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		<title>Return to Namarkhu &#8211; Oct 10, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Silver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just back from a trip to Namarkhu in Lamjung district. Getting to and from Namarkhu is a major effort. First you take a car or bus for 5-6 hours on paved road. Then if you&#8217;re lucky, you squeeze onto a bus or jeep for a minimum of 3 hours of bouncing and jostling on a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlight.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11618798&amp;post=216&amp;subd=betterlight&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Miscellaneous thoughts and ramblings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Silver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting conversation with a Swiss engineer that I knew from many years ago that has vast experience in alternative energy in rural Nepal. One thing he said really stuck in my mind: The need for follow-up is key. Too many aid projects happen and without follow-up and the donor really doesn’t ever [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlight.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11618798&amp;post=193&amp;subd=betterlight&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Handing out lanterns</media:title>
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		<title>Going Forward</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Silver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several very interesting possibilities exist for expanding the lighting project well beyond its current scope. One idea is to work with Suryodaya Urja Ltd. and use radio to get village women&#8217;s groups or other social groups to come forward and request help with lighting. We would potentially provide lighting at the manufacturer’s cost or some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlight.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11618798&amp;post=190&amp;subd=betterlight&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>October/November 2010 Update</title>
		<link>http://betterlight.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/octobernovember-2010-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Silver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having returned home after almost three months on the road this blog update is long overdue. My apologies for the delay. The first part of this trip included time in “state of the art” Singapore on the way to just “coming out of the stone age” Papua New Guinea (PNG). PNG was a spur of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlight.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11618798&amp;post=178&amp;subd=betterlight&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Installing new solar panels in lower Namarkhu</media:title>
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		<title>Village Lighting Installation</title>
		<link>http://betterlight.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/village-lighting-installation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Silver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Details of the implementation and installation of the village lighting system<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlight.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11618798&amp;post=151&amp;subd=betterlight&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Handing out the lanterns</media:title>
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		<title>Pilot project installation completed &#8211; Success!</title>
		<link>http://betterlight.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/pilot-project-installation-completed-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Silver</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betterlight.wordpress.com/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m just back from Namarkhu village. Initially we worked with the mothers  group and the other village leaders to determine the needs of the village.  More  meetings were held to organize and allocate responsibility for the project. We then went to get the solar hardware lanterns and returned a day later to install the central [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlight.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11618798&amp;post=139&amp;subd=betterlight&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s coming and when</title>
		<link>http://betterlight.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/whoscomingandwhen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Silver</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[photovoltaic systems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who else is involved at the moment? I&#8217;ll be joined in March by Kathleen Metcalf.  She will help document the project. The plan is to document the village and villager&#8217;s lifestyle and lighting project before, during and after the project. Nobuko Hirota is a specialist in woman&#8217;s cooperatives and is an international volunteer in Nepal. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlight.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11618798&amp;post=111&amp;subd=betterlight&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sponsorship</title>
		<link>http://betterlight.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/sponsorship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Silver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve had great sponsorship from Black Diamond Equipment who are generously donating their Apollo lanterns and rechargeable NiMH AA batteries and chargers. Peter Metcalf,  Black Diamond&#8217;s CEO, has not only committed his company&#8217;s resources but has brought on board Patagonia.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlight.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11618798&amp;post=55&amp;subd=betterlight&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Affordable Village Lighting Project</title>
		<link>http://betterlight.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Silver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome! This blog presents the details of a prototype village lighting project. I hope you will read follow the links that describe the project details.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=betterlight.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11618798&amp;post=1&amp;subd=betterlight&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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