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1. Alighting element configured to be mounted on a mounting surface, such as a wall or ceiling, the lighting element comprising: a base member adapted to be adjacent the mounting surface when the lighting element is mounted on the mounting surface, the base member having a base member front surface positioned to face away from the mounting surface when the lighting element is mounted on the mounting surface; at least one forward member having a forward member front surface and a forward member rear surface opposite the forward member front surface, the forward member rear surface being spaced from and in face-to-face relationship with the base member front surface, the forward member rear surface being spaced from the base member front surface a distance of not more than two inches; the forward member front surface lying in a first plane, the forward member rear surface lying in a second plane, the first plane being spaced from the second plane a distance of at least one-fourth inch and not more than one-half inch; at least one base-illuminating light source, the at least one base-illuminating light source being a chip-on-board solid state lighting source adapted to emit light; the at least one forward member and the at least one base-illuminating light source being thermally coupled such that the at least one forward member acts as a heat sink for the at least one base-illuminating light source; wherein the at least one forward member has a thermal conductivity greater than 50 W/m-K at 20° Celsius and a surface area greater than 125 square inches.
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