Can professional futurists, whose job is to find different ways to explore the future, play a role?
Save for highlights, Lin's future play will remain a mystery to a large segment of the local viewing population until the MSG-Time Warner blackout is over.
For a player with both athleticism and solid long-range shooting, a base level of confidence and consistency likely matters more for his future play than any individually impressive game.
President Dmitri A. Medvedev recently singled out Mr. Nemtsov and several other opposition leaders, referring to them as "well-known politicians" who could in the future play a serious role in the political life of the country.
Last week, the day after Mitt Romney won six of ten primary elections, Russ Schriefer, his political director, said, "When you take a look at how the states in the future play out, it's going to be very difficult for anyone to catch us".
As fans protested outside Anfield, as well as the club's Melwood training complex, Gerrard was holed up at home, a nervous wreck watching his future play out on rolling news channels while his father, brother and wife were on hand to offer their support.
