Revel opened its doors to its first guests. Revel professionals and invited guests toasted this special day at sunrise on the resort’s SkyGarden, overlooking the boardwalk and beach, with a smoothie blended from New Jersey blueberries for the occasion. Lt. Governor of New Jersey Kim Guadagno, state and local dignitaries, representatives of building trades, construction [ Read More ]
Analytics software draws insight from blogs, tweets and other social media An IBM analysis of blog posts, Tweets, news sites and other social media in the United States indicates that fewer travelers expect to cancel their Memorial Day Holiday trips this year compared with last year – despite the dramatic rise in the price of [ Read More ]
The summer travel season kicks off later this week with the Memorial Day holiday weekend, and AAA estimates it will come to the rescue of 8.7 million stranded motorists between Memorial Day and Labor Day. “More than 30 million Americans are expected to take road trips during the Memorial Day holiday weekend and, unfortunately, many [ Read More ]
Despite gasoline prices above $4 per gallon in many regions and a slight decline in automobile travel, nearly 35 million Americans expected to travel this holiday weekend AAA projects 34.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a slight increase of 0.2 percent – or 100,000 [ Read More ]
Veterans Day or Memorial Day is the day when we honor the brave man and women who fought for our country, who served with honor and dignity this land and paid the price so we can enjoy a simple and yet comfy life. On this day we shall honor our veterans! Today Gov. M. Jodi [ Read More ]
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. -William Pitt Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people. Action, self-reliance, the vision of self and the future have been the only means by which the oppressed have seen [ Read More ]
Today is Memorial Day, looked on as the start of the summer season, and a time for family gatherings and sporting events. But the true meaning of the day is underlined by the continuing sacrifices made by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The first official observance of Memorial Day was on May 30, 1868, [ Read More ]
The National Memorial Day Parade Presented by Boeing will take place Monday, May 31, 2010 at 2:00 PM on Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th Streets NW. Nearly 300,000 Americans are expected in what has become the nation’s largest Memorial Day event. The parade will include marching bands and musical entertainers, celebrity military supporters, veterans [ Read More ]