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Date Item Title
October 18, 2007 We Can't Cremate Your Dad
October 02, 2007 Ashes to ashes: The lowdown on cremation
August 31, 2007 New crematorium 'to deal with the obese'
January 10, 2007 Cremation costs to rise as tooth fillings poison the living
August 21, 2006 Cheaper to be cremated than buried
August 20, 2006 Bodies too big for crematorium
August 14, 2006 City planners postpone talks to learn more about crematory's air emissions
August 14, 2006 Cremations on rise in Tri-State
July 13, 2006 Police probe "illegal" funeral pyre
July 11, 2006 Shot dead then shot for posterity - gangster funeral filmed
June 13, 2006 Metal cremation remains to be sold for recycling
May 27, 2006 Pacemaker Blamed As Explosion Inside Coffin Halts Cremation
May 13, 2006 From ashes to acrimony
April 29, 2006 Costs rising to cremate indigents
April 27, 2006 Cremation Takes Flight
March 14, 2006 N.H. Proposes Tougher Crematorium Regulations
March 13, 2006 Crematoria license rules pass in House
March 09, 2006 Casket Makers Rethink Business Strategy
March 02, 2006 Greek Lawmakers Lift Ban on Cremation
January 29, 2006 Cremation Must-Knows
January 06, 2006 Funeral Industry has gone to the Birds
October 20, 2005 Special committee recommends tighter regulations on crematories
July 10, 2005 Mausoleum burial gaining popularity
June 29, 2005 Cremations Halted after Suspected Gas Explosion
June 22, 2005 A burning issue: Neighbors, funeral home face-off over crematory
June 10, 2005 "Ashes To Ashes" Wins New Respect
May 27, 2005 County to cremate remains of unidentified border crossers
May 19, 2005 Squeamish lawmakers let dead keep their fillings
May 10, 2005 Mercury bill riles crematory operator
April 23, 2005 Neighbors dont want crematories in back yard
February 21, 2005 Crematorium Concerns
February 14, 2005 Ashes to Ashes
January 09, 2005 Aging Japan rethinks how to deal with the dead
October 10, 2004 When Somebody Dies ... a growing practice
October 08, 2004 Cremation products get a public viewing
October 07, 2004 When Somebody Dies ... Nature Remains
September 14, 2004 Germans send dead across border for cremation
August 10, 2004 Ashes to ashes: Rising number choosing cremation over burial
July 24, 2004 Thousands Attend Royal Cremation in Bali
June 25, 2004 Families say they were misled
June 25, 2004 A low-cost approach to funerals
June 15, 2004 Parents angry over cremation duties
June 07, 2004 Families Asking to Witness Cremation Procedure
June 05, 2004 Where to take the dead?
May 30, 2004 A final service for loved ones
May 27, 2004 Human Crematorium Finds Home With the Holsteins
May 22, 2004 How to Inspect a Crematory
May 20, 2004 Pull Mercury from Mouths of Dead
May 19, 2004 Fury as Funeral Bosses Refuse To Cremate Mum
May 17, 2004 Consider Cremation
 
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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

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