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High rates of burnout among maternal health staff at a referral hospital in Malawi: A cross-sectional study
Face of Malawi > Health & Well-being > High rates of burnout among maternal health staff at a referral hospital in Malawi: A cross-sectional study
Viva Combs Thorsen, 1 Andra L Teten Tharp,2 and Tarek Meguid3
1Department of Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
2Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bwaila Hospital and Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
Corresponding author.
Viva Combs Thorsen: v.c.thorsen@medisin.uio.no; Andra L Teten Tharp: teten@bcm.tmc.edu; Tarek Meguid:tarekmeguid@gmail.com
Received February 16, 2011; Accepted May 23, 2011.
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Burnout among maternal healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa may have a negative effect on services provided and efforts to mitigate high maternal mortality rates. In Malawi, research on burnout is limited and no empirical research has been conducted specifically among maternal health staff. Therefore, the aims of the study were to examine the prevalence and degree of burnout reported by healthcare workers who provide antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal services in a district referral hospital in Malawi; and, to explore factors that may influence the level of burnout healthcare workers experience.
In the current cross-sectional study, levels of burnout among staff working in obstetrics and gynaecology at a referral hospital in Malawi were examined, in addition to individual and job characteristics that may be associated with burnout.
In terms of the three dimensions of burnout, of the 101 participants, nearly three quarters (72%) reported emotional exhaustion, over one third (43%) reported depersonalization while almost three quarters (74%) experienced reduced personal accomplishment.
Based on these findings, burnout appears to be common among participating maternal health staff and they experienced more burnout than their colleagues working in other medical settings and countries. Further research is needed to identify factors specific to Malawi that contribute to burnout in order to inform the development of prevention and treatment within the maternal health setting.
Throughout Africa the human resource crisis has severely debilitated health systems and the quality of services delivered. As a result, the existing healthcare workforce often carries excessive and sometimes complex workloads [1]. For example, in Malawi the physician-patient ratio is one physician per 62,000 compared to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) recommended ratio of one per 5000. Moreover, nursing vacancies stand at 65% [2]. Working in these environments has potential for substantial workforce burnout resulting in impaired performance, negative attitudes, illness, absenteeism, and turnover [3–5].
Burnout is a psychological term for the negative response to chronic job-related emotional stress. In other words, burnout results from people giving too much of their time, energy, and effort on the job over a long period of time without adequate time to recover physically or emotionally [6]. The prevalence of burnout among physicians ranges from 25 to 60%, and occurs at a level sufficient to affect personal or professional performance [7,8]. Among nurses/midwives 15 – 85% have reported burnout [9–12]. The prevalence varies by medical specialty and working conditions [7,13]. When comparing nurses to physicians or other healthcare workers, nurses consistently reported higher levels of burnout [14,15].
Burnout among healthcare workers detracts from quality and quantity of services and care rendered which may subsequently contribute to poor patient outcomes and health infrastructures [3,7,16–18]. Additionally, it may exacerbate the challenges of achieving Millennium Development Goal #5 (MGD 5) which is to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by 75% between 1990 and 2015 [19]. Because healthcare workers are critical to health and development, in general, and maternal health, in particular, their wellbeing is of paramount importance in the effective provision of antenatal, intrapartum and emergency obstetric care (EmOC), and postnatal services and care. Burnout represents a threat to this wellbeing.
In Malawi, there is a dearth of information on burnout, and only two studies have been conducted. One focused on how socioeconomic changes and increased workload of caring for chronically ill and terminally ill patients impacted the nurses' role [20] while the other examined the degree to which organizational attributes were associated with burnout, job satisfaction, motivation, and performance of mid-level providers in three districts in Malawi [21]. Peltzer reported that 90% of the participating nurses reported having burnout symptoms. More than half (53%) were so seriously affected that their work performance suffered and their own health was at risk. McAuliffe and colleagues found out that one third of their participants were burned out due to high levels of emotional exhaustion and more than one quarter due to low levels of personal accomplishment. These two studies cut across various healthcare departments and highlight the acute human resource crisis in Malawi. However in general, information about burnout among maternal health staff remains scant. Therefore, the current study had two aims: To examine the prevalence and degree of burnout reported by healthcare workers who provide antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal services in a district referral hospital in Malawi; and, to explore factors that may influence the level of burnout healthcare workers experience.
The descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at a district referral hospital, specifically in the antenatal, labour and delivery, and postnatal units in Malawi from December 2008 to May 2009. The independent variables were individual and job-related characteristics, and the dependent variable was burnout.
A purposive sample of healthcare workers was recruited. The inclusion criterion was healthcare workers who worked in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and related units (i.e., antenatal, postnatal units, and the theatre) at either hospital. A total of 101 healthcare workers participated in this cross-sectional study. All eligible participants who were approached agreed to participate (100% response rate). However, because some workers were absent at the time of recruitment it is estimated that 90% of the total eligible staff participated.
Data collection and instruments
Data collection took place between the months of December 2008 and May 2009. Data were initially collected by the first author (VCT) and subsequently by a medical intern and a research nurse. The three data collectors described in detail the purpose and procedures of the study, obtained verbal consent, and gave the participants a self-administered survey. The questionnaires were confidential and all participants were assured that no individuals would be identified. The survey was comprised of the following questionnaires:
An adapted version of the Maslach Human Services Demographic Data Sheet [22], which contained questions related to demographics and job related questions such as primary work area, number of hours per week, number of hours within current job and total years within the profession.
The Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey (MBI), which is a 22-item questionnaire that relates to three constructs of burnout: Emotional Exhaustion (EE, 9 items) captures the experience of having one's emotional resources depleted and having no source of replenishment. EE subscale items describe feelings of being emotionally overextended and exhausted by one's work (e.g. I feel like I'm at the end of my rope). Depersonalization (DP, 5 items) describes the experience of becoming cold and indifferent to other's needs. DP subscale items capture negative and cynical feelings about one's patients or colleagues (e.g. I don't really care what happens to some recipients). Reduced Personal Accomplishment (PA, 8 items) is a sense of inadequacy about one's ability to relate to patients which may result in a self-imposed verdict of "failure". PA subscale items assess how one perceives his or her competence (e.g. I deal very effectively with the problems of my recipients).
Respondents rated each item on a seven-point Likert-type scale for how frequently they experience the feeling (0 = "Never", 6 = "Every day"). For clarification, three terms were reworded or defined on the questionnaire. "Recipients" was written as "patients"; "callous" was defined as "mean/hard/insensitive", and "exhilarated" was defined as "refreshed/alive/cheerful". The scale is scored by calculating subscale means [22]. Using cut-off scores for the means based on data from a normative sample of 1104 health professionals in the United States (Table ?(Table1),1), respondents are classified as high, moderate or low burnout cases on the respective subscales. High mean scores on EE and DP subscales correspond to higher degrees of experienced burnout, whereas a low mean score on the PA subscale corresponds to a higher degree of burnout. The MBI yields three, noncumulative scores [22].
MBI subscale cut-off scores and categories
Maslach, Jackson and Leiter reported reliability of the MBI. Past work reported Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the subscales to be 0.90 for EE, 0.79 for DP and 0.71 for PA [22] with test-retest reliabilities ranging from 0.50 to 0.82 for the three subscales. Both convergent and discriminant validity of the MBI have been established [22,23]. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for this study were: 0.67 for EE, 0.42 for DP, and 0.60 for PA.
Having been established over 20 years ago and cited by more than 500 studies, the MBI is considered the gold standard questionnaire in the area of burnout. It has been used throughout the United States and Europe, and more recently in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. In Nigeria, Ghana, and Malawi levels of burnout were assessed among nurses, doctors, and mid-level providers such as medical assistants, clinical officers and enrolled nurses [14,21,24,25]. In addition to assessing burnout levels among this medical cadre, psychologists', teachers', and policemen's burnout levels have been investigated in South Africa [7,26–30]. Hwang, Scherer and Ainina reviewed the factorial stability of the MBI across cultures and languages. They concluded that 'there is evidence to support the MBI as a useful measurement tool across a wide-array of languages, countries, and occupations. Because the MBI had been used previously in Malawi, not to mention in other African settings, we anticipated that its use would be appropriate for the current study. However, the low alphas we obtained may suggest modifications may be needed to maintain the scales' internal consistency in Malawi.
In addition to the high category, our definition of burnout included those in the moderate group because it too poses a risk for negative outcomes and may be an indicator for prevention and intervention services [31]. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 18.0 was used to analyze the data. Analyses were descriptive and exploratory. For bivariate analyses, Pearson correlations were used for continuous variables and analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were used for categorical data. For variables with only two categories being compared, the Student's t-test for independent samples was used. Following descriptive analyses, a stepwise regression was performed to determine which factors predicted burnout. Factors that were significantly associated with burnout in the correlations or ANOVAs were included as independent variables. An ? of .05 was employed for all analyses.
This study was carried out in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration. Ethical approval was granted by The College of Medicine Research Ethics Committee in Malawi (Proposal No. 10/08/703) and The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics in South-Eastern Norway (2008/16105). In addition, permission to conduct the study was obtained from the district health officer, director of the hospital, and senior head nurses at both sites.
A total of 101 healthcare workers participated in the study. The majority were Malawian (95%), female (84%) and had an average age of 38 (range = 22 – 66, SD = 11). Sixty-nine percent were married, having been married on average 13 years (range = 1 – 44, SD = 9). A large proportion was Protestant (44%), followed by those being Catholic (30%), and Seventh Day Adventist (14%). For the 69% who stated having a child, the average number of children was three (range = 1 – 7, SD = 1). On average, respondents had 15 years of education (range = 10 – 18, SD = 1.8), 12 years in the profession (range = < 1 – 43, SD = 9.5), and 8 years in their current position (range = < 1 – 32, SD = 8). Participants worked approximately 41 hours per week (range = 6 – 120, SD = 14). The overtime hours were not assessed in the current study, but anecdotal reports and past research suggests that working overtime is commonplace [32]. Based on administrative data from the study hospitals, participants usually work between 11 and 17 extra hours per week due to the acute human resource crisis (Personal Communication: Meguid, T. Fwd: clearance changes URGENT [Internet]. Message to: Viva C. Thorsen. 2010 Mar 6, 6:26 am [cited 2010 Mar 6]).
The majority of the participants were enrolled nurses (n = 64, 63%). Their job titles corresponded to enrolled nurse midwives, nurse midwife technicians, technical officers and community health nurses. Twenty-two percent (n = 22) were registered nurses, which included nursing officers, nursing sisters and registered nurse midwives. Fourteen percent (n = 14) were those within the medical cadre, which included clinical officers, medical assistants, medical interns and physicians. The majority of the participants were from the labour ward (34%), followed by the antenatal clinic (18%) and the theatre/operating room (15%).
MBI scores
Using Maslach's three categories of burnout, 72%, 43%, and 74% of respondents experienced moderate and high levels of burnout via EE, DP, and PA subscales, respectively (Table ?(Table2).2). According to Maslach high burnout category, 35 participants were burned out in only one of the subscales, 31 were burned out in two subscales, three were burned out in all three categories, while 31 had no high category on any of the scales, and one participant's number of highs (either one or none) could not be determined. In sum, 69 out of the 101 participants would be classified as experiencing a high level of burnout in at least one of the subscales.
Frequency percentage distribution among the three subscales according to Maslach's categorization
The mean scores, along with the ranges and standard deviations for the MBI subscales are presented in Table ?Table3.3. As a group the participants reported moderate burnout on the three subscales.
MBI subscale mean scores2
Correlation among individual and job characteristics and MBI subscale scores
The correlations between continuous variables and dimensions of burnout are presented in Table ?Table4.4. DP was positively associated with age, number of children, and number of years in the profession. PA was negatively associated with age, number of years married, children, years in the current job, and in the profession. No variable was significantly associated with EE.
Pearson correlations of continuous demographic variables with MBI subscale scores3
No ANOVA or t-test results were significant, indicating that the following variables were not significantly related to any of the MBI subscales: sex, nationality, marital status, job title, and primary work area.
Stepwise regressions were performed to explore which individual and job characteristics contributed to the explanation of the MBI subscale scores. Potential predictors were the variables that met a significant threshold in preliminary bivariate analyses. As previously stated, no variables were significantly associated with the emotional exhaustion subscale. The following variables were entered into a stepwise regression to predict depersonalization: age, number of children, and years working in the healthcare profession. The overall regression was significant, F1,89 = 5.05, p = .03 (Adjusted R2 = .04), and number of children was the only significant predictor, ? = .23, p = .03. For personal accomplishment the following variables were independent variables: age, years, married, number of children, years in current job, and years in healthcare profession. The overall regression was significant, F1,79 = 8.90, p = .004 (Adjusted R2 = .09), and number of children was the only significant predictor, ? = -.32, p = .004.
The first aim of this study was to determine the degree of burnout experienced by healthcare staff that provides service and care to pregnant, labouring, and postnatal women in Malawi. Across MBI subscales, numerous participants experienced burnout in the moderate and high levels in all three subscales (EE: 72%; DP: 43%; PA: 74%). When comparing those in the high category alone, the prevalence among our participants was higher than what has been reported in previous studies [33–36]. When compared to one of the Malawian studies, slightly more of our sample experienced EE (33% vs. 31%), an even larger percentage for DP (23% vs. only 5%). The largest percentage difference between the two study groups was for PA (50% of our sample vs. 27% of McAuliffe and colleagues' sample experienced PA) [21]. The finding could suggest that our participants felt less competent, and thus unsuccessful, than the mid-level providers in McAuliffee and colleagues' sample. In the other Malawian study, Peltzer reported that 90% of the nurses complained about burnout symptoms of which 53% were so seriously affected that their work performance suffered [20]. Unfortunately the MBI was not used in that study making it difficult to compare findings directly.
Mean scores (EE: 23.1; DP: 6.2; and PA: 37.8) were similar to those obtained for American medical workers, which included both nurses and physicians (22.2, 5.2, and 36.5). Similarly, Hayter reported mean scores for HIV/AIDS specialist community nurses; however a lower EE score was reported (19.2) [10]. In general, our data suggest that maternal health staff might be at a higher risk of burnout than their colleagues working in other areas. However, the classification of the group by the Maslach cut-off points must be interpreted with caution because these points tend to vary by country based on social and cultural reasons [37]. Therefore, these cut-off points have yet to be established for Malawian healthcare workers, which warrant further research.
The second aim of the paper was to determine whether or not there were any characteristics that were significantly associated with the level of burnout that participants experienced. Of the characteristics analyzed, five appeared to be associated with burnout: age, number of years married, number of children, number of years in current position and total number of years in the profession. However, in the stepwise regressions, number of children was the only significant predictor for DP and PA.
It can be inferred that domestic duties, such as child rearing and being accountable to one's spouse, may introduce additional and sometimes intensive responsibilities. The preoccupation with providing and caring for one's child and or completing domestic duties, with possibly low spousal support, may create distractions that thwart job performance. This illustrates family-to-work conflicts where the demands from the family/home and work domains are mutually incompatible such that fulfilling the parental role makes it difficult to perform the work role satisfactorily [38–41]. This may manifest in the expression of cynicism or feelings of professional inefficacy [42]. Our finding is consistent with a previous study that showed that as the number of children respondents had increased so did evidence of increasing burnout for the dimension of PA [34]. Demir and colleagues reported that problems in childcare were significantly associated with EE and PA, adversely influencing Turkish nurses participating in their study [43]. They also cited another study where having problems related to family and childcare remained stressors for public health nurses. Like these studies, our findings suggest that the hospitals should be concerned with family-work conflict as a source of burnout and as a potential liability in terms of quality of care. Future studies may explore other characteristics of family life that influence burnout, such as social support and quality of parent-child relationships.
Past work supports the assertions that gender, being a nurse, and years of education are associated with burnout [10], so it was unexpected that none of these variables were significantly associated with emotional exhaustion in our study. This may be due in part to EE being strongly correlated to excessive workload, intensity of contacts with patients, patient-to-healthcare worker ratio, and shift-working [44–48]; all of which were not collected or analyzed in this study. Another possibility is that rates of moderate and high EE were quite high in the current study (72%) which may have limited the variance in this sample, and therefore, the ability to find variables that distinguished workers with EE and those without.
Limitations inherent to the study merit discussion. First, the sample size was small and the population narrowly defined. However, given the fact there is a small number of permanent staff employed primarily in maternal health within the department of obstetrics and gynaecology in question, it was unavoidable. The focus on maternal health staff should not discount the possibility of obtaining similar findings in other departments. Nevertheless, a more diverse population, cross cutting various departments and medical settings in Malawi may increase the generalizability of the findings. In addition, a number of interviews or focus groups with participants and/or key informants might have helped add depth to the findings.
Second, the assessment of overtime hours and its association to burnout was not performed. They could explain some of the varying levels of burnout [5,49]. Intuitively, working overtime in the healthcare setting potentially increases the caseload size, time spent in direct patient contact, and encounters of unmanageable complications. In our setting, administrative data suggested 25% of the healthcare workers work an extra 17 hours per week, which translate to 75 hours month and only one night of sleep per month (Personal Communication: Meguid, T. Fwd: clearance changes URGENT [email]. Message to: Viva C. Thorsen. 2010 Mar 6, 6:26 am [cited 2010 Mar 6]). This may lead to greater emotional exhaustion depersonalization and personal accomplishment.
The current study was exploratory in nature and as a first step, the MBI was used. However, the low Cronbach's alpha values (.67 for EE, .42 for DP, and .60 for PA) suggest that the MBI may not be as culturally appropriate as assumed. Future studies will have to resolve this limitation by, for example, adding more items to the respective scales and performing item and factorial analyses. Moreover, the use of additional instruments, such as organizational commitment questionnaire, job satisfaction survey, workload scale, or interpersonal conflict at work scale to supplement the MBI will enrich future analyses and provide more alternative explanations for what is and is not found [33,50].
Last, the data were cross-sectional and collected from self reports which do not allow for causal conclusions. Individuals with high negative affectivity may perceive their work context more negatively, which would artificially strengthen the associations between burnout symptoms and work environment.
Though circumscribed in scope and limited by a number of methodological issues, this study contributes to the research on burnout and documents that there was significant burnout morbidity among participating maternal health staff. This study is a critical step to begin addressing some gaps in the research. Because the concept of burnout is still fairly new in Malawi, its seriousness may not yet be fully understood or appreciated. However, burnout is an important barometer of major dysfunctions in the workplace. It may be symptomatic of deeper systemic problems within a given setting [33,51]. Therefore, burnout may have serious implications not only for the quality of emotional, technical, and emergency obstetric care given to women but also for the health and wellbeing of the maternal healthcare workers themselves.
VCT was responsible for the study conception and design and undertook part of the data collection. VCT and ATT were responsible for data analysis. VCT was responsible for drafting the manuscript. VCT, ATT, and MT made critical revisions of the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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The authors would like to thank all the maternal health staff who participated in this study. We would also like to thank Dr. Donatien Twizelimana and Mrs. Jacqueline Nkhoma for data collection assistance, and Ibrahimu Mdala and Lien My Diep for statistical assistance. Lastly, VCT would also like to thank Dr. Johanne Sundby for her continued support and supervision. This research was funded by the Norwegian Research Council.
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The case for domestic exploration and extraction of elements has been documented extensively in the last couple decades. Tragic exploitation of desperately poor people occurs throughout the world for the purpose of providing the "civilized" world with an endless supply of creature comforts. Most of us are aware of the god-awful conditions under which men, women, and children labor to bring us lithium for our iPhone and laptop computer batteries, niobium for super strong magnets in motors and medical imaging machines, phosphor for our curly-Q "green" compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs, mercury for those same bulbs and for processing rock ore to extract the metals. Oh, and don't forget about all the precious metals used in jewelry and high-end decorative artifacts The list of applications is extensive, as is the list of human suffering from death, grotesque physical and mental injury, and pathetic living conditions. A little while back, I wrote about our troops providing cover for private company exploration missions in Afghanistan for rare earth metals.
As usual, the very people who make the most noise about the "evil" corporations responsible for the situation are among those benefitting because they are consumers of all the products that contain those ill-gotten components. The OWS types all seem to have cellphones and many have computers, or avail themselves of somebody else's. They wear clothes and sleep in tents sewn by peasants who have less to eat per day than the free meals the Occupiers scarf down in food lines. It seems the only symbolic commiseration OWS'ers have in common with the world's poor they abet the abuse of is that neither group bathes regularly and neither group cares where they go to the bathroom (although I suspect the people in India burning down electronic waste for base metals are probably a bit more concerned with personal hygiene).
Smithsonian magazine just published a story about an area in Peru, along the Madre de Dios River, where gold mining has devastated the jungles (I don't say "rain forest") and the indigenous people. As the picture to the right shows (click on it for the full story), what was once a fairly narrow river bed surrounded by a dense forest of trees is now mile upon mile of land stripped of trees and filled with huge piles of rocks and man-made pits 40 to 50 feet deep and hundreds of yards long. As in most of the other regions of the world, local governments turn a blind eye to the situation as officials accept bribes and justify their actions by saying that the locals need the work. Slave-like working conditions, prostitution of young girls, separation of families, and roving murderous bandits are tolerated by the governments and mine owners - especially amongst the hundreds of illegal operations.
I have a solution to propose: Bring as much of the mining and processing as possible to the U.S., where our labor and environmental laws can provide protection, while immensely boosting the economic strength of the country. There is little incentive now for developing better methods of extraction and processing when materials can be obtained relatively cheaply abroad, at least not until the commodity price rises to a point where a profit is possible. Even with metals prices skyrocketing, radicals in our government make it nearly impossible for companies to get permits, even though many processes have advanced to where an environmentally friendly operation can be implemented. Rather than having bare-footed men stomping a slurry of sandy ore and mercury to separate out the gold, we have machines that contain the mix and yield metals without exposing workers to dangerous conditions. Unemployment levels would drop precipitously, and idle citizens would finally be able to help pull the economic wagon rather than burden it by just going along for the ride while everybody else pulls.
Of course there is little chance that anything like that will be implemented because our corrupt politicians and judges have too much of a vested interest in maintaining a dependent underclass. It is better for their political and personal fortunes to keep as many people as possible on the dole and demanding more, because that means more votes. As always, the producers are too busy producing to mount effective opposition to the slackers, who are encouraged and organized by notable persons and foundations intent on crippling the country. It does not matter to them that their actions help perpetuate the miserable conditions across the globe. Their offshore bank accounts take top priority.
Gold prices are at $1,722 as I write this.


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It's that time of year again! As the countdown to Christmas begins, we are tasked with finding gifts that our friends and loved ones will find useful and fun. If you happen to be searching for gift ideas for the accountant in your life, we've got you covered. Here's a list of the best Christmas gifts for accountants that was made by fellow accountants, so you know they'll be sure to please the number-cruncher in your life.
We accountants have to keep up with a lot of client documents, some of which we can only get as hard copies. A fast and efficient scanner can save lots of time and hassle, and the iX500 is beloved by accountants for its speed and reliability. With just a click of a button, the iX500 can turn burdensome piles of paper in searchable multi-page PDFs that can be set to upload directly into integrated cloud services such as Dropbox and Google Drive. This scanner is compatible with both Mac and Windows and can connect to your devices wirelessly or via USB cable. Get one for $420 here on Amazon.
Accounting and tax professionals are especially fond of their 10-key calculators but often find themselves having to work on a laptop without a 10-key layout.
This wireless number pad is a plug and play device that will connect wirelessly to any computer and will make a great stocking stuffer.
Pick it up for $20 here on Amazon.
This quirky and creative clock is the perfect addition to an accountant's workspace or home office. Get one here for $35 on Etsy.
Accountants have to open lots of letters, including some tax notices that are only delivered by snail mail. This custom-engraved silver-plated letter opener makes a great personalized gift that the bean counter in your life will be grateful for. Check it out for $28 here on Etsy.
Most accountants might readily admit that they don't have the best fashion sense, but this sweater is sure to make them stand out at the company Christmas party. Grab it for $23 here on Etsy.
A well-done print can add a simple yet elegant look to any workspace. This funny accountant definition print is sure to make a great conversation piece. Get the rights to the print for $4 here on Etsy.
Accountants love coffee. This sleek single-cup coffee maker by Keurig will help the accountant in your life power through those busy season deadlines. With a full-color touch screen interface and adjustable and programmable brew temperature settings, this model is the workhorse an accountant needs. Pick one up for $240 here on Amazon.
Yes, the rumors are true. Tax season can get downright ugly for CPAs, Enrolled Agents, and other tax professionals. During the final days before the busy season deadlines, many accountants find themselves working long hours to make sure their client work is done on time. This gift basket will make for a heartwarming present for any accountant about to experience the gloomy days of busy season. Check out the many different packages to choose from here.
Most bookkeepers, accountants, and tax professionals sit at a desk all day. Having an aching back from working hard in the office can hinder productivity at work, making accountants even more stressed. With this memory foam seat cushion and lumbar support pillow, you'll be able to sit comfortably for hours at a time. Pick up the pair of cushions here for $45 on Amazon.
A set of high-quality noise-canceling headphones can make an excellent gift for an accountant. The noise-canceling function enables you to better focus on the task at hand or listen in clearly on a conference call. These headphones are also Alexa-enabled for voice access to music, information, and more. I use my pair every single day. Get them here on Amazon for $349.
From client meetings to attending educational conferences, accountants are always on the go. A stylish travel mug would make for a welcome accessory. This 20oz model by Contigo features vacuum insulation so drinks stay hot up to 7 hours and stay cold up to 18 hours. It's designed to fit in one hand and can fit most single-serve brewers and car cup holders. Grab one for $10 here on Amazon.
During the dark depths of busy season, there's nothing more welcome at the end of the day than a nice glass of wine. This set of accountant-themed wine glasses will make for a hilarious gift. You can also have it personalized for an extra special touch. Buy the pair for $27 here on Etsy.
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Is staging really that important? It depends. If you have a big vacant one or two bedroom Charles River Park condo. I think it is. If you have a studio typically the buyer's imagination is enough. If you are currently living in your Boston condo for sale, think an interior designer with a focus not on what you want, but what sells (what the market wants). My recommended staging a Charles River Park condo is not expensive. Consider this. According to the Real Estate Stagers' Association, homes that are staged before they're sold spend on average 73% less time on the market, and they typically sell for more money. When you think about it, you really can't afford not to have a professional come in and help your home look its very best before you put it on the market.
I actually think that staging and getting photographs taken is one of the most fun parts of selling a Charles River Park condo. Much more fun than signing paperwork, anyway! Staging your home is like remodeling, but way less work. A professional home stager comes in with an outsider's perspective, and sees the areas of your home that are likely to get buyers excited, and where they might need a little help seeing the potential.
If your home has been lived in, the first thing you'll probably need to do is organize and downsize a bit, or at least move some things out. The buyers will want to see what closet space is available, and they can't if it's already full of stuff!
Once your home is cleared out a little, your home stager can recommend how to use the furnishings and accessories you already have to display each room in the most appealing way. Or, your home stager can take the reins for maximum effect — maybe adding a little paint, changing up some rooms, or adding strategic lighting to make a room feel bigger or cozier. I'm always stunned by how the professional home stagers I work with here in downtown Boston transform my clients' homes from ho-hum to WOW.
Professional photography is an important companion to expert home staging. You know what your home looks like in person, but most buyers will be just glancing at photos online before they decide to view it themselves. Those photos should sell! Maybe not surprisingly, buyers surveyed by NAR (National Association of Realtors) voted photos as more important than price, location, or description.
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Last weekend I was in the midst of a wonderful slumber (and when you're pregnant you know how important sleep is) when our two dogs leapt from their beds barking. I was in such a deep sleep that adrenaline immediately coursed through my body and my heart started beating fast. I sat up straight in bed trying to shush the dogs while also trying to get my wits about me. My husband jumped up and did a quick lap of the house making sure that all was clear.
Even with my husband's reassurance, my mind ran through every true crime novel I've read and every episode of Law & Order, Criminal Minds and CSI that I've ever watched. And let's face it – that's a lot of episodes. Don't even get me started on the ID Network or reruns of Dateline.
I had a hard time getting back to sleep that night as my overactive mind could not turn off. Becoming a mother has made me hypersensitive to our family's safety. My husband and I have talked about getting a security system before, and not just because of my late night anxiety, but because our 2 ½ year old figured out how to unlock and open the front door a few months ago. Since that time we've tried a variety of contraptions, booby traps and even an obnoxious cheapo alarm from Home Depot that I would forget to turn off every time I opened the door. Talk about permanent ear damage.
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Last week, the G20, the group of the 20 largest economies in the world, took place in Buenos Aires, in Argentina. The regulation of cryptocurrency was one of the main topics debated by the multilateral group. The importance of everything that has been discussed in Argentina can have an impact on the crypto market in the world. The main message was: We will not ban, but will regulate the market. A very good news was that there was a lot of doubt about how the group, including China, the United States, Japan, among others, would solve the problem.
The G20 participants recognized that cryptocurrencies have the power to insert people who, today, They are on the margins of the economic system. In addition, they realize that they can (and must, according to the Spanish Minister of Finance) help governments to expand social policies.
Ministers also agreed that the traditional economy is in the process of transition and that it is n & n It is no longer possible to separate the digital era from the economy.
Regulation is an inevitable process, and although the economy is digital, citizens are real and are rooted in a country, as well as in businesses, so rules must be imposed, as in other types of businesses.
The G20 members unanimously agreed that cryptocurrencies are important and represent a revolution in the economy and social organization, so they can not be banned, but they have to go through a regulatory process.
It was also clear that the regulatory process would be managed very carefully so that Strict rules are not imposed that hinder the development of technology. However, the application of fees, which can occur in different parts of the process, is virtually certain.
The Presidents of Central Banks, the Financial Action Group (FAFT) and the Organization for Cooperation and Development (OECD) will be responsible for G20 regulatory proposals. The first practical regulatory proposals will be presented in July this year at the 3rd meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Presidents.
The regulatory proposals will focus on preventing any illegal activity, such as the financing of terrorism, monetary evasion, money laundering and terrorism. consumer protection, in particular by avoiding scams.
There is still no consensus on how crypto-actives should be tracked or marked in order to be able to identify where they come and where they go. However, the KYC and Digital Identity standards should be key points in the discussions.
Europe intends to lead the process of regulating cryptocurrencies, but n & # 39; Will not wait for the G20 position until July. A group of countries on the continent set up a working group to discuss the issue and implement practical standards for Europe even before the 1920s presented their proposals.
Although the subject was not discussed at official meetings, behind the scenes, the process of self-regulation that has gained ground in Japan, in Puerto Rico and the United States has been very commented and could possibly piece on the main agenda.


BT Harps saw their marvellous run in this season's FAI Junior Cup come to an end on Sunday afternoon when they suffered a late defeat at the hands of Ballymun United in this sixth round clash.
Keith Hanney scored twice for the Leinster Senior League side either side of a goal for BT's Jamie Bergin before a late penalty from Johnny Coleman was expertly saved to send the Dublin outfit into the last 16.
There was huge turnout in a windswept Templemore for this game with a huge local following joined by a large travelling contingent from the capital.
BT Harps: Stephen Byrne, Jack Kennedy, Shane Scully, Cathal Scully, Johnny Coleman, Stevie Nolan, Jordan Moloney, Dean McEnroe, Stefan Leahy, Jamie Bergin.
Sub: Luke Quinlan for Moloney, Eanna McBride for Leahy; Craig Byrne for Bergin.
Subs: Graham Bedford for Robinson (inj), Sean O'Reilly for Purdy; Jordan Keaton for Hanney; Lee Sommers for McLoughlin; Dean O'Brien for K O'Reilly.
Referee: Andy Hall (North Tipperary).


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Several Topfield RCUs offer the ability to control multiple devices.
This RCU works with the TRF-2400, TRF-2460, TRF-2470, TFT-6000 and supports RCU mode 5. It allows you to control a Toppy, plus both a TV and a DVD player.
The following information was put together by Referee, and is based on the information in the TRF-2400 user manual.
The 2400 Universal Remote Control (TP501) allows you to operate the most important functions such as power on/off and volume control on your television, audio system, or DVD player. For the use of buttons, refer to the 2400 Universal Remote Control codes in the User Manual.
To be able to control the device, you must adapt the remote control to the device first.
Turn on the device you want to operate.
Point the remote control at the remote sensor on the device.
Hold down the OK button and device button simultaneously for two seconds until LED lamp flashes on. For example, if you want to operate your television with the remote control, press the OK and TV buttons simultaneously. The TV button will remain lit.
Find the manufacturer of the device from the codes list.
Enter the three-digits code you have found for your device. (Ensure you do this whilst the device lamp is on).
If the setting is finished correctly, LED lamp blinks twice and the device will be turned off.
Press the OK button and the device button lamp will go out.
Note not all desired functions may work with the first or any accepted code. From the list try them till you get the desired functions. Ideally Power On/Off, Inputs ( i - button), Number Keys, Channel Change, Volume change might be the minimum requirement.
Otherwise, repeat from step 2.
If you cannot find a code for your device, do as follows:
Hold down the OK and device button simultaneously for two seconds until LED lamp flashes on. For example, if you want to operate your television with the remote control, press the OK and TV buttons simultaneously.
Press the CHANNEL+ or CHANNEL- button until the device turns off.
If you want to find out the number which you set for your device, do as follows:
Hold down the OK and device button simultaneously for two seconds. For example, if you want to know the number which you set for your television, press the OK and TV buttons simultaneously.
Press the i button. Then LED lamp will show the number with blinks. For example, if the number is 103, LED lamp will blink once for the number 1. In case of 0, LED lamp will blink ten times and for the three 3 times. So the blink sequence will be one blink, a pause, ten blinks, pause, three blinks.
You can reset the settings. To do that, do as follows:
Hold down the TV button and 0 (zero) button simultaneously for at least five seconds.
The device buttons will blink through in a recycle lit and off three times in the following order: TV PVR DVD AUX
After that, all settings will be reset to the manufacturer's factory settings.
This is a Mode 6 RCU works with the TF-T6000 so it should also work with the TRF-2400, TRF-2460, TRF-2470, TRF-7260Plus, TRF-2100, TF-S3200HD, TBF-100HD. It supports both the Toppy and a TV. The RCU codes are not in the User Guide, however they can be found in the System Information section of the TF-T6000. A brief summary of those codes is presented below.
Four digit code method
Turn ON the TV.
Press the TV button on the remote control for 3 seconds, and the TV button will light up.
Check the 4 digit codes of the TV brand of your TV. If there is more than 1 code for your brand, try one by one until your TV turns OFF.
After the correct code has been pressed, the TV will be turned OFF.
Check the remote control buttons in the following order: Power, VOL+, VOL-, Mute, CH+, CH-. If all buttons work properly continue to step 6, if not go back lo step 2.
Press the OK button. The TV button will blink 3 times and the setup will be saved.
Full Scan Search Method
Press the UP or DOWN button until the TV turns OFF. Manual Scan: press one by one. Automatic Scan: press the button continuously (it will scan automatically every 0.8 second)
As the TV turns OFF, check the remote control buttons in the following order. Power, VOL+, VOL-, Mute, CH+, CH-. If all buttons work properly continue to step 5, if not go back to step 2.
Press the OK button. The TV button will blink 3 time; and the setup will be saved.
TP602 RCU TV Code List
The complete list goes for 60 screens. However some of the more common TV makes are listed on the first page.
SAMSUNG 1731 0580 0077 0550 0560 0235 0051 0598 1604 1807 1405 0930 0855 1014 1752 1152 1489 1089 1574 1720
LG 0077 0550 1089 1489 0581 1478 0994 0548 1201 0524 1855 1604 1910 0901 1835 0367 0019 1720 0051 1991 0734
SONY 0192 0307 0777 0453 1405 0776 0407 1394 1639 0419 0077 1604 0685
PANASONIC 1206 1507 0262 0734 0051 1147 0228 1855 0594 1020 0077 1604 0616 0050 1152
PHILIPS 1604 0077 0259 1443 0190 1148 0685 1394 1893 1142 0743 1489 1152 0568
HITACHI 0665 1736 0933 0419 1604 0581 1151 1147 1507 1520 0051 1893 1256 0257 0101 0550 1020 1546 1998 0077 1452 0972 0804
TOSHIBA 0099 0682 1065 1624 1489 1478 0077 0419 1517 0019 0581 0088 0866 1497 1061 0591 1733 0259 1731 0524 1206 0201 0685 1014
This listing may have errors as it was created by photographing the TV screen with IanL-S's iPhone and then performing OCR on the photo.
This RCU ships recent TRF-2400 and TRF-2460. It is a Mode 6 RCU whereas the TP501 which previously shipped is a Mode 5 RCU. The TP850 also ships with the TBF-200HD.
This RCU supports a Toppy plus a TV.
Detailed instructions on how to program the TP850, and the Codes for various TV brands can be found in the Universal Remote Control section of the user user manual for the TBF-200HD manual.
You can reset the settings on this remote.
To do that, do as follows:
1. Press TV
2. Press OK and RED together, hold for 2 seconds
TV Light blinks.
3. Press 9 9 9
Thanks to vsaparam and Topfield Support
This RCU supports the TRF-7260Plus, TRF-7160, TRP-5000 and the TF7100HDPVRt. It is a mode 1 RCU.
As this RCU is sold separately there appears to be no instruction manual for it. However the Topfield www site says that it supports the following Televisions:
Fujitsu, Loewe, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba and some others.
The suspicion is that it is likely that the programming and reset methods and codes will work with the TP857.
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Views on Venice was founded in the late 1990's when the concept of short term apartment rentals was in its infancy and rarely considered an option by most visitors to the city. As a 'thirty-something' Venetian excited by the new business and communication opportunities offered by the internet, I decided to link up with a close childhood friend in creating a partnership which, at the time, was a novelty in Venice.
The idea we had in mind was to approach the traditional management of my family's apartments from an entirely different angle, while at the same time resisting the attentions of those wanting to transform my family's palazzo into a prestigious hotel.
Our aim was to offer these apartments, as well as those of friends, for rental to an international clientele who'd take pleasure in the comfort, freedom and authenticity of 'living at home as a Venetian' rather than merely observing the city from the confines of an anonymous hotel room or suite.
...memorable apartments suiting a variety of budgets and ranging from bijou studios to delicious Grand Canal palazzi. Apartments we wouldn't hesitate in recommending to our closest friends, all the finest of their kind and each providing a unique and lingering insight into Venice at its best.
Our continuing success, even through the most difficult of economic times, has led to the point where we are now able to operate with the added flexibility which comes from being owners of an increasing number of the 90 plus properties in our rental portfolio.
But it's not just our insider knowledge, the quality of our apartments and a competitive pricing policy that has led to this success. The exemplary standards of service provided by our friendly, dedicated and multilingual team also continue to foster levels of customer loyalty and satisfaction in which we feel immensely proud - where guests arrive as clients and leave as friends, returning to visit again and again.
Your enjoyment and peace of mind are our top priorities – we'll meet you upon your arrival in Venice, show you the ins and outs of your apartment and we're right here - in our NEW central office close to Accademia - to call if you need a hand.


NEW DELHI — Lalitha Kumaramangalam, the chairperson of the National Commission for Women, said that the hiring of women leads to increased productivity and profits, and that it makes good business sense to invest in women.
Addressing a session titled 'Inclusion and Gender: Building India', as part of Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) National Conference and Annual Session 2015, Kumaramangalam also felt that women need training and capacity building to be part of the financial inclusion process and there is an urgent need to focus on women working in the agriculture sector and the Non-timber Forest Product (NTFP) where 90 percent of the workforce constitutes women. Investments in the form of skills development and R&D of women friendly machineries and equipment would be critical.
She felt that they are multi-taskers and manage well, however they need mentoring from senior colleagues, particularly women.
Rajive Kaul, Past President, CII and Chairman NICCO Corporation, said that while women account for almost 48 percent of the population, participation of women in the labour force, politics and also the corporate sector has been meagre.
While in some fields such as banking and financial services, women have done exceedingly well, on the whole the situation is not very good. Less than 2 percent of BSE 500 companies have female CEOs. This year, 180 companies that are listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), have failed to comply with the rule of having one woman director as required by the Companies Act.
He also shared that persons with special abilities constitute a significant 2.2 percent of the country's population, however, their employment needs remain largely unmet and there is a skill gap of nearly 10 million. Further regarding the historically most disadvantaged group, the SC and ST, access to capital continues to be a challenge. Some of the key elements which would provide a stimulus in building an inclusive and productive society are quality education and access to health services, skills development and provision of social and physical infrastructure that enable participation of all.
Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, The Skills Academy and Founder and Non-Executive Vice Chairman, Genpact shared how the female workforce which comprises around 40 percent of the total workforce at entry level, shrinks the higher they go with mere four percent staying at the senior level.
Pallavi Shroff, Senior Partner, Amarchand and Mangaldas, felt that while things have moved ahead in terms of women empowerment, challenges remained not in hiring but retaining the women workforce and felt that providing an eco-system that ensures safety is one of prime factors to retain women at the workplace.
Dr Ganesh Natarajan, Vice Chairman and CEO, Zensar Technologies, shared his own experience of initiating a 'women for Excellence' programme in his organization that led to a significant increase in the number of women occupying senior management positions. Dr Natarajan suggested that CSR funds may be used for training the marginalized and create a large skills base that can contribute to the country's development process.
The panelists shared some of the good practices followed by them to encourage and build an eco-system that welcome women. These included providing technology support, training and mentorship programmes for women, gender sensitization workshops for men, offering flexible timing and benefits like setting up daycare centres for their children.
Government efforts focusing on inclusion like the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Swachh Vidyalaya Programme, skills development and especially the National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) which is working towards enabling all to use IT and related applications and participate actively in the democratic process, were much appreciated.


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Could Tacoma be the Next Sesame Street?
By Melissa McCarthy | December 11, 2019
Photo by Kata Gomeztagle-Johann
A team of Tacomans are endeavoring to produce a children's show centered around The Peace Bus — the 1988, powder-blue Mitsubishi van that's become a local icon.
With any luck, the Peace Bus we see driving around Old Town or along Sixth Avenue, will soon expand its visibility across the nation.
Kwabi Amoah-Forson, who you may have seen out delivering socks to the homeless this winter, is taking his peaceful endeavors to the big screen with his latest project: "The Peace Bus Show with Kwabi Amoah-Forson."
The show, featuring Sesame Street-style puppets along with Amoah-Forson and his signature van, will delve into topics like peace literacy, homelessness, incarceration, poverty, and environmental issues, to name a few.
"Many people want to shelter their children away from these realities, but they're ready — they can understand what's going on in their community," Amoah-Forson said. "We don't want to lie to them. We want to tell them the truth in a safe way that they can digest and understand."
He said if tomorrow's world is to be a more peaceful and equitable one, we need to start with our youth.
"We feel that if we're able to reach kids at a young age and have them be open to humanizing each other, they can help to create a better future," Amoah-Forson said, adding that increased interpersonal connectivity among students could help decrease bullying, school shootings, and violence in general.
He hopes the the message will resonate with kids and encourage parents to allow the extra screen time, but on top of that, be something people will want to watch, featuring many entertaining characters and storylines.
The content will be relevant across the nation, but will be conceptualized and filmed here in Tacoma.
The first step to putting Tacoma on the map: Making a pilot. The first step to making a pilot: Getting the funding.
Amoah-Forson just published a GoFundMe page on Sunday, Dec. 8, to raise money to pay for actors, puppets, cinematography, and more for the first episode of the show.
The fundraising page will be live until Feb. 1, when he hopes to have filming of the pilot complete. After some editing and polishing of the footage, Amoah-Forson's goal is to pitch the pilot to networks like PBS or Netflix.
If all goes well, our neighborhood could be on par with Mister Rogers' before we know it. For more information, watch the promo below or visit the GoFundMe page.
Tags: children, children's show, equity, Kwabi Amoah-Forson, peace, Peace Bus, puppets, social issues, Tacoma, TV show
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Camera: Nikon D700. Lens: 24-70mm (F/2.8) Zoom. I shot this image as a 3-dimensional image, but from above, relying on processing to accentuate the depth in the image. I love the layering of the sandstone, the random nature of the scree at the foot of the image, the texture in the rock, the depth ..


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Prince Charles wanted these names for William and Harry, but Diana said "No".
by Abhishek Singh Bisht - 20th April 2019
Late Princess Diana and Prince Charles did not agree on a lot of things during their bitter 10-year marriage. Deciding baby names was one of them. Like most of the parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Charles and Diana had different ideas about what to name their children. The British Royals follow their tradition when it comes to
Royal Feud: How Prince Charles branded Prince Edward an 'Idiot after big row'
Prince Charles furiously branded his younger brother, Prince Edward, an 'idiot' during a 'big row'. It occurred after he invaded the privacy of Prince William. When Prince Andrew and Prince Edward were born, some claim it was like a second family for Queen Elizabeth. Well, that's strange. It had been almost a decade since Anne was born and
The clever trick Prince Charles used to get his sons to smile during photo-shoots
by Abhishek Singh Bisht - 7th April 2019
Luckily for photographers, Prince Charles used to have a genius way of making his sons William and Harry giggle during official portrait sessions. It's not always easy to get children and babies to smile for pictures. And our British royal youngsters are no different from this. An image taken in October 1985 shows the Prince of Wales, Charles adorably
Prince Charles reveals how he went through 'absolute hell' as a child
Prince Charles suffered the 'absolute hell' of bullying as a child and received little sympathy from his father Prince Philip. Charles, alongside Princess Diana, bucked royal tradition by sending William and Harry to the nursery. Then, we saw them happily established at Eton, near the Queen at Windsor. However, his own education was not so happy. But, his
The Prince Charles' solicitor reportedly sent a letter to various press U.K based organisations who ran the pics "highlighting his reasonable expectation to privacy". Earlier this week, the Prince of Wales, Charles along with his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla kicked off their 13-day tour of the Caribbean. It is a whirlwind trip in which they will
Prince Charles reveals all about the royal baby!
Prince Charles is set to become a grandfather for the fourth time as Harry and Meghan, prepare to welcome their first child in spring. As the months have passed, the excited royal grandfather has been unable to hide his excitement. And so, he has mentioned his future grandchild on a number of occasions. Here are all the things
The two traditions that were banned at Prince Charles and Camilla's wedding
When Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005, he wanted to ensure that the day was drastically different from his first marriage. The Prince of Wales took the dramatic step of banning two key things from his wedding, which was held at Windsor Guildhall on April 9. The couple's civil service was followed by a religious blessing at
Could Prince Charles axe part of coronation after Queen's death?
by Pratishtha Mahajan - 26th February 2019
There is a chance Prince Charles could change a profoundly Christian part of the coronation service when he becomes king, according to religion experts. Upon the death of Her Majesty, Charles will become king. And during his coronation service, he will be given the title "Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England". While the
Royal Row: "Prince Charles is a needy man. He couldn't get what he wanted from Diana".
The Prince of Wales, Charles and his first wife, Princess of Wales, Diana were poles apart in their disastrous royal marriage, according to a royal biographer. Although, Charles and Diana's marriage was a total blunder, but in the beginning of their royal marriage, it was as if a fairy-tale has come true for Princess Diana. Prince Charles and Princess
The Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla's rage at Prince Charles now revealed.
Camilla's anger was uncontrolled during an incident with Prince Charles in 1999. Tom Bower wrote this in his explosive biography on the Prince of Wales. The 2018 biography suggests that the Duchess of Cornwall chose September 22, 1999, as her day to lay down the law to Prince Charles from her suite in New York's Carlyle Hotel. Two


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Q: Akveo ng2-smart-table I'm currently using akveo ngx-admin template to build an angular site. I came across a situation where I need to use a table inside a form and need to extract the information and post it to the back end, however I'm not sure how to do it with reactive forms
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@Component({
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Should my source be a FormArray of formGroups?
For instance
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I would create a FormArray() and insert FormGroups for each object. I'm not even sure it can work out of the box as such. Perhaps should I try class inheritance to create a child class of DataSource and FormArray?
Thanks

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