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		<title>Cemetery Etiquette</title>
		<link>http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/cemetery-etiquette/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gloria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Gravesites of Our Predecessors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been pondering this issue since Dear Abby presented it to her readers. Her response was appropriate and yet all the readers’ comments were well versed and most of them made sense depending on their argument. When I visit &#8230; <a href="http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/09/23/cemetery-etiquette/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reflectionsnm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9571013&amp;post=210&amp;subd=reflectionsnm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I had a dream&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/i-had-a-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gloria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[An Inside Look]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cremation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had my first dream about a dead person.  No, not the kind of dream where they are living in the present day&#8211;as if they never died.  I’m talking about someone who clearly hid until now after they had seen &#8230; <a href="http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/i-had-a-dream/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reflectionsnm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9571013&amp;post=207&amp;subd=reflectionsnm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Freeze-drying Human Remains</title>
		<link>http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/freeze-drying-human-remains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gloria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Earth-to-earth; Ashes-to-ashes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alkaline hydrolysis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is always someone making the claim that we are running out of room to bury people.  In the book, Grave Reflections, I had a picture designed to show that we are clearly NOT running out of room and that &#8230; <a href="http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/freeze-drying-human-remains/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reflectionsnm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9571013&amp;post=204&amp;subd=reflectionsnm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ashes to Bullets</title>
		<link>http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/ashes-to-bullets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gloria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Earth-to-earth; Ashes-to-ashes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now for your favorite NRA member or rifle enthusiast, there is an alternative for what to do with the cremains of your Loved One. Process the ashes into live ammunition! This was a new one for me but I’m glad &#8230; <a href="http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/ashes-to-bullets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reflectionsnm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9571013&amp;post=202&amp;subd=reflectionsnm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Somatic Death</title>
		<link>http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/somatic-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gloria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death in the news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So how do funeral directors really know when someone is dead? Good question! The truth is that the only true sign of death is decomposition. An experienced embalmer knows the signs and can identify certain aspects of early stages of &#8230; <a href="http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/somatic-death/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reflectionsnm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9571013&amp;post=199&amp;subd=reflectionsnm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>QR codes for Graves</title>
		<link>http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/qr-codes-for-graves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 14:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gloria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Gravesites of Our Predecessors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[QR (Quick Response) codes are the latest technology that is being used across marketing venues. However, there is a great application in the funeral industry that one company is exploring.  You may view their application here.   When a QR code is &#8230; <a href="http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/qr-codes-for-graves/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reflectionsnm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9571013&amp;post=196&amp;subd=reflectionsnm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>13 Funeral Director Secrets</title>
		<link>http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/13-funeral-director-secrets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 13:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gloria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[An Inside Look]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is really nothing too secretive about what funeral directors do. Most people only want to know the secrets of what we see in the embalming room.  They really aren’t interested in the funeral—it’s the body that holds more intrigue.  &#8230; <a href="http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/13-funeral-director-secrets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reflectionsnm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9571013&amp;post=193&amp;subd=reflectionsnm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Dying Man</title>
		<link>http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/a-dying-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 14:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gloria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Imminent Death]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I want to share a link to a man’s blog that I found interesting.  Derek Miller detailed the process of dying while suffering from stage 4 metastatic colorectal cancer.  His family posted his last comments the day after his official &#8230; <a href="http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/a-dying-man/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reflectionsnm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9571013&amp;post=191&amp;subd=reflectionsnm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Osama Bin Laden&#8217;s Muslim Burial</title>
		<link>http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/osama-bin-ladens-muslim-burial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 02:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gloria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death in the news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After my second semester of mortuary science courses, I am excited to be back blogging.  One of the courses I just completed last week involved funeral rites in all religions.  Since I was just tested on the funeral rites of &#8230; <a href="http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/osama-bin-ladens-muslim-burial/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reflectionsnm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9571013&amp;post=188&amp;subd=reflectionsnm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GRAVE Reflections</title>
		<link>http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/grave-reflections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gloria</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[An Inside Look]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Funeral Costs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Memorable Life Celebrations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just released:  a book on funeral choices by Gloria and Louis Salazar.  Yes, that&#8217;s me, co-author of a book that sheds light on a subject most would rather avoid.  We are working on the Amazon and Barnes and Noble stream &#8230; <a href="http://reflectionsnm.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/grave-reflections/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=reflectionsnm.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9571013&amp;post=186&amp;subd=reflectionsnm&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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