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  • They gladly accepted local level of remuneration in order to live in "paradise", have a life's adventure AND pad their resumes for future careers with international ngos at US/European salaries, whether they were to be placed in any heaven or hell (Haiti, most of Africa - high risks = hell) or a "boring" London, NYC, DC, Paris or Brussels office.

    Caveats for those moving to Mexico who are too young to retire 2006

  • I have also met young people (usually recent grads) with US (or European) ngos (in US called nonprofits or charities), who successfully moved to exotic developing coutries for a couple of years.

    Caveats for those moving to Mexico who are too young to retire 2006

  • A recent visit to Afghanistan, working with a number of ngos there, inspired me to publish a book of my photographs.

    Archive 2008-11-01 2008

  • Lawyers and ngos in Culiacán told El Debate they were not happy with the light sentence the judge handed down.

    Photojournalist's Killers Get 11 years BorderReporter 2008

  • Yet the same violence happens on every continent, even as governments, ngos nonprofits, colleges, thinktanks, pastors, priests, rebbis, shamans, monks and imams meet constantly to reflect on ending armed conflict in the world.

    Gulf Coast Marian 2008

  • A recent visit to Afghanistan, working with a number of ngos there, inspired me to publish a book of my photographs.

    Photo publication of Afghanistan 2008

  • Yet the same violence happens on every continent, even as governments, ngos nonprofits, colleges, thinktanks, pastors, priests, rebbis, shamans, monks and imams meet constantly to reflect on ending armed conflict in the world.

    Everyday world Marian 2008

  • Individually characterized phenomena (rang-mtshan) are those validly knowable phenomena that have their existence established from the side of their own individual manner of abiding (rang-gi sdod-lugs-kyi ngos-nas grub-pa), without depending on being merely imputed by words or conceptual cognition.

    Basic Features of the Gelug-Chittamatra System ��� 1 Types of Phenomena and Ways of Existing 2006

  • Deepest true phenomena have their existence established from the side of their own individual manner of abiding (rang-gi sdod-lugs-kyi ngos-nas grub-pa), without depending on being imputed by words or conceptual cognition.

    The Two Truths in Vaibhashika and Sautrantika 2006

  • Since 2003, the government has initiated numerous development programmes in the region in association with ngos, and, according to locals, change has been visible in the last two and a half years.

    State Vs Naxals - Revolution Interrupted - Gadhchiroli , Maharashtra Abhay N 2006

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