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Don't weep for our lost factories When Asia can pay wages a twentieth of our own, we should stick to what we do best - knowledge and research

Papua became part of Indonesia in 1969 after a controversial and very limited vote. Ever since there have been calls from some Papuans for independence and for decades a low-level armed resistance has been rumbling on, largely unnoticed by the outside.

Last year, important internet cables connecting Europe to Asia were mysteriously severed, resulting in days of outages for millions of internet users. It was a stark reminder that, no matter how instantaneously our information seems to travel, it is, in fact, moving through cables on the bottom of the ocean. And, while the internet might seem like the cutting edge of technology, it's interesting to note that information has been traveling this way since the first telegraph cables were laid across the Atlantic ocean in the 19th century.

Diffusion of culture food trait

Migration, diffusion, and loss of sovereignty

Dilution of Japanese culture - Nice article from the BBC

Loss of sovereignty, diffusion, nationalism

can you believe this is happening in 2011 ?

[Submitted by Chris Tyrrell]

One pioneering scheme in Bangladesh has become famous for its "telephone ladies".