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		<title>ICRI Preservation Engineering Convention, Quebec City, April, 2012</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/icri-preservation-engineering-convention-quebec-city-april-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/icri-preservation-engineering-convention-quebec-city-april-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed FitzGerald</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Concrete]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[International Concrete Repair Institute]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) will hold it&#8217;s Spring convention in Quebec City, April 18-20, 2012.
The convention theme, &#8220;Preservation Engineering—Masonry/Stone/Concrete,&#8221; will focus on the extenuating and unique connotations of preserving these historic materials. ICIR has put together a mixture of 18 technical sessions designed to help keep repair and restoration professionals on abreast of what is new, innovative, and interesting.
For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Jobs with HABS/HAER/HALS</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/summer-jobs-with-habshaerhals/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/summer-jobs-with-habshaerhals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debbie Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture & Engineering]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Heritage Documentation Programs of the National Park Service seeks applications from qualified students for summer employment documenting historic sites and structures of architectural, engineering, and landscape significance throughout the country.  Duties involve on-site field work and the preparation of measured and interpretive drawings and written historical records for HABS/HAER/HALS Collection at the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.  Application and information can be found at the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/jobs/summer.htm">Heritage Documentation Programs  website</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Abstracts: 2012 Preservation Education Conference</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-abstracts-2012-preservation-education-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-abstracts-2012-preservation-education-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed FitzGerald</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heritage Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NCPE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pedagogy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preservation Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhode Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Williams University]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation at Roger Williams University is hosting the conference Preservation Education: Sharing Best Practices and Finding Common Ground in Bristol, Rhode Island (USA), September 8 to 9, 2012. This conference is designed to bring higher education leaders in historic environment programs together from across the globe to present their research and observations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Summer Internships</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/2012-summer-internships/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/2012-summer-internships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed FitzGerald</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s more than just a job… it’s your future. Get hands-on experience and build your resume while preserving a piece of history. <br/>
Applications accepted through March 12, 2012.<br />
Applicants should demonstrate skills and knowledge in preservation technology. This may include but not be limited to documentation, condition assessments, literature reviews, laboratory or field research, materials testing, hands-on preservation treatments, or other related skills. ]]></description>
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		<title>DISASTER: Center for Heritage Conservation’s 13th Annual Historic Preservation Symposium, College Station, TX, February 24-25, 2012</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/disaster-symposium-february-24-25-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/disaster-symposium-february-24-25-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness & Recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 13th Annual Historic Preservation Symposium will be held February 24 and 25, 2012 at the Langford Architecture Complex&#8217;s Preston Geren Auditorium, on Texas A&#38;M University’s campus.  The theme for this year’s meeting focuses on disaster.  Speakers include Donald Friedman, PE, Old Structures, New York, New York;  Randolph Langenbach, Conservationtech, Oakland, California; Robert Z. Melnick, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symposium: Wood in the 21st Century, March 24-25, 2012</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/symposium-wood-in-the-21st-century-march-24-25-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/symposium-wood-in-the-21st-century-march-24-25-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ferrell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boston society of architects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Anthony]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MIT Department of Architecture&#8217;s Building Technology Program and the Boston Society of Architects will hold a symposium on the deign and preservation of contemporary and historic wood structures
This symposium will be held on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Continuing education credits will be available.
&#160;
For more information and registration:
http://network.aia.org/events/eventdescription/?CalendarEventKey=5e2a581f-d0c6-42bd-8c61-35f87c0fd419
]]></description>
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		<title>Hands-on Workshops: Terra Cotta, Stone Repair, and Repointing, February 22-23, 2012</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/hands-on-workshops-terra-cotta-stone-repair-and-repointing-february-22-23-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/hands-on-workshops-terra-cotta-stone-repair-and-repointing-february-22-23-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed FitzGerald</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[natural cement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edison Coatings is offering two, full-day programs designed to provide owners, architects, engineers, contractors and conservators with a detailed, practical understanding of repair systems and mortars and methods for proper application. Through a combination of presentations, demonstrations and exercises, participants will learn the techniques and approaches needed to properly complete masonry repair and repointing projects. Register [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Look: Workshop on Cor-Ten Steel Sculpture, February 24, 2012</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/learning-to-look-workshop-on-cor-ten-steel-sculpture-february-24-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/learning-to-look-workshop-on-cor-ten-steel-sculpture-february-24-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed FitzGerald</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[metals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Metals Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modernist architecture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday February 24, 2012, 1-2pm, a workshop on Cor-Ten steel sculpture will take place at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036. The workshop will be led by John Hirx, Head Objects Conservator at Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Andrea Kirsh, an independent curator and art historian specializing in modern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preservation South: A student conference at the University of Georgia</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preservation-south-a-conference-at-the-university/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preservation-south-a-conference-at-the-university/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debbie Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Historic Landscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debbie Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[University of Georgia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Georgia&#8217;s Student Historic Preservation Organization is hosting a conference in Athens Georgia, February 24-26, 2012, for  preservation-minded students from across the Southeast to come together to learn, network, and have fun.  Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from a diverse group of local, state, and national speakers on a variety of current issues in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3D Digital Documentation Summit</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/3d-digital-documentation-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/3d-digital-documentation-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Church</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[digital documentation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[digital imaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital scanning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Presidio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
3D Digital Documentation Summit

NCPTT in conjunction with the Intermountain Regional Office and the Presidio Trust will host a three day summit on digital documentation for the preservation of cultural heritage.
The Conference will be held July 10-12, 2012 at the Presidio in San Francisco, California. The program will feature two days of contributed papers and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Abstracts Extended: High-Tech Heritage</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-abstracts-extended-high-tech-heritage/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-abstracts-extended-high-tech-heritage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed FitzGerald</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call for Abstracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center for Heritage and Society]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cultural tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital heritage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high-tech heritage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interpretation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stewards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Massachusetts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Abstracts for papers, posters, panels, and demonstrations are now being accepted until January 15, 2011, for the international conference, High-Tech Heritage: How are Digital Technologies Changing Our Views of the Past?, scheduled for May 2-4, 2012 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
<br />
<strong>Registration Fees</strong><br />
<ul>
<li>Professionals: $175</li>
<li>Students: $50</li>
</ul>
<br />Registration includes conference attendance and program, coffee breaks, and opening and closing receptions for May 2-4. Optional banquet dinner and lunch available on site. Further details and online registration forthcoming.]]></description>
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		<title>APT offering research travel program to Cuba in 2012</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/apt-offering-research-travel-program-to-cuba/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/apt-offering-research-travel-program-to-cuba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed FitzGerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[APT has announced that it will offer a professional research travel program to Cuba scheduled for February 4 - 13, 2012.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Scholarships Available for 2012 Iron &amp; Steel Preservation Conference</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/scholarships-available-for-2012-iron-steel-preservation-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/scholarships-available-for-2012-iron-steel-preservation-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed FitzGerald</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bridges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lansing Community College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vern Mesler]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to engineering students to attend the 2012 Iron &#038; Steel Preservation Conference in Lansing, Michigan, March 5-6.]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Papers: World Heritge in the Americas</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-papers-world-heritge-in-the-americas/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-papers-world-heritge-in-the-americas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed FitzGerald</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[authenticity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call for Papers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Antonio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USICOMOS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Heritage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=15484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2012, US/ICOMOS will return to San Antonio, Texas, site of the first US/ICOMOS International Symposium in 1996. That meeting explored the question of “Authenticity” and its meanings in the Americas. Since 1996, San Antonio has continued as a city at the confluence of cultures and heritage in the Americas. US/ICOMOS seeks proposals for presentations at the 2012 Symposium.]]></description>
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		<title>NCPTT seeks web assistant</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-seeks-web-assistant/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-seeks-web-assistant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Clifford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the position of Web Assistant, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT). The Web Assistant will be an employee of Northwestern State University and will work closely with NSU staff. Candidates must meet eligibility criteria for state employment. This position is full time.]]></description>
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		<title>Powerful Vistas/Powerful Views: New Perspectives in Historic Landscape Preservation</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/powerful-vistaspowerful-views-new-perspectives-in-historic-landscape-preservation/</link>
		<comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/powerful-vistaspowerful-views-new-perspectives-in-historic-landscape-preservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debbie Smith</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14631</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation is pleased to announce its 2012 annual meeting in Victoria, British Columbia, and the Program Committee invites proposals for presentations that will encourage lively discussions about cultural landscapes. The meeting will be centered at the famous Empress Hotel in the heart of the City of Victoria on Vancouver Island. Proposals for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preservation Efforts Underway at the Tomb of the Unknowns</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preservation-efforts-underway-at-the-tomb-of-the-unknowns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=13933</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just released a video on the preservation of the Tomb of the Unknowns.  The work to repair and preserve the Tomb is underway this week.
Beginning in the Fall of 2007, the National Park Service, NCPTT, and other partner organizations, including the American Institute for Conservation (AIC), the National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIT Assistant Professor Receives PTT Grant to Design Historic Preservation Video Game</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/rit-assistant-professor-receives-ptt-grant-to-design-historic-preservation-video-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=13459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Close your eyes and imagine yourself exploring a centuries-old, gothic Parisian cathedral that was once the site of a battle during the French Revolution. Now open your eyes—and log onto your computer where your video game guides you through the churches’ twists and turns and allows you to clearly identify architectural styles, symbols on grave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparations for Hurricane Irene</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preparations-for-hurricane-irene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=13032</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) is gearing up to assist preservation professionals and the public as Hurricane Irene makes its way towards the eastern seaboard of the United States.<br /><br />Since 2005, NCPTT has aggregated emergency preparedness and response information for collectors, museum professionals, cultural resource managers, building and maintenance crews, and others who care for cultural heritage.]]></description>
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		<title>NCPTT&#8217;s Updated Assessment Tools Aid in Disaster Response and Recovery</title>
		<link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptts-updated-assessment-tools-aid-in-disaster-response-and-recovery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=12301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT has released updated Building and Site Condition Assessment forms and a database for use in documenting the devastating effects of natural disasters on historic properties.
<br /><br />FEMA’s Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Program are already putting these tools to good use to document effects of the April tornado outbreaks throughout Alabama.]]></description>
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