Help me in flash please

[FONT=Courier New]hi all[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]i am making a game, i need help help, i want to know 3 things[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana]1st[/FONT]
how do u randomly make an item (movie clip) appear on the screen??? (charecters pickup)
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[FONT=Courier New]2nd [/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]count down timer , anyone got the code for a simple 1??? [/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]or maybe a link to a simple 1.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]i couldnt find any.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Courier New]3rd[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]i want my charecter to pick and hold an item, (i dont have problem with picking the item, but dont know how to make the item stay with the charecter),
when picked it will stay with the charecter [/FONT]

[FONT=Courier New][FONT=Courier New]someone please help me[/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Courier New]giv me a smile on my face[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]i dont want to lose hair lol[/FONT]
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[FONT=Courier New]please anyone get2me[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]chearssss

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