The Center for an Urban Future, a nonprofit research organization, estimated in a 2007 report about Staten Island that more than 2 million tourists a year take the ferry, with few ever leaving to explore the island.

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Katz also likes an exercise called "histories of the future, " originated by Center for Applied Research, a management consulting outfit.

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The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has released a new report that suggests even more serious problems ahead for future retirees.

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