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Paris mayor in San Francisco to nurture technology industry ties (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe arrived in San Francisco to glean technology industry strategies and sign a "digital sister cities" pact.

Hotlines: Pool, 25-Year Industry Veteran, Retires From Universal McCann (AdWeek.com via Yahoo! News) - NEW YORK Media veteran Jean Pool is retiring from Universal McCann after more than 25 years in the industry.

Senomyx adds food industry veteran to board (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - Senomyx Inc. (Nasdaq: SNMX, News) announced Wednesday that Dennis F. O'Brien has joined the company's board of directors. O'Brien has extensive food industry experience, most recently as the president and chief operating officer of ConAgra Foods Retail Products Co.

LRA May Allocate $50M For Tourism Industry (WDSU TheNewOrleansChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - The Louisiana Recovery Authority will decide on Tuesday if $50 million should go toward New Orleans' tourism industry.

Nigerian militants vow more attacks on oil industry (CNN.com) - ABUJA, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Nigerian militants whose attacks on the oil industry have cut exports by a quarter said on Wednesday they were not satisfied with the government's proposals to speed development in the Niger Delta.

IT industry eye's Vietnam (CNN.com) - HANOI, Vietnam (Reuters) -- The world's biggest chip maker Intel is investing in Vietnam and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is due to visit this weekend, but the poor Southeast Asian country's IT industry has a long way to go.

Gartner Reports Semiconductor Industry Grew 5.7 Percent In 2005 (TestandMeasurement.com) - Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $235 billion in 2005, a 5.7 percent increase from 2004, according to final results by Gartner, Inc. 2005 revenue surpassed the semiconductor industry's previous record of $223 billion set in 2000...

European Commission: Car Industry Failing on Climate Pledge (Earth Vision) - BRUSSELS, April 20, 2006 - Carmakers are defaulting on their pledge to tackle climate change, new figures show. Last year, car industry efforts to improve fuel efficiency achieved a third of the rate needed to meet a commitment they made to the EU in 1998.

Is the Hotel Industry Finally 'Set To Boom'? (Scoop.co.nz) - Is the Hotel Industry Finally 'Set To Boom'? Is the Hotel Industry Finally 'Set To Boom'? Most industry analysts consider that Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific's hotel and resort markets are facing the most promising trading outlook in the past twenty years.

OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY CALLS FOR ROLE OF ENERGY SECRETARY TO BE REVIVED (Financial Times) - Tony Blair should appoint a cabinet minister for energy, reviving a role that was abolished under John Major, the last Conservative prime minister, according to the oil and gas industry, writes Christopher Adams.