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2018/8.2, August 22 — Playing the Angles, Grand Landshaping, Halprin in L.A. and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS August 22, 2018 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Zodiac Adds VersaFlo Bypass to the JXi Gas Heater
Zodiac Pool Systems (Vista, CA) has introduced JXi gas heaters featuring VersaFlo integrated-bypass technology. The…
Solar Pool Pump Systems from Lorentz
Lorentz (Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany) offers PS solar swimming pool pumps for use in residential and commercial…
Ripples #83
Compiled and written by Lenny Giteck Student Generates Electricity From Lap Swimmers' Waves
Fair Exchange
During the five years I've been writing this column for WaterShapes, I've been asked by a number of people how I manage to find the time to write this column, make presentations at trade shows, teach at Genesis 3 schools and conduct my own design/consulting business.   I get the distinct impression that these questions have much less to do with curiosity about the power of time management than with questions about why I'd even bother to extend my focus beyond my primary business of
Are You Smiling?
Whenever I'd call my mother on the phone when I was a kid, she'd start the conversation by asking me, "Are you smiling?" Back then, I never gave her greeting too much thought because that's what young people do:  They ignore their parents' wisdom until they realize at some point just how smart the old folks could be.  As I've grown older and gained experience in business and life in general, it has occurred to me that my mom's question is important and even a bit profound.   At first blush, this notion of smiling on the phone is sort of silly.  After all, no one sees your face when you're on the phone, so who cares about the expression on your face?  But the truth is, this question of whether or not you're smiling on the phone has everything to do with
Giving a Dam Its Due
Each year, the National Spa & Pool Institute offers special programs in conjunction with its International Expo.  Most years, these programs include tours of local places of interest, such as notable museums, historical sites, outstanding examples of local architecture and the like.  With the Expo in Las Vegas last December, NSPI took advantage of the location and included a tour of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, a scant 30 miles from the glitz and glitter of The Strip.   More than100