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Testing industry overwhelmed under NCLB (USA Today) - The standardized testing industry is "buckling under the weight" of President Bush's education reform plan, with the law's rapidly expanding testing mandates threatening to undermine its high ideals, says a new report out Tuesday from Education Sector, an independent Washington think tank.

MGM names industry veteran Sands to COO post (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. on Monday named industry veteran Rick Sands as its chief operating officer in the second high-profile hire in recent months that signals efforts to revitalize the film and television studio.

Two Picks In Semiconductors Sub-Industry (Forbes) - S&P Equity Research upgraded the semiconductors sub-industry to "positive" from "neutral."

Philippine mining industry calls on church (BusinessWeek) - JAN. 30 7:19 A.M. ET Philippine mining industry leaders urged Catholic bishops Monday to reconsider their call for the government to repeal a 1995 law liberalizing the industry and to cancel mining concessions, warning that two million jobs were at risk.

Bison Ranching a Growing Industry (ABC News) - AP Centerpiece: Bison Ranching Industry Quietly Growing After Animal's Near Extinction by Late 1800s

Thailand Textile Industry to Expand Trade to Mid-East, Africa (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - CAIRO, Jan 31 Asia Pulse - Egypt has agreed to be Thailand's gateway to the Middle East and Africa and has invited Thai business persons to invest in the textile industry in Egypt to accelerate the kingdom's trade expansion goal into the two regions, according to Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon.

THAILAND TEXTILE INDUSTRY TO EXPAND TRADE TO MID-EAST, AFRICA (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Trade / foreign investment Egypt has agreed to be Thailand's gateway to the Middle East and Africa and has invited Thai business persons to invest in the textile industry in Egypt to accelerate the kingdom's trade expansion goal into the two regions, according to Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon.

Indonesian Tariffs Policy To Develop Home Industry: Minister (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said on Monday the government's policy to apply harmonized tariffs to 9,209 headings as of February 1 is aimed at developing the domestic industry.

INDONESIAN TARIFFS POLICY TO DEVELOP HOME INDUSTRY: MINISTER (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Regulations / Law Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said on Monday the government's policy to apply harmonized tariffs to 9,209 headings as of February 1 is aimed at developing the domestic industry.

Coal Classic Offers Positive Experience for Coal Industry (WTRF) - As one of the premier sporting events in Southern West Virginia, the Coal Classic comes in the wake of one of the coal industry's darkest hours.