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Sonic Adventure 2 Cheats
|ON OTHER PLATFORMS: Xbox360, Playstation 3, PC
publisher: Sega
developer: Sonic Team
genre: Action
|ESRB rating: E10+
release date: Oct 02, 12
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Main Theme
To unlock the "Main Theme" (Live and Learn) in Sound Test, you must have the three stories finished (Hero, Dark and Last). Select 1P mode, Last story, and fight the Final Hazard again. After the Credits, go to Stage Select mode, choose any stage and mission and finish it. Finally, go to Sound Test and select "Character". "Main Theme" is above "Theme of Sonic".
Unlock Playable Characters
Follow the guidelines below to be able to play as those characters in versus mode:
Play as a Chao: Beat all of Tails' levels with an A rank
Play as Amy: Beat all of Sonic's levels with an A rank
Play as Big: Get A ranks on all of Eggman's Stage
Play as Chaos 0: Beat all of Rouge's levels with an A rank
Play as Mecha Sonic: Beat all of Shadow's levels with an A rank
Play as Tikal: Beat all of Knuckles' levels with an A rank
First, have two controllers plugged in. In Sonic's second stage (Metal Harbour), press Y in the second controller at any time. Sonic'll get a board under his shoes and will be able to street board the level with it! However, you can't complete the stage with this board.
Reuse an Animal Multiple Tines in a Chao Garden
While holding your animal, go as close to your chao as possible without giving it to the chao. Then simply drop the animal in front of your Chao. If done correctly the chao will give the same animation as if you handed the animal to the chao, only you can pick the animal up again. This can also be done with chaos drives.
Steam Achievements
Beyond Good And Evil: Clear LAST part in story mode.
Boss Attack: Clear all 3 modes in Boss Attack Mode.
Chao Raiser: Raise all 5 properties of any one Chao up to level 10.
Chao!: Name your Chao for the first time.
DARK!: Clear DARK side in story mode.
Emblem Collector: Unlock 90 emblems.
Emblem Mania: Unlock all 180 emblems.
Heaven or Hell: Raise a HERO Chao and a DARK Chao with your hero and dark characters respectively.
Hello World: Clear stage 1 on either side in story mode.
HERO!: Clear HERO side in story mode.
Karate Master: Beat all your enemies in Super Level in Chao Karate 1P mode.
Level 4!: Play all level 4 stages in Action Race, Treasure Hunter and Shooting Battle.
Mission Complete: Win all A RANKs (5 A RANKs) in any one stage in story mode.
Speedy Racer: Win NO.1 in expert level in kart race.
You Are The Legend: Win A RANK in all stages in Story Mode.
1P Kart Race
Beat Route 101 or Route 280 to open 1 Player Kart Race.
2P Kart Race
Beat either Kart Race Action Stage (Route 101 or Route 280), then beat the other to open 2 Player Kart Race.
All Boss Attack
To unlock the All Boss Attack, you must of completed the Hero Story, Dark Story and the Last Story, it will appear in the 1 player menu, The All Boss attack is a time attack where you face all the bosses from the Hero Story, then Dark Story then finally the Last Story in succession with no breaks.
Alternate way for an 'A' Ranking
Complete a level with every ring collected. If you do this, you should get a 'Perfect' stamp on the Ring Count when you complete the level and a guaranteed 'A' rank.
Chao Hat
To get a hat for your chao go into a garden as Knuckles or Rouge and dig around untill you find one.
Clean Pause
Pause the game and hold X + Y to clear the game of the pause screen. This only works on controller A.
Clone a Chao
You will need 2 memory cards with at least 128 blocks on each. First take the chao you want to clone out on one of the VMUs. The either e-mail yourself a copy (or to a friend) or just copy in the file manager of the dreamcast. The File is Sonic2____VM. Now you have two of the same chao.
Dark Boss Attack
Beat the game with the Dark Side to unlock Boss Attack in 1P Play. Boss Attack is basically a Time Attack to see how quickly you can beat all bosses on the Dark Side.
Hero and Dark Races
Unlock the Hero Garden, the Dark Garden, and beat the all Beginner's Races to unlock two special race modes, Hero Race and Dark Race.
Hero Boss Attack
Beat the game with the Hero Side to unlock Boss Attack in 1P Play. Boss Attack is basically a Time Attack to see how quickly you can beat all bosses on the Hero Side.
Keep Upgrades without Finishing Levels
After getting your upgrade exit the level. After leaving the level go to stage select and go to any level that is easy and quick for you complete. After completing the level the game saves your upgrade.
More Chao Gardens
Raise a Hero Chao to unlock the Hero Garden. Raise a Dark Chao to unlock the Dark Garden.
New Chao Races
Beat all 3 levels of the 4 Beginner Races (Crab Pool, Stump Valley, Mushroom Forest, and Block Canyon) to open Jewel Race and Challenge Race.
New Looks
Beat ALL of a character's missions to get a new look in 2 Player VS Mode.
New Toys for Chaos
1. Beat the 3 Crab Pool Races to win a shovel.
2. Beat the 3 Stump Valley Races to win an elephant watering can.
3. Beat the 3 Mushroom Forest Races to win a rattle.
4. Beat the 3 Block Canyon Races to win a toy car.
Phantasy Star Online Costumes
For Sonic, successfully complete all of his missions (not including ''Cannon's Core''). You will receice a message saying that you have completed all of Sonic's missions and that you have also unlocked a secret costume. Go to versus mode, select your stage or versus type, but before that press right and you will see a diffrent picture of Sonic. Once the versus mode begins sonic's costume will look like the red HUmar from Phantasy Star Online. The code is the same for Shadow, except his costume is a red HUcast.
Unlock Boss Mode
Beat the Hero Side or Dark Side to access Boss Mode as the the side you beat. It will appear under 1-Player Mode and allows you to fight all the bosses from that side in order.
Unlock Diamond & Onyx Chao Races
Win at least one race from each of the Aquamarine, Garnet, Peridot, and Topaz Chao Races to unlock the Onyx & Diamond Chao Races.
Unlock Final Stage
To unlock the Final Stage, Cannon's Core, first beat the Hero and Dark Sides in 1-Player Story Mode. Then the Last Side option will be available in Story Mode.
Unlock Green Hill
To unlock a 3D version of Green Hill, you must collect all 180 emblems in the game.
Win a Chao Radio
To get a raido for your Chao, complete the 4th Dark Race, the 'Angel vs. Devil' race. Once you do this, you should find a radio for your Chao in the Dark Garden.
Win a Chao TV
To get the Chao TV, win the 12th race in the Challange Races. You will find a little TV for your Chao in the Chao Garden.
Win a jack-in-the-box
To get this toy for your Chao, win the 'Pumpkin Group' race. (Challenge Race No.8) After you do this, you'll find a jack-in-the-box in the Chao Garden.
Win a Rocking Horse
To get a rocking horse for your Chao, you must win Hero Race No.4, the 'Devil vs. Angel' race. Once you do this, you'll get a rocking horse for your Chao in the Hero Garden.
Win Chao Ball
To win the Chao ball, you must beat Challange Race #4 in the Chao Races, the ''Small Animal'' race. If you come in first place, you will win a ball for your Chao, and an emblem. You will find the ball in the Chao Garden.
Win Chao Ball for Dark Garden
To win the Chao Ball for the Dark Garden, come in first place in the second Dark Race. You will find a new, creepy looking Chao Ball in the Dark Garden.
Win Chao Ball for Hero Garden
In the Hero Race, win the 2nd race to win a Chao Ball for your Hero Garden.
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The Garcinia Cambogia Extract is a supplement for weight loss that contains HCA as its main ingredient. HCA is short for Hydroxycitric Acid and it is a chemical substance found within the rind or peel of the Garcinia Cambogia tropical fruit. The fruit is better known under the name Gambooge or tropical tamarind, though some have nicknamed it the tropical pumpkin. The nickname comes from the familiar visual aspect of a pumpkin that the fruit has, though it is smaller in size. The HCA is quite a marvelous thing; it not only influences weight loss within the body but also mood, emotions and stress levels. It can literally change one's life, not just his/her body.


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According to TMZ on Friday, "Batman vs. Superman" and "Daredevil's" Ben Affleck was booted from the Hard Rock Casino for counting cards. He was playing Blackjack and was caught by security in Las Vegas. That being said, the actor himself may not portray the ethics of the fictional character Bruce Wayne who tends to follow ethics more closely.
All this occurred prior to him leaving Las Vegas to shoot the Zack Snyder film in Detroit. He had made getaway plans with his wife Jennifer Garner, who portrayed Elektra in the "Daredevil" spin-off. Affleck was at the high rollers table and was labeled an "advantaged player". Although there is nothing illegal about the act, such an display is against the rules of the casino. Security quickly arranged a limo to come pick him up and take him back to his hotel.
Affleck has had a history of card playing success, in fact he's more of a card shark who had accumulated $800,000 in Blackjack winnings in 2001 and had done so by playing three $20,000 hands at once. Bruce Wayne has been known to partake in cards as well, but he's usually busy fighting crime to really build u any kind of strategy and earns his money by different means other than acting talent.
For those unaware that Ben Affleck will be making his appearance as the Dark Knight in the Snyder sequel, it was announced he was the successor to Christian Bale's role. A lot of comic book purists were in opposition considering his lackluster role in "Daredevil" where he starred alongside Jennifer Garner. Michael Clark Duncan played the infamous Kingpin in the film. The villian also appeared the "Spider-Man" comics as well. Duncan later died in 2012.
"Batman vs. Superman" is scheduled to be released in theaters come May 6, 2016 at the same time as "Captain America: The Winter Soldier".
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Companies Urged to Label Food Choking Hazards
Young Children Especially at Risk for Death by Choking on Certain Foods
July 17, 2003
Food producers could save the lives of dozens of kids each year by including safety notices on food products that pose choking hazards, according to the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Family members who have lost children to food-choking incidents today joined Representatives Mike Honda (D-CA), Mike Ferguson (R-NJ), and CSPI in urging the food industry to place safety notices on hot dogs, candies, grapes, and other common choking hazards.
A simple notice instructing a parent to chop food into small pieces or refrain from serving certain foods to young children could save many kids lives, said CSPI legal affairs director Bruce Silverglade. This is such an easy way to prevent so many tragic deaths and injuries.
At least one child dies from choking on food every five days in the U.S., and more than 10,000 children are taken to hospital emergency rooms each year for food-choking injuries. Hot dogs, sausages, candies, gum, grapes, apples, carrots, marshmallows, popcorn, raisins, cheese cubes, peanut butter, and nuts pose the greatest choking dangers to children. Children under age five are at greatest risk for choking injury and death.
Many more children would be alive today if the choking hazards posed by gel candies and other foods marketed to children were investigated quickly and pulled from store shelves, said Representative Honda. While we have a great system in place to warn parents of choking dangers posed by toys, the FDAs oversight of food choking hazards is ineffective. My legislation will give the FDA the tools they need to save lives and prevent tragedies.
Representatives Honda and Ferguson introduced the bipartisan Food Choking Prevention Act after young children in their districts choked to death on gel candies or hot dogs. Their bill would encourage the Food and Drug Administration to develop food-labeling regulations for products that pose choking hazards to young children.
As a father of three, children's safety is something I take very seriously, Representative Ferguson said. This legislation will provide the FDA the authority to better warn parents of potential hazards allowing them to better protect their children.
A small number of companies voluntarily include choking safety notices on the labels of some of their products. These companies have responsibly decided on their own to warn parents of choking hazards, said CSPI staff attorney Aliza Sperling. If they can do it, why cant their competitors? We urge other companies to protect children from food choking dangers, she said.
Products that currently include choking safety notices on their packages include Krafts Louis Rich Franks and Oscar Mayer Franks; Ballpark Singles hot dogs; Krafts Natural Cheese Cubes, Creme Savers hard candy, and Lifesavers Fusions; Hersheys Jolly Rancher hard candy; Mars Starburst; and Nestles Wonka Gobstoppers.
Products that do not provide safety notices include Armour Star hot dogs, Nathans hot dogs, Krafts Louis Rich Sausage, Jimmy Dean Sausage, Hersheys Milk Duds, ConAgras Orville Redenbacher popcorn, Unilevers Skippy peanut butter, and Mars Peanut M&Ms. CSPI wrote to those and other manufacturers of more than 300 brands of hot dogs, candy, popcorn, and other foods to urge them to voluntarily add safety notices to their products.
Deaths from choking are preventable, said Dr. Elizabeth Edgerton, a pediatrician at Childrens National Medical Center in Washington. By providing labeling on foods with potential risks, parents can be constantly reminded of the potential choking risk to their children.
Requiring safety labels that inform parents how to serve certain foods to children under age five is a modest first step toward reducing the number of young children who die each year from choking on food, said Dr. Gary Smith, director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Columbus Children's Hospital, who co-authored a major study on food choking hazards. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has labeling requirements for toys that pose a choking hazard to young children, yet what is more likely to go into a childs mouth, a toy or food?
Joan Stavros Adler, whose son Eric died in 2001 after choking on a hot dog, said new regulations can help save lives. Clear and simple labeling standards can prevent many of the horrible deaths such as the one suffered by Eric and dozens of Americans every year.


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In most of the companies the promotional function was dominated by mass media, advertising for many years. Companies relied primarily on their advertising agencies for guidance in nearly all the areas of marketing communication. Most marketers did use additional promotional and marketing communication tools but sales promotion and direct marketing agencies as well as package design firms were generally viewed as auxiliaries' services and often used on a per project basis. Public relations agency was used to manage the organisations publicity, image and affairs with the relevant publics on an ongoing basis but they were not viewed as integral participants in the marketing communication process. Many marketers built strong barriers around the various marketing and promotional functions and planned and managed them as separate practices with the different budgets, a different view of the market with different goals and objectives. But these companies failed to recognise that the wide range of marketing and promotional tools must be coordinated to communicate effectively and present a consistent image to target market. During the 1980's, many companies began taking a broader perspective of marketing communication in seeing the need for the more strategic integration of their promotional tools. The decade was characterized by rapid development in the areas of sales promotion, direct marketing an public relation which began challenging the advertising role as the dominant form of marketing communication{IMC}, which involves coordinating the various promotional elements and other marketing activities that communicate with the firm's customers
Integrated marketing communication is a strategic business process used to plan, develop, exec cute and evaluate coordinate, measurable persuasive brand communications programs over time with customer's consumers, prospectus, employees, associates and other targeted relevant external and internal audiences. The goal's to generate both short term financial returns and build long-term brand and shareholder value.
AN OVERVIEW OF INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION Advertising has much strength like reaching mass audiences, creating awareness, building preference, etc, but it also has major weaknesses like targeting individual consumers, making them believe a message and pushing them to action. Thus, it has to be combined with that of other communication elements such as direct marketing, sales promotions, and public relation. The various promotional tools involved in product promotion comprise the promotional mix of an organization. They include advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, public relations, and direct marketing. Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is the judicious and efficient use of the promotional tools so that a universal, clear, and effective promotional message is communicated amongst the target audience. The concept includes online and offline marketing channels. Online marketing channels include any e-marketing campaigns or programs, from search engine optimisation SEO, pay-per click, affiliate, and email, banner to latest web related channels for webzine, blog, micro-blogging, RSS, pod cast, and Internet TV. Offline marketing channels are traditional print (newspaper, magazine), mail order, public relations, industry relations, billboard, radio and television.
The role of IMC in Branding:
One of the major reasons for the growing importance of the IMC over the past decade is that it plays a major role in the process of developing and sustaining brand identity and equity. Building and properly managing brand equity has become a priority for companies of all the sizes, in all types of industries, and in all types of markets. With more and more products and services competing for consideration by customers who have less and less time to make choices, wellknown brands have a major competitive advantage in today's market place. Building and maintaining brand identity and and equity requires the creation of well –known brands that have favourable, strong and unique association in the minds of the consumer.
There are five basic tools of integrated marketing communication:
Advertising: This tool can get your messages to large audiences efficiently through such
avenues as radio, TV, Magazines, Newspapers (ROP), Internet, Billboards and other mobile technological communication devices. This method can efficiently reach a large number of consumers, although the costs may be somewhat expensive. Sales Promotion: This tool is used through coupons, contests, samples, premiums, demonstrations, displays or incentives. It is used to accelerate short-term sales, by building brand awareness and encouraging repeat buying. Public Relations: This integrated marketing communications tool is initiated through public appearances, news/press releases or event sponsorships, to build trust and goodwill by presenting the product, company or person in a positive light. Direct Marketing: This tool will utilized email, mail, catalogs, encourage direct responses to radio and TV, in order to reach targeted audiences to increase sales and test new products and alternate marketing tactics. Personal Selling: Setting sales appointments and meetings, home parties, making presentations and any type of one-to-one communication, to reach your customers and strengthen your relationship with your clients, initiate this IMC tool.
Integrated Marketing Examples
Nike is a great example of a company that has fully embraced the concept of integrated marketing. Their integrated approach includes traditional advertising (billboard, magazine, and television); sponsoring sporting events and players such as the Super bowl and Tiger Woods; and engaging in online marketing initiatives by allowing consumers to customize their Nike shoes. They also spend a great deal of money in search marketing. Nike's approach allows them to communicate their message consistently across all media outlets; and at the same time share that message at every customer touch point; that is, use Nike products and you will increase your performance regardless of what sport you are involved in. Another example is HP's "The Computer is Personal Again" campaign. They utilized many forms of media with great consistency, and capitalized on each of the media's individual strengths.
Benefits Of IMC
Although Integrated Marketing Communications requires a lot of effort it delivers many benefits. 1. It can create competitive advantage, boost sales and profits, while saving money, time and stress. 2. IMC wraps communications around customers and helps them move through the various stages of the buying process. This 'Relationship Marketing' cements a bond of loyalty with customers. The ability to keep a customer for life is a powerful competitive advantage. 3. IMC also increases profits through increased effectiveness. 4. Carefully linked messages also help buyers by giving timely reminders, updated information and special offers which, when presented in a planned sequence, help them move comfortably through the stages of their buying process 5. IMC also makes messages more consistent and therefore more credible.. 6. Finally, IMC saves money as it eliminates duplication in areas such as graphics and photography since they can be shared and used in say, advertising, exhibitions and sales literature.
Barriers to IMC
1. Functional silos: Rigid organisational structures are infested with managers who protect both their budgets and their power base. Sadly, some organisational structures isolate communications, data, and even managers from each other. For example the PR department often doesn't report to marketing. The sales force rarely meets the advertising or sales promotion people and so on. Imagine what can happen when sales reps are not told about a new promotional offer 2. Stifled Creativity: It shouldn't matter whose creative idea it is, but often, it does. An advertising agency may not be so enthusiastic about developing a creative idea generated by, say, a PR or a direct marketing consultant. IMC can restrict creativity. No more wild and wacky sales promotions unless they fit into the overall marketing communications strategy.
3. Time Scale Conflicts: Add different time scales into a creative brief and you'll see Time Horizons provide one more barrier to IMC. For example, image advertising, designed to nurture the brand over the longer term, may conflict with shorter term advertising or sales promotions designed to boost quarterly sales. 4. Lack of Management Know- how: A survey in 1995, revealed that most managers lack expertise in IMC. But its not just managers, but also agencies.
Despite the many benefits of Integrated Marketing Communications (or IMC); there are also many barriers. Here's how you can ensure you become integrated and stay integrated – 10 Golden Rules of Integration. 1. Get Senior Management Support for the initiative by ensuring they understand the benefits of IMC. 2. Integrate at Different Levels of management. Horizontally – ensure that all managers, not just marketing managers understand the importance of a consistent message – whether on delivery trucks or product quality.
3. Ensure the Design Manual or even a Brand Book is used to maintain common visual standards for the use of logos, type faces, colours and so on. 4. Focus on a clear marketing communications strategy. 5. Start with a Zero Budget. Start from scratch. Build a new communications plan. 6. Think Customers First. Wrap communications around the customer's buying process. Identify the stages they go through before, during and after a purchase 7. Build Relationships and Brand Values. All communications should help to develop stronger and stronger relationships with customers.
8. Develop a Good Marketing Information System which defines who needs what information when. 9. Share Artwork and Other Media. Consider how, say, advertising imagery can be used in mail shots, exhibition stands, Christmas cards, news releases and web sites. 10 Be prepared to change it all. Learn from experience. Constantly search for the optimum communications mix.
Importance of objectives :
Advertising and promotional objectives are needed for several reasons, including the functions they serve in communication, planning and decisionmaking and measurement and evaluation. Communications: Many people are involved in the planning and development of an integrated marketing communications programmed on the client side as well as in various promotional agencies. The advertising and promotional programme must be co-coordinated within the company, inside the ad agency, and between the two. Any other parties involved in the promotional campaign, such as the public relations or the sales promotion firms, research specialist or media buying services must also know what company hopes to accomplish through its marketing communication programme. Planning and Decision Making: when the promotional objectives are specific they guide the development of the integrated marketing communications plan. All the phases of the firm's promotional strategy should be based on the established objectives, including budgeting, creative and media decisions as well supported programmes such as direct marketing, public relations, sales promotion or reseller support. Decision making becomes easier if the objects are meaningful. Measurement and evaluation of Results: one of the important reasons for setting specific objectives is that they provide a benchmark against which the success or failure of the promotional campaign can be measured. Without specific objectives, it is extremely difficult to determine what the firm's advertising and promotional efforts accomplished. The promotional planners provide measures that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the marketing communication programme. Comparing actual performance against the measurable objectives is the best way to determine if the return justifies the expense.
Promotional Objectives:
To increase brand awareness by 25%, Build Awareness about the product. Tell the market who they are and what they have to offer. Create Interest – Moving a customer from awareness of a product to making a purchase can present a significant challenge. Provide Information, Stimulate Demand, once a purchase
is made, a marketer can use promotion to help build a strong relationship that can lead to the purchaser becoming a loyal customer. For instance, many retail stores now ask for a customer's email address so that follow-up emails containing additional product information or even an incentive to purchase other products from the retailer can be sent in order to strengthen the customer-marketer relationship.
Communications Objectives:
Some common marketing communication objectives include: 1. Create a brand awareness for your company 2. Defining a need the product or service can fulfil 3. Encouraging action from the target
Sales Objectives:
Many managers believe that monies spent on advertising and other forms of promotion should produce measurable results, such as increasing sales volume by a certain percentage or increasing the brand's market share.
Advertising Strategies
Information, Dissemination/Persuasion: comparative ads attempt to get consumers to believe that the sponsoring product is better. Although these are frequently disliked by Americans, they intend to be among the most effective ads in the U.S.comparative advertising is illegal in some countries and is considered very inappropriate culturally in some societies, especially in Asia. Fear appeals: try to motivate consumers by telling them the consequences of not using a product. Mouthwash ads, for example, talk about gingivitis and tooth loss can result from poor oral hygiene. It is important, however, that a specific way to avoid the feared stimulus be suggested directly in the ad. thus, simply by using the mouthwash advertised, these terrible things can be avoided.
Classical conditioning: a more favourable brand image can often be created among the consumer when an association to a liked object or idea is created. For e.g., an automobile can be paired with a beautiful woman or a product can be shown in a very upscale setting. Humour Appeal: the use of humour in advertisements is quite common. this method tends not to be particularly useful in persuading the consumer.however,more and more advertisers find themselves using humour in order to compete for the consumer's attention.often,the humour actually draws attention away from the product-people will remember what was funny in the ad but not the product that was advertised. Thus, for ads to be effective, the product advertised should be an integral part of what is funny. Repetition: whatever specific objective is sought, repetition is critical. This is especially the case when the objective is to communicate specific information to the customer. Advertising messages, even simple ones are often understood by consumers who have little motive to give much attention to advertisements to which they are exposed. Therefore, very little processing of messages is likely to be done at any one time of exposure. Celebrity Endorsements: celebrities are likely to increase the amount of attention given to an advertisement. However; these celebrities may not be consistently persuasive. The elaboration likelihood model discussed below identifies conditions when celebrity endorsements are more likely to be effective.
It means Defining Advertising Goals for Measuring Advertising Effectiveness. It was put forward by Russell H.Colley.Dagmar tells that advertising has to perform a particular communication task and the task has to be accomplished among a well defined audience within a specified period of time. Following are the steps, Awareness: an individual starts at some point by being unaware of a brand's presence in the market. The initial communication task of the brand is to increase consumer awareness of the brand.
Brand Comprehension: Knowledge about the product or the organization is necessary. This can be achieved by providing specific information about key brand attributes. In attempting to persuade people to try a different brand of water, it may be necessary to compare the product with other mineral water products and provide an additional usage benefit, such as environmental claims. The ad of Ganga mineral water, featuring Govinda, which banked on the purity aspect. They related the purity of the water with that of river Ganga. Conviction: By creating interest and preference, buyers are moved to a position where they are convinced that a particular product in the class should be tried at the next opportunity. To do this, audience's beliefs about the product have to be moulded and this is often done through messages that demonstrate the product's superiority over a rival or by talking about the rewards as a result of using the product. For e.g., many ads like Thumbs Up featured the reward of social acceptance as 'grown up'. It almost hinted that those who preferred other drinks were kids. Action: involves some move on the part of the buyer, such as trying a brand for the first time, visiting showroom or requesting information. For eg, Tupperware, Aqua Guard, are famous in Indian cities as a result of its personal selling efforts.
Concept of DAGMAR:
o A Communication Task : An advertising goal is a specific communication task, to be accomplished among a definite audience, in a given period of time. o A specific Task: The second importance concept of DAGMAR approach is that the advertising goal should be specific. Measurable Task : To indicate exactly what appeal or image is to be communicated and to specify the measurement procedure Benchmark : it's a standard or a point of reference which can be used to determine the success or failure of an ad campaign. President Lincoln has been quoted as saying, "If we could first know where we are & whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do and how to do it." Benchmarks can suggest how a certain goal can best be reached.
Target Audience: it's important to define the target audience.e.g. When a new brand of fashion garments are introduced, a common consumer will respond much differently as compared to a consumer who maintains a certain lifestyle. Time Period : in setting advertising objectives time period should be specified within which the objectives must be achieved. The time period can range from a few days to a year or more. Most of the ad campaigns specify time periods for a few months to a year depending upon the situation and type of response expected. Written Goals : Finally, goals should be committed to paper.
Limitations of DAGMAR :
Sales Oriented Performance : DAGMAR approach is considered to be successful if the sales increase and it is considered as a failure if increase in sales is not achieved. Partial Assessment : the DAGMAR approach assesses the impact of ad campaign in a quantitative term, it does not explain how to improve qualitative representation. Unsuitable to Small Advertising: only large advertisers with financial stability can allocate funds to collect the information. Small firms cannot afford to do it. Non-Comprehensive Study : it is not necessary that a consumer will go through the pre-defined steps in the response hierarchy model before deciding to buy, he may have impulsive purchaser.DAGMAR does not explain impulsive purchaser.
PRACTICAL ANALYSIS. On Bajaj Pulsar
Bajaj Pulsar is a motorcycle brand owned by Bajaj Auto in India. The two wheeler was developed by the product engineering division of Bajaj Auto in association with motorcycle designer Glynn Kerr Tokyo. For our practical analysis we met Mr.Atul who is the Supervisor of Repairs and Service at the Pulsar showroom in Vasai west. Currently there are four variants available -with engine capacities of 135 cc, 150 cc, 180 cc and 220 cc. previously it was also offered with 200 cc DTS-i oil cooled engine, which now has been discontinued. Pulsar is the leader in the 150 cc segment in India with a market share of 43%. Before the introduction of the Pulsar, the Indian motorcycle market trend was towards fuel efficient, small capacity motorcycles (that formed the 80-125 cc class). Bigger motorcycles with higher capacity virtually did not exist (except for Enfield Bullet) In past ten years pulsar has grown tremendously from spoke rings to alloy wheels From kick starter to self electric starter From carburettor to fuel injection according to the demand of market and customer Pulsar 220 is highest selling sports bike in India The upgraded version of pulsar to 250 300 and 350 cc to be launched in collaboration with European bike company KTM Bajaj is already exporting pulsar to Middle East Asia, Sri Lanka Nepal and with collaborative name of Kawasaki it distributes in Thailand and Malaysia And targets the customer of china and Brazil in global market.
Places of Manufacturing.
Bajaj has its main manufacturing unit in Pune in Maharastra. it has manufacturing units in other parts of India also Bajaj has its authorized showrooms and factory shops with proper service center E.g. Suryoday Bajaj Vasai. Sai service borivili
Marketing Strategies
Personal Selling: Personal selling is main source of marketing in showrooms by the employees. Advertisements: Bajaj advertise on television media and press media regularly and is known for its advertisement in the industry. Press Release: Press release is regular about pulsar as and when any new news or new launch in pulsar variants occurs. Main Focus : Bajaj has its main focus on its R&D Department because of which every now and than the product gets better with quality. Bajaj has proper R&D department because of which a brand like pulsar which is 10 years old is still strong competitor in market for other bikes Competitors :Pulsar is known as its own competitor because it has bike from low 135 cc to high 220 cc engines so customer has wide choice to suit his/her requirement. Pulsar is the best known Brand and Quality Product in the Automobile Industry when it comes to Bikes.
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Samsung passes 10 million mark in high-res cameraphone sales
If you have any doubts about the general public's interest in high megapixel cameraphones from Samsung these days, you probably haven't heard the news yet.
Just recently, Samsung has proudly proclaimed that global sales of its high megapixel packing cameraphones have topped 10 million units this year, and that's a considerable achievement.
It wasn't specified how many units were sold exactly (i.e. number of 5-megapixel cameraphones sold versus number of 8 megapixel cameraphones sold), but it's likely that 5MP units have sold more than the new 8MP ones.
These include the Symbian-powered Samsung Innov8, Samsung G810, Samsung F480, and also the recently announced M8800 Pixon.
According to a statement issued from Samsung, the company reached this milestone just at the end of the second week of this month.
Back in April, Nokia sold 10 million units of the original high-def cameraphone: the Nokia N95. Samsung's performance right now isn't half bad, considering the hype about high-end cameraphones these days have all but died.
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Back in the days before email, text messaging and overnight FedEx deliveries, smartly uniformed delivery boys—like the ones shown here in downtown Cleveland, Ohio—relied on fleets of sturdy bicycles and pedal power to deliver telegrams and other communications. In fact, accounts of bike messengers date back to the 1870s in Paris.
"These boys worked for the Postal Telegraph Co., where my father worked as an office manager until about 1938 or 1939," writes Bob Gazso of North Olmsted. "The photograph was taken in 1936. The office also had a marching band that took part in local parades."
Irish immigrant John Mackay, who made a fortune from the fabled Comstock Lode silver find in Nevada during the 1850s, founded the Postal Telegraph Co. in the 1880s to compete against the giant Western Union Telegraph Co.
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These bikes carry signs promoting the film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town at the Hippodrome, one of Cleveland's grand old picture palaces. The legendary Frank Capra directed the 1936 comedy starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur.


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Gorgeous blogger and jewelry muse Marian Kihogo let me know that a picture taken of her wearing my jewelry during New York Fashion Week was featured on Essence.com. She looks regal, like always!
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-7Vu7cqB20[/youtube]Although I only watched the competitions now and then, I enjoyed the Olympic Games in London hugely. By all accounts, they were especially happy and friendly, and I think you could sense that even from the TV screens.
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The events I enjoyed most were running and canooing, while my husband discovered an unexpected delight in taekwondo.
In honor of the Olympics, yesterday I re-watched Chariots of Fire. It's an excellent movie about British athletes in Paris in 1924, and if you haven't seen it, I can highly recommend it! One of the melodies that was used during several ceremonies during the London Olympics is from the movie's score by Vangelis.
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A laser-guided GBU-10 dropped from a fighter aircraft targets a mobile surface vehicle Sept. 4, 2013, at a training range in the Gulf of Mexico. A B-1B from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, alongside other bomber and fighter aircraft, participated in a maritime tactics development and evaluation with the goal of improving and better understanding the aircraft's capabilities in a maritime environment. (Courtesy photo/Released)
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A laser-guided GBU-10 dropped from a fighter aircraft destroys a moving surface target Sept. 4, 2013, at a training range in the Gulf of Mexico. During the evaluations, a Dyess B-1B dropped a total of six munitions to include a laser-guided 500-pound bomb GBU-54, as well as 500 and 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions. (Courtesy photo/Released)
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-- Since its introduction to the Air Force in 1986, the B-1B Lancer has been the backbone of the bomber fleet because of its speed, payload and continuously upgraded capabilities.
On Sept. 4, a single B-1 from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron took off from Dyess Air Force Base, with the Gulf of Mexico as its destination.
The solo B-1, alongside other bomber and fighter aircraft, participated in a maritime tactics development and evaluation, or TD&E, with the goal of improving and better understanding the aircraft's capabilities.
During the evaluations, the B-1 dropped a total of six munitions to include a laser guided 500-pound bomb GBU-54, as well as 500 and 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions.
"Many of the dynamic targeting skills we've refined over the past decade on land are directly applicable in the maritime environment," said Capt. Alicia Datzman, 337th Tactics and Evaluation Squadron chief of weapons and tactics. "This is the perfect opportunity to validate and refine these tactics."
"This evaluation solidifies what our crew members have already known, 'We can strike surface targets,'" said Lt. Col. Alejandro Gomez, 337th TES special projects officer. "The knowledge we gain from these events gives combatant commanders assurance that we can be called upon to complete the mission."
The B-1's role in the tactics development and evaluation was to detect, target and engage small boats using currently fielded and available weapons, released in all weather conditions.
Gomez said that B-1s are also prime aircraft, capable of protecting important assets at sea and patrolling allied shipping lanes, because of its speed and ability to stay in the air longer than most aircraft.
"Future wars might not all be on land, some may include surface combat, so we are evaluating the way we employ the B-1 to aid in completing the mission," Gomez said.
With the platform constantly being upgraded and new applications for the aircraft being discovered regularly, the 337th TES is often called upon to find new and innovative ways to utilize the Bone.
"We are the 9-1-1 of the B-1 community," Gomez said. "When something needs to be adjusted or improved for our aircraft, we are called upon to find the solution."
Gomez stated that one of the most useful tools the 337th TES has in its arsenal is the TD&E. During a TD&E, data is collected in flight of all information contributing to the mission. Once completed, the aircrew examines data from the mission to determine how efficiently they tracked, engaged and destroyed the target. From there, the 337th TES develops future tactics, techniques and procedures manuals using the knowledge they've gained.
With more experience in varying environments, B-1s are becoming increasingly capable of serving in joint operations settings with the Air Force's sister branches.
"Success in these sorts of tests gives our sister services confidence that the B-1 can get the effects they need to meet combatant commander requirements both over land and sea."
"With the right assets supporting us, this platform is unstoppable," Gomez said. "We can't do it all alone, but by working with others, the B-1 is capable of doing so much to support our nation."
Okay that is it for meno more fishing without a licence and keeping under sized fishyou blokes are Fair dinkum in enforcing fishing regulations in the States lol
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March 24, 2004
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Mar. 26 vs. Washington, 7 p.m. MSTNational Rankings:
UW - Tim Lincecum, RHP (2-0, 2.91 ERA) ASU - Jason Urquidez, RHP (6-1, 2.43 ERA)
Mar. 27 vs. Washington, 1 p.m. MST
UW - Keaton Everitt, RHP (3-1, 5.16 ERA) ASU - Brett Bordes, LHP (1-0, 7.04 ERA)
Mar. 28 vs. Washington, 1 p.m. MST
UW - Richie Lentz, RHP (2-2, 6.35 ERA) ASU - Zechry Zinicola, RHP (2-1, 4.26 ERA)
All-Time Record vs. UW:.........12-6 Last Year (in Seattle):.........UW, 2-1 (1-5, 11-3, 4-6) Last Time in Tempe:.............2000 (ASU sweeps series)
National Polls (Mar. 22, 2004)
Arizona State (20-5) enters the Pac-10 series against Washington as a consensus top 10 team in the nation in all four national polls. ASU ranks as high as No. 8 by Sports Weekly and No. 9 by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA. The Sun Devils have now been ranked in the national polls for 86 consecutive polls, with 28 straight in the top 10. UW (13-6-1) is not currently ranked, but has appeared as high as No. 23 in the national polls this season.
Media Exposure:
All three games of the Washington series will be broadcast on the radio or internet with Tim Healey and Bob Eger calling all the action from Packard Stadium. Friday will be internet only, while Saturday and Sunday will be on KDUS 1060 AM. Friday's series opener will also be televised locally on AZ-TV with George Allen and Doug Gerlach calling the action. Every game during the 2004 season will also have the statistical GameTracker on www.TheSunDevils.com
Did You Know?
Arizona State and Washington will be meeting at Packard Stadium for the first time since a series sweep by the Sun Devils in 2000... ASU outscored the Huskies in that series 55-12... Washington has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons... Dustin Pedroia and Jeff Larish played last summer with UW shortstop Brent Lillibridge on the USA Baseball National Team... Pedroia leads the Pac-10 hitting .451 with 15 doubles... nine current Sun Devils have hitting streaks of three or more games.
What's On Tap:
The Sun Devil Baseball team (20-5, 1-2 Pac-10) continues their 25-game homestand this weekend with a three-game conference series against the University of Washington Huskies. Washington (13-6-1, 0-0 Pac-10) is 3-2 during their current spring break trip, going 1-2 against Washington State last weekend in a non-conference series and sweeping a two-game set from Gonzaga. Following the UW series, ASU will host USC (Apr. 2-4), Oral Roberts (Apr. 8-10) and Arizona (Apr. 12) before heading back on the road at UCLA (Apr. 16-18). The Devils will play 16 of their final 21 games on the road this season.
Recapping Last Week:
ASU went 3-2 last week to cap a busy stretch of eight games in 10 days. ASU finished the eight-game stretch with a 5-3 record, going 2-1 against Tulane, 2-0 against Oklahoma State and 1-2 against California. The Devils opened the Pac-10 season with a disappointing 1-2 record. Cal rallied for six unanswered runs against the bullpen in Friday's 9-7 victory and then sealed the series with a 20-8 victory on Sunday. ASU tied a school record giving up 13 runs in the fifth inning of that contest. The Devils battled back Sunday to salvage the series with a 8-4 victory to become only the sixth team in the NCAA to reach the 20-win mark. Dustin Pedroia went 10-for-20 (.500) with three doubles to lead the Sun Devils at the plate.
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Pedroia Off To Another Torrid Start:
Junior shortstop Dustin Pedroia is off to a solid start leading the Pac-10 hitting .451 (46-for-102) with 38 runs scored, 15 doubles, four home runs and 24 RBI. He has hits in 22 of ASU's 25 games, including 13 multi-hit affairs and four games with two or more doubles. He also has a current seven-game hitting streak in which he is 16-for-28 (.571). As a sophomore, Pedroia hit .404 (120-for-297) and was named the Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year. He led the NCAA with 34 doubles, setting the ASU and Pac-10 single-season record and tied for third all-time in the NCAA record books. With 15 doubles, he now has 62 in his career, ranking fifth in the ASU career record books. He also had 248 hits to rank 10th and his career .391 batting average (248-for-635) ranks fifth in the ASU career record books. He has played and started all 151 games of his Sun Devil career and has recorded at least one hit in 129 games (86%). He has also recorded 81 career multi-hit games and is a .401 career hitter in 51 Pac-10 games (91-for-227). Additionally, the 2003 Collegiate Baseball Defensive Player of the Year has made only 17 errors in 654 total chances in the field for a career. 974 FLD%. He was a two-year starter for the USA Baseball National Team and was named to the all-tournament team in the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Here is a look at Pedroia's career statistics:
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT 2002.... .347 58-58 236 51 82 13 2 1 45 24 19 5-9 2003.... .404 68-68 297 83 120 34 3 4 52 36 13 3-7 2004.... .451 25-25 102 38 46 15 0 4 24 21 4 3-4 TOTAL... .391 151-151 635 172 248 62 5 9 121 81 36 11-20Pedroia Times Two:
Junior shortstop Dustin Pedroia is a doubles machine. Through ASU's first 25 games, Pedroia has 15 doubles. He has picked up right where he left off in 2003, setting an ASU and Pac-10 record while leading the NCAA with 34 doubles. In 148 career games, the Woodland, Calif., native has 62 doubles to rank fifth in the ASU record books. He has averaged .41 doubles per game over his career.
Pedroia Passes Barry Bonds:
With 248 career hits in his career, junior shortstop Dustin Pedroia moved into ASU's career top 10 list. He passed Barry Bonds (1983-85), who had 247 during his three years in Tempe. The all-time school record is 322 set by Clay Westlake from 1973-76.
Poll Mechanics:
After going 3-2 last week, Arizona State (20-5) moved a little in the national polls. The Devils dropped one spot from No. 8 to No. 9 by Baseball America and two spots from No. 6 to No. 8 by ESPN/Sports Weekly. The Devils are also ranked No. 9 in the recent Collegiate Baseball poll and by the NCBWA. With a 10-1 record against ranked opponents, ASU is in its fourth week as a consensus top 10 team (all four polls) and is in its 28th straight week ranked in the top 10 in at least one poll. The Devils have now been ranked for 86 consecutive weeks dating back to the start of the 2000 season. ASU entered the 2004 season ranked in all four of the national preseason polls (#7 CB, #10 SW, #11 NCBWA, #18 BA). ASU finished the 2003 season with a 54-14 record and earned a consensus top 10 ranking in all four national polls.
Travis Buck Going For Triple Crown:
Sophomore right fielder Travis Buck leads ASU in two of the three Triple Crown categories with six home runs and 33 RBI. Buck is hitting .367 (33-for-90) with eight doubles and a .656 slugging percentage. He had a stretch of hitting a home run in five straight games and earned back-to-back Pac-10 Player of the Week honors. He also leads the team with four outfield assists and is 6-for-6 stealing bases. He was named Pac-10 Player of the Week and the Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week after going 10-for-12 (.833) with 13 RBI in the three-game series against UConn (2/27-29). The sophomore outfielder is a career .337 (111-for-329) hitter with 10 home runs and 91 runs scored.
Buck Repeats As Pac-10 Player of the Week:
After going 5-for-10 with home runs in all three games against East Carolina, Travis Buck earned his second consecutive Pac-10 Player of the Week award. With his third career Pac-10 POW award, he became the 16th conference player and first since 1998 to repeat since Cal's Xavier Nady earned the award in consecutive weeks in 1998 (Apr. 27, May 4). He is the first Sun Devil since Oddibe McDowell in 1984 to earn back-to-back conference honors.
Five Times The Fun:
Travis Buck had a string of hitting a home run in five straight games dating back to the Sunday victory over Connecticut (2/29). He is the first Sun Devil to hit homers in five straight since single-season home run record holder Mitch Jones cleared the fences in five straight games during that save 2000 season against Florida State (2/6), Duke (2/11-13) and LSU (2/18).
25 Games Down, 20 Wins:
After going 3-2 last weekend, ASU became the first Pac-10 team and sixth in the nation to reach the 20-win plateau. The 20-5 start to the season is tied for second during the Pat Murphy era (1995-P), trailing only the 24-1 start during the 2003 season. The 2000 Pac-10 Championship team was also 20-5 after 25 games and went on to finish with a 44-15 record.
Bresnehan Inching Towards Freshman Saves Record:
Only 25 games into his ASU career, freshman relief pitcher Pat Bresnehan is on the fast track to demolish the ASU freshman record for saves in a season. Bresnehan already has five saves to rank third in the freshman annals. He trails only Mitch Dean (8 in 1976) and Ryan Bradley (6 in 1995). The hard-throwing right-hander has been especially hot with two wins and five saves in his last nine appearances. By giving up two runs in the ninth inning against California, Bresnehan had his scoreless innings streak snapped at 22.0. Overall he is 3-0 with five saves and leads ASU with a 1.90 ERA.
Two-Way Zinicola:
Freshman Zechry Zinicola is becoming a regular in the Sun Devil lineup, whether as a starting pitcher on Sunday or the designated hitter on Friday and Saturday. Zinicola has moved in the starting pitching rotation and has built a 2-1 record with a 4.26 ERA. He is coming off a strong seven-inning effort against California in which he scattered two runs and six hits to pick up the victory. At the plate, Zinicola has made eight starts at designated hitter and has recorded hits in seven of his 10 games played. He is hitting .313 (10-for-32) with two home runs and 13 RBI (.563 SLG%). He is ASU's first full-time two-way player since Richy Leon (1995-98). Leon was a career .298 hitter as an outfielder and was 8-3 with a 4.67 ERA in 48 pitching appearances.
Curtis Has Connections:
Freshman center fielder Colin Curtis will see some familiar faces in the opposing dugout this weekend when the Washington Huskies come to town. Curtis, who is hitting .345 (29-for-84) with six doubles and four home runs, hails from Issaquah, Wash. (Issaquah High School) and has played against a majority of the Husky roster. He was high school teammates with UW sophomore pitcher Matt Kasser (0-0, 6.55 ERA) and among others, played against pitchers Tim Lincecum (Liberty HS), Richie Lentz (Woodinville HS) and first baseman Kyle Larson (Eastlake HS). Lincecum and Curtis shared state MVP honors last year (Seattle Times).
Urquidez Has Perfect Start Halted:
Junior starting pitcher Jason Urquidez had his perfect 6-0 start as a Sun Devil come to an end last weekend when he took the loss against California. Urquidez gave up four hits and three runs just 1.1 innings in ASU's 20-8 loss to the Golden Bears. He was the first Sun Devil since 2001 to win the first six appearances in a Sun Devil uniform in the last 10 years. Andy Torres was the last Devil to win his first five appearances when he started 5-0 in 2001. Urquidez, who has made three starts on Sunday and four on Saturday this season, will move into the Friday night role against Washington. Here is a look at Urquidez's seven starts this season:
Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W-L SV ERA Feb 08, 2004 Florida State * 5.0 6 1 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-6 1-0 0 1.80 Feb 14, 2004 vs Utah * 6.0 3 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-0 2-0 0 0.82 Feb 22, 2004 at Rice * 9.0 3 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 3-0 0 0.90 Feb 29, 2004 Connecticut * 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18-11 4-0 0 1.17 Mar 06, 2004 East Carolina * 7.0 5 4 3 3 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6-4 5-0 0 1.80 Mar 13, 2004 Tulane * 5.2 4 1 1 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-3 6-0 0 1.77 Mar 20, 2004 California * 1.1 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8-20 6-1 0 2.43 Totals 7 37.0 28 11 10 18 33 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 69-45 6-1 0 2.43
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Newcomer FAQs
About | Housing | Soldiers & Familes | Travel | Phone/internet | Transportation
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Orders to U.S. Army Europe headquaters staff? Visit the USAREUR Headquarters staff page.
The one-stop, real-time, web-based portal for Soldiers on orders. Get the latest available information on your assignment, family travel and sponsorship status, including points of contact.
U.S. Army Europe's sponsorship program helps Soldiers and their Families adjust to their new home by providing a sponsor to help with the transition.
About U.S. Army Europe
What is the USAREUR mission?
U.S. Army in Europe trains and leads Army Forces in support of U.S. European Command and Headquarters, Department of the Army by training and preparing full spectrum capable forces for global employment, strengthening alliances and building partner capacity and capability, providing Army Service Component Command and Title 10 support, and continually seeking to improve the readiness and quality of life of our Soldiers, Army Families and Civilian workforce.
Is USAREUR part of NATO?
No, but the United States is a founding member of NATO. And as the U.S. Army's component command headquarters for Europe, USAREUR works closely with our NATO allies.
Where is the USAREUR Headquarters located?
At Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany.
What units and commands are in USAREUR?
USAREUR units and commands range from the 18th Military Police and 12th Combat Aviation brigades to the 21st Theater Sustainment and Joint Multinational Training commands.
How many Soldiers are assigned to USAREUR?
Approximately 40,000.
How many countries are in the USAREUR Area of Responsibility?
There are 51 countries in the USAREUR Area of Responsibility.
What communities are in the USAREUR footprint?
Belgium: Brussels and Chievres.
Germany: Ansbach, Bamberg, Baumholder, Garmisch, Grafenwoehr, Heidelberg, Hohenfels, Kaiserslautern, Mannheim, Schweinfurt, Stuttgart and Wiesbaden.
Italy: Livorno and Vicenza
The Netherlands: Schinnen
What is a good source for USAREUR News?
The USAREUR website is a good resource for current news.
Where can I find out more about U.S. Army Europe?
As a U.S. Army Service Component Command, USAREUR is America's strategic forward enabler, providing forces and participating in multi-national operations with multiple Combatant Commands.
Will I have to live on-post or off-post?
Based on current Army and Installation Management Command Europe Region Policy there is a mandatory on-post housing requirement for Soldiers in grades E-1 through E-6. These Soldiers will be assigned to on-post Army Family Housing in the best housing available in the community that meets their modern housing needs.
Accompanied Soldiers in the ranks of E-7 and above (including officers) will be voluntarily assigned on-post. If suitable housing is not projected to be available, or if their preference is to reside in Private Rental Housing (PRH), Soldiers in this category may receive a Statement of Non-Availability to allow them to reside in PRH on the economy. Soldiers on an "all others tour" must reside in Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH) on-post.
All newly arriving personnel are required to contact the housing office for counseling and guidance before entering into any agreement, written lease, or rental/sales contract for off-post housing . In order to physically view available listings you must be registered with the office. Because of the ongoing demand for rental units, it is not possible to place them on hold for later viewing.
What is the difference between Basic Allowance Housing (BAH) and Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA)?
BAH pays a set monthly rate based on the member's pay grade, location, and whether or not the member has any dependents. In other words, if the set rate for a member is $750 per month, that's what they receive, no matter how much the member actually pays for rent and utility costs.
OHA is based on the actual amount of rent. For each location, members are assigned a maximum rental cap, which is based on average rental costs for the area, depending on the member's pay grade and whether or not the member is residing with dependents. In addition to the monthly rental reimbursement, one's OHA payment also includes an allowance for utilities. This amount is based on random surveys of military members in the area, and is the same for everyone in the area, regardless of pay grade.
Should I bring small electrical appliances from the states with me?
Generally, yes. Voltage in government quarters varies; some units have 110v (U.S.), some 220v (Europe), and some a combination of both. All civilian housing is 220v. Transformers are available in the Post Exchange. They are also available at your installation Thrift Shop at a reduced price and are often advertised in the post newspaper. Check appliances to see if they are dual-voltage. If so, all that is required is an adapter plug. If not, it is often less expensive to purchase an item new or used than to purchase a transformer to use the one you have.
Should I ship my large appliances like washers or dryers?
Do not ship large appliances. The Furnishings Management Office will supply a washer, dryer, refrigerator and range. Dishwashers are available in government quarters. They are also available for off-post housing provided the landlord will sign an agreement.
How many pets am I allowed to have?
No more than two dogs, cats, or combinations thereof are authorized in Army Family Housing. Other domestic pets, including goldfish, hamsters, and birds, may be kept in AFH. Barnyard animals, or exotic pets, such as snakes, lizards, tarantulas, etc. are prohibited. In accordance with host nation laws American Pit Bull Terrier, Bull Terrier, and Stafford shire Bull Terrier are prohibited from entering Germany. Service members who are unaccompanied are not authorized pets in government provided quarters, nor is having a pet a sufficient reason to reside off post. Visit the AMEDD website for more information on PCSing with pets to Europe.
Soldiers and Families
I have orders to Europe, now what?
The place to start is the Total Army Sponsorship Program website.
How do I find information about personnel questions?
For additional information about USAREUR personnel questions, visit the G-1 website.
What is the Army Family Covenant?
The Army Family Covenant pledges a commitment to support Soldiers and their Families and resource programs to provide them a quality of life commensurate with their service.
Where can I find medical care information?
The Europe Regional Medical Command website is an excellent source for information on medical care.
Where can I find information about child, youth and school services?
IMCOM-Europe and U.S. Army Europe provide great services for our families. Visit the Child, Youth and School Services program webpages at the Morale Welfare and Recreation installations guide webpage. Click here for Baumholder and here for Wiesbaden.
How do I find employment for my spouse?
To find military spouse employment information visit the Civilian Human Resources Agency .
What services are there for surviving families of Fallen Soldiers?
Survivor Outreach Services is committed to helping families of Fallen Warriors.
What volunteer opportunities are available in Europe?
Army One Source has information about volunteering in your military community.
Who do I contact at my post to ask a question, complain, or talk about something?
Please visit the individual garrison websites .
I have an exceptional family member. What is available for me?
If you have a family member with special needs that may influence your housing assignment, please contact both the Housing Division and the Exceptional Family Member Program coordinator as soon as you have confirmed your assignment. Your family member must be a registered member with the EFMP before any special considerations regarding housing can be considered. Contact your community Army Community Services Coordinator .
Where is the big hospital in Europe?
The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is located in Landstuhl/Kirchberg, Germany.
How does the postal service work in Europe?
The Military Post offices operate as an extension of the United States Postal Service, consistent with public law and Federal regulations. Service members pick up their mail from a Consolidated Mailroom and send mail from a community post office. CMR boxes are assigned within the first two days of in-processing to a new unit here in Europe. Sponsors may also set up CMR boxes for incoming Soldiers. To do so, the sponsor must bring their ID, orders for the incoming personnel and a memo from the gaining unit. The combination for the mailbox will not be provided to the sponsor.
Although FedEx, DHL and UPS do not ship to APOs, they do ship to physical addresses. However international shipment pricing may be much higher than having it shipped through USPS. These companies may allow you use the "Hold for pickup"option. The receiver will then be able to pick up the shipment at the company's local terminal. For shipping prices to and from APO, visit USPS .
Note: Companies such as Amazon.com do ship to APOs. Make sure to check the shipping details for the product you are purchasing.
What must a visitor (visiting Soldiers, Family members, relatives, veterans) do/have to be able to enter a U.S. base in Europe?
In most cases, visitors who possess a common access card (CAC) or military retiree ID card can access USAREUR installations upon arrival. You will be granted access and reminded to get registered in the Installation Access Control System (IACS).
USAREUR does not accept the DoD Civilian Retiree card, the Federation for Identity and Cross-Credentialing Systems (FiXs) contractor card and the blue or red striped CAC cards issued to non-US citizens for installation access.
Any visitor without an authorized DoD ID card will require a sponsor to access a USAREUR installation. The visitor can be signed on by an authorized individual, usually a CAC card holder, for a short visit. They must be accompanied by the sponsor while on the installation.
A visiting friend or family member here for a short stay can be issued an Installation Pass for 90 days or less if sponsored by a registered DoD ID card holder. A visitor with a pass is authorized to access the installation without the sponsor being present. Sponsors should check with their local IACS Registration office for specifics on obtaining the pass. The visitor cannot initiate the process.
NOTE: All visitors to USAREUR installations should have at least two photo IDs with them in order to gain access. A second form of ID is required under some circumstances.
I'm an Army veteran who was stationed in Europe, and I want to visit where I was stationed. What must I do to come and visit?
If you have a CAC or military retiree ID card, you can access USAREUR installations upon arrival. You will be granted access and reminded to get registered in the Installation Access Control System (IACS). USAREUR does not accept the DoD Civilian Retiree card, the FiXs contractor card and the blue or red striped CAC cards issued to non-US citizens for installation access.
If you are a veteran but do not have a military retiree ID card, you will need a sponsor to access a USAREUR installation. You can be signed on by an authorized individual, usually a CAC card holder, for a short visit. You must be accompanied by the sponsor while on the installation.
Unfortunately, there is no process in place to provide you with a sponsor for your visit. Due to force protection requirements and the reduction of forces in USAREUR, we are unable to facilitate visits. While we understand and appreciate the desire to visit your former duty assignment, we do not have the assets needed to support the many requests we receive.
What are the time zones of the USAREUR Area of Responsibility?
Central European Time: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City.
Eastern European Time: Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Turkey, and Ukraine.
Greenwich Mean Time + 2: Israel
Greenwich Mean Time + 4: Armenia and Azerbaijan
Moscow Standard Time: Georgia and Russia
Western European Time: Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Scotland and United Kingdom.
Are there Space Available Flights in Europe? What do I need to do to book a Space Available flight?
Space-A flights depart from air bases in Aviano, Italy; and Ramstein and Spangdalem, Germany. Visit Air Mobilility Comman d for more information on Space-A flights.
Where can I get information about traveling abroad?
The Bureau of Consular Affairs provides information to ensure you a safe trip when traveling abroad.
Phone and Internet
How do I dial Germany, Belgium, Italy and The Netherlands within Europe?
"Country Code-City Code-Number"
The country code for Germany is 49, Belgium is 32, Italy is 39 and The Netherlands is 31. The city code is similar to an area code in the U.S. It follows the country code when dialing to another country or the "0" when dialing a number within the same country.
Example: To dial a landline or cellular phone number in Heidelberg, Germany, press (0)1234-56789. To dial the same number from another country, press (49)-1234-56789.
Note: International phone numbers follow a similar format. When written, the city code and number are separated by spaces or hyphen. Also both the city code and number can vary in the number of digits.
How do I dial Germany, Belgium, Italy and The Netherlands from a landline in the U.S.?
011- Country Code-City Code-Number
How do I dial the U.S. from a landline in Germany, Belgium, Italy and The Netherlands?
001- Area Code- Number
How do I dial other DSNs from a DSN (314) within Europe?
Africa: 311- Prefix- Extension
U.S.: 312-Prefix-Extension
Pacific: 315-Prefix-Extension
Alaska: 317-Prefix-Extension
Southwest Asia: 318-Prefix-Extension
Canada: 319-Prefix-Extension
Australia: 715-Prefix-Extension
What cellular providers are available?
Cellular providers include, but are not limited to O2, Vodafone, and T-Mobile (Telekom)
Like most providers, they provide pre-paid and contracted services. In order to obtain a contracted service, you must provide the company with a German routing number.
What internet providers are available?
Europe is one of the most wired areas of the world, with lots of internet access including in hotels and bookstores, etc. Internet providers are based on your location in Europe. Your community may have a contract with a particular company who provides service to the on-post community. Also, most cellular companies sell wireless USB sticks that can be purchased pre-paid or through a contract.
How will my Cost of Living Allowance vary?
The Overseas Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is a non-taxable allowance designed to offset the higher overseas prices of non-housing goods and services. It affects service members at locations overseas, including Alaska and Hawaii.
Overseas COLA is intended to equalize purchasing power so that service members can purchase the same level of goods and services overseas as they could if they were stationed in CONUS. It is calculated by comparing the prices of goods and services overseas with average prices for equivalent goods and services in CONUS. The result of this comparison is an index that reflects a cost of living. If prices in CONUS are rising at a greater rate than those overseas, COLA will decrease. If prices overseas are rising at a greater rate than those in CONUS, COLA will increase. Similarly, if overseas prices rise or fall at the same rate as CONUS prices, COLA will stay the same. Overseas COLA is not a fixed amount.
What U.S. banking institutions are available in Germany, Belgium, Italy and The Netherlands?
The following U.S. banking institutions have branches and ATMs in Europe to provide products for service members: Community Bank (Except Belgium), Service Credit Union (Germany Only), Andrews Federal Credit Union (Except Italy). They also provide members with a European routing number, a necessity when living off-post and paying rent and utilities. Service member can also use local banking institutions as well.
Step into a virtual world and learn about finances through the Army Gold Financial Game .
What is the Value Added Tax Form?
Germany, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands all have a "sales tax" called Value Added Tax for most items and a reduced VAT. The percentage varies by location. U.S. Forces personnel stationed in Europe qualify for relief from this tax in a variety of ways.
How do I obtain a U.S. Army Europe Driver's License?
Most people with stateside licenses can receive a USAREUR license after taking a written exam .
How do I obtain a U.S. Army Europe Motorcycle License?
In order to obtain a motorcycle license you must have a valid stateside motorcycle license and have taken the Basic Motorcycle Course in the last 3 years. You must then take the written test. After successful completion of the test, you will be issued a motorcycle license from your local DTS.
How do I obtain an International Driver's License?
An international driver's license is required if you plan to travel outside your community to another country. Visit the Driver's Testing office to fill out the application. Once complete, it can be validated and stamped at the local Vehicle Licensing Office. This application must be validated by the drivers testing office or the local Vehicle Licensing Office will not accept it. Bring your U.S. ID card, a passport-size photo and your USAREUR Driver's License.
For more information on International Driver's Licenses, visit AAA in the U.S. or ADAC in Europe.
Where do I pick my car up?
Typically you can pick up and drop off your vehicle in your local community. Vehicle pick up locations vary based on the community you are assigned to. For more information, contact your community's transportation office.
Where do I register my vehicle?
Visit the USAREUR vehicle registry webpage for more information on registering you privately owned vehicle.
Purchasing a new or used vehicle?
If you are looking to purchase a used vehicle a good place to start is your community's used car lot. Other popular sites include Star & Stripe Classified or Bookoo Yard Sales
What type of public transportation is there in Europe?
Europe has an extensive public transportation system. From inner-city buses and light rail to trains that travel around the country. There are a variety of ways to travel around Europe.
For more information, visit Deutsch Bahn and SNCB for traveling around Europe; RN-V for traveling within Germany; TEC , DE-LIJN , and STIB for traveling within Belgium; NS for traveling within The Netherlands; and AIM and ATL for travel throughout Italy.
Where do I find more information about driving in Europe?
The USAREUR Registry of Motor Vehicle provides all the information you need to start driving in Europe.


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"Times Are Really Changing"Especially for our "anti-gravity" man who began wondering about his work on AAG. Even though it was staying ahead of the trends perhaps it was rooted in times that were passed by. Looking back 100 years ago to the irrational exuberance of 1890's similar to the 1990's, the dot com boom, this last decade haunted by threat of terrorism, he speculates on his world view in this emerging century. Feeling in a rut, he kind of lost his "lift" and let his work on AAG have a rest, then came major soul searching re-evaluating his life, divorce, alcohol addiction, and numbing the pain. "Spiritually speaking my life was in a shambles." He spent time in B.C. and immersed himself in many cultures and Buddhist temples, finding a wonderful sharing, acceptance, and tolerance in the multiculturalism developing, a very good thing! "I think mankind is looking to being the steward of the Earth now." Currently he writes for Humanity Plus Magazine dealing with really big important issues in the human experience, it's free and the first issue is available online "everyone should read this. The biggest question is what does it mean to be human... what is common that crosses race, religion, culture in human beings?"
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June 6th, 2005Tim is at it again, now he is building a pyramid lifter! Lifters defy convention, there is magic there as with the Biefeld Brown effect ...things that change time and space! Updates on Nick Cook, Einstein's contemplations on warp drives, tech visions: so short term engineers are not allowed to create, only to improve on current technology. The "55 year interval" and the boredom factor. "We are looking at the end of the oil era."
March 15th, 2005American Antigravity now a non-profit: This will help get resources to inventors and results to the public! People are the real key...genius is in every person. Nick Cook interviewed Tim and filmed his lifters, sparks were flying! The Philadelphia Experiment, Nazi Bell Device, mercury vapors, superconductors, magnetic flux trapping, Podkletnov, ripples in space time, a canon ball rolling up the wall, and AG research could lead to Warp Drive!
December 6th, 2004For Tim, pursuing antigravity became like the search for the Holy Grail! "I was seeing effects that just shouldn't happen..." he says, as he introduces us to the AG world of lifters, rotating superconductors, Nick Cook and secret projects, the Philadelphia experiment and the Hutchison effect, the magnetic fields of SEG's (what he calls real antigravity), and the magnitude of exciting potentials just waiting to be discovered.
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