The Old U.S. Mint was damaged, and should be able to reopen in 2007.

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Not only do you start to make a mint off of old titles most people were picking up at Gamestop, you also build excitement for new installments.

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Dorsey launched Square from his one-bedroom apartment overlooking the old U.S. Mint in San Francisco with Jim McKelvey, who had hired him as a programming summer intern when Dorsey was 15.

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There are many programs and tools available to help you do this (ranging from Mint.com to the old fashioned pen, paper, and excel method that I use).

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Drink your mint julep with a side of history, settle in at the Old Seelbach Bar , founded in 1905 and part of the Seelbach Hilton Hotel.

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Fill up on organic blueberries and heirloom tomatoes at the Union Square Greenmarket, then wander past the students and chess-players in Washington Square Park to linger over cappuccino in an old-fashioned Italian pavement cafe on Bleecker Street, or cool off Middle-Eastern style with hummus, mint-studded lemonade and chilled salads at Hummus Place (88 MacDougall St).

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