分類: King County

Seattle Police Guild warns of phony solicitors The Seattle Police Guild says phone solicitors who claim to raise funds on the guild’s behalf are not legitimate. The labor guild doesn’t solicit funds from the public, nor does it give other solicitors permission to do so on its behalf, guild officials said. Anyone who has received a phone call from someone claiming to raise money for the guild is asked to call the Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection Division at 800-551-4636, or the guild office at 206-767-1150. Seattle Housing: Condo sales ‘hot,’ homes steady Median house price jumps 14% Medical Side Note: Breast-cancer deaths down because tumors smaller, study finds Drug researchers leak secrets to Wall St. Technical Side Notes: Glance at international financial scams Internet scammers keep working in Nigeria

完整報告: Report: A profile of pedestrian fatalities in King County, Washington 2000 – 2003 這四年間總共有 103 次的事故. • One in four pedestrians killed was over 60. (25% 被撞死的行人, 行人年齡超過 60 歲) • The winter months are especially dangerous. (冬季的月份是最危險的) • Highway 99 accounted for 10 percent of all pedestrian deaths. (10% 被撞死的行人是在 highway 99 上) • Unsafe crossing practices were to blame for 42 percent of fatalities. (42% 的事件, 是由行人自己不遵守規則穿越馬路) • About half of drivers in fatal pedestrian accidents were not charged. (約 50% 的駕駛人沒有因撞死人而被判刑) • About 60 percent of pedestrian fatalities were on roads with posted speed limits of 35 mph or slower. (60% 的行人被撞, 是發生在車速限制每小時 35 英哩以下) 資料來源: Need for pedestrian safety cited Side Note: Hollywood comes to Seafair: Torchlight parade tomorrow night: 今年 torchlight parade (火炬遊行???)的主題是好萊塢. Star Wars 裡的角色會參加遊行.

由於學生的入學越來越少, 目前已經到了 1920 年的入學數字. 西雅圖學區開始計畫打廣告來吸引學生入學. 唯有增加學生入學數目, 學校才可以從州政府取得較多的經費. 西雅圖學區, 將近有 25% 的小朋友是就讀私立學校. Selling Seattle schools — to prospective students 在大西雅圖地區, 最好的私立學校是 Lakeside School 和 Seattle Prep.. 一個 Seattle Times 詳細的私立學校列表. Side Note: Bill Gates 和 Paul Allen 都是 Lakeside School 的畢業生. Parents can soon go to The Source Grades, more on schools’ Web site

西雅圖學區內學校 60% 重新裝設的飲水機還是有高的含鉛量. 還是和以前一樣, 讓孩子自己帶水吧! 嚴重的西雅圖學區飲水的含鉛量 西雅圖學區學校的水含鉛和鎘過高 Schools’ drinking water still fails lead test Schools’ water safety is challenge Seattle PI 對於這問題的報導 Medical Side Note: buprofen can make oral surgery tougher No West Nile case after all Educaiotnal Side Note: Mold found at Arbor Heights Elementary after illnesses reported It’s not just a lemonade stand, it’s an education Side Note: NW salmon sent to China before reaching U.S. tables

由於西雅圖水族館的擴建, 在旁邊建於 1979 年的 Seattle IMAX Dome 將要關門. 她最後一天的放映是 2005 年的 7 月 18 日. Educational Side Note: Schools to require chickenpox vaccine

Torrefazione Italia 要關門了, 但是創始老版的兒子繼續接承…under another name and identity. Caffe Umbria It’s Torrefazione no more, but same zeal for coffee bubbles

[img=images/image_coffetorrefazione.gif popup=false] Starbucks 昨天宣佈, 將於年底前關閉 Torrefazione Italia 全美 17 個 Torrefazione Italia 的門市據點. 以後只有在特約店或是 Grocery Stores 才買得到. Starbucks to shutter Torrefazione cafes 西雅圖目前有四個據點: * Occidental — Pioneer Square, 320 Occidental Avenue S. (第一間 Torrefazione Italia) * Olive Way, Torrefazione Italia’s second store at 622 Olive Way * Fremont, 701 N. 34th St * Fourth and University, 1215 4th Avenue Medical Side Note: Memory test may predict Alzheimer’s 照片出處: Torrefazione Italia