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Laid to Rest in the Bay
San Francisco Bay Popular for Scattering Cremation RemainsEvery month, the remains of hundreds of people are laid to rest in the San Francisco Bay. With the popularity of cremation pulling ahead of burial as a means for […]
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A Quote by David Harkins –
“You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back, or you can […]
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At SevenPonds, White is the New Black
Iphones, the “black screen of death,” and the futureOne morning last week, as I was getting out of bed and the day’s agenda began whirling through my mind — I managed to drop my iPhone into a tumbler […]
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Part of my Girlhood Memory Dies
Barbie doll co-creator Elliot Handler passes at 95As if it were yesterday, I am standing in front of my Grandmother’s house when my Aunt Loraine hands me my first Barbie doll in a long, clear box. She’s […]
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Tobi Kahn Creates Art to Make the End of Life Beautiful
The artist creates work to bring beauty to the end of life, inspired by the loss of his mother.Tobi Kahn, now 58, gave his mother a hand-made gift for her birthday every year throughout his life. They started as the sentimental hand-drawings of a child, but burgeoned into […]
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Amy Winehouse Found Dead in her London Flat
Soul singer’s death at 27 still “unexplained”Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead today in her London flat. She was 27 years old. The cause of death is yet “unexplained”, according to authorities, but sources suspect it […]
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What is Green Burial? (Interview)
The Green Burial Council founder talks standards, sustainability, and the futureJoe Sehee comes from a background of social justice as a Jesuit minister while his wife, Juliette Sehee, worked as an advocate for the environment. About a decade ago, they […]
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“Physics of the Future”
A book that explores emerging technologies and their potential impact on medicine, aging, and the future of human lifePredicting the future has always been tricky. Yet everyone, from a working family, to the Harvard School of Business, to the FBI, has probably given it a try at one […]
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Psychotherapy at the End of Life Helps Patients and Grieving Families
End-of-life patients pass on their memories and knowledge to families through the process of dignity therapy.A study at University of Manitoba-Winnipeg, Canada, has tested an addition to the approach to end-of-life care for terminally-ill patients that seems to greatly increase a patient’s quality of life […]
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