Beryl died on the same day as the launch of my second novel.
What was billed as the launch of a film, however, looked more like the beginning of a political campaign.
The annual cycle of the iPhone rumour mill has become almost as predictable as the launch of the handsets themselves.
Headline loan and mortgage rates have certainly come down – such as the launch of Tesco's 1.99% mortgage deal – but savers appear to be paying the price.
By coincidence, Port's conviction came in the same week as the launch of a short film, Mum, calling for the decriminalisation of laws relating to prostitution.
As evidence, he cited a crackdown on tax evasion, which has seen limited success, as well as the launch of a drive to privatize state assets.
Welcome to the Independent's live blog of the start of Christmas, also known as the launch of the John Lewis advert.
But the most common problem with the government's IT ventures is a mix of grand ambitions and incompetence, as the launch of Healthcare.gov in 2013 handily showed.
It also took place on the anniversary of the protests three years ago in Deraa that are widely seen as the launch of Syria's uprising.
The challenge: Refueling and repairing satellites in space requires some expert wrangling, as well as well as the launch of large quantities and types of fuel into orbit.
Though few concepts require all-or-nothing investments, as the launch of Federal Express did, many do entail substantial up-front expenditures.
