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00:00good morning it's the week of october 6th and that means two things uh take some time to take
00:19care of the people around you and um it's also time for the lighting industry news brief brought
00:24you by keystone tech we are talking about their emergency exit signs uh they have a make and
00:31model that will suit whatever you need white housing black housing edge lit uh they've got
00:37rounded square styles they've got a multiple lumen outputs they've got condo combo kits for
00:43condos and other houses as well but uh you know check out keystone they're backed by excellent
00:48power supplies the link is in the description let's get in to the news uh because we have a
00:55three-week work stop at cree lighting we have a furlough uh it's been pinned on a lack of production
01:03materials wolf speed has completed its restructuring with a new debt deal uh now leaving chapter 11
01:10proceedings we have the u.s department of energy celebrating 7.5 billion dollars in cuts these are
01:17spread across clean energy renewables efficiency programs grid improvements supply chains research
01:23and fossil fuels on the tariff tracker we have new canada u.s negotiations this week and a discussion
01:31of whether or not u.s consumer rebates may or may not fail the u.s department of energy has bought a
01:38five for a five percent stake in lithium americas as well as buying a five percent stake in in thacker
01:46pass lithium mine that's run by gm ico has opened a new warehouse in alabama fw web has opened a new
01:53location in middlebury vermont southwire has partnered with current os for a new dc system deal
02:01the q3 pulse of lighting does not look very good acuity plans a dividend of 17 cents per share after a
02:09record quarter signifies continuing share buyback program continues to continue with 100 063 shares
02:18back with the board at 22.82 euros apiece musco is a top place to work for its third year per the top
02:27workplaces consulting firm csc led has a media hub now it's a weekly blog lumens opens gallery in san
02:37francisco california this is a new spot in jackson square phoenix lighting has launched a new rewards
02:42program with 10 points per dollar for repeat customers ul will begin verifying ai marketing
02:50claims lee neon is expanding uh they're a nashville reed area sign maker they're opening up a new shop
02:58in hopkinsville stavian ed as partnered with shinek this is a new energy team for industrial parks
03:06visual comfort has extended its partnership with clayton home building group uh this means that
03:12they will continue to be vc's interior and external exterior lighting supplier in rep agency updates
03:19halco has picked norcross for nebraska kansas and parts of missouri reno lighting has picked
03:25solutions bf eclairage in western quebec and eclairage optimum in eastern quebec you can now register
03:34for the canada light expo that's november 12th to 13th in mississauga ontario it's daylight awareness
03:41week which means there will be talks and screenings of videos in berlin november 3rd to 7th online as
03:48well uh october 8th you can attend ignited cannabis market spotlight uh presented by grogen we have two
03:57ies virtual symposia planned we have health care and environments uh health care environments lighting
04:02and controls november 4th the 5th and coming soon is their outdoor spaces day you can also register for
04:09under one sky 2025 that online event runs from november 7th to the 8th in legal news we have
04:18small firms lightshire and bridgecom chasing down acuity sylvania cree and eton over patents rainbird
04:25has bought ratio this is an internet of lawns deal that doesn't have a lot of details on price or
04:31personnel changes leviton has launched a sub metering pro cert program this is a new code requirement course
04:38for multi-family commercial and industrial spaces skykes has partnered with landmark in austin to build
04:44and connect 278 units in an apartment building rise has held another investment round they are a smart
04:54window covering company from canada and they are asking for 225 canadian per share in research and
05:02development we have a new patent for artificial sunlight this is a new full spectrum led
05:07design we also have a new better red phosphor it's a high output red led that can that might be used to
05:15light pollution it's based on a very complicated crystal formula that i'm not going to try to read
05:21out cataract patients benefit from blue filtering lenses uh that that is to say that blue filtering
05:27lenses will be placed over your eye as part of cataract surgery and they didn't even really notice the
05:34color perception afterwards opel has planned visual light communication for cars that might even help
05:40pedestrians in sight make less we also have a new metric for sky glow this is the all sky model that
05:47blends elements of the radiosity model us is on track for the lowest murder rate ever did lighting
05:57help maybe crime stats are very complicated on the dark side of things uh 10 miles of the california
06:04mexico border near san diego will be going ahead with lighting on the border all on schedule
06:10uh thanks to a number of waived uh laws including the national environmental protection act the bird
06:20migration act and the migratory bird treaty alan has been linked with obesity in children and teens in
06:26shanghai sleep duration uh has been linked with academic performance in teens circadian regulation
06:34has been linked with the epstein bar virus in fruit flies snail proteins uh snail is an acronym not
06:41the invertebrate uh have circadian rhythms as well alan is linked with slow leaf growth growth in lacewood
06:48trees frogs struggle under light pollution and self-reported insomnia has been linked with self-reported
06:55cognitive impairment we have two baseball fields in apache junction arizona earning recognition under the
07:02dark sky international sports field program palmer lake colorado has approved a bucky's over lighting
07:08complaints a three billion dollar convention center in texas will actually be incorporating bird safe
07:14designs throughout the detroit zoo has cut off their water towers lighting for the birds this migration season
07:20the louisiana wildlife farmer federation is promoting lights out we have a window crash awareness program
07:28in missouri the idaho dark sky alliance is seeking funds to build a new observatory guinnett georgia
07:35police cruisers will be running their blue lights all night there is little proof that this actually does
07:41anything but there you go and melina de aragon castle in spain has terrible up lights now
07:47in horticultural news az cannabis growers have made their horrific use of water an issue for someone else
07:55they are raising awareness of your water use to compensate for how many gallons a plant needs per day
08:01we have a new light quality techniques for rice and we have indoor microgreens and what they can do for skin care
08:09in recommended reading bluetooth for health according to the bluetooth tm consortium
08:15we have managing cyber security risk we have controls for schools we have this one guy's story about
08:20taking 10 days of showers in the dark the caa just made the dutch the second largest tomato exporter
08:28on earth that's controlled environment agriculture as a as a practice we have efficiency in bakeries we have
08:36a recap of arclight 25 carl sagan's bs detector and what you can do with it at work
08:42ai is spiking power demand and pe firms are moving into the utility market
08:48why dmx is still the gold standard when it comes to lighting control
08:52and does the word ecocide include low orbit junk
08:56we also have a case study of the k light campus lighting in india
09:00in local news city group center miami florida is the first lead five certification ever
09:08we have five rural counties in indiana getting state funds we have the georgia 400 tunnel lighting
09:15failing yet again we have 433 million dollars for energy projects in affordable housing in brooklyn
09:22ellsworth maine is buying street lights from their utility so they can flip them to led
09:27johns hopkins and other ngos are doubling their contributions to baltimore infrastructures
09:33copper thieves have hit a sports field in benicia california and a presumably different group of
09:40copper thieves have hit a sports field in bedford nova scotia west merland west virginia is planning
09:46a street light maintenance blitz blit blitz sorry blitz newcastle pennsylvania has 85 000 in
09:54in micro grants for businesses springfield missouri is planning pedestrian safety changes we have
10:00a school planning school district planning retrofits in eviston illinois soul intel has partnered with
10:06los angeles county parks and rec we have an energy object at latrobe pennsylvania libraries we have
10:13new light and hvac going into schools in hillsborough missouri uh we have new sports field lighting coming
10:19to yuma city arizona we have a high school football field in uh shippensburg pennsylvania getting new
10:25lighting we have new light and baseball at baseball fields in lafayette louisiana christian academy
10:30and el paso texas sports park is spending 1.2 million dollars on led lighting internationally
10:38solar sisters has set up operations in africa to light rural regions rs group has partnered with
10:44solar aid to bring safe solar lighting to 150 000 people across africa 1.5 million euros to upgrade a
10:52beach in yarosquipo cyprus brazil has ended daylight saving time distribuição electria at triaca spa revenues
11:01were up 13 percent and people news the chair of foshan electrical and lighting has resigned while
11:07lighting and controls has added mark zachary as their distro sales rep in edmonton we have two new
11:13execs at eb horseman and son we have barbara humpton named the ceo of usa where earth the aia has named
11:21carol wedge as their evp and ceo jim johnson has won the 2025 neca industry partner award we also
11:30have some projects you can do you can drive a laser at 200 volts we have toss link but with lasers we
11:37have goldfish crackers debuting glow-in-the-dark packaging packaging we're cutting down on artificial
11:44dyes and food though uh you can make an led sphere for your desk you can make a weird led hat that helps
11:51you find it bring your way uh we have a custom keypad for your smart home and a raspberry pi trail
11:57camera i've been scott walker i want to thank you for your time your attention uh i'll see you next week
12:04uh enjoy yourself enjoy the music
12:06is this the beginning or the end i just don't know
12:19i just don't know
12:25it's hard to see the road too far
12:31it's hard to see the road too far
12:34to see the road too far
12:36to see the road too far
12:38and if we carry on my friends we can make it to the end
12:44Where do I go?
12:50And if we carry on, my friends
12:55We can make it to the end
13:00I just don't know where to go anymore
13:08I just don't know where to go anymore
13:27Tracing my footsteps to the wind
13:42Back to a place where I couldn't begin
13:46Where do I go?
13:52Where do I go?
13:55And if we carry on, my friends
14:01We can make it to the end
14:06I just don't know where to go anymore
14:14If we carry on, my friends
14:34We can make it to the end
14:39I just don't know where to go
14:46And if we carry on, my friends
14:51We can make it to the end
14:56I just don't know where to go anymore
15:03I just don't know where to go anymore
15:09I just don't know where to goTime
15:16I just don't know where to do
15:16But if we carry on, my friends
15:17We can make it to the end
15:18I just don't know where to go anymore
15:18I just don't know where to slave
15:19I just don't know where to live
15:19I just don't know where to go
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