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> DEMONSTRATE your proficency in the language with the free online Alison certificate in English Language and Literature. ~ link

> BEIJING —

China, the world's largest tobacco producer and home to a third of all smokers, has issued a national ban on lighting up in hotels, restaurants and other indoor public spaces, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. 

The rules, which take effect on May 1 and spell out education provisions about the dangers of tobacco, include restrictions on cigarette vending machines and on outdoor smoking that affects pedestrians... ~ NY Times

> YOU CAN'T squeeze water from rocks -- or can you? ~ link

> I RECEIVED a phone call from Ronald Regan yesterday. He was calling on behalf of the Tea Party. Even though they're thoughtless those guys have more power than I thought possible.