Moreover, the micro impact of misguided policies on specific families and local communities can be immense.

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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).

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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.

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Warren Buffett and Bill Gates should use more of their money to set up region-specific venture capital funds and micro-lending organizations with main goals not to get killer returns but to give entrepreneurs the ability to try out their ideas.

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When I gave specific reasons for disliking the food truck and micro-distillery trends, many readers seized on these as absolutes.

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People who do not manage convivially not only need to micro-manage decision making, but they have to be very specific about who they are willing to work with.

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The broad value of machine data is that it tracks micro activity that can then be used to detect larger trends or to track specific flows of activity.

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Micro-volunteers are generally not required to undergo a screening process nor do they need to make a specific time commitment.

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