Disney unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Naysayers would have you believe Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future "Star Wars" movies taking up lightsabers against the dark side of the Force.Not so, say experts who've watched Disney's recent acquisition strategy closely. If anything, The Walt Disney Co. has earned credibility with diehard fans by keeping...

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First Mention: First Mention: Monoclonal Antibodies in The New York Times

The theoretical work that would lead to the production of monoclonal antibodies started in the early 1970s, but The New York Times would not mention the term until May 1, 1979, in a roundup of science news. “A new San Diego firm,” an article on Page C2 said, “plans to manufacture and sell antibodies produced artificially by tissue-culture techniques.” Antibodies circulate in the body until...

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For Builders, the Storm Is Good for Business

Bad news for hurricane-ravaged homeowners is good news for at least one contingent: construction companies and the army of workers they plan to hire, many of whom have been idled and ailing from the housing bust for nearly half a decade. Lucas Jackson/ReutersResidents checked storm damage to a home in Lindenhurst, N.Y., on Wednesday. Customers are flooding construction companies with...

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Hurricane Sandy disrupts Northeast U.S. telecom networks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Power outages and flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy disrupted telecommunications services in Northeastern states on Tuesday, resulting in spotty coverage for cellphones, television, home telephones and Internet services. While all the region's telecom service providers were having problems, Verizon Communications, which serves many of the states in the hurricane's...

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Disney to make new 'Star Wars' films, buy Lucas co

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A decade since George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy under new ownership is destined for theaters after The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. from him for $4.05 billion.The seventh movie, with a working title of "Episode 7," is set for release in 2015. Episodes 8 and 9 will follow. The trilogy will continue...

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Sports of The Times: With No One Looking, Mental Illness in Athletes Can Stay Hidden

We’ve seen it hundreds of times. An athlete is injured and within seconds is surrounded by an armada of medical personnel: trainers, assistant trainers, team doctors. The athlete is helped off the field, given a diagnosis, treated and sent to physical therapy, often to return miraculously in a week or two. Jim Sulley/Associated PressLuther Wright at the 1993 Big East tournament, when...

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Media Decoder Blog: Disney Buying Lucasfilm for $4 Billion

5:03 p.m. | Updated LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company, in a move that gives it a commanding position in the realm of fantasy movies, said Tuesday it had agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. from its founder, George Lucas, for $4.05 billion in stock and cash.The sale provides a corporate home for a private company that grew from Mr. Lucas’s hugely successful “Star Wars” series, and became an enduring...

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Hurricane Sandy Predicted to Bring ‘Life-Threatening’ Surge

Hurricane Sandy battered the mid-Atlantic region on Monday, its powerful gusts and storm surges causing once-in-a-generation flooding in coastal communities, knocking down trees and power lines and leaving more than 100,000 people in the rain-soaked dark. The enormous and merciless storm unexpectedly picked up speed as it roared over the Atlantic Ocean on a slate-gray day and went on to paralyze...

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Apple software, retail chiefs out in sweeping overhaul

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Monday replaced the heads of its software and retail units in the company's most sweeping executive shake-up in a decade following embarrassing problems with its new mapping program and unpopular store-related decisions. Software chief Scott Forstall, who oversaw the launch of the flawed mapping software and much criticized...

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