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How you can help save declining butterflies

Fast Company Tech

Butterflies have a high surface-to-volume ratio they dont hold much moisture so they can easily become desiccated in dry conditions. But those laws could be changed. The law mandates that the government maintain habitat for listed species. The Southwest saw the greatest drops in butterfly abundance of any region.

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6 Tips for Nonprofit Professionals on Speaking Brilliantly with Your Slides

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A great example from last summer is from an opioid law suit — the State of Oklahoma v. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation? Have a brainstorming session with your co-workers and say, ‘This is the message I want to get across. How can I say it in as few words as possible?’

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Tesla privately admits Elon Musk has been exaggerating about ‘full self-driving’

The Verge

The ratio of driver interaction would need to be in the magnitude of 1 or 2 million miles per driver interaction to move into higher levels of automation. Local law enforcement said there was no one in the driver’s seat at the time of the crash, leading to speculation that the men were misusing Autopilot.

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Humans and AI: How Should You Talk About AI? Be Positive or Give Warnings?

DataRobot

Banjo claimed to use software that automatically detected anomalies to help law enforcement solve crimes and respond faster. And science shows that people need to exceed a tipping point 2.9013 ratio of positive to negative emotions for overall well-being. But things didn’t go as planned.

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6 Online Speaking Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Nonprofit Tech for Good

A great example from last summer is from an opioid law suit — the State of Oklahoma v. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation? Have a brainstorming session with your co-workers and say, ‘This is the message I want to get across. How can I say it in as few words as possible?’

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ROI: Can You Quantify the Untangible? You Can't Quantify Love (or can you?)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

POP QUIZ: True or False The ROI Methodology collects just one data item, a financial ratio, expressed as a percentage. " Anything can be measured in a way that is superior to not measuring it at all " - Gilbs Law. That lead me to Tom Gilb, an engineer and measurement guru. Do we attempt quantify them?

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What is a 50/50 Raffle and How Does it Work?

CauseVox

Moreover, state and local laws may apply. To ensure compliance, we highly recommend checking with your local and state gambling laws to make sure raffles are permitted. Alternatively, while a 50/50 split is the most common configuration, you can also try out different ratios like a 60/40 or 80/20 split.

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