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Q: Trying to enable .htacccess in apache2 but my default.conf is relatively empty I've been trying to enable .htaccess for all of my domains in apache2 which is running on ubuntu  14.04, but my default configuration file in /etc/apache2/sites-available appears rather barren in comparison to what guides say it should look like.
This is my 000-default.conf file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
    # The ServerName directive sets the request scheme, hostname and port t$
    # the server uses to identify itself. This is used when creating
    # redirection URLs. In the context of virtual hosts, the ServerName
    # specifies what hostname must appear in the request's Host: header to
    # match this virtual host. For the default virtual host (this file) this
    # value is not decisive as it is used as a last resort host regardless.
    # However, you must set it for any further virtual host explicitly.
    #ServerName www.example.com

    ServerAdmin ethenders@gmail.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html

    # Available loglevels: trace8, ..., trace1, debug, info, notice, warn,
    # error, crit, alert, emerg.
    # It is also possible to configure the loglevel for particular
    # modules, e.g.
    #LogLevel info ssl:warn

    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

    # For most configuration files from conf-available/, which are
    # enabled or disabled at a global level, it is possible to
    # include a line for only one particular virtual host. For example the
    # following line enables the CGI configuration for this host only
    # after it has been globally disabled with "a2disconf".
    #Include conf-available/serve-cgi-bin.conf
</VirtualHost>

# vim: syntax=apache ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 sr noet

But guides suggest it should look like, or have this section:
<Directory /var/www/>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    allow from all
    # Uncomment this directive is you want to see apache2's
    # default start page (in /apache2-default) when you go to /
    #RedirectMatch ^/$ /apache2-default/
</Directory>

I've added that suggested code to my 000-default.conf file, and restarted apache2, but nothing happens. There is no error message, it just restarts and reloads normally.
Nothing changes, .htaccess files are still ignored. Any help I could get would be much appreciated.

A: My problem was that I was trying to use /var/www/ in my 000-default.conf file which actually utilizes /var/www/html, and I essentially replicated that error to each subdomain I tried this on (would just tell it to use /var/www/ not the actual subdomain's folder).


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ELGIN, Ill. (CBS) — Teachers took to the streets in Elgin Monday night, protesting over the return to in-person learning.
As CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reported, teachers in Elgin's District U-46 don't feel safe going back to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The teachers lined the streets in front of the District U-46 administration building.
"We won't stop until we have safe schools for everyone," said Barbara Bettis, president of the Elgin Teachers Association.
U-46 is the second largest school district in Illinois.
"We are not against in-person learning, but we are strongly against unsafe learning," Bettis said.
In a virtual meeting Monday night, the school board laid out its Return to Learn plan – a comprehensive presentation of what in-person learning with coronavirus mitigations will look like as students return to the classroom
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Wilson Brown, Jr. (27 April 1882 – 2 January 1957) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy who served in World War I and World War II. Brown turned 60 in April 1942, making him one of the oldest American naval officers to serve in combat during World War II.

Biography

Early career
Brown, born in Philadelphia on 27 April 1882, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1902 standing 44th in a class of 59.

During World War I he served on the staff of Admiral William S. Sims in London, and commanded the destroyer .

In 1921 he completed the Naval War College course and was promoted to the rank of commander; he then served as the executive officer of the battleship , before becoming aide to Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. In 1929 he was appointed Commander of the New London Submarine Base, and was promoted to captain in 1932, taking command of the battleship .

In 1934 he became chief of staff of the Naval War College, and in 1936 he achieved flag rank as rear admiral, and was appointed commander of the Training Squadron Scouting Force (Atlantic Fleet). On 1 February 1938, he became Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. On 1 February 1941, Brown assumed duty as Commander Scouting Force (Pacific Fleet) with the rank of vice admiral.

World War II
After the attack on Pearl Harbor Brown, though not an aviator, was placed in command of Task Force 11 based around the aircraft carrier . There was no requirement that a task force commander built around one or more aircraft carriers be aviators and many were not. This force played a key role in the early U.S. carrier raids, including an aborted carrier strike against Rabaul in February 1942 and the dramatic Lae-Salamaua Raid across the Owen Stanley Mountains of New Guinea on 10 March 1942. Although Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Ernest King believed that Brown was "pretty good", his deteriorating health led King to have Pacific Fleet commander Chester W. Nimitz move him back to Pearl Harbor. Brown was appointed commander of the amphibious forces in the Pacific (ComPhibPac) on 10 April 1942, and command of TF 11 was given to Rear Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch.

However, his time at this post was short as on 15 July 1942, Brown was appointed commander (as a rear admiral) of the 1st Naval District.

Further White House role
From 9 February 1943, Brown served as naval aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Brown retired from the active list on 1 December 1944, with the rank of vice admiral, but remained as naval advisor to Roosevelt and his successor Harry S. Truman until the end of the war.

Brown wrote a book which described his experiences in serving four presidents as naval aide. The book was entitled Four Presidents as I Saw Them.

Brown died at the New Haven Naval Hospital, Connecticut, on 2 January 1957.

Eleanor Roosevelt wrote the following upon hearing of Brown's death:
"I was saddened to read in the paper of Vice Admiral Wilson Brown's death. He was with my husband for a long time and my husband was very fond of him.

He retired in 1945 and lived in Waterford, Conn., where I had the pleasure of visiting Mrs. Brown and the Admiral some years ago. He certainly had an active and interesting career and was highly valued by everyone with whom he served.

It must be a consolation when the evening of life draws near to look back on so many accomplishments, and I know Admiral Brown enjoyed his home in Waterford and was a valued member of that community.

To preserve the love of family and friends, and the respect and admiration of those with whom one has worked, is to end a life of service in this world with flags flying and a sense of a complete life."

Awards
Brown received the Navy Cross for distinguished service as commanding officer of the  during World War I. He received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious service as a task force commander of the United States Pacific Fleet in February and March 1942.

References

External links
Wilson Brown Papers, 1902-1956 MS 228 held by Special Collection & Archives , Nimitz Library  at the United States Naval Academy

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\section{Introduction}
\label{intro}
Materials designated as ``amorphous solids" span a large class of non-crystalline materials that exhibit
an elastic response to small strains or stresses. In this class one finds ``tough" materials like metallic
glasses as well as ``soft" materials like foams, with many intermediate (in strength) materials in between.
All this host of materials display initially a linear response to a quasi-static external loading (strain $\gamma_{ij}$  or stress $\sigma_{ij}$) with a shear
modulus that relates the stress to the strain. Omitting tensor indices for notational simplicity one writes
\begin{equation}
\sigma = \mu \gamma\ , \quad \gamma\ll 1 \ ,
\end{equation}
with $\mu$ being the shear modulus.

Upon the increase in the external loading this linear relation appears to fail. The response of the amorphous solid
begins to mix elastic intervals interspersed with plastic events \cite{99ML,03RR,04ML,10KLP,11ML,15LGRW}, leading generically to an apparent nonlinear
dependence of the stress as a function of the strain, see Fig.~\ref{averages} as an example.  The stress vs.
strain curves for large values of the strain either end abruptly due to a catastrophic failure of the material
or display a regime of ``steady state" where the shear modulus $\mu$ appears to vanish. Viewing
stress vs. strain curves of this type one is tempted to present them before the onset of the steady state as a nonlinear expansion, referred to as ``nonlinear elasticity", in the form (again with tensor indices omitted)
\begin{equation}
\sigma = \mu(\gamma=0) \gamma + B_2(\gamma=0)\gamma^2 +B_3(\gamma=0)\gamma^3+\dots \ . \label{nonli}
\end{equation}
The aim of this Letter is to discuss the validity of such expansions for generic amorphous solids at low temperatures, and in fact to argue that they should be carefully reconsidered. The discussion will also make clear what do we mean by ``low temperatures".
\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[scale = 0.60]{ShearModFig1.ps}
\caption{Typical stress vs. strain curves obtained from molecular simulations using a 2-dimensional Kob-Andsersen
glass former with 65:35 ratio of 1000 point particles having Lennard Jones interaction with longer and shorter
interaction lengths. The curves shown are obtained by averaging 100 individual stress vs. strain curves obtained from 100 realization of the initially prepared glass. The temperatures shown are in Lennard-Jones units as explained in the text. Customarily one fits a nonlinear expansion like Eq.~(\ref{nonli}) to such curves. We argue in this paper that such nonlinear
expansions are not tenable.}
\label{averages}
\end{figure}

It is already known that at zero temperature $T=0$ the nonlinear coefficients in Eq. (\ref{nonli}) do not
exist in the thermodynamic limit \cite{11HKLP}. The issue raised here is what is the nature of the elastic
response of amorphous solids at finite temperatures. We will show that in fact one should consider the elastic
response of amorphous solids between plastic events, and there one can invariably define a ``piece-wise linear"
elastic response in the form
\begin{equation}
\Delta \sigma = \mu(\gamma) \Delta \gamma\ , \quad \text{for any value of $\sigma$ and $\gamma$} \ , \label{muofgamma}
\end{equation}
with $\mu(\gamma)$ determined theoretically, cf. Eq.~(\ref{mutheoretical}) below.
We should stress that this piece-wise linear law is also valid in the  steady
state regime with a finite shear modulus in spite of the apparent flat dependence of the stress on the strain. The
difference between the approach of Eq.~(\ref{nonli}) and the proposition Eq.~(\ref{muofgamma}) requires a discussion
of the difference between quenched and annealed averages.

To establish the proposed ``law" Eq.~(\ref{muofgamma}) one needs to examine first small systems at sufficiently
small temperatures (to be determined below) and
learn how to approach the thermodynamic limit. In this paper we will use quasi-static strain controlled protocols
with simple shear. The advantage of using
small systems and low temperatures is that one can resolve the stretches of strain for which the response of the system is
purely elastic as these are punctuated by intervening plastic events. The discussion below will be exemplified by
molecular dynamics simulations at low temperatures. Obviously
in such simulations one deals with systems that are not in thermodynamic equilibrium whose attainment requires
astronomical relaxation times. Nevertheless we will show that by increasing the strain quasistatically we can
equilibrate the systems in the restricted sense that between plastic events the average stress and the average energy reach stationary values. We refer to such states as ``restricted temperature ensembles";
while not in true thermal equilibrium they nevertheless succumb to thermal statistical mechanics.
In other words we will demonstrate that for our glasses the shear modulus
can be computed for any value of the strain by using the thermal expression \cite{89Lut,69SHH,13WXPWB}
\begin{equation}
\mu(\gamma) = \mu_{\rm B}(\gamma) -\frac{V}{k_BT} \left[\langle \sigma^2\rangle -\langle \sigma\rangle^2\right]  .
\label{mutheoretical}
\end{equation}
where $\mu_{\rm B}$ is the usual \cite{Born,12CP} Born approximation for the shear modulus and $V$ and $T$ are the volume and the actual temperature of the glass. $k_B$ is Boltzmann's constant. The stress fluctuations are measured as usual in an equilibrated Gibbs ensemble. Below we will use notation
\begin{equation}
\mu_F (\gamma) \equiv  \frac{V}{k_BT} \left[\langle \sigma^2\rangle -\langle \sigma\rangle^2\right] \ .
\end{equation}
\section{Numerical Simulations}

To generate data for the present discussion we perform molecular dynamics simulations using the Kob-Andersen
model, in which point particles interact via a Lennard-Jones potential. There are two types of particles A
and B and the parameters of the interaction potentials can be found in Ref.~\cite{14DIMP}. The system is prepared
by firstly
randomizing the particles in a volume V, and then we run molecular dynamics at $T=0.8$ in Lennard-Jones units
for which the Boltzmann constant $k_{\rm B}=1$. After equilibration the system is quenched, again using
molecular dynamics, to temperature $T=0.001$ at a rate of $\dot T=10^{-6}$. Simulations are performed at this
final temperature until the mean energy of the system stabilizes, exhibiting a time independent value. Simulation of
quasi-static straining are then performed either at this temperature or at any desired higher temperature
which is obtained by heating up the system up. After reaching the desired temperature one waits again
for the stabilization of the mean energy. Of course the time taken for stabilization are much shorter than
the glass relaxation time (known as $\tau_\alpha$) and the systems considered are {\em not} in true
thermal equilibrium. We will argue however that they reach a ``restricted" Gibbs ensemble that allows for
the definition of meaningful statistical averages.

Once the system has stabilized its mean energy we strain it quasi-statically using simple shear
with Lees-Edwards periodic boundary conditions\cite{72LE}. Strain steps of magnitude $\delta \gamma=2\times 10^{-4}$ are taken, allowing the system to stabilize both its mean energy and mean stress for 500 MD steps after every such increase. Stabilization is then obtained when the average energy and the average stress are constant over additional 1000 MD steps. Next the mean stress $\sigma_{xy}^{int}$ and the second moment of the stress $\overline{\sigma^2}$ are measured for each realization. At this point we record the mean stress as a function of the strain. Finally we average the first and second moments of the stress
over our different realizations to obtain $\langle \sigma \rangle$ and $\langle \sigma^2\rangle$. With systems of 1000 particles the stress vs strain curves
for every realization reveal different characteristics from the averaged curves shown in Fig.~\ref{averages}. Typical such
stress vs. strain curves for individual realizations are shown in Fig.~\ref{realizations} at different temperatures.
\begin{figure}
\hskip -0.5 cm
\includegraphics[scale = 0.37]{ShearModFig2a.eps}
\hskip -0.4 cm
\includegraphics[scale = 0.37]{ShearModFig2b.eps}\\
\hskip -0.5 cm
\includegraphics[scale = 0.37]{ShearModFig2c.eps}
\hskip -0.4 cm
\includegraphics[scale = 0.37]{ShearModFig2d.eps}
\caption{Individual realizations of stress vs. strain curves for systems of 1000 particles at different temperatures.
Note that individual plots never attain a zero shear modulus between plastic events.}
\label{realizations}
\end{figure}
The different realization show clearly the piece wise linear stretches between plastic event in which the stress drops suddenly. The nature of the plastic events changes before and after the ``yield" which is followed by the steady state regime.
Before yield the events are small, and they are known at $T=0$ to be represented by individual Eshelby quadrupolar displacement field that are associated with small energy drops that are system-size independent. Beyond yield at $T=0$ the events are system spanning events in which the energy drops are sub-extensive \cite{10KLP}. Also at finite temperatures one sees in Fig.~\ref{realizations} the change from small stress drops to large ones \cite{10KLPZ}. The highly serrated nature of the stress vs. strain curves is masked by the averaging of many realizations shown in Fig.~\ref{averages}, as well as in the thermodynamic limit. For large systems the density of events increases enormously as the strain intervals between plastic events decrease rapidly with the system size \cite{15HJPS}. Accordingly, we need to examine carefully the elastic response of the system and how to interpret the thermodynamic limit in a meaningful way.
\begin{figure}
\hskip -0.5 cm
\includegraphics[scale = 0.37]{ShearModFig3a.eps}
\hskip -0.4 cm
\includegraphics[scale = 0.37]{ShearModFig3b.eps}\\
\hskip -0.5 cm
\includegraphics[scale = 0.37]{ShearModFig3c.eps}
\hskip -0.4 cm
\includegraphics[scale = 0.37]{ShearModFig3d.eps}
\caption{Comparison of the direct measurement of quenched averages of the shear modulus from the local slope of the
strain vs. stress curves and the theoretical expression Eq.~(\ref{mutheoretical}).}
\label{compare}
\end{figure}
\section{The Elastic Response and quenched averages}
Denote the sequence of strain increments as $\Delta \gamma_i$ and the thermally averaged stress measured after
the system stabilizes as $\sigma_i$. To calculate the shear modulus $\mu$ from the slope of the thermally averaged stress vs strain we determine a sequence of values $\sigma_i$ that satisfies $\sigma_{i+1}>\sigma_i$ and compute the average slope
where now the average is over the sequence. Once we have found a couple of stress values satisfying $\sigma_{i+1}<\sigma_i$
we begin a new sequence of increasing stress values and average again the slope for that sequence. We associate
the value of this average slope with the mean strain in the sequence.
At this point we introduce the quenched averages. Measuring then the observed value of the slope we
average it over O(100) realizations at the same values of $T$ and in a small bin of $\gamma$ values, and denote the results as $\mu(\gamma, T)$.
In parallel, for each measured thermally averaged stress we compute also the stress fluctuations, and evaluate the Born approximation directly from the known
Hamiltonian of the system. We then compute the expression for the shear modulus as provided by Eq.~(\ref{mutheoretical}).
As before, we average the resulting number over O(100) realizations. The two evaluations of the shear modulus are compared
in Fig.~\ref{compare}.

This comparison allows us to reach a number of important conclusions: (i){\em The two evaluations agree}. This means that the actual elastic response should be considered piece-wise linear rather than resulting from a nonlinear expansion. In no way can one say that the local slope is, say, given by $\mu(\gamma=0) + 2 B_2 \gamma +3B_3\gamma^2+\dots$. Throughout the strain range the stress fluctuations reduce the Born term to predict correctly the local linear response of the system. This includes
the steady state regime of the strain controlled protocol where it is customary to take the shear modulus as zero. (ii) For the higher temperatures the evaluation of the local slopes should be done with care, since temperature fluctuations begin to introduce
``spurious" apparent slopes in the stress vs strain curves.  The temperature $T=0.1$ is the highest temperature for this particular system
for which we can trust the procedure. At higher temperatures there are too many intervals with $\sigma_{i+1}<\sigma_i$; it becomes too difficult to separate mechanical increases
of stress due to strain changes from random temperature fluctuations in the stress. In this sense we are limited
to ``sufficiently low temperatures".
\section{Annealed averages}
At this point we need to discuss the meaning of the local slope of the annealed average of the stress vs. strain curves
that are shown for example in Fig.~\ref{averages}. We already mentioned that nonlinear expansions in $\gamma$ around
$\gamma=0$ are untenable at $T=0$, and probably also at finite but low temperatures. The question is whether the
local slope of such curves yields a number that is the same, or close to, our $\mu(\gamma)$. The answer is negative as
can seen in Fig.~\ref{nogood}.
\begin{figure}
\hskip -0.5 cm
\includegraphics[scale = 0.50]{ShearModFig4.eps}
\caption{An example of the comparison of annealed and quenched averages of the local slope of the
strain vs. stress curves and the theoretical expression Eq.~(\ref{mutheoretical}). This example is at $T=0.01$ but
the conclusion is identical in all the tested temperatures: except at
$\gamma=0$ the results of the annealed and the quenched averages of the stress vs. strain curves
differ greatly.}
\label{nogood}
\end{figure}
It turns out that averaging the stress vs. strain curves before computing the local slopes results in
a smoother looking curve which is nevertheless not really differentiable. It is made of individual contributions in
which every plastic drop is a singular event where differentiability is lost. Since these events occur at different
values of $\gamma$ for each realization, averaging results in smoother looking curves, but the local slope
of the resulting annealed average is {\em not} the shear modulus as computed from its theoretical definition Eq.~(\ref{mutheoretical}). To make this point crystal clear we show in Fig.~\ref{carmel} the annealed averaged
stress vs. strain curve at $T=0.001$ and superpose on it the actual realizations that give rise to it by
averaging. As said, the discrepancy is most glaring in the steady state regime, but it is equally severe
at each value of $\gamma\ne 0$.
\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[scale = 0.30]{ShearModFig5.eps}
\caption{The annealed stress vs. strained curve (in continuous black line) and the actual
segments of linear response of the various realizations that were annealed to get the the continuous line.
Except at $\gamma=0$ the annealed procedure does not supply the right information regarding the mechanical response.}
\label{carmel}
\end{figure}

Finally, we need to discuss the relevance of these findings to the macroscopic experiments in which
it is impossible to resolve the tiny stress drops which are extremely dense, resulting in a relatively
smooth looking curve. If we accept the tentative view that such curves are equivalent to our annealed
procedure due to self-averaging, then we must conclude that their local slope is not providing a correct
measurement of the shear modulus as a function of $\gamma$. The discrepancy is of course most glaring in
the steady state regime, where the annealed protocol results in a vanishing shear modulus. This is
clearly incorrect since the strained controlled system can support a stress without flowing, meaning that the
shear modulus cannot be zero. Here we find the the discrepancy occurs already in the so-called ``elastic
regime". To get a correct measurement of $\mu(\gamma)$ one
should measure the stress fluctuations and estimate the Born term to compute Eq.~(\ref{mutheoretical}). This is
of course not an easy task, but the discussion presented above should provide a warning as to the proper
interpretation of the local slopes of macroscopic stress vs. stress curves.

\section{Concluding remarks}

The main point of this paper is that in random systems one can expect that quenched and annealed averages might
yield different results. This is shown to be particularly true for the shear modulus, which can be computed
either for each realization and then averaged, or rather from an average of stress vs strain curves. The answer
is very different as can be seen from Fig.~\ref{nogood}. The question ``which is then the relevant shear modulus" is
answered in our opinion by comparing with the theoretical expectation Eq.~(\ref{mutheoretical}). This theoretical
expression is derived for system in thermal equilibrium. Another result of the present study is that although
quenched glasses are not at true thermal equilibrium, they can be thermalized in the restricted sense that their
average energy and stress are stationary. In that situation the stress fluctuations can be measured and the theoretical
value of the shear modulus is in very good agreement with the quenched rather than the annealed average as described
above. We therefore propose that measurements of shear moduli and other mechanical indices that employ annealed
or self-averages must be considered with extra care. These may not be the actual indices that are better revealed
by either quenched averages or by expressions of the type of Eq.~(\ref{mutheoretical}).

\acknowledgments
This work had been supported in part by an ERC ``ideas" grant STANPAS
and by the Minerva Foundation, Munich Germany.

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Q: Store local database on the cloud I want to develop a client/server system.
I already have the client part finished.
I have a local database on android using SQLiteDatabase that looks like this:
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            + KEY_MEASUREMENT_ID + " INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,"
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            + KEY_BSSID + " TEXT,"
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I want to be able to store this on the cloud, the users be able to retrieve the database and add,remove or update entries on the online database and be updated on other systems.
The system is just a proof of concept so it doesn't have to be very robust.
any recommendations on how to do this?
Thank you

A: If I understand correctly, how about using the public folder provided by http://www.dropbox.com/ ?
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A: I guess the best way would be to use a MySql database on a server and access it via PHP.
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How to Prepare an Income…
We refer to an income statement as a financial statement that provides insight into a company's financial performance. The Income statement is mostly referred to as a profit and loss statement but is different from a profit and loss report. It lists the revenues and expenses made by a company during a certain period.
An accountant can get an insight into the efficiency of the management in a company and an overview of various under-performing segments of the company. Let us understand how to prepare an income statement by identifying and recording the revenues and expenses. To create an income statement, you must first generate a trial balance report.
It also requires calculating the cost of sold goods, gross margin, net income, operating expenses, and income taxes, among other variables. Let us dive into the details and get to know how to prepare an income statement.
How does a balance sheet differ from an income statement?
How can a company benefit when they prepare an income statement?
1. Choose a reporting period.
Income statements can be created for a certain period. Different businesses choose different reporting periods, mostly based on the scale of their businesses. Most businesses choose to report their income quarterly or yearly, as handling and analyzing a huge amount of data can be strenuous for most companies.
However, small businesses can choose to to prepare an income statement every month. Creating an income statement every month can help the business owner understand their revenues and expenses trends.
This, in turn, allows the company to create better strategies and generate more revenue in the end.
2. Generate the trial balance report
To prepare an income statement, one must first calculate the trial balance and generate a trial balance report. The trial balance report provides insight into the balance available in every account, which plays a major role in preparing an income statement.
An accountant would need the balance available in different accounts to create, which emphasizes the importance of a trial balance report.
3. Calculation of revenues
The very next step that needs to be taken to prepare an income statement involves the calculation of revenues across all streams. One must keep in mind while calculating the revenues that are yet to be collected are to be added as well.
You can add up all the revenue line items present in the income statement to do so.
4. Calculate the cost of sold goods
To prepare an income statement, one must also calculate the cost of goods sold. The cost of goods sold includes expenses such as direct labor and the cost of materials.
One must find the sum of the balances available in all cost of goods sold items available on the trial balance report and mention the total cost of all goods sold right below the total revenues generated.
5. Determination of the Gross margin
The gross margin is then determined by subtracting the total cost of goods sold from the earned revenues. This highlights the earnings you have acquired from sales during a certain period.
6. Consider operating costs
One must consider the operating costs to prepare an income statement. If an accountant fails to consider operating costs accurately, the income statement might also come out inaccurate.
Once the operating costs are calculated, they will be recorded in the selling and administrative expenses line. This is something ProfitBooks specializes in. Access lightning-fast up-gradation of different accounts, be it in the category of revenues generated or expenses made!
7. Calculation of the income
One can subtract the selling and administrative expenses from the gross margin to calculate their income. However, one is to keep in mind that the income obtained by a company is subject to taxing, which will further affect the net income generated by a company. This pre-tax income must be recorded at the bottom to prepare an income statement.
8. Calculation of income tax
Every business is subject to several tax rules and regulations that they are to follow, failing which they can face legal repercussions. Different states have different tax regulations. The calculated income tax is added to the income statement below the pre-tax sales figure.
9. Calculation of net income
The income tax calculated in the previous step affects the income made by a company. Therefore, it is to be considered while finding out the income generated by a company.
The calculated income tax is subtracted from the income figure calculated pre-taxing to prepare an income statement. This will allow you to understand how profitable your business is.
10. Finalization of the Income statement
Once you are done following the steps mentioned above, it is required that you finalize the income statement. You must add a header to the report, which labels it as an income statement.
Moreover, you will be required to include your business details and the accounting period chosen to generate the income statement. Once followed successfully, these steps will lead to the generation of an income statement.
The balance sheet and income statement provide information regarding the available balance in different accounts. However, several distinguishing factors make it apparent that a balance sheet differs from an income statement, some of which are explained as follows:
When one tries to prepare an income statement, the information provided reflects the economical standings of a company during a certain period. However, in the case of a balance sheet, the information provided gives insight into a company's financial health at a certain point in time.
Information provided
In the case of an income statement, the information portrayed consists of revenues generated and expenses. In the end, we prepare an income statement to provide information regarding the profits or losses generated by a company.
However, in the case of a balance sheet, information regarding assets, liabilities, and equities is obtained. Thus, a balance sheet differs majorly from an income statement.
An income statement aims to provide insight into how a business is performing and understand whether it is being profitable. However, in the case of a balance sheet, the aim is to understand whether a company owns enough liquid assets to pay for all the financial obligations it is subjected to.
A business often finds it hard to understand whether its business processes are generating enough profits to facilitate organizational growth and expansion or not. The creation of an income statement takes care of this issue.
It allows an accountant to observe the balance available in different accounts labeled as expenses and revenues, therefore showcasing the profitability of the business. Third-party investors can also be lured in with the help of income statements. More profitable businesses seem to attract more investors as well.
Thus, every small or large-scale business must have income statements generated periodically to avail of these benefits.
It can get increasingly difficult to prepare an income statement for companies as they grow. Accurate record-keeping of different accounts gets even more hectic. This is what ProfitBooks can help you with.
With the help of accounting software like ProfitBooks, you will be able to automate the record-keeping process, which minimizes the scope of error and allows accountants to generate income statements in a small period! This, in turn, will allow accountants to focus on other tasks at hand, such as stratification for the growth of the business.
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Negotiation is Not for Me . . . . or Is It?
I don't think negotiation is for me!
Over the years, I've heard multiple job seekers wonder if negotiation is for them. And, over the years, I've had this conversation with multiple clients who wondered if they could actually negotiate a job offer.
If you don't try, you'll never know!
To fail to at least try to negotiate an offer upwards means you never know if you could have increased the amount of $$ or benefits you were offered. The point is . . . If you don't try, you'll never know. Please refer to my articles If You Don't Negotiate . . . . . You Lose! The Initial Loss - Part 1 and If You Don't Negotiate . . . . . You Lose! The Multiplier Effect - Part 2 to learn about the reasons negotiation is in your best interest.
However, understanding what is at stake if you negotiate an offer and doing it are 2 entirely different things. The choice to negotiate is entirely up to you.
Job seekers fear the loss of an offer if they attempt to negotiate. They fear the employer will simply pull the offer back and the job seeker will be without a job. This is not the case. In fact, employers not only are not surprised if a candidate for a position negotiates, they expect it. But, knowing this and engaging in negotiation are 2 different things.
Negotiation takes a bit of nerve; you really don't know what the outcome will be. It is possible that the 2 parties in the negotiation (employer and candidate) are too far apart in their needs and wants, i.e., their requests; this could result in a decision not to hire. That is why it is important to do your homework: Know your worth in $$ in the marketplace, and think through your requests for additional $$ and benefits so that they are reasonable and clearly relate to the performance of the job. Importantly, know what your own bottom line is - the line at which you will not go below, and are prepared to walk away if not met.
The decision to negotiate your offer really depends on you. Stated in the vernacular: Do you have the stomach for it? Some job seekers do; some don't. Only you can decide - and no one should decide for you.
Scenario 1: Negotiate -- If thinking about negotiating creates a feeling of a few "butterflies" in your stomach, know that that's normal. Every negotiator feels those butterflies. But if you have done your homework, and you know what are acceptable salary requirements and benefits for the position, you should negotiate.
Scenario 2: Don't Negotiate -- If thinking about negotiating paralyses you, creating feelings of nausea, excessive nervousness, and verbal constraints/impairment, negotiation is not for you - at least not at this time. In this case, accept the salary as offered, and just enjoy knowing that you have won a new job in a tough employment economy. That's an achievement in and of itself!
Negotiation is not for everyone. Some can do it, some can't at this time, and some never choose to negotiate. To help you make the decision of whether "Negotiation is for You," read through the helpful and informative articles on this topic in the AJC website to gain a perspective. Talking with a knowledgeable career coach can also help you sort through the issue. Feel free to contact us here at the AJC to help you decide whether negotiation is for you.


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karnataka school news: Karnataka: Parents, educators seek phased school reopening | Bengaluru News – Times of India
BENGALURU: Members of various organisations, educationists and parents held a silent protest at Maurya Circle on Saturday to press the state government to reopen schools in a phased manner. They said that children's learning and development had suffered because of the prolonged closure of schools and the problem was particularly severe in rural areas.
Gurumurthy Kasinathan, the director of the Centre for Educational Technology, IT for Change, an NGO, said that the government must consider the social, financial and health impact on students and parents. "We are not saying that you should throw open all schools. Do it gradually. Schools in rural areas have hardly 20 students. These students are already playing outside, so there is no issue in reopening schools," he said.
Kasinathan said that most people were only thinking about students in grades 10 and 12, but it was equally important to consider the requirements of children in other grades. "Thousands of children from poor families can't afford online classes. It will be a disaster in terms of the learning gap for children in classes one to eight. Research says that children are forgetting number systems, and alphabets, and are regressing in their learning," he said, adding that less than 10 per cent of students had access to online education and the mode was not a substitute for faceto-face learning.
The protesters urged the government to listen to parents, school development and management committees and other stakeholders. "Parents should not be compelled to send their kids to schools. But schools must be reopened in a planned and safe manner," he added.
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Delaware National Guard rehabs Trinidad school
The Delaware National Guard has been working to remodel a school in Trinidad.Members installed drop ceilings and replaced lead pipes at Blanchisseuse Primary School.
Delaware National Guard rehabs Trinidad school The Delaware National Guard has been working to remodel a school in Trinidad.Members installed drop ceilings and replaced lead pipes at Blanchisseuse Primary School. Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://delonline.us/2b8t1o9
The News Journal Published 1:02 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2016 | Updated 2:19 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2016
U.S. Ambassador John L. Estrada thanked the Delaware National Guard for their assistance in remodeling the Blanchisseuse Primary School.(Photo: PROVIDED)
The Delaware National Guard has been working to remodel a school in Trinidad.
Members installed drop ceilings and replaced lead pipes at Blanchisseuse Primary School. The building is used by about 90 students and five staff members, as well as acts as a community emergency shelter during natural disasters.
STORY: Delaware businesses honored for National Guard support
Forty guard members arrived on a DNG C-130H earlier this month and are scheduled to return to Delaware on Saturday.
The work is coordinated through the U.S. Embassy, working with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Civil engineers, medical personnel and security forces have been working side by side on various projects, as well as offering specialized training to community members. The partnership started in 2005.
Gen. Frank Vavala, Adjutant General, Delaware National Guard held up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Delaware State flags upon arrival into the Piarco International Airport on August 6, 2016. (Photo: PROVIDED)
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I tested my internet ping rate and it is only 9ms....but when I test it in DS with alt + p it is 78ms to 90ms with the DS servers. Can I get some advice on how to fix this issue please?
Thats under 100ms, so it's less than 100/1000ms or commonly referred to as 1 second.
1000ms = 1 Second RTT (Round Trip Time) IE, from your computer to Darkspace servers and back.
Anything under 100ms is considered perfectly acceptable for real time gaming.
Yes a lower ping is always ideal; but the only way to get a better ping would be for your ISP to optimize their routeing to DarkSpace's servers and or a expencive peering agreement with your specific ISP.
Darkspace's movement if I remember correctly uses UDP instead of TCP, so if you have packet loss it will dramatically affect your gaming experience. I would do a line quality test on your connection to make sure your connection is not having packet loss... NO PACKET LOSS IS EVER ACCEPTABLE!
Check your connection for Packet Loss: https://www.dslreports.com/pingtest?
It's honestly out of your hands. If I were you I wouldn't worry about that level of ping until it goes 100ms and beyond or you have ANY packet loss.
Then at that point yes, scream at your ISP and tell them to fix their network and or you need to fix your WiFi Router & check your equipment for proper operations (Preferably Before You Scream At Your ISP...).
DarkSpace's servers are located in Austin, Texas. If you have bad routing to our datacentre then you're going to get sub-par ping. Having said this, I connect from the UK regularly and I get 160ms ping, which is substantially better than most central Northern America locations. Typically anything under 100 ms for a non-twitch based game is considered acceptable, of which DarkSpace is not.
Unfortunately, the only way this can be 'fixed' for you would be to move the servers to your doorstep in Canada, which is not going to occur. Realistically, there's nothing you or we can do to fix this - we're constrained by todays understanding of physics and sending data down a tube. If you could fix this, you'd be the most popular person on the planet and bring about a monumental shift in network technology.
I checked my ping in Austin Texas and it is 50ms, I am hoping that is ok. It seems okay in gameplay on DS.
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Fearing his veterans, Alexander once more prepared his way with generosity. It was his oldest tactic, and one which had nearly saved him on the river Beas. The Susa weddings had been the most prodigal display of his career and none of the guests could have failed to enjoy it, but the common soldiers still needed more reward than the dowries for their mistresses. As a balance to his officers' festivities Alexander announced that he was willing to pay off the debts of the entire army. Presumably, the soldiers were owed arrears of pay, as sufficient treasure could never have been carried in coin to keep them up to date in India, but it was not just the arrears that Alexander had in mind; they would also have lived on credit with the camp-traders, women and such quartermasters as were not paid in kind, and these debts remained to be paid to as many camp followers as survived to collect them.
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Music bonds gospel singers across racial divides
More than 20 years ago, when Barb Salak was a new member of the Gospel Meets Symphony Choir, she, a fair-skinned white woman, put her hand together with Brenda Chenault, a black choir member, for a close-up for a promotional photo shoot. The striking juxtaposition between their hands was a symbol of racial unity, illustrating how Gospel Meets Symphony was created in 1994 to form a bridge between both musicians and audiences of different races.
Now, Salak is looking forward to singing in Gospel Meets Symphony's 25th anniversary concert Saturday at E.J. Thomas Hall. She was in the audience in 1994 for the first Gospel Meets Symphony, when the late Maestro Alan Balter introduced the cultural phenomenon to the Akron community. Salak was so moved, she joined the choir the next year.
"Once you start to sing with GMS, it's like contagious, and you're just part of the family," said Salak, 67, who described the experience as a bridge across cultures, races and denominations.
Now, that meaningful 1995 photo of the women's hands, black and white united, also serves as a symbol of the many friendships Salak has formed through singing in the Gospel Meets Symphony Choir.
"People haven't had an opportunity to be with people from other races, and once you have that, once you meet people and hear their stories and you learn about their families, you realize that everyone has the same needs, the same desires in life and that people are not that different," said Salak, who is an alto section leader and volunteers on the 25th anniversary committee. "We may look different but you know in your heart of hearts we're not that different."
Gospel Meets Symphony, which began as an Akron Symphony outreach to the city's black community and churches, features a choir today that is about two-thirds African-American and one-third white or other races.
Gospel introduction
Gospel music was foreign to Italian-American Joe Salak Jr. in 2000, when he met his wife, Barb, who was raised in the southern gospel tradition and had been singing it most of her life. She took him to a gospel concert at the Chapel, and he decided to join the Gospel Meets Symphony Chorus with her in 2001, when the Akron couple was engaged.
Joe Salak fell in love with the music, the folks he sang with and the whole GMS experience. He had been a Motown and R&B guy, but discovered an appreciation of the rhythms and orchestrations of gospel music.
"For the first time in my life, my soul sang,'' he said.
The bond Joe Salak experienced was so special, he realized he didn't want his gospel-singing experience to be contained to just one major concert a year. Joe invited other Gospel Meets Symphony members to continue singing year-round, and the Exalting Him Gospel Choir was born in 2004.
Leading Exalting Him, a racially diverse choir of 15 close friends, is Joe Salak's calling. The group's local gigs range from Lock 4 in the summer to Summit Mall for its Christmas program.
"The people who have come over into Exalting Him, I consider them my Akron family,'' said the Pittsburgh transplant. "When it comes to the music and the God we serve, we are soulmates, without a doubt, and we are locked at the hip. I think that music does that. Music crosses every kind of barrier there is between humans."
He said Gospel Meets Symphony helped immerse him in Akron's diverse culture: "It helped me to understand better the culture of Akron and the culture outside of my culture."
Exalting Him is composed of singers from eight area churches, with 13 of them also having sung or currently singing with Gospel Meets Symphony. They're bound by the fact that they're not just performing — singing gospel is a form of praise and a celebration of faith.
"We are African-American and Caucasian. We are even more of a tight-knit group because we originated pretty much from Gospel Meets Symphony," Barb Salak said. "It's a group of folks who love to sing, love the gospel and we love each other, and that's one thing that is definitely a result of GMS and the relationships that we made there."
Lasting friendships
In addition to meeting for rehearsals and performances, the group gets together at each other's houses, goes out to dinner and attends other concerts. Each year, Joe cooks a huge Christmas dinner for the choir.
"He throws down, honey! It ain't just cooking; he throws down," member Arlett White of Akron said.
A black singer who grew up with gospel music, White also leads the gospel music ministry Arlett White and Friends at the House of the Lord. Kathy McKee and Barb Salak, White's friends from Exalting Him/GMS, also have collaborated singing and recording with Arlett White and Friends.
White, who has been in Exalting Him since its inception and is an alto section leader for Gospel Meets Symphony, said choir friendships can lead to some humorous moments, like the time she helped soprano McKee, 64, learn to rock from side to side.
"She didn't know how to rock [in place] from side to side. I teased her about that. I would grab her and I would hold her arms so we could do it together,'' said White, 62. "She literally was going off the stage and I had to grab her."
At a recent Exalting Him rehearsal in January at the Salaks' home, the choir celebrated Barb Salak's birthday with cake. The group is so close, they celebrate not only each other but also their friends' families.
"They recognize birthdays for my grandkids. They give gifts to my grandson, so they've always had a love for us," White said of her gospel friends.
Antwan Benford, 37, who is unemployed and attends Macedonia Baptist Church, said his Exalting Him/GMS friends have been supportive by giving him rides to rehearsals and generally taking him under their wing.
"I'm not the most financially blessed of the group,'' said the Akron man, who is a baritone section leader for GMS and is black. "I recognize the living God in each one of these individuals."
Love and emotional support extend to McKee, too, a white singer from Oak Hill Presbyterian Church in Akron who asked her gospel friends for prayers in January when she found out that her husband Thomas, a former Gospel Meets Symphony singer, would be starting chemotherapy.
"You always give a hug, always say a prayer, always comfort each other," White said. "We can just talk and be open about the real stuff, just put it out there, because she [McKee] knows we care and we love her.''
Mary Kelly, who is Lebanese-Italian, said singing with Gospel Meets Symphony all 25 years and with Exalting Him since its inception has changed her life.
"That's one thing I looked forward to when I joined Gospel Meets Symphony, was the friendships, was the black-white relationship. I looked forward to breaking racial barriers," said the Akron woman, 66. "It was through music, through being able to be in choirs small like this [Exalting Him] and the larger ones, that got [me past] my fear of being with people of other colors."
Now, Kelly, who attends Arlington Church of God, is thankful that she truly lives the precept "It's not what's on the outside, it's what's on the inside."
McKee, in her 23rd year with Gospel Meets Symphony and an original Exalting Him member, agrees: "I just believe that it's a little bit of what heaven is like, with all of us singing together, all denominations and all races."
The Akron Symphony Orchestra is proud of the unique blend of races and cultures that Gospel Meets Symphony has brought about for the last 25 years. Choir friends of different races say they appreciate how their lives have been enriched. But they also say the bond of singing gospel music rises above race.
"Music is universal," said Exalting Him member Jamie Barker of Akron, 53, who sang with Gospel Meets Symphony for two years and is white. "It has no color. It flows through everyone's heart and soul. It joins people together."
Arts writer Kerry Clawson may be reached at 330-996-3527 or kclawson@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow her at @KerryClawsonABJ or www.facebook.com/kclawsonabj.
"Music is universal. It has no color. It flows through everyone's heart and soul. It joins people together."
— Jamie Barker
Exalting Him member


On 29 June 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing approval to the Praxis Extended RAS Panel (Illumina, Inc.), a next generation sequencing (NGS) test to detect certain genetic mutations in RAS genes in tumour samples of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The test is used to aid in the identification of patients who may be eligible for treatment with panitumumab (VECTIBIX, Amgen, Inc.).
This is the first FDA-approved NGS test that can detect multiple RAS gene mutations for colorectal cancer in a single test.
The Praxis Extended RAS Panel detects the presence of 56 specific mutations in RAS genes (KRAS exons 2, 3, and 4 and NRAS exons 2, 3, and 4) in the tumour tissue of patients with mCRC. If the Praxis Extended RAS Panel result indicates that a mutation is present in the CRC tissue, then panitumumab is not recommended. If the Praxis Extended RAS Panel does not detect a mutation (presumed to be RAS mutation-negative), then panitumumab may be an appropriate treatment.
The safety and effectiveness of the Praxis Extended RAS Panel was studied retrospectively using available specimens from mCRC patients enrolled in a multi-centre clinical trial that evaluated panitumumab plus FOLFOX to FOLFOX alone. Progression-free survival and overall survival in wild-type RAS patients demonstrated that the efficacy of panitumumab in patients whose tumours do not have a KRAS or NRAS mutation is supported. Analytical validation demonstrated that the panel performs consistently and accurately in the detection of the select KRAS and NRAS mutations in mCRC patients.
Panitumumab' s product labelling has been modified to align the indication for panitumumab and intended use for the Praxis Extended RAS Panel, stating that panitumumab is indicated in first-line therapy in combination with FOLFOX for patients with wild-type RAS (defined as wild-type in both KRAS and NRAS as determined by an FDA-approved test for this use) mCRC. Panitumumab is also indicated as monotherapy for patients with wild-type RAS mCRC following disease progression after prior treatment with fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan-containing chemotherapy.
Instructions for use of the Praxis Extended RAS Panel is available here.
Full prescribing information for panitumumab is available here.


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James Van Der Beek brings his delectable Dawson-ness to Logo
Logo's NewNowNext Awards are coming at you, with smirk, sass and irreverent, cutting-edge spirit. This year's 4th annual celebration, which airs tonight at 10pm, will be hosted by none other than TV's Dawson Leary and Ke$ha's unicorn-slamming dance partner, James Van Der Beek.
Van Der Beek exemplifies how a "NewNowNext" actor emerged to become a pop culture mainstay and household name. From his recent appearance in Ke$ha's "Blow" video to his extensive career in television, film and theater. The NewNowNext Awards celebrates all that is buzz-worthy and up and coming in pop culture. Van Der Beek himself, is nominated for the ZOMG Internet Award for his brilliant Van Der Memes.
Fresh off of a night of taking the stage alongside a slue of gay icons including Paula Abdul, Perez Hilton, Carmen Elektra and even being carried on stage in his own Gaga-esque egg by an entourage of drag queens from Ru Paul's Drag Race, Van Der Beek spoke with me about shooting unicorns, Johnny Weir and why gay men go crazy for his Dawson-ness.
ERIK RAYMOND: Back in 1995, you played a pretty convincing bully in the movie, Angus. How was high-school for you?
JAMES VAN DER BEEK: High-school for me was interesting because I played sports but I also did theater. So, I kind of lived in both worlds. By the time I was 16, I was acting and doing a play in New York, so I was gone a lot. I never felt like I fit in anywhere in high-school so I think that's why I always gravitated toward characters that didn't seem to fit in or were outcast in a way.
In light of the "It Gets Better" campaign, what words of wisdom would you give someone who is being bullied?
Bullies are only bullies because there's some real sadness in them. They're dealing with their own fears and their own insecurities. They're looking for a way to deal with it and end up taking it on you. It's not your fault. There's nothing wrong with you. Unfortunately, bullies don't have the tools to deal with their own garbage. Try not to take it personally. In a weird way, I played the characters who were bullies because I thought, 'wow, this a powerful role' or 'people are intimidated. This will be fun.' It wasn't until I really delved into the characters that I realized bullies are just not happy people. A lot of bullying comes out of misery. Happy people; mature people don't bully. So, just be yourself.
On a lighter note, what was your reaction when you were pitched the idea of playing a James Bond-esque version of yourself and shooting at Ke$ha and unicorns with lasers?
[Laughs] I've kind of been in this phase of just saying "yes" to anything that sounds like it might be fun, especially if I haven't done it before. When the director pitched himself to Ke$ha, within his concept was me. So, when I saw it, I thought it was really clever. I knew Ke$ha and just thought it'd be a lot of fun and thought 'why not?'
What was it like to work with Ke$ha?
She's great. She's exactly how you'd hope and expect her to be; a fun, cool, whiskey drinking country girl.
What prompted you to start jamesvandermemes.com?
Basically, I teamed up the guys at Funny or Die. I thought their site was really funny. I set up a meeting with them and told them, "I wanna play." Then, they told me, almost embarrassed, "I don't know if you're aware of this but there's a clip of you that's gone viral of you crying." They showed it to me and I thought it was hysterical that someone had taken that moment and put it on a loop. [Laughs] I was so bizarre and awkward looking and funny. Funny to me, knowing all the sincerity and emotion that was going on in that scene.
Very few celebrities have made the impact on fans that you have by just embracing the hilarity of being James Van Der Beek. Why do you think that is?
[Laughs] You know, of all the shows that I auditioned for between the ages of 15 and 20, Dawson's Creek was the one that I got. It happened to make an impact on pop culture. I count myself lucky. Even though it was years ago, it seems to be sticking around for some reason. When I first got off the show, I tried to get as far away from the character as possible but now I've embraced it. Now in entertainment, fans seem to like their celebrities to be transparent. So, I'm just trying to find the best way to make people laugh.
You've had a broad spectrum of roles. From Varsity Blues to Storytelling to Rules of Attraction, it's interesting that people seem to only think of you as "Dawson."
Well, it was a big one. There were billboards, bus placards. It ran for six years so you gotta accept that it's gonna stick in people's minds. I feel very fortunate enough in the industry to have been able to play a number of different roles, some completely opposite.
From Storytelling, in which you had a gay sex scene to Rules of Attraction, where you lip-locked with Ian Somerhalder to Ke$ha's "Blow" video then your "DILF Khakis" sketch and now you're hosting the NewNow Next Awards, obviously you're aware that you've gained legions of gay fans.
How were you approached to host the NewNowNext Awards?
They just asked. They contacted my publicist because they had seen my stuff on FunnyorDie.com and asked if I'd be interested in hosting. I thought about it for like two seconds and said "why not? It sounds like a lot of fun."
Johnny Weir, RuPaul, Paula Abdul…How was it being surrounded by so much…gay?
[Laughs] Well, I started out doing theater when I was in high-school so it wasn't anything that gave me pause. I had a blast! With all the drag-queens and everything. They're very creative people. I had a ball; improvising with RuPaul; Johnny Weir, who's a comic genius. He's one of the funniest individuals I've ever met.
Oh, God yes! When I first became aware of Johnny Weir was when he held that press conference after that French-Canadian judge made those comments about him. I caught the press conference online. Johnny made the strongest, coolest response. He talked about how his parents encouraged him to be himself and that he's proud of who he is. It was so classy. He Tweeted it under the tag line of "Johnny Weir schools critics on what it is to be a man." I had so much respect for him after that. So, I was psyched to meet him.
Can you tell me more about the pilot you shot for ABC?
It's a half-hour comedy called Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23. [Laughs] It's written by Nahnatchka Khan, who's written for American Dad, directed by Jason Winer, who directed the Modern Family pilot and some of the producers of Family Guy. It's a really great crew. I play the bitch's best friend, an actor named James Van Der Beek who's single, living New York City and uses the fact that he was on Dawson's Creek to get laid. [Laughs] I mean, I'm married, have a kid and live in L.A., so we basically just came up with the funniest alternate version of me that we could. He's this character who shares my name and some of my history. It's kind of an experiment.
When will that debut?
If it gets picked up, it will be announced in May. And if that happens, it will probably air sometime in the fall. Keep our fingers crossed.
What is the best advice you've gotten and who was it from?
The best advice I got was from Jon Voight. I met him right when I was starting to get recognized. Lots of people were asking me for autographs and pictures. I never anticipated any of that. I always though that the most famous I'd be was among the New York theater circle. But then I got this pilot on this network I'd never heard of and started getting noticed. I started wondering 'what does it all mean? How do I take this?' I felt weird and I didn't want to look bad. Jon said, "no. You're not that kind of guy. It's very simple. You're able to make somebody very happy by doing something very simple." We're making entertainment. We're making people forget about their day, we're able to teach them something, expose them to something; and for all of those reasons we're very lucky to be able to make people happy by doing something we love.
What was the worst advice you've gotten?
[Laughs] Be careful. Be careful what you do next. Be careful what movie you make next. Be careful what you say yes to. Granted, there are some things you should say "no" to but for awhile there I was saying "no" to a lot of projects. I found it's a lot more fun to say "yes."
Taking risks, that's what life's about.
Totally. Especially now. Yea, take a risk. Have some fun. I mean, what's the worst that can happen? Yea, sometimes it doesn't work out but at least I can say I tried.
See + Hear:
Who: James Van Der Beek
What: Logo's NewNowNext Awards
Where: Logo
When: April 11, 10pm ET
Photo courtesy Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America
Originally published by WatermarkOnline.com
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BREAKING: All Civil Servants to resume Oct 19 – FG
By Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2020 195 views
The Federal Government has directed civil servants who have not been going to work since March when the lockdown was declared to curtail the spread of COVID-19, to return to work from Monday, October 19th, 2020.
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha; and the National Coordinator, Sanni Aliyu, disclosed this at the press briefing of the task force on Thursday, October 15, 2020.
Only civil servants of Salary Grade Level 12 and above as well as those on essential duties have been going to work.
But the PTF has directed that civil servants below SGL 12 can now resume work.
It, however, directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies to ensure that they alternate the days the civil servants will be at work in order to ensure social distancing.
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Francesca Owen's SIGNATURE SERIES - New Collection
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New Release | Francesca Owen's Signature Series.
Francesca's 'Signature Series' is a body of work which focuses on the fine lines, flow and soft muted grey tones which she uses to capture the human form.
It lends the viewer to a sense of calmness one could only otherwise perceive beneath the surface. Viewing this work allows one to escape the pandemonium of everyday life. It draws the audience into a present moment, which she has captured in time and space to share with you.
NEW ADDITION to Signature Series :
Signature Series #9 by Francesca Owen
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Signature Series – Blush
"No matter your surroundings, there is a core feeling of ease and unity within the subject. I want the viewer to feel inspired when looking at these images, to feel alive from the movement in the images but also at ease. That could be them in the photograph. The tones are pink and warm, all inviting and soothing."
Captured at a transitional point in my life, I was wanting to showcase the female form whilst also incorporating the moving waters around the subject. There is a sense of busyness to these images, but it's soft and ethereal.
Signature Series - Blush 02 by Francesca Owen.
Signature Series – Glisten
Glisten is all about capturing the light of oneself, and not being afraid to shine. A continuation from my red head Series, which was showcased in Paris October 2021 the Glisten series is about self-confidence and embracing your uniqueness and not being afraid to shine. My model is artistic swimmer, Rachel Pressser, a 2020/21 Olympian. Captured in colour with vivid contrast and saturation to reflect the passion and emotion of that inner fire to be whoever you desire to be.
Signature Series - Glisten 01 by Francesca Owen
Signature Series – New Awakenings
New Awakenings is a series of 3 images signifying the washing away of the old and the beginning of the new, captured in the beautiful waters of Coogee, NSW. The New Awakenings series is about showcasing a fresh start, it's about the transition of change.
We all have moments throughout life where chapters end, but it's that choice to plunge back into those fresh waters where you truly feel alive and free; embracing what comes next. This series is in black and white to the highlight the relationship between the water and the female form.
Signature Series - New Awakenings 02 by Francesca Owen.