To: FEATURES, FOOD AND LIFESTYLES EDITORS
SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Aside from good food, nothing pairs with wine better than spectacular scenery. Wine lovers will get that perfect pairing this summer when they combine one of California's 25 beautiful national parks with a nearby iconic wine country experience.
With dozens of diverse wine regions and even more grape varieties across the Golden State, wine lovers can savor their favorite wines and explore new ones on their way to and from great parks from Yosemite in the High Sierra down to Joshua Tree in the desert. Like the stewards of California's unique national parks, winemakers and growers also feel a deep connection to the land, making California a world leader in sustainable winegrowing - and making it easy for eco-minded travelers to find the perfect wine to complement their journey.
While in wine country, outdoor enthusiasts should make time to add an inspiring hike, bike ride or picnic in a stunning vineyard or valley. Or take it all in with a bird's eye view on a sunrise hot air balloon ride followed by brunch with your favorite local wines. Check out these great wine regions that pair perfectly with some of California's leading national parks.
For more information on California wines, wine regions and winery activities - from tastings to tours, picnics, concerts, bocce ball and more -- go to Wine Institute's lifestyle and travel website at: www.discovercaliforniawines.com.
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Antique buggy, sleigh collection for sale in Maine - NECN
Poland auctioneer Jody McMorrow says he's never seen a collection quite like it.
The more than 40 sleighs and buggies from the 1800s and early 1900s were collected by Carl Huston Sr., a Lisbon Falls contractor who died last summer at age 77.
McMorrow says many of the items need work, but many show a craftsmanship not often seen these days.
They range in value from about $50 to several thousand dollars.
Huston's son tells the Sun Journal ( ) the collection is being sold because the family has no place to store it. Carl Huston Jr. says he thinks the collection helped his father connect to his youth on a farm.
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Information from: Sun-Journal, http://www.sunjournal.com
Source: www.necn.com
California legislator wants to ban popular firearm accessory and discussion - Examiner
At the beginning of the month, we discussed a CBS News story about a trend in California to comply with the state's draconian ban of so-called "assault weapons," by fitting AR-15 rifles with "bullet buttons," to replace the magazine release button. The effect of this change is to transform a detachable magazine fed rifle into a fixed magazine rifle, and thus not an "assault weapon," even under California law.
To the forcible citizen disarmament extremists, this is an intolerable state of affairs. The CBS story quotes Josh Sugarmann, of the Violence Policy Center:
But at least one group in Washington D.C. is watching the issue closely. “If the bullet button assault weapon is allowed to come into the state then the California assault weapons ban basically doesn’t exist any more,” said Josh Sugarmann with the Violence Policy Center.
. . . “The end result is that California law enforcement, California citizens will all be placed in jeopardy because of this marketing move by the firearms industry.”
Not surprisingly, given many California legislators' hostility toward citizens' ability to effectively defend their lives and liberty, a California state sentaor who shares Sugarmann's views has taken it upon himself to ban "bullet buttons." Senator LeLand Yee (Democrat) hopes to drive this remaining nail into the coffin of California liberties with SB 249, "Firearms: assault weapon conversion kits."
None of this is particularly surprising. We are, after all, talking about California, longtime holder of the top Brady Campaign grade for least free state. The surprising part comes in Sen. Yee's explanation for his bill, as quoted in a second CBS News story (CBS went to considerable--and possilby illegal--lengths to turn this into an issue):
“It is extremely important that individuals in the state of California do not own assault weapons. I mean that is just so crystal clear, there is no debate, no discussion,” said Yee.
Yee does not address the fact that the vast majority of states do not ban "assault weapons," and many of them have lower rates of violent crime than California, thus begging the question of why it's "extremely important that individuals in the state of California do not own assault weapons." Are Californians less capable of eschewing violence than residents of other states?
The chilling part, though, is the next sentence. Yee would apparently allow "no debate, no discussion" about effective militia capable arms for Californians. If he feels so free to trample the first two amendments of the Bill of Rights, can his attacks on the other eight be far behind?
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Source: www.examiner.com
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