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Ottawa pledges to help Lebanon's battered fishing industry (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Ottawa pledged two million Canadian dollars (1.8 million US dollars) to clean up oil spills caused by war off the coast of Lebanon and to help its fragile fishing industry recover.

Tape Industry Consolidation Part 2: Tandberg To Buy Exabyte (ChannelWeb) - The consolidation of the tape industry continues as Tandberg Data has agreed to acquire Exabyte in a $28 million deal. Under the agreement, Tandberg, Oslo, Norway has acquired the assets, rights, and certain liabilities of Exabyte, essentially doubling the size of Tandberg. It is the second major move to consolidate the tape industry following the close last week of Quantum's $770 million

China's Petroleum & Chemical Industry Hits $47 Billion (Industry Week) - Aug. 31, 2006 -- Increasing by 32.3% from 2004, China's petroleum and chemical industry profits reached 370.79 billion RMB (US$ 46.59 billion) in 2005.

PHILIPPINE AVIATION INDUSTRY LOSING QUALIFIED PILOTS, MECHANICS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Regulations / Law Top executives of airline companies have joined forces in prodding lawmakers to enact laws that will help stop the depletion of highly skilled and mission-critical workers in the country, particularly in the aviation industry.

Philippine Aviation Industry Losing Qualified Pilots, Mechanics (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - Top executives of airline companies have joined forces in prodding lawmakers to enact laws that will help stop the depletion of highly skilled and mission-critical workers in the country, particularly in the aviation industry.

EnCana Site a Showcase For Industry's Lighter Touch (Aspen Daily News) - PARACHUTE -- On the western flanks of the Roan Plateau, one of Garfield County's biggest players in the natural gas industry is developing techniques to lessen its impact on the environment.

Tech industry spews Web companies, doohickeys so fast we can't keep up (USA Today) - The tech industry is frothing. It is spewing companies and Web doohickeys and blog amalgamizers and Internet contraptions like video social-networking wiki cooking sites. There is so much coming so fast from so many corners that nobody can possibly keep track, much less ever, ever try using it all.

Prudential stays positive on U.S. airline industry (Market Watch) - NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Demand for air travel remains strong, ticket prices are high, and oil prices appear to be stabilizing, according to Prudential analysts, reiterating a favorable stance Wednesday on the U.S. airline industry but also cutting ratings on specific carriers.

ICT industry expects further impetus (The Star Online) - PETALING JAYA : Malaysia's information and communications technology (ICT) industry has had a good run under the past two national budgets.

Screen Industry Gross Revenue Tops $2.6 Billion (Scoop.co.nz) - The New Zealand screen industry recorded gross revenue of over $2.6 billion in the 2005 financial year, Statistics New Zealand said today. Production and post-production work was the greatest contributor, earning $1.3 billion, with television broadcasting earning a further $1.0 billion.