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Don’t know how many know of this, but there is less than a week left to vote for the New Seven Wonders of the World.

It seems about time to choose some new wonders, since only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is still standing, don’t you think?
Of course, The Great Pyramid must stay on the list, and apparently it will. It actually seems that the entire complex has a Honorary New Wonder status, according to that notice. I don’t know whether that means the seven new wonders will consist of the Pyramids and six others, or there will be seven new ones plus the Pyramids. The first option would seem more reasonable to me, but I can’t seem to find what their plan really is, so if anyone knows please tell me.

Before you make your choice, if you haven’t already, you might also want to look through the shortlist of 77 from which the 21 (now 20) finalists have been chosen, just to get an idea. Actually, looking through that list makes you think there might still be hope for humanity, even if it’s lost somewhere in the mists a time when people lived slower and thought faster.
Once you do that, make your picks, register and vote. (There are two more voting options, therefore allowing you extra votes, but those cost money so I didn’t link to them. Find them on the site if you’re interested.) It just seems like something everyone should get involved in, if the list is to stand the test of time as the original one did.

Disclaimer: What foillows is a strictly personal opinion, don’t take it as an attempt to influence the vote, I certainly have nothing to gain by doing so. However, if you want to make up your own mind but feel that you might be swayed by reading my opinion, read no further until you have voted.

I feel there are certainly two candidates from that list of 20 that must make it among the final seven (or six). I’m talking about The Great Wall and Stonehenge. These two are in a league of their own, albeit for different reasons, and can’t be compared to any of the others.
I would also add a third to that list, The Easter Island Statues, though based solely on the mystery surrounding their very existence.
I’ll reveal my other four choices after the winners will be announced, on July 7th.