West Nile virus could hit area hard this summer: 西尼羅河病毒 Side Note: Study: Firstborn kids are smarter: 研究顯示第一個出生的孩子智商比其他家裡小朋友好. 不過如果小朋友的出生間隔是五年以上, 就不明顯. Medical Side Note: Video games: clinical addiction?
明天 (6/2) National Trails Day
明天 (6/2) National Trails Day. Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest 將不收 $5 的入園費. 可以利用明天選個 Trail 登山健行. 不過出發前還是要確認 Trails 的狀況, 免得敗興而歸或發生危險. Side Note: State’s child car-seat law tightens: 兒童安全座椅的新法律今天開始生效. How far will your money go in Canada?: $1 Canadian Dollars = $0.94 US Dollars. Lowest in 30 years. Doctors say roller shoes injuring kids Speeding tickets to rise to $124 To stay on top, Google has to improve search results Violent crimes rose in area last year
10 gallons for $10 Friday morning
10 gallons for $10 Friday morning 時間: 5 月 25 日. 6:00am – 9:00am. 不過根據去年經驗, 可能早上五點就有人會開始去那裡排隊. 地點: Auburn: 101 Auburn Way S. (前 200 輛車) Spokane: 10100 N. Newport Highway (前 200 輛車) Kennewick: 2825 W Kennewick Ave. (前 100 輛車) 非商用車輛, 購買 $10 的 Quick-Pick Mega Millions 的樂透, 10 加侖的汽油只要 $10. Side Note: Fuel surcharge on cab ride goes to $1.50 Study shows seniors are engines in society Medical Side Note: Diabetes medicine can boost heart risk Supplements may relieve arthritic joint pain Your diet can ease or increase inflammation
六月一日起的新法律
Kids could be stuck in booster seats until 16 自六月一日起, 小朋友必須要坐在汽車安全坐椅, 一直到八歲或四呎九吋高. 舊的法律是六歲或超過 60 英磅. 違者罰 $112. 一些大型車輛的安全帶如果沒有小朋友的格式, 那小朋友則要坐在汽車安全坐椅一直到 16 歲. [img=images/images_herald_20070511.jpg popup=false] 照片出處: Everett Herald 這新法律又稱之為 “Anton’s Law” (Public Law 107-318). 是為了紀念一位死於 1996 年汽車翻覆事件的四歲 Yakima 小朋友 Anton Skeen. 儘管他當時有繫安全帶, 但是安全帶的設計並不適合他的身材. Side Note: Fewer in Washington state are marrying — and divorcing Medical Side Note: Thin people can be too fat on the inside A vaccine shortage means extra shot for kids
1999 年起第 44 位的不幸
Wreck kills activist for U.S. 2 safety [img=images/images_herald_20070504.jpg popup=false] 照片出處: HeraldNet Side Note: Borrower, beware: Debt disaster looms as rates rise on easy-money mortgages Subprime mortgage: A loan with a higher interest rate, charged by lenders to cover the higher risk of lending to borrowers with shakier credit and finances. Adjustable-rate mortgage: A mortgage on which the interest rates and payments may change as often as every month. Prepayment penalty: A fine paid by the borrower to the lender if the borrower pays off the loan in full ahead of the agreed-upon schedule. Balloon payment: A payment for the balance of a mortgage after a period of low payments at the front end of the loan. Negative amortization payment: Payments that cover none of the principal of a loan and only part of the interest due. The unpaid interest is added to a borrower’s debt, which gets bigger instead of smaller over time. Interest-only payments: Payments that cover the interest on a debt but none of the principal. Many young kids have TV in bedroom Buying a home here: You’ll pay even more Home sales in city shoot up 14% in April 40 percent of babies watch TV, UW study finds Medical Side Note: Many in Seattle ignore risk posed by the sun
今年登山出門前要做功課一下
去年十一月份的大洪水, 不止嚴重的破壞了 Mt. Rainier 和 Olympic Nat’l Parks, 也毀損了一些 Nat’l Forests 等地的道路和 Trails. 比如非常受家庭歡迎的 Big Four Ice Cave 上跨越 Stillaguamish River 的橋樑已經被沖斷. 今年登山健行出門前, 要記得上網確認 Trails 是否有開放. 不過大多的 Trails 似乎還是完整的, 只有一些 Trails 就是有些洪水過後的 debris, 走的時候要當心. Side Note: Tainted animal feed widespread in China Chinese businesses say melamine commonly added to animal feed Longer wait times for taxis could mean city needs more cabs
終於過關…
Creation of Wild Sky Wilderness Area finally wins approval in U.S. House Wild Sky clears big hurdle 經過連續六年的努力, Wild Sky Wilderness Area 昨天終於在失敗三次的眾議院過關. 參議院目前應該是沒有問題, 因為參議院先前已經過關三次了. 總統先生也表示如果參眾兩院都過關, 他會簽署文件.