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|2007 Atlantic hurricane season
Season summary map
|Seasonal boundaries
|First system formed
|May 9, 2007
|Last system dissipated
|December 13, 2007
|Strongest storm
|• Maximum winds
|175 mph (280 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
|• Lowest pressure
|905 mbar (hPa; 26.72 inHg)
|Seasonal statistics
|Total depressions
|Total storms
|Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+)
|Total fatalities
|478 total
|Total damage
|≥ $3.42 billion (2007 USD)
|Related articles
The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season was an above average Atlantic hurricane season, but most of the storms were weak and short-lived. Despite the high activity of weak storms during 2007, it was the first season to feature more than one Category 5 landfalling hurricane, a feat that would not be matched until ten years later. It produced 17 tropical cyclones, 15 tropical storms, six hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. It officially started on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates which conventionally delimit the period during which most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean, although as shown by Subtropical Storm Andrea and Tropical Storm Olga in early May and early December, respectively, the formation of tropical cyclones is possible at any time of the year. The first system, Subtropical Storm Andrea, developed on May 9, while the last storm, Tropical Storm Olga, dissipated on December 13. The most intense hurricane, Dean, is tied for the eighth most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded as well as the third most intense Atlantic hurricane at landfall. The season was one of only six on record for the Atlantic with more than one Category 5 hurricane. It was the second on record in which an Atlantic hurricane, Felix, and an eastern Pacific hurricane, Henriette, made landfall on the same day. September had a record-tying eight storms, although the strengths and durations of most of the storms were low. Aside from hurricanes Dean and Felix, none of the storms in the season exceeded Category 1 intensity.
Pre-season forecasts by Colorado State University called for 14 named storms and 7 hurricanes, of which three were expected to attain major hurricane status. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) later issued its initial forecast, which predicted 13 to 17 named storms, 7 to 10 hurricanes and three to five major hurricanes. After several revisions in the projected number of storms, NOAA and CSU lowered their forecasts by the middle of the season.
Several storms made landfall or directly affected land. Hurricanes Dean and Felix made landfall at Category 5 intensity, causing severe damage in parts of Mexico and Central America, respectively. Both storm names, as well as Noel, the name of a hurricane that affected the Caribbean, were retired from the naming list of Atlantic hurricanes. The United States was affected by five cyclones, although the storms were generally weak; three tropical depressions and only two tropical storms, Barry and Gabrielle, and one hurricane, Humberto, made landfall in the country. Elsewhere, three storms directly affected Canada, although none severely. The combined storms killed at least 423 people and caused about $3 billion (2007 USD, $3.7 billion 2020 USD) in damage.[nb 1]
Noted hurricane experts Philip J. Klotzbach, William M. Gray, and their associates at Colorado State University issue forecasts of hurricane activity each year, separately from NOAA. Klotzbach's team, formerly led by Gray, determined the average number of storms per season between 1950 and 2000 to be 9.6 tropical storms, 5.9 hurricanes, and 2.3 major hurricanes (storms exceeding Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale).[1] A normal season, as defined by NOAA, has 9 to 12 named storms, of which five to seven reach hurricane strength, and one to three become major hurricanes.[2]
|Average (1950–2000)[1]
|Average (1950–2005)[2]
|Record high activity
|Record low activity
|December 8, 2006
|April 3, 2007
|May 22, 2007
|May 31, 2007
|June 19, 2007
|August 3, 2007
|August 9, 2007
|September 4, 2007
|October 2, 2007
|Actual activity
|* July–November only: 12 storms observed in this period.
On December 8, 2006, Klotzbach's team issued its first extended-range forecast for the 2007 season, predicting above-average activity (14 named storms, seven hurricanes, three of Category 3 or higher).[1] It listed a 64 percent chance of at least one major hurricane striking the U.S. mainland. This included a 40 percent chance of at least one major hurricane strike on the East Coast, including the Florida peninsula, and a 40 percent chance of at least one such strike on the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle westward. The potential for major hurricane activity in the Caribbean was forecast to be above average, and the team predicted that El Niño, associated with reduced hurricane activity in the Atlantic, would dissipate by the active portion of the season.[1]
On April 3 a new forecast was issued, calling for a very active hurricane season of 17 named storms, nine hurricanes and five intense hurricanes.[3] The increase in the forecast was attributed to the rapid dissipation of El Niño conditions. The team also forecast a neutral or weak-to-moderate La Niña and noted that sea surface temperatures were much higher than average.[4] The estimated potential for at least one major hurricane to affect the U.S. was increased to 74 percent; the East Coast potential increased to 50 percent, and from the Florida Panhandle westward to Brownsville, Texas, the probability rose to 49 percent.[4] However, the team's report noted that while they predicted an active season, it was not suggesting that 2007 would be "as active as the 2004 and 2005 seasons".[3]
On June 19 the UK Met Office (UKMO) issued a forecast of 10 tropical storms in the July to November period with a 70 percent chance that the number would be in the range of 7 to 13.[5] On August 3, 2007, Klotzbach's team lowered its season estimate to 15 named storms, of which eight were to become hurricanes and four to become major hurricanes. Team members noted that conditions had become slightly less favorable for storms than earlier in the year. Sea surface temperature anomalies were cooler, and several Saharan Air Layer events had suppressed development of tropical cyclones. El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions were also noted to have been slightly cooler.[6]
On August 9, 2007, NOAA revised its season estimate slightly downwards to 13 to 16 named storms, of which seven to nine were to be hurricanes, and three to five major hurricanes. However, the agency reaffirmed its prediction of an above-average season, citing warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea and the likelihood of La Niña conditions during the peak of the season.[7]
Overall, the season's activity was reflected with a cumulative accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 74, which is below the long-term average of 93, and the lowest since 2002.[8] ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. ACE is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 34 knots (39 mph, 63 km/h) or tropical storm strength. Although officially, subtropical cyclones, such as Andrea or the initial portions of Gabrielle, Jerry, and Olga, are excluded from the total,[9] the figure above includes periods when storms were in a subtropical phase.
Only two major hurricanes—storms of Category 3 intensity or higher—formed during the season, the least since the 1997 season, although tied with the 2006 and 2002 seasons. Named storms were active for 33.50 days during the season, the lowest number of active days since the 1994 season. There were only 11.25 days with active hurricanes, the lowest value since the 2002 season. Despite this, the number of days with major hurricanes was above the long-term average. Four named storms made landfall on the U.S. during the year, but damage from those storms totaled to only about $82 million (2007 USD); this was the least damage the U.S. saw from any Atlantic hurricane season since the 1990 season.[10] The season was one of only six Atlantic hurricane seasons to produce two Category 5 equivalent hurricanes, the others being the 1932, 1933, 1961, 2005, and 2017 seasons. The two Category 5 hurricanes, Dean and Felix, both reached Category 5 strength on two separate occasions, and both made landfall at Category 5 intensity, making the 2007 season the first to feature two hurricanes doing each, both of which would not be repeated until 2017. When Hurricane Felix was upgraded to a Category 5 storm on September 2, it became the eighth to form in this basin since 2000. This gave the decade more hurricanes of such strength than any other on record.[11]
When Tropical Depression Fourteen was upgraded to Tropical Storm Melissa on September 29, it was the eighth named storm to form in the month of September. That tied a record for the most storms during September, which was first set in 2002.[12] Hurricane Humberto was the first hurricane to make landfall in Texas since Hurricane Claudette in 2003.[10]
|Subtropical storm (SSHWS)
|May 9 – May 11
|Peak intensity
|60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1001 mbar (hPa)
The first storm of the season, Subtropical Storm Andrea, originated from a large extratropical cyclone that formed off the mid-Atlantic coast on May 6. It deepened steadily along a cold front that pushed through Florida. When the system lost most of its baroclinic support, development ceased until its low moved into warmer waters near the Bahamas. However, interaction between the low and a strong high-pressure system to the north generated hurricane-force winds in the system. Decreasing vertical wind shear allowed the storm to generate deeper convection much closer to the center.[13] By May 9 the previously extratropical cyclone had transformed into Subtropical Storm Andrea while located about 140 miles (225 km) southeast of Savannah, Georgia.[14] Andrea began its subtropical phase as it was weakening, and continued this deterioration as it moved southward into an environment with higher wind shear. By May 11, Andrea had lost all significant convection and degenerated into a remnant low. Though it produced intermittent bursts of convection, Andrea's chance of regeneration was extinguished when an advancing cold front pushed it northward and eventually absorbed the system.[13]
Andrea was short-lived, dissipating on May 11. It was the first pre-season storm to develop since Tropical Storm Ana in April 2003 and the first Atlantic named storm in May since Tropical Storm Arlene in 1981. Six people drowned along the Southeast U.S. Coast.[13] However, because Andrea never made landfall, most of the resulting damage was associated with large waves, higher than normal tides, associated coastal flooding, and beach erosion caused by the storm.[13]
|Tropical storm (SSHWS)
|June 1 – June 2
|Peak intensity
|60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa)
On June 1, Tropical Storm Barry developed on the first day of the hurricane season. It originated from a trough of low pressure in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico that previously formed in the northwestern Caribbean. It accelerated to the northeast before reaching a peak intensity of 997 mbar and making landfall on Florida.[15] Barry dissipated on June 2.[15][16] In Florida, the rainfall resulted in slick roads, which caused two traffic-related deaths, and a woman was killed after being injured by rough surf.[16]
|Tropical storm (SSHWS)
|July 31 – August 1
|Peak intensity
|50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa)
An area of low pressure formed near the Bahamas on July 28 and gradually began to organize while moving north-northeast. On July 30 it was classified as Tropical Depression Three and was named Tropical Storm Chantal shortly thereafter while south of Nova Scotia. The storm weakened on August 1 and made landfall on Newfoundland; it later tracked into the North Atlantic as an extratropical storm.[17]
Chantal moved over the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland where flooding was observed,[17] where about 4 inches (100 mm) of rain caused the postponement of the annual Royal St. John's Regatta.[18] Insured damage across the area totaled $5.8 million (2007 CAD; $5.5 million 2007 USD, $6.78 million 2020 USD).[19]
|Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)
|August 13 – August 23
|Peak intensity
|175 mph (280 km/h) (1-min) 905 mbar (hPa)
On August 11, a tropical wave moved off the west coast of Africa, and, encountering favorable conditions, quickly spawned Tropical Depression Four, roughly 520 miles (835 km) west-southwest of Cape Verde.[20] The depression moved briskly westward, south of a deep layered ridge,[21] and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Dean on August 14.[20] The storm continued to strengthen overnight as it gained organization,[22] and became the first hurricane of the season on August 16.[20] On August 17 the eye of the hurricane passed into the Caribbean between the islands of Martinique and Saint Lucia as a Category 2 hurricane.[23]
In the warm waters of the Caribbean, Dean rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane with 165 mph (266 km/h) sustained winds. This made it the strongest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Wilma—and it was tied for the seventh most intense Atlantic storm of all time. An eyewall replacement cycle weakened Dean, which then passed just south of Jamaica as a Category 4 hurricane. Dean regained Category 5 status late on August 20 and at that strength it made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico near Costa Maya on August 21.[20] Hurricane Dean was the first storm to make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. A dropsonde in the eye of the storm estimated a central pressure of 905 mbar, tying Dean with hurricanes Camille and Mitch for the seventh most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Dean was the third most intense landfalling Atlantic storm in history (after the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Gilbert of 1988).[20] Dean weakened over land, but re-intensified slightly in the Gulf of Mexico. It made its final landfall near Tecolutla, Veracruz on August 22, dissipating the next day.[20]
In Hispaniola, Dean killed 15 people and destroyed hundreds of homes.[24][25] Dean also left $616 million (2007 USD, $760 million 2020 USD) in damage on Martinique and $154 million (2007 USD, $190 million 2020 USD) on Guadeloupe.[26] In Mexico, Hurricane Dean made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula on August 21 as a Category 5 hurricane.[27] Throughout its track, Dean killed 44 people[10] and caused several billion dollars in damage.[20][28][29][30][31]
|Tropical storm (SSHWS)
|August 15 – August 17
|Peak intensity
|40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa)
Tropical Storm Erin formed on August 16 in the Gulf of Mexico from a persistent area of convection.[32] Based on reconnaissance data received from an NOAA plane investigating the depression, it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Erin on August 15.[33] It weakened to a tropical depression as it made landfall near Lamar, Texas, on August 16,[34] and the NHC issued its last advisory on the system shortly thereafter as it moved inland.[35] Early on August 19 after entering Oklahoma, the remnants of Erin suddenly re-intensified to maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) a short distance west of Oklahoma City.[32]
The storm flooded more than 40 homes and businesses. Along its path into the central states, Erin killed 16 people—9 directly—and left about $25 million (2007 USD, $30.8 million 2020 USD) in total damage.[36]
|Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)
|August 31 – September 5
|Peak intensity
|175 mph (280 km/h) (1-min) 929 mbar (hPa)
An area of disturbed weather east of the Windward Islands was designated Tropical Depression Six on August 31. Early on September 1, it was named Tropical Storm Felix, and it was upgraded to a hurricane later that day. Tracking generally westward, it rapidly intensified to Category 5, and after fluctuating in strength, made landfall on Nicaragua with 160 mph (260 km/h) winds. At least 133 deaths and more than $50 million (2007 USD) in damage have been attributed to Felix.[37] With Felix, the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season became the first known to include two hurricanes making landfall at Category 5;[38] hurricanes Irma and Maria made landfall at Category 5 intensity during the 2017 Atlantic season.
Hurricane Felix took a similar path as Hurricane Dean though a bit further south, although its effects were not severe; damage on Tobago was estimated at $250,000 (2007 TTD; $40,000 2007 USD, $49.3 thousand 2020 USD).[39] Hurricane Felix made landfall just south of the border between Nicaragua and Honduras, in a region historically known as the Mosquito Coast, as a Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph (260 km/h) winds on September 4.[38] Residents of the region were reported to have been given little warning of the oncoming hurricane, which left many fisherman stranded at sea.[40] In all, Felix killed at least 130 people,[38] and damage in Nicaragua totaled C$869.3 million (2007 NIO; $46.7 million 2007 USD, $57.6 thousand 2020 USD).[37]
|Tropical storm (SSHWS)
|September 8 – September 11
|Peak intensity
|60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa)
A cold front that moved off the southeastern coast of the United States on September 1 developed a weak low over the waters near Georgia. The low drifted eastward and weakened over the next few days until it joined with convection from an upper-level trough that had been moving over the western Atlantic.[41] On September 8, the center of circulation became sufficiently organized to be declared Subtropical Storm Gabrielle, about 360 nautical miles (670 km) southeast of Cape Hatteras.[42] For the next twelve hours, the system's strongest winds and thunderstorms remained separated from the center. On September 8 new convection eventually united with the center, leading the transition of Gabrielle into a tropical storm. Gabrielle gradually strengthened as it traveled northwest towards North Carolina and Virginia. The storm reached its peak intensity of 60 mph (95 km/h) just before it arrived in Cape Lookout, though strong wind shear kept most of the convection and surface winds offshore.[41] Gabrielle weakened over land, and moved back into the Atlantic on September 10. The circulation deteriorated further, and the storm dissipated southwest of Nova Scotia the next day.[43]
In advance of the storm, tropical cyclone watches and warnings were issued for coastal areas,[41] while rescue teams and the U.S. Coast Guard were put on standby.[44] The storm dropped heavy rainfall near its immediate landfall location but little precipitation elsewhere. Along the coast, high waves, rip currents, and storm surge were reported. Slight localized flooding was reported. Gusty winds also occurred, though no wind damage was reported. Overall damage was minor, and there were no fatalities.[41]
|Tropical storm (SSHWS)
|September 12 – September 17
|Peak intensity
|45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa)
A large tropical wave exited Africa on September 6 and initially failed to develop due to strong easterly shear. On September 9, a broad low pressure area developed about midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles.[45] The wind shear slowly weakened, and early on September 12 Tropical Depression Eight developed about 1125 miles (1815 km) east of the Lesser Antilles. The system moved west-northwestward due to a ridge to its north, and with continued wind shear, it remained a tropical depression for 24 hours before convection increased further. Early on September 13 it intensified into Tropical Storm Ingrid, reaching peak winds of 45 mph (75 km/h).[45] Operationally, it was not upgraded to a tropical storm until that evening.[46]
Ingrid remained a tropical storm until September 15, when it weakened to a tropical depression due to high shear from a strong tropical upper tropospheric trough.[45] Gradual weakening continued as it passed northeast of the Leeward Islands.[47] Ingrid briefly reorganized on September 16,[48] before weakening further and degenerating into an open wave early on September 17.[49] The remnants turned northwestward within the low-level steering flow, and dissipated on September 18 without redevelopment. There were no reports of damage or casualties associated with Ingrid because the storm never threatened land.[45]
|Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
|September 12 – September 14
|Peak intensity
|90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa)
On September 12, an area of thunderstorm activity in the Gulf of Mexico organized into Tropical Depression Nine, about 60 mi (97 km) southeast of Matagorda, Texas. Within three hours of forming, it was named Tropical Storm Humberto, and it turned to the north-northeast before rapidly intensifying.[50] In the early morning hours of September 13, a Hurricane Hunter aircraft found that Humberto had strengthened into a hurricane while located about 15 miles (20 km) off the coast of Texas.[51] Humberto quickly weakened and entered Southwest Louisiana as a tropical storm during the afternoon of September 13,[52] dissipating the next day.[50]
Hurricane Humberto caused some structural damage on High Island and widespread tree and power line damage in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area.[53] Power outages caused four oil refineries to halt production in Beaumont. One person was reported dead as a result of the storm, a Bridge City man killed when his carport crashed on him outside his house. Damage was estimated at $50 million.[53]
|Tropical depression (SSHWS)
|September 21 – September 22
|Peak intensity
|35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa)
A subtropical depression formed on September 21 in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico from the interaction of a tropical wave, the tail end of a cold front, and an upper-level low. Initially containing a poorly defined circulation and intermittent thunderstorm activity, the system transitioned into a tropical depression after convection increased over the center. Tracking northwestward, the depression moved ashore near Fort Walton Beach early on September 22, and shortly thereafter it dissipated over southeastern Alabama.[54]
It was the first tropical cyclone to threaten the New Orleans area after the destructive 2005 hurricane season and Hurricane Katrina.[55] Overall impact from the cyclone was minor and largely limited to light rainfall.[56] However, the precursor system spawned a damaging tornado in Eustis, Florida, where 20 houses were destroyed and 30 more were damaged.[57] Damage was estimated at $6.2 million.[54]
|Tropical storm (SSHWS)
|September 23 – September 24
|Peak intensity
|40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa)
The origins of Jerry were from a non-tropical low pressure area over the central Atlantic on September 21. The system meandered for two days, gradually developing deeper convection and gaining organization. On September 23, the National Hurricane Center declared it a subtropical depression, as a warm core had developed but the system was still involved with an upper-level low, and its strongest winds were well removed from the center.[58] Early on September 23, both satellite estimates and QuikScat data determined that the depression had strengthened into Subtropical Storm Jerry, despite the lack of a well-defined inner core.[59]
The storm slowly acquired tropical characteristics including a better-defined warm core,[60] and Jerry became fully tropical that evening as a weak and sheared tropical storm with 40 mph (65 km/h) winds over a small radius.[58][61] It accelerated northeastward over cooler waters with sea surface temperatures below 75 °F (24 °C).[62] On September 24, it weakened to a tropical depression ahead of a powerful cold front with little deep convection remaining in the system.[63] That evening, a QuikScat pass determined that Jerry opened up into a trough, which was being absorbed into the larger frontal system.[64] It completely dissipated by early on September 25. Jerry never approached land during its lifespan, and no damage or casualties were reported.[58]
|Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
|September 25 – September 29
|Peak intensity
|75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa)
A very large tropical wave accompanied by a large envelope of low pressure emerged from the coast of Africa on September 21. As it moved westward, deep convection gradually increased over the disturbance as its broad low-level circulation became better-defined. By September 24, as the system traveled northwestward it organized enough to become a tropical depression.[65] Six hours later the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Karen.[66]
Karen's organization and intensity remained steady for the next day. Early on September 26, however, the storm strengthened significantly. In post-operational analysis the cyclone was determined to have reached hurricane-strength for about twelve hours.[65] However, strengthening was short-lived because a sharp upper-level trough to the west of Karen increased the amount of vertical wind shear over the hurricane. By September 28 these unfavorable conditions had weakened Karen to a marginal tropical storm and left its large low-level circulation exposed.[67] Meanwhile, the storm began heading northward and experiencing intermittent bursts of deep convection. However, the relentless wind shear exposed the system's circulation until it dissipated in the mid-Atlantic on September 29. Karen's remnants lingered near the Leeward Islands for the next few days, although the system never directly affected land. As a result, no reported damages or casualties were associated with Karen.[65]
|Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
|September 25 – September 28
|Peak intensity
|80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa)
A tropical wave moved off the western coast of Africa on September 11,[68] traversed the Caribbean and crossed the Yucatán on September 21. The disturbance developed a small surface low on September 24 while moving erratically over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.[68] Strong upper-level winds initially prevented the system from developing convection; however, the shear relaxed on the following day and convection increased.[68][69] On the evening of September 25, a Hurricane Hunter aircraft found evidence that the low qualified as a tropical depression.[70] Under weak steering currents, the depression drifted south and southwest, executing a small cyclonic loop into the Bay of Campeche. Upper-level winds gave way to an anticyclone above the depression, and the system became Tropical Storm Lorenzo on September 27 about 130 nautical miles (240 km) east of Tuxpan.[68] Rapid intensification brought Lorenzo to hurricane status early that evening, less than twelve hours after becoming a tropical storm. Lorenzo reached its peak intensity on September 28, then weakened slightly before making landfall near Tecolutla, Mexico as a minimal hurricane. The small circulation weakened rapidly after landfall, and the system dissipated the next day.[68]
Six deaths in Mexico were attributed to Lorenzo, mostly due to flash floods and mudslides. The states of Puebla and Veracruz reported damage from rain and high winds. Two hundred people were forced to evacuate in Hidalgo when the San Lorenzo River overflowed its banks. Lorenzo made landfall in virtually the same location that Hurricane Dean had struck a month earlier.[68] Damage was estimated at $1 billion (2007 MXN; $92 million 2007 USD, $113 million 2020 USD).[71]
|Tropical storm (SSHWS)
|September 28 – September 30
|Peak intensity
|40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa)
On September 26, a tropical wave exited Africa and quickly developed a low pressure area. Following a convective increase and better-defined outflow, it developed into Tropical Depression Fourteen about 115 miles (185 km) west-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands early on September 28.[72][73] Because the depression was isolated from the subtropical ridge, the depression drifted west-northwestward.[72] Westerly wind shear prevented significant development,[74] but following an increase in convection, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Melissa early on September 29.[75] Similar to previous storms Ingrid and Karen, high wind shear in the deep tropics hindered Melissa's development,[76] and its peak winds were only 40 mph (65 km/h);[72] operationally, satellite imagery suggested the storm reached 45 mph (72 km/h).[77] By September 30, the shear and cooler waters weakened Melissa to a tropical depression with a poorly defined surface center.[78] The system lost its deep convection and by that afternoon, Melissa degenerated into a remnant low.[79] It continued west-northwestward, producing intermittent convection, until being absorbed by a front northeast of the Lesser Antilles on October 5. There were no reports of damage or casualties.[72]
|Tropical depression (SSHWS)
|October 11 – October 12
|Peak intensity
|35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1011 mbar (hPa)
An area of disturbed weather extended from the northwestern Caribbean Sea to the western Atlantic Ocean on October 4,[80] possibly related to the remnants of Hurricane Karen.[81] The system slowly organized, developing a surface low pressure on October 8 to the northeast of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Convection associated with the storm steadily increased as the low moved towards the northeast.[80] By October 11, the low organized into Tropical Depression Fifteen about 740 mi (1,190 km) east-southeast of Bermuda,[82] after the convection had persisted for about 12 hours. An upper-level low to the west caused strong southwesterly wind shear, which inhibited development.[81]
On October 12, a building ridge caused the depression to slow at the same time as the convection began decreasing.[83] The storm's center became exposed as the deep convection became limited to a few small cells north of the center.[84] By that afternoon, the depression degenerated into a remnant low.[85] The remnant low persisted for the next several days while picking up speed and taking a gradual turn towards the northeast. The low transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on October 14 and intensified, moving through the Azores with gale-force winds. It reached winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) before being absorbed by a larger extratropical storm on October 18.[80]
|Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
|October 28 – November 2
|Peak intensity
|80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa)
During the evening of October 27, a low-pressure system that had been slowly developing over the eastern Caribbean organizated into Tropical Depression Sixteen. On the next day, it strengthened into Tropical Storm Noel, and made landfall on Haiti on October 29. Noel meandered across the western Caribbean for the next three days, intensifying into a hurricane on November 1. Tracking northward, Noel began its transition into an extratropical cyclone on November 2, becoming fully extratropical on November 4 while over Labrador. As a powerful extratropical cyclone, Noel crossed back into the Atlantic and began a track towards western Greenland.[86]
Throughout the Caribbean, Hurricane Noel caused severe damage. Torrential rainfall and mudslides caused by the storm killed at least 87 people in the Dominican Republic and at least 73 in Haiti.[86] Noel generated winds of 130 mph (210 km/h) in the Wreckhouse region of Newfoundland and Labrador.[87]
|Tropical storm (SSHWS)
|December 11 – December 13
|Peak intensity
|60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa)
In the second week of December, after the official end of the hurricane season, a low developed east of the northernmost Lesser Antilles. It slowly acquired tropical characteristics, and late on December 10, the National Hurricane Center declared it Subtropical Storm Olga while just north of Puerto Rico. It is the first post-season storm since Tropical Storm Zeta in the 2005 season. Olga was only one of a few out of season tropical cyclones to make landfall. The storm made landfall on December 11 on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic. Later that evening, Olga transitioned into a tropical storm just after making landfall. Olga tracked over Hispaniola and emerged in the Caribbean Sea. Strong wind shear and dry air caused Olga to weaken into a remnant low early on December 13.[88]
The storm impacted many areas affected by Tropical Storm Noel a month earlier. In Puerto Rico, moderate rainfall caused one death. According to the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Report on Olga, at least 22 occurred due to the release of floodgates at a dam in Santiago Province. Two deaths were also reported in Haiti, and one fatality was confirmed in Puerto Rico. Almost 12,000 homes were damaged, of which 370 were completely destroyed.[88]
The names to the right were used for storms that formed in the Atlantic basin in 2007.[89] This is the same list used in the 2001 season except for Andrea, Ingrid, and Melissa, which replaced Allison, Iris, and Michelle, respectively and were first used in 2007. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.
On May 13, 2008, at the 30th Session of the World Meteorological Organization's Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee, the WMO retired the names Dean, Felix, and Noel from its rotating name lists, and they will not be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. They were replaced with Dorian, Fernand, and Nestor for the 2013 season.[90]
This is a table of the storms in the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. It mentions all of the season's storms and their names, landfall(s), peak intensities, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of such being a traffic accident or landslide), but are still related to that storm. The damage and death totals in this list include impacts when the storm was a precursor wave or post-tropical low, and all of the damage figures are in 2007 USD.
|Dates active
|Storm category
at peak intensity
|Max 1-min
mph (km/h)
|Areas affected
|May 9 – 11
|Subtropical storm
|60 (95)
|Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, The Bahamas
|0 (6)
|June 1 – 5
|Tropical storm
|60 (95)
|El Salvador, Western Cuba, Florida, East Coast of the United States
|$118 thousand
|1 (2)
|July 31 – August 1
|Tropical storm
|50 (85)
|Bermuda, Atlantic Canada, Newfoundland
|$24.3 million
|August 13 – 23
|Category 5 hurricane
|175 (280)
|Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico
|$1.66 billion
|40 (5)
|August 15 – 17
|Tropical storm
|40 (65)
|Texas, Oklahoma, Central United States
|$248.3 million
|August 31 – September 5
|Category 5 hurricane
|175 (280)
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|$720 million
|130 (3)
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|$50 million
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|$6.2 million
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|Category 1 hurricane
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Where are you located at?
We are located at 124 Ivy Road, Shop 1
Corner Grant Ave,
Norwood, Johannesburg North, 2192
Or call us at 011-483-0269
Can my 4 year old benefit from Thai Massage?
Although the child will think it's a game and is having fun, the massage is taken very seriously by the therapist. Your child's energy is balanced and calmness is restored in your child's mind, body and spirit during this playful session. We do only 30 minutes sessions on children, during which time I have always found them to cooperate and relax.
Why is this form of massage performed on a mat on the floor?
Traditional Thai Massage is very different from your conventional aromatherapy massages. It is as beneficial to the giver as it is to the receiver, if done correctly. The giver works around and over the receiver, who is fully dressed, and uses her body weight to strengthen the pressure. Thai Massage is like a meditative dance performed by the giver, the pressure being applied rhythmically and evenly.
It is impossible to perform Thai Massage on a conventional massage bed. Can you imagine the giver getting on and off this narrow bed, trying to perform yogic stretches on the receiver?
Do you use oils?
Traditionally no oils are used during a Thai massage. However, these days some therapists are using oils, but then it would not be classified as a traditional thai massage.
However, more and more therapists are using oils, generally after the line work and stretches, in conclusion to the massage. Oil might also be used to treat muscular aches and sprains. These are generally referred to as 'hot' oil, since the most effective and popular oils would be ginger oil and black pepper oil.
And of course we use oils in a foot massage as well as during a face massage. Then, we use specially prepared herbal packs or compresses on sore and inflamed areas. Not only do they bring almost instant relief of pain, but add to the sense of renewed energy after the massage. Every patient should try our hot herbal compresses. We do use oil during a foot massage though.
Can I have a massage while I'm pregnant?
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1 year after the ban genetically modified ducks, one duck racer reigns supreme, now its up to you to beat him! so you want to be a duck trainer? let's pick your duck! you will be able to customize the duck's color, eyes and hair. you have to run to cross the finish line before collapsing or finish your energy.
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Hope you have a great Thanksgiving. We're thankful so many of you have made us a regular stop on the net.
Last night LeBron James and Kosta Koufos made Ohio proud with spectacular performances. For Kosta it was a coming out party with a national audience. He scored 24 and grabbed 9 boards. I don't want to steal Pat's thunder, so I'll just say the Bucks looked better than the more experience, and ranked, Syracuse Orange.
As for LeBron? Ho-hum. Another 45 point performance. The Cavs get a win over hapless Minnesota. Doesn't quite dull the sting of that home loss Tuesday. Can I just say that Zydrunas played 35 minutes against the Bucks and then 33 minutes the next day? Man, even the Cavs' beat writers are starting to pick up on the trend we spotted three weeks ago. Big Z is logging way too many minutes.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Director: John Hughes
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 103 minutes
Rating: PG-13
Teenaged Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a legend in his own time thanks to his uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last grand duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day bacchanal through the streets of Chicago. Dogging Ferris' trail at every turn is high-school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch Bueller in the act of class-cutting. Writer/director John Hughes once again tries to wed satire, slapstick, and social commentary, as Ferris Bueller's Day Off starts like a house afire and goes on to make "serious" points about status-seeking and casual parental cruelties. It brightens up considerably in the last few moments, when Ferris' tattletale sister (Jennifer Grey) decides to align herself with her merry prankster sibling. A huge moneymaker, Ferris Bueller's Day Off eventually spawned a TV sitcom.
About Cinema Under the Stars:
Every Tuesday night at sundown we'll be screening a free film as part of our summer series Cinema Under the Stars. Screenings will be held outdoors in the Copia Gardens in front of The CIA at Copia, so bring a blanket and cozy up with friends or loved ones! Come early and save a spot, then grab food and beverages from Grove and our pop-up concession stand to enjoy during the film. We've timed things perfectly to coincide with Locals Night at the Oxbow Marketplace, so your evening fun will never end. See you there!
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Negi (ネギ, ねぎ), sometimes called Naga Negi (long onion 長ネギ), Shiro Negi (white onion 白ネギ), or Tokyo Negi (東京ネギ), is the Japanese name for Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion). It's longer and thicker, and has a larger amount of white stem.
The white part has a strong onion taste, but when it's cooked, it becomes sweeter. This part is used in many braised and simmered dishes as well as nabemono (hot pot) dishes. The green part is used just like how we use scallions/green onions.
Substitute: Leeks can be used for similar texture, but scallions/green onions should be added for the similar taste of negi.


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Seeing as Oahu is an island, space is limited and obviously in order to take advantage of all that Honolulu has to offer you probably own a recreational vehicle like a jet-ski or boat. If the jet-ski is coming out of long-term storage (somewhere in the ballpark of 2 plus years) you will have to address the upper and lower engine along with the fuel system as corrosion may have set in due to our island being surrounded by salt water and having the vehicle inherently utilize exhaust products that are acidic. If the jet-ski was stored on a shorter term basis with fuel in the tank and without a fuel-stabilizer then it's recommended that you add a cleaner/stabilizer to your fuel. If the jet-ski does not start it's recommended that you take it into a trained technician where they can asses the issue and drain/dispose of the old fuel. Every year you should change the oil and filter and drain and replace the pump oil along with adding grease to all fittings to keep bearings and seals properly lubricated.
As mentioned earlier if the jet-ski has been stored on a longer term basis the fuel system or carburetor will have to be disassembled in order to properly clean it. If you want to save money you can disassemble the carburetor yourself but it's recommended that you take photos of what you are doing along the way or video record your progress so aren't left scratching your head when the time comes to reassemble. To give you a taste of what's entailed visit this video on carburetor cleaning. Or you can take your jet-ski to one of Honolulu's professional facilities before putting your vehicle into storage.
For the upper engine remove the spark plugs and spray fogging oil like Mercury Marine Storage Seal that you should be able to find at a boat store. After application wait about a day and rotate the engine by hand for 3 or 4 revolutions. Doing this should remove corrosion and enable the piston rings slide within the cylinder wall.
For the lower engine an easy but not as exhaustive route to prep the engine is again to spray fogging oil into the crankcase and rotate the engine by hand. This will not, however, provide anyway to address possible bearing damage.
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Larry was a very artistic
person in everything he did. He was a published poet
in England and had a printed Novela at the Smithsonian
Museum in Washington D.C. Larry loved his family,
especially his wife of 18 years, Mrs. Joy Henry. He
served in the Air Force and was very patriotic. He was
truly an amazing husband, father, grandfather, and
brother who will be truly missed.
Larry is survived by his wife, Joy Henry; daughters,
Alexis Smith and Sydney Henry; stepsons, John Green,
Jacob and wife, Virginia Green, and Jason Green;
grandchildren, Nevaeh Smith, Abby Smith, Destini
Green, and Benjamin Green; brother, Rex Henry; father,
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Visa CardWritten by admin
Anyone considering signing up for a credit or debit card will invariably consider a Visa card. Visa is one of the most well-known brands around the world, and for good reason. In the United States alone, more than 300 million cards are used to purchase over $800 billion in goods and services each year. Over 14,000 financial institutions around the country issue Visa cards and employ the Visa payment processing system.
Visa International is equally impressive, where 21,000 financial institutions issue Visa cards and participate in Visa's sophisticated system. The company operates the largest payment processing system in the world, ahead of MasterCard and American Express. Amazingly, there are over one billion Visa credit and other payment cards used around the world. That's roughly one in five or six people on this planet.
The Global Reach of Visa
Visa isn't a traditional company in the way it's owned. Both domestically and internationally, Visa is collectively owned by its member institutions. The two companies employ over 7,000 people. Their headquarters are in Foster City, California, just south of San Francisco. If you do sign up for a Visa card, you will be joining a truly vast and experienced network of financial organizations.
One reason that Visa is so ubiquitous is due to its history of innovation and the continuing evolution of services that Visa offers. There are five levels of Visa credit cards. They range from the Visa Classic and the student Visa cards to the rewards cards, culminating with the Visa Signature Card. Though Visa has been a true innovator, it cannot claim to have issued the first charge card. That distinction falls to Western Union, in 1914.
It's amazing to think how recently credit cards came into use. Visa's origins begin in 1958, when Bank of America began issuing a charge account with credit privileges. A decade later, a Bank of America executive named Dee Hock began making improvements to the system. He sought to expand it and also prevent fraud.
The History of the Visa Credit Card
His efforts led to the creation of two separate corporations made up of member banks, for US and international transactions. In 1977, Hock changed the name of the corporations to Visa USA and Visa International. From there, Visa continued to evolve. In 1983 Visa developed a global network of ATMs and expanded it in 1987.
Debit cards were first introduced in 1996. Then a year later, Visa introduced smart cards that featured encryption and online security technology. In 2000, it made business deals to allow transactions over wireless networks. Also in 2000, Visa began testing payment authorization systems using biometrics.
Examples of biometrics include making purchases through iris scans, fingerprints, and voice recognition. More recently, Visa issued pre-paid cards targeted for teenagers. These cards operate much like much like pre-paid phone cards. Pre-paid credit cards help teach teenagers about using credit while preventing them from running up exorbitant purchases. Plus, it also helps them build up their credit rating.


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Arkansas Overview
Arkansas joined the list of Knife favouring states after 2013 laws.
Arkansas had strict archaic knife laws which were replaced after 2013's Arkansas Knife laws.
Now it is one of the most favouring states for knives.
Arkansas Facts:
> Arkansas is the Southern State of USA and the capital is Little Rock.
> Home for 3 million people and it is 29th largest states in the US.
> It became the part of US on June 15th, 1836.
What is legal in Arkansas
- Balisong or butterfly knives are considered legal in Arkansas
- Switchblades, automatic Knives, gravity knives, and similar knives fall under the legal Zone.
- Dinks, stilettos are legal.
- Large knives are legal under the Arkansas Knife laws
what is illegal in Arkansas
Bowie knives or any other knives which are more than 3.5 inches are considered as the illegal in Arkansas state
Arkansas knife laws overview
Concealed / Carrying :
The intentions of caring the knives would be the main factor here. If he/she uses it illegals it intended to fall under different laws in Arkansas.
- Using it to harm another person would be illegal.
- The knife which is longer than 3.5 inches would be considered as illegal.
Under the Section : §5-73-120
5-73-120 – Carrying a weapon.
(A) An individual submits the offense of conveying a weapon on the off chance that the person has a handgun, blade, or club approximately his or her individual, in a vehicle involved by the person in question, or generally promptly accessible for use with a reason to utilize the handgun, blade, or club as a weapon against an individual.
(B) As utilized in this area:
(1) "Club" signifies any instrument that is exceptionally planned, made, or adjusted to incur genuine physical damage or passing by striking, including a blackjack, Billie, and sap;
(2) "Handgun" signifies any gun with a barrel length of under twelve inches (12″) that is structured, made, or adjusted to be discharged with one (1) hand; and
(3)(A) "Blade" signifies any bladed hand instrument that is fit for dispensing genuine physical damage or passing by cutting or wounding.
(B) "Blade" incorporates a dirk, sword or lance in a stick, razor, ice pick, tossing star, switchblade, and butterfly blade.
(c) It is a barrier to an arraignment under this area that at the season of the demonstration of conveying a weapon:
(1) The individual is in his or her very own residence, a spot of business, or on the property in which the person has a possessory or restrictive intrigue;
(2) The individual is a law requirement officer, prison guard, or individual from the military acting in the course and extent of his or her official obligations;
(3) The individual is helping a law requirement officer, prison guard, or individual from the military acting in the course and extent of his or her official obligations as per the bearing or solicitation of the law authorization officer, prison guard, or individual from the military;
(4) The individual is conveying a weapon when upon an adventure, except if the voyage is through a business air terminal while introducing at the security checkpoint in the air terminal or is in the individual's checked things and is certainly not a legally proclaimed weapon;
(5) The individual is an authorized security watch acting in the course and extent of his or her obligations;
(6) The individual is chasing diversion with a handgun that might be chased with a handgun under standards and guidelines of the Arkansas State Amusement and Fish Commission or is on the way to or from a chasing territory to chase amusement with a handgun;
(7) The individual is a guaranteed law authorization officer; or
(8) The individual is in an engine vehicle and the individual has a permit to convey a covered weapon compliant with 5-73-301 et seq.
(d)(1) Any individual who conveys a weapon into a foundation that sells mixed refreshments is blameworthy of an offense and subject to a fine of not in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or detainment for not multiple (1) year, or both.
(2) Generally, conveying a weapon is a Class A crime.
Harmful weapons are not allowed to carry inside the school or the premises.
Under the Section: § 5-73-122.
5-73-122. Carrying a firearm in publicly owned buildings or facilities.
(A)(1) It is unlawful for any individual other than a law authorization officer or a security monitor in the utilize of the state or an organization of the state, or any city or province, or any state or government military work force, to intentionally convey or have a stacked gun or other savage weapon in any openly claimed structure or office or on the State Legislative hall grounds.
(2) It is unlawful for any individual other than a law authorization officer or a security watch in the utilize of the state or an office of the state, or any city or region, or any state or government military work force, to intentionally convey or have a gun, regardless of whether stacked or emptied, in the State Legislative center Structure or the Equity Working in Little Shake.
(3) In any case, the arrangements of this subsection don't make a difference to an individual conveying or having a gun or other fatal weapon in a freely claimed structure or office or on the State Legislative center reason to take an interest in a shooting match or target practice under the sponsorship of the office in charge of the structure or office or grounds or if important to take part in a public expo, show, or instructive course led in the structure or office or on the grounds.
(b)(1) Any individual other than a law authorization officer, officer of the court, or bailiff, acting in the line of obligation, or some other individual approved by the court, who has a handgun in the court of any court of this state is liable of a Class D lawful offense.
Critical Dimensions:
A knife which is longer than 3.5 inches is considered as the critical dimension in Arkansas Knife laws.
According to the Arkansas Knife laws there is no any forbidden knifes under the law.
There no restrictions on sales and Transfer under the Arkansas knife laws, but it prohibits the sales of deadly weapons to the minors under the age 21, Under the laws: § 5-73-109
(a) An individual submits the offense of outfitting a dangerous weapon to a minor in the event that the individual sells, trades, leases, gives, rents, or generally outfits a gun or other lethal weapon to a minor without the assent of a parent, watchman, or other individual in charge of general supervision of the minor's welfare.
(b)(1) Furnishing a destructive weapon to a minor is a Class A wrongdoing.
(2) However, outfitting a destructive weapon to a minor is a Class B crime if the fatal weapon is:
(A) A handgun;
(B) A sawed-off or short-barrelled shotgun, as characterized in § 5-1-102 ;
(C) A sawed-off or short-barreled rifle, as characterized in § 5-1-102 ;
(D) A gun that has been uncommonly made or uniquely adjusted for quiet release;
(E) An assault rifle;
(F) An unstable or ignitable gadget, as characterized in § 5-71-301 ;
(G) Metal knuckles;
(H) A damaged gun, as characterized in § 5-73-107 ; or
(I) Another execute for the punishment of genuine physical damage or passing that fills no basic legal need.
Statewide Preemption:
Restrictions on knives under the law: § 14-54-1411
(A) As utilized in this area, "nearby unit of government" signifies a city, town, or district.
(b)(1)(A) A nearby unit of government will not institute any mandate or guideline relating to, or manage in some other way, the proprietorship, exchange, transportation, conveying, or ownership of guns, ammo for guns, or segments of guns, with the exception of as generally gave in state or bureaucratic law.
(B) This will not avert the order of a statute managing or denying the hazardous release of a gun.
(2)(A) A neighborhood unit of government will have no specialist to bring suit and will reserve no option to recuperate against any gun or ammo producer, exchange affiliation, or seller for harms, reduction, or injunctive alleviation coming about because of or identifying with the legitimate structure, production, advertising, or closeout of guns or ammo to general society.
(B) The specialist to bring any suit and the privilege to recoup against any gun or ammo producer, exchange affiliation, or vendor for harms, decrease, or injunctive alleviation will be saved solely to the Province of Arkansas.
(C) If, this will not keep a nearby unit of government from bringing suit against a gun or ammo maker or vendor for rupture of agreement or guarantee as to guns or ammo bought by the neighborhood unit of government.
(c)(1) Despite subsection (b) of this segment, the administering body of a neighborhood unit of government, following the decree by the Legislative leader of a highly sensitive situation, may sanction a crisis law managing the exchange, transportation, or conveying of guns or segments of guns.
(2) Such crisis law will not be viable for a time of more than twenty (20) days and will be instituted by a 66% (2/3) lion's share of the overseeing body.
Knife Length Limit Under Arkansas Knife laws
Arkansas Knife laws state that knives which are above 3.5 inches are considered as illegal.
Conclusion on Arkansas Knife laws
Arkansas knife laws don't restrict any knives which are inside the size limit.
The only restriction would be on the sale and transfer for underaged peoples.
We have written an in-depth article on Alabama knife laws and Alaska Knife laws. Check it out
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The Quick Shift is a height adjustable standing desk that can be placed on your existing desktop.
QuickShift provides an affordable sit to stand solution to suit any office and desktop. Its small footprint means it will give you the benefits of sitting and standing at your desk without the inconvenience of losing all of your desk space.
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Sit a laptop or a single screen with base on the QuickShift's work surface or upgrade and use a monitor arm to ensure correct screen height. There is even an arm available for Dual Monitor configurations.
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Europe should, according to Merkel to count on their own strength
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The German chancellor Angela Merkel after the G7 summit in Sicily, by the transverse action of Donald Trump, hardly anything has been produced, asked Europe to reflect on its own strength.
"We Europeans have our fate really is in our own hands," Merkel said Sunday during a election meeting in Munich.
"The times that we are fully others could count his really over. I have the last few days have experienced," said Merkel, without Trump by name.
The American president las the NATO allies of the lesson, refused the global climate deal to support it, continued to think differently about the refugee policy and agreed only reluctantly in with a mini-compromise on protectionism in trade.
"We must, as Europeans, to realise that we ourselves must fight for our future. Of course, in friendship with the United States, with Britain and as good neighbours, where possible, with other countries, even Russia," said Merkel.


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With hundreds of conferences, meet ups and webinars to choose from throughout the year, the world of digital customer experience events is never dull.
Much like the NCAA's March Madness Basketball Tournaments, CX industry events are ramping up in March in a big way, battling for your attention. To help you make the most of your networking time this event season, we've compiled a list of our top 5 "must attend" events across the globe. So, grab your calendar, pop these dates in your diary and we'll see you there!
SXSW, March 10 – 19, Austin TX
Not your traditional conference, SXSW is THE event for helping creative people achieve their goals, and has quickly become an essential for global professionals. Although running for a total of 9 days, the interactive festival that kicks off the whole event (March 10 – 14) allows attendees to explore what's next in the world of technology. Digital & customer experience gets a lot of attention in 2017, so be sure not to miss:
March 10, 3:30pm: The future of experience design
March 10, 3:30pm: Toward a more personalised web
March 12, 2:00pm: Living profiles & the power of personalisation
March 12, 3:30pm: Shop Shifting – How tech is changing commerce
March 14, 2:00pm: Retail innovation – reshaping customer experience
Shoptalk, March 19 – 22, Las Vegas NV
With all the advances happening in retail and ecommerce, Shoptalk has stepped in to become the #1 destination for big brands and retailers to learn about disruptive trends and technologies that are reshaping how consumers discover, shop and buy. With a focus on open collaboration and innovation, everyone – from CEOs to executives of technology providers - can network together across three days of incredible content and varied exhibitors.
Five different tracks each day ensures there is something for everyone. Not sure which tracks to attend? "Advances in Marketing" and "Sophisticated Customer Intelligent" will definitely be at the top of our agenda!
Adobe Summit, March 21 – 23, Las Vegas NV
It's no surprise the world's leading brands look forward to Summit every year.
Executives, advertisers, analysts, content managers and social media marketers come together for 3 jam-packed days of exciting keynotes, in-depth track sessions and some of the hottest parties on the conference scene! This year, Adobe has secured Eli Manning to talk through why he is MVP on and off the field, plus Kate McKinnon will be hosting their Sneaks program.
Now you just have to persuade the boss to let you out of the office for what is sure to be the best conference you attend this season.
Measurecamp, March 25, London UK
This year, the 'unconference' with a massive following hits a major milestone – its 10-year anniversary. Run by the Digital Analytics community, for the Digital Analytics community, the conference held on a Saturday is free to attend with a format the encourages the exchange of knowledge to allow anyone - no matter their level of experience - to run a session.
Sessions themselves can either be a straight forward presentation, a discussion, or a collaborative workshop - you're only really limited by your imagination!
Customer Behaviour Analytics Conference, March 30, London UK
Spun out of the popular Customer Experience Conference, this first year will be a truly exciting exploration of how 19 cross-sector brands are turning analytics into usable, actionable insight to impact their business and make a real difference to the customer. The agenda will cover everything from next-generation technologies, tools & techniques to drive the single customer view and data optimisation for real commercial value.
We'll be continuing to kick off the 2017 event season by visiting all the above and we would love to see you there! So come say hi and see what incredible insights we are currently delivering for clients like Lego, General Motors, Toys R Us and more. Click here for more information.


text: The L3NB Screw Pump advantage News 31 May 2018 The compact Leistritz L3NB Screw pump is specially designed for lube-oil/fuel-oil skid suppliers, as well as compressor and diesel engine manufacturers. The L3NB is available in many compatible materials that can handle any difficult chemicals making it the superior product of choice for all industrial process applications. The pump is designed to cover most of the available installations, which means: Flow direction from left to right or right to left by easily turning the pump casing Vertical or horizontal installation Foot or flange mounted An additional highlight is the replaceable pumping cartridge which includes all internal rotating parts, sealing, bearing and cover. Such cartridge units can also be provided fully tested acc. to the operating conditions as a major spare part. The benefit is the quick and easy replacement of the internal parts to reduce the down-time during the maintenance cycle. The use of a completely tested pumping unit of a cartridge design also allows an adaptation of different flange locations of the pump casing (as a re-engineered pump) in order to fit the pump into existing piping arrangements. To see the complete advantages, view the features and benefits chart below comparing the Leistritz L3NB Screw pump and Sliding Vane Pump side-by-side. Leistritz specialise in screw pump technology with more than nine decades of experience in manufacturing and design. To take advantage of the Leistritz L3NB screw pump for your application, please contact the Leistritz Pump Specialists at Dynapumps on 1300 788 579 or email firstname.lastname@example.com « Back


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In the aftermath of my husband working and fussy kids, I tried to ground myself at bedtime by tucking my former beads under my pillow, and a polished piece of petrified wood that I have had since I was a child (I got it at the aquarium's gift shop in Oregon).
I had unpacked them both from the wooden truck that held them for so long, and wanted to reconnect with the specialness that they represent to me. But alas, it was not meant to happen. As I lay down with them under my pillow, I was overcome with such severe vertigo and nausea, I almost threw up onto the floor. I tried removing the beads to test out the petrified wood alone, but the nauseated feeling stayed put. I tried only the beads alone, and the same thing happened.
I removed both of them from my bed completely, and it went away. Being the skeptical, tired, not-getting-the-hint-type that I am well known for, I tried them each one more time.
Same thing… This thick skull got the hint though, and both of these things are not going back in my bed anytime soon. At least not without some major cleansing, analyzing why these feelings happened, and time to reconnect with them in another way to determine how best to go about it.
Perhaps it is time to retire my beads completely, and recycle them into something new. Or make a permanent offering of them. Hmmm, need to think about this.


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If you've used a computer before you've undoubtedly scrolled through and agreed to some sort of agreement. Most likely it was some sort of software license agreement that you didn't read about some website you were signing up on or an application that you were installing.
Maybe, if you've installed enough software or been on enough websites you've come across an instance where they actually forced you to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the text before you were able to click "I Agree" or whatever acknowledgment they wanted you to use.
Well I was recently faced with creating this exact situation in a web application and ended up using jQuery to accomplish this in my ASP.NET application. For my particular situation I ended up putting my content inside a scrollable div. This can easily be done by using a textbox if you wanted without much effort.
Basically, here's what you'll need.
- Reference jQuery (I'm not going to go into that, you can easily find that out here)
- Put a DIV on your page containing your text that needs to scroll (obviously you're putting more than a few sentences or you wouldn't be in this boat)
- Put a button on your page that, once enabled, will log the user's acceptance and redirect them accordingly
- Some simple JavaScript to tie the DIV's scrolling event to your button
Here's our DIV:

Lots of text to read.

Lots more text to read

Here's our button:
<asp:Button ID="ContinueButton" runat="server" Text="Continue" />
Here's our JavaScript:
And that's it. This code is light weight and works in IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Have any feedback or suggestions on how to make it better? Let me know.


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Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Local over 60's are benefiting from the love of a pet thanks to a CALA Homes' local community bursary.
The UK's most upmarket major homebuilder has donated £1,000 to Give a Dog a Bone – as part of its Glasgow community bursary - who support local over 60s who are struggling to afford to feed their pets by providing help with their monthly pet food and/or insurance costs. Their hope is that this will prevent them from handing their beloved pets into over-crowded shelters.
The group recently opened a community space in Shawlands offering companionship to retired people in the working week, when their families are most likely at work and free activities to the over 60s including, tea and a blether, group dog walks, mindfulness, Spanish for beginners and yoga. They also offer a pet food bank for people who need a helping hand with their pet companion.
Louise Russell, founder of Give a Dog a Bone said "I set up the charity four years ago to try and tackle loneliness for individuals and homelessness for animals, by bringing the two together. Since then, we have extended our charitable services by launching a new project in Glasgow - Companionship in the Community.
"This is a small community space in Shawlands where we offer social and canine companionship to retired people in and around the area, giving them an opportunity to meet new friends and learn new skills.
"We are very grateful to CALA for this £1,000 bursary as this donation will go directly into our Companionship in the Community project - where everything we do is free, so as many people can benefit as possible."
Julieanne Soto from CALA Homes (West) visited Give A Dog a Bone to meet with Louise and to find out how the money has been put to good use.
She said "It was an absolutely pleasure to meet Louise, the beneficiaries and their beloved dogs in the community space.
"The work that Louise has carried out in such a short space of time is incredible and I'm very proud CALA Homes (West) has been able to make a contribution towards providing these services."
The CALA Homes (West) community bursary has supported 15 different charities and community groups across the West of Scotland throughout 2018 by funding vital equipment and services. Beneficiaries include Baby, Birth and Beyond, Kibble, East Kilbride Community Transport, Erskine Reid McEwan Activity Centre and Bothwell Road Action Group.


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Go to roof, not attic to avoid flooding and get rescued, officials say
HOUSTON – Authorities are responding to reports of homeowners climbing into their attics to avoid flooding from the rains of Harvey.
According to the Harris County Flood Control District, officials are receiving calls about people getting into their attics.
Jeff Lindner with HCFCD said the flooding in southeast Harris County is "equal to or greater than Tropical Storm Allison."
We have also received reports of water in homes in Westbury, Friendswood, Alvin and other areas.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said 6-foot flood waters are being reported around the Scarsdale area in southeast Harris County.
The National Weather Service and Lindner are urging people to get onto the roof instead of climbing into the attic if there is rising water, then call 911 or the Coast Guard at 281-464-4851, but only if you are in a life-threatening situation.
While on the roof, wave a towel or sheet to be noticed from the air.
Five USCG helicopters are conducting rescues in the Houston area.
The Coast Guard said more than 300 requests for urban search and rescue have been received by the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston Command Center.
Check the forecast any time by visiting the weather page of Click2Houston.com or by downloading Frank's forecast app on Apple or Android devices.
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From print journalism, to digital distribution, I've always been fascinated by storytelling and the mechanisms behind reaching an audience.
I spent three years working for The Current, Eckerd College's official student newspaper. During those years, I was writer, photographer, Assistant Quickie Editor, Assistant Entertainment Editor, Assistant News Editor, News Editor, and then Director of Communications. In that time, The Current received awards from The Society of Professional Journalists, American Collegiate Press, and the Florida Collegiate Press for its print and digital publications, in categories for web design, articles, photography, page design, and more.
Since graduation in 2013, I've worked for the duPont REGISTRY, a 30 year old publication with distribution in 32 countries and all 50 states, as an Associate Editor; Upworthy, named the "Fastest Growing Media Site of All Time" by Fast Company, as a Social Media Editor; and NationSwell, named by The Atlantic as "A Cure for Post-Election Malaise."
At the duPont REGISTRY, I assisted in the establishment and development of the brand's digital presence and automotive news source, Autofluence, growing their Facebook profile from 1.5 million to 5 million in that time, while unique visitors to Autofluence reached upwards of 500,000.
At Upworthy, I worked closely with the Editorial, Video, and Collaborations teams to coordinate distribution of content across multiple platforms, ensuring we help share the pieces that show that we are all part of the same story. In this time, our Facebook page grew from 8 to 11 million fans, and we surpassed a monthly average of 200 million video views.
As the Director of Audience and Social at NationSwell, I'll be working with the Editorial and Studio teams, as well as the team behind the Council operations, to elevate our distribution channels and create a turbo-charged impact engine that helps propel solutions forward.


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The value of play can't be stressed sufficiently. That's why you should take your kid to a kids play centre once in a while. Let them tinker around toys there.
It does not matter whether they play with Lego blocks or run around in any kids play centre in Australia. If you don't make the most out of play, then your child will not obtain its advantages. Hence, ensure that their playtime functions successfully.
Here are some tips.
1. Follow their lead
Allow them to take the lead, as well. You can do this by offering a plaything, like some kitchen toys or Disney dolls. After that, pay attention to just how they tinker about with the toy.
If your youngster plays with a toy in a different way, don't try to change it. There are many methods to play with toys or to play in a kids play centre. Your child may simply be innovative.
2. Prepare the play location
Are there pointy corners of tables and chairs they might possibly run into? Is the area slip-proof? Is it placed where commotions can be an inconvenience? Are the electric outlets shut?
Although they are just having a good time with toys, you still need to childproof the entire area. If you're bringing them to a kids play centre, make a short tour around the place.
3. Do not speed up things
One oversight parents typically do is hurrying their youngsters. Your kid doesn't need to swiftly find out exactly how a toy operates. When you are introducing a new plaything, hold your horses.
Educate them by showing a presentation. Be encouraging, so that you can drive them to carry out points on their own.
4. Enjoy their non-verbal signals
It is essential to be watchful with your child, even more so if they can hardly talk. They could not like a certain toy—they can't just tell you that they don't.
Display their facial expressions, emotions, and behaviours. By doing this, you can cater to their needs better—correspondence will be a two-way road.
Moreover, you can similarly stop future fits.
5. Practise patience
Some children just cannot be seated for a couple of minutes. They are an intense ball of power you merely cannot limit. If they are not focusing on their toys, don't stress. They could be focused on practising their motor efficiencies.
Here's what you should do: allow them to be. Clean the play area if they are playing around. Mount a tiny forest, a few slides, etc. Alternatively, try to find kids play centre areas that are spacious.
6. Purchase age-specific novelties
Providing them with complex toys may only bore them. It could also dissuade them since they cannot obtain how it works.
Make certain to acquire toys that are age proper.
If you have an infant, buy toys that mainly create sounds. Assuming that you have a one or two-year-old, you can give them Giggle and Hoot toys, for example. Meanwhile, for toddlers, you can offer car toys, dolls, or stackable mugs.
Final notes
Now that you know these concepts, you can boost the calibre of your playtime and improve your young child's advancement.
Do you want to bring your kids to a happy and safe place? One good kids play centre Australia can offer to kids and parents is Tik Tocs Party and Play Centre. See more at http://www.tiktocs.com.au


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My eye takes in the landscape as we fly over the Grand Canyon at thirty-five thousand feet. It is the second time this year that I have viewed it. The first time was from the perspective of standing on the rim, this time from high above. I notice patterns that form, repeat, shift and change as we glide through the scenery. Everything curves, swirls and leads the eye around and away and back again, like the oxbow rivers. I laugh out loud at a detail on the bottom of mountains that remind me of the pleated skirts on my grandmother's slipcovers. The only straight lines are occasional highways in this vast canvas of nature's painting.
An insight comes to me; I have never been fond of fixed point geometric perspective in Renaissance painting. As an artist, professor of design and a student of Art History, that is my least favorite period. Now I know why. It is not the way most people view the world: through an absolutely static lens as the viewer is fixed to one point in space. In reality, we move our eyes, we shift our view, we see the sides and fronts and sides of things again.
We modern people move through life. Every place I have travelled to has its own rhythm. Italy during the Renaissance did too and I don't think the art we see reflects that. Renaissance art has more permanence; it's closer to Egyptian sculpture. It never lets you get ahead of yourself. You must walk a straight line until you reach the horizon, or take a sharp angle to turn left or right.
Impressionism freed us from the tyranny of fixed shapes. We had to collaborate with the artist to find the cathedral in the landscape. Expressionism brought us to the moment of conception of a painting, when the paint hit the canvas and left a contrail.
As an art student, creating designs came naturally to me. Applied art has a purpose and the decoration of surface was an extension of the principles of art I learned in undergraduate and graduate programs. My own artwork used dyes to create marbling on paper or fabric and resulted in textile designs for the apparel industry. Seeing them now I am aware how closely they resemble the aerial landscape of the Grand Canyon. It would be hard to find a rigid straight line in any of my drawings or paintings. Adding a digital element to more recent work I scan portions of my hand-made fabrics and then manipulate them using artist software programs to break and bend and twirl the shapes even further. I am surprised to see the patterns mirroring the view from thirty-five thousand feet above Arizona and Colorado.
Dr. Geraldine Khaner Velasquez is a member of the Ollie Writers Group. She is Professor Emerita of Art and Design and will be teaching the fall 2018 lecture "Vincent Van Gogh: His Loves, His Letters, His Art."


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Pretty Patterns: Creative Colouring for Grown-Ups is published and was kindly sent to me for review by Michael O'Mara and is part of the Creative Colouring for Grown-Ups series. This book contains a huge number of images, the majority of which are floral or nature inspired. It also includes some patterns including geometric, repeating, swirling, kaleidoscopic, and abstract. The pictures range from close-ups of flower centres, to repeating flower patterns, garden-style scenes and wallpaper-style designs. In terms of mental health, this book, as with the others in the series contains a huge variety of image content, image style and complexity. The images are drawn in various line thickness from very thin to very thick and a few have black backgrounds. Some are very intricate with plenty of detail which will take hours to complete and others are simpler with less detail and larger open spaces. This means that the book adapts to your fluctuating condition so if you can't concentrate well then you can colour some of the plainer images and if you really need to get stuck in and distracted you can use the more complex pictures. The patterns are great for practising meditation and mindfulness techniques so it's really useful for your mental health. This book is a great all-rounder and can be used by those with a range of levels of fine motor control and visual acuity. It's also a wonderful book for practising your blending and shading skills because flowers make the perfect subject for showing light and shade and colour changes. Because this book is so heavily set in the natural world it is inherently very calming and relaxing so it's ideal for those of you who suffer with stress or anxiety and of all of the books I have in this series, this is my current favourite because of the natural images. I would highly recommend this book, particularly if you're wanting to dip your toe into the world of adult colouring. It's a great price for so many pictures and the variety of image styles and intricacy levels means that the book will adapt to your needs as they change on good and bad days. For more information about the book itself including paper quality and binding style and for more information on other titles in the series click here. If you'd like to purchase a copy then head to Amazon via this link Pretty Patterns: Creative Colouring for Grown-UpsThe images below were coloured using Marco Raffine Coloured Pencils and Staedtler Triplus Fibre-Tips.
N.B There is a travel-size book of the same name with the same cover photo which I have reviewed here but please note that the images in that book are NOT the same as this book and are actually the images from The Creative Colouring Book for Grown-Ups which is reviewed here.


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Planning a wedding overseas in your dream destination should be a magical experience! However, there can be just as many things to organise as for a big day back in the UK. With everything taking place abroad, there's the added worry that should things go wrong, they could be more of a headache to resolve. For that reason, The Insurance Emporium have offered the following helpful advice on potential overseas wedding pitfalls, and how insurance could help.
Document disasters
If you're getting married abroad, there's likely to be some extra paperwork involved. There'll also be certain essential documents you'll need to take with you, such as passports or birth certificates. Making sure you get wedding insurance to cover the costs associated with replacing these if they're lost could be welcome relief from unexpected stress!
Travel turmoil
Overseas weddings will inevitably involve travelling some distance, and delays, whilst not inevitable, can happen. If any delay to your travel plans affects your big day it could quickly turn into a nightmare. Wedding insurance could help cover deposits for services or suppliers you're unable to use due to delay.
Cancellation calamities
Whilst no one wants to have to cancel their special day, unforeseen incidents do sometimes occur. Having cancellation cover on your insurance policy could ease any pressure you might feel should you have to suddenly change plans. It might also help if you need to rearrange or plan your nuptials a second time round.
Numerous nuptials
Many couples marrying abroad might choose to have a second ceremony, reception, or both, back home. This could give more friends and family the chance to be involved in the occasion. With cover on your insurance for up to two ceremonies and receptions up to 56 days apart, you won't have to worry about taking out a second policy!
Damaged dress
You'll still want to look your best for your big day, regardless of the location! Accidents can happen, however, so it might be wise to have insurance cover for loss, theft or accidental damage to your wedding attire. Ensuring that you have insurance in place could help to prevent any last minute wardrobe mishaps you'd rather avoid.
Wherever you decide to host your wedding, it's sure to be memorable for all the right reasons. As with any aspect of life, however, unexpected mishaps may occur. For this reason taking out wedding insurance could be a good thing to consider doing. The Insurance Emporium has seven different levels of Overseas Wedding Insurance* cover to choose from, with plenty of Elective and Standard Benefits, such as up to £5,000 cover for Essential Documents and Delayed Travel^. Head to The Insurance Emporium to find out how they can help.
* The Insurance Emporium Overseas Wedding Insurance does not cover wedding ceremonies or receptions in the USA or Canada.
^ Cover up to £5,000 for Essential Documents and Delayed Travel available on Diamond policies.