Positive: India: July exports up 13.2 per cent y/y - trade secretary

India's exports in July grew an annual 13.2 per cent to $16.24 billion, Trade Secretary Rahul Khullar told reporters on 17 August, the ninth straight month of expansion.

Positive: Colombian economy could grow 4.5 per cent in 2010 - government

Colombia's economy could grow around 4.5 per cent in 2010, driven by industry, retail, and consumer confidence, in line with previous government and central bank estimates, a top official said on 19 August. The Andean country's economy grew 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year and the central bank recently estimated the economy had grown 4.9 per cent in the second quarter, confirming robust recovery from the global financial crisis.

Positive: Peru's economy surges 11.92 per cent in June on year

Peru's economy grew 11.92 per cent in June from the same month a year ago, official data showed on 16 August as the Andean country is on track to be one of the world's fastest-growing economies this year. Construction and manufacturing both surged by more than 20 per cent in June, underscoring how domestic demand is driving growth and has surpassed the traditional engine of minerals exports.

Performance, Feedback, Revision

Vancouver-based rap artist Baba Brinkman is adding a new twist to a genre usually characterized by gangsters, sex, and money. A former tree-planter with a Masters degree in Medieval Literature, Brinkman’s favorite subject to rhyme about isn’t drive-by’s, drug deals, or his girlfriend’s physique. It’s the dynamic process of evolution. In fact, in 2009, to [...] Related posts:

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Cultural Evolution, Gypsy-Punk Style

Sometimes new revolutions start in the most unlikely places. Take the “Gypsy Punk” band Gogol Bordello for instance. While they look pretty rough and wacky on the surface, this multicultural rock and roll tribe may be one of the leading voices in a movement to create a new post-postmodern expression of musical innovation beyond the [...] Related posts:

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A Live Meeting of Global Evolutionary Leaders

Over the past two years, EnlightenNext’s Executive Editor Carter Phipps has been participating in a kind of global think tank for conscious evolution called the Evolutionary Leaders group. This meeting of what was initially 38 people, including Deepak Chopra, Michael Beckwith, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Jean Houston, Brian Swimme, Steve McIntosh, Don Beck and many [...] Related posts:

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Cosmic Calendar Horoscope for September 02, 2010

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