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					<title>Mason Contractors Association of America RSS Feed</title>
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					<description>The latest news and headlines affecting the masonry industry.</description>
					<copyright>Copyright (c) Mason Contractors Association of America.  All rights reserved.</copyright>
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						<title>Vision 20/20 Moving Forward</title>
						<author>Tom Daniel</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090701061022</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ The MCAA met with the NCMA and the BIA for a Vision 20/20 strategy meeting June 4 and 5 in Chicago. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:10:22 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Fall Protection for Scaffolding and Platforms</title>
						<author>Craig Firl</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090630064358</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ A review of the regulations regarding fall protection on scaffolding and mobile platforms and the types of fall protection equipment needed. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:43:58 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Are you a WIMP?</title>
						<author>George Hedley</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090629060000</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ Have you ever completed additional work and without getting paid for it? Have you ever swallowed extra costs because they weren’t approved before you did the work? ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>JLG Awarded $33.7 Million Contract from U.S. Army</title>
						<author><cite>Masonry</cite></author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090627100000</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ JLG Industries Inc. has received an order from the United States Army for 214 JLG All Terrain Lifter Army System (ATLAS) II telehandlers. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>What Can a Scottish Singer Teach a Bunch of PMs?</title>
						<author>Gary Micheloni</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090626060000</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ Okay, all of you who are leaning on your shovels, pencils or keyboards, have you heard who’s all the rage in Great Britain and the United States? ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>State of Independence</title>
						<author>Timothy R. Hughes</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090625061519</link>
						<guid>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090625061519</guid>
						<description><![CDATA[ Contractors regularly enter into agreements that define an individual or entity as an independent contractor. This designation can be critically important on multiple levels. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:15:19 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Case Study: Masonry Cleaning in Action</title>
						<author>Randy Weil</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090624064239</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ Six years ago, Swanson Masonry, Inc. faced a tough decision when issues with a particular cleaning subcontractor they were using arose. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:42:39 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Three Keys to Successful Masonry Cleaning</title>
						<author>Gary Henry</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090623071928</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ Cleaning masonry architecture, new or old, without one or more of the three, simple keys to successful masonry cleaning can be devastating. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:19:28 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Legislative Conference Creates Momentum</title>
						<author>Matthew B. Keelen</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090622060000</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ The Keelen Group, has been working on the 3% withholding legislation and life-cycle costing in the MilCon appropriations bill. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Welcome New Members!</title>
						<author>Bob Birdsell</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090619063117</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ The Mason Contractors Association of America is proud to welcome the following new members to the Association. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:31:17 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Where Are They Now: Frank Martinez</title>
						<author>J. David Holt</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090618064923</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ Frank Martinez enrolled in Victor Santillan&#39;s masonry class in 1991. He now runs his own company in Arlington, Texas. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:49:23 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>The Seismic Progress of Masonry</title>
						<author>John Chrysler</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090617063420</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ In the first three months of 2009, 29 earthquakes measuring greater than a magnitude of 3.0 have been documented in California. Are we ready for the Big One? ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:34:20 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Connectors, Anchors and Fasteners</title>
						<author>Mike Ripley</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090616072537</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ Seismic building code requirements have been a part of masonry construction for many years. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:25:37 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Does the Economy Affect Safety for a Mason Contractor?</title>
						<author>Zach Everett</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090615060000</link>
						<guid>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090615060000</guid>
						<description><![CDATA[ Whether the economy affects safety can only be answered by each mason contractor, and it can vary. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Sherwin-Williams Sustainability Program</title>
						<author><cite>Masonry</cite></author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090614164837</link>
						<guid>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090614164837</guid>
						<description><![CDATA[ Sherwin-Williams has implemented “EcoVision,” a company-wide mission to develop solutions that reduce environmental impact. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:48:37 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>LEED 2009 to Include LEED Credits for Regional Environmental Priorities</title>
						<author><cite>Masonry</cite></author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090613084400</link>
						<guid>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090613084400</guid>
						<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released LEED regional credits as part of LEED 2009. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>New Certification Webinar Date Announced</title>
						<author>Sharyl Toynton</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090612063600</link>
						<guid>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090612063600</guid>
						<description><![CDATA[ The MCAA will be hosting a Certification webinar on June 24, 2009 at 10:00 AM CST. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Quikrete Supports Transformation of Historic Jail </title>
						<author><cite>Masonry</cite></author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090611065500</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ The QUIKRETE Companies played an integral role in the $150 million rehabilitation and expansion project of the Charles Street Jail in Boston. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>A Few Bucks of Prevention</title>
						<author>Gregg Hodgson</author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090610060625</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ Just weeks after completion, a four-story, 75,000-square-foot, building costing $10 million began leaking at several of its interior window heads. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:06:25 -0700</pubDate>
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						<title>Rehab and Restoration: Adjusting Accordingly</title>
						<author><cite>Masonry</cite></author>
						<link>http://www.masoncontractors.org/newsandevents/masonryheadlines/headline.php?id=20090609063909</link>
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						<description><![CDATA[ If there is anything typical in restoration, it is perhaps that nothing is typical. This is certainly true in the case of One Shell Square, in New Orleans. ]]></description>
						<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:39:09 -0700</pubDate>
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