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The Lottery Industry?s Own Powerball (New York Times) - Rebecca Paul Hargrove has built multibillion-dollar lotteries that have helped fuel the industry?s growth.

Whisky industry attacks negative drink campaign (The Scotsman: Business) - THE Scotch whisky industry is said to be outraged by the "unhelpful language" of Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and has serious concerns over his plans to curb binge drinking.

Mental health industry flawed (Herald Journal) - I want to expose the worst con artist known to the human world. The con artist is the mental health industry. Many times a year, all over the world, and everyday, people get put in the mental hospital against their will. Also, when they are no danger to themselves or to others.

Sweeter: Livestock industry will have a tough road ahead (Tri-State Neighbor) - With the release of the report, “Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective,” last week from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), the livestock industry - beef in particular - is going to have a tough road to drive down.

Beef industry seminar is Nov. 27 (Tri-State Neighbor) - BROOKINGS, S.D. - The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service will host a beef industry seminar Nov. 27 in Rapid City, S.D. The one-day program was originally planned for August but was rescheduled.

Huntington reports losses from mortgage industry (The Plain Dealer) - Columbus- Huntington Bancshares Inc. said Friday that it will take up to a $300 million charge in the fourth quarter stemming from a mortgage-backed investment, becoming the latest bank to report losses from the troubled mortgage industry.

Oil price meet set with industry, govt (The Manila Times) - The Senate Committee on Trade and Commerce, chaired by Sen. Mar Roxas, will meet on Tuesday, November 20, with Cabinet members and oil industry players to determine how government will respond to world oil prices which has reached record-level highs.

Gartner Warns of Semiconductor Industry Downturn (New York Times) - Gartner analysts are warning that the semiconductor industry could plunge into a downturn in 2008 if the U.S. economy falters.

Internet Patrol: (Canada) Cattle Industry Clobbered (CattleNetwork.com) - There are no villains as the perfect storm rages through the Alberta beef sector, most industry groups say.

British beauty industry ignoring Asian women consumers (IANS via Yahoo! India News) - London, Nov 17 (IANS) The strength of the 'brown pound' - the term referring to the purchasing power of British Asians - is growing exponentially. But the multi-billion pound British beauty industry largely ignores this important segment of consumers.