Tuesday, January 8, 2008 

Disney's Expedition Everest - Keep Your Eyes Wide Open

The newest attraction to grace walt disney World's mountain range is Expedition Everest in animal Kingdom. It has been the buzz for many years, and much anticipated since Epcot's Soarin' was unveiled a few years ago. I experienced the attraction twice - once in stand-by, and once with a FastPass.

The architectural illusion of the attraction house (which is shaped, obviously, like Mount Everest) is absolutely stunning. The peak looks miles up (but Splash Mountain is actually taller!), and there is nothing around to clutter the view. It could be Disney's best illusion yet - and you don't even have to wait in a line to experience it!

The line queue is nice as well - visitors weave through a quaint mountainside village on their way to the loading bay. On the way, teaser exhibits describing "Yeti lore" show that locals admire a certain mountain creature.

My first ride experience was a bit of of a disappointment. It reminded me too much of the aged Matterhorn in disneyland. I won't spoil the actual attraction for you here, but it was a regular roller coaster. Think Indiana Jones (in Paris, not Disneyland!) mixed with Matterhorn.

However, I later learned that I missed the attraction's major highlight (I must have blinked or something) - a large Yeti. The next time I kept my eyes peeled, and I saw, for less than two seconds, the largest, creepiest, most monstrous animatronic Yeti in all of Disneydom. For the effect of those two seconds, the ride suddenly became worth it. I just wish it was more obvious, and that I had seen it the first time.

Dirk Vanderwilt is the author of several travel guidebooks for the Tourist Town guides series. Tourist Town guides offer independent, honest advice about America's top tourist hotspots.

For more information, visit http://www.touristtown.com

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Nokia N95 - A Living Legend

The Finnish mobile giant's enigmatic creation, Nokia N95 surpasses all its contemporaries, both in terms of style and substance. Nokia N95 packed with advanced features is another step ahead in concentrating multiple functions in a tiny handheld device. This handset loaded with multiple features and superlative technology is capable of doing everything a mobile user expects. Nokia N95 is perhaps the topmost model in the whole world of mobile phone fraternity.

No doubt the Nokia N95 is an expensive mobile phone which not every user can afford. but, with numerous deals available in the market, buying Nokia N95 is easy. Many mobile network providers in the UK, like the O2, Vodafone, Orange, T and virgin are coming up with a number of lucrative deals enabling easy purchase of Nokia N95. Any customer eager to buy Nokia N95 can easily purchase a Nokia N95 deal and enjoy the benefit of owning the handset at a subsidised rate or completely for free. Above all various price comparison tools also can help to find a cheap Nokia N95 deal. So, forget about the price of Nokia N95, if you actually want to experience the world of wireless connectivity, a Nokia N95 contract deal can be the best answer.

Nokia N95 is not only a communicative device, but also much more than it. With advanced features, such as 5 mega pixel camera, digital zoom, Carl Zeiss Optics Tessar Lens and video recorder it is also a superb gadget that can fulfil every multimedia need of a user.

The Nokia N95 is embedded with all features a modern mobile phone should possess. The 3G technology in the Nokia N95 confers extraordinary connectivity options. This quad-band phone also supports advanced technologies, such as EDGE, HSCSD, and HSDPA which allows users experience seamless connectivity.

The Nokia N95 allows Push-to Talk and a gamut of messaging modes, including SMS, MMS, E-mails and instant messages. The Nokia N95 also permits video calling and is equipped with numerous other options, such as music player, FM radio, and visual radio and games that accord entertainment. Loaded with a wide range of features, Nokia N95 is a great tool for those users who splurge both at work and leisure.

By opting for a Nokia N95 deal, despite its high price a sophisticated handset like Nokia N95 can be bought by average users in a quite affordable price. Again many of the Nokia N95 deals also offer free gifts and cash back options, which again is lucrative. With all its qualities, Nokia N95 is a living legend that exemplifies its creators mastery.

Jayson Pablo, an author who writes on different themes for xpert4u and appeal to visit the site to get information about Nokia mobile phones and mobile accessories.

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Super Bowl Props: Do Your Homework

Oddsmakers have had plenty of time to carefully scrutinize the last game of the football season, therefore the side and total are likely to be good numbers. You rarely see much line movement on super bowls. However, proposition bets offer bettors an excellent opportunity to find good bets and soft numbers. But you cant do guesswork, you have to do some homework.

Lets go through a prop and do some research on it. For instance, theres a line offered on the Steelers/Seahawks super Bowl this weekend that reads: What half will the most points be scored in? The second half opened +110. Is this a good number? Just thinking about what might happen, it seems to reason that both coaches, mike Holmgren and Bill Cowher, are primarily ball control gurus. They look to establish their running games and control the clock. Perhaps the first half will be more conservative, with the second half more wide-open as the trailing team looks to catch up. But lets not stop there. Is there anything in recent history to support this?

Last season, the Patriots and Eagles were tied 7-7 at the half, then there were 31 points scored in the second half. As we reasoned above, the Patriots jumped ahead 24-14 forcing the Eagles to pass more in the fourth quarter to get back in the game. Chalk one up for the second half having more scoring.

Two years ago, the Patriots and Panthers scored 24 first half points. Then they tallied 35 in the second half. Actually, there was no scoring in the third quarter and then the teams erupted for 35 points in the wildest fourth quarter in super Bowl memory.

Three years ago, the Buccaneers led the Raiders 20-3 at the half. Thats 23 point. The Bucs went on to win 48-21, so there were 46 second half points! Four years ago, the Patriots led the Rams 14-3 at the half, then the teams combined for 20 second half points.

Before that, the Ravens were up 10-0 on the giants at the half, then the teams combined for 31 second half points. Before that, the Rams led 9-0 at the half over Tennessee. The teams combined for 30 second half points.

Before that, denver led atlanta 17-6 at the half, a combined 23 points. Like the Patriots/Panthers super Bowl, there was no scoring in the third quarter, and then the teams erupted for 30 fourth quarter points! If youre keeping score, thats 7-0 the last seven years where there has been more scoring in the second half than the first half.

In the Broncos/Packers super Bowl before that, the teams combined for 31 first half points, then 24 second half points. So we have to go back to 1998 to find the last time the first half won that wager. This doesnt guarantee that there will be more second half scoring this sunday, of course, but my point is to show you what handicappers do when assessing whether a prop bet is worth a wager or not. There are dozens of interesting prop bets to examine this sunday. So get out there and find ones you think may be worth wagering on. But dont stop there: Do your homework to support your findings!

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