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...options are limited for Washington and Seoul, they are worse still for North Koreans. During the famine of the 1990s, tens of thousands of them survived by escaping to neighboring China, with some finding their way to new lives in South Korea. In recent years, an underground "railroad" run by human-rights activists, defectors and people smugglers has ensured a steady stream of North Koreans are able to flee. A record 1,894 refugees arrived in South Korea in 2004, many brought out by family members who had already made it to the South, according to NGOs...
...over budget in their first incarnation--can ultimately be economically competitive. The thorniest issue facing the industry is what to do with the 40,000 tons of radioactive waste being stored primarily at the same plants that produced it. The Energy Department's long-delayed plan to open an underground-storage facility in Nevada remains stalled by lawsuits and local resistance, and no alternative long-term solution has yet gained much traction. Critics say that is reason enough for the nuclear industry to be buried once and for all rather than resurrected. --By Daniel Eisenberg and Eric Roston
...think that Harvard has used every opportunity to interpret the agreement to its benefit,” says Carol Bankerd, referring to the University’s plan to extend an underground parking garage beyond the blueprint of its building near Mather, which will result in the removal of a number of trees...
...after surviving the cocktail hour from hell, I attended a practice session of 127, Iran's hottest underground rock band. Because the regime still pretends to oppose the toxic culture of the West, rock music is semi-taboo, so the band rehearses in a soundproof bunker inside an abandoned greenhouse in a low-rise complex of concrete apartment blocks on the outskirts of the city. The band members compare themselves with writers in Soviet Russia--miserably creative, creatively miserable. They sing in English and dress in the uniform of global grunge: long sideburns, faded Converse sneakers and plaid shirts...
...canal dug through the current athletic fields northwest of Harvard Stadium could manage surface water and provide a place for skating and hockey in winter, according the report. And, if Houses are built near the athletic facilities or HBS, the report suggests that Soldiers Field Road could be rerouted underground to allow pedestrians direct access to the river...