But countless statements -- some from military personnel -- appeared to contradict the Air Force's revised position.

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The Note II has also been given "Air View" -- or the ability to detect the hover position of the S Pen, which opens up a whole world of new UI additions.

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Parts of inexplicable circles, drawn or incised on the light-colored wall behind him, give an air of happenstance to his position.

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For decades, controllers relied on position reports over high-frequency radio every hour or so, competing for air time with fishing vessels and all kinds of other traffic.

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We experienced this issue with a MacBook Air and Samsung Galaxy Note II -- you can force the flexible cable to twist into the necessary position, but it appears to cause quite a bit of tension, and our ChargeCard was visibly damaged after just a few minutes of use.

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At that point, the captain of the Air Canada jet and the C-17 pilots flashed their planes' landing lights at each other to acknowledge their position.

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