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French film-industry dubbers complain of pressure to water down scripts (International Herald Tribune) - France's vibrant industry of dubbers and translators is in an uproar about pressure to scrub gritty American films and foreign television series by eliminating vulgar words, terms for alcohol or drugs and familiar brands like Coca-Cola.

PR pro launches industry blog to share ideas, tips (BizJournals) - Phoenix public relations professionals can weigh in on a variety of topics in their industry thanks to a new blog created by one of their own.

Qld opposition seeks sex industry review (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - The Queensland opposition has called for an urgent review of the state's prostitution industry, amid concerns illegal brothels are flourishing.

Iran and India to cooperate in jewelry industry (IranMania.com) - LONDON, January 22 (IranMania) - Iran and India will cooperate in jewelry industry, an official with Iran’s Ministry of Mines and Industries said, MNA reported.

Snowsports industry heads for huge Vegas show (Ski Racing) - ABOUT THE ONLY THING missing will be snow in dry, dusty Las Vegas next week when the annual gathering of anyone and everyone associated with the snowsports industry commences at SIA.07, the gigantic SnowSports Trade Show hosted by Snowsports Industries America.

Nanotech industry should develop safety standards (Electronic Engineering Times Asia) - An internationally recognized toxicologist says it's time for the fledgling nanotechnology industry to develop its own safety standards.

Raid Roils Hip-hop Industry (Arts Journal) - A "police raid of the Aphilliates Music Group office in Atlanta that resulted in the arrest of DJ Drama and the confiscation of 81,000 mixtape CDs has ignited a firestorm in the hip-hop music industry."

Ringbacks are a Positive Note for the Mobile Music Industry (Cellular-News.com) - 2006 opened with the ringtone industry coming out of temporary insanity brought about by Crazy Frog, and ended with a whimper. According to M:Metrics, while ringtone purchasing declined in Europe and leveled out in the U.S. market, a new star was rising: the ringback tone.

UTAC: China testing, packaging industry yet to mature (Electronic Engineering Times Asia) - Singapore's United Test and Assembly Center said that mainland China's IC testing and packaging industry still lacks market potential despite having Taiwan-based companies transfer their business to the region.

IN THE MARKETPLACE / M&A's right medicine for ailing drug industry (Daily Yomiuri Online) - The revelation Thursday that Osaka pharmaceutical firms Mitsubishi Pharma Corp. and Tanabe Seiyaku Co. have entered into discussions for a possible merger has led many insiders to say realignment of the pharmaceutical industry is long overdue.