分類: Snohomish County

PetRefresh: 網站 [img=http://www.petrefresh.com/images/masthead_logo.gif] HeraldNet 相關報導. 我滿喜歡看專門報導 Snohomish 和 Island County 的報紙 Herald. 每個星期一他們都會報導當地 (Snohomish 和 Island County) 的 local business. 這星期一的報導真的讓我覺得很多人對他們的寵物喜愛的程度, 已經不是誇張來形容了. PetRefresh 是一間專門賣水給家裡寵物的. 和人類的純水不一樣的, 寵物的水多加了礦物質和多種維他命. PetRefresh 的水源是來自於 Oregon 的山泉水(報紙上寫的), 另外還有牛肉和雞肉口味. 這間公司去年才開始, 不過已經收到了不少從亞洲(新加坡, 馬來西亞, 泰國和韓國)等地的訂單. 一個 2 liter 的 bottle 價錢是約 $8.5 元(包稅和運費). 再貴的 2 liter 可口可樂也不過是 $1.50 元. 人比家裡寵物是越來越不值錢了… 照片出處: PetRefresh

[img=http://www.wildwashington.org/KIW/images/map_wild_skysmall.jpg] 位於 Snohomish County 東部一片佔地約 106,000 英畝的森林區. 目前在 Washington DC 進行公聽. 如果成功了, Skykomish River 谷地將在聯邦政府 National Wilderness Preservation System 的保護下, 而不會進一步的被開發. 一般來說, 山林的部份大家都沒有意見. 反對者對於河谷地區是否需要保護提出質疑? 他們認為約 16,000 英畝的河谷區應該不要畫入保護的範圍. 我想這些反對者應該親自來這 Skykomish River 谷地好好的看看. 第一, 從地圖上看, Wild Sky Wilderness 包括了部份 Spada Lake 集水區的上游. 而 Spada Lake 是 Snohomish County 的飲水來源. 從 Spada Lake 出來的水是得過獎的飲用水. 除了 City of Everett 在打這賣瓶裝水的主意, 有不少的生技公司也計畫在 Snohomish County 設廠(生技公司需要潔淨的水才能準確的研究和製造). 第二, 就是要一個完整的生態體系才是保護. 生態環境是相輔相成的, 不可能只需要保護一些, 而另一些不需要. Troublesome Creek 就位在 Wild Sky Wilderness 裡面, 是我見過最清澈的溪水之一. 儘管溪水湍急, 水卻清澈得讓人訝異. 照片出處: Wild Washington Campaign

西雅圖北方約 30 英哩的 Everett 是西雅圖水手人隊的 1A 球隊, 綠蛙隊 (Everett Aquasox) 的家. 也是第二位加入西雅圖水手人隊聯盟的台灣球員陳鏞基(第一位是武昭關, 他是在 Arinoza)目前的球隊. 昨天在第一場熱身賽裡, 他出場三次, 穫得一次的保送, 並幫 Everett Aquasox 進帳了兩分. 終場 Everett Aquasox 以 3 比 0 贏了 Everett Merchants. 正規球季將於 6/18 號開始. 如果你有興趣, 千萬要記得來球場幫他加油. 他在 Everett Aquasox 是二壘手, 所以只要他沒有受傷, 你都可以看到他. 由於這是 1A 的比賽, 球季很短(六至九月). 不過票價卻也是很便宜. 四個人只要 $40 (包內野看台, 四個熱狗, 四杯 32oz 的飲料, 和四包馬鈴薯片) 折扣卷和賽程 Everett Aquasox 至於如何坐公車到 Everett Memorial Stadium, 請恰網站.

Wal-Mart Supercenter 8924 Quilceda Blvd Marysville, WA 98271 位於 Marysville 的 Wal-Mart 今天開始變成是 Supercenter. 和 Costco, Sam’s Club, Fred Mayer 一樣, 裡面除了賣一般生活用品, 也賣生鮮蔬果等等. 這是大西雅圖地區距離最近的 Wal-Mart Supercenter. 不過位置還是遙遠了些, 除了北上溫哥華回程時可以經過外, 對大多數的人一點也不方便. I-5 第 200 號出口.

Snohomish County 郡警局這個月初查到了一些專門偷人家郵件的 Identity Thefts. 在這郡警局網站的左邊選 Identity Theft Update. 看看您的名字有沒有不幸的在上面. 如果有的話, 郡警局要求您打電話通知他們.

[img=images/image_communitytransit.jpg popup=false] 服務於金恩郡北部的 Snohomish 郡的 Community Transit 上個月開始使用新型的加長型公車. 除了比較省油(由原本的一加侖五英哩, 新公車是一加侖七英哩), 座椅上還有新的開關. 1) 非新設備. 椅子的手把可以上下, 如果旁邊坐著一個”大骨頭”的旅客, 至少不會被擠壓在座位上. 2). 非新設備. 一般可以上下椅背的板手, 增加舒適用. 3). 新設備. 這個真的的貼心的設計. 和 (1) 不一樣的, (1) 只是避免被擠壓在座位上. 如果有兩位”大骨頭”的旅客坐在一起, 內側的旅客只能坐”半個”座位而已. 這個開關可以讓內側的座位往外移出個約一吋半. 這樣大家都可以舒適的坐著. 不過和 (2) 不一樣的. 這個開關是不會自動的內外移動. 旅客要在按下開關的同時. 用屁股左右移動座位.

我想這對西雅圖來說是個好消息. 至少 Boeing 的商用客機將繼續在西雅圖存在著. 來西雅圖千萬不要忘了參觀重要的 Boeing Everett Plant Tour Center. • The factory is located in Everett, Washington, 30 miles north of Seattle. • The main factory area is the largest building, by volume, in the world. It encloses 472 million cubic feet of space, while the building covers 98.3 acres. • The Everett Site Wire Shop is the world’s largest wire fabrication plant and covers 330,000 square feet. • Twin administrative office buildings house approximately 7,000 employees and have 1.2 million square feet of floor space, more than Seattle’s tallest building, the 76-story Columbia Center. • The hangar doors at the front of each major assembly bay each are 87 feet high and 300 feet wide, nearly the dimensions of a football field. • The main cafeterias, and their 19 satellite food plazas, serve 17,000 meals per day. • There are 31,361 computing devices and 16,800 computer work stations. They are connected by approximately 12,000 miles of cable pairs. • There are four telephone prefixes dedicated to use by Boeing in the Everett area. They serve 19,000 individual telephones. • Boeing has ranked in the top 5 of the nation’s largest exporters during the past four years. The Everett plant was among the largest single export sites in the U.S. • The Boeing Everett plant is among Washington State’s most popular tourist attractions and provides free guided tours to an average of nearly 100,000 visitors annually. • Some of the factory’s most notable visitors include U.S. President Bill Clinton, U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Chinese President Jiang Zemin; President Zoeharto of Indonesia, Prime Minister Paul Keating of Australia, Prince Phillipe of Spain, King Hussein of Jordan, His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, and others. • Construction on the site began in June 1966, and the buildings were activated less than a year later in May 1967. The first airplane rolled out Sept. 30, 1968, flew Feb. 9, 1969, and entered service June 21, 1970. • During the grading and leveling the site, more than 8.5 million cubic yards of earth was moved – more than 4 times the amount moved in constructing Grand Coulee Dam. • The flight-line fueling system can fuel three aircraft simultaneously at a rate of approximately 1,800 gallons per minute. • The 18 overhead cranes make an average of 250 lifts per day from a height nearly nine stories (90 feet) above the floor. For 777 final assembly, eight 40-ton cranes were added. • Computer-controlled automated riveting machines put 50,000 to 52,000 rivets into each 747/767 wing panel set, attaching chord-like stiffeners to strengthen inside surfaces. There are approximately 18,000 fasteners per wing panel (four panels per wing) for a total of 72,000 fasteners per airplane. Each of the 10 machines can drill, ream, countersink, insert, squeeze, and shave smooth one rivet every 10 seconds. The machine selects and places the correct rivet from among 30 different types. • On the 777 assembly line, six CD-ROM-controlled automated riveting machines can insert 7 fasteners per minute. In addition to rivets, these machines also install bolts. The 777 four-panel wing set requires 68,000 fasteners. 資料: Boeing