• Happy Halloween!May your Halloween be filled with fun and laughter

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    Happy Halloween!
    May your Halloween be filled with fun and laughter



  • It’s All Hallows’ Eve
    SevenPonds wishes you a happy halloween!

    It’s Halloween, also known as All Hallows’ Eve, the day of the festival to celebrate the dead. We wish everyone a fun, spooky Halloween!

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  • Will Student Loan Debt Haunt Your Family After Your Death?One mourning family wants to ensure that it won't

    Will Student Loan Debt Haunt Your Family After Your Death?
    One mourning family wants to ensure that it won’t

    Throughout our work and research at SevenPonds, we stumble upon a number of issues surrounding the end-of-life that many people probably don’t think about day to day. After nearly two […]

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  • “Why Does Someone Have to Die”A haunting orchestral work by a modern classical master

    “Why Does Someone Have to Die”
    A haunting orchestral work by a modern classical master

    In Philip Glass’ typically haunting style, “Why Does Someone Have to Die,” written for the blockbuster motion picture The Hours, the rich orchestration and full, almost narrative shape, fits perfectly with […]

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  • “What the Living Do”Marie Howe's poem shows that life is more than just the problems we tackle

    “What the Living Do”
    Marie Howe’s poem shows that life is more than just the problems we tackle

    I don’t think it’s unfair to say that human beings have a tendency to take things for granted. Even the little, simple joys in life are worth being grateful for, […]

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  • Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium in JapanThe beautiful structure blends into the landscape for ultimate serenity.

    Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium in Japan
    The beautiful structure blends into the landscape for ultimate serenity.

    There is no end to the breath-taking variety of crematorium designs around the world, and we haven’t looked at one on SevenPonds in quite a while. This stunning crematorium by […]

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  • What Is Elder Abuse? (Interview)
    What is elder abuse, and how can we prevent it?

    Marti Riparetti-Brown is a second year doctoral student at USC’s Davis School of Gerontology. She focuses on, among other things, the prevalence and risk factors of elder abuse and neglect […]

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  • When You Ask What to Do When Someone Dies?
    Our San Francisco Bay Area vendor and services network help assist you!

    This past Tuesday evening, our San Francisco Bay Area vendors and services came together for our first annual meet & greet at our San Francisco based SevenPonds office. A fall […]

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  • “The Wind Through the Keyhole,” by Stephen KingThe master of horror returns to his epic Dark Tower Series

    “The Wind Through the Keyhole,” by Stephen King
    The master of horror returns to his epic Dark Tower Series

    On June 19th, 1999, famed horror author Stephen King was walking on the side of a quiet country highway outside of Lowell, Maine, when, he was struck by a pickup […]

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  • “Being fired has some of the advantages of dying without its supreme disadvantages. People say extra-nice things about you, and you get to hear them.”
    -Howard Zinn

    Photo Credit: The New York Times

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