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D'ja like that? That's the way we say Sic Alps around here, we just say, like SCALPS, cause we don't have time to get all the way Sic. It's on the tip of our tongue freakin' often though - what with the way that their new album titled Sic Alps (d'ya like that?) is topping the charts inside the four walls of our castle (fortified against the street freaks and beggars here in wild wild Chi West). It's been out almost a month now, but we're loving it still, which is an achievement anymore, right? It works because of the way the boys play with our mind and heart and really, the musical core of our being. From the first drop of the needle, Sic Alps come waltzing out with a tea-stained quartet in tow, fruit to the fore, sweet meat up front - but what lies under your teeth once you've scooped it into your mouth? There's precious little fat; instead, strings and glassine strips lace into your gums with a steely set. "Glyphs" is like the greatest Sic Alps can be, blowing our mind - or it is just our hair? Close enough! They prance and stumble in best Sic fashion, then when they rock, they hit a clear spot - "God Bless Her, I Miss Her" and "Moviehead" feature the brightest tempos on the record as well as the cleanest lines. What's going on here? Don't worry, Sic Alps haven't gone all Manilow on you. Not all Manilow anyway. Once the ballads kick in, Pigpen-ish clouds of dirt and blur waft up around them and lines wiggle when drums are struck, like you're used to when you listen to Sic Alps - with or without the drugs! Well but, hopefully with. The tunes are all still the tarnished brass standard we hold Sic Alps to - couplets that grab, choruses you long for even while they're still there. A few new favorites for the phone - "Polka Vat" and "Thylacine Man," (replacing "Battery Townsley" and "Jolly", what!) and the end of the album will knock old Alps fans off their seat and flat on their asses at the way it all winds up! We're all sold out of cassettes here at the home office, but check the boys out on tour, they might be able to provide you as they play well, everywhere, across America on their way back "home." Once they get "there" lookout for more videos! Sic Alps for album of the year, yo.
Had enough of great music? Rangda again! As of the same September date, Formerly Extinct has been added to the list of load-bearing new records that are real all the way down to their bones. All the way down to their soul! Humans have this ability to transform themselves, to paint on the blackface and ham it up in some kind of impression of something they're really not. Rangda don't know how to do that. They're animalistic in nature, they do the thing they do because there's no other way. When they first started occupying space together, Sir Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny and Chris Corsano circled each other, hackles raised. Volumes were raised too and the roof had to be reattached after they'd blown it up a bit during the session for their first record, False Flag. This recording was made after very little time together, it really did represent a first meeting and in this light, as well as most other exposures, it is an astonishing body of work. Operating as the band they'd proposed to be, the boys set about creating spaces and then freely roaming through them, moving from mood to mood and suddenly creating a great mass that reflected three personalities as one. This is fun to do, challenging to listen to - but False Flag grows more and more a part of us the listener as time goes by and we listen. Now, Formerly Extinct brings us the eyes and claws of a band that's made a record, toured on the songs while making new things up as they went and then gone and made another record based on the time they'd spent doing it already. Which makes Formerly Extinct a new beast-baby and one rather distinct from the feral False Flag child. The blood that once blossomed so freely throughout their young body is now held and directed by veins - but it courses mightily at the same time, and the liquid nature of their creativity is thus not checked so much as rerouted. The pressures that build during the free section that opens "The Vault" would likely have continued to boil in their initial encounter - now the door kicks open to the stuttering of a beat and then a golden riff atop the rumble. Similarly, the free-tempo'd "Apocalypse Now" vibes at the top of "Silver Nile" give way to an orderly funereal beat that allows the Sir Rick and Chazz to trade elegant lines, the intertwining of which leads to a more upright third section (what, did the opium wear off?). And before one can cry, "Doors Love!" they're off to the next song, a tight coil of licks called "Plugged Nickle," whose punkish fervor that couldn't be more opposite to the naturalism of the previous track - until the rhythm breakdown brings them back to an earthy patch. Which gives way to the middle-eastern riffage of "Majnun," a dervishly danceable beat that sinks into a pool of white-noised rhythm quicksand before blasting back to the head again. And so it goes! It's an evolved system, with more order between the organs, but the lifeblood of Rangda is pure and wild as it races back and forth. Man, we can't wait for the tour, it's bound to be like both albums and more! The best thing is, these guys are two records in and still haven't tapped the full strength we perceive in their collective frame. What the flip's gonna happen when they pull that one off, huh? Shit's gonna peel off shit! Polarities will reverse! They'll take the dark out of the nighttime and paint the daytime maroon! And when that happens, you'll be running for your copy of Formerly Extinct, just to have something you can hang onto in such wild times. You thought you knew freedom? Rangda again!
What the world needs now ...is another reissue label!!! Actually, what the world really needs is a reissue label that is in it for the LOVE of music, not the desire to benefit from the obscurity of said music. There's too many stiffs out there reissuing stuff because it was so rare that nobody ever heard it except for those who made it (and their friends), and that's fine. There's room in this world for the music of people we never heard of and their friends. But if the music isn't amazing, what then? Why do we care if not for love? Is this music thing actually just a filing project? Or is it more like topography? Can you dance to the music of a map? Fortunately, the CEO of our new imprint, God?, doesn't have worry about such things - he's a lover, and he's coming through with records to put out there that blew his mind. Now he wants to blow other people's minds with those records - awesome! We're down with that, because we know we can trust God? boss Mr. Ty Segall on the topic of blown minds. The first release on God?, Trin Tran's "Dark Radar" record had just the desired effect when played around the compound - an ecstasy upon hearing something so unlikely as a post-punk one-man band that wasn't all bash and clatter, but instead, sharp stabs of guitar and keys and spartan-yet-driving kick-and-snare beneath. This is music that could be thirty years old, but it's only ten - and this is its first trip to vinyl after a life of CD-Rs and web-based mp3 files. The effect is intoxicating. Who's Trin Tran? What's the story? Doesn't matter. Music, people - and the mysterious impact of its mysterious stance in this world. Who's looking out for this stuff and making sure we get our mind blown good and regular? God?.
Speaking of blown-good-mind, Sun Araw baby! The Inner Treaty has slid into the world on vinyl and CD like the good analog-digital hybrid it is. The puffs of smoke from under Sun Araw's door have delighted us over the past several years, standing out with their singular odor that won't wash out of our clothes, hair and - gasp! - skin no matter what. Good! We particularly enjoy that stench. Plus, with The Inner Treaty, the smoke is drier and...we can see through its skin and...does it have bones? Makes sense. With reverbs drawn in tight, The Inner Treaty boogies with elbows akimbo, and the burps and bumps seem to come and go to and from much deeper places than before. Naw, deeper than Big Fun - more like Get Up With It - speaking soulfully (and narco-percussively), that is. We're really digging the extra-dead environment that seems to highlight every slap-backed breath of Sun Araw's new creature-constructs; also digging our access to a whimsical vibe that we suspect was always there but was often enveloped in the rolling clouds of Ancient Romans and On Patrol and all those other great volumes. Sun Araw doesn't traffic in songs of the la-la-la variety - instead they create space and like the universe, the space expands while they play in the space with the matter that the space creates while it expands. It makes us giddy to see (that is, hear) and that's when we laugh. Life and love are at their best when we laugh, and we suspect that embracing the self that is at peace with being one with the universe is the bottom line of The Inner Treaty.
You know who really likes to get out and party? Librarians. They let their hair down and even if their chin's weak and their skin is spotty and their skin is wrinkled and tight, they're beautiful when they let go. These people put themselves to the task of dealing with words and the organization that goes with them - which isn't just the math of grammar, but also the geometry of the shelf and the trigonometry of the bureaucracy in which they work - nothing but rules and systems and almost all of them dead boring! So once them bookworms and -wormettes get out of themselves and dedicate to having a time, wheee! This is why we've loved reading the gazette you know and we know as The Minus Times for the past twenty years, because Hunter Kennedy has had a foot planted on both sides of the divide since college - the good times of great writing and the good times of the good times. His editorial style is almost musical in its half-improvised approach, placing serious work next to scaps of whimsy, whether found or specially prepared. The humor of it all appeals to the librarians caged within our leather-clad rock and rollin' exteriors (at last the truth can be told!). We know the pain of the literary countenance and the need for deliverance just as well as we know the freedom that comes from not wearing underpants because you don't like wearing underpants that have shit in them - or that smell like pussy, let's say (not everyone has the same, uh, demons). And so we have appreciated as well as published The Minus Times for lo, these many years. Now comes the retrospective no one could have adequately forecast - all 29 of the previously circulated issues in one volume, plus the big 30th issue, previously circulated nowhere! Many members of the outsider literary set of the down-and-way-out 90s have graduated to Being Published, and so seeing their now gilt-edged names in the good old pages of The Minus Times Collected isn't where the shock comes from. Can it be that we've grown up? Nah...the collection features the poems, prose, lists cartoons, interviews and otherwise from, by and with David Berman, Dan Clowes, Stephen Colbert, Patrick DeWitt, Dave Eggers, Robert Frank, Barry Hannah, Jeff Johnson, Sam Lipsyte, Tom McGuane, Brad Neeley, Mark Richard, Jeff Rotter, Jay Ruttenberg, Leanne Shapton and Wells Tower, among many many outrageous others!
Then what? Here we sit, heavy-hearted - tried to finish this newsletter and we're still just getting started. But Friday's fly-day, Drag City town - we're gonna tell the rest of the story tomorrow if it kills us (or makes us stronger), and you're gonna know it. And then we'll do it again next month. But first we'll do it tomorrow.
PS, the heart is heavy as above because it is so full in there. It's got a lot of blood and blood-based love in it. Okay? See you in a few hours!


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CHERRYVILLE � Gaston County�s all-time leading boys high school basketball scorer and the 15th ACC basketball player in that league�s storied history will end his career elsewhere.
Cherryville High product Terry Whisnant said Saturday he is transferring away from Florida State and will choose between Coastal Carolina and East Carolina next week.
�I�m transferring because I feel like I need to be in a better situation as far as playing time,� Whisnant said. �I want to go somewhere where I can showcase my skills in an up-tempo style of game.�
Whisnant had played in 55 of 69 games for Seminoles coach and Gastonia native Leonard Hamilton, averaging 3.8 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists.
Whisnant came off the bench in all 25 games he played as a reserve for the 2012 ACC championship team � and joined Gastonia�s James Worthy (1981, 1982 at North Carolina) and Cherryville�s Kenny Poston (1987 at N.C. State) as the only county products to win league titles.
Last season, Whisnant started 19 of 30 games as a sophomore and averaged 5.2 points per game. But Whisnant�s last start came in early February and his playing time diminished late in the Seminoles� season.
�The expectations were there, but I don�t think it worked out because of a lot of circumstances,� Whisnant said.
Whisnant said he informed Hamilton, a 1966 graduate of Gastonia�s old Highland High, of his decision to transfer in recent weeks and said Hamilton had actively helped him find a new school.
�I still have the utmost in respect for coach Ham,� Whisnant said. �He�s really been a big help in my decision-making and has helped me out a lot.�
Since he�ll be transferring from one NCAA Division I school to another, Whisnant will have to sit out the 2013-14 season before being eligible to play in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
�I�m just going to relax and think about it and make my final decision next Wednesday or Thursday,� said Whisnant, who visited Coastal Carolina last Wednesday and Thursday and East Carolina on Friday. �They�re both great situations for me.
�Coastal is coached by (former Clemson coach) Cliff Ellis. He�s experienced and has a great staff. And ECU has coach (Jeff) Lebo (a former University of North Carolina player) and he has a great staff, too.�
Wherever Whisnant chooses, he�s confident a year off will benefit him.
�I�ll be able to sit out, work out and be able to contribute right away,� he said.
A 2011 Cherryville High graduate, Whisnant scored a county-record 2,561 points in four seasons for the Ironmen, earning All-Gazette honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and Gazette player of the year honors in 2010 and 2011.

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Researchers at London-based data consultancy company Context Information Security say they have uncovered serious security flaws in the new WebGL technology that creates 3D graphics in a browser with the same speed and detail as hardware-accelerated applications.
WebGL 1.0 was officially released in March this year by The Khronos Group — a non-profit consortium of companies including Google, Apple, Intel, and Mozilla. The group's aim was to create open standard APIs to display digital interactive media across all platforms and devices.
Context says that design-level security issues give potentially malicious web pages low-level access to graphics cards that could provide a 'back door' for hackers and compromise data stored on Internet-connected machines.
WebGL is currently supported on Linux, OS X, and Windows operating systems, using Firefox 4, Safari, and Google Chrome browsers. In addition to desktops and notebooks, WebGL is also being adopted for use in other devices, including smart phones, and is rapidly increasing in popularity.
"The risks stem from the fact that most graphics cards and drivers have not been written with security in mind so that the interface (API) they expose assumes that the applications are trusted," says Michael Jordon, R&D manager at Context.
"We think it is important to raise awareness of this issue before WebGL becomes more widely adopted because this is not an implementation problem, but is down largely to the WebGL specification, which is inherently insecure," adds Jordon. "In the short term, individual end users or IT departments can avoid potential problems by simply disabling WebGL within their browsers; but the only long-term solution is for the developers of WebGL itself to ensure that the specification is designed and tested to prevent these types of risks."


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Reciprocal Teaching
This strategy is conducted in cooperative groups where students work together with informational texts in order to learn the material better. There are five strategies used in this method, with the teacher first modeling its use.
Reading. The assigned text is first broken down into short sections for the students to read. Typically the leader of the group reads the section aloud to the group.
Questioning. The leader and/or other group members now generate questions derived from the text just read for the other group members to answer.
- Clarifying Issues. If any misunderstandings develop, the leader and/or other group members help in clarification.
- Summarizing. When all questions have been answered and any misunderstandings have been clarified and discussed, the leader and/or other group members summarize what they have just read.
Predicting. The students now make predictions about what the next section may contain.
- Repeat steps 1-5 until assigned text or chapter has been completed.
Palinscar, A., & Brown, A. (1984). Reciprocal teaching of comprehensionfostering and comprehension-monitoring activities. Cognition and Instruction, 1(2), 117-175.
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I was putting my laptop back together after trying to fix the power fixture when the ends of the very thin black and red wires from the screen broke into pieces. Now I can't plug the wires back onto the motherboard. The piece that broke off was about 1/4" x 1/4", a little white connection piece that the very thin black and red wires were attached to.
I don't want to buy a whole new screen or whatever that part is that the red and black wires are attached to... just to connect these wires.
Do you have any suggestions? The ends of the red/black wires look like they have solder on the ends - see the picture. If I knew the name of the little white connection part, maybe I could buy a replacement part and try to make due.
Please help... don't want to buy a new screen...
Thank you very much.
I recommend downloading and running Reimage. It's a computer repair tool that has been proven to identify and fix many Windows problems with a high level of success.
I've used it in the past to identify and fix everything from blue screens (BSOD's), ActiveX errors, corrupt files and processes, dll/exe/sys errors, recover lost memory, Windows update problems, defragging, malware removal etc.
You can download it direct from this link http://downloadreimage.com/download.php. (This link will automatically start a download of Reimage that you can save to your computer.)
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My Flex 2-15 recently underwent a background update. Shortly thereafter the screen flickered maybe 6-7 times then the colors have been way off since. When the "blank screen" screensaver activates, everything looks purpleish red and doesn't completely blank the screen. It's almost impossible to tell the difference between black and red cards in Hearts, Euchre whatever.Could it be a driver issue with the update? Or was that just a coincidence and the screen is messed up? Or did a wire get pinched or broken?Read other answers
My Flex 2-15 recently underwent a background update. Shortly thereafter the screen flickered maybe 6-7 times then the colors have been way off since. When the "blank screen" screensaver activates, everything looks purpleish red and doesn't completely blank the screen. It's almost impossible to tell the difference between black and red cards in Hearts, Euchre whatever.Could it be a driver issue with the update? Or was that just a coincidence and the screen is messed up? Or did a wire get pinched or broken?
Mod's Edit: System model added to the front of Subject line to improve visibility / clarity.
If read my last post it says it all but now I've started to notice after a few hours using my laptop (sony vaio) my screen goes all red and weird first its starts up normal and then after a few hours it starts messing up I must admit I did drop my laptop (screen 1st) when a moth came into my room but it wasn't a hard drop and my screen was fine when I check it after I dropped it , it just started going red after a few hours I don't know whats happened to it did a wire loosen or something? should I take it into pc world? it is insured and what should I tell them?
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If read my last post it says it all but now I've started to notice after a few hours using my laptop (sony vaio) my screen goes all red and weird first its starts up normal and then after a few hours it starts messing up I must admit I did drop my laptop (screen 1st) when a moth came into my room but it wasn't a hard drop and my screen was fine when I check it after I dropped it , it just started going red after a few hours I don't know whats happened to it did a wire loosen or something? should I take it into pc world? it is insured and what should I tell them?Click to expand...
How old is it? If its still under warranty, send it in.
Today I was taking apart my Zotac 980ti AMP! Extreme and when removing the fan header from the PCB I clipped a wire and broke it. Does anyone know where I could get a 4 pin GPU fan header connector with wires already attached? My plan is to snip off the broken wire/header and solder in the new one with it's pre-installed wires.
I thought about just buying another fan but I didn't break a specific fan header, I broke the main headder that connects all the fans to the PCB, so that's a no go. If anyone has any other suggestions I'd definitely like to hear them =)
I'll also include some pictures of the broken wire and the header that I need.
Well, for some reason I can't attach pictures, so I'll give a link to my Imgur.
GPU Fan Header - Album on Imgur
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I recently just discovered that this orange wire was not connected in this box ( I do not know the correct terminology ) that my internet cable connects into. I was wondering if this has any effect on my internet speed, whether it is dangerous or whether it's fine to be left alone.
If it's working fine leave it be....normally a patch cable has 3 pairs so it's using the pairs that were used in initial installation.
When replacing my Ralink RT 5390 I broke the connector
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I am connecting my front panel audio connector to the mobo, and i dont know what mic bias is or which place to connect it to. I cant seem to get the mic in the front of the computer to work. I t works in the back but not in
the front. Any ideas?
Mic bias is the DC feed to an "electret" type condenser microphone
Audio is on the tip, current limited 5v bias is on the ring and ground is on the sleeve.
Check it out here:
I have built around 10 computers from ordering parts at newegg, as well as, I do some simple repair and help desk at UCD. This is the first time I have ever had a problem hooking up the Chasis cables to the motherboard.
My beepcode is 1 long repeating beep.
I have hooked up my Power Switch, Reset Switch, HD LED, but for some reason my POWER LED has a connection for 3 jumpers, instead of 2 like the rest. The connection is White Wire, Nothing, Greeen Wire. If i try connecting it, one of the wires doesnt touch the correct jumper.
Am I over looking something? Should I try removing one of the wires and putting it in the one that is empty? Can I get one of the 2 slot connections?
I tried booting it with only 1 of the wires making a connection, but the computer doesn't even boot. The CPU fan kicks on and it starts beeping.
Thanks for the help,
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A disclaimer before I proceed. Im not the best with computers or computer terms.
I have a Samsung laptop (not sure of the model), and the screen broke months ago. Since then I've been using an external monitor without any issues until today. When I start up my laptop I can never see anything displayed on the external monitor until the log in screen. The monitor will always go into hibernation mode until the log in screen.
However, today it's taking longer to start up and I cant see what's going on. At first I thought windows was performing a disk scan but i waited over an hour! So that must not be the issue. I want to find a way to display what is happening on the external monitor if possible. I have been endlessly searching all day online for help. I would really appreciate any help/advice.
Thank you!
I used a Samsung NP300E5A-A02UB laptop for over a year through an external monitor, ever since the screen broke on it. Never had any problems with it besides that. Until one day I, not thinking about it, shut down my PC through holding down the power button, because it was being too slow, couldn't even shut it down normally. But little did I know, doing that would make sure I can't use it again, as far as I can tell. Because I shut it down using the power button, I'm assuming the screen came up, the one either to repair or tell me the pc shut down incorrectly, or bios, or whatever it is. But since my external monitor doesn't turn on until after my pc is signing in, it won't turn on. Normally it would just kick on automatically when signing in. So I'm completely blind to what I'm doing and can't get my monitor on. Literally all I need is a sneak peak at it to get it to turn on all the way, but I don't know how. I've tried a few things already, that I've found online, but never though to ask about it til now.
I've tried doing the little closing and then quickly opening up the laptop screen to fool the pc into turning it on.
I've tried manually unplugging my screen, in hopes it would use my external as a primary instead.
I've pressed the appropriate F key, or combination keys to turn it on.
Possibly other things, but I forget, it's been a little while.
All of these with no luck.
Literally all I may... Read more
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My Laptop,s (HP dv4-t 1600) running on Windows 7 64bit screen is broken. Doesn't display anything. I connected secondary display/screen, but it doesnt display anything. Doesn't auto detect. What do I do? Please suggest.
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Hi Guys, hoping one of you can help with this.
My girlfriends had a laptop for a couple of years and the screen backed up a while back which then lead to a seperate monitor but now it's given up completely.
I'm trying to figure out a way i can access her laptop through my PC but taking into account i can't view/action anything from the laptop.
Any ideas?!
My girlfriends had a laptop for a couple of years ...Click to expand...
You have two or more girlfriends and they shared a laptop and the only thing broken is the screen? Amazing!
If it was setup to allow Window's Remote Desktop or some similar third party remote access, you can use that. Otherwise, I think repairs or another laptop are called for.
Okay so i went to pick up my laptop and i grabbed it by the screen and my screen messed up. It looks like i have a air bubble under the screen. while my laptop is on about 90% of my sreen has a white spot with color lines running threw it.When it is shut off the mark looks like a deep black spot. The laptop is a compaq presario v5000. please if you know any way i might be able to fix it let me. thank you.
i have been given an old AST win 98 laptop, the thing is the screen is very dodgy, sometimes you can see what is happening, sometimes you can only see the top part, it is just very fuzzy and malfunctioning.
is there any way to replace the screen, and how much would it cost???
thanks in advance...
This site claims to specialize in AST monitors, and they do sell them. SO if you van find your laptop madel you can replace the screen.
Ok Im not sure where to start really but if anyone could help me i would be very greatful
i dropped my laptop ( ACER Aspire 5633WLMi, Aspire 5630 ) and now the screen is broken, half of it has gone black and cracked and im not sure how to fix this.
any advice / tips etc anyone?
Many Thanks,
Blue x
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I have an old Dell Inspirion laptop with a broken screen. I have irreplaceable files on it that I want to save. When I hook it to a monitor the monitor doesn't detect it and goes into sleep mode. It's too old to connect it to my tv via hdmi cord, and I don't have an s-video cord. Is there an app that I can use with my android tablet as a proxy via usb cord? If not, is there anything else I can do?
sounds like the video card is broken, as the monitor does not work
You wil l need someone to take the harddrive out and use it in a USB Caddy or connect to another PC to get the data off
We had finally gotten a computer (laptop) last week (which husband had to fix first ) to be able to do some work for someone. Just got it up & running 2days ago and while at a friend's, someone stood it up next to a chair, and it fell over & actually broke the screen (looks kinda like you swiped the screen with a few different colored paintbrushes)! Due to a wildfire in August, we are very short on money so we will probably have to try to find a screen on craigslist or something. My question is Is there ANY other models that are apt to have the same screen or that can be easily used? If so, which ones are apt to be compatible or, if you don't know, how can I find out???
HP 2000-239dx
Thank you very much for any/all help!
P. S. Hopefully this was the best subforum to put this in. If not, either let me know or feel free to move it for me. Thanks
A Google search for 2000-239dx LCD will turn up a number of pages of companies selling the screens and also people selling them on e-Bay. You could choose to buy from one of those sources. Some of the found pages may list other HP models that use the same screen.
I have a Acer Aspire. The screen has been cracked and I'm running it in safe mode through an old computer monitor. I have been told by someone that I can disable the laptops screen and boot up normal after that. Any help on this?
hi they may mean the fn key=F6and F5
An animal in my household must have stepped on the screem to my laptop, cause now it is visibly damaged. Im looking into getting a new screen for my Dell. Any advice where?
Seems your having a run of bad luck arent you, first your cable box is dead and now an animal has smashed your laptop screen, seems that 2009 isnt going to be a good year for you...
Ebay is a good place to get screens however and they arent usually to hard to fit.
Take my advice and get rid of the animal, they are cheaper to replace than a laptop screen
I own an ideapad 100s. My laptop has broken before, but this time, I couldn?t fix it. I use the F9 key which makes the screen dark but not shut the computer down. You can slightly see the screen still, but it saves a lot of battery. This feature is really useful when I need to do something else while still keeping the laptop on. However, now this function is on forever! When I tried to boot up my laptop, I noticed there was just a black screen at first. I kept restarting the laptop, but I realized that the laptop was functioning, but the screen was just really dark like in F9 mode. I can sign in and do everything I wanted to do, so the laptop was still funcional. I can even go on settings to change the brightness, but it didn?t do anything. All the keys seemed to be working, so I doubt that the F9 key just broke and I can?t get the screen back to normal. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?Read other answers
I have a nice laptop with a broken LCD screen. I would like to continue using it as a desktop connected to a regular monitor, but I cannot figure out how to configure it to use the monitor as the primary display because it boots to the now missing LCD. I could configure it were the LCD working, but it isn't. Can anyone suggest a workaround? It is running Windows XP SP3 and I can see the "Windows XP" boot screen for a few moments at startup
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Most laptops have a set of keys to press to enable the external monitor output. Usually it's FN at the bottom of the keyboard and one of the top F# keys - look at the pics on the keys for the right key or check the manual.
So I was using my laptop which I have had for a few years, and I closed it. When I came back there was a giant white mark with a jagged black line next to it and a bunch of multicolored lines. My laptop still works fine but this takes up a big chunk of the screen and I need to get rid of it. Please tell me how to fix and whether I can at home and what my options are for repair. Thank you.
Hi, I just made one of the clumiest mistake in my life. I recently dropped my 4 year old Dell Inspiron 15r onto the floor and now the screen is cracked, inside I think. I can turn it on but, I can't make out anything. What do I do? Is it cheaper to get a new laptop or get it fixed? If so any cheap, reliable places i could get it fixed? I'm not a really diy or tech savvy kind of person...please help.
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Hello, I've had my laptop for about 3 months now and a crack has appeared on the top left corner of my screen. I didn't drop it and kept it in good condition to find one day with a big crack. The screen has even gone completely whiteand i have to restart just to use. This is my go to for homework so I'm very concerned. Reading this thread seems to indicate a harware error. Can someone help me please I love the computer but this is a problem. I really care about this computer and i csnt use it with the screen like this. Is there any way i can replace the screen. Help me.
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Well it is probably the single most common laptop screen being made. It is a 1366 x 768 15.6 inch LED Brightview panel HP Part number 689690-001 Video instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKeisMQHmZo You just need a small Phillips screwdriver, and a flat spatula type device to pry off plastic covers without marring. Here is the screen on U.S. eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/689690-001-NEW-HP-2000-2d19WM-LED-WXGA-HD-Glossy-Laptop-15-6-LCD-Screen-/360853608454?pt=US_Laptop_Screens_LCD_Panels&hash=item54048d1806 http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-COMPAQ-689690-001-REPLACEMENT-LAPTOP-15-6-LCD-LED-Display-Screen-/131156654108?pt=US_Laptop_Screens_LCD_Panels&hash=item1e898bb81c $55.49 shipped on the low end. if this is "the Answer" please click "Accept as Solution" to help others find it.Read other 6 answers
My laptop screen has just broken.
I have attached a picture of it.
Will this be a inverter or a screen problem/replacement needed?
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Afternoon All,
My brother in law dropped his laptop, which has resulted in a cracked screen and damaged plastics. Having replaced a screen before I ordered a new one, and have fit it, but alas no joy.
Before I go and pull the laptop to pieces I thought it would be a good idea to ask for some advice. Here are a few key points;
1. The replacement screen is brand new, and has had all its wires connected. There is no display on the screen. There was no display on the old damaged on either, I though the fall had damaged it completely.
2. The rest of the laptop works fine, I have hooked it up to a screen via the VGA output, and everything works fine.
3. When I right click and select properties>settings , it only displays the external monitor, no mention of the LCD.
So what do you suggest? I was thinking about pulling it apart and seeing if the LCD cable was still attached at the "other end", any thoughts?
Loose connections is all I can think of, mainly because all the other parts are obviously working (with the external monitor).
I have a problem regarding a broken laptop screen, nvidia drivers that failed to install and a system that now doesn't output via it's own hdmi port. Yikes.
The screen was cracked some time ago, but hey, modern Laptops (the model in question is a Gigabyte Q1732) all have hdmi out, so I procured a good screen and continued to use the Laptop.
However, during a recent system and disk cleanup one of the tasks I had set myself was correcting an issue with my graphics driver that was using the default on-board as opposed to the nvidia GT540m that it was equipt with. I took the opportunity to uninstall the intel driver and the subsequently install the nvidia driver before restarting, as the switch over did not work on my previous attempts. That was probably my biggest mistake.
The nvidia installation failed, prompting restart into safe mode.
The hdmi port no longer outputs and so, with the broken screen, I can't see what I am doing to try and fix anything.
I am running Windows 7 64 bit.
Could I set up remote desktop? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
IMO Windows is huge pain when dealing with more than 2 screens. At work I have 3 screens and occasionally when I take out my laptop from docking station, it messes up the settings. Takes 5-10 minutes get it back to my original.
But that is not my question. At home I have a cracked laptop screen that no longer works. I have connect this laptop to my tv and am trying to use it as a htpc. My issue is I have not been able to find settings that disable the laptop screen, and for windows to ONLY use my tv as primary screen. The reason I need to disable the laptop screen is that when I have my laptop open (I need this to use the keyboard/mouse of the laptop), the tv screen is OFF (windows is thinking I'm using the laptop screen that is dead). Essentially I'm in a situation in which if I want to use laptop/keyboard, the default setting is the laptop screen. Right now I have to get the laptop lid closed, but barely open it for me to use the touchpad/keyboard.
What I'm looking for...
-Registry setting or permanently way of disabling the laptop screen.
-Permanent setting that always defaults the tv monitor instead of the laptop screen.
-I'm only going to use XBMC (windows to boot directly), and would prefer not to have setup the settings every time I turn it on.
-If above is not possible, anyway of setting Windows to think the lid is always closed?
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Any body out there have experience replacing a laptop screen? Don't have any problem replacing the screen but I'm not sure if it's worth doing. The laptop was given to me with the screen broken. When I plug the power cord in and turn on the unit, nothing happens; no beeps, no lights, not even a sigh. I'd hate to buy a used screen, only to find that the rest of the unit is fryed due to the obvious fall that it took. Any suggestions?
Well, I sure wouldn't do anything about buying a screen until you're sure that's the only issue. If it doesn't do anything, I'm guessing that more than the screen is gone. Since a most likely better new laptop can be had for as little as $400, do you really want to sink money into this one? Start your shopping here:
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My son broke my screen for my laptop, Were is a good vendor to purchase the screen. It is a Toshiba M35X-S114.
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My Dell 5577 gaming laptop has started giving me problems with the matte LCD screen. I carry this comp in my backpack, and i have either trashed the screen or the connections.
When it first started acting up i could push with my thumb on the screen near the hinge and it would work fine as long as i didn't move it.
The screen is a pale white and when i fiddle with it it wil come to life with horizontal lines flashes and a complete screen that fades to white.
I can get a new screen for 50 bucks plush shipping but thought id try here to see if anyone else has had this prob.
Keep up the good work!
The problem could be the cable between motherboard and screen. The cable should be much cheaper than a new screen and could be available on Ebay.
Hi there. My baby threw a mug on my HP Laptop screen and it has gone blank since then. Probably broken. I want to ask how or where I can go fix it or replace it in Leeds, United Kingdom or let me know if I can order a replacement online . Thanks.
Help us help you. What model laptop is it? We can certainly find the screen online likely for much less than you fear it will be and youtube has very good instructional videos for replacing just about any laptop screen. On most models it is not too hard to do, with some exceptions. http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c00033108Read other 2 answers
my main laptop, a toshiba with 17in HD monitor, win 10, and all my adobe creative suite software, has a cracked screen, but it still works great. I had it hooked to an external monitor but my ex smashed the monitor when we broke up. I dont have the cash to buy a new screen or monitor right now, but I also cant work without the adobe programs on the laptop. I have this other older laptop:
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is there any way to link my main laptop to this ones screen without damaging the older one?
What's the model name and exact model number and exact serial number of that Toshiba laptop?
Note: 2 sets of characters separated by a dash should comprise the model number.
I don't believe you can do what you want to do with 2 laptops, but someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
You can buy a refurbished 17" - 19" flat-screen monitor for less than $100.00.
Hello, I have a 2013-2014 , can't remember the exact year without going and pulling the receipt. However, over the last year I have been having a bunch of issues with the hinge holding the screen to the computer. I took it to a shop and when they took it apart they said the hinge is busted inside and I would need to replace the screen. I am wondering if I can just buy a hinge and replace that?? Thank you!Read other answers
I aquired an Aspire 4720Z laptop that the screen had been stepped on. I removed the screen (smashed on mid right side), but before removing (and after), I connected it to 2 different monitors--nothing appeared on either-black, power LED just blinks on/off although the computer sounds like it's working, lights come on, hear the drive , etc. I tried Fn +F8 and all other suggestions I could find, nothing. The laptop screen shows zero, not faded, nothing.Vusually, the inverter looks OK, no signs of anything else. Any suggestions as what to check/how to check while i have the screen off, what's next? --failure with the other 2 monitors bothers me.
When you hit the Fn+F8, did you wait a few seconds, then hit the combination again?
Make sure there isn't a small pin poking through near the hinge area above the keyboard that may be stuck (from being stepped on). This pin activates a switch when the lid is closed. (Some systems use a different method.) If there is a pin, be sure it works freely, is not stuck.
If the system was closed when the LCD was stepped on, it could have suffered damage under the keyboard, the video section of the motherboard, perhaps.
I've been at this all day and can't get anything out of it. I've reset the BiOS, I did the fn + lcd key, I've read all over the user manual, I've checked my HDMI cord. I have a HP Envy m6 gaming laptop with a broken screen. I am trying to connect it to my TV via HDMI, it seems like it is recognizing my TV but can't seem to get the connection. I have no idea what to do other than just fix the laptop screen now
Hello guys,
I want to install either Windows 8.1 or Ubuntu on my laptop (Samsung R519) via USB however I cant because my laptop screen is broken.
When I turn on my laptop, my monitor doesn't display until it gets to the Windows 7 login screen. However I have forgotten the admin password meaning I cant nothing.
By chance is there a way to get to the boot up screen to boot from my USB?
If you have the boot menu enabled in the BIOS you can probably press the F-12 key to get the boot menu.
edit--- Boot Manager.
I have an HP Pavilion dv6000. However, the problem is that the screen's dead and I can't see for love nor money anything on it to be able to connect a TV screen to it to be able to use it as an external screen. The machine itself still works, the screen's just on the blink. I have NO idea what keyboard commands I'd have to use to blindly connect the TV to the laptop to make the TV turn into a computer screen. I have one cable attached to both the TV and the laptop, but do I need another? I think the cable I have right now is a VGA. Would you help, please? It's really important.
Don't think I need to mention the OS in this forum, but just cuz it's reminding me to do so in the banner - Windows Vista lol
Thank you!
I own an ideapad 100s. My laptop has broken before, but this time, I couldn?t fix it. I use the F9 key which makes the screen dark but not shut the computer down. You can slightly see the screen still, but it saves a lot of battery. This feature is really useful when I need to do something else while still keeping the laptop on. However, now this function is on forever! When I tried to boot up my laptop, I noticed there was just a black screen at first. I kept restarting the laptop, but I realized that the laptop was functioning, but the screen was just really dark like in F9 mode. I can sign in and do everything I wanted to do, so the laptop was still funcional. I can even go on settings to change the brightness, but it didn?t do anything. All the keys seemed to be working, so I doubt that the F9 key just broke and I can?t get the screen back to normal. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?
Pressing Fn + F9 should enable and disable the backlighting, but Fn + F12 should increase the brightness of the screen. There is no new Hotkey integration software released for that model, so I am not sure how to bypass the key if it the Fn + F0 combination is not working. How does the screen look when in the Setup/BIOS screens?Read other 1 answers
G'day guys!
I just downloaded that game " We Happy Few" which requires 512MB of dedicated video RAM?
I saw a video on how to increase that, but as mentioned in the title, my laptop screen is broken and I'm only using this laptop with a 42 inch LCD connected by a VGA cord.
How can I change my dedicated video ram without resetting the computer, or at least maintaining the second screen during a restart?
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my HP split2 laptop glass is broken how much will be the cost for changing glass my place is palakkad Kerala india . my HP service centre in near to me.???please reply immediately...Read other answers
I'm trying to fix my grandmothers laptop for her. Her mousepad stopped working and now the screen is frozen. I tried to unplug it from the wall and plug it back in, I pushed ctrl alt del, windows, esc, F1-F12 and nothing worked.
I now have it at my house and its still frozen, however I now have a message on the screen saying:
"The last attempt to resume the system from its previous location failed. Attempt to resume again?
(Use the arrow keys to highlight your choice.)
Continue with system resume
Delete restoration data and proceed to system boot menu
Its highlighted on the delete restoration data and proceed to system boot menu, but its frozen
This is a Toshiba laptop with Windows 7 and Internet Explorer
Have you tried entering the BIOS and running the Toshiba hardware utility?
BIOS can normally be accessed by pressing F2 as soon as the laptop is turned on.
If F2 does not work you may have to try Esc, F1, F12 or Delete key.
I have an HP 2000-2c29WM laptop Product# D1E81UA#ABA. The screen is broken, and when I plug it in it says plugged in, not charging. How could I fix either of these? If it is possible, I would like to fix the charging problem myself and the screen repair with a professional.Read other answers
Our laptop screen no longer works (thanks to my son peeing on the computer!!!). We were connecting to our TV monitor via HDMI, but after my wife downloaded Windows 10, everytime we attempt to connect to the TV or any other monitor, we get a "no signal" message. I am computer illiterate, but I was hoping some knowledgeable people here would be able to assist.


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The Chinese currency manipulation issue continues to make news.
Economist Paul Krugman lays out the stakes,
China is in effect imposing an anti-stimulus of that magnitude — which plausibly means 1.5 percent of GDP. This is not a small issue.
Senators Schumer, Graham and Brown revive legislation to push China: Schumer, Graham Push Bill to Pressure China on Yuan
Senators Charles Schumer, Lindsey Graham and Sherrod Brown revived U.S. legislation that would increase pressure on China to raise the value of its currency.
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Today a bipartisan group of 130 members of Congress, ranging from Dennis Kucinich on the left to Joe Wilson on the right, wrote to President Obama asking him to stop Chinese currency manipulation.
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The Moodbar shows you the "mood" of a track, which you can then use to figure out when something interesting happens in the song.
In order for Amarok to display moodbars for your music, you will need the Moodbar program (see below for downloads and binary packages).
The Moodbar package requires GStreamer and various plugins depending on the filetypes you use (see Supported filetypes). You will not need the phonon-backend-gstreamer package to create .mood files.
There are two parts to the new Moodbar implementation: the Moodbar package, which contains a program that takes a music file and generates a .mood file, and support code in the Amarok source, which runs the binary and displays the Moodbar. The Moodbar package depends on the GStreamer libraries. Without the Moodbar package, Amarok cannot generate the moodbars for your music.
As an alternative, there is a new script which will create moodbar files for tracks in an Amarok playlist; this is an exception to the above. The script needs nothing but Amarok to work, but it only creates the .mood files as they are played in the Playlist.
The Moodbar is due to the work of Gavin Wood and Simon O'Keefe, who designed the algorithms; their original paper is here.
which moodbarfrom a console) — Remember to configure the Moodbar package with
./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix gstreamer-0.10`
./configure --enable-single
|Systems with package managers should automatically install the GStreamer plugins and FFTW along with the Moodbar package; this information is provided mostly for people who want or need to compile from source or manually install packages.
Currently .mood files must be generated manually. Amarok cannot do it for you. To do this for your entire collection, use the Moodbar File Generation Script described below.
To enable the display of moodbars in Amarok, activate it in the configuration:. Moodbars should now appear in the track sliders in the player window and Playlist; there will also be a mood field that you may add to your playlist layouts.
As the Moodbar version above uses nowadays obsolete GStreamer 0.10 and the original source code link is dead, sources have been uploaded to GitHub and a forked version supporting GStreamer 1.0 has been developed.
If you find any bugs, please submit a bug report at bugs.kde.org.
apt-get install moodbar. You will likely also want to install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly, gstreamer0.10-plugins-good, and gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad for format support.
A package for Moodbar is available in the official package repository; just ensure the universe section is activated (which should be default anyway). Just install the package moodbar with your preferred package manager (Kpackagekit, Aptitude, Adept, Synaptic). You will likely also want to install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly, gstreamer0.10-plugins-good, and gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad for format support.
Or, to install, paste this into Firefox or Konqueror and hit Enter.
emerge moodbarUnofficial ebuilds are no longer required.
If you are a rpm-based distro user, you can build a .rpm using rpmbuild with latest gstreamer-plugins-moodbar.spec. The binary package will be soon available for PLD-linux distro.
In Fedora 7 and higher (up to 16 as of this writing) Moodbar is available in the default repositories. Simply install it with your PackageKit GUI or with the following yum command:
yum install moodbar
openSUSE 11.0 and later, automatically install the following packages:
Also, if your songs contain ID3 tags, you must install
1-Click Install for openSUSE 11. - just choose your version and installation procedure will do the rest:
To install, add the correct repository for your version of openSUSE to YaST then make sure the following packages are installed:
For details on how to add repositories, see the openSUSE wiki.If you are using the Smart software management tool, add the channel by entering the following at the command line, remember to change the URL to match your version of openSUSE:
smart channel --add http://software.opensuse.org/download/home:/d7/openSUSE_10.2/home:d7.repoThen enter
smart update home:d7You can now install the required packages by
smart install gstreamer10-plugins-moodbarDependencies are resolved automatically.
First of all, you need to add PLF repositories, so visit easyurpmi.zarb.org and add them to your repositories list. Then simply install the following packages:
There is a PKGBUILD for Moodbar in the Arch User Repository (AUR) available here.
For more information about the AUR and working with PKGBUILDs, see the AUR User Guidelines.
There is a port: audio/gstreamer-plugins-moodbar here.To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/audio/gstreamer-plugins-moodbar/ && make install cleanTo add the package:
pkg_add -r gstreamer-plugins-moodbar
Here is a simple bash script that will add .mood files to your entire collection. It adds mood files for all files matching the extensions in the current directory and all subdirectories, so it's best run from the base of your music directory.
1 #!/bin/bash 2 DIR=${1:-.} 3 LAST=~/.moodbar-lastreadsong 4 C_RET=0 5 6 control_c() # run if user hits control-c 7 { 8 echo "" > "$LAST" 9 echo "Exiting..." 10 exit 11 } 12 13 if [ -e "$LAST" ]; then 14 read filetodelete < "$LAST" 15 rm "$filetodelete" "$LAST" 16 fi 17 exec 9< <(find "$DIR" -type f -regextype posix-awk -iregex '.*\.(mp3|ogg|flac|wma)') # you may need to add m4a and mp4 18 while read i 19 do 20 TEMP="${i%.*}.mood" 21 OUTF=`echo "$TEMP" | sed 's#\(.*\)/\([^,]*\)#\1/.\2#'` 22 trap 'control_c "$OUTF"' INT 23 if [ ! -e "$OUTF" ] || [ "$i" -nt "$OUTF" ]; then 24 moodbar -o "$OUTF" "$i" || { C_RET=1; echo "An error occurred!" >&2; } 25 fi 26 done <&9 27 exec 9<&- 28 29 exit $C_RET
Copy and paste the above into a text file named moodbar.sh in your music directory and run the following commands:
cd /path/to/music bash moodbar.sh
Alternatively if the above does not work, you may try:
chmod +x moodbar.sh ./moodbar.sh
This may take a very long time for large collections! Note that the moodbars will not appear in Amarok until Amarok rescans the collection. The generated mood files will be dotfiles (i.e., prefixed with a full stop), or hidden files - so keep this in mind if you can't find any generated mood files.
Based on the above script, an alternative for multicore CPUs:
1 #!/bin/bash 2 NUMCPU="$(grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l)" 3 4 find . -type f -regextype posix-awk -iregex '.*\.(mp3|ogg|flac|wma)' | while read i ; do 5 6 while [ `jobs -p | wc -l` -ge $NUMCPU ] ; do 7 sleep 0.1 8 done 9 10 TEMP="${i%.*}.mood" 11 OUTF=`echo "$TEMP" | sed 's#\(.*\)/\([^,]*\)#\1/.\2#'` 12 if [ ! -e "$OUTF" ] ; then 13 moodbar -o "$OUTF" "$i" & 14 fi 15 done
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There is another script at Github, which shows previews of the generated mood files on the command line while they are being generated. Read more about it at the author's blog.
gst-launch filesrc location=[file] ! decodebin ! fakesink
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al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM;[6] Arabic: تنظيم القاعدة في بلاد المغرب الإسلامي Tanẓīm al-Qā'idah fī Bilād al-Maghrib al-Islāmī) is an Islamist militant organization which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state.[7] To that end, it is currently engaged in an anti-government campaign.
The group has declared its intention to attack European (including Spanish and French) and American targets. The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, Australia, Canada, Russia, the UAE and the United States.
Membership is mostly drawn from the Algerian and local Saharan communities (such as the Tuaregs and Berabiche tribal clans of Mali),[8] as well as Moroccans from city suburbs of the North African country.[9][10][11][12] The outfit has also been suspected of having links with the Horn of Africa-based militant group Al-Shabaab.[13]
AQIM has focused on kidnapping for ransom as a means of raising funds and is estimated to have raised more than $50 million in the last decade.[14]
The groups official name is Organization of al-Qa'ida in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (Qaedat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Maghrib al-Islami), often shortened to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).[15] Prior to January 2007 it was known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (Arabic: الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال al-Jamā'ah as-Salafiyyah lid-Da'wah wal-Qiṭāl) and the French acronym GSPC (Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat).[16]
As Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) was founded by Hassan Hattab, a former Armed Islamic Group (GIA) regional commander who broke with the GIA in 1998 in protest over the GIA's slaughter of civilians. After an amnesty in 1999, many former GIA fighters laid down their arms, but a few remained active, including members of the GSPC.[17]
Estimates of the number of GSPC members vary widely, from a few hundred to as many as 4,000.[18] In September 2003, it was reported that Hattab had been deposed as national emir of the GSPC and replaced by Nabil Sahraoui (Sheikh Abou Ibrahim Mustapha), a 39-year-old former GIA commander who was subsequently reported to have pledged GSPC's allegiance to al-Qaeda,[19] a step which Hattab had opposed.[17][20] Following the death of Sahraoui in June 2004, Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud became the leader of the GSPC.[21] Abdelmadjid Dichou is also reported to have headed the group.[22]
A splinter or separate branch of Hattab's group, the Free Salafist Group (GSL), headed by El Para, was linked to the kidnapping of 32 European tourists in Algeria in early 2003.[17] Other sources[who?] illustrate the involvement of the Algerian intelligence services in exaggerating the claims about terrorist threats in the Sahara, and the supposed alliance between this group and Al-Qaeda. Some of the reputation of El Para is also attributed to the Algerian government, as a possible employer, and it has been alleged that certain key events, such as kidnappings, were staged, and that there was a campaign of deception and disinformation originated by the Algerian government and perpetuated by the media.[23][24]
By March 2005, it was reported that the GSPC "may be prepared to give up the armed struggle in Algeria and accept the government's reconciliation initiative."[25] in March 2005, the group's former leader, Hassan Hattab, called on its members to accept a government amnesty under which they were offered immunity from prosecution in return for laying down their arms.[26] However, in September 2006, the top Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri announced a "blessed union" between the groups in declaring France an enemy. They said they would work together against French and American interests.[2]
As al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
In January 2007, the GSPC announced that it would now operate under the name of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).[15][27]
On 19 January 2009, the UK newspaper The Sun reported that there had been an outbreak of bubonic plague at an AQIM training camp in the Tizi Ouzou province in Algeria. According to The Sun, at least forty AQIM militias died from the disease. The surviving AQIM members from the training camp reportedly fled to other areas of Algeria hoping to escape infection.[28] The Washington Times, in an article based on a senior U.S. intelligence official source, claimed a day later that the incident was not related to bubonic plague, but was an accident involving either a biological or chemical agent.[29]
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is one of the region's wealthiest, best-armed militant groups due to the payment of ransom demands by humanitarian organizations and Western governments.[30] It is reported that 90 per cent of AQIM resources come from ransoms paid in return for the release of hostages.[31] Oumar Ould Hamaha said "The source of our financing is the Western countries. They are paying for jihad."[30]
In December 2012, one of AQIM's top commanders, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, split off from AQIM and took his fighters with him, executing the In Amenas hostage crisis in Algeria weeks later, just after France launched Operation Serval in Mali.[4] Belmokhtar later claimed he acted on behalf of Al Qaeda.[32]
A top commander of AQIM, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, was reported killed by French and Chadian forces in northern Mali on February 25, 2013.[33] This was confirmed by AQIM in June 2013.[34]
International links
Algerian officials and authorities from neighbouring countries have speculated that the GSPC may be active outside Algeria. These activities may relate to the GSPC's alleged long-standing involvement with smuggling, protection rackets, and money laundering across the borders of Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya and Chad, possibly to underpin the group's finances.[17] However, recent developments seem to indicate that a splinter group may have sought refuge in the Tuareg regions of northern Mali and Niger following crackdowns by Algerian government forces in the north and south of the country since 2003. French secret services report that the group has received funding from the country of Qatar.[35]
Some observers, including Jeremy Keenan, have voiced doubts regarding the GSPC's capacity to carry out large-scale attacks, such as the one attributed to it in northeastern Mauritania during the "Flintlock 2005" military exercise.[36] They suspect the involvement of Algeria's Department of Intelligence and Security is an effort to improve Algeria's international standing as a credible partner in the War on Terrorism, and to lure the United States into the region.[23]
Allegations of GSPC links to al-Qaeda predate the September 11, 2001 attacks. As followers of a Qutbist strand of Salafist jihadism, the members of the GSPC are thought to share al-Qaeda's general ideological outlook. After the deposition of Hassan Hattab, various leaders of the group pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda. Some observers have argued that the GSPC's connection to al-Qaeda is merely opportunistic, not operational. Claims of GSPC activities in Italy[37] are disputed by other sources, who say that there is no evidence of any engagement in terrorist activities against US, European or Israeli targets: "While the GSPC ... established support networks in Europe and elsewhere, these have been limited to ancillary functions (logistics, fund-raising, propaganda), not acts of terrorism or other violence outside Algeria."[17] Investigations in France and Britain have concluded that young Algerian immigrants sympathetic to the GSPC or al-Qaeda have taken up the name without any real connection to either group.[18]
Similar claims of links between the GSPC and Abu Musab Al Zarqawi in Iraq[38] are based on purported letters to Zarqawi by GSPC leader Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud.[39] In a September 2005 interview, Wadoud hailed Zarqawi's actions in Iraq.[21] Like the GSPC's earlier public claims of allegiance to al-Qaeda, they are thought to be opportunistic legitimisation efforts of the GSPC's leaders due to the lack of representation in Algeria's political sphere.[17]
In 2005, after years of absence, the United States showed renewed military interest in the region[40][41] through involvement in the "Flintlock 2005" exercise, which involved US Special Forces training soldiers from Algeria, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, and Chad. The United States alleged that the Sahel region had become a training ground for Islamist recruits.[42] However, the two most important pieces of evidence of 'terrorist activity' – the tourist kidnapping of 2003 and the attack on the Mauritanian army base just as "Flintlock" got underway – have subsequently been called into question.[36][43]
Observers say that the region's governments have much to gain from associating[44] local armed movements and long-established smuggling operations with al-Qaeda and the global "War on Terrorism".[36] In June 2005, while the "Flintlock" exercise was still underway, Mauritania asked "Western countries interested in combating the terrorist surge in the African Sahel to supply it with advanced military equipment."[45]
In November 2007 Nigerian authorities arrested five men for alleged possession of seven sticks of dynamite and other explosives. Nigerian prosecutors alleged that three of the accused had trained for two years with the then Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat in Algeria.[46] In January 2008 the Dakar Rally was cancelled due to threats made by associated terrorist organizations.
In late 2011, the splinter group Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa was founded in order to spread jihadi activities further into West Africa. Their military leader is Omar Ould Hamaha, a former AQIM fighter.[47]
According to U.S. Army General Carter Ham, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the Somalia-based Al-Shabaab, and the Nigeria-based Boko Haram were as of June 2012 attempting to synchronize and coordinate their activities in terms of sharing funds, training and explosives.[13] Ham added that he believed that the collaboration presented a threat to both U.S. homeland security and the local authorities.[4][48] However, according to counter-terrorism specialist Rick Nelson with the Washington-based Center for Strategic International Studies, there was little evidence that the three groups were targeting U.S. areas, as each was primarily interested in establishing fundamentalist administrations in their respective regions.[13]
In an Al Jazeera interview, AQIM commander Talha claims from Timbuktu that his movement went to Niger, Algeria, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, to organize cells of AQIM. He explains their strategy: "There are many people who have nothing, and you can reach them by the word of God, or by helping them." [49]
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb operates a media outlet known as al-Andalus, which regularly releases propaganda videos showing AQIM operations, hostages, and statements from members.[50]
According to London-based risk analysis firm Stirling Assynt, AQIM issued a call for vengeance against Beijing for mistreatment of its Muslim minority following the July 2009 Ürümqi riots.[51]
AQIM voiced support for demonstrations against the Tunisian and Algerian Governments in a video released on 13 January 2011. Al Qaeda offered military aid and training to the demonstrators, calling on them to overthrow "the corrupt, criminal and tyrannical" regime, calling for "retaliation" against the Tunisian government, and also calling for the overthrow of Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. AQIM leader Abu Musab Abdul Wadud appeared in the video, calling for Islamic sharia law to be established in Tunisia.[52] Al Qaeda has begun recruiting anti-government demonstrators, some of whom have previously fought against American forces in Iraq and Israeli forces in Gaza.[53]
AQIM has also endorsed efforts in Libya to topple the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, though it remains unclear how many fighters in Libya are loyal to al-Qaeda. Gaddafi seized on the expression of support and help for the rebel movement to blame al-Qaeda for fomenting the uprising.[54]
Timeline of attacks
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- 23 November 2002: A group of Algerian soldiers are ambushed. Nine died and twelve were wounded.[citation needed]
- February 2003: 32 European tourists are kidnapped. One died of heat stroke, seventeen hostages were rescued by Algerian troops on 13 May 2003, and the remainder were released in August 2003.[55]
- 12 February 2004: Near Tighremt, Islamic extremists ambush a police patrol, killing seven police officers and wounding three others. The assailants also seized firearms and three vehicles.[56]
- 7 April 2005: In Tablat, Blida Province, armed assailants fire on five vehicles at a fake road block, killing 13 civilians, wounding one other and burning five vehicles.[57]
- 15 October 2006: In Sidi Medjahed, Ain Defla, assailants attack and kill eight private security guards by unknown means.[58]
- 11 April 2007: Two car bombs were detonated by the group. One was close to the Prime Minister's office in Algiers and the blast killed more than 30 people and wounded more than 150.[16]
- February 2008: Two Austrians were captured in Tunisia and taken via Algeria to Mali and freed later that year, the kidnappings were attributed to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb[59]
- December 2008: Two Canadian diplomats were taken hostage along with their driver in south-western Niger while on official UN mission to resolve a crisis in northern Niger. The driver was freed in Mali in March 2009. The diplomats were freed in Mali in April 2009. The kidnappings were attributed to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb[59]
- 22 January 2009: Four Westerners were kidnapped while visiting the Anderamboukane festival in Niger near the border with Mali. AQIM demanded the British government release Abu Qatada, and on 31 May 2009 a statement was released claiming Edwyn Dyer had been executed, which was confirmed by the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 3 June 2009. All of the other tourists were eventually released.[citation needed]
- 30 July 2009: At least 11 Algerian soldiers are killed in an ambush while escorting a military convoy outside the coastal town of Damous, near Tipaza.[60]
- March 2010: an Italian national, Sergio Cicala, and his wife are held hostage. They were released on April 16, 2010.[61][62]
- 21 March 2010: Three militants are killed by security forces near El Ma Labiod, Script error: No such module "convert". from Tebessa.
- 26 March 2010: Three militants are killed and another captured by security forces in Ait Yahia Moussa, Script error: No such module "convert". from Tizi Ouzou.[citation needed]
- 14 April 2010: According to Algerian officials, at least ten militants are killed during a counter-terrorist operation in Bordj Bou Arreridj wilaya.[citation needed]
- 16 September 2010: seven employees from Areva and Vinci are kidnapped in Arlit, Niger (five French, one Togolan and one Malagasy). The capture was claimed on 21 September by AQIM in a communiqué published in Al Jazeera. Three of the hostages were released on February 24, 2011. The other four were released on October 28, 2013.[63][64][65]
- 25 November 2011: Three Western tourists were abducted in Timbuktu, including Sjaak Rijke from the Netherlands, Jorgen Gustafsson from Sweden and Stephen Malcolm McGown from South Africa. A fourth tourist, from Germany, was killed when he refused to cooperate with the perpetrators. Rijke was rescued in April 2015.[66]
- 9 December 2011: AQIM published two photos, showing five kidnapped persons of European descent including the three tourists abducted in Timbuktu. French hostage Philippe Verdon was killed in March 2013. His body was found in July 2013. French hostage Serge Lazarevic was released on December 9. 2013.[67][68][69][70]
- 30 September 2013: AQIM claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing in Timbuktu that killed at least two civilians.[71]
See also
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- Mokhtar Belmokhtar
- Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
- Jund al-Khilafah
- Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
- Infiltration of terrorist groups
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- ^ a b "Al-Qaida joins Algerians against France", AP, 14 September 2006
- ^ https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43558.pdf
- ^ a b c Aronson, Samuel (28 April 2014). "AQIM's Threat to Western Interests in the Africa's Sahel". Combating Terrorism Center Sentinel (CTC), West Point.
- ^ "Bay'ah to Baghdadi: Foreign Support for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State (Part 2)". 27 September 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Watson, Bob. "Algeria blasts fuel violence fears", BBC News, 11 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.Jean-Pierre Filiu, "Local and global jihad: Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghrib", The Middle East Journal,Vol.63, spring 2009.
- ^ "Algeria". CIA. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ http://minerva.marinecorpsuniversity.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Al_Qaida_Body_LOWRES2.pdf
- ^ Dario Cristiani; Riccardo Fabiani (April 2011). "Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM): Implications for Algeria's Regional and International Relations" (PDF). IAI Working Papers. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Morocco dismantles AQIM cell Magharebia, 26 December 2012
- ^ Morocco dismantles terror recruitment cell Magharebia, 27 November 2012
- ^ Morocco nabs members of AQIM cell Upi.com, 5 January 2011
- ^ a b c "African Terrorist Groups Starting to Cooperate, U.S. Says". Bloomberg L.P. 25 June 2012.
- ^ Corera, Gordon (14 January 2013). "Islamists pose threat to French interests in Africa". BBC. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ a b "THE GSPC Newest Franchise in Al-Qa'ida's Global Jihad". Combating Terrorism Center. 2 April 2007.
- ^ a b Steinberg, Guido; Isabelle Werenfels (November 2007). "Between the 'Near' and the 'Far' Enemy: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb". Mediterranean Politics 12 (3): 407–413. doi:10.1080/13629390701622473.
- ^ a b c d e f "Islamism, Violence and Reform in Algeria: Turning the Page (Islamism in North Africa III)]". International Crisis Group Report,. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ a b BBC Documentary about increased US military focus on the Sahara region. August 2005.
- ^ Algerian group backs al-Qaeda, BBC News, 23 October 2003
- ^ Interview with the Former Leader of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat, Ash-Sharq al-Awsat, 17 October 2005
- ^ a b Interview with Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud, commander of the GSPC, 26 September 2005 (globalterroralert.com website) (pdf)[dead link]
- ^ "Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC)", Terrorist Organizations, World Statesman. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
- ^ a b El Para, the Maghreb's Bin Laden – who staged the tourist kidnappings? by Salima Mellah and Jean-Baptiste Rivoire, Le Monde Diplomatique, February 2005
- ^ Keenan, Jeremy (26 September 2006). "The Collapse of the Second Front". Foreign Policy in Focus. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Georges Rassi, "End of Insurgency", al-Mustaqbal, as reported in MidEast Mirror, 24 March 2005. Quoted in Islamist Terrorism in the Sahel: Fact or Fiction?
- ^ Top Algerian Islamist slams Qaeda group, urges peace, Reuters, 30 March 2006[dead link]
- ^ "Brand al-Qaeda". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 2007.[dead link]
- ^ West, Alex, "Deadliest Weapon So Far...The Plague", The Sun, 19 January 2009.
- ^ Lake, Eli (20 January 2009). "Al Qaeda Bungles Arms Experiment". Washington Times. p. 1.
- ^ a b Nossiter, Adam; Baume, Maïa de la (13 December 2012). "Kidnappings Fuel Extremists In West Africa". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Sidibé, Kalilou (August 2012). "Security Management in Northern Mali: Criminal Networks and Conflict Resolution" (PDF). Institute of Development Studies. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "ICCT". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Al Qaeda confirms Abou Zeid killed in Mali". Inquirer (Nouakchott). AFP. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Africa - AQIM confirms Zeid died in Mali battle". France 24. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Deep Read: Malian tinderbox – A dangerous puzzle. 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b c US targets Sahara 'terrorist haven', BBC News, 8 August 2005
- ^ GSPC in Italy: The Forward Base of Jihad in Europe by Kathryn Haar, Jamestown Foundation, 9 February 2006)[dead link]
- ^ "'The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb': The Evolving Terrorist Presence in North Africa", Inquiry and Analysis, Middle East Media Research Institute, 7 March 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
- ^ Algerian terror group seeks Zarqawi's help, UPI 2 May 2006
- ^ General Sees Expanding Strategic Role for U.S. European Command In Africa by Charles Cobb Jr., American Enterprise Institute, 16 April 2004 Archived 28 June 2007 at WebCite
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- ^ L'attaque contre la garnison de Lemgheity toujours à la une, Panapress, Jeune Afrique, 16 June 2005
- ^ Un Marocain arrêté en Mauritanie pour terrorisme, La Libération (Casablanca), 8 June 2006
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- ^ "Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and Al-Shabaab 'merge'". Hurriyet Daily News. 26 June 2012.
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Further reading
- Atwan, Abdel Bari (2008). The Secret History of Al Qaeda. University of California Press. pp. 222–249.
- Buss, Terry F.; Buss, Nathaniel J.; Picard, Louis A. (2011). Al-Qaeda in Africa: The Threat and Response. African Security and the African Command: Viewpoints on the US Role in Africa (Kumarian Press). pp. 193–200.
- Lecocq, Baz; Schrijver, Paul (2007). "The War on Terror in a Haze of Dust: Potholes and Pitfalls on the Saharan Front". Journal of Contemporary African Studies 25 (1): 141–166. doi:10.1080/02589000601157147.
- Wilkinson, Henry (2013). "Reversal of fortune: AQIM's stalemate in Algeria and its new front in the Sahel". Global Security Risks and West Africa: Development Challenges. OECD Publishing. ISBN 978-92-64-11066-3.
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- Is Salafism an Indicator of Terrorism, Political Violence and Radicalization?
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Finals Tonight for Baldwin Oratorical Contestby Jim Amidon • February 14, 2005 Share:
Five finalists have earned the right to compete for the championship of the 131st Annual Baldwin Oratorical Contest, one of the nation's oldest collegiate speech competitions.
Three Wabash seniors, two juniors, and a sophomore will compete for cash prizes and the complete works of William Shakespeare at 8:00 p.m. today in the Korb Classroom of the Fine Arts Center.
Jeremy Burton '08, Trey Chinn '05, Bryce Chitwood '08, David Pitcher '07, and Jon Schwarz '05 advanced to the final round in semifinal competition last Thursday and Friday. All five have composed speeches on this year's topic, Refuse/Resist.
The Baldwin Oratorical Contest is named in honor of Judge Daniel Pratt Baldwin, a long-time trustee of Wabash College. A well known orator and teacher, Baldwin was best known for his lectures on English literature and economics; he often spoke on the topic and value of the liberal arts. On the evening of the first competition in 1873, he presented each of the finalists with the complete works of Shakespeare.
Judges for Tuesday's final round are classics professor Jeremy Hartnett, soccer coach George Perry, and Crawfordsville High School language arts teacher Martha Lewellen.
131st Annual Baldwin Oratorical Contest Finalists
Jeremy Burton '08 - America's Unhealthy Discontent
Jon Schwarz '05 - Don't Believe Me
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David Pitcher '07 - Literary Evolution: Innovative Creativity through Radical Resistance
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Mitch Wald, formerly COO and CEO of Sport & Health Co., is now CEO at Maryland Athletic Club & Wellness Center (MAC). In addition, Wald served as the vice president of Health Fitness Corp. and the past president of the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA). He also earned IHRSA's Distinguished Service Award. Wald's key responsibility at the MAC will be to prepare the company for growth, said Tim Rhode, co-owner of the MAC.
Healthtrax International Inc., a facility design, development and management company in Glastonbury, CT, was named Employer of the Year by the Employers' Association of the Northeast for Outstanding Commitment to Improving Workplace Culture.
Gainesville Health and Fitness Centers (GHFC) recently recorded more than one million visits in one year. Operations manager Shawn Stewart said GHFC met its goal by focusing on helping members to get results and using measurements such as membership traffic to set goals for the employees. GHFC operates two fitness centers and has a third location under construction.
After 20 years, Eau Claire Athletic Club is changing its name as of Feb. 1 to Unity Health & Fitness. The name change reflects a change in mission for the club. The club will be using community partnerships with other health professionals to unify the services of dietitians, physicians, chiropractors, physical activity coaches, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals, said Jeff Sauter, co-owner of the facility.
Madd Dogg Athletics' Ticket to Ride program offers free Spinning passes online at www.spinning.com. With more than 200 facilities enrolled, the program hopes to help clubs seeking new members, referrals and increased member retention through Spinning.
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association and American Council on Exercise (ACE) will offer the first ACE International Fitness Symposium for health and fitness professionals to be held in association with the 25th Annual National Fitness Trade Show from Sept. 6-9, 2006.
The LaGrange Field Club in LaGrange, IL, is renovating its existing bathhouse and constructing a 25-meter pool with a connected activity pool, a "deep hopper" with diving boards and a slide and a zero-depth-entry kiddie pool area.


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Last Saturday night, during a period of heat-induced delirium, I briefly reconsidered my longstanding opposition to air conditioning.
My inner stoic Vermonter says A/C this far north is a sign of weakness and a waste of money. True, I am not stoic by nature or a Vermonter by birth, but I still believe artificial cooling is for sissies. Just Saturday afternoon, in fact, I had been bragging to a friend that our bedroom is always cool enough for sleeping, even during heat waves.
I swear I never heard the minor piano chords threatening in the background.