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To download the most recent Referee Seminar Powerpoint presentation click HERE.
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Referee Point of Contact: Michelle George (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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To develop USAT Referees at all levels through education, standardization, and practical application. To certify and promote referees using a systematic approach based on merit and diligence to ensure a fair and firm competition environment for athletes in pursuit of competitive excellence.
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There are general principals which a referee in any sport must fully understand and adhere to. These principles protect the integrity of the competition process and the physical safety and trust of the competitors.
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Get involved as a USAT referee
If you've been thinking about becoming a USAT referee, we have three words for you: Now's the time. It's easy to get started; just attend a one-day certification seminar in your area and now you know where to go to find out when and where they are taking place.
Or maybe you've already got some referee experience, but you've been out of the ring for awhile. Now's a great time to get back in! We guarantee you'll find it's as much fun as you remember. (Issues with missed promotions, etc.? Get in touch with your regional Vice Chair, or contact Sarah Randall. We'll help you sort it out).
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Referre Chair John Sieber's quarterly articles in USA Taekwondo's digital magazine, The Belt:
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With so much activity, how can one stay up to date on the latest events and developments? The USAT website is a great place to start. Here are just a few of the useful things you'll find here:
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Check out Competition Rules/Referees under the Resources tab. You can get acquainted with your the USAT Referee Team and download the most recent USAT Competition Rules.
You can also get a head start on your next referee certification seminar by downloading a copy of the PowerPoint presentation that we use for training. You'll find it on the right hand side of the "Attachments" column above, titled Ref_Seminar_Draft_7. (By the way, the seminar training presentation is also a great resource for coaches who want to stay current with the latest rules and interpretations!)
Are you ready to take your next step in training? You can find the schedule of upcoming official Kyorugi and Poomsae seminars on the Referee Development Programs page.
Updated Code of Operations—now in operation!
The USAT Referee Code of Operations, which pretty much defines everything we do administratively within the USAT structure, has been revisited, thoroughly updated, and approved. Click here to download a copy. Of particular note:
• Promotion requirements have been clarified, and streamlined. There are now only two classifications at each level from D through A—D2 and D1, C2 and C1, etc. (Amanda Rubin, USAT Membership Services Manager, has the records in good order, so there are no more of those "missing promotions").
• We've clarified the criteria regarding referee appointments for national events.
• We've clarified the guidelines for recommending qualified candidates to the WTF for International Referee certification.
USAT Poomsae Program—coming up to world standards.
If you've been to a USAT event recently, you've probably noticed significant changes in poomsae competition. USAT has been working hard to bring our poomsae performance up to world standards, not only so that our National Teams can be competitive in the international arena, but also to enrich and enhance Taekwondo at all levels in the U.S.
Sport Poomsae participation in the U.S. has increased dramatically in the last five years, with a total of more than 1,100 competitors (individual/pairs/teams) who qualified for this year's team trials that will select the Junior and Senior National Team that will compete in the 5th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships (October 8–10, 2010, Tashkent, Uzbekistan,) and the 1st Senior Pan American Poomsae Championships (December 2010, Monterrey, Mexico).
The USAT website has an entire page devoted to Sport Poomsae. Referees and competitors will find lots of valuable Poomsae information—including WTF Poomsae Competition Rules, articles, videos, news, and more.
Our goal is to eventually apply the same judging criteria for all USAT Poomsae competition—not just WTF-style Sport Poomsae, but the open double elimination divisions as well. Our WTF-certified Poomsae Coordinators, Victoria Serbin and Raymond Hsu, have developed a series of Referee Certification seminars to get our referee corps current with the latest WTF standards. So far, we've held five such seminars and certified approximately 70 judges. More are in the works.
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Other Holy Land
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|Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 2:00 AM
This documentary explores the earliest history and growth of Christianity in Asia Minor, now the country of Turkey. Top scholars of archeology and history guide us through three geographical areas - Cappadocia, Ephesus, and Constantinople (Istanbul) - that played a major role in the transformation of a "cult" called Christianity into a world wide religion. Turkey today is a very modern country, where visitors can still discover secret churches carved out of rock, visit markets and landscapes that seem unchanged over two millennia, gaze on ancient icons, stand amid historic ruins, and walk in the footsteps of St. D
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Episode 20 of "Teach with Tech" features an interview with Sarah Robbins, an instructor from Ball State University. Also known as Intelligirl, she was recently featured in an Associated Press article in the Indiana Daily Student headlined "Teacher Uses Online Second Life for Classes: Students take classes, interact via cyberspace." Now students interacting via cyberspace is no big news...here at IU, we've been doing that since the early nineties, and I'm sure the same is true at Ball State. But what Sarah is doing is a bit different from just having a course website, using listservs or discussion forums, or using learning management systems like Oncourse or Blackboard. She is using something called a multi-user virtual environment, specifically a program called Second Life, which allows students to meet online in a 3D world with visual representations of themselves called avatars, which interact in a constantly evolving, user-created universe of objects and places. Her teaching and research have been featured in articles in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the New York Times and USA Today. In the episode, she shares her experience teaching in this unique environment and provides suggestions for other instructors, both secondary and college level, who are considering trying out Second Life.
Related Links:
- Living in a Second Life - Article from the Muncie student newspaper
- Check out Sarah's blog--lots of content and resources there.
- Check out Sarah's English 104 course at Ball State University.
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LeTourneau University will feature Doug Hunter, executive director of the Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership at Charleston Southern University, to speak on the integration of faith and work during 10:50 a.m. chapel service Friday, Jan. 10, in the S.E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center, 2100 S. Mobberly Ave. in Longview.
A Colorado native, Hunter began his career in 1971 with Carter Elevator Company, becoming its President and CEO in 1987. He was active in Christian Businessmen's Committee (CBMC), served as a Teaching Leader for Bible Study Fellowship, and sat on the board of directors for several organizations, a major protestant denomination, a seminary and a regional bank holding company.
As a Christian CEO, Doug became involved with Fellowship of Christian Companies International in 1987, joining its board of directors in 1992. When he sold his company in 1994, Doug moved to Atlanta to work full-time with FCCI. In the years that followed, God developed his heart for international ministry by allowing him to influence business executives in over 25 countries.
In 2003, Doug joined the staff of Perimeter Church in Atlanta to lead Business Partners International (BPI), a strategy of Perimeter's Global Outreach Ministry designed to support the church's international partners as they minister to and through those in the marketplace.
He accepted FCCI's call to the role of President and CEO on January 1, 2008, and has been blessed to sit on the front row as God has used FCCI in transforming His world … one business leader at a time. Doug stepped out of the role of CEO on June 1, 2011.
In January 2012 Doug joined the Global Leadership Team for Leader-led Movements of Campus Crusade for Christ while also serving with the Lausanne Workplace Network, the Global Think Tank on Business As Mission, Call2Business Leadership Team.
In his role as Executive Director of the Center for Christian Leadership at Charleston Southern University, Doug's focus is on both the emerging leaders of tomorrow and on world-class resourcing of global leaders at all levels with a biblical worldview.
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Cam Gigandet is set to star with Emily Browning in Catherine Hardwicke's thriller "Plush."
Hardwicke, who's also producing, will helm from a script she co-wrote with Artie Nelson.
Gigandet plays a psychic psychologist who delves into the minds of patients and sees their memories in order to help them unleash past demons. He meets his match in Browning's character, who shares his gift.
IM Global is selling distribution rights.
The WME and Luber Roklin-repped Gigandet was most recently seen in Millennium Entertainment's "Trespass" and is currently lensing "Code Name: Geronimo."


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Why P&G Is Now Awash With Sports Deals
Q&A: Unlocking the marketing moves behind P&G's USOC, NFL deals
By Barry Janoff, NYSportsJournalism Executive Editor
(Posted Sept. 2, 2009)
Over the past month, Procter & Gamble has morphed from a CPG giant to a CPG sports giant behind deals with the NFL and the U.S. Olympic Committee. The USOC alliance, which activates for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and currently continues through the 2012 Summer Games in London, comes during a period when such companies as General Motors, Bank of America, The Home Depot and Kellogg have ended their marketing deals with the organization. The NFL deal, valued by analysts at $10-15 million per year, includes 13 brands, some of which will be designated as the "official locker room products" of the league. The Olympic deal, valued by analysts at $15-20 million, includes 17 brands such as Secret, Venus, Pantene, Olay, Cover Girl, Tide, Charmin, Pringles, Febreze, Bounty, Pepto-Bismol and Scope. Kirk Perry, vp-North America for P&G, shared the company's plans along with Lisa Baird, CMO for USOC, during a conference call.
• The main topic here is the P&G's sponsorship with the USOC, but how does this and the recent alliance with the NFL also fit into P&G's marketing plans?
Kirk Perry: Sports are such an integral part of American society and really enable us to reach our consumers where they are. We know, for example, that the Olympics Games are the No. 1 sport of interest for women and the No. 2 sport of interest for men behind the NFL. When we evaluated it, we wanted to put our dollars to work in the hardest possible way. Opportunities like these continue to bubble up as great places to increase the return on our investment. And we fundamentally think that when we have partnerships with icons like the Olympics and the NFL that we are going to enable our brands to be presented in the best possible way with the best possible partnerships long term.
• What do you see coming out of this from a marketing perspective?
Perry: Again, sports is an integral part of our society. The other thing is real simplistically: When do sports fans in Pittsburgh, Dallas, Cincinnati and New York ever come together? It's during the Olympics. I have four kids and I can tell you that I was never so exhausted as I was after the [2008] Beijing Games because we sat awake every single night and watched it. And I can't think of any other event that brings my family together like the Olympics. When we think as a company about opportunities to bring our brands together. clearly this is one of them. We look forward to having families come together in January, February, March 2010 for the Games tying our high performance brands to high performance athletes.
• It seems as if P&G is increasingly leveraging its sponsorships across multiple brands. What are the benefits of doing this with the Olympics and the NFL?
Perry: Our brands individually speak to consumers but collectively give us a real opportunity to show the tremendous scale that we have as a company. And it gives us the obvious opportunity to make our dollars work harder for us across many different brands. We are in 99 1/2% of all U.S. households with our brands so this is a great opportunity to bring them together.
• How does this deal enhance P&G's previous support of Team USA?
Lisa Baird: P&G was a sponsor of USA Gymnastics during the Beijing Games. This is a first-time sponsorship at the U.S. Olympic Committee level for P&G. We don't comment on financial details, but I will say that this is a sponsorship about marketing activation. We are thrilled to have Procter & Gamble in our portfolio of sponsors because they are one of the world's leading marketers. They are going to activate against our property in advertising, public relations, retail and a number of [other] things. That helps us to spread the Olympic message and get more support behind Team USA. The activation they are going to do around the Vancouver Games will be enormously important to us.
Perry: If you think about holistic marketing, we are going to be in TV, print, digital, in-store and on-shelf. We will be loud and proud during the Olympics across the portfolio of brands that are participating. (Editor's note: P&G will run TV ads on NBC with the theme, "Look Like the World is Watching." )
• How will this activation be overseen within P&G?
Perry: Our specific agreement here is with the U.S. Olympic Committee. The way we operate as a company is that each of our regions and our specific country organizations can determine their interest level in participating and sponsoring programs like the Olympics. In North America, my organization helps coordinate this across all of our different categories and brands.
• How are negotiations going with other current or potentially new partners?
Baird: We really don't comment on where we are with renewals. But I will say that we are no longer in discussion with Bank of America, and our renewal discussions with AT&T are going very positively. We are in discussions with several open categories. Our focus right now is on bringing home the Games for Chicago [one of four cities being considered by the International Olympic Committee to host the 2016 Summer Games, a decision that is scheduled to be made on Oct. 2]. In the automotive category [vacated by General Motors when the contract expired at the end of 2008] there is nothing I can comment on right now that is definitive.
• Considering the economy, how significant is the P&G deal and how do you think that might influence other companies?
Baird: Bringing P&G into our portfolio is a real significant achievement for us. There is no doubt that the recession has had an effect on sports sponsorships in general. What it has caused us to do is really look to present the value of the Olympic property to our sponsors. We have the most positive image for our athletes compared to every other major sport. The 2008 Olympic Games drew 4.7 billion viewers, which is 70% of the world's population, and two-thirds of America TV viewers watched it on NBC. We're really excited about potentially bringing home the [2016] Games to America once again.
• Has the economy changed the way in which the USOC approaches current and potential partners?
Baird: I don't know if it is the state of the economy, but one thing we continually do is talk to our sponsors about what they want us to do to bring to market in terms of platform. We launched a new marketing platform this past summer, "America Supports Team USA." We have eight sponsors that have helped us get behind what was one of our most successful fundraisers, raising over $4.4 million. So our sponsors are asking for marketing platforms that allows them to merchandise their products. They are asking for ROI. That's the kind of thing we will be doing more of in the future.
• In terms of revenue for the USOC, does P&G coming in, in addition to other recent deals signed with Ralph Lauren, Acer, Adecco and Deloitte, compensate for the loss of Bank of America, Home Depot and the others?
Baird: I am not going to comment on revenue. What I will say is that we are on a good track, we are on a solid track, to closing deals. [In addition to P&G] we are looking to announce more in the near future.
Official USOC Partners: GE, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, P&G, Acer, Atos Origin, Anheuser-Busch, Omega, Panasonic, Samsung and Visa.
Official USOC Sponsors: Adecco, 24 Hour Fitness, Allstate, Deloitte, Hilton Family, Jet Set Sports, Nike, Tyson and United.
Q&A: Peter O'Reilly, NFL VP-Fan Strategy and Marketing
NFL Deal Kicks Off As P&G Sales Are Sacked For A Loss


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Saturday is Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2013. There are 108 days left in the year.
1812: Napoleon Bonaparte's troops entered Moscow following the Battle of Borodino to find the Russian city largely abandoned and parts set ablaze.
1814: Francis Scott Key was inspired to write a poem, "Defence of Fort McHenry," after witnessing how an American flag flying over the Maryland fort withstood a night of British bombardment during the War of 1812; the poem later became the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner."
1829: The Treaty of Adrianople was signed, ending war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
1861: The first naval engagement of the Civil War took place as the USS Colorado attacked and sank the Confederate private schooner Judah off Pensacola, Fla.
1901: President William McKinley died in Buffalo, N.Y., of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him.
1927: Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan died in Nice (nees), France, when her scarf became entangled in a wheel of the sports car she was riding in.
1941: Vermont passed a resolution enabling its servicemen to receive wartime bonuses by declaring the U.S. to be in a state of armed conflict, giving rise to headlines that Vermont had "declared war on Germany."
1963: Mary Ann Fischer of Aberdeen, S.D., gave birth to four girls and a boy, the first known surviving quintuplets in the United States.
1964: Pope Paul VI opened the third session of the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, also known as "Vatican II." (The session closed two months later.)
1975: Pope Paul VI declared Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton the first U.S.-born saint.
1982: Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly actress Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before; Lebanon's president-elect, Bashir Gemayel was killed by a bomb.
1988: Hurricane Gilbert slammed into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 5 storm after forcing thousands of residents to flee.
1991: The government of South Africa, the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party signed a national peace pact.
2003: Swedes rejected adopting the European common currency in a referendum overshadowed by the killing of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, an ardent euro supporter. World Trade Organization talks designed to change global trade collapsed in Cancun, Mexico, amid differences between rich and poor nations. An older half-sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, Yetunde Price, was shot to death in Compton, Calif. (Gang member Robert Edward Maxfield later pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.)
2008: Losing its devastating punch as a major hurricane, Ike nevertheless drubbed the Midwest with powerful winds and floodwaters. Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, striking out 10 in a 5-0 win over Houston in a game relocated to Milwaukee because of Hurricane Ike.
2012: Fury over an anti-Muslim film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad spread across the Muslim world, with deadly clashes near Western embassies in Tunisia and Sudan, an American fast-food restaurant set ablaze in Lebanon, and international peacekeepers attacked in the Sinai. A French gossip magazine's publication of topless photos of Prince William's wife, Kate, prompted an immediate lawsuit from the royal couple and statements of outrage from palace officials. The National Hockey League locked out its players at 11:59 p.m.; it was the league's fourth shutdown in a decade and one that would cost the league nearly half its season.
Actor Walter Koenig (77), Basketball Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown (73), singer-actress Joey Heatherton (69), actor Sam Neill (66), singer Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (Sha Na Na) (66), actress Mary Crosby (54), actress Melissa Leo (53), actress Faith Ford (49), actor Dan Cortese (46), actor-writer-director-producer Tyler Perry (44), rapper Nas (40).
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Frost & Sullivan: Inductive Charging for Electric Vehicles to Gain Traction Transforming Infrastructure Landscape
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LONDON, June 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Intensive research has boosted the profile of the nascent electric vehicles (EVs) inductive charging market globally. As various verticals such as telecom, industrial automation, and utilities establish their presence in this domain, market participants will increasingly partner with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) at the testing phase to enhance the value of their products.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Analysis of Inductive Charging for Global Electric Vehicles (EV) Market, finds that the total market for inductive charging is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of 126.6 percent from 2012 to 2020, with approximately 351,900 units likely to be sold. Inductive charging will account for 1.2 percent of both public and residential charging in North America and more than 2.6 percent in Europe. Residential charging will be the most popular method, accounting for more than 70 percent of the overall charging.
The market for inductive charging will grow the fastest in Europe, owing to a number of demonstration projects conducted by government bodies, OEMs, and charging station manufacturers.
"OEMs such as Renault, Nissan, Daimler, Volvo, BMW and Toyota are working on the development of inductive charging for future EVs, and more than 10 automakers have announced trial tests," said Frost & Sullivan Automotive and Transportation Senior Research Analyst Prajyot Sathe. "As a result, inductive charging will soon be available in cars either as an additional feature or as an inbuilt feature."
Currently, inductive charging is offered as an aftermarket solution with attractive financing options. Yet, the cost of purchasing and installing an inductive charging solution is approximately 30 percent higher than that of conductive charging. The time taken to charge is also longer, reducing the feasibility of what would otherwise be the most convenient way of charging EVs.
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I implemented this formula in Lua: http://pastie.org/7732032
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but, sometimes I'm getting results that are one more than the game's result (in Soul Silver). Maybe the rounding is wrong? [[User:HyperHacker|HyperHacker]] ([[User talk:HyperHacker|talk]]) 07:17, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
but, sometimes I'm getting results that are one more than the game's result (in Soul Silver). Maybe the rounding is wrong? [[User:HyperHacker|HyperHacker]] ([[User talk:HyperHacker|talk]]) 07:17, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
==Nature Factor==
==Nature Factor==
Revision as of 07:28, 28 April 2013
In the modifiers table, how about items such as Light Ball, Thick Club? Lahar 23:16, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Whats the maximum for the stats? KPF 01:32, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Stat modification in battle.
- 2 Speed question
- 3 All Stats Referred to Collectively
- 4 Evasion stages/modifiers?
- 5 Incorrect formulas
- 6 Nature Factor
- 7 What happens with Speed?
- 8 In the anime
- 9 Can we please
- 10 Regarding calculation of successful hit in battle
- 11 Trading and level up
- 12 Contrary
- 13 Wrong example
- 14 Garchomp total?
- 15 Wrong information on the color of the HP bar
- 16 Stuff
- 17 Stat colors
- 18 Moxie?
- 19 Stat modifiers vs. EVs
- 20 Stats about the stats
- 21 Health Bar Color
- 22 Should the Generation 5 formula for determining non-HP stats at level 50 be listed here?
- 23 Stat equation layout
Stat modification in battle.
okay, this is probably the best place to raise the question.
the stat altering moves change stats in "levels" of up to six. how much does each "level" change the stats by? If this is already listed somewhere, i don't know where to find it.
- As far as I can tell, it works like this: Unmodified, stats are multiplied by 2/2 (with the exception of evasion and accuracy, which use 3/3 instead). Raising a stat by one level adds 1 to the numerator, whereas lowering by one level adds 1 to the denominator. This means that if you use a move like Growl, the opponent's attack stat is multiplied by 2/3. Using it again changes 2/3 to 2/4, a.k.a. 1/2, and if you use it again it goes to 2/5, then 2/6, (or 1/3,) etc. --Legollama 02:09, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
- Do negative stat changes in battle stay even after you switch out?Summerscythe 20:34, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
- No. Switching out resets all stat alterations, +ve or -ve. - Solarys 06:03, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
Speed question
If two Pokémon have the same speed stat in battle, what determines which will attack first? Lucario12 16:48, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
All Stats Referred to Collectively
It's just an idea but I've noticed something. I've had the idea of instead of just reffering to a Pokemon's indivisual Stats; HP, Attack, Defense, Special Atk, Special Def and Speed, one could refer to all values that effect a battle. Observe;
Special Attack
Special Defense
Reading the first letter of each Stat forms the word "SHADSEAS" (or an alteration on the order). What do you think? Could it be a new lingo? Bttsstewart 17:33, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
- Maybe, but the order seems pretty messy to me, as I'm more comfortable with the order HP-Atk-Def-SPAtk-SPDef-Spd. And remember to sign your comments on talk pages with four tildes (~~~~), this was already mentioned in your welcome message (I hope you already read it through). UltimateSephiroth (about me · chat · edits) 17:15, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, signed it now Bttsstewart 17:33, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
Evasion stages/modifiers?
What's the maximum % of evasion a PKMN can have? (I.e. 6 uses of Double Team, Bright Powder and Hail/Sandstorm ability bonus.)
Firstly, do the items/abilities stack with each other and stages linearly or diminishingly?
If linearly, it will be 96.67%: 6 stages (9/3 multiplier) = 66.67% evasion + 20% from ability boost + 10% from Bright Powder
If diminishingly with stages only, it's 76.67%: 66.67% + 6.67%* from ability boost + 3.33%* from Bright Powder
Or if diminishingly with each other AND stages, it's around 75~76%, depending on whether the item or ability is accounted for first.
- Solarys 06:01, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
- I've been wondering this same thing, every time one of my Pokémon will get hit by Smokescreen or Sand-Attack, they miss more then half the time. But additional uses don't seem to make a huge difference. [[Derian]] 19:00, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
- They stack diminishingly. So the effects of bright powder/your ability get smaller the more you double team or minimize. However, they remain the same if you sand attack because accuray is a diffrent stat.
Incorrect formulas
Hey, sorry to revert the awesome-looking formula images in the #Formula section to text, but they're incorrect.
Generations III and IV have Nature × at first, when #Nature says this:
- After all other calculations are finished, the stat that the nature enhances will be 110% of what it would be without the nature, and the stat hindered will be 90% of its normal value.
Generations I and II have EV / 2048, when Effort values#Generation I says the formula is .
And since I don't know how to make those awesome-looking formula images or even update them, I'll leave it to the uploader to modify them. The relevant files are StatFormulaHPGenI.png, StatFormulaGenI.png, StatFormulaHPGen3.png and StatFormulaGen3.png. Looce 17:09, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
- If you can explicitly point out the corrections to be made, I can get on that for you. When I created the images I was going on the information I was provided with. If it is incorrect, I'm happy to provide a fix given that you tell me what to change it to. —darklordtrom 23:51, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
- To the current revision of #Formula's text. Namely,
- In Gen I and II, both formulas, update EV/2048 to be squareroot(EV + 3) / 4. Even better would be to say STAT EXP in Gen I and II's formulas instead of EV, because that's what they were known as back then.
- So, like this, then?
- Except that formula is wrong, because it has to be divided by 8, not 4 (the denominator on the bottom is 50, not 100.) My mistake.Ztobor 03:39, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
- In Gen III and IV, other status formula, move Nature × to the end as × Nature
- Though it may be that the (... + 50 + ...) / 50 thing for Gen I and II's HP was correct, even if it's in Gen III and IV as + Level + 10, so you don't really need to update that. Thanks in advance :) Looce 03:15, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
- To the current revision of #Formula's text. Namely,
I disagree with changing the terms to the obsolete ones. It is confusing. I have been having problems with the term "effort points" in the last two generations, which I suspect are being used interchangeably for "effort values". Note that the terms have been changed, but stick to one or the other from then on. Of course it would have been better to have not changed the terms at all, but what's done is done. White Phoenix 11:22, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
- Just a little thing for Looce, um... Nature's first because of the transitive property. Notice the parentheticals? Plus, the correct answer is not gotten... TTEchidna 10:06, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
In the first paragraph under Effort Values, before the formulas, shouldn't that be "For every 4 effort points gained, a level 100 Pokémon will have 1 extra point in its stats"? And where did the 50 and 2048 come from? It isn't mentioned anywhere on this page or in the Effort Values article. So which formula for determining the stat points is correct? 50+(EV/2048) or squareroot(EV+3)/4? White Phoenix 13:54, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
- Whoever wrote the current Gen III-IV "Other Stats" formula left Level out of the calculations. Smogon's formula is Stat = (((2 * BaseStat + IV + (EV / 4)) * Level / 100 + 5) * Nature) The Professor 15:44, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
- It's been fixed, BTW. My bad. Ztobor 04:19, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
- Whoever wrote the current Gen III-IV "Other Stats" formula left Level out of the calculations. Smogon's formula is Stat = (((2 * BaseStat + IV + (EV / 4)) * Level / 100 + 5) * Nature) The Professor 15:44, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
Now wait a minute!
Your stat calcs are wrong! Arceus with a 31 IV and 252 EV in HP will have 444 HP. Your calculation gives it a maximum of 394. TTEchidna 10:31, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
- Do the math again. It gives exactly 444. --Miliko 18:52, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
Off by one?
I implemented this formula in Lua: http://pastie.org/7732032
but, sometimes I'm getting results that are one more than the game's result (in Soul Silver). Maybe the rounding is wrong? This happens with neutral natures too (e.g. Hardy), so that shouldn't be it. HyperHacker (talk) 07:17, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
Nature Factor
After some tests using the formula on Lv5 Pokémon on my Emerald Rom, I think the Nature factor on it is placed on the wrong place. It should not affect the final "5" on it. I specifically tested it on an Adamant Magikarp with perfect Atk IV, the formula gives me a stat of 8, and in the game it is 7 (I tested the IV with the IV Man). And in other Pokémon (Breloom IIRC), I had the same problem. Could someone test it? --Miliko 18:52, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
- You need to truncate (drop the decimals) before applying the nature boost. --sp unit 262 03:11, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
What happens with Speed?
When two Pokémon's speeds are equal, they attack first with 50% probability each. If the speeds are a bit off, the probability does not jump to 100%. What actually happens? Ztobor 21:24, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
- I noticed this too, especially in the older generations; I think the higher level one with a slightly lower speed may have a chance to go first. I don't remember seeing this happening in the battle tower/frontier, or link battles, though, even when there's a level difference. ~ Solarys 12:16, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
- Btw, you can easily test this on an emulator. Make sure you have a spare slot in your party, and an active Pokémon with non-damaging moves (optional, but preferred). First take note of your active Pokémon's speed, then go fight something with a similar level and base speed. Save a state when you enter the fight, then catch the enemy to see its speed. If it's off from yours by more than, say, 3 points, load your saved state and run; otherwise load your saved state, keep choosing different moves to see whether the faster one always goes first. ~ Solarys 12:45, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
- I can confirm this with a non-emulator device - the slower one can also sometimes go first. But the greater the speed difference, the less likely it happens. Ztobor 04:41, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
In the anime
A while back ago I made an edit about how Speed worked in the anime. Is it possible that we could make a seperate section or page that's about how stats work in the anime, because I can definitely see a bit of a difference. For example, Double Team normally raises evasion but it also seems to raise attack power in the anime because all of the clones can attack. --Landfish7 00:04, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
Can we please
Make a clear definition of stages? I only get the gist of it. --☯ *Ɣℯ№ӎօṫհ* ☯ 00:52, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
- Stages are incredibly simple. Let's say my Pokémon has 420 Attack and it gets hit with FeatherDance (which lowers the Attack stat by two stages). The second stage of decrease is 1/2. 420 * .5 = 210, meaning that whenever damage calculations have to take my Attack stat into consideration, it will use 210 instead of 420.- unsigned comment from Hexagon Theory (talk • contribs)
Regarding calculation of successful hit in battle
"If P is greater than 1, the move will surely hit." But what if P isn't greater than 1? Surely it won't always miss... does anybody know anything about the formula that determines successful move hits? Hexagon Theory 21:27, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
- P is just the probability that the move will hit. Probabilities greater than 1 don't make any sense, so it's explicitly stated that they're the same as 1 (i.e., always hit). Once the probability is calculated, the game (in effect) generates a random number between 0 and 1; if P is greater than or equal to this number, the attack hits. --Minimiscience 16:10, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
- D'you know for certain that the random number is uniformly distributed?- unsigned comment from Hexagon Theory (talk • contribs)
- Technically, no, I don't know that, though I would expect it to be (or, at least, as close to uniform as pseudo-randomness can get you). --Minimiscience 19:49, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
- D'you know for certain that the random number is uniformly distributed?- unsigned comment from Hexagon Theory (talk • contribs)
Trading and level up
If you have a level 100 Scyther, with a speed of 300, and trade with metal coat, than wouldn't it have a higher speed than a scizor level 100 can have?(its highest according to the sat calculation is 251, and I only used this as an example.) Also, what if you had a level 100 Eevee(with a speed of 229, it's highest possible speed), and for example, you evolve it into a Jolteon, it will still have less than the minimum speed a level 100 Jolteon can have, so how does this work? Do the stats get reset? - unsigned comment from Phoenixon (talk • contribs)
Why is Contrary listed as an ability that lowers Attack and Defense? That's not what it does... EnosShayremTalk 04:31, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Wrong example
For the example showing how to work out a Pokémon's Sp.Att it shows:
When the game calculates a stat it rounds down before applying the nature. The example applies the nature first and then rounds down, that Pokémon would actually have a Sp. Att of 135. It's not that important but it should still be fixed. Pikiwyn talk 19:34, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
Garchomp total?
The base stat total + the EV total + the IV total of the lv. 78 Garchomp = 1220 but its stat total is 1240. Can someone explain this? Nickvang 19:13 10 june 2011
- The stat total and the totals you see there are not equal. It takes 4 EV's to raise the stat total by 1, and each base stat raises the total by 2. Ztobor 02:04, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
Wrong information on the color of the HP bar
"If a Pokémon has less than 1/4 of their HP remaining, the color will turn red" 165/4=41.25, so what? It has less than 1/4, and its HP bar isn't red. Shepeedy 20:10, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
- Perhaps it's 1/5? Try lowering the HP to less than 33. Ztobor 14:13, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
- I'll try the next time I'll be able to. Shepeedy 20:08, 28 June 2011 (UTC)
- I can confirm 1/5. I don't have any screenshot proof, but I'll run through the numbers. My Vaporeon has 314 HP. 314*1/5=62.8. Lo and behold, at 63 HP the bar is yellow, and at 62 HP the bar is red. 1/5 it is. Phizzle 07:23, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
- Ok, feel free to edit it. Shepeedy 08:27, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
If Paralyzed Pokémon has -6 in Speed, how much it will be slowed?
- +1 - <Pokémon>'s <Stat> rose!
- +2 - <Pokémon>'s <Stat> rose sharply!
- +3 - <Pokémon>'s <Stat> rose drastically!
- +6 - While no move (save for Belly Drum) can raise stat so much, the Wonder Launch item says immensely.
- -1 - <Pokémon>'s <Stat> fell!
- -2 - <Pokémon>'s <Stat> harshly fell!
Marked +-+-+ 13:12, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
Stat colors
It should be pointed out somewhere in the article something about the distinctive colors of stat modifiers. You know, the colors that were used in Gen III, but later dropped in Gen IV. The colors in Gen III are:
- Red/Yellow: Attack
- Light/Dark Green: Defense
- Orange/White: Sp.Atk
- Dark Green/White: Sp.Def
- Light Blue: Speed
- Purple: Accuracy
- Teal: Evasion
- Gray: Two or more stats
Whereas in Gen IV the colours are:
- Orange/Yellow: Positive modifier
- Blue: Negative modifier
hfc2X 01:57, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
I was scanning the items that are supposed to raise stats, and I did not see Moxie under the 'Attack' heading when it should be there.
--Drakkon 15:58, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
Stat modifiers vs. EVs
The section on "Stat modifiers" largely discusses in-battle stat modifers (i.e. the six stages of increase/decrease for Attack/Defense/Specials/Accuracy/Evasion). Vitamins, wings, and EV berries are not part of this (they act on EVs directly). Should they be moved to the Effort Values section instead? --Stratelier 18:01, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
Stats about the stats
I think it may be a great idea to include an overall summary of all Pokémon stats in this article, like what already exists on the articles of individual types. An average may be a good feature, as well as upper and lower quartiles. This data could be sampled separately to incorporate all Pokémon in one table and all fully evolved Pokémon in another. I'd be happy to know what you all think. Superbreeder 12:38, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
Health Bar Color
Recently I was playing HeartGold and noticed that my Girafarig (level 15 and caught in HG, near Lake of Rage) had a max health of 50 with a current amount of 26 but a yellow health bar. Why was this so? MethodicMockingbird (talk) 22:58, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Why is Contrary only listed as affecting a few stats on this page?--Chris Broach (talk) 04:47, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
Should the Generation 5 formula for determining non-HP stats at level 50 be listed here?
I wasn't sure whether to add it, so I'll ask it here. Since some may be training their Pokémon for battling on the Battle Subway, Wi-Fi, or situations where a Pokémon's level is rounded down to level 50, should the formula listed here be somehow implemented into the article? Or instead of implementing the formula, should it just be mentioned that the formula for stat calculation is halved when determining stats? NOBODY (talk) 03:38, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
Stat equation layout
Is there any particular reason they're laid out as they are? For instance, is equivilant to and the latter is MUCH easier to read. --Keiya (talk) 10:17, 24 February 2013 (UTC)


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Here are some quotes from the Orioles' 3-2, 12th inning loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night which featured ninth inning and 12th inning homers by Raul Ibanez.
Jim Johnson on his game-tying homer to Raul Ibanez: "If you make your pitch, it doesn't really matter. That's what it comes down too. Ibanez, he is a good lowball hitter and obviously he has that hook swing. It's just pitching. You've got to pitch down, change speeds and locate. The home runs were pretty much over the plate."
Johnson on him bouncing back: "Frustrating, like I said, I got to get over it quick. We've been doing it all year. We've been getting great starting pitching. I just haven't pitched to what I've been doing for most of the year. So I need to step it up and help the team. Because you can't lose sleep over it. Or fret about it, because I got to come back tomorrow."
Johnson on the club bouncing back: "We've been doing it all year. It's unfortunate, obviously, the way things ended up. You have to just come back tomorrow. And you trust the guy in the locker next you and the guys that put the uniform on. We all have each other's back. At no point did I get the sense we were out of the game even after I give up the home run. You have to give yourself a chance and keep grinding it and hopefully somebody picks you up."
Johnson on what's been different for him recently: "I feel like it is just location. I feel the same I've felt the 162 games before that. It's just one of those things that just happens. And like everything that happens, it gets magnified in the playoffs."
Miguel Gonzalez on the overall game: "We did a pretty good job. At the end, a couple pitches were down the middle against Ibanez. That's where he hits the ball and both of those pitches he got. Just forget about this one and go tomorrow and get them tomorrow."
Gonzalez on what it was like to watch Ibanez's homers: "It breaks your heart. But we've been doing great. Can't complain, the guys have been battling all year. But things happen. It's part of baseball."
Gonzalez on Manny Machado's homer: "Machado did a great job to put it over the fence, but right now I'm just out of words right now. It was a tough, tough game for us."
Buck Showalter on if he had a 'knot in his stomach' after the game: "I don't have no knot in my stomach. Why not? Is that what I am supposed to do? Well, they may. We don't live in that world. We're so impressed with all our guys tonight, played a great game in a tough situation, and they'll come out and compete."
Showalter on Johnson and the bullpen losing the game: "Stunned? No. Stunned left me a while ago. I got a grip on how hard this is to do. … Jimmy is a big-hearted talented guy that, believe me, we'd be at home watching without people like Johnson. He's a special guy. We're real proud of him and you'll see him again tomorrow night, I hope."
Showalter on rookies Machado and Ryan Flaherty homering: "The home runs and things like that, that's why they're here. They're capable of those things. … I know it's a big night for Ryan, when you think about it, a Rule 5 pick that has had some big hits for us, especially in the last month."
Yankee outfielder Nick Swisher on the Ibanez homer: "I mean wow, you dream about stuff like that. I wasn't even the one who got a hit and I was jumping around and going crazy. I mean, legendary performance. For Raul, man, I couldn't be happier for him. You can't script something like that. Talk about a huge momentum shift in our favor. And man, we're excited to get back here tomorrow and try to close out the series."
Brian Matusz on giving up the game-winner: "I made a bad pitch. A lot going through my mind. Just like I said, move past it, move forward to tomorrow. The game means a lot more in the postseason, but when it comes down to it, being on the mound you've still got to make pitches. It's still the same game. You can't treat anything differently.
Matusz on yielding a home run: "You never want to experience a situation like that. Whether it's a game-winning walk-off home run or in the first inning. The ultimate goal is to go out there and throw strikes and put up zeros. It's not a good feeling, but you have to stay positive and move forward."
Matt Wieters on the home-run pitches: "They were both fastballs. You've got a situation with Jim where you just go after a guy and more times than not you're going to get a ground ball with him. You've got to give credit to Ibanez. He put two good swings on pitches, and on a night where the offenses hadn't done much, he comes off the bench and looks ready to go."
Wieters on Ibanez: "You never picture anything like that happening, but you've got to tip your hat to Ibanez because you've still got to hit them. It's a tough situation and I'll still take our guys out there on the mound every time against them."
Adam Jones on the team's mentality: "It's pretty much win or go home tomorrow, isn't it? There's pretty much no turning back. We're going to have the same attitude, the same mentality we've had since the first day of spring training. We're going to have fun, let it fly and live with the results."


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I've been doing a lot of family research this month, in preparation for the next bucket-list trip with my husband. This trip will take us back in time, to the Outer Hebrides, to Stornoway, to the Isle of Berneray. It might take a year or more to even begin to understand this place where the Munros were "born", but we will get there.
I'm looking forward to standing, in our "weatherproof" gear, on a white sand beach, holding onto each other, face to face, hoods touching, eyes bright, hanging on for dear life in a 65 km/h gale!
The peat, the kelp, the blowing wind and the white sand are in my husband's DNA, and I love that part of him the best! However distant Berneray is in time and space, the struggles and joys of the Munros come from there, and I need to fully understand the place to fully understand him, us as a couple, and our children (the work never stops).
How is this connected to birthing, parenting and family? In every way.
I've been reading the Scottish census records, right back to the early 1800s, discovering large families - husband (Head) and wife (Farmer's wife), with sons and daughters - up to 13 children living with their parents in thatched blackhouses on small crofts on windswept islands on the edge of the "civilized" world.
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Our children are their great great great grandchildren.
Did these women and men have time to consider their preparedness for each new baby? How did they cope with the work load of caring for so many children? How did they cope with the fragile nature of their own life? their children's lives? Did they lie awake every night wondering what would happen to their children if they contracted consumption or pneumonia? Did the workload wash away their sadness? Or did it make it worse?
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They had jobs to do. Life was hard. They sang. They got things done. They had to. They figured things out. They worked cooperatively with the other families. The mothers nursed their babies. The older children went down to the sea to gather kelp or muck out the byre. The seasons and the weather dictated what needed to be done. right. now.
These women strapped their babies onto their bodies and just headed outside into the wind.
This is a wind that blows so hard that you can hardly open the door.
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Prosecutors in the Jerry Sandusky case have already provided the defense with a "bill of particulars" that outlines a specific list of the allegations, including dates and locations. Sandusky's lawyer, Joe Amendola, was back in front of a judge today to argue that he still needs even more detail to help prepare his defense in time for the trial, which is scheduled to begin May 14. And if that demand is not met, Amendola told the judge, a motion would be filed to request that the case be dismissed:
"I remember my first day of school. My first day of high school. My first Phillies game. We're dealing with kids at least 7, 8 and 9, in most cases in their teens. All we are asking is (for prosecutors) to go back to these accusers and say, 'You went to football games - which ones?' Give us at least something that we could check."
Judge John Cleland indicated during the hearing that there is precedent for cases being dismissed when the time frames provided by alleged victims is too broad. But prosecutor Joseph E. McGettigan III argued that because many of the alleged victims said they were abused so often over such an extended period of time—and with Sandusky encouraging them to forget what happened—that it's often difficult to pin down specific dates. Amendola then tried to argue that not providing that information is "unfair to Mr. Sandusky's right to a fair defense" before making the point again outside the courthouse. McGettigan countered by saying Amendola had the opportunity to cross examine the alleged victims at December's preliminary hearing, but instead he chose to waive that right and make his case that day in front of the media. Judge Cleland did not make a ruling today.
Jerry Sandusky's lawyer asks for more details from alleged victims [Patriot-News]


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Standish, MI -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/12/2014 -- There are areas of great growth for Magliner trucks; Magline continues to lead the industry in manufacturing hand trucks. The innovative designs of two-wheel hand trucks, convertible hand trucks, bulk delivery trucks, and special application trucks will be exhibited at the upcoming MODEX expo for the manufacturing and supply chain industries. These innovations along with CooLift can be seen visiting Booth #2531 in Atlanta, GA on March 17-20, 2014.
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Chelsea Football Club Now Kicking Around Europe, The U.S. With Delta Air Lines
By Barry Janoff
June 25, 2012: Chelsea Football Club, one of the most storied franchises in soccer history, has signed a deal with Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines making the carrier its official airline sponsor.
The deal comes as Delta is seeking to expand its footprint in the U.K. and just weeks prior to Chelsea's tour of the U.S. that will include stops in four cities. Delta also plans to build awareness of the partnership during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Financial terms of the multi-year alliance were not disclosed.
Other Chesea FC partners include adidas, jersey sponsor Samsung, Thomas Cook, EA Sports and Signha.
The deal is the second in recent weeks between a U.S.-based company and a U.K. soccer club. General Motors division Chevrolet in May signed a global deal with Manchester United, a rival of Chelsea in the Barclays Premier League.
Delta has several deals with sports franchises in the U.S., including the official airline sponsor of the New York Yankees, the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and the NFL's Minnesota Vikings. Delta said this is its first alliance with a U.k.-based soccer club.
Chelsea has an upcoming tour of the U.S. that will include games in Seattle (July 18), at Yankee Stadium in New York (July 22), against the Major League Soccer All-Stars in Philadelphia on July 25 and Miami (July 28).
Marketing support in the U.K. will include signage at Chelsea home games, ads on the team's Web site, the Delta logo on backboards during player interviews and activation on social media including Facebook and Twitter.
During the team's U.S. tour, Delta will have a presence via signage and activation including a dedicated Facebook page in which visitors can participate in a vote to determine which U.S. city will "host a fare promotion from the United States to London this summer. (Full details here.)
"Partnering with [Chelsea] is an exciting way to strengthen our brand around the world while a tie-in with Delta will help build Chelsea's brand in the U.S."
"We're delighted to sponsor Chelsea FC, a top-flight London club with a fan base of millions throughout Delta's worldwide network," Perry Cantarutti, Delta's svp for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said in a statement. "Partnering with a leading club in the English Premier League is an exciting way to strengthen our brand both in the U.K. and around the world while a tie-in with Delta will help build Chelsea's brand in the U.S."
According to Chelsea FC CEO Ron Gourlay, "It is a fantastic opportunity for Chelsea Football Club to partner ourselves with Delta Air Lines, an industry leader in aviation.Their passion for innovation and first-class service around the world make them a perfect match for us and we look forward to working together as we continue to develop the Chelsea name across the globe."
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Summer 2019: June 16-21
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The President's Academy is a five-day residential college preparatory program held on the ULM campus. This year we are partnering with CenturyLink (a Fortune 500 company) Escamilla and Poneck LLC (an international law firm) ANGUS Chemical Company, Ouachita Council on Aging, and four local hospitals (St. Francis Medical Center, University Health Conway, Monroe Surgical, and P&S Surgical) to provide externships in the fields of Computer Sciences, Law, Health Sciences, and Physical Sciences. Coupled with follow-up laboratory experiences with university faculty and college courses that equip scholars with the soft skills to flourish in a competitive job market, the President's Academy offers high-ability high school student exclusive access to the global economy
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Q&A: With Casey (Wasserman) At The Bat, The Mudville 9 Would Have Been Victorious
On his Twitter page, Casey Wasserman describes himself as a "sports executive, philanthropist." Even given the space constraints of Twitter, that would be like Jackie Robinson describing himself as a "trend-setter." Under the auspices of its founder/chairman/CEO, WMG has grown to become one of the most prolific and influential firms in the U.S. in terms of sports marketing, sponsorship, naming rights, digital content sales and athlete representation and endorsement deals. Now, as the 36-year-old native of California, explains, an aggressive strategy is in place to expand WMG's influence worldwide.
By Barry Janoff, Executive Editor
(Posted August 19, 2010)
Wasserman Media Group, founded in 1998, is not your grandfather's sports and entertainment marketing company. Which is saying something considering that Casey Wasserman's grandfather was Hollywood legend Lew Wasserman, whose six-decade career as arguably the most powerful talent agent and studio executive ever (at MCA, which through a plethora of business deals is now NBC Universal) included representing such stars as Bette Davis, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda and Ronald Reagan.
In addition to being a driving force in sports marketing, sponsorship, naming rights, digital content sales and athlete representation and endorsement deals, divisions of WMG also focus on mergers and acquisitions across media and sports industries; and developing, marketing and distributing sports entertainment content through TV, retail and digital platforms. Among those who work under the WMG umbrella is a Who's Who sports power players, such as Arn Tellem and Richard Motzkin. The list of athletes represented by WMG includes hundreds of players from Major League Baseball, the NBA, soccer, golf, action sports and elsewhere, such as Landon Donovan, Pau Gasol, Derrick Rose and Chase Utley.
Among its more recent corporate sports deals, WMG worked with executives of the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey to acquire cornerstone partnerships with Pepsi, MetLife, Verizon and Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light for the $1.6 billion home of the NFL's New York Giants and Jets. Wasserman also is using his considerable financial and political synergies to try to build a stadium and to bring an NFL team back to Los Angeles.
Wasserman Media Group is headquartered in Los Angeles but also has other offices in the U.S., London and Mumbai, India. WMG has started to intensify the presence of its New York office with the recent hirings of John Brody, formerly MLB's svp-corporate sales and marketing, to lead Wasserman's global sales division and develop new business ventures; and Brian Cull, who had been director of partnership marketing for the NFL, as svp-global sales.
Among his other endeavors, Casey Wasserman spearheads The Wasserman Foundation, which was founded by Lew Wasserman in 1952 and has since provided financial support to organizations focused on advancing and promoting education, environmental responsibility, health and welfare and the arts; and sits on the board of such organizations as New York University, The William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library Foundation, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the USA Bid Committee, which is seeking to bring the FIFA World Cup to the U.S. in either 2018 or 2022.
Wasserman spoke with NYSportsJournalism.com about a wide range of timely topics, including Landon Donovan, the state of the sports marketing economy, the World Cup, LeBron James' decision and WGM's global expansion strategies.
NYSportsJournalism: Wasserman Media Group has an extensive roster of NBA players. What are your thoughts about what has happened regarding player movement over the summer and LeBron James' decision to join the Miami Heat?
Casey Wasserman: More important than anything is the power and connection that sports has with consumers. It may be unlike any other piece of the media business. And this proved it again. That a single athlete could drive that much attention to a decision that in the past had been pretty benign. I think less about what he did and how he did it, but more importantly its place in our society both in a cultural and business way. And the story continues to grow and grow.
NYSJ: What about the domino affect that James' decision caused and how it could shift the balance of power in the NBA both on the court and from a marketing perspective?
CW: It's great. Despite lots of other ideas, big teams doing well and dynasties in all sports have traditionally been embraced and revered. My view is that it's good, because it makes people talk about it. And in an ironic way, the best thing that might happen is if Miami didn't win the NBA championship. I'm no prognosticator. But people love the whole story, and some people would love it if they didn't win because it's another view of how important teams are in team sports. Time will tell. But the attention is good for everybody.
NYSJ: Soccer is a major part of Wasserman Media. What do you see looking ahead for soccer in this country and for WMG clients such as Landon Donovan?
CW: You can sit in an office in Los Angeles and be myopic about soccer's place in the world. But if you are sitting anywhere outside of the U.S. it's impossible to not see that soccer is the biggest sport in the world. So from very early on we were committed to the sport, committed to being a big player in its growth and a big player in the business side of soccer. Today we are the largest soccer agency in the world by order of magnitude. We have a large business built around soccer — or football if we were sitting in our London office — and we continue to look for ways to expand. Clearly, we have great people [on the soccer side of our business]. Richard Motzkin represents Landon Donovan, Freddy Adu, Tim Howard and many others. We have tremendous leadership in the U.K. and continental Europe. And the opportunities for John's group to [build on] business relationships in the world of European football is clearly something we will go after aggressively.
NYSJ: I know you have some bias about Landon Donovan because he is represented by WMG, but am I right in thinking he could become the biggest U.S.-born soccer player in marketing history?
CW: Yes, he can. He is a remarkable athlete, a remarkable person and, by the way, still young [28] with a long career ahead of him with many more great things to do. He not only is for the foreseeable future the face of American soccer in the U.S. but also around the world.
NYSJ: Do you see him transcending the sport, much in the way companies use Peyton Manning to attract people who may not even follow the NFL?
CW: Certainly. He clearly has that ability. He already has had a couple of true iconic moments, and those iconic moments get athletes the attention of people well beyond their sport.
NYSJ: You are on the board of the USA Bid Committee seeking to get FIFA to award the World Cup to the U.S. in either 2018 or 2022. How strong is the U.S. bid?
CW: In a technical sense, we are going to put together an unbelievably compelling bid for FIFA to review. We have shown as a country that we have the ability to gather around, embrace and support events of a global nature and give them their stage. We clearly have the infrastructure, whether it's stadiums, airports or hotels. But, ultimately, FIFA, as with any other organization, is going to make a decision based on what they think is best for their organization. No matter who was going to compete against South Africa when they were bidding, South Africa was going to get that bid because FIFA felt it was important. And rightly so for the development of that country. There are decisions that we can't control. So all we can do is put our best foot forward, which factually I know we are doing. And more so than any other time in the history of American soccer, we are putting together a bid and an opportunity that, frankly, is compelling.
NYSJ: What do you see as far as business opportunities with the 2012 Summer Olympics in London?
CW: There are a lot of major global companies that are marketing partners [with the IOC]. In many ways an event such as the London Olympics is hard for us to be in business with because Olympic [executives] tend to do well at this kind of work by themselves. But on some levels it's a great opportunity because those companies will have geared up and spent a lot of time, effort and money for two weeks, and a lot of times after that they look around and ask, "Now what?" And we are there to answer that question for them.
NYSJ: Do you see anything positive coming out of the fact that companies and agencies in many cases were forced to rethink their sports marketing and business methods of operation because of financial challenges?
CW: No question. One of the effects of the economic downturn was, first, a knee-jerk reaction to stop spending advertising money. But when they did, then they woke up and realized, "Our business is actually doing okay and maybe we've actually grown market share." It was an evolution process. It made people do things they probably would not have done under normal economic conditions and it gave them a fresh opportunity to rethink how they do things and why they do things. In my view, that rethink will only benefit sports. Because sports truly is defensible in every way: It matters live. It continues to elevate in its connection with fans. But unlike other kinds of pieces of the media business it has a way to connect through almost every medium in an effective way. A time like that, while it was not fun for anybody in any business, created more opportunities over a long period of time for the business we are in.
"The role of athletes as spokespeople grows from the core out as opposed to artificially creating these people as stars without having a solid base on which to build."
NYSJ: When you look at the overall economy in sports, does it seem to be coming back, perhaps not to where it was a few years ago but at least moving in a healthier direction, when it comes to athletes and the opportunities available to them?
CW: No question that athletes will continue to have opportunities to work as spokespeople. But it is important to remember that awareness and interest starts local and grows from there. People connect with their local stars and then if they become bigger than that then they grow from there. The role of athletes as spokespeople or endorsees grows from the core out as opposed to artificially creating these people as stars without having a solid base on which to build.
NYSJ: You recently hired John Brody from MLB and Brian Cullen from the NFL to join WMG's New York office. What is your strategy there?
CW: Without question, we are building the New York office. We are, and always will be, a Los Angeles-based company. I spend a lot of time in New York. But more importantly, a lot of the people we do business with are in New York. It's where the leagues are. It's where a lot of the buyers are. So expanding our presence there, building the sales group, is very important. Being able to add talent such as John and Brian is not something you can do every day. It's something I've been trying to do for seven years.
NYSJ: John is an East Coast guy. Was there any talk about him working in Los Angeles?
CW: He will be a senior executive at WMG, among the top rung of people. He didn't want to be out of the loop. But he gets that we are good at communicating and being pro-active. I am in New York a lot and he will find a lot of reasons to be in Los Angeles. So it's actually not as big a deal as he first thought when we started the process. So he feels comfortable being based in New York and comfortable that he will be included in all of the senior company decisions that he should be included in.
NYSJ: What are the challenges you are looking at short-term and long-term with building in New York and globally?
CW: The good thing with hiring John and what he brings, he was already in the mix, if you will, talking and communicating and well-known and well-liked among the people we will be transacting with. As is Brian. So that, combined with my interest in always helping people throughout the company and doing what I can to make their jobs better, allows us to be able to get to and communicate with and explain to anybody we need to exactly what we are doing and how we are trying to do it. Our biggest challenge in the short-term is how we allocate our time. There already are no shortage of opportunities. But we need to continue to pick the opportunities that are right for us and right for the people who we are representing so that we can deliver against and in fact out-deliver their expectations. So that's about saying yes to the right opportunities and saying no to others.
NYSJ: There is definitely a shift in how athletes share their information and how the media, fans and consumers get their news. What do you think about Twitter, for example?
CW: The problem with Twitter is that you can actually have an outlet to be a smart ass in real time. I have done it a couple of times. [Laughs.] [The media follows me on Twitter and] they will take one of my tweets and publish it. And tweets are on a whole different level than what you say for articles to be quoted.
NYSJ: As a member of the media, I have to say that tweets are on the record. So anyone in the public eye who tweets has to rethink their thinking with Twitter.
CW: My problem is, my first reaction is that I tend to be a smart ass. I just write [when I tweet]. So I have to think about it but not tweet. It's the 24 hour rule: I'll have to put [my thoughts] in a drawer for 24 hours.
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Liberty University Online breaks the 30K mark
Monday afternoon a rare hush fell over the Liberty University Online offices as staff fled their cubicles to celebrate another major milestone — 30,000 online students — reached Friday at 3:30 p.m.
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. and Vice Chancellor Ron Godwin joined Vice President of Enrollment Management, Chris Johnson, and LUO's Executive Director, John Donges, to commemorate the occasion.
"The phenomenal growth of Liberty University Online in these difficult economic times is a testament to the quality of the program and the leadership of Chris Johnson, John Donges and the entire faculty and staff of Liberty University Online," said Chancellor Falwell. "The program continues to be ranked among the best in the country because academics have not been sacrificed in order to achieve growth. Congratulations to Liberty University Online in reaching this important milestone!"
It was less than 10 months ago, in March of 2008, that the school reached 25,000 students and issued a plaque marking the event. Yesterday that same plaque was unveiled, this time with the 30,000 plate added.
"Enrolling 30,000 students is a momentous occasion for the online division," said Donges. "Beyond the great growth that LUO is experiencing is the increasingly stronger student retention each year."