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Tobacco Industry Attacks Landmark $590.9M Jury Verdict (Law.com) - The tobacco industry on Wednesday attacked a landmark jury verdict ordering cigarette makers to cough up $590.9 million for nicotine patches, telephone hot lines and other programs to help Louisiana smokers kick the habit, saying the trial that led to the decision had "enough reversible error for 10 cases."

Industry minister welcomes Japan-Brazil accord on digital TV (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - _ Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai on Friday welcomed a memorandum of understanding signed between Japan and Brazil on Thursday, in which the Latin American country expressed its "strong wish" to introduce Japanese digital television standards.

Government and the arms industry (Guardian Unlimited) - The Industry and Parliament Trust laments BAE's sale of the UK's last major civilian aerospace interest and says it sends a "clear message to our brightest and best ... that if you want to make things, go somewhere else" (Letters, April 12). The real message of the Airbus sale is that if you want to make things, make weaponry.

Green Roof Industry Posts Greater Than 80% Growth (Earth Vision) - TORONTO, April 13, 2006 - Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, a nonprofit industry association whose mission is to increase the development of the green roof industry across North America, has released the results from its first Corporate Members Survey.

Tobacco Industry Attacks $590.9M Verdict (AP via Yahoo! News) - The tobacco industry on Wednesday attacked a landmark jury verdict ordering cigarette makers to cough up $590.9 million for nicotine patches, telephone hot lines and other programs to help Louisiana smokers kick the habit, saying the trial that lead to the decision had "enough reversible error for 10 cases."

Is Colorado's Ski Industry Doomed Due To Global Warming? (The Denver Channel) - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Global warming may spell disaster for much of the Rocky Mountain West’s ski industry by the year 2050, according to a climate-trends model showing dramatic snowpack loss due to climate warming.

Harris tweed industry looks for more workers (The Scotsman) - THE Harris tweed industry is having such a successful year that a call has been made for more weavers and mill workers to come forward.

Industry Index Shows That Poker's Popularity Remains on the Rise (SYS-CON Media) - Data from the PokerPages.com Industry Index, an industry standard when it comes to measuring the growth in Live Poker, has revealed that the game hasn't missed a beat as far as its soaring popularity is concerned.

Cooperation promising for mainland, Taiwan in IC industry: Lien (People's Daily) - The cooperation between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan in integrated circuit industry will help seize the most promising business opportunity in the first half of the 21st century, Chinese Kuomintang Honorary Chairman Lien Chan said Friday.

Innovation in biotech outpacing drug industry (The Indianapolis Star) - CHICAGO -- The American biotechnology industry has surpassed pharmaceutical companies for the third straight year as the primary source of new medicines, helping biotech revenue jump nearly 16 percent last year to a record $50.7 billion, according to a new report.