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(May 2013) Marble feels cold, because of its low heat conductivity according to the Dubai Chronicle. On the contrary, marble conducts heat away from our skin so quickly that it feels cool
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250 pieces of marble „Blanco Macael“ for the pavement of the Court of the Lions
(May 2013) Cosentino Group has participated in the restoration of the Alhambra
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(May 2013) A mysterious stone hill in the Sea of Galilee is the subject of a report in the Journal of Nautical Archaeology
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(April 2013) The Vitória Stone Fair 2013 in Brazil’s Espírito Santo province had more than 24,000 visitors from 56 countries and 420 exhibitors
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(April 2013) India‘s StoneMart Trade Fair in Jaipur (Rajasthan) counted 386 exhibitors
Briefly noted: 7th international Cosentino Design Challenge
(March 2013) Students’ competition for the use of the Spanish company’s materials
Briefly noted: new stone fair in Portugal in May this year
(March 2013) The city of Batalha about 100 km North of Lisbon will host „Stone“ from May 16 to 19, 2013
Briefly noted: „doghouse for walks“
(March 2014) Pritzker-Prize-winner Toyo Ito and his idea for Architecture for Dogs / Pet’s village in travertine by Italian designer Raffaello Galiotto
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(March 2013) Pakistan has reached a constant growth level of 35% in natural stone exports in the recent years past
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(March 2013) Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address in Steven Spielberg’s new film „Lincoln“
Briefly noted: the price of the gravestone is becoming more important for the bereaved
(February 2013) Non-representative survey among gravestone-masons and undertakers in France
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(February 2013) Kamien-Stone tradefair in Poland’s had a „Design Emergency Service“ for interior design architects and private visitors
Briefly noted: Blanco Ibiza marble for the façade and the interior
(February 2013) Levantina supplied the stone for Hipercor and El Corte Inglés in the Puerto Venecia Shopping Centre, Zaragoza
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(February 2013) A patent for the use of granite waste in asphalt production has been granted in Brazil
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(January 2013) Volcanic eruptions accompanied by ash and dust can influence the global climate at least temporarily as is well known