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Seattle Community

Seattle provides such amenities as The Sea-Tac International Airport, the Washington State Ferry, Bicycling and Horse Drawn Carriages, Historic Pioneer Square, and the Kingdome Arena is nearby.  You may also enjoy the restaurants, the nightlife, shopping and art galleries.  Seattle has some great attractions including the Waterfront Seattle Aquarium, The Museum of Flight, and "Washington Outdoors," a photographic exploration of the outdoors in western Washington.

Seattle's Local Sports Teams Include:

• Baseball - MARINERS
• Basketball  - SUPERSONICS
• Football - SEAHAWKS
• Ice Hockey - THUNDERBIRDS
• College Sports - THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Seattle News

1. Train marked by graffiti at Tukwila WA - KGW-TV Portland

   A brand new Sound Transit train parked next to Interstate 5 at Tukwila to show off to the public for next year's grand opening of the light-rail system has been hit by graffiti taggers.

   
   
2. Software As A Service - ZDNet

   What could Open Office do with a business model? You can say Microsoft has found a way to crush open source.

   
   
3. Early birds find the adventure - Seattle Times

   When traveling around the world, some things seem universal - toddlers playing peek-a-boo and taxi drivers lying to you.

   
   
4. Magic Johnson's wife in public eye on HIV campaign - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

   Magic Johnson's normally publicity-shy wife Cookie is emerging as a spokeswoman in a campaign urging black women to get tested for HIV.

   
   
5. US cargo jet crashes in Mexico; 1 killed - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

   Officials say a U.S. cargo plane has crashed while trying to land in the northern Mexican city of Ramos Arizpe, killing the pilot and seriously injuring the co-pilot. Coahuila state official Segismundo Doguin ...

   
   
6. OPEC chief: Strong demand will keep oil prices up - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

   OPEC chief Chakib Khelil says the world's surging oil prices are not likely to fall.

   
   

Seattle Weather

Seattle's weather is moderate with very mild winters and cool comfortable summers. The city averages 34 inches of rainfall per year.