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00:00good morning it is monday november 24th 2025 and that means two things i i was in florida last

00:21week and i swear to you i promise that i really did see a purple street light in person on the

00:28florida turned bike trust me bro i wish i had gotten a picture it's also time for the lighting industry

00:35news brief brought to you by keystone technologies uh link is in the description everything they make

00:41is amazing let's get into the news because nailed has joined uh janet wright's friends and loved ones

00:50to celebrate her life janet had been the president of nailed in 1995 and she was laid to rest

00:59on the 20th rest in peace on the tariff tracker canada has proposed new intra-provincial trade

01:09deals that would reduce limits on commerce between different provinces in hopes of ameliorating trade

01:17deals across national borders we have a new rare earths mine in alaska possibly uh the graphite creek

01:25mine has found new deposits of rare earths uh q3 at ams osram shows that there are 43 million euros

01:34in free clash flow uh q3 at fw thorpe shows that revenues are down a third of a percentage points

01:43the ongoing signify share buyback update shows that 175 441 shares are back with the board at roughly 20

01:54euros and 22 euro cents apiece canada has passed a new anti-green washing law which would

02:02limit what fossil fuel companies can claim in advertising uh we have a new uh retail space for

02:12ultra bright lights uh they deal mostly in emergency lighting but they have a new show

02:17room in holbrook long island endo lighting has secured 5 billion yen in venture capital funding

02:25uh endo owns ansel and they have fresh capital to a number that's still impressive once you convert it

02:32to us dollars that's still 500 million um volvo has killed their current lidar deal uh the supply deal

02:41with luminar is over uh the salzburg industry medallion goes to schneider electric schneider

02:48electric also planning a new hiring initiative with 400 jobs specifically aimed at arm u.s armed forces

02:56veterans in rep agency updates awa is expanding uh their service in the upper midwest

03:02uh abb has partnered with cc pierce in upstate new york flynn and reynolds will be repping nsi in the

03:11northeast states and nsi is also expanding their deal with casey electric sales in legal briefs

03:19zeckelman has defeated mexico like the entire republic of mexico a pennsylvania court has determined that

03:28mexico discriminates unfairly against foreign steel per a lawsuit level leveled by zeckelman's

03:37pennsylvania-based um subsidiary if you want to flash back to last week zeckelman canada is also set up

03:46a snitch line to compete unfairly against foreign steel in canada we have an update in hercules lad

03:55uh their trade secrets deal may or their trade secrets claim may go ahead in events and webinars

04:04arc light 2026 is calling for speakers and exhibitors registration is now open namra has launched their

04:12lighting summit you can register now for their event in dallas texas october 15th to 17th the nlb

04:22is seeking award submissions for their annual tesla awards that deadline is february 2nd and dolly is

04:29seeking uh their alliance awards for lighting right now uh that deadline is december 19th

04:37in iot news matter 1.5 will add smart home sam camera support with both local and remote access

04:47csa has released zigbee 4 and the first version of suzy uh this is a bunch of standards related to

04:55resilience and management specifically on the 2.4 gigahertz bandwidth uh we have optimized iot protocols

05:04and interoperability analysis from uh the srm trp engineering college they are recommending the random

05:13forest algorithm which is a thing they invented clear blue is offering their preliminary q3 financials

05:25with bookings up 161 percent uh itron has partnered with connect lighting solutions for smart cities in

05:33australia and birdify has launched an entirely new line of ai enabled aot enabled bird feeders

05:43i want you to remember that bird watching does go both ways in research and development we have a

05:49new flicker study which affirms that higher frequencies of flicker remain better for

05:55occupants of indoor environments we also have a new study of mice that shows that there is a potential

06:02mrna vaccine that would reduce macular degeneration if you want to reduce the brightness indoors you're going

06:11to need to improve the quality of eyesight of the elderly which is the largest demographic group in

06:18the u.s we have a new study of the luminescence characteristics of phosphate glass they are using

06:26silicon 2 ions to improve optical materials there on the dark side of things kristen newtson has published

06:34a new scientific statement on circadian rhythm and health and circadian disruption makes lab mice

06:42more vulnerable to the flu the endothelial clock has been linked with organ development puffins do need

06:50darkness especially uh based on the study in in the northwest not in the northwest areas in in newfoundland

06:58canada uh space debris did do damage to a lander and that did leave three chinese astronauts stranded

07:08briefly that they've got a ride home in two weeks they'd have it sooner if they signed on to the iss

07:14standardization module rules uh arizona state parks are expanding their astrotourism offerings with more

07:21parks offering just just facilities just facilities and support for what they're already doing

07:28uh baberton ohio is banning data centers indefinitely indefinitely based on the amount of light energy and

07:37noise they use uh bellevue idaho residents are already complaining about new autoplex lighting and we might

07:44see them change that going ahead in brookline massachusetts they have tabled indefinitely

07:52a nuisance lighting bylaw in glenn georgia turtle experts are calling for more action on preserving

07:59turtles horticulturally we have a new cucumber greenhouse opening up in alberta on recommended

08:06reading all these uh notes can be found on nailed.org and more we have a discussion of whether or not

08:12can lighting distributors add more value to actual value engineering uh lighting leads with broader

08:20value prepositions two different articles there uh we have a new discussion of whether or not lighting's

08:26role in material transparency can be overlooked we have the lighting industry's last consolidation

08:34wave might be cresting right now we have four new ways to rethink uh homes and smart homes for the new

08:43generation of home buyers which will maybe be the last um generation of home buyers uh we have five

08:52ways to get your it team talking to your facilities management team we have a discussion of how to

08:59enchant a forest just in time for holiday lighting displays we have lighting as infrastructure

09:05designing for what's next and how lighting and acoustics play into icus panasonic by the way holds a lot

09:15of insect farm patents just if you didn't know and we have a case study of street lighting

09:22uh in zephyr hills florida in local news we have new utility funds going ahead in north carolina

09:31los angeles california is offering new security grants to small businesses uh jackson michigan is offering

09:40residents free durable cameras uh nyc is proposing a new uniformity of brightness on street on on sidewalks not

09:51streets sidewalks to one foot candle across the entire sidewalk we have new safe streets and roads

09:59grants going ahead in houston texas decatur alabama is fixing their bridge lights yet again uh meridian

10:07mississippi has completed a highway lighting project punta gorda florida has switched their streets to led

10:14vancouver bc is adding solar lights to their bus stops uh the university of new mexico is an

10:21enhancing security once again as is san jose state university we have a copper thief alleged an

10:29alleged copper thief caught in tucson arizona durham ontario is celebrates uh greener businesses

10:38we have poor lighting uh being linked with uh greater pedestrian fatalities in racialized dc

10:46neighborhoods we have 23 million in major renovations to thunder bay ontario hospitals

10:53clarington ontario still can't fix the security at newcastle hall burke county north carolina has passed

11:01a new school security and field lighting plan tillamook oregon is adding lighting to pickleball courts cottage

11:07grove minnesota is securing two million in funds to light trails the soft sorry the softball league of

11:16martinsville saskatchewan is looking for 150 000 for field lighting from the town of martinsville

11:26we have 20 000 to uh renovate a legion hall in austin texas we have new lighting going ahead in

11:32bellingham bc parks in saginaw michigan they have secured 1.6 million for park upgrades that includes lighting

11:40internationally uh norwegian energy has recognized glamux as a preferred partner and we have 1.2

11:48million euros to light the dom tower of utrecht in the netherlands in papal news greg cober has

11:55announced his retirement jade tourney is now the president at ledra brands uh bill middleton is now

12:01leading sales at the edison report dr kevin zander is now the ceo of sammons financial services

12:08southwire has integrated their service and high voltage teams the lit lifetime achievement award

12:16went to susan tillinson retrofit canada is looking to expand its board and is therefore hiring new

12:23board members that's a voluntary position and as a psa no matter how much you hate led

12:31don't bring key uh don't bring kerosene lamps inside like we've been spending decades trying to

12:38get like developing nations to not use kerosene inside because of the air quality and fire hazard

12:46issues i don't care how much you hate led i don't care if you can't find incandescent bulbs anymore

12:53don't bring kerosene inside it's bad for you it's bad for your lungs also you can make a stranger

13:00things wall right now just in time for the final season god those kids have to be 30 right now

13:08speaking of time going by i want to thank you for your time your attention and all of our sponsors

13:15support i want to thank nailed i will see you in a week enjoy yourself and enjoy the music

13:23when will the beach sun melt my plastic skin away expose something more

13:31when will the beach sun melt my plastic skin away expose something more beautiful capable

13:42because we all know we're fading

13:46die

13:52come take my soul away

13:58take me away

14:12and maybe then we'll stay

14:15maybe then we'll stay

14:26what's the point of being so nervous

14:29what's the point of being so so weak

14:33we're all just waiting

14:36we're dying

14:38lie

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