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Texture LoadersPosted Monday, 4 February, 2008 - 08:47 by Inertia in
Some info regarding the texture loaders:
There's currently 2 different loaders:
a) one using .Net's GDI+ to load uncompressed textures.
b) the other is loading compressed .dds textures in DXT1/3/5 formats with custom logic.
Both loaders will only set texture baselevel and maxlevel, they do not set filtering, wrapping or anisotropy - or touch any other OpenGL state besides the currently bound Texture.
They are loaders only, no texture pool and/or GL.DeleteTextures(). Also they should be considered as "middleware" to get an image from disk into OpenGL, not a solution that is ideal for production/release. So far every single image I've thrown at them had to be flipped upside down, which implies a copy of the Texture. For production/release-ready texture loading you might want to do a simple custom format that just GL.GetTexImage() - from what the OpenTK loaders gave you - and save that out into your custom file format. This isn't very hard to do, and your application will load faster.
What the loaders do return is a boolean for success/failure, the TextureTarget of the loaded image (TextureTarget.Texture1D, -2D, -Cube) and the TextureHandle you can use with GL.BindTexture().
My questions regarding the loaders:
1) Currently the loaders will return a GL_TEXTURE_2D for images that are neither 1D nor cube maps, should GL_TEXTURE_RECTANGLE be considered as an option? (it's primarily interesting for sprite-based games: texture coordinates are not specified in [0f..1f] range and no mipmaps)
2) The GDI+ loader has a boolean parameter to automatically build mipmaps via Glu, should there be a parameter for automatic texture compression aswell? (I'd recommend using .dds if you want compression, because the automatic one only offers GL.Hint() as influence over what the compression result *could* be like)
3) Currently the loaders will catch all exceptions thrown inside their block, and return OpenGL's default Texture handle zero if things went wrong. Should this be configurable to a custom value? (The source engine does that with a black/pink checkerboard texture, if a texture is missing. OpenGL's default is just white)
4) How far should the loaders be wrapped? Just a single LoadTexture() function, which internally figures out the file extension and calls the appropriate loader? Or expose loading .dds and GDI+ images as 2 functions? Or offer all 3 options?
The LoadTexture function would internally look something like this:
bool Success = false; switch ( filename.Substring( filename.Length - 4, 4 ) ) // File Extension { case "exig": case "tiff": case ".tif": case ".bmp": case ".gif": case ".jpg": case ".png": Success = ImageGDI.LoadFromDisk( filename, FlipImage, BuildMipMaps, out TextureID, out TexDimension ); break; case ".dds": Success = ImageDDS.LoadFromDisk( filename, FlipImage, out TextureID, out TexDimension ); break; default: // unrecognized format break; } if (Success) set filters/wrapping etc.
Dear Inertia,
since you posted this topic 2 weeks ago nobody cared to reply to it, so I'll reply to you now:
1-4) Just do what you consider the right thing, and also do that for:
5) Should the texture loaders set some defaults filter/wrapmode, to make sure it will draw properly? Like Nearest and NearestMipmapNearest filters and Repeat wrapping?
P.S: next time don't dare to justify your decisions :P
5) Yes, nearest filtering by default. It sucks to get a white texture and fumble around for 15 minutes before you remember you have to set this first.
4) What's the intended usage? 2 things probably: directly upload to GL and return a texture id, or create a System.Drawing.Bitmap. Probably Load() and LoadBitmap()?
3) Throw the correct exception and leave it up to the user. He can catch and use a checkerboard texture, retry or fail. Silently catching errors is bad imho (*why* did it fail? Malformed file? Missing resource? Didn't have the permission to access the file?)
(yes the permission thing actually happened to me yesterday, I wouldn't have figured without seeing the exception text)
2) This might have to do with (5) too. Maybe pass a few optional flags to Load(), like TextureHint.Compress | TextureHint.Mipmap?
1) a) Can we detect 1d textures from 2d texture in dds? (it is trivial through System.Drawing.Bitmap).
b) What about another hint, like TextureHint.ResizeToPowerOfTwo. I'd prefer the loader to leave size intact, unless the user requests otherwise, *or* the hardware doesn't support GL 2.0 NPOT textures (autoresize through GLU/SGI then).
My 2cc :)
1.a) Actually the loader is ditching all mipmap levels smaller than 4x4, because smaller textures have undefined parts in the block. I've not supported 1D texture loading as .dds, because for the same reason: 3/4 of the pixels in the block are undefined, and you have compression artifacts. For 1D textures the memory needs are also the same for uncompressed textures vs. compressed, but you have no quality loss due to compression with a .bmp.
1.b) "automatic" resizing is one of the things i truely disliked about DevIL. That's why the loaders return you errors, so you can try load a different (maybe smaller, maybe 2^n) texture.
2&5) automatic mipmap creation is done through Glu (and implemented in the GDI+ loader). I'll take a look at how to reduce the number of parameters the functions require through enums or static variables :)
3) currently the full exception is printed with Trace.Writeline() so no information for debugging is lost. Forwarding the exceptions is a good idea, so programmers can take actions at runtime.
4) The only intent is to load an image from disk to OpenGL. If you want a Drawing.Bitmap, there's little point in using anything besides .Net's API? Cannot think of a scenario where it would be interesting to have the .dds converted to a Bitmap, because you'd lose the compression while still having it's artifacts.
Thank you very much, any feedback helps alot with the direction where this should be heading.
4) Makes sense. Only one Load function then :)
One suggestion: provide a Load() overload the takes a System.Drawing.Image, to allow loading resources from memory.
1.b) Agreed. If we allow this, the user should have to explicitly request it.
[System.Drawing.Image overload]
Sure, that's not a problem.
1.b) It's also extremely complicated to uncompress the DXT texture, resize and compress it again. There are a couple of compression algorythms for DXT to chose from, and either way the image quality will probably be very bad as the image is compressed twice in the end.
With a Drawing.Image overload you can manually resize the image to whatever you like, before sending it to OpenGL :)
1.b) I suppose anyone who uses DXT textures, will have thought about possible POT issues anyway ;)
6) something I had considered, but not felt the necessity to implement yet: Some restriction to limit the maximum texture taken from the .dds file. Let's assume you have a compressed DXT5 file with the following mipmap levels:
- 4096x2048
- 2048x1024
- 1024x512
- 512x256
- 256x128
- 128x64
- 64x32
- 32x16
- 16x8
- 8x4
- 4x2
- 2x1
- 1x1
Currently the loader will read all those mipmaps, but not call teximage for 11, 12 and 13 - some .dds authoring tools have come to the same conclusion and don't even create those tiny mipmaps.
But it might be interesting to tell the loader that you want only mipmap 3-10, because the graphics card does not support textures larger than 1024^2 pixels. I don't think it should be the loader's responsibility to figure the max. texture size out and try to be smart, but instead it should offer the programmer some way to set a limit and ignore larger mipmaps.
An optional parameter like
int maxTextureSize would be useful (e.g. for limiting memory usage on low-end machines).
Figuring out max texture size is dead easy:
GL.GetInteger(GetPName.MaxTextureSize, out size);
I cannot think of any usecase where not limiting the max mipmap would be useful though. What happens if one tries to upload bigger textures than the ones supported?
The problem isn't figuring out the max. texture size, but rather that the loader tries to be smart, screws up and the user may ponder what went wrong. If you try to load an .bmp image 1027^2 and the limit is set to 1024, the loader would not return anything atm because technically nothing went wrong.
I've tried loading a 800MB texture, GL.GetError returns "invalid enum"
This whole restriction thing might be best for version 2 of the loaders, a static int MaxAllowedTextureSize could be added later on, and the GDI+ loader will manually rescale the image to meet the requirements, while the DDS loader skips larger mipmaps. There's still the problem what to do if the .dds file has no mipmaps and is too large though.
Yeah, no rush to get it out right now. There's room for improvements later on.
We need to see what can go wrong.
- Invalid, corrupt, or unavailable image.
- No OpenGL context.
- Image too large.
We should throw the correct exception on each case. What about: ArgumentNullException, ArgumentException("Invalid filename or image corrupt"), for (1), GraphicsContextException("Need a current GraphicsContext") for (2) and ImageTooLargeException("Max allowed size: {0}. Image size: {1}") for (3)?


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Breakfalls can be a problem!
One of the hardest parts in my third year Aikido training (though not always ) is taking breakfalls.
In response to a well oriented cote-gaeshi one or two of my classmates will take a breakfall without even thinking and it looks pretty natural too! When it commes to my turn , most of the times I consider it to be an ardous task. Sometimes I will take an excellent breakfall, other times I will land flat on my back (hurts a lot) while some other times I will clamp my genitals as my legs fall on the last step of the fall.
My teachers (my previous and current one) always say head down first and the legs will follow. I know that this is absolutely true but apart from that any other suggestions?
thank you in advance
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
Hi Stelios,
unfortunately it is very difficult to do breakfalls slowly.Yet, to me it seems very important to feel, when you will touch the mat shortly before you're down.
So it might help to start with very soft mats like used for high jumps. Take a springboard or trampolin, if you have a chance and jump. Start with a simple roll, try a complete somersault or even more, and when you are confident in these, you can try weirder jumps.
As a young boy I jumped very often from the diving board into the pool sometimes with 2 or 2 1/2 flips. It is a strange feeling as you never really know about your position, but you get a good feeling when to open for diving. Now I am 44, but about twice a year I am on the springboard tower and test my skills and trust.
Nevertheless not every breakfall goes well. But If I fear them, it does not work at all.
HTH - at least a little bit
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Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
Hi Stelios,
By "breakfall," I'm thinking you're talking about a "forward flipping in the air and slapping when one hits the ground" kind of breakfall. In general, I take all kinds of slapping falls as breakfalls (regardless of direction), but I'll use this definition for my post here.
I would say that working on your landing from various exercises (starting on the ground) may let your body learn the proper position for landing. If your body doesn't have the proper landing position "wired" in it, no matter how well your body may turn in the air, you'll sometimes end up landing incorrectly which will make future breakfalls that much more stressful to do (which, of course, will often cause hesitation, tension, and so on which can lead to a sub-optimal breakfall, thereby re-enforcing the vicious cycle). The fact that you feel taking a breakfall is arduous leads me to believe you're in this unfortunate cycle. Best, then, I think, to allow your body to establish good patterns rather than create bad ones.
Personally, I don't advocate the use of things such as landing pads or spring boards, as I feel that only makes the body learn patterns that it'll have to work out of in the future. Better, I think, to learn through exercises without those kinds of crutches. Sure, it may help some people, but I think there are many exercises out there that can help people attain the same skills, too.
Any way, I'd probably say "chin tucked" rather than "head down" when entering into a breakfall as that creates more of a body shape more suitable for one. "Head down" to me has a "face towards the ground" connotation. A breakfall, in the defintion that I'm using, is basically a "contracted" forward roll -- as though you put an apostrophe to take out a few letters or syllables from a word, you're taking out a bit of horizontal component from a forward roll. Its basic shape is still that of a forward roll...
Just some thoughts.
-- Jun, who incidentally just did a one hour introductory breakfall workshop this past Saturday.
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
One of my sempai showed me a way to practice landing properly without the added problems of "letting yourself fall" rather than "throwing yourself into a fall":
get on your hands and knees. Put one arm across your body,reaching under your opposite arm. Have a partner take your hand-they will probably need to crouch or bend. They stand up straight, your arm goes up and the rest of you follows! This has been good for me because it gives me actual "air time" rather than trying to take a roll in mid-air & then trying to land right.
Now I just need to get people to do this with me more often!
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
But i think when you break it down, the main thing is not to think about it too much. Just do it. Take a deep breath... remind yourself of the correct way to do it.... do it.
Sometimes whenever i do my rolls and stuff slowly they end up all screwed up because in my head im saying "ok, lean over this hand goes that way , this hand goes this way, my butt goes over my shoulder... blah blah blah" And i get so concentrated on what im saying that i end up hitting my head on the mat or going flat on my back like you just said. But when i do it fast without thinking at all , then its almost perfect. So, personally i think that the key to doing it well is to just do it.
And of course just keep the fundamentals in mind (dont cross your legs upon landing, go over your shoulder not your head , etc) but dont dwell on it right before you do it. At least thats what screws me up.
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
It's said that Donovan's Ukemi tape is excellent. But I don't have it yet. I'm waiting for the DVD version.
Do a search on the Aiki Web forum, there are already plenty of good advises. I'll offer my limited experience here though.
1. Load all your weight on your front leg (left leg in this example).
Make it stay on the ground as long as possible while reach out with your right hand to touch mat. Bend your front kneel, if you're flexible enough you rig hand can touch the mat while your left fee is still on the ground. ( I can't, I see someone does it. resulting a very soft fall).
2. Kick your leg up vertically.
Not horizontally. Visualize the breakfall like a big VERTICAL circle.
3. From there, you don't have much choice in your level. Later on, you can experiment with 2 different landing. one is hand, arm, shoulder, back, leg, like a reverse front roll (this one is harder, I haven't fully get it right. I can only do it when condition is right). The other is shoulder, arm, hand (bang), then back, right leg (smaller bang), then left leg (smallest bang).
4. Do solo practice after class. You need to push off with your front leg (left leg) to get going. (The same thing if someone doesn't throw you hard enough, you need to push off with your front leg. Then again, if the nage doesn't throw hard enough, you don't need to do a breakfall.)
It's harder to do than a experience guy throwing you. But if you can do it solo, you can take it from anyone.
About the second crashing leg in your case, don't worry about it. It's already too late. From kote-gaeshi breakfall, I never find the need to land the second leg except to get up to attach again. I can keep it in the air as long as I like. In your case, I suspect that you put too much weight in your rear leg (right leg) before launch.
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
The best advice I got so far.....kick nage in the head.
Not really, ha, but that's how far up you want to kick your leg, to almost kick nage in the head. Of course, at the time I was told this nage was a nidan and was not about to LET me kick him in the head. I wouldn't try this with a 4th kyu nage or something, LOL.
What I think is.....head down, feet up.
Good luck. Keep practicing!
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
The basic high/break fall, in the general most of terms, is nothing more than a roll suspended above the mat. So before advancing to break falls, really put the time into basic rolling ukemi. When you have become proficient enough to absorb/blend with the energy of a throw and safely roll, Then look into break fall ukemi.
Once you have become good at rolling ukemi there really isnt a need to do breakfalls. In my understanding, its a last resort, an act to save life or limb. Basically you have been cut off from rolling, and the breakfall is the last out. Many teachers dont endorse breakfalls.
So my advice would be to concentrate on rolling ukemi, then go forward into breakfalls. Breakfalls are alot of fun and beautiful to behold, just not always necessary to do. A word of caution is to make sure you use a sempai that can support high falls safely. Hopefully in time that will cut down the dreaded male aikidoka "ringing of the bells" syndrome
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
Great post! One way that has helped me personally is to do "slap rolls," where one goes into a forward roll/zenpou kaiten and instead of rolling all the way through, slap the mat and extend your legs as you would in a forward breakfall. At this point, check yourself. Is everything where it needs to be? This should take out the element of fear involved in rotating while mid-air. As previously stated, the front breakfall is essentially a front roll in mid-air. So this method should teach your body the correct position for the landing while rotating, though not while rotating through the air. This should eventually get the muscle memory to take over. Also, in my experience, the better the nage the easier it is to take the fall. Find the highest ranking sempai, or ask you sensei for some one on one mat time. It is truly invaluable.
Also, it is unnecessary in aikido ukemi to have the "top leg" fold over to have the sole of that foot slap the mat. I've found that in order to preserve the "family jewels," I sort of extend that top leg and don't let it collide with the lower leg to avoid the nutcracker phenomena. Of course that is for aikido ukemi, judo is another matter ;) .
You may also be well served to ask your nage's to "let go" at the point of the throw, as opposed to "hanging on" which necessitates a breakfall. I practice a softer style than most, which definitely doesn't encourage breakfalls (though they are definitely there). But, for instance, in munastuki kotegaeishi (koteoroshi), nage can choose to "throw away" the uke, by letting go, or hang on the their wrist, which necessitates a breakfall. Rolling out of technique is less scary for a lot of people, in my experience.
Breakfalls can be a problem!
A great many thanks to everybody for the replies.
True, my teacher hardly ever includes breakfalls in our everyday practise as he is convinced that ordinary falls will do just fine in most cases.
I guess practise will get me there eventually.
Thank you again.
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
I thought you should roll with the arm on the same side as your forward leg. Left leg forward, roll on left arm, left shoulder.
I wonder, anybody??
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
In a forward breakfall you usually roll over the same arm/shoulder as the leading foot.
However if you're feeling adventurous you can also roll over the opposite shoulder. (Practiced this on Sunday at a seminar, it was quite funny)
The films from Donovan Waite really are good.
I'm concentrating a lot on ukemi/falling techniques at the moment too. My aim is to finally get me forward breakfalls nice and soft. I've seen a couple of ukes lately who (depending on the technique) land like feathers, regardless of how hard they get thrown.
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
But in Kote-gaeshi of this topic, i don't think the rolling version works well. In Irimi-nage, if the nage put his/her leg behind your back the proper way, the rolling version won't work either. In shiho-nage, if the nage put too much down ward pressure and hold your wrist until you're on the ground, the rolling version won't do well either. In koshi-nage and juji-nage, you have to be good and nage allow you to roll out.
In the ikyo, nikyo and sankyo, how do you rollout? You need front breakfall to save your face, literally.
Break fall is no more than basic physics, that one part of your body going down, the other part try to go up to slowing the down ward pressure. It's usually done by using your abdominal muscle to throw your leg up.
The teachers who don't teach "breakfall" have robbed their students a simple and effective self-defense method.
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"But in Kote-gaeshi of this topic, i don't think the rolling version works well. In Irimi-nage, if the nage put his/her leg behind your back the proper way, the rolling version won't work either. In shiho-nage, if the nage put too much down ward pressure and hold your wrist until you're on the ground, the rolling version won't do well either. In koshi-nage and juji-nage, you have to be good and nage allow you to roll out."
Not for nothing, but if you get trapped from doing a roll, either forward or back, during a throw, its either an exceptional Nage or bad ukemi. I lean towards bad ukemi.
Uke really needs to protect himself during the course of a throw. You cant always rely on nage to watch out for you. In fact, you shouldn't rely on anyone but your own ukemi. Ukemi is self reliance and about self preservation. High/Break falls require alot of trust between Nage and Uke. The great teachers will often put you in a situation where you have to take the high fall, but their control is such for the most part your high fall will be safe as their lead directs how and where you will fall. Nage should throw in responsible safe manner,but Uke needs to be in control as well.
That being said You can pretty much take back rolls for shiho-nage,irimi-nage,,juji-nage, pretty much any projection regardless of the speed at which you are working.The high fall from shiho-nage is a forward roll in nature. The fall mechanics are similar except you don't have the benefit of putting your arm on the mat to do a roll with. Most high falls from koshinage are merely rolls around or over Nage. Kote Gaeshi is one the easier throws to learn how to take high falls from. As Nage can change the height of fall by adjusting how high he holds and releases Nage arm. Low release points make it easier for learning Ukes to roll over their wrists. The higher the release point is higher the tougher it becomes to do the high fall. As Uke must leap higher to get over their wrist.
"In the ikyo, nikyo and sankyo, how do you rollout? You need front breakfall to save your face, literally."
Its been my experience, that rolling out of these techniques is a means to escape or leads to Henka waza(reversals). Also while those techniques can be used a projection( which can be rolled out of) for the most part they lead to pins. Good ukemi, which in this case experience and body movement, prevent face planting by using the uncaptured arm to support the body so uke can lower him or herself to the mat.
The teachers who don't teach "breakfall" have robbed their students a simple and effective self-defense method.[/quote]
" A break fall is good ukemi gone bad" not sure who I robbed that line from I think it may have been my sensei. Basically You survived up to a point, but now you are forced to take a break fall, ie all other options have failed, time for the back up plan or my joints/arms will give a new meaning to the phrase double jointed. Break falls are great to know, as they give you more options,survivability, but good fundamental forward and back rolls ukemi for the most part will get you through most ukemi situations.
Break falls aren't simple, in fact not a very natural response. Just think if they were so simple almost no one would be injured if they fell or tripped. If simplicity could be associated with break falls, Then the world would look like it had been taken over Chinese acrobats and everyone could preform high falls on command and never be injured. Could you imagine walking downtown in NYC where everyone would take break falls instead of falling/tripping? It would be a insurance company's nightmare or dream( a world where no ever slipped or fell, a world with a bunch leaping daredevils. ) AIG beware as the aiki community releases a torrent of break falling pedestrians onto your streets.
Not every dojo is equipped with mat that can support high fall training. Not every student can take high falls. Not many students reach a level of proficiency or talent to learn break falls and the list goes on. So there are alot of circumstances , safety of practice being the utmost concern, for not teaching high fall.
Aikido is silent art, in that most of the learning comes from training. Actual hands on practice(lots of it) is the best way to get a point through. So I would differ to your teacher and sempai to show you the way, especially in matters of ukemi. You may pick up some good advice through conversation, but it is through practice that lessons will be learned and truths brought out.
That been my experience so far(though I haven't come across a city whose citizenry has been trained by Chinese acrobats) maybe yours are different.
Re: Breakfalls can be a problem!
I thought you're supposed to be scared sometimes. Without fear, how can you improve? I never think Aikido advocates avoidance, but rather to face your fear, guide your fear, and blend/overcome your fear.
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Firstly, OUCH!
For genital protection one must have the top leg land behind the lower leg.
Otherwise it will not be pretty a lot of the time.
It's automatic for me now. I think you only have to do the genital squish wrong once to burn it into your system.
Either then that flow is very important.
I practise ukemi by myself lots. I just throw myself around.
I haven't figured out how to throw myself for shionage or iriminage yet, and I think I won't try, certain high falls just should be paired. However the forward ones are alot easier, and can be practised alone with relative ease. It's like rolling in the air. Just remember what I said about that leg. Don't let it go in front on the impact, have it end up behind.
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Everyone has different physical ability and tolerance of risky movements. One has to decide for himself when and how far to push the limits.
I think it's a little bit "fruity" to condemn breakfall by saying "breakfall is a good ukemi gone bad".
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Dunno if this is a good post, What to hell could you think now of me? But I am curious, if there are relly such a lot genital injuries?
Regards Dirk
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Apparently there are stylistic differences between how you and I take ukemi and our ideas/theories on ukemi are by far polar opposites. I am not about to write a book to explain how I take ukemi or for that fact how anyone else should take ukemi. That instruction is better left to your teacher.
Good ukemi to start is any fall that you can get up from unharmed. It doesnt matter if if it is a forward roll, back fall, high fall, safety is the paramount. However you choose to take your ukemi is good in my book. And Henka waza is changing techniques, Keishi(sp) waza is the reversals sorry about that mixup.
The ikkyo situation, well practice it, and see how and where you can roll out of it. You can roll out of ikkyo when it is first applied and you can roll out of the pin as well. I ll leave it up to you to find where and when. Again differ to your teacher if you cant find how.
As for the last, In brief, I am going to assume you describing direct versions of said techniques meaning the techniques applied to drive uke straight down rather out and away. Put the uncaptured hand on the mat and flare out the feet behind me. Flaring up and out if I have the time and feeling flexiable, or just out, away to spread my body out to spare the shoulder.
Nikyo is received by kneeling with the captured arm, leg being "up" or kneeling, free leg is under the body with live toes. Sometimes I will be forced into having the "up" knee reversed, but for the most its the 1st scenerio. This is done to help shield "some"of the potential atemis. I never had experienced a nikyo where I had to take as you call front break falls. Though I can see the situation where that might happen, my ukemi has never put me in spot where the "front" breakfall was needed. Always from the kneeling position first, then adjusting to where Nage take the the technique next.
Finally I dont condemn anything training wise. I am sure there are merits for just about anything you do. There maybe more efficient ways of going about things, but dont look to me judge right or wrong. I can advise according to what I have been taught, what you take of it is what you take. Sometimes I dont agree with a certain takes on techniques but I dont rule them out. I am sure there is a use for it somewhere. Just like " A break fall is good ukemi gone bad" ,right now you dont see the use for it, maybe in the future you will.
To end my spin on this, Rolling(back or forward) will serve most of your ukemi purposes. Rolling also serves as the basis for advancing to higher levels of ukemi, namely Break/High falls. High falls are not a necessity but an option. If you have any questions concerning how to , when to , why to roll during ukemi consult your dojo seniors or instructors.
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Hi William,
Did I train with you by any chance when I visited your dojo about two years ago? I was the odd looking one who dropped in late when I couldn't find the dojo... :)
I will say though that I wish my rolls were as smooth as some I've seen...just a whisper as they glide through their rolls. B-e-a-u-tifull. Really speaks to the ART side of aikido.
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Feel fortunate, and I hope you havent jinxed youself.
I can remember pestering my seniors to throw me for highfalls, And one particular session still "rings" true to me to this very day. If crossing your legs when landing where like ringing of the church bell on xmas, people would have thought it was an all day xmas church celebration. Not a pretty picture, but a excellent motivator never to cross my legs on landing again.
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Yes Ron,
I have had the pleasure of having you pinning me. I remember copious amount of sweat(guilty by both parties), as well as getting dripped on from either a standing or kneeling kote kaeshi pin by you. LoL.
I dont disagree with Break/High falls, Infact I like that aspect of training. I love high falls both throwing and taking. All I am saying its until your options are absolutely used up, for the most part rolling ukemi will service most situational needs. It just meaning alot more moving by Uke, but the postion to roll can be reached. Based to date, I havent come across to many situations where rolling wasnt an option, barring the obvious throws like koshi nage, aiki atoshi.
Not sure If I took that quote for him, I ll catch up with on weds and ask him. But even after almost 9 yrs with him, I have seen very few men of his size move with so much grace and with so little effort expended. I think I will be guilty of never learning all the things he brings to the table from open hand to weapons, to iaito, clean and precise technique.
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Sorry I dripped on you, I sweat like a MF... :) I think I remember you now! I really enjoyed the training there...If I'm ever in the area again, your dojo is on the top of my list, along with Fred Little over at NJIT.
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- 1 cup water
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon tomato powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 cups (9 ounces) bread flour
- 1/2 cup (3 ounces) semolina flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chopped black olives
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Preparation Instructions
Combine the water, yeast, pizza sauce seasoning, tomato powder, lemon thyme, sugar, bread flour, semolina flour, and salt in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Knead until the dough is elastic.
Add the chopped black olives and olive oil and continue kneading until the olives an oil are completely incorporated. At first, the dough will sort of slop around in the bowl, but then it will start combining.
When the olives and oil are incorporated, cover the bowl and set aside until the dough has doubled in size, about an hour.
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In a stunning break from years of inaction, the US Congress has tabled legislation ordering NASA to finally deal with the critically important Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR).
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 was submitted last week to the House of Representatives. Section 207 of this Act is plainly entitled: "Plan For Disposition Of Deep Space Climate Observatory."
If this Act becomes law, NASA must finally cough up some answers on why this vital piece of space hardware has been sitting in a box for the last seven years.


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BREA, Calif. – Suzuki Motor of America has updated a number of motorcycles and ATVs for the 2015 model year.
The 2015 DR200S ($4,499) has some of the most significant differences from the previous model. The styling has been changed to look more like the RM-Z, and the reshaped seat integrates with the redesigned fuel tank.
Suzuki said the ergonomics now make the DR200S a better fit for a wider range of riders. The dual-sport bike is available in yellow and black.
In contrast to the DR200S, the DR-Z125L returns for 2015 with no major changes. It is available in yellow and carries an MSRP of $3,199.
In the ATV category, the updates to the 2015 KingQuad 750AXi are all about better engine performance. It has a newly designed twin-spark-plug cylinder head for improved combustion and power feeling. Multi-hole fuel injectors provide finer injection spray while projection-type spark plugs should make cold starting better, Suzuki said. There are modified intake and exhaust cam profiles, and the exhaust system has been updated for cleaner emissions. Suzuki said that fuel consumption has been improved by ten percent over the previous model year.
The KingQuad 750AXi is available in red, green and camo without power steering ($8,899-9,299) and with it ($9,499-9,999).
The KingQuad 400ASi and FSi changes are also focused on cleaner emissions and improved performance. Both of the utility-sport quads have a new ECU with Slip-Control Logic technology for better traction and grip. Iridium spark plugs are designed for better combustion and cleaner emissions, and the exhaust has been refined to give stronger feel in the low-to-mid RPM range.
Suzuki has reported that the 2015 400ASi has a 15-percent savings in fuel consumption, while the 400FSi has a 17-percent improvement.
The 400s are also available in red, green and camo. The KingQuad 400ASi and FSi both have an MSRP of $6,499 ($6,899 for camo).
The QuadSport Z90 ($2,899) also returns in 2015 for the youth market.
Along with the 2015 model information, Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corp. (SMAC) and Suzuki Motor of America Inc. announced that the SMAC ATV assembly facility in Rome, Ga., will begin assembling engines for all Suzuki KingQuad ATVs this summer. The change will be phased in over a three-month period, culminating in August.
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Definition of curd in English:
1 (also curds) A soft, white substance formed when milk sours, used as the basis for cheese.
Example sentences
- In India, this offering traditionally contained three sweet substances: molasses, honey and sugar and three white substances: curd, butter and milk.
- Products labelled as containing lactose, cream, butter, cheese and cheese flavour, curd, milk, milk solids, milk powder and whey, as well as margarine containing milk solids, should be avoided.
- Try eating nonfat mozzarella or cottage cheese, as each curd is rich in a long-acting protein called casein, giving you a steady trickle of amino acids that lasts into the night.
2The edible head of a cauliflower or similar plant.
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- Control broccoli curds were treated in the same way with 1% ethanol and 0.1% Tween 20.
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- It presents with excessive itching, redness and a thick curdy white discharge.
- Yeast infections are accompanied by a curdy white discharge, and the area may be red and irritated.
- On examination, she had vulvar erythema and a curdy vaginal discharge.
Late Middle English: of unknown origin.
The original English word for curds was crud, which only acquired its sense 'filth, rubbish' in the USA in the 1940s. The swapping round of sounds in a word is called metathesis and is particularly common with 'r' and a vowel ( compare bird). Since the late 16th century curdle has been used for the action of forming curds.
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Copywriters for law firm advertising understand that animal metaphors are a good way to quickly encapsulate client/vendor relationships.
I wish that link had more info, but based on the little they do have, I side with the airline, just as I did lo those many months ago when that little brat threw the tantrum and got her fam kicked off the plane. I wish somebody would press charges. Parents, please have enough of a disciplinary hold on your child so that this does not occur. And try not to fly with a small child unless absolutely necessary. Your fellow flyers, and, indeed, Americans, will thank you.
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RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Motorcycle Dealers Association is inviting motorcycle riders to go on the ultimate passport tour of the Commonwealth with The Grand Motorcycle Tour of Virginia.
From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay, motorcyclists are invited to ride the scenic byways and highways of the "Old Dominion" through Oct. 22, earning points by visiting local businesses along the way. Those who earn enough points and bonus points will be entered to win prizes from sponsors, including a pair of Sena Technologies SMH10 Bluetooth units worth more than $400.
Tour co-organizer John Dwyier said the event gives riders the chance to explore a whole summer's worth of adventure across Virginia.
"Some riders will go on a portion of the tour for a weekend. Some are able to ride all the routes of the entire state over the course of the six-month span of the tour," he said. "Not only are we helping sustain and promote our state's economy, but the nearly 1,000 riders who take part are also exposed to parts of the state they may not have otherwise explored."
Two riders who participate in the tour will take home the Sena SMH10 Dual. The unit attaches to the rider's or passenger's helmet and allows him to connect wirelessly via Bluetooth to a cell phone, mp3 player, GPS and to be able to talk to up to three other riders or passengers in full duplex through intercom for a distance of up to one-half mile.
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LinuxCon North America Convenes in Toronto, Canada
Linux Foundation's big event celebrates the 25th anniversary of Linux
Linux Turns 25
Linux has evolved from a "won't be a professional" project to one of the most professional software projects in the history of computers.
Subverting LibreOffice Impress for Better Slide Shows
Every hour of the work day, hundreds of presenters begin a slide show – and, as the presenters begin to drone, thousands of listeners lean back and do their best to stay awake and not look bored. Just as many users of word processors fail to learn how to use them properly, very few presenters ever learn a way to create a slide that holds an audience's interest or conveys information successfully.
Upgrade or Wait?
Samba 4 has been around for more than three years, but some users still shy from it. If you are still sitting on the fence, this tour through some of the new features and capabilities might help you decide whether it is finally time to upgrade.
Ooh La LaTeX
Authors who publish documents or books with LaTeX can tap into online services using modern browsers, on both desktop and mobile devices, and as a collaborative tool.
Spider, Spider
Scrapy is an open source framework written in Python that lets you build your own crawlers with minimal effort for professional results.
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In the 25 years of Linux kernel history, a huge amount of code and many comments have accumulated. They can be explanatory, enlightening, funny, or even profane. Charly prefers to do things differently, so he types fuck in the shell.
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The NFS network filesystem has served Unix and Linux networks for many years, but the demise of NFS inventor Sun Microsystems as an independent company has thrust NFS into a creative crisis. Will this veteran from the early days of Unix find the strength to rise again?
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When it comes to entertainment, Treasure Island Resort & Casino is raising the stakes. From the biggest names in music to championship boxing, we'll put you in front of the action. Check out the local music scene every weekend in Parlay Lounge or come down for a headlining performer in our 3,000 seat Island Event Center!
Located just outside the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Treasure Island is the Midwest's premier entertainment destination!
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|Glutathione Depletion by Buthionine Sulfoximine Induces Oxidative Damage to DNA in Organs of Rabbits in vivo
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|Glutathione (GSH) exists in mammalian tissues in vivo at high concentrations and plays an important protective role against oxidatively induced damage to biological molecules including DNA. We investigated oxidatively induced damage to DNA by GSH depletion in different organs of rabbits in vivo. Rabbits were treated subcutaneously with buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), an effective GSH-depleting compound. GSH levels were measured in heart, brain, liver and kidney of animals. BSO treatment significantly reduced GSH levels in heart, brain and liver, but not in kidney. DNA was isolated from these tissues to determine whether GSH-depletion causes oxidatively induced DNA damage in vivo. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry with isotope dilution were applied to measure typical products of oxidatively induced damage in isolated DNA samples. Several such products were identified and quantified in all organs. BSO treatment caused significant formation of 8-hydroxyguanine, 2,6-diamino-4-hydroxy-5-formamidopyrimidine, 8-hydroxyadenine and (5S)-8,5-cyclo-2-deoxyadenosine in DNA of organs of rabbits. Animals were fed with the semi-essential amino acid 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid (taurine) during BSO-treatment. Taurine significantly inhibited GSH-depletion and also formation of DNA products. Depletion of GSH correlated well with formation of DNA products, unequivocally proving the role of GSH in preventing oxidatively induced DNA damage. Our findings might contribute to understanding of pathologies associated with DNA damage, oxidative stress and/or defective antioxidant responses.
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Activists Take Out Ads Pressuring SEC On Extractive Disclosure Rules
Activists are taking on the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A group of non-profits, led by Oxfam America, took out a full-page color advertisement on page A10 in the Washington, D.C.-area edition of Tuesday's Wall Street Journal calling for the SEC to implement final rules governing a mandatory disclosure program created under the Dodd-Frank Act for oil, gas and mining companies to reveal payments they make to foreign governments.
"When oil companies pay governments around the world for access to oil and gas, the deals are very hush-hush," the ad says. "In an effort to curb corruption, stem violence and boost energy security, Congress passed a law requiring companies to disclose those payments to host governments.
"But companies are still fighting to keep their tax and other paymets secret from investors and communities. They may even sue," the ad says, telling companies to stop fighting transparency.
A spokeswoman for Oxfam America said the group also has online ads running on the websites for the Huffington Post, The Hill, Politico and the Washington Post. Taken together, the spokeswoman said the advertising campaign cost was in the six-figures, but declined to disclose a specific amount.
The SEC, through a spokesman, declined to comment on the ad, but noted that it is "working to adopt an effective rule as quickly as possible with an emphasis on getting the rule right."
The ad follows a strongly-worded letter from five U.S. Senators last month pressing the Commission to implement the rules. The letter noted proposed rules were issued in December 2010, and a statutory deadline of April 2011 for the final rule "is long past."
The disclosure rule has been a source of controversy, and the oil industry has fought hard to weaken the proposed rules, if not push the SEC to start over from scratch.
"It's time to blow the whistle on the industry's transparent hypocrisy," said Ian Gary, senior policy manager of Oxfam America's oil, gas and mining program, in a statement announcing the ad campaign and related demonstrations outside the SEC building in Washington on Friday.
"For more than 1.5 billion people living on less than two dollars a day in resource-rich countries, there's no time left to wait," he said.
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Definition of caring in English:
Displaying kindness and concern for others: a caring and invaluable friend
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- He was a caring person, a loving brother, a loyal friend and a wonderful son and grandson.
- We happily remain committed and caring friends with great love and admiration for one another.
- You might catch her reading stories to a younger brother or sister and be warmed by the thought of this caring bond.
kind, kind-hearted, warm-hearted, soft-hearted, tender, feeling;
concerned, attentive, thoughtful, solicitous, responsible, considerate;
affectionate, loving, doting, fond, warm, benevolent, benign, humane, good-natured, gentle, mild, indulgent, sympathetic, understanding, receptive, compassionate, charitable, gracious;
long-suffering, patient
noun[mass noun]
The work or practice of looking after those unable to care for themselves, especially on account of age or illness: [as modifier]: the caring professions
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- These are ALL highly skilled individuals who choose to go into a profession of caring.
- What I heard, and saw a little when the curtains were drawn back, was a moving culture of caring.
- In the last year there has been a significant increase in demand for some of the most acute areas of our caring.
caringly adverb
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- He smiled softly and caressed her face caringly.
- He talked lovingly and caringly about the priests and people of the diocese of Waterford and Lismore.
- Dawn walked silently to her little brother, and smiled at him, caressing his face caringly, sweetly.
caringness noun
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- He fascinates the European students, holds them in his grip, through an astonishing personal intensity, a positively violent caringness about everything he believes in.
- The exact method our partner uses to show us their caringness is completely their determination.
- I think that in order to be a good technical writer you have to have an almost supernatural caringness about what you are doing.
Words that rhyme with caringairing, ballbearing, bearing, Behring, Bering, daring, fairing, file-sharing, hardwearing, pairing, paring, raring, sparing, Waring, wearing
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Poznan: "Such a catastrophe"
Richard Littlemore | December 13, 2008
By Richard Littlemore • Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 14:20
It's not even a full sentence, but when Katherine Trajan uttered those three words - "Such a catastrophe" - it seemed to sum up perfectly the declining state of our natural world and the tragic inadequacy of our response.
Trajan is just 25 – too young to be jaded, too bright, too pretty and too generally promising to be giving over to despair. Yet, as the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was drawing to a close in Poznan, Poland, there was surely a note of despair in her voice.
Originally from the Canadian town of Nanimo, B.C., she had come to Poland as one of 27 non-governmental observers in the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, and she had come with high hopes. "I came believing that these world leaders were going to come together, recognizing the seriousness of the (climate change) problem, make an agreement and then go home and do something about it."
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Tuesdays with Ronald: Steve Jobs
The Life Changing Speech
I know the title looks a little weird to you, but trust me it will all make sense. Before even starting the post off, watch the video. The video is of Steve Jobs Commencement Speech in Stanford University in 2005.
Now that you've watched that, does it make sense why it would make such an impact on ones life? The things he says are just electrifying to say the least. Two of my favorite quotes in that speech are "Believing that the dots will connect down the road, will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well warned path and that will make the difference." The second one is "Sometimes life will hit you in the head with a brick, don't lose faith." Pretty crazy right? I would have to say this is one of the best speeches I have seen, and the one I gained the most from. This is what inspiration is all about right here, and this inspired me.
The Dots
"Believing that the dots will connect down the road, will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well warned path and that will make the difference." What an amazing line of the commencement speech. Everything he said is 100 percent true! You should always follow your heart, even if it leads you off the path you were on. Maybe following your heart is all you needed to become one of the most valued people alive. Go with what you like! Isn't it crazy to know that if Steve Jobs wouldn't have stumbled upon that calligraphy class, the Mac's whole writing structure wouldn't have even existed. "You can't connect the dots looking forward, you could only connect them looking backwards." With that being said, wouldn't you want the dots to be connected how you wanted them to be? How you had such a wondrous time connecting them in the past, and it made you who you are in the future? What an intriguing quote! Follow your heart!
The Brick
"Sometimes life will hit you in the head with a brick, don't lose faith." Very true spoken words! Sometimes life won't go how you wanted it to go. You will get roadblocks and well get tested throughout your life, but don't lose faith! Keep following your heart and keep striving for the goal at hand. Believe that you will get there, and you will! Remember the last quote "You could fall 100 times but if you give up then you will never get up, if you keep trying then you will most certainly get up." (Look at Inspiration, Motivation, & Education) Conquer life's test and become victorious. Every roadblock, every test is just a stepping stone in life that will help you attain your ultimate goal.
Soothing video for todays post, this is the song that I most write too. Enjoy!


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Sarcoma SPOREs
Sarcomas represent a heterogeneous group of cancers that may stem from soft tissue (muscles, fat tissue), bone, cartilage, peripheral nerve sheets, or from other connective tissues. Many of these tumors affect children and young adults accounting for 15% of all pediatric cancers. The incidence for individual sarcoma types is rather low and all combined amount to approximately 14,420 new cases per year (American Cancer Society data for 2013). The estimated death rate for 2013 is about 5,830 patients. The first Sarcoma SPORE was awarded in 2010 the second in 2012.
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Door omstandigheden laat in het Broker/WRR-debat aanhakend, beperk ik mijn opmerkingen over de WRR-studie tot een drietal: 1. De op sommige punten traditioneel, "statelijke" benadering van de WRR; 2. Het schijnbaar vergeten van (de ervaringen van...▶
Jaap Dijkstra is the Chair and Treasurer of Stichting IDP | The Broker and presently treasurer at Humanitas, senior policy advisor at Hivos, member of the board of Eurostep, member of the supervisory board at Zorgbelang Zuid Holland, and member of the supervisory board at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht.
Jaap is a former General Director of Hivos and Deputy Director and policy officer for Western Africa at SNV. He started his career as an SNV policy advisor at the West Cameroon Credit Union League. In addition, he was chairman of the Dutch MDG-Platform / EEN, the Alliance 2015 and the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO). Jaap received his MA in Economic Sociology in 1970.


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MARIETTA - City councilmen on Monday took their first look at the 2014 Community Development Block Grant budget.
The Finance Committee received recommendations from the administration on spending the annual entitlement of $345,743.
Development Director Andy Coleman said the amount from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, administrators of the federal program, is the same as this year.
"But it's possible we could see a 2 percent increase from HUD next year," he said.
Coleman said after subtracting $109,687 in costs for housing programs and housing administration, $236,056 was left to fund $436,988 worth of other requested projects in the proposed CDBG budget.
Among the administration's recommended projects is $69,148 for the development department's oversight of the block grant; $37,000 for operation of the local Community Action Bus Lines; $35,000 for the 2014 citywide asphalt paving project; $30,000 for a sidewalk repair program; $15,000 for Marietta Main Street support; and $12,500 for police bike and foot patrols in all four wards.
"I would like your recommendations or what you would like to see changed in this budget, and will come back in two weeks to review those recommendations," Coleman told the committee members after his initial rundown of the proposed CDBG budget.
Councilman Tom Vukovic, chairman of the Finance Committee, said the budget has to be submitted to the federal agency by Nov. 15.
"There are always significant demands for our CDBG monies," he said. "We'll have to make some tough decisions. There is no easy answer."
Vukovic said the committee would continue consideration of the 2014 CDBG budget next week.
In other business Monday, the streets and transportation committee continued to discuss the adoption of an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency-recommended ordinance to address the quality of the city's stormwater runoff.
The city's current land development ordinance already covers many stormwater-related issues, but Kathy Davis, stormwater specialist with the Washington Soil and Water Conservation District, said that ordinance does not address the quality of runoff water, which is now required by the Ohio EPA.
Law Director Paul Bertram III said the city's land development ordinance does contain measures pertaining to the quantity of stormwater runoff allowed from new construction, and the current ordinance also addresses building in landslip-prone areas.
"But now the state is demanding that we also have a water quality ordinance in place by the end of this year," he said. "If not we will be fined for non-compliance."
Davis said a fine could be levied against the city by the Ohio EPA for every day the water quality ordinance is not in effect. She did not know the amount of that daily fine.
Vukovic said he's concerned that the recommended water quality ordinance would completely supplant the city's land development ordinance that took a past council more than a year of special meetings to put together.
"I don't think we should just throw the whole thing out," he said.
Davis agreed that the water quantity and slip-prone areas in the current city ordinance should remain in force in addition to new water quality regulations that are being required of cities across the state by the Ohio EPA.
"Every community is unique," she said. "Marietta does have water quantity and landslip areas that need to be addressed. Ohio EPA just wants the water quality issue addressed also."