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Longest serving principal in years leads SHS out of declineBy Christian Avard
Staff Writer | August 29,2013SPRINGFIELD — Springfield High School Principal Bob Thibault was all smiles Wednesday.
It was the first day of classes for the incoming class of 2017 and faculty and staff were out front of the main building applauding their arrival. They wanted to show freshmen students what "Cosmos Pride" was all about and how the new ethos is turning the school around after years of academic decline.
"It is shaping our students in a positive way and it gives them a sense of pride," Thibault said. "We want to show them that they are all valued here (at SHS)."
This is Thibault's fifth school year as SHS principal. Prior to his arrival in 2009, there were nine different principals in 18 years at SHS.
Wayne Ogden was the longest serving principal — six years — in the late 1980s and early 1990s. All other principals before him stayed no longer than a year to three years.
When Thibault took over the reins, he realized it would be an uphill battle to turn the high school around.
"I knew it wasn't going to be easy," Thibault said. "The teachers were traumatized by all the transitions. They thought, 'Oh, here's another principal who will come and go.' I said, 'Don't expect any changes now. But in another year or two, we will all make it happen.'"
Thibault took an inventory, collaborated with teachers and staff and together they rebuilt the SHS academic program. David Kohn and Elizabeth Mirra were brought in to "coach" teachers and enhance curriculum engagement. They introduced problem-solving, critical thinking and logical reasoning and developed new ways to make learning more inclusive.
Thibault and former director of curriculum, instruction and assessment Zach McLaughlin, now the superintendent, established the "Cosmos Code" whereby students hold themselves accountable for learning and help others achieve their academic goals. In addition, there were several renovations to the school infrastructure, curriculum development continued and the hard work of Thibault, administrators, faculty and staff finally began to show.
Graduation rates improved to 75 percent at the end of the 2012-2013 school year. SHS now meets state average reading proficiency levels, trust between administrators and teachers have been restored and the high school community is strong as it ever has been, according to one teacher who has taught for 14 years at SHS.
"We have stability, leadership, a vision and a person who is student-driven and keeps students in mind," freshman math teacher Gigi Guy said. "I think students really care about learning. That's the biggest change. Coming to SHS means something to them."
Although SHS has made several improvements in a short period of time, there is still more work to be done. Thibault hopes SHS can become an example of a school that can turn things around and become successful.
"I want SHS to be the place where people come to us and ask us about our successes. We have the people in the right positions now who want to move things forward and improve. I've built relationships with everyone ... I'm not leaving," Thibault said.
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Corvette clubs usually have members who share a wide range of tastes. With the larger clubs, you'll find a mix of "waxers," racers, diners, and day-trippers. Such is the case with the Corvette Club of Delaware Valley (CCDV), which is located in southeastern Pennsylvania. With more than 500 members, and a 50-year history, CCDV claims to be the second largest local Corvette club in the United States. Due to its large membership, the club's activities are frequent and varied. One that's enjoyed by many is the annual drive.
When a trip is organized, CCDV members can point their Corvettes in any direction and enjoy a wide range of places to visit within a reasonable distance. In Pennsylvania, the majority of attractions can be found in and around the metropolitan areas of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. This year, the participating members decided on a 1,000-plus-mile, four-day trek that pointed west toward Pittsburgh.
Departing from the town of Willow Grove, the group hit the open road. Initially, the plan for day one was to travel on the scenic back roads across the state. However, that approach was derailed before it even started: Due to unprecedented flooding statewide, the group was forced to do the initial five-hour drive on the visually bland Pennsylvania Turnpike. After the long haul, the first leg concluded 75 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, near Fallingwater, located in Mill Run, Pennsylvania.
For those you not familiar with Fallingwater, it's the name of an architecturally significant house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, arguably America's most famous architect. Built over a 30-foot waterfall for his clients, the Kaufmann family, it stands as one of Wright's greatest masterpieces for its integration with its natural surroundings. Completed with a guest-and-service wing in 1939, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. However, it was originally the Kaufmanns' weekend home, serving in that capacity from 1937 to 1963. In 1963, Edgar Kaufmann jr. donated the property to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, and in 1964, it was opened to the public as a museum.
There are tours that run continuously through the house. More than just walkthroughs, these tours give visitors a deeper understanding of the relationship between the design elements used in the house and their connection with the natural surroundings. Visitors will see the fireplace hearth in the living room, which integrates boulders found on the site, and upon which the house was built. The ledge rock, which protrudes through the living-room floor, was left in place to link the outside with the inside. All functional aspects of the house, including most of the furniture, were designed by Wright and can be viewed by visitors. There is also a nice café, a museum store, and a gallery in the visitor center as you enter the facility. For an overnight stay in the area, there is no shortage of lodging, as most national chains have set up shop in the vicinity.
After the morning tour at Fallingwater, the remainder of day was spent traveling southeast towards Waynesboro, Virginia. The CCDV caravan took a scenic route through Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and finally into Old Dominion as it headed to the next leg of the drive. After a few hours on the road, the group bunked down for the night at a hotel in Waynesboro, Virginia.
While day two of the trip was filled with culture, day three took the CCDV group to the entrance of the Skyline Drive. This road runs 105 miles north-south in the Shenandoah National Park, and is laid out along the crest of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, just west of Washington, D.C. Once you enter the park, you're a captive of sorts: There are only four places to enter or exit along the entire span.

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Friday, October 01, 2010
Farm Aid 25 Schedule
Between 1pm and 3
The Blackwood Quartet
Robert Francis
Randy Rogers Band
Amos Lee
Between 3 and 5
Band of Horses
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Jamey Johnson
Between 5 and 7
Jason Mraz
Jeff Tweedy
Norah Jones
Kenny Chesney
Between 7 and 11
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
John Mellencamp
Neil Young
Willie Nelson
Doors open at noon and be sure to check out the policies for Miller Park on our Venue Information page.
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Are they appearing in the order listed?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:43 PM
4th Farm Aid tomorrow. Going with the wife for the first time. Had to represent the home state farmers. You all should come to Harvest fest in Madison on Sunday. A special invite to Willie, I know they would love you to show up in Madison Sunday afternoon. I will see you tomorrow!ReplyDelete
after thought: Neil looking forward to the organ
just drove by miller parkReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:45 PM
Dear anonymous idiot: If you think that local family farms are getting rich off the government think again. My family has been farming for 3 generations and yes we get gov't tax credits, yes we can sell our land to developers if we so choose. If neither of these things happened, idiots like you wouldn't have a place to live or food to eat. If you prefer to continue eating pesticides from factory farms be my guest, then I guess we wouldn't have to put up with your bs comments for much longer =)ReplyDelete
My family has never been able to afford the concert. Luckily this year we are able to see it on TV... looks like a lot of fun. Thank you to all the great acts that gave their time for such a great cause!!!
- Anonymous3:14 PM
Yes, we did notice the sound was TERRIBLE. It is a tough venue to mix sound in...but still you would think they would have someone who knows what they are doing behind the big board! It is a shame that such great talent ends up sounding so bad. John Mellencamp's sound crew should be fired! They were the worst! If the musicians could hear what we heard - they would be pissed! Unfortunately they can't hear the house - they should have people out there listening! The producers are more interested in making $$ than producing quality. In this instance - I am glad that they are looking at the bottom line and raising more money for Farm Aid.......but in all reality - all of those guys could pay a decent sound crew!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6:43 AM
I think the government should control farms with farming families being paid well, people to obviously inspect the food being paid, and distribution as well, but also engineers at the farms to set up and maintain solar panels and environmentally friendly renewable energy. That can power the farms and homes around the area, as well as create energy for the grid, which needs to be updated. I would love to see projects like this.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:20 PM
We were there from Springfield, IL and luckily our seats were upgraded to close and center stage. I think we were 16 or 17 row. The sound there was ok since we were close and very loud! Esp. loud when Neil came on stage, blew our ears out! We enjoyed it all, most all the performers did a fantastic job. Gospel to classic Rock, country, Pop, and a little lounge vibe. Music for everyone and family friendly except for the audience.ReplyDelete
was a great concert. Steven Tyler was a great surprise, John Mellencamp rocked.ReplyDelete


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Apr 2, 2010
Using motors without using motor ports
As you can see, I'm using the old brick for now, as the new ones haven't been manufactured yet. The good thing this shows though, is that everything is backwards compatible.
UPDATE: The above is obviously an April 1 post, but the video is actually real. Can anyone guess what's happening here?
6 comments:
- Andy Dannelley said...
Wow! Thanks Laurens. Good to hear that the "new" motors will be backwards compatible with the current NXT bricks.
Does the NXT-G 3.0 have pre-cognitive, self-awareness features for optimum bug-less program creation and self-replication? I can't wait to build a Replicator!
- Apr 2, 2010, 9:21:00 AM
- Synan said...
Now that I know that this is an April Fools joke, I feel so dumb...
If I had to guss at how you realy did this, I'd say that you had a second NXT underneeth, and used Bluetooth (or just connected the Ultrasonic sensor to it and used another wire as a dummy.
Or, for the shots that showed the motor ports, you used a multiplexer, like those sold by Mindsensors. Then for the shots of the sensor ports, you just connected the motors directly to the NXT
- Apr 3, 2010, 1:34:00 AM
- Laurens Valk said...
Something went wrong with the comments here -- sorry about that...
- Apr 3, 2010, 6:47:00 PM
- Andrew said...
I was going to say a second nxt underneath, but i didn't know there was such a thing as a motor multiplexer.
- Apr 4, 2010, 3:03:00 AM
- Jonathan Daudelin said...
Very nice... I imagine you have one of those cord holes (that they put in desks so you can plug a computer in) underneath the NXT, and the wires to the motors go through that hole and connect to another NXT below.
- Apr 4, 2010, 9:50:00 PM
- Laurens Valk said...
All, thanks for the responses. Some of you have got it right. Explanation and details coming soon. Stay tuned!
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What's the difference between intelligence and imagination, and which is more useful in alleviating the human condition?
The difference between imagination and knowledge can be sharply defined. The difference between imagination and intelligence does not appear to be as easily delineated. One might say imagination is a subgroup of intelligence, but doesn't imagination often encompass the seemingly illogical? Or it might be said imagination is the catalyst for intellectual innovation, but isn't the imagined an interpolation of logical musing?
Albert Einstein said "Imagination is more important than knowledge." But what about intelligence and imagination?
Dec 11 2013: Knowledge is a collection of facts.
Intelligence is our ability to understand and process knowledge.
Imagination is our ability to achieve new insight by recombining/reorganizing information. It is based on what we already know and understand.
To answer the question, I believe imagination is critical. Yes, we need intelligence to understand our problems, but imagination gives us access to a wider range of possible solutions.
Most important we need wisdom and KINDNESS, because as history shows, new is not always good.
Dec 19 2013: hit the nail on the head!!!!Dec 14 2013: intelligence is anchored in measurements. imagination is not
Gord G
Dec 15 2013: Interesting. Measurements are arbitrary...so how is imagination less tangible?Dec 15 2013: Actually http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity#Measuring_creativity
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Scott Bell
Dec 19 2013: All things created originate from imagination.
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Intelligence is a muscle.Dec 14 2013: Intelligence is how we assemble our knowledge; imagination is how we dismantle and reconfigure it.
James Mulhern, www.synthesizingeducation.net
Gord G
Dec 15 2013: Construction ... deconstruction. I came to the same conclusion. The fascinating aspect is the dualistic nature of the act seems to be monistic in our perception. We don't seem to recognize the interplay but simply capitalize on our conclusions.Dec 4 2013: Intelligence being able to know, Knowledge is what you retain, imagination is what you do with it.Dec 31 2013: In the overall context of human condition, one cannot exist without the other. In order to achieve innovative ideas, intelligence has to feed on imagination. It then becomes knowledge. Imagination then picks up on that knowledge to take innovation further, and so on...
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Therefore, intelligence is the essential interplay between imagination and knowledge.
Knowledge is often confused with intelligence. We mistakenly say someone is intelligent if they know a lot, and we even have TV programmes called "Mastermind" and such like, that eulogise nothing else but knowledge and memory. Machines and books are memory banks of knowledge, but they are not intelligent in themselves.
Intelligence is having the imagination to use that knowledge to create new knowledge.
Imagination often gets pushed into a forgotten back-room as the poor relation of knowledge, when really it should be the other way around.
The likes of Rupert Sheldrake's hypotheses on morphic resonance as an example, gets dismissed as bunk for the simple reason that it questions the same old tired, basic assumptions rooted in materialism, dogma and the recycling of existing knowledge with no addition of imagination. Darwin and Einstein dared to switch on their imagination - and look what happened to them. Also dismissed as bunk at the time of conception, but now mainstream knowledge.
Ingrid Gociu
Dec 22 2013: I feel it's more pertinent, not to ask, which is more useful, but focus on how important the intrinsic relationship between imagination and intelligence is. We, humans, always want to know which is better, more important, more crucial to our existence however, facts and data alone don't equate to all the wonders and all the connections made between them. The glue that binds our knowledge and pushes us forward is imagination. What do we do with 2 and 2. Well, we can add them together, we can divide them, we can multiply them, etc. Once we lose on half of our imagination/intelligence equation, the system becomes unbalanced. Without knowledge, creativity ceases to make links. Without imagination, intelligence ceases to solve problems.
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Rohan Barot
Dec 10 2013: For all those asking the difference between imagination and intelligence, I would rather say the importance of imagination and intelligence in alleviating the human condition.
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People consider Imagination is the fuel that drives intelligence (A vehicle), isn't it too insane?
You all must have heard the story titled "The Blind man and the Lame"
A blind man (Imagination) carried a lame man (Intelligence) on his back, lending him his feet and borrowing from him his eyes.
Imagination and Intelligence walk hand in hand.Dec 8 2013: Intelligence is the vehicle and Imagination is the fuel that drives it. Both are necessary for alleviating human condition. Imagination , because we need to imagine that we can live better than now and Intelligence, because we need to be intelligent to find the way.
Dec 9 2013: Pabitra, don't you think that as we imagine that we can live better, we also realize the misery of our present condition. Doesn't then imagination aggravate the condition rather than alleviating it?
Dec 9 2013: Yes it does in short term. Have you heard a baby born without the mother feeling pain? If we stop imagining better future, it will be life of a hippie and society will be a commune.
Dec 9 2013: It's a philosophical question, you know. What we imagine as better life, in my experience, turns out to be something different. It makes more sense to me to imagine internal conditions than external ones. If I don't know what I want to achieve internally, by the time I achieve my imagined external "better" condition, internal condition also changes - with bigger salary come bigger expenses, with bigger house comes more stuff, new possibilities bring new responsibilities - "chasing after the wind".
Same thing socially and politically. Take Ukraine. OK. Got independence in 1991. Still, the main political question in Ukraine is whom to serve - West or Russia. As if European Union will be less oppressive than Russia. Without fixing internal conditions, imagining external conditions is meaningless.Dec 9 2013: What is the fuel for Imagination ? And What is the vehicle for both Intelligence and Imagination?
Dec 16 2013: Interesting questions. This isn't a complete answer, but some ideas I have about some of the key elements.
To a certain extent imagination is fuelled by reality. Or perhaps determined by it. For something to have the property of imagination, it can't exist in our immediate reality. Otherwise it would be perception, not imagination. Social interaction can fuel imagination - see this TED talk http://www.ted.com/playlists/20/where_do_ideas_come_from.html. Imagination can also be fuelled by personal motivation - "I'm (not) going to do this because I can see what life would be like as a result". It can also be self perpetuating.
As for the vehicles for intelligence and imagination, my gut says that's just another part of that elusive x factor that facilitates the fact that we are conscious beings.Dec 5 2013: The wise start from what is known, but they also know that what is known is only a small part in the vastness of the unknown.
Imagination is a vastness of endless possibilities waiting to be explored.
Joshua Bond
Dec 27 2013: Am I correct in assuming that by "intelligence" you mean the rational faculty of the mind, ie: the Intellect? If so, then that's one faculty.
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With Imagination you have two faculties of the mind.
As a suggestion I would add:
a 3rd faculty, Intuition, (the realm of beliefs),
a 4th faculty, Instinct (the realm of the emotions)
a 5th faculty, Inspiration (the realm that links to creative solutions in the collective unconscious).
The answer to your question then becomes a bit like asking: Which is more useful, an arm or a leg? Well, ideally, you have both, and more besides.Dec 22 2013: After reading through the comments elicited by this question it occurs to me that as a race we use words to attempt to establish our own intelligence. Words. of course, come out of our minds which can be defined both as intelligence and imagination. Dr. Ken Robinson in his marvellous TED talk on how education kills creativity makes the point that intelligence and imagination are linked so closely that it is impossible to separate them.
Dec 22 2013: I think its great that both your and Laura's mind's are not linear; and indeed intelligence, and imagination, are so closely linked that they are inseparable; so why do we have to put them in some order of priority, rather than be grateful, that our minds are enriched by both.
As to the imagination; no one seems to have considered in this conversation, this faculty in regard to dreaming, where it exists at an unconscious level; and yet its imaging entirely fills our sleeping minds:
Therefore one may ask, is this sleeping imaging faculty, controlled by the autonomic nervous system; and if indeed it is, then does it follow that the autonomic nervous system, and the subconscious mind; are essentially the mind and body concerned with the metaphysical realm of our being; whereas our conscious mind and body, is concerned with the physical realm of our being; I am still trying to work this one out.
What I do know is that some of my best insights occur, after I have put something to the back of my mind and slept on it; or following a period of deep introspection whereby my subconscious mind works with my conscious mind, on locating a causal, or solving a problem, or inventing something new.Dec 15 2013: Sorry if my definitions are wrong; my point was basically that intellegence can, and often does, inhibit the imagination and can therefore be found in the least intelligent. I feel that intelligence is often limited by what has been proven whereas imagination has no limits or bounds. To me, intelligence is dependent on the accumulation/assimilation of knowledge and it's logical application. To me, children's intelligence is dependent on years of asking why, when, where. As babes, I don't think children can be considered intelligent, but I could be wrong.Dec 11 2013: I think while intelligence is necessary for tactical improvement in the human condition, its imagination which will result in the quantum leaps that the human kind would make. Imagination is beyond intelligence. It is a thinking and creating.
Carl Dalton
Dec 11 2013: The difference between Imag-ination and intelligence lies in the word "image"; whereas intelligence relates to the intellectual; gaining + analyzing + interrelating knowledge = learning, and applying and interrelating that learning in regard to anticipations, and every other aspect of ones daily and future life.
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Imagination: Is the ability to use mind imaging, to create and analyze two - three - and multi - dimensional mental images; e.g. imagine the number 1 as flat black numeral printed on a sheet of paper; now imagine the number 1 as a three - dimensional golden numeral standing on a flat surface in front of you. Both are the same numeral; however your intelligence chose the size, color, dimensions etc to provide the contrast between the two, and your mind imagery allowed you to visually examine it, within the internal scope of your own mind.
Addendum: Please note;
You can no more remove the scope of the Universe, from the scope of your own intelligence;
Than you can remove the scope of your own intelligence, from the scope of the Universe.Jan 2 2014: Hi Gord
As per the reasons given in my reply to EG 30 minutes ago; I am not being impolite but I am about done with this conversation. However in regard to quote "Energy as we define it"
Ref/OED. The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
Ref: "Infinity In Your Pocket": Energy is a controversial topic among scientists. Everyone knows what energy does ("only a part of"), but no one seems entirely certain what it is.
Einstein E = mc2 : States that energy (E) is equivalent to a unit of mass (m) multiplied by the constant speed of light (c) squared (2)
However E does not = mass: As mass = E + Gravity (G)
Therefore E + G Force (F = E) = E + E
The speed of light is not constant; it varies according to the density of the medium (e.g. Air and Water). And the 300km per sec straight linear point A to B speed of light; does not equate to the A to B speed, "over the curvatures" of its wavelength. Therefore the SL in gravitational free interstellar space is greater than as measured on Earth.
Einstein's theory of Acceleration and Gravitation: Einstein said nothing could exceed the speed of light. There is no way that the atomic structure of a lift accelerating through space; could out accelerate a transverse beam of light travelling within the lift, and at the same speed of the lift, causing it to bend.
IMO Phys E = substance-matter-radiation-force-motion etc
In sum; the journey involves questioning everything, while also keeping an open mind; and involves constantly back tracking, re – examining, and revising ones work, as new insights arise.
My view of energy is not as defined; rather that, there are the infinite/physically apparent, forms of energy extending from infinitesimal electromagnet particles up to the vast electromagnetic particles we call stars.
And the non-apparent, eternal metaphysical energy (and nothingness) called space that is the driving force/mind/geometry/mathematics, of physical creation.
Cheers Carl
Jan 2 2014: I have become fan of your wisdom and knowledge.
Happy New Year.
Jan 2 2014: And both are infinitesimal, as to that; of the infinite scope of the sphere, of my own ignorance
Happy New Year
Cheers CarlJan 1 2014: I think intelligence and imagination are just words we have chosen to refer to 2 concepts and we should not encapsulate them within a definition just because convention has it that a word must be defined. I'll spare us the Oxford Dictionary definitions as I'm sure we all looked them up and space does not permit a reminder.
For me the concepts of intelligence and imagination are not semantics within an all encompassing concept of thought. I see them as 2 fundamentally separate concepts that CAN interact. Intelligence is a quality whereas imagination is a process. Intelligence is the generally consistent and repeatable application of a more efficient modality of resource utilization over a less efficient option (eg. rate of central neurotransmitter utilization in concluding a thought process - imaginative or not). Thus DNA natural selection in evolution is an example of intelligent biology INDEPENDANT of a need for a brain and its thought processes (plants evolve sans brain!).
Imagination is a thought process the brain utilizes to create multiple intangible scenarios of varying levels of efficiency, utility, or relevance. It is a product of thought and Independent of intelligence.
Creativity is the intelligent application of imagination with the level of creativity a product of the level of intelligence and the ability of the imaginative process.
Wisdom is appreciating the relevance of all of this and prioritising the various creative processes.
I'm assuming you mean elevating and not alleviating the human condition. Either way, a good dose of reality by way of hardship and poverty usually suffices! :)Dec 31 2013: Continued
Metaphysics: OED: Branch of philosophy that deals with first principles of things, including abstract concepts, such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, space.
In sum in regard to my own usage of the word; physics relates to the physical world and physical Universe; metaphysics relates to the non-physical realms of the mind. And I absolutely know based upon both experiences, and decades of my reasoning; that the holistic Universe, is as we are; both physical and metaphysical in nature.
Cheers Carl
Dec 31 2013: Good point. Metaphysicians occupy an essential space somewhere at the forefront of potential knowledge.
Also something often dismissed within the huge spectrum of intelligence is the role of metaphor, poetry, art and mythology - which bring the first fruits of cognition to mind, in the absence of hard fact.
ele non
Dec 23 2013: This is my theory of what intelligence and imagination is. I will use the terms : 'tools', knowledge, intelligence, imagination, emotion.
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Everyone should obtain the necessary 'tools' to be able to communicate and do ordinary tasks. We all obtain these fundamental 'tools'. Knowledge is gained with time, and might lead to Intelligence. Intelligence is based on logic and advanced knowledge.
Imagination is the combination of Intelligence and Emotion. As a result it is abstract and unexpected.
Of course the levels of Intelligence and Imagination differ in each person, and can be interrelated or not. Someone can be Intelligent without being very imaginative. On the other hand, it is unusual for a person with a high level of imagination to have a low level of Intelligence, having considered that the above statement- explanation is correct.
Blazne .
Dec 22 2013: Hope this helps --->
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Imagination, is when you create anything that expresses a conscious thought or feeling, via the "physical" senses (visual, sounds/music)...of course it is drawn from the feasible environment, however, it can vary depending on the dept one is able to allow themselves to go beyond the limitations of so-called reality, which is simply your perception.
Intelligence, is when you use imagination, in order to express KNOWLEDGE in such a way that it is conveyable to OTHERS, hence it can be validated as logical.
So in other words: knowledge depends on intelligence; intelligence is dependent on imagination; imagination comes the consciousness of one's mind.
Neither would be more useful in alleviating this so-call "human condition", seeing that both intelligence and imagination are elements of THOUGHT. All leads directly and indirectly to consciousness or awareness of whatever we call life or perceive as the "human condition". In essence, if you control your thoughts, you will control you life...
P.S. just choose wisely and live.Dec 22 2013: I think imagination ranks a bit higher -- in usefulness-- than intelligence. That being said, the two need to go hand in hand to really get anywhere. I don't think that someone who is really classified as stupid, in an intelligence sense, would be very skilled in an imaginative sense. (Yet, , I have heard some intelligent people make the comment that they have no imagination.)
I guess I mean that an intelligent person can do their job and do it well, so to speak, without adding anything imaginative to their work. Some one with imagination can think themselves out of a box, so to speak. If it were not for imagination, we may all still be living in caves, as it were. Imagination helps us to see/strive for/ think about something that is not at first apparent. It helps us to solve problems, to go forward into the unknown, to create.
But I think one has to be intelligent in order to make good use of imagination. Perhaps in the brain those areas are close together, or stimulated by similar things.
We need the input of a neurosurgeon, or someone with knowledge of the interior workings of the brain, to give some physical info on this.
Alex Meseck
Dec 21 2013: People can be intelligent but not imaginative and vise versa. Intelligence comes from book learning, and subjects like math. Conversely, imagination comes from within, subjects of writing and different forms of art. Being taught how to do specific things creates intelligence. Altering what you have been taught and applying it is imagination.
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Dec 22 2013: I think so too. I was just reading an article on how it is being noticed that many generations of young people and children, since there was such an emphasis on computer learning, can do things virtually, but not in reality. So schools should bring back hands-on learning and doing, problem solving using inventing, making things out of paper and wood, etc., just like many of us of the older generations grew up doing things.
I think imagination and creativity go hand in hand. Bring back the importance of Legos and Tinker Toys, of painting and sewing and making things, often out of nothing. We need to make sure our young people do not lose their sense of imagination.
Dec 19 2013: As to your reference to Einstein's point that " Imagination is more important than knowledge.", knowledge is not intelligence. Knowledge is information gained in various ways, often through second and third hand, etc. means and with minimal personal mental input, or employment of new, intelligent processes, or progressions.
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Intelligence is a tool which can be unremarkable and as dull as dust, unless it has been finely honed and well-exercised.
Imagination, however, has the power and impetus to move one beyond the accepted constraints of fact and knowledge. It employs our natural faculty of intuition, which represents our individual personal intelligence, enabling us, at first, to encompass others' grand imaginings and, eventually, to formulate our own fresh ideas and rationale which may extend our notions of our universe well beyond the currently accepted dogma.Dec 19 2013: Imagination deals with the reality which is not present, intelligence helps you to inhabit it, as if it is present. It's a kind of harmonising force that fits everything together harmoniously.
And talking about knowledge, knowledge doesn't save from ignorance , intelligence does. :)Dec 15 2013: In my mind, imagination IS intelligence, or at least one form of... Therefore I think the question not applicable basically. There are a number of things one could attribute to intelligence, and imagination is a big one. The ability to have an original thought.
I also think many attribute imagination only to those who show creativity in fields like arts & music. I think that's unfair, and that people like physicists & engineers also demonstrate great imagination.
Dec 15 2013: Imagination sparks creative thinking, resulting in ideas. Our intelligence serves us to realize our dreams by transforming them into a tangible outcome. Ideas can be transferred from one mind to someone who is better equipped - more talented in the respective field - for logical application, but imagination is essential to conceive and visualize progress.
In my mind only the combination of imagination and intelligence propels the human condition, thus they are on equal footing.
Dec 15 2013: I think we are almost on the same page here
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Dec 13 2013: Great comments.
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I'm hip deep in a project ... and this thought gurgled up from the depths... I wanted to jot it down before it was covered by the silt of my mind.
"If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow chinks of his cavern." - William Blake
These words have inspired such diverse individuals as Aldous Huxley and Jim Morrison. It also hints at Plato's Allegory of the Cave. (and yes, it's often interpreted as a metaphor for the use of psychedelic drugs)
The statement appears to suggest imagination creates awareness by suspending our perception between the finite (knowledge) and the infinite (possibility). Limiting perceptual bias that may impede our intellect.Dec 11 2013: I suggest intelligence and imagination are interrelated.
You need some intelligence to be imaginative.
Not sure how much imagination is going on by rocks or plants or even ants.
Suggest they work together to solve problems.
Suggest a drive to implement solutions and build support for them is just as important as coming up with ideas.Dec 10 2013: I agree that imagination is a must for us. I think of the cave man who imagined a god to explain phenomena he could otherwise understand. And definitely the chicken came first. lol
Dec 10 2013: " And definitely the chicken came first. lol" Wasn't the chicken born from the egg?
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Dec 10 2013: Is my view on "what came first, the chicken or the egg" illogical?
I'm guessing you don't "believe" in evolution?Dec 11 2013: From where did the egg came ?Dec 13 2013: The Point was obviously missed: A Chicken egg is an Ova (Nucleus surrounded by albumin or amniotic fluid) = Cell; with a hard shell added to protect from the external environment:
1. The first simple/primaeval single cellular (Rather than, the later and more complex single cell of the Amoeba, which also reproduces by mitosis) Cell/Egg/Ova obviously also and "Unequivocally" reproduced by the same method of "Mitosis" as all cells still do today, within a greater group/tissue of cells: "That is Pretty Basic Biology".
2. The Mother Cell which is the bearer of the daughter cell, produced by the process of mitosis does not require fertilization "That is Pretty Basic Biology".
Finally!!! because belief is the laziest and easiest option, and refuge of and for an entirely closed mind. which is usually both impregnable and irreparable:
Consider how unusual the Earth (Anagram of Heart), as viewed from Outer Space: It has a transparent atmosphere made up of of air, rather than transparent albumin or amniotic fluid; and it has a nucleus, which is driven be an electro-magnetic heart: And we call it a Biosphere, which is simply another term, that can be applied to an Egg/Ova
Or The/Je Ova (Refer to www. for explanation of Green Language or Language of the Birds)
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Dec 15 2013: No Chris Kelly; you did indeed miss the point because you dismissed it = thus proving the point.
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So sorry for upsetting you; I did not realise how important your super ego, and its close minded, sub cerebral vacuous opinions, are to the rest of us.
They say that sarcasm is the highest form of intelligence, and the lowest form of wit; seems you missed out on both.
As to your poor attempt at sarcasm/insulting me; sarcasm and insults have no harmful effect, as they only count when they are delivered by those close to me, or those I respect.
And quite clearly you would never be able to reach the starting point, in that regard.
Your ego is merely one ego, among more than seven billion souls on this planet; and of that number, this is one that you can neither physically or mentally bully
Grow up.
If your feel prone to, or you feel the need to crush the ego of another, in order to bolster you own ego, and self esteem;
That is due to the weakness of your own character, not theirs.Dec 15 2013: I think we have been through this before. My understanding of evolution......
the first chicken that could breed with current chickens would have been born to some very chicken like birds that were just different enough from modern chickens that they could not interbreed.
these proto chickens would have been egg laying creatures.
in fact my understanding is all vertitbrates evolved from egg laying fish like creatures.
my expertise is chemistry and materials so happy to defer to any evolutionary biologists or any more knowledgeable in this field than myself.Dec 15 2013: According to evolution humans share a common ancestor with modern apes. Humans also reproduce via eggs, just we don't lay them.
go back far enough and we share a common ancestor with chickens, same early vertebrate.
Surely you acknowledge the similarities between humans, apes, mammals, vertebrates?
are we not mammals,?
do you have a better explanation than common descent?
Once I learnt about evolution, it just seemed to make so much sense explaining the origin of species, the diversity and similarities, the tree of life. Amazing to think all DNA based life is connected.
the origins of biology, from chemistry, the formation of self replicating molecules to cells to multi cellular life is less intuitive for me. But once we have DNA based life, seems easy to grasp how vertibrates evolved from a common vertibrste ancestor.
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Dec 11 2013: I agree with you that evolution is the obvious fact of nature.Dec 11 2013: The cell is a nucleus, surrounded by endoplasm and ecttoplasm surrounded by a transparent membrane.
A chicken egg is a cell nucleus, surrounded by transparent albumin/plasma, a translucent membrane and a hard shell.
Therefore as life began when the first cell/egg, was formed in the primaeval oceans; unequivocally, the egg came before the chicken.Dec 11 2013: I am curious to know that why and how the first cell created , who created it . And more specifically who imagined that when the chicken will come out of the egg then , it will have a brain,eyes,feathers,bones. Strange are the ways of nature.
Dec 16 2013: Who created your cell creator?Dec 11 2013: Chickens are not born, they are hatched..Dec 11 2013: Amazing !! Yesterday night I was just thinking about who came first chicken or the egg in the context of this topic , and the same discussion is going.Dec 11 2013: i have also had this thought about the cave people and deities.Dec 9 2013: It's not either-or. One does not need to reach a definite verdict about imagination in order to enjoy it or to use it for scientific, literature, etc progress. Imagination can be both logical or illogical. That's exactly its advantage. Because imagination lies in the theoretical domain and theory can be logical or illogical. Perhaps imagination can be defined as a very long-range observing instrument installed at the frontiers of the intelligence.
The duty of intelligence is to observe the diverse creations//findings of the imagination and make the right distinctions between which of them are logical and which illogical, which are ethical and which unethical, which are applicable in the real life (science, social relationship, .......) and which in the imaginary life (science fiction, literature, .........), which are useful in the real life and which are harmful in the real life, and so on.
Dec 9 2013: Your point of observation is aptly right.Dec 9 2013: So who benefits from intelligent decision making? The one making the decision? Those who are affected by the decision? Both or Neither? Does it matter if it affects rational observers or inanimate objects? So is a decision made intelligently actually rational and logical? I guess it will depend on the scope on how you understand how things work or the desirable outcome in which one would seek. Oh I wish life had 1 to 1 relationships in regards to intelligent decision making.Dec 11 2013: Nicely said...I have to agree with Mr Masalker.
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Dec 9 2013: We all know people who are intelligent, able to understand difficult problems and solve them, but have little creativity (imagination). In the same way, we may know an artist who is creative in many ways, yet not uniquely intelligent. It seems they are different aspects or different mental abilities.
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What is missing from this discussion is wisdom. When we think of solving some of the mess we seem to be creating in our world, neither intelligence or creativity will be enough. The Manhattan project that created the atomic bomb was populated by perhaps the most intelligent, creative group of people ever assembled. Most of them knew what potential devastation they were creating, and yet they created it.
Knowledge, intelligence, imagination, and wisdom all work together when we are operative at our maximum potential.
Dec 22 2013: Is wisdom just that simple, predictive power, the act of seeing possible consequences of actions?
If so, it is impossible in general and only a very rough approximation of it is possible locally. You would need omniscience otherwise.Dec 8 2013: Can it be that we can imagine because we are intelligent ?
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Dec 9 2013: Or is it the other way around?
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Dec 9 2013: I cannot make something out of nothing. If I am not intelligent what am I going to use as a possible starting point. Imagination is very close to assumption in many cases. Intuition, now that is different. Epiphany is when the pieces of a puzzle jump together ?
Dec 10 2013: Maybe it's a variation on the question, "Which came first? The chicken or the egg?"
I am of two minds on this issue of imagination vs. intelligence, knowledge, etc. One is that I value imagination more for what it can accomplish. The other is they are inexorably connected.
In any event, the imagination is more important when solving what is referred to here as "the human condition".Dec 10 2013: Schucks ! I forgot to hit the reply button so the answer to your post is on top. Sorrry.Dec 4 2013: Imagination is the fuel to an intelligent mind. For me it is much more important imagination , the capacity to create new things however if you are able to combine the two together, the final result makes a great difference.Dec 4 2013: Imagination is the ability to come up with novel solutions to new problems. Imagination is the number of reactions available to a stimulus.
Imagination is the result of the accumulation of knowledge. The more a person knows, the bigger their "imagination" is. The amount of knowledge a person has is related to how fast a person is able to absorb knowledge & how long they're able to retain it.
The speed of learning & depth of memory are what we call "intelligence."
The ability to recall things that we have learned is "imagination."
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Dec 4 2013: "The ability to recall things we have learned is imagination."
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Imagine if you will ...
... the sum total of our knowledge a million years ago. No doubt we knew a lot less than we know today. If imagination was only recall than how could we advance past our limited knowledge of the tangible world?
It could be argued that science has advanced through experimentation, which adds to our body of knowledge through empirical exploration... but isn't imagination the catalyst for experimentation?


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I understand that there is still one big event left (UFC 168), but I thought it would be great to get this discussion started early.
Who do you guys think is the 2013 fighter of the year? There have been some incredible candidates this year. My list (in order) is below:
[1] Vitor Belfort
defeated Michael Bisping by KO (head kick in the 2nd round at 1:27)
defeated Luke Rockhold by KO (spinning heel kick in the 1st round at 2:32)
defeated Dan Henderson by KO (head kick in the 1st round at 1:17)
[2] Demetrious Johnson
defeated John Dodson by unanimous decision
defeated John Moraga by submission (armbar in the 5th round at 3:43)
defeated Joseph Benavidez by KO (punch in the 1st round at 2:08)
[3] Urijah Faber
defeated Ivan Menjivar by submission (rear-naked choke in the 1st round at 4:34)
defeated Scott Jorgensen by submission (rear-naked choke in the 4th round at 3:16)
defeated Iuri Alcantara by unanimous decision
defeated Michael McDonald by submission (guillotine choke in the 2nd round at 3:22)
[4] Robbie Lawler
defeated Josh Koscheck by KO (punches in the 1st round at 3:57)
defeated Bobby Voelker by KO (head kick and punch in the 2nd round at 0:24)
defeated Rory MacDonald by split decision
I think Vitor stands above the rest because he faced three clear top 10 fighters, and in all 3 fights, I would say most picked against him. Not only that he finished them all, all with head kicks, and with him looking better in each fight and finishing his opponent faster than the previous.
Weidman is already an honorable mention even if he only had one fight as he beat the seemingly unbeatable Anderson Silva. If he manages to do it again and even more impressively, he easily makes this list but I still put Vitor ahead of him.


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Last updated at 20:09, Thursday, 24 May 2012
Maryport's town centre manager, who has spearheaded the town's bid to become a Mary Portas pilot, is to leave the job on June 7.
Claire Driver, 36, was appointed last May by Allerdale council in a bid to revitalise the town centre.
She recently urged business people to get behind a bid for Maryport to become one of 12 towns across Britain to be involved in an initiative headed by Government shopping guru Mary Portas.
The town is still waiting to hear whether it has been successful.
She also helped to restart Maryport Traders Group.
But Ms Driver is set to leave and carry out full-time freelance work for West is Best, an arts engagement programme funded by the Arts Council England, Allerdale and Copeland councils, until September.
She will also spend time renovating a property in the south of France, which she hopes to rent out as a holiday home.
She said: "Part of my work was about gauging how traders fitted into the bigger picture and getting everyone to work together for the good of the town.
"Maryport has got a close community feel. Nowhere has the attractions that Maryport has."
Allerdale council plans to employ two new town centre managers, who will look after Maryport and other borough towns. It is not known when they will start.
First published at 19:22, Thursday, 24 May 2012
Published by http://www.timesandstar.co.uk
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didnt know we had 1?probably 1 of those jobs for friends that the council invents till something else turns up for them im in town almost everyday and never seen her once!so is she proud of picking her wages up?
The Mary Portas scheme was just a(nother) Maryport Pipe Dream by Ms Driver and Co, it was never ever going to happen, call Me Mr cynical, and i know the U.K is still a Free Country, but is Ms Driver pictured posing in Workington, Murray Road ( i think ?? ) so much for promoting Maryport Town Centre!!
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On Saturday, February 5, the Alexandria Black History Museum is hosting "Play Date with Pride," a special Black History Month activity program for kids. Children ages 5 to 12 will enjoy this interactive workshop with hands-on creative arts like storytelling, crafts, music and dance. This event is 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and costs $5 per child. Reservations are recommended, and parents must accompany children.
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