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While it might seem a little bit crazy to base any sort of conference right in Sin City, Las Vegas has become a major destination for big businesses looking to get together for annual purposes. With the downtown convention center just a short drive from the Strip, though, it can be pretty easy to get a little bit distracted from your work-related duties with so much fun and excitement waiting around every corner.

Fortunately, a lot of the hotel rooms in Las Vegas are equipped for business travelers, and offer some form of internet to make those late night and early morning cram sessions a little bit easier. The only difference in Vegas, however, is that there’s finally something more than your typical wireless internet connection. You know the type: you expect it to work since the front desk assured you that it would, but you didn’t bother to check it before heading out to get some dinner and maybe enjoy a couple of hours of free time. Now that you’re back in the hotel room and it’s time to get serious, your laptop just can’t connect to the network. Or the network is there one minute and gone the next. Or the front desk says that your room gets the network, but you can’t seem to make it show up to save your life.

That sort of frustration on a business trip can be enough to ruin any good times and excitement that Las Vegas manages to bring to your life in the first place, but it can also be avoided entirely. You see, Las Vegas is one of the many cities in the United States that now is completely covered with WiMax. A completely different approach to the traditional model of wireless, this is a way of staying online and knowing that no matter where you go, the network isn’t going to falter. Because WiMax uses towers to build its network, just like the big cell phone companies in the country, the signal is able to reach much further than with your typical consumer-level router. This means, also, that the towers are not just capable of transmitting the signal, but can also bounce the signal from one another, meaning that networks can stretch out over hundreds and hundreds of miles without interruption.

But unless you were really hoping on some wireless internet for your drive from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, you don’t need hundreds of miles of a network: you just need one right there in Vegas itself. And that part of the equation is a piece of cake. If you were already a WiMax customer, it is as simple as turning your laptop on once you’re sitting in your Las Vegas hotel room. It will immediately connect to the network that it finds, just like your cell phone does after a flight when you switch it on. And a connection that reliable definitely makes business travel easier, leaving you more time to explore the options both on and off of the famous Vegas Strip.

Queen Mattress – The Ins and Outs

The Better Sleep Council is one of the best sources for finding information on quality mattresses and bedding, from king and queen to twin and single. We’ve gathered some research information, compliments of The Better Sleep Council, to bring you the facts about your impending purchase of a new queen mattress. We’ve done the work so you don’t have to.

“Queen beds are 60 inches wide by approximately 80 inches long – 6 inches wider and 5 inches longer than a full size mattress. These added inches can make all the difference in comfort, especially for couples, and have made the queen today’s most popular mattress size. However, with 30 inches of personal space, each adult still has 9 inches less width than if they slept alone in a twin bed.”

“Recommendations: Queen size is a good choice for guest rooms, smaller master bedrooms and for couples who prefer close quarters. It’s also a great choice for single sleepers who are also “sprawlers.”

“People’s bodies change over time, and their need for adequate comfort and support increases as they get older. That’s why it’s a good idea to compare the mattress and foundation you are sleeping on now to newer models at least every few years. Studies show that 87% of people who purchase a new mattress are satisfied with their choice and its impact on the quality of their sleep. Mattress technology is constantly advancing, and it’s worthwhile to visit a store and take the SLEEP Test just to see what’s new in better sleep and comfort.”

“How long a mattress will last depends on several factors, such as amount of use and original quality, but in general, a mattress set that has been in use 5-7 years is no longer providing you with the best comfort and support. Keep in mind that people’s bodies change over time, and the need for good comfort and support only increases with age. That’s why it’s a good idea to compare the mattress and foundation you are sleeping on now to newer models every few years.”