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smack in the middle of a fig orchard. Accounts of the name, Hollywood, coming from imported English holly then growing in the area are incorrect. The name in fact was coined by Daeida Wilcox (1861–1914) who travelled by train to her old home in the east. On the train, Mrs. Wilcox met a woman who described her summer home in Ohio named after a settlement of Dutch immigrants from Zwolle called "Hollywood”. Daeida was so elated with the name that she "borrowed" it for her ranch in the Cahuenga Valley;

Figure 1: Map of Malaysia Lying just north of the equator, Malaysia is located at the south of Cambodia and Vietnam and north of Singapore and Indonesia. More than one thousand islands are part of Malaysia with some 38 designated as marine parks. Parts of the primeval rainforest are more than 100 million years old with a dazzling selection of birds and wildlife. Malaysia has superb golden beaches, lush vegetation, mountains and fabulous shopping allied to some

------------------------------------------------- Shopping mall A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version of the traditional marketplace. Modern "car-friendly" strip malls developed from the 1920s, and shopping malls corresponded with the rise

DISNEY: LOSING MAGIC IN THE MIDDLE KINGDOM Hong Kong Disneyland will provide guests with an immersive experience to re-ignite “the magic that is the Disney storytelling tradition”. The park will act as a springboard for our other businesses throughout China and the region. - Andy Bird, president of Walt Disney International, August 20051 Three years after its opening in September 2005, Hong Kong Disneyland had yet to gather sufficient momentum to catapult its attendance rate to a satisfactory

Abstract Today, the Republic of Azerbaijan occupies a critical juncture between central Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Despite some significant challenges, Azerbaijan currently enjoys a healthy petroleum-based economy that is being increasingly diversified by the public and private sectors to promote travel and tourism in this ancient land that enjoys a modern infrastructure and a wide range of cultural-heritage tourism destinations. Although many of the country's most widely acclaimed destinations

Crimea for which it faces sections till date , Russia is the largest country in the world; its total area is 17,075,400 square kilometers (6,592,800 sq. mi). There are 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Russia, 40 UNESCO biosphere reserves, 41 national parks and 101 nature reserves , it also has a lot of minerasls and resources that hold the potential to keep Russia relevant in the international business Russia has an extensive coastline of over 37,000 km (22,991 mi) along the Arctic and Pacific Oceans

gays eat and work at Our Way Café. These gays are open to exhibiting their sexual orientation and preferences, as same-sex couples find the setting to be comfortable. This array of people represents the community of Decatur, an in-town neighborhood east of Atlanta.

Functional Region: A functional region is a region that revolves around a specific node, or area of activity. It is defined by the activity and the interactions that occur around it. An example of a modern day functional region is the San Francisco Bay area, which revolves around the shipping services it provides. In recent news, people are turning empty shipping containers into homes for the homeless.

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Doing Business in Singapore DOING BUSINESS IN SINGAPORE 1 CONTENTS 3 4 11 FOREWORD INTRODUCTION - Getting to know Singapore OVERVIEW OF LEGAL ENVIRONMENT - Legal Framework - Handling Civil Disputes - Employment - Immigration - Competition Act - Singapore's Free Trade Agreement (FTAs) STARTING A BUSINESS BANKING RELATIONSHIP IN SINGAPORE - Introduction to the Financial Landscape in Singapore - Banking in Singapore - Business Credit Facilities - Business Protection TYPES OF BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS