Buying a luxury brand gets you the esteem of the badge, along with plenty of creature comforts and a high-quality interior. But such lavish features often fetch a princely sum.
The U.S. News & World Report Best Luxury Small Car for the Money award goes to the upscale compact car that delivers the most vehicle for the price. How is this determined? We combine the overall scores for compact cars in U.S. News small luxury car rankings with pricing data from TrueCar and five-year cost-of-ownership data from Vincentric. Some of our top-ranked luxury small cars missed the cut on this list because of above-average cost of ownership.
Read on to learn about the 2018 Best Luxury Small Cars for the Money. If you are in the market for a small luxury car, it can be easy to exceed your budget. The following list of cars delivers performance and high-quality interiors for a manageable price.
Value: The Infiniti Q50's five-year cost of ownership is below average, and its average sale price is average. The Q50 has very low depreciation and the lowest repair costs in the class. Fuel costs are among the highest in the class, however. Ultimately, the Q50 is hampered in our awards rankings by its below-average overall score.
Quality: The Q50 comes standard with turbocharged four-cylinder engine but is available with a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 that makes up to 400 horsepower.
The Q50 has an updated steering and suspension and provides plenty of high-tech active safety features, including a 360-degree camera, blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, and forward collision warning. The Q50 also has predictive forward collision warning, which can detect the imminent crash of a vehicle two cars ahead.
Value: The 2018 Audi A5 has the highest average sale price and second-highest five-year cost of ownership in these award rankings, so it places ninth, despite having the highest quality score of any small luxury car. High maintenance costs help contribute to its ownership expenses.
Quality: The redesigned Audi A5 is available in the classic coupe design, or as the the practical five-door Sportback model. Both feature simple, futuristic styling and an upscale, feature-laden interior.
Among the many features found in the A5, some of the best are the opulent, comfortable front seats. Engine choices range from the 252-horsepower four-cylinder turbocharged base engine to the turbocharged V6 in the S5 making 354 horsepower.
Value: The BMW 2 Series has the highest cost of ownership in this slideshow, costing $11,000 more to own over five years than the winning vehicle. High maintenance and repair costs are the main drivers of this, though insurance costs and depreciation are also above average.
Quality: Purists may lament how BMW has lost its way with the latest crop of crossovers, but they will have no complaints about the BMW 2 Series. The small, agile coupe and convertible come standard with a turbocharged 248 horsepower inline-four.
The 2 Series has a more traditional design, ensuring a good view out of the cabin, decent headroom, and a spacious trunk. The cabin is loaded with the latest tech features, including BMW's iDrive infotainment system.
Value: The Mercedes CLA has the lowest depreciation of any car on this list, and the second-lowest average sale price. Only above-average repair costs and a below-average quality score keep it from rising higher in our Best Small Luxury Car for the Money rankings.
Quality: The CLA features head-turning styling, with design characteristics inspired by vehicles like the upscale CLS. Within the CLA is a fantastic interior, with plenty of style and standard features.
The CLA comes with a standard 208-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder engine, but can be available with as much as 375 horsepower. The combination of agile handling, above-average predicted reliability, and a large trunk make the CLA a fun-yet-sensible option.
Value: The BMW i3 has the lowest cost of ownership of any vehicle on this list. Predictably miniscule fuel costs helped it with that achievement. However, like most EVs, the i3 is expensive to buy and suffers from high depreciation (the highest on this list). That offsets the fuel savings – and the i3's solid quality score – and keeps it in sixth place in our Best Luxury Small Car for the Money rankings.
Quality: BMW made a bold statement when it first released the i3 hybrid/electric vehicle. Despite its funky, upright styling, the i3 is rather nimble and surprisingly fun to drive.
The i3 has a unique one-pedal driving system that adds an engaging element to its operation. If you want more speed, the new i3s is a bit quicker, and all models are now available with Apple CarPlay.
Value: The safe and sensible Volvo S60 has the lowest average sale price, the lowest insurance costs, and the second-lowest maintenance costs of any car on this list.
Quality: The S60 bridges a comfortable, welcoming cabin with an emphasis on safety for one practical upscale sedan. Standard features include dual-zone climate control and a power moonroof.
More upscale trims of the S60 feature real wood inlays and upgraded leather seats. However, the infotainment system is a bit confusing to operate.
Value: The BMW 3 Series has above-average five-year ownership costs and sales costs, but its high quality score keeps it in the top five of our Best Luxury Small Cars for the Money rankings.
Quality: The BMW 3 Series is one of the cornerstones of the luxury compact sedan market. One of the great attributes about this car is how it blends agile handling with comfortable ride quality, making it enjoyable on a daily commute.
The 3 Series features very comfortable seats that are well-bolstered for spirited cornering. The center console houses the dial controller for BMW's iDrive infotainment system, which has improved tremendously through the years.
Value: Superb depreciation and low repair and maintenance costs help counteract the Lexus IS' high fuel costs to land it a third-place position on this list.
Quality: The Lexus IS announces its arrival with its unique hourglass grille and two-tier headlights. This menacing-looking sedan features quick acceleration, thanks to a 241 horsepower base four-cylinder engine.
In addition to its performance attributes, the Lexus IS features a cushioned ride and an upscale interior. While the infotainment system is somewhat frustrating, the center console screen does benefit from the backup camera now being standard.
Value: A decent average sales price and a high quality score help counteract high insurance and maintenance costs, earning the A4 a second-place spot in our Best Luxury Small Car for the Money rankings.
Quality: Audi bakes all of the performance and luxury of its larger cars into the compact A4 sedan. Its sophisticated, upscale cabin now comes standard with heated front seats, and the easy-to-use MMI infotainment system is loaded with features.
The A4 features responsive steering and sharp turn-in, and yet is comfortable over harsh surfaces. The S4 trim adds even more performance, while all models come with a wealth of standard and available safety features.
Value: The Audi A3's five-year cost of ownership is the second-lowest on this list, thanks to class-leading maintenance costs and low depreciation.
Quality: If you have less need for rear-seat space, you can lop several thousand dollars off of the price of the A4 and go for the Audi A3. The spacious front seats welcome the driver to a lively driving experience, especially in the high-performance RS3.
The A3 has plenty of standard features, including new heated seats and dual USB ports. The available Virtual Cockpit is a fantastic high-tech system for keeping the driver informed at all times.
To see the other Best Cars for the Money, check out our 2018 Best Cars for the Money slideshow. Also, see how they stack up in our new car rankings. When you've decided which vehicle is right for you, use our Best Price Program to save the most money on your new car purchase.


Markable Solutions to generate B2B whitepaper leads through online whitepaper syndication and tele-calling.
Markable Solutions, a leading B2B marketing services company, announced today that a US-based leading provider of advertising and demand generation solutions has selected Markable Solutions for whitepaper distribution services to augment their content marketing strategy.
Since Markable Solutions already has a large homegrown database of IT, Marketing and Finance contacts in the US and other countries, reaching potential buyers of high tech products is not difficult. When online tactics are not enough, companies do fall back on traditional means of contacting prospects via phone and email. This is where Markable Solutions can help companies get to those difficult to reach decision makers.
Markable has generated around 50,000 qualified whitepaper leads for the media client and will continue to increase their reach.
"Content marketing is a fierce battle for seizing the prospect's attention with desirable sales action. A quality whitepaper with relevant content when downloaded and read by a prospect proves to be very critical for the success of any sales organization as it offers the most potential for closed deals and profits. It has been always of great personal satisfaction to see our clients succeed, we hope to deliver our best in the coming months," added Reshma Nigam.
Markable Solutions is a Silicon Valley B2B marketing company offering end-to-end funnel management services to clients worldwide. They specialize in executing multi-channel marketing campaigns by leveraging digital and tele-calling skills to boost lead flow and increase revenue. Markable Solutions has expertise in marketing services ranging from prospect list development, lead generation, digital marketing, strategic marketing and automation services. They also offer high in-demand services such as content syndication, infographics design, animation and website development services.
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Episode 3: A White Arabian Horse Leads the Way – Christine Hemp
Hosted By: Mag Dimond
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In this Episode, I have a special guest, Christine Hemp who I met over 20 years ago and have always wanted to pick her brain on all matters "Writing". Christine is a Poet, a Teacher, a Coach and a Writer.
As a teacher, Christine says she feels privileged to have worked with diverse groups of students i.e. corporations, white police officers, black youth offenders, students in poetry workshops etc. And has learned and continues to learn more from her work.
What you will Hear/Learn:
[1:08] Why Christine thinks telling your truth is one of the most important things when it comes to any type of writing.
[6:29] Christine is an author of a family memoir that I found to be funny, full of honesty and at the same time heartbreaking. She talks to us about the most difficult thing she experienced while writing this memoir.
[9:21] Christine talks to us about how she managed to include her most recent life happenings in her memoir which is not always something easy to do.
[10:52] We also talk about how animals have been of help in the journey of life and especially how they have come through for us as writers.
[17:38] During this time Christine was writing her Memoir, she was diagnosed with cancer, I also went through a sickness. We chatted about if these experiences had some effect on our creativity. Find out also a virtue that Christine enhanced more during this difficult moment.
[25:06] Find out our answers to the question: What are you continuing to learn in life that keeps you inspired to do your work?
[32:43] Christine expound on term she has been labeled as "The Voice of Possibilities"
[36:56] Christine graciously share with us a poem "Soul in the Time of Covid"
"As a writer, you really have to come to your own truth. For example, in poetry and in a memoir, and in novels, a character's truth. And if you're not telling the truth, I truly believe the reader picks it up on the radar".
"As a memoir, there are many hard things, I think the hardest thing was to realize that when the manuscript was not finished and I had to keep changing the frame of the narrative. Realizing that some of the most painful events had to be included in this story".
"Animals offer us this presence like a safety zone because we can have the space then step back or move around and think more. We're not kind of jammed against the wall with the problem of finishing the book".
"I've always felt driven to write and other people have felt driven to do other things. And it's like there's a point where you realize that you have this sort of purpose, I see it as a path. It doesn't mean that you have to do it 24 hours a day and if you're not doing it, it doesn't mean that you're not any good at it".
Connect with Christine Hemp:
Website: https://christinehemp.com/index.html
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinehemp/
Enjoy the show, subscribe, and share this please – Episode 3: A White Arabian Horse Leads the Way"
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You can download this episode's transcript here.
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BBC reporting Live from the Thailand Rally with Drone footage. Comments?
I guess the rules in Thailand are slacker. Doesn't mitigate the risk of injuring (or worse) to the public.


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Officials are asking those who have the flu to put a pause on their life - stay home from work, or school, slow down, rest and drink lots of fluids to allow the body to recuperate.
Florida Department of Health in Lee County Epidemiologist Jennifer Roth said compared to last season there have been more flu cases than usual, and earlier. She said this "fast" flu season is comparable to 2014-2015, when it peaked around the same time.
Dr. Mary Beth Saunders, System Medical Director Epidemiology for Lee Health, said there were 600 new cases of flu across Lee Health during the week of Jan. 22, through Jan. 28.
Early treatment with antiviral medication may reduce the severity of the flu and may prevent serious flu-related complications.
"It is not easy to predict why some year's influenza is worse than others. Influenza A strain H3N2 is a strain that can change and move rapidly. It is not as easily controlled with vaccination," Saunders said. "Australia had high peaks of influenza in the fall (during their flu season) with H3N2, which is a predictor of our fate during our flu season."
"We peak in February with high activity starting in January," Roth said of a typical year. "This time we started seeing widespread activity in December. Peaking in January is early for us."
The earlier detection is attributed to a variety of factors.
"One is there is many different strains that circulate every season," Roth said, adding that the strain this year is the H3N2.
One of the ways someone can protect themselves from this illness is the flu shot. Roth said each flu shot contains four different strains, providing protection from those strains.
"The flu shot can give you basic immunity, so it helps prevent more severe outcomes," she said.
Individuals are still encouraged to get this year's flu shot. Roth said although they are seeing a peak in cases right now, they will continue to see cases as the flu season continues through May.
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges everyone 6 months of age and older to get the flu vaccine. The best time to get the vaccine is before the flu starts spreading in your community, but now that the flu is prevalent here, it is not too late to vaccinate. It is an important reminder, too, that it takes about two weeks for the antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection. Getting the flu vaccine does not guarantee that you won't get the flu, but it can help make the illness milder and reduce the risk of flu-associated hospitalization," Saunders said.
Individuals can also seek some protection from the flu by taking Tamiflu, an antiviral. Roth said Tamiflu is good to take 48 hours within the onset of symptoms.
It can also be used as a preventative if others in the household have the flu.
The flu can be harmful to children under the age of 5, those 65 years and older, women who are pregnant and any other compromising condition of chronic health problems an individual may have.
Roth said children under 5 years old and adults older than 65 do not have fully competent immune systems.
"The signs and symptoms of flu include fever or feeling feverish/chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headache and fatigue. Some may experience vomiting and diarrhea, though that is more common in children. It is important to note, too, that not everyone with flu will have a fever," Saunders said.
Roth encourages individuals who are experiencing flu symptoms to make an appointment with their primary care physician.
"We want people to seek medical care, but not overwhelm our emergency rooms," she said. "You should go to the Emergency Room if you have noticed you have very severe symptoms."
Those symptoms, Roth said is a fever over 103 degrees, difficulty breathing for adults and children, chest pain and not getting enough air. She said all of those symptoms, if they progress, can cause pneumonia and more acute intervention from a physician is then needed.
For children, Roth encourages parents to pay attention to their child's fever.
"Children spike fevers for multiple reasons and it becomes hard in children that are nonverbal to express how they are feeling and where it hurts," she said. "Watching the fever is important."
If the fever does not go away with over the counter medications like Ibuprofen and Tylenol, and the parent hears their child wheezing and not breathing well, or the child's hands are cool or clammy, seek medical attention.
Saunders said in most cases, people who get the flu should stay home and avoid contact with other people except for medical care.
"The primary care doctor's office, Lee Health's Convenient Care offices, or other urgent or walk-in medical centers are appropriate venues for medical care, as they can diagnose and treat the flu," she said.
Lee Health has a restriction in effect for children 12 years and younger from visiting the hospitals across the system.
"The restriction is important because young children often do not have the personal awareness to practice appropriate hand hygiene-this restriction protects both the patients and the child," Saunders said.
Roth said unfortunately, this is a bad flu season.
"We have flu every single year. We get seasonal flu," she said. "It's more prevalent in the media when we have a lot of cases. We saw a lot of cases three years ago. Every flu season you just need to be prepared. We know it is the same strain of flu we have had the last three years. We know what we are dealing with."
Roth said individuals should practice good hand washing because the flu spreads through droplet transmission through saliva, mucus and not washing hands.
"Get your flu shot and wash your hands," Roth said.


Universal Language Network (ULN) was founded by local physicians with over 20 years of combined experience working with limited English Proficiency (LEP) individuals and their families.
The current broken Minnesota language services model leaves healthcare stakeholders at all levels exposed to financial and legal ramifications.
Universal Language Network (ULN) was founded by local physicians with over 20 years of combined experience caring for limited English Proficiency (LEP) individuals and their families.
ULN's primary goal is to transform the Minnesota language services' model and bring forth solutions that reduce fiscal waste and close the gap for LEP Minnesotans.
The founders passionately believe that a cross-industrial network of highly qualified interpreters can remove the barriers to the optimal medical, legal, law enforcement, government and corporate communications associated with limited English proficiency.
more than 20 plus years of combined experience caring for limited English Proficiency (LEP) individuals and their families.
more than 250,000 LEP residents that speak more than one hundred unique languages and dialects.
LEP patients that are turned away primary care clinics and hospitals due to a lack of interpreters resort to ED services as an alternative losing hospitals millions.
Universal Language Network is an innovative, state-of-the-art provider of interpretive and translation services located in the heart of Twin Cities, Minnesota.


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"AM Port Cartier", at Europoort, Rotterdam, December 9th, 2015.
"AM Port Cartier", at Dunkirk, France, April 2nd, 2015.
"AM Port Cartier", at Europoort, Rotterdam, March 16th, 2014.
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Top Colleges for Athletes
A top-rated college for athletics is judged on multiple criteria. If you look solely at the rated athletic colleges, you will be presented typically with your top football colleges since that draws the most attention. Looking at how many athletes have gone professional from a college, that list may showcase top-rated colleges with athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL.
Many times all of these top colleges are the same, but that rating takes out women's sports where the list varies slightly. If you rate the colleges and include the academics, that list changes as well as top schools with top athletics and academics. Most athletes also want to be in a school that has top academics. Below are the top-rated schools for athletes overall and what makes them the top-rated.
Number one for athletics and academics overall:
When ranking a college on any list, the prestigious Stanford University in Stanford, California, always is at the top. It is not an Ivy League university, but it is often considered a top school globally that competes at the east coast Ivy League rating. The school enrolls 18,000 students and has a graduation rate of 94%. It keeps its school hard to get into with a 5% acceptance rate. It offers strong academics and strong athletics in men's and Women's sports. It also includes a long list of notable and famous people.
Stanford University is number one on the top athletic and academic list because of its ability to produce top sports in both genders. Not only are the students talented, but they are intelligent too. It's not easy to practice during the week, compete, and manage a college workload. These students at Stanford receive support to keep their grades up and their focus on both school and their sport.
Top School for Recognizable athletics
Schools that seem to gain more athletic attention are those schools like the University of Florida, the University of Alabama, and The Ohio State University, which have large schools with top sports teams that audiences like to see on television. Often, a school that does well in an athletic conference will gain more letters of intent that following year. Schools like these spend a lot of money on their athletes and their sports programs, especially in Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Hockey, to keep a high sport profile.
These sports programs recruit the best athletes, sometimes lowering their academic standards to get the best athlete on the team. For example, The Ohio State athletics program brought in $167 million in revenue in 2017. The University of Florida is the number one athletic school because of the many titles they have won over the years. Their NCAA championships include top football and basketball trophies. They also have a top women's tennis team.
Top 5 Schools with Most Professional Athletes
This list is mostly based on the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL.
Top Basketball College for Women and Men
The University of Connecticut has always maintained a top basketball program for both men and women. They have reached many NCAA championship titles, and the women have dominated the sport for 25 years. The school has an acceptance rate of 53% and an enrollment of 18,500 undergraduate students.
Some schools want to maintain their strong athletics, but most colleges also want to have top academics and top athletics students. A well-rounded individual is worth more to them in the end than a student who is only good at their sport. Therefore a lot of support is given to top schools that are highly rated athletic schools.
Many NCAA rules have to be followed so a school with a top football team that gives its students many benefits will also have an equal female sports team with those same benefits. As an athlete, you may have a great scholarship, school clothing, a tutor, and access to all the best athletic trainers. Students have to maintain their eligibility to participate in their sport, and schools will make sure this happens.
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When I'm Gone Song Lyrics & Translation
In my own words, I guess...Have you ever loved someone so much you'd give an arm for?
Not the expression
No, literally give an arm for
When they know they're your heart and you know you were their armor
And you will destroy anyone who would try to harm her
But what happens when karma
Turns right around and bites you
And everything you stand for turns on you despite you
What happens when you become the main source of pain
"Daddy look what I made"
Dad's gotta go catch a plane
"Daddy where's mommy?"
"I can't find mommy, where is she?"
I don't know, go play, Hailie, baby, your daddy's busy
Daddy's writin' a song, the song ain't gon' write itself
I'll give you one underdog, then you got to swing by yourselfThen turn right around in that song and tell her you love her
And put hands on her mother, who's a spittin' image of her
That's Slim Shady
Yeah, baby, Slim Shady's crazy
Shady made me, but tonight, Shady's rock-a-bye-baby, huh...And when I'm gone, just carry on
Don't mourn, rejoice everytime you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that, I'm lookin' down on you smilin'
And I didn't feel a thing, so baby
Don't feel no pain, just smile back
And when I'm gone, just carry on
Don't feel no pain, just smile backI keep havin' this dream
I'm pushin' Hailie on the swing
She keeps screamin', she don't want me to sing
"You're makin' mommy cry"
"Why? Why is mommy cryin'?"
"Baby, daddy ain't leavin' no more"
"Daddy you're lyin'"
"You always say that, you always say this is the last time"
"But you ain't leavin' no more, daddy you're mine"
She's pilin' boxes in front of the door tryin' to block it
"Daddy please, daddy don't leave, daddy, no, stop it"
Goes in her pocket, pulls out a tiny necklace locket, it's got her picture
"This'll keep you safe daddy, take it with ya"
I look up, it's just me standin' in the mirror
These fuckin' walls must be talkin' 'cause man I can hear 'em
They're sayin' you got one more chance to do right and it's tonight
Now go out there and show 'em that you love 'em 'fore it's too late
And just as I go to walk out of my bedroom door it turns to a stage
They're gone, and the spotlight is on and I'm singin'And when I'm gone, just carry on
Don't feel no pain, just smile backAnd when I'm gone, just carry on
Don't feel no pain, just smile backSixty thousand people, all jumpin' out their seats
The curtain closes, they're throwin' roses at my feet
I take a bow and thank you all for comin' out
They're screamin' so loud I'll take one last look at the crowd
I glance down, I don't believe what I'm seein'
"Daddy it's me, help mommy, her wrists are bleedin'"
But baby we're in Sweden, how did you get to Sweden?
"I followed you daddy, you told me that you weren't leavin'"
"You lied to me dad, and now you made mommy sad"
"And I bought you this coin, it says 'Number One Dad'"
"That's all I wanted, I just want to give you this coin"
"I get the point, fine, me and mommy are goin'"
But baby, wait!
"It's too late, dad, you made the choice"
"Now go out there and show 'em that you love 'em more than us"
"That's what they want, they want you Marshall they keep"
"Screamin' your name, it's no wonder you can't go to sleep"
"Just take another pill, yeah, I bet that you will"
"You rap about it"
"Yeah, word, k-k-keep it real"
I hear applause, all this time I couldn't see
How could it be that the curtain is closin' on me?
I turn around, find a gun on the ground, cock it
Put it to my brain, scream "Die, Shady!" and pop it
The sky darkens, my life flashes
The plane that I was supposed to be on crashes and burns to ashes
That's when I wake up, alarm clocks ringin'
There's birds singin'
It's spring and Hailie's outside swingin'
I walk right up to Kim and kiss her, tell her I miss her
Hailie just smiles and winks at her little sister
Almost as if to... sayAnd when I'm gone, just carry on
Don't feel no pain
Just smile back
When I'm Gone - Eminem Lyrics
When I'm Gone lyrics !!!
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Q: initialise Codable result with var I need to initialise the result of JSONDecoder in a var object defined outside the API Call.
apiService.GETAPI(url: apiStr, completion: {(success, result) in
            if(success) {
                let apiResponse = result.value as! NSDictionary
                let data = apiResponse.value(forKey: "data") as! NSDictionary
                    do {
                        let profileData = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: data.value(forKey: "profile"), options: .prettyPrinted)
                        print(profileData)
                        let profile = try JSONDecoder().decode(Profile.self, from: profileData)

                        print(profile.name)
                    }
                    catch {
                        print("json error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
                    }
            }
            completion(success)
        })

But I am unable to do so. This is my Profile Codable struct
struct Profile : Codable {
    var id : Int
    var name : String
    var member_id : Int
    var category_id : Int
    var membership_id : Int
    var information : String
    var city : String
    var love_count : Int
    var vendor_price : String
    var locality_name : String
    var phone : [String]
    var address : [Address]?
    var status : Int?
    var managed_by_wmg : Int?
}

How to do it. I need it to be var since I need to perform operation and access it later in the other code.

A: As we have already discussed in the comments of your question, you need to declare variable of Profile type outside the closure.
So now the problem become "How to change Profile struct, so I can declare variable of it?"
For this you have several options. I will list them and comment on which to choose and why.
Option 1
Add default values to all the variables of Profile struct as so: var id : Int = 0, so you can declare it later with var profile: Profile?. With this solutions you need to have some knowledge about the objects you are expecting and their default values in a way they make sense to your business logic. Example for such default values are "" for string or 0 integer. This might seem good but yet their is better solution.
Option 2
Make ALL the variables of Profile optional as so: var id : Int?. This might sounds strange at first, but is the optimal solution for working with server data. So this method has several benefits:

*

*It will never crash, no matter what the server sends you as a data

*All the variables have default values equaling nil

*You do not need to think about your business logic and what default value suits your needs

However, with this method there is one drawback: some properties that with your logic could never be nil will have nil initial value. So you need to add validations for unwrapping the nullable properties.
Option 3 Add explicit unwrapping to the variable type as so var id : Int!. Note this also adds nil as initial value to your properties, but tells the compiler that in every time you are gonna use them, they will not be nil. I would personally not recommend this method, because if the variable is not received from the server, or the parsing fails, or something else unexpected happens, your app will crash with found nil while unwrapping optional value. For reference you might have noticed all the IBOutlets are defined this way.
Having said all that, I would recommend you going with Option 2, which best suits server communication, but the choice is yours!
Happy coding.

A: I have found two solutions to my question. Thanks to @dvp.petrov.
Solution 1 var profile : Profile! comes handy but it becomes difficult if this is not an optional variable and have to be used at many places. One will have to put lot of checks and unwrap it every time. This is easy to use when one has to use it at very less places
Solution 2 : Create an init function giving default values to all the variable and then you can create var profile : Profile(). This way your object will not be nil and will be able to use it at places.
struct Profile : Codable {
    var id : Int
    var name : String
    var member_id : Int

   init() {
    self.id = 0
    self.name = ""
    self.member_id = 0

}

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Conjugated polymers such as poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) are commonly used as semiconducting components in organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). Such devices may be exposed to oxygen or moisture in air and increased temperature during operation, potentially affecting their charge transport properties. Therefore, we produced the first reported examples of OTFTs using PBDB-T, a conjugated push–pull polymer used in high performance OPVs, and assessed their performance compared to P3HT under different environmental conditions. Drop casted and annealed bottom-gate, bottom-contact (BGBC) devices had an average mobility of 0.06 cm2 V−1 s−1, an on/off current ratio of 104 and a desirable threshold voltage around 0 V. These OTFTs showed distinct responses to characterization at increased temperature in vacuum (P < 0.1 Pa) and air, with PBDB-T devices retaining their performance better than P3HT over time. These findings suggest PBDB-T has higher stability to oxidation when exposed to air than P3HT, especially at high temperatures, and therefore represent a more stable alternative for use in OTFTs and OPVs.


Romorantin – is a white grape variety commonly grown in Loire.
Romorantin is a white skinned grape variety and is considered to be a sibling to the famous Chardonnay.
DNA Fingerprinting of this varietal shows that the parent varieties of these grapes are Gouais Blanc (Heunisch) and Pinot Teinturier. It is a traditional variety of French white wine grape that was once quite commonly grown in the region of Loire.
However, at present, its number has dwindled and can only be found in the Cour-Cheverny AOC. Cheverny covers about a total area of 450 hectares which is shared by vines of several varieties.
Of this only 50 hectares of the south-eastern corner of the appellation consists of Romorantin. The Romorantin vineyard, which claims to be the most primitive in France is at Domaine Henry Marionnet.
Planted in 1850 it miraculously survived the phylloxera epidemic that plundered and ravaged most of the European vineyards in the late 19th century.
It is known by different names like Plant De Breze, Blanc De Villefranche, Dameri, Framboise, Lyonnaise Blanche, Gros Blanc De Villefranche, Maclon, Pettit Maconnais, Romoranten, Romorantin Blanc, Saint Amand, Daneri, Verneuli, Celle Bruere etc.
Legend has it that this regal grape variety was introduced to Loire by King Francis I of France during 1494-1547. It is said that in the 16th century when Francis was travelling back from Italy he first tasted this wine.
He liked it so much that he immediately ordered his troops to bring back with them a bunch of this wine for his fiancée. She lived in a castle in the Loire area with large areas of lands around them.
The king brought it with the thought that the peasants would be able to grow these vines for her. However, upon his arrival, his fiancée expressed to him her desires to move to the city as she was tired of musty old castle and the lonely countryside.
Although the couple moved to live up North, the vines were left with the local peasants who started growing them around a small town called Romorantin from where it drives its present name.
After a while, other grapes started becoming more and more popular because their yield per hectare was much more than Romorantin.
Romorantin was again rediscovered in the middle of the 20th century. From then it has been grown by farmers in the small village of Cour-Cheverny.
It requires a warmer climate than most 'Loire' variety. It can make dry, demi-sec or moelleux wine depending upon the harvest. It has a crisp fruity style with some residual sugar in it.
The wine produced from these grapes is medium lemon to yellow in colour. It gives off the aroma of pear, lemon peel and pineapple.
On the palate, however it gives the taste of fairly high acidity. It is finished with a strong and steely minerality. The wine is crisp, bright and refreshing which are the characteristic features of the Loire Valley white wine.
It is usually a bit on the expensive side, although the experience outweighs the cost. The aroma of lemony citrus, tropical pineapples and fruity pears provide an encompassing freshness.
The dry wines produced from this variety are more suitable for an early consumption. They tend to have a rather neutral flavour profile in general.
Yet when they are vinified, they tend to take on an herbaceous tone of tropical fruits. Some sweet, botrytis-affected examples labelled as Moelleux can be found as well.
Although Chardonnay a Romorantin share a common parent Gouais Blanc their similarities seems to end there.
This wine excites the palate most when paired with dishes like French goats' cheese and rocket, Ceviche which is a preparation marinating raw fish in citrus an also with grilled asparagus with hollandaise sauce which is an emulsion of liquid butter and egg yolk which is usually seasoned with lemon juice, salt and white pepper.
It can also be used as a toast with fresh goat cheese topped with braised leeks in vinaigrette and a main course of pork tenderloin medallions and apricot cream sauce with a side of shredded and brown Brussels sprouts. Because of its citrus nature, it can be paired with any green vegetables.


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Q: HttpClient, Make Action String Type Safe Is there anyway to make the 'post' action string type safe below? Right now it accepts Any word to substitute in for 'post',  example 'abcd', will Not create compilation error.
Example:
 saveUsers(body?: UpdateIdentityUserDto): Observable<any> {
    return this.httpClient.request<IdentityUserDtoBaseRequestResponse>('post',`${this.baseUserUrl}`,
        {
            body: body
        }
    );
  }

Option:
Here is another option below, however, I prefer to use string option above since those are auto generated from Swagger IO proxy generator.
saveUsers(body?: UpdateIdentityUserDto): Observable<any> {
    return this.httpClient.post<IdentityUserDtoBaseRequestResponse>(`${this.baseUserUrl}`,body);
}

Currently using Angular 10

A: Create a namespace and export constants for the different types of request methods.
export namespace RequestMethod {

  export const GET:string = "get";

  export const HEAD:string = "head";

  export const POST:string = "post";

  export const PUT:string = "put";

  export const DELETE:string = "delete";

  export const CONNECT:string = "connect";

  export const OPTIONS:string = "options";

  export const TRACE:string = "trace";

  export const PATCH:string = "patch";

}

Then you can utilize this namespace inside of a service
import { RequestMethod } from '../request-method.ts';

saveUsers(body?: UpdateIdentityUserDto): Observable<any> {
    return this.httpClient.request<IdentityUserDtoBaseRequestResponse>(RequestMethod.POST,`${this.baseUserUrl}`,
        {
            body: body
        }
    );
  }

Understand that this does not prevent a developer from typing any string they want. But it does give you a type-safe way of ensuring your strings are consistent through the app when utilized as a standard within your team.

A: I suggest wrapping it around and making it a generic method. Make a separate file for these generics.
type HttpMethods = 'post' | 'get' | 'patch' | 'delete';

request<T>(method: HttpMethods, body: any): Observable<any> {
    this.httpClient.request<T>(method, this.baseUrl, { body: body });
}

Then if you want to make a call an api call in a separate file, call this
import { request } from '...'

saveUsers(body?: BodyInterface): Observable<ResponseInterface> {
    return request<IdentityUserDtoBaseRequestResponse>('post', body)
}


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What are the effects of the Indian Removal Act?
What were the effects of the Indian Removal Act?
What impact did Indian removal and the Indian Removal Act have on slavery?
What were the consequences of the Indian Removal Act quizlet?
What are some possible effects that the Indian Removal Act might have on Native Americans already living in the West?
What was the aftermath of the Trail of Tears?
What role did slavery and the 3 5th compromise play in the Indian Removal Act?
Why was Trail of Tears important?
How does the Trail of Tears affect us today?
What was one result of the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was signed into effect by President Jackson, which allowed Native Americans to settle in land within state borders in exchange for unsettled land west of the Mississippi. Many Native American tribes reacted peacefully, but many reacted violently.
Intrusions of land-hungry settlers, treaties with the U.S., and the Indian Removal Act (1830) resulted in the forced removal and migration of many eastern Indian nations to lands west of the Mississippi.
Nakia Parker: While Indian removal expands the growth of slavery in the South, it also expands slavery westward because indigenous people who enslaved African-Americans could bring enslaved people to their new home in Indian territory.
What were the consequences of the Indian Removal Act? This force the Cherokees to go on a long hard journey from their homeland to Indian territory one fourths of their population died and this was known as the trail of tears. Not all of the Cherokees moved west.
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What are some possible effects that the Indian Removal Act might have on Native Americans already living in the West? The Indians may fight for their land and their would be war. What was the Trail of Tears? The Cherokee's 800-mile forced march to Indian Territory from Georgia.
The Trail of Tears found its end in Oklahoma. Nearly a fourth of the Cherokee population died along the march. It ended around March of 1839. The rule of cotton declared a white only free-population.
Key Takeaways: The Three-Fifths Compromise
The agreement allowed the enslavement of Black people to spread and played a role in the forced removal of Indigenous peoples from their lands. The 13th and 14th Amendments effectively repealed the three-fifths compromise.
The impact to the Cherokee was devastating. Hundreds of Cherokee died during their trip west, and thousands more perished from the consequences of relocation. … The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates the removal of the Cherokee and the paths that 17 Cherokee detachments followed westward.
The Trail of Tears (and Indian Removal in general) does not really affect most Americans in ways that we can feel as we live our lives each day. The Trail of Tears helped to create the country we live in today. It helped make the Southeast the way it is today. It helped to create the history that we all share.
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To achieve his purpose, Jackson encouraged Congress to adopt the Removal Act of 1830. The Act established a process whereby the President could grant land west of the Mississippi River to Indian tribes that agreed to give up their homelands.


UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – On Friday night, mayhem permeated the college hockey landscape as all three of the top-ranked teams in the nation fell. No. 1 ranked Denver lost on the road to No. 14 Western Michigan on Friday night. No. 2 Harvard was upset by Rensselaer and No. 11 Union on back-to-back nights, and St. Cloud State knocked off No. 3 Minnesota Duluth on Friday.
Those events created a great opportunity for the No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions to possibly secure the top spot in next week's USCHO poll with convincing victories this weekend over conference foe Michigan State.
The Nittany Lions defeated the Spartans 5-2 on Friday and 5-3 on Saturday night, but neither of those wins came as easy as the scores would indicate.
Michigan State played a scrappy brand of hockey, frequently frustrating the Nittany Lions during both games. Scoring droughts were prevalent for a normally smooth and methodical Penn State attack.
On Friday, the Lions answered with two goals in the first period after an early Michigan State goal. Liam Folkes followed that up with a goal from an impossible angle on the goal line off of Brett Murray's first career assist. The rest of the period was quite stagnant, as Michigan State imposed some stifling defense on the Lions.
The first two periods on Saturday night were shockingly similar to Friday's. Early in the second, Chase Berger tied the score at 1-1, but then Penn State was completely shut down for the remainder of the period and went into the third trailing 2-1.
If there's one thing for sure based on this series, it's that the Nittany Lions really know how to close a game out in the third period, with Andrew Sturtz and David Goodwin each scoring in the final period on Friday to seal the deal.
The following night, the Lions caught fire late and scored four times in the third, including three times in less than three minutes and twice in nine seconds. Ricky DeRosa, Dylan Richard, Berger, and Denis Smirnov all got on the board during the final period outburst.
Penn State came into the game 0-2 when trailing after the second period. Guy Gadowsky's squad has not trailed often this season, which made the manner in which they handled the adversity much more impressive.
The Lions have been fortunate to regularly jump out to early big leads, allowing them to somewhat coast in the third period, but this weekend brought them a new challenge.
Penn State has not only proven that they're a great team, but they also demonstrated this weekend that they could perform under pressure, even with an abundance of young players.
The top three teams may have lost, but Penn State needed to make a statement on their own. To be called the top team in the country not only requires tremendous talent, depth, and skill, but it is also imperative to execute during points of adversity.
The top teams in the nation find ways to win games even on nights when they don't play to their best game. The Lions most certainly didn't play their best in either game this weekend, yet they still collected two gritty wins.
Now that we've seen Penn State's ability to come from behind, as well as dominate games on both ends, it's time to put this team in the conversation as the best team in all of college hockey.


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Q: Call to a member function all() on array in laravel I am getting this error:

FatalErrorException in Builder.php line 485:
Call to a member function all() on array

my register controller
namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;

use App\User;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\RegistersUsers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class RegisterController extends Controller
{
    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Register Controller
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | This controller handles the registration of new users as well as their
    | validation and creation. By default this controller uses a trait to
    | provide this functionality without requiring any additional code.
    |
    */

    use RegistersUsers;

    /**
     * Where to redirect users after registration.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $redirectTo = '/';

    /**
     * Create a new controller instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('guest');
    }

    /**
     * Get a validator for an incoming registration request.
     *
     * @param  array  $data
     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Validator
     */
    protected function validator(array $data)
    {
        return Validator::make($data, [
            'fullname' => 'required|max:255',
            'email' => 'required|email|max:255|unique:users',
            'password' => 'required|min:6',
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Create a new user instance after a valid registration.
     *
     * @param  array  $data
     * @return User
     */
    protected function create(array $data)
    {

        return User::create([
            'name' => $data['fullname'],
            'email' => $data['email'],
            'password' => bcrypt($data['password']),
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * Handle a registration request for the application.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function register(Request $request)
    {
        $validator = $this->validator($request->all());

        if ($validator->fails()) {
            $this->throwValidationException(
                $request, $validator
            );
        }
        $user = $this->create($request->all());

        return redirect($this->redirectPath());
    }
}

A: You need to update jenssegers/mongodb.
Looking at https://github.com/jenssegers/laravel-mongodb the compatability charts shows that 2.3 doesn't satisfy Laravel 5.3+.
The reason you're getting that specific error is because in Laravel 5.3 a change was made to the query builder so it would return a collection instead of an array, however, 2.3 of jenssegers/mongodb just returns an array. In version 3.1 of jenssegers/mongodb there is now a check to determine which version of Laravel you're using for this reason.
Hope this helps!


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Non-Review Review: Justice League – Crisis on Two Earths
Posted on December 13, 2010 by Darren
This post is part of the DCAU fortnight, a series of articles looking at the Warner Brothers animations featuring DC's iconic selection of characters. This is one of the "stand-alone" animated movies produced by the creative team that gave us the television shows.
Okay, well maybe it's not quite "stand-alone", seen as it's based off a script that was intended to bridge the two animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Anyway, some of these movies – such as Justice League: New Frontier – are excellent examples of Western animation in their right. Some – such as Wonder Woman – are spectacular introductions to characters that perhaps never really got the attention that they so sorely deserved. On the other hand, some are just animated versions of a Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster production.
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is one of those.
Owlman is a bird of prey...
The movie is based on the idea of multiple universes, a storytelling device familiar to any sci-fi fan. In particular, the movie posits a world where an evil version of the Justice League of America exists, calling itself the Crime Syndicate of America. Sure, the membership hits the same core archetypes of the Justice League, with a superpowered leader (Ultraman instead of Superman), a smart non-powered human (Owlman instead of Batman), a warrior princess (Superwoman instead of Wonder Woman), a space "beat cop" with a magic ring (Power Ring instead of Green Lantern) and a super fast guy (Johnny Quick instead of the Flash). In this world, Lex Luthor is the last surviving member of the Justice League, and he is forced to flee to our universe to look for help.
The plot loosely adapts Grant Morrison's stand-alone Justice League graphic novel Earth-2, which re-established the evil alternate universe that had existed in the Silver Age. Grant Morrison's entire tenure on the Justice League comic book served as a major inspiration to the writers of the television show, so it only seemed reasonable that the stand-alone movie would be based on his stand-alone graphic novel. Of course, there are some fairly heavy differences (aside from the characters, most of the plot is changed), but it feels like a polite homage.
There in a Flash...
The movie was originally intended as a direct-to-DVD companion to the animated DC television shows. In particular, it was intended to tell its own stand-alone story while setting up plot points for arcs to come. For example, the movie explains Batman's decision to expand the League's membership from the core six members and also gives us the origin story for Wonder Woman's invisible jet. The script was finished when the idea was eventually vetoed, but reportedly 95% of what was written ended up on screen. So, for example, Hal Jordan is cast as the Green Lantern instead of John Stewart, and the voice cast is entirely different.
This does create a few hiccups when the movie is viewed as a stand-alone production. For example, the relationship between Batman and the Flash was intended to develop their character arcs, playing off earlier episodes and into later ones – out of context, it feels almost random (Batman doesn't respect the Flash? oh, wait – he sorta cares for him!). Similarly, a plot thread focusing on the Martian Manhunter perhaps explains his emotional detachment in later episodes, but just seems awkward as part of a stand-alone movie. It's a love story which is barely developed, gives us a really strange flashback and a strong character focus, but has nothing to do with the actual story unfolding on-screen. It could almost be cut completely and no one would notice it.
Shocking...
Perhaps as a result of the movie's origin – designed to fit into an overall narrative – it has little interest in characterising our heroes (with the strange exception of the Martian Manhunter). While characters like Batman and Superman are iconic enough that the audience probably knows enough about them before the movie even starts, it's more than a little unfair on characters like Hal Jordan or the Flash. Again, it wouldn't be an issue if this movie had been produced as part of an on-going series, but it becomes an issue when the movie is taken out on its own.
I get the sense that, perhaps more than most of the other movies in the line, Crisis on Two Earths is intended for DC aficionados. The sheer volume of mythology gags is absolutely crazy. There's a minor reference, for example, to sending Batman to a world where humanity have evolved into "creatures of the night", which seems like a shout out to the cult graphic novel Red Rain (which sees Batman fight Dracula in an alternate universe). There's a call-back to an old joke about the Flash needing a car (actually, a van). The Jokester (a good version of the Joker) has a pet monkey called "Harley". There's even "Ultraman's Pal" Jimmy Olsen and his watch. The Crime Syndicate have their base on the moon, while the Justice League operate from a satellite – in the comics, it's reversed. Spotting references like these is fun, and I can't help but imagine that anybody unfamiliar with the fictional universe might be left out.
Wonder Woman always was a straight arrow...
That said, the movie also features some smart pop culture references. Check out Batman taking care of the Watchtower in a loader which looks like it was borrowed from the set of Aliens. Owlman even gets to tell Wonder Woman, "get off my plane." It adds to the relatively light sense of fun which carries the movie – there's very little ground breaking or insightful here, but it's good fun.
The animated action sequences are impressive – they're all choreographed remarkably well. This isn't the finest animation you'll ever see, but it gets the job done (and looks much better than the animated series upon which it is based). The movie throws set-piece after set-piece at the audience, and it certainly delivers a visceral thrill.
"You stole my look!" "No, you stole my look!"
Though it isn't going to win any awards or stay in the subconscious too long, there are some half-decent ideas thrown around. While the Justice League itself is a pantheon akin to the ancient gods, the Crime Syndicate is organised like a glorified criminal gang. There's even "five families", recalling the mythology around New York's criminal empires. The members speak like New Jersey street trash (Ultraman), New York Italians (Power Ring), East End mobsters (Johnny Quick) or James Woods (Owlman) – cemented the effect. Foot soldiers are even called "made men" (though for different reasons) and Ultraman is repeatedly referred to as "the boss of bosses." The idea isn't especially well-developed, but I do like the idea that the Crime Syndicate's expanded structure was what inspired Batman to greatly expand the Justice League.
There's also some nice stuff about the Justice League's power as symbols – after all, they are fictional characters. In Morrison's run on Justice League he returned, time and time again, to the idea of the ground as inspiration for the common man. He would frequently send them to worlds without the Justice League, so that they might serve as an inspiration of sorts. Here we get to see the impact of the characters on a world without good – it's telling that the ultimate victory isn't necessarily won by superpowered fists, but by the choice of an ordinary man.
He's not a patch on our real President...
One of the most interesting facets of the story though is the thread following Owlman. Perhaps it feels more significant because it fits relatively well with the sort of ideas that Morrison would regularly throw out – the script abandons a lot of the writer's meta-commentary, so it feels good to get another "out there" idea in its stead. Owlman's nihilism offers an interesting way of thinking about the "multiverse" theory. If every time we make a decision the world branches, then surely there's no such thing as free will (there will always be another world where we made a different decision). Therefore, to Owlman, destroying the world is the only choice that matters.
Owlman, as voiced by James Woods, provides an interesting vehicle for the writers to offer commentary on Batman, who plays a relatively minor role in the film. Owlman is Batman, but with his cynicism taken to its bitter conclusion. He has no faith left in humanity. When Batman suggests that there must be a universe out there where Owlman was a good guy, the villain rejects the possibility that he could ever be a decent human being – it's an oxymoron. "Never good," he responds, "After all, I'm only human." This is a Batman who has allowed the darkness to consume him so much that he can't even believe that there is light anymore. Or, the quote the real Batman: "There is a difference between you and me. We both looked into the abyss, but when it looked back as us, you blinked."
Are the Justice League ready for the naked truth?
Woods is the highlight of the voice cast – but then he's usually the best in anything he appears. The rest of the cast is okay, although I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed in Billy Baldwin as Batman – it's not the I miss Kevin Conroy, but it's just that Baldwin sounds so ridiculously smug and superior. I just don't buy it. It might also be that there's something just not quite right about Batman's final gambit in the film – choosing who will live and who will die just seems a bit… cold for the vigilante.
Crisis on Two Earths is an entertaining little film. It isn't much more, but it's not much less either. It's a nice animated action film which is probably far more enjoyable for those comic book nerds in the audience than it will be for anyone else. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but there are better movies in the range.
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Los Angeles, CA – November 13, 2018 – Today, Infobip, a global communications platform for businesses, and Teckst, an enterprise platform for two-way text and mobile messaging, announced a partnership that will combine the power of Infobip's global messaging infrastructure with Teckst's flexible CRM integrations to facilitate two-way conversations between brands and their customers. The collaboration will simplify the implementation of enterprise level two-way messaging, a particularly important feature for companies without a technical team to build their own integrations.
"The partnership between Infobip and Teckst creates an innovative SaaS platform that allows for customer journey execution across all of the major messaging channels. Infobip's expertise, reputation, and sales teams give Teckst a more robust offering for marketing and customer acquisition, while also enabling a global reach for our two-way conversational enterprise-class platform.
The collaboration makes the most of the natural synergy between the two companies – extending Infobip's proposition to include two-way conversational messaging, and adding omnichannel capabilities to Teckst's portfolio while enabling the company to achieve a truly global reach. The partnership allows the two companies to transcend marketing and acquisition and achieve customer retention within a "one-stop" shop. For example, customer care teams working in platforms like Zendesk, Freshdesk, or Help Scout can now combine the Teckst two-way messaging interface with mobile channels like SMS, WhatsApp Business, Facebook Messenger, Line, Telegram, Apple Business Chat, WeChat and KakaoTalk to create best-in-class customer service inside their existing helpdesk workflow.
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Former Whittier councilman Bob Henderson, who in the 1990s nearly single-handedly created the Puente Hills Habitat Authority and has served its chairman ever since, may soon be leaving that board.
Henderson's position on the board for the joint-powers agency that manages 3,870 acres public open space became tenuous after his defeat in April's City Council election to Henry Bouchot. Whittier is supposed to be represented by a council member, city officials say.
But seven months after Henderson lost, he remains on the four-member board, which also includes representatives from Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.
Since May, Bouchot and Councilman Josue Alvarado have sought Henderson's ouster but have lost on two, 3-2 votes, including one just two weeks ago. They've been rebuffed by Mayor Joe Vinatieri and council members Fernando Dutra and Cathy Warner.
Still, the council at its Nov. 13 meeting voted 4-0, with Warner abstaining, to designate a replacement for Henderson in January or February, who would take assume the seat in April.
With Andrea Gullo, the authority's executive director, out on medical leave and a vacant ecologist position, now may not be the best time to replace Henderson, Dutra, Vinatieri and Warner all said.
"I don't have a concern that we don't have an elected person on the board," Warner said.
Alvarado and Bouchot, however, don't believe Henderson is doing all that great of a job.
The city is feeling the brunt of the Puente Hills' popularity with visitors clogging local street parking. It has begun a preferential parking permit program that allows only residents of about 800 households to park on their streets — one of several entrances to the hills.
Also, Alvarado has proposed installing parking meters in the Hellman Park lot as a way to raise money and to avoid charging residents for their permits.
Henderson has questioned the legality of such a move.
Another area of contention is a reduction in hours — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for now — the authority imposed to reduce human access to the preserve area.
The council at its 6:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting is expected to to learn the results of two studies about wildlife and visitor usage in the Puente Hills preserve. They found wildlife activity is increasing in the early mornings and evenings and that the public's usage of the park is down by 54 percent.
Bouchot said isn't persuaded that staffing concerns at the authority are reason enough to keep Henderson.
In a telephone interview, Henderson said he believes he should remain on to handle a complicated job in which he does more than manage a small staff and the preserve. For example, he also helping negotiate more property for the preserve as well as guiding projects that add native plants to the area.
A number of big projects involve oversight and technical knowledge, Henderson said.
This is something that Henderson has been doing since the 1990s, when he negotiated the purchase of 320 acres from Unocal. 960 acres from Chevron Oil Co. and 518 acres in La Habra Heights from a developer.
Still, Henderson said that while he is prepared to stay awhile, it would be good for whoever will succeed him to come to all the meetings, shadow him and learn about the authority.
When Henderson leaves the Habitat Authority, it's going to be a loss for the organization, said Michael Hughes, who has represented Hacienda Heights on the board for about 11 years.
Hughes added that even if Henderson is removed from the board, he doubts polices, such as the reduction in visiting hours, will change.
Hughes hopes the council keeps Henderson on the board, he said.


Donald Trump is likely to meet the Queen when he visits the UK this July. They will either meet at Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle.
The US president is to visit the UK on Friday, 13 July, after previously cancelling a trip amid claims he would face mass protests.
Downing Street called it a "working visit" – not the full-blown state visit Mr Trump was promised last year.
Mr Trump will hold talks with Prime Minister Theresa May, Downing Street said, with further details to be "set out in due course".
Mrs May she was "looking forward to welcoming President Trump to the United Kingdom for a working visit on July 13".
The July date follows the Nato summit in Brussels which the president is expected to attend.


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Bhajans are the essence of all Vedas, Upanishads and Holy Scriptures. The highest technique of achievement in yoga and spirituality is the satsang. It is the essence of all which has the content of the entire universe, earth, all creation and the human. Only the bhajan of God is the truth. The rest of the world is like a dream. What was yesterday is now a dream. What one experienced in the night is now a dream. The past is a dream. Therefore don't go into the past and don't rush for the future. Be alert, aware and conscious about the presence. Only spirituality, bhajan singing and meditating is the real truth. That is the divine, real experience of Lord Shiva.


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To watch Australia rewrite the T20 record books on Tuesday, you'd think they were the world's dominant team in the format. And indeed, they do boast two of the three highest T20 international totals of all time (263 for 3 this week and 248 for 6 against England in 2013) and all of the three highest individual scores (Aaron Finch 156, Glenn Maxwell 145*, and Shane Watson 124*). Yet, for all of those monster scores, Australia were booted out in the group stage of this year's World T20 and have only once made the final of that event, when they lost to England in 2010. It is a format in which Australia are inconsistent, but, as this week has shown, at their best their firepower is awesome.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, had won a World T20 title, back in 2014. Some links from that triumphant final remain - Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Sachithra Senanayake. Some have gone - Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Rangana Herath, for example. And another is about to leave: Tillakaratne Dilshan, who played every match of that successful campaign, is set to play his final match for Sri Lanka. A batsman who has brought great joy to Sri Lanka - not least in the T20 format - Dilshan will hardly want to leave the game on a low, and Tuesday's match was about as low as it gets in T20Is.
And so this is it. Five weeks before his 40th birthday, Tillakaratne Dilshan bows out of international cricket. A career that began in Bulawayo in November 1999 under the captaincy of Sanath Jayasuriya will end in Colombo in September 2016 under the selection regime run by the same man - Jayasuriya. Dilshan's 497th international match will be his last, a T20I against Australia at the Premadasa Stadium. Dilshan's long farewell has included some entertaining comments off the field, but now Sri Lankan fans hope that he says goodbye with something special on it.
Who needs a little thing like form? Not Glenn Maxwell, who missed out on selection for the recent ODIs in Sri Lanka due to a lack of runs. Instead, he was sent to Queensland to play for Australia A and made scores of 0, 38, 13, 0, 10 and 46. Hardly encouraging ahead of a return to Australia's side for the T20Is in Sri Lanka. But such is Maxwell's talent that once he got going in Pallekele he was impossible to stop, his unbeaten 145 from 65 deliveries the second-highest individual score in T20 international history. It was also Maxwell's first hundred in any format - including domestic cricket - for more than a year. If he's given the chance to open once again, Sri Lanka will need some new plans to stop him.
Sri Lanka's selectors will be tempted to make changes to the attack after their annihilation in the first game. Kasun Rajitha might lose his place to Dasun Shanaka, while there is also the chance that Milinda Siriwardana may be brought in, perhaps for Sachithra Senanayake.
Sri Lanka (possible): 1. Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Kusal Perera (wk), 3 Dhananjaya de Silva, 4 Dinesh Chandimal (capt), 5 Kusal Mendis, 6 Thisara Perera, 7 Chamara Kapugedera, 8 Sachith Pathirana, 9 Sachithra Senanayake/Milinda Siriwardana, 10 Suranga Lakmal, 11 Dasun Shanaka.
Aaron Finch remains unavailable due to his broken finger and George Bailey has flown home, so Matthew Wade will play as a specialist batsman. The only question is whether the attack remains the same. The in-form John Hastings was left out of the first game and surely would be a valuable inclusion, but after the success of the first match the selectors may choose the same bowlers.
Australia(possible): 1 David Warner (capt), 2 Glenn Maxwell, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 Travis Head, 5 Matthew Wade, 6 Moises Henriques, 7 James Faulkner, 8 Peter Nevill (wk), 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Scott Boland.
Sri Lanka batted first in every ODI of the recent series and only once set Australia a target that was out of reach - at this ground, when they posted 288. There should be plenty of runs in this pitch once again.


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Amazon Prime TV review: Vikings Season 1, Episode 2
Ivan Radford | On 05, Jul 2013
"All things begin and end with stories…"
That's Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) rousing the troops before they sail West. Why? To reach England of course, a land of untold riches. Or so the stories say – whoever wrote them has clearly never been to Croydon – and, as Ragnar knows, all things begin and end with stories. Except for breakfast. And sentences. And The Spice Girls.
It's exactly the kind of silly dialogue we've come to expect from LOVEFiLM's Vikings – and that's after only two episodes. We start this second outing of the no-dick Nordic adventure in Ragnar's living room as he holds a secret meeting, one that tribal head Earl Haraldson (Gabriel Byrne) must not find out about. The scene is ostensibly a chance for us to witness Ragnar's charismatic leadership first hand, but really it's an excuse to introduce resident bad-ass Knut. He has even more facial hair than Ragnar, so we know he's going to be trouble.
Knut provides the main antagonist force as Vikings sets up the pair as awkward rivals, but evil Gabriel Byrne isn't done chomping the Scandinavian scenery yet: one sequence involving a man looking at Haraldson's wife stumbles to a horribly gruesome end, which Byrne delivers with grizzled relish. It all feels authentic enough, right down to Ragnar's feisty wife, Lagertha, who's determined to travel with him. But while a domestic scuffle (involving swords and shields – VIkings were even more violent than your average EastEnders) is a nice bit of characterisation, our interest only really catches wind when it comes to sailing time.
Unfortunately, that doesn't occur until over halfway through the 45 minutes, making the trek to the harbour fairly tedious. Even Ragnar's brother Rollo getting his helmet out in a shed (again, an oddly sanitary experience) doesn't liven things up. When the boats hit the water, though, things come to life; a bedtime story of Thor overlaps shots of the stunning lakes, a sure sign that director Johan Renck hasn't lost sight of style even if substance is adrift in the mist. Myths mingle with reality as the weather takes a turn for the worse, building up to another key introduction: Athelstan, a monk. We can tell he's going to be important because he can actually speak Norse. (And by Norse, of course, we mean English – let's not forget that this entire show conveniently takes place in either a large language translation booth, or a TARDIS.)
Ransacking a monastery, we finally get our first taste of Vikings' much-anticipated plundering and pillaging. They plunder and they pillage. And they do it well. But it's over way too soon – a shame after the slow-paced opening. Still, you can never judge a TV show until at least the third episode, once all the exposition is out of the way. Here's hoping Ragnar and his hairy band of men managed to pick up some pace and depth along with their golden plunder. All things begin and end with stories. With any luck, maybe episode three can move on to whatever is it that comes in the middle.
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When the temperature drops, cameras and other equipment pick up some funny habits: Camera lenses can steam up, batteries drain faster and metal can become harsh on the skin. Make sure you bring a bag for your gear and keep it at working temperature, a camera cover to protect from rain, and even better insulate your tripod.
Just as your equipment can get damaged when exposed to the elements, so can we. Bring a warm coat and some working gloves to avoid hyperthermia, some rain protection (an umbrella) and take some food and a flask of tea/coffee/Bovril etc. to keep you working internally.
White balancing can completely change the feel to a shot; adding blue can make something feel harsh and cold, a red or amber hue can make a scene feel warmer and make even the coldest winter afternoon look like a warm summer evening, experiment a bit.
On the one hand; your natural light source will fade a lot quicker so you need to get your daylight shots quicker than if you were filming in June. On the other hand, winter sunsets and sunrises can look beautiful, and you can capture them without having to get up at 4 in the morning.


Carlos Hathcock was born on May 20, 1942 and died of complications of Multiple Sclerosis on February 23, 1999. He was a United States Marine Corps sniper with a record of 93 confirmed kills in Vietnam. He was the subject of four separate non-fiction books and is referenced in several fictional works and TV shows as well.
Gunnery Sergeant Hatchcock was badly burned when a vehicle he was riding in hit a mine in 1969. He personally rescued seven fellow Marines from the vehicle and was eventually awarded the Silver Star for Valor.
While being treated for the pain associated with the burns, it was discovered that he was suffering from MS. He was forced to take a medical retirement from the Marine Corps but remained active as a weapons instructor with the military and law enforcement.
I always heard, admired Carlos Hathcock for his skill and accomplishments as a Marine sniper. I never knew he had ms like i do until today when I searched on Marines and MS together. He was quite a man/Marine as I know how I suffer with ms myself.
This is a great honor to read an article about the hero of a Nation. The 93 kill he made was for his own nation. I respect him and I salute him for his service to this country. May his soul rest in peace and let him reach the heaven.
Thanks, Kevin for sharing. Marines, as well as soldiers in all the other branches of the military, are some of the bravest people I know. They deserve our support.
When you add something like MS in the mix, it's pretty amazing that people like Carlos can still accomplish so much.
Thanks again for sharing Carlos' story.


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Q: What is wrong with this twitter authentication I have this code, but its not executing.
require_once('twitterOAuth.php');
session_start();

// The TwitterOAuth instance
$twitteroauth = new TwitterOAuth('consumerkey', 'consumersecret');
// Requesting authentication tokens, the parameter is the URL we will be redirected to
$request_token = $twitteroauth->getRequestToken('http://localhost/tweet/twitterOAuth.php');

// Saving them into the session
$_SESSION['oauth_token'] = $request_token['oauth_token'];
$_SESSION['oauth_token_secret'] = $request_token['oauth_token_secret'];

// If everything goes well..
if($twitteroauth->http_code==200){
    // Let's generate the URL and redirect
    $url = $twitteroauth->getAuthorizeURL($request_token['oauth_token']);
    header('Location: '. $url);
} else {
    // It's a bad idea to kill the script, but we've got to know when there's an error.
    die('Something wrong happened.');
}

Any reasons as to why?

A: Twitter Oauth libraries and APIs do not work with localhost URLs.
You have to register your application with Twitter against a real URL and not localhost URLs.
You should probably use some hosting service like Bluehost and then register your application against a URL.There is apparently another way  set up a virtual host which i haven't tried personally. But you can give it a try. I am not very sure it works.