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Finding Hope
Through the years, I assembled a pair of large computer files containing links to two specific sorts of news items. At the time, I considered them to be never-the-twain-shall-meet categories that I would eventually write about separately. But now I see them as interwoven,
A Beautiful Partnership
I saw a news item last September that I've been meaning to call to your attention ever since. Broadcast by an ABC affiliate in Boston, the brief human-interest feature told the story of a facilities-hungry YMCA, a long-closed school pool in East Boston and the partnership the Y's leaders forged with
2019/1.2, January 23 — Curative Power, Reflective Fixation, ‘Inclusive’ Fountain and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS January 23, 2019 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
2018/12.1, December 5 — Generic Plan Issues, India’s Stepwells, Aquatic Trends and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS December 5, 2018 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Swimming’s Lessons
One of my strongest (and best) childhood memories is of the first time I managed to swim the full length of an Olympic-size swimming pool. Another of my strongest (and saddest) youthful recollections is of the first time I tried swimming that distance - and failed miserably: I started out well but found myself desperately
2018/2.2, February 21 — Artfully to Plan, Fountains’ Foundations, Civic Prudery and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS February 21, 2018 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
The Swimming Imperative
I spend a lot of time wandering around the web looking for information to share with followers of WaterShapes.com's "Around the Internet" and "Aquatic Health, Fitness & Safety" sections and of the "The WaterShapes Web Café" feature that appear in each edition of the WaterShapes newsletter. This browsing can be fun and entertaining, but there's also
The Aquatic Quiz #7
Prince George Learns to SwimIn Buckingham Palace Pool    
2014/8.1, August 6 — Rethinking Paradise, Perils of Plaster Dust, Poolside Decor and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS August 6, 2014 www.watershapes.com PROJECT PROFILE…
Ripples #77
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