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New York Health Care Industry Says It Faces $1.2 Billion in Cutbacks Under Bush Plan (New York Times) - WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 — The Medicare cutbacks that President Bush proposed this week would eventually wring $1.2 billion a year from New York's troubled health care industry, cuts that would come as the state is already losing hospitals to wrenching changes in health care, industry officials said on Tuesday.

Movie industry '06 hopes raised by holiday profits (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A strong holiday-quarter profit at the No. 1 U.S. theater chain, coupled with box office gains early this year, could signal a strong 2006 for the movie industry rather than a repeat of the mid-2005 slump, analysts said on Tuesday.

Organic Flowers Become Blooming Industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - Along a fog-blanketed swath of coastline waiting to burst forth with vivid colors, there are signs of the yesterdays, todays and tomorrows of the flower industry.

Virus Cripples Md. Racing Industry (Washington Post) - In the past month, 16 horses in Maryland have been stricken by equine herpesvirus, just as the Maryland racing industry faces financial peril.

Forest executives call for consolidation in Canadian forest products industry (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - MONTREAL (CP) - Canada's forest products companies must consolidate into fewer, bigger entities to ensure their viability in the global market, executives said Tuesday at the annual industry convention.

Heritage minister's industry experience an asset, say producers (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - TORONTO (CP) - Film and TV producers said Tuesday they're pleased with this week's appointment of Bev Oda as federal heritage minister, noting her lengthy experience in the industry will be an asset.

Thai cinema industry in disarray ahead of film festival (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Thailand's cinema industry is in disarray after major film production firms quit from a movie industry group over its decision to boycott the Bangkok International Film Festival.

2005 Australian Cotton Industry Growers of the Year (SeedQuest) - On February 2, the 2005 Australian Cotton Industry Growers of the Year, Neek and Robyn Morawitz hosted over 100 cotton growers and industry representatives at their property “Argoon”, east of Emerald near Comet.

NEW FUNDING CHANNEL FOR CHINA'S THERMOELECTRIC INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance) - Banking / finance China's thermoelectric industry of 2,000-plus thermoelectric plants has received a new funding channel after two leading domestic banks - the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and China Construction Bank withdrew their loans to the industry.

New Funding Channel for China's Thermoelectric Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - BEIJING, Feb 8 Asia Pulse - China's thermoelectric industry of 2,000-plus thermoelectric plants has received a new funding channel after two leading domestic banks - the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and China Construction Bank withdrew their loans to the industry.