In 2003, Armenia became a member of the WTO.

The WSF became a periodic meeting: in 2002 and 2003 it was held again in Porto Alegre and became a rallying point for worldwide protest against the American invasion of Iraq.

* In 2003, an Australian coal miner amputated his own arm with a Stanley knife after it became trapped when the front-end loader he was driving overturned three kilometers underground.

On 1 January 2007, the municipality lost its short-lived ( 2003 until 2006 ) county privileges and became part of Region Hovedstaden ( i. e. the Copenhagen Capital Region ).

You wouldn't like me when I'm angry ", became a catchphrase the world over ( the phrase was used again, first in Ang Lee's Hulk ( 2003 ), although in Spanish, and again in the 2008 movie The Incredible Hulk, with an altered version in Portuguese ).

In late 2003, transgenic zebrafish that express green, red, and yellow fluorescent proteins became commercially available in the United States.

On July 1, 2003, Christopher Swain of Portland, Oregon, became the first person to swim the Columbia River's entire length, in an effort to raise public awareness about the river's environmental health.

Croatia became a World Trade Organization ( WTO ) member in 2000 and started the Accession of Croatia to the European Union in 2003.

In late 2003, new parliamentary elections were held and a reformed HDZ party won under leadership of Ivo Sanader, who became prime minister.

In 2003, Castro cracked down on independent journalists and other dissidents, which became known as the " Black Spring ".

With Hampton out of town and Neagle injured much of the year, Jennings became the centerpiece of the Rockies ' pitching staff in 2003.

Between 2003 and 2006, monitors with 16: 9 and mostly 16: 10 ( 8: 5 ) aspect ratios became commonly available, first in laptops and later also in standalone monitors.

The Cowboys became the surprise team of the 2003 season, posting a 10 – 6 record and a playoff berth by having the best overall defense in the NFL.

In 2003 it became an overseas collectivity ( French: collectivité d ' outre-mer, or COM ).

Little, Brown, 2003: how Dirie became a UN Special Ambassador for FGM.

The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 became Britain's latest anti-graffiti legislation.

EDGE services first became operational in a network in 2003 and the number of worldwide GSM subscribers exceeded 1 billion in 2004.

Jennifer Granholm became the first female Governor of Michigan on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded John Engler ; she served for 8 years, until January 1, 2011.

On 3 July 2005, the country became the first country in the world to give full marriage and adoption rights to homosexual couples ( Belgium has allowed same-sex marriage since 2003 and co-parenting since April 2006, and the Netherlands has allowed same-sex marriage since 2001 and now has a law in preparation to provide full adoption rights in equal conditions to opposite-sex marriages ).

Under Mahathir bin Mohamad ’ s long Prime Ministership ( 1981 – 2003 ), Malaysia ’ s political culture became increasingly centralized and authoritarian, due to Mahathir's belief that the multiethnic Malaysia could only remain stable through controlled democracy.

By summer 2003, most dual-band 802. 11a / b products became dual-band / tri-mode, supporting a and b / g in a single mobile adapter card or access point.

Cambodia became a member in 1958, withdrew its membership in 2003, and rejoined 2009.

The later Models C ( 1993 ) and D ( 2003 ) became some of the best-selling fitness equipment pieces of all time.

This became the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which sought to remove the right to trial by jury for cases involving jury tampering or complex fraud.

This Hungarian connection was further developed recently by linguist Prof. Mario Alinei, Emeritus Professor of Italian Languages at the University of Utrecht: Etrusco: una forma arcaica di ungherese, ( 2003 ) Bologna, Il Mulino.

* Visiting Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham, 2003.

In 2003 he became a Distinguished Professor at Georgia Tech, where he led the Georgia Tech Information Security Center.

* Adjunct Professor of the philosophy of science at Copenhagen Business School since 2003.

In 2003, he moved again to become Professor of Mathematics at Cornell University.

Margaret Thaler Singer ( 1921 – 2003 ) was a clinical psychologist and a part-time Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, U. S.

As of 2003, he is the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard ; from 2008 to 2013 he also held the title of Harvard College Professor in recognition of his dedication to teaching.

* Professor Thomas Butler, United States, 2003

He has been Emeritus Professor since 2003.

In 2003, he joined the University of Southern California ( USC ) Annenberg School for Communication, as a Professor of Communication and the first Wallis Annenberg-endowed Chair of Communication and Technology.

* In the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, an adaptation of the graphic novel by Alan Moore, Richard Roxburgh portrays the main villain named the Fantom, whose true identity was eventually revealed to be Professor James Moriarty, who also posed as the League's recruiter M ; with a blackmailed Dorian Gray as his agent, Moriarty acquired samples from the League with the intention of duplicating their powers for his own goals.

In 2003 an extensive collection of articles from the Polish debate, in English translation, was compiled by Joanna Michlic and Professor Antony Polonsky of Brandeis University and published under the title ‘ The Neighbors Respond .’

Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper ( 15 January 1914 – 27 January 2003 ) was an English historian of early modern Britain and Nazi Germany and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford.

* Hugh Bean CBE, Professor of Violin at the Royal College of Music 1954 – 2003

Cavallo was Robert Kennedy Visiting Professor in Latin American Studies at the Department of Economics of Harvard University in Fall 2003 / Fall 2004.

He also holds a Professor of Computer Science and Statistics position at Royal Holloway, University of London since 1995, as well as a position as Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, New York City since 2003.

*" Romance on a Global Stage ", a 2003 anthropology study by Nicole Constable, Professor of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh

* Professor Slyde in the Big Finish audio drama Doctor Who: The Dark Flame ( 2003 )

Professor Philip James Stradling Williams ( 11 January 1939 – 10 June 2003 ) was a Welsh politician for Plaid Cymru and scientist.

* Howard Koh, Harvard University Professor and former Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health ( 1997 – 2003 )

Though the university has refused since 2003 to submit data to Princeton Review, the 2006 edition of The Best 357 Colleges ranked W & L highly in its for " Best Overall Academic Experience ," " Professors Get High Marks ," and " Professor Accessibility ".

Ladies Night was released on 10 November 2003, and Professor Green went to No. 1 and peaked at number five in the UK album chart.

Following protests from several Jewish organizations, the inauguration of Professor Paulescu's bust at the Hôtel-Dieu State Hospital in Paris, scheduled for August 27, 2003, had to be cancelled.