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-- About a quarter say they learned common sense from siblings (26
%) and
coaches (23%).
On the other hand, some Americans are more familiar with where
they can
get practical advice in their communities.
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Majority of Americans Say Sharing Common-Sense
Information Makes Them Smarter and More Successful
Dr. "While many people believe it is
a genetic
trait that can't be changed, common sense, in reality, isn't something we're
born with
but something we learn in the school of life. The
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Unlike other multimedia reference products, which focus mainly on students
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graduate school and beyond," said Jorge Cauz,
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-- Merriam-Webster's Dictionary + Thesaurus. The company makes its headquarters in Chicago. Expert
on Subject Considers Common Sense A Life Skill that Can Be Learned
NEENAH, Wis. Ninety-nine
percent of Americans say common sense
is important.
-- Men are perceived as more likely than
women to share advice and tips on
career and work (47%), financial management (46%), and purchasing
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Additionally, the common-sense tips collected along the tour will go
toward
a great cause.
The new SCOTT Brand survey uncovered many illuminating findings about
Americans
' views of common sense.
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-- Men are more likely to report that they learned from coaches
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"We wanted to allow our visitors to get the most out
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documents and images -- with Scene7 users can zoom in to see details not even
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looking at the original sources," said Sarah the market leader in automated rich media solutions for
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The product has three encyclopedias: the 32-volume Encyclopaedia
Britannica
, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and Britannica Elementary
Encyclopedia. Young students can advance
to the next level when they're ready, and
adults can use it all their lives. The 15-city tour kicks
off in New
York City on May 11 and will bring residents together to share their common-
sense
tips and ideas.
Why Common Sense Matters
Common sense plays a major role in our everyday
lives -- from cleaning the
house to managing finances.
-- Americans overwhelmingly see women
as more likely to share advice on
parenting (90%), running a household (85%) and health (80
%).
The House that Common Sense Built is a traveling home that brings the
everyday common-sense
solutions from the online community to life.almanacs heitmann
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"Common sense is something we use every day, which is why we created the
House
that Common Sense Built," says Ellen Wheeler, associate director of
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Only 10 percent believe that it's "very easy
" to find people in
their local community with whom they can share practical advice.kimberly-clark
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, Scene7(R), the market leader in
automated rich media solutions for the web, email and print, today
announced
that The Chicago Historical Society has implemented Scene7's Dynamic Imaging
Solution
for its online Encyclopedia of Chicago, offering users enhanced views
of historic image sources in
greater detail, and in context. The
encyclopedia was developed to provide historians, teachers, and
the public
with access to text entries and interpretive essays, historic documents,
newspaper
articles, images, static and interactive maps, timelines, and video
clips. "This year it's more useful
than
ever. Every day,
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Helpdesk
has guides to preparing papers and presentations, learning
games and
activities and easy access to statistics on the countries of the world, among
other
features.
-- Rich multimedia: thousands of images, audio and video clips that bring
subjects to life.computerization inheritage
Four-of-five
Americans say women are more open to seek advice on parenting
, while only five
percent think men would do the same.
Finding Common Sense in Your Community
Americans are divided on the ease of finding common sense in their
communities.sumeria wikinfo
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Management. BrainStormer's performance has been enhanced this year, and
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More information is available at http://www. In fact, 40 percent don
't believe it can be learned, and only
one-in-five Americans thinks people are born with it. The
tour will feature the House that Common Sense
Built, an interactive common-sense exhibit and "think
tank.com , a resource for everyday common-sense tips
and information.
-- 85 percent of Americans
believe that women are more open to seeking
tips and advice on raising children.History, in
brief, is the humanity which explains the human condition based on the chronological record of significant
events and their related causes.
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Other features include:
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Common Sense Starts at Home with Mom and Dad
Home is not only where the
heart is. Each room provides a sharing
space where unique common-sense tips are exchanged, building
and strengthening
common sense across the country.interconnecting eurasia
Indeed, a new national survey on
common sense
and sharing commissioned by SCOTT(R) Tissue and Towels finds that
99 percent consider common sense
important to their everyday lives.
While Americans think common sense is important, they don
't realize it can
be developed. In addition:
-- 85 percent of Americans believe that women
are more open to seeking
tips and practical advice on relationships with partners.anachronisms inheritage
Chicago
Historical Society Broadens Reach of Encyclopedia's Digital Media Assets Using Scene7's Dynamic Imaging
com/shopping/product/detailmain. The House
and the online community offer:
-- Time
-saving strategies that create room for the things you love
-- Easy organizing solutions that
take only 10 - minutes
-- Neat and clean tips that'll save time on big cleaning tasks
-- Healthful hints that improve your mind, body and soul
Inside the House that Common Sense
Built, people can visit four rooms:
the living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom.interconnecting wikinfo
This popular
visual browser provides an
exhilarating ride though the encyclopedia, making research easier
and
more fun.
The 2006 edition, for Windows and Macintosh computers, is available
on DVD
and CD-ROM. has been a leader in reference and
education publishing since 1768., Underscoring
the importance
of sharing practical information, eight of 10 Americans claim that exchanging
common
-sense information with others makes them smarter, and 68 percent
believe it even makes them more
successful.
Sternberg, IBM Professor of Psychology and Education and Professor of
Management at
Yale University and an expert on practical intelligence, differs
strongly with that view. Sternberg
, who has studied practical intelligence for more than 20
years, has completed notable research concluding
that sharing information can
increase levels of common sense."
Recognizing the importance
of sharing ideas, the SCOTT Brand is beginning
a nationwide Common Sense Tour in May 2005.
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The
interface has been redesigned for easier use, and the
product's overall performance has been improved
. Each encyclopedia forms the cornerstone of an integrated
"reference library" with its own distinctive
interface that includes a
dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and timelines appropriate to the age of the
user. He contends that common sense is a life skill that
can be learned and improved, especially
by sharing ideas and information with
others. Eighty-three percent of Americans
say they learned
common sense growing up, primarily from their parents.
Because most Americans aren't sure where
to go in their communities for
practical advice, it's no surprise they don't seek common-sense advice
very
often.
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But Robert J. As the creator of one of
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paper, this shows how the SCOTT
Brand is committed to making common sense more common. For instance
, according to the
survey, people in Boise, Salt Lake City and San Antonio think it's easy to
find
people in their community with whom they can share tips.llek interconnecting
The online encyclopedia consists of over 1400
entries and 1200
historical digital media sources, which enable the encyclopedia's over 3,000
daily
users to see new ways of understanding Chicago history. Customers get downloadable updates for a year
and a 90-day
subscription to Britannica's online service ( http://www.
The product carries
a suggested retail price of $49. It is part of the
Kimberly-Clark Corporation family of global brands
, which play an
indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries.epochs wiz
Also new
this year are features on history, people and animals that are
updated daily, making it easy and
enjoyable for users to learn something new
every day. Its products include the 32-volume
Encyclopaedia
Britannica, My First Britannica and the Britannica Discovery
Library. "It's a place where people
will give and get useful
common-sense information from across the country. The SCOTT Brand is making
a $300,000 donation to
Habitat for Humanity during the 2005 Common Sense Tour to help deserving
communities
throughout the country.
Seventy percent report being overwhelmed by finances and 40 percent by
managing
a household.personages bce
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The latest version
of Britannica's multimedia software, which leads the
field in depth of coverage, includes Homework
Helpdesk, a collection of
special features that help students complete assignments at home." In
addition,
SCOTT continues the year-old online Common Sense Community, at
http://www. Nearly half
of respondents say that spending time with
their partners and finding personal time are challenges
.
Common Sense Tour
That helps explain why SCOTT Brand created the Common Sense Community
in
2004, an online resource for everyday common-sense tips and information.personages respecting
Britannica also has many
digital products for consumers, schools,
libraries and universities, including Britannica Online
School Edition
( http://new. Just like
the Common Sense Community, people can discover and share
useful common-sense
solutions that will improve their everyday life and common sense.reportret interconnecting
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Americans identify a number
of challenges in managing their lives.
Men vs. Women
By a wide margin, Americans perceive
that women are more open than men to
receiving common-sense advice on a number of life topics. A
large percentage of those who learned it growing up also felt they learned it
from teachers (59
%) and other relatives (53%).com , has become so popular that SCOTT
decided to turn this "virtual
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