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Vinge, Vernor. 2006. Rainbows End: A Novel With One Foot In The Future. Tor Books.
Vinge, Vernor. 2006. Rainbows End: A Novel With One Foot In The Future. Tor Books.


===Select Conferences Online===




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===Select References===
===Select References===

50000BTU_barbecue. 2012. [http://ask.slashdot.org/story/12/08/07/235239/ask-slashdot-whats-the-most-depressing-sci-fi-youve-ever-read Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Depressing Sci-fi You've Ever Read?]. August 07. ask.slashdot.org


Arcite. 2011. [http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2046218/the-encyclopedia-of-sci-fi-goes-live-online The Encyclopedia of Sci-fi Goes Live Online]. December 12. news.slashdot.org.
Arcite. 2011. [http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2046218/the-encyclopedia-of-sci-fi-goes-live-online The Encyclopedia of Sci-fi Goes Live Online]. December 12. news.slashdot.org.
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HarperDog. 2012. [http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/02/08/2319239/the-science-fiction-effect The Science Fiction Effect]. February 8. news.slashdot.org
HarperDog. 2012. [http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/02/08/2319239/the-science-fiction-effect The Science Fiction Effect]. February 8. news.slashdot.org


Kessler, Sarah. 2010. [http://mashable.com/2010/09/25/11-astounding-predictions/ 11 Astounding Sci-Fi Predictions That Came True]. September 25. Mashable.com
Kessler, Sarah. 2010. [http://mashable.com/2010/09/25/11-astounding-predictions/ 11 Astounding Sci-Fi Predictions That Came True]. September 25. Mashable.com.

mvdwege. 2012. [http://ask.slashdot.org/story/12/08/08/2135246/ask-slashdot-most-underappreciated-sci-fi-writer Ask Slashdot: Most Underappreciated Sci-Fi Writer?]. August 08. ask.slashdot.org/


Science Fiction Resources. 2010. [http://cinemaspace.berkeley.edu/resources/scifi2.html U.C. Berkeley Film Studies Science Fiction Resources]. Berkeley, CA: UC Berkeley.
Science Fiction Resources. 2010. [http://cinemaspace.berkeley.edu/resources/scifi2.html U.C. Berkeley Film Studies Science Fiction Resources]. Berkeley, CA: UC Berkeley.
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Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Science
Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Science





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===Academic Advising at WUaS===
===Academic Advising at WUaS===


===Academic Press at World University and School===

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===Bookstore / Used Computer Store at World University and School===
===Admissions at World University and School===

Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School


===Blog at World University and School===

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===Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at World University and School===

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with educational electronics, as well;
with musical instruments;
value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently;
available via mail and electronically;




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===Careers===
===Careers===

Career counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Career_counseling


Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love
Finding / creating a job you really love: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Finding_/_creating_a_job_you_really_love
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Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Counseling
Counseling: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Counseling


===Coordinates===

... in a virtual world




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Android
Android


Brainwave device / Headset




Broadcast to radio frequency
Broadcast to radio frequency


Broadcast to TV




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Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)
Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)


MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/




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Send to phone
Send to phone


Tablets




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===Free Degrees / Credit===
===Free Degrees / Credit===

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World University Medical School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Medical_School

World University Music School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Music_School

WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme




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===In Virtual World===
===In Virtual World===


Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
OpenSim. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page

Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)

Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet

Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

ScienceSim. 2012. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.

Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/


ScienceSim. 2011. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.


Second Life - Harvard's virtual island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 and teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.


Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:
Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:


Travel to this virtual island to learn building:
Travel to this virtual island to learn building:



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Google Profiles World University and School - https://profiles.google.com/WorldUniversityAndSchool
Google Profiles World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts




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Skype - http://www.skype.com/
Skype - http://www.skype.com/



=== Universal Translator at WUaS ===

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Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/
Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/


===World University and School Licensing===


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World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.

All content on this site is freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ .








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