Non-governmental organization From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "NGO" redirects here. For other uses‚ see NGO (disambiguation). Valdis Dombrovskis‚ then Prime Minister of Latvia‚ meeting an NGO representative A non-governmental organization (NGO) is the term commonly used for an organization that is neither a part of a government nor a conventional for-profit business. Usually set up by ordinary citizens‚ NGOs may be funded by governments‚ foundations‚ businesses‚ or private persons. Some
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changed‚ the dogma that the founders of our country followed in all their wisdom‚ but we do not today‚ is foreign policy. American foreign policy of the 18th century was that of non-interventionism. We followed this ideology for quite some time‚ up until the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt in which he changed our policy from non-interventionist to interventionist‚ from reactive to proactive. Our country changed our policy‚ and not for the better. By changing from a reactive government to a proactive
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Non-state actors (NSAs) will contribute to the complex operational environment over the next 10 years as trends emerge which allows them the ability to operate in weak or failed states. The perception of a weak US national defense will trigger shifts of strategic relationships and allow non-state actors the opportunity to challenge the international status quo and use weak or failed states as breeding grounds for their ideology. This complex environment will impact on our strategic direction as DOD
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NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES [pic] A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced‚ re-grown‚ regenerated‚ or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. These resources often exist in a fixed amount‚ or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. Fossil fuel (such as coal‚ petroleum and natural gas) and nuclear power are examples. In contrast‚ resources such as timber (when harvested sustainably) or metals (which can be recycled) are considered renewable
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Non Democracy In non-democratic countries people are not participating in political process and they were restricted by central body. The government has absolute powers over its citizens and nobody have a right to freely participate in election‚ decision making process and so on. The government dominated everything and every activity within the territory of its sovereignty. Furthermore‚ the government has an authority to practice some policy to mobilize people for particular purposes like demonstrating
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pointed to the ultimate consequence‚ which is death. Classifications: Mercy killing can be of three types – passive‚ non aggressive and aggressive. While passive euthanasia refers to withholding common treatments like antibiotics‚ drugs or surgery or giving a medication to relieve pain despite knowing that it might cause death‚ e.g. high doses of sleeping pills‚ non aggressive euthanasia deals with withdrawal of life support systems and hence is more controversial. Aggressive euthanasia is
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Non-biodegradable waste will NOT break down (or won’t for many many years). Examples are plastics‚ metal and glass. Some dangerous chemicals and toxins are also non-biodegradable‚ as are plastic grocery bags‚ Styrofoam (polystyrene)‚ and other similar materials but will eventually break down over time. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_definition_of_non_biodegradable#ixzz1m8B59V9d Reduce‚ reuse and recycle‚ the three R’s for waste management‚ are effective measures that serve as
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but in some ways‚ I’m starting to become like them and not becoming who I want to be. I‚ as I am following my parents‚ am being a conformist‚ as I am conforming to what my parents what and believe‚ and Emerson says‚ “Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist.” Another reason is because I‚ like many people these days‚ am absorbed by technology and “must” use it to learn about what others are doing; I rely on it to solve my problems instead of just worrying about myself and solving those problems
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Non blind IP Spoofing and Session Hijacking: A Diary From the Garden of Good and Evil Authors: Eric Hines [loki@fatelabs.com] Jamie Gamble [bit@fatelabs.com] Date: February 25‚ 2002 Introduction This paper makes no assumptions of prior knowledge in TCP session hijacking or blind and nonblind IP spoofing. We will cover all basics and provide both a novice and advanced introduction to these topics. Although there are countless papers and books on the subject of TCP/IP‚ I always believe that there
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In finance‚ a non-deliverable forward (NDF) is an outright forward or futures contract in which counterparties settle the difference between the contracted NDF price or rate and the prevailing spot price or rate on an agreed notional amount. It is used in various markets such as foreign exchange and commodities. NDFs are prevalent in some countries where forward FX trading has been banned by the government (usually as a means to prevent exchange rate volatility Market The NDF market is an over-the-counter
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