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University of Southampton is a very research focused university. It came 7th in the UK in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise mainly due to the excellent research carried out in its four world class engineering schools. However, outside of engineering Southampton is (to quote the Guardian) "academically sound across the board", in other words it offers a wide range of subjects at a high standard.
The university is mainly based around the leafy Highfield campus with certain subjects based elsewhere:
- Humanities (English, History, Philosophy, Archaeology, Modern Languages and Film Studies) are taught at the Avenue campus (10 minutes walk from Highfield in the other direction).
- Fine Arts and Design is based in Winchester at the Winchester School of Art (which is rather self sufficient with its own halls of residence, student union and facilities).
- Oceanography and Geology are taught at the National Oceanographic Centre, Southampton (about 10 minutes walk from the city centre and a half hour bus ride from Highfield), but during the first year most Earth Science students will only spend two afternoons per week there.
- Nursing is taught at Highfield, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Winchester and the Isle of Wight.
All of the separate campuses are connected by the Uni-Link service, unlimited use of which is included in hall fees in the first year with prices at either £2 per journey or £250 for a full year afterwards.
The main Hartley library on the Highfield campus contains 1.5 million books - the majority of text books and journals for most subjects. It consists of five floors, with various facilities including quiet areas, group study rooms (which can be prebooked), computer rooms and a sofa area. Eating of cold food is permitted on the first three floors. The usual opening hours for the main Hartley Library are 8am-midnight, however during exam periods it is open until 2am.
Southampton is also home of the National Oceanographic Library at the Oceanography Centre. This library holds the most comprehensive range of ocean and earth science resources in the UK. It also (bizarrely) has signs up banning visitors from walking around the library without shoes.
The small Avenue Library is almost entirely reference only but covers the resources needed for the subjects taught and researched on the Avenue campus.
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Total students:
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Typical offers:
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Applicants per place:
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IT and Computing
Computing services are provided by iSolutions (formerly known as SUCS, a far more appropriate name). About 80% of hall rooms are networked for connection to the internet. 100% of hall rooms are networked for phone points with free internal calls and 1p a minute internet connection for those rooms which don't have networked access. Halls phones are provided by freewire. Note that in the summer of 2011 the Internet setup is undergoing a huge overhaul, which may well put an end to the 'pas-as-you-go' Internet in some rooms.
Public workstations are available in all libraries and there are a few workstations in the various halls plus some large labs containing masses of PCs and air conditioning. All students have a filestore quota linked to their login account too (between 15Mb and 40Mb). You can extend this to 100Mb, with any further extension being by request. USB Pen drives are also popular and are sold by the student union shop for ~£30 or from ebay for ~£10 - these are highly recommended for coursework-intensive subjects.
Most of Highfield campus is covered by eduroam or ISS wireless internet. Access to this is enabled with use of your university username and password. Areas of Highfield and Portswood are also covered by SOWN. This allows students to login with their ISS computing account.
Private bittorrent trackers are unusable in halls because tracker communications are blocked off by the ISS firewall. Users can be seen by trackers but are unable to upload or download from other users. Downloading from public trackers is possible because of DHT but anyone exceeding 1.5GB download between 9am and 10pm may be threatened with disconnection.
The newly constructed Jubilee Sports Centre on the Highfield campus contains a 25m swimming pool, a fully kitted out state of the art gym (including bikes hooked up to playstations), badminton, basketball, volleyball, netball and squash courts and a dance studio. The remnants of the old sports centre contain cricket nets, frisbee, five-a-side football, handball, karate and rollerhockey facilities with another sports hall available for aerobics, body conditioning, boxercise, circuits, fencing, gymnastics, martial arts, self defence and step workout. Outdoor sports pitches are connected to the Uni-Link bus network and are plentiful (with one of the locations recently given a £4.3 million refit with a new bar, restaurant and a pavilion added). There's also the University Boat Hard housing watersports facilities and equipment on the River Itchen near to the Wessex Lane Halls (which is also home to the rifle range). Southampton is renowned for its sailing and watersports facilities with two students that competed in sailing events in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Recent sporting successes are listed here: http://sport.susu.org/article.php?sid=83 .
Access to all sports facilities is through the purchase of a SportRec Card currently priced at £120 for the year and covering unlimited use of the swimming pool, gym, fitness classes and court and pitch bookings. It also offers a 50% discount on any taught courses that aren't free. The cheap £120 price is also available to spouses/partners and alumni (for a year after graduation after which the price goes up to £150 for the year).
Provisions are standard but of good quality. Initial support is offered through the personal tutor system for most academic (and personal) problems. Halls of Residence have live-in Wardens who are the first point of contact in an emergency or crisis. The Nightline service is available from 8 P.M. to 8 A.M. for support and advice and a shoulder to cry on anonymously.
There is also the more official university Counselling Service which offers a professional and official shoulder to cry on and can help in liaising with other members of staff about any problems. The Student Advice and Information Centre (SUAIC, funded by the university but located in the Student Union) provides impartial help and advice with legal issues. The Student Union also has a full time sabbatical officer covering welfare issues. The International Office are there to help with any problems specific to International students.
There is also considerable support for and students with disabilities provided by the Disability Service (http://www.soton.ac.uk/studentsupport/disability/), students with dyslexia provided by the Learning Differences Centre (http://www.dyslexia.soton.ac.uk/ ) and the Assistive Technology Service (http://www.ats.soton.ac.uk/ ).
There are 2 NHS practices on the Highfield campus (University Health Service and Highfield Health), both of which are located in modern buildings and are very friendly and helpful to students (doughnuts are often distributed to queueing freshers waiting to register in freshers week). There is also a walk-in NHS emergency dental centre adjacent to the university sports centre.
The Student Union shop sells everything from toiletries to swimwear, university merchandise to fruit and veg, as well as the usual stationary, cards, sweets and drinks. It is also home to a small in-house bakery selling croissants at very reasonable prices. Above the SUSU shop is the Travel Centre (which issues ISIC cards and can provide everything from train and bus tickets to round the world air tickets) and a hairdresser/tanning salon. At the other end of the campus is the university bookshop (a John Smith's) and a Post Office. Just up the road from here there is also a Co-op and a whole range of take-aways and local shops.
During summer 2007 the SUSU shop underwent a complete refit and now has a larger bakery section (rolls, croissants, pasties) and a much more efficient checkout system (Double the number of checkouts). Even so, the queues can be quite large at peak times (ie: lunchtime).
The shops in Southampton city centre are fairly spread out with the new West Quay shopping centre being the main focal point. East Street is the home of smaller independent shops (including a proper sweet shop and newsagent selling international newspapers). Most of the major chains have moved off the high street and into West Quay which means at this moment in time the High St seems to have developed a large number of sports shops. Asda in the city centre and Sainsbury's in Portswood (one of the major suburbs of Southampton and the one near to the university where the majority of student houses are) are the supermarkets most used by students. Southampton does have a Tesco and another Sainsbury's (and a Waitrose and M&S in West Quay if you're feeling flush) but they're less accessible via public transport than Asda. There is also an Iceland in Portswood (ironically situated opposite the Waitrose).
Asda in the city centre is always REALLY busy - the only time I would recommend you go is in the morning on a weekday. Otherwise, expect long queues at all the checkouts and near empty shelves. Don't go to Asda on moving in weekend - better still would be to do your shopping online, but make sure that you receive everything you order.
There are three main eating places on campus. The Piazza and the Garden Court are located in the Student Union buildings, they are however run by a branch of the university called "Business Services" and are there to make a profit. The food isn't expensive but it isn't cheap either. Hidden away downstairs in the Student Union is the SUSU Cafe; this sells burgers, chips, curly fries, hot dogs, fish, chicken nuggets, baked potatoes and cheap sandwiches - all freshly cooked on site and all very good quality. They also have a dish of the day which can be anything from chili and rice to spag bol.
In town there's plenty of restaurants and Portswood also has its fair share of kebab/indian/chinese places. Oxford Street down in the city centre has more classy restaurants.
There is a Natwest cash machine outside the SUSU shop, and next to the university bookshop there are branches of HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds TSB and Santander. The Barclays cash machines dispenses £5 notes.
As well as the much discussed UniLink service there are buses to most areas of the city. The two bus companies operating in the city are First and the BlueStar (which also runs UniLink). With the introduction of 'The Key' to the UniLink bus service in 2013, owners of the card are able to interchangeably use the BlueStar and UniLink bus services - mainly students. An academic-year Key is issued to all new arrivals to halls. Wilts and Dorset are also to be seen occasionally in the city centre on express bus routes to Bournemouth, Dorchester and Salisbury. Some National Express services go via the Highfield Interchange.
Train wise the city is connected to both local south coast services, regional services to London and national services across the country with Virgin up the West Coast Main Line. Major trains stop at both Southampton Central (in the city centre) and Southampton Airport Parkway (a short cycle or bus ride from the university - and where the buses go after stopping at the Wessex Lane halls). Some trains also stop at the Swaythling train station.
Car wise Southampton isn't too great. It is the proud owner of the title "highest density of traffic lights in the UK" and the major arteries into and out of the city (the bridges from the East, the dock road from the West and the Avenue and the road from J5 of the M27 from the motorways) are very congested around both rush hours.
Careers service
There is a careers information centre and careers service based at Highfield campus.
Part-time jobs
The University careers service runs its own Temp-Bank which provides full and part time jobs to students working both within the university and in other businesses signed up to the tempbank.
Religious facilities
The chaplaincy is an established Christian presence on campus providing both a listening/counseling service as well space to sit and reflect in quietness. The student union also houses 8 religious societies as a first point of contact with the religious community as well as a way to socialise with others of the same faith.
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Bars, Pubs and clubs
- JESTERS (Portswood) - A big student hangout and also named the worst nightclub in the UK apparently (rated 2nd worst in FHM but go there and you will love it at 50p a pint on a Monday). Great word of mouth huh. Signature drink is the Jesticle. Next to Jesters you will find its counterpart bar - Clowns; signature drink there is the Juicy Lucy.
- Terminal (Portswood) - Bar/Food - Great place to go for Pub quiz on sunday, and great menu.
- The Mitre - Bar/Food, more of a 'local' pub but a popular stop-off for pub crawls or meetings.
- The Hobbit - (Portswood) Lord of the rings themed Pub! With famous (and tasty) cocktails...Gandalf, Frodo, Legolas, Bilbo and Gollum - everyone has their favourite!
- So:Bar (Portswood) - Huge beer garden and good cocktails with £1 doubles on a Tuesday (SO:Crazy).
- Bliss - (City) Nightclub - Cheap on a Monday and Thursday.
- The orange rooms - Bar (City) - cheap on a Tuesday
- POP! (City) - The orange rooms' other half. Head there on Thurday nights for 2 for 1 pizzas and cocktails
- Soul Cellar (City) - Bar/Club
- Joiners - Live Music Bar.
- Talking Heads (Portswood/Swathyling) Pub
- The Brook (Portswood/Swathyling) Pub
- The Stile (University) - Pub with cheap meals (2 for £8)
- The Crown Inn (University) Pub - Great food!
- The Dungeon (St Mary's/Portswood) Good mix of Student Night and Metal nights.
- MClub (St Mary's)
- Lennons (Nr. St Mary's) Indie/Alternative Club, Great Hangout, Good Music.
- Pure (Nr. St Mary's) Bar - this has now closed down, but is due to re-open under a new name soon.
- Rhino - Club
- Oceana (City Docks Area) - Massive complex of several themed clubs. Part of the Leisure World complex. Student night on Wednesday; yet still manages to be expensive.
- Louisiana (City Docks Area) - Part of the Leisure World complex
- Bambubaar - (City Docks Area) Again in Leisure world, Has lots of good nights on for students.
- Avondale House - (City - London Rd. Area) Nice, quiet pub that specialises in 'double-shots' such as the Appletini (Apple Sourz + Martini Rosso).
- Junk (City - London Rd) - Popular R&B club.
- Kelly's Bar (City - London Rd)
- The Chambers (City - London Rd.)
- Whitehouse (City)
- Kaos (St Mary's) Great student Club, 70p Vodka and Mixer. Popular Solent Uni Nightclub Hangout
- Reflex (Taken Over the academy, Sadly) 80s themed nightclub - Great on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Varsity (City+Portswood) - Popular Quiz night on sundays. Frequented by students as a quiet place to drink or a stop-off before/during a night out.
- Squares (City) Restaurant/Bar. Great food.
- Flares (City)Another 70/80s themed club.
- Archers (Pub) On Archers Road and frequented by people living in Romero Hall and Gately Hall. Good for watching the footie.
- Stag's Head- Pub on campus. Has a great university atmosphere and big TVs
- Vodka Revolutions- Very sophisticated, drink prices are a bit on the steep side, but worth it. Popular 'Tossers' night on mondays where you can win your round again.
- The Edge - Southampton's only gay nightclub, but great student night on a Wednesday £1.50 Doubles and shots + open kareoke
- The Cube - Student Union nightclub on Campus, offering two major student nights. I Love College on Wednesdays and Twisted on a Friday but may change this year.
- Wahoo (City)- A brand new venue offering some great drinks deals for students.
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Clubs and societies
Southampton University boasts a very wide range of Clubs and societies. There are over 100 societies to appeal to all tastes in these main categories.
- Departmental Societies (28)
- Political Societies (15)
- Performing Arts Societies (24)
- Religious Societies (9)
- Social Clubs (38)
- Postgraduate Societies (3)
- Medical Societies (1)
- International Societies (25)
- Sports clubs - known as the Athletic Union (AU)
- Societies in the Ten Week Rule (varying) (These are new societies that are in a trial period to see if they're successful to become a full society)
Southampton is the only university in the UK to have a paragliding and hanggliding club (other universities' clubs didn't survive the foot and mouth crisis, SUSU helped the Southampton club through the difficult years and ensured its survival).
There is RAG (Raise and Give - the fundraising arm of the Student Union) which raises money every year for selected charities. For those wanting to become more involved in the community there is Student Community Action which organises projects for students to give something back to the community.
Here is the Clubs and Societies homepage
Here is the Sports Homepage
Accommodation policy
Students who firmed Southampton and are seeking single accommodation are guaranteed a room in Hall providing they fulfill all the conditions of their offer to study and complete and return their Residence Application Form which must be received at the Accommodation Office by the deadline ( 1 month prior to start of course ).
Students who chose Southampton as their insurance choice are guaranteed single accommodation, however they will usualy be initially placed in a twin room and then moved to a single room (or they may remain in the room they were in while their "twin" moves out). You will only share a room for a maximum of 6 weeks, although it is usualy 2-3 weeks.
Students entering the University through Clearing are not guaranteed accommodation but we will endeavour to assist you in finding suitable accommodation either in Hall (if available) or in the private sector.
Details for every hall available here
There are three areas of student housing in Southampton: Glen Eyre, Wessex Lane, and Small Halls & Archers Road. The largest of these is Glen Eyre, however the single biggest halls complex is Montefiore Halls (part of Wessex Lane).
Glen Eyre halls are about a 10 minutes uphill walk from the main Highfield campus. Wessex Lane halls are about 20 minutes down hill walk from the university (with regular bus services). Small Halls & Archers Road are based at different areas around the city with Archers Road being the nearest to the city centre. The nearest of these to the main campus is Highfield Hall - well known as the the friendliest hall on campus as well as having some of the nicest rooms. All areas contain a mix of en-suite, standard, and basic rooms as well a choice between catered and self-catered.
Wessex Lane is home to the much maligned Stoneham Tower - the higher floors of which have been taken out of use due to the cost of keeping them up to health and safety standards. Although Monte 4 has been completed, the lower levels of Stoneham Tower were still in use during Freshers week 2007. It is due for demolition - news which was met with a universal "about time too!" from most Southampton residents/students.
There are various residences catering for families and postgraduates, predominantly in the Small Halls.
Student union
The Union is run by the executive commitee which makes up of the following:
Sabbatical Officers:
- Union President
- VP Education & Representation
- VP Welfare & Societies
- VP Media & Communications
- Athetic Union (AU) President
- Winchester President
Executive Officers:
- Equal Opportunities Officer
- Societies Officer
- AU Officer
- Environment & Ethical Officer
- Postgraduate Officer
- Schools Liaison Officer
- Winchester Executive Officer
They make the strategic decisions to determine the direction of the Union. The office holders of these positions are elected every March and their term runs from the start of July to the end of June, lasting one year. The Union employs full and part-time staff to deal with the operational side of the Union.
The following are elected in Union Council to represent all types of students:
- 10 Union Council Ordinary Members (they represent and make sure that each other and other officer do their job properly)
- Internation Students' Officer
- Mens' Officer
- Womens' Officer
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Students Officer
- Students with Disabilities Officer
- Cultural Diversity Officer
- Environment Co-ordinator
- Ethical Co-ordinator
- Nursing and Midwifery Officer
- Part-time Students' Officer
- Mature Students' Officer
- Nursing and Midwifery Officer
- Performing Arts Union Chair
- 16 Departmental Representatives
- 13 Junior Common Romm Representatives
- School Presidents
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Drinks Prices
In the halls bars:
Pint of Carling £1.80 Pint of Worthingtons £1.80 Pint of Blackthorn £2.20 Pint of Guinness £2.20 Pint of Caffreys £2.20 Pint of Coors £2.20
In the SU: Pints: Between £2.00 (Carling) to £2.50 (Guinness) Single Mixers: Around £1.60 Double Mixers: ~£2.70 in Stags/Cube, £2.90-£3.10 in The Bridge (but better spirits) Cocktails (The Bridge only): Average £3.50
In local pubs:
In the city centre:
Hot Food Prices
The Piazza:
SU Cafe:
Burger £1.50-£1.80 (depending on whether it's beef, vege, chicken and whether you get cheese)
Curly Fries
Pasta Bake The choice of veg pasta or meat pasta (meat can be chicken, bacon, meatballs, depending on the week/day)
Local Pubs:
A pub lunch at the Stile, the Gate or the Crown will generally cost between £3 and £5 (plus drinks). Lunch at the Cowherds on the Common costs between £5 and £10 (plus drinks).
Southampton offers a wide range of environmental features. Situated close to the new forest if you are ever in need of a relax it's a perfect place to go. There is also the river which runs through the city, this provides a lovely place to go and hang out with your newly found friends. The campus itself is set in very leafy surroundings; there are loads of grass spaces, water features and bushy areas. This gives the campus a very serene feeling contributing to the already pleasant feeling generated by the campus. The campus is extremely welcoming, as are the people. This is enhanced by the lovely environment surrounding the uni.
A wide variety, from the older brick Hartley library to the glass walled 60s student union with a feeling of being inside a treehouse to the marble mosaic/limestone Physics, Law and Shackleton buildings to the new buildings designed to look like huge white ocean liners to the "hedgehog" roofed Nuffield theatre
All interspersed with a range of sculpture from Barbara Hepworths (the ones with the holes in) to the 4 upright pole thingies in front of the Nuffield theatre (which were once rumoured to have been bought instead of a swimming pool - a rumour that unfortunately turned out to be false - the sculpture was provided free of charge) to the funny triangular man in the fountain he is inhabited by ducks and ducklings in the spring
The area of Highfield campus behind the Hartley library is very densely packed with buildings and has a bit of a "concrete jungle" feel to it, the area on the opposite side of the road behind the Student Union is much leafier and more spread out.
Avenue Campus is based around a single building. Originally a school the original building has been extended backwards to provide extra office/study space and some larger lecture theatres with a new block added to house Archeaology's specialist equipment.
Winchester School of Art is lovely - pretty modern looking glass and rendered brick buildings balanced wonderfully well by the massive trees that line the main avenue
The National Oceanography Centre (NOCS) is commonly accepted as being poorly designed; cluttered in areas and sparse in others the entrance is NOT welcoming. Once inside it doesn't get much better, a bizzare floor/room numbering system involving Nodes and Plates and only floors 1, 4 and 6 (the other floors are maintenance floors). However, after spending a few hours wondering aimlessy around the 6th floor looking for your tutor's office and accidentally walking through little clusters of activity, where the research groups lurk in open plan offices, the building does grow on you. Even the airport lounge style furniture in the student areas has a certain charm and the free and unlimited provision of a widescreen tv with freeview in the student's chillout area is very welcome inbetween lectures. The NOC also has its own canteen where the food is fairly cheap and quite good. Although it has to be said that the main reason that the building is so welcoming is the welcoming attitude of it's inhabitants towards students rather than any physical feature. The views are nice.
Local area
Highfield and Avenue campuses border Southampton Common. The common supports a large variety of wildlife, including the largest recorded population of the internationally rare great crested newt. It is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest; a government designation for the country's premier natural sites.
Southampton Common currently includes 326 acres of woodland, parkland, rough grassland, ponds, wetlands, nature trails, a paddling pool, a children's play area, a model yachting pond, and a fishing lake. The Common is used for a wide variety of community events, such as the annual Balloon and Flower Festival and 'Power in the Park'.
To the East of the main campuses lies Portswood, a major suburb of Southampton and home to a significant number of students in privately rented houses. Portswood High St houses all sorts of shops from Waitrose and Somerfield to small hardware and charity shops, as well as a decent smattering of pubs, bars and places to eat. It's not the prettiest area of Southampton but it that doesn't stop is being a centre of student life in the city.
Teaching quality
Blending innovative approaches with established techniques, the University offers a variety of specialist teaching and learning methods. You will usually be taught by a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars and virtual learning environments. Assessment usually includes a mixture of exams, coursework, presentations, group work and a final-year project (or dissertation).
Lectures are the backbone of most courses and can bring together groups of students on different courses.
Seminars, typically of 15 to 20 students, are used to explore ideas in greater depth.
Tutorials consist of even smaller groups, with your tutor providing guidance on the detailed study of specialised topics.
Virtual learning environments support traditional methods. Examples include ocean and land-based field trips, laboratory study, excavations, private and public sector placements and inter-professional group work.
For most courses, teaching is normally timetabled from 9am to 6pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and from 9am to 1pm on Wednesdays.
The ability to work and learn independently is essential for university study and is highly valued by employers. At Southampton, your ability will be challenged and developed, and your personal tutor will be on hand to support you throughout.
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The diversity of Harvard's off-campus dining opportunities provides cuisine and price ranges that are certain to satisfy even the most picky appetites and wallets. The off-campus dining more than makes up for the slim pickings on campus. The off-campus dining experience at Harvard will never leave undergraduates without choices, but one too many nights out, and you'll quickly learn just how easy it is to pack on the Freshman 15 and a hefty credit card bill.
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Kissing what? Peaking Now & Tout-It-Out!
Alright, if that line doesn't grab your attention, it's going to be tough Tuesday.
It's just one of many barbs thrown at 'The Donald' by GOP contender Jon Huntsman. Huntsman is often described in conservative circles as the one candidate that voters should give another glance. His resume, demeanor and intellect would indicate he can and should compete with anyone in the field but just can't catch on with voters nationwide. Despite his lagging poll numbers though, he says he refuses to pay homage to the man who's now best known for barking "You're fired!" at his reality show contestants and celebrities then seeing fleeing Trump Tower with roller bags behind them.
The majority of GOP contenders have held audience with the man and his curious coif, including new frontrunner Newt Gingrich.
See my report from Monday night:
But what almost appears obligatory to some, is allegedly repulsive to Huntsman. Among the man zingers from the former Utah governor regarding these meet-n-greets:
"I'm not going to kiss his ring and I'm not going to kiss any other part of his anatomy."
"I don't like to see the dumbing down of American politics. I mean, the presidency of the United States is beyond realty show quality."
So when CNN asked if it's true he called multiple times to seek Trump's favor.
"It's just pure B.S."
To which Trump said Huntsman can't lie because he's a Mormon.
"That doesn't even deserve a response," Huntsman laughed.
Meanwhile, the "Don" is finding out that while some of the candidates would love his endorsement, they sure don't want his grilling.
Trump is scheduled to be a moderator at the Dec. 27th Newsmax debate in Iowa.
That's right, the one-time pseudo candidate, one-time "birther", all-the-time celebrity is going to be peppering potential presidents with questions about the economy and more.
Then again, that's if they show.
So far, only one (Newt Gingrich) has committed to attend.
This morning, Michele Bachmann was asked directly if she'll be on the dais.
"That's a good question," she couched. "I actually like Donald trump."
But hedged a bit: "It comes right before the Iowa caucuses so we have to figure it out."
Is it Iowa timing that concerns the candidates, or uncertainty/fear over the possible tone. Nobody wants to be caught up in an argument with the deniably louder voice of Donald Trump only to be "fired" if they don't provide the response the real-estate mogul is looking for.
If location is everything in real estate, timing is everything in politics and nobody knows that more than Newt Gingrich.
We're just four weeks out from the Iowa caucuses and Gingrich is hitting his stride at the perfect time.
Look at this newest round of results from today's ABCNews/Washington Post poll among likely caucus goers.
Gingrich: 33%
Romney: 18%
Paul: 18%
Impressive and growing? Yes. Sustainable? That's the question.
The number that may mean most in this poll: More than 6 in 10 potential caucus-goers say they may still change their minds.
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Richard Haass: "A New American Grand Strategy"
Evening Lecture Series
Monday, September 9, 2013
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
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Dr. Richard Haass is president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a position he has held for more than a decade. The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.
Dr. Haass is the author or editor of twelve books on American foreign policy and one book on management. His most recent book is
Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order
From January 2001 to June 2003, Dr. Richard Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Dr. Haass also served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process. For his efforts, he received the State Department's Distinguished Honor Award.
Dr. Haass has extensive additional government experience. From 1989 to 1993, he was special assistant to President George H.W. Bush and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. In 1991, Dr. Haass was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal for his contributions to the development and articulation of U.S. policy during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Previously, he served in the Departments of State (1981-85) and Defense (1979-80) and was a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate.
Dr. Haass also was vice president and director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, the Sol M. Linowitz visiting professor of international studies at Hamilton College, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a research associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. A Rhodes scholar, Dr. Haass holds a BA from Oberlin College and Master and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Oxford University. He has received honorary degrees from Hamilton College, Franklin & Marshall College, Georgetown University, Oberlin College, Central College, and Miami Dade College.
Dr. Richard Haass was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1951. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The state of West Virginia has enlisted the help of the "first family of fireworks" to make sure its 150th birthday party goes off with a bang.
Actually, it will be tens of thousands of bangs.
"This show is going to be amazing," said George Zambelli Jr., chairman of New Castle, Pa.-based Zambelli Fireworks.
The show on the statehouse grounds will actually come in three parts spread over Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights following the 10 p.m. 3-D movie to be projected on the south face of the Capitol.
Each show has been carefully choreographed to a soundtrack of West Virginia music.
The Thursday and Saturday shows will last 12 to 15 minutes while the Friday show will be about 10 minutes.
Fireworks will be launched from the east and west ends of the main section of the Capitol building - above the chambers of the House of Delegates and state Senate. Special pyrotechnic effects will light up the dome, and others will be set off between the columns directly underneath it.
This will be only the second time for fireworks to be shot from the roof of the Capitol, which was completed in 1932.
The company has a lot of experience with shows in Charleston, having wowed audiences for more than a decade with fireworks displays for the Sternwheel Regatta.
Zambelli, the third-generation leader of the family-owned business, said the company was "very proud and honored" to be selected for the sesquicentennial celebration and hopes the show will match the grandeur of the occasion.
"It's going to be a one-of-a-kind show," he said. "We've really put a lot of special effort into this show, and you're going to see that it's really going to show up that way."
If he's right, it will live up to the vision of the state Sesquicentennial Commission.
"We want to have a fireworks show that people will remember," said Chelsea Ruby, the commission's executive director.
"The 150th birthday only happens once . . . we wanted to make it special," she said.
Ruby said the Governor's Office has received several calls in recent months from people who remember how much they enjoyed the state's centennial celebration.
Officials hope to create new memories.
"We wanted to create something that, 50 years from now, they'll be calling the current governor and saying I remember how special the last one was," Ruby said.
The commission solicited proposals from national fireworks firms earlier in the year. Two firms made presentations, and Ruby said the Zambelli pitch was a clear winner.
"Zambelli just presented us with something that was more than your basic fireworks show," she said. "They were more creative and went far above and beyond our expectations."
The Zambelli company has a long history of putting on fireworks shows in America.
The Discovery and National Geographic cable channels have aired features on the family, the their history was documented in Gianni DeVincent Hayes' 2003 book "Zambelli: The First Family of Fireworks; A Story of Global Success."
The company traces its roots to 1893, when Antonio Zambelli brought the family's love of fireworks along with him on the boat from their hometown of Naples, Italy.
For the first few decades, Antonio prepared and shot fireworks as a side business. He would provide displays on religious holidays or the Fourth of July.
His son, George Sr., expanded the business during the 1950s.
"My dad took it in the 1950s from eight shows the week of the Fourth of July to over 800 a year," George Jr. said.
Now 65, he started helping his dad assemble displays when he was 5 years old.
"You grew up in it," he said. "It's a labor of love - it's just in your blood."


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I am able to create and populate my galleries. I can add images to my own galleries by selecting that option below any of my panoramas. Group galleries do not appear to have ever been created, and so panoramas can not be entered into group galleries. Since I am administrator of a few group galleries I would like to have access to tools where I can administrate. The path is not clear to me. |
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John – You might want to repost this thread under "Web Site and Forum" – I think it's much more likely to get the proper attention from Angelko there. |


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The Town of Bristol is considering the filing of an application for a small cities Community Development Block Grant. A maximum of $300,000 is available to undertake the following range of activities:
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Parties interested in applying for funds need to obtain a FY2013 Bristol CDBG Application at the hearing or by calling 253-7000 x129 and return the completed application and six copies to the Bristol CDBG Program at 9 Court Street by 2:00 p.m. on February 20, 2013.
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OURAY COUNTY – Ouray's tireless County Commissioner Lynn Padgett received a huge honor, and a big surprise, last week when she was named Commissioner of the Year by Colorado Counties, Inc.
CCI is a member-based, non-partisan organization representing all 64 Colorado counties and over 200 county commissioners. The award recipient is chosen by the CCI board of directors, which is made up of eight commissioners from around the state (currently seven Republicans and one Democrat). They selected Padgett for the remarkable number and quality of projects she has undertaken to benefit Ouray County citizens.
"I didn't have any idea it was coming," said Padgett, describing the scene at CCI's winter conference in Colorado Springs. "It was the banquet dinner, commissioners together with county administrators, social services directors, road and bridge people. I was talking with someone at our table. I wasn't paying 100 percent attention. They were announcing Commissioner of the Year. And I heard 'Ouray.' Did they really just say Ouray? People said my jaw dropped so you could have put a grapefruit in it.
"It's a huge honor, obviously. And it's neat to see a small county win it. We struggle to participate – to be heard or seen – in the same way that [Front Range] counties, like Arapahoe or Larimer, are. All of CCI's meetings during the legislative season are on the Front Range. It's hard to lobby on the phone; you can't use facial expressions."
Padgett was lauded for a long list of accomplishments in the last three years, including:
- Her facilitation locally of the governor's Bottom Up economic development planning process – Ouray and Ridgway working together for community-driven economic development that focuses on consensus points and community value.
- Developed the Community Calendar project web site, which is now being used by both the Ouray Chamber Resort Association and the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce; www.ouraycountycolorado.org.
- Led Ouray County's "Who Regulates What?" inter-agency education sessions on hard-rock mining, which is now a CCI-led initiative.
- Worked on the CCI Public Lands Steering Committee and the Bureau of Land Management Southwest Resource Advisory Committee.
- Worked on regional broadband coordination with Operation Linkup.
- Worked to ensure continuation of PILT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) and SRS (Secure Rural Schools) monies – initiatives that significantly affect Ouray County's roads and schools. She developed maps and advocacy materials that were used by CCI, the National Association of Counties, Senators and Representatives, and their staffers.
- Promoted efforts for a Good Samaritan mining bill, which would modify discharge permits for abandoned mine cleanup, improve water quality, and increase job opportunities in mining areas.
- Advocated for good science and information on the proposed Low Altitude Tactical Navigation flights (LATN) by U.S. Air Force trainees.
- Worked on REAL, an effort by many Colorado county commissioners and social/human services directors to make sure government is Responsive, Efficient, Accountable, and Locally driven.
-Testified in Denver for House Bill 1196, to get more flexibility for funding at-risk preventative services, to ultimately save counties money and have better outcomes for families and youth.
- Did extensive research on mineral and mining history, maps, geology, and potential for the proposed San Juan Wilderness bill, information which was disseminated widely from Colorado to Washington, D.C.
- She also identified a way to save Ouray County thousands of dollars on telephone and Internet access in 2012.
Asked what she was proudest of, Padgett said, "I'm really proud of the advocacy materials I created to extend PILT and SRS." (PILT compensates counties with federal lands that are not subject to local property taxes. SRS helps rural school districts in counties that rely economically on forest lands. Colorado counties received $27 million in PILT dollars this year.)
In 2011, PILT was under attack by a cost-cutting Ohio congresswoman who didn't understand the impacts on counties with large swaths of public lands; Padgett created maps that illustrated those impacts. The maps were disseminated from CCI to legislators and their staffs on Capitol Hill, and the Ohio bill was defeated. "It was very visual," Padgett said of her materials. "People in D.C. said they'd never seen such clear info."
Subsequently, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennett has introduced legislation that would extend both PILT and SRS for another five years.
Why work so hard? Padgett says, "There are a lot of reasons to keep working. If we could get that fiber backbone [fiber-optic broadband] in our region, that is so important for business. It seems more and more in reach."
Padgett received a shiny plaque commemorating her CCI award. But one gets the impression it's not a laurel, on which she will rest.