Say what you want the United States Navy is something to be impressed by and proud of. Here it is summed up in one chart courtesy of Popular Mechanics.
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Let’s hear it for crataegus monogyna, otherwise known as hawthorn, otherwise know as mayflower. A noted ship was named for it. It starts blooming about this time of year.
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China’s world famous Tsingtao brewery was started by Germans.
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The tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro declared war on Japan in 1904 during Russo-Japanese war. Why? Who knows? Montenegro is about 6,000 miles from Japan and few in Japan had heard of it.
But, hey, it made sense at the time.
Anyway, the declaration remained in effect for 101 years largely because Montenegro was made part of Yugoslavia after World War I, and then was part of Serbia until becoming independent in 2006.
At that point Japan made peace with it.
Meehan Grills V.A. About Fear Of Reprisals
Congressman Pat Meehan (R-Pa7) has taken the lead in demanding reforms following a scathing report by the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the Philadelphia Veterans Administration’s benefits office.
Meehan during a recent hearing points out the investigators “serious mistrust and fear of reprisals” Below is the video:
Hat tip R.M.
Meehan Grills V.A. About Fear Of Reprisals
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The Empire State Building could fit 6.3 million persons — if you packed them in very tightly.
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A tiger can remain standing even after it dies. Credit the strength in its leg muscles.
9 Million Visited Pa National Parks
The National Park Service (NPS) is heralding a report that shows that 9,005,244 visitors to national parks in Pennsylvania spent $395.6 million in the state in 2014. That spending resulted in 6,678 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $566.2 million, the NPS claims.
“The national parks of Pennsylvania attract visitors from across the country and around the world,” said Northeast Regional Director Mike Caldwell. “Whether they are out for an afternoon, a school field trip, or a month-long family vacation, visitors come to have a great experience, and end up spending a little money along the way. This new report shows that national park tourism is a significant driver in the national economy – returning $10 for every $1 invested in the National Park Service – and a big factor in our state’s economy as well, a result we can all support.”
Pennsylvania’s national parks: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Eisenhower National Historic Site, Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Gettysburg National Military Park, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Independence National Historical Park, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Steamtown National Historic Site, Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Upper Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River, and Valley Forge National Historical Park.
According to the 2014 report, most park visitor spending was for lodging (30.6 percent) followed by food and beverages (20.3 percent), gas and oil (11.9 percent), admissions and fees (10.2 percent) and souvenirs (9.9 percent).
The report can be found here.
Dem Judicial Candidates Refuse Bar Review
The Delaware County (Pa) Republican Party, today, April 27, called the refusal by Democrat judicial candidates Lawrence DeMarco and Lawrence Abel to share their qualifications with the members of the non-partisan Delaware County Bar Association “insulting and disappointing.” 
The Delaware County Bar Association has long asked its members to evaluate the qualifications of judicial candidates who are seeking to serve on the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
After reviewing their qualification, the members of the Bar Association are asked to rate candidates as “Well Qualified,” “Qualified,” “Not Recommended,” or “No Opinion.” While the Republican candidates for judge, Anthony Scanlon, Margaret Amoroso, and Dominic Pileggi each submitted their qualifications, Democrats DeMarco and Abel refused to submit their qualifications and take part in the process.
“Voters should be concerned by the lack of experience and qualifications of Democrats Abel and DeMarco if they refuse to even submit their background for review and evaluation by the non-partisan Delaware County Bar Association,” said Andrew Reilly, chairman of the Delaware County Republican Party. “Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that Demarco only joined the Bar Association a couple years ago and Abel’s application to join the bar was only submitted a few weeks ago.”
“Delaware County residents deserve and expect better from their judges than the partisan games that DeMarco and Abel are playing,” said Reilly. “It is hypocritical that they refuse to have their qualifications judged by their peers but they want to sit in judgment of others on the bench.”
Each election for Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, the Delaware County Bar Association’s Judicial Selection/Retention Committee asks the bipartisan members of the bar association to rate the qualifications of each judicial candidate. To ensure a non-partisan and fair process, the Judicial Selection Committee is led by two co-chairs, one attorney and bar association member who is a registered Republican and one who is a registered Democrat.
Dem Judicial Candidates Refuse Bar Review
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The first sponsorship given to a black American athlete was by Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) to Jesse Owens. The Dasslers were Nazis but they still wanted to sell shoes. The brothers had a falling out during the war. When the shooting stopped, Rudolf Dassler would go on to start Puma sportswear and Adolf Dassler would begin Adidas.