Sound Transit: Photo of the Week “Spanish, Mandarin and English will be in ticket vending machines used by Sounder commuter rail and Link light rail passengers.”: in-house translation… 
Sound Transit 的輕鐵測試將會越來越頻繁. 目前看起來除了 Tukwila Int’l BLVD Station, Mt. Baker Station, Beacon Hill Station (地下)和往機場的部份還在趕工外, 其他的車站似乎都已經完成. Sound Transit 也提供中文的輕鐵安全手冊. 輕鐵在 2009 年中通車從西雅圖市中心到 Tukwila Int’l BLVD Station. 連結到 Sea-Tac 國際機場的部份則預計在 2009 年底通車. 在這期間(Airport Link 完成前), Sound Transit 將會提供接駁公車連接 Tukwila Int’l BLVD Station 和 Sea-Tac 國際機場. Seattle Channel News Brief: Sound Transit Side Note: Many applying to refinance, but few are chosen Do I have to stop for pedestrians waiting at a crosswalk? In tough times, prove your worth 529 college investors get leeway How to get out of the debt hole
祝好運…
明天就是微軟這一季的財務報告. 近日微軟裁員的傳言滿天飛, 加上前一陣子大大小小的裁員新聞. 在這裡就先祝好運了… 以下是近半年來收集下來的資訊: Advice for frustrated job hunters: Stay focused Second job now a top priority Looking for a job? Be careful with your online profile Successful job hunt starts with the right attitude Job hunters: how to write a winning cover letter Nursing recruiters add perks to attract applicants How to change career path to nursing 3 health-care options to consider in case of a layoff – Washington State Department of Social & Health Services Planning a new business? What questions to ask Side Note: 125 peanut products under salmonella recall Steroid medications may not help wheezing kids Seattle area’s unemployment spikes to 6.2 percent New jobless claims rise more than expected to 589K King 2008 home sales down 36 percent from 2007 Home prices in Puget Sound declined last year for first time since 1991
Fred Meyer, QFC recall ice cream
Fred Meyer, QFC recall ice cream: “Fred Meyer and QFC have recalled Private Selection Peanut Butter Passion Ice Cream sold in select stores in Washington and elsewhere in the West, because it might be contaminated with salmonella (沙門氏菌).” Peanut recall spreading FDA 關於這次 Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak 的網站. Side Note: Advice for frustrated job hunters: Stay focused Food-stamp demand up 42 percent More MRSA in kids’ ear, nose infections Study: Women less able to suppress hunger than men New test results on dioxin source raise alarm in South Park State’s jobless rate jumps to 7.1 percent