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Games industry enters a new level (BBC News) - The video games industry may be larger than Hollywood and its virtual stars may be happy to live on a diet of bits and bytes, but that hasn't insulated it from trouble.

HIA calls for lower home fees to help industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - The Housing Industry Association (HIA) says fees and charges levied on new houses should be reduced to promote growth in the housing industry.

Government support essential in ethanol industry set-up (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - A Kimberley sugar mill operator has welcomed the Western Australian Government's positive response to a report which found ethanol production linked to sugar cane farming could become a major industry.

Canada must nationalize its oil and gas industry: Quebec accounting professor (Canadian Business) - April 11, 2007 - 7:50 p.m. MONTREAL (CP) - Canada must nationalize its oil and gas industry to help lower the cost at the pumps by one-third, says a Quebec university accounting professor.

PDC to fund South Waterfront bioscience industry sector (BizJournals) - Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Development Commission have agreed on a five-year plan to promote development of a bioscience industry sector the South Waterfront district of Portland.

Kenya: Industry in Crisis Over Shortage of Seafarers (AllAfrica.com) - Efforts to convert the country into a maritime nation could be hampered by inadequate manpower despite the passage of the Kenya Maritime Authority Act in January.Ship captains now say the maritime industry should embark on capacity building to resuscitate the industry, which has stagnated for a long time on Lake Victoria and other inland waters.

Burning Peach Pits May Become Ag Industry Practice (KFSN-TV Fresno) - This was one of the lasting images from the January freeze. Peach pits burning to protect oranges in a Fresno County orchard. The grower behind this unconventional idea may have spawned an industry-wide practice.

Kenya: Music Policy Set to Regulate the Industry (AllAfrica.com) - The Government is developing a Music Policy to regulate the industry and improve the welfare of artistes. Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services minister, Mr Maina Kamanda, said the policy was aimed at making the industry a profitable venture, where players got rewards for their creativity.

Pharmacy colleges ask AICTE to re-design B Pharm course to suit industry needs (PharmaBiz) - Aiming to widen the scope of career opportunities of the B Pharm students in the country, the pharmacy colleges are making a concerted effort to introduce multiple job-oriented courses in B Pharm education just on the lines of B Tech courses where around 15 job-oriented courses are available based on the industry needs.

Consumption Value for the Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing Industry Reached $8,090,000,000 in the U.S. (The Auto Channel) - DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c53707) has announced the addition of Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1996-2008) to their offering.