public function getRemoteRepository()
 {
     if (!$this->client) {
         $this->client = new TwitterClient();
     }
     if (!$this->client->isConnected()) {
         $config = array('username' => $this->Username, 'password' => $this->Password);
         try {
             $this->client->connect($config);
         } catch (Exception $zue) {
             error_log("Failed connecting to repository: " . $zue->getMessage() . "\n");
         }
     }
     return $this->client;
 }