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...since the Vietnam War, when Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau made his country a "refuge from militarism" for tens of thousands of U.S. draft dodgers, some disaffected young Americans are seeking sanctuary up north, risking permanent exile from their native land--or jail time back in it. A newfangled underground railroad has even sprung up, started by a group of religious, union and peace activists to help American soldiers get settled in Canada...
...told a group of officials he was willing to take responsibility for last week's blast, according to Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po newspaper. But it will take more than that before Fuxin's workers feel safer underground...
...Immigrants Manga" (Stone Bridge Press; 152 pages; $15), arrives as nothing short of a history-making revelation: America's (and the world's) first graphic novel. In spite of the Japanese title, author and main characters, "Four Immigrants" is completely American. First published in San Francisco (locus of the underground comix explosion 35 years later), Kiyama's book focuses on that fundamentally American experience - the life of the immigrant. Told with naturalism, humor and a sharp social conscience, it reads as a remarkable primary historical document with surprising resonances to modern times...
...Northwest building will be located on Oxford Street and will contain research laboratories for an estimated 30 faculty members from various disciplines including biophysics, neuroscience, and bioengineering. The building will total 210,000 square feet above ground and another 260,000 square feet underground...
...Biological Research Infrastructure (BRI), an underground structure that will house laboratory mice, was set to be completed in the next few months, according to Power. But a fire in the underground facility earlier this month set back the construction schedule...