Jim

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Broadcast Merit
Up until recently, I'd watched in frustration as watershaping failed to gain any significant traction on television.  Sure, pools and hot tubs and fountains and ponds have been featured components in more broadcast series than I can count, but what I've really wanted is a good show about watershapes, how they're
#14: Cannon Jets
These days, it seems like just about every homeowner wants to get something special with their pools and spas.  More often than not, that means some form of water in transit, whether it's a cool spillway, a vanishing edge, a bubbler on a thermal shelf - or, as in the case highlighted here, some sort of jet that will
The Other Orlando Attraction
The first time I saw it, the water of the Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain had been turned off for servicing.  In that inert condition and with tiny figures creeping over its greenish surface, it looked to me as though a squat flying saucer had dropped in to slurp up water from Lake
Add a Spa, Save a Home
Not long ago, I received a call from a young electronics entrepreneur who asked me to come and meet with him about the possibility of adding a swimming pool or spa to his multi-million-dollar hilltop property. The home had been built in the early 1960s, he told me, and he'd just completed a major remodeling project.  He also indicated that he knew I was expensive, but that he'd already met with a number of other contractors and wanted to
Ripples #98
The 'Facekini' Becomes a Big Hit With Chinese Female Swimmers  
The Aquatic Quiz #8
USA Swimming Shows Support forHigh School Swimmer with Leukemia  
2014/8.2, August 20 — Hilltop Rescue, Deck-Jet Dynamics, Stream Prep and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS August 20, 2014 www.watershapes.com PROJECT PROFILE…
Aquron Offers MGS Mortar and Grout Solution
Aquron (Rockwall, TX) manufactures MGS Mortar and Grout Solution, a material designed to protect and…
Inground Pool Lifts from Aquatic Access
Aquatic Access (Louisville, KY) makes the IGAT-180, a lift that provides easy access to and…
Coverall Stone Offers Basalt-Column Fountains
Coverall Stone (SeaTac, WA) manufactures fountains and a range of other outdoor-living accessories from columnar…