Compared to many other states, where some differences are kept low-profile and borrowing ensues to paper them over, Minnesota is known for its open, upfront approach.

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The paper estimates that each new profile added to the US DNA database - the Combined DNA Index System, or Codis - resulted in 0.57 fewer serious offences.

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Dana Goldstein has a profile of Diane Ravitch up at the Washington City Paper.

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It seems as if a story runs in the paper every day reporting another high-profile breach of security that exposed consumer credit card information and social media accounts.

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Understandably, then, the issuer base for 2012-model second-lien loans is dominated by (1) loans with CCC facility ratings (mainly from issuers with a single-B corporate-rating profile) and (2) unrated middle-market paper.

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The European Financial Stability Facility announced an expanded funding profile Wednesday, with plans to start selling short-term paper with three-, six- and 12-month maturities.

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It is 3am, a member of your team just ate the last slice of pizza, the copy of your profile piece in TechCrunch and Business Insider is buried under piles of paper, your computer crashed, and your demo is tomorrow.

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It appears that the Texas Instruments controller chosen for the e-paper watch does not support the wireless protocol's low energy profile, something Pebble lists as one of the specs on its site (we've reached out to the company for clarification on this matter).

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