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	<title>NCPTT &#187; Mary Striegel</title>
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		<title>FAIC launches Conservation Wiki</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/foundation-of-the-american-institute-for-conservation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/foundation-of-the-american-institute-for-conservation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C.—The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) has launched a new wiki website based on a digital version of the conservation catalog literature. The site, www.conservation-wiki.com, was made possible by a generous grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT).
In 2008, FAIC was awarded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six ways to improve your chances of getting a PTT Grant</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/six-ways-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-a-ptt-grant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/six-ways-to-improve-your-chances-of-getting-a-ptt-grant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around this time each year, I'm asked these questions: What is the PTT Grants program and what are we really looking for in a good grant application?

 It's true that the Call for Proposals outlines the nuts and bolts for eligibility and applying. Please be sure to read it! But for those who want some insight into the broader view of what makes a successful application, this blog post is for you.]]></description>
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		<title>Chemistry and Materials Research at the Interface between Science and Art: Thoughts from an NSF Workshop co-sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Northwestern University</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chemistry and Materials Research at the Interface between Science and Art: Thoughts from an NSF Workshop co-sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Northwestern University
In July, I was invited to participate in a National Science Foundation workshop entitled "Chemistry and Materials Research at the Interface between Science and Art."  I had the good fortune [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Aftershock of Economics Meets Conservation Online</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/the-aftershock-of-economics-meets-conservation-online/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/the-aftershock-of-economics-meets-conservation-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Materials Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCPTT Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIC Wiki]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[conservation online]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the use of the internet for communication is exploding exponentially, the economics of California and Stanford University has brought an end to the Conservation Online DistList and Archives (CoOL). ]]></description>
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		<title>Cemetery Restoration Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/cemetery-restoration-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/cemetery-restoration-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graveyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monuments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Restoration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many good resources for more information about cemetery preservation, including books, nonprofit organizations, and Internet sites.]]></description>
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		<title>Dynamics of Participatory Conservation:  The Kamehameha I Sculpture Project</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/dynamics-of-participatory-conservation-the-kamehameha-i-sculpture-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/dynamics-of-participatory-conservation-the-kamehameha-i-sculpture-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Wharton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Participatory Conservation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conservation of the King Kamehameha I sculpture in North Kohola, Hawai`I demonstrates a dynamic of public involvement in conservation.]]></description>
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		<title>Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual (2007-10)</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual-2007-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual-2007-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007-10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artifacts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This project is about saving historic wooden artifacts in cemeteries. Cemeteries are important repositories of local and national history, valued not only for the stories they tell, but also for their emotional and civic connections.]]></description>
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		<title>NCPTT completes Historic Congressional Cemetery Monuments Study</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-completes-historic-congressional-cemetery-monuments-study/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-completes-historic-congressional-cemetery-monuments-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Materials Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Cemetery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[marble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monument]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monuments]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT researchers, in partnership with masonry experts from NPS Historic Preservation Training Center, recently completed a study to develop treatments for use on marble monuments in Historic Congressional Cemetery.]]></description>
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		<title>Documentation of Timbisha Shoshone Traditional Cultural Sites Using Video and GIS Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/documentation-of-timbisha-shoshone-traditional-cultural-sites-using-video-and-gis-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/documentation-of-timbisha-shoshone-traditional-cultural-sites-using-video-and-gis-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The grant allowed for documentation of traditional language, foods, music and the cultural landscapes associated with the Timbisha Shoshone people in their aboriginal territories.]]></description>
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		<title>NCPTT Awarded Second Consecutive Fuller Award from APTI</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-awarded-second-consecutive-fuller-award-from-apti/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-awarded-second-consecutive-fuller-award-from-apti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Materials Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APT Bulletin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APTI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Striegel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oliver Torrey Fuller Award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terrazzo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitrification]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT was awarded the Oliver Torrey Fuller Award at the Association of Preservation Technology International (APTI) conference in October.]]></description>
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		<title>NCPTT holds sixth Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-sixth-cemetery-monument-conservation-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-sixth-cemetery-monument-conservation-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Connecticut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Striegel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New London]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT's held its sixth annual Cemetery Monument Conservation workshop October 7-9, 2008, in New London, Connecticut. Twenty-six registrants participated in a variety of hands-on sessions.]]></description>
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		<title>Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mary Striegel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT has received the PTT grant product "Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual," submitted by the Historic Preservation Commission; the City of Aspen, Colorado, and Anthony &#038; Associates.]]></description>
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		<title>Comparative Study of Commercially Available Cleaners for Use on Federally-Issued Headstones</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/comparative-study-of-commercially-available-cleaners-for-use-on-federally-issued-headstones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/comparative-study-of-commercially-available-cleaners-for-use-on-federally-issued-headstones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[headstones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This report provides information and progress on the comparative study of commercially available cleaners for federally issued headstones.]]></description>
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		<title>Standard Practice for Determining the Components of Historic Cementitious Materials (2002-20)</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/standard-practice-for-determining-the-components-of-historic-cementitious-materials-2002-20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/standard-practice-for-determining-the-components-of-historic-cementitious-materials-2002-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture & Engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cementious Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTT Grant]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=1046</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This report presents a review of the literature followed by recommendations based on best practices for the analysis of historic cement-based materials. The report is geared towards the practicing analyst. ]]></description>
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		<title>New Custom Polymers Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/new-custom-polymers-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/new-custom-polymers-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Materials Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adhesives]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hybrid Plastics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polymers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POSS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[resin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT's materials research program hosted representatives from Hybrid Plastics. The company specializes in new resin and plastics based on a new chemical technology called POSS.]]></description>
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		<title>Development of a Handheld Metal Tester Using Eddy Current Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/development-of-a-handheld-metal-tester-using-eddy-current-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/development-of-a-handheld-metal-tester-using-eddy-current-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Curtis Deselles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Freer Gallery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gilded bronze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handheld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heritage Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NSULA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT's Curtis Deselles, a graduate student in the Masters of Heritage Resources program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana, is developing a handheld metal tester using eddy current technology.]]></description>
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		<title>Removal of Graffiti from Brick Masonry Buildings</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/removal-of-graffiti-from-brick-masonry-buildings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/removal-of-graffiti-from-brick-masonry-buildings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT is developing better strategies for the removal of graffiti from brick masonry buildings. ]]></description>
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		<title>Interactions Between Air Pollution and Limestone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Molly McGath]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[strengtheners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Molly McGath, NCPTT summer intern, is studying interactions between air pollution and limestone treated with commonly used chemical stone strengtheners.]]></description>
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		<title>Vacancy Announcement: Preservation Scientist</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/vacancy-announcement-preservation-scientist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/vacancy-announcement-preservation-scientist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) and Northwestern State University seek a Ph.D. analytical, organic, or physical chemist to fill a joint-faculty position for two years, with an option for annual renewal pending availability of funds. ]]></description>
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		<title>Development of a Rapid Indicator of Biodeterioration of Historic Stone</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/development-of-a-rapid-indicator-of-biodeterioration-of-historic-stone-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/development-of-a-rapid-indicator-of-biodeterioration-of-historic-stone-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christopher J. McNamara]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Development of a Rapid Indicator of Biodeterioration of Historic Stone. Ralph Mitchell, principal investigator, and Christopher J. McNamara, of Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences worked to identify microbial species for possible use as a microbiological indicator for identification of stone deterioration.]]></description>
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