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The phrase "the United States" was originally treated as plural, e.g. "the United States are", including in the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of 1865. However, it was commonly treated as singular by the turn of the twentieth century, e.g. "the United States is". Remnants of the plural usage remain in the set idiom "these United States".[12]
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United Solar Ovonic currently has 28MW of annual production capacity at its Auburn Hills 1 location. The company's new 30MW Auburn Hills 2 facility, which is a duplicate of its Auburn Hills 1 facility, began commercial production in December 2006. United Solar Ovonic's expansion plan increases its manufacturing capacity to 118MW, 178MW and over 300MW per annum by the end of calendar years 2007, 2008 and 2010, respectively.
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov 01, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) today announced its results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Total revenues for the third quarter of 2007 were $59.0 million, up 46% from $40.4 million for the third quarter of 2006.
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United Technologies lifts you up and cools you down. Through such well-known names as Carrier, Otis, Pratt & Whitney, and Sikorsky, UTC makes building systems and aerospace products. Carrier is the world's largest maker of heating and air-conditioning units. Otis is the #1 elevator manufacturer; Hamilton Sundstrand produces engine controls, environmental systems, propellers, and other flight systems; Pratt & Whitney makes engines for both commercial and military aircraft; and Sikorsky makes helicopters. The UTC Fire & Security segment is made up of what was Chubb and Kidde. Lastly, UTC Power makes fuel cells for commercial, transportation, and space applications, among other products.
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Pending regulatory approval, United's codeshare with Qatar Airways, a premier Middle East airline, will give United customers more options to the Middle East, as well as South and Southeast Asia. For the first time ever, United customers will have service to five countries new to United's offerings, including destinations such as Doha, Qatar; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Male, Maldives; and Peshawar, Pakistan.
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United will offer employees at the seven affected locations other employment opportunities within the company if the employees choose to stay with United or offer appropriate severance packages if they choose to leave the company. A total of 337 employees in the combined stations will be affected by the decision -- 33 in Jacksonville, 32 in Lincoln, 35 in Memphis, 88 in Milwaukee, 56 in Nashville, 68 in Palm Springs and 25 in Saginaw.
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