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By Katier Reitveld

Seven years is an impressive age for any online world, when many virtual worlds and MMORPG's fall by the wayside well before that age.

This week, Second Life reached that age and celebrated with its annual birthday sims, events and more.

The party was run over just a single week, compared to previous years two, but as always, it is themed.

This year's theme was "Unexpected Collaborations," which leaves a lot to the imagination.

Linden Lab is the defendant in yet another lawsuit, filed on April 15 by plaintiffs Carl Evans, Donald Spencer, Valerie Spencer and Cindy Carter, who allege that LL "knowingly offered to sell the class members virtual land and the ability to acquire ownership rights in virtual property and then took the plaintiffs' property and did not honor the owners' rights in their property."

The American Cancer Society's signature fundraising event Relay For Life has been running for a month in Second Life and has already raised nearly a quarter of its US$300,000 target, but this is no time to get complacent! We have some great events scheduled over the coming days, so come on over and support the RFL of SL teams as they raise money to help find a cure for cancer. Here is a list of forthcoming fundraisers:

Sunday April 18

12-hr MST3K Movie Marathon

The third annual Day of Remembrance in Second Life will be recognized on April 17 with a variety of events.

During the day, there will be a small ceremony at Linden Memorial park, where Linden Lab will reveal the latest memorial to the park, while the group "Remembering our Friends" will also host a series of events.