March 16th, 2009 Nina Nichols
It doesn’t matter how you spell it – with an “i” or a “y” using a hyphen or not –it still is a word that instantly dissolves our confidence and our financial security. There are many links and suggestions about “how to cope with losing your job” or “how to make it through this recession or hard times”. Surely someone, somewhere has the perfect solution. Here’s a simple idea that might help you through hard times. This idea won’t save the house or make a cloudy day sunny, but it is easy, fun, beneficial, and has been recommended on television shows like The Today Show and CBS in the San Francisco Bay Area. What is this solution for the lay-off blues? Join a market research panel! It is usually free to join, at least it is at the Resolution Research panel. You contribute your opinions and ideas by participating in market research studies and receive compensation. Read more »
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March 12th, 2009 Maro Lee
I love reading open-ended responses in survey data. Answers given typically run the gamut from enlightening to absurd to brilliant to laugh-out-loud funny. Most researchers will agree that the data from open-ended responses plays an integral role in the overall analysis, which is why it’s so important to continually train interviewers on the art of active listening, probing, and recording responses. Oh my multi-tasking! Sometimes it’s easier said than done, but there are a few basic concepts that I believe aid an interviewer in mastering this skill: Read more »
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March 3rd, 2009 Mary Wuest
Okay, so I walked the Republic but hey — I was proud to make it up the 56 flights of stairs (that’s 1,098 stairs!) along with my colleagues Craig Koehler, Maro Lee, Kaylin Linke, Amanda Miller and more than 1600 other climbers.
The 3rd annual Anthem Run the Republic tower race took place in Denver on February 22nd. They raised almost $300,000 for the American Lung Association of Colorado, which will go toward helping to fight lung disease and to promote lung health. With the Republic Plaza being the tallest building in the Rocky Mountain West at 717 feet tall, I will attest to the fact that this climb makes you aware of your lungs in whole new way. It was fun and inspiring to be there amongst the climbers, volunteers and sponsors who gave of their time, money and lung power for this important cause. We all plan to do this again next year and beat our personal times. Stay tuned ….
11:07 CRAIG KOEHLER
14:55 MARO LEE
15:54 KAYLIN LINKE
20:45 MARY WUEST
25:05 AMANDA MILLER
The Climbing Crew
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