For the video game‚ see Space Station Silicon Valley. Downtown San Jose‚ dubbed "Capital of Silicon Valley". The driveway to The 88 Condominium Building in Downtown San Jose as seen with uplit palms. Silicon Valley is the southern region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California‚ in the United States. The region‚ whose name derives from the Santa Clara Valley in which it is centered‚ is home to many of the world’s largest technology corporations as well as thousands of small startups
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"The Chrysanthemums" was written in 1938‚ and the story takes place roughly around the same time. It is winter in Salinas Valley‚ California. The most prominent feature is the "gray-flannel fog" which hid the valley "from the rest of the world" (221). The grey fog that covers the valley is like that of the man ’s world covering Elisa and pushing her down. The mountains‚ valleys‚ sky‚ and fog sum everything up inside as a "closed pot" (221). This reference to a closed pot can be related to Elisa ’s
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Introduction to Kathmandu Durbar Square Kathmandu Durbar Square ( "UNESCO World Heritage Site") also known as Hanuman Dhoka square is one of the major attractions in Kathmandu Valley. Most of the cultural centers of Nepal are concentrated around the Kathmandu valley; among those cultural sites‚ the important one is the Hanuman-dhoka Durbar Square. The name Hanuman-dhoka Durbar came from the statue of Hanuman established by the King Pratap Malla at the entrance of the royal palace in 1672 A.D. Storeyed
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but it eerily fits so well into this moment of time and space. The notion of slowing the pace of life down for just a moment to realize that every living thing could use a moment of peace and reflection is so applicable to our lives in the Silicon Valley. With our hectic ways of trying to survive financially‚ complete our education‚ live and raise a family‚ we quickly forget about life itself at a basic level. We take practically everything for granted because we get so caught up in well‚ life.
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Pakistan Asamad Jamal: ePlanet Ventures founder‚ a company of advertising‚ media‚ communications‚ wireless‚ software‚ consumer internet and other market places. Pakistan It was an independent nation on August 14‚ 1947‚ when British India gained independence from British rule. 2 new nations came‚ India and Pakistan. Pakistan has spent its time under military rules‚ dictators‚ and corrupt civilian regimes have stopped the economic growth. In 1999‚ the country was pretty close of the bankruptcy
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was instructed to build a Quaker church on the Opequon River‚ which is about 16 miles to the West of Harpers Ferry. He never got to the Opequon‚ he didn’t end up building the church because on his way there‚ he was smitten by the view of a majestic valley with a picturesque river edging it. This was the place that was to become what is today known as Harpers Ferry‚ West Virginia. He bought the plot from Stevens‚ built a house there and settled down‚ making it his family’s permanent location. In 1750
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“No meat! No meat!” was a cry from a tired‚ desperate general in the suicidal camp at Valley Forge. On March 1st of 1778 is when I get to decide whether to reenlist or not from the army‚ but I have been thinking to myself why soldiers would want to re-enlist for 9 months at the Valley Forge Camp. The conditions in the Valley Forge encampment were terrible. First off‚ there wasn’t really any good and healthy food at the camp. Second‚ soldiers had been getting sick and dying from lack of food‚ and
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struggle for sexual identity. "The Chrysanthemums" is also a story that examines the unhappiness of the marriage between Elisa and Henry Allen. "The Chrysanthemums" takes place in Salinas Valley‚ California‚ which seems like a site of isolation due to the fact that no one or nothing is near there home on this valley. Due to the fact that no one or nothings is near readers can think that Elisa lives her life through her chrysanthemums. Maybe if they had children she would be able to do more with her
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battle took place on Dong Ap Bia (Ap Bia Mountain) in the rugged‚ jungleshrouded mountains along the Laotian border of South Vietnam. Rising from the floor of the western A Shau Valley‚ Ap Bia Mountain is a looming‚ solitary massif‚ unconnected to the ridges of the surrounding Annamite range. It dominates the northern valley‚ towering some 937 meters above sea level. Snaking down from its highest peak are a series of ridges and fingers‚ one of the largest extending southeast to a height of 900 meters
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000 people in the greater Portland metro area. There are also many smaller technology companies located in downtown Portland. Portland’s weather is famous for its rain. However‚ the spring and summer are quite lovely and mild. The Willamette valley to the south of Portland is important for its agriculture and wine production. The Cascade Mountains are located to the east of Portland. Mt. Hood has three major skiing facilities and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The Columbia
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