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Urn Recovered from Ocean No Longer a Mystery
For 17-year-old Alex Reed, it was just another day with his friend as the two were relaxing along the seafront of Warrenton, Oregon, but as he made to leave, something wedged between the rocks caught his eye. After reading an inscription on the mysterious capsule dated as 1870-1925, Reed carried this mysterious object to his car. It was only later that he would learn that what he had[...]
Social Support in Hard times on Twitter
Social networking sites have given internet users the ability to publicly express their thoughts and feelings, to announce new events and incidents occurring in their lives and all with a few clacks of your keys and a click of your mouse. The most well known social media sites are Facebook and Twitter. Twitter (for those who are unaware) is an online social networking and microblogging[...]
Changing Faces of the Funeral Industry: Personalizing the Future
"Boomers are a new and very different breed of customer of funeral services. Understanding their wants and needs and then tailoring services to not only meet but exceed those needs is increasingly essential for funeral homes."- Alan D. WolfeltIn an era where social media technology is an essential[...]
Jai Pausch - Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss
Jai Pausch was the wife of Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, who inspired millions with his last lecture. Randy had pancreatic cancer and was dying, and he held a lecture at Carnegie Mellon called The Last Lecture, it was recorded and became a youtube hit[...]
When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone
"In six weeks' time, I will be dead, I will be cremated, but it is an extraordinary experience." This is how Philip Gould begins his film When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone, a soul-searching chronicle of thoughts and emotions during his last two weeks of life.He shares his thoughts and insights as he confronts his impending death from oesophageal cancer. When he stands on his grave[...]
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