The Strogg are fictitious, cybernetic aliens, and are the enemies in the video games Quake II and Quake 4. This article 'lists the different varieties of Strogg that are found inQuake II. It should be noted that the Strogg are not a singular race; rather, they represent a combination of various captured and processed races, including human beings.Quake IIs enemies will engage in monster infighting with each other. 'Bosses' are larger enemies that rarely appear, and only in climatic battles during the game. Note also that 'blasters' and 'hyperblasters' are generic energy weapons in Quake II (the latter generally being superior).
Oh Hell - 500 is a hybrid of the American/English games of Oh Hell and 500. It is commonly known as justOh Hell!. Alternate names include Up and Down and Up and Down the River.
Matthew Louis Cecchi (August 12, 1989 - November 14, 1998) was a 9 year old boy who was murdered in Oceanside, California. Matthew, along with his family, had been attending a reunion at a paid camping area at the beach in Oceanside Harbor. His aunt escorted him to the public bathroom, just steps away from his family campsite but he never came out. According to court documents, a teenager soon entered behind Matthew. Matthew's aunt saw the teenager come out a few minutes later. Matthew was still inside. Worried, his aunt decided to go inside to find him. She saw Matthew lying on the floor in a pool of blood. His throat was slashed from ear-to-ear. The aunt screamed and several bystanders came inside. They tried unsuccessfully to give him CPR; Matthew was already dead.
The teenager was in fact 20 year old Brandon Wilson. Wilson told investigators God told him to kill Matthew and then go on a [...] spree. In January 1999 he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. When he was found guilty he begged the jury to give him the death penalty. The jury agreed with him and a judge sentenced him to deathrow at San Quentin State Prison. He awaits execution.
"Folk Review" was a monthly national magazine devoted mainly to British folk music with occasional articles on folklore. It was edited by Fred Woods and started in November 1971 as "Folk & Country", becoming "Folk Review" from March 1972. It featured articles and record reviews by musicians, journalists and enthusiasts and was run on a (sometimes very short and very brittle) shoe-string by its editor who was only occasionally able to reimburse his contributors. To raise capital for the magazine, two "Folk Review" long-playing records were produced, the artists giving their services free. These records are now very scarce and collectable. Fred handed over the reins to Bill Caddick in April 1979 but the magazine only lasted for one more month and ended with the May 1979 issue. (This paragraph inserted on 9th July 2006 by Allan C. Thompson, sometime contributor to "Folk Review")
Karl Dallas, one of the many contributors to "Folk Review", had been editor of Folk Music (1963). There were many others, including "Sing "(May 1954 to 1974), "Spin", "Garland", "Ballads and Songs", "Southern Rag" (1980 to 1985, later "Folk Roots" 1985 to 2000, then "fRoots" (2000 to present), "Rock and Reel", "Tradition", "Irish Music", "Living Tradition" (still active), "Traditional Music Maker" (still active), "Musical Traditions", "Albion Sunrise" and "Swing 51" (from 1979, edited by Ken Hunt). If you joined the English Folk Dance and Song Society, you received an annual "Folk Music Journal" and a quarterly magazine "English Dance and Song". If you joined the Morris Ring you received "The Nut". Edinburgh University's School of Scottish Studies produced "The Tocher". "Sandy Bell's Broadsheet" is one the few to have survived since the 70's. It covers the Edinburgh folk scene. The American magazine "Sing Out!" began in May 1950 and is still going strong.
Karl Dallas was the author of "Singers of an Empty Day" (1971) and "The Cruel Wars" (1972). An excellent 4-album set called "The Electric Music" was compiled in 1975 by Karl Dallas, Robin Denselow, David Laing and Robert Shelton. There was a book of the same title. Robin Denselow went on to write folk and world music reviews for The Guardian newspaper. Karl Dallas went on to write occasional reviews for a variety of magazines on computing, religion, pop music and the peace movement. "Melody Maker" started writing about folk music in about 1965. The "New Musical Express" joined in around 1971. They both had at least one page devoted to folk music until the early 80s. There was a period of about 15 years when "Folk Roots" was the only publication on the news-stands in the UK that gave serious space to folk music. "The Guardian" newspaper, "The Scotsman" and "Time Out" occasionally review folk music. "Mojo" is a monthly magazine devoted to reissues and retro music. Two or three folk albums are usually reviewed, plus half a dozen "World Music" albums.
"fRroots" has evolved into a magazine focusing on World Music, with a specific slant against most Celtic music, American music and singer-songwriters. About twice per year they have a CD on the cover, containing at most two tracks of UK folk music. By contrast the American publication "Dirty Linen" reviews many UK folk albums. From the early 90's the Irish fortnightly pop newspaper "Hot Press" has reviewed Irish folk music. "Songlines" is devoted to world music, with about 10 pages for Europe. Two or three British albums are reviewed each month, but usually not Celtic ones.
There have been a few books. Albert Lloyd's "Folk Song in England" (1967) was widely available in the 70s. Dave Harker wrote "One for the Money: Politics and Popular Song" (1980) and "Fakesong: The Manufacture of British 'Folksong', 1700 to the Present Day" (1985). In 1993 there was "The Guinness Who's Who of Folk Music". Rough Guide have produced "World Music" (1st Ed)(1994), "World Music (2nd Ed) vol 1 (1999) (Europe and the Middle East), and "World Music" (2nd Ed) vol 2 (2000) (Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific). More recently, Colin Harper has produced "Dazzling Stranger: Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival" (2000). Among biographies, the most popular has been "Meet on the Ledge: Fairport Convention - The Classic Years" by Patrick Humphries (1982). "Acoustic Guitar" (founded 1990) is a California-based magazine containing interviews, reviews and transcriptions. It covers blues, Celtic, classical, flamenco and jazz.