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The Club with a heritage like no other

  • 1832

    The arrival of Royal Navy officer, Sir Henry Keppel, into Singapore. The harbour is named after him upon his  successful clearing of the Straits Settlements of pirates.
  • 1904

    The founding of Keppel Golf Club. The Club sits on a piece of land first owned by New Dock Co. Ltd, and starts off as a three-hole golf course in the midst of a nutmeg plantation.
  • 1908

    The golf course expands to become a nine-hole course.
  • 1912

    Singapore Harbour Board is constituted and takes over the running of Keppel Golf Club.
  • 1942

    Keppel Golf Club falls into the hands of the Japanese during World War II. During the three-and-a-half years of their rule, the Japanese built their headquarters on Fairway 1. Their makeshift premise consists of a sawmill workshop and jetty with a short railway line running to the eighth tee box. The golf course survives World War II unharmed, after it is used for food production.
  • 1948

    When the British returned after the war, Keppel Golf Club merges with the old Singapore Harbour Board, a social club, to form Keppel Club.
  • 1959

    The first formal Agreement of Tenancy is signed between the Club and the Singapore Harbour Board.
  • 1970

    Mr Howe Yoon Choong is appointed as the Club's new Chairman.
  • 1972

    Dr Arumugam Vijiaratnam is appointed President.
  • 1973

    The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) takes over the running of Keppel Club.
  • 1977

    PSA leases more land to Keppel Club for the extension of the golf course.

  • 1978

    Expansion of the new Clubhouse is completed with three new floors added. The new facilities include two saunas and an 80-feet pergola at the poolside.
  • 1979

    The General Manager of PSA, Mr Wong Hung Khim, officially opens the new Clubhouse on Nov 19, 1979, in conjunction with the Club’s 75th anniversary celebrations.
  • 1980

    Mr Lim Kim San takes over as Chairman of Keppel Club.

    Plans are underway to remodel and upgrade the 18-hole golf course to a new 6,000-metre competition course to meet international standards.
  • 1981

    Former Club President, Mr Goon Kok Loon, officiates the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 6,000-metre competition golf course. The Club spends more than $14 million to refurbish both the course and Clubhouse.
  • 1982

    Upgrading works to expand into an 18-hole competition course commences.
  • 1992

    Keppel Club signs a 30-year land lease agreement deal with SLA and pays $18 million upfront for the lease. Keppel also becomes the first club in Singapore to introduce night golfing.
  • 1994

    Dr Yeo Ning Hong is appointed as the Club's new Chairman. More upgrading works are subsequently carried out  with the addition of a bowling centre, gymnasium, outdoor and indoor tennis courts, a movie house and an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
  • 1996

    Former Club Chairman Dr Yeo Ning Hong opens the newly-refurbished Keppel Club on Sept 26. It also becomes the first golf club in Southeast Asia to introduce the monocart system.
  • 2002

    Mr Stephen Lee is appointed Chairman of the Club.
  • 2003

    Mr Lye Fei is appointed as President of the Club. The Club embarks on a major golf course upgrading project.
  • 2004

    The Club celebrates its 100-year anniversary. Golf course upgrading is officially completed, and the new course is officially opened by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
  • 2005

    Mr Fock Siew Wah is appointed the Club's new Chairman and Dr Tony Tng Thiam Huat becomes the new President of the Club.
    A master plan is presented to the members to further expand facilities that would bring the Club through the next decade and beyond. The plans include a new building facing the sea front which houses the new gymnasium, dance/aerobics studio, a spacious boardwalk offering al fresco dining, a children’s play area, a video games arcade and a roof top dining area. A multi-storey carpark providing ample lots is also proposed.

    The Club wins the "Certificate of Bronze Award" in recognition for LIAS Awards of Excellence 2005 for Design & Build Projects (Commercial, Industrial, Recreational & Institutional). In its annual Charity Golf, the Club presents cheques of $15,000 each to 10 charities.
  • 2006

    Chairman Fock Siew Wah and President Tony Tng Thiam Huat, preside in the groundbreaking ceremony in August 2006 to launch the extension of the swimming pool annexe.

    Keppel Club receives the "Friend of Water" Award from PUB in October 2006 for their efforts towards maintaining the sustainability of Singapore’s water supply. In the same year, it is also welcomed to its “Our Waters” programme, as an adopter of the Berlayer Creek. In October, it raises $200,000 for 10 charitable organisations in the Charity Golf Event.

    In November, the Club receives a certificate of appreciation from SembCorp Environmental Management for its commitment as an environmentally-friendly organisation.

  • 2007

    The Club adopted the Berlayer Creek, a century-old salt water mangrove that gives life to a plethora of vegetation and bio-organisms, through a tri-partite cooperation between Keppel Club, PUB and National Parks Board.
  • 2008

    Mr Edwin Khew Teck Fook is appointed President of the Club.

    The Club kicks off its annual CSR tradition, Earth Week, an educational programme for the public to learn more about sustainable practices in Singapore. The exhibition and activities are 100% designed and organised by our own staff at Keppel Club, which aims to prove that it is possible to run an eco-friendly golf club with a focus on environmental education. Besides showcases and workshops, children also learn about the history of the Club through nature walks. The Club raises a total of $375,167 at the annual Charity Golf. The year ends on a good note when the Club receives the Merit Winner Award at the Singapore Environmental Achievement Awards 2008/09.
  • 2009

    The Club receives further accolades from PUB for running a water-efficient building, which subsequently leads to the Club receiving the esteemed "Watermark Award". At the Charity Golf event, the Club raises a total of $339,088 for its beneficiaries.
  • 2010

    At the Charity Golf event held on Oct 10, Madam Ho Ching is invited as Guest-of-Honour. The Club also breaks a new record and raises $561,517 for its 10 beneficiaries.
  • 2011

    The Club receives a certificate of recognition from PUB on July 6, 2011, for being "ABC Waters-certified". It also receives a certificate of appreciation from the organisation for its valuable contribution to the Singapore International Water Week that year. The Club also reaches a new milestone at the Charity Golf event, when it raises $611,744 in total.
  • 2012

    Mr Lai Mun Onn is appointed President of the Club. At the annual Charity Golf event in October, the Club successfully raises $841,800 for its beneficiaries.
  • 2013

    Chairman Fock Siew Wah opens the new Tee Top Golfers' Terrace on March 8. Earth Week continues with the Pandora 3D exhibition at Gardens by the Bay, as part of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Visitors include President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The Club facilities also undergo further refurbishment, including the jackpot room, TV lounge and mahjong room. In addition, the Club receives the "EcoFriend" award in September for inculcating sustainable practices and preserving biodiversity within a golf course. At the annual Charity Golf event, the Club reaches a new milestone when it crosses the $1 million mark in its donations for its beneficiaries, totalling $1,076,731. In the same year, the Club is also informed that the lease on the current land will not be extended by the government upon its expiry on December 31, 2021.
  • 2014

    On Feb 14, the government formally announces that it would not be extending the land lease of Keppel Club, with plans to develop the 44-hectare land space into housing developments. The Club continues to explore alternative solutions for a social club site and works with NTUC for golfing activities. It also arranges a closed-door session at Suntec Convention Hall on Feb 16, with Principal members and government agencies discussing the Club’s future land lease. In October, the Club raises a total of $1,009,352 at the Annual Keppel Charity Golf, with additional funds being raised through the Charity Car Wash.
  • 2015

    The Club celebrates its 111-year anniversary in conjunction with SG50, and to celebrate this major milestone, holds many activities throughout the year. Members are transported to the good old days of the 1960s through social events held at the Club. In October, the Club successfully raises $1,002,873 for 10 beneficiaries at the Keppel Charity Golf.
  • 2016

    President Lai launches buggies on the fairway in September 2016 at the President's Trophy, a groundbreaking event in the Club's golf history. In October, the Club pulls in a total of $1,016,513 at the Charity Golf event.


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Today we have international traveller Anna Leonti on the show.  Anna is the co-founder of an international personal branding company called World Brand Company.

World Brand Company helps you build your own Personal Brand with the help of co-founder Anna Leonti

She helps to create strategies for successful and authentic Personal Brands.  Thereby, improving and enhancing their public image through self-presentation and their social media presence.

Anna has over 10 years of experience and deep industry knowledge of PR, marketing, journalism and psychology which helps her recognize the values and unique qualities of every person she works. She deeply respects the individuality of her clients and she selects the optimal tool to craft a powerful Personal Brand.

As Personal Brand Strategist I often see how too many people undervalue themselves and overvalue what they are not. To succeed, you need to know your real worth and efficiently present your best authentic self to your target market.” -- Anna Leonti

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The importance of having a personal brand, especially if you are a public official or someone who is frequently in the public eye.

What kind of impression are you producing to the public?

And just how important it is to be truly authentic in your personal branding.  Because creating a fake brand image will be very difficult to maintain it.

About Anna Leonti …

Anna Leonti holds a Journalism and Mass Communication degree, with concentrations in Media, Culture and Society from Fordham University (New York, USA) where she proudly received Dean’s Scholarship Award for her academic excellence.

She continued her professional experience working at United Nations Headquarters: UN TV and Multimedia and also at Population Fund - International Development Agency (UNFPA).

Before relocating to NYC and after graduating from the Academy of Management and Marketing, Anna established her own company in Russia, called Alta Vista, where she was consulting executives, top management and CEOs on business and cross-cultural communication.

Anna's "On Air" Experience...

In 2005 Anna was invited to the United States as the distinguished guest speaker of the month at the Board of Directors of International Business Group located in Kalamazoo, MI.

She has appeared on Russian National Television for the documentary concerning the current situation in Education and received the prestigious “Golden Fund of Russia Award” as a holder of educational grant in the festival “Ways of Hope.”

She was featured in various radio interviews in RUSA Radio (New York, USA), 2Capitales Radio (Paris, France).  In 2018, Anna also appeared on BernamaTV – a main national news agency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as a special guest on the prime time live talk show, ‘Bernama Today’.

In 2016, Anna travelled to Sri Lanka to raise awareness on the issues concerning religious conflicts in Muslim and Buddhist communities. She revisited Sri Lanka in 2018 to do charity work in education and she donated funds to Gurukanda School in Beruwala area, Sri Lanka to buy sports equipment for the students.

About World Brand Co.

In early 2018 Anna co-founded World Brand Company (WBC), a Personal Brand Agency, to help entrepreneurs, business owners, public figures, and professionals to be seen as popular experts in their field.  This allows her clients to become more influential, wealthy and satisfied with work.

WBC provides a variety of programs to consult individuals, groups, companies and large audiences on how to improve their public image and to create a powerful Personal Brand.  She offers consulting, speaking engagements and training sessions for personal and professional advancement. The goal of the company is to help each client with:

  • Personal Branding
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  • Creating a Professional Online Presence
  • Effective Networking strategies
  • Individual coaching on Personal Branding, Career and Negotiation Strategy

Now, first impression is more and more often made online. This is where the importance of a strong Personal Brand comes into play. I help you to use the power of polished presence and create lasting effects and long-term benefits promoting your own unique value and mission.” -- Anna Leonti

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  • 1 pound salt cod
  • 2 quarts milk
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups thinly-sliced onions
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups cubed baking potatoes, like russets cooked until tender
  • 1 dozen large eggs beaten
  • 1/2 cup sliced olives

Servings 4

Step 1

Two days before making, soak the cod in 1 quart of the milk in a covered bowl in the refrigerator for 24 hours. The next day, discard the milk and rinse the cod well with cold water. Put the cod in a fresh quart of milk and refrigerate for another 24 hours. Discard the milk and rinse well with cold water. Pat dry and flake into small pieces. Set aside.

In a large, nonstick saute pan, over medium heat, add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté for 4 to 6 minutes, or until the onions are wilted. Add the potatoes and the cod. Season with black pepper. Continue to sauté for 4 minutes.

Season the eggs with salt and pepper. Add the egg mixture and stir constantly to scramble the eggs. Cook until the eggs are soft, but slightly firm, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and spoon into serving plates. Garnish with sliced olives.

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How I Saved $900 Using Facebook, Craigslist and Emails

I've been blessed that I'm financially stable, but early on in my business career, I was swindled by several business partners and employers, and the devastating financial insecurity this caused me in my 30s has stayed with me. Today, I'm not cheap, but I still don't like to waste money. For example, I don't super-coupon, belong to buyer's clubs or drive from grocery store to grocery store for bargains, but I still eat like a gourmet for less than $200 a month. I always pay less than $2 per gallon for gas. I painted my house for $350 instead of $3,500 (primer and two topcoats!). One way I've found that I can save lots of money without sacrificing quality is to find free and low-cost items I need online. For example, my subdivision has two Facebook groups and I've been pleasantly surprised at the number of neighbors selling or giving away valuable items. I find crazy deals on Craigslist instead of paying full price on Amazon or at Home Depot. I also send emails to friends to see if anyone has an item I need that they might lend me to try out, or sell cheap. Using these three techniques, I recently saved $872 on items I didn't have to buy new or picked up for free.

How My Neighborhood Facebook Group Saved Me Money

I don't know how I stumbled on my subdivision's Facebook group after nine years of living here, but as soon as I started checking out the posts, I found people asking if anyone wanted items like patio furniture, dryers, makeup, pet food, landscaping and building materials  and books—all for free. Nextdoor, which is a social networking site for your neighborhood or subdivision, is also a great place for free or cheap used items. Here are a few examples of specific ways using Facebook has saved me money: I was going to rent a rototiller to re-do my front lawn last fall, which would have cost me about $60 for a one-day rental from my local Home Depot, so I asked my neighbors if anyone else was doing fall lawn work and wanted to share one. A neighbor offered to lend me his at no charge. Someone organized a subdivision yard sale, where I picked up a seed spreader for $13 and a leaf blower for $7, saving me roughly $100. After my lawn mower broke, I found a model I wanted at Home Depot for $263.95. A neighbor who was moving posted on our Facebook group page that she was giving away her lawn mower (free) since she was moving into an apartment. I grabbed it, and while I was there, she also gave me two Stihl professional-grade leaf blowers (which sell for roughly $350 each) that needed some minor repairs.

How Craigslist Has Saved Me (Or Made Me) Money

Like the neighborhood Facebook groups, Craigslist is a great place to start when you want to save or make some money. After I bought my house, I used Craigslist to sell a dog run fence I didn't want and some closet shelving and doors I replaced. When I wanted to try a Gazelle exercise machine ($299), I decided to see about buying one on Craigslist. Sure enough, I found a bunch of Gazelles, saw the model I wanted, and bought one that the seller delivered to my house for $35. The lower element went out on my 30-year-old oven. New ovens start around $220 in my area. When I sell my house, I'm going to buy all new kitchen appliances, but I'm not planning on selling for a while, so I don't want to buy kitchen items years apart. I checked Craigslist for ovens/ranges and immediately found a bunch starting a $50 each (people who buy new kitchen appliances are basically happy to have you haul their old items away and pick up a few extra bucks). oven photo

How Emailing Friends Has Saved Me Money

I assume most of my friends, like me, have lots of "junk" in their basements, closets, garages and attics that's perfectly good, but they don't use anymore. Your friends probably have exercise machines, sports equipment and every kitchen gadget imaginable that they've only used a few times and now sit in their original boxes. I was interested in getting a deep fryer and asked a few of my friends if they had one I could try before I bought one. A tennis friend gave me her hardly used Presto Kitchen Kettle Electric Multi Cooker Roaster Steamer Deep Fryer Basket ($25 value), and I gave her my Ronco rotisserie oven, which she now uses to make chicken for her dog. I my friends asked if anyone had a recommendation or experience with small home freezers. A buddy emailed back that he had just purchased a small box freezer but wanted a larger stand-up model instead, and he sold me his with a warranty, saving me $50.

Total Savings

Taking advantage of my neighborhood Facebook page, Craigslist and email address books, I estimate that I've saved close to $900. I wouldn't buy expensive items used because they don't come with warranties; however, picking up a few items from neighbors, friends and Craigslist can save you hundreds of dollars each year. You can also make extra cash selling items you have you aren't using without the hassle of having a yard sale or using an online auction site.

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17 patients on trolleys at Naas General Hospital today

Slight decrease in overcrowding at the facility

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There is a slight decrease in the number of patients waiting on beds at Naas Hospital, with 17 patients receiving treatment on trolleys today according to the latest INMO Trolley Watch figures.

According to the INMO's Trolley Watch, there were 21 patients were left waiting on beds at the Kildare facility yesterday.

Today there are 426 admitted patients waiting on beds at hospitals across the country. 307 are waiting in the emergency departments, while 119 are in wards elsewhere in the hospitals.

The worst-hit hospitals today are: Cork University Hospital at 48, University Hospital Limerick at 47, and Tallaght University Hospital at 35.

Every morning, INMO members count how many patients are waiting in the Emergency Department for a bed and how many are waiting in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The INMO Trolley Watch counts the number of patients who have been admitted to acute hospitals, but who are waiting for a free bed. These patients are often being treated on trolleys in corridors, but they may also be on chairs, in waiting rooms, or simply wherever there’s space.


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  • 1 tablespoon olive or coconut oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground hot paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

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A Pleasure and A Calling By Phil Hogan

April 14, 2016

Have you ever sold a house?

Okay, take a moment and picture…a real estate agent. Usually very likable people, right? Most likely you envision something like this: a nice face, a pleasant laugh, a knowledgable and friendly persona. A perfectly normal human being, present in the periphery of your life during the few times you buy or sell a home.

Now peel back that innocuous outer layer of your agent’s face, and replace the congenial visage with a chilling, dead-eyed mask. The friendliness is transformed to calculating judgement, the human warmth reconstituted into a sick, sharp, obsessive madness. Picture this new creature hovering just out of sight, watching you while you’re unaware, laser-focused on your smallest movement, greedily recording the minutiae of your life for later consumption. He or she flicks idly through your things without your knowledge, stopping to delve further when finding something of interest, devouring both your secrets and your most trivial private actions with satisfaction.

Now you’ve got some idea of the psyche of William Heming. He’s the proprietor of an estate agency in a quaint London suburb, and he has kept copies of the keys to every house he’s ever sold.  They line the walls of his apartment, thousands of glittering talismans, portals to his secret visits to his former clients’ homes. On the surface, he is bland and banal and forgettable, possessed of that droll British sense of respectability. On the inside, he is a straight-up sociopath.

The book is narrated in the first person through Mr. Heming’s eyes, and bit by bit, he ever-so-nonchalantly reveals the magnitude of his creepiness. I continually found myself thinking Wait, he did WHAT? He recounts his voyeurism in such a calm voice that you may be several sentences into an appalling passage before you fully realize what he’s done. He has the same dry composure when recalling his childhood, subtly adding a few pixels at a time to the image of his damaged soul, until suddenly, the full and heart-wrenching picture is complete. (What could be so horrifying about a ‘mothering cat?’ What could a child possibly do to lose the love of the adults in his life? You’ll have to read it—thoughtfully—to find out.)

Mr. Heming’s own existence becomes the focus of attention after his fantasy life and his real life intersect as he stalks an attractive young woman named Abigail, who is dating a piggish married man. Suddenly, he’s on the radar screen of the police and his co-workers as his picturesque little community reels from the discovery of a dead body in a garden.

Will they uncover his secret?

I enjoyed this book—a lot—but must disclose that as a nerdy child, I read every single one of Agatha Christie’s crime novels. I loved the aura of early twentieth-century England, which seemed to me to be both distinctly recognizable and distinctly foreign. This novel is written with almost exactly the same old-fashioned voice; Mr. Heming would seem more at home stepping out of Downton Abbey or hanging out with Patricia Highsmith’s morally compromised Mr. Ripley than he does puttering around in the modern age with cell phones and computers. The more formal tone of the writing seems odd in the early chapters, but you quickly adjust. Fans of British thrillers will love this novel. Real estate agents—maybe not so much ;)

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In classical oocyte culture, the fertilized oocytes/embryos are examined once a day under the microscope outside the protective environment of the incubator. This means potential stress for the cells, which can severely impair embryonic development. Embryo development in this classical procedure remains a "black box" in which the laboratory employee does not know what happens in the time between two controls.

Embryoscopy makes it possible to continuously observe and evaluate the development of fertilised ova and embryos in a special incubator. For this purpose, a photograph of the developing cells is taken at short intervals using a high-tech microscope equipped with a camera. A special analysis software creates a temporary time-lapse image of each individual embryo from these images. An experienced employee from the IVF laboratory can evaluate the cell development and select not only the optimal cells, but also the right time for a successful embryo transfer. This is not possible with a conventional incubator.


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Characterized as a book on "planetology," this volume is based on a research study by Stephen Dole done for the RAND corporation and is an admirably thorough analysis — and a technical one — of all the physically significant environmental characteristics necessary to sustain life as we know it on planete other than earth. Thus, statistics tell us that there must be some 600 million habitable planets in our galaxy, of which some 50 are habitable ones within 100 light years, and that Alpha Centauri, the star system nearest us, has one chance in 9.3 in having a habitable planet available. An attempt has been made to broaden the appeal of the study, but it remains essentially valuable for the science-oriented person with a strong interest in the theoretic possibilities of humanoid extraterrestrial life. A specialized book in astronomy. Read full book review >


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A video of what appears to be an Amazon "mothership" deploying out drones has quickly spread across social media this week, gaining millions of views in the process.

For many, it’s a frightening symbol of a dystopian future. In fact, one viral tweet showcasing the giant blimp video chose “borderline dystopian” as the exact description of it.

Is this massive Amazon drone mothership real?

No, we can Verify this video was created with computer-generated graphics. However, the patent for this sort of technology does exist.

The original video was posted by a Japanese artist shortly after April Fools' Day began in Japan.

As evidence that it was computer-generated, the artist posted their inspirations, how they created it, and where the background came from all within the original tweet’s thread.

While the floating behemoth in the video isn’t real, there is a lot of truth that went behind the creation of this video.

The design of the aircraft itself is inspired by a real Lockheed Martin product called the Hybrid Airship.

On its website, Lockheed Martin explains the main selling point of the Hybrid Airship is its capabilities to transport heavy cargo to remote locations without roads.

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The usage of Amazon in the video was inspired by reality, as well.

Amazon filed a patent in late 2014 for an “airborne fulfillment center (AFC) and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to deliver items from the AFC to users.”

Essentially that patent, which was approved in April of 2016, is for an airborne warehouse that uses drones for deliveries.

Within the patent, it’s proposed an AFC could fly above a metropolitan area or above an event like a football game. It’s also proposed that the drones may have to return to a ground facility after making the delivery because the high altitude of the AFC may make the drones’ return to the ship unfeasible.

It’s important to note that these are just proposals and theory-crafting -- Amazon has not built anything like this yet. There’s a possibility they never actually make this a reality. However, there is also a possibility that it does become real eventually, if not in the near future.

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A loud call echoes across the Alpine meadows. The brown and white spotted beauties rise slowly. They look around. Then walk slowly up the hill. Following the distinctive call. Their destination in view. The stable. It's five in the afternoon. Two hours later and all the cows have been milked, and their milk loaded onto the tractor trailer in milk cans. Ready to be transported the few meters to the Ackernalm show dairy in Thiersee.

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9/10/19 Girls Volleyball: Eastlake 3, Del Norte 0

North vs. South as Del Norte girls volleyball hosts Eastlake in a non-league game.

In the opening set the Nighthawks’ Maritza Serna and Olivia Lewandowski combine for a strong block; Serna finishes with team-high 3 blocks.

The Titans’ Madi Bogle with a team-high nine kills as Eastlake wins the final set 26-24 and the match 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 26-24).

Del Norte’s Noelle Elkginton with 10 kills while Cristina Alpizar finishes with 6 kills; the Nighthawks’ Audrey Dennison finishes with three blocks.

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Water, the outdoors, music: all things Austinites enjoy, especially when the weather is nice. And all three can go well with some type of beverage in hand.

That was the case during this weekend’s Aqua Olympics. The fourth annual family/tattoo/dog-friendly event, presented by Fun Fun Fun Fest, took over Fiesta Gardens on Saturday afternoon. Events included classic outdoor games like a potato sack race, balloon toss and a ‘6-legged’ race. And, in typical Fun Fun Fun Fest fashion, there were activities like a paddleboard joust on Lady Bird Lake, a taco cannon, a belching contest, and a ‘lagoon launch’ where some of Austin’s best BMX bikers shot down a ramp, flew and flipped through the air, landing in the lake. For many, it could be considered a typical Austin afternoon.

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The Skroks are here. They're a youthful, all-male brass band in town from one of Austin's sister cities, Angers, France.

So what brings an overseas band to Austin? Exactly what appeals to young bands across the world: touring, playing music and meeting fans.

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In 2006 a small music festival began in Austin’s Waterloo Park. It was aimed at the city’s alternative music scene and headlined by Austin’s own psych rockers, The Black Angels.

Nine years later, Fun Fun Fun Fest has grown to become one of the premiere independent music festivals in the country, attracting international acts and attention. At a special event Monday night, the festival’s producers, Transmission Events, revealed this year’s lineup. And you may want to remember to bring your earplugs.

This year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup features a medley of heavy metal and punk, with legendary acts such as Judas Priest, King Diamond, Dinosaur Jr. and Rocket from the Crypt. Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, Sick of It All, Amon Amarth, Black Lips and Glassjaw are also bringing the noise.

Over the weekend, television’s longest running music program– Austin City Limits, celebrated the first induction ceremony for the new Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.  ACL returned to its original home at PBS’s KLRU Studio 6A Saturday evening to honor those who have left their mark on the show. The event featured more than a few famous faces.

Asked to dress Austin chic, the invitation-only crowd was, well, classically Austin. Plenty of boots, cowboy hats and jeans. Many of the women turned out in heels and dresses.  But arguably the best-dressed man in attendance was Lyle Lovett – in his signature suit and tie.

Lovett was there to honor Willie Nelson who was ACL’s first-ever inductee into the Hall of Fame.

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In Austin, many see live music not just as an opportunity, but as a way of life.

Every day brings the possibility to see a variety of talents – both from music’s biggest and brightest, to up-and-coming acts in Austin’s live music scene.

For many outside Central Texas, Austin’s “Live Music Capital of the World” status is summed up by two of the city’s biggest music festivals: South by Southwest and the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The latter, now in its 13th year, carries the brand of the historic Austin City Limits television show, which has a rich and storied history all its own.

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Calling it one of their most energetic lineups to date, the 13th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival also includes a blast of nostalgia.

Pearl Jam is headlining and The Replacements are top billed. Major hip-hop acts of the 2000s, Outkast and Eminem are also headliners. The festival also sees a significant number of electronic music acts with Calvin Harris and Skrillex headlining – and groups such as Major Lazer, Zedd, Phantogram, Chromeo and CHVRCHES in the big font. Beck rounds out the list of this year’s headliners.

Last year’s festival drew some criticism for a lack of female performers. However, this year’s top billing includes international superstars, Lana Del Rey and Lorde (though the latter will be for the second weekend only). Female acts such as St. Vincent, Iggy Azalea, Jenny Lewis, Nikki Lane, tUnE -yArDs and My Brightest Diamond also made the cut.

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Update: KUTX was there for Honk!TX this weekend. Check out video from the festival below, and see more photos here.

Original story (March 21): South By Southwest has come and gone, but Austin's festival season is in full swing.

If there’s one common sight at South By Southwest it’s brands.

Doritos to Samsung and everything in between. And some criticize the festival, saying it’s become more about the brands, when it used to be about – the bands.

But there’s at least one brand, a big one,  that says they’re using their name to search out and develop undiscovered musical talent.

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Austin’s Vulcan Gas Company was only open for a few years in the 1960s.

But in that brief time the music venue showcased legendary acts like the Velvet Underground, Janis Joplin and Moby Grape.
It’s been revered as one of the early homes of psychedelic rock and helped pave the way for legendary Austin music establishment- the Armadillo World Headquarters.

Tonight, as the South By Southwest Music festival gets underway, the Vulcan Gas Company name has been revived – in a new location.
Here’s a look back at its past and what the owners of its new incarnation hope to offer.

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It takes a lot of manpower to put on a festival, especially as one as big as South by Southwest.

"One thing that I don't think a lot of people realize is that there's like 200 people that have full time jobs at South by Southwest," says SXSW cofounder and managing director Roland Swenson. "During the event there are hundreds of more temporary workers that we hire."

When it comes to volunteers, Swenson knows there's a lot – even if he's not quite sure of the number.

"You know I think there's going to be over 3,000," he says. "I don't have a precise count, but that's for 15 days of South by Southwest."

When you think of Austin’s "Live Music Capital of the World" status, what kind of music do you think of? Lots of genres may come to mind, but possibly not its thriving underground electronic and dance music scene. Tonight Learning Secrets – one of Austin’s longest running dance parties – celebrates their 10-year anniversary.

OK. But what is Learning Secrets?

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Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis: They’re all famous musicians who also moonlighted as visual artists.

Now, Joe Ely – the Flatlander known by many as the Springsteen of the Southwest – joins their ranks. Ely has been keeping sketches, drawings and photographs since he began life on the road in his teens traveling the U.S. and Europe.

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Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks off as at Auditorium Shores starting today.

The festival began eight years ago as a small music showcase in downtown Austin. Since then, it’s become one of the top independent festivals for music lovers. Known for its relaxed and creative atmosphere, the festival now includes comedy, action sports and flying tacos.

Given all it takes to put on a music festival, you wouldn’t expect as much laughter and humor from festival organizers, Transmission Events, this close to their event. But the vibe over at the temporary small east Austin office was anything but serious. It’s clear that fest creators like to have, well, fun.

“We had half-pipe diaper changing stations last year,” says Transmission and Fun Fun Fun Fest co-founder, James Moody. “They are all miniature half pipes. One time we tried to run the stats about how many black t-shirts are at our fest. I would say it’s 65 percent more than that of ACL Fest. I don’t know what it means but I know it’s true [laughing]. So, we could sit here for an hour and talk about all those little differences – it’s one big difference if you roll them all up.

Mary Kang, KUT

The Austin City Limits Music Festival isn’t the only production put on by parent company C3 Presents. In addition to booking and promoting Austin concerts throughout the year, C3 also puts on Chicago’s annual Lollapalooza music festival.

Like ACL, Lollapalooza is hosted on public parkland, requiring a contract with the city. So how do the contracts compare? KUT scoured C3’s deals with Austin and Chicago to find out.

Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon, KUT News

Anyone that’s attended the Austin City Limits Music Festival understands the importance of the weather over the weekend. You might remember the dustbowl year, or the Dillo Dirt mud-fest.  While Friday was hot and humid, Saturday’s cooler temperatures ushered a forgotten sensation into town. And the change seemed to be all anyone could talk about.

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In what is being called the first-of-its-kind alliance worldwide, Austin and Toronto, Canada have established what they are calling the Music City Alliance.

While Toronto is roughly four times the size of Austin, the city has been publicly looking at Austin’s model of success to promote Toronto’s music scene. Officials from both cities met during this year’s South By Southwest to begin talks about forming a partnership to promote economic growth.

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After a month of leaks and guessing games, the official music lineup in out. This year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest headliners are: M.I.A., Slayer, MGMT, Jurassic 5, Snoop Dogg, Descendents, Ice-T, Television, and FLAG.

The official release is Wednesday morning when weekend passes go on sale, but the full music lineup was revealed Tuesday night at a Fun Fun Fun Fest sponsored screening of the documentary, Vannin’, in Austin.

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No more leaks: the full Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup is out.

Sure, British rock band Muse had accidentally confirmed their performance during an interview with a Montreal radio station. Over the weekend other band names like Portugal. The Man, Neko Case and D’Angelo appeared on beer coozies and Topo Chico bottle caps around town. And last week cheeky ads were placed in the Austin Chronicle (“For a little Fun. Call 555-ACL-FEST”).  But just after midnight this morning, the full lineup was finally unveiled.

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“We’re at a festival, and what is more beautiful than watching someone try?” squeaked Maria Bamford on Thursday night at Austin’s Stateside Theater. The comedian had just attempted a new bit that didn’t quite pay off the way she planned. But she was able to pull it off, thanks to an admission of her own failure and a happy, comedy-loving audience.

Bamford isn’t the only comic trying out new material in Austin: she’s one of a 109 stand-up comedians performing at this year’s Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival (and one of the more recognizable faces at this year’s festival, either for her series of off-kilter Target commercials or her famously strange on-stage antics and voices).

Nathan Bernier, KUT News

The Austin Police Chief says an incident this week in which police officers fatally shot a man was not a mental health call.

Chief Art Acevedo is responding to the Texas Civil Rights Project calling for the city to appoint an independent professional consultant to help police handle incidents involving people with mental illness.

Here’s how Chief Acevedo characterizes this week’s incident, in which a man was shot after pointing a shotgun at APD officers.

“It was not a mental health call," Acevedo said. "It was a public safety threat call, where the, the absolute safety of our residents was at risk. The Austin Police Department received information that the decedent in that case was suicidal and homicidal and threatening to hurt others.”

The Texas Civil Rights Project is calling for more involvement from the Austin Police Monitor’s Office in assessing calls involving use of force.

Tyler Pratt for KUT News

The U.S. Supreme Court continues its examination of same-sex marriage today, taking up arguments in one part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Yesterday, as the court took a look at Proposition 8 – the constitutional ban on gay marriage in California– two rallies hit the Texas State Capitol: one to promote traditional values and another to support same-sex marriage.

Filipa Rodrigues for KUT News

As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today over same-sex marriage, here in Austin, people on both sides of the issues surrounding the cases will gather at the Capitol.

Governor Rick Perry is expected to be the featured speaker at the "Faith and Family" rally in support of so-called "traditional values."

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SXSW Gaming Expo kicked off today, with thousands of people filling the Palmer Events Center. From computer tech to board games, the expo has companies from all over country unveiling their new demos.

"The Gaming Expo is a great opportunity for people who had been reading about games or had seen them online, to actually come in and try them out," says Nintendo of America's Kit Ellis. Nintendo is premiering more than 10 video games.

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The red carpet was out, a fancy dinner was served, Turk Pipkin shot ping pong balls out of his mouth... Last night was just another weird night in Austin—only with a lot more famous faces than usual.

The 13th Annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards brought out hundreds of film lovers and some of Hollywood’s biggest stars—many with deep Texas roots.

The annual event raises money for the Austin Film Society. The ceremony honors Texans who have achieved success in the film industry.

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The Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new exhibit — "Through the Eyes of Texas: Masterworks from Alumni Collections". The exhibit features almost 200 pieces of art from the private collections of UT alumni.

The exhibit features work that spans the globe and human history.

Tyler Pratt for KUT News

Update: Austin appears to have survived its first weekend without single-use plastic bags. But, judging from Twitter, many are still getting used to the change.

Update: Travis County Parks reversed its decision to change boating rules at Hippie Hollow on Lake Travis at a public meeting last night.

In fact, after about a week of tension between Travis County Parks and people who frequent Hippie Hollow, the meeting ended with laughter and applause.

“This is a great example of a grass roots movement. Where people are trying to reach out the administrators who work in their government and the guys come to the table and listen to what the folks have to say,” Friends of the Hollow member Randall Huntsinger said.

Tyler Pratt, KUT News

In 1836, William Barret Travis famously wrote “Victory or Death” in his appeal for more troops during the Battle of The Alamo. 177 years later, the iconic letter is returning to the Alamo for a brief exhibit later this month.

Currently, the letter is safely held at Austin’s Texas State Archives and Library Building, away from the harmful UV rays that have deteriorated its condition.

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Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell has promised a public vote on an urban rail system before he leaves office. Considering Austin was just ranked the fourth worst U.S. city for traffic congestion, that news could make for a lot of happy commuters.

Meanwhile, a California group envisions a national high-speed rail system that could transport a person from any major city to another in hours. And this vision has Austin as major train connection hub.

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The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation announced a ten year commitment to turn Austin in a center of health care excellence. The foundation is donating $50 million to the University of Texas’s new medical school. It will be called the Dell Medical School.

The foundation also pledged $10 million to Austin and Travis County community health quality and access programs over the next decade.


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Good News For “Frozen” Fans: A Sequel!

Just when you thought the “Frozen” frenzy was dying down, Disney has announced that it will release a “Frozen” sequel short film, bringing Elsa, Olaf, and Anna back to the big screen.

In the film, appropriately called “Frozen Fever,” Elsa and Olaf set out to throw Anna the best birthday ever, but Elsa’s icy powers threaten to derail their plans.

If you don’t want to wait until spring to get your “Frozen” fix, ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” also plans to do a “Frozen”-themed episode this season, bringing the characters of the beloved Disney movie to live action form.

Either way, it seems “Frozen” fans won’t have to “let it go” any time soon.

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With my father riding shotgun, we’d hunted most the day. The weather wasn’t good. Might be a blizzard on the way.

We used to do our hunting all on foot, as most men do. Now we sit here in a nice warm truck. The windshield frames our view.

My father’s legs just aren’t the same since he turned ninety two. From waist up, though, he’s still as strong as the likes of me and you.

We chopped some wood the other day. Not once did he complain. He kept up with the younger guys. Still thinks that he’s John Wayne.

We drove a little down the road and stopped to have a snack. The sun was getting low then, so I thought we’d head on back.

Then all at once a nice-sized buck came running up the road and sliding some in places where it had already snowed.

We could see he was a hunter’s dream. Those antlers! Proof, for sure. I threw one in the chamber and opened up my door.

He stopped and took a look at us from fifty yards or so. My father checked him out, then said, “Why don’t we let him go.”

A few years back I’d heard that once Dad passed up on a buck. I wonder if the deer today knows that he had some luck.

Did my father have a reason to let that big buck go? I doubt I’ll ever ask him, so I guess I’ll never know.

The ride back home was quiet. As usual, I’d say. I’d seen my father’s softer side. Also my lucky day.

From now on when I’m hunting and get a trophy shot. Will there be a chance I’ll let him go? At this point, prob’ly not.

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The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. Declassified records show RCMP intelligence officials devised a secret Cold War plan to use a hidden briefcase camera to photograph Communists and Soviet Bloc officials travelling through Toronto’s airport. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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RCMP intelligence officials devised a secret Cold War plan to use a hidden briefcase camera to photograph Communists and Soviet Bloc personnel travelling through Toronto’s airport, declassified records show.

The idea of snapping surreptitious images developed in late November 1964 when a member of the RCMP’s security and intelligence branch drafted a memo touting the possible help of a special police squad working at the bustling Toronto International Airport.

The squad, which included members of the provincial and Toronto police forces, kept tabs on the travel of prominent criminals, watching flights daily from 6 a.m. into the wee hours of the next morning.

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At the time, two decades before the birth of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the RCMP was responsible for monitoring suspected subversives and foreign spies.

In light of frequent air travel by leading Communist Party of Canada members, East Bloc embassy personnel and others of interest to the Mounties, the future co-operation of the airport squad “might prove rewarding,” and its members had already indicated a willingness to assist, the memo said.

The Canadian Press obtained details of the RCMP’s Photographic Sighting Program from Library and Archives Canada through the Access to Information Act. Some passages of the internal correspondence, though more than half a century old, were considered too sensitive to release.

Under the plan outlined in the 1964 memo, the Mounties would provide the airport squad with file photos of people of interest so members could keep their eyes peeled for them.

For instance, the RCMP memo said, a certain member of the Cuban consulate in Toronto often went to the airport to meet Cuban couriers and other officials visiting the Toronto area or heading to destinations in Canada or the United States.

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Senior Mounties decided to run the concept by their counter-intelligence and counter-subversion officials.

One said the worth of such a program would be “marginal at best,” noting people of interest tended to fly through Montreal, not Toronto. Another said there were “no great advantages to be gained,” though there would be occasions when the squad’s services “could be of very definite value.”

In addition, an RCMP member involved in criminal investigations had been part of the airport squad on a trial basis for some time, and could help assess the merit of assisting with intelligence efforts.

A wary William Kelly, the RCMP’s director of security intelligence, agreed in March 1965 that the Mounties should work with the airport squad “only on an ad hoc basis, and if the member from our force has full control.”

Kelly saw potential benefits but also problems that “could prove fatal to our operation.”

Members of other police forces lacked knowledge of RCMP security procedures and policies, were not screened by the force and had taken no oath of secrecy related to intelligence work, he wrote.

Kelly said careful consideration must be given to details shared with squad members, adding the RCMP should ensure “that highly sensitive cases are not included.”

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Christopher Lee is the Co-Founder & Principal of Serie Architects with offices in London, …
Christopher Lee is the Co-Founder & Principal of Serie Architects with offices in London, Mumbai, Singapore and Beijing.

Christopher Lee is the Co-Founder and Principal of Serie Architects with offices in London, Mumbai, Singapore and Beijing. He leads the design of Serie across all four offices.

He is Associate Professor in Practice of Urban Design at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) in Cambridge, MA, USA (2013-).

He was previously a Design Critic at the Harvard GSD (2011-12), Director of the Architectural Association (AA) Projective Cities MPhil Programme (2010-12) and AA Diploma and Intermediate Unit Master (2002-09).

He was appointed as a London Mayor’s Design Advocate to work on the Good Growth by Design programme addressing key challenges facing London's built environment (2017-).

Christopher Lee graduated with the AA Diploma (Honors), received the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President’s Medal Commendation Award, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture and Urbanism from the Berlage Institute and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), the Netherlands.

Serie was founded in 2008 and is the recipient of the prestigious BD Young Architect of the Year Award; was named as one of ten visionary architects for the new decade by the Leading European Architects Forum; and was selected by ICON as one of 20 Essential Young Architects in the world (2008).

He has published articles in research in journals including Journal of Architecture, Architectural Design, and Architecture Today. He has also contributed to publications including Shaping Cities (Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2016); Common Frameworks: Rethinking the Developmental City in China (Harvard GSD, 2015); and Typological Urbanism: Projective Cities, Architectural Design (Wiley, 2011), and been a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Architecture Research & Development, Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs and Journal of City, Culture & Architecture.

The practice is known for its theoretical position which emphasises the study of building typologies and their evolution. Serie advocates careful study of historical building precedents as a basis for speculating on new solutions. With a close relationship to the AA School of Architecture and Harvard GSD, Serie has re-opened interest in this field as one of the key areas of architectural discourse.

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Lapland Hotels buys Ylläs Saaga hotel from Holiday Club

Lapland Hotels buys Ylläs Saaga hotel and restaurant business operations from Holiday Club Resorts Oy. Ylläs Saaga will be transferred to the proprietorship of Lapland Hotels on 1st November 2014 and at the same time the name of the hotel will change to Lapland Hotel Saaga. There are 84 rooms, four restaurants, spa and beauty treatment department, a gym, conference rooms and 113 Chalet apartments for brokerage in the hotel. The personnel of the hotel Saaga will move into service of Lapland Hotels as old employees.
Holiday Club bought the hotel, opened in 2003, from Paperiliitto in 2011. The establishment of Ylläs Saaga started the building process of a versatile tourist village around the hotel and the hotel still is an important engine of the tourist village in the area.
“The location of Saaga in the side of the lake Ylläsjärvi just at the base of the slopes will bring an important contribution to our supply in Ylläs. The spa hotel also supports strongly the operation of our two hotels located in Äkäslompolo village. In addition, tourism in Lapland, and Ylläs as an essential contributor in it, are still in the track of growth. Now it is the right moment to enforce the operational preconditions of the chain for the future growth”, Pertti Yliniemi, the chairman of the Lapland Hotels board of directors, presents as reasons for the acquisition. “Our turnover also has increased for four consecutive years and regardless of the difficult economical situation in the sector and throughout Finland, we managed to grow during the financial year that ended last summer”, says Yliniemi.
“Holiday Club concentrates its investments and operations to holiday resorts where we are able to provide our customers the whole range of services including time share and Villas. Especially we have invested in our biggest holiday resorts Katinkulta and Saimaa in recent years. The Ylläs region is a wonderful holiday destination and Holiday Club will still have over 70 holiday apartments and a sales office in Äkäslompolo. We are glad that we found the best possible company among all the tourism entrepreneurs of Lapland to develop Ylläs Saaga”, says Vesa Tengman, the CEO of Holiday Club. The acquisition includes a cooperation agreement between Lapland Hotels and Holiday Club in the Ylläs region.

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For further information: Vesa Tengman, CEO, Holiday Club Resorts Oy, +358 (0) 500 421 515

Ylläs, located close to the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, is the biggest ski resort in Finland (63 slopes, 28 lifts, 430 m difference in altitude, 330 km cross-country skiing tracks). The ensemble of 7 fells creates a one of a kind environment for Ylläs and provides unique surroundings for hiking also in summer time. Ylläs is also famous for its two genuine Lappish villages: Äkäslompolo and Ylläsjärvi. The landscape route going around the fell and connecting the two villages is also one of the most fantastic roads in Finland.

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Holiday Club Resorts Oy is the leading company in the sector of time share in Europe and a remarquable operator in free time accomodation and tourism. Company owners include the executive management of the company, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd, Varma, Suomen Teollisuussijoitus Oy, Ilmarinen, Fennia Group and a group of Finnish private investors. Holiday Club Resorts Oy has 30 holiday resorts and 1700 holiday apartments. In the six of the resorts there is a spa hotel in addition to holiday apartments. Nine resorts are located outside Finland in Sweden and in Spain in Costa del Sol and Canary Islands. Holiday Club has about 50 000 families with time share contract. In the financial year 2013–2014, the turnover was 124 million euro and there were 812 persons in the service of the company in the end of the year. For further information: www.holidayclub.fi

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