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# Meriden Transit Center

Meriden Transit Center is a train station on the New Haven–Springfield Line located in Meriden, Connecticut. It is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Valley Flyer, and Vermonter, in addition to Hartford Line commuter rail service, consisting of Connecticut Department of Transportation and Amtrak trains. The station was rebuilt from 2014 to 2017 for the Hartford Line service, which began on June 16, 2018.

## History

The Hartford and New Haven Railroad opened from New Haven to Meriden in December 1838, and to Hartford in December 1839. The initial station was "shed-like"; services were moved to Conklin's Hotel in 1840 and the Rodgers Building in 1842.
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad built a brick colonial revival station in 1942. The city demolished that station and built a one-story brick station in 1970 as part of a downtown revitalization program.

### Reconstruction

The station was reconstructed for use by Hartford Line commuter service, which began operation on June 16, 2018. The new station, located on the site of the 1970-built station, has two accessible six car long, high-level side platforms connected by an overhead pedestrian bridge. It is not staffed, heated, or equipped with toilet facilities. It has 65 surface parking spaces, and 225 spaces reserved for Hartford Line customers in a nearby garage. Demolition of an adjacent building to make room for the parking lot began in October 2014.
The ticket office in the 1970-built station building was closed on March 4, 2016, and the station building itself closed for demolition on March 12. The old platform was replaced by a temporary boarding area on March 28, 2016. The frame of the new station was completed in July 2016. The rebuilt Meriden station opened on November 19, 2017, though final construction lasted until December 18.
* The 1882-built station on a 1908 postcard
* The 1970-built station in 2015
* Temporary platform used in 2016–17
* New station under construction in 2016

## Connections

Meriden is served by bus routes on three local systems:
* Connecticut Transit Meriden: 561, 563, 564, 565, 566
* Connecticut Transit New Britain: 511
* Connecticut Transit New Haven: 215M/215Mx
* Middletown Area Transit: M-Link
# Middletown Subdivision

The Middletown Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. State of Ohio. The line runs from New Miami, Ohio. to Middletown, Ohio, for a total of 11.2 miles (18.0 km). At its south end it branches off of the Toledo Subdivision at Middletown Junction and at its north end the line branches off thru Lind Yard than enters AK Steel Middletown Works, after crossing the Norfolk Southern Dayton District on the High Line or on a diamond the line continues north with the track ending at Cohen Recycling.

## M7-Middletown Subdivision information

| Info | Notes |
| Operators on | 160.2300 MHz |
| Controlled by the LA dispatcher | 160.2900 MHz |
| Location | Between New Miami, Ohio, and Middletown, Ohio, (11.2 miles) |
| Subdivision | Single Track |
| Defect Detectors | None |

## History
### Initial sections

The Former B&O branch from New Miami, Ohio, to Middletown, Ohio, was built for the express purpose of serving the massive steel mill belonging to the ARMCO Steel (now known as AK Steel. CSX Transportation still uses this line daily as its Middletown Subdivision of the Louisville Division.

### Consolidation

The B&O itself merged with the C&O in 1987, which itself became part of CSX Transportation in that year.

## Milepost

| Mile Post (Northbound) | Station Name | Notes |
| 2.5 | Middletown JCT. | Jct.CSX Transportation Toledo Subdivision |
| 4.0 | HM Junction | Jct.Overpeck Cutoff |
| 5.7 | Woodsdale, Ohio | |
| 6.9 | Rockdale, Ohio | |
| 8.3 | LeSourdsville, Ohio | Former Americana Amusement Park and Fantasy Farm sites. |
| 8.6 | Southeast Park | siding |
| 9.4 | Park | 8000 ft. siding |
| 10.0 | Northeast Park | siding |
| 10.6 | SouthExcello, Ohio | |
| 11.5 | North Excello, Ohio | Lind Yard & connection with CSX Transportation High Line to AK Steel Middletown Works |
| 12.0 | Armco Junction | Crosses Norfolk Southern Dayton District & enters AK Steel Middletown Works Jct. AK Steel Railroad |
| 13.7 | Cohen Recycling | End of Track |
# Alan Hargesheimer

Alan Robert Hargesheimer (born November 21, 1954) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in parts of four seasons between 1980 and 1986 for three different teams. Since his retirement, Hargesheimer has worked as a scout for several teams, including the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres. As of 2018, Hargesheimer is the Director of International Scouting for the Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japanese Pacific League and a professional scout for MLB's Texas Rangers.
Signed by the San Francisco Giants in 1978 as an amateur free agent, Hargesheimer made an impressive Major League debut on July 14, 1980. He was the starting and winning pitcher in a 5-3 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium, supported by a first-inning Jack Clark home run and by his own run-scoring double in the fourth.
Hargesheimer would have a 4-6 record that season for the Giants, but would get only one MLB victory thereafter. Was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 1983 and appeared in 5 games as a reliever. After his trade to the Kansas City Royals in 1984, injuries limited him to only 5 games in 1986 after which he retired in December of 1988 to pursue a scouting career.
He is a graduate of both Senn High School in Chicago in 1972 and Northeastern Illinois University in 1977.
# Mohawk Subdivision

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The Mohawk Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York. The line runs from Amsterdam, NY west to Oneida, NY along the former New York Central Railroad main line. At its east end, east of downtown Amsterdam, the line becomes the Selkirk Subdivision. With the creation of the CSX Syracuse Terminal Subdivision, the west end is at Oneida, New York.
Amtrak's Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, and Maple Leaf operate over the entire Mohawk Subdivision.
As of January 24, 2011 at 0930 hours, the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision went into service. It broke-up the Mohawk Subdivision. The Syracuse Terminal Subdivision east end starts in Oneida, New York, where the Mohawk Subdivision leaves off and the west end is in Syracuse, New York, where the Rochester Subdivision picks up.

## History

In 1836, the Utica and Schenectady Railroad opened a line from Schenectady west via Amsterdam to Utica. The Syracuse and Utica Railroad opened in 1839, extending the line west to Syracuse. The portion of the Mohawk Subdivision west from downtown Syracuse was opened in 1853 by the New York Central Railroad as part of a more direct route from Syracuse to Rochester. The entire line became part of the New York Central Railroad and Conrail through leases, mergers and takeovers, and was assigned to CSX Transportation in the 1999 breakup of Conrail.
# Venefica (sorceress)

A Venefica was a Roman sorceress who used drugs, potions, and poison for several reasons. Venefica means "a female who poisons" in Latin. Veneficus was the masculine form.
The word appears in Roman authors such as Cicero and Horace. Ovid uses it of Medea the sorceress in his Metamorphoses. Later it appears in one of Sir Francis Bacon's Essays,"Of Friendship" in the following lines:
   "And it seemeth his favour was so great, as Antonius, in a letter which is recited verbatim in one of Cicero’s Philippics, calleth him ‘venefica,’ witch, —as if he had enchanted Caesar."

## Other definitions

Venefica under the above definition is found in the book Raptor by Gary Jennings, where a venefica slave is purchased in order to assist in carrying out revenge. The setting of this book is in the declining Roman Empire around 500 A.D. In this novel, veneficas are defined as "girl slaves who are, from their infancy, fed certain poisons, first in minute amounts, then in increasing doses throughout their upbringing. By the time they are grown to maidenhood, their own bodies are accustomed to these substances and are unharmed by them. However, so virulent is the accumulated poison, that a man who beds with a venefica - or anyone who partakes of any of her juices - dies on the instant."
# Lachhminiya

Lachhminiya is a 2024 Indian Hindi film, which is directed by Ritesh S Kumar and produced by Ajitabh Tiwari.
# Monarch Branch

The Monarch Branch was a branch line of the Denver & Rio Grande Western built in the 1880s to serve the Colorado Fuel & Iron limestone quarry at Monarch, Colorado. Originally part of the D&RGW's 3 ft 0 in (914 mm) narrow-gauge system, the 15 mile line connected with the rest of the narrow-gauge network at Poncha Junction, on the Marshall Pass line. The upper part of the Branch was on a 4.5% grade and included both an "S" curve and a double switchback to reach an elevation of over 10,000 ft (3,000 m). The line was converted to standard-gauge in 1956 after the narrow-gauge mainline from Salida to Gunnison was closed in the early 1950s. From that time forward, the line operated as a standard-gauge branch of the D&RGW until the early 1980s when Colorado Fuel & Iron closed its blast furnaces at Pueblo, Colorado. Operations on the Monarch Branch subsequently ceased and the rails were pulled up a short time later.

## Operations

During the later narrow-gauge era, the line was worked with the D&RGW's fleet of K-36 and K-37 2-8-2 steam locomotives. Depending on the direction, trains would run either double headed or with a banker on the steep gradients. Once the switchbacks had been reached, each train was broken up and run in sections. Loaded trains then traveled to the D&RGW's yards at Salida, where the Stone was transferred to standard gauge gondola cars via a purpose built rotating 'barrel'.
Once the branch was converted to standard gauge, trains ran double-headed with D&RGW 4-axle EMD GP9s and in later days GP30s, GP35s and GP40s. During this period of operations, each train was broken up before the climb up the steep grades. 6-axle SD9s were tested on the branch but derailed due to the tight curves. Diesels assigned to the branch were given modified dynamic brakes to cope with the 4.5% grades. Dynamic brakes were of no use on the steep grades between Monarch and Maysville, which required the use of retainers (retaining valves on the air brake exhaust line). When making the air brake test (before leaving Monarch) the engineer would set the brakes and release them. The train crew would then ascertain that the brakes were still applied on the cars.
# Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa

Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa, known as the tumbleweed shield lichen or ground lichen, is a foliose lichen in the Parmeliaceae family. It is not fixed to a substrate, and blows around in the wind from location to location.

## Distribution and habitat

This lichen is abundant on the High Plains of Wyoming. Its distribution covers intermountain regions of western North America, and Mexico.

## Physiology

Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa demonstrates distinct patterns in how it manages water content, which is crucial for its survival and growth. Research has shown that this lichen can hold water content ranging from 0% to over 100% of its dry weight, with optimal physiological activity occurring above 40% water content. When completely saturated, the lichen can develop surface water films that significantly affect its water retention capabilities. Studies using impedance measurement techniques (which measure the resistance to electrical current flow) have revealed that X. chlorochroa responds differently to water content at various hydration levels. The lichen shows particularly sensitive responses both when it has surface water present and when it begins to dry out below 40% water content. This water management system allows X. chlorochroa to rapidly respond to available moisture in its often dry grassland habitat, while also helping it maintain metabolic activity during periods of limited water availability.

## Uses

Tumbleweed shield lichen is used as a dye by Navajo rug weavers. It has been used as a remedy for impetigo by the Navajo.

## Toxicity

It was implicated in the poisoning of domestic sheep and cattle in Wyoming during the 1930s. It has also been implicated in the poisoning of elk in 2004.
# Mosquito and Coal Creek Railroad

The Mosquito and Coal Creek logging railroad was a 10 miles (16 kilometres) long private logging railway with a gauge of 3 foot (914 mm) near Eufaula, Washington.

## History
### Construction

Grading of the track with a maximum grade of 5% began on 2 January 1883 and the first rails with a weight of 56 lbs/yard (17.5 kg/m) were laid in the same year. The first train operated on 13 October 1883.

### Operation

B.F. Brock operated his narrow gauge logging railway in Coal Creek near Eufaula from 1883 to 30 June 1904, when it was absorbed by the Eastern and Western Lumber Company. It ran from the logging camp on Eufaula Heights downhill to Coal Creek Slough, where the logs were dumped into the river. In 1896 it was listed as having 3.2 miles of line, in 1901 it had 8 miles and finally in 1903 even 10 miles (5.1 km, 12.9 km and 16.1 km).

### Takeover

The company was renamed Eastern & Western Lumber Company on 1 July 1904. It leased the railway to the independent Eufaula Co. The network was extended to 11 miles (18 km) by 30 June 1910, 12 miles (19 km) by 30 June 1911 and to 15 miles (24 km) by 1923. At one point in history, Mosquito Creek was renamed Harmony Creek.

### Closure

The Eastern and Western Lumber Company went out of business 1926.

## Rolling stock

The Ant was an 0-4-0T steam locomotive made by Fulton Iron Works in September 1871. It had 6 by 12 inches (150 by 300 mm) cylinders and a weight of 7 tons, running on a 3-foot 6 gauge. It was first used as Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad #5 (Feb 1878), then as the first Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad #5 (Nov 1880). Then it was sold to Ordway & Weidler Oak Point, Washington (May 1883) before it came to B. F. Brock (Mosquito & Coal Creek RR) at a price of $2000 near Stella, Washington (Oct 1883). It retired in 1890 and was displayed by W. H. Williamson at Stella in 1903. It was then acquired by Long-Bell Lbr. Co. Longview, WA (1923) and donated to the Longview, Portland and Northern Railway (1924) before it came to the City of Longview, Washington, where it was displayed and shown on parades. From there it was stolen and finally scrapped in 1937.
The second steam engine was a larger 0-6-0ST, which had been built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890 with a weight of 28,000 lbs (12.8 tonnes).
In 1901 the B. F. Brock Logging Company acquired a new two-truck Shay locomotive with builder's No 272 of 1901. It had a weight of 60 t and drivers with a diameter of 29 inches (740 mm). Further locomotives were acquired after the takeover.
By 30 June 1910 the Eastern & Western Lumber Company had a rolling stock of three Geared steam locomotives, two rod engines, 40 logging trucks, nine flat cars.
# Winterbeast

Winterbeast is a 1992 American horror film directed by Christopher Thies. A low-budget production, it has gained retrospective popularity to the point of being considered a cult film.

## Plot

The plot revolves around two rangers inquiring about disappearances in a forest of New England (Massachusetts).

## Production

Winterbeast is "a collection of scenes that were filmed over the course of most of a decade." It uses both live action filming and stop-motion animation.

## Home video release

Vinegar Syndrome released a Blu-ray version in 2021.

## Reception

Winterbeast has been called a ’regional disasterpiece’ and characterized as ’messy and scatterbrained in the best possible ways.’ Most retrospective reviews praised the film for its originality.
The film's obvious extreme lack of continuity is noted by all reviewers.
A review found the animation "pathetic". "You really can't imagine a better time with a bad film.", commented Greg Goodwill in Screem.
# Mount Holly and Medford Branch

The Mount Holly and Medford Branch was a railway line in the state of New Jersey, in the United States. It ran approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Mount Holly, New Jersey, to Medford, New Jersey. It was built by the Mount Holly, Lumberton and Medford Railroad in 1869, and leased by the Camden and Amboy Railroad upon completion. The Pennsylvania Railroad subsequently assumed the lease. The line was not conveyed to Conrail and was abandoned in 1976.

## History

The Mount Holly, Lumberton and Medford Railroad was incorporated on April 2, 1866. Construction of its line between Mount Holly and Medford, New Jersey began in July 1869 and was completed on December 20, 1869. At Mount Holly the line connected with the Pemberton Branch of the Camden and Burlington County Railroad. The Camden and Amboy Railroad leased the Mount Holly, Lumberton and Medford Railroad upon the completion of the line. The Camden and Amboy was consolidated with two other companies in 1872 to create the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company, which was leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Philadelphia, Marlton and Medford Railroad, a predecessor of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad, completed its own line to Medford via Haddonfield, New Jersey, on October 12, 1881. The West Jersey and Seashore Railroad abandoned that branch in 1931.
Ownership of the line passed to the Camden and Burlington County Railway in 1915 when the Mount Holly, Lumberton and Medford Railroad was consolidated with the Camden and Burlington County Railroad and Vincentown Branch of the Burlington County Railroad. Passenger service between Medford and Mount Holly ended on November 27, 1926. The Camden and Burlington County Railway was merged into the Penndel Company, a Pennsylvania Railroad holding company, in 1958. The Medford and Mount Holly Branch was not conveyed to Conrail in 1976 and was subsequently abandoned.
# Alexis Wilson

Irving Alexis Wilson (born August 13, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball catcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2014. Wilson is listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg) and bats and throws right handed.

## Career
### St. Louis Cardinals

On March 28, 2014, Wilson signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization as an international free agent. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals, going 4-for-19 in 6 games. In 27 games for the team in 2015, Wilson batted .248/.339/.446 with 2 home runs and 21 RBI.
In 2016, Wilson split the year between the DSL Cardinals and the rookie-level GCL Cardinals, recording a .226/.335/.278 slash line with no home runs and 18 RBI. The following year, Wilson split the season between the rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals and the Low-A State College Spikes, accumulating a .248/.347/.390 batting line with 2 home runs and 17 RBI. In 2018, Wilson split the year between State College and the Single-A Peoria Chiefs, batting .200/.339/.276 with no home runs and 5 RBI in 35 games between the two teams. In 2019, Wilson split the season between Peoria and the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals, hitting .281/.339/.384 with a career-high in home runs, with 5, and 17 RBI.
Wilson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 27, 2020, Wilson was released by the Cardinals organization.

### Tigres de Quintana Roo

On May 20, 2021, Wilson signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.

## International career

Wilson was selected to the Mexico national baseball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021).
In June 2023, Wilson represented Mexico at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, where the team won the gold medal.
# Mountain Subdivision

The Mountain Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Maryland and West Virginia. The line runs from Cumberland, Maryland, west to Grafton, West Virginia, along the original Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) main line. It was known as the West End Subdivision until the B&O's absorption into the Chessie System, and included the B&O's original crossing of the Allegheny Mountains. Through CSX traffic to the west from Cumberland now uses the Keystone Subdivision over Sand Patch Grade.
At its east end, the Mountain Subdivision becomes the Cumberland Terminal Subdivision at Beall Street. It junctions the Thomas Subdivision twice – near Keyser, West Virginia, and near Piedmont, West Virginia – and meets the Fairmont Subdivision near its west end at Grafton. At its west end, it continues as the Bridgeport Subdivision. The Mountain Subdivision's summit is at Altamont, Maryland, at the west end of the Seventeen Mile Grade; the grade's east end is at Piedmont, West Virginia.

## History

The Mountain Subdivision was opened in 1852 as part of the B&O's main line. In 1904 the B&O built the Patterson Creek Cutoff to alleviate congestion in its Cumberland rail yard. The cutoff line ran from McKenzie, Maryland to Patterson Creek, West Virginia, providing a bypass of the yard for coal trains moving between Keyser and Brunswick, Maryland.
During the 1970s ownership of the subdivision passed from the B&O to the Chessie System, which closed the Patterson Creek Cutoff. Chessie was merged into CSX in the early 1980s. The Western Maryland Thomas Subdivision was also connected to the Mountain Subdivision.
# Wray Downes

Wray Downes (January 14, 1931 – March 19, 2020) was a Canadian jazz pianist.
Downes was born in Toronto. He was classically trained, having studied at Trinity College, London, but began playing jazz in 1952 as a student at the Paris Conservatoire. While in France, he played with Sidney Bechet and Bill Coleman. After returning to Canada in the middle of the decade, he played with Oscar Peterson and was a recurring house pianist at the Town Tavern in Toronto, playing with Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Clark Terry, and Lester Young. He played for many years with Peter Appleyard and Dave Young, and also worked with Archie Alleyne, Pete Magadini, Buddy Tate, and Dave Turner. He died on March 19, 2020, in Montreal.
# Nashville Division

The Nashville Division is a railroad division operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and Tennessee. The Nashville Division has fourteen subdivisions.
The subdivisions within the Nashville Division are as follows:
* Bruceton Subdivision
* CE&D Subdivision
* Chattanooga Subdivision
* Danville Secondary Subdivision
* Decatur Subdivision
* Evansville Terminal Subdivision
* Henderson Subdivision
* Memphis Subdivision
* Memphis Terminal Subdivision
* Nashville Subdivision
* Nashville Terminal Subdivision
* O&N Subdivision
* S&NA North Subdivision
* St. Louis Subdivision (Leased to EVWR)
# Cherokee One Feather

The Cherokee One Feather is an English language newspaper in North Carolina published on the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Cherokee, North Carolina. It has been published since at least 1967. Robert Jumper is its editor.
The paper has received awards for its work.
The paper has covered events promoting the tribes' cultural identity.
Margaret Bender wrote about the paper noting its popularity in the community and influential role in North Carolina's Cherokee community.
# The Parkshore

The ParkShore is a 556 ft (169m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1991 and has 56 floors. Barancik Conte designed the building, which was the 34th tallest in Chicago in 1991. The pool on the 56th floor is the highest outdoor pool in Chicago.