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2007

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NFL Viewership Increases

NFL games continue to resist the general decline in viewers among the major television networks.

Asian Markets Strong in 2007

Asian stock markets had a strong, if volatile, year with China leading the pack as investors bet on the region's continued growth prospects.

Chronology of News Events in 2007

JANUARY

Authors, Critics Pick Top Books

John Updike, Anne Tyler and Walter Isaacson were among the more than 100 authors who participated in a poll initiated by the nation's book critics on the year's best releases. Novels by Philip Roth and Michael Chabon and a memoir by Edwidge Danticat were among those cited.

Review: Office 2007 a Worthy Successor

With each update to its Office suite, Microsoft Corp. has piled on features aimed at boosting users' productivity and goosing sales of the world's most widely used collection of programs for handling documents, spreadsheets, e-mail and presentations.

Poll: Americans Predict Attacks in 2007

Another terrorist attack, a warmer planet, death and destruction from a natural disaster. These are among Americans' grim predictions for the United States in 2007.

DaimlerChrysler Shows Off 2007 Sebring

DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group on Thursday introduced its 2007 product lineup with a sculpted, technology-laden sedan as its centerpiece.

Chicago Gears Up for Wireless Broadband

The nationwide rush to go wireless appears poised to extend to its biggest city yet. Chicago is launching an effort to offer wireless broadband, city officials said Friday, jumping on the Wi-Fi bandwagon as similar initiatives proceed in Philadelphia, San Francisco and smaller cities.

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Trial begins in fatal Vegas Strip bombing case
Source: ABC Action News

A prosecutor showed jurors a video of a parking lot bombing outside a Las Vegas Strip hotel in 2007.

PEW Study on Muslims Sheds Positive Light on 'Mainstream, Moderate, Middle Class' American Muslims
Source: mpac.org

Released yesterday, the Pew Research Center survey entitled "Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream" sheds enormous light on the social and political landscape of this very important religious minority in America.

U.S. greenhouse emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2007: EPA | Environment | Reuters
Source: Reuters

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2007, compared to the previous year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported on Wednesday

Gabriel Teodros - Lovework (Massline Media, 2007)
Source: chewingpine.com

If a consumer was to simply catch an earful of this release from the Seattle emcee, one could easily and justifiably categorize this as "conscious hip hop." That term has been handed out to basically every rapper who thinks deeply, so it isn't a slight.

What Obama Knew and When He Knew It

It is too bad no one paid him any attention and took action.

Another Look: Pres. Obama's Warnings, 2007

At today's press confrence, reporters wanted to know what the President was going to do about The Crisis. Robert Gibbs reminded them of this speech. Let's take a look...

Germans lose thirst for beer in tough economic times
Source: thelocal.de

The average German drank two litres less beer last year than in 2007, putting the breweries into a funk, with sales from 2008 two percent down from the previous year, the brewers' association reports.

Wait a Second: Why 2008 Was a Long Year
Source: TIME

On Dec. 31, just before 7 p.m. Eastern time, a leap second will be added to atomic clocks around the world to realign Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the international standard for atomic clocks, with Earth's rotational period.

Internet Overtakes Newspapers As News Source
Source: people-press.org

Excerpt: The internet, which emerged this year as a leading source for campaign news, has now surpassed all other media except television as a main source for national and international news.

RP Corruption Score the Worst since 1995 - Transparency International 2008 Report
Source: ABS-CBN

The Philippines is perceived as more corrupt now than last year, a study by the international anti-corruption group Transparency International showed.

McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments
Source: Associated Press - Google

"Sen. McCain is regularly ranked among the richest lawmakers in Congress, but under the terms of a prenuptial agreement, much of the family's assets are in Cindy McCain's name.

2007: The Year That Was
Source: Words and Bites

by Incidental Blogger @ WORDS & BITES

Despite the ratings, DO NOT Buy MLB 07: The Show for PSP, PS2, or PS3!

Through my personal experiences, I have learned that MLB 07: The Show is an average game with horrible glitches that prevent fun game play. For instance, if you play on franchise mode, there is a high chance that you will have glitches and will not be able to hire a staff.

The Brave One asks when is vigilante justice really justice and when does it go too far?
Source: fauxnixon.com

In The Brave One a woman's vengeance against predators feeding on New York City's innocents calls the viewers attention to a very important moral question: what is justice?

Gone Baby Gone, 2007
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Ben Affleck's first time as a director is with one of the greatest films of 2007!

The NCC's 2008 Yearbook of Churches
Source: National Council of Churches

Jehovah's Witnesses, who rank 25th in size among U.S. churches, reported the largest increase in membership since the publication of the 2007 Yearbook : 2.25 percent, with 1,069,530 members. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints grew 1.56 percent to 5,779,316 members.

A Hopeful Year for Unions
Source: The New York Times

By virtually every indicator, 2007 was a dismal year for American workers. Job growth slowed, unemployment jumped and wages lost what little ground they had gained against inflation since 2003.

ODI Wicketkeeper/ Fielder Rankings 2007 (all teams)
Source: onedayers.com

The ODI Wicketkeeper/ Fielder Rankings 2007 is out! in the second edition of Vineet's Cricket Rankings! Matt Prior did exceedingly well this time. Paul Collingwood was the best fielder in 2007. Read more stats here..

ODI Most Valuable Players 2007 (all teams)
Source: onedayers.com

Vineet's ODI Most Valuable Players 2007 (all teams) Rankings are out! Wow he surprises me!!! The only player to regain the top slot!! Amazing! RN ten Doeschate is the Most Valuable Cricket Player in the world. If you don't believe it read the ratings yourself!!

2007: A Year for Drama Video
Source: FirstShowing.net

This is the kind of video you watch and you get that tingle down your spine and you realize why you spend your money to go see each and every one of this in theaters.

2007 Was Tenth Warmest For U.S., Fifth Warmest Worldwide
Source: Science Daily

The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. in 2007 is officially the tenth warmest on record, according to data from scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.

ODI Bowler Rankings 2007 (all teams)
Source: onedayers.com

The ODI Bowler's Ranking 2007 is out! in the second edition of Vineet's Cricket Rankings (Check out the ODI Bowler Rankings 2006 here)! And there are lots of surprises here, but then there are some faces we discovered last year and they still maintain their ranking, proving t …

2007 Newsvine Music Exchange-- the Recap

The 2007 Newsvine Music Exchange was kicked off on December 4th of 2007, and entries closed on Dec 21st. CDs were burned and mailed by the New Year.

ODI Batsmen Rankings 2007 (all teams)
Source: onedayers.com

Well January in back, and so is the second edition of Vineet's Cricket Rankings! And though there are some surprises the top of the heap is captured by none other than two of the most competitive cricketers of 21st century - Ricky Ponting followed by Matthew Hayden.

The Five Worst Movies of 2007
Source: ArabianMonkey.com

"Movies can be about a thousand different things- good, great, bad, pathetic. Unfortunately for us movie-goers, some can even be as terrible as " Kazaam". In 2007, several of these movies were even worse. At least "Kazaam," could claim to have Shaq-Diesel in its cast.

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