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Dell founder sees gaming in PC industry future (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Dell Inc. founder and Chairman Michael Dell sees computer gaming becoming a $4 billion-per-year industry by 2010 as consumers hook up to high-speed Internet services to battle monsters on-line.

Consumer protections are few in the growing data broker industry (Market Watch) - WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Data collection firms have become an increasingly important law enforcement resource. In the scramble to identify potential terrorists, the government's push for more information about private citizens has helped spawn a $1 billion industry.

Bioscience industry growing in Kansas (The Wichita Eagle) - Booming ethanol production is the most visible segment of Kansas's growing bioscience industry, but other facets are poised for rapid expansion in the coming year, attendees learned at the "State of the State of Bioscience" forum.

More information wanted on cottage-industry products (New Straits Times) - KUCHING: Sarawak’s cottage industry has been advised to provide more information on its products.

BDMA to conduct seminar on environmental protection for process industry (PharmaBiz) - The Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association (BDMA) is organising a national seminar on 'Environmental Protection-Challenges Ahead For Process Industry' on September 18 at Hyderabad.

Study: Cruise industry spent $31 million in Maine in 05 (Bar Harbor Times) - The cruise ship industry spent nearly $31 million in Maine in 2005, supporting 412 jobs that paid $14 million in wages and salaries according to an annual economic impact study by Business Research and Economic Advisors (BREA). The study was commissioned by the International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL).

'Infrastructural dev must consider knowledge industry needs' (New Kerala) - Chennai, Sept 8: Development of physical and social infrastructure should keep pace with the requirements of knowledge industry, a top official of an international tax assessment and consultancy firm said today.

US arrest puts online gambling industry on a losing streak (The Age) - THE online gambling industry was rocked again this week when a senior executive from Sportingbet, one of Britain's largest gambling companies, was arrested in New York. This is the second arrest of a senior industry executive in two months, prompting fresh concerns that the US is cracking down on foreign companies that take bets from its citizens.

EPA Proposes Industry-backed Changes to Clean Air Program (Environment News Service) - WASHINGTON, DC, September 8, 2006 (ENS) - The Bush administration has proposed industry-friendly revisions to air regulations that force power plants, oil refineries and other industrial facilities to install modern air pollution controls when they expand operations.

Strong EU exports driving stable food and drink industry (Nutraingredients.com) - 9/8/2006 - Increased exports of certain food and drink products have revived the industry and helped to achieve an impressive trade balance. EU sales of beverages remain the leading sector of the food and drink industry.