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Current Event #9 - 3 views

  • U.S. technology companies remain silent in the wake of the sudden and escalating standoff between the U.S. and Russia over the latter's annexation of Crimea in Ukraine, but experts say that economic sanctions could still impact their operations in the countr
  • U.S. technology companies remain silent in the wake of the sudden and escalating standoff between the U.S. and Russia over the latter's annexation of Crimea in Ukraine, but experts say that economic sanctions could still impact their operations in the country.
    • Clayton Lockwood
       
      This text, though connecting directly to industry, also speaks a lot about political geography, 'the struggle over space' as well, tieing it in to past units, and showwing the connectivity between all sections of uman geography
  • Technology companies in Silicon Valley
    • Clayton Lockwood
       
      What in particular lures computer companies in particular to put factories in silicon valley?
    • Clayton Lockwood
       
      one of the words larger industrial centers because of the nearby ural mountains, which contain many reasorces
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  • Global technology companies have only a small impact on Russia's overall economy, despite the country's recent status as a high-growth "BRIC" economy.
  • Russia is the 15th-largest smartphone market and fifth-largest tablet market in the world.
    • Clayton Lockwood
       
      this connects to cultural landscape because it shows that many people in russia probably have iphones or tablets, and owning one, or seeing them often is not an unusual occurance.
  • You might find that Moscow suddenly finds that these U.S. companies 'owe taxes
    • Clayton Lockwood
       
      because of the situation, tax might prompt companies to move
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    All about possible sanctions of U.S goods from Russia which effects many computer companies which have factories in silicon valley
Clayton Lockwood

Migration to switzerland - 1 views

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    Most of the people migrating to Switzerland are from poorer European countries.
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