Saturday, May 14, 2005

Spotlight
Happy 61st birthday and may the force be with George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars movies. Lucas also produced the Indiana Jones trilogy, which was directed by Steven Spielberg. The latest and final installment of the Star Wars series, Revenge of the Sith, is set to open in US theaters on May 19.

Quote
"You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you. If you don't have that kind of feeling for what it is you are doing, you'll stop at the first giant hurdle." -- George Lucas

Word of the day
xenophobia: fear of foreigners or strangers; in Star Wars' Expanded Universe, most of the creatures are xenophobic, and work to suppress alien species. (© )

Today's News

• diabetes: can eating lowfat dairy reduce the risk? (story)
• bedbugs: checking into a hotel near you (story)
• Luke Skywalker: what's Mark Hamill been up to? (story)

Today's History

• Lewis and Clark: left St. Louis, Missouri, on expedition to explore US Northwest (1804)
• Israel: Jewish state was declared (1948)
• Seinfeld: final episode aired (1998)

Today's Birthdays

• Thomas Gainsborough: painter (1727-1788)
• Sofia Coppola: director of Lost in Translation (34)
• Amber Tamblyn: Joan of Arcadia star (22)