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Coverage of July 4th Light Display by KOTA-TV Territory News (10 pm news -- June 10, 2010, Scottsbluff Nebraska). This video from a KOTA-TV newscast is posted with permission from Regional News Director John Petersen and the Local News Director Jerry Dishong. The reporter/photojournalist who interviewed us and did the videography of our "Adams Street Light Show" was Tiffani Dea. This pleasant, multi-talented lady is an anchor on KOTA's Noon Show! KOTA-TV (www.kotanow.com) is owned by Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises of Rapid City, SD. KOTA-TV (KDUH) is the primary TV station for the entire Nebraska Panhandle and WyoNebraska region. You might notice ten homemade LED ornaments hanging over our pondless waterfall. They are on every evening all year long to add supplementary interest and illumination to the water feature. These tree-ornament LEDs are NOT choreographed to any music, but "dance" randomly & independently as directed by their own fader/chaser control boxes. After seeing the sharp, high-resolution results of the original KOTA-TV newscast (not a duplicated copy -- as this vid is!) , we are tempted to purchase an HDV High Definition Professional Camcorder!! But if we do that, we won't have the financial ability to have bigger, better and brighter holiday musical light displays next year!! The choice to make: a pro camera? Or more LEDs?

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Star Spangled Banner -- This brief video begins with a view of our garage door window with 8 two-input stars hanging inside. These window stars consist of 1,120 LEDs which are NOT synchronized with the patriotic music. They do a slow dance to their own independent beat with the use of a chaser control (for the upper white star) and 7 fader adapters used for the remaining stars. The subpar optical quality of this vid is probably due to the fact that it was "shot" during a rainstorm/drizzle. The audio quality would be better if we hadn't done the videography so close to our front pondless waterfall feature. But perhaps you might like the sound of running water going down a rapids mixed with our National Anthem? Or, would that be unpatriotic? For informative and comparison purposes, we will conclude coverage of our patriotic light show by uploading an eighth video done by a PROFESSIONAL photojournalist from the Scottsbluff (KOTA Territory -- KDUH) TV Station. Remember, you can retrieve our YouTube site by searching with the phrase: Kimball ne led art By the end of August, it will be time for the Meyers to be making plans & preparations for a Spooktakular Halloween Musical Light Show! We can't wait! This is so much fun!!

Marine Hymn -- this short patriotic video starts out with a 20-second glimpse of the 33 red, white, & blue LED hand-made ornaments that are hung 40 to 50 feet high in our north locust tree. Each "blossom-of-light" ornament has a 70-count string of LEDs and, therefore, the total number of arboreal Light-O-Rama controlled LEDs is 2,310 (33 x 70) light-emitting diodes. These homemade tree ornaments have been hanging constantly in the locust tree for over 3 years and are a testament to the durability of LEDs. Not only are LEDs at least 75% more energy efficient than traditional incandescent lamps, but they have a super-long "life" since they are nearly indestructible and weather proof. Our LEDs have survived 60+ mile-per-hour winds during blizzards and severe thunderstorms (with golf-ball sized hail stones.) With these very durable lights, there are no fragile, hollow glass bulbs to break and LEDs are solid-state, computer-chip lighting with no delicate filaments to break or burn out. There are no fire hazards from overloaded circuits or hot bulbs. Buy some! -- they will literally pay for themselves with 2 years of use! Scientific experts say that LEDs represent the greatest breakthrough in lighting technology since Edison's invention of the incandescent bulb!! Can you believe that some local residents call us the "crazy light couple" or the "Clark Griswolds" of Kimball?? One last 4th of July video coming soon -- with a panoramic view of our front yard. Remember that you can readily reach our YouTube site by Googling: Kimball ne led art

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