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00:00good morning it's monday may 19th and that means two things uh what is most interesting is often

00:21what is simple like keystone's uh ul924 ready emergency led tube this is a simple ul type

00:33b t8 tube device fully compliant with emergency lighting standards but it still comes with

00:41keystone's 5 cct switch that's right physical switch on the device saves you time saves you

00:48skews saves you shelf space the link to that is in the description but let's get into the news

00:56because camis equity partners has bought valley lighting no details on the private equity firm's

01:03purchase uh the design lights consortium has offered an unofficial statement against criticism

01:11which is to say that ceo and executive director christina have kind of any has said has sent a

01:20non-specific form letter answer to any issues raised on recent episodes of get a grip on lighting

01:27on the tariff side of things uh you china u.s tariffs have dropped back down to 30 percent

01:35overall uh this pause has led to a rush on shipping and bokeh lighting would like you all to know

01:42that uh their their products are made in america uh the united states department of transport has

01:49announced that there are new funds for airport renovations with 175 million dollars spread across

01:5534 facilities in terms of rehabilitation projects uh the federal highway association is funding bridges

02:04with 300 million dollars split across eight projects that includes lighting q2 at siemens shows a profit

02:11margin at five percent lone star electric is expanding to nashville that facility will be up and running

02:17later this summer uh q1 at beam shows that revenues are up 41 percent uh q1 at energy focus shows losses at

02:28five eights of eight million dollars q1 at uxio shows sales down one percent profits down by 32 percent but

02:38they're still planning on offering a dividend uh the ceo of abm is selling some stock uh 12 000 shares

02:46sold for 42 dollars each uh ted magazine has named the best of the best with 14 distros and 15

02:54manufacturers being recognized there schneider has broken new ground on a new facility with 58 000

03:02square feet going ahead in missouri eton is expanding their new york facility spending uh 18.5 million

03:10dollars to expand their capacity to 50 000 square feet in orchard park the naed is offering an official

03:20statement on the house ways and means committee reconciliation bill which is to say that they

03:25are in favor of a proposed tax cuts and jobs act that might go through the house right now uh bge

03:34celebrates 50 years that's brook electronic gb gmbh uh they're known for their work in censors

03:42in legal news hulk has sued a consulting firm regarding falsified documents

03:49and sales rate wrap updates orbit partners with lights back in new york and dark has partnered with

03:58west tire on the event side of things we have the official dates for light fair 27 and 29

04:06uh in 27 that'll be march 16th and night to 18th and then in 29 uh that'll be the 13th to 15th

04:16um the 2027 event will still be in las vegas the 2029 event will be in philadelphia both of these

04:25dates are rather close to the planned dates for leducation you can also save the date for ny

04:31controlled 25 that'll happen october 15th 2025 in iot news we have q1 at skykes showing uh 20 million

04:44dollars in sales which is a record for any quarter they've ever had skykes has also secured new

04:51funding in the form of four million dollars in strategic event investment uh ryan krueger has

04:59been on the lighting controls podcast to talk about the tipping point in terms of controls

05:05washington dc has extended their smart city project into parks which is to say a 75 000 poll project

05:16has gone from the streets to the parks of the city uh these connected lamps are not just connected to

05:23the internet of things but they are also fully compliant with dark sky standards pogled has uh begun to

05:31support laura wan with the iq platform supporting a new comms protocol call

05:37in research and development in the university of cambridge and atch zurich has published a history

05:46of white leds this is part of a larger study of the history of energy efficient tech and it charts the

05:53progress of solid state lighting uh intense pulse lighting does improve recovery from plastic surgery

06:01this is a new method of uh red light that improves skin condition as the healing process proceeds

06:10uh illuminated shrimp pots do improve catch rate these are uh law uh led devices inside fishing

06:19fishing cages for orchestrations they draw plankton in the shrimp follow you pick them up it's great

06:27six years ago i i talked about the actual academic version of this and now we have the commercial

06:35version that's how long things take to happen folks uh we have a new record for pure red perovskite leds

06:45this is based on a device developed by the university of science and technology of china it is 24

06:53percent efficient in terms of red led output on the dark side of things reflect orbital has secured

07:0220 million dollars in new venture capital reflect orbital puts mirrors in low earth orbit to bounce light

07:12downwards for solar power generation for agricultural needs for your james bond villainy overall

07:22delphi has issued a 26 point evidence-based consensus on the non-visual effects of light which is to say

07:32that they have embraced what light does to human physiology we've also found that japanese rice fish

07:40spawn at midnight which is to say that light pollution interferes with that larry boxler was on the

07:49restoring darkness podcast to talk about lighting's impact on human life and hold denmark has secured dark

07:57sky status west jester pennsylvania is debating dark sky initiatives uh davis county utah is debating

08:06street light brightness timnath colorado is expanding their light their lighting restrictions audubon texas

08:13has begun their lights out for migration campaign duval audubon has worked with uh northeast florida

08:21residents to reduce their lighting use as regards to bird migration saint laurent ontario is now a bird

08:30friendly city weasel head alberta is seeking uh the royal astronomy society of canada status in terms of

08:39light pollution and darkness restoration frederick city manitoba is reviewing their lighting plan

08:45for spillage issues on the horticultural side of things king city is seeing improvements to their

08:52output after switching to fluence leds scott's miracle grow is partnering with farm to schools program

08:59we have a new guide to growing algae this has a number of knock-on effects cornell u has launched a

09:06cea works education program to improve the work of controlled environment agriculture babylon farms has partnered

09:16with the united states olympic committee and minneapolis has broken new ground on a biochar facility

09:24in recommended reading all these links and more are on nail.org these designers have started using

09:32bioluminescent bacteria in their lighting projects may 16th was international day of light we have an

09:41article on the value of explaining why in electrical contracting we also have what's next for lighting we

09:49also have how we also have how to save on remodeling through the power of scavenging we also have uh

09:57smart controls for mental health we have what's going on at energy focus business wise and stock exchange wise

10:04and we have new ideas in fixture fashion in local news la county california has backed a state bill to

10:14prevent copper thefts atlanta georgia has begun a new streetlight improvement project travis county texas

10:21has embraced a new ercott university of maryland has swapped campus lighting for led kingwood west

10:29virginia has affirmed the state building code uh pajaro uh california is adding solar powered street

10:36lights prescott valley arizona police are offering free security assessments to homeowner home owners

10:43sorry homeowners honolulu hawaii has set their operational and capital expense budgets

10:51uh some streetlights in aurelia ontario are still out some streetlights are just still out due to ice

10:59storm damage that happened in december uh we have one million dollars in grants for pittsburgh parts

11:06pompano beach florida is adding solar lighting to crosswalks we have the local utility finishing

11:13energy projects in grand rapids michigan specifically specifically for schools uh oscaloosa county high

11:21school baseball fields have gotten new lighting as part of their overall success at the world juniors of

11:28baseball uh cornwall lebanon lebanon pennsylvania school districts have begun a new school and stadium

11:36upgrades uh the utility in johnson city texas has begun running a children's day camp

11:43or energy efficiency internationally the eurovision song contest suffered uh lighting issues in the

11:51semifinals that delayed progress on the whole contest uh but go play ya ya ding dong right now

12:00high officials have seized 200 tons of unlabeled foreign e-waste as they entered the country in people

12:08news uh jonathan raspberry has been named an admin at the aeef that's the arkansas efficiency fed federation

12:17and brad lurie has been named vp at the is is is north america otherwise in things that are weird a

12:28pedestal lamp designed by designed and built by frank lloyd wright was sold at auction by

12:35for seven point five million dollars you can turn an old security camera into a bird feeder you can

12:42also now buy uv ready tupperware if you're concerned about the safety of your food or you can automate

12:50your terrarium if you need a smart device to help you feed your your turtles otherwise i've been scott

12:58walker i want to thank you for your time or your attention until next week see ya

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13:30i just want to follow

13:32the girl loves me without any doubt

13:38The girl loves me without any doubt

13:45I said, give me your hand

13:52There's no need to fight

14:00I don't wanna try

14:05Imagine when you see a birdman

14:13I don't wanna try

14:18About your girl who thinks I'm referring to her

14:26I just wanna say

14:30You're hurting me so bad in all your lovebirds

14:36I saw it in your eyes

14:42That's what I found

14:48It's just a waste of time

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16:53To live

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