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Michael Joseph Opat (born March 25, 1961) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. He serves on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, the governing body for the largest county in Minnesota, with more than 1.25 million residents and an annual budget of $2.4 billion. Opat represents District 1 (out of 7 districts), an area that includes more than 170,000 residents and encompasses six suburban cities: Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, New Hope, Osseo, and Robbinsdale. In his time on the County Board, Opat has led, among other initiatives, policy and governance changes at Hennepin County Medical Center, numerous advancements in public infrastructure including the revitalization of the Humboldt Greenway, reconstruction of Highway 100 in the northern suburbs, construction of the new Brookdale library, the construction of Target Field and expansion of the Twin Cities area transit network, including the planned Bottineau Light Rail line along County Road 81 through the northern part of the county.

Opat has been described as one of the "most aggressive local government leaders", and said he considered a bid for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) nomination for governor of Minnesota in the 2010 election.

Early life, education, and career
Opat was born on March 25, 1961 in North Minneapolis to mother Joan and father Harold Opat, an Ironworker. Opat attended the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities while working full-time at the Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility, also known as the county "workhouse", and coaching basketball. After earning his Bachelor of Science degree in business in 1983, he continued at the workhouse as a Correctional Officer. In 1987, Opat was awarded the Minnesota Correctional Officer of the Year award by the Minnesota Corrections Association, which he says motivated him to apply to the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. After gaining his Masters of Public Policy from Harvard in 1989, Opat was promoted to Shift Supervisor and worked three more years at the workhouse before running for public office in 1992.

Hennepin County Board

1992 election
Branded a "political novice," Opat decided to run for Hennepin County Commissioner in 1992, declaring that the incumbent, John Derus, was motivated by self-interest. Derus, one of Minneapolis's most durable politicians of the time, crushed Opat at the DFL nominating convention. But Opat emerged from the fall primary trailing Derus by only 173 votes, out of nearly 19,000 cast. Opat won the general election, and Derus graciously conceded. Opat credited that first victory to fortuitous timing and a team of about 200 volunteers who did it "because they wanted to, not because they had to."

Opat was elected as the Chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners in January 2009, replacing Randy Johnson, a Republican who had been the board's chair since 2004.  He went on to chair the board for a total of nine (9) years.

2010 gubernatorial election
Saying that the 2010 gubernatorial election "will be won or lost in the suburbs," Opat, whose Hennepin district is 90 percent suburban, has said he is considering entering the race. Arguing that DFLers in the Legislature had "missed the point" in 2009, Opat has argued for pragmatism in electing a Democratic governor, saying that candidates at either end of the political spectrum aren't likely to be particularly effective at building consensus and governing. And the DFL needs to widen its base, he said. "We need to connect; we have to have a clear message about the DFL philosophy in 2009. Given the economic crisis, our neighbors are hurting, regardless of their political views."

Policies and priorities
Opat describes himself as a "lifelong Democrat," and is a member of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party.

He endorsed then Senator Barack Obama via a letter to the Star Tribune in January 2008, saying the election was "the most important" in his lifetime. He cited the importance of Obama's domestic agenda to improve our infrastructure through road and transit initiatives, as well as the prospects of reasonable immigration policy. Opat's district includes more Liberian immigrants than anywhere in Minnesota.

Health care and human services

HCMC and Governance
Between 1997 and 2003, HCMC lost about $17 million annually in federal and state support and was unable to continue making significant investments in new technology, facilities maintenance and employee compensation. In addition, uncompensated care cases were increasing, putting more demand on HCMC's services. In 2004, Opat led the charge for a change in the governing structure of HCMC, which, as Hennepin County's hospital, was governed by the County Board.

Opat led the adoption of a task force's proposal to transfer day-to-day management of the hospital from the County Board to Hennepin Healthcare Systems Inc., a nonprofit governing board composed of doctors, local professionals, health-care executives and two county commissioners (Opat and Randy Johnson). Opat, in advocating the new arrangement said that it would "...let the hospital manage its labor costs more efficiently, move more nimbly in a competitive health care market, raise money for crucial capital investments and even seek out profitable new lines of business to subsidize its public mission." The Board adopted the proposal, and retained the power to review the hospital's operating mission every year. In addition, Hennepin County remains the ultimate financial backstop for the hospital and underwrites its "uncompensated care" losses.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune's editorial board called the new governance proposal "...a serious effort to solve a problem that no one else wants to acknowledge." The change went into effect in January 2007. HCMC once had a national reputation as a Level 1 Trauma Center, teaching, and safety-net hospital. In addition it has been recognized in excellency for oncology, pregnancies, burn treatment, hyperbaric medicine and obstetrics, and has consistently earned a spot on U.S. News & World Report''s list of best hospitals.

Teen pregnancy prevention
Opat has said that preventing teen pregnancy "should be the county's first priority," and he has been an advocate for county funding of public school health and sex-education teachers who teach comprehensive pregnancy prevention. In defending the county spending, he has cited the 1,200 teen pregnancies a year in Hennepin County, and how they result in more expensive county services.
The number of births to teenage mothers in northwestern Hennepin County has increased sharply - from an average of 270 births in 1995–2003, to over 310 births in both 2004 and 2005.

In May 2003, for his efforts in preventing teen pregnancy, Opat was awarded "Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting" (MOAPPP)'s Policymaker of the Year award.

Developmental disabilities
In his 2009 State of the County address, Opat said that Hennepin County can never forget that it must be the face and the voice of the most vulnerable people — the poor, sick, aged, developmentally disabled, blind, deaf and hard-of-hearing. Opat is the legal guardian of his brother, who is developmentally disabled, and has served on the Minnesota Special Olympics Board of Directors. "We have to announce when help for the mentally ill or chronically homeless is threatened," he added "Our obligation is to minimize our clients' pain and preserve their independence and dignity as best we can."

Public infrastructure

Bottineau Boulevard Transit
see also Bottineau Boulevard Transitway

Bottineau Boulevard, also known as County Road 81, is a transport corridor that extends between Downtown Minneapolis and North Minneapolis through the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities including; Golden Valley, Crystal, Robbinsdale, Osseo, Brooklyn Park and Maple Grove. In addition, Bottineau extends through the rapidly growing communities of Dayton, Rogers, and Hassan Township. The corridor has been continuously growing in traffic and population, with predictions showing a 30% increase in population between 2000 and 2025.

Home to a major hospital (North Memorial), North Hennepin Community College, Hennepin Technical College, a railway, two lakes, three creeks, and a major regional park, Bottineau was chosen in the "Metropolitan Council 2030 Transportation Policy Plan" as a corridor to advance for development as a busway.

However, due to the success of the METRO Blue Line Light Rail and lobbying by Opat, as well as the evolution of land use on the corridor, the mode choice was designated as a light rail transit corridor.

CTIB

In April 2008, the Hennepin County Board voted to enter into a joint powers agreement with Anoka County, Dakota County, and Ramsey County to form the Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB). These counties adopted a 0.25% sales tax that is used to fund expansion of metropolitan transit projects, including light rail and commuter rail. The board named Opat and Commissioner Peter McLaughlin as Hennepin County's representatives on CTIB. On the same day, Opat offered two amendments to the board, acting as the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority (HCRRA), one of which named the Bottineau, Central, and Southwest corridors as "priority transit corridors" for Hennepin County. The other directed a property tax cut of more than 50% subsequent to the enactment of the sales tax.

In 2017, as permitted in the CTIB bylaws, the organization was dissolved so that the county could pursue its preferred transit priorities.  Hennepin County is thus working to build two light rail transit lines.

Victory Memorial Drive

Guided by the legislatively created Victory Memorial Drive Task Force, which is co-chaired by Opat and Commissioner Mark Stenglein, and the principles of the Park Board's Victory Memorial Drive 2005 Master Plan, Hennepin County has programmed $3.5 million in its capital budget toward:
 Restoring the historic street grid and parkway, and extending the green space.
 Revitalizing the flagpole plaza.
 Adding historic gateway monuments and entrances to the parkway at Humboldt Avenue North on the east, and Lowry Avenue North on the south.
 Removing or replanting elm trees, using multiple species that are resistant to Dutch Elm disease, and restoring the rank-and-file grid that is at the heart of the memorial.
In 2009, the Minnesota State Legislature awarded $1 million in the Omnibus Bonding Bill for the project, as well as $40,000 in the "Omnibus Cultural and Outdoor Resources Finance Bill" for parks and trails.

REPP
Opat also launched the Roadside Enhancement Partnership Program, designed to beautify the pedestrian areas near roadways, including streetscapes, sidewalks, landscaping, masonry and public art.

Humboldt Greenway/Shingle Creek Parkway
The Humboldt Greenway project is the revitalization of the Shingle Creek and Lind-Bohanon neighborhoods by changing the character of Humboldt Avenue North to a landscaped greenway. Opat is credited for leading the revitalization for the avenue in the mid-1990s. Opat insisted the new neighborhood should offer home buyers a variety of housing that would be affordable to middle-class residents, provide enhanced views of Shingle Creek, and fit into the scale of homes found on Victory Memorial Drive. In 2000, work began to remove about 212 existing single family homes and replace them with about 270 new single family homes and townhomes, building value and enhancing the existing tax base through investment in parks and improved infrastructure. "I think the results are great, especially the public open spaces," Opat has said. "Humboldt Avenue is terrific, after we gave it a curving look, streetscaping and bike paths. There's better storm water runoff, too. We've even gotten the railroad to clean up its part of the area."

In 2002, Commonbond Communities opened the first of 235 housing units, named Shingle Creek Commons. The Commons is a 75-unit retirement living community, which addressed the needed supply in the area for senior rental housing.

In 2008, Kingsley Commons was completed on the Greenway, featuring 25 units, and becoming one of the nation's first apartment buildings designed to provide independent living to people with multiple sclerosis.

At some point in 2019, all lots available along the Greenway will be developed.  The revitalization will then be complete.

Public safety

Productive Day
In 1994 Opat launched the "Productive Day" initiative which required inmates serving longer than a 15-day sentence at the Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility to work or go to school for at least 8 hours per day. More than 100 employees participated in planning and implementing the change into one that emphasized work and education, rather than just "doing time." Opat cited the need to "motivate residents to develop skills, habits and abilities necessary to successfully integrate into the community and...gain economic self-sufficiency upon release" as a driving principle behind this initiative.

Crime
In November 2007, while outside his home in Robbinsdale, Opat was attacked by two assailants, one of whom wielded a sawed off shotgun. He was hit with the butt of the gun, then knocked down, kicked, and punched. While lying in the alley, Opat grabbed the gun barrel and broke free, running to safety. He lost his vehicle, his wallet, and his cellphone, but escaped with only minor injuries. The car was recovered, but the assailants have not been identified.

In his 2009 State of the County address, Opat proposed an initiative to form a crime lab work group to examine crime lab services, such as DNA analysis and identification in Hennepin County, and make recommendations for the efficiencies of the services of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and the City of Minneapolis Police Department.

Minnesota Twins ballpark

In 2006, Commissioner Opat led the effort with the Minnesota Twins to finance and build the new outdoor ballpark in downtown Minneapolis. This was despite the fact that "Public opinion polls have shown that a majority of Minnesotans don't favor public financing for stadiums." It was scheduled to open in April 2010.

Construction
"I am proud that we are building this important public amenity at a time when jobs are crucial," Opat has said "It's the first of many investments on the new edge of downtown Minneapolis, and will pay many dividends into the future."

Chairmanships

2001–2003
Since his election, Opat was a frequent critic of Chairman Randy Johnson, and was a behind the scenes competitor for the chairmanship four times between 1992 and 2000. Opat did eventually unseat him as Board Chairman in 2001, following a 5–2 board vote.

2009–2015
The board unanimously elected Opat chairman once more in January 2009 and through 2015.

2009 State of the County Address
In April 2009, in what was called a "powerful performance by an unlikely star in Minnesota politics," Opat gave the "2009 State of Hennepin County Address" at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Noting the "bleak times" for public institutions like Hennepin County with many low-income residents, Opat stated that "the state of Hennepin County is challenged, but not imperiled," and he urged the County to lead new innovations and public investments.

Opat proposed three new initiatives:
 A framework for the county to award up to $2 million each year in capital grants for youth activities in Hennepin, as part of the ballpark project.
 An Urban Lakes Initiative that would address the water quality of badly impaired lakes in the county's inner-ring suburbs. Opat cited recent water-quality tests that gave either a "D" or "F" to 25 lakes in the county, and proposed partnering with cities and water management groups to seek grants to make major improvements.
 A crime lab workgroup composed of public safety experts to examine crime lab services in the county and study options for combining the crime labs of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and the Minneapolis Police Department and make recommendations this fall to the Hennepin County Board.
A local blogger said the address as demonstrated "a progressive in command of his message and in sync with his constituents."

Controversy
Mike Opat is a defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought forth by Kevin and Valerie Holler.

Comments by Opat and Stenglein "might be read specifically as intending to damage the Hollers' reputation and to shame them into selling the property," wrote a three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals. Reports the Star Tribune.

The Minnesota Appeals Court decision can be found on the mn.gov website: http://mn.gov/lawlib/archive/ctapun/2014/opa131014-020314.pdf

Hennepin County Attorney's office disagreed with the three judge panel of the Court of Appeals and petitioned the Supreme Court of Minnesota for further review. The petition was denied (April 15, 2014; number 19 of 37).

References

1961 births
County commissioners in Minnesota
Living people
University of Minnesota alumni
Politicians from Minneapolis
People from Robbinsdale, Minnesota
American people of German descent
American prison officers
Harvard Kennedy School alumni

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Q: Regex replace with Stream By Curiosity, is there a way to write this with Java Stream ?
private final static Pattern decodePattern = Pattern.compile("&#(\\d+);");

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Matcher m = decodePattern.matcher(somestring);
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A: Java 9
Cleaner code could be achieved with overloaded in Java 9 method from Matcher class:
public String replaceAll(Function<MatchResult,String> replacer). Basically we can now replace code like
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while(matcher.find()){
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with
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For example
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//replaced: "Foo Bar Baz"

There was also added support for stream of elements matching pattern: public Stream<MatchResult> results(), but IMO your loop doesn't look like good candidate for streams. Even with results() your code would look like:
//BTW Java 9 provides support for StringBuilder beside StringBuffer
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so it doesn't look much cleaner.

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Florida looks to be the third state to expand private school choice in 2012 after Arizona and Virginia.
In terms of the original bet between Greg and Jay Mathews, I put the legislative chamber count at seven: two in Virginia, two in Florida and three in Arizona (two for the tax credit expansion, and the Arizona House has passed an expansion of the Education Savings Account program).
If Louisiana can pass Governor Jindal's expansion of the New Orleans program to meh and below ranked schools statewide and the Arizona Senate passes the ESA bill (it passed out of committee last week in the Senate) then the ten chambers. If we are fortunate, some other states will help run up the score.
UPDATE: The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a voucher program for special needs students. That puts the chamber count at eight.
After that, Jay came out with yet another study finding that Milwaukee vouchers have improved public schools. That brought it up to 17-0.
Now Figlio and Hart in Florida, adding the first study that looks at tax-credit scholarships rather than vouchers, have made it 18-0.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, the Florida tax-credit program also dramatically improves education for the students who are using it.
As always, critics are trying to make hay out of the fact that in the Figlio/Hart study, a tiny, population-limited, regulation-cramped choice program produces only moderate-sized benefits. Well, geniuses, if the benefits of a tiny, population-limited, regulation-cramped program are too small for you, can you think of any way you might make the program's impact bigger?
Today the Friedman Foundation releases a new study I co-authored with Christian D'Andrea on the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. You may recall that program as the subject of last month's rush to judgment.
At the top of this post you can see what the parents participating in the program report about the services they previously received in public schools, and the services they are now receiving in the school choice program. The study conducted a survey of over 800 families randomly selected from the entire population participating in the program, excluding only those who had no prior public school experience (because their children entered the program in kindergarten).
The numbers tell the story. Public schools didn't deliver for these kids, and school choice does – in spades.
Obviously this doesn't answer all questions about the program. Indeed, as the first empirical study ever completed on a tax-credit scholarship program (that is, the first to empirically measure the outcomes of such a program measured against a relevant standard of comparison), it hardly could. We all look forward to the completion of the official evaluation when it's ready. Until then, however, we have to take the information we have. And, if I do say so, I think this is some pretty important information.
This study examines the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program, one of the nation's largest school choice programs. It is the first ever completed empirical evaluation of a tax-credit scholarship program, a type of program that creates school choice through the tax code. Earlier reports, including a recent one on the Florida program, have not drawn comparisons between the educational results of public schools and tax-credit scholarships; this study is therefore the first step in evaluating the performance of this type of school choice.
The Florida program provides a tax credit on corporate income taxes for donations to scholarship-funding organizations, which use the funding to provide K-12 private school scholarships to low-income students. Over 23,000 Florida students are attending private schools this year using these scholarships. Similar programs exist in Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
Studying a tax-credit scholarship program using traditional empirical techniques presents a number of methodological challenges. To overcome these difficulties, the study used a telephone survey conducted by Marketing Informatics to interview 808 participating parents whose children attended public schools before entering the program. It asked them to compare the educational services they received in public and private schools.
The results provide the first ever direct comparison between the education participants received when they were in Florida public schools and the education they receive in the school choice program.
• Participating parents report that they receive dramatically better educational services from their current private schools than they previously received in public schools.
• 80 percent are "very satisfied" with the academic progress their children are making in their current private schools, compared to 4 percent in their previous public schools.
• 80 percent are "very satisfied" with the individual attention their children now receive, compared to 4 percent in public schools.
• 76 percent are "very satisfied" with the teacher quality in their current schools, compared to 7 percent in public schools.
• 76 percent are "very satisfied" with their schools' responsiveness to their needs, compared to 4 percent in public schools.
• 62 percent are "very satisfied" with the student behavior in their current schools, compared to 3 percent in public schools.
• Most participating parents were dissatisfied with their public school experiences on most measurements, and are overwhelmingly satisfied with their current private schools.
• 58 percent had been "dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied" with the academic progress their children were making in public school, compared to 4 percent in their current private schools.
• 64 percent had been "dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied" with the individual attention their children received in public schools, compared to 3 percent in their current schools.
• 44 percent had been "dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied" with teacher quality in public schools, compared to 3 percent in their current schools.
• 59 percent had been "dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied" with school responsiveness in public schools, compared to 3 percent in their current schools.
• 62 percent had been "dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied" with student behavior in public schools, compared with 5 percent in their current schools.
• Asked to rate their schools on a scale from one to "" ten, 94 percent of participants gave their current private schools at least a seven, and 54 percent gave them a ten. Only 18 percent of parents rated their public schools seven or higher, and just 2 percent rated them at the highest level.
• Of the 128 parents whose children are not likely to be in the program again next year, 81 percent said that dissatisfaction with the program played no role at all in their decision, and 100 percent – all 128 of them – said the program should continue to be available for others even though they were not likely to use it again next year themselves.


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Givaudan expands its manufacturing facility in India
Givaudan claims to have a 25% share of the world flavours and fragrance market and a 27% share of the Indian market.
Franchise India Team Editor
Driven by the growing snacking habit of Indians, the world's leading flavour and fragrance company Givaudan has invested Rs 400 crore for expanding its manufacturing facility in India.
Monila Kothari, Givaudan's APAC Commercial Head, said, "Bakery products and snacking movement are the two key growth drivers for the company's growth of flavours business in India. Masala, butter and mango in beverages are the top most popular flavours in the Indian market."
Givaudan claims to have a 25% share of the world flavours and fragrance market and a 27% share of the Indian market. The company sources about 50% of its ingredients required for Indian operations locally.
Gilles Andrier, Chief Executive Officer, Givaudan, stated, "We also source ingredients for natural flavours and fragrances like ginger, spices, jasmine etc from India. Of the 9 companies that we acquired in the past 4 years, 6 of them are in the manufacturing of natural ingredients. However, natural is more expensive and also the question of sustainability is involved in it."
46% business of Givaudan comes from the fragrance business, while the remaining 54% from the flavours business.
Restaurant India Congress comes to West India on 19th March
We are now poised to grow at 30% rate- Akshay Bector
Dharmendra to open first Garam Dharam outlet in August
The rise of digital waiters: Why voice-based ordering is next big trend

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This page is still under development too! We plan to put all sorts of information on this page about the area in which we live and from where we source much of our local produce. We will include photographs, places to visit, a little history, flora & fauna and even some walks and cycle rides around the area.
If you have anything that fits these descriptions - for example, a favourite walk within about 20km of The Village Stores, please send us details at info@stokevillagestores.co.uk, and we will see if we can include it.
Some of the following was compiled by Ben Cross of Heathfield Community School, Taunton, when he spent a week with us on Work Experience. The remainder we have added over a period of time. For more local area information, visit The Village Stores - we have brochures, maps, guide books and local interest books - many of which published by Halsgrove - a publishing house based not far away in Wellington.
The Somerset Levels
The following is an extract from 'The Somerset Levels' by Rodney Legg and published by PiXZ Books
"The historic line of the Somerset coast in 7000BC, off Hinkley Point, was three miles out into what is now Bridgwater Bay. Existing foreshore at Hinkley Point covers six beds of peat. The lowest of these (40 feet below present sea level) dates fromt he time when sea levels were rising after the end of the last Ice Age. Shoreline woods at Stolford were becoming a submerged forest by 3806BC. That is a key date. Tree-ring analysis shows that Neolithic people were advancing into the wetlands, along what we know as the Sweet Track from firm ground at Shapwick, which is the oldest known road in Europe.
Sea walls, causeways and drainage ditches date from the monastic period when ecclesiastical owners such as Glastonbury abbey and Wells Cathedral required tennants to protect their investments. The next great move forward in land reclamation, reversing the inland surges of the sea, came with a raft of Inclosure Acts. Attempts to drain King's Sedgemoor were resisted by the commoners in 1775, 1788 and 1791, but a £60,000 project went forward in 1796. This enclosed 18,000 acres.
On land there is peat-digging, once for fuel and now for horticulture, and the willow is cropped for basket-making, cricket bats and bio-fuel."
Burrowbridge
The name ''BurrowBridge'' comes from the Old English words buruh (fortified hill) and brycg (bridge).
Located in near the heart of the village is a well known tourist attraction Burrow Mump, an ancient earthwork now owned by the national trust, which from my experiences is a very nice place to visit for a family picnic. Also associated with the village is Alfred The Great, for those of you who dont know, Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only Englishman to be reffered to as ''The Great''. There is a monument at Athelney to remember Alfred for his doings.
North Curry
North Curry is a fairly large village, but is quietly tucked away on the southwestern side of the Somerset Levels, well away from the main highways. The buildings, history, and village life make North Curry a surprising gem amongst the winding, hedgerow-bordered country lanes that tie it to surrounding villages.
North Curry was settled in Saxon times, and was a royal manor in the 11th century. A market village since the 13th century, North Curry's sources of wealth have included hunting, fishing, and wool trade, with access to other markets via the nearby River Tone. Evidence of the prosperity of the village can be seen in the exemplary architecture, including 68 listed buildings.
Stoke St Gregory
Right in the heart of Somerset is the cosy village of Stoke St Gregory, Famous for its high quality willow products, produced by the Willow and Wetlands Centre. The village is also very popular for photographers because of its wildlife and its high quality local produce.
For a village the size of Stoke St Gregory you will be surprised to discover how much commercial activity takes place. Tourism and agriculture are well represented and apart from that there a number of businesses, some of which are renowned nationally and internationally. There is a low rate of unemployment in the village.
Burrow Mump
Excavations have shown evidence of a 12th century masonry building on the top of the hill. The first recorded writing mentioning this site is from William Worcester in about 1480 when he referred to it as Myghell-borough. A medieval church dedicated to St Michael, belonging to the Athelney Abbey, dates from at least the mid 15th century. This formed a sanctuary for royalist troops in in 1642 and 1645 during the English Civil War, and a detachment of the King's Army occupied it in 1685 during the course of the Monmouth Rebellion.


As 2014 comes to a close, we begin to start thinking about taxes. There are a number of things you can do right now to help make the process a bit more beneficial for you.
Investment consultant, Tracy Burke sat down with Amy Lutz on Fox43 Morning News to offer some helpful tax tips.


"Following too closely" is a serious traffic offense in South Carolina. For drivers licensed in South Carolina, it can add up to 4 points to your driving record; and for out-of-state drivers, your home state could treat it even more seriously.
The South Carolina Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways § 56-5-1930 ("Following too closely") states that "(a) the driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway." Unlike some other traffic charges where the officer must present tangible evidence for writing the ticket, Following too closely relies on the subjective opinion of the issuing officer. If a the police officer thinks you are following too closely, even if you are keeping up with the speed of traffic or not speeding, he can issue this very consequential ticket.
Our South Carolina traffic defense lawyers understand that mistakes happen and you may end up closer to the vehicle in front of you than you thought. Even if you are not a commercial driver who depends on his license for his livelihood, a dedicated defense can help save you points on your license and skyrocketing insurance premiums. Call our knowledgeable and experienced South Carolina Traffic Attorneys for a free consultation regarding your citation. When you call, you can speak to a South Carolina Traffic Citation attorney who will evaluate your case, give you honest feedback, and be upfront about any fees.
If you are a commercial truck driver or any driver towing another vehicle, South Carolina's Following Too Closely statute requires that, when following a truck or vehicle of the same class, you leave enough space "so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger." This means that the distance between commercial trucks must be greater than other vehicles on the road. Cops are continuously on the lookout for tractor-trailers following each other too closely, because an accident involving them can have catastrophic results.
Do not argue with the Officer on the side of the road! Be calm and polite, because he has the full authority of South Carolina law to issue this subjective citation. Officers close out their own tickets in South Carolina, and it will be much more difficult for a South Carolina Traffic Ticket attorney to negotiate a dismissal or reduction of charges if the Officer had a bad experience. Once you have your ticket and you are on your way, call the experienced and knowledgeable lawyers at Nosal & Jeter, LLP to fight your case.


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DINNER - DREAM WORK
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After a four-year hiatus exploring ambient and meditation music, Danish multi-instrumentalist Anders Rhedin has returned to his indie roots. Dream Work, his third album as Dinner, is a lush collection of synth and guitar-laden indie pop that expertly channels Ryuichi Sakamoto, early British indie, and the sound of water.
Like most worthwhile pursuits, the path to Dream Work hasn't been straight. After signing to Captured Tracks in 2014, he released a series of synth-based avant-pop albums and toured the world with the likes of Mac Demarco, Sean Nicholas Savage, Prince Rama, and King Gizzard, all while splitting his time be - tween Berlin, LA and his native Copenhagen. This whirlwind period ended when, following the release of 2017's New Work, Rhedin relocated to Copenhagen and took a step back from the Dinner project in order to explore his long standing personal interest in ambient production and guided meditation. Over the last few years, he's released a series of ambient releases under his own name geared towards meditation, sleep, and relaxation. He's also led live guided sound baths and meditations at art museums, churches, and rooftops all over the world.
The time away proved fruitful - returning to the Dinner project with fresh eyes, Rhedin sought not to reproduce his previous style, but rather to integrate these two components of his body of work. As a result, Dream Work sounds at once classic and entirely new; a deft balance of Rhedin's trademark electro-pop with the meditative and organic elements of his ambient work. From the melancholy acoustic guitar and downtempo synth melody of "Spirit Voices" to the ethereal refrain on "Connection", Rhedin washes his pop songwriting in dark, dreamy textures. These textures lend cohesion to the far-reaching collection - Dinner effort - lessly floats from Stereolab-like electric guitar ("Anima") to twinkling synth-pop ("Midnight In My Head") to fluid ambient ("Drøm") in the span of just 34 minutes. Contributions from labelmates Molly Burch and Charlie Hilton as well as Lina Tullgren, Nicolai Koch help bolster this quality: much like Rhedin himself, Dream Work feels well-traveled even when it's standing in place.


i have a problem with the content replication on my satellite (Version 11.2.2, Windows 7). There are still 5 files to replicate but the satellite pc is not repliacting them.
I tried serveral zac commands like zac cdp, zac ref, zac cvc but nothing helps. The 5 files are not replicate. The problem is, i would like to update the satellite to 11.2.2mu2 but it is not possible because the replication is not finished.
I tried also to clean the cache with zac cc but i get an error that i dont have the rights to do that and i should contact the administrator :/ ****ed i'm the administrator in windows i logged in with my user (this user is in zcm administrator too).
I dont know what to do... if i activate a new bundle for this satellite pc, this bundle will be replicated without any problems but the 5 files are not and the replication status is on 99,6%.
Please, maybe someone can help me with this problem.
I'm wondering about the "DeleteFiles called for (CDP" errors because this shows up for five ids and maybe thats the problem but i dont know what this error means.


NEW YORK -- Advances in treating childhood cancer are paying off with a continued decline in death rates.
Child's leukemia treatment could be "a huge step forward"
There are still more new cases of leukemia each year than new cases of brain cancer, but it no longer accounts for the most deaths. That's due to advances in leukemia treatment over the past few decades and because leukemia is easier than brain cancer to treat, experts said.
"Some types of leukemia that a generation ago were almost universally fatal are now almost universally treatable," said Curtin, a statistician who worked on the report.
"Immunotherapy, cell therapy – these are now going to be brought to bear to improve on this progress such that we expect continued steady decline in deaths from childhood cancer," he said.
Three-year-old Aiden Kramer is one child who has benefitted from improved cancer treatment. Less than a year ago, he was in the hospital battling leukemia, but after five months of chemotherapy, he is now cancer free. Though he still faces a high chance of relapse, his family remains hopeful.
The brain is protected by a barrier that helps keeps many dangerous chemicals – including many cancer drugs – from getting to brain tissue or brain tumors. Surgery is difficult and sometimes impossible, depending on where the tumor is located in the brain. Radiation treatment can damage the development of a child's brain.
"There's survival, and then there's survival at a price," said Dr. Katherine Warren, an expert in pediatric brain tumor research at the National Cancer Institute.


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Boss of new giant PCT revealed
Published: 12:04 PM September 7, 2006
EAST Suffolk's health boss will be heading up the new super-size trust for the county, it was announced today.Carole Taylor-Brown, current chief executive of the Suffolk East Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), will take up her new post as chief executive of the Suffolk PCT on October 1.
EAST Suffolk's health boss will be heading up the new super-size trust for the county, it was announced today.
Carole Taylor-Brown, current chief executive of the Suffolk East Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), will take up her new post as chief executive of the Suffolk PCT on October 1.


#CONAN Highlight: Conan talks about his new 30-minute show and the drastic measures TBS Network took to promote it.
The set has changed. Also gone is the traditional three-celebrities-plugging-something format. It remains based in Los Angeles, though it will go on the road more often.
"President Trump, this is how it's done, right?" he said.
So why the new 30-minute format? When the announcement was first made, O'Brien pointed out that the format has always been "Guest 1, Guest 2 and Guest 3 and maybe two acts of comedy." He then predicted just one behind-the-desk celebrity interview a night.
TBS announced about a year ago that changes were being mulled for the show, including the possibility it would air one night a week, like TBS' Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. "We looked into that and, turns out, America would not put up with it – the economy would crash," O'Brien joked at the time.
Conan now airs 11-11:30 PM Monday-Thursday.


CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern's men's cross country team heads back to the NCAA Southeast Regionals as the Buccaneers take on the field at Winthrop University on Friday afternoon.
The men's 10-kilometer race is set to begin at noon on the campus of Winthrop University.
Charleston Southern's men's cross country team bounced back from its toughest outing of the 2018 season with one of the best team performances in Big South history at conference championships.
The Bucs finished 21st at the Penn State National Open in their toughest competition to date. CSU took on several of the nation's top teams at the meet and used the experience to prepare for the conference competition.
The training paid off as CSU placed all five scoring members in the top-10 at the Big South Championships on their way to placing second overall at the meet. It was the first time CSU placed five runners on the All-Conference team and CSU's best finish since the 1990 season.
CSU has recorded a balanced effort at the top of the lineup with three different players recording top finishes for Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Jim Stintzi. Junior Jeryck Wilson was among the returning runners to watch in the conference after receiving All-Conference recognition last season. He has lived up to the billing with an individual title at the Charleston Classic.
Sophomore Matt Inman earned top finishes for CSU at the Commodore Classic and the Penn State National Open. The Lexington, Ky. native also received Big South All-Academic recognition from the conference office to go with All-Conference recognition after finishing sixth at the meet.
Fellow sophomore Andrew Akright battled through the tough conditions to lead the Buccaneers at the conference championship. The Chesterfield, Va. native finished fifth overall in the men's eight-kilometer event with a time of 25:51.2 to set a new personal record.
The trio combined with junior Trevor Dominy (eighth) and sophomore Jaymee Domoney (10th) to record 36 points overall in the race.
The Bucs are taking nine runners to the meet with freshmen Timothy Depue, David Bergamasco, Benjamin Eddy, and Joshua Martin joining the Bucs in the starters box.
CSU will face off against runners representing 38 institutions at the race.
Should the Buccaneers advance, CSU will travel to Madison, Wis. for the NCAA Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin on Saturday, November 17.


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Terminator 5 Director Could Resurrect Sarah Connor
Logan Westbrook
1 POSTED: 26 Aug 2011 06:51
A Terminator movie without the mother of the Resistance is no Terminator movie at all.
Justin Lin, who has directed multiple The Fast & the Furious movies and is attached to the Highlander reboot, says that the Terminator movies just aren't the same without Sarah Connor, and that he might look at bringing her back for Terminator 5.
Lin said that Connor's off screen death between the second and third movie, not to mention how little Terminator 3 mentions it, had surprised him, as she had previously been a massive part of the franchise. But she didn't have to stay dead forever, he said, as time travel meant that there was always an avenue for characters to come back to life.
"I think the great thing about this franchise is you have... You can actually have different canons because you have the element of time travel. So, there's a way of kind of respecting all the works but also able to create a new time line," Lin explained.
Of course, the real reason that Sarah Connor didn't get the big send off she deserved was that actress Linda Hamilton didn't want to reprise the role in Terminator 3, and it's not known whether she'd want to in Terminator 5 either. However, according to rumors, Terminator 5 could be a reboot of the series with a new cast, so maybe it could have Connor without Hamilton.
Source: MovieHole
No_Remainders
I think I speak for us all when I say this...
Dear people involved in Terminator...
Please, please fuck off.
mad825
They should have stopped at T3 as there is nothing else to explain, we know what's going to happen. The saddest thing about is this that I can no longer engorge the Sci-fi dystopian future in which they imagined in T1 and T2.
octafish
A reboot? Mira! Mira! Viene una tormenta!
Lacsapix
A terminator without Arnold Schwarzeneggeris no terminator at all.
Getting fed up of all these reboots now, movies and games alike. Is there really no more imagination left in the entertainment business anymore?
Pretty soon all we'll be left with is Jersey Shore the movie, or The Hills movie, or Big Brother EXTREME!!!......the movie
Cheshire the Cat
Got as far as "who has directed multiple The Fast & the Furious movies" before I knew this was going to be absolutely terribad. Please, please Mr Lin, just fuck off. Can you please do that for me? Don't rape a awesome series into the ground. Don't "reboot" it just to piss all over everything it ever was. Just please, go back to your silly little car movies okay? Cause if you dont... maybe something happens to your brake lines.
Hey, Im just sayin, people have accidents every day. Why do something that could greatly up your chances. After all, karmas a bitch.
wooty:
Jersey Shore the movie
Heh, cant wait till we get a Dead Set version of Jersey Shore. Now that I would watch.
fire-exit-man
Really? Just, really? They're going to reboot Terminator now?
Is there anything left in the entertainment world that is actually reboot proof? I'm starting to get confused as to why people only seem interested in rebooting old franchises rather than, say, making brand new ones.
It can't just be a lack of imagination, can it?
unwesen
Aww, crap, the Terminator franchise is finally dead.
teqrevisited
10 POSTED: 26 Aug 2011 07:43
Ok. Please, Lin, whoever the hell you are do not use time travel as an excuse to dick around with it. That said, I'd like to point out to him that nothing happened after Judgement Day. Nothing.
Trikeen
Why the fuck is Terminator 5 still happening?!
Insideout Ink Demon
ah man, this sounds worse than T3
some reboots are good (Star Trek, Xmen) but it's getting too much
i though T4 showed some potential, the Terminator in the past has been well and truly done (and done very well in T1 & T2)
Arkynomicon
First two movies are awesome, 3rd one is just horrible, the TV-series was pretty mediocre and I actually liked the 4th movie even though it was flawed and had a lot of forced one-liners.
But they should really call it quits with it.
Adzma
Doooooo we really need a Terminator 5? No, no we do not. We didn't need a Terminator 3 or 4 either.
If they're going to make it, I'm going to watch it... If they're going to make it without Linda Hamilton they should make it with Lena Headey who played Sarah Connor in Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles. When I first saw her I thought "this will not work without Hamilton" but it did work (for me), and it will work for T5 (for me).
Fiend Dragon
Justin Lin.:
"I think the great thing about this franchise is you have... You can actually have different canons because you have the element of time travel."
NO. FUCK YOU. This is NOT how time travel works and this is a STUPID excuse for a retcon. Terminator 4 was acceptable but T1 and T2 were far better... But they could still probably fit another in even without retardedly abusing time travel to reboot/retcon.
People need to keep the same gog damn pair of boots on SOMETHING. IS NO FOOTWEAR SACRED?
Fiend Dragon:
Yeah I agree. The original idea with the time travel was that the Skynet apocalypse was not set in stone to happen. It was merely a ripple from a possible future that elbowed it's way in to the past and that it was suppose to be erased with T2.
I actually liked T4 because it served more like a prequel to T1 rather then tangling things up more with time travelling.
AbstractStream
octafish:
Hahaha, you win dude. You just win.
I feel the same way.
The Rogue Wolf
Adzma:
Thank you, my classic-Transformer-avatared friend, for expressing my views succinctly.
Shamanic Rhythm
fire-exit-man:
If I had to make an educated guess, it's because like everyone else Hollywood are terrified of the ongoing financial turmoil, and rather than taking on a project which involves ANY kind of risk, and by risk I mean anything that is synonymous with creativity, they've elected to just reboot old movies that were already proven successes.
This is what happens when you let art be controlled by people who care only for investments.
Roserari
Have Terminator 5 lead in to a reboot for crying out loud. Don't faf it up now! Make an event out of it like DC is doing. And then, after 5, you can name the entire franchise from 1 again.
Ellen of Kitten
Connor without Hamilton is not a world I want to live in. :(
More seriously; Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor was an empowering female figure for me growing up. As a little girl in the 90's, you really didn't have many- if any, women symbols that were strong and capable in their own right. Sigourney Weaver as Ripley also fit the bill for me. And don't think it went unnoticed that they shared the same director. :)
I understand that time has gone on, and that Hollywood is in reboot-heaven right now. Having a new actress playing Sarah Connor makes sense, but I doubt they'll levy the same commitment that Linda did.
Linda decided not to reprise her role in T3 because of a falling out with her then husband James Cameron. She also stated that the script they were going ahead with lacked elements that the first two movies had; humanity. From what I saw, I have to agree. The result was more about the action than it was about the humanity found in the first two movies.
OutrageousEmu
marioman360:
I can think of over 370 million reasons why that movie is happening.
You see Billy, we have this thing called Capitalism. In it, if people give you $370 million, you take that as a sign that the people who gave you the money like what you did, and you then don't care at all about what the people who didn't give you money think.
Shamanic Rhythm:
You don't like it? Move to North Korea.
Trogdor1138
Terminator 1 and 2 are my favourite films of all time and hugely inspirational and important to me. Everything post-James Cameron has missed the mark completely and been bad, even when those products had interesting ideas it still wasn't worth it. Though I will say that Salvation came the closest to another true genuine Terminator film, it was too bad that it had a troubled production and too many flaws to work with. At least it tried to be it's own film rather than wanking off and re-using Camerons material.
Also they even cancelled Sarah Connor Chronicles which was becoming better as it went on, I actually ended up really enjoying the second season (despite too much screwing around and padding in places) and was sad when it got canned by Fox (of course).
Please just leave the series alone already.
Cedric Wilson
I'd be up to see a Final Destination version of Jersey Shore.
Somethingfake
For the love of Hoth, let the thing die!
Something Amyss
Dear God, why?
Not bringing Sarah Connor back, because I don't mind that. Why a fifth Terminator at all?
Giest4life
Wow, this article delivered three crushing blows when I was only expecting one. 1) Terminator 5 when I had already sung the requiem for the 4th movie. 2) The director of Fast and Furious will be taking charge of this movie. 3) There is a Highlander reboot? Why the fuck?--Unless they can get zombie Freddie Mercury and the rest of Queen to sing the soundtrack, they, the movie producers, can fuck off.
Shadow-Phoenix
No_Remainders:
Pretty much what you just said.
I hardly liked T3 it was totally screwed up and then i watched 4 and that topped a new level of screwed up because by that time there had been (including the tv series) 4 john connors which just didn't sit well with my enjoyment having a new actor play a character and then look nothing like the original.
I liked Arnie as the terminator i really did and without him it just isn't terminator without him because i grew up with the first two films being awesome and his 3rd appearance was acceptable although the cosmetics done to his face looked obvious.
I don't want another terminator let alone a "reboot" that is set up solely to start a new franchise changing the story almost entirely.
No. No no no no no! I want my Terminator movie that is set in that future all the other movies keep giving us glimpses of. I want to see hundreds of Terminators walking across countless human skulls. I want to see those giant tanks rolling along the battlefield with the aerial gunships. I want to see ragtag humans jumping into the back of pickup trucks and firing a rocket launcher. I WANT MY LASER GUNS THAT FIRE PURPLE LASERS AND BLOW YOU APART! Why has no one made this movie yet? The future war is the coolest part of the entire Terminator franchise.
Gah, this is gonna suck so hard.
Casual Shinji
News like this makes me never wanna leave my bed ever again.
zombie711
Arkynomicon:
something that they show but people never pick up on is that time can be altered, but it was not done properly. In the end of T2, even though the T-800 kills himself, he looses his arm elsewhere in the factory, hence why Judgement day was delayed.
Also did you know James Camoran made a mini interactive 3D sequel with the main cast of the movie for Universal studios?
zombie711:
Yeah, but I never bought the idea that a ruined Terminator arm would lead to the Skynet apocalypse. Skynet as we know it from T1 shouldn't even exist because it was never built in the first place as a direct consequence from what happened in T2. Skynet pretty much destroyed itself by trying to prevent it's own destruction.
Also, never saw the 3D movie but would imagine it is not cannon.


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Q: Calculating resizing proportions I have a document of dimensions w and h.
Inside there is a rectangle of dimensions w1 and h1, positioned in coordinates x and y.
To compute x and y such that the rectangle will always be centered in the document I used:
x = (w / 2) - (w1 / 2)
y = (h / 2) - (h1 / 2)

and it works!
But I would also like to change w1 and h1 dynamically such that is always proportioned to w and h. For example, if the documents gets smaller than the rectangle, the rectangle should mantain its proportions while being scaled down.
So, how can I compute w1 and h1?
The "document" is the html5 canvas and the rectangle is an image. I'm working in javascript.
Thanks!
Here's a JS Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/Saturnix/TkPX5/1/
Try to scale the window: the rectangle always stays in the center. But if the window gets smaller it doesn't resize. I miss the formula to compute w1 and h1.

A: I wrote the following code that should achieve what you want and is based on the jsfiddle that you provide in the comments:
var w1 = 300;
var h1 = 400;
var WPROP = w1/g.width;
var PROP = h1/w1;
g.draw = function() {
    // DOCUMENT WIDTH AND HEIGHT
    var w = g.width;
    var h = g.height;

    w1 = WPROP*w;
    h1 = PROP*w1;

    // RECTANGLE
    var x =  (w / 2) - (w1 / 2);
    var y = (h / 2) - (h1 / 2);

    g.ctx.fillRect(x,y,w1,h1);

}

See here for this code in work.


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Are Central Florida trains too noisy?
Escape lanes coming to SunRail crossing in Longwood
'You're not going to win against a train:' Officers remind drivers not to stop on tracks
Train horns silenced in Edgewood
Railroad crossing 'Quiet Zones' costly but bring peace, neighbors say
EDGEWOOD, Fla. – When Evelyn Mendoza purchased a home alongside railroad tracks nearly a decade ago, fewer freight trains rolled through her small Orange County community and SunRail commuter train service did not yet exist.
But now, as dozens of trains now pass every day, Mendoza said the sound of the trains' horns has become almost unbearable.
"It was very, very horrible sleeping at night," Mendoza told News 6. "And then I can't get back to sleep."
Starting this week, trains approaching four railroad crossings in Edgewood will no longer be required to sounds their horns with the implementation of a "Quiet Zone" through the community.
"Every winter, when people sleep with the windows open, we get calls all the time saying, 'Can you do anything about those freight train horns?'" Edgewood Mayor John Dowless said. "We knew this was a priority for citizens, so we made it a priority for the city."
To improve safety and minimize collisions with passenger vehicles, in 2005 the Federal Railroad Administration made it mandatory for engineers to blow horns when trains approach a road crossing.
But municipalities willing to install additional safety features at railroad crossings can obtain approval from the federal government to set up Quiet Zones where trains are not required to activate horns except for emergency situations.
At the railroad crossing outside Mendoza's home, newly installed gate arms now extend almost entirely across the road to prevent motorists from driving around them while new pedestrian gates warn people on the sidewalk of an oncoming train.
Those and other infrastructure improvements required by the FHA for quiet zones cost about $260,000 per crossing, transportation officials said.
The Florida Department of Transportation covered a little more than 70 percent of the $1 million cost for the four crossings in Edgewood and the city paid for the rest, according to the mayor.
"For the city, it's probably 10% of our operating budget," Dowless said. "It's a big chunk we paid over a little bit of time."
But for homeowners like Mendoza, the absence of train horns is priceless.
"Today is like an answer to prayers," she said.
In the heart of Orlando, Sunrail, CSX, and Amtrak trains are a regular sight. Over on the beaches it's the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC). And to the west in towns like Apopka, Zellwood, and Umatilla, Florida Central Railroad locomotives and freight cars cruise up and down the tracks.
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Law enforcement agencies are cracking down on drivers who stop on or near railroad tracks as part of National Rail Safety Week.
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Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Mike DeForest has been covering Central Florida news for more than two decades.