Best Robot Lawn Mowers

Keeping your lawn looking fresh and well-manicured can be tedious, especially if you use a traditional lawn mower. Robot lawn mowers take over the task for you, functioning much like a robot vacuum to automate your grass-trimming experience.

Lowe’s store manager Gary McCoy explains that robot lawn mowers are more environmentally friendly since they are battery operated, and shoppers appreciate how much time it will save them. 

“This also means the consumer experiences less exposure to heat and allergens compared to when they operate a traditional mower,” he says.     READ MORE...

Somewhat Political

 

White Privilege

 

Current US Population Demographics:

• White 58%
• Hispanic 19%
• Blacks 12%
• Asian 6%

Recently, I heard a liberal news media outlet host make the claim that Caitlin Clark only got to where she is in the world of female professional basketball because of WHITE PRIVILEGE...

I suppose all the BLACK FEMALE PLAYERS that played against her in college were not ANY GOOD because of white privilege as well...

One of these days, the general public is going to wake up and realize HOW STUPID THESE PEOPLE ARE WHO MAKE THESE COMMENTS...

At the beginning of this post I inserted current US population demographics for a reason.  These demographics clearly show that there more WHITES in our population than Hispanics, Blacks, and Asians.

THEREFORE, one can only conclude that no matter what we are doing in this great country of ours that there will be MORE WHITES doing it than blacks...

AND...  population demographics has nothing to do with WHITE PRIVILEGE.

If we go to certain parts of AFRICA, there will be different population demographics that favor BLACKS...  does that mean that those countries are examples of BLACK PRIVILEGE???

NO ANSWER because this was a rhetorical question.

We should not give out awards based upon the COLOR OF OUR SKIN...  I believe this thought came from the late MLK Jr. and it seems to me that BLACKS have forgotten many of his words.  No doubt some blacks think that MLK Jr is another example of being an UNCLE TOM...

It is my opinion that MLK Jr was simply an AMERICAN who wanted to best for all Americans, and believed that blacks should at least be given a chance. I AGREE WITH THAT.

Many blacks in a variety of areas are better than whites for a variety of reasons and those reasons have nothing to do with WHITE PRIVILEGE...  It has everything to do with skills and abilities.

British Concord

 

100 Robots Serve Customers

Imagine a unique Starbucks that features about 100 robots serving orders for customers.

This happens for real, day in and day out, at Naver 1784 tower, the world’s largest robotics testbed, and also the headquarters of South Korean technology firm Naver.

The numerical digit 1784 signifies the site’s lot number address, 178-4, and also the year marking the beginning of the first industrial revolution.

The tower is a proving ground for the company’s advancements in robotics, artificial intelligence, and cloud services, showcasing Naver’s dedication to transforming ideas into tangible solutions.

According to Naver, 1784 redesigns how we live and work and claims that its “advanced technologies are embedded into the building to provide a better work environment, bringing us one step closer to the future,” according to the firm’s website.     READ MORE...

Monster

 

Sunday Misc

Joint British-US airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 16 people.

The airstrikes were targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels and wounded at least 42 others. The strikes were carried out in response to attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea by Iran-backed militant groups protesting the Israel-Hamas war. Iran has funded Houthi rebels in Yemen, Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and other groups in Iraq and Syria. Separately, President Joe Biden endorsed an Israeli-led cease-fire proposal; Hamas has not responded as of this writing.



Ukraine, Russia exchange 75 soldiers each in prisoner swap.

A total of 150 prisoners of war were exchanged under the deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. The prisoner swap is the first exchange in nearly four months between the two warring nations. Ukrainian officials said Russia also returned the bodies of 212 Ukrainian military members. See updates on the war here.



Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia leaves Democratic Party.

Manchin officially switched his party affiliation to independent Friday, but will continue to caucus with Democrats. In explaining his decision, Manchin cited partisan rifts. Manchin has said he won't run for reelection in the Senate; however, the latest news raises questions about his next steps. Manchin now joins three other independent senators who caucus with Democrats.



Vermont to require oil companies to pay for climate damage.

The state is the first in the US to enact a law requiring oil companies to contribute to a fund paying for damage from extreme weather fueled by the changing climate. The amount owed would take into account the total emissions of greenhouse gases a company generated between 1995 and 2024. The law is modeled after a federal law requiring companies to clean up pollution or reimburse the government to do so.



Largest-ever known genome discovered inside a tiny plant.

Researchers in Spain have identified a species of fern (T. oblanceolata) that has the largest amount of DNA stored in its nucleus compared to any other living organism on Earth. Each cell of the fern, found in the South Pacific island nation of New Caledonia, has DNA that is over 328 feet long if unraveled. The measurement is 50 times more than the size of the human genome, which is 6 feet long.



Researchers link genetic mutation to neurodevelopmental disorders.

A range of intellectual disabilities appear to be related to rare mutations in a small noncoding gene called RNU4-2. Noncoding genes, also known as "junk DNA," do not encode proteins but often RNA molecules, which then translate into proteins or stand on their own. See an overview on RNA molecules here. Watch an explainer on junk DNA here. Roughly 6.5 million people in the US have an intellectual disability.

SOURCE:  1440 News

Creation and US

Ipsos
In a 2023 survey of 26 countries, 40% of respondents said they believe in God as described in holy scriptures, 20% believed in a higher spirit but not as described in holy scriptures, 21% believed in neither God nor any higher spirit, and 19% were unsure or would not say. In Brazil, 70% of respondents believed in God as described in holy scriptures, while in South Africa, 73% did. In contrast, less than one in five in Japan and only one in three in South Korea believed in God or some form of spirit or higher power.

Gallup International Association
In a 2023 survey, 72% of respondents said that there is a God, which is a slight increase from 2016 when 71% believed. Other findings from the survey included that 59% of respondents believe in heaven, 53% believe in hell, and 57% think that there is a life after death.

Albert Einstein

In a 1947 letter he stated that "It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously." In a letter to Beatrice Frohlich on 17 December 1952, Einstein stated, "The idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naïve."

Stephen Hawking

He famously said, “If you believe in science, like I do, you believe that there are certain laws that are always obeyed. If you like, you can say the laws are the work of God, but that is more a definition of God than a proof of his existence”​.

Bayes Probability Theorem

There is an equal probability that God exists as well as that God does not exist.

What do you believe?

Does it really matter if you are right or wrong?

Many scientists, especially theoretical physicists believe that the universe was spontaneously created according to the laws of science that govern that sort of thing.

It is a proven fact that the laws of science govern the universe and it is said that this can be proven mathematically.

I have no doubt that there are elements of truth to this belief.

However, on the other side of the coin, creating something out of nothing does not seem possible to my unscientific mind.  That is not to say that I now believe in God or a Creator but that something had to be here first.

Another obstacle whether creation was spontaneous or not is the fact of what was the universe created into?  For example, the universe is still expanding.  The Hubble Telescope has proven that but what is the universe expanding into?

How can something expand if there is nothing for it to expand into?

Why would a Creator create a universe like that?

What would be the point?

Additionally, why is the universe so frigging large?

What is the point of that?

It seems like to me since the probability is 50/50 that if you want to believe in God you have just as much of a chance being right as you do of being wrong.  Therefore, if it makes you feel good and perhaps justifies your existence, the go for it.

Somewhat Political

 

A Force More Powerful than Gravity

"Today, the Earth's liquid core is still a terpsichorean frenzy of electric currents, which generate a magnetic field." (Image credit: Shutterstock)






The image of an atom, with electrons swarming around a central nucleus bulging with protons and neutrons, is as iconic in our perception of science as the DNA helix or the rings of Saturn. But however much we scratch the surface of these scientific fundamentals, we can go even deeper, focusing that microscope further and discovering even more forces that govern our world.


In his new book "CHARGE: Why Does Gravity Rule?", theoretical physicist Frank Close explores the fundamental forces that govern our world, posing questions along the way that seek to explain how the delicate balance of positive and negative charges paved the way for gravity to shape our universe.


In this except, he explains how magnetism, the most tangible fundamental forces, was discovered, where it comes from and how it got its name.        READ MORE...

The Trump Verdict

 

In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Dallas Mavericks top Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103 to win Western Conference Finals 4-1 and advance to NBA Finals for first time since 2011 (More) | New 3-on-3 women's basketball league, Unrivaled, to launch in January with initial 30 players receiving equity in the league (More)

> Rock band Queen in talks with Sony Music to sell entire music catalog for a reported $1B (More) | TV series based on the video game "Minecraft" in the works at Netflix (More) | Florida 12-year-old Bruhat Soma wins 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee (More)

> The 2024 NCAA baseball tournament kicks off today; see preview for all 16 regional sites (More) | See updated Women's College World Series bracket (More)


Science & Technology
> Leaked Google documents reveal details on data the company collects to inform search engine results; critics argue company's algorithm has outsized influence on the internet landscape (More) | See original report (More)

> Michigan farmworker tests positive for H5N1 avian influenza; marks the third human patient and first to experience respiratory symptoms, no sign of person-to-person transmission (More) | See current stats on bird flu outbreak here (More)

> Scientists fully map both sex chromosomes for five great ape species and the siamang (a lesser ape species); study sheds light on the genetic evolution of reproduction, cognition, and more in humans and primates (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.6%, Dow -0.9%, Nasdaq -1.1%); markets dragged down by Salesforce, which closed down nearly 20% and logged its worst day since 2004 after missing revenue expectations a day earlier (More)

> Saudi Arabia's government to sell new shares in state oil giant Aramco to domestic and international investors, could raise up to $13B from the sale (More) | Skydance Media submits revised offer to buy Paramount Global; terms appear to be more favorable to nonvoting shareholders (More)

> Gap shares rise over 20% in after-hours trading after reporting better-than-expected earnings and revenue (More) | Kohl's shares close down 23% after retailer posts surprise loss per share and lower-than-expected revenue (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz’s centrist party submits bill to dissolve parliament, could force early elections and potentially oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; unclear if bill will garner enough support (More) | Israel lifts ban on food sales to Gaza for first time since Oct. 7 (More) | See war updates (More)

> Biden administration reportedly allowing Ukraine to use some US-supplied weapons for defense inside Russian borders near the Kharkiv region; move partially lifts ban on Ukraine's use of US-supplied weapons (More) | See war updates (More)

> South Africa's early election results show current ruling party African National Congress leading with 43% of the votes, followed by Democratic Alliance with 24% of the votes; results come from 43% of voting districts counted so far (More)

SOURCE:  1440 News

Humanoid Robots with AI

I recently hear a tech expert say or perhaps it was something he wrote which does not really matter, but his thoughts were that ROBOTS with AI will not take away your jobs...  what will take away your jobs are people who know how to use AI...

Perhaps in the short term, he is correct because it is LOGICAL to think that people using AI will be in more demand than those who do not know how to use AI.

But don't let his WEALTH STATUS or KNOWLEDGE ARROGANCE fool you because Robots will replace human jobs.  

Some tech experts say that we will need people to build, fix, and program robots but unless you were born yesterday, ROBOTS can perform those three functions better and faster than humans can WITHOUT the need for different shifts, breaks, vacations, or health insurance.  Companies will not have to pay their share of FDIC either.

Robots can work 24/7...  so, your knowledge of how to use AI will become as useless as teats on a boar hog.

What amazes me more is that these tech experts believe that the worker is STUPID and will not see that this is going to happen to them.

Humanoid Robots with AI are going to take over all aspects of the workforce  in ALL AREAS:

• Education
• Healthcare
• Retail
• Manufacturing
• Hospitality
• Entertainment
• Awerospace
• Military
• Service
• Mining
• Transportation
• Farming
• Research
• Finance/Banking
• Law Enforcement
• Fire Protection

It is building up as I write this posting and it will gradually start to escalate -  80% of the jobs will be replaced by robots by 2030 -  that is only 6 years in the future.

Don't be fooled by what the TECH EXPERTS SAY...

Somewhat Political

 

Microbe Fingerprints

When you think of a criminal investigation, you might picture detectives meticulously collecting and analyzing evidence found at the scene: weapons, biological fluids, footprints and fingerprints. However, this is just the beginning of an attempt to reconstruct the events and individuals involved in the crime.


At the heart of the process lies the "principle of exchange" formulated by the French criminologist Edmond Locard in the early 1900s, which states that "every contact leaves a trace." The transfer of materials between the parties involved in a crime (the victim, the perpetrator, objects, the environment) forms the basis for reconstructing the events.

In Locard's time, these traces were typically things you could see with a magnifying glass or microscope, such as pollen, sand and fibers. However, such evidence is limited because much of it is not directly associated with a specific individual.     READ MORE...

Highway to Hell

 

Greatest Percussionist Ever

Gene Krupa (born January 15, 1909, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died October 16, 1973, Yonkers, New York) was an American jazz drummer who was perhaps the most popular percussionist of the swing era.

After the death of his father, Krupa went to work at age 11 as an errand boy for a music company. He soon earned enough money to purchase a musical instrument and decided upon a drum set because it was the least expensive instrument in a wholesale catalog. In the early 1920s, Krupa learned from and sometimes jammed with many of the great jazz performers who were then in Chicago, receiving his greatest inspiration from New Orleans drummer Baby Dodds. Immersing himself in the study of jazz, Krupa began to play in several Chicago-area jazz groups with musicians such as Frank Teschmacher, Bix Beiderbecke, and his future employer Benny Goodman.

In 1927, during a recording session with the McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans, Krupa became the first drummer to use a full kit on a recording, a significant technological accomplishment during a time when the pounding of a bass drum could easily dislocate the stylus on the recording equipment. Recordings from this session are regarded as the first aural example of authentic Chicago-style jazz.

Krupa worked for several bands during the early 1930s and was a drummer in the pit orchestras for two Broadway musicals by George Gershwin. By 1934 Krupa was the most sought-after drummer in the business. He was persuaded by the record producer John Hammond to join Goodman’s band, with the assurance that the band would prominently showcase his drumming talents. Krupa stayed with Goodman until 1938 and played on many of the band’s best-known recordings (such as the classic drum workout “Sing, Sing, Sing”); he was also a fixture in the Benny Goodman Trio (featuring Goodman and pianist Teddy Wilson) and subsequent Quartet (adding vibraphonist Lionel Hampton). With his movie-star good looks and tousle-haired, gum-chewing “hot jazzman” persona, Krupa attracted many female fans and provided the Goodman band with much of its visual appeal, elevating the role of the drummer from mere timekeeper to front-line performer. To many swing fans, Krupa epitomized jazz drumming; he went on to become perhaps the most famous drummer in jazz history.

Krupa had a tendency to grandstand during his tenure with Goodman, yet his infectious energy propelled the band. His flamboyance and popularity led to personality clashes with Goodman, who thought that Krupa’s showmanship often overshadowed the music. Less than two months after the Goodman band’s historic performance at Carnegie Hall in January 1938, Krupa left to form his own band.

Initially Krupa’s band followed in the style of Goodman’s. Many of its early recordings are fine examples of swing and commercial pop, and many feature well-performed drum solos. The band’s jazz credentials were significantly enhanced in 1941 with the addition of trumpeter Roy Eldridge and singer Anita O’Day. One of jazz’s most influential players, Eldridge was the stylistic link between the traditional jazz of Louis Armstrong and the wailing bebop of Dizzy Gillespie. O’Day, whose style was cool and detached, was one of the most renowned band vocalists. The Krupa-Eldridge-O’Day triumvirate combined to produce some of the band’s best-known recordings, including “Boogie Blues,” “Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina,” and, especially, “Let Me Off Uptown,” the Krupa band’s biggest hit.

In 1943 Krupa served a three-month jail term for marijuana possession; for a time after his release, he drummed with the Goodman and Tommy Dorsey orchestras before re-forming his own band in 1944. His new band, which incorporated a string section, played in a more modern style and featured several talented young players who were influenced by the bebop movement. Hits such as “Leave Us Leap,” “Disc Jockey Jump,” and “Lemon Drop” showcased the new sound in arrangements by George Williams and Gerry Mulligan. By embracing modern jazz, Krupa was able to keep his band going during the late 1940s, but by 1951 he too had succumbed to the decline in popularity of big bands.

During the 1950s, Krupa led a few small groups and toured with Norman Granz’s Jazz at the Philharmonic, for which he often participated in staged drum battles with Buddy Rich. Always a serious student of jazz and percussion techniques, Krupa and fellow drummer Cozy Cole in 1954 established a drum school, and Krupa taught there for the rest of his life. He also portrayed himself in the films The Glenn Miller Story (1953) and The Benny Goodman Story (1955) and was the subject of a fictionalized Hollywood biography, The Gene Krupa Story (1959), which featured Sal Mineo as Krupa and Krupa’s own drumming on the sound track.

Ill health forced Krupa to curtail his activities during the 1960s and early ’70s, but he still made occasional appearances and recordings, most notably an outstanding album that reunited the members of the original Benny Goodman Quartet (Together Again!, 1963) and a well-regarded album (The Great New Gene Krupa Quartet, 1964) that marked Krupa’s last session as a leader.

Wonders of the World

THE ORIGINAL SEVEN WONDERS


1. The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt

2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq

3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece

4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Turkey

5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Turkey

6. The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece

7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt

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THE SEVEN ADDITIONAL ANCIENT WONDERS
8. Stonehenge, England

9. The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt

10. The Temple of Karnak at Luxor, Egypt

11. Luxor Temple, Egypt

12. The Valley of the Kings, Egypt

13. The Temple of Ramesses at Abu Simbel, Egypt

14. The Staircases of Persepolis, Iran

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THE SEVEN ADDITIONAL WONDERS OF THE HELLENIC/HELLENISTIC WORLD
15. The Parthenon of Athens, Greece

16. The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi, Greece

17. Petra, Jordan

18. The Fortress of Masada, Israel

19. The Ruins of Heliopolis of Baalbek, Lebanon

20. The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa of Alexandria, Egypt

21. The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul, Turkey

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ROMAN WORLD
22. The Roman Forum, Italy

23. The Pont du Gard, France

24. The Ruined Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Italy

25. The Colosseum of Rome, Italy

26. The Pantheon of Rome, Italy

27. The Ruins of Leptis Magna, Libya

28. Diocletian's Palace at Split, Croatia

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE PRECOLUMBIAN WORLD
29. The Pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico

30. The Temples of Tikal, Guatemala

31. The Nazca Lines, Peru

32. The Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque, Mexico

33. The Stelae of Copan, Honduras

34. The Pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichén Itzá, Mexico

35. Machu Picchu, Peru

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF CHINESE ARCHITECTURE
36. The Terracotta Army of Xian, China

37. The Great Wall of China

38. The Giant Buddha of Leshan, China

39. The Forbidden City of Beijing, China

40. The Temple of Heaven of Beijing, China

41. The Humble Administrator's Garden of Suzhou, China

42. The Summer Palace of Beijing, China

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF INDIAN/HINDU ARCHITECTURE
43. The Kailashanatha Temple of Ellora, India

44. The Western Group of Temples of Khajuraho, India

45. Angkor Wat, Cambodia

46. Bali, Indonesia

47. The Meenakshi Amman Temple of Madurai, India

48. The Red Fort of Delhi, India

49. The Taj Mahal of Agra, India

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
50. The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus, Syria

51. The Mezquita of Córdoba, Spain

52. The Madrassas of Timbuktu, Mali

53. The Alhambra of Granada, Spain

54. Imam Square of Esfahan, Iran

55. The Registan of Samarkand, Uzbekistan

56. The Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF OTHER ASIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE
57. The Citadel of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

58. The Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China

59. Borobudur, Indonesia

60. The Shwedagon Pagoda of Yangon, Myanmar

61. Kinkaku-Ji, The Golden Pavilion of Kyoto, Japan

62. The Potala Palace of Lhasa, Tibet

63. The Temple of the Emerald Buddha of Bangkok, Thailand

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
64. Aachen Cathedral, Germany

65. The Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, France

66. Mont Saint-Michel, France

67. The Tower of London, England

68. The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia

69. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, France

70. The Staronová Synagoga of Prague, Czechia

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE RENAISSANCE

71. The Grand Canal of Venice, Italy

72. The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

73. The Duomo of Florence, Italy

74. Malbork Castle, Poland

75. The Topkapi Palace of Istanbul, Turkey

76. The Cathedral of Cologne, Germany

77. The Kremlin of Moscow, Russia

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE BAROQUE ERA
78. Chambord Chateau, France

79. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque of Istanbul, Turkey

80. The Hieronymites Monastery of Lisbon, Portugal

81. Vatican City

82. The Wieliczka Salt Mines, Poland

83. Versailles Palace, France

84. Schönbrunn Palace of Vienna, Austria

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE INDUSTRIAL ERA
85. The Clock Tower of Westminster, England

86. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

87. The Statue of Liberty of New York, United States

88. The Eiffel Tower of Paris, France

89. The Sagrada Familia of Barcelona, Spain

90. The Empire State Building of New York, United States

91. The Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco, United States

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD
92. Mount Rushmore, United States

93. The Gateway Arch of St Louis, United States

94. The Kennedy Space Center, United States

95. The Sydney Opera House, Australia

96. The CN Tower of Toronto, Canada

97. The Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao, Spain

98. The Burj Khalifa, United Arab Emirates

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF MAN AND NATURE
99. The Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines

100. The Monasteries of Meteora, Greece

101. The Moai Statues of Easter Island, Chile

102. The Panama Canal, Panama

103. The Zuiderzee Works, Netherlands

104. The Hoover Dam, United States

105. The Channel Tunnel, England/France

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SEVEN HISTORIC TOWNSCAPES OF NOTE
106. The Canals and Belfries of Bruges, Belgium

107. Český Krumlov, Czechia

108. The Walled City of Dubrovnik, Croatia

109. The Medina of Fès el Bali, Morocco

110. The Djemaa El-Fna of Marrakech, Morocco

111. The Old City of Sana'a, Yemen

112. Stone Town of Zanzibar, Tanzania

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF FAITH
113. The Ghats of Varanasi, India

114. The Western Wall of Jerusalem, Israel

115. Mount Tai, China

116. The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya, India

117. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Israel

118. Al-Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock of Jerusalem

119. The Golden Temple of Amritsar, India

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THE SEVEN GREATEST MUSEUMS
120. The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities of Cairo, Egypt

121. The British Museum of London, England

122. The Louvre of Paris, France

123. The Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy

124. The Museo del Prado of Madrid, Spain

125. The Hermitage of St. Petersburg, Russia

126. The Pergamon Museum of Berlin, Germany

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
127. The Theater of Dionysus of Athens, Greece

128. The Teatro alla Scala of Milan, Italy

129. The Bolshoi Ballet of Moscow, Russia

130. The West End of London, England

131. The Musikverein of Vienna, Austria

132. The Mormon Tabernacle of Salt Lake City, United States

133. Stage 19 of the Paramount Lot of Hollywood, United States

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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF SCIENCE
134. Mount Wilson Observatory of Pasadena, United States

135. The Abbey of St Thomas of Brno, Czechia

136. The Curie Museum of Paris, France

137. Hutton's Unconformity at Siccar Point, Scotland

138. The Einsteinhaus of Bern, Switzerland

139. Trinity College of Cambridge, England

140. The House of Adam Smith of Kirkcaldy, Scotland



THE TEN WONDERS OF EARTH
141. Bryce Canyon, United States

142. Uluru, Australia

143. The Rock Formations of Cappadocia, Turkey

144. Monument Valley, United States

145. The Rock of Gibraltar

146. Carlsbad Caverns, United States

147. The Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

148. The Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland

149. The Karst Islands of Halong Bay, Vietnam

150. The Valley of the Li River, China

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THE TEN WONDERS OF THE OCEAN
151. The Great Barrier Reef of Australia

152. The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Mexico/Belize/Honduras

153. The Reefs of Palau

154. The Bay of Fundy, Canada

155. The Island of Bora Bora, French Polynesia

156. The Pink Sands of Bermuda

157. The Bioluminescent Bay of Vieques, Puerto Rico

158. The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

159. Victoria Harbor of Hong Kong, China

160. The Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

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THE TEN WONDERS OF FIRE
161. Yellowstone National Park, United States

162. The Volcanic and Geothermal Features of Iceland

163. Kilauea Volcano, United States

164. Krakatoa Island, Indonesia

165. Paricutin Volcano, Mexico

166. Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

167. Mount Fuji, Japan

168. The Eternal Fires of Mount Chimaera, Turkey

169. Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

170. The Caldera of Santorini, Greece

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THE TEN WONDERS OF ICE
171. The Aurora Borealis

172. Antarctica

173. Mount Everest, Nepal

174. Yosemite Valley, United States

175. Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina

176. Banff National Park, Canada

177. The Fjords of Norway

178. The Torres de Paine, Chile

179. Milford Sound, New Zealand

180. The High Passes of Ladakh, India

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THE TEN WONDERS OF WATER
181. The Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan/Palestine

182. Iguazú Falls, Brazil/Argentina

183. Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe

184. Angel Falls, Venezuela

185. Niagara Falls, Canada/United States

186. The Grand Canyon of the Colorado, United States

187. The Middle Valley of the Rhine, Germany

188. Lake Bled, Slovenia

189. Lake Baikal, Russia

190. The Backwaters of Kerala, India

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THE TEN WONDERS OF LIFE
191. The Amazon Rain Forest, Brazil

192. The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

193. Okavango Delta, Botswana

194. The Monarch Butterfly Migration, Mexico

195. The Serengeti Migration, Tanzania

196. Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

197. Kruger National Park, South Africa

198. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

199. Wolong National Nature Reserve, China

200. The General Sherman Tree, United States

TOP TEN - Greatest of All Times

10 - Joe Montana (American Football)

Montana was a quarterback who played the majority of his career for the San Francisco 49ers, before spending a year with the Kansas City Chiefs to see out his long and storied career. The American has a long list of achievements and honours to his name with the most impressive surrounding the Super Bowl which is a worldwide phenomenon. Montana contributed to four separate successes in the tournament, being named MVP on three of those occasions.

9 - Pele (Football)

The Brazilian is still widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all-time and actually ranks the highest among his professional peers within this list, above the likes of Messi and Ronaldo. Pele unfortunately passed away in late 2022, but will always be remembered for his contributions to the game with an unmatched goal record and many trophies in the cabinet.

8 - Bo Jackson (American Football and Baseball)

Incredibly, Jackson excelled in not only one sport at an elite level, but two. His short career in American Football saw him represent the Los Angeles Raiders from 1987 to 1990 as a running back as he won many individual awards within the sport. Alongside his career in the NFL, Jackson was a revelation in the world of Baseball in which he spent an eight-year professional career and even played in an All-Stars game in 1990 before retiring in 1994.

7 - Jim Thorpe (Athletics, American Football, Baseball and Basketball)

Not only did Thorpe thrive in both Baseball and American Football in a similar vein to Bo Jackson, but he also won two Olympic gold medals in Athletics. These titles were taken away from him initially due to a violation in rules prior to taking part in the Olympic Games, before they were then restored to him three decades after his death. Thorpe began his Baseball career in 1913 and continued this until 1919 while also kicking-off his American Football career in 1915 which ended in 1928.

6 - Babe Ruth (Baseball)

More than likely the most well-known Baseball player of all-time is a man that sadly passed away in 1948, which is now 75 years ago and just goes to show the impact he had during his time in the sport. Ruth's career in Major League Baseball last almost two decades and in that time he won the World Series on a staggering seven different occasions. With many other career honours under his belt, the icon of the sport was inducted into the Baseball Hame of Fame in 1936 shortly after he brought his career to a close.

5 - Michael Phelps (Swimming)

The most decorated Olympian of all-time is the former swimmer, who won a total of 28 medals during his career. 23 of those medals were gold which just goes to show how prolific a performer he was at his best. Add to this a total of 27 gold medals in the World Championships and there was really no competition within the sport of Swimming when Phelps was around. He cleaned up almost all medals in sight before bowing out in 2016.

4 - Usain Bolt (Athletics)

Bolt is looked upon as the greatest sprinter ever witnessed, with the Jamaican becoming a big name in the world of Olympics in Beijing in 2008 before going on to impress in the next two versions of the Olympic Games also. Across the three tournaments, Bolt won eight gold medals with the only one he missed out on being the 4 x 100 metre relay as his team was disqualified. The 37-year-old still holds the world record for the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x100 metres relay to this day.

3 - Wayne Gretzky (Ice hockey)

Hockey Hall of Famer, Gretzky, may be a slight surprise to come in at third in an all-time athletes list, but he did have an incredible career in his chosen field. That chosen field was Ice Hockey, in which he spent almost a decade with the Edmonton Oilers before spending time with the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers to see out his playing days. His iconic number 99 shirt was retired across the entire sport upon his retirement in tribute to the Canadian.

2 - Muhammad Ali (Boxing)

With no real competition, Ali is regarded as the greatest Boxer of all-time as the man famous for saying: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee," finishes second on this list. Ali won 56 of his 61 professional fights, with 36 being via knockout. With only five losses to his name, he is one of the most successful men to have ever graced the sport to this day. The light-heavyweight also won an Olympic gold medal among his many career achievements.

1 - Michael Jordan (Basketball)

The honor of being named the greatest athlete ever in this list is the former Chicago Bulls icon. Jordan is almost unanimously voted as the greatest Basketball player of all-time with his accomplishments speaking for themselves, with six NBA Championships among the best of them. His Cv is littered with personal accolades, but his six NBA Finals MVP awards to coincide with the six times he won the competition go a long way to tell you of the star Jordan was, not only in his sport, but on a global scale.

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