The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic: cÃ rn [ËkÊ°aËrË nÌªË ] (plural cÃ irn [ËkÊ°aËrË É²]).[1] Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes, from prehistoric times to the present.
Disney to Buy Marvel in $4 Billion Deal. Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse are about to become step-brothers. The Walt Disney Co. is in the process of buying Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in cash and stock. The deal would give the Mouse House ownership of Marvelâs 5,000 superhero characters.
Interestingly enough, Universal rival Disney bought the Marvel empire in 2009 for more than $4 billion, but a licensing agreement keeps the Spider-Man ride firmly in Universal's clutches at the Florida theme park.