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00:00good morning it is monday april 21st and that means two things i i'm not sure if this is
00:20actually a holiday do you have the day off uh anyway this is also time for the lighting
00:27industry news brief brought to you by keystone tech and the direct drive emergency tube this is
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00:46on a switch that's light made easy keystone tech.com or the link in the description moving
00:53into the news fusion optics has bought three brands no details on price or personnel changes
00:59but lead dynamics prolim and led supply have been bought the u.s department of energy has finalized
01:07gsl that's general service lamp testing procedures with a new power and energy measurement methods
01:16going into effect in july a federal judge has restored epa grants which means that billions of
01:22dollars in projects might be back on track pending appeal utopia has declared bankruptcy under chapter
01:31seven protections that proceeding will be going ahead in california california is suing the federal
01:38government over tariffs and what they've done to business and port activity over there five small
01:43businesses have launched a suit against the tariffs for damages as well we also see a price increase at
01:50progress lighting flex fire leds has secured new commercial financing with not quite two million dollars
01:58to expand their facilities the usdoe has cut 405 million dollars in research grants these are cuts to
02:07so-called indirect costs from academic institutions nature's miracle had been planning to buy
02:16uh vision air lighting but that deal is on pause we have a ribbon cutting at a new southwire facility
02:23with a new space going into activate going into business in youngsville north carolina we also have
02:29share buybacks at signify with 28 138 shares back with the board they paid 18.4 euros per share for that deal
02:39we have a stock shuffle at luceco with key stakeholders buying in the iald is seeking board of directors
03:00noms three positions are open there the ies has six opens openings on their board of directors uh so i don't
03:08know if you're if you need a new gig now's a good time to do it mark jewel talks selling lighting
03:13without rebates in um on the get a grip on lighting podcasts we have global fees on greenhouse gases agreed
03:21to uh this has been a new motion and fee structure adopted by the international maritime organization
03:28uh they they manage a lot of ships but they also don't include any u.s reps
03:34abb has opened up a new space in abq new mexico with cables and conduits rolling off the lines at a new
03:42facility landscapes forms has developed a debuted a new sustainability roadmap this is part of a 25
03:50year plan for environmental uh sustainability knuckles has set their uh education grants for the
03:58next year with eight 80 000 split across three grants you can apply for that if you're planning on
04:04uh you know pursuing pursuing pursuing education in lighting design uh schneider has published their
04:1050 000th environmental product declaration that might be a record the naed has announced new
04:19achievement award winners with nine recipients in seven categories uh carolina handling has donated
04:25five thousand dollars to the habitat for humanity this cash will go to home construction in greenville
04:31dmf has been named vendor of the year by prosource all industrial electric supply and consolidated parts will
04:40be merging uh they will now work as apex power electrical supply and solutions we have judges named for the
04:47lighting showroom of the year awards this is a three-person panel named by the dallas market center
04:53omni cable has merged their georgia facilities into a single new facility
04:58uh this is uh 285 000 square feet in beaufort uh they'll be covering the territory territories that
05:06used to be covered by their suwanee and norcross spaces in rep agency updates uh indiana lightworks
05:13will be repping gen light in indiana pro lux will be repping magic light uh sting sales will be repping
05:19omni cable and light spec has bought gormley ashray is calling for abstracts uh their winter
05:272026 event needs your submissions by may 28th and you can now buy your tickets for the lumen gala
05:34that party is on june 18th in nyc uh in iot news us ignite and signify are testing wi-fi repeaters
05:43inside street lighting this is a new pilot project that is still seeking partner communities
05:48and lighthead has halted its control business uh the seaman's own company will work to honor
05:55warranties and contracts but yeah no no new business from enlightened um nema has published
06:02a report on control user interface uh which is a 15 page set of recommendations for end user
06:10controls options adrian jones was on the lighting controls podcast tmu in toronto has opened a new
06:17smart campus integration testing facility that's on dundas street if you ever wanted to walk by there
06:24uh dolly lighting awards winners have been named with 16 prizes presented and z wave has issued a new
06:31statement saying that they have new plans for interoperability going forward in research and
06:38development we have super solid light like on star trek uh cnr nanotech and upavia have created a
06:48photonic matter in their lab labs uh dark roadways remain deadly no matter the time which is to say
06:55that daylight saving may not be a factor in traffic fatalities as many people have said including me
07:01including me i've said that more data will change my mind for sure uh a nanoscale heterophase foster
07:11structure has produces better lighting uh this is a new diode and phosphor structure that more closely
07:18mimics daylight uh it balances spectra it has a cra of 95 it has a cct of 50 58 29 k and um or not 58 29 k
07:31it has a melanopic ratio of 1.004 which is pretty good actually it's very good very encouraging
07:45we have a new study of optical vortices which is a helix shaped lens based on the support the so-called
07:54golden ratio and it does some very interesting things with diffusion we have a new street light
08:00from sunsea that is a 100 000 hour ceramic light source and we have a study from the pacific northwest
08:08national labs about what we should do when demand projections don't project as the devire they
08:17divergences are already happening on the dark side of things uh circadian disruption makes you a worse
08:24gambler see you at light fair in vegas in may uh sunlight alarms are better night owls are more
08:32likely to deal with depression starlink is in fact a leaking electromagnetic signals not necessary for
08:40communication germany has launched a starlink competitor sea turtle populations are bouncing back
08:47ulum moab a campground has received the dark sky approved lodging site certification uh we have a
08:55lights out for the birds program in toronto ontario another one in frisco colorado this week is dark sky
09:02week which means that a lot of places are observing it of note or the ones i got press releases from last
09:08week are nevada city california new mexico michigan carpentaria california fountain hills arizona and
09:16duluth minnesota probably more but those are the ones i'm going to bring up uh flagstaff arizona residents
09:24are pushing back on a proposed lds temple due to light pollution in oak quick oak creek wisconsin
09:33and residents are pushing back on a proposed bucky's this would be a 120 pump gas station also probably
09:42pretty bright at night and in malaysia a mall parking lot uh is flooding lighting into the whole
09:48neighborhood and nobody likes it in the horticultural side of things nature's miracle has secured
09:54two million in capital funding edible garden has partnered with burcott's superfoods for distribution
10:00of tiny salad greens in recommended reading these links are on nailed.org other things are on nailed.org
10:09i recommend you just go to that site for anything you need we have a global review of all rare earths
10:15resources that we know we have augmented reality to help sell your lighting design we have contractors
10:21dealing with uncertainty what work from home does to your energy bills an iot golf course project
10:28uh a question of how long smart bulbs really do last we have the launch of extreme long-range
10:35bluetooth and what you can actually do with that we have current opportunities we have how small and
10:42medium enterprises in america actually just can't make stuff they can't do it whole systems rigged
10:49against us guys offshore wind is fine in general like the the things people complain about or worry about
10:57not a thing uh we have tearing down a uvc water sterilizing bottle we have a case study of the
11:05library at simpson college and a case study that revamps the 1972 olympic pool in local news we have
11:132.5 million in projects in alabama uh california dairies are getting funds for energy projects the u.s
11:20department of transportation will be spending 107 million in projects in chicago we have new grants
11:29for small businesses in wisconsin copper thieves hit the dmv the department of voter vehicles in
11:36oakland the kennedy center for the arts has picked permanent red white and blue up lighting for their
11:42building in richmond hill ontario we have some on the ground reporting michael colligan himself has
11:49spotted some purple street lights there we go we have new street lights going up in north
11:56norfolk virginia we have a uh brockton massachusetts renovating two historic buildings ann arbor michigan
12:03is building its own grid south bend indiana is offering uh discount lights for rural homes
12:11and we have a new lighting at coldale alberta library and we have new grants for parks in montgomery
12:19county internationally colliers will be serving as a survey provider for the well building standard
12:25across the eu signify is adding 300 uh is adding lights to 300 villages in northern india we have a
12:34solar floodlight network expanding in kenya in the kiambu county region in people news hillary giggs has
12:41been named to uh the as hb board of directors julie pierce has been promoted to senior vp at
12:49henderson engineers kevin smith of brilliance led has been uh granted an aolp industry achievement award
12:57that's for outdoor lighting uh sally washlow has been named a ceo at orion dennis wells is now the ceo
13:04at u.s poll ian rand has been hired as the vp of canada business unit at southwire mike olsman has
13:12been named the regional sales manager at orbit industries we have a cfo transition plan at little
13:18fuse you can learn some weird stuff the part that i like is that we have new lighting going up at space
13:24mountain in california we have reverse engineering a govy smart light we have don't build this x-ray
13:31machine you could but don't or you could build a spectrometer again i've been scott walker i want
13:37to thank you for your time your attention uh enjoy your week enjoy the music see ya
13:42and there is a house in new orleans they call the rising sun
13:53and it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
14:02and me oh god i'm one
14:06and my mother was a tailor she sold my new blue jeans
14:29and father he was a gambler man drank down in
14:39orleans now the only thing that a gambler need is a suitcase and a trunk
14:54and the only time he's half satisfied is when he's all the drunk
15:07and i got one foot on the platform
15:23the air foot's on the train
15:29well i'm going back to new orleans to wear my ball and chain
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15:53Oh, mother, tell your children
16:14Not to do as I have done
16:21Why spend your life in sin and misery
16:28In the house of the rising sun
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17:08Well, there is a house in New Orleans
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