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
SAM (Seattle Art Museum) 五月五和六兩日免費
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
今天另一個移民改革的遊行
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.
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
微軟內部資訊
由於有多數人在 MITBBS 的西雅圖版上是 Microsoft 的 Employees. 在那版上不時可以看到 Microsoft Internal Information, 從員工福利, parties, 各個 team 裡面的工作感想等等. 那裡似乎成為微軟華人員工的交流, 八卦和洩秘園地. Side Note: Summer bummer: $4 a gallon? Foreclosures are up in Seattle area
Alaska Quater…太狠了
Grizzly to represent Alaska on quarter
Alaska 昨天展示他們的 Quarter 設計.
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照片出處: The Anchorage Daily News
Grizzly bear 一口咬著鮭魚…華盛頓州的 Quarter 上有個跳躍鮭魚的設計. 不過還真的是很代表 Alaska.
Side Note:
Existing-home sales plunge most in two decades
U.S. house-price decline accelerates, but not here
China's food woes become ours: 要非常的小心從中國進口來的食品.
Ferries of Puget Sound
Medical Side Note:
Abortion, breast cancer aren't linked, study finds
Breast feeding won't halt obesity, report says
夏天要到了…
每年第一次看到 Pier 66 停上了郵輪, 感覺上夏天就要到了. ^_^ 今年在 Pier 66 上的第一艘郵輪是 Holland America Line 的 Zaandam. 2007 年 Ship Call Schedule