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Loch nan Uamh Viaduct, Highlands, Scotland, UK 11.09.17 (SCOT 10) https://www.facebook.com/welshphotographs/
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Loch nan Uamh Viaduct, Highlands, Scotland, UK 11.09.17 (SCOT 10)
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The Loch nan Uamh Viaduct is a railway viaduct that carries the West Highland Line.
The viaduct has eight concrete arches of 50 feet (15 m) span, four each side of a large central concrete pylon. The reason for this design is not known.
The viaduct crosses the Allt a’ Mhama, or Mama Burn, just before it flows into Loch nan Uamh, a sea loch to the north of the Ardnish peninsula.
Immediately to the north of the viaduct is a short tunnel.
In 1987, Professor Roland Paxton, from Heriot-Watt University, investigated the legend that a horse had fallen into a pier during construction of Glenfinnan Viaduct in 1898 or 1899. However, after inserting a fisheye camera into boreholes made into the only two piers large enough to accommodate a horse, no animal remains were found.
In 1997, on the basis of local hearsay, Paxton investigated Loch nan Uamh viaduct using the same method but found only rubble as well.
In 2001, he returned to Loch nan Uamh with the latest microwave scanning technology and found the remains of a horse and cart within the viaduct’s central pylon
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Looks like a flying saucer is about to land at a glimpse…
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The EXPO MRT Station located next to the Singapore EXPO has a dome-shaped ceiling that looks much like a giant flying saucer.
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Thanks to Hock How & Siew Peng for the correction on location. You are very sharp. Cheers!
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Bucketworks is a Physical Wiki. I guess the things at the top represent 4 hands waving in the air as you yell "It’s a Physical Wiki!"
Using regulation activities to improve undergraduate collaborative writing on wikis
Using regulation activities to improve undergraduate collaborative writing on wikis
Although wikis have been widely adopted to support collaborative writing in undergraduate classrooms, educators remain concerned about the level of student participation. Using regulation theories to design interventions in the form of activities …
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Podcast about wikis with Tom Johnson at TechWriterVoices.com
Everyone, please give the TechWriterVoices.com site a look or two or three or more. It’s such a great site. I’m not just saying that because I have a podcast there now, Answering Tough Questions about Wikis – Anne Gentle, but because I do want to …
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Wikis, Weblogs and RSS: What Does the New Internet Mean for Business?
The Internet may be entering a new phase that will decentralize control inside companies, enable employees to collaborate more easily, and drive efficiency. But corporations that want to use the web strategically to build corporate value will not just need …
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England Medical Occupations (National Institute)
England Medical Occupations (National Institute)
The Guildhall Library has a leaflet on all kinds of medical practitioners and most county archives have a leaflet describing what they have. We welcome updates and additions to this Wiki page.
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WIKI-LEAKS PLANS TO RELEASE THE COMPUTERIZED CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL RECORDS OF ALL AMERICANS
“Given the well documented inefficiency with which our federal government does anything, I think it is safe to predict that mistakes from faulty data entries, loss medical records, mis-entered ID numbers, “down” computers, could lead to drastic and …
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90% of Wikipedia Entries on Costliest Medical Conditions Contain Errors
90% of Wikipedia Entries on Costliest Medical Conditions Contain Errors
In case you needed more proof that the Internet is a terrible, no good, very bad place to go for medical information, scientific research has now officially confirmed it. A new study states nine out of 10 Wikipedia entries on the U.S.’s costliest …
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Wikipedia Medical Information Popular But Often Wrong
When it comes to medical information, Wikipedia’s popularity may be exceeded only by its inaccuracy. A new study has found that among Wikipedia entries on the most costly conditions, 90% contained errors—a problem made even more troubling given the …
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Poll: Should doctors use Wikipedia for medical information?
Poll: Should doctors use Wikipedia for medical information?
According a recent study, 50 percent of physicians who go online for professional reasons use Wikipedia to answer health questions, and the number of doctors who this popular user-generated web encyclopedia has doubled over the past year. The explanation …
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Wikipedia – challenges and new horizons in enhancing medical education
Wikipedia gains growing attention as a provider of health information. This study aimed to investigate the use, relevance and challenges of Wikipedia among medical students. An online questionnaire was made accessible to students at five medical …
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A Very Good Reason NOT to Ask Dr. Wikipedia for Medical Advice
According to a study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, nine out of 10 articles about medical topics on Wikipedia contain unproven claims. Researchers compared Wikipedia articles on 10 of the most costly medical conditions in the …
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Wikipedia and Medical Wikis
A wiki is a web page or collection of web pages designed to enable anyone with access to that to contribute to or modify its content via a web browser using a simplified markup language. Wikis are powered by wiki softwares. Wikis serve as platforms for …
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Wikipedia – challenges and new horizons in enhancing medical education
Wikipedia gains growing attention as a provider of health information. This study aimed to investigate the use, relevance and challenges of Wikipedia among medical students. An online questionnaire was made accessible to students at five medical …
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This caricature of Donald Trump was adapted from a Creative Commons licensed photo from Gage Skidmore’s Flickr photostream. The body was adapted from a Creative Commons licensed photo from Pete Birkinshaw’s Flickr photostream. The button was adapted from a Creative Commons licensed photo from SunyDay76 on Wikimedia.
This caricature of Mitch McConnell was adapted from a photo in the public domain from the US Senate. The body was adapted from a Creative Commons licensed photo from See-ming Lee’s Flickr photostream.
This caricature of Paul Ryan was adapted from a photo in the public domain from the House Website. The body was adapted from a Creative Commons licensed photo from Hairy Jacques’s Flickr photostream.
Wiki in the Workplace
The business wiki is one of the most powerful Enterprise … The human resources department can utilize a wiki in maintaining an up-to-date employee handbook, dispensing information about health and 401(k) plans, and making general office announcements.
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Health and safety file
Where projects involve more than one contractor, the CDM Regulations require the client ensures the principal designer prepares a health and safety file so that, at the end of the project, the client is in possession of information anyone carrying out …
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