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	<title>Northeast Spa &#38; Pool Association</title>
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		<title>DE and Stinkbugs &#8211; what do they have in common?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Caniglia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several months my house has been invaded by stinkbugs &#8211; or to be scientifically (politically?) correct - Halyomorpha halys.  I thought I had done something wrong to warrant this intrusion into my otherwise peaceful South Jersey bliss from these really weird looking bugs.  Come to find out that these little critters hopped aboard some outgoing freight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AC Pool &amp; Spa Show Proved to be a Great Success!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Guzman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to all who attended and exhibited at this year’s show.  Despite the recent economic downturn, this year’s show proved to be a great success!  In total, 11,324 industry professionals came to Atlantic City this year, slightly up from last year.  Attendees were treated to a preview of all of the new and exciting products, services and technology on display throughout the show floor, the New Product Boardwalk and the brand-new Silent Auction Area.  The weather was absolutely beautiful this year, and nothing but positive comments were heard from the 403 exhibiting companies, occupying over 100,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space.]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Pool Industry Going the Way of the RV?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Caniglia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an article on the internet a few days ago about the slump in sales of RVs.  For 2008 sales were off 33% and in 2009 the number could be even higher than 60%.  Dealers across the US are closing their doors and two of the RV manufacturers have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  Hmmm?  Does this sound familiar? ]]></description>
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		<title>Is Group Health Insurance coming from NESPA soon?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Caniglia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago NESPA went through an exhaustive effort to offer group health insurance to our members at affordable rates which would have been below the then existing exorbitant commercial market premiums.  Unfortunately as hard as we tried, we ran into brick walls from both the Federal ERISA laws and state insurance regulations which prevented us from developing a program.  When George W. Bush was president he had proposed, and even gotten passed in the House of Representatives, a bill to allow trade associations, such as ours, to offer these types of group health insurance plans.]]></description>
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		<title>Contractor wins one in CT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Caniglia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 30th, The Connecticut Appeals Court ruled in favor of a licensed plumber and against a homeowner/consumer who refused to pay him. Imagine that.  The consumer contended that the licensed plumber was acting outside the scope of his license when he fixed the homeowner's driveway and front lawn, putting them back the way he found them after repairing a sewer line on the consumer's property at a price of $6,700.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Northeast Spa &amp; Pool Association Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Guzman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to NESPA&#8217;s blog! This site is intended to be an informational resource covering topics pertaining to the Pool and Spa Industry.   For more information about our association, please visit our website at www.nespapool.org]]></description>
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