The first of two Indian-built carriers is now under construction, with a launch date of 2010.

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Worse yet, the operating system that Apple's business was built around was out of date, and Apple's efforts to find a way forward were flailing.

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To date, California has built 2, 541 megawatts of renewable energy under the renewable portfolio standard program.

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The Klamath river's dams, owned by PacifiCorp, a former subsidiary (remarkably enough) of Scottish Power, date back to 1918, and were built without fish ladders to help salmon returning to their natal waters.

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And any user-written spreadsheet files that use Excel's built-in date functions should also make it through the change of century untarnished.

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The core of the project is its camera, the largest and most complex built to date.

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The catacombs of Rome, which date back to the 1st Century and were among the first ever built, were constructed as underground tombs, first by Jewish communities and then by Christian communities.

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He also pointed out that most major racing venues in this country date back to the first half of the 20th century, whereas the third oldest baseball venue, Dodger Stadium, was built in 1962.

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