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DMPS@108: A Day in the Life
On May 21, 1907 the Des Moines Independent Community School District came into existence when voters approved the consolidation of the East Des Moines and West Des Moines school districts. On May 21, 2015, communications director Phil Roeder commemorated the event by taking a series of "day in the life" photographs of DMPS, sharing 108 of those images. Click here to see more.

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PHILADELPHIA - DECEMBER 03: Roberto Luongo #1 of the Vancouver Canucks warms up before playing against the Philadelphia Flyers on December 3, 2009 at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo watched as the trade deadline came and went, and much to his dismay, he's still a Canuck. Luongo's bloated contract full of guaranteed money kept any suitors away, and he bluntly realizes that. "My contract sucks," he said. "That's what the problem is. Unfortunately it's a big factor in trading me and probably why I'm still here." "I'd scrap it if I could," Luongo said of his contract, adding that "it's a hit on your pride that teams aren't willing to give up much."
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Archive for the 'Australian cars' tag
Four-Links – Holden Hurricane revisited, Tri-Magnum, Miss Bacfire, Ford's SOHC
* The restoration of the Holden Hurricane concept car by Holden took place back in 2011, and while we already hit it up for Four-Links back then, Car Build Index this week assembled a big batch of photos of the Hurricane in period, in restoration, and in flagrante on the track.
* Speaking of wedge-shaped futuristic cars, Diseno Art this week took a look at the R.Q. Riley Tri-Magnum kit trike, which builds upon the Honda Goldwing.
* Speaking of motorcycle-powered vehicles with more than two wheels, Engine Punk profiled the Miss Bacfire, a BAC V-twin-powered GN-chassised Shelsley Walsh hillclimb special that takes a page from the Bloody Mary in terms of stripped-down race simplicity.
* Speaking of race engines (okay, not the greatest segue), Mac's Motor City Garage gave us a rundown on the history and development of Ford's SOHC – aka Cammer – V-8 engine and its influence on other Ford V-8s.
* Finally, a few years after we explored the meaning behind the Alfa Romeo badge, Torchinsky took on the same crusade and came back with an answer from Alfa itself.
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 1970
Just a couple of years after the Sundown Drive-in on the outskirts of Canberra (Symonston, according to Google Maps) opened, this photo of a packed house that we came across in the National Archives of Australia's collection on Flickr was taken. One of two in the ACT and maybe a few dozen across Australia, the Sundown closed sometime in the 1980s or 1990s and is reportedly now a caravan park. What do you see here, and what do you suppose the main feature was this night?
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 1960
I know we have quite a few Australians among our audience, so today's carspotting photo is just for you. We came across this photo of a parking lot at a government office, taken sometime in 1960, on the National Archives of Australia's Flickr stream, and while it's not huge, it does have plenty of cars, utes and vans to identify. What do you see here, and why does it seem that far more people liked to fancy park here than in most other parking lot carspotting photos we run?
All the donuts you can stomach for National Donut Day
Yes, today marks National Donut Day, the day on which you can feel justified breaking that New Year's resolution to cut out carbs and sugars from your diet and go Homer. Also the day on which we feel justified highlighting the below ScottysGarage video of the top 10 burnouts from Australia's Summernats 25, where hoonage has been elevated to an art form comprising burnouts, brodies, and donuts all in one. Reckless, irresponsible, dangerous, and slightly immature? Yes, and that's what a good donut should be.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1933 Ford roadster ute
Much like American pickups, Australian utes were rarely purchased as much more than workhorses, destined to get beat up and tossed to the side when they outlived their usefulness. Perhaps this flathead-powered 1933 Ford roadster ute for sale on Hemmings.com may have been spared and ultimately restored, however, due to its rakish good looks and roadster configuration – not all that common Down Under and almost fictional here in North America. From the seller's description:
A Beautiful Nut & Bolt Restoration was completed on my Original Roadster Ute from Australia. It is only 1 of 6 1933 V-8 Roadster Utes known to be registered in the world. All of the wood was replaced utilzing the correct wood from Australia by a special furniture craftsman. It has a powerful correct 21 stud engine ('36 LB Block with Insert Bearings). It is ready to show. It drives as great as it looks.
Status: No Longer Available
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1970 Austin Mini pickup
While the original Mini offered superb handling and impressive fuel efficiency, it may have fallen a bit short in the utility department. Enter this 1970 Austin Mini pickup for sale on Hemmings.com, which serves up two seats and a scaled-down cargo bed large enough for hauling bags of mulch (but not sheets of plywood). Built on the same stretched-wheelbase platform used by the Mini Van, this particular Mini pickup was delivered to its first owner in Australia, and still carries a registration plate from the Australian Outback. The truck's current owner makes no claims of originality, as the gray velour seats and wood dash look a bit upscale compared with the average 1970 Mini's interior, but this ute-in-half-scale still looks like full-size fun to drive. From the seller's description:
Manufactured by British Leyland Motor Corp. of Australia. Right hand drive. 1,275-cc motor with 2 carburetors and a 4-speed transmission. Runs excellent, all lights, gauges, horn, etc… No rust. No dents or dings. The paint is very nice – just a couple of "chips" from usual wear. Great set of Mini lites. Nice interior light grey velour with dark grey vinyl and red piping. Wood dash is in great shape. Kept in climate-controlled garage.
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Racing Heroes – Peter Brock
Peter Brock signs autographs at Bathurst in 2005. Photo by Benchill.
The Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, is likely among the world's most challenging motor racing circuits. Home to the infamous Bathurst 1000 endurance race, "The Mountain," as the track is known, blends high-speed straights, off-camber corners, elevation changes and blind corner entries, while further testing a driver's fortitude with limited run-off room in key sections. No driver has ever mastered "The Mountain" in quite the same way as Australian Peter Brock, whose record of nine wins in the Bathurst 500/1000 stands to this day, eight years after his tragic death.
Brock was born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia in February of 1945, and raised in the rural town of Hurstbridge. His father was a mechanic, while his mother was a former tennis champion; from them, he inherited his mechanical and driving ability, along with a fierce competitive spirit that would see him achieve the seemingly impossible behind the wheel of a race car. Brock's first car was an aging Austin 7 that lacked both brakes and a body. The story goes that the body was hacked off with his father's ax to save weight, while the car's lack of brakes taught the young driver to scan the road ahead and anticipate obstacles (as well as how to slide a car to a stop). In postwar Australia, money to fix the brakes on a project car was likely hard to justify.
Brock with his Holden Commodore in 1982. Photo by Falcadore.
Brock's first race car was equally humble, built from an Austin A30 stuffed full of Holden engine in a backyard "chook shed," or chicken coop. Supported by his parents, Brock began campaigning the blue and yellow Austin in whatever events he could find, and it wasn't long before his abilities behind the wheel came to the attention of Holden Team Manager Harry Firth. In 1969, Firth asked Brock to drive for Holden in the Bathurst 500 (which would be expanded to 1000 kilometers with the 1973 race), and with co-driver Des West delivered a third place finish in his first professional outing. It would also signal the start of a relationship with Holden that would last nearly four decades.
Brock's first win at Bathurst 500 came in 1972, and he'd post additional victories in the event in 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1987. His 1979 victory is among the most impressive achievements in motorsports history; not only did "The King of the Mountain" win by an astonishing six-lap margin, but he also set a new course record on the very final lap. Other competitors would have enjoyed a leisurely last lap, preserving the car to avoid any risk of mechanical disaster. For "Peter Perfect," however, there was no such thing as cruising to an easy victory.
Brock's six-lap win at Bathurst, 1979.
Brock also excelled at the Sandown 500, a race generally held in the month before Bathurst. Here, Brock posted another nine wins, including seven consecutive victories stretching from 1975 to 1981. He'd take the Australian Touring Car Championship three times (in 1974, 1978 and 1980), and still holds the record of the most pole positions in the series (57 in 212 starts). Though most closely associated with Holden, Brock also spent time behind the wheel of Porsches, BMWs, Volvos, Peugeots and even Fords, the arch-rival to the Holden brand. His reach extended beyond Australia as well, as Brock competed at Le Mans (in 1976, 1981 and 1984), in the 1984 World Endurance Championship, and in the 1987 World Touring Car Championship.
Period interviews portray Brock as a complex individual, who was simultaneously a family man and a playboy. He was a risk-taker on the track, yet he preached road safety and actively campaigned for Victoria's effort to crack down on drunk driving. Throughout much of his career, Brock carried the number 05 on his cars, a reminder to fans of the blood alcohol content limit for driving under the influence in the Australian state. He hosted numerous automotive and public safety-related television series as well, as Brock was one of the most beloved and recognized figures in Australian motorsports.
Brock driving the 2001 Daytona Sportscar in the 2006 Targa Tasmania. Photo by Dcolvin.
In 1997, Brock retired from racing to focus his efforts on the Peter Brock Foundation, which supports (to this day) underprivileged children in Australia via private and corporate donations. His retirement didn't last long, as Brock returned to the cockpit to drive limited events in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He'd race the occasional event for fun or charity as well, which is why Brock was behind the wheel of a borrowed 2001 Daytona Sportscar (based upon the Shelby Daytona coupe, designed by American namesake Pete Brock) during the 2006 Targa West rally.
Three kilometers from a stage finish, near Gidgegannup, Western Australia, Brock approached a left hand bend carrying what spectators later described as a reasonable amount of speed. His car left the road surface, and Brock was unable to recover from the slide on slick dirt and grass; the Daytona struck a tree at high speed, and Brock suffered fatal injuries in the crash. His co-driver, Mick Hone, was taken to the hospital with severe but survivable injuries.
The Peter Brock memorial at Bathurst. Photo by Highway Patrol Images.
To fans, it didn't make sense; surely Peter Perfect was beyond such death by misadventure. Victoria offered Brock's family a state funeral, and in October of 2008 the National Motor Racing Museum in Bathurst, New South Wales, erected a statue of Brock atop his number 05 Holden, celebrating a perpetual victory at Mount Panorama. While it's human nature to mourn Brock's passing, it's worth remembering that Brock died doing what he loved; the rest of us can only hope to be so lucky.
Everything's bigger in… Australia? Eight-wheeled 1977 Cadillac Eldorado heads to auction
Photos courtesy Shannon's.
Despite the Texas license plates on it, this eight-wheeled epitome of exuberant excess was neither created nor currently resides in the Everything Is Bigger state. Rather, this much-modified 1977 Cadillac Eldorado hails from Down Under, where it will cross the auction block later this month.
According to the Shannon's auction description for the Cadillac, chassis number 6L47S7Q306322, a Brisbane-based American car enthusiast exported the bone-stock 180hp 425-cu.in. V-8-powered coupe from Texas to Australia in the 1980s and immediately began to convert it into an eight-wheeler using Holden One Tonner ute tandem axles, at the same time leaving the Cadillac front-wheel driven (with all four front wheels steering) and left-hand drive. The stretched body panels to cover the stretched chassis were reportedly done in sheetmetal rather than fiberglass.
In 1999, the Cadillac then went to a Melbourne-based owner who apparently felt that an eight-wheeled Seventies Cadillac required even more to stand out from the crowd. In the lengthened section between the back glass and the full-size trunk lid he added a two-person hot tub, while under the lengthened hood in the empty space between radiator and engine he added a propane grill ("We put a grill behind your grille so you can grill while you chill") that cantilevers out for barbies at the car show. An in-dash television, CCTV camera mounted in the right front fender, whiskey bar in the trunk, strobe lighting, train horns, and six exhaust pipes round out the modifications.
Another reason the car still wears its Texas plates is because the modifications rendered it unlicenseable in Australia.
The so-called "spa car" recently appeared for sale privately in Australia for $80,000 AUS (about $71,500 in U.S. dollars), but the Shannon's pre-auction estimate ranges from $24,000 to $32,000 AUS (about $21,500 to $28,500 in U.S. dollars).
The Shannon's Melbourne auction takes place February 17 in Cheltenham, Victoria. For more information, visit Shannons.com.au.
UPDATE (18.February 2014): The Cadillac sold for $39,000 AUS, or about $35,000 in U.S. dollars.
Imperialist Americans! Advertising U.S. cars around the globe
While General Motors, Ford, and to a certain extent Chrysler seem monumentally large in American automotive history, we're only seeing a part of a global whole when looking at those companies' roles in their home markets, a fact that becomes painfully obvious the more time we spend looking at the photostream of a Flickr member named Michael (IFHP97). While not exclusively dedicated to advertisements for GM and Ford's efforts in foreign lands, those ads make for some interesting viewing.
Take, for example, the Ranger, above. A brand developed in the late 1960s for South Africa, similar to how GM developed Holden for Australia as a sort of home-grown car brand, the left-hand-drive example shown certainly wasn't offered in right-hand-drive South Africa. That's because Rangers eventually made their way to Europe – specifically to the Swiss and Belgian markets – for much of the 1970s. Despite the separate brand, they still used Opel Rekord bodies and (at least in Europe) Opel four-cylinder engines.
Holden is perhaps the most-recognized GM offshore brand here in the States, especially in the last decade, after GM turned to Holden to develop the Pontiac GTO, G8, and Zeta-platform cars. Here we see the Holden HT Monaro GTS, which debuted in June 1969 and could be had with a 350-cu.in. small-block V-8. Lest one think that all of GM's overseas efforts used bespoke brands, we also see the South African 1974 Chevrolet Kommando (a rebadged version of the Holden Kingswood) and the Argentine 1974 Chevrolet 400 Super Sport (a facelifted version of the 1960s Chevy II).
No context on this Spanish-language Ford International brochure from 1962, though it's interesting to see Ford's German Taunus, British Consul, and American Falcon side by side. Also interesting to note the difference in marketing strategies: GM with its proliferation of brands, and Ford remaining Ford just about wherever Ford went.
And finally, again no context on this circa-1980 Japanese ad for the Fox-body Mustang and Mercury Cougar XR-7. Gotta wonder how well these two sold in Japan.
First Australian-built Holden heads to auction
Photos courtesy Theodore Bruce.
One would expect a classic car auction in Australia – particularly one scheduled to coincide with what is supposed to be Australia's premier collector car weekend – to feature more than a couple of Holdens or other exclusive-to-Oz cars. Then again, of the two Holdens crossing the block at the Theodore Bruce auction later this month in Melbourne, one lays claim to being the first and oldest surviving Australian-built example of the brand and the first car that Australians could rightfully pronounce their own.
Holden didn't just appear from thin air with the introduction of its first model, the 48-215, in 1948. Rather, the company, which itself dates back to the 1850s, began building car bodies for a number of companies during World War I, and merged with General Motors in 1931. Toward the end of World War II, the Australian government realized the country needed an automotive industry of its own and declared that if no auto company then operating in the country could provide an Australian-built car, then the Australian government would do so itself. As Ken Gross told the tale in Special Interest Autos #49, February 1979, Holden's managing director at the time, Laurence Hartnett, took that proclamation as a challenge.
"Building a complete car wasn't a problem for GM-H," Hartnett told Gross. "After the many types of war materials we'd produced, automotive technology was comparatively simple. Besides, even before the war, we'd made most of the components ourselves." In addition, Holden had a new factory at Fisherman's Bend near Melbourne and a friend in the government willing to prod the project along – future Prime Minister Ben Chifley. All Hartnett needed was a car to build, which he found gathering dust in Detroit.
Built before the war, prototype 195-Y-15 had come out of GM's Light Car Project, which GM had all but forgotten over the prior eight years. Hartnett seemed to appreciate its unit-body design and small six-cylinder engine, and discovered that it met all of his requirements for an Australian car, so he had three running and driving cars based on the Light Car built in Detroit. At the same time, he assembled a team of engineers and shipped the three prototypes and the engineers to Australia to finalize the car's design and to adapt it to Australian roads.
Once back at Fisherman's Bend in late 1946, Harnett and his team began testing and refining the three prototypes. The next year, they built two more prototypes, commonly referred to as Number Four and Number Five, neither of which bore any Holden badging because the brand name for GM's Australian car wouldn't be decided upon until shortly before the introduction of the 48-215 in November 1948. The latter has since been destroyed – as have two of the first three prototypes – leaving Number One, with the registration plate ZW-234 (now owned by the National Museum of Australia), and Number Four, with the registration plate of KJ-400. Powered by a 132.5-cu.in. overhead-valve six-cylinder engine, KJ-400 weighed about 2,250 pounds and rode a 103-inch wheelbase.
KJ-400 reportedly posed for the first press photos and later underwent a restoration by one of the engineers involved in building it, at which time it apparently gained its Holden badging. Don Loffler's book, Still Holden Together, noted that Holden sold KJ-400 to an employee in 1951 and that the car was eventually traded in on a new vehicle in the late 1950s at a dealership in Melbourne. For years it was mistakenly considered to be Number One, Loffler wrote, and not until the late 1990s was the record set straight.
Current owner Peter Briggs bought KJ-400 in 1980 and offered it for sale a couple of years ago during a downsizing. At the time, the Australian reported that he believed it worth as much as AUS$2 million. The Theodore Bruce auction, to take place October 26 in conjunction with the Motorclassica show in Melbourne, has not released a pre-auction estimate for the car.
Meanwhile, the other Holden to cross the block at that auction has some noteworthy history of its own. One of 33 GMP&A lightweight versions of the 1977 Holden Torana A9X hatchbacks built for Group C racing – what some consider to be the most potent and sought-after racing Holden – the Torana originally sold to brothers Brian and Graeme Wilson, who raced it in 1978 and 1979 before converting it to a road car in 1980. According to Ecurie Investments, which has consigned the Torana with Theodore Bruce, it runs a Holden 308-cu.in. V-8 from another A9X and has been restored to 1978 Group C specifications. Theodore Bruce's pre-auction estimate for the Torana ranges from AUS$200,000 to AUS$250,000 (about US$189,000 to US$236,000).
Theodore Bruce's Motorclassica auction will take place October 25 to 26 in Melbourne. For more information, visit TheodoreBruce.com.au.
UPDATE (28.October 2013): The Holden 48-215 sold for $672,000, including buyer's premium; the Torana was withdrawn from the auction.


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This disclosure relates to the transmission of binary data over a network between a transmission host and a receiving host. The transmission host receives packets of data including data in a first format which may be ASCII formatted and contain 6 bits-per-byte words, and including data which had an original binary format containing greater than 6 bits-per-byte words (such as 8 bits-per-byte) and which has been encoded (such as Uuencoded) to 6 bits-per-byte words. The transmission host searches the packets and identifies the encoded data and reverse codes the encoded data to its original binary format, before transmitting the data on a suitable network transmission media that can transmit both ASCII formatted data and data having greater than 6 bit-per-byte formats. The transmission host also includes an application packet demultiplexer for separating the incoming data according its application such as HTTP, NNTP, FTP, etc. The transmitting host includes an identifier in the packets for identifying the reverse coded data. The receiving host responds to the identifier and may encode the previously reverse coded data.
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application packet demultiplexer means for receiving said packets and for separating said packets into different application packet streams, each of said streams being for a different application, a plurality of application specific compression algorithms, each of said algorithms receiving and compressing one of said application packet streams, and packet multiplexer means connected to receive and multiplex said compressed application packet streams.
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This invention relates generally to reverse coding of encoded binary files prior to transmission on the Internet, to reduce the bandwidth needed for such files.
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The explosive growth and use of the Internet has resulted in an ever-increasing need for network bandwidth. The use of data compression techniques has reduced the amount of bandwidth required for transmission of a file and it has improved the performance of communication networks. At the present time, most web based applications use compression technology to more efficiently transfer data over the Internet, using techniques such as the algorithms based on the work of J. Ziv and A. Lempel. Unfortunately, when such information is encapsulated within NNTP, for example, the binary form of such information is ASCII encoded, and such encoding expands the amount of transmitted data by as much as 35%. It will be apparent that there is still a need for more bandwidth particularly in wireless networks where bandwidth is limited, and it is important to utilize the available bandwidth in an efficient manner.
One factor in the increased use of available bandwidth has to do with the Uuencoding of certain binary data. During the early days of the Internet, the only use of mail and news consisted of the exchange of simple textual messages composed of ASCII characters which have 6 bits-per-byte words The NNTP and SMTP protocols, which define how messages are exchanged over the Internet, were defined to handle only ASCII formatted words. Unfortunately, those protocols alone were unable to properly transmit 8 bit binary data such as graphic images, compressed data files, spreadsheets, programs or documents generated by word processors, etc.
To enable the inclusion of 8 bit binary data in news and mail messages without the need for a modification of all the news servers and clients on the net, algorithms were developed for transforming or encoding 8 bit-per-byte files into 6 bit-per-byte files formats, and vice-versa. One of the most widely used encoding schemes used in UNIX, Windows, MicroSoft-DOS, Macintosh, and other operating systems is the Uuencode utility. Uuencode stands for Unix-to-Unix encode. It is an ASCII (or text) base binary encoding protocol used on the Internet to transfer binary files across multiple operating system platforms.
The Uuencode and Uudecode utilities are used to transmit binary files over transmission mediums that cannot handle 8 bit-per-byte binary word formats. Unfortunately, the major drawback of Uuencoding is that the encoded form of the file is expanded, as previously mentioned, by as much as 35% (because 3 bytes become 4, plus additional control information). However, in many wireless and terrestrial networks, the encoding of such binary files is unnecessary and expensive (with respect to the need for network bandwidth).
A research program has shown that approximately 40% of the reviewed Internet traffic volume is Internet Network News. The Internet Network News uses the NNTP application protocol to send and receive network news articles and image files. An experiment was conducted wherein NNTP data packets were captured and compressed using several Ziv and Lempel based compression algorithms. The overall results of the experiment yielded a disappointing compression result of 1:1.01. The main reason for the poor compression result is that the original data had already been compressed. Consequently, any further attempts to compress the data would result in little improvement. Hence, as more end-user applications compress their binary content prior to transmission, the less effective are intermediate processing gateways in further compressing the data.
It is a general object of the present invention to provide improved apparatus and method for decreasing the needed amount of bandwidth by searching data prior to transmission for encoded data, and, when the transmission media can accept 8 bit data, converting such data back to its original binary form. The invention is thus able to recapture the benefits of compression and to use the transmission media efficiently, by converting an ASCII encoded file back to its original binary format while transmitting between end-user terminals. It is a further object to provide means for indicating in the transmitted data when reverse coding has occurred and providing means at a receiving terminal for again encoding the data. A still further object is to provide means for near optimum compression in a stateless fashion wherein each packet is compressed and decompressed by itself without regard to the history of other packets.
Apparatus in accordance with this invention comprises means for receiving data and searching the data for encoded binary files, and means for converting such encoded binary files to its original binary format prior to transmission on a suitable transmission media. The apparatus includes means for identifying where in a TCP/IP packet to decode and for informing a receiving terminal where to encode. The invention further comprises means for converting ASCII formatted packets into binary and vice versa, without maintaining histories of other packets.
The invention further comprises a method of searching and converting binary data utilizing apparatus in accordance with the invention.
The invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying figures of the drawings, wherein:
The protocol suite of computer Host B includes four similar layers which are given the reference numerals 10B, 11B, 12B and 13B.
An important element in application specific compression is the ability to classify TCP/IP packet types based upon the upper layer application used to produce the packet. Each TCP packet contains a source and destination port number to identify the sending and receiving application. These two values, along with the source and destination IP addresses in the IP header, uniquely identify each connection. Both TCP and UDP identify applications using 16-bit port numbers. Servers are normally known by their well-known port number. For example, every TCP/IP implementation that provides a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server provides that service on TCP port 21 for control and port 20 for data. Every Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) server is on TCP port 119.
The IP traffic (such as FTP, HTTP and NNTP traffic) received on a line 20 (
In the specific example described herein, the link layer on the transmit side includes (in each of the units 22, 23 and 24) a Finite State Machine (FSM) such as the FSM shown in
As previously mentioned, data moving from Host A, for example, to the Internet may include textual messages composed of ASCII characters (6 bits-per-byte words), and data which was originally in a greater than 6 bit-per-byte format (such as an 8 bit-per-byte file) and which has been encoded from its original form to a 6 bit-per-byte format. However, many transmission media are capable of transmitting information in the 8 bit-per-byte format, and consequently the encoding to the 6 bit-per-byte format is unnecessary and undesirable because it increases the required amount of transmission bandwidth.
It is an important feature of the present invention that the encoding of the original 8 bit-per-byte data may be reversed at the transmitting source (such as Host A) before the data are placed in the Network. Later, if desired or necessary, the encoding may be reinstated at the receiving end (such as Host B).
A primary feature of the invention comprises an NNTP (in this specific example) command line parsing algorithm, which searches a TCP/IP packet payload news protocol for binary files that are Uuencoded. The NNTP protocol comprises an ASCII text with Uuencoded binary files that are of the form:
The Uuencode algorithm works by taking a group of three bytes, adding trailing zeros if there are less than three bytes left, and placing them into a 24-bit buffer. The 24-bits are split into four groups of 6-bit words, which are treated as numbers between 0 and 63. Decimal 32 is added to each number and they are output as ASCII characters which lie in the range from 32 (which represents a space) to 32+63=95 (which represents an underscore). Each group of sixty output characters (corresponding to 45 input bytes) is output as a separate line proceeded by the character "M" (in ASCII code it is 77=32+45). At the end of the input, if there are N output characters left after the last group of sixty, and if N>0, then the character whose code is 32+N will be at the beginning of the line. Finally, a vacant or single space line is outputted, followed by a line containing only the word "end".
The following is an example of an Uuencoded file as described above:
In the foregoing specific example, the first line of the coded file contains the word "begin'" followed by the number 644 which represents the mode, and then the file name. Each of the next lines starts with the letter M and contains 60 characters. The last line of the file starts with the letter "I"; then there is a space (or blank line) followed by the word "end".
At the transmitting station or terminal, the NNTP binary file-parsing algorithm (see
Moreover, the Compression Type field 63 in the Control Word (CW) 61 may also be used to indicate to the receiver terminal the use of different compression algorithms or no compression of the byte stream. The CW will appear immediately after the IP header, with the Compression Type or no compression and length. Following the CW would be the stream of uncompressed bytes with a length given by the CW. At the end of this stream, another CW would appear, which would indicate a compression of type Uudecode, followed by the Uudecoded binary data. An example of this manner of use of the CW is given below in connection with
The host 31 includes, in this specific example, a source 34 of six bits/byte data and a source 35 of greater than six (such as eight) bits/byte data. A conventional encoding unit 37, such as a Uuencode utility, receives the output of the source 35 and encodes it to a six bits/byte file such as that described above. The block 38 represents apparatus in accordance with this invention, and includes the apparatus shown in
The receiver 32 receives the files over the network 33. A unit 41 is provided which separates the reverse coded data from the six bits/byte data of the source 34 and passes the six bits/byte data to a unit 40 and then directly to the receiver computer 39. The reverse coded files are again Uuencoded in a unit 42 before being passed to the receiver host computer 39.
The NNTP binary file packet parsing FSM 50 is described by a plurality of states 52 (indicated by the letter S), a plurality of events (indicated by the letter E), a plurality of actions (indicated by the letter A), and control variables. The events E and the actions A are shown as lines 53 in
The invention may also be used in conjunction with other Ziv and Lempel compression algorithms such as LZ77, LZSS and LZ78 (to name only a few). For example, NNTP applications generate packets that are comprised of ASCII characters. When the binary file-parsing algorithm fails to locate an Uuencode file within an NNTP packet, some other compression algorithm may be used to efficiently compress the packet, such as those referred to above, for example.
At the receiving terminal, a NNTP TCP payload decoding algorithm is executed on the above buffer output to reproduce the original Uuencoded ASCII file. A simplified decoding algorithm is as follows:
1. Scan the output buffer. If a control word header indicates the following data bytes are without compression, then use those byte streams as unchanged ones.
2. Else, run Uuencode on the decoded bytes to get back the original Uuencoded ASCII form.
Thus, the apparatus and method in accordance with the invention comprises a novel technique for searching a TCP/IP packet payload that has encapsulated NNTP Uuencoded ASCII encoded binary files to convert the file back into its original binary form before transmission on the Network 33. Afterward, the receiver 32 may Uuencode the binary data prior to passing the data to the TCP/IP stack. Thus it is possible to recapture the benefits of compression and to use the transmission media efficiently by converting an ASCII encoded file to its original binary format while transmitting between end-user terminals. Since the majority of both wireless and terrestrial networks, along with the gateways through which email and news often passes, are capable of transmitting information in 8-bit bytes, the need to ASCII encode binary data is obviated, and encoded binary data is reversed in accordance with this invention.
The apparatus and method has numerous advantages. The technique is simple, uniform and robust and it does not require special purpose hardware. The technique is compatible with all UNIX, MicroSoft Windows and DOS based applications provided the software implements Uudecoding and Uuencoding, and that binary file parsing is performed at the link layer interface. Further, apparatus and method in accordance with this invention is compatible with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) IP Payload Compression Protocol (IPComp) Internet-Draft. Still further, the technique is suitable for terrestrial wireless and satellite networks: All parameters of the FSM are programmable, and thus it is easy to modify and optimize for specific networks. Still further, it requires very little bandwidth overhead.
In addition, the present invention provides a technique wherein each packet is converted by itself without regard to the history of other packets; this is referred to herein as "stateless compression". By contrast, a process which allows current compression operations to use the history of previous compression operations is referred to as "stated compression". The ability to provide near optimal compression (by converting ASCII into binary and vice versa) without maintaining histories for multiple connections is a very significant and important feature. This capability enables intermediate network processors to incorporate the compression capabilities of this invention at lower complexity and cost. Most of the compression algorithms previously mentioned herein (i.e., Ziv and Lempel based approaches) implement stated compression to achieve optimal performance, where the compression engine maintains separate histories for each data stream. The individual histories are necessary to achieve maximum redundance over multiple data streams, and therefore higher compression ratios in each data stream. However, the compression engine must maintain separate histories for each data stream, and efficiently switch between these multiple histories. Routers, bridges, and network gateways are examples of nodes that execute applications that process multiple streams of data concurrently. These nodes may establish multiple virtual connections and transfer independent data streams over each virtual connection. The increased complexity, and resulting cost, of the compression engine to operate in a stated manner can be significant for equipment such as routers and bridges. Hence, the stateless compression method is best in reducing the complexity and cost of such network equipment.
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1. Homer Bailey - RHP - DOB: 05/03/86 - ETA: 2008
8-4, 4.43 ERA, 89 H, 125/62 K/BB in 103 2/3 IP for low Single-A Dayton
Bailey, the seventh overall pick in the 2004 draft, had his pro debut held up slightly last year following offseason knee surgery. He also experienced some arm stiffness in May, and he was pretty inconsistent when he took the mound. Still, he's easily the Reds' top prospect. Bailey regularly works in the mid-90s with his fastball and his curve is a terrific second pitch. His changeup isn't yet good enough to fool hitters and he has a long way to go in the command department, but he has No. 2-starter upside.
2. Jay Bruce - OF - DOB: 04/03/87 - ETA: 2010
.270/.331/.500, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 31/11 K/BB, 4 SB in 122 AB for Rookie GCL Reds
.257/.358/.457, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 22/11 K/BB, 2 SB in 70 AB for Rookie Billings
Bruce passed on Tulane to sign with the Reds after being selected 12th overall last year and showed enough in his pro debut to signal that he should be ready for a full-season league this year. Bruce has ample power and speed, though he may lose range as he matures, necessitating a switch from center field to right. The Reds believe he'll also hit for average, but it might not begin happening until 2007. He'll probably require at least four full seasons in the minors.
3. Travis Wood - LHP - DOB: 02/06/87 - ETA: 2009
0-0, 0.75 ERA, 13 H, 45/7 K/BB in 24 IP for Rookie GCL Reds
2-0, 1.82 ERA, 15 H, 22/13 K/BB in 24 2/3 IP for Rookie Billings
Wood performed as well as any high schooler after the Reds grabbed him in the second round in the 2005 draft, amassing a 1.29 ERA in 11 starts and three relief appearances. He possesses a low-90s fastball, an excellent changeup and a below average curveball that he'll need to tighten up. He'll allow more hits as the batters get better, but he projects as a middle-of-the-rotation starter.
4. Chris Denorfia - OF - DOB: 07/15/80 - ETA: Now
.330/.391/.564, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 38/17 K/BB, 4 SB in 188 AB for Double-A Chattanooga
.310/.391/.505, 13 HR, 61 RBI, 54/41 K/BB, 8 SB in 323 AB for Triple-A Louisville
.263/.364/.421, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 9/6 K/BB, 1 SB in 38 AB for Cincinnati
.333/.421/.570, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 15/13 K/BB, 3 SB in 93 AB for Mesa (AFL)
The Reds could have themselves another Brady Clark in Denorfia. This time, though, they might take advantage of it. Denorfia, a 19th-round pick out of Wheaton College in 2002, was a career .273/.362/.392 hitter until experiencing a power spike last year. He can handle center field, though he's better in a corner, and his on-base skills make him an option at the top of the order. The Reds will have him compete for a bench job this year. He may spend some time as a regular during the latter part of the decade, but unless the power is for real, he'll probably be a reserve for the majority of his career.
5. B.J. Szymanski - OF - DOB: 10/01/82 - ETA: 2008
.262/.332/.471, 10 HR, 26 RBI, 57/21 K/BB, 7 SB in 191 AB for low Single-A Dayton
Szymanski, a second-round pick in 2004, was a wide receiver as well as a center fielder at Princeton, so there's no questioning his athleticism. Unfortunately, he's 23 now and he has only 272 professional at-bats under his belt after missing time last year due to knee surgery and a broken left hand. Szymanski is a switch-hitter with 20-homer power and very good speed. He has more potential for growth than most players his age, but he's going to need to stay relatively healthy the next couple of years in order to become a regular center fielder.
6. William Bergolla - 2B - DOB: 02/04/83 - ETA: April 2007
.293/.325/.390, 2 HR, 38 RBI, 39/19 K/BB, 16 SB in 400 AB for Triple-A Louisville
.132/.132/.132, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 10/0 K/BB, 0 SB in 38 AB for Cincinnati
The Reds have been very aggressive with Bergolla, who could have stood to repeat a level in 2004 or 2005. Still, he's gotten to the point at which he's more than just holding his own. In 2003, his OPS at high-A Potomac was 651. Bumped up to Double-A in 2004, he improved to 711. Last season, he had a 715 OPS as a 22-year-old in Triple-A. With Anderson Machado and Ray Olmedo still recovering from injuries, the Reds called him up in May and he went 5-for-35 in three weeks on the roster. He returned to the majors briefly in June, but he wasn't rewarded with another callup in September. It'd be for the best if he doesn't see the majors again until this September. Bergolla is a capable shortstop and an excellent defender at second base. He'll never hit for power, but he has a chance to become a decent regular in a couple of years, and because he could steal 20-25 bases per year, NL-only leaguers should know the name.
7. Travis Chick - RHP - DOB: 06/10/84 - ETA: July 2006
2-9, 5.27 ERA, 107 H, 92/40 K/BB in 97 1/3 IP for Double-A Mobile
2-2, 4.86 ERA, 47 H, 21/27 K/BB in 46 1/3 IP for Double-A Chattanooga
Chick, the Padres' No. 3 prospect a year ago, disappointed before and after being included in the Joe Randa trade, though it was his second half that was more discouraging. It's obvious that some of his troubles were the result of skipping high-A ball. The 2002 14th-round pick has a low-90s fastball and a plus slider. It's possible that the lack of a quality third pitch will force him to the bullpen at some point, but he is working on his curve. More important than anything is that he regain his command this year. His career could go in any number of directions.
8. Joey Votto - 1B - DOB: 09/10/83 - ETA: 2008
.256/.330/.425, 17 HR, 83 RBI, 122/52 K/BB, 4 SB in 464 AB for Single-A Sarasota
It's too bad he's now a full-time first baseman, because Votto hit like a catcher last year. The 2002 second-round pick finished 2004 at .302/.419/.486 for low Single-A Dayton and .298/.385/.560 in 84 at-bats for Single-A Potomac, but he didn't take well to the Florida State League after the Reds changed high-A franchises. Votto doesn't possess much more than 25-homer potential and he's a below average defender at first base, so it no longer appears all that likely that he'll end up as a regular. This year will be telling.
9. Adam Rosales - SS - DOB: 05/20/83 - ETA: 2009
.321/.396/.529, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 37/13 K/BB, 2 SB in 140 AB for Rookie Billings
.328/.378/.590, 9 HR, 21 RBI, 24/10 K/BB, 3 SB in 134 AB for Single-A Dayton
A third 2005 draft pick. Rosales, a shortstop at Western Michigan, lasted into the 12th round before the Reds grabbed him. It's expected that he'll end up at second or third, but he might have the bat to survive the switch. A lot of it depends on how his power holds up at higher levels. At 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, there's a chance he could turn out to be a 15- or 20-homer guy. He's one to watch.
10. Tyler Pelland - LHP - DOB: 10/09/83 - ETA: 2008
5-8, 4.05 ERA, 103 H, 103/63 K/BB in 102 1/3 IP for Single-A Sarasota
The Reds picked up Pelland and fellow left-hander Phil Dumatrait from the Red Sox for Scott Williamson in 2003. Pelland was in Rookie ball at the time of the deal and he still lacks polish now, but his above average stuff earns him a spot on one of the game's weakest top-10 lists. Pelland throws in the low-90s and has a curveball with a lot of potential. His changeup is a weak third pitch at the moment. If the command comes, he could turn into a third starter. He's a long shot to make it, however.
Next five: LHP Phil Dumatrait, RHP Calvin Medlock, RHP Carlos Guevara, OF Chris Dickerson, RHP Justin Germano
2005 top 10 - Edwin Encarnacion, Homer Bailey, Richie Gardner, Joey Votto, Thomas Pauly, B.J. Szymanski, Todd Coffey, William Bergolla, Phil Dumatrait, Chris Dickerson
2004 top 10: Brandon Claussen, Ryan Wagner, Dustin Moseley, Edwin Encarnacion, Ty Howington, Phil Dumatrait, Matt Belisle, Stephen Smitherman, Joey Votto, Joe Valentine
2003 top 10: Dustin Moseley, Bobby Basham, Ty Howington, Wily Mo Pena, Brandon Larson, Chris Gruler, Edwin Encarnacion, Luke Hudson, Josh Hall, William Bergolla


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Slovakian national team general manager Otto Sykora told reporters Thursday that Bruins captain Zdeno Chara would not be joining the Slovakian team at the World Hockey Championships because Chara required surgery on a finger he fractured during the second round of the NHL playoffs against the Canadiens.
Chara was slashed in the first period of Game 3 by Michael Bournival and left the ice briefly but returned to the game. Chara's play diminished as the series went on, and he looked to be in pain after being slashed in the same area by Max Pacioretty in Game 7.
The final two games of the series were particularly bad for Chara, as he failed to take the body on Pacioretty in Game 6 on a play in which Pacioretty scored, while he had a pair of weak giveaways during a first-period penalty kill in Game 7 and saw Montreal's final goal of the series go off his skate and past Tuukka Rask.
This marks the second consecutive season in which Chara had to play through an injury at the end of the season, as he struggled through a hip injury against the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup finals last season.
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But Steven Ratner, professor of law at the University of Texas and a member of a 1998 U.N.-appointed committee of experts to study the situation, warned against holding the United Nations responsible for the stalled international justice process.
The fault, according to Ratner, lies solely with the Cambodian authorities. "If the Cambodian government wants to conduct a trial on its own terms, under their own laws, they're welcome to it," he said. "I don't think it's right for the U.N. to be participating in a justice process that does not meet international standards."
A Question of the Law
The key sticking point prompting the U.N. pullout was the Cambodian government's insistence that the tribunal be subject to Cambodian laws.
In a 1998 report submitted to the United Nations, Ratner, along with two other experts, recommended that a full-blown international war crime tribunal — such as the ones covering the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda — be set up for Cambodia, which would be subject solely to international law.
But Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen rejected the committee's proposals, giving the green light instead for a proposed "mixed" tribunal subject to both international and Cambodian laws. Ratner claimed to be not at all surprised by Hun Sen's decision.
Commitment to Justice
A former member of the Khmer Rouge cadre, Hun Sen defected early to the Vietnamese side before the neighboring country helped oust the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s. Many experts believe that given his past, Hun Sen is not at all keen to see justice brought to the Khmer Rouge.
"The Cambodian government has never been interested in international justice," said Ratner. "Part of the reason is it is afraid of what will emerge in an international trial, of the testimonies that will emerge, of who will be implicated and they won't have any control over what comes up. And that's anathema to the way Hun Sen is used to operating."
One of the poorest countries in Asia, Cambodia is heavily dependent on foreign aid. Last year, international donors pledged $615 million in aid to the impoverished Southeast Asian state, but made special note of the disappointingly slow pace of judicial, civil service and anti-corruption reforms.
Some experts say Hun Sen only agreed to the idea of an international tribunal for Cambodia because he was desperately in need of foreign aid. They point to the fact that Hun Sen has, in the past, publicly admitted that some prosecutions could destabilize the country.
Lieutenants of Genocide
In the list of Khmer Rouge seniors strongly implicated in the brutal killings during the "era of the killing fields," former foreign minister Ieng Sary, and chief ideologue Nuon Chea are protected by an amnesty granted to them by Cambodian King Sihanouk in 1996.
Ieng Sary has close links with China, which was the Khmer Rouge's main backer, and the Chinese government has in the past vetoed U.N. Security Council attempts to set up a full-blown international criminal tribunal for Cambodia that would be subject to international law.
With so many skeletons threatening to spill out of the closet, experts say they aren't surprised that Hun Sen should attempt to get the stamp of international justice served on his own terms.
But the United Nations is in no mood to be used for political ends. "Secretary-General Kofi Annan did not take this decision lightly," said Farhan Haq, a U.N. spokesman. "We only came to this decision when we realized that further dialogue would not take us forward. For the past four-and-a-half years, we have been negotiating with Cambodia. The decision was not taken lightly and the secretary-general stands by it."
But it's a game of hardball that threatens to leave ordinary Cambodians and the victims of one of history's most cruel crimes against humanity still wanting for justice.


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Himesh Reshammiya has composed the song and it has been choreographed by Ahmed Khan.The track --Jumme Ki Raat Hai, Chumme Ki Baat Hai is a fusion song. Says an insider, "It is a dance track with six different kind of rhythms in it and over 100 dancers. The song was shot in Mehboob Studios on a grand set. It's Himesh's first Eid song and he has gone all out to create something different. When you have Salman and your film is releasing on Eid the cherry on the cake is an Eid song! It's one of the most lavish and grandest songs picturised ever."
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text: Carbon/Graphite or Aluminum Arrows??? [Archive] - Glock Talk Glock Talk > The Great Outdoors > Hunting, Fishing & Camping > Carbon/Graphite or Aluminum Arrows??? PDA View Full Version : Carbon/Graphite or Aluminum Arrows??? Hokie307-31-2002, 14:11I understand some of the pros and cons of each but was wondering what other peoples opinions were. My draw length is 30.5" and I'll probably be pulling about 70lbs. TriggerTripper07-31-2002, 17:01Hokie3, I just swiched to carbon arrows last year, and I'm not going back. They tolerate more abuse than my aluminum arrows did, and they shoot alot faster and flatter. Of coarse the down side is the cost, but the increase in preformance is more than worth it. regards, rfb45colt08-01-2002, 09:17I've been bow hunting for over 20 years. I used aluminum arrows for a long time... then I tried some carbons. They were much faster, but much less forgiving of any flaws in bow tuning, shooting form, etc. When I was "on", I was very good... but when I was having an "off" day... I couldn't hit the side of a barn if I was inside it. I was a finger shooter, and began using a release with the carbons, which helped a great deal. Four years ago, I bought a Mathews solo-cam bow, and the guy at the archery shop gave me a graphite arrow (made by Gold Tip) to try. I'll NEVER use anything but those Gold Tip graphites. They are also sold under the Browning label... but they are made by Gold Tip and are the same arrow. They're the best you can get, IMHO. They're not cheap (from $80-100 a dozen, depending on where you buy them). I have exceeded 300fps on a chrono using my Matthews Z-Max and Gold Tip graphites, when I have it cranked up to maximum poundage. I only use one sight pin out to 30 yds., and another for 30-50yds. The graphites are very tough, and take a lot of abuse before breaking. The down side is, they are very difficult to remove from a foam 3-D type target. They penetrate very deep, and the friction from their high speed, melts the foam upon impact, and they get stuck pretty good. I coat them with "Pam", the non-stick stuff you spray in a frying pan, which I "borrowed" from the wife's kitchen cabinet... and it works. Hokie308-01-2002, 10:25rfb45colt, The Gold Tips were recommended to me by my local archery shop. Although they seem very expensive, I think that I'll probably end up shooting them. m65swede08-01-2002, 12:55They were recommended by a bowhunting friend a couple of years ago. Funny thing is that he was on the Easton Pro Staff at the time! We have both been using the black XT Hunter with all white fletching for better visibility in flight. I couldn't be more pleased with their performance. Prices on these arrows has actually come down a bit since last year. I have been getting them from: http://www.fsdiscountarchery.com/arrows.htm Scroll down to mid-page for the Gold Tips. Current price is $70/dozen. Swede rfb45colt08-02-2002, 22:17Originally posted by m65swede We have both been using the black XT Hunter with all white fletching for better visibility in flight. I couldn't be more pleased with their performance. Swede Yep... that's the exact same set up I've been using. I use a 100gr "shockwave" mechanical broadhead. The Gold Tips are now available in camo, and they're much slicker feeling, and quieter upon draw. Price seems the same. Two archery shops nearby are about $20 apart in price... one has 'em for $69.95 a dozen, the other guy has 'em for $89.95 a dozen. The differance is, the cheaper guy has them already fletched (two blacks and a fucia)... the other guy fletches them to your specs and colors. I'll spend the extra bucks to get all white fletching. They're much easier to see in flight in low light. You can tell instantly if you made a good hit. Jack T.08-03-2002, 16:28Another mark for GoldTips. . .don't bend and shoot plenty well from my Mathews. vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2015, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.


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"The petition is likely to be taken up tomorrow," he said and sought time till it was disposed of. The PSJ had dismissed petitions filed by the Kanchi Acharyas challenging the continuation of public prosecutors appointed by the Tamil Nadu Government in the case in the Union Territory.
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Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin and California Rep. George Miller introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 on Tuesday, a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour by 2015, and tie future increases to inflation. Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III signed on as a sponsor of the bill, which would also raise the minimum wage for tipped workers.
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By Doug Gorman
When high school baseball teams return to the diamond next season, Henry County head coach Jason Shadden will have to find something else do with his time.
After several years around the game as a player, assistant coach and later a head coach, Shadden has decided to step down from the game he loves.
Shadden has good reason for calling it quits. He wants to spend more time with his family.
The Shadden family grew by one last week when son, Grayson, was welcomed into the world.
He joins 10-year-old Brandon and 4-year-old Hayden,
Shadden broke the news to his team after the Warhawks played Monticello at the end of the season.
"Resigning was one of the toughest decisions I ever had to make," he said. "Nobody forced me out, but if I'm going to be a good husband and father, I felt this was the direction God was leading me."
The former Henry County baseball coach met his wife Kristy on an on-line Christian dating service and after a short time dating, the couple was soon married. Now he looks forward to watching his kids grow up.
Shadden still manages to keep close to the game.
He helps coach his oldest son's recreation team and is anxious to spend more time at home.
"I used to tell my players if they can't give 100 percent, they shouldn't be here," he said. "I didn't want to coach if I couldn't give 100 percent either. I knew if I was going to be a good father and husband this was something I was going to have to do because I couldn't give 100 percent to both."
Shadden is grateful he had the opportunity to coach at his alma mater. The 1995 graduate of Henry County High School played for legendary coach Chuck Campbell who brought him aboard the coaching staff when he started teaching at the school.
"He (Campbell) is totally revered for his baseball knowledge. He taught me discipline and all about the importance of fundamentals," Shadden said.
So much of what Shadden brought to the game as a coach, he learned from Campbell's influences.
He also got to spend time both when he was playing, and coaching around two other great baseball minds in Troy Baker and Jerry Smith.
Baker was a long-time assistant and went on to coach Henry County after Campbell stepped down, leading the Warhawks to a state title.
Smith was a fixture on the Henry County diamond, lending his baseball knowledge to the school for years. He also served as the team's summer league coach.
Shadden's path to coaching began after college. The former Warhawk had a chance to play at Gordon College when he tried out and was invited to join the team. However, he decided not to play, electing to join an adult league instead. He also used the time to concentrate on academics.
During his college days, he also cut his coaching teeth, working with youth league programs.
He got his teaching certificiate from Georgia College in Milledgeville then moved into teaching special ed at Henry County about 10 years ago.
Once he started teaching back at his alma mater, Campbell quickly brought him back into the Warhawk baseball family.
He started as a freshman coach, coached the junior varsity squad and then was promoted to head varsity coach when Baker resigned.
Through it all, he has coached some great players, but none better than current Braves' rookie right fielder Jason Heyward.
Shadden has some great Heyward stories starting when the future No. 1 draft choice was just a freshman.
"I was coaching the freshman team and Jason was already on the varsity, but we needed some pitchers and they let me have Jason for the day to come down and pitch. He was amazing even back then."
Shadden worked with him some when Heyward was a sophmore and junior, and finally got to serve as his head coach his senior year.
One of Shadden's favorite baseball memories came when Heyward hit a walk-off grand slam as Henry County beat Luella.
"He is only going to get better," Shadden predicted of Heyward, who is the leading candidate for NL Rookie of the Year.
He still remains close to Heyward and his fanily.
One of the first people to reach out to Shadden when he stepped down was Heyward's father Eugene.
"He just thanked me for working with his son when he was in high schools," Shadden said.
According to the former coach, once he decided to step down, he received plenty of support, especially from his team.
"I think they were a little bit sad and shocked, but I think they really understood. There were some tears, but there were also a lot of hugs too," Shadden said.
He also received plenty of support from outgoing principal Andy Giddens and retiring athletic director Chuck Miller.
"They both understood," he said. "They told me I coiuld never get this time back."
He also got support from the school's new co-athletic directors, Carl Caputa and Bob Smith.
Shadden's also consulted with his Dad before coming to a decision.
"He is sort of my go-to guy," he said. "We had several talks about what I was going to do."
He also consulted his three baseball mentors in Campbell, Smith and Baker.
"I probably talked to Troy the most about this," he said. "He didn't try to influence me in anyway, but he just told me to do what I thought was best for myself, my family and the program."
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"The reality is, of course, today, many of our records are already digitized," said M. Eric Johnson, director of the Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business.
"The U.S. health-care system is made up of a ton of unsophisticated players," he said, noting that current digitized records are held in a variety of small laboratories and clinics.
"I would much rather have Google or Microsoft or someone else doing that rather than my doctor's office in Hanover, N.H.," said Johnson. "I think the reality is those companies are in the business of IT and security, and they're much better than my local doctor."
When he speaks about potential problems in a piecemeal health records system, he isn't speaking hypothetically.
Last week, Johnson released a paper in which he said he and his fellow researchers were able to uncover a number of medical records and other files with medical information online, using file-sharing services generally associated with song-swapping, like LimeWire and Kazaa.
Because the networks operated by pulling information from shared folders from other users, someone who is not taking the proper precautions could expose files on the hard drive by downloading and running a peer-to-peer file-sharing program.
So, simply having a doctor whose secretary's son likes getting free music online might cost you your medical privacy under the current system.
"It's a symptom of a fragmented system without a universal, enterprise technology in place," said Johnson.
Lee Tien, the senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, expressed a bit more skepticism about potential problems with centralized electronic health records. For one thing, he noted, Microsoft and Google are not currently covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which regulates privacy of patient records.
"It's more convenient," he said of a centralized health records system, "but it also can lead to rapid disclosure of information that people might not want disclosed."
He said that having one large database of health information can have what he called the Fort Knox effect, where a single vault of information becomes more attractive to hackers.
"It's not easy to say this is definitely going to be more secure or not," said Tien. "How many people are you trusting, and with how much information?"
While some might be concerned with their medical records' security, others find the portability might give them peace of mind.
Sameer Samat, the director of product management for Google Health, noted in the company's blog last week that a few years ago, he found himself in the emergency room for his father and had no idea what medications his father took. Though he gave this as his personal reason for wanting a way to grant adult caregivers access to their parents' medical records, Google is not the first to offer this service.
In Kaiser's records, adults caring for their parents may be granted access to medical records for parents in the same manner that parents are granted access to medical records for their minor children.
Doctors who have used Kaiser's system, such as Dr. Peggy Latare, chief of the family medicine department at Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii, noted other benefits.