Many of these projects start out independently, but run out of wind (pardon the pun) in the second year, as the project becomes more complicated, and costs skyrocket, often by a factor of 10.

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Most independent forecasters continue to project solid growth for the second half of this year.

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It is second to Nintendo, it has Project Natal coming out this year, and it turns in a profit for the company.

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Angel investors injected a "few hundred thousand" into the project last year, allowing Lockitron to launch its second, more streamlined version.

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One of the most-read traditionalist blogs, "Rorate Caeli, " reacted to the foot-washing ceremony by declaring the death of Benedict's eight-year project to correct what he considered the botched interpretations of the Second Vatican Council's modernizing reforms.

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The project is expected to get off the ground in the second half this year, Keppel Land said.

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Open to the public since January 2009 as a two-year project, it was created within the multi-user virtual world Second Life but possesses a charmingly post-apocalyptic visual sensibility all its own.

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So far, some 35 operators are participating in the project, and services based on the framework are expected by the second quarter of next year.

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