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Travel industry groups oppose risk tests (AP via Yahoo! News) - Eight major U.S., Canadian and European travel industry associations urged the government to suspend a computerized system for assessing international travelers as potential terrorists.

Travel industry groups oppose terror risk program (CNN.com) - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seven major U.S. and foreign travel industry associations urged the government to suspend a computerized system for assessing international travelers as potential terrorists.

Children lured into Thai sex industry in Pattaya (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Under the neon-lights of Pattaya, the Thai town renowned for its sex industry, boys and girls as young as seven try to sell flowers to western tourists.

Alan F. Shugart, 76, a Developer of Disk Drive Industry, Dies (New York Times) - Alan F. Shugart was an engineer and entrepreneur whose career defined the modern computer disk drive industry.

Travel industry sets up 'one-stop' passport shop (USA Today) - Eager to see an unimpeded flow of travelers into the USA once new passport regulations take effect next month, the Travel Industry Association this week launched getapassportnow.com to provide "one-stop shopping" for passport applicants.

AMD says expects to grow twice as fast as industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said on Thursday it expects overall demand for microprocessor units to rise 10 percent in 2007, and forecast its own unit growth at twice the industry rate.

Airline industry poised for shake-up? (USA Today) - A flurry of confirmed and reported talks among airlines may signal more mergers in the struggling industry, though analysts question whether consolidation is a sure or even a good thing.

Road Ahead Tougher For Banking Industry (CBS News) - After a rough year, the banking industry looks like it's headed for another one in 2007. Business is likely to be a little tougher, and maybe even more competitive.

The music industry takes sales as gospel (NorthJersey.com) - For the music industry, it's a good time to be in the God business. With each passing year, the hand-wringing over the downturn in record sales becomes a little more desperate. But one genre continues to experience steady growth: gospel and Christian music.

U.S. meat industry is rattled by raids (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - An immigration raid that led to the arrests of more than a thousand illegal immigrants at several Swift & Co. meat processing plants this week not only underscored the food industry's reliance on immigrant labor, but left some wondering: Who's next? The industry openly acknowledges that its low wages draw foreign-born workers, inviting close scrutiny from federal immigration officials. "It raises ...