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38 unusual facts about 2007


Adoption in Australia

The bill was due to be introduced in the spring 2007 session of parliament, but has been taken off the agenda following the 2007 federal election.

Alex Corina

On 3 May 2007, Corina stood for election as a City Councillor for the ward of Cressington, as and Independent, in the Liverpool Council election, 2007.

Andrew Bridgen

Bridgen is separated from Jackie, who was a Conservative councillor for the Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe ward of North West Leicestershire District Council from 2007 until losing her seat in 2011.

Australian Government Future Fund

In March 2007 the opposition Labor Party announced it would withdraw A$2.7 billion from the Future Fund to finance a broadband initiative across Australia if it won the 2007 election; this proposal prompted government ministers to proclaim that Labor intended to "raid" the Future Fund for their own means.

Brian Moran

Moran spent the better part of 2006 and 2007 traveling the state to recruit and support House candidates for the 2007 election, when all 100 Virginia House of Delegates seats were on the ballot (as in every other odd-numbered year).

Bronze Soldier of Tallinn

Amid political controversy, in April 2007 the newly elected Ansip government started final preparations for the reburial of the remains and relocation of the statue, according to the political mandate received during the March 2007 elections.

Chatsworth state by-election, 2005

It was believed that Forrester would be chosen as Labor's candidate for the seat of Bonner at the 2007 federal election instead.

Dagenham by-election, 1994

His by-election vote share was the BNP's highest score in a Parliamentary by-election which stood until the Sedgefield by-election of July 2007.

Dulwich, South Australia

The centre-right Liberal Party polls very well in the area with around 60% of the vote in the 2007 and 2010 federal elections .

Ermington, New South Wales

Prior to the 2007 federal election Ermington was the eastern most suburb in the federal electoral division of Parramatta.

Floyd Roland

Roland was returned by acclamation in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election and acclaimed for a second time in the 2007 Northwest Territories general election, following which the members of the Legislature elected him Premier of the Northwest Territories on October 17, 2007.

Gerry McGeough

In 2007, McGeough declared he would be standing for election in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections against Sinn Féin in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency.

Greg Piper

Piper was elected as the Member for Lake Macquarie at the 2007 general election.

History of MSNBC: 1996–2007

Former CNN chief Rick Kaplan was hired to run MSNBC, replacing Erik Sorenson as President at the helm of the last-place cable news network.

Horst Posdorf

Posdorf is one of six Members of the European Parliament participating in the European Union's observer mission in Togo for the October 2007 Togolese parliamentary election.

Kung av sand – en liten samling 1983–2007

Kung av sand - en liten samling 1983–2007 was released on August 30, 2007 through Aftonbladet and is a compilation album from Swedish pop artist Per Gessle.

Long Buckby

In the local elections of 2007 the Conservatives retained the seat but with a lesser majority than previous elections.

Mahmoud Kharabsheh

In 1999 he was a member of the same institution, and in November 2007 and January 2013 he was also elected, both times for the First District of Balqa Governorate.

Mailhac

Its mayor, Gérard Schivardi, was a candidate in the French presidential election of 2007 but lost the election.

Margaret Vanderhye

She was the Democratic nominee in the 2007 Virginia general election to fill the seat held by retiring incumbent Republican Vince Callahan, defeating Republican businessman Dave Hunt in the general election on November 6, 2007.

Marie-Arlette Carlotti

Carlotti was one of six Members of the European Parliament participating in the European Union's observer mission in Togo for the October 2007 Togolese parliamentary election.

Mario Racco

During the provincial election of 2007, Racco was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Peter Shurman.

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2003–2007

Dr Jon Jenkins was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 29 October.

Mezhyhirya Monastery

The newspaper notes that at the same time, July 9, at the website of the President appeared another document - an order in which he obliged the prime-minister to execute the decision of the RNBO and secure the financing of early elections.

Minimum wage in the United States

The wage increase was signed into law on May 25, 2007, as a rider to the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007.

Nola Fraser

Fraser was again endorsed by the Liberals for the March 2007 election.

Patrick Gaubert

Gaubert was one of six Members of the European Parliament who participated in the European Union's observer mission in Togo for the October 2007 Togolese parliamentary election.

Paul McKeever

During the 2007 provincial election McKeever ran in London West where he received 234 votes, 0.47% of all ballots cast.

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Under McKeever's leadership, the Freedom Party of Ontario nominated 24 candidates in the 2003 provincial election and 15 candidates in the 2007 provincial election.

Same-sex marriage in the Australian Capital Territory

In December 2007, following the 2007 election and the newly elected Labor Government, discussions about reintroducing a revised civil partnerships bill began again.

Secular Party of Australia

The party contested the 2007 Federal Australian election by fielding candidates for each Australian state's representation in the Senate under the campaign slogan "Don't Let The Church Govern Australia - Keep Religion Out of Politics".

Tariff

In the leadup to the 2007 Australian Federal election, the Australian Labor Party announced it would undertake a review of Australian car tariffs if elected.

There's No Place I'd Rather Be

Along with Will you, it serves as the official theme to the National Day Parade in 2007.

Togetherness Supreme

After a contested presidential election (Kenyan presidential election of December 2007), the slums erupt in violence and Kamau's world collapses around him.

Tony Ronaldson

Due to this and after a number of lacklustre performances, he left the Wildcats after the 2006/07 season and signed with the New Zealand Breakers.

Trade Air

In November 2007, Trade Air operated flights with their Fokker 100 aircraft in Australia, transporting journalists as one of two dedicated carriers for the Australian federal elections.

War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Series of Cases, 2003–2007

War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Series of Cases, 2003–2007 is a medical textbook published in July, 2008 by the United States Army and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center's Borden Institute, with a foreword by reporter Bob Woodruff, who was severely injured in the Iraq War in 2006.

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Many of the nonclinical photographs in the book were taken by David Leeson of the Dallas Morning News.


2007–08 Serie D

The nine division winners were automatically promoted to Serie C2 for the 2008-09 season, while the two last-placed teams were automatically relegated to Eccellenza.

Ali al-Omair

On December 10, 2007, the parliament passed a bill, supported by Al-Omair and Faisal Al-Muslim Al-Otaib, which amended the penal code so that anyone "imitating the appearance of a member of the opposite sex" could be jailed for up to a year or fined up to 1,000 dinars.

Anna Stratton

Emotional Arithmetic (2007) (producer)

Ari Wolfe

Wolfe's impressive resume lead ESPN to hire him as the play-by-play man for the Madden Challenge in 2007, shown on Superbowl Sunday on ESPN2.

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper earlier expressed his intention to join the Partnership in August 2007, despite some domestic opposition.

China Lake Grenade Launcher

In June 2007, a taping of an episode of the popular military technology program, Weaponology was filmed which announced that Trident had been approached by a U.S. company seeking to license their intellectual property in exchange for a royalty on each weapon produced.

Crossbarry

In 2007 the road from Bandon was improved, cutting through a field and bypassing the Crossbarry Ambush memorial.

Dai Xianglong

On December 28, 2007, Dai resigned as mayor of Tianjin, and vice mayor Huang Xingguo succeeded him in this post.

Dane Looker

The head coach of the Rams during 2006, 2007, and 2008 seasons was Scott Linehan, for whom Looker had previously played at the University of Washington.

Domenico Lombardi

Dr. Lombardi is a former executive board member of the World Bank Group (2005–2007) and of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (2001–2005).

Doming Lam

Lam was named Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) at its World Music Days in Hong Kong in 2007.

Drisan James

James is best known for his performance in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, where he caught two touchdown passes against the University of Oklahoma and helped lead Boise State to a 43-42 victory in overtime.

Edwin H. Whitehead

Edwin H. "Ed" Whitehead (February 26, 1925 - May 20, 2007) was a lawyer in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a former Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, and an early supporter of John F. Kennedy for the American presidency in a state which three times supported Richard M. Nixon.

Greg Cipes

The song "Rescue" on the band's 2007 debut release Conscious Revolution features teenage pop star Jesse McCartney.

H. David Kotz

In December 2007, Kotz next became the Inspector General at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following the resignation of his predecessor, Walter Stachnik, who stepped down after a Senate report criticized his performance.

Honey Mitchell

The Mitchells are happy until December 2007, when their landlady, Manju Patel (Leena Dhingra), threatens to evict them.

Hussein Dokmak

Hussein Dokmak (born on December 13, 1981 in Lebanon - died on June 13, 2007 in Beirut, Lebanon) was an association football player who died from the results of a car bomb outside the Al Manara Stadium in which Lebanese politician Walid Eido was killed.

Investor Network on Climate Risk

In 2007, more than 20 leading companies, including Alcoa, BP America, Caterpillar, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Ford Motor Co., Johnson & Johnson, and others, issued a formal call for national legislation calling for significant reductions in GHG emissions.

Jack Blumenau

As the Bell Rings (2007 episodes O Romeo and A Touch of Class, Disney Channel UK) - Tinker

Jammes Luckett

In early 2007, their song "MoreSumthin (Fais Do Do)" was featured in the third episode of the FX (TV Network) show Dirt (TV Series), starring Courteney Cox.

Janil Puthucheary

Since 2007, he has also been an Assistant Professor and Medical Director for Faculty Development at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

As of 2007, the editors-in-chief are David D. Ho (Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center), Paul Volberding (San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center) and William Blattner (University of Maryland, Baltimore).

Karen Dunbar

Over Christmas 2007, Dunbar made her first appearance in pantomime, at the King's Theatre in Glasgow, playing Nanny Begood in Sleeping Beauty.

Lee Cormie

Cormie dialed down the intensity a few dozen notches (and connected with material more commonly associated with his age bracket) as the lead actor alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the evocative Aussie coming-of-age picture December Boys (2007).

Les Cousins Branchaud

2007 was a big year for Les Cousins Branchaud, as they produced their fourth album, Passer du bon temps, and were invited for the first time to play at the World Folk Festival in Drummondville.

Lydia Reid

Reid retired after serving her last day in office on November 30, 2007, and her successor Donald Culliver assumed office on December 1, 2007.

Matthew Santos

Santos released his album Matters of the Bittersweet in November 2007, under indie-label Candyrat Records.

Michael Walrath

WGI Group has invested in more than 13 companies since 2007, including Taboola, Optimal, Inc. and Yext.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Spirit Squads

Members of the 2007-08 squad portray cheerleaders for a fictional high school hockey team in the 2008 film Killer Movie directed by Jeff Fisher and starring Paul Wesley and Kaley Cuoco.

Neil Lebhar

In 2007, objecting to the consecration of Gene Robinson and the theological views of the TEC, Lebhar and several other clergy and parishes left the Diocese of Florida and sought canonical affiliation with the Church of Uganda.

Palestinian political violence

The group's leader Abu Youssef Sharqieh was captured by Lebanese forces during the 2007 conflict in Palestinian refugee camps.

Rauf Inileev

On November 28, 2007 AFC named Rauf Inileev as AFC Asian Coach of Year for impressive campaign of national team at 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

Richard Langmead

He retired as a player in 2007 and began coaching at Old Illtydians RFC.

San Manuel, Pangasinan

On September 12, 2012, gun-for-hire suspect Marcelino Cardinas Jr. (alias Jun Fabro, Barangay Botobot Norte, Balaoan, La Union) was arrested on the Case Unclosed twin murders of San Manuel’s Vice-Mayor Bonifacio Apilado (in Urdaneta City on June 20, 2007,)and Christopher Alfonso (an engineer, on Aug. 21, 2011).

Self Destruction Blues

"Dead By X-Mas" has been covered by the Japanese hardcore band The Piass in 1994, the US punk band The Hillstreet Stranglers in 2005, the British electro group Sohodolls in 2007 and the Finnish rockabilly band Big Daddy & Rockin’ Combo in 2008.

Simon Perry

Perry's major public commissions include Threaded Field, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (1999-2000), On Tap, Caroline Springs, Melbourne (2007), and the much loved Public Purse (1994).

Sleepwell Deconstructor

Sleepwell Deconstructor is the first album by Trap Them, released on April 3, 2007 on Trash Art!.

Spacifix

July/August 2007: Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics Tour, they will be the support act for the two dates in Auckland.

Speaker of the Saeima

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Symphonic Anime Orchestra

Founded in 2005, the orchestra has performed at the Nan Desu Kan anime convention 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The Bluetones

This was followed in June with their first full live album, Once Upon a Time in West Twelve, recorded at the Shepherds Bush Empire on 18 November 2005, and was followed on 29 October 2007, by a live DVD of the same concert under the title Beat about the Bush.

The Fire Eternal

The Fire Eternal is a 2007 novel by an English author, Chris d'Lacey.

The Four Year Plan

The film chronicles the take over of the nearly bankrupt club in 2007 by a consortium of billionaires and their effort to promote the team to the Premier League by 2011.

Thérèse Bermingham

In 2007, Bermingham attended the 21st World Scout Jamboree and joined 350 young people-a boy and a girl from almost every country-for a sunrise ceremony at Brownsea Island, off the coast of Dorset to mark the centenary of Scouting.

Tim Willoughby

Having left Goldman Sachs in late 2007, Willoughby was due to start work at the firm of Citi Smith Barney on 10 January 2008, but died suddenly on 9 January 2008 after suffering a heart attack on board a flight from the United States to Singapore, returning home from a family holiday in New Mexico.

Time Stands Still

Time Stand Still, the sixth studio album by American rock band The Hooters, released in 2007

Tom Lyon

Along with Drummond Money-Coutts, he toured Kenya performing magic in 2007, and a DVD, Kenyan Conjurations, was produced about their exploits.

Tony DeSare

With a sexy, distinctive sound, Tony’s 2007 recording, Last First Kiss, spotlights a refreshingly contemporary combination of originals and standards, from Prince’s “Kiss” and Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move” to classics like “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” and Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen’s under-recorded gem “Come On Strong.”

WHDQ

Q106 was one of the first radio stations to carry the Imus in the Morning show, and one of the first stations to reinstate the show upon Imus' return to the airwaves in December 2007.