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Add Elegance to Your Pathways with Solar-Powered Lights

Solar-powered pathway lights are an excellent choice for an energy-saving yet attractive lighting option. During daylight hours, they absorb energy from the sun. After the sun goes down, they use that stored energy to provide a soft and welcoming glow along pathways. They not only safely guide visitors down a path, but you also save energy with these eco-friendly lights.

Each light, houses a small photovoltaic panel that absorbs sunlight during the day and converts it to electrical energy. The energy is stored in a rechargeable battery within the light. Around dusk, when the sun sets, a sensor detects the lack of sunlight and triggers the light to come on.

Installation of these solar lights couldn’t be easier. Once you have chosen the site to which you want to add lighting, gently press them into the ground. They look best if they are spaced evenly along the path or walkway. If you want to light up a solid space such as concrete or stone, you will want to purchase surface-mounted lights. One consideration is placing the lights where they will get plenty of sunlight. Make sure you have the light-gathering panels facing in a direction to allow unobstructed access to the sunlight. You should occasionally wipe down the lights to remove any dirt or film that will hinder their performance. The LED lights have a long lifespan and rarely need replacing.

Once dusk comes, you will have a beautiful and inviting entrance to your outdoor space or home. The soft lighting adds a magical ambiance that will also guide your guests down the path or walkway. There is nothing like beautiful lighting to set the stage for a wonderful evening.

You can choose your solar lights to suit your taste. There are a variety of styles to choose from sleek and modern to vintage and rustic. They also come in different finishes. You can choose something that blends in or complements the design of your garden or outdoor space.

To sum it up, you can provide a beautiful element to your landscape with minimal maintenance, all while using no electricity. Shop around to choose the perfect lights for your yard and use the power of the sun to brighten your evenings.

It is an incalculable benefit to have health insurance if you are injured in any kind of accident — whether it is an auto accident, a slip and fall injury, or an industrial or construction accident. At first, I suppose this seems obvious. You want your medical bills paid, right? That’s what health insurance is for, right?

But when someone else is at fault for the car accident, the question becomes, “Shouldn’t he pay for it? After all, he rear-ended me!!! Shouldn’t his insurance cover it? Why does my insurance have to pay? Won’t my rates go up?”

The answer is that, if the other guy is at fault, then, in the end, he will have to pay. But the payment comes only on the back end — not upfront. He pays only when you are done treating and have recovered at best you can. In the meantime, YOUR health insurance (if you have it) pays the bills.

This arrangement whipsaws those unfortunate accident victims who don’t have health coverage. They can’t pay for treatment until they recover something from the other driver, but he won’t pay until the victim has had the treatment. The treatment, in a sense, documents the injury, for the insurance company, and they won’t pay without proper documentation.

Moreover, at the end of the case, if you do have health insurance, you have to pay back less, and therefore, get to keep more from your injury claim. Remember that part of your claim of damages from an injury case is your medical bills. But you have to pay back your insurer for what they paid out in medical. This works very favorably for you if you have health coverage.

Let’s say, for example, that you have an Emergency Room bill of $10,000. The other driver’s insurance company has to reimburse you for your medical bills — that is, the full $10,000. But you only have to repay your insurer $2000, because that’s what they actually paid, due to their discounting leverage in the industry. That leaves you with the $8000 difference.

Again, this system works against injured victims who don’t have health coverage. Their bill is $10,000 and they have to pay back the full amount to the hospital because they don’t have a discounter at work and they have no leverage to negotiate.

That is why it is so helpful to have a good attorney in any kind of accident case, especially if you don’t have health insurance. He can help you negotiate your way through getting doctors who will treat you in exchange for a claim on your settlement funds, and then negotiate down the bills you get for your treatment.