About 480 exhibitors from 22 countries and regions will take part in Eco Expo Asia and the Building and Hardware Fair with both events paying keen attention to more environmentally friendly building techniques and materials. The Building and Hardware Fair will also be open to the public for the first time on the last day.

Eco Expo

Eco Expo Asia is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, and co-organised by the Environment Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Eco Expo Asia is comprised of four themed days: "Global Green Initiatives", "Waste Management & Recycling", "Green Building, Energy Efficiency & Energy" and "Green Living". There will be a variety of special events and conferences related to the theme of each day. Major events taking place during Eco Expo Asia include the Eco Asia Conference running 29-31 October.

Going Green

Three types of environment-friendly vehicles will be on display during the Expo, including a car, a truck and a bus. Carmaker BMW is showcasing its BMW i3 electric car which promises sheer driving pleasure with zero emissions. It features lightweight carbon fibre reinforced plastic and an advanced electric drive system. The electric bus is produced by Green Dynamic Electric Vehicle Ltd in collaboration with the Hong Kong Productivity Council, making it the first local Hong Kong-brand of electric bus. The truck is a Hino 300 Hybrid Series which includes new features to boost fuel efficiency and ensure safe and smooth performance.

Creative Solutions

Creative solutions for green living on display at the fair include the Household Foodwaste Processing System which can be installed under the sink and decomposes food waste to be discharged through the sewage system. Also on show is Enevo ONe, which is a wireless sensor to detect how full waste containers are.

Building Better

This ninth edition of the Hong Kong International Building and Hardware Fair has been expanded this year to cover four days (29 Oct-1 Nov). The event includes companies from Portugal and Turkey participating for the first time. A total of 14 exhibitors from Huzhou, Zhejiang province of the Chinese mainland, will participate in the Huzhou Pavilion to showcase their latest green building materials and decorations.

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The Forest - UPDATE 0.08 ( How to upgrade items, Gazebos! )
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By Deana Carpenter

Monroeville Council will conduct a conditional-use hearing Tuesday on applications made by the Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple for construction projects and other changes to its property.

The temple would like to cut and fill nearly 25,000 cubic yards of earth near its current location along Abers Creek Road and construct a 13,410 square-foot, two-story building; a 1,466 square-foot addition; and a 264 square-foot connecting wing along with four gazebos. Additionally, it is asking to consolidate four plots of land into one, new 36.6-acre parcel.

The Monroeville Planning Commission has reviewed the proposals and recommended they be approved.

Monroeville solicitor Bruce Dice asked at Thursday night's council meeting that comments from the public be reserved for Tuesdays hearing.

Conditional use is different than a subdivision site plan, Mr. Dice said. A conditional use is an exception to zoning that would allow the property owner to use the land in a way that is not currently permitted in that particular district."

Temple members were in the audience for council's meeting.

The appropriate time to bring this to the municipality is Tuesday, Mr. Dice said.

The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. and will be quasi-judicial in nature, Mr. Dice said.

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Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) October 08, 2014

Miami Corporation, the leading distributor of boat cover and marine fabrics, as well as awning fabrics and interior and exterior trim products for the marine and automotive industries, is proud to announce the launch of the BreakWater X line of fabrics in their October News. This advanced interpolymer alloy-coated fabric is built to withstand the harshest environments, making it ideal for both rigid and soft enclosures. BreakWater X doesnt rely on plasticizers to remain soft and pliable and, at only 13.1 oz. per square yard, it retains all the advantages of a lightweight fabric.

This outstanding fabric line is also highly resistant to mold and mildew as well as prolonged exposure to saltwater, UVs, and heat. The fabric is available in 60 and 76 width and comes with a 10-year limited warranty. These features make it the best option for T-Tops or any other permanent and semi-permanent installations available today. Best yet, its available in natural, pure white, and cream colors. To learn more about BreakWaterX visit here.

Also noted in the companys October News is a fall special on their popular Top Notch 9 products for the entire month of October. Simply use coupon code TN9 at the checkout for a 10% savings. Top Notch 9 offers the perfect fabric for outdoor applications such as marine tops, trailer covers, awnings, gazebos, canopies, and patio furniture.

The combination of strength, abrasion resistance, dimensional stability, and UV resistance are just some of the features Top Notch 9 is best known for having. The 100% solution-dyed polyester fabric with a fluorocarbon finish makes the fabric breathable, reversible, and water repellent. The fabric, available in 60 width, will not sag or stretch, and is mildew resistant with a 5-year limited warranty. For more information on Top Notch 9, visit here.

Kerry Niehaus, Director of Marketing states: We are very excited about the launch of Breakwater X. The advanced technology from Safety Components gives this product a huge advantage over similar products in the market."

Visit http://www.miamicorp.com today to see the October News and receive more information on the entire line of fabrics and accessories. For media interviews contact Kerry Niehaus at kaniehaus(at)miamicorp(dot)com.

The Miami Corporation, founded in 1923, is a distributor to the automotive, awnings, contract and marine interior and exterior trim products for both manufacturing and aftermarket companies. The companys product line includes awning fabrics, auto upholstery, auto carpet, marine carpet, marine upholstery, convertible tops and contract upholstery fabric as well as other interior and exterior trim products. Miami is dedicated to providing the highest level of customer service. All in stock orders are shipped the day the order is placed. Miami employees support customers with their in-depth product knowledge. A family owned and privately held company, Miami Corporation is based in Cincinnati, Ohio with an office and distribution centers in Albany, NY, Arlington, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida.

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TRADERS are celebrating after the first phase of the new Wickford Market opened for business.

Work on the specially created Market Avenue, which runs alongside the 99p shop, has finished, and the three permanent kiosks were unveiled for the first time on Saturday.

The florist and gift shop, Vickys Cafe and Jac in a Box hairdresser, formerly Graffiti Barbers, are thriving after bagging the sought-after spaces.

Trevor Day, who runs the market, is confident the new location will be a big hit after a difficult, declining few years.

He said: Even though it was raining on Saturday things seem to be going well so far, so were really pleased.

The council has spent some serious money and it shows because the kiosks look fantastic.

The new market is looking very professional, its certainly a big improvement.

Its a shame we couldnt all move en mass, but were just waiting for finishing touches before we can all follow. It should be any day now.

We will have to wait until then to see just howmuch better business is, but Im feeling really positive.

Contractors are finishing repaving the High Street to make way for 17 gazebos, with a further 11 set to go down Market Avenue, alongside the kiosks.

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Fireworks at Hatfield House

By Alan Davies Sunday, October 5, 2014 5:12 PM

A spectacular space themed fireworks display is set to light up the night sky in Hatfield next month to mark Bonfire Night 2014.

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Hatfield Houses annual display returns this year on Saturday, November 1 four days before Guy Fawkes Night itself.

Gates to Hatfield Park will open at 5pm, and the bonfire in the Queen Elizabeth Oak Field will be lit around 6.30pm.

All entrance gates are due to close at 6.45pm.

Tickets cost 7 for adults in advance and 3 for children. It is free for under-fives.

Advance tickets are only available online. Visit http://www.hatfield-house.co.uk

On the night, tickets will be available on the gate at 8 per adult and 4 per child, cash payment only.

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By Jenni Ryall2014-10-03 13:02:25 UTC

HONG KONG Scenes heated up on Friday in Mong Kok, an area in the Hong Kong district of Kowloon West, as large groups of locals and anti-Occupy Central supporters tried to take back the streets.

On Nathan Road, the main road in Kowloon, a small group of protesters huddled under a blue and white canopy in the middle of the intense scenes. Anti-Occupy supporters acted aggressively and charged towards the peaceful protesters; brawls broke out in the first incidents of crowd violence seen in the past week of the Occupy movement.

Men claiming to be locals said they were sick of the Occupy movement disrupting Kowloon and not allowing them to get to work.

Below, footage from a local news site shows what looks to be tents and portable gazebos being dismantled in Mong Kok.

Some student protesters, who could not stand the violence, were eventually escorted out by police as the crowds cheered. Others sat in tears, while many remained defiant.

At 7 p.m. local time on Friday, a large group of Occupy supporters pushed to the center to offer backup, bringing with them supplies of bread rolls and water. Police put a cordon between the two groups of pro-democracy supporters to segregate the crowd.

People looked into the huge, uncontrolled demonstrations from atop the train station entries, poles and traffic lights. By later in the evening, the aggressors had been pushed out by protesters, and the mood had turned back to a more peaceful demonstration, with protesters offering police umbrellas for cover and applauding them for their work.

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A new wind farm that will supply power to Microsoft Corp. for the next 20 years broke ground Wednesday in Kankakee before a crowd of more than 100.

The 175-megawatt Pilot Hill Wind Project is being constructed 60 miles outside Chicago along the border of Kankakee and Iroquois counties. The farm joins a recent trend by corporations looking to supply their power needs with renewable energy.

The wind farm is 96 percent owned by EDF Renewable Energy, a U.S. subsidiary of French utility Electricite de France, and will supply power to the same electric grid that powers Microsofts Chicago-area data center. It is expected to begin operating in 2015. The project is expected to supply enough electricity to power 70,000 homes in Illinois.

The project is symbolic for Kankakee, which has been trying to retool its Rust Belt image and its economy since 1999, when it was rated the worst place to live in the U.S. and Canada by Places Rated Almanac. In the aftermath of the announcement, the city became the butt of one of David Lettermans top 10 lists and the recipient of two gazebos Letterman donated to make the city feel better about its woes.

In 2010, nearly 20 percent of the city was out of work, and the county also faced double-digit unemployment. The countys Economic Alliance decided to woo the renewable energy sector to the area to create jobs. Today, city unemployment has dropped by half, helped by those efforts.

Were not only breaking ground on an exciting, new wind energy facility, were leading the way to a clean energy economy, said U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill.

Kankakee Community College began a renewable energy training program in 2008, helping it earn President Barack Obamas approval this year as one of the top community colleges in the country for training people for jobs in the solar industry. The college also received a $5 million state grant to build an advanced technology education center.

The project is expected to create about 150 jobs during peak construction and a handful of jobs in long-term operations and maintenance. Tens of millions of dollars will flow to the county through lease payment to landowners and property taxes.

We are thrilled to see it become a reality, said Mike Van Mill, president and chief executive of the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County. In addition to generating job growth and tax revenue, Pilot Hill further establishes Kankakee County as a renewable energy leader and green technology hub. Our doors are wide open for green business.

The 20-year agreement follows similar investments by corporations looking to offset their energy needs with power sources that dont release greenhouse gases. In November, the company announced it would buy power from a 110-megawatt wind farm in Texas. South of Chicago, in Vermilion County, IKEA is building a wind farm large enough to ensure that its stores will never have to buy power again.

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The Percy Shelley sonnet "England in 1819" inspired the name for electro-wave group England in 1819. "Our expansive songs are reminiscent of a faraway place and time. It's not so much about the meaning of the poem as just the title and what it means to us," says the band's Dan Callaway.

England is closer to heart than just the group's name for Dan and his brother, Andrew. It's home. Growing up in Northampton, England, Dan gained an admiration for horns and orchestral music. "They used to have brass bands in the park at the gazebos," says French horn player and songwriter Dan. After attending these performances, the Callaways both pursued school band when they moved to the States Dan picked up violin and clarinet while Andrew learned piano. They both played trombone. The brothers' bevy of instrumental knowledge can be attributed to their father's role as band director.

When the Callaways moved to the States, they settled in Baltimore, Md., the birthplace of synth-pop and indie-rock inspirations Beach House, Future Islands, and Wye Oak. "Andy and I have different influences, but that's a set group that we both agree on," says Dan. However, while his brother has always been into electronic music like acid house Squarepusher, Dan was testing out the classical waters, later joining the New Orleans symphony. He occasionally rebelled with punk simply because it was the opposite of what was expected. The two eventually parted ways and reconvened in Baton Rouge, La.

The brothers don't just differ in music tastes but personalities as well. While Dan prefers the hustle and bustle of touring and meeting new people, Andrew is content with spending a summer in a remote cabin in the woods. And that's exactly what the band did when they recorded Fireball Electric Tomorrow in the mountains outside of Asheville, N.C. "We made friends with a girl whose parents had a cabin, and she gave us a key and said we could stay there if we wanted to get away and write music," says Dan. "I mean, it wasn't like The Shining or anything. We went to town if we wanted to, and it was a good time. Anytime you're isolated with something and the more distractions you can cut out, the better. I'm not dying to get back or anything though. If it was longer than a summer, it may have been detrimental."

Though they began in 2012 with seven additional musicians, England in 1819 has toned their set down quite a bit since then. "For touring, we had to strip it down a lot," says Dan. "One time, we took everyone to Austin, and that was a lot. Recently, it's been a two-piece thing Andy and I do with electronic drums." However, the duo has added live drummer Brian Bell to amp up the live set. "We've only done four shows with him, so it's super new and way more fun. He has an awesome band called Gardens, and we met him in a bar one night while we were playing a set. He liked our band and knew the songs already, so it clicked," he says.

From England in 1819's first album to the most recent EP Summer Lightning, which is set to be released on Oct. 21, the sound has transformed from an overwhelming cosmic soundtrack feel to a more intimately involved and dance-able ambiance. The inspiration for the new project comes in part from Dan's summer reading list. The track "Himmel" is influenced by the book of the same name he re-read last summer, while the "Lights" was written after reading a newer novel, The Golem and the Jinni. But the projects don't stop this year with Summer Lightning.

After England in 1819's current tour ends at the Red River Revel festival in Louisiana, Dan is off for an orchestral trip to China where he'll be playing film music in various cities.

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Chad Smith, with Erosion Solutions, taps in posts while working on erosion control Monday off of Riverfront Parkway on Monday near M.L. King Boulevard. The Tennessee Riverwalk will be extended in the area.

A crew works on erosion control Monday near the planned extension of the Riverwalk trail off Riverfront Parkway near M.L. King Boulevard.

Tennessee Riverwalk Extension

After months of delay, crews began Monday to clear away trees and dig ditches to stop erosion along Riverfront Parkway for the 3-mile Tennessee Riverwalk extension.

Planners said the project will take 18 months and offer a path for bikers and joggers along the Tennessee River behind Riverfront Parkway's multiple industrial parks to cut through the U.S. Pipe and Wheland Foundry site and connect to St. Elmo Avenue.

The extension will give St. Elmo residents a direct path to downtown and eventually connect the Riverwalk to the Incline Railway.

"The restaurants, the shops, the business district, the neighborhood and St. Elmo as a whole I think will greatly benefit from this riverwalk," said Commissioner Joe Graham, who represents St. Elmo and downtown in District 6.

The $11.6 million construction project -- $6.8 million from state and federal grants, $3.1 million from private donations and $1.7 million from city and county taxpayers -- was expected to start in the spring but was delayed because of engineering issues and property acquisition. About 10 corporate easements or agreements had to be acquired to construct the path.

Construction will include clearing trees, erecting proper lighting, pouring 12-feet-wide concrete sidewalks, landscaping and installing benches, restrooms and several gazebos, said Todd Leamon, Hamilton County Public Works administrator. The project also will include three new parking areas near Chestnut Street, at the foundry site and near St. Elmo Avenue where the current project ends at Middle Street, he said.

Meanwhile, planners will use about $550,000 set aside for the next phase to design the long-talked-about project to connect to the Incline Railway. Graham said his hope is when the Riverwalk is complete to St. Elmo Avenue in February 2016 that crews will immediately began construction on the next phase.

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