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Aqua Magazine
The IoT Movement is continuing to take America by storm. According to Statista, smart home devices — or internet-enabled devices that can remotely monitor and control areas of the home — are experiencing exponential growth, which is only expected to accelerate.
That surge speaks to a near-universal interest in products that shoulder the burden of home ownership and in many ways lessen the impact of life's annoyances. Instead of manually sweeping the floor, you can deploy a vacuum that cleans with the push of a button.
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Aqua Magazine
Back in 2016, Realtor.com published a story titled "5 Reasons I Hate Swimming Pools." As the name suggests, it was a scathing look at pools and how they allegedly only result in expense, hassle and frustration — and above all else, how they are a bad investment when it comes to the value of a home. The story contained some particularly critical comments from Florida realtor Linda Turner.
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Aqua Magazine
Many of us may have had the unfortunate experience of adding soda ash "wrong" to pool water, resulting in a pool that looks like it is filled with milk. In fact, we refer to it as "milking" a pool. Why does that happen?
When we decide, for example, to raise the pH of a pool from 7.2 to 7.6, we calculate how much soda ash is required for that size pool to achieve a 0.4 pH unit increase. A solution of soda ash (sodium carbonate) has a pH of above 11, so when added to pool water the pH goes up and raises the alkalinity too.
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eMarketer
Retail media has turned Amazon into an advertising behemoth, allowing the ecommerce giant to become a significant player in the U.S. digital ad market.
While not all of Amazon’s ad business is retail-related — the company also sell ads on properties like IMDb TV and Twitch — the majority of ad revenues come from sponsored product and search ads on its retail channels. Amazon’s U.S. ad revenues will grow 53% this year, reaching $11.33 billion, or 8.8% of total digital ad spending in the U.S.
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Reuters
Amazon’s use of merchants’ data triggered an EU antitrust investigation recently, as regulatory concerns mount around the world on how tech giants exploit customer information to reinforce their market power.
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Forbes
If you can't trust the internet with your data, what can you trust? That is the question that many people face in 2019. We have sometimes switched providers and canceled services on learning that they compromised our information.
On the other side of the coin, businesses need to learn what to do with the European Union's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) reporting actions.
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The Hill
The House passed legislation by voice vote on July 15 intended to increase cybersecurity at the Small Business Administration (SBA) and separately approved a bill to help small businesses defend against cyber attacks.
The SBA Cyber Awareness Act, sponsored primarily by Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), would require the SBA to produce an annual report to Congress that assesses the quality of its information technology, and that details any equipment used by the SBA that was manufactured in China.
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Waterco’s award winning MultiCyclone is a brilliant revolutionary filtration device that works on the basis of centrifugal water filtration. It captures 80% of the dirt load before it ever reaches the media filter and is designed with no moving parts and no filter media to clean or replace.
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EHS Today
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is reshaping how manufacturing companies work, increasing productivity while achieving higher consistency levels and lower error rates.
Manufacturing also has seen continuous improvement in safety processes as a result of evolving technologies. When integrating new technology into your safety program, here are six IIoT trends EHS managers should consider.
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Business Insider
Markets and economists have traditionally been focused on manufacturing when measuring the economy and its overall health.
But, Daan Struyven an analyst at Goldman Sachs, says manufacturing is over emphasized in the economic statistics because it only makes up 10% of GDP.
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KTEN-TV
A unique swimming pool in Denison will be featured nationally on an HGTV program this weekend.
It features a breathtaking view of Lake Texoma. "Anytime you have a swimming pool by a lake, it just screams 'negative edge' pool, because when you're standing on the upper side of the pool, when you look out, it looks like the pool is just flowing into the lake," said Rodney Allison, owner of Allison Pools.
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Chlorine margins are shrinking. With Card On Guard you can earn $50 on every unit sold. Combined with the 50% of chlorine the pool owner still purchases from you, you earn more than selling chlorine alone.
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Pool Tiger benefits both Pool Builders and Owners:
Greatly Reduces Plaster Dust and Scaling
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PHTA
PHTA Technical Committee Chair, Steve Barnes honored by Aquatics International in their 2019 International Power Issue. He was recognized for the vital role that he has played on several PHTA standard writing committees that have invaluable to the industry.
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Piscina & Wellness Barcelona: join 13,000+ pool and spa professionals in Spain!
Piscina & Wellness Barcelona trade show will take place October 15–18, 2019 at the Gran Via Exhibition Center in Barcelona, Spain. In addition to presenting the latest cutting-edge products and services in the sector, Piscina & Wellness will award global projects with prizes like Best Residential Pool, Best Spa, and Best Innovative Product. PHTA members, use code 586BAED0 to reserve your free visitor badge!
World Aquatic Health Conference—Last Week to Save
Can you believe it's almost August? This year is flying by! And that means that deadlines for the 2019 World Aquatic Health Conference (WAHC) are rapidly approaching. We've listed some dates for you to remember as we march forward to October and the industry's leading educational conference on aquatics.
- WAHC: October 16-18
- Early Registration Ends: July 31
- Reduced Hotel Block Rate Ends: September 1
Learn more and register here. For more information, email conference@nspf.org.
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PHTA
 Earlier this month, PHTA PR Specialist, Nicole Tropp, sat down with Jenny Cheeseman, Special Olympic medialist, and discovered how she is helping spread the safe enjoyment of swimming. Cheeseman is a athlete with a passion for water and an affinity for swimming. She's been swimming recreationally since she was 8-years-old, and competitively in Special Olympics since she was 15-years-old. Cheeseman is a fantastic ambassador for exercise in aquatics and spreading the word for the safe enjoyment of water.
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To help you better understand what proposed legislation and regulations mean for you and your business, PHTA reports on bills that affect the pool, spa and hot tub industry as they are filed. Members also receive email alerts on any proposed rules affecting the pool, spa or hot tub industry in their area. These five states need your immediate attention. For more information, email Jennifer Hatfield at jhatfield@phta.org.
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