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Defining the Flow

At the same time I’m interviewing my clients about their patios and determining exactly what they want and how they plan to use them (see my article in the October 9 edition of WaterShapes EXTRA!), I’m already thinking about traffic flow. As I see it, this constitutes one of the keys to

Test Your Knowledge #19

U.S. Retailer Loses Pool Slide Case: Mass. Jury Awards Man $20.6 Million

Finding Value in Trade Shows

Five years back, columnist Brian Van Bower wrote passionately about the opportunities he found in attending trade shows. At that time, the industry was doing very, very well, and it’s likely his plea had a tough time finding receptive ears. Is it possible that

Ripples #30

Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck Is President Obama Building a New Swimming Pool at the White House? Our friends at the British tabloid Daily Mail recently raised that intriguing — if completely unsubstantiated — possibility

Looking and Touching

I’ve had a swimming pool and spa in my backyard since 1989. Through 22 years of ownership, I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time in the pool – especially back in the days when my three daughters were small and we all enjoyed being waterlogged when

WaterShapes TV, Part 2

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Echoes Through Time

When I travel from Los Angeles to visit my mother, who lives across the sound from Seattle on Washington’s beautiful Bainbridge Island, I always do my best to stop by the Bloedel Reserve while I’m there. The Reserve is an internationally renowned public garden that puts its emphasis on