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David | Report | 21 Dec 2012 12:12 |
Has anyone else experienced what I've been having - I clicked on my Family Tree yesterday and got the rays going round the sun with the words please wait - and 6 hours later the tree had still not loaded, I've tried again today and the same thing happens. |
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Mine's working OK. If it persists, contact the Genes Help team. |
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Mines not working.I have tried a few times i have my tree page showing click on ancestor the top bar loads then i sit here twiddling my thumbs . |
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Flip | Report | 21 Dec 2012 20:58 |
Mine's working ok too, so think you may need to contact the help team as Andysmum has suggested. Once you get access export your gedcom - just as a backup! |
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Reggie | Report | 21 Dec 2012 22:32 |
You'll probably be told that your operating system is to blame |
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I am not sure if it is the GR system or my laptop but i am still unable to go past the first loading bar when i am on the Family Tree page ie when i click ancestor the top slider loads and goes no further. But if i then click list, that comes up ok then click |
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Why Haven't Paul D. Savage Started Useing His Cure For Aids?
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AIDS Practice Issues Today Interview with Paul Bellman, M.D.Paul Bellman, M.D., and his associate, Ricky Hsu, M.D., arein private practice in Manhattan. We asked Dr. Bellman aboutdrug toxicity, treatment interruption, and other major issueshe is seeing today in HIV/AIDS clinical care. AIDS Treatment... Read more »This Positive Life: An Interview With PaulPaul, welcome to This Positive Life . Hi Terri. Thanks for having me. It's a pleasure to be here. Let's start with you telling our readers and listeners about your personal history of living with HIV; specifically, how did you find out you were... Read more »"I'm Back": A Message From Paul A. Kawata, Executive Director of the National Minority AIDS CouncilI want to thank National Minority AIDS Council's (NMAC) board and staff for the gift of my 20th Anniversary Sabbatical; hopefully you did not notice any difference with my absence. As I get ready to return, I want to update you on: My Health My... Read more »
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Cure for HIV/AIDS (CURE 2009) (CURE 2009)Hi,I have been wondering why it is so difficult for HIV/AIDS cure to be found especially for Americans who nothing is impossible for. I am from Africa living with HIV. Would there ever be a cure for this deadly disease and when?...Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
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Hello,See below. I have nothing new to add at this time.Dr. Bobcure (CURE)Feb 6, 2009 what are the limitations in finding the cure for hiv Response from Dr. Frascino Hi, Time for an HIV cure reality check, as this question comes up frequently. Care...
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Haven't Started with my MedHi...am 22year old female. Late last year I went to test as I usually did after 3months then found out I was infected with HIV(+) then did all the procedures of taking my blood to the lab to check my CD4count nd I got the results after 2days which...Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
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Hi,Actually, I'm probably one of the most optimistic people on the planet. However, I'm also a scientist. There are a number of vaccine trials ongoing. However, even a phase II trial is a very long ways away from being ready for primetime....
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First claim of aids cure from the scientific community and qualified medical doctors! (BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT,"FUNCTIONAL CURE"Hi Dr. Bob,While I dont have hiv nor have been at risk, I follow your posts just for your great sense of humour and expert knowledge.Anyway, the news just broke that German doctors have had a breakthrough which might be a big step in finding a CURE...Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
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Hi,See below.Dr. Bobbone marrow transplant???Nov 14, 2008 Hi Doctor, My boyfriend just showed me this article http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-11-12-aids-cure_N.htm Is this possible true? what do you think about it? Response from Dr....
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Anyone have an update on the BYU cure?
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Early this year this was published.Researchers, including a BYU scientist, believe they have found a new compound that could finally kill the HIV/AIDS virus, not just slow it down as current treatments do. And, unlike the expensive, drug cocktails... Read more » a cure in the works?
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Press Releases Vanderbilt University, Brigham Young University, and Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals Report Novel Drug Compound Kills Multiple HIV Strains; Synthetic Small Molecule Acts Through Unique Strain-Independent Virucidal Mechanism NASHVILLE, Tenn.... Read more » new cure or not
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Has BYU prof found AIDS cure?Compound could be long-sought breakthrough By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune Researchers, including a BYU scientist, believe they have found a new compound that could finally kill the HIV/AIDS virus, not just slow it down... Read more » CSA-54...Possible cure in sight.
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Still seems they are far off but this is no bullshit. All the info and resources seem reliable. Give a little hope and promise to ppl living with aids/hiv. check it out and let me know what you think.http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_3482712 Read more » Advertisement Advertisement
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Six years ago, Loring Cornish faced eviction from his house in Los Angeles. He hadn't paid the rent in months, and the situation was dire. So what did he do? He went on The Price Is Right.
"I auditioned, and out of 300 people they picked me for the show that day," he recalls. "I can get on any game show."
Cornish certainly presents well. Tall and trim, with an easy smile and a resonant voice, he projects a camera-friendly aura. "I know how to act," he explains. "You gotta be really excited, sure of yourself, and articulate. And you have to look fresh. I knew I would get on."
At the taping, he was, indeed, called to "come on down!" The only problem was that the previous contestant had already played for the big money, and Cornish never got a shot at the $10,000 prize. He came home with a grill instead.
"The day I got evicted, my grill was in the house, still in the box," says Cornish, shaking his head. "It was as big as a car."
He then drove across the country and returned to Penn North, where he grew up. It wasn't long before folks in Los Angeles, after peeking inside the house Cornish left behind, learned they'd lost more than just another game show contestant. And the residents of Penn North found that a visionary artist had moved in down the street.
Turning onto the 2700 block of Parkwood Avenue off North Fulton Street, it's impossible to miss Cornish's home, or homes, since he bought a second house on the block in March 2008. Amidst the rows of brick facades, two mirror-tiled, mosaic-covered house fronts shimmer radiantly on the left side of the street. Colorful, mosaic figures stand curbside.
Cornish appears in a doorway and beckons a visitor inside one of the homes. The interior is even more startling than the exterior. A mosaic of broken ceramics and mirror tiles has been grouted into the floor—some of it crunches underfoot—and glass shards dot the ceilings and doorways. Mosaics also line the baseboards. Some walls have been painted bright green; others are red. Large artworks (some measuring 3'x6') made of scrap wood and other found materials (spoons, shoes, letterpress type, baby dolls, marbles, etc.) hang on the walls. Everywhere, words such as "prayer," "life," and "peace" have been embedded into the work. The stairs are painted silver.
Cornish works on the second floor, which he's converted into a studio/gallery. He listens to gospel music by the likes of Yolanda Adams and Amy Grant and occasionally shouts "Glory, hallelujah!" or "Thank you, Jesus!" for no obvious reason. Like downstairs, the walls and floors are a jumble of sparkling glass and shimmering tiles. The words "love God" are embedded in the floor. "This was a clean, plain, simple house when I moved in five years ago," says Cornish. "It had all white walls, and I thought, 'I've got to get rid of these walls. I need some color.' So I immediately started working on the house, and I haven't really stopped. As a result, the house has become more than just a house; it's become mine. It's more than just a place to live; it's an expression of who I am."
Old friends around the neighborhood know Cornish as Van Freeman, the name he was given after being adopted by his stepfather. He went to a Pentecostal church—"religion was embedded in me from a very early age," he says—attended Douglass and Poly, got an associate's degree in Mass Communications from Community College of Baltimore, and took some classes at Morgan State, where he hosted a gospel music show on WEAA. He changed his name to the name on his birth certificate after returning to Baltimore from Los Angeles, where he'd undergone something of a transformation.
While living out West, Cornish cared for a friend who was dying of AIDS and rented a house in Silver Lake—that's where the visionary art started. "When I moved into the Silver Lake house," he recalls, "my landlord hired people to fix up the place. The workers were moving too slow for me, so I asked if I could work on the house instead. The landlord said, 'Sure.'
"When I pulled back the shag carpet on the floor, I saw that the floor had been damaged by termites. There were holes throughout the floors, and I didn't know what to do. My friend had given me some broken tiles, so I began to cover the holes with tile."
Cornish figured he'd embed a Bible verse into the floor while he was at it. He chose "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper" [Psalm 1:3]. "That was my first official art project in the house," says Cornish. "Then, God kept telling me to do other things, and one project led to the next and the next and the next."
One day, he was driving to Bible study and passed a pile of window frames on the sidewalk. He says God told him to get the window frames, but Cornish wasn't so sure. He needed a sign—if the frames were still there on his way home, he'd get them.
Sure enough, they were there. He took them home and made what he calls "word pieces" out of them, incorporating words like "merciful" and "hope" into his designs.
Another day, Cornish spotted a penny on the floor while working on the baseboards in the dining room, which triggered another conversation with the Creator. "I said, 'God, the baseboard in pennies?'" recalls Cornish. "He said, 'Yes.' So I covered the baseboard with pennies, and as I was putting the last penny on the baseboard, I looked up and saw this empty wall. I said, 'Oh no, God, not the wall. Not the wall. Aw, man.'"
Cornish scraped together the money and covered the entire wall in pennies. He also covered the floor in lace. "I polyurethaned it down," he says. "It was the most beautiful thing you've ever seen."
But as Cornish became increasingly consumed with making art, he found it difficult to hold down the nine-to-five jobs and occasional acting gigs he'd get. He recalls saying, "God, I just want to be someplace where I can be creative and worship you whenever I want to. I want to do my artwork and praise you throughout the day. I can't do that in corporate America."
He posted an "Art for Sale" sign in front of the house, but sales were slow. As a result, he couldn't pay the rent, and after The Price Is Right scheme didn't pan out, got evicted. He loaded three paintings into his car and made the long drive back to Baltimore.
Meanwhile, nurse Marilyn Downey moved in across the street from the house Cornish vacated. She spied the "Art for Sale" sign and went over to investigate. "I looked in the window, and it blew me away," says Downey. "I thought, 'What the hell is this?' Every surface of the house was covered with art. I was entranced and completely taken by it."
She contacted the landlord and convinced him to rent her the house, as is. "I wanted it to be saved," she says.
Downey began searching for the former occupant, which proved to be difficult because Cornish left no forwarding address or contact information. Downey contacted friends at The Los Angeles Times, and on November 14, 2001, the paper ran a story titled, "The Mystery Gallery: [Loring Cornish] decorated his rented home with crosses and biblical mosaics, then vanished. What will happen to his work?" The local media picked up the story, and Downey, on her days off, opened the house to the public.
Meanwhile, Cornish was in Baltimore, unaware of all the fuss.
Three months after he left town, Cornish called his sick friend in Los Angeles, who told him what was going on and put him in touch with Downey. Intrigued by what he heard, Cornish returned to L.A., and Downey handed him the key to his old house. "I got everything back that I thought I lost," he says. "Everything that was important to me was still in the house—all my art was there. Of course, the grill was gone, though."
He made mosaics and paintings and worked on the house for another two years—filling the front yard with 100 crosses and painting all the cactuses on the property different colors—and says he sold "a lot of art" before deciding to return to Baltimore. He wanted to be near his elderly parents. This time, he took as much art with him as possible. "The art must have been piled five feet high on top of my car," he says. "And I could barely fit inside. The only other thing I brought back was a heating pad."
On July 4, 2003, Cornish moved into the Parkwood Avenue house, which he'd bought. The next day, he began tiling the floor.
But with little money and few connections, he struggled for awhile. "I was gathering and collecting materials with a shopping cart," he says. "I took junk and trash off the streets and alleys and turned it into something phenomenal. Some of that junk and trash is now hanging in museums."
Cornish has, indeed, landed some high-profile gigs, using the house as something of a calling card and custom gallery. In 2006, he created an entire room of artwork for the American Visionary Art Museum's Home and Beast exhibit. "We were honored he let us show his work," says AVAM Founder Rebecca Hoffberger. "He's a magnificent talent."
Last summer, he exhibited five pieces in A People's Geography: The Spaces of African American Life at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, a show that was part of the city's Festival of Maps. "He has an impressive body of work—imaginative, personal, and spiritual," says Michelle Joan Wilkinson, curator of the People's Geography show. "His works may draw on aspects of African American experience, but they are based on universal human values." The Lewis Museum recently acquired one of Cornish's pieces for its permanent collection.
Cornish also created a glass mosaic for the Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel. The finished piece, "Downtown Rain," measures 80" (high) by 120" (long) and hangs near a second floor window overlooking Paca Street. "Reaction to it has been spectacularly positive," says Susan Perrin, the art consultant on the Hilton project. "The piece is dazzling and reflects Loring's world view—he's so positive and engaged in life. We wanted truly engaging artistic expressions, and Loring's artwork fit that exactly."
An exhibit of Cornish's latest work, much of it inspired by civil rights struggles, can be seen this month at Morgan State. Pre-Inaugural America: Jews and Blacks Ascending opens January 17, at Morgan's Schaefer Building.
"I never even thought that some day my art would be in hotels and museums," says Cornish. "All I really wanted to do was worship God freely."
He recalls scripture that has helped him through hard times: "It says, 'Your gifts will make room for you.' What that means to me is that regardless of the bad times, your gifts will create the ways and means that you need to survive. You may lose some things. You may not have a phone or a car. You may not have all the luxuries of life. You may not have the blue shirt and the red. You may just have the blue. But I believe if you stick with your gift, no matter how hard it is, eventually it will come to fruition.
"Now what about all those artists who died poor? I don't know about that," he says, laughing. "But I'm holding fast to that scripture."


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As I reached to open the door, I noticed there was a hole right under my door handle. My first thought was, "someone has shot my truck!" I began to think about it and inspect it a little closer and the "light" slowly began to come on. I phoned my friend who owns a body shop and asked if he had any vehicles with damage to the doors that looked like a bullet hole.
'Yes, I see it all the time. Thieves have a punch and place it right under the door handle, knock a hole through, reach in and unlock it, just as if they have a key. No alarms, broken glass or anything.' I then placed a call to my insurance agent and explained it to him! I was puzzled that they left my GPS and all other belongings. Here is where it gets scary!
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This desire for discovery is fueling consumer engagement with retailers, with 81 percent noting a preference for stores where they can always find unique products to try. In fact, this situation tends to favor private brands, whose success is not tied to moving massive volume of products and creating competitive advantage over many large national brand manufacturers, and also favors suppliers and retailers who fearlessly seek to bring new products to market.
While many households (31 percent) still try to plan their cooking and shopping to save on time and effort, they also recognize that plans often fall by the wayside. Meal planning now focuses less on recipes, ingredients, and main meal components and more on the desire to satisfy a wide range of taste preferences.
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One of the surprise mega-hits of 2012 is without question the affordable and minimalist Nike Roshe Run. At just $70 a pop, these cleanly-designed Sportswear offerings were veritable 'no-doubters', leaving sneakerheads to cop multiple pairs of the library of colorways that hit stores. But with such a basic and simple design, the expansion of the Roshe can only lead to premium-grade materials, which we've already seen, and altered compositions, like this 2013 version. Aside from the change in upper material and thicker sock-liner, the Swoosh-placement – clearly one along the lines of Nike's Training/Football concepts – is the most notable alteration from this purported 'part 2′ of the Roshe. Thoughts on this change? Peep the full shot below and stay tuned for more updates.
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Durians in Taipei
SW, ZI and I are spending 2 weeks in Taipei and we're checking out various parts of the city. A search for a late lunch resulted in 3 ladies pointing us in the direction of Yong Kang Jie for famous beef noodle soup.
After devouring a bowl of hot soup, I needed something sweet. At 4pm, most stalls were on a break before dinner.
Just as I was resigning myself to a dessert-less afternoon, we chanced upon a fruit stall. It was tiny and a 2 man film crew occupied the interior… Interviewing the owners and gesturing animatedly at the fruit selections. I picked up some Taiwan-grown kyoho grapes (still far inferior to the Japanese version, but costs less than half) and paid the cashier. She was so occupied with the film crew that she gave me the change and forgot my grapes.
It was while I was searching for my grapes that I spied the sign for durian. I asked the lady if they were available and where they were from. "Yes yes, they are from Thailand" she said. From her tone of voice, I knew she wanted to get back to the filming.
I didn't bother asking her for more details so all I have for you is that if you are desperate for durian in Taipei, you can get a dried (120 NT) or frozen Thai version of it in the small fruit stall in Yong Kang Jie. Nearest underground station is Dong Men.
Can Durian Cure Infertility?
Hmm. Infertility is one of those subjects that is taboo and sensitive in every culture. No one wants to admit that they are infertile for any reason and most go to great lengths to demonstrate that they can have children by having as many as possible (note that this is actually different from the demonstration of virility, although it should ultimately be linked to the same outcome).
Does Durian have a role to play in this? Well, I was quite surprised to read in an article that in Tamil Nadu (one of India's largest states, or maybe it is the largest), the locals there think so.
*Credit for the picture here to Dr. Leslie Tay from ieatishootipost
Ooty: The extended durian fruiting season at the horticulture farm (GHF) on the Burliar slopes comes as a major surprise for horticulturalists. The durian season usually runs between mid-July and mid-September, but this year the extended season has been witnessing good yields.
A durian fetches as much as Rs 600 per kg as barren couples try their luck through this fruit, which is said to help in providing help in tackling infertility problems. Call it magic or miracle, the rare fruit durian is much sought after by childless couples.
Saying that it is surprising to note that the durian season is extending beyond September, M. Pragasam, assistant director of horticulture (farms), said that this year the department had to call for a second auction in the month of October as there has been a good yield this month too.
While the government has earned additional income through durian, the reasons for the extended season may be the good rainfall in September and the delayed fertilisation in parts of the trees, he said.
"Even though there is no scientific evidence till date to speak for that this fruit solves the infertility problems, it is widely believed from ancient times that it cures the problems related to infertility and helps women to conceive.
Hence the demand is high for this fruit among childless couples. Quite a few couples who were blessed with a child after consuming durian in the past informed us over phone and letters about this miracle fruit. So, the demand for this fruit is always there" he pointed out.
V.J. Babu, who won the bid in October to harvest durian fruits at GHF in Burliar, said there are about 34 durian trees in GHF which continue to bear fruit. "Only when the fully matured fruit falls down do we pick it up and bring it for sale. We expect around 700 fruits this season. The demand is still there and those who want to buy this fruit mostly come to the venue to buy them" he said.
Does Durian consumption make you feel like pro-creating? Usually after eating a huge durian feast, they fall asleep and that's when the pro-creation happens, thus linking it to fertility. Hmm. (A huge protein intake would do the same but there are lots of vegetarians there so perhaps durians are a substitute).
Durian products from Bangkok
Over the last month, SW and I have made a trip to Bangkok and a trip to Vietnam. Both trips were for work but we managed to squeeze out some time to meet friends and have a bit of sightseeing and fun. My mum joined us on the trip to BKK and she proudly told me that she'd bought some Monthong Durian Sweets for an uncle who lives in London. When she tried to give them to my uncle, he didn't want them, telling her that he was on a diet and was trying to get rid of his huge belly!
Ah well. It all smells pretty good and not too strong. If anyone is reading this post and would like a stick, send me your name and address. I'm happy to put it in the post to you as a gift from Stinky Spikes (as long as stocks last!).
Durian Mooncake Madness
Mooncake Festival this year falls on September 19th (Thursday). If you've been anywhere near the hotels, malls and chinese restaurants, I have no doubt that you have been marketed to or fed mooncakes by that particular retailer. It's almost impossible to avoid the mooncake craze in Singapore. The flavors used to be very "traditional". Lotus seed paste with melon seed (now quite a rarity). Lotus seed paste with single/double/quadruple yolk(s). Assorted nuts and ham. Now, there are so many varieties that if we brought an ancient Chinese person from many dynasties ago back to life, he'd be surprised and spoilt for choice. Pastry chefs vying to outdo one another became more creative. Snowskin mooncakes became a raging success, these unbaked chilled mooncakes are closer to ice-cream in texture and are more delicate. This paved the way for increasingly dessert like creations, such as durian mooncake, cempadak mooncake, sesame, yam mooncake etc.
At Goodwood Hotel, it wasn't just durian mooncakes. It was Mao Shan Wang Mooncake, or D24 mooncake, Red Prawn, D88 or Butter mooncake. Perhaps this pastry chef is from Penang, or perhaps the Goodwood received many guests from Penang. They've been offering these for a few years and I guess it's proved popular, most probably as gifts.
The coloring differentiates the flavors, I thought it was an interesting choice by the chef to make the Mao Shan Wang an almost ivory white, the D24 a golden yellow and the Red Prawn, well, Red. (If you're a regular durian consumer, you would know that real MSW's are always rich yellow in color, more so than the D24′s. Maybe a lighter color denotes a more delicate taste and price). Anyway, I reckon they attached a scarcity value to the mooncakes and made them great gifts. They were flying off the shelves into little cool packs when I was there on Saturday afternoon. People in the queue ahead of me were purchasing five or six boxes at a go. I didn't observe anyone buying the giant versions though. At around SGD 90 per box (no discounts even if you hold a Citibank card), you'd better be sharing it with someone special. *Many other hotel/restaurants have also followed suit and are offering durian based mooncakes. I admit that I would prefer to eat the fruit unadulterated.
Sydney Durian Alarm
This news piece was pretty funny…. Durians can sometimes smell like gas. I wonder what sort of "lab tests" they were running… probably more like taste tests or a feast.
SYDNEY: Building security and emergency staff in Sydney have raised a stink about a trial consignment of Malaysian chilled durians shipped to the Harbour City, mistaking the odoriferous fruit's smell for a gas leak.
Agriculture Malaysia staff have taken the misunderstanding on the nose, allaying the Aussies' concerns if not their dislike of the pungent odour.
Malaysia's Sydney Consulate agriculture director Muhammad Rudy Khairudin Mohd Nor said the 'gas' alert followed Agriculture Malaysia staff opening 10 packs of 'Musang King' and 'D24′ durians at 2 pm for lab tests in their Sydney CBD office.
The strong, pungent smell of the durians went into the ventilation system and reached the next office on the 15th floor of the Market St building.
"The staff in the adjoining office, all Caucasians, panicked because they thought there was a gas leak … they summoned the emergency services. The whole floor was evacuated within minutes," he said.
Muhammad Rudy said security and emergency staff arrived at the 15th floor to investigate and, sniffing out evidence, ended up at the consulate seeking answers.
"We explained that the smell came from the durians. The officers were amazed and puzzled how similar the smell was to gas, although they were convinced after we showed them the fruit and how it smells," he added.
Muhammad Rudy said three more Australian technical officers took up the scent about three hours later "They roamed around the office to ensure that the smell is really not from leaking gas."
He said the consulate decided to avoid further misunderstandings by moving the durians and the lab testing to the Sydney Malaysia Hall students' accommodation.
"We did not get any complaint from anyone. In fact, the smell was very well received by the Malaysian students … who had not smelt fresh durian for a long time. Who would have thought that exporting durians to Australia could be so challenging?" he said.
Meanwhile, Malaysian Lasallians in Melbourne are planning a Lasallian Durian Festival in November, hopefully to be held at the SP Setia's exclusive development site in St Kilda Road.
The durian is very popular in Sydney but is yet to make its mark in Melbourne, the home of 70,000 Malaysians and 9,000 students. – Bernama
Durian Mobilization 2013: Behind the Scenes
As with any successful show or event, there is always a diligent team working behind the scenes to set the stage, move the props and ensure that everything is put away at the end for the next show. While everyone was seated and enjoying the main durian discourse, I decided to take a walk behind the screen to see how the back room was operating. It was an impressive display of teamwork and agility.
Ah Seng's team were well organized. There were durian sorters, durian cutters and durian deliverers. Under the fluorescent lights in the car park adjacent to the canopy, the durian cutters lined up some crates that served as stools. Durian sorters then dragged the baskets of durians over to be sniffed, sliced open and checked. The durians were then deposited singly into each awaiting basket, designated for each deliverer to take to the group inside.
So here are the guys who freshly opened almost 900Kg worth of durian. It takes practice and skill to get them right every time and with speed. Every durian was opened in approximately 5 seconds.
Four guys doing all the slicing and dicing.
Empty the black baskets of all the durians and place durians into the white baskets. They would then wait until the next course was called for. So all the durians were opened fresh!
This was the eagerly-awaiting-durian-consuming-crowd. You can see durian lovers of all ages, and despite the late hour, it was a family affair.
I was really amazed to see the spectrum of preparation from the participants as well. It wasn't just the durian guys who were organized. Check out this pop up table and bench one group brought along. It seats four people and looks quite sturdy for picnics. Wish I asked them where they got it!
There were also several sexy reporters at the scene posing with the durian to give the event good cleavage, oops, coverage.
What impressed me was Ah Seng's determination to end the event on a solid note. When it came to the Mao Shan Wangs, he took matters into his own hands. He strode up to the cutting area and insisted on sniffing every durian individually prior to it being served. His nose was probably the best quality control check around.
And then the durians were served to the delighted fans.
But many people were full by that time and Ah Seng had ensured enough MSW's to go around. So my group was offered an extra one, which we couldn't finish and was given to me to take home (since I was doing most of the walking around and less of the eating).
Ah Seng's family team exhausted but happy after all the durians done with. The clean up could then begin. There were several green skips arranged near the van to take the husks, seeds and other waste away.
The crowd cleared out pretty quickly after the event was done. Loud pumping music by the DJ's signaled that it was time to leave. Dr Leslie announced that he would sign books purchased at the event earlier in the day so the queue established itself once all the picnic-ers cleared out.
And then finally Dr. Leslie Tay is free to give a full interview for the TV press which you can watch here.
I was really surprised when I saw one group that didn't clear out with the others. This well organized group brought a fantastic dinner to have after the durian smorgasbord. I could see fried bee hoon, char kway teow, nasi lemak and chicken wings (?). Hmm.. I was pretty full from the durians and we had planned not to do dinner but the food did look quite delicious… especially how they were eating it!
This was the MSW we brought home in a plastic bag. It was already sliced open and we had to gently carry it back so as not to break the bag and avoid poking ourselves (durian thorns are sharp!). I packed it in a plastic box when I got home and stuck it in the fridge. We ate it nice and cold the next day.
It fragranced out the fridge of course. A nice reminder of the event we attended the night before.
Durian Mobilization 2013
10th August 2013
Dr. Leslie Tay of ieat.ishoot.ipost couldn't have chosen a better weekend. The Muslim celebration of Hari Raya Eidulfitri coincided with Singapore's National Day weekend and gave everyone within 2 hours flight a nice 4-day vacation. So the 10th of August 2013 was the day that was chosen for the Durian Degustation XII, which became a more ambitious project and evolved into a "Durian Mobilization" (borrowing terms from the national service here!). At 35 SGD per person, a donation towards a charitable cause and a promise to appreciate different cultivars, we couldn't think of a better way to spend an evening.
Under the large canopy of the Telok Ayer Community Center, everyone began to take their places by 6.30pm (even though the event was due to start only at 7.30pm). Since it was a free seating event with everyone bringing their own picnic mats and other paraphernalia, it was a good idea to get there reasonably early. The event was well organized and controlled, numbers marked out assigned "spaces" where groups of 6-12 people would sit together. I was to meet up with Jessica and sit with her group. "Meet me at the back of the community center at 7″ she said, "that's where they'll be unloading the durians".
We parked the car a block away and took a nice stroll via the park at the back of the community center. As we approached the car park for the community center, we saw lots of people milling around…. the durians!
All the durians were looking fresh and prickly with long stems on (a very good indication of freshness) and neatly stacked in baskets. Each basket was labelled clearly with the cultivar.
Was there any intention in the order of the baskets?
Well, I think if you read chinese script, the direction is always top to bottom and left to right. If you look at the photo above, I think you can deduce which durians were thought to be popular with the crowd. The small stacks are for "appreciation" while the larger stacks are for "consumption". The higher the stack, the more to go around. I'd say the D13′s and the MSW's win hands down. There were some tables parallel to the baskets and the supplier had left his name card out for anyone who still maintains a rolodex.
"Come come" motioned Jessica " we need to get you guys registered. The registration is over at the end here and we'll be sitting at placemat number 9."
We left our various mats and bags with Jessica's family and the friendly group and headed over to the registration table.
Everyone came casually dressed, prepared for warm weather and a rather breezeless evening. Despite the lack of any fans, I am pleased to report that there were no mosquitoes in sight and it was quite cool due to the overcast day. The registration counter took our details and issued us wrist tags (ala disco clubs or F1).
Walking past the event billboards, we noticed a table strategically placed in the middle by the stage. This was the real advertisement and menu for the event and the press. Each fruit was placed in eating sequence with a little descriptive notecard.
After rounds of introductions and getting comfortable on our little picnic mat, we realized that after a while, none of us could really hear each other that well anymore. The loud pumping music in the background (yes, there was a live DJ and loudspeakers) matched the din of everyone trying to have a conversation. It was getting dark and if it had been quiet, we would have probably heard some stomachs growling. The seating area probably reached almost full capacity. In his opening speech, Dr. Leslie Tay welcomed all 300+ participants and shared the program for the evening. He mentioned that some participants had probably starved themselves all day for this durian buffet, but it was in fact not a buffet but more of a tasting session. he said that Ah Seng -the durian supplier partner he worked with- had imported 900Kg of durian for the event. So that would be approximately less than 3Kg of durian per person. (Well, durians are weighed with the husks which effectively make it heavier. One durian can weigh between 2-3 Kg, so effectively each person would be consuming one durian each :)).
Dr. Leslie organized this event with the Singapore Kindness Movement, so the Chairman got to tell everyone to be nice to one another. Everyone was nice there but I think it would have been an interesting test to put all the durians out and see what happens in a free-for-all. The durians were served to each group, to prevent fights and general chaos I suppose (note that the Genting event was also supposed to be organized like this).
Then Dr. Leslie introduced the star of the show, Ah Seng the durian man. Everyone was much more interested in him!
Once all the introductions were done, it was time to get on with the show. Dr. Leslie gave the nod and Ah Seng went on stage to tell everyone about the first durian we were about to experience…. the Black Pearl (not from the Pirates of the Caribbean, that's a different Black Pearl). So drumroll….. dum dum dum dee dum…… and like the start of a chinese wedding dinner, out marched the volunteers carrying a basket with a fruit to be delivered to each group of durian fanatics. Now for the durian photos…..
Everyone in my group was very courteous, no snatching, no hoarding and no fingering (excuse the lingo) of the fruit. The fruit laden husks were proffered around and each person picked their piece. Next up the Ang Hae…
Then the XO….
And then everything in between and then the Mao Shan Wang
Photogenic durians all of them. Check out this tiny seed.
The thing about eating durian slowly in courses is that it fills you up. People wonder why the mediterranean and french people are slim, that's because it's not just what they eat but how they eat it. A french lunch is typically taken seriously and slowly, savoring every bite. So you eat less over a longer period of time. All of us could definitely have eaten more if the durian was placed in front of us all at once in boxes (hands up those who can easily finish a box of durians from the fridge). Being served just ensures that the timing was well spaced out (I guess also to let your palate recharge) and that you eat at a slower pace. Hence eating less but feeling full by the time we got to the end. I have mixed feelings about whether there should have been quite as many durian types served. When we got to the MSW, everyone was pretty full and some already had quite enough of durian. So the appreciation was less in a way.
While all the durian lovers were chowing down and listening to the interesting narratives by Dr. Leslie (quips like "Durian husks contain enzymes so wash your hands in it after eating"; "i should invent a durian detergent"; "Is it a myth that you shouldn't eat durian and drink" etc), there was a lot going on behind the scenes. Check it out in my next post.
Sydney Durian Alert Update
Okay I did a bit more reading and here are the supermarkets that will be distributing the durian. No prices mentioned but I reckon it might be pricey.
V Plus Supermarkets in Campsie and Liverpool.
Kingsford Oriental and Asian stores in Cabramatta
They will be stocking D24s and the Raja Musang (Mao San Wang).
So if you're walking by and expecting the wafting smell of durians… I doubt you'll be smelling any as it'll likely be well packed!
From Bernama News:
MELBOURNE, Oct 30 (Bernama) — Southeast Asian customers waited with eager anticipation as the latest shipment of "Raja Musang", the "King of Durian", hit some Asian stores in Sydney this week.
Leading importer of this product to Australia, Weng Sam, director of Rockman Pty Ltd, one of Australia's largest Asian importers and wholesalers, said he was expecting "great things from this deliciously succulent product".
He has already started distributing it to his Asian grocery suppliers around Australia.
This is his second container load of durians valued at about A$70,000.
His first shipment comprised D24 and Raja Musang but the more expensive Raja Musang proved to be well-received and sold out within a couple of weeks.
"I initially brought in more D24 than Raja Musang, because it was cheaper and there was a demand for it in the market. But once buyers tasted Raja Musang, they said forget about it! No more D24," Weng Sam said.
"There is no other durian that can beat the taste of Raja Musang!" he said. "But the only problem, of course, is the price. It fluctuates."
But that does not seem to concern Australian customers.
"One excited lady said her husband did not care how costly durian was. He was just anxious to buy it as soon as it was available in stores and would even pay A$100 for one durian," Weng San said.
"Another lady Elizabeth Chan remarked when she heard about the Malaysian durians in Sydney, it 'light up my life'," he said.
Johnny Wan, a Malaysian in Sydney sent his sister to get two cartons of the fruit. He said: "I don't care how much it cost… I don't want to miss it this time."
Malaysians and Singaporeans have been contacting the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) Sydney office to find out which stores stocked the delicious Raja Musang.
For Sydney Matrade commissioner Ong Yew Chee, it was one fine afternoon where a phone call from Weng Sam started the Raja Musang entry into Sydney.
Weng San was looking for a supplier and Ong arranged a meeting with Hernan Corporation in Kuala Lumpur.
Rockman is grateful to Ong for the connection which has been working closely with Sydney Matrade to get more Malaysian products into Australia, including Dewina's products, London Biscuits and Yik Khang Frozen Foodstuffs.
Raja Musang durian is being sold in several Asian supermarkets in Sydney such as V Plus Supermarkets in Campsie and Liverpool, Kingsford Oriental and Asian stores in Cabramatta where it has met with enormous success even among the Vietnamese community.
Although it has been under a week since this King of Durian been unloaded in Sydney, already a third of the container has a been sold, with new retailers in negotiations with Weng Sam, to get their orders in.
Sydney Durian Alert
Some news that Malaysian durians are not only heading north to China but also to the Southern Hemisphere to Sydney…. Good news for durian lovers over there. More choices in the market apart from the frozen stuff and the durians from Queensland.
SEPANG: Sydney will be the first foreign market to receive Malaysian durians in fresh chilled form through a new packaging technology. Developed by theMalaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi), the modified atmosphere packaging is able to seal in the freshness of the durian flesh for up to three weeks. Previously, Malaysian durians were exported either in frozen form or as whole fruits. "The new packaging technology is more hygienic and is able to contain the freshness of the fruits' taste, aroma, colour and texture. "Frozen durians, which can be kept for up to six months or even a year, does not taste as good because the tissues and enzymes of the fruits are dead. "They are not the same as fresh chilled durians," Mardi senior principal research officer Latifah Mohd Noor said at the launch of the MASKargo cold chain product here yesterday. The launch was held in conjunction with Mardi's trial durian shipment to the Australian city, which involves some two tonnes of the fruit being exported to Sydney in phases. The first batch of durian flesh weighing some 650kg was transported yesterday and will be sold in four supermarkets. MASKargo chief executive officer Mohd Yunus Idris said the durians were expected to reach Sydney's supermarkets as fresh as when the fruits were first picked from the orchard. Mohd Yunus also announced the company's partnership with Envirotainer in transporting the temperature-sensitive shipments. Latifah said the trial shipments were aimed at testing consumer demand for the fruit and to allow Mardi to evaluate the effectiveness of its new packaging technology.
"Envirotainer" – is that a fancy name for a fridge? I wonder what this new packaging is… perhaps packing with a neon gas or vacuum packaging.
What I thought interesting was the quantity of fruit being exported. Two tonnes of fruit. I suppose this is fruit without the husks. What types are being shipped are not mentioned. Perhaps another outflow of Mao Shan Wangs or another market for D24s. At the recent durian mobilization degustation XII, 300+ people consumed one tonne of durian (weighed with husks of course). So that might double up the quantity but still not that much in the market to go around. Sydney siders better find out which four supermarkets have got this special import coming….


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Songhai Empire Songhai |
The Songhai Empire, (ca. 1500)
Capital | Gao[1] | ||||
Languages | Songhai | ||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||
Sonni; Askia | |||||
- | 1468–1492 | Sonni Ali (first) | |||
- | 1588–1592 | Askia Ishaq II (last) | |||
Historical era | Postclassical Era | ||||
- | Songhai state emerges at Gao | c. 1000 | |||
- | freedom from Mali Empire | c. 1430 | |||
- | Sonni Dynasty begins | 1468 | |||
- | Askiya Dynasty begins | 1493 | |||
- | Songhai Empire destroyed | 1591 | |||
- | Dendi Kingdom | 1592 | |||
Area | |||||
- | 1500[2] | 1,400,000 km² (540,543 sq mi) | |||
- | 1550[3] | 800,000 km² (308,882 sq mi) | |||
Currency | Cowry (gold, salt and copper were also traded) |
The Songhai Empire, also known as the Songhay Empire, was a Songhai state located in western Africa. From the mid-15th to the late 16th century, Songhai was one of the largest Islamic empires in history.[4] This empire bore the same name as its leading ethnic group, the Songhai. Its capital was the city of Gao. A Songhai state had existed since the 11th century. Its base of power was on the bend of the Niger River in present day Niger and Burkina Faso.
The Songhai state has existed in one form or another for over a thousand years, if one traces its rulers from the settlement of Gao to Songhai's vassal status under the Mali Empire to its continuation in Niger as the Dendi Kingdom.
The Songhai are thought to have settled at Gao as early as 800 CE, but did not establish the city as their capital until the 11th century, during the reign of Dia Kossoi. During the second half of the 13th century Gao was conquered by the Mali Empire, and remained under its control until the 15th century, when Songhai reclaimed it as its capital.
Imperial Songhai[edit]
In the decades following the death of Mansa Sulayman in 1360, disputes over succession weakened the Mali Empire, and in the 1430s Songhai, previously a Mali dependency, gained independence under the Sonni Dynasty. Around thirty years later Sonni Sulayman Dama attacked Mema, the Mali province west of Timbuktu, paving the way for his successor, Sonni Ali, to turn his country into one of the greatest empires sub-Saharan Africa has ever seen. [5]
Sonni Ali[edit]
Sonni Ali reigned from 1464 to 1492, after the death of Sulayman Dama. Like Songhai kings before him, Ali was a Muslim. In the late 1460s, he conquered many of the Songhai's neighboring states, including what remained of the Mali Empire. Sonni Ali was probably the empire's most formidable military strategist and conqueror. Under his rule Songhai reached a size of over 1,400,000 square kilometers.
During his campaigns for expansion, Ali conquered many lands, repelling attacks from the Mossi to the south and overcoming the Dogon people to the north. He annexed Timbuktu in 1468, after Islamic leaders of the town requested his assistance in overthrowing marauding Tuaregs who had taken the city following the decline of Mali.[6] However, Ali met stark resistance after setting his eyes on the wealthy and renowned trading town of Djenné (also known as Jenne). After a persistent seven-year siege, he was able to forcefully incorporate it into his vast empire in 1473, but only after having starved its citizens into surrender.
The invasion of Sonni Ali and his forces caused harm to the city of Timbuktu, and he was described as an intolerant tyrant in many African accounts. According to the Cambridge History of Africa the Islamic historian Al-Sa'df expresses this sentiment in describing his incursion on Timbuktu:
Sunni Ali entered Banana, committed gross iniquity, burned and destroyed the town, and brutally tortured many people there. When Akilu heard of the coming of Sonni Ali, he brought a thousand camels to carry the fuqaha of Sankore and went with them to Walata..... The Godless tyrant was engaged in slaughtering those who remained in Timbuktu and humiliated them.[7]
Sonni Ali conducted a repressive policy against the scholars of Timbuktu, especially those of the Sankore region who were associated with the Tuareg. With his control of critical trade routes and cities such as Timbuktu, Sonni Ali brought great wealth to the Songhai Empire, which at its height would surpass the wealth of Mali.[citation needed]
In oral tradition, Sonni Ali is often known as a powerful politician and great military commander.[citation needed] Whatever the case may have been, his legend consists of him being a fearless conqueror who united a great empire, sparking a legacy that is still intact today.[citation needed] Under his reign Djenné and Timbuktu became great centers of learning.[citation needed]
Askia the Great[edit]
After taking the throne Muhammad is known as Askia the Great, even though he had no real right to be the king. Not only was he not in the royal family blood line, he did not hold the sacred symbols which entitled one to become a ruler. Furthermore, he was most likely a descendant of Soninke lineage rather than Songhay, which means that by Songhay standards his family background would have not allowed him to be King. But Askia managed to bypass that law and take the throne.
He organized the territories that Sonni Ali had previously conquered and extended his power as far to the south and east. He was not as tactful as Ali in the means of the military, but he did find success in alliances. Because of these alliances he was able to capture and conquer more vastly. Unlike Ali, however, he was a devout Muslim. Askia opened religious schools, constructed mosques, and opened up his court to scholars and poets from throughout the Muslim world. He sent his children to an Islamic School and enforced Islamic practices. Yet he was tolerant of other religions and did not force Islam on his people.
Like Mansa Musa, Askia also completed one of the five Pillars of Islam by taking a hajj to Mecca, and, also like the former, went with an overwhelming amount of gold. He donated some to charity and used the rest for lavish gifts to impress the people of Mecca with the wealth of the Songhay. Islam was so important to him that, upon his return, he recruited Muslim scholars from Egypt and Morocco to teach at the Sankore Mosque in Timbuktu as well as setting up many other learning centers throughout his empire. Among his great accomplishments was an interest in astronomical knowledge which led to a flourishing of astronomers and observatories in the capital.[8]
While not as renowned as his predecessor for his military tactics, he initiated many campaigns, notably declaring Jihad against the neighboring Mossi. Even after subduing them he did not force them to convert to Islam. His army consisted of war canoes, expert cavalry, protective armor, iron tipped weapons, and an organized militia.
Not only was he a patron of Islam, he also was gifted in administration and encouraging trade. He centralized the administration of the empire and established an efficient bureaucracy which was responsible for, among other things, tax collection and the administration of justice. He also demanded that canals be built in order to enhance agriculture, which would eventually increase trade. More importantly than anything he did for trade was the introduction of weights and measures and the appointment of an inspector for each of Songhay's important trading centers. During his reign Islam became more widely entrenched, trans-Saharan trade flourished, and the Saharan salt mines of Taghaza were brought within the boundaries of the empire. Unfortunately, as Askia the Great grew older, his power declined. In 1528 his sons revolted against him and declared Musa, one of Askia's many sons, as king. Following Musa's overthrow in 1531, Songhay's empire went into decline. Following multiple attempts at governing the Empire by Askia's sons and grandsons there was little hope for a return to the power it once held. Between the political chaos and multiple civil wars within the empire, it came as a surprise when Morocco invaded Songhay unexpectedly. The main reason for the Moroccan invasion of Songhay was to seize control of and revive the trans-Saharan trade in salt and gold. The Songhay military, during Askia's reign, consisted of full-time soldiers, but the king never modernized his army. The Empire fell to the Moroccans and their firearms in 1591
At its peak, the Songhai city of Timbuktu became a thriving cultural and commercial center. Arab, Italian, and Jewish merchants all gathered for trade. A revival of Islamic scholarship also took place at the university in Timbuktu[citation needed]. However, Timbuktu was but one of a myriad of cities throughout the empire. By 1500, the Songhai Empire covered over 1.4 million square kilometers.[2][9]
Economic trade existed throughout the Empire, due to the standing army stationed in the provinces. Central to the regional economy were independent gold fields. The Julla (merchants) would form partnerships, and the state would protect these merchants and the port cities of the Niger. It was a very strong trading kingdom, known for its production of practical crafts as well as religious artifacts.
The Songhai economy was based on a clan system. The clan a person belonged to ultimately decided one's occupation. The most common were metalworkers, fishermen, and carpenters. Lower caste participants consisted of mostly non-farm working immigrants, who at times were provided special privileges and held high positions in society. At the top were noblemen and direct descendants of the original Songhai people, followed by freemen and traders. At the bottom were war captives and European slaves obligated to labor, especially in farming. James Olson describes the labor system as resembling modern day unions, with the Empire possessing craft guilds that consisted of various mechanics and artisans.[10]
Criminal justice[edit]
Criminal justice in Songhai was based mainly, if not entirely, on Islamic principles, especially during the rule of Askia Muhammad. In addition to this was the local qadis, whose responsibility was to maintain order by following Sharia law under Islamic domination, according to the Qur'an. An additional qadi was noted as a necessity in order to settle minor disputes between immigrant merchants. Kings usually did not judge a defendant; however, under special circumstances, such as acts of treason, they felt an obligation to do so and thus exert their authority. Results of a trial were announced by the "town crier" and punishment for most trivial crimes usually consisted of confiscation of merchandise or even imprisonment, since various prisons existed throughout the Empire.[11]
Qadis worked at the local level and were positioned in important trading towns, such as Timbuktu and Djenné. The Qadi was appointed by the king and dealt with common-law misdemeanors according to Sharia law. The Qadi also had the power to grant a pardon or offer refuge. The Assara-munidios, or "enforcers" worked along the lines of a police commissioner whose sole duty was to execute sentencing. Jurists were mainly composed of those representing the academic community; professors were often noted as taking administrative positions within the Empire and many aspired to be qadis.[12]
Upper classes in society converted to Islam while lower classes often continued to follow traditional religions. Sermons emphasized obedience to the king. Timbuktu was the educational capital. Sonni Ali established a system of government under the royal court, later to be expanded by Askia Muhammad, which appointed governors and mayors to preside over local tributary states, situated around the Niger valley. Local chiefs were still granted authority over their respective domains as long as they did not undermine Songhai policy.[13]
Tax was imposed onto peripheral chiefdoms and provinces to ensure the dominance of Songhai, and in return these provinces were given almost complete autonomy. Songhai rulers only intervened in the affairs of these neighboring states when a situation became volatile; usually an isolated incident. Each town was represented by government officials, holding positions and responsibilities similar to today's central bureaucrats.
Under Askia Muhammad, the Empire saw increased centralization. He encouraged learning in Timbuktu by rewarding its professors with larger pensions as an incentive. He also established an order of precedence and protocol and was noted as a noble man who gave back generously to the poor. Under his policies, Muhammad brought much stability to Songhai and great attestations of this noted organization are still preserved in the works of Maghrebin writers such as Leo Africanus, among others.[citation needed]
Following the death of Emperor Askia Daoud, a civil war of succession weakened the Empire, leading Sultan Ahmad I al-Mansur of the Saadi Dynasty of Morocco to dispatch an invasion force (years earlier, armies from Portugal had attacked Morocco, and failed miserably, but the Moroccan coffers were on the verge of economic depletion and bankruptcy, as they needed to pay for the defenses used to hold off the siege) under the eunuch Judar Pasha. Judar Pasha was a Spaniard by birth, but had been captured as an infant and educated at the Saadi court. After a march across the Sahara desert, Judar's forces captured, plundered, and razed the salt mines at Taghaza and moved on to Gao. When Emperor Askia Ishaq II (r. 1588–1591) met Judar at the 1591 Battle of Tondibi, Songhai forces, despite vastly superior numbers, were routed by a cattle stampede triggered by the Saadi's gunpowder weapons.[14] Judar proceeded to sack Gao, Timbuktu and Djenné, destroying the Songhai as a regional power. Governing so vast an empire proved too much for the Saadi Dynasty, however, and they soon relinquished control of the region, letting it splinter into dozens of smaller kingdoms. The Songhai people themselves established the Dendi Kingdom.[15]
See also[edit]
- ^ Bethwell A. Ogot, Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century, (UNESCO Publishing, 2000), 303.
- ^ a b hunwick 2003, pp. xlix.
- ^ Taagepera 1979, pp. 497.
- ^ http://www.africankingdoms.com African Kingdoms
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=hgrmT5wT0R4C&dq=Sulayman+Dama&source=gbs_navlinks_s
- ^ Sonni ʿAlī.(2007). Encyclopædia Britannica. Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ The Cambridge History of Africa, Vol 5: University Press, 1977, pp 421
- ^ Medieval Islamic Civilization: L-Z, index. By Josef W. Meri, Jere L. Bacharach. pg. 764
- ^ Malio 1990.
- ^ Olson, James Stuart. The Ethnic Dimension in American History. New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc., 1979
- ^ Lady Lugard 1997, pp. 199–200.
- ^ Dalgleish 2005.
- ^ Iliffe 2007, pp. 72.
- ^ http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfrica/AfricaNiger.htm History Files
- ^ http://www.africanholocaust.net/africankingdoms.htm#songhay African Kingdoms Songhay
- Dalgleish, David (April 2005). "Pre-Colonial Criminal Justice In West Africa: Eurocentric Thought Versus Africentric Evidence.". African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies 1 (1). Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- Haskins, James; Benson, Kathleen; Cooper, Floyd (1998). African Beginnings. New York City: HarperCollins. pp. 48 Pages. ISBN 0-688-10256-5.
- Iliffe, John (2007). Africans: the history of a continent. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-68297-5.
- Hunwick, John (1988). Timbuktu & the Songhay Empire: Al-Sa'dis Ta`rikh al-sudan down to 1613 and other Contemporary Documents. Leiden: BRILL. pp. 480 pages. ISBN 90-04-12822-0.
- Lady Lugard, Flora Louisa Shaw (1997). "Songhay Under Askia the Great". A tropical dependency: an outline of the ancient history of the western Sudan with an account of the modern settlement of northern Nigeria / [Flora S. Lugard]. Black Classic Press. ISBN 0-933121-92-X.
- Malio, Thomas A. Hale. by The epic of Askia Mohammed / recounted by Nouhou (1990). Scribe, griot, and novelist : narrative interpreters of the Songhay Empire. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. ISBN 0-8130-0981-2.
- Taagepera, Rein (1979). Social Science History, Vol. 3, No. 3/4 "Size and Duration of Empires: Growth-Decline Curves, 600 B.C. to 600 A.D.". Durham: Duke University Press.
Further reading[edit]
- Isichei, Elizabeth. A History of African Societies to 1870. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Print.
- Shillington, Kevin. History of Africa . 2nd . NY: Macmillan, 2005. Print.
- Cissoko, S. M., Timbouctou et l'empire songhay, Paris 1975.
- Lange, D., Ancient Kingdoms of West Africa, Dettelbach 2004 (the book has a chapter titled "The Mande factor in Gao history", pp. 409–544).
External links[edit]
- African Kingdoms has a section about the Songhai Empire
- The Story of Africa: Songhay — BBC World Service
- Askiyah's Questions and al-Maghili's Answers is an essay about the rule of the Songhai Empire from the 15th century. (English) (Arabic)


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Gone are the Pokémon Centers, Shops and Gyms. Gone are the houses, villagers and friendly Professors with angry nephews. It's just you and 386 wild Pokémon. And you're pretty sure someone out there wants you very, very dead.
Some early development images of Pokémon Survival Island.