But perhaps the main reason why diasporas are perking up is simply the new ease of communications.
Are ears perking up as others overhear your cell phone conversation in a crowded restaurant or airport lounge?
The economy, buffeted by a slump in garment exports and tourism because of the war, is perking up.
And the economy, at least in the short run, may be perking up.
And industrial production and factory use levels are gaining, retail activity is perking up, and durable goods orders are rising, says Value Line.
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Deal activity is perking, but so far financial constructs are relatively conservative compared with the eighties when leverage of 8 to 1 was commonplace.
Vesty has fallen down the perking order since Pat Howard left the club in 2007 and his chances were further hampered by Toby Flood's move to Welford Road.
Hoffman and Masius have been perking up conferences and festivals with their new gadget and have found that people can be quite curious about wearable technology, says Hoffman.
After all, this is a social media service founded back in 2005, acquired later by Conde Nast, and spent time perking along as digital backwater for a few years.
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Surveys also suggest that business confidence is perking up.
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Domestic sales are perking up as Chinese telcos roll out trials of 4G networks, but the fact remains that ZTE and Huawei get over half their revenue from exports of goods and services.
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In recent weeks, Tokyo has trotted out a parade of politicians and bureaucrats to make the pitch: the bad-loan mess at the banks is under control, more public-works money is rolling down the pipeline, consumers are perking up.
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