昨天下午尖峰時段往 Northbound I-5, 正好從 King County 進 Snohomish County 在 Mountlake Terrace 的那段. 不少人應該都碰到了那個交通大阻塞. 整個四線的高速公路縮減成兩線. 尤其是在 Carpool Lane 的那輛卡車的右前方和右側的玻璃都碎了. 還有地上的那塊白布… 我當時看了看, 想找找摩托車在哪裡? 沒有摩托車! 那另一輛互撞的車? 也沒有另一輛車!!! 今天早上看了報紙才知道是想跨越高速公路的行人…Man is struck and killed as he runs across I-5. Side Note: Hospice programs open arms wider to help the dying Women who fled the work force to raise kids are returning in droves Medical Side Note: Exercise, caffeine fight skin cancer
Castleberry Food Company 食品回收…
根據 Washington State Department of Health 的報告 Castleberry 在華盛頓州至少已經知道販賣三種品牌; Cattle Drive Chili (15 oz. cans), Castleberry’s Corned Beef Hash (15 oz. cans), 和 Castleberry’s Beef Stew (15 oz. cans). 關於肉毒桿菌的知識. Side Note: Existing-home sales decline again Medical Side Note: Washington State Sexually Transmitted Disease Program: 淋病病例去年華盛頓州增加了 13%. Higher risk of psychosis linked to use of pot
有效的利用 Google 功能…
I-5 介於 I-90 和 Spokane Street 段開始施工.
I-5 – Spokane Street to I-90 Bridge Repair I-5 介於 I-90 和 Spokane Street 段(西雅圖市中心以南)從今天開始施工保養. 從七月二十三至八月九日間將集中於晚上和凌晨時段. 從八月十日和八月二十九日間將全天後的施工保養, 並會關閉二至三線的高速公路, 造成嚴重的交通阻塞. Good luck!!! Side Note: Monday is the beginning of gratuity reality: 新的法律要商家(比如汽車保養或修復廠, 餐館, 旅館等)如果有額外增收服務費 (Service Charge), 必須要明確的在帳單上顯示這服務費有多少錢是歸員工所有. Is your sunblock really saving your skin? For a child left in a car, even a mild day can be fatal A clean house could be a health hazard Clostridium botulinum (肉毒桿菌): 罐頭食品回收. Castleberry’s 的 Chili 罐頭食品因受肉毒桿菌的污染而回收中. 這公司產品有很多其他的名稱, 如果家裡有 Chili 罐頭最好查一下. Medical Side Note: Support groups don’t extend cancer survival, study says Drinking sodas might affect health, report says Infant mortality up slightly in state
七月二十二日起, 超速罰單調整
* Drive 6 to 10 mph over, $124 * Drive 11 to 15 mph over, $154 * Drive 16 to 20 mph over, $195 * Drive 21 to 25 mph over, $247 * Drive 26 to 30 mph over, $298 * Drive more than 31 mph over the speed limit, expect criminal charges. Speed need will come at higher price Side Note: 10 new laws worth noting: 八月一日起生效的一些新法律. Get ready for the I-5 blues: 八月十日至八月二十九日, 北行 I-5 從 S. Spokane Way 到 I-90 間將會進行全天施工. Alternative routes during I-5 closure
Families & Friends of Violent Crime Victims
Families & Friends of Violent Crime Victims 於 7 月 20 日在 Marysville Cedarcrest Golf Club (6810 84th St NE, Marysville, WA) 進行年度的籌款活動 (Sheriff Bart’s Charity Golf Tournament). 什麼是 Families and Friends of Violent Crime Victims? 中文一, 中文二. 或 King 5 Evening Magazine 昨晚重播他們 2005 年 5 月錄製關於這組織的報導. Side Note: WA jobless rate: ‘About as good as it gets’ Tickets for driving violations to cost more Medical Side Note: High-veggie diet fails to prevent disease’s return
Farmer’s Market
Where and when to find farmers markets Snohomish County * Country Village Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 28. 23718 Seventh Ave. SE, Bothell; 425-483-2250. * Downtown Lake Stevens Farmers Market: 5 p.m. to sunset Thursdays through August, 1806 Main St., Lake Stevens; 425-334-1805. * Edmonds Museum Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 6, closed Aug. 11. Bell Street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, Edmonds; 425-774-0900. * Foster’s Family Farm: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. spring and summer, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. fall; Charlotte’s Spider Web Corn Maze, gift barn, nursery items, hanging baskets, local berries, vegetables, fresh sweet corn and more; Arlington exit 208 off I-5, go 2.4 miles on Highway 530 to red barn on right; call for more details; 360-435-5095. * Lynnwood/Halls Lake Sunday Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 16, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood, Cedar Valley Grange; 425-774-0727. * Mukilteo Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through September. 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo; 425-750-6945. * Saturday Market: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays Sept. 1. Tulalip Ampitheatre in Quil Ceda Village, 10400 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; 360-654-2605. * Snohomish Farmers Market: 3 to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 27; old Carnegie Library, 105 Cedar St., Snohomish; 206-412-4630. * Stocker Farms: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday Dec. 30; 10622 Airport Way, Snohomish. Berries, summer vegetables, fall produce, fall harvest activities, Christmas trees; 360-568-7391. Skagit and north * Concrete Saturday Market: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 8. 45821 Railroad St. off Highway 20; 360-853-8505, 360-856-2093. Seattle and beyond: Seattle Neighborhood Farmers Markets * Ballard Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays year-round. 5300 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-781-6776. * Broadway Sunday Farmers Market: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 18. 230 Broadway Ave. E., Seattle; 206-547-2278. * Columbia City Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 31. Columbia Plaza parking lot, 4801 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; 206-547-2278. * Lake City Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 4. NE 127th and 30th Avenue NE, Seattle; 206-547-2278. * Magnolia Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 13, Magnolia Community Center, 2550 34th Ave. W., Seattle; 206-547-2278. * Phinney Farmers Market: 3 to 7 p.m. Fridays Sept. 28, Phinney Neighborhood Center lower parking lot, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; 206-547-2278. * Pike Place Market: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, year-round. Pike Street and Pike Place, Seattle;. * Remlinger Farms: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, through Oct. 31, 32610 NE 32nd St., Carnation; 425-333-4135. * University District Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through December, University Heights Center, University Way NE and NE 50th, Seattle; 206-632-5234. * West Seattle Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30. Alaska Junction, Alaska and California in the parking lot behind Key Bank; 206-547-2278. * Woodinville Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 13, Woodinville Village, NE 145th Street and Woodinville-Redmond Road NE. Side Note: Usage of morning-after pill surges and so does controversy Balancing act of motherhood, full-time work losing favor Rents up, vacancies few Bedbugs are crawling out of the woodwork again What working moms want Medical Side Note: Older, cheaper diabetes drugs as effective as newer pills, study says