Festivalinfo
Festivalinfo.se, was launched prior to the festival season in 2002 by Marcus Österberg, Mikael Josefsson and Anders Pil Lövkvist and to give festival fans a chance to plan, book and follow what was happening on the festival arena.
The site is the leading independent Festival and Concert Portal in Europe with about 100,000 unique visitors per month and monitor about 600 festivals, concerts and music events yearly across Europe. It is maintained by a large number of crew, most of whom are (or have previously been) involved with the festival industry or are true music lovers.
History
The concept for Festivalinfo was conceived by Marcus Österberg, Festivalinfo's founder, in 2002. Festivalinfo was developed to:
* Provide festival and concert visitors an overview of music festivals and music events in northern Europe.
* Help festival and concert organisers to reach out with its information in the rough media landscape despite low media and PR budgets through a free of charge festival organiser account system.
* Develop services to simplify the functions that the organisers did not have resources to develop themselves such as RSS feeds, job database for volunteer festival workers, etc
In October 2007 Festivalinfo.se was translated to English and launched as Festivalinfo.net to become Europe's leading festival and concert portal.
In April 2007 Marcus Österberg and Andreas Swahn, CEO of Studentis Group's initiated merger talks and in July 2007 Festivalinfo was merged into Studentis Group.
External links:
Festivalinfo.net
Festivalinfo.se
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Festivalinfo.se, was launched prior to the festival season in 2002 by Marcus Österberg, Mikael Josefsson and Anders Pil Lövkvist and to give festival fans a chance to plan, book and follow what was happening on the festival arena.
The site is the leading independent Festival and Concert Portal in Europe with about 100,000 unique visitors per month and monitor about 600 festivals, concerts and music events yearly across Europe. It is maintained by a large number of crew, most of whom are (or have previously been) involved with the festival industry or are true music lovers.
History
The concept for Festivalinfo was conceived by Marcus Österberg, Festivalinfo's founder, in 2002. Festivalinfo was developed to:
* Provide festival and concert visitors an overview of music festivals and music events in northern Europe.
* Help festival and concert organisers to reach out with its information in the rough media landscape despite low media and PR budgets through a free of charge festival organiser account system.
* Develop services to simplify the functions that the organisers did not have resources to develop themselves such as RSS feeds, job database for volunteer festival workers, etc
In October 2007 Festivalinfo.se was translated to English and launched as Festivalinfo.net to become Europe's leading festival and concert portal.
In April 2007 Marcus Österberg and Andreas Swahn, CEO of Studentis Group's initiated merger talks and in July 2007 Festivalinfo was merged into Studentis Group.
External links:
Festivalinfo.net
Festivalinfo.se
Published Articles:
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Snuttis
Snuttis, or Snuttis.com was launched by Daniele Testa as a parody on the Swedish youth community Lunarstorm. Strangely it caught a major interest as Swedish youth started to register in large numbers. By 2003 Snuttis had 1.3 million registered members and was one of Nordic’s leading online communities.
Snuttis was the first online community to offer the users to see which friends that were online and one of the first to offer free SMS to its users.
History
The community was conceived by Daniele Testa, in Skara, Sweden Snuttis's founder, in 2000. Snuttis was developed to:
* Provide young Swedish internet users an alternative to Lunarstorm.
* Offer an even more casual and laid back commmunications platform to cater for the needs of the youth.
* Develop services to help users communicate with each other over long distances, free of charge or cheaply.
In 2004 Snuttis was split into tow parts the Snuttis Kids for the youth below 18 years of age and the Snuttis Grown Up to those above 18 years.
In December 2006 Daniele Testa and Andreas Swahn, CEO of Studentis Group's initiated merger talks and in January 2007 Snuttis was merged into Studentis Group along with Nappet.se, Spana.com, xForum.se, Users.se, Exice.se, Snyggis.se and Webfolk.se.
Snuttis, or Snuttis.com was launched by Daniele Testa as a parody on the Swedish youth community Lunarstorm. Strangely it caught a major interest as Swedish youth started to register in large numbers. By 2003 Snuttis had 1.3 million registered members and was one of Nordic’s leading online communities.
Snuttis was the first online community to offer the users to see which friends that were online and one of the first to offer free SMS to its users.
History
The community was conceived by Daniele Testa, in Skara, Sweden Snuttis's founder, in 2000. Snuttis was developed to:
* Provide young Swedish internet users an alternative to Lunarstorm.
* Offer an even more casual and laid back commmunications platform to cater for the needs of the youth.
* Develop services to help users communicate with each other over long distances, free of charge or cheaply.
In 2004 Snuttis was split into tow parts the Snuttis Kids for the youth below 18 years of age and the Snuttis Grown Up to those above 18 years.
In December 2006 Daniele Testa and Andreas Swahn, CEO of Studentis Group's initiated merger talks and in January 2007 Snuttis was merged into Studentis Group along with Nappet.se, Spana.com, xForum.se, Users.se, Exice.se, Snyggis.se and Webfolk.se.
Avelyn Desbris is a fictional character in The DemonWars Saga.
Biography
Avelyn Desbris was born in God's Year 796 in the small village of Youmaneff in the kingdom of Honce-the-Bear to Jayson and Annalisa Desbris. The youngest of ten children, he was raised by his parents in his village until God's Year 816 when, after eight years of study, Avelyn entered the gates of St. Mere-Abelle as a brother of the Abellican Church. Once inside the monastery Avelyn began his training in the martial-arts and in the use of the magical gemstones called Ring Stones. While he was lacking in the former, in comparison to the other monks of St. Mere-Abelle, Avelyn excelled in the workings of gemstone magic.
Pimaninicuit
As time went on Avelyn was watched by those in power in the Church. Finally, the day came when he and three other brothers were chosen to sail to the holy island of Pimaninicuit, home of the blessed Ring Stones, to bless as many stones as possible and bring them back to the monastery. It was during his travel on the ship Windrunner that he met Dansally Comerwick, a young woman kept aboard ship for the pleasure of the crew and passengers. Avelyn and Dansally struck up a friendship while aboard the ship, talking to each other instead of spending their time as the rest of the crew did with the woman.
Avelyn and the other brothers finally reached Pimaninicuit. Once there Avelyn and another Abellican, Thagraine, went ashore and awaited the fall of the Ring Stones. It was there that Thagraine died and Avelyn discovered a large amethyst gemstone. The brothers returned to the ship and from there travelled back to St. Mere-Abelle. Their return marked one of the darkest days in Avelyn's life and began to lead the monk down the road away from the church.
The Mad Friar
Avelyn Desbris would leave his beloved church not long after his return from the island. The reason for his departure stemmed from the destruction of the Windrunner, the ship that had taken the young man and his peers to the sacred island. The destruction of the ship and the death of Dansally, however, was merely a step in that direction. It was due to Avelyn's use of a hematite, a soul stone, to travel from his body that truly caused him to leave. For, it was the use of that stone that allowed him to see that Bestesbulzibar, the demon dactyl, had awakened.
Avelyn fled from the church, stealing a handful of gemstones -- including the mysterious purple amethyst -- and became a wayward monk and a drunkard who fought others and preached the return of the dactyl. It was during one such encounter that he met Jilseponie Ault, now a soldier of the King's Men. The two became fast friends, as well as teacher and student after Pony gained insight into the use of the powerful Ring Stones during a healing session with the soul stone.
Yet, while Avelyn left the church, the church did not leave him. Unbeknownst to the now portly older man, a brother, one of the four who accompanied Avelyn on the quest for the Ring Stones, was given the title of Brother Justice and sent after the newly titled Mad Friar to take back the Ring Stones. Once Brother Justice found Avelyn he ended up kidnapping Jilseponie in order to get Avelyn and the stones back. Fotunately, the Mad Friar was in the Timberlands at the time with Pony. Meeting Elbryan Wyndon, he told the ranger of his plight and together they rescued Pony.
The DemonWar
Soon, the Demon War began when the dactyl sent its army to attack the villages of the Timberlands. After many battles it he and others eventually confronted the Demon Dactyl. Avelyn was cut off from the others during the fight and had to fight the Dractyl on his own, and despite his skill with the magic stones the demon too powerful for. Avelyn was used both the purple amethyst, which he destroyed using the ranger sword Tempest to destroy the physical form of the dactyl, at the cost of his own life when the amethyst's magic was released. When it was over Avelyn was buried under tons of rock, only his arm exposed to the surface. His hand clutched his bag of gemstones and Tempest.
The Miracle of Avelyn
There was much to do after the Demon War. The reconstruction of the kingdom of Honce-the-Bear became vital, but was quickly made less important with the advent of the rosey plague, a sickness which created a rosy circle on its victims and eventually lead to death in most. Jilseponie Ault tended to the sick and dying as best she could, as did others, until finally the woman discovered that kissing the blood which dripped from the dead palm of Avelyn Desbris would cure those who had the plague. Pilgrims came from all over to do so, considering the instantaneous healing to be the miracle of Avelyn.
Biography
Avelyn Desbris was born in God's Year 796 in the small village of Youmaneff in the kingdom of Honce-the-Bear to Jayson and Annalisa Desbris. The youngest of ten children, he was raised by his parents in his village until God's Year 816 when, after eight years of study, Avelyn entered the gates of St. Mere-Abelle as a brother of the Abellican Church. Once inside the monastery Avelyn began his training in the martial-arts and in the use of the magical gemstones called Ring Stones. While he was lacking in the former, in comparison to the other monks of St. Mere-Abelle, Avelyn excelled in the workings of gemstone magic.
Pimaninicuit
As time went on Avelyn was watched by those in power in the Church. Finally, the day came when he and three other brothers were chosen to sail to the holy island of Pimaninicuit, home of the blessed Ring Stones, to bless as many stones as possible and bring them back to the monastery. It was during his travel on the ship Windrunner that he met Dansally Comerwick, a young woman kept aboard ship for the pleasure of the crew and passengers. Avelyn and Dansally struck up a friendship while aboard the ship, talking to each other instead of spending their time as the rest of the crew did with the woman.
Avelyn and the other brothers finally reached Pimaninicuit. Once there Avelyn and another Abellican, Thagraine, went ashore and awaited the fall of the Ring Stones. It was there that Thagraine died and Avelyn discovered a large amethyst gemstone. The brothers returned to the ship and from there travelled back to St. Mere-Abelle. Their return marked one of the darkest days in Avelyn's life and began to lead the monk down the road away from the church.
The Mad Friar
Avelyn Desbris would leave his beloved church not long after his return from the island. The reason for his departure stemmed from the destruction of the Windrunner, the ship that had taken the young man and his peers to the sacred island. The destruction of the ship and the death of Dansally, however, was merely a step in that direction. It was due to Avelyn's use of a hematite, a soul stone, to travel from his body that truly caused him to leave. For, it was the use of that stone that allowed him to see that Bestesbulzibar, the demon dactyl, had awakened.
Avelyn fled from the church, stealing a handful of gemstones -- including the mysterious purple amethyst -- and became a wayward monk and a drunkard who fought others and preached the return of the dactyl. It was during one such encounter that he met Jilseponie Ault, now a soldier of the King's Men. The two became fast friends, as well as teacher and student after Pony gained insight into the use of the powerful Ring Stones during a healing session with the soul stone.
Yet, while Avelyn left the church, the church did not leave him. Unbeknownst to the now portly older man, a brother, one of the four who accompanied Avelyn on the quest for the Ring Stones, was given the title of Brother Justice and sent after the newly titled Mad Friar to take back the Ring Stones. Once Brother Justice found Avelyn he ended up kidnapping Jilseponie in order to get Avelyn and the stones back. Fotunately, the Mad Friar was in the Timberlands at the time with Pony. Meeting Elbryan Wyndon, he told the ranger of his plight and together they rescued Pony.
The DemonWar
Soon, the Demon War began when the dactyl sent its army to attack the villages of the Timberlands. After many battles it he and others eventually confronted the Demon Dactyl. Avelyn was cut off from the others during the fight and had to fight the Dractyl on his own, and despite his skill with the magic stones the demon too powerful for. Avelyn was used both the purple amethyst, which he destroyed using the ranger sword Tempest to destroy the physical form of the dactyl, at the cost of his own life when the amethyst's magic was released. When it was over Avelyn was buried under tons of rock, only his arm exposed to the surface. His hand clutched his bag of gemstones and Tempest.
The Miracle of Avelyn
There was much to do after the Demon War. The reconstruction of the kingdom of Honce-the-Bear became vital, but was quickly made less important with the advent of the rosey plague, a sickness which created a rosy circle on its victims and eventually lead to death in most. Jilseponie Ault tended to the sick and dying as best she could, as did others, until finally the woman discovered that kissing the blood which dripped from the dead palm of Avelyn Desbris would cure those who had the plague. Pilgrims came from all over to do so, considering the instantaneous healing to be the miracle of Avelyn.
Elbryan Wyndon is a fictional character in The DemonWars Saga.
Biography
Early years
Elbryan Wyndon was born in God's Year 804 in the village of Dundalis in the Timberlands to Olwan Wyndon, his father, and an unnamed mother. He grew up in the village in relative peace along with the other children of Dundalis, especially alongside his best friend Jilseponie Ault, also called Jilly (a name she despises) and Pony (Elbryan's secret name for her). That is, he grew up in peace until the day his father and the other men of the village returned bearing a dead goblin, a creature relegated to myth because of its scarcity in human-populated lands at the time.
Not long after Olwan and the other hunters brought forth the goblin corpse, more goblins and Fomorian giants attacked the village, destroying it and leaving only Pony and Elbryan alive. The two were separated for years, Pony to a family called the Chilichunks in the city of Palmaris and Elbryan to live and grow amongst the Touel'alfar (elves) of Ander'Blough Inniness.
Ranger Training and the Demon Wars
The elves of Ander'Blough Inniness began training Elbryan in the ways of the ranger in order to combat the rising evil in the land that was being fomented by Bestesbulzibar the demon dactyl. The winged creatures called him the "Blood of Mather" because Elbryan was the nephew of Mather Wyndon, a great ranger who had died years before. The young man grew strong and skilled among the elves, learning much from their intense training. It was during this time that he met Tuntun, an elf with very little regard for humans, and found one of his closest friends in Belli'mar Juraviel, his teacher. It was from Belli'mar's own father that he received Hawkwing, a longbow which could also double as a quarterstaff. The day he took the bow as his own Elbryan also took another name: He was now Tai'marawee, the Nightbird.
As the Nightbird, Elbryan went on to guard the Timberlands from goblins, powries and Fomorian giants while protecting the land from the incursions of ignorant humans. It was during this time that, with the aid of Avelyn Desbris, the Mad Friar, he rescued and was reunited with Jilseponie Ault. Not longer after, the Demon War began when the dactyl sent its inhuman forces to attack those same villages. With his friends' help, Elbryan led the people to safety. In the midst of this journey several important things impacted the ranger. First, he and Pony realized their love for each other. Secondly, the Nightbird was tested in battle against the risen corpse of his uncle, Mather. Once he proved himself in that battle he was found worthy to take up the ranger sword, Tempest. Finally, with the help of Avelyn, a stronger bond was created between the ranger and Symphony when a magical turquoise gemstone was imbedded in the horses's flesh.
In time, the three friends defeated the physical form of the dactyl, throwing its army into disarray. They then went on to combat the demon's spirit, which had corrupted the Abellican Church through the form of its Father Abbot, Dalebert Markwart, and his cronies. It was in their final victory against the Father Abbot's evil that Elbryan lost his life. After sustaining mortal wounds from Marcalo De'Unnero, one of the Father Abbot's men, he then went and aided Pony in her struggle against Markwart, their combined power being enough to defeat the demon infested man, however the strain was too much on his wounded body, and Elbryan succumbed to his wounds.
Later, Elbryan's corpse and a part of his spirit would be resurrected to serve his son, Aydrian Wyndon, who had also soccumbed to the possession of Bestesbulzibar. With Pony's help, the spirit of Elbryan was able to break free of the younger man's control and finally find peace.
Biography
Early years
Elbryan Wyndon was born in God's Year 804 in the village of Dundalis in the Timberlands to Olwan Wyndon, his father, and an unnamed mother. He grew up in the village in relative peace along with the other children of Dundalis, especially alongside his best friend Jilseponie Ault, also called Jilly (a name she despises) and Pony (Elbryan's secret name for her). That is, he grew up in peace until the day his father and the other men of the village returned bearing a dead goblin, a creature relegated to myth because of its scarcity in human-populated lands at the time.
Not long after Olwan and the other hunters brought forth the goblin corpse, more goblins and Fomorian giants attacked the village, destroying it and leaving only Pony and Elbryan alive. The two were separated for years, Pony to a family called the Chilichunks in the city of Palmaris and Elbryan to live and grow amongst the Touel'alfar (elves) of Ander'Blough Inniness.
Ranger Training and the Demon Wars
The elves of Ander'Blough Inniness began training Elbryan in the ways of the ranger in order to combat the rising evil in the land that was being fomented by Bestesbulzibar the demon dactyl. The winged creatures called him the "Blood of Mather" because Elbryan was the nephew of Mather Wyndon, a great ranger who had died years before. The young man grew strong and skilled among the elves, learning much from their intense training. It was during this time that he met Tuntun, an elf with very little regard for humans, and found one of his closest friends in Belli'mar Juraviel, his teacher. It was from Belli'mar's own father that he received Hawkwing, a longbow which could also double as a quarterstaff. The day he took the bow as his own Elbryan also took another name: He was now Tai'marawee, the Nightbird.
As the Nightbird, Elbryan went on to guard the Timberlands from goblins, powries and Fomorian giants while protecting the land from the incursions of ignorant humans. It was during this time that, with the aid of Avelyn Desbris, the Mad Friar, he rescued and was reunited with Jilseponie Ault. Not longer after, the Demon War began when the dactyl sent its inhuman forces to attack those same villages. With his friends' help, Elbryan led the people to safety. In the midst of this journey several important things impacted the ranger. First, he and Pony realized their love for each other. Secondly, the Nightbird was tested in battle against the risen corpse of his uncle, Mather. Once he proved himself in that battle he was found worthy to take up the ranger sword, Tempest. Finally, with the help of Avelyn, a stronger bond was created between the ranger and Symphony when a magical turquoise gemstone was imbedded in the horses's flesh.
In time, the three friends defeated the physical form of the dactyl, throwing its army into disarray. They then went on to combat the demon's spirit, which had corrupted the Abellican Church through the form of its Father Abbot, Dalebert Markwart, and his cronies. It was in their final victory against the Father Abbot's evil that Elbryan lost his life. After sustaining mortal wounds from Marcalo De'Unnero, one of the Father Abbot's men, he then went and aided Pony in her struggle against Markwart, their combined power being enough to defeat the demon infested man, however the strain was too much on his wounded body, and Elbryan succumbed to his wounds.
Later, Elbryan's corpse and a part of his spirit would be resurrected to serve his son, Aydrian Wyndon, who had also soccumbed to the possession of Bestesbulzibar. With Pony's help, the spirit of Elbryan was able to break free of the younger man's control and finally find peace.