Prize-winning eggs on display at the 2008 Loudoun County Fair.

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Sean Burke, 9, of Clifton, Va., stops for a plate of Lo-Mein at the 2008 Loudoun County Fair.

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Connie Mcgrath, 32, administers Garath Oldham's Applied Behavioral Analysis. The one on one interaction helps students like Garath, 3, who cannot play with other children, speak more and express himself.

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Steve Garnier of Leesburg takes a photo of his son and two friends riding the Round Up at the Loudoun County Fair.

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Bull rider Shawn Confer, 19, from Faquier County, leaves his ride moments after coming out the gate during the rodeo held at the Loudoun County Fair on Thursday.

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B. J. Carter, 25, at the end of his ride in the Professional Rodeo held Thursday at the Loudoun County Fair.

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Before the Professional Rodeo event begins at the Loudoun County Fair, the riders come into the ring for a prayer.

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