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How To Improve Your Home Lighting

In the simplest sense, the lights in your house are there to help you see. But they’re capable of so much more. Like your floor plan and color scheme, home lighting can also help set the mood and add character to the place you call home. Professional and amateur home decorators alike go on about the value of a few well-placed lights. Yet many homeowners...

Staying Safe When Passing A Roadside Accident

Accidents on the road can cause traffic congestion and delay your travels. They can also create hazardous conditions that lead to additional wrecks. The following are some tips for keeping yourself and your passengers safe when you encounter a roadside accident, construction, or other delays on the road. Don’t Get Distracted If You Are Stuck In Traffic A wreck on the highway, road construction, lane...

How Does My Life Insurance Provider Keep Up To Date With My Health?

The right to privacy is a bedrock of American values. However, for purposes of life insurance, privacy does not extend far. Your insurance company receives information from your healthcare providers and other sources and shares it with other insurers. Lifestyle changes and health conditions can affect your policy and rates. How Can Health Information Affect Your Life Insurance Policy? Insurance companies use underwriting standards to...

11 Best Free Outdoor Apps

From weekend summer camping trips to long winter ski vacations, you need to make sure you are prepared when you head to the great outdoors. With these 11 apps, you’ll have the right resources exactly at your fingertips. (Most are free, but some offer optional in-app purchases.) Cairn: Safety is key when you are hiking. But when you don’t have cell service or your phone is...

Weather Stations On The Waves: Keeping A High-Tech Buoy Afloat

There’s nothing better than getting out on the water on a hot summer day. Whether you live near Lake Erie or travel a few hours to go boating, you’ve probably looked up the lake conditions before heading out – just in case. But where does that weather and water condition info come from, anyway? Here on Lake Erie, you can thank several strategically placed, high-tech...