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Flimsy plea, feeble excuse; Here's why Supreme Court barred Bharti Airtel from seeking GST refund of Rs. 923 crores
"The common portal is only a facilitator to feed or retrieve such information and need not be the primary source for doing self-assessment."
Published on December 3, 2021 December 3, 2021 By Editor
Supreme Court: In a major setback to Bharti Airtel Ltd., the Division Bench comprising of A.M. Khanwilkar* and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ., overturned the decision of the Delhi High Court and barred the company from rectifying its form GSTR-3B to claim GST refund of approx Rs.923 crores. Finding no merit in the grievance raised by the company, the Bench remarked,
The factum of non-operability of Form GSTR-2A, is flimsy plea. Indeed, if the stated form was operational, the same would have come handy to the respondent for self-assessment regarding eligibility of ITC, but it is a feeble excuse given by the respondent to assail the impugned Circular.
Findings of the High Court
The High Court of Delhi, by the impugned judgment had read down paragraph 4 of the Circular No. 26/26/2017GST dated 29-12-2017 issued by the Commissioner (GST), Central Board of Excise and Customs, to the extent it restricted the rectification of Form GSTR-3B in respect of the period in which the error had occurred. The High Court also allowed the company-respondent to rectify Form GSTR-3B for the period in which error had occurred, i.e., from July to September 2017.
Grievance of the Respondent
The respondent contended that due to repeated technical glitches in the electronic common portal introduced by the Department, during the transition phase from the erstwhile regime to the GST regime, he had submitted its monthly Form GSTR-3B based on estimates, for the relevant period of July to September 2017. The respondent submitted that there had been an excess payment of Rs.923 crores in cash for discharging OTL (Outward Tax Liability). In other words, despite the fact that a bona fide error had occurred for reasons beyond the control of respondent, yet he was unable to correct the mistake in Form GSTR3B for the relevant period due to the restriction imposed by paragraph 4 of the Circular dated 29-12-2017.
Factual Analysis
The Bench observed that the Circular in question was issued by the Board after considering various representations received seeking clarifications on various aspects of return filing such as return filing dates, applicability of quantum of late fee, amendment of errors in submitting/filing of Form GSTR3B and other related queries to ensure uniformity in implementation across field formations. Therefore, the said Circular was not the direction issued by the Commissioner (GST) as such, but it was notifying the decision(s) of the Board taken in exercise of its powers conferred under Section 168(1) of the 2017 Act.
Rejecting the contention of the respondent that due to the failure of the Department he had make payment in cash which had resulted in payment of double tax, thereby offered unfair advantage to the tax authorities, the Bench stated that the High Court had failed to enquire into the cardinal question as to whether the respondent was required to be fully or wholly dependent on the auto generated information in the electronic common platform for discharging its obligation to pay OTL for the relevant period between July and September 2017. Answering the aforesaid question in negative, the Bench stated that, the respondent being a registered person was under a legal obligation to maintain books of accounts and records as per the provisions of the 2017 Act and Chapter VII of the 2017 Rules regarding the transactions in respect of which the OTL would occur. The Bench added,
"The common portal is only a facilitator to feed or retrieve such information and need not be the primary source for doing self-assessment. The primary source is in the form of agreements, invoices/challans, receipts of the goods and services and books of accounts which are maintained by the assessee manually/electronically."
Whether the Impugned Circular was inconsistent with Statutory Mandate?
While ascertaining the legality of the impugned circular, the Bench observed the express provision in the form of Section 39(9) clearly posits that omission or incorrect particulars furnished in the return in Form GSTR3B can be corrected in the return to be furnished in the month or quarter during which such omission or incorrect particulars are noticed. This very position had been restated in the impugned Circular. Therefore, it was held that the impugned circular was not contrary to the statutory dispensation specified in Section 39(9) of the Act and the High Court had noted that there was no such provision in the Act, which restricts such rectification of the return in the period in which the error is noticed.
Findings of the Court
The aspect of statutory obligation fastened upon the registered person to maintain books of accounts and record within the meaning of Chapter VII of the 2017 Rules, are primary documents and source material on the basis of which self-assessment is done by the registered person including about his eligibility and entitlement to get ITC (Input Tax Credit) and of OTL. Form GSTR2A is only a facilitator for taking an informed decision while doing such self-assessment.
Noticing that during the pre-GST regime, the respondent (being registered person/assessee) had been maintaining such books of accounts and records and submitting returns on its own, the Bench stated that non-operability of Form GSTR2A or for that matter, other forms, would be of no avail for the respondent 1 because the dispensation stipulated at the relevant time obliged the registered person to submit returns on the basis of such self-assessment in Form GSTR3B manually on electronic platform. Further, the Bench opined,
"Payment for discharge of OTL by cash or by way of availing of ITC, is a matter of option, which having been exercised by the assessee, cannot be reversed unless the Act and the Rules permit such reversal or swapping of the entries."
Significantly, the registered person is not denied of the opportunity to rectify omission or incorrect particulars, which he could do in the return to be furnished for the month or quarter in which such omission or incorrect particulars are noticed. Thus, it was not a case of denial of availment of ITC as such, rather it was only a postponement of availment of ITC as the ITC amount remains intact in the electronic credit ledger, which can be availed in the subsequent returns including the next financial year.
In the backdrop of above, the Bench held that the assessee-respondent could not be permitted to unilaterally carry out rectification of his returns submitted electronically in Form GSTR3B, which inevitably would affect the obligations and liabilities of other stakeholders, because of the cascading effect in their electronic records.
Further, the challenge to the impugned Circular was declared unsustainable, and the Bench held that stipulations in the Circular including in paragraph 4 were consistent with the provisions of the Act, 2017. The appeal was allowed. The impugned judgment and order was set aside.
[Union of India v. Bharti Airtel Ltd., 2021 SCC OnLine SC 1006, decided on 28-10-2021]
Kamini Sharma, Editorial Assistant has put this report together
*Judgment by: Justice A.M. Khanwilkar
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SIGCOMM 2015 will take place at Imperial College London, South Kensington campus. The conference venue is located in the centre of the city . Multiple London landmarks are located within walking distance, such as the Royal Albert Hall, Science Museum, Natural History Museum, V&A Museum and Hyde Park.
You can download a map of the campus here. Main sessions will take place in the Great Hall at Sherfield Building (building number 20 in the map).
The venue is easily accesible from the South Kensington and Gloucester Road tube stations. We recommend all attendees acquire an Oyster travel card as they arrive to London for getting the best rates in public transport services (including automatic daily cost cap). Contactless cards can also be used with the same tariff of an Oyster card.
From Heathrow airport. Take the Underground (Piccadilly Line - dark blue) to South Kensington Station (50 minutes travelling time).
From Gatwick airport. Take a national rail train to Victoria station (journey time 40 minutes) and then by Underground, (Circle or District Line; westbound) to South Kensington.
There is no preferred accomodation option for SIGCOMM, with London offering a diverse range of options for hotels. Several nearby hotels offer discounted rates for conference attendees. In order for the attendees to book their rooms at these rates, they will need to contact the college's reservations department and mention "SIGCOMM 2015". The venue is easily accessible through public transport, so we advise a wider search through online hotel / hostel booking sites (e.g. booking.com, trivago.co.uk) to evaluate a broader range of prices/features, which might provide even better rates.
Student accomodation. There is also a limited set of single rooms in Imperial College facilities that are reserved for SIGCOMM 2015 student attendees. These are single rooms with special dates. Rooms will be released in waves up to the start of the conference. Attendees can book by phoning +44(0)20 759 49507 between 9am to 5pm each week day or sending an email to IC's accomodation quoting the promotion code (ACM2015) to avail of the rate and ensure availability.


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Duty to accommodate communication access for Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing
In 1997, as a result of a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms challenge (Eldridge v. British Columbia), the Supreme Court of Canada ruled equitable communication access for Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing patients was required when they access health services in B.C.
The Eldridge Decision arose from two separate actions, which concerned patients who were born Deaf and whose preferred means of communication were sign language. In both cases, the patients stated that the absence of sign language interpreters impaired their ability to communicate with their doctors and other health care providers and thus increased their risk of misdiagnosis and ineffective treatment.
Ultimately, their Charter right to equality, on the ground of disability under section 15 of the Charter, was violated by failing to provide such services.
The court found a constitutional right to effective communication in health care settings. As a result, in B.C., sign language interpreting services, where the following three factors are simultaneously present, are accessible at no cost to the patient:
medical services are being delivered;
the services are publicly funded, either through the mechanism of the Medicare Protection Act (MPA) or the Hospital Insurance Act (HIA); and
Sign language interpretation is, in particular circumstances, "necessary for effective communication."
See Eldridge v. British Columbia for more.
The Provincial Language Services expanded services to include health care services provided by any B.C. health authority. Since 2014, access to sign language interpreting has expanded beyond Medical Service Plan and Hospital Insurance Act. In 2022, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services were included as a service offering.
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Q: Check for "real" view behind AnyView Given the following code
import SwiftUI

struct Foo: View {
    var body: some View {
        Text("Hello World")
    }
}

let anyViewFoo = AnyView(Foo())

debugPrint(anyViewFoo)

Is it possible to check foo for the "real" type or e.g. cast to Foo? So something (which obviously doesn't work) like the following would be awesome:
let foo: Foo? = anyViewFoo as? Foo

Does something like this exist?

A: SwiftUI AnyView does not give access to original view, but we can use our custom to store it and then access.
Note: pay attention - all views are structs, so accessing original view you get a copy (as everywhere in SwiftUI)
Here is a possible approach:
struct AnyMyView: View {

    private let internalView: AnyView
    let originalView: Any

    init<V: View>(_ view: V) {
        internalView = AnyView(view)
        originalView = view
    }

    var body: some View {
        internalView
    }
}

and now a demo of usage based on your original code
struct DemoAnyMyView: View {

    let anyViewFoo = AnyMyView(Foo())

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            // erased type view
            anyViewFoo

            Divider()

            // restored type view
            if let foo = anyViewFoo.originalView as? Foo {
                foo
            }
        }
    }
}

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Nasdaq Boosts Payments to Firms Over Facebook IPO to $62 Million
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. plans to pay out $62 million in cash to firms that lost money in Facebook Inc.'s bungled initial public offering in May, modifying an earlier plan that drew intense criticism from market makers and other exchanges.
The plan, which Nasdaq filed with regulators late Friday, is $22 million larger than a plan originally proposed in June. All accommodations will be paid in cash, a departure from the prior proposal, in which Nasdaq would have mostly compensated firms through trading credits or rebates.
All payouts are expected to occur within six months for firms that qualify and agree not to pursue legal action against Nasdaq, the filing said.
U.S. exchanges match hundreds of billions of dollars of securities transactions every day.
"If exchanges could be called upon to bear all costs associated with system malfunctions and the varying reactions of market participants taken in their wake, the potential would exist for a single catastrophic event to bankrupt one or multiple exchanges," Nasdaq said in the filing.
Liabilities at U.S. exchanges are capped in most instances. Nasdaq's cap is $3 million and the plan filed with the SEC is meant to increase that in this specific instance. But a firm could sue in the case of gross negligence, one legal source said.
Market makers, which facilitate trades for brokers, lost upward of $200 million in the IPO as technical glitches on Nasdaq's systems delayed the offering, and then left many investors in the dark for more than two hours as to whether their orders had gone through.
The market makers said Nasdaq's original plan fell far short. Some said they were weighing their legal options.
In its filing, Nasdaq said market makers that, on the day of the Facebook IPO, had covered c lient orders that were canceled but not confirmed in a reasonable amount of time, should bear some of the losses themselves. Nasdaq's plan calls for the market makers to bear 30 percent of the losses in these cases.
Orders are usually confirmed within seconds, but in this case, many orders made between 11:11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. when the stock began trading, were not confirmed or processed until 1:50 p.m. That left market makers and other customers unsure of what they owned or whether their buy, sell and cancel orders had gone through. Some orders were lost altogether.
During the chaotic hours after Facebook debuted, market makers say they tried in vain to reach contacts at Nasdaq to find out about their positions in Facebook. They were also calling the SEC to make sure the regulator understood the gravity of the situation.
Nasdaq faces regulatory investigations into its systems and actions.
DEEP REGRET
The botched IPO has been a communications nightmare for Nasdaq, which prides itself on its technology.
It is also a black eye for an exchange industry already suffering from lost investor confidence after both the financial crisis and the "flash crash" in May 2010, when $1 trillion in shareholder equity was temporarily wiped out in minutes.
"We deeply regret the problems encountered during the initial public offering of Facebook," Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld said in a statement. "We failed to meet our own high standards based on our long history of providing outstanding technology to our members and exchange customers."
Greifeld said the exchange has learned from the experience and will continue improving its trading platform.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Wall Street's self-regulator, has agreed to evaluate claims submitted under the program. The filing of the accommodation program with the SEC begins a comment period, Nasdaq said.
Facebook's $16 billion IPO was to have been the culmination of years of breakneck growth for a social network that became a cultural and business phenomenon.
But the shares of the eight-year-old company founded by Mark Zuckerberg in his Harvard dormitory room have sagged since going public at $38 a share.
Facebook shares fell 0.8 percent on Friday to close at $28.76.
Nasdaq's four largest market makers in the $16 billion Facebook IPO — UBS, Knight Capital Group, Citadel Securities, and Citigroup's Automated Trading Desk — have estimated that they lost $200 million from Facebook trades entered May 18.
In addition, news reports have said UBS may have lost considerably more, perhaps $350 million.
Knight Capital and UBS have hinted that they could bring legal action against Nasdaq if the compensation does not cover their losses.
Citadel said it had no comment on the new plan, while the other market makers were not immediately available for comment.
The original plan also drew the ire of other exchanges, which said the idea of rebates — which were scrapped in the new plan — would force the firms to trade on Nasdaq.
NYSE Euronext and BATS Global Markets on Friday declined to comment on the new proposal.
PAYOUT CAPS
Nasdaq said in its filing that 45 minutes after all of the confirmations were sent out at 1:50 p.m. on the day of the Facebook IPO "w ould have been ample time for a reasonably diligent member to have identified any unexpected customer losses or unanticipated customer positions, and taken steps to mitigate or liquidate them" before trading closed at 4 p.m.
Using that timeframe, Nasdaq established a benchmark price of $40.527 as a maximum loss price parameter for determining accommodation payments. Losses over that benchmark price, regardless of their cause, are the responsibility of the member firm under the plan.
For orders that were placed to sell at the open that did not go through until later, when Facebook's share price had dropped, resulting in a lost, Nasdaq proposed in its plan, using $40.527 as the benchmark price, compensating a maximum of $1.473 per share per order.
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This category, social media, is the broad topic of platforms and technologies which facilitate online interaction among people where those people share or exchange information, whether individual, group, or any topic imaginable. The links here are to social media outlets.
Allows people from around the globe, from all walks of life to list down specific goals and hopes, share personal progress and give encouragement to each other.
Follow the tweets of Aviva Directory on Twitter.
Provides space for discussing public policy issues as well as for sharing information on community organizations' activities. Includes new discussions, recent comments and a support section.
Allows people to meet friends and get free entertainment. Includes a photo sharing service, a brand promotion section, search tool bar, sign up and registration indexes.
Provides a community that allows users to discover and share every good things that life offers. Includes user forums, service FAQs and site information.
Provides an online meeting place for African Americans. Includes news stories, discussion groups, a dating service and a fun style section.
Provides the fundamentals of any fan site with discussion forums, articles and news. Includes a community-driven Pokemon encyclopedia, a creative corner and other interactive links.
Allows moms to exchange advice and support; share photos, journals and thoughts; participate in activities like showdowns and polls; make friends or just to chill out. Includes a baby name finder, message viewer, member resources and community guidelines.
Allows people to discover and share contents from sources all over the Web. Includes upcoming meet-ups and events, news, videos, images, tools and applications.
Offers an innovative way to share life experiences and meet other people. Includes groups profile, stories, confessions, challenges, topical Q&A and more.
Allows users to connect and interact with other people, upload unlimited numbers of photos, and share links and videos. Includes registration information, message viewer and other features.
Provides a collective network of fan clubs for everything including movies, television, music and more. Includes discussion and sharing of profiles, photos, videos, music and interests.
Provides a searchable database of over eighty million profiles. Includes an easy to create profile, application add-ons, and other interesting features.
Offers a free access online bar for ages 18 and above where members initiate conversations by buying each other virtual drinks. Includes a member directory, and other unique features such as the power to sponsor a Happy Hour for the entire community.
Allows users to ask questions and get answer, make friends and share photos. Includes a free sign up index, unanswered question browser, recent questions and recently answered questions directory.
Allows users to create customized food page, meet other foodies, share and discover great places to eat at, feature recipes and get reactions from other food lovers. Includes recipe predictions and taste compatibility.
Makes it easy to find other people of the same interests and hobbies. Includes a group finder, a press center, job postings, and a registration index.
Allows users to share photos, journals and other interests with other people. Includes music and videos, a play list builder and people finder.
Social networking site aimed at young Europeans. Includes pictures, videos, blogging and music listings.
Services include instant messaging, voice calls, group video calls and chat rooms. Offers free download of the service. Includes featured chat rooms, top chat groups and member profiles.
Provides a simulated environment to hold meetings, meet friends, exchange music and learn. Includes free account trial, avatar customization applications, and other interesting features.
Offers free personal web page with a Skyrock.com account, a customizable web address, blog, comments, inbox, friends and profiles. Includes chat rooms, and Skyrock Music blogs, a fun section for aspiring and local musicians.
Makes it easy to share your presentation slides with anybody. You can choose to share presentation slides publicly or by invitation. The wbesite's presentation's can also easily be embedded into blogs and used to construct webinars. The website also combines slideshows with audio narration (i.e. slidecasts).
Helps Internet users discover and share websites. Includes a recommendation engine, service information, profile management index, and a help forum.
Contains quotes, poetry and articles centered on friendship. Includes a friend finder, chat rooms, advice forums, tributes, friendship-themed songs and movies, academic resources, fun and inspirational, and self-help topics.
Connects the people on local or personal networks. Includes job postings, local directory, and a photo sharing index.
This micro-blogging service that makes it easy to share thoughts with friends, family and business associates. Also offers mobile services and wide range of applications.
Supports sharing videos, images, and discussions with local versions on Toronto, Ottawa, Ajax, Windsor and other cities. Includes blogs, videos, member profiles and other features.
WAYN - Where Are You Now?
Provides an easy way to search and find travel guides and information. Includes a people tracker, discussion forums, member profiles, messages and an online travel planning index.
Online directory and community for the discussion of various topics such as health, pets, business, arts & entertainment and other. Includes discussion forums, auctions, news and tips.
Helps people share information with each other using wiki software. Includes a collection of rich wikis with half a million pages of content dedicated to gaming.
Allows users to find and meet people using free Web cam chat and live video. Includes sign up information, chat sessions, user profiles and videos.
World Truth is an anonymous social network designed for people in the liberty movement within the United States and elsewhere. The network promises that there will be no data mining, no censorship, or site-originated trackers.
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Sunny was 13 when she arrived in the U.S. from Thailand with her two sisters. She learned to be resourceful while putting herself through school and sending money home to support her parents. That resourcefulness has paid off for her business, 5FT2IN, a clothing line for petite women. Sunny started saving for her business through Opportunity Fund's IDA Savings program, and went on to get a loan and business advice from us. As her business has grown, so has Sunny's involvement—from being an active alumna attending Opportunity Fund events to sharing her story with national policymakers.
8:30 am – 9:30 am: Attended Lobbying 101: Capitol Hill Visit Preparation.
Met with Opportunity Fund's IDA team.
10:00 am – 1:15 pm: Attended the Opening Plenary sessions.
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Capitol Hill Visit - Went to Nancy Pelosi's office and met with her staff. We had a very brief meeting, approx. 5 minutes b/c the staff had to run to a meeting. I talked about the impact of the IDA program on my life and how it helped me start my business. After the meeting, Gwyneth (from Opportunity Fund) and I toured the House Chamber and the Senate Chamber and watched a Senator in action.
We then went to Barbara Boxer's office and met with her Legislative Assistant, Brian McKeon. We talked for about half an hour on the Savings for Working Families Act, the ASPIRE Act of 2007, and the IDA program. Several people from the Bay Area joined us at this meeting like Sharon Robinson and Tse Ming Tam of United Way, and Estelle Clemons of the City of Oakland.
Afterwards, we all met up in front of Capitol Hill for a group photo.
7 pm – 10:45 pm: Went on the Washington by Twilight Tour. Viewed from the bus the Federal Triangle, the White House, Capitol Hill, The Mall, Watergate, Kennedy Center, Georgetown Waterfront, and Arlington Cemetery. Stepped off and visited FDR Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Korean Walls, Jefferson Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, and World War II Memorial.
The tour was $36, I feel it was well worth the money because prior to visiting Washington, D.C. I did not know anything about its history or landmarks and the tour guide explained all the sites to us and took us to many significant places in a short period of time.
11:45 am: Met Suvada, Gwyneth, and others for a tour of the White House. We went inside and looked at all the different rooms in the White House. Afterwards, we walked around the White House and even passed by some protestors. We then got on the Metro and went to Capitol Hill. On the way there, we dropped by the Visitors Center to look at more things and buy souvenirs.
2 pm: We had a staff-led tour of Capitol Hill by Samuel Rockman, from Barbara Boxer's office. He took us underground and we traveled from her office to the Capitol on a little monorail. He explained the place to us and also took us to see the old Senate Chamber. He also took the time to explain the art and what they stood for. It was very cool. When we were finished with the tour, it rained and some of us got very wet. We decided to go eat near the Postal Station.
6 pm: We returned to the hotel and later attended the CFED Networking Reception featuring a go-go band with a Washington, D.C. theme. I ended my night early to prepare for Saturday morning's event.
8 am – 9:30am: Breakfast with Accountholders. I spoke on a Q&A panel with other account holders (Michael Harley and Dennis Matthews) on my experience with the IDA program. It was a great experience. There I met Michael Sherraden (who is considered the father of the IDA), Fred Goldberg (a leading expert on tax policy reform), and Andrea Levere (president of CFED).
10:00 am: Afterwards, we were asked to take some photographs with the organizers.
10:30 am – 1:00 pm: Toured the Holocaust Museum. Heard a survivor's story, it was very sad.
1:30 pm: Returned to the hotel for the closing plenary.
2:30 pm: Went to the airport. Returned to Oakland.
In September 2008, Sunny addressed 1,000 community development policymakers and practitioners at the 2008 Assets Learning Conference in Washington D.C. She talked about her experiences as a small business owner and IDA saver, as part of a panel of IDA clients.


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Qatargas awards US$125m wastewater facility contract at LNG plant
Qatargas has awarded a US$125 million contract for the turnkey process package of a new wastewater facility located in the Qatargas LNG Plant, Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar...
Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) has awarded a US$125 million contract for the turnkey process package of a new wastewater facility located in the Qatargas LNG Plant, Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.
Kentz Corporation, the holding company of the Kentz Engineering and Construction Group, will supply process Engineering, Procurement, Installation, Construction, and Commissioning (EPICC) services to deliver wastewater recycling and reduction facilities to four LNG trains.
The contract will be performed and executed through Kentz's Engineering and Projects (E&P) Business Unit. At peak workforce, Kentz will be employing approximately 440 staff and field personnel, with project completion scheduled in 2016.
Tush Doshi, group president, engineering and projects business unit, for Kentz, said: "This award signals the continued achievements of our E&P business in the region and reflects the successful outcome of a focused strategy within one of our core markets."


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Last Thursday, May 6th, I attended the ISPE (International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering) New England Chapter Biopharma 2010 Conference held in Warwick, Rhode Island. A presentation was given by Geraldine Taber, Pfizer's Global Technology Group Leader titled "Demise of the Round-Bottomed Flask – How new Battle Tools in the Lab of the Future are delivering value for R&D".
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Cardiff-bound TUI Flight from Zakynthos Advised to Quarantine
By : GTP editing team
Tag: Cardiff travelers Covid-19, Coronavirus, coronavirus Greece, Coronavirus measures Greece, coronavirus pandemic, coronavirus travel, Covid-19, Covid-19 measures, Covid-19 measures Greece, Covid-19 travel measures tourism, Greece opens to tourism, health protocols Greece, tourism and travel, tourism and travel Greece, TUI, Wales Covid-19, Zakynthos UK covid-19
Passengers on board a TUI flight from the Greek island of Zakynthos to Cardiff in Wales, were advised to self-isolate after at least seven people tested positive for Covid-19.
The new coronavirus incidents at 16 on Monday come after at least 11 out of 30 teenagers from the UK who vacationed on the same island contracted coronavirus last week.
The current cases on board TUI flight 6215 from Zakynthos to Cardiff were from three different parties. All 193 passengers traveling on board the August 25 flight have now been considered "close contacts" and as such have been advised by Public Health Wales (PHW) to self-isolate.
"These passengers will be contacted shortly, but meanwhile, they must self-isolate at home as they may become infectious, even without developing symptoms. Anyone with symptoms should book a test without delay," Giri Shankar, PHW director, told Sky News.
Zakynthos island, Greece
On Friday, Greek health authorities announced extra emergency restrictions for Zakynthos and Lesvos, following a surge in coronavirus cases. The measures will be in place for two weeks through to September 12.
"Our investigations into a number of cases of coronavirus have indicated that a lack of social distancing, in particular by a minority of the 20-30 year age group, has resulted in the spread of the virus to other groups of people," said Shankar, adding that there have been a "number of small clusters" of Covid-19 cases in Cardiff that are not related to the TUI flight.
According to BBC, TUI said all passengers had complied with Covid-10 safety protocols "for the duration of their flight", which includes wearing masks.
"The safety and well-being of passengers and crew is our highest priority and we operate in line with EASA guidelines," said a TUI spokesperson.
TUI said earlier today that it had launched a 'full investigation' into claims that mask-wearing protocols were not enforced on board the flight.
Last week, following a revision of its safe countries list, the UK Foreign Office (FCO) updated its travel advice keeping Greece on its quarantine-free list of countries to and from which travelers can enter the country without having to self-isolate for 14 days.
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A buggy is one of the main items you will buy when having a baby. As first time parents it is a whole new world. You know nothing about anything. And companies know this. So they will tell you that you MUST HAVE THIS BUGGY and ALL THESE ACCESSORIES that come with it.
blah blah blah.. I fell for it! But by the second child I was "like what ever!"
If you thought choosing a single buggy was hard, try choosing a double! Where do you start? There are even more things to consider and to confuse you with.
Do I get side by side? or a tandem? 3 wheels or 4? Will it fit in the car? Will it fit around the shops? Will it fit IN MY HOUSE?????
Buggies! It's a love, hate relationship for me. Love: that it holds my monsters down so they can't run riot around the shops. Hate: that they can be big and heavy. Love: it that I can hang all my shopping and handbag on it. Hate that they are so expensive. And the list goes on.
Here is a website I found called bestbuggy.co.uk where you can compare buggies that might help you with making a choice.


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Q: Unable to send and receive XMPP messages I am trying to send and recieve XMPP messages through SMack library in android. But failed to do the same. Even I successfully connected to server and get the online users also. But unable to send or receive text messages. Please suggest any solution regarding the same.
Code:
XMPP Establish Connection:
 try {

            ConnectionConfiguration config = new ConnectionConfiguration("chat.spectratech.in");
            config.setTruststorePath("/system/etc/security/cacerts.bks");
            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH) {
                config.setTruststoreType("AndroidCAStore");
                config.setTruststorePassword(null);
                config.setTruststorePath(null);
            } else {
                config.setTruststoreType("BKS");
                String path = System.getProperty("javax.net.ssl.trustStore");
                if (path == null)
                    path = System.getProperty("java.home") + File.separator + "etc"
                        + File.separator + "security" + File.separator
                        + "cacerts.bks";
                config.setTruststorePath(path);
            }
            mXmppConnection = new XMPPConnection(config);
            mXmppConnection.connect();
            mXmppConnection.login(USERNAME, PASSWORD);

            chatApp.setmXmppConnection(mXmppConnection);
        }
        catch (final XMPPException e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Could not connect to Xmpp server.", e);
            return;
        }

        if (!mXmppConnection.isConnected()) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Could not connect to the Xmpp server.");
            return;
        }

        Log.i(TAG, "Yey! We're connected to the Xmpp server!");
        Toast.makeText(this, "Connected", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        mXmppConnection.getChatManager().addChatListener(new ChatManagerListener() {

            @Override
            public void chatCreated(final Chat chat, final boolean createdLocally) {
                if (!createdLocally) {
                    chat.addMessageListener(new MyMessageListener());
                }
            }
        });

Send and Receive Messages:
if (app.getmXmppConnection() != null) {
            // Add a packet listener to get messages sent to us
            PacketFilter filter = new MessageTypeFilter(Message.Type.chat);
            app.getmXmppConnection().addPacketListener(new PacketListener() {
                @Override
                public void processPacket(Packet packet) {
                    Message message = (Message) packet;
                    if (message.getBody() != null) {
                        String fromName = StringUtils.parseBareAddress(message
                                .getFrom());
                        Log.i("XMPPChatDemoActivity", "Text Recieved "
                                + message.getBody() + " from " + fromName);
                        msgs.add(fromName + ":  " + message.getBody());
                        //messages.add(fromName + ":");
                        //messages.add(message.getBody());
                        // Add the incoming message to the list view
                        mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
                            public void run() {
                                adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
                            }
                        });
                    }
                }
            }, filter);
        }

        btnSend.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View arg0) {
                String text = edMsgs.getText().toString();
                Message msg = new Message(to, Message.Type.chat);
                msg.setBody(text);

                if(app.getmXmppConnection()!=null){
                    app.getmXmppConnection().sendPacket(msg);
                    msgs.add(text);
                    adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
                }

            }
        });

A: First you need to login to a Server.
Link for Class Message
Sending Messages:
I use with XMPPConnection Class to send sendPacket.
String message = "Hello friend";
Message msg = new Message(toUserId, Message.Type.chat);
                    msg.setBody(message);
                    connection.sendPacket(msg);

Receiving Messages:
I use of the PacketFilter class to recive only chat message.
I use of the XMPPConnection Class add listner when message comming.
PacketFilter chatFilter = new MessageTypeFilter(Message.Type.chat);
connection.addPacketListener(chatPacketListener, chatFilter);

PacketListener chatPacketListener = new PacketListener() {

        @Override
        public void processPacket(Packet packet) {
            try {

                Message message = (Message) packet;
                String body = message.getBody();
                String from = StringUtils.parseBareAddress(message.getFrom());

            } catch (Exception e) {}
        }
    };

I hope it help you.


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Óscar Manuel García Pérez (La Habana, 23 de diciembre de 1966) es un deportista cubano que compitió en esgrima, especialista en la modalidad de florete.

Participó en tres Juegos Olímpicos de Verano entre los años 1992 y 2000, obteniendo dos medallas, plata en Barcelona 1992 y bronce en Atlanta 1996. Ganó seis medallas en el Campeonato Mundial de Esgrima entre los años 1983 y 2001.

Palmarés internacional

Referencias

Esgrimidores de Cuba
Esgrimidores en los Juegos Olímpicos de Barcelona 1992
Esgrimidores en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atlanta 1996
Esgrimidores en los Juegos Olímpicos de Sídney 2000
Medallistas olímpicos de plata de esgrima
Medallistas olímpicos de bronce de esgrima
Medallistas olímpicos de plata de Cuba
Medallistas olímpicos de bronce de Cuba
Medallistas olímpicos de plata de Barcelona 1992
Medallistas olímpicos de bronce de Atlanta 1996
Campeones mundiales de esgrima
Nacidos en La Habana

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Though Amber Heard's lawyers claimed she would file a police report against Johnny Depp, it appears she has changed her mind.
TMZ reports Heard is not going to file a report because she "doesn't want to bury him." She apparently still loves Depp and doesn't want him to be arrested or prosecuted for allegedly attacking her.
While their divorce is making headlines, Depp is on tour with his band the Hollywood Vampires in Europe. After a concert, Depp was spotted attending a concert after-party in Denmark until the wee hours of the morning in photos obtained by Daily Mail.
A source shared, "More and more fans came up to him and he wanted to talk to all of them and take selfies with them. And the bodyguard got more and more persistent but Johnny didn't want to go. He was in a mood to celebrate for sure."
Depp was also seen engaging in a conversation with a mystery blonde. Another eyewitness said, "Johnny was sitting at a table behind me at the time, before they went outside together. They were outside together for about two hours and looked very animated when they were talking. It looked like she was really leading the conversation, while he was listening to her. And she was smoking a lot the whole time and drinking from the bottle of bubbly. It's clear they already knew each other."
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The 49 error codes on HP LaserJet printers are communication error codes. They can be hard to troubleshoot sometimes, But these errors can be a just temporary error that gets clear with a reboot or more permanent errors that require a hardware replacement. Getting worried? Call our technical expertise to know How to HP Printer Error 49.


Christmas could be lacking an essential ingredient in Mosgiel this year.
Mosgiel Business Association acting chairman Lee Macaskill said the association was responsible for installing a large Christmas tree on a painted shipping container in Gordon Rd, near Anzac Park.
The tree was "worse for wear'' and electrical fittings on it "had seen better days''.
The tree posed a safety risk and could be unfit for use this Christmas, he said.
If a solution could not be found and the tree could not be installed this year, it would be missed, he said.
The steel-frame tree was a "hand-me-down'' from the Dunedin City Council, he said.
Former Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board chairman Bill Feather said the tree was once owned by the council and stood in The Exchange in central Dunedin more than a decade ago.
After the council bought a new tree for the Octagon, the old tree lay idle for a couple of years in a barn in Middlemarch.
Mr Macaskill said the association planned to approach the board about working together to find a solution to ensure the tradition continued.
Board chairwoman and former association chairwoman Sarah Davie-Nitis said the association took ownership of the tree in 2011.
At that time, the association and board led a project to raise about $30,000 to renovate the tree, including new decorations.
The responsibility for the tree moved from the association to the board when she moved between the two groups.
The responsibility for the management of the tree was returned to the association last year.
The association could apply to the council for funding to get the tree upgraded, whereas the board could not.
However, she doubted the council would want to fund an upgrade because it could set a precedent for other organisations in other Dunedin suburbs to apply for funds for a Christmas tree.
Mosgiel residents needed to make it known if they wanted the Christmas tree tradition to continue before a fundraising project was launched to save the "community-owned asset'', which "needs more love and funding''.


Inflammation is a healing process, not an injury itself. The presence of inflammation is a MARKER for injury but it is not the injury itself. You can have injury without inflammation but you can never have inflammation without injury. Injury without inflammation is probably a BAD thing; it probably means you're not going to heal. If you have chronic inflammation then you simply haven't ever recovered from whatever ails you.
We shouldn't be TREATING inflammation; that means we're treating HEALING. We should be speeding up the healing process, not slowing it down. Inflammation runs through a cycle - the faster we get through that cycle the faster we heal.
Move & Heat works better than Rest & Ice.


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Fair Weather Fans
Written by : Phred Brown
Published on : January 14, 2016
There is a stigma in the sports world about fans who come around when the good times are rolling. They showed up to your Super Bowl Party last year in Patriots gear even though we all know they grew up in Atlanta. We're pretty sure we saw them in 3 different jerseys during the NBA playoffs. They love the Kansas City Royals but can't think of their favorite player's name right now. These people are called "Fair Weather" fans and while their clothing may match the team currently in the spotlight, their chameleon-like ways are unparalleled. Many fanatics look down upon Bandwagoneers, accusing them of not being "real fans." I am here today to argue in their defense and perhaps even admit to sometimes being one.
Illustration by Natalie Palter
If we take a look at the four major American sports, (football, baseball, basketball and hockey) there are 122 professional teams that compete for a championship every year. Only four teams can win, meaning that 118 fan bases watch their team suffer a season ending loss in helpless disappointment. I suppose you could count conference championships as some kind of consolation but I don't know many fans who brag about losing in the finals. Let's broaden our definition of success and say that the final four teams left in each sport's playoff have had a fan-acceptable season. The remaining 87% percent of teams have let their fans down, give or take a bottom-of-the-barrel team having a breakthrough year. Are we expected to stand behind a team for 16, 82, even 162 games and ache through loss after loss? Should I stop at the merchandise booth after watching "my team" get blown out and buy a hat? Is expensive beer and hot dogs enough of a reason to spend my hard earned cash on tickets?
Detroit fandom is bigger than sports. (Photo from positivedetroit.com)
I am a Detroiter above all other city-related commitments. Supporting Detroit sports goes beyond the teams themselves and into representing the city, waving the flag and manifesting a feeling of being home. Last year, I bought a Warriors hat. In fact, I bought two. I bought these hats for two reasons. For one, I liked the hats. Secondly, and more importantly for the context of this discourse, the Warriors are GREAT. They are fun to watch and their story excites me. I turn their games on and see an arena of yellow and blue erupt after Steph Curry hits a fadeaway jumper from half court and it beckons to me. It says "Come on, join us. This is how free time should be spent." Now the Warriors might be the easiest sell in sports right now so let's take a look at "fair weather" from another perspective.
It's January and the NFL has been cut in half for the playoffs. The Lions are out. LA doesn't have a team yet (but will next year!). I can't just tune out – it's the postseason. Come Super Bowl Sunday, the team I'm picking to win it all will probably have changed a time or two as teams continue to get eliminated. But if we were 100% ride-or-die on our teams, the NFL would gross significantly less as we approach its biggest game. Which brings me to what I think makes Fair Weather Fans most important: where they spend their money.
4-76? Philly on the road to history in the wrong direction.
The Philadelphia 76ers are currently 4-36. That means I can reasonably assume that there is a 1-in-10 chance they will win. Am I buying a ticket to go see them? No. Jersey? Not a chance. Who is on their team, you ask? Exactly. And that should put a sense of urgency in everyone in that organization from the top down because money shouldn't be coming in for them. Who is paying to see that? I'm actually shocked that it's possible to lose that much and make money but Javale McGee is making $12M this year, and he isn't even on the team anymore. The expectation to work all week, pay bills and taxes, then turn around and spend more of our precious income watching something bum us out in the name of loyalty is absurd. Get better, win games. Otherwise I'm going to watch the Splash Bros provide a pleasant break from my routine.
To spin this one more time, let's step into a world I'm more familiar with – music. I don't go to see bands who play songs I dislike. I can't imagine anyone does unless their friend is the bass player. I watch bands I like and I discover new bands because their songs go on winning streaks. A band does not break through because they continually write songs that don't catch on.
It's always sunny in San Antonio: The Spurs have made the playoffs 18 years in a row, bringing them 5 NBA Championships (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE, via Getty)
I don't intend to take meaning away from the love that exists between a fan and their team. But I do think when your team finally has everything come together and the winning starts happening, you'd be bummed to see the arena as empty as it was when you sat through that 13-game losing streak. And the fans showing up to watch your winning team are the same ones who were at the other winning affairs across town. We love sports because we love competition and we love competition because we love winning. Tell us all about how you were a fan way back when and think what you will about us jumping on the bandwagon. We are the party. We'll be there when your team is good and when they're not, we'll go have our fun somewhere else. "Fair Weather Fans" are earned.
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Q: Failed to load because no supported source was found Looking at previous answer I became with the idea of retrying to play sound:
soundBG.pause();
soundBG.currentTime = 0;
var soundPromise = soundBG.play();

if (soundPromise !== undefined) {
    soundPromise.then(function() {
        console.log('Sound!');
    }).catch(function(error) {
        console.error('Failed to start your sound, retrying.');
        setTimeout(function(){
            soundEffects();
        }, 2000);
    });
}

but its still not working and when the sound is not working I keep getting the error:

DOMException: Failed to load because no supported source was found

is there anyway to solve that?

A: I had the same error with an Audio type file and used it
var url = document.querySelector('audio').src;
var audio = new Audio();
audio.src = url;
var playPromise = audio.play();
if (playPromise !== undefined) {
      playPromise.then(function() {
         audio.addEventListener('timeupdate',function() {
            console.log(audio.currentTime, audio.duration);
         }, true);
      }).catch(function(error) {
            console.error('Failed to start your sound, retrying.');
      });
}


President Trump is returning to Washington from a working holiday amid growing criticism of his apparent failure to single out white supremacists for condemnation when he responded to the Charlottesville violence.
The US president condemned the "egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence" in the US city after violence erupted at a far-right rally, but was seen by some as having not done enough.
The White House tried to stem the damage on Sunday. Senior aides were dispatched to the morning news shows, yet they struggled at times to explain the president's position.
The US President tweeted on Monday that he was returning to Washington but did not mention the Virginia town, instead he wrote that there was "much work to do. Focus on trade and military".
A 32-year-old woman, Heather Heyer, was killed when a car ploughed into anti-fascist protesters opposing a major white nationalist march held over the weekend in Virginia. Nineteen other people were injured.
Eyewitnesses said the driver had deliberately rammed pedestrians.
Following criticism from both Republicans and Democrats of President Trump's initial remarks, Vice President Mike Pence condemned the violence "in the strongest terms".
Speaking during a news conference in Colombia on his Latin American visit, Mr Pence added "these dangerous fringe groups" have no place in American public life.
Pence added, "We have no tolerance for hate and violence, white supremacists, neo-Nazis or the KKK."
While Trump had condemned the violence on "many sides", he was accused of not going far enough and citing white nationalists.
The White House subsequently issued a statement insisting that the president's condemnation included white supremacists.
It said: "The president said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred and of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi and all extremist groups.
"He called for national unity and bringing all Americans together."
Violence erupted on Saturday after hundreds of white nationalists converged for a "Unite the Right" march, protesting against the removal of a statue of a general who had fought for the pro-slavery Confederacy during the US Civil War.
Demonstrators included neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan.
An Ohio man, James Alex Fields Jr, has been arrested over the death of the woman involving the car.
The 20-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and one count of "hit and run attended failure to stop with injury"
He appeared in court on Monday via videolink and was not granted bail.
Officials have also announced the opening of a civil rights investigation into the killing.
The US president quickly appealed for calm at a press conference, insisting "the hate and the division must stop".
But he declined to blame either side, and has since been criticised for not singling out white nationalists.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. It has no place in America," he said.
Mr Trump called for Americans to come together "with love for our nation ... and true affection for each other".
"Above all else, we must remember this truth: No matter our colour, creed, religion, or political party, we are all Americans first," he said.
Charlottesville was struck by 15 other violent incidents, police said, as thousands of white supremacists arrived in the city for a "Unite the Right" march called by right-wing blogger Jason Kessler.
The march was described by civil rights groups as America's "largest hate gathering in decades".
Heather Heyer was killed in the violence.
They were met by anti-fascist protesters, with the two groups repeatedly clashing in street brawls.
Riot police used tear gas and armoured vehicles, with authorities declaring a state of emergency in the city as they struggled to cope with repeated violent clashes.
Two Virginia State Police officials were killed when a police helicopter assisting in law enforcement efforts crashed southwest of the city, but state police said that no foul play was suspected.
The hit-and-run attack on left-wing protesters which left one person dead was by far the most serious incident.
The mayor of Charlottesville Michael Signer said via Twitter that he is "heartbroken" to announce that a "life has been lost".
A number of people videoing the scene captured the incident, recording the screams of horror as the vehicle ploughed into pedestrians.
Samantha Bloom, the mother of Fields, the man arrested in connection with the attack, told The Associated Press on Saturday night that she knew her son was attending a rally in Virginia but didn't know it was a white nationalist rally.
"I thought it had something to do with Trump. Trump's not a white supremacist," Bloom told the AP.
Charlottesville has been a target for far right protesters since the city's authorities decided to remove a statue of Confederate forces commander Robert E Lee.
Among those expected at the rally were Confederate heritage groups, KKK members, militia groups and "alt-right" activists, who generally espouse a mix of racism, white nationalism and populism.
Some of those attending were pictured waving Nazi flags while others were making fascist salutes.
Rally organiser Mr Kessler said this week that the demonstration was partly about the removal of Confederate symbols, but also about free speech and "advocating for white people".
He said in an interview: "This is about an anti-white climate within the Western world and the need for white people to have advocacy like other groups do."


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Q: I want to add the date in MM/DD/YYY after getting the date in YYY-MM-DD Below are the steps that i have done:
I have read the table and have taken the date in the last row - the date being in YYY-MM-DD
The date gets incremented by 10 and shows the result in YYY-MM-DD format.
But my problem is i need to enter the Date in MM/DD/YYYY format and iam not sure how to do that
Below is my code:
List lastdate = driver.findElements(By.xpath("(//table[contains(@class,'mat-table')]//tr/td[5])[last()]"));
int rowcount = lastdate.size();
System.out.println("Get the rowcount:"+rowcount);
            for(int i=0;i<rowcount;i++)
            {
                String datetext = lastdate.get(i).getText();
             //Specifying date format that matches the given date
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");

            Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();

            try{

               //Setting the date to the given date

                c.setTime(sdf.parse(datetext));- datetext - will take the date from the last row of the table which is 2000-04-15.

            }catch(ParseException e){
                e.printStackTrace();
             }

            //Number of Days to add
            int daysToIncrement = 10;
            c.add(Calendar.DATE, daysToIncrement);
            //Date after adding the days to the given date

            String newDate = sdf.format(c.getTime());
            System.out.println("Get the New Date:"+newDate);

}
When i print the result - it shows the date as 2000-04-25
But i need to add the date in the create screen in MM/DD/YYYY.
Any leads on how to do this ... i.e convert the new date to  MM/DD/YYYY ....

A: for(int i=0;i<rowcount;i++)
{
    String datetext = lastdate.get(i).getText();
    //Specifying date format that matches the given date
    SimpleDateFormat inputDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
    SimpleDateFormat outputDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
    Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();

    try {
        //Setting the date to the given date
        c.setTime(inputDateFormat.parse(datetext));- datetext - will take the date from the last row of the table which is 2000-04-15.
    } catch(ParseException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    //Number of Days to add
    int daysToIncrement = 10;
    c.add(Calendar.DATE, daysToIncrement);
    //Date after adding the days to the given date

    String newDate = outputDateFormat.format(c.getTime());
    System.out.println("Get the New Date:"+newDate);


After a successful but tiring day one at Showmaster's Cardiff Film & Comic Con, we decided that day two would be a less frantic affair with just a leisurely stroll around the stalls and a chat to Max Grodenchik who played Rom in Star Trek's Deep Space Nine.
great guy! We spent ages talking to the actor about things related to Star Trek and general topics. For some reason we discussed ship cruises and whether they were our thing. Not sure how that came about but it was nice to have a general discussion about anything and everything to one of the stars. I couldn't help but ask him a really geeky Star Trek question and since I just happened to have re-watched the episode where Rom is made Grand Nagus the night before, I wanted to ask him how the Nagus would be doing and how Ferenginar would be getting on. He loved the question and I felt his answer was a continuation of the episode I watched last night. He thought that Ferenginar would be a more darker place with a lot of resentment from other successful Ferengis who wanted to 'dethrone' Rom as the Nagus. He also thought his brother out of love and not business sense would be protecting the Grand Nagus. I told him he should write a novel. He liked that idea. If you get the opportunity I would strongly suggest you get his autograph. He really is a nice guy and spends the time to talk to you. He even has a hand fan to dry the ink for you before handing it over. A really nice guy.
Following this we headed around the numerous stalls and I spent too much money. Sunday is always the best day for tackling the stalls as there always seems to be less people. We also took the opportunity to have our photos taken inside the Back to the Future Delorean and also to have our photos taken on the Emperor's Throne from Return of the Jedi. This was a lot of fun and well worth the £5.
I feel a little exposed in this photo.
Autographs, photos and swag from the event.
Another well run event from Showmasters throughout the weekend. This was the first Comic Con we went to without actually having any photo-shoots booked but we still found plenty to do. With the Star Trek talk on day one between Max Grodenchik and Ethan Phillips (You can listen to that here) and our chat with Ethan Phillips, plus plenty of cosplayers to keep us entertained we really thought the whole weekend was superb value for money. Absolutely no hiccups throughout the weekend and strongly recommended. Next up - London Film & Comic Con.
Outside the event an NYPD Police car was parked with cops offering to arrest victims. Here's my friend, Derek in a not too flattering position.


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Q: Datatables ajax reload is ignoring dynamically updated request parameters I am using server side jquery datatable 1.10.16.  I am want to reload the data by requesting the datatable ajax with updated parameters.
To reload the datatable I am using the below datatable api:
$('#user_data').DataTable().ajax.reload();

My datatable initailization is given below:
$('#user_data').DataTable({
        // to hide search filter
        "searching": false,
        "lengthMenu": [[5, 25, 50], [5, 25, 50]],
        processing: true,
        serverSide: true,
        ajax: {
            "url": '/admin/getStats',
            "data": {user_id: user_id, date_range: JSON.stringify(DATE_RANGE)},

        },
        columns: [
            {data: 'name', name: 'name'},
            {data: 'date', name: 'date'},
            {data: 'country', name: 'country'}
        ]
    });

DATE_RANGE and user_id are global variables which are updated like this:
     $('#dateSelector').on('apply.daterangepicker', function(ev, picker) {
                DATE_RANGE[0] = picker.startDate.format('DD-MM-YYYY');
                DATE_RANGE[1] = picker.endDate.format('DD-MM-YYYY');
                console.log(DATE_RANGE); // here I am getting updated value properly
// reloading the datatable , but the parameters are the previous one
                $('#user_data').DataTable().ajax.reload();
            });

How to pass updated parameters ?

A: Disable caching for the table in the oSettings [this param is changing based on the DT version. Refer documentation of the version you are using.]
After calling
table.ajax.reload();

call this immediately:
table.ajax.clearAjaxParams();

Again this changes with version based. Refer documentation.

A: Finally solved it somehow. In future people may need:
$(document).ready(function() {
    fetchData();
});

function fetchData() {
$('#user_data').DataTable({
        // to hide search filter
        "searching": false,
        "lengthMenu": [[5, 25, 50], [5, 25, 50]],
        processing: true,
        serverSide: true,
        ajax: {
            "url": '/admin/getStats',
            "data": {user_id: user_id, date_range: JSON.stringify(DATE_RANGE)},

        },
        columns: [
            {data: 'name', name: 'name'},
            {data: 'date', name: 'date'},
            {data: 'country', name: 'country'}
        ]
    });
}

$('#dateSelector').on('apply.daterangepicker', function(ev, picker) {
.....
....

     $('#user_data').DataTable().destroy();
     fetchData();
});

A: I think if you just redraw the dataTable, a new post request with the updated parameters will be sent to the server.
$('#dateSelector').on('apply.daterangepicker', function(ev, picker) {
  $('#user_data').DataTable().draw();
}


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The city of Atlanta has gone through many transformations throughout its history. In recent years, it has made an effort to stand out as an innovative and evolving city. Examples of this effort can be seen all over the city with many new construction projects, new skyscrapers, fresh initiatives, and imaginative revitalizations of popular areas of the city such as the famous Atlanta Underground shopping and entertainment center. Other areas and attractions in Atlanta have also continued to evolve and refresh their appeal to keep the new generations interested in classic attractions. Here are five suggestions for rediscovering Atlanta's classic sites.
Rediscovering The World of Coca-Cola
The Original World of Coca-Cola museum opened its doors back in 1990 near Underground Atlanta, and occupied this location until it was moved to a 92,000-square-foot building in 2007. The museum has kept some of the classic attractions like sampling Coke from all over the world. However, for those of you who have been there many times in the past, World of Coca-Cola has plenty of new and fun activities to offer. For instance, the classic vault containing the secret formula has been updated technologically to include an interactive adventure where you are transformed into an effervescent bubbling form and immersed into the bubble and fizz of Coca‑Cola. Other fun things to do include a 4-D theatre adventure, meeting the famous Coca-Cola Polar Bear, art galleries, an interactive portrait wall, and so much more, including events and presentations. Definitely not your average museum!
Six Flags at Night
Any vacation or visit to Atlanta is a great excuse to visit Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park. This park is home to thrilling rides and fun adventures that continue to get updated and renovated every year to satisfy the demand for thrills. The park also features concerts, events, shopping and dining options, and a long list of activities for a fun time for the entire family. However, to truly experience this park in a different perspective visit it during night hours. Depending on the season of the year, the park will vary its hours of operation. However, during summer and special events like Halloween, the park will stay open later and you can ride the park´s heart-pounding roller-coasters at night and discover a whole different experience. If you happen to visit around Halloween, haunted spirits, zombies, ghosts and many other creepy characters will scare you throughout the night.
Personal CNN Studio Tours
CNN is an Atlanta icon with worldwide fame as the biggest news network in the world. CNN´s world headquarters is located in Atlanta and is a symbol of the city. To continue to attract old and new visitors, the studio has expanded the options to visit the facilities, making an effort towards offering more personalized and intimate visits. So, if you´re not too excited about the classic tour of the facilities and how everything works, book a tour that will get you VIP treatment and access to areas like live newsrooms and state-of-the-art facilities usually out of bounds to visitors. Or, you can even book a more private tour with news anchors like Robin Meade to see a more personal perspective on news TV production.
New Experiences at The Georgia Aquarium
One of the most popular attractions in Atlanta is its huge aquarium. The Georgia Aquarium was first opened in 2005 and since then it has continued to evolve and is still one of the most visited places in Atlanta. However, to maintain its relevance, the Aquarium has come up with imaginative new events and exhibits like the 4D Funbelievable Theatre, a virtual reality simulator ride, imagination nights, sleepover programs, and much more.
More to Do in Centennial Olympic Park
The main center for the 1996 Olympics, the park is built in what were once vacant lots. Since then, Centennial Olympic Park has evolved into one of the most beloved Atlanta iconic sites, and receives thousands of visitors each day. With its wonderful gardens and water features, the park is perfect for hiking, picnics, and other activities. However, there are plenty of other ways to experience Centennial Olympic Park. For starters, the park hosts numerous varied events throughout the year that include, concerts, fairs, expos, and more. Additionally, the park´s surrounding area is known as the Centennial Olympic Park District and has flourished into a walkable, safe, vibrant and fun collection of world-class attractions, renowned dining options, hotels and a host of entertainment options.
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