七月份是 Swedish Medical Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital 也在 9/3/2004 發現三位醫療人員帶有百日咳的病毒. 如果你在八月九日後有去過 Seattle Children’s Hospital 的加護中心(intensive care unit), 請和各自的家庭醫師聯絡, 確定是否有遭到感染. 百日咳對嬰兒的殺傷力是最大的. 華盛頓州有全美最高的百日咳感染和最低的嬰兒百日咳疫苗接種率. 因此聯邦政府可能在今年年底開始在華盛頓州推動兒童和成人的百日咳疫苗接種. Seattle Times Seattle PI
真是的, Acer 的北美網站…
花了我近四個小時才解決掉我這個多語言的機器. 實際上如果我找對地方, 只需要不用五分鐘的時間. 幾天前, 我使用的多語言的機器 Acer Aspire 6400 的硬碟終於壽終正寢. 於是我買了個 Maxtor 80GB DiamondMax Plus9 ATA133 IDE 的硬碟. 結果這台只有 P-III 677-Mhz 的舊機器竟然找不到這個新硬碟. 當然第一步就是上 Acer 的網站找升級的系統 BIOS. 結果 Acer 的英文網站並沒有任何 BIOS 的升級資訊, 結果只好用 Maxtor 提供的其他方式. 不過一直都沒有成功. 最後不死心再上網找找. 意外的在 Acer 的新加坡網站找到了升級的 BIOS, 下載, 安裝, 重新開啟電腦. 系統立刻就找到了. 最後的工作就是把我的日文, 韓文, 繁簡體中文的 Windows 2000 重新裝回去了… 真是的, Acer 的北美網站…
停車在私人土地上…被拖吊或罰錢
Eggs … and $65 parking fine PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK How can parking in a private lot be illegal? Businesses generally “invite” customers to park in their lots just by having them, because any reasonable person could presume that the business wants customers to park, come in and spend money. But businesses can limit this invitation and often do so, with signs that read, “For dining room customers only” or “No parking for …” the business next door. There is no law stopping private property owners from charging people for trespassing and privately collecting on that charge. Property owners can get an exemption from state and federal privacy laws that will allow them to find vehicle owners through their license plate information. Consumers, however, are protected by Washington’s Consumer Protection Act, which prohibits unfair and deceptive business practices, a claim that can be made in a civil court.
Marine Link Tours
Marine Link Tours
一次只載運 16 位旅客的 MV Aurora Explorer, 是一艘專門航行於北溫哥華島間小城市的貨船.
和大郵輪當然是沒有得比, 但是卻是閒遊北溫哥華島和加拿大本土間的海灣的好方式之一.
最近實在是太忙了…
維多利亞下午茶的地方
The Blethering Place
$16.95
2250 Oak Bay Ave., Victoria BC
The Butchart Gardens
$21.75 或 $28.75
800 Benvenuto Ave., Brentwood Bay, BC
The Fairmont Empress
$30 – $50
721 Government Street, Victoria, BC
James Bay Tea Room and Restaurant
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332 Menzies Street, Victoria, BC
Murchies Tea and Coffee
$24
1110 Government Street, Victoria, BC
Point Ellice House
$16.95 包括導覽
2616 Pleasant Street, Victoria, BC
The White Heather Tea Room
?
1885 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, BC
Windsor House Tea Room
?
2540 Windsor, Victoria BC
Outsourcing (2)
Microsoft outsourcing high-end jobs, union says (2004/06/16)
Most states send work offshore (2004/07/15)
Microsoft outsourcing high-level work, labor group says (2004/07/29)
Union says Microsoft work going offshore (2004/07/29)
Pain and gain in the global economy 系列報導
Foreign agriculture bruising 'Grown in Washington' label
Trade winds buffet state's farmers
Q & A: Pain and gain in the global economy
From Redmond to India: high tech's global families
India parlays education, timing into tech boom
India a mixture of old ways and new technology
The India network: The director Rajiv Kaul, 35
Globalization hangs out at the Taj Krishna hotel
High technology from India is just down the street
The India network: The entrepreneur Rajeev Agarwal, 39
Techs Unite 裡面列有那些美國公司把工作往國外送的資料.
Group Health 的醫療人員罷工
Group Health 的護士和其他醫療人員可能在十日後罷工. 聯邦法律規定, 如果醫療人員要罷工, 必須要在十日內提出. 醫療人員要抗議 Group Health 裁減他們個人的醫療保險和增加個人的醫療保費. 如果這問題十日內沒有解決, Group Health 的護士和其他醫療人員便會在八月二十三日起罷工五天. 這將影響全華盛頓州約五十萬人的醫療.