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UK 'must shield fishing industry' (BBC News) - Britain must protect its fishing industry, despite fears stocks could be virtually wiped out, the fisheries minister says.

Music Industry Goes After The Kids (CBS News) - Stymied by Patricia Santangelo's refusal to give in and pay penalties for allegedly downloading music illegally, the recording industry's trade group is now suing her two children. It claims her daughter confessed, and a friend turned in her son.

Canada's Trust Tax May Spark Oil Industry Takeovers (Update4) (Bloomberg.com) - Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The Canadian government's plan to tax income trusts for the first time to stem declines in government revenue may spark a rush of takeovers in the energy industry by foreign buyers seeking cheap assets.

SA Govt reveals plan to boost meat industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The South Australian Government has unveiled a new plan to encourage more workers to enter the meat processing and retail industry.

Canadian mutual fund industry records $1.4B to $1.9B net new sales in October (Canadian Business) - TORONTO (CP) - The Canadian mutual fund industry recorded $1.4 billion to $1.9 billion in net new sales in October, with most of the funds flowing to long-term investments, Investment Funds Institute of Canada said Thursday in its preliminary monthly estimate.

SA Govt reveals plan to boost meat industry (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - The South Australian Government has unveiled a new plan to encourage more workers to enter the meat processing and retail industry. Agriculture Minister Rory McEwen says the industry is one of the state's largest employers but it is facing a worker shortage.

Canada's Trust Tax May Spark Oil Industry Takeovers (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) - Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's proposed tax on income trusts to stem declines in government revenue may spark a rush of takeovers in the energy industry by foreign buyers seeking cheap assets.

Asia Web says Thai industry is recovering (Bangkok Post) - Asia Web Direct (AWD), an online travel business based in Phuket, is confident its hotel-reservation business will be worth 1.2 billion baht at the end of this year due to the recovering tourism industry.

DCCI inks MoU with industry federation of Brazilian state (Khaleej Times) - DUBAI — Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the industry federation of Santa Catarina state in Brazil (FIESC) aiming at enhancing bilateral trade, attracting investors and opening new trade markets in both countries.

Redpine Signals Introduces Industry's First Ultra Low Power Draft-802.11n Compliant Wi-Fi(R) Solution for Mobile Devices (SYS-CON Media) - the industry's first semiconductor platformfor hand-held devices offering wireless connectivity conforming to thedraft IEEE 802.11n standard. The Lite-Fi(TM) Low-Power WLAN Platform offersfull compliance to the IEEE 802.11n draft standard in a single antenna modeand leverages advanced patent-pending application-aware power savingstechniques to deliver significantly improved battery life.