Friday, November 17, 2006  World can vote for new seven wonders
World can vote for new seven wonders. That's right. The time has
come to name a new set of the seven wonders of the world. This
article notes, "A GLOBAL competition to name the new seven
wonders of the world has reached the penultimate stage, with a
list of 77 candidates whittled down to 21 by a panel of
international architects chaired by a former head of UNESCO."
Over 20 million people have voted so far and people are being
encouraged to vote on the final list. CNN has a description of
all 22 finalists at Vote: 'New 7 Wonders of the World'. My votes
went to the Chichen Itza, the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids
of Egypt, the Statue of Liberty, the Colosseum, the Acropolis,
and the Taj Mahal. (A hat tip to Jennie W. for her post at
However, I am a little disappointed with this list. How in the
world did the Mackinac Bridge not make the cut? This suspension
bridge spans the Straits of Mackinac to connect the non-
contiguous upper and lower pen