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A former class 1 railroad in the West & midwest around the US with it famous "Southern Pacific daylight passenger trains" and colorful freight locomotives it been acquired by the union Pacific in 1996 following by the BN/ATSF merger in 1995
Southern Pacific rolls on
The greatest place on the planet. (Oregon)
Ted: Whats the greatest place on the planet, God?
God: Pacific City, OR.
Ted: I like your beard.
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-In New Zealand, the term is applied to a person who has emigrated from one of the smaller islands of the Pacific to New Zealand in modern times, or one of their descendants born in New Zealand. While the majority of these people originate from Polynesia, others come from Micronesia and Melanesia. The term is used to distinguish these people from the indigenous New Zealand Māori (who are also Polynesian but arrived in New Zealand many centuries earlier), and from other ethnic groups. A stated reason for making the ethnic distinction is that the Pacific peoples suffer from socio-economic disadvantages as a group and benefit from culturally targeted social and health assistance.
-In Australia, "Pacific Islander" means a person from islands in the Pacific, as in New Zealand.
-In the United States, "Pacific Islander" refers to people from the same locations. In U.S. usage it is most commonly seen as "Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders".
-It excludes people who trace to non-Pacific Island origins (e.g., descendants of Chinese or European colonists) that may now reside on the islands. It would also exclude New Zealanders, except the Māori who are Polynesian, nor would it include Australians or indigenous Australians (except perhaps Torres Strait Islanders, who are generally not included under the designation "Australian Aborigines").
Inhabitants of Russia's Kuril Islands, Alaska's Aleutian Islands, and the Taiwanese, Japanese, Filipino, and Indonesian islands, although technically bordering edges of the Pacific Ocean, do not fall under the definition of "Pacific Islanders" because such islands are not actually located within the Pacific or therefore any of the three regions of Oceania (Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia), and ethnicities native to the latter four among the aforementioned are thus classified as "Asians" on the U.S. Census. Despite this, a growing number of Filipino-Americans have denied the classification of being "Asian", instead claiming to be "Pacific Islanders", which has provoked dismay among some Pacific Islanders who actually belong to the Oceanic cultures comprising the commonly accepted definition of the term, and has also prompted allegations of cultural denial from other Filipinos, the worldwide majority of whom identify themselves as being Asian (as the Filipino government has stated since its foundation that the Philippines is a part of Asia). However, it should be noted that both groups, as well as aboriginals from Taiwan, other countries of Maritime Southeast Asia (including Indonesia), and the Madagascar Malagasy are all closely related ethnically and can be grouped together under one umbrella term, the Austronesians.
For instance, U.S. Census category was "Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders" (NHPI). NHPI refers to people having origins from any of the indigenous peoples of Hawaii, the Marianas, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Native Hawaiian", "Guamanian or Chamoru", "Samoan", or "Other Pacific Islander", or wrote in entries such as Tahitian, Mariana Islander, or Chuukese.
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1. The places around the edge of the Pacific Ocean
2. An obscure sexual act that few are aware of and even fewer can perform. Similar to a Mexican Halloween.
1. The Pacific Rim is an area where a large number of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions occur
2. Matt: I gave Barbara the best Pacific Rim of her life last night
John: What's a Pacific Rim?
Matt: If you don't know, you'll never know
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NOT FILIPINOS, JAPANESE, INDONESIANS, MALAYSIANS, CHINESE ISLANDERS. THEY ARE ALL ASIAN.
Geography
"The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is an island nation located in the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia"
"We are Pacific Islanders because we are located in the Pacific Ocean!" FALSE!
"Inhabitants of the Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Philippine, and Indonesian islands, although technically bordering the Pacific Ocean, are not considered Pacific Islanders because such islands are not located in any of the three regions of Oceania, and are therefore classified as "Asians" on the U.S. Census.
"However, a growing number of Filipino-Americans have denied the classification of being "Asian", instead claiming to be "Pacific Islanders", which has provoked dismay among some Pacific Islanders who actually belong to the Oceanic cultures comprising the commonly accepted definition of the term."
About the Real Pacific Islanders that Filipinos mistake themselves for
"The Pacific Ocean has an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 islands; the exact number has not been precisely determined. These islands are also sometimes collectively called Oceania, and are traditionally grouped into three: (1) Melanesia, (2) Micronesia, and (3) Polynesia. Inhabitants are sometimes referred to as Pacific Islanders."
Filipino Culture
"Filipino culture is largely a fusion of the indigenous traditions of the Philippines, with the Hispanic and American cultures. It has also been significantly influenced by Chinese, Indonesian and Indian cultures."
"The Chinese influences in Filipino culture are most evident in Filipino cuisine. The prevalence of noodles, known locally as mami, are a testament of the Chinese cuisine. Other Chinese influences include linguistic borrowings and the occasional Chinese derived surnames."
The Truth
Based on facts, Filipinos are classified as Asians and not Pacific Islanders. If you are Filipino, please do not deny that!
Remember and please note!
If you do not live in any of the following locations:
New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Mashall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Federated States of Micronesia, New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Somoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and Easter Island,
THEN YOU ARE NOT A PACIFIC ISLANDER!
SO STOP STEALING THEIR IDENTITY AND BE PROUD OF YOUR OWN!!!
"I'm a pacific islander because our country borders the pacific ocean."
WRONG.
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A district in South San Francisco, where all the rich white people live! Houses are expensive as fuck! Gets a view of the golden gate bridge and the bay.
ONE 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT COSTS 1M DOLLARS!
The houses vary from 2M to 13M!
The "cheaper" houses (like the ones on full house and pacific heights, the movie) go for 3M!!
ONLY RICH WHITE PEOPLE LIVE THERE!
Susan: Ever been to Pacific Heights?
Bob: Naww, I'm from Tenderloin.
Mary: Houses there are hella expensive!
Susan: Stacy just moved into one on Bush Street!
Bob: Rich White Girl
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An area consisting of Oregeon, Washington, and some of British Columbia. Some major cities in the region iclude Seattle, Vancouver British Columbia, Olympia Washington, Portland Oregeon, Victoria British Columbia Tacoma Washington. This area is sparsely populated, although the Seattle Area has about 3 million people and the Vancouver area has 2.1 million people. Parts of Seattle and Vancouver are home to many prostitutes and serial killers that work to kill the prostitutes. Some serial killers from the Pacific Northwest include Gary Ridgeway (Seattle), Robert "william" Pickton (Vancouver) , Clifford Olsen(Vancouver), Wesley Adam Dodd,(Vancouver Washington) Robert Lee Yeates,(Spokane) Ted Bundy (Tacoma) Kenneth Bianchi (Killed girls in Los Angeles, also implicated in 3 Seattle Murders). Aside from that gory aspect tyhe Pacific Northwests mainstay is Lumber, and Fishing although now other sectors have sprung up. The Pacific Northwest enjoys mild teperatures but the wettest fall ever known to man kind where it will often rain for over 10 days at a time. However the mountianous terrain of the region makes it very beautiful and much prettier then much of north america.
"Man can you believe it it didn't rain today"
Pacific Northwesterner: "Shut up Onatarian, it only rained for a week, that's nothing"
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