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Aviation industry to implement mandatory drug testing (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The aviation industry is preparing for the introduction of mandatory drug and alcohol testing.

Shaw ad claims Klein tied to sugar industry (The Palm Beach Post) - Republican U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw takes aim at Democratic challenger Ron Klein in a new TV ad that accuses Klein of weakening the cleanup of the Everglades to appease the sugar industry.

Job numbers soar in Qld's mining industry: ABS (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The number of people employed in Queensland's mining industry is increasing at a rapid rate.

Norway's salmon industry thriving (UPI) - OSLO, Norway, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Norway's salmon industry is thriving, with preliminary figures for 2005 showing the total landed value of salmon and trout up 17 percent.

Private equity industry wins tax battle (Financial Times) - The private equity industry has won a long-running battle over the tax treatment of managers' equity investments after Revenue & Customs accepted legal advice that its approach was untenable.

Tobacco industry applauds court decision (Puget Sound Business Journal) - The tobacco industry on Thursday applauded a U.S. District Court ruling in Tacoma that struck down a Washington state law that prohibited handing out free cigarettes in bars and nightclubs.

Brand building remains strong in ad industry (The Star Online) - KUALA LUMPUR: The state of brand building will continue to be strong despite complexities facing the advertising industry, said Omnicom Asia-Pacific chairman and chief executive officer Michael Birkin.

Diddy's "Making the Band 3" Sensation, Danity Kane, Explodes at Retail, Is Industry's Newest Cinderella Story; Fan (SYS-CON Media) - Bad Boy Records' red-hot girl group DanityKane, stars of the hit MTV series 'Making the Band 3,' have exploded atretail outlets nationwide with their debut album, 'DANITY KANE.' Themulti-talented quintet is the music industry's newest Cinderella story, asDanity Kane is now neck and neck with veterans OutKast and ChristinaAguilera for the top spot on next week's national album chart. DanityKane's

Retail sales of China's accommodation, catering industry up (People's Daily) - Retail sales of China's accommodation and catering industry rose to 571.06 billion yuan (71.4 billion U.S. dollars) in the first seven months, up 15.5 percent from the same period last year.

Chip Industry Forecaster Slices It His Own Way (RedNova) - By Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Aug. 24--Moshe Handelsman is predicting a mild downturn for the semiconductor chip industry in mid-2007. Coming from a chip forecaster, that by itself isn't a big deal.