Great Depression Spurred Great Creativity (Newswise)
The Grapes of Wrath is not the only Depression-era work worth taking a second (or a first) look at from our current perspective in what some are calling the New Depression. "If it's true that adversity and hardship can bring out creativity," said Miles Orvell, professor of English and American studies at Temple University, "then the Great Depression was one of the great creative periods of our ... Monuments to human creativity (The Florida Times-Union)
Wow, did an awesome catalog come in the mail: Things You Never Knew Existed ( thingsyouneverknew.com ). What a delight to study the treasures in this Spencer's Gifts type of collection, only less pervy. While I'm surprised to see that someone took the time to develop and market many of the items, I'm glad someone did. These monuments to human creativity and endeavor are the gifts that get ... Ad Industry Roundup: Phorm; Google; Widgets; Nielsen; Auto-Creativity (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
-- Phorm board and COO walk out over differences with CEO: Further instability hits behavioural targeting advertiser Phorm: its four board members Stephen Meyer, Virasb Vahidi, David Dorman and Christopher Lawrence have quit "with immediate effect". Creativity and our life (The Star)
CREATIVITY, as held by many, can take two forms. One is invention, which has quite often been described as “one creating totally new things�. The other is innovation, usually understood as “one doing old things in new ways�. Chic modesty on the runway at Islamic Fashion Festival (Seattle Times)
Creativity and conservatism are showcased in the Islamic Fashion Festival, which runs through Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ravens' offense emptying bag of tricks (The Capital)
OWINGS MILLS - The Baltimore Ravens' extensive repertoire of gadget plays and trickery has revealed the creativity of offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. Area resident uses creativity to consult, blog (The Daily Iberian)
“Which is shortest?� asks Michael G. Manes, holding up his hand, its five fingers spread. “Fattest? Ugliest? Most separate from the others? “Which is the most useful?� International Events Group Honors AEM for Leadership, Innovation (ThomasNet)
Designed to generate interest in construction careers, AEM's Construction Challenge teen competition received IAEE Outstanding Achievement in Innovation in Business Solutions award, given for creativity, utility, and value. Based on event's success, AEM is expanding Challenge in 2009. Also, AEM President, Dennis Slater received Distinguished Service award for his leadership of IAEE and ... Ceramics: Creativity, art, hands-on fun! (Jacksonville Patriot)
A trio of tables came to life with an array of colorful ceramics painted by artists at the Jacksonville Senior Center recently. Artists learning from Lori Rawlings the basics of ceramics became prolific with their artwork this year. Rawlings volunteers her time at the Jacksonville Senior Center but she invites anyone interested in ceramics to drop by for some fun between 9 a.m. and noon on ... Tips for Holiday Accessorizing for $25 or Less (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Tough economic times may mean your holiday budget is tight this year. But trimming your holiday spending doesn't mean you have to sacrifice style. With some creativity, you can add extra icing to your holiday decor - for less than $25.