2007 Weber State vs. Portland State football game, Game summary
Portland State had its last lead of the game when Hubel hit Lewis with an 8-yard touchdown pass at 8:15 of the third quarter to make it 48–45. The Wildcats took the lead for good on their next possession, which chewed up nearly six minutes and culminated with Cameron Higgins 4-yard touchdown pass to Akamu Aki to make the score 52–48. Weber State followed that with Bryant Eteuati's 77-yard punt return for a touchdown and Higgins' 4-yard scoring run, which pushed the Wildcats' advantage to 66–48 early in the fourth quarter.


2007 Weber State vs. Portland State football game, Game summary
The teams traded touchdowns after that, leaving Weber State in front 73–55 with 4:22 left. Hubel, who was making his first college start, threw his ninth touchdown pass and Andy Shantz returned a fumble 84 yards for a touchdown with 31 seconds left. Hubel's nine touchdown passes set a school and Big Sky Conference record, and also equaled the then-current Division I FCS record for single-game TD passes set in 1984 by Willie Totten of Mississippi Valley State. The Vikings failed to recover the onside kick and Weber State managed to run out the clock.


2007 Weber State vs. Portland State football game, Game summary
Portland State QB Drew Hubel's incredible individual performance – 35 completions in 56 attempts for 485 yards, 9 touchdowns and no interceptions – gave the true freshman one of College Sporting News' "Player of the Week" awards in the Football Championship Subdivision for the week of October 29, 2007.


2007 Wellingborough Borough Council election
The 2007 Borough Council of Wellingborough election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Borough Council of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2007 Wellington City mayoral election
The 2007 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections. On 13 October 2007, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government roles. Kerry Prendergast was elected for a third consecutive term as mayor of Wellington.


2007 Wellington Sevens
The Wellington Sevens, also known as the New Zealand Sevens or for sponsorship reasons the NZI Sevens, is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2007 competition, which took place on 2 and 3 February was played at Westpac Stadium in Wellington as part of the 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series.


2007 Wellington Sevens
The competition was won by Samoa, marking their first-ever overall title in a leg of the IRB Sevens World Series.


2007 Wellington local elections
The 2007 Wellington local elections were part of the 2007 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Wellington elections cover one regional council (the Greater Wellington Regional Council), eight territorial authority (city and district) councils, three district health boards, and various local boards and licensing trusts.


2007 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council
The Wellington City Council consists of a mayor and fourteen councillors elected from five wards (Northern, Onslow-Western, Lambton, Eastern, Southern) using the Single Transferable Vote system.


2007 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Eastern ward
The Eastern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:


2007 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Lambton ward
The Lambton ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:


2007 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Northern ward
The Northern ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:


2007 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Onslow-Western ward
The Onslow-Western ward returns three councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:


2007 Wellington local elections, Wellington City Council, Southern ward
The Southern ward returns two councillors to the Wellington City Council. The final iteration of results for the ward were:


2007 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election
The 2007 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election took place following the resignation of Lembit Opik at the 2007 Autumn Liberal Democrat Conference in Aberystwyth following his belief that the Welsh Liberal Democrat leader should be the group leader in the National Assembly.


2007 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election
At the close of nominations only one candidate - Assembly group leader since 1999 Mike German was nominated and he was duly returned unopposed.


2007 Welsh Liberal Democrats leadership election
German went on to serve as leader for a little over a year until his resignation the following year.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2007 Welsh Open was the 2007 edition of the Welsh Open professional snooker tournament and was held from 12 to 18 February 2007 at the Newport Centre in Newport, South East Wales. It was the 16th staging of the competition since 1992 and the tenth time it took place at the Newport Centre. The tournament was the fifth of seven World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2006/2007 season. The host broadcasters were BBC Cymru Wales and Eurosport.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker)
Grand Prix winner Neil Robertson won the tournament, defeating 500–1 outsider Andrew Higginson, competing in his third appearance in a main stages of a professional competition, nine frames to eight (9–8) in the final. It was Roberston's second ranking tournament victory, becoming the fourth non-British and Irish player to win more than one ranking title. Robertson won against Michael Holt and world champions Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Steve Davis en route to the final. Higginson achieved the tournament's highest break with a maximum break in the second frame of his quarter-final match with Ali Carter. The Welsh Open preceded the China Open and followed the Malta Cup.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Background
The Welsh Open began as a ranking tournament in 1992 initially in February, occurring after the Masters, but later replaced the Classic in January. The event was sponsored by the cigarette brand Regal until 2003 (known as the Regal Welsh Open), but UK restrictions on tobacco advertising left it unsponsored until 2009. The Welsh Cup was first held at the Newport Centre in Newport in 1992 before it moved to the Cardiff International Arena (now called Motorpoint Arena Cardiff) in 1999. It was held at the Welsh Institute of Sport in 2004 and returned to the Newport Centre in 2005.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Background
The 2007 tournament took place at the Newport Centre in Newport, South East Wales between 12 and 18 February. It was the fifth of seven World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking competitions in the 2006/2007 season, following the Malta Cup and preceding the China Open. Held between January and February, the Malta Cup was won by 2005 world champion Shaun Murphy, who defeated Ryan Day by nine frames to four (9–4) in the final. The defending Welsh Open champion from 2006 was Stephen Lee, who defeated Murphy by the same scoreline. The total prize fund was £225,500, and the host broadcasters were BBC Cymru Wales and Eurosport. All matches were best-of-nine frames until the semi-finals.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Background
Two-time Welsh Open champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the pre-tournament favourite to win his third title in Wales. Reigning world champion and world number 2 Graeme Dott spoke of his delight to enter the Welsh Open in contention to top the world rankings but vowed not to lose his concentration, "If you have big expectations, they can hamper the way you play and create extra pressure. That's the last thing I want."


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Qualifying
The qualifying rounds were played to the best-of-nine frames between players ranked lower than 32 for one of 16 places in the final stage, at Pontin's Snooker Centre, Prestatyn, Wales from 6 to 8 January 2007. It was contested over three rounds and higher-ranked players received byes to the second and third rounds. Provisional world number 56 Jimmy White narrowly missed out qualifying for the fifth successive tournament of the season with a 5–4 defeat to Mark Allen in the third qualifying round. The successful qualifiers included the 1991 world champion John Parrott, Andrew Higginson, Ricky Walden and Ben Woollaston.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
The 16 first-round matches on 12 and 13 February were between players ranked 17–32 and those who had made it through the qualifying stage. In this round Joe Perry came from 2–1 behind with a break of 127 in frame five to defeat Parrott 5–2 after the latter missed a straightforward red ball shot in frame seven, Gerard Greene whitewashed Mark King 5–0, David Gilbert won 5–1 over James Wattana, and Joe Swail defeated Adrian Gunnell by the same scoreline.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
Woollaston took a surprise 5–1 victory over David Gray as the former World Championship semi-finalist Andy Hicks lost 4–5 to Dave Harold. Breaks of 65, 68, and 70 enabled the 1995 World Championship runner-up and 1996 British Open winner Nigel Bond to edge out Liang Wenbo (who achieved breaks of 86, 56, 48 and 45) 5–3 and avenge his opponent's 5–0 whitewash of him from the 2006 tournament. The two-time Welsh Open runner-up Alan McManus compiled a breaks of 113 and runs of 71 and 54 to defeat Rod Lawler 5–2, bemoaning afterwards of the lack of an audience in the arena because he felt more comfortable playing in front of a larger crowd.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
Marco Fu lost his match 2–5 to Higginson after the latter tied 2–2 and compiled a break of 125 along with runs of 70, 67 and 81. Stuart Bingham made a match-winning break of 115 to whitewash Joe Delaney 5–0. Michael Holt achieved breaks of 131, 104 and 115 in defeating Ricky Walden 5–4, as the former World Amateur Champion Ian Preece was whitewashed 5–0 by Mark Selby. Another whitewash occurred when Ryan Day was defeated 5–0 by Michael Judge, a match in which Day's highest break was 24 and Judge compiled a 137 total clearance to win the game.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 1
World number 54 Jamie Burnett made a match-high break of 43 en route to winning 5–3 against Robert Milkins. Breaks of 110 and 79 gave Jamie Cope a 5–1 victory over the struggling Ding Junhui. Provisional world number 36 Ian McCulloch trailed Allen 4–2 but breaks of 72, 47 and 74 gave him a 5–4 victory, although he said after the match that he was disappointed with his performance.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
The winners of round one went through to face members of the top 16 in the second round between 13 and 14 February. In this round Selby took just over an hour to defeat Matthew Stevens 5–1 with a 98% potting success rate and breaks of 65, 64, 133, 80 and 68. Afterwards, Stevens said he was angry with the WPBSA because he had been refused dispensation to remove his bow tie as he was ill with flu, which affected his vision and balance.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
Lee leveled 2–2 with Bond but the latter won three successive frames with a break of 68 to claim a 5–2 victory. Stephen Maguire achieved breaks of 121, 83 and 111 en route to whitewashing his compatriot McManus 5–0 in a match that ran for just over 90 minutes. John Higgins, the 2000 Welsh Open champion, was defeated 5–3 by the unranked Higginson. Trailing 3–0 Higginson took advantage of an error from Higgins to achieve successive breaks of 68, 50, 60 and 121 and won the match in the eighth frame following a fluked green ball and putting Higgins in a snookered position behind the brown ball.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
The 2006 Malta Cup champion Ken Doherty took a 5–3 win over Swail from breaks of 49, 79, 116, 47 and 84 with Swail producing two breaks of 87 and a 65 to prevent his opponent from claiming an easy victory. Neil Robertson claimed a 5–2 victory against Holt. O'Sullivan began at 1–1 against McCulloch until he made a clearance in the third frame after McCulloch missed a ball while 49–43 ahead. Breaks of 109 and 53 and a 64 clearance on the black ball gave O'Sullivan a 5–3 win, after which he said his playing technique needed improving.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
World number 7 Peter Ebdon lost 4–5 to Harold, who came from 4–1 down to take the match to a final frame decider that lasted 38 minutes and ended when Ebdon hit a difficult pink ball instead of the brown ball and conceded. Anthony Hamilton ended a ten match and ten-month losing streak with a 5–4 victory over Perry. Coming from 3–1 behind at the mid-session interval Hamilton rallied to tie the match at 3–3 until Perry won the eighth frame on the pink ball. Hamilton won the final frame decider with a break of 119.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
Stephen Hendry, a three-time Welsh Open champion, missed a frame winning opportunity at 4–0, allowing his opponent Woollaston to produce a 51 clearance in frame five and a break of 61 in the sixth. But Hendry recovered with a break of 127 in frame seven to win 5–2.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
Murphy took 72 minutes to whitewash Cope 5–0 and outscored him 556–32 in a game which saw Murphy become the first player in the history of snooker to produce four consecutive century breaks (a 135 clearance and runs of 123, 102 and 101) in a best-of-nine frames match and the second time it had been achieved in a major ranking tournament. Dott compiled a match-winning break of 114 for a 5–3 victory against Greene and the six-time world champion Steve Davis whitewashed Gilbert 5–0.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 2
Judge won 5–2 over number 12 seed Barry Hawkins with a game-winning break of 79 to extend Hawkins' record of not winning while in the top 16 rankings and the two-time world champion Mark Williams lost 4–5 to Burnett despite recovering from 4–2 down. The final second round match saw Ali Carter defeat Bingham 5–3.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 3
In the third round held on 15 February, O'Sullivan won 5–1 against Selby. He took the first frame by potting the pink ball, made a break of 70 in the second and won the third before Selby compiled a 100 break for a 3–1 score at the mid-session interval. A break of 80 in frame five and a sixth frame win earned O'Sullivan the victory. Hamilton overcame Harold 5–3 with a break of 120 to win his second game of the season in a match that lasted almost 3 hours and 20 minutes.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 3
Davis reached the 84th quarter-final of his career in a world ranking competition by defeating Dott 5–3. He built a 3–1 advantage with breaks of 82, 69 and 76 that Dott reduced by taking two successive frames. Dott missed a yellow ball shot to a baulk pocket in frame eight and Davis won the match with a clearance to the pink ball. Murphy prevailed 5–4 in a 3-hour and 48-minute match against Burnett. After trailing 2–0 and 4–2, Burnett recovered to force a final frame decider with a break of 104 in frame seven and he claimed the eighth on the blue ball after Murphy missed an easy brown ball shot. Murphy won frame nine unchallenged.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 3
In his match against Hendry, Robertson took a 4–0 lead, a period in which Hendry did not pot a single ball in 39 minutes and Robertson achieved a 141 total clearance. Hendry responded to win three successive frames as he accumulated 255 points without reply from breaks of 64, 96 and 83. However Robertson won the match 5–3 in frame eight with a run of 51. Robertson said after the match, "This is first time since then I've had that really hungry attitude back", and Hendry praised his opponent for his performance during the eighth frame.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Round 3
Doherty made breaks of 99 and 111 to tie 3–3 with Maguire but the latter drew clear to claim a 5–3 victory, his first win against Doherty in three attempts. Higginson reached the first quarter-final of his career with a 5–1 win over Judge, while Carter recovered from 3–0 down to narrowly defeat Bond 5–4.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals held on 16 February, Higginson achieved a maximum break in the second frame of his 5–1 victory over Ali Carter. It was the first maximum break of his career, the third in the history of the Welsh Open and the 56th in professional competition. Frames three and four were won by Higginson with breaks of 83 and 48 and accrued 342 points without reply. Carter prevented a whitewash with a break of 54 in frame five but Higginson won the match with a break of 104.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
Robertson won 5–4 against O'Sullivan in a closely contested match. Robertson went 2–0 up with breaks of 135 and 45, which O'Sullivan tied with breaks of 69 and 122 in the following two frames. O'Sullivan compiled a 109 break in frame five as he accumulated 322 unanswered points but Robertson had a reprieve when a button on O'Sullivan's waistcoat made contact with the yellow ball and won frame six. O'Sullivan won a fragmented seventh frame and Robertson took the match to a final frame decider with a century break of 124. Robertston won the match with a clearance and a 74–45 scoreline after O'Sullivan missed a straightforward red ball shot.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
Davis overcame Hamilton by the same scoreline to enter the 58th semi-final of a ranking tournament in his career. Coming from 3–0 and 4–3 behind Davis achieved a break of 61 after Hamilton (leading 46–0) grazed the black ball while attempting to pot a red ball in frame eight. Davis took advantage of three errors from Hamilton to complete the match and claim victory with a clearance from the green to pink balls in the final frame decider. Maguire twice came from a frame behind in his match against Murphy before gaining the lead in the fifth frame. He was able to maintain his advantage to win 5–3 and complete the semi-final lineup.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
The semi-final matches held on 17 February were increased to the best-of-11 frames. Robertson won 6–3 against Davis and was the first player to enter the final. Davis won the opening frame, with Robertson responding with a runs of 42 and 41 in the second after Davis missed a red ball shot. Robertson drew clear to lead 4–1 with breaks of 70, 109 and 79. Frame six was taken by Davis who came from 51–0 behind to compile a 54 clearance but lost a disjointed seventh frame to Robertson .


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Davis won frame eight with a break of 91 but Robertson completed the match in the ninth frame. After the match, Robertson spoke of his run into the final that saw him defeat three world champions, "They've won lots of times at the Crucible and countless other tournaments as well so you could say it's been a big week for me, scalping wise. But it'll all count for nothing if I don't keep my focus in the final." Davis bemoaned missing a straightforward red ball in the second frame, "When you do that Neil scores a lot of points. If your safety doesn't work against him there's damage done."


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
The other semi-final game saw Higginson become the first unranked player to enter the final of a ranking tournament since Terry Griffiths in the 1979 World Snooker Championship with his defeat over Maguire by the same scoreline. Both players shared the opening four frames of the match to level the score at 2–2. Higginson opened a two-frame lead with breaks of 66 and 94 in frames six and seven and a further break of 64 in the eighth after Maguire overran his intended position on the black ball while on a run of 48.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Maguire delayed Higginson's win in frame eight but the latter compiled runs of 53 and 57 to take the victory in the ninth frame. Afterwards, Higginson called it "a dream, totally surreal" and said he would benefit from the ranking points, prize money and the additional experience, "This is unbelievable. Before the start I was very nervous because I suddenly realised that I'd got a great chance to do something that was beyond my wildest dreams."


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
The best-of-17 frames final on 18 February was played against Robertson and Higginson. It was refereed by Michaela Tabb, who became the first woman in history to take charge of a ranking snooker event final. The pre-final favourite to win the tournament was Robertson, while his opponent Higginson was a 500–1 outsider in his third appearance in the main stages of a professional competition.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
Robertson won the first five of the six frames with breaks of 98, 76 and 71 as Higginson compiled a break of 114 in the second frame. Although Higginson clinched the seventh frame, Robertson produced a break of 74 in the eighth to conclude the first session 6–2 up. In the second session the first six frames were won by Higginson from breaks of 54, 100, 97, 64 and 81 en route to a 8–6 lead and outscored Robertson 425–49. This left Higginson within a solitary frame of winning the first ranking tournament of his career. However, Robertson compiled a clearance of 92, and breaks of 32 and 59 in frame fifteen to force the match to a final frame decider. Robertson maintained his composure to win the tournament and the match after Higginson missed a plant at the start of the last frame.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
After the match, Robertson praised Higginson's performance and said he had to remain patient and believe in himself despite feeling anxious, "It was just a matter of getting a chance and thankfully I got it." Higginson said he was not disappointed to lose the tournament and revealed he entered the tournament without any anticipation since he was the underdog in most of his matches, "I needed to win one more match to take the title and if someone had told me this would happen a week ago, I would have sent them for a drugs test. Getting this far is a dream come true.''


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Tournament summary, Final
It was Robertson's second ranking tournament win of the season after the Grand Prix in October 2006. He joined Cliff Thorburn, James Wattana and Ding Junhui as the fourth non-British or Irish player in history to win more than one career ranking competition. The victory earned Robertson £35,000; he moved to seventh in the provisional world rankings while Higginson rose to 40th. The event, according to Phil Yates of The Times, would be remembered for Higginson's performance and praised him for "greatly enhancing the tournament by so nearly defying ante-post odds of 500–1."


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Main draw
Numbers to the left of the players' names are the tournament seedings. Players in bold indicate match winners.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Main draw, Final
Scores in bold denote winning frame scores and the winning player. Breaks over 50 are displayed in brackets.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 6 and 8 January 2007 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales. Players in bold denote match winners.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Century breaks
A total of 31 century breaks were made by 22 different participants during the qualifying rounds of the tournament.


2007 Welsh Open (snooker), Century breaks, Televised stage centuries
The main stage of the 2007 Welsh Open saw a total of 45 century breaks compiled by 19 different players.


2007 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
The 2007 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2007 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority after gaining 3 seats, which they described as an endorsement of their record in control of the council. They gained 2 seats from Labour in Haldens and Hatfield South wards, while the Liberal Democrats failed to pick up any seats. The third Conservative gain came in Howlands ward, where they defeated Green councillor Jill Weston, who had defected from Labour in 2004. Overall turnout in the election was 33.03%, while dropping as low as 24% in some wards.


2007 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, Election result
Among the Conservative winners in the election were Hannah Berry and Paul Smith, who became the youngest councillors in the council's history at the ages of 18 and 20 respectively, after a recent change in the law had permitted under 21s to stand for election.


2007 West Azerbaijan clashes
2007 West Azernaijan clashes were a series of armed clashes between Iranian security forces and the Kurdish insurgent group PJAK in Iran's West Azerbaijan province. It started with a series of clashes between Iran and the PKK, leading to the death of 17 PKK militants between February 22 and February 24 by Iranian forces. This was followed by an Iranian helicopter crash in Khoy, an incident which was claimed to be performed by PJAK, though denied by Iranians as technical malfunction. The Iranian military launched an offensive the next day which resulted in the death of 47 insurgents and 17 security forces and lasted until March 1.


2007 West Azerbaijan clashes, Offensive
During February 22-24, the IRGC forces have been clashing with the Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), in which at least 17 PKK members were killed in West Azerbaijan province.


2007 West Azerbaijan clashes, Offensive
On February 24, 2007 an Iranian helicopter crashed near the town of Khoy, killing 8 IRGC soldiers, including several members of the Revolutionary Guards, one of them being Said Qahari, the head of the Iranian army's 3rd Corps. PJAK quickly claimed to have shot down the helicopter using a shoulder-launched missile, killing 20 soldiers, including several senior officers, during an hour-long battle. Iran, however, blamed the crash on bad weather.


2007 West Azerbaijan clashes, Offensive
On February 25, 2007, Iran launched a counter-offensive against the PJAK group in the northeast of Iran's West Azerbaijan province, near the Turkish border. According to Iran's state news agencies as many as 47 Kurdish rebels and 17 Iranian soldiers were killed in the violence between February 25 and March 1, 2007.


2007 West Azerbaijan clashes, Aftermath
In August 2007, PJAK claimed it managed to down another Iranian military helicopter that was conducting a forward operation of bombardment by Iranian forces. In this crash 5 IRGC soldiers were injured. Iran claimed the crash was resulted due to bad weather in the region.


2007 West Bengal food riots
The 2007 West Bengal food riots took place in West Bengal, India over shortage of food and widespread corruption in the public distribution system. The riots first happened in Burdwan, Bankura, and Birbhum districts but later spread to other districts. The riots started on 16 September 2007 in Radhamohanpur village in Bankura district.


2007 West Bengal food riots
Three villagers were shot dead and more than 300 villagers were injured in riots. At least three ration distributors committed suicide. The State Government suspended 113 dealers and served show cause notices to 37 food inspectors. A Supreme Court of India appointed committee has found wide-spread corruption to be the root cause of the riots.


2007 West Bengal food riots, Causes
India had a public distribution system that was used to distribute food grains to poor people at affordable prices fixed by the government. These food grains are distributed through Ration Shops, to card-holders. Many of these ration shop dealers were also Rice Mill owners, able to control the entire chain of supply. In 2007-08 a worldwide phenomenon of increasing food prices motivated some of the dealers to sell quality food grains in open market while inferior quality grain was distributed through the ration shops. At the same time, a move by the state government to exclude some of the families above poverty line from the PDS system. Faced with increasing food prices, this led to increasing discontent among the masses.


2007 West Bengal food riots, Causes
In many places, the houses of local PDS dealers were set on fire and looted in many instances. The threat of violence and public humiliation also led to a few PDS dealers committing suicide. The riots originated from Bankura district in the latter half of the year, soon spreading across many other districts in the state.


2007 West Bengal food riots, Causes
A report by the commission appointed by the Supreme Court of India found that wide spread corruption and diversion of superior quality food grains caused the riots. The report said studies conducted by the government had shown that 34.9% of rice and 86.6% of wheat meant for PDS got diverted, while 83% of wheat meant for below poverty line people and 60% of rice (the essential diet of the poorest of the BPL families) also got stolen.


2007 West Berkshire Council election
The 2007 West Berkshire Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of West Berkshire Council in Berkshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2007 West Berkshire Council election, Background
At the last election in 2003 both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats won 26 seats and the Liberal Democrats kept control with the chairman's casting vote. However the Conservatives took control in May 2005 after gaining a seat from the Liberal Democrats at a by-election.


2007 West Berkshire Council election, Election result
The Conservatives increased their majority to 20 seats after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats. Conservative gains included taking seats in Clay Hill, Falkland and Thatcham Central wards to win 36 seats on the council, but they did lose one seat in Thatcham North to leave the Liberal Democrats on 16 seats. Overall turnout at the election improved to 45%.


2007 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series
The 2007 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship Series was held on May 25 through 27, 2007 at San Diego's home stadium, John Cunningham Stadium in San Diego, California, and pitted the top two finishers from the WCC regular season. The event determined the champion of the West Coast Conference for the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball season. San Diego won the series two games to one over Gonzaga and earned the league's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2007 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2007 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place March 2–5, 2007 at the Chiles Center on the campus of the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon. The semifinals were televised by ESPN2, and the championship game was televised by ESPN.


2007 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The top seed, Gonzaga, won the tournament for the fourth straight season, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 9th straight time.


2007 West Dorset District Council election
The 2007 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election.


2007 West Dorset District Council election
The 2007 election saw the Conservatives maintain their majority control of the District Council.


2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election
Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 22 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.


2007 West Lancashire District Council election
The 2007 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of  West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


2007 West Lancashire District Council election, Background
Before the election the Conservatives had a 10-seat majority over Labour, after gaining 3 seats in the 2006 election. 19 seats were being contested in the election with the Conservative leader of the council, Geoff Roberts, being one of those who were defending seats. The election was seen as mainly being fought just between the Conservative and Labour parties, with the Liberal Democrats only standing in 2 wards.


2007 West Lancashire District Council election, Background
The Conservatives were expected to remain in control of the council and were targeting the wards of Scott and Wrightington where Labour only had small majorities.


2007 West Lancashire District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives held control of the council after making a net gain of 1 seat to have a majority of 12 over Labour. They gained the seats of Scott and Wrightington from Labour, but lost Bickerstaffe back to Labour. Overall turnout in the election was 31.5%, down from the 32.2% recorded in 2006.


2007 West Lindsey District Council election
Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat Party held overall control of the council after what was seen as a straight fight with the Conservative Party.


2007 West Lindsey District Council election
The election in Scotter ward was decided by the toss of a coin which the Conservative candidate won.


2007 West Lothian Council election
Elections to West Lothian Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using nine new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Councillors remained in post until 2012.


2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election
The 2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background
After the 2006 election the Conservatives controlled the council with 34 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had nine, there were five Independents and Labour had one seat. 16 seats were to be contested in 2007, but on 21 April 2007 the chairman of West Oxfordshire District Council, Conservative Keith Stone, died. As a result, the election in his ward where he had been standing for re-election, Carterton North East, was postponed until 21 June.


2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background
For the 15 seats therefore contested on 3 May 2007, the Conservatives had 14 candidates, both the Liberal Democrats and Greens had 11, Labour had five, the UK Independence Party had two and there were two Independents. 11 sitting councillors sought re-election, with these including the only Labour councillor in West Oxfordshire, Eve Coles. There was no contest in Alvescot and Filkins ward, with Conservative David McFarlane being elected without opposition.


2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives made a net gain of two seats to win 10 of the 15 seats elected on 3 May. This took the Conservatives to 35 seats on the council and a majority of 22. The Conservatives gained three seats in Witney, in Witney Central, Witney East and Witney North wards, to win all five seats contested in the town and meant that only one councillor in Witney was not Conservative, independent Peter Green who had been elected as a Conservative. However the Conservatives lost a seat in Carterton South to the Liberal Democrats by a single vote.


2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
Despite the gain in Carterton South the Liberal Democrats dropped to eight councillors, after losing two seats in Witney and received fewer votes than Labour in Witney. Labour retained their only seat on the council after Eve Cole held Chipping Norton by 163 votes. The number of independent councillors was reduced to four after the election, while overall eight of the 11 councillors who stood again held their seats. Overall turnout at the election was 38.22%, reaching a high of 51.12% in Charlbury ward.


2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives won a further seat in the delayed election in Carterton North East on 21 June, which was held for the party by Norman Macrae with a majority of 296 votes over independent Paul Wesson.


2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
The above totals include the delayed election in Carterton North East.


2007 West Somerset District Council election
The 2007 West Somerset District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and independents gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.


2007 West Somerset District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives dropped to 13 seats, a net loss of 4, and fell behind the independents who became the largest group with 16 councillors. Conservative losses included defeats in the seats of Alcombe East, Old Cleeve, Porlock, Quantock Vale and West Quantock, but they did make some gains, including in Watchet where an independent lost a seat. Both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats lost a seat, to only have one councillor each. Overall turnout at the election was 46.9%.


2007 West Somerset District Council election, Election result
Following the election independent councillor Keith Ross became the new leader of the council, taking over from the Conservatives, with Labour councillor Simon Stokes becoming deputy leader.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team began play on September 1, 2007. The team was coached by Rich Rodriguez until he announced on December 16, 2007 that he was leaving West Virginia to coach the Michigan Wolverines. The head coaching position remained vacant after his announcement, with assistant head coach Bill Stewart serving as interim head coach. Stewart was then named head coach on January 3, 2008, after leading the Mountaineers to victory in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl over the #3 Oklahoma Sooners. West Virginia played their home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Preseason, New uniforms
West Virginia unveiled a new gold uniform with blue stripes design for the season. The tops have been featured with both blue and gold bottoms. The uniform is currently being featured as the alternate home uniform. Running back Steve Slaton sported the uniform when he attended the 2007 Playboy All-American honoring at the Playboy Mansion at the beginning of the preseason wearing it with white bottoms.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Preseason, Spring practice
West Virginia started spring practice on March 5. Mountaineer fans got an opportunity to get a first look at the 2007 football team during the annual Gold-Blue Game, which was held at Mountaineer Field on Saturday, April 7 at 12:30 p.m.. The offense won the contest 58–30, with the only touchdown being a 46-yard pass from Adam Bednarik to Wes Lyons. Backup running back Eddie Davis produced the most impressive performance.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Preseason, Spring practice
The major goals of spring practice were to improve the defense, find a solid backup for running back Steve Slaton, and work out the inexperienced class of receivers. The Mountaineers also needed to replace the center position, where All-American Dan Mozes left as a senior, and the guard position.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Preseason, Recruiting class
The Mountaineers received 25 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 7, 2007. Florida all-purpose back Noel Devine created some controversy when he reported to the news that he had chosen West Virginia over Alabama. But on National Signing Day, Devine never signed his letter of intent, saying that after having a talk with mentor Deion Sanders, he decided to wait to see his SAT scores. He was most likely going to pursue a prep school season, then return to the recruiting scene for 2008. Noel then received word he had passed his tests, and so signed his LOI to attend WVU. In the preseason, Devine was named one of the top 10 impact freshman for 2007. An additional recruit, LB Pat Lazear, was signed on February 16, 2007.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
The Mountaineers put up the most points since 2001 against Rutgers (80–7 win) when they defeated the Broncos 62–24. Pat White put up two rushing (97 total yards) and two passing touchdowns (196 total yards) while Steve Slaton rushed for 109 yards and 3 touchdowns, while also catching a 58-yard touchdown pass from White. Freshman sensation Noel Devine scored his first touchdown of his career, while also rushing for 44 yards. Darius Reynaud had 92 yards receiving on 5 catches. The team wore traditional blue jerseys with gold pants


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Marshall
The Mountaineers traveled to Huntington, for the first time in over 90 years and got off to a slow start in losing 13–6 at halftime, but Steve Slaton's two touchdowns and 146 yards helped the Mountaineers pull out the win to capture the Governors Trophy. Pat White went 13 of 18 for 149 yards and two touchdowns, also rushing for 125 yards and a score. Freshman Noel Devine rushed for a touchdown and 76 yards on only five carries as well. The team wore all white uniforms


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Freshman running back Noel Devine stole the spotlight from Patrick White and Steve Slaton as he rushed for 136 yards on only 5 carries. Slaton rushed for 137 yards and 3 touchdowns, while White had an off day of 95 yards passing and one rushing touchdown. This marked the 4th straight win over rival Maryland. The team wore white jerseys and blue pants


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, East Carolina
The Mountaineers had their most complete game of the season as they almost pitched a shutout. The Pirates scored with less than a minute left in the game against the second-team defense, but the Mountaineers only allowed 160 total yards on the day. Pat White went 18 for 20 (90% completion percentage set a school record) for 181 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for two more scores. Steve Slaton rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, which tied a school record for most career rushing touchdowns (42). Darius Reynaud, who played with a shoulder injury, had two touchdown receptions and a 64-yard run. Linebacker Mortty Ivy helped the defense out with an interception and a forced fumble. The team wore all blue uniforms


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, South Florida
In front of an expected record-breaking crowd at Raymond James Stadium, the Mountaineers were defeated by the #18 South Florida Bulls. WVU committed 6 turnovers during the game and starting QB Pat White didn't play in the second half. The team wore all white.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Syracuse
The Mountaineers rebounded in a big way by trouncing the Orange to win the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy despite losing quarterback Pat White to a chest muscle strain and running back Steve Slaton to only 69 yards rushing. The team wore traditional white jerseys with gold pants


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
The Mountaineers jumped to an early 28–0 lead by the end of the 1st quarter and cruised to a 38–13 win. This marked the first game for the new gold jerseys, which were worn with blue pants


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Rutgers was expected to perform well against West Virginia, since the Scarlet Knights had previously beaten #2 ranked South Florida. Steve Slaton led the way with 3 rushing touchdowns against #25(AP) Rutgers in WVU's 13th straight win over the Scarlet Knights. Ray Rice rushed for 142 yards breaking a Rutgers school record for most 100+ yard games. The team wore all white


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Louisville
By halftime West Virginia had a 21–14 lead. Louisville was able to take advantage of the Mountaineer's mistakes(WVU had 3 turnovers and 11 penalties for 116 yards) and were able to spark a comeback but West Virginia broke the 31–31 tie when Pat White ran for a 50 yd TD with a little over a minute to play. Brian Brohm was intercepted in the final seconds of the game ending Louisville's attempt to tie the game and send it into overtime. The team wore all gold uniforms, and most of the crowd also wore gold.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Cincinnati
For the second straight game West Virginia made a double-digit second-half lead interesting by coughing up the football. And for the second straight game the Mountaineers were able to hold on for a victory by defeating No. 21 Cincinnati 28–23 to keep its Big East title hopes alive. Pat White finished the game with 295 yards of total offense, rushing 27 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns and completing 13 of 19 passes for 140 yards. Sophomore safety Boogie Allen recovered a Cincinnati onside kick to save the Mountaineers' win. The team wore white jerseys and blue pants.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Connecticut
West Virginia rushed for 517 yards(415 of which came in the second half) and clinched their 5th Big East title with 66–21 win over UConn. Pat White went 9/13 passing for 107 yards and a TD, as well as rushing for a season high 186 yards 16 on carries and 2 TDs. Freshman RB Noel Devine also added 118 yards on the ground with a TD. Steve Slaton also went over the 1,000 yard mark on the season for the 3rd straight year.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Connecticut
The win clinched the Big East automatic Bowl Championship Series berth, and coupled with the previous day's upset over then #1 LSU by unranked Arkansas, put the Mountaineers in a position to play for a berth in National Championship game with a win over rival Pitt the next week. The team wore traditional blue jerseys and gold pants.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
WVU entered the game against Pitt as 28 point favorites to win the 100th Backyard Brawl and earn a berth in the BCS championship game. The Mountaineers, however, could never get their high-powered offense going against the Panthers and were hurt by fumbles, missed field goals, and ineffective performances by Steve Slaton and Pat White, the latter of whom missed part of the game with a thumb injury. Pittsburgh, starting their backup QB Pat Bostick, was equally ineffective at moving the ball outside of the play of LeSean McCoy.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
Trailing by one possession late in the fourth quarter, West Virginia twice had the ball in Pitt territory, with both drives ending in Pat White being stopped on downs. The final Pitt possession saw the Panthers run the ball out of the back of the end zone for a safety as the clock expired, ending WVU's National Championship hopes.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma
WVU entered the game as 7-point underdogs to the #3 Oklahoma Sooners, who were thought by some to be the best team in the country. Former head coach Rich Rodriguez had recently taken the head coaching position at the University of Michigan, leaving West Virginia with interim head coach Bill Stewart. West Virginia halfback Steve Slaton was taken out of the game early on with a hamstring injury, leaving the Mountaineers with freshman Noel Devine. West Virginia scored early with two field goals by Pat McAfee to take the lead, 6–0, into the second quarter.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma
Sam Bradford was intercepted by Mountaineer safety Quinton Andrews early on, but the Sooners bounced back with a field goal to make it 6–3. However, fullback Owen Schmitt led the Mountaineers to their first touchdown on a 57-yard run to make the score 13–3. Oklahoma returned with a field goal to make it 13–6, but West Virginia ended the first half with a pass from their star quarterback, Pat White to a wide-open Darius Reynaud for a 21-yard touchdown to make it 20–6 at halftime. Linebacker Reed Williams won the Defensive MVP award, while backup linebacker J.T. Thomas recorded 6 tackles.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma
Oklahoma came back in the second half early with a field goal, followed by a goal line touchdown run by Chris Brown. The Sooners went for a 2-point conversion after the touchdown, but Bradford's pass was incomplete, leaving the score at 20–15. The Mountaineers answered back with a 17-yard run by Noel Devine for the touchdown to put the Mountaineers up 27–15. The Mountaineers scored again to end the third quarter, this time on a 30-yard reverse run by Darius Reynaud, to put the Mountaineers up 34–15 going into the fourth quarter.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma
The Sooners scored early again, off of a Bradford pass to Quentin Chaney, but yet again failed a 2-point conversion attempt. West Virginia continued to roll however, as White hooked up with receiver Tito Gonzales for a 79-yard touchdown pass to put the Mountaineers up 41–21. The pass was the longest play in West Virginia school bowl history. Oklahoma scored again on a Bradford pass, this time to Juaquin Iglesias, but this time kicked the extra point to make the score 41–28. The Mountaineers sealed the game with six minutes left on a 65-yard touchdown run by Noel Devine, his second score of the game.


2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, Game summaries, Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma
The West Virginia Mountaineers totaled 349 rushing yards in the victory. Pat White totaled 176 yards and two touchdowns passing while rushing for 150 yards. Noel Devine rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while Owen Schmitt totaled 64 yards and a score on three carries. Sam Bradford recorded 242 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception passing for the Sooners. Allen Patrick rushed for 82 yards on 14 carries, while Chris Brown rushed for 50 yards and a score on 16 carries. Quentin Chaney grabbed 4 passes for 129 yards and a score while receiver Juaquin Iglesias returned seven kicks for 195 yards.