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Shajar al-Durr

Shajar al-Durr (شجر الدر), also Shajarat al-Durr (شجرة الدر), whose royal name was al-Malika ʿAṣmat ad-Dīn ʾUmm-Khalīl Shajar ad-Durr (الملكة عصمة الدين أم خليل شجر الدر; died 28 April 1257), was a ruler of Egypt. She was the wife of As-Salih Ayyub, and later of Izz al-Din Aybak, the first sultan of the Mamluk Bahri dynasty. Prior to becoming Ayyub's wife, she was a child slave and Ayyub's concubine.

In political affairs, Shajar al-Durr played a crucial role after the death of her first husband during the Seventh Crusade against Egypt (1249–1250 AD). She became the sultana of Egypt on 2 May 1250, marking the end of the Ayyubid reign and the start of the Mamluk era.

Title
Several sources assert that Shajar al-Durr took the title of sultana (سلطانة ), the feminine form of sultan. However, in the historical sources (notably Ibn Wasil) and on Shajar al-Durr's only extant coin, she is named as “sultan.”

Background
Shajar al-Durr was of Turkic  or Armenian origin,    and described by historians as a beautiful, pious and intelligent woman. She was purchased as a slave by As-Salih Ayyub in the Levant before he became a Sultan and accompanied him and Mamluk Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Salihi (not the Baibars who became a Sultan) to Al Karak during his detention there in 1239. Later when As-Salih Ayyub became a Sultan in 1240 she went with him to Egypt and gave birth to their son Khalil who was called al-Malik al-Mansour. Some time after the birth, As-Salih Ayyub married her.

In April 1249, As-Salih Ayyub, who was gravely sick in Syria, returned to Egypt and went to Ashmum-Tanah, near Damietta after he heard that King Louis IX of France had assembled a crusader army in Cyprus and was about to launch an attack against Egypt. In June 1249, the crusaders landed in the abandoned town of Damietta, at the mouth of the river Nile. As-Salih Ayyub was carried on a stretcher to his palace in the better-protected town of Al Mansurah where he died on 22 November 1249 after ruling Egypt for nearly 10 years. Shajar al-Durr informed Emir Fakhr ad-Din ibn as-Shaikh (commander of all the Egyptian army) and Tawashi Jamal ad-Din Muhsin (the chief eunuch who controlled the palace) of the Sultan's death but as the country was under attack by the crusaders they decided to conceal his death. The coffined body of the Sultan was transported in secret by boat to the castle on al-Rudah island in the Nile. Although the deceased Sultan had not left any testimony concerning who should succeed him after his death, Faris ad-Din Aktai was sent to Hasankeyf to call al-Muazzam Turanshah, the son of the deceased Sultan. The eyewitness observers who were alive and in Egypt at the time of the Sultan's death state that documents were forged by a servant who could copy the Sultan's handwriting. Emir Fakhr ad-Din began issuing degrees and giving Sultanic orders and this small circle of advisors succeeded in convincing the people and the other government officials that the Sultan was only ill rather than dead. Shajar al-Durr continued to have food prepared for the sultan and brought to his tent. High officials, the Sultan's Mamluks and soldiers were ordered – by the will of the "ill" Sultan – to swear an oath of loyalty to the Sultan, his heir Turanshah and the Atabeg Fakhr ad-Din Yussuf.

Defeat of the Seventh Crusade

The news of the death of as-Salih Ayyub reached the crusaders in Damietta and with the arrival of reinforcements led by Alphonse, Count of Poitou, the brother of King Louis IX, they decided to march on Cairo. A crusader force led by Louis IX's other brother Robert I of Artois crossed the canal of Ashmum (known today as Albahr Alsaghir) and attacked the Egyptian camp in Gideila, two miles (3 km) from Al Mansurah. Emir Fakhr ad-Din was killed during the sudden attack and the crusader force advanced toward the town of Al Mansurah. Shajar al-Durr agreed to Baibars's plan to defend Al Mansurah. The crusader force was trapped inside the town, Robert of Artois was killed and the crusader force was annihilated by an Egyptian force and the townspeople, led by the men who were about to establish the state which would dominate the southern Mediterranean for decades: Baibars al-Bunduqdari, Izz al-Din Aybak, and Qalawun al-Alfi.

In February 1250 the dead Sultan's son Al-Muazzam Turanshah arrived in Egypt and was enthroned at Al Salhiyah as he had no time to go to Cairo. With his arrival, Shajar al-Durr announced the death of as-Salih Ayyub. Turanshah went straight to Al Mansurah and on 6 April 1250 the crusaders were entirely defeated at the Battle of Fariskur and King Louis IX was captured.

Conflict with Turanshah
Once the Seventh Crusade was defeated and Louis IX was captured, troubles began between Turanshah on one side and Shajar al-Durr and the Mamluks on the other. Turanshah, knowing he would not have full sovereignty while Shajar al-Durr, the Mamluks and the old guards of his late father were around, detained a few officials and started to replace old officials, including the deputy Sultan, with his own followers who had come with him from Hasankeyf. He then sent a message to Shajar al-Durr while she was in Jerusalem warning her and requesting her to hand over to him the wealth and jewels of his late father. The request and manners of Turanshah distressed Shajar al-Durr. When she complained to the Mamluks about Turanshah's threats and ungratefulness, the Mamluks, particularly their leader Faris ad-Din Aktai, were enraged. In addition, Turanshah used to drink alcohol and when drunk he abused the bondmaids of his father and threatened the Mamluks. Turanshah was assassinated by Baibars and a group of Mamluk soldiers at Fariskur on 2 May 1250. He was the last of the Ayyubid Sultans.

Rise to power

After the assassination of Turanshah, the Mamluks and Emirs met at the Sultanic Dihliz and decided to install Shajar al-Durr as the new monarch with Izz al-Din Aybak as Atabeg (commander in chief). Shajar al-Durr was informed of this at the Citadel of the Mountain in Cairo and she agreed. Shajar al-Durr took the royal name "al-Malikah Ismat ad-Din Umm-Khalil Shajar al-Durr" with a few additional titles such as "Malikat al-Muslimin" (Queen of the Muslims) and "Walidat al-Malik al-Mansur Khalil Emir al-Mo'aminin" (Mother of al-Malik al-Mansur Khalil Emir of the faithful). She was mentioned in the Friday prayers in mosques with names including "Umm al-Malik Khalil" (Mother of al-Malik Khalil) and "Sahibat al-Malik as-Salih" (Wife of al-Malik as-Salih). Coins were minted with her titles and she signed the decrees with the name "Walidat Khalil". Using the names of her late husband and her dead son attempted to gain respect and legitimacy for her reign as an heir of the Sultanate.

After paying homage to Shajar al-Durr, Emir Hossam ad-Din was sent to King Louis IX, who was still imprisoned in Al Mansurah, and it was agreed that Louis IX would leave Egypt alive after paying half of the ransom imposed on him earlier and surrendering Damietta in exchange for his life. Louis surrendered Damietta and sailed to Acre On 8 May 1250, accompanied by about 12,000 freed war prisoners.

Conflict with the Ayyubids
News of the murder of al-Muazzam Turanshah and the inauguration of Shajar al-Durr as the new Sultana reached Syria. The Syrian Emirs were asked to pay homage to Shajar al-Durr but they refused and the Sultan's deputy in Al Karak rebelled against Cairo. The Syrian Emirs in Damascus gave the city to an-Nasir Yusuf the Ayyubid Emir of Aleppo and the Mamluks in Cairo responded by arresting the Emirs who were loyal to the Ayyubids in Egypt. In addition to the Ayyubids in Syria, the Abbasid Caliph al-Musta' sim in Baghdad also rejected the Mamluk move in Egypt and refused to recognize Shajar al-Dur as a monarch. The refusal of the Caliph to recognize Shajar al-Durr as the new Sultana was a great setback to the Mamluks in Egypt as the custom during the Ayyubid era was that the Sultan could gain legitimacy only through the recognition of the Abbasid Caliph. The Mamluks, therefore, decided to install Izz al-Din Aybak as a new Sultan. He married Shajar al-Durr who abdicated and passed the throne to him after she had ruled Egypt as Sultana for about three months. Though the period of Shajar al-Durr's rule as a monarch was of short duration, it witnessed two important events in history: one, the expelling of Louis IX from Egypt, which marked the end of the Crusaders' ambition to conquer the southern Mediterranean basin; and two, the death of the Ayyubid dynasty and the birth of the Mamluk state which dominated the southern Mediterranean for decades.

To please the Caliph and secure his recognition, Aybak announced that he was merely a representative of the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad. To placate the Ayyubids in Syria the Mamluks nominated an Ayyubid child named al-Sharaf Musa as a co-sultan. But this did not satisfy the Ayyubids and armed conflicts between the Mamluks and the Ayyubids broke out. The Caliph in Baghdad, preoccupied with the Mongols who were raiding territories not far from his capital, preferred to see the matter settled peacefully between the Mamluks in Egypt and the Ayyubids in Syria. Through negotiation and mediation of the Caliph that followed the bloody conflict, the Mamluks who manifested military superiority reached an agreement with the Ayyubids that gave them control over southern Palestine including Gaza and Jerusalem and the Syrian coast. By this agreement the Mamluks not only added new territories to their dominion but also gained recognition for their new state.

In addition to the conflict with the Ayyubids of Syria, the Mamluks successfully countered serious rebellions in Middle and Upper Egypt. Then, Aybak, fearing the growing power of the Salihiyya Mamluks who, with Shajar al-Durr, had installed him as a Sultan, had their leader Faris ad-Din Aktai murdered. The murder of Aktai was followed instantly by a Mamluk exodus to Syria where they joined the Ayyubid an-Nasir Yusuf. Prominent Mamluks like Baibars al-Bunduqdari and Qalawun al-Alfi were among those Mamluks who fled to Syria. Aybak became the sole and absolute ruler of Egypt after the Salihiyya Mamluks who were the supporters of Shajar al-Durr left Egypt and turned against him.

Death

By 1257 disputes and suspicion had become part of the relations between Aybak, a Sultan who was searching for security and supremacy, and his wife Shajar al-Durr, a former Sultana who had a strong will and managed a country on edge of collapse during an external invasion. Shajar al-Durr wanted sole rule of Egypt. She concealed Sultanate affairs from Aybak; she also prevented him from seeing his other wife and insisted that he should divorce her. Instead, Aybak, who needed to form an alliance with a strong Emir who could help him against the threat of the Mamluks who had fled to Syria, decided in 1257 to marry the daughter of Badr al-Din Lu'lu' the Ayyubid Emir of al-Mosul. Badr al-Din Lu'lu' warned Aybak that Shajar al-Durr was in contact with an-Nasir Yusuf in Damascus. Shajar al-Durr, feeling at risk and betrayed by Aybak, the man whom she had made a Sultan, had him murdered by servants while he was taking a bath. He had ruled Egypt for seven years. Shajar al-Durr claimed that Aybak died suddenly during the night but his Mamluks (Mu'iziyya), led by Qutuz, did not believe her  and the servants involved confessed under torture. Shajar al-Durr and the servants were arrested and Aybak's Mamluks (the Mu'iziyya Mamluks) wanted to kill her, but the Salihiyya Mamluks protected her and she was taken to the Red Tower where she stayed. The son of Aybak, the 15-year-old al-Mansur Ali, was installed by the Mu'ziyyah Mamluks as the new Sultan. On 28 April, Shajar al-Durr was stripped and beaten to death with clogs by the bondmaids of al-Mansur Ali and his mother. According to Egyptian legend, the modern Egyptian dessert known as Umm Ali (Mother of Ali in Arabic) is named after al-Mansur Ali's mother who prepared the dish to celebrate the killing of Shajar. Her naked body was found lying outside the Citadel. According to the historian Ibn Iyas, Shajar al-Durr was dragged from her feet and thrown from the top naked, with a cloth around her waist. She stayed in the moat for three days, unburied, until one night a mob came and took off the cloth around her waist because it was silk with pearls and had a smell of musk. The servants who were involved in the killing of Aybak were executed.

Shajar al-Durr was buried in a tomb, not far from the Mosque of Tulun, which is a jewel of Islamic funerary architecture. Inside is a mihrab (prayer niche) decorated with a mosaic of the "tree of life," executed by artists brought from Constantinople specifically for this commission. The wooden kufic inscription that runs around the interior of her tomb, while damaged, is also of extremely fine craftsmanship.

Architecture
Shajar Al-Durr was well known for adopting the indigenous architecture of Bahri Mamluk tombs and combining them with Madrasas or schools of Islam. She was the first Islamic Sultan of Egypt to use this culturally-syncretized architecture. Her burial structures would continue to be adopted by leaders in the Mamluk Sultanate, which shows that madrasas of Islam were embraced, and they remained in use to the Bahri Mamluks long after Islamic rule.

Shajar al-Durr used her wealth and power to add a tomb to her husband's urban madrasa, the Salihiyya, in 1250, and with this innovation, madrasas and many other charitably endowed architectural complexes became commemorative monuments, a practice that became popular among the Mamluk rulers and remains widespread today. In Tree of Pearls (2020), D. Fairchild Ruggles writes:

"“The initial madrasa foundation had enabled the patron to embellish the streetscape, stake a claim to the city, and display his generosity and piety in his lifetime. But while it bore his name and titles, its primary purpose was to provide a place for teaching and study. The tomb, in contrast, existed for the sole purpose of commemoration. Like all mausolea, it stood as a visible sign whose express purpose was to preserve the memory of its occupant for eternity. With the unification of the tomb and madrasa, a new ensemble was created in which both functions were enhanced: the tomb absorbing the charitable purpose of the adjacent school and capturing its thrum of activity, the madrasa gaining new political purpose as an embodied site of memory—a critically important Ayyubid memory, which we recall was what Shajar al-Durr could offer as the last remaining link to the deceased sultan. Moreover, the complex occupied a more highly charged urban space than previous tombs and transformed the city around it, projecting into and defining the space of the street, its handsome minaret and large dome demanding that people pay attention.”"

She also built a mausoleum for herself, sometime between 1250 and her death in 1257. Part of a larger charitable complex, only the tomb survives today, and it has recently been restored by the Athar Linna Foundation. Although built outside the walls of the Fatimid city, this tomb was—like the tomb she had built for Sultan Salih—an extraordinary and innovative structure. Ruggles writes:

"It is commonly known that inscriptions provide an important means of communication in Islamic art and that images of people and animals are avoided altogether in Muslim religious settings such as mosques and tombs. Nonetheless, Shajar al-Durr managed to insert a clear reference to herself in the most highly charged place in any building where prayer occurs, the mihrab, where an image of an upright branch with pearlescent fruit recalls her name: shajar (tree) and durr (pearls)."

Establishing the Mamluk dynasty
As a manumitted slave who was not of the Ayyubid line, Shajar al-Durr has the distinction of having been the first Mamluk ruler of Egypt and Syria. Aybak and Shajar al-Durr firmly established the Mamluk dynasty that would ultimately repulse the Mongols, expel the European Crusaders from the Holy Land, and remain the most powerful political force in the Middle East until the coming of the Ottomans.

In Egyptian folklore
Shajar al-Durr is one of the characters of Sirat al-Zahir Baibars (Life of al-Zahir Baibars), a folkloric epic of thousands of pages that was composed in Egypt during the early Mamluk era and took its final form in the early Ottoman era. The tale, which is a mix of fiction and fact, reflects the fascination of Egyptian common people for both Baibars and Shajar al-Durr. Fatma Shajarat al-Durr, as the tale names Shajar al-Durr, was the daughter of Caliph al-Muqtadir whose kingdom in Baghdad was attacked by the Mongols. She was called Shajarat al-Durr (tree of pearls) because her father dressed her in a dress that was made of pearls. Her father granted her Egypt as she wished to be the Queen of Egypt and as-Salih Ayyub married her in order to stay in power as Egypt was hers. When Baibars was brought to the Citadel in Cairo, she loved him and treated him like a son and he called her his mother. Aybak al-Turkumani, a wicked man, came from al-Mousil to steal Egypt from Shajarat al-Durr and her husband al-Salih Ayyub. Shajarat al-Durr killed Aybak with a sword but, while fleeing from his son, she fell from the roof of the citadel and died. In addition, Shajar al-Durr's name actually means Tree of Pearls, which is why, in poetry, her mention shows a fruit tree that is formed by pieces of mother-of-pearl.

In literature and film
Tayeb Salih in his story "The Wedding of Zein" mentioned "Shajar ad-Durr" as "the former slave girl who ruled Egypt in the thirteenth century." He has a character in the story say, "A man's a man even though he's drooling, while a woman's a woman even if she's as beautiful as Shajar ad-Durr."

Shajar al-Durr was the subject of a 1935 film by Ahmad Galal called Shajarat al-Durr.

Coins
The following names and titles were inscribed on the coins of Shajar al-Durr: al-Musta'simiyah al-Salihiyah Malikat al-Muslimin walidat al-Malik al-Mansur Khalil Amir al-Mu'minin. (The Musta'simiyah the Salihiyah Queen of the Muslims Mother of King al-Mansur Khalil Emir of the faithful) and Shajarat al-Durr. The names of the Abbasid Chaliph were also inscribed on her coins: Abd Allah ben al-Mustansir Billah.

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Arthur Anderson

Arthur Anderson may refer to:

Businessmen

 * Arthur Anderson (businessman) (1792–1868), Scottish businessman and co-founder of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O)
 * Arthur E. Andersen (1885–1947), founder of Chicago-based accounting firm

Sportsmen

 * Arthur Anderson (athlete) (1886–1967), British track-and-field athlete who competed in the 1912 Olympics
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 * Arthur Anderson (dramatist) (1873–1942), English dramatist and lyricist
 * Arthur J. O. Anderson (1907–1996), anthropologist and Nahuatl translator
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Rising Stars Challenge

The Rising Stars Challenge is a basketball exhibition game held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on the Friday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend and is intended to showcase young and rising players in the league (mainly rookies and second-year players). Being sponsored by Panini Group, the event is also known as Panini Rising Stars.

The current format used since 2022 includes rookie and sophomore NBA players and NBA G League players selected by the NBA's assistant coaches and league office. Former NBA players, designated as "honorary coaches", draft players for their respective teams, where they play in a single-elimination tournament to reach a Final Target Score in each game.

Rookie Challenge (1994–2011)
The Rookie Challenge, established in 1994, was originally competed by two randomly selected teams composed entirely of first-year players. This format was continued until 1996, when it was changed to pit rookie teams of both the Eastern and the Western Conference against each other. In 1999, the game was cancelled as a result of the NBA lockout. Since the 1998 rookie class did not compete that year, the game was revamped and featured a team of standout first-year players ('rookies') against a team of standout second-year players ('sophomores').

Rising Stars Challenge (2012–2021)
The format of the game and name was changed to the Rising Stars Challenge in 2012. For 2012 and 2013, the format was changed to having two teams drafted by Basketball Hall of Famers Charles Barkley (Team Chuck) and Shaquille O'Neal (Team Shaq). In 2014, the two teams were drafted by Chris Webber (Team Webber) and Grant Hill (Team Hill). The game format changed in 2015 to Team USA vs Team World, where each team should choose at least three Rookies and three Sophomores, and the squad of each team should have four back courts, four front courts and two swingmen.

Unlike regular NBA games, the game was divided into two twenty-minute halves plus multiple five-minute overtime periods, similar to men's college basketball. The participating players were chosen by voting among the league's assistant coaches. In the game, players wear their respective regular team uniforms, except for 2009, in which players wore fan-designed jerseys. The head coaches of the two teams are the lead assistant coaches of the NBA All-Star Game coach. Starting in 2009, two active NBA players were added to the game coaching staffs.

Tournament-style format (2022–present)
The format was then changed again in 2022. 28 players are selected: 12 rookies, 12 sophomores, and 4 NBA G League Ignite players. They will be drafted into four teams of seven, which are led and coached by members of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team via a draft, in commemoration of the NBA's 75th anniversary season. The coaches include: Rick Barry, Gary Payton, Isiah Thomas and James Worthy. The format itself is now a tournament, with a Final Target Score for each round: 50 points for the semifinals, and 25 points for the finals, for a total of 75 points total for the team that wins the tournament, another nod to the NBA's 75th anniversary.

The format was slightly altered in 2023. 28 players are still selected, but the pool now consists of 21 NBA rookies and sophomores, and 7 NBA G League players (not just limited to NBA G League Ignite). The Final Target Score for the semifinal games was lowered from 50 to 40. In 2023, the 21 NBA players were drafted into three teams led by Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah, and Deron Williams, while the 7 NBA G League players form a single team led by Jason Terry. In 2024, the coaches were Pau Gasol, Tamika Catchings, Jalen Rose, and Detlef Schrempf, with Schrempf coaching the G League team.

1994 game
The 1994 Rookie Challenge took place on February 12 at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Penny Hardaway was the MVP of the game.

1995 game
The 1995 Rookie Challenge took place on February 11 at the America West Arena in Phoenix.

1996 game
The 1996 Rookie Challenge took place on February 10 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

1997 game
The 1997 Rookie Challenge took place on February 8 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland.

* Did not play due to injury

1998 game
The 1998 Rookie Challenge took place on February 8 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.

2000 game
The 2000 Rookie Challenge took place on February 11 at the Oakland Arena in Oakland.

* Did not play due to injury

2001 game
The 2001 Rookie Challenge took place on February 10 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

2002 game
The 2002 Rookie Challenge took place on February 9 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia.

2003 game
The 2003 Rookie Challenge took place on February 8 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta.

2004 game
The 2004 Rookie Challenge took place on February 13 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Said to be the most exciting Rookie Challenge in history due to all the highlight-reel dunks. Much of the hype centered on rookie phenoms LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, who had 33 and 17 points respectively. Amar'e Stoudemire set a then-Rookie Challenge record with 36 points.

2005 game
The 2005 Rookie Challenge took place on February 18 at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

* Did not play due to injury

2006 game
The 2006 Rookie Challenge took place on February 17 at the Toyota Center in Houston.

* Did not play due to injury

2007 game
The 2007 Rookie Challenge took place on February 16 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada.

2009 game
Greg Oden was unable to participate due to injury.

2010 game
Derrick Rose was excused from the Rookie Challenge in consideration of being named to the All-Star Game and his participation in the Skills Challenge. Anthony Morrow was named as a replacement for Derrick Rose.

2011 game
Tyreke Evans was unable to participate due to injury.

James Harden was named Tyreke Evans' replacement.

2012 game
Shortly before the draft for the rosters, Norris Cole and Jeremy Lin were added to the original player pool. A few days before the game, Tiago Splitter was injured and was replaced by Derrick Favors. Lin played only nine minutes in the game, at his request, due to exhaustion from his rise to stardom that month.

Tiago Splitter was unable to participate due to injury.

Kawhi Leonard did not play due to a strained right calf.

Derrick Favors was named Tiago Splitter's replacement.

2013 game
Andre Drummond was unable to participate due to injury. Andrew Nicholson was named Andre Drummond's replacement.

2014 game
Pero Antić was unable to participate due to injury. Miles Plumlee was named Pero Antić's replacement.

2015 game
Adams was unable to participate due to injury. Nurkić was named as Adams' replacement. Carter-Williams was unable to participate due to injuries. Covington was named as Carter-Williams' replacement. Olynyk was unable to participate due to injury. Dellavedova was named as Olynyk's replacement. Nurkić decided to not participate for personal reasons. Papanikolaou was named as Nurkić's replacement.

The World team won against the U.S. 121–112 at the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star weekend. Canada's Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points, and Rudy Gobert added 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Brooklyn's Bojan Bogdanovic of Croatia, and Chicago's Nikola Mirotić of Montenegro added 16 points each for the World team. Victor Oladipo of the Orlando Magic and Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves led the U.S. team with 22 points each. Andrew Wiggins, the 2014 NBA draft 1st overall pick, won the game's MVP award.

2016 game
To celebrate the first time the NBA holds the All-Star game outside of the US, the game makes the World Team the home team instead of Team USA.

Nerlens Noel was unable to participate due to injury.

Devin Booker was named as Noel's replacement. Nikola Mirotić was unable to participate due to injury. Trey Lyles was named as Mirotić's replacement.

Team USA won 157–154 in the highest scoring game in Rising Stars Challenge history. Zach LaVine was named MVP, leading all of the USA team with 30 points while also recording 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Jordan Clarkson, D'Angelo Russell, and Devin Booker all scored over 20 points, with Russell also recording 7 assists. Kristaps Porziņģis and Emmanuel Mudiay led the way for Team World with 30 points each, with Andrew Wiggins also scoring 29 points.

2017 game
Embiid was unable to participate due to a knee injury.

Abrines was named as Embiid's replacement.

Mudiay was unable to participate due to a back injury.

Hernangómez was named as Mudiay's replacement.

2018 game
Malcolm Brogdon was unable to participate due to a leg injury. Taurean Prince was selected as Malcolm Brogdon's replacement. Lonzo Ball was unable to participate due to a knee injury. De'Aaron Fox was selected as Lonzo Ball's replacement.

2019 game
Lonzo Ball was unable to participate due to a left ankle injury. Kevin Knox was selected as Lonzo Ball's replacement.

2020 game
Wendell Carter Jr. was unable to participate due to a right ankle injury. Zion Williamson was selected as Wendell Carter Jr.'s replacement. Tyler Herro was unable to participate due to a sore right ankle. Collin Sexton was selected as Tyler Herro's replacement. Deandre Ayton was unable to participate due to a sore left ankle. Nicolò Melli was selected as Deandre Ayton's replacement.

2021 roster
Due to the downsizing of the All-Star Game due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA All-Star Weekend was not held, and the Rising Stars Challenge was not played. The NBA still named the Rising Stars rosters of first- and second-year players.

2022 roster
Chris Duarte was unable to participate due to a toe injury. Jonathan Kuminga was selected as Chris Duarte's replacement. Davion Mitchell was unable to participate due to a hand injury. Bones Hyland was selected as Davion Mitchell's replacement.

2023 roster
Source:

Coaches
Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah, Deron Williams and Jason Terry

Rookies

 * Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic F
 * Jalen Duren, Detroit Pistons C
 * AJ Griffin, Atlanta Hawks G
 * Jaden Ivey, Detroit Pistons G
 * Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz	C
 * Bennedict Mathurin, Indiana Pacers	G
 * Keegan Murray, Sacramento Kings F
 * Andrew Nembhard, Indiana Pacers G
 * Jabari Smith Jr., Houston Rockets F
 * Jeremy Sochan, San Antonio Spurs F
 * Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder G

Sophomores

 * Jose Alvarado, New Orleans Pelicans	G
 * Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors F
 * Josh Giddey, Oklahoma City Thunder	G
 * Jalen Green, Houston Rockets G
 * Quentin Grimes, New York Knicks G
 * Bones Hyland, Los Angeles Clippers G
 * Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers F
 * Trey Murphy III, New Orleans Pelicans F
 * Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets	C
 * Franz Wagner, Orlando Magic F

NBA G League

 * Sidy Cissoko, G League Ignite G
 * Scoot Henderson, G League Ignite G
 * Mojave King, G League Ignite F
 * Kenneth Lofton Jr., Memphis Hustle	F
 * Mac McClung, Philadelphia 76ers G
 * Leonard Miller, G League Ignite F
 * Scotty Pippen Jr., South Bay Lakers G

Jalen Duren was unable to participate due to injury. Tari Eason was selected as Jalen Duren's replacement. Jalen Green was unable to participate due to injury. Ayo Dosunmu was selected as Jalen Green's replacement.

2024 roster
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Coaches
Pau Gasol, Tamika Catchings, Jalen Rose and Detlef Schrempf

Rookies

 * Bilal Coulibaly, Washington Wizards G
 * Keyonte George, Utah Jazz G
 * Jordan Hawkins, New Orleans Pelicans G
 * Scoot Henderson, Portland Trail Blazers G
 * Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder F
 * Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami Heat F
 * Dereck Lively II, Dallas Mavericks F
 * Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets F
 * Brandin Podziemski, Golden State Warriors G
 * Cason Wallace, Oklahoma City Thunder G
 * Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs F

Sophomores

 * Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic F
 * Dyson Daniels, New Orleans Pelicans G
 * Jalen Duren, Detroit Pistons C
 * Jaden Ivey, Detroit Pistons G
 * Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz	C
 * Bennedict Mathurin, Indiana Pacers G
 * Keegan Murray, Sacramento Kings F
 * Shaedon Sharpe, Portland Trail Blazers G
 * Jabari Smith Jr., Houston Rockets F
 * Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder G

NBA G League

 * Izan Almansa, G League Ignite F
 * Matas Buzelis, G League Ignite F
 * Ron Holland, G League Ignite F
 * Mac McClung, Osceola Magic G
 * Tyler Smith, G League Ignite F
 * Oscar Tshiebwe, Indiana Mad Ants F
 * Alondes Williams, Sioux Falls Skyforce G

Shaedon Sharpe was unable to participate due to injury. Jeremy Sochan was selected as Shaedon Sharpe's replacement. Dyson Daniels was unable to participate due to injury. Vince Williams Jr. was selected as Dyson Daniels's replacement. Ron Holland was unable to participate due to injury. Emoni Bates was selected as Ron Holland's replacement.

Game records
Points
 * Kevin Durant, 46 (2009)
 * Kenneth Faried, 40 (2013)
 * Russell Westbrook, 40 (2010)
 * Tim Hardaway Jr., 36 (2014)
 * Amar'e Stoudemire, 36 (2004)
 * Jamal Murray, 36 (2017)
 * Kyle Kuzma, 35 (2019)
 * Jaylen Brown, 35 (2018)
 * Kyrie Irving, 34 (2012)

Rebounds
 * Andre Drummond, 25 (2014)
 * DeJuan Blair, 23 (2010)
 * Elton Brand, 21 (2000)
 * DeJuan Blair, 15 (2011)
 * DeMarcus Cousins, 14 (2011)
 * Chris Bosh, 14 (2005)
 * Marcus Fizer, 14 (2002)
 * Quentin Richardson, 14 (2001)

Assists
 * John Wall, 22 (2011)
 * Chris Paul, 17 (2007)
 * De'Aaron Fox, 16 (2019)
 * Ben Simmons, 13 (2018)
 * Jordan Farmar, 12 (2008)
 * Jamal Murray, 11 (2017)
 * Chris Paul, 11 (2006)
 * Jamaal Tinsley, 11 (2003)
 * Mike Miller, 11 (2002)
 * Steve Francis, 11 (2000)
 * Damon Stoudamire, 11 (1996)
 * Khalid Reeves, 11 (1995)
 * Trae Young, 10 (2019)
 * Emmanuel Mudiay, 10 (2016)
 * Ricky Rubio, 10 (2013)
 * Isaiah Thomas, 10 (2013)
 * Kemba Walker, 10 (2012)
 * O. J. Mayo, 10 (2010)
 * Ronald Murray, 10 (2004)
 * Jamaal Tinsley, 10 (2002)

Steals
 * Chris Paul, 9 (2007)
 * Eddie Jones, 6 (1995)
 * De'Aaron Fox, 5 (2019)
 * Donovan Mitchell, 5 (2018, 2019)
 * Jason Richardson, 5 (2003)
 * Kenyon Martin, 5 (2002)

Blocks
 * Steven Adams, 4 (2014)
 * Brook Lopez, 3 (2009)
 * Dwight Howard, 3 (2005)

3 Pointers
 * Daniel Gibson, 11 (2008)
 * Jamal Murray, 9 (2017)
 * Frank Kaminsky, 9 (2017)
 * Kyrie Irving, 8 (2012)

Shooting Percentage
 * David Lee, 100% (14–14) (2007)

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Ozone (magazine)

Ozone was an American magazine focusing on hip hop music coverage from the Southern United States and operated from 2002 to 2010. It was founded in Orlando, Florida in 2002 by Julia Beverly. In 2006, the magazine relocated its headquarters to Atlanta.

The magazine provided early coverage of southern artists including Stat Quo, Pitbull, and T-Pain. It has also included articles on musicians from other parts of the U.S. Ozone, including New York City rapper Saigon on the cover of the April 2006 issue and Chicago emcee Twista on the cover of its January 2006, and October 2007 issues.

The magazine has a small number of staff and contributors. In addition to publisher and editor-in-chief Julia Beverly, features editor Eric Perrin and music editor Randy Roper make frequent contributions. Other contributors include recording artist Killer Mike, Charlamagne, mixtape artist DJ Wally Sparks, Wendy Day (founder of Rap Coalition, and contributor to Murder Dog magazine), Rohit Loomba and DJ ADG.

Awards
The first annual Ozone Awards were held on August 6, 2006, and were hosted by Mississippi emcee David Banner and Miami emcee Trina. Ozone Magazine held its second annual Ozone Award Show on August 13, 2007 at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Florida, in conjunction with the TJ's DJs Tastemakers Conference. The 3rd Annual Ozone Award and TJs DJs Tastemakers Conference was held on the weekend of August 8–11, 2008 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The awards focused on southern artists mostly and included performances by Lil Wayne, David Banner, 8 Ball, Pimp C, and Too Short. Ozone magazine disestablished in 2010.

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You haters can try to stop WHITEDAWG, but we his THUGS and we STILL here to change the game. THUGlife 15:58, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) THUGlife 15:58, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Oppose
 * 1) Strong Oppose This use and the person who nominated him, THUGlife have made repeated personal attacks and verbal assaults on fellow contributors, even to the point of what can only be construed as death threats. -CunningLinguist 07:02, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) The number of reverted contributions of BrowardPlaya, and his response to those reverts make him ill-suited to be an admin, so strong oppose. And Thug, how about a grammar lesson? Aecis 11:36, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose - he hasn't changed since the last time I voted this way - rernst 15:40, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Quack
 * 1) SPUI (talk) 17:22, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) I'm a true playa but can be da quack when shit's hittin' da fan, yo. Inter\Echo 17:28, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Opposing neutrality
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Talk:Rising Stars Challenge

2007 Game Coaches?
Does anyone know who coached the game in 2007 for each side? All websites I have found name the coaches as "TBA" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gpasqualicchio (talk • contribs) 00:26, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Del Harris and Tom Thibadoau, I think. Basketball  110   vandalise me  15:16, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

 * The head coaches at least should be the lead assistants for the All-Star game coaches. Can't actually find who it was listed anywhere. I just added the 2008 coaches though. Novastarj (talk) 23:32, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Rosters
Should the rosters section be split into another page? Basketball 110   vandalise me  15:16, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

I think maybe we should put the rosters and coaches by year on another page with an all-time list of participants by team on the main page as well as records. I will take care of all of this if someone wants to create the new page for past years rosters and coaches. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gpasqualicchio (talk • contribs) 15:54, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

About Finished
I have put on this page just about every bit of information possible about this game. The last few things to possibly do:

 * Find those 2007 assistant and head coaches
 * Break down the year-by-year rosters/coaches into a separate page
 * Expand on the opening paragraph with more about the game.

I'm leaving this in your guys' hands. Good luck

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Page moved to NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge. Vegaswikian (talk) 01:54, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge → Rising Stars Challenge – Relisted.Favonian (talk) 23:48, 16 February 2012 (UTC) Reflect new rebranded name of event, supported in news sources by WP:COMMONNAME. 251 ghits for "Rising Stars Challenge" vs 38 for "Rookie Challenge". Sponsorships are transient, and not commonly used in sources, so no need to prefix with current sponsor, BBVA. Also, not using prefix of "NBA All-Star Weekend" from previous name, again per WP:COMMONNAME; the opening sentence in the lead explains it is part of NBA All-Star Weekend. There are no other "Rising Stars Challenge"s out there to disambiguate that would require the prefix.—Bagumba (talk) 07:30, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Dropped a note about this at WT:NBA. Jenks24 (talk) 04:33, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 *  Weak support. For consistency, I would like to see this article moved to NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge, in line with other NBA All-Star Weekend events. If all of the events are going to be moved, I'll support moving this to Rising Stars Challenge. — MT (talk) 17:54, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes. The plan was to gain consensus here to remove "NBA All-Star Weekend", and then we can apply to remainder of articles. The prefix is unnecessary per WP:PRECISE: "Be precise, but only as precise as necessary. For example, it would be inappropriate to title an article 'United States Apollo program (1961–75)' over Apollo program" —Bagumba (talk) 18:14, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Good to hear. I'll definitely support the other RM as well. — MT (talk) 18:21, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, the reason I added "NBA All-Star Weekend" to the title is that there are other Slam Dunk contests or Three-point Shooting competitions and it serves as a way to disambiguate. And all the other contests also have "NBA All-Star Weekend" in the title because I want them to be consistent.— Chris! c / t 23:12, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Slam Dunk Contest currently redirects to NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest. Three-Point Shootout also redirects to NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout.  They both seems like the proper WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. So naming consistency is not be an issue for removing the prefix.  We can still have redirects with the "NBA All-Star Weekend" prefix, but the actual article shouldn't add them when it is already the primary topic.—Bagumba (talk) 00:05, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Support either "Rising Stars Challenge", or "NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge". The important thing is that the game is no longer called the "Rookie Challenge". Zagal e jo^^^ 23:49, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: pages moved per WP:PRECISION -- JHunterJ (talk) 17:32, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

– Per an earlier discussion, the "NBA All-Star Weekend" prefix was originally added to the article names for disambiguation. However, Rising Stars Challenge currently redirects to NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge, as does Slam Dunk Contest to NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest, and Three-Point Shootout to NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout. Moreover, the NBA event is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for each name, respectively, based on usage in sources. The prefix should be removed per WP:PRECISE. —Bagumba (talk) 23:32, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge → Rising Stars Challenge
 * NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest → Slam Dunk Contest
 * NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout → Three-Point Shootout
 * No objection.— Chris! c / t 01:56, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Moving this page makes sense, but I feel the others need some disambiguation (perhaps just adding NBA to the title). Hot Stop UTC 14:18, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
 * A Google search on "Slam Dunk Contest" provides a large majority (> 90% by my estimate) of hits to the NBA All-Star game's dunk content. Similar case for a search on "Three Point Shootout". This supports the NBA article being the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC.  If any other types of "Slam Dunk Contest" or "Three Point Shootout" exist, they should be noted in a hatnote.  Putting an "NBA" prefix for disambiguation for these article violates WP:PRECISE.  Please provide evidence for discussion of other specific types of "Slam Dunk Contest" or "Three Point Shootout" that support the NBA articles not being the primary topic.  Currently, Slam Dunk Contest redirects to NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest, and Three-Point Shootout redirects to NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout.—Bagumba (talk) 16:21, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Support change for this article and the Three Point Shootout article. For the Slam Dunk Contest,  while the NBA one is the most popular, the generic term should be left open for the history (it started in the ABA) and overview of lesser known ones at college, high school, and other pro leagues. The NBA one should be shortened to "NBA Slam Dunk Contest".70.58.207.128 (talk) 01:31, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
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Rising Star Award?
On some player infoboxes, there is an "NBA Rising Star" award under "Career Awards and Achievements". Why isn't this on all players who have participated in this event? --76.116.170.226 (talk) 14:03, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

States for American players
State flags were added for the American players of the 2015 game with this edit. The U.S. state is irrelevant when the game is US vs World. It's WP:UNDUE, as sources generally don't (if at all) present the US roster based on US states, and WP:OR is used to choose birth state vs home state vs current state of residence. It should be removed.—Bagumba (talk) 10:18, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:Uplift (science fiction)

Great Ape Trust
The Great Ape Trust is NOT an experiment in uplift. This is "biological" uplift, not "cultural" uplift. In the Great Ape Trust, there is no attempt to alter the biological (e.g. genetic) structure of the apes. I plan to remove all references to the Great Ape Trust if no one objects. Samw 12:56, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * The article covers both types, and should be moved to a more general name. - Omegatron 20:27, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * How about moving the current article to "Uplift (science fiction)"? Samw 03:23, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't really see a reason for moving the content... Paranoid 09:11, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Then may I remove "Great Ape Trust". That's cultural uplift not biological.  Science fiction distinguishes between "cultural contamination" and "uplift" where the species is physically changed, either genetically or via technological augmentation. Great Ape Trust is mostly a study and partly a cultural uplift where great apes are taught new things.  Samw 23:40, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * How about we move the references to cultural uplift to Cultural uplift? TomDS 13:03, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

 * If you have enough material for a separate article on cultural uplift by all means. As it stands, it's useful in the current article to scope the definition of biological uplift. Samw 16:39, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

 * After a quick search it appears there is enough information for a page on cultural uplift, however it would be incorrect to say that I have enough information. TomDS 18:08, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Standard procedure on Wikipedia then is to keep adding material to the existing article (i.e. this one) until there's enough for the information to be split off into a separate article. Samw 04:27, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Bootstrapping
I think that Bootstrapping (science fiction) should be merged with this article. It appears to be the same concept, only with different literary references.
 * Bootstrapping appears to be cultural. This article is about physical changes to the organism so I think it merits the distinct article. Samw 01:15, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

2001
Should there be a reference to Arthur C. Clarke's 2001? One of the key points of the book and the movie was that the Monolith builders uplifted humanity's ancestors into sentience
 * I've added with a reference. Feel free to elaborate or cite more references. Samw 03:34, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Examples
The examples used in this article seem to be randomly selected and inserted by fans to provide exposure for books they like. If the idea is really notable, then notable examples that significantely expanded or promulagated the idea need to be identified, not simply every book that has something vaguely similar occur. My removal of 3 examples was reverted. Wikipedia is not papaer, but nor is it a collection of indiscriminate facts. If people just want to make the article into a list of books that have uplifted animals, such an article can be created. Naming a book and describing the animals in it contributes nothing understanding without context.Yobmod (talk) 07:58, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Point taken. Would you agree a list of books with uplift is useful?  Perhaps we could convert that section into such a list with the hope that it will eventually be refactored into a separate article?  (BTW, I didn't add that section originally; I just want to have as much information in Wikipedia as possible.)  Samw (talk) 03:38, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

 * That would work for me. A section discussing the phenomenon, and a seperate section for a list that can be spun off as it grows.Yobmod (talk) 10:48, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Uncontacted people
Couldn't the term also apply to uncontacted peoples in our world? or event formerly uncontacted peoples. --Voidvector (talk) 12:05, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, if you assume that uncontacted people are less intelligent than others, and upon contact they are genetically engineered to make them more intelligent. Which has never happened, so no.Yobmod (talk) 12:15, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Doesn't the term "uplift" simply mean to give a civilization advanced technology and advanced cultural definition? Why does it even have to be biological/genetic? --Voidvector (talk) 13:17, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Because this article is not "Uplift", it is "biological uplift" as science fiction term. If anthropologist have a term for what you are describing, i don't know what it is.Yobmod (talk) 13:26, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * We should probably add a section on "cultural uplift" for the mere bestowment of advanced technology. Samw (talk) 00:07, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
 * But that isn't a type of "biological uplift", the SF concept that is the the subject of this article. Do you have any references about cultural uplift? If so, then make a new article.

Proposed deletion
I object to this article being deleted. While clearly it can be improved, it's been properly categorized by the SF project as "start" class and "low" importance. But that doesn't mean it should be deleted. Samw (talk) 21:25, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Mass Effect - Volus were NOT uplifted
The Volus race was not uplifted by the Turians: they were a space-faring race long before the Turians were discovered by the Council. On the other hand, both the Krogan and the Drell were uplifted respectively by the Salarian, during the Rachni War, and by the Hanar. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.23.177.34 (talk) 23:32, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Unable to Edit?
There is no "edit" option on the page, as there are a couple of errors I wished to fix. 76.214.109.17 (talk) 08:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Nevermind. That was weird... 76.214.109.17 (talk) 08:27, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Guardians of the Galaxy?
Would Rocket Raccoon count as a good example of uplift in pop-culture? The description of how he was made was brief, but seems like a really good pop-culture example to run with to explain the concept to an average person.  - Chrontius (talk) 07:36, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke
I'm surprised the article doesn't list Clarke's classic novel, in which humanity is raised to higher plane of development by aliens. 24.55.33.124 (talk) 04:33, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Could you add it please? --Fixuture (talk) 19:37, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

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The result of the move request was: not moved. Favonian (talk) 16:27, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

– The only article with the name "Uplift" that isn't a partial title match. Also the highest in terms of pageviews. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 11:53, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Uplift (science fiction) → Uplift
 * Uplift → Uplift (disambiguation)
 * Strong oppose plenty of other meanings for "Uplift", but uplift in books means geologic uplift. This use however is WP:RECENT fan-speak, and not sure that this article is correctly titled: better Move to improvement of species (science fiction) per description found in the most famous source, The Island of Doctor Moreau. If it is not called "uplift" by HG Wells why is this article titled by that name? In ictu oculi (talk) 14:36, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose: Obviously not the primary meaning of "uplift". —BarrelProof (talk) 17:58, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Certainly no primary topic here. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:05, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

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Erik Daniels

Erik Christopher Daniels (born April 1, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He has played for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA, along with the Fayetteville Patriots and the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League. He played his college basketball at the University of Kentucky.

College career
After graduating from Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio, Daniels went on to the University of Kentucky, where he played his way into the starting lineup his junior and senior year.

Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2004 NBA draft, Daniels was signed by the Kings as a free agent. He got very limited playing time in the 2004-05 NBA season, amassing a mere 13 points and 18 rebounds over the span of 21 games. Daniels was released by the Kings on October 17, 2005, and signed with the D-League's Fayetteville Patriots.

In the 2006–2007 season he played with the Angelico Biella of the Italian Serie A league, and in the summer of 2007 he was signed by Lottomatica Roma for the next two seasons. He was selected with the 7th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA D-League Draft by the Erie BayHawks. On February 11, 2009, Daniels would become the first BayHawk selected to the NBA D-League All-Star game. He would be named an alternate on the All-Star game's blue team.

On March 19, 2010, he joined Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon from the Israeli Basketball Super League, with whom he won the 2010 championship.

On November 7, 2013, Erik returned to Ukrainian Superleague, having signed a contract with BC Odesa.

On November 29, 2014, he signed with Argentinian team Quimsa.

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User talk:Lleague Of Responsible Trolls

The Lleague Of Responsible Trolls seeks members committed to improving Wikipedia by adherence to a neutral point of view and other Wikipedia policies, and reducing the threat from rogue admins.
 * OK, sounds good. Sign me up.  Do I get a membership card?  — Chameleon 00:07, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure I'd like to be identified by such a title, but I think its pretty obvious I share your postulated goals. See User_talk:Sam_Spade for more. Cheers,

 * Sam Spade 18:32, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm in! Palm probss 02:49, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * And me - re membership cards - I think you'll have to make them yourself! Involved in trolling 5 July 2005 16:11 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marc L'Heureux

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was delete. — Xezbeth 19:33, Jun 16, 2005 (UTC)

Marc L'Heureux
200 odd hits on Google but none seem relevant, seems like hoax. And the creator IP has vandalized other pages. --Etacar11 16:11, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as unverifiable, likely prank. -- Infrogmation 17:15, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, maybe send to BJAODN. --Sn0wflake 23:49, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. NeoJustin 02:04, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete vanity hoax. JamesBurns 05:03, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Don't Delete whoever this marc l'heureux is hasn't complained about it. the IP address might be the same as others because of a server.  if it is the same person, or mr. l'heureux complains, then delete it because it will then be obvious that it is a fake.
 * (unsigned comment by User:12.75.242.223)
 * Don't Deleteyou don't know that this is a false or a prank. there could have been a marc l'heureux.
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Manasir

The Manasir people (المناصير) constitute one of many Sunni Arab riverine tribes of Northern Sudan. They are not to be confused with the Manasir of the Persian Gulf region in the Arabian Peninsula-based mainly in the United Arab Emirates. They inhabit the region of the Fourth Cataract of the Nile and call their homeland Dar al-Manasir. Similar to their neighbouring tribes, the upstream Rubatab (الرباطاب) and the downstream Shaiqiyah (الشايقيّة), the Manasir are an indigenous Nile culture who adopted Islam and speak Arabic as their first language. Unlike other riverine tribes of Sudan, a considerable part of their population lives as Bedouins in the adjacent Bayuda Desert. The nomadic life of herding their stock of goats, sheep and camels in desert valleys is however limited for many to the rainy season, coinciding with the annual inundation of the Nile.

Origin
Similar to other Arab tribes, the people trace their origins back to one historical ancestor. According to the current oral tradition of many Manasir, this person is called Mansur and belongs to the line of descendants of al-'Abbas, the uncle of Muhammad. According to their self-presentation in a publication by a committee of Manasir responsible for relocation issues resulting from the Merowe Dam, which is going to affect all villages of Dar al-Manasir, multiple explanations of their origin are offered (LAGNAH 2005:2):
 * 1) The Manasir living in Gezira claim that their apical forefather is called Mansur bin Qahtan (منصور بن قحطان), belonging to the Southern Arabs called Qahtaniin (القحطانيين).
 * 2) Some historians (sources not mentioned) trace the origin of the Manasir back to the Kawahla (الكواهلة), saying that they are sons of Mansur bin 'Aim (منصور بن عايم).
 * 3) Other historians (sources not mentioned) insist that they are the descendants of a group of cousins from a Shaiqi clan called al-Hankab (الحنكاب), who had to migrate after internal fights. According to the last opinion Mansur is a direct descendant of King Sabir (الملك صبير).

Earlier travellers witnessed Beja and Bisharin influences from the Red Sea Hills among the Manasir (INNES 1931:187). Strong similarities of their burial customs with that of the Nubians can still be observed (cf. CAVENDISH 1966, Local beliefs among the Manasir).

Critical research suggests that the current Manasir community should be viewed as a voluntary amalgamation throughout the centuries between indigenous mostly Nubian groups, descendants of emigrating Arabs and recruited tribal minorities living among them or in the adjoining areas. By recognizing a common genealogical pedigree, all members of the tribe establish a system of mutual respect, rights and obligations, thereby uniting themselves in their claims for land and other resources against neighbouring tribes. Varying detailed charts of their genealogy can be studied in SALIH (1999:20) and TAIYEB (1969:between 4-5).

The current Manasir clans are divided into Riverain Manasir (Manasir al-Nil, مناصير النيل) and Bedouin Manasir (Manasir al-Badiyah, مناصير البادية), (cf. TAIYEB 1969:2). During the dry season some clans migrate to the desert area of the Kababish tribe to the west (Khala' Kabushiyah, خلاء كبوشية) others to the grazing grounds of Wad Hamid (بادية ود حامد) in the Ga'ali Country (الجعليين) or to the Rubatab (الرباطاب) Country. (cf. LAGNAH 1969:3, TAIYEB 1969:2)
 * Manasir al-Nil: al-Wahabab (الوهاب), al-Suleimaniyah (السليمانية), al-Kabanah (الكبانة), al-Diqeisab (الدقيساب), al-Hamsab (الهامزاب), al-Ga'al (الجعل), al-'Ababsah (العبابسة), al-Farei'ab (الفريعاب) [Rubatab], al-Hamdatiab (الحمدتياب) [Shaiqi] and al-'Amasib (العماسيب).
 * Manasir al-Badiyah: sharing the grazing grounds of Abisba' (ابسباع) and Sani (سانى) are al-Khabra (الخبرا), al-Hamamir (الحمامير), al-Muleikab (المليكاب) and al-Kagbab (الكجباب).

Population
The de facto population of the Manasir (in the Shiri Rural Council) in 1993 had been 30,000, according to data of The Federal Department of Statistics of Sudan cited and empirically verified by SALIH (1999:10-11). The publication of the Manasir committee is talking about 33,000 residents and 17,000 non-resident Manasir (تعداد السكان المقيمين فى 92/1993 م=33.000 نسمة, تعداد الاسر المترددة فى92/1993 م=17.000 نسمة), (LAGNAH 2005:6). Both figures remain vague and don't specify to what extent they include the Bedouin Manasir in the Bayudah Desert.

Tribal marks
Like other tribes in Sudan, most Manasir of the grown-up generations have tribal marks (Shilukh, الشلوخ) which possibly originate from a Sheikh's animal burning mark (Wasm, وسم). The tribal marks are cut with a razor on the cheeks of a child to mark it belonging to a specific tribe. Among the Donqolawi and the Shaiqiya these marks usually consist of three horizontal scars, among the Rubatab and the Ga'aliin the lines are vertical, the scars in the case of the Rubatab being rather larger and closer together (cf. CROWFOOT 131–132). The Manasir do not have a unique design of tribal marks, but copy either the upstream or downstream neighbouring tribes.

Economy and culture
The riverain Manasir pursue small scale agriculture on alluvial soils in the immediate vicinity of the Nile. Their most important cash crop sold on the national market is a wide variety of dates (cf. Date Cultivation in Dar al-Manasir). They are also renowned for their skill in building mud houses (Galus, جالوص) and they used to float wood from the region of Atbarah (cf. TAIYEB 1969:3, SALIH 1999:152).

Their material culture is simple and consists mainly of a variety of storage containers and tools (cf. Material Culture of the Manasir). An insight into their culture and perception can be obtained by studying the Diwan of their recent poet Ibrahim 'Ali Salman.

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Greg Gagne (wrestler)

Gregory Alan Gagne (born July 27, 1948) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is the son of Verne Gagne. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he achieved his biggest success as one-half of tag team the High Flyers with Jim Brunzell. The High Flyers enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds within the American Wrestling Association (AWA) with the likes of Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza, Pat Patterson and Ray "The Crippler" Stevens, the East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse "The Body" Ventura), and the Sheiks (Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell).

American Wrestling Association
Schooled in the fundamentals of amateur wrestling by his father as a teenager, Gagne started wrestling professionally in 1972 in his father's promotion, the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Gagne formed the team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell, and on July 7, 1977 they defeated Duncum and Lanza to win the AWA World Tag Team Championship. The Flyers successfully defended the title in rematches with the former champions as well as other contenders within the AWA ranks for nearly 15 months before they had to vacate the title due to an injury that Jim Brunzell sustained while playing in a charity softball game. The title was awarded to Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens in late September 1978. The Flyers regained the title in June 1981 from The East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse "The Body" Ventura). The Flyers held the title for a little more than two years before dropping it to Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell on June 26, 1983. Though the Flyers came close to regaining the title on several occasions, they never recaptured it. The team parted ways shortly thereafter, with Gagne entering into singles competition while Brunzell worked frequently as both a singles and tag team wrestler before departing for the World Wrestling Federation in 1985.

From 1984 to 1986, Gagne was involved in a feud with Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie's army, which at the time included King Kong Brody. The feud also saw Greg's retired father Verne return briefly for a number of matches. The David vs. Goliath feel to the Brody/Gagne feud boosted attendance at the time, a trend that might have continued, giving the AWA a much needed shot in the arm. Before the feud could be marketed to its full potential, Brody left the AWA. Meanwhile, in 1985, Gagne began an ill-fated and short-lived metamorphosis, becoming a member of Sgt. Slaughter's Cobra Corps. The idea saw a fatigues-clad Gagne teaming with Slaughter.

In the later 1980s, Gagne feuded with Curt Hennig, Ron Garvin, and Larry Zbyszko and briefly resurrected his feud with Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie. His feud with Hennig over the AWA title only heated up when both fathers, Verne and Larry Hennig, became embroiled in the feud interfering on behalf of their sons during many of their matches. Gagne apparently won the title on several occasions only to have the belt returned to Hennig on technicality, à la the Dusty finish.

It was during this time that the AWA created the AWA International Television Championship. Gagne defeated Adrian Adonis in a tournament to be crowned the first TV champion. Ron Garvin defeated Gagne for the TV title in the fall of 1988, hitting Gagne with a foreign object to get the pin. The belt was held up until a showdown at SuperClash III. Gagne won the belt back as the result of a count out.

After SuperClash III, the AWA stripped Jerry Lawler of the World Title (Lawler eventually left the AWA and competed in the USWA as that federation's World champion). It was then decided that the new champion would be determined in a battle royal in February 1989. Many fans expected either Gagne or Slaughter to win the title that night and the crowd reacted with shock when both were eliminated late in the match. The crowd was even more stunned when Larry Zbyszko became the new champion by eliminating Tom Zenk to end the match. Gagne challenged Larry Zbyszko for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship at War in the Windy City, but was unsuccessful. It was also around this time the Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie attacked Verne Gagne during an interview. As a result, Gagne turned his attention to Adnan in a feud that eventually involved a young Kokina Maximus. Gagne's wrestling career ended during a match for the vacated AWA World Tag Team Title. Gagne and Paul Diamond were facing The Destruction Crew in the finals when Adnan and Kokina came to the ring and confronted Gagne. Kokina slammed Gagne on the cement floor outside the ring and then splashed his leg, apparently doing damage to Gagne's knee. Gagne retired due to the injury and began to work in the broadcast booth and in production. Publicly, he enlisted the help of Jerry Blackwell to exact revenge on Adnan and Kokina. Despite the build up, the match never occurred.

Following an ongoing exodus of talent and the disastrous Team Challenge Series, the AWA became inactive in late 1990. The Gagnes made an attempt to revive the AWA in May 1991, but were unsuccessful. Gagne teamed with Wahoo McDaniel to face the Destruction Crew in the main event of the last AWA show promoted by Verne Gagne in May 1991. After the AWA closed for good, Gagne worked as a road agent for World Championship Wrestling for a couple of years. While working for his father's AWA, Gagne received $100,000 in workman's compensation benefits. This money would later play a role in his bankruptcy proceedings.

World Wrestling Federation
Although he worked the majority of his career for his father's promotion, Gagne made some rare appearances in the then World Wrestling Federation, current day WWE.

Gagne's first appearance in the WWF (at that time under the World Wide Wrestling Federation "WWWF" banner) was in 1977, in a match for WWWF TV-Tapings at Madison Square Garden, where he defeated Johnny Rodz.

Gagne's second appearance in the WWF was on April 24, 1980, where he defeated preliminary wrestler Jose Estrada in a match for WWF-TV Tapings at MSG.

Gagne's third and final appearance in the WWF was at the Showdown at Shea event on August 9, 1980, where he defeated Rick McGraw.

Other promotions
Apart from the WWF, Gagne made some other rare appearances in other territories, though many of these appearances would be the result of the AWA exchanging their talent with other promotions.

In 1976, Gagne would make his first appearance in wrestling outside his father's promotion, appearing at a Central States Wrestling event, where Gagne teamed up with Pat O' Connor to take on the team of Baron von Raschke and Ernie Ladd.

Gagne's final appearance in CSW was when Gagne teamed up with Jim Brunzell to defeat the team of Bennie Ramirez and Moose Morowski.

Gagne would make multiple appearances through the course of 1977 and 1978 at NWA St. Louis Wrestling and Maple Leaf Wrestling, where he often would be paired up with Jim Brunzell to defend their AWA World Tag Team Titles.

Gagne would later appear in the Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association, where he and Brunzell would successfully defend their titles against the team of Frankie Laine and Mike Boyer.

Through the course of 1982 and 1984, Gagne would often travel to Japan and make appearances for All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he would team with Jim Brunzell as well.

On May 11, 1984, Gagne and Brunzell appeared at a Georgia Championship Wrestling event, where they defeated the team of Jimmy Duke and Rooster Griffin.

On September 19, 1985, Gagne appeared at a Jim Crockett Promotions event, where he teamed up with Sgt. Slaughter (as Brunzell by the time left the AWA for the WWF) to take on the team of Nick Bockwinkel and Larry Zbyszko. Bockwinkel and Zbyszko would win the match by disqualification.

Gagne's last appearance outside the AWA would come in 1988, at a CWA event, where he defeated Terry Adonis.

Personal life
Gagne played football at the University of Minnesota from 1967 to 1969. He transferred to the University of Wyoming in 1970 where he played ten games as quarterback.

Gagne appeared in the 1974 movie, The Wrestler. He also made a brief appearance in the movie Highlander during the opening scene at Madison Square Garden.

Greg was married to Mary Gail (Graiziger) Gagne and has three children. Mary Gail Gagne died on March 29, 2019. Greg inducted his father, Verne Gagne, into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 1, 2006.

When his run with WCW was over, he sold Mitsubishi cars in Minnesota. On April 30, 2006, it was announced that Gagne would be working for World Wrestling Entertainment full-time as a road agent, starting at Backlash. He also worked at WWE's training camp Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). He later parted ways with WWE. He runs a small commodity trading fund on behalf of retired AWA talent. In addition, in 2009, Gagne opened a professional wrestling school in Mound, Minnesota. He has also coached football.

Championships and accomplishments

 * American Wrestling Association
 * AWA International Television Championship (2 times)
 * AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jim Brunzell
 * Cauliflower Alley Club
 * Tag Team Award (2016) – with Jim Brunzell
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI Tag Team of the Year (1982) with Jim Brunzell
 * Ranked No. 169 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
 * Ranked No. 49 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Jim Brunzell in 2003.
 * Pro Wrestling This Week
 * Wrestler of the Week (January 10–16, 1988)
 * Wrestler of the Week (March 20–26, 1988) tied with Steve O
 * World Wrestling Council
 * WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jim Brunzell

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Talk:Oahu Railway and Land Company

ALW or ALCO?
In the following excerpt:
 * On December 31, 1947 a final excursion carrying company President Walter Dillingham (Benjamin Dillingham's son), along with a numerous guests, departed from the Kahuku behind American Locomotive Works steam engine number 70 which worked its way through 71.4 miles of beautiful O‘ahu countryside back to the Honolulu station.

Shouldn't that be American Locomotive Company (ALCO)? I didn't correct it because there could have been an American Locomotive Works, but it doesn't sound right to me. slambo 16:14, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)

Yes, you are correct, ALCO, American Locomotive Company. Chiddix and Simpson (2004), page 312 24.221.164.71 19:34, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Bike Path Conversion
I believe a signficant part of this railroad's right of way has been converted to bike paths. If that's the case, I think this article should discuss that. JNW2 02:10, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

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User:Codemander

About Me
I am a busy Singaporean IT Profession working my life through paying for my house, my car, my taxes and serving my country.

I specialise in Information Security Management but is not interested in hacking...

Posted my first ever article in Wikipedia in Jun 05!

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Harry Potter task force/General

On the infobox for Godric's Hollow I left the affiliation blank because I wasn't sure on how to word it exactly and I left appearance blank as I forgot in which book they first mentioned it. If anyone could add these two things, that would be great. -Hoekenheef 16:15, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

There seems to be a bit of a dispute between myself and User:67.171.180.209 over whether the Dursley family should have their own page or not. Personally, I think that they are fine being on the Relatives of Harry Potter page, but the afore mentioned user does not seem to think so. If any of you have an opinion on this matter, please states it here. Thank you. -Hoekenheef 19:15, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Just an opinion, but I think the Dursley family should stay where they are, simply because without them the 'Relatives' page is going to be pretty empty. While I speculate that the Author may introduce us to (possibly remote) members of his father's family over the next two books, until that happens I see no reason to create two really short articles when one middling-short one will do fine. Kevin Wells 16:37, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I agree with leaving them under Relatives. After all, they are not central to the novels. If you only see the characters in the first chapter and then briefly in the final chapter of the books, then the truly do not merit their own page. Mukk 13.29, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Agree with that. Petunia will soon need her own page, although at the moment, she is just another Dursley. Jotomicron | talk 09:53, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Neatnate's HP List
For your reference, User:Neatnate/hplist is a huge list of articles.

British Columbia Injunction
I added a blurb under Harry Potter and one under Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and uploaded a copy of the injunction regarding the pre-sales restrictions Raincoast was granted by the BC court. As it would likely be nice to add more links to other people's discussion of the issue, it may merit moving to its own article page, to conserve space in the other articles... thoughts?
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User:Arcaner

Hello all,

I'm a student at the University of Michigan-Flint with a major in accounting. I'm here to share my vast knowledge of totally useless stuff with the world.

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