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Woman entrepreneur brings global acclaim to a tiny island in Kerala

Edit The Times of India 21 Oct 2016
A woman's hardwork is behind the international recognitions Kakkathuruthu, a tiny island on Vembanad Lake in Kerala, has received. She is Maneesha Panicker, a young entrepreneur who made a trip to this `Island of Crows' almost two years ago, before setting up her project, Kayal, a boutique island retreat. The island, connected only by traditional rowboats, had grown to international acclaim since then....

Funding Boost To Improve Safety On Phillip Island Road (Premier of Victoria)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Oct 2016
The Andrews Labor Government will progress planning and develop a business case to improve safety and reduce congestion along Phillip Island Road. Minister for Roads and Road Safety Luke Donnellan visited Phillip Island today to announce $3.2 million to undertake the planning, helping to pave the way for a future upgrade of the corridor ... 'Phillip Island is growing, and we're making sure that the roads can accommodate that growth.'....

National Parks on Long Island Celebrate Bat Week (NPS - National Park Service)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Oct 2016
Patchogue, NY -The National Park Service (NPS) invites you to celebrate Bat Week at sites across Long Island. Fire Island National Seashore and Sagamore Hill National Historic Site will host special programs during Bat Week, and will participate in bat-themed celebrations nearby ... Annual surveys help the NPS better understand and protect bats at national parks on Long Island ... Wilderness Visitor Center, Fire Island National Seashore....

National Parks on Long Island Celebrate Bat Week (Hopewell Culture National Historical Park)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Oct 2016
Patchogue, NY -The National Park Service (NPS) invites you to celebrate Bat Week at sites across Long Island. Fire Island National Seashore and Sagamore Hill National Historic Site will host special programs during Bat Week, and will participate in bat-themed celebrations nearby ... Annual surveys help the NPS better understand and protect bats at national parks on Long Island ... Wilderness Visitor Center, Fire Island National Seashore....

Regional Anti-Doping Meeting Here (Cayman Islands Government)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Oct 2016
Cayman Islands Government). The Cayman Islands is to host a two-day annual board meeting of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) at the Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa starting Sunday, 23 October 2016 ... Members will fly in for the talks from Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St....

Acquisition of FIT estate on KI (Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Oct 2016
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers Ltd) ... 21 October, 2016 Dear Sir/Madam, Acquisition of Forestry Investment Trust estate on Kangaroo Island ... Both KPT and New Forests remain committed to the sustainable commercialisation of Kangaroo Island plantation forestry, agreeing with the South Australian Government that the construction of a single multi-user export facility is the most effective way to achieve this goal....

MotoGP: Crutchlow fastest as rain lashes practice

Edit The Times of India 21 Oct 2016
PHILLIP ISLAND (Australia). British Honda rider Cal Crutchlow was fastest in opening Australian MotoGP practice in treacherous wet conditions at Phillip Island on Friday ... The nine-time world champion has eight wins at Phillip Island ... go, starting this weekend at Phillip Island....

Preparing for Aviation Emergencies (Cayman Islands Government)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Oct 2016
Cayman Islands Government). First responders with the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) battled a blaze this week that put their knowledge and skills to the test, during intense aviation fire training ... 'What we are trying to do is introduce a level of flexibility within the Cayman Islands Fire Service,' he explained ... service for the Cayman Islands.'....

Pelni launches cruise packages

Edit The Jakarta Post 21 Oct 2016
For these trips the company will use a modified KM Tilong Kabila, which is designed similarly to a cruise ship ... (Read also ... The ship will sail to Komodo Island, Komodo National Park, Rinca Island, diving and snorkeling spots in Padar Island and pink beach,” explained Adrian ...   ... ....

Debt Financing Agreement Signed for World First Microgrid Project (Carnegie Wave Energy Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Oct 2016
This Agreement follows the recently announced $2.5m of funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), for the Garden Island Microgrid Project ... "Not only will the Garden Island Microgrid Project be the first time anywhere in the world that wave energy will be combined with solar and batteries in a microgrid configuration, but it will also be the first time such a project has received debt finance....

Cape Lookout National Seashore Announces Autumn Horse Sense and Survival Trips (NPS - National Park Service)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Oct 2016
HARKERS ISLAND, NC -Cape Lookout National Seashore is pleased to announce two opportunities to join the Horse Sense and Survival tours with Wildlife Biologist Sue Stuska. The trips will take place on Wednesday, October 26 out of Harkers Island Visitor Center at 9 a.m., and finally on Saturday, November 19 from the Beaufort Visitor Information Center at 8.45 a.m....

Cape Lookout National Seashore Announces Autumn Horse Sense and Survival Trips (Hopewell Culture National Historical Park)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Oct 2016
HARKERS ISLAND, NC -Cape Lookout National Seashore is pleased to announce two opportunities to join the Horse Sense and Survival tours with Wildlife Biologist Sue Stuska. The trips will take place on Wednesday, October 26 out of Harkers Island Visitor Center at 9 a.m., and finally on Saturday, November 19 from the Beaufort Visitor Information Center at 8.45 a.m....

Here is how renewable energy firms are courting labor unions to build offshore wind farms

Edit Business Insider 21 Oct 2016
Coulombe and his crew were among the 300 union laborers that constructed the 1,500-ton turbines that rise 600 feet out of the ocean off the coast of Block Island, R.I. Coulombe and dozens of other labor leaders rode a ferry out to the five turbines on Friday, just weeks before the 30-megawatt system begins generating power for 1,700 homes on the island and mainland – and ushering in the era of offshore wind in the United States....
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