#Trump pledges to 'roll back' Democratic President Joe #Biden’s #gun#regulations put in place by Democratic President Joe #Biden & to fire the #ATF chief during a lengthy rally speech to the #NRA on Sat, during which he accepted the influential group's #endorsement.
During the speech, #Trump repeated a pledge to fire the director of the Bureau of #Alcohol, #Tobacco, #Firearms & #Explosives, known as the #ATF, on Day One of a potential administration. He accused that agency, which enforces #UnitedStates#GunLaws, of being heavy-handed w/ #FirearmOwners & revoking licenses on frivolous grounds.
This may come as a surprise to some, but it’s illegal to get drunk in an English pub. A law from 1872, leftover from the temperance movement, still stands today. But what exactly was it trying to achieve? Food and Wine tells more: https://flip.it/rKY4Nc #Culture#UK#Drinking#Alcohol#Pubs#Bars
Interesting, the alcohol content in the hard cider served at La Crêperie de Paris at Epcot is only 3%. Going to brew up a batch of some kind of hard cider here today, probably, and all the recipes seem to be double that. #alcohol#brewing#homebrew
Some people see their doctor's instructions as a challenge to be thwarted, rather than, you know... valuable interventions for the sake of your health.
The new short documentary Snack Sakura embraces the retro charm and social ambiguity of Japan's ubiquitous snack bars. Learn more about the history of snack bars in Japan - and how to watch the new doc - in our review below.
So England is world beating at something; but the thing at which we beat all other countries (or at least the 40 countries the WHO looked at) is the rate of alcohol consumption among school children.
The WHO study found more than half of 13-year-olds have drunk alcohol in England, as have a third of all 11-year-olds.
Coincidentally (?) rates of fatalities with a cause directly linked to alcohol have also been rising;
Did you know that Great Britain has the worst rate of child alcohol abuse worldwide? More than half of children in England, Scotland and Wales have drunk alcohol by the age of 13.