The best airplane mechanics are skilled at everything from metal part fabrication to electronics to lavatory plumbing. Other, better-paying companies soon become interested in their skills.
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A Chinese beekeeper harvests honey beside a rapeseed field in Anhui province. China is a major producer of honey and bee products.
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Jeff Bezos, chairman and CEO of Amazon.com, introduces the Kindle Fire at a news conference in September. The new tablet quickly rose to the top of Amazon's sales charts.
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About 100 recent homebuyers protested plunging real estate values at China Vanke, a Chinese real estate company, on Sunday in Shanghai. The protesters said they wore surgical masks to hide their identities.
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