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Everything you need to know ahead of City's Women's FA Cup quarter-final clash against Everton.
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Gareth Taylor's side welcome the Toffees to the Academy Stadium on Sunday 20 March, with kick-off scheduled for 12:30 (UK).
The game is available to watch live on the FA Player, while you can also follow minute-by-minute updates and keep across the key moments from the Academy Stadium over on Twitter: @ManCityWomen.
A detailed match report and reaction from Gareth Taylor and players alike will also be made available soon after the final whistle, while highlights and a full-match replay can be accessed from 12:00 on Monday 21 March.
There's still time for you to purchase your ticket for Sunday's clash.
Taylor made four changes to the side that defeated Reading 2-0 in midweek, as Filippa Angeldahl, Lauren Hemp, Jess Park and Ellen White replaced Georgia Stanway, Hayley Raso, Julie Blakstad and Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw.
Ellie Roebuck took her place in goal, shielded by a backline of Demi Stokes, Alex Greenwood, Alanna Kennedy and Lucy Bronze.
Keira Walsh protected the back line, employed behind Caroline Weir and Angeldahl, who were flanked by Hemp and Park. White led the line upfront.
CITY XI | Roebuck, Stokes, Greenwood, Kennedy, Bronze, Walsh, Weir, Angeldahl, Hemp, Park, White.
SUBS | Keating, Beckie, Shaw, Blakstad, Raso, Stanway, Coombs, Mace.
"We're looking forward to it. We're really pleased we are at home again after being on the road for a little while.
"It's nice to get back on home ground. It will be a different dynamic playing them in the FA Cup and then back into the league. It's a good opportunity for us but we're expecting a tough game.
"We have done it with United when we have played them back-to-back. I don't think we've ever had both fixtures at home.
"I think it's interesting what could happen between Sunday and the second game. Sometimes, teams tend to try something different. It's a good stage for us to be at a cup quarter-final and a good stage for Everton too.
"It's a one-off. It's kind of like a 'winner takes all.' I think we're probably expecting Everton to have a right good go at it.
"For ourselves, it is important we control the opponent's threat so we are fully aware of that, and imposing ourselves in the game really early on.
"We have done that well recently but this is a one-off game and the winner goes through to the semi-finals so it's an exciting tie.
"We have been capitalising in the second half or lot for the last four or five games. It's not that we are doing that on purpose. We are trying out best to finish off the actions.
"I felt it was a really dominant performance against Reading. You don't always get what you deserve, but I think we did."
City last faced Everton en route to our 2021/22 Continental Cup success, beginning our campaign in style with a deserved 5-1 win.
A sumptuous solo effort from Caroline Weir saw Gareth Taylor's side take the lead before the ten-minute mark, but the visitors hit back almost instantly through Grace Clinton.
Undeterred, Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw rose highest before the break to head City into a deserved half-time lead, before Lauren Hemp added number three as the game approached the 75-minute mark.
Substitute Jess Park made it four from close-range after Ellen White stole back possession in the Everton half late on, before the England striker got herself on the scoresheet with a near-post header to round off the scoring.
City grabbed another vital win in the race for a Women's Champions League spot, beating Reading 2-0 at the Academy Stadium.
Demi Stokes' first goal of the season, plus a Lauren Hemp strike earned a massive three points in a dominant display.
The resulted pushed Gareth Taylor's side up to fourth in the table to continue our superb run of form.
There was more cause for celebration as well, with Keira Walsh appearing in her 200th match for the club in all competitions.
City come into Sunday's tie in sparking form, winning 13 of our last 15 matches in all competitions, including our last five on the spin.
We booked our place in the last eight with thumping 8-0 and 4-1 victories over Nottingham Forest and Manchester United.
Everton have won three of their last five and reached the quarter-finals with 4-0 and 2-0 wins over Huddersfield and Charlton Athletic.
We faced the Toffees in the 2020 Final, triumphing 3-1 after extra-time, thanks to goals from Sam Mewis, Georgia Stanway and Janine Beckie.
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The transmission of data over the new generation of digital radio communications is proving increasingly popular with the emergency services, government, security, transport, construction, exploration, utilities and military sectors.
However, RoIP/IP over Radio systems are frequently deployed in extremely challenging conditions such as natural disasters, storms, blackouts, difficult terrains (mountains, tall buildings) etc.
Therefore, it is imperative that such systems are thoroughly tested prior to live deployment to ensure they will work effectively in potentially "life or death" situations.
Until recently, finding realistic ways to introduce adverse radio conditions in the test situation, from prototyping to the pre-deployment testing of the equipment, has had its limitations.
Typically, radio reflections and interference were created in a laboratory using radio reflectors and radio sources. However, the difficulty in setting the reflector and sources to exactly the same position every time, in order to achieve particular adverse values, made it very challenging to recreate the same networked radio environment consistently.
In contrast, iTrinegy's INE Enterprise network emulator uses wired connectors to enable the RoIP testing of devices by emulating the behaviour of radio networks. Conditions such as data loss and interference can easily be altered by simply changing the required setting via the GUI and different test scenarios saved for subsequent re-use.
The conditions within a saved test scenario can also be made to change dynamically over time, adding to the realism of the test. As a result, INE Enterprise offers a level of accuracy, control and consistency that other methods cannot achieve.
Example - A Radio Thunderstorm on Demand!
If you know that the electrical conditions in a thunder storm are likely to adversely affect the Radio over IP communication devices being used out in the field – how do you test that? Do you sit with multiple devices in a field waiting for a thunder storm? No.
By using INE Enterprise you can create a virtual thunderstorm on an emulated radio net. So there is no need to wait for a thunderstorm to happen to test that condition – you can call the thunderstorm to order and furthermore can repeat the same conditions over and over again.
In addition to the ability to set up consistent and controllable RoIP test conditions, INE Enterprise also reduces the need to conduct real field trials until much later to the product development lifecycle which substantially cuts costs.


← Fundraising Q&A: I am being told that we need to take a completely different approach with millennial donors. Do you agree?
I find it useful to think about philanthropy as a series of concentric circles with increasingly expansive efforts to tackle a social problem: tactical activities treat symptoms of problems while strategic activities address root causes and transformative philanthropy impacts the entire system.
The boundaries are fluid and each set of activities is important but generally the time frame, sustainability and scale/scope of impact will increase at each level. The challenges will increase too – the complexity of issues, the need for collaboration, and the level and kinds of resources required.
Philanthropy has evolved into an amazing array of ways that you can work as an individual or leverage your personal resources – in an established institution or a start-up organization, and within and across public, private and nonprofit sectors – to solve social problems.
The optimal strategy will partly depend on how you frame the problem and what personal resources you can bring to bear including time available, expertise and experience, financial resources, and networks of relationships and influence.
Let's take the environmental sector, as an example, keeping in mind those fuzzy boundaries.
At the tactical level, you might volunteer for a neighborhood park clean up, buy a Sierra Club membership or offer your grant writing services to the local Audubon Society. Good for you!
At a more strategic level, some people have funded marine reserves, championed the development of urban green spaces, launched venture funds for green transportation, started alternative energy companies… the list goes on and on.
Then there are individuals who aim for systemic change by, for example, lobbying for carbon taxes, founding a nonprofit for educating the public about climate change, or serving on national and international bodies – as a staff or board member – such as the Environmental Defense Fund.
What does this mean for you, as someone who wants to have an impact? We come back to our philanthropy survey respondent's advice to dive in… at whatever level and in whatever form you can. Other advice: Start early and be intentional; set aside some time and money and evolve how you use it.
Smart Giving is part of a larger life story that often includes many efforts – overlapping and/or sequential – to make a difference. I believe that most people want to solve a problem but deciding which problem, when and how requires looking externally (problems/opportunities? options/alternatives?) and inwardly (values? priorities? resources?) and making choices.
As a philanthropist, what you care about will change, perhaps in a predictable fashion (like getting involved in your child's school) or perhaps not (like experiencing a cataclysmic event). But one constant, I would attest and many others would agree, is that more often than not it is a wonderful experience.
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Numerical analysis of the effect of the geometric parameters of a combined shaped-charge liner on the mass and velocity of explosively formed compact elements
Research paper by S. V. Fedorov, Ya. M. Bayanova, S. V. Ladov
Indexed on: 26 Feb '15Published on: 26 Feb '15Published in: Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves
The formation of high-velocity compact elements of shaped charges with a liner of a combined hemisphere-cylinder shape has been analyzed by numerical simulations of a two-dimensional axisymmetric problem of continuum mechanics. The influence of the radius and thickness of the hemispherical portion of the combined liner on the parameters of the compact elements has been studied. It is shown that in implosion of hemispherical liners whose thickness decreases from top to bottom, there is an increase in the velocity of the resulting jet flow. When using a hemispherical portion of variable thickness (to increase the velocity of the compact elements formed), it is necessary to solve two additional problems—to implement timely separation of the head part of the jet flow with increased velocity and increase its mass. For this, it is proposed to use the jet-forming part of the combined liner in the form of a truncated sphere or a slightly elongated ellipsoid of revolution. Combined shaped-charge liners in the form of a truncated ellipsoid of variable thickness were developed, allowing the formation of compact elements having a velocity of 7.5–10 km/s.
Compact element formation for the modeling of the high-velocity impacts of particles onto spacecraft materials and construction elements in earth conditions
Research paper by V.V. Selivanov, S.V. Fedorov, Ya. M. Nikolskaya, S.V. Ladov
Published on: 24 Oct '16 in Acta Astronautica
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Numerical simulation of the formation of shaped-charge jets from hemispherical liners of degressive thickness
Research paper by S. V. Fedorov
Published on: 01 Sep '16 in Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves
Numerical Analysis of the Formation of Shaped-Charge Jets from Charges with Conical and Semi-Spherical Liners of Variable Thickness
Research paper by S. V. Ladov, Ya. M. Nikol'skaya, S. V. Fedorov
Published on: 28 Aug '19 in Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves

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This Sunday the Picasso Museum in Barcelona celebrated the city´s eighth edition of The Big Draw, with more than 10,000 people taking part in 23 workshops set up by artists, photographers, illustrators, architects, and designers, spread throughout the Borne neighbourhood in the center of the Catalan capital.
The Picasso Museum's director, Emmanuel Guigon called the event a "festival of creativity, imagination and coexistence between generations." The Big Draw is a charity oriented towards artistic education, which promotes the universal language of drawing as a tool for learning, expression, and creation.
Taking place in around 25 countries, The Big Draw emerged as a cultural initiative in the colder climes of London, and is promoted and organized in Barcelona by the Picasso Museum.
The Big Draw also manages various initiatives throughout the year including collaborative research projects, campaigns, and educational conferences. The charity operates under the motto that "drawing changes lives," and through its events and projects aims to demonstrate the various benefits something as simple as drawing can have in one's life. It is the biggest drawing festival in the world.


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Taylor Swift Has "Puppy Dog" Crush on Tim Tebow
By Justin Ravitz
Holy hookup!
Taylor Swift would love to end her dating dry spell with the sports world's most eligible — and virginal! — star.
The famously unlucky-in-love singer, 22, was spotted having dinner with Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow and three other pals at a Feb. 24 pre-Oscars bash hosted by WME at Toscanova in L.A.
PHOTOS: Her rocky romances
An observer tells Us Weekly that the "Mean" singer looked upon the famously pious, abstinent NFL star "like a little puppy dog" at Tosconova. During the meal, Swift just sipped on a caffe latte during the two-hour meal, but Tebow tucked into chicken paillard, fettuccine bolognese and cappellini.
"There were no public displays of affection between Taylor and Tim," the observe says, "but she surely looked happy to be there!"
PHOTOS: Taylor's red carpet makeover
"Yes, she has a crush on him," a second source explains to Us. "She is a massive fan, but I don't think he sees her that way."
Still, the goody-goody twosome have struck up a friendship. "They actually have been speaking a lot about the Bible and Christianity . . .Right now it's on the friendship tip – even though that frustrates her."
PHOTOS: Love lives of athletes
After high-profile romantic flameouts with the likes of Joe Jonas (in 2009) and Jake Gyllenhaal (in 2010), Swift's love life has been super-quiet of late. Last Valentine's Day? "I actually had a Pathetic Single Girls party," she said recently. "We ate junk food and just ate whatever we wanted and danced. We made these little profile cards about why we're single."


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How Emile Haynie Went From Producing Hip-Hop to Florence + the Machine's 'High As Hope' Album
By Rob LeDonne | June 28, 2018 9:08 AM EDT
Vincent Haycock
It's a Friday afternoon in Los Angeles and Emile Haynie is sitting in his car after a personal training session. "This is something I would have never even thought about doing in New York," laughs the former longtime Big Apple resident who recently cut ties on his Manhattan studio, noting how the industry has shifted to the West Coast. "No one's out in New York anymore."
Relocating to the City of Angels is the latest chapter that's still unfolding for the hodgepodge career of the Buffalo, New York native who got his start in hip-hop and later transitioned into a genre-hopping songwriter, producer, and artist who's helped craft an array of landmark hits for a slew of household names. "I don't know how much of a goal it was to genre hop," says Haynie, who notes influences from the likes of Dr. Dre, DJ Premier and Pete Rock, and whose early production work includes cuts for The Roots, Raekwon and Ghostface Killa. "I think getting an education in hip-hop opens your mind up to all sorts of music, especially in the era that I came from. You search for old records and get this understanding of soul music and jazz music and rock n' roll. Then you go deeper and get into psych rock and prog rock, and then deeper and get into funk, and you start to absorb all of this shit. It gets to the point where eventually you're looking for things like Italian movie soundtracks and Brazilian folk records."
Perhaps it's that range of influences that spurred Haynie's wide-ranging discography, whether producing Kanye West's 2010 signature track "Runaway" (based on an afterthought demo he originally thought the superstar wouldn't take to) or smashes for the likes of Bruno Mars and his ubiquitous "Locked Out of Heaven" (working alongside frequent collaborator Jeff Bhasker). Haynie has also made a mark as one of Lana Del Rey's go-to collaborators, writing and/or producing the singer's trademark tracks "Summertime Sadness," "National Anthem" and "Blue Jeans," among others. So it stands to reason that he instantly clicked with another timeless-sounding crooner whose epic tracks are also rife with strings and bursting with drama.
The first time Haynie met Florence Welch, it was during the making of Baz Luhrmann's 2013 dreamy adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Enlisted to pitch on the film's music on all fronts, from scoring to writing and producing, it was the demo Welch contributed to the soundtrack ("Over the Love") that stood out to the producer. "I tried turning it into something that would not only sound good for her but also fit the scene for the film," he explains, noting he was unsure of the final result at first. "It was one of those things where she had her vocal cut and we were in a hurry." It wasn't until after the process when Haynie met Welch for the first time. "She gave me a big hug and was crying, saying how beautiful it sounded. She was so appreciative of the way I did it and the relationship developed from there."
In the intervening years, Haynie and Welch fostered a friendship and dabbled in a grab bag of projects, from a track for the soundtrack of the video game Final Fantasy XV ("Stand By Me") to another cinematic collaboration in the form of a song for Tim Burton's 2016 film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ("Wish That You Were Here"). It was around this time when Welch started creating early cuts for what would become her fourth studio album, which would later be titled High As Hope. "She'd play me these demos and they sounded amazing," remembers Haynie. "That sort of seamlessly transitioned into us working together. It was pretty natural and was one of those things that felt right."
Working between Haynie's Los Angeles studio and Peckingham, England studio of Welch's longtime engineer Brett Shaw, they chipped away at the evolving project. Creatively, the front of Haynie's mind was what would become a legendary performance at Coachella in 2015 during which Welch broke her foot. "It was one of the greatest live shows I've ever seen," he explains. "For me, it was about, how do you capture that energy? She's so full of life and such a constantly moving spirit. How do you (replicate that) in the studio and put it on a record?" The answer, Haynie found, was to just "let her go" and find a balance in the production. "Her and Brett got all of this stuff to tape and it wasn't overly edited, filtered or processed and that was so cool. (I didn't want to) go back and resync things in a different way, but also (had a goal of) bringing in an advanced level of production and strings. Having them all conform to Florence's spirit was really important. If anything, I hoped to achieve that."
The resulting album is a mix of cinematic anthems and heartfelt ballads, with singles "Hunger" fitting the former description and "Big God" fitting the latter. "The second she sang 'Hunger,' I knew it was extremely powerful," says Haynie, noting that Welch's penchant to physically express herself in the studio was an important aspect of their process. "She has these dance moves when she's playing a demo or singing out loud. Everything is choreographed instantly by her. When she'd do a song like 'June,' you can see her movements were very beautiful. She just kind of naturally shows you the energy of the song in addition to the singing. My job is to help her come up with the sound she's hearing in her head already and her dancing helps captures that." Even on the subdued "Big God," one is even able to hear Welch's studio physicality on the actual record. "That was literally her in a room with a mic and a piano she's playing with one finger, stomping, hitting drums, and clapping all with her bracelets jangling."
Another aspect that seeped into the production was the disparity of the rooms the team recorded in, whether the minimalism of Shaw's Peckingham digs (outfitted with just a ProTools and some synths), to Central London's cavernous AIR Studios founded by Beatles producer George Martin. "She'd come to L.A. and work at my place for a few weeks, then we'd take a week to go to London, then we'd track at AI with a string section," he says, noting tracking strings is a standout part of the entire process for him. "Between all that there's a juxtaposition, but that's what the album is all about; the balance of those worlds."
It's a similar juxtaposition that provides a thread between Haynie's work, specifically with Del Rey and Welch; two deeply unique artists with singular voices, yet similar in a distinctly timeless and cinematic quality. "I don't think either of them are making music that's timestamped," he muses. "It's weird because coming up doing hip-hop for so many years, it's such an of-the-moment sound focused on the future. With pop and rock, I appreciate it when it has a bit of a timelessness to it."
It's also a quality he's focused on with his future producing work (none of which he's ready to talk about just yet) or his follow-up to a 2015 solo album coming down the pike at some point as well. "I'm definitely sitting on a bunch of ideas," he says of his own future sound, no doubt continued to be inspired by his move from New York to Los Angeles. "They're based around instrumentals and chants and vibes and that kind of stuff. At this point, the amount of music I have complied is a bit insane so it's hard to say what's gonna happen next."
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The Cooper Gallery presents the evocative work of internationally acclaimed photography and video installation artist Carrie Mae Weems, recipient of the 2013 MacArthur "Genius" grant and the 2015 W. E. B. Du Bois Medal. Curated by Vera Ingrid Grant, the exhibition highlights Weems' storytelling tableaux that question our social constructs of power, race, and space and pose a more multi-dimensional concept of humanity. Organized in three parts, Beauty, Legacies, and Landscapes, the installation illuminates our social and aesthetic vistas—both real and imagined—and centers on Weems' stunning expressions of black beauty.
Curated by Cooper Gallery Director Vera Ingrid Grant, in collaboration with the artist, the exhibition highlighted Weems' tableaux of storytelling and questioned the social constructs of power, race and space. "Carrie Mae Weems: I once knew a girl…" comprised 52 works of photography and video installation in three interlinked sections: Beauty, Legacies and Landscapes. In each, Grant says, Weems critiqued the historical and contemporary cultural "productions" that envelop and form us; she exposed their pervasive power, and made their illusions discernable.
— Susan Saccoccia, Bay State Banner on "I once knew a girl..."


Spines are complicated. They support us, they give us mobility, and they house our spinal nerves. Sometimes these three functions are at odds. In order to keep us upright, a spine needs to be stable. It also has to be flexible in order for us to do everything from tying our shoes to lifting our luggage into the overhead compartment. Lastly, it has to be strong enough to protect the spinal cord, which runs through it and provides the conduit for sensation to reach the brain and for the brain's messages to reach our limbs. That's a lot to ask from one structure.
The spine is made up of a long line of vertebrae, which are stacked up on top of each other and arel labeled according to their position from top to bottom. The structure between each of the vertebrae is called the disc. The disc has many jobs and one of them is to act like the shock absorbers in your car and prevent your vertebrae from rattling against each other with every step you take. In the middle of the vertebrae is a tube, also called the spinal canal, where the spinal cord and a whole bundle of nerves that connects your brain to the rest of your body. On the outside of the vertebrae are muscles and ligaments that work together, forming a system that allows the spine to move.
With so many pieces of the puzzle to consider, it's no wonder that figuring out the specific source of a particular back problem may (and should) take time. While there are many different conditions that can affect the spine, the more common diagnoses include herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, scoliosis and spondylolisthesis.


Your care and precious support make Christmas a wonderful time for our K.C.C children and we would like to invite you to make this time of year extra special. We are welcoming donations for any amount to buy a special gift for your child to open this Christmas morning.
Should you wish to extend your hearts and give at this treasured time, your donation can be sent straight to our bank or by cheque, written out to Kampala Children's Centre.
Once your gift is sent, please send a notification email to our sponsorship co ordinator to inform us of your name, the name of your sponsor child, the amount and whether this was by cash, cheque or direct. We will make sure to send you a receipt as soon as we are contacted.
Our children always love hearing from you and we know some of you like to send a card or two at this special time.
Should you like to send a Christmas card to your child, feel free to post directly to our centre. Upon your card please write your name and your sponsor child's name upon the envelope, and then add the following address upon a second envelope, which will have your Christmas card inside!
All our gifts will be sent out to the centre upon the 1st December, so if your funds do reach us after this date, we will make sure your gifts reach your sponsored child after the Christmas period.
We also have our very own K.C.C Christmas cards! If you would like to send a card to your family and friends, we have packs of 10 cards for £3.99! We do have a limited stock, so make sure to order yours by contacting the office by email or by calling us on 0161 282 0340!


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Ryan Lowe
Iconic striker Ryan Lowe has put pen to paper on a deal that saw him return to Gigg Lane for a third spell as player coach. Ryan re-joined the club after leaving Crewe Alexandra, who he joined after leaving Bury at the end of the 2015-16 season.
After playing at non-league level for Burscough, Ryan Lowe joined Shrewsbury Town for the 2000-01 season and spent five seasons at Gay Meadow, including a relegation to the Conference, before he joined Chester City for the first time. After only 12 months at the Deva Stadium he found himself at Crewe Alexandra where he enjoyed two good seasons before joining Stockport County on loan.
Ryan returned to the Deva Stadium and Chester City in time for the 2008-09 season and signed a two-year deal. His first season back in Chester brought relegation from the Football League though, and despite finishing the campaign as top scorer and winning City's Player of the Season award, Lowe left Chester by mutual agreement.
Soon after leaving the Deva Stadium his love affair with the Shakers started and he joined a new look Bury under the guidance of Alan Knill. Goals soon started to flow freely and Lowe enjoyed his most successful stint with the Shakers with 52 goals from 100 games. During the 2010-11 campaign, Ryan broke a 53 year-old club record by scoring in nine consecutive games and promotion to League One soon followed, as the Shakers finished runners up behind Chesterfield, with Lowe scoring a memorable goal, ironically against Chesterfield, which sealed promotion for Bury.
His success at Bury brought a move to Sheffield Wednesday, but he was on the move again, after 12 months, joining MK Dons for a short spell before moving to Tranmere Rovers.
Ryan returned to Gigg Lane, in July 2014, signing a two-year deal and, once again, the likeable Scouser gained another promotion medal with the Shakers at the end of the 2014-15 season.
Ryan left the Shakers at the end the 2015-16 season having notched another 60 appearances for the club and it was during this period that he achieved a personal aim in scoring his 200th career goal. In total, Ryan has, to date, made a total of 687 appearances, scoring 211 goals with 160 of those appearances made and 70 of those goals scored whilst wearing a Shakers shirt. Although Ryan has been retained as a player for the 2017-18 season, his season will mostly be spent concentrating on his coaching role within the club
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19.03.2004 Diaspora (Canada)
The Evolution Of Ghanaians In Canada
By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong
Daniel Tetteh Osabu-Kle, 65, a former Ghana air force officer, is an associate political science professor at Carleton University in Ottawa. He worked as an airforce engineer, servicing airforce and presidential planes. Under Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings' Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), a hardline military junta, he had been a director of the Ghana Civil Aviation for two years and Greater Accra Regional Minister for two months. When he fell out with the military regime on matters of principle, he escaped from attempts on his life and came to Canada as a refugee in 1986.
"I came here penniless with only US$10 in my pocket. I was alone and have to struggle…My loneliness was informed by the fact that I found the Canadian society individualistic against my Ghanaian communalism. I didn't know anybody here…I led a lonely life for some time before my wife and children joined me," recalled Osabu-Kle.
He took advantage of Canadian opportunities and went to Carleton University for a master's degree in public policy and administration, and later read for a PHD in political science. After his completion of his PHD in 1994, he got work as tenure track professor at Carleton University.
Like Dr. Osabu-Kle's story, Ghanaians immigration to Canada is a recent one unlike the Italians whose arrival dates back to 1665. Because Canada wasn't a colonial power like Britain, Portugal, or France, it hasn't had close relationship with Ghana though both did belong to the (British) Commonwealth of Nations. However, according to Charity Agyei-Amoama, a former teacher at Dufferin Peel Separate School Board in Toronto and who came to Canada 30 years ago, "a small number of Ghanaian students in the 1960s came to Canada."
Ghanaians have been part of Africans who comprised .3 percent of new Canadian immigrants from 1946 to 1950. Over the next 20 years that figure rose to an average of 1 to 2 percent.
A 1966 Canadian government White Paper on Immigration opened the door for impartial screening process for African immigrants. This process saw a reasonable percentage of African immigrants rising to an average of 2 percent from 1968 to 1970, an indication that the new system, despite being selective in relation to Africans, was a bit fair.
Ghanaians began to come to Canada because of economic and political troubles in the 70s and 80s, where totalitarian one party system and brutal military juntas hold sway. Like other African states, the 60s and 70s saw the nose-diving of African states and signaled "that those who had taken power in Africa had failed to build viable political structures to replace the old colonial systems."
The biggest influx of Ghanaians to Canada began in the middle to the late 1970s and latter part of 80s. As Mrs. Agyei-Amoama, part of the first generation of Ghanaian-Canadians of the 70s recollects, the influx comprised largely the unskilled and a reasonable number of educated classes who had clashed with Ghana's failing emergent social and political system. "People were finding it very difficult to live, life was very hard, and you could see people lining up along streets for sugar, soap and bread, especially during Gen. Kutu Acheampong's regime. Ghanaians reasoned that there was no future for them in their own country.
So they decided to look for greener pastures," recalled Mrs. Agyei-Amoama. Their migration opened up Canada to more Ghanaians to come to Canada. As a result of the Ghanaian influx, from 1972 to 1973 the African population in Canada rose to 6.8 percent. Apart from the Somalis, the second largest African group in Canada is the Ghanaians. Most Ghanaians immigrants settled in Toronto and Montreal, and a reasonable number in Manitoba. Today, over 60,000 Ghanaians call Canada their home.
The influx of Ghanaians to Canada slowed down at the end of the 80s when Ottawa introduced a Green Paper on Immigration in 1976, which effectively restricted entry of potential landed immigrants in the independent class. This was worsened by the fact that potential Ghanaian immigrants have to go to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, where Canadian Citizenship and Immigration offices was located and which served the entire West Africa, to process their documents. Aside from Abidjan, the other two Canadian Citizenship and Immigration offices in Africa at the time were located in Nairobi, Kenya and Pretoria, South Africa.
Nevertheless, the 1978 Immigration Act had the positive effect of allowing Canadian citizens to sponsor close relatives. This provisions helped Ghanaian migrations into Canada. It saw increase in the Ghanaian population in the 1990s. Ghanaians call this batch the second generation, including those born in Canada, whose contact with Ghana is not great but have great attachment to Canada. Though Ghanaian immigrants are not coming to Canada as big as in the 80s and 90s, Ghanaians are still immigrating to Canada.
Aside from racism, the early Ghanaian immigrant population faced myriad problems. The new Ghanaian immigrants found the dominant Anglo-Saxon Canadian culture incompatible with theirs, especially at a period where misunderstanding was widespread and Canadian multiculturalism was developing. "With the Canadian culture being different, the support system they have in Ghana such as the extended family system was not here in Canada. We faced anguish, racism and ridicule. Some run into problems with discipline.
While some form of Ghanaian disciplinary rules are not accepted in Canada, others were. These created problems for Ghanaians in Canada. They had problem rearing their children in a different culture of Canada, yet want to be Ghanaians in Canada where the level of communalism isn't as that in Ghana," explained Mrs. Agyei-Amoama, whose husband, Charles, currently Ghana's Deputy High Commissioner to Canada, is a well-known Ghanaian-Canadian community development activist for the past 30 years.
Most Ghanaians came to Canada with different skills such as the doctors, engineers, mechanics and nurses, and a lot of unskilled workers, assembly line and factory hands. "Even some of those who were skilled find it had to get work in their professional areas because of demand for Canadian experience and so have to work in factories in order to put food on the table and help their people back home," said Mrs. Agyei-Amoama.
As the Ghanaian population expands and they master the Canadian system, they are increasingly learning to negotiate not only racism but other issues they had found difficult at first. Unlike the first generation of Ghanaians, there are now many Ghanaian organizations throughout Canada that not only receive new immigrants but help develop their skills so as to fit into the Canadian society. One such organization is the Toronto-based Opportunities Centre for Ghanaian-Canadians (OCGC), a community based non-profit organization that helps Ghanaian immigrants to settle in Canada. Among its activities are youth programs such as after-school tutorials, employment training and counseling, recreation and sports, basic computer assistance, and art and cultural enrichment.
In July 25, 2003 Western Union Financial Services Limited, which has been helping Ghanaian-Canadians transmit money back home, donated four personal computers and one laser jet printer at the cost of $6,604.55 (CAN) to the OCGC. The donation was Western Union's educational support for the centre to advance its community services.
Thomas Y. Owusu, a Ghanaian social scientist at William Paterson University in USA, who did a study using information collected in a questionnaire survey of the Ghanaian community in Toronto, reveals that Ghanaians have established a relatively large network of township, ethnic, and national associations. The associations fulfill a wide variety of economic, cultural, social and political functions related to the needs of the immigrants in Canada. Ghanaian-Canadians are part of Ghanaian diasporans who send over US$1.5 billion annually to Ghana. Ghanaian traditional food is found in specific shops. Ghanaian tailors, traditional hair stylists, mechanics, shippers, salons, seamstress who cater for the Ghanaians abound. Traditional outdoorings, funerals and other engagements are marked phenomena in weekends.
Most of the 56 ethnic groups that make up the Ghana nation-state have their ethnic associations in Canada that serve their needs back home. Owusu reveals that the Ghanaian immigrants use their associations to contribute to community development efforts, sometimes with homeland chiefs coming to Canada to lobby their ethnic groups for development assistance. Still, the associations fight for political rights back home, and maintain ties to their homeland. Owusu's analysis showed that the extent of residence, education and income level, and residential location were the most important determinants of membership in Ghanaian associations.
Ghanaian-Canadians have been helping in the development of their communities back home. The Agona Association in Canada (AAC) presented $550 (CAN) to the Our Lady of Grace Hospital at Breman Asikuma in the Central Region of Ghana to settle medical bills of a 19 year-old boy, Isaac Oppong. The AAC saw the boy's story on the internet and raised funds and sent it home for the payment of the bills so that the boy and his parents could be free. Oppong, who was suffering from typhoid perforation, undergone major operation in May, this year, and could not go home because his parents could not afford to pay the medical bills. The boy has been discharged by the doctors since June this year but could not go home because he owes the hospital.
Over the years, as the Ghanaian population expands, their rich culture is increasingly coming into the forefront of Canadian multiculturalism, helping to enrich Canada's cultural mosaic. Most Ghanaian ethnic groups stage various cultural festivals throughout the year. Eddie Peprah, treasurer of the United Ghana Association of Ottawa (UGAO), said like most Ghanaian-Canadian associations, the UGAO seeks to unite the Ghanaians in Ottawa and team up with other Ghanaian associations throughout Canada.
"Our aim is unite Ghanaians in Ottawa, promote Ghanaian culture, provide avenue of assistance for Ghanaians in need and educate the growing number of Ghanaians born in Ottawa who have not been to Ghana before the richness of Ghanaian culture."
Ghanaians think their culture could be used as a uniting cord, and that their numerous national and ethnic associations function as family in times of problems and joys. To do this, the associations' stages cultural activities annually such as the one in Ottawa called Ghanafest that bring Ghanaians together and create healthy networking over the years. At a recent Ghanafest at Ottawa's beautiful Vincent Massey Park, Ghanaians showcased their rich culture to Canadians in the form of dance, proverbs and poetry, songs, drumming, fashion and food, drawing a large crowd.
Though part of recent immigrants, Ghanaians-Canadians, hardworking, deeply religious and law abiding, have come to see Canada as their second home, and are taking advantage of the opportunities afforded them. Canada now boasts of a sparkling and pulsating Ghanaian population whose members contribute admirably to their old homeland and Canada.


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LATAM's digital revolution
LATAM's digital revolution has transformed payments and enabled new e-commerce business models. Elsewhere a new generation of non-traditional banks have piled into financial services and shaken up traditional incumbents with new offerings for businesses and the unbanked. In an explosive pace of change LATAM is reducing cash use and formalising its economy.
Brazil is the best place to witness the change underway in Latin America's payments landscape. To the beat of samba drums emanating from the country's historic city centres, a new payments system is bringing the unbanked into the formal economy, fuelling growth in a new generation of companies and fundamentally changing the economic landscape. The central bank only launched its flagship payment scheme Pix in 2020 but the network already has an estimated 135 million users (out of a population of 213 million) and has supported around US$190.5bn transactions.
Pix supports the transfer of funds between people, companies, and government entities encompassing the payment for goods in physical stores and online, bill and invoice payment as well as scheduled payments. Small retailers that have always dealt in cash now accept Pix payments while people who have never had a bank card in their life (the IMF estimates over half the young people in Latin America have never had a debit card) can pay for things via their smartphone, using an alias or scanning a Quick-Response, QR Code. Pix is instant, available 24/7 and evolving fast. For example, more business participation, credit transactions and innovation around near field communication to make payments even faster, is all in the pipeline.
Pix's success is linked to a few key factors. Launched by Brazil's central bank rather than a private payment player, it is mandatory for certain institutions to participate. Pix is also inclusive. It has bought different institutions (around 800) from banks to fintechs and credit unions under one, all-encompassing umbrella with the same rules on participation for all. It's free to use unlike the fees attached to direct-debits or credit cards, while merchants deal with far fewer intermediaries. One of its greatest advantages is speed, writes the central bank on its website. Instead of asking for information regarding the beneficiary's account and personal data, the payer just asks for the Pix alias or QR code.
Brazil's success is being closely watched by other countries in the region. Colombia, Argentina, and Peru have launched real-time payment schemes and Chile already has an established scheme. It is also helping fuel the next level of payments innovation. For example, BNPL providers are spreading across the continent. In Mexico, Aplazo works with over 2,000 merchants to offer credit to a growing pool of customers. Through Aplazo, consumers can split their online and offline purchases into multiple instalments without needing a credit card and avoiding the debt trap. Something the company's purpose-driven founders Angel Peña and Alex Wieland see as a fundamental offering that will empower consumers in Latin America with simple, inclusive and financially responsible payment solutions.
Payment innovation is just one consequence of the digital transformation of financial services underway in Latin America led by Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. Open banking regulation in many countries now permits financial institutions to share customers' financial data, allowing non-traditional banks to participate in the financial system. Brazil's Open Finance programme went live in 2021 and already has more than 800 financial institutions participating and more than 9.6 million customers who have consented to information sharing. In Mexico, a 2018 Fintech Law was another catalyst, establishing a framework for fintech companies to legally offer services within the Mexican regulatory system.
Elsewhere, treasury conversation is littered with references to API inventories and e-wallets, the state of CBDC rollout or news of the latest VC in town and scouting for investment opportunities. In 2021, venture and technology growth investors ploughed in an estimated US$19.5bn to Latin American startups, more than in any other region.
Seismic change is happening in the banking space where, in Brazil at least, a handful of big banks have dominated the industry, long criticised for costly fees, high borrowing rates and low levels of public trust. Today, digital, so-called neobanks, are shaking up incumbents by rolling out apps, software and other technology to offer loans, current accounts and investments, explains Philip Benton, principal Fintech Analyst at Omdia. "Real-time payments (RTP) and the growth of neobanks are the most interesting innovations in LATAM," he says, although he warns that the region's tougher economic climate visible in high interest rates, double-digit inflation, and weak economic growth, is beginning to test growth in the digital banking sector.
Challenger banks' ease and speed onboarding new customers has allowed them to reach new customers. Like Nubank, the largest neobank in Latin America, with a customer base of almost 60 million since it launched in Brazil in 2014. The São Paulo-headquartered group has attracted billions of dollars from foreign investors – and given millions of poorer citizens their first ever bank account. "Nubank is one of the most interesting neobanks in the region, globally in fact, due to the sheer scale and profitability it has managed in a short space of time," says Benton. Elsewhere, he highlights Argentina's Ualá as another successful and interesting fintech with its focus on financial education.
Such is the growth in digital banks, they are now taking on incumbents. In a bid to build up their customer base and tap government licenses, neobanks are buying traditional banks. For example, Mexico's Credijusto, a fintech lending to small businesses, recently acquired Banco Finterra to further roll out its offering of services and banking products to micro businesses. Mexico has 51 banks but only a handful grant most of the country's loans. "By combining our proprietary software and data science expertise with Finterra's banking capabilities, we are building a next-generation of financial services business," said Eduardo Mendoza, Executive Vice President of Credijusto. "This acquisition will facilitate cross-border opportunities for the thousands of companies involved in trade between the United States and Mexico, an opportunity that we see as an important growth driver for Credijusto." Elsewhere, Argentina's central bank recently approved digital banking startup Uala's acquisition of rival Wilobank, granting it scope to expand its financial services across the region.
In response to challenger competition, Latin America's traditional banks have deployed front-end digital infrastructure to improve the customer experience and prioritised data security. However, they have faced a significant challenge in modernising back-end operations because of high costs and the risks associated with overriding legacy IT infrastructure. This is a key impediment in their ability to match the agility of digital challengers and improve the inefficiencies and high costs that have long hindered traditional banking.
New forms of payment coinciding with pandemic-induced lockdowns have triggered an explosion in e-commerce across the region. Because end consumers can now pay online via credit cards, debit cards or from an e-wallet in an instant, automated payment journey it has led to a new generation of companies. Like Latin American delivery app business iFood, founded 11 years ago. "Innovation in the financial sector is generating new business opportunities for the entire production chain," says Julia Barroso, Vice President, fintech, at iFoods. "Financial solutions created by technology companies have accelerated the consolidation of online habits like ordering food and digital payment services, making it easier, and secure, to pay for goods online," she says.
In a recent innovation, iFood developed its own fintech, creating a "fintech" vertical in 2020 when it launched Banco do Restaurante in partnership with Movile Pay, part of iFood's parent company, Movile. Banco do Restaurante enables iFood's partner restaurants to access financial services ranging from banking transactions (transfers, payment of slips, and cards) and credit transactions (including prepayment of receivables by iFood) to acquiring services (POS offers and payment via QR Code) "iFood's provided more than R$700m in credit for partners seeking to strengthen their cash flow during the most critical period of the pandemic," says Barroso.
It's just the type of innovation alluded to in a recent McKinsey & Company report which highlighted the particular nature of LATAM's digital revolution. "Too many executives view transformations as one-time events with clear beginnings and ends. Our data shows that Latin American companies that have made their transformations ongoing efforts – essentially incorporating them as the new way of working – have identified up to three times the value originally planned for capture."
In a next step innovation is leading companies to overhaul their treasury operation. Rappi, one of LATAM's largest online delivery groups, recently adopted an API solution providing ERP connectivity to enhance visibility and control and make use of multicurrency options in some markets. Rappi's treasury function can now manage payments from initiation through to proof-of-payment and the company can process around 900 payments per minute (up from 150) across the nine LATAM countries it operates while a centralised and centrally funded treasury has transformed transparency and efficiency.
Still, the region's new generation of e-commerce companies face daunting hurdles. Getting products from the factory floor into the hands of consumers remains difficult because of challenges around last-mile logistics, returns and handling. As the market size for retail e-commerce in LATAM balloons (it's forecast to increase to US$160bn by 2025, compared to an estimated US$85bn in 2021) so it requires logistics infrastructure and specialised services across the entire supply chain. But for some companies this is just another opportunity. Like 99minutos, the logistics service group for e-commerce vendors, which uses software to create a faster, cheaper, and more accurate last mile delivery option for merchants, and is already bigger than UPS in its core market of Mexico.
Financial services in LATAM are evolving faster than any other region. The latest innovation will be data availability, say Treasury Today interviewees. Employment data or prior credit repayment data will increasingly support the ability of lenders to underwrite customers leading to an explosion of credit products from credit cards to mortgages or car loans. Digital innovation has fostered a new wave of companies amongst which regional champions are now transforming their own treasury function. Above all, LATAM's digital revolution is formalising the region's economies, offering financial services to the unbanked and reducing the use of cash by people and businesses across the continent.


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TV Picks - Week of August 22
A great show like Ted Lasso is virtually guaranteed to generate a few things. Endless praise and speculation in the industry press. Awards for deserving actors, writers and producers, and last but not least, inevitable knockoffs that try to capitalize on its success.
Here's the catch, though. Ted Lasso features a transplanted American college football coach running a troubled long-tenured soccer team across the pond in a supportive community. This isn't your typical six pals sharing a NYC apartment they could never afford or a fat husband and hot wife moving into the neighborhood. It's a nearly impossible to recreate this show.
Unless you do it in real life — or at least a version that's close to it. Enter the new FX docuseries Welcome to Wrexham, premiering this Wednesday at 10pm ET.
In 2021, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney and Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds purchased the Wrexham Football Club in Wales. This isn't a gag. It's not a spoof. It's two stars who decided to pony up a couple million dollars to purchase the third oldest soccer team in the world.
Ted Lasso is a comedy first, but it's also a heartwarming tale of transplanted individuals and mental health battles intertwined with the fate of a soccer team and its town. The humor in Welcome to Wrexham comes naturally as the townsfolk reluctantly embrace the new ownership that saved their beloved club. Meanwhile, Ryan and Rob wonder what the heck they got themselves into as they live out a sports fan's fairytale.
The duo's purchase of the club was initially greeted by the team's fans with skepticism. Many felt the only reason it happened was to create this docuseries. Why would two American actors care about a fading team like theirs — did they love Ted Lasso THAT much?
Wrexham has plenty in common with Ted, and it's a feel-good story during a horrible time. It's not about the team getting promoted or winning a championship. It's about getting to know the squad and the town, watching two famous Americans directly affect a foreign community while learning its ways, changing lives, and bringing smiles through sports.
Sound familiar? Now watch the real thing.
Here's what else is worth watching this week…
Running With The Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee (Netflix)
You know that last name. John McAfee was the inventor of anti-virus software installed on millions of computers. He made billions selling his company to Intel. But that's the boring part of his life.
After his neighbor was found shot dead, McAfee went on the run and took a film crew with him. He was convinced that he would be killed in police custody. Oh, he also claimed the Mexican cartel was after him. Actual footage highlights the crazy real life of a wealthy man who lived his last days on the run.
Mike (Hulu)
Thursday, August 25th
Mike Tyson's story keeps getting told - on stage, at the movies, and now in the form of an 8-part miniseries that Iron Mike himself calls tone deaf. This version comes from the team that created the film I, Tonya, so you can guess its tone. Watch trailer.
Everything I Know About Love (Peacock)
Two best young girl friends are living their best lives together until one of them gets a boyfriend and everything changes. Bel Powley and Emma Appleton star in this adaptation of the Dolly Alderton novel.
THIS WEEK'S STIHTGT!
(Shows That I Hope To Get To!)
Kevin Can F**k Himself (FX) – It's the second (and final) season for the Annie Murphy dark comedy that alternates between multi camera sitcom and single camera drama. Returns Monday at 9pm ET.
Chad & JT Go Deep (Netflix) - The Party Bros get a prank show courtesy of Tim & Eric. Tuesday.
Little Demon (FXX) - A single mother (Aubrey Plaza) lives her life with a daughter was fathered by Satan (Danny Devito) in this animated sitcom. The voice cast is insane. Thursday at 10pm ET.
2022 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV, The CW) - MTV is borrowing a page from this year's Oscars, tapping three stars to co-host: Jack Harlow, Nicki Minaj, and LL Cool J. Sunday at 8pm ET.
(Really Good Shows You May Have Missed)
This Week's Pick: The Leftovers (HBO Max) - 2% of the people on this planet mysteriously disappear. 98% are left to deal with it. This is not a feel-good show. I am an unabashed Damon Lindelof fan (I'll defend the ending of LOST) because he appreciates good television and knows how to make it. This dark take on grief takes many weird turns and steadily improves as it goes on a memorable ride.
Previous Picks:
Deadwood (HBO Max)
Rectify (AMC+)
House of Cards (Netflix)
Weeds (Showtime)
Hannibal (Hulu)
Mr. Show (HBO Max, Hulu)
Downton Abbey (Peacock)
Banshee (HBO Max)
Police Squad! (Prime Video)
Party Down (Starz)
Dexter (Showtime)
Alias (Hulu/Disney+)
The Great (Hulu)
Atypical (Netflix)
Sherlock (PBS)
Magic City (Peacock)
Imposters (Netflix)
Episodes (Showtime/Hulu)
For All Mankind (Apple TV+)
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Damages (Hulu)
Luther (HBO Max)
Downton Abbey (Netflix)
Justified (Hulu)
The Good Wife (Paramount+)
Freaks & Geeks (Hulu)
Patriot (Prime Video Prime Video)
Battlestar Galactica (Peacock)
The Split (Prime Video)
Bordertown (Netflix)
Halt and Catch Fire (AMC+)
Get vaccinated. Get a booster (or two). Stay healthy and safe!
Posted by Jon Hein at 10:56 AM
TV Picks - Week of August 8


Tonight, when many European teams play their international friendlies to prepare to UEFA Euro 2016, we begin out countdown to the UEFA tournament. We begin with Stade de Nice or, as it's known on a regular basis, Allianz Riviera. We'll end on June 10, when France kicks off at the magnificent Stade de France. For now, welcome to Nice!
OGC Nice had been playing at the aging Stade du Ray for years when the first proposal for new stadium surfaced in 2002. Despite several attempts and numerous promises, efforts to build the venue proved futile until France won the rights to host Euro 2016. In 2009 a design competition was launched, resulting in the new stadium finally getting built.
Since it's a brand new stadium catalysed by the event, we include all of its cost into the tournament preparations. Initially estimated at €200 million, the building ended with a €245 million price tag, as established when the construction deal was reached. This means it's the most expensive stadium of Euro 2016 when compared to capacity and/or population of the city.
Public contributions came from three sides. The state submitted €18 million, the region followed with €20 million, while the remainder rested on the city of Nice. Municipal authorities reached an agreement with the Vinci group, along which the private developer built and will operate the stadium for 26 years, receiving over €8 million per annum from the city.
Interestingly, additional cost surfaced in 2015, when decision was made to replace all 35,000+ seats due to their low durability.
While the old Stade du Ray stands in the historical part of Nice, the site for new one was selected in far less occupied area 12km west of the centre. In the picturesque valley of river Var the stadium lies beside a major highway hub and within close proximity to the international airport.
Designed by the famous Jean-Michel Wilmotte, the stadium was part of Nice's pro-ecologic efforts and this is clearly seen in the design. Simple, neutral in colour and focused on using natural resources in a sustainable manner. For the first time among stadia of this size, the roof is partly based on a wooden skeleton encompassing both the stands and roof. The structure can be clearly seen through the translucent ETFE façade, shaped in an almost fluent, vivid outer form. The roof is covered partly by photovoltaic panels, spanning across 7,000 square meters and producing enough electricity to power 600 households every year.
The stadium was built with a fixed capacity of 36,178 seats, reduced to some 35,000 for Euro 2016. Though the capacity doesn't require it, the seating bowl was divided into three tiers. This on one hand allowed the creation of extensive premium zones across the stadium, on the other made the stadium more compact. And finally it also means it's easier to reduce capacity when the uppermost tier is not needed.
Long-term operation of the stadium is secured thanks to OGC Nice's tenancy. In their first season at the stadium, the club enjoyed an impressive average attendance of 24,186 people, though the crowds have decreased before Euro 2016 (19,192 per game in 2015/16).
The stadium is among the best throughout France's southern coast, a huge tourist hub. That's why it was also planned as a concert site for up to 45,000 people, especially in the summer season. It also meets all requirements of professional rugby. Additionally, the stadium hosts the museum of French sport and has a retail precinct adjoining it on the east side, providing visitors every day.


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Q: Extract a dictionary of substring in bash? I have files of the kind:
(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36), (37), (38), (39), (40), (41), (42), (43), (51), (52), (53), (54), (55), (56), (57), (58), (62), (63), (64), (65), (66), (67), (68), (69), (70), (71), (72), (73), (74) Use method number 1. (7), (8), (9), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (59), (60), (61) Use method number 2. (44), (45), (46), (47), (48), (49), (50) Use method number 3.

I would like to build a dictionary containing the numbers between parentheses and link them to the sentences of the type: "Use method number #". So, in this case:
1,2,3,4,5...74 --> Use method number 1.
7,8,9,19....61 --> Use method number 2.

Currently I am building a complex while that reads regexs (^ *\([0-9]+\)), extracts each number, deletes the coincidence and starts again until regex is not found and then extracts the sentence. But this is quite poor in performance and tedious to maintain.
Have you got any suggestions on how to improve this through more compact methods other than the while do?
I am not bothered by the dictionary structure, do not consider it right now if it does not imply modifying the method.
EDIT. ADDING REAL DATA STRING:
(12), (13), (14), (15) P.S.: 3 días en cultivo de invernadero. Efectuar un máximo de 6 aplicaciones por
                       campaña a intervalos de 7 días utilizando un volumen máximo de caldo de 600 l/Ha. y un máximo de
                       7,5 Kg de cobre inorgánico por campaña.
                       (28) Tratamiento en otoño, pulverizando hasta una altura de 1,5 m.
                       (44), (45), (46), (47), (48), (49), (50), (51) Efectuar sólo tratamientos desde la cosecha hasta la
                       floración, limitando la aplicación a 1200 l. de caldo/Ha. y un máximo de 3 aplicaciones por campaña
                       (con un intervalo de tratamientos de 14 días) y un máximo de 7,5 Kg. de cobre inorgánico/Ha.por
                       campaña.

A: Quite an idiomatic gnu awk solution:
awk -v RS="Use method number [0-9]."
    -v OFS=" --> "
    'NF{gsub(/\s*|\(|\)/, ""); print $0, RT}' file

Test
$ awk -v RS="Use method number [0-9]." -v OFS=" --> " 'NF{gsub(/\s*|\(|\)/, ""); print $0, RT}' a
1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74 --> Use method number 1.
7,8,9,19,20,21,22,23,59,60,61 --> Use method number 2.
44,45,46,47,48,49,50 --> Use method number 3.

Explanation

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*-v RS="Use method number [0-9]." set the record separator to the string "Use method number X.`, X being a digit.

*-v OFS=" --> " set the print separator.

*NF{gsub(/\s*|\(|\)/, ""); print $0, RT} main code
-- NF {} if there is at least one field, proceed.
-- gsub(/\s*|\(|\)/, "") remove all spaces, ( and ) from the string.
-- print $0, RT print the replaced string together with the record separator that was used ("Use method number X."). Using RT instead of RS so that we catch the value of the specific X used in the string.

From man awk:

RT
The record terminator.  Gawk sets RT to the input text that matched
  the character or regular expression specified by RS.

A: You can use sed:
sed -r 's/( *\(|\))//g;s/\./\n/g' input.txt

This assumes that your input file does not contain line breaks. If it contains line breaks the command needs to get modified a bit.
Explanation:
The first command s/( *\(|\))//g removes the parentheses and additional whitespace. The second command s/\./\n/g adds a newline after a dot.

Oh I missed that you want to add an additional -->. If you really need that, the second sed commands needs to get modified:
sed -r 's/( *\(|\))//g;s/U[^.]+\./--> \0\n/g' input.txt

Now the second command searches for the sequence U --> until a dot and prepends a --> plus adds the newline after the dot.
Output:
1,2,3,4,5,6,10,...,74 --> Use method number 1.
7,8,9,19,20,21,22,23,59,60,61 --> Use method number 2.
44,45,46,47,48,49,50 --> Use method number 3.

One another thing: The above commands adds an additional newline at the end of output. You can suppress that by adding a third sed command s/\n$// which removes the additional new line before the end of the output:
sed -r 's/( *\(|\))//g;s/U[^.]+\./--> \0\n/g;s/\n$//' input.txt

A: you can very intuitively do it with an ed script,
:: ed.script ::
# first you split your data in multiple lines
,s/\(\(([0-9]*), \)*([0-9]*)\)/\
\1\
/g

# then for each matching line with numbers, you remove unwanted chars
# and append " --> " to the next line
,g/\(\(([0-9]*), \)*([0-9]*)\)/\
s/[)( ]//g\
a\
 -->\
.

# and finally you join lines
,g/^ -->/-1,+1j

# save if you want
w

Then you launch it with the following command:
cat ed.script | ed -s file.txt

that was the part intuitive... and it works with your sample data.

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text:
\subsection*{Upper bound for $S_1$}

 We follow Zhang \cite{Zhang}, section 4. We treat the inner sum that corresponds to the first displayed formula on p. 16 in the same way. Proceeding in a similar manner, instead of eq. $(4.1)$ in Zhang  we  get
\begin{gather*} S_1=\mathcal T_1 \Delta(x)+\mathcal  O(D^{2+\varepsilon}). \label{ajj}
\end{gather*}
The quantity $ \mathcal T_1$ is the same in Zhang, and from his $(4.19)$ we obtain similarly to $(4.20)$ in his paper that
\begin{gather} \label{ac}
  S_1 \leq \frac{(1+\kappa_1+o(1))}{(k_0+2 l_0)!} \binom {2l_0}{l_0} \mathfrak S(\mathcal H) x (\log D)^{k_0+2 l_0}+ \mathcal O (D^{2+\varepsilon}),\end{gather}  for some $\kappa_1< \exp(-1200)$.

\subsection*{Lower bound for $S_2$}
Again we will change the summation order as in Zhang \cite[p. 22]{Zhang} and we get
\begin{gather} \notag
 S_2=  k_0  \mathcal T_2 \sum_{x \leq n \leq x+\Delta(x)} \theta(n) + \sum_{i=1}^{k_0} \mathcal O (\mathcal E_i), \\ \intertext{where $\mathcal T_2$ is defined as in his paper and} \label{Edef}
\mathcal{E}_i = \sum_{\substack{d<D^2 \\ d | \mathcal P}} \tau_3(d) \rho_2(d) \sum_{c \in C_i(d)} \left| \Delta(\theta;d,c) \right|, \end{gather}
where we now keep in mind that $\Delta(\theta;d,c)$ is defined by \eqref{Deltadef}, i.e. summing over $n$ in shorter intervals than in Zhang \cite{Zhang}.
 We may now assume that $\Delta(x) \gg x^{7/12} (\log x)^{-k_0-l_0-1}$, since otherwise the result follows trivially by the error term $\mathcal O(x^{7/12})$. This allows us to use the prime number theorem in short intervals of Heath-Brown \cite{HeathBrown}, instead of the classical prime number theorem in Zhang's treatment. This gives us (compare with \cite[Eq (5.4)]{Zhang}) that
\begin{gather*}
 S_2=  k_0  \mathcal T_2 \Delta(x)(1+o(1)) + \sum_{i=1}^{k_0}  \mathcal O (\mathcal E_i).
\end{gather*}
Following Zhang\footnote{We are grateful to GH and Denis Chaperon de Lauzi at mathoverflow for explaining precisely how  Zhang used Cauchy's inequality. See  http://mathoverflow.net/questions/132452.} \cite{Zhang} we use the Cauchy inequality on Eq. \eqref{Edef} to estimate the error terms
\begin{gather*}
\mathcal{E}_i \ll \sqrt{ \sum_{\substack{d<D^2 \\ d | \mathcal P}} (\tau_3(d))^2 (\rho_2(d))^2 \sum_{c \in C_i(d)}\left| \Delta(\theta;d,c) \right|} \sqrt{\sum_{\substack{d<D^2 \\ d | \mathcal P}} \sum_{c \in C_i(d)} \left| \Delta(\theta;d,c) \right|}.
 \end{gather*}
 By using the trivial\footnote{this corresponds to each integer being prime in the residue class for the short interval} upper estimate  $|\Delta(\theta;d,c)|\ll \Delta(x)\log x/\phi(d)$ in the first sum, and estimates for sum of divisor functions in short intervals (\cite[Lemma 8]{Zhang}), this gives us the estimate
\begin{gather} \label{ajaj}
\mathcal{E}_i \ll \mathcal (\log x)^{B} \sqrt{\Delta(x)}  \sqrt{ \sum_{\substack{d<D^2 \\ d | \mathcal P}} \sum_{c \in C_i(d)} \left| \Delta(\theta;d,c) \right|},
\end{gather}
for some positive constant $B>0$. Since $\mathcal T_2$ is the same as in Zhang's paper, it can be estimated by \cite[Eq (5.5)]{Zhang}. Corresponding to Eq (5.6) in Zhang we get the inequality
\begin{gather} \label{ad}
  S_2 \geq \frac{k_0(1-\kappa_2)} {(k_0+2l_0+1)!} \binom{2l_0+2} {l_0+1} \mathfrak S (\Hh) \Delta(x) (\log D)^{k_0+2l_0+1} (1+o(1)).
\end{gather}
 By the inequalities \eqref{ac} and \eqref{ad} we obtain
\begin{multline} \label{ab} S_2 - \log(3x) S_1 \geq \\ \geq \omega \mathfrak S (\Hh) \Delta(x) (\log D)^{k_0+2l_0+1} (1+o(1)) + \mathcal O(D^{2+\epsilon})+\mathcal O\left (\sum_i \mathcal E_i \right), \end{multline}
where
\begin{gather*}
 \omega=\frac 1 {(k_0+2l_0)!}
\binom{2l_0}{l_0} \left( \frac{2(2 l_0+1)k_0(1-\kappa_2)} {(l_0+1)(k_0+2l_0+1)}-\frac{4(1+\kappa_1)}{1+4 \varpi} \right).
\end{gather*}
While Zhang never calculates $\omega$ and just say it is positive, by the estimates $\kappa_1 <\exp(-1200)$ and $\kappa_2 < 10^8 \exp(-1200)$ from Zhang \cite{Zhang}, and the numerical values of $l_0,k_0,\varpi$ it is easy to use Mathematica/Sage to see that $\omega=3.647 \cdot 10^{-21385285}>\exp(-5 \cdot 10^7).$ The results follows by combining \eqref{ajaj} with \eqref{ab} with the fact that with our choice or $D$ we have $\mathcal O(D^{2+\epsilon})=\mathcal O(x^{7/12})$.
\end{proof}

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