Whereas the Note 10.1 positioned its speakers on the front face (read: out of the way of consumers' hands), the Note 8.0's smaller size and portrait orientation mean users will have to be mindful about not covering the lower speaker when watching video in landscape.

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He cites the example of one of the bank notes in his collection, a 1896 US note with a face value of two silver dollars.

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While women in Western countries frequently note the tension and struggles they face in this new age of modern feminism where they are supposed to have it all, the concept is lost on many of the women I meet in Southeast Asia.

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It masked the Galaxy S III ahead of its reveal last year in a blockier plastic frame and it could be that this phone, with a very Note-esque face and outline, is also a filler ahead of the final reveal.

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Finally, I'd note that other economies have transitioned and learned to expand in the face of terrorism, most notably the UK and Israel, and there's no reason to believe the most flexible and adaptable economy on earth can't do the same.

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The first sip was a face-twisting odyssey of confusion: roasted earth, spice (was that a note of tire?), and other unfamiliar flavors left me unimpressed.

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He hands me my change, a two peso note, the grubbiest and most fragile that I have so far encountered, with the face of national hero Bartolome Mitre barely recognisable.

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