2007 North American heat wave, Impact
Over "51 deaths, including 2 in South Carolina, were attributable to this heat wave." In Birmingham, Alabama, there were 18 days with a "heat index greater than or equal to 100," lower than the index during the heat wave of 1980, while 13 heat-related deaths were attributed to the August 2007 heat wave, compared to over 100 in 1980. The fewer deaths were attributed to the increased use of air-conditioning in 2007, especially among "shut in" elderly people.


2007 North American heat wave, Causes
The heat wave was reportedly caused by several factors. First, an upper level ridge that settled over the southern plains and southeast near the Ozarks. Another cause was the troughing over the Pacific Coast and  offshore Atlantic. This in turn created an Omega block pattern over the central US and caused extreme heat to build for weeks, in some cases. The ridge eventually moved back towards the west, which allowed some short-term relief for the northeastern states and Mid-Atlantic, but in the Mississippi River Valley and the southeast there remained   strong heat for at least several more days.


2007 North Ayrshire Council election
Elections to North Ayrshire 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 eight 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 30 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.


2007 North Ayrshire Council election, By-Elections since 3 May 2007
A by-election arose in the Kilbirnie and Beith Ward following the death of the Scottish National Party's Craig Taylor and Anthea Dickson held the seat for the SNP on 14 October 2008.


2007 North Ayrshire Council election, By-Elections since 3 May 2007
A by-election arose in the Saltcoats and Stevenston Ward following the resignation of the Labour Party's David Munn and Jim Montgomorie held the seat for Labour on 25 August 2011.


2007 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team
The 2007 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball season. They play their home games at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2007 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team
The Tar Heels won the  ACC tournament title. They made the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament as the third-overall seed, and advanced to the 2007 College World Series, finishing as the national runner-up.


2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Butch Davis, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 4–8 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place fourth in the Coastal Division.


2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Previous season
The 2006 North Carolina football team began with the Tar Heels unranked in the AP and coaches' preseason polls. Despite the fact that they were receiving little national attention, there was much optimism in the state of North Carolina. The team got off to a shaky start losing six out of their first seven games. Just days after playing their seventh game of the season, a 23–0 loss to Virginia in Charlottesville, the University of North Carolina announced that head coach John Bunting would be relieved of his duties at the conclusion of the season." After the announcement of Bunting's firing the team arguably became much more competitive and won their last two games of the season, 23–9 against NC State and 45–44 against Duke.


2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Preseason
Immediately after Bunting's firing on October 22, 2006 there was much speculation over who North Carolina would name their new football coach. Rumors immediately started to circulate that former head coach of the Cleveland Browns and the Miami Hurricanes, Butch Davis, was interested in the position." Athletic director Dick Baddour confirmed the accuracy of the rumors when he announced on November 13, 2006 that Butch Davis had agreed to become the new head football coach." Soon after his hiring, Butch Davis began to assemble his coaching staff. He was able to lure offensive coordinator John Shoop and defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano from the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL), and defensive line coach John Blake from Nebraska. Blake is regarded by many to be one of the best recruiters in all of college football."


2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Preseason
As of March 2007 many publications began releasing preseason rankings for the upcoming football season. Although UNC still ranked in the lower tier of the Atlantic Coast Conference, many publications were impressed with the Tar Heels' hiring of Butch Davis and their top ranked recruiting class."


2007 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Recruiting
The Tar Heels received 20 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 7, 2007. Three student athletes had already enrolled before National Signing Day making this class relatively large with 23 commitments.


2007 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 2007 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 10–1, placing second in the Great West Conference with a 3–1 mark. North Dakota State averaged 40 points per game and allowing just 22 points per game to opponents. The Bison totaled 4,855 total yards of offense, an average of 441 yards per game.


2007 North Dakota State Bison football team
Despite being ranked in the top five in both polls the entire year, North Dakota State was ineligible to make the playoffs per NCAA rules that mandated a four-year probationary period for football programs entering the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. During their first four years after moving to Division I (2004–2007), North Dakota State had a record of 35–9 (.795) and were ranked in the top-25 32 of 44 weeks.


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


2007 North Devon District Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives gain 12 seats to take control of the council from the Liberal Democrats with 22 councillors. These gains came at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who were down 5 to 17 seats and the independents who fell 7 to have 4 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 40.25%.


2007 North District Council election
The 2007 North District Council election was held on 18 November 2007 to elect all 16 elected members to the 25-member District Council.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was one of the most active North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons on record. The North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no official bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The scope of this article is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean — the Arabian Sea to the west of the Indian subcontinent, abbreviated ARB by the India Meteorological Department (IMD); and the Bay of Bengal to the east, abbreviated BOB by the IMD.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center releases unofficial advisories. The tropical cyclone scale for this basin is detailed on the right. On average, 4 to 6 storms form in this basin every season.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
2007 was an active year for this basin; it was the most destructive season in known history at this time, only for the 2008 season to surpass it the next year. 2007 was also the first season to have multiple Category 5 cyclones (by the Saffir Simpson Scale), and the two Category 5's, Sidr and Gonu, were also the first named Category 5 cyclones to form in their respective seas; Gonu in the Arabian Sea, and Sidr in the Bay of Bengal. Some other notable storms of the season include Akash and Yemyin, both of which caused substantial damage and deaths. At least 4,545 deaths were reported, and damage was about 6.4 billion dollars.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 01
An area of disturbed weather first formed east of the Malay Peninsula on April 26. It slowly consolidated, and the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) designated the active low pressure area as a tropical depression on May 1 in the Gulf of Thailand. Moving westwards, it made landfall in the coastal areas of Chumphon, and then moved into the Andaman Sea. The system strengthened slightly, and late on May 3, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) designated it as a depression. It then began to move northwards, and in the morning of May 5, it made a second landfall on the coast of Rakhine State in Myanmar. The system weakened into an area of low pressure shortly after, and the IMD issued its last bulletin.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 01
The TMD issued heavy rain and flash flood warnings for western provinces during the system's passage over the Isthmus of Kra. In Ratchaburi Province, disaster response teams prepared for the evacuation of settlements in mountainous terrain on May 3. The next day, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province was declared a disaster zone after low-lying areas were flooded with waters up to one metre deep. In the capital municipality, a prison was inundated, necessitating the evacuation of prisoners to Ratchaburi. In addition, a portion of rail was flooded, but train services were not disrupted. In Surat Thani Province, mudslides halted traffic in the municipal area. Multiple landslide warnings were also issued in other provinces. Northwestern provinces also braced for heavy rains following the system's second landfall.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 01
This system was not considered to be a tropical depression by any other agencies while in the Gulf of Thailand, but was tracked by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The storm attained a maximum wind speed of 30 knots (56 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1006 hPa.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Akash
On May 13, the India Meteorological Department declared a depression over the east central Bay of Bengal. It formed on May 10, and continued to intensify gradually. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued a TCFA on May 13 shortly before the IMD upgraded it to a depression. Later that day, the JTWC upgraded it to a tropical cyclone, designating it 01B. On May 14, the IMD upgraded it to a deep depression, and six hours later it was designated the first cyclonic storm of the season, Akash. Akash continued to strengthen and the JTWC analysed it as having reached hurricane-force winds on May 14. It made landfall on the coast near the Bangladesh–Myanmar border early on May 15, and weakened quickly inland. The name, contributed by India, means "sky" in Hindi.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Akash
Akash killed at least one fisherman, and left about 100 others missing. Crops were destroyed and power was cut as Akash neared the coast, and almost 80,000 people had to be evacuated to cyclone shelters. The seaport at Chittagong had to be closed, and all flights into and out of the city were cancelled. Heavy rains caused by the rainbands of the cyclone led to the third One Day International cricket match between India and Bangladesh being abandoned.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Akash
Overall, the storm killed at least 8 people in Myanmar.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm Gonu
Gonu developed from a persistent area of convection in the eastern Arabian Sea on June 1. With a favorable upper-level environment and warm sea surface temperatures, it rapidly intensified to attain peak winds of 240 km/h (150 mph) on June 3, as warned by the India Meteorological Department. Gonu weakened after encountering dry air and cooler waters, and late on June 5, Gonu made landfall on the easternmost tip of Oman, becoming the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the Arabian Peninsula. Intense cyclones like Gonu have been extremely rare over the Arabian Sea, as most storms in this area tend to be small and dissipate quickly.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Super Cyclonic Storm Gonu
The cyclone caused about $4 billion in damage (2007 USD) and 50 deaths in Oman, where the cyclone was considered the nation's worst natural disaster. Gonu dropped heavy rainfall near the eastern coastline, reaching up to 610 mm (24 inches) which caused flooding and heavy damage. In Iran, the cyclone caused 28 deaths and $215 million in damage (2007 USD). Winds speeds of 100 km/h were recorded in Muscat, Oman atthe time of landfall.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Yemyin
A low-pressure area associated with the monsoon trough was first detected by the Naval Research Laboratory in the Bay of Bengal on June 17. Over the next few days, it developed deep flaring convection near an exposed low-level circulation centre (LLCC) as it drifted in the open sea. Despite moderate to high vertical wind shear, the disturbance produced surface pressure falls of up to 2.7 mbar (hPa) in Port Blair, in the Andaman Islands, on June 19. Convection persisted around the increasingly well-defined LLCC, and the disturbance continued to consolidate under favourable diffluence.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Yemyin
Early on June 21, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared the area a depression, 430 km (270 mi) east-southeast of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Several hours later, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA), with winds near 30 kn (55 km/h, 35 mph). The depression moved quickly west-northwest towards the northern Andhra Pradesh coast. A subtropical ridge to the north weakened the wind shear which had been hindering the storm's development, allowing for further intensification. Later that day, the IMD upgraded the system to a deep depression. As convection organised with increasing ocean heat content, the JTWC issued its first warning on Tropical Cyclone 03B.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Yemyin
The deep depression made landfall near Kakinda early on June 22 local time. The JTWC issued its final advisory later, as the system began to weaken due to land interaction and wind shear. The next day, the IMD downgraded it to a depression while it crossed the Deccan Plateau. The final warning was issued on June 24, despite the storm having moved into the Arabian Sea. The storm killed at least 140 people in India, and another 213 people died in Karachi, Pakistan from rains and winds that might have been associated with an outer band of the cyclone. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had warned of heavy rains and wind from the system as early as Friday June 22.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Yemyin
The JTWC noted in its Significant Tropical Weather Outlook for the North Indian Ocean on June 24 that strong monsoonal low-level flow contributed to increased cyclonic vorticity, with low vertical wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures. It warned that these factors could lead to a rapid regeneration of the cyclone. Early on June 25, the JTWC issued the second TCFA for this system as its LLCC crossed the coast into the Arabian Sea. Shortly after, both the IMD and the JTWC resumed advisories on the depression.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Yemyin
As it moved northwest just off the Pakistan coast, winds of about 26 kn (48 km/h, 30 mph) and a surface pressure of 990 mbar (hPa) were observed in Karachi near midday on June 25. According to the PMD, the centre of the system reached within 90 km (55 mi) of Karachi. With favourable conditions and deep convection, the system intensified into a deep depression that day. After further organization, it made its second landfall at about 0300 UTC June 26 along the Makran coast, near Ormara and Pasni, Balochistan province, in southwestern Pakistan. Upon reaching land, the cyclone began to weaken slowly, and the JTWC issued its last advisory late on June 26.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Yemyin
The cyclone trapped 2 merchant ships: Al-Picaso and Lady Hamad, and 4 fishing boats: Al-Taif, Al-Noor, Sumbal Sultani and Al-Tariq, 100 nm (185 km, 115 mi) off Karachi. The Pakistan Navy rescued 56 sailors from the merchant ships and 36 fishermen from the fishing boats after they were detected by Breguet Atlantique aircraft. The heavy downpour also flooded the Kech Korandi riverine, inundating the city of Turbat and causing more than 10,000 people to evacuate their houses.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Yemyin
At least 380 people died in Balochistan, with another 250 dead in Sindh and 100 in the North-West Frontier Province, and further rains associated with the remnants of the cyclone hampered rescue efforts. The cyclone affected at least 10 districts of Balochistan and 4 districts of Sindh, affecting the lives of at least 1.5 million people. Over 80 people were killed in floods associated with the remnants in Afghanistan. At least 2 million people were affected by the cyclone or indirectly by power cuts and water shortages in Balochistan.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclonic Storm Yemyin
The PMD referred to the deep depression as Tropical Cyclone Yemyin, the next name on the list at the time. The IMD did not operationally name the system, but the depression was upgraded to a cyclonic storm in post-analysis, and the IMD retroactively named it Yemyin.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
On June 28, an area of disturbed weather in the Bay of Bengal that had persisted as a well-marked low pressure area for two days became more organised. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) noted the formation of a depression around 0000 UTC (5:30 am IST) southeast of Puri, Orissa, India. The IMD also stated that the system intensified into a deep depression three hours later whilst remaining "practically stationary".


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert shortly after, noting that observations from the eastern coast of India had recorded falls in pressure corresponding with the system's development. Furthermore, an upper-level anticyclone had formed over the disturbance, which would maintain the favourable wind shear conditions. The JTWC initiated advisories later that day, as the depression moved northwest towards the Orissa coast. The depression made landfall near Puri early on June 29. The JTWC then issued its last advisory later that day, as the system moved inland. Early on June 30, with the system centred over Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the IMD downgraded the system to a depression, and discontinued advisories 6 hours later.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
At 0600 UTC (11 a.m. PST) on June 28, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued its first advisory regarding the remnants of the system. The PMD stated that the remnants "had the potential" to cause widespread heavy rain with strong winds in Sindh, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and North-West Frontier provinces. This could worsen conditions in areas already flooded by Tropical Cyclone Yemyin. In its fourth advisory on July 1, the PMD warned about the "high probability" of the system moving westward towards southern Sindh (instead of northwestward as previously projected), and regenerating over the Arabian Sea.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
The remnants of Tropical Cyclone 04B were mentioned in a Significant Tropical Weather Advisory from the JTWC early on July 2. After crossing the Deccan Plateau, convection was southwest of the centre, in the Arabian Sea, while multiple associated low-level circulation centres had yet to re-emerge, and were located in west-central India, north-northeast of Mumbai. The area had favourable upper-level divergence, but high vertical wind shear. Eventually, the circulation centre became fully exposed in unfavourable conditions, and the JTWC declared it "no longer suspect for development" later that day.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 04
While it was over western India adjoining the Arabian Sea, the deep convection associated with the remnants of the cyclone brought heavy rains to Maharashtra, causing disruptions in transport due to floods and high winds in Mumbai. Amravati district, northeast of Mumbai, was also severely affected by floods. At least 43 people were killed in the state, and in Mumbai 243 mm (9.6 in) of rainfall was recorded. 14 died in Gujarat state, and evacuations were conducted. Up to 462 mm (18.1 inches) of rain was received in Bharuch district.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 05
On July 1, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) began to track a developing disturbance in the north Bay of Bengal. Following the formation of a low pressure area and circulation centre, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) initiated advisories, declaring it a depression, as it was located about 150 km (90 mi) southeast of Kolkata, West Bengal, in India, along the Bangladeshi coast. The system was noted in the Significant Tropical Weather Advisory issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) that same day. The JTWC commented that the consolidated circulation centre was already overland, in southwest Bangladesh.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 05
The next day, on July 5, as the depression tracked northwestward into Gangetic West Bengal, the IMD upgraded it to a deep depression. It reached close to Bankura early on July 6, moving westward. Phoolberia in West Bengal received 450 mm of rainfall in 48 hours between 5 and 6 July 2007.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 05
As the system weakened while over north Chhattisgarh, the IMD downgraded it to a depression on July 7. The IMD then discontinued bulletins on July 8 as it weakened into a low pressure area over central Madhya Pradesh. However, early the next morning it reintensified into a depression near Shivpuri, in northwestern Madhya Pradesh, and the IMD resumed advisories. Later that day, the IMD issued its final bulletin.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 05
The depression caused heavy rains in Kolkata, with 16 casualties. Nearly 20% of the cumulative rainfall for the entire monsoon season fell in three days.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 06
On August 5, a low pressure area that had lingered in the northwestern Bay of Bengal organised into a depression about 230 km southeast of Balasore. The depression formed just as monsoonal rains and floods had killed over 200 people in the area. It deepened slightly and was upgraded to a deep depression late that night local time as it moved towards Orissa. The deep depression continued moving west-northwest and made landfall in Orissa between Chandbali and Paradip. In 48 hours, Alipingal in Orissa received 510 mm of rainfall between 5 & 6 August. In total 24 lives were lost due to the flooding caused by the system.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression BOB 06
On August 7, Pakistan Meteorological Department issued its first weather advisory regarding the probability of regeneration of the system in Arabian Sea after crossing the Indian state of Gujarat, though the system once again intensified into a deep depression but according to the IMD, it was a low pressure area.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 07
On September 21, a low pressure area 230 km south-southeast of Puri was declared a depression by the IMD. The next day, it made landfall along the Orissa coast near Puri with winds around 45–55 km/h (30–35 mph). The city Kolkata in West Bengal received 440 mm of rainfall in 72 hours between 23 & 25 September. In total there were 75 deaths from the Depression.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Depression BOB 08
Late on October 27, an area of weather 600 km east-southeast of Chennai, India was designated Depression BOB 08/2007 by the IMD. The depression degenerated into a low pressure area early on the 29th. The depression caused heavy rains accompanied with strong winds in Chennai, with 15 casualties. Kavali in Andhra Pradesh received 550 mm of rainfall in 48 hours between 29 & 30 October. 19 deaths were reported from the state of Andhra Pradesh.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Deep Depression ARB 02
On October 27, a westward-moving disturbed area of weather formed about 885 nm east of Cape Guardafui, Somalia was designated Depression ARB 02/2007 by the IMD. The next day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center designated the depression as Tropical Cyclone 05A. Soon after, the IMD upgraded the depression to a deep depression. The Deep Depression did not develop and degenerated into a low pressure area on November 2 as it moved further west. Agathi in Laskwadeep Islands received 70 mm of rainfall on 29 October.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr
An area of disturbed weather developed near the Andaman Islands on November 9. It gradually became better organised as it passed to the south of the islands, and the system was designated Depression BOB 09 by the India Meteorological Department early on November 11. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center upgraded it to Tropical Cyclone 06B at the same time. Later that day, it intensified into a deep depression as it moved slowly north-westward. The IMD upgraded the system to Cyclonic Storm Sidr early on November 12. The system then began to intensify quickly as it moved slowly northwestward, and the IMD upgraded it to a severe cyclonic storm later that day and a very severe cyclonic storm early the next day.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr
As it intensified to a Category 4-equivalent cyclone on November 14, thousands of emergency officials were put on standby in eastern India and Bangladesh in advance of the storm's arrival. Massive evacuations of low-lying coastal areas also took place, although sheltering was only available for about 500,000 of the over 10 million residents of coastal areas. The IMD also issued a cyclone alert for Orissa and West Bengal on November 14.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr
On the morning of November 15, the cyclone intensified to reach peak winds of 215 km/h (135 mph) according to the IMD, and a peak of 260 km/h (160 mph) according to the JTWC. Sidr officially made landfall around 1700 UTC later that day, with sustained winds of 215 km/h (135 mph). A station in coastal Bangladesh reported 80 knots (148 km/h) at 1800 UTC of 15 November 2007. According to media reports, the wind speed of about 200 km/h prevailed over Bangladesh coast at the time of landfall. It weakened quickly after landfall and the final advisories were issued early on November 16. The name Sidr was contributed by Oman; it is an Arabic name of a tree belonging to the Ziziphus family, specifically the Ziziphus spina-christi.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr
In the post season analysis, Sidr was upgraded to a Category 5-equivalent cyclone. This marks the first time that there have been two Category 5-equivalent storms in the Northern Indian Ocean in a single season.


2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season effects
This is a table of the storms in 2007 and their landfall(s), if any; the table does not include storms that did not make landfall, which is defined as the center of the storm moving over a landmass. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical or a wave or low.


2007 North Korean floods
Flooding in North Korea in August 2007 caused extensive damage and loss of life. The flooding affected most of the southern half of the country including the capital and some of its most productive agricultural regions. Aid officials feared the loss of crop land could seriously hinder the North's ability to feed its people, causing widespread famine.


2007 North Korean floods, History
On August 15, 2007, North Korea announced it had been hit extremely hard by floods after a solid week of torrential rains, and that it desperately needed assistance from the outside world. The previous year, the country also experienced massive flooding when torrential rains in July left hundreds if not thousands dead. The difference is this time Pyongyang reacted quickly to the disaster, requesting help while the waters were still high, rather than keeping silent as long as possible, as it has done in the past.


2007 North Korean floods, History
Television footage from North Korea showed citizens in Pyongyang wading in knee- and waist-deep waters along the capital's grand boulevards. Government officials invited foreign diplomats in Pyongyang to venture out to the countryside to view first-hand the devastation wrought by the relentless rains.


2007 North Korean floods, History
On August 27, North Korea said it had suspended its yearly showcase Arirang mass games. The performance resumed after the flood damage was cleared away.


2007 North Korean floods, History
By August 31, North Korea reported recovering from devastating floods thanks to vigorous work by its citizens and officials. Railway services had resumed with many sections of broken track restored. Telecommunications workers were reported restoring destroyed or submerged electrical cables. Yet, the dispatch made no mention of foreign assistance. The country's leader Kim Jong-Il thanked the leaders of 11 countries on September 11 for their help in flood relief, except South Korea even though they sent 37.4 billion won (39.8 million dollars) of relief aid.


2007 North Korean floods, Farmland
The flooding submerged, buried or washed away more than 11 percent of the country's rice and corn fields. The North is especially susceptible to bad weather because of a vicious circle where people strip hillsides of natural vegetation to create more arable land to grow food — increasing the risk of floods. On August 16, 2007, Paul Lysley, spokesperson for the WFP Asia, has estimated the damage to crops alone at 450,000 tons.


2007 North Korean floods, Farmland
The United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported some 223,381 hectares of farmland were damaged, with about 20 percent of North Korea's paddy fields and 15 percent of its corn fields flooded or washed away.


2007 North Korean floods, Relief aid
On August 17, 2007, Seoul, South Korea decided to provide $7.5 million in flood relief to North Korea. Initial aid shipments included noodles, drinking water, powdered milk, blankets and medicines. On August 23, 2007, a convoy of 34 trucks carrying emergency food rations, water and other goods left South Korea for the North. Seoul has pledged to provide 7.1 billion won ($7.6 million) in aid.


2007 North Korean floods, Relief aid
NGOs such as the Red Cross also asked people to raise funds because they feared a humanitarian catastrophe.


2007 North Korean floods, Relief aid
On August 29, Japan considered sending humanitarian aid to North Korea to help it recover from devastating floods. Sending aid would be a reversal for Japan, which has previously linked aid to resolving a row over North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens. Japan has not sent any humanitarian aid to North Korea since late 2004, in protest at a lack of progress over Japanese nationals kidnapped by Pyongyang in the late 1970s and early 1980s.


2007 North Korean floods, Relief aid
The United Nations requested US$14 million to provide North Korea with food, medicine, drinking water and other emergency goods. The United States pledged at least US$100,000 for the U.N.


2007 North Korean local elections
Elections to provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assemblies were held in North Korea on July 29, 2007.


2007 North Korean local elections
27,390 provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assembly deputies were elected.


2007 North Korean local elections
Voter turnout was reported as 99.82%, with candidates receiving a 100% approval rate.


2007 North Lanarkshire Council election
Elections to North Lanarkshire 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 20 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 70 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.


2007 North Lanarkshire Council election
Labour managed to retain control of the council, something which the party failed to do in many other parts of Scotland. Overall they lost 14 seats, most of which went to the Scottish National Party, although the individual seats won by the Conservative Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats were noteworthy in that these parties had never been represented on North Lanarkshire Council before.


2007 North Lincolnshire Council election
Elections to North Lincolnshire Council were held on 3 May 2007. The Conservative Party lost its overall majority to the Labour Party. Overall turnout was 32%.


2007 North Lincolnshire Council election, Election result
There were 3 vacant seats on the council due to the death of Cllr Dick Long. They were in the Brigg and Wolds ward and were filled in a by-election on 14 June 2007 by Conservative candidates. Before this by-election took place, Cllr Don Stewart of the Axholme South ward defected from the Conservatives, choosing to sit as an Independent. Therefore, the composition of the council after the election was:


2007 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 2007 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 13th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Johnathan Thurston, they competed in the NRL's Telstra Premiership. They finished the regular season in 3rd place, falling one game short of the Grand Final after losing to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.


2007 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
The Cowboys started the 2007 NRL season strongly, winning their first four games. By the halfway point of the season, they were placed inside the top four, despite losing key forward Luke O'Donnell for the season in Round 4.


2007 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
In August, News Limited sold its majority stake in the club to the Cowboys Leagues Club for just over $2 million. News Limited took over the club in late 2001, helping it through a turbulent and difficult era.


2007 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
Following five losses from seven games, the Cowboys dropped to 8th place in Round 20. A strong finish to the regular season, in which they won their final five games, saw them finish in 3rd, their highest ever placing at the time. Their first two finals games were played at home, defeating the Canterbury Bulldogs (20–18) and the New Zealand Warriors (49–12), to move within one game of the Grand Final. The Cowboys' season ended the following week, losing to Manly in the preliminary final.


2007 North Queensland Cowboys season, Season summary
Club legend Paul Bowman retired at the end of the 2007 season. The last foundation player from the club's inaugural season, Bowman played 203 games for the Cowboys over 13 seasons. The club's Player of the Year medal was named in his honour following his retirement. He became an assistant coach with the club in 2008. 2007 also saw the debut of 19-year-old Scott Bolton, who would go on to play over 150 games for the Cowboys and be a member of their 2015 NRL Grand Final and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides.


2007 North Somerset Council election
The 2007 North Somerset Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of North Somerset Unitary Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2007 North Somerset Council election, Background
Since the 2003 election the council was controlled by a coalition between the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties. Many of the swing wards on the council were in Weston-super-Mare, with a major issue in the town being the derelict Tropicana lido. The high number of pensioners in the town and lack of things for young people to do in the new estates were also factors in the area.


2007 North Somerset Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives win a majority with 43 of the 61 seats contested. Both the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties suffered heavy losses, with the defeated councillors including Liberal Democrat Isabel Cummings in Yatton after 15 years on the council and the Labour couple Derek and Muriel Kraft.


2007 North Somerset Council election, Election result
The election in Weston-super-Mare North Worle ward was delayed after the death of the Liberal Democrat leader of the council Alan Hockridge, meaning it was not held at the same as the other seats. The postponed election in North Worle as held on 7 June and all 3 seats were won by the Conservatives taking the party to 46 seats.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 2007 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was led by its new head coach Todd Dodge. He replaced Darrell Dickey, who was fired after going 3–9 in 2006. Dodge was regarded as one of the nation’s most successful high school football coaches amassing a 98–11 record overall at Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas. He was named National Coach of the Year by Schutt Sports in 2004 and by USA Today in 2005.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team
His Southlake program produced five consecutive offensive players of the year in Texas. Dodge is also regarded by many FBS coaches as one of the nation's premiere offensive minds in developing a unique and effective scheme in his variation of the spread offense, in the much the same vein as Steve Spurrier and Mouse Davis. While at Southlake, Dodge helped the University of Missouri to implement his scheme.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team
The Mean Green played their home games on campus at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Preseason, Coaching
After being named as head coach, Todd Dodge announced in early January the hiring of nine new assistant coaches. The new staff's combined resumes include 26 bowl appearances, 14 bowl victories, 18 high school state titles, a Super Bowl title and a BCS national title. New defensive coordinator Ron Mendoza, new offensive coordinator Todd Ford and new special teams Robert Drake all come with Dodge from Carroll High School where they coached the Dragons to 5 state titles.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Preseason, Coaching
After a tenure in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and University of Houston Cougars, Butch LaCroix, former North Texas assistant from 1987–1993, rejoins the Mean Green staff for a second duration as cornerback’s coach. For the past four seasons at the University of Tulsa, new offensive line coach Spencer Leftwich returns to North Texas at the same position he previously held. Former North Texas leading receiver, new receivers coach Clayton George, also served under Dodge until becoming head coach at Hillcrest High School.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Preseason, Coaching
2003 Division I assistant coach of the year, new safeties coach Chuck Petersen, after spending 17 years with United States Air Force Academy Falcons. Former Texas Longhorns and St. Louis Rams player and later Texas Longhorns graduate assistant, Derek Lewis, will coach defensive ends. After spending the last two seasons at Louisiana Tech, new running backs coach Shelton Gandy, also was  running backs coach for his alma mater Southern Mississippi.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Preseason, Stadium Improvements
Prior to the first home game, Fouts Field received several improvements. With paint donated by local Pittsburgh Paints, the student spirit organization, Talons, repainted the entire stadium. Other changes included renovated bathrooms, signage, asphalt in and around the entry gates. This is the largest improvement to Fouts since replacement of the field's Astroturf prior to the 2005 season.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Preseason, Uniform changes
On August 4, 2007, North Texas unveiled changes to their uniforms during the Kickoff Cookout at the Mean Green Athletic Center. For away games, instead of all green jerseys, the team will have white shirts with white pants. Home games will feature the university's new kelly green on top and have the same white pants. The numbers and letters will be green for away games and white for home with a black outline. The most notable change is the reintroduction of a white helmet not worn since alumni "Mean" Joe Greene played for North Texas in the late 1960s.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
The Mean Green traveled to Norman, Oklahoma, for the season opener against the Oklahoma Sooners. Within :32 seconds of the first quarter, the Sooners scored on their opening drive. The Sooners put up 49 unanswered points until North Texas kicker Thomas Moreland completed the first field goal of the season late in the third quarter. After the Sooners racked up two more touchdowns, freshman (QB) Giovanni Vizza threw the Mean Green's only touchdown of the game to wide receiver (WR) Casey Fitzgerald early in the fourth quarter.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
The game ended with a final score of 79–10. The Mean Green finished with 15 yards rushing and 232 yards passing. Both starting quarterback junior Daniel Meager and freshman Giovanni Vizza saw game time with Meager being replaced by Vizza  during the third quarter. (RB) Micah Mosley led the Mean Green in rushing 5 carries and 15 yards. Contradicting the final score, Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops admitted being worried about running up the score criticizing the Mean Green's no huddle offense. Coach Dodge handled the loss well and was quoted he held no ill-feelings towards to Sooners for the lopsided win.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
North Texas set a new record of most points given up in a single game. It also marked the second-largest margin of loss in a single game for the Mean Green.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, Troy
In the Troy University Trojans homecoming game on October 20, 2007, the Troy Trojans showed reason why they are number one in the Sun Belt Conference. The North Texas Mean Green, who had an abysmal 0-for-4 on fourth downs, were held to just seven points, which came with 2:55 left in the third quarter.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, Navy
With 136 total points, the game set the NCAA Division I-FBS record for most total points scored in a regulation-length game. The previous record for college football's top division (previously called Division I-A) was 133 points during San Jose State's 70 63 win over Rice in 2004. In addition to the Division I-FBS total points record set by Navy vs. North Texas, the 94 first-half points and the 63 combined points in the second quarter, both set college records.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, Navy
Navy came into the game with the best rushing offense, statistically, of any team in the nation. They set a  school record by running for 572 yards with eight rushing touchdowns in the game. The Midshipmen tied another school record by scoring at least 30 points for the eighth consecutive game.


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, Navy
Todd Dodge said, "I have never been a part of a game quite like this. I knew that we would have to score on nearly every possession and maybe steal a possession or two with turnovers."


2007 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, Florida International
The Mean Green lose to FIU. FIU ended a 23-game losing streak at the expense of the Mean Green. It also marked the last official college football game at the Orange Bowl.


2007 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 3 May 2007 on the same day as other local council elections in England.


2007 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds" which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year for the first three years with a fourth year when the mayoral election takes place.


2007 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
Against the national trend, the only gain was made by David Corkey of the Labour Party in Chirton Ward, from an Independent candidate, so the council remains in no overall control, but with the Conservative Party having the most councillors overall.


2007 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election, St Mary's
A further by-election was held on 5 July 2007. Details can be found here.


2007 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
On 3 May 2007, an election was held to elect councillors to the North Warwickshire Borough Council on the same day as other local elections in the UK. It resulted in the Conservative Party gaining control of the council. The previous election resulted in no overall control with the Labour Party having the highest number of seats at 16.


2007 North Warwickshire Borough Council election
All 35 seats from all wards were up for election, with 18 seats needed for an overall majority. The Conservatives won 21 seats, with Labour winning the remaining 14. The Liberal Democrats lost all four of their seats.


2007 North West Leicestershire District Council election
Elections for North West Leicestershire District Council took place on 3 May 2007, with the previous election taking place in 2003 and with the next to be held on 5 May 2011. The election took place across all 20 electoral wards and a total of 38 councillors were elected. This election was a landslide win for the Conservatives who gained an absolute majority in the council for the first time since its creation in 1973.


2007 North West Leicestershire District Council election, Ward results
In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.


2007 North Wiltshire District Council election
Elections to North Wiltshire District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election, and the Conservatives gained overall control, winning thirty-nine of the fifty-four seats available.


2007 North Wiltshire District Council election
This was the last election of district councillors to take place in North Wiltshire. The following year, a government review of local government determined that the four district councils of Wiltshire were to be merged with Wiltshire County Council to form a new unitary authority with effect from 1 April 2009, when North Wiltshire would be abolished and its councillors' term of office would end two years early.


2007 North Wiltshire District Council election
Elections to the new unitary authority, Wiltshire Council, took place in June 2009.


2007 Northampton Borough Council election
Elections to Northampton Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


2007 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2007 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 24 and ended on May 26, 2007, at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Third-seeded Monmouth won their third tournament championship and earned the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2007 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage.


2007 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Matt Coulson was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Coulson, a pitcher for Monmouth, pitched 7.2 innings allowing one run on five hits in the decisive final game.


2007 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2007 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held on March 1, 4 and 7. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on Thursday, March 1 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Sunday, March 4 and the finals on Wednesday, March 7. Central Connecticut won the championship, its third, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Tournament.


2007 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
For the third straight year, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.


2007 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, All-tournament team
Javier Mojica, CCSUTristan Blackwood, CCSUObie Nwadike, CCSUJarrid Frye, SHUJoey Henley, SHU


2007 Northeast Grand Prix
The 2007 Northeast Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Lime Rock Park on July 7, 2007.


2007 Northeast Grand Prix, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2007 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 2007 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their tenth year under head coach Jerome Souers, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 305, and finished third out of nine teams in the Big Sky.


2007 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The team played its home games at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, commonly known as the Walkup Skydome, in Flagstaff, Arizona.


2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2007 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Huskies were led by head coach Joe Novak, who would retire at the end of the season.


2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 2007 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley and played their home games in the UNI-Dome. The Panthers clinched a share of the Gateway Football Conference and a playoff berth with a win against Missouri State on November 3.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The 2007 election to the Northern Ireland Assembly was held on Wednesday, 7 March 2007. It was the third election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. The election saw endorsement of the St Andrews Agreement and the two largest parties, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin, along with the Alliance Party, increase their support, with falls in support for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Background
At the 2003 election the DUP became the largest party. As it opposed the Belfast Agreement, there was no prospect of the assembly voting for the First and deputy First Ministers. Therefore, the British Government did not restore power to the Assembly and the elected members never met. Instead there commenced a protracted series of negotiations. During these negotiations a legally separate assembly, known as The Assembly consisting of the members elected in 2003 was formed in May 2006 to enable the parties to negotiate and to prepare for government.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Background
Eventually, in October 2006, the governments and the parties, including the DUP, made the St Andrews Agreement and a new transitional assembly came into effect on 24 November 2006. The British government agreed to fresh elections and the transitional assembly was dissolved on 30 January 2007, after which campaigning began.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, The process
The election was conducted using the single transferable vote applied to six-seat constituencies, each of which corresponds to a UK parliamentary seat. The First Minister and Deputy First Minister were chosen by the largest parties from the two different political designations. Parties who won seats were then allocated places on the executive committee in proportion to their seats in the Assembly using the D'Hondt method.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, The campaign
The major parties standing were the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) on the Unionist side, and Sinn Féin and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) on the Nationalist side.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, The campaign
The largest cross-community party, the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, contested the election in 17 of 18 constituencies. Smaller parties also included the Progressive Unionist Party, the Green Party and the UK Unionist Party. Some independent Unionists also stood.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, The campaign
Among the other parties that stood, the Conservatives nominated nine and there were six candidates for the Workers' Party. Also there were four candidates for Make Politicians History and two for the Socialist Party. Six Republican Sinn Féin-aligned candidates also stood. As the party had chosen not to register as a political party with the electoral commission, the party name did not appear alongside its candidates on ballot papers.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, The campaign
One of the key issues in the election was which two political parties would gain the largest number of Assembly seats. The St Andrews Agreement stated that the First Minister will be chosen from the largest party of the largest political designation and the Deputy First Minister from the largest party from the second largest political designation; however, the actual legislation states that the largest party shall make the nomination regardless of designation.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results
The DUP remained the largest party in the Assembly, making significant gains from the UUP.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results
Sinn Féin made gains from the SDLP and was the largest party among the Nationalists.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results
The only other Assembly Party to make gains was the liberal Alliance Party (winning seven seats, a gain of one), while the Progressive Unionist Party and independent health campaigner Dr Kieran Deeny retained their single seats, and were joined by the Green Party, which won its first Assembly seat, and increased its first preference votes fourfold from 2003.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results
The UK Unionist Party lost its representation in the Assembly. They had contested 12 seats, with Robert McCartney standing in six of them.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results
Overall, Unionist parties were collectively down 4 seats, Nationalist parties were collectively up 2 seats, and others were up 2 seats.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results
The election was notable as it saw the first Chinese-born person to be elected to a parliamentary institution in Europe: Anna Lo of the Alliance Party.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Executive Committee seats
Parties who won seats are allocated places on the Executive Committee using the D'Hondt method and under the St Andrews agreement the largest party gets the right to nominate the first minister and the largest party perceived to be from "the other side" nominates the deputy first minister. Despite the name these offices are in fact of equal right. Note that they are both ministers in the same department (Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister). Using this system, the executive appointed in 2007 was as follows:


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Executive Committee seats
There are two junior ministers in OFMDFM who are, at present, Jeffery Donaldson (DUP) and Gerry Kelly (SF). In April 2010, the Department of Justice was formed, being led by David Ford from the Alliance Party. This is the Alliance Party's first ministerial role.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Opinion polls
An opinion poll by Ipsos MORI, published in The Belfast Telegraph on 1 March 2007, reported the voting intentions of those who intended to vote and had decided which party to vote for:


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, MLAs who lost their seats at the election
Notes: Berry and Ennis were originally elected as DUP candidates, Hyland was originally elected as a Sinn Féin candidate.


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, MLAs who stood down at the election
†Patricia Lewsley stood down prior to the dissolution of the assembly


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, MLAs deselected by their party
↑ As a sitting MLA, Norah Beare defected from the UUP to the DUP, and is therefore unselected rather than deselected


2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election, MLAs deselected by their party
Following their de-selection, both Ennis and Hyland unsuccessfully sought election under the UKUP and independent labels respectively.


2007 Northern Ireland Trophy
The 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–11 November 2007 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.


2007 Northern Ireland Trophy
In his third round match Ronnie O'Sullivan completed a maximum break against Ali Carter, one of five centuries that he completed in his 5–2 victory this is a record. O'Sullivan remains the only player to make five centuries in a best of 9 match.


2007 Northern Ireland Trophy
Stephen Maguire won his first ranking tournament since 2004 by defeating Fergal O'Brien 9–5 in the final. This Maguire's third ranking title.


2007 Northern Ireland Trophy, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2007 Northern Ireland Trophy, Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales  between 23 October and 25 October 2007.


2007 Northern Mariana Championship
The 2007 Northern Mariana Championship was the second season of top-flight football in Northern Marianas Islands and the first to include a play-off phase. The competition was won by Fiesta Inter Saipan who defeated FC Arirang 3–1 in the final.


2007 Northern Mariana Championship, Results
The season was played in two stages, first a round robin group where all five teams played each other once. the top four teams them progressed to a one-legged semi-final to determine the two teams that would play for the championship.


2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election
General elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 3 November 2007, alongside a double referendum. The Republican Party won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, whilst both referendums were approved.


2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election, Background
The two referendums were on proposed amendments to the constitution. One would amend Chapter XV, article 2, section a to establish a new Higher Education Commission to license post-secondary educational institutions. The other would amend the Chapter III, article 4 to require a second round in the elections for governor and lieutenant governor if no candidate received over 50% in the first round.


2007 Northwest Territories general election
The 2007 Northwest Territories general election took place on October 1, 2007. Nineteen members were elected to the Legislative Assembly from single member districts conducted under first-past-the-post voting system.


2007 Northwest Territories general election
The election was called on September 3, 2007, when the writ of returns was dropped by Chief Electoral Officer Saundra Arberry. This election was the first in Northwest Territories history to be conducted on a fixed election date calendar.


2007 Northwest Territories general election
The territory operates on a consensus government system with no political parties; the premier is subsequently chosen by and from the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).


2007 Northwest Territories general election, Election campaign
The final list of candidates was released on September 7, 2007. Three incumbents were returned by acclamation. Four other high-profile incumbents were not running for re-election, including Premier Joe Handley representing Weledeh, cabinet minister and dean of the legislature Charles Dent representing Frame Lake, cabinet minister Brenden Bell and Private member Bill Braden brother of former Premier George Braden representing Great Slave.


2007 Northwest Territories general election, Election campaign, Premier retires
Joe Handley the 10th Premier of the Northwest Territories, announced his retirement.


2007 Northwest Territories general election, Election campaign, Rehab
Former candidate Peter Liske withdrew his candidacy shortly before the nomination deadline closed in Weledeh. Liske's campaign came under scrutiny after he promised to enter rehab for alcohol abuse if he was elected. His campaign promise acquired international attention after the story was picked up by The Tonight Show as part of the Headlines segment. The original news story Dettah chief candidates debate issues featured in the Headlines segment was published by the Northern News Service on August 6, 2007.


2007 Northwest Territories general election, Election campaign, Criminal records
Four candidates who ran in 2007 have criminal records. Henry Zoe, former MLA for North Slave, was twice convicted for spousal assault and resisting arrest. He resigned his seat over the latter charge in 2004. Hay River South candidate Greg McMeekin was convicted of assault, resisting arrest and making death threats; a warrant was out for his arrest for violating probation. Nahendeh candidate Arnold Hope was convicted for drug possession in 2006 and unsafe storage of a firearm. Marc Bogan was convicted of the misdemeanor charge of mischief for releasing live crickets all over the Yellowknife Courthouse in 2005.


2007 Northwest Territories general election, Election campaign, Conflict of interest
In the electoral district of Tu Nedhe, incumbent Bobby J. Villeneuve finished a distant fourth in a field of six candidates. He was disciplined by the Conflict of Interest commissioner in June 2007 after swearing a legal oath that he lived in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, which allowed him access to a CA$25,000 a year living allowance for living accommodations in Yellowknife. The estimated cost to tax payers was $65,000. He was forced to reimburse $10,000.


2007 Northwest Territories general election, Election campaign, Disqualification
A complaint was filed to the Chief Returning Officer Saundra Arberry over the disqualification of Tu Nedhe candidate Noeline Villebrun. The former candidate sent her nomination paperwork and endorsement signatures by facsimile from British Columbia, a half-hour before the nomination deadline on September 7, 2007. The returning officer from Elections NWT disqualified the paperwork on the grounds that the paperwork was not in the original ink. Villebrun's official agent filed a complaint on the basis that submitting paper work by fax is not forbidden under the Elections Act. Arberry upheld the decision of the Returning Officer and advised the Villebrun campaign to seek legal counsel. Villebrun was attempting her second run at office, she last ran as a candidate in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election in the same electoral district.


2007 Northwest Territories general election, Election campaign, NWT Party
In past elections, political parties have appeared claiming to run slates of candidates. Yellowknife Centre candidate Bryan Sutherland claimed to lead the NWT Party, and was the only candidate in this election representing the party in its slate. Sutherland said that whether or not he was elected he would push for the party to be formally registered. The Northwest Territories has no laws recognizing or validating any political parties operating on the territorial level. Sutherland was defeated, finishing a distant fourth in his district.


2007 Northwest Territories general election, Election campaign, New Premier selected
On October 17, 2007 Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Floyd Roland was elected as the eleventh Premier of the territory by the Legislative Assembly. He ran for Premier against Thebacha MLA Michael Miltenberger. After being elected Premier, Roland promised to push the Government of Canada to give the Northwest Territories provincial powers enjoyed by other jurisdictions.


2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his second season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats played their homes games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois.


2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Before the beginning of the 2007 season, Northwestern showed potential for improvement upon the previous year's record. ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach stated that Northwestern has the seventh easiest schedule in college football, and SI.com's Steve Megargee claimed that Indiana was the only Big Ten school with an easier schedule. Running back Tyrell Sutton was one of 64 players in college football to be put on the Maxwell Award watch list for the nation's best college football player.


2007 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The Wildcats began the season with their first shutout since 1997 in a 27–0 win against the Northeastern Huskies. On October 7, quarterback C. J. Bachér broke Brett Basanez's school record for single-game passing yards by throwing for 520 yards in a victory over Michigan State. Bachér went on to be named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and the Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Another strong performance in a win against Minnesota earned Bachér Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row.


2007 North–South Summit Declaration
The 2007 North–South Summit Declaration is the declaration for the development of inter-Korean relations and peace and prosperity. It is the declaration agreed upon between South Korea's 16th president Roh Moo-hyun and North Korea's representative Kim Jong Il at the 2007 inter-Korean summit. It is often called the 10.4 South-North Summit Declaration or the 2007 North-South Summit Declaration, and it is also referred to as the 10.4 Declaration. On October 4, 2007, at 1 pm, the North and South Korean leaders signed jointly at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse, Pyongyang.


2007 North–South Summit Declaration, Summary
1. The South and the North shall uphold and endeavor actively to realize the June 15Declaration. The South and the North have agreed to resolve the issue of unification on their owninitiative and according to the spirit of “by-the-Korean-people-themselves.”The South and the North will work out ways to commemorate the June 15 anniversary ofthe announcement of the South-North Joint Declaration to reflect the common will tofaithfully carry it out.


2007 North–South Summit Declaration, Summary
2. The South and the North have agreed to firmly transform inter-Korean relations intoties of mutual respect and trust, transcending the differences in ideology and systems. The South and the North have agreed not to interfere in the internal affairs of the otherand agreed to resolve inter-Korean issues in the spirit of reconciliation, cooperation andreunification.


2007 North–South Summit Declaration, Summary
3. The South and the North have agreed to closely work together to put an end to militaryhostilities, mitigate tensions and guarantee peace on the Korean Peninsula. The South and the North have agreed not to antagonize each other, reduce militarytension, and resolve issues in dispute through dialogue and negotiation.


2007 North–South Summit Declaration, Summary
4. The South and the North both recognize the need to end the current armistice regimeand build a permanent peace regime. The South and the North have also agreed to worktogether to advance the matter of having the leaders of the three or four parties directlyconcerned to convene on the Peninsula and declare an end to the war.


2007 North–South Summit Declaration, Summary
5. The South and the North have agreed to facilitate, expand, and further develop inter-Koreaneconomic cooperation projects on a continual basis for balanced economicdevelopment and co-prosperity on the Korean Peninsula in accordance with the principlesof common interests, co-prosperity and mutual aid.


2007 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships
The 2007 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships was held in Asker from January 12 to 14, 2007. Skaters competed in the discipline of single skating. The results were used to choose the teams to the 2007 World Championships, the 2007 European Championships, the 2007 Nordic Championships, and the 2007 World Junior Championships.


2007 Norwegian First Division
The 2007 1. divisjon season (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season began on April 9, 2007 and concluded on November 4, 2007. It was the tenth and final season in which teams competed for two automatic promotion spots and one playoff spot.


2007 Norwegian First Division
The 1. divisjon was won by Molde, who finished one point ahead of Ham-Kam. Both clubs were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2006 and were promoted back to the highest level after only one season. Bodø/Glimt finished third and defeated Odd Grenland in the playoff to earn promotion.


2007 Norwegian First Division
Of the four teams promoted from the 2. divisjon in 2006, only Notodden managed to hold on to their spot. They played in the 1. divisjon for the first time in their history, finishing in ninth place (Snøgg and Heddal, the club's predecessors, have both played in the second tier, last in 1967 and 1961 respectively).


2007 Norwegian First Division
Raufoss returned to the 1. divisjon after being relegated in 2004 and were able to finish in eleventh place. However, due to financial problems and failure to meet demands on infrastructure, the Football Association of Norway decided not to award Raufoss the required license for play in the top two divisions. Raufoss were demoted to the 2. divisjon and their place given to Sparta Sarpsborg, who finished in thirteenth place.


2007 Norwegian First Division
Mandalskameratene and Skeid were relegated to the 2. divisjon after one season. They were joined by Tromsdalen, who survived for two seasons.


2007 Norwegian First Division, Relegated teams
These two teams were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2006:


2007 Norwegian First Division, Promoted teams
These four teams were promoted from the 2. divisjon at the start of the season:


2007 Norwegian Football Cup
The 2007 Norwegian Football Cup was the 102nd season of Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The competition started on 19 May 2007 with the first-round games and ended on 11 November 2007 with the final. The defending champions were Fredrikstad.


2007 Norwegian Football Cup
The format of the Cup has not changed for this season what means that, unlike other European cup competitions, all teams (including Tippeligaen ones) entered the Cup in the First Round. In the First and Second Round amateur teams (or at least lower-placed at the time of the draw) were seeded and played the matches at home ground. From the Third Round until the end the draw was random.


2007 Norwegian Football Cup
The winners, Lillestrøm, qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, First round
Kvik Halden – Sparta Sarpsborg 2-1Manglerud Star - Kjelsås 5-2Gjøvik/Lyn – Raufoss 0-3Pors Grenland – Asker 2-0Tollnes – FK Arendal 1-4Randaberg – Sandnes Ulf 1-1 (Randaberg won 3-2 a.e.t)Åsane - Fana 3-1Træff - Kristiansund 0-5Byåsen – Levanger 4-0Lofoten – Mjølner 3-2Skarp – Mo 1-2


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, First round
Fet – Lyn 1-10Flisa – Lillestrøm 3-6Toten – Vålerenga 0-3Åssiden – Stabæk 1-9Åskollen – Strømsgodset 2-6Sandar – Sandefjord 0-5Svarstad – Odd Grenland 0-5Vindbjart – Start 2-6Egersunds IK – Viking 0-6Trio – Brann 0-5FK Sykkylven – Aalesund 0-7Namsos – Rosenborg 1-5Senja – Tromsø 0-3


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, First round
Strømmen – Kongsvinger 1-2Greåker – Moss 0- 1Sprint Jeløy - Sarpsborg 0-3Follo – Ull/Kisa 3-1Nordstrand – Groruddalen 1-5Rommen - Eidsvold Turn 1-0Korsvoll – Ringsaker 3-1Fagerborg – Drøbak Frogn 1-3Bærum - Lørenskog 2-0Vollen – Mjøndalen 0-5Skjetten – Skeid 1-2Fjellhamar – Nybergsund 2-5FF Lillehammer – Hønefoss 1-4Brumunddal – Ham-Kam 0-3Åmot - KFUM Oslo 0-4Eik Tønsberg – FK Tønsberg 1-9Herkules –


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, First round
Notodden 0-3Vigør – Fløy 1-5Ålgård – Mandalskameratene 1-4Vardeneset – Bryne 0-4Åkra – Vard Haugesund 2-3Djerv 1919 – FK Haugesund 1-6Kopervik - Stavanger 2-0Nordheimsund – Løv-Ham 0-4Os - Baune 1-0Øygard – Fyllingen 2-0Askøy - Loddefjord 4-2Fjøra – Hødd 3-1Stryn – Sogndal 1-0Volda – Averøykameratene 2-0KIL/Hemne – Molde 3-1Orkla – Nardo 3-0NTNUI – Strindheim 3-5Tiller – Steinkjer 1-3Kolstad – Ranheim 0-5Stjørdals Blink – Harstad 2-1Innstranden – Alta 1-3Bossekop – Tromsdalen 1-3Hammerfest – Bodø/Glimt 0-4


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, Second round
Kvik Halden - Lyn 0-5Sarpsborg - Fredrikstad 0-4Mjøndalen - Vålerenga 2-3Arendal - Odd Grenland 1-3Randaberg - Viking 0-6Øygard - Brann 0-5Fjøra - Stabæk 0-4Stryn – Strømsgodset 2-9 Volda – Aalesund 0-0 (Aalesund won 1-3 a.e.t)Orkla – Lillestrøm 0-5 Stjørdals Blink – Tromsø 0-6


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, Second round
Follo - Korsvoll 1-1 (Korsvoll won 2-4 after a penalty shootout) KFUM Oslo - Skeid 2-2 (Skeid won 2-3 a.e.t)Rommen - Moss 0-7Groruddalen - Notodden 0-0 (Notodden won 0-1 a.e.t)Bærum - Ham-Kam 2-0Kongsvinger - Pors Grenland 5-0Nybergsund - Strindheim 4-1Raufoss - Drøbak Frogn (0-0 Drøbak Frogn won 0-2 a.e.t)Hønefoss - Os 3-0Fløy - Haugesund 0-0 (Haugesund won 0-1 a.e.t)Kopervik - Mandalskameratene 3-1Askøy - Bryne 0-5Løv-Ham - Åsane 3-1Kristiansund - Manglerud Star 0-0 (Manglerud Star won 5-6 after a penalty shootout)Mo – Ranheim 3-2Lofoten – Bodø/Glimt 1-1 (Bodø/Glimt won 1-3 a.e.t)Tromsdalen - Byåsen 3-2Alta - Steinkjer 1-0


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, Second round
Tønsberg - Sandefjord 2-0Vard Haugesund - Start 0-5KIL/Hemne – Rosenborg 2-2 (Rosenborg won 4-3 a.e.t)


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, Third round
This was the last round in which the Norwegian FA determined match-ups.


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, Third round
Fredrikstad - Nybergsund 1-2Moss - Strømsgodset 0- 3Drøbak Frogn - Viking 0-2Manglerud Star - Start 0-1Korsvoll - Stabæk 2-2 (Stabæk won 5-2 a.e.t)Notodden - Kongsvinger 1-1 (Notodden won 2-1 a.e.t)Odd Grenland - Tønsberg 4-1Haugesund - Løv-Ham 4-0Kopervik - Brann 0-5Aalesund - Alta 2-0Bodø/Glimt - Hønefoss 1-0Tromsø - Tromsdalen 1-1 (Tromsø won 4-1 a.e.t)


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, Third round
Skeid - Rosenborg 0-0 (Rosenborg won 2-0 a.e.t)Lillestrøm - Bærum 4-0Bryne - Lyn 1-2


2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Results, Fourth round
Lyn - Bodø/Glimt 1-0Lillestrøm - Aalesund 1-0Strømsgodset - Notodden 4-1Start - Haugesund 0-1Viking - Brann 2-0Rosenborg - Odd Grenland 1-2


2007 Norwegian Football Cup Final
The 2007 Norwegian Football Cup Final took place at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 11 November 2007. The match was contested between heavy favorites Lillestrøm and underdogs Haugesund.


2007 Norwegian Football Cup Final
With Lillestrøm played in the top tier Tippeligaen and Haugesund in the second tier Adeccoligaen, the Norwegian media dubbed Lillestrøm the biggest favorites to win the cup final since Rosenborg met Fyllingen in 1990. Haugesund surprisingly made it to the cup final, becoming the first team outside Tippeligaen in 10 years to reach the final. However, players from Haugesund admitted to having been lucky with the draw in both the quarterfinals and semifinals, where Haugesund avoided the big clubs.


2007 Norwegian local elections
Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway on 10 September 2007, with some areas polling on 9 September as well. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently. In addition, several municipalities held direct mayoral elections.


2007 Norwegian local elections
For the country at large, the election produced a major setback for the Socialist Left Party, while most other parties, including the two other parties of the governing Red-Green Coalition, the Norwegian Labour Party and the Centre Party, made some advances or held their position from 2003.


2007 Norwegian local elections
Term of office was 1 January 2008 until 31 December 2011.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Identification requirement
A new rule required voters to produce an identity document in order to vote. This change was criticized by the Red Electoral Alliance who argued that poor people without such documents would be unable to afford such a document, and thus wind up disenfranchised. The minister in charge of the election, Åslaug Haga, prompted the local election authorities to exercise discretion, and aid people who need identification if necessary. It was also not necessary to have identification if the ballot recipient knew the voter and could vouch for him or her.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Voter turnout concerns
Ahead of the election, it was feared that voter turnout would be lower than the 59% of the 2003 local elections, which was already low by Norwegian standards. Even so, a few days before the early voting deadline had past, about 291,200 ballots had been cast prior to the election, up from the 249,022 ballots cast in 2003.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Voter turnout concerns
The final result showed a turnout of 61.7% in the municipal election, and 57.5% in the county election.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Results and response, Municipal elections
2,209,706 valid votes were cast for the municipal elections, a turnout of 61.7%. These are the aggregate results:


2007 Norwegian local elections, Results and response, Municipal elections
In the large cities, Oslo and Bergen retained a majority for the non-socialist parties. The Labour Party enjoyed significant gains in Trondheim and Tromsø. A Conservative-Labour coalition will share the power in Stavanger (continue) and Kristiansand (new).


2007 Norwegian local elections, Results and response, County elections
2,076,609 valid votes were cast for the county elections, a turnout of 57.5%. These are the aggregate results:


2007 Norwegian local elections, Results and response, Response
For the country at large, the Socialist Left Party's (SV) popularity plummeted, and the result was described as a "catastrophe". Most other main line parties could log slight gains or a result comparable with the previous election.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Results and response, Response
Part of the explanation for SV's poor performance has been laid on their performance in the cabinet. In particular Helen Bjørnøy, the minister of environmental affairs, and Øystein Djupedal, the minister of education and research have faced criticism. Bjørnøy has been well respected, but has suffered due to having to make compromises on environmental issues, in particular to the Centre Party which favors rural development, often over conservation. Djupedal has had to contend with accusations of arrogance, and several teachers, who SV have traditionally fared well amongst, have complained about the lack of improvement in the country's education system.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Results and response, Response
Also, SV's party leader and Norway's minister of finance, Kristin Halvorsen has been behind some unpopular economic measures. Olav Gunnar Ballo, an SV member of parliament has called for the resignation of both Bjørnøy and Djupedal, but on the day after the election, Halvorsen announced that none of the SV cabinet members would be dismissed.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Allegations of electoral fraud in Drammen
In the municipal election in Drammen, it was revealed that a number of drug addicts had been offered 50  NOK (approximately 8 USD) if they would vote for the Labour Party, and with a personal vote for the candidate Yousuf Gilani. There were also allegations that Gilani had escorted voters into the election booths. Another allegation was that a person who declined a bribe to vote in this manner was subjected to death threats. The police investigating the allegations indicated that electoral fraud had indeed taken place, Gilani was asked by his party to take a leave from his political duties. Gilani took a leave, and both he and the Labour Party have stated that this was a decision made on Gilani's initiative.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Allegations of electoral fraud in Drammen
Gilani himself reported the case to the police, denying any wrongdoing and stating his belief that the incident was part of a smear campaign. Gilani also reported death threats and incidents of harassment directed against him during the run-up to the election.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Allegations of electoral fraud in Drammen
Two members of the Drammen council, from the Progress Party and the Socialist Left Party called for the result to be cancelled, and for new elections to be held in the city. Åslaug Haga, the minister whose cabinet was in charge of the elections, also hinted that a rerun might become necessary. However, the mayor, Tore Opdal Hansen (Conservative), while expressing shock at the revelations, said that would probably not happen.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Allegations of electoral fraud in Drammen
It was pointed out that the scope of the fraud appeared small, and that even if all the 364 Labour ballots with a personal vote for Gilani were thrown out, that there would be no effect on the council's composition partywise. A meeting in the Drammen election board on 24 September approved the result, prompting demands for law amendments ro allow election reruns even if the party composition in the council remained unchanged.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Allegations of electoral fraud in Drammen
Mayor Hansen was among those expressing disappointment at the board not having the authority to reject the result, even if the personal composition of the council could be altered. Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, the new minister of Local Government and Regional Development, and in charge of the Norwegian elections at large, promised to consider amendments to the tighten the law if needed to prevent such incidents happening again.


2007 Norwegian local elections, Direct mayoral elections
Several municipalities held direct mayoral elections rather than having the council appoint the mayor. The municipalities holding these elections were (municipalities who held such elections for the first time are marked "(new)"):


2007 Norwegian local elections, Direct mayoral elections
Among the notable results in these elections was Knut Henning Thygesen's victory in Risør, making him the first mayor ever for the Red Electoral Alliance.


2007 Norwich City Council election
The 2007 Norwich City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. One third of seats (13) were up for election. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2007 Norwich City Council election, Election result
After the election, the new makeup of the City Council was:


2007 Noto earthquake
The 2007 Noto earthquake (Japanese: 能登半島地震) is an earthquake that occurred on March 25, 2007 in Japan.


2007 Noto earthquake, Overview
At 9:41:58 a.m. on March 25, 2007, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Hokuriku region of Japan, near the Noto Peninsula. The earthquake shook the city of Wajima, the city of Nanao, and the town of Anamizu with a seismic intensity of 6+ on Japan's shindo scale. One death, in the city of Wajima, and at least 356 injuries have been reported.


2007 Noto earthquake, Geology
This earthquake was the result of oblique-slip faulting. According to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, the fault was 21 km long, 14 km wide and shifted 1.4 m. By using sound waves, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology also found a fault 18~ km long that is supposed to have caused this earthquake.


2007 Noto earthquake, Geology
This earthquake was an intraplate earthquake that occurred within the Eurasia Plate, near the boundary with the North American Plate. Noto Peninsula itself was created by pressure pushing up sediment from the south-east, and many folds and reverse faults are in the area. Some strike-slip faults are also found in the area. A 6.6 Mj earthquake also struck Ishikawa Prefecture on February 7, 1993.


2007 Noto earthquake, Geology
Since the 1990s, the number of earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0~ Mj are increasing. Some seismologists say that the seismic activity in West Japan is at its peak, and many earthquakes will occur, like the Great Hanshin earthquake. This earthquake is sometimes considered as one of those earthquakes.


2007 Noto earthquake, Geology
Like the 2005 Fukuoka earthquake, it was announced that it "occurred in an area where seismic activity was relatively quiet", but earthquakes are possible anywhere in Japan and its surrounding areas. Also this earthquake's fault was out in sea, so it was not simulated in the seismic danger maps, since most of the faults simulated are inland faults. Some seismologists are trying to simulate these kind of earthquakes as well as inland earthquakes.


2007 Noto earthquake, Geology, Frequency
This type of earthquake was estimated to have occurred 1~2 times in the last 20,000 years.


2007 Noto earthquake, Main shock
The Japan Meteorological Agency placed the earthquake at 37.3°N, 136.5°E, at a depth of 11 km. It estimated the magnitude at 7.1, but later revised its estimate to 6.9. The earthquake had a maximum three-component vector sum peak ground acceleration of 1,304 cm/s2 (1.33 g). It occurred in a big seismic gap. Shaking in Wajima was very close to Shindo 7. It was the first time that Shindo 6- or more was observed in Ishikawa prefecture. It was also the 2nd time that Shindo 5- or more was observed in Toyama prefecture.


2007 Noto earthquake, Main shock, Geophysical effects
The earthquake moved Shika 25 cm southwest, and Anamizu 15 cm northwest. It also shifted an erosion terrace formed in the ice age and the sediment on top by 10 cm.


2007 Noto earthquake, Main shock, Extent
Shaking was felt as far as Oshamanbe in the north, to Hiroshima in the west and Nahari in the south.


2007 Noto earthquake, Damage
According to the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, the pattern of the shaking was similar to the shaking in the Great Hanshin earthquake and the 1994 Northridge earthquake, called the "killer pulse": Pulse waves with a frequency of 1–2 seconds. This kind of shaking heavily damages buildings with around 2 floors. The shaking then got larger as it reached softer ground like alluvial plains, causing major damage.


2007 Noto earthquake, Effects, Evacuations
At least 1000 people in Wajima were evacuated to temporary shelters.


2007 Noto earthquake, Effects, Transportation
The train lines that were stopped after the earthquake were:


2007 Noto earthquake, Effects, Transportation
Noto Airport temporarily closed due to the fact that 22 cracks were found in the runway.


2007 Noto earthquake, Effects, Transportation
A part of the Noto Toll Road temporarily closed since many parts of it collapsed. It re-opened on April 27.


2007 Noto earthquake, Tsunami
A tsunami advisory was immediately made for the Kaga coast and Noto coast, and a 22 cm wave hit shore about 30 minutes later.


2007 Noto earthquake, Aftershocks
Largest aftershocks are blue, and 4.8~ Mj earthquakes are light blue.


2007 Noto earthquake, Response, The Cabinet Office
At 9:45, an emergency meeting for this earthquake was held at the Prime Minister's Official Residence. Government damage inspecting teams under command of Kensei Mizote were sent to the epicenter area from the 25th to the 26th.


2007 Noto earthquake, Response, Ishikawa Prefecture
At 10:45, an emergency disaster prevention meeting was held. 375 firefighters were summoned from Toyama Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Tokyo prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Shiga prefecture, and Hyogo Prefecture. They were ordered to leave on 10:42 on the 26th, and left on 11:55.


2007 Noto earthquake, Response, Japan Self-Defense Forces
At 10:45, the Ministry of Defense held an emergency meeting. At 11:08, Masanori Tanimoto, the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture summoned 30 soldiers from the Ground forces from bases in Kanazawa, Sabae, Toyama, Kasugai, Nagoya, Hisai, and Takashima. Helicopters from bases in Wajima and Komatsu were also used. Ground forces, maritime forces, and air forces all went to investigate damage.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Charlie Weis and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. For the first time in school history, Notre Dame opened the season with five losses (Notre Dame's worst opening prior to 2007 was 0–3). Their nine-loss season was also a school record.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Pre-season, Coaching changes
With the end of the 2006 season, two assistant coaches' contracts came up and were not renewed by the Irish. Rick Minter, the defensive coordinator who had been with the Irish since the 2005 season, was replaced by Corwin Brown, and Peter Vaas, the quarterback coach who had also been with the Irish since 2005 after David Cutcliffe left the position, was replaced by former Irish quarterback, Ron Powlus. Both Powlus and Brown played college football and had time playing in the NFL. Brown was previously an assistant coach for the New York Jets and Powlus had been Notre Dame's director of personnel development since 2005.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Pre-season, Roster changes
The Irish lost a number of players to graduation and the NFL. Former consensus All-American, and two-year starting wide receiver, Jeff Samardzija, was signed by Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs as a pitcher, while twelve others were signed onto NFL teams. Former offensive starters Brady Quinn, Ryan Harris, and Dan Santucci and defensive starters Victor Abiamiri, Derek Landri, Mike Richardson, and Chinedum Ndukwe were taken in the 2007 NFL Draft, while five others, Marcus Freeman, Chris Frome, Travis Leitko, Rhema McKnight, and Darius Walker, signed contracts with NFL teams. The team returns three starters on offense and five on defense. Despite the number of high-profile losses, Weis refused to call it a "rebuilding year," citing a number of fifth-year seniors that he owes to try to win.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Pre-season, Roster changes, Recruiting
The Irish added 18 players to its roster with high school recruits. Included in the class were five-star quarterback recruit Jimmy Clausen, nine four star recruits on offense, and four on defense. The class was named a top-15 class by most media.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Pre-season, Award candidates
Four players were named to six national awards watch lists in the pre-season:


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Schedule
The 2007 Notre Dame schedule was ranked the 13th hardest in the country by Sports Illustrated. The road schedule was ranked as the 10th most difficult.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Georgia Tech
While deciding who would be the starting quarterback two weeks before the opener, Weis, wanting to keep the Yellow Jackets guessing, would only tell the media that the quarterback and his backup knew their roles. Demetrius Jones started the game, with Evan Sharpley and Jimmy Clausen both seeing action as quarterback. Giving up nine sacks and two fumbles, and having negative 8-yards rushing, the Irish lost 33–3 in their most lopsided season opening loss in the history of the program.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Penn State
After the opening loss, Weis named freshman Jimmy Clausen the starting quarterback. Clausen would become the eighth Notre Dame freshman to start at quarterback since 1951 and would be the earliest to start when he faced the 15th ranked Penn State Nittany Lions in Happy Valley. The Nittany Lions won the game 31–10. The Irish ended the game with no rushing yards, and had only 144 total yards. They also amassed 97 yards in penalties.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Michigan
With both teams starting the season 0–2, for the first time ever a combined 0–4, the Irish next faced the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan played without their starting quarterback Chad Henne due to a leg injury. Michigan senior running back Mike Hart guaranteed a victory over the Irish.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Quarterback Demetrius Jones did not board a bus for the trip to Michigan. Charlie Weis issued a statement saying, "At 2:30 today, while boarding the bus to Michigan, I was notified that Demetrius Jones had decided not to make the trip. I have not spoken to Demetrius and can only say that he missed the team bus. Any additional comment would be without all the facts." On game day, it was reported that he had enrolled at Northern Illinois University, however, he later revealed that he was transferring to the University of Cincinnati.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Michigan won 38–0, tying their largest-ever win over Notre Dame set during the 2003 season. For only the second time in school history, Notre Dame opened the season with three losses.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
Despite scoring their first two offensive touchdowns of the season (the first resulting from a fumble by MSU's quarterback, Brian Hoyer, at the 9-yard line), Notre Dame fell to Michigan State 31–14. For the first time in 119 seasons of Notre Dame football, the Irish had started a season 0–4. Michigan State also became the first opponent to win six in a row at Notre Dame Stadium.


2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Purdue
Despite outgaining the Boilermakers in total yards (426–371) and Clausen throwing his first collegiate touchdown, the Irish fell to 0–5 on the season to Purdue by a score of 33–19. Down 23–0 at halftime, the Irish came out in the second half and drove to a 37-yard touchdown drive with Clausen's pass to John Carlson. Clausen left the game afterwards with an undisclosed injury. Evan Sharpley replaced him and threw his first collegiate touchdown in the fourth quarter and later threw another to put the Irish down by a touchdown, but they wouldn't score again. The Irish had much trouble in their kicking game with only one extra point made on three attempts and a blocked field goal.