Las Vegas Direct Selects Top 10 Best Hotels in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) October 15, 2011

Las Vegas has hundreds of hotels, but only a handful of them really stand out. The editors of Las Vegas Direct recently presented their Top 10 Best Las Vegas Hotel List.

In selecting the hotels for the list, the editors considered the opinions of other critics, reporters, travel writers and read through hundreds of both kindly and unkindly hotel reviews by members of the public. Several months were spent going over all the pluses and minuses of each hotel. To all of this they added their own personal experiences and evaluations. After a lot of discussion and arguing, they came up with the Las Vegas Direct Hotel Top Ten List.

The winning hotel this year was Venetian. With several new hotels recently built, such as ARIA and Cosmopolitan, which both made the top 10 list too, the competition for top spots was definitely intense. The Venetian was described as ?stunning" with the entire hotel giving an elegant Italian ambiance as would be found in the city of Venice.

Other winners included Bellagio, Wynn Las Vegas, ARIA, MGM Grand, Caesars Palace, Cosmopolitan, Mirage, Mandalay Bay, and Circus Circus. Circus. Putting the Circus Circus on the Top 10 List caused more argument and debate than any other hotel listed. The reason being, it is certainly not the world?s best hotel, unless you are a kid or a parent looking for family fun offering great value too. Then it deserves to be on the Top 10 List.

The complete top 10 Vegas hotel list with reviews and photos can be found on http://lasvegasdirect.com/las-vegas-best-hotels.html

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Satcom Direct Now Supports Graphical Weather for Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Integrated Flight Deck

Satellite Beach, Fla. (Vocus) June 9, 2010

Satcom Direct, a leading innovator of satellite voice, fax, datalink, and Internet communications solutions, has added graphical weather to its existing FlightDeck Freedom? (FDF) service for aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21? Integrated Flight Information System (IFIS).

Aircraft types that use the Pro Line 21 Integrated Flight Information System include the Bombardier Challenger 300 and 605; the Cessna CJ1+, CJ2+, CJ3, CJ4, Encore+, and XLS+; the Gulfstream G150?; and the Hawker 750, 800XP, 850XP, and 900XP. Using FlightDeck Freedom, aircraft operators will have access to a variety of graphical weather products, showing actual or forecast weather conditions.

?Availability of global graphical weather completes the integration of Pro Line 21 into our FlightDeck Freedom suite of services. FDF customers now have access to all of the datalink capabilities offered on the Rockwell Collins platform,? said Jim Jensen, founder and owner of Satcom Direct. ?By adding graphical weather information to our FlightDeck Freedom service, our customers now have access to current visual weather data, which can help them make more informed decisions about changes in altitude or if they need to route around adverse weather.?

Graphical weather selections for Pro Line 21 that are available with FlightDeck Freedom include:

????NEXRAD ? available in U.S. only ? shows radar summary with position and intensity of precipitation
????NEXRAD with Tops/Movement ? available in U.S. only ? displays radar data with indication of altitude of echo tops and direction of movement
????Weather Depiction ? available worldwide ? displays CATMET (categorical METAR), a color-coded weather depiction chart indicating flight rule conditions (IFR or VFR) for a variety of airports
????Winds ? available worldwide ? displays forecast wind direction, speed, and temperature; winds may be requested for various flight levels, forecast times, and world regions
????Icing ? available worldwide ? displays areas where aircraft icing is most likely to occur; icing may be requested for various flight levels, forecast times, and world regions
????Turbulence ? available worldwide ? indicates where Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) is most likely to occur; turbulence may be requested for various flight levels, forecast times, and world regions

About Satcom Direct

Founded in 1997, Satcom Direct is the leading innovator of satellite voice, fax, and broadband data service solutions for business and general aviation, military, government, emergency response, media, and other industries that demand secure and reliable global communications. Its primary product, Global One Number?, is an advanced connection service for aeronautical, maritime, and land mobile applications that makes satellite communications as reliable and simple to use as ground-based telephones. Satcom Direct?s extensive product portfolio also includes Aero V(SM), Aero X?, FlightDeck Freedom? (FDF), One View?, Plane Simple?, Satcom OnSite, and SD Flight Tracker; Inmarsat?s Classic Voice, Swift 64, and SwiftBroadband; Iridium Aero Services; and ViaSat? Yonder(SM) Ku-band Mobile Broadband. For more information regarding Satcom Direct, visit satcomdirect.com, e-mail sales(at)satcomdirect(dot)com, or call +1.321.777.3000. To view Satcom Direct?s portable satellite communication equipment and services, including satellite phones and BGAN units, visit http://www.satcomstore.com, e-mail mobileops(at)satcomdirect(dot)com, or call +1.321.777.0771.

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Library of Congress Brings National Book Festival Direct to Mobile-Phone Users

Washington, DC (Vocus) September 4, 2009

The Library of Congress has launched its first-ever mobile campaign to provide National Book Festival-goers with SMS text alerts about the festival, which will be held on the National Mall from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 26. By texting 'BOOK' to 61399, mobile-phone users can opt in to receive the latest festival announcements, as well as author presentation and signing schedules; standard messaging rates apply. Presentation and signing schedules are also available on the National Book Festival website (http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/).

The mobile text campaign is one of many interactive features to bring booklovers up-to-the-minute information about the festival. Festival-goers also have the option to receive updates for this year's event such as author activities, day-of event details and more, by following the Library on Twitter (@librarycongress, hashtag #nbf) or becoming a fan of the Library on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/libraryofcongress).

Other online additions include new downloadable author podcasts, which can be accessed free of charge through the Library's website or on iTunes. These recordings feature candid interviews with award-winning authors George Pelecanos, James Patterson, Rickey Minor, Nicholas Sparks, and more. Additionally, The Washington Post is hosting live online discussions in the week leading up to the festival with several participating authors, including Annette Gordon-Reed, Ken Burns, and Douglas Brinkley.

Whether participating in-person or online, festival-goers will discover endless activities to indulge their love of books and reading. More than 70 celebrated authors, poets and illustrators are participating in this year's event, including James Patterson, Jon Scieszka, Nikki Grimes, John Grisham, Judy Blume, Jodi Picoult and Walter Mosley.

Parents and kids will explore the world of literacy in the PBS KIDS Raising Readers pavilion, featuring live stage performances by Elmo and Chris from Sesame Street, sing-alongs with PBS KIDS' SteveSongs, story readings and skill-building activities. Young readers can pose for pictures with their favorite PBS KIDS characters, including the cast of Super Why, Martha from Martha Speaks, Leona and Cleo from Between the Lions and Duck from Word World, as well as other book-based characters such as Curious George and Maya & Miguel.

In the Let's Read America pavilions, children and families will enjoy a range of activities including taking photos with Bullseye, the Target dog, and coloring in the Bullseye Book of Activities. At the Scholastic Family Corner, families and children can create their own books and also learn about volunteer opportunities through Clifford the Big Red Dog's BE BIG!?, a national campaign that invites everyone, big and small, to take action. Additional activities, story times and photo opportunities will be available courtesy of the Washington Post, AT&T, US Airways, ReadAloud.org, the Penguin Group and the Library of Congress Federal Credit Union.

New to the festival is the Digital Bookmobile, a high-tech exhibit powered by OverDrive, which supports reading and literacy with eBooks from libraries. Equipped with Internet-connected PCs, sound systems and a "Gadget Gallery," the Digital Bookmobile enables visitors to browse a public library's website, sample popular eBook, audiobook, music and video titles, learn how to download, and try out supported mobile devices.

The 2009 National Book Festival is made possible through the support of Target, the Distinguished Benefactor; Charter Sponsors PBS & PBS KIDS Raising Readers and The Washington Post; Patrons AT&T, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, The James Madison Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts; Contributors Borders, Digital Bookmobile powered by OverDrive, the Library of Congress Federal Credit Union, Penguin Group (USA), ReadAloud.org, Scholastic Inc., and US Airways; and Friends the Marshall B. Coyne Foundation, The Hay-Adams, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Thanks also to C-SPAN2's Book TV for providing onsite coverage of the festival and to the Junior League of Washington for providing 400 volunteers for the event.

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and the world's preeminent reservoir of knowledge, providing unparalleled collections and integrated resources to Congress and the American people. Many of the Library's rich resources and treasures may be accessed through the Library's website, http://www.loc.gov, and via interactive exhibitions on myLOC.gov.

Jennifer Gavin (202) 707-1940

Jeanette Casselano (202) 828-8833

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