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Habitat/Gardens
Creating pollinator habitat from scratch
by Sandy Garland
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) has embarked on an ambitious project to plant large areas of roadsides and rights-of-way with native wildflowers and grasses. Today (27 June 2019), I got to witness the start of one of them.
The location is on the Étienne Cartier Parkway near where Green's Creek empties into the Ottawa River. The site was chosen and plowed last fall and signs were erected to designate this as a "Restoration Area." It was replowed recently – to break up the sod layer – but no further steps were taken.
This site, next to the Étienne Cartier Parkway (at left), is about 100 m by 30 m.
Plowed twice – in fall and spring, the soil still contains large clumps of grass roots.
CWF employees, Carolyn Callaghan and Holly Bickerton, have spent months preparing for these projects. In addition to extensive research, they attended a conference on roadside habitat in Chicago in February and held a workshop here in Ottawa in April. At the latter event, which was cosponsored by the National Capital Commission (NCC), local organizations presented similar projects and compared notes on technical issues.
Back at Green's Creek this morning, Alex, who works with the NCC, arrived with the seeds, and we all introduced ourselves – Sam and Paul (CWF interns), another Sam (CWF bat program), Holly, and me.
Weighing seeds to get the right proportion of grasses and wildflowers. L to R: Sam, Holly, Paul, Sam, and Alex.
Seeds consisted of a mixture of native grasses – Virginia Wildrye (Elymus virginicus), Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) – and milkweeds, a mix of wildflowers – Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum), Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), Evening-primrose (Oenothera biennis), Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum), and many others – and millet.
Also carefully planned in advance, the grass and wildflower seeds were mixed in the proportion 60:40. Because most of the grass seeds are bigger than most wildflower seeds, this disparity is not as big as it sounds if you think in number of seeds. Millet (a non-native grass) was added as "filler" to make the seeds easier to spread and help surround and support the young seedlings as everything starts to grow. Millet is not winter-hardy, so will only be around this year.
Grass and milkweed seeds.
Wildflower seeds.
The hope is that enough of all the species will become established to the point where they self-seed – making thicker masses of flowers next year and gradually spreading into adjacent areas.
Alex used flags to lay out a grid. The idea was to walk down the length of the field, trying to ensure that only half your bucket of seeds was used up at the mid-point. A second pass would be made across the width of the field to ensure that seeds were spread as evenly as possible.
A line of flags up the middle of the field in both directions kept seeders on course and allowed them to check the number of seeds left at the halfway point.
Let the seeding begin!
This is the last of four areas chosen for this project. Other sites are two roadsides in Lanark (0.25 ha) and a Hydro One corridor near McCarthy Woods (1.75 ha).
WPP donated a small number of seeds and seedlings to this important project. We are eager to see which ones do best under these conditions, as success here could mean widespread planting of native plants along roadsides and hydro corridors throughout our region.
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The WPP-PPS network brings together people who are interested in wild pollinators, concerned about their resilience and survival, and are motivated to help
Want to help conserve pollinators? Have questions? Information to share? We'd love to hear from you.
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It's not often that Oprah Winfrey takes a tumble, but she has this week, according to Fortune magazine's annual list of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business."
Though Oprah still has her fledgling Oprah Winfrey Network, with the ending of her iconic syndicated talk show she fell from No. 6 on the list last year to No. 16 this year.
Oprah had been the highest ranking women on the list who works primarily in media. That honor now goes to Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney/ABC Television Group. Sweeney is No. 14 on this year's list.
The next women on the list from a media company is Bonnie Hammer, Chairman, NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios, who checks in at No. 36.
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STEELERS at BENGALS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 KICKOFF 4:15 P.M. PAUL BROWN STADIUM
POST-GAME NOTES
Pittsburgh Team Notes:
• The loss snapped a five-game winning streak against the Bengals in the series and fell to 48-31 all-time (including the postseason).
• The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak in Cincinnati and the Steelers fell to 22-18 on the road in the series.
• Pittsburgh's loss snapped a six-game winning streak against teams from the AFC North. The Steelers are 13-3 in their last 16 games against such opponents.
• The Steelers are 11-3 in their past 14 games against AFC foes.
• Pittsburgh has lost consecutive games for the first times since losing back-to-back contests on Dec. 9, 2007 and Dec. 16, 2007.
• Pittsburgh has now lost two straight road games after winning five of their previous six games on the road.
• Pittsburgh jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on its first drive of the game as K Jeff Reedbooted a 19-yard field goal at the 6:55 mark of the first quarter. The drive was highlighted by a 41-yard reception by WR Hines Wardand a 24-yard run by RB Willie Parker.
• QB Ben Roethlisbergerled the Steelers to their first touchdown of the game as he eluded DE Robert Geathers and found Parker for a 27-yard touchdown reception. It was Parker's fifth career receiving touchdown and his first since Nov. 19, 2006 at Cleveland.
• In the first quarter, Pittsburgh outgained the Bengals 152 yards of total offense to minus-10. The Steelers had seven first-quarter first downs while not allowing a Cincinnati first down.
• The Steelers scored on their third straight possession as Reed added a 24-yard field goal with 12:44 remaining in the first half to make it 13-0.
• Cincinnati managed to get on the scoreboard as time expired in the first half as K Shayne Graham kicked a 34-yard field goal to trim the Steelers' lead to 13-3.
• On the first series of the second half, Roethlisberger was intercepted by CB Johnathan Joseph, who returned it 30 yards for a touchdown to make it 13-9 (missed PAT).
• Roethlisberger stretched the lead to 20-9 with three minutes remaining in the third quarter as he snuck in from one yard out for his 12th career rushing touchdown and his second in as many weeks.
• Cincinnati responded and RB Cedric Benson scored from 23 yards out to cut the lead to 20-15 (failed two-point conversion) with 9:14 remaining in the game.
• The Bengals then scored the game-winning touchdown as QB Carson Palmer found WR Andre Caldwell for a four-yard score with only 14 seconds left in the game.
• Pittsburgh finished with 373 yards of total offense (102 rushing, 271 passing) while holding Cincinnati to 273 yards of offense (100 rushing, 173 passing).
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• Pittsburgh converted 50 percent (6 of 12) on third downs while Cincinnati converted just 25 percent (3 of 12).
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• QB Dennis Dixon (3rd QB), CB Keenan Lewis, S Troy Polamalu, FB Frank Summers, OG Kraig Urbik, OT Tony Hills, WR Shaun McDonaldand DE Nick Easonwere inactive for the Steelers.
Pittsburgh Individual Notes:
QB Ben Roethlisberger
• Finished 22-of-31 for 276 yards with one touchdown and one interception (95.6 passer rating).
• Hit RB Willie Parker for a 27-yard touchdown late in the first quarter.
• Had a 51-yard pass to rookie WR Mike Wallace early in the second quarter which led to a 24-yard field goal by K Jeff Reed.
• Scored on a quarterback keeper from one yard out with three minutes remaining in the third quarter to stretch the lead to 20-9. It marks his 12th career rushing touchdown and his second in as many games. The Steelers are 11-1 when Roethlisberger has a rushing touchdown.
• The 12 rushing touchdowns are the most by a quarterback since 2004, his rookie season.
• Lost for the first time in the state of Ohio as a starting quarterback (10-1).
• Fell to 22-5 all-time as the starting quarterback against AFC North opponents.
RB Willie Parker
• Finished with a season-high 93 yards rushing on 25 carries (3.7 avg.) and had two receptions for 36 yards with a touchdown.
• Caught a 27-yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter, his fifth career receiving touchdown and his first since Nov. 19, 2006 at Cleveland.
• Had a season-long 24-yard run on the first series of the game.
WR Hines Ward
• Finished with four receptions for 82 yards (20.5 avg.).
• Became the first receiver in team history to have 10,000 receiving yards as he surpassed it with a 14-yard reception in the second quarter. He now has 10,022 career receiving yards. Ward is one of 10 active players with at least 10,000 receiving yards.
• Had a 41-yard reception on the first series of the game.
• Has now caught a pass in a team-record 165 consecutive games.
WR Stefan Logan
• Finished with three kick returns for 102 yards (34.0 avg.).
• Had a career-long 56-yard kickoff return in the third quarter.
WR Mike Wallace
• Finished with 102 yards receiving on seven catches, both career highs, while posting his first career 100-yard receiving game.
• Became the first rookie to have 100 yards receiving since WR Santonio Holmes had 134 yards against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 31, 2006.
• Hauled in a career-long 51-yard pass from Roethlisberger early in the second quarter.
TE Heath Miller
• Had five catches for 20 yards.
TE David Johnson
• Made his first career start, lining up at FB, before leaving with an injury.
DT Casey Hampton
• Had a 10-yard sack on the last play of the first quarter, his first sack since he posted a six-yard sack at New England on Nov. 30, 2008. The sack is his seventh career sack.
LB James Farrior
• Finished with five tackles (two solo).
LB James Harrison
• Posted his first sack of the season in the fourth quarter.
• Finished with five tackles and one pass defensed.
S Ryan Clark
• Finished with a team-high seven tackles (all solo) and added one pass defensed.
CB Ike Taylor
• Had six tackles (five solo) with four passes defensed.
P Daniel Sepulveda
• Punted only two times, finished with a 42.5 average.


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HORSE RACING'S TIMELY COMPETITIVE EDGE
November 24, 2016 by Bill Shanklin Leave a Comment
The USA Today headline on October 8th read "Sagging NFL TV ratings leave owners scrambling for answers." When the television ratings for America's most popular sport drop that is a cause for concern for all sports.
Explanations for the ratings decline have been numerous, ranging from American's focus on the presidential election to a glut of sports offerings. But hard data indicate that viewers have increasingly been cutting back on watching sports on television and therefore the causality is not a temporary event like the election. Indeed, ebbing viewership is a trend rather than an aberration.
For example, in 2010, ESPN had approximately 100 million subscribers. By 2015, the cable network had 92 million subscribers for a decrease of 8%. The downturn has picked up steam in 2016: October was the worst month in ESPN's history, when it lost 621,000 subscribers and had a 24% decline in ratings for its crown jewel–Monday Night Football.
What has happened at ESPN is plaguing most television programming, whatever the genre. While several contributing factors are at work, the most prominent causality is that people are being inundated with information and their attention spans are shortening. Why watch an entire NBA or MLB game when one can catch the highlights on a smartphone and also forgo the expense of paying for a sports channel on cable?
Horse racing is fortunate to have a format that fits well with the new reality. Its showcase events–the Triple Crown races–each last in the vicinity of two minutes. Tune in, say, at roughly 6:00 PM eastern time on the first Saturday in May and be done watching the Kentucky Derby shortly thereafter. Similarly, a viewer can avoid the clutter of the marathon two-day telecasts of the Breeders' Cup by accessing the telecast precisely at the post times for the races he or she wants to see.
A personal example: On Saturday afternoon of Breeders' Cup day, I looked up the post times for the races I most wanted to watch and did errands in between. It takes the most patient and avid fan to sit in front of a television for hours on end watching any sporting event, much less one in which there are 30 or 40 minutes between races, as in the Breeders' Cup.
Bettors with accounts on wagering platforms have a daily potpourri of races to wager on from racetracks around the world. Someone in the eastern U. S. time zone can bet on and watch a race from Europe before breakfast and then head off to work, or take in a race or two from Australia before turning in for the night.
Events like the Super Bowl, the World Series, the World Cup, and the Kentucky Derby will attract a large television audience. However, an NFL game on Thursday night, an NBA contest in February, or a third-tier college football bowl game are all swimming against the cultural tide in a society of fragmented audience interests and truncated attention spans.
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SEPTEMBER 1999 • VOLUME 6: NUMBER 3
Gideon's Spies
The Secret History of the Mossad
by Gordon Thomas
New York: St. Martin's, 1999. 354 pp. $26.95.
Reviewed by Daniel Pipes
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News reports first surfaced in early March 1999 concerning Gordon Thomas, a Welsh journalist living in Dublin, and his book on Mossad, the Israel intelligence service. He claimed that—eight months before Kenneth Starr had ever heard of Monica Lewinsky—the Israelis had thirty hours of tapes of President Clinton talking intimately with her. He also claimed that Jerusalem was holding these tapes either for possible blackmail or to protect its mole in the White House, code named "Mega." The allegation had an impact (some Republicans jumped on the issue) and is likely to have much more as his ideas seep into a popular culture receptive to tales of Israeli conspiracy. All of which makes it important to look closely at Gideon's Spies and assess its reliability.
To begin with, Gideon's Spies contains many other eye-popping claims. Thomas holds Mossad responsible for the deaths of (among others) Princess Diana (due to its high-pressure tactics on her driver) and Robert Maxwell (whom it murdered). His "secret history" reveals that the organization helped the failed putschists against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991 and that President Kennedy sold U.S. policy in the Middle East to Jewish interests in return for a contribution of $500.
When one turns from this mirrored world of allegations to the more solid one of known and checkable facts, Thomas fares poorly. He makes up some Arabic words (no dictionary of mine has the word mafafeth in it, which Thomas believes means a meeting house) and mistranslates others (abu, the ubiquitous word for father, he thinks means voice). Dates and chronology pose a particular hazard. He has Richard Helms, who was director of Central Intelligence in 1966-73; filling that position in 1957. He calls the 1973 war the "second full-scale Arab war" with Israel, somehow forgetting 1967. The book contains howlers of inconsistency and passages of stupefying ignorance. This mish-mash of blather, nonsense, and fantasy undercuts all that Thomas writes about the president, Monica, and "Mega."
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Claudia Bitencourt, the Dean of the Unisinos Business School, has been working at Unisinos for 22 years. She served as the head of the graduate program in Business Administration from 2013-2017. She received her undergraduate degree from PUC-RS (Brazil) and her master's and doctoral degrees from UFRGS (Brazil). She was a Visiting Researcher at the Universities of Queensland (2000, 2003), the University of Lisbon (2006), Texas Panamerican University (2009, 2011) and the Thunderbird School of Global Management (2009). Her area of interest is in Organizational Behavior, working mainly on the following themes: dynamic capabilities, organizational learning, and social innovation. She has published several academic articles and the following books: "Contemporary management of people" (2004 and 2010), "Competencies management and learning in organizations" (2005) and "On the track of competencies" (2013).


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Неприкосновенный запас (часто сокращённо НЗ) — специально собранный запас продовольствия, медикаментов, топлива, боеприпасов и других жизненно необходимых в критических ситуациях вещей, который хранится с целью использования в экстренных ситуациях.

В типовых, неэкстренных ситуациях НЗ не употребляют. В частности, НЗ используется в армии, на флоте и в авиации, в далеких экспедициях, трудных путешествиях и тому подобное. Необходимость сохранения неприкосновенного запаса учитывается при проектировании систем водоснабжения и тому подобное.

В Советском Союзе
Согласно определению Большой Советской Энциклопедии
запас продовольствия, боеприпасов, горючего и др. материальных средств, который хранится в установленных количествах в войсках: на складах, в боевых и др. машинах, при орудиях, миномётах, пулемётах, а также находится у личного состава и расходуется в особых случаях только с разрешения старших начальников или иногда непосредственных начальников.

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 Государственный резерв
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People - Interview with Ian Gibson - Part III
AUTHOR (1939 - Present)
By Brenda Padilla
Part I - Part II - Part III
AC: What most fascinates you about modern Spain?
IG: I'm very fascinated. I have to say I'm very glad to be here and not in a department of Spanish (somewhere), because I'm living it day by day and I'm fascinated by the return to Europe. Spain has been divorced from Europe for so long and is now back there at the centre and doing well. I love that aspect of modern Spain – that we're back in Europe, that we've got this common currency. Frontiers are gone. Children are learning French much more easily than they did before because we're in Paris learning foreign languages...
I think it's terribly exciting to be in Europe. Europe is a fascinating space and I think the fact that Spain has returned to the fold – it's terribly exciting, the fact that after the dictatorship – 40 wasted years, you might say – Spain is now democratic and within Europe. That, for me, is the great news.
AC: What most fascinates you about Spain's past?
IG: What fascinates me most about the past is the submerged past that's not recognised by official sort of Catholic historiography, that is to say the mixture of three religions, three cultures, the huge cultural mix that existed in Spain before the fateful day in 1492. I think it's fateful. A lot of Spaniards think it's the greatest day in Spanish history. It means the fall of Granada to the Christians, the last Muslim bastion. (It means) the so-called discovery (of America) – I say "so-called" because it was already there and hardly needed the Spaniards to arrive.
I love the Spain previous to 1492 as Lorca did. You know, Granada was a mix of languages. The culture of Spain was a civilised place in the 11th century when Europe was barbaric and all that was lost of course with the so-called re-conquest. That's what's got to be rediscovered. That is why Spain today should be a bridge between east and west because it's got it in its own history. I remember someone from British television saying 'I couldn't believe it, on my honeymoon to Marbella I went to Granada and there was this thing that looked like a mosque'. And I said, 'Well, it was a Mosque, wasn't it?' Why is there a Mosque the south of Spain? It's part of Spanish culture.
And again, there's richness in that. They don't teach Arabic in the schools here, but there are 4,000 Arabic words in contemporary Spanish – not to mention the place names. There are thousands, beginning with Madrid. It's Arabic. It means underground watering system. La Mancha is also Arabic. It means "high plane". No Spaniard knows that and it's in the very first sentence of their greatest novel, "Don Quijote". La Mancha is in the first line of the most famous novel in the world but because Arabic isn't taught no one (understands it). There's amnesia on a massive level.
And that is rejected by official, Catholic-inspired history. That the true Spaniard has got to be Catholic and not any Jewish or Moorish blood in their veins – there's been an obsession here with the blood over the centuries.
AC: And it's still there, isn't it?
IG: It's still there… And yet, there hardly can be a Spaniard without some Jewish and Moorish blood, and why not? They say they're Christians. Christ was oriental, not an occidental. I say to people, "Jesus was not born in Rome." (laughs) He went further east, further east. Aramaic is not a romance language. People aren't using their heads, aren't thinking. I wouldn't have the slightest problem about this.
AC: The Spanish Civil War has also been the object of your study. Why the Spanish Civil War?
IG: It all began with Lorca because they killed him and it was very difficult under the Franco regime. Can you imagine a young Irish guy arriving in Granada in 1965, asking questions about what happened there during the war when eight or nine people were executed? So, I got into it that way. When I arrived there I didn't know anything about the Spanish Civil War. And it fascinated me because of the foreign involvement… the non-intervention pact. It was also an international war. And it's got everything for the scholar, the destruction of a culture, the destruction of democracy. It's something that has haunted me ever since I began.
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Schumer Hammers That Republicans Are Gearing Up To Block All Debate On Major Voting Bill
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
June 21, 2021 6:10 p.m.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is preparing to bring the For the People Act to the floor Tuesday, the first push of the legislation that will almost certainly run straight into the filibuster buzzsaw.
"Tomorrow, the Senate will also take a crucial vote on whether to start debate on major voting rights legislation," Schumer said Monday afternoon from the Senate floor. "I want to say that again — tomorrow the Senate will take a vote on whether to start debate on legislation to protect Americans' voting rights. It's not a vote on any particular policy."
Those remarks were more in service to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) than anyone else.
After Manchin released his list of voting proposals last week, Democrats promised to work through the weekend to try to find a compromise he'll support. Those changes will not be part of tomorrow's vote: Schumer filed fresh legislation with language identical to the proposed bill marked up by the Senate Rules Committee earlier this spring, to prepare it for possible amendments down the line.
None of those future amendments, including those put forth by Manchin, will see any floor action tomorrow, or as long as the legislative filibuster persists. Tuesday's vote is a decision on invoking cloture, where the filibuster requires 60 votes to just move to debate on the bill. Scrounging up 10 Republican votes to even advance the bill to debate seems unlikely, given the zero Republicans publicly supporting the bill and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) aggressive whipping against it.
Democrats still have a goal for Tuesday's vote despite the fact that it will, barring some spectacular divine intervention, fall short of the 60 votes needed. If Manchin votes to invoke cloture, a yes vote on continuing to debate the bill (though not yet to pass it), it at least provides Democrats with a path forward. They'll continue to negotiate with Manchin to get him on board with the legislation, and hope that at some point, his own frustration with GOP obstruction rises to the level that he'll vote to reform the filibuster so it allows the voting rights legislation to pass.
Schumer has previously pointed to August as the deadline for the bill, giving Democrats some wiggle room.
A unified Democratic front would also strengthen the argument against the filibuster — if Democrats can't even muster a 50th vote from within the party, it's not just the filibuster holding them back from passing the bill.
So as usual, all eyes will be on Manchin to see if there's a glimmer of hope for the For the People Act's future. And even then, if Democrats get what they want and end the day with 50 votes in favor of proceeding to debate, it's just one step on the journey to convince the recalcitrant senator to budge on the filibuster.
Former President Barack Obama joined the effort on Monday, participating in a press call with former Attorney General Eric Holder to bemoan the Republicans' coming obstruction.
"In the aftermath of an insurrection with our democracy on the line, many of these same Republican senators are going along with the notion that somehow there were irregularities and problems with legitimacy in our most recent election," Obama said. "They're suddenly afraid to even talk about these issues and offer solutions on the floor of the Senate — they don't even want to talk about voting."
"That's not acceptable," he added.
Kate Riga (@Kate_Riga24) is a D.C. reporter for TPM and cohost of the Josh Marshall Podcast.
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Cruising remains one of the most popular vacations for all types of people, reports Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the largest cruise industry trade association in the world.
passengers to those that carry many thousands.
Having cruised many times on family-friendly to luxury ships, I wholeheartedly agree. Your experience may also confirm that finding; but even if that doesn't surprise you, some recent trends might.
One of the most telling stats is that people from all income levels and all age brackets are cruising. Although 50 percent of cruisers have a household income of at least $100,000, a third of cruisers surveyed have a household income of less than $80,000. Shorter itineraries and ships with fewer amenities are attracting people from all walks of life. "There is a cruise for every travel preference, style, and budget," says Cindy E'Aoust, president and CEO of CLIA.
accommodations for every budget and style of traveler.
Even more surprising is that millennials are booking luxury cruises at a record pace. Yes, 24 percent of those young things just starting their careers and families have sailed on a luxury cruise line within the past three years. Even more, 70 percent of millennials say they will definitely book a cruise for their next trip. Seems they have discovered that cruising is fun and budget-friendly at any age and not just for gray heads with canes.
One reason cruises are so popular with millennials, as well as other generations, is that cruising gives them a sample of many different destinations and allows them to decide on places they want to return to later, whether on another cruise or a land-based trip. And there's a high return quotient: Nine out of ten people say they will cruise again.
golf appeal to all age groups.
Another trend: Cruisers like to travel with groups of familiar people, so a cruise can be the perfect family vacation. Although four out of 10 cruisers say they are interested in child care services onboard, only 13 percent actually use those services. Could that be because entertainment and activities are designed to be enjoyable for the whole family?
Pure relaxation in the hot tub with a cool one.
What kinds of cruises bring clients the most satisfaction? Studies put the number at 81 percent for river cruises and 73 percent for ocean cruises. Not sure what the reasons are but could have something to do with length and pace of cruises. Since a prime reason for choosing a cruise is relaxation, a slower paced river cruise fits that bill.
Travel agents are also in on the game. Knowing so many clients enjoy cruising means that travel agents are likely to recommend this vacation option. With so much variety in the cruising industry regarding destinations, length of cruise, type of ship, activities, and luxury level, it's easy for travel agents to find something that works well for each client.
are fun for all ages--kids not needed to try these activities!
No matter what your reason for going on a cruise, you can find one that works for you and will leave you wanting to cruise again. We have certainly found that to be true.


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Representatives of the Northern Committee reported Wednesday that they recommended taking no action to limit fishing in the northern Pacific bluefin fishery. Representatives of the Forum Fisheries Agency, which includes all members of PNA, strongly criticized this lack of action. In an unprecedented action, the WCPFC directed the Northern Committee to reconvene to address the concern of the Commission that conservation measures be recommended for this fishery.
CCMs, in particular those catching juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna, shall take measures to monitor and obtain prompt results of recruitment of juveniles each year. An emergency rule shall be developed in 2014 which stipulates specific rules all CCMs shall comply with when a drastic drop of recruitment is detected.


B making it home on the train on his own from school! Three trains were involved in the journey, but it all went swimmingly well and he arrived at his final destination looking very grown up and pleased with himself.
D and I had a great night out a couple of weeks ago at The Lancashire Hotpots gig in Derby. Just like last year, it was such a fun night, with lots of singing and dancing along with the hilarious songs.
I then had a lovely Mother's Day – it was so good that we could all be together for it. One of the highlights was the huge brunch which was cooked for me – so delicious!
4. G was out at a friend's party last Friday after school until about 9.30pm, so D and I took the opportunity to have a lovely Caribbean meal (G isn't keen on spicy food so we tend to avoid it when she's eating with us) followed by a few episodes of The Good Wife. It was nice to have some time for just the two of us without work interfering, as it usually does during the week.
5. We then had an early start the next day, as it was B's Parents Morning at school, so we drove up to Lancaster for that. It was a really good morning – apart from suggesting that he puts more effort into chemistry and physics, the reports were so positive and lovely, and it was great to meet his teachers, who we obviously don't usually see.
6. The weather this week definitely deserves a mention! It has felt so much more spring-like and we have seen far more of the sun, so this has certainly cheered up the dog walks.
7. I had a great night out on Tuesday with two really good friends, first eating in Zizzi, before then going to watch a performance of "Look Back in Anger" at Derby Theatre. Honestly, I have never seen a poor production at this theatre, and this was no exception – the performances were truly amazing, and the direction by Sarah Brigham, was, as always, fantastic – very gritty, intense and thought-provoking.
8. I've devoured more great books over the past couple of weeks – I seem slightly obsessed with psychological thrillers at the moment – so I have loved Samantha Hayes' You belong To Me, Sinead Crowley's Can anybody Help Me? and am currently reading Sophie Hannah's Kind of Cruel.
9. I have been thankful for the fact that my work allows me to be there to look after the children if they are unwell, as G has been for the past two days. She has had a temperature, with very sore head, throat and ears, and has not been able to go to school, so I'm grateful to be able to stay at home with her, providing cuddles, drinks and lots of soup.
10.Short hair! I decided this week, after deliberating for a while, to have my hair cut short, and I am really pleased with it. I haven't had it this length for a very long time but I just felt ready for a change.
So, we are hoping that G starts to feel much better soon, as we have a family weekend ahead celebrating B's birthday, which is on Monday. He is coming home tonight, then he and G are doing the "Closer to the Edge" activity in Markeaton Park tomorrow, followed by a meal at B's choice of restaurant, so it should be fun.
It's been a pretty quiet week here, in part due to the fact that D has been suffering from the dreaded "man flu" – I think that we are all pleased that it now seems to be on its way out and he's getting back to normal! Thank goodness for small mercies.
I bought some lovely new tealight holders for the newly decorated sitting room last week. They are grey glass and are so pretty – I'm really pleased with them.
A couple of weeks ago it was daffodils, but this week it's tulips! I absolutely love them and am looking forward to having them brightening up the house for the next few weeks.
Last Friday saw D and I heading out with some work colleagues for a meal and drinks. It was a good night – lovely food and great company – although I am grateful for the fact that we had to get back in good time for G and her friend, as I know I wouldn't have been able to stay out until after 3am like the others!
So this was followed by a very quiet weekend, which was no bad thing. I think that we are all grateful to have one like this every now and then to get on top of things and relax, without having a huge to-do list or lots of places to be/go.
The weather is definitely improving (apart from Wednesday, which was absolutely freezing!) and I am certainly feeling much more like spring is in the air on my dog walks now – hurrah!
Since my recent bout of de-cluttering and organising in the house, I am definitely feeling so much happier with it. It suddenly seems so much easier to keep it tidy, so I am loving coming downstairs in the morning or back from work or even going from one room to another and seeing everything so tidy and organised.
I had another trip to the library last week and stocked up on some more great reads. This week's so far have been Kill Me Again by Rachel Abbott and Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes. Fantastic, both of them!
After completing my training course a couple of weeks ago, I had my first morning of proper volunteering at the hospice this week. I have been assigned to the craft table, which I am really pleased about, as it will give me something very definite to do. Everyone was very friendly – it was just a shame that it was very quiet when I was in on Tuesday morning, so there wasn't as much to do as there will be going forwards.
I made two rash purchases this week – new cardigans which I saw in the sale! One is great for work – a lovely green which looks good with black – and the other(which I'm wearing right now!) is big, soft and snuggly, so perfect for home. Very pleasing buys!
We have a lovely weekend ahead, which we are very excited about. Not only is B home for the weekend (first time coming on the train, so we will all have everything crossed today!), which is lovely in itself, but D and I are also going out on Saturday night to see The Lancashire Hotpots (just hoping that it is as fantastic a night as last year!) and then it is Mother's Day. What a perfect weekend!


Fiore Films, an independent production company, today announced that Academy Award-nominated screenwriter James Toback has been signed to work on the Gotti: Three Generations original screenplay.
The film will be directed and rewritten by Academy Award-winner Barry Levinson with additional writing by Toback. This is the same team that made Bugsy, which earned ten Academy Award nominations.
"Everyone involved with the film is very excited to have James Toback on-board," said Marc Fiore, executive producer and producer of Gotti: Three Generations and CEO of Fiore Films, LLC. "His work with Barry Levinson on Bugsy resulted in a highly acclaimed film that was widely recognized for its original screenplay."
Fiore Films acquired life rights from John Gotti, Jr., the son of the late mob boss John Gotti, to the story of his life with his father. The deal marks the first time a member of the Gotti family has entered into an agreement to tell their story for a major motion picture. Production is expected to begin in late fall, with a theatrical release in late 2012. The film will be shot in New York.
Gotti: Three Generations reveals the relationship of a father who lived and died by the mob code and a son who chose to leave that world behind and redeem himself. Never before has there been such an inside look at the life of the Gotti family and their world of danger, betrayal and redemption.
John Gotti was head of the Gambino crime family, which in its time was the largest and most powerful crime organization in the country. Known as the "Dapper Don," John Gotti's flamboyant style and outspoken personality made him one of the most famous mobsters of the 20th century and he ruled the underworld until he died from cancer in 2002 while serving a life sentence. In 1988, at the age of 24, Gotti Jr. became a "made man," and was officially inducted into the Mafia, making him the heir-apparent to head the Gambino crime family.
Fiore Films, LLC is a film production company with offices in Los Angeles and New Jersey. Films currently in production or development include Gotti: Three Generations and Mob Street. More information is available at FioreFilmsLLC.com. Updates about the Gotti movie can be found on Twitter @gottimovie.


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An aptitude is a component of a competence to do a certain kind of work at a certain level. Outstanding aptitude can be considered "talent". Aptitude is inborn potential to perform certain kinds of activities, whether physical or mental, and whether developed or undeveloped. Aptitude is often contrasted with skills and abilities, which are developed through learning. The mass term ability refers to components of competence acquired through a combination of both aptitude and skills.

According to Gladwell (2008) and Colvin (2008), it is often difficult to set apart the influence of talent from the influence of hard training in the case of outstanding performances. Howe, Davidson, and Sloboda argue that talents are acquired rather than innate. Talented individuals generally show high levels of competence immediately in only a narrow range of activities, often comprising only a single direction or genre.

Intelligence and aptitude
Aptitude and IQ are different but related concepts relating to human mental ability. Unlike the original idea of IQ, aptitude often refers to one of the many different characteristics which can be independent of each other, such as aptitude for military flight, air traffic control, or computer programming. This approach measures a variety of separate skills, similar to the theory of multiple intelligences and Cattell–Horn–Carroll theory and many other modern theories of intelligence. In general, aptitude tests are more likely to be designed and used for career and employment decisions, and intelligence tests are more likely to be used for educational and research purposes. However, there is a great deal of overlap between them, and they often measure the same kinds of abilities. For example, aptitude tests such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery measure enough aptitudes that they could also serve as a measure of general intelligence.

A single construct such as mental ability is measured with multiple tests. Often, a person's group of test scores will be highly correlated with each other, which makes a single measure useful in many cases. For example, the U.S. Department of Labor's General Learning Ability is determined by combining Verbal, Numerical and Spatial aptitude scores. However, many individuals have skills that are much higher or lower than their overall mental ability level. Aptitude subtests are used intra-individually to determine which tasks that individual is more skilled at performing. This information can be useful for determining which job roles are the best fits for employees or applicants. Often, before more rigorous aptitude tests are used, individuals are screened for a basic level of aptitude through a previously-completed process, such as SAT scores, GRE scores, GATE scores, degrees, or other certifications.

Combined aptitude and knowledge tests
Tests that assess learned skills or knowledge are frequently called achievement tests. However, certain tests can assess both types of constructs. An example that leans both ways is the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), which is given to recruits entering the armed forces of the United States. Another is the SAT, which is designed as a test of aptitude for college in the United States, but has achievement elements. For example, it tests mathematical reasoning, which depends both on mathematical ability and education received in mathematics.

Aptitude tests can typically be grouped according to the type of cognitive ability they measure, whether that be fluid or crystallized intelligence.

See also

 General Learning Ability
 Skill
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Why Apple's iPhone SE lacks 3D Touch technology
Caiden Spencer
On Monday, Apple debuted iPhone SE, the long-awaited 4-inch form factor refresh that borrows liberally from iPhone 6 and 6s parts bins to offer consumers a low-cost iPhone option with very few sacrifices. However, the SE is missing one key feature: 3D Touch.
Starting at $399, the iPhone SE will launch as Apple's most affordable iPhone ever. Wading into the sub-$400 price bracket stacks Apple up against OEMs well-versed in catering to budget minded consumers, and SE needs a compelling feature list to break into Android territory.
To that end, Apple basically recycled the aging iPhone 5s platform, gutting it and stuffing in modern internals borrowed from more recent iPhone models. Key components (A9 SoC, 12-megapixel iSight camera, communications suite) come straight from iPhone 6s, while a few last-generation parts (Touch ID module, 1.2MP FaceTime camera) from iPhone 6 are thrown in for cost-saving purposes. A new matte finish done up in four colors completes the transformation.
From a bill of materials perspective, iPhone SE strikes a happy medium between industry commoditized components and current-generation technology seen in the latest flagship iPhones. Apple's pressure-sensing 3D Touch technology, however, didn't make the cut.
Introduced with iPhone 6s last year, 3D Touch is a take on Apple Watch's Force Touch tech, albeit at a much larger scale. A specialized array of capacitive sensors integrated into iPhone's display measures minute changes in distance between the flexible cover glass and the backlight. This data is combined with information from iPhone's accelerometer and touch sensor to determine how hard a user is pressing on the screen. On the software side, iOS translates 3D Touch data into useful gestures like "peek and pop" content previews, Quick Actions and more.
As it stands, iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are the only devices to sport Apple's 3D Touch technology.
While a useful feature, cost was likely a deciding factor in leaving 3D Touch off iPhone SE's spec sheet. Aside from raw component and manufacturing costs, 3D Touch hardware is designed specifically for 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhones. Engineering a working solution for an entirely new form factor is no mean feat.
Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in December said it was unlikely that Apple would integrate pressure-sensing technology into the new 9.7-inch iPad, which some speculated was next in line to benefit from Apple's usual trickle down effect. Technical difficulties of scaling the tech up to tablet sizes were only part of the problem, as Kuo described 3D Touch as the most severe bottleneck in Apple's iPhone 6s supply chain.
Kuo's assessment held true and on Monday Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller unveiled the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro with support for Apple Pencil, but no support for pressure-sensitive finger input.
Another potential downside is added bulk. The iPhone 5s chassis, while thicker than iPhone 6 series handsets, is still tight on internal overhead, meaning engineers had little room to work with when shoehorning the latest circuitry into iPhone SE. Consider that Apple's 3D Touch system added 0.2 millimetres to the thickness of iPhone 6/6 Plus as compared to iPhone 6/6 Plus. Redesigning the 5s casing to accommodate that same increase would not only result in a chunky phone, but also added costs associated with production line retooling.
Finally, users may not necessarily need 3D Touch to effectively navigate iOS on a 4-inch device like iPhone SE. Apple's mobile operating system was designed, and long touted, to be best used one-handed. When the company gave in to market demand and launch larger-screened models, it tried to compensate with software. For example, Reachability lets users double-tap an iPhone's home button to drop content down to the bottom half of the screen for easy access.
Not specifically developed to help facilitate large-screen interactions, 3D Touch does allow users to preview images, hyperlinks, calendar entries and more without opening a separate app, thus negating the need to tap back buttons often located in the extreme upper left-hand corner of the screen. It can be argued that such a system is unnecessary for iPhone SE. Indeed, many customers have been waiting for a new 4-inch iPhone as they prefer the ergonomics of a smaller display.
fleurya - 2016-03-24, 02:00 PM
If they had to leave out anything 3D Touch was probably the best choice. It's nice, but not absolutely necessary, and as mentioned not even a ubiquitous feature in iOS devices.
People keep panning SE for the 5S looks, but I think the phone and price point is one of Apple's best move recently.
steve-z17 - 2016-03-24, 06:29 PM
I may use Force Touch once a day, so leaving this out on the SE is not a huge deal. I really like the new phone, it reminds me of the 5s (my favorite iPhone so far) but on steroids.
Oniszczak - 2016-03-24, 09:02 PM
Wow, nice article. I like that some thought and research went into it as opposed to most others that just rehash the news, glaring mistakes and all.
As for the phone, I think Apple should have checked out the first Moto X to see how a phone can have the screen size of the 6S, but be even more comfortable and ergonomic that the smaller-screened iPhone 5. My thumb can reach all around the screen of the Moto X, but not my iPhone 6 - all because of that big fat bezel. Put a case on it and it's even worse.
magusxxx - 2016-03-25, 12:22 AM
Originally Posted by fleurya
People keep panning SE for the 5S looks...
To those people I'd ask, "Why again are you spending $400 and not buying a case?"
Silvio6 - 2016-03-26, 11:10 PM
Nice one. Now that the SE is out, they will sell a lot of them. This also means 3D Touch will not be available to much of the user base. And developers will be less willing to spend extra resources to do 3D Touch "aware" apps.


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Q: Ionic 3 : verify if token has expired on nodeJS Server I'm building an ionic 2 app with NodeJS API, in the server side I'm using jsonwebtoken to create the token after login success and save it on localStorage in the client side. my problem is how to compare and check if the token is still valid after the expireIN time !
here is the server route side code :
//   :::::: G E T   T H E   P A C K A G E   W E   N E E D : :  :   :    :     :        :          :

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var morgan = require('morgan');
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var cors=require('cors');
var jwt = require('jsonwebtoken'); // used to create, sign, and verify tokens
var config = require('./config'); // get our config file
// ─── GET an instance of the router for api routes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
var apiRoutes = express.Router();
var users =require('./app/routes/users');
//
// ────────────────────────────────────────────── II ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
//   :::::: CONFIGURATION : :  :   :    :     :        :          :
var port = process.env.PORT || 1991; // used to create, sign, and verify tokens
mongoose.connect(config.database, { useMongoClient: true }); // connect to database
app.set('superSecret', config.secret); // secret variable

//
// ────────────────────────────────────────────── III ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
//   :::::: USE BODY PARSER SO WE CAN GET INFO FROM POST AND/OR URL PARAMETERS : :  :   :    :     :        :          :
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
//   :::::: USE MORGAN TO LOG REQUESTS TO THE CONSOLE: :  :   :

app.use(morgan('dev'));
app.use(cors());

// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
//   :::::: R O U T E S : :  :   :    :     :        :          :
// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// ───  A P I ROUTES ────────────────────────────────────────

//   :::::: MIDDLEWARE to secure route begin with /api: :  :   :

apiRoutes.use(function(req, res, next) {

        console.log('hah');
    var token = req.body.token || req.query.token || req.headers['x-access-token'];

    if (token) {
    // verifies secret and checks exp
        jwt.verify(token, app.get('superSecret'), function(err, decoded) {
            console.log([err,decoded]);
            if (err) { //failed verification.
                return res.json({"error": true, success:false, message:'Faild to authenticate token'});
            }
            req.decoded = decoded;
            next(); //no error, proceed
        });
    } else {
        // forbidden without token
        return res.status(403).send({
            success: false,
            message: 'No token provided.'
        });
    }
});

apiRoutes.get('/', function(req, res) {
    res.json({ message: 'Welcome to the coolest API on earth!' });
});
app.use('/api', apiRoutes);
app.use('/user', users);

// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
//   :::::: S T A R T the server: :  :   :    :     :

app.listen(port);
console.log('Magic happens at http://localhost:' + port);

user route :
const express=require('express');
const router=express.Router();
const passport= require('passport');
const jwt=require('jsonwebtoken');

var userRoutes = express.Router();
var config = require('../../config'); // get our config file
var User = require('../../app/models/User'); // get our mongoose model

//
// ─── ROUTE TO REGISTER USER ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
//
userRoutes.post('/signup', function(req, res) {
    if (!req.body.email ||  !req.body.password || !req.body.firstname || !req.body.lastname || !req.body.gender || !req.body.isTrainer) {
        res.json({ success: false, msg: 'set up required fields' });
    } else {
        var newUser = new User({
            email:      req.body.email,
            password:   req.body.password,
            firstname:  req.body.firstname,
            lastname:   req.body.lastname,
            gender:     req.body.gender,
            isTrainer:  req.body.isTraine
        });
        User.find({ email: req.body.email}, function(err, user){
            if (err) {
                res.send({ success: false, msg:'authentication error'})
            }
            else if (user.length != 0) {
                res.send({success: false, msg:'Email already exists'})
                console.log(user);
            }else {
                // save the user
                newUser.save(function(err) {
                    if (err) {
                        console.log(err);
                    }else {
                        res.send({ success: true, msg: 'Your account created successfully! ' });
                    }

             });
            }
        })

    }
});

userRoutes.post('/signin', function(req, res) {
    User.findOne({
        email: req.body.email
    }, function(err, user) {
        if (err) throw err;

        if (!user) {
            res.send({ success: false, msg: 'Check your email' });
        } else {
            // check if password matches
            user.comparePassword(req.body.password, function(err, isMatch) {
                if (isMatch && !err) {
                    // if user is found and password is right create a token
                    var token = jwt.sign(user, config.secret,{
                        expiresIn: 30
                    });

                    // return the information including token as JSON
                    res.json({
                        success: true,
                        token: token,
                        username: user.username
                    });
                } else {
                    res.send({ success: false, msg: 'Check your password!' });
                }
            });
        }
    });
});

userRoutes.get('/users', function(req, res) {
    User.find({}, function(err, users) {
        res.json(users);
    });
});
module.exports= userRoutes;

ionic authProvider :
import { Injectable} from '@angular/core';
import {Http, Headers} from '@angular/http';
import { Storage } from '@ionic/storage';
import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';

@Injectable()
export class AuthenticationProvider{
    public token: any;
    isLoggedin: boolean;

   constructor(public http: Http, public storage: Storage) {
       this.http = http;
       this.isLoggedin = false;
       this.token = null;
   }

   //check authentication to /api

    checkAuthentication(){
        return new Promise((resolve, reject)=> {
            //load token if exist
            this.storage.get('token').then((value)=> {
                this.token = value;
                let headers = new Headers();
                headers.append('Authorisation', this.token);

                this.http.get('http://localhost:1991/api', {headers:headers})
                        .subscribe(res => {
                            resolve(res);
                    }, (err) => {
                            reject(err);
                });
            });
        });
    }

    storeUserCredentials(token) {
        window.localStorage.setItem('token', token);
        this.useCredentials(token);
    }

    loadUserCredentials() {
        var token = window.localStorage.getItem('token');
        this.useCredentials(token);
    }

    destroyUserCredentials() {
        this.isLoggedin = false;
        this.token = null;
        window.localStorage.removeItem('token');
    }

     useCredentials(token) {
        this.isLoggedin = true;
        this.token = token;
    }

    isLogged(){
        if(window.localStorage.getItem('token')){
          return true
        }else{
          return false;
        }
    }

    signin(usercreds){
        let headers = new Headers();
        headers.append('Content-Type', 'application/json');
        return new Promise((resolve,reject) => {
            this.http.post('http://localhost:1991/user/signin', usercreds, {headers: headers}).subscribe( data => {
                if(data.json().success){
                    this.storeUserCredentials(data.json().token);
                    resolve(true);
                }
                else
                    reject(data.json().msg);
            });
        });
    }

    signup(details){
        let headers = new Headers();
        headers.append('content-Type', 'application/json');
        return new Promise((resolve,reject) =>{
            this.http.post('http://localhost:1991/user/signup', details, {headers: headers}).subscribe(data =>{
                if(data.json().success){
                    resolve(true)
                }else{
                    reject(data.json().msg);
                }
            });
        });
    }

    logout(){
        this.destroyUserCredentials();
    }

}

ionic login.ts
import { Component, trigger, state, style, transition, animate, keyframes } from '@angular/core';
import { AuthenticationProvider } from '../../providers/authentication/authentication';
import { NavController,AlertController, NavParams, LoadingController } from 'ionic-angular';
import { SignupPage } from '../signup/signup';
import { MainPage } from '../main/main';

/**
 * Generated class for the LoginPage page.
 *
 * See http://ionicframework.com/docs/components/#navigation for more info
 * on Ionic pages and navigation.
 */

@Component({
  selector: 'page-login',
  templateUrl: 'login.html',

  animations: [

    //For the logo
    trigger('flyInBottomSlow', [
      state('in', style({
        transform: 'translate3d(0,0,0)'
      })),
      transition('void => *', [
        style({transform: 'translate3d(0,2000px,0'}),
        animate('2000ms ease-in-out')
      ])
    ]),

    //For the background detail
    trigger('flyInBottomFast', [
      state('in', style({
        transform: 'translate3d(0,0,0)'
      })),
      transition('void => *', [
        style({transform: 'translate3d(0,2000px,0)'}),
        animate('1000ms ease-in-out')
      ])
    ]),

    //For the login form
    trigger('bounceInBottom', [
      state('in', style({
        transform: 'translate3d(0,0,0)'
      })),
      transition('void => *', [
        animate('2000ms 200ms ease-in', keyframes([
          style({transform: 'translate3d(0,2000px,0)', offset: 0}),
          style({transform: 'translate3d(0,-20px,0)', offset: 0.9}),
          style({transform: 'translate3d(0,0,0)', offset: 1})
        ]))
      ])
    ]),

    //For login button
    trigger('fadeIn', [
      state('in', style({
        opacity: 1
      })),
      transition('void => *', [
        style({opacity: 0}),
        animate('1000ms 2000ms ease-in')
      ])
    ])
  ]
})
export class LoginPage {

  logoState: any = "in";
  cloudState: any = "in";
  loginState: any = "in";
  formState: any = "in";
 usercreds = {
      email: '',
      password: ''
    };

  loadinglogin: any;
  loadingfailed: any;
  fbUserData: any;
  constructor(private alertCtrl: AlertController, public navCtrl: NavController, public navParams: NavParams, public authenticationProvider: AuthenticationProvider, public loadingCtrl: LoadingController) {
    this.navCtrl = navCtrl;
  }

  ionViewDidLoad() {

    this.showLoaderOnlogin();
    this.authenticationProvider.checkAuthentication().then((res) => {
        this.loadinglogin.dismiss();
        }, (err) => {
        console.log("Not already authorized");
        this.loadinglogin.dismiss();
    });
    console.log('ionViewDidLoad LoginPage');
  }

  login(usercreds){
    this.authenticationProvider.signin(usercreds).then(data => {

        this.navCtrl.setRoot(MainPage);

    }).catch(msg => {
      this.presentAlert(msg);
    });
  }

  opensignUpPage(){
    this.navCtrl.push(SignupPage,{}, {animate: true, direction: 'back'} );
  }

  showLoaderOnlogin(){
    this.loadinglogin = this.loadingCtrl.create({
      content: 'Authenticating...',
      showBackdrop: true,
    });
    this.loadinglogin.present();
  }

  presentAlert(msg) {
  let alert = this.alertCtrl.create({
    title: 'Authentication failed',
    message:msg,
    buttons: ['Ok'],
    cssClass:'alert-faild'
  });
    alert.present();
  }

}

the token is stored successfully in the local storage and I want to check if it's not still valid delete it from localStorage and setRoot page to login page and if still valid let it saved and setRoot page to main page.

A: jwt token does not have expiry feature in built.  You can alwase trust a jwt token. but if you still want to emforce such thing. then  you can add a time field in the object that you are using to encode innto jwt token.
   profile = {'field1':'value1', expire':'time'}
   result.token= jwt.encode(profile, config.secret);

and when you decode the token back into object at that time see if that object is expired or not.
  jwt.verify(token, app.get('superSecret'), function(err, decoded) {
        check decoded.expire  here.
  }

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