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00:00good morning it's monday june 30th and that means two things uh the robertson screw is just the
00:21better screw guys i don't know what to tell you it's also time for the lighting industry news
00:25brief brought to you by keystone tech and their exit signs and emergency units they have something
00:32that suit you that suits your needs they have red letters green letters white or black housings
00:37edge lit options emergency units that come in square and round styles different lumen outputs
00:43and you can buy combo packs so you can find what you need at keystone tech.com or you can use the
00:50link in the description if you please let's get into the news because access has bought picasso
00:57no details on the manufacturer merger between quebec and new jersey groups the naed has endorsed
01:06the vet act this is a new federal program that will subsidize trades careers training for former
01:12armed service veterans u.s poll has changed its name they are now working as u.s outdoor lighting
01:20we have a new senate bill threatening energy incentives with tax incentives under the gun
01:27yet again u.s doe is seeking for public input on minerals with a new request for information
01:35related to neodium cobalt electrical steel lithium and gallium you can submit if you feel like it right
01:43now on the tariff tracker phillips will be raising prices across the hue product line specifically
01:49citing tariff issues no word on the budget brand whiz brt led is expanding their factory in vietnam
01:58they make strip lighting and the u.s abruptly ended trade talks with canada specifically over tech
02:04taxes and dairy quotas but that will affect aluminum and steel as well mca has bought a defunct fossil
02:13industries facility uh with the pennsylvania space now working uh to support uh boss lighting the uh
02:21global lighting association has offered four new guidance docs we have guidance for mercury related
02:28fluorescent lamp regulations a uh a specific fact sheet on uh pfas in lighting products a white paper on
02:39pfas in lighting products and a mandatory electrical safety standard to govern pfas so-called forever
02:47chemicals in lighting products we have an update on signifies a share buyback with over 200 000 shares
02:55bought by the board at roughly 22 and a half euros per share this week acuity has announced announced a new
03:03dividend of 17 cents per share dialyte's cfo has bought into the company with 13 751 shares bought last week
03:14we have the full year at orion showing that margins are up 25 and revenues are at 79 million
03:21q1 at hayward shows revenues at 228 million uh eden has mitigated their labor issues with a new report
03:30identifying a skill gap issue that they are solving lone star is shifting their houston texas space
03:36uh their new spot will still be in houston it'll just be a larger space it's a 114 000 square foot
03:44building aztec is expanding two ways the sun park company is adding more space in cambridge ontario
03:51and also opening a new branch in stony creek ontario schneider electric has named uh sustainable
03:59sustainability impact award winners with the third annual awards for canadian projects
04:04that are outstanding if inefficiency leadership and or innovation indochina light has celebrated their
04:1250 000th product uh they're vietnamese based and operating out of wisconsin uh they're they're
04:20enjoying that little milestone though light ovation named their showrooms of the year with six winners
04:26named stan pro has donated new lighting to a toronto food bank with 620 new bulbs and tubes for the
04:34haven on the queensway in rep agency update ideal has named in raltech as their reps for central and
04:43southwest ontario in legal news eti is seeking a an extension from signify in their settlement talks
04:51no word on a judge yet uh in events and webinars we have reg open for arc light that's uh in september
05:0016th and 17th you can now open at you can now you can now register as an attendee signify will be back
05:07at light and building 26 they skipped the last one you can now apply to speak at leducation 26 those
05:15submissions are open until the 15th of september and we have a webinar hosted by the ies on the 16th of
05:22july this is networked lighting controls for small or medium buildings in iot news siemens canada will
05:30be shutting down their facility in peterborough and moving it all to concord still in ontario
05:36uh sonpar has job has bought jav automação industrial this is an industrial automation distro in brazil
05:45no details disclosed slipstream will be expanding their lighting controls program this is a new
05:5317 part course funded by the department of defense uh three quarters of building systems are exposed
06:00to cyber risks uh this is a new study from clarity spotting 500 000 bms devices that just aren't ready
06:10for any sort of attack like my computer for example uh in the netherlands uh the national utility is
06:18offering free energy to samsung smart things owners uh you can run your washing machine for free
06:26for a few months if you actually connect it to the app we have an update from skikes with new products
06:33a new project in miami and new rounds of funding uh singtel has crossed uh wires and borders with a new
06:41cloud service covering five continents leviton is expanding the green max drc lighting control system
06:49with touchscreens sangland an outage at sangled has left homeowners in the dark
06:56ish uh this was a cloud outage and a bunch of smart home functions were completely cut you could
07:03just use the physical switch that was all you could really do and nemo kg has debuted the internet of
07:10cheese that's right a dutch dairy has debuted a new custom support system for their cheese aging
07:18facilities in r&d we have a new perovskite super lattice offering direct luminescence which is
07:25also going to offer new options for tuning colors we have a new metric on color rendition this will
07:32be called color rendition variability this is a new test and new results from the pacific northwest
07:38national labs we have new multi-spectoral leds uh tested for non-visual effects by the china national
07:46institute of standardization and we have a french research team developing a option for detecting
07:52biomolecules with very very very very small like nano scale uh self-lighting chips on the dark side of
08:02things the largest camera ever built just took its first photos this is in uh argentina and uh light
08:11pollution might actually ruin the whole effort in just a few years uh the k-a-i-s-t in korea just cut
08:19light pollution with smart windows we have a new database for chronomedicine dumain's university
08:24is examining sleep in surgical suites melatonin supplements are good for neurodegenerative
08:30diseases uh circadian rhythm has been linked with leukemia mohammed vu is testing sleep quality in
08:38icu patients we have plan b issuing their policy agenda for light pollution we have a study from
08:44leeds in the uk that shows that there is no change in crime rates after switching to led we also have
08:51a study from yorkshire in the uk that does show that yeah um more property crime does happen at night
08:58in general uh the embri riddle researcher team has begun exploring saying has begun exploring the balance
09:07between space innovation and darkness preservation especially when it comes to low orbit satellites
09:13we have a new study from the nihon university school of medicine that links sleep habits dreams and stress
09:20we have a study that shows that timed dim light at night is better than total darkness at night for
09:28circadian rhythms of zebra finches mammals that live near people or are finding themselves living near
09:37people as uh where people live just gets bigger uh they're becoming more nocturnal because they don't
09:42want to hang around with people i feel you mammals i feel you is your skincare routine messing with
09:50your sleep we have a look at what the federal forests that are for sale against a light pollution map
09:57we have a study that shows that sea anemones do not care for light pollution either in a not sponsored
10:04segment we will point out that uncon is expanding their turtle safe product line garden city idaho has passed
10:12new lighting rules for along the river grass valley nevada is debating shielded lighting regs rangerly
10:18main is debating an entire dark sky project we have a new trail in fairfax city virginia using shielded
10:24fixtures truckie nevada and nevati city california are holding a night photography contest bluff utah has
10:33secured dark sky status oaks park oregon thrill rides are sparking a debate about light pollution at their
10:39nearby wildlife refuge clarkdale arizona's are protesting uh led projects uh sambura kenya
10:48is home to a new hotel that is offering an astrotourism package and urban indians which is to say the people
10:55that live in cities in india are raising alarms over light pollution in horticultural news thailand will
11:03be limiting legal cannabis use to those with a doctor's note which is bad for cannabis farmers
11:10overall berries may start to beat micro greens in terms of vertical farming especially according to
11:17investors michelin star restaurants are beginning to insist on growing conditions so if you are growing
11:24micro greens vertically uh be ready to hear it hear about it from a chef and we have a new project
11:30to grow tea in space in recommended reading all these links are on nailed.org and more light evasion
11:38has a report on multifamily housing uh m edi might not be the right measure for circadian entrainment in
11:46light bulbs we have a new lighting for campus safety study we have tariff engineering it's not like
11:53lying on your taxes but big doing big businesses are doing it in public uh multifamily housing is driving
12:02showroom sales uh color and e-paper in lighting might become a thing we have a new study on how to
12:09integrate lighting and hvac controls we have channel letters dimensional letters and what you need to know
12:16about how they're different and how to put lights in them we have how to diagnose outdoor lighting
12:21issues how to avoid decision fatigue by making circadian rhythm the only reason why you answer emails
12:29four times a day and do you need this led stand for your vinyl records no they should be in a sleeve
12:37that's just how it works that's why they give you the sleeve come on guys uh in local news new york
12:43and new jersey are launching new business rebates toronto ontario and the province of ontario
12:48are feuding over energy standards for new buildings rhode island has announced new incentives for
12:54energy jobs and maryland has set new building energy standards in massachusetts we have a new set of
13:02lighting rules for timeout rooms these are solitary confinement for middle school kids they call them
13:08timeout rooms but it's solitary confinement for middle school kids developers in mount forest ontario
13:14insist that paying for street lighting is a bridge too far apparently the saint landry parish of
13:22louisiana has secured new infrastructure grants brandywine delaware schools have secured new grants for
13:28efficiency and energy santa clarita california cannot pay for infrastructure because of federal funding and
13:36tariff changes walla walla washington has secured state funds for infrastructure projects residents of
13:43milwaukee wisconsin the good land celebrate the end the conclusion of their lighting projects on the
13:50streets and on the exterior walls of the city buildings timmons ontario's mayor stormed out of
13:56a city council meeting over park lighting plan plans park lighting plans uh this is actually not about
14:04lighting it is about how cricket fields are a proxy for racial tensions in the region in thunder bay ontario
14:11we are seeking uh donations to expand regional food bank uh distribution association spaces specifically to
14:19improve lighting uh las vegas nevada highway they have lights that just keep flashing on and off and
14:25that's not on purpose we have a new purple street light folks we have the flashing light not the purple
14:31light uh sue saint marie ontario schools have scored new funding for lighting upgrades edson alberta is
14:38expanding their budget for business security rebates a wisconsin ski hill will be reopening after 11 years
14:47this fall in part because of new lighting moravia iowa is celebrating new pickle court lighting with a
14:55tournament of pickleball plano oklahoma is offering a 300 000 grant to improve a strip mall just one strip
15:04in sports news the arizona state government is paying for upgrades at chase field and first ontario
15:13place has completed renovations including selling the naming rights to td bank in people news we have
15:22a recap of people moves from inside lighting chris wemmert is now the cfo at fsg we have a new board at
15:29the naed we have a new president and board and officers at ashray nema has named patrick hughes as
15:37their senior vp of strategy technical and industry affairs serge leblanc has been named officially
15:44president of zone park canada gantry has picked philip raub as their vp of sales and marketing kenny
15:51espinoza will be now the business development manager at rob roy speaking of rob roy they have also picked
15:57mike fisher as their application specialists and kevin hauser and chip israel were honored by the ies
16:04for their work and things that are weird gigabyte pc components specifically the firmware that controls
16:12the rgb lighting is bricking your entire motherboard this feels a lot better than my flashy blue keyboard
16:20getting me hacked last month uh you can make coffee with some very expensive glassware and a very high
16:28power halogen lamp uh we have laura wan for smart composting that's right the internet of compost is
16:36coming to your home if you want to make it and tiktokers are beginning to turn on their salt lamps
16:42in the sense that they don't like them anymore and they don't like the maintenance and they are not
16:46sure they're doing anything because a lot of things can go wrong with a himalayan salt lamp
16:52anyway i've been scott walker i want to thank you for your time your attention uh please leave a rating
16:58please leave a review otherwise visit nailed.org visit any of our sponsors i will see you next week
17:04take care of yourself enjoy the music
17:10i need the antidote to save me from a prying world i need some closure on the pain i feel
17:26bottled up inside in my mind it hides waiting to find peace and give and time
17:38in hope i resign in hope i resign still i walk this line i will redefine i'll reclaim my mind i'm not destined to be
17:56in permanent misery
17:59i'm more than what they think i'm just building up my strength i'm not destined to be
18:10in permanent misery
18:13i'm more than what they say i'm growing stronger every day
18:21i need the very care to save me from the thoughts that swirl
18:41i need some closure on the pain i feel
18:47i need some closure on the pain i feel
18:51bottled up inside in my mind it hides waiting to find peace and give and time in hope i resign
19:07i'm not destined to be in permanent misery i will redefine i'll reclaim my mind i'm not destined to be
19:21in permanent misery i'm more than what they think i'm just building up my strength i'm not destined to be
19:35in permanent misery in permanent misery i'm more than what they say i'm growing stronger every day
19:47i'm more than what they say i'm growing stronger every day

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