<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253</id><updated>2012-02-28T09:34:08.998-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Genesis Pools, Inc.</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-510271370619622085</id><published>2012-02-27T18:44:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-28T09:34:09.216-08:00</updated><title type='text'>National Pool Tile</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="messageBody" data-ft="{&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;:3}"&gt;National Pool Tile recognized one of our award winning pools in their 2012 calendar.&amp;nbsp; September never looked so good!&amp;nbsp; We are also included on their website: &lt;a href="http://www.nptgonline.com/gallery/quartzscapes-mohave-beige-7" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.nptgonline.com/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;&lt;span class="word_break"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;gallery/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;&lt;span class="word_break"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;quartzscapes-mohave-beige-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-510271370619622085?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/510271370619622085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2012/02/national-pool-tile-recognized-one-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/510271370619622085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/510271370619622085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2012/02/national-pool-tile-recognized-one-of.html' title='National Pool Tile'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-5388464814098295510</id><published>2012-01-05T11:36:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T11:53:10.260-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Carrying on the Tradition</title><content type='html'>﻿ &lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qhTjLvkcvxU/TwX8PMZGiWI/AAAAAAAAAI0/DlB_28fbiiI/s1600/master+pools.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="211" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qhTjLvkcvxU/TwX8PMZGiWI/AAAAAAAAAI0/DlB_28fbiiI/s320/master+pools.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Photo courtesy of Master Pools Guild&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;﻿&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;This year marks &lt;strong&gt;Master Pools Guild 50th Anniversary&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Genesis Pools is proud to carry on the Master Pools tradition in the Central Valley.&amp;nbsp; ﻿"Members are carefully selected based on their market position as an elite custom pool builder in their region – with a specialization in custom concrete construction for the majority of their pools.&amp;nbsp; They must be craftsmen, operating with a strong commitment to high quality, customer service and business ethics.."&amp;nbsp; (&lt;a href="http://www.masterpoolsguild.com/about.asp"&gt;www.masterpoolsguild.com/about.asp&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp; Our commitment to the standards set forth by the Master Pools Guild&amp;nbsp;carries over to our commitment to customers and projects.&amp;nbsp; We strive to deliver the highest quality product with the most efficient function to give you the backyard you have dreamed about.&amp;nbsp; As the new year begins, we look forward to the opportunity to show you a &lt;em&gt;new vision of liquid tranquility&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-5388464814098295510?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/5388464814098295510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2012/01/master-pools-guild-50th-anniversary.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/5388464814098295510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/5388464814098295510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2012/01/master-pools-guild-50th-anniversary.html' title='Carrying on the Tradition'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qhTjLvkcvxU/TwX8PMZGiWI/AAAAAAAAAI0/DlB_28fbiiI/s72-c/master+pools.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-4524387326343362798</id><published>2011-07-21T13:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-21T13:35:03.504-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Interview</title><content type='html'>We were recently interviewed by the Visalia Times-Delta for an article on pool safety and design.&amp;nbsp; Click on the link to take you to the article: &lt;a href="http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20110721/LIFESTYLE/107210301/Both-relaxation-safety-should-go-into-planning-poolside-spaces?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|p\"&gt;http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20110721/LIFESTYLE/107210301/Both-relaxation-safety-should-go-into-planning-poolside-spaces?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|p\&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-4524387326343362798?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/4524387326343362798/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/4524387326343362798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/4524387326343362798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview.html' title='The Interview'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-4378120856534994419</id><published>2011-05-09T12:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-09T12:51:29.617-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Prevention, Protection</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XXDiX9RKLDA/TchFB0xFGCI/AAAAAAAAAIs/057nmFRAKAY/s1600/swimlessons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XXDiX9RKLDA/TchFB0xFGCI/AAAAAAAAAIs/057nmFRAKAY/s320/swimlessons.jpg" width="274px" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Take the Safe Swimmer Pledge, then right click to save the badge and print it from your computer or &lt;a href="http://www.nationalwatersafetymonth.com/pdf/safe_swimmer_pledge.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #02b2e1;"&gt;download the activity/coloring page&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Watch other safe swimmers take the pledge:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-lUAKBvei7A?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US" style="height: 255px; width: 432px;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="432"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"&gt;"I'm a Safe Swimmer" Pledge:&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. I pledge to never swim alone&lt;br /&gt;2. I pledge to never play or swim near drains or suction fittings&lt;br /&gt;3. When diving I pledge to steer up, away from the bottom&lt;br /&gt;4. I pledge to obey the pool rules&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XXDiX9RKLDA/TchFB0xFGCI/AAAAAAAAAIs/057nmFRAKAY/s1600/swimlessons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Courtesy &lt;a href="http://www.nationalwatersafetymonth.com/"&gt;http://www.nationalwatersafetymonth.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-4378120856534994419?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/4378120856534994419/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/05/prevention-is-protection.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/4378120856534994419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/4378120856534994419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/05/prevention-is-protection.html' title='Prevention, Protection'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XXDiX9RKLDA/TchFB0xFGCI/AAAAAAAAAIs/057nmFRAKAY/s72-c/swimlessons.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-5249875227649557638</id><published>2011-05-09T12:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-09T12:39:20.811-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lifestyle Magazine</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YC1slwrWAkM/TchCYtGxp0I/AAAAAAAAAIo/j--NiUTBQok/s1600/lifestyle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YC1slwrWAkM/TchCYtGxp0I/AAAAAAAAAIo/j--NiUTBQok/s320/lifestyle.jpg" width="247px" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Has it really been a month since the last post?!&amp;nbsp; Swim season has kicked into high gear and we have been busy, busy, busy!&amp;nbsp; In the midst of all this busyness, we were honored to be a part of a cover shoot and article displaying the Kinosian Home in Visalia Lifestyle Magazine.&amp;nbsp; Genesis built the pool for this home and it was one of our award winners at the Master Pools Guild Excellence Awards this spring.&amp;nbsp; Proud and honored to be featured with this home in a local magazine such as Lifestyle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;You can check it out here: &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/LifestyleMag"&gt;www.facebook.com/LifestyleMag&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-5249875227649557638?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/5249875227649557638/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/05/lifestyle-magazine.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/5249875227649557638'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/5249875227649557638'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/05/lifestyle-magazine.html' title='Lifestyle Magazine'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YC1slwrWAkM/TchCYtGxp0I/AAAAAAAAAIo/j--NiUTBQok/s72-c/lifestyle.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-5194595587421962804</id><published>2011-04-07T13:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-07T13:51:52.579-07:00</updated><title type='text'>CL Free Water Systems</title><content type='html'>Genesis Pools now has the privilege of offering CL Free Pool/Spa Water System to our customers.&amp;nbsp; This is the "most reliable and efficient water system in the industry."&amp;nbsp; Imagine pool water that is free of chlorine and chemicals, water that feels good on your skin.&amp;nbsp; Burning eyes, bleached hair and costly chemicals would be a thing of the past.&amp;nbsp; No chlorine, no salt, no constant maintenance.&amp;nbsp; Check out the website for more&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.clfree.com/"&gt;http://www.clfree.com/&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;You can also&amp;nbsp;use the following link to download an information brochure answering all of your questions: &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.clfree.com/pdf/clfree_pool_brochure.pdf"&gt;http://www.clfree.com/pdf/clfree_pool_brochure.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; Then call&amp;nbsp;us to begin enjoying all of the benefits of a CL Free pool.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-5194595587421962804?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/5194595587421962804/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/04/cl-free-water-systems.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/5194595587421962804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/5194595587421962804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/04/cl-free-water-systems.html' title='CL Free Water Systems'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-2890466767109902918</id><published>2011-04-06T19:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-06T19:52:52.299-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Aqquatix USA</title><content type='html'>Aqquatix USA has a sweepstakes going for the month of April and we don't want you to miss out!&amp;nbsp; They are going to be giving away an AqquaBike to one lucky winner.&amp;nbsp; Imagine...exercising in your pool without having to swim those laps.&amp;nbsp; It's a great way to utilize your pool in every way possible.&amp;nbsp; Follow the link to register today and every day until the end of the month!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a __untrusted="true" href="http://www.mpgsweeps.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3b5998;"&gt;http://www.mpgsweeps.weebly.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-2890466767109902918?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/2890466767109902918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/04/aqquatix-usa.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/2890466767109902918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/2890466767109902918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/04/aqquatix-usa.html' title='Aqquatix USA'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-7871569812260459417</id><published>2011-03-25T13:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-25T13:19:27.616-07:00</updated><title type='text'>QuartzScapes...and Randy Dukes</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="239" r6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pwckOIpKfy4/TYz4TLen_xI/AAAAAAAAAIk/U-_KZ4QY76A/s320/quartz3.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;This last week has been another exciting one for us here at Genesis Pools.&amp;nbsp; Randy Dukes (Aquavations) and Rob Blake (PoolCorp) filmed a QuartzScapes application on one of our pools for training purposes nationwide.&amp;nbsp; Randy Dukes is an expert in his field and has been a part of elevating the industry as a whole.&amp;nbsp; It was a honor to have them at one of our job sites, a priceless opportunity.&amp;nbsp; The knowledge gained and partnerships built will help Genesis Pools fulfill the excellence expected of a Master Pools builder.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-7871569812260459417?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/7871569812260459417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/03/quartzscapesand-randy-dukes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/7871569812260459417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/7871569812260459417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/03/quartzscapesand-randy-dukes.html' title='QuartzScapes...and Randy Dukes'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hxk4Tln-CBU/TYz4GhIXcvI/AAAAAAAAAIc/v2ID09B1vzg/s72-c/quartz.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-7491969100555866312</id><published>2011-03-21T09:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-21T09:41:00.371-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Water Safety</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nrpa.org/media/watersafety/images/logo_3_color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="103" src="http://www.nrpa.org/media/watersafety/images/logo_3_color.jpg" width="200" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Spring has sprung and with that comes thoughts of long summer days lounging by the pool.&amp;nbsp; Those days aren't far off and in preparation we need to also be thinking of pool safety.&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="font-size: 11pt;"&gt;APSP, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), World Waterpark Association (WWA), and the American Red Cross joined together and are sponsoring &lt;a href="http://www.nationalwatersafetymonth.com/"&gt;National Water Safety Month&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for May.&amp;nbsp; "Drowning is one of the largest causes of accidental death for American infants and children under the age of five" (APSP).&amp;nbsp; Prevention is key and there are numerous resources available to do just this.&amp;nbsp; We supply pool fencing, door alarms and other accessories to protect younger children from gaining access to the pool.&amp;nbsp; However, these are no substitute to proper education, swim lessons and proper adult supervision.&amp;nbsp; Each of us need to do our part to make those long summer &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt;"&gt;days by the pool safe.&amp;nbsp; This next link is an interactive website designed to teach children water safety: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.splashzoneusa.com/"&gt;http://www.splashzoneusa.com/&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; It is our goal to not only make your backyard a&amp;nbsp;retreat, but to also make it&amp;nbsp;safe for all ages to enjoy.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-7491969100555866312?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/7491969100555866312/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/03/water-safety.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/7491969100555866312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/7491969100555866312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/03/water-safety.html' title='Water Safety'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-257017388705967579</id><published>2011-03-21T08:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-21T09:00:46.925-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Master Pools Guild Meeting 2011</title><content type='html'>Genesis Pools has the distinct honor of being the Central Valley's Master Pools builder, a member of the Master Pools Guild.&amp;nbsp; This&amp;nbsp;is an international network of "the finest pool builders in the world … providing a forum for members to share building techniques, technology and creative design ideas in their continuous pursuit of building the world's finest pools; embracing a common Code of Ethics relating to integrity, good business practice and respect for the rights of clients, employees and suppliers; developing a global network that clients can trust for quality and value from every&amp;nbsp; member worldwide." &lt;a href="http://www.masterpoolsguild.com/"&gt;http://www.masterpoolsguild.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twice a year the companies come together for a meeting to continue to gain knowledge and also recognize accomplishments.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;At our most recent meeting, held&amp;nbsp;two weeks ago&amp;nbsp;in San Diego, Genesis Pools was presented with 4 Gold&amp;nbsp;Excellence in Design Awards for projects completed within the last 18 months.&amp;nbsp; Here are the winners:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DlGdcg6s8Oo/TYJqXyjuyVI/AAAAAAAAAH0/V3W1zCmdFMw/s1600/guildwinners2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DlGdcg6s8Oo/TYJqXyjuyVI/AAAAAAAAAH0/V3W1zCmdFMw/s320/guildwinners2011.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Winners&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AcDntehl2EA/TYJqb4diYlI/AAAAAAAAAH4/vYJgWmZQAE0/s1600/mackey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="214" r6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AcDntehl2EA/TYJqb4diYlI/AAAAAAAAAH4/vYJgWmZQAE0/s320/mackey.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Gold - Traditional Pool&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qhu_XPeWKIc/TYJrT8PgDeI/AAAAAAAAAH8/v7Pv7b53Cmw/s1600/kinosian.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="216" r6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qhu_XPeWKIc/TYJrT8PgDeI/AAAAAAAAAH8/v7Pv7b53Cmw/s320/kinosian.bmp" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Gold - Geometric Pool&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CVcDg4Da1lQ/TYJrYv0B6TI/AAAAAAAAAIA/g3-iobh3bl0/s1600/harbottle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="214" r6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CVcDg4Da1lQ/TYJrYv0B6TI/AAAAAAAAAIA/g3-iobh3bl0/s320/harbottle.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Gold - Residential Concrete Spa Non Attached&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_i9RH_REAxE/TYd1XEvHVXI/AAAAAAAAAIE/hQaCg8f_Qfs/s1600/geometricgold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="214" r6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_i9RH_REAxE/TYd1XEvHVXI/AAAAAAAAAIE/hQaCg8f_Qfs/s320/geometricgold.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Gold - Geometric Pool&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-257017388705967579?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/257017388705967579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/03/master-pools-guild-meeting-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/257017388705967579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/257017388705967579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/03/master-pools-guild-meeting-2011.html' title='Master Pools Guild Meeting 2011'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DlGdcg6s8Oo/TYJqXyjuyVI/AAAAAAAAAH0/V3W1zCmdFMw/s72-c/guildwinners2011.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2811675869523364253.post-218338871852985295</id><published>2011-03-15T11:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-15T11:05:47.259-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome</title><content type='html'>Welcome to the Genesis Pools, Inc. blog!&amp;nbsp; We are excited to have yet another avenue to reach past, present and future clients.&amp;nbsp; Here you will find not only information regarding our company, but also information relative to any pool owner.&amp;nbsp; We work closely with many companies and organizations that are devoted to pool safety, care, maintenance and improvement and we will be passing along information we receive regarding such things.&amp;nbsp; In the upcoming months, we will be discussing pool safety, swimming lessons, giveaways and much more.&amp;nbsp; We encourage you to check back regularly for updated information and appreciation you taking the time to learn more about our company.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2811675869523364253-218338871852985295?l=genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/feeds/218338871852985295/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/03/welcome.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/218338871852985295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2811675869523364253/posts/default/218338871852985295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://genesispoolsinc.blogspot.com/2011/03/welcome.html' title='Welcome'/><author><name>Genesis Pools, Inc.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16554519106560814661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
