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		<title>Fantasia Barrino’s Recent Overdose Intentional</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[american idol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“People” magazine reports “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino’s recent overdose on aspirin and sleeping pills was a suicide attempt. Barrino, 26, confirmed this in a recent interview with the magazine and stated she knew exactly what she was doing. Years of battling depression and a complicated relationship with Antwaun Cook led to Barrino’s desperate attempt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Dead After Distraught Former Employee Opens Fire</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/9-dead-after-distraught-former-employee-opens-fire_2010_08_03/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/9-dead-after-distraught-former-employee-opens-fire_2010_08_03/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Connecticut shooting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[shooting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Distraught employee, Omar Thornton, who was facing a disciplinary hearing at a family-owned beer distributing company, Hartford Distributors Inc., opened fire at his former place of employment on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The shooting occurred shortly after 7:00 a.m. Thornton, according to MSNBC, who asked to resign, was at the Connecticut warehouse for a meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People of the Congo Mourn for Two Days</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/people-of-the-congo-mourn-for-two-days_2010_07_08/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/people-of-the-congo-mourn-for-two-days_2010_07_08/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[congo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congo tanker fire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of the more than 200 people that died in a recent fire, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, stated the country would mourn for two days. During the days of mourning, the country’s flag would fly at half-mast around the nation in the victims’ memory. A Fire that Came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Did Not Tell Family of Her Whereabouts, Dies after a Rave</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/teen-did-not-tell-family-of-her-whereabouts-dies-after-a-rave_2010_07_06/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/teen-did-not-tell-family-of-her-whereabouts-dies-after-a-rave_2010_07_06/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[death of a child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funeral planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen death]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fifteen-year-old Sasha Rodriguez’s life ended tragically early from drug intoxication after she attended a recent rave at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. According to an “L.A. Times” report, the teen took ecstasy, became dehydrated, passed out and hit her head. Rodriguez’s friend tried to shield her from the crowd, but people stepped on the girls nevertheless. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote Valley of Life’s Miri Rossitto as a Leading Mom in Business</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/vote-valley-of-life%e2%80%99s-miri-rossitto-as-a-leading-mom-in-business_2010_05_21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/vote-valley-of-life%e2%80%99s-miri-rossitto-as-a-leading-mom-in-business_2010_05_21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 18:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mom in business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Valley of Life founder Miri Rossitto has been nominated as one of America’s leading entrepreneurial moms! StartUpNation is celebrating America’s top 200 mom-owned businesses, like Valley of Life, and the women who run them with its annual Leading Moms in Business 2010 Competition. The competition is a tribute to moms in business as it ranks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Reasons to Post Your Obituary Online</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/three-reasons-to-post-your-obituary-online_2010_05_20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/three-reasons-to-post-your-obituary-online_2010_05_20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[death notice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online death notice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online obituary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=2175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has placed an obituary or death notice in a newspaper has noticed it is not cheap. Death notices placed in newspapers are tools that let acquaintances of the departed know the calling hours and the details about the funeral or memorial service. They can also serve as a record of a person’s death [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Death Day</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/digital-death-day_2010_05_17/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/digital-death-day_2010_05_17/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital death day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=2196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What happens to a person&#8217;s email account, social networking account and digital persona after they die? This question and other death-related online issues will be explored Thursday, May 20, during the Digital Death Day unconference at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. An unconference is a facilitated, participant-driven conference centered upon a particular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial Bike Ride in North Carolina</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/memorial-bike-ride-in-north-carolina_2010_05_15/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/memorial-bike-ride-in-north-carolina_2010_05_15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 16:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Memorial News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[honor the memory]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[police memorial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To honor the memory of a co-worker, three North Carolina police officers from Duke University in Durham made a 250-mile memorial bike ride from Durham to Washington, D.C. The trek began Monday, May 10. Officers Mark Faust, David Johnson, Rekayi Isley and Officer Faust’s son rode in memory of Charles Callemy. Callemy died in 2007 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Actress Lynn Redgrave Dies at 67</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/actress-lynn-redgrave-dies-at-67_2010_05_05/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/actress-lynn-redgrave-dies-at-67_2010_05_05/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obituaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=2178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Born into theater royalty in London on March 8, 1943, actress and playwright Lynn Redgrave died Sunday due to complications from a seven-year battle with breast cancer. A comedian and a dramatic actress, Redgrave was known for her roles in movie such as Shine and Gods and Monsters, for which she won a Golden Globe. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valley of Life Collaborates With USFallen.org to Commemorate Veterans</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/valley-of-life-collaborates-with-usfallen-org-to-commemorate-veterans_2010_05_04/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/valley-of-life-collaborates-with-usfallen-org-to-commemorate-veterans_2010_05_04/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military honors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new templates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online memorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[veterans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=2145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to continue to provide top-of-the-line services for military families that have lost a loved one, Valley of Life is now offering new Life Story military templates to honor public servants and members of the various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. The templates are part of a collaboration with USFallen.org, a nonprofit, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grief Begins Early for Many</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/grief-begins-early-for-many_2010_05_03/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/grief-begins-early-for-many_2010_05_03/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 16:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bereaved teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children and grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comfort zone camp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealing with death]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=1950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent study conducted by Comfort Zone Camp, a bereavement camp for children and teens, found more young people than expected deal with grief. The study found that 1 out of 9 individuals in the U.S. have lost a parent before turning 20 , and 1 out of every 7 individuals will lose a brother [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Should Create a Living Will or Trust</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/why-you-should-create-a-living-will-or-trust_2010_04_26/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/why-you-should-create-a-living-will-or-trust_2010_04_26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[end-of-life planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funeral preplanning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living will]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=2041</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were in the hospital, on artificial life-support, would your family already understand your wishes? If you are suddenly incapacitated, is there a way for your family to acquire with ease the property and assets you set aside for them? These are not questions many people like to discuss or even think about. However, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Created Your Advance Directive Yet?</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/have-you-created-your-advance-directive-yet_2010_04_23/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/have-you-created-your-advance-directive-yet_2010_04_23/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[advance directives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funeral preplanning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living will]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=1955</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As many as 80% of the U.S. population has not created an advance directive or living will, a recent report from MSNBC states. This report comes five years after the much-publicized death of Terri Schiavo, which opened the public’s eyes to the importance of advance directives. An advance directive is a document that lets your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands in U.S. Mourn for Polish First Couple</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/thousands-in-u-s-mourn-for-polish-first-couple_2010_04_21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/thousands-in-u-s-mourn-for-polish-first-couple_2010_04_21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[funeral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lech Kaczynski]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=2091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lech and Maria Kaczynski, the president of Poland and his wife, were buried April 18, 2010 in a massive state funeral in Krakow. The couple died in an airplane crash last week that also killed 94 Polish dignitaries who were flying to Russia to attend a memorial service for Polish prisoners of war killed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valley of Life and LegalZoom.com Offer Estate Planning Help</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/valley-of-life-and-legalzoom-com-offer-estate-planning-help_2010_04_16/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/valley-of-life-and-legalzoom-com-offer-estate-planning-help_2010_04_16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[last will]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legalzoom.com]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[living will]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=2036</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Valley of Life users who are interested in taking control of their end-of-life plans can get started today by drafting their own essential estate planning documents, without the expense of hiring a lawyer. Valley of Life has collaborated with LegalZoom.com to create an online resource center where our users can create an affordable living will, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Run for Hope</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/run-for-hope_2010_04_14/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/run-for-hope_2010_04_14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grief / Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memorial News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memorial run]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memorialize a loved one]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OUR HOUSE, a grief support center in southern California, is hosting the annual Run for Hope on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at the West L.A. Farmers Market. This fun run gives children and adults a chance to honor those who have died. Today is the last day to register for the run. OUR HOUSE is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April is National Distracted Driver Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/april-is-national-distracted-driver-awareness-month_2010_04_13/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/april-is-national-distracted-driver-awareness-month_2010_04_13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[traffic collisions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/?p=1938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey (PDF document) states distracted drivers were involved in 16% of deadly crashes in 2008. it also reports that 80% of traffic incidents were due to driver distraction. Distracted driving is just as dangerous as drunk driving. According to TMC News, Rep. Betsy Market stated to Congress: “A driver [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dixie Carter, Age 70, Dies of Endometrial Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/dixie-carter-age-70-dies-of-endometrial-cancer_2010_04_12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/dixie-carter-age-70-dies-of-endometrial-cancer_2010_04_12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Flora</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[designing women]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dixie Carter, who recently starred on ABC’s Desperate Housewives, died Saturday morning from complications of endometrial cancer at the age of 70. Carter played Gloria Hodge, the mother of Desperate Housewives&#8216; Orson Hodge. However, Carter is best known for her role in the TV sitcom Designing Women, which aired in the late 1980s to early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funeral Misconceptions Debunked in “The Funeral Preplanning Guide”</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/funeral-misconceptions-debunked-in-%e2%80%9cthe-funeral-preplanning-guide%e2%80%9d_2010_04_09/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most thrilling aspects of being a writer is seeing people react passionately to your work. Sometimes, the reaction is passionately positive. Sometimes, it’s passionately negative. Regardless, we at Valley of Life were excited to discover that The Funeral Preplanning Guide has received its first blog review. It was especially nice to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miri Rossitto Guest Posts on Baby Boomers U.S. Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/miri-rossitto-guest-posts-on-baby-boomers-u-s-blog_2010_04_08/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/miri-rossitto-guest-posts-on-baby-boomers-u-s-blog_2010_04_08/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a generation, Baby Boomers have played a huge role in shaping U.S. culture into what it is today. They redefined traditional values, remodeled society as they knew it and brought about changes many of us now take for granted. As Boomers have moved into retirement and beyond, they&#8217;ve continued to demonstrate their impact by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worst Mine Blast Since ’84 Kills 25</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/worst-mine-blast-since-%e2%80%9984-kills-25_2010_04_07/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/worst-mine-blast-since-%e2%80%9984-kills-25_2010_04_07/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An explosion that released methane gas on Monday killed 25 miners in Montcoal, West Virginia. With four people still in need of rescue, this coal mine explosion is the worst in U.S. history since 1984, when 27 died in Orangeville, Utah. Gov. Joe Manchin stated on Tuesday that crews are working to clear an access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts Recognize the Value of Online Healing</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/experts-recognize-the-value-of-online-healing_2010_03_26/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/experts-recognize-the-value-of-online-healing_2010_03_26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years, people have used the Internet as a way to work through their grief. When people hear about all the bereaved who create online memorials at Valley of Life, they seem to instinctively understand the value of grieving online, where people can express intimate thoughts and be heard by others. Now, it seems, counselors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dying Matters Awareness: The Funeral Preplanning Guide</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/dying-matters-awareness-the-funeral-preplanning-guidehttpwww-valleyoflife-comblogp1844previewtrue_2010_03_15/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/dying-matters-awareness-the-funeral-preplanning-guidehttpwww-valleyoflife-comblogp1844previewtrue_2010_03_15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Guide to Children and Grief]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the start of an unusual event in the UK &#8211; Dying Matters Awareness Week. The national awareness week is said to be a tool for encouraging people to talk openly about death, dying, and bereavement &#8212; topics that many often label taboo. Incidentally, Valley of Life believes talking about death-related topics is extremely healthy and even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MLB Pitcher Expands Children&#8217;s Bereavement Camps Nationwide</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/mlb-pitcher-expands-childrens-bereavement-camps-nationwide_2010_03_12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/mlb-pitcher-expands-childrens-bereavement-camps-nationwide_2010_03_12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Moyer Foundation recently announced plans to continue its national expansion of bereavement camps for children and teens by adding eight new cities to host Camp Erin in 2010. &#8220;Camp Erin is an initiative that means a great deal to [my wife] and me,&#8221; said co-founder Jamie Moyer, father of eight and pitcher for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Funeral Preplanning Guide &#124; Resources for Families</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/the-funeral-preplanning-guide-resources-for-families_2010_03_10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/the-funeral-preplanning-guide-resources-for-families_2010_03_10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning your own funeral can be the best and last gift you ever give to your loved ones. Each year, thousands of families must struggle through their grief to plan a funeral for someone they&#8217;ve lost&#8211;often without any direction or insight into how their loved one would have liked to be remembered. The result is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Winter Olympics Close, Not Without Tragedy</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/2010-winter-olympics-close-not-without-tragedy_2010_02_28/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/2010-winter-olympics-close-not-without-tragedy_2010_02_28/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the close of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. The games this year have been extraordinary, but also marred by a number of misfortunes, the greatest of which was the death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. The Olympic luger from the country of Georgia died hours before the opening ceremonies on February 12. He was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby Boomers: Are you ready for your funeral?</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/baby-boomers-are-you-ready-for-your-funeral_2010_02_26/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/baby-boomers-are-you-ready-for-your-funeral_2010_02_26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, Portland hosted the Baby Boomer Lifestyle Expo. Among the vendors selling products and services like wine, chiropractic care, and retirement communities, were retailers offering cremation and burial services, according to The Oregonian. Apparently, Boomers are the target market for many of these funeral services. With funeral costs continuing to rise, it&#8217;s become necessary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coroner Updates Casey Johnson&#8217;s Cause of Death</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/coroner-updates-casey-johnsons-cause-of-death_2010_02_05/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/coroner-updates-casey-johnsons-cause-of-death_2010_02_05/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles county coroner released a brief statement yesterday concerning the January death of heiress Casey Johnson. When Johnson, the daughter of New York Jets&#8217; owner Woody Johnson, died on January 4, her passing was cited as a &#8220;natural death.&#8221; According to the coroner&#8217;s statement, the cause of death was diabetic ketoacidosis, a condition caused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massive Earthquake in Haiti: How You Can Help</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/massive-earthquake-in-haiti-how-you-can-help_2010_01_13/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/massive-earthquake-in-haiti-how-you-can-help_2010_01_13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To the people of Haiti and those with friends and family in the tragedy-stricken nation, Valley of Life expresses its most sincere condolences for your loss and continues hoping for the best as more information unfolds. A devastating 7.0 earthquake, originating just outside capitol city Port-au-Prince of the island nation Haiti, has left the country [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Those We Lost in 2009 (October-December)</title>
		<link>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/remembering-those-we-lost-in-2009-october-december_2010_01_06/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valleyoflife.com/blog/remembering-those-we-lost-in-2009-october-december_2010_01_06/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holiday season is a difficult and often the hardest time to deal with the loss of a loved one.  I think the same is true when we lose other noteworthy people that impacted the way we live and how we see the world. We hope this year&#8217;s final installment of &#8220;Remembering Those We Lost&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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