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What I meant was, I don't know how much help I would be with other things... NOT that I would be upset if you asked a non computer question!


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i lost my charger for my nikon d-60 camera battery, so i need a new one
i want to buy one from amazon, but i dont know what im supposed to buy exactly? the battery is a lithium ion battery pack EN-EL9 7.4V 1000mAhh 7.4Wh

can anyone help me find the right charger online? thanks! (link)
Hi there!

Lucky for you this is an extremely common camera. :-)

If you want to buy your Nikon D-60 battery charger from Amazon, then here is a link to a list of them:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=nikon+d-60+charger+-kit+-grip&ih=3_2_0_0_0_0_0_1_0_1.127_104&fsc=-1

... and if you want to take this opportunity to add accessories to your camera, then here is a link to all accessory kits that also contain a charger:

http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1281279152/ref=sr_st?keywords=nikon+d60+charger+kit&page=1&rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A%21493964%2Ck%3Anikon+d60+charger+kit&sort=price


... For an authentic Nikon original charger:

"Nikon MH-23 Quick Charger for EN-EL9 Li-ion Battery"

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Charger-EN-EL9-Li-ion-Battery/dp/B000KWGS9K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1281279762&sr=1-1

Enjoy your wonderful camera!



I am 12 and i still haven't started my period. I have all the symptoms but it still hasnt started... help me! (link)
Hi there,


You already asked this:

http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=584482

... please go there for your answers.


Im 12 and i have all the symptoms that im gonna start my first period but never do. please help me and give me advice:) (link)
Hi there,


You already asked this:

http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=584482

... please go there for your answers.


bearings (link)
I am afraid you will have to be more specific as to what you are seeking help with.

Please ask another question containing an example.


i asked alot of questions on this site and now i want them deleted and after that im never coming back on here please do it (link)
Sure,

Please send me a list of all your questions.

It would be better if you just reported the people you found offensive by clicking the "Report Abuse" link at the top of the page.


please because the answers were not helpful and some have offended me so please do it (link)
Sure,

Please send me a list of all your questions.

It would be better if you just reported the people you found offensive by clicking the "Report Abuse" link at the top of the page.


hey um this is important because i want some website called topix shut down for eternity and to do it i need hackers please send me a link to where i can chat with hackers about this (link)
Even the questions you are asking here are considered a federal crime.

All questions asked here will be forwarded to the FBI for review.



hey can somebody help me i got offensive answers on all my questions and i want them all deleted and after that im never coming back on so please do it (link)
Sure,

Please send me a list of all your questions.

It would be better if you just reported the people you found offensive by clicking the "Report Abuse" link at the top of the page.



i want a website called topix hacked and shut down and where can i find some hackers (link)
Please go to these three places to get your problem solved:

http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm

http://www.treas.gov/usss/index.shtml

http://www.ic3.gov/




there is this nasty website i dont like its called topix it ruined peoples lives by allowing childish baby talk like gossip trolling and harassment and trash talk is there anything i can download to block it worldwide so nobody can access please help me and dont tell me i cant (link)
Nobody here is able to help you.

Please go to:

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

... and tell them what you have to say.



I used many Sites on internet to Convert my Files online but they does not give the better quality they paste the images on it. Now I want to that the sites are convert it manually for better result. Is their any site who convert the document manually?
(link)
Please explain what it it you want to convert from and into, and provide examples of what you have tried.

We can't help you without more information.


how do i delete my advicenators account forever? (link)
Please send an e-mail to: dangernerd@gmail.com

Include the username, password and reason you wish to close the account.

We hope you don't go. As the administrator here, I took a look and noticed you give very good advice, especially for your age. :-)



how do i download virtual villagers onto my psp ? (link)
Hi there,

There is no place I can even find that says this game was ever made for the Sony PSP.

Here is the official forum for Virtual Villagers:

http://www.ldwforums.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/forum_summary

... perhaps someone there knows of a beta test version for your device.

It was released for the PC, Mac, iPhone/iPad and Nintendo DS.


How is the Files Converted online in editable formats? and if it is not converted properly then how I do it? (link)


You keep asking the question, but when we ask you what exactly you are talking about, you don't provide more information.

Please: If you tell me what it is your are doing and what you need to edit maybe I can help.

What do you want to convert from or convert into?

Thanks.



LOL

I love how you act like you know me, You go around "searching" and gaining information about people. Hm, Kind of creepy in a way but that doesn't surprise me. Also, Did you ever think for one minute that maybe I just said what I said so other people don't feel that they are the only one? (Medication wise) Apparently not! My insanity? DN, You are the one that searches up information on people never mind you have a tendency of acting very immature in certain situations on YOUR OWN site do you not? Also, Lets get something straight shall we? You DO NOT know me!, You know NOTHING about me. I have never posted anything that was a fact about me on this site lol! I don't post real information which is exactly why my profiles don't give out my age, gender or my location. For fucks sake, See a psychologist you need one. Thanks for the laugh you made my night lmao (link)
Good reverse. Obviously written by someone else.

Anywho, nobody "searched you up." You exploded in the mod forum twice before. All info is strictly what you have publicly disclosed.

Enjoy your life.


I have an idea for glasses for 2011-2099 and I want to pitch it to them.. is this the best route? Because I think its too late to patent right? In time for the New Years season. So should I try and sell it to a company? How would I even do that. Or should I tell several companies and then ask for the best offer? Can I claim something is my idea even if I don't have a patent? Thanks (link)
Hi there,

Any custom sunglass manufacturer can make the product for you, or pay you for the idea.

Here are a couple links that will cover MANY manufacturers:

http://www.manufacturers.com.tw/optical/Sunglasses-Manufacturers.html

http://www.globalsources.com/gsol/GeneralManager?point_search=on&page=search%2FSupplierSearchResults&product_search=off&supplier_search=on&article_search=off&type=new&searchWithin=new&search_what=2&query=Sunglasses&mode=matchall&select_category=2000000003844&point_id=3000000149681&catalog_id=2000000003844&from=&action=GetPoint&action=DoFreeTextSearch

... Now, as for patenting this I can tell you from experience that a patent search is a long and expensive process. It isn't something you typically have success doing on your own.

There is a book titled: "The Case Against Patents" by Don Lancaster

Had I had that book, or even read this article summary:

http://www.tinaja.com/glib/casagpat.pdf

... I would have saved myself literally years of my life time.

If you get the book you will be armed with what you need to know to make a success out of your idea if at all possible.

If you question the idea of such a book, go read that article I linked you to. What the man says is pretty much the way it is.

Trying to patent something AND make money from said patent has been a one-way trip to the looney-bin for many people before either of us ever thought of patenting something.

If you try to patent something, and you manage to escape dead broke and homeless... but still have your sanity, you should count yourself blessed.

There is this tremendous mythology built up around the way the patent system works... and while the system might have been very workable for the industrial revolution, those days are all but gone.

Here is a VERY short version of how it usually goes: You spend $6,000-30,000 for lawyers to do a patent search. Bonus! Your idea probably isn't already patented or too close to something with an existing patent to make a legal case for the uniqueness of your item.

Great! So you file a patent application.

Your application is looked at by many thousands of people who do nothing but steal ideas from said applications.

Here is where the trouble starts: You get your patent after say, a year... and you get a truckload of them manufactured.

You go to sell them and find that Mega-CompanyXYZ already has your product in stores. They have had them in the stores months before your patent was granted.

Maybe they changed one small thing, and filed another patent claiming it as unique, but usually they just use it as is. Why?

Ok, so you file a patent infringement lawsuit. Mega-Co has an entire legal department that does nothing but this. You, if you are lucky, will find one lawyer willing to take your case.

Usually the lawyer will carry you along until you have spent everything you have and sold your home to continue paying his fees. When you run out of money, the lawyer drops the case. Mega-Co can keep one lawyer busy with paperwork for several years.

If Mega-Co is off-shore from your country, your lawsuit is no less than 1000 times less likely to see success.

If I was going to try to wade through the patent process again, I would NOT even begin to think about it without $100,000 in cash in my hands. No way. The only way to win that game is either not to play or to hire the biggest, baddest patent lawyer you can find. That $100,000 would be gone in a month, tops.

I looked into the product cycle for new-years novelty sunglasses, and found that the products will be in the hands of the middlemen by November. This doesn't give you much time to make a play for next year.

I have seen designs for them already, and I don't know if you have something they aren't already doing or not.

If you do, I would set myself a price that I wanted for my idea, and approach a manufacturer.

The odds of you winning on this are pretty slim, you should know that going into it.

I don't want to discourage you, but the reality is that an off-shore company that makes novelty glasses can take your idea, fold up shop and open under a new name in a matter of days. They probably wouldn't bother because they know the odds of you winning a lawsuit against them is practically zero.

If you offer it to several companies, here is what will happen: You will never hear back from them, and you will see your idea on shelves probably next year. If you protest, they simply say they never heard of you.

If you can find a novelty manufacturer in the USA, if you live here, and you are willing to meet with them at their offices... AND they are willing to sign a non-disclosure agreement before seeing your idea... you MIGHT have a chance.

Only, and I mean ONLY pursue this if you are certain that your idea isn't in the manufacturing pipe already. Why? If the US maker runs with your idea, and someone else has rights to it already, you are both in jeopardy of being sued.

I am NOT a lawyer, by any means, and I strongly suggest that if you read the article, then hopefully the book... and still want to proceed that you spend the money to go over your idea with a lawyer.

Before you do that, you can save yourself some grief by reading that material I mentioned a few times now.

Good luck and wish you success in every good thing that you set your hand to.


Can a playpass user use the bring a friend for $15.99 for sixflags great adventure theme park? (link)
Hi there,

I looked for an answer fot you, but I found that it can be different from park to park. What works at one Six Flags park might not work at the others. I couldn't find any specific reference to this with the great adventure park.

Really the only thing to do is get ahold of someone there and find out from the park people themselves.

I put contact (phone number and address) info here for all the parks just in case you are planning to take trips to the other ones. If I had a playpass, I would. :-)

If you want to e-mail them, there is a form located here:

http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/footerNav/contact.aspx

Six Flags Great Adventure
Route 537, P.O. Box 120
Jackson, New Jersey 08527
Mark A. Kane, Park President
Park Information (732) 928-1821
Guest Relations (732) 928-2000 x2838

Six Flags America
P.O. Box 4210
Largo, Maryland 20775
John Winkler, Park President
Park Information (301) 249-1500
Guest Relations (301) 249-1500 x3289

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
1001 Fairgrounds Drive
Vallejo, California 94589
Eric Gilbert, Park President
Park Information (707) 644-4000
Guest Relations 707-644-4000 x374

Six Flags Fiesta Texas
17000 IH-10 West
San Antonio, Texas 78257
Martin Bozer, Park President
Park Information (210) 697-5000
Guest Relations (210) 697-5050

Six Flags Great America
P.O. Box 1776
Gurnee, Illinois 60031
Hank Salemi, Park President
Park Information (847) 249-INFO (4636)
Guest Relations (847) 249-INFO (4636)

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor-Arlington, Texas
1800 Lamar Boulevard
Arlington, Texas 78006
Steve Martindale, Park President
Park Information (817) 265-3356
Guest Relations (817) 265-3356 x4812

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor-Los Angeles
26101 Magic Mountain Parkway
Valencia, California 91355
Jay Thomas, Park President
Park Information (661) 255-4527
Guest Relations (661) 255-4103

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor-New Jersey
Route 537, P.O. Box 120
Jackson, New Jersey 08527
Mark A. Kane, Park President
Park Information (732) 928-2000 x0
Guest Relations (732) 928-2000 x3506

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
937 Phillips Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40209
Andy Michaelree, Park President
Park Information (502) 366-2231
Guest Relations (502) 814-4526

Six Flags Magic Mountain
26101 Magic Mountain Parkway
Valencia, California 91355
Jay Thomas, Park President
Park Information (661) 255-4100
Guest Relations (661) 255-4103

Six Flags Mexico
Carretera Picacho al Ajusco #1500
Col. Heroes de Padierna
Mexico, D.F. C.P. 14200
Park Information 52(55) 53 39 36 00
Guest Relations 52(55) 53 39 36 00
x1426 and x1234

Six Flags New England
1623 Main Street
Agawam, Massachusetts 01001
Jason Freeman, Park President
Park Information (413) 786-9300 x0
Guest Relations (413) 786-9300 x3000

Six Flags New Orleans
12301 Lake Forest Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70129

Six Flags Over Georgia
275 Riverside Parkway
Austell, Georgia 30168
Melinda Ashcraft, Park President
Park Information (770) 948-9290
Guest Relations (770) 739-3400 x3298

Six Flags Over Texas
P.O. Box 90191
Arlington, Texas 76004
Steve Martindale, Park President
Park Information (817) 640-8900
Guest Relations (817) 640-8900 x3139

Six Flags St. Louis
P.O. Box 60
Eureka, Missouri 63025
Dave Roemer, Park President
Park Information (636) 938-4800
Guest Relations (636) 938-5300 x397

Six Flags White Water
250 N. Cobb Parkway #100
Marietta, Georgia 30062
Melinda Ashcraft, Park President
Park Information (770) 948-9290
Guest Relations (770) 590-4067

Six Flags Wild Safari
Route 537, P.O. Box 120
Jackson, New Jersey 08527
Mark A. Kane, Park President
Park Information (732) 928-1821
Guest Relations (732) 928-2000 x2838

La Ronde
22, Chemin MacDonald
Ile Sainte-Helene
Montreal (Quebec)
Canada H3C 6A9
Marc Tremblay, Park President
Park Information (514) 397-2000
Guest Relations (514) 397-2001 x2623

The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom
P.O. Box 511
Lake George, New York 12845
Don McCoy, Park President
Park Information (518) 792-3500
Guest Relations (518) 792-3500 x3269

Six Flags Corporate Offices
924 Avenue J East
Grand Prairie, Texas 75050

230 Park Ave
New York, NY 10169


Well, I've done it again - under estimated how much sun I was really getting today. I thought I was mostly in the shade, but when I got home tonight, I realized I got another bad sunburn. (Even with sunscreen, though I didn't reapply it as often as I should have).

In the past, I've tried aloe gel, tea baths, yogurt, lotion, and honey. They soothe momentarily, but don't last and don't really help the healing process. I'm currently using BananaBoat Aloe After Sun Lotion, but I've got so much on and I'm so burned, the lotion refuses to rub in anymore, so its just kind of sitting on my arms/shoulders/back.

Does anyone have any home remedies or products that can help soothe sunburns, and make them heal quicker? Also, is there anything I can use on my face? My forehead burned pretty badly, but everything I've ever used on my face before just burned and made me break out. Breaking out with a sunburn is certianly not fun.

I'd really like a "Miracle Breakthrough in Sunburn Healing technology" if at all possible! I would love to find something that soothes and speeds up the healing process.

Thanks! (link)
Edit: As per your question in feedback: Yes Noxzema is for sale just about everywhere at least in the USA. I have been working in "middle of noplace" North Dakota and even the mom-n-pop drugstore in a town of 200 people has it.

If you are in a city with any kind of drug store, they will have it. Last time I bought it I bought a two-pack of the large containers at Walmart.

If you don't mind, would you write me a new feedback when you get it and try it? I would like the "oooo ahhhh" reaction. :-) The first words you will have when you put it on are likely to be: "Why on Earth did nobody tell me about this?!"

Trust me: Putting Noxzema on a fully reddened sunburn is what I imagine heaven feeling like.

Last tips: Do NOT buy the pump bottle. The liquid one doesn't work as well. Buy big containers and put it on thick. Don't worry about rubbing it all in, just get it on there.

-----

Hi there,

For instant pain relief and moisturizing I don't know anything that tops Noxzema (get the tub, not the pump bottle) have someone rub it on thick... thick like you are trying to hide yourself behind a wall of Noxzema.

It feels delightful. When it comes time to remove the leftovers, hop in the cool shower.

For actual curative stuff, I don't know that anything beats aloe vera. The problem is that if you want real help, you need REAL aloe.

The only thing that should be in it is raw aloe, and maybe one preservative.

Your local healthfood store probably has raw aloe.

Buy the big size and don't be shy with it. It isn't very expensive.

Many people think aloe doesn't work for sunburn because they used a crappy lotion that had only a small percentage of aloe. Most have more alcohol than aloe! Not something you want on a sunburn.

Enjoy the iced wonder that is Noxzema on a sunburn, and I hope you heal really soon.


P.S. Please remember this next time you are tempted to be out in the sun like this. Oh, and read up on sunscreens. Most are bogus.


There is the great Korean show about people getting married on TV and stuff. I saw one that was english subbed but I can't find any more.

Can you help me find this funny great show? (link)
Here is a link to a page that has many episodes:

http://www.mysoju.com/we-got-married/

... it is the only place I know that has them with English subtitles.

Here is a list of the episodes that can be found here:

Episode 55
Episode 54
Episode 53
Episode 52
Episode 51
Episode 50
Episode 49
Episode 48
Episode 47
Episode 46
Episode 45
Episode 44
Episode 43
Episode 42
Episode 41
Episode 40
Episode 39
Episode 38
Episode 37
Episode 36
Episode 35
Episode 34
Episode 33
Episode 32
Episode 31
Episode 30
Episode 29
Episode 28
Episode 27
Episode 26
Episode 25
Episode 24
Episode 23
Episode 22
Episode 21
Episode 20
Episode 19
Episode 18
Episode 17
Episode 16
Episode 15
Episode 14
Episode 13
Episode 12
Episode 11
Episode 10
Episode 9
Episode 8
Episode 7
Episode 6
Episode 5
Episode 4
Episode 3
Episode 2
Episode 1


My commpressor in my 2001 taurus runs fine and the coolant levels are good, but no cold air. I recently stoped the compressors cycling problem after a mechanic actually plugged in the power and control plug incorrectly and almost bent off a terminal, and i also jumpe the cycling switch once which lso helped fix my compressor which is running good now. Any idea why my air still isn't getting cold? (link)
Hi there,

When you say coolant levels, are you meaning engine coolant? The AC system uses a special refrigerant which, if low, can cause the compressor to fail in addition to not providing any cold air.

Another thing: Just because the compressor is turning, doesn't mean that it is doing anything. If a seal/valve is missing/worn/bent then no cold air for you.

Don't forget to have the condenser checked while you are at it. AC service inspection is usually pretty inexpensive if you don't need any major parts. If you don't have the tools to test refrigerant flow dynamics and pressure levels, then perhaps a trip to a shop that does would be in your car's best interest. :-)

Hope you get it fixed soon... hot enough yet?




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