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2013Feb
RICHARD III – ILLEGALLY EXHUMED?
Charles
Feb
28
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Posted by John Bradfield ED’s note: John Bradfield, founder of the Alice Barker Trust and author of the groundbreaking Green Burial, the DIY Guide, campaigns, together with Teresa Evans, for the legal rights of the bereaved. Here he argues that Richard III was illegally exhumed. He presents this argument in the context
More great myths of Funeral world…
Charles
Feb
28
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…or are these ones true? Posted by Richard Rawlinson No. 3: A company offering the expensive service of deep freezing and preserving corpses of wealthy folk who hoped that future generations would be able to revive them back to life, went in liquidation. Because of unpaid bills the electricity supply was
To our critics
Charles
Feb
28
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Dear Ian and Frank, It was good to see you commenting once more on the blog. It shows that people of all shades of opinion read it, not just a clique. I hope you appreciate the way I allow you to say whatever you like, however abusive (so long as
Why doctors say no
Charles
Feb
27
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Physicians see and treat patients who have undergone CPR. Those patients are usually paralyzed, swollen with fluid, and unconscious. Upon witnessing that, physicians might buy cialis online forum wonder what the differences are between “living” and “existing”. This could explain why their end-of-life care preferences differ from that of the
Philosophical brain teaser
Charles
Feb
27
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Posted by Richard Rawlinson Some readers might recall Roal Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected on TV. ‘William and Mary’ was a particularly beastly story about an academic having his brain and one eye transplanted from his body after death, and attached to an artificial heart so they both continue to
Bright eyes
Charles
Feb
26
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Posted by Vale Remember Watership Down? The best selling childrens book about a band of rabbits? Adams, the author, gives the warrens he writes about social structures and a strong lapin culture. There are even myths and legends. Even a rabbit version of the Grim Reaper himself who appears to
Why doctors can’t talk about death
Charles
Feb
26
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“Psychoanalysts believe that emotional trauma in human life is because man is not really a god and is something more than just an animal. He is a demi-god and being a demi-god is hard. He can create and appreciate goodness, enjoy the wonder and awe of each day; teach, learn,
Afore ye go
Charles
Feb
26
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We think you’ll agree with us that RecordMeNow.org is a Very Good Thing. It’s downloadable software that enables you, using the little camera in your computer screen, to record your thoughts about your life, and other things besides, for your children, partner, family, you name it. The creators especially had
I Will Be Blessed — Ben Howard
Charles
Feb
25
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Oh my ghost came by Said who do you love the most Who you wanna call before you dieOh my ghost came by here Said who do you love the most Who you gonna sing to ‘fore you’re goneOh hey heaven is the place we know Heaven is the arms
Unwanted man
Charles
Feb
25
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There’s a leaflet circulating in Southend-on-Sea and environs advising the populace to have nothing to do with the Mary Mayer Funeral Home. What, you ask, has Ms Mary Mayer done to deserve this? She would seem to be both blameless and admirable — an idealist, even: Our founder
