The Chinese government has ordered county-level public hospitals to stop borrowing money after an audit showed some of them took on too much debt when upgrading facilities, according to a document seen by Bloomberg News.
The National Development and Reform Commission, the finance and health ministries and the China Banking Regulatory Commission, requested banks stop issuing new loans and reduce lines of credit to county hospitals nationwide, according to the Oct. 31 emergency notice that was distributed this month and seen by Bloomberg.
The contents of the document were confirmed by three people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the order has not been made public.
County hospitals in Xinjiang in northwestern China were ordered not to raise new debt, according to a statement posted on website of the autonomous region's Development and Reform Commission, dated Dec. 10. An employee at the NDRC's information office said such a notice hasn't been made public and declined further comment. Employees at the Health and Finance Ministry's press offices declined to comment. Calls to the CBRC's press office weren't picked up.
China's central government spent 450.6 billion yuan ($72.3 billion) in 2009-2011 on improving medical services, which included building and upgrading county hospitals. It is also ordering hospitals to stop marking up the price of drugs, sales of which contribute 50 percent of hospitals' revenues, in a bid to reduce health-care costs for patients.


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Q: Istio checking what is installed The istio docs here has the following information:

The istioctl command saves the IstioOperator CR that was used to
install Istio in a copy of the CR named installed-state. You can
inspect this CR if you lose track of what is installed in a cluster.
The installed-state CR is also used to perform checks in some istioctl
commands and should therefore not be removed.

Now, I would like to know is what is "CR" and how to inspect this "CR" ?

A: Short answer
this will give you all deployed objects belongs to Istio CRs in all namespaces:
kubectl api-resources | grep -i istio | awk '{print $4}' | while read cr; do
    kubectl get $(echo $cr | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]') --all-namespaces
done

Details:
CR is a general k8s terminology and it means Custom Resource.
And its definition is named CRD : Custom Resource Definition.
So we have two category of resources:

*

*Built-in Resources: Pod, Service, Deployment, Ingress, ReplicaSet, StatefulSet,...

*Custom Resources(CR): which depends on your customization of your cluster.

*

*For example if you install Istio, you will get CRs like : IstioOperator, ...

*If you install Prometheus-Operator, you will get CRs like: Alertmanager, PrometheusRule, ...

Now to get the list of resources whether are built-in or custom (CR) , run:
kubectl api-resources | awk '{print $4}'

Filter them to resources belongs to Istio
kubectl api-resources | grep -i istio | awk '{print $4}'

Now because IstioOperator (for example) is a resource, you can run the following:
kubectl get istiooperator

Check objects belongs to this CR in all namespaces
kubectl get istiooperator --all-namespaces

All commands above will help you to build a YAML object based on the existing resources. Actually, it will help you in kind: ??? field
If you want also to get the suitable apiVersion: ???, check kubectl api-versions

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Outlander Season 4 Teaser Trailer: As the Frasers Make a Fresh Start, Claire Receives a 'Warning From the Future'
By Kimberly Roots / July 30 2018, 4:35 PM PDT
Jamie wants to "start anew" in North Carolina when Outlander returns for Season 4 — but don't worry, Sassenachs: It seems like the danger and drama (not to mention steamy, steamy love scenes) of Seasons 1 through 3 have followed the Frasers to the New World.
Starz released a new teaser trailer Monday evening, coinciding with the video's debut at a New York City showing of star Sam Heughan's new movie, The Spy Who Dumped Me. Spoiler alert: If you haven't read the books and don't want to be clued in to what's going on in a few shots, just press PLAY above and skip anything written below, aye?
In the short promo, we see:
* Mr. and Mrs. Fraser arriving at River Run and meeting Aunt Jocasta (Orphan Black's Maria Doyle Kennedy), the relative Jamie hasn't seen since he was a boy, as well as her slave Ulysses (The Dark Knight's Colin McFarlane)
* Jamie warning someone "It's not safe here" and muttering, "Oh, Christ" as he and Claire gaze out a dark window
* The Frasers all gussied up for a party at River Run
* Jamie out shooting with a young boy we'd guess is William (though there are no shots of Lord John in this trailer)
* Jamie and Young Ian getting a beat-down from two men, maybe more
* Native Americans approaching on horseback
* Someone — our guess is Brianna, though it's tough to see — standing in a place that looks a lot like Craig na Dun
* Jamie fighting his way to the front of a crowd watching a hanging, likely Gavin Hayes'
* Stephen Bonnet (Downton Abbey's Ed Speelers) ironically warning the Frasers, "Be wary. Travelers in these woods are thieves and outlaws."
* The Frasers kissing while standing in what looks like the foundation for the main house at Fraser's Ridge
* Claire and Jamie sweaty sexytimes
* Claire finding a human skull with dental fillings — an anachronism, for sure — and wondering, "What if it was a warning from the future?"
The series' 13-episode Season 4 will premiere in November 2018. Press PLAY on the video above to watch the teaser, then hit the comments with your predictions for the season ahead!
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Newsletter for the Offshore Residents of Pittwater, Australia – Volume 23, Issue 1167
We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of Pittwater, as well as our indigenous readers
A Brief History of Scotland Island Fire Brigade: Part IV
Scotland Island Oral History Project
Greg Roberts: Funeral Arrangements
Mario of the Antarctic
West Pittwater Energy Reliability Project: update
Scotland Island Café
Watercolour Workshop
Children's Holiday Art Workshop
Expressive Painting Workshop
Markus Plattner & Friends: concert
International Folk Dancing
Can anyone give Zeus a new home?
Tutoring on Scotland Island and in the bays
A Brief History of Scotland Island Fire Brigade
Part IV: 1975 – 1985
Roy Baker
Drawing principally on Scotland Island News (SI News) archives, Part IV looks at issues around water supply and old trucks.
The Land Rover and tanker trailer that served the brigade from about 1976 until 1982.
The old fire shed (by Tennis Wharf) is in the background. Photo: June Lahm
Founded in 1955, the brigade's early history is marked by a struggle for resources. By the mid-1970s the island had a fire truck and a fire boat. But such equipment is useless without water, and the island had no reticulated water supply.
Jim Duff, captain, 1971-78, photographed in 1975, alongside some of the dance group that used the old fire shed for practice.
In 1967 residents had voted 22 to six against mains water. The absence of city water on the island meant that a dry period could leave islanders' tanks perilously low, giving the brigade little or no firefighting capacity. Even today it is essential to the island's fire defences that householders keep their tanks well topped up.
As late as 1973 Warringah's failure to provide the island with an emergency water supply was a source of rancour for residents. But then, sometime during the late 1970s, a water tank was installed just above Bells wharf.
Fed by a pipe from the mainland, the tank was intended for the sole use of the brigade. But it rapidly became apparent that locals were helping themselves.
Things came to a head around the time of the 1980/81 fire season. At the time Sydney was experiencing the worst drought in living memory, and the summer saw an abnormally high number of Total Fire Ban (TOBAN) days. In the absence of a viable alternative, islanders were tapping the brigade storage tank. And, complained SI News, they were doing so 'to a critical degree'. 'Water raiders can threaten fire-fighting', ran the headline. Yet the brigade appears to have been quite magnanimous, tolerating the taking of some water for household purposes, provided the reserve was never left more than half empty.
Bruce Lane, the brigade's longest-serving captain (1978-88).
This photo was taken towards the end of his stint.
Even so, the brigade was evidently worried. 'Someday the whole bloody island could burn down', opined one member. Indeed, the previous season had seen numerous illegal burns on the island, including one at the top of the island which consumed around half an acre. Fortunately the brigade was at the scene within eight minutes. Even Leicester Warburton, then editor of this august journal, had a close escape when a pot belly stove flue set fire to his roof.
Adding to its problems, the brigade was having to make do with a 1960s Land Rover, towing a 900-litre tanker trailer which took 15 minutes to fill from the Bells tank. By 1982 the Land Rover was experiencing more and more mechanical problems and the time had come for a new truck.
But how to fund it? The brigade's answer was to enter a competition, run by Channel 7, which was offering two Land Rovers to the brigades making the most persuasive submission for assistance. Unfortunately the island lost out to Lake Munmorah and Brooklyn brigades who, it transpired, didn't have any mobile equipment at all.
The International Harvester AB160 truck
that arrived on the island in 1985.
Fortunately help was to hand. In 1982 SI News announced the imminent arrival of a new Toyota Land Cruiser. What's more, in March 1985 long-serving fire captain Bruce Lane announced the arrival of a 2,300-litre tanker.
But it seems that this didn't last long, because in November of the same year SI News reported that it had been exchanged for an 'upgraded AB160 tanker with a crew cabin'.
The AB160 was a truck manufactured by International Harvester and which had gone into production in Australia in 1961. The age of the model supplied to Scotland Island is unknown but, according to John Travers, equipment officer at the time, it wasn't the best of trucks.
'I'm not sure it had any brakes', he recalls. What's more, according to John, it had problems starting. Apparently the brigade's answer was to always park the Toyota Land Cruiser behind it, so that the Toyota could give the larger truck a good shove, should it be needed.
The Toyota Land Cruiser, alongside the AB160.
The community hall during construction, 1981-2
17 July 2022 will mark the 40th anniversary of the official opening of the Scotland Island Community Hall. This was built using volunteer labour supplied by residents.
In order to mark the event, the PON, in association with Oneill Photographics and the Scotland Island Recreation Club, is preparing an oral history of the island. The idea is to photograph and interview current residents who were around at the time of the hall's construction. Each interviewee will be invited to sit for a professional portrait photograph (free of charge). At the same time a short interview (sound only) will be recorded (approx 15 minutes).
The interview will focus on the part the community hall has played in island life over the last 40 years, as well as how the island and community have changed and how they have remained the same. The photos and interviews will be used as part of the celebration of the hall's anniversary.
To be considered for interview you must:
have been living on or regularly visiting Scotland Island in 1982 (eg as a weekender or holidaymaker), and
be currently living on (or regularly visiting) the island.
It does not matter if you were not involved in or do not remember the building of the hall (eg you were a child on the island at the time), or if you moved away from the island for some of the intervening 40 years, as long as you live on (or regularly visit) the island today.
If you feel that you qualify for interview and are interested in taking part, please email me at editor@scotlandisland.org.au. Interviews will be conducted during the coming months.
On 26 December we reported the sad news that Greg Roberts has died. Greg, along with his widow Louise, had lived on Scotland Island for 27 years and throughout that period contributed significantly to the offshore community.
Greg's family has asked me to announce that there will be a family service for Greg on Friday, 7 January at 11.30 am. The numbers attending will be limited, but a Zoom link will be available closer to the date for anyone who would like to join in online. The Zoom link will be published on the PON's Facebook site once it is known: click here.
The service will also be recorded and a link to the video will be made available as soon as possible, via the Facebook site as well as a subsequent edition of the PON.
A celebration of Greg's life is planned for Sunday, 30 January at 2 pm, to be held at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. There is also a planned procession of boats around Scotland Island, to be held the same morning. The family would like to invite anyone interested to join in the procession. Details concerning the celebration and the procession will be announced via the PON once they are known.
If anyone has a fairly large boat that could be used to lead the procession and carry the family then that would be appreciated. Please contact Megan Sadler, Greg's daughter-in-law, at meganmsadler@hotmail.com.
A few months ago I suggested a tenuous link between Scotland Island and the South Pole: Catherine Bouffier, who gave her name to Catherine Park, was the aunt of Frank Hurley, the photographer on the ill-fated 1914 Shackleton trans-Antarctic expedition. But for quite some time there was a much stronger connection: a sign on Antarctica pointing towards our island.
The sign was put there by Mariano Martinez, better known as Mario. He lived just above Carols Wharf between 1987 and 1999. An enthusiastic sportsman, Mario will be remembered by many islanders as the man who organised quadrathlons that involved kayaking to the Basin and cycling to Mona Vale.
Map showing Davis Station on Antarctica
But in 1997 Mario spent 12 months at Davis Antarctic Station, one of three permanent bases and research outposts managed by the Australian Antarctic Division. It was during his stay there that Mario erected the sign pointing to Pittwater.
Mario, who worked at the Davis base as a senior electrical technician, describes his time on Antarctica as a 'great adventure'. Certainly it's not for the faint-hearted. Mario was dropped off by ship in the summer, when temperatures at the base hover around freezing point. But by August Davis temperatures typically range between minus 14 and minus 20, and can drop as low as minus 42. Added to that, the station experiences virtually no sunshine in June and July.
'They spend more time preparing you psychologically than they do physically: that tells you something about what it's like', says Mario. He was stationed with three women and 15 men. 'Maintaining good relations in conditions like that can be a challenge', he explains.
Fortunately Mario, who has a great love for the outdoors, bonded with those with a similar taste for adventure. For instance, he and a colleague once set off across the sea ice to see how far they could go. But he couldn't have made it to any of the neighbouring stations, the nearest being several hundred kilometres away.
Davis Station, November 2005
Besides psychological training, Mario also had to learn how to survive away from base. For instance, part of a survival course required living in a 'coffin-sized' hole in the snow for two days.
But back at Davis, life was surprisingly comfortable. 'We had a movie theatre, great food and plenty of good wine', he recalls. 'There wasn't much suffering!'
These days Mario lives with his wife Marika in Mona Vale. Marika works in real estate and has recently handled the purchase of properties on the island, while Mario keeps in touch with a number of island friends.
Catherine Park
Sunday 9 January, 10 – 12 noon
Sunday 23 January, 10 – 2 pm
Most Saturdays, 3 – 5 pm
Table tennis sessions have recommenced. Groups meet most Saturdays. Anyone over 12 is welcome, subject to prevailing COVID rules. Please bring a mask to wear indoors, although it may be removed during physical exercise.
If you would like to join a WhatsApp group for up-to-date information on sessions, please email editor@scotlandisland.org.au.
64 Darley St, Mona Vale
Saturday 15 January, 10 am – 2 pm
Scotland Island Recreation Centre
Sunday 23 January, 2 – 4 pm
Thursday 20 January, 6 – 9 pm
Markus Plattner & Friends
For tickets, click here. The Two Catherines café will remain open until 2pm.
Saturday 29 January, 7 – 9 pm
Is there a cat lover out there who might like to rehouse my lovely black cat Zeus?
He is a softy, a gentle scaredy-cat who stays mostly indoors and sleeps a lot but does like people, sitting on knees and being stroked. He is 12 and despite living all his life with his tabby cat brother, he is now taking a lot of stress as the tabby is spending more time indoors and re-zoning his territory, which puts Zeus under strain. The vet says he is physically healthy but emotionally living in fear with the constant threat that he will be attacked. It is affecting his behaviour and his health.
If you would like to meet him and have a chat I'd be delighted. He needs a quiet home, no other pets and probably not children.
Please call Gail 0412767687
I'm an experienced, fully qualified teacher and education support worker (primary school) offering tutoring in all aspects of literacy over the summer holidays.
If you think your child would benefit from one-on-one tuition in reading, writing or general language skills and could do with a boost to their confidence before starting the new school year, please contact me for further information.
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Suns 106 - 114 Spurs
Duncan, Spurs advance to Western Conference finals
May 19, 2007 - 6:53 AM SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw were back. But the San Antonio Spurs still made sure the Phoenix Suns were down and out.
Tim Duncan collected 24 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocks and Manu Ginobili had 33 points and 11 boards as the Spurs advanced to the Western Conference finals with a thorough 114-106 victory over the Suns in Game Six of their semifinal series on Friday.
Tony Parker added 30 points for third-seeded San Antonio, which will face fourth-seeded Utah with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line.
"I don't know what the (heck) we're going to do," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "I've been kind of absorbed with Phoenix, so I haven't really thought about anything yet. We respect them and model some of what we do after them. They're one of the best executing teams in the business. They're tough and they play for 48 minutes."
Game One of the conference finals will be in San Antonio on Sunday.
The Spurs, who have won three NBA championships since 1999, will be making their first trip to the conference finals since hoisting the trophy in 2005 thanks to tough victory Friday.
"It was another hard-fought, physical basketball game," Popovich said. "We're thrilled with the win. (Suns coach) Mike D'Antoni, his staff and the Suns' players are an unbelievable basketball team. They're great in a lot of ways on both ends of the court. Frankly, I can't figure out how we did this. I have a lot of respect for them."
But in a series rife with controversy, the clinching game was not easy. The Suns, who trailed by as many as 20 in the fourth quarter, did not go down without a fight.
Phoenix attempted a furious comeback in the final period - outscoring the Spurs, 39-33 - but fell short as it could not string together enough quality defensive stances down the stretch.
After converting one field goal in the first quarter, Suns guard Steve Nash did not score again until the 8:18 mark in the fourth. But that hoop was the start of 10 straight points for his team by the two-time MVP, who capped his personal run with a short jumper in the lane to climb within 96-82 with 6:06 left.
Phoenix got as close 106-101 on Shawn Marion's follow jam with 34 seconds left, but it was too little, too late. It was the last in a series of disappointing losses for Phoenix in the best-of-seven matchup.
"We understand the importance of finishing teams when you get the chance," Duncan said. "We also have a healthy respect for our opponent. In the time I have been here, we have only been in one Game Seven, I believe, because we understand the pressure that it brings."
In fact, if not for untimely injuries and suspensions, San Antonio still might be fighting for its playoff life.
After a stirring Game Four victory on the road, the Suns were in the unenviable position of playing a pivotal Game Five at home without two of their key performers, including Stoudemire - a member of the All-NBA first team.
Stoudemire and Diaw were suspended for Wednesday's contest for leaving the bench during a scuffle late in the previous game. Spurs forward Robert Horry committed a flagrant foul that sent Nash sprawling into the scorer's table.
Horry then proceeded to tangle with Suns guard Raja Bell, resulting in a two-game suspension for the 15-year veteran.
"I can sit up here and complain about it after the fact or cry about it after the fact, but it's tough," Nash said. "You'll think forever what might have happened if this stupid rule hadn't gotten in the way of the series. There's no guarantees, but it's hard to come this far and put this much into the season and not to be without two players in Game Five for nothing that we instigated.
"We'll never know (if it was a tainted series). Part of me as a sportsman wants to give them credit and say they beat us, and I will and I do, but at the same time, I can't answer that question because I don't know what the outcome would have been if we went home tied with a full team. I can't give an honest answer because I don't know what the outcome would have been if we had our guys."
Stoudemire, for his part, did not put as much thought into it.
"I don't think about it too much," he said. "It is what it is. It happened that way, and we had a chance to win, but we couldn't get it done."
It certainly was not the first sign of rising tensions between the squads. Ginobili was the second player to suffer a battle scar in Game Three. The swingman was scraped just beneath his right eye, leaving him with a nasty bruise.
It marked yet another gruesome injury in this series. Nash suffered a deep cut on his nose in Game One. His nose bled profusely in the latter stages of the contest, forcing the Suns to keep him off the floor during crunch time.
Back at home on Friday, San Antonio held just a two-point lead at halftime but came out with a point to prove in the third quarter, outscoring Phoenix, 28-16.
"At the end of the day, if you want to win a championship, you have to win big games on the road," Parker said. "Phoenix is a great team, but I thought we played better."
Duncan was 11-of-19 from the field, Parker shot 11-of-27 and Ginobili was 11-of-17.
"(The Suns) are an incredible team, and unfortunately, the situation sort of put them in a hole, but that's something we all have to play through," Duncan said. "They did. Those guys are so tough and they brought their best effort every night. They are a great group of guys, and we had to bring it every night to beat them."
Stoudemire collected 38 points and 12 rebounds and Nash added 18 and 14 assists for Phoenix, which lost in the conference finals each of the previous two seasons and fell further short of its championship goal this campaign.
"It hurts. We left it on the floor," Marion said. "We fell off our game and we couldn't catch a break. It was a hard-fought game. It's frustrating that we should have won this game, it really hurts.
"They took some really big shots, they just kept knocking them down. We just couldn't get over the hump. I'm hurt right now. It's hasn't fully set in yet."
SAN ANTONIO 114 FINAL
May 19 12:28 AM
Suns vs. SpursMay 19 12:18 AM
PHOENIX 67
SAN ANTONIO 81 END, 3RD QTR
May 18 11:45 PM
SAN ANTONIO 53 HALFTIME
SAN ANTONIO 23 END, 1ST QTR
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Suns vs. SpursMay 18 4:55 PM
mark Added 5 roots
Game Preview: Raptors visit Suns on Bright Side Night! 2:00p
Spurs Week in Review: What did I miss? Only four more losses 12:00p
Top 3 NBA Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions: Monday (1/30) 10:02a
Report: Suns grant Bucks permission to visit one-on-one with Jae Crowder 10:00a
Center of the Sun: Ayton is the most polarizing Phoenix Suns player ever? 9:22a
Raptors vs. Suns NBA Player Prop Bet Picks: Monday (1/30) 8:55a
Wizards vs. Spurs NBA Player Prop Bet Picks: Monday (1/30) 8:54a
NBA Same Game Parlay Odds, Picks & Predictions: Monday (1/30) 8:30a
Open Thread: The Lakers vs. The Spurs, now and forever 7:00a
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Washington Wizards 3:00a
Stephen's Study: With love to Mikal Bridges, Chris Paul Sun
Jeremy Sochan's in-season growth has been eye-opening Sun


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Nikki Salkar
"Little Tyke definitely makes being a well-rounded student possible," according to Little Tyke alumnus Nikki Salkar. Yes, preschool at Little Tyke taught Nikki her alphabet and how to color in the lines, but the Little Tyke culture and educational philosophy also inspired her dedication to academics and her passion to become a leader in the Birdville marching band. Nikki, started at Little Tyke in September of 1998, just about six weeks after she was born.. Nikki, has been in the band since 6th grade where she currently plays the clarinet. She spends most of her time practicing after school so she can better herself for school competitions and football games. Nikki expressed that growing up at Little Tyke has helped her become a strong leader and also, provided her with the social and emotional skills necessary for her continued success.
Join the Alumni Spotlight
Little Tyke has been providing quality early education to children of the North Texas region since 1972. We want to hear your stories. We want to know what made an impression. Perhaps you remember especially enjoying a certain activity or lesson. Maybe you met your first or best friend at Little Tyke. Maybe a certain teacher touched your heart or inspired you somehow. Maybe a funny incident stands out when you think back. No memory is too insignificant to share.
For those of you alumni that are grown up and out in the world, let us know what you are up to and where you live now. Please forward a picture of you with a short personal bio. Former staff members, we want your stories and memories too! Every one of you helped to shape what Little Tyke is today.
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We are in the process of creating an alumni database. If you would like to be included, please complete the Little Tyke Alumni form.


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Why More Kids Are Saying NO To SeaWorld
Can you imagine being taken away from your family, only to be forced to live in a concrete tank and to perform for people's entertainment? This is what life is like for the orcas held at SeaWorld.
More and more kids—like the ones in this video—are speaking up for orcas. They're promising not to go to SeaWorld and asking their families and friends to stay away, too.
SeaWorld keeps orcas (who swim up to 140 miles a day in the ocean) in tanks that, to them, are the size of a bathtub.
More than 40 orcas have died at SeaWorld, at an average age of 14, while female orcas in nature can live to be over 100. Orcas in the ocean are also close with their families and communicate using their own languages, and many stay with their mothers their whole life.
Follow these kids' example and speak up for orcas, too! Stay away from SeaWorld, and ask your friends, family, and classmates to do the same. Remember: Every SeaWorld ticket purchased helps the park keep the lonely orcas in tanks.
Pledge Never to Support SeaWorld!
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Q: Javascript DOM: Pinpointing "input" elements by their type? I have a need to find and manipulate <input type="checkbox"> from a table. At the moment I have a very spartan function:
function testAjaxCheckBoxes() {
    var table = document.getElementById("ajax_output");
    var nodeList = table.getElementsByTagName("input");
}

That is all I know how to do at the moment. I have a nodeList object of all tags of <input>, but I don't know how to check each one's type or attributes.
I suppose the more general question is how do you view and manipulate attributes of any kind through DOM?

A: If you have the luxury of targeting Firefox >=3.5 and IE >=8, you can use
document.querySelectorAll("input[type=file]")

to get an array of DOM elements as desired. See more at the MDC documentation.

A: Once you have an element, you can use the getAttribute, setAttribute, and removeAttribute methods to read, write, and remove attributes.

A: .getAttribute(attr);
so, if you want to check each item in the nodeList to see if it's a fileupload...
  var nodeList = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
for(item in nodeList) {
    if(nodeList[item].getAttribute("type") == "file") {
     alert("i'm a file");
    }
    else {
     alert(nodeList[item].getAttribute("type"));
    }
};

A: If you where to use a library (you should) like JQuery/Mootools etc
It would look like that
var inputs=$('#ajax_output input[type=checkbox]');
OR
var inputs=$('ajax_output').getElements('input[type=checkbox]');`


Not sure you have read my last message as of yet I need help and am wiling to pay you for your assistance.
Vlad one of the partners has many time shares pretty much every where and he is offering a week to use a time share of your choice. We our needing help to move our manufacturing forward let me know if you still have the time to help!
Looking to see if you can help me with a couple projects I could use some help with.
Why was my request for help removed from the forum? Its not showing up and or password protected?


It's always time for polka dots, so with this polka dot design expanding strap and grey floral dial, you are set. It comes in a beautiful printed box.
Cath Kidston Ladies' Grey Stainless Steel Expanding Watch is rated 4.7 out of 5 by 7.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Lovely pretty watch The watch face is a good size, not too big, and it's very clear. I love the stretch strap, and it was easily adjusted to fit my small wrist. The colour goes with any outfit. I purchased this online and collected in store in just a few days.


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Рэнди Стоклос (; род. 1960) —  бывший  американский  профессиональный игрок в пляжный волейбол.

Карьера
Он является первым игроком, кто смог заработать $1,000,000  призовых  в пляжном волейболе (всего на его счету около двух миллионов). Рэнди Стоклос выиграл один чемпионат США и пять Мировых туров (первый из которых был неофициальным) в паре с Синджином Смитом (род. 1957). Стоклос четырежды одерживал победу на Manhattan Beach Open —  единственном в мире турнире по пляжному волейболу, где любители и профессионалы соревнуются наравне. В 1990 году Стоклос и Смит сыграли пляжных волейболистов в спортивной комедии   «Переход подачи».  Активную карьеру игрока завершил в 1997 году.

С 2008 года —  член  Волейбольного Зала Славы.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Profile at volleyball.org
 Randy Stoklos. Famous Beach Volleyball Legend and Master of the Kong Block
Волейболисты США

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Barbara J Joseph OSF gives practical advice about how to come to terms with chronic illness and discover the grace that goes with the condition.
Marilyn Rodrigues recounts the story of Grow, a community mental health movement co-founded by Fr Con Keogh after he himself suffered from mental illness.
John Scally interviews Moya Brennan, formerly singer with Clannad, about turning to God after hitting rock-bottom.
Sean O'Conaill argues that we're wrong to suppose that psychic buoyancy and emotional autonomy are the norm in mental health. We are relational, not autonomous, beings; and it is in the context of relationships, friendship, and love that emotional health is best considered.
Mental illness, like Alzheimer's disease, depression and schizophrenia, is a challenge to the person who suffers it and to those close to and/or caring for them. Jeanette Brimner gives good advice on understanding mental illness.
Debates about euthanasia and the right of people to end their own life are quite frequent today. Gail Northgrave writes about how Billy Graham is coping with Parkinson's disease and how he still lives a purposeful life.


Do you want to send your customers thank-you texts after they make a purchase? This integration will handle sending your new Konnektive order to Twilio, where Twilio will send out a text message to your customer. Give your customers the love they deserve!
It's easy to connect KonnektiveCRM + Twilio and requires absolutely zero coding experience—the only limit is your own imagination.


Welcome to the website of Richard Foss. I'm a journalist, author, culinary historian, and lecturer based in Manhattan Beach, California. I have written for newspapers and magazines for over thirty years and have written two books, "Rum: A Global History" and "Food In The Air and Space: The Surprising History of Food and Drink in the Skies." I am also Guest Curator at the Autry Museum of the American West for an exhibition called "Cooking Up a New West" that will open in 2021.
This website is an archive of my writing and list of upcoming lectures and other events. It also has links to reviews of my books and the websites I maintain about rum history and the history of dining aloft, from the zeppelin and hydrogen balloon era to the space station. I have also included some of my science fiction and fantasy stories, which have sold to magazines like Analog and various short fiction anthologies, and some stuff that didn't fit any particular category but just seemed like it ought to be here.
If you live in Southern California and are interested in food history, you might want to investigate the Culinary Historians of Southern California – I've been on the board for over a decade, and have learned fascinating things at our lectures and dinners.
These are exciting times in the culinary world, and looking backward sometimes gives you a valuable perspective – if you don't know what had been done previously, it's difficult to appreciate genuinely inventive ideas when you see them.
Please look around, read some of my writings, and consider attending one of my events. If you have any questions or are interested in booking a talk or signing, you can contact me at this link.


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package com.bestxty.study.boot.mongo.repo;

import com.bestxty.study.boot.mongo.bean.DeviceDefinition;
import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.MongoRepository;

/**
 * @author jiangtaiyang
 * Created by jiangtaiyang on 2017/11/1.
 */
public interface DeviceDefinitionRepository extends MongoRepository<DeviceDefinition, Long> {
    DeviceDefinition findByName(String name);
}

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Pachyanthidium katangense är en biart som beskrevs av Cockerell 1930. Pachyanthidium katangense ingår i släktet Pachyanthidium och familjen buksamlarbin. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Buksamlarbin
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This fixture at Children's Mercy Park is sure to turn out to be an exciting one. Sporting Kansas will be trying to make amends for the chance they squandered last week, to go to the top of the conference table. And when LA Galaxy joins the equation, it would be a goal-fest.
The top scorers for Sporting Kansas are Diego Rubio, Johhny Russel with eight goals apiece and Daniel Salloi, Felipe Guttierez with seven goals each. LA Galaxy, though lower in the league table, has more consistent goal scorers in the form of Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 20 goals, Ola Kamara with 11 goals and Romain Alessandrini with ten goals.
LA Galaxy, as of now, is two points adrift of the playoff spots. In the remaining few rounds they will have to find wins or else MLS will have to manage without 'God' in the title-deciders. LA will be visiting Kansas guns blazing. Nothing short of a win would be enough for the guests.
All eyes will be on the new sensation of MLS, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. With 20 goals from 24 matches and four from last three, he is definitely living up to his star billing. LA will have to find a solution to their defensive woes.
Goal-scoring has never been a problem for them. What lets them down is their defence. With a total of 60 goals scored, second only to Atlanta United in the whole league, no one doubts their ability in front of the posts.
But for such a high-scoring team, a goal difference of +1 is not acceptable to the fans. 59 goals conceded in 31 matches is not really a testament to their defensive structure.
The last five matches of Sporting Kansas has averaged 3.4 goals.
The last five matches of LA Galaxy has averaged 3.8 goals.
Sporting Kansas has scored at least two goals in six of their last seven matches.
LA has conceded 16 goals in their last three losses.
Both teams will be battling for a win at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas, after missing an opportunity, that was placed for them in a platter, to go to the top of the table, will be back to counterbalance the missed chance.
LA will be targeting nothing short of a win, as a season without being in the playoffs would be considered a failure, considering that they just spent a fortune in acquiring Ibrahimovic from Manchester United.
Sporting Kansas averages 1.94 goals every home match. LA averages 1.53 goals every away match. LA has failed to score in just two of their 15 away matches.
Both teams will score, and more than 2.5 match goals will be scored.
Over 2.5 goals @ 1.40 (2/5).


Women's shrrt with long sleeves and hood. It features a drawstring in the hood to make it adjustable, an elastic hem on the sleeves for a more stable fit. It is decorated by a Bdtk orint in the hood, while the particularity is that it is two-colored, both inside the hood, and the remaining surface. This shirt is suitable for all kinds of sports, such as dance, but also for any athletic activity of fitness and running. It is designed for comfortable fit in modern style and colors. It can be worn from morning till night and can be combined with sweatpants, leggings, shorts and even jeans. Its composition is 70% cotton and 30% polyester. Available in two colors black and neon pink. The photo model wears size Medium.


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var express = require('express'),
    path = require('path'),
    bodyParser = require('body-parser'),
    promise = require('./promise.js'),
    deferred = require('./deferred.js'),
    Q = require('./q.js');

var pages = require('./routes/pages');

var app = express();
setup_express(pages);

function setup_express(pages) {
    app.use(bodyParser.json());

    //app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, './')));

    app.get('/', function(req, res) {

        var printHello = function() {
            setTimeout(function() {
                console.log('Hello printed.');
            }, 1000);
        };

        var p = promise();
        p.then(function(success) {
            console.log('Then called from the code.. on success');
            console.log(success);
        }, function(error) {
            console.log('Then called from the code.. on error');
            console.log(error);
        });

        res.send('here');
    });
    app.use('/pages', pages);

}

module.exports = app;


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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
Original photo by Olavi Kaskisuo / Lehtikuva, Image remixed by Floco Torres for Nobody Cares News.
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
by rogerriddle
Piano Jazz: Charlie Watts and Tim Ries
From the NPR online archive on npr.org.
Originally broadcast in the fall of 2006.
I will admit that I was surprised to see Charlie Watts show up in the episodes of "Piano Jazz." If you listen to music, chances are you know who he is. Until his death in August of 2021, he played with the Rolling Stones for almost sixty years. So you may not know his name, but if I say, "You know, the drummer from the Rolling Stones," you are likely able to conjure a rough image of a guy who is playing the drums for the Stones who seems to be looking off stage and is preoccupied with whatever it is he is seeing, yet he never misses a beat.
Rolling Stones Charlie Watts GIFfrom Rolling Stones GIFs
Ok, maybe to that extent, that's just me.
However, my point is that the Rolling Stones are such a large piece of the culture that it's almost impossible to escape them. They seem to seep into your life from around the edges, capturing at the very least a small amount of your attention. At best, making you a super-fan. Then somewhere in the middle you know a few of their songs, maybe you even have a favorite from them.
But that's all rock and roll baby, not jazz.
Tim Ries, I had never heard of previous to listening to this episode. I looked him up and the very first thing that caught my attention was that he released the album Life Changes on Ropeadope Records in 2019 and it features Jack DeJohnette on drums. He also played saxophone alongside Maynard Ferguson, Maria Schneider, and Donald Byrd.
Ok now! So Ries is obviously no slouch.
So what's the deal here? How do these two end up playing together on our favorite public radio jazz show?
From 2003 – 2014 Ries toured, off and on, with the Rolling Stones and during that time even arranged some of their compositions for recording. In 2005 he recorded The Rolling Stones Project on Concord Records, taking Rolling Stones songs and arranging them as jazz numbers. Charlie Watts played drums on the album and there are guest appearances by other members of the Stones throughout the album. Norah Jones and Sheryl Crow also lend their talents to the project as well.
Image via Discogs
And with all of that, let's dive into this episode of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz.
The show opens with McPartland obviously excited to have members of the Rolling Stones on her show. She is practically gushing as she gives the introduction to the show. I can find no fault in that. I am sure I would be the same way if I had a chance to interview one of the Rolling Stones.
There is a very entertaining moment right at the beginning where McPartland says she has, "two of the Rolling Stones. Can you believe it? The actual Rolling Stones."
To which Tim Ries replied that he wasn't a Rolling Stone yet, explaining that he hadn't been playing with the band long enough to officially be considered one of the Stones.
McPartland responded with a stroke of dry British humor that creates a fantastically awkward moment when she says, "Well, maybe you're a pebble." Ries stumbles in response. He doesn't know how to respond to that. How could he respond to wit that quick and cutting? Ries is a far better man that I, because I would have just laid down on the floor and died right then.
After McPartland turns her attention to Watts for a bit and Ries recovers to share that he grew up in Detroit and talk about The Rolling Stones Project, McPartland shares that for this episode they are accompanied by James Genus on bass.
Genus is a trip. If you look up his discography you will find that he has played with some more than respectable jazz artists, and then you will notice one curiously out of place credit. This man played on Daft Punk's 2013 album, Random Access Memories.
The group then goes into "Honky Tonk Women" from the The Rolling Stones Project. It is always interesting to hear a jazz take on a popular song that you know. Sometimes it underlines just how well written a particular song is. Sometimes it's like hanging out with an old friend and they show up rocking a brand new outfit. You just want to be like, "Yoooooooo! The drip!"
Next they play Charlie Parker's "Scrapple from the Apple." Now if you want to have an enjoyable thought, Charlie Watts shares that when he was young he wanted to be Charlie Parker. He goes on to describe a young him playing along to Parker's records with a rolled-up newspaper saxophone. AWWWWWWW!
Tim Ries then discusses hearing Hank Jones play "Scrapple from the Apple," and the conversation between McPartland and him gets very technical here as he gets into "ascending 2/5 patterns."
For those of us who aren't musicians, moments like this can lose us because when people at that high of a level of talent are together, they are going to start speaking their shared language to each other. It's only right that they do, and we are left on the outside looking in on those moments. However, for musicians who are listening, Ries dropped some free game right there. I suggest you pick it up and check it out. See if it's something you can use.
They come back from a break right into a funny conversation when McPartland asks Watts if he ever played for the Queen. Charlie seems surprised by that and says, "No, we're not quite that type of band, I don't think." He then says he had played for Prince Charles at a few charity events, but he didn't like their music either. However, his wife did because she was younger. The rest are just too old to be into the Stones. Wtf?! LOL!!!
Tim Ries's talent really begins to shine when they play "In a Sentimental Mood" by Duke Ellington. Their version of it is beautiful. In the conversation that follows the song, Ries shares that Keith Richard's once told him, "We have a great jazz drummer in the band." Watts seems a bit caught off guard by that and asks, "Who's that?"
You Charlie. We're talking about you.
When McPartland asks Watts about his favorite drummer, he says he wanted to play like – Davy Tuffin? Davy Tuffy? Baby Tuffin? Baby Puffin? I can't figure out what he says. – on a song titled "Apple Honey." He was apparently so enamored with this person's playing that he says, "Now that's what I really call drumming."
"Apple Honey" was written by Woody Herman in 1945 and so far I haven't found a list of musicians who played on the recording. There are versions of the songs that can be found on YouTube but I've not seen a name mentioned that comes close to what it sounds like Watts is saying.
By this point, Ries is comfortable because he is stellar on "Monk's Dream," and my favorite track of the episode, Ries's original composition "Belleli," which was written for his daughters.
McPartland follows that up with her own original composition "Threnody," which she states she wrote for Mary Lou Williams. Williams was the first person McPartland interviewed for piano jazz. I cannot wait to finally hear that episode.
They finish the episode with "Parisian Thoroughfare" by Bud Powell and I am left with the feeling that McPartland went home and talked all night about playing alongside members the Rolling Stones. A delightful episode that shows that even when you are considered one of the best, you are still a fan of the music.
Next episode is Anat Fort. Until then, I am going to be checking out Life Changes with Tim Ries and Jack DeJohnette.
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After Years Of Racial Harassment, Vermont's Only Black Female Lawmaker Resigns
State Rep. Kiah Morris said she's faced years of racially motivated attacks online, as well as "home invasions" and vandalism on her property.
When Vermont state Rep. Ruqaiyah "Kiah" Morris (D-Bennington) announced last month that she was ending her re-election bid, in part because of the onslaught of racial harassment she'd faced while in office, the lawmaker said she was determined to finish out her current term.
But on Tuesday, Morris — the only African-American woman in the Vermont Legislature — told supporters that continuing harassment had made that goal untenable. After facing years of racially motivated attacks online, as well as "home invasions" and vandalism on and around her property, Morris said she's resigning from her post.
"When I recently announced my withdrawal from re-election, it was my intention to continue service until completion of the current term which ends in January of 2019," the 42-year-old lawmaker wrote on Facebook. "However, this time has proven to be one of significant challenge for my family. My husband is beginning the long physical journey of recovery following extensive open-heart surgery. We face continued harassment and seek legal remedies to the harm endured."
In a Sunday interview with The New York Times, Morris, who was elected to the Vermont Legislature in 2014, described some of the attacks her family has endured since she took office.
"There was vandalism within our home. We found there were swastikas painted on the trees in the woods near where we live. We had home invasions," she told the paper.
Morris, described as "one of the strongest voices for women and minorities in Vermont politics," announced her decision to withdraw her candidacy last month after clinching the Democratic nomination to serve a third term.
"The last four years of service have been incredible; an enormous honor and significant responsibility," Morris said at the time. "The last two years have been emotionally difficult for many. Political discourse, and in particular within the sphere of social media has been divisive, inflammatory and at times, even dangerous."
Rep. Kiah Morris, Vermont's only Black woman lawmaker, is withdrawing from the election because of online threats pic.twitter.com/478qbQ9UDL
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 2, 2018
A few days after her announcement, Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan said he'd launched an investigation into the threats Morris said she'd faced.
The representative has accused her local police department in Bennington of not doing enough to investigate the harassment incidents.
"It is not that I see myself as somehow better than any other individual on planet Earth, for real," Morris told the Times of her experience. "But to know that as an elected official and as a person of prominence that I couldn't even find the protection and the justice that my family deserves so that we can have a sense of peace — that we weren't able to access that, that the system was not there in the ways that we needed — that is stunning."
Tabitha Pohl-Moore, Vermont state director of the NAACP, told HuffPost last month that the group had worked closely with Morris to fight the harassment.
"We are, of course, extremely disappointed that the situation escalated to this level and we continue to work with Representative Morris and authorities on accountability for the perpetrators; not just for Representative Morris and her family, but also for Vermonters of color as a whole," said Pohl-Moore, who also serves as President of the Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP. "Her safety has been compromised by the actions of people who harbor intense, hateful, racist beliefs. I wish that I could say I was surprised, but I am not."
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement last month that he was "shocked and saddened" to learn about Morris' decision to leave the state legislature.
"Kiah has been an excellent representative for the people of Bennington on so many issues, and has been a strong voice for equity and social justice in the Statehouse," Sanders told the Burlington Free Press.
"In the state of Vermont, no elected official, candidate or person should be fearful of their safety because of the color of their skin or their point of view," he continued. "This corrosion of political discourse is destructive to our democracy, and we cannot let it take hold."
Dominique Mosbergen
Senior Reporter, HuffPost
Politics and Government Vermont Online Harassment


Irish Ferries expressed its disappointment with the issuing of notices by the National Transport Authority (NTA) in respect of the cancellations that arose following the delayed arrival of the new W.B. Yeats ship.
These cancellations were due to extraordinary circumstances which were completely outside of the company's control. Since the delay was due to unforeseen delays by the shipbuilder FSG, and was notified to passengers months ahead of planned sailings, Irish Ferries does not agree that the company infringed the relevant EU Regulation. In dealing with its customers Irish Ferries believes it took every reasonable action to provide passengers with alternative travel options, from a no-quibble immediate refund to allow them to make alternative travel plans, as well as alternative sailings on the Oscar Wilde out of Rosslare Europort and Land bridge alternatives via the UK.


You may be surprised to learn that if you want to sell your business, there is about a one in five chance of actually achieving that goal. Even with strong financial performance, sometimes businesses with less than $1,000,000 in revenues don't sell.
The last fact may explain the first two!
Buyers want to purchase successful operating companies. Buyers will pay higher multiples of earnings for companies that have a sustainable and repeatable cash flow stream, documented procedures and are staffed by competent and loyal employees.


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New leadership of University human resources functions announced
Wednesday, June 16, 2010, By News Staff
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Syracuse University Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Louis G. Marcoccia and Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina have announced new leadership for the human resources functions at the University.
Neil Strodel, associate vice president and chief human resources officer, recently announced his retirement effective June 30. As of July 1, Senior Associate Provost Kal Alston and Vice President for Business Operations Jena Prideaux McWha will jointly lead the Office of Human Resources.
Alston has been at SU as associate provost for academic administration and professor of cultural foundations of education and women's and gender studies since 2005. In addition to this assignment, Alston's responsibilities include academic resource planning, faculty services and support, and academic policy development. This ongoing partnership with the Division of Business, Finance and Administrative Services (BFAS) is one of many between Academic Affairs and BFAS in which she has been involved, such as the RCM committee, sustainability committee and ad hoc efforts like the sustainable benefits task force. Her collaborations within Academic Affairs and with Student Affairs, Advancement and External Affairs, and other major University divisions are at the center of her work at the University. She will continue to serve as senior advisor to Vice Chancellor Spina.
McWha joined the University in April 2010. She supports Executive Vice President and CFO Marcoccia in the oversight and management of BFAS and plays a lead role in the assessment of opportunities for, and implementation of, operational efficiencies, savings and shared services initiatives in administrative areas. Before coming to SU, McWha most recently served as practice manager for The Advisory Board Company in Washington, D.C., providing strategic, operational and management advisory services to university executives across the country. She previously has consulted at such entities as Intel Corp., Discovery Communications and her undergraduate alma mater, Princeton University. McWha also has an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.
"I am confident that the talents, skills and experiences of Jena and Kal will provide the leadership and direction necessary for the implementation of best practice improvements in human resources policies and procedures," says Marcoccia.
McWha and Alston will be responsible for day-to-day oversight of the Office of Human Resources and for collaboratively setting the University's overall human resources strategy. Both look forward to continuing to develop and support the alignment of HR functions with the mission and vision of the University—inclusive of Academic Affairs and administrative units—as well as continuing to improve services to faculty, staff and student employees. The cross-functional team approach to leadership is important in ensuring that all areas and divisions of the University community have access to services in ways that support success.
"I join Chancellor Cantor and EVP Marcoccia in expressing great confidence in the collaborative leadership of Kal and Jena," says Spina. "This is a promising opportunity for the University, and I believe that their leadership and the excellent staff in Human Resources will enable us to continue to make progress in establishing a best-in-class HR function at SU."


Abstract: Sketches of various locations across Prince Edward Island including Bedeque (Lot 26), Victoria (Lot 29), Lower Freetown (Lot 25), Bunberry (Lot 48), Rustico Beach, and North Wiltshire (Lot 31). Sketches include the residences and property of Alex. Anderson (Melrose), Wesley Myers (lime kilns, farm, and residence), Caleb Schurman (Elm Wood), George Mason (Clifton Farm), J. Newson (Seaside Hotel), and John R. Edwards. Also included is a portrait of Newton Lee's stallion "All Right" (bred by W. H. H. Murray).
description Sketches of various locations across Prince Edward Island including Bedeque (Lot 26), Victoria (Lot 29), Lower Freetown (Lot 25), Bunberry (Lot 48), Rustico Beach, and North Wiltshire (Lot 31). Sketches include the residences and property of Alex. Anderson (Melrose), Wesley Myers (lime kilns, farm, and residence), Caleb Schurman (Elm Wood), George Mason (Clifton Farm), J. Newson (Seaside Hotel), and John R. Edwards. Also included is a portrait of Newton Lee's stallion "All Right" (bred by W. H. H. Murray).