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Pick a job in hospitality industry (CNN.com) - If there's one rule of thumb that should apply to the work force, it's this: Pleasant jobs call for pleasant people. And as of late, one industry needs friendly folks more than ever.

Flight attendant lambasts her industry with comedy show (International Herald Tribune) - Rene Foss, a flight attendant for a major airline, has taken her anger out on her industry by creating a popular comedy show that tells the audience what it's like to work in the modern airline industry.

Industry leaders call Fed rate cut 'stunning' (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - A panel of local business leaders had mixed reactions to the .75 percent rate cut from the Federal Reserve Tuesday at the annual Business Journal industry outlook event in Minneapolis.

Movie industry in mourning (Adelaide Now) - A GRIEVING movie industry - including Mel Gibson and Nicole Kidman - has described Heath Ledger as one of the best actors Australia has produced.

Expert urges crackdown on insurance industry (Bradenton Herald) - TALLAHASSEE - The insurance industry should not be allowed to thumb their nose at regulators and lawmakers, an expert told a Senate panel Tuesday.

Film industry grieves Ledger's loss (Perth Now) - THE film industry is grieving after the death today of actor Heath Ledger, whom colleagues say was one of the best Australia has produced.

Cable Industry Urges Telmex Restrictions (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Mexico's cable television industry on Monday asked the government to place restrictions on Telmex, the country's largest fixed-line phone company, before allowing it to offer television service.

Biosignal Reports its Compound More Effective than Oil Industry Standard (BOS.AX, 00805168, 20080123) (Aspect Huntley via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Biosignal reported that results from UK testing show Biosignal's compounds have substantially outperformed the industry standard product glutaraldehyde against harmful sulphur reducing bacteria. Final results of the second round of testing by Commercial Microbiology found that Biosignal's compounds substantially outperformed glutaraldehyde even with lower concentrations of the Biosignal product. ...

Warning over sheep industry (Irish Examiner) - THERE is a real danger that the sheep industry will lose its critical mass to enable it to survive and prosper.

Island hog farmers face tough decision: Pack it in or hope industry rebounds (The Guardian) - The hog plant is in receivership, there’s turmoil in the industry and the only bright light may be the number of job applicants for executive director of the hog board.