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How rare is a 1957A $1 silver certificate?

The U.S. Treasury Department printed the 1957, 1957A and 1957B series certificates by the billions, making them all very common and typically worth little more than face value. Serial numbers begin with every alphabet letter and combination, but the only versions that are slightly rare are those beginning with "B" or "BB." However, these notes are still worth less than $50 to collectors, as of April 2015.

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What is the "Spore" game?

"Spore" was published by Maxis and draws together concepts from a number of its previous simulation games, most notably the "Sim" series, which was also developed by company founder Will Wright.\nThe gameplay of "Spore" is divided into distinct phases. Players start with a simple organism living underwater. They must maneuver the organism around to find food and avoid predators. They can also find tiny meteor fragments that allow the organism to evolve.\nIn the next phase of the game, players create a larger and more complex creature based in part on what they did in the previous phase. Player..

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How do you beat Dr. Robotnik in "Sonic the Hedgehog 3"?

Destroy Dr. Robotnik’s metal ball machineDr. Robotnik appears at the beginning of the Launch Base Zone in Act 2 and starts throwing metal balls at Sonic. Dodge the balls, and use Sonic's Shield Attack to hit the machine eight times. The machine falls into the water, and Dr. Robotnik appears with a second machine.Destroy Dr. Robotnik’s laser shooter machineThe laser shooter machine fires at Sonic rapidly. When the machine dives in to attack Sonic, the player needs to jump and attack the lasers to destroy them. It takes eight hits to destroy all of the machine's lasers. Sonic needs..

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What is the meaning of "theme and variation"?

A variation occurs when a particular section returns but is not exactly the same as the original or previous iterations. A successful variation ensures that the theme is discernible. About.com Music Education explains that techniques typically used for theme and variation include instrumental, harmonic, rhythmic, style, tonal and ornamentation.

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What are some good Y3 games?

“Robots vs Zombies” is a tower defense game in which the player takes control of robots to keep zombies from getting into the city, and to destroy the zombies' base. Gamers need to manage their resources between upgrading buildings and creating robots to protect the town. They also earn experience points for every zombie that they kill. They can use these points to buy special perks, such as missiles, barriers and air support. At the end of every mission, they get a score based on the amount of time it took them to destroy the zombies' base and the number of zombies that they kil..

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What are some free mahjong games available for download?

"Kyodai Mahjongg 2006" offers 2D and 3D modes, themed music and sound effects, and a wide variety of backgrounds, tile sets and layouts. The interface allows users to play full-screen or within a window and to show or hide the task bar while playing.\nGameTop's "Free Mahjong" downloadable game includes 150 layouts in four playing modes. Interface options allow players to save games in progress to load later. Players can check game statistics as well.\nCleverMedia's "Mah Jongg Solitaire" is an iOS version of the tile-matching game. This version boasts 11 tile sets, including the origi..

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What are some recommended icebreakers for staff meetings?

To engage staff in remote-controlled racing, divide colleagues into small groups in a building with numerous hallways that twist and turn. Provide each group with a similar radio-controlled car and some materials to decorate the vehicle. After each team appoints a driver, have the driver stay in one place while the others spread out across the path. Team members call out driving directions and the driver attempts to follow them, with the first team to the end winning a token prize.\nTo prepare "Salt and Pepper," devise common pairs of things, such as peanut butter and jelly, Mickey and Minnie,..

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What are the rules for playing chess?

The game pieces are laid out with the pawns arranged in each player's second row, with the rooks at each side of the first row, then the knights, then the bishops, with the king and queen in the two center-most squares, opposite the opposing player's king and queen. The pawns can move one square forward (never backwards), and two squares on the first move, and cannot move past a piece that is directly in front of them. Pawns can capture pieces that are in front of them diagonally. When a pawn makes it to the other side of the board, it can be "promoted" to become any other piece, whi..

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Can a PS3 play AVI files?

The PS3 does not support all AVI codecs. For supported codecs, the media does not play on the PS3 if playback restrictions exist. The PS3 accepts the following formats:\nMemory Stick Files\nMPEG-4 SP\nMPEG-2 TS\nH.264/MPEG-4 AVC\nMP4 Files\nH.264/MPEG-4 AVC\nMPEG-1\nMPEG-2 TS\nMPEG-2 PS\nAVI\nMotion JPEGs\nAVCHD\nDivX\nWMV\nVC-1\nOne way around the file restrictions is to stream content from the PC to the PS3. Use the Windows Media Player 11/12 application from the PlayStation Store to do this. It is free to download and use, plus everything shared in the Windows Media Player on the home netwo..

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What is a character transfer in "World of Warcraft?"

There are many restrictions on transferring characters, and each transfer often comes with a wait time until completion. Each character transferred must have empty mailboxes, have no active auctions and cannot be from a starter-edition account. Only specific realms are available at a time to accept new characters, and they change based on population. Additionally, characters cannot be transferred to disabled, frozen or banned accounts.

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