21.   Though New York becomes the first state to outlaw use of hand-held cellphones while driving, several U.S. communities and about two dozen other countries have adopted similar laws.

22.   Australia will abandon anti-personnel land mines as a weapon of war with the government and opposition on Friday joining in a bipartisan stand to outlaw their use.

23.   In Alaska, a measure to outlaw the use of planes in hunting wolves already has qualified for the ballot.

24.   In June, U.S. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., introduced a bill to outlaw use of elephants in traveling shows and for rides.

25.   In keeping with the global fight against discrimination toward women, a senator on Sunday proposed outlawing the use of feminine names for storms or typhoons.

26.   It also outlaws the use of spearguns and certain kinds of traps.

27.   Prime Minister Tony Blair supports moves to outlaw the use of dogs in hunts, but proposed legislation for England has been delayed by bureaucratic problems.

28.   Several years ago, the Taliban government in Afghanistan outlawed the use of paper bags, saying they could be recycled pages of the Quran.

29.   The government has outlawed the use of the Kurdish language in schools, official settings and broadcasts other than music.

30.   Turkey is not the first country to outlaw the use of English.