Goats Head Up Congressional Cemetery Maintenance Crew
In 1997, the Congressional Cemetery on Capitol Hill landed a spot on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of endangered historic sites. The resting place of famed composer John Phillip Sousa, as well as ...
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Modern Bridesmaid Etiquette - Be the Bride's Right Hand
There is more to being a good bridesmaid than simply showing up. It is a great honor to be asked to be a friend's or family member's bridesmaid and bear witness to the milestone of marriage. It is also a lot of work. ...
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The New Trend of Making Funeral Videos
As funeral homes try to adapt to shifts in the ways people are addressing their own deaths and those of their loved ones, more businesses are expanding their use of technology. In New Zealand and other countries around ...
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Jobs Where People Are Most Likely to Marry One Another
According to the latest U.S. Census data, some jobs are more likely than others to lead two coworkers to the altar. Savvy entrepreneurs have taken note, and they have responded with dating websites that cater to lawyer ...
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Cryonics May Someday Reveal Secrets of the Human Mind
An understanding of the nuances of the individual mind an idiosyncratic sense of humor, or a creative impulse toward poetry has long eluded neuroscientists. Emerging from the label of science fiction, cryonics may offe ...
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The New Honeymoon: Glamping
Newlyweds are among the throng of vacationers embracing a rising trend in romantic getaways: Glamping. Glamping is the term coined for glamorous camping, which, as it turns out, is more than just a euphemism for flush ...
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Creative Ways to Disperse One’s Ashes
The steady rise in the popularity of cremation may be due to a number of factors. As an alternative to a traditional internment with a casket and a cemetery plot, cremation may prove to be far more affordable. There is ...
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Man-Made Reef Attracts Sea Life With Cremated Ashes
Something fishy is going on off the coast of Dorset, England, and the locals could not be happier about it. The county counsel approved a proposal to construct a series of artificial offshore reefs on an area of seabed c ...
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Widening a Child’s Circle With a Naming Ceremony
The Greek root of the word baptism means to identify with or to be made one with. Since human history has been recorded, variations of the ritual have existed for many different cultures in many different forms. The ...
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Poshest Places to Be Buried in the U.S.
They may not be able to take it with them, but many people are choosing burial locations that leave enough behind to remember them by. America's wealthy are buying up some of the country's most prized real estate in or ...
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