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December 4, 2015
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riving through neighborhoods this holiday season, you may have noticed that some holiday lights are brighter and more vividly colored than others. According to the American Lighting Association (ALA), the reason for the added brilliance is that more and more homeowners are opting to decorate with LED lights instead of the traditional incandescent type. “Incandescent bulbs have been used for decorating holiday trees since 1882, shortly after (Thomas)Edison invented and demonstrated his first practical incandescent bulbs on New Year’s Eve in 1879,” says Terry McGowan, ALA director of technology. “Now, more than a century later, incandescent holiday lights are being phased out as LED bulbs appear in a multitude of types, colors, sizes and string configurations.” Compared to strings of incandescent bulbs, LEDs offer: * Longer bulb life (3-year warranties; average life up to 100,000 hours) * Energy savings (16-17 watts of savings for a 25-foot light string) -- a reduction of more than 75 percent * Bright colors -- LEDs generate only the desired color; incandescent bulbs use color filters which waste light * Cool operation -- LEDs have no hot filament inside; bulbs remain cool What’s New This Year? * Miniature Light Strings. LEDs are small and can be fabricated into tiny dots of light. American Lighting Inc. (www.Americanlighting.com) calls these “dew drop” lights. Strings of these tiny cool-operating lights can
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be used to decorate foliage, live plants or a floral centerpiece. The light strings are made in various colors and operate at low voltage, and some strings are designed for battery operation so that no power cords are required. * Tree wrapping. Strings of lights closely wrapped around the base of deciduous trees and then up into the branches give a festive look to even small trees or shrubs. The secret is to use strings of lights with 6 inches or less between bulbs, which can be wrapped around the trunk and limbs with no more than 3inches between the layers of wrapped wiring. * Magnetic sockets. Sockets designed to be used with standard screw-in incandescent or LED bulbs are available with built-in magnets that hold tightly to any ferrous metal. A narrow metal backing strip can be used to quickly mount lights in a straight line, making installation, take-down or spacing adjustments easy. The magnets keep the lights in line and hold tightly in all weather conditions. For more LED lighting tips, visit americanlightingassoc.com. -NewsUSA
Candy Lady Christmas By Barb Armijo
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he Candy Lady store is a New Mexico fixture that has spanned more than 30 years. And owner Debbie Ball hasn’t let a recent move to a new location slow her down. “We’re doing fine,” Ball said recently from her new store and commercial kitchen at 424 San Felipe NW in Albuquerque’s Old Town. It’s not too far from her previous place, which she left in 2014, after a lease dispute with the landlord. Still, the change was a bit jarring considering the Candy Lady had been in one spot for more than 25 years.
The Candy Lady also offers hard rock candy, caramels, creams and jellies, glazed and dipped fruit, licorice and dipping chocolate. She even has a selection of more than 20 sugar free candies and points out that chocolate is naturally gluten free. Ball and the Candy Lady are now famous beyond New Mexico, too, thanks to her 2012 candy creation that was used as a prop to imitate blue meth in the hit TV series Breaking Bad. She continues to sell the candy and many other Breaking Bad memorabilia online and in the store.
“I’m really liking the new place,” she said. “It suits us just fine and we feel at home for the holidays for sure.”
“I’ve been very fortunate,” she said. “We send the candy, shirts, hats and novelties all over the world.”
Her 20 flavors of handmade fudge, stacks of chocolates and truffles, pounds of hard candy and lollipops have not been impacted by the move. The displays are airy and open, and there is plenty more room here than in the former location.
Ball started The Candy Lady in 1980, with her mother, the late Diana Garcia Davis. To place an order for candy, fudge or her specialty cakes, call 243-6239 or visit www.thecandylady.com.