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+Here are some useful links to a knowledge source not included in
+Rakudo Star, yet helpful and especially useful for beginners.
+
+* Perl 5 to 6
+  http://perlgeek.de/en/article/5-to-6
+
+Series of articles by Moritz Lenz giving an excellent introduction
+to Perl 6 for Perl 5 programmers, focusing on the changed things
+and underlining the caveats.
+
+* Perl 6 Advent Calendar
+  http://perl6advent.wordpress.com/
+
+Series of articles showing "Something cool about Perl 6 every day".
+Advent Calendar shows some nice new features of Perl 6, explains
+the new operators and shows many interesting challenging examples
+of their usage.
+
+* Gabor Szabo's screencasts
+  http://szabgab.com/perl6.html#screencast
+
+In his screencasts, Gabor Szabo shows a baby-steps introduction
+to Perl 6, showing code examples and executing them to show their
+effect on the screen. A great introduction if You'd like to start
+from the very beginning and explore Perl 6 piece by piece.