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Austin Studios hope film industry takes off again in Texas (KVUE Austin) - SxSW is in full swing.  But one of the most important events for the Austin film industry didn’t take place downtown, but at the old Robert Mueller Airport, where Austin Studios is now located.

Writers and blocks in the industry (Addict 3D) - Richard Dansky, writer of numerous games, most recently Splinter Cell: Double Agent and Rainbow Six: Black Arrow, held a roundtable on tips, techniques and concerns for writers in the industry.After convincing a developer to actually hire a writer, which is apparently an issue all on its own, much of the conversation revolved around cutscenes.

From Political Money Line: Industry PAC Contributions Up 17 Percent (New York Times) - Political action committees of industry groups gave $311 million to federal candidates in the 2005-2006 cycle, up $45 million (17 percent) from the 2003-2004 cycle. This total does not include contributions made by or received by politicians' PACs, or ideological PACs.

VoIP Industry Measures The Impact Of Verizon's Patent Victory Over Vonage (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) - The debate over open or proprietary standards means IP telephoning players may have to consider creating workarounds or pay future royalties, industry analysts suggest.

Rice Industry Troubled by Genetic Contamination (Washington Post) - When Fred Zaunbrecher heard in August that the popular variety of long-grain rice he was planning to grow had become contaminated with snippets of experimental, unapproved DNA, the Louisiana rice farmer took it in stride and ordered a different variety of seed for his spring planting.

Models for Christ Keep Faith in Industry (The Christian Post) - Since its 1984 founding in New York, Models for Christ has sought to bring faith to fashion — spirituality to an industry that puts a premium on sex ...

Turner says House 'committed' to aiding horse racing industry (Baltimore Sun) - Representatives of Maryland's horse racing industry came away from hearings on five bills in the House Ways and Means Committee with positive feelings Thursday and yesterday.

Auto industry wants to keep secret details of emissions case (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus) - BURLINGTON -- The auto industry is asking a federal judge to restrict public and media access to portions of a trial on vehicle emissions standards that is due to begin later this month. ... - Associated Press

Public health agency linked to chemical industry (Los Angeles Times) - The work of a federal risk-assessment center is guided by a company with manufacturing ties. Some scientists see bias. For nearly a decade, a federal agency has been responsible for assessing the dangers that chemicals pose to reproductive health. But much of the agency's work has been conducted by a private consulting company that has close ties to the chemical industry, including ...

Hedge fund industry draws support service (Stamford Advocate) - Seeing the region's growth in the hedge fund industry, Houston-based Turnaround Partners Inc., has opened an office at 15 E. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich.