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William hails 'confident' Australia
The Duke of Cambridge has praised Australians and their nation as a "beacon of confidence" as thousands of Aussies turned out to greet their royal visitor and his wife.
William and Kate were cheered by wellwishers during a visit to Sydney's iconic Opera House for a reception to mark the start of their 10-day tour of Australia.
They went on a walkabout around the steps of the famous building greeting the crowds who stood five deep in places. The royal couple had flown to the east coast city after completing a tour of New Zealand with their baby son Prince George.
In a speech at the reception, the Duke said that he and his wife had been looking forward to the visit for a long time and how the Queen held the nation in high affection.
He said: "Her Majesty spoke recently of how, since her first visit here 60 years ago, she has been privileged to witness Australia's growing economy and flowering self-confidence.
"For Catherine, Harry and me, born in the early 80s, we've never known anything else - Australia and Australians have always been for us a beacon of confidence, creativity in the arts and sporting ability."
William's eight-month-old son has been the star attraction of the trip and won the heart of the Kiwis.
His proud father could not help mentioning the baby prince, saying: "I don't think I could finish these brief words to you without mentioning one other family member, George, who is now busy forging his own link with Australia.
"Catherine and I were very grateful for the many kind messages and gifts from across the country that we received when George was born."
The eight-month-old prince is expected to make an appearance on Sunday when his parents take him to Taronga zoo in Sydney where an enclosure housing bilbys - a rabbit-like marsupial - will be named after him.
William joked: "I suspect George's first word might be 'bilby' - only because koala is harder to say. We really look forward to our time here together as a family."
The royal couple arrived as a political scandal broke which forced one of Australia's senior figures to pull out of the official greeting party at the airport and the joint hosting of the Sydney Opera House reception.
Barry O'Farrell resigned as premier of New South Wales a few hours before the royals arrived after a document emerged contradicting evidence he had given to an anti-corruption agency inquiry yesterday.
The politician insisted he had not received a £1,600 bottle of wine from the former chief executive of Australian Water Holdings, a water infrastructure company at the centre of the investigation, but a thank you note he wrote for the wine has emerged.
Later George was pictured stroking a huge stuffed toy koala which was bigger than himself.
The furry present was a gift from the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove, and was handed over to the eight-month-old royal by William as Kate held their son.
The presentation was made in Admiralty House, an imposing sandstone building overlooking Sydney harbour and an official residence of the Governor-General.
William and Kate were taken to the historic building by boat after completing their walkabout at the opera house and will stay at the residence for the first half of their visit to Australia.
The royal couple had arrived in sunny Sydney after leaving rain-soaked New Zealand where they had spent the first half of their 19-day tour down under.
William and Kate's visit to New Zealand ended with the largest crowds of the trip filling the streets of the capital Wellington to see off their special visitors.
Wherever they travelled wellwishers showed their affection by screaming, handing over presents and waiting for hours to meet them and they are likely to generate the same reaction in Australia.
The Duke and Duchess were flown to Sydney in a Royal Australian Air Force plane and when they landed at Kingsford Smith Airport were greeted by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Sir Peter was also on the tarmac with wife Lynne to meet the Cambridges and she shared a light moment with George, shaking the eight-month-old's hand.
The baby prince, wearing a white cotton babygrow decorated with a row of ships on the front, looked lively, waving his arms about.


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I don't know if you can get out of that room @ Bills without a fee but i'd jump ship now!!!!! i just did a search on the days you're going to be there and on Hotels.com you can stay @ the Golden Nugget for $35/night...that's a nice place DT!!!! on Hotwire you can book a 5 star hotel for $81/night which in my best guess will put you in a Bellagio or Wynn type of hotel..4 star hotel on strip for $57...near strip 4 star hotel $42.
Bills is a good place to chill..kinda dirty to stay though imo b/c Vegas will give you that dirty feeling after a while so staying in a first class room is a breath of fresh air imo. I'd dump your rooms NOW and book one of these gems that i found you online....garbage..now i've got the fever to go..although i stay comped @ LVH so the deals mean little to me...just my .02 good luck.
osheas is closing.....its a great dive......go sit at a table near sidewalk and enjoy some people watching while sipping a brew.....
the only better place to see all walks of life is paris
I stayed in Vegas for a week last year and got so burned out the last 3 days that on 2 of the days I woke up, ate breakfast and went straight to the Sportsbook and proceeded to drink and bet on Dog races. Dog races? I still don't know how to bet dog races and win, but for $2 bets and races all over the country, I had a great time and drank my behind off and lost $60 over those 2 days. Worth every penny! GL
Originally Posted by ad1260: I am looking to go on a relatively small budget. I want to have the biggest bankroll possible. So I am not interested in blowing a lot of cash on a nice hotel or anything like that...It seems that booking on Expedia or Priceline is a lot cheaper than just booking a flight by itself. Hell, most of the flights plus hotel on Expedia are cheaper than a plane ticket through United, US Air, Delta, etc. I hate to sound like a cheap behind but I really don't care...I am trying to stretch my buck as far as possible. I have never been to Vegas but am Jonesin to go and don't plan on spending tons of cash when I am there but a enough to have a good time, I am definitely a small time player so I can actually stretch 200 bucks quite a ways or what not. Any help would be great.
Never Ever go to Vegas on a relatively SMALL BUDGET!!!!!
You will be phukin miserable..... Trust me. Save your pesos and do it right...

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PRI/The World's Gerry Hadden reports on a vanishing figure in French life — the concierge: "She — and it's usually a she — is the person who serves as an apartment building's messenger, housekeeper, caretaker and more." Her replacement? The ubiquitous security door with number code. Security doors are cheaper, and they don't gossip.
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I walk through my blindness the way I wander down streets in Paris: unfettered and alive, alert to the raw material of the senses. I am a flaneur. Come along with me. Just don't try to take my arm, unless I ask. What's a flaneur? Read the first post, Return of the Flaneur to Galerie Vivienne. After that, try Foot Rage and the Blind Flaneur. Then stay tuned.
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I've canoed on Lake Superior for almost as many years as I've been losing eyesight. I return year after year like a migrating loon to learn the other side of a slow, uncertain process that we could call "going blind." After 35 years with the lake as my teacher, I know what lies on the other side. I call it letting go of sight. Read Big Water. See more about the Great Lakes.
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Disabled Americans today have to negotiate for the kinds of accommodations made for FDR, and the caveat "reasonable accommodation" is built into the law. President Franklin Roosevelt did not have to negotiate. He could summon vast resources of the federal government – money as well as brains – to accomplish the work of disability. And it was accomplished with such thoroughness and efficiency that its scale could be called the Accessibility-Industrial Complex had it been directed toward public accommodations and not solely the needs of a single man. Read FDR and the Hidden Work of Disability [MiT8 2013]
Shepard Fairey claimed that his posterization of a copyrighted AP news photo of Barack Obama was a transformative work protected by the fair use doctrine. In other words, it was a shape-shifter. I claim fair use, too, when I reproduce and transform copyrighted works into media formats that are accessible to me as a blind reader. Read Shape-Shifters in the Fair Use Lab [MiT6 2009]
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Keying tool how-tos
Below are listed several FAQ's regarding the keying tool and completing an image set.
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- 3 Pick a Project for Me Button
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- 5 What is the best way to move from field to field?
- 6 Can I make the image darker/lighter?
- 7 Can I make the image smaller/larger?
- 8 Image Viewer Tools
- 9 How do I enter record data?
- 10 What's this list of words that appeared while I was typing?
- 11 How do I select an option from the drop-down list?
- 12 How do I key header data?
- 13 What is the header data
- 14 What should I do if the data entry form doesn't match the image?
- 15 How long do I have to complete an image set? Is there a time limit?
- 16 How do I offer feedback or report issues with the program?
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- 18 How do I correct my data entry errors?
- 19 Foreign Language Helps
Set Form Type
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Download Image Sets
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We have moved the field helps to the left hand side of the page. If you have read the field help, and are familiar with the project, you may decide to minimize the Field Help by using the double arrows. To expand the Field Help again you simply click on the double arrows again. Minimizing the Field Help will expand your data entry area to the entire bottom of the screen.
Pick a Project for Me Button
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Can I quit an image set before completing it?
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How do I enter record data?
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How do I key header data?
Entering header data is just like entering data for an individual record; choose the first cell and begin typing. There are fewer fields in the header, and most of the information remains the same for the images in your image set, meaning you probably won't need to retype it all.
What is the header data
Header data is the information for the document itself and includes fields that will stay the same for all the individuals on the image.
What should I do if the data entry form doesn't match the image?
If the data entry form doesn't match the image, go back and make sure that you have selected the correct form type in step 2.
How long do I have to complete an image set? Is there a time limit?
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