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The Names of Those Lost in the Aurora Shooting
As we learn about the victims, we honor their memory and offer our condolences to those mourningOn behalf of the SevenPonds team, we share these emerging facts and the sympathies of those around the country. James Eagan Holmes was seen in public Monday for the first time since his arrest following the deadly shootings at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” last Friday. He appeared in court and was…
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Sally Ride Dies
A physicist, the first woman in space and president of her own companyAstronaut Sally Ride died peacefully after a battle with cancer. It was not revealed until her death that she had had a 27-year relationship with her female partner, Tam E. O’Shaughnessy, a psychology professor and a childhood friend. Sally Ride was a woman who paved the way for other women like myself – thank you…
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“Early Death”
Hartley Coleridge’s intentional ambiguity reveals conflicting emotionsMany people know and love the work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge; but what they may not know is that Coleridge had three children who also grew up to be writers. The oldest of these children was Hartley Coleridge, who wrote not only creative pieces but also literary criticism. One of his best poems is “Early…
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Loss and Consequences: The Drunk Driving Project
Students design visual messages to warn of the serious consequences of drunk drivingThe Maryland Highway Safety Office and Urbanite Baltimore Magazine partner in Loss and Consequences: The Drunk Driving Project to develop unique anti-drunk driving messages that focus on the possible consequences of drunk driving: loss. The project utilizes the creativity of Maryland Institute College of Art students to design engaging images and videos that will be…
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How to deal with Grief? (Interview)
How the practice of yoga can aid the grieving processKen Breniman is a yoga therapist based out of San Francisco. His studio focuses on classes specifically designed to those with physical impairments, and those grappling with difficult emotions, which oftentimes become one and the same. He teaches a special course called Yoga for Grief. He sat down with SevenPonds, and told us a little…
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The Dark Knight Rises by Christopher Nolan
To defeat Bane and his army, Bruce Wayne must recover from mourning and Batman must return from hidingWell, it had to come to an end eventually. Nothing lasts forever, and, indeed, when it comes to super hero movie series, that might not be such a bad thing. If we are to believe the trailers and the media, The Dark Knight Rises is to be the concluding chapter Christopher Nolan’s wildly successful re-boot…
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Announcement #2: We’ve Fully Launched SevenPonds!
BUT you may need to lend a helping hand to properly view usFor those who are just coming in to read our latest blog posts – yes, we’ve launched the full website! If you are a return visitor, you may find our new user interface a bit scrambled. So please lend a helping hand and simply refresh your page and/or clear your cache before checking us out!…
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Nora Ephron Pre-planned Her Own Memorial Service
The tribute to the late writer and director was a poignant example of modern ways to celebrate a life well-livedAround the world, people are moving away from traditional funeral services in favor of more eclectic and personal remembrance events. The days of somber funerals and wakes are gone. Instead, modern-day memorial services are more often focused on celebrating a life well-lived. These special memorials can take many forms, whatever friends and family need to…
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