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Q: So what are the advantages of using grub2 instead of grub-gfx ? --Oliwer 23:44, 26 December 2008 (EDT)
A: Grub-gfx only adds the support for .xpm files, grub2 instead has builtin support for .tga, .jpeg/.jpg and .png formats. At some point the .tft files will also be supported (the ones that grub2-gxmenu supports) but I dunno when that's gonna happen. --Det 10:22, 24 February 2010 (EST)
- 1 Grub2 1.98
- 2 Upgrading from grub 0.97 to grub2 - MBR
- 3 Make up your mind on when to modprobe dm-mod
- 5 grub-mkconfig and UEFI
- 6 Confusing information on a running system; combining MBR and GPT information; an initial MBR portion that seems contradicted later
- 7 Moving the partitioning information to the preface
- 8 GRUB_GFXMODE may not work with a depth parameter
- 9 Remove Manual Compilation part ?
- 10 grub-mkstandalone?
- 11 Why did you remove double quotes in efibootmgr part
- 12 Standalone UEFI
Grub2 1.98
The new stuff brought by 1.98 should probably be explained. --Det 10:57, 16 March 2010 (EDT)
E: I added a few "/etc/default/grub notes". The article only needs a bit expansion and the move from those notes I made to the actual instructions, anymore. --Det 13:44, 28 March 2010 (EDT)
E2: OK, done. I changed the notes to the actual instructions and removed the Expansion flag. If somebody feels that the other stuff too, such as what's in /etc/grub.d/* should be mentioned here, you are free to re-add the flag. I did some other stuff too, which you can check from the page history if you are interested. The only problem is that I'm still that stupid that I test the changes by updating the page itself, which makes the page history go nuts. Just give me some time to get used to the magic *Show preview* button :). --Det 15:58, 8 April 2010 (EDT)
Upgrading from grub 0.97 to grub2 - MBR
To fix the problem described on section GRUB2#Other you can remove grub 0.97 from MBR by following command:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX bs=446 count=1
where /dev/sdX is hard disk with grub installed in MBR (I have no idea if that works when you have grub installed on partition instead of hd, like /dev/sda1).
It is good idea to create backup of bootloader before that by executing:
dd if=/dev/sdX of=your/backup.img bs=446 count=1
After that you can install grub2 on MBR, and it works (hopefully) without any dirty hacks.
Make up your mind on when to modprobe dm-mod
@Skodabenz & NTia89
- On Feb 17 NTia89 took the time to suggest the probing of dm-mod at the beginning of the Installation section, not deleting it from the section below but just inserting a note. On Mar 15 Skodabenz only removed the modprobe command inserted by NTia89, but not the related note, so this leaves the article inaccurate on stating when to load dm-mod. I think either the note should be removed (if Skodabenz is right), or the modprobe dm-mod command should be moved to the beginning of the Installation section (if NTia89 is right)). I cannot test this at the moment. -- Kynikos 14:13, 15 March 2011 (EDT)
@Kynikos: Whether grub2 install happens during Arch Linux installation or in a existing system, dm-mod (device-mapper module) needs to be loaded for the sake of grub-setup utility. Even during Arch Linux installation, the user has to anyway go to one of the bootloader installation section where dm-mod loading comes again. Therefore i do not think it is appropriate to move it to the beginning of the Installation section since it is not specific to Arch Linux installation. Also where is the 'related note' you are talking about? -- Keshav P R 17:37, 16 March 2011 (EDT)
- Perfectly explained, thanks. The "related note" is this one I've just removed (see diff); it was added by NTia89 when he edited the article. -- Kynikos 19:53, 16 March 2011 (EDT)
Is there any reason why grub should be installed to /boot/efi/efi/grub and not to /boot/efi? UEFI wants to have the efi-image unter <EFI SYSTEM PARTITION>/efi/name, so /boot/efi/grub should do the trick. Additionally, mounting (e.g.) /dev/sda1 to /boot/efi and just placing the grub there will possibly conflict with having a LVM+LUKS setup, where /boot will then be encrypted. At the moment I'm running a funtoo installation on a thinkpad x121e with /dev/sda1 (200MB, fat32, sectors 1 - 201) mounted to /boot and /dev/sda2 being a LUKS encrypted system. /boot contains the bzImage and /boot/efi/boot/bootx64.efi is the grub-image.
Note: there should possibly be a section/table here containing information what firmware expects what name. having /boot/efi/grub/grub.efi didn't work for me, and as noted in the thinkwiki for an x220, /boot/efi/boot/bootx64.efi works fine. --Rochus 13:59, 16 August 2011 (EDT)
@Rochus: You have mounted your EFISYS partition at /boot ir you are using same part as both EFISYS and /boot and it is FAT32 formatted. The actual path is <EFI_SYS_PART>/efi/grub/grub.efi wherein <EFI_SYS_PART> is usually /boot/efi or in your case /boot itself.
But I do not understand your argument about mounting EFISYS at /boot/efi conflicting with LVM+LUKS. I don't have such a config in my system to understand what you are coming to say. <EFI_SYS_PART>/efi/boot/bootx64.efi is just a fallback path incase there's no boot entry in UEFI Boot Manager (see efibootmgr section). I already mentioned in the article that "If you have mounted EFISYS part at a different mountpoint, replace /boot/efi with that mountpoint in all the commands". I suppose that explains it. It is better to have /boot separate from EFISYS partition. I have /dev/sda1 as 200 MiB FAT32 EFISYS mounted at /boot/efi and /dev/sda3 as 400 MiB ext4 /boot part. For /boot/efi/grub/grub.efi to work you have to add a boot entry to grub.efi in the UEFI Boot Manager using efibootmgr utility. -- Keshav P R 23:15, 28 August 2011 (IST)
grub-mkconfig and UEFI
The grub-mkconfig script seems to be hardcoded to have /boot/grub as the grub install. Is the best answer for this to mount /efi/grub as /boot/grub or edit the script?
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.boot-loaders.grub.devel/17950 -- Keshav P R 09:57, 19 October 2011 (EDT)
Confusing information on a running system; combining MBR and GPT information; an initial MBR portion that seems contradicted later
I started working through this; it looks like the installation is easy, at the top. Then there are more MBR instructions that require additional preparation, but it isn't clear if this is replacement information to the initial instructions, or more detailed information. If the top information is inadequate, it should be deleted and put into the MBR detailed instructions. If it is one way of doing it that does not require the more detailed instructions, that should be noted as well.
Should be clear now -- Keshav P R 14:53, 24 October 2011 (EDT)
Ok, another one. I know I'm literal, and sometimes that's good, other times bad.
The page talks about installing to the 440-byte area. Then later it talks about replacing legacy in that area. That doesn't make sense to me.
What I'm really seeing, I think, is that there are so many ways of going about this that it might make sense to split this page into a couple; EFI - GPT - MBR. There may be some duplication in that, but trying to figure out what applies to what is difficult, at least for me. I think the overlapping technology changes make it seem more difficult than it is.
I've been trying unsuccessfully to install this for a couple of days (gave up on a running system and just started from scratch; good backups are handy things); and while it may make more sense for me to do it in a different order, I don't understand it enough to feel comfortable contributing many changes to the article, as my interpretation may well be wrong. I'm no newbie, but neither am I a master.
There are many ways to install grub2 - UEFI is easy part, only one way (to the UEFI SYSTEM PARTITION). But in case of bios, you can install to the disk's MBR boot code region (in which case it becomes the primary or the only bootloader of the system), to a partition (in which case it need to be chainloaded from the primary bootloader) or generate the core.img (again needs to be chainloaded by another bootloader, difference being chainloading a file instead of partition boot sector). I created the sections in the article based on my understanding of the sectioning etc. I tried to avoid duplication mainly.
About your problem, its better to open a thread in the forum wherein we can discuss what exactly is preventing you from installing grub2. I have installed grub2-bios to MBR 440-byte area (GPT partitioning) and grub2-efi-x86_64 to UEFISYS partition (both in the same system and in the same disk).
(also please sign your text - I don't know who is talking here) -- Keshav P R 17:44, 27 October 2011 (EDT)
Ok, sorry about that. I'm a long time arch user but new to working in the wiki. -- Timm 11:24, 29 October 2011 (EDT)
Moving the partitioning information to the preface
In the article, I think it would be a good idea to move the information on partitions to the preface section, as I think it is a preliminary consideration that people should see as they begin, rather than running across it in the text. I know people should read all of the instructions before beginning, but in real life that rarely happens. However, since that's a significant change in the page, I didn't want to do that when I wasn't involved in the original page creation; not sure of the etiquette on that. -- Timm 11:33, 29 October 2011 (EDT)
I rearranged the text. Is it ok now? -- Keshav P R 11:47, 29 October 2011 (EDT)
I don't think so. If you are installing on a new install, the information about the partitions still isn't evident, as it is down in the sections about installing on a running system, or in the UEFI section. I'd suggest moving the information up to a new section either in the preface or right after it, called partitioning information or such. Either something like "Note: In a GPT system you will need a partition, etc. In a UEFI system you will need a partition, etc.", or just moving the existing text on the partition information, which seems to cover the information well. That way people get their system hardware set up before they begin the process of installing. No matter how much you simplify this, it is a complex process, and IMHO will be far less frustrating to people if they don't get halfway through the install and only then realize they don't have the necessary partitions. This is, I think, even more important to those of us who are used to being able to set up our partitions in the install, because at least as far as I understand it, you can't do some of this through the arch install process. -- Timm 13:00, 29 October 2011 (EDT)
GRUB_GFXMODE may not work with a depth parameter
I'm installing on an i5 system with Intel graphics, and found that I could not get a background image if I used any depth parameter in GRUB_GFXMODE=; if I used the 0x value I got the same errors. I would get a black screen with a blue box, titled "Out of Range" and some H. Frequency and V. Frequency parameters. The boot continued in the background, and eventually I got the normal scroll of information during the boot. What I found was that if I just used a resolution, e.g., 800x600, with nothing more, it worked fine. Not sure if this is something for the wiki here or elsewhere, or something to post in the forums; but it should be somewhere to save the next person the hassle of figuring it out, I think. -- Timm 13:08, 29 October 2011 (EDT)
Remove Manual Compilation part ?
GRUB2 is now in official repo, so is it necessary to include a manual Compilation instruction? Manual compilation in arch is not a recommend way anyway. Fengchao 22:44, 6 December 2011 (EST)
Removed -- Keshav P R 14:20, 12 December 2011 (EST)
And where is that coming from? It's not part of grub2-common.
Future update https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/23901 , but grub-mkstandalone is a very important tool -- Keshav P R 15:13, 24 December 2011 (EST)
Why did you remove double quotes in efibootmgr part
@Fallacy: Why did you do https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=GRUB2&diff=175798&oldid=174885 . You even removed the part that explained why this is being done. I am reverting it because that command simply will not work without double backward slashes.
- You mean FelipeC? Notice that I changed from to double quotes (") to single quotes ('), thus the backslash escaping is not needed. See:
% echo -E "\\foo\\bar" \foo\bar % echo -E '\foo\bar' \foo\bar
- The two strings are exactly identical. -- FelipeC 16:03, 24 December 2011 (EST)
Standalone UEFI
I went through the ordeal of trying to figure out how to make the section "Create GRUB2 Standalone UEFI Application" work, however, it's a complete mess.
First of all, grub-mkstandalone does not exist. Secondly, grub_efi_x86_64-install already has an option to specify which modules you want to install in the image (maybe this should be added as a note on the section that explains grub_efi_x86_64-install). And thirdly, the script is doing a bunch of unnecessary steps, like saving and restoring $PWD, while it's always changing directory to $PWD, so doing nothing at all, and also unsetting the environment variables, which happens when the script finishes anyway.
I rewrote the whole thing so it actually works, and it's actually simple. Too much stuff to write as the summary of the change. -- FelipeC 16:32, 24 December 2011 (EST)


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Let me take on a few of Eric's points:
Quack-quack. Right. To make matters worse, the narrator seems to assume that the term "DuckTales" referred to the group of characters featured on the show. (More painful even than this was the fact that the misbegotten Marvel-Disney DISNEY AFTERNOON comic-book title once used the phrase "DuckTales in..." to introduce a DT story.)
Several items produced during the original run of the series -- the Panini sticker album, a number of the figurines, and particularly the well-received video games -- have achieved semi-legendary status. Unfortunately, there weren't enough of these to sustain the long-term interest of the "civilian" population as the 1990s wore on. It would have helped, I think, if the DT-based comic books had been regularly plugged during broadcasts of the show. But then, you can say exactly the same thing about all of the other series produced during the "Golden Age" of WDTVA. Next to the video division's ham-fisted, unimaginative handling of the DVD releases, the refusal to partake of what would seem to be a straightforward opportunity to exploit "synergy" is the most infuriatingly puzzling aspect of Disney's superintendence of this marvelous product.
(2) As for the troubling question of why DT has not sustained more of a legacy, over and above the "mere" lack of enough store-buyable baubles, I addressed this question at some length a couple of years ago in "Free DuckTales!", a piece I wrote as part of my RICHVILLE RUMINATIONS column in Mark Arnold's THE HARVEYVILLE FUN TIMES!. I identified the following potential reasons:
- Duck fans were divided on the question of the series' viability from the very beginning, and so the show lacked the solid phalanx of fans that helped perpetuate interest in, say, Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers.
- The comic books were of uneven, aesthetically confused quality, which made it easier for some to write off the DT concept as inferior.
- A number of the new characters had as many detractors as they had boosters -- and some had more of the former than the latter (see Duck, Bubba).
- The series lived a more or less "natural" lifespan of 100 episodes, and it was easy for Duck fans to go back to reading the "standard" comics after it was all over. Rescue Rangers and TaleSpin, by contrast, gained a second wind because they were taken out of production "before their time."
- The era of TV animation that DT ignited has ended, and we're living in a different aesthetic world today.
- Disney DVD's treatment of the DVD releases as throwaway product has helped to obscure the true historical and aesthetic significance of the series.


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Every morning when our girl is getting ready for school, I do her hair before she leaves. I ask you: does that make me a hair stylist?
Sometimes, I make dinner ... even for dinner parties. I ask you: does that make me a chef or caterer?
If you answered 'no' to all of the above questions ... you win! TELL THEM WHAT THEY'VE WON, BOB!!!
Now, this morning, the Dancing With the Stars cast of
As I was working my way down the list... I came upon "Opera singer Katherine Jenkins, 31".
Then, I saw on another news organization's list, "Katherine Jenkins, opera star".
Wait one-hot-second ... back up the truck - OPERA SINGER Katherine Jenkins? Katherine Jenkins, OPERA STAR?
Thus begins my head spinning around like Regan MacNeil's.
This is so WRONG - and, let me break down why:
In order to be an opera singer, you have to sing opera. Having performed a number of operatic roles in my life, I can confidently say that, while I'm not currently contracted to perform opera, I am an opera singer. Why is that? Because I have trained and have performed operatic roles ... on stage ... in front of an audience. I am a singer who has sung operas - an opera singer. If someone called me tomorrow and said, "James, we need you to come and sing [insert bass role here] ..." I could do it.
In order to be an opera star, you have to sing opera ... and not just a little aria here and there. You have to be professionally starring in leading roles in major opera houses on an ongoing basis.
Correct me if I'm wrong - and, I know you will - Katherine Jenkins is none of the above. She is another one of those people who has an instrument which is manipulated to sound like it's open-throat singing -- Charlotte Church, poor little Jackie Evancho, of course Andrea Bocelli ... they're all in that boat. Although, to be honest ... even Bocelli has sung at least ONE operatic role.
Many times, these singers are called "classical crossover artists" - which, in itself, is quite a stretch. While I understand that "classical crossover artist" is harder to say that "opera singer", I do find it very misleading for people to call these singers "opera singers" - when clearly they're not. Regular Joe Q. Public doesn't truly understand that they aren't opera singers. I get that. And saying they are opera singers gives them a certain classy appeal. But, as an opera singer, I take offense when I mention to someone that I am an opera singer and they ask me, "You mean like Jackie Evancho... or Andrea Bocelli?"
Uh ... no.
But, how is Joe Q. Public going to know the difference when they're told that people like this Kathy Jenkins are opera singers?
And, don't even get me started on Bocelli. Remember after the 2010 GRAMMYS when I ranted about Bocelli being introduced as "legendary opera star Andrea Bocelli"? I said it then, and I maintain my position: his voice is faux. It's faux opera - it's fauxpera. And, it's true that some people wonder how I can like Il Divo and not like Bocelli - they're all "classical crossover artists" who are making their living in pop. Here's the difference - Il Divo's handlers (a.k.a. Simon Cowell), know where their place is - they're the new generation of Popera. And, while 3 out of the four members of Il Divo are actual opera singers (aka: having sung operatic roles on stage), they don't claim to be opera stars or "legendary opera singers".
Back to Kitty-Kat Jenkins ... is she a singer? Yes. Is she an opera singer? Hardly. Yes, she can haul out an aria (albeit in a much different key than the original) - but, again, that doesn't make her an opera singer. Let us not forget that a certain Aretha Franklin sang "Nessun Dorma" at the GRAMMYS in the place of an ailing Luciano Pavarotti. I think we can ALL agree that Aretha Franklin should stick to being the Queen of Soul ... And, I think Jenkins should stick to being ...
"Welsh singer, Katherine Jenkins".


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Vikings Top Texans to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
The Vikings defeated the Houston Texans Sunday afternoon 23-6 to improve to 9-6 and keep their playoff hopes alive. Minnesota fell behind 3-0 but led 13-3 at halftime. Adrian Peterson was held to 86 yards rushing on 25 carries and is now 208 yards away from Eric Dickerson's single season rushing record with just 1 game to play.
Christian Ponder was 16-30 for 174 yards with 1 touchdown with no interceptions and 48 rushing yards. Kyle Rudolph caught a 3-yard touchdown pass and Toby Gerhart sealed the win with a 3-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter. Blair Walsh was 3-3 on field goals including a 56-yard field goal in the first half.
Minnesota held Arian Foster to 15 yards rushing on 10 carries and Matt Schaub threw for 178 yards for the Texans. Houston fails to clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs in the AFC.
The Vikings are in position that if they win at home against Green Bay on December 30 Minnesota earns a wildcard spot in the NFC. The New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys both lost Sunday to drop to 8-7 while Chicago and Washington both won to improve to 9-6.
The Vikings play at Green Bay Sunday December 30 at noon, pregame on WJON at 11am.


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Food Lover's Guide to Portland Includes Urban Cheesecraft!
Urban Cheesecraft has been very lucky to be welcomed into Portland's amazing food crafting and food loving community from the start.
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and was looking around when he noticed a framed
picture of another man on the nightstand by the bed.
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Video: "In The Name Of Love" live by Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins
HD Video, Pix and Words by G.
It has been 27 years since Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins has performed his classic songs, and as a huge fan of Thompson Twins, I am still in disbelief (and gratitude) that I can finally say that I've seen Tom Bailey perform! Headlining the Retro Futura Tour, which included sets from 1980s music titans Katrina and the Waves, China Crisis, Midge Ure and Howard Jones, Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins paid that long awaited visit to the New York stage at Best Buy Theater on August 21, 2014. Looking and sounding great, Tom played for about an hour and we were treated to the first live performances of nine classic Thompson Twins songs in almost three decades! It was worth the wait as Tom played "Lies," "Hold Me Now," "You Take Me Up," "Doctor! Doctor" ""King For A Day" (in a new, slower arrangement), "Love on Your Side," "Sister of Mercy," "If You Were Here" and the hit that started it all, "In The Name Of Love," which you are about to see a video of. The intro, if you will, was an instrumental snatch from another classic, "We Are Detective," and the show certainly whet our appetites for more live appearances from Tom Bailey as there was not time to hear classic songs such as "The Gap," "Nothing In Common," "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream," "Get That Love," "Watching," "Lay Your Hands on Me," or anything from the two under-rated 1990s Thompson Twins albums "Big Trash" and "Queer." I met Tom and I asked if he was going to be coming back and he said he was uncertain, so please make sure you support this tour so we don't have to wait another 27 years to see Tom Bailey perform!
And now…. "In The Name Of Love"…. YEAH!
Enjoy! I sure did!!!
Great to meet you Tom! I really hope I get to see you again!


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| Gulpin it Down
First broadcast
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Japanese themes
Gulpin it Down (Japanese: ゴクリン撃退大作戦!! The Great Gokulin Repelling Strategy!!) is the 65th episode of the Advanced Generation series, and the 339th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on February 26, 2004 and in the United States on February 12, 2005.
|Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
Ash and friends are in a town close to Petalburg City, when their picnic is gobbled up by a passing Gulpin. They overhear an emergency announcement instructing everyone to evacuate.
The kids and a local shopkeeper are accosted by a large group of Gulpin. Officer Jenny saves them, bringing the friends back to the Pokémon Center. They meet Nurse Joy and Professor Jacuzzi, who are working to stop the Gulpin from eating all of the town's food supplies.
The professor's first plan involves a giant PokéBlock to lead the Gulpin away. Team Rocket tries to steal the PokéBlock, but their balloon is shot down by the Gulpin. The Gulpin follow the PokéBlock out of town.
The Gulpin try to return through the sewer, but Jenny and Joy block the way. The Gulpin emerge onto the street. Professor Jacuzzi arrives with a device that beams them up and shoots them away, but it breaks down with one Gulpin left to go. Ash sends Treecko out to battle and the machine restarts, grabbing both Pokémon. It explodes, and the two of them become oversized.
To avoid destroying the town, Treecko leads Gulpin to a lake, but is too tired to battle (shrinking back to normal). May suggests capturing Gulpin in a Poké Ball. Nurse Joy gives the professor a Heavy Ball, and he captures the Gulpin, vowing to restore it to its normal size.
Ash, May, Brock, and Max are having lunch in a park, next to a large harbor city somewhere in Hoenn between Verdanturf and Petalburg City. Brock reads from the guidebook about how they are very close to Petalburg, and Ash says through a mouthful of food how eager is he to be able to battle Norman again. Max warns Ash about how strong Norman is, while May is excited about being able to eat their mom's cooking again. As May reaches for her sandwich, a round, pea-green slug-like Pokémon slides by and inhales it with a deep "GULP" sound before she can grab it. It does the same to Max's, Brock's and Ash's sandwiches, as well as Pikachu's bowl of food, as they all look on in surprise and confusion. The Pokémon slides away a short distance, then turns around and swallows hard, spitting out Pikachu's empty bowl afterwards. The group stands up in amazement, with Ash bringing out his Pokédex to scan the creature. It identifies it as a Gulpin, mentioning its ability to swallow anything its size whole, as well as its ability to digest anything it swallows. Max is upset about how it ate their entire lunch, but May thinks it's cute. The group looks up in unison when they hear an alarm; the Gulpin slides away while their attention is diverted. A female voice over a nearby loudspeaker is ordering the population of the city to make an emergency evacuation. Ash wonders where everyone is expected to be able to evacuate to.
The group walk along one of the deserted streets in the evacuated city, with May commenting on how people are able to follow orders so well. A loud scream pierces the air, and Ash turns to see where it came from. A woman in a pink uniform similar to a Pokémon Breeder's clothes is backed up against the wall, inside a building. Ash and company rush in, finding her, and ask her what's wrong. The woman points to a swarm of Gulpin which are chowing down on loaves of bread; this is a bakery, and the Gulpin are devouring the woman's entire stock. Ash orders Pikachu to attack the Gulpin, but Pikachu freezes when two of the Stomach Pokémon jump him, followed by the rest which form a dogpile on him. Ash knocks away Gulpin to try to retrieve his Pokémon, finally pulling a knocked-out Pikachu out of the pile. May cries out as several more Gulpin come pouring into the room through the air vents along the ceiling. The group, along with the woman, are soon nearly smothered by the horde of Gulpin. A sharp whistle from outside gets Brock's attention, who recognizes it as Officer Jenny's police whistle before he gets dragged down into the mob. Officer Jenny then appears in front of the bakery, commanding her Tangela to use Vine Whip to drag everyone, nearly out of breath, out from the mob. The Gulpin then slide out as one into the street, leaving the bakery behind for a new food source.
Ash thanks Jenny for rescuing them, and Jenny warns them that it is too dangerous for them to remain in the city. The bakery owner promises to leave, but May and Max tell Jenny that they need a place to rest. Jenny asks that they follow her to the local Pokémon Center. When they arrive, they find Nurse Joy manning a control panel that is monitoring the city, confirming that the evacuation was complete and that measures to remove the Gulpin from the city were about to be launched. Ash comments that he had never seen a Pokémon Center like this, and Joy tells him that it had been specially outfitted to be a center for defense against Gulpin attacks. At May's question as to what that means, an old, bespectacled, bearded man, dressed in the attire of a Pokémon Professor, enters the room and tells the group that the local Gulpin population is rising again. Jenny introduces the man as Professor Jacuzzi, a specialist on Gulpin research. She goes on to explain that Gulpin attack the town around this time every year, devouring all of the food in the city, and that this year, the defense center's goal is to rid the town of Gulpin for good. Jacuzzi points out on a map where he knows the Gulpin are headed: the city's main food storage, in the center of town. He tells the group that he has been working on something that will "stop the Gulpin right in their tracks". Jenny then picks up an alarm on the system that shows the crowd of Gulpin moving toward the city's center. She calls for the launch of the "immobilization" maneuver. Ash asks if there is some way he can help.
Soon, Jenny and the group have positioned themselves at the end of a bridge leading toward the city center, with a large, armored vehicle parked behind them. They watch as the Gulpin mob comes stampeding in their direction. Once they are within sight, Jenny calls for the attack, and Jacuzzi, inside a complex control station inside the vehicle, launches a missile at the mob. The missile breaks apart in midair, revealing a device that appears to contain three massive Pokéblocks. The Professor climbs out of the vehicle to explain the giant Pokéblocks as being his own special blend, developed over several years, and are composed of all the ingredients which attract Gulpin. As the Gulpin leap to devour it, Jacuzzi activates a helicopter rotor on the device, which spins and carries the device up and away from the Gulpin. It flies off along the bridge, leading the Gulpin away from the city center. As Jacuzzi celebrates his achievement, however, a giant mechanical hand reaches down and grabs the device, bending the rotor. The group looks up to see Team Rocket in their balloon, who recite their motto. Jenny and the others tell Team Rocket that the Pokéblocks are needed to help get rid of the Gulpin, but the thieving trio only laugh and claim that since they found it flying through the air, it rightfully belongs to them. Just then, the Gulpin attack as one, firing globs of sludge from their mouths at the balloon, quickly coating it in brown gunk and weighing it down, causing it to crash down on the opposite end of the bridge. Jessie, indignant, stands up holding the Pokéblock device over her head, while the rest of Team Rocket gets ready to fight the Gulpin. The Gulpin respond by using Stockpile, glowing purple as they do so, then launch a group Spit Up attack, firing bright purple beams at Team Rocket. The beams connect and cause an explosion, sending Team Rocket blasting off again.
Brock leaps to catch the device (with some difficulty) while Jacuzzi commends the Stockpile and Spit Up combination attack. Max stops him to point out that the Gulpin are stampeding towards Brock, who is still holding the device. Jenny calls out her Tangela, Meganium, and Parasect and orders them to use Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, and Stun Spore, respectively. The attacks knock the Gulpin mob back, but Max is worried that the Poison types' resistance to Grass-type attacks will give them the advantage. Ash sends out his Treecko to help; the Gulpin launch several Sludge attacks at Treecko, who leaps to dodge them all. Ash commands Treecko to use Bullet Seed, which knocks the Gulpin back again. Jacuzzi then activates a rocket on the device (nearly singeing Brock, who lets go of it quickly) which sends the device flying off along the river beneath the bridge, and the Gulpin mob follows, leaping into the water to give chase. The group watches the Gulpin leave, with Ash and May feeling like the worst is over. Jenny, however, recommends that they get back to the defense center. Later that evening, Team Rocket is wandering around the outskirts of the city, complaining of hunger. They happen upon the Pokéblock device, now stripped bare, laying on the bank of the river. In the distance, they see the mob of Gulpin headed back toward the city. Meowth recommends that they follow the Gulpin, which will most probably lead them towards a place where there is food.
That night, a second alarm goes off in the city, and lights go off across the cityscape, blanketing the entire area in darkness. At the defense center, Joy turns on the emergency power, blaming the blackout on a severed underground cable. The monitor shows something headed quickly toward the storehouse in the center of town. It turns out to be the Gulpin, traveling through the underground sewer, with Team Rocket tagging along behind. Joy sends a signal to close a number of gates in the sewer, forcing the Gulpin to take a detour and head above ground. Jenny asks Jacuzzi to use another Pokéblock device, but the Professor says that the Gulpin are too smart to fall for the same trick twice. He tells Jenny to do what she can to hold back the Gulpin. Ash and Pikachu get ready to help the Professor again. Back outside on a deserted avenue, one of the manhole covers suddenly blows off the pavement, and the Gulpin horde quickly pour out onto the street, headed toward the large Poké Ball-shaped food storage warehouse. Ash, May, Brock, Max, and Officer Jenny stand in the way. Pikachu leaps down from Ash's shoulder, while Jenny calls out her Pokémon and orders them to attack the Gulpin. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, knocking out a number of the Poison Pokémon, but with every Gulpin that does down, it seems as though another takes its place as they press on forward. As the Gulpin inch on ever closer, Jacuzzi comes to the rescue with his armored vehicle, parking it between the group and the Gulpin.
Announcing that he is going forth with "Plan B", Jacuzzi activates a mechanism that causes a large cannon to extend upward from the vehicle, along with two satellite dishes resembling ray-guns, which he aims at the oncoming Gulpin. With a click of a button, the dishes fire pink beams at the Gulpin, which fade away and disappear. The computer inside the vehicle registers the Gulpin as they enter its database, and the Professor aims the large cannon, firing the Gulpin out one by one over a great distance. As the group gaze on in wonder, Jacuzzi introduces his invention as the Mach III Particle Cannon. Based on the power behind Gulpin's Stockpile and Spit Up attacks, the machine uses that energy to absorb the Gulpin, then spit them out at mach 3 speed. After using the Cannon to continually absorb and spit out Pokémon after Pokémon, Jacuzzi is down to one Gulpin left, standing alone in the street. However, before he can absorb it, the Cannon shuts down, the interior going dark. Jacuzzi tells the worried onlookers that the machine "froze up" due to the subatomic particles becoming unstable.
The lone Gulpin attempts to escape, but Ash sends out Treecko and has it use Bullet Seed. The Gulpin counters with Sludge. While the two Pokémon battle it out, Jacuzzi hurriedly tries to get the Cannon working again, and finally succeeds as the lights come back on. Ash orders Treecko to use Pound; just as Treecko's tail comes down on the Gulpin's head, Jacuzzi fires the particle beam, striking both Pokémon at once and absorbing them together. Inside the computer, Gulpin responds to Treecko's attack by using Spit Up, knocking Treecko away and overloading the system. The machine sends up sparks and smoke, frightening Jacuzzi as Ash and May pound on the outside of the vehicle, concerned about Treecko's safety. The system finally does itself in with a big explosion, blowing the entire vehicle to bits. When the smoke clears, Jenny finds the rest of the group among the rubble, all safe and accounted for. Jacuzzi, on top of the wreckage, points out something unusual happening in the distance as two balls of pink light rise up from the debris. They are the formerly-absorbed energies of Treecko and Gulpin, now freed from the computer and returning to physical form. However, as the energies take shape, they expand to an enormous size, finally revealing a gargantuan Treecko and Gulpin, which stare each other down as the restored city lights illuminate them from below.
May wonders out loud if the two had just evolved, which Max sincerely doubts. Brock asks the Professor what had happened, to which he explains that the Gulpin's Spit Up attack had reacted with the subatomic particles in such a way that it caused the two Pokémon's physical proportions to increase dramatically in size. As they watch, the Gulpin turns around and starts to slide away, causing damage and throwing up a dust cloud as it does so. Ash yells up at Treecko that it needs to stop the Gulpin, and Treecko responds willingly, leaping up and landing in front of the Gulpin, pressing its hands on the Gulpin's head to prevent it from moving forward. As the two giant Pokémon fight, Jenny and Joy help the remaining citizens to reach the shelters. Unable to keep Gulpin back, Treecko uses its force against it and tosses it backwards, sending it crashing into a building. In retaliation, Gulpin opens its mouth wide and fires several rounds of Sludge with a loud belching noise, causing numerous explosions to erupt all across the city. Jacuzzi looks on, wondering if it was a mistake to build the Cannon. Treecko is knocked down, causing rubble to fall, which nearly squishes Ash. Standing up, Ash notices the lake on the edge of town. Using a loudspeaker, Ash orders Treecko to force the Gulpin close to the lake; Treecko follows through by grabbing the giant Gulpin, lifting it up over its head, and tossing it toward the lake. Sent flying, the Gulpin prepares an attack in midair.
Down below, Team Rocket is making a break for it with a load of food that they had just pilfered from the storehouse. A massive shadow passes over them, and they stop to look up; just then, the Gulpin fires its Spit Up attack, striking Team Rocket with the beam. Team Rocket ends up blasting off again for a second time, dropping their sacks as they are sent flying. The Gulpin splashes down, and Treecko jumps in after it, getting ambushed as the Gulpin suddenly surfaces right in front of it and knocks it down. Treecko manages to get back up, and the two have a second staring match as the group watches from a rescue boat. They notice Treecko breathing heavily and realize that it must be getting very tired. Max cries out as the Gulpin uses Stockpile to prepare for another Spit Up attack, and Treecko leaps as the beam tears through the water where he was standing before, busting a hole in the concrete wall. Treecko starts to glow in midair as the effects of the Cannon's malfunction wear off, and he lands on the boat near the group, back to normal size and panting in exhaustion. Joy comments on how the intensity of the battle Treecko just fought had "brought him down to size", while Ash brings out Treecko's Poké Ball and recalls him to take a rest.
The recovered Gulpin, on the other hand, is still massive, and is heading back into the city. Jacuzzi admits defeat, having used up every available resource. But then, May suggests that they try to capture it with a Poké Ball, saying that no matter how big it is, it should still fit inside a Ball since it is still a Pokémon. Jacuzzi steps forth and tosses a Poké Ball at the Gulpin, and it goes inside, only to come right back out. However, Joy offers Jacuzzi a Heavy Ball, which he tosses, and is able to successfully capture the Gulpin. As morning comes around, Brock asks Jacuzzi whether or not the Gulpin would have turned back to normal as a result of being captured. Assured that it should be back to its normal size, Jacuzzi calls out the Gulpin, only to find that it is still giant. Jenny screams at Jacuzzi to recall the Gulpin, and he does so. Jacuzzi assures them that with his 50 years worth of Gulpin knowledge, he should be able to find some way to return the Gulpin to its normal state. Assured of this, the group looks on as the sun rises.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the timeline of events.
Pokémon debuts
Pokémon Trainer's Choice: Treecko
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Treecko (Ash's; temporarily giant)
- Tangela (Officer Jenny's)
- Parasect (Officer Jenny's)
- Meganium (Officer Jenny's)
- Gulpin (Professor Jacuzzi's; giant; new)
- Gulpin (multiple; debut)
- This is the first episode of the anime in which a Trainer's Pokémon is enlarged, though this is not the first time a super-sized Pokémon was shown; the first time of that instance was in Island of the Giant Pokémon.
- The episode is reminiscent of the Godzilla franchise. Ten months after this episode aired, the 50th anniversary film Godzilla: Final Wars was released in Japanese theaters.
- This is the last episode where Lee Quick provides the voice of Officer Jenny.
- This is also Officer Jenny's only appearance during Pokémon: Advanced Challenge.
- This title is a pun of the phrase "gulping it down".
- When Treecko is said in the Trainer's Choice to be the best choice to battle against Larvitar, it is actually just as equally effective as Carvanha because both have a type advantage against Rock and Ground-types. However, Treecko resists Ground-type moves.
Dub edits
Pokémon Trainer's Choice
In other languages
|Mandarin Chinese
|Det store Ædegilde
|Gulzige Gulpin!
|Gulpinien iso nälkä
|European French
|L'invasion des Gloupti
|Riesenschlucker Schluppuck
|פלישת הגלפיניםplishat haGulpinim
|Gulpin को भूक लगी है Gulpin ko bhuk lagi hai *
|Piccoli invasori
|꼴깍몬 퇴치 대작전
|Os Gulpins
|Gulpin Comilão
|Голодный Гальпин
|Latin America
|¡Gulpin al ataque!
|Gulpin el tragón
|This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.


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Repair and maintenance costs will be high for any German luxury car out of warranty, so the year is irrelevant to that.
As for reliability, this is very much tied to the car's past history, the car's mileage, and the competence of the shop that has previously serviced the car.
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nobody concerned with reliability should be looking at a used Audi.
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Thanks so much for your post. Yeah, I am not hearing great things about Audi reliability and maintenance. I just always loved Audi's though. Understand completely about the year may being irrelevant once out of warranty and also all the other factors you mentioned. Does one make though have better or worse issues? I have been looking at A4, A6, and A8s but I am now considering a 2005 Audi S4 as it is a great price and the mileage is well under 100,000 miles. Any thoughts on an S4 versus A4, A6, or A8s?
I think an A8 is out of the question for any number of reasons.
the S4 advice is about the same an A4--low miles, good service records, and put away $1K or so for emergencies.0
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Making the hazelnuts into a brittle means every bite has a subtle crunch, but even after grinding in a food processor, lots of big, chunky hazelnut bites will remain. Don't hesitate to substitute corn syrup for honey if that's what you have on hand, or do so for a vegan variation. And as long as we're talking substitutions, you can use toasted pumpkin seeds and pumpkin seed oil (or another oil of your choice) to make a nut-free version, should you suffer from a nut allergy.
This recipe keeps nicely at room temperature, but remember: no double dipping! If the Nutella is contaminated with a finger or used fork/knife/spoon, you'll introduce bacteria and may experience spoilage. No fun.
Note: All measurements are in weights, as volume measures can be very imprecise. I strongly recommend using a scale for all pastry projects. Serious Eats' recommended kitchen scale is the Oxo Good Grips Scale with Pull Out Display.
- Yield:about 1 pint
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:45 minutes
- Rated:
- 3.5 ounces water
- 7 ounces sugar
- 3 ounces honey or corn syrup
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped, pod reserved for another use
- 5 ounces roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
- 4 ounces dark chocolate
- 1/2 ounce cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces hazelnut oil, or more to taste
Make the hazelnut brittle:
Lightly grease a sheet pan with butter and set aside. Combine water, sugar, vanilla bean seeds and honey (or corn syrup) in a medium pot. Turn the heat to medium and stir gently with a heat resistant spatula to dissolve the sugar. Once the mixture starts to boil, stop stirring and let it simmer, undisturbed.
Cook until the mixture takes on a rich, golden color. It will register about 300°F on a candy thermometer, if you want to be precise.
Now shut off the heat and stir in the toasted hazelnuts. Pour the mixture onto the prepared sheet pan and spread it out with your spatula. Let it cool completely.
While the brittle cools, melt the chocolate in a microwave or over a water bath. Stir until creamy, and set aside until cool, but pourable.
Make the chocolate hazelnut paste:
When the brittle has cooled completely, chop it roughly with a knife to make it a little more manageable for your food processor. Transfer the brittle to the bowl of the food processor.
Pulse the mixture several times until it is pulverized, then let the food processor run continuously until the brittle resembles a coarse meal.
Shut off the processor and remove the lid. Pour in all of the cooled chocolate, cocoa powder, and salt. Replace the lid and continue to run until the mixture is homogeneous, it will be a very thick paste. Then, with the mixer still running, slowly drizzle in the hazelnut oil.
Once all four ounces of hazelnut oil have been mixed in, take off the lid and evaluate the mixture. You can add more hazelnut oil, a tablespoonful at a time, until it reaches the consistency you prefer.
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The flags of three nations fly over the historic Spanish plaza in Ajo, Ariz.
It's a small town with about 4,400 residents, two hours west of Tucson. It's considered a tri-national community because of its proximity to the Tohono O'odham Nation and Mexico, while also having a Caucasian influence.
For the past 10 years, these three cultures have been coming together to celebrate the town's diversity and commemorate International Day of Peace, a United Nations holiday.
Mimi Phillips, a high school teacher, started the community's peace day festivities. She said she hopes Ajo inspires other border communities to come together.
"I think when we bring people together and work together in creating fun it gives everybody a whole different perspective on that person might be a different color or speak a different language," she said. "It's just a lot lovely way to be together and kind of forget about differences that separates us."
Phillips said she attended an international peace conference in Spain a decade ago, and that influenced her to bring the day across the ocean to the southwestern town.
"One of the speakers (at the conference) was Jane Goodall," she said. "And, Jane was presenting on peace. She asked everybody there to take home a pattern of a dove that was made out of five bed sheets and some recycled materials. And, she said go home and take this pattern...and on International Day of Peace fly that dove in your community."
Phillips said after her trip she spoke to the superintendent of the Ajo Unified School District about the dove pattern and her experience. He suggested students to create doves in observance of peace day. The artificial birds are now a permanent part of the community's festivities.
Phillips said the celebration originally started with about 50 students in 2004.
"During these 10 years the celebration has just become larger and larger, with this amazing mix of three cultures coming together for a parade...fun...music and food," she said.
This year a parade kicked off the festivities. Children dressed in desert animal headdress walked the route and two officers from the Ajo Border Patrol station rode their horses in the parade. Town residents and members of the Tohono O'odham Nation also marched together carrying dove puppets with 15-foot wings spans.
Forty students from a high school in Sonoyta, Mexico, about 40 miles from Ajo, participated in the parade too.
Jaime Lopez, a teacher from the high school, said they have been coming to the celebration for about eight years.
"Peace comes with other values that you have to cultivate in students like for example respect, friendship," he said.
Some of the students in the parade are part of the high school's band.
"It's a representative group of the high school of Sonoyta," Lopez said. "It's the only student band we have in the region. They play banda, it's music you can dance too. It's something regional."
The parade started at the school grounds then snaked around town for a mile and ended at the historic Spanish plaza. After the parade, people listened to Mexican and Tohono O'odham bands and enjoyed food, such as native fried bread and carne asada tacos. This year's celebration went on for two days and more than 200 people attended.
The International Sonoran Desert Alliance, a community development organization, puts on the celebration.
Phillips was the program director for the group. She says for Ajo the Day of Peace means many things.
"So often I think when we use the peace sign or when we use the peace symbol, people think of it just as the absence of war, but peace is all about relationships too," she said. "Peace is about a lot of things and it depends upon the individual."


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Schumacher Leaves French Hospital, Out of Coma
(BERLIN) — Michael Schumacher's manager says the Formula One great is no longer in a coma and has left a French hospital where he had been receiving treatment since a skiing accident in December.
Manager Sabine Kehm says in a statement that Schumacher has left the hospital in Grenoble "to continue his long phase of rehabilitation." The statement did not say where the seven-time F1 champion was taken or give any details of his condition.
Kehm adds: "For the future we ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye.
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Derek Bradley, a Hope College junior from Roscommon, has been chosen to receive this month's "Senator's Award for Men in Mentoring" by State Senator Wayne Kuipers (R-Holland).
Derek Bradley, a Hope College junior from Roscommon, has been chosen to receive this month's "Senator's Award for Men in Mentoring" by State Senator Wayne Kuipers (R-Holland).
Bradley is a volunteer coach with the "Total Trek Quest" program coordinated by Pathways, MI. He will receive the award during a ceremony on Friday, Jan. 15, at 4:30 p.m. at the Pathways, MI office in Holland.
The award consists of a framed certificate signed by Kuipers and Governor Jennifer Granholm, and a $50 gift card to the BoatWerks Restaurant courtesy of Paul Kuiper. In addition, the award's recipients are listed on a plaque created by Superior Sports in Holland and on display in the restaurant's lobby.
Total Trek Quest is a 10-week highly interactive program designed exclusively for boys in third, fourth and fifth grades that provides opportunities to explore and develop their individuality and strengths, through running and other activities to promote goal-setting and social development. The program takes place at several schools in OttawaCounty.
Bradley has been a volunteer coach with the program for the past two years, serving at Holland East and at Waukazoo Elementary/Lakewood Elementary (a combined West Ottawa team). He is the only volunteer coach currently mentoring two teams.
Bradley is a 2007 graduate of Roscommon High School and the son of Richard and Theresa Bradley of Roscommon. He is an exercise science major and a member of the college's cheerleading squad.
Kuipers represents the 30th District, which includes all of Ottawa County as well as the City of Grandville and Sparta Township in Kent County. The Senator's Award for Men in Mentoring is intended to highlight the importance of mentoring by males in particular, since nationwide two thirds of all youth in need of mentors are male but only one third of mentors are male. Kuipers presents it monthly to the programs, including "Heights of Hope," that are partnered with the Ottawa County Mentoring Collaborative, including Pathways, MI, with each program able to identify one recipient per year.
Pathways, MI was formed in 2006 through the merger of Child and Family Services of Western Michigan and Children's Resource Network Inc. The organization's mission is to provide life-transforming services to children, families and communities, through a wide array of services that include counseling, early-childhood programs, the Great Start Western Regional Resource Center, parent and family support and education, foster care, adoption, and participation in community efforts to improve life for children and families.


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Printers Support Policy
Revision Date:2008-04-28
Revision Number:1.0
Policy Information:
Hewlett Packard LaserJet Printers:
Hewlett Packard Printers come with a minimum one year warranty. Out-of-warranty printers will be evaluated and an estimate of repair costs issued. ITS currently provides printer cleaning and repair for most HP LaserJet printers.
Dell Laser Printers:
Dell Laser Printers come with a three year warranty. Out-of-warranty printers will be evaluated and an estimate of repair costs issued. ITS currently provides printer cleaning and repair for most Dell Laser printers.
InkJet/DeskJet Printers
ITS does not provide any service or repair on InkJet/DeskJet printers. Repair for these models need to be directed to the printer manufacturer according to the warranty provided when the printer was purchased. Be sure to obtain instructions on how to access service at the time of purchase.
HP printers and extended warranties are available through Campus Supply. When purchasing an HP inkjet printer, an extended three-year warranty can also be purchased for a nominal fee. ITS recommends that all NAU departments consider purchasing this warranty–if not cost prohibitive. Failure rate for inkjet/deskjet printers tends to be very high within a short time of initial warranty expiration. Any service quickly approaches the cost of the printer and is therefore not cost effective.
Multi-function print/copy/fax/scan machines
NAU currently has a contract with Hughes-Calihan for Konica-Minolta multi-function print/copy/fax/scan machines. Support is provided through Hughes-Calihan and is part of the service contract when a machine is leased or purchased. ITS support is limited to providing an IP address and host name for the machine for network access.
If you need support for a Konica-Minolta multi-function machine, locate the Hughes-Calihan sticker on the front of the machine. Write down the telephone number and property number for the machine and call the provided number. They will dispatch a service technician to your office.
To purchase one of these machines, contact John Guinan at 928-853-1435, or contact NAU Purchasing Services
Canon and Xerox multi-function machines previously supplied by IKON will continue to be supported by IKON until the end of their lease period. Contact IKON for support – the telephone number should be on the IKON sticker located on the front of the machine.
Other multi-function machines – ITS offers very limited support for other brands of multi-function machines. This support is limited to laser printer function (HP and Dell models only). Problems with fax and scan functions should be referred to the manufacturer.
All Other Brands of Printers:
If the printer is under warranty call the manufacturer for assistance. Out-of-warranty printers (other than HP and Dell) are not supported or repaired by ITS.
Office Printing Options: It is often cost effective to purchase one HP LaserJet printer that can be shared among several computers. This is of particular concern with color LaserJet models. Because of high aquisition and repair costs we recommend buying only one color LaserJet printer per department or investigating the capabilities of a networked color copier.
To discuss the printing enviroment that is right for your office, contact the Solution Center (523-1511) for information and recommendations.


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So did the power.
Hours after a team meeting in which manager Ozzie Guillen questioned the White Sox's passion and lack of swagger, they responded with four home runs to pull away to a 9-4 victory over the Royals.
With Minnesota's 11-1 loss at Tampa Bay, the Sox can feel giddy about their current state as they expanded their lead in the American League Central to 21/2 games and reduced their magic number to seven with nine games left.
After saying his players were too content with a small division lead and didn't act like a first-place team, Guillen raised his hands in elation after Alexei Ramirez snapped a scoreless tie in the fourth inning with a two-out grand slam that tied a major league record for rookies with his third of the year.
"Everyone yelled at one time," said winning pitcher Mark Buehrle, who became the first active pitcher to win 10 games, make 30 starts and throw 200 innings for eight consecutive seasons with six innings on three days rest. "It was a huge pick-me-up."
Ramirez now shares the rookie record with the New York Yankees' Shane Spencer, who accomplished the feat in 1998.
"I'm really glad I got to tie the record," Ramirez said after hitting his 19th homer. "Especially fighting for the [AL] rookie of the year and the way the team is playing, everything has been so great this year."
Guillen, who has challenged the Sox during slumps, was pleased that they heeded his words to play with more zest.
"At least they listen," Guillen joked. "I think this club is about reaction."
Ramirez's slam barely cleared the left-field wall but capped a sequence of persistent at-bats of the type Guillen stressed in the meeting.
For example, A.J. Pierzynski fouled off three consecutive pitches before drawing a walk to load the bases, and Ramirez fouled off five straight before cranking his homer on a 2-2 count.
In the fifth, Jim Thome hit his 540th career homer to snap an 0-for-11 slump. Dewayne Wise hit two home runs and Nick Swisher snapped an 0-for-14 rut with two hits.
"You win pennant races when you do it yourself," Guillen said before the game. "The last couple of days I didn't see the intensity. When you don't hit well, don't see many people on base, when you don't make pitches and when you aren't winning games, it seems like the intensity is not there.
"I don't say we don't try. Yes, we play hard. But we have to keep the intensity level up. We've been fighting since February and we only have [nine] games left."
Buehrle hopes the Sox can trim the magic number before a three-game series begins Tuesday in Minnesota.
"You know how we play there, and how they play at home," Buehrle said. "We'd like to be at least 21/2 games up going in there. And if better things happen, we could clinch there.
"But we have to take this one game at a time."


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