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今年的 The Museum Day 是九月二十九日(星期六). 以下的華盛頓州博物館在當天會有免費的入館. 不過千萬別忘了列印並在入館時出示 The Museum Day Admission Card 才可以免費入館. Birthplace of Seattle Log House Museum: Seattle, Washington Experience Music Project 和 Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame: Seattle, Washington Henry Art Gallery: Seattle, Washington Maryhill Museum of Art: Goldendale, Washington Museum of History & Industry: Seattle, Washington Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture: Spokane, Washington Olympic Sculpture Park: 已經是免費: Seattle, Washington Polson Museum: Hoquiam, Washington Seattle Art Museum: Seattle, Washington Seattle Asian Art Museum: Seattle, Washington Tacoma Art Museum: Tacoma, Washington The Museum of Flight: Seattle, Washington Washington State History Museum: Tacoma, Washington Wing Luke Asian Museum: Seattle, Washington World Kite Museum: Long Beach, Washington Side Note: Flu-shot benefit overstated? A break for budgets: PSE slashes natural-gas rates School crimes under wraps: Assaults, robberies not always reported to police Beware elder abuse as population ages Divorce more likely with 2 cancer types Medical Side Note: Chances of breast cancer jump with heavy drinking

Ranger’s guide book causes a legal stir 文章裡提到一位作者 (Mr. Jason Bausher) 出了本小冊子 “Best of the Olympic Peninsula”, 介紹奧林匹克半島的風景. 不過由於網路的無遠弗屆, 問題就出在網路上了. 美國的奧林匹克委員會 (U.S. Olympic Committee; USOC) 並不直接從美國政府拿一毛錢. 近半的奧林匹克經費(約六千萬美元)都是從專利上獲得. 因此任何個人或公司行號都不可以使用 Olympic 這個字做任何的商業行為. “”Congress wanted to make sure that USOC would have a way to fund their activities. So they basically took the word Olympic out of the English language and gave it to USOC,” said Jarvis, who teaches sports law at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.” 在這 1978 年的 Olympic and Amateur Sports Act 裡也提到在華盛頓州內的 Cascade Range 以西是可以不受這法案的管轄. 因為 Olympic 在這裡是指地理位置. Side Note: 41 nations top U.S. life expectancy Teaching your kids about money Space-age playgrounds

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