James Monroe

Born	April 28, 1758
Birth Place	Westmoreland County, Virginia
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
Occupation	Lawyer Farmer/Planter
Religion	Episcopal
Died	July 4, 1831
Death Place	New York, New York

James Monroe served was the fifth President of the United States. He was the last Founding Father of the United States, the last one from the Virginia family and the Republican Generation to become the U.S. President. Monroe fought in the American radical War. He gained knowledge as an executive as the Governor of Virginia and rose to national prominence when as a envoy in France he helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. During the War of 1812 Monroe held the dangerous roles of Secretary of State and the Secretary of War under President James Madison. Monroe was plagued by financial difficulties.

Martin Van Buren

Born	December 5, 1782
Birth Place	Kinderhook, New York
Political party	Democratic-Republican, Democratic, and Free Soil
Spouse(s)	Hannah Van Buren
Occupation	Lawyer
Religion	Dutch Reformed
Died	July 24, 1862
Death Place	Kinderhook, New York

Martin Van Buren was serves as the eighth President of the United States also the 10th Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson.He was a key manager of the Democratic Party. He was the first president to be born an American resident. He is the only president not to have speak English as his first language, having grown up speaking Dutch. He was the initial president from New York. He also was one of the central figures in rising modern political organizations. He is one of only two people, the extra being Thomas Jefferson, to serve as Secretary of State, Vice President and President.

American Idols Season 10 Audition Information

American Idols Season 10 Audition Information::Serving as a judge American Idol "is not the right fit," show Ellen DeGeneres, amid rampant speculation that the actress and pop star Jennifer Lopez will host a talk show on the blockbuster TV talent contest.

DeGeneres, former comedian and current set of daily talk show, reiterated on Thursday with a statement that she is leaving American Idol after a 1-year on the jury.

Her departure follows that the original judge Simon Cowell, who left at the end of last season to work on the X-factor, a new reality talent show he produces.

"A few months ago, I let [the U.S. network] Fox and American Idol producers know that it does not feel right fit for me", DeGeneres told in a statement issued on Thursday.

As news of the departure distribution host a talk show, reports also began to appear on the recording artist, actress and former dancer backup Lopez is close to signing a deal take place on the hit singing contest.

Lopez, most recently seen in the romantic comedy contingency plan, and heard her album "2010 Love", previously worked as a visiting instructor at the Idol.

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has also been rumored as the new judge show.
'It is difficult to judge the people "

Although DeGeneres "liked to identify, support and education of young talents," she also acknowledged that it is difficult to "judge people, and sometimes hurt their feelings."

Although popular as a host of talk shows and frequent champion of amateur singers on YouTube, DeGeneres was criticized for her lack of experience of world music when she was selected to join Idol after the departure of another original judge Paula Abdul.

She started her own record label earlier this year, saying that she was inspired by pre-adolescent piano and singing sensation named Grayson Chance - to 12-year-old, as its debut artist.

Although the audience for Idol dropped in recent years, he is still considered the ratings behemoth.

Auditions for the upcoming season of the show began showing episodes of judges to begin shooting in September.

So You Think You Can Dance - Live Tour tickets

So You Think You Can Dance - Live Tour tickets:Last night, So you think,You Can Dance top six contestants on the stage with their partners, as it was a double elimination episode. They hope that their journey will continue, and they will be crowned as the best dancers. On Thursday, champion ballroom dancer Tony Reopath appeared as special guest referee. The judges called the contestants on stage and announced the results. Finally, the bottom 3 was announced and 3 members directed the danger zone were Billy, Jose and Lauren. It was shocking for them, and they look very disappointed and upset. Most people expect that judges will announce Jose "and" Billy the elimination and the same thing that happened. Jose and Billy got eliminated, and the dream to become the best dancer ended last night.
On July 29 "American Idol" finalist Allison Iraheta performed "Do not Waste Your Pretty" and swayed on the stage. She was the 8 finalists of the season and the audience loved her performance in the show results.
Currently on tour with Allison, Adam Lambert, who also was the season of 8 finalists, as well as Orianthi with them and the trio performed at various shows. Allison is very happy, because she released the third single from her album "Just Like You".
Now in the top four contestants will perform on stage again on August 4 at 8 pm and the top four Robert Roldan, Lauren Froderman, Kent Boyd and AdéChiké Torbert. Let's see who will be the best dancer of Season 7.

Cooper, copy, or what?

By now you readers should understand that we really appreciate the KISS principle when it comes to engineering firearms. For those who are not familiar with the KISS principle, the acronym means Keep It Simple, Stupid.

Anyone can take a good design and complicate the hell out of it. The resulting Rube Goldberg gadget will usually amaze and baffle a simple mind. However, it takes real genius to accomplish something in the simplest manner with the least motion and the least number of parts. This latter approach gains the most accolades from engineering and machine heads.

Recently a reader sent an e-mail and shared the pistol seen below. Because it is Simplicity exemplified, and in such wonderful condition, I was eager to share it with you. From all indications, 5 would get you 10 that it's a Cooper. However, it is completely unmarked so it could also be a Cooper copy. I'm not sure if Cooper made any unmarked guns, but this one displays even minor Cooper details, like the three screws securing the grips, which means that the copycat really admired Cooper's design and copied it exactly. Or, it's a Cooper.

J.R. Cooper was making his nifty pocket pistols In New York, NY from about 1844 to 1850. Some say that he also did some work across the pond in England. Not sure about that, but if true, it would add to the range of his influence which could have spawned foreign Cooper copies, too. And, his design was well worth imitating, as it is ultra simple and ultra dependable as a pocket pistol.

Below are the comments from our reader, who I would like to thank for sharing the pistol with us. Click the pics for a closeup view, then click the Back button to return to the text.

Roger

Here's the pistol and as you can see, the trigger bends the spring which (after it slips off the trigger nose, it slaps the cap and) acts as a hammer. Capped, and in the position shown, the cap is not touched by the 'hammer' which, in fact, protects the cap from an accidental hit.

The holster, which is not original, is also a safety device as the trigger cannot be pulled sufficiently to release the 'hammer' when holstered. I don't know if this was intentional or not.

There are no maker's or other marks. Calibre is about 20 gauge and there are no sights.

Regards,

Eoin


Thanks, again, Eoin.

Cheers!


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John Quincy Adams

Born	July 11, 1767
Birth Place	Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Political party	Federalist Democratic-Republican National Republican Anti-Masonic Whig
Spouse(s)	Louisa Catherine Johnson
Occupation	Lawyer
Religion	Unitarianism
Died	February 23, 1848
Death Place	Washington, D.C.

John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States. Adams was son of the President John Adams and Abigail Adams. Adams is best known as a diplomat who formed American's foreign policy in line with his deeply conservative and passionately nationalist commitment to America's republican values. Adams was elected a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts after exit office, the only president ever to do so, helping for the last 17 years of his life with far better success than he had achieved in the presidency. Adams properly predicted the dissolution of the Union on the issue, though the progression of bloody slave insurrections he foresaw never came to pass.