分類: King County

One Space Needle visitor will be on top of the world 西雅圖 Seattle Space Needle 慶祝 45 週年. 將贈送第四千五百萬訪客免費機票到法國巴黎. 預計這個週末會出現這位幸運的訪客 45 x 45 Content Follow Up: Californian is Needle’s 45 millionth visitor

Seattle Cheese Festival Mad dash to finish 787 gets trickier [img=images/images_seattlepi_20070517.gif popup=false] 照片出處: Seattle PI Side Note: 10 bogus investment schemes to beware of Women find they’re priced out of condos downtown West Nile taking toll on birds Half of newcomers here are minorities New study taking a close look at brain’s growth By 12, brain is nearly at adult level for learning Medical Side Note: Study: Tomatoes no defense against prostate cancer Foreign-born are hardest-hit as cases of TB soar in county

這週末是 Seattle Maritime Festival, 是一年一度的 Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center 的免費週末. 早點去也許可以拿到免費的 Harbor Tour 的票. “Free Harbor Tours presented by the Port of Seattle – 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Thanks to the Port of Seattle and Argosy Cruises, you can discover the working waterfront during three free, one-hour, public tours. Board at Bell Harbor Marina/Pier 66 one-half hour prior to each departure. There is a limit of 300 guests for each tour. Stop by the Information Booth at Pier 66 to pick up your ticket. There is a limit of four tickets per adult, 18 years or older.” 句子摘自於Port of Seattle 網站 Side Note: Downloaders face the music as record industry sues Stamp prices go up today More homeowners in area facing possible foreclosures Gasoline prices hit a record Ready for $4 a gallon? Medical Side Note: Infant mental health a growing field in psychiatry Is life unfair? Watch your health Study: Vitamins tied to prostate cancer Are you overweight? Most county adults are

今年的西雅圖國際影展從五月二十四至六月十七日. * 如果想看多部電影有 Packages 可以選擇. * 各播放戲院的地址(公車資訊在最後面). 台灣來的片子有三部: 盛夏光年 (Eternal Summer) June 03, 9:15 PM – Pacific Place Cinema June 07, 4:30 PM – Lincoln Square Cinemas 黑眼圈 (I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone) May 30, 9:30 PM – Harvard Exit June 02, 1:30 PM – Pacific Place Cinema 刺青 (Spider Lilies) June 07, 7:15 PM – Pacific Place Cinema June 12, 4:30 PM – Harvard Exit 中國來的片子有兩部: 落葉歸根 (Getting Home) June 10, 11:00 AM – Neptune Theatre June 17, 6:45 PM – Egyptian Theatre 今天的魚怎麼樣？ (How is Your Fish Today?) June 13, 9:30 PM – Harvard Exit June 14, 4:30 PM – SIFF Cinema 香港來的片子有五部: 父子 (After This Our Exile) May 26, 4:15 PM – Pacific Place Cinema May 29, 9:30 PM – Pacific Place Cinema 夜宴 (The Banquet) June 07, 9:15 PM – Neptune Theatre June 11, 9:30 PM – Lincoln Square Cinemas 墨攻 (A Battle of Wits) May 26, 6:00 PM – Neptune Theatre May 28, 3:30 PM – Neptune Theatre 傷城 (Confession of Pain) June 13, 4:00 PM – Lincoln Square Cinemas June 15, 10:00 PM – Neptune Theatre 放逐 (Exiled) May 27, 9:15 PM – Pacific Place Cinema May 31, 4:45 PM – Egyptian Theatre 新加坡今年也有兩部各 15 分鐘和 7 分鐘的短片. Cinerama (2100 4th): 西雅圖市中心 Egyptian (801 E. Pine Street): Metro #2, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #43, #49, #60 Harvard Exit (807 E. Roy Street): Metro #9, #14, #39, #60 Lincoln Square (700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue): Metro #222, #230, #234, #240, #243, #253, #261, #271, Sound Transit #550 SIFF Cinema (Seattle Center 內): Metro #1, #2, #3, #4, #8, #13, #15, #16, #18, #19, #24, #33, #45, #74, #81, #82 Neptune (1303 N.E. 45th Street): Metro #9, #43, #44, #48, #66, #67, #71, #72, #73, #74, #75, #76, #79 Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave.): Metro #2, #9, #10, #11, #12, #43, #49, #60 Pacific Place (600 Pine Street): 西雅圖市中心 以上公車資訊來自 Seattle Times

學區內的 Sammamish 學校: Norovirus suspected in nearly 25% of Sammamish school’s students: (類諾瓦克病毒) Medical Side Note: The cancer question

SAM 將於這個週末(五月五日和五月六日)於擴建後, 重新的開放. 那兩天的入館也完全免費(不過為了控制每次入館的人數, 要到場取票). 當然也有不少給小朋友的活動. PS: 剛好同一個週末(五月五日), 在 Fisherman’s Terminal 也有 Third Annual KETA Salmon Cook Off (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.). 這是 Seattle Maritime Festival 的先頭活動. PS: 五月五日更是 Cinco de Mayo. 只是今年似乎沒有在 Seattle Center 舉行? Side Note: Think before you send that email Medical Side Note: Diabetes rate soars, county report finds Asthma inhalers free for some patients Drop in heart-attack death rate seen Hormone shows signs of easing effects of autism Heart disease risk traced to gene

Immigration reform rallies set for Tuesday 今天下午的通勤將會有所影響. 尤其是 Seattle Mariners 的比賽也在今天的傍晚 7:05pm. 今天的遊行約於 4:00pm 開始, 主要是從 Seattle Center 沿著第五街往南至 Westlake Center 前的 Pine Street, 再沿著第四街往北至 Broad Street 回 Seattle Center.