Hispanics (65%), African Americans (95%), the Creative Class (57%), and Weekly Wal-Mart Shoppers (58%).
While unemployment rose among all major classes of jobs in the recession, those in the creative class fared the best.
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The creative class remains one of the most vibrant slices of the technology market, and Dell is determined to win this crowd over.
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But are we any closer to understanding what a creative class really does for an economy rather than what we hope it might do?
In so doing are we assisting the broader national economy or is talk of a creative class a large chunk of self indulgence?
Wealthier gentry-dominated regions generally eschewed getting their hands dirty so that they could maintain the amenities that draw the so-called creative class and affluent trustifarians.
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City-funded urban development projects are installing a pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, and a real estate boom is enabling a young, creative class of artists and entrepreneurs to open hip boutiques and restaurants.
Interestingly, those in the creative class had lower likelihood of unemployment than those with the same level of education who worked in service and working class jobs.
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In a nationwide poll of 1052 likely voters taken by JZ Analytics (August 15-16), we found that about one in three voters overall considered themselves members of the creative class.
The Rise of the Creative Class (Basic Books, 2003).
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Among those more likely to say they are better off than worse off: Democrats (55%-11%), 18-29 year olds (53%-12%), Hispanics (51%-18%), African Americans (66%-6%), the Creative Class (42%-26%), the Investor Class (48%-24%), Weekly Wal-Mart Shoppers (41%-30%), and independents (36%-27%).
Among members of the creative class with no college degree, the post-recession unemployment rate was 5.7%, compared to 10% among service sector workers and 15.1% among counterparts who also had no college degree and had previously been employed in working class jobs.
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With investments in high-speed transportation and communication infrastructures, the creative class should be persuaded to return to the periphery to enjoy lower housing costs and a higher quality of life, and contribute to a local economy that can then provide sustainable services.
The most optimistic Americans are Hispanics (84%) and African Americans (86%), liberals (84%), moderates (57%), 18-29 year olds (57%), 30-49 year olds (59%), Catholics (61%), union members (67%), Weekly Wal-Mart Shoppers (61%), Investor Class (61%), NASCAR Fans 57%, Catholics (60%), and Creative Class (61%).
Nashville still has nearly three times as many music businesses as Los Angeles, but the establishment of a new creative class that includes non-country stars like Jack White and the Black Keys, as well as an improving local economy, has spurred demand for upscale dining options, one-of-a-kind shopping and buzzy cultural venues.
Advice was varied when I mentioned my desire to enroll in a well-known non-fiction creative writing class.
This sense of meritocracy based on what one actually does is at the heart of the resurgence of a sustainable creative middle class, analogous to what developers have experienced in recent years.
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But the plane's biggest advantage is its size, which allows airlines, especially those serving lucrative markets in Asia and the Middle East, to get creative with premium-class offerings.
Every photo and HD video is truly in the hands of the photographer, as the P7700 offers unprecedented creative control for its class, from easy automatic options to full manual controls.
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By making Sphero easily accessible on virtually all development platforms, we hope to inspire a new class of creative game developers and designers to build games that truly merge the physical and virtual worlds.
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Announced in October 2012, 3net Studios - based at both Sony Pictures headquarters in Los Angeles, CA and Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring, MD - employs a team of creative personnel, utilizing the world-class technology and production expertise of the parent company's joint venture partners to produce the highest quality native 3D and 4K content available.
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Another case challenges a creative work-around lawyers dreamed up after Congress passed the Class Action Fairness Act in 2005.
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The Sound BlasterAxx leverages Creative's vast audio engineering expertise to provide best-in-class audio playback for music, movies, games and voice communications.
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Designed with Creative Users in MindSturdy and portable, the Modbook Pro has a strongest-in-class enclosureand lightweight internal core made of aircraft-grade, precision-machinedaluminum.
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For photographers looking to step up from traditional point-and-shoot cameras to professionals who crave complete creative control, the P7700 offers one of the most comprehensive feature sets available in its class.
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In the process of creative destruction the ladder has been kicked away and for increasing numbers of people a middle-class existence is no longer even an aspiration.
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