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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International Feng Shui expert Marites Allen sees great prospects in the Year 2015, which is the Year of the Wood Sheep.

In the Chinese lunar calendar, the Year of the Wood Sheep is from February 19, 2015 to February 7, 2016. And this is considered by feng shui believers to be an auspicious year.

The Sheep represents the eighth year in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese calendar. And number eight is believed to be a symbol of auspicious fortune in Chinese culture.

These bits of information and her forecasts were shared by the Feng Shui Queen of the Philippines with the national media at the press conference held at the Luxent Hotel in Quezon City last Thursday, October 9.

All the five elements are present, explained Allen. And the two secret friends are present this is very unusual phenomenon which is really a good sign.

The five natural elements are Wood, Earth, Water, Fire and Metal; while the two secret friends referred to in astrology chart are Tiger & Boar and Horse & Sheep.

POSITIVE INDICATORS. In her prediction, Allen sees the countrys leaders cooperating with one another in 2015 based on the "mild" and "peaceful" qualities of the sheep.

Also, the Year of the Sheep is a good year for getting married because of the Peach Blossom luck and present in the internal and external affairs.

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MANILA, Philippines Things will be better in 2015, the Year of the Wood Sheep, according to an international Feng shui expert.

There will always be positive and negative but its hoping that its not as bad as the last three years when the charts screwed up, said international Feng shui expert Marites Allen recently.

The Year of the Wood Sheep in the Chinese lunar calendar is from February 19, 2015 to February 7, 2016.

She explained that the destiny chart for 2015 has indications of all five elements and all four pillars of the charts, making next year better than 2014, which has too much Fire and lacking Earth and Water elements.

The Sheep is the eighth year in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese calendar. For them, this number is a symbol of good fortune. Thus next year will be a period of good fortune, peace and abundance.

Luck will be favorable to most Chinese animal signs in the Year of the Wood Sheep, according to Allen.

Those born under the Year of the Sheep will have good luck, while good fortune awaits those born under the Year of the Monkey because the prosperity star for the year is with them. Those under the Year of the Horse will also be prosperous.

The wealth star is with those born under the Year of the Rat this coming year.

Those under the Years of Tiger and Ox will be lucky in terms of heavenly luck because they will receive gifts they are not expecting, Allen said.

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The Citi Field fences are being moved in for the second time in three years. (USATSI)

The Mets are bringing in the walls at Citi Field again. Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports the team will bring in the walls in right field and right-center field this offseason. Construction could begin within three weeks.

It's unclear just how much the walls will be moved in. Following the 2011 season, the Mets brought the walls in from 371 feet to 358 feet in left field, from 415 feet to 390 feet in right-center, and from 378 feet to 375 feet in right field. It is 408 feet to center field and that has not been changed.

Last month GM Sandy Alderson said the team was considering bringing in the fences a second time to make "Citi Field as fan-friendly and as exciting as we can make it." He added it is "not about tailoring the ballpark to a particular player or a particular composition of team."

After it opened in 2009, it was immediately obvious Citi Field was going to be a pitcher's park. Franchise cornerstone David Wright -- who drives the ball to right-center when he's at his best -- hit .318/.403/.555 at Shea Stadium and has since hit .283/.373/.452 in Citi Field.

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As the Mets' quest for offense grows, the dimensions at Citi Field continue to shrink.

The right field and right-center-field fences will be brought in at the club's home ballpark for next season, according to a New York Daily News report. It's the second time the Mets have attempted to make their park more hitter-friendly since it opened in 2009.

How that decision will impact the Mets' young, pitching-rich team is another matter.

After the 2011 season, the Mets reduced the left-field dimensions from 371 feet to 358 feet, right-center field from 415 feet to 390 feet, and right field by just 3 feet, to 375.

The updated dimensions for the 2015 season were not specified, but the Daily News reported that construction could begin as early as this month. The Mets' output of 286 runs at Citi Field ranked 27th out of MLB's 30 clubs in runs scored at home.

Overall, the Mets scored 629 runs this past season (eighth in the NL) with 125 homers (tied for ninth in the NL).

Friendlier dimensions in right field could benefit lefty-hitting Curtis Granderson, who saw a power drain during his first season in Queens. Of his 20 homers in 2014, only seven were hit at home.

Lefty-hitting Lucas Duda hit 30 homers this year, 14 at home.

Right-handed hitting David Wright (.269, eight HRs, 63 RBI) has seen his production dip since the Mets moved from Shea Stadium, but he also was limited this past season because of a shoulder issue.

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A bull on the loose in southern Utah knocked over two women and smashed through several fences before a police killed it.

Cedar City Police said in a news release Monday that reports about the bull came in at 7 a.m. Monday. After the bull knocked over the first woman, officers temporarily had it cornered in the backyard of a house before the bull broke through the fences and charged at officers.

After fleeing the neighborhood, the bull charged and hit a second woman. Shortly after, an officer rammed into the bull with his car. That slowed the bull, but didn't stop him. Police then killed the bull.

The two women struck by the bull suffered minor injuries. Police are still investigating who the bull belonged to and how it escaped.

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Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has strongly hinted at the possibility of the fences being moved in at Citi Field again and Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News hears from a team source that construction is expected to begin in a few weeks.

This will be the second time the Mets have moved in the fences since the stadium opened in 2009. After the 2011 season, the Mets brought in the left field wall from 371 feet to 358 feet, right-center from 415 feet to 390 feet, and right field from 378 feet to 375 feet. While details of the upcoming changes arent yet known, they will be specific to the right field and right-center field fences.

As Marc Carig of Newsday wrote last month, these long-rumored changes could be beneficial to the likes of Curtis Granderson and David Wright, who often hit balls to that area of the ballpark only to see them die on the warning track. Ideally the Mets would consider the novel concept of moving in better players, but assuming they dont have that luxury from a payroll perspective, they are trying to maximize what they can get out of what they already have. These changes will also benefit the oppositions hitters, so the Mets are apparently banking on the offensive upgrade and the potential of their young pitchers being able to tip the scales in their favor.

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The Mets will move in the fences at Citi Field next season, a person with knowledge of the plan confirmed to NJ Advance Media. The changes will occur in right and right-center field.

The New York Daily News was the first to report the news.

General manager Sandy Alderson said at his end of season press conference last month that the changes were "likely" to happen. When Alderson first mentioned the possibility of the fences being moved in early last month, he mentioned Curtis Granderson as a beneficiary of such a decision.

Last season, the Mets hit 59 home runs at Citi Field -- the 12th most home runs at home by a National League team. They allowed 71 homers at Citi Field -- the seventh most by an NL team at home.

"It's not about tailoring the ballpark to a particular player or a particular composition of team, it's about making Citi Field as fan-friendly and as exciting as we can make it," Alderson told reporters.

This will be the second time that the Mets have moved in the walls at Citi Field. The club made alternations following the 2011 season, The most significant changes came in left-center field, where the fence was moved in by 12 feet, and in right-center field, where the distance from home plate was cut down by 11 feet.

This season, the distance to the right-center field wall was 390 feet from home plate.

Mike Vorkunov may be reached at mvorkunov@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @Mike_Vorkunov. Find NJ.com Mets on Facebook.

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