華航也要增加台北和西雅圖間的班機

台北和西雅圖間的班機(沒有再延伸至紐約紐渥克 Newark).

華航於四月二十五日起也將增加台北和西雅圖間的班機. 增加後, 每週的五班台北和西雅圖間的班機, 有其中三班繼續延伸至德州的休士頓 Houston. 另外兩班則只到西雅圖, 之後便折返台北.

節錄自華航網站
“此外,為了因應西雅圖客運市場需求暢旺,華航自4月26日起增飛CI022/021台北-西雅圖往返航線每週兩班,使用A340-300型客機,去程 CI022班次每週一、三23:00自中正機場起飛,當天19:10抵達西雅圖。回程CI021班次每週二、四01:20自西雅圖起飛,次日05:30飛抵中正機場。屆時華航往返西雅圖客運航班,增為每週5班,其中3班延伸至休士頓。”

Side Note:
Sales of new homes, prices fall
New home sales plunged 10 percent last month
Monorail board keeps car-tab rate; some motorists will pay more tax
Monorail tax is derailed

自九月份起, Monorail 的汽車牌照稅將被取消. 九月份後住在 City of Seattle 居民的汽車牌照稅將會下降.

Medical Side Note:
Looks like we've all inherited the messy gene
TB strain resistant to many drugs emerges
Bird flu would be hard to spread human to human
Mother's depression may trigger similar illness in child
Heartburn can increase risk of cancer

州立公園似乎沒有再收白天的使用費了

$5 fee at state parks is gone 大西雅圖地區有不少的州立公園, 儘管四月九日才是正式的日期, 但是州立公園似乎沒有再收白天的使用費了. 以前只要是進州立公園的 day use 就要付 $5. 住 Lake Washington 東北方的人, 就可以就近享受 Saint Edward 和 Bridle Trails. 夏季 Issaquah 和 Sammamish 的居民, 可以就近到 Lake Sammamish 游泳消暑. 去 Olallie 的 Twin 瀑布, Wallace Falls 的 Wallace 瀑布也不用再付錢. 健行散步又多了不少的選擇.

Tomcat 進入歷史…

Top Gun 而聲名大噪的 F-14 Tomcat 於上個月完成最後一次任務後, 今天將隨著 USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 回到她的母港, 正式結束她 32 年的服役. 以後將再沒有 Tomcat 隨船出航了…

Medical Side Note:
Gonorrhea (淋病) on the rise in county
Is it heartburn or a heart attack? If there's any question, get help — quickly
Study: Tofu, oatmeal lower cholesterol
Humor has fans in medical circles
Pills may reverse heart disease
Cholesterol drug reverses heart disease
B vitamins don't prevent heart attacks, studies find
Woman gets beer from her kitchen faucet

公車候車亭禁止吸煙

去年十一月投票通過的 Initiative 901, 所有的公共場所包括門口, 窗戶和排氣孔起 25 英呎內的外圍地區不可以抽煙. 金恩郡公車候車亭將包括在公共場所之一. 因此從現在起公車候車亭也禁止吸煙, 違規者將被罰 $100. Smoking banned at bus shelters No smoking at bus shelters Greater Seattle Side Note: Home sales slow a bit, but sellers still see lots of buyers Cooling? Housing prices here still on rise Lower-income loans are out there for first-time home buyers 這次 King County 是玩真的了. 目前使用的金恩郡皇冠郡徽將確定改成金恩博士頭像的郡徽. King County’s new logo — Martin Luther King Jr. No smoking at bus shelters Medical Side Note: Obesity in kids growing strain on public health Obese may be more sensitive to pain Dutch researchers find more reasons to eat chocolate A run-through of common mistakes on the treadmill Study says supplements don’t ease arthritis pain: 還需要買維骨力嗎? Flu shots advised for young children Side Note: Domestic abuse victims bring the burden to work Cheap Ski Fruits, vegetables not as nutritious as 50 years ago Can you have a sex life in the afterlife?