| Free steps towards protecting your ID
Thanks to a new law in Maryland, you can now request the three major credit reporting agencies not give out your credit report. It is just the newest way to protect you from identity theft. It will cost you $15, a five dollar fee from each credit reporting agencies. But there are two other steps you can take to guard your good name and they are both free.You see ads all the time promising you a free credit report. Those ads are all too familiar to Angie Barnett, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland. “It is all over the internet, we find them everywhere, I'm listening to the radio, you hear it constantly." But Barnett warns buyers beware. She says, “that you can get these free credit reports but what they are going to do is give you something you can already get for free then secondly they are going to try to sell you a bundle or package of services that are directly related to protecting you from identity theft." She goes on to say that those services are steps you can take on your own without paying.The federal government requires all three of the major credit reporting agencies, Transunion, Experian and Equifax, to give you a free copy of your report once a year. There is only one place on the internet where you can do that and it is http://www.annualcreditreport.com“We encourage people to be sure you stagger it," says Barnett.
Evensong offers retreat for prayer & meditation
Tuesday for people caught in the tension of busyness and contemplation, work and prayer. People of all faiths are welcome to come for all or part of the day to find a quite space of beauty to nurture their relationship with God and Self. Communal prayer will be held at noon. Participants are invited to bring a lunch. Beginning this week, the community also is invited to join in praying for world peace each Thursday. This morning session will begin with a labyrinth walk at 10:45 a.m., followed by time for quiet prayer either in the outdoor gardens or in St. Mary of Magdala Chapel. An ecumenical Mass will be celebrated for peace at 11:30 a.m. The center is located at 326 Lower County Road. For more information, call 508-432-0027. Local men to receive Thomas More Award FALL RIVER — The chief justice overseeing administration of the state's Trial Court and a veteran Cape Cod attorney are among the three men who will receive the St.
Stocks On The Move This Week: Apple, Boeing...
Following are the week's biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Apple (AAPL) and Boeing (BA) popped while Big Lots (BIG) and Tiffany's (TIF) dropped. POPS (stocks that jumped higher) Apple (AAPL) popped 6%. The iPhone appears due for a speedier internet connection in '08. – Pete Najarian thinks investors can still get in.
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Lady Eagles win battle of unbeatens over Chieftains
CHESTER The Arlington Memorial High School girls basketball team won a thrilling 52-50 matchup of Division III unbeatens on Friday night, handing the Green Mountain Chieftains (9-1) their first loss of the year. "It was all it was hyped up to be," Arlington head coach Jeff Corey said. The Lady Eagles (9-0) were led by five three-pointers from senior Britni Hawley, who finished with 15 points. Ashley Hoyt scored 13 points and Stephanie Hazlett finished with 10. Green Mountain was led by Meghan Farrell, who finished with a game-high 35 points. "It was the best single performance I've seen against any of my teams," said Corey, whose team returns home to face West Rutland on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Harrington named Player of the Week BENNINGTON Senior forward Nick Harrington received yet another honor as he was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference New England Region Division III men's basketball Player of the Week.
SFGate: Raiders Silver and Black Blog
The Raiders will have the No. 3 or No. 4 overall pick of April's draft, depending on the heads and tails of it all. After a 4-12 season, the Raiders are tied with the Falcons after various tiebreakers, so a coin flip will decide who gets to go third or fourth. The coinflip should happen within a month, whether at the Senior Bowl or Scouting Combine. The Chiefs were also 4-12, but they will draft behind the Raiders based on their record against common opponents. This much is clear: the Raiders will be in position to draft a high-impact player, either to shore up a beleaguered defense or get quarterback JaMarcus Russell a playmaker he desperately needs. One name to keep in mind: Virginia defensive end Chris Long, son of a certain Howie Long.
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