It appears the analytic case for killing the vehicle rests upon the illogical reasoning that enemies have become more capable and therefore the Marines should wait longer to acquire a less agile, less protected means of getting ashore.

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The thinking goes that areas where investors camped out to collect rich dividends and wait things out get a lot less attractive in an environment where economic growth is still sluggish and rates are rising.

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This year, Best Buy made the wait less arduous: it screened a Harry Potter movie and distributed free popcorn.

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Patients requiring routine appointments or test results are asked to wait a few days or call back at less busy times.

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While breast surgery patients are seen in less than a month, patients waiting for a pain management appointment can expect to wait years.

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When it comes to improving on that, some leaked European retailer listings suggest NVIDIA might not wait on a completely next-gen architecture, but may instead try to deliver similar performance through a less power-hungry single GPU design.

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