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Anyone know where to find screw-on pool cue tips (female)? Mine are opposite from the ones I'm finding: the threaded screw extends from the ferrel/shaft of the stick and the tip screws onto it (female). Everything I see out there has the female end on the stick, male on the tip.

I'm writing a Java program that creates a URI. Unfortunately it looks like I have to use a URLEncoder to convert all the spaces into compatible URL syntax. Normally that's either %20 or the plus + sign. However, when I try to put a URL like "http://server/a+file.mp3%22 into Firefox the server comes back with a 404 error. If I replace the plus sign with %20 it works. Anyone know why?

Here's the deal: I've got an existing 2-year plan with Verizon for a standard voice phone, no data plan. It expires in May 2010. I want to get a Droid and am willing to sign a new 2-year contract. According to their website at http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/droid.js... I should be able to get it for $149.99 since I'm an existing customer. But Best Buy and the Verizon store say I can't get it for that price (or even $199) because my current plan doesn't expire until next May. WTF? That's not what their website says!