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Dear PC Industry: Please overclock responsibly (CNET) - We're putting the PC industry on notice about bad overclocking.

Assurances may limit harm to pork industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Despite initial concerns that the swine flu outbreak could decimate the nation's pork industry, industry officials Thursday said they are hopeful the impact will be minimal.

Moody's expects auto parts industry to shrink (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The auto parts industry will shrink because of fundamental problems in the auto industry and the likelihood that the global economic downturn will extend well into 2010, Moody's Investors Service said Thursday.

Taxi industry to work on safety (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News) - The Transport Agency and the Department Labour are to work with the taxi industry to enhance the safety of drivers and their passengers.

Citing economic pressures in newspaper industry, Boston Herald to hike newsstand prices (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - BOSTON - The Boston Herald is raising the newsstand price of its daily newspaper by 25 cents to $1, citing economic pressures affecting the newspaper industry.

State Supreme Court allows political gifts by gaming industry (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) - The state Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as plainly unconstitutional an outright ban on political contributions by those involved in Pennsylvania's burgeoning casino industry.

Mexico says economy contracts nearly 7 percent in first quarter, industry down 12 percent (INO News) - (AP:MEXICO CITY) Mexico says economy contracts nearly 7.0 percent in first quarter, industry down 12 percent. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Taxi industry to work on safety (NZCity) - 1 May 2009 The Transport Agency and the Department Labour are to work with the taxi industry to enhance the safety of drivers and their passengers.

Tracking device will benefit textile industry too (Straight Furrow) - THE Verifi TT technology, which Elders has acquired the world rights to (which authenticates the origin of carpet wool), is highly significant to the textile industry as well, said Robert Finch, general manager of food and textiles at AgResearch Lincoln.

Pork industry looks to clear the air about swine flu (KXLY-TV Spokane) - Pork sales are down across the globe and it could take a lot of time before the pork industry recovers from the bad publicity from the swine flu outbreak.