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French wine to undergo sea change in bid to help industry (AFP via Yahoo! News) - French wine is set for a sea change thanks to new legislation removing some of the beleaguered industry's previous taboos by allowing wood chips to be added to the drink and an adjustment of alcohol levels.

City staked future on industry (The Arizona Republic) - You may have noticed that Chandler not only has a lot of industry, including Intel Corp. with about 10,700 employees but also that the companies are mixed in with housing areas.

Console wars near climax, to industry's relief (MSNBC) - After years of promises and high expectations, consumers will finally be able to purchase next-generation video game consoles as the industry's painful transition to the latest technology comes to an end later this year.

E-85 more important to ethanol's future, according to industry exec (Lincoln Journal Star) - OMAHA — Sales of E-10 gas — 10 percent ethanol, 90 percent — will top off someday, leaving the E-85 mixture to drive market growth for ethanol, an industry executive says.

Beverage industry swallows a few profits (NorthJersey.com) - Unlike the tobacco industry bosses from nearly a decade ago, who had to be dragged, fighting and screaming, to federal courthouses and up to Capitol Hill for congressional testimony, the top executives of America's soft drink industry have chosen to behave more responsibly without letting it come to that.

Security industry talks continue on Monday (Independent Online) - Talks aimed at resolving the ongoing strike in the security industry will continue on Monday, the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union said.

Adult industry welcomes .xxx domain rejection (CNET) - Domain would have thwarted industry's "mainstream" ambitions, says insider. Company touting it insists it had support.

Second state pension move deals £3bn blow to insurance industry (Independent) - The Government is planning to abolish the option to contract out of the State Second Pension (S2P) for all but those in final-salary schemes, robbing the insurance industry of billions of pounds in new savings every year.

Hospitality industry opposes 'hamburger tax' (Benton Courier) - Phillip Brown, the spokesman for members of Benton's hospitality industry, said his group intends to again oppose the city's efforts to enact a so-called "hamburger tax" by campaigning to have the issue placed on the ballot.

Adult industry welcomes .XXX domain rejection (ZDNet UK via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Creating an Internet red light district goes against the adult industry's desire to make adult content more mainstream, says one insider. But the company that pushed for .XXX insists the idea had support