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Dave's Diary:Study Shows – Post in Anger & Feel Anger Longer

Dave Ettl — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:16:38 +0000

University of Wisconsin researchers say getting it off your chest and getting it on line may be counterproductive. They report that both reading rant sites and posting on them can bring on negative mood shifts.

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Dave's Diary: Six Tips For a Great Night's Sleep

Dave Ettl — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:39:21 +0000

Wake up! It’s time to celebrate National Sleep Awareness Week -- March 3-10. For me that means a tip of the hat to our friends at Sleep Country USA. You can find information on how to sleep better online from the National Sleep Foundation. http://www.sleepfoundation.org/

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YVCC to Offer Free Tech Training Opportunities

Brian Teegarden — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:10:01 +0000

Yakima Valley Community College is offering technology workshops in March. The classes will be student led and are free and open to the public.

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Brian's Blog: Taking a Break From Facebook Is Understandable

Brian Teegarden — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:26:47 +0000

A recent Pew survey tells us that 61% of Facebook users having been taking a break from the social networking site. I have continued to use it as usual, but I can understand why some are checking out.

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Taliking About Yakima Magazine on KIT's Mike Bastinelli Show [AUDIO]

Brian Teegarden — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:15:37 +0000

Yakima Magazine is a special publication of the Yakima Herald Republic that’s 100 percent locally written .

Here's how it's described on its website:
Yakima Magazine focuses on the people and places that make the Yakima Valley unique, featuring original stories about local homes and gardens, local entertainment, going out on the town, local food and wine, the outdoors, fun daytrips and interesting places to spend a weekend that aren’t that far away

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Dave's Diary: Video Vixen has Unfair Lefthanded Advantage

Dave Ettl — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:54:04 +0000

(Netscape) Violent video games are in the news again over concern they may influence the more unstable among us to take up violence ourselves. What’s a worse threat is a left handed video game player! Left-handed people are able to think much more quickly when playing computer games and any athletic sport than are their right-handed friends, according to new research from Australia. The BBC News reports that it seems that connections between the left and right sides of the brain are faster in lefties and that makes them more efficient when dealing with multiple stimuli. Which at last provides an excuse for me as to why my wife thrashes me in every video game we have ever played! We don't play violent games so it is even more embarrassing for something soft and fuzzy to destroy me.

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Dave's Diary: Smartest Cities List Includes Seattle & Vancouver

Dave Ettl — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:54:59 +0000

I get to Seattle maybe every other month so I can’t say I claim Ito be an expert on the Emerald City but I must say I never get the sense that as I coming through the tunnel I am entering the presence of brilliance…and yet, that’s what a new survey would seem to indicate.

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Brian's Blog: No iPads in my Kids' Christmas Stockings

Brian Teegarden — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:51:12 +0000

A recent survey reported that 48% of kids ages 6 to 12 would like an iPad in the next 6 months. It's not going to happen at my house.

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Brian's Blog: Can You Pick a Powerball Winner?

Brian Teegarden — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:52:11 +0000

The latest Powerball Jackpot is expected to hit at least $425 million. Can you pick the winner?

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Dave's Diary-Sniffle & Sneeze Coming On? Pass the Carrots

Dave Ettl — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:33:28 +0000

Cold and Flu season is here. Pay attention to your body and as some experts say, the minute you suspect a cold or virus – check your diet. While you can’t eat your way out a cold, what you eat from here on in could help determine the severity and length of your symptoms.

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Saturday In The Parks!

Brian Teegarden — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:00:09 +0000

Today, we take a look at Yakima's two skate parks.
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Yakima Libraries to Block All Adult Material Websites

Lance Tormey — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:21:25 +0000

Yakima libraries will block all websites with adult material following pressure from the community beginning today. The change happened after parents and other groups brought their complaints to the library board Monday night
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Brian's Blog: National Swap Ideas Day – Let's Do It! [SURVEY]

Brian Teegarden — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:08:53 +0000

No, it's not another Monday holiday where we get a day off from work, but this could be a great day for our community!
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Seniors Less Depressed Than Teens on Social Networks

Dave Ettl — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:27:24 +0000

The UK Telegraph reports some interesting studies and this one is, well, one of them! A

lthough the internet has been blamed for a rise in depression for teens -- the opposite is apparently true for the older crowd. In other words, most of the KIT listening audience.

A new study found that regular users of social-networking sites who are over 50 are almost a third less likely to be diagnosed with depression compared with non-users. All the more reason to be a KIT VIP and visit our website often!
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Brian's Blog: 10 Annoying Things People Do With Cell Phones

Brian Teegarden — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:00:03 +0000

Cell phones have become devices that a lot of us can't function without. However, some people are just clueless when using them, and that really frosts me.
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NASA Shows Us An Asteroid's Close Encounter with Earth [VIDEO]

Brian Teegarden — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:40:49 +0000

A small asteroid came within less than 20,000 miles of our planet last month, enough to make some skywatchers sweat a little.
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Dave's Diary: Video Queen Obama Girl Not As Excited This Time [video]

Dave Ettl — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:04:50 +0000

In the inner sanctum of President Obama’s advisors there is deep concern about the upcoming election…or at least there should be. One of the hallmarks of the last election was that millions of seemingly reasonable everyday people went coco for cocoa puffs over Obama. Remember Amber Lee Ettinger, the woman who earned the nickname “Obama Girl” during the 2008 presidential campaign when she posted a music video showing her affection for the then presidential nominee? She was the video representative (albeit better built) of national phenomenon.The “Obama Girl” romp became one of the most talked about viral videos on the web in the lead up to Obama’s victory. But with re-election a few months from now, “Obama Girl” has seemingly had a change of heart. The model and actress told The Daily Caller that she is “not as excited as I was the last time, that’s for sure.” Get in line Obama girl, get in line.

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Zuckerberg's Casual Appearance Sparks Controversy

Dave Ettl — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:16:26 +0000

Well, this is a good one, it places me personally at the crossroads. It has to do with individuality vs conformity, and a show of respect vs independence.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg began appearing at investor meetings this week, embarking on a so-called "road show" ahead of the social networking giant's upcoming initial public offering (IPO). Zuckerberg has been late or missing meetings completely, and when he does make an appearance, he has been wearing a hoodie. So is that a problem? That is how he dresses in his everyday life. Is the lack of a suit and tie a show of disrespect to those in attendance, or a demand for respect for his individuality?
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Military Dad Surprises Daughter at Spelling Bee After She Spells 'Sergeant' [VIDEO]

Brian Teegarden — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:00:06 +0000

This has to be one of the most touching moments you will ever see.
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Yakima – Too Many Haters, Not Enough Lovers? [POLL]

Brian Teegarden — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:11:06 +0000

Sometimes, it seems to me that our community has the worst civic inferiority complex in the world. Why?

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