House owner to get Rs 10K for failed anti-termite treatment

The consumer forum directed payment of Rs 10,000 compensation and Rs 1,100 as cost of litigation to a house owner for ineffective anti-termite treatment provided by Pest Free Pest Control Services.

Five More True Tales From A Tax Lawyer

Tilting at windmills and convincing the IRS that a client's ex-girlfriend deep-sixed his paperwork.

Appetite for destruction

When Ken Grace came to Hawaii for a job interview 20 years ago, a swarming termite landed on his shoulder. He thought it was an omen of good luck. One has to excuse Grace's enthusiasm for the bug considered to be the homeowner's bane. He was interviewing for the post of director of the University of Hawaii's Termite Project.

Biomimicry: hope for the future

Sometimes a new science emerges that not only offers hope for our continued survival as a species but that also makes obvious how little we have really learned in our relatively brief time on Earth.

Bulletin Board

First Tee of Greater Charleston Fall programs: Registration opens Aug. 23, for ages 7-18. Register at www.CharlestonFirstTee.com. Costs: $65 for new participants; $40 for returning participants. Scholarships available and all equipment is provided.