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Weekend Fun and Games

by Sandy Maple, Posted Feb 27th 2009 4:00PM

It's Friday and time to think about weekend activities. Here are some considerations as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. At the Movies Like the book on which it is based, The Velveteen Rabbit examines complicated family ...
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Online Playground Getting Bigger and More Popular

by Sandy Maple, Posted Feb 3rd 2009 8:00AM

Parents who worry that their children are spending too much time in front of a screen now have about 200 more reasons to worry. That's the number of virtual online worlds for kids that are either active, in development or being planned, according to ...
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Woman jailed for killing virtual husband

by Amy Hatch, Posted Nov 6th 2008 10:01AM

Even pretend marriages can go horribly wrong -- a Japanese woman engaged in an online game "killed" her virtual husband following their virtual divorce, and how she's been arrested on the suspicion of hacking. The game, called "Maple Story," lets ...
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Virtual economies may get real world taxation

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Oct 17th 2006 12:29PM

Do your kids play online games such as Second Life or World of Warcraft? You may have to let your CPA know about it, if some economists get their way. These games involve virtual worlds where millions of dollars worth of transactions take place every ...
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