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Industry Is Told, Bluntly, How It Could Be Better (New York Times) - Speakers at a leading industry conference made unusually assertive and provocative remarks about the future of advertising.

Asian medical tourism to become multi-billion-dollar industry: report (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Asia's medical tourism industry is expected to generate over 4.4 billion dollars a year by 2012, with India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea the top destinations, a leading travel firm said.

Finance Minister urges India industry to go shopping abroad (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has urged industry to go on a shopping-spree abroad to bolster Asia's second-fastest growing economy.

Industry Veteran to Lead Giant (Washington Post) - Dutch food conglomerate Royal Ahold NV yesterday appointed Jose Alvarez president and chief executive of the Giant Food and Stop & Shop chains, hoping the 15-year supermarket industry veteran can boost their market share against stiff competition.

Pharmaceutical Industry Takes Financial Aim at Lawmakers (WHO-TV Des Moines) - April 6th, 2006-- A political watchdog group says the pharmaceutical industry is using big bucks to sway Iowa's lawmakers away from lowering the cost of prescription drugs. The non-partisan research group, Center for Public Integrity, is putting out a new report.

Technological requirements for the hedge fund industry (Technology Focus) (UK Comment Wire) - Introduction As investing in hedge fund products spreads to the mainstream, there has been a surge in both the number of players in the space as well as the regulatory demands placed on the industry.

Gaming Industry Gets 'Teed Off' at Problem Gambling (SYS-CON Media) - The gaming industry is teeing up for a good cause. The 8th Annual JCM/AGA Golf Classic hits the greens at the Anthem Country Club in Henderson, Nev., on April 24, and organizers are expecting to host executives from the industry's top companies.

AeroScout And NL Technologies Deliver Location Tracking And Safety Solution For Mining Industry (RFIDSolutions-RFIDSolutionsOnline) - AeroScout, Inc., a pioneer in the field of Enterprise Visibility Solutions, and NL Technologies (NLT), a leading innovator of IP-based communications and integrated software applications, today announced a partnership to deliver an advanced real-time location solution (RTLS) for the underground mining industry.

Corprasoft Launches Corprasoft Legal Desktop 8.5, New Version of Industry-Leading Matter Management System for In-House (RedNova) - Corprasoft, a leading provider of matter management software for in-house legal departments, today announced the introduction of Corprasoft Legal Desktop (CLD) 8.5, a significant new release of the company's industry-leading matter management system for in-house legal departments.

Layoffs announced in potash industry (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Some workers in Saskatchewan's potash industry have been getting layoff notices.