Tstamp task in Ant

The Tstamp task in Apache Ant is used to set the DSTAMP, TSTAMP and TODAY properties. These properties can then be used in the build file, to generate filenames having the timestamps as strings.

Eg:

<tstamp>
        <format property = "current-date" pattern = "d-MMMM-yyyy" locale="en" />
        <format property = "current-time" pattern = "hh:mm:ss" locale="en />
</tstamp>

Note the nested element format which is used to set properties to a current time or date.

You could also add a prefix to these properties as follows:

Eg:

<tstamp prefix = "info">
</tstamp>

This will prefix the properties with the world info info. i.e. info.DSTAMP, info.TSTAMP, info.TODAY

Official detailed technote can be found here.

John Abraham married!

If you check out Bollywood superstar John Abraham's official twitter handle, you see the words : Love, John and Priya Abraham (nee Runchal). The very fact that Priya has changed her surname to Abraham indicates that they have married in the US.

Priya Runchal is an investment banker, whom John started dating after splitting up with Bipasha Basu in 2011. John and Bipasha were one of the Bollywood's power-couple who were together since a decade.

NYE Party nightmare @ Tulip Star, Mumbai - Groupon Refunds

People who bought online tickets of the Tulip Star's NYE party from Groupon, here's some good news you could use.

Please check with Groupon's customer support regarding the show's refunds. A few customers have received an email confirmation that they would be refunded the money. Finally some silver lining to the dark clouds :)

Email support@groupon.co.in or call toll-free 1800-108-3000 

Hope it helps.

NYE Party nightmare @ Tulip Star, Mumbai - Media Coverage

Tulip Star's NYE fiasco has been the talk of the town with the horrible disaster getting pounding media coverage. Here's a compilation of articles that features the event in print.

Mid-Day : Angry mobs wreck New Year's Eve parties

Times Of India : Irate revelers go on the rampage at three venues

DNA : Party organiser, Juhu hotel owner booked for cheating revelers

Mumbai Mirror : Crowds, bartenders hurl bottles at each other over lack of food and alcohol

Indian Express : New Years Eve turns sour as organisers play spoilsport

Business Standard : Hotel owner, event organiser booked for cheating

Angry customers are uniting on social media by forming Facebook groups, online petitions to get a refund. As of date, an FIR has also been filed against the organizers PurpleStone Entertainment at Santacruz police station.

Facebook Group : Complain Against Fraud Done by Tulip Start Hotel & Purplestone Entertainment

Facebook Group : Against Tulip Star

NYE Party nightmare @ Tulip Star, Mumbai - Bookmyshow Refunds

Folks who have bought online tickets for the Macau Midnight Madness NYE party at Tulip Star Mumbai, please check the following piece of information on Bookmyshow regarding refund of cancelled shows.

Make sure to call the above mentioned Bookmyshow customer care number 022 39895050 and ask them about the status of refunds. My 2 cents. Hope it helps.

NYE Party nightmare @ Tulip Star, Mumbai - Update

In our previous post, we reported about the horrible fiasco that happened at Tulip Star NYE party in Mumbai. Some more information has popped up about how callous and irresponsible the management was.

Thousands of customers who had bought the tickets were frustrated and angry to know that the show was cancelled. One such dissatisfied and angry customer Bharat Shah shared his bitter experience. He was waiting in the queue to enter inside since 8.30 pm and kept standing for about 2 hours. And finally, when he reached the entrance counter, he was shocked to see no person around. There was no person at the counter to check the entrance formalities.

It was then, when he, along-with thousands of other revelers realized that the organizer had cheated them. Some people had come to the event, all the way from as far as Nashik, only to be utterly disappointed. When he entered inside he could see how the stage and other setups were vandalized by other angry customers.

The customers are now scrambling to get their ticket refunds. IronCladZone intends to guide disillusioned customers and help them share their views across and dispense useful information on getting justice.

Check out some pictures below of the mismanaged event.

Image Credits : Bharat Shah

NYE Party nightmare @ Tulip Star, Mumbai

Juhu Tara Road of Mumbai, which houses multiple 5-star hotels, was crowded last night with party revelers out on street. Turns out, one of the organizers which organised a NYE party - Macau Madness at Tulip Star, cancelled the show and fled. It seems the people were cheated of their money who had paid as high as INR 8000 for the show. Many consumers felt disgusted and frustrated and are contemplating legal action against the organizers.

A detailed report can be read here. The canceling of the show resulted in huge crowds spilling all over the Juhu neighborhood. Cops were constantly patrolling and monitoring the crowds. The traffic police had their hands full, trying to manage the mess. This resulted in traffic moving along at a snail's pace.

All-in-all, it turned out to be a New Year's nightmare for all the folks, who were enthusiastically looking forward to welcome 2014.