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Bring on the heatwave - and I bring to you the top 5 FREE way to keep cool if you don't have AC.   You're welcome.

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KISS has a career spanning over 35 years! Bursting onto the scene in 1973, KISS defined what a "Rock N' Roll Stage Show" is all about! The fire breathing Demon Gene Simmons, The Rock Starchild Paul Stanley, The Guitar Shredding Spaceman Ace Frehley, and The Cool Catman Peter Criss defined a generation of rock music and have inspired many of today's acts! It is not easy to pick the TOP 5 CLASSIC TRACKS of KISS because of their extensive career, but let's give it a shot!

Job Stressing you out and making you fat... well maybe.

A new survey commissioned by CareerBuilder shows some occupations may actually make you pack on the pounds.

Among the most fattening careers are those of travel agents (Do those still exist?)  judges, teachers, and even doctors. Police officers and firefighters also have weight gain. I won't make a doughnut joke!

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Well, many of are looking for jobs, or to move on up these days, and Yahoo! Shine came up with a list of five worst things to include on your resume they might blow your chances of getting a job. Here they are in no particular order:

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Lead foot are you?  I've only ever had one speeding ticket, and it was for 5MPH over the limit, and quite honestly was bogus. So as a public service, I give you the top 6 ways to avoid a speeding ticket according to Readers Digest - Remember too, with all of the construction all over 131 - fines are doubled!

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How's your life working out?   Well, I'm about to share with you the list of habits of successful people. I took a look at this list for myself, and I think I'm pretty good at most of these honestly, although #2 is a bit vague. We all have bad days, and while these might seem obvious, good to keep in mind.  How many of these are following?

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Today's printers might actually work -- well, most of the time but boy don't we miss bone-crunching sound of the dot matrix is one of the most immediately recognizable noises in yesterday's technology. What other sound, after all, so deafeningly conveys the message: "Hey, buddy: Get ready to fix a paper jam"? I wonder whatever happened to all of these things?  I bet in Africa somewhere they are still hearing this sound!

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Between call-waiting and speech-based signals ("The number you are trying to reach is busy..."), the soothing sound of a busy phone is something you rarely hear these days. How many teenagers have heard this tone?  Hard to believe, but think about it - when is the last time you heard this tone when you made call

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It was the ringtone before there were ringtones -- the predecessor to an infinite array of annoying pocket-based serenades - but hey, at least we weren't toting around "Bag Phones" anymore!

Now look at the ringtones everyone has

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I bring you #19 on the list of the 20 sounds you'll soon hear disappear in the next 10 years or so...

The brief tone. The dialing of those magical numbers. And that screech -- by God, that screech. It's musical, really, starting with a single beep and expanding into cascading harmonies of mechanical song. Then comes the satisfying bursts of static, with their climactic rush that screams out:  Yes- We're connected at 9600BPS!

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I've never been married, but half of marriages won't make it to the 20-year mark. You can be that other half. Here are five tips from The Stir that may help you out. Some of them may seem somewhat obvious, but a good reminder never hurts!

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Today is National Joe Day! A day to appreciate and respect the everyday "Joe's" in your life. From Joe the Plumber to Joe Montana to a cup of good ol' Joe, Joe is a big part of our lives! Luckily in Grand Rapids we have plenty of Joe's to pick from to honor. Here is my to

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