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2007 New Jersey Senate election
The 2007 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 4.

The election took place midway through Jon Corzine's term as Governor of New Jersey. Democrats gained an additional seat by winning two Republican seats in South Jersey (districts 1 and 2), though one-term Senator Ellen Karcher lost re-election to Jennifer Beck in the 12th district. The Democratic gains in South Jersey laid the groundwork for a transfer of power within the Democratic Party, culminating in Steve Sweeney's election as Senate President midway through the 2008–12 term.

Jon Corzine
Jon Stevens Corzine (/ˈkɔːrzaɪn/ KOR-zyne; born January 1, 1947) is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006, and the 54th governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. Corzine ran for a second term as governor in 2009 but was defeated for re-election by Republican Chris Christie. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously worked at Goldman Sachs; after leaving politics, he was CEO of MF Global from 2010 until its collapse in 2011.
Thomas Breivik
Thomas Breivik (born 1 March 1977) is a retired Norwegian football defender.

He made his Eliteserien debut for FK Bodø/Glimt in October 1997 against Viking. After four more seasons where he was a semi-regular for the last three, he joined FK Lofoten in 2002. Ahead of the 2003 season he went on to Innstrandens IL, playing there until 2006. In 2003 he was named 3. divisjon Group 21 player of the year by Avisa Nordland.

FK Lofoten
FK Lofoten is a Norwegian football club, currently playing in the 4. Divisjon. The club was formed as a merger between Svolvær IL and Kabelvåg IL in 1992. The club played in the 1. divisjon in the 1999 season, but was relegated after one season.
2019 Surbiton Trophy – Men's doubles
Luke Bambridge and Jonny O'Mara were the defending champions but only Bambridge chose to defend his title, partnering Marcus Daniell. Bambridge lost in the semifinals to Marcel Granollers and Ben McLachlan.

Granollers and McLachlan won the title after defeating Kwon Soon-woo and Ramkumar Ramanathan 4–6, 6–3, [10–2] in the final.

Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers Pujol (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾˈsɛl ɣɾənuˈʎes puˈʒɔl]; Spanish: [maɾˈθel ɣɾanoˈʎeɾs puˈʝol]; born 12 April 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 1 on 6 May 2024, becoming the second Spanish man to achieve the feat (after Emilio Sánchez Vicario in 1989). He is a Grand Slam champion at the 2025 French Open and at the 2025 US Open with Horacio Zeballos. He also has a career-high singles ranking of No. 19 achieved on 23 July 2012.

Granollers has won 36 ATP titles, 4 in singles and 32 in doubles, including also the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals in doubles with compatriot Marc López. Additionally, Granollers also has 5 runner-up finishes at the 2014 French Open & 2014 US Open with López, at the 2019 US Open, at the 2021 & 2023 Wimbledon Championships with Zeballos.
Balthasar's Odyssey
Balthasar's Odyssey (French: Le Périple de Baldassare) is a 2000 novel by Amin Maalouf set in 17th century Europe and the Levant. Originally written in French, it was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2004.

The plot concerns the journey of a Genoese librarian living in the town of Gibelet (Byblos in Lebanon) named Balthasar who seeks a sacred book The Hundredth Name that is said to contain the unknown and sacred name of God, whose knowledge seems to be the answer for the salvation of souls at Doomsday in the apocalyptic year of 1666. During his trip, Balthasar travels through the Ottoman Empire, to Italy, and London, while experiencing a myriad of problems due to the accursed book.

Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf (French: [maluf]; Arabic: أمين رشدي بطرس طنّوص معلوف Arabic pronunciation: [maʕˈluːf]; born 1949) is a Lebanese-born French author who has lived in France since 1976. Although his native language is Arabic, he writes in French, and his works have been translated into over 40 languages.

Of his several works of nonfiction, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes is probably the best known. He received the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel The Rock of Tanios, as well as the 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. He is a member of the Académie française and was elected its Perpetual Secretary on 28 September 2023.
Phocis (constituency)
The Phocis electoral constituency (Greek: Εκλογική περιφέρεια Φωκίδας) is a parliamentary constituency of Greece. As a single-member district it elects one member to the Hellenic Parliament. Its current representative is Ioannis Bougas from New Democracy.

Single-member district
A single-member district or constituency is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders.

In some countries, such as Australia and India, members of the  lower house of parliament are elected from single-member districts, while members of the upper house are elected from multi-member districts. In some countries, such as Singapore, members of parliament are elected from both single-member and multi-member districts.
Thomas Glacier
Thomas Glacier (78°40′S 84°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.667°S 84.000°W﻿ / -78.667; -84.000) is a roughly Z-shaped glacier which drains the southeast slopes of Vinson Massif and flows for 17 nautical miles (31 km) through the south part of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, leaving the range between Doyran and Petvar Heights south of Johnson Spur.

The glacier was discovered by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on photographic flights of 14–15 December 1959, and mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from the photos. It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for R. Admiral Charles W. Thomas, USCG, veteran of Antarctic expeditions in the 1950s.

Johnson Spur
Johnson Spur (78°37′S 84°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.617°S 84.000°W﻿ / -78.617; -84.000) is a rocky spur located 5.67 miles (9.1 km) south-southeast of Taylor Spur, 8.26 miles (13.3 km) southwest of Batil Spur and 8.65 miles (13.9 km) north-northwest of Long Peak, on the east side of the Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. It forms the southeastern extremity of the Doyran Heights, and overlooks Rutford Ice Stream to the east and Obelya Glacier to the west.

The feature was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for William F. Johnson, a meteorologist at South Pole Station in 1957.
Athlone, Cape Town
Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town located to the east of the city centre on the Cape Flats, south of the N2 highway. Two of the suburb's main landmarks are Athlone Stadium and the decommissioned coal-burning Athlone Power Station. Athlone is mainly residential and is served by a railway station of the same name. It however includes industrial (Athlone Industria 1 & 2) and commercial zones (Athlone CBD and Gatesville). There are many "sub-areas" within Athlone, including Gatesville, Rylands, Belgravia Estate, Bridgetown and Hazendal. Colloquially other areas around Athlone are also often included in the greater Athlone area even though the City of Cape Town might classify them as separate neighborhoods such as Rondebosch East, Crawford, and Manenberg.

N2 (South Africa)
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo. It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country. Its current length of 2,255 kilometres (1,401 mi) makes it the longest numbered route in South Africa.

Prior to 1970, the N2 designation only applied to the route from Cape Town to Durban.

There are plans to realign the N2 national route from Port Shepstone to Mthatha along a shorter stretch of road that passes through Port Edward, Lusikisiki and Port St. Johns.

The project was initially scheduled for completion in 2024 and is expected to reduce the length of the route by 85 kilometres (53 mi). Combined with the existing N2 route from Mthatha to East London, the realigned route will form the Wild Coast Toll Route.
FIBA Africa Championship 1972
The FIBA Africa Championship 1972, was the sixth FIBA Africa Championship regional basketball championship held by FIBA Africa, which also served as Africa qualifier for the 1972 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the champion and runner-up. It was held in Senegal between 25 December 1971 and 2 January 1972. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Africa, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Dakar hosted the tournament. Senegal won their second title after defeating Egypt in the final.

Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Basketball contests at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich, Germany from August 27 to September 9. The Soviet Union controversially won the gold medal game against the United States. This was the first time that the United States did not win a gold medal since the sport's introduction into the Olympics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games. The bronze was won by Cuba, the only Olympic medal they have won in basketball. Another controversy was suspension of Mickey Coll after a positive drug test.
Mexico at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Mexico competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 94 competitors, 90 men and 4 women, took part in 58 events in 15 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Mexico City, the flag of Mexico was raised at the closing ceremony.

José Mercado (cyclist)
José Mercado Escareño (29 May 1938 – 8 December 2013) was a Mexican cyclist. The Mexican sprint champion for nine straight years in the 1960s and 1970s, he competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and placed 13th in the 1000m time trial. In 1966, he placed 2nd in both the 1000m and Sprint events at the Central American and Caribbean Sports Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he placed 21st in the 1000m time trial. He later became a cycling coach in Guadalajara and at the University of Guadalajara.
Idrissa Sanou
Idrissa Sanou (born 12 June 1977) is a Burkinabé athlete specializing in the 100 metres. Sanou holds the national records in both 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay.

Sanou won a bronze medal at the 2002 African Championships in Radès, and a silver medal two years later in Brazzaville. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he achieved fourth place in his 100 metres heat, thus qualifying on due to time to the second round where he lost the race. He finished seventh at the 2006 African Championships and fourth at the 2008 African Championships. Sanou represented Burkina Faso at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 10.63 seconds.

2004 African Championships in Athletics
The 14th African Championships in Athletics were held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo in July, 2004. Since African Championships is a biennial event, this edition was contested only a month before 2004 Summer Olympics. Thus some top athletes shunned the event. On the other hand, many athletes use the competition to prepare for the Olympics.
Mirror Mirror (Solid Base song)
"Mirror Mirror" is a song recorded by Swedish-Norwegian Eurodance group Solid Base, released in 1996 by Remixed Records as the third single from their debut album, Finally (1996). Performed by lead vocalist Isabelle Heitman, who also co-wrote the lyrics, and rapper Thomas Nordin (aka Teo T.), it was a huge hit in Norway, peaking at number six and spending a total of 11 weeks within VG-lista. But it topped the radio chart Ti i skuddet in April 1996. The single sold to gold. The accompanying music video was made by Norwegian broadcaster NRK and filmed in Frognerparken, Oslo.

VG-lista
VG-lista is the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from Norwegian and international artists. It is presented weekly in the newspaper VG. The data is collected by Nielsen Soundscan International and based on the sales in approximately 100 shops in Norway. The singles chart started as a top 10 chart in week 42 of 1958 and was expanded to a top 20 chart in week 5 of 1995, the same time as the albums chart, which started as a top 20 chart in week 1 of 1967, was expanded to a top 40 chart. It expanded even further into a top 100 chart in week 14 of 2025.
Gala Day
Gala Day is a one-day festival held in many towns over the world.

One of the biggest is held in the city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The festival raises money for the Geelong Hospital, and was known for the street parade through central Geelong which featured local community groups, amusement rides in the main street, a sideshow alley, and showbag stalls.

Sideshow alley
A sideshow alley is an Australian term for the cluster of attractions that may accompany public events such as agricultural shows. It is similar to the American term 'midway'. Australian sideshows typically comprise a variety of amusement rides, games, and concession booths, run by a community of independent operators known as 'showies'.
Miles Park
Miles Park was an American horse racing track located in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. The track served as the "minor leagues" for many jockeys who later went on to the larger, more famous Kentucky tracks. The biggest event was the annual Junior Derby.

Miles Park started life as Fairgrounds Speedway, a harness racing track in 1956, but was converted to thoroughbred racing and renamed Miles Park two years later, after being acquired by oilman and horseman General J. Fred Miles. The track struggled after a fire in May 1964 killed 26 thoroughbreds and burned down 13 barns.

The track was renamed Commonwealth Race Course after being sold in 1974 and ran American Quarter Horse meets for two years before burning in 1978 and closing permanently.

Harness racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australia and New Zealand, races with jockeys riding directly on saddled trotters (trot monté in French) are also conducted.
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Briman
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Briman (Ukrainian: В’ячеслав Михайлович Бриман; born 1963) — Soviet and Ukrainian judo coach, master of sports of the USSR, referee of the republican category, honored coach of Ukraine, honorary donor of Ukraine.

Master of Sports of Russia
Master of Sports of Russia  (MS) (Russian: Мастер спорта России (МС)) is an official sports title in the Russian Federation according to the Unified Sports Classification System of Russia, a direct successor to the similar Soviet classification system. The upper level title is Master of Sport of Russia, International Class, the lower rank is Candidate Master of Sports of Russia (Кандидат в мастера спорта России).

To assign the title of MS prerequisite is to participate in the competition judged at least 3 judges of the All-Russia and international category and receive necessary scores or take a certain place among other athletes. The Ministry of Sports of Russia assigns titles to outstanding athletes by a special award order.
HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën
Eight ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën or similar, after the original seven provinces of the Netherlands forming the Union of Utrecht and signing the Act of Abjuration (declaration of independence):

Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1643), ship of the line of the Amsterdam Admiralty;

Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1665), ship of the line (1665–1694), of the Maze Admiralty;

Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1694), ship of the line of the Maze Admiralty;

Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1782), ship of the line of the Noorderkwartier Admiralty;

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (1909) – a coastal defence ship in service from 1910 to 1942;

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802) (1950–1976), De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser;

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802) (2002– ), the lead ship of the De Zeven Provinciën-class frigates.

De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser
The De Zeven Provinciën class (also called Eendracht class) was a class of light cruisers. They were built by Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) and Wilton-Fijenoord for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The name De Zeven Provinciën refers to the seven provinces which formed the Dutch Republic in 1581.
Rene Kulitja
Rene Kulitja (born 1958), also known as Wanuny Kulitja, is an Aboriginal Australian artist. She works with a range of media, including paint, glass and ceramics. Her most famous design is probably Yananyi Dreaming, which covers a Qantas Boeing 737.

Yulara, Northern Territory
Yulara is a town in the southern region of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is an unincorporated enclave within the MacDonnell Region. At the 2016 census, Yulara had a permanent population of 1,099, in an area of 103.33 square kilometres (39.90 sq mi). It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) by road from the World Heritage Site of Uluru (Ayers Rock), and 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). It is in the Northern Territory electorate of Gwoja and the federal electorate of Lingiari.
Crown King Elementary School District
Crown King Elementary School District 41 is a school district in Crown King, a community in Yavapai County, Arizona. It has one school, Crown King Elementary School, a K-8 school. The facility is in a one room schoolhouse.

K–8 school
K–8 schools, elementary-middle schools, or K–8 centers are schools in the United States that enroll students from kindergarten/pre-K (age 5–6) to 8th grade (up to age 14), combining the typical elementary school (K–5/6) and junior high or middle school (6/7–8).

As of 2007, many American private schools have K–8 configurations.
Cleophon (poet)
Cleophon (Greek: Kλεoφῶν, Kleophōn) was an Athenian tragic poet.  The titles of ten of his plays are given by the Suda: Acteon, Amphiaraos, Achilles, The Bacchantes, Dexamenus, Erigone, Thyestes, Leucippus, Persis, and Telephus. None of these plays are extant today.  As six of these titles are also listed by the Suda as works by Iophon, this may be a corruption of "Iophon".

He is referred to by Aristotle in Poetics and Rhetoric, who notes his prosaic style and lack of idealism.

Greek tragedy
Greek tragedy (Ancient Greek: τραγῳδία, romanized: tragōidía) is one of the three principal theatrical genres from Ancient Greece and Greek-inhabited Anatolia, along with comedy and the satyr play. It reached its most significant form in Athens in the 5th century BC, the works of which are sometimes called Attic tragedy.

Greek tragedy is widely believed to be an extension of the ancient rites carried out in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and theatre, and it greatly influenced the theatre of Ancient Rome and the Renaissance. Tragic plots were most often based upon myths from the oral traditions of archaic epics. In tragic theatre, however, these narratives were presented by actors. The most acclaimed Greek tragedians are Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. These tragedians often explored many themes of human nature, mainly as a way of connecting with the audience but also as way of bringing the audience into the play.
Franck Julienne
Franck Julienne (born 7 March 1991) is a French footballer who plays as a forward or winger.

Julienne made his professional debut for Rennes in Ligue 1 in 2011 and played in Ligue 2 for Le Havre before dropping into the amateur leagues and spending more than two years without a club. He returned to the professional ranks with the newly promoted Le Mans in 2019. He joined Bahraini club Al-Ahli Manama in 2020 before returning to French football with Bourg-en-Bresse, and spent the 2021–22 season with Al-Kawkab of the Saudi First Division League.

In international football, he played twice for the French under-18 team.

Championnat National
The Championnat National (English: French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 2 and the Championnat National 2, the fourth division of French football.

Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 34 games each, totalling 306 games in the season. Most games are played on Fridays and Saturdays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January.
Twister (ice cream)
The Twister (originally "Tangle Twister") is an ice cream lollipop on a stick, launched in 1982 and made by The Magnum Ice Cream Company. It is pineapple ice cream and lime flavoured fruit ice on the outside and strawberry fruit ice on the inside and is shaped in a spiral. The product is now plant based, and while uncertifiable as vegan or completely allergen-free due to the risk of it containing minute traces of milk and almonds, it may be an option for people avoiding dairy due to intolerance.

Spiral
In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving further away as it revolves around the point. It is a subtype of whorled patterns, a broad group that also includes concentric objects.
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and Rectory
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and Rectory is a historic Catholic church complex at 812 Pearl Street in Joplin, Jasper County,, Missouri.

The church was built in 1906, and is a Late Gothic Revival style building constructed of Carthage limestone. It measures 63 feet, 6 inches, by 122 feet, 8 inches and features circular windows; tracery; Gothic arched windows and doors; and the triple portal entry.

The rectory was built in 1917, and is a two-story Prairie School-style dwelling with a finished basement. It is constructed of Carthage limestone and has a low pitched, hipped roof with wide overhang. Also on the property is a contributing concrete block garage.: 5–7

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as a national historic district.

Concrete block
A concrete block, also known as a cinder block in North American English, breeze block in British English, or concrete masonry unit (CMU), or by various other terms, is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction. The use of blockwork allows structures to be built in the traditional masonry style with layers (or courses) of staggered blocks.

Concrete blocks may be produced with hollow centers (cores) to reduce weight, improve insulation and provide an interconnected void into which concrete can be poured to solidify the entire wall after it is built.

Concrete blocks are some of the most versatile building products available because of the wide variety of appearances that can be achieved using them.
Cardioglossa nigromaculata
Cardioglossa nigromaculata is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is found in the south-western Cameroon and in the extreme southern Nigeria at low altitudes. Common name blackspotted long-fingered frog has been coined for it.

Arthroleptidae
The Arthroleptidae /ˌɑːrθroʊˈlɛptɪdiː/ are a family of frogs found in sub-Saharan Africa. This group includes African treefrogs in the genus Leptopelis along with the terrestrial breeding squeakers Arthroleptis, and several genera restricted to the Guinean forests of central and west Africa, such as the hairy frog (Trichobatrachus).