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South Africa wine industry looks to Soweto to drown sorrows (AFP via Yahoo! News) - South Africa's wine industry, long synonymous with the lush pastures of the Cape and wealthy white clientele, will undergo an image makeover this weekend in the most famous black township.

Glitner eyes $40 bln investment by industry in geothermal (Market Watch) - An article published Wednesday about Glitner's role in financing geothermal projects in North America incorrectly reported the size of the company's investment in the sector. The $40 billion to be invested by 2025 is for the entire industry, not just Glitnir. See corrected story.

Auto research group sees dire outlook for St. Louis auto industry (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Experts from a prominent auto research group painted a grim picture of the U.S. and local auto industry Wednesday at a meeting of Missouri and local economic development officials and politicians.

Artesian water released for industry use (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - The Queensland government has released 17,200 megalitres of water from the Great Artesian Basin for industry use.

Toy Industry Association for Toy Testing (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The U.S. Toy Industry Association said Wednesday it supports a federal requirement to make safety testing and inspection mandatory and is working with the American National Standards Institute to develop industry-wide safety procedures.

Music industry optimists put hopes in fall releases (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - After a particularly anemic year that saw double-digit declines in album sales and no true blockbuster CDs, the recording industry is looking to its fall releases to deliver some much needed multiplatinum magic. There's reason for some hope, as the acts expected to release CDs before year's end have in the Fall musicAlbums to look forward in the coming months.Beat G9.past delivered more sales ...

Additive findings alarm food industry (Financial Times) - New research showing a link between food colourings and hyperactivity in children has alarmed the food industry, although the findings reflect concerns going back nearly 40 years.

Intel Launches First Industry-Standard Quad-Core Products for High-End, Multi-Processor Servers (FinanzNachrichten) - Intel Corporation ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) has unveiled the industry ' s first quad-core processors specifically designed for multi-processor (MP) servers running applications requiring uncompromised performance, reliability and scalability.

Congress to discuss issues facing healthcare industry (Khaleej Times) - DUBAI — The Global Healthcare Expansion Congress kicked off yesterday at Hyatt Regency Hotel here yesterday, discussing the trends and challenges in the healthcare industry especially with the emergence of Information Technology as a key factor.

Leveraging its Position at the Core of the Digital Content Boom, Seagate Extends the Industry's Broadest Line of ... (FinanzNachrichten) - SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seagate Technology ( Nachrichten ) expands the storage industry's broadest product line with today's announcement of new hard drives and retail solutions that give consumers and businesses the ability to create, share and protect their digital content more easily, more securely and more powerfully than ever.