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The Southern Pacific Building is one of three office buildings comprising One Market Plaza along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. The historic 11- story , 65-metre (213 ft) building, also known as "The Landmark", was started in 1916 [ 2 ] and completed in 1917.
The Southern Pacific Building is one of three office buildings that make up One Market Plaza along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. The historic 11-story, 65 m (213 ft) building, also known as "The Landmark", was completed in 1916 and was incorporated into a 1976 development that includes Spear Tower, and Steuart Tower.
South Pacific Business Development began in the small, rural island of Samoa in 2000. This microfinance organization was created by Gregory F. Casagrande to provide economic opportunities to women in poor communities in Samoa to improve their lifestyle as well as their families.
Locally, the town is most commonly referred to simply as "Vila", whether in French or Bislama or in English / ˈ v iː l ə / VEE-lə (not like English "villa"). [4] [5] [6] The name of the area is Efil in the native South Efate language and Ifira in neighbouring Mele-Fila language. Vila is a variant of these names.
The Third and Townsend Depot was the main train station in the city of San Francisco for much of the first three quarters of the 20th century. The station at Third Street and Townsend Street served as the northern terminus for Southern Pacific's Peninsula Commute line between San Francisco and San Jose (forerunner of Caltrain) and long-distance trains between San Francisco and Los Angeles via ...
The assignment orders for Major General Millard Harmon as the Commanding General, Army Forces, South Pacific, dated 7 July 1942, said: [3] "The establishment of the Pacific Ocean Area as an area of United States strategical responsibility under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, became effective on May 8, 1942.
Books authored by Solomon Islanders are available at the University of the South Pacific Centre, which is behind the National Gymnasium to the east of Chinatown. Books are also on sale at Riley's Pocket Bookstore in the lobby of the Honiara Hotel with works by authors including John Saunana and Julian Maka'a. [ 47 ]
The University of the South Pacific which operates a campus in Suva as well as at other South Pacific locations. The Fiji National University which is a major polytechnic in Fiji and caters to students from many small Pacific Island nations. It has centres in other Fiji towns of Nadi, Ba and Labasa. The Fiji College of Advanced Learning.