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
Starbucks Coffee Break
Startbucks Coffee Break
這個星期四 (3/15) 早上十點至中午十二點, Starbucks 將提供免費的 12oz 咖啡. 似乎全美和加拿大的 Starbucks 都會有這 Coffee Break.
Side Note:
Newer photocopiers' disk drives present risk of identity theft
Medical Side Note:
Scientists' aim: Relieve pain, curb abuse
Obesity may ward off suicide
Sleeping pills can cause “sleep driving,” FDA says
西雅圖金恩郡 (King County) 新的郡章
舊的金恩郡的郡章 [img=images/200703_kingoldlogo.gif popup=false] 新的金恩郡的郡章 [img=images/200703_kingnewlogo.gif popup=false] 最早 King County 是從州政府 Olympia 的 Thurston County 分出. 原本是紀念副總統 William R. King (1786-1853). 在 1986 年, King County 改為紀念黑人民權領袖 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 20 年後新的郡章終於有了. 在未來的五年內所有的金恩郡的郡章將會更新. 照片出處: King County 網站 Side Note: Escaping a cell phone contract even harder than you think
$388 罰款
Cross the line, get a $388 ticket 為了避免進高速公路區擁擠的交通而搶在其他車輛前提早切入高速公路, 或太晚下高速公路交流道而跨越那三角區域 (gore points). 就是 $388 的罰款. 所以還是乖乖的跟著車潮走吧! Side Note: February home sales climb Work in Seattle but can’t afford to live here? UW transfers: a thorny issue The hard truth about ethanol Medical Side Note: Study finds women lost a bit more with Atkins diet CT scans doubted in cancer fight Too few asthmatic kids get flu shots, study finds The new face of family practice
下雪了!!!
住的地方已經下了一整天的雪, 只是天暖並沒有堆積的情形. [img=images/image_20070301_snow.jpg popup=false] 不過西雅圖市中心卻是個晴天. 還可以看到 Mt. Rainier 的山腳下. 什麼天氣嗎? 二月還會下雪? Side Note: Housing prices still rising, but not as quickly Consumer Smarts: Cost of quake insurance may rattle you Medical Side Note: Study: For kids, ibuprofen best at killing pain
HI-Seattle 要關門了
Downtown hostel to close next month 位於 Pike Place Market 旁, 非常受背包客歡迎的低價 Hostelling International, 由於租約的談不攏, 將於 2007 年 3 月 18 日關門. 這留下另一個市中心的低價 Green Tortoise Hostel. HI-Seattle 希望能夠在接近市中心的其他地方找到新地點. Side Note: State sends a message, smoker gets $8,000 bill: 州政府是玩真的上網或跨州買煙逃稅. 真的是會被強迫扣薪水繳稅. Another child dies showing signs of flu Seafood good for pregnant women, study says Housing sales decline in 40 states; but not in Northwest Rainier, third most dangerous U.S. volcano, USGS says Experts don’t bite on ice cream fertility claim Cheesemaking boosts dwinding dairies Medical Side Note: Lying to doctor can mean health risks 1 in 4 women have virus linked to cancer Vitamin pills won’t prolong life, studies rule
Clearwire
上個週末有去問問 Clearwire. 後來發現他們把所有的網路電話給擋了下來…因為他們計畫出他們自己的網路電話服務. 可是我目前是用 Vonage, 所以當然就無法使用 Clearwire 了. Side Note: Study: U.S. hard place to be a kid Peanut butter recalled over salmonella: 花生醬含有沙門桿菌. Peter Pan 和 Great Value 這兩個牌子. 產品序號開始於 2111. It’s not too late to get your flu shot More children being exposed to online porn A Kirkland cafe with no prices Youth suicide rate up after years of decline Seattle crime in 2006: serious crime decreases while gun violence up Median home price plummets by $40,000 Wireless networks giving bad guys an edge Medical Side Note: FDA approves new breast cancer test Some birth control may raise clot risk U.S. autism rate higher than estimated Study: Napping might help heart Four-year study links loneliness, dementia