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Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52135) • Staten Island, New York 13 Aug 23

We still haven't gotten our countertop for the kitchen. We went to a warehouse to look at the slabs. Initially we went there to look for quartz but we noticed they had granite as well so checked those out too. After looking at...

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Creating rock slabs with heat and water

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382036) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Oct 20

MyLotter nawala (@nawala123) recently wrote about cooking on stone. You can catch up here: https://www.mylot.com/post/3408521/cooking-on-stone. Her post reminded me of how early Australian settlers used to create their own stone...

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The mystery of the Great Pyramid has been solved finally

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 2 Dec 17

The theory relating to the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza is that the rock required was dug out at 8 miles away in Tura and the Granite used was quarried 533 miles away in Aswan. But, the researchers have found the...

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Happy Thursday.May,4th,2017

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111937) • United States 4 May 17

Good morning.Happy Thursday. Some of you may know the New Hampshire is noted for being the granite state.Remember the old man of the mountain.This was granite. Though the man is not there any more for he collapsed many years...

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The finish line is in sight!

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 11 Feb 17

You have seen the photos and listened to my stories about my bathroom counter tops. Well, the finish line is in sight. The two young men showed up near noon time yesterday and were finished by 2:30 pm. We made a few minor...

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Time for a do-over!

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 21 Jan 17

No, I'm not talking politics. I don't do or do-over politics if I don't have to and my brain is on overload so let's move on. We had thought about having work done on our kitchen cabinets. However, we found that with a little...

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Updates to your home can mean big money losses...

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 27 Aug 15

...if they are done incorrectly! If you are planning on selling your home down the road but need some updates and upgrades to make it more selling ready - think first! Curb appeal in a city setting is important - so put some...

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Find more about granite worktops

James Audette @universalgranite (3) • Chester, England 20 Feb 15

Today granite is one of the most commonly used construction material resistant to stains, heat, scratches due to which it is preferred by most of the people who are going to reconstruct or renovate their home. They are very ideal...

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forward some factual info

trinihd @trinihd (996) • United States 10 Mar 09

With so much fiction being forwarded, here's your chance to spread something that really is true: http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/granite.asp Click the link to find out more about granite counter-tops that emit Radon -...

Suggestions for Flooring material

walnutbrownie @walnutbrownie (745) • India 28 Jan 09

I have been very lucky that my parents are building me a house.Its under construction and i want to know what would be the best flooring materail for the house.I cheked out on few vetrified tiles and grantite tiles.I thought i...

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Half Dome - Yosemite Valley

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 3 Dec 08

My favorite vacation picture from last year, it's a shot of half dome in Yosemite Valley, taken from a vista point on highway 120 outside of the valley. Yosemite is famous for its granite walls and domes.

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Seychelles Unique by a Thousand Miles

jmp_72 @jmp_72 (246) • Seychelles 5 Nov 08

Seychelles is made up of 115 islands which falls under two groups, the granite and the low-lying coralline cays. The inner islands which are mostly granite lies around the principal islands of Mahe, Praslin and La Digue, forming...

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My Testimony - I'm glad I didn't give up

yparson @yparson (581) • United States 20 Aug 08

After 7 long months well - well after 4 serious months online, I am really rolling in the $$$. I was a bit doubtful if i could actually make a liveable income from marketing on the web. I stuck with it and I'm so grateful. I was...

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What do you think of Dell Laptops?

jesse15 @jesse15 (153) • India 31 Jul 08

Well, It seems so Dell empire is expanding at a large rate and is earning a great revenue. Its just going up and up and up. They provide you with support services. Their laptop don't give you any problems. Their warranty just get...

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Do you ever come arcoss a book you can't put down?

krystine @krystine (87) • United States 20 Jul 08

About two months ago my sister let me borrow this book called Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer. She told me it was about vampires because that's what she likes to read about. I told her I wasn't really into that kind of thing but she...

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solidarity

community @community (57) • Philippines 29 Jun 08

solidarity is not a matter of sentimental but a fact, cold and impassive as the granite foundation of a skyscraper. if the basic elements, identity of interest,clarity of vision,honesty of intent, and oneness of purpose, or any of...

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Jesus found in Slab of Granite

dreemsofdark @dreemsofdark (714) • United States 27 Jun 08

I just read this story here: http://cbs11tv.com/religion/Jesus.in.granite.2.758015.html It's saying that This marble slab company takes pictures of all of their slabs and puts them in their website. Well a customer in West...

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My son would rather eat dog food than some of his baby food

luckycharm00812 @luckycharm00812 (621) • United States 16 Jun 08

Granite, some of that stuff smells funny. But it's just puree whatevers on the label. I tried to give my son some of the new ham and egg baby food, and well he didn't hate, but it wasn't something he wanted to eat a lot of....

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Terminator 4: McG Wants To Assure Fans

vaibhavsawke @vaibhavsawke (820) • India 26 May 08

If you've followed the development of the movie here you'll know that it's been a love/hate thing with good news followed by bad and then by good. Well McG, seemingly plugged in to what's being said about the film online has...

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Do You Leave The Plastic On Your Furniture?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 1 Mar 08

Well my mom hasn't gone that far yet. But she has a beautiful table lamp that she never turns on and the lamp shade is still wrapped in its original plastic wrapping. Her kitchen counters are covered with dish towels so you can't...

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