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Greater: From Walk Over to Walk On
By Jacob Sahms
Football and faith deliver again in the once-in-a-lifetime story of Brandon Burlsworth (Christopher Severio), a star lineman at the University of Arkansas. But Burlsworth's story was not always a success; without the mentoring of his older brother, Marty (Neal McDonough), who pushed Burlsworth to maximize his ability, the story would never have been legendary. In the end though, Burlsworth overcame mountains of obstacles to become a Razorbacks lineman for the ages in Greater.
Too short. Too fat. Those were criticisms hurled at Burlsworth by everyone, short of his family and a handful of coaches who saw something more. Marty himself earns plenty of attention thanks to McDonough's performance, and Marty's role now as head of the Burlsworth Foundation. This is a story of legend thanks to the tragic death of Burlsworth after achieving his dreams in college, but it's uplifting and powerful, too, in the hands of director David Hunt who also helped write the story.
In high school, Burlsworth plays for the likable Coach Tice (Peter Lewis), who teaches him values and lifelong standards. Fighting off the expectations of nearly everyone else, Burlsworth turns down a full scholarship to Arkansas State, citing that God wants him to play as a Razorback. It's here that we see the faith side of the film begin to grow: Burlsworth believes God's plan involves doing the impossible, but Marty's reasonable expectations make him jaded and cynical toward both Burlsworth's faith and football future.
At Arkansas, Burlsworth enters a world unprepared for his faithful, mild-mannered perspective on life. In football, he's under the direction of line coach Coach Bender (Fredric Lehne), who himself serves under the watchful eye of Coach Ford (M.C. Rainey). [For college football fans, Burlsworth's senior year is coached by Houston Nutt (Mark Dobries) and he was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts and their famed offensive line coach, Howard Mudd (Patrick Duff).] But in writer/director Hunt's "based on a true story" drama, the gentle refrains of "I'll Fly Away" ties each time and place together, playing subtly in the background with reminders of the faith aspect. While the film might seem to be completely about Burlsworth's hardships on the football field, the equally important underlying story is about the kind of faith that Burlsworth shared with those around him – and the way that Marty struggles with the loss of his brother and faith in God.
In many ways, Burlsworth's experiences off the field are the most painful to watch, as his attitude and beliefs draw criticism from others. But it's plain to see from hearing from those who knew him and the way he's portrayed, that his example caused others to seek faith and better themselves. In and out of season, Burlsworth worked on football, on his faith, on his life… and thanks to the way the script plays out, even on his brother after he's passed away.
With a haunting take on legacy, Greater challenges us as The Farmer (Nick Searcy) shows up to emotionally examine Marty and his beliefs. Will he fall apart without his brother? Will he hold onto faith in the midst of tragedy? This is about legends, and faith, and the audience can rest assured that a Godly life will triumph in the end.
Now on home media, the DVD includes commentary from David Hunt, deleted scenes and bloopers, and the trailer.

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Effect of Sodic Irrigation Water on Soil Salinity Changes
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1 Karadeniz Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü, Samsun
2 Ankara Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fak, Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Bölümü, Ankara
The use of sodium-containing irrigation water causes to increase the sodium content of soils. In this study, it was aimed to monitor soil pH and EC values as a result of the application of irrigation waters containing Na+. Field trial was conducted with three replicates and five treatments. Artificial irrigation waters of 20 and 40 SAR with ECs are less than 3 dS m-1 were prepared from NaCl and NaHCO3 salts separately and applied to the parcels by drip irrigation. A total of fifteen irrigation applications were performed, and soil salinity parameters were monitored from the samples taken in every five watering. It was determined that the soil pHe did not increase significantly in both doses of NaCI applications until the end of the 2nd period, even decreased significantly in only SAR 20 applications during 2nd period and had similar results to the pre-irrigation period, and the pHe started to increase only after the third period after the winter rains. Similarly, the soil pHe of NaHCO3 applications did not change until the end of 2nd period, and by 3nd periods, there were increases for both doses, especially for SAR 40. While the pH of soil with NaHCO3 salt reached to 8.28 after the 4th period, NaCl salt increased the soil pH to 7.65 in SAR 40 irrigation water treatment. The ECe values both on the soil surface and subsurface increased in harmony with the increase in SAR for both salt types, especially with the use of water with NaCl. In addition, the salts were transported from the upper soil layer to the lower layers by winter rains between the 2nd and 3nd periods. The use of irrigation water containing NaHCO3 salt had no significant effect on soil EC values. The average the initial soil ECe of 0.60 dS m-1 reached to 5.53 dS m-1 in the SAR 40 of NaCI application at 0-10 cm soil depth at the end of the 4th period. As a result, the soil pHe has not changed significantly due to the buffering capacity of the soils, with the use of irrigation waters with different SAR values for a medium period of time. ECe values on the soil surface increased especially in NaCI applications due to the increase of SAR values of the waters, except for the 3nd periods.
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Bocce is a must have in your outdoor games collection or next memorable picnic with friends and relatives.
For those in the know, Bocce is the Italian cousin of the French game Boules. The rules are similar, with the aim of the game being to land your ball as near as you can to the smaller sized pallino. Bocce balls are much larger and heavier than Boules and feel fabulous to throw.
Bocce by Planet Finska has eight full-sized (100mm) balls crafted from superior polished resin. That's the same material used for premium snooker or billiard balls. Their look and feel is superb. Each set includes two sets of four balls in smart black and olive as well as a 50mm white polished resin pallino. The four bocce balls of each colour comprise 2 sets of two balls with a unique engraved pattern so the game can cater for two or four players. Bocce by Planet Finska comes in a handy wooden carry crate with laser engraved logo. Each ball weighs approximately 1kg.


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Q: Selecting Cards A special deck of 51 cards constists of 25 pairs and 1 wild card. The deck is distrubuted evenly between 3 players (17 cards each). What is the probability that your hand has only two pairs that is the probability you have 13 single cards.
My reasoning was I have $51 \choose 17$ hands. There are $25 \choose 2$ ways to selcect two pairs. There are $51 \choose 4$ ways to select 4 cards. Im having trouble counting the single cards though. How many ways can I choose 13 single cards is where I am stuck

A: Once two pairs have been selected, the remainder of the deck consists of $23$ pairs and the wild card.

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*Suppose that your hand does not contain the wild card; then you can fill it out by choosing $13$ of the $23$ remaining pairs, which can be done in $\binom{23}{13}$ ways, and then choosing one card from each of those pairs, which can be done in $2^{13}$ ways.

*I'll leave to you the calculation for the case in which your hand does include the wild card; it's quite similar.
Matter are a bit different if the wild card is truly wild and can be counted as half of a pair with any other card in the deck. In that case you have hands with two true pairs and $13$ singletons not including the wild card, and you have hands with one true pair, the wild card, and, and $14$ singletons. But the methods of counting are pretty much the same.

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Collection TP - Thomas Pitfield Collection
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Thomas Pitfield Collection
Pitfield, Thomas Baron (1903-1999), Composer, artist
Thomas Baron Pitfield was born Apr 5 1903 in Bolton. He was a music teacher, composer, 'cellist, pianist, engineer, inventor, artist, calligrapher, woodworker, cabinet maker, book binder, lino print maker,writer, essayist, pacifist, conscientious objector and vegetarian. In his teen years he worked in engineering on leaving school at 14. In 1924 he entered the Royal Manchester College of Music for a year. He taught at Tettenhall College from 1935-1945, becoming composition tutor at the Royal Manchester College of Music in 1947 and latterly the Royal Northern College of Music, retiring in 1973. His numerous compositions included works for orchestra, brass band, chamber ensembles, piano solo, and choral. Pitfield published 2 volumes of autobiography: No Song, No Supper (1986) and A Song After Supper (1991), and many other works. Fuller details of his life can be found in these volumes. He married Alice Astbury, a fellow student at the RMCM, on December 26 1934, and died in 1999.
Music, artwork, writings & other output of Thomas Pitfield covering virtually his entire creative life. Also correspondence and photographs.
Thomas Pitfield: published scores
Thomas Pitfield: Additional scores and some correspondence
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Tucked in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the San Lorenzo Valley community is a hidden treasure. The area is named for the San Lorenzo River whose headwaters begin above Boulder Creek and which runs through the valley on its way to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and into the Monterey Bay.
Much of the river valley is rural and wooded, but there are also beautiful neighborhoods, excellent schools and charming local shopping areas.
Congress has introduced a new tax reform bill in the House of Representatives that will disproportionately harm Californians. Among the many provisions in this tax reform bill is the elimination of state and local income tax deductions. That means, tax payers will no longer be able to deduct the state and local taxes they pay on their income. Take a look at how that could impact you.
Autumn was in full swing in October, but activity in the Santa Cruz County housing market stayed at summer-like levels.
The median price of $867,000 for existing single family homes in October was two percent higher than in September and a staggering nine percent higher than October last year when the median was $794,950.
The third quarter of the year is behind us which of course means pumpkin spice everything and all of the stores are playing Christmas music now. The change in season also brings a shift in real estate market conditions. Inventory tends to decline and buyers may become more aggressive in their home search. This change can affect real estate sales in a number of ways.


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On July 1, 2016, Harold Love became Executive Director of Jewish Residential Services (JRS), following the retirement of Debbie Friedman, who had led the organization for 25 years. Harold grew up in New Castle, PA, has lived and worked in Pittsburgh since the early 1980s, and currently resides in Highland Park with his wife, Nancy. In addition to being a Pittsburgh sports enthusiast, he used to act in theater and television commercials; he once met Muhammad Ali and makes a very mean chili.
Harold Love – New Executive Director of Jewish Residential Services
Harold says that JRS's mission of supporting "individuals with psychiatric or intellectual disabilities, helping them to live, learn, work and socialize as valued members of the community" is what drew him to the organization.
Harold came to JRS with a wealth of non-profit leadership experience. He was most recently Director of Healthcare Operations at Adagio Health and the Title X federal family planning grantee for Western Pennsylvania, where he managed a network of women's health facilities. Harold served on the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association's Leadership Learning Collaborative, a yearlong project designed to build advanced Affordable Care Act preparedness. He was also a member of the Erie County Positive Youth Development Advisory Board and previously served on the board of Family Resources. He holds a Master of Public Management degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Science in Health Planning and Administration from the Pennsylvania State University. He will draw on his extensive experiences in partnership building, public affairs, and staff recruitment and retention to best fulfill the office or Executive Director and the mission of JRS.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former Indian Prime Minister and one of the founding members of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which currently governs the country, died on Thursday at the age of 93 at New Delhi's AIIMS hospital.
Vajpayee was one of India's most charismatic leaders who led the nation through several crises and held together a tenuous coalition with his inclusive politics, reported PTI.
A voracious reader, Vajpayee was widely known and respected for his love for poetry and as an eloquent speaker. He was conferred Bharat Ratna in 2015 in recognition of his services to the nation.
Vajpayee, who had been ailing for long, retreated from active public life over the last decade following the deterioration of his health and remained restricted to his residence.
He suffered pneumonia and multi-organ failure, including kidney failure. He was put on ECMO support on the last day," said a doctor on the condition of anonymity.
As his health started deteriorating a host of leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the BJP patriarch at AIIMS.
Mourning his death, an emotional Modi called it a personal loss. "I have no words, our respected Atalji is no more. He lived for the nation and served it assiduously for decades. His passing away marks the end of an era," he said in his twitter message.
"Vajpayee's exemplary leadership set the foundations for a strong, prosperous and inclusive India in the 21st century.
His futuristic policies across various sectors touched the lives of each and every citizen of India," he added.
Leaving boundaries of their respective parties, political leaders today bid an emotional goodbye to Vajpayee describing him as a visionary statesman with acceptability across a diverse ideological spectrum, reported PTI.
Several leaders saw a personal loss in death of Vajpayee, one of India's most respected leaders who led the nation through several crises and held together a tenuous coalition with his inclusive politics.
Veteran BJP leader L K Advani, who along with Vajpayee was a central figure in the party for much of its existence, described the former prime minister as one of the country's tallest statesmen and his closest friend for over 65 years whom he will miss immensely, said the PTI report.
In his tribute, President Ram Nath Kovind said the "gentle giant" will be missed by one and all.
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh described Vajpayee as a great patriot and among modern India's tallest leaders who spent his whole life serving the country.
Born in Gwalior city of Madhya Pradesh state on December 25, 1924, Vajpayee went on to study politics and then became a journalist and social worker while, at the same time, becoming active in the Quit India Movement, which campaigned to end British rule in the subcontinent, reported BBC.
After independence Vajpayee became a close aide of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Jana Sangh party, reported BBC.
He was elected to parliament in 1957 and, despite his relative youth, was seen as a rising star.
Like many Jana Sangh activists, Vajpayee was detained by the Congress party government of Indira Gandhi during the so-called "emergency" of 1975-77.
The Jana Sangh joined a number of political groups to form the Janata party, which swept to power in the ensuing elections.
Considered a giant of Indian politics, he served as prime minister three times between 1996 and 2004 and was instrumental in making India a global nuclear power, reported BBC.
Several of his own party leaders also said Vajpayee was an inspiration to millions, an intense speaker and a true diplomat.
Singh, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, said Vajpayee's demise is a great loss to the nation.
"We grew up listening to him, learning from him,inspired by him. There was no electronic media those days, but many of our college-mates,who did not subscribe to our ideology, would come over to his rallies, just to pick up speaking skills from his oratory," Singh told PTI.
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said he has lost his "mentor and guide" who had hand-held him into politics.
"A visionary statesman, with political sagacity, his acceptability across diverse ideological spectrum endeared him to all," Vardhan said.


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Early Years and Education
Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. was born 9th November 1915 to Robert and Hilda Shriver. He was born in Westminster, Maryland, in the United States. Shriver had an older brother named Thomas.
Shriver did his high school education at Canterbury School. He was awarded a scholarship to the school, and he played on three different sporting teams for them. Shriver graduated in 1934 and then spent the summer in Germany.
Sargent Shriver then enrolled at Yale University. While he was at Yale, Shriver was one of the founders of the America First Committee, which was a group opposed to America being part of World War II.
Even so, Shriver joined the U.S. Navy because even though he didn't agree with the government's participation in the war, he believed he must support his country.
From 1941 to 1945, Sargent Shriver served in the Navy. After being discharged from the Navy, Shriver found a job at Newsweek as an assistant editor. It was shortly after this that he first met the Kennedys.
He met Eunice Kennedy at a function, and then met her father, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. JosephP. Kennedy Jr. had died while on active duty, and Kennedy Sr. asked Shriver to have a look at his son's diary.
Kennedy Sr. then offered Shriver the management role at Merchandise Mart, which was owned by the Kennedys and based in Chicago.
Sargent Shriver was then admitted to the bar in the Districts of Columbia, and New York, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. During the 1950s, he was President of the Chicago Board of Education.
Shriver joined the team of his brother-in-law, John F. Kennedy when Kennedy ran for president. While Kennedy was president, Shriver became first the director of the newly established Peace Corps. The role began in March 1961, and he held the position until February 1966.
He continued in the role after the assassination of President Kennedy. Shriver was also Special Assistant to President Lyndon Johnson. While working for Johnson, Shriver established various programs to help with social justice.
In 1968 he became the U.S. Ambassador to France, and he was in the position for two years.
Sargent Shriver was running mate with George McGovern for the 1972 presidential election, but they lost to Richard Nixon. Shriver then tried to get the Democratic nomination to run for the presidency in 1976, but he wasn't successful, and he then returned to private life.
In 1971 he began working with a legal company in Washington, D.C., called, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. He was with the firm until 1986 when he retired.
In 1984, Shriver became President of the Board of Directors for the Special Olympics. In 1990, he became Chairman.
Among his awards and honors, Sargent Shriver had several medals from serving during World War II, including, the Purple Heart Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the American Campaign Medal.
In 1994, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1953, Sargent Shriver married Eunice Kennedy. The couple had five children, and they were married for 56 years, until Eunice's death in August 2009.
In 2003, Shriver was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. He died on 18th January 2011.
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Lydia sings for World Vision fundraiser
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Lydia is an 11-year-old girl, who has been self-isolating with her family in Aylesbury since lockdown measures were announced. She was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in 2019 and has found lockdown very tough.
"Lydia's ASD presents itself in anxiety, friendship issues and social skills, but she is very kind and has a nice heart. Lockdown has made her very anxious and feeling very trapped," says Lydia's mother, Lisa.
Lydia, who has been singing and dancing from an early age, had been looking forward to an upcoming live musical performance she was due to give at a local theatre. Unfortunately the performance was cancelled, due to the social distancing measures. She is currently practising with her theatre group virtually, but misses seeing her friends and going to school.
She says: "I do love going on stage with my friends – just singing and dancing to the songs. I just miss all of it."
Knowing how much Lydia enjoys singing, a member of her local church – Berrysfield Church – wanted to give her the opportunity to perform for the church members via Zoom. Lydia was very excited and really wanted to do more with this opportunity, so she has decided to raise money for the international children's charity, World Vision UK COVID-19 Response.
Though she is grateful for all that the NHS and other key workers are doing in the UK, she also considered the struggles of people in poor countries around the world due to the pandemic.
"We have the NHS here, which has been amazing, but they [the children living in poverty] don't have the medicine that they need. I feel so bad for little children who could lose everything from it, and it's upsetting for me," she says.
So far, Lydia has raised £355 for World Vision UK and is very thankful to everyone who has donated.
Her mother is extremely proud of her, and overjoyed by her amazing gesture. Despite the challenge of lockdown, Lydia's condition has been improving over this period, thanks to support from her local community, her friends and family, and her dog, Chico.
If you would like to donate, please visit https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lydialive
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Fit for a princess: These are the Vancouver homes Harry and Meghan should move into right now
We've picked out some luxury homes for Harry and Meghan if they move to Canada
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by Veronika Bondarenko
Just what kind of home would fit a prince and princess on the run from the press?
Last week, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked royal fans by announcing that they would be stepping back from most royal duties and making a home in Canada. While they have not announced where they plan to live, several signs suggest it could be Vancouver.
The royal couple and their son Archie spent Christmas in Vancouver Island and frequently expressed their love for Canada's westernmost province.
British Columbia, and Vancouver in particular, is known for its stunning mountain and ocean views — as well as its abundance of multi-million-dollar homes and sky-high real estate prices. We've picked out some of the best homes and neighborhoods that could be fit for Harry and Meghan.
University Lands
Along with the University of British Columbia, the western portion of Vancouver is home to some of the most expensive real estate in Canada. A spacious ocean view estate overlooking English Bay and the North Shore mountains, 5679 Newton Wynd is an architectural gem — two pavilions with full-length glass walls are built into each other to take full advantage of the surrounding forest and mountains. While the price is only available for those who schedule a private viewing, it has been estimated to cost over $18 million Canadian dollars, or around $14 million USD.
If Harry and Meghan are not fully done with the royal life and are looking for something regal in the west, a 22,000-square-foot estate is up for sale in Vancouver for $58 million Canadian dollars (around $44 million USD). Known as the Belmont Estate, the opulent property has the best of the both worlds — a mansion that is inspired by European chateaus and overlooks some of the city's best nature views. It also happens to have made history as the most expensive listing in the city.
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If the royal couple is trying to get away from attention and fame, West Vancouver is the place to be. That is, if you like villas with panoramic views and hobnobbing with millionaires. Multi-million-dollar mansions with ocean views line the beach while an average home in the neighborhood sells for $1.5 million. A particularly beautiful mansion has been listed with local agent Jason Soprovich for $7.65 million Canadian dollars ($5.87 million USD). It seems to have it all — ocean and mountain views, balconies and an outdoor spa as well as proximity to the city.
Jason Soprovich
Known worldwide as a ski destination and the place where Vancouverites go for winter parties, Whistler is also home to a number of luxury chalets with mountain views. Nestled between Blackcomb Mountain and the ski village, 4673 Blackcomb Way is about as luxurious as ski lodges get. Listed with Realtor Mike Grahame for $14.9 million Canadian dollars, it has everything from bedrooms with mountain views to a wine cellar and both indoor and outdoor hot tubs.
Mike Grahame
And if isolation is what the royal couple is after, they can always throw it all away and go live on their own island far from royal drama. Listed with Scott Piercy & James LeBlanc of Engel & Völkers, a set of two wooded islands between Vancouver Island and the Georgia straight are up for sale for $33 million Canadian dollars (around $25 million USD). Aptly named the Subtle Islands, these have everything a young couple needs — a 13,000-square-foot home, a boathouse and small plane hangar and water all around.
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter was arrested by California cops in March 2005 and charged with drunk driving. The 25-year-old singer was pulled over at about 7:30 PM for a traffic violation and was determined to be drunk during questioning by police. After failing a field sobriety test, Carter was booked into the Huntington Beach City Jail and released after four hours in custody. Carter was issued a citation and, according to a police spokesman, officers are determining whether to file additional charges against the performer.
Submitted by SpecialEd on Thu, 2011-06-02 23:30.
Now he's a Back Seat Boy.... sorry, that was a bad one...
Submitted by GeorgeDubyaBush on Mon, 2011-05-09 22:44.
Drunk at 7:30? What a loser. I guess happy hour ended at 7.


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Burkina Faso soldiers tried for "conspiracy" say they were tortured
Some 20 Burkinabe soldiers tried for "military conspiracy" on Saturday before the military tribunal in Ouagadougou complain of "inhuman treatment" and "torture" to get confessions from them.
Almost all of the soldiers said they had suffered "beating, shackling, humiliation, insults and food deprivation" at the gendarmerie camp after their arrest, following the attack of a weapons depot in January 2016 for which they are undergoing trial.
"When I was arrested on January 25, 2016, I was beaten by gendarmerie officers from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. I was beaten with a wet rope, threatened with a gun, handcuffed and suspended by a table to compel me to speak", said Sergeant Ollo Stanislas Poda.
Like him, most of the soldiers under prosecution for "military conspiracy" complained of "physical abuse" and "inhuman treatment".
"If you arrest someone like my client on January 21, 2016, and finally on March 16, 52 days later, you present him to an investigating judge while he is still under detention, we will ask about what has been done to him during the time", said Issouf Kabré, lawyer for soldier Kam Ollo Bienvenu.
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How to Spot a Fake Astro Photo
Tanja Schmitz
Don't be fooled, how can you tell if an astro photo is real?
Whether you're a space fan or not, amazing nightscapes are admired the world over. They connect us to the cosmos, inspire greatness, and encourage an interest in science and nature. Astrophotography is without a doubt one of the most technical and difficult forms of photography. Whether it's wide-field landscape or deep-sky photography, it requires a good technical know-how, perseverance, the sense of adventure to explore unseen landscapes, a good knowledge of the sky, and many hours of image processing experience.
Producing a good astro image in no easy feat…unless you're faking it! And sadly, many people do.
So how can you tell a fake from the real deal?
One of the most obvious ways to spot a fake is knowing the sky and the seasons. The southern and northern hemispheres don't share the same targets. The appearance of the Milky Way is also seasonal. Most astrophotographers know when and where things appear, which makes spotting an out-of-place sky in a photo easy. For example, seeing the Southern Cross in a photo captured in the USA — it simply isn't possible to see this high in the sky in the northern hemisphere, it barely scratches the horizon in the Florida keys!
But it doesn't stop there, the Internet and social media is riddled with fakes, from the outrageous to the very well produced false images. Early in 2016, even NASA's prestigious APOD (Astronomy Picture Of the Day) also fell prey to two well-produced submissions. (PhotographingSpace was also caught by this problem)
To get some expert opinion on the subject we reached out to astro-watchdog @FakeAstropix.
Q & A with @FakeAstropix
What do you look for to identify a fake astro image?
First and foremost – what do we mean by a 'fake' astro-image? The dictionary definition says a fake is something having a 'false or misleading appearance'. To this we would add images that are misidentified (often deliberately), where no credit has been given to the author of the image, or where it has been presented as the work of someone else. Sometimes an image ticks more than one of these boxes, for instance this impressive piece of artwork by A4size-ska, which habitually does the rounds every time there is a solar eclipse. It is usually tweeted as having been taken from the International Space Station – misleading Twitter users and denying the artist some well deserved credit for his work!
We started the @FakeAstropix Twitter account back in 2013 because we were irritated by the sheer volume of obviously unreal astro-images that were being touted on social media. Many images get posted again and again – and again! Most of these tweets are from spambots, so there's no point trying to contact them. However, we do try to reach out to real people, and verified accounts, to put them right; and if we can think of something amusing to post with a RT we will – although it can be a real struggle sometimes.
Why do certain images catch your attention more so than others? Is there a tell-tale sign or something significantly different in certain posts?
The phrase "my friend took this" accompanied by an awesome image is a good indicator! Who needs friends who can't even include your name in their tweet?
Occasionally an image just won't ring true, it might be too perfect or seem unreal. But most of the time it's a matter of testing what we know about the image to find out if it's genuine. For example, we can use a planetarium program to look at the sky at the same time and location as the image to see if the star background matches up. In this case the Milky Way could not have appeared behind the lighthouse from the photographer's direction: https://twitter.com/fakeastropix/status/425067592811028480
Perspective is also a good giveaway – and can be a good education opportunity as well. We had to work out the size of the Chrysler Building Crown, and how far away from the Empire State Building it was, to calculate by how much the Moon's apparent size had been increased in this image: https://twitter.com/fakeastropix/status/448781577213206528
Sadly, media hype about 'super' moons seems to have made it almost obligatory to cut & paste an oversized Moon into an image for effect. This can sometimes lead to amusing results, for instance when someone pasted an image of the lunar farside onto his terrestrial foreground picture!
The timing can also be a clue – a widely reported fireball will bring a lot of old fireball images and the odd ATV re-entry out of the woodwork for us to have a go at identifying.
Not only is New Year a time for new resolutions, it is also a time for outing some familiar old pictures. Both of the following images have regularly been described as Europe at Midnight on New Year's Day, ignoring the fact that they cover several different time zones!
Increase in light pollution 1993 to 2003: http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/160004/view
Map of Flickr & tweet locations: https://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/5912946760
Perspective alone makes both views impossible in reality and, if the second image really was Europe at midnight, the Alps would be horrendously light polluted!
What's your take on composites?
Milky Way over Los Angeles Photo: Magnetic Lobster
Many modern images are composites – multiple frames stacked, combined and processed in Photoshop or equivalent packages. Ruling out composites would rule out most of today's planetary and deep-sky imaging. The same applies to Photoshop – just because an image has been Photoshopped doesn't mean it has been 'faked'. It all depends on how it's been applied.
So, at what point does a digitally enhanced image become a 'fake'? We would argue that it comes down to an intention to deceive; that is, to present an altered view as if it were 'real' or unaltered. Ideally the creator of the image should explain how it was produced – although we appreciate that many professional imagers like to guard their techniques. But as long as they are open and honest about what has been enhanced, and in what way, then we have no problem with this. The problem usually comes when an image is stolen by spam feeds and circulated as something it's not.
This image of the Milky Way over Los Angeles by Magnetic Lobster illustrates our point.
Some people have labelled it a fake, but the photographer has been completely honest about the mathematical techniques he used to produce it – and even wrote some of the software himself. The grey area is really about whether you call it an astro-image, or a work of art. In our view – almost uniquely – it's both!
Can you list some of the worst fakes you've ever seen?
One of the images that started us off was this one, tweeted as the Northern Lights in Alaska
It took us a while to realise that the 'aurora' was a hugely over-processed Hubble image of M42 behind some CGI mountains. It still surfaces on a regular basis and is like an old friend! A nice GIF showing the transition between images can be seen here.
The star trails in the lake is a favourite. The reflection has a touch of Van Gogh about it!
This image is totally bizarre; an inverted fisheye view of the horizon being used to represent the Earth from orbit!
We also have a soft spot for a certain globe-trotting meteor.
Original bright bolide image taken September 20, 2008.
Date of fake images of meteor over Stonehenge and Pyramids not known.
Meteor credit & copyright: Howard Edin (Oklahoma City Astronomy Club)
The mosque image is interesting as we had to figure out where it is and check that the light pollution is epic. We were also amused by the fisheye distortion to building but not to the sky!
Have you ever encountered a fake which turned out to be real?
Sometimes we're suspicious of an image, but research fails to prove conclusively that it's a fake so we give it the benefit of the doubt. Occasionally we are happy to be proved wrong, as with this image of an annular eclipse by Colleen Pinski.
How do you find these astro fakes?
There are a lot of them about, so it's not difficult. We have a list of 'sources' which includes a number of 'spam' twitter feeds some of whom attract hundreds of thousands of followers by tweeting pretty pictures, interspersed with advertising. We also search on stock phrases – for instance 'Eclipse from the ISS' – to track down image subjects that are doing the rounds.
Quite often our followers alert us to suspect images, which is invaluable – and we are not alone. There are a number of other twitter feeds, and several blog sites, that are dedicated to debunking all sorts of fakery. @picpedant and @badastronomer are very good at identifying fakes and great people to follow on twitter.
What methods of verification do you use to ensure that the accusations are correct?
We try not to accuse anyone – we just point out any errors and inconsistencies in as interesting and entertaining a way as possible.
Google is a fabulous boon to the modern astro-image sleuth! The reverse image search can help to track down original images, and Google Earth can pinpoint locations and help us work out where an image was taken from. As mentioned earlier, free planetarium programs like Stellarium can reproduce the night sky at a specific time and location, and help us pick out the star patterns in pictures.
The rest of it is down to experience and common sense!
P.S.: We also have a network of very knowledgeable people who we can ask if we get stuck!
What's your take on the 2 recent APOD fakes? Why is APOD getting inundated with fakes?
Until a couple of months ago we would have regarded APOD almost as a guarantee of authenticity; if we could find the image and description on APOD – job done!
Recent events have reminded us that APOD is actually run by two guys in their 'spare' time. Although very knowledgeable, they almost certainly don't have time to check accuracy of every image submitted to them in depth, and the website makes it clear that you use the information on it at your own risk.
Gradually more & more people – professional photographers hoping to sell images and amateur imagers who just want the attention – see sites like APOD as a good way to publicise their work. It's inevitable that some less scrupulous imagers will submit dodgy pictures that occasionally slip through the net. However, the site has operated for over 20 years with very few issues, and it would be a great pity if they were to stop using amateur images because of the risk of being taken in by a few plausible fakes.
What advice can you give to photographers to help protect their images?
Be careful what you post – and where. Put a watermark or credit on the image itself, and always upload low resolution images, never raw or TIFF files.
If you have a Flickr page you can disable downloads – and be vigilant. We recently spotted this image by @Dewbow from 2012.
@HighTechPanda didn't only plagiarise the picture but also his text! Talk about lazy!
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An internationally commissioned and published astrophotographer, her work has been used in multiple online and print publications. Tanja was also shortlisted for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year award.
Robin Manford says:
Sadly, these days there's a really easy way to tell if an astrophoto is fake: It's posted by Astronomy Photo of the Day (APOD). Whilst they used to be famous for the quality of their daily submissions, something has gone very wrong in their vetting procedure, and at least three fakes have been awarded and published since Christmas.
Crissa says:
Actually, some of the retweet buttons are part of the problem: They retweet external stuff as if it were you stating it. I follow a couple vigilant retweeters and every once in awhile they have to reply that the source was stripped weirdly. Sometimes it's the very tools (such as Facebook) which encourage these misrepresentations.
And disabling downloads on Flickr doesn't stop copying, but it does break ADA compliance.
Victor Moreno says:
Esta también es una Falsificación y no la han eliminado:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160419.html
Jean-Paul mission says:
I think I've found an interesting example of fake landscape astrophotography.
http://www.anthonymillionphoto.com/new-gallery-2/2016/9/4/universe-guardian
The author claims to have made this picture in the south of France but when you look closely, the milky way seems to be inverted in vertical symmetry (but not the landscape: http://goo.gl/mZUWaC )
I've checked Stellarium and the milky way is never orientated this way (at least in the northern hemisphere)
Matt Payne says:
Good read. Many of us have been guilty over the years and I'm personally getting sick of all of the attention these fake photos receive. Relevant blog post— warning its long!
http://www.mattpaynephotography.com/blog/2018/2/Pretty-Little-Lies
Cory Schmitz says:
Thanks for the comment, Matt!
I agree, I'm also growing quite sick of the fakes. I believe the simple fact that people have an attention space of about one second to look at a photo and click the like button on it. 🙂
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Борис (Исай) Яковлевич Воробьёв — советский скульптор-анималист.

Биография
Родился в городе Томске в 1911 году. В юности пробовал работать по различным специальностям, сменил ряд профессий. Так, был помощником каменщика, учителем в школе, работал воздушным гимнастом в цирке, затем учился в строительном техникуме.

В 1932 году поступил в Московский архитектурно-строительный институт, в котором учился по 1935 год. Учась в институте, Воробьёв пробует создавать художественные произведения, участвует в выставках. В 1935 году первую и вторую премии присуждают совместно ему и другому любителю. Случайно увидевший работы Воробьёва известный советский художник Исаак Израилевич Бродский советует ему серьёзно заняться скульптурой. Такого же мнения был и известный художник-анималист Василий Алексеевич Ватагин, которого потом всю жизнь Воробьёв будет почтительно и ласково звать «Батей». Ведь именно иллюстрации Ватагина к произведению Киплинга «Книга джунглей» побудили Воробьёва к художественному изображению животных.

В 1936 году Борис переезжает в Ленинград, где поступает в Академию художеств, чтобы стать скульптором. В Академии Воробьёв обучался у В. Богатырева и А. Матвеева. В 1946 году он окончил Академию, представив к защите диплома вырезанную из дерева скульптуру «Волчица в капкане». Выбор такой «натуры» явился смелым решением, поскольку ранее в качестве тем дипломных работ представляли изображение человека. Противников художественного решения Воробьёва было много, но Борис сумел защитить свой выбор.

С 1936 года Воробьёв связан работой с Ломоносовским фарфоровым заводом (ЛФЗ). Многие работы скульптора завод выпускал массовыми тиражами, зачастую вместо имени автора указывая только своё клеймо.

Помимо скульптурных изображений животных, в 1950-е годы Борис Яковлевич создал серию скульптур, иллюстрирующих произведения Гоголя и Чехова. Известны также его скульптурные работы в других жанрах, например, портреты, обнажённые модели и другие работы.

В 1950-е годы Воробьёв становится признанным мастером скульптуры, участвует во многих выставках, как в СССР, так и за рубежом. В 1958 году на всемирной выставке в Брюсселе он получает серебряную медаль, и в 1959 году, в Остенде. Его произведения стали приобретать крупные музеи.

В 1972 году скульптор покидает ЛФЗ, чтобы избавиться от кабальной зависимости «фарфоровой скульптуры» массового производства, и воплотить свои идеи в других материалах, прежде всего в любимом им дереве. Ему это удаётся. Он создаёт несколько значительных станковых произведений, часть которых находится теперь в Дарвиновском музее в Москве.

Работы Воробьёва Б. Я. хранятся в фондах многих известных музеев, в частности, Государственной Третьяковской галереи, Государственного музея керамики и «Усадьбы Кусково XVIII в.», Государственного историко-архитектурного, художественного и ландшафтного музея-заповедника «Царицыно», в Государственном Эрмитаже в Санкт-Петербурге, проводятся их выставки.

Похоронен на Северном кладбище Санкт-Петербурга, рядом жена — Воробьёва Мариам Иосифовна (1917—1997).

Работы
 Серия «Квартет» (1949),
 «Белый медведь» (1950),
 «Спящие медвежата» (1951),
 «Лось» (1951) (отлитая в бронзе скульптура установлена на одной из центральных площадей города Мончегорск — площади Пяти углов. Фигура стала символом города. Лось в гербе Мончегорска перекликается с этой фигурой),
 «Волк и журавль» (1950), «Квартет» (1951) (на сюжеты басен Крылова),
 «Бобер и лиса» (1951), «Заяц во хмелю» (1951) (на сюжеты басен Михалкова),
 Персонажи поэмы Н. В. Гоголя «Мертвые души» (1952—1954):
 «Чичиков», «Ноздрев», «Плюшкин», «Коробочка», «Маниловы», «Собакевич»,
 Персонажи комедии Н. В. Гоголя «Ревизор»:
 «Городничий», «Хлестаков», «Бобчинский и Добчинский»,
 «Гималайский медведь» (1957),
 «Пантера» (1957),
 «Тигр лежащий» (1958),
 «Пантера (Ярость)» (1967),

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Литература

Скульпторы СССР
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Quebec engineering group vows to 'clean house' amid flurry of corruption allegations in construction industry
Quebec's professional engineering association is vowing to "clean house" and sanction crooked members as revelations of corruption and shady business liaisons continue to surface almost daily in the province's construction industry
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Montreal – Quebec's professional engineering association is vowing to "clean house" and sanction crooked members as revelations of corruption and shady business liaisons continue to surface almost daily in the province's construction industry.
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"We want to send a clear message: No one is above the laws, the ethics and the code of ethics that govern the engineering profession," Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec President Daniel Lebel said in the text of a speech he was to give Thursday to the Association des MBA du Québec in Montreal.
"Even though Quebec engineering is the one going through the crisis, it is Quebec as a whole that suffers the consequences. Because the construction industry is affected by this crisis, a large part of our economy is in jeopardy. We run the risk of losing our competitive edge over several other countries and provinces that are just as able to compete with us in attracting investments."
Quebec has a major cluster of engineering firms headquartered on its territory, including names such as SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and Genivar Inc. The industry has been in damage control mode since the start of the Charbonneau Commission, a government-mandated public inquiry looking into potential corruption in the awarding and management of public construction contracts.
Among the shocking disclosure heard by the commission so far was testimony by a former Genivar executive that the firm was part of a cartel of engineering firms that rigged bids on Montreal public works contracts in the mid 2000s in concert with the city's then-ruling Union Montreal party in exchange for political donations. Two Montreal mayors have so far resigned as a result of testimony heard at the inquiry and engineering executives from several companies have quit or been fired.
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"The scandal is mainly related to business development practices," Mr. Lebel said in his speech. "This means that only a handful of individuals are actually responsible for ruining the reputation of 60,000 people." That's the number of engineers in Quebec.
The Ordre des Ingénieurs has an internal team of some 35 employees investigating complaints and tips about alleged wrongdoing commited by its engineers. Over the past two years, it has opened more than 140 investigative files on corruption, collusion and fraud and another 350 on illegal political party funding, Mr. Lebel said.
More than 30 engineers have been summoned before the order's disclipinary council to answer to corruption or illegal financing accusations. None have so far been sanctioned.
The association in May started a voluntary program to audit the business practices of Quebec's engineering firms. Companies that comply could advance their rehabilitation, the association has said. It is also working to launch an independent "integrity institute" to help governments and other organizations determine global best practices in the awarding of contracts.
On Wednesday, the Charbonneau Commission heard phone conversation from police wiretaps in the late 2000s in which the chief executive of the Fonds de Solidarité FTQ, a $9-billion Montreal labour-sponsored investment fund, insisted on the need to hide the involvement of an alleged Hells Angels sympathizer in one of the fund's projects. The wiretaps also captured conversation that suggest former FTQ union leader Michel Arsenault was giving inside information about the investment fund to construction magnate Tony Accurso. Mr. Accurso has been arrested by police three times and faces several fraud charges.
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The issue landed in Quebec's legislature Thursday morning as François Legault, the head of the province's second opposition party, said: "These recordings reveal an unhealthy closeness between the FTQ, the Fonds' senior management, certain entrepreneurs and even people close to organized crime. It's indecent. It harms the interest of shareholders and the Quebec economy."
Fonds officials insist the matter is one of a limited number of problem files that have since been rectified amid a broader governance overhaul.
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Written by Inés Lawlor, an occupational therapist, Max and Me is a book written for children to help them understand how their bodies and brain process sensory information, and why they may sometimes have a bad day!
An Overview of "Max and Me"
Written simply and openly, the book introduces children to an imaginary "modulator", Max, who lives inside their brains. Clear, vivid illustrations help children to understand and identify with the information and the story.
The book is written in 3 parts.
Part I introduces Max, and shows how the modulator receives information from all the senses, how he processes the information and how he tells the body what to do.
Part II describes how going to school causes the narrator's modulator to become overwhelmed and stressed by the overload of sensory information. The narrator's mom is a fount of wisdom and helps the little boy to understand what is happening and to find ways to deal with overwhelming sensory experiences.
Part III describes what happens when a modulator "shuts down" through lack of stimulation or tiredness. Again, the narrator's mom helps him find ways to "wake Max up" and get him to focus again.
All 3 parts of the book provide parents and therapists with opportunities to discuss the information given and help kids to make the connection with their own experiences and to develop their own strategies for coping with sensory "meltdowns", "not paying attention" and other symptoms of poor sensory modulation.
I found this book informative and fascinating! I read it to all 3 of my kids in one sitting, although I had initially planned to read it to them separately and in small doses. They just did not want me to stop, and they really engaged with the information and the story.
My older son identifies more with Part II, where Max goes into sensory overload and causes a mini meltdown. I wish I had had this book when he was younger. Although he is older now and has learned how to calm himself down when things get too much, there were still "aha!' moments, when he understood why a particular activity is really calming for him.
It was also really helpful for him identify for himself the senses that most easily get overwhelmed.
My younger two tend to identify more with Part III, with sleepy modulators *grin* and it was really helpful for them to understand why I often give them intense movement breaks during our homeschool day - to wake up their modulators!
And as for mom - I could explain to them why I chew gum when driving long distances to keep my modulator awake! And it was also helpful to be able to explain that at 8pm, my modulator is in danger of a meltdown and that is why they need to go to bed NOW *grin*!
I personally prefer to read the book in stages. In the first sitting, I introduce the concept of a modulator in Part I and discuss the senses and how the information gets to the brain.
However, lots of kids DO have issues with both areas, and I do read both parts with them, but I prefer to start with the part which is the most challenging.
The book gives the child the opportunity to verbalize or indicate which senses are the most over or under responsive, and to help identify situations in which over and under stimulation occurs.
The coping strategies suggested are a good springboard into exploring a range of possibilities, and can really help to empower a child.
All in all, a very worthwhile and valuable resource.
Although I received this book as a free sample, the review is completely honest and all mine!
Or order directly from the Max and Me website.


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Born in San Sebastián, Spain, Eduardo Chillida (1924 – 2002) studied architecture at the University of Madrid and went on to achive international fame for his sculptural works. After moving to Paris early in his career, Chillida made works in stone and plaster that used figurative and landscape imagery. Chillida returned to Spain in 1951, settled in the Basque region, and began to work in iron, wood, steel, and stone – materials connected with the landscape and industries of Spain's Basque country. Through these materials, Chillida explored conceptual and metaphysical themes, creating abstract geometric sculptures that emphasized a sense of balance, rhythm, and simplicity. Through his choice of materials and through the scale and relationship of his forms, he explored a definition and transformation of light and space that reflected the influence of his architectural background.
Although Chillida was known primarily for his sculptural works he also created graphic works throughout his career. Notably, he was a frequent contributor to Derrière le Miroir, the French art periodical published by Maeght Éditeur. His original lithographs, woodcuts, and etchings also illustrated a number of noteworthy books including Le Chemin des Devins (1966) by André Frénaud, with ten etchings and aquatints, and Mas Alla (1973) by Jorge Guillén, with sixteen woodcuts. Other notable books featuring art by Chillida include Le Sujet est la Clairière de sons Corps (1975), Adoración (1977), and Funeral Mal I (1977).
Over the course of his career, Chillida received numerous awards in recognition of his work. These include the Grand International Sculpture Prize at the Venice Biennale (1958), the Carnegie Prize for Sculpture (1964), the Grand Award for Arts in France (1984), and many more. His work has been the subject of retrospectives at many museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (1966), the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1979), and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (1999). His works can be found in institutions and public spaces internationally.


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Dina has a Bachelor's in Art History from the University of Michigan and a Master's from Hunter College in New York. Her professional career began at Latin American Client Services at Christie's New York and continued to Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art and Throckmorton Fine Art, both in Manhattan. Her knowledge of photography expanded while working as a curator of Contemporary Latin American Photography at Throckmorton Fine Art, and while writing her thesis on the photographs of Gisele Freund. After moving back to Miami in 1998, she assisted in producing and curating an exhibition of photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies collection at the Art Museum at FIU.
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Q: Java Mockito - verify method called with reference type parameter I am new to using Mockito while I am verifying certain method should be called with a specific parameter, while all the value type parameter (int, String, enum etc) could be verified, but reference/class type parameter seems not, here is an example
// my actual class
public class MyActualClass {
   public void processRequest() {
       User curUser = MyUtils.getUserFromOtherPlace(UserType.ADMIN);
       processAnotherRequest(1, "address", curUser);
   }
   public void processAnotherRequest(int userId, String address, User user) { ... }
}
public static class MyUtils{
   public static getUserFromOtherPlace(UserType userType) {
       User newUser = new User();
       if (userType == UserType.ADMIN) {
          newUser.setAccess(1);
       }
       //...
       return newUser
   }
}

// my test class
public class MyActualClassTest{
   @Mock
   private MyActualClass myActualClass;

   @Test
   public void testIfMethodBeingCalledCorrectly() {
      User adminUser = new User();
      adminUser.setAccess(1);
      doCallRealMethod().when(myActualClass).processRequest();
      myActualClass.processRequest();
      verify(myActualClass).processAnotherRequest(1, "address", adminUser);
   }
}

I know it might because the adminUser set in my test method was not the same reference object that'd be generated through my actual method getUserFromOtherPlace -> MyUtils.getUserFromOtherPlace, I also tried to mock the return object with my static method like
// tried 1
when(MyUtils.getUserFromOtherPlace(UserType.ADMIN).thenReturn(adminUser);  // this throws error like "You cannot use argument matchers outside of verification or stubbing", and suggest using eq()
// tried 2
when(MyUtils.getUserFromOtherPlace(eq(UserType.ADMIN)).thenReturn(adminUser); //this throws NullPointer exception in getUserFromOtherPlace when check the input enum parameter "userType"

So how could I pass the reference object into my entry method and mock it as return value of my internal method here? BTW, if my method only contains value type parameter, it will work...

A: So in order to mock you static method you will need to:
@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest({ MyUtils.class })

//your test class here

@Before
public void setup() {
    PowerMockito.mockStatic(MyUtils.class);
    when(MyUtils.getUserFromOtherPlace(UserType.ADMIN).thenReturn(adminUser);
}

But I always prefer not to mock static classes if there is another option so maybe you could try a argument captor:
//test class

@Captor
private ArgumentCaptor<User> captor;

//your test
@Test
public void testIfMethodBeingCalledCorrectly() {
    doCallRealMethod().when(myActualClass).processRequest();
    myActualClass.processRequest();
    verify(myActualClass, times(1)).processAnotherRequest(1, "address",
        captor.capture());
    Assert.assertEquals(1, captor.getValue().getAccess());
}

A: First of all, you cannot mock a static method unless you don't use powermock. Instead, you can pass User object as a parameter to processRequest.
public void processRequest(User curUser) {
    processAnotherRequest(1, "address", curUser);
}

public void processAnotherRequest(int userId, String address, User user) {
    //...
}

Then, you can use the object reference in the test code.
User adminUser = MyUtils.getUserFromOtherPlace(UserType.ADMIN);
adminUser.setAccess(1);
doCallRealMethod().when(myActualClass).processRequest(adminUser);
myActualClass.processRequest(adminUser);
verify(myActualClass).processAnotherRequest(1, "address", adminUser);


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