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South Thames Colleges Group

South Thames Colleges Group (STCG) is a large further education institution that operates four colleges in south-west London: South Thames College, Kingston College, Merton College, and Carshalton College. The four main campuses are in Wandsworth, Kingston upon Thames, Morden, and Carshalton.

History
South Thames Colleges Group was formed in 2017 by the merger of South Thames College and Merton College with Kingston College and Carshalton College.

South Thames College
South Thames College was founded in 1895.

South Thames College is the largest provider of post-16 study and training in the London Borough of Wandsworth

Carshalton College
Carshalton College opened as Carshalton Technical Institute in 1954. In 2012, it entered into a federation with Kingston College.

Merton College
Merton College has existed since around 1890. A new building was erected in 1971 with additional blocks in later years. It formerly occupied a site on Central Road in the borough, which was sold to Barratt Homes, a housing developer. Merton College merged with South Thames College in 2009.

It should not be confused with Merton Sixth Form College, a nearby separate institution that was formed in 1990 and later became Phoenix Sixth Form College before closing down.

Kingston College
The forerunner of this college was Kingston Technical College founded in 1899. It was divided in 1962, with the technical college part first becoming Kingston Polytechnic and later becoming Kingston University, while the remainder became Kingston College of Further Education, later re-named Kingston College. The main campus is in Kingston Hall Road, with a second site in a former school building in Richmond Road, Kingston.

Carshalton

 * James Ash, musician
 * Paul Burstow, politician
 * Qubad Talabani, diplomat
 * Plastician, musician
 * Jacqueline Wilson, author

Kingston

 * Edward Woodward (1930-2009), actor

South Thames

 * John Boyega attended South Thames, graduating in 2011.

Merton

 * Kemi Badenoch, politician, attended Phoenix Sixth Form College

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User talk:RonaldCollazo

Welcome
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Category:Education in Albania

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Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School

Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School is a public secondary school located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1967 and is located on 29 acre bordering on the Otonabee River. It is a member of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.

History
The school is named after Thomas Alexander Stewart (1786-1847). Thomas and his wife, Frances Browne Stewart (1794-1872), emigrated to Canada with their children and Thomas's brother-in-law and former business partner, Robert Reid, and his family. The party of 27 set sail from Belfast Lough on June 1, 1822. Seven weeks were spent on the ship before reaching Quebec. From Quebec they traveled to Kingston, and then on to York, where Stewart and Reid were each granted 1200 acre, provided they settled in a township. Douro Township in Peterborough County was suggested as a promising region. On September 9, 1822, Stewart and Reid traveled to the area with surveyor Richard Birdsall, and each chose land on the Otonabee River. Thomas and Frances developed their home, "Auburn," on Lot 2, Concession XII, raising a family of 10 children to adulthood and assisting other settlers. Thomas Stewart became a prominent and influential citizen in the area until his death in 1847 from typhoid fever.

The school opened in 1967 as Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School and Auburn Vocational School. The vocational school later closed. The office for Auburn became the guidance office, the cafeteria became a dance studio, and the library became the head office for the Peterborough Regional Integrated Arts Program. The integrated arts program moved to Stewart in 2012 after the closing of Peterborough Collegiate Vocational School.

Campus and facilities
The school is located on 29 acre bordering on the Otonabee River. The building has a 219,238 sq. ft. of floor space containing 59 classrooms. The auditorium can hold 800 students. It was designed by architects Craig, Zeidler and Strong to house between 1200 and 1400 students comfortably, but has held in excess of 1600 students during the early 1980s.

Indoors
Its indoor facilities include:
 * 3 art studios
 * 2 music studios
 * 2 drama studios
 * foods lab
 * 7 computer labs
 * 6 science labs
 * library
 * 3 gymnasiums
 * 8 technology classrooms
 * cafeteria
 * dance studio

Outdoors
Outdoors, the school boasts:
 * track with turf football field
 * 2 upper playing fields
 * lower "island" playing field has 2 baseball diamonds
 * 2 tennis courts
 * 2 greenhouses
 * boathouse with canoes
 * Easy access to the Otonabee River

Students
Students come from an equal mix of rural and urban homes. Students come from the communities of Ashburnham, Curve Lake First Nation, Douro, Keene, Otonabee, Emily, and Hiawatha First Nation on the shore of Rice Lake. Approximately 74% of students are bused to school.

House system
A house system was established in 2004. There were originally 8 houses. This number was reduced to 4 houses at the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year. The house system was designed to create and encourage positive spirit at Thomas A. Stewart. The House program included activities in athletics, arts and academics. The house system was discontinued at the end of the 2008-2009 school year. However, the house system was re-established during the 2012-13 school year, following the integration with Peterborough Collegiate Vocational School. They adopted the new houses from Peterborough.

The four ex-Peterborough houses are:
 * Warwick - Red
 * Keswick - Blue
 * Caernarvon - Yellow
 * Wiggin - Green

The four original houses and their corresponding colours were:
 * McCloy - Red
 * Lennox - Green
 * Moody - Yellow
 * Connacher - Blue

Peterborough Petes
High-school age members of the Peterborough Petes Major Junior A Hockey Club attend the school. Some notable former Petes include:
 * Bob Gainey
 * Tie Domi
 * Steve Yzerman
 * Chris Pronger
 * Kris King
 * Mike Ricci
 * Luke Richardson
 * Jody Hull
 * Ron Tugnutt
 * Kay Whitmore
 * Dave Reid
 * Jordan Staal
 * Eric Staal
 * Matt Puempel

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Young Firpo

Young Firpo (April 25, 1907 – August 21, 1984) was an American professional light-heavyweight boxer. He began his career in Burke, Idaho. He was a popular fighter in the Pacific Northwest during the 1920s and 1930s, particularly in Portland, Oregon. He was also a ranked Light-Heavyweight contender during the early 1930s.

He took his nickname from Luis Firpo.

Honors

 * Inducted into the Idaho Sports Hall of Fame, March 15, 1974.
 * Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame: Class of 2008.

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Talk:XETV-TDT

XETV's original sign-on date in 1953
I edited the information on XETV-TV's 1953 sign-on date from January 5 to April 29, with two references from San Diego media blogs about the station's sixtieth anniversary plans for 2013. XETV's own site states it signed on the air in April rather than January of 1953. Unless there are sources that can verify the January 5 sign-on date, I believe the April date is the correct one. January 5 may actually be the date the Azcarraga family received the license from Mexico's Secretariat of Communications and Transportation to build and sign on the station.

Richard Rodriguez Whittier, CA, USA 100.43.243.98 (talk) 19:20, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Update to information on Tijuana's transition to digital TV
I updated the section "Analog-to-digital Conversion" to include information from the Spanish-language telecommunications blog Telecomplejidades about the Tijuana metropolitan area's transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. Specifically, Tijuana TV stations are required to end analog transmissions on April 16, 2013, the first Mexican city to do so as a pilot program for other transitions nationwide. References are included.

Richard Rodriguez Whittier, CA, USA

Article vandalized on 8 April 2012, then restored to previous version
This article was vandalized on 8 April 2012 in what appears to be a deliberate attempt to remove all references to San Diego 6 and The CW, leaving the impression that XETV is exclusively a Televisa Canal 5 affiliate. XETV's own website, SanDiego6.com, clearly demonstrates that is not true, especially its station history page and program listings for digital channel 6.1. I undid the vandalized edit and restored the entire article to its previous version, which includes verified information on XETV's current digital television schedule.

Rich Rodriguez, Diamond Bar, CA, USA 24.24.151.156 (talk) 20:07, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Televisa's Canal 5 Network programming on digital subchannel 6.2
There is no reference or outside link to support the information claiming XETV is now broadcasting its Televisa sister network Canal 5 (XEQ-TV in Mexico City) on digital subchannel 6.2. This claim is similar to an edit made back in 2009 about XETV converting its analog signal to Televisa's Galavision network while the digital signal would remain in English as San Diego 6, which station management planned but later rescinded pending approval from Mexican broadcast regulators. Unless a reference outside Wikipedia can be given for the Canal 5 claim, the info will be taken down.

Rich Rodriguez, Diamond Bar, CA, USA 72.67.113.60 (talk) 19:32, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

I have since found outside references for XETV's start of multicasting on its digital signal and network switch from The CW to Canal 5 on its analog signal. They are cited in the article.

Richard Rodriguez, Diamond Bar, CA, USA 64.134.96.82 (talk) 21:29, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Dropping Spanish-language programming in 1956
There is no reference to a printed or online source to substantiate the claim that XETV dropped all Spanish-language programming in 1956, when it was awarded the full-time ABC affiliation for San Diego. Please provide the source.

Rich Rodriguez, Diamond Bar, CA, USA 140.144.175.80 (talk) 21:54, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Viewer frustration over televised Mexican presidential speeches
I removed the sentence which stated that during the analog TV era, there was viewer frustration on the U.S. side of the border over XETV's required airing of addresses by the president of Mexico, as required for its Mexican broadcast license. Without any linked references in print or online, this statement is subjective and without support. Please provide such references to substantiate that statement.

Also, since XETV is licensed to Tijuana by Mexico's Secretariat of Communications and Transportation and not by the FCC in the United States, its legal priority is to serve the viewing audience in Tijuana, not the English-speaking audience in San Diego, despite its "San Diego 6" branding. Rich Rodriguez, Diamond Bar, CA, USA 140.144.175.80 (talk) 21:50, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Logo
I removed the XETV Logo with Fox on it as the station now has a new logo with the CW network. It can be seen on the station website 63.26.100.185 (talk) 01:50, 17 July 2008 (UTC)pAUL

References??
One of these references is to a BLOG site. How can that be authoritative? Especially since the blog is a 21 year old kid. I removed the part about XETV fighting the affiliation change because this is not an appropriate reference to a blog site. If it can be backed up by a fact site, like a newspaper please quote it and put the reference back in 4.143.234.170 (talk) 05:17, 4 May 2008 (UTC)eric

XETV Ownership
XETV is not owned by Bay City Television, Inc. under Mexican law as is the same law in the United States, foreign nationals are forbidden from owning any media outlets, this includes radio and television stations and newspapers. However foreign nationals can enter into a LMA (Local Market Agreement) with a television or radio station to operate the station but they cannot own it. Misterrick 04:51, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

XETV is owned by Televisa, per the article itself. Bay City Television is a Televisa subsidiary based at XETV's Ronson Road studios in San Diego, and handles news production, programming and advertising for the San Diego area on the parent company's behalf. Refer to Wikipedia article on Bay City Television. 67.58.151.216 (talk) 22:30, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Clarification: XETV-TV is owned by and licensed to Grupo Televisa, and has been since 1996 when the Azcarraga family transferred ownership of the station to their family-run company. Bay City Television is based at XETV's production facility on Ronson Road in San Diego, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Televisa. Bay City is XETV's U.S. media sales and programming representative, handling all San Diego 6 transactions (digital channel 6.1) on Televisa's behalf.

Richard Rodriguez Whittier, CA, USA 206.211.150.40 (talk) 00:25, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

XETV-TV Channel 6
XETV-TV it's official call letters of channel 6. Not XETV, for reference see page 2 on pdf file: http://www.cft.gob.mx/cofetel/radio_tv/radio_tv/dgsrt.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/ligas/infra_tv_280206_.pdf Net 03:17, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

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BCTV ownership
BCTV is owned by the Azcárraga family, just like Televisa itself. Since BCTV owns no U.S. licenses, the Communications Act does not prohibit this. BCTV leases transmission capacity from international common carriers to transport its programming across the border to the XETV transmitter. In the early days, when the channel 6 studios were still located in the Televisa complex on Mount San Antonio, they used couriers to carry programming and news actualities across the border on film and tape. 121a0012 (talk) 16:48, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

LA TV reception in SD County
The article states that over-the-air reception of LA stations in the SD area was not possible. This is not true, at least not entirely. I grew up in the city of La Mesa in SD county during the 50's and 60's and could get most if not all LA TV stations. Wschart (talk) 03:53, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Adding unreferenced entries of former employees to lists containing BLP material
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X1000

X1000 may refer to:
 * Radeon R520, line of DirectX 9.0c and OpenGL 2.0 3D accelerator X1000 video cards from ATI
 * AmigaOne X1000, PowerPC based computer intended as a high-end platform for AmigaOS 4

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44th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 44th National Hockey League All-Star Game was the last NHL All-Star Game to take place at the Montreal Forum on February 6, 1993. Before the start of the Game, there was a tribute to Mario Lemieux, who was in attendance but could not play due to his treatments for Hodgkin's Disease. The Tampa Bay Lightning sent their first representatives to an All-Star Game. Mike Gartner would take Mark Messier's place in the All-Star lineup and ended up becoming the fourth player in All-Star history to score four goals in one game, earning All-Star MVP honours. The final score was Wales Conference 16, Campbell Conference 6.

Super Skills Competition
The Campbell Conference would win their first Skills Competition since the 1990 Skills Competition after going through a penalty shot tie-breaker. Ray Bourque matched his four hits on four shots in the Accuracy Shooting event, while Mike Gartner established a new record in the Fastest Skater event at 13.510 seconds. Al Iafrate won the Hardest Shot event slapping the puck at 105.2 mph, which held the record as Hardest Shot for 16 years until it was broken in 2009 by Zdeno Chara, who shot 105.4 mph, which he improved to 105.9 mph in 2011 and again to 108.8 mph in 2012.

Uniforms
Following the use of throwback uniforms in the 1992 All-Star Game, the NHL reverted to the design introduced in 1989, with one change. The numerals were changed from orange on both jerseys to the reverse of the background color - black outlined in orange on white, and white outlined in orange on black. In addition, the Stanley Cup Centennial patch was worn on the upper left chest.

Individual Event winners

 * Fastest Skater - Mike Gartner, (New York Rangers) - 13.510 seconds
 * Accuracy Shooting - Ray Bourque, (Boston Bruins) - 4 hits, 4 shots
 * Hardest Shot - Al Iafrate, (Washington Capitals) - 105.2 mph
 * Goaltenders Competition - Jon Casey, (Minnesota North Stars) - 5 GA, 30 shots

Summary

 * Referee: Dan Marouelli
 * Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Kevin Collins


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eva L. Kwok

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was keep (but move to Eva Kwok). BD2412 talk 00:04, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Eva L. Kwok
This looks like a non-notable biography, please correct me if I am wrong. Austrian 22:47, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete very good. Molotov (talk) [[Image:Flag of California.svg|25px]] 23:41, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: would want some more facts, but Dean of a College within a Canadian provincial university seems notable to me, in addition to her other accomplishments. MCB 01:03, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Eva Kwok is a notable businesswoman, even without her husband's influence. Crypticfirefly 03:51, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as a figure of borderline notability. It is conceivable that people will want to look up this person and find the information they were searching for on Wikipedia.  Hall Monitor 20:55, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but move to Eva Kwok unless she's always known as Eva L. Kwok. Alf melmac 11:51, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
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Ultraphobic

Ultraphobic is the fourth studio album by American rock band Warrant. Released on March 7, 1995, on CMC International, after the apparent breakup of the band, the record was regarded as the band's "comeback" album. It is the first album to feature former Kingdom Come and Wild Horses members Rick Steier and James Kottak who came in to replace original band members Joey Allen and Steven Sweet.

Production and marketing
Warrant began recording Ultraphobic in November 1994 with producer Beau Hill. The band supported the release of the record with a national tour beginning in Dallas, Texas.

A music video was made for the first single "Family Picnic" with a strong message against family violence and for the second single "Stronger Now", which ended up becoming Lane's best song because it was therapeutic to him.

"Followed" was released as the third single of the album.

Musical style
Ultraphobic saw Warrant acknowledging the grunge phenomenon with a record that openly admitted to a Seattle influence, although it was still a natural progression from the hard edged Dog Eat Dog. It is vaguely similar to Danger Danger's Dawn, which was also released in 1995. In particular, the record represented an experimentation with the grunge sounds which had by this time become popular, and which, ironically, had contributed to the band's commercial demise. In songs such as "Undertow" and "Followed", the band attempted to mix pop metal sounds with the alternative stylings of Seattle bands such as Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.

Lyrics
Many of the lyrics on Ultraphobic were inspired by Jani Lane's divorce from Bobbie Brown, the video model who appeared in the "Cherry Pie" music video.

Personnel

 * Jani Lane – lead vocals
 * Erik Turner – rhythm guitar
 * Jerry Dixon – bass guitar
 * Rick Steier – lead guitar
 * James Kottak – drums

 * Additional personnel
 * Dave White – keyboards

 * Production
 * Beau Hill – mixing
 * Mixed at Enterprise Studios, Burbank, California
 * Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City

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Talk:Baseball scorekeeping

Referring to players
I thought this article was quite comprehensive. However, when the article instructs the reader how to refer to a player, it suggests either refering to their position in the batting order or their uniform number. When I score, I note players by the position they are playing in (ie. 5 for 3B, 8 for CF.) Do I act out of line with convention, or do other people score in this way as well?

Andy4226uk 18:40, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I've never actually known anyone who uses the jersey numbers either, although I understand how that could work for someone. I personally use the batting order (a runner advances because of what the #6 hitter does, for example), but I'm sure I'm a minority in that.  Most of the "how to score" pages I've seen in programs do it with the position numbers like you say.  But as long as it's decipherable, there really isn't a "wrong" way. -- dakern74 (talk) 06:01, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Using position numbers could lead to confusion when, say, the starting left fielder ("7") ends up playing right field ("9") later on in the game. You wouldn't want to attribute his RBI to 7 earlier and 9 later and have to check the defensive alignment in adding them up. I think that the batting slots, #1 to #9 work best for this, because the order is consistent and no player ever changes his slot during a game.  I never considered using uniform numbers -- maybe because I used to score games off the radio broadcast and couldn't very well see the numbers. WHPratt (talk) 19:38, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Comments
I do not enjoy this article. Sure, it's not encyclopedic, but it's a much better read as it is. In any case, a comment about the so-called "redundancy" of "F" for flyout. Unassisted groundouts to first are quite common; if this were scored 3, one wouldn't know if it were a flyout or groundout unless it's scored G-3 or U-3 or 3U. Although unlikely, it's also possible a fly ball could deflect off one fielder and be caught by another, in which case it might be scored, say, 4-3 if the second baseman deflects the ball and the first baseman catches it. In this case, it looks like a normal groundout. So even if we normally assume that two numbers together indicate a ground out, and that one number alone indicates a flyout, these situations present a problem. The first can be resolved by G-3 or 3U notation; the second needs an "F" to make sense, even though it would almost never occur in real life. So that's one case where an "F" would not be redundant. FWIW, when I score a game I usually just write F-8 or F-4 or whatever. It doesn't really matter though. Also, F can designate a fly caught in foul territory; I usually write F-9F. Of course, anytime it's a foul out it has to be a fly ball, so the first F is unnecessary, even if it were to be a situation where the ball defelcts off one fielder and is caught by another. So 4-3F would obviously be a fly ball.Kevin M Marshall 22:49, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

NPOV
This article needs to be revamped to make it more encyclopedic. I suggest getting rid of biased quips (i.e. "#21 Jeff Kent, the Giants 2nd baseman, and currently a traitorous member of the LA Dodgers", also, finally, in a clear NPOV violation, the use of "IMHO," Internet shorthand for In My Honest/Humble Opinion). This is a good article, but could be made better by editing out NPOVs. Thanks. IanManka 03:39, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Removed NPOV comments and tag. Steven McCrary 04:08, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Cleanup
I'm a scorekeeper for a semi-pro baseball team in Washington, I'll do my best to clean this page up, and do something about those horrendous looking, humongous pictures. Evan Reyes 08:30, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

You know what, scratch that. It'll take too much time that I just don't have to fix it all. Evan Reyes 08:06, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Transwiki
Anyone else agree that, after this is cleaned up, it would be more at home at Wikibooks. Wikipedia has explicit restrictions about how-to manuals, which is what a good article would be. Any thoughts? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Djrobgordon (talk • contribs).
 * I like the idea of a how to being in wikibooks, but a page that atleast explains each acrynom used would be nice to be kept here with a link to the wikibook.Sir hugo 13:22, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Cleanup 2
I needed a good project. I've also been an official scorer in my day, and still keep sheets at every game I go to (which is like three a week). Always thought of writing up something like this, if only as a good time-wasting activity in the winter. I'll take a shot over the next few days. Since I have my own form (I get that "are you a scout" question constantly), I've got plenty of blank programs, so I'd also want to try making up a more legible, more accurate, maybe more varied, sample sheet to scan. At least one that proves itself (anyone figure that out?!) And certainly one where the scorekeeper doesn't admit right in the article that he was drunk at the time. Sigh. Dakern74 05:37, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

 * The hand-written sheets shown do get points for authenticity, but that's all they're good for. I think that the article would be more instructive using cleaner examples, even if fabricated (so as to show a variety of situations), and composed by someone with decent calligraphy (and no mustard stains). WHPratt (talk) 19:46, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Revision
Please see my rewritten page at User:Dakern74/Baseball_scorekeeping and offer any comments there. I'd like to replace this article sometime soon since it has been tagged for cleanup since June. Thanks. -- dakern74 (talk) 01:06, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Runner hit by batted ball
How do you score a runner that is hit by a batted ball and called out ball is dead batter awarded 1st? WilliamKF 02:08, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

 * A batter hit by his own ball while running up the baseline is credited to the catcher. When a runner gets hit, the batter is credited with a single, and the putout on the runner goes to the nearest fielder.  Hope this helps.  -- dakern74 (talk) 05:09, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

 * But if it is the runner on 1st that is hit going to 2nd, and you credit it to 2nd baseman, does that mean it is fielder's choice, hence no single for batter? WilliamKF 14:43, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * No, it's merely bookkeeping, to assign every out to a fielder even if the fielder had nothing to do with the play. It's not a fielder's choice, because the fielder did not actually make a play. The batter gets credit for a base hit. The runner is out for interference. Wahkeenah 00:05, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Umpire hit by batted ball ?
Last week in the Pirates-Tigers game in Pittsburgh, the second base umpire tried to get out of the way, but the batted ball hit his left foot, bounced into right field, where it gave the fielders much trouble. Instead hitting into a double play, the batter got a double, with nobody out. I looked at Ground rule double, and found no mention of umpire hit by ball and found nothing in Umpire (baseball) either. Anybody know a rule that would apply?--W8IMP 05:02, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

 * The official rule reads as follows: 5.09 The ball becomes dead and runners advance one base, or return to their bases, without liability to be put out, when — … (f) A fair ball touches a runner or an umpire on fair territory before it touches an infielder including the pitcher, or touches an umpire before it has passed an infielder other than the pitcher; If a fair ball touches an umpire working in the infield after it has bounded past, or over, the pitcher, it is a dead ball. If a batted ball is deflected by a fielder in fair territory and hits a runner or an umpire while still in flight and then caught by an infielder it shall not be a catch, but the ball shall remain in play. If a fair ball goes through, or by, an infielder, and touches a runner immediately back of him, or touches a runner after being deflected by an infielder, the ball is in play and the umpire shall not declare the runner out. In making such decision the umpire must be convinced that the ball passed through, or by, the infielder and that no other infielder had the chance to make a play on the ball; runners advance if forced; … — Michael J  08:40, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Michael J has correctly cited rule 5.09; "The ball becomes dead and runners advance one base...when a fair ball touches...an umpire on fair territory before it touches an infielder including the pitcher..."

I stand corrected. The batter only got to first and moved the player to second. Most of the Phillies fans thought their team could have easily turned the double play if it had not hit the umpire's foot. It does seem as though rule 5.09 was followed.--W8IMP 01:30, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Batter bats twice in inning
I'm new at keeping score in baseball and I want to know what do I have to do when a batter bats twice in the same inning. It has never happened to me so far, but if it happens what should I do? I mean the box where I'm supposed to keep score of his second turn-at-bat in the inning it's been filled already with the info of his first turn-at-bat. Sorry if this question seems stupid to you but as I said I'm new at this and I have not found the answer anywhere on the internet. Thanks in advance! . basebrookie

 * As with all baseball scorekeeping, every person does it differently. So the best I can tell you is how I do it. I just continue the inning into the next column, by crossing out the inning-number at the top and replacing it with the correct number. For example, if all nine batters come up in the third inning, I will continue by using the column for the fourth inning, and at the top it will look like this: $$4\!\!\!\!\diagup\mathit{3}$$. (Of course, this means you have to move every future inning over by one as well, so you will have $$5\!\!\!\!\diagup\mathit{4}$$, $$6\!\!\!\!\diagup\mathit{5}$$, etc.) This usually isn't a problem because most scoresheets have columns for extra innings, and in games where one team bats around, the score is often so lopsided that extra innings don't happen. —  Michael J  16:30, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

 * I also continue onto the next inning's column, and then when the inning ends I darken the border around the boxes of the borrowed squares to group them visually with the previous column. But, I then continue the next inning in it's own column, because the odds of 9+ batters being up two innings in a row are pretty slim (I'm scoring at major league games), and things line back up pretty nicely this way. --194.98.58.121 (talk) 12:15, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

 * This is an ancient question thats been answered twice, but what the heck. I am a little different from most people in that I go backwards. The prior inning is not likely to have batted around, and these long innings usually only last another couple batters or so after 9. I prominently indicate what I'm doing with arrows pointing diagonally down to the left and continue in that prior column, marking the borders of the extra at-bat to seperate it from the prior inning. I do it that way because if you go forward it is annoying to cross out the column headers and lose space for more innings if it goes into extra innings. (most sheets only give you maybe 12 innings) Aaron north  (T/C) 21:08, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

↉?
There's a Unicode character, U+2189, which displays as ↉ (that's 0/3, if your browser doesn't have it) which is evidently solely used for baseball scoring. In fact there's a Wikipedia page ↉, but it's a redirect to here. But the article doesn't mention it at all. The relevant Unicode code chart mentions something about "ARIB STD B24". —Steve Summit (talk) 02:57, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * As a retired sportscaster who has been scoring baseball games for nearly half a century, I cannot recall ever using the symbol $0/3$. I can't imagine what it would represent.  → Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 04:29, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * It would be convenient to have symbols for 1/3 and 2/3 for innings pitched (or innings played), so maybe that's it. WHPratt (talk) 05:35, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Maybe it's for when a pitcher pitches into an inning but does not record an out. I note it as "7+". I could see "7↉" meaning the same thing. Very interesting that it's potentially used just for baseball scorekeeping. is the user that created the redirect. Perhaps they can shed some light? — X96lee15 (talk) 13:23, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, zero thirds could be used to indicate a zero that doesn't quite mean nothing. they used to use a footnote, e.g., flag the "7" in the innings pitched column and note "x--faced two batters in eighth." WHPratt (talk) 15:00, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

 * I was about to say, whatever the usage is, somebody must have been pretty sure of it, because they managed to convince the Unicode Consortium to add the character. And the Unicode database, as I mentioned, makes reference to "ARIB STD B24".
 * Now, if you do a web search for "ARIB STD B24", it's not hard to find. It's a Japanese standard for an XML-based "Broadcast Markup Language", and Wikipedia even has an article on it.  Here's one copy I found online.  But it doesn't even seem to mention baseball, let alone baseball scorekeeping, let alone the mystical ↉ notation .  So this is a bit of a mystery. —Steve Summit (talk) 16:17, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

 * The ↉ character does show up on page 65 of the ARIB standard . (Also in the table on p. 47.) —Steve Summit (talk) 16:25, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

 * Sorry, the link I meant to post (to a document with "↉" on pages 47 and 65) was this one. —Steve Summit (talk) 20:00, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

 * There is a Japanese Wikipedia page that describes the usage of $0/3$ for baseball "pitching times". Kr2009 (talk) 04:35, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

 * jp:投球回 is the Japanese Wikipedia article for innings pitched which says that if a pitcher changes mid-inning, add 1/3 for each out taken when pitching. If the pitcher leaves without getting any outs, the innings pitched are recorded as ↉. In addition, even if there is an inning in which he pitched over the innings but did not get an out, he is recorded as ↉. Apparently this Japanese baseball convention was implemented in the ARIB STD B24 character set with characters assigned for ↉, ⅓, and ⅔. That character set was then imported/merged into Unicode as part of Unicode 5.2.0 (August 2009). --Marc Kupper|talk 21:49, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

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A vanity article about a Jennifer Government: NationStates player. Goobergunch|? 22:53, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
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This mod is biased, read the personal note. I move for this page to be kept as it is pertinent to Nationstates as this is a famous plaer. There is no reason to have this removed aside from a personal vendetta. Thank you Celtic1

 * I don't see how this is a "vanity" article, or merits deletion. It makes for interesting history, and at the most needs some editing, but definetly not deletion. The pursuing of this case by the game moderators only seem to justify this player's arguments. unsigned edit by User:66.65.171.126

 * Cheers -- thanks for the comment, and I agree. It's not a vanity article or whatever that even means. Goobergunch needs to chill a bit, it's mean that he would abuse power like this. If he wants, we can get 50 or so people to come in here and explain how this article is fine for wikipedia. I don't really understand his problem, as one was never clearly stated other than a personal dislike. Celtic1

 * Articles on NationStates subgroups are non-notable. See precedent Votes for deletion/European Affairsl if ES is more notable than the Europe region, I'm going for VfU immediately on European Affairs.  As a side note, the article was vanity because it was created by User:Celtic1, who is either ES/PF or a close ally and friend.  See Vanity guidelines.  And to address Celtic1's flooding threat, I could quite easily get most of the NationStates IRC channel to support deletion, but I'm not going to make that request because it's a violation of the spirit of Wikipedia policy. --Goobergunch|? 23:49, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

 * No, it's not a vanity article and you know it -- stretching the guidelines EXTREMELY there. It can be edited by anyone that sees a fault with it, and it was not written by the person him/herself. You know for a fact from NSWiki that many people edit ES/PF articles, not just him.

As for the article being non-notable, the parallel between the European Affairs article and this one are tenous at best. This is an article about a figure, not a region. Your extreme bias is clouding your judgment, as the two reasons you just thought up to back up your bias do not hold up to further inspection. You go to Harvey Mudd, which is a good school. Could you not think of anything better to try to push your obvious agenda?

I could quite easily get all of the Irish and allied nations to come on here, but it's a violation of the spirit of Wikipedia policy, and don't want to be as clearly personally involved and biased as you. Celtic1

 * Delete. This is material for Encyclopedia Dramatica, not Wikipedia.  And Celtic1, even if you followed through on your threat to bring sockpuppets here to vote for the article to be kept, it wouldn't make a difference; such votes are discounted.  All you'd do is waste everyone's time and convince people who might be on the fence that the article should be deleted. -- Antaeus Feldspar 00:15, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete. This is silly.  You're claiming Goobergunch is biased, when you created an article about how you feel your friend got screwed by some moderators in an online game?  And then you spit 'biased' in his face cause he disagrees with you, and seems to understand the spirit of Wikipedia policy.  I like how you made the threat, and then, later, after Goobergunch mentioned that such mass spammage of voting was against Wikipedia policy, you claimed basically that would be the 'bigger man' and not do something you had already threatened to do.  Which, at a guess, you had no idea was a violation of policy when you first threatened to do it.  Go home, Celtic.--129.59.26.71 00:22, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

First of all, you are clearly a sockpuppet of Goobergunch's from your dramatic and aggressive tone. Goobergunch has been hostile from the start, and so I remarked that I would bring in others to back up my case. Then he stated he would bring in sockpuppets, "NationStates IRC channel to support deletion", and you show up soon after, even though he stated he wouldn't resort to that! There has been two favorable votes for this article, and two against, so it's tied. I don't think that the hostile tone that you and Goobergunch are using is going to persuade those on the fence about this article. It's clear there is a cabal against this article, as Goobergunch's NSwiki many attacks against the ES/PF article will prove.

Bringing you here really doesn't do his deletion case any good, and in the spirit of Wikipedia I'd like it if you were just a tad neutral. Celtic1

 * Celtic1, I am going to tell you about two Wikipedia policies which you should read immediately: Civility and No personal attacks.  I am going to tell you about these policies so that you have no possible excuse to pretend you didn't know about them.  Desist immediately from accusing other people of being sockpuppets based purely on the fact that they agree with Goobergunch and disagree with you.  I don't know who Goobergunch is, but I can read the article myself and tell that there is no notability to this subject.  I can also read this AfD and see that you have twisted the truth abominably ("twisted the truth" is in fact shading the facts in your favor; I'm really more inclined to use the word "lie".)  You claimed, falsely, that Goobergunch "stated he would bring in sockpuppets".  The truth, of course, is that you said you could "get 50 or so people to come in here and explain how this article is fine for wikipedia"; Goobergunch pointed out that this was neither an ethical tactic nor a practical one, since even if sockpuppets/meatpuppets of the kind you threatened were taken seriously, he could simply do the same as you were threatening just as effectively.  For you to publicly lie and claim that a) Goobergunch threatened to "bring in sockpuppets", and that b) you are entitled to declare anyone you disagree with as one of those sockpuppets based on their "tone", is shameless effrontery.  You are doing your cause more harm than good with this behavior. -- Antaeus Feldspar 04:15, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

The article needs to be changed, then change it -- that is what Wikipedia is about. In my POV it's non biased -- fans of all things write articles on Wikipedia and you know it! People then change them. The logic you are using here is appalling, and there is plainly a goobergunch inspired agenda here. If this article were about Nirvana, and a fan wrote it, another fan would change it.

Same with this article -- if there are problems change it, but don't act like a facist goon squad just because Goobergunch called you in here. The facts are not on your side, and the comments here are extremely anti Wikipedia in nature. Go home user .--[[User:129.59.26.71|129.59.26.71 Celtic1

 * Nyeeeeeargh. Delete as subtrivial kerfluffle on Nationstates, the worst source of lame drama since Livejournal. - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 00:33, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * User:Celtic1, curb your paranoia. I've never heard of Goobergunch, you, or the subject of this article; I found it by looking at WP:AFD/Today, a list of all the articles that have been nominated for deletion today. (It's currently on WP:AFD/Yesterday now, though.) If you delete my vote or anyone else's again, though, you will be blocked for vandalism. - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 00:54, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Textbook vanity. This shouldn't be deleted, it should be nuked from orbit (it's the only way to be sure). --Calton | Talk 00:58, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Your "vote" was deleted as it shouldn't be here. Goober asked you to come here, and it's not fair and very anti-Wiki.

I've emailed Goober directly, and hopefully this will be sorted out. I ask those interested in helping balance the article. It plainly should not be deleted, and Wikipedia should not be a battleground like NSwiki was! This is a silly debate, and those voting for deletion have not even made valid points! Comments like "clearly vanity" don't really cut it. Anyhow, I agree it is biased, as it's cut and paste from that site ES had -- just help fix it. Definitely an interesting human interest story, like many other similiar wikipedia entries not put up for deletion by someone with a history with the person.

Hopefully Goobergunch will help contribute to the article, and not just attempt to delete it. It will be a sad day for Wikipedia if this is deleted. Celtic1

UPdate: Email to Goobergunch bounced back, here is full text.

Hi Goober,

Hope Freshman year is going well, for me it was a great time! :)

I am Celtic1, and have played NS for just over two years. I've been in and a few other regions, and am one of the people that sticks up for ES. Why? He was a good leader for many of us when we first came to ireland, and we're loyal to him. I don't know what history you two have, but I also see what happened on the NSwiki.

Wanted to discuss what is going on in Wikipedia. It seems like the same fight has broken out there, and before it escalated to the NSwiki type of argument, I wanted to write to you directly.

There is no doubt in my mind that that article should stand, but I agree with you that it needs to be edited. I'd like you to help me edit it so there is more balance. It is an interesting story and there are loads of articles that are human interest like this on wikipedia. I was lazy in cutting and pasting from the es/pf site, so it will have to be changed.

As a more experience wikipedian, I'd like you to guide me a bit with this. I don't think this deletion battle will be good for anyone, just a waste of everyones time and it will be as silly as the nswiki episode. It's a zero sum game, and I ask for your patient, expert help in this matter.

We definitely got off on the wrong foot there, but it's important that we not inject personal feelings into wikipedia, as it's such an amazing tool.

Look forward to your reply, and hopefully help with the article. Best, Renny

P.S. How can a page that states, "to his detractors he's a delusional lunatic that spouts nonsense" be considered a "vanity" page??? :)

 * Delete. Even if this article was verifiable, people's video game characters are not encyclopedic. And, please, this isn't a message board. Jkelly 01:11, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as non-notable gamecruft. And send the controversy back to the game's own wiki; we don't need it here. MCB 06:26, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. We don't really need an article on NationStates users/nations/regions/what have you here, do we? (Rhetorical, by the way.) Seconded on the request from MCB, too, this can take place on NSWiki if anything. -- NSLE | Talk 09:09, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

 * EDIT - As a side note, I'd like to point out to this Celtic1 that Goobergunch is NOT a NationStates moderator, and has never been one.... -- NSLE | Talk 10:13, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete on the grounds that this is the kind of article that goes into NSWiki rather than here. That's why we've got NSWiki after all. KP 09:28, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete and if it has to be up, let it be so on NSwiki. This United State 09:43, 6 October 2005 (UTC) User's only edit so far.
 * Delete non-notable NationStatescruft. --Johntex\talk 09:59, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Oy, non-notable and puppet limit exceeded. Xoloz 13:03, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

It's funny to us. Like this vote counts for anything, as you know what is going to happen anyway. This vote was not accepted by the people. C'est la vie. Celtic1
 * "Not accepted by the people"? Beg to differ, I can't see but one keep vote. -- NSLE | Talk 07:41, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Beg to differ, I can't see one delete vote that counts. Celtic1
 * However, you aren't the one doing the counting. If your "you know what is going to happen anyway" is a veiled threat that you will come back and re-create it, sorry to let you know that that will be considered vandalism and earn you a block. -- Antaeus Feldspar 22:19, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete Why some people have to satisfy their pityful egos with this kind of, ah... sad... so sad... Errr, yes. Delete. Aka Hoshi Rezo 14:13, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

So the vote is 7 to keep, 4 to delete. Looks like it is staying. Celtic1

 * Delete. I can't see an article like this being accepted on NSwiki, let alone here. Its sheer propagandist nature is exceeded only by its utter lack of notability. Famous player? Does anyone outside NS care? Does anyone inside NS care? I have my doubts. Please, someone, just kill it. --Sirithil 17:56, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Everyone cares except for you, since you're clearly delusional. It's sad that the freaks have come out of the woodwork for this.

The vote is now 7 to keep, 5 to delete. Still looks like it is staying. Celtic1

 * "The vote is now 7 to keep, 5 to delete." Right.  Glad counting is one of your strong suits.  Okay, as a member of the NS IRC channel, let me make clear what did occur.  Goober mentioned that another article about NS was up for deletion on Wikipedia proper, at no point mentioning (to my knowledge) that he was the one who placed it there.  Links were demanded from him.  I know that I personally read the article in question, the debate, and the referenced Wikipedia policy articles before casting my vote.  Now, assuming the support Goober did not request counted as sockpuppets (which as far as I can tell, it would not, based on my understanding of Wikipedia policy, since he didn't ask for it), you could eliminate, by my count, six of the 14 deletion votes.  As for keep votes, I don't actually see the word "keep" in bold in anywhere in this discussion.  Based off reading the discussion itself, I'll give you two votes.  Which makes it 8 (14) to 2 for deletion.

Further, based on an unscientific straw poll of the NS IRC channel (~45 people at any given time), only 1 (other than the moderators that had dealt with the situation and the NSWiki Moderators) had actually heard of Eire Shamrock before. Most of those people have been playing nationstates for nearly two years, I myself for over two and a half, and a good percentage of those people have played since the very beginning of the game in November/December 2002. I think that's a good reason to fail at notability, even if anyone outside NS cared. It means that other than the people directly involved, it affected no one. Even more, verifiablity is a joke, based off the definition Wiki uses. The only way to verify this would be through original research, which eliminates "encyclopedic" as well.. It is not published anywhere by a reputable publisher. And yeah, the vanity thing too. Now, I've already voted so don't count this as another vote if my IP is different. And wow, what a nice personal attack on Sirithil while I was writing this. --129.59.26.71 19:46, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete There is no point to this article other than to satisfy the ego of ES's creator, who is not nearly as important to the game of NationStates as he seems to think himself (as stated previously in much more succinct terms). Rulesbreaking and egomania are not, in my opinion, viable criteria for 'immortalization' on a Wiki article. Nor should Wiki be used as a tool for 'sticking it to the man' when one has been rightfully denied in other more appropriate venues. If one wants to go on about themselves at length, rant about the supposed injustice they've suffered etc., one can do so on their online journal or blog. --Nathi's Player

I'm starting to wonder, Celtic1 seems a prime candidate for a block due to vandalism. -- NSLE | Talk 03:51, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Alf melmac 12:28, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm no longer wondering -- it's fact that all of those vandalising this page should be blocked. This is our page, and your evil comments are not welcome here. Celtic1

 * If you want to get pedantic, I created this page. --Goobergunch|? 21:27, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

 * If I'm a freak from the woodwork... the woodwork is a pretty darn busy place. Nobody has voted to keep this article. --Sirithil 04:07, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

First, I never asked anyone to come here to vote to keep this, unlike Goobergunch who has used terrorist tactics like he threatened above. "I could quite easily get most of the NationStates IRC channel to support deletion". The proof is all there.

To say that your votes against this article do not count in reality is putting it mildly. Criminals, felons, cannot vote in elections, so this vote is a farce and is not accepted by anyone other than a few demented criminals. Celtic1

 * Goober never asked anyone else to come here either. Such blatantly false accusations do you no favours. Had he actually done what you so blythely accuse him of, there would not be simply a few interested parties posting their opinions here, but dozens. I believe he has in fact asked that people NOT bombard the page so as to give it a more fair shake. So much for 'criminal' behaviour. The only farce I see in action here is the fact that you are allowed to continue posting such drivel after having proved yourself to be a vandal with no interest in meaningful contribution to Wikipedia aside from slandering others and drawing undue attention to yourself with an inaccurate vanity article. You have a personal site where you can post whatever fantasies you please - use it. This is not the place for personal vendetta against those you feel have treated you unfairly. Truth will out, they say. It would seem you're proving their point for them with all these ridiculous antics. (Admins - how long must the character attacks continue?) --Nathi's Player

Such ridiculous assertions do his cause no good. It is clear to all and sundry that this is an evil, albeit well planned smear campaign designed by Goobergunch.

One look at his comments here, the very fact that he is the one that took the time to start this deletion campaign, as well as his threat to garner external support point to only one thing -- and that is plainly the wicked and disturbing plot hatched by Goobergunch. Clearly he has succeeded in his threat of gathering lunatics to support his demented campaign, and that is sad as it is against the spirit of Wikipedia.

Look at other articles that are up for deletion -- do they have as many comments? Nowwhere close, so the overwhelming evidence that this is a planned, premeditated campaign by a gang of criminals and brigands is plain to see. If Wikipedia were truly for freedom, this article would be kept. If this article is taken down due to this demonic campaign, then all hope is lost for the world. Shame on all those that have voted for deletion, you are partially at fault for all other problems in the universe we can only assume.

It is more than safe to assume that most of the people writing here are doing so from prison, as they are brigands and criminals of the highest order. Truth has already outed your sick cause -- and stop the deceit, as everyone here knows the truth. We posted a nice little article here, and Goobergunch, to settle an old vendetta, decided to launch this bizarre and unfounded campaign against it. Truly insane, and shame on you for propagandizing on his behalf. Celtic1

 * I'm glad to know that I'm responsible for all evil in the universe. Please take a look at No personal attacks. Also, most of the comments on this page have been your own, and I've seen far worse VfD/AfD debates - this doesn't even come close to the level of contention on the most vicious debates. Most AfD debates are short because it's a noncontroversial yet nonspeedy deletion. --Goobergunch|? 19:19, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * It is more than safe to assume that most of the people writing here are doing so from prison, as they are brigands and criminals of the highest order. Heeheeheeheeheeheehee! Editing from prison, I love it! This is the best AFD troll ever. - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 19:34, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Grrr. As if all this wasn't bad enough, Celtic1 has since taken to vandalising the Jennifer Government: NationStates page with this same business, too. This United State 05:05, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Me and Goobergunch ad a few helpful anonymous users have been reverting it. I'm starting to wonder if it needs a lock. -- NSLE | Talk 09:39, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I think it's time to report Celtic1 on WP:VIP. -- Antaeus Feldspar 19:58, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

 * delete nn Pete.Hurd 23:13, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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Matthew Amoah

Mathew Amoah (born 24 October 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. From 2002 to 2011 he played for the Ghana national team at international level, scoring 12 goals in 45 matches.

Vitesse and Fortuna
Born in Tema, Amoah moved to the Netherlands at the age of 16 in 1996, where he linked with Vitesse Arnhem, spending eight seasons at the club. His early departure from his homeland has led to an almost anonymous profile there because he never played any top-level club football in Ghana, although in Amoah's home town of Tema his achievements in Europe have not gone unnoticed. With three brothers, Amoah learned his craft on the streets of the Ghanaian town and at the age of 15, he was spotted by scouts from the Dutch club while playing in an international youth tournament for his club Great Ambassadors.

After Amoah moved to Vitesse, he did not play regularly. So in order to get regular playing action, Amoah needed a loan spell at Fortuna Sittard to find his feet in Dutch football before going back at Arnhem where coach Ronald Koeman gave him a chance. And the move paid off as the club's supporters named him their best player after the 2002–03 season, in which he scored 15 goals for the club and also competed in European club competition. Amoah trained at Vitesse where he developed into a good striker. It was his performances at Vitesse which gained him a call up to his homeland Ghana's national team. At Vitesse, he scored 62 goals in 174 appearances for the club.

Borussia Dortmund
Amoah signed with Borussia Dortmund in December 2005, during the winter transfer window, rejoining coach Bert van Marwijk, who managed him during the 1999–2000 season at another Dutch side, Fortuna Sittard. Amoah signed a two-year contract, but could only manage seventeen first-team appearances (going scoreless in the process) in one-and-a-half seasons. "There was a number of options but Amoah was the one the manager wanted", Hans-Joachim Watzke, Dortmund's finance director, told the Westfälische Rundschau at the time.

NAC Breda
The 26-year-old Amoah signed a three-year deal with the Eredivisie's NAC Breda on 3 July 2007, after a medical. The former Vitesse forward returned to the Netherlands after a lack of first-team opportunities at Dortmund. "We have been working on this deal for months", NAC technical director Earnie Stewart said. "First it looked like it was impossible for the player to sign, but this week negotiations went quicker."Amoah was instrumental in the attack of NAC Breda since his arrival in July 2007. He scored more than eight goals in every season at the club. He scored 11 goals in his first season, 12 in his second season and then nine in his third season. He was the top scorer of NAC Breda and was loved by the supporters for his spectacular goals which helped the club a lot. At the end of his five-year stay with the club played 105 league matches and scored 43 goals.

Mersin İdmanyurdu
Amoah signed a two-year contract with Mersin İdmanyurdu SK, the newly promoted Turkish club. He only played five matches for the team and left Turkey after one year.

SC Heerenveen
In June 2012, Amoah signed with Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen. However, after one season in which he played no single match for the club, he was released in June 2013.

International career
Ghana first selected Amoah ahead of the 2002 CAF Africa Cup of Nations and it was in the tournament in Mali where he made his debut. But after the Black Stars were eliminated in the quarter- finals, Amoah only ever received one more call-up before the appointment of coach Ratomir Dujkovic in December 2004. The Serb brought Amoah back for his first game in charge, and Amoah has been in the squad ever since.

An international since 2002 he made his debut on 21 January 2002, Segou in a Ghana, Morocco encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations: 2002, Amoah was an instrumental figure in Ghana's first qualification for the World Cup, scoring three goals in three consecutive and important qualifying matches. Matthew Amoah finished as Ghana's leading scorer in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, his five strikes proving pivotal in the Black Stars' march to a second successive tournament. His tally added to the three goals he scored in the 2006 qualifiers that also made a major contribution to Ghana's march to their first-ever FIFA World Cup finals appearance. He also played in their World cup debut even though he did not score in any of the matches he played, his ability, runs and passes helped the team to the group of 16.

In 2010, he helped his nation qualify for another world cup. He played in two matches, which he was brought in as a substitute. He is a member of the Ghanaian Golden Era of footballers including Fulham right back John Paintsil and Chelsea versatile midfielder Michael Essien and former captain Stephen Appiah who formerly played for Italian Club Cesena, Fenerbahçe SK and Juventus. Amoah has scored 13 times in 40 appearances for Ghana.

Honours
Ghana
 * Africa Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2010
 * FIFA World Cup Round of 16: 2006
 * FIFA World Cup quarter-final: 2010

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Spelling Bee of Canada

Spelling Bee of Canada is a charitable, educational spelling bee organization founded by Julie Spence in the Greater Toronto Area in 1987. As of 2022, over 70,000 children have participated in the competition.

The SBOC holds an annual spelling competition for children 6–14 years of age. Participants are divided into three age categories: primary, 6–8; junior, 9–11; and intermediate, 12–14. 15+ students will become mentors to participants in their region.

Though SBOC operates primarily in Ontario, contestants from other provinces are allowed to register and have competed in the past.

Julie Spence founded SBOC in order to engage parents and children. Spelling bees were popular in Jamaica where she grew up, and she recalls realizing during the competitions "how much [it] brought people together". She is happy with the growth of SBOC but disappointed by the extremely low number of black participants, and she has encountered many black parents who do not want their children to compete. Veronica Taylor, a Barbadian-born mental health counsellor and the president of SBOC's Hamilton chapter, is also concerned about the lack of black participation, saying that black parents are not encouraging their children but letting them decide if they want to compete. Laurel Broten, Ontario's Minister of Education, praised the SBOC for helping children in the primary, junior and intermediate age ranges improve their vocabulary and public speaking. "As Minister of Education, I understand the importance of the work you do to help youth across Ontario enrich their learning and build self-confidence," she said.

Competitions
The 2014 SBOC finals took place on 11 May 2014 at the Eaton Chelsea in Toronto. The regional competition in April 2014 had 3,000 participants, 84 of whom went on to the finals. The championship title comes with over $10,000 in cash prizes. This year's competition also marks the opening of three new regional chapters; the Aga Khan Education Board, Khalsa School of British Columbia, and the Toronto Community Housing chapter.

Rogers TV Spelling Bee of Canada 28th Championship had its finals on Sunday May 3, 2015 at The Ismaili Centre - Social Hall, 49 Wynford Dr., Toronto. 91 contestants competed in the finals. New additions to this year's regional competitions include; Toronto Bayview and Sheppard's YMCA, British Columbia's IWE Learning Centre and the Cultural Youth Initiative in Edmonton.

Rogers TV Spelling Bee of Canada 29th Championship finals were held on Sunday May 15, 2016 at the Ismaili Centre again. 93 participants from the 31 regional competitions competed in this year's finals. New additions to this year's regional competitions include a First Nation's chapter from Saskatchewan, and a new chapter from British Columbia – showing the increasing popularity in the spelling bee.

For the first time, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, in 2020, the regional finals, as well as the National Championships, were held in virtual Zoom meetings, and the National Finals were on a livestream on November 29, 2020. This stream was livestreamed on CBC Sports, as well as a feature on CBC Gem, and is available on Spelling Bee of Canada's YouTube channel as of December 2020. This same procedure was taken for the 2021 Bee livestream.

Since 2020, the Chapter Spelling Bees have been transitioned to Regional/District Spelling Bees virtually. The first-place winner from the Regional Spelling Bee Competitions competes at the National Championships.

The 35th Annual Championships will be returning back in person for the first time since 2019 before the pandemic. The national spelling bee will be live-streamed on CBC Sports and hosted at the Beeton Hall at the Toronto Reference Library on Sunday, June 12, 2022.

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