Mechanics

Meet The Queens Woman Redefining A Male-Dominated Job

The New York Times | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Female Mechanic, Cars, Pasiana Rodriguez, Mechanics, Women-in-Male-Dominated-Professions, Auto Repair, Female Jobs, Women News

IT is a men-only club, these auto-repair hawkers who battle for your business as you bump your way down the pothole-pocked streets of Willets Point in...

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Watch: Man Born Without Arms Changes Brakes On Car With His Feet

autoblog.com | By Chris Shunk (RSS Feed) on Jun 20th 2011 at 12:32PM | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Matt Stutzsman, Autos, Cars, Mechanics, Machines, Autoblog, Weird News News

Judging by the fact that you're reading Autoblog right now, you most likely love cars. Yet spending all your time ogling the latest in auto news doesn...

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America's "Can't Do" Attitude

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Science, Competitiveness, Technology, Industry, Popular Mechanics, Infrastructure, Infrastructure Investment, National Infrastructure, America Infrastructure, Mechanics, Technology News
Seth Shostak

Today's youth are building new things. Look at Facebook or Google. But maybe that's a problem: too many of them are.

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College-Educated Flock To Skilled Manual Labor

washingtonpost.com | Carol Morello | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plumbers, White Collar, College, Repair, Employment, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Journeymen, Construction, Manual-Labor, Mechanics, College Degree, Business News

They started out studying aerospace engineering, creative writing and urban planning. But somewhere on the path to accumulating academic credentials, ...

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Frontier Airlines Teamsters Is Taking Republic Airways To Court

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Republic Airways, Mechanics, Milwaukee, Republic Airline Holdings, Frontier Airlines, Teamsters, Union, Denver News

MILWAUKEE — The union for mechanics at Frontier Airlines is going to court over plans to shift their work to Milwaukee. Republic Airways Holdin...

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Bladeless Fan Invented: James Dyson Explains How 'Air Multiplier' Fan Works

Switched.com | By Tom Samiljan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Fan, Blow Air, Cool, How Does the Bladeless Fan Work, Invention, Invented, Bladeless Fan, Air Multiplier, Air Multiplier Explained, Mechanics, Air, How Does the Air Multiplier Work, James Dyson, Technology News

A fan with no blades? Sounds impossible, but when coming from the innovating mind of James Dyson (of the nifty, newfangled vacuum cleaners and hand dr...

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Tesla: Mechanics Will Make House Calls

The Associated Press | Dan Strumpf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Batteries, Mechanics, Chevrolet, Dealer, Tesla Motors, Strategy, Tesla Repairs, Carbon Footprint, Best Buy, Tesla, Cars, Geek Squad, Tesla Roadster, Electric Cars, Auto, Housecalls, Service Fees, Service Stations, Showroom, Technology News

NEW YORK - Taking a cue from house-call services like Best Buy's Geek Squad, electric carmaker Tesla Motors is launching a maintenance plan where mech...

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Easy Ways to Get More from Your Car

Trevor Traina | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, Auto, Driving, Car Maintenance, Vehicles, Car Care, Oil Changes, Tips, Mechanics, Fluids, Business News
Trevor Traina

Where are your old documents? The glove compartment? The basement? Keep them in one place. Make a binder or store them online. A car or truck with a full history has greater resale value.

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