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I have no idea what my photographic style is. It's something I get asked about quite often yet it still seems to disappoint some people that I just don't know.
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Yes, your images will always have a certain look and feel but this is something that comes from you. Looking back through your work you should see different phases were you tried new things, learnt new techniques and photographed freely without worrying about whether you are staying true to your style. That whole process will help you to grow as a photographer and eventually, if you keep being true to yourself and the reason why you head out into the field to create images in the first place, people will eventually realize that you have a style. You won't necessarily see this as you cannot read the label from inside the bottle but people might comment on it. Take from these comments what you need to in order to move on photographically just don't get side tracked and try to create images that fits your newly defined style.
If you always create images of elephants with dark black skies or you always oversaturate your images or you always create motion blur images or you always use the same presets you will no doubt get people congratulating you on your amazing images that is so true to your style. Is that it then? Have you defined your style and that's all there is to it?
Too many wildlife photographers are trying too hard to define their style. If you are one of these photographers please stop.
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Keep working towards a specific type of image that you want to create or stories that you want to tell but don't allow all the incredible technical and creative tools you have at your disposal to be used only to find a style. Creatively it seems like such a waste.
One day, many moons from now, when you take your final image and you pack your camera away for the last time, that is the day when you can sit back and reflect on the style of your work because then it's finished. It's not going to change anymore. It's done.
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DENVER (CBS.MW) - J.D. Edwards, fresh from a restructuring of operations and cost cuts, reported that the net income for the fourth quarter almost doubled from a year ago even as revenue fell.
But during a conference call with analysts, the company warned that fiscal 2002's revenue would fall short of expectations. It sees an increase of 5 percent to about $918 million versus the $958 million forecast by analysts. As for the first quarter, J.D. Edwards sees it breaking even or losing 2 cents a share, excluding special items. Analysts expected a breakeven quarter.
Shares of the enterprise and supply chain software company JDEC which were up 6 percent initially after hours, dove by almost 9 percent to $12.27 after its conference call with analysts. In the regular session, shares tacked on 2 percent.
As for the just-concluded fourth quarter, J.D. Edwards executives were pleased with the results.
"We've got our momentum back," said CEO Ed McVaney, who described the year 2001 as a "pit stop" for the company in a corporate Grand Prix race, where it "changed tires, refueled."
In the quarter, J.D. Edwards achieved net profits of $18 million, or 16 cents a share, compared with $9.67 million, or 8 cents, in the year-ago period. The net income figure includes all expenses, charges and taxes.
Excluding special items, the company had a pro forma profit of $20.4 million, or 18 cents, up from last year's $12.3 million, or 11 cents, and blowing away the 4-cent profit expected by analysts polled by Thomson Financial/First Call.
Cash flow from operations came in at $60 million.
Total revenue in the quarter came in at $235.4 million, down from last year's $277.2 million but higher than the $222.5 million forecast.
Out of total revenue, the portion accorded to licensing fees jumped by 54 percent sequentially to $76.9 million while service revenues was up 3 percent to $158.6 million quarter-over-quarter. However, the company said licensing and service revenues would dip in the first quarter.
For fiscal 2000, J.D. Edwards had a net loss of $179.8 million, or $1.61 a share, versus a loss of $15.4 million, or 14 cents, in 2000.
Hurting this year's bottom line was $53 million in restructuring and amortization charges, which more than offset lower expenses.
While the company also had $53 million in non-operating charges in 2000, it was somewhat offset by an equity investment gain.
Excluding special items, J.D. Edwards had a 2001 income of $20.3 million, or 18 cents, up from $4.9 million, or 4 cents, last year.
Revenue came in at $874 million, down from 2000's $1 billion.
In early November, the company pre-announced results that were ahead of analysts' expectations.
Last week, Credit Suisse First Boston upgraded the stock to a "buy" from "hold" based on the fourth quarter's outlook.


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Wyvill, Edward Christopher, d. 1889 :Flaxbourne River and Station. May 1869.
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Yesterday a story in Jezebel about Queen Charlotte's Ball triggered some memories. I grew up in a city with two country clubs, and several of my friends were "presented" at 16. The country club dances always featured good bands. I believe Lisa Birnbach, in The Official Preppy Handbook, described the debutante ball as an excuse for a girl to dress like royalty without ending up married at the end of the day. Good times happened at these dances, and I always enjoyed attending.
When I worked at Saint Louis University, our internal grant mechanism was named for the Fleur-de-Lis Ball which generated the funds for it. One year, I attended at the table of the director of our research institute. It is the only white-tie event I have ever experienced.
White tie? Remember the ball scene in The Sound of Music? Look to the right if you do not. White ties includes not just the tuxedo with tails, but also white gloves for the dudes! Women had to be in floor-length gowns with long sleeves or long gloves to cover the elbows. My husband went to the local rental place. All he had to say was the name of the ball and they had what he needed ready, including gloves. I headed to the mall and found a black and gold dress with long sleeves so I could forgo the gloves.
The night of the big event, we dressed and showed our children how well we cleaned up. My daughter loved the golden sparkles in my gown, and she asked what the party would be like. I explained the general concept of a debutante ball. Her take - "That's the silliest thing I've ever heard of."
Now, this ball had some rules. It was a good Roman Catholic party, so we literally could wander no farther than 20 or 30 feet from a bar all night. They would also serve no food until after all the debutantes had been presented. We were lucky; only 16 young women debuted our year, so the first course came about 10 pm. A couple of years earlier more than 30 debs meant dinner started after midnight.
The balls I attended in high school involved proud fathers bringing a sweet-sixteen-year-old daughter down a runway, an announcement of the names of the girl and her parents, and then some photos while the rest of us relaxed before the band resumed. The Fleur-de-Lis Ball presented daughters during winter break of their first year of college. If the purpose of presenting the young women is to announce their availability for marriage, then I approve of the older age. Even in the Ozarks where I grew up, we were not rushing from high school graduation to the justice of the peace.
These young women were presented not just to society, but to the Bishop. Yup, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Louis took to the stage with all the pomp involved in his presence. He gave a way-too-long talk about "the gift of femininity" and "feminine values". Counting the number of times he used some variation of the word "feminine" provided a great deal of entertainment, especially among the patrons who had spent the most time close to the bar. Eyerolls flew around our table. The fathers walked their daughters down a runway where the women knelt before the Bishop and received a blessing. He did not say be fruitful and multiply, but that was the clear message. After all were presented, the band provided a fanfare, and the dates of the women ran onstage to rescue them from their fathers. The ball then proceeded like most dinner dances, other than all the men-folk wearing white gloves on the dance floor.
Yes, we literally watched the "virgins" being presented to the local head of the church and blessed for marriage or whatever.
Later I visited the facilities which included a large, luxurious lounge before you entered the actual bathroom. I giggled when I saw the debutantes lounging about with their shoes off, drinking Budweiser out of longneck bottles, and generally acting like college students.
That was my final debutante ball experience, and likely the only white tie event I will attend. Getting decked out for an evening can be fun, but the whole debutante concept seems quaint at best. Frankly, I think my daughter nailed it.


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Crop Rotation is a great tool for keeping pests and diseases out of the vegetable garden. Rotating your vegetables so they grow in different areas of the garden each year is an excellent way to cut down on diseases and insect pests that over winter in the soil. This really is not possible in small vegetable gardens. You will just have to be vigilant about not letting problems get out of hand. If a large scale problem should occur, such as squash beetles or septoria leaf spot on tomatoes, seriously consider not growing the crop for a year. It will be a sacrifice, but one year without is better than several years of a disappointing crop.
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Nine charter school operators have signaled interest in applying to open new schools in Nashville, including six that would locate in the south part of the city and another looking to take over a low-performing Metro school.
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Citing financial pressures posed by the recent influx of new charters, the board has requested only two types of charter proposals: new elementary charter schools in south Davidson County to ease overcrowded schools there or groups willing to take over chronically poor-performing schools. Letters of intent to seek entry into Nashville were due on Friday.
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Why Rowing is the Ultimate Test of the Body
Kevin Moran
The excerpt below is taken from a 1996 New Yorker Article, and further illustrates just how brutally tough rowing can be:
The paradox of rowing is that this most physically demanding of sports is about eighty per cent mental, and the higher you rise in the sport the more important mental toughness becomes. Rowers have to face the grim consequences of starting a two-thousand-metre race with a sprint--a strategy no runner, swimmer, cyclist, or cross-country skier would consider using in a middle-distance event. Since rowers race with their backs to the finish line, the psychological advantage of being ahead in the race--where you can see your opponents but they can't see you--is greater than the physiological disadvantage of stressing the body severely so early in the race. If you get behind, something like "unswing" can happen: the cumulative effect of the group's discouragement can make the individuals less inspired. Therefore, virtually every crew rows the first twenty or thirty strokes at around forty-four strokes a minute (which is pretty much flat out) before settling down to around thirty-seven for the body of the race.
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Battling the tongue
-Steven Kilner-
We had been traveling seven hours in the car- then it happened- I lost the plot. I turned around and began to angrily vent my frustration toward my three young sons in the back: "Can you boys just stop fighting… can't you be quiet for just five minutes…can't you see mum and dad are trying to have a conversation!."
My wish was granted, there was deadening silence, but my conscience started to feel a gnawing guilt. Then it dawned on me- once again- I had lost control of my tongue. If only I could take those words back, if only I had just thought before I spoke- but I hadn't.
If only I had followed the specific instructions the Bible provides on how to control our tongues. First it tells us we must stop before we speak. It says in Proverbs 10:19: '… he that refrains his lips is wise' and in James 1:19 it says we should be: '…swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath'. This can be difficult, as often we are controlled by our emotions such as hurt, fear, sadness or anger. We are also often controlled by the desires within us like vengeance, appreciation or control.
However, in spite of these seemly insurmountable obstacles God's commands are God's enabling.
Applying this wisdom to my above car scenario, I should have resisted the strong urge of anger, and quelled my desire to control and at least initially bridled my tongue. This time would have allowed my anger to de-escalate and my desire to control to fade, and afforded me the time to pray for the Holy Spirit's strengthening.
Jesus also had some wise council regarding the tongue, he said in Luke 6:45: '…out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.' In other words, what's in my heart will be manifest itself in how I speak. Just like whatever gets soaked up in a sponge will come out when squeezed, so whatever is in our hearts will come out when the pressure of life squeezes us. Therefore, it is wise to reflect what is going on in our hearts before we speak. For example, asking yourself: what is motivating me to say what I'm about to say or what am I thinking in my heart at that time are often helpful questions.
In the above case, my heart was not right before God, and my sons were selfishly treated as irritants to my comforts and getting in the way of my plans. I had not considered their context and how difficult it must have been for them sitting in the car so long. Hence, repentance for my sinful heart was needed before my confrontation with them.
Finally, after stopping our tongues and reflecting on our hearts, the Bible instructs us to select certain words that are appropriate to the situation. For example, in Ephesians 4:29 it says that our words are to edify, this carries the meaning of building up. In my encounter with my sons, I needed to select words that build them up, not tear them down. Perhaps I should have praised them first for doing so well, considering they has been in the car so long.
I don't plan on going on any long road trips soon but if I do I will be certainly writing the words Stop, Reflect and Select on my hand before I leave.
Steven Kilner is married to Jodie and has three sons, they have a eight year-old, a six year-old and a three year-old. They attend Canterbury Gardens Community Church. Steven is studying theology at PTC and Jodie is undertaking a diploma in Nursing.


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Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Today's Random Questions: Vaughan Williams
I was listening today to the Symphony No. 1 of Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), one of my three or four favorite composers. Though he wrote nine symphonies, he did not begin work on his first until he was in his late-30s. Subtitled "A Sea Symphony," it is worked up around several texts from Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." Other composers have used Whitman's poetry as a text source (Paul Hindemith's Requiem for Those We Love written on Whitman's When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd, and commissioned upon the death of FDR, falls readiest to hand), but none more skillfully than RVW. Whitman (at least the texts I've seen) has a kind of pantheism that seems to invite large-scale adaptation. And so it is with A Sea Symphony, which begins, after a trumpet flourish, with a full choir belting with rakish modulation "Behold the sea itself!" followed by a glorious and harmonically-enveloping full orchestra treatment.
I often wonder at the self-assurance that must be required to write for a large orchestra and full chorus (plus two vocal soloists), and to write boisterously and with confidence. I suppose there is something psychoanalytically telling about my fear of making banal statements very loudly (this blog is rather like singing in the basement shower, I guess). But this is magnificent, glorious music, music which grabs the listener by the shoulders and makes direct eye contact while making its statement clearly and with force. What kind of person does this? Someone insufferably egomaniacal like Wagner? Someone compelled by external forces like Bach? Does a normal person do this? My point is not to denigrate the composition student who writes intimate, personal little piano pieces, but these I can at least grasp. A symphony written for a cast of 300 is another matter.
Beyond all this, RVW has something distinctly, identifiably English (or British) about his writing. How is this possible? How can one determine the country of origin of a piece of music, except maybe by stylistic similarity to others from the same place? But in this case, RVW seems a bit like some others (Holst, Elgar, etc.) only... moreso. Is a thing "Russian" sounding because it is in a relentless minor mode and sounds bleak? And yet we do not confuse one of Mahler's minor-key symphonies for a Rachmaninov. I know the French organ school I so love has a particular harmonic palate, a kind of musical milieu the denizens of which I can usually identify at first exposure; but in this case there is also the organ itself--usually a reedy French Cavaille-Coll on the radio recording--to help us with the association. RVW gets no such help. And yet he is distinctive, both as to his writing style and as to his sonic association with his countrymen.
I've been sick for over a week. I'm able to pose the question but am not up to answering it.
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- Dzesika said...
I want to say instrumentation makes Vaughan Williams English. But then, that's not quite right either.
Try listening to some Finzi, if you haven't already, and hear the same thing; it's really rather creepy.
- Thu Jun 15, 04:43:00 AM
- Heather B. said...
I have wondered the same thing for years. Though not whether or not a piece sounds like it's from a country, but how the hell they do it. It's baffling, mesmerizing and haunting all at the same time.
This post made me want to play in an orchestra again.
- Thu Jun 15, 10:14:00 AM
- wunelle said...
I'm not familiar with Finzi (I know the name, but have only an assorted piece or two in my whole collection) so that's a fun recommendation; someone new to explore!
I wrote a few songs back in the day when I played in a band in Minneapolis. A rock song, especially a bad one, is light years from serious composition. And it bears pretty much no relation to writing a symphony. But the idea of coming up with a tune or simple development is not completely foreign to me. But getting from there to this work is like the quantum leap. Amazing.
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- Though there is a good chance that with sound fiscal policies the US economy can continue to grow without being hurt by inflation, no one should assume that historic laws of economics have been repealed, Robert Rubin, chairman of the executive committee at Citigroup and former US Secretary of Treasury said here Thursday.
At an InternetWorld keynote address, Rubin said that information technology and the Internet have fueled economic growth, but cautioned that in a historical context, current stock valuations are high. Rubin helped steer the U.S. economy as Secretary of Treasury from 1995 to 1999; before that he was an executive with Goldman Sachs & Co.
"I don't think that there is any question that the Internet is one of the most important economic, cultural and social events of my lifetime," Rubin said.
The efficiencies brought by IT, including the ability for buyers to easily compare prices from many different suppliers, will help lessen the risk of inflation as the economy grows, Rubin said.
"But it behooves us not to underestimate the challenges ahead," he cautioned.
Rubin noted that personal savings are at a low point and stock prices are at a high point in terms of historic levels.
"These factors could all turn out to be harmless if, for example, we have an exceedingly high rate of growth in years ahead; on the other hand they could also -- and this seems to me to be the more likely possibility -- they could also reflect excessive reactions to the very real strengths of the United States economy."
Rubin also noted that he has seen internal Citigroup demonstrations of new Internet-based home banking services and that he expects those services to be rolled out, possibly in the next few months.
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"Thinking Green: Ecofeminists and the Greens"
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Seeking answers to the social and ecological crises we face as a society, scholars and activists have come to the same conclusion: we must begin by thinking ecologically. We must begin by thinking Green.
In the last decade, two movements for social and ecological justice have quietly gathered strength. What do these movements have in common? How might they work in coalition?
To explore these questions, independent videographer and Associate Professor Greta Gaard spent six months travelling and interviewing Ecofeminists and Greens during the summer and fall of 1993. From Hawai'i to Maine, activists and scholars described their analyses of the current social and ecological crises, and their strategies for social transformation. This video is the first of three documentaries to be produced from those interviews. To supplement those videos, a book titled Ecological Politics: Ecofeminism and the Greens is forthcoming from Temple University Press.
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What are the benefits of raw honey?
We have all heard that honey is supposed to be good for us but is all honey created equal? What about Raw Honey? Does this sticky amber substance possess magical powers, and can it really be good for the body?
In this article, we place raw honey under the microscope to answer the question: What are the benefits of raw honey?
Raw vs Not Raw
So not all honey is raw, which is strange as many o the bottles would lead you to believe you are getting the stuff straight from the beehives themselves. Sadly this isn't always the case.
You see raw honey is 100% untouched, it has not been heated, pasteurized or processed in any kind of way. If you're into only putting 100% natural, GM-free foods that are as close to mother nature as possible then raw honey is just the ticket.
If we take a look at the image below, you can see a clear difference between average store grade honey and our raw honey.
You will notice how cloudy the raw honey is, with small particles from the bee pollen still present? This is because it hasn't been heated and cooled to remove all of those particles. The stores and manufacturers of the lesser grade honey think we want perfect amber liquid with an almost opaque appearance.
So why do they heat it?
When you heat honey it becomes runny, so when the honey hits around 70 degrees it is then easier to pour through huge industrial filters that remove the 'bits' you can see in the raw honey.
The heating also kills off any yeast cells present, and as the yeast causes fermentation, that is the last thing suppliers want to happen to the honey as it sits on the shelves.
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1) Settles an upset belly
First up raw honey contains many of the good stuff found in fruit, it can also help with acidity in the stomach as it is an alkaline-forming food which will combat against acid and acid reflux for example.
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Rather than these modern day energy bars packed with sugar, colors and preservatives, why not use raw honey to give you that energy boost? For one, it tastes amazing when spread on your warm bread or bagel and two, it contains all natural ingredients.
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Manuka honey has the highest antiseptic properties of all the honey varieties.
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6) Soothe a sore throat
Yep, that's right, this is not just an old wives tale. In fact, it is used by singers and actors before they take to their stage to help soothe their throat before performing. Also used in ancient Chinese medicine as a natural cure against coughs and colds.
Wrapping it up
These are just a selection of the benefits of using raw honey, not only is it better from a moral and ethical standpoint, but also from its high concentration of natural anti-bacterial and anti-oxidant properties.
If you are sold on raw honey and fancy giving it a try, you are probably asking where you can buy raw honey?
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in an eight-part series honoring the 2013 Daily Press Person of the Year finalists. Nominees are submitted by the community and the Daily Press newsroom staff votes to select the finalists.
ADELANTO � In her nine-month tenure at the Adelanto Elementary School District, Superintendent Dr. Lily Matos DeBlieux has taken the community's built-in challenges in stride.
Tasked with leading the staff and students of several struggling schools, she promotes a positive, determined attitude wherever she goes. DeBlieux received numerous community nominations for the 2013 Daily Press Person of the Year Award and is one of eight finalists selected by the Daily Press staff.
"I think she is the epitome of exceptionalism and everything our district needs and has needed," AESD Trustee Debra Jones said. "She's improved morale in the district because she is very real with people. Everyone knows what her expectations are and she holds people accountable. She wants all employees to be successful and she's completely approachable. So they know she's for them and for their success."
A woman who is petite in stature, DeBlieux is seldom without a smile on her face. Her contagiously upbeat attitude is one she physically spreads in the form of bright, yellow bumblebee awards she passes out monthly to select students and staff.
"She lives and believes her own personal mission to bring a world-class education to our students," Jones said. "She's definitely on track to improving the learning of our students."
In Adelanto, 88 percent of students are from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and close to 20 percent are English language learners. AESD is also currently in "Program Improvement," a designation made by the state Department of Education for districts where a majority of students' test scores are at "below basic," Chief Business Officer Laura Carevic said.
As a strategy to rid the district of the designation and improve test scores, DeBlieux oversaw the hiring of new principals for half of the district's schools at the beginning of the 2013-14 school year, Carevic said. She also regularly hosts separate councils where she invites feedback from teachers, parents, classified staff and students in the district.
In addition to the new principals, AESD has new faces in its top administrative positions. Chief Academic Officer Dr. Edwin Gomez and Chief Personnel Officer Steve Desist were both hired this past year under DeBlieux. Carevic was hired in November 2012, shortly before DeBlieux came onboard.
"I'm really excited for her," Carevic said about DeBlieux's Person of the Year nomination. "I think it's very well deserved. Ever since she's come to our district she has given 110 percent to improving the quality of education for our students and really bringing our community together."
DeBlieux spent part of her formative years in Puerto Rico and is a native Spanish speaker. She acts as a translator for Spanish-speaking parents during the public comment portion of school board meetings. Her top priorities at AESD include parent and community involvement, Carevic said. She's demonstrated that by hosting three community forums where hundreds of students and parents, as well as local nonprofits and businesses have attended.
She's also launched an after-school parent-involvement program and participates in the Adelanto Chamber of Commerce, Adelanto Rotary Club, Victorville Rotary Club and the local NAACP chapter.
"I am honored," DeBlieux said when she learned of her nomination. "It is a pleasure to serve the Adelanto community. I will continue to serve the parents and students of AESD, providing them the education they deserve."
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The Port of Ringaskiddy, Cork is a short 20 minutes' drive or 20 kilometres from the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs. Brittany Ferries offers a regular ferry service between Roscoff in France and Cork.
Cork Ferry Port
Guests may sail direct from Cork to Roscoff on the luxurious Pont Aven cruise ferry with a convenient overnight crossing from Ireland to France taking just 14 hours.
Directions from Ringaskiddy to the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs
- Start out on Main Street, at roundabout take the 1st exit onto the N28
Continue forward onto the N28 Entering Shanbally at roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Ros Na Gréine – N28
- At Shannonpark roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the N28 (signposted Cork)
- Continue forward, then merge onto South Ring Road – N40 (signposted N25, N8) Jack Lynch Tunnel (Northbound)
- At Dunkettle Interchange (Jct 19) roundabout take the 1st exit, then merge onto the N8 (signposted Cork)
- At roundabout take the 1st exit onto Lower Glanmire Road – N8 (signposted Cork)
- Bear right onto Lower Glanmire Road – N8
- Entering Cork branch left, then turn right onto Silversprings Lane – R635(signposted Limerick N20)
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The War Dog Memorial will be unveiled with a ceremony occurring this Saturday morning in Lake Orion. The monument will be dedicated to dogs that served alongside military members and will be located at the Orion Veterans Memorial in Lake Orion. The ceremony will include a salute from retired military dogs.
SMDA continues to be proud to support Michigan veterans and their furry companions.