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...related prize, whenever someone picks up a book "based on the movie" or a cd of music "inspired by the film," he or she is continuing a tradition started by none other than Lucas himself. It's a distinctly American tradition. (Of course, it's based on commerce!) Its basic precept is that what sells in one area will sell in others. More importantly, what is popular in one form can be even more popular in another. Movies into toys into books into CDs--there's no limit to the number of ways the same thing can be sold...
...kids get older and are likely to demand a little more privacy, some basic technological know-how comes into play. Surprisingly few parents realize how easy it is to find out where their kids have been surfing or to make effective use of simple software that would block access to taboo sites. Dale Berger-Daar, a Chicago early-childhood professional, says she can't check up on her 13-year-old son's activities even if she wants to. "He set the whole computer up," she says. "He can do whatever he wants." Tom Horan, a New Mexico lawyer...
...grow hysterical. I was convinced that most video and computer games were a waste. And besides, why wasn't he reading? As I grew more shrill, my son grew more sullen. I was rejecting something he loved. And he recognized my prejudice as uninformed. I was also violating a basic rule of parenting: take an interest in what your kid is doing--especially when his tastes diverge from yours. Every parent in America got a refresher course on that rule April...
Wang works in the branch of Merrill Lynch that advises health care clients on managing investments. He says that upon entering the office, at about 9 a.m., he is involved in everything from entering numbers into the computer to doing basic research...
...concept behind CyberTrain and Intercity's computer literacy project is a simple one: Teach underprivileged people basic HTML skills so they can apply for lucrative jobs in an industry where qualified workers are typically scarce...