Citizen Partnerships for Offshore Wind is a collaboration of communities and organizations that believe the United States must move towards indigenous clean energy sources like offshore wind and that public education and citizen engagement are essential to making that transition. This partnership aims to connect coastal communities facing Offshore wind farm offshore wind development to address common challenges and opportunities posed by offshore wind. By working collaboratively, citizens can share experiences, information, and resources, and help build a unified movement towards the acceptance of offshore wind. Right now, the United States is more than 20 years behind Europe in adopting this established technology. The United States deeply rooted affiliations with the fossil fuel industry have allowed us to remain dependent on unhealthy and dangerous fuels. The East Coast of the United States East Coast and Great Lakes have an immense opportunity to produce clean energy and boost local economies by accepting offshore wind as a viable, preferable energy resource. It is in the public s best interest to support offshore wind because of its great potential to improve our health, economy and energy security . While we as a collaborative support offshore wind as one of the many sources of renewable energy that can meet our needs, we require projects to be appropriately sited and to demonstrate proven benefits to the local community and environment. The initial gathering of 20 advocates representing communities in 15 coastal states produced a basis for collaboration that emphasized keeping the needs of communities at the forefront of the discussion of offshore wind. Sponsored by the Civil Society Institute CSI as a project that grew out of the CLEAN network, CPOW is directed by members of the collaborative. Civil Society Institute understands the immense contribution offshore wind power can make towards advancing a clean energy economy for the United States and reducing our ... more details
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Infobox UK legislation short title Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title An Act to make provision for limited liability partnerships. statute book chapter 2000 c. 12 introduced by territorial extent England and Wales Scotland ss. 10 13 Northern Ireland royal assent 20 July 2000 commencement 6 April 2001 amendments Companies Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise Act 2004 2004 c. 27 br Open Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001 S.I. 2001 1228 related legislation Limited Liability Partnerships Act Northern Ireland 2002 2002 c. 12 N.I. repealing legislation status Current original text http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2000 ukpga 20000012 en 1 activeTextDocId 1575435 legislation history The Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 c.12 is an Act of Parliament Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced the concept of the limited liability partnership into English and Scots law. It created an LLP as a body with Juristic person legal personality separate from its members unlike a normal partnership which is governed under a hybrid system of law partially from company law and partially from partnership law. Unlike normal partnerships the liability of members of LLP on winding up is limited to the amount of capital they contributed to the LLP. Section 2 of the act provides that an LLP may be incorporated ... form of such an agreement. As with normal partnerships the members of an LLP are agents of the LLP ... partnership law as seem appropriate. Complementing the Limited Liability Partnerships Act ... and 2009. External links UK SLD 1575435 the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2000 ukpga 20000012 en 1 The Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 , as originally ... ukpgaen 20000012 en 1 Explanatory notes to the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 from the Office ... Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2000 Category Partnerships ... more details
merge to U.S. Department of Labor date July 2011 Mission The Center for Faith based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Labor implements Secretary Hilda L. Solis vision of Good Jobs for Everyone by building partnerships with faith based groups, community organizations, and neighborhood leaders. The Center works in collaboration with DOL agencies to improve the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged workers and job seekers. External links http www.dol.gov cfbnp Official site US gov stub Category United States Department of Labor agencies ... more details
The United Nations Fund for International Partnerships UNFIP was established in March 1998 by then Secretary General of the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan . UNFIP is responsible for administering and developing partnership s between UN List of specialized agencies of the United Nations agencies , departments, and programmes and the private sector . UNFIP works with foundations and corporations that wish to support UN causes to identify opportunities for partnership and collaboration . In particular, UNFIP facilitates the UN s work with the United Nations Foundation UN Foundation , which Ted Turner established to donate United States dollar US 1 billion to the UN over 15 years, though UNFIP has also worked closely with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , the Ford Foundation , the Rockefeller Foundation , the Synergos Synergos Institute , and the LTB Foundation, among others. The companies which UNFIP has engaged in partnerships include Google and Microsoft . ref http www.un.org partnerships partnership initiatives.html A more complete list can be found at UNFIP s website. ref The partnerships developed and managed by UNFIP all work towards achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals . UNFIP s priority areas within the MDGs, as identified on its website, are children s health population and women the Natural environment environment , including biodiversity , energy , and climate change and peace , International security security , and human rights . UNFIP is overseen by an Advisory Board chaired by United Nations Deputy Secretary General Deputy Secretary General Asha Rose Migiro . The Fund s offices are located at United Nations Headquarters in New York City . UNFIP is one component of the United Nations Office for Partnerships , which also includes the United Nations Democracy Fund UN Democracy Fund . It is a sitting observer of the United Nations Development ... partnerships UN Fund for International Partnerships United Nations Category United Nations ... more details
Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships RIEPs is What are RIEPs? The nine regional improvement and efficiency partnerships are English public sector organisations that support councils and their partners to become more efficient, innovative and engaged with citizens. Unlike some other improvement bodies the RIEPs are notable for having strong governance from networks of councils within each region, this recognises that the local government sector is best placed to lead its own improvement and ensures that the RIEP offer targets the defined needs of the sector. The RIEPs bring new capacity to local government and accelerate the drive for greater improvement and efficiency. ref http www.local.gov.uk rieps Local Government Group website ref How were RIEPs established? The nine RIEPs were created in April 2008 with a three year funding package of 185 million from Communities and Local Government . The RIEPs were established following December 2007 s http www.communities.gov.uk publications localgovernment efficiency National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy for Local Government, which was produced jointly by the Local Government Group then called the Local Government Association and Communities and Local Government. ref http www.communities.gov.uk publications localgovernment efficiency National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy ref The strategy acknowledged that improvement architecture needed to be better coordinated and closer to the front line in order to be more effective. The RIEPs, made up of networks of councils, were the vehicle for delivering this through using their devolved funding, spreading knowledge and good practice and navigating councils through ... and share good practice and stimulate innovation establish strong partnerships and networks to address ... to learn from. Most regions have also had real success in forming stronger partnerships that help ... . Category Local government in England DEFAULTSORT Regional Improvement And Efficiency Partnerships ... more details
Multiple issues refimprove July 2010 refimprove July 2010 The Puerto Rico Public Private Partnerships Authority was enacted by the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly and signed into law by Governor of Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortu o in order to regulate the creation of new public private partnerships PPPs in Puerto Rico . The Authority is governed by a five member board of directors , including three appointed by the Governor, one attorney Luis Berr os Amadeo selected by President of the Senate of Puerto Rico , Thomas Rivera Schatz , and another, former San Juan mayor Dr. Hern n Padilla , selected by Speaker politics Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Jennifer Gonz lez . The Board is headed by Puerto Rico Government Development Bank president Carlos M. Garc a and day to day operations are headed by executive director David Alvarez. Although final decisions are made and PPP contracts signed by the Governor, the current chief executive has signed an Executive order United States Executive Order delegating that role to Secretary of State of Puerto Rico Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock , who has assumed the role of advocate of Puerto Rico s P3 process. ref http app.gobierno.pr wp content uploads 2010 05 KDM P3 Forum Pres Jun 23 2010 KDM Revised FINAL.pdf ref References references External links Portal box Puerto Rico http www.p3.gov.pr official website Category Government of Puerto Rico PuertoRico stub ... more details
Enrollment Partnerships NACEP by January 31, 2008. Institutions that have offered concurrent enrollment ... Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships NACEP for accrediting dual credit programs. sup ... Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships no later than fall 2008. sup 9 sup Iowa ... by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships, in the process of being ... with, and are heavily indebted to, the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships standards ... Through Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships CEP s , qualified students can earn college credit prior ... http www.nacep.org Official site DEFAULTSORT National Alliance Of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships ... more details
The Computationally Advanced Infrastructure Partnerships CAIP Center formerly the Center for Advanced Information Processing is an advanced technology center at Rutgers University . The center was established in 1985 with the support of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology to build upon research in computer oriented disciplines and to foster collaboration between the university and industry. The center conducts ongoing research in such fields as VLSI , machine vision , virtual reality , robotics , and software engineering . Much of the research produced by the center is of international significance. The Man Machine Interface Laboratory has received international recognition in the academic and popular literature for its achievements in Virtual reality in telerehabilitation virtual rehabilitation ref Citation last Keeton first Claire author link Claire Keaton last2 first2 author2 link title Video game gets patients up and moving again newspaper Sunday Times South Africa pages 15 date 17 December 2007 url ref ref Citation last Sorid first Daniel author link Daniel Sordid last2 first2 author2 link title WHAT S NEXT Giving Computers a Sense of Touch newspaper The New York Times pages date 23 March 2000 url http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9A03E7D9163DF930A15750C0A9669C8B63 ref . ref http science.slashdot.org article.pl?sid 06 09 07 0243228 Slashdot Xbox for Stroke Rehabilitation . ref The center has also collaborated with the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies in developing algorithms for machine assisted baggage searches, weapons detection and identification, and emergency communications. ref dimacs.rutgers.edu People Staff froberts NJHomelandSecuritySymposiumRUOverview10 29 03.ppt ref External links http www.caip.rutgers.edu Official website References reflist rutgers Category Rutgers University science org stub ... more details
Infobox UK legislation short title Limited Liability Partnerships Act Northern Ireland 2002 parliament Northern Ireland Assembly long title An Act to make provision for limited liability partnerships statute book chapter 2000 c. 12 N.I. introduced by territorial extent Northern Ireland royal assent 22 November 2002 commencement 22 November 2002 partially br 13 September 2004 remainder amendments related legislation Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 2000 c. 22 status Current original text http www.legislation.gov.uk nia 2002 12 enacted revised text http www.legislation.gov.uk nia 2002 12 The Limited Liability Partnerships Act Northern Ireland 2002 is an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly which introduced the concept of the limited liability partnership into Northern Irish law, passed two years after the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 introduced the concept into the law of England and Wales and Scots law . It created an LLP as a body with Juristic person legal personality separate from its members unlike a normal partnership which is governed under a hybrid system of law partially from company law and partially from partnership law. Unlike normal partnerships the liability of members of LLP on winding up is limited to the amount of capital they contributed to the LLP. Currently, despite the passing of the Companies Act 2006 and its gradual entry into force, the new law does not apply to LLP s. The commencement orders for the Companies Act 2006 have so far included saving provisions for the provisions of the Companies Northern Ireland Order 1986 to remain in force as applied to LLP s. External links UK LEG title Limited Liability Partnerships Act Northern Ireland 2002 type nia path nia 2002 12 UK legislation UK law stub Category 2002 in Northern Ireland Category 2002 in law Category Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly ... more details
s Council on Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships during a drop by in the Roosevelt Room of the White ... Partnerships President Obama Announces Additional Members of Advisory Council on Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships . April 6, 2009. ref include Diane Baillargeon, President & CEO, Seedco ... eop ofbnp Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships http speakingoffaith.org programs ... about the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships http www.huffingtonpost.com dr robert ... more details
unsourced date October 2010 100 Runs Test Cricket Partnerships by Sri Lanka is a list of 100 runs Partnership cricket partnerships recorded in Test cricket by the Sri Lanka national cricket team . Currently Sri Lankans hold the world record partnerships for 2nd 576 , 3rd 624 , 4th 437 , and 6th 351 wickets in Test crickets. Hundred Runs Test Cricket Partnerships class wikitable style margin auto width 100 colspan 9 font style color maroon Test Match 100 Runs Partnerships style width 40px style width 30px Match style width 30px Runs style width 50px Wicket style width 50px Innings width 75 Against style width 225px Players style width 240px Venue style width 40px Year 1 3 217 2nd 1st cr PAK Sidath Wettimuny , Roy Dias Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad , Pakistan 1982 2 5 153 3rd 1st cr IND Roy Dias, Dulip Mendis M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , India 1982 3 5 110 3rd 2nd cr IND Roy Dias, Dulip Mendis MA Chidambaram Stadium, India 1982 4 7 130 5th 1st cr NZL Ranjan Madugalle , Somachandra de Silva Basin Reserve , New Zealand 1983 5 10 159 3rd 2nd cr NZL Sidath Wettimuny, Roy Dias Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Sri Lanka 1984 6 11 109 5th 1st cr NZL Ranjan Madugalle, Arjuna Ranatunga Colombo Cricket Club Ground , Sri Lanka 1984 7 12 101 3rd 1st cr ENG Sidath Wettimuny, Roy Dias Lord s , London 1984 8 12 148 4th 1st cr ENG Sidath Wettimuny, Arjuna Ranatunga Lord s, London 1984 9 12 200 5th 1st cr ENG Sidath Wettimuny, Dulip Mendis Lord s, London 1984 10 12 138 6th 2nd cr ENG Amal Silva , Dulip Mendis Lord s, London 1984 11 13 144 5th 1st cr IND Ranjan Madugalle, Arjuna Ranatunga Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Sri Lanka 1985 12 14 132 3rd 2nd cr IND Aravinda de Silva , Roy Dias P. Saravanamuttu Stadium , Sri Lanka 1985 13 15 216 4th 2nd cr IND Roy Dias, Dulip Mendis Asgiriya Stadium , Sri Lanka 1985 14 16 121 6th 2nd cr PAK Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva Iqbal Stadium, Pakistan 1985 ..., Sri Lanka 2010 Cricket in Sri Lanka DEFAULTSORT 100 Runs Test Cricket Partnerships By Sri Lanka Category ... more details
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