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Love, peace, and prosperity for 2017
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Refurbishment for the most famous showcase for Portland limestone
Buckingham Palace will see a £ 369 million renovation probably starting in April 2017
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Certain primates have reached the Stone Age because they use stones as tools according to a BBC report. But they are not expected to develop beyond this stage
30 years Musée d’Orsay: a limestone façade with all the Parisian splendor of the penultimate turn of the century
A train station of the year 1900, the building once showed inside the newest techniques like ramps and lifts for luggage
EuroSkills 2016: Austrian stonemason Thomas Rudlstorfer wins the Gold medal
Silver medalist is Rok Verstovšek Tanšek from Slovenia and Bronze medalist is Julien Baton from France
Safety will be the primary focus during the first phase of the Natural Stone University
MIA+BSI has launched an online education tool with free courses for stone industry professionals
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„Liquid Marble“ is the name Mathieu Lehanneur gave his artistic works, seemingly with surfaces rippled by the wind
For all who behaved well in 2016
Stone-Ideas.com has collected ideas for (Christmas-)gifts in stone
„Help recruit, retain and advance women in the stone industry“
„Women in Stone“ is a workgroup called to life by the Marble Institute of America (MIA) and the Building Stone Institute (BSI) / „Wine & Stone“
The aim is to have stone drywall construction recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Trade organizations and private individuals can support the initiative by writing to the French Ministry of Culture
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Business cards with ultra-thin stone veneer surface in real marble have been developed by Mikol Company
Stone & Tile trade fair to take place in Belgium from January 22-23, 2017
Flanders Expo in Ghent is the venue for the biennial B2B-event
One more step to reach architects and interior designers
MIA+BSI joins IBS and KBIS for Design & Construction Week during January 10-12, 2017 in Orlando (FL)
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Cremation is allowed, but ashes must not be scattered
The Vatican has released „instructions“, as a reaction to the change in funeral culture in the Western world
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Ajloun in the Kingdom of Jordan is home to the Royal Academy for Nature and Conservation constructed on the rim of a defunct quarry