He made a kind of fishing line for passing notes to adjacent cells by unwinding the elastic from his boxer shorts, though it was contraband and would be confiscated.

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It is the current equivalent of passing notes.

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Badawi seemed unnerved by the silent passing of notes, so Agent Soufan asked if he wanted to see what was written.

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Police recently dismantled a suspected ring composed of five Portuguese citizens, accused of counterfeiting and passing off 50 and 20-euro notes.

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The so-called Value Pack upgrade that was leaked for original Samsung Galaxy S devices after the company announced they would not be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich (it was later given a passing mention in the Galaxy S II ICS upgrade notes) has been officially released, at least in Korea.

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Queen Elizabeth II, 79, appears on the bank notes and coins of at least 16 countries, and she has shown more than a passing interest in how she is portrayed.

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She discovered handwritten prayer notes her mother had left in boxes, praying for everyone from her family to people she met in passing.

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