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The Near Future

There is an old Greek song called Bufetzis (Μπουφετζής) written by Yiorgos Batis made with the music of "How Dry I Am".



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Babylon A.D.

In the near future, a mercenary named Toorop (Vin Diesel) accepts a contract from a Russian mobster, Gorsky (Gérard Depardieu), who instructs him to bring a young woman known only as Aurora (Mélanie Thierry) to New York City.

Battlefield Evolution

Set in the near future, and inspired by games such as Battlefield 2, Battlefield Evolution is a miniature wargame from Mongoose Publishing, the same company that created the Starship Troopers: The Miniatures Game.

Beloslav

A road bridge is to be built in the near future over the canal east of town carrying a bypass of the E87 international highway now passing through downtown Varna via the Asparuhov most bridge.

Bundang-gu

Another planned city called "Pangyo" is being built next to Bundang as of 2008 and many large-scale shopping malls are expected to come into that area, people in Bundang would enjoy better shopping experiences in the near future.

Carlos Roa

After a year of charitable and religious work spent as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, his convictions led to his refusal to discuss a new contract with his team, because he believed the world was going to end in the near future.

Cisco Wireless IP Phone 7920

Open/Shared Key/LEAP are supported authentication methods with CCKM/WPA joining in the near future.

Echo Round His Bones

Captain Nathan Hansard is an officer of the United States Army in the near future, when a machine has been developed to transmit matter instantly.

Hoe railway station

Although construction has been ruled out in the near future, the option to construction a station at Hoe would still exist following the planned reopening of the line to and station at North Elmham.

Japan–British Exhibition

These fell into three categories: those to be sent back to Japan (400 boxes in three separate shipments), those to be presented to various institutions (over 200 boxes divided between thirty recipients), and those to be sent to other cities in Europe where international exhibitions were projected for the near future (Dresden and Turin, both in 1911).

Nocton Hall

During the subsequent BBC Look North investigation it came to light that Leda Properties intended to put forward new development plans in 'the near future' for both the adjacent former RAF Hospital, Nocton Hall and associated gardens.

Onaiza

It is located between Al Dafna, Qatar's emerging central business district, and Lusail, a development north of Doha which is set to hold 200,000 residents in the near future.

Puerto Barrios

Puerto Barrios Airport is currently being refurbished in order to receive scheduled flights in the near future.

Punta Huete Airport

Located at the north shore of Lake Managua, the Punta Huete Airport could become in the near future a major airport in Nicaragua.

Robert Acquafresca

Acquafresca, who speaks Polish, in an interview given to Gazeta Wyborcza (14 March 2008) said that he would leave the decision to the near future .

Siria

With the immense success of the Cascada project worldwide, DJ Manian had announced that there were no planned Siria singles for the near future.

Swedish general election, 2014

Discussions on a possible collaboration in the 2014 election will probably not take place in the near future, according to Mikaela Valtersson, member of parliament (MP) of the Green Party.

Taxicabs by country

Ford Mondeo and Toyota Avensis along with Škoda, Renault and Nissan, are the most common types of taxicab, but free cycle rickshaws sponsored by 7up are also used, and a new fleet of TACSAITHE GHLAISE (Green Taxis) is due to launch in the near future.

Temmink: The Ultimate Fight

Sometime in the near future the main character, the sociopathic Temmink, beats a passerby to death and ends up in the so-called "Arena" - a modern version of the ancient roman Colosseum.

The Purge

Due to the success of the first film, a sequel film is in development by Universal and Blumhouse in the near future.

The Third Millennium: A History of the World AD 2000-3000

As this book was written in the 1980s, some predictions for the near future were off - for example, the Soviet Union was predicted to exist as late as the year 2800.

Three Laws of Robotics

The futurist Hans Moravec (a prominent figure in the transhumanist movement) proposed that the Laws of Robotics should be adapted to "corporate intelligences" — the corporations driven by AI and robotic manufacturing power which Moravec believes will arise in the near future.

West Midlands bus routes 301 and 302

From June 2009, brand new Scania OmniLinks are used on the 301 route, which are due to receive branding in the near future.

White Hot Odyssey

Although there has been no official announcement as to whether or not the band will continue performing or recording in the near future, the song "Subway Killer" later appeared as a bonus track on the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' 2013 album White Teeth, Black Thoughts, re-written in a rockabilly style.

Yaroslav Senyshyn

Yaroslav Senyshyn will be releasing two of William David Smith's compositions, Images ("Image" 1 and 2, Op. 33) on the Albany Records label in the near future in a 'live' album along with his wife, Susan O'Neill-Senyshyn (flautist).

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

Taking place in the near future in a place called Heartland City, the story focuses on Yuma Tsukumo, a young duelist who strives to become the Duel Monsters champion, despite being an amateur.