So while I don't want to strike too partisan a note here today, I do want to address some willful mischaracterizations of my positions.

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Another drawback: While other Android phones I've tested can be plugged into either a PC or a Mac so you can manually transfer files onto them, I couldn't get the Note to do this with either of two Macs I tested with it.

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Thompson, through Kemp, wrestles questions countless artists and creators ask themselves: How do I become someone of note, a player rather than an observer?

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Each time I do so, I make a note of the data for the next scheduled service and enter it in my Quicken calendar (see how hard it is to keep Quicken out of the picture?) and set a reminder.

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On that note, however, I do think more choice is probably a good idea for Detroit in particular.

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"I do think that Arafat gave some very, very positive statements today, which I do hope that the government of Israel will take note of, " said Terje Larson, U.N. envoy to the Middle East.

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Not least, while it certainly is encouraging that carriers are interested in BlackBerry 10, I would note here that what the company really has to do is get consumers interested in the new phones, and on that score the jury is still out.

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Further, I maintain that the insurance requirement has nothing to do with taxation until we note that its dollar-amount will soon appear on a W2, and that businesses will receive tax credits for their efforts.

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