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- More communities install spraygrounds
Spraygrounds are catching on in many cities as viable alternatives to community swimming pools. Officials in Ironton, Ohio, for example, recently started construction on a sprayground they say will cost just $3,000 per year to maintain. The sprayground will use recirculated, treated water and include motion sensors that will activate the water features. The Ironton Tribune (Ohio)
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- Column: Hotels should inform guests of safety compliance
 Bringing a pool or spa into compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Safety Act can be a "soft marketing point" for hotels, writes Scott McKenna, chief executive of California-based Gardner Pool Plastering. He suggests that hotels use compliance to demonstrate they care about the safety of their guests. Offering a brochure about the law would allow guests to educate themselves and improve their ability to compare hotel properties, he notes. Signs stating that a hotel pool is in compliance would also send the message that a hotel values safety. HotelWorldNetwork.com/Hotel & Motel Management
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- Florida mansion features unique pool, water-collection system
A new mansion in Manalapan, Fla., includes a pool with a disappearing edge and a spa with a fire pit in the center. The mansion also includes many green features, including a rain-collection system that gathers water from the roof, fills the pool and waters the garden. The system collects enough water in 17 days to fill an average swimming pool, builder Frank McKinney said. The Palm Beach Post (Fla.)
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- Students incorporate reflecting pool into house design
California students recently designed an energy-efficient house as part of a Solar Decathlon competition. The house includes several water-saving features, including a harvesting pool, which doubles as a water feature. "What's different about the way we collect water is we have a beautiful container for it; it's a reflecting pool," noted Annessa Mattson, a graduate architecture student. The pool is a rain garden in the winter. In the summer, it dries and becomes a rock garden. EcoHomeMagazine.com
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By dividing your Twitter strategy into separate goals, such as customer interaction, crisis response and promotion, you can better manage audiences and target their needs, IBM's business-to-business marketing expert Delphine Remy-Boutang suggests. Segmentation works best for larger companies that have the resources to manage many Twitter accounts, writes Daryl Pereira. Social Media Today
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- Column: Chemicals help rid pools of yellow algae
A pool can be turned yellow with algae when the filter isn't run long enough, chlorine levels are too low or there is a lack of sunlight, contractor Michael Klimek writes. He recommends treating yellow algae with a chemical such as Yellow Out and super-chlorination. He also recommends cleaning the pool filter before adding the chemicals and then balancing the pool's pH and chlorine levels properly. Las Vegas Review-Journal
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- Experts urge homeowners to secure pools
Homeowners should take the time to secure their swimming pools during the winter months, safety experts say. They note that pool covers meeting safety requirements will be labeled with the ASTM F1346-91 code. Solar panels and winter pool covers are not sufficient to keep a pool safe, experts say. Homeowners should also install barriers completely around their pools. The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Mass.)
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