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Jane Fonda Recalls Skinny-Dipping with Michael Jackson and Greta Garbo
By Olivia Bahou
Jane Fonda: actress, model, fitness guru, professional skinny-dipper? The star stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show and told the host about not one but two times that she swam in the nude with some of Hollywood's biggest stars during Tuesday's episode.
The first story that Fonda told was of the late Michael Jackson, who came to visit her when she was shooting On Golden Pond and stayed in her cabin on the lake. "He stayed with me for about eight days. One night it was a full moon and he said, 'Let's go swimming!' It was his idea," she said.
"When he said, 'Let's go swimming,' did he mean, like, nude?" the host asked. "Well, he hadn't brought a bathing suit," Fonda responded. But that wasn't her first time skinny-dipping with a famous star.
"I was about 16 and my father had rented a house in the South of France, right on the water," she said, explaining that her social stepmother always had celebrities around the house but they paid no attention to the teen—until Greta Garbo showed up. "She said, 'Do you want to go swimming?'" Fonda recalled.
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"She came out with a robe and one of those white, serious, tight rubber caps. ... She dropped her robe and, oh my god, her body. It made me so happy because it was so beautiful but it wasn't Playboy body. It was athlete body. She was so sleek and she dove into that cold water," the 78-year-old said. "We were face-to-face in the water, treading water, and she said, 'Do you want to be an actress?' And I said, 'No.' And she said, 'Well, you're pretty enough, you should be.' I almost drowned," Fonda joked.
Watch the full clip above to hear about her wild encounters, plus how she really feels about aging.


is it possible to disable feet control by software? I mean, imagine I don't want my Rapiro to walk and I don't want to disassemble it to disconnect the feet related servos, but I also don't want them to have that little stressing buzz sound of the Servos. I know ideally I can tune the servos so they don't make a noise but that is not easy to achieve and even when I stop, when I power it down and up again sound comes back.
How can I tune the Arduino RAPIRO_ver0_0 file to fully disable foot servo control?


The Wicked Wizard King came to the Fantasy Kingdom and covered the Four Lands with ice. He took the people and their palaces, hiding them deep in the ice. Now armed with his freezing breath, Kickle sets out to save his friends.


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This point and click train escape game is settled in distant future, after the big nuclear war, where only one representative of secret opposition has survived and now he tries to escape. He must escape from this world to ... hmmm ... another world, in an old locomotive machine that was left behind from the Modern Age. Allegedly, the secret man has found some sort of a proof to believe that this locomotive holds a key to his escape. Your task is to point and click with mouse cursor around the image to collect secret objects and complete the puzzle. Wait and see what happens at the end.
Coal Express 4
Train Commander
It is not clear in what way will this machine lead you to the other worlds. Maybe it's some sort of a time machine that will take you on inter-dimensional travelling, hence the name Inter-dimensional Path-line Capsule. Anyways, there's a piece of paper laying on the ground and once you click on it, the sheep will spread all over the screen explaining the details about it - what is it and how to activate it. The intro is slightly longer after which you get to play the actual game which is much simpler than promised at the beginning. Some say this one was inspired by 10 Gnomes game.
The game also utilizes a timer meaning that you're supposed to find all 29 items before the times runs out. Once you fail, you get arrested by the police and you must return to the beginning.
Train Silk Road
Thomas In Maze - Railway Building Challenge
Epic Trains 2

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What are the best Theology Schools in Chestnut Hill, MA?
The largest theology school in Chestnut Hill, by student population, is Boston College. In 2010, Boston College graduated approximately 91 students from its theology program.
A reported 150 students graduated with credentials in theology in Chestnut Hill in 2010. If you decide to attend a theology school in Chestnut Hill, you can expect to pay an average yearly tuition of $39,130.
In addition to tuition costs, plan on spending an average of $750 for theology related books and supplies each year. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $11,840 per year, on average, for room and board. If you live at home, you can cut this cost down to approximately $43,030.


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In more bad news for British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review has found that several GFG Alliance companies have not lodged financial statements and reports on time. Communication from ASIC to Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick shared with the Whyalla News reveals that ASIC has been in contact with GFG Alliance regarding the outstanding lodgements and 'intends to further review these materials once they are lodged'. "Part 2m:3 of the Corporations Act 2001 sets out financial reporting obligations for relevant entities and failure to comply with these obligations is a strict liability offence," reads the letter sent from ASIC to Senator Patrick. Senator Patrick said GFG Alliance must be prepared to lodge financial documents on time. "All companies need to be particular about complying with Australian law. Companies must be transparent about about their financial obligations," he said. "I will be following up the reporting issues with ASIC at Senate Estimates next week." A GFG Alliance spokesperson said management were aware of reporting obligations and currently had a step plan in place to have these filings brought up to date 'as soon as possible'. "GFG Alliance purchased these businesses out of administration. The Administrators were relieved from having to file statutory accounts by ASIC, so no statutory accounts were filed during the administration," they said. "As a consequence, upon acquisition of the businesses GFG had to catch up on filing historic statutory accounts for 12 companies for FY16 & FY17. "Arrium used to file one set of consolidated accounts for the entire group – and financial systems were set up to facilitate this. Accordingly the systems needed to be reconfigured to allow for reporting on an entity by entity basis. "Unfortunately this has placed a significant burden on our internal resources. There have been resource constraints that we have now addressed and changes in a number of key senior finance roles have also delayed the process. "We have advised ASIC and they are aware of our plan to bring these accounts up to date." On a positive note, Senator Patrick said he had spoken with a Whyalla business on Monday morning that had received further payment for their work. Mr Gupta released a letter to GFG suppliers and the Whyalla City Council on Friday saying he would develop a Supplier Credit Facility to fast track payments to local contractors. "I want Mr Gupta to succeed, everyone wants him to succeed. There are still some issues to sort out, (but) we wish him all the best and godspeed to Mr Gupta moving forward," Senator Patrick said. GFG Alliance plan to have all outstanding bills to Whyalla suppliers paid by March.
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FINANCES: Senator Rex Patrick says GFG Alliance must be transperant with their financial obligations.
In more bad news for British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review has found that several GFG Alliance companies have not lodged financial statements and reports on time.
Communication from ASIC to Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick shared with the Whyalla News reveals that ASIC has been in contact with GFG Alliance regarding the outstanding lodgements and 'intends to further review these materials once they are lodged'.
"Part 2m:3 of the Corporations Act 2001 sets out financial reporting obligations for relevant entities and failure to comply with these obligations is a strict liability offence," reads the letter sent from ASIC to Senator Patrick.
Senator Patrick said GFG Alliance must be prepared to lodge financial documents on time.
"All companies need to be particular about complying with Australian law. Companies must be transparent about about their financial obligations," he said.
"I will be following up the reporting issues with ASIC at Senate Estimates next week."
A GFG Alliance spokesperson said management were aware of reporting obligations and currently had a step plan in place to have these filings brought up to date 'as soon as possible'.
"GFG Alliance purchased these businesses out of administration. The Administrators were relieved from having to file statutory accounts by ASIC, so no statutory accounts were filed during the administration," they said.
"As a consequence, upon acquisition of the businesses GFG had to catch up on filing historic statutory accounts for 12 companies for FY16 & FY17.
"Arrium used to file one set of consolidated accounts for the entire group – and financial systems were set up to facilitate this. Accordingly the systems needed to be reconfigured to allow for reporting on an entity by entity basis.
"Unfortunately this has placed a significant burden on our internal resources. There have been resource constraints that we have now addressed and changes in a number of key senior finance roles have also delayed the process.
"We have advised ASIC and they are aware of our plan to bring these accounts up to date."
On a positive note, Senator Patrick said he had spoken with a Whyalla business on Monday morning that had received further payment for their work.
Mr Gupta released a letter to GFG suppliers and the Whyalla City Council on Friday saying he would develop a Supplier Credit Facility to fast track payments to local contractors.
"I want Mr Gupta to succeed, everyone wants him to succeed. There are still some issues to sort out, (but) we wish him all the best and godspeed to Mr Gupta moving forward," Senator Patrick said.
GFG Alliance plan to have all outstanding bills to Whyalla suppliers paid by March.


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What Afghanistan Wants from the Winner of the US Election
By Tom O'Connor On 11/2/20 at 6:07 PM EST
World International Affairs Afghanistan
Afghanistan is calling for long-term commitments from the winner of Tuesday's election, including security support and society-building, as both presidential candidates promise to end the United States' longest-running war.
To Kabul, it's about more than the conflict.
"The U.S.-Afghanistan Partnership has been based on mutual security interests, so characterizing it only as the longest war is overly simplistic," Afghan ambassador to the U.S. Roya Rahmani told Newsweek.
"This partnership has been incredibly productive in fighting terrorism and containing the spread of violent extremism," she added. "We have achieved so much together, from empowering women to developing democratic institutions to strengthening Afghan Security Forces so we can be self-sufficient. All of these achievements serve as an insurance policy for the long-term safety and security of Americans."
Nearly 2,500 U.S. nationals, hundreds of other foreigners and tens of thousands of Afghans have been killed in 19 years of warfare between the Afghan government and the Taliban, an Islamist movement that partnered with Al-Qaeda at the time of the 9/11 attacks. Despite nearly two decades of being targeted by a U.S.-led coalition, the Taliban remains in control of vast swathes of territory in the nation, making hopes for a military solution remote.
As the third U.S. leader to oversee the war in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump has opted to negotiate with the group. Though deadly violence persists, his administration has managed to bring the two rival factions to the table for the first time.
With Trump promising to pull troops out by Christmas, however, there are concerns that no matter who wins the U.S. election, a hasty exit could serve as a de facto win for the Taliban after a generation of warfare.
"We understand the fatigue in America, but withdrawal must be measured and strategic in order to preserve the gains that Americans and Afghans have sacrificed so much for," Rahmani said. "Without withdrawal being conditional, there would be a lack of incentive for the Taliban to fully commit to the ongoing peace process."
This means expanding the breadth of Washington-Kabul ties.
"We are all working toward an end state that will transform the Afghan-U.S. partnership from only being a security-focused relationship to a strategic, security, and economic-focused one," she argued. "This way, as and when the U.S. wishes to fully withdraw, it won't be used as a statement of victory for those who have been killing Americans and their allies alongside their Afghan comrades for the past 19 years."
A security personnel stands guard outside the Kabul University in Kabul on November 2. Gunmen stormed Kabul university on November 2 ahead of the opening of an Iranian book fair, killing up to 22 people and wounding more in an attack claimed by ISIS' Khorasan branch but linked by some Afghan officials to the Taliban. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images
Taliban spokesperson Muhammad Naeem declined Newsweek's request for comment.
Earlier this month, CBS News quoted an unnamed senior Taliban leader as saying he hoped "Trump will win the election and wind up U.S. military presence in Afghanistan," in a comment originally misattributed to Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid.
The group has agreed to talk with Afghan officials only on the condition that a total U.S. military departure was on the table. In exchange, the Taliban strives for a power-sharing deal, one in which they would agree to reject the likes of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State militant group (ISIS).
The Taliban, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, predates U.S. intervention in the country, but its roots lie with historic U.S. interests there.
The organization emerged in the 1990s as the leading faction of mujahideen that defeated a Soviet-backed government after a decade-long war in which the Afghan opposition received CIA backing and support. Al-Qaeda also emerged in Afghanistan during the latter years of the conflict, composed mostly of Arab volunteers led by the likes of Saudi national Osama bin Laden and the Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri.
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Bin Laden was killed in a 2011 Navy Seal Team Six raid on his compound in Pakistan ordered by former President Barack Obama. Zawahiri remains at large and his whereabouts remain officially unknown.
The U.S. continues to target Al-Qaeda officials in multiple countries, including parts of Afghanistan and Syria, where Trump oversaw the Army Delta Force operation that resulted in the death of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as Newsweek first reported at the time.
In Afghanistan, ISIS has established a local branch known as ISIS-Khorasan, or ISIS-K. Though its influence remains minor compared to that of the Taliban, the jihadi branch has conducted deadly attacks targeting civilians and security forces alike.
It's hoped that the Taliban could become a partner in efforts to suppress ISIS-K, but the long term results of such an arrangement remain uncertain. Afghan officials continue to allege coordination between the two groups in attacks such as the siege that killed at least 22 people at Kabul University on Monday, a plot claimed by ISIS-K and condemned by the Taliban.
The dynamic tensions between the various factions make for an uncertain future.
"The peace process will succeed if both parties are negotiating in good faith and believe that the only viable option is a political settlement," Rahmani told Newsweek. "Unfortunately, the escalation of violence does not indicate that that is happening."
This combination of pictures shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic Presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22. Both men have sought to pull U.S. troops out of "endless wars" such as the conflict in Afghanistan but withdrawing means establishing a political solution that includes the Taliban even as the factions continue to fight. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
Both Trump and his Democratic rival former Vice President Joe Biden have pledged to ultimately end the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan, calling the campaign part of a series of "endless wars" launched as part of the post-9/11 "War on Terror" initiated under former President George W. Bush.
Trump has touted his record of pioneering a diplomatic track to resolve the conflict, while Biden has accused him of being soft in the face of allegations that Russia offered the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops, a report U.S. officials speaking to Newsweek have challenged.
The two men have said less about their post-withdrawal plans for the country, and Afghan officials like Rahmani seek clarity.
"The best way for the U.S. president to support the peace process is to be clear about which side is going to be a better partner for the U.S. in the long-term, assess compliance to agreements based on empirical evidence and attention to detail, and capitalize on the investments made in the past 20 years and the large youth population in order to further our mutual interests," she told Newsweek.
Doing so would involve investments beyond security and addressing other areas of Afghan society suffering from a seemingly intractable conflict.
"Furthermore, economic development, women's rights, and democratic governance are all key elements of a durable peace," Rahmani said. "We are grateful that the U.S. has not only committed to supporting the peace negotiations itself, but also to supporting all of the underlying elements that will help create a culture of peace that will last."
She argued such support would serve not only Kabul's interests but Washington's as well.
"By supporting Afghans during both peace negotiations and peacebuilding efforts," Rahmani said, "the U.S. president will be ensuring that Afghanistan will never again be a safe haven for terrorism and future generations of both Americans and Afghans will be safer as a result."


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Partnership joins world's largest entrepreneurial healthcare training programme
Leeds Academic Health Partnership has joined the world's largest entrepreneurial training programme in healthcare, helping to transform patient care across the NHS.
As one of 30 partners involved in the national Clinical Entrepreneur Programme, Leeds Academic Health Partnership will play a part in nurturing healthcare innovators.
Through the programme, it will help innovators gain the commercial skills, knowledge and experience to make their ideas become a reality.
Founded in 2016, the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme recruited more than 500 clinical entrepreneurs in its first four years.
Between them, 247 life science start-up companies have been created, over £270 million of funding has been raised through investment, largely from the private sector, and more than 30 million patients and users have benefited from the innovations.
Examples of innovations through the programme include smartphone otoscopes to look inside the ear, and drones designed to carry medical supplies between NHS sites.
The programme has seen 134 clinicians returning to work in the NHS (alongside pursuing their entrepreneurial aspirations), and the programme now supports more than four per cent of the life science companies in the UK.
The NHS England and NHS Improvement programme has chosen Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) to lead the entrepreneurship training. The University heads a coalition of more than 60 cross sector partners to deliver the programme and create economic growth in the life science sector.
Professor Tony Young OBE
Professor Tony Young, National Clinical Lead for Innovation at NHS England and Director of Medical Innovation at ARU, said: "The Clinical Entrepreneur Programme is going from strength to strength, which is great news for the NHS, for those it cares for and for the UK life sciences sector.
"We're pleased to welcome Leeds Academic Health Partnership to our growing list of programme partners and look forward to working more closely with aspiring innovators in Leeds and the Leeds City Region."
Dr Liz Mear, Managing Director at Leeds Academic Health Partnership, said: "We're delighted to be part of this prestigious programme on behalf of our partners. We will work together to create a pipeline of innovators from across our region and support them in applying to become clinical entrepreneurs.
"This programme offers them a unique opportunity to develop their ideas and skills and to shape exciting new ways to transform and enhance healthcare for citizens."
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Home Community Contra Costa County aims to deliver 1M COVID-19 vaccine doses by July...
Contra Costa County aims to deliver 1M COVID-19 vaccine doses by July 4
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In the wake of President Joe Biden's administration setting forth plans to administer 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses during the first 100 days of his administration, Contra Costa County announced Friday it has the infrastructure to deliver 1 million doses to its residents by Independence Day.
"We believe this is a realistic goal, provided our supply of vaccine increases," Diane Burgis, chair of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, said in a statement.
Contra Costa swiftly ramped up to providing 5,800 vaccine doses per day during the first month that COVID-19 vaccine became available. As of today, over 65,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in the County. The first vaccine shipments were given to healthcare and emergency workers and people who live or work in residential care facilities. Currently, all County residents 65 and older can request an immunization appointment through Contra Costa Health Services.
With help from County immunization sites, large health systems, independent doctor's offices and supermarket pharmacies, Contra Costa will "soon have capacity to provide up to 9,000 doses of vaccine daily," local officials said. The combined efforts would allow the county to achieve the million-dose goal by July 4.
"…We are building the infrastructure to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of county residents, quickly and safely," said Anna Roth, director of Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS). "When doses arrive, they do not sit in freezers. They go straight to the public."
Because vaccine supplies are currently scarce, appointments are prioritized for residents in the highest risk categories, especially people 75 and older, individuals with underlying health concerns and those living in a neighborhood especially impacted by COVID-19.
"As more private health systems serving Contra Costa expand capacity to serve their members and patients, more county residents will hear from their own healthcare providers about how and when they can access COVID-19 vaccine," the County said.
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The focus of the Student Experience Survey (SES) is on understanding the student experience through measuring the levels of engagement and satisfaction of current higher education undergraduate students in Australia.
The SES, formerly administered as the University Experience Survey (UES), was in its fifth year in 2016, with participating institutions including Table A and Table B universities and extending to non-university higher education institutions.
The SES is part of the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) survey suite, commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training. The Social Research Centre is working with higher education providers and key stakeholders to administer the SES. SES fieldwork runs during the month of August.
For detailed information go to QILT SES.


BMW Performance E8x / E90 /E92 / E93 Performance 'Heads Up Display' Steering Wheel is BACK!
This wheel, manufactured by BMW, places performance driving Data right in front of the driver for easy monitoring of information while you are driving your hardest.
It also has a 'wow' factor like very few other modifications. All our BMW Performance line is able to be price matched.
This wheel requires that you already have sport wheel, or sport airbag must be fitted as well.


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Q: Compare Unique Transactional Data Week-over-Week I have a huge transactional table that works as an archive for our orders.
The structure is like this:
Archive Date    Order
08.02.2021  45922
08.02.2021  45753
08.02.2021  45752
15.02.2021  45922
15.02.2021  45753
15.02.2021  45752
15.02.2021  45754

On every week on Monday, I put a new snapshot of our order table into this table.
This table is linked to our department dimensions table and our calendar table.
Now I would like to determine
How many Orders (unique) are listed per week
How many new Orders are listed compared to the previous week
How many Orders have left/ are missing compared to previous week
This is my approach until now:
#Orders =
    DISTINCTCOUNT( 'tblOrders'[Orders] )

#Orders -1week =
CALCULATE (
    [#Orders,
    DATEADD('Calendar'[Date], -7, DAY))

#New Orders
VAR _Entry = IF([#Orders]<>1,BLANK(), [#Orders] - [#Orders -1week])
RETURN
_Entry

But if I use a Department as a Dimension in a Matrix, then I get a '0' as a result.

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Q: Can not call twice button click function in Cocos2d-x I am a basic in cocos2dx.
I am using "UIviewcontroller" as below
-(void)showLeaderBoar:(NSString*) category
{
GKLeaderboardViewController *leaderboad=[[GKLeaderboardViewController alloc] init];
   if(leaderboad!=nil)
   {
       UIWindow *window=[[UIApplication sharedApplication]keyWindow];
       UIViewController * currentModalViewController=[[UIViewController alloc]init];
      [window addSubview:currentModalViewController.view];
      leaderboad.category=category;
       leaderboad.timeScope=GKLeaderboardTimeScopeAllTime;
       leaderboad.leaderboardDelegate=self;
       [[LeaderBoardManager sharedManager] reportScore:10000 forCategory:category];

       [currentModalViewController presentModalViewController:leaderboad animated:YES];
    }
[leaderboad release];
}

-(void) leaderboardViewControllerDidFinish:(GKLeaderboardViewController *)viewController
{

  [viewController dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
   [viewController release];

}

when I run and click Leaderboard button first time I can get,but next time I click i couldn't call this function.
Can anyone please point out my error? Thank you for your suggestion.

A: try this:
    self.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationCurrentContext;

Also, consider presenting it from different viewcontrollers.


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David Pacan
Ottawa Ontario
6th round (177th overall), 2009
2009-10: After a slow start to the year for Vermont and David Pacan himself, the 18-year-old pivot has stepped into a secondary scoring role for the squad. He had an 11-game stretch in which he scored 10 points. As impressive as the hot streak was, Pacan has also struggled with consistency at times.
2010-11: Pacan fit in well with the star-studded Niagara lineup in his first OHL season after leaving college hockey. In 65 games with the Ice Dogs he scored 20 goals with 42 assists and was +24 with 39 PMs as the Ice Dog's had the OHL's third-best record. Pacan appeared in all 14 playoff games as Niagara advanced to the OHL semifinals and scored 5 goals and 4 assists with a +7 plus/minus and 8 PMs. Florida obtained the rights to Pacan as part of a five-player deal with Chicago in February 2011.
2011-12: Pacan returned to Niagara for an overage season in the OHL. Playing in an IceDogs lineup with several high profile prospects, he scored 29 goals with 35 assists in 68 games and was plus-25 with 48 penalty minutes. Niagara finished first in the Central Division and faced the London Knights in the OHL finals. Pacan scored 8 goals with 12 assists and was plus-13 with 14 penalty minutes in 20 playoff games. He was not tendered a contract by Florida in June 2012, becoming an unrestricted free agent, and in August 2011-12 signed and AHL/ECHL two-way contract with the Panthers affiliate San Antonio.
Pacan possesses a nose for the net and the ability to generate offense with his passing. He is a smart forward with good size, although he could stand to add more muscle weight to his 6'3 frame. Pacan is not a burner, but he shows good footwork and skating for his size.
Pacan took full advantage of his overage season, and looks to carry that success into the professional ranks. At this time, he has not yet signed a professional contract but he participated in the Panthers development camp in early July. If he signs a contract this summer, he will probably be assigned to Cincinnati of the ECHL and have to work his way into an AHL role.
Pacan signed a contract with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL, and is no longer a Panthers prospect.
Chicago Blackhawks top 2009 NHL Draft picks trying to seal a spot in the NHL
by Brad Gardner
Photo: Marcus Kruger, a fifth round selection, has the most NHL games played from the Blackhawks 2009 draft class (courtesy of Brad Rempel/Icon SMI)
The Chicago Blackhawks made eight selections at the 2009 NHL Draft. Marcus Kruger is the only player with his name on the Stanley Cup, while several others remain promising NHL prospects.
Florida Panthers prospects experienced limited playoff success in 2013
by Brian Fogarty
Photo: In his first season of North American hockey, forward Alexander Delnov managed 49 points through 69 regular season games with the Seattle Thunderbirds. Delnov also appeared in seven playoff games, managing two goals and two assists. (courtesy of Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)
The summer started early for many of Florida's top prospects, after both the Panthers and their AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, failed to make the playoffs. Several of the team's brightest young stars, Jonathan Huberdeau, Drew Shore, Jacob Markstrom, and Alex Petrovic among them, missed out on postseason action. However, the Panthers were still represented in playoff action at many levels of play.
Florida Panthers prospects shine in playoffs
Photo: Saint John Sea Dogs forward Jonathan Huberdeau celebrates a goal vs. the Edmonton Oil Kings at the 2012 Memorial Cup tournament. Huberdeau and his teammates fell short of their goal of a second consecutive CHL championship (courtesy of Aaron Bell/CHL Images)
With one of the deepest and most talented prospect pools in the league, it should come as no surprise that the Florida Panthers have prospects in the post-season at almost every level imaginable, from the WHL to the AHL to the European leagues.


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Biografia
Figlio di Vittorio Bargioni e di Maria Luisa Gaeta, si laureò in agraria a Firenze il 5 novembre 1948 con il massimo dei voti e la lode. Ebbe come maestro Alessandro Morettini.

Fu direttore del centro per l'incremento della frutticoltura ferrarese dal 1951 al 1954. Dal 1955 al 1990, anno del pensionamento, è stato direttore dellIstituto sperimentale di frutticoltura della Provincia di Verona.

Sulle specie da frutto ha svolto un intenso lavoro di ricerca sul ciliegio, producendo tra le altre le varietà di ciliegie denominate "Vittoria", "Adriana" e "Giorgia", di cui la prima particolarmente adatta alla raccolta meccanizzata e in grado di staccarsi senza peduncolo dalla pianta.

Libero docente di coltivazioni arboree, dal 1964 ha insegnato per sei anni viticoltura all'Università di Padova. Dal 2004 al 2007 è stato incaricato di un corso di olivicoltura all'Università di Verona.

È stato collaboratore di numerose riviste scientifiche e divulgatore con circa 400 pubblicazioni tra monografie e articoli su riviste.

È stato membro effettivo dell'Accademia dei Georgofili, dell'Accademia Nazionale dell'Olivo e dell'Olio, dell'Accademia di Agricoltura Scienze e Lettere di Verona e dell'Accademia Nazionale di Agricoltura.

L'Accademia dei Georgofili lo ha commemorato con un'adunanza pubblica e giornata di studio il 21 giugno 2012.

Attività di ricerca e risultati scientifici
Giorgio Bargioni svolse attività innovativa di ricerca sugli apparati radicali del susino, dell'olivo, della vite, del ciliegio, del pesco, del pero, del cotogno e del cachi; nel 1959 individuò allelopatia in alcuni tipi di piante della stessa specie e studiò i danni da alluvione ai frutteti.

 Realizzò un'intelaiatura per la protezione di un fragoleto con polietilene trasparente e pacciamatura sulla fila con polietilene nero già nel 1957, e realizzò delle prove di coltivazione in serra del pesco coprendo alcuni alberi di "Precocissima Morettini", i cui frutti maturarono con circa una settimana di anticipo.

Svolse attività di miglioramento genetico sul ciliegio. Attraverso l'incrocio artificiale controllato, a partire dal 1958 con Tiziano Tosi, cercò di contribuire alla soluzione del problema della raccolta dei frutti, a migliorare l'assortimento per la resistenza allo spacco e il calendario di maturazione.

Uno dei più importanti risultati fu la varietà di ciliegie "Vittoria", licenziata nel 1970, dalle ottime caratteristiche generali, buona produttività, di ottimo sapore e serbevolezza,  e quindi destinata soprattutto agli usi industriali.

S'impegnò anche sulla fragola, incoraggiando e sostenendo l'opera di Tiziano Tosi, con il quale lavorò per la produzione di piante madri esenti da virus, per la produzione in montagna e per la coltura protetta.

Dopo le iniziali sperimentazioni sulla biologia fiorale dell'olivo, dove peraltro caratterizzò le varietà gardesane (Bargioni, 1962), pubblicò vari contributi ad intervalli pluriennali con osservazioni ripetute sulle tecniche di coltivazioni e sulla potatura (Bargioni, 1982; Bargioni e Liut, 1989; Bargioni, 1992, Bargioni, 1994).

Fu invitato a tenere conferenze sui risultati delle ricerche veronesi in Svizzera (a Sion), in Francia (ad Avignone, a Montpellier, ad Agen, a Perpignan), in Belgio (a Gembloux), in Bulgaria (a Plovdiv, a Sofia e a Kjustendil), in Ungheria (Budapest). Collaborò colla Stazione sperimentale canadese di Summerland (British Columbia), che permisero le prime valutazioni delle nuove varietà e selezioni di ciliegio autofertili e con la Stazione francese de La Grande Ferrade di Bordeaux per il ciliegio dolce, nonché quella nell'ambito del Gruppo Frutticoltura della Comunità di lavoro "Alpe Adria" che riunisce le Regioni e i Länder confinanti con le Alpi orientali.

Ha scritto Il ciliegio dolce, nel 1982, si annovera la collaborazione alla stesura dei trattati di Frutticoltura Speciale (1991), dove ha descritto "il ciliegio", di Frutticoltura Generale (1992) in cui ha svolto gli argomenti Potatura degli alberi da frutto (Bargioni, 1992) e Scelta e preparazione del terreno (Bargioni, 1992); successivamente nella pubblicazione Sweet Cherry Scion (1996) ha svolto i temi dell'assortimento varietale e del miglioramento genetico del ciliegio, quest'ultimo argomento sviluppato anche successivamente su L'arboricolture Fruitiere (Bargioni et al., 1998a; Bargioni et al., 1998b), e nel testo Le tipologie di alberi nelle drupacee, dove ha descritto il portamento dell'albero di ciliegio (Bassi e Bargioni, 2003). Vanno menzionati anche l'ampia analisi sull'evoluzione della frutticoltura italiana nel ventesimo secolo (Bargioni, 2001) e tra gli scritti divulgativi il manuale L'olivo e la sua coltivazione (2002).

Pubblicazioni

  Anche nel Convegno della meccanizzazione nella raccolta della frutta U.M.A., 1970.

 Giorgio Bargioni: Analisi energetiche di alcune colture arboree da frutto, Pesco, C.N.R. "Progetto Finalizzato Meccanizzazione Agricola", 25, 1982.
 Giorgio Bargioni: La coltura del ciliegio. In: "Prospettive per l'agricoltura collinare fiorentina", Camera di Commercio, Firenze: 59-74, 1982.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Nuove forme di allevamento e distanze di impianto del pesco. En.A.I.P. Veneto, Verona: 57-63, 1982.
 Giorgio Bargioni: L'Olivo del Garda veronese, in CCIAA Verona ed., Convegni sull'olio extravergine di oliva del Garda, 29 maggio 1982 e 2 luglio 1983. Torri del Benaco, 1982.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Portainnesti delle drupacee e delle pomacee, En.A.I.P. Veneto, Verona: 13-16, 1982.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Possibilità e limiti della coltura del ciliegio in montagna, Atti II Convegno Internazionale Frutticoltura montana, Saint Vincent, 207-212, 1982.
  Giorgio Bargioni: Possibility and problems of high density peach orchard system, Proceedings of XXI Int. Hort. Congr. Hamburg, 1982.
 Giorgio Bargioni, A. Febi: Portinnesti, distanze di piantagione e diradamento dei frutti del melo, in: "Nuovi orientamenti per la coltura del melo nel Veronese", Banca Popolare di Verona: 73-98, 1982.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Alcuni aspetti di tecnica colturale del ciliegio, "Atti giornate frutticole veronesi", edito Cassa di Risparmio di Verona, Vicenza e Belluno, Comitato tecnico per l'Ortofrutticoltura Veronese: 55-67, 1982.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Il ciliegio dolce, Edagricole, VI, 341 p., 2 p. di tav. : ill. ; 21 cm. Collana Frutticoltura moderna, vol. 7 ISBN 88-206-1948-2, 1982
 A. Albertini, Giorgio Bargioni: Il ciliegio nell'ambito della frutticoltura montana, Frutticoltura, 12: 19-34, 1983.
 Giorgio Bargioni: L'agrotecnica del ciliegio, Terra e Vita, 28: 54-57, 1983.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Le colture da frutto nella provincia di Verona, "Atti e Memorie della Accademia di Agricoltura Scienze e Lettere di Verona", anno acc. volume 159: 139-150, 1983.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Scelte varietali e rinnovamento della frutticoltura montana, L'Informatore Agrario, 30: 26865-26867, 1983.
  Giorgio Bargioni, F. Loreti, P. L. Pisani: Performance of Peach and Nectarine in a High Density System in Italy, HortScience 18: 143-146, 1983.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Aspetti agronomici e varietali dell'olivicoltura gardesana, in: "L'olivo del Garda veronese", Camera da Commercio, Verona: 21-38, 1984.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Il miglioramento genetico del ciliegio presso l'Istituto Sperimentale di Frutticoltura della Provincia di Verona, Frutticoltura, 9-10:53, 1984.
 Giorgio Bargioni, G. Baroni: L'apparato radicale del "S. Giuliano INRA GF 655/2" portinnesto del pesco, Atti "Convegno Internazionale del pesco, Verona, Ravenna, Campania". Camera di Commercio, Verona: 291-298, 1984.
  Giorgio Bargioni, G. Baroni, C. Madinelli: Preliminary observations on the fruiting hability of some sweet cherry cultivars in high density planting system, Symposium on orchard and plantation system, Montpellier, 1984.
 Giorgio Bargioni, F.Loreti, P. L. Pisani: Ricerche sulla densità di piantagione del pesco, Rivista dell'ortoflorofrutticoltura italiana, 5: 423-432, 1984.
 Giorgio Bargioni, F.Loreti, P. L. Pisani: Un decennio di ricerche sulla coltivazione del pesco ad elevate densità di piantagione nel Veronese. Convegno Internazionale del pesco, Verona, Ravenna, Campania, Camera di Commercio, Verona: 357-364, 1984.
 Giorgio Bargioni, A. Testoni, M. Grassi: Aspetti qualitativi e merceologici delle ciliegie dolci in funzione dell'epoca di raccolta, L'Informatore Agrario, 20: 65-73, 1984.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Corinna e Francesca, due nuove cultivar di ciliegio dolce per la raccolta meccanica, Atti Convegno "Attuali indirizzi nel miglioramento genetico e nella coltura del ciliegio dolce", Verona, 21 giugno, 1985.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Diana e Giorgia, nuove cultivar di ciliegio dolce, Atti Convegno "Attuali indirizzi nel miglioramento genetico e nella coltura del ciliegio dolce", Verona, 21 giugno, 1985.
 Giorgio Bargioni: L'olivo: una coltura da salvare, in: "Vita del Monte Baldo. L'ambiente e l'uomo", Comunità Montana del Baldo, Caprino Veronese, 1985.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Pesco e ciliegio in primavera, Veneto Agricoltura, 3, 1985.
  Giorgio Bargioni, G. Baroni: The root system of st. Julien INRA GF 655/2 as a peach rootstook, Acta Horticolture 173: 229-235, 1985.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli: L'apparato radicale del Colt, portinnesto del ciliegio dolce, Atti Convegno "Attuali indirizzi nel miglioramento genetico e nella coltura del ciliegio dolce", Verona, 21 giugno, 1985.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli: Primi risultati produttivi di un impianto di ciliegio dolce ad alta densità di piantagione, Atti Convegno "Attuali indirizzi nel miglioramento genetico e nella coltura del ciliegio dolce", Verona, 21 giugno, 1985.
  Giorgio Bargioni, P. L. Pisani, F. Loreti: Ten years of research on peach and nectarine in a high density system in the Verona area, Acta Horticulturae, 173: 299-309, 1985.
 Giorgio Bargioni, A. Ramina, P. Tonutti, F. Cossio: Recettività stimmatica e periodo utile di impollinazione in "Prunus avium", Atti Convegno "Attuali indirizzi nel miglioramento genetico e nella coltura del ciliegio dolce", Verona, 21 giugno, 1985.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Aspetti dell'ambiente e della coltivazione degli alberi da frutto nel Veronese, Atti Convegno "La fertilizzazione delle piante da frutto", Verona 21/04: 17-36, 1986.
  Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli: Effect of Paclobutrazol (PP 333) on vegetative and productive activity of sweet cherry, Acta Horticulturae, 179: 581-582, 1986.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli, P. Tonutti, A. Ramina: Effetti di Paclobutrazolo (PP 333) su ciliegio dolce, Ortoflorofrutt. Italiana, 70: 135-147, 1985.
 Giorgio Bargioni, S. Sansavini, P. Rosati, A. Annoni, F. Foschi: La frutticoltura dei paesi dell'area mediterranea della CEE, Pesco, Pero e Fragola. Seminario di studio promosso da: Regione Emilia Romagna e Regione Veneto, Ferrara, 25-27 novembre, 1986.
  Giorgio Bargioni: El cultivo del melocotón en Italia, Rivista Frut, Volume II, 1987.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Rapporto della Commissione per i Paesi mediterranei per il pesco. Frutticoltura, 3: 14-18, 1987.
  Giorgio Bargioni, G. Baroni: Comparaciones entre portainjertos para la nectarina "Stark Red Gold" en plantaciones de alta densidad, Frutticoltura, Volume I, 1987.
 Giorgio Bargioni, T. Tosi: La fragola nell'Italia centro-settentrionale, L'Italia agricola, 3: 83-99, 1987.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Ambiente colturale ed esigenze biologiche del kaki. Ed. ISMEA, Agricoltura e Ricerca, 94: 19-24, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Forme di allevamento e tecniche di potatura: come cambieranno?, Frutticoltura, 1/2: 97-103, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Il ciliegio: nuove cultivar italiane ed accorgimenti di tecnica colturale. Terra e Sole, Novembre 88: 680-687, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Le nuove cultivar di ciliegio dolce costituite dall'Istituto di Frutticoltura di Verona: "Diana", "Giorgia", "Corinna", "Francesca", Frutticoltura, 12: 67-70, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Nei laboratori dell'Istituto di frutticoltura si studia l'esotico. Corriere Ortofrutticolo, 7-8: 33-35, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni: L'Olivicoltura, L'Agricoltura veronese, Banca Popolare di Verona, pp 121–124, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni, G. Baroni: "Influenza del portinnesto sul comportamento vegeto-produttivo della nettarina"Stark Redgold " allevata a palmetta libra", Atti del Convegno "I portinnesti delle piante da frutto", Ferrara, 15-16 dic., 1988 ed. ISMEA: 179-186, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni, F. Cossio, C. Madinelli: "Confronto fra cultivar di ciliegio acido innestate e autoradicate. Risultati preliminari", Atti convegno M.A.F.- S.O.I. "I portinnesti delle piante da frutto" Ferrara, 15-16 dic. 157-160, ed Ismea, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni, F. Cossio, C. Madinelli: Risultati preliminari sul comportamento vegetativo e produttivo della cultivar "Vittoria" (P. avium) ottenuta da micropropagazione, Atti Convegno M.A.F.- S.O.I. "I portinnesti delle piante da frutto", Ferrara, 15-16 dicembre 1988, ed. ISMEA: 161-164, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni, A. Febi: La frutticoltura. In: L'Agricoltura veronese, Edizioni Banca Popolare di Verona, Verona 1988, 107-120, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni: L'Olivicoltura, in: L'Agricoltura veronese, Edizioni Banca Popolare di Verona, Verona 1988, 121-124, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli: Confronto fra tre portinnesti per il ciliegio in una piantagione ad alta densità. Risultati preliminari, Atti Convegno M.A.F. - S.O.I. "I portinnesti delle piante da Frutto", Ferrara, 15-16 dicembre: 153-156, ed. ISMEA, 1988.
 Giorgio Bargioni: La potatura del ciliegio, Frutticoltura, 1: 31-36, 1989.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Cultivar di olivo venete e loro sinonimi, Personal Communication, 1989.
  Giorgio Bargioni: The italian strawberry industry, Acta Horticulturae, 265: 659-663, 1989.
 Giorgio Bargioni, G. Liut: Attuale situazione dell'olivicoltura veronese e problemi di ristrutturazione degli impianti, Atti del convegno: L'Olivicoltura veronese, edito Banca Popolare di Verona: 15-42, 1989.
 Giorgio Bargioni: Il melo nel frutteto famigliare, ed. L'Informatore Agrario, pp 115, 1990.
 Giorgio Bargioni, G. Baroni: Le nuove cultivar di pesco costituite dall'Istituto di Frutticoltura di Verona, Frutticoltura, 11: 55-56, 1990.
 Giorgio Bargioni, G. Baroni: Le nuove cultivar di pesco Arianna, Atalanta, Jone e Minerva, L'Informatore Agrario 9: 173-177, 1990.
 A. Albertini, Giorgio Bargioni, A. Testoni (1991): Caratteristiche qualitative delle ciliegie, Progetto finalizzato Frutticoltura Agrumicoltura, EUROFRUT, Ferrara, 24-25 ottobre, Agricoltura Ricerca, 81-82.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1991): La potatura e le forme di allevamento del ciliegio, atti Convegno: La potatura degli alberi da frutto negli Anni 90, Cassa Risparmio di Verona, Vicenza, Belluno e Ancona: 221-255.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1991): Miglioramento genetico del ciliegio, Progetto finalizzato Frutticoltura Agrumicoltura, EUROFRUT, Ferrara, 24-25 ottobre, Agricoltura Ricerca, 19-21.
 Giorgio Bargioni, G. Baroni, F. Cossio (1991): Comportamento vegeto-produttivo di piante di pesco autoradicate "in vitro" ed innestate. Frutticoltura 6: 35-38.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli (1991): Costituzione di cultivar autofertili, Agricoltura e Ricerca, 119: 87-90.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli (1991): Costituzione e selezione di cultivar idonee alla raccolta meccanica, Agricoltura e Ricerca, 119: 57-62.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli (1991): Individuazione di cultivar di ciliegio dolce nell'ambiente Veronese, Agricoltura e Ricerca, 123: 49-58.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli (1991): Individuazione di cultivar di ciliegio dolce per l'ambiente veronese, Progetto finalizzato Frutticoltura Agrumicoltura, EUROFRUT Ferrara, 24-25 ottobre, Agricoltura Ricerca, 97-99.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli (1991): Valutazione agronomica di tre portinnesti per la cultivar di ciliegio dolce Mora di Cazzano, Progetto finalizzato Frutticoltura Agrumicoltura, EUROFRUT Ferrara, 24-25 ottobre, Agricoltura Ricerca, 94-95.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli (1991): Valutazione agronomica, nell'ambiente veronese, di tre cultivar di ciliegio acido, Agricoltura e Ricerca, 122: 81-84.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli, F. Cossio (1991): Miglioramento genetico del ciliegio dolce: costituzione di cultivar auto-fertili. Progetto finalizzato Frutticoltura Agrumicoltura, EUROFRUT Ferrara, 24-25 ottobre, Agricoltura Ricerca, 95-97.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli, F. Cossio (1991): Miglioramento genetico del ciliegio dolce: costituzione di cultivar idonee alla raccolta meccanica, Progetto finalizzato Frutticoltura Agrumicoltura, EUROFRUT Ferrara, 24-25 ottobre, Agricoltura Ricerca, 100-101.
 Giorgio Bargioni, T. Tosi (1991): Tecnica colturale della fragola per l'Italia settentrionale, Atti Convegno Nazionale sulla Fragola, Verona 8/11/1991, Ed. C.C.I.A.A.: 153-176.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1991): Nuovi criteri nella coltura dell'olivo, Atti e memorie dell'Accademia di agricoltura scienze e lettere di Verona, Volume 43: 162-167, anno acc. 1991-1992.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1991): Ciliegio, da Frutticoltura Speciale, edito Reda: 333-380.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1992): Scelta e preparazione del terreno, da Frutticoltura Generale, ed. Reda: 523-532.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1992): Potatura degli alberi da frutto, da Frutticoltura Generale, ed. Reda: 393-494.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1992): Germoplasma italiano del ciliegio, in: "Germoplasma Frutticolo, salvaguardia e valorizzazio- one delle risorse genetiche, Alghero, 21-25 settembre: 371-373.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1992): L'olivicoltura veronese e il paesaggio, La riviera degli olivi del Garda verso la DOC, edito Consorzio di Tutela per l'olio extra vergine di oliva del Garda e Banca Popolare di Verona: 15-26.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1992): Manuale per l'olivicoltore, edito Federazione Provinciale Coltivatori Diretti Verona, Centro IRIPA Quadrifoglio, Verona, pp 117.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli (1992): Risultati di osservazioni su alcune cultivar locali di olivo del Veneto, estratto dagli atti del Congresso: Germoplasma Frutticolo, salvaguardia e valorizzazione delle risorse genetiche, Alghero, 21 - 25 settembre.
 Giorgio Bargioni, F. Cossio, C. Madinelli (1992): Isabella, nuova cultivar di ciliegio autofertile, Notiziario di Ortoflorofrutticoltura, 4: 129.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1993): Inclinazione del fusto dell'albero e disposizione delle radici nel terreno, L'Informatore Agrario, 43: 48-50.
 Giorgio Bargioni, F. Cossio, C. Madinelli (1993): Isabella, Frutticoltura, 3: 75.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1994): Nuovi criteri nella coltura dell'olivo, Atti e memorie dell'Accademia di Agricoltura Scienze e Lettere di Verona, volume 168: 161-167.
 Giorgio Bargioni, F. Cossio, C. Madinelli, G. Baroni, (1994): I risultati dell'I.S.F. di Verona per il miglioramento del ciliegio dolce, Frutticoltura, 1: 43-47.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1995): Il ciliegio in Italia, L'Informatore Agrario, 47: 41-44.
  Giorgio Bargioni, G. Baroni, P. Tonutti, A. Pitacco, A. Ramina (1995): Scion inclination in Malus domestica Borkh and Prunus spp., Influences Root Growth and distribution, Hort Science, Vol. 30, 3: 517-520.
  Giorgio Bargioni (1996): Sweet Cherry Scions: Characteristics of the Principal Commercial Cultivars, Breeding Objectives and Methods, da Cherries: Crop Physiology Production and Uses, edited A.D. Webster & N.E. Looney: 73-112.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1996): Storia, problemi attuali e prospettive della coltura del ciliegi, atti dell'Accademia dei Georgofili, Settima Serie, Vol. XLIV – 173° dall'inizio, Firenze 1998, pp. 135–160
 Giorgio Bargioni (1997): Impollinazione e produzione del ciliegio Mora di Cazzano, L'Informatore Agrario, 9, supplemento Triveneto.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1997): Danni da freddo sull'olivo. L'Informatore Agrario 9, Supplemento Triveneto.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1997): Produzioni vegetali e pronubi, un binomio inscindibile, L'Informatore Agrario 10, Supplemento Triveneto.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1997): Coltivazioni fruttifere: aspetti di biologia fiorale e problemi di impollinazione dei fiori, atti e memorie dell'Accademia di agricoltura scienze e lettere di Verona, Volume 174: 48-62, anno acc. 1997-1998.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1997): Coltivazioni fruttifere: aspetti di biologia fiorale e problemi di impollinazione dei fiori, atti e memorie dell'Accademia di agricoltura scienze e lettere di Verona, Volume 174: 48-62, anno acc. 1997-1998.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli (1997): Il miglioramento genetico del ciliegio dolce all'Istituto Sperimentale di Frutticoltura di Verona, Atti Convegno del Ciliegio Bari 1997: 527-529.
 Giorgio Bargioni, C. Madinelli, F. Cossio (1997): Enrica e Giulietta, nuove cultivar autocompatibili di ciliegio dolce, Frutticoltura, 6: 55.
 C. Madinelli, Giorgio Bargioni (1997): Confronto fra gli apparati radicali dei portinnesti di ciliegio Prunus mahaleb S.L. 64" e Colt, Frutticoltura, 6, 65-67.
 Giorgio Bargioni (1998): Storia, problemi attuali e prospettive della coltura del ciliegio, estratto accademia dei Georgofili, Settima serie, Vol. XLIV - 173° dall'inizio, Firenze 1998: 135-160.
 R. Saunier, Giorgio Bargioni, (1998): Il miglioramento genetico del ciliegio (Prunus avium L. e Prunus cerasus L.), atti simposio internazionale su: "Stato dell'arte e prospettive del miglioramento genetico dei fruttiferi: melo, ciliegio, kaki e castagno" Faenza, 10 ottobre 1997 : 71-96.
  Giorgio Bargioni, R. Saunier, J. Claverie (1998): Cerisier, L'amelioration Genetique, 1ª parte, L'arboricolture Fruitiere n. 516.
  Giorgio Bargioni, R. Saunier, J. Claverie (1998): Cerisier, L'amelioration Genetique, 2ª parte, L'arboricolture Fruitiere n. 517.
 Giorgio Bargioni, G. Bassi (1999): La nuova cultivar Bargioni 137 di ciliegio dolce per l'industria. L'Informatore Agrario 46 :68-69.
 Giorgio Bargioni (2001): L'evoluzione della frutticoltura italiana nel 20. secolo, atti e memorie dell'Accademia di agricoltura scienze e lettere di Verona, volume 178: 105-150, anno acc. 2001-2002.
 Giorgio Bargioni (2002): L'olivo e la sua coltivazione, Ed. L'Informatore Agrario, pp. 160. ISBN 88-7220-166-7.
 Giorgio Bargioni (2002): L'Olivo: Coltivazione, potatura, raccolta. CD ROM - L'Informatore Agrario, 2002 (sec. Ediz. 2004)
 Giorgio Bargioni (2002): L'impollinazione degli alberi da frutto e gli insetti pronubi, atti e memorie dell'Accademia di agricoltura scienze e lettere di Verona, volume 179: 337-351, anno acc. 2002-2003.
 Giorgio Bargioni (2003): La frutticoltura veronese: problemi e prospettive, atti in memoria dell'Accademia dell'Agricoltura Scienze e Lettere di Verona, Vol. CLXXX (a.a. 2003-2004): 81-97.
 Giorgio Bargioni (2003): Aspetti e problemi dell'irrigazione nei frutteti veronesi, atti e memorie dell'Accademia di agricoltura scienze e lettere di Verona, Volume 180: 321-322, anno acc. 2003-2004.
 Giorgio Barioni,G. Bassi (2003): Ciliegio. Sweet Cherry, da Le tipologie di albero nelle drupacee, Growth habitus in stone-fruits trees a cura di Bassi D., edito da Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Roma, pp. 53–65.
 Giorgio Bargioni, R. Bassi, E. Corazzina (2004): Il frutteto: piccola guida pratica. L'Informatore Agrario, 35: 83.
 Giorgio Bargioni, G. Bassi (2006): Lucrezia, ciliegio autocompatibile, L'Informatore Agrario, 35: 65.
 Giorgio Bargioni (2007): Per Franco Scaramuzzi in occasione dei suoi 80 anni, Atti serie VIII, Vol. 3, Vol. 182° dall'inizio: 81-82.
 Giorgio Bargioni, G. Bassi (2007): Ciliegie senza peduncolo perché non riscoprirle?, L'Informatore Agrario 26: 55-57.
 Giorgio Bargioni (2009): Piante da frutto e vite: la propagazione, L'Informatore Agrario, pp 96. ISBN 978-88-7220-264-7.
 Giorgio Bargioni (2009): Nuovi portinnesti per il ciliegio veronese, L'Informatore Agrario, 26.
 Giorgio Bargioni (2009): Cinquant'anni di sperimentazione per lo sviluppo della frutticoltura veronese (prima parte, 1955-1990): Volume degli atti: "Cinquant'anni di attività dell'Istituto Sperimentale di Frutticoltura della Provincia di Verona: 49-60.
 Giorgio Bargioni, G. Bassi, G. Comerlati, G. Rigo (2012): Potatura delle piante da frutto, edizioni L'Informatore agrario, pp 96.

Pubblicazioni sulla rivista "Vita in campagna"
 L'innesto, 1: 23, 1983.
 L'innesto, 2: 93, 1983.
 L'innesto, 3: 152, 1983.
 Gli innesti di fine estate, 4: 211, 1983.
 Cure agli innesti e alle piante innestate, 5: 265, 1983.
 Gli innesti legnosi, 1: 35, 1984.
 Gli innesti primaverili, 2: 58, 1984.
 Il ciliegio: un albero generoso, 5: 22, 1984.
 L'impianto del ciliegio, 6: 25, 1984.
 Ciliegio: la scelta delle varietà, 1: 27, 1985.
 Le cure culturali per il ciliegio, 2: 27, 1985.
 Per ottenere molti frutti, favorire l'impollinazione, 2: 32, 1985.
 Che forma si può dare ai giovani ciliegi, 3: 30, 1985.
 La potatura degli alberi da frutto è un male necessario, 4: 34, 1986.
 La potatura verde di fine estate, 5: 21, 1986.
 Scelta e potatura delle piante da frutto, 6: 30, 1986.
 Potatura delle piante da frutto nei primi anni d'impianto, 1: 30, 1987.
 Potatura e vantaggi del melo a fusetto, 2: 32, 1987.
 Forme ridotte per allevare peschi e nettarine, 3: 41, 1987.
 Il meleto famigliare, 7: 33, 1989.
 Le cultivar estive di melo per il vostro meleto famigliare, 9: 25, 1989.
 Le cultivar autunno-invernali di melo per il vostro frutteto famigliare, 10: 28, 1989.
 Quali portinnesti per il melo?, 11: 31, 1989.
 La piantagione del meleto famigliare, 12: 21, 1989.
 La concimazione del meleto, 1: 30, 1989.
 Melo: criteri di potatura, 2: 27, 1990.
 Melo: le forme di allevamento per un grande albero e una piccola siepe, 3: 30, 1990.
 Melo: alberi di piccola statura per ottenere una rapida entrata in produzione, 4: 44, 1990.
 Raccolta e conservazione delle mele, 5: 36, 1990.
 Il nespolo del Giappone, pianta rustica dai frutti squisiti per il frutteto di famiglia, 6: 30, 1991.
 L'impollinazione delle colture a mezzo degli insetti: quanto son brave le api, 7-8: 31, 1991.
 Guida difesa frutteto, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 2, 1991.
 Miglioriamo un terreno argilloso per poter coltivare qualche albero da frutto, 9: 32, 1992.
 Agricoltura biologica: speranze e realtà quando si coltivano piante da frutto, 12: 44, 1992.
 Impariamo a riconoscere le gemme delle piante da frutto, 3: 35, 1993.
 Facilitiamo la messa a frutto delle piante con la decorticazione anulare, 4: 37, 1993.
 Varietà di albicocco resistenti alla monilia, 11: 22, 1993.
 Guida alle vecchie varietà di fruttiferi e vite, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 10/1993, 1993.
 Guida alla difesa del frutteto e vigneto famigliare, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 2, 1993.
 Guida alla coltivazione del piccolo oliveto, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 10, 1994.
 Rittochino e terrazzamento: due sistemazioni per terreni in pendio, 3: 30, 1995.
 Guida Progetto frutteti, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 2, 1995.
 Guida alla propagazione delle piante da frutto e della vite, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 2, 1996.
 Il generoso e delicato ciliegio: le varietà per il frutteto famigliare, 6: 25, 1996.
 Ciliegio: l'impianto va fatto preferibilmente nel mese di novembre, 7-8: 26, 1996.
 Ciliegio: la potatura e la forma di allevamento a vaso, 9: 24, 1996.
 Ciliegio: come prevenire e combattere le principali avversità e malattie, 10: 31, 1996.
 Un piccolo frutteto costituito da specie che bene si adattano a un terreno "sciolto", 12: 31, 1996.
 Pesco: origini, caratteristiche dell'albero, esigenze di coltivazione, 10: 29, 1997.
 Pesco: portinnesti e innesti, la scelta dell'astone da porre a dimora, 12: 30, 1997.
 Pesco: le modalità dell'impianto, la pacciamatura lungo il filare, 1: 27, 1998.
 Pesco: tra le possibili varie forme di allevamento vi consigliamo il vasetto, 2: 31, 1998.
 Pesco: le principali cure colturali da riservare al piccolo pescheto, 3: 32, 1998.
 Consigli ed orientamenti dell'esperto per il piccolo frutteto del futuro, 10: 32, 1998.
 F. Mazzini, R. Bassi, S. Manzella, M. Borselli, E. Corazzina: Guida difesa frutteto e vigneto, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 2, 1998.
 La difesa delle piante da frutto e delle viti dalle gelate di fine inverno-primavera, 3: 51, 1999.
 La butteratura amara delle mele, 5: 37, 1999.
 La difesa dal vento delle piante da frutto, 12: 28, 1999.
 Guida alla piccola azienda agraria del 2000, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 2, 1999.
 Guida al recupero di un'azienda in stato di abbandono, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 6, 1999.
 L' azzeruolo dai frutti bianco, giallo e rosso, 4: 34, 2000.
 Il corbezzolo, albero del Tricolore, 5: 29, 2000.
 Frutti per tutto l'anno, 12: 34, 2000.
 Il giuggiolo dal frutto dolce un po' acidulo, 1: 27, 2001.
 Il corniolo dai frutti mangerecci, 2: 31, 2001.
 Inclinazione e curvatura dei rami per aumentare fioritura e fruttificazione, 3: 35, 2001.
 Il rustico nespolo comune, 4: 34, 2001.
 Un nuovo frutteto con pochi alberi e diverse varietà, 6: 29, 2001.
 Un frutteto con pochi alberi e diverse varietà: alcuni esempi concreti, 7-8: 23, 2001.
 Come scegliere e prelevare il materiale da utilizzare per gli innesti, 11: 29, 2001.
 Guida all'impollinazione delle piante da frutto, degli ortaggi, delle viti e delle colture erbacee, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 2, 2001.
 Nero o bianco, il gelso è un albero rustico di facilissima coltivazione, 1: 31, 2002.
 Dal carrubo frutti e semi dai mille usi, 2: 27, 2002.
 L' olivo compagno dell'uomo, 3: 8, 2002.
 L'olivo, pianta rustica e generosa condizionata dalle basse temperature, 3: 27, 2002.
 Varietà locali per un oliveto di qualità, 4: 31, 2002.
 Olivo: la messa a dimora e le cure colturali del primo anno, 5: 33, 2002.
 Olivo: le forme di allevamento e i consigli per la potatura, 6: 39, 2002.
 Olivo: terreno lavorato periodicamente o inerbimento controllato?, 7-8: 29, 2002.
 Olivo: la concimazione e la raccolta, 9: 37, 2002.
 Le varietà di ciliegio adatte alla coltivazione in tutta Italia, 12: 27, 2002.
 G. Bargioni, G. Rigo, Comerlati G., S. Manzella, E. Corazzina: Guida alla progettazione di un piccolo frutteto familiare, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 12, 2002.
 Un piccolo ciliegeto per la famiglia e l'azienda agrituristica, 1: 29, 2003.
 Ciliegio: cure di coltivazione e raccolta, 2: 27, 2003.
 Come evitare la scosciatura delle branche, 3: 35, 2003.
 Il trapianto di olivi adulti è facile se viene eseguito con criterio, 5: 33, 2003.
 Pero: le caratteristiche dell'albero e le sue esigenze di clima e terreno, 11: 33, 2003.
 Pero: dieci varietà consigliate per un piccolo frutteto di famiglia, 12: 30, 2003.
 L' impianto di un piccolo pereto e un progetto valido per tutta Italia, 1: 31, 2004.
 Le gelate tardive: difesa, danni, prevenzione e cure alle piante danneggiate, 2: 23, 2004.
 La grandine: difesa, danni, prevenzione e cure alle colture danneggiate, 3: 29, 2004.
 Il vento: difesa, danni, prevenzione e cure alle piante danneggiate, 5: 41, 2004.
 La siccità e il caldo eccessivo: difesa, danni, prevenzione e cure alle piante danneggiate, 6: 33, 2004.
 La pioggia eccessiva: difesa, danni, prevenzione e cure alle piante danneggiate, 9: 43, 2004.
 Il freddo invernale: difesa, danni, prevenzione e cure alle piante danneggiate, 10: 26, 2004.
 Alcuni consigli per abbassare la chioma di un albero da frutto adulto, 11: 32, 2004.
 L'allevamento dei germogli nati dopo le operazioni di riforma degli alberi, 12: 28, 2004.
 L'incisione longitudinale della corteccia degli alberi, 12: 28, 2004.
 Le varietà di pomacee resistenti o tolleranti le malattie e i parassiti, 2: 30, 2005.
 Le varietà di drupacee resistenti o tolleranti le malattie e i parassiti, 3: 33, 2005.
 Le varietà di agrumi, castagno e olivo resistenti o tolleranti le malattie e i parassiti, 4: 38, 2005.
 Le varietà resistenti o tolleranti le malattie e i parassiti: specie minori, piccoli frutti e vite, 5: 35, 2005.
 Il kaki, il cibo degli dei tra curiosità e leggenda, 9: 7, 2005.
 Il kaki o diòspiro, un albero «elegante» che produce squisiti frutti, 9: 29, 2005.
 Kaki: le forme di allevamento per valorizzare portamento e produzione, 10: 26, 2005.
 Il kaki richiede poche cure colturali, ma una raccolta attenta dei frutti, 11: 31, 2005.
 Una piccola coltivazione di noce da frutto: caratteristiche botaniche e scelta delle varietà, 7-8: 31, 2006.
 Il noce: credenze, medicina, superstizione e storia, 9: 7, 2006.
 Noce da frutto: la messa a dimora e l'allevamento a piramide, 9: 28, 2006.
 Noce da frutto: le cure colturali e la raccolta delle noci, 10: 33, 2006.
 G. Bargioni, G. Rigo, S. Manzella, E. Corazzina: Guida alle vecchie varietà di piante da frutto e di vite, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 6, 2006.
 Se le piante da frutto non producono forse non c' è stata una buona impollinazione, 2: 28, 2007.
 Undici varietà di olivo adatte agli ambienti con inverni freddi, 11: 29, 2007.
 Alcuni suggerimenti per la scelta di un utile e gradito regalo natalizio, 12: 69, 2007.
 G. Bargioni, G. Rigo: Guida alla propagazione delle piante da frutto e della vite, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 2, 2008.
 Il ciliegio, albero da frutto tipico della collina coltivabile in tutta Italia, 3: 36, 2009.
 Ciliegio: le varietà adatte in tutta Italia per un piccolo ciliegeto familiare, 4: 31, 2009.
 Ciliegio: dalla piantagione dell'astone alla forma di allevamento, 5: 37, 2009.
 Ciliegio: tutte le cure di coltivazione e la raccolta dei frutti, 6: 31, 2009.
 I consigli per l'acquisto delle piante da frutto da mettere a dimora a novembre, 10: 33, 2009.
 La scelta del portinnesto è importante per la buona riuscita degli alberi da frutto, 11: 24, 2009.
 I migliori portinnesti per le pomacee: melo, pero, cotogno e nashi, 12: 22, 2009.
 G. Bargioni, U. Grigolo, Moscatelli, L.Vasari, S. Macolino, A. Locatelli, G. Comerlati, R. Tumminelli, F. Giannone, E. Corazzina, M. Arduin, M. Volanti: Guida al risparmio dell'acqua, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 6/2009, 2009.
 Le possibili cause della mancata produzione di una pianta da frutto, 1: 31, 2010.
 I migliori portinnesti per le drupacee: pesco, albicocco e susino, 1: 34, 2010.
 I migliori portinnesti per il ciliegio, gli agrumi e le specie da frutto minori, 2: 32, 2010.
 Inclinazioni, piegature e altre pratiche per... educare gli alberi da frutto, 4: 33, 2010.
 Interventi sugli olivi danneggiati dal gelo, 4: 42, 2010.
 G. Bargioni, A. Percolo, A. Alfei: Guida alla coltivazione dell'olivo, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 2, 2010.
 G. Bargioni, G. Rigo, E. Corazzino, M. Arduin, F. Rossi: Guida alla produzione in proprio degli alimenti per la famiglia, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 10, 2010.
 Propagare alberi da frutto senza il ricorso all'innesto: margotta aerea e pollone radicato, 1: 34, 2011.
 Propagare alberi da frutto senza il ricorso all'innesto: talea e seme, 2: 30, 2011.
 Le cause della mancata fruttificazione di una pianta da frutto giovane, 3: 38, 2011.
 Ecco spiegata l'origine dei «frutti gemelli», 4: 33, 2011.
 Ecco quali sono le scale sicure per raccogliere la frutta e potare gli alberi, 5: 41, 2011.
 Il ciliegio acido: albero rustico, ideale per il piccolo frutteto familiare, 6: 32, 2011.
 G. Bargioni, G. Bassi, G. Comerlati, G. Rigo: Guida alla potatura delle piante da frutto: pomacee e drupacee, supplemento a Vita in Campagna n. 10, 2011.
 Lycoris radiata, bulbosa poco conosciuta dalla meravigliosa fioritura , 1: 21, 2012.
 L'allevamento di una bella siepe di melo, fruttifera e ornamentale insieme, 1: 35, 2012.
 Riscopriamo nel piccolo frutteto familiare le vecchie varietà da frutto, 2: 31, 2012.
 Antiche varietà di melo e pero adatte al piccolo frutteto familiare, 3: 27, 2012.
 Come eseguire lo «spostamento» di un giovane albero da frutto, 3: 32, 2012.
 G. Bargioni, G. Bassi: L'insacchettamento, una vecchia pratica per proteggere e migliorare i frutti, 6: 31, 2012.
 G. Bargioni, G. Bassi, C. Sonnati, G. Rigo: Guida alla potatura delle piante da frutto, supplemento n. 2, 2012.

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Houston Streetball
Everything basketball in Houston
Houston Streetball turns 1 year! The Story
It was a regular weekday evening like any other day late November. Because of Daylight's saving time, it was dark already by 5pm. I had stopped by the local stomping grounds of Charlton Park where I had been hooping on a regular basis but that particular day, there was nobody there. A car pulled up next to me and it was Philip Ethridge, a fellow regular hooper at Charlton. "Yo frank, where everybody at?" asked Phil, "I got no idea man, this sucks" I replied. It was at this moment that I realized that we needed some form of central communication among our hooper buddies to find out where everybody was playing to avoid situations like this. "Phil, why don't we start a group on facebook and just add everyone on there?" I asked. And sure enough that evening I went home to think of a couple of ideas. At first I was considering making a group called "Charlton Ballers" but it sounded too corny, and most important I figured if the group got popular enough there would be a point that we wouldn't be able to grow solely because of the name "Charlton", we would always be limited mostly to the players that hoop there. Since playing at a park symbolizes streetball in the typical sense, I searched online for keyword "Houston Streetball" and no results were found, I thought to myself, surely in a city this big, there must be something related but after further searching, I said to myself "Houston Streetball" it is and formed the group on Facebook. Phil was the second member to join and my fellow friends that I grew up up playing basketball known as "Rocket Town" would be the first members to be added. Phil knew way more people than I did and he added over 50 people that night, and thus we were off to a great start.
First time with scoreboard
As more people started joining the group, I started venturing out to other parks to promote the movement. I bought a scoreboard off amazon and started taking it with me to each park I went to, people always gave me a funny look like "What's this guy doing here and why does have that garbage with him, we can keep count" but little by little people started being receptive towards a small bit of positive change and when there was close games, there wasn't any more arguing what the score was. My wife got me a gopro hero session for Christmas, this one was different unlike the other models, its a really small cube that can get mounted almost anywhere, it came with a headstrap and I thought, why not take video while I play, kind of like first person. I started making small mixtapes of myself playing at Charlton and started uploading them online and people began to notice.
The first Le tour de Houston
It was about February and our group had reached at that point around 300 members. I wanted to throw a tournament but was back and forth about it, a member from the group, Rudy Ortega decided that he wanted to do a tournament and got everyone hyped, so I said, okay let's just do it and helped him with what I could. We we were able to get 8 teams that day and the tournament was a success. Immediately after the tournament an extra 400 people joined our group over night. Trying to continue the momentum of having people excited, I thought wouldn't it be cool if we could go park to park and have everyone play each other? Rudy Ortega mentioned on a post "why not call le tour de houston" and immediately I thought, man that was a great idea. So I took the concept of Le Tour de France and modified the logo with a basketball and designed a flyer with a map including 9 venues and each time we stopped by a new place to hoop, more people became interested and joined our group making it bigger.
Our 2nd tournament
April rolled around and our popularity continued growing, it was time for another tournament and previously in a tournament the Houston Rockets hosted I had met a marketing executive that worked with ZTE that was interested in sponsoring our tournament by throwing in some of the latest smartphones. The local Popeyes I've been going to for several months also sponsored the tournament by giving us some coupons. This time we also ordered several trophies to give away and a buddy of mine that works for Adidas gave me a gift card to give away. This tournament was even more successful than the first one as we were able to get a total of 12 teams.
The 2nd Le Tour de Houston
The 2nd Le Tour de Houston needed to happen, with more members joining from all parts of town we did a west coast edition. We went as far as Tomball, Katy, and Cypress to spread the word. Interestingly enough by this point by most of the stops we came to hoop people had heard about us. At the end of this tour, we threw a barbecue for everyone at Cottage Grove which was gratuitously offered by Marcelo Garza.
We didn't end up doing a 3rd tournament or a third Le Tour de Houston after the summer as I had originally had hoped so but I did wanted to do something before the year ended and thus to celebrate our first year of existence we are throwing an all star contest that will be held at Charlton Park for free. Everyone in the group and public is invited to attend to participate and the all star game will be played from players in the group that will be voted upon each other in a West vs East !!!.
I definitely want to thank all the people that have joined our group and continue to make it a success because without everyone, Houston Streetball wouldn't be possible. Before Houston Streetball, I was only hooping on occasion at Charlton Park, since then I've probably have been to over 50 places and have hundreds of people from all over Houston. Playing against different people that are better than you is bound to have an effect on your overall game and I can definitely say my game has improved so much in one year. I hope to continue doing my best in promoting basketball for our city in any way shape or form. At this time, we have just under 2500 members to our group and we continue growing little by little each day.
Hope to see everyone out next Saturday on December 10th.
The Houston Dew NBA 3X, Part 1
Today was a great day for basketball in the City of Houston. The Dew NBA 3X tournament sponsored by Mountain took place at the Revention Music Center in downtown. Registration was completely free and it was first come, first serve to the first 32 teams that did the online application.
Outside the Revention Music Center
HSB Le'Equipe, ready to tear down the building
Once inside the building and after registration I learned that parking was free in the valet section to all participants, I had already paid $10 in the parking garage next to location. The team name that I chose for my team was HSB Le'Equipe which stands for Houston Streetball and Le'Equipe meaning in French for "The Team". After signing up we got some wrist bracelets to help the organizers easier to identify between players and spectators. Everyone who was participating in the tournament got a uniform (reversible jersey and shorts) with numbers on the back which we got to keep which was pretty cool and a nice snapback cap with the dewnba3x logo.
Playing NBA2K17 in between the games
Trainers stretching the players
What was cool about the tournament, is that the organizers went all out making all the players feel at home. There was a lounge that only players were allowed exclusive access to which had very nice sofas, tables with fruit, and mountain dew energy drinks. There was also two big screens with linked PS4s for players to play 2 vs 2 NBA2K17. The most impressive thing about the lounge were the two treatment tables and two wonderful ladies that were there to get your muscles stretched and get you taped up for the games, I did take the offer on getting stretched and let the gal know if she had a tip jar but she said no and when I insisted on even $5 she still refused and didn't let me tip her.
Saturday Group Play
As previously mentioned, there was a total of 32 registered teams and they were setup in 8 groups of 4 teams each. Every team would play each team in the group once which would make a total of three games for everyone. The rules of the tournament were that of FIBA 3x rules which were simple to follow at first and somewhat strange afterwards (first time I played using this rules) The basic rules are 21 points to win (1s and 2s) or most points at 10 minutes, game is continuous after a point is scored meaning that when a point is scored, the opposing team picks up the ball immediately and has to take it out to the three point line and has a 12 second shot clock to score, with the short shot clock this made the games fast paced and very tiring. The one thing I had a tough time figuring out at the time were rules on how fouls were applied. After reading the rules online, it basically says that after 6 fouls a team is in the penalty, if a player is fouled while shooting then that player shoots 1 free throw unless they were shooting a 2 pointer then the player shoots two free throws. If a player is fouled and makes the bucket then it's an and1 and shoots a free throw. At 7th, 8th, 9th fouls teams are further penalized by having the player who was fouled shoot two free throws and after the 10th foul teams are even further penalized by having the player shoot two free throws and that same team takes out, one game in particular that I spectated had committed 10 fouls so everytime they fouled afterwards the opposing team shot two free throws and they took out which was very difficult to have possession.
Gary Payton giving an interview
Gary Payton was in attendance as the official ambassador of the inaugural season of the DewNBA3x tournament. For some odd reason I thought he was a lot shorter in person (I'm 6'0″), but I took a picture with him and he was definitely taller than me, sometimes the NBA adds 1 or 2 inches to certain players but Gary Payton is a full 6'4″. He was very well spoken and asked how the tournament was going and everything, he didn't trash talk at all as he was known as a player throughout his career.
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My team did well today despite not advancing to tomorrow's elimination rounds. We got off to a good start by winning the first game against a team called Roc La Familia but lost the second game to a team called BAMF. On that game against BAMF we had a lot of turn overs and most importantly played bad perimeter defense which allowed us to give up at least 14 points from the 2 point line, we managed to scramble a couple of points but couldn't do anything significantly to catch up. On game point for BAMF while I was driving in, I lost the ball and one of the players for opposing team got it and lobbed it up for one of their guys to dunk the alley oop and seal the game. Our final and third game was against a team called KDC International. We knew our final game was going to be tough because I talked to the guys from BAMF who told us that KDC international gave them a good run for their money and the game finished 21 to 19 in favor of BAMF and this meant that the winner of our game against KDC would guarantee passage to the next round of games. We started off pretty good and traded buckets with KDC for the first couple of points but started to lose our pace. A couple of open two's for KDC allowed them to get a small lead little by little. At the three minute mark I called time out and we were down by 7 points but we couldn't take advantage of the small break and make a run for it and in the end time ran out and we ended up losing the game. With only one win, our time at the dewnba3x came to a close but we still left with our heads held up high, after all we didn't practice prior at all together and it was just a team put together in the last minute. I definitely would like to take a couple of ideas from here and apply it to our next tournament for Houston Streetball which I'm currently planning for November. I'll try to make it out tomorrow to find out the winner and see who will represent Houston in Los Angeles for the national champion, that winner in turn represent the USA in the Global FIBA 3×3 tournament held in Europe.
More pictures in the gallery below.
The park vs park vs park vs park vs park vs park challenge , the recap
It was an event to remember, possibly the first multi park challenge in all of Houston. It all started when guys from Amity Park challenged Charlton Park to a game not to long ago (read recap). Several people in our Houston Streetball group on Facebook started talking about setting up another one, so I figured why not organize a bigger one and so that is what happened. Randall Speir who is a friend of mine msged me earlier during the week and let me know there is a place up north with several courts, seemed to good to be true but sure enough after seeing a picture of it and that it was open Sunday and only $8 per person, it seemed the best fit for the challenge.
MI3 Center from the outside.
As I pulled up to the location, the building sure looked impressive and surely cost and arm and leg to get built. I'd been in the Fonde where they have two full sized courts but this place had 6 full sized courts back to back. Everyone showed up around 3:30pm and with warm ups and figuring out how to organize the games it took us around an extra 30 minutes. From all the parks that mentioned they would have people represent, the following parks showed up. Tidwell Park, Burnett Bailey Park (Chimney Rock), Martin Luther King Park (Tomball), Woodlands Group, MI3 Youth, and I scrapped up a team of mix players since my guys out of Charlton bailed out on me.
Big group picture
Before the games started, we all took a big group picture for our collection, after all these types of events don't happen often and everyone would be sweaty in the end. Since there was only 6 teams, we decided that everyone was going to play each other once, 5 games in total for everyone. The rules of the challenge were simple, 5 vs 5 full court with subs, first to 15 wins and the top 2 teams with the best record play each other one last time to claim the unofficial park vs park champion.
Scores in the end
With everyone playing everyone, Chimney Rock landed the best record with 5 wins in a row and the 2nd best team was Tidwell Park who managed to lose only one game in the very beginning. The MI3 team which actually compromised of under 18 players were the stand out team as they gave a good run against several teams, later I found out that those young guys play AAU basketball so it was a no wonder they were able play so well together. I was playing my last game against MI3, when I just heard shouting and arguing on the otherside as Tidwell played Chimney Rock, I looked at the score and it was tied 12 to 12, so they were going all out and not trying to lose. There was no deuce so when it was 14 to 14, the game was intense but in the end Tidwell had one guy open on a mid jumper and landed the final point. With Tidwell winning the championship game, they have become the unofficial park vs park champion, next time with more preparation and organization we will try to have more parks come through and maybe have some trophies to give out. I have enrolled back in school and with class starting in a week, I'll be playing less but none the less I'm always involved one way or another with basketball. The Mountain Dew Tournament 3×3 is three weeks away and I signed up and many others from the group as well, it should be exciting. There's always new people that are hearing about Houston Streetball and if you're not in the official group, make sure you join by clicking here. Until then, keep calm and
#houstonstreetball
I took a few pictures of teams but only managed to get 4 of the teams since I was also playing it made it kind of hard to get everyone.
HSB The Mix, with Kyren Peacock photobombing 🙂
Martin Luther King Park (Tomball,TX)
Woodlands Group
MI3 Youth team.
Thank you everyone for coming out.
Southpark Baptist League, Day 1
Around Houston, many leagues are starting up again and I had time to stop by yesterday at the Southpark Baptist Church for a new league season. I had previously stopped by in the first Le Tour de Houston and hooped a few times afterwards on open gym days but it's been several months since I last came. I was invited to get a team together and play but due to my schedule with school starting up I would not be able to , I did however stopped by to show support in anyway I can.
Prayer before the games
Before every game starts, a prayer is said before the game to have the lord bless the players. First game was scheduled to start at 6pm but because it was the first day, games didn't get started till about 7:00pm. Games at this league are played two 20 minute halves and will be played every Thursday. There is still room for a few extra teams and if you're interested stop by and talk to James Slaughter and he can be contacted at 281-658-4663. I'll try to update with any news as it comes to me. Best of luck to all the teams.
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In 2010, Konstantin Grcic made it as Designer of the Year. Just before we asked him for his ten most favorite designs. He came up with five which made our Top100 a little bit more sustainable.
Which is the best design of all times? The DesignTop100 is an ongoing search for the hundred most significant designs for the interior, based on the ten favourites, chosen by design experts and professionals.


This is Art (in Progress): Always Bringing, Always Taking Away - At Paper Moose Jumpsuit and Co.
Always Bringing, Always Taking Away - At Paper Moose Jumpsuit and Co.
Back in June, I worked with puppeteers Kate Saturday and Olli Johnson, as well as musicians Erik Ostrom and Brian Rowe to perform a Puppet Show about the Mississippi river onboard a Paddleboat for a live audience. The show went pretty darn well, so we decided to do an encore presentation.
Because Olli was busy this summer working on a puppet show at the Minnesota Zoo (which I eventually got to see with my friend Michael - a post on this zoo trip is coming soon), we recruited my friend Spencer Riedel (who is a musician, puppeteer and all-around awesome and friendly guy what can also entertain you), to fill in for her.
We practiced together a bunch more and then on August 7th, took Always Bringing, Always Taking Away (or ABATA as we call it) to a performing arts space in Minneapolis called Paper Moose Jumpsuit and Co.
Paper Moose is a very weird place, in a good way. It is located inside an old paper factory. The front door is always locked so audiences must enter through the fire escape (!!!). Walking through the building begins as a tour of a decrepit factory and suddenly transforms into a cozy and intimate arts space. With a sitting room, a stage, and a little bar.
This time, unlike the performance on the boat, the performance was less river-centric, and more like a get-together of friends and associates to focus on each other and art.
At roughly 9:15, Unseen Ghost Brigade, a group featuring Olli Johnson, performed some fun folk music.
Afterwards they screened the trailer for a documentary that they shot while on a trip down the Mississippi river.
At 10:15, Kate and Erik set up for their band, DeatHat. DeatHat's music is really, really cool. A mixture of marimba, bass, wicked vocal harmonies and exciting rythms.
At 11:15, the last act of the night was Calamaty and the Owl a sort of folk-duo made of these two fine young men. They capped off the night in good spirits.
The general experience led me to do a lot of thinking about the importance of context, community, workspace and friendship that has had a profound effect on my ideas for upcoming projects, and my overall contentedness with life.


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Q: (In Matlab) How would I switch to another working directory in the middle of a for loop? Currently, I have data in two separate folders (say folder A and folder B).
I have a for loop code which analyses the relevant variables for each participant. The beginning portion of my for loop runs through the variables found in data contained in folder A; however, I would like to include variables from the data in folder B at the end of my for loop.
How would I go about doing this?
Thanks for your help in advance!
I've tried adding a line to change the directory once the loop reaches the portion of the loop for extracting the variables from folder B. But this causes a

Error using load' 'X file is not found in the current folder.

Now I have placed both directories at the beginning of my script and tried loading them both before the loop starts.
cd('folderAPath')
addpath('folderBPath')
filesA = dir(filenameA)
filesB = dir(filenameB)

When trying to use the load() function for files A and B, the files from folder B do not load into my workspace.

A: You can change the current working folder before calling the dir (...) command to point to the correct folder.
cd('folderAPath')
filesA = dir(filenameA)
cd('folderBPath')
filesB = dir(filenameB)

A: My guess is that Matlab cannot locate the files in folder B.
Say your directory tree is something like this:
--root_folder
  --folderA
  --folderB

If you change directory (cd) to folderA, folderB is not visible if you don't provide the entire path (from root folder).
One of these approaches will solve your problem:

*

*Provide the entire path (from root folder) to the load function

*cd to folder B and load your data

A: Sounds like you're trying to load the files in folderB when folderB isn't on your filepath.
for example if the path to the files are as follows:
C:/Users/.../.../MATLAB/folderA
C:/Users/.../.../MATLAB/folderB
have the following above and outside of your loop:
addpath('C:/Users/.../.../MATLAB/folderA');
addpath('C:/Users/.../.../MATLAB/folderB');

Then just do something like the following pseudocode:
numFilesA = number of files in folder A
numFilesB = number of files in folder B
totalFiles = numFilesA + numFilesB

for i in totalFiles
    if i <= numFilesA
       load folderA/file(i)
    else % we've read all the files in folderA
       load folderB/file(i-numFilesA) % because we want to load from index 1 of the new folder
    % and do whatever other stuff you want to do in here
    end
end


The top three credit bureaus (also known as credit reporting agencies) are Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. When you're applying for credit, lenders depend on the data provided by these bureaus to make their decision whether or not to lend you money. So where does this data come from in the first place?
The length of your credit history (the credit you establish over time) makes up 15% of your FICO® Score. It's an important factor that creditors take into consideration when deciding if you've had credit long enough to trust you with their money. This isn't the primary focus of this article, but it's essential knowledge to have.
So… once you've established credit, your creditors (see those mentioned above), report the details of your credit activity to the bureaus. If you manage your credit well that positive information will be reported to the credit bureaus and reflect positively in your credit file and subsequently your FICO® Score. The same goes for negative information. For instance, if you owe very close to your total allowed limit on a credit card, that information will also be passed on to the bureaus. This is part of the "Amounts Owed" factor of your FICO® Score which makes up 30% of your total score – just one of the reasons to monitor your spending.
Your credit files can change every day. That's because, as you open new accounts, pay your bills, close accounts and so on, the bureaus continue to collect information and activity from creditors and lenders. This collection alone changes the data in your files.
In addition, some lenders provide their information at the start of the month, others in the middle and some at the end. That means, not only will the information change on different days at different bureaus, but the information at each bureau may not match because it was received at different times.
In answer to the original question, "how do credit bureaus get your information?" it pretty much comes down to specific lenders and their processes regarding customer credit activity. Once they report that information to the bureaus, the bureaus provide the information in the form of a credit report to the company or person who requested it.
Something to note when doing research on your credit bureau information is that lenders are not required to report information to the credit bureaus. Generally, most major banks report to all three bureaus. However smaller regional banks and credit unions may only report to one or two of the bureaus… or to none at all. The same goes for credit cards, but more often than not, the credit card companies will report your activity to at least one of the credit reporting bureaus.
It's for this reason (and others, like identity theft and out of the ordinary inquiries), that you should always monitor your credit reports. It helps you ensure that the information they contain is correct and will also give you a look into how you are perceived by lenders. This way there won't be any big surprises when you apply for a loan, an increased line of credit or decide it's time to ask for a decrease in your credit card interest rate.
Check out myFICO forums to see how others have managed to keep an eye on the information lenders send to credit bureaus.


Daniel Abt put in a dominant performance at the Berlin ePrix to take maximum points away from the weekend with pole, fastest lap and victory.
Abt, a native of Kempten, Germany, continued his form from qualifying to hold the lead on the opening tour of the Flughafen Tempelhof circuit located in south Berlin, holding first position until the chequered flag waved on lap 45.
While Abt experienced a simple race at the front of the pack, his team-mate, Lucas di Grassi, had to battle his way through the business end of the field of 20 to secure second place – the fourth race in succession that the reigning champion has taken 18 points away from a Formula E weekend.
Jean-Eric Vergne stood on the final step of the podium after being locked in a race-long battle with Renault e.dams driver, Sebastien Buemi, who finished in fourth place, 4.3 seconds adrift of a podium finish.
Buemi started from seventh and was able to clear Dragon Racing's Jerome d'Ambrosio early on in the race, dispatching of the driver on lap four with a diving move into the right-hand hairpin of Turn 9. Closing in on Vergne, Buemi performed a successful overtake to move into the top three, only to drop off the podium after his French rival was able to regain the position.
On the other side of the Renault e.dams garage, Buemi's team-mate, Nico Prost, failed to deliver a points scoring finish for the French marque, finishing in 14th place after qualifying in 20th. Prost had a strong opening stint but lost a handful of positions in the pit phase, costing him a potential points finish.
The results from the race mean that Jean-Eric Vergne has extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship over Sam Bird, now holding a 40 point lead with three races remaining. Renault e.dams sit in sixth in the Teams' Standings with 89 points.
Image: Dieter Gass, Lucas di Grassi, Daniel Abt, Jean-Eric Vergne on the podium at the 2018 Formula E Berlin E-Prix 2018. © Audi Communications Motorsport / Michael Kunkel.