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Programming languages for iOS: what is the best choice for your mobile app?
By Angela BakerOver the past five years, iOS has become the top mobile app development platform. The reason is pretty obvious: most of us use iPhones and iPads, so many developers have chosen to work on apps for them. The popularity of iOS is pretty strong, too, as Apple sold an impressive 40.8 million iPhones in 2019. Are you looking to develop an iOS mobile app, too? Okay, then chances are Google and/or your programmers friends have recommended a couple of options. For example, one of them must be Swift, the language developed and maintained by Apple itself It’s good advice. Swift...
Cancel the 2020 Tour de France—and Fix It for Good
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the summer’s most prestigious sporting events are going the way of luxury cruises and restaurant reservations. Wimbledon? Canceled. The 2020 Olympic Games? Postponed. The Loch Lomond Highland Games? Yep, that’s canceled too. Yet as of now, one of the most storied athletic contests on earth is still on the schedule: the Tour de France. Don’t believe me? Go check the website, where incredibly the countdown clock is still ticking away the seconds until the start of Stage 1 on June 27. Of course, it’s highly unlikely the Tour will actually start on that date, and the...
BVSD school board votes to investigate joining vaping class action lawsuit
The Boulder Valley school board voted unanimously Tuesday to hire a law firm to investigate joining a class action lawsuit against Juul Labs that alleges the company contributed to creating a youth vaping epidemic. The law firm, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann and Bernstein, LLP, is asked to gather Boulder Valley-specific information and statements. If the investigation suggests the district should go forward, Superintendent Rob Anderson would have the authority to direct the firm to represent the school district in the lawsuit. “We feel like this is the right next step,” Anderson said. “We’re in a great position to be leaders amongst...
25 FASHION HACKS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Beautiful clothing ideas and hacks you should try When we see some new fashionable clothing items online, we think that when we get them, they’ll fit us perfectly. Though, most of the time the opposite happens. Well, in this video, I show you some tricks and hacks to help you bring your old clothes back to life and match the current fashion trends without spending a ton of money. You an take an oversized skirt, cut it form the middle and move its button on the side pocket. After that, it automatically shrinks, and it will suit you like a...
Community leaders in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state say the government is undermining its own coronavirus prevention measures by allowing people to freely enter the country from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Locals in Yei River County, which borders both countries, say there are at least 15 porous entry points at Busia, Tamania Teletin, Bazi, Ondako, Esebi, Lasu, Kirigwa and other towns. Uganda and the DRC have small but growing numbers of COVID-19 cases, while South Sudan confirmed its first case on Sunday, a United Nations staffer who entered the country legally in February. The cases had risen to five as of April 11. Justoson Victor, who works for the nonprofit organization Yamora in the Yei River area, said South Sudan authorities and health officials are making no effort to trace people...