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Automotive Mechanic

What is this job like? Automotive service technicians and mechanics fix cars or light trucks that have broken down. They must be able to figure out the source of the problem quickly and…

Kapuskasing

(Encyclopedia) KapuskasingKapuskasingkăpəskāˈsĭng [key], town (1991 pop. 10,344), central Ont., Canada, on the Kapuskasing River, N of Timmins. It has lumbering and pulp and paper mills, a cold-…

automobile industry

(Encyclopedia) automobile industry, the business of producing and selling self-powered vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks, farm equipment, and other commercial vehicles. By allowing consumers…

Pontiac, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Pontiac, industrial city (1990 pop. 71,166), seat of Oakland co., SE Mich., on the Clinton River; founded 1818 by promoters from Detroit, inc. as a city 1861. Industries developed…

Fakhfakh, Elyes

(Encyclopedia) Fakhfakh, Elyes, 1972–, Tunisian politician, prime minister of Tunisia, 2020. Trained as an engineer and manager in France, he worked for the French company Total in Europe, returning…

Highland Park

(Encyclopedia) Highland Park. 1 City (2020 pop. 29,415), Lake co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. It is a retail business…

The Thief

Director/Writer:Pavel ChukhraiDirector of Photography:Vladimir KlimovEditors:Marina Dobryanskaya and Natalia KucherenkoMusic:Vladimir DashkevichProduction Designer:Vikctor PetrovProducers:…

Lisburn

(Encyclopedia) LisburnLisburnlĭzˈbûrnˌ, lĭsˈ– [key], town (1991 pop. 40,391) and district, E Northern Ireland, on the Lagan River. The town's chief industry, linen manufacture, was introduced by the…

Anderson, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Anderson. 1 City (2020 pop. 54,788), seat of Madison co., E central Ind., on the White River; inc. 1838. It is a manufacturing center in a fertile farm area; food products…