DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Hope is dangerous in D.C., but Jayden Daniels has the Commanders believing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Zak Keefer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

Ashburn, Va. — His alarm buzzes at 4:45 a.m. each morning, but most days Jayden Daniels doesn’t need it. GO DEEPER Jayden Daniels' growth with VR simulation has Commanders embracing mind gamesTerry McLaurin knew after his first practice. Seven games into his career, Jayden Daniels leads the NFL in completion percentage (75.6) and ranks sixth in passer rating (107.0). “Throwing a football for somebody like Jayden Daniels is a very natural thing. They all wanted to know if Jayden Daniels was ready to be a pro.

Persons: Jayden Daniels, He’s, Gibbs Dr, ” Adam Peters, Daniels, Peters, ’, ” Daniels, ” Peters, didn’t, ”, Bobby Wagner, Tyler Biadasz, Terry McLaurin, Daniels hadn’t, hadn’t, McLaurin, Jayden, I’ve, Frankie Luvu, Dan Snyder, “, Zach Ertz, that’s, Paul Walker, Jurgensen, Michael Vick, something’s, Joe Gibbs, … ” Walker, Rob Abelman, Gibbs, Snyder, Abelman, Jared, doesn’t, Daniels ’, Hope, Ryan Porter, Jay Daniels, he’d, Porter, ” Jay, Jay, ” he’d, “ Dad, ” Jayden, “ I’m, Jay wouldn’t, “ You’re, ” They’d, Joe Montana, “ It’s, Jayden —, Patrick Smith, ‘, “ What’s, ” Porter, He’d, Scott Winters, grandpa, It’d, Herm Edwards, ” Sherman Wilson texted, Wilson, ” Wilson, Bundini Brown, Wilson texted, you’re, Joe Sloan, LSU’s, Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr, wouldn’t, texted Wilson, “ They’ll, Washington QB Michael Penix Jr, I’m, Rich Graessle, Caleb Williams, Dan Quinn, ” Wilson texted, “ We’re, it’s, “ We’ve, ” McLaurin, ” Kliff, Washington’s, —, Marcus Mariota, Mariota, ” Sloan, Nothing’s, “ he’s, Cooper Neill Organizations: LSU, NFL, Hall of Fame, “, Washington, Philadelphia Eagles, Panthers, Eagles, RFK, Super Bowl, Carolina, NFC, YMCA, ”, Iowa State, Pop Warner, San Bernardino YMCA, The Cowboys, Cajon, Arizona State, Getty, NCAA, Tigers, Washington QB, QB, Gators, Heisman, Alabama, Bears, NFL evaluators Locations: Ashburn, Va, Washington, Philadelphia, San Bernardino Mountains, Iowa, San Bernardino, Cajon, COVID, Tempe, wasn’t, Baton Rouge, Alabama, New York City, ” Kliff Kingsbury

☆ World War II Historian Rates WWII Movie Battles
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Ian Phillips | Korey Isbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows. He describes the many challenges of the Battle of Okinawa as portrayed in "Hacksaw Ridge," starring Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, and Sam Worthington. He compares the portrayals of the Battle of Iwo Jima in Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," starring Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, and Paul Walker; and "Letters From Iwo Jima," starring Ken Watanabe. He discusses World War II-era munitions in "The Pacific," starring Joseph Mazzello and Rami Malek. He breaks down the tank battles in "Battle of the Bulge," starring Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson.

Persons: John McManus, Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Clint Eastwood's, Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Paul Walker, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Mazzello, Rami Malek, Michael Bay's, Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Alec Baldwin, Nicolas Cage, Mark Ruffalo, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Sean Penn, Jared Leto Organizations: Business Locations: Okinawa, Iwo Jima

☆ Overlooked No More: Lou Sullivan, Author and Transgender Activist
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Megan Milks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

He also published his first article, “A Transvestite Answers a Feminist,” in the group’s newsletter — a kind of coming out. Sullivan moved to San Francisco in 1975 with his longtime partner, a cisgender man who encouraged Sullivan’s gay identity but did not see himself as gay. Sullivan’s first few years in San Francisco were difficult: He found the L.G.B.T.Q. community much larger and more diffuse than Milwaukee’s, and his relationship was collapsing amid tensions around his desire to medically transition. Walker came to rely on Sullivan’s knowledge and often sent clients to him for peer counseling.

Persons: Milwaukee’s, ”, Sullivan, Sullivan’s, “, Steve Dain, Paul Walker, Walker Organizations: Milwaukee’s Gay People’s Union, Stanford, Dysphoria Clinic, Institute for, Janus Information Locations: San Francisco

☆ 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' may become Marvel's 11th billion-dollar movie: 'They are the epitome of box office success'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Since the release of 2010's "Iron Man 2", Marvel has helped Disney rake in $22.5 billion at the global box office. With the release of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" this week, Marvel Studios will welcome the 30th entry into its ever-growing cinematic universe. "They are the epitome of box office success in terms of how we even frame that conversation." "Wakanda Forever" is the sequel to 2018's "Black Panther," which earned $1.3 billion and is currently the No. If recent history is any indication, Marvel's 30th film is likely to be a box office success.

☆ (foto) Un unic Shelby 427 Cobra FAM, din garajul lui Paul Walker, este pregătit pentru licitație
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-05 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

(foto) Un unic Shelby 427 Cobra FAM, din garajul lui Paul Walker, este pregătit pentru licitațieUn unic Shelby 427 Cobra FAM din garajul actorului Paul Walker va fi scos la vânzare în cadrul unei licitații organizate de casa Mecum în luna martie din acest an. Roadster-ul, proiectat personal de Carroll Shelby, este dedicat victoriei Shelby asupra Ferrari în 1965. Celebrul pilot a comandat crearea a două copii ale Cobra FAM la sfârșitul anilor ’90 ai secolului trecut. Casa de licitații susține că doar un singur Shelby Cobra se poate lăuda cu o astfel de combinație exterior-interior. Costul estimat al rarității nu se anunță, însă nu este prima dată când acest Shelby Cobra unic este revândut.

Persons: Shelby, Paul Walker, Carroll Shelby, Rosso Organizations: Ferrari Locations: Le Mans

Search resuls for: "Paul Walker"

5 mentions found