Then there is the issue that NTI, ALDW and CVRR have very limited histories as publicly traded partnerships.

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Several nonprofits are also involved, including NTI, which provides lab diagnostics, and the Rockefeller Foundation, which originally funded the project.

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The group that funded and partnered to create CORDS includes the Rockefeller Foundation, NTI, Fondation Merieux, Peter G.

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Google.org gave money to nti for the labs and has built up e-mail and blogging-type communications services among the players.

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Since MLPs are pass-through corporations, distributions for NTI, ALDW, CLMT and CVRR will vary with the size of the spread.

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What I found out was that NTI is not your typical MLP.

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So, when a member called up asking how Northern Tier Energy L.P. ( NTI) could have such a high indicated yield, I was admittedly perplexed.

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