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Talk:Anneliese van der Pol

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I think this article needs to be cutdown or all that needs to be merged together.--SkreeHunter 02:33, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

It should also be checked for grammatical errors. FamousBobby 04:55, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Citations Needed
This page does not have any citings at all, and the crediblity of many of those asserted facts are in question. Anonymous 1.12pm 19th April 2006 (UTC+10).

I agree with this. However, many of the pieces of information, such as the trivia for example, can be found in an official correspondence from Anneliese and magazine articles which are located at the Yahoo group. Other statements such as being suspended from school for a dress code violation definately need citation. -Shifty506101

How can Anneliese be a Naturalized United States Citizen if her mother (whom according to the article is from Brooklyn) is a U.S. Citizen? If this were the case, most likely, Anneliese was a born U.S. citizen and would therefore retain dual citizenship (U.S. because of her mother, and Dutch because of her Dutch father along with Netherlands being her birth country, although the deciding factor in her Dutch citizenship is the fact that her father has Dutch Citizenship.)

My father was born to an American father and Canadian mother. He was only granted Canadian citizenship. He can, however, apply for American dual citizenship, and most likely recieve it.

 * If she was born to a Dutch father, in the Netherlands, would that not mean see was a Dutch-American Actress, not an American actress? Is the "American" reference to her nationality or the country in which she is an actress? 03vaseyj 22:36, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Live or Die?
When and where was this released? Because the only "Live or Die" I found was a 2003 South Korean movie apparently about organized crime. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349663/

DanTD 18:01, 28 June 2006 (EST)

Diseny Channel
Is she still a diseny star her show has ended? --gdaly7 (talk) 15:29, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

"theatre credits" table needs to be fixed
the "theatre credits" table is all messed up, anyone care to fix it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrjinxed (talk • contribs) 02:56, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

DUI arrest
I'm restoring the description of her DUI arrest. It's certainly germane to maintaining a neutral point-of-view (NPOV); this is an encyclopedia, not a marketing site. It's not libelous, as there are many notable references on the Web to the arrest, her blood alcohol level, and plea of no contest. - Johnlogic (talk) 18:11, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

current image sucks..
current image used is http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Anneliesevanderpol_as_belle_in_beautyandthebeast.jpg

she looks like ~50-60 years old there :O can't we find a better pic? 83.109.223.240 (talk) 18:02, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure. All we need is for you or someone else to release one under a CC-BY-SA 3.0 license. Now go take the photos and upload them for us! Thanks! Elizium23 (talk) 18:06, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Nationality context in intro sentence
Per MOS:CONTEXTBIO what goes there is where notable activities occurred. She has lived in the US since age 3 and has done nothing in the Netherlands as a notable actress or singer. Her birth location and dual nationality are covered in article but are basically irrelevant to why she is notable. Geraldo Perez (talk) 02:21, 24 September 2019 (UTC)
 * There is nothing in the MOS that says her dual citizenship should not be mentioned. I do not see your rationale as valid; nobody has to "do something" in their country of citizenship to retain citizenship there, so why would her lack of activity reduce our motivation for mentioning it? Elizium23 (talk) 06:56, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

Ouch!!!
I know WP:NOTFORUM applies, but may I just volunteer that that is a HORRIBLE photo of this most lovely woman. Her makeup is gaudy, her clothing is over the top, and her accessories are unfortunate. I am not sure if she was trying to gross us out with the video, but my theory is that van der Pol has a lot of stage experience as an actress, and so she applied stage makeup, which looks as horrible as this in video close-ups. In any case, we will need to replace this photo with a more flattering one as soon as humanly possible, or I may need to de-watchlist. Elizium23 (talk) 03:05, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Really? Looks like no response required. Jmg38 (talk) 17:56, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

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Striking out comments
Don't be so dramatic, I don't recall that, but if I did, I'm sorry. I don't know what was I thinking (literally). I hope I didn't strike anything important.--T-man, the wise 05:26, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't it be marked in red if I did so? I don't get it. I mean, I could be. I do remember reading your comment already striked, but I don't remember doing it or having a purpose to do that. And there is the lack of red marking in the comparison page... I guess that will remain a scary mistery, hehe.--T-man, the wise 05:34, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Me and my sockpuppet
Hey man! I mean, hey myself! I must be speaking to myself, since T-man, that infinitely wise scarecrow says we are sock puppets: can you believe this crazy page he's created? One thing I don't get... how can we be the same person when you live in Utah and I live in Edmonton? Ciao man, or as they say in Mérida, ciao man. -- Dyslexic agnostic 23:44, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

 * I can't believe it... you just proved that you can't be a sock puppet, and he still doesn't get it... enough to make you scream!!! At least wikipedia is never boring with the likes of T-Man around. -- Dyslexic agnostic 04:56, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

 * No! I went to see, but there is no decision re sock puppets yet!  Where is it? -- Dyslexic agnostic 23:40, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Nevermind... I now see the "unrelated" statement. All right!  Good to know... I was starting to get confused... -- Dyslexic agnostic 23:43, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

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Deleted GraalOnline article maliciously recreated secretly in german...
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Talk:Proteus mirabilis

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how do you become infected with proteus miribillis —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.33.241.34 (talk • contribs)

 * I belive most cases occour due to cathertizeation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidB (talk • contribs)

 * This is true of UTIs in some cases. It is an organism that lives in the digestive tract however, so wiping from back to front can also cause infection.  An article did also state that males who aren't circumcised can have the organism under the foreskin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.4.109.19 (talk • contribs)

What is the Zappa unit

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Autotroph or heterotroph?
Aritcle should note whether proteus mirabilis is an autotroph or heterotroph. I do not know and it is surprisingly difficult to find out. it is amazing that you can change anything on this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.65.231.187 (talk) 23:17, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

i would like to know about infection with proteus mirabilis
i know somebody that had 2 surgeris caused of this proteus, first was to ear, osteomastoidita, and second an abces to small cerebel, left part. after was surgered to eliminate the abces to small cerebel, the infection with proteus mirabilis reapeared in the same olace to small cerebe(brain). in the same place he was surgered and his body is not reacting to the antibiotics that was administered. can i have a response?

I also had an abces (under arm at bra level), which reoccurred after antibiotic treatment. Would like to know more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.196.34.207 (talk) 02:53, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

I had a cyst on at the base of my neck at the right side of my cervical spine. It was approx 5cm in diameter. It felt hard. 6 days ago, the surgeons cut it open and removed hardened tissue and fluid/puss. They left the cut open and each day I have the dressing changed, which includes a Aquacell dressing in the actual wound. Wound was approx 2.5cm deep, but has now reduced to about 1cm deep. At the clinic yesterday, I was told that it was Proteus Mirabilis, and the doctor told me that I do not need to take the antibiotics anymore, after having completed a 5 day cycle of Augmentin Duo. I am also diabetic, and it seems a little odd to not take antibiotics while the wound is still open and is still discharging a little. Can someone provide me some insight into this please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.145.92.103 (talk) 01:06, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Odour
"Also P. mirabilis produces a very distinct odour." Could you please describe the odour, this may be helpfull in identifying this bacterium. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.190.246.208 (talk) 20:16, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Diagnosis from Left Ear Swab: Proteus Mirabilis
I would like to know how my daughter (12yrs) could have contracted this bacteria in her ear, which caused a lot of pain, discomfort, terrible odour, as well as a large amount of secretion?

Thank you Wanda — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.34.16.68 (talk) 11:41, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

P. mirabilis possible mistake or clarification needed
Under the page for P. vulgaris it is stated that P. mirabilis causes 9% of all Proteus infections but under the page for P. mirabilis it is stated that it causes 90% of all proteus infections. This could be a typo and instead it is P. vulgaris that causes 9% of proteus infections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:6010:2000:40:A5D6:41FC:E0BC:5181 (talk) 20:10, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

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For Richer or Poorer

For Richer or Poorer is a 1997 American slapstick comedy film directed by Bryan Spicer starring Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley as a New York socialite couple who decide to end their spoiled relationship. The supporting cast includes Jay O. Sanders, Michael Lerner, Wayne Knight, and Larry Miller.

Despite featuring the presence of Allen and Alley, For Richer or Poorer gained negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure, grossing $32.7 million worldwide.

Plot
After ten years of marriage, New York City millionaire socialite couple Brad and Caroline Sexton are miserable and have decided to call it quits. Their marital problems come to a head earlier that evening when Brad turns their 10th anniversary party into a real estate development pitch for a theme park he calls "The Holy Land", modeled after Biblical lore. The pitch turns disastrous when one of the display's special effects catches a guest's (who happens to be a federal judge) dress on fire.

At the same time, Brad's accountant, Bob Lachman is stealing the Sextons' millions through mismanagement and filing false tax returns. His money manipulation has caught the attention of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and field agent Frank Hall demands to meet Bob and Brad the following morning to bring the obligations up to date and settle the missing $5 million.

Bob arrives at the office early the following morning with a file box (likely the incriminating paperwork that could land him in jail), but leaves before Brad arrives. Though he doesn't get out in time, he manages to finally evade Brad and Hall, who has just shown up. Bob made Brad his scapegoat, since all the tax returns that Bob committed fraud are in Brad's name.

Hearing a hint from Bob that the Sextons could be fleeing (Brad told him about the Sextons' impending divorce), Hall orders the freezing of all their assets. Brad is unable to access his money through an ATM and Caroline has her credit card destroyed at her table as she's having lunch with some friends. Brad is then informed that his accounts have been frozen, but the bank teller refuses to tell him why. At first, he thinks Caroline is responsible, until he gets Bob on the phone, who tells him that he himself is the cause of their newfound problems, as he's headed for the airport.

Gung-ho IRS Inspector Derek Lester joins Hall to serve the warrant and bring in the Sextons. As Brad exits the bank (trying to chase down his Jaguar XK8 being towed), Hall and Lester surround him at the Charging Bull on Wall Street. Brad takes out his new satellite phone to answer a call, but the trigger-happy Lester mistakes it for a gun and pulls out his own pistol, shooting it out of Brad's hand, much to Hall's chagrin.

Brad flees on foot, steals a cab and happens to pick up Caroline. The Sextons get away from Hall and Lester and the NYPD (who apprehend the agents for reckless pursuit) and leave New York. They crash the cab into a muddy swamp and are forced to spend that night sleeping rough, covered in mud. The next day, they find themselves in Intercourse, Pennsylvania, a small Lancaster County-area community of Old Order Amish. Brad drops in on a conversation and after stealing some clothes, they masquerade as Jacob and Emma Yoder, a family's (also named Yoder) expected cousins from Missouri. Samuel and Levinia, along with their sons and daughters, make the pair at home.

The pair try to fit in, and while Brad manages to adjust well, the glamorous and spoiled prima donna Caroline, deprived of her cigarettes, fine clothes, makeup, and other creature comforts, throws various childlike tantrums when she and Brad are alone. This gets noticed by Levinia and Samuel, who chalk it up to the pair having marital difficulties. Brad decides to try and relate better to Caroline after a talk from Samuel about how each day, no matter how bleak, is a gift of life from God. Gradually, both learn to fit in through their own abilities. Brad with his knowledge of real estate values, helps Samuel's future son-in-law Henner buy a plot of land, and Caroline's knowledge of fashion helps their conservative ordnung relax their colorless dress code.

The Sextons then rediscover why they fell in love in the first place, largely through their efforts of helping others rather than themselves. As Samuel and Levinia's daughter Rebecca is exchanging vows with Henner, the ceremony is interrupted by police and a drenched Hall and Lester, who crashed into the stolen cab. The Sextons are exposed and hauled back to New York to face trial. Brad's attorney Phil Kleinmann informs them that he found Bob in Zürich and had him extradited back to America. A resisting Bob is then hauled into the courtroom by uniformed officers to face the Sextons. Bob confesses, and while Brad thanks him for saving his (Brad's) and Caroline's marriage, he still knocks him out in retribution for his actions. Charges against the Sextons are dropped.

Brad and Caroline return to the Yoders to make things right, but their pleas for forgiveness seem to fall on deaf ears. As they turn to leave, Samuel informs them that he and Levinia knew the whole time of the ruse. They said they put up with it, because it was planting season and they needed the extra help. Brad offers to give his watch as a present only to be told that the Amish cannot accept gifts, only trades. He then proceeds to trade the watch for Big John, a gargantuan Belgian horse that Brad (as Jacob) tamed largely by dumb luck and some corn. Brad also tells Sam not to "open the back of the watch;" the watch seems to have in it a risque picture, which amuses him. The movie ends with Brad and Caroline driving a 1954 Ford pickup with a horse trailer hauling Big John. It is then revealed that the Sextons traded their 1997 Jaguar for the truck. In the closing credits, Brad contemplates buying the pond, where they crashed the cab and Caroline reveals she is pregnant with the couple's first child.

Production
The film was shot between April and July 1997 in New York City, Maryland and Pennsylvania. According to the Maryland Film Office in 1997, For Richer or Poorer helped bring in $12 million to $16 million for the state. A significant portion of the film's $35 million budget went to actor Tim Allen, who reportedly received $16 million for the project. Allen shot the film during the break between the sixth and seventh seasons of his sitcom Home Improvement. It is to date the last film by Bryan Spicer, who had previously directed Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie in 1995 and McHale's Navy, a film released earlier in 1997 which had also performed poorly at the box office.

Reception
For Richer or Poorer was a box office flop, earning $32.7 million on an estimated budget of $35 million. Reviews of the film were mainly negative. It currently holds a 13% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on 23 reviews. On the December 13, 1997 episode of Siskel & Ebert, it received a thumbs down from Roger Ebert and a "marginal thumbs down" from Gene Siskel, with Siskel preferring the more serious moments of the film over the comedic parts. In his other review for the Chicago Sun-Times, Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars. Regarding the film and Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley's performances, he stated: "I admired their sheer professionalism. The plot is a yawner... But they succeed somehow in bringing a certain charm to their scenes, and they never miss with a laugh line." Hollis Chacona of The Austin Chronicle gave it 1 out of 5 stars in December 1997, and labelled it as a "soundly unfunny, roundly implausible movie that purports to extol human values and expose the underbelly of materialistic life." He added, "except for a nasty little turn by Marla Maples as the Queen of Victorious Divorces, and some lovely, bucolic scenery, For Richer or Poorer is not even remotely interesting." Chris Hewitt of The Spokesman-Review criticized the film for making "shameless and humorless fun of the Amish."

At the 1997 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley were nominated for Worst On-Screen Couple but lost to Jean-Claude van Damme and Dennis Rodman for Double Team. Shortly after her death in 2022, Rolling Stone included For Richer or Poorer on a list of Kirstie Alley's 14 most memorable roles.

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Shin-Kamigotō

Shin-Kamigotō (新上五島町) is a town located in Minami-Matsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

The town was established on August 1, 2004 after the merger of the towns of Arikawa, Kamigotō, Narao, Shin-Uonome and Wakamatsu, all from Minami-Matsuura District. Following this merger, it became the only municipality in the Minami-Matsuura District. It occupies the two main islands of Nakadōri and Wakamatsu, which are connected by Wakamatsu Oohashi ("Wakamatsu Great Bridge", built 1991) via the small, unpopulated islet of Kaminakajima (上中島), as well as several smaller islands, including the populated islands of Arifuku, Hinoshima, Ryōzegaura, Kashiragashima, and Kirinoko. Wakamatsu Island is connected at its northwestern extremity to Ryōzegaura Island by the Ryōzegaura Bridge, and Ryōzegaura Island is further linked with the islands of Arifuku and Hinoshima by breakwaters that allow traffic of automobiles. Kashiragashima Oohashi (built 1981) connects the eastern end of the main island of Nakadōri with Kashiragashima, on which the famous Kashiragashima Church and the defunct Kamigotō Airport are located.

The islands that comprise the territory of Shin-Kamigotō Town also form the northeastern half of the Gotō Islands archipelago, which is the origin of the name Kamigotō (literally, "Upper Five Islands"), in which Gotō ("Five Islands") is the name of the entire archipelago, and Kami- ("Upper") refers to the fact that this half of the archipelago is located closer to the Japanese capital relative to the southwestern half. The prefix Shin- (新) at the beginning of the town's name means "new," so its full name may be translated literally to English as "New Upper Five Islands Town," though the name may be interpreted to refer to the town as a new and expanded version of the former Kamigotō Town, which was centered on the port of Aokata on the western side of the middle of Nakadōri Island.

As of March 31, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 19,866 and a density of 93 persons per km2. The total area is 213.98 km2.

Climate
Shin-Kamigotō has the typical humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) of Kyūshū, characterized by mild winters and long, hot, and humid summers. The average annual temperature in Shin-Kamigotō is 17.1 C. The average annual rainfall is 2192.3 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.4 C, and lowest in January, at around 7.7 C. Its record high is 36.4 C, reached on 21 August 2013, and its record low is -4.7 C, reached on 23 January 1981.

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California Courts of Appeal

[[File:California Courts of Appeal district map.svg|thumb|right|300px|Map of the districts of the California Courts of Appeal.

The California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate courts in the U.S. state of California. The state is geographically divided along county lines into six appellate districts. The Courts of Appeal form the largest state-level intermediate appellate court system in the United States, with 106 justices.

Jurisdiction and responsibility
The decisions of the Courts of Appeal are binding on the California superior courts, and both the Courts of Appeal and the superior courts are bound by the decisions of the Supreme Court of California. Notably, all published California appellate decisions are binding on all trial courts. This is distinct from the practice in the federal courts and in other state court systems in which trial courts are bound only by the appellate decisions from the particular circuit in which it sits, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States or the state supreme court. In contrast, "there is no horizontal stare decisis in the California Court of Appeal"; Court of Appeal decisions are not binding between divisions or even between panels of the same division.

Thus, all superior courts (and hence all litigants) are bound by the decision of a Court of Appeal if it is the only published California precedent that articulates a point of law relevant to a particular set of facts, even if the superior court would have decided differently if writing on a fresh slate. However, another Court of Appeal division or district may rule differently on that point of law after a litigant seeks relief from an adverse trial court ruling that faithfully applied existing precedent. In that instance, all superior courts are free to pick and choose which precedent they wish to follow until the state supreme court settles the issue for the entire state, although a superior court confronted with such a conflict will normally follow the view of its own Court of Appeal (if it has already taken a side on the issue).

It is customary in federal courts and other state courts to indicate in case citations the particular circuit or district of an intermediate appellate court that issued the decision cited. But because the decisions of all six California appellate districts are equally binding upon all trial courts, district numbers are traditionally omitted in California citation style unless an actual interdistrict conflict is at issue.

All California appellate courts are required by the California Constitution to decide criminal cases in writing with reasons stated (meaning that even in criminal appeals where the defendant's own lawyer has tacitly conceded that the appeal has no merit, the appellate decision must summarize the facts and law of the case and review possible issues independently before concluding that the appeal is without merit). Such procedure is not mandated for civil cases, but for certain types of civil cases where a liberty interest is implicated, the Courts of Appeal may, but are not required to, follow a similar procedure. Most Court of Appeal opinions are not published and have no precedential value; the opinions that are published are included in the official reporter, California Appellate Reports.

In addition, West Publishing traditionally included Court of Appeal opinions in its unofficial reporter, the Pacific Reporter. In 1959, West began publishing both Supreme Court and Court of Appeal opinions in West's California Reporter, and no longer included Court of Appeal opinions in the Pacific Reporter.

Due to their huge caseloads and volume of output, the Courts of Appeal in turn see the largest number of decisions appealed to the state supreme court and the Supreme Court of the United States. A few famous U.S. Supreme Court cases, such as Burnham v. Superior Court of California, came to the high court on writ of certiorari to one of the Courts of Appeal after the state supreme court had denied review. Many Court of Appeal opinions have become nationally prominent in their own right, such as the 1959 opinion that carved out the first judge-made exception to the at-will employment doctrine, the 1980 opinion that authorized a cause of action for wrongful life, and the 1984 opinion that created the right to Cumis counsel.

History
The California Constitution originally made the Supreme Court the only appellate court for the whole state. As the state's population skyrocketed during the 19th century, the Supreme Court was expanded from three to seven justices, and then the Court began hearing the majority of appeals in three-justice panels. The Court became so overloaded that it frequently issued summary dispositions in minor cases, meaning that it was merely saying "affirmed" or "reversed" without saying why. The state's second Constitution, enacted in 1879, halted that practice by expressly requiring the Court to issue every dispositive decision in writing "with reasons stated." In 1889, the Legislature authorized the Supreme Court to appoint five commissioners to help with its work.

Despite implementing all these measures, the Supreme Court was no longer able to keep up with the state's rapidly growing appellate caseload by the end of the 19th century. Accordingly, in 1903, the Legislature proposed a constitutional amendment to create what were then called the District Courts of Appeal. On November 8, 1904, the electorate adopted the amendment.

The District Courts of Appeal originally consisted of three appellate districts, headquartered in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, with three justices each. These first nine justices were appointed by the Governor. Each district was assigned an ordinal number (i.e., first, second, and third). The first nine justices included the five members of the Supreme Court Commission, which had been simultaneously abolished by the same constitutional amendment.

In 1966, the word "District" was dropped from the official names of the Courts of Appeal by another constitutional amendment which extensively revised the sections governing the state judiciary. This left Florida as the sole state in the United States with "District Courts of Appeal." Since then, each of the Courts of Appeal has been named officially as "the Court of Appeal of the State of California" for a particular numbered appellate district.

Appointment, retention, and removal
Originally, after appointment by the Governor incumbents ran in potentially contested head-to-head elections. However, after a particularly bitter contest in 1932, the California Constitution was amended to provide for the present retention election system, where the voters are given the choice to retain or reject a candidate. To date no incumbent has been denied retention.

To fill a vacant position, the Governor must first submit a candidate's name to the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation of the State Bar of California, which prepares and returns a thorough confidential evaluation of the candidate. Next, the Governor officially nominates the candidate, who must then be evaluated by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of the Chief Justice of California, the Attorney General of California, and a senior presiding justice of the Court of Appeal. The Commission holds a public hearing and if satisfied with the nominee's qualifications, confirms the nomination, which enables the nominee to be sworn in and begin serving immediately.

All nominees must have been members of the State Bar of California for at least 10 years preceding their nomination. Typical nominees include experienced attorneys in private practice, current superior court judges, and current federal district judges. Some nominees have taught as adjunct professors or lecturers in law schools, but tenured professors are extremely rare. Another path to the Courts of Appeal is to work for the Governor, especially as appointments secretary, cabinet secretary, or legal affairs secretary.

Terms of both Court of Appeal and Supreme Court justices are 12 years. However, if a nominee is confirmed to an existing seat partway through a term, the nominee can only serve the remaining period of the term before standing for election. All California appellate justices must undergo retention elections every 12 years at the same time as the general gubernatorial election, in which the sole question is whether to retain the justice for another 12 years. If a majority votes "no," the seat becomes vacant and may be filled by the Governor. While Supreme Court justices are voted on by the entire state, Court of Appeal justices are voted on only by the residents of their districts.

Like all other California judges, Court of Appeal justices are bound by the California Code of Judicial Conduct and can be removed prior to the expiration of their terms by the Commission on Judicial Performance. In order to protect judicial independence (and because the losing party to a lawsuit will almost always regard the judge who ruled against them to be incompetent or biased), the CJP generally only initiates removal proceedings in cases of severe or extensive judicial misconduct.

Organization
When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court of California, or if a Supreme Court justice recuses themself from a case, a Court of Appeal justice is temporarily assigned to hear each Supreme Court case requiring such assignment. When there are vacancies on the Court of Appeal, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court temporarily assigns a judge from the superior court or a retired justice of the Court of Appeal to sit as a Court of Appeal justice.

Some of the appellate districts (First and Second) are divided into divisions that have four appellate justices, who are randomly selected to form three-justice panels for each appellate case, and whose workloads are divided semi-randomly to ensure even division of work. Some of the appellate districts (Third, Fifth, and Sixth) are not divided into divisions; for each appellate case, three-justice panels are semi-randomly drawn, again to ensure even division of work. The Fourth District is unique in that it is divided into three geographically-based divisions that are administratively separate, each of which works much like the Third, Fifth, and Sixth Districts. When the presiding justice of a district or division is part of the three-justice panel, they serve as the presiding justice on the case. When the presiding justice is not part of the three-justice panel, the senior justice of the three-justice panel serves as the acting presiding justice on the case.

The First, Second, and Third Districts each have one big courtroom at their main courthouses which they share with the Supreme Court of California. Therefore, on a typical weekday, the courtrooms of those districts will have three Court of Appeal justices seated at an extra-wide bench large enough to accommodate the seven justices of the Supreme Court.

Unlike the federal courts of appeals, the state Courts of Appeal have no provision allowing rehearing of cases en banc by all justices of a district (or a division in the case of the Fourth District). If a conflict becomes evident between published opinions of different panels or divisions of the same district, and the newer opinion creating the conflict is not immediately appealed to the Supreme Court of California or depublished by that court, the conflict will simply persist until the high court reaches the issue in a future case.

Each court of appeal is led by an administrative presiding justice (APJ). In courts of appeal with divisions, the Chief Justice of California may designate the presiding justice of one division as the APJ, while in courts of appeal without divisions, the presiding justice is also the APJ. As the title implies, the APJ is responsible for managing the court's personnel, operations, caseload, budget, and facilities.

First District
The California Court of Appeal for the First District is one of the first three appellate districts created in 1904 and is located in San Francisco. Its jurisdiction is over the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma. It is divided into five non-geographical divisions with four justices each:

Division One:
 * Jim Humes, Administrative Presiding Justice
 * Kathleen M. Banke, Associate Justice
 * Monique Langhorne Wilson, Associate Justice
 * (Vacant), Associate Justice

Division Two:
 * Theresa M. Stewart, Presiding Justice
 * James A. Richman, Associate Justice
 * Marla J. Miller, Associate Justice
 * Tara M. Desautels, Associate Justice

Division Three:
 * Alison M. Tucher, Presiding Justice
 * Carin T. Fujisaki, Associate Justice
 * Ioana Petrou, Associate Justice
 * Victor Rodriguez, Associate Justice

Division Four:
 * Tracie L. Brown, Presiding Justice
 * Jon B. Streeter, Associate Justice
 * Jeremy M. Goldman, Associate Justice
 * (vacant), Associate Justice

Division Five:
 * Teri L. Jackson, Presiding Justice
 * Mark B. Simons, Associate Justice
 * Gordon B. Burns, Associate Justice
 * Danny Y. Chou, Associate Justice

Second District
The California Court of Appeal for the Second District is one of the first three appellate districts created in 1904 and has its main courthouse in Los Angeles and the secondary courthouse, hosting Division Six, in Ventura. Division Six handles appeals from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties, while Divisions One through Five, Seven, and Eight handle appeals from Los Angeles County. Each division has four justices.

Division One:
 * Frances Rothschild, Presiding Justice
 * Helen I. Bendix, Associate Justice
 * Gregory J. Weingart, Associate Justice
 * (Vacant), Associate Justice

Division Two:
 * Elwood Lui, Administrative Presiding Justice
 * Judith M. Ashmann-Gerst, Associate Justice
 * Victoria M. Chavez, Associate Justice
 * Brian M. Hoffstadt, Associate Justice

Division Three:
 * Lee Ann Edmon, Presiding Justice
 * Luis A. Lavin, Associate Justice
 * Anne H. Egerton, Associate Justice
 * Rashida A. Adams, Associate Justice

Division Four:
 * Brian S. Currey, Presiding Justice
 * Audrey B. Collins, Associate Justice
 * Audra M. Mori, Associate Justice
 * Helen Zukin, Associate Justice

Division Five:
 * (Vacant), Presiding Justice
 * Lamar W. Baker, Associate Justice
 * Carl H. Moor, Associate Justice
 * Dorothy C. Kim, Associate Justice

Division Six:
 * Arthur Gilbert, Presiding Justice
 * Kenneth R. Yegan, Associate Justice
 * Hernaldo J. Baltodano, Associate Justice
 * Tari L. Cody, Associate Justice

Division Seven:
 * Gonzalo Martinez, Presiding Justice
 * John L. Segal, Associate Justice
 * Gail Ruderman Feuer, Associate Justice
 * Natalie P. Stone, Associate Justice

Division Eight:
 * Maria E. Stratton, Presiding Justice
 * Elizabeth A. Grimes, Associate Justice
 * John Shepard Wiley, Jr., Associate Justice
 * Victor Viramontes, Associate Justice

Third District
The California Court of Appeal for the Third District is one of the first three appellate districts created in 1904 and is located in Sacramento. Its jurisdiction is over the following counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba. It has 11 justices and is not divided into divisions.

Justices:
 * Laurie M. Earl, Administrative Presiding Justice
 * Harry Hull, Associate Justice
 * Ronald B. Robie, Associate Justice
 * Louis R. Mauro, Associate Justice
 * Elena J. Duarte, Associate Justice
 * Jonathan K. Renner, Associate Justice
 * Peter A. Krause, Associate Justice
 * Stacy E. Boulware Eurie, Associate Justice
 * Shama Haki Mesiwala, Associate Justice
 * Aimee Feinberg, Associate Justice
 * (Vacant), Associate Justice

Fourth District
The California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District is unique in that it is divided into three geographical divisions that are administratively separate, which even have different case number systems, and yet remain referred to as a single district.

Division One
The Division One courthouse is located in San Diego. It handles appeals from Imperial and San Diego Counties. It has 10 justices.

Justices:
 * Judith McConnell, Administrative Presiding Justice
 * Richard D. Huffman, Associate Justice
 * Terry B. O'Rourke, Associate Justice
 * Joan Irion, Associate Justice
 * William Dato, Associate Justice
 * Truc T. Do, Associate Justice
 * Martin N. Buchanan, Associate Justice
 * Julia C. Kelety, Associate Justice
 * Jose S. Castillo, Associate Justice
 * David M. Rubin, Associate Justice

Division Two
The Division Two courthouse is located in Riverside. It handles appeals from Inyo, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. It currently has seven justices.

Justices:
 * Manuel A. Ramirez, Presiding Justice
 * Art W. McKinster, Associate Justice
 * Douglas P. Miller, Associate Justice
 * Carol D. Codrington, Associate Justice
 * Richard T. Fields, Associate Justice
 * Michael J. Raphael, Associate Justice
 * Frank J. Menetrez, Associate Justice
 * (Vacant), Associate Justice

Division Three
The Division Three courthouse is located in Santa Ana. It handles appeals from Orange County. It has eight justices.

Justices:
 * Kathleen E. O'Leary, Presiding Justice
 * William W. Bedsworth, Associate Justice
 * Eileen C. Moore, Associate Justice
 * Thomas M. Goethals, Associate Justice
 * Maurice Sanchez, Associate Justice
 * Joanne Motoike, Associate Justice
 * Thomas Delaney, Associate Justice
 * Martha K. Gooding, Associate Justice

History
The Fourth District was formed by a division of the Second District pursuant to legislation that went into effect on June 5, 1929. The first decision made by the Fourth District was on October 16, 1929, in the case of Mills v. Mills (1929) 101 Cal.App. 248 [281 P. 707].

Originally, appeals from all of Southern California (including the San Joaquin Valley) were heard by the state supreme court sitting in Los Angeles, and then the Second District took over most of that caseload when it was created in 1904. Lawyers from the rest of Southern California outside of Los Angeles County grew tired of having to travel hundreds of miles to and from Los Angeles just to argue appeals. They lobbied for the creation of a Fourth District that would sit at locations closer to them. Three state senators from San Diego, Fresno, and San Bernardino orchestrated the creation of the Fourth District in 1929. As a compromise, the court was created as a "circuit-riding" court that would sit each year in all three of those cities: Fresno (January-April), San Diego (May-August), and San Bernardino (September-December).

In 1961, the Fifth District, with headquarters in Fresno, was created to hear appeals from San Joaquin Valley counties. The Fourth District's remaining territory was still enormous (San Bernardino County is the single largest county in the contiguous United States by area); in 1965, the Fourth District split itself into Division One, sitting permanently in San Diego, and Division Two, sitting permanently in San Bernardino (now Riverside), meaning it would no longer be a circuit-riding court. The two divisions shared jurisdiction over Orange County until the creation of Division Three in 1982.

The Fourth District was the first Court of Appeal to get a custom-built courthouse of its own in January 1999, when Division Two moved from San Bernardino to a newly-built courthouse in Riverside. The First, Second, and Third Districts have always shared courthouses with the Supreme Court, while the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Districts at their founding all initially leased space in existing office buildings.

Fifth District

The California Court of Appeal for the Fifth District is located in Fresno. Its jurisdiction covers the following counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne. It currently has 10 justices.

Justices:
 * Brad R. Hill, Administrative Presiding Justice
 * Bert Levy, Associate Justice
 * Charles S. Poochigian, Associate Justice
 * Jennifer R.S. Detjen, Associate Justice
 * Donald R. Franson, Jr., Associate Justice
 * Rosendo Peña, Jr., Associate Justice
 * M. Bruce Smith, Associate Justice
 * Kathleen Meehan, Associate Justice
 * Mark W. Snauffer, Associate Justice
 * Thomas De Santos, Associate Justice

History
The Fifth District was formed by a division of the Fourth District pursuant to legislation enacted in 1961 (Stats.1961, c. 845, p. 2128, § 7). The first decision made by the Fifth District was on November 21, 1961, in the case of Wheat v. Morse (1961) 17 Cal.Rptr. 226 [197 Cal.App.2d 203].

Sixth District
The California Court of Appeal for the Sixth District is located in the Comerica Bank building in San Jose. Its jurisdiction covers Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. It has seven justices.

Justices:
 * Mary J. Greenwood, Administrative Presiding Justice
 * Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian, Associate Justice
 * Adrienne M. Grover, Associate Justice
 * Allison M. Danner, Associate Justice
 * Cynthia C. Lie, Associate Justice
 * Charles E. Wilson, Associate Justice
 * Daniel Bromberg, Associate Justice

History
The Sixth District was formed by a division of the First District pursuant to legislation enacted in 1981 (Stats.1981, c. 959, p. 3645, § 5). The first decision made by the Sixth District was on December 13, 1984, in the case of People v. Dickens (1984) 163 Cal.App.3d 377 [208 Cal.Rptr. 751].

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Samoa national rugby league team

The Samoa national rugby league team represents Samoa in rugby league football and has participated in international competition since 1986. Known as Western Samoa before 1997, the team is administered by Rugby League Samoa and are nicknamed Toa Samoa (English: Samoan Warriors).

History
Western Samoa made their debut in the 1986 Pacific Cup. Joe Raymond coached this side to a final where they went down to a strong NZ Maori side. Joe Raymond went on to coach them again in 1988 and would return again to coach them 10 years later in 1998 in a one-off game against a Samoan team of Samoan resident players at Carlaw park.

William John "Swanny" Stowers and his wife Lyndsay Stowers operated Samoa Rugby League out of their North Shore home in Auckland and from the Richmond Rugby League Club house where Lyndsay ran the canteen. This resilient couple were known to have put a mortgage on their home to assist with funding the thirty (30) men representing Samoa in the Pacific Cup held in Tonga, 1990. This commitment lead to a historical win over the Maori team for the first time and a win in the 1990 Pacific Cup. Coached by the Richmond Bulldogs Head Coach, Steve Kaiser.

Samoa then won the 1992 Pacific Cup over Tonga in an action filled thriller that went into two (2) overtimes and sent the NZ Rugby League and Polynesian rugby league public into a frenzy. The 1992 Tournament showcased all of NZ Rugby league talent and Australian Rugby league scouts were already booked to witness the 1994 Pacific Cup held in Fiji.

In 1993 Western Samoa were invited to the International Coca-Cola Sevens in Sydney. With Auckland based Samoan players such as Mark Elia, Tony Tuimavave, Tony Tatupu, Faausu Afoa and Des Maea followed by a group of up and coming players such as Matthew TuiSamoa, Lionel Perera, Aleki Maea, Paki Tuimavave, Joe Vagana, Sefo Fuimaono and Peter Lima, the team beat the Canberra Raiders and the Great Britain International team. Coached by the Richmond Bulldogs' Head Coach Steve Kaiser, this team gave Samoa the status to create the strong foundation Western Samoa Rugby League needed to move forward. Below this strong foundation however was the strength and commitment of two people: Swanny and Lyndsay Stowers. These two held together the concept of Samoa Rugby League and without their dream, Samoa RL will not be where it is today.

Steve Kaiser in his sixth year as the Samoan Coach had an array of NZ based quality players for the 1994 Pacific Cup with the likes of Se'e Solomona, Tony Tatupu, the Tuimavave brothers Paki and Tony plus the loyal players of Mike Setefano, Matthew TuiSamoa, Alex Tupou and Mark Faumuina. Henry Suluvale and Rudy David led the contingent of first class players from Canterbury however this arsenal were well contained by the Tongan stars Jim Dymock, John Hopoate, Solomon Haumono and Albert Fulivai.

Late 1990s
The 1995 Samoan team had the benefit of ex-All Blacks John Schuster and Va'aiga Tuigamala in their backline. When rugby union went openly professional players such as Apollo Perelini and Fereti Tuilagi left rugby league to return to the 15-man game.

Samoa lost the Pacific Cup in 1996.

The 1998 Pacific Cup team saw a new and old talent. Joe Raymond, one of the first Samoan Rugby League Rep coaches returned after coaching Tonga and the NZ Maori, the late Eddie Poching managed the team and the introduction of Francis Meli to Samoan Rugby League and Junior Papalii a loyal American Samoan Representative. Pati Tuimavave from the 1992 squad and Matthew TuiSamoa, the only survivor from 1990 Pacific Cup champion team returned. Samoa battled Tonga for the 1998 Pacific Cup again at Carlaw park and again Samoa regained the Pacific Champions Title.

2000s
The Pacific Cup was taken to Australia's Gold Coast in 2000 where Auckland coach John Ackland took over the reins. Ackland added another dimension to Samoa Rugby League in selecting rising stars Itikeri Samani a Canberra and Goulburn Stockmen Junior who previously represented American Samoa and Wayne McDade from the New Zealand Warriors while bringing back Matthew FuaSamoa into the Pacific Cup arena.

2000 Rugby League World Cup campaign
Samoa took on Ireland, Scotland, and the Aotearoa Māori in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup pool stages. They would lose to 'the Irish' in their opening game, but they'd beat NZ Maori, and Scotland in their next two games, sealing a place in the knock-out stages. They would take on Australia in the quarter-final. Unfortunately, they ended their tournament with a thrashing 66–10 defeat (their biggest defeat up to date), sealing an end to a respectable World Cup Campaign.

2008 Rugby League World Cup campaign
Samoa played in the Pacific Pool of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Qualifiers. They beat the Cook Islands and Fiji, but lost to Tonga. On a points difference, Samoa came in third and had to play USA in the Repecharge Semi-final. Samoa won this match 42–10 and then played Lebanon on 14 November 2007 in the Repecharge Final to see who would take the 10th and final World Cup place. Samoa came out eventual winners of the 10th and final 2008 Rugby League World Cup place beating Lebanon 38–16 at the Chris Moyles Stadium, Featherstone.

For the 2008 Rugby League World Cup tournament Samoa's main jersey sponsor was the Samoa International Finance Authority.

Samoa took on Tonga and Ireland in the Tournament's pool stages. They beat their Pacific rivals 20–12, but they then lost to the Irish by 34–16. This big losing margin, sent the Samoans into battle against the French in the Tournament's 9th place play-off. Samoa easily won, winning 42–10 and capping off an undesirable World Cup Tournament.

2013 Pacific Rugby League Test
In April 2013, Samoa took on Tonga in the '2013 Pacific Rugby League Test' at Penrith Stadium. The International was created as a World Cup warm-up match. Tonga targeted Samoa's weak defence, and it paid off, thrashing the Toa Samoans by 36–4.

Matt Parish era (2013– Present )
Australian Matt Parish was appointed head coach ahead of the 2013 World Cup. In the group stage, Samoa lost to 42–24, and defeated  38–4 and  22–6. They lost the quarter-final to 22–4.

In May 2014, Samoa defeated 32–16 in a one-off Test match to qualify for the 2014 Four Nations. In the Four Nations, Samoa was the fourth nation and the underdogs against rugby league's three big heavyweight nations England, New Zealand and Australia. But they proved that they were anything but underdogs, losing to England by six points in a sea-sawing battle, and they were within four minutes of creating rugby league history by beating New Zealand. By the final round, Samoa still had a chance to qualify for the final, making this Four Nations the toughest ever. This Samoan performance added credential to the rugby league game showing that the game is not all about the big three. An annual series against was proposed to run likewise to Australia's State of Origin series.

In May 2015, Samoa took on Tonga. The game was an absolute thriller with the lead alternating between the teams and the biggest margin throughout the match was only 6 points. Samoa won 18–16. The following year, in May 2016, Samoa defeated Tonga 18–12.

Samoa were winless at the 2017 World Cup, losing 38–8 to and 32–18, and drawing 14–14 with. However, due to the tournament structure, they advanced to the knock-out stage thanks to the draw. In the quarter-final, Samoa lost 46–0 to defending champions. Former rugby league players Reni Maitua and Willie Mason were heavily critical of the team after the tournament, claiming the players were staying up late at night and had no respect for coach Matt Parish.

In February 2021, it was reported that 34 current and former Samoan players had co-signed a letter to Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi requesting for Parish to be removed as coach, citing a lack of professionalism and success. Parish responded by claiming the players were coerced to sign the letter. In May 2021, Andrew Johns, Matthew Johns and Sonny Bill Williams voiced interest to jointly coach Samoa at the 2021 World Cup. Rugby League Samoa affirmed Parish would remain as head coach for the tournament in a statement. NRL.com noted that Samoa has approximately 85 NRL players to choose from in 2021, more than is available for the successful n (60) and an (40) teams, however, according to reports, there are some players not willing to represent Samoa under the current coaching set-up.

In October 2022, Samoa opened the 2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup against host nation England. Despite high expectations for Samoa, due to high profile players such as Penrith Panthers premiership winning trio Jarome Luai, Brian To'o, and Stephen Crichton pledging allegiance to Samoa over Australia, Samoa went on to lose the match in embarrassing fashion, 60-6.

Samoa rebounded from the loss in the competition opener with big wins over Greece and France, 72-4 and 62-4 respectively.

Samoa qualified for the finals, coming second place in their pool behind England, and went on to face rivals Mate Ma'a Tonga in the quarter-finals. Samoa would go on to win the match despite a late resurgence from Tonga to win 20-18, qualifying for their first ever world cup semi final.

Samoa would face England in the semi-final, who they lost their first match against. In a back and forth encounter, the scores were tied at 20-20 with less than 8 minutes to go in the match but Stephen Crichton would intercept a pass from Victor Radley running more than 60 metres to score a try to put Samoa ahead. Several minutes later, with just 3 minutes left in the match, England halfback George Williams broke Samoas defence and passed to Herbie Farnworth who would complete a 90 metre long try, taking the score to 26-24. Tommy Makinson would then kick the conversion to tie the match. With the scores tied at 26-26, the match went to Golden Point, with England receiving the ball first. Jack Welsby made an error giving Samoa the ball, which would lead to an Anthony Milford field goal attempt but missed. England received the ball again but a Sam Tomkins error would give the ball back to Samoa once again and Stephen Chrichton kicked the field goal to win the match, 27-26. Sending Samoa to their first ever World Cup final against Australia, and just the fifth team to qualify for the final. (Great Britain, England, France, New Zealand)

Kit
Samoa's kit consists of a blue jersey with usually a white V on the chest, paired with blue shorts and socks.

Kit suppliers
Since 2023, Samoa's kits are currently supplied by Dynasty Sport. Former suppliers were Classic Sportswear (2022), FI-TA (2013-2021), SAS (2006–2013), SportM (1995–2000), Zeus (1992–1995) and Adidas (1990–1992).

Sponsors
The current sponsors are Pacifcast.

Former sponsors were DB Bitter (1992–1996), Yazaki (Rugby League World Cup 2000), SIFA.WS (2008–2015), Investsamoa.ws, and Vailima.

Current squad
The Samoa national team for the 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships.

Notable players and coaches

 * John Ackland (World Cup 2008 Coach)
 * Steve Aigai Coach 1990–1994
 * Steve Aigai 1986
 * Afi Ah Kuoi 1986
 * Andrew Ah Kuoi 1986
 * George Apelu 1986
 * Fa'ausu Afoa circa-1995
 * Wing Afoa 1990–1994
 * Steve Kaiser (1992 Pacific Cup coach)
 * Isaak Ah Mau circa-2006
 * Leeson Ah Mau 2013-17
 * Roy Asotasi circa-2013
 * Monty Betham circa-2000
 * George Carmont circa-2008
 * Victors Charles Charlie circa-2008
 * Mark Elia circa-1995
 * Henry Fa'afili circa-2000
 * David Faiumu circa-2008
 * Max Fala circa-2000
 * Maika Felise circa-2000
 * Beau Gallagher circa-2000
 * Joe Galuvao circa-2000
 * Simon Geros circa-2000
 * Harrison Hansen circa-2008
 * Sam Kasiano circa-2015
 * Lolani Koko circa-1995
 * Vae Kololo circa-2000
 * Shane Laloata circa-2000
 * Ali Lauiti'iti circa-2008
 * Brian Laumatia circa-1995
 * Mark Leafa circa-2000
 * Brian Leauma circa-2000
 * Tuaalagi Lepupa circa-2008
 * Kylie Leuluai circa-2008
 * Danny Lima circa-2006
 * Jeff Lima circa-2006
 * Jamahl Lolesi circa-2000
 * Graham Lowe (World Cup 1995 coach)
 * Chan Ly circa-2006
 * Des Maea circa-1995
 * Hutch Maiava circa-2006
 * Gus Maietoa-Brown circa-1995
 * Vila Matautia circa-1995
 * Rusty Matua 1990
 * Chris Magele 1998–2000
 * Wayne McDade circa-2008
 * Robert Moimoi 1986
 * Francis Meli circa-2000/2008
 * Laloa Milford circa-2000
 * Paul Okesene 1986
 * Lafu Papalii 1986–1990
 * Junior Purcell 1998
 * Sam Panapa circa-1995
 * Matt Parish (World Cup 2013 coach) & (World Cup 2017 coach) & (World Cup 2021/22 coach)
 * Joseph Paulo circa-2008
 * Junior Paulo 2016-2023 (World Cup 2021/22 captain)
 * Apollo Perelini circa-1995
 * Fred Petersen circa-2000
 * Robert Piva circa-1995
 * Willie Poching circa-1995/2000 (World Cup 2000 Captain)
 * Steve Price Coach 2010–2013
 * Frank Pritchard circa-2014/2017 (World Cup 2017 Captain)
 * Frank Puletua circa-2000/2008
 * Tony Puletua circa-2008/2013
 * Ben Roberts circa-2008/2013/2014
 * Tangi Ropati circa-2008
 * Tea Ropati circa-1995
 * Smith Samau circa-2008
 * Itikeri Samani circa-2008
 * John Schuster circa-1995 (World Cup 1995 Captain)
 * Mike Setefano circa-1995
 * Dave Sefuufa 1986
 * Lagi Setu circa-2008
 * Jerry Seu Seu circa-2000
 * Terrence Seu Seu circa-2008
 * Iosia Soliola circa-2013 (World Cup 2013 Captain)
 * David Solomona circa-2000/2008
 * Malo Solomona circa-2006
 * Se'e Solomona circa-1995
 * Fou Solomona 1986
 * Miguel Start circa-2006
 * Shannon Stowers circa-2006
 * Henry Suluvale circa-1995
 * Anthony Swann circa-2000
 * Willie Swann circa-1995/2000
 * Keneti Taogaga 1986–1990
 * Willie Talau circa-2008
 * Albert "Alby" Talipeau circa-2000/2008
 * Tony Tatupu circa-1995/2000
 * McConkie Tauasa circa-2006
 * Misi Taulapapa circa-2008
 * Ben Te'o circa-2008
 * Junior Tia-Kilifi circa-2006
 * Alex Tupou 1990–1994
 * Va'aiga Tuigamala circa-1995
 * Paddy Tuimavave circa-1992
 * Paki Tuimavave circa-1990s
 * Tony Tuimavave 1990–1995
 * Matthew TuiSamoa 1990–2000
 * Tupu Ulufale circa-2008
 * Matt Utai circa-2008
 * Earl Va'a circa-1995
 * Chris Vaefaga circa-2006
 * Joe Vagana circa-1995
 * Nigel Vagana circa-1995/2008 (World Cup 2008 Captain)
 * Gray Viane circa-2006
 * Darrell Williams (World Cup 2000 coach)
 * Vincent Winterstein 1990–1994
 * Frank Winterstein circa-2006
 * Joe Raymond Coach 1986 Pacific Cup & 1988

Records

 * Bold- denotes that the player is still active.

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Sign of contradiction

A sign of contradiction, in Catholic theology, is someone who, upon manifesting holiness, is subject to extreme opposition. The term is from the biblical phrase "sign that is spoken against", found in Luke 2:34 and in Acts 28:22, which refer to Jesus Christ and the early Christians. Contradiction comes from the Latin contra, "against", and dicere, "to speak".

According to Catholic tradition, a sign of contradiction points to the presence of Christ or the presence of the divine due to the union of that person or reality with God. In his book, Sign of Contradiction, Pope John Paul II says that "sign of contradiction" might be "a distinctive definition of Christ and of his Church."

The cross and mortification as signs of contradiction
Edith Stein, called the Patron of Europe by Pope John Paul II, once taught on the day of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14, 1939:

"More than ever the cross is a sign of contradiction. The followers of the Antichrist show it far more dishonor than did the Persians who stole it. They desecrate the images of the Cross, and they make every effort to tear the cross out of the hearts of Christians. All too often they have succeeded even with those who, like us, once vowed to bear Christ's cross after him. Therefore, the Savior today looks at us, solemnly probing us, and asks each one of us: Will you remain faithful to the Crucified? Consider carefully! The world is in flames, the battle between Christ and the Antichrist has broken into the open. If you decide for Christ, it could cost you your life."

Views on the cross creates a division: "The division between those whose first love is God, and those whose first love is self – might also be expressed as the division between those who accept the place of the Cross in the following of Christ, and those who reject all sacrifice except it be for personal gain."

The Church and Christians as signs of contradiction
The second biblical phrase is from Acts 28:22, quoting a Jew in Rome with whom Paul was talking:

"We desire to hear from you what your views are: for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against."

According to Catholic theologians and ecclesiologists like Charles Journet and Kenneth D. Whitehead in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic: The Early Church was the Catholic Church, the sect being referred to here by the Jews is the early church of Christians.

The Church and the early Christians, according to these Catholic theologians, are one with Jesus Christ. As an example, they say that when Paul was persecuting the early Church, Jesus Christ appeared to him and said: "Why do you persecute me?"

The passage from the Acts of the Apostles is related to John 15:5–8:

"I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples."

This passage shows the double-movement depending on the two possible attitudes towards Christ: whoever is united to Christ in holiness will rise and bear fruit, while those who are disunited to Christ will fall down and wither.

Pope John Paul II
A contemporary example seen by many as of a sign of contradiction is Pope John Paul II. His defense of life and the human embryo through unprecedented teachings on abortion, euthanasia, and murder as grave sins in the Encyclical Evangelium Vitae, was seen as a sign of contradiction.

Catholic martyrs of the 20th century
Writing for Catholic Herald, Robert Royal, president of the Faith and Reason Institute, reported about the results of his research which appeared in his book The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century: A Comprehensive Global History.

Human beings as signs of contradiction

Elio Sgreccia, Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Life, said in an article entitled "The Embryo: A Sign of Contradiction":

"We need only look at the data bank of bioethical and medical writing on the subject to see how this is so. In the years 1970–1974 more than five hundred works dealing with the biomedical aspect of the question existed, and there were 27 works of a philosophical-theological character. In the years 1990–1994 there were nearly 4,200 works on the biomedical dimension of the subject and 242 on the philosophical-theological aspect of the debate. A quotation from one of the Fathers of the Church, Tertullian: 'homo est qui venturus est.' [translation: 'he who will become man is man'] From the moment of fertilization we are in the presence of a new, independent, individualized being which develops in continuous fashion."

Sign of Contradiction by Pope John Paul II
Sign of Contradiction is also the title of Lenten meditations preached by and written about upon the request of Pope Paul VI by Pope John Paul II. The theme of the book, according to one review, is "the human encounter with God in a world that seems to contradict the reality of divine power and love." Pope John Paul II says in his conclusion that "It is becoming more and more evident that those words (Luke 2:34) sum up most felicitously the whole truth about Jesus Christ, his mission and his Church."

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Talk:Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Untitled
there already is a page on this Xunflash 03:31, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

Which software?
"The film was produced using off-the-shelf software" -- please elaborate.

Newtek's Lightwave (modeling,lighting,rendering), Messiah(Animation),  Digital Fusion (Compositing) and a small spattering of Maya(animation)

Reason for date pushed?
This may sound like an incredibly stupid question (since the answer may be obvious), but what was the cause for the date to be pushed from November 11th to December 11th? My guesses say that it was perhaps because of the September 11th attacks, but it could have also been due to another issue. Is it possible someone can site the cause? Thanks. :) --DannyDaWriter 17:05, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

 * No, the movie was still being worked on Sept 11th. It wasn't a productive day since we were all watching the news, but it didn't stall the movie.

Yolkians have Ludicrous speed or faster? (only people who have seen SPACEBALLS can read this.)
Remember when the yolkians made the jump? But they can't have gotton to earth that fast, it would have taken years even from the closest system at light speed. Could the yolkians have technology of the Spaceballs and have gone into Ludicrous speed? Or could they be even more advanced and go faster? Darth Vader II 16:46, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

The Yolkians have admitted to being an advanced alien race, millions of years ahead of humans, so it's highly probable that they had invented a faster-than-light drive that could allow that type of travel. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.41.36.2 (talk) 14:25, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Meaning?
What does this mean?
 * "By now, the shrink ray is working again, so Nick Dean also had the Golden Rule"

Rojomoke (talk) 10:41, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

I think it should be removed. It has poor sentence structure and confused the pants off of me. 192.197.71.189 (talk) 15:33, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Cultural references
BOVINEBOY 2008 14:21, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

3D Re-Release
Can someone provide a source? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.229.74.125 (talk) 11:51, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Home Media Release/Edit Request 3//3/14

 * When did this movie get released onto VHS and DVD? I do remember the promotions for the VHS and DVD release on some of my Nick and Nick Jr VHS tapes back when they where new, and that was back in 2002. This probably means that the movie got its home media release in late 2001 or early 2002. Could someone add the home media release date to the artical? --24.147.1.197 (talk) 21:49, 3 March 2014 (UTC)Jacob Chesley

According to google it's July 2, 2002 Brownspoof Not vandailizm

Semi-protected edit request on 30 September 2021
The section headings "Voice talent cast", "Movie Theatrical release" and "Home video media" need to be changed back to "Voice cast", "Theatrical release" and "Home media" respectively. 156.195.130.103 (talk) 04:24, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done I fixed Movie Theatrical release to Theatrical release as requested. The other 2 sections either already were corrected (e.g Home media) or were renamed by another editor to something else (Cast). Cheers! — Sirdog (talk) 04:39, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bachelor of Electronic Commerce

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was delete. Sjakkalle (Check!)  09:03, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

Bachelor of Electronic Commerce

 * Delete : This article is about a particular degree program in a university. Title extremely misleading. Degree programs do not require Wikipedia articles. --DuKot 03:31, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete : Unless this article can be generalised to multiple universities and some actual worthwile content added. Perhaps a line or two can be added about electronic commerce in the Bachelor of Commerce.  Henry plantagenet 07:07, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Henry plantagenet. Dcarrano 14:05, July 20, 2005 (UTC)
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Arkadij Naiditsch

Arkadij Naiditsch (Arkadi Naydiç; born 25 October 1985) is Latvian-German chess grandmaster who currently represents Bulgaria after previously representing Latvia (until 1997), Germany (1998–2015) and Azerbaijan (2015-2024).

Career
In 1995 he won the European Under-10 championship in Verdun.

Naiditsch was the winner of the Dortmund Sparkassen 2005 Tournament, ahead of higher-rated and well-known players such as Loek van Wely, Veselin Topalov, Peter Svidler, Vladimir Kramnik, Michael Adams, and Peter Leko. In 2007, he won the German national championship based in Bad Königshofen.

In 2011 he won the 15th International Neckar Open with a score of 8½/9. This achievement enabled him to cross the 2700 Elo rating mark. In the same year Naiditsch played on the top board for the German team that won the gold medal at the European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras.

Naiditsch won the Grandmaster Group B of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2013 in Wijk aan Zee on tiebreak over Richárd Rapport after both finished on 9/13. This victory qualified him for the Tata Steel Group A of 2014 (later renamed 'Tata Steel Masters'). In August 2014 he won with the black pieces against World Champion Magnus Carlsen, playing first board for the German team in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø. The following month Naiditsch won the 2nd Grenke Chess Classic tournament in Baden-Baden. In December of the same year, he finished first in the 38th Zurich Christmas Open.

In January 2015 he tied for 1st–5th with Alexander Donchenko, Eduardo Iturrizaga, Matthias Dann and Miloš Pavlović in the Masters section of the Basel Chess Festival, winning the tournament on best tiebreak score. Naiditsch tied for first with Magnus Carlsen in the 3rd Grenke Chess Classic in February 2015, finishing second after a five-game blitz playoff, which ended with an armageddon game.

In July 2015 he switched to the Azerbaijani Chess Federation. On 30 December 2015 Naiditsch won for the second consecutive year the Zurich Christmas Open. Six days later, he won also the Basel Chess Festival for the second year in a row.

Personal life
In October 2014, Naiditsch married Ukrainian-Israeli chess player IM Yuliya Shvayger. As of 2015, he lives in Baku with his family.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black gangsters

 * Wikipedia does not include categories of loosely associated topics. The property of being Black and the property of being a gangster have no connection; this category is useless and nonencyclopedic. Delete it.64.109.253.204 03:34, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

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Black Hawk Bridge

The Black Hawk Bridge spans the Mississippi River, joining the town of Lansing, in Allamakee County, Iowa, to rural Crawford County, Wisconsin. It is the northernmost Mississippi River bridge in Iowa.

Named for Chief Black Hawk, it is popularly referred to as the "Lansing bridge". It carries Iowa Highway 9 and Wisconsin Highway 82.

This riveted cantilever through truss bridge has one of the more unusual designs of any Mississippi River bridge. Construction started in 1929 and was completed in 1931. The designer and chief engineer was Melvin B. Stone. The McClintic-Marshall Company of Chicago erected the trusses. The steel came from the Inland Steel Company.

The Wisconsin approach has a long causeway over Winneshiek bottoms (sloughs, ponds, and backwaters) before ramping up to the bridge itself. The main shipping channel is on the Iowa side. The Iowa approach is rather abrupt, going from a 25 mph city street straight up a steep ramp onto the bridge.

Originally a privately built and operated bridge owned by the Iowa-Wisconsin Bridge Company, it was closed between 1945 and 1957, due to damage from ice damming, and lacking funds to repair the bridge, the company went out of business. The two states acquired the bridge and repaired it.

In August 2011 the bridge was briefly closed for repairs after a crack was found in a floor beam.

Replacement
The bridge has a sufficiency rating of 39.9 percent, which mainly reflects its obsolete nature. The Iowa Department of Transportation began planning for a replacement bridge, with feasibility studies beginning in 2004. It was revealed during a meeting on June 15, 2021, that the replacement bridge's design would look extremely similar to the current bridge's design while either retaining the pier's design or adopting a newer wave design. Construction of the new bridge began in September 2023.

Black Hawk Bridge Shut Down
The Iowa Department of Transportation temporarily closed the Black Hawk Bridge on Highway 82 on February 25, 2024, citing structural integrity concerns following movement of two bridge piers. The department performed emergency repairs of the bridge, which was reopened to traffic on April 20, 2024.

In popular culture
The bridge was featured in a scene from the 1999 film The Straight Story, when Alvin Straight is depicted crossing the Mississippi River near the end of his 240 mi journey.

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Republic of Vietnam Navy

The Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN; - HQVNCH; was the naval branch of the South Vietnamese military, the official armed forces of the former Republic of Vietnam (or South Vietnam) from 1955 to 1975. The early fleet consisted of boats from France; after 1955, and the transfer of the armed forces to Vietnamese control, the fleet was supplied from the United States. With American assistance, in 1972 the VNN became the largest Southeast Asian navy and, by some estimates, the fourth largest navy in the world, just behind the Soviet Union, the United States and the People's Republic of China, with 42,000 personnel, 672 amphibious ships and craft, 20 mine warfare vessels, 450 patrol craft, 56 service craft, and 242 junks. Other sources state that VNN was the ninth largest navy in the world. The Republic of Vietnam Navy was responsible for the protection of the country's national waters, islands, and interests of its maritime economy, as well as for the co-ordination of maritime police, customs service and the maritime border defence force.

The Republic of Vietnam Navy disbanded in 1975 with the collapse of South Vietnam, and North Vietnam's victory in the Vietnam War. Most of its fleet was captured in port, but a small fleet of vessels, led by Captain Đỗ Kiếm and Richard L. Armitage of the Defense Attaché Office, Saigon, escaped to Thailand and surrendered themselves to American naval forces there. Some of these RVNN vessels were scuttled upon reaching the open sea, while others continued their service with the Philippine Navy.

Politics and coups
VNN commander Captain Hồ Tấn Quyền, was a loyal supporter of President Ngô Đình Diệm. In order to prevent him supporting Diệm in the 1963 South Vietnamese coup, he was executed by fellow VNN officers on the morning of 1 November 1963.

During the 1965 South Vietnamese coup, rebel forces surrounded the VNN headquarters at the Saigon Naval Shipyard, apparently in an attempt to capture VNN commander Chung Tấn Cang. However, this was unsuccessful and Cang moved the fleet to Nhà Bè Base to prevent the rebels from seizing the ships.

Vietnamization
In early 1969, President Richard M. Nixon formally adopted the policy of "Vietnamization". The naval part, called ACTOV ("Accelerated Turnover to the Vietnamese"), involved the phased transfer to Vietnam of the U.S. river and coastal fleet, as well as operational command over various operations. In mid-1969, the VNN took sole responsibility for river assault operations when the U.S. Mobile Riverine Force stood down and transferred 64 riverine assault craft to the VNN. On 10 October 1969, 80 Patrol Boat, Rivers (PBR) were transferred to the VNN at the Saigon Naval Shipyard, the PBRs were divided into four River Patrol Groups (RPGs) as part of Task Force 212.

The end
On 19 January 1974, four VNN ships fought a battle with four ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy over ownership of the Paracel Islands, 200 nmi due east of Đà Nẵng. The VNN ship Nhựt Tảo (HQ-10) was sunk, RVNS Lý Thường Kiệt was heavily damaged, and both Trần Khánh Dư (HQ-4) and Trần Bình Trọng (HQ-5) suffered light damage. The Chinese captured and occupied the islands.

In the spring of 1975, North Vietnamese forces occupied all of northern and central South Vietnam, and finally Saigon fell on 30 April 1975. However, Captain Kiem Do had secretly planned and then carried out the evacuation of a flotilla of thirty-five Vietnam Navy and other vessels, with 30,000 sailors, their families, and other civilians on board, and joined the U.S. Seventh Fleet when it sailed for Subic Bay, Philippines. Most of the Vietnamese ships were later taken into the Philippine Navy, though the LSM Lam Giang (HQ-402), fuel barge HQ-474, and gunboat Kéo Ngựa (HQ-604) were scuttled after reaching the open sea and transferring their cargo of refugees and their crews to other ships.

After the war, about 1,300 former VNN vessels including junks were used by the Vietnam People's Navy, making it the largest Southeast Asian navy in the mid-1980s. Some personnel were retained, with 80% of the Ham Tu Brigade in the VPN’s Bach Dang Fleet being South Vietnamese veterans.

Fleet Command
VNN Fleet Command was directly responsible to the VNN Chief of Naval Operations for the readiness of ships and craft. The Fleet Commander assigned and scheduled ships to operate in the Coastal Zones, Riverine Areas, and the Rung Sat Special Zone. All Fleet Command ships were home ported in Saigon and normally returned there after deployments. When deployed, operational control was assumed by the respective zone or area commander, and the ships operated from the following ports:
 * I Coastal Zone – Đà Nẵng
 * II Coastal Zone – Nha Trang/Qui Nhơn
 * III Coastal Zone – Vũng Tàu/Cần Thơ/Châu Đức
 * IV Coastal Zone – An Thoi/Phú Quốc
 * Rung Sat Special Zone – Nhà Bè

Flotillas
The VNN was organized into two flotillas: a patrol flotilla and a logistics flotilla. Flotilla I was composed of patrol ships, organized into four squadrons. The patrol types included LSSLs and LSILs which normally operated only in Riverine Areas or the Rung Sat Special Zone; though occasionally they were assigned the four coastal zones. Operational commitments required that half of the patrol flotilla be deployed at all times, with a boat typically spending 40 to 50 days at sea on each patrol. Fleet Command patrol ships assigned to the riverine areas provided naval gunfire support as well as patrolling the main waterways in the riverine areas. One river patrol unit was assigned as convoy escort on the Mekong River to and from the Cambodian border.

Flotilla II was composed of logistic ships, divided into two squadrons, supporting the naval units and bases throughout South Vietnam. Logistic ships were under the administrative control of the Fleet Commander, and under the operational control of the VNN Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics who acted upon orders from the Central Logistics Command of the Joint General Staff.

Naval Infantry/Marines

The VNN also have under them a contingent of Naval Infantry or Marine Division formed in 1954 by then Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem and trained by the French Commandos Marine

UDT-(LDNN)
The South Vietnamese Navy had a small frogman group, the Liên Đoàn Người Nhái.

Training
The VNN training establishment consisted of a Training Bureau located at VNN Headquarters, with Training Centers located in Saigon, Nha Trang, and Cam Ranh Bay.

Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Commanders of the VNN

 * Commander (later Navy Captain) Lê Quang Mỹ, 1955–57
 * Commander Trần Văn Chơn, 1957–59
 * Navy Captain Hồ Tấn Quyền, 1959–63
 * Navy Captain (later Vice Admiral) Chung Tấn Cang, 1963–65
 * Navy Captain Trần Văn Phấn, 1965–66
 * Lieutenant General Cao Văn Viên, September – November 1966 - Temporary after Coup d'État
 * Navy Captain (later Rear Admiral) Trần Văn Chơn, 1966–74
 * Rear Admiral Lâm Ngươn Tánh, for 2 months between 1974 and 1975
 * Vice Admiral Chung Tấn Cang, 24 March – 29 April 1975

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User talk:Sozin

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Sun Fire

 Sun Fire is a series of server computers introduced in 2001 by Sun Microsystems (since 2010, part of Oracle Corporation). The Sun Fire branding coincided with the introduction of the UltraSPARC III processor, superseding the UltraSPARC II-based Sun Enterprise series. In 2003, Sun broadened the Sun Fire brand, introducing Sun Fire servers using the Intel Xeon processor. In 2004, these early Intel Xeon models were superseded by models powered by AMD Opteron processors. Also in 2004, Sun introduced Sun Fire servers powered by the UltraSPARC IV dual-core processor. In 2007, Sun again introduced Intel Xeon Sun Fire servers, while continuing to offer the AMD Opteron versions as well.

SPARC-based Sun Fire systems were produced until 2010, while x86-64 based machines were marketed until mid-2012. In mid-2012, Oracle Corporation ceased to use the Sun Fire brand for new server models.

Operating systems
UltraSPARC-based Sun Fire models are licensed to run the Solaris operating system versions 8, 9, and 10. Although not officially supported, some Linux versions are also available from third parties, as well as OpenBSD and NetBSD.

Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron based Sun Fire servers support Solaris 9 and 10, OpenBSD, Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 3 - 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2008 R2.

Model nomenclature

Later Sun Fire model numbers have prefixes indicating the type of system, thus:
 * V: entry level and mid-range rackmount and cabinet servers (UltraSPARC, IA-32 or AMD64)
 * E: high-end enterprise class cabinet servers with high-availability features (UltraSPARC)
 * B: blade servers (UltraSPARC or IA-32)
 * X: rackmount x86-64 based servers
 * T: entry level and mid-range rackmount servers based on UltraSPARC T-series CoolThreads processors

When Sun offered Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron Sun Fire servers under the V-Series sub brand, Sun used an x suffix to denote Intel Xeon processor based systems and a z suffix for AMD Opteron processor based systems, but this convention was later dropped. The z suffix was also used previously to differentiate the V880z Visualization Server variant of the V880 server.

Sun's first-generation blade server platform, the Sun Fire B1600 chassis and associated blade servers, was branded under the Sun Fire server brand. Later Sun blade systems were sold under the Sun Blade brand.

In 2007, Sun, Fujitsu and Fujitsu Siemens introduced the common SPARC Enterprise brand for server products. The first SPARC Enterprise models were the Fujitsu-developed successors to the midrange and high-end Sun Fire E-series. In addition, the Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 servers were rebranded as the SPARC Enterprise T1000 and T2000 and sold under the Fujitsu brands, although Sun continued to offer these with their original names. Later T-series servers have also been badged SPARC Enterprise rather than Sun Fire.

Since late 2010, Oracle Corporation no longer uses Sun Fire brand for their current T series SPARC servers, and since mid-2012 for new X series x86-64 machines based on Intel Xeon CPUs. x86-64 server models which had been developed by Sun Microsystems before its acquisition, and were still in production, have all been rebranded as Sun Server X-series.

Sun Fire model range
Some servers were produced in two versions, the original version and a later RoHS version. Since a general maintenance and upgrade guideline is that RoHS components and spares may be installed into the original non-RoHS versions of that server, the end-of-life (EOL) date of a server is deemed the EOL date of the RoHS version of that server in this listing.

Sun Server / Oracle Server
As of 2012, the x86 server range continued under the "Sun Server" or "Oracle Server" names.

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Talk:The Smurf (dance)

It would be nice to find out the exact steps and movements of the Smurf dance? DOOOOOOOOOOOOO ITTTTTTTTTTTTT @!

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