Anna Edwards, Author at GanamRadio

22 Feb

The fearless mindset of the Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski: ‘He’s got a delusion to him’

Anna Edwards

SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly a year ago on the dot, Mike Dunleavy, the Golden State Warriors’ future general manager, and Kent Lacob, an ascending front office personnel voice, hopped in a car and made the quick 50 mile trip south to Santa Clara’s campus.They were primarily there to see Maxwell Lewis, the possible lottery pick out of Pepperdine. Lewis played fine. He’d eventually get selected 40th in the 2023 NBA Draft. But he wasn’t the best player on the floor. Brandin Podziemski, a 6-foot-4 guard who was only beginning to creep onto the draft radar, made every significant play to…

21 Feb

Socionaut: the perfect strategic ally to improve companies’ social performance

Anna Edwards

In an increasingly connected global environment, social performance has taken on a critical role in the success of companies and organizations. Socionaut, a leading international consulting firm, provides specialized services in various aspects of social performance. With the 2030 agenda in mind, it seeks to build a more equitable, sustainable and just future for current and future generations.The firm recognizes the importance of understanding and being sensitive to all parties coexisting with a project. For this reason, they strive to understand the needs and concerns of all stakeholders during the process, highlighting the importance of this aspect in the development…

21 Feb

Club Lomas: the best option for retirees from Memphis looking for quality of life and competitive prices

Anna Edwards

Do you dream of a sun-filled retirement teeming with activities and new friendships? Ecuador, with its internationally competitive pricing, is rapidly becoming a perfect destination for retirees from Memphis, Tennessee. However, the only option that stands out for offering services with international standards and resort-style amenities is Club Lomas. There, you can enjoy a community of like-minded older adults, allowing you to participate in recreational, social, and sensory learning activities. Factors to Consider When Opting for Ecuador Ecuador boasts a remarkably lower cost of living compared to countries traditionally sought out by retirees or expatriates looking to continue their life…

21 Feb

Let Tesla Expand? Germans Vote No.

Anna Edwards

Why It Matters: A factory that has divided a town.Tesla’s decision to settle in Grünheide, which is in the state of Brandenburg, and the speed with which the factory was built — 861 days — has been a point of pride for local politicians in a country known for its onerous permitting processes.The factory, which opened two years ago, has also become an important driver of growth in the state, long one of the most economically challenged in Germany. Brandenburg recorded economic growth of 6 percent in the first half of 2023, largely driven by the 11,000 jobs at the…

20 Feb

Volkswagen Sees Electric Vehicles as a Way to Grow in the U.S.

Anna Edwards

Probably only Americans of a certain age remember when the Volkswagen Beetle was the best-selling imported car in the United States and the hippest ride to a Grateful Dead concert was a Volkswagen Microbus.Volkswagen is trying to tap some of that nostalgia in its latest push to regain the status and sales it enjoyed in the United States during the Beetle’s and Microbus’s heydays in the 1960s. But this time it hopes its top models will be electric.The German carmaker is second only to Toyota globally but is a niche player in the United States. Part of its plan to…

19 Feb

Does the PGA Tour have a juice problem, and will Sunday solve it?

Anna Edwards

LOS ANGELES — It was all going to be so perfect. It had stars. It had records. It had one of the most beautiful stages in all of sports in prime time. It was supposed to be the PGA Tour’s big day.Two weeks ago up in Pebble Beach, Wyndham Clark shot a third-round 60 to break the historic course’s record and take the lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The tour couldn’t have drawn up a better Sunday — in theory. It was the off week before the Super Bowl, meaning it practically had the sports calendar to itself.…

19 Feb

‘Most Wanted’ Man Pleads Guilty in Cyberattack That Upended Vermont Hospital

Anna Edwards

A Ukrainian man pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to his leadership role in two cyberattack schemes that caused tens of millions of dollars in losses and temporarily crippled a Vermont hospital in 2020, according to the Justice Department.Prosecutors said that Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, 37, was a leader for an organization that in May 2009 began to infect thousands of computers at corporations with malicious software, and that he helped lead a separate malware scheme that began around November 2018.Mr. Penchukov, of Donetsk, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Nebraska to one count of conspiracy to commit…

18 Feb

Volkswagen and BASF Are Reconsidering Ties to Xinjiang, China

Anna Edwards

Volkswagen Group is reviewing the future of its joint venture in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China and another German industrial giant is starting to sell its stakes there following new international scrutiny of forced labor by predominantly Muslim ethnic groups.Volkswagen said last week that it was in discussions with one of its main joint venture partners in China, the state-owned Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, in the wake of allegations of human rights violations at their joint venture in Xinjiang.The companies are examining “the future direction of the J.V.’s business activities in Xinjiang,” VW said, adding that “various scenarios are…

17 Feb

Kylian Mbappe is leaving PSG: Thank god that’s finally over

Anna Edwards

Follow live coverage of Manchester City vs Chelsea in the Premier League todayIce ages haven’t lasted as long as this.Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid… it has been a thing for about a decade at least.The Athletic was not even in existence when the pair began courting each other. Twitter was still fun (and called Twitter), Taylor Swift hadn’t heard of American football and the closest thing we got to a global pandemic was from watching Contagion.It has been an inexorably long saga, the very worst kind of transfer saga in fact, with endless posturing, incessant lies and spin and thousands…