National Funeral Directors Association

It can be a problematic decision to decide what to serve up your guests at a wake. In some situations the menu you require will be determined by the time of day at which the funeral takes place. For instance with a funeral which takes place at between 9 and 10.30 it would probably be appropriate to offer your guests tea and coffee and Danish pastries and Croissants.  In the summer if available see if your  caterer (if you have one) can provide scones and cream. We certainly ...
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"It Can Happen to You" by: Joyce Moseley Pierce You see it every day on the news. You get up and turn the tv on in the morning and learn that while you were sleeping, others were involved in accidents that caused their death. As one friend put it, "You watch the news and think that somehow your family is protected from these tragedies. After all, these people don't live in your neighborhood. They come from a different social class. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time." It wasn't ...
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Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest in the world. The tiny island of Rubondo is only a speck in this vast lake; being twenty-six kilometers long and ten kilometers wide. Rubondo National Park consists of a main island with twelve much smaller islands and the expanse of water around them. The islands are forested, with large grass clearings on the main island. The shoreline has narrow sandy beaches reaching out from the forest-edge with some isolated stretches ...
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Members of the World War II generation are known for being more than a little reticent about sharing their experiences. They were reared in an era when doing one's duty ' national, family or otherwise ' was simply expected. "Make no complaints; expect no accolades" was the unspoken credo. While their reluctance to emote is not surprising, it has left a bit of a void in our understanding of their noble deeds, performed both on the battlefield and on the homefront. Only in recent years have ...
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The promotion of best practice, training and sustainability are key objectives for Stephen Hodgson in his new role as head of the UK's building preservation industry, the Property Care Association (PCA).   Noted for its technical expertise, the PCA represents the UK's damp control, timber preservation, structural waterproofing, structural repair and flood recovery sectors.   Based at Huntingdon, the PCA is also a major educational provider, delivering training that is varied in ...
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Suppose your resident is behind in his payments to your condo association. Now suppose he has someone renting his unit. Should you as a condo association approach the renter and attempt to collect the owner's rent instead of waiting for the delinquent resident to pay up? Can you? Likely not. Your agreement is not with the person renting the apartment or condo. Your written agreement was signed by the resident in question. The renter has no idea usually that the resident isn't ...
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If you've been considering your competitors as roadblocks, or hindrances, you 've been overlooking an important springboard to success. Business owners frequently consider their competition as the enemy. Many focus on "beating the other guy" because that's how they measure their success'just like in sports, where one side has to beat the other to win. However, by focusing on beating the competition, you will divert yourself from your real objectives: increasing profits, gaining more time and ...
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"Are we there yet?" pleads my three-year-old son from the rear of the car. I've returned to the Lake District for the first time since my school trip to Patterdale, back in the early eighties. I'm curious as to what I can recall of the place after all these years, however, the sands of time and copious quantities of alcohol play havoc with the old grey matter. I've already decided our next appointment with the lakes will be headquartered at Windermere, hub of the region. As a base it's ideally ...
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Funeral rites and rituals are as old as mankind and humanity. Some religions and cultures bury their dead. Others believe in cremation. In Christianity Cremation as a means of disposing off a dead person was not accepted earlier. But in the last two centuries the thinking has changed. Cremation is accepted now and preserving a part of the ashes in Cremation Urns is normal too. A Funeral may be conducted some days after the person has died. But in some religions like Hinduism, ...
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