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Spellings asks testing industry to discuss SAT scoring (CNN.com) - (AP) -- Education Secretary Margaret Spellings summoned executives from testing companies and the College Board to a meeting Tuesday that focused on industry practices in the wake of a high-profile scoring error on the SAT college entrance exam.

Canada industry to reject softwood deal: source (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) - Canada's lumber industry will reject a framework deal that has been worked out between the United States and Canada to resolve a long-running trade dispute because it was not consulted, a source close to the industry told Reuters on Wednesday.

Unregulated shredding industry raises ID-theft fears (The Arizona Republic) - Demand for document destruction is at an all-time high, but no state or federal agency regulates the industry.

Group targets child slavery in carpet industry (The Acorn) - The Indian carpet industry is hiding something, and we're not talking about the stains or scratches on your flooring.

The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry, 2005 (Business Travel News) - JANUARY 23, 2006 -- The roster of the 25 decision makers who exerted the greatest sway over the corporate travel industry in the past year constitutes an awesome lineup.

Boost for screen industry must be properly funded (The Herald) - The curtain went up yesterday on a bold strategy to develop a thriving, sustainable screen industry in Scotland. Ken Hay, chief executive of Scottish Screen, presented his vision for putting the sector on a firm footing and developing new talent that would work and remain in this country.

Brady Corporation to Acquire Daewon Industry Corporation, a Korean Manufacturer of Self-Adhesive Components for the (SYS-CON Media) - Brady Corporation , a world leader in identification solutions and specialty materials, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Daewon Industry Corporation, Seoul, South Korea. Daewon is Korea's leading manufacturer and supplier of pressure sensitive, die-cut adhesive components for the mobile handset and electronics industry. Terms of the transaction were not

One-quarter of FDA advisers have industry financial ties / But study finds amounts are small, didn't affect voting (San Francisco Chronicle) - More than a quarter of the scientific committee members who advise the Food and Drug Administration on critical decisions affecting such products as cancer drugs and breast implants have financial ties to industry, a study published Tuesday found. But...

The Wallaby That Roared Across the Wine Industry (New York Times) - The breakneck success of Yellow Tail, an imported Australian wine, has lifted the brand into the top ranks of the American wine trade.

Industry Groups Release Lettuce Safety Guidance Document (Progressive Grocer) - APRIL 26, 2006 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a joint effort to help the fresh produce industry ensure the highest levels of food safety, the International Fresh-cut Produce Association (IFPA), Produce Marketing Association (PMA), United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association (United) and Western Growers (WG) released a set of food safety guidelines called.