Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Content Keyword RSS
Traveling through rural India in 2003, Anna Sidana saw a simple need that was out of reach for the people there, the need for safe, bright light. She went home and raised enough money for 250 portable “MightyLights” to donate to the children of Rajasthan, India. After seeing the amazing response, she convinced her employer, eBay Inc., [...] Related Posts: Economic Downturn? Not for Indian-based startup Suryoday Microfinance Suryoday Microfinance Becomes First Indian-based MFI to Raise Eq
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Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Content Keyword RSS
by Tamsin Duchamp Traditionally, lighting design is based on the identification and combination of four primary lighting types, which are accent, ambient, task and decorative lighting. And pretty much the same idea applies to designing outdoor lighting, but before we look further at each of these types there are some basic differences to take into account. First there are significant differences in scale. Inside rooms have walls and ceilings that define their extent and they are actually qui
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Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Content Keyword RSS
Eclipse chasing is a serious endeavor. It almost always requires adventurous travel, patience and energy. Total solar eclipses are exceptional events and occur when the sun, moon and earth are in perfect alignment; with the moon obscuring the sun’s light as seen from the earth. They usually occur every 18 months or so and at most last up to 7 minutes, 40 seconds. The first time I chased one was with my 16 year old daughter in 2006 in Cappadocia, Turkey, not far from the first recorded total sol
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by Scott Rodgers Exterior home lighting options are numerous. With more and more effort to protect the environment and reduce energy wastage, people are turning to solar power as a solution. Solar powered lighting for garden areas is no different. Power is created from the rays of sunlight. Solar lighting batteries are continuously recharged with the sun’s energy. These lights are not very expensive and are available in different shapes and sizes. As sun is the source of energy in this cas
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Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Content Keyword RSS
The Daily Mail goes to Poundland : There is a floating frog pondlight that is as far from a Wow Deal! as imaginable and something that I thought were Star Wars light sabres, but are actually plastic solar lights. I’m not the only shopper to be confused by them. ‘Solar lights? Wot for? For night-time?’ one woman asks another. ‘No, they are for day.’ ‘Why do you need a light in your garden in the daytime?’ ‘Well, you can only use them if you are in a sunny country, anyway.’ Speaking o
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