Remove the syntax errors from the end, for example:
<provider android:authorities="android.androidcustom.quicknotesprovider" android:name=".QuickNotesProvider" >
I assume that you also close this tag:
</provider>
If you use Eclipse, sometimes different characters will appear at the end of your line when you use autocomplete functions. (Sometimes these "bonus" symbols are not even displayed, which can be frustrating!)
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