Handrails and stair steps can be accented and illuminated by rope lighting. Rope lights are plastic tubes that house a string of LED lamps. Often these rope lights are used on deck railings to create a festive look. They come in a variety of colors and are often inexpensive.

A number of lampposts in Belgravia have recently been fitted with plant columns running up their length. It’s a trial to see if the green columns can help reduce pollution along the streets.

British artist David Harber has developed a global following for his innovative outdoor sculptures, which play with light and landscape. In his Oxfordshire studio, Harber and his team create sculptures, water features and sundials out of metal. Sunlight filters through a piece called Mantle, made of bronze petals fused together and gilded on the inside; the light transforms the middle into molten gold.

The couple are looking for volunteers Thursday and Friday to help haul the basement debris — wet cardboard and newsprint — to the curb for pick up by the city.

While the canal system is the key figure in boosting the crocodile population, it also played a significant role in a recent decline of the animals, one that drew attention of environmental advocates, among others. That happened during a particularly hot and humid summer in South Florida, already known for relentless heat and humidity. That triggered water evaporating from the canals at a faster rate.

LPA Group PLC (LON:LPA) declared a dividend on Thursday, June 20th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.10 ($0.01) per share on Friday, September 27th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 5th. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

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Maintenance and theft of batteries posed a challenge for some time resulting in some lights falling into disuse. But improved designs with integrated batteries are helping overcome such hurdles according to Arun Kumar at the Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi, a non-profit that has also led a program to put up street lights in villages. He says they are changing age-old life patterns in rural India in subtle ways. “People now intermingle after the day’s work is over, so they help increase the community feeling, and promote a sense of safety,” he says. 

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FirstEnergy recently completed installation of new LED lights on Biddulph Road. (John Benson, special to cleveland.com)