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Conrail
U.S. railroad company created by the federal government in 1973 to take over six bankrupt NE railroads. Conrail began operations in 1976 with major portions of the Central Railroad Co. of New Jersey, Erie Lackawanna Railway Co., Lehigh & Hudson River Railway Co., Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., Penn Central Transportation Co., and Reading Co. Conrail's network carries freight traffic over 15 states, from the Atlantic Ocean to St. Louis and from the Ohio River north to Canada. Its passenger traffic was turned over to Amtrak and regional transportation authorities in 1983. Its stock was put up for sale to the public in 1987.


harai
Purification ceremonies in the Shinto religion, used to cleanse an individual before he may approach a deity. Salt, water, and fire are the chief agents of purification, and the rites range from bathing in the cold sea to washing the hands before entering a temple. Priests undergo more rigorous harai rites intended to regulate the body, heart, environment, and soul. Great purification ceremonies are held twice a year in Japan, on June 30 and December 31.


Hokkaido
Island (pop., 1992 est.: 5,660,000) and province, N Japan. Northernmost of the four main islands of Japan, it is bordered by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Pacific Ocean, and has an area of 30,107 sq mi (77,978 sq km). Its administrative headquarters is Sapporo. Its several high mountains include Asahi (7,513 ft, or 2,290 m). It includes Japan's longest river, the Ishikari. Long the domain of the aboriginal Ainu, it attracted serious Japanese settlement beginning in 1869. It has a varied economy, supported by iron and steel, and the largest coal deposits in Japan. The Seikan Tunnel (1988) under the Tsugaru Strait links it with Honshu.


homicide
Killing of one human being by another. Homicide is a general term; it includes murder, manslaughter, and other criminal homicides as well as noncriminal killings. Murder is the crime of intentionally and unjustifiably killing another. First-degree murder is a homicide committed with premeditation or in the course of a serious felony (e.g., kidnapping). Second- and third-degree murder involve lesser degrees of intent. Manslaughter is commonly divided into voluntary (or first-degree) and involuntary (or second- and third-degree) manslaughter. The first type encompasses any homicide resulting from an intentional act done without malice or premeditation and while in the heat of passion or on sudden provocation; the second type is variously defined in different jurisdictions but often includes an element of unlawful recklessness or negligence. Noncriminal homicides include killings committed in defense of oneself or another and deaths resulting from accidents caused by persons engaged in lawful acts. See also self-defense.


hominid
Any creature of the family Hominidae (order Primates), of which only one species exists ...

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