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«Сіль для моря або Білий кит»— гостросюжетний роман-буря української письменниці Анастасії Нікуліної. Це дебютна сольна книга авторки, яка була написана у 2017 році, у період популярності гри «Синій кит».

Особливість структури
У романі море існує навіть у самій структурі— кожен розділ книги називається згідно шкали Бофорта, яка визначає силу (швидкість) вітру. Починається усе зі штилю, і сила (гострота твору) поволі наростає, переходячи у піковому моменті у шторм та бурю.

Назви розділів

 Штиль
 Легкий вітер
 Тихий вітер
 Легкий бриз
 Слабкий бриз
 Помірний бриз
 Свіжий вітер
 Сильний вітер
 Майже штормовий вітер
 Дуже сильний вітер
 Штормовий вітер
 Шквальний вітер
 Шторм, що переходить у бурю
 Буря
 Сильна буря
 Ураган
 Штиль

Назви розділів підказують, що кожна буря хоч і починається зі штилю, завершується теж штилем.

Сюжет

Ліза, руденька 14-річна дівчина, живе разом з батьками в містечку Туманівка, на березі Чорного моря і навчається в місцевій школі. Вона спокійна й відлюдькувата, не має друзів і часто свариться з батьками. Ліза дуже любить читати й просто обожнює ходити до моря. Вона не була хулорлявою, тому в школі з неї завжди знущалися.

Лізі ходила до школи різними дорогами, щоб не зустрітись з однокласниками. У школі вона ні з ким не спілкувалася. Навчання йшло не дуже добре. І, аби якось втекти від гнітючої реальності, дівчина часто сиділа в соціальних мережах.  У соцмережі Ліза вже давно спілкувалася з користувачем під іменем Білий Кит. Вона завжди розповідала йому про свої проблеми, той завжди її заспокоював і втішав.

У школі дівчина не мала друзів і ні з ким там не спілкувалася, після занять старалася швидко повернутися додому, щоб не терпіти знущань. Найбільше дівчина зазнавала їх з боку однієї групи однокласників: Марини, Юлі й Сашка. Одного разу Ліза поверталася додому після школи, цього дня йшов дощ, тому всюди ще стояли калюжі. Біля майданчику на неї напади однокласники, побили і кинули в калюжу.

Коли Лізі прийшла додому, то побачила, що на ноутбук їй прийшли нові повідомлення від Білого Кита. Він, як і завжди, запитав, як у дівчини справи і як пройшов день. Вона відповіла, що цей день був дійсно паршивий.

Наступного дня дівчина почувалася дуже погано через нещодавні події. І спокій вона завжди знаходила лише на скелях Тридиву біля моря. Це було її місце спокою. Прибігши до цього місця вона побачила там жінку в інвалідному візку. Хоча до того часу біля цих скель ніколи нікого не було, крім самої Лізи. Школярка підійшла до незнайомки й засипала її питаннями. Лізі було цікаво, як звати жінку, звідки вона й що тут робить. Жінка зауважила, що оскільки це місце спокою, то розмову варто вести спокійніше і не засипати її питаннями. Вони познайомилися, виявляється її звуть Анною.

Після зустрічі з жінкою швидко пролетів цілий тиждень. Вперше за цей час до Лізи написав Білий Кит. Він розповідав, що вони довго не спілкувалися і йому дуже самотньо. Ліза написала йому, що дуже хоче, щоб він її поцілував і Кит вийшов з мережі. Наступного дня Ліза була дуже засмучена. Зранку замість того, щоб піти до школи, побігла до Тридиву. Там не було Анни, проте був якийсь не знайомий чоловік. Він спитав Лізу, що їй тут потрібно, через це дівчина почала з ним сперечатися, що це її місце спокою, я не його. Він сказав, що прийшов сюди з посланням для Лізи, сказав, що Ліза познайомилася з Анною. Зараз жінка лікується недалеко звідси в оздоровниці. Анна колись скинулася з цих скель, саме тому зараз в інвалідному візку. Ліза поцікавилася звідки чоловік так багато знає про Анну. Він відповів, що просто знає і пішов.

Через кілька днів до Лізи написав Білий Кит. У своєму повідомленні він вибачився за те, що довго не відповідав, адже він не боявся того, що написала дівчина, а просто не знав, що відповісти. Він їй надіслав фотографію талісману, який завжди його оберігав, і Кит дуже б хотів, щоб він оберігав і її. Талісман мав вигляд брелка: металевий футбольний м'яч, причеплений до срібного ланцюжка.

Одного дня Ліза, повертаючись зі школи, йшла попри футбольне поле. Дівчина зупинилася, щоб подивитися, як грають хлопці, бо побачила там Максима. Саша копнув м'яча, той відбився від штанги і докотився до Лізи. До дівчини підійшов Максим і запропонував їй кинути м'яч у баскетбольне кільце. Але дівчина ввічливо відмовила, сказавши, що їй час додому. Коли дівчина виходила з футбольного поля, то помітила, що біля виходу на землі лежить металевий футбольний м'яч, а поруч— срібний ланцюжок без застібки. Ліза підняла його і роздивившись зрозуміла, що це точнісінько такий самий брелок, як і на фото. До неї підійшов Максим і запитав, де вона це знайшла. Дівчина від несподіванки злякалася, а хлопець вибачився за те, що її налякав. Ліза запитала, чи дійсно цей брелок належить йому, хлопець ствердно кивнув і дівчина простягнула його Максу. Хлопець сказав, що загубив його і  до той знайшовся, бо це його талісман, який щоправда допомагав йому лише на футболі. І тоді дівчина витягнула з кишені свій талісман. Це був камінець у вигляді кита, щоправда він їй теж не завжди допомагав. Тоді Максим зробив Лізі комплімент сказавши, що в неї сонце у волоссі, адже дівчина була руденька. І раптом дівчину осяйнуло. Білий Кит нещодавно надіслав їй фото такого ж талісману, як і в Максима і він завжди називав її сонячною. «То, може, Макс це і є Білий Кит?».

Композиція
 Експозиція— розповідь про життя Лізи, її проблеми в школі й непорозуміння з батьками.
 Зав'язка— знайомство з Білим Китом і спілкування з ним.
 Кульмінація— спроба Лізи покінчити з собою, її порятунок і напад Дмитра.
 Розв'язка— прихід Лізи до тями, розмова з Максимом.

Реакції
Ця книжка не залишить вас байдужими.

Ви зрозумієте, що коли кити викидаються на берег -

це геть не романтично, і це не поклик природи, а неминуча смерть.

А до чого тут сіль для моря? Прочитайте роман, і це вас здивує.

Нагороди
 2018— Міжнародна українсько-німецька літературна премія імені Олеся Гончара у номінації «Проза».
 2018— Відзнака за підсумками року премії «Глиняний кіт— 2018».

Екранізація
 «Сіль для моря»: в Україні зняли фільм про булінг— трейлер
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjNRr0wr6Y&t=6s

Примітки

 Нікуліна Анастасія Олегівна
 https://vivat-book.com.ua/sil-dlya-morya-abo-bilyy-kyt.html процитовано
 https://zbruc.eu/node/74801 процитовано
 https://day.kyiv.ua/uk/news/220620-v-ukrayini-pochalysya-zyomky-igrovogo-filmu-sil-dlya-morya
 https://moemisto.ua/vn/prezentatsiya-romanu-anastasiyi-nikulinoyi-sil-dlya-morya-70216.html

Романи 2017
Підліткові драми
Художня література
Твори українських письменників за автором
Українські романи
Екранізації літературних творів

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\chapter[Background]{Background}
\sectionmark{Background}
\label{ch:background}

\hfill\begin{tabular}{r}\toprule
 {\it The shortest path between two truths} \\ {\it in the real domain passes} \\ {\it through the complex domain.} \\
  -- J. Hadamard\\
\bottomrule\end{tabular}\vskip25pt

We begin our campaign by giving a definition, which will lay the foundation for the entire thesis.

\begin{definition} \label{def:hadamard}
 A {\it real Hadamard matrix} (usually referred to as just a {\it Hadamard matrix} or shortened to be an $H$-matrix) is an $n \times n$ matrix consisting of entries in $\left\{ \pm 1 \right\}$ such that $HH^T = nI_n$.
\end{definition}

\begin{example} \label{ex:hadamard}

Here are three Hadamard matrices of orders 2, 4 and 8.

 $$H_2 = \left(\begin{array}{c}
               \Zp\Zp \\
               \Zp\Zm
              \end{array}\right), ~
  H_4 = \left(\begin{array}{c}
               \Zp\Zp\Zp\Zm \\
               \Zp\Zp\Zm\Zp \\
               \Zp\Zm\Zp\Zp \\
               \Zm\Zp\Zp\Zp
              \end{array}\right) \text{ and }$$

$$H_8 = \left(\begin{array}{c}
               \Zp\Zp\Zp\Zm\Zm\Zm\Zm\Zp \\
               \Zp\Zp\Zp\Zm\Zp\Zp\Zp\Zm \\
               \Zp\Zp\Zm\Zp\Zp\Zp\Zm\Zp \\
               \Zp\Zm\Zp\Zp\Zp\Zm\Zp\Zp \\
               \Zp\Zp\Zm\Zp\Zm\Zm\Zp\Zm \\
               \Zm\Zp\Zp\Zp\Zp\Zm\Zm\Zm \\
               \Zm\Zp\Zp\Zp\Zm\Zp\Zp\Zp \\
               \Zp\Zm\Zp\Zp\Zm\Zp\Zm\Zm \\
              \end{array}\right).$$

\end{example}

For the sake of this thesis, it is important to notice that we can view the rows of a Hadamard matrix as a collection of $n$ vectors in $\left\{\pm1\right\}^n$ that are pairwise orthogonal. This idea of deconstructing matrices into vectors will be revisited throughout the thesis.

\section[Equivalence of Hadamard Matrices]{Equivalence of Hadamard Matrices}
\sectionmark{Equivalence of Hadamard Matrices}
\label{sec:equiv}

At first glance, the locations of the positives and negatives in a Hadamard matrix seem quite random. We will soon see that we may alter the way that these matrices look to give us a better sense of the underlying structure of the matrices.

\begin{proposition} \label{prop:equiv-hadamard}
 If $H$ is a Hadamard matrix, then so are $H^T$ and $PHQ$, where $P$ and $Q$ are signed-permutation matrices.
 \begin{proof}
  We will prove both claims directly from the definition of Hadamard matrices. By the definition of a Hadamard matrix, we have that $H^{-1} = \frac{1}{n}H^T$. This implies $$H^T\left(H^T\right)^T = nH^{-1}H = nI.$$ Secondly, $\left(PHQ\right)\left(PHQ\right)^T = PHQQ^TH^TP^T = nI$ since $P$ and $Q$ are orthogonal matrices.
 \end{proof}
\end{proposition}

With this in our pocket, we will introduce the following.

\begin{definition} \label{def:equiv-hadamard}
 Two Hadamard matrices, $H_1$ and $H_2$, are said to be {\it equivalent} if there exist two signed-permutation matrices, say $P$ and $Q$, such that $H_1 = PH_2Q$. Equivalence is denoted by $H_1 \cong H_2$.
\end{definition}
In a more direct sense, this means that we may permute or negate the rows and the columns of our matrix without affecting which equivalence class the matrix is in. It is important to note that the transpose of $H$ is not included in Definition~\ref{def:equiv-hadamard}; some authors do include $H^T$ as part of the equivalence, but we do not.

\begin{definition} \label{def:dephased}
 A Hadamard matrix is {\it dephased} if the first row and first column contain only ones.
\end{definition}

Which immediately leads us to the following.

\begin{lemma} \label{lem:dephased}
 Every Hadamard matrix is equivalent to a dephased Hadamard matrix.
 \begin{proof}
  For each column, look at the first entry. If it is $-1$, then negate that column. Then repeat the process for the rows. The resulting equivalent matrix will be dephased.
 \end{proof}

\end{lemma}

Determining the number of inequivalent Hadamard matrices is a very laborious task. The classification of Hadamard matrices has been an ongoing process over the past few decades. In the next section, we will see that Hadamard matrices can only exist if $n \leq 2$ or $n$ is a multiple of 4. A very simple program can be written to determine the number of inequivalent Hadamard matrices of order $n \leq 24$. For $n = 28$, decades were needed to fully classify all 487 Hadamard matrices of order $28$~\cite{classification28}. In 2013, Kharaghani and Tayfeh-Rezaie finished the classification of Hadamard matrices of order 32~\cite{hada32}. The number of inequivalent Hadamard matrices can be found in Table~\ref{table:inequiv-hada}.

\begin{table}[ht]
\caption{Number of inequivalent Hadamard matrices of order $n$ ($n \leq 32$)}
\label{table:inequiv-hada}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{@{}lcr@{}}
\hline
\toprule
\multicolumn{1}{@{}c@{}}{$n$} && \multicolumn{1}{@{}c@{}}{\# Matrices}\\
\midrule
 1  && 1 \\
 2  && 1 \\
 4  && 1 \\
 8  && 1 \\
 12 && 1 \\
 16 && 5 \\
 20 && 3 \\
 24 && 60 \\
 28 && 487 \\
 32 && 13710027 \\
\bottomrule
 \end{tabular}
\end{table}

\section[Existence of Hadamard Matrices]{Existence of Hadamard Matrices}
\sectionmark{Existence of Hadamard Matrices}
\label{sec:existence}

A few observations can be made about Hadamard matrices. It is immediate to note that the order of a Hadamard matrix must be even, but it takes a little closer inspection to note that the order must be small or a multiple of four.

\begin{lemma} \label{lem:mult-4}
 If $n > 2$ is the order of a Hadamard matrix, then $n$ is a multiple of four.
 \begin{proof}
  Let $H$ be a Hadamard matrix of order $n > 2$. By Lemma~\ref{lem:dephased}, we know that $H$ is equivalent to a dephased Hadamard matrix, say $H'$. Let's examine the first three rows of $H'$. We may permute the columns of this submatrix in such a way that we arrive at the following

 \begin{center}
 \begin{tikzpicture}[decoration=brace]
    \matrix (m) [matrix of math nodes,left delimiter=(,right delimiter={)}] {
        \Zp\Zp\cdots\Zp\Zp & \Zp\Zp\cdots\Zp\Zp & \Zp\Zp\cdots\Zp\Zp & \Zp\Zp\cdots\Zp\Zp \\
        \Zp\Zp\cdots\Zp\Zp & \Zp\Zp\cdots\Zp\Zp & \Zm\Zm\cdots\Zm\Zm & \Zm\Zm\cdots\Zm\Zm \\
        \Zp\Zp\cdots\Zp\Zp & \Zm\Zm\cdots\Zm\Zm & \Zp\Zp\cdots\Zp\Zp & \Zm\Zm\cdots\Zm\Zm \\
        \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots \\
    };
    \draw[decorate,transform canvas={yshift=0.5em},thick] (m-1-1.north west) -- node[above=2pt] {$a$ columns} (m-1-1.north east);
    \draw[decorate,transform canvas={yshift=0.5em},thick] (m-1-2.north west) -- node[above=2pt] {$b$ columns} (m-1-2.north east);
    \draw[decorate,transform canvas={yshift=0.5em},thick] (m-1-3.north west) -- node[above=2pt] {$c$ columns} (m-1-3.north east);
    \draw[decorate,transform canvas={yshift=0.5em},thick] (m-1-4.north west) -- node[above=2pt] {$d$ columns} (m-1-4.north east);
\end{tikzpicture}.
 \end{center}

\noindent That is, we permute the columns in such a way that the the first $a$ columns have exactly three ones in the first three rows, the next $b$ columns have a one in the first two rows and a $-1$ in the third row, the next $c$ columns' first three rows are $1, -1, 1$, respectively and the last $d$ columns have $1, -1, -1$ in their first three rows.

   From the orthogonality of each of the three pairs of rows, as well as imposing that the order of the matrix is $n$, we have
$$\begin{cases}
  a + b + c + d = n \\
  a + b - c - d = 0 \\
  a - b + c - d = 0 \\
  a - b - c + d = 0
 \end{cases}$$
 which has the unique solution of $a = b = c = d = n/4$. Since $a, b, c, d$ and $n$ are all integers, we have that $n$ must be a multiple of 4.
 \end{proof}
\end{lemma}

It is a common belief that this is the only obstacle that must be overcome. In fact, we have the following famous conjecture.

\begin{conjecture}[Hadamard Conjecture] \label{conj:hadamard-conjecture}
 If $n = 4k$ for some $k \geq 1$, then there exists a Hadamard matrix of order $n$.
\end{conjecture}

Prior to 2004, Conjecture~\ref{conj:hadamard-conjecture} had been verified for all $n < 428$. In 2004, Kharaghani and Tayfeh-Rezaie found a Hadamard matrix of order 428~\cite{hada428}, leaving $n = 668$ as the smallest order for with the Hadamard conjecture has not been verified.

\section[Construction of Hadamard Matrices]{Construction of Hadamard Matrices}
\sectionmark{Construction of Hadamard Matrices}
\label{sec:construction}

The study of Hadamard matrices started nearly a century and a half ago when James Sylvester constructed an infinite family of matrices which satisfied the condition laid out in Definition~\ref{def:hadamard} (even though they were not called ``Hadamard matrices'' at the time).

\begin{theorem}[Sylvester,~\cite{sylvester}] \label{th:syl}
 If $H$ is a Hadamard matrix, then $$\left(\begin{array}{cc}H&H\\H&-H\end{array}\right)$$ is also a Hadamard matrix.
 \begin{proof}
  This can easily be verified straight from the definition.
 \end{proof}
\end{theorem}

The observation in Theorem~\ref{th:syl} was crucial to the generation of the following infinite class of Hadamard matrices which are today called {\it Sylvester matrices}.

\begin{corollary}[Sylvester,~\cite{sylvester}] \label{cor:syl}
 There exists a Hadamard matrix of order $2^k$ for any $k \geq 0$.
 \begin{proof}
  $H=\left(\begin{array}{c}1\end{array}\right)$ is a Hadamard matrix. Apply Theorem~\ref{th:syl} $k$ times to $H$.
 \end{proof}
\end{corollary}

Jacques Hadamard was the next mathematician to examine these matrices in detail. He was looking for examples of matrices whose determinants attained the following upper bound.

\begin{theorem}[Hadamard,~\cite{hadamard}] \label{th:hada-bound}
 If $\{v_{0},\dots,v_{n-1}\}$ are the rows of a square matrix $A$, then \begin{equation}\label{eq:hadamard-bound-a}|\det(A)| \leq \displaystyle\prod_{i=0}^{n-1}||v_i||.\end{equation} Moreover, if every entry's absolute value is at most $B \in \R$, then \begin{equation}\label{eq:hadamard-bound-b}|\det(A)| \leq B^nn^{n/2}.\end{equation}
\end{theorem}

It is natural to study the case where $B=1$ in Theorem~\ref{th:hada-bound} since all matrices may be scaled to this value. With this appropriate scaling, Hadamard showed that the bound (\ref{eq:hadamard-bound-b}) is realized in the real case if and only if $A$ is a Hadamard matrix~\cite{hadamard}. In the same article, Hadamard constructed Hadamard matrices of order 12 and 20. These are the smallest order that do not fit into Sylvester's infinite class. Hadamard also gave a more generalized version of Sylvester's construction which can most easily be described through use of the Kronecker product.

\begin{definition} \label{def:kronecker-product}
 Let $A = [a_{ij}]$ and $B = [b_{ij}]$ be $m \times n$ and $p \times q$ matrices, respectively. The {\it Kronecker product} of $A$ and $B$, denoted $A \otimes B$, is the following $mp \times nq$ matrix

 $$\left(\begin{array}{ccccc}
          a_{0,0}B & \cdots  & a_{0,n-1}B \\
           \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\
          a_{m-1,1}B & \cdots  & a_{m-1,n-1}B
         \end{array}\right).$$
\end{definition}

The following is an immediate way to construct new Hadamard matrices from old ones.

\begin{lemma}[Hadamard,~\cite{hadamard}] \label{lem:kronecker}
 If $H_1$ and $H_2$ are Hadamard matrices of order $m$ and $n$, respectively, then $H_1 \otimes H_2$ is a Hadamard matrix of order $mn$.
 \begin{proof}
  $$(H_1 \otimes H_2)(H_1 \otimes H_2)^T = H_1H_1^T \otimes H_2H_2^T = mI_m \otimes nI_n = mnI_{mn}$$
 \end{proof}
\end{lemma}

This new construction method means that when any new Hadamard matrix is formed, we may use the Kronecker product to give us many (possibly new) Hadamard matrices. But unfortunately, this construction comes with an inherent problem. Creating Hadamard matrices of order $4n$ where $n$ is even is quite a bit easier than when $n$ is odd. With the method above, Hadamard matrices of order $4a$ and $4b$ will be able to construct a new Hadamard matrix of order $16ab$. The following construction allows us to create a Hadamard matrix of half of that order.

% Need to \CITE
\begin{theorem}[\mbox{\cite{8ab}}] \label{thm:8ab-construction}
 If there exist Hadamard matrices of order $4a$ and $4b$, then there exists a Hadamard matrix of order $8ab$.
 \begin{proof}
  Let $H_1$ be a Hadamard matrix of order $4a$ and $H_2$ be a Hadamard matrix of order $4b$. Let $A$ and $B$ be $4a \times 2a$ matrices and let $C$ and $D$ be $2b \times 4b$ matrices such that
$$ H_1 = \left(\begin{array}{cc}A&0\end{array}\right) + \left(\begin{array}{cc}0&B\end{array}\right) \text{ and } H_2 = \left(\begin{array}{c}C \\ 0\end{array}\right) + \left(\begin{array}{c}0 \\ D\end{array}\right).$$
We then form
$$H = \frac12\left(A + B\right) \otimes C + \frac12\left(A-B\right) \otimes D.$$

It is important to note that if we examine corresponding entries in $A+B$ and $A-B$, then exactly one of them is zero and the other is either $2$ or $-2$. Thus, each entry in $H$ is either $1$ or $-1$. Next, let us examine the following product.

\equationarray
$$\begin{array}{rcl}
HH^T &=& \left(\frac12\left(A + B\right) \otimes C + \frac12\left(A-B\right) \otimes D\right)\left(\frac12\left(A + B\right) \otimes C + \frac12\left(A-B\right) \otimes D\right)^T \\
 &=&
\left(\frac12\left(A + B\right) \otimes C\right)\left(\frac12\left(A + B\right) \otimes C\right)^T +
\left(\frac12\left(A-B\right) \otimes D\right)\left(\frac12\left(A-B\right) \otimes D\right)^T \\
 & & +
\left(\frac12\left(A + B\right) \otimes C\right)\left(\frac12\left(A-B\right) \otimes D\right)^T +
\left(\frac12\left(A-B\right) \otimes D\right)\left(\frac12\left(A + B\right) \otimes C\right)^T \\
 &=&
\left(\frac14\left(A + B\right)\left(A + B\right)^T\right) \otimes CC^T +
\left(\frac14\left(A - B\right)\left(A - B\right)^T\right) \otimes DD^T \\
 & & +
\left(\frac14\left(A + B\right)\left(A - B\right)^T\right) \otimes CD^T +
\left(\frac14\left(A - B\right)\left(A + B\right)^T\right) \otimes DC^T \\

 &=&
\left(\frac14\left(A + B\right)\left(A + B\right)^T\right) \otimes 4bI_{2b} +
\left(\frac14\left(A - B\right)\left(A - B\right)^T\right) \otimes 4bI_{2b} \\
 & & +
\left(\frac14\left(A + B\right)\left(A - B\right)^T\right) \otimes 0_{2b} +
\left(\frac14\left(A - B\right)\left(A + B\right)^T\right) \otimes 0_{2b} \\
 &=&
\left[\left(\frac14\left(A + B\right)\left(A + B\right)^T\right) +
\left(\frac14\left(A - B\right)\left(A - B\right)^T\right)\right] \otimes 4bI_{2b}\\
 &=&
\left[\frac12 \left(AA^T + BB^T\right)\right] \otimes 4bI_{2b} \\
 &=&
\frac12 \left(4a I_{4a} \right) \otimes 4bI_{2b} \\
 &=&8abI_{8ab}
\end{array}$$
\normalarray
which implies, from Definition~\ref{def:hadamard}, that $H$ is a Hadamard matrix.
 \end{proof}
\end{theorem}

The first infinite class of Hadamard matrices of order $4n$ which includes many values for which $n$ is odd is attributed to Paley. Before stating the result, we must first take a small detour through some field theory results.

\begin{definition} \label{def:field-stuff}
 Let $\F_p$ be a finite field of order $p$ and let $a$ be a nonzero element of $\F_p$. $a$ is a {\it quadratic residue mod $p$} if there exists $b \in \F_p$ such that $a \equiv b^2 \pmod p$. The {\it Legendre symbol mod} $p$, $\chi: \F_p \rightarrow \Z$, is defined as

 $$\chi(a) = \begin{cases}
             0 & \text{if } a = 0, \\
             1 & \text{if } a \text{ is a quadratic residue mod } p, \\
             -1 & \text{otherwise.} \\
            \end{cases}$$

\end{definition}

\begin{lemma} \label{lem:half-quad}
 If $p$ is an odd prime number, then exactly $(p-1)/2$ elements in $\F_p$ are quadratic residues.

 \begin{proof}
  First, we note that for all $c \in \F_p$, $c^2 = (-c)^2$, so there are at most $(p-1)/2$ quadratic residues. To avoid these trivial collisions, we will examine $a,b \in \F_p$ such that $1 \leq a, b \leq (p-1)/2$. If we also assume that $a^2 = b^2$, then we have $$(a+b)(a-b) = a^2 - b^2 = 0.$$ Since we are in a field, either $a+b = 0$ or $a-b = 0$. The first equality cannot hold since $a+b \in \left\{2,3,\dots,p-1\right\}$. The second equality is true if and only if $a = b$. So for any pair $(a,b)$ such that $1 \leq a \neq b \leq (p-1)/{2}$, we have that $a^2 \neq b^2$. Thus, there are at least $(p-1)/{2}$ quadratic residues mod $p$, and the result follows.
 \end{proof}

\end{lemma}

\begin{definition} \label{def:jacobsthal}
 Let $p$ be an odd prime number. Then we define the {\it Jacobsthal matrix} to be the $p \times p$ matrix, $Q_p = [q_{ij}]$, such that $$q_{ij} = \chi(i-j),$$ where $i-j$ is reduced mod $p$.
\end{definition}

\begin{theorem} \label{th:qqt}
 Let $p$ be an odd prime number. Then $Q_pQ_p^T = pI - J$.
 \begin{proof}
  Let $v_i$ and $v_j$ be the $i^{th}$ and $j^{th}$ rows of $Q_p$. If $i = j$, then $\langle v_i,v_j\rangle = p-1$ since there are exactly $p-1$ nonzeroes per row (each of which is $\pm 1$). Now, assume that $i \neq j$, then we have that

  $$\langle v_i,v_j \rangle = \sum_{a \in \F_p} \chi(i-a)\chi(j-a) = \sum_{b \in \F_p} \chi(b)\chi(b+(j-i)).$$ From here, we note that when $b=0$, $\chi(b) = 0$, so we have $$\langle v_i,v_j \rangle = \sum_{b \in \F_p \setminus \{0\}} \chi(b)\chi(b+(j-i)).$$
  Next, we will use the fact that $\chi$ is a multiplicative function to see that
  $$\langle v_i,v_j \rangle = \sum_{b \in \F_p \setminus \{0\}} \chi(b)\chi(b)\chi(1+b^{-1}(j-i)) = \sum_{b \in \F_p \setminus \{0\}} \chi(1+b^{-1}(j-i))$$
  Since $j-i$ is fixed and nonzero, $1+b^{-1}(j-i)$ will run through each element in $\F_p$ except $1$. By using Lemma~\ref{lem:half-quad} and the fact that $\chi(1) = 1$ for all $p$,
  $$\langle v_i,v_j \rangle = \sum_{c \in \F_p \setminus \{1\}} \chi(c) = \left(\sum_{c \in \F_p} \chi(c)\right) - \chi(1) = 0 - 1 = -1.$$
  Thus, the inner product of two distinct rows of $Q_p$ are $-1$, and the result follows.
 \end{proof}

\end{theorem}

\begin{theorem}[Paley,~\cite{paley}] \label{thm:paley-3}
 Let $p \equiv 3\pmod4$ be an odd prime number. Then
  $$H = \left(\begin{array}{cc}
     1 & 1_{p} \\
     1_{p}^T & Q_p-I
    \end{array}\right)$$
  is a Hadamard matrix of order $p+1$, where $1_p$ is a row vector of $p$ ones.

 \begin{proof}
  \equationarray
  $$\begin{array}{rcll}
     HH^T &=& \left(\begin{array}{cc}
     1 & 1_{p} \\
     1_{p}^T & Q_p-I
    \end{array}\right)
    \left(\begin{array}{cc}
     1 & 1_{p} \\
     1_{p}^T & Q_p-I
    \end{array}\right)^T \\
  & = &
    \left(\begin{array}{cc}
     p+1 & 0_p \\
     0_p^T & J + (Q_p-I)(Q_p-I)^T
     \end{array}\right)\\
  & = &
    \left(\begin{array}{cc}
     p+1 & 0_p \\
     0_p^T & J + Q_pQ_p^T-Q_p-Q_p^T+I
     \end{array}\right)\\
  & = &
    \left(\begin{array}{cc}
     p+1 & 0_p \\
     0_p^T & J + Q_pQ_p^T+I
     \end{array}\right) & \left(\text{since } Q_p = -Q_p^T \text{ if } p\equiv 3\hskip-10pt\pmod4\right)\\
  & = &
    \left(\begin{array}{cc}
     p+1 & 0_p \\
     0_p^T & J + (pI-J)+I
     \end{array}\right) & \left(\text{by Theorem~\ref{th:qqt}}\right)\\
  & = &
    \left(\begin{array}{cc}
     p+1 & 0_p \\
     0_p^T & (p+1)I_{p}
     \end{array}\right)\\
  & = & (p+1)I_{p+1}
    \end{array}$$ %End of equation array.
  \normalarray
 \end{proof}

\end{theorem}

\begin{theorem}[Paley,~\cite{paley}] \label{thm:paley-1}
 Let $p \equiv 1 \pmod 4$ be an odd prime number. Then
  $$H = \left(\begin{array}{cc|cc}
     1 & 1_{p}     & -1 & 1_{p}\\
     1_{p}^T & Q_p+I & 1_{p}^T & Q_p-I \\
     \hline
     -1 & 1_{p}     & -1 & -1_{p}\\
     1_{p}^T & Q_p-I & -1_{p}^T & -Q_p-I \\
    \end{array}\right)$$
  is a Hadamard matrix of order $2(p+1)$, where $1_p$ is a row vector of $p$ ones.

  \begin{proof}
  \equationarray
  $$\begin{array}{rcll}
     HH^T &=& \left(\begin{array}{cc|cc}
     1 & 1_{p}     & -1 & 1_{p}\\
     1_{p}^T & Q_p+I & 1_{p}^T & Q_p-I \\
     \hline
     -1 & 1_{p}     & -1 & -1_{p}\\
     1_{p}^T & Q_p-I & -1_{p}^T & -Q_p-I \\
    \end{array}\right)
    \left(\begin{array}{cc|cc}
     1 & 1_{p}     & -1 & 1_{p}\\
     1_{p}^T & Q_p+I & 1_{p}^T & Q_p-I \\
     \hline
     -1 & 1_{p}     & -1 & -1_{p}\\
     1_{p}^T & Q_p-I & -1_{p}^T & -Q_p-I \\
    \end{array}\right)^T \\
   & = &
    \left(\begin{array}{cccc}
     2(p+1) & 0 & 0 & 0\\
     0 & 2(J + Q_pQ_p^T + I) & 0 & 2(Q_p^T-Q_p) \\
     0 & 0 & 2(p+1) & 0 \\
     0 & 2(Q_p-Q_p^T) & 0 & 2(J + Q_pQ_p^T + I) \\
    \end{array}\right) \\
   & = &
    \left(\begin{array}{cccc}
     2(p+1) & 0 & 0 & 0\\
     0 & 2(J + (pI-J) + I) & 0 & 0 \\
     0 & 0 & 2(p+1) & 0 \\
     0 & 0 & 0 & 2(J + (pI-J) + I) \\
    \end{array}\right)\\
   & = &
    \left(\begin{array}{cccc}
     2(p+1) & 0 & 0 & 0\\
     0 & 2(p+1)I & 0 & 0 \\
     0 & 0 & 2(p+1) & 0 \\
     0 & 0 & 0 & 2(p+1)I \\
    \end{array}\right)\\
   & = & 2(p+1)I_{2(p+1)},
    \end{array}$$ %End of equation array.
   \normalarray
 where the third last equality is true since $Q_p = Q_p^T$ when $p \equiv 1 \pmod 4$.
 \end{proof}
\end{theorem}

Later, a similar idea was used to show that $p$ can be any odd prime power in the previous two lemmas through the use of finite fields. In 1944, Williamson introduced a new class of Hadamard matrices which needs the idea of circulant matrices.

\begin{definition} \label{def:circ-matrix}
 Given a vector of $n$ elements, $(v_0,v_1,\dots,v_{n-1})$,  a {\it circulant matrix}, $A = [a_{ij}]$, is a matrix defined as $a_{ij} = v_{i-j}$ where $i-j$ is reduced modulo $n$. Circulant matrices can be represented by their first row by $A = \text{Circ}(v_0,\dots,v_{n-1})$.
\end{definition}

From these, Williamson gave the following.

\begin{theorem}[\mbox{\cite{od-quad-forms}}]\label{thm:williamson}
 Let $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$ be four symmetric circulant matrices of order $n$ which satisfy $$A^2 + B^2 + C^2 + D^2 = 4nI_n.$$ Then
$$\left(\begin{array}{rrrr}
         A & B & C & D \\
         -B & A & -D & C \\
         -C & D & A & -B \\
         -D & -C & B & A
        \end{array}
\right)$$
is a Hadamard matrix of order $4n$.
 \begin{proof}
  This can easily be verified by multiplying out the matrix with its transpose and utilizing our assumption.
 \end{proof}

\end{theorem}

\begin{example}
 For example, $A = \text{Circ}(1~1~1)$, $B=C=D=\text{Circ}(-~1~1)$ satisfies the conditions laid out in Theorem~\ref{thm:williamson}, and so we may create a $12 \times 12$ Hadamard matrix.
\end{example}

These constructions account for a large portion of the Hadamard matrices that are currently known, especially for smaller values. There are many other constructions for Hadamard matrices, most of which are out of the scope of this thesis (see~\cite{od-quad-forms} for more constructions).

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Q: Cannot resolve symbol inflater I'm trying to implement Google Maps into a fragment, but I'm getting an error that's telling me I can't resolve my inflater or container on this line:
rootview = inflater.inflate(R.layout.menu1_layout, container, false);.
Could it possibly be anything to do with my Layout File? Here's my Java Fragment:
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import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.view.View;

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also
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Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable across a broad range of applications, but yet there is no official support available for Android and iOS

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FYI..I have been using following links to create a sample Android application , but not successful yet :(
https://github.com/MysticTreeGames/Boost-for-Android
http://www.codexperiments.com/android/2011/05/tips-tricks-building-boost-with-ndk-r5/
Include Boost C++ library in android
How to use the boost library (including shared_ptr) with the Android NDK and STLport
https://sites.google.com/site/fourdollars/android/android-mk
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/android-ndk/4lxhsKFe7Ho
http://www.crystax.net/trac/ndk/ticket/6
Android NDK R5 and support of C++ exception
Thanks in advance.

A: Got reply from boost community
Yes. These platforms are not officially supported because no one has
 volunteered to run regression tests regularly for them.
It is not possible for a Boost developer to test on all platforms. So
 developers depend on the test results of regression tests run by
 volunteers. For example, see
http://beta.boost.org/development/tests/trunk/developer/summary.html
If no one volunteers to run the tests for a particular platform, that
 platform is not officially supported.
So if you care about Android or iOS becoming officially supported,
 start running regular (preferably daily) regression tests for Boost.
 See http://beta.boost.org/development/running_regression_tests.html

A: Check out my cross-platform-tutorial on github.  It shows you how to set up Boost and use it between iOS and Android.  I had such a horrible time with this, I figure I'd document it so no one else had to figure it out.  You'll notice that this project also pulls in several other common items used between the two platforms, e.g., CoreFoundation and SQLite.
https://github.com/markshiz/cross-platform-tutorial
Note: My tutorial does not show how to build the compiled libraries for boost.  I have done that before with success using the instructions you provided:
http://www.codexperiments.com/android/2011/05/tips-tricks-building-boost-with-ndk-r5/
After you have a static library compiled by the Android toolchain, you can easily link it in via a module similar to those under the include/[NAME OF NEW SUBMODULE] directory of the project above.  Use something similar to the following for the Android.mk file in the root of that directory.
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE:= boost_regex
LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= ./path/to/built/static/library/libboost_regex-gcc-mt-s.a
LOCAL_EXPORT_C_INCLUDES := ./path/to/the/directory/that/has/the/boost/headers
include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)

Finally, import that module, as in the example, inside
$(call import-module,[NAME OF NEW SUBMODULE])

As far your other questions --do you know of an application that uses Boost on iOS and Android? Yes, I have done it multiple times with success and released working apps to the App Stores.
Your other question, is it advisable to use boost for network communication? I'm not sure what you mean here.  From what angle?  Do you mean, philosophically, technically, etc?
Philosophically, you have to ask yourself, what is your reasoning for importing this library and using it between Android and iOS.  Is it to save code time, maintenance burden.  If so, I'd say this is an excellent way to do that.  Clearly there are some hurdles and pain to get this sort of a set up working.  Also, the IDE features for C++ aren't as awesome as for Java in Eclipse.  I try to be fair and balanced in the PDF presentation in the doc/ directory.  Give that a once over.
From a technical perspective, I think the only thing I would be worried about is making sure I clean up the Asio objects properly when the Activity is stopped.  If you need to do things in the background, use a Service instead:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html

A: UPDATE: There seems to be a problem with std::atomic on Android, and since Boost.Asio is using it (by default), combined with threads, one occasionally got deadlocked. Fortunately Boost.Asio makes it easy to switch from Std.Atomic to Boost.Atomic and this has been taken care of in the Boost-for-Android project in this commit.
For more info about the bug, see here

We are developing a simple multiplayer game (not yet released) for Android using boost asio and so far we did not have any problems. That's for the question #2.
What kind of problems are you seeing?
If the problems are related to compiling and linking, perhaps these hints will prove useful.
Add following to your AndroidManifest.xml file:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></uses-permission>

Have this in your Application.mk file:
APP_STL := gnustl_static
APP_CPPFLAGS += -frtti -fexceptions

And use this as a template for your Android.mk file:
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
BOOST_VERSION      := 1_49
PROJECT_ROOT       := $(LOCAL_PATH)/../../../..
BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH := /path/to/boost/headers
BOOST_LIB_PATH     := /path/to/boost/libraries

# Path and name of the STL library. Add this to the *end* of LOCAL_LDLIBS.
# Note this is a hack/workaround to prevent linker errors when compiling with
# boost.
STL_LIBS := -L$(NDK_ROOT)/sources/cxx-stl/gnu-libstdc++/libs/armeabi \
                    -lgnustl_static

include $(CLEAR_VARS)

LOCAL_MODULE    := native-activity
LOCAL_C_INCLUDES:= $(BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH) \
                   $(PROJECT_ROOT)/src \
                   $(PROJECT_ROOT)/platform/android/jni

LOCAL_SRC_FILES := main.cpp
LOCAL_LDLIBS    := -llog -landroid

# The order of these libraries is often important.
LOCAL_LDLIBS += -L$(BOOST_LIB_PATH)     \
                -lboost_system-gcc-mt-$(BOOST_VERSION)  \
                -lboost_thread-gcc-mt-$(BOOST_VERSION)  \
                $(STL_LIBS)

LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := android_native_app_glue

include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
$(call import-module,android/native_app_glue)

EDIT: How we build boost for Android. This is what we have in our Makefile:
git clone git://github.com/madadam/Boost-for-Android.git
./build-android.sh --boost=1.49.0 --with-libraries=chrono,program_options,system,thread /path/to/ndk

Note that we are using our own fork of Boost-for-Android, this is only because that one has a patch for the newest NDK version r8d. It can also be seen from the command line that we are using the 1.49 version of boost, this is currently the highest supported by Boost-for-Android.
If you would like to know what combinations of Boost and Android NDK are supported, have a look inside the Boost-for-Android project. It contains directories called patches/boost-<X>/ndk-android<Y> where X corresponds to the supported boost version and Y to the supported NDK version (shameless plug: our 2 cents to the project :-)).

A: Below are some more (Very useful) information received from boost community:

*

*Is there any specific reason behind the same (like not optimized for
  embedded devices)? Or any other reason?

Boost works perfectly on Android. As there is a NDK (native development kit)
with a quite decent gcc (4.6 something) you just need to configure boost build
to use the right gcc. Although this all works, it requires a little bit of
tinkering to get the settings right. But again, in principle, there is not a
lot of difference in building Boost for Android or any other linux
distribution.

*Are there (at all) any known issues if we use boost libraries for
  networking and thread synchronization for Smartphone application
  development ? Will it be a good idea to use BOOST ASIO for the same?

It is perfectly fine to use Boost.Thread or Boost.Asio. They work perfectly fine
on ARM devices. There is even support for the more platform specific hackeries
like boost.atomic and boost.context.

FYI are the links found
  https://github.com/MysticTreeGames/Boost-for-Android
http://www.codexperiments.com/android/2011/05/tips-tricks-building-boost-with-ndk-r5/

Building boost with the Android NDK is even simpler than with boost.build
directly. I compiled a bunch of Android build scripts, which can be found
here:
https://github.com/STEllAR-GROUP/HPXAndroid/tree/master/modules
Look for the boost_${module} for various boost libraries. This is not a
complete list. Only what i needed. Also, might need some love for 1.53.
All the different libraries didn't need any special android treatment (modulo
some minor bugs where the compiler didn't agree with other gcc versions)
I hope this would be useful for others as well!
Thanks!


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After their victory in Aurënen, Alec and Seregil have returned home to Rhíminee. But with most of their allies dead or exiled, it is difficult for them to settle in. Hoping for diversion, they accept an assignment that will take them back to Seregil's homeland. En route, however, they are ambushed and separated, and both are sold into slavery. Clinging to life, Seregil is sustained only by the hope that Alec is alive.
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Oops, Alabama Did It Again…
posted on November 20, 2017 by Rachel Callahan · 15 Comments Filed Under: Actually Possibly Informational, Weird Strange and True
Hi y'all. It's time for your straight-from-the-state-where-it-happened political commentary on Judge Roy Moore. Because I'm here to make sure that you're informed.
I know, I know – you're all like,
But by the end of this post, you may feel more like this.
So this all picks up where our dear old Luv Guv left off. If you need a minute to refresh your memory as to that lovely highlight of 2017 Alabama politics, please do, as I provided you this fairytale guide earlier this year.
But here are the people you need to know for today's story:
Grandpa Gov – our Viagra-flinging ex-governor.
New Gov – Kay Ivey, Grandpa Gov's replacement, after we all read his vom-worthy texts with his girlfriend.
Strange – why do you need a nickname when your last name is strange? Oh but he does – he prefers to be called "Big Luther." So let's go with that.
Sesh – Good Ole' Jeff Sessions – lest you forgot that all the delightfully crazy politicians came from Alabama.
And…..Ol' Roy, who we will be discussing today.
Grandpa Gov, in an effort to escape from impeachment due to his nefarious activities related to his affair, promoted the state Attorney General Big Luther into the US Senate seat when Alabama's Keebler Elf Senator Sesh got promoted to US Attorney General.
When Grandpa Gov resigned anyway (right before his impeachment and right right before his mugshot), New Gov said "You know what? Big Luther smells a bit too much like Grandpa Gov's grubby boob-grabbing fingers. Let's redo that whole Senate situation", and called a special election so that the informed and intelligent voters of Alabama could choose their own senator.
Although I do not in any way think it was New Gov's intention, this timing could not have been more perfect for Ol' Roy. Because he had just gotten removed from his position of Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, for the second time, for defying a higher court ruling, for the second time.
So clearly he was the ideal candidate to represent the fine people of Alabama in Washington DC. Think House of Cards while wearing a cowboy hat (which he wore, while riding a horse, to vote for himself in the primaries.)
With me so far?
Let's back up a bit and talk about Ol' Roy's removals from office.
Ol' Roy was elected the first time to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama in 2001. He immediately began plans to build a giant ten commandments monument in the rotunda of the courthouse. He'd had a mere wooden plaque in his former days as a Circuit Court (and had gotten sued over that), so a 5,280 pound block made out of tombstone guts seemed like an appropriate upgrade for his new digs.
Now. I love Jesus, but this monument is cray. It's like he asked the designer to fit every possible religious or patriotic tag line possible on it, including the National Anthem, the Declaration of Independence, quotes from the founding fathers, and of course, the Ten Commandments.
It's basically the A.J. McCarron tattoo of monuments.
(Non-Bama peeps: A.J. McCarron was a quarterback at Alabama. He married a supermodel. She obviously makes him keep his shirt on at all times.)
Please take a moment to read the amalgam of words on his chest. You won't regret it – we can come back to Ol' Roy when you're done. Or better yet, read it like a second grader's poetry assignment.
Bama Boy
Ma, Pops
God – MVP – In Control
McCarron
I feel like I may be misreading one line in there but..I did my best.
Back to Ol' Roy.
So two years pass with lawsuits, rulings, blah blah, Supreme Court of the United States, blah, appeals, blah, everyone agrees – Roy, you need to put that monument somewhere else. Not where everyone who enters the courthouse has to walk around it.
Basically, "AJ, I'm glad you love God and Ma and them, but for the love of all that is holy please put your shirt on."
And, as one does, Moore announced his intention to defy the order. Because God. And why should he be a good example of respecting the rule of law to the people. He's just the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama.
But his brave stand against the evil courts created rallies and supports and speeches and doors being blockaded (as if someone was going to go in there and simply drag the two-ton monstrosity off.)
Now. Regardless of where you stand on the removal of monuments for various reasons, please remember – this is not some historical monument that has been happily and quietly sitting around for 200 years and is all of a sudden being condemned – this is Ol' Roy's very own unilaterally chosen two-and-a-half year old toddler monument.
But this is the hill he will die on – at least with the first of his many lives.
So finally, because he just defied The Supreme Court and the Appeals ruling and all that, they have no choice but to remove him from his seat.
So Ol' Roy was out of a job.
He ran twice for Governor, both unsuccessfully. After losing in the primaries to Bob Riley, Ol' Roy told supporters that "God's will has been done", but he wouldn't call Riley to concede and refused to support Riley in the general election. But hey – who among us hasn't pouted about God's Will every now and then.
(p.s. – Riley was like the only Governor of Alabama's that is not currently in jail or mugshotted. So he was like the best.)
After the whole Governor gig didn't work out for him, Ol' Roy ran again for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
And we voted him in again.
And it didn't take him long to find his new Monument to stand on. After the US Supreme Court ruling on Same-Sex Marriage, Ol' Roy sent letters out to all of the judges of Alabama, ordering them to disregard the ruling and enforce the state's ban under threat of legal action.
…Which got him his second removal from office. For…
– Disregarding a federal injunction.
– Demonstrated unwillingness to follow clear law.
– Abuse of administrative authority.
– Substituting his judgment for the judgment of the entire Alabama Supreme Court, including failure to abstain from public comment about a pending proceeding in his own court.
– Interference with legal process and remedies in the United States District Court and/or Alabama Supreme Court related to proceedings in which Alabama probate judges were involved.
– Failure to recuse himself from pending proceedings in the Alabama Supreme Court after making public comment and placing his impartiality into question
Minor points, minor points.
He refused to clean out his office, and appealed. And lost.
BUT BACK TO THE PERFECT TIMING!!!
Thanks the New Gov saying "Hey, let's vote on that Senate thang!", six days following the court's ruling removing him from office again, Ol' Roy resigned from the Alabama Supreme Court and announced he would be running for the United States Senate.
Because those who can't follow the law, make the law.
People vote for different reasons. Some people vote for character, or the party line, or the candidate's views on issues, or their voting record, or their IMDB catalog, or their last name, or their physical attributes, Twitter history, or any number of other things. The American system allows you to choose not only who you vote for, but why you vote for them, which factors you emphasize or ignore in that reasoning, etc. But theoretically, on some level, as a voter, you are making some sort of informed, rational choice based on something.
Voters haven't always shown a knack for the subtleties between genuineness and hypocrisy, or between those who believe in their values and those who are manipulating their values to get votes, but regardless, this particular voting opportunity was a lose/lose.
Because in the Republican primary, there was:
– Ol' Roy.
– Big Luther, who still had the Luv Gov's film of slime covering him,
– Mary Maxwell, a woman who moved from Australia to Alabama to run for Senate. Her qualifications include writing books on mind control, political treason, natural cancer cures and teen etiquette.
– A few other low-level politicians with absolutely no chance of winning.
(Let's be clear: Mary didn't have a chance, either, but she's worth mentioning because Australia? Really? But hey – we appreciate you sending over a reasonable candidate.)
Shockingly, Mary's knowledge of mind control did not help her win, and Ol' Roy took the primaries.
And New Gov (who created this mess) was all like,
The special election was set: December 12, Ol' Roy versus Doug Jones, a democrat (which, in the language of Alabamian, the definition of Democrat is… (n.) – a person whose political beliefs are so heinous that even if his opponent is sleeping with your wife and also a serial killer of the clergy, the Democrat will always be the most sinful choice.)
(This definition, by the way, is how we ended up with Republicans like Grandpa Gov who say and do whatever they want, because Alabama is like that parent that doesn't offer any actual consequences for disobedience, but then is flummoxed when their four-year-old acts like a raging demon.)
…And then things got weird.
On November 9, The Washington Post broke the story that also broke the dam.
When Ol' Roy was the not-so-fresh age of 32 and the Assistant District Attorney, he allegedly targeted a 14-year-old girl whose parents were divorcing, asked for her phone number, manipulated her into "dating" him, and sexually assaulted her.
Three other women also testified to him pursuing them, dating them, and/or buying them alcohol when they were underage and he was in his 30s.
Ol' Roy quickly played his favorite card – The God Card. He denied it all, calling it spiritual warfare and a political witch hunt, pointing out the suspect timing of these things being brought up.
But as we all know thanks to Bill Clinton, if you deny it and you're an actual dirty dirty dirtbag, more women will come forward.
(Also learned from Bill: It still may not mean your career is over.)
What followed was another accuser, who said that he violently assaulted her as a teenager after offering to give her a ride home from the restaurant where she worked. She claimed he threatened her to not tell anyone, and said "You are a child. I am the District Attorney of Etowah County. If you tell anyone about this, no one will believe you."
She also had a yearbook that he allegedly signed (which, honestly, is so weird that a 34-year-old man would have signed a waitress' year book in December that it is in doubt for its authenticity. But it's almost so random that why would you choose that to forge?), which Ol' Roy's lawyer has demanded access to so he can examine the inconsistency of fonts used, and carbon date the ink to the appropriate SNL cast.
Ol' Roy denied it, and "didn't remember" dating teenagers, but conceded that he could have dated teenagers. Whatever happened to morally dubious politicians owning it hard like Alexander Hamilton dropping The Reynolds Pamphlet?
(It's pertinent to note here that Ol' Roy married when he was 38 and his wife was 24.)
In the midst of this election, one of his professors and many of his classmates came out and gave us a disturbing window into Moore's school days, where one professor had to abandon the Socratic method just to get Ol' Roy to shut up, and another professor nicknamed him "Fruit Salad" because he was so mixed up and made no sense.
And THEN, all of Gadsden, his hometown and where all of these teenage incidents allegedly occurred, began offering interviews and telling their stories about how Ol' Roy would troll the newly-built mall every weekend for teenage girls, harass the young store clerks, was known by every mall employee as a SuperCreep, was placed on a mall watch list for being a complete Ick, and eventually was possibly banned from the mall.
Even the National Chapter of Dirty Old Men began to be disgusted.
I totally get why the women who had been assaulted hadn't come forward. Most of us women have been sexually harassed and/or assaulted at some point, and if we all came forward, the world would dissolve into nothing but women calling out their assaulters.
But as for the whole city of Gadsden keeping the whole mall thing under wraps, I'm with Cameron…
Hey, Gadsden. If you see something, say something…at least every couple of decades or so. pic.twitter.com/DsD38Bvn9l
— Cameron Smith (@DCameronSmith) November 14, 2017
Then a lady came forward who claimed assault in 1992, the first accuser in the era of Ol' Roy's post-marriage days, and even more ladies came forward and said that Ol' Roy had tried to hit on them, pick them up, and/or assault them when they were teens and he was in his 30s. The numbers of accusers, of corroborators, and of common Gadsden knowledge is quite enough to overcome any doubts due to the timing of this avalanche.
After all this, national Republicans ran from him as fast as they could.
And Ol' Roy was all like "Seriously Guys I didn't do it!"
All while state republican leaders doubled down and threatened anyone with political murder if anyone dared defy him, run against him, or speak out against him.
Everyone had to get their opinion in.
Rush Limbaugh excused him by saying "Well, he was a democrat when he did all that, so…"
And his supporters rallied on Facebook in support of him, while the rest of us wondered in our heads, "How many women would it take for you to take a hot minute and consider whether it could possibly be true that Ol' Roy's a hypocrite who has been using you and your values?"
But the winner of Moore defenders was Jim Zeigler, state auditor, who said,
"Take Joseph and Mary. Mary was a teenager and Joseph was an adult carpenter. They became parents of Jesus. There's just nothing immoral or illegal here. Maybe just a little bit unusual."
Me and the rest of Alabama:
In his analysis, Jim missed:
a) Ol' Roy's actions were allegedly nonconsensual. Yeah, that's illegal.
b) Even if they weren't nonconsensual (which they were – see point a), age of consent in Alabama is set by the actual Alabama law, not the ages that we guess people were in A.D. 0 when life expectancy was today's legal drinking age.
c) Mary and Joseph and Jesus and God….I'm not even going to try to explain all that to Jim. But let's just all agree he got it wronger than Kanye attempting to explain advanced trig, and people like Jim are why Alabamians and Christians and especially Christian Alabamians look like idiots in the national news.
So that's the story of this week's crazy Alabama.
…And all of this is because Grandpa Gov's oozy, icky office romance (and the texts that went with it) continue to ripple consequences in moldy, skeezy concentric circles.
I don't think that blessing stuck.
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Jen near STl (6 more months!) says:
Thank you! I feel fully caught up and now am in a place to say, "blech, can I get some mind bleach?"
It is seriously difficult to write real events in a way that is truthful, well researched, and humorous, but you've managed it again. Hope you don't catch much flak over this!
Well done! Excellent use of gifs. I think that press conference and the ensuing "conversation" in the hallway needs to be a follow- up post.
I missed the "conversation" – fill me in!
Wendy Clark (aka MamaHen) says:
All of this is absolutely mind-boggling. I just can't wrap my head around any of it. I so wish the world could see the non-political side of Alabama.
You out did yourself on this one missy…
From an Alabama girl living way out on the Left Coast–thank you! I just shared this with all my politically active office mates who keep looking to me for the explanation of all things Alabama politics. I'm just like "dudes, I'm about to quit to go emergency campaign with Doug Jones! Here, read this instead. She'll catch you up!
Angela R says:
I have actual tears from laughing. I'm only laughing because after many of our own AZ governors were indicted/forced to resign, it's nice to see we're not alone! Is it strange (pun intended) that I now secretly want to move to Alabama, grab some popcorn and see what happens next?
Thanks for making this both informative and entertaining! I had forgotten/repressed most of it.
McKt says:
Bravo! You are so good at summarizing this terrible, awful, no-good, very bad (and ridiculously embarrassing), string of events. Look out politicians, Rachel can boil all your backroom shady dealings in to a few perfectly on the nose gifs that give the sane folks of the state something to laugh at, during the moments when we pause our crying.
I just love you! "…people like Jim are why Alabamians and Christians and especially Christian Alabamians look like idiots in the national news." YES! I'm not an Alabamian but I am a Christian, so I'm just reading that without "Alabamians". Breaks my heart when it seems that we as Christians are our own worst enemies. Love your blog, and loved this post!
Spectacular!! Loved the gif's. Especially the baby and Clint Eastwood. This gets my vote for top 10 post ever!
Susan Williamson says:
This post, along with your annual Alabama football fashion post, is my most favorite!,
Kathy Beaumont says:
Best I've read. The only thing you left out was that the New Guv said that she believed the women and she would not endorse Ol' Roy, but nevertheless she would vote for him because, you know, he's not a Democrat.
Thanks for the recap! :) I really, really hope Alabama does the right thing on Dec 12 even if it feels wrong to vote for a D! :D
Becky M says:
oh my gosh, thanks for this recap and refreshing take on the whole thing. As a northeasterner, I've been watching all this drama on the national news. It's nice to hear from an actual person and not just the whole stereotype of the state!
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Third party review of fired heater performance at a very large refinery.
Negotiation of licensed technology terms for performance and fees.
Expert witness for an oil recovery company during arbitration for breach of contract.
Selection of technology for converting olefins to fuels in a Canadian refinery.
Evaluation of a Green Technology fit for a client with a unique feedstock.
Assisted client in search for feedstock to supplement dwindling supply.
Technology (Pyrolysis) ranking of 5 licensor claims for olefins and aromatics production.
Project to improve crude oil ship unloading rates to reduce demurrage fees.
Analysis of overall refinery energy use related to refining complexity.
Evaluation of ethanol economics and performance as a motor fuel additive.
On the Sunoco R&D team that invented superacid catalysts now used commercially in butane isomerization.
Cost estimates for refinery process units to determine tax basis.
Evaluation of contractor bid proposals made to a major client.
Field staffing for startup of new process units in overseas locations.
Determination of extent of dispersal of an oil spill.
Due diligence reviews of shale oil and coal upgrading projects.
Valuation of a shutdown oil terminal.
Redesign of a batch still for very heavy oil fractionation.
Process design and cost estimate for refinery amine system revamp.
Review and report on petroleum industry standards for fired heater design.
Assisted client in evaluation of refinery for purchase.
Mr. Vahlsing holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has MS degree credits from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed the Industrial Research Institute program for R&D managers. He is a co-inventor of superacid catalyst technology, and has been issued patents in this field. Dave is a member of AIChE and of the American Chemical Society and is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania and Ohio. He is a past chair of the Chemical Consultants Network and served as a director for the MIT club of Delaware Valley.
Harry A. Adams worked for BP Oil (formerly The Standard Oil Co. of Ohio) in R & D for many years and served as Process Technology Manager for BP's worldwide petroleum coking operations. Following his retirement from BP, he has been a coking consultant serving many clients throughout the USA as well as in Canada, Indonesia, Kuwait, Brazil, India, Switzerland, and Argentina.
Successfully supported a client that does coke cutting on a contract basis in resolving a performance dispute between the client's customer and the client. An excessively hard coke was unacceptably increasing coke cutting time. The issue was quickly resolved.
Harry conducts training programs for all experience levels in coking techniques, problem areas, economics, furnace operation, industry standards and safety.
Published the "Delayed Coking" chapter in Introduction to Carbon Technologies, Marsh, Heintz, Reinoso, Alicante; Universidad, 1997.
Mr. Adams graduated from Hiram College, Hiram. OH, with majors in chemistry and math, and is a Chemical Engineering graduate of Cleveland State University. He has held numerous seminars and has given short courses on the subject of coking.
John D. Barry has over 30 years experience in process design and development in the petroleum refining and chemicals industries. His experience includes full-scale and pilot plant processes, HAZOP analysis, and facility start-up. His skills include P&ID and PFD development, process simulation using ASPEN, HYSIS, and PRO/II, mass and energy balances, equipment sizing, selection, and costing using HTRI, AFT Fathom, and Icarus, hydraulic calculations, physical property and VLE estimation, and relief device sizing and rating.
Petroleum Refining As Senior Process Engineer (contractual basis) on-site in an east coast refinery, he conducted a detailed study of existing amine systems for gas treatment including P&ID / PFD development; control valve/ relief device sizing; utilities system studies and reports, simulations (using HYSYS and Pro II); heat exchanger ratings (using HTRI).
Crude Unit Turnaround Valero Paulsboro, NJ. Lead process engineer in a retrofit/upgrade of an existing atmospheric crude unit. Mr. Barry served as primary client contact with the engineering contractor, developed scopes of work, and made P&ID revisions.
FCC Semiworks Mobil R & D; Paulsboro, NJ. Lead process engineer in the design and construction of semiworks plant using higher operating temperatures (up to 1500°F) and high alloys to crack higher sulfur-content crude feedstocks. Developed P&IDs, PFDs, mechanical design, and overall control strategy.
Water/Hydrocarbon Phase Separation Sunoco; Marcus Hook, PA: Lead process engineer; provided process and mechanical design for a retrofit project involving the installation of a passive (gravity operation) water/hydrocarbon separator. Developed equipment sizing and mechanical design; revised existing P & IDs.
Petrochemical Aromatics stream upgrading pilot plant; Mobil R & D; Paulsboro, NJ: Lead process engineer in the design and construction of fixed bed adsorption units for toluene/xylenes disproportionation. Developed P&IDs, PFDs, pressure vessel designs, overall mechanical design and control strategy.
Fine/Specialty Chemicals Batch polymer process for manufacture of copier and printing toner; debottlenecking an existing agricultural chemicals process; API facility upgrades; conceptual design for a new PTFE plant; numerous distillation simulation projects; titanium dioxide calcinations.
Mr. Barry holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of Delaware, and an MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland. He is a registered professional engineer in Delaware and New Jersey and a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Chemical Consultants Network. Mr. Barry is a published author, and has a working knowledge of German and French.
Joseph C. Bell has over ten years experience developing new technologies and transferring results into manufacturing processes. Joe is skilled in researching new products, optimizing and validating process operations, devising solutions to engineering problems and providing customer service. He has led project teams though the entire development cycle beginning with initial concept and lab experiments to engineering design and construction and ultimately to process operation. His experience includes particle technology, processing slurries, solids drying, polymer chemistry developing coatings, supercritical fluid applications, electrochemical processes, surface phenomena designing electrochemical processes, and researching heterogeneous systems.
Led the process development and engineering design and construction of a pilot plant to process and recover materials used in the semiconductor and solar cell industries. Achieved all technical and process design objectives in the first run.
Evaluated a spray drying technology for processing solar cell industry materials. Modeled the heat transfer in the dryer and tested spray nozzle life on a small lab unit.
Specified the technology for processing solar cell materials. Experimentally measured the physical properties and evaluated product performance under processing conditions.
Directed commissioning and start up of the solar cell materials plant. Scaled-up the process and designed the equipment, working with the commercial unit vendors. Wrote commissioning plan, supervised the team, trained operating personnel, and reported progress and results to senior management.
Managed the operation and technical development of the plant. Led process hazards review (Hazop), overseeing the implementation of all corrective actions. Developed and maintained p iping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) and equipment files and drawings.
Installed and commissioned an electrostatic coating system. Redesigned and expanded system to handle full production capacity. Eliminated part rejects and reduced waste disposal over 70%.
Developed a supercritical fluid process using a high pressure spray to control particle size and material transfer efficiency. Completed a field trial of the system meeting all customer performance specifications.
Formulated products for solubility with supercritical carbon dioxide reducing material usage cost 25% and produced a rapid cure polyurethane compatible with the electrostatic process.
Designed processes to reproduce customer operations. Utilized computer controlled machinery and a piezoelectric device to measure cutting force and torque. Reduced product development time by 75%.
Mr. Bell holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Developed and patented processing options to utilize novel solid acid catalyst for an alkane isomerization process. The work led to further developments and eventual licensing of the technology.
Provided design input and 24/7 field support to a pilot unit operating on refinery feed for several months to demonstrate solid superacid catalyst performance and life.
Provided technical and economic analyses, and participated in a team involved in licensing novel solid acid catalysts and related process technology. Led the technology transfer activity. Uncovered an important step, missed by a dozen other team members for 2 years in the catalyst preparation process.
Sunoco received up-front payments and sales royalties for this technology totaling ~$3MM over past 10 years.
Conducted technology assessments and developed manufacturing economics and investment return analyses to support "Due Diligence" efforts for potential business acquisitions and Joint Venture partner selection.
Supervised laboratory and pilot scale process development and conceptual process design.
Managed licensing of and technical support for Sunoco's phenol process technology to overseas licensees, with annual licensing revenues of $2 MM.
Developed commercial performance targets, setting criteria for "go/no go" decisions.
Managed interfaces with multiple technology licensors while maintaining appropriate confidentiality relationships concerning complex intellectual properties.
Proposed and led technical evaluations of process technology options for acetone recycle process using technology from US and overseas licensors.
Dr. Bhinde holds a B.ChE. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India, and a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware, Newark, DE. He is the inventor of 14 U.S. patents (and associated foreign patents) in catalyst compositions and catalytic processes. Dr. Bhinde has presented numerous technical publications and presentations at national meetings.
George A. Catanese is skilled in the engineering and installation of rotating equipment. His principal areas of expertise include examining applications and operating conditions, writing specifications, evaluating vendor proposals, witnessing shop tests, preparing operating instructions, and providing assistance during installation and startup. His background also includes project management and trouble shooting/problem solving in the area of machinery.
Supervised Mechanical Engineering Group responsible for engineering and installation of rotating equipment for all major projects from 1976 through 1991. Equipment included compressors, pumps, turbines, gears, rotating disc contactors, turbo-expanders, scraped-surface heat exchangers, HVAC equipment, power plant equipment, and auxiliary equipment such as oil systems and pulsation dampeners.
Rotating equipment consultant for 12000 BPD MTBE plant completed in Houston in 1994, and propylene expansion completed in Marcus Hook in 1996.
Lead machinery engineer for a grass roots 85000 BPD refinery completed in Puerto Rico in 1972.
Project Manager of proposed 25 MW cogeneration facility.
George is past chairman of Sunoco's Mechanical Standards Committee, and past chairman of the API Subcommittee on Mechanical Equipment. His accomplishments on the API Subcommittee (prior to being named Subcommittee Chairman in 1993) include serving as task force chairman for API Standards 611 (General Purpose Steam Turbines), 613 (Special-Purpose Gears), 618 (Reciprocating Compressors), and 672 (Centrifugal Plant & Instrument Air Compressors). George has extensive industry contacts with manufacturers and suppliers of new rotating equipment, as well as counterparts in other oil and chemical companies.
George holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and is a registered professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Energy Program Coordinator, Sunoco, Inc.
Developed plan to reduce Energy Intensity Index (EII) for Sunoco's five domestic refineries.
Consulted with refinery Process Engineers on increased fired heater combustion efficiency Identified $10MM/year of potential fuel reduction.
Served as refinery project engineer during design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operation of $150MM project for replacement of four 900 psig 250Klb/hr power boilers.
Designed, engineered, and executed several refinery energy conservation and profit improvement capital projects.
Supervised all engineering aspects of operation and maintenance of refinery utility generation and distribution systems.
Operated and maintained 225 MW gas fired combined cycle cogeneration power plant, overseeing a 30 person staff. This facility supplied electrical and thermal energy to a 120MBPD petroleum refinery.
Managed activities of the Operations Department during completion of construction, testing, start-up, and commissioning of the facility.
Mr. Gilbert holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA.


Frank Warren clients continue to build their own bridge to the United States, as Carl Frampton has signed a co-promotional deal with Top Rank.
The former two-division world champion signed with Top Rank late last week, allowing the Belfast fighter to perform on ESPN platforms in the United States.
"It's an honor for me to be teaming up with Top Rank for what will be the last chapter of my career," said Frampton.
Frampton lost out on his chance to become IBF featherweight king in December, when he was defeated by current champion Josh Warrington.
Frampton's new deal comes amidst a lawsuit with his former promoter Barry McGuigan. His current lead promoter, Frank Warren, can see Frampton returning towards the end of May or in early June.


The functions of the most of the traditional museums were limited within their buildings to provide indoor activities and to present exhibitions of historical or cultural objects which representing mainly the past authorities. Consequently, they obstruct the preservation on sites for the local cultures. In order to overturn the operation of museums, "New Museum Movement" based on "popularization," "anthropology," or "ethnology," was started. It deconstructs the central authority and highlights communal heritages. A "living" museum is built under the ideas of community empowerment, cultural parks and ecomuseums.
In 2002, the Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior of Taiwan, initiated the "community development plan" around the country, including Liouduai Hakka Cultural Park, a major construction in Pingtung County. Combining with the ideas of cultural park and ecomuseum, Liouduai Cultural Park will be established as a Hakka community empowerment. This study is baed on the concept of economuseum to exam the possibilities of operating this cultural park by using Delphi and SWOT analysis.
This study suggests that the management strategies of Liouduai Cultural Park should include enhancing the power of local resources; developing into a "theme park" or a "regional park;" avoiding repetitive Hakka cultural activities; planning Hakka cultural tourism industry on the whole; proposing marketing strategies that feature in Hakka culture; integrating surrounding scenic spots into parts of the park; combining the recently developed MICE industry with the development of Liouduai Cultural Park to create thecultural industry.


If you're interested in adding a special touch to your day, then the Scottish Bagpipes is ideal. James Thornhill is a bagpiper with over 15 years experience playing the Scottish Bagpipes. Based in the Blue Mountains, James can provide traditional music of the Scottish Bagpipes to any event in and around Sydney that you may be planning, with particular focus to weddings.
The Scottish Bagpipes will create an atmosphere that will be remembered for years to come.