     
     // MARK : String Methods
     
-    func trim(text: String) -> String
+    func trim(text: String?) -> String
     {
-        return text.stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet(NSCharacterSet.whitespaceCharacterSet())
+        if let constText = text
+        {
+            return constText.stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet(NSCharacterSet.whitespaceCharacterSet())
+        }
+        
+        return ""
     }
 }

    {
        didSet
        {
            if let title = self.title
            {
                self.title = trim(title)
            }
            
        }
    }
    

    {
        didSet
        {
            self.desc = trim(self.desc)
        }
    }
    
