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On October 22nd, 2012 Dubai will be host to the World Energy Forum. The event will also mark the first time the event has ever been held outside of the United Nations headquarters, which is located in New York City, U.S.
The convention will focus on clean and renewable energy for the future along with cutting edge and innovative new technologies in regards to energy and energy conservation. Energy experts from all around the globe will convene and share proposals and demonstrate ideas and any future challenges ahead for petroleum industry.
The event will also be looking at problems with the present state of energy consumption and have experts take part in talks on technologies being developed. There will be roundtable discussions along with High-Level panel and energy policies.
Incidentally, the energy forum can't come at a better time because the supreme council of energy is striving to reduce Dubai's energy consumption by as much as 20 percent in the next few years. This will be achieved with the transition over to solar cells that will power public lighting in parks, recreation areas along with highway lighting.
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"Squeeze Page(s)" are a single web page with the sole purpose of capturing information for follow-up marketing; that means NO exit hyperlinks. Quality squeeze pages use success stories that the prospect would relate to when making a buying decision. They also use things like color psychology, catchy sales copy and keyword rich text placed with SEO (search engine optimization) in mind. Some advanced marketers even use audio and video on their squeeze page. - source, Wikipedia
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The message on your homepage should be specific and audience targeted. It should predetermine your services or addresses specific products for the potential customer. The content on the page must be precise and concise to attract the visitor's attention.
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Nowadays, people are searching on the internet for custom website design or products and services. So, it is important that your homepage must clearly identify your products, competitive benefits, supportive message and have an user friendly interface. Animation, video, interactive widgets, and graphics must be used in the page to illustrate the services and products. Importantly, homepage should not be stuffed.
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Flash animation, content, images, banners, slide bars, tabs, etc. are considered as important parts of a homepage. To illustrate company's competitive benefits, these attractive tools are very helpful for instance, some people are visually oriented. For them, interactive features convey and emphasize the message. This is the essence of "Interactive Web 2.0/3.0". This feature allows the site to use minimum space to get across important content. However, the closest to pure html programming will assure that more people can interact with your website. A rich Javascript website may interrupt interaction with as mucgh as 10% of the audience.
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The website must be backed with easy-to-navigate options and buttons. A service-based website must make sure that buttons on navigation communicates the next page content clearly; always meet your visitors'expectation As per Forrester's "Web Site Review Scorecard" navigation should assure categories and sub categories must be mutually exclusive. The main categories can easily expose subcategories. If you sell more than one service for instance, then you should enable a pull-down menu with showing options for customers.
Stay focused: Importantly, don't make the mistake of offering too many products or services on a single landing page. It is necessary that landing page should stay focused on a single product or message.
For a successful landing page design, basic components are required such as extensive research, attractive design, powerful message and focus on clarity.


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Libraries closed through Saturday
September 15, 2017 The Lee County Library System's branches will remain closed Saturday, Sept. 16, due to Hurricane Irma. Lee County staff members are assessing and will announce re-openings next week. more »»
Lee County Domestic Animal Services pet pantry set for Saturday
September 15, 2017 Lee County Domestic Animal Services will open its doors from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, as a pet pantry location, thanks to a generous donation provided by the ASPC. more »»
Update for Lee County residents seeking FEMA assistance due to Hurricane Irma impacts
September 15, 2017 Lee County residents seeking assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, have several options: · Online at www.DisasterAssistance. more »»
FGCU to re-open Wednesday
September 15, 2017 Florida Gulf Coast University will reopen for in-person and online classes starting on Wednesday, Sept. 20. (There will be no classes on Monday, September 18 or Tuesday, September 19. more »»
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September 15, 2017 Community Cooperative will host an emergency mobile food pantry in North Fort Myers for families, individuals and seniors affected by Hurricane Irma on Saturda. more »»
Donations, supplies, and water drop off locations in Lee and Collier Counties
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Naples Zoo closed for repairs
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LCEC: Power restored to 61 percent of customers
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I-75 will remain open
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Cape Coral offering free potable water
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Food and water points of distribution in Lee County opening now
September 13, 2017 Residents of Lee County who have been affected by Hurricane Irma can go to one of three points of distribution to receive food and water. more »»
City of Cape Coral,post-storm information
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Luton, United Kingdom (PressExposure) January 05, 2010 -- Aftershave is mostly used to close the pores on the skin after shaving with a metal razor, aiding the skin by keeping it cool and smooth as it would have become sensitive from the shave, hence closing the pores and killing bacteria. Men's cologne is actually applied after the aftershave as it has a more intense and longer lasting scent. So now you know the difference between men's aftershave and men's cologne here are a couple of the latest currently on offer.
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The latest from the Spanish women's designer turned perfumer plays on the male's attraction to shiny objects. It has a scent of blood mandarin, mint, fresh grapefruits, cinnamon and spice and has also been noted in having a white wood, amber and patchouli undertones. Additionally, the latest Paco Rabanne fragrance, 1 Million, is now available in shower gel, and deodorant spray.
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EU project maps global resource footprintsEmbodied GHG emissions, water, land and materials in EU imports increases its environmental footprint the CREEA research project shows. The UK imports almost 24 million cubic metres of embodied water alone
Long-term decline in local pollution permittingCouncils are receiving fewer applications for new part B and A2 local pollution permits
Independent body may monitor HS2's impactsA body could be established to keep tabs on the project's huge biodiversity impacts, as called for by MPs. But the government has dismissed calls for HS2 to deliver a "net gain" in biodversity


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18th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine
Variations of veno-arterial and mucosal-arterial CO2 gap during continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration
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Veno-arterial CO2 gap (P(v-a) CO2) and mucosal-arterial CO2) gap (P(g-a) CO2 may help to detect tissular dysoxia. Continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration (CVVHD) technics are well tolerated in septics patients.
Change of P(v-a) CO2 and of P(g-a) CO2 during CVVHD.
Prospective study. Intubated and ventilated patients. Hemodynamics and systemic oxygen derived parameters were collected before and during CVVHD (H0-H6). CVVHD setting parameters (PRISMA®, HOSPAL) were standardised. Gastric mucosal PCO2 continously monitored (NGS (TONOMETRICS) and TONOCAP® (DATEX). P(v-a) CO2 and P(g-a) CO2 calculated. Continuous measure of end tidal CO2 (PetCO2). Statistics: ANOVA, Scheffe t test for paired and unpaired values
The marked increase of P(g-a)CO2 during CVVHD could be explained by acid-base status in the mucosa independent of hemodynamics changes.


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ELSC Seminar: Inbal Arnon - Dec. 22, 2016 at 17:00
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The lecture will be held on Thursday December 22nd, at 17:00
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Why are children are better than adults at learning language, even though they are worse at other cognitive tasks? Previous accounts have focused on cognitive or biological differences between children and adults. In my research, I focus instead on the way prior knowledge and experience impact the linguistic units that children and adults learn from. In particular, I propose that children rely more than adults on multiword units in learning language and that this impacts learning outcomes. The proposal offers an additional perspective on L1-L2 differences by re-assessing the the basic building blocks of language. Traditionally, words are seen as the basic building blocks for language. Multiword sequences, in contrast, are thought to be generated from words and rarely treated as units. Recent years have seen a shift from this perspective with growing evidence for the role of multiword units in language learning and use. In this talk, I will present developmental, computational and psycholinguistic findings to argue that (a) multiword units are integral building blocks in language, (b) that they play an important role in first language acquisition and can facilitate learning of grammatical relations, and (c) that adults rely on them less, a pattern which can explain (some of) the differences between children and adults in language learning. Together, the findings blur the distinction between grammar and lexicon and offer a novel framework for why children and adults differ in their language learning abilities, while also proposing a model of language use and representation that diverges from traditional assumptions.


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22861 Tindaya, Mission Viejo CA, 92692 (Residential)
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8 beds , 8 Full/2 Half baths
8,000 sqft
Status: Sold
Last Updated: 11/24/2017 2:23 PM
Description for 22861 Tindaya Mission Viejo, CA 92692
One of the best locations on the lake! This home was sold prior to being listed and is entered into the MLS for appraisal purposes only.
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Sold Date:12/15/2014
8 Full/2 Half
8,000 (approx)
One of the best locations on the lake! This home was sold prior to being listed and is entered into the MLS for appraisal purposes only.
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Public Water Service
Sewer Connected, Sewer at Street
School Information
Room Information
Family Room, Living Room, Exercise Room, Foyer, Office
First Floor Bedroom, Master Suite
Interior Features
Central Vacuum
Central Air
Forced Air
Family Room, Master Bedroom
Granite Counter Top, High Ceiling
Exterior / Lot Features
3 Garage Spaces, 3 Parking Spaces, Garage, Direct Garage Access, 2 Car Garage, Gated Parking
Balcony, Deck, Covered
Spanish Clay Tile, Clay
Private, In-ground, Heated, Gunite
In Ground
Lake, Panoramic, Water
Fishing Pier, Private Dock, BBQ, Fishing, Gutters, Sidewalks, Street Lights, Rain Gutters, Curbs Walk, Suburban
Driving Directions
Alicia turn on Lanzarote, right on Calefa, left on Tindaya
Financial Considerations
Listing Price History
Mission Viejo Real Estate
Mission Viejo is located in California. Mission Viejo, California 92692 has a population of 97,156.
The median household income in Mission Viejo, California 92692 is $98,157. The median household income for the surrounding county is $75,998 compared to the national median of $53,482. The median age of people living in Mission Viejo 92692 is 43.6 years.
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September 16th, 2002
We're all set and ready for the next four days. Everyone is complaining about how sore they are from the smoking session two days ago. Believe me, I'm NO exception. I'm more sore than yesterday. Why is it that muscles don't hurt until a few days after working out? Our ruck sack and equipment weigh like 40 or 50 lbs. This 10K we're about to go on is going to suck. I plan on going through every song. I know during it to keep my mind off the pain. My motivation is that these next few days are all I have to go through and I'll be done. I hope they go as fast as the rest of basic has. People are saying that the smoking we got was the worse ever. I never thought of it like that but I guess it's up there. Man, D.S. Boston ****** us up for this FTX. Just the 10K there will be a gut check for everyone. I know I'm not falling out of this march unless it's in an ambulance with some broken bone.
People are complaining about how hard it's gonna be. I'm not worried too much. We've done a 10K before. I'll worry about the 15K when we get to it. The FTX itself should be easy, as far as physicality, so I'm not worried about that at all. I just hope we march at a slow easy pace, or a lot of people (not me) will be ******.
We just finished the 10K. Whew! I'm not going to lie to you: That was very tough. I'm not going to try to be all macho about it. My pussy hurts. But the good thing is we only have 2 things left.
Wow. What a day. When we got here we chilled and changed socks, but we got to working, we worked our asses off. We dug a trench for ourselves and camouflaged it. Two and a half hours of hard work. Then we built our tents. Now it's after dinner. Who knows what the army has in store for me tonight?


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This weekend, Cheri and I took the boy to the antique mall.
We had something specific we were hunting for, but we also just like to look at old stuff. It can be a revelatory experience to see your Grandma's heirlooms, or the precious items you had in your home, sitting on the shelves of an antique mall with a five dollar price tag. Suddenly you realize that your family had the same mass-produced stuff that everyone else had. It's just the memories that you attach to those items that make them valuable.
While hunting for "unique" items, we found this Barbie doll, part of the "My Favorite Career" series. This "Rocket Scientist" Barbie was released in 1965.
Now, who am I to say that the little girls who received this doll were not encouraged to think about their career choices? For all I know, Rocket Scientist Barbie did her job, and she looked good doing it.
But Cheri and I had a good chuckle at what Barbie is saying on the box: "Yes, I am a Rocket Scientist." We couldn't help but think it sounded a little defensive. "Yes, I am a rocket scientist!" As if no one at the cocktail party believed her when they asked what she did. They assumed she must have mistakenly said "rocket scientist."
Part of the fun of looking at old things is seeing just how silly so much of it looks now. Watch any of the old shows on Netflix, Dragnet or Hawaii Five-O. They are pretty silly. Sometimes they are painfully silly. But people enjoyed them at the time, without any irony.
That's the challenge of doing creative work. Very little of what we do is going to last. Our work becomes dated. It goes out of style. It becomes silly to the people who find it later.
There are two things that do not become dated:
and Beauty
Wisdom and Beauty are completely fair, completely timeless things. Styles and tastes in beauty change, and peoples' perceptions of what is wise changes. But Wisdom and Beauty are like objective truths.
If we want our work on Earth to last, to matter, to be a little more permanent, to not become kitsch in an antique mall, it's best if it is pursuing Wisdom and Beauty.


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Producer: DK Tronics, 48K £5.95 (1)Author: Don PriestleyThis pure find-your-way-through-a-maze-and-escape game is among the best ever from DK. Simple in concept, its playability lies in the lovely graphics and its speed of play. The aim is to enter the maze and discover the gold, which will be at least 200 moves away. Embedded in the walls are many useful items like food and swords. Keep your strength up by eating and use the swords against the dreaded Maziacs. There are prisoners also embedded in the maze walls and they will tell you the shortest route to the gold by marking the path in yellow. This only lasts for a few seconds however. The swords only last for one attack, and without one an awful Maziac will surely kill you ogg. Once you've found the gold your problems really start as you can't carry both gold and a sword, so it makes sense to kill as many Maziacs as you can on the way in. The playing area shows one fiftieth of the total maze, but the VIEW facility shows you a twelfth. Excellent graphics and animation with plenty of detail. User-defined control key, joystick: Kempston and cursor joysticks via user-define. 4 skill levels, randomly generated maze each game. CRASH rating: highly recommended, overall 82% M/C.


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This is the old Central Railroad of New Jersey train station and ferry terminal. Commuters from Manhattan would take the ferry across the river to meet their trains which ran regular commuter routes throughout New Jersey, as well as long-distance journeys to Chicago, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia. Most of the immigrants who passed through Ellis Island boarded trains here to start new lives in the new world. Now this is an oasis in a run-down industrial zone that has been reclaimed as Liberty State Park. Inside the station you can buy a ferry ticket to Ellis Island or the Statue of Liberty.
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Discussion in 'Racquets' started by cnowak1, Aug 16, 2007.
Would 1 to 1.5 inches make a big difference?
depends on what kind (1/4 inch wide or 1/2 inch) also depends on where you put it. If you put it at 12 i think it will make a slight difference, anywhere else i doubt it will made any noticible difference.
it is 1/4 inch and I want to put it on the handle.
I don't think you'll notice it. unless your very good and very sensitive about the weight and balance of each of your frames.
Not to me it wouldn't, but dont tell TraverlerJam I said that
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Php curl tutorial – making http requests in php
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Curl is not only a commandline program but is also integrated into other languages like a library. For example in php. Php has an curl extension that lends all features of the curl program to php as a programmable api. There are few functions to learn and many options to know about, and then any php program can use curl to do many wonderful things. And this is precisely what we shall be doing in this article, to learn how to use curl.
To give a brief description about what it can do, curl can be used to download contents of remote urls, download remote files, submit forms automatically from scripts etc. Although these are the most common uses of the curl library in php, curl is no limited to these things itself and can do a lot more as specified in the definition above.
That much being for the introduction, lets get into it without any more delay.
Make GET requests - fetch a url
Fetching a remote url is the same as performing a GET request on a url. This action gets the html contents of the url. Lets have a look at the program that does that and understand its working.
//gets the data from a URL function get_url($url) { $ch = curl_init(); if($ch === false) { die('Failed to create curl object'); } $timeout = 5; curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, $timeout); $data = curl_exec($ch); curl_close($ch); return $data; } echo get_url('http://www.apple.com/');
Open that script in your browser and it should show the contents of apple.com as expected. The get_url function takes a url as parameter and fetches its content using curl functions. The curl function is in the following sequence :
1. create a curl object using curl_init() function. If the curl extension is not installed, then this will return false and php would throw a fatal error saying "Call to undefined function curl_init()" 2. Set the necessary curl options/parameter using the curl_setopt function. 3. Execute the curl request by calling curl_exec 4. Close the curl object by calling curl_close
Step 2 is the most important where the correct options need to be provided to curl so that it can perform the request properly and fetch the results. Lets take a look at some of the basic options used in most requests.
CURLOPT_URL - This is the url to which the request is being send. In case of post requests it is the url to which the data is being submitted or posted.
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER - This will return the result output as a string. Without this the output would be directly echoed to the screen or STDOUT.
So in case of a GET request the URL is the most important option to set and the RETURNTRANSFER option returns the output in a proper variable.
For a list of all options that php-curl supports check the following page
The above GET request to a url can be done in a much simpler way like this
// Make a HTTP GET request and print it (requires allow_url_fopen to be enabled) echo file_get_contents('http://www.apple.com/');
The file_get_contents function can be used to fetch the contents of a url very much like it does for local files on the storage. So in most cases you may want to use this shorter method for fetching urls, instead of the lengthy curl call.
Setting all curl options at once
Calling the curl_setopt function again and again to set the options is a bit tedious. There is a useful function called curl_setopt_array that takes an array of options and sets them all at once. Here is a quick example
curl_setopt_array($ch, array( CURLOPT_URL => $url , CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => 1, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT => $timeout , ));
Make POST requests - submitting forms
Now that we have learned how to make basic GET requests using CURL, its time to make some POST requests. POST requests are mostly use to submit data to a url, like forms. For example the login form, signup form that you see on other websites do a POST request to submit the data.
Lets take a simple program as an example
/** POST request in PHP using Curl */ $url = 'http://localhost/curl_submit.php'; $ch = curl_init(); if($ch === false) { die('Failed to create curl object'); } curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url); curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true); // The submitted form data, encoded as query-string-style name-value pairs $post_data = 'name=Harry&age=25'; curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $post_data); curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); $output = curl_exec($ch); curl_close ($ch); echo $output;
The above program submits the data 'name=Harry&age=25' to the $url. Test the submission by creating a curl_submit.php in localhost directory and doing a print_r($_POST). It will show what data was submitted.
The important options to set in a POST request are POST=true and POSTFIELDS=post_data. The first option tells curl that we want to make a POST HTTP request and not a GET request. The second parameter provides the data for the POST request.
Array syntax for post data
The variable $post_data can also be an array which makes it easier and safer to construct. Here is a quick example
$post_data = array('name' => 'Harry', 'age' => '25'); curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $post_data);
Now curl will automatically do the escaping of the parameters. However the above approach has a limitation that it fails for multi-dimensional arrays.
Using cookies with curl - automated logins to remote website
Cookies allow a server to store data on the client (curl program in this case) so that the client will send back the data. This is useful in things like authentication of client, storing some session data etc. Cookies just contain data in name => value pairs, much like a php array.
Being able to authenticate on a website through curl means that the curl script can actually "LOGIN" to a remote site as well. This is not difficult at all and requires just 3-4 lines of extra code. Ofcourse the username and password would have to be there in the script too. Lets take an example
//gets the data from a URL function get_url($url) { $ch = curl_init(); if($ch === false) { die('Failed to create curl object'); } $timeout = 5; curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, $timeout); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, 'cookie.txt'); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, 'cookie.txt'); $data = curl_exec($ch); curl_close($ch); return $data; } echo get_url('https://www.google.co.in/');
The above script fetches the url "https://www.google.co.in" and this url sends some cookies to save. The cookie specific lines are COOKIEFILE and COOKIEJAR. COOKIEJAR specifies the file where the cookie data should be saved. The COOKIEFILE is the file from which the cookie data should be read to send in the next request. In this case, both are the same.
The cookie data is saved in cookie.txt which is located in the current working directory while running the script.
# Netscape HTTP Cookie File # http://curl.haxx.se/docs/http-cookies.html # This file was generated by libcurl! Edit at your own risk. .google.com TRUE / FALSE 1427285380 PREF ID=9096c8e7cd9f72f9:FF=0:TM=1364213380:LM=1364213380:S=js4r67txFLwOo3xg #HttpOnly_.google.com TRUE / FALSE 1380024580 NID 67=bJYY_PSeVt7MO2FR3AVEhFAKb-M75LpQg0yjjLmF_liHpl2LlelgazjET0hfQ7966hNIB_utS8Ve0NmQPcaENhGlhgO9ByQdEuOfBI8oGgLnQZLUSjOesDqoKI4Ywqj7 .google.co.in TRUE / FALSE 1427285396 PREF ID=8440fee987c20fa2:FF=0:TM=1364213396:LM=1364213396:S=yvcIPIyHKxKRFOYp #HttpOnly_.google.co.in TRUE / FALSE 1380024596 NID 67=UKFY159Qyt12345Xfitpo1j-GirhZ-UFyFNxyTAEEUGnNYfFNBkjjAEgBsNvHJeICUE_oLlTe9cd09O0EwdpngmZyxGhllXzZArJnQ2yB1ly1SoDe5S0gWVRt6V34MyD
If you need to save the cookie file in the same directory as the script then use the __FILE__ magic constant which has the full path to the currently executing script.
define('HOME' , dirname(__FILE__)); .... curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, HOME. '/cookie.txt'); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, HOME . '/cookie.txt');
By doing the above you can ensure the location of the cookie files and dont have to hunt everywhere.
Check out an earlier post which explains how to do remote login with curl in php.
Downloading a remote file using curl
Just like the contents of a remote url can be fetched, a remote file with a given url can be downloaded and saved to local storage too.
/** Download remote file in php using curl Files larger that php memory will result in corrupted data */ $url = 'http://localhost/sugar.zip'; $path = '/var/www/lemon.zip'; $ch = curl_init($url); if($ch === false) { die('Failed to create curl handle'); } curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); $data = curl_exec($ch); file_put_contents($path, $data); echo 'File download complete'; curl_close($ch);
The above program can download remote files but has few restrictions. If the download file size is larger than the total amount of memory available to php, then either a memory exceeded error would be thrown or the downloaded file would be corrupt.
PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 60527991 bytes) in /var/www/curl.php on line 19
Hence the problem has to be fixed as shown in the next code example
/** Download remote file in php using curl chunking with fopen */ $url = 'http://localhost/bang.zip'; $path = '/var/www/lemon.zip'; $ch = curl_init($url); if($ch === false) { die('Failed to create curl handle'); } $fp = fopen($path, 'w'); $ch = curl_init($url); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FILE, $fp); $data = curl_exec($ch); curl_close($ch); fclose($fp);
The above code would download large files and save them without any problem. The option CURLOPT_FILE tells curl to write the output to a file.
Using proxy with curl - anonymous browsing
Curl also supports using a proxy server to perform http requests. In this example we are going to use the TOR proxy to do anonymous browsing with CURL.
Socks proxy
The following piece of code demonstrates how curl can be configured to use a socks5 proxy (TOR in this case).
//gets the data from a URL function get_url($url , $proxy = false) { $ch = curl_init(); if($ch === false) { die('Failed to create curl object'); } $timeout = 5; curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, $timeout); //Set the tor proxy - the tor proxy is running at localhost port 9050 if($proxy === true) { curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_PROXY, 'localhost:9050'); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_PROXYTYPE, CURLPROXY_SOCKS5); } $data = curl_exec($ch); curl_close($ch); return $data; } echo get_url('http://www.ipmango.com/' , true);
Opening the above php code in browser should load ipmango.com via the TOR proxy and ip it will show should be different from your real public ip address.
The important curl options to set are PROXY and PROXYTYPE. The first one is the address of the proxy server and the second one specifies the type of the proxy. By default the proxy type is HTTP, and has to be changed to socks.
Http proxy
Just like we used SOCKS5 proxy, we can use an http proxy as well. Here we are going to use privoxy+tor.
//gets the data from a URL function get_url($url , $proxy = false) { $ch = curl_init(); if($ch === false) { die('Failed to create curl object'); } $timeout = 5; curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, $timeout); //Set the tor proxy - privoxy is running at localhost port 8118 if($proxy === true) { curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_PROXY, 'localhost:8118'); } $data = curl_exec($ch); curl_close($ch); return $data; } echo get_url('http://www.ipmango.com/' , true);
Like previously this time too the program would fetch ipmango.com via the proxy. This time only the PROXY option has been set, since the PROXYTYPE option by default is http.
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Nice. but i don't understand in real life programming where do we need it ?
specially posting data ? Can't we just go to that website and fill form ?
Can we show output on browser while downloading a large file? I mean the progress of the download process.
Thank you for these clear and well formated examples!
I am having trouble trying to make a POST request to a external server to load the next page. The starting page has:
you would normally click on, with the corresponding script:
function __doPostBack(eventTarget, eventArgument) {
if (!theForm.onsubmit || (theForm.onsubmit() != false)) {
theForm.__EVENTTARGET.value = eventTarget;
theForm.__EVENTARGUMENT.value = eventArgument;
Setting line 17 of the "POST request" example to
$post_data = 'theForm.__EVENTTARGET.value=_ctl0$_ctl0$MainContent$MainContent$btnNext';
$post_data = 'theForm.__EVENTTARGET.value=_ctl0$_ctl0$MainContent$MainContent$btnNext&theForm.__EVENTARGUMENT.value=""';
only produces a blank screen.
the post_data does not appear to be correct.
first make the post request directly from your browser on the target website, and use Dom Inspector > Network tab to find out the correct post field name and post field value. Also note the post target url.
Then use the url and post data to construct the curl post query in php.
Thank you for a super fast reply, and kind assistance!
The only post field name and value corresponds to the product section id. I fond no page reference at all, even when looking at cookies. But this is not my normal field of expertise… Under Posting Data I see:
__Eventtarget | _ctl0$_ctl0$MainContent$MainContent$btnNext
as well as __VIEWSTATE and __EVENTVALIDATION with long md5 type encoded textstrings.
Plus a bunch of other variables relating to the product items shown.
Maybe I could kindly ask you for a quick glance at http://www.4sound.se/section.aspx?id=1025001
It is the "[Nästa Sida >]" a tag on the top of the page I want to trigger. Kindly let me know if I this is way out of my league or if it should be rather easy to accomplish.
Thank you again for your most appreciated help!
thanks for pointing out. added the missing content in the "using cookies" section
I do not see a section that says using cookies. In fact the article for me cuts off after the post section.
"The important options to set in a POST request are POST=true and POSTFIELDS=post_data. The first option tells curl that we want to make a P" <– Cuts off here regardless of what browser I view the article in.
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The ranking of Nigeria for global competitiveness in doing business has dropped from 124 to 127 out of 138 countries in the world.
According to the latest World Economic Forum rankings, it is more difficult to do business in the country as the most populous black nation was only better than 11 countries, which are war-torn and crisis ridden countries.
Nigeria ranked least on health and primary education. The country was greatly affected by weaker macroeconomic environment. "Although still relatively low, the government deficit has almost doubled since last year and national savings has significantly suffered, worsening the current account position.
"Banks are less solid, reducing the availability of credit. Despite the central bank ending its currency peg, financial authorities have retained restrictions on access to the interbank market, meaning access to finance will remain difficult for many businesses.


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Have you made these social networking mistakes?
Considering how many people are coming online everyday and considering how many people are being told that they need to learn the art of social networking, I have noticed that there are many people making social networking mistakes.
For those of you who are new to affiliate marketing, network marketing or becoming your own solo entrepreneur, there was a time when networking meant
1. Advertise like there is no tomorrow
2. Get in everyone's faces like you are a car salesman
3. Broadcast. you need to broadcast the same message everywhere and it doesn't matter what that message is .
4. It doesn't matter who the person is, you need to connect with them because everyone know the more people you know the better the chance to make a sale.
If this is what you are being told to do, please stop and take a moment to think about what you are doing.
First off unless you want to be disliked very quickly, you need to think about the consequences of your actions.
These days to be successful in social networking, you need to have your audience come to you because you know what you are talking about and your have real answers to help others.
Back in 2013 I wrote a post on the business blog titled "Social Networking the Kris Kringle Way" where I touched on the topic of networking and how to market ourselves in a better way to get good results.
This time around I thought it would be a good idea to share some of the more offensive things people will do in the effort to build a business using social networking.
Before I get into the social networking making mistakes, let's get a better understanding of the meaning of social networking, what is it and what is the difference between social networking and dealing with social media.
According to What Is.com Social networking can be defined as
Social networking is the practice of expanding the number of one's business and/or social contacts by making connections through individuals.
While social networking has gone on almost as long as societies themselves have existed, the unparalleled potential of the Web to facilitate such connections is only now being fully recognized and exploited, through Web-based groups established for that purpose.
According to the same site social media can be defined as
Social media is the collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.
and Social media marketing is:
Social media marketing (SMM) is a form of Internet marketing that utilizes social networking websites as a marketing tool. The goal of SMM is to produce content that users will share with their social network to help a company increase brand exposure and broaden customer reach.
While there may be some overlapping between the two concepts, they have a lot of differences.
The way I view social networking is using social media as a way to stay in contact with different people and to meet new people.
The bottom line is Social Media are tools, and Social Networking is the process of using those tools.
Here is a short list of social networking mistakes. If you have any other pet peeves that people do when social networking, I would love to hear them ( I can't be the only one who gets riled by these mistakes?)
Complaining about people
While we all have our bad days and people may get on our nerves, calling people out in public is the worst thing you can do. There are some things best left to staying in private.
Repeatedly sending a Direct Message to a person.
E-mailing someone over and over again is a form of spam as far as I am concerned, others consider it a form of abuse. . Whether it be a PM ( private message) or a DM ( direct message) It's just as annoying and rude. Don't do it!
Changing the meaning of a tweet when you retweet it
A lot of times people will attempt to Change a retweet to stay within 140-characters which is understandable, but when you change the meaning of the tweet, people have a tendency to get upset or angry and I dont blame them a bit.
When you post a comment in disagreement, it's voicing your opinion. When you post a rebuttal, it looks like you are defending yourself. When you argue back and forth, everyone thinks you are a bit of a nut case who doesn't know when to stop.
No Name Invitations
Whether you are on Adlandpro or LinkedIn, sending out an invitation should never be a generic "be my friend" or worse inviting a person to be a contact with a selling message. Remember networking is about building a relationship. Relationships are about give and take and not about selling to a person.
Being Pompous
While you're networking, you need to listen to what everyone else is saying. People help by offering advice or suggesting where a person can find an answer. Puffing out your ego and telling everyone how good you are is a good way to lose people.
Lack of Etiquette
I think this is the number one networking mistake that I keep seeing over and over again. Just like good table manners, having a good etiquette just makes sense. A lot of the Online Forums: Etiquette and Tips that I wrote about in 2011, still are true today. By the way if you think people don't notice, you're wrong! Committing this type of blunder is self‐destructive, so mind your manners!
Ad hominem attacks
The names I have heard people call each other! "Stupid" "Doh" "Dufas" – guess what? Calling a person names has no place in social media. For one thing, it's attacking the person not what a person has shared ( their content) Let's get real, it will make you look bad pure and simple.
Posting the exact same message on all social media channels
I have seen people do this and it is annoying as all get out. What am I talking about? When you are sharing any kind of message and those who follow you on multiple social channels see the same message everywhere they go. Learn how to Customize your message to your readers.
Misrepresent your relationship
I have witnessed people spouting off to others about how they have connected with others, just to find out that they have been "name dropping" without any substance. We all have heard of Bill Gates, that does not mean that you actually know them. The same goes with networking. Be honest in what you are saying. If you have reached out to connect with a person, say that, don't make it out that you are both great friends when in fact they have no clue to who you are.
You have no Idea what you are talking about!
I have seen people talk the talk and have no idea what they are saying, but it sure sounds good. Sooner or later you will run into the "know it all" and all they know is nothing. Take the time to learn about different topics so that when a person asks you about something, you can give real answers based on what you really know. By the way – it is perfectly okay to say you dont know everything, as long as you are honest about it.
Dismissing the people you already know.
No matter the social venue , you already will know people. All of these people have interesting stories to tell and talents to share. It can be very easy not to realize just how many people we really know and how important these people are to our network Do not alienate those people they are important to your network.
Do you know what you are talking about?
I have seen people create posts without having any clue to the content other than it looks good. When you ask them a question, they can't answer or they will come up with a glib answer or worse yet they will get defensive. If you are going to share content, take the time to read and understand what you are sharing and be prepared to answer any questions, that is called networking and how to build a solid relationship.
Here are a few thoughts –
How do you present yourself and what you stand for to your network – What do people know you for?
What do they think about you?
Are you giving the right impression and do they know you for what you want to be known for?
Social networking is not hard to do!
Networking is a two way street
Networking is NOT all about you
Networking is building relationships
Networking can and should be fun
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- Social Advertising in 2016: Where Should You Be Spending? (fruition.net)
- Built-In Introductions Are Broken – Create Your Own Instead (booleanstrings.com)
- Let's Get Engaged (speakermatch.com)
- Check Privacy Level and Avoid Data Leak on Social Media and Apps Using MyPermissions (technorms.com)


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The Prospects for Buddy Hield in the NBA by Mike Patton
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The Oklahoma Sooners were a team that some thought could make it happen. They returned great guard play and were solid in the post. And when the season started, the Sooners were rolling. They even got as high as number one in the country. But they eventually fell back to earth in the Big 12 conference. They regained their footing as the conference tournament approached and caught fire in the NCAA Tournament.


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The role of the Mechanical Engineering Technologist in industry is quite varied. They are often employed in the design office of a manufacturer. Some entry-level graduates construct computer graphic models of machines that are being designed. The career path of these graduates could lead to job titles of senior designer, or design supervisor. Mechanical Engineering Technologists also work in product support, solving design-related problems as machines already in use.
CGU Distance Edu. is an instructional delivery that gives the liberty to the students to acquire education not being present in the institute. The distance education is a planned learning or the process of extended learning or delivering instructional resources sharing opportunities to locations away from University.


text: The Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service has issued the Final Notice of Sale for Beaufort Sea OCS Lease Sale 186. The final notice describes the sale area and requirements for protecting the environment. The lease sale is scheduled for September 24, 2003. The Department will offer the entire sale area for lease with the exception of two deferral areas recommended by Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski. MMS will defer 26 blocks off Barrow and 28 blocks offshore Kaktovik used for subsistence whaling by these communities. The sale area extends from the Canadian border on the east to near Barrow on the west, and includes approximately 1,794 whole or partial blocks that encompass about 9.4 million acres offshore Alaska's northern coast in the Beaufort Sea.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 565122
FTBFS bzflag-2.0.12-6.fc12: ImplicitDSOLinking
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bzflag-2.0.12-6.fc12.src.rpm Failed To Build From Source against the rawhide tree. See http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FTBFS for more information.
This failure is due to a change in the linker default behavior, which uncovered a fault in your package. See http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ChangeInImplicitDSOLinking .
If you believe this is actually a bug in another package, do NOT change the component in this bug or close this bug. Instead, add the appropriate bug number from the other package to the "Depends on" line in this bug. If the other package does not yet have a bug created that you think matches, please create one. Doing so helps us properly track bugs and their dependencies, just as we track package dependencies. (If you close this bug, and the other package is not fixed before the next FTBFS run, a new bug will get created. Please follow the above advice to avoid such duplication.)
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This patch (against the 2.0.14 release of BZFlag) simply ensures that bzfs is explicitly linked with the dl library, and should fix this bug. A more general solution that includes -ldl only when necessary has been committed upstream and will be part of any future BZFlag releases.
Thanks for the patch. I extended it so that the Makefile.am is patched to have a matching bzflag_LIBADD line. I'm just trying it out in mock and will commit/build if that works.
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Jason Bard was fascinated with traps since his childhood and as he grew up, he became a trap expert. In his adulthood, Bard was able to create the most intricate of traps to capture all sorts of wild animals, but his hunting of exotic species cost him a good time in prison. After his release, he decided to turn to crime and using his ability to create traps, he started a successful crime spree across Gotham. Bard was also able to capture Batman, using his traps, but the vigilante broke free and created the ultimate trap to capture "The Trapper".
- Not the same Jason Bard that is an ally of Batman.
- This version of Jason Bard, including all history and corresponding appearances, was initially erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series. However the ending of Convergence retroactively prevented that collapse, saving all the alternate realities, though in an "evolved" form. Even though versions of the character may have since appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
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The Embellish-Knit! Machine Kit from Caron is a must for any knitting or crochet enthusiast wishing to embellish their projects.
You can knit 18 feet of cording in just 10 minutes, or even use lightweight fancy yarns such as eyelash and ribbon-types.
This truly versatile machine enables you to create elaborate or plain cording as a trim to the edgings of jackets, handles and straps on handbags, trims for children's hats and sweaters, braids for belts, looped and braided scarves, knotted mesh tote bags, flower accents and so much more!
Not sure where to begin? No problem - the Embellish-Knit! Machine also comes with a practice ball of yarn and 5 project patterns to get you started off in style.
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How do i block HTTPS access to Social networking sites
I am trying to block HTTPS access to social networking sites at work. the web filtering service we use is barracuda but they are not configured to block HTTPS only HTTP sessions.(unless they can, but we have not figured it out yet).
is it possible to block access via group policy in Active Directory on Windows server 2008? if yes, how do i do this?
Scenario: we manage a cloud service and users connect to our servers via RDS ( remote desktop Service) and all activity takes place on the servers. also some users use laptops but most are on dumb terminals.
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Hosts File
You should be able to add the site name to the hosts file and set the address to 127.0.0.1 (localhost).
For example (blah.com):
You can find the hosts file here:
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I can't be the only one around who is loathe to slave over a stove on a hot summery day. Aside from the heat, our evenings also have to contend with a plethora of activities that are way more attractive than turning on the range. The hot days of late are the kinds of days where I wish my cat had opposable thumbs so that she could cook for me, so that I could maximize time spent having fun.
It's in the summer that my Asian body can process foods eaten raw, and so I take full advantage of the ripe produce that come from near and afar.
And here is where I confess that sometimes, once in a while, I am grateful for globalization. One of the those weak moments come when avocados come in season and I can buy them cheap and just ripe from the store. I love their colour gradient that goes from bright green near the skin to chick yellow in the centre. I love that the seed is perfectly round, and will take root if you let it. (I planted an avocado seed 3 years ago and today it is as tall as me!) I love the spreadable texture, and the indescribable taste.
When you pick avocados, look for one with dark pitted skin. The colour of the skin is an indicator for ripeness – the greener it is, the newer. Press down on the avocado with a finger to feel for ripeness too. If it depresses slightly, you have a perfect avocado. You don't want it if it's too easy to push down (too mushy), and if you want to eat it right away, don't grab one that's rock hard!
To have them ripen at home, a mentor from work taught me to leave them out of the fridge with other fruits. But as soon as they are ripe enough, all you have to do to keep it from becoming too mushy or worse, rot, is just to stick it in the fridge. I have taken her advice to heart and ended up with perfect avocados all the time.
One of my favourite ways to enjoy avocado is making it into guacamole. Typically, store bought or restaurant guacamole will contain a lot of garlic and sometimes onion, and other ingredients such as preservatives. But I find that this interferes with the special taste of the fruit (plus I can't eat alliums anyway). To me, simple always triumphs, and this easy, fast, and ultimately delicious guacamole recipe goes back to the basics.
You can use it with chips, in a burrito, or, served on a piece of toast with a slice of tomato and a poached egg. I am proud to say that this recipe converted someone who hated avocado!
- 2 ripe avocados, diced into small pieces
- Juice of 1 lime
- ¼ to ½ tsp of sea salt
- Bunch of cilantro, minced
Mix all of the above in a bowl and mash with a fork. Makes one and a half cup. Can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days and it will not brown!
p.s. We ate it all so fast we forgot to take photos!


text: Human Rights Observatory Defense Opposes Anonymous Jury in February Terrorism Trial The lawyer for a Vietnamese man facing a terrorism trial in the United States is urging a judge to reject the government's demands for an anonymous jury. In court papers filed this week on behalf of Minh Quang Pham, attorney Bobbi C. Sternheim cited the "need to safeguard fragile constitutional rights in this increasingly prevalent climate of fear." Pham, who was extradited to the U.S. from London in March, has pleaded not guilty to charges he provided material support to...Read complete article© Voice of America - Friday, January 1st 2016


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The International Judges Commission is proud announce the 6th Pro Level Clinic for North America, to be held September 11, 2003 in Jersey City, New Jersey.
The IJC will again conduct Pro Level Judges Educational Clinics in an effort to provide the world with the most educated and comprehensive judging skills available world wide. Each Pro Clinic, conducted in Japan, Europe and North America each year, is designed to update the world's best judges on the evolution of snowboard tricks and competition formats.
"Providing Education and Well Educated Services!
With the knowledge, experience and perspective of nearly 250 Pro Level judges throughout the world, the IJC has helped the biggest event organizers (Air & Style, US Open, Toyota big air, etc.) create the best events in the world. Rider input is always fielded and so the pro-snowboarders of the world have an open invitation to participate and contribute as much as possible in the IJC. The same education system that is updated every year to develop the Pro Judges is available to the Nations of the world to licence and administer at the national / regional levels as well. Is certainly to the benefit of an NSA to use the knowledge of an autonomous global entity to the benefit if its riders, bringing the progression and knowledge or global experience to their back yards and local events.
Pro Rider Involvement
Again this year, the snowboard industry is invited to provide Team Athletes to the clinic to assist in directing the focus of the IJC with the continuing objective to reflect the attitudes of the competitive rider and the progression of the sport of snowboarding. The IJC will also be calling for Pro Riders to answer some key questions via e-mail to contribute to our efforts. Any individual riders, team managers, agents or marketing managers who would like to contribute should contact us, as described below.
IJC Will Take Freeskiing Under-Wing
Freeskiing Pro turned X-Games Head Judge Josh Loubek will be attending this years North American Clinic, in an attempt to develop Free Skiing judging on the model of the IJC."We would like to join in with the IJC, and develop a more organized, structured format for these ski events, says Josh.
"Indeed, I think that teaming up with the IJC is a very important step in the world of freeskiing competition. Like snowboarding, freeskiing has progressed very rapidly. While I hope the sport continues to progress, I also think it is important to have some type of standard judging organization to help the sport grow properly. I have been very impressed with IJC's judging format and I hope we can bring that to the world of skiing.
"Ultimately, I think this will help young athletes get involved and understand how competitions work and veteran athletes will enjoy the benefits of having consistent judging.
The IJC is very happy to help freeskiing. Snowboarding learned a lot when Freestyle Skiing was overzealously managed to near death, so we would do well to give something back. Hopefully this will allow event organizers, judging and the pros in freeskiing communicate at a higher level and help them represent the sport and it's progression. Most if not all our Pro Level snowboard judges have experience judging freeskiing, so for the IJC to help establish freeskiing's judging movement is a natural.
The IJC was formed in 98 in response to the judge's desire in taking control of their education, the types of formats that should be at major competitions and to be compensated fairly for the work done in the snowboard judges setting. These three things are still at the forefront of the IJC's main work but the IJC has become much, much more in reaching judges, influencing competitions and being a fair and impartial entity in the snowboard world.
As snowboarding has progressed so too the members of the IJC with its leaders, (past and present) leading the charge to keep snowboard contests dynamic and rrider inspired. The IJC has been instrumental in moving the sport into creative judging styles with OI judging and ranking systems, as well as formats that include jams and the many derivatives of the jam experience. From what used to be only the cut-down system to evaluate riders…we now have a more creative and diverse methods of "running a competition.
Now in 03 the IJC is one of the strongest institutions in the snowboard community with many of its members in position of authority in many significant areas of the snowboard world. This passion for snowboarding has led members to be leaders of national snowboard organizations, key members of snowboard industry, and organizers/competition directors of major competitions. This has happened because the IJC and its members are recognized as being progressive, dedicated to competitive snowboarding and passionate about the sport. — G.Johnson
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Grab your girls and mix up decadent Skinny Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Martinis! These dairy-free, sugar-free martinis are the perfect drink to serve at your next girls' night or for Valentine's Day! A combination of cashew milk, vodka, crème de cocoa, agave, strawberries and cocoa powder makes these cocktails to-die-for tasty. Naturally sweetened and dairy free, there's a lot to love about these Skinny Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Martinis.
2016 has been a year.
Am I right, y'all?
While there have been some wonderful highs, the lows have felt even more brutal than those of previous years. And I don't know about y'all, but I sincerely hope that 2017 is kinder to us than 2016 has been. (And if your 2016 was all roses and goodness? Good for you! I hope 2017 is equally lovely!)
So to send 2016 off right and to prepare us for an incredible 2017 – because it's going to be incredible, I've teamed up with my blogging besties to offer up FOUR unique cocktails to enjoy with your friends in the new year.
Hi. How could you not love Irish Coffee with Hazelnut Whipped Cream, a Raspberry Mint Sparkler, a Elderflower French 75 and this here Skinny Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Martini.
I obviously went the girls' night route with these… and lemme tell you, they're stupidly DELICIOUS and deceptively strong and taste exactly like a chocolate-covered strawberry… except they're both dairy-free and sugar-free.
What's not to love about that?!?
I've been a sucker for martinis since my college days, having discovered a martini bar upon a photo assignment. (Let it be known that I didn't spend my journalism days drunk. I photographed a lot of drinks, though I didn't imbibe them, and this martini bar that I discovered was one of my favorite hidden gems in Baton Rouge.)
This martini is reminiscent of my early martini-loving days.
It's sweet. It's strong. It tastes like what it's emulating. And I recommend everyone trying one of these beauties the next time they're having a get-together with friends, whether it's for a bridal shower, girls' night, Valentine's Day or a random evening… just because.
Because sometimes, you need a Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Martini on a random night of the week.
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- Essentials: Blender. Cocktail shaker. (Loving the shakers from Cresimo, Kate Spade New Yorand Cambridge Silversmith.) Angled Measuring Cup. Fine Mesh Strainer.
- Get the look: Martini Glasses. Rectangular Platter.
These drinks are super easy to make, and they go down easy. To the extent that you'll have to pace yourself because they're a little bit strong.
Here's how you can mix up a batch for you and your friends:
Skinny Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Martinis
Strawberry Dust Rim
- 1 strawberry , split
- ¼ cup unsweetened freeze-dried strawberries
- 4 oz . unsweetened cashew milk (or any other unsweetened non-dairy milk)
- 2 oz . vodka
- 1 ½ oz . white crème de cocoa
- ½ oz . agave nectar
- 1 ½ teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 large fresh strawberries , diced
Make the Strawberry Dust Rim
- In the base of a food processor (or in a plastic bag with a meat mallet), pulse the freeze-dried strawberries until they're a fine dust. Transfer to a plate, and set aside.
- Run the split strawberry along the rim of two martini glasses.
- Dip the prepared martini glasses into the strawberry dust, effectively coating the rims of the glasses.
Make the Drinks
- In a blender, combine the cashew milk, vodka, white crème de cocoa, agave nectar and cocoa powder. Blend until smooth.
- Strain the mixture.
- Pour the liquid into a cocktail shaker. Add ice.
- Shake the drinks until the outside of the cocktail shaker is cold.
- Pour into the prepared martini glasses, and enjoy immediately.
Recipe NotesThis drink also works well with frozen strawberries if you cannot find fresh ones! Instead of adding four, add about 1/2 - 3/4 cup of the frozen berries and blend. It makes the drink perfectly cold (without needing the cocktail shaker) and gives it a delicious strawberry taste.
Be sure to check out Madison's Irish Coffee with Hazelnut Whipped Cream, Meghan's Raspberry Mint Sparklers and Susannah's Elderflower French 75, too!