By working together and sharing the results of projects being undertaken across the Institute, members can benefit from the collection of new analytics-driven solutions throughout their enterprises.

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Last year Indagare ( indagare.com ), a members-only travel club, launched a collection of 12 intimate, luxurious group tours, including a family voluntourism trip to Nicaragua and a New Zealand golfing excursion that involved flying around on a private jet.

WSJ: Indulge in Wishful Thinking

The 475 members of the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation - a collection of movie fans and industry professionals - also found a prize for teenage heart-throb Leonard DicCaprio.

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Elderly former members of the International Brigades, the collection of anti-fascists who travelled to Spain to fight Gen Franco's forces, will also be eligible for citizenship under the new law.

BBC: Passport offer for Spanish exiles