The meetup kicked off with a four-course dinner prepared by local chefs at a Saarinen built structure on the island park Belle Isle.

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Cyprus remained the focus for markets in Asia after Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Monday said that the structure of the island's rescue package could serve as a template for future bailouts in region, according to media reports.

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Having tried and failed to get anywhere with incremental changes in recent years, Rhode Island will soon have a hybrid pension structure that puts the bulk of contributions into a 401(k)-type plan that public workers can take with them to other jobs.

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In many ways, the island owes its survival to its traditional democratic structure.

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New York officials will test the new board structure with three pilot regions in Staten Island, the northwest and South Bronx, and Rockland County.

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The management structure consists of the central government, the island governments, and the school boards.

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The Grade-II listed structure was opened in 1867 and is the only British pier which links the mainland to an island.

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