Jingdezhen: A Name Card of Cultural Tourism in Jiangxi

Jingdezhen: A Name Card of Cultural Tourism in Jiangxi Located in eastern China, Jiangxi Province is a place with abundant resources, rich cultural background, and outstanding people. Jingdezhen, the world’s capital of ceramics, is a small city in the mountains of Jiangxi.More than 1,000 years before the Europeans mastered porcelain manufacturing techniques, the ancient Chinese […]

3D Printing: A Cautiously Optimistic Revolution in Manufacturing

3D Printing: A Cautiously Optimistic Revolution in Manufacturing Amid excitement over 3D printing, there is caution.According to experts, safety and reliability standards and mandates will need to be developed and implemented for products that can be churned out on a whim. Technical education and training will likely be impacted. Legal issues pertaining to ownership, patent […]

Solving A Major Problem in “Additive” Manufacturing

Solving A Major Problem in “Additive” Manufacturing A new approach to making everything from jet engines to toys, called 3D printing, is creating a revolution in manufacturing — and a small company called Sigma Labs, Inc (NASDAQ:SGLB) has an enabling technology that can make it happen.In traditional manufacturing, companies start with metal or other materials, then […]

Budget-Savvy Travelers Set Sights on Midwest Cities, Like Lansing, Mich.

Budget-Savvy Travelers Set Sights on Midwest Cities, Like Lansing, Mich. Among the hottest trends in travel is family travel, but multigenerational trips — which span three generations of a family — are quickly gaining popularity. Last year, 32 percent of vacationing U.S. grandparents took their grandchildren along. In a recent study, Preferred Hotel Group found […]

Headache-Free Moving Advice: 3 Steps Closer to a New Home

Headache-Free Moving Advice: 3 Steps Closer to a New Home No matter how many times you do it, moving doesn’t really get any easier. If you have a family, an action figure hobby or pretty much anything other than a minimalist lifestyle, the concept of packing up everything you own into tidy boxes is intimidating. […]

Cruises Becoming Top Choice for Multigenerational Travel

Cruises Becoming Top Choice for Multigenerational Travel Among the hottest trends in travel is family travel, but multigenerational trips — which span three generations of a family — are quickly gaining popularity. Last year, 32 percent of vacationing U.S. grandparents took their grandchildren along. In a recent study, Preferred Hotel Group found that 40 percent […]

What to Do With Your Old 401(k)

What to Do With Your Old 401(k) While the movie “Captain Phillips” made for good entertainment, it highlighted a small sampling of the dangers fishing vessels and cargo ships face when traversing the open seas. With the help of advanced technology, the seas are becoming a little safer. Recently, VehSmart, a company that uses advanced telecommunications […]

Fishing for Answers to the Perils of the Open Seas

Fishing for Answers to the Perils of the Open Seas While the movie “Captain Phillips” made for good entertainment, it highlighted a small sampling of the dangers fishing vessels and cargo ships face when traversing the open seas. With the help of advanced technology, the seas are becoming a little safer. Recently, VehSmart, a company that […]

3 Fishermen Rescued at Sea Thanks to GPS Device

3 Fishermen Rescued at Sea Thanks to GPS Device The effective use of the VehSmart GPS device likely saved a trio of fishermen from Ecuador after their boat was attacked by robbers. The fishermen were sailing their small boat, Luis Miguel, southwest of the Santa Elena peninsula, when they were overtaken by robbers who stole […]

Wellness Travel Is on the Rise

Wellness Travel Is on the Rise Studies show that a yearly vacation is invaluable for health, with benefits varying from lower stress levels to cardiovascular improvements. Adding to these benefits, many travelers are now combining traditional vacations with wellness-geared getaways. A panel of experts at the annual International Travel Mart in Cannes, France, predicted that, […]