分類: 華盛頓州一般資訊

Washington State Ferries 自今天起每日提供從 Seattle 渡船第 50 號碼頭直達 Port Townsend 間的客運渡船(沒有車輛). 一直到一月中. Pier 50 Departures: 8:30 am, 12:30 pm, 4:30 pm and 8:45 pm Port Townsend Departures: 6:45 am, 10:30 am, 2:45 pm, and 6:15 pm 來回船票 $6.70. 想要到 Port Townsend 做復古之旅的別錯過這方便的機會. (蔚籃手扎的秋日的漫遊—普吉灣西岸小鎮之旅)

華盛頓州的 Children’s Health Insurance Program 是專門免費提供給家庭年收入低於 $34,340 的兒童. 或家庭年收入低於 $42,925 的兒童(月費 $15, 至多 $45). 這標準將於 2009 年提高至三倍的聯邦最低收入. 如果您合格, 又覺得公司提供給小朋友的保險太貴, 也許這是另一個選擇. Washignton Department of Social and Health Services: 有中文的申請表格. Side Note: Families held hostage by health-care costs Retiring outside America: For many, it’s a dream come true Study seeks DNA clues on homosexuality Medical Side Note: U.S. ranks 41st in maternal mortality

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

* 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

Veggie Booty recalled after four children get salmonella: 華盛頓州已經有四個小朋友得了沙門氏菌 (salmonella), 其中兩位需要住院. 如果家裡有這種包裝的零食, 一定要丟棄或退還給店家. 在大西雅圖地區, 這 Veggie Booty 是販賣於 QFC, Fred Meyer, PCC, Red Apple Markets, Central Market 和 Ballard Market. 這沙門氏菌最大的症狀是腹瀉並排有血便. Side Note: Healthy Fish Eating Guide By Washington State Department of Health Puget Sound Fish Consumption Advisory Areas by Washington State Department of Health Teen maternity rates fall sharply FDA blocks tainted seafood from China State ranks the hotspots where many drivers put pedal to floor Medical Side Note: Is post-abortion syndrome real? Scientists discover stress-obesity switch Study ties poor sense of smell to Alzheimer’s