Calgary Gun Show – Wine is Good for You
Calgary Gun Show – Wine is Good for You
Chocolate bunnies, brightly coloured Easter eggs, & fresh flowers are all great signs of spring and Easter. But, if you’re like most hunters and shooters Easter weekend means the biggest gun show in Canada.
Each Easter weekend the Alberta Arms and Cartridge Collectors Association hosts the show at BMO Center at Stampede Park in Calgary, Friday April 2nd and Saturday April 3rd. The show is reported to be the largest and finest in the country. The show features many rows of tables full of firearms and treasures as far as the eyes can see. There are bargains to be had on new and “experienced” firearms, optics and hard to find parts and pieces. As well, there are tons of exhibits of historical firearms and cartridges that are truly second to none and this writer’s favourite part of the show each year.
http://www.examiner.com/article/easter-gun-show-biggest-canada
This year’s Easter weekend will mark the 50th anniversary of the Calgary gun show – the city’s largest exposition of firearms, military collectables, firearm awareness exhibits and educational displays.
Bob Heath, a firearm and military memorabilia collector, has been going to the Easter gun show for about 15 years. One of the things that keeps him coming back every year is its size and the variety of people that visit the event.
“It’s getting bigger; there’s more of a diverse attendance in terms of the people you see, people of all walks of life,” Heath said. “You see plumbers, carpenters, engineers, doctors, farmers and hunters.”
As a military collector, Heath doesn’t really go to the show to buy firearms; he likes to look for military artifacts that he can add to his collection.
“There are uniforms, bugles, pictures, plaques and all kinds of interesting things to see,” Heath said.
He recalled one of his greatest finds being an 1876 Canadian Red Ensign flag – which flew over Canada from the mid-to-late 1800s to 1965 – an artifact Heath believes to be a very valuable piece of Canadian history.
“As soon as I saw it, I knew how valuable it was,” Heath said. “I didn’t pay much, the guy only wanted $15 for it, but he didn’t understand the significance and the age of the flag.”
http://www.calgaryjournal.ca/index.php/thing-to-do/previewreview/785-antique-arms-and-military-collectors-show-celebrates-50th-anniversary
Wine is Good for You
If you like to unwind with a glass of wine, then this might be the news you’ve been waiting for. Because according to a leading scientist, drinking just over a bottle a day won’t harm your health.
Dr Kari Poikolainen, who used to work for the World Health Organisation as an alcohol expert, examined decades of research into its effects. Men are currently
Dr Poikolainen said: ‘The weight of the evidence shows moderate drinking is better than abstaining and heavy drinking is worse than abstaining – however the moderate amounts can be higher than the guidelines say.’
But Julia Manning, from think-tank 2020Health, said: ‘This is an unhelpful contribution to the debate. It makes grand claims which we don’t see evidence for.’ She added: ‘Alcohol is a toxin, the risks outweigh the benefits.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2608193/Bottle-wine-day-not-bad-Leading-scientist-claim-exceed-recommended-does-live-longer-teetotallers.html#ixzz30stoU6ND