their body and verbal language. None of that traditional coyness and hesitation that characterises traditional courtship when Ram and Leela discuss one another's vital statistics. He runs a porn video parlour. She comes from a family of gun-wielding criminals helmed by a steely matriarch (Supriya Pathak, brilliant). He comments on her '136 inch' chest, she talks about his, er, trigger. They are in love and they know lust is an integral component of their relationship.
No two lovers derived from a classic romance have celebrated their mutual sexual desires so frankly and fearlessly.
Gosh, these two are Romeo and Juliet on steroids! And this is as good a place as any to tell you that no other two actors could have done to Bhansali's Romeo/Ram and Juliet/Leela what Ranveer and Deepika have done. They don't play the two characters. The couple owns their characters.
In his quest for the most visually invigorating shots, Bhansali is here assisted amply by his cinematographer Ravi Varman. Varman uses the camera like Ustad Amjad Ali Khan uses the Sarod. It's an instrument to converse with divinity. Wasiq Khan's art work too unfurls a spiralling tapestry of kaleidoscopic colours that find a place in the hectic frames without jostling or crowding the canvas.
Of the innumerable imperishable images that emerge from the film's tumultuous tale of overnight passion, elopement, estrangement and reunion, I'd single out two. The first shows Barkha Bisht as Ranveer's widowed sister-in-law running away from a gang of attackers. As she runs through the rugged hinterland, her brass vessel tumbles down-slope with her.
The sequence, caught in a desperately dying light, is probably the most vivid image of impending doom I've seen in any recent film.
The other unforgettable image features Deepika, her hand bloodied after an injury, lying on the wet ground in a streak of blood. It reminded me of Aishwarya Rai's slashed wrist creating a pond of blood in Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
Fire and blood are never far from Bhansali's vision. Though there is plenty of bloodied images in Ram-leela, the fire this time rages in the eyes of the characters.
Bhansali's self-composed songs assisted by Monty Sharma's evocative background score, perfectly capture the film's impetuous mood.
The actors do the rest. Every performer surrenders to the tempestuous saga. While Supriya Pathak leads the supporting cast with a stellar performance, Richa Chadda, Abhimanyu Singh, Gulshan Devaiah and Sharad Kelkar are the portrait of pitch-perfect emoting.
As for the Ranveer-Deepika pair, there's some great on-screen chemistry there!
SUBHASH K. JHA
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela
Supriya Pathak
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Why build your own discharger?
First off what I will refer to as a "discharger" is really just a resistive load that can be used to discharge packs. For this crowd I will use its function as its name.
The purpose of this how-to is to give you some ideas of how to build your own light bulb battery discharger. So why does the average RC hobbyist need a discharger? It turns out that they have many uses including discharging packs for storage, load testing a new power supply, prepping a lipo disposal, cycling a new lipo, etc. Like many tools, you don't think they will be useful until you own one and then you can't believe you didn't get one sooner!
Why use light bulbs? As it turns out in order to make discharger that is useful, it needs to be a fairly stout. This is because we, as RC hobbyists, use some pretty stout batteries in our pursuit of fun. There are many different DC devices that can be used to discharge RC batteries, things like fan motors, thermoelectric coolers, small and large resistors and of course household and automotive light bulbs. The reason for using light bulbs is two part, first they are easy find and because they offer a great wattage per dollar ratio. For example you can buy a 12V 20W bulb for less that a $1 compared to a equivalent power resistor that could cost $10. Put 10 bulbs in parallel to draw 200W you see where I am going with this. Of course like any solution, light bulbs are not perfect but for the money they are pretty hard to beat.
There are literally 1000s of light bulbs to choose from. Anything from a standard 60W 120V household bulb (will not draw 60W on 12V though) to an automotive head light can be used. One popular choice is to use auto tail light bulbs like the good old 1156, a ~20W single element tail light bulb. You can either solder to them directly or buy sockets for them. They are an easy to locate solution but are expensive one in comparison to other options. Another choice would be auto head lights. They are usually 45-55W bulbs but they too are expensive and are a little large for their wattage.
Whatever bulb you choose to use in your discharger, make sure you do your homework before you start buying. Be sure to take the sockets, if used, into account, as well as other requirements for the bulb you choose.
Lets start with a simple example, lets assume you want to discharge 3s packs (11.1V nominal) at 10A. Here is the math to figure out what we need. Start by calculating the wattage.
Unfortunately a 111W 12V bulb is a little hard to come by but you can use several smaller bulbs to accomplish this task, you just need a working knowledge of parallel and series connections. Lets say you find a good deal on 12V 20W bulbs. How would you get a 111W draw off 20W bulbs? It turns out that placing 2 of the same light bulbs in parallel doubles the amp draw while retaining the original voltage, effectively doubling the wattage load. So if a single 12V 20W bulb draws 20W, placing it in parallel with a second will create a 12V 40W load. Likewise adding in a 3rd will make it a 12V 60W load, a forth increases it to a 12V 80W. Using this concept we can figure out that putting 6 of these 12V 20W in parallel will create a 12V 120W load and that will be just about right for this use. Yes it is a slightly higher load than 111W but it is close enough for our uses. Below is a circuit diagram.
Now lets look at something a little more complicated, say you want to discharge a 12s lipo (44.4V nominal) at 10A. You could try to locate some 48V bulbs and maybe you could find some but they will probably be expensive and your choices will likely be very limited. Instead why not make use of 12v 20W bulbs like the ones I used in the 3s discharger example above? To do this bulbs will have to be placed in series and parallel. First lets find the wattage.
If you simply take 444W and divide it by 20W, as that is the bulb used above, you will get 22.2, call it 24 (I will expand on that in a moment). So it will take 24 12V 20W bulbs to draw 10A from a 12s lipo but you can't simply take 24 bulbs and put them in parallel like above, as that would just burn them all out. The bulbs used above are designed to run off 12V and not 44.4V. This is where series connections come in. It turns out that 44.4V is fairly close to 48V or 4 * 12V. By combining 12V bulbs in series, the resultant bulbs can handle more voltage but doing so will retain the wattage of the original bulbs. For example placing 2 bulbs in series will create a 24V 20W load, placing 3 in series will create a 36V 20W load and placing 4 bulbs in series will create a 48V 20W load.
Now you know that you can connect smaller bulbs together in order to create set of bulbs that can both draw more current and accept a higher input voltage. So what will the resultant circuit look like for a 48V 10A discharger using 12V 20W bulbs? Well first you need to make a 12V 10A discharge circuit, as done in example 1, and then you place 4 of these in series to increase the voltage to 48V. Below is a circuit diagram.
Now let me make a suggestion. I believe the following circuit is the cheapest, simplest, best design for most people and that is (12) 12V 20W bulbs arranged in 2 rows of 6, and connected together. This allows for 4 common loads, 12V 5A, 10A & 20A, and 24V 10A. Here is the circuit diagram.
Different bulbs can be used but the math will have to be done to estimate loads and such.
Hopefully at this point you should grasp why using light bulbs are preferable, how to figure out how many light bulbs and how to theoretically wire them together in the proper way achieve the load you desire. From here it will be your job to put it all together and make something useful. Check out my builds, "My light bulb discharger build(s)", for ideas.