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It's the same old song from a short-sighted industry (USA Today) - Ladies and gentlemen, there are some things you need to know some things you need to be absolutely clear about because there are people out there trying to cloud the issues and convince you to give up your rights. Last week the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued XM Satellite Radio. Why? Because of the Pioneer Inno XM2go portable XM receiver.

High-Tech Tools Bring Boom to Railroad Industry (NPR) - Technology is reshaping the railroad industry and helping create one of the most profitable periods it has seen in decades. A visit to Norfolk Southern Railroad shows the technology that keeps 195,000 locomotives running on schedule along more than 21,000 miles of track.

FRANCE TO FUND VIETNAMESE COTTON INDUSTRY STUDY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Agribusiness The French Development Agency (AFD) will provide a grant of over 330,000 euros (US$421,535) to assist Vietnam with the conduct of a study of the cotton industry for potential development.

France To Fund Vietnamese Cotton Industry Study (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - The French Development Agency (AFD) will provide a grant of over 330,000 euros (US$421,535) to assist Vietnam with the conduct of a study of the cotton industry for potential development.

Shake-up for wool industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The wool industry is set for a major shakeup, with the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) to abandon its auction rooms in Sydney and Melbourne and slash the size of its board.

Growing Kangaroo Is forestry industry prompts port plan (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) - A new port on Kangaroo Island, south of Adelaide, is being considered to meet the needs of the island's growing forestry industry.

Alaskan tourism industry expecting record summer (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- High fuel prices won't keep tourists from visiting Alaska this summer, state tourism officials say. In fact, Alaska's tourism industry might well set a record summer this year.

Congress moves toward busting online gambling industry (The Olympian) - WASHINGTON — A House panel voted today to crack down on the $12 billion Internet gambling industry by applying federal prohibitions to games like online poker, blackjack and roulette.

AIAG Demo Shows How Auto Industry Can Save Millions of Dollars and Slash OEM Product Development Times (The Auto Channel) - A live demo will showcase the capabilities of the Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) new, global metrology quality measurement data standard for the seamless exchange of data between gages and reporting tools.

Plastics Industry in Egypt Attracts EP 14 Billion in Investments (Zawya) - The plastics industry in Egypt has been experiencing a boom with investments reaching LE 14 billion by Q1 2006. Egypt to host oil and gas talks in November AFP - 25May 10:04GMT Egypt has invited the world's major oil and gas producers and consumers to a roundtable in November to discuss supply security, petroleum minister Sameh Fahmi said.