Stuff to Blog About and More: Beijing tickets sold out

All tickets to Olympic events in Beijing have been sold, putting the 2008 Games on course to be the first to sell out. In all, 6.8 million Olympic tickets were available for domestic and foreign sales

In the U.S. you can watch it on TV from the comfort of your own home.
There will also be streaming to their site. To get the latest info, check out NBC.

Past Olympic Summer Games:: Athens 1896; Paris 1900; St Louis 1904; London 1908; Stockholm 1912; Antwerp 1920; Paris 1924; Amsterdam 1928; Los Angeles 1932; Berlin 1936; London 1948; Helsinki 1952; Melbourne / Stockholm 1956; Rome 1960; Tokyo 1964; Mexico 1968; Munich 1972; Montreal 1976; Moscow 1980; Los Angeles 1984; Seoul 1988; Barcelona 1992; Atlanta 1996; Sydney 2000; Athens 2004

Olympic Winter Games:: Chamonix 1924; St. Moritz 1928; Lake Placid 1932; Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936; St. Moritz 1948; Oslo 1952; Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956; Squaw Valley 1960; Innsbruck 1964; Grenoble 1968; Sapporo 1972; Innsbruck 1976; Lake Placid 1980; Sarajevo 1984; Calgary 1988; Albertville 1992; Lillehammer 1994; Nagano 1998; Salt Lake City 2002; Turin 2006

FTC: Your Rights: Credit Reporting

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, has prepared a brochure, Your Access to Free Credit Reports, explaining your rights under the FCRA and how to order a free annual credit report.

A credit report includes information on where you live, how you pay your bills, and whether you've been sued, arrested, or filed for bankruptcy. Nationwide consumer reporting companies sell the information in your report to creditors, insurers, employers, and other businesses that use it to evaluate your applications for credit, insurance, employment, or renting a home.

How do I order my free report?

You can order your free annual credit report online at annualcreditreport.com, by calling 1-877-322-8228, or by completing the Annual Credit Report Request Form and mailing it to: Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281.

When you order, you need to provide your name, address, Social Security number, and date of birth. To verify your identity, you may need to provide some information that only you would know, like the amount of your monthly mortgage payment.

A Warning About "Imposter" Sites

The FTC advises consumers who order their free annual credit reports online to be sure to correctly spell annualcreditreport.com, or link to it from the FTC's website to avoid being misdirected to other websites that offer supposedly free reports,but only with the purchase of other products. While consumers may be offered additional products or services while on the authorized website, they are not required to make a purchase to receive their free annual credit reports.

For more information on free annual credit reports, read Your Access to Free Credit Reports.