Tuesday, November 3 Nov 3, 2009
It represents the epitome of a very important strain of Australian culture ... So for the umpteenth time, fellow Australians, gather around the TV set and feel the drama ... But an innovative bunch of young European dancers, an offshoot of a touring party that had already visited the US to great acclaim, managed to foment change in the direction of Australian dance and, indeed, helped transform our entire arts scene. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Melbourne Cup Nov 3, 2009
The leading Australian stables have their prime candidates lined up, the New Zealanders are here yet again and old Bart has more new tricks that will keep us all guessing ... On a day that typically sees more than its fair share of another Australian diversion, drinking to excess, Alcopop will be on the lips of the young and beautiful from the first race ... If the Australian myths of mateship and equality are just myths, it does not follow that myths are not powerful. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
* Uighurs shop in Palau to celebrate regained freedom Nov 3, 2009
Mampimin Ala, an Australian flown to Palau to act as a translator for the Uighurs, escorted the men as they left their residence to walk around the shops and shake hands with locals. They are happy to enjoy the beautiful environment of Palau, Ala said, adding that their main shopping targets were basic necessities. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The step backwards Nov 3, 2009
Despite data to support a strong correlation between countries that have the worst report on gender equality and the worst economies, there is evidence that in some areas Australian companies have taken a backward step. Our relatively strong economic performance should not belie the fact that short-term and knee-jerk responses to the crisis have had a negative impact on Australian women ... The Australian's partnership survey found that over the first six months of 2009, leading law firms were... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Chip away at new markets Nov 3, 2009
The tissue travels from Europe to the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, where it's observed for six months. It is then transferred to a tissue culture laboratory in Tasmania, where it is developed into plantlets that spawn mini-tubers from which seed is taken. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
UQ targets Indigenous knowledge Nov 3, 2009
The University of Queensland says it has developed a policy to encourage more Indigenous Australians to enrol at the university and improve education outcomes ... "The document outlines a very comprehensive path towards engaging the faculties with content in all the disciplines, content with regards to Australian Indigenous knowledge and our cultures, that it is working on developing comprehensive policies for conducting research." ... AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours... (ABC News Online, Australia -- Indigenous)
Why so many floats sink Nov 2, 2009
He is a specialist writer on small companies and entrepreneurs for The Age online, The Australian Financial Review and BRW. Tony has a Masters degree in entrepreneurship and innovation and lectures on the topic at Swinburne University in Melbourne. Tony s blog, The Venture, looks at the human side of entrepreneurship and business failure, a topic poorly understood in this country. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Australia's Dr. Death comes to San Francisco Nov 2, 2009
When the Australian Northern Territory legalized assisted suicide, he created a computer program that released deadly drugs into the user's bloodstream at the push of a keyboard button. Four people died in this manner before the law was overturned by the Australian federal government. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Islanders won't leave despite sea-level threat Nov 2, 2009
It appeared to work, in that the tide eventually retreated, but the residents of Saibai - a low-lying Australian island just south of Papua New Guinea - know that there is likely to be no respite from gradually rising sea levels. About half the people, maybe, would be willing to leave, but half want to stay here even when the sea keeps coming up, because their connection to the land is very personal,'' said Justina Warusam, a spokeswoman for the island authorities. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Silencing critics Nov 2, 2009
Massive blaze on Australian oil rig. Australian oil rig catches fire. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
'Fit notes' for back pain concern Nov 2, 2009
Australian oil rig catches fire. Obamas dress up for Halloween. (BBC News -- UK)
Aboriginal content will keep kids at school Nov 2, 2009
His key message, as I understood it, was the need for an education that would enable indigenous Australians to participate in mainstream Australia while keeping their culture, heritage and traditional languages ... The Western Australian literacy and numeracy assessment test was the standardised test taken by all students in Year 3, 5 and 7 ... The final report in 2006 concluded there was a fairly extensive amount of middle-class Anglo-Australian life experience required to complete the test. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
China News 2009.10.30 Nov 1, 2009
Shaolin, in cooperation with Chinese, Australian and German artists, has produced a 45-minute stage play that tells a story of the cultivation and growth of little Shaolin monks in four scenes of the four seasons in a year. The stage play, titled "Shaolin Temple: Saga of Warriors Monks," will be performed at designated theaters in Shanghai for two months during the Expo. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese vice premier meets Australia's Queensland premier Nov 1, 2009
The vice premier said that during his visit to Australia a consensus was reached to enhance the Chinese-Australian friendship, to deepen mutual beneficial cooperation, and to respect and care for each other's core interests and important concerns ... BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Australian opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull said here Saturday that Australia should not see China as a strategic threat or a potential rival ... Turnbull, leader of the Australian opposition Liberal Party,... (Xinhuanet, China)
Advance Australia online Nov 1, 2009
AUSTRALIANS have an opportunity to shape the nation's official cultural policy. Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett launched the online forum last week to invite submissions on the question: ''What positive steps would you like to see to advance Australian culture ... In a wide-ranging speech last week outlining the need for such a policy, Mr Garrett also called for a national discussion about Australian culture - how it was seen and understood, as well as how it was funded. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Boozing Aussies Oct 31, 2009
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has been tracking public opinion to alcohol licensing over the past 10 years. There is very high public support (70-80 per cent) for strictly monitoring and enforcing the existing responsible serving of alcohol (RSA) legislation, and where necessary imposing strong penalties for licensees who do not comply. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Embrace our indigenous people: Rein Oct 31, 2009
THERESE REIN has called for all Australians to become literate in Aboriginal art, symbols, culture and history ... The centre's director, Professor Rosemary Johnston, has been urging Australian education authorities to make regional Aboriginal languages, history and cosmology a mandatory feature of all primary and perhaps early secondary education ... I was speaking with an indigenous person and she told me that she didn't feel like an Australian,'' Ms Rein said in her speech. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Getting to know all about you Oct 31, 2009
Using her time in the program to listen, learn and make contacts with alumni - significantly Larissa Treskin, now the principal of James Ruse High School - Badcoe has gone on to found and head the Australian Business and Community Network that has involved 12 chief executives and more than 1000 of their staff in providing educational mentoring to 20,000 disadvantaged students across Australia ... Back then, he thought drug addicts deserved to die, that Aboriginal Australians were to blame for... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
On Bravo, there’s always a moral to the story Oct 31, 2009
Here, Tabatha Coffey, a 40-year-old Australian stylist with an icy demeanor and a permanent scowl, comes into various American beauty salons to scold the owners and staff for their poor service and pathetic sense of business. You don t have to give one whit about the hairstyling business to enjoy the catharsis of watching her chew out bad business owners, and you don t have to work very hard to see Tabatha s Salon Takeover as a convenient stand-in for American rage at Wall Street, the service... (Boston Globe)
Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane Oct 30, 2009
What makes the Australian sporting culture different to the franchise based model of the US is the club connection to the community and its sporting traditions. Are we willing to sacrifice the traditions of our sporting culture for the continuing Americanisation of our sport in order to make a buck. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
All part of the master Clan Oct 30, 2009
So there was a fair amount of scepticism when the group was announced to play its first-ever Australian show at Megarampage, a youth culture event featuring bands and the southern hemisphere's biggest skateboard ramp, at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium. That doubt seemed justified when the event, scheduled for tomorrow, was cancelled a fortnight ago after many fans baulked at the $140 ticket price. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Horrific treatment makes Tamils desperate to leave Oct 30, 2009
What practical measures has the Australian Government taken to address the suffering of Tamil civilians in the internment camps in Sri Lanka since the war ended in May ... The Australian Government's response has been to pledge to send Australian police to Sri Lanka to help the Government there clamp down on the exodus of asylum seekers ... This is after the Australian Government that sent its deputy chief of the navy, Rear Admiral Davyd Thomas, to Colombo in June 2009 to urge that young Tamils... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Flame me if you will, but we suck at grills Oct 29, 2009
That aside, Australian BBQing isn't about marinating lamb, or garlic prawn kebabs ... And as for you, Birmingham, you un-Australian not-born-here un-Australian, comparing expertly marinated and grilled salt and pepper calamari to a lukewarm plate of singed Coles snags is as pointless and facile an act as comparing Mozart with Motorhead ... yes pen, the thought that WE, us, AUSTRALIANS are lesser cooks on the BBQ that spastisised YANKS, muppet headed KRAUTS, dress wearin GREEKS, Second teir... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Why would an anti-Semite support Israel? Oct 29, 2009
The plight of Indigenous people, our indifference to asylum seekers, the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, and our inaction on climate change all seem to me matters that any humane Australian should look on with shame ... Michael Brull has a blog on the Independent Australian Jewish Voices website, and is a semi-regular commentator on newmatilda. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Jackson and Safran Oct 29, 2009
Shortly after a rap interlude, the song was to conclude with a crescendo of dual (not duelling) electric guitars, one played by a black man, the other by a white woman (Australian Orianthi Panagaris). The chorus, of course, includes the words "If you're thinking of being my brother it don't matter if you're black or white". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Sophie Sproats: Jill of All Trades Oct 29, 2009
In 2004, she was the runner-up for the Under-18 Australian National Snowboarder title, but what's even more amazing is she how she even made it to the competition. "I was in my final year of high school and I was encouraged not to partake in the races because they were during our trial Higher School Certificate exams, which contributed towards our final grade and UAI (Australian equivalent of a GPA)," Sproats recalled. (Calbears.com)
All Men are Liars: Oct 29, 2009
If our eastern seaboard continues to repeat its , I foresee a new status symbol emerging in Australian households: cleanliness ... If any Australian sportswoman got as trolleyed as AFL star Brendan Fevola was at the Brownlow Medal awards last week, the Federal Government would schedule a summit on alcohol abuse in her chosen sport. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Wallabies winger not happy with cover-up Oct 29, 2009
" Ioane said fortunately the Wallabies were able to use the gym at Japanese club Ricoh Black Rams, where former Australian Test great Stephen Larkham is among the stars. "Because half the team's got tattoos, I guess," he said. "A lot of the boys were teasing me about my tattoo on my neck - I've got to tape it up. But lucky for Ricoh, they helped us with the gym so we don't have to cover them up. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Lindop tips no fizzer for Alcopop and crew Oct 29, 2009
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN stayer Alcopop has emerged from obscurity to share favouritism for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, but the state's leading jockey Clare Lindop believes those close to the horse will not be overwhelmed by the occasion. Lindop, arguably one of Australia's finest riders, said trainer Jake Stephens and jockey Dom Tourneur had the right attitude to cope with the demands of Australia's biggest race. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
* World News Quick Take Oct 29, 2009
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said the Sri Lankans, picked up 10 days ago by an Australian customs ship in Indonesian waters, would be processed in Indonesia following an agreement between the two countries leaders. There were always going to be humanitarian, refugee, or immigration implications, Smith told public broadcaster ABC. Those implications will be resolved in Indonesia on Indonesian soil, because thats the agreement we have with the Indonesian government. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Casting a net into the future Oct 29, 2009
I have witnessed Indian communities robbed of their livelihood by governments giving over their rights to Japanese interests; coral reefs stripped of shells, ripped up by boatmen, bleached or polluted; and listened to Australian tourist orientated fishermen talk at bars of how they hate being told what to do by 'neo-nazi environmentalists. Sorry to be blunt, but national authorities have a huge task to both properly assess marine capacities/markets/values and then re-educate/train both the... (BBC News -- Science)
Kristol Reflections Oct 29, 2009
Twenty years later, Kristol and Australian political scientist Owen Harries debuted The National Interest, a journal with a foreign-policy emphasis to complement The Public Interest s domestic focus. The Public Interest marked the beginning of the technocratic, policy-oriented strain of neconservatism. (The American Conservative)
Aussies will struggle at Olympics Oct 29, 2009
DUAL gold medallist Kieren Perkins and the great Murray Rose are convinced the Australian men's swim team will struggle at next year's Beijing Olympics ... Perkins also took the opportunity to slam the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) for yesterday going public with the drug claims surrounding our greatest Olympian Ian Thorpe. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Cultural enlightenment needs more than internet Oct 28, 2009
This image of preserving tradition, but presenting it in a different form, brings to mind the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's dramatic new approach to its arts coverage ... The corporation is right, and within the bounds of its charter, to expand its online coverage of the arts as part of bringing culture to all Australians, especially younger audiences ... The arts portal is fine but the web cannot easily replace broadcast television especially for rural Australians and others without... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Aussie firms ink $34b contracts in China Oct 27, 2009
Australian businesses have signed $US31 billion ($A33 ... At the Hong Kong-Guangdong Business Conference in Sydney, Henry Tang, Hong Kong's chief secretary for administration, encouraged Australian business to look at including Hong Kong in their China strategy ... "The great thing about CEPA (Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement) for Australian firms is that the arrangement is nationality neutral (and) overseas firms incorporated in Hong Kong will enjoy the full benefits," Mr Tang said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Brotherly love is sealed in a bonus Oct 27, 2009
It is good to see the former head of NAB's Australian operations, Ahmed Fahour, was not left in a lurch by his long-time mentor and former Qantas chief, James Strong ... It is believed the latest in the role, an ex-command driver in the Australian Army, left after a only few days. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Native title deal for historic WA island Oct 27, 2009
Dirk Hartog Island, the site of the first recorded European landing on Australian soil, will become a national park after a native title agreement was struck between local Aborigines and the West Australian government ... "By conserving the island's Aboriginal heritage, biodiversity and historical values we are ensuring all West Australians can enjoy its extraordinary beauty," she said ... After buying the pastoral lease on the island from the Australian government in 1968, the Wardles reduced... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
* Drag queen movie challenges Russian attitudes Oct 27, 2009
The movie, which has echoes of the camp Australian classic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, tells the story of five drag queens who perform at a Moscow gay club. They share tears, joy, lip gloss and countless vodka shots as they reminisce, before setting off on an ill-fated road trip. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Shared civic values can unite cultures Oct 26, 2009
The Howard document starts its section on Australian government with a picture of the Queen ... Most strikingly while there are nearly 100 pictures in the document, there are just a few pictures of Aborigines and only two other photos of non-Anglo Australians ... It spells out the same list of Australian values, but describes them as democratic values. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The Olympic Torch Relay Oct 26, 2009
Twelve years later, on the way to Sydney, an aboriginal field hockey star kicked off the domestic leg of the relay from Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the heart of the Australian outback. Runners on foot are the torch's primary means of transportation, though in recent years the flame has also been carried by boat (Mexico City, 1968; Barcelona 1992; Atlanta, 1996), horseback (Stockholm, 1956; Atlanta), parachute (Lillehammer, Norway, 1994), snowmobile (Calgary, 1988) and camel (Sydney, 2000). (Time.com)
E Asia, ASEAN cooperate for common good Oct 26, 2009
The purpose of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Asia-Pacific Community would be to "cooperate on economic, political and security matters and dispel notions that a conflict in Asia may be inevitable," according to Bloomberg News. "What I detect across the region is an openness to a discussion about how we evolve our regional architecture into the future," Rudd was quoted as saying by AAP news agency. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hewitt urges kingmakers to stop double dealing and back McNamee Oct 26, 2009
Eminent Australian tennis figure John Alexander described the election battle thus: ''A vote for the status quo will be a vote for more woe ... It's not about the Australian Open and how much we can make or how much money we spend on elite-player development. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The '60s rocked; the noughties go pop Oct 26, 2009
John Farnham and Liza Minnelli are touring the country; The Flintstones and The Jetsons are rating on television; NASA has managed to land a rocket on the moon; the Beatles have had three albums in the top 50 chart for most of this month; and Australian troops are stuck in a civil war in a faraway land ... The Bureau of Statistics put out a report this week on Australian culture (please don't make the oxymoron joke) that showed we spend $665 million a year on recorded music and $291 million a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Grog gone: violence under attack Oct 25, 2009
The Australian Drug Foundation is leading a world-first trial comparing levels of violence, drink-driving and alcohol-related harm at clubs that adopt responsible alcohol policies with those without such programs. Results of the $1 million study, partly funded by the Federal Government's Australian Research Council, will be used to reduce rates of assaults and risky drinking at local-level sports clubs ... Using the Australian Drug Foundation's Good Sports program - which helps clubs develop... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Club crash tackles the beer culture Oct 25, 2009
Forster Tuncurry Dolphins president Stephen Bromhead encouraged players to have sports drinks. Photo: Shane Chalker. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Drinking their way to early death Oct 25, 2009
ALCOHOL is a factor in the deaths of one in seven young people, kills 3430 people a year and causes accidents and injury that put 80,000 Australians into hospital annually ... "Every week, on average, risky or high-risk drinking is killing more than 60 Australians and putting another 1500 people - the equivalent of a small town - in hospital, owing to injury or disease that is entirely preventable," the National Drug Research Institute associate professor Tanya Chikritzhs said ... According to... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Why dusky sharks might not be such bad mothers after all Oct 25, 2009
Dr Hussey led an international team of researchers from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Townsville. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Science)
Drug and alcohol tests on rise Oct 25, 2009
Dr Edward Wray-Bliss of the University of Technology's school of management said it was a concern that random drug testing by Australian companies was increasing as data showed drug use in Australia had been declining since 1998 ... If it is not a safety issue and not impacting a person's ability to carry out their duties in a professional manner it is none of Qantas's business,'' said Ingrid Stitt, Victorian branch secretary of the Australian Services Union. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Race call to curb trackside boozing Oct 25, 2009
In the lead-up to the Melbourne Cup, the Australian Drug Foundation is recommending tighter controls on trackside boozing to help tackle the country's $15 billion drinking problem ... Australian Drug Foundation national policy manager Geoff Munro said the Spring racing carnival marked the beginning of a two-month boozefest of Christmas parties, work functions and end-of-school celebrations ... Australian Hotels Association (NSW) chief executive Sally Fielke said: ''Banning the Aussie shout would... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Outcry over TV kidney competition Oct 24, 2009
The Australian version of Big Brother has also drawn criticism for not telling a contestant that her father had died. SEE ALSO 29 May 07 | Entertainment 25 May 07 | Entertainment 21 May 07 | Europe 04 Feb 07 | Entertainment 14 May 07 | Business 26 Jan 06 | Magazine. (Yahoo News -- Reality TV)
Read all about it Oct 24, 2009
The Age Entertainment: Australian and International Entertainment news, gossip and celebrities, fashion, movies, good living, restaurants, arts, TV and radio, music, books Skip directly to. . (The Age, Australia)
Lock 'N Load Oct 24, 2009
At one point, a transplanted Australian says of America, "I'm always on guard here." Always. Always. (Slate)
Votes counted in East Timor poll Oct 24, 2009
These troops - mainly Australian - have been in East Timor since June last year to help stabilise the country after the clashes, which caused thousands to flee their homes. The UN expects to be in East Timor for many years, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in the capital Dili. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
› Should SA import skills? Oct 23, 2009
It recommended an undemanding points system to screen applicants which would have to be simpler than the Australian or Canadian approach, and "less picky". The CDE said a large population of "irregular migrants" creates opportunities for crime and corruption and increases the likelihood that migrants will be unfairly exploited or will become victims of xenophobic attacks sparked by perceived competition for jobs, housing and other public resources. (iAfrica.com)
25 forces transforming the world Oct 23, 2009
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the median age of Australias population is projected to increase from 35. 9 years in 2002, to between 47. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Yanzhou's $3.2 Billion Takeover of Felix Approved by Australian Government Oct 23, 2009
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- of China won Australian government approval for its A$3 ... an Australian Rio employee, was arrested in Shanghai in July on espionage charges ... Australian Unease. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Stories that give you hope Oct 22, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- Coming from a family that is something of a racial and ethnic stew -- her mother is Afro-Cuban, her father Australian with Irish roots -- CNN's Soledad O'Brien can choose to identify herself in any number of ways. But when O'Brien began knocking on doors in Latino neighborhoods to collect stories for the new documentary, CNN's "Latino in America" (airing last night and tonight), folks just smiled and welcomed her home. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Life in the USA Oct 22, 2009
The award-winning correspondent -- whose mother is black and Latino, and whose father is Australian with Irish roots -- appears to have understood instantly why many Latinos are leery of projects like this. In a recent essay on CNN.com, O'Brien wrote. (CNN)
Tamarind Art Presents Ingots of Liquid Light : Opening Reception: 13 October 2009 6:30 to 8:00 pm Oct 22, 2009
About the Artists: Kathy Smith is an Australian artist who works with several mediums including painting, installation, and sound ... The animated film DELIRIUM was nominated for Best Experimental Film at the 1988 Australian Film Institute Awards. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Change is cultural, not technical Oct 22, 2009
I strongly believe in, and am actively pursuing, a form of government that is more open, inclusive and collaborative; a form that better utilises the great pool of talent and experience within the Australian people to deliver a better public service. Technology in itself does not deliver this change, but it does provide us with ever-improving tools which make change possible. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Snooze schedule: Oct 21, 2009
Some Australian employers are already on board, including price comparison company iSelect and BHP Billiton. MBF health insurance has sleep pods at its Sydney CBD flagship store. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Tips from the American Journal of Pathology Oct 21, 2009
Researchers led by Dr. Redwan Moqbel at the University of Alberta, University of Western Australian, and Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth, Australia have discovered that eosinophils may play a pivotal role in immune development. These results are presented in the November 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology. (EurekAlert!)
The people have spoken - and they want protection Oct 21, 2009
It is said Australians do not want a national human rights law, and that the committee responded only to the views of ''elites ... Eighty-seven per cent supported a human rights act, with equally strong support from organisations such as the Australian Council of Social Service, and religious bodies including the Uniting Church ... The difference this time was Australians responded in unprecedented numbers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
No one gets out alive Oct 21, 2009
I suppose this is what made The Wedge & the aptly named Skithouse such successful Australian comedies. Paul - October 21, 2009, 8:55AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Oct 20, 2009
An Australian man spent 12 hours clinging to a tree branch "like a koala bear" as crocodiles circled beneath him after his boat ran aground in the country's north. Homer's wife on cover of November issue to mark 20th anniversary of The Simpsons. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
