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Australian gambling industry shares fall over horse flu outbreak (International Herald Tribune) - Tabcorp Holdings and Tattersall's shares fell after an outbreak of equine influenza shut down horse racing in Australia, paralyzing an industry that generates 15 billion Australian dollars, or $12.4 billion, a year in betting turnover.

Atlantic Film Festival promises music and movies for fans and industry pros (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - HALIFAX (CP) - The annual Atlantic Film Festival will pique the interest of industry professionals, music lovers and movie buffs alike, organizers said Monday as they unveiled a packed itinerary that includes an appearance by an acclaimed actor, a chance for bands to shoot their own video and the screening of more than 240 films.

Market Spotlight: Travel Industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - As Americans head into the Labor Day weekend, thoughts of fall and winter travel are likely not far behind. But uncertainty from the stock market's ongoing volatility and the housing downturn has started to creep into the leisure industry, and travel experts say they're keeping a close eye on what type of impact it might have on consumers and businesses for the rest of the year.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - The 2007 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium will be at the Portola Plaza Hotel in Monterey, California, December 17 to 19. The 37th annual symposium is organized by the University of California Cooperative Extension Alfalfa & Forage Systems Workgroup and sponsored and supported by growers and industry members.

Frances Wang Gershon, 'last of a generation' in toy industry, dies (The Kansas City Star) - Frances Wang Gershon, a pioneer in the toy industry and co-founder of U.S. Toy Co./Constructive Playthings in Grandview, died Tuesday after a long battle with leukemia. She was 84.

Newspaper industry not looking pretty (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - The slowdown in the residential real estate industry is not just affecting buildings and mortgage lenders. It seems to be having a significant impact on newspapers as well.

Plywood industry asks govt to take it out of woods (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - Due to the shortage of raw material and high electricity tariff, the plywood industry in the state is on the verge of closure. Numerous plywood industry associations met Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Chief Secretary Ramesh Inder Singh in Chandigarh and urged them to reduce VAT levied on plywood as it was a raw material. The Punjab Plywood Manufacturers' Association fears closure of about ...

Calls to toughen drugs industry code (Financial Times) - Pressure is growing on the pharmaceutical industry to overhaul its system of self-regulation or face the prospect of external policing, after a series of recent cases have highlighted serious weaknesses.

Construction Industry Still Showing Stability (Scoop.co.nz) - Continuing stability in the building and construction industry follows the trend that Registered Master Builders Federation has been signalling for some time.

Report: Printed Circuit Board Industry To Show Robust Growth Through 2012 (TestandMeasurement.com) - The printed circuit board (PCB) industry worldwide will reap the rewards of the growing electronics sectors it serves, but still faces many challenges in keeping pace with rapid evolution within these same industries, a new Visant Strategies report finds