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  2. Damage control (maritime) - Wikipedia

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    A United States Navy damage controlman practices pipe-patching techniques. The USS Nevada is shown temporarily beached and burning after being hit by Japanese bombs and torpedoes on December 7, 1941. In navies and the maritime industry, damage control is the emergency control of situations that may cause the sinking of a watercraft. Examples are:

  3. CSS Zen Garden - Wikipedia

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    CSS Zen Garden has been translated into several languages and inspired similar sites in other languages. In February 2005, The Zen of CSS Design (Peachpit Press) was published by CSS Zen Garden creator Dave Shea and web designer Molly Holzschlag. [6] The book is based on 36 designs featured at the Zen Garden site.

  4. Water damage - Wikipedia

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    Class of water damage is determined by the probable rate of evaporation based on the type of materials affected, or wet, in the room or space that was flooded. Determining the class of water damage is an important first step, and will determine the amount and type of equipment utilized to dry-down the structure. [7] Class 1 - Slow Rate of ...

  5. CSS framework - Wikipedia

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    A CSS framework is a library allowing for easier, more standards-compliant web design using the Cascading Style Sheets language. Most of these frameworks contain at least a grid . More functional frameworks also come with more features and additional JavaScript based functions, but are mostly design oriented and focused around interactive UI ...

  6. MOSE - Wikipedia

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    High water is also worsened by rain and water flowing into the lagoon from the drainage basin at 36 inflow points associated with small rivers and canals. Floods have caused damage since ancient times and have become ever more frequent and intense as a result of the combined effect of eustatism (a rise in sea level) and subsidence (a drop in ...

  7. Flood management - Wikipedia

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    Flood control channels are large and empty basins where surface water can flow through but is not retained (except during flooding), or dry channels that run below the street levels of some larger cities, so that if a flash flood occurs the excess water can drain out along these channels into a river or other bodies of water. Flood channels are ...

  8. Physical security - Wikipedia

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    An example of this is the deployment of security personnel conducting checks for authorized entry at predetermined points of entry. This form of access control is usually supplemented by the earlier forms of access control (i.e. mechanical and electronic access control), or simple devices such as physical passes.

  9. Fluid animation - Wikipedia

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    Fluid animation refers to computer graphics techniques for generating realistic animations of fluids such as water and smoke. [1] Fluid animations are typically focused on emulating the qualitative visual behavior of a fluid, with less emphasis placed on rigorously correct physical results, although they often still rely on approximate ...