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Today, energy-efficient lighting manufacturer Precision-Paragon [P2] announced the launch of the new website at http://www.p-2.com.

In addition to an updated design, the site includes a number of tools designed to serve the energy-efficient lighting community.

Our website has served us well, said Joe Martin, [P2] vice president and general manager, but were excited for all the additional resources that our new site will be able to offer energy-efficient lighting professionals.

One of the biggest changes to the site is the addition of an expanded product information section, including photometric data for nearly all of the products on the site.

Photometric data files allow lighting professionals to accurately simulate the performance of a lighting fixture in any environment, using specialized modeling software. The new [P2] site takes this a step further with the inclusion of the LiteProQD Quick Design Layout Tool. This software allows users to model lighting layouts directly on the site using photometric data from [P2] fixtures.

Being able to download photometric data and plan lighting layouts right on the site will help our customers develop lighting retrofit projects more quickly and easily than ever before, said Martin.

Visitors to http://www.p-2.com can now browse the companys product catalog of LED, fluorescent and induction energy-efficient lighting solutions, submit questions directly to energy-efficient lighting professionals, learn about energy-efficient lighting and much more.

Our goal is always to make life easier for our customers, said Martin. Thats exactly what the new site is designed to do.

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If you have your heart set on traveling to Washington to watch President Obama flip the switch on the National Christmas Tree, you'll need tickets, even if you want to stand. The lottery for 17,000 free tickets to the Dec. 4 lighting starts Friday.

Don't confuse this tree with the indoor White House Christmas tree; the U.S. Capitol's Christmas tree, which comes from a national forest and is transported many miles; or the nation's Christmas Tree, known to many as the General Grant Tree in Sequoia National Park.

The Dec. 4 tree-lighting has been a presidential tradition since 1923, though the actual tree has changed over time. The tall Colorado blue spruce on the Ellipse near the White House makes its official 2014 holiday debut with decorations that include thousands of LED lights and ornaments.

The same species was planted in 1978 after previous trees failed to thrive, the event's website says. It flourished until 2011 when a powerful storm with high winds blew it over. A replacement lasted a year, prompting the National Park Service to plant yet another blue spruce last year.

New blue spruce tree in place, the president and his family will be joined by performers (Mariah Carey and Aretha Franklin appeared last year) though no names have yet been announced.

The lottery starts at 7 a.m. PDT Friday and ends at 7 a.m. Monday. Enter by clicking "ticket lottery" online (it won't be live until Friday) or by calling (877) 444-6777. Three thousand seat tickets and 14,000 standing room tickets will be given away. Winners will be notified by email starting Nov. 3.

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Eli-Chem Resins, a Surrey-based resin systems group, has developed a series of photo-luminescent pigments that are designed to be self-illuminating both indoor and outdoors.

Eli-Chem's Eli-Glow emits light all by itself

The group claimed its Eli-Glow to be a "revolutionary and very latest state-of-the-art substance in sustainable eco-lighting technology.

Eli-Glow photo-luminescent pigments are not primary light reflectors, the group said, but actual sources of ambient light.

They absorb radiant UV energy from sunlight (or indoor lighting) and convert it into longer wavelengths in the visible spectrum, emitting it as light with the sensation of different colours applied.

Eli-Chem said that by day the pigments were a pale, straw-coloured substance. When mixed with a 10/20% binder it becomes invisible and will not affect the optical clarity of your finished artwork or object.

In darkness your application will come to life, transforming the entire appearance into a unique and captivating focal piece, it added.

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About two dozen entrepreneurs in the legal marijuana trade came to west Houston Monday to pitch their products and services to local investors.

"We're all here for return on investment," said Tim Clark of Florida-based Modulux Lighting, which sells LED systems that he says boost yields while cutting electricity costs.

The head of another lighting company, Colorado-based BrightSpace, cited a university study showing $6 billion is spent annually growing indoor marijuana. Joseph DiMasi said electricity costs for indoor growing lighting and heat removal can make up a third of the final wholesale cost of a product.

Tony Alfiere, founder of Ripley's Formula, like many of those pitching their products today, also does not "touch" the plant. Ripley's makes a syrup that is sold to producers who bottle and sell cannabis-based drinks.

"We are the Coca-Cola of cannabis," he said.

Other presenters include Houston Amanda Gross, who plans to open a cultivation center in Los Angeles County, Calif., and a pair of Rice University-educated scientists who are starting a testing company.

Douglas Leighton, managing director of Massachusetts investment firm Dutchess Capital, which is underwriting the investors conference, told the Chronicle last month that the profit potential for those who get into the business early is enormous. He pegged the existing market for legal marijuana in the U.S. at $1.4 billion annually. The national black market, by comparison, is upward of $50 billion.

Dutchess Capital, founded in 1996, has invested in companies across the spectrum, from health care to homeland security. Leighton said managers began doing due diligence on the prospects for a fund to invest in marijuana-related businesses in November 2012, when a medical marijuana initiative passed in Massachusetts.

The firm made its first investment last summer and now has 11 companies in its portfolio. One produces edible marijuana products; another developed a social media website for cannabis enthusiasts. Others include a branding company, a consultancy that helps license applicants navigate the bureaucracy and a company that makes THC-infused personal lubricants for women.

With more medical marijuana votes coming up this year, a majority of states could soon allow some form of legal pot. Currently, 23 states do so. A majority of public opinion has already swung in favor of legalization, as a Gallup poll found last fall.

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Speaking at the "Philips Innovation Experience 2014" event, which nearly 200 journalists from around the globe attended in Eindhoven - the city where Gerard and Anton Philips turned on their first incandescent bulbs and created the Dutch company 123 years ago - van Houten said Philips considered organisational change as "a way to boost investment and grow faster".

Philips declared on September 21 that it would spin off its lighting operations into a standalone company, possibly for an initial public offering in the future, and combine its healthcare and consumer-lifestyle divisions into a HealthTech company.

The separation will end Philips's more than 100-year-old conglomerate structure.

The CEO said the separation of the legal entities, which would take some 12-18 months to complete, may not be noticed by its customers or consumers at large.

"Our customers and consumers might not see much difference. Many people don't know [our former] TV [division] is already a separate company," he added.

The Dutch giant sold it television business in 2012, after spinning off its semiconductor division - now known as NXP Semiconductors - in 2006.

Van Houten said Philips must keep reinventing itself to stay relevant in its markets, including moving away from categories that are no longer growing, or in which it has no chance to differentiate.

"But the spilt we announced today is different to the TV-business separation that we did earlier. Both offer exciting opportunities, but the two areas have nothing much in common," he said.

Affirming the "A" rating given to Philips, Fitch Ratings said in a report issued shortly after the company's announcement that it considered Philips's loss of synergy from the dual separation of its HealthTech and lighting businesses to be limited, given the unrelated technologies utilised by the two businesses.

"HealthTech will not benefit from the same multi-sector diversification as the existing Philips group, which is exposed to the healthcare, consumer and lighting markets. However, the loss of diversification is, to a large extent, mitigated by HealthTech's scale of operations, leading positions and improved earnings profile," said the international rating agency.

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"We are concerned that the pricing pressure Cree faces in the LED component business could persist in the next few quarters," says Needham's Edwin Mok, downgrading Cree (CREE -2.6%) to Hold in response to its FQ1 warning. The cut follows a Thursday downgrade from Oppenheimer. Mok argues the LED industry's continued shift to mid-power products (often used for indoor lighting) will take a toll on Cree until its investment/supply deal with mid-power Taiwanese LED chipmaker Lextar begins bearing fruit. "Thank goodness we downgraded!," exclaims Summit Research's Srini Sundararajan about his August ratings cut. He thinks Cree's warning and cautious FQ2 remarks suggest it has lost a client, and is skeptical GE, Samsung, or Philips (often brought up in M&A rumors) will want to buy the company. Canaccord's Jonathan Dorsheimer maintains a Buy, but has cut his target by $23 to $41. He suspects Cree's mid-power issues are compounded by a loss of high-end share, and questions the wisdom of its vertical integration strategy (could be upsetting chip/component buyers). Gabelli's Hendi Susanto remains a believer. "We believe LED lighting is still [well-positioned] to gain market adoption in the long run ... For a vertically integrated market leader in the LED industry, we view CREEs valuation is appealing, 9.0x EV/EBITDA based on our 2016 estimates." Share this with a colleague

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September 29, 2014 - Equipped with UV-stabilized polycarbonate lens, LED PAR30C Series produces 820 lm in Warm White ranging from 2,7503,250 K, 840 lm in Natural White ranging from 4,0004,100 K, and 790 lm in Pure White ranging from 5,0005,600 K. Chip on Board bulbs deliver 60 beam of light in medium flood pattern. Operating from 100277 Vac input, units offer drop-in installation in standard 26 mm Edison screw-base sockets. Lamps maintain 70% or greater of LED lm at 50,000 hr of operation. LEDtronics 23105 Kashiwa Court Torrance, CA, 90505 USA Press release date: September 17, 2014

Torrance, Calif. LEDtronics Inc., with more than 30 years of leadership in innovative LED lighting solutions, announces the newest member to its series of high-brightness, energy-efficient LED replacement bulbs. The LED PAR30C series of COB (Chip On Board) bulbs is ideal for indoor use in architectural/dcor lighting, commercial applications, facilities, plants, hotels and resorts.

The PAR30C series comes with a clear, precision UV-stabilized polycarbonate lens that directs high-brightness 820 lumens in Warm White, 840 lumens in Natural White, and 790 lumens in Pure White LED color temperature. They have a 60-degree beam of light in a medium flood illumination pattern. The PAR30C bulb operates in a voltage input of 100 to 277VAC, offering long-lasting durability and easy drop-in installation in existing standard 26mm Edison screw-base sockets. This high-power bulb with high-grade COB LED replaces up to 60-watt halogen PAR30 bulbs, while consuming only 11 watts of power, resulting in tremendous energy savings of up to 80%.

These new state-of-the-art COB LED PAR30 bulbs are available in a Warm White 2750K to 3250K, Natural White 4000K to 4100K or Pure White 5000K to 5600K (other temperature colors available for qualified applications). As well, it boasts outstanding color fidelity with a CRI greater than 80 that enhances color nuances. In addition, these lamps maintain 70 percent or greater of LED lumens at 50,000 hours of operation a lifespan many times longer than the equivalent halogen bulb!

Because LEDs have no filament, their solid-state design renders them impervious to shock, vibration, frequent switching and environmental extremes. These ROHS-compliant UL-listed COB PAR30 LED bulbs contain no harmful mercury or other toxic elements; and unlike incandescent bulbs, LEDs do not emit large amounts of heat, and little to no ultraviolet or infrared light. This makes them perfect for use in museums, hospitals, offices or areas where UV radiation might degrade the surroundings (such as illuminating valuable artwork, wine cellars or food service areas). The fact that they run remarkably cool also means they greatly reduce building air-conditioning load on energy.

These economical, high-quality bulbs are perfect in non-wet outdoor or indoor spot lighting applications such as track lighting, ceiling-can down-light fixtures, security and emergency lights, general/architectural and landscape lighting, display case fixtures and cabinet lighting, sign spot lighting, OEM equipment lighting, bio-medical and medical applications, museums or theatrical-effects lighting.

Since LED lights are much more energy efficient than halogens and other filament-style lamps, these bulbs are perfect operating with an alternative or renewable energy resource such as solar or wind power in cold or warm environments. Also, they reduce light pollution in outdoor installations and, as a result, are compatible with the international Dark Skies initiative.

The COB PAR30-style LED bulbs come with a 5-year LEDtronics warranty, and are available through LEDtronics distributors. Retail price is $22.25 each. Quantity discounts are available to qualified distributors. Availability is stock to 4-6 weeks for large-order requirements.

For additional information on how to incorporate incandescent-replacement, energy-saving COB PAR30-style LED bulbs into your facility lighting plans or architectural designs, contact LEDtronics toll free at 1-800-579-4875, telephone 310-534-1505, fax at 310-534-1424, email us at info@ledtronics.com or postal mail at LEDtronics, Inc., 23105 Kashiwa Court, Torrance, CA 90505.

About LEDtronics Based in Torrance, California, LEDtronics, Inc., since 1983 has been a world leader in designing, manufacturing and packaging Solid State Lighting products and state-of-the-art LEDs to meet the worlds constantly changing lighting needsfrom industrial control panel LED indicator lights to solid-state LED street light fixtures, High-Bay, Flood Light fixtures, from direct incandescent- replacement based LED bulbs to direct fluorescent-replacement T8 and CFL LED tube lamps.

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