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Three Year-Old Girl Buys Earth Mover Online

A New Zealand girl toddler, Pipi Quinlan, stunned her parents by buying a full-size excavating digger on an auction website. Forgetting to log off the computer could have cost the family 20,000 New Zealand dollars ($12,200 US), The Times reported Friday.

The small girl woke up earlier than her parents, and not wanting to disturb their slumber went to play with the computer. Without any idea on what she was doing, the girl soon found New Zealand’s online auction web site Trade Me which her mother had already logged on to. After a couple of clicks on pretty pictures, little Pipi placed a top bid for a Kobelco digger.

Mum Sarah Quinlan learned about her pricy purchase when she came to the computer to check the e-mails. "I saw an e-mail from TradeMe saying I had won an auction, and another e-mail from the seller saying something like 'I think you’ll love this digger'," The Times quoted the stunned mother as saying.

That she couldn’t remember having bought anything of the kind, Sarah Quinlan assumed it was a Lego digger for her kids. But when she saw the price – 20,000 New Zealand dollars ($12,200 US) she "got the shock of her life."

She asked her husband Reid what a Kobelco was and if he had bought a digger. But the answer was negative. The only other possible variants were the kids, one of them a boy aged 18 months. The parents realized it was Pipi, who uses the computer to play toddler games.

Reid and Sarah Quinlan had a talk with their small daughter having explained how her unawareness cost her family a huge sum of money, enough to buy 20,000 ice blocks. This impressive example made the girl realize her mistake. Sarah rushed to call TradeMe and the seller to tell them that a mistake had happened and refused the purchase.

After realizing that three-year-old Pipi was smarter than her parents thought, they now keep the computer logged off and out of her reach.

Same-Sex Marriages Creeps Closer

It's been covered immensely and argued about everywhere, but eventually, the fact is that legallizing this abomination will happen. Read more in this article. I don't agree with what is said and facts discussed. However, the outcome is something that this sad nation is heading towards at a quick pace.

More Online Resources For Education

Back in June of last year I posted some free online sites that have tons of free courses for a wide variety of curriculums. Well here are more to add to the list. Some have how-to walkthroughs videos, audio/pdf/video rss downloads, discussion groups, etc. and date back in the 90s. There is always more to learn...Enjoy the additions:

• Free-ED.net - A wide variety of courses that teach like a professor would...from Automotive, business, marketing, economics, computer studies, engineering, math/science, education, healthcare, etc. Free-ED has a lot to choose from.

• Berkeley.edu - Nothing beats free courses, especially from a prestigious school. There are dozens of courses to take provided each semester by either watching or listening.

• Princeton University - Stream all video archived lectures on the site for many different topics

• News University - Online courses for the training journalist are offered...many are live webinars that can hold you accountable for being there on-time to listen in. An abundance of topics for the industry are discussed and taught. If you don't see a topic that you're interested in, you can submit a proposal for that course to be posted.

• Culinary Courses - For that amazing cook/chef that is wanting to learn more and more, visit either the FoodNetwork.com's How-to section or Epicurious (For people who love to eat!). For each special recipe you can see others' tips and ideas on what to add or change...or, you can bring your ideas to the table to show everyone else. The walkthrough includes pictures, and of course the recipe.

Note: To see the resource article from last year, follow this link.

H1N1 Flu Tracker Update

The recent post concerning the flu tracker has been moved due to high traffic volume. It has now been moved to http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/ to bare the internet traffic. It also has more detail on each confirmed case. If the site doesn't load, try it again later. Apparently the new site is getting visited just as hard as the last outbreak map.

Tea Party Anyone?

Most of these pictures were forwarded to me in an email last week. Enjoy the protests against our radically changing government. Visit this site to see the 10 Most Offensive Tea Party Signs.