All commands in this section are shown using sshg3 and scpg3 from the machine running Tectia ConnectSecure. Server-side configuration can also be done by logging in to the remote server and entering the commands locally.
You can also add other directory locations for keys on the Keys and Certificates page of the Tectia Connections Configuration GUI. See Managing Keys and Certificates. On Unix, you can use the general/key-stores/key-store element in the ssh-broker-config.xml file. See the section called "Key Store Configuration Examples".
Tectia Server 5.x or later on Unix and Windows do not require an authorization file if the public keys are stored in the user's authorized_keys directory. However, an authorization file may be optionally used. See instructions for creating the file below in the Tectia Server 4.x information.
Tectia Server 4.x on Unix and Windows and Tectia Server for IBM z/OS require an authorization file stored in the user's .ssh2 directory. The authorization file specifies the public keys that are authorized for login.
This directs Tectia Server to use id_dsa_2048_a.pub as a valid public key when authorizing your login.


AIB's Outlook: Beef report – in association with the Irish Farmers' Association – includes specially commissioned research with 200 farmers (undertaken by Ipsos MRBI and Broadmore Research & Consulting) and a look at the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
Beef farming is the dominant enterprise on Irish farms, with over 95,000 farms having some element of a beef business. The sector is, however, undoubtedly the most diverse within Irish agriculture, with major differences between farms in terms of system, scale, intensification, efficiency, off-farm employment and dependence on direct payments.


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Název Brložský potok má více vodních toků:

 Brložský potok (přítok Labe) – levostranný přítok Labe v okrese Pardubice
 Brložský potok (přítok Otavy) – levostranný přítok Otavy v okresech Strakonice a Písek
 Brložský potok (přítok Vltavy), též Křemžský potok – levostranný přítok Vltavy v okrese Český Krumlov

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Himatanthus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Panama and South America.

Species
 Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson - widespread from Panama east to French Guiana and south to Bolivia
 Himatanthus attenuatus (Benth.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, N Brazil
 Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson - Venezuela, Colombia, Guianas, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador
 Himatanthus drasticus (Mart.) Plumel - Guianas, Brazil
 Himatanthus lancifolius (Müll.Arg.) Woodson
 Himatanthus obovatus (Müll.Arg.) Woodson - Brazil, Bolivia, Guyana
 Himatanthus phagedaenicus (Mart.) Woodson  - S Venezuela, NW Brazil
 Himatanthus semilunatus Markgr. - Amazon Basin
 Himatanthus stenophyllus Plumel - Colombia, NW Brazil, Guyana, Suriname
 Himatanthus tarapotensis (K.Schum. ex Markgr.) Plumel - Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

References

Apocynaceae genera


text:
Best way to deal with online hate is 'be polite', says new research
Warsaw researchers have developed an 'epidemic model of hate speech' to help combat online hate and aggression.
In addition to helping understand how people become 'infected' with online hate, the artificial intelligence model also shows how best to deal with them.
Professor Michał Bilewicz, from the university's Center for Research on Prejudice at the Faculty of Psychology, said: "The model shows that contact with hate speech changes people in three ways. Firstly, their emotions change. Instead of empathy towards strangers, contempt begins to dominate. We lose the ability to empathize.
"Secondly, behaviour changes: over time, we start using this type of speech ourselves. We lose the sense that it contains any aggression. Thirdly, our beliefs about the social norms change. Since we see so much hate in our environment, we start to treat this way of addressing others as a norm.
"As a result, hate speech begins to dominate our interactions and further people +become infected+ with it."
He continued: "We started cooperation with non-governmental organizations dealing with refugees, such as the Chlebem i Solą initiative or the Ocalenie Foundation, with whom we jointly created online workshops and campaigns attempting to restore people's ability to feel empathy, which should halt the hate speech epidemic."
Bilewicz and his team also started cooperation with a tech start-up Samurai Labs, specialising in the creation of mechanisms reducing aggression and problematic behaviour in computer games, where participants communicating with each other often hurt each other with words. The researchers decided to use the expertise of Samurai Labs to develop automated technologies for early response to online aggression.
Bilewicz said: "Together, we developed a psychological model for influencing haters. We tested it on Reddit, a rating and discussion website where people discuss topics of interest to them. A new user appeared in a Reddit channel known for sexist comments and hate speech against women.
"That user was, in fact, a bot, an account based on artificial intelligence mechanisms. As soon as the bot +spotted+ a hater, it would communicate its disapproval of the hateful statement in a very polite and empathetic manner."
According to Bilewicz, the bot used several possible influencing methods. Some of them referred to social norms, pointing to the proper way of communicating on social media. Others, on the other hand, appealed to empathy, trying to make people aware of the feelings that victims of hate speech might feel.
The researchers checked haters' activity a month before contact with the bot and a month after their contact with it. They also compared haters' accounts to similar accounts that had no interaction with the bot. They noticed that regardless of whether the bot communicated social norms or appealed to empathy, its influence effectively reduced online aggression.
The experiment shows that people who use hate speech rarely come across someone who expresses disapproval of them in a polite and empathetic way.
Bilewicz said: "When we encounter a hater, we usually ignore or confront them, using aggressive language ourselves. It turns out, however, that a calm expression of disapproval can make the author of hateful comments reflect. The research results suggest that when encountering online aggression, it is best to intervene politely."
The publication describing this research appeared in the journal Aggressive Behavior.
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"""Entry points into the Beta API of gRPC Python."""

# threading is referenced from specification in this module.
import abc
import enum
import threading  # pylint: disable=unused-import

# cardinality and face are referenced from specification in this module.
from grpc._adapter import _intermediary_low
from grpc._adapter import _types
from grpc.beta import _connectivity_channel
from grpc.beta import _server
from grpc.beta import _stub
from grpc.framework.common import cardinality  # pylint: disable=unused-import
from grpc.framework.interfaces.face import face  # pylint: disable=unused-import

_CHANNEL_SUBSCRIPTION_CALLBACK_ERROR_LOG_MESSAGE = (
    'Exception calling channel subscription callback!')

@enum.unique
class ChannelConnectivity(enum.Enum):
  """Mirrors grpc_connectivity_state in the gRPC Core.

  Attributes:
    IDLE: The channel is idle.
    CONNECTING: The channel is connecting.
    READY: The channel is ready to conduct RPCs.
    TRANSIENT_FAILURE: The channel has seen a failure from which it expects to
      recover.
    FATAL_FAILURE: The channel has seen a failure from which it cannot recover.
  """

  IDLE = (_types.ConnectivityState.IDLE, 'idle',)
  CONNECTING = (_types.ConnectivityState.CONNECTING, 'connecting',)
  READY = (_types.ConnectivityState.READY, 'ready',)
  TRANSIENT_FAILURE = (
      _types.ConnectivityState.TRANSIENT_FAILURE, 'transient failure',)
  FATAL_FAILURE = (_types.ConnectivityState.FATAL_FAILURE, 'fatal failure',)

_LOW_CONNECTIVITY_STATE_TO_CHANNEL_CONNECTIVITY = {
    state: connectivity for state, connectivity in zip(
        _types.ConnectivityState, ChannelConnectivity)
}

class ClientCredentials(object):
  """A value encapsulating the data required to create a secure Channel.

  This class and its instances have no supported interface - it exists to define
  the type of its instances and its instances exist to be passed to other
  functions.
  """

  def __init__(self, low_credentials, intermediary_low_credentials):
    self._low_credentials = low_credentials
    self._intermediary_low_credentials = intermediary_low_credentials

def ssl_client_credentials(root_certificates, private_key, certificate_chain):
  """Creates a ClientCredentials for use with an SSL-enabled Channel.

  Args:
    root_certificates: The PEM-encoded root certificates or None to ask for
      them to be retrieved from a default location.
    private_key: The PEM-encoded private key to use or None if no private key
      should be used.
    certificate_chain: The PEM-encoded certificate chain to use or None if no
      certificate chain should be used.

  Returns:
    A ClientCredentials for use with an SSL-enabled Channel.
  """
  intermediary_low_credentials = _intermediary_low.ClientCredentials(
      root_certificates, private_key, certificate_chain)
  return ClientCredentials(
      intermediary_low_credentials._internal, intermediary_low_credentials)  # pylint: disable=protected-access

class Channel(object):
  """A channel to a remote host through which RPCs may be conducted.

  Only the "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" methods are supported for application
  use. This class' instance constructor and all other attributes are
  unsupported.
  """

  def __init__(self, low_channel, intermediary_low_channel):
    self._low_channel = low_channel
    self._intermediary_low_channel = intermediary_low_channel
    self._connectivity_channel = _connectivity_channel.ConnectivityChannel(
        low_channel, _LOW_CONNECTIVITY_STATE_TO_CHANNEL_CONNECTIVITY)

  def subscribe(self, callback, try_to_connect=None):
    """Subscribes to this Channel's connectivity.

    Args:
      callback: A callable to be invoked and passed this Channel's connectivity.
        The callable will be invoked immediately upon subscription and again for
        every change to this Channel's connectivity thereafter until it is
        unsubscribed.
      try_to_connect: A boolean indicating whether or not this Channel should
        attempt to connect if it is not already connected and ready to conduct
        RPCs.
    """
    self._connectivity_channel.subscribe(callback, try_to_connect)

  def unsubscribe(self, callback):
    """Unsubscribes a callback from this Channel's connectivity.

    Args:
      callback: A callable previously registered with this Channel from having
        been passed to its "subscribe" method.
    """
    self._connectivity_channel.unsubscribe(callback)

def create_insecure_channel(host, port):
  """Creates an insecure Channel to a remote host.

  Args:
    host: The name of the remote host to which to connect.
    port: The port of the remote host to which to connect.

  Returns:
    A Channel to the remote host through which RPCs may be conducted.
  """
  intermediary_low_channel = _intermediary_low.Channel(
      '%s:%d' % (host, port), None)
  return Channel(intermediary_low_channel._internal, intermediary_low_channel)  # pylint: disable=protected-access

def create_secure_channel(host, port, client_credentials):
  """Creates a secure Channel to a remote host.

  Args:
    host: The name of the remote host to which to connect.
    port: The port of the remote host to which to connect.
    client_credentials: A ClientCredentials.

  Returns:
    A secure Channel to the remote host through which RPCs may be conducted.
  """
  intermediary_low_channel = _intermediary_low.Channel(
      '%s:%d' % (host, port), client_credentials.intermediary_low_credentials)
  return Channel(intermediary_low_channel._internal, intermediary_low_channel)  # pylint: disable=protected-access

class StubOptions(object):
  """A value encapsulating the various options for creation of a Stub.

  This class and its instances have no supported interface - it exists to define
  the type of its instances and its instances exist to be passed to other
  functions.
  """

  def __init__(
      self, host, request_serializers, response_deserializers,
      metadata_transformer, thread_pool, thread_pool_size):
    self.host = host
    self.request_serializers = request_serializers
    self.response_deserializers = response_deserializers
    self.metadata_transformer = metadata_transformer
    self.thread_pool = thread_pool
    self.thread_pool_size = thread_pool_size

_EMPTY_STUB_OPTIONS = StubOptions(
    None, None, None, None, None, None)

def stub_options(
    host=None, request_serializers=None, response_deserializers=None,
    metadata_transformer=None, thread_pool=None, thread_pool_size=None):
  """Creates a StubOptions value to be passed at stub creation.

  All parameters are optional and should always be passed by keyword.

  Args:
    host: A host string to set on RPC calls.
    request_serializers: A dictionary from service name-method name pair to
      request serialization behavior.
    response_deserializers: A dictionary from service name-method name pair to
      response deserialization behavior.
    metadata_transformer: A callable that given a metadata object produces
      another metadata object to be used in the underlying communication on the
      wire.
    thread_pool: A thread pool to use in stubs.
    thread_pool_size: The size of thread pool to create for use in stubs;
      ignored if thread_pool has been passed.

  Returns:
    A StubOptions value created from the passed parameters.
  """
  return StubOptions(
      host, request_serializers, response_deserializers,
      metadata_transformer, thread_pool, thread_pool_size)

def generic_stub(channel, options=None):
  """Creates a face.GenericStub on which RPCs can be made.

  Args:
    channel: A Channel for use by the created stub.
    options: A StubOptions customizing the created stub.

  Returns:
    A face.GenericStub on which RPCs can be made.
  """
  effective_options = _EMPTY_STUB_OPTIONS if options is None else options
  return _stub.generic_stub(
      channel._intermediary_low_channel, effective_options.host,  # pylint: disable=protected-access
      effective_options.metadata_transformer,
      effective_options.request_serializers,
      effective_options.response_deserializers, effective_options.thread_pool,
      effective_options.thread_pool_size)

def dynamic_stub(channel, service, cardinalities, options=None):
  """Creates a face.DynamicStub with which RPCs can be invoked.

  Args:
    channel: A Channel for the returned face.DynamicStub to use.
    service: The package-qualified full name of the service.
    cardinalities: A dictionary from RPC method name to cardinality.Cardinality
      value identifying the cardinality of the RPC method.
    options: An optional StubOptions value further customizing the functionality
      of the returned face.DynamicStub.

  Returns:
    A face.DynamicStub with which RPCs can be invoked.
  """
  effective_options = StubOptions() if options is None else options
  return _stub.dynamic_stub(
      channel._intermediary_low_channel, effective_options.host, service,  # pylint: disable=protected-access
      cardinalities, effective_options.metadata_transformer,
      effective_options.request_serializers,
      effective_options.response_deserializers, effective_options.thread_pool,
      effective_options.thread_pool_size)

class ServerCredentials(object):
  """A value encapsulating the data required to open a secure port on a Server.

  This class and its instances have no supported interface - it exists to define
  the type of its instances and its instances exist to be passed to other
  functions.
  """

  def __init__(self, low_credentials, intermediary_low_credentials):
    self._low_credentials = low_credentials
    self._intermediary_low_credentials = intermediary_low_credentials

def ssl_server_credentials(
    private_key_certificate_chain_pairs, root_certificates=None,
    require_client_auth=False):
  """Creates a ServerCredentials for use with an SSL-enabled Server.

  Args:
    private_key_certificate_chain_pairs: A nonempty sequence each element of
      which is a pair the first element of which is a PEM-encoded private key
      and the second element of which is the corresponding PEM-encoded
      certificate chain.
    root_certificates: PEM-encoded client root certificates to be used for
      verifying authenticated clients. If omitted, require_client_auth must also
      be omitted or be False.
    require_client_auth: A boolean indicating whether or not to require clients
      to be authenticated. May only be True if root_certificates is not None.

  Returns:
    A ServerCredentials for use with an SSL-enabled Server.
  """
  if len(private_key_certificate_chain_pairs) == 0:
    raise ValueError(
        'At least one private key-certificate chain pairis required!')
  elif require_client_auth and root_certificates is None:
    raise ValueError(
        'Illegal to require client auth without providing root certificates!')
  else:
    intermediary_low_credentials = _intermediary_low.ServerCredentials(
        root_certificates, private_key_certificate_chain_pairs,
        require_client_auth)
    return ServerCredentials(
        intermediary_low_credentials._internal, intermediary_low_credentials)  # pylint: disable=protected-access

class Server(object):
  """Services RPCs."""
  __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta

  @abc.abstractmethod
  def add_insecure_port(self, address):
    """Reserves a port for insecure RPC service once this Server becomes active.

    This method may only be called before calling this Server's start method is
    called.

    Args:
      address: The address for which to open a port.

    Returns:
      An integer port on which RPCs will be serviced after this link has been
        started. This is typically the same number as the port number contained
        in the passed address, but will likely be different if the port number
        contained in the passed address was zero.
    """
    raise NotImplementedError()

  @abc.abstractmethod
  def add_secure_port(self, address, server_credentials):
    """Reserves a port for secure RPC service after this Server becomes active.

    This method may only be called before calling this Server's start method is
    called.

    Args:
      address: The address for which to open a port.
      server_credentials: A ServerCredentials.

    Returns:
      An integer port on which RPCs will be serviced after this link has been
        started. This is typically the same number as the port number contained
        in the passed address, but will likely be different if the port number
        contained in the passed address was zero.
    """
    raise NotImplementedError()

  @abc.abstractmethod
  def start(self):
    """Starts this Server's service of RPCs.

    This method may only be called while the server is not serving RPCs (i.e. it
    is not idempotent).
    """
    raise NotImplementedError()

  @abc.abstractmethod
  def stop(self, grace):
    """Stops this Server's service of RPCs.

    All calls to this method immediately stop service of new RPCs. When existing
    RPCs are aborted is controlled by the grace period parameter passed to this
    method.

    This method may be called at any time and is idempotent. Passing a smaller
    grace value than has been passed in a previous call will have the effect of
    stopping the Server sooner. Passing a larger grace value than has been
    passed in a previous call will not have the effect of stopping the sooner
    later.

    Args:
      grace: A duration of time in seconds to allow existing RPCs to complete
        before being aborted by this Server's stopping. May be zero for
        immediate abortion of all in-progress RPCs.

    Returns:
      A threading.Event that will be set when this Server has completely
      stopped. The returned event may not be set until after the full grace
      period (if some ongoing RPC continues for the full length of the period)
      of it may be set much sooner (such as if this Server had no RPCs underway
      at the time it was stopped or if all RPCs that it had underway completed
      very early in the grace period).
    """
    raise NotImplementedError()

class ServerOptions(object):
  """A value encapsulating the various options for creation of a Server.

  This class and its instances have no supported interface - it exists to define
  the type of its instances and its instances exist to be passed to other
  functions.
  """

  def __init__(
      self, multi_method_implementation, request_deserializers,
      response_serializers, thread_pool, thread_pool_size, default_timeout,
      maximum_timeout):
    self.multi_method_implementation = multi_method_implementation
    self.request_deserializers = request_deserializers
    self.response_serializers = response_serializers
    self.thread_pool = thread_pool
    self.thread_pool_size = thread_pool_size
    self.default_timeout = default_timeout
    self.maximum_timeout = maximum_timeout

_EMPTY_SERVER_OPTIONS = ServerOptions(
    None, None, None, None, None, None, None)

def server_options(
    multi_method_implementation=None, request_deserializers=None,
    response_serializers=None, thread_pool=None, thread_pool_size=None,
    default_timeout=None, maximum_timeout=None):
  """Creates a ServerOptions value to be passed at server creation.

  All parameters are optional and should always be passed by keyword.

  Args:
    multi_method_implementation: A face.MultiMethodImplementation to be called
      to service an RPC if the server has no specific method implementation for
      the name of the RPC for which service was requested.
    request_deserializers: A dictionary from service name-method name pair to
      request deserialization behavior.
    response_serializers: A dictionary from service name-method name pair to
      response serialization behavior.
    thread_pool: A thread pool to use in stubs.
    thread_pool_size: The size of thread pool to create for use in stubs;
      ignored if thread_pool has been passed.
    default_timeout: A duration in seconds to allow for RPC service when
      servicing RPCs that did not include a timeout value when invoked.
    maximum_timeout: A duration in seconds to allow for RPC service when
      servicing RPCs no matter what timeout value was passed when the RPC was
      invoked.

  Returns:
    A StubOptions value created from the passed parameters.
  """
  return ServerOptions(
      multi_method_implementation, request_deserializers, response_serializers,
      thread_pool, thread_pool_size, default_timeout, maximum_timeout)

class _Server(Server):

  def __init__(self, underserver):
    self._underserver = underserver

  def add_insecure_port(self, address):
    return self._underserver.add_insecure_port(address)

  def add_secure_port(self, address, server_credentials):
    return self._underserver.add_secure_port(
        address, server_credentials._intermediary_low_credentials)  # pylint: disable=protected-access

  def start(self):
    self._underserver.start()

  def stop(self, grace):
    return self._underserver.stop(grace)

def server(service_implementations, options=None):
  """Creates a Server with which RPCs can be serviced.

  Args:
    service_implementations: A dictionary from service name-method name pair to
      face.MethodImplementation.
    options: An optional ServerOptions value further customizing the
      functionality of the returned Server.

  Returns:
    A Server with which RPCs can be serviced.
  """
  effective_options = _EMPTY_SERVER_OPTIONS if options is None else options
  underserver = _server.server(
      service_implementations, effective_options.multi_method_implementation,
      effective_options.request_deserializers,
      effective_options.response_serializers, effective_options.thread_pool,
      effective_options.thread_pool_size, effective_options.default_timeout,
      effective_options.maximum_timeout)
  return _Server(underserver)

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Q: Get processing status orders count in WooCommerce? I want to get the processing order count in WooCommerce. I'm using the following code in the Code Snippet plugin but that is working.
if( !function_exists( 'wc_processing_order_count' ) ) {
    require_once '../plugins/woocommerce/includes/wc-order-functions.php';
}

// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running.
$result = wc_processing_order_count();

It's returning nothing.

A: This custom function use a very light SQL query to get the orders count from a specific status:
function get_orders_count_from_status( $status ){
    global $wpdb;

    // We add 'wc-' prefix when is missing from order staus
    $status = 'wc-' . str_replace('wc-', '', $status);

    return $wpdb->get_var("
        SELECT count(ID)  FROM {$wpdb->prefix}posts WHERE post_status LIKE '$status' AND `post_type` LIKE 'shop_order'
    ");
}

Code goes in function.php file of your active child theme (or active theme). Tested and works.

Usage example for "processing" orders count:
// Display "processing" orders count
echo get_orders_count_from_status( "processing" );

A: Both the answers above are way too complicated for something so simple.
Simplest way is this :)
$processing_orders_count = count(wc_get_orders( array(
    'status' => 'processing',
    'return' => 'ids',
    'limit' => -1,
)));

A: This method could help you. The order is stored as post_type shop_order. So by creating query to get all posts of type shop_order and by passing arguments to get all processing order, you will be able to get those orders
    $args = array(
        'post_type'         => 'shop_order',
        'post_status'       => 'publish',
        'posts_per_page' => -1,
        'tax_query' => array(
                 array(
                     'taxonomy' => 'shop_order_status',
                     'field' => 'slug',
                     'terms' => array('processing')
                 )
         )
    );

    $loop = new WP_Query( $args );
    while ( $loop->have_posts() ){
        $loop->the_post();
        $order_id = $loop->post->ID;
        $order = new WC_Order($order_id);
   }

A: Take a look at: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/wiki/wc_get_orders-and-WC_Order_Query
That reference really helped me in a similar situation.
Using the WC functions ensures your code is more future proof compared to using a hardcoded query or WP_Query as mentioned in other answers.

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It was not always easy to be a fan of the Houston Astros. There were those years where Minute Maid Park felt like a tomb and baseball felt like an elaborate pre-show for a fireworks display. But even in the most dreadful of seasons, there were those fans who stuck it out, following the team's development on the field and in the minors, getting to know the names that the rest of the world would soon find out about. And for their loyalty, they were rewarded with a team that brought home a World Series. These days, every game feels like a celebration, and the days of $9 walk-up tickets seem like forever ago. Salute to those who saw the future coming, and to all of those who are part of the crowd now.
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Дезмонд Морис (; Пертон, Вилтшир, 24. јануар 1928) је британски зоолог и етолог, као и писац популарних антрополошких књига. Такође је познат као сликар надреалиста, телевизијски радник и писац.

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Морис је похађао Донтсијеву школу (), независну приватну школу у Западном Лавингтону, у Вилтширу. Након служења војног рока, студирао је на Универзитету у Бирмингему, гдје је дипломорао 1951. године у првој класи (подразумијева највише оцјене) на катедри за зоологију. Године 1954. додијељена му је титула доктора филозофије на Универзитету у Оксфорду са тезом "-{Reproductive Behaviour of the Ten-spined Stickleback}-" (Репродуктивно понашање врсте -{pygosteus pungitius l.}-), и нобеловцем Ником Тинбергеном као ментором. Радио је као кустос у Лондонском зоолошком врту, гдје га је поставило Друштво зоолога Лондона, али је на крају напустио ово радно мјесто 1966. године из незадовољства стагнацијом врта.

Појављивање у медијима
Морис је први пут изазвао пажњу јавности 1950их година, као водитељ у телевизијском програму канала ИТВ, "-{Zoo Time}-", али је свјетку славу стекао својом књигом из 1967. године, Голи мајмун. Књига представља отворен поглед на људску врсту као једну од животињских врста, директан преглед животињске природе човјека, као и нашу сличност са мајмунским рођацима. У овој књизи, Морис описује људско понашање и психологију као производ еволуције који је помогао човјеку да се суочи са изазовима који су настали кад се из примата-биљоједа претворио у ловца-скупљача. Репринтована много пута на многим језицима, између осталих и на српско-хрватском, ова књига је и данас бестселер.

Његова каснија проучавања, књиге и телевизијске емисије наставиле су се усредсређивати на људско понашање, објашњено са директног зоолошког становишта. Његова књига "-{The Soccer Tribe}-", објављена 1981. године, дјелимично је заснована на проучавању спроведеном током његовог управљања фудбалским клубом Оксфорд јунајтед и обухвата анализу "племенског" скандирања навијача током фудбалских мечева.

Сликарство

Поред својих научних занимања, Морис је сликар надреалиста. Излагао је радове са сликарима попут Ђоана Мира и значајно доприносио британском надреалистичком покрету. Године 1957. на Институту савремених умјетности у Лондону Морис је представио изложбу мајмунског сликарства, слика и цртежа које су начинили мајмуни, укључујући слике младог шимпанзе Конга. Скупа са својим сарадником Тајлером Харисом, Морис је на основу слика које су сликали мајмуни закључио да постоји унутрашња мотивација за апстрактном креативношћу, изражена кроз истраживање боја и видног поља. Изненађујуће, многи од ових мајмунских сликара су напредовали током времена, ширећи или сужавајући простор за слику (мајмун Бозо), доводећи у везу усправне и водоравне замахе четкице, а међу онима који су подучавани неким енглеским ријечима чак је примијећено увођење смисленог садржаја (мајмун Мођа, -{Moja}-).

Детаљи из Морисовог сликарског опуса могу се пронаћи на корицама раних издања књига Ричарда Докинса "Себични ген" и "Слепи часовничар".

Морис је био извршни директор Института савремених умјетности у Лондону у периоду 1967-1968.

Библиографија
 -{The Biology of Art}- (1963) — преглед сликарских дјела примата и њихова повезаност са људским сликарством
 -{The Mammals: A Guide to the Living Species}- (1965) — опсежан и изазован списак свих родова сисара, свих сисарских врста осим глодара и шишмиша, и додатни детаљни подаци о неким одабраним врстама
 Голи мајмун (-{The Naked Ape}-; 1967) — отворен поглед на људску врсту као једну од животињских врста, директан преглед животињске природе човјека, као и нашу сличност са мајмунским рођацима; свјетски бестселер
 -{The Human Zoo}- (1969) — наставак претходне књиге; бави се анализом великих модерних друштава и њихове сличности са понашањем животиња у заточеништву
 -{Intimate Behaviour}- (1971) — ова књига изучава и анализира било какав физички контакт који спроведу људске животиње, било то пљескање рукама, "баци пет", тапшање по рамену, грљење, или сисање мајке, сексуални контакт...
 -{Manwatching: A Field Guide to Human Behaviour}- (2002. репринтовано као -{Peoplewatching}-)
 -{Gestures: Their Origin and Distribution}- (1979)
 -{Animal Days}- (1979) — аутобиографско дјело
 -{The Soccer Tribe}- (1981) — заснована на проучавању спроведеном током његовог управљања фудбалским клубом Оксфорд јунајтед и обухвата анализу "племенског" скандирања навијача током фудбалских мечева
 -{Pocket Guide to Manwatching}- (1982)
 -{Inrock}- (1983)
 -{Bodywatching - A Field Guide to the Human Species}- (1985) — стотине фотографија помоћу којих се анализира људско тијело од главе до пете
 -{Catwatching: & Cat Lore}- (1986) — студија над мачкама, једном од најпопуларнијих домаћих животиња од памтивијека
 -{Dogwatching}- (1986) — детаљна студија пса, "човјековог најбољег пријатеља"
 -{Horsewatching}- (1989) — студија о коњима, с поднасловом "зашто коњ њишти и све друго што сте увијек хтјели да знате"
 -{Animalwatching}- (1990)
 -{Babywatching}- (1991)
 -{The Human Animal}- (1994) — књига и документарац за Би-би-си
 -{The Human Sexes}- (1997) — документарац за Би-би-си и Дискавери
 -{Cat World: A Feline Encyclopedia}- (1997)
 -{The Naked Eye}- (2001)
 -{Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of over 1000 Dog Breeds}- (2001)
 -{Peoplewatching: The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language}- (2002) — водич за говор тијела
 -{The Naked Woman: A Study of the Female Body}- (2004) — студија тијела жене
 -{Linguaggio muto (Dumb language)}- (2004) — "нијеми језик"
 -{The Nature of Happiness}- (2004)
 -{Watching}- (2006)
 -{The Naked Man: A Study of the Male Body}- (2008) — студија тијела мушкарца
 -{Baby: A Portrait of the First Two Years of Life}- (2008)
 -{Planet Ape}- (2009)

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Рођени 1928.
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Open Division Commissioner - Geoffrey Wright
Women's+ Division Assistant Commissioner - Easton Henrikson
Women's+ Division Secretary - Kris Wood
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"Terraced fans are an unusual sedimentary deposit on Mars. One way to analyze these features is by using digital elevation models, also known as DEMs. Creating a DEM is a complex process, however, and requires knowledge of Unix commands and familiarity with Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers (ISIS3). The steps needed to convert raw data from a satellite – in this case the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter – into the appropriate formats can be time-consuming and computationally intensive.
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*UPDATE - we just discovered an Instagram called @supremecopies which would have added an entire layer of discussion to this article. There are over 400 posts of alleged Supreme bites.
*UPDATE - [we just discovered an Instagram called @supremecopies which would have added an entire layer of discussion to this article. There are over 400 posts of alleged Supreme bites, however they are affectionately referred to as 'inspiration'. These have not been 'verified' by us but it's interesting viewing to say the least.]
No doubt the biggest cultural phenomenon to hit skateboarding and streetwear culture in recent years is the rise of Supreme. Valued at 1 Billion Dollars, the brand has came from humble beginnings to become an absolute juggernaut in todays youth culture. It's no doubt impressive, and we have a great deal of respect for the brand and what they have accomplished (Tyshawn Jones part in "BLESSED" has been on repeat around here).
As 90's skateboarders we grew up in the culture that birthed them and perhaps understand some of the subtle nuances of that time period, and were curious if todays average fan had any connection to that era. It is widely known that the coveted Supreme Box Logo (or BOGO) was inspired by the works of artist Barbara Kruger (not a fan of Supreme). This is nothing shocking, in the 90's skate logo's and graphics were almost exclusively derived from existing works. Calvin Klein, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton derived graphics were used so much it would be impossible to locate them all, and those are just to name a few. Baseball teams, restaurants, soft drinks, airlines, automobiles, fast food chains, gas stations, you name it, skateboarding had it's way with it.
So what started innocently enough for us became a fascinating social experiment. We decided to do the unthinkable and place a red rectangle around our typeface for a small run of hoodies.
The Artform Social Experiment Hoodie
The results were fascinating. We soon began getting a bit of backlash from some die hard Supreme fans. Apparently many of todays fans are oblivious to Los Angeles based Kruger (who currently has a running exhibition at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA). Our own fans responded well to the hoodie nonetheless with no deviation in sales patterns. The garments are well made we've had numerous repeat purchases in different color ways.
The backlash seemed interesting to us because graphically it's simply our logo with a red rectangle. If we wanted to duplicate the Supreme logo it's not incredibly difficult, I believe it's Futura Bold Oblique and a red rectangle. Perhaps the communication might have been better directed toward the Italian 'Supreme' that's working on collaborating with Samsung and opening stores in China.
Culturally this is very significant for such a large group of people to be so passionate about a derivative piece of artwork (Supremes logo being a derivative of Kruger's work). I don't know if anyone would be that passionate about some of the most famous logos in the world, which are non-derivative original works. Nike, Apple? This is no doubt the type of brand value that the controversial Carlyle Group saw when they injected an unprecedented 500 million dollars into the Skate/Streetwear brand.
To again clarify we are fans of Supreme, and fans of Barbara Kruger's works, and wish nothing but the best for both of them. For reference please see the diagram below.
Supreme Logo (top), Barbara Kruger Art (bottom)
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That?s why, in the latest list of our ?Top 10 drivers? series, we?ve extended the remit beyond F1 to include all grand prix racing, which kicked off with the 1906 French GP near Le Mans. The importance of events, many of which were standalone or part of the European Championship, varied but the top ones were akin to today?s F1 championship races.
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In this clip from Racing Files (above), Sir Stirling Moss ? who died on April 12, 2020 ? says he ?had more fun than anybody else? when it came to motor racing. Motorsport.tv subscribers can watch the full version of this episode by clicking here.
Renowned for being a driver who could take a car way past its ?natural? limits but contain its wayward behavior due to his own vast ...
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Some years ago, for a piece in Autosport magazine, I asked him what it had been like to drive a racing car around the streets of Monte Carlo at the time.
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Moss died at the age of 90 in April, sparking an outpouring of tributes from across the motorsport world following his passing.
Moss finished as runner-up in the F1 world championship in 1955 with Mercedes, scoring victory from pole position in the British Grand Prix at Aintree. He would go on to finish second in the championship on three more occasions.
Through much of Moss' F1 career, he ...
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The late Moss may not instantly spring to mind on the topic of Bathurst heroes. Yet the legendary Brit holds his own special place in the history of Australia's Great Race, thanks to an unlikely appearance alongside Brabham in 1976.
That the two global stars even agreed to take part in the race was something quite remarkable.
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I?ve always been ambivalent about the historic racing scene, because while it?s wonderful to see a gathering of legendary cars and drivers, and to see them in action, I worry about the competition side ? that both the mechanical and the human are being put at unnecessary risk, each past their respective prime.
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Sir Stirling Moss dies aged 90
Having retired from public life a few years ago, the man widely known as 'Mr. Motor Racing' passed away peacefully at his London home.
Although Moss never won the Formula 1 world championship, it was his success in a variety of machinery ? as well as his approach to the life of being a racing driver ? that made him a hero to ...
2020-04-12 Sir Stirling Moss death: His greatest drives ranked
Between Juan Manuel Fangio?s retirement and Moss?s career-ending crash at Goodwood in 1962, he was the F1 benchmark. And he was the top sportscar performer for nearly a decade.
When picking out greatest drives, there are a number of different criteria we look at. Impressing in inferior machinery, great recovery drives and demonstrations of wet-weather prowess are among the sorts of races we ...
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?Mr Motor Racing? as he became known was the benchmark driver in F1, sportscars and just about anything else he turned his hand to following the retirement of his great friend Juan Manuel Fangio in 1958. Even before that, it was clear that Moss was the driver that would soon take the legendary Argentinian?s place at the pinnacle of the sport.?
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Fashion with a message by Minna Palmqvist
We got to see her show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Stockholm. It really left a strong impression on us as it was not only about the clothes, but also about the women wearing them. We felt like it shared a lot of values and messages that we support too, so we wanted to talk with the creative mind that was behind it all. Her name is Minna Palmqvist and we are super excited to share with you her interview.
How did you become interested in fashion?
I actually never really know how to answer this question, because I am not sure there was a clear moment in time. I grew up in Åland, a small Finnish island, in the 80′s and 90′s where fashion was not much talked about. I was always very drawn to the creative world though, and when 16 I started designing and sewing most of my own clothes. Out of boredom and a will to be seen I guess, but it wasn't until I was 22 and half way through my bachelor in clothing design that I understood that being a fashion designer was something you could actually do for a living.
Who are your favorite fashion designers, people whose work you follow and who you feel address some important issues with their work?
As most designers working with some sort of deconstruction I strongly admire the work of giants like Maison Martin Margiela, Comme des Garcons and Vivienne Westwood. I am also a big fan of Dries Van Noten and eagerly follow the development of Bruno Pieter's transparent label Honesty By.
What is it that usually inspires you?
Always the same thing – The stress we put upon women and their bodies. How we still in 2013 degrade women to be judged by their weight and shape. In general I also get very inspired but contradictions, which is maybe not so strange since I have chose to work in a business I in many ways have huge problems with.
What type of woman do you have in mind when you design?
A woman that is allowed to be and act out everything from strength to weakness. A woman somewhat fed-up with the narrow minded system of fashion and of society in general. She is angry, she wants to act for change, and want to look good for her own self while doing it.
If not fashion design, then what?
This is another question I always find it difficult to answer… Maybe music. I wish I wanted to be a mid-wife like my mother and sister though, I find that to be the most beautiful job in the world. But it is not for me.
What are in your opinion the best and the worst side of fashion industry as it is today?
Best: New innovative ways to use materials and more and more designers skipping the traditional fashion season stress. Worst: Greed which is the root to the massive environmental devastation and the way the people making our clothes are treated with no dignity.
Which is the period in fashion/art that you liked the most?
I am not so nostalgic. I like the now because I can feel things bubbling under the surface and I am hoping for a fashion revolution to come really soon!
Which is the quality you like the most in people?
Self-distance.
What do you do when you do nothing? How do you relax?
I have a long breakfast, preferably in a nice cafe. I sleep, watch TV-series and try to get some quality time with my boyfriend.
What are some favorite places in Stockholm you would recommend our readers to visit?
The Modern Museum and the book shop Konst-ig.
Where do you see you and your brand in five years from now?
The fact is it is so tough running a fashion label in the economic melt down we are experiencing world wide, so I have difficulties predicting what is going to happen. But I am hoping to have come up with a sustainable way of working that will engage people to start investing in clothes in a more thoughtful way. At that point I will also have a team of co-workers helping me to grow and to get even better at what I am doing.
We want to thank Minna for her time and to wish her best of luck with her future work! We hope to see more of her amazing collections and that she keeps inspiring women to be strong and real, not letting the society pressure them into being something they're not. Keep up with Minna's work on her Official Facebook page and her website.
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Q: How to fix: when overlaying two scatter plots with using reorder of aes, the reorder gets lost I have two scatter plots obtained from two sets of data that I would like to overlay, when using the ggplo2 for creating single plot i am using log scale and than ordering the numbers sothe scatter plot falls into  kind if horizontal S shape. Byt when i want to overlay, the information about reordering gets lost, and the plot loses its shape.
this is how the df looks like (one has 1076 entries and the other 1448)
protein  Light_Dark       log10
AT1G01080   1.1744852  0.06984755
AT1G01090   1.0710359  0.02980403
AT1G01100   0.4716955 -0.32633823
AT1G01320 156.6594802  2.19495668
AT1G02500   0.6406005 -0.19341276
AT1G02560   1.3381804  0.12651467
AT1G03130   0.6361147 -0.19646458
AT1G03475   0.7529015 -0.12326181
AT1G03630   0.7646064 -0.11656207
AT1G03680   0.8340107 -0.07882836

this is for single plot:
p1 <- ggplot(ratio_log_ENR4, aes(x=reorder(protein, -log10), y=log10)) +
  geom_point(size = 1) +
  #coord_cartesian(xlim = c(0, 1000)) +
  geom_hline(yintercept=0.1, col = "red") + #check gene
  geom_hline(yintercept=-0.12, col = "red") +#check gene
  labs(x = "Protein")+
  theme_classic()+
  theme(axis.title.x=element_blank(),
        axis.text.x=element_blank(),
        axis.ticks.x=element_blank())+
  labs(y = "ratio Light_Dark log10")+
  labs(x="Protein")
image=p1
ggsave(file="p1_ratio_data_ENR4_cys.svg", plot=image, width=10, height=8)

and for over lay:
p1_14a <- ggplot(ratio_log_ENR1, aes(x=reorder(protein, -log10), y=log10)) +
geom_point(size = 1) +
#coord_cartesian(xlim = c(0, 1000)) +
geom_hline(yintercept=0.1, col = "red") + #check gene
geom_hline(yintercept=-0.12, col = "red") +#check gene
labs(x = "Protein")+
theme_classic()+
theme(axis.title.x=element_blank(),
axis.text.x=element_blank(),
axis.ticks.x=element_blank())+
labs(y = "ratio Light_Dark log10")+
labs(x="Protein")+
geom_point()+
geom_point(data=ratio_log_ENR4, color="red")

p=ggplot(ratio_log_ENR1, aes(x=reorder(protein, -log10), y=log10)) +
  geom_point(size = 1) +
  #coord_cartesian(xlim = c(0, 1000)) +
  geom_hline(yintercept=0.1, col = "red") + #check gene
  geom_hline(yintercept=-0.12, col = "red") +#check gene
  labs(x = "Protein")+
  theme_classic()+
  theme(axis.title.x=element_blank(),
        axis.text.x=element_blank(),
        axis.ticks.x=element_blank())+
  labs(y = "ratio Light_Dark log10")+
  labs(x="Protein")
p = p + geom_point(data=ratio_log_ENR4,  aes(x=reorder(protein, -log10), y=log10), color ="red" )
p

I tried to change classes... but it cant be the problem since for single plot its working like it is

A: The easiest solution I see for you is just binding together your two dataframes before plotting.
a$color <- 'red'
b$color <- 'blue'

ab <- a %>%
  rbind(b)

ggplot(ab, aes(x = fct_reorder(protein, -log10), y = log10, color = color)) +
  geom_point() +
  scale_color_identity()

You can find a nice cheat-sheet for working with factors here: https://stat545.com/block029_factors.html


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Q: Problem in exponential/log calculus question I have no idea how to approach this question, $\frac{dQ}{dt} = Q$ and $Q = e$ when $t = 0$, find $Q$ in terms of $t$. I can approach it logically, and the only way $y' = e$ when $t = 0$ is $y= e^{t+1}$, how do I solve it algebraically?

A: $\frac{dQ}{dt}=Q \rightarrow \frac{dt}{dQ}=\frac{1}{Q} \rightarrow t=\ln (Q)+c$. Then simply substitute in your initial conditions and you can find Q in terms of t after rearranging.

A: Assuming that $Q\gt0$
$$\frac{dQ}{dt}=Q$$
By rearranging
$$\frac{dQ}{Q}=dt$$
by Integrating both sides we get

Note:$$\int\frac{dx}{x}=\ln|x|+C \text{ and } \int dx =x+C$$

$$\ln Q=t+C$$
$$\ln e=C$$
$$\implies C=1$$
By putting everything back we get

$$\ln Q=t+1 \implies Q=e^{t+1}$$


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"Indeed," Bill returned. "After that, Sophie-Anne decided to send me to Bon Temps. My mission had several goals. First, I was to establish contact with the whole Stackhouse family and see if their blood was as flavorful as Hadley's. I was also to confirm that Sookie was a telepath, and—if so—I was to secure her into our service by any means necessary, though the queen wanted the girl to come more-less willingly."
"Of course," Russell observed.
Bill continued. "My main mission, however, was to trace the Stackhouse family line back to its fairy source and keep watch to see if I might find other Fae."
"Ah, so the queen was greedy," Russell mused. In truth, the king couldn't blame her. He was old enough to remember when fairies were more commonly found in the human realm. He had even tasted a half-blood before. It was delicious—intoxicating.
He couldn't wait to have more!
Bill took in a deep breath and looked at Russell with unease.
The king smiled benevolently. "You may tell me anything, young William. You will face no judgment here—just acceptance," he added seductively.
His eyes hopeful, Bill nodded. "Okay." He took another breath. "I tracked the Stackhouses for several days before I made contact with any of them."
"And whom did you approach first?" Russell asked.
Bill's voice took on a more formal, almost "professional" tone. Russell knew that he was now talking to Bill in "procurer mode."
"Sookie's brother was the easiest because he lives alone," Bill informed.
"And is he like his sister?"
"No," Bill responded. "Jason smells somewhat better than an average human. But, unlike Sookie, I could easily glamour him."
"And did you taste him?"
Bill nodded. "Yes. But I found it was only slightly more interesting than regular human blood—not even as good as Hadley's." He contemplated for a moment. "There is a twinge of something 'other' in it, but the boy's regular type is O-positive, and the normal qualities of his blood counterbalance the spice. Jason is also quite 'simple' in some ways—easily manipulated. He told me that his sister was special in some way, but he couldn't really say what that was. It was as if he didn't want to acknowledge it himself." Bill shook his head a little. "Jason did indicate that Sookie sometimes knew of things that she shouldn't, but that was the best I could get out of him. I glamoured him to forget our encounter and then left him alone."
Russell sighed. "What a pity that he didn't at least taste as good as Hadley."
Bill nodded in agreement and then continued. "The next night, I watched Adele's house—where Sookie also lived—until Sookie went to work. I then paid Adele a visit. She too was easy to glamour, and I quickly gained an invitation into the house. Adele's blood was completely human. I concluded, therefore, that Adele's husband's side of the family was the likely source of the fairy blood. I questioned Adele and found out that her husband, Earl, disappeared without a trace nearly twenty years ago. I also learned that Jason and Sookie's parents had both been killed in a car accident, which was caused by an anomalous flash flood. Hadley's mother had died of cancer. Adele knew of no other relatives—not even distant cousins."
"Was she able to confirm her granddaughter's telepathy for you?" Russell asked.
"Yes. She told me that her granddaughter could hear others' thoughts and had learned to build what Adele called 'shields' so that she could avoid doing so. I was able to discern that the family tried to pretend that Sookie did not have such a gift. And it seemed that the girl did whatever she could to keep from outwardly showing the signs of her ability. However, the townspeople had still intuited that there was a difference with Sookie; they even called her 'crazy Sookie' as a nickname. Especially as a child, Sookie had been ostracized by most people because she'd not yet gotten control of her gift. I also learned that Sookie had never been in a relationship with a man because touch amplified the effects of her telepathy." Bill took another deep breath. "I also questioned Adele to find out if Sookie had a history of abuse similar to her cousin's."
"Did she?" Russell asked with interest.
"Yes. It was Adele's brother who molested the two girls. After I had begun things with Sookie, she also confided in me and told me about her abuse."
Russell nodded in acknowledgment. "I see how all of this information would have been quite useful in your pursuit of Miss Stackhouse. Tell me—did the grandmother have any additional information?"
Bill shook his head. "Not really anything pertinent to the potential fairy line. I had Adele show me family photos and whatnot, and I 'borrowed' and then copied anything that seemed potentially useful in order to add it to my files. I returned Adele's original items the next night so that they wouldn't be missed. I also asked Adele to tell me more about Sookie—her likes and dislikes. From that visit, I decided upon the best way to get into the girl's good graces."
"And what did you decide?"
"Well—I had two plans, and the one I ultimately chose was contingent upon whether or not Sookie could hear my thoughts. Thankfully, her telepathy does not work on vampires, so I set in motion my preferred plan."
"Which was?"
"Well—it was clear that Sookie had always tried to hide her ability and that she'd gone to great pains to develop her 'shields.' I figured that—if she couldn't hear my thoughts—I would be immediately interesting to her. I also posited that my presence would be soothing to her. I hoped to force encounters that would compel her to tell me of her gift, and—after she had—I planned to show acceptance of it and offer aid with her shields."
"I see. You wanted to give her the things she most craved—acceptance and aid in pretending to be 'normal.' Very generous—and clever," Russell complimented.
"Thank you, your majesty," Bill said with a little smile. "I knew that I could offer myself as a suitor if Sookie couldn't hear my thoughts."
"The only viable suitor," Russell smiled.
Bill nodded. "Yes. That was my thinking. I decided that it would be best to observe Sookie around others before approaching her. And I needed to know if she could hear me or not, so I went to her place of employment."
"She worked at the shifter's bar?" Russell asked with clear disdain in his tone.
Bill nodded. "Yes. Sookie is quite loyal to Sam Merlotte and her few other friends. She did not know at the time that Merlotte was a shifter. Through observing from outside the bar, I was able to find out that "crazy Sookie" was a common topic of gossip among the townspeople. I studied Sookie's face, and it became clear almost immediately that the thoughts of others hurt her a great deal. I could see her concentrating very hard to keep those thoughts out of her mind."
"How did you come to be certain that she couldn't hear you?" Russell queried.
"After I studied the way she reacted to the thoughts of others, I tried thinking a few things right at her. First, I did it from outside the bar—before she ever saw me. Then I entered the bar." Bill looked a little uncomfortable. "She uses what she calls her 'crazy Sookie smile' to cover up her reactions; however, her face remained placid around me as I thought about . . . ." Bill stopped and looked away, as if ashamed.
"What did you think about?" Russell asked.
"Fucking her in the very booth I was in. Draining her and everyone else in the room," the younger vampire responded quietly.
"Horrors that one of Sookie's ilk wouldn't have been able to ignore," Russell commented.
Bill nodded. "After only a few moments, I became confident that Sookie was, indeed, ignorant of my thoughts. Because she didn't know what the shifter was, I also hypothesized that his thoughts were not clear to her. That theory was something that she later confirmed."
"So werewolf thoughts would likely be obscured from her as well," Russell observed.
"That would be my guess, but I am not sure," Bill responded. He took another deep breath. "I also tried to glamour her that first night. But even with my higher than normal level of skill, she resisted. It even seemed as if she could tell that I was trying to enter her mind, so I immediately backed off. Despite that, however, it was clear that she was intrigued by me. It was also obvious that I was the first vampire she'd ever met. And I quickly realized that I could use my status as 'other' to my benefit."
"Ah," Russell nodded. "She would see you as a kindred spirit because you were both different from the others in the town."
"Exactly," Bill said. "It was painfully obvious that she had little acceptance from others. Adele had been correct; she tried to both hide and stifle her gift rather than using it. And even when she decided to try to use her telepathy to help clear her brother of some murders he was suspected of committing, she did so with great hesitation—almost apology."
Russell nodded. "I read about the human serial killer, Rene Lenier, in your file. He killed Adele Stackhouse—correct?"
Bill nodded.
Russell smiled at his young protégé after Bill had been silent for a few moments. "So far, William, I don't see anything untoward about your actions, and things could be easily explained to Sookie. You were sent to do a job by your queen. Sookie need never know that you made contact with her family members before you met her. I admit that Hadley's presence will complicate things, but I will make sure that you have had ample time alone with Sookie in order to explain how the queen first learned of her telepathy. You can emphasize that Hadley is the reason for the queen's interest and that you were just following orders. Clearly, you fell in love with Sookie once you began interacting with her. Just tell her that you were trying to keep her from the queen through a variety of delays."
Bill nodded. "I can see that working with what Hadley might tell Sookie, but the queen knows everything that I did in those first days with Sookie, and I don't know how Sookie could forgive me for many of my actions."
"Tell me what the queen knows," Russell cajoled.
Bill sighed. "When I realized that my glamour didn't work, I decided that seduction was the route I would have to take with Sookie—since Sophie-Anne didn't want me to kidnap her outright," Bill said as he shifted uncomfortably in his seat. "Thus, I glamoured two humans into helping my plan along a bit. They happened into the bar the night that I met Sookie, and given their behavior and interest in me, I immediately guessed that they were users of V. I sat with them, and while Sookie was in the back of the bar, I glamoured them. They were actually planning on draining me and had some silver in their vehicle from draining a vampire in Monroe the week before. Quickly, I glamoured them so that they would 'think' about their plans in great detail."
"Ah—so that Miss Stackhouse would hear them."
"Yes," Bill confessed. "She seemed to dislike them anyway, and when she brought refills to our table, she clearly heard something that troubled her. Immediately after she went to the back again, I left with the Rattrays." Bill sighed deeply. "I glamoured them to use their silver to hold me down; however, I made sure that I could escape it if necessary. Then they were to take a couple vials of my blood. They had some blood left from the last vampire they drained, so the scene was set up to look as if they had taken a lot more blood from me than they actually did."
Russell nodded and motioned for the younger vampire to continue.
"Not long after that, Sookie came outside looking for me. Just as I'd hoped she would, she came alone."
"You were counting on the fact that she didn't want to admit to the others how she knew you were in trouble," Russell observed.
"Yes," Bill said. "All of her closest friends and her brother were at Merlotte's, and I took the opportunity to see if she would tell them what she'd heard with her telepathy and ask them for help. When she did not, that told me a lot about Sookie. She was clearly independent—to a fault. And she was also clearly reticent about using her gift and asking for help. Thus, even with those closest to her, she was withdrawn. I knew that I could use all of those things to my benefit. My plan, if Sookie came alone, was to let the Rattrays capture her and beat her up to the point that she would need my blood."
"And you would break through your silver, save her life, and become her trusted hero in one fell swoop," Russell observed.
Bill nodded, the shame clear in his eyes. "Yes. But things did not work that way with Sookie. She took a chain from her brother's truck and used it as a weapon against the Rattrays. Somehow, she managed to get them to leave the scene, and she 'rescued' me."
Russell laughed a little. "No wonder you found her worthy."
"Yes," Bill said somewhat cautiously. "I was very intrigued by her. However, she was a little wary of me at first, and she kept hold of some of the silver after she'd freed me. It was then that I realized that charming her would be more difficult than I had first thought, especially since I'd been unable to get my blood into her." Bill sighed. "I offered her the vials of my blood that the Rattrays had taken, but she declined. She didn't seem to know much about V, and she wasn't interested in trying it or selling it—despite the money she could get for it. She left soon after, telling me that she had to return to work before she was missed."
"Interesting," Russell said. "She obviously had no intention of telling her friends of her heroic deed either."
Bill shook his head. "No. Realizing that I needed a better-developed plan, I decided to go home and regroup that night. I took the blood and called the queen to report what had happened. She agreed with me that seduction was the best method of proceeding. When I told her of my plan to get my blood into Sookie, she gave me her approval. She also asked me to sell the V, rather than to destroy it." Bill looked down ashamedly. "I am sorry to admit that I did just that. The queen needed the money for the state."
"You were just obeying your monarch," Russell soothed.
Bill looked up at Russell with gratefulness in his eyes. "I hated obeying some of her directives," Bill admitted.
"Rest assured that the blood is fully sacred to me," Russell assured.
Bill nodded and smiled a little before his face fell once more. "I tracked the Rattrays to their home and glamoured them into telling me who they planned to sell the V to. I then used them to arrange the transaction. While I was with them, I developed a second plan to get my blood into Sookie."
Russell motioned for Bill to continue, anxious to hear about Act II of his little "love story" with the fairy.
Bill did not disappoint. "I returned to Merlotte's the next night. Once more, I saw that Sookie was interested in me, and I determined that it was because she couldn't hear my mind. She seemed excited by that notion—and soothed, just as I'd hoped she'd be. So I got her to sit down with me, and I took her hands. My thought was that if she concentrated on only my mind, she would no longer hear the thoughts of the others around her as fully. I assumed that this would help her to relax her gift in my presence, which would—in turn—cause her to relax around me in general. I knew that she would be more likely to trust me if I demonstrated that I could help her in this way."
"And did it work?" Russell asked.
Bill nodded. "Even better than I'd hoped, and I could see her softening toward me. With little difficulty, I got her to agree to meet me alone outside of Merlotte's after her shift ended." Bill took a deep breath. "I glamoured the Rattrays so that they would be lying in wait for her. I also glamoured them to the point that they were not thinking about why they were there—or about much of anything else for that matter."
"Clever," Russell said. "You helped the telepath to shore up her shields with your presence. And then you made sure she would not hear strong thoughts coming from her attackers."
"Yes," Bill mumbled. He looked at Russell with a tortured expression. "Had I known Sookie better then—had I loved her then—I would have never allowed them to beat her as I did."
"Of course not," Russell said comfortingly, even as his hid his smile.
Bill went on, as if driven to finish his confession. "The Rattrays snuck up on her and began to beat her. I watched it happen, but waited. The shifter showed up, and the human male was about to shoot him, but Sookie reached up to stop him. When she did that, I heard a snap. I knew then that Sookie would be paralyzed if I did nothing, so I quickly killed the Rattrays and took Sookie deeper into the woods so that the Shifter could not interfere. At first she resisted, but I eventually got her to drink my blood." He looked down guiltily. "I had not intended to take her blood too. The queen had been very clear that she didn't want me to bond with Sookie. However, Sookie had an open wound on her head."
Russell smiled. "You were just healing her," he comforted. "Tell me—how did she taste?"
"Like ambrosia," Bill croaked out. "It was then that I knew that someone such as Sophie-Anne would harm Sookie irreparably. And I became torn. However, I did not yet recognize that I loved Sookie, so when I got home, I again gave Sophie-Anne a full report."
Russell patted the young vampire on the back in a comforting gesture. "I can see why you are worried now. If Sophie-Anne tells Sookie that you intended to have her beaten so that you could play the hero and get your blood into her from the day of your very first meeting—that you actually planned two such attacks—then your fairy would begin to doubt your love for her. And she might realize that her own love for you was helped along by your blood in her and the bond you started that night."
"I did not tell her about the beginning of the bond—or even about all the effects of a tie," Bill confessed.
"As well you should not have," Russell reassured. "Humans—even ones who are part Fae—do not need to know all that we can do with the blood. What did you tell her?"
"I told her that I would be able to sense it if she were in danger and then track her. I also told her that having vampire blood would increase her libido for a time."
"Clever," Russell said. "She would have thought that her attraction to you was a product of her own increased desire. And she would have been comforted that you could play her hero again since you had done it so well with her attackers."
"Yes," Bill said quietly before telling the king all about the rest of his early relationship with Sookie.
As Russell listened, he appreciated Bill's particular brand of self-delusion all the more. Indeed, Russell did think that Bill's plan had been clever. Between their first blood exchange and the fact that Bill had cast himself into the role of the knight in shining armor, Sookie was caught in his trap and quickly fell in love. Of course, Bill used his blood and a few well-timed dreams to get her right where he wanted her. And soon—according to the Southern gent—he too was "in love."
"Do not fear," Russell said soothingly when Bill was finally done with his little fairy tale. The king rubbed comforting circles into Bill's back. "Sophie-Anne will say nothing of this to Miss Stackhouse or to anyone else."
"How can you be so sure?" Bill asked. "She would enjoy causing the destruction of Sookie and my relationship, especially since I had been delaying our return to New Orleans for weeks and weeks. After those first few reports, I also stopped letting the queen know about my progress with Sookie. I had even planned to take Sookie to Vermont—to marry her. I had hoped it would keep Sophie-Anne away from Sookie. And—if not—I figured that I could get her to leave the state with me if we were husband and wife."
"Then congratulations truly are in order," Russell said as he increased the pressure of his caresses. He enjoyed the scent of Bill's arousal at his touch, as well as the guilt that came along with it.
"Congratulations?" Bill asked.
"Yes. As I said before, I do not see any reason why you and your Sookie cannot marry as you had intended. In fact, I would be honored to be in attendance. And—if you chose to complete a bond with her—I would also endorse that."
"I have exchanged twice with her," Bill admitted. "However, I wanted to tell her something of the bond before the third exchange."
"Of course," Russell said. "And—as I said—do not worry about Sophie-Anne. I will make it clear to her that you and Sookie are more valuable to me than she is. I will let her keep her miserable life and be the figurehead queen of Louisiana only as long as she does not annoy me too much. And if she tells Sookie of your indiscretion, then I will have her head. So," Russell reiterated, "do not trouble yourself. Nothing that you have done need affect your plans with Miss Stackhouse. She will be told about Hadley being the one to speak about her gift. She will be told that the queen sent you to procure her, but she will also hear that you refused to hand her over to the queen because of your growing love for her. You will tell her that—by joining my service—you have found a way to protect her from Sophie-Anne forever. Perhaps, you two can even return to her beloved home in Bon Temps. I believe that I could do with having Sookie work for me only one or two weeks out of every eight, and I would provide her with a contract that would pay very well for her services and guarantee her protection. And she could travel to a clinic near her home once a week to have a pint of her blood drawn to stockpile for me. In fact, as long as others did not learn of her ability and come for her," Russell added, even as he hid his sly smirk, "you two could stay almost fulltime in your hometown. After all, you could employ your procurement skills anywhere!"
"Really?" Bill asked, obviously enamored by the picture that Russell was painting of his and Sookie's life together.
"Of course." Russell winked. "After your wedding, Sookie will want to make you a wonderful home, and I am sure that I can find employment for you in Area 5; perhaps, in addition to procuring the occasional new donor for me, you would be interested in the investigator position. Or—if you think having more freedom with your schedule is better for your relationship with the future Mrs. Compton, I have a database project that you might work on."
Bill bowed his head. "Your majesty, I am honored that you would think of me for such duties."
Russell continued to caress Bill's shoulder lightly, allowing the younger vampire's reactions to dictate his own. It was not long before Bill's arousal led Russell to move in to kiss the youngling.
"Your majesty!" Bill gasped after having allowed the elder vampire to kiss him for several seconds. "I wish to stay faithful to Sookie."
Russell pulled back a little. "If you decide to do that, I will fully support your decision," the king said with affection in his voice. "But consider—Miss Stackhouse is mostly human. And it would be best—for the both of you—if you had a safe outlet. A secret outlet." The king smiled comfortingly. "You could have such an outlet in Talbot and myself. Female donors could even be added to the mix if you preferred. Your relationship with Sookie would not be compromised. In fact, you could take out your more aggressive tendencies on others—thus leaving only your tender side for your wife. Surely—in your human time—men did such things."
Bill nodded. "Yes. My father kept several mistresses over the years."
Russell nodded. "And you?"
"War can be lonely," Bill said with shame in his eyes. "However, I never bedded another woman—other than my dearest Caroline—until Lorena, but. . . ." His voice trailed off.
"War can be lonely, William," Russell said in a soothing tone. "And some men seek out the fraternity of other men."
"I always enjoyed women," Bill said, somewhat defensively.
"I know. I'm sure you prefer them. Am I correct?" Russell asked.
Bill nodded, though there was some uncertainty in his eyes. Russell didn't bother to point that out.
"But if you enjoy men too—on occasion—there is nothing wrong with that either. Especially for a vampire, it is necessary to experiment."
"Sookie will be enough for me," Bill insisted.
"I am certain that she will be, and she is part Fae, so she will be stronger than a normal human. Still," Russell said almost paternally, "I care for you both and would not want you to unintentionally harm her. It is something that you must consider, young William. With a human, one must," Russell paused, "hold back."
"Yes," Bill conceded after a few moments.
Russell moved away from Bill a little more. "As I said, consider your options carefully. Talbot and I would love your company, William. But if you would prefer to be with only Sookie, that is fine as well. Just know that my consort and I are discreet and would never expect to overshadow or replace the affection you hold for your true love."
Bill looked at Russell almost shyly. "Thank you, your majesty. You have given me much to consider."
"I will give you just one more thing to think about then—if I may," Russell said.
Bill nodded his consent.
"Analyze the encounters you've already had with you fiancé. And be honest with yourself. If any of those experiences got a little rougher than you'd intended, then it would be safer for both you and your bride if you had an outlet of some kind—even if you chose something other than Talbot and myself for that outlet."
Bill's face immediately took on signs of guilt.
Russell concealed his smile. He would bet his un-dead life that Bill had, indeed, gotten too rough with Sookie on occasion—even before the incident of almost draining and raping her in the van.
The king allowed for silence to fall between Bill and himself as Dane sped them toward Fangtasia. Russell could tell that Bill's thoughts were awhirl. Still, the ancient vampire reckoned that Bill would be in his bed before night's end, but he wanted to allow the youngling the choice—or at least the illusion of choice.
Meanwhile, he would give his young charge some time to contemplate his choices as well as to concentrate upon his task of infiltrating Sookie's night dreams and composing woven dreams for the days. As for himself, Russell spent the rest of the ride planning out how he would deal with the vampires of Area 5. It was just past 2:00 a.m., the time he'd told the vampires in Northman's old area to be at Fangtasia.
But he was the goddamned king!
So they could wait to be tortured!
Okay—I have to say sorry to Bill lovers, but looking back to the introduction of Bill's character in the show, I couldn't imagine that he wasn't doing almost precisely what I've described here. I will say that the more I wrote this story, the more I disliked Bill.
As always, I gotta thank Sephrenia for the banners. The chapter banner above is one of my faves!
24 thoughts on "Chapter 21: A Fairy Tale"
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Kittyinaz says:
Ugh.. I can well imagine your dislike!! I have the same problem myself, I have written a story and ended up hating a character so much, that on another story I started before, I just cannot seem not to have her annoying and hate her.
But you have done well. Bill is such a douche to believe him in love with Sookie and have no issues with any of this.
gyllene says:
With two blood exchanges will that cause Sookie more pain when when they remove the vampire blood from her? I can see Bill doing exactly what you have written here. Looking forward to Sookie and Eric coming up.
I don't think you'll find too many Bill lovers around here…lol!
sephrenia1 says:
another great chapter ….. these have been nice breaks from the project I am working on 🙂
jroxraytech says:
Great chaoter. I love reading Bill's delusions and the fact that Russell even thinks his excuses are pathetic. Can't wait to see how Area 5s vamps will react to Eric being an "outlaw." I always did love Russell's character even if he is crazy. Lol
bearygirl says:
Really enjoying this story. Thanks for the quick update. Can't wait to read more.
meridiean says:
Yay for more chapters! I can't wait to get back to Eric and Sookie! 😀
Jackie69 says:
Thanks for this quick update Kat Wow you have described Bill's character so precisely ! Glamouring Jason and even Adele that was really creepy I hated his character from the start in fact I could'nt understand people think that he was a charming Southern man that was so weird May I ask you a personal question? Do you think that Adele was killed by Renè because I always doubt it can't wait for more
californiakat1564 says:
Yeah, I believe that Gran was killed by Rene. But I really think that Bill is ultimately responsible. He knew that there was a serial killer on the loose. Why didn't he better protect Sookie? He was "late" saving her after the Rattrays beat her so that he could get his blood in her. Could he have been "late" coming to Gran's rescue b/c he wanted her isolated?
Maybe you're right but the other victims were strangled Adele was stabbed many times I thought that was strange to change his tactical methods
Yeah, serial killers rarely break their m.o. I always thought that was suspicious as well.
Yeah, but I also think that the MO could have been shifted b/c the method of killing was different. For Rene, killing the girls was sexual in a way. I think that he didn't expect to find Gran and that he didn't "want" to kill her. That might have made him do it differently. Strangulation is a more "intimate" kind of killing (according to CSI–LOL). But, your points are very valid. It's definitely something to think about.
Yeah, I could see that. Rene not following his "ritual" because she was a victim of opportunity rather than his "type". I could also see Beehl glamouring Rene to get Adele out of the way in order to isolate Sookie. Or simply ignoring/watching her death for the same reason. You know, running over when Rene first attacked, realizing it's not Sookie being attacked and just standing by and watching or walking away. I don't see him doing the deed himself because I think he's too weak to resist all that blood.
This discussion is so intriguing that I might have to work it in somewhere.
aolani08 says:
Damn your good, thanks for the update.
I was so pleasantly surprised to find another update this morning! Woohoo! A great way to start the day. Are y'all not on Spring Break this week? That makes me all the more grateful for the quick update.
Loving to hate Beehl! Ugh. What a slime ball and king of denial. I really, really hope he doesn't get off easy.
As much as I love all Russell's machinations, I can't wait to get back to Eric and Sookie. I'm really hoping that severing the tie will open her eyes to what she feels for Eric and to just how much Eric actually cares for her.
I always felt that Bill had glamoured him to kill her in that manner so that Sookie would be more traumatized.
I always thougt that Rene came upon Adele by accident; that she was stabbed with one of her own kitchen knives. She, of course, was not the intended victim; but he couldn't leave a witness and got rid of her quickly. Now….Bill lived across the cemetary and heard Sookie come back to the house. Why didn't he hear Adele scream and fight back? Hmm…..I do agree it worked to his advantage to get her out of the way and make her more dependent on Bill.
I can hear Dennis O'Hara's "voice" in Russell's dialog. Poor widdle "fly" Bill is blinded by the big scary "spider" Russell. Lorena did Bill no favors by not making him work harder on his bullsit detector. It's truly broken…..
theladykt says:
I liked Scumbill a little in book1, but that was until his nefarious ways made me questions everything about him. I am truly a HUGE hater of him.
i agree theladytk, once I started reading his controlness of one telpath he gradually became disliked by me. Season 1 on TB was the same way but by S2, i wanted to stake him… KY
georgiasuzy says:
Ewwwww, so now Bill may actually be in the closet? LOL – it will be fun to read THAT scene between him and Russell. And I am an Eric-Sookie shipper, but if there was one thing I appreciated about Bill, it was how he remained faithful to Caroline despite Lorena's attempts to seduce him before she turned him. But now you've given a less honorable reason for his fidelity. Oh no, Vampire Bill – we will leave you with no shred of likability after all you've done to Sookie!
finally caught up, I had another job interview yesterday, anyway, great chapter, such a manipulator. looking forward to the next chapter and seeing what else Russell has to say and do before we get to the severing spell… KY
mandersdawn says:
I liked Bill the first time I saw season 1 (I read the books afterwards and never liked Book Bill), but I hated him by the second season. I recently rewatched the entire show and how I ever liked Bill is a mystery to me. Their first encounter in Merlottes is beyond creepy! I've often wondered about Bill not protecting Gran from Rene–he was there in a flash when Sookie screamed. I always felt like he was trying to get Sookie vulnerable and may have (probably) ignored Adele's screams.
But to find out he fang-raped Jason and Gran here is almost even more deplorable to me. Ugh. Bill is scum. I can't wait for the blood tie to be broken so she can be free from him!