ساو باولو

ساو باولو (◄ استمع (معلومات)) من أكبر مدن البرازيل وحاضرة ولاية ساو باولو في جنوب شرق البلاد. يلفظها البعض (سان باولو). تقع على بعد 400 كم من مدينة ريو دي جانيرو و1030 كم من العاصمة برازيليا.تعتبر أكبر مدينة في البرازيل وأمريكا الجنوبية من حيث السكان ورابع أكبر مدن العالم. اسم المدينة تعني القديس بولس باللغة البرتغالية.
لمحة عامة
ساو باولو أكبر مركز ثقافي، ترفيهي في البرازيل وتعتبر أغنى مدينة في أمريكا الجنوبية. تعاني ساو بالو من مشاكل كأي مدينة بـحـجـمها كـ: ازدحام السير في المدينة، يقدر وجود سيارة واحدة لكل شخصين في ساو بالو، المدينة لديها ثاني أكبر عدد طائرات مروحية في العالم. كثرة المهاجرين وتنوع ثقافاتهم جعل من ساو باولو مدينة متنوعة في ثقافتها وطعامها.

المدينة تعاني من مشاكل اجتماعية وطبقية عادية في البرازيل حيث جزء من المدينة القريب من المركز أكثر نمواً وأغنى اقتصادياً، والأحياء الابعد عن المركز تعاني من نقص في البنية التحتية. وتعاني المدينة من دخل غير عادل كبقية البرازيل.

الانهر الرئيسية التي تمر في ساو باولو : نهر تييتي، بينييروس وتاماندواتيي.

أكبر مركز تجاري وصناعي في البرازيل وعلى الناحية الثانية أكبر مدينة مستهلكة في البرازيل، كما تعتبر نقطة وصل الشمال بالجنوب، من المدينة من الممكن ان تصل إلى أي مكان في البرازيل.

اللغة
اللغة التي يتحدث بها الغالبية العظمى من السكان هي اللغة البرتغالية ولكن هناك بعض الاختلاف بين البرتغالية البرازيلية والبرتغالية في البرتغال بسبب تأثر اللغة بالعديد من اللغات الأجنبية الأخرى مثل : الإيطالية، الإنجليزية، الإسبانية وتأثير أقل من الألمانية والعربية.

و نتيجة لتدفق أعداد كبيرة من المهاجرين الإيطاليين والبرتغاليين تحدث في المدينة يعكس تأثير كبير من اللغات في شبه الجزيرة الإيطالية، وبخاصة من البندقية ونابولي. تختلط اللهجات الإيطالية مع لهجة الريف من ساو باولو Caipira. بعض اللغويين يرون أن ولدت لهجة من اللغة البرتغالية ساو باولو في بريستول، وهو حي استقر في أوائل القرن 20 في المقام الأول من قبل أشخاص من نابولي في جنوب إيطاليا.

اللغات الأخرى المستخدمة في المدينة هي من بين الجالية الآسيوية في المقام الأول : حي الحرية (ليبيردادي) هي موطن لأكبر عدد من السكان اليابانيين خارج اليابان. على الرغم من أن معظم اليابانيين البرازيليين اليوم تستطيع ان تتحدث البرتغالية فقط، والبعض منهم لا يزال يتحدث بطلاقة اللغة اليابانية. بعض الناس من أصل صيني وكوري ما زالوا قادرين على التحدث بلغات أجدادهم. ومع ذلك، فإن معظم الأجيال البرازيلية المولد تتكلم البرتغالية فقط.

الأقليات العربية في المنطقة المركزية وحي براس لا تزال تستخدم اللغة العربية كلغة رئيسية ولكن الجيل الثاني بحلول الوقت يفقد لغتهم العربية ويتحدث فقط اللغة البرتغالية.

التاريخ
ساو باولو دي بيراتينينغا نشأت في 25 يناير 1554 عند بناء كلية (دينية تابعة للقديس ساو فرانسيسكو) على يدي الأب مانيول دا نوبريغا و‌جوزيه دي أنشيتا، ما بين نهر أنيانغاباو وتاماندواتي.

بدأت الكلية في بيت مصنوع من القش وكان هدفها الأول جذب وتحويل السكان الاصلين إلى الدين المسيحي وفي 1560 بأمر من الحاكم ميم دي سه بدأ تسكين عدد من المهاجرين في (فيلا سانتو أندري).

في 1711 عند انتهاء الذهب جذبت المدينية الاهتمام إليها لزراعتها وتصديرها للسكر ومن بعدها حلقة القهوة وتحولت إلى المركز التجاري الأول في البرازيل إلى هذا اليوم.

الجغرافيا
يمر في المدينة ثلاثة أنهر رثيسية تنبع من ولايات أخرى (ريو تيتي ، بينييروس وتاماندواتي).أعلى نقطة في المدينية ( بيكو دو جاراغوا) 1135 متر.

الطقس
طقس مدينة ساو باولو يعد ("استوائي فرعي")، درجة حرارة متوسطة سنوية (18.3)درجة مؤوية، شتائها بارد وجاف وصيفها يعد رطب وممطر، التغير المناخي في دراجات الحرارة ناجم عن التلوث التي تمر به.

التعليم
بالرغم من الطبقية الاقتصادية ففي مدينية ساو باولو أكثر من 1350 مدرسة للتعليم الأساسي، أكبر شبكة تعليم في البرازيل ،فيوجد أكثر من 1.083.000 طلاب مسجلين في وزارة التربية وتعليم في المدينية، يعد التعليم الحكومي ضعيف وبتطور دائم، وهناك المدارس والكليات الخاصة في جميع أنحاء المدينة، ومن أهم المدارس والكليات في ساو باولو هي جامعة ساوباولو.

الاقتصاد
مدينة ساو باولو تحتل المرتبة 19 كأغنى مدينة في العالم حسب مركز الإحصاء البرازيلي في 2004. وبلغ الناتج الإجمالي للمدينة 160.637.533.438,00 ريال برازيلي وهذا ما يقارب 10% من الناتج القومي الإجمالي للبرازيل.

أكبر مركز تجاري ومالي في البرازيل يدفع المدينة إلى تغير كلي في المعاملات المالية وطبيعة الاستثمار في المدينة، ففي الماضي اعتمدت المدنية على الزراعة والصناعة ولكن اليوم تلعب المدينة دورا أكثر أهمية فتعتبر مركز خدمات للبرازيل. كباقي العواصم والمدن المكتظة بالسكان في أمريكا اللاتينية تعاني ساو باولو من مشكلة الطبقية وتوزيع غير عادل للدخل.

Sao Paulo

São Paulo (/ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊloʊ/; Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈpaʊ̯lʊ ] (About this soundlisten)) is a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. The metropolis is an alpha global city (as listed by the GaWC) and the most populous city in Brazil, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, besides being the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The municipality is also the world's 12th largest city proper by population. The city is the capital of the surrounding state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest state in Brazil. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment.[9] The name of the city honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas located around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Sorocaba and the Paraíba Valley) created the São Paulo Macrometropolis,[10] a megalopolis with more than 30 million inhabitants, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.[11]

Having the largest economy by GDP in Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere,[12] the city is home to the São Paulo Stock Exchange. Paulista Avenue is the economic core of São Paulo. The city has the 11th largest GDP in the world,[13] representing alone 10.7% of all Brazilian GDP[14] and 36% of the production of goods and services in the state of São Paulo, being home to 63% of established multinationals in Brazil,[15] and has been responsible for 28% of the national scientific production in 2005.[16] With a GDP of US$477 billion, the São Paulo city alone would have ranked 26th globally compared with countries by 2017 estimates.[17]

The metropolis is also home to several of the tallest skyscrapers in Brazil, including the Mirante do Vale, Edifício Itália, Banespa, North Tower and many others. The city has cultural, economic and political influence both nationally and internationally. It is home to monuments, parks and museums such as the Latin American Memorial, the Ibirapuera Park, Museum of Ipiranga, São Paulo Museum of Art, and the Museum of the Portuguese Language. The city holds events like the São Paulo Jazz Festival, São Paulo Art Biennial, the Brazilian Grand Prix, São Paulo Fashion Week, the ATP Brasil Open, the Brasil Game Show and the Comic Con Experience. The São Paulo Gay Pride Parade rivals the New York City Pride March as the largest gay pride parade in the world.[18][19]

São Paulo is a cosmopolitan, melting pot city, home to the largest Arab, Italian, Japanese, and Portuguese diasporas, with examples including ethnic neighborhoods of Mercado, Bixiga, and Liberdade respectively. São Paulo is also home to the largest Jewish population in Brazil, with about 75,000 Jews.[20] In 2016, inhabitants of the city were native to over 200 different countries.[21] People from the city are known as paulistanos, while paulistas designates anyone from the state, including the paulistanos. The city's Latin motto, which it has shared with the battleship and the aircraft carrier named after it, is Non ducor, duco, which translates as "I am not led, I lead."[22] The city, which is also colloquially known as Sampa or Terra da Garoa (Land of Drizzle), is known for its unreliable weather, the size of its helicopter fleet, its architecture, gastronomy, severe traffic congestion and skyscrapers. São Paulo was one of the host cities of the 1950 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Additionally, the city hosted the IV Pan American Games and the São Paulo Indy 300.
he region of modern-day São Paulo, then known as Piratininga plains around the Tietê River, was inhabited by the Tupi people, such as the Tupiniquim, Guaianas, and Guarani. Other tribes also lived in areas that today form the metropolitan region.

The region was divided in Caciquedoms (chiefdoms) at the time of encounter with the Europeans. The most notable Cacique was Tibiriça, known for his support for the Portuguese and other European colonists. Among the many indigenous names that survive today are Tietê, Ipiranga, Tamanduateí, Anhangabaú, Piratininga, Itaquaquecetuba, Cotia, Itapevi, Barueri, Embu-Guaçu etc...

Colonial period
The Portuguese village of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga was marked by the founding of the Colégio de São Paulo de Piratininga on January 25, 1554. The Jesuit college of twelve priests included Manuel da Nóbrega and Spanish priest José de Anchieta. They built a mission on top of a steep hill between the Anhangabaú and Tamanduateí rivers.[23]

They first had a small structure built of rammed earth, made by American Indian workers in their traditional style. The priests wanted to evangelize – teach (catechesis) the Indians who lived in the Plateau region of Piratininga and convert them to Christianity. The site was separated from the coast by the Serra do Mar, called by the Indians Serra Paranapiacaba.

The college was named for a Christian saint and its founding on the feast day of the celebration of the conversion of the Apostle Paul of Tarsus. Father José de Anchieta wrote this account in a letter to the Society of Jesus:

The settlement of the region's Courtyard of the College began in 1560. During the visit of Mem de Sá, Governor-General of Brazil, the Captaincy of São Vicente, he ordered the transfer of the population of the Village of Santo André da Borda do Campo to the vicinity of the college. It was then named "College of St. Paul Piratininga". The new location was on a steep hill adjacent to a large wetland, the lowland do Carmo. It offered better protection from attacks by local Indian groups. It was renamed Vila de São Paulo, belonging to the Captaincy of São Vicente.

For the next two centuries, São Paulo developed as a poor and isolated village that survived largely through the cultivation of subsistence crops by the labor of natives. For a long time, São Paulo was the only village in Brazil's interior, as travel was too difficult for many to reach the area. Mem de Sá forbade colonists to use the "Path Piraiquê" (Piaçaguera today), because of frequent Indian raids along it.

On March 22, 1681, the Marquis de Cascais, the donee of the Captaincy of São Vicente, moved the capital to the village of St. Paul, designating it the "Head of the captaincy". The new capital was established on April 23, 1683, with public celebrations.
In the 17th century, São Paulo was one of the poorest regions of the Portuguese colony. It was also the center of interior colonial development. Because they were extremely poor, the Paulistas could not afford to buy African slaves, as did other Portuguese colonists. The discovery of gold in the region of Minas Gerais, in the 1690s, brought attention and new settlers to São Paulo. The Captaincy of São Paulo and Minas do Ouro was created on November 3, 1709, when the Portuguese crown purchased the Captaincies of São Paulo and Santo Amaro from the former grantees.

Conveniently located in the country, up the steep Serra do Mar sea ridge when traveling from Santos, while also not too far from the coastline, São Paulo became a safe place to stay for tired travellers. The town became a centre for the bandeirantes, intrepid explorers who marched into unknown lands in search for gold, diamonds, precious stones, and Indians to enslave.
The bandeirantes, which could be translated as "flag-bearers" or "flag-followers", organized excursions into the land with the primary purpose of profit and the expansion of territory for the Portuguese crown. Trade grew from the local markets and from providing food and accommodation for explorers. The bandeirantes eventually became politically powerful as a group, and forced the expulsion of the Jesuits from the city of São Paulo in 1640. The two groups had frequently come into conflict because of the Jesuits' opposition to the domestic slave trade in Indians.

On July 11, 1711, the town of São Paulo was elevated to city status. Around the 1720s, gold was found by the pioneers in the regions near what are now Cuiabá and Goiania. The Portuguese expanded their Brazilian territory beyond the Tordesillas Line to incorporate the gold regions.

When the gold ran out in the late 18th century, São Paulo shifted to growing sugar cane. Cultivation of this commodity crop spread through the interior of the Captaincy. The sugar was exported through the Port of Santos. At that time, the first modern highway between São Paulo and the coast was constructed and named the Walk of Lorraine.

Nowadays, the estate that is home to the Governor of the State of São Paulo, located in the city of São Paulo, is called the Palácio dos Bandeirantes (Palace of Bandeirantes), in the neighbourhood of Morumbi.

Blanca Vicuña

Ana Carolina Ardohaín Dos Santos (General Acha, 17 de enero de 1978) más conocida como Pampita, es una modelo, actriz, bailarina y conductora argentina. El apodo por el cual es conocida deriva tanto del hecho de ser nativa de La Pampa como de un personaje de historieta creado por Horacio Altuna a fines de los años 70.
Carrera
Inicios
Hija de padre argentino y madre brasileña, nació en la ciudad de General Acha, provincia de La Pampa.1​ aunque vivió toda su infancia en el pueblo Doblas. Posteriormente, se trasladó a la ciudad de Santa Rosa donde vivió hasta los 16 años.2​En esta ciudad practicó ballet clásico durante 9 años. En 1994 fue elegida Reina Provincial del Trigo y Reina Nacional del Estudiante en Jujuy.2​

Modelo
En la ciudad de Buenos Aires comenzó trabajando en un local de bowling, alternando dicho trabajo con el de promotora de eventos. Tiempo después trabajó como vendedora en distintos locales de ropa, hasta que quedó seleccionada para trabajar como modelo en un casting para la marca John Cook de la que trabajaba como vendedora en un shopping de la ciudad de Buenos Aires.2​

En la actualidad es considerada una top model, contando con más de 190 portadas de revistas,3​ y siendo rostro de marcas como Citroën y Bata.

Televisión y cine
Debutó en televisión el año 2000, como notera en el programa conducido por María Vázquez, "El Rayo".4​ En la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Corea del Sur-Japón 2002, Carolina fue elegida "madrina" de la Selección nacional de fútbol de Argentina. Durante los años 2002 y 2003 participó en el programa de la Televisión Española "El Show de Flo".5​

Incursionó como actriz en la telenovela argentina de Cris Morena Rebelde Way en (2002) y es elegida para campañas de marcas como Honda y Coca Cola.

En febrero de 2004 fue jurado y Reina del Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar, en Chile.

En 2005, actuó en la serie Doble vida y co-condujo el programa de entretenimientos Dominico, junto a Nicolás Repetto por la pantalla de El Trece.

En agosto de 2007, participó en el estelar de TVN Chile, El Baile en TVN, donde mostró toda su elegancia frente a los bailes standards y latinos, que dio a conocer el ballroom. En esta competencia Carolina, obtuvo el segundo lugar de la competencia por votación del público, sin embargo obtuvo el primer lugar por votaciones del jurado con 119 puntos de un total de 120 puntos, frente a los 116 de su adversario.

En el año 2008, participó en el concurso Bailando por un sueño 2008, un mes y medio después de haber dado a luz a su segundo hijo. En diciembre del mismo año se consagró como la ganadora de dicho concurso junto a su pareja de baile Nicolás Armengol. El público la elgió frente a frente a Laura Fidalgo.
En 2010, hizo dupla televisiva como conductora junto a Jordi Castell en el matutino Primer plano non stop en Chile.

A comienzos del 2011, Carolina realizó una pequeña participación en el jurado del programa de la televisión argentina, Soñando por Bailar, en la primera semana, como reemplazo de Laura Fidalgo y fue conductora del programa de moda Tendencia, en Canal 9.

Participó en el Bailando por un sueño 2011 reemplazando a Rocío Guirao Díaz en el Baile del caño ocupando el lugar de la misma debido a una baja por problemas de salud, en el siguiente ritmo Adagio Latino.6​

En 2013 fue jurado7​ del reality show argentino Celebrity Splash de Telefe, programa conducido por Marley, junto al bailarín consagrado Maximiliano Guerra y el actor Miguel Ángel Rodríguez. En 2014 fue jurado en el ciclo Desafió fashionista Latinoamérica, emitido por la cadena Discovery Home & Health.8​

Durante 2015 fue la conductora del ciclo de entrevistas C-Mag, entrevistando a figuras de toda América latina. Y a fin de año fue convocada a ser jurado del Bailando por un sueño remplazando a Moria Casán.

Hasta diciembre de 2017 fue jurado de dicho reality, siendo jurado titular. Ese mismo año a partir de junio condujo el magazine Pampita Online, en la nueva señal de cable llamada KZO Entertainment. En 2018 Pampita Online se emite en directo por Net TV de lunes a viernes.
El 30 de octubre de 2002, se casó con Martín Barrantes, del cual se separó en 2004.14​ en medio de un gran escándalo mediático.

De 2005 a 2015, mantuvo una relación con el actor chileno Benjamín Vicuña. Ambos tuvieron cuatro hijos, Blanca Vicuña, nacida el 15 de mayo de 2006; Bautista Vicuña, nacido el 29 de febrero de 2008 en la ciudad de Buenos Aires; Beltrán Vicuña, nacido el 8 de junio de 2012 en Santiago de Chile; y Benicio Vicuña nacido el 12 de octubre de 2014 en Las Condes, Santiago.

A mediados de 2012, Pampita junto a su familia viajó a la Riviera Maya a pasar sus vacaciones.15​ Al regresar a Santiago, su hija Blanca fue internada el 30 de agosto en la Clínica Las Condes por un supuesto resfrío. El cuadro clínico, sin embargo, se agravó rápidamente y la menor debió ser llevada a un coma inducido y conectada a una máquina ECMO.16​ Aunque la familia trató de mantener silencio respecto al estado clínico de Blanca, solicitaron dadores de sangre17​ mientras Mirtha Legrand, amiga de la familia, dijo que el cuadro se debía a dos bacterias.18​ En pocos días, Blanca Vicuña sufrió un derrame cerebral,19​ y falleció finalmente el 8 de septiembre por "una neumonía hemorrágica que no se pudo controlar".20​

El fallecimiento de Blanca provocó gran conmoción en los medios de Argentina y Chile. Diversos actores, políticos y famosos de ambos países acompañaron a la familia y manifestaron su pesar por la situación.21​22​23​ El funeral de la menor se realizó al día siguiente en el Parque del Recuerdo, en Santiago.

A fines de 2015, Pampita y Benjamín vivieron una separación escandalosa. Al parecer, Pampita encontró a su marido con la actriz Eugenia "China" Suárez, juntos en el motorhome que compartían durante el rodaje de El hilo rojo, la película que ambos protagonizaron. "Vi lo peor que una mujer puede ver", dijo Pampita.24​ En ese momento se generó un momento de tensión, gritos y llanto. Por su parte, Benjamin salió a desmentir los dichos de su expareja y sostuvo que hacía meses que estaban separados. Un tiempo después, se vinculó a la modelo con Nacho Viale, el nieto de Mirtha Legrand.

Posteriormente, Pampita reconoció que estuvo desbordada y que "fue todo muy fuerte para mí como mujer y como madre"

لويس سكولا

لويس سكولا مواليد 30 أبريل 1980، هو لاعب كرة سلة أرجنتيني يلعب مع فريق إنديانا بايسرز في الرابطة الوطنية لكرة السلة ويحمل الرقم 4. يبلغ طوله 6 قدم 9 بوصة (2.1 م).

فرق لعب لها
هيوستن روكتس
فينيكس صنز
إنديانا بايسرز

Luis Scola

Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born April 30, 1980) is an Argentine professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). A three-time All-EuroLeague selection with Tau Ceramica, he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2007, and was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Later on, he played for the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets.

Scola has been a regular member of the Argentina national team since 1999 and won an Olympic gold medal in 2004, and a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. These successes enabled him to become Argentina's flag bearer at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Professional career
Ferro Carril Oeste (1995–1998)
Scola started his career with the Buenos Aires youth teams of Ferro Carril Oeste. He made his professional debut with the same club's pro team in the Argentine league during the 1995–96 season, at the age of 15.

Spain
Cabitel Gijón (1998–2000)
After the 1997–98 basketball season in the Argentine League, Scola moved to Spain and signed with Saski Baskonia. He was loaned to Gijón Baloncesto, where he helped the then Spanish League Second Division club achieve promotion to the Spanish League First Division. He then was loaned back to Gijón through the 1999–2000 season, before arriving at Baskonia, where he played for seven seasons.

Tau Ceramica (1998–2007)
With Saski Baskonia, Scola reached the EuroLeague Finals in the 2000–01 season, and three consecutive EuroLeague Final Fours, between 2005 and 2007. His outstanding performances earned him an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2005, as well as two All-EuroLeague First Team selections in 2006 and 2007.

Although Scola did not win the EuroLeague championship with Baskonia, he did win with them every major Spanish League title, winning a Spanish ACB League championship in 2002, three Spanish King's Cups in 2002, 2004, 2006, and three Spanish Supercups in 2005, 2006, 2007.

NBA
In the summer of 2005, the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA (who drafted Scola in 2002), attempted to negotiate with Baskonia to buy out his contract. After throwing around numbers as large as US$15 million, Baskonia settled on a number of over $3 million for the buyout of the contract. This made it difficult for Scola to join fellow Argentina national team member Manu Ginóbili in San Antonio, because of the NBA's rule which limits teams to paying no more than $500,000 of a player's buyout.[1] Scola would have been responsible for paying Baskonia the remaining $2.5 million amount of the buyout. When the deal to buy out Scola's contract fell through, the Spurs instead signed an Argentine national team teammate and friend of Scola's, Fabricio Oberto.

Houston Rockets (2007–2012)
On July 12, 2007, the Spurs traded the rights to Scola, along with center-forward Jackie Butler, to the Houston Rockets, in return for Vassilis Spanoulis, a future second-round draft pick, and cash considerations. He signed with the Rockets soon after[2] and his sticky buyout situation was resolved a few days later.[3] Scola signed a three-year contract with the Rockets, at a salary of $9.5 million. Scola placed third in the NBA 2007–08 Rookie of the Year Award voting[4] and he was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. On March 13, 2010, he scored a career high 44 points against the New Jersey Nets.

On the afternoon of December 8, 2011, the day before the 2011 NBA lockout ended and players could move between teams, the Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Hornets agreed to a trade that would have sent Scola, along with Goran Dragić, Kevin Martin, and Lamar Odom to the Hornets. In exchange, the Rockets would have received Pau Gasol, and the Lakers would have received star point guard Chris Paul. That night, after other team owners voiced their opposition, league commissioner David Stern nullified the trade.[5]

On July 13, 2012, he was waived by the Rockets using the league's amnesty clause to provide salary cap relief.[6] It was widely noted,[7] however, that Scola was not cut due to a lack of performance; rather, the deal was an attempt to clear cap space for the Rockets to trade for former Orlando Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard. Howard was instead traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, but the Rockets used their cap space to gain former Oklahoma City Thunder Sixth Man of the Year shooting guard and Olympic gold medalist James Harden.

Phoenix Suns (2012–2013)
On July 15, 2012, Scola was claimed off amnesty waivers by the Phoenix Suns.[8] Reportedly, the Dallas Mavericks and the Cleveland Cavaliers were also interested in acquiring him during the amnesty process.[9][10] On November 21, 2012, he was relegated to playing off the bench for the first time in his NBA career since the start of his rookie season. He regained his starting spot less than a month later, and on December 29, he scored a season-high 33 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves.[11] While Scola did become a leader for the Suns, he finished the season with declining averages, as his 12.8 points per game were his lowest since the 2008–09 season.

Indiana Pacers (2013–2015)
On July 27, 2013, the Suns traded Scola to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Gerald Green, Miles Plumlee, and a future second round draft pick.[12] In his two seasons for the Pacers, he played a back-up power forward role to David West as he started just 18 games over his two-year stint.

Toronto Raptors (2015–2016)
On July 15, 2015, Scola signed with the Toronto Raptors.[13] He made his debut for the Raptors in their season opener on October 28, recording eight rebounds while taking no field goal attempts in a 106–99 win over the Indiana Pacers.[14] He helped the Raptors make the Eastern Conference Finals in 2016 for the first time in franchise history.

Brooklyn Nets (2016–2017)
On July 13, 2016, Scola signed with the Brooklyn Nets.[15] He made his debut for the Nets in their season opener on October 26, scoring eight points in a 122–117 loss to the Boston Celtics.[16] On February 27, 2017, he was waived by the Nets.[17]

China
Shanxi Brave Dragons (2017–2018)
On July 9, 2017, Scola signed with the Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.[18]

Shanghai Sharks (2018–present)
On August 10, 2018, Scola signed with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association.[19]

National team career
With Argentina's junior national teams, Scola won the gold medal at the 1995 South American Cadet Championship, the gold medal at the 1996 South American Junior Championship, the gold medal at the 2000 FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship, and the bronze medal at the 2001 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.

As a member of the senior Argentina national team, Scola has won several medals: the silver medal at the 1999 South American Championship, the bronze medal at the 1999 FIBA Americas Championship, the gold medal at the 2001 FIBA Americas Championship, the silver medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, the silver medal at the 2003 FIBA Americas Championship, the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, the silver medal at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the bronze medal at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, the gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship and the bronze medal at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship among other titles. At the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship tournament, Scola became the all-time leading scorer in FIBA AmeriCup history, and won his 4th tournament MVP.

Scola broke two records of the Argentina national team at the FIBA World Cup, during the 2010 edition: top overall scorer for Argentina at a World Cup (beating Ernesto Gehrmann's 331 points)[20] and most points scored for Argentina in one game at a World Cup (scoring 37 against Brazil in the round of 16, therefore beating Alberto Desimone's 35 points scored against Mexico in 1963).[21]

In 2019, with 39 years old, he took part in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima.

Titles and medals
Club level
Spanish League Champion: (2002)
3× Spanish King's Cup Winner: (2002, 2004, 2006)
3× Spanish Supercup Winner: (2005, 2006, 2007)
Argentina national team
1995 South American Cadet Championship:  Gold
1996 South American Junior Championship:  Gold
1999 South American Championship:  Silver
1999 FIBA Americas Championship:  Bronze
2000 FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship:  Gold
2001 FIBA Under-21 World Cup:  Bronze
2001 FIBA Americas Championship:  Gold
2002 FIBA World Championship:  Silver
2003 FIBA Americas Championship:  Silver
2004 Summer Olympic Games:  Gold
2007 FIBA Americas Championship:  Silver
2008 FIBA Diamond Ball:  Gold
2008 Summer Olympic Games:  Bronze
2009 FIBA Americas Championship:  Bronze
2011 FIBA Americas Championship:  Gold
2013 FIBA Americas Championship:  Bronze
2015 FIBA Americas Championship:  Silver
2017 FIBA AmeriCup:  Silver
2019 Pan American Games:  Gold
Club level
Spanish League: Rookie of the Year (2000)
Spanish Supercup: MVP (2005)
All-EuroLeague Second Team: (2005)
2× Spanish League MVP: (2005, 2007)
4× All-Spanish League Team: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
2× All-EuroLeague First Team: (2006, 2007)
NBA All-Rookie First Team: (2008)
2016 NBA Atlantic Division Sportsmanship Award
Argentina junior national team
2000 FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship: MVP
2001 FIBA Under-21 World Cup: All-Tournament Team
Argentina senior national team
2007 FIBA Americas Championship: MVP
2009 FIBA Americas Championship: MVP & Top Scorer
2010 FIBA World Championship: All-Tournament Team & Top Scorer
2011 FIBA Americas Championship: All-Tournament Team & MVP & Top Scorer
2013 FIBA Americas Championship: All-Tournament Team & Top Scorer
2015 FIBA Americas Championship: All-Tournament Team & MVP & Top Scorer

Carlos Squeo

Carlos Vicente Squeo1​ (Dock Sud, Argentina, 4 de junio de 1948- 8 de septiembre de 2019),2​ fue un futbolista argentino que se desempeñaba como defensor. Jugó en varios clubes de Argentina y en México. Representó a la Selección Nacional en el Mundial 1974.3​ En la totalidad de su carrera marcó 52 goles en 507 partidos.
Playing career
Squeo started his career with Racing Club in 1969, he went on to become one of the club's longest serving players, notching up 305 games and 35 goals for the club in three spells.

Squeo had a short spell with Vélez Sársfield in 1973 before returning to Racing in 1974. Later that year he was called up to play for Argentina in the 1974 World Cup, but he only made 2 appearances in the competition.

In 1977 Squeo was sold to Boca Juniors where he was part of the Copa Libertadores 1978 winning squad.

In 1979 Squeo joined (now defunct) Gallos de Jalisco in Mexico, he returned to Argentina in 1981 to play for Loma Negra.

Squeo then joined Instituto de Córdoba in 1983 before dropping down a division to try to help Racing Club to regain their status in the Primera División Argentina.

Squeo had one last spell in the Primera with Belgrano de Córdoba before spending the last years of his career playing in the lower leagues for Dock Sud and Alumni de Villa María in 1986 under manager Miguel Ángel Brindisi.

Coaching career
Squeo has served as Brindisi's field assistant for many years following his retirement as a player. He has worked with Brindisi at a number of clubs including Racing Club, Boca Juniors, Independiente, Club Atlético Huracán, Club Atlético Lanús, Espanyol in Spain and the Guatemala national football team.

Servicio meteorologico

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (en inglés: National Weather Service, o por sus siglas NWS; conocido anteriormente como la Oficina de Meteorología o Weather Bureau)1​ es una de las seis agencias científicas que conforman la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA) del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Tiene como tarea ofrecer las "predicciones y avisos de las condiciones meteorológicas, hidrológicas y climáticas en los Estados Unidos, sus territorios, las aguas adyacentes y áreas oceánicas, para la protección de la vida y la propiedad y la mejora de la economía nacional." Esto se hace a través de un conjunto de centros nacionales y regionales, y más de 122 oficinas de pronóstico del tiempo local (WFOs). Dado que la NWS es una agencia del gobierno, la mayoría de sus productos están en el dominio público y está disponible de forma gratuita.
Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS)
Jefe de Información
Centros Nacionales de Predicción Ambiental (NCEP)
Centro de Aviación de Meteorología (AWC)
Centro de Predicción Climática (CPC)
Centro de Modelamiento Ambiental (CEM)
Centro de Predicción de Hidrometeorología (HPC)
Centro de Predicción del Océano (OPC)
NCEP Central de Operaciones
Centro de Predicción del Clima del Espacio (SWPC)
Centro de Predicción Tormentas (CPE)
Centro de Predicción Tropical (TPC)
Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC)
Subdivisión de Análisis Tropical y Previsión (TAFB)
Subdivisión de Apoyo Técnico (TSB)
Director Financiero
Sistemas operativos
Hidrológica Desarrollo
Ciencia y Tecnología
Programas y Planes
Laboratorio de Desarrollo de Meteorología (MDL)
Servicios Meteorológicos del Clima y el Agua
6 Regiones
122 Oficinas de Pronóstico del Tiempo (WFOs)
21 Dependencias del Centro de Servicio Meteorológico (CWSU)
13 Centros de Pronóstico del Río (RFC)
Centro de Alerta contra los Tsunamis en el Pacífico (PTWC)
Grupo de Meteorología Espacial (SMG)
Controversia
Aunque, por lo general es una de las principales organizaciones de meteorología más respetadas en los Estados Unidos, el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ha sido percibida por algunos, en particular, por los libertarios y los servicios meteorológicos comerciales, como AccuWeather, al tener una competencia desleal con el sector privado. En 2005, el Senador Rick Santorum (R-PA) presentó la Ley de Derechos del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de 2005, un proyecto de ley destinado a limitar la capacidad de la NWS al proporcionar datos que podrían ser dados fácilmente a distribuidores comerciales, pero a un costo. El proyecto de ley fue ampliamente criticado por los usuarios de los servicios del NWS. El proyecto de ley no tuvo éxito durante la comisión del período de sesiones de 2005.