Anna Edwards, Author at Ganam Radio

28 Jan

Mathematics, chance and soccer: from the Racing penalty to the chances in the World Cup

Anna Edwards

We tend to forget it, sometimes on purpose, but in football, in competitions – and in sport in general – chance occupies a central place. And now that the imminent World Cup will take over –for four weeks– global attention, it becomes attractive to review ideas and dismantle prejudices about the role of probabilities, speculations, chance, favorites and the weight of cabals. And math doesn't just play on the court: it also allows us to calculate how many packs of figurines we have to buy to fill the album. To think about these issues, two experts in statistics and mathematics…

28 Jan

A heroic final, the horror and the management of a Boca player

Anna Edwards

The memory of the final that Independiente beat Talleres 45 years ago gives Red fans pride for having carried out the greatest feat in the history of Argentine soccer. But that January 25, 1978, full dictatorship, also marked the beginning of horror for the Meza Niella family. That night began a nightmare caused by arrests, torture and mock firing squads that after ten days were unlocked by a neighbor who was a Boca player. On the black and white television that the Meza Niella family has at their home in Caseros, Bochini has already reversed the injustice of Talleres' goal…

28 Jan

5 Things We Learned About The Future Of Work From Heather McGowan At Thrive 2022

Anna Edwards

An inspiring group of HR leaders from across the country recently gathered in Austin, TX for Thrive by 15Five. At this year's event, some of the brightest and most inspiring voices in HR came together to learn and share with each other. One of those leading voices belonged to the internationally renowned speaker, writer and adviser. Heather E. McGowan. In her keynote address, Heather covered how people leaders must prepare their organizations for the rapid and disruptive changes occurring in education, work, and society today. Read on for five of our key takeaways from Heather's insightful and inspiring presentation. 1.…

28 Jan

With or without an audience: round trips between the Province and Racing through the inside of your bar

Anna Edwards

Soccer returned and violence also returned. The internship in the Racing bar brava, which includes three factions and which was deepened with arrests, fights and shots this summer, plus the delays of a leadership that celebrates the record of members and subscriptions, but did not react in time to guarantee its presence, caused Governor Axel Kicillof and his Security Minister, Sergio Berni, yesterday to disqualify the club from playing with the public tomorrow against Belgrano, in the Professional League debut. There was more than one episode that led to this decision by the government of the province of Buenos Aires.…

28 Jan

Warn about late diagnosis of people with HIV

Anna Edwards

Among the many collateral damage that the covid pandemic caused to public health, its –negative– influence on another epidemic could not be absent: that of HIV/AIDS. According to data compiled by the NGO AHF Argentina, in 2022 it was discovered that 46% of the HIV tests that were positive were carried out on people who arrived "late" to the diagnosis (late presenters). A gloss ago that figure was better, it was around 25% to 30%. Precisely, to help reverse this failure, tonight the AHF organizes the 6th edition of the "Testing Night", where free, safe and confidential HIV tests will…

28 Jan

mouth vs. Atlético Tucumán, by date 1 of the Professional League. Who is more likely to win this pa

Anna Edwards

This Sunday, January 29, mouth Juniors in local condition receive the resistance of the whole of the Atletico Tucuman in a duel that corresponds to date 1 of the Professional League. At 442 we want to tell you which is the probable winner of this match. The match will take place at the Alberto José Armando Stadium. The last time it was measured was on August 28, 2022 in a contest that ended 2 to 1 in favor of the Xeneize cast. Ibarra's team will try to get their first victory after their hard setbacks during the preseason. Atlético Tucumán,…

28 Jan

Insua guarantee of the continuity of Federico Gattoni in San Lorenzo

Anna Edwards

San Lorenzo prepares to debut in the professional league, This Saturday, January 28, as a local, they will be receiving the Arsenal team. At a press conference, Rubén Darío Insua delivered his appreciations and ensured the continuity of a vitally important player for his squad. "(Gattoni) granted me that he arranged the contract with the club. In the next few days he will sign it. I trust his word. He is a boy who has been here since he was very young. Sooner or later it will be solved. If he going for a transfer will be through the appropriate…

28 Jan

The endless pain of Lucio Dupuy’s grandmother, in the hours of autumn

Anna Edwards

The grandmother of Lucio Dupuy, the 5-year-old boy beaten to death in November 2021 in Santa Rosa by his mother and the couple who are in custody and are being tried for the crime, recalled the last time she saw her grandson in July of that year and regretted not having received a sign from him of what was happening to him. “How did Lucio not give me a clue, a sign? It gives me impotence and suffering, because I was in there with him but he was happy, he played with us and he didn't give us any, not…

27 Jan

Banfield incorporates Horacio Tijanovich

Anna Edwards

The attacking midfielder Horace Tijanovich today joined the ranks of Banfieldwith a view to the beginning of the tournament of the Professional Soccer League (LPF). The 26-year-old player from the province of Entre Ríos signed a contract with the Drill until December 2023, with the option to renew the link for three more seasons. The Professional League will apply a new tiebreaker criteria Tijanovichwho can also play as a winger, comes from Platense, where he played for a year and a half (since July 2021). He also wore the jerseys of Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata, Defense and Justice Y…