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  Damage control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Damage control is the term used in the Merchant navy, maritime industry and navies for the emergency control of situations that may hazard the sinking of the ship.
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58): After an Iranian mine holed the frigate beneath the waterline in 1988, the crew fought fire and flooding that threatened to sink it.
Damage control training is undertaken by most seafarers, but the engineering staff are most experienced in making lasting repairs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Damage_control   (256 words)

  
 TRAUMA.ORG: Damage Control Surgery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Damage control surgery is one of the major advances in surgical technique in the past 20 years.
The principles of damage control have been slow to be accepted by surgeons around the world, as they contravene most standard surgical teaching practices - that the best operation for a patient is one, definitive procedure.
The central tenet of damage control surgery is that patients die from a triad of coagulopathy, hypothermia and metabolic acidosis.
www.trauma.org /resus/DCSoverview.html   (513 words)

  
 Operations Manual: Damage Control
The control of damage is dependent, to a great extent, upon the measures taken prior to action to reduce and localize the effects of collision, grounding, or the casualties of battle.
The Damage Control Officer, however, is the coordinator of the various phases of damage control and he shall be responsible under the supervision of the Executive Officer for satisfactory organization and a master bill for carrying out efficiently all phases of damage control.
It logically follows that control of damage is largely dependent upon taking measures, prior to an action, to reduce and localize the effects of damage from gunfire or gas attack.
www.cv6.org /ship/logs/ops/ops_chap_43.htm   (5941 words)

  
 MarvelDirectory.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Damage Control, Inc. is a Manhattan-based engineering and construction company that specializes in the cleanup, repair, and restoration of property damaged through the destructive activities of superhuman beings.
Damage Control has achieved a near monopoly of this field, which has proved to be tremendously lucrative for the organization.
Damage Control, Inc. has worked with the team of superhuman champions known as the Avengers almost from the beginning of the latter organization.
www.marveldirectory.com /teams/damagecontrol.htm   (526 words)

  
 Jefferson Parish : Nutria: Damage Prevention and Control Methods
Complex problems should be handled by professional wildlife damage control specialists who have the necessary permits and expertise to do the job correctly.
The objective of control is to use only those techniques that will stop or alleviate anticipated or ongoing damage or reduce it to tolerable levels.
Timing and location of control activities are important factors governing the success or failure of any control project Control in sugarcane for example is best applied during the growing season after damage has started.
www.jeffparish.net /index.cfm?DocID=1213   (6438 words)

  
 Damage Control
DAMAGE CONTROL was my first professional comic book sale, dreamed up when I was working on an idea for a "Time Police" series.
DAMAGE CONTROL is currently in development as a live-action feature film by VILLAGE ROADSHOW, the guys behind MATRIX, DEEP BLUE SEA and other frightfully expensive movies.
After death rays have done their worst, after giant robots have crashed to the ground, Damage Control is there to pick up the pieces and collect a fee.
homepage.mac.com /dmcduffie/site/DamageControl.html   (470 words)

  
 Damage Control Pitch
Damage Control is intended to be an ensemble cast situation comedy along the lines of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Barney Miller, Taxi, WKRP in Cincinnati, Cheers, and the like but set firmly in the Marvel Universe.
As in those shows, Damage Control will focus on the lives of a group of people who have an interesting and/or unusual job, and on the odd people that their job brings them in contact with.
Although Damage Control's services are generally paid for by Super-Hero insurance, or federal disaster funding, the more responsible Supergroups like the FF and the Avengers either carry a surety bond or pay their own damages.
homepage.mac.com /dmcduffie/site/Damconpitch.html   (822 words)

  
 West Virginia DNR - An Integrated Approach To Deer Damage Control   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
When the landowner suspects regeneration will be damaged after a timber cut, he may wish to specify that tree tops be left intact rather than lobbed to restrict deer movement and browsing in the cut area.
If damage is light, there are probably only a few offending animals and wildlife damage permits or repellents may be effective in controlling the problem.
The key to an effective deer damage control program is an integrated program of removing antlerless deer in season combined with control techniques to minimize deer damage.
www.wvdnr.gov /hunting/IntAppDeerCon.shtm   (1765 words)

  
 Animal Damage Control
Shock collars, taste avoidance, and the distribution of birth control to predators are all methods being researched at the moment by WS.
While we believe that such strategies are better than death for predators, all techniques manipulate and control wild animals to benefit a narrow interest and make marginal economic gains for a small segment of society who don’t wish to be inconvenienced by the demands of existing alongside a natural, living world.
The high cost of lethal predator control also serves to dispel the myth that if the WS agency were greatly limited or eliminated, ranchers would take matters into their own hands and make the problem worse.
www.uec-utah.org /position/adc.htm   (2599 words)

  
 Deer Damage and Control
Damage from white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, on crops, nurseries, orchards, and private landscapes is on the rise throughout the Northeast.
Document time of damage, intensity of damage, which plants are damaged, where the deer come from, and where in the nursery or landscape browsing is taking place.
Be aware that the nature of deer damage can change from season to season or year to year and is seldom identical in various locations.
www.uri.edu /ce/factsheets/sheets/deermanage.html   (594 words)

  
 TRAUMA.ORG: Damage Control: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The easiest method to control the open abdomen is to use a silo-bag closure.
The edges are trimmed and sutured to the skin, away from the skin edges, using a continuous 1 silk suture.
It is useful to place a sterile absorbent drape inside the abdomen to soak up some of the fluid and ease control of the laparostomy.
www.trauma.org /resus/DCSacs.html   (636 words)

  
 UConn IPM Pest: White-tailed Deer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Deer damage or feed on a wide variety of fruits and vegetables such as cole crops, lettuce, grapes, corn, pumpkins, berries, tomatoes, fruit trees and other plants.
Damage by deer in Connecticut is increasing as residential development forces deer into smaller and smaller habitats and wild food sources decrease.
Fences are the best nonlethal way to protect a field from deer damage, For large areas, wire fences should be at least eight feet high and can be made using two, four-foot widths of welded wire fencing joined one on top of the other.
www.hort.uconn.edu /ipm/homegrnd/htms/11deer.htm   (1273 words)

  
 Animal Damage Control   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The use of poisons to control predators is as old as the west.
The compound is used in the control of rodents.
Concentrate may only be used by APHIS ADC personnel trained in bird damage control or persons under their direct supervision.
www.predatordefense.org /issues/poisons.htm   (1899 words)

  
 Animal Damage Control   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Animal Damage Control (ADC) is a program of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Although livestock damage is a valid concern, ADC also kills animals for eating flowers and pet food, digging in gardens, frightening people, and other concerns that could easily be addressed by nonviolent methods.
The report was sharply critical of predator control as being indiscriminate, nonselective, and excessive.
www.predatordefense.org /issues/adc.htm   (2666 words)

  
 Damage control - Nutrition - Health And Fitness - smh.com.au
Some damage is the result of age, and some is inherited.
One of the first studies compared the DNA damage in a group of vegetarians and non-vegetarians.
Dr Fenech hopes to one day establish Genome Health Clinics where we could have our DNA damage assessed and be given an individualised, optimum diet.
smh.com.au /news/nutrition/damage-control/2006/01/18/1137553647481.html   (633 words)

  
 Damage Control For Woodpeckers
Summer damage occurs because leaf cutter bees have paralyzed spiders, stuffed them into the core gaps, laid their eggs on the spiders, and sealed the gaps with leaf fragments.
Fall and spring damage occurs because many kinds of insects go into voids and openings to hibernate for the winter, but move around when warm days are preceded by cold nights.
The only effective damage control technique is to spray an appropriate insecticide into the voids or openings and into the holes made by the woodpeckers.
web1.msue.msu.edu /msue/imp/modwl/11209811.html   (745 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Damage Control
Damage Control, Inc., the construction company that specializes in superhero work, was first seen in the 19th issue (mid-May, 1989) of Marvel Comics Presents, a very frequently-published anthology title Marvel put out for 175 issues between 1988 and '95.
It usually ran a chapter each of four different serials, starring four different Marvel characters (in that issue, the other three were The Black Panther, Doctor Strange and The X-Men's Cyclops), but the Damage Control introductory shot was a complete story in eight pages.
Damage Control is now just one of those organizations like S.H.I.E.L.D. or Empire State University, that lurk in the background of the Marvel Universe.
www.toonopedia.com /dcontrol.htm   (376 words)

  
 Damage Control, L.L.C. - Arizona's best 24 hour emergency service!
Damage Control's professional Certified Technicians can respond to your disaster immediately and evaluate what equipment will be necessary to complete the job.
Our team moves immediately to assess the damage, accurately estimate time and materials to fix the problem and, finally, use the proper procedures for a complete and lasting restoration.
Damage Control's professional Certified Technicians use various methods of power washing, ultrasonic cleaning, ozone, and specialized cleaning solutions to resolve the clients misfortune effectively and quickly.
www.damagecontrol-az.com   (212 words)

  
 LRD - Flood & Storm Damage Control
The Corps of Engineers became involved in flood and storm damage reduction through the 1917 Flood Control Act which authorized the Corps to have a significant federal role in flood control activities nationwide.
Today the Corps is responsible for all projects containing Federal flood control storage and is responsible for flood and storm damage reduction projects which are joint ventures between the Federal government and non-Federal sponsors.
Many of the benefits of floodplain systems cannot be put into actual economic return, but some of the recognized value is benefits to fish and wildlife habitat, natural vegetation and trees, surface and ground water quality, open space, agricultural land, recreation, historic and archaeological preservation, residential and commercial development and commercial transportation.
www.lrd.usace.army.mil /flood   (487 words)

  
 Beaver Damage Control Techniques Manual
With the limited applicability and high cost of the current beaver damage control technology, the installation of water level control devices alone will not be enough to resolve the majority of beaver damage problems.
If the permittee (affected party) does not own or legally control the site where the beaver's dam is located, it is the permittee's responsibility to obtain permission to go on lands he/she does not own or legally control to carry out the permitted actions.
More importantly, a failed water control device is not only a loss of time and money, but also causes a loss of public confidence in the effectiveness of BOW staff members to provide relief from beaver damage.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/wildlife/beaver   (5467 words)

  
 TomPaine.com - Damage Control?
Gary Bass is the founder and executive director of OMB Watch, a nonprofit research and advocacy group based in Washington, DC.  OMB Watch has created a  Web tool to help concerned citizens call on EPA to level with the American public about chemical hazards left by Hurricane Katrina.
But in light of the glaring absence of both timely and accurate information about risks and a coherent plan to address hazards from these agencies, it seems their statements reflect the need for damage control and responsibility dodging.
It is troubling that, in the midst of one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation’s history, such considerations would take precedent over public health and safety on the agendas of the very agencies charged with protecting American workers and families.
www.tompaine.com /articles/2005/09/22/damage_control.php   (185 words)

  
 Damage Control Systems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The breathing gas and drive air pressures are monitored by gauges mounted on the pump assembly control panel.
The FMGS consists of a Control Console Assembly, five Gas Storage Rack Assemblies, a 5000 psi Air Compressor Assembly, an Oxygen Gas Booster Assembly, a Helium-Oxygen Gas Booster Assembly, and a booster pump Drive Air Compressor.
The BACS is used by shipboard damage control/firefighting personnel to charge Self-Contained Breathing Apparatuses (SCBAs) to 4500 psi.
www.ncsc.navy.mil /Capabilities_and_Facilities/Capabilities/Diver_and_Life_Support_Systems.htm   (1803 words)

  
 MTV.com - Onair - Damage Control
Hosted by Simple Plan lead singer Pierre Bouvier, the hidden camera show Damage Control is the Risky Business of reality television.
Damage Control's theme song is "Me Against the World".
Find out more about Damage Control's featured song "Get Over It" by Ok Go and hear it now.
www.mtv.com /onair/dyn/damage_control/series.jhtml   (209 words)

  
 Nuisance Wildlife Damage Control / Other Services / KDWP - KDWP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nusiance Wildlife Damage Control is an important part of wildlife management on your own land.
Nusiance Wildlife Damage Control is a program that is governed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.
A list of Nuisance Wildlife Damage Control permit holders by region is available below our office and county information.
www.kdwp.state.ks.us /news/other_services/nuisance_wildlife_damage_control   (326 words)

  
 Catskill Animal Damage Control
We execute professional consulting to prevent damage before it occurs and provide the knowledge to allow homeowners to co-exist with the local wildlife.
Many pest control companies are not licensed to perform wildlife control work and will do so illegally with individuals trained to spray bugs.
is the coordinated use of pest and environmental information along with available pest control methods, including cultural, biological, genetic and chemical methods, to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment".
www.catskilladc.com   (466 words)

  
 NYS DEC Wildlife Damage Control
Please note that most wildlife is protected by state and federal law, and some control activities may require permits.
For help with wildlife nuisance or damage, check the Yellow Pages for licensed nuisance wildlife control operators under "Pest Control Services." Further information is available from your regional wildlife office.
Upon presentation of such proof, the department may issue a permit authorizing the use of trained tracking dogs pursuant to section 11-0928 of this article, and, if the department has determined that no other alternative is feasible, a separate permit to take the bear.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/wildlife/damage.htm   (609 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions on Shipboard Basic Damage Control   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Answer- Shipboard Basic Damage Control is a means of controlling Structural damage sustained from a Collision with another vessel or object, Damage sustained during Battle,or as the result of Fire or Flooding.
Answer- Fire is considered the most dangerous because of the amount of damage it does to the surrounding equipment, electrical cabling, and to personnel due to smoke inhalation and burns.
Flooding can cause serious damage to electrical equipment and severly limit a ships stability and bouyancy, due to the added weight of the sea water, Sea water on the surface weighs on average 64 lbs per cubic foot.
www.stfrancis.edu /cs/projects/wilcoxson2.html   (411 words)

  
 The Washington Monthly
Damage Control Control: Here's what I would do if I were a New Orleans refugee: I'd get 1000 of my closest family and friends -- whoever's still alive -- and I'd set up a refugee camp in front of the White House, say next to Cindy Sheehan.
What's shameful is the effort being put into mitigating the political damage from this event is more vigorous than that being put into the physical, human costs.
If Bush wants to contain the "political" damage from the criminally incompetent response to Katrina, I suggest he personally pump a bullet into the head of "Brownie" and then turn the gun on himself.
www.washingtonmonthly.com /archives/individual/2005_09/007057.php   (13880 words)

  
 www.GovExec.com - Damage Control (1/4/06)
EVM tracks a project's progress measured against its estimated cost and schedule, and will allow the government to effectively spot trouble before it gets out of control, Evans said.
She repeated this after a red-faced Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., asked Evans to expound on her past mistakes, "or do you think you were perfect?" he added.
But she points to the annual capital planning and investment control process agencies undergo every year, when they must justify to OMB proposed information technology systems.
www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0106/010406mm.htm   (983 words)

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