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Author: Stephen L. Caldwell
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: term, come, cost, longer, unknown, sustainability, results, achieving, strategies, guard, mitigating, loss, boats, patrol, coast
Number of Pages: 62
Published: 2009-02
ISBN-10: 1437907008
ISBN-13: 9781437907001
As part of the Coast Guard¿s (CG) initial plans to replace many of its vessels, it intended to convert its 110-foot patrol boats into 123-foot patrol boats with increased capabilities. However, structural problems on the 7 converted 123-foot boats led the CG to remove these boats from service. The CG implemented mitigation strategies to recover lost operational hours. This report addresses: operational challenges created by the removal from service of the 123-foot patrol boats and the CG strategies for mitigating their loss; effects these mitigation strategies have had on overall CG operation
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Author: W. A. Geering
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Keywords: contingency, plans, disease, mouth, foot, preparation
Number of Pages: 108
Published: 2002-01
ISBN-10: 9251048673
ISBN-13: 9789251048672
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease which is one of the most serious transboundary animal diseases. Although not a very lethal disease for adult animals, it can cause crippling socio-economic consequences, through high production and trade losses. This manual provides information on the nature of FMD, and on the options for its prevention, control and elimination. Guidelines are provided for individual countries threatened by FMD to formulate their overall national policy on control and eradication of a possible incursion of the disease.
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Author: Philippa Foot
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: philosophy, moral, essays, vices, virtues
Number of Pages: 228
Published: 1978
ISBN-10: 0520043960
ISBN-13: 9780520043961
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Author: Lawrence Dyckman
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: vigilant, resolve, outstanding, issues, remain, usda, mouth, disease, protect, livestock, foot
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2003-01
ISBN-10: 0756729866
ISBN-13: 9780756729868
Examines the U.S.'s ability to prevent the introduction of foot & mouth (FMD) disease. FMD is a highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, swine, & sheep. Many animals recover from an FMD infection, but the disease leaves them debilitated & causes severe losses in meat & milk production. The report contains recommendations to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) on the need to develop a process to expeditiously communicate information on foreign disease outbreaks to the Customs Service, improve some of the preventive measures used in the U.S., & develop plans & ti
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