Thursday, August 20, 2009
Emperor Magus
Emperor Magus Caligula (Magnus "Masse" Broberg, born May 23 1973 in Ludvika, Sweden[1]) is the vocalist, lyricist and former bassist of Swedish black metal band Dark Funeral, and has been since 1996. He is also the vocalist of death metal band Demonoid, replacing Christofer Johnsson. He was the original vocalist for Hypocrisy and has featured in other extreme metal bands including Dominion-Caligula (with former Dark Funeral secondary guitarist Dominion) and God Among Insects.
video game
rvar Säfström (born February 18, 1974) is one of Sweden's most popular film reviewers and video game journalists. Together with Emma Gray, he hosted Filmkrönikan on the Swedish television network SVT from 2003 to 2006. Before that, Orvar was employed at ZTV, where he hosted two other film review shows called Bio and Recensenten.
In recent years, Säfström has been shifting his focus more towards video games. He writes and lectures on gaming, produces symphonic concerts with game music and has written a book on the subject. He has also spoken in Swedish parliament at a seminar on gaming.
Orvar is also a former member of the Swedish death metal band Nirvana 2002 and sang on Entombed's 1990 EP Crawl.
In recent years, Säfström has been shifting his focus more towards video games. He writes and lectures on gaming, produces symphonic concerts with game music and has written a book on the subject. He has also spoken in Swedish parliament at a seminar on gaming.
Orvar is also a former member of the Swedish death metal band Nirvana 2002 and sang on Entombed's 1990 EP Crawl.
Edward Howe Forbush
Edward Howe Forbush (April 28, 1858 – March 7, 1929) was a noted Massachusetts ornithologist and a prolific writer, best known for his book Birds of New England.
Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1858, he was a precocious naturalist. His family moved to West Roxbury, when he was seven. As an older child, he conducted field studies of area wildlife and also studied taxidermy. Once again, his family moved to Worcester, where he became a member of the Worcester Natural History Society, and began to publish the results of his studies. At the age of sixteen he was appointed Curator of Ornithology of the Society's museum.1
When he was nineteen, he mounted an expedition to Florida — this would be the first of many trips he took around the United States to study birds.
In 1893, Forbush was appointed Ornithologist to the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. His primary studies at this time were "economic ornithology" — that is, determining whether a given species of bird was beneficial or detrimental to agriculture.
In 1908 he became the Massachusetts State Ornithologist.
He was a founder of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He was also first president of the Northeastern Bird-Banding Association (now the Association of Field Ornithologists).
His work "Birds of Massachusetts (and Other New England States)" is a three-volume set of books published 1925–1929 by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. Title notwithstanding, it was and remains a valuable reference regarding not just New England birds but also in regard to ornithology of the Northeast and farther afield.
He was also known for his studies of the Heath Hen and his attempts to save the species.
He died in Westborough in 1929. His wife donated a glass case containing artistically arranged ornithological specimens to the Westborough Public Library, with a plaque reading: "Presented by Etta L. Forbush in memory of her husband Edward Howe Forbush. All specimens collected prepared and mounted by Mr. Forbush at the age of eighteen." In 1931, The Forbush Bird Club of Worcester, Mass., was established in his memory.
Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1858, he was a precocious naturalist. His family moved to West Roxbury, when he was seven. As an older child, he conducted field studies of area wildlife and also studied taxidermy. Once again, his family moved to Worcester, where he became a member of the Worcester Natural History Society, and began to publish the results of his studies. At the age of sixteen he was appointed Curator of Ornithology of the Society's museum.1
When he was nineteen, he mounted an expedition to Florida — this would be the first of many trips he took around the United States to study birds.
In 1893, Forbush was appointed Ornithologist to the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. His primary studies at this time were "economic ornithology" — that is, determining whether a given species of bird was beneficial or detrimental to agriculture.
In 1908 he became the Massachusetts State Ornithologist.
He was a founder of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He was also first president of the Northeastern Bird-Banding Association (now the Association of Field Ornithologists).
His work "Birds of Massachusetts (and Other New England States)" is a three-volume set of books published 1925–1929 by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. Title notwithstanding, it was and remains a valuable reference regarding not just New England birds but also in regard to ornithology of the Northeast and farther afield.
He was also known for his studies of the Heath Hen and his attempts to save the species.
He died in Westborough in 1929. His wife donated a glass case containing artistically arranged ornithological specimens to the Westborough Public Library, with a plaque reading: "Presented by Etta L. Forbush in memory of her husband Edward Howe Forbush. All specimens collected prepared and mounted by Mr. Forbush at the age of eighteen." In 1931, The Forbush Bird Club of Worcester, Mass., was established in his memory.
Feral cat
A feral cat is an unowned and untamed domestic cat. Feral cats are born in the wild or may be abandoned or lost pets that have reverted to a wild state. They should not be confused with the wildcat which are a separate species from the domestic cat. A stray cat (or alley cat), though unowned, still exhibits temperament similar to that of a pet.[1] Strictly defined, feral cats live without direct human contact, although in popular usage, these terms are sometimes used interchangeably.
Feral cats may live alone but are usually found in large groups called feral colonies. The average life span of a feral cat that survives beyond kittenhood is about two years for individual cats and five years for cats in a managed colony.[2] An indoor domestic housecat lives an average of 12 to 16 years.
Cats are extremely adaptable, and feral felines have been found in conditions of extreme cold and heat.
The environmental impact of feral and free-ranging cats is a subject of debate. Part of this stems from humane concern for the cats, and part stems from concerns about cat predation on endangered species. The domestic cat was distributed throughout the world by human travelers and is not native to many parts of the world. The amount of ecological damage done by cats depends on local conditions, with the most severe effect occurring to island ecologies. Environmental concerns may be minimal in places such as the UK where cats are an established species and few to none of the local prey species are endangered. In Australia, New Zealand and parts of North America they are considered pests due to their threat to endangered species.
Feral cats may live alone but are usually found in large groups called feral colonies. The average life span of a feral cat that survives beyond kittenhood is about two years for individual cats and five years for cats in a managed colony.[2] An indoor domestic housecat lives an average of 12 to 16 years.
Cats are extremely adaptable, and feral felines have been found in conditions of extreme cold and heat.
The environmental impact of feral and free-ranging cats is a subject of debate. Part of this stems from humane concern for the cats, and part stems from concerns about cat predation on endangered species. The domestic cat was distributed throughout the world by human travelers and is not native to many parts of the world. The amount of ecological damage done by cats depends on local conditions, with the most severe effect occurring to island ecologies. Environmental concerns may be minimal in places such as the UK where cats are an established species and few to none of the local prey species are endangered. In Australia, New Zealand and parts of North America they are considered pests due to their threat to endangered species.
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