今年在水手球團內的台灣選手被分配到的球隊如下, 陳鏞基 (Yung Chi Chen) – 蕃薯藤 RSS Tacoma Rainiers (3A) 2502 S. Tyler Street Tacoma, WA 98405-1051 (如何到達) 黃佳安（Chia-An Huang) – 蕃薯藤 RSS ASL Mariners (新人聯盟) Peoria Sports Complex (大鳳凰城地區) 15707 North 83rd Ave Peoria, AZ, 85382 羅國輝 (Guo-Hui Luo) – 蕃薯藤 RSS Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (1A) League Fox Cities Stadium (位於威斯康辛州 Green Bay 和 Milwaukee 間) 2400 N Casa Loma Dr. Appleton, WI, 54915 武昭關 (Chao Kuan Wu): 已經轉隊到 Cleveland Indians 的球團. 球員在球季間換隊是很平常的. 因此如果你想去為他們加油, 出發前最好還是確認一下.
下雪
今天早上驚訝的發現竟然有約一英吋多的雪在地上!!! 不過倒是沒有造成什麼困擾. 只是四月還下雪倒是第一次. Side Note: Area home prices are climbing again Seattle area grew 7.2% in 6 years, but Tri-Cities population up 17.8% After a 2-month lull, home prices take off When a charity devours donors’ money Good homes stood out in the crowd as housing sales slow Local home prices still climbing Medical Side Note: 2 Seattle hospitals make U.S. best list Mammograms from ages 40-50? Maybe not Review of hormone study downplays heart risk High-tech mammogram less reliable, study finds
絕對不要問人家的小朋友幾歲
絕對不要問人家的小朋友幾歲. 不是禮貌的問題, 只是會讓你自己覺得老很快. 如果不想自己覺得老很快, 那就不要問人家的小朋友幾歲. 尤其是那些不常見面的, 更是不要問. It is for your own good. Side Note: Airlines’ service getting worse, report says Average Seattle worker can’t afford to live here Medical Side Note: FDA worries anesthesia risky for kids Scientists convert blood for universal use Study links weight gain in pregnancy to fat tots
主機板玩到壞
第一次玩電腦玩到主機板壞掉, 實在是太沒有理由了? 也沒有玩到什麼東西? 不就是那些 Casual 和 Web Games. 為什麼會壞掉? 尤其是電腦組裝好沒有一年, 這麼”新”的電腦還可以玩到壞掉? 連 ABC 都還不太看得懂的小朋友, 竟然可以玩到主機板壞掉? 再壞掉一次就我不幫你修理了… 實在是太沒有理由了? Side Note: Study links child care to problem behavior Sales of new homes fall sharply Telephone scam reported What are ex-Californians good for? Blame New state quarter is off the press: 四月二日起就可以從銀行拿到華盛頓州的 Quarter. Post office unveils ‘forever’ stamp: 四月十二日起就可以買到 Forever Stamp, 可是郵局漲價是在五月十四日. PBDEs: They are everywhere, they accumulate and they spread Seattle housing prices up 11% from last year Hikers warned about winter damage Medical Side Note: indings may spur changes in heart treatment Aspirin may also benefit women Get annual breast MRI, experts tell many women Beef eating, male fertility studied
A Long Way Gone
Sierra Leone), 現居紐約作者寫下自己的親自經歷. 在國家的內戰下, 13 歲被迫成為一位殺人不眨眼的 Child Soldier. 又如何在偶然之下被聯合國的 UNUCEF 給救了出來. 到後來內戰到了首都 (Freetown), 再如何自己逃出獅子山到幾內亞.
A Long way Gone 這本書回答我很久以來就很好奇, 很多心理上的問題. 尤其是對一個人洗腦並不是件很難的事.
想要了解 Child Soldiers, 不是去看 Blood Diamond, 而是讀這本書.
Ishmael 將會在下列日期再次拜訪西雅圖簽名他的書.
UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE
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Seattle Public Library 裡有差不多三百人排隊等著看這本書呢!!! 不過有聲書只有約 24 個人排隊. 機會也許較好些.
Side Note:
Bellevue violent crime up in '06, but overall, crime down 10 percent
Fewer teens say they use alcohol and pot
Moms' time with kids has grown since '60s, study says
King County growth booms: King (14th), Pirece (70th), Snohomish (87th).
Wi-Fi worry: Laptops at risk of attack
今天 (3/19) 下午三點起西雅圖市中心的示威遊行.
3,000 call for war to end One begins at 3 p.m. at the Federal Courthouse, Seventh Avenue and Stewart Street, and ends at the Jackson Federal Building, Second Avenue and Marion Street. Another, about the same time, goes from Westlake Park, at Fourth Avenue and Pine Street, to the Jackson Federal Building. 下午在西雅圖市中心的通勤族需要注意自己的公車, 並有誤點的準備. Side Note: Card shaves drug costs: 免費的 drug-discount card 可以從 Washington State Health Care Authority 下載表格. 這是屬於州的計畫. Intersections present risk for older drivers Some Web 2.0 startups have unusual problem: too many customers Security risks encircle Wi-Fi Study shows teen gambling tied to risky behaviors Study finds one-third in D.C. illiterate School boundaries may change: Marysville School District Homes overvalued by 31.7% in city, report finds Violent crime dropped slightly in 2006 Video games might sharpen your eyesight — no really, Mom! Attention paid to not paying attention Tips to focus wandering minds: Gleaned from Web sites of student-counseling centers and elsewhere: # If some matter of concern is keeping you from concentrating, do something about it – even if it’s just a first step – or decide on a course and time of action. Just making a list of things to do can help unclutter your mind. # If your mind wanders while listening, shift your body position and try to focus anew. # When reading, avoid windows with a tempting view; take short, scheduled breaks; stretch, stand, walk around, get a drink of water; create mental pictures from the material you’re reading. # If using a computer, shut off the e-mail and messaging programs. Medical Side Note: 5 million in U.S. said to have Alzheimer’s
四月一日起, King County 營業稅上漲 0.1%
去年十一月選民通過增加郡內大眾運輸的經費. 比如 Seattle 和 Bellevue 的營業稅將由目前的 8.8%, 增加至 8.9%. Side Note: Language was an issue in storm poisonings Cost of living exceeds community college salaries More women are having surgery to turn their bellybuttons outside-in Study reports riskier college drug abuse Japanese study makes case for partial CPR Medical Side Note: Weekend heart attacks deadlier, study says