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Okay, so i lost my camera charger. Like there is the cord and then there is an atachment that hooks on to it which the battery goes in, stupid right? Well I lost the attachment. It's a 7.0 Megapixel Digital Camera t730 Polaroid. I don't mind getting the whole charger cuz whos going to cell just the attachment> But i REally don't wnat to buy a whole new camera.

Links to where I can get one? (link)
Polaroid seems to be one of those companies with very little third party accessory support, and a charger for the t730 Polaroid digital camera is no exception. :-(

I found a few places for you, though:

"[ 02491-0066-00 CTA-00730S ] t730 Compatible Battery Charger" Also says "Polaroid DS5370:"

http://www.ebuymania.com/product/battery_charger/Polaroid-02491-0066-00-AC-charger_t730.htm

"Polaroid t730 Replacement Charger:"

http://www.ebuybatteries.com/product/models/2_Polaroid-02491-0066-00-AC-charger_Polaroid+t730.htm

If you want the official name brand one from Polaroid they have a toll free number you can call and order one:

1-877-388-3779
(Monday to Friday) 10a - 7p Eastern (Till 4p on Saturday)

Will set you back about $30, same as the off brand ones.

I was also looking at the model numbers from the places I found above: 02491-0066-00, CTA-00730S and DS5370. A few quick searches on eBay later:

DS5370:

http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=32&catref=C6&from=R40&satitle=DS5370&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&fts=2&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=41535&sabfmts=1&sacqyop=ge&sacqy=&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&sass=&fsop=32&fsoo=2

02491-0066-00:

http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=32&catref=C6&from=R40&satitle=02491-0066-00&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&fts=2&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=41535&sabfmts=1&sacqyop=ge&sacqy=&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&sass=&fsop=32%26fsoo%3D2&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search

... and it appears that this charger / battery / adapter might be interchangeable with some models from Olympus, Vivitar, Nikon, Sanyo and even a "Hello Kitty" camera, if you can believe that.

If you are an experimenter, experiment with those at your own risk. ;-)

It looks like one of the rarest battery chargers / adapters might in fact be very common... just hidden under a model number that can't easily be cross-referenced to the Poloroid t730

The safe bet, of course, is to get the one from Polaroid directly to be sure it is compatible with your Poloroid t730.

Happy picture taking!


How to would I go about contacting Stephenie Meyer? She is the Author of:

The Twilight Series:

Twilight

New Moon

Eclipse

Breaking Dawn

Midnight Sun: Edward's Version of Twilight

Thank you for any help! (link)
Hello there,

Contacting Stephenie Meyer is difficult. Here is a snippet from the official Stephenie Meyer website:

"For those of you hoping to find an email address or a way to contact Stephenie — I apologize. There is currently no way for fans to get in contact with her. Stephenie is still much too busy to re-open her fan email or snail mail addresses. Also, I cannot forward emails. She is in the process of writing/editing multiple books, and I think we can all agree that we would rather that she spends her time writing instead of reading thousands of emails every day."

Which is from Ms. Meyer's webmaster here:

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/webmaster.html

However, I found that Stephenie Meyer, prolific author that she is, finds time for social networking:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=52906350

... Yes, the official Stephenie Meyer Myspace! :-)

I don't know if she ever checks messages, or responds, but you COULD leave a comment for her and hope she sees it.

Note, when searching for her info, I found that misspellings are very common. The major ones seem to be: Stephanie Meyer, Stephani Meyer, Steffani Meyer and Stepheni Meyer. With this in mind, if you want to search for fan clubs and such, you will want to use the correct spelling for sure, which is: Stephenie Meyer


back in the day can lutherean missoary women marry/ have sex? (link)
Here is the place to find out ANYTHING you want about Lutheran missionary women:

http://www.lwml.org/

... Here is the Lutheran Women's Missionary League contact info:

http://www.lwml.org/about_us/lutheran-women-in-mission-contact-us.htm


http://www.thenorthface.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=10454&storeId=207&catalogId=10201&langId=-1&from=subCat&parent_category_rn=11719&variationId=7H8#

can i buy that in a store? i was hoping i would be able to find it in the towsontown mall...thanks (link)
Hi there,

No idea where you live so the mall name means nothing to me, BUT at the top of The North Face website you linked us to, you will find this link:

http://www.thenorthface.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TNFStoreLocator?langId=-1&storeId=207&catalogId=10201

... which will let you put your zip code in and tell you which store that carry The North Face jackets are closest to you.


Anyone no where i can get a shirt that says nevershoutnever?

Thanks! (link)
Here are two sources:

Nevershoutnever shirts:

http://www.interpunk.com/search.cfm?&searchfor=NEVERSHOUTNEVER!

Nevershoutnever shirts AND accessories:

http://new.merchnow.com/catalogs/never-shout-never


i just took a high school entrance exam today.
i didn't get most questions,so i just guessed on them and filled in random bubbles.

so my question is,if the answers are incorrect,do points get deducted off your score?

if not,how do they grade your HSPT?

PLEASE ANSWER! (link)
Hello there,

Just like most any other test, you are graded on what you got right. Naturally anything you got wrong, isn't right. This includes failure to completes (blanks.)

Here is a little blurb about the High School Placement Test (HSPT:)

"Your HSPT score is based on the number of questions you answer correctly. Your raw score (the number correct out of the total number of questions) is converted to standard scores that range from 200 to 800."

... from:

http://www.petersons.com/testprep/test_info.asp?id=1828&sponsor=1&path=hs.pft.hspt#scoring

I hope you don't mind some advice you didn't ask for, but I really have to tell you that cheating/guessing on the High School Placement Test (HSPT) is a really bad idea, and you should confess at once that you just guessed.

Many people do this, and simply retake the test.

This test is to see what you need help with. That is the primary thing anyone cares about.

Let us say that you guessed at some high level math and got it right! Yay for you! Guess what? Now you are going to be in a math class where you have NO idea what is going on and will probably fail. This happens all the time.

Please re-take the test. It is a lot better than failing your classes because they are too hard, and having such poor grades you can't even get into community college. :-)

Trust me, if you don't come clean on this it will do bad things to the rest of your life.

Thanks for doing the right thing on your High School Placement Test (HSPT.)


ok, on MTV, shows like elite 8, halfway through a song a number will pop up, where u text a code and theyll send u a ringtone. but whats the number? thanks! (link)
How to get MTV ringtones, free and otherwise:

"How do I download a ringtone from a video I saw on TV?
Send a text message to 28000 with the keyword from the video in the body of the message. Reply Y to the message that is sent back to you and then follow the instructions in the next message that you receive."

From the MTV.com ringtones FAQ:

http://www.mtv.com/mobile/faqs/#faq_11

... which would be a good idea to read before doing anything like ordering free ringtones from MTV (or paid ringtones for that matter.)


Female
21 yrs Old

Umm... エ met this boy I've been talking to him for over 3 months now. エ was a Virgin when エ met him, we hung out had a good time and next came the sex. エ wasnt scared nor did it hurt but after we were done エ had nothing to say to him... He calls エ didn't answer エ didn't kno how to react to him. NOW he won't answer his phone wen エ call... what cud that mean? Does it mean he doesn't want to be bothered with me anymore. Did エ turn him off, what cud it be. エ think ima have a nervous breakdown エ dnt kno what エ did to make him act like that. Please give me some advice.... (link)
Let us look at this from his point of view:

From his perspective you used him for sex then stopped taking his calls.

What would YOU do if a boy had sex with you, then stopped talking to you? Would you wait around until he decided to talk to you again? Heck no! You would be heart broken, totally rejected and feel completely used... a total fool.

That is how you made him feel. Don't expect him to "get over it" pain like that usually lasts a lifetime. I would still try to explain it to him, in letter format, though, and I wouldn't expect a response.

The only way he has to heal a broken heart is to completely remove any thought of you from his life. Just the same way you would try to do if a boy did to you, what you did to him.

Writing a letter explaining things may make him feel better. He may even forgive you... but ask yourself why he would ever trust you or put you in a position to break his heart again.

It scares me that you: "...dnt kno what エ did to make him act like that." How can you be 21 and not get this?

To be clear: You gave him a part of yourself, and he gave you a part of himself.

What happened next: He loved the part of you that you gave him. You rejected the love he gave you in return.

I hope you learn from this, and don't treat anyone else this way in the future.

DN.

P.S. Using a non-standard character to emphasize yourself: "エ met ... エ was ... エ wasnt ... エ didn't ... エ call ... エ think..." and so on makes you look like an egotistical person who is completely self centered. Might be time to rethink the writing style too.


where can I watch the movie "Running On Empty" with River Phoenix online free without downloading anything? I can watch any other movie I want by searching on google, but for some reason this one i cannot find. I'm guessing it might not be as popular. It's also not on iTunes. If someone could give me a DIRECT link to just watching the movie, not just a movie website, or i will give you a bad rating. Because chances are i've already looked on that movie website. Thanks! (link)
Please don't threaten other users with bad rating. People will not answer you, and it makes you look bad.


hey does anyone know where to watch the latest episodes of pokemon diamond and pearl battle dimension plz tell i am a huuge fan (link)
Watching Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Battle Dimension online for free is a hit and miss thing. Here is a google video search for "Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Battle Dimension" which has some episodes available:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-51,GGLG:en&q=%22Pokemon+Diamond+and+Pearl+Battle+Dimension%22&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wv&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=1#sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG%2CGGLG%3A2005-51%2CGGLG%3Aen&q=%22Pokemon%20Diamond%20and%20Pearl%20Battle%20Dimension%22&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wv&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=1&start=10

Here is another one for "Pokemon diamond" because the titles aren't always posted correctly:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&safe=off&q=Pokemon+diamond&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=1#

Here is yet another for Pokemon Battle Dimension, for the same reason:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=Pokemon++Battle+Dimension&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&resnum=0&sa=N&tab=wv&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=1#



sorry it not in the right category. I just wanted to know anybody know in ohio, any places i know outback dose but drive throus hase sweet potato fries. I got them once and I forgot where I got it. thanks (link)
Metro Burger

845 W. Market St., Akron, 330-253-8743.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.


i have a kodak easy share ls753...

i went to the site and the charger doesnt look like the one i had. but im trying to maybe find it on ebay or something so i dont have to spend so much at kodak... kodak said it was Li-Ion Universal Battery Charger K7600-C... but when i did that on ebay i got multipule batteries. my camera has one flatish battery and says its a rechargable KLIC-5000.so am i missing something?? which one do i use? im really bad at this stuff sorry if it sounds dumb. Anyway any help would be great. thanks alot. (link)
Hi there,

Finding a Kodak rechargeable battery charger can be a little weird. Here is a method I use: Search for the battery model, and the word "charger." Example:

http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmdZ1QQ_fromZR46QQ_sopZ12?_nkw=klic+5000+charger&_sacat=0&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=klic+5000&_osacat=0

... will search eBay for "klic 5000 charger."

There is a wide variety here.

If buying a Kodak rechargeable camera battery on eBay proves to be something you don't want to do, then there is google:

only search advicenators.com


... which brings up several inexpensive Kodak Li-Ion battery chargers.

I was really surprised how cheap the chargers for the Kodak KLIC-5000 batteries were on eBay!

Have fun.


i have a palm centro and every night it automatically updates at like 4:45 in the morning.
the problem is, in my dorm there is no place that i get service enough for it to update. so a box comes up saying it wasn't able to update and asks if i want to run it now or cancel the update. this is fine except i have my alarm set to go off to wake me up and if the box is up, my alarm wont sound. is there a way to change the time for the updates or change a setting so the box doesn't come up or anything i can do? thanks (link)
Hi there,

Apparently, you are the only one here with a centro and this problem. I looked into it, however, and apparently it is pretty common.

I found this:

http://forum.centrospot.com/showthread.php?p=1495694

... which indicates that the even can be shifted to a new time in the Palm Centro. How to do that? Can't help, but the people at CentroSpot.com probably know about everything there is to know about the Palm Centro.

How about posting in their forum, and seeing if someone who actually has a Centro can help you solve your Palm probs?

I did look in the manual, but it seems like they assume you should be able to figure it out, since they don't make much mention of it there. I hate it when they do that. Apparently Palm doesn't have the best manuals, and the Centro is no exception. :-(



on my profile theres this stupid blue thing that messes up my whole profile. when i clear my profile and i take everything off the blue sidebar thing comes off but as soon as i put my colors and stuff in it comes back!
please help!
thanks in advance! =] (link)
Hi there,

What do you have in "Sidebar background color:" when you have the problem?

Is it currently the way you DON'T want it to be or the way you do?

The only thing I see is that the sidebar background is set to blue, which is the color that you put in the box as far as I can tell.

Please give a bit more detail if you can, and we will get it figured out.



HOw can i do that i really need my printer and i cant find the cdrom Its lexmark uhm i think 1200 series or x2250 model i need it asap.
Help please. (link)
As you said the need for lexmark printer drivers was urgent:

http://downloads.lexmark.com/perl/downloads/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:0:0:0

... that will let you download the current drivers for all available Lexmark printers.

Download your Lexmark printer drivers from there, and whammo! no CD needed. :-)


hi I've been thinking about making a game and giving selling or whatever you do to a website or a couple of them(if you can sell them) and i also been thinking about making a website and managing it and sticking games on it
but i cant really find and game/website making software on the internet that i can understand(cause im 13) i know it costs money to keep a website on the internet and stuff like that but is there and cheap and easy things in shops or the internet that i can buy to make games or make a website
thanks for the help sorry if i didnt make it clear
and sorry its a bit long (link)
Hello there,

Without more detail on exactly what you have in mind for a game, I can only give general suggestions.

For on-line game building:

Game maker 7 from YoYo games:

http://www.yoyogames.com/

... and Roblox:

http://www.roblox.com/

... come to mind.

If you want to build an adventure game:

Adventure maker has a freeware version:

http://www.adventuremaker.com/

... and the big dog in the freeware adventure game maker pack: AGS (Adventure Game Studio)

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/

... which was used to remake classic games like those from the King's Quest series.

As for making a website... let me spare you some grief. Have a look at what is already out there. Spend time going through them all, or as many as you can take at least... and then ask yourself the following questions:

"What can I do that will make my game site stand out from the pack?"

"There are already thousands of game sites, so what will make people want to use mine?"

"What do I have to offer that nobody else has already done?"

"What do I bring to the game site market that nobody else could?"

... if you don't like the answers, don't waste your time.

I don't want to discourage you, but I don't want you to be even more discouraged by building something and having nobody at all use it.

Have fun making games, and if you get a nice one together, drop me a note so I can play it. :-)

DN.


I have been prescribed propanolol (20 mg) to deal with test anxiety, probably more on a short term basis. I have heard that taking even 10 mg would be okay, but am not sure if I should do that, or take the whole 20 mg.

I am 24, F, weigh about 120 pounds (approx. 54.5 kg)..so you have an idea of my weight/age range.

Also, for anyone who has taken propanolol, how has it helped you deal with anxiety (test anxiety, stage fright, etc)? And how long does it stay in your system? Thanks (link)
Hello there,

Nobody here will be able to answer this. Even if they were a doctor, they would need to know your history.

The information you are asking for should have been given to your by your physician, pharmacist, or both.

Those are the people you will need to contact for best results. This is your health we are talking about here, and propranolol is nothing to mess with if you don't have precise instructions.

Please call your doctor/pharmacist about your propranolol prescription. Propranolol dosage is something only they can help with.


there's a screensaver at my work that is a series of pictures (they never repeat), usually its photographs of places, animals, paintings, and animals, etc. At the top, it always says what/where it is.

Anyone know where I can find this screensaver? (link)
Hi there,

I am guessing you are looking for the Endless Slideshow Screensaver, or ESS:

http://www.exisoftware.com/slideshow-screensaver/index.html

... which looks really cool. This coming from a guy (nerd) who typically views screensavers as a waste of CPU cycles. ;-)



ok so i have to pick out a piece of renaissance artwork i'm choosing this one :

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j212/Moodymare55/skeleton.jpg

so i'm advertising a product i need an idea, it can by any type of product or company, just school appropriate of course. I'm allowed to add things to the picture too. I need a slogan..and i need a good one..so anyone creative please help me!

thanks!
15/f/usa (link)
How about a lonely hearts club?

Slogan: "Waiting for Ms. Right? Don't wait this long."

If you have already done the project, please let me know in feedback what you ended up with and what slogan you used. Just curious.


I know someone who was arrested and he has about 14 charges and on a certain website it lists all his charges and theres a category that says ''General Offense Character'' and all his charges are ''principal''. Does anyone know what that means? If its good or bad? Thanks in advance. (link)
Hi there,

My understanding is simply that General Offense Character lists the general characteristics of the offense. In other words a general description of the offense.

As for the "principal" charges, I am thinking that this means the main charges they are making a case on.

I am not a lawyer, so just take these for what they are, and consult a legal professional if you need more help with this, or talk to someone in law enforcement who deals with this stuff every day. :-)





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