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Aquamatic Cover Systems Publishes Literature on HydraLux System
Aquamatic Cover Systems (Gilroy, CA) has published literature on HydraLux – the only automatic pool…
American West Windmill & Solar Offers Solar Pumps
  American West Windmill & Solar (Abernathy, TX) is the U.S. master distributor for the…
Grand Effects’ Tiki Torches
  Grand Effects (Irvine, CA) offers Tiki Torches with a number of profiles and finishes. …
Pebble Technology Introduces BeadCrete
  Pebble Technology (Scottsdale, AZ) provides information on Beadcrete, a finish for concrete pools in which…
Ripples #56
Compiled and Written by Lenny Giteck   Italian Politician Swims to Sicily to Win Over Voters
2012/11.2, November 21 — Rippling Glass, Backyard Battles, Rainwater Harvesting and more
               November 21, 2012             …
Test Your Knowledge #45
What City Held the U.S. Swimming Trials for the Last Two Olympics?
Liquid Glass
As a designer and artist, I believe that water and glass walk hand in hand: Both are transparent and translucent. They distort and reflect surrounding colors and forms. And depending upon whom you ask, water and glass are both liquids. The visual and physical resonance between these two fascinating materials is important to me: I know that their interplay adds
Something in the Air?
The past couple weeks have seen an unusual number of good-news items cross my desk. Let’s start with the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals’ announcement of the formation of World of Recreational Water, a new foundation that will promote the sustainable use of recreational water worldwide. Back when Eric Herman and I spent many long hours
Working with Rainwater
Back in January 2009, WaterShapes ran a big article on the team effort involved in installing the first-generation rainwater-harvesting system developed by the folks at Aquascape (St. Charles, Ill.). Ed Beaulieu’s article (linked below) went into great detail on how everything came together, so I won’t duplicate that information here. But I feel obliged to stress the point that a