Free annual credit report

You may not have known (like me) that under a new Federal law, you have the right to receive a free copy of your credit report once every 12 months from each of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies. To request your free annual report under that law, you must go to www.annualcreditreport.com. If (like me) you need to dispute a negative item on the report, you can do so through the consumer reporting company's web site in just a few seconds.

Cast your vote for the Bahai House of Worship in Chicago!

The State of Illinois is adopting seven natural or historic sites
which it will designate as the "seven wonders of Illinois".

The Baha'i House of Worship is among the current eight contenders for
the Chicago suburban region, "Chicagoland". However, it looks as if the House of Worship may be eliminated from the Chicagoland region if more people don't vote for it this week. It only takes a second to vote, go to the web site and click on the vote icon for the Bahai House of Worship. You can vote once a day.

Housingmaps.com

Check out Housingmaps.com. This web site takes all housing listed on Craigslist.org and charts them on a Google map. Espectacular. Thanks Payam.

Calhospitalcompare.org

If you are wondering about the quality of the hospital close to your house, you can check this web site to see its rating. The one I go to close to work got a "Poor" rating. Does that mean my life is in danger?

Ayyam-i-Ha - Wikipedia

I gave some gifts to my co-workers for Ayyam-i-Ha, which prompted one to look it up on Wikipedia. The listing is interesting: "Ayyám-i-Há, which means the "Days of Há", commemorates the transcendance of God over his attributes since its name "Ha" has been used a symbol of the essence of God in the Bahá'í holy writings.

During the Festival of Ayyám-i-Há Bahá'ís are encouraged to celebrate God and his oneness by showing love, fellowship and unity. In many instances Bahá'ís give and accept gifts to show forth the love, and it is sometimes seen in the west as a "Bahá'í Christmas" held two months late. It is also a time of charity and goodwill and Bahá'ís often participate in various projects of a humanitarian nature."

Here's an article from the Bahai World News Service for those who want the official story.