For most of us, placing our trust in organizations, institutions and individuals that we don't really know is often the only way we can get things done in today's world. For example depositing money in a bank means that we are trusting the bank to return the funds to us when we ask for them, or pay bills when we instruct them to do so. There are many scenarios whereby we are required to deal with so called trusted third parties, or intermediaries, for everyday activities.
Of course most of these intermediaries prove to be trustworthy most of the time, but certainly not all of them or all of the time. And when one goes bad the impact can be devastating for the individuals affected. Just think of Madoff, or Enron or those individuals who were sold mortgages that they clearly couldn't afford prior to the 2008 crash. It's also the case that most of these intermediaries apply charges for their services, often significant charges, and they almost always introduce a time penalty to the transactions that you and I undertake. In addition, organizations that hold your personal information in a centralized database are clear targets for hackers.
The Equifax breach is a good example of an intermediary that collects and analyses your personal financial information for it's own gain, only to have that data hacked. For the most part the collection of your data is undertaken without your permission, certainly without you having much control over how it's used and absolutely without you recieving any payment for its' use. And now your personal data could well appear for sale on the Dark Web because of a security breach in the Equifax network that never shoud have happened. You trusted Equifax, a well known, reputable intermediary, and that trust has proven to be misplaced.
So why do we need these intermediaries?
Well firstly they provide a central repository for information related to transactions which, in theory, is secure. The centralized nature of the repository (such as a database) means that you, the data owner, should be able to get access to your data, but only if the controlling intermediary gives you permission. The data should be accurate and up-to-date but it is, for the most part, up to the controlling authority to make sure this is the case. Secondly these intermediary organizations apply a degree of control over transactions which serves to make us feel confident that everything is legitimate and above board. This assumption is mostly based on reputation or brand strength, rather than any actual evidence. Finally intermediaries connect you with companies and individuals that you would not otherwise be able to deal with directly. How could you send money to a family member or business contact overseas without the help of Western Union and the intervening banks and other financial institutions?
We trust that these organizations will act honorably and also that they will (or can) confirm the legitimacy of the other party to the transaction – the recipient of your transfer, or your bill payment or your payment for a product or service and so on.
In general we're ok with this because trusting a bank or a credit card company or Ebay or PayPal seems like a better bet than trusting the other, often unknown, party to any transactions or interactions that we undertake.
What if we didn't have to trust the other party?
Imgine you didn't need trust, or even know, the other party to any transaction and the necessary technology to deal with them directly was available. If you could be sure that any transaction you undertook with them would always be legitimate and executed as you intended, then you could confidently deal with them directly without any intermediaries. In this world there would be significant benefits including lower transactions costs, faster transaction times and you could take control of your own personal, financial, medical and social media data ensuring it was accurate and used only as you intended. You could even charge for the use of your data.
But how could this ever possibly work?
Well, what if all of the information required to execute any specific transaction were available to each party to the transaction in a decentralized network – as opposed to being held centrally by some intermediary such as a bank. Each party would have the same access to all of the relevant data related to that transaction, current and past. And what if that data were guaranteed to be accurate, up to date and exactly the same at each distributed point on the network? What if the network itself contained and adhered to the rules required to ensure that every transaction was legitimate and occurred exactly as the parties to it intended. Consequently, if any action was taken that did not meet the rules or requirements of the overall transaction it would be disallowed. Transactions would be unforgeable and unchangeable. And because the network is decentralized, you could transact directly with the other party or parties i.e. a peer-to-peer transaction model. Oh and finally what if the data were encrypted using an encryption algorithm that has never been cracked and that any human intervention in the operation of the network would be based on consensus and guaranteed to be in the interests of all parties to the network i.e. no bad actors.
In such a scenario, you could transact directly with any other party to the network without needing to know or trust them, you just need to trust the network. And you wouldn't need any intermediaries! That's right, no more banks. no more credit card companies, no more Amazon and in fact no more Uber or airbnb. The list of dis-intermediated organizations would be long and distinguished. No intermediary costs, no delays imposed by intermediaries and much less risk of the bad guys getting hold of your personal information by hacking some centrally controlled database.
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At Captain Tony's. September, 1990.
So here I am, an old man sitting under an umbrella at a streetside table, a frosty glass of MGD Extra Light before me, a plate of fish tacos on the way, my laptop open on a tiny table. It's late afternoon, I've just arrived in town, and later on I'll walk up to the marina to pick up my Half Marathon bib number and entry packet. There's some kind of pasta dinner later, which I may or may not attend, depending on how I feel. The 6am flight to Miami and 180-mile drive from there through the Keys have left me feeling pretty fatigued.
Twenty years ago, when I first started coming down to Key West, I used to arrive at wherever I was staying, throw my suitcase on the bed and go out looking for a bar or four and a good time. Even in later years, when I started coming down for the yearly Key West Literary Seminar, there was always at least one day when I would drift away from the polite book signings and moderated discussions on "Opening Prose to the Light of Being" to start the morning (well, okay, 1pm) on a barstool at the Green Parrot. One of those days might take me to the Schooner Wharf Bar for lunch and an earful of Michael McCloud, a return trip through Captain Tony's, The Bull, Sloppy Joe's, and the Red Garter Saloon, a nighttime stumble southward into the waters off Smathers Beach, and another stop or three besides on the way back to the Green Parrot for closing at 4am.
I don't think anyone sleeps in the Key West Cemetery anymore. Key West cops are much more like cops anywhere else, now that Duval Street is no longer mostly abandoned storefronts from the Wreckers Museum to the Southernmost Point, and $500K won't buy you a modest conch house.
But this was 1992 and I was six days into a five-day trip to Key West that was already four days too long and getting longer.
I was sitting at the downstairs bar of the Bull and Whistle, perched on a stool behind a Rolling Rock and three Bayer aspirin set out on a cocktail napkin by the bartender, who kept a jug of them beside the cash register. It was a little before 11am.
I'd just checked out of my hotel, left my bags at the front desk, and handed the rental car key to the guy I'd driven down to Key West with five days before. I told him I'd see him in Miami, walked out into the morning sunshine on Duval Street, and down to the Bull.
My job at Amalgamated Whatever & Co. was to tell a team of three or four hourlies what truck to unload, make sure they worked quickly (which they always did, with no urging from me), and then forklift out the pallets of boxes they heaped up. For some reason, packages arrived at the warehouse in trucks without pallets. Sometimes they arrived strewn all over the floor of the truck, as if they had been pitched in from a distance; sometimes they were packed so tightly floor to ceiling that they had to be pried loose with great effort.
"Because it doesn't," he replied.
The boxes had to be separated by type and destination, then stacked onto pallets to be transported to the warehouse floor. Later, those palleted boxes could be moved to other trucks for delivery to stores. There was no other way to do it. It was brute, stupid, back-breaking work. In the short time I was employed there, a matter of several weeks, I don't believe I ever heard anybody complain about it.
I've worked in a lot of warehouses. In fact, I spent six years working in warehouses—five days a week, double and sometimes triple shifts, if I could find them—to pay for a largely useless bachelor of arts degree in English literature from a state university.
From April of 1982 to May 2nd, 1988, I worked at a UPS hub in Edison, New Jersey, loading trucks, unloading trucks, and sorting packages on conveyor belts. The pay was good—thirteen bucks an hour, plus double-time for anything over an 8-hour shift—and it bought a lot of college credits derived from courses like Literature of the Medieval Courts and American Realism and Naturalism. This era, the early- to mid-80s, was certainly the last in which it was possible for a student to "work his way through school." That particular achievement has now joined "hopping a freight out of town" and "living off the land" in the Big Book of Quaint Outdated Customs of Yore.
I wish I could tell you why I was hauling 50-lb boxes in wretched conditions (scorching heat in summer, withering cold in winter, an omnipresent haze of truck exhaust and noxious airborne chemicals) in order to gain a passing familiarity with Ode on a Grecian Urn. But I really can't.
For Christmas, I bought my daughter an iPod.
My wife seemed mildly surprised that I would buy an iPod for a seven-year-old (eight in April), but I didn't see where I had much choice. My daughter has already outlasted her first portable CD player, a SpongeBob SquarePants model, and I saw no reason to invest once more in a "hard copy" disc-based technology that will surely have all but disappeared from store shelves by this time next year.
It's a bright pink iPod nano, and she seems very happy with it. I also purchased an elegant little iPod-compatible boombox radio, for her room. I loaded up the iPod with a "starter set" of about 75 or 80 songs, and we all managed to be content with ourselves until April, when my daughter started asking for a cellphone.
Still, though, I experienced a small pang of regret, even as I was wrapping the iPod and boombox in Christmas paper. See, I own an iPod myself. I've already encountered first hand how an iPod changes the way you relate to music. So I knew that my daughter will never experience music the way I did when I was in my teens and 20s and 30s.
where you're back at your old high school, dreading an exam on a subject you know nothing about, and you realize you're naked.
I have dreams about record stores.
They never found out who killed Buster.
Such was Buster's celebrity, as St. Croix's First Beer Drinking Pig, that the word "killed" is too small to suit his legacy.


Autumn with you today to share this layered spring card featuring our lovely new Tandem Bike die. I wanted to use a particular Authentique paper collection and layer up all of my favorite patterns, so I used my Nesting Stitched Circles and Squares to form layers, popping each layer up further with foam tape. I seamed two squares together since I don't have the Rectangle set yet. The larger circle covers the seam.
I double embossed the Tandem Bike in copper to achieve an enameled look. I added a touch of Dried Marigold Distress Ink watercolor to the center of the petals on two die cut Cherry Blossom Branches. I layered a Prima flower and crinkle bow over the cuts. The sentiment was stamped with $1 alphas and attached to the Cherry Blossoms with my Tiny Attacher. I hope you are inspired by this card! Thanks for your visit.
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OMG this is just beautiful Autumn! I love all the layers and your design is just perfect for this die! Fabulous inspiration ... thanks!
Beautiful design and love those colors and your lovely layers! Now I have another die I MUST have!


Second album from Citizens! is surprisingly optimistic Euro-pop.
Furthermore, European Soul is alleged to display a "wonderfully British ability to dance through the somber moments in life with irresistibly catchy tunes and feel-good mantras." Amidst a crumbling empire, the British do have much to lament, but a proclivity to invert the somber seems an unrealistic claim. Yes, Citizens! do manage this, but the average British citizen is much more likely to be outwardly drenched in his or her misery, and bereft of any exciting punctuation. We are generally not a cheerful bunch, and can readily appreciate stewing in our own industrial decline. Indeed, it seems prudent to question whether Citizens! are in fact British; they extol the virtues of European Girls (in "European Girl") to a catchy and upbeat disco soundtrack (with an absence of Euro-scepticism or fear of immigration), and an anything-can-happen optimism (as opposed to a doom-will-certainly prevail pessimism) in "Waiting for Your Lover".
It's true (present company included) that the British could do with an immediate but gentle shove to embrace positivity; the love-on-the-rocks opening to "Lighten Up" suddenly bursts into an anthem recommending we look on the bright side. However on the whole, as the title of the album suggests, this is more of a European album. "My Kind of Girl" is a girl with international feel, and much of the album veers towards classy, layered Euro-pop. "Only Mine" has a border-less modern approach, adopting electro to make a classy torch song, and "Brick Wall" and "Have I Met You" are reminiscent of Australian band Temper Trap. "Trouble" is all '80s Wham! (another British pop group who inclined towards over-exclamation) while "Xmas In Japan" emphasises the foreign (not just from Japan, but also L.A.), and "Are You Ready?" is more shimmering Europop. All in all, this may be a band somewhat out of step with their country, but European Soul is all the richer for it, and a refreshing change to the norm. Being grumpy can only take us so far, after all.


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A child of about eleven, garbed in a very short, very tight, very ugly dress of yellowish gray wincey. She wore a faded brown sailor hat and beneath the hat, extending down her back were two braids of very thick, decidedly red hair. Her face was small, white and thin, also much freckled; her mouth was large and so were her eyes, that looked green in some lights and moods and gray in others.
So far, the ordinary observer; an extraordinary observer might have seen that the chin was very pointed and pronounced; that the big eyes were full of spirit and vivacity; that the mouth was sweetlipped and expressive; that the forehead was broad and full; in short, our discerning extraordinary obeserver might have concluded that no commonplace soul inhabited the body of this stray woman-child of whom shy Matthew Cuthbert was so ludicrously afraid.


The Cyber Disorders section includes disorders that have a dependency upon cyberexistence as the predominant feature. The section is divided into three parts. The first part describes e-mail episodes that serve as the building blocks for the disorder diagnoses. The second part describes the Cyber Disorders themselves. The criteria sets for most of the Cyber Disorders require the presence or absence of the e-mail episodes described in the first part of the section. The third part includes the specifiers that describe either the most recent e-mail episode, or the course of recurrent episodes.
The Cyber Disorders are divided into Posting Disorders, Flaming Disorders and CC Disorders. The Posting Disorders (i.e. Lurking Disorder, Chronic Posting Disorder and Posting Disorder not Otherwise Specified) are distinguished from the Flaming Disorders by the fact that there is no history of ever having posted a Flame, or Flame-with-Apology. CC Disorders (CC-All Disorder and Spam Disorder) may include episodes of Chronic Posting, Flames, and/or Flame-With-Apologies but can be distinguished by the number of addressees.
Chronic Posting Disorder is characterized by at least 4 weeks of posting to a newsgroup or listserv more days than not, accompanied by additional Cyber symptoms such as checking mail several times per day, posts in which the content is shorter than the message header or sig, and messages of extreme anxiety when list volume drops.
Posting Disorder not Otherwise Specified is included for coding disorders with posting features that do not meet the criteria for Lurking Disorder or Chronic Posting Disorder.
Flaming Disorder is characterized by one or more episodes of hot-tempered posts, usually posted within seconds of receiving the 'trigger' message, but can be distinguished from the Flame-With-Apology in that the sender has a sincere belief that he/she is 100% correct and morally entitled to his/her feelings of outrage. Flaming Disorder is often accompanied by Chronic Posting Disorder.
Flame-With-Apology Disorder is a milder form of the Flaming Disorder, in which the poster sincerely apologizes for the first portion of the message and yet sends it anyway. A variation of Flame-With-Apology exists in which posters staunchly defend their position for 3 to 4 days, then abruptly back down and revert to Chronic Posting or Lurking.
The specifiers described in the third part of the section are provided to increase diagnostic specificity, create more homogeneous subgroups, assist in treatment selection, and improve the prediction of prognosis. Some of the specifiers describe the current or most recent episode (i.e. Pine, Elm, Anonymous, With Humorous Features, and With Uncomplicated Internet Access).


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The College of Paediatrics and Child Health urging parents to look out for signs of eating disorders
The BBC are reporting a huge rise in eating disorders, both binge eating and anorexia, brought on by lockdown and the pandemic.
"The Royal College says many factors are involved - including isolation from friends during school closures, exam cancellations, loss of extra-curricular activities like sport, and an increased use of social media.
Fears about the virus, family finances, and students being forced to quarantine may also have contributed.
And doctors say in some cases, reduced access to face-to-face consultations may have led to young people becoming severely ill by the time they were seen.
The anecdotal reports suggest in some areas waiting lists are "completely overwhelmed" and beds "increasingly scarce."
Dr Simon Chapman, at King's College Hospital and South London and the Maudsley, said referrals since March had tripled and assessments were harder because they were done through a screen.
He added: "I've worked in eating disorders for 10 years and I have never known us to be so busy...
"I would say to any parent or teacher, if they notice anything different about their young person and are worried they may be developing an eating disorder, talk early on to the GP about their concerns or reach out to their local eating disorders service for advice."
The BBC article goes on to say
"Dr Karen Street, at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, said the earlier eating disorders are noticed, the better the chance people could have successful treatment.
She added: "Eating disorders begin with often quite small changes such as refusing to eat foods that were previously enjoyed.
"If you've noticed a difference in the way your child or teenager approaches food and exercise and it concerns you, talk to them about what's normal and what is not - often those with eating disorders will try to convince you all is OK but trust your instincts.
"Seek advice from your GP and from helplines and if you're still concerned, contact local eating disorder team."
Tom Quinn, of eating disorder charity, Beat, said demand for its helpline had more than doubled since February.
He added: "The increased focus on food over the Christmas period, coupled with the deluge of diet messaging in the New Year can be a toxic combination for young people at risk of an eating disorder, so it is more important than ever to be aware of the early signs and to take action quickly."
NHS Digital figures for England suggest hospital admissions for children with eating disorders have risen in all age groups over two years.
The data, obtained by the PA news agency, shows there were 21,794 admissions for eating disorders among all age groups in 2019/20 compared to 16,547 in 2017/18.
Claire Murdoch, NHS England's mental health director, said the health service was expanding care every year and continued to offer face-to-face appointments and inpatient care when needed.
She said young people also stood to benefit from recently announced rapid access to specialist NHS treatment across England."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55468632
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AMG GTAuto news
Prices of the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door Coupé – The sports sedan starts below €100,000
Elena Luchian, September 17, 2018
Home AMG AMG GT Prices of the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door Coupé – The sports sedan starts below €100,000
The new Mercedes–AMG GT 4-door Coupé hits the road, with a starting price below €100,000 Euros. The entry-level model is the AMG GT 43 4MATIC+.
The game starts at 95,259.50 Euros, the price of the Mercedes–AMG GT 43 4MATIC+. Its 3.0-liter inline-6 power unit provides 270 kW (367 horsepower) and 500 Newton meters of torque. It runs from a standstill to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4,9 seconds and hits a top speed of 270 km/h. the EQ Boost starter-alternator brings another 16 kW (22 horsepower) and 250 Nm.
The next step up is the Mercedes-AMG GT 53 4MATIC+, coming for a price of €109,182.50. The same engine delivers an output of 320 kW (435 horsepower) and 520 Nm of torque. The figures of the extras provided by the EQ Boost 48-Volt system are identical to those of its 43 4MATIC sibling.
And up we go to the 63 4MATIC+, that will be available for a price of €150,118.50, a sum of money that comes packed with an acceleration from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.4 seconds. The car, with a top speed of 310 km/h, offers the excitement of the 4.0-liter V8 engine with 585 horsepower and a torque of 800 Nm.
The Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC proudly stands as the top model of the range, with 639 horsepower and 900 Nm of torque, provided by the same glorious 4.0-liter V8 in its top version. The S model is the speediest of them all, running from zero to hero (62 mph or 100 km/h) in 3.2 seconds only. It is just the beginning of the road to its top speed of 315 km/h. The top-of-the-range can be ordered for a price of €167,016.50.
The production of the new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door Coupé has started last week in Sindelfingen.
Mercedes-AMG GT 43 4MATIC+ 4-door Coupé Mercedes-AMG GT 53 4MATIC+
4-door Coupé Mercedes-AMG GT 63 4MATIC+ 4-door Coupé
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC 4-door Coupé
Cylinders/arrangement 6/in-line 6/in-line V8 V8
Displacement (cc) 2999 2999 3982 3982
Output (kW/hp) 270/367 320/435 585 639
Extra output from EQ Boost (kW/hp) 16 (22) 16 (22) – –
Max. torque (Nm) 500 520 800 900
Add. torque from EQ Boost (Nm) 250 250 – –
Drive system All-wheel drive with fully variable torque distribution All-wheel drive with fully variable torque distribution All-wheel drive with fully variable torque distribution All-wheel drive with fully variable torque distribution
Fuel consumption combined (l/100 km) 9.4-9.1 9.4-9.1 11,2 – 11,0 l/100 km 11,2 – 11,0 l/100 km
CO2 emissions, combined (g/km) 215-209 215-209 256 – 252 256
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s) 4.9 4.5 3.4 3.2
Top speed (km/h) 270 285 310 315
Price (in euros) 95,259.50 109,182.50 150,118.50 167,016.50
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A young working mum from Hinckley lost seven stone with a Weight Watchers plan.
Ellie Skidmore, 22, from Hollycroft, has lost the incredible amount of weight with help from the group, after she struggled to lose weight on her own.
She piled on the pounds while pregnant with her now two-year-old son, making her pregnancy high risk.
This brought home to Ellie the need to lose weight, but she struggled to get motivated once her son was born.
She said: "I had lost my mojo with weight loss and Weight Watchers really gave me the extra boost I needed.
Ellie said the Weight Watchers app is very useful, providing a list of healthy recipes and a bar code scanner to check the points values of food items.
She does a lot of her shopping at Asda, and works two days a week in a pub kitchen in Bedworth.
She said: "It's a lot easier bending down to pick things up now.
There's still work to be done, as the young mum hopes to reach a weight loss of 10 stone, and there are challenges.
She said: "It'a alright to indulge every now and then, like on a birthday, but events like Christmas really make an impact.
For more inspirational stories and to see how Weight Watchers can work for you, visit the Weight Watchers website.


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Surreal first-person horror adventure Heliophobia is promising a non-linear narrative, releasing soon
Posted by liamdawe, 4 October 2018 at 12:00 pm UTC | Views: 3,673
Heliophobia is a recent discovery that's coming to Linux and it sounds quite unique. A first-person horror adventure with a non-linear narrative. Developed by Glass Knuckle Games who also made Defragmented, Noir Syndrome and Thief Town. Heliophobia certainly makes it seem like they're stepping up their production values a lot when compared to previous games.
It's currently scheduled to release on October 18th with Linux support, check out the trailer:
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While I like the feel free the trailer, I can't help but laugh at the movement animations of the freaky characters as they look incredibly stiff. Hopefully that will be tweaked to be smoother or perhaps that's going to be part of the charm?
Here's what they're saying it will feature:
Surreal Horror - Monsters and nefarious humans are not the only things to fear. The entire world feels just a few degrees off from "normal".
Non-Linear Mystery - Segments of the story branch off and unlock in non-chronological order. Any completed section can be returned to for further investigation.
Glitch Senses - Heavy glitch effects serve as both visual flair and a "sixth sense" for nearby dangers. Use them to your advantage, or disable the effects entirely.
Survive On Your Terms - Despite the claustrophobic setting, many levels feature multiple routes or varied solutions to puzzles.
No Cheap Jump Scares - Building atmosphere and dread are central to the overall experience. While some moments may be surprising, none are played just for an empty reaction.
Outside The Comfort Zone - Each challenge is presented with a new setting, format, or set of rules. No two sections should feel exactly the same, leading to a feeling of gnawing unease.
It will be available on Steam, hopefully other stores to follow. They do have an itch.io widget on their official site, although it's not working so it may come to itch.
PublicNuisance 6 October 2018 at 4:17 am UTC
Luckily they finally posted an Itch.io page for it.
https://glassknuckle.itch.io/heliophobia


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Q: error Message: Expected response code 220 but got an empty response" with exception "Swift_TransportException", I am following a tutorial to build an API using passport authentication on enter link description here
I have followed the part 1 and walking through the part 2 with account confirmation and notifications but eventually got a problem when I am testing on POSTMAN. The issue is, it does add to the database only that there is no mail sent with the error. I don't know of there is any configuration I need to do in .env or mail.php. As I tried to configure the email address, STMP and password. The same error is displayed again and most issues I have seen on here are quite different as most are pertaining to mail.php and .env which I have no idea as there is no such on the tutorial link and I even tried to alter the mail.php and .env, I ran php artisan cache:clear  but the same error is displayed.
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namespace App\Notifications;

use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
use Illuminate\Notifications\Notification;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
use Illuminate\Notifications\Messages\MailMessage;

class SignupActivate extends Notification
{
    use Queueable;

    /**
     * Create a new notification instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Get the notification's delivery channels.
     *
     * @param  mixed  $notifiable
     * @return array
     */
    public function via($notifiable)
    {
        return ['mail'];
    }

    /**
     * Get the mail representation of the notification.
     *
     * @param  mixed  $notifiable
     * @return \Illuminate\Notifications\Messages\MailMessage
     */
    public function toMail($notifiable)
{
    $url = url('/api/auth/signup/activate/'.$notifiable->activation_token);
    return (new MailMessage)
        ->subject('Confirm your account')
        ->line('Thanks for signup! Please before you begin, you must confirm your account.')
        ->action('Confirm Account', url($url))
        ->line('Thank you for using our application!');
}
    /**
     * Get the array representation of the notification.
     *
     * @param  mixed  $notifiable
     * @return array
     */
    public function toArray($notifiable)
    {
        return [
            //
        ];
    }
}

I did also, two ways authentication
Mail.php
<?php

return [

    'driver' => env('MAIL_DRIVER', 'smtp'),

    'host' => env('MAIL_HOST', 'smtp.gmail.com'),

    'port' => env('MAIL_PORT', 587),

    'from' => [
        'address' => env('MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS', 'username@gmail.com'),
        'name' => env('MAIL_FROM_NAME', 'Payne Curtis'),
    ],

    'encryption' => env('MAIL_ENCRYPTION', 'tls'),

    'username' => env('MAIL_USERNAME'),

    'password' => env('MAIL_PASSWORD'),

    'sendmail' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',

    'markdown' => [
        'theme' => 'default',

        'paths' => [
            resource_path('views/vendor/mail'),
        ],
    ],

    'log_channel' => env('MAIL_LOG_CHANNEL'),

];

.env
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=username@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null

A: I think I can figure out your problem here. What you need to do is to make a strict setting to comply with the mail.php
return [

'driver' => env('MAIL_DRIVER', 'smtp'),

'host' => env('MAIL_HOST', 'smtp.gmail.com'),

'port' => env('MAIL_PORT', 587),

'from' => [
    'address' => env('MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS', 'username@gmail.com'),
    'name' => env('MAIL_FROM_NAME', 'Payne Curtis'),
],

'encryption' => env('MAIL_ENCRYPTION', 'tls'),

'username' => env('MAIL_USERNAME'),

'password' => env('MAIL_PASSWORD'),

'sendmail' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',

'markdown' => [
    'theme' => 'default',

    'paths' => [
        resource_path('views/vendor/mail'),
    ],
],

'log_channel' => env('MAIL_LOG_CHANNEL'),
];

Therefore change your .env to the following;
MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=abdulkabirojulari@gmail.com
MAIL_PASSWORD=gjcltiocmmqoutfi
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls

MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls is very essential and needs to be added to the .env file

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Society Vietnam does U-turn on casino ban for locals; will investors bite?
Vietnam does U-turn on casino ban for locals; will investors bite?
The Politburo's decision to allow Vietnamese to gamble in a casino could bring back foreign gaming investors who pulled out earlier, but they will wait for the final shape of the law
Tourists read the map in front of the Casino Grand Lisboa, operated by SJM Holdings Ltd., in Macau, China, on August 4. Vietnam's top leadership has given the green light for locals to enter one of the country's casinos for a trial period, saying if locals are barred from gambling at home, they will just find other avenues in Macau, Cambodia, or Hong Kong. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
In a surprise twist, Vietnam's top leadership has given the green light for locals to enter one of the country's casinos for a trial period.
The Communist Party's decision-making Politburo has allowed Vietnamese meeting certain criteria to gamble in a casino to be built in the Van Don Economic Zone in Quang Ninh Province bordering China, deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, said at a meeting of the house Standing Committee held August 15 to debate a bill on betting and gambling.
1,300 Vietnamese place Cambodian bets every day
Can Vietnam become a gambling getaway?
But since last year the government has been saying that this issue is off the table, even enacting a law last month to slap fines of up to VND200 million ($9,500) on casinos who let locals in.
Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung maintained that position at the August 15 meeting, saying the ban needs to be in place to limit the impact of gambling on social safety and stability.
But, given the entrenched gambling culture in the country, the ban on entering casinos at home sends droves of Vietnamese across the border into Cambodia to gamble in casinos there. Stories abound of people selling off their properties or ending up being kidnapped for ransom after getting into debt there.
"If locals are barred from gambling at home, they will just find other avenues in Cambodia, Macau, or Hong Kong," Ngan, also a Politburo member, said at the meeting.
Locals should be allowed to gamble in casinos in Vietnam to "prevent the outflow of foreign currency," and there is a pressing need to regulate that, she said.
The Politburo's decision seems indicative of a country whose economy has not been performing well and critically needs investments, and casinos fit the bill.
Karl John, chief expert at the UK-based Asia Trade Experts which has advised casino developers in Vietnam for more than a decade, thinks so.
"I think the government is facing pressure from various parts of Vietnamese society and the international investment community," he said.
Vietnam, once seen as a rising tiger, recorded a 13 year-low economic growth of 5.03 percent last year.
"The motivation for introducing such a subject at this time must be to improve the 'feel-good factor' amongst society in general and also to attract investment from investors who have been waiting to make a move for some time," John told Vietweek.
"˜Inevitable'
Vietnam has been on the radar of international casino developers, for whom Asia has become the global gaming engine following the stagnation in the US.
With a population of 90 million, analysts say Vietnam, by lifting the ban on locals gambling, is poised to lure back a number of investors who had showed interest but had to pull out because of tough entry barriers.
Foreign investors seeking to operate a casino in Vietnam have to build a large-scale integrated resort also comprising malls, restaurants, entertainment, and luxury hotels. They also need to invest at least $4 billion and have 10 years' experience operating casinos.
Singapore has no such minimum and neither does Macau, the world's biggest casino market.
The Philippines has an investment threshold of $1 billion for Manila and none for other places. The market there is 80 percent domestic.
"It is inevitable that we consider scrapping it," Le Dang Doanh, a veteran economist and former government advisor, told Vietweek. "Hopefully many investors will take notice [of the new move].
"To the best of my knowledge, the ban has been not too effective since Vietnamese gamblers just need to pay security guards $10 to enter a casino."
It is not clear, however, when the full house will debate the bill on betting and gambling and approve it. It is also unclear how the government will lay down income requirements and issue a "good conduct" certificate to would-be gamblers as considered by the lawmakers.
House speaker Nguyen Sinh Hung said the country must first create a clear regulatory framework spelling out the number of casinos the country would need and the criteria for their operations and locations.
The government has made plans to build a multibillion-dollar recreational center with casinos and betting facilities in the 1,800-hectare (4,448-acre) Van Don Economic Zone 160 kilometers east of Hanoi.
The five-star casino-resort The Grand Ho Tram Strip, part of a $4.2-billion tourist development aimed at attracting foreign visitors, became the sixth casino in the country when it opened on July 26 in Vung Tau.
The government has also agreed in principle to license another major casino project, the Nam Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, home to the UNESCO heritage town of Hoi An.
Of the licensed casinos, four are in the nort one each in Lao Cai and Quang Ninh provinces bordering China enabling Vietnam to pull in increasingly affluent Chinese gamblers, experts say.
But they otherwise remain skeptical about the locations of the northern casinos, which they say are not convenient for international visitors.
Vietnam's casinos, with the exception of the newly-opened Ho Tram, situated two hours away from HCMC, have not helped boost the economy or tourism in Vietnam, experts say, blaming it on the existing system that only allows low-limit games, foreigners, and limited hours.
"You have to remember for this type of tourism you are competing with Singapore and Macau where the casinos are less than 30 minutes from an international airport and offer not only casinos but shopping and entertainment for families as well as gamblers," Kenneth Atkinson, chairman of the Vietnam Business Forum Working Group for Hospitality and Tourism in HCMC, said.
Biding time
Insiders say while casino developers welcome the Politburo's move, they will wait to see what the final regulations look like before venturing into Vietnam.
Colin Pine, general director of the Ho Tram Project Company, the developer of the Ho Tram Strip, is "impressed with the clear effort that relevant ministries and other government bodies have taken to understand best international practices in casino gaming."
But analysts warn foreign investors should not become too excited soon. Introduction of gambling into any society will require an overhaul of the existing system, they point out.
Readying itself for gambling means strong financial institutions, effective and efficient law and order situation and transparency is needed, they say. There also needs to be proper regulation on all aspects of gambling, they add.
Vietnam is infamous for its erratic laws, with laws often differing between provinces and between the central and provinces.
"Unless there is transparency and a level playing field, only those investors who gain by way of illegitimate deals will prevail," Amruta Karambelkar, a Vietnam expert based in India, told Vietweek.
"Such convenient investors may not necessarily be useful to attract tourists and fetch the benefits Vietnam is expecting," she said.
At the end of the day, analysts say, the recent draft regulations will send a positive signal for investors planning to build casinos in Vietnam.
But whether or not to set a maximum daily betting limit is one of the most important issues to be resolved.
Analysts say if the authorities set the limit too low, it will encourage "proxy betting" by big punters who will use others to wager on their behalf.
Such gangs will be criminal in nature, they warn.
"Vietnamese officials have made many study trips to gambling centers around the world, they should be able to incorporate best practices from those centers in the Vietnamese environment," John said.
"Savvy investors will make plans now but not act until they see the final regulations."


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Jack Johnson, arguably one of the best heavyweight boxers to ever enter the sport, is about to have his story told on the small screen for the second time. The same man—Ken Burns—will be at the helm of both films. Tom Hanks' Playtone Productions production company will be joining Burns for the effort.
Burns' first film, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, was based on Geoffrey C. Ward's book of the same name. (It also won the Anisfield-Wolf award in 2005.) In it, they profiled Johnson's undeniable talent amidst the background of a society permeated by racism. Not many details are known yet about this new project, but it will be based on Ward's book as well, and broken up into a four- or six-part miniseries on HBO.
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