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Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 239,452. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 245,756. The principal place in Leon County is Tallahassee, the county seat and state capital. Leon County is home to two of Florida's major public universities, Florida A&M University and Florida State University. Leon County holds the distinction as having the highest level of education among all of Florida's 67 counties.
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City of Leon Valley was the first city in Texas to receive a technical assistance grant from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to develop a sustainable community plan. The AIA provides up to $15,000, and the participating city provides $5,000, to bring a team of professionals – the Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) -- to assist communities in a multi-disciplinary approach to develop a vision and framework for sustainable relationships between humans, the environment and place.
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In downtown Leon you will find craft and antique shops as well as the Decatur County Historical Museum. The history of Decatur County is portrayed in vignettes, from a blacksmith shop to a sitting room. Genealogists find this a great resource facility. Another building is home to a collection of antique farm machinery.
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Leon returned as the protagonist of Resident Evil 4. Set six years after the events of Resident Evil 2, Leon has become an agent for the US government and is assigned to rescue the newly-elected President's daughter, Ashley Graham, who is being held at an undisclosed location. Her kidnappers turn out to be part of a cult known as Los Illuminados,.[3] which has taken control of the local villagers with parasites known as Las Plagas. Leon teams up once again with Ada Wong, who seeks to steal the Plagas sample for her unknown employer, and Luis Sera, a former researcher for Osmund Saddler, the cult leader. He ... confronts Jack Krauser, a former acquaintance who disappeared two years prior to the events of the game, now working for Albert Wesker.
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Leon was honored at the Bare Bones International Film Festival on April 23, 2006 with a Living Legend award. He was interviewed for the event by Carol Speed. Click here to see the newsletter with the interview.
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Leon is one of the two protagonists in Resident Evil 2; the other being Claire Redfield. In the story, Leon is a recently-hired police officer for the Raccoon Police Department. He arrives late to Raccoon City on his first day. He finds the town already overrun by zombies and encounters a civilian, Claire. The two decide to seek refuge in the city's police station, and they attempt to escape the city alive. He maintains radio contact with Claire and is partnered with Ada Wong, a woman claiming to be looking for her missing boyfriend.
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