Such a future where you will no longer have to go to Las Vegas or Macau, but where they will come to you, may seem titillating or preposterous, depending on your point of view.

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As yet I have no business relationship with them, just to let you know that I might in the future.

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Here at NES, you have inherited this great cultural legacy, but your focus on economics is no less fundamental to the future of humanity.

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Even if you share genetic information that has no or limited meaning today, that information could have greater meaning in the future as new discoveries are made.

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If you are so set on full ownership, but have no means to do so, you might be giving up your brand for the long, long future ahead.

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You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have.

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Once you've squared that away, 7GB of free online storage is yours forever (subject to no dramatic u-turns in the future.) The sharp-eyed among you will have spotted that this is more than Google Drive, Apple and Dropbox are offering for their entry-level accounts.

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You are saying there is no such agreement with Iraq now, and you don't intend to have one at any time in the future.

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