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Holothuria fuscogilva, also known as the white teatfish, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific in shallow waters near islands and around coral reefs. Juveniles live in shallower waters (such as inter-tidal zones) and then migrate to deeper waters as they mature. Adults of this species weigh between 2.4 and 4 kilograms (5.3 and 8.8 pounds) and are elliptical in shape with a firm texture. They feature lateral papillae (teats), which are often buried in the sand. The species is consumed as food and is vulnerable to over-exploitation from commercial fishing. This H. fuscogilva sea cucumber was photographed in Ras Muhammad National Park off the Red Sea coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.Photograph credit: Diego Delso

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DYK for Adelaide Steamship Company

On July 29, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Adelaide Steamship Company, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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ACs

Thanks. But we really should share the honours; you've been hard at it, too. It's still not perfect, but it's in much better shape than it was just a short time ago. Cheers. -- JackofOz (talk) 12:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Hila Levy

Hello Pdfpdf, thank you for mentioning your concern in my tlak page. Thanks to you I found out that soemone blanked and created a redirect page of Hila Levy which is intended to be a disambiguation page. I fixed it. The reason for the disambiguation is that there are two people with the exact same name even if one does not have an article. Hila Levy, made history when she became the first Puerto Rican to be awarded a Rhodes scholarship and has been featured in various newspaper articles as such. Being the first among her people does make her notable. Happy editing Tony the Marine (talk) 02:18, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

• I now see what you mean. You know sometimes I even confuse myself (smile). So, what would you suggest: "Hila Levy (military)"? Tony the Marine (talk) 21:46, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

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Re: AfD

Hi! I understand what you're coming from, but the way I see it, the only reason IPs can't start AfDs is because they have a technical limitation (they can't create new pages). If the editor wants to start an AfD, they should be allowed to. In any case, they can explain their reasoning on the AfD page. Of course, discussing on the talk page first would be the preferable option but it seems that they've decided not to. As a personal opinion, I'm against deleting the article, but I will start the AfD for the IP if they ask me to. Jafeluv (talk) 11:21, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Since the IP did give their reasoning on the talk page, I've completed the AfD nomination for them. The AfD entry is here. Regards, Jafeluv (talk) 08:09, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Re: LC Puzzle

It's terrible, I completely forget writing that message! But given the "accidental" election of Ann Bressington to the state upper house fascinated me at the time, it must have been me writing that.

As far as "voting for a group below the line" goes, it would be possible to do it "manually". The voter would put the numbers 1 to x (x being 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6) in order in the column of candidates for that group below the line. I suppose that's what the quoted text refers to.

I actually found the email from the State Electoral Office and paste it here with email addresses censored:

from	Walker, Di (SEO) <[email protected]>
sender time	Sent at 16:34 (GMT+09:30).
to	XXXX XXXXXXXX <[email protected]>
date	10 April 2006 16:34
subject	RE: can't find results
mailed-by	saugov.sa.gov.au

Lisa the first preference votes for 'each' candidate are not on the web site.

Ind Nick Xenophon No Pokies group polled 167 594 above the line  ticket votes and 8 below the line = 167 602
Nick Z received 23 263 below the line first preferences , Bressington received 32 and Darley 61. Total first preferences = 190 958

regards
Di Walker 
Senior Electoral Officer - Education  
State Electoral Office (SA) 
ph: 08 8401 4315 
fax: 8401 4333 
email: [email protected] 
Website:www.seo.sa.gov.au   
  
The information contained in this email message may be confidential and may also be subject to legal privilege or public interest immunity. If you are not the intended recipient,any use,disclosure or reproduction of this document,without consent of the author,is unauthorised and may be unlawful.If you have received this email in error,please advise me immediately.

-----Original Message-----
From: XXXX XXXXXXXX [1]
Sent: Monday, 10 April 2006 4:01 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: can't find results

I can't find out anywhere how many primary votes Ann Bressington (of the Ind Nick Xenophon No Pokies ticket) received compared to  Nick Xenophon himself. Is this available on the website and where?

Regards
Lisa

Hope that helps. Donama (talk) 02:40, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

RE:Clubs

I am glad you agree with my course of action: there really wasn't a way round it. Incidentally do you have any references for that section? It really needs them. I considered removing the whole section but though it better to try and get refs first. Regards, Woody (talk) 14:02, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Any headway on this? Regards, Woody (talk) 12:06, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Examples of such clubs can be found right across Australia, but more prominent ones include:

• the Edmondson VC Club at ARTC Kapooka,
• the Middleton VC Club 1 RAAF Recruit Training Unit, RAAF Base Wagga,
• the Dunstan VC Club at Puckapunyal,
• the Hamilton VC Club at Robertson Barracks, Darwin,
• the Rattey VC Club at Larrakeyah Barracks, Darwin, and
• the Hall VC Club at Victoria Barracks, Sydney.

Re: AfD

Ummm, sorry, what? What anti-climax? If you're talking about the AfD, I don't see anything happening...? What's going on? Jafeluv (talk) 13:46, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello, Pdfpdf. You have new messages at Jafeluv's talk page.
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Fritzpoll (talk) 14:53, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Two things: 1) This is not helpful, and has been reverted. 2) Wikipedia is a volunteer site - I do pop in regularly, but am not sitting in front of a screen 24/7. You say at the top of this page that you know there is a life outside Wikipedia, yet you give me nine minutes between requesting an explanation at my talkpage and making a negative comment at my admin review. I will happily engage in discussion, and have yet to find anyone say otherwise - my archives are full of it - but with respect, I cannot spend every waking second waiting for someone to ask me a question. response to your initial inquiry is at my talkpage Fritzpoll (talk) 14:58, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

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Think we've got our wires crossed - see my reply

 Fritzpoll (talk) 15:49, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of NZ Rhodes Scholars

A tag has been placed on NZ Rhodes Scholars requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 13:11, 25 August 2009 (UTC)