The high point of President Medvedev's stay in the United States will be his visit to Silicon Valley - an area in northern California known for its high-tech companies, venture capitalists and forward-looking entrepreneurs.

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This is not the first time that an old-line industry has broken into a seemingly unrelated high-tech area.

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The Explorer has a spa, an elegant lounge and dining room and a high-tech presentation area for daily briefings, TED-like lectures and daily video recaps.

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Out-of-staters continue to flock to the financial hub of Charlotte, home to Bank of America, and to the Raleigh-Durham area for jobs in the high-tech and pharmaceutical sectors.

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