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Industry examines SUVS and side crashes (AP via Yahoo! News) - Some sport utility vehicles don't provide the protection in a side crash that one might expect from such large vehicles, according to tests released Thursday by the insurance industry.

Mortgage industry coalition forms to help prevent defaults (USA Today) - The Bush administration announced a new mortgage industry coalition on Wednesday aimed at helping homeowners avoid being trapped in a rising tide of foreclosures.

Abu Dhabi film fest seeks to boost movie industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Abu Dhabi launches its first film festival and fund this month in a bid to grow a movie industry in a Gulf Arab region often seen as a cultural desert and where films are often heavily censored.

The Music Industry's Downward Spiral (The Motley Fool) - Another musician has gone from turntables to turning the tables on the music industry.

Slowdown in Surat embroidery industry (EARTHtimes.org) - Surat, Oct 11 - The famous embroidery industry in Gujarat's textile city is in the grip of a recession. The sharp growth rates the industry recorded in the past three years is showing signs of tapering off.

U.S. administration announces mortgage industry coalition to help homeowners (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - WASHINGTON - The U.S. administration announced a new mortgage industry coalition on Wednesday aimed at helping homeowners avoid being trapped in a rising tide of foreclosures.

Administration announces new mortgage industry coalition to help homeowners avoid default (Naples Daily News) - The Bush administration announced a new mortgage industry coalition on Wednesday aimed at helping homeowners avoid being trapped in a rising tide of foreclosures. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the initiative would boost financial companies’ efforts to help an estimated 2 million homeowners whose introductory mortgages with low rates are resetting at much higher rates, just as the housing ...

Support for increase in industry-relevant learning (Scoop.co.nz) - The organisations that set skill standards for industry are supportive of the Youth Apprenticeships programme announced by the Minister of Education today.

Serving up the skills the service industry needs (Scoop.co.nz) - Speech at the launch of the Service Industry Training Alliance, The Beehive, Wellington. 6:00pm Wednesday, 10 October 2007. Good evening.

Japan chip industry up for painful restructuring (Electronic Engineering Times Asia) - Amid a sluggish cycle in semiconductors, Japan's IC industry is moving towards a new round of restructuring —if not a shakeout among the weaker players there.