New 7 wonders to be unveiled 07.07.07

by Actual News Geezer | July 5, 2007 at 01:02 pm
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In the annals of hypedom, the organizers of the New 7 Wonders of the World  have nothing to apologize for. They've managed to create a fair bit of buzz and a handful of spin-offs*. 

The big unveiling is to come this Saturday:

GENEVA, Switzerland -- The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru's Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close with votes already cast by more than 90 million people, organizers say.
You can still get a ticket to the award ceremonies to be held in Lisbon on 07.07.07:
The event will take place at Portugal's largest venue, the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon. The international event will start at 21:30 (9:30 p.m.) local time, ending at 23 (11 p.m.). Your ticket also allows you to attend the national event which begins at 20:30 (8:30 p.m.) ( The stadium opens at 18:30 (6:30 p.m.). The international show, which will include award-presentation appearances by Hilary Swank, Ben Kingsley, Bipasha Basu, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neil Armstrong and Bertrand Piccard, and also will feature performances by Chaka Khan, Jennifer Lopez, Jose Carreras,  Alessandro Safina, Joaquín Cortés, and Dulce Pontes, among others.

*The worst of which was undoubtedly the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's  Seven Wonders of Canada).

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at 20:29 on July 9th, 2007

Actual News Guy, I like this story. It's good stuff.

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