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Fly killer sprays are both expensive and, in some cases, not to be used in kitchens. Some people don't like to use fly-sprays close to children or pets either. So here's a natural formula that works, but don't ask me how? All you will need is a little whole cows milk, ground black pepper and some brown or demerera sugar.

Take a small dish or saucer and add about a tablespoon from the top of a bottle of whole milk. Next stir in around a quarter of a tablespoon of ground black pepper. Finally add around a tablespoon of the brown or demerera sugar to complete the mix.

The result isn't at all unpleasant to look at or smell but for some reason house-flies hate the mixture. It's obviously safe to use in a kitchen or around children and their pets. Place the dish out and whatever room your being bugged in should soon be clear.

I'm sure this idea will appeal more than using fly-paper, which can appear more disgusting than the live flies you are trying to get rid of! I'm also convinced this simple remedy is a lot cheaper - both to buy and run - than those electric fly machines.

Have you got any other tips to rid your house of flies, ants or unpleasant bugs? Why not share them by posting in the comments section below?

Here are some wonderful sites that will help you look up the words to any song. You might be surprised at just how wrong you have been singing songs all these years!

Lyrics is a great site with a huge library of songs. All you have to do is plug in the song title or the artist and you will get the lyrics! And here's a nice twist… you get to hear most of the songs too! You can just sing along!

Song Lyrics is another good site with a great collection of songs. You can search alphabetically or do an advanced search or you can even search by genre.

All Song Lyrics has the lyrics to over 40,000 songs! You can search by artist or by song title. They even have a category for new releases so you can learn the correct words as soon as a song is released!

AAA Lyrics has the lyrics to over 160,000 songs! If you can't find your song on their site then you must be looking up one unusual song!

Lyrics Cafe is another great site with plenty of songs with full lyrics and lots of ways to search for them. My only complaint about this site is there are lots of pop-ups so turn your pop-up blocker on.

Kiss This Guy not only gives you the correct lyrics of a song but you get to see all the funny things other people thought were the correct lyrics. It's a hilarious archive of misheard lyrics including the most famous misheard lyric by Jimi Hendrix when he says “excuse me while I kiss the sky” and it sounds like “scuze me while I kiss this guy”… hence the name of the site!

Am I Right is another fun site with misheard lyrics. You can read all the entries and add your own funny lines that you thought were correct. My worst mistake? My Eyes Adored you by Frankie Valley. I thought he was saying My Sweet Georgia!”

There are many sites out there that will help you find the lyrics to your favorite songs. There is a handy list for you here. And I learned that the Cars really were saying “it's an orangy sky” in Bye Bye Love. An orangy sky! Imagine that. I was singing it right the entire time! But I also thought they were saying “it's a broken alibi” but the word is “lullaby.” Oh well, I can't be right all the time!

Sources:
lyrics website, http://www.lyrics.com/
song lyrics website, http://www.songlyrics.com/
all song lyrics website, http://www.allsonglyrics.us/
aaa lyrics website, http://www.aaalyrics.com/
lyrics cafe website, http://www.lyricscafe.com/lyricscafe/index.php
kiss this guy website, http://www.kissthisguy.com/
am i right website, www.amiright.com/misheard/
link cite website, http://www.darlenemichaud.com/linkcity.songlyrics.html

Identity theft is on the rise. And the thieves out there has come up with a new way to try to trap you. In this con, the con artist is using a basic fear, annoyance or one's civic duty, depending on what one thinks of, jury duty. What happens is that the con artist will place a phone to his/her victim. They will identify themselves as a jury coordinator. Then they will go to inform the victim that he/she fail to show up for his/her appointed jury duty notice and that a warrant has been issued for his/her arrest. The victim will, of course, protest and say they never received said notice. The con artist will then ask the victim for his/her social security number and birth date, so that he/she can check the records and verify that they are speaking to the rightful person. If a mistake has been made he/she can cancel the warrant, ASAP. Of course, at this point one may not be thinking clearly. His/her heart beat is racing and he/she is in fear. This is what the con artist is hoping. Then if you let the fear win over your rational thinking, you will give him/her the information he/she wants and he/she is able to steal your identity. Some of these con artists will even go a step further and ask for a credit card number from the victim.

This crime has all ready been reported in eleven states. Some of the states includes: Oklahoma, Illinois and Colorado.

How do you know this is a scam? First of all, a real jury coordinators will never ask for such information over the phone. In fact, all communication is done through the mail when it involves jury duty, including when someone fails to show up for jury duty. Most states do not even have the phone numbers of potential jurors, until the juror is picked to sit on a jury.

What should you do if you get a phone call like this? Tell the person who is calling that you will personally get in touch of the court yourself. Contact the court and tell them about the phone call. They in turn, will probably tell you to contact the police.

What can a con artist do with your social security number and birth dates? He/she can sign up for line of credit at some stores, through in credit card companies via the mail and even apply for cell phone usage. All of this can also take you years to straighten out once your identity is stolen.

What other steps can you take to keep your identity safe?

Never leave bank stubs or any papers with your social security and or birth-dates in places where theft can occur, including deposit slips from your banks, bills, etc.

Shred all documents with your social security number and or birth-dates before you put them into the trash.

Check your credit report at least once a year for unusual activity.

Tell companies that you deal with on a regular basis, such as your banks and health insurers, auto insurers, etc, not to share any of your information with their affilates.

Use common sense. Learn your pin numbers. Watch people behind you when you are using an ATM and never throw the receipts into the trash next to the machines or near the banks.

What should you do if you are a victim of identity theft?

Contact the police

Contact the three major credit bureaus: Equifax phone: 1-800-685-1111, Experian Phone: 1-888-397-3742, Transunion 1-800-888-4213

Place an alert on all your accounts

Get a copy of the police report in case any of your credit companies needs them.

File a ID Theft Affidavit with the Federal Trade Commission

There is no quick or easy solution to solving the problems that will arise with identity theft. It will take a lot of time speaking to many companies via phone and you will be repeating the same story. On average each victim will spend at least 175 hours on the phone and about $800 out of his/her own pocket before the problem has been corrected.

One thing to remember, the best way to stop the thief once he/she steals your identity is speed. Don't wait to start contacting everyone. Speed is your only hope in stopping him/her and maybe catching him/her.

Just be careful. The world is full of crooks, waiting to take advantage of the naive and the stupid.

If you work on the computer, if you recreationally use a computer but have trouble maneuvering the mouse, or if you get hand fatigue or pain by using the mouse- this product is for you. For many people who are living with chronic pain or disability, the computer not only becomes a main source of income, but for vital socialization as well. What happens when the one thing that helps us become independent..our computers, ends up being a source of pain? Typing, moving a mouse and any repetitive movement can be painful for anyone, but especially those with pre-existing joint problems.

The NaturalPoint SmartNAV is a hands free ergonomic mouse for people with Carpal Tunnel, RSI and other special needs. This really is good for anyone with disabilities effecting their hands and wrists, whether your hand movement is diminished or non-existent. You can increase your productivity by simply moving your head to control your computer, with the ergonomic mouse alternatives. You can also use this program just for clicking the “mouse” or for full typing.

SmartNAV was designed to complement the natural head motion you already perform when looking around. Moving your head less than a quarter inch easily maneuvers the cursor across your entire screen. The system uses an infrared camera that tracks a reflective dot worn on the user's forehead or baseball cap, etc, thus allowing users to control a cursor and navigate a computer non-manually.

I received the package in the mail. The instructions and program CD provided, were easy enough to install. Because I have lupus and there are times when my hand movements are worse than others, I can see how this would be a great tool for those “bad days”. It's simple, but it's versatile. You can adjust the motion and responsiveness of it quite a bit, and you can save settings once you discover what you like and what works best for you. You can have it work automatically, or you can activate/deactivate the program. I liked that when more than one person uses your computer, for example a family member, then you can only turn it on for those that have a need for SmartNav. Or in cases like mine when my illness gets worse or better I can choose when I need this device.

I did find my instinct was to use my old regular mouse. But after a short amount of practice time, I slowly became used to using my head and the SmartNav program to my advantage. Like anything new- it does take getting used to. I was actually amazed by how accurate the mouse pointer is once you get the hang of it. In fact, I am sure once I start using this product more and more- I can probably do more with it than I originally intended or realized. I am excited to use this product more and see it's (and my) potential!

Contrary to another review on this web site–a review frustratingly inaccurate in its details about the band–New Order's latest album, Waiting for the Sirens' Call stands as one of the band's best efforts and with a roll call of classic albums to their credit, that's really saying something. The first single “Krafty” is a crafty nod to the influence of Kraftwerk on the band and once you year it, you'll be hard-pressed to stop humming the tune. The best song on the album, and perhaps New Order's best song since “Regret,” is the title tune. Peter Hook's bass lead of the melody is a return to the triumphs of “Temptation” and “The Perfect Kiss” and the lyrics on this song are among the most moving the band has ever written, though once again lyrically the band suffers in comparison to its days as Joy Division when the haunted Ian Curtis was writing suicide notes as lyrics. The duet with Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic (surely one of rock's best names since Poly Styrene) is jet another triumph, and something a little different for the band. This may be the most un-New Orderish song the band has ever written, but the duet is performed wonderfully between Matronic and lead singer Bernard Sumner and creates an evocative atmosphere that, unfortunately, the video fails to capture. There is something missing from this effort by New Order and it's Gillian Gilbert's broad wash of keyboards. That keyboard sound has become as much a part of New Order's strength as Hook's bass and there is a definite difference without her, but her replacement ably steps up to the challenge of bringing something new to the mix. New Order's latest is clearly not the sign of a band struggling to catch up. No, this album is unquestionably the best thing you'll hear on the radio this year. That is, if American radio would play New Order!

I'm a gadget nut. I'm also a bibliophile who would rather buy books than eat. When Amazon.com announced its first Kindle, I took notice. I read everything I could about the Kindle and ordered one months before it was released in November 2007.

I soon got over the sticker shock of $399. I paid more for my last cell phone, and it doesn't read to me. New hardbacks set me back about $25 each. On the Kindle, they're $9.99. I loved the way it felt in my hands. The intuitive design and the growing book selection also were attractive. When I was tired, it would read to me, allowing me to rest my eyes.

What's more, in my hometown of Harrisburg, Ill., we don't have any bookstores. For me, the Kindle is more than a book reader; it's my only bookstore.

On Wednesday, Amazon announced the next generation of the Kindle, the DX. It's $489 and features some upgrades. But are they worth it?

There was a downside to my Kindle. It needed more storage and removable storage. I hoped my wishes would be addressed with the Kindle DX.

There seem to be three primary differences between my Kindle and the DX:

1) Screen size (6 inches on the original; 9.7 inches on the DX)

I'm 39 and have perfect vision. So, the 6-inch screen size hasn't been an issue for me. I do like the size of my smaller Kindle. It slips easily into my jacket pocket or purse. I can see how someone may prefer a 9.7-inch screen over my 6-inch screen. I generally use my Kindle during the more tedious parts of school board and city council meetings. This small size makes it possible for me to read unnoticed.

2) Storage space (1,500 books on the original; 3,500 on the DX)

This is the best improvement. One issue I worry about is eventually running out of storage on my Kindle. I wish there was a way to upgrade to more memory.

3) Another major change is the PDF conversion. On my Kindle, the files have to be converted. The Kindle DX supports native conversion. This isn't an issue for me because I only use my Kindle for books. I don't download documents, so it's not a feature I would use.

Am I going to upgrade to the new Kindle DX? No. It's a question of finances. I spent nearly $400 less than two years ago. I can't see spending another $489 for essentially the same thing. For me, it would be nothing more than the storage size. That's not enough.

Would I recommend someone buy a new Kindle? Absolutely. It was a great investment. Unless someone really wants the larger screen, I would recommend the original Kindle. It's an immediate savings of $130 to spend on books to fill the library.

Not many people are aware of the Ig Nobel Awards, a satirical ceremony based on the Nobel Prize Awards. You can read more about it here. I have compiled a list of my own personal favorites from each year, beginning in 1991.

1991 - CHEMISTRY - Jacques Beneviste - for his persistent discovery that water is an intelligent liquid, and for demonstrating to his satisfaction that water is able to remember events long after all traces of those events have vanished.

1992 - ART - Jim Knowlton - for his anatomy poster titled “Penises of the Animal Kingdom”, and to the US National Endowment for the Arts for encouraging him to extend his work in the form of a pop-up book.

1993 - MATHEMATICS - Robert W. Faid - for calculating the exact odds (860,609,175,188,282,100 to 1) that Mikhail Gorbachev is the Antichrist.

1994 - BIOLOGY - W. Brian Sweeny, Brian Krate-Jacobs, Jeffrey W. Britton and Wayne Hansen - for their breakthrough study “The Constipated Servicemen: Prevalence Among Deployed US Troops”, and especially for their numerical analysis of bowel movement frequency.

1995 - NUTRITION - John Martinez - for Luak Coffee, the world's most expensive coffee, derived of coffee beans that are ingested and excreted by the Luak (a bob-cat like animal) native to Indonesia.

1996 - PUBLIC HEALTH - Ellen Kleist and Harold Moi - for their cautionary medical report, “Transmission of Gonorrhea Through an Inflatable Doll”.

1997 - MEDICINE - Carl J. Charnetski, Francis X. Brennan Jr., and James F. Harrison - for their discovery that listening to Muzak stimulates immunity system production and thus may help prevent the common cold.

1998 - BIOLOGY - Peter Fong - for contributing to the happiness of clams by giving them Prozac.

1999 - MANAGED HEALTH CARE - George and Charlotte Blonsky - for inventing a device (US Patent 3,216,423) to aid women in giving birth - the woman is strapped onto a circular table, and the table is then rotated at high speed.

2000 - COMPUTER SCIENCE - Chris Niswander - for inventing PawSense, software that detects when a cat is walking across your keyboard.

2001 - BIOLOGY - Buck Weimer - for inventing UnderEase, airtight underwear with a replaceable charcoal filter that removes bad-smelling gases before they escape. Also, in the TECHNOLOGY category, John Keogh, for patenting the wheel in 2001, and to the Australian Patent Office for granting him Innovation Patent number 2001100012.

2002 - HYGIENE - Eduardo Seguro - for inventing a washing machine for cats and dogs. Also, in the INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH category, Karl Kruszelnicki, for performing a comprehensive survey of human belly button fluff - who gets it, when, what color and how much. Also, in the MEDICINE category, to Chris McManus, for his excruciatingly balanced report, “Scrotal Asymmetry in Man and in Ancient Sculpture”.

2003 - BIOLOGY - C.W. Moeliker - for documenting the first scientifically recorded case of homosexual necrophilia in the mallard duck.

2004 - PSYCHOLOGY - Daniel Sims and Christopher Chabris - for demonstrating that when people pay close attention to something, it's all too easy to overlook anything else - even a woman in a gorilla suit.

2005 - ECONOMICS - Gauri Nanda - for inventing an alarm clock that runs away and hides, repeatedly, thus ensuring people DO get out of bed, and thus theoretically adding many productive hours to the work day.

2006 - ORNITHOLOGY - Ivan R. Schwab and Phillip May - for exploring and explaining why woodpeckers don't get headaches.

2007 - CHEMISTRY - Mayu Yamamoto - for extracting vanilla flavor from cow dung. Also, in the ECONOMICS category, to Kuo Chang Hsieh, for patenting a device to catch bank robbers by ensnaring them in a net. Also, in the PEACE category, to The Air Force Wright Laboratory in Dayton, OH for suggesting the research and development of a “gay bomb”, which would cause enemy troops to become sexually attracted to each other.

Just reading some of these outstanding awards makes me want to attend this fantastically funny event, held each October at Harvard. It proves that scientists can have a sense of humor and are not always such serious-minded folks!

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ig_Nobel_Prize_winners

These are some ways that really work if you want to be the best in Myspace Heroes vs Villains app. The following are some hints and tips, plus at the end is a great way to get your league to a large size.

Get some Sidekicks - Having people working for you to earn you “Vials” is one of the best things you can do in myspace heroes vs villians. These sidekicks will continue to earn money for you whether you are signed in or not. As soon as you can, get some, because the longer you have them, the more they'll earn for you. I did some math for the “High School Fan Boy” and it will only take about 2 days before it pays for itself and brings in a profit. The best sidekick to get is the city council, but to get that, you have to recruit some more league members, (I'll teach you how to get more in your league at the end of this article) With the additional income, you can then buy abilities, skills or even invest it into more sidekicks.

Do the best missions - Myspace villains vs heroes has a number of different missions that you can do. As you continue to increase with levels, more jobs will appear. When doing missions, make sure that you do the best ones available. Do the one that pays the most money and gives the most experience per energy point. These heroes verse villains missions will help you to earn a lot of vials while quickly leveling up.

Take out the Traitors - Looking at the traitor-list, you'll usually find a list of heroes or villains with high bounties on their heads. This is the best way to make a ton of money really quick. Most of these other players on the list are really tough, but with your growing league you can take them. If you have good timing and a little luck, you'll be able to beat them and get a good payout.

Grow your league - Of course to win more fights and to complete more missions, you'll need to get a larger league. It can quite easy to do. In just a few minutes you can easily add many members to your heroes vs villains league and have others come to you asking you to join them. All you need to do is add your myspace address to the comments and ask others to join. Also, you can browse the comments and click on other's myspace heroes vs villains addresses and ask to be their friend too.

A couple years ago, fans of Washington, D.C. area alternative rock station WHFS, 99.1 were cruising along in their cars, or lounging at home, or at work, enjoying the cutting edge, very popular radio station when suddenly (and ironically) Jeff Buckley's “Last Goodbye” was followed by a Latino pop song and DJs speaking Spanish. Without warning, “99.1 HFS” had become “99.1 El Zol,” a Spanish-language rock/pop station. Longtime fans were shocked and outraged - absolutely no warning had been giving for the abrupt change in programming, and alternative rock fans were forced to find, well, alternatives.

XM Radio owners experienced a similar occurrence on Wednesday, November 12, as they awoke to find that many of their favorite channels had been renamed, and in some cases completely redone, as Sirius channels. As we struggle to rework our presets and attempt to discover how much our favorite channels have changed, a few early impressions have become clear. Here, then, are a few positives and negatives to use as a guide in the XM/Sirius change:

Positives: Two additions to XM Radio from Sirius are sure to ease the transition - NFL football and Little Steven's Underground Garage. XM already boasted every MLB game, a plethora of college football and basketball games, NHL, NASCAR, and countless sports talk stations. But the one thing Sirius always had over XM was live broadcasts of NFL games. Now, we have that. That's pretty great, especially for those of us fantasy football addicts who need to know if, for example, LenDale White poached a goal line touchdown from Chris Johnson in a tight matchup. XM/Sirius is now an enabler for the extension of our fantasy addiction.

Besides football, Little Steven's Underground Garage is the other outstanding addition to XM. Produced, and sometimes hosted, by Steven Van Zandt of the E-Street Band (also Silvio from “The Sopranos”), the Underground Garage plays the best rock you've never heard alongside the best classic rock that hasn't been overplayed. Most of the tracks seem to have a garage rock feel, and provides several gems that would never make it onto conventional radio, or even the old XM. Contemporary underground rock bands like Apples in Stereo and Tomorrow are mixed in with lesser known tracks from Elvis Costello and Traffic. Since the switchover, my XM tuner has been on Underground Garage nearly the entire time. I have yet to hear a bad song on that station. Definitely check it out, on XM 59.

Other stations to try that seem to have potential are the Grateful Dead channel (XM 57), JAM ON (XM 56), and Radio Margaritaville (XM 55).

Negatives: The two major negatives to the switch (besides having to relearn channels and reset your presets) are the renaming of XM channels and the deletion of XM favorites. The old XM featured two very good alternative rock stations - Ethel (which played newer alt-rock songs, as well as a spattering of recent alt-rock hits and a few quirky oddities) and Lucy (classic alt-rock, always dependable). Ethel has now been renamed, “Alt Nation,” while Lucy is now, “Lithium.” My early impression of these is that both stations have gone a bit more mainstream than their predecessors, playing a safer (read: more radio friendly) mix of alt-rock hits. Essentially, Alt Nation and Lithium are the same channel, so feel free to switch freely between them; you are likely to hear the same songs on both channels. “Top Tracks,” the excellent classic rock station from the old XM is now “Classic Vinyl,” and there appears to be no change whatsoever in programming. Ditto for Real Jazz and the comedy channels.

My biggest complaint of the switch is the loss of two excellent XM stations - The Rhyme and Beyond Jazz. The Rhyme played nothing but classic hip-hop. In any given hour, you were likely to hear Wu Tang, The Fat Boys, Eric B. and Rakim, A Tribe Called Quest, and Ice Cube. Old-school rap from its greatest era - the late 80's to the early 2000's. The new Sirius/XM has completely eliminated this channel, replacing it on the tuner with “Hip Hop Nation,” which is great if you like Chingy and T.I. and Lil' Wayne. I don't. Beyond Jazz has also been scrapped, which is a blow if you ever want to hear Miles Davis' later work, for example.

The jury is still out on the new Sirius/XM Radio, but my initial thought is that they could have handled the transition a little better. Advance warning of the channel changes and a willingness to work with fans on the new programming would have been very welcome consolation gifts to XM subscribers. However, the addition of new channels like Underground Garage give me hope that the merger might ultimately be beneficial for XM subscribers.

Let's face it: press releases, articles, websites and flyers are not always enough to effectively grow your business, which means that you might be seeking other forms of PR. When you are trying to promote your products or services, you have three main goals: (1) Reach a large audience; (2) Convey a need; and (3) Create a sense of urgency. Those three goals combine to drive traffic to your store or website and to give incentives to potential customers. During my last year or so of practicing law, I participated in a number of public speaking venues, and for the weeks following each engagement I received more phone calls and e-mails than in the previous year combined.

Public Speaking as an Alternate PR Tactic: Why It Works

One of the current PR trends is writing articles for some of the article submission sites in order to garner interest in your products or services. However, one thing that article writing lacks is the ability to physically entice your customers. You can't control how much they read or how they interpret your writing; it's a crap shoot, at best. With public speaking, you have a captive audience right in front of you, and you have a way to form relationships with those people in person. Relationships are the key to effective PR.

Public Speaking as an Alternate PR Tactic: How It Helps Your Business

There are numerous ways in which public speaking can boost your business. First, the very act of public speaking identifies you to your audience as an authority figure and an expert on your topic. Further, you are giving something to your audience for free. Just by attending your seminar or speech, they are learning valuable tools for their own lives. And lastly, you can talk with the audience after you are finished speaking. They can sign up for your mailing list, ask you questions about your products or services, and they can see you as a real person, and not just an anonymous identity on a computer screen or in an advertisement.

Public Speaking as an Alternate PR Tactic: Where Can You Speak?

This is probably the most difficult part of getting into public speaking, though there is no shortage of venues via which you can arrange a speech. For example, do you live near a major university? Colleges and universities often ask speakers to come in and give lectures to students both during and after school. Churches, chambers of commerce, community centers and business functions are just a few additional ideas.

Public Speaking as an Alternate PR Tactic: How Do You Get People to Attend?

This is another frequently asked question. Just because you are giving a speech doesn't mean that anyone will show up, so how do you ensure a high attendance? My best advice is to send out flyers near the location of your seminar or workshop and include the topics you will address. Gear your speech toward issues that your target audience is known to have. For example, I once did a series of speeches on basic legal knowledge, such as fighting speeding tickets and suing family members for personal loans. They were highly successful.