Both micro- and macro-organisms at vent locations can withstand extreme toxicity and pressure.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The government is dismantling the Financial Services Authority and giving the Bank of England control of macro-prudential regulation and oversight of micro-prudential regulation.

BBC: Treasury Committee

Academics and bureaucrats, absorbed by theories and static models, miss that macro-economics is but the accumulation of micro decisions.

FORBES: Bernanke Plus Obama Equals $5 Gas Post Election

Lime Brokerage Chief Operations Officer John Jacobs says that he is pleased that the SEC took a more macro view of the issue rather than micro-managing brokerages by giving them specific requirements.

FORBES: No More Tolerance For Unlicensed Driving In The Markets

The new stimulus measures used by the US and other governments would only bring long-lasting effect if the pointed micro and macro enhancements were processed too.

FORBES: Dear President Obama, The Unemployment Rate Is Falling For All The Wrong Reasons

Unlike regular degree programs, which provide a macro education on a general topic (say, Computer Science), badges certify micro-based competency in a very specific skill (say, JavaScript).

FORBES: Why Get a Pricey Diploma When a Bleepin' Badge Will Do?

Using its Community Impact Platform to create a fundraising challenge for two local animal rescues, Causecast leveraged social media, real-time reporting, peer recognition, instant donation processing, automatic tracking, micro and macro funding abilities, and good old competition with incentives to fire up the team and get them engaged in giving back.

FORBES: Is Your Company Barking up the Right Fundraising Tree?

Far from complaining about their lack of economic levers, politicians need to recognize the importance of the supply-side powers they do possess: The true role of politicians lies in the micro, not the macro.

WSJ: What Will New World Order Look Like?