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Radiohead giveaway unsettles an industry in flux (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Radiohead shocked the music industry last week when they gave away their new album for whatever price fans wanted to pay, the latest in a series of radical experiments by leading artists.

Retailers, credit card industry clash on data security standards (The Pantagraph) - BOSTON � Retailers and the credit card industry are at odds as they try to restore consumer confidence after recent massive thefts of credit card information.

Reston Builder's Cancellations Reflect Industry (Washington Post) - Comstock Homebuilding Cos. of Reston yesterday reported that even though it sold 81 houses in the third quarter, 78 sales were canceled, a net of just three sales in three months and a striking reminder of the building industry's deepening troubles.

Boating Industry Innovation (About.com) - Mercury MerCruiser has done it again with another boating industry innovation, namely the Axius System. The Axius System consists of two autonomous stern drives, each with two props, all controlled...

Nuclear reactors for sale: France vies for big stake in industry revival (AFP via Yahoo! News) - On a strip of France's Channel coast, cranes, trucks and cement silos are hard at work preparing the world's most powerful nuclear reactor and showcase of French atomic savoir-faire.

BIO Statement: Industry Praises California Governor for Supporting Biotechnology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - WASHINGTON----Biotechnology Industry Organization Executive Vice President for Food and Agriculture Sharon Bomer Lauritsen today issued the following statement on California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of SB 63:

India seeking foreign investment in processed-food industry (EARTHtimes.org) - Cologne, Germany - India is seeking outside investment in its food-processing industry, both to increase food supplies and boost exports, a government minister said Saturday at the Anuga trade fair in Germany. Subodh Kant Sahai, minister of state for...

China gives toy industry crash course in quality (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - BEIJING, Oct 13 - Facing pressure to clean up its toy industry, China has rounded up more than 1,000 toy company managers and government officials for a crash course in quality supervision, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

Oregon nursery industry still expanding, but what's ahead? (KING 5 Seattle) - Oregon's nursery industry saw a significant sales increase in 2006 despite rising transportation costs, and is poised to surpass $1 billion in sales this year, industry officials say.

China gives toy industry crash course in quality (AlertNet) - Source: Reuters BEIJING, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Facing pressure to clean up its toy industry, China has rounded up more than 1,000 toy company managers and government officials for a crash course in quality supervision, ...