<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/house/articles/2010/12/05/avoid_contractor_rip_offs/"><b>Avoid contractor rip-offs</b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Boston Globe</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">Ask your contractor if he or she has a <b>home</b>-improvement contractor registration number with Consumer Affairs. Registered businesses are required to pay <b>...</b></font><br /><font size="-1"></font><br /><font size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/house/articles/2010/12/05/avoid_contractor_rip_offs/"><b></b></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>