At sea Day 15.  Lunch of oxtail stew. Bones. Raspberry sherbert and coconut ice cream cone. Tomorrow we arrive in Panama City, and on day 17 transit the Panama Canal.  So we went to the Theater to watch a 56-minute documentary released in 1987:    A Man, A Plan A Canal, Panama , a Nova program. While the French started this all in the 1880's, they failed for being too early.  The technology and science were on the verge of being being developed. When President Teddy Roosevelt became president in 1901, he took on this effort as his main crusade. The  Panama Canal made the U.S. a world power . Certainly, it is in the  top ten of all construction projects , along with the Great Pyramids of Ghiza, Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Taj Mahal, Hoover Dam and Eiffel Tower. The Story of the Panama Canal. What is it? 51-mile waterway in Panama connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Locks lift ships up to Gatun Lake, the  largest man-made...

Clearly, the star of the Paris Summer Olympics is the Eiffel Tower, for it stands out all the time.  It is exactly 300 meters ( 984 feet ) high, and was finished in 1889 for the Paris World's Fair.  It is the most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world, and attracts nearly 7 million/year. After day 2, Japan and Australia have won the most gold medals, 4, but the  USA has the most medals with 12 .  France second most, 8. Australia is doing well in swimming, but the star could well be Leon Marchand from France. The USA is surging. Torri Huske (right) and Gretchen Walsh won gold and silver in the 100M butterfly. Foil Fencer Lee Kiefer, won a gold, topping Lauren Scruggs, also of the U.S.  Kiefer also got the gold in Tokyo. The US Women's soccer team beat Zambia 3-0 and Germany 4-1. Lebron James ( 39 ) and Kevin Durant ( 35 ) led the way to crush Serbia 110-84 in men's basketball. Russia and Belarus teams were banned, but certain individuals were allowed...

The USA today played France in soccer.  What hope do we have in upsetting the host nation, which is favored to win the gold in this event?  Low.  However...  Incidentally, Morocco already upset Argentina, #2 to get the Gold, 2-1. And by the way,  another team USA played two games today, in Men's Rugby 7's .  Huh?  Yes, you never heard of that, and America is sort of deficient.  However, first, they tied FRANCE. 12-12, which is the second favorite team to win the gold medal.  Alas, we got trounced by #4 Fiji, 33-5.  That's a country?  Sure, stopped by myself for a visit there last year.  Rugby is the national sport of this nation, which also today beat Uruguay 40-12.  Because of that tie, we do have hope to make the quarterfinals, and  have a 21% chance of winning one of the three medals .  Argentina is favored to win the Gold. According to this source, the  USA will win the most gold medals . Bet type: Team ...

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