While CDFIs are not technically part of the micro-lending trend, they still provide small businesses with loans.

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The second part of the Micro Focus approach is an effective requirements management process which involved collecting and organization the requirements from the business.

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He said micro-chipping would be part of a package of measures to address "what is an increasing problem", and would include plans to improve standards of dog ownership.

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Meanwhile, Saint Louis University's part-time program launched a micro-scholarship program last year: Students can apply to have the cost of one course remitted by the school so they can stay enrolled.

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These ripples are part of Singapore's transformation from a micro-managed melting pot into a cosmopolitan city-state.

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There again, part of the problem is the instinct to micro-manage.

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Another way of getting at the trends is census micro-data (ie, from detailed samples collected as part of the census).

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In 2003, Nintendo released the completely redesigned Game Boy Advance SP which, most importantly, added a front-lit screen, attempting rectifying the one major problem people had with the original GBA. Recently, Nintendo released yet another GBA varient, the Game Boy Micro, with a small and sleek design aimed in large part at an older, iPod-totting audience.

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We observe pause on the macro and micro levels as a principle of life and leadership, a natural part of the continuum that catalyzes growth and transformation.

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While the amount of savings can differ greatly for a renter of a micro-unit versus a small-home owner, cost-effectiveness is definitely part of the equation in both models.

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The rear, made in part from soft plastic, covers slots for the microSD and SIM (not micro-SIM) slots, but there's no battery access.

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The rise of micro-transactions in video games can be traced to Asia, where they were introduced as part of efforts to combat piracy.

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