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RJ Eskow: Music Industry - Digital Revolution Now! (HuffingtonPost) - If you love music and have any business sense, the music industry can be depressing. The Internet has the power to revitalize the music economy, create channels for buying hard-to-get music, and open our culture up once again to the unusual voices that revolutionized music - and society - in the sixties. The whole economic pie could become bigger by bringing underserved music markets back

Local industry by-passed to favor imports The art and craft of shipbuilding flourishing at Astillero Bayano (The Bulletin Panama) - The art of building and repairing ships in Panama has not been lost, but rather forgotten, and vessels purchased in foreign countries are threatening the local industry.

World Bank for liberalising insurance industry (Business Recorder) - ISLAMABAD (June 25 2006): The World Bank (WB) has asked the government to liberalise the insurance industry through reforms in line with the banking sector, official sources told Business Recorder.

Infosys to host industry, academia meet (Deccan Herald) - The Confederation of Indian Industry, National Institute of Engineering (Mysore), and State Project Facilitation Unit (SPFU) of the Government of Karnataka under the Tehnical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP), are jointly organising a two-day industry-academia meet at the Infosys campus here on June 27 and June 28.

Labor shortages continue to plague Philippine call center industry (Manila Bulletin) - The country’s call center industry continues to face labor shortages, as demand for competent and skilled workers continue to increase, a call center industry group said.

Insider is strict on the supplement industry (The Salt Lake Tribune) - Perhaps it's unfair to compare a spokesman for the nutritional supplement industry with the man who oversees the country's leading tobacco company. But Loren Israelsen, founder of the Utah Natural Products Alliance, and Philip Morris executive Steve Parrish have this in common: Despite epic clashes with the Food and Drug Administration, both see their nemesis - and effective federal regulation -

Last Chance to Join in Industry Study, Win $100 Prize (Impressions Magazine) - JUNE 23, 2006 -- The 2006 IMPRESSIONS Decorated Apparel Universe Study enters its final phase this week, giving decorated apparel professionals one last chance to participate in this important industry research before the survey closes on July 4. In addition, there’s still a chance to win a $100 gift certificate.

Expanding ethanol industry may be short-lived (Contra Costa Times) - VeraSun Energy Corp.'s debut on Wall Street showed investors' early excitement about ethanol, but some analysts say the burgeoning industry faces risks of oversupply, volatile commodity prices and a dependence on government subsidies.

New training centre opens as part of drive to upgrade standards of service industry (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) - SINGAPORE: A new training centre for domestic helpers and cleaners has been officially opened as part of the drive to upgrade service industry standards.

The Nordic Games Industry gathers in Malmo (GameInfoWire) - Digital Entertainment is here to stay, not least in the Nordic Region, where the industry is expanding on all levels.