Lucas created first digital editing and helped spawn Pixar
After 1977, Lucas pushed a tech surge at Skywalker Ranch, spawning EditDroid the first digital editor and influencing Pixar, Avid, Sonics Solutions, and others. RenderMan helped films gain real world lighting and effects, powering Toy Story and modern Hollywood visuals.
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Bio-Belt centered in St Louis faces biotech ambitions
St Louis pursues Anheuser Busch ties and plant research amid a fading traditional economy. Biotech futures hinge on patents, venture funding, and regulatory hurdles including stem cell research limits threatening gene based plant science.
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Wendy's ad campaign flips to irreverence
Wendy's International moves to a new advertising push titled Do what tastes right. The campaign shifts from founder Dave Thomas’s folksy image to irreverent humor while stressing food quality. It targets ages 18 to 35 and contrasts with Burger King and McDonald’s campaigns.
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