Chris Gribble, the CEO of Writers' Centre Norwich, which led on the Creative Cities bid, focused on the future of the city, revealing the new projects which will launch Norwich nationally as a UNESCO City of Literature.

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He's still fighting the charges and using his newfound fame to launch new projects.

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Faced with a surplus supply, local land departments still urge developers to launch new projects, the magazine observes.

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Last month (May 2010), Siemens (NYSE:SI) struck a deal with holding company Wasion Group (3393:HKG) to conduct feasibility studies in an effort to launch new smart grid pilot projects in the Middle Kingdom.

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And already, Mercer said, Iridium is urging scientists to develop projects right now that can piggyback on the new rockets that will launch the NEXT satellites starting in 2015.

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This was encouraged by the launch this year of their new five-year economic plans, traditionally a time for starting big new projects.

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