分類: 大西雅圖地區

免費搭乘的公車系統 Community Transit Everett Transit Metro Transit Pierce Transit Sound Transit 慶祝 Earth Day, 上述的公車系統在 2007 年 4 月 22 日星期日, 全天免費搭乘. Side Note: State Medicaid program well-rated Finding an apartment is harder — and pricier Thirst for bottled water may hurt environment: 文章上提到, 每一瓶瓶裝水裡有約 25% 是用汽油製造出來的. 原油製造塑膠瓶, 製造瓶裝水, 運輸, 垃圾(回收)等. 瓶裝水並不是環保的東西. Disney Theme Park Attendance Center Hints and History: 什麼時候是最好的時間. Women make less 1 year after college Fight e-mail’s evils! Some etiquette advice to get your message across Medical Side Note: Breast cancer-menopause hormone link gets stronger Dieting easy; keeping weight off isn’t, study finds: Obesity and Overweight: CDC

今年在水手球團內的台灣選手被分配到的球隊如下, 陳鏞基 (Yung Chi Chen) – 蕃薯藤 RSS Tacoma Rainiers (3A) 2502 S. Tyler Street Tacoma, WA 98405-1051 (如何到達) 黃佳安（Chia-An Huang) – 蕃薯藤 RSS ASL Mariners (新人聯盟) Peoria Sports Complex (大鳳凰城地區) 15707 North 83rd Ave Peoria, AZ, 85382 羅國輝 (Guo-Hui Luo) – 蕃薯藤 RSS Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (1A) League Fox Cities Stadium (位於威斯康辛州 Green Bay 和 Milwaukee 間) 2400 N Casa Loma Dr. Appleton, WI, 54915 武昭關 (Chao Kuan Wu): 已經轉隊到 Cleveland Indians 的球團. 球員在球季間換隊是很平常的. 因此如果你想去為他們加油, 出發前最好還是確認一下.

今天傍晚至明天早上的 Storm 將是自 1993 年 1 月 20 日 (Inauguration Day Storm) 以來最強的 Storm. 郊區要有可能斷電的準備. 要注意安全哦!!! 如果你還沒有註冊 Regional Public Information Network, 可以去看看這個非常有用的網站. Fierce windstorm headed our way [img=images/images_seattletime_stormscale.gif popup=false] 照片出處: SeattleTimes Side Note: What to do if your power goes out Fattest people on planet? Americans take the cake Medical Side Note: Number of breast cancer cases plunges

好久沒有去拿報紙了, 都不知道 Daiso 已經在大西雅圖地區有三間了. Alderwood Mall 30001 18th Street SW #398 Lynnwood, WA 98037 Commons Mall (舊名 Sea-Tac Mall) 2031 S. Commons #D12 Federal Way, WA 98003 South Hill Mall 3500 S. Meridian #215 Puyallup, WA 98373 Side Note: Parents want more family-friendly downtown living FDA set to allow cloned meat and milk Seattle’s graduation rate dips as state’s rate rises Almost a century later, a vaccine against “Spanish flu” Medical Side Note: West Nile virus found in King County

如果這個星期六你想去免費的博物館日(九月三十日)參觀, 別忘了要下載並列印這個 Museum Day Card (What is Museum Day?, 然後選擇 Download the Museum Day Card). 需要這個卡才可以免費參觀. Side Note: PSE raises rates for residential natural gas: Puget Sound Energy 的天然氣又要上漲了. 去年是漲了 13%. 今年是再上漲 8.8%. Medical Side Note: Mixed results for trial diabetes treatment Weighing risks between pregnancies

為了慶祝今年九月三十日的博物館日. 大西雅圖地區有不少的博物館將讓民眾免費入館參觀(博物館內另外需付費的就另計了). 九月三十日又剛好是星期六. 華盛頓州有加入免費博物館日的有, Hoquiam Polson Museum Long Beach World Kite Museum and Hall of Fame Richland CREHST- Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science & Technology Seattle Henry Art Gallery Nordic Heritage Museum Seattle Asian Art Museum Seattle’s Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) The Museum of Flight Wing Luke Asian Museum Spokane Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC) Tacoma Tacoma Art Museum Washington State History Museum 其他的州可以至這裡查尋. Side Note: Homeowners warned about foreclosure ‘rescue’ scams Law: Teachers must be told if sex offenders are in class Break for seniors: Drugs prices rise less than inflation Wages lose ground on living costs Medical Side Note: Boys can pump iron to lower diabetes risk, study says Lessons in music help kids’ brains, study says

今年的 Regal Free Family Movie Festival 來了. 不過要知道的, 這是免費的家庭影片, 最好提早一點到, 並可能會有小朋友哭鬧的心理準備. 今年大西雅圖地區有播放的電影院. Auburn, Auburn Stadium 17, 1101 Super Mall Way, Suite 901 Bellevue, Crossroads 8, 1200 156th Avenue NE Everett, Everett 9, 830 SE Everett Mall Way Lakewood, Lakewood Stadium 15, 2410 South 84th Street Lynnwood, Alderwood Stadium 7, 3501 184th St. SW Marysville, Marysville 15, 9811 State Avenue Mountlake Terrace, Mountlake 9, 6009 SW 244th Street Puyallup, South Hill 6, 3500 S Meridian Renton, East Valley Stadium 13, 3751 E Valley Highway 華盛頓州其他地方: Bellingham, Bellis Fair 6, #5 Bellis Fair Parkway Kennewick, Columbia Stadium 8, 1321 N. Columbia Center Boulevard Lacey, Martin Village Stadium 16, 5400 East Martin Way Poulsbo, Poulsbo Stadium 10, 750 NW Edvard Street Spokane, Spokane Valley Stadium 12, 14760 E Indiana Avenue Vancouver, Cascade Stadium 16, 1101 SE 160th Avenue Vancouver, Cinema 99 Stadium 11, 9010 NE Hwy 99 華盛頓州是從 6/27 – 8/23. 播放時間是星期二和星期三早上十點. 由於這是免費的影片, 播放順序偶爾會有不一的情形. 可以利用電話確認影片. 其他的州和播放的電影請恰網站查詢. Have Fun!!! Medical Side Note: Research at UW may hold promise for liver damage Coffee reduces risk of alcohol-related cirrhosis, study finds New Alzheimer’s vaccine is testing well Study links high blood sugar, deaths