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♫ Elton John - Step Into Christmas ♫

Welcome to my Christmas song

I'd like to thank you for the year

So I'm sending you this Christmas card

To say it's nice to have you here

I'd like to sing about all the things

Your eyes and mind can see

So hop aboard the turntable

Oh, step into Christmas with me

Step into Christmas

Let's join together

We can watch the snow fall forever and ever

Eat, drink, be merry

Come along with me

Step into Christmas

The admission's free

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"Step Into Christmas by Elton John"

Step into Christmas

Let's join together

We can watch the snow fall forever and ever

Eat, drink and be merry

Come along with me

Step into Christmas

The admission's free

Come on in, admission's free. We won't refuse those who want to see.

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Yesterday I went to the private view for Take-a-View LPOTY 2011 exhibition at the National Theatre in London (where 4 of my commended images are exhibited; admission's free and it's mostly good photography in there, so do pop in if you have a chance ;-)). I arrived a few hours earlier with some cityscapes in mind, the weather forecast gave some grounds for hope. The day was rather bland, but I got a few minutes of favourable conditions just after sunset. Anyone who's ever seen Tower Bridge from this perspective knows this isn't particularly inventive, but it's quite hard to come up with something "novel" there, so I believe it's all down to the right conditions and execution.

Single exposure with neutral density graduated filters (0.3HE + 0.6SE).

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Come on in, admission's free

I won't refuse those who wanna see

I said it's strange

Bring your loved ones, those you hold dear

Bring them all, there's no restrictions here

Said it's strange

Don't look for blame as an easy escape

There's nothing on show that isn't your shame

Lord, your shame

So come on in, it's a small price to pay

I won't refuse those who've lost their way

Come on in

Lyrics by Paul Weller.

I often think of abandoned buildings as museums, pieces of past glories stuck in the now, where they are ignored or neglected. Sometimes they are almost treated like an attraction, much like a museum. I ALWAYS contemplate the history the building has gone through, what it has seen in it's life and wonder how they got where they currently are: evidence of a much different time where the purpose they served was much different than today.

The purpose of the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS) is to prepare candidates selected by the United States Military Academy Admission’s office for the academic, physical, and military challenges of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Selected students (cadet candidates) are high school graduates or enlisted personnel from the Active, Reserve or National Guard force.

Since I often get asked the question "Where do you see all these cars?" presented below is an annual chronological description of the New England's (and surrounding departments') best classic car events, with star rankings denoting levels of awesomeness on a scale of 1 to 5.

Rhinebeck Spring Show (Rhinebeck, NY, 1st weekend of May) ★★ - now in its 42nd year, the annual Rhinebeck spring dustoff show/swap meet is a slightly smaller version of Hershey's spring and fall meets, with American cars and foreign cars spread over two days. Getting there is a bit of a schlep from northeast's major cities, but the drive there is fun and quite purty.

Carlisle Import Nationals (Carlisle, PA, last week of May) ★★★★ - three days and hundreds of rare foreign cars. Carlisle is a little out of the way, depending where you're located, but its perfectly situated to attract classic car owners and fans from the east coast and the midwest. One day is never enough to take it all in, so plan for a couple days if you're going to be making the trip. Perhaps the only event at which one can see scores of Fiats, Citroens, Toyotas, Alfas, and Renaults all in one place.

Newport Concours d'Elegance (Newport, RI, last week of May) ★★★ - a small concours event set in historic Newport (not too far from where The Great Gatsby was filmed), this event brings together a good selection of cars from New England, though it can be a bit uneven from year to year. Held at Fort Adams for the past two years, the stunning views of Newport harbour usually makes up for gaps in the field of cars.

Greenwich Concours d'Elegance & Bonhams Auction (Greenwich, CT, first week of June) ★★★★★ - the premier concours show of the northeast, period! Now in its 16th year, Greenwich Concours is listed in the book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. This event draws the best cars from the best collections of New England and the entire eastern seaboard, so its not unusual to see cars from Amelia Island and Hilton Head. The visitor parking lot is a show in itself, and should not be passed up. Automobile Magazine is there, Sports Car Market is there, what else does one need?

British by the Sea (Waterford, CT, first week of June) ★★★ - a small event put on by the CT MG club, this show takes place on the grounds of the beautiful Harkness Mansion, which is the single most perfect place for a classic car event on the east coast. As the name suggests, British cars abound, including TVR's, Rovers, Austin-Healeys, and Jaaaaags!!!. The only downside is that most years this event directly (and infuriatingly) conflicts with Greenwich Concours, as well as British Car Day at Larz Anderson, which is a choice that people shouldn't be forced to make in the first place.

Citroen Rendezvous (Saratoga Springs, NY, last week of June) ★★★ - the Citroen Club's yearly meet in upstate NY, this show brings together Citroens, Peugeots, and Renaults (okay, not too many Renaults) from all over the east coast, Atlantic Canada, and the midwest. The only show besides Carlisle Import Natl's where you're going to see the three main French makes, and admission's free.

Hemmings New England Concours d'Elegance (Stratton Mountain, VT, 3rd weekend in July) ★★★★ - Hemmings-sponsored concours event set in the ski resort village of Stratton, this event bring together a well-balanced mix of impeccably restored domestic and foreign classics from all eras. Not too big or too flashy, in a perfect setting and a relaxed atmosphere that's impossible to replicate elsewhere. The drive there is magnificent, even though a bit too long if you're traveling from the northeast's big cities or from the shore.

North Shore Concours d'Elegance (North Shore, MA, last weekend in July) ★★★ a new addition to concours events on the east coast, this small concours takes place on the grounds of Endicott College just north of Boston. 2011 had a great turnout and a nice variety of automobiles, ranging from vintage British cars to Italian scooters, and even a Soviet Volga.

Larz Anderson Lawn Events (Brookline, MA, spring thru fall) ★★★ - The Larz Anderson Auto Museum, situated just southwest of Boston, holds about a dozen different shows from May till October, themed either by marque or by country of manufacture, ranging from Japanese cars to motorcycles. The events are well organized and well attended, and with more than 10 to choose from, there's something for everyone. Or you can go to ALL of them. The top three events, by car and visitor attendance are:

- British Car Day

- German Car Day

- Tutto Italiano (Italian cars, obvs)

Lime Rock Sunday in the Park Concours (Lime Rock, CT, first weekend of September) ★★★★ - tucked away in CT's thoroughly inaccessible (in more ways than one - just try using your cell) northwest corner, a place so remote that not even satellites fly over it, this semi-concours features a tremendous variety of rare, mostly-European automobiles, lined up around the historic Lime Rock race track. A beautiful setting, and a wonderful place to visit for any automotive event. And getting there is an event in itself.

Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance & Bonhams Auction (Westport, CT, third week of September) ★★★★★ - a concours which has established itself in record time, held at the Fairfield County Hunt Club. This event is a bigger, though slightly less glamorous version of Greenwich Concours, and there is a lot of overlap in terms of cars between the two events. It's gotten stupendously good in just a few short years and owing to the large event grounds, there is no shortage of things to see. A very powerful, all-the-right-box-ticking, season ending event.

And here are some major events that I wasn't able to attend this year, as a result of a scheduling conflict or not having a helicopter, but here are a few important ones that are worth a look:

- British Invasion (Stowe, VT, 2nd weekend in Sept) - a massive British car show held in the ski resort town of Stowe.

- The Elegance at Hershey (Hershey, PA, 2nd weekend in June) - exactly what it sounds like. Chocolate not included.

- La Belle Macchine d'Italia (Mt. Pocono, PA, third week of June) - the nation's largest Italian car event

Getting my admission's worth...

We have been friends since many years and for about one year after I finish my tennis we both do the rounds of the Bandra reclamation park and we chat about our country our city .

I have been shooting Sudeshjis Sarvajnik Shiv Sena Ganeshotsav every year opp Bandra Talao .

He is very fond of Marziya who has shot him when she was only 2 year s old at the Bandra Post Office.

It was Sudeshji who took her greetings to Balasaheb on his birthday many years back .

Marziya has shot the Shivaji Jayanti at the Bandra Hill Road Shakah too.

Suresh Dubey ji has helped a lot of poor students that I referred to him who had no money to pay their school fees and for admission s to college .

My life at Bandra cuts through all party lines I belong to no political party I belong to Bandra and Bandra belongs to all Bandraites .

Admission Day was first celebrated in 1850, on October 29, when a ship sailed into the harbor with the news that California had been admitted to the Union on September

9, 1850. I guess after that initial lag, they celebrated on September 9. If you look at the photo in the mega-whopping Original size (surprising that the upload took), you can see that there was some connection between Admission Day and Labor Day. The sign attached to the corner of the building says something about "Seating Available."

I doubt that these "Indians" have anything to do with Buffalo Bill. Again, looking at the Original size, I'm not even sure they are "real" Native-Americans." Wearing outlandish costumes is not unheardof in San Francisco.

Anthony's rejection letter to the 'Faculty of Law at McGill University' (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGill_University_Faculty_of_Law) after the admission's administrative assistant had confirmed his acceptance

"Welcome to my Christmas song

I'd like to thank you for the year

So I'm sending you this Christmas card

To say it's nice to have you here

I'd like to sing about all the things

Your eyes and mind can see

So hop aboard the turntable

Oh step into Christmas with me

Step into Christmas

Let's join together

We can watch the snow fall forever and ever

Eat, drink and be merry

Come along with me

Step into Christmas

The admission's free

Take care in all you do next year

And keep smiling through the days

If we can help to entertain you

Oh we will find the ways

So merry Christmas one and all

There's no place I'd rather be

Than asking you if you'd oblige

Stepping into Christmas with me"

- the wedding present, step into christmas -

Now that Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas decorations can come out. We decorated the tree on Friday. We bought a new tree to replace the one we had for the last 6 years. I was calling it our Charlie Brown tree. It was just a little sparse looking, but once all the decorations and ornaments were put on it, it looked a lot better. This tree has colored lights (we had white lights on the old tree) and they are LED, so hopefully won't burn out like the last tree.

Tour Guide Whitney Paine poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013.

(Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Step into Christmas

Let's join together

We can watch the snow fall forever and ever

Eat, drink and be merry

Come along with me

Step into Christmas

The admission's free

I love Elton John :)

This is a wine glass that we drank sparkling cherry juice in while flipping between It's a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story last night :) Christmas Eve is definitely my favorite day of the year.

"Santa" brought me a tripod! i'm going outside to try it in just a few minutes.

i also got photoshop elements!! my dad ordered it for me but it hasn't come in the mail yet. does anyone know if it's any good? if it not my dad said he'll buy the full photoshop. i don't think he knows how much it costs, haha...

Tour Guide Allie Freed poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Katherine (Katie) WIlliams '15 poses for a portrait Thursday outside of the Admission's Office on October 24, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Liz Bassani poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

The Admissions Department treats the school community to ice cream sundays after lunch.

Tour Guide Sarah Dik '14 poses for a portrait Thursday outside of the Admission's Office on October 24, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Bates Admission's Office Fellow Grace VanNoy poses Saturday for a portrait on November 16, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

This week’s #ResidentofEIU is a Mathematics major working toward teacher licensure.

Meet Amy Svoboda, a Sophomore from Glen Carbon, Illinois. Amy (pictured right) is a Presidential Scholar and part of the Honors College here at Eastern. She stays involved on campus working in the Admission’s Office and tutoring students in math. Amy’s mom, sister, and two aunts all attended Eastern. Amy will be living in the same hall her mother (pictured left) did, McKinney Hall.

Per Amy “I love living on campus because of the relationships I have built here; at the beginning of freshman year, I struggled being far from my family for the first time in my life, but I was able to create a family-like support system with all the amazing people I met in my hall.”

Do you know someone that would be a great Resident of EIU? Nominate them by clicking this link: www.eiu.edu/housing/machform/view.php?id=13213

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Tour Guide Max Silverman poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

A familiar San Antonio sight, my Grandmother worked at St. Mary's in admission's for many years. We drove through the campus yesterday. Things have changed & grown but it's still a beautiful campus.

Tour Guide Denise Hui Bon Hoa '16 poses for a portrait Thursday outside of the Admission's Office on October 24, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Abby Zwetchkenbaum poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Good Education, Admission's zoom session on May 14 with Dr. Julissa Garris-Shade ’93 M’96, School Psychologist Huntington UFSD and Jeffrey Shade ’92 M’94, Dean of Students and Middle School Social Studies Teacher, Harborfields Central School District.

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Bates Admission's Office Fellow Jose Peralta poses Saturday for a portrait on November 16, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

NEAS & Northumbria police at the Admission s area

Artist: Jamie Lee

Title: Big Bunny

Date: Spring 2001

Artist's Statement:

Stuffed animals are soft, fluffy playthings that we give to children. They are harmless versions of essentially wild animals. We endow them with human characteristics to make them safer and more controllable. We puff out their cheeks and bellies and widen their eyes so that they seem adorable and innocent. All the aspects of a real animal that are threatening are softened or removed. These stuffed toys are made on a small scale so they can be pet, handled and enjoyed by children. But what happens when the scale is changed? How does the relationship between the stuffed toy and the person change when the toy becomes larger than the person?

Big Bunny is installed in the Seeley G. Mudd Library. This is not an accident. Big Bunny would not be out of place in a toy store display; it would be accepted as appropriate and normal. In the library at Lawrence University, however, it might be seen as a little bit odd. This is where serious studying and learning occurs. After viewing a giant, white stuffed rabbit in the periodical area one might begin to question the seriousness of their surroundings. Can one carry on an important conversation or read a thought-provoking book in the shadow of this ridiculously large toy? Imagine if it were placed in Main Hall. What would you think if you were a prospective student and saw it displayed in the Admission's office? Could you take what President Warch said seriously if, at the next convocation, he was introducing a speaker with Big Bunny standing next to him on stage? The idea is absurd and incredibly funny. I hope that you find as much humor in this piece as I do.

ABCs of Zoology, Admission's zoom session on May 13 with Madeleine Kaleta ’19, Aviculturist at Sutton Avian Research Center.

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Risky Business, Admission's zoom session on May 12 with Mark Prezioso ’17, Treasure Analyst at Constellation Brands.

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Kristen Mohr works in Admission's temporary office in Strickler Hall

Tour Guide Ali Haymes poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Allie Freed poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

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Tour Guide Nina Tupper poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Alex Zink poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Bobby Haran poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

From Queens, NY to Nebraska — My Career as a Broadcaster, Admission's zoom session on May 11 with Brandon Cortes ’19, NTV Multimedia Journalist.

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Tour Guide Whitney Paine poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013.

(Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Josh Geisler poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

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Tour Guide Gil Spivack '16 poses for a portrait Thursday outside of the Admission's Office on October 24, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Gabrielle (Gabby) Concepcion '15 poses for a portrait Thursday outside of the Admission's Office on October 24, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Cailene Gunn poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Nina Tupper poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Catherine (Cat) Dioli '14 poses for a portrait Thursday outside of the Admission's Office on October 24, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Tour Guide Julian Bardin poses for a portrait Tuesday outside of the Admission's Office on October 22, 2013. (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)