'Auto Transmissions', also known as automatic transmissions, use automatic gear boxes in vehicles for changing gears automatically when needed, without the help of drivers. In Salem there are many vehicles which have auto transmission facilities. Various types of transmissions are there depending on the number of gears. Traditional auto transmissions had three gears- neutral, reverse and park. Modern auto transmissions have a minimum of four gears and a maximum of eight gears.

There are quite a few vehicles also in Salem which do not use auto transmissions. These vehicles in Salem either depend on manual transmissions or semi-auto transmissions. Mostly all the cars are auto transmission-enabled in Salem and it is easier to drive these vehicles.

Water, Water Everywhere … Part II

By:  Lee Ann Rush                                                     The topic is water; specifically, its availability to the public in light of Nestle CEO Peter Brabeck’s recent megalomaniacal assertion that people should only have access to water if they pay for it.  In a world where water shortages are reason for concern as demand begins to exceed supply, Brabeck’s plan..