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...Notes of culture clash ring everywhere I wander in the vast construction zones that by the end of this year will turn a pristine stretch of virgin forest and grassland into one of the world's largest nickel-extraction sites. On the palm-fringed coast of Basamuk Bay, where the Ramu refinery will be situated, a chatty Beijing-born building engineer tells me that before the Chinese arrived, "the natives were completely uncivilized and running around almost naked." I voice my doubts, telling him that I've just talked to a nearby villager who described a PowerPoint presentation she recently...
...mine, thought it could succeed where others were afraid to try. In 2007, Ramu NiCo dispatched battalions of Chinese workers, who macheted their way through dense foliage and built a mirage-like Chinatown where elephant grass and kwila trees used to be. Today, in what was a malarial stretch of hills and valley, huge dormitories, offices and processing plants dot the landscape, along with a 135-km slurry pipeline that snakes its way from Ramu to the coast at Basamuk. (From Basamuk, ships laden with nickel and cobalt will sail to China.) Last December, Ramu NiCo unveiled the first-ever...
...There’s a lesson in the loss,” Amaker said. “Sometimes we’ll find things that will help us get better down the road down the stretch. But we didn’t come here to hang around. We came here to see if we could compete and to see if we could scratch...
After falling behind early in the second half, Harvard struggled to regain the lead down the stretch, trailing 64-60 with just over five minutes remaining...
...teams traded baskets down the stretch, but with the Crimson trailing 57-56, Lippert grabbed a key offensive rebound and drew a foul. After knocking down both free throws, the rookie nailed a jumper with 1:30 remaining to push the lead to three and seal the win for Harvard...