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Today is Australia Day, the official national day of our nation. It is celebrated on the 26 January each year. It commemorates the arrival ...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:15 AM

Here's a quick review of a very practical book, " 3 Minute Motivators " by Kathy Paterson. It offers a lot of practical help f...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:40 AM

This post is based partly on an earlier post ( here ) but I've updated it and added a second section on reading with your child. When pa...

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Posted by Unknown | 6:34 AM

This is a slightly modified version of a post I wrote in January last year. In Australia many children will be starting school for the firs...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:45 PM

Jakob Nielsen is a Web researcher who has been investigating the user habits and screen experiences of readers when they are working online...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:45 PM

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame was first published in 1908. The first edition was illustrated by Ernest Shepard with work that ...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:45 AM

I posted my first post on this blog exactly one year ago today. I've enjoyed developing the blog and writing the posts over this last ye...

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