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<big>'''Welcome to {{SITENAME}}'''</big><br /> |
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which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]]. |
which [[Help:Editing|anyone can add to or edit]]. |
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<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting}, |
<br />The Global, Virtual/Digital, Open, Free, {potentially Degree- and Credit-Granting}, |
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Multilingual University & School |
Multilingual University & School |
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where anyone can teach or take a class or course |
where anyone can teach or take a class or course |
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===Select Blogs=== |
===Select Blogs, Twitters, etc.=== |
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Dymock, Emma & Margery Palmer McCulloch (eds.). 2011. Scottish & International Modernisms: Relationships and Reconfigurations. Glasgow, Scotland: Association for Scottish Literary Studies. |
Dymock, Emma & Margery Palmer McCulloch (eds.). 2011. Scottish & International Modernisms: Relationships and Reconfigurations. Glasgow, Scotland: Association for Scottish Literary Studies. |
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(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University). |
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===Select Questions, Inquiries, Problems=== |
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If you were Scotland and heading for independence with a vote in the British Isles in 2014 or beyond, which currency would you choose for Scotland's long term prosperity, - institutional-wise, especially (e.g. exchange rate mechanism)? |
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a. British pounds sterling (the keeping of which, against the Euro, has probably benefitted the U.K. in all those little currency exchange costs, for one)? |
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b. Euros and the benefits of one currency for trading in Europe, and lessen reliance on the English pound? |
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c. A Scottish currency of its own, and benefit from all those little currency exchange costs, but without the benefits of one currency for trading in Europe |
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d. other |
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Salmond, Alex. 2012. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsHzBq1S6Ao Alex Salmond on Scottish split referendum issues (04Mar12)]. March 4. BBC Sunday Politics. |
Salmond, Alex. 2012. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsHzBq1S6Ao Alex Salmond on Scottish split referendum issues (04Mar12)]. March 4. BBC Sunday Politics. |
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St. Kilda, Scotland (Hirta): http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/St._Kilda,_Scotland_%28Hirta%29 |
St. Kilda, Scotland (Hirta): http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/St._Kilda,_Scotland_%28Hirta%29 |
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Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School |
Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School |
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Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, MIT OCW-centric, bachelor’s degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate. |
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Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS |
Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at WUaS: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Bookstore_/_Computer_Store_%28New_%26_Used%29_at_WUaS |
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with educational electronics, as well; |
with educational electronics, as well; |
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with musical instruments; |
with musical instruments; |
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value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently; |
value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently; |
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available via mail and electronically; |
available via mail and electronically; |
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WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme |
WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme |
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(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish) |
(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish) |
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Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/ |
Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/ |
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Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University |
Home: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University |
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For questions, or help editing a page, email: worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com |
For questions, or help editing a page, email: worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com |
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Please donate through PayPal to tax-exempt - 501 (c) (3) - World University and School at |
Please donate through PayPal to tax-exempt - 501 (c) (3) - World University and School at |
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