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Cloud Hosting and Security Demystified
Blog Article Published: 08/16/2011
I am always amazed when I read the daily cloud blogs, articles and news headlines. Any given day will bring conflicting points of view by cloud industry experts and pundits on how secure clouds are, both private and public. There never seems to be a real consensus on how far security in the cloud has evolved. How then can any corporate CIO sort through the conflicting information and make an informed decision? The good news is that several cloud industry publications; security vendors and research organizations are making a concerted effort to cut through the hype and provide CIO's with non-biased and researched driven data to help with the decision-making process. According to Gartner's 2011 CIO Agenda survey, just 3% of the CIOs surveyed say the majority of their IT operations are in the cloud today. Looking ahead, 43% say that within four years they expect to have the majority of their IT running in the cloud on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or on Software-as-a-Services (SaaS) technologies. This article will review the security issues that are holding back CIOs right now, and what will be needed to accelerate that growth. CIOs have a fiduciary duty and the ultimate responsibility (legally and ethically) to ensure that the corporation's sensitive information and data are protected from unauthorized access. CIOs also have limited budgets and resources to work with so they are always researching new and emerging technologies that will reduce cost, increase security and scalability, and maximize efficiencies in their infrastructure. Independent studies have demonstrated that both IaaS and SasS cloud models decrease cost, increase scalability and are extremely efficient when it comes to rapid deployment of new systems. So what are the main security issues that have CIOs delaying a move to the cloud? Perceived Lack of Control in the Cloud To a CIO, control is everything; on the surface hosting your sensitive information on an outsourced, shared, multi-tenant cloud platform would seem like a complete surrender and loss of control. How can you control risk and security of an information system that resides in someone else's data center and is co-managed by outsourced personnel? There are several secure cloud service providers that understand this concern and have built their entire core business around providing facilities, services, policy and procedures that give their clients complete transparency and control over their information systems. Most secure cloud service providers have adopted and implemented the same security best practices, regulatory and compliance controls that CIOs enforce inside their own internal organization such as PCI DSS 2.0, NIST 800.53, ISO 27001 and ITIL. In fact CIOs can leverage a secure CSP's infrastructure and services that may otherwise be cost prohibitive to implement internally thus giving them greater control over their information systems and sensitive data than they might have if hosted internally. Another area of concern for CIOs is the perceived outsourcing of the risk management of their systems. There is a great level of trust between a secure CSP and a CIO. The CIO is dependent on the cloud service provider for patch management, vulnerability scanning, virus/malware detection, intrusion detection, firewall management, network management, account management, log management and the list goes on and on. Certainly outsourcing all of these critical tasks would constitute loss of control right? Wrong! As part of their standard service offering most secure cloud service providers provide customers system access, dashboards, portals, configuration and risk reports in real time giving CIOs complete control and transparency into their systems. In fact CIOs should consider secure cloud service providers as more of an extension of their own IT departments. Multi-tenant Cloud Security - is it possible? One area that keeps CIOs and potential cloud adopters awake at night is the idea that their virtual machines and data would reside on the same server with other customers VMs and data. In addition, multiple customers would also be accessing the same server remotely. As discussed in the previous paragraph, to a CIO control is everything. So is it possible to isolate and secure multiple environments in a multi-tenant cloud? The answer is YES. So how do you secure a virtual environment hosted in a multi-tenant cloud? The same security best practices that apply to a dedicated standalone information system would also apply to a VM. Virtual machines live in a virtual network on the hypervisor. Hypervisors are the operating system that your virtual machines run on top of. Through VM isolation you isolate your VMs on its own network thus isolating your VMs from other tenants VMs. There is no way for other tenants to see your VMs, or your data. The same goes for network security. You would simply implement firewalls in front of your VMs just as you would in front of a dedicated system. Another area of concern for CIOs that should not be left out is the topic of disk wiping and data remanence. In a public cloud, multi-tenant environment customer data is typically co-mingled on a shared storage device. Conventional wisdom says that the only way to truly remove data from a disk drive is to literally shred the drives. Degaussing disk is time consuming, expensive and not practical for a public cloud environment. So what can a cloud service provider do to address this problem and provide assurance to CIOs system owners, security and compliance officers that their data has been completely wiped from all storage in the public cloud? Again, the approach is the same as it would be for a dedicated system. Using a DoD approved disk wiping utility you can boot the VM with the utility and perform the recommended number of passes to properly wipe the data from the shared storage. In summary, there are a variety of reasons CIOs are delaying their move to the cloud from lifecycle management consideration to budgetary reasons. One area of concern that should not delay the move is cloud security. If architected and configured properly, utilizing security best practices both a private or public cloud can securely host and protect your information system and sensitive data. Mark McCurley is the Director of Security and Compliance for FireHost, where he oversees security feature development and management of the company's cloud hosting platform and pci compliant hosting environments. Prior to joining FireHost, McCurley played a key role in the development of a large managed service provider's compliance practice, focused on delivering IT Security, compliance and C&A services to commercial and Federal agencies. His career has centered around data centers and customer IT systems that need to adhere to federal, DoD and commercial compliance mandates and directives. He holds CISSP, CAP and Security+ certifications, and specializes in Security and compliance for the following federal, DoD and commercial compliance mandates: DIACAP, FISMA, SOX, HIPAA and PCI.


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- For the later robotic version of Knuckles, see Mecha Knuckles.
Metal Knuckles (メタルナックルズ Metaru Nakkuruzu?) is a robotic version of Knuckles who appeared in Sonic R as an unlockable character. It was created by Dr. Robotnik, and its abilities are similar to Knuckles'.
To unlock Metal Knuckles in Sonic R, the player needs to collect all five Sonic tokens in Reactive Factory, finish in at least third, then beat it in a one-on-one race.
Sonic Channel featured a Japanese profile of Metal Knuckles. Translated, it states,
- "As with Sonic, Eggman prepared this secret weapon for the sake of overthrowing Knuckles, considering his existence to be a hindrance. Having the same power plant as Metal Sonic, speed and acceleration power are high, but like Knuckles, this robot can glide from high places."[1]
In other media
Sonic the Comic
A similar character appeared in Fleetway Editions' Sonic the Comic, as a new version of Metallix that was loyal only to Robotnik. It made its debut capturing Sonic for the Drakon Empire[2] and then acting as a Prosecutor in Sonic's trial-by-combat. It came very close to killing him, but Tails managed to destroy it by sheer luck. The Metallix was only reused once, as Grimer used it to defeat Sonic so he could discover from him what happened to Robotnik; he then faked things so Sonic wouldn't remember this and instead think he beat Metallix. In its three clashes with Sonic, the Knuckles Metallix has never been defeated. It was once shown that Robotnik had a whole army of them, but they were never shown in use.
Archie Comics
Metal Knuckles also appears in Archie Comic's Sonic Universe #37 as part of the Metal Series, along with Metal Sonic, Metal Tails and Mecha Sally. He later reappeared apart from the others in Sonic the Hedgehog #243 as part of the Dark Legion forces attacking Albion.
- Curiously, while in Sonic R, Knuckles' own shoes are miscolored from his traditional design, Metal Knuckles' shoes are colored correctly.
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- ↑ About Characters (Japanese). Sonic Channel. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved on 5 July 2015.
- ↑ Sonic the Comic #108, "The Evil Empire, Part 1"
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By Mike Brandes – OnlyGators.com Contributor
After a pair of seemingly "cupcake" games against Idaho and Eastern Michigan, Florida Gators football begins Southeastern Conference play in 2014 against an improving Kentucky Wildcats team before it faces arguably its biggest test of the year on the road at the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Florida kicks things off against Kentucky under the lights at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in a game that will air live on the SEC Network.
|Head Coach: Will Muschamp (Year: 4)
|Head Coach: Mark Stoops (Year: 2)
|2013 Record: 4-8 (3-5)
|2013 Record: 2-10 (0-8)
|Conference: Southeastern
|Conference: Southeastern
|Common Opponents: 1-4
|Common Opponents: 0-5
|Scoring Offense: T-112th (18.8 ppg)
|Scoring Offense: 107th (20.5 ppg)
|Scoring Defense: 15th (21.1 ppg)
|Scoring Defense: 89th (31.2 ppg)
Same Old?
The Gators have won 26-straight games against the Wildcats dating back to 1987, including a 24-7 thumping last year in Lexington, Kentucky. It is now Florida's longest remaining winning streak against a single opponent as UF saw one against Vanderbilt end last season.
Stoops, the brother of former Gators defensive coordinator and current Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops, will be in his second season leading the Wildcats and hopes to improve on 2013 in which the program continued to struggle. Kentucky's fan support has skyrocketed and expectations are higher than they have been in years.
Who's Coming Back?
The Wildcats return junior quarterback Maxwell Smith, who led the team in passing with 1,276 yards and nine touchdowns while only throwing one interception. He played in nine contests and earned four starts, with his lone pick coming against UF. Smith is looking forward to bouncing back healthy in the fall after offseason shoulder surgery sidelined him all spring.
Kentucky's signal caller should feel comfortable throwing the ball with senior wide receiver Javess Blue, UK's leading pass catcher last year, coming back to school. Blue snagged 43 balls for 586 yards and trotted in for four scores, ranking him 14th in the SEC in receptions per game and 15th for receiving yards per contest. Blue managed just three catches for 16 years against Florida.
UK should make some gains in its ability to edge rush with three ends – Alvin "Bud" Dupree, Za'Darious Smith and Jason Hatcher – all coming back. Dupree and Smith combined for 13 sacks and 120 tackles, while Hatcher is starting to come into his own and could blossom in his second season.
Who Left?
Though the Wildcats return most of their starters on both sides of the ball, the departures of defensive lineman Donte Rumph and linebacker Avery Williamson will be a factor for a rebuilding defense.
Rumph recorded 47 tackles (six for loss) and two sacks for Kentucky last fall. Williamson tallied 102 tackles (four for loss), a sack and three quarterback hurries, proving to be a daunting presence for the Wildcats. He also recovered two of the 12 fumbles that UK picked up all season.
What Else?
It's hard to determine for certain exactly Kentucky's offense will look like as the situation at quarterback has yet to be completely resolved. Though Smith is returning to lead the attack, there is competition from Patrick Towles and Drew Barker with the former having an impressive spring while Smith was sidelined.
The Wildcats will be looking for increased production from a group of experienced rushers, including a Nebraska transfer, and better coverage from its returning secondary. A.J. Stamps, a junior college transfer who excelled during spring practice, should help sure up the back end of the defense.
Common Opponents
Kentucky and Florida both compete in the SEC East but did not square off against any common opponents in cross-division or non-conference play. The Wildcats went winless in the SEC in 2013, and therefore without a division victory either, while the Gators picked up a victory against Tennessee during the fourth week of the season.
Last Time Out
UF moved the ball with tremendous ease in its meeting with UK last year as then-sophomore RB Matt Jones rumbled to 176 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries. Second-string QB Tyler Murphy added 41 yards on seven carries and rushed for a score, complimenting his ground attack with 156 passing yards and a touchdown pass.
Florida also gave Kentucky fits defensively, totaling five sacks (four on Smith) and eight tackles for loss. The Gators held the Wildcats to just 173 total yards with UK averaging 3.7 yards per play to UF's 6.4.
One week after dealing with Kentucky and concluding a three-game home stand to open the season, Florida will play its first of back-to-back road games (with a bye week in between) against Alabama on Saturday, Sept. 20 at a yet-to-be-announced time. Finishing the 2013 season ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press Top 25, the Tide ran through 10 of its first 11 regular-season opponents – they fought hard for a 49-42 victory over Texas A&M – before dropping their final two games of the campaign. Alabama fell 34-28 to Auburn in the Iron Bowl, eliminating itself from the SEC Championship and final BCS Championship by allowing the now-infamous "kick-six," and dropped a "consolation game" 45-31 to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl.
|Head Coach: Will Muschamp (Year: 4)
|Head Coach: Nick Saban (Year: 8)
|2013 Record: 4-8 (3-5)
|2013 Record: 11-2 (11-1)
|Conference: Southeastern
|Conference: Southeastern
|Common Opponents: 2-1
|Common Opponents: 3-0
|Scoring Offense: T-112th (18.8 ppg)
|Scoring Offense: 17th (38.2 ppg)
|Scoring Defense: 15th (21.1 ppg)
|Scoring Defense: 4th (13.9 ppg)
Same Old.
Alabama lost its fair share of players to graduation and the NFL Draft, but guess what? In comes the nation's No. 1 rated recruiting class, including 26 players, six of which are five-star prospects…double any of the next three teams in Rivals.com's recruiting rankings (Alabama, Florida State, Texas A&M).
Among the fresh faces fans will come to know donning crimson next season are athlete Bo Scarbrough, DE Da'Shawn Hand and linebacker Christian Miller, a one-time Florida commit out of South Carolina. The Tide have reloaded once again and will look to complement their veterans with highly-touted freshmen, many of which will be able to make an impact right away.
Who's Coming Back?
Alabama returns eight starters on offense and five on defense but none more critical to the team's success in 2014 than its impressive stable of rushers in T.J. Yeldon, Kenyan Drake and Derrick Henry. The trio combined for 2,311 yards on 334 carries with 25 touchdowns in 2013. Yeldon received the lion's share of the work last fall, scampering for 1,235 yards on 207 carries with 14 scores on his own. The Tide will look to use their backfield depth to wear down opponents, making gains with their physical run game while wearing down opponents and reducing pressure on their new quarterback, either Florida State transfer Jacob Coker or senior Blake Simms.
Whether Coker or Simms is behind center, Alabama has three stellar targets out wide in Amari Cooper, Christion Jones and DeAndrew White, a trio that combined for 1,619 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2013.
Sophomore DE A'Shawn Robinson actually led the way with 5.5 sacks as a freshmen and should come into his own even more in year two, especially next to senior defensive tackle Brandon Ivory. UA is also happy to have junior safety Landon Collins back as he is the team's lone returning starter in the secondary. He will look to hold things down as his teammates, some experienced backups, get a handle on their new roles.
Who Left?
For the first time in three seasons, the Tide will start a season without A.J. McCarron at quarterback. McCarron amassed over 9,000 yards passing in four seasons at Alabama, completing 66.8 percent of his passes. That's all not to mention the national and league titles he helped lead the Crimson Tide to throughout his career, all while compiling a remarkable 37-4 record as a starter.
On the other side of the Ball, Alabama lost six defenders to the 2014 NFL Draft including LB C.J. Mosely, S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, DE Ed Stinson, LB Adrian Hubbard, DE Jeoffrey Pagan and S Vinnie Sunseri. These six players combined for 289 tackles (24.5 for loss), 7.5 sacks and four interceptions, causing chaos and terrorizing opposing offenses during the 2013 campaign.
What Else?
Alabama added former USC and Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin this spring as Saban's new offensive coordinator. Though Kiffin did not enjoy tremendous success as the man in charge, netting a 36-26 record in four-plus seasons, he has been lauded as the architect of some impressive offenses, including the historic 2005 Trojans attack. As a coordinator at USC under Pete Carroll, Kiffin helped the Trojans compile a 23-3 record.
Though incredibly talented and full of talented NFL prospects, UA's defense has not had tremendous success in stopping spread offenses. It gave up an average of 483 yards per game last year to Auburn, Texas A&M and Oklahoma, nearly 200 more than their season average of 286 yards per contest. Florida will look to take advantage of this with its new attack under offensive coordinator Kurt Roper, though chances are Saban has spent the entire offseason trying to fortify his scheme against the spread.
Common Opponents
Alabama handled the common SEC East opponents it had in common with Florida last season, posting 45 points each against Kentucky and Tennessee while only allowing the teams to combine for 13 points in those two games. UA also roughed up a then-ranked No. 10 LSU 38-17, while the Gators fell to their permanent cross-division opponent 17-6.
Last Time Out
Florida and Alabama last squared off in 2011 when the Crimson Tide upended the Gators 38-10 in front of the second-largest home crowd in school history (90,888).
UF started strong with QB John Brantley looking poised in the first quarter. Things unraveled for Florida in the second quarter, however, when Brantley threw a 45-yard pick-six early in the quarter and got knocked out for the game before halftime. Alabama scored 35 unanswered points after UF led 10-3.
The Gators have the opportunity to defeat the Crimson Tide for the first time since the 2008 SEC Championship, when UF pulled off a 31-20 victory over UA to win the league crown and advance to the national title game.


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Don't hate me, but I love a card with a pun :) Since I was working on birthday cards when I received this Big Mouth Bass from DRS Designs, this sentiment came to me right away and knew that I had to make it happen.
I made the background using the Bubbles stamp, stamping in both blue and green ink. Then I stamped, colored and die cut the fish. After adding a black mat, I decided it need something more, so I added some bubbles coming from his mouth and embellished those with some Stickles. Wanting even more for my somewhat ordinary card, I stamped the fish again, colored him and fussy cut him out and added him with some dimensional dots.
For the sentiment I used the Birthday Wishes Greeting, leaving the first letter in each word un-inked. That allowed me to use a circle punch and add a die cut glitter letter to create the birthday pun.
Here is a closer look at the fish and sentiment.
Well, what can I say but, "Best Fishes" to you and yours!
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Emma LeConte was one of five children of Joseph LeConte, Professor of Chemistry and Geology at the University of Georgia from 1852-1856. Emma is perhaps best known for her diary of events surrounding General William T. Sherman's attack on Columbia, South Carolina, in February 1865. It was published as When the World Ended: The Diary of Emma LeConte in 1957 and reissued in 1987.
The collection consists of two journals kept by Emma LeConte Furman while traveling with her father, Joseph LeConte, in the California High Sierras from June 7, 1900 - September 22, 1900. The journals contain detailed descriptions of geography, plants and animals seen on the expedition, as well as a day-by-day account of the journey.
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'Agent Carter' Enlists 'White Collar' Actress Bridget Regan
Bridget Regan is headed to Agent Carter.
The actress will play Dottie, a recurring character Marvel is describing as "a small-town girl from Iowa who'll have a huge impact on the life of Agent Carter."
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Regan recently appeared on the big screen in Keanu Reeves' John Wick, and is also known for her work on USA's White Collar.
Agent Carter takes place in 1946, with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) stuck in an administrative job with SHIELD precursor Strategic Scientific Reserve. When her pal Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) is framed for a big crime, she must work to clear his name and find the real perpetrators. James D'Arcy also stars as Stark butler Jarvis. (Does that name sound familiar?)
The series premieres on ABC in January. If you can't wait that long, Atwell will be appearing on Agents of SHIELD Nov. 18.
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by Cynthia R. Green, PhD for Fox News:
When it comes to brain health, it seems nothing is more confusing than advice about what we eat and drink.
The media's obsessional reporting of every new finding on diet and memory (no matter how small or obscure the study) merely reflects our own anxieties about how the food on our table may literally turn the tables on our long-term vitality. Strident statements and specific instructions are increasingly made.
Yet as a recent editorial in the Neurobiology of Aging journal states, "(s)o far, no nutritional intervention has been proved to be effective in reducing the risk or severity of Alzheimer's or any dementia."
While some may feel that there is little risk in making such diet recommendations regardless, this is not truly the case.
Some trends may be risky — for example the supplement ginkgo biloba can increase risk for bleeding in older adults, and is contraindicated in individuals taking blood thinning agents).
Others may be expensive, creating a potential economic burden for the user.
Finally – and most ironically — too many of us live with a dose of disconnect between how we eat and what we know is good for our brains and our general health.
Our population is increasingly overweight and consequent medical conditions that are known to impact brain health over the long-term, such as obesity and diabetes, are on the rise as a result.
If we cannot follow even the simplest diet recommendations for our overall health, how are we going to get on board with a more complex one focused solely on boosting brainpower?
As an expert in brain health, I have long advocated that we "eat smart" by following a healthy, well-rounded diet and maintaining a healthy weight rather than focusing on a specific food fad or the supplement of the moment.
The bulk of the science still falls firmly in favor of such an approach. A summary of dietary guidelines from the 2013 International Conference on Nutrition and the Brain underscores this reasoned attitude regarding brain health and diet.
The guidelines offered include limiting intake of saturated fatty acids, eating more vegetables and whole grains and including aerobic activity in one's daily routine. These common sense suggestions are hardly revolutionary and confirm a simple strategy for those of us seeking ways to stay healthy.
Yet isn't there something we can learn from the current trends and fashions in brain healthy eating? Let's face it — they are hard to ignore. After all, at some point all science was once too "young" or "inconclusive" – I recall my grandfather telling me when he was a young boy olive oil was considered unhealthy (hard as it may be for us to imagine). While we do and should look to the hard science first, what if, as the evidence builds, these newer recommendations have merit?
When we consider the many "brain diets" popular today, I suggest that we can indeed find recommendations that can easily be accommodated within what the science supports, without significant risk or cost. In addition, many of these trends jive with cutting edge advice on eating for better overall health.
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Buck Tradition. If you eat the traditional American diet, it's time to make a change. One of the most valuable things we can learn from looking at the dietary trends for both brain and body health is that we aren't eating what the current science suggests we should. First step?
Shift the balance of power on your plate by making veggies and fruits the main event with your protein of choice as the side. When grains are included, make sure they are whole grains and not of the refined variety. These simple moves will get you in line with the "greater food majority," as everyone from the USDA to food guru Mark Bittman have been making this a priority recommendation for, well, years. In addition, it will up your chances of eating a more brain healthy diet, lowering your intake of saturated fat while upping your chances of getting more antioxidants.
Be Daring. Dare to be different — vary your diet so that you are constantly trying new foods and even new cuisines. Many of the current nutrition trends point to the pitfalls of always eating in the same familiar way. They suggest that it is the very lack of variety that may rob us of certain nutrients, increase our sensitivity to certain foods, or just simply keep us from making healthier choices.
Follow more of a Mediterranean-style diet, found in many studies to potentially lower dementia risk. Eat more foods high in Omega-3 fatty acids, such as cold-water fish (not just salmon but also sardines, mackerel, or anchovies), which seems to support better brain function over our lifetimes. If you don't already, make non-meat based protein a regular part of your meal plans. You don't have to stick to tofu – there are lots of ways to get that protein in, including beans, nuts and berries that substitute for grains (quinoa or buckwheat, for example). Mixing up your diet by daring to try new things can also offer you a different kind of brain boost, as the intellectual challenge of eating differently is a great way to "stretch" your mind as well.
Go Against the Grain. One of the hottest trends in brain health is the idea that eating gluten (found in grains such as wheat, barley, rye and spelt) or even carbohydrates significantly increases our risk for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. The science here, while interesting and with some merit, remains controversial. However it should make us at least think twice about the amount of gluten in our diet, which frankly is a lot.
Bagels for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, and pasta for dinner? Even if we aren't ready to get on board the "grain brain" trend, isn't it time we got rid of some of that gluten? Luckily if we are bucking tradition and daring to eat differently, it will be easier to do just that. Gluten-free alternatives include potato, rice, soy, and oats. You may also look to try quinoa, millet or amaranth, all ancient grains seeing resurgence due to greater interest in gluten-free eating. To get started, you can check out our Total Brain Health® Maple Grains Granola recipe, a simple yet delicious breakfast or snack alternative that uses these grains.
Savor Your Sustenance. Fostering mindfulness, or our ability to be present in the moment, has been shown in several studies to boost attention and improve intellectual performance. Making mindfulness a regular mealtime habit offers us a wonderful opportunity to practice being in the moment as we do something that we otherwise might do without further thought. Some experts suggest that we may even eat healthier and be more likely to maintain a healthy weight by practicing mindfulness as part of our mealtime routine. What does it take to eat mindfully? Simply shifting our focus and attention to the full experience of eating. To get started, check out yoga teacher Jillian Pransky's Mindful Eating Meditation or pick up the book Savor by meditation expert Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lillian Cheung.
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This course is aimed at those responsible for trees and woodlands who would like to manage their land to improve its conservation value or to invite other people onto that land for recreational purposes. In recent years, woodland has become an increasingly popular environment used for education, wildlife watching, photography or bushcraft and it is vital that anyone responsible for people on their land have a sound grasp of the impact they are having, together with ensuring that clients of all ages remain as safe as is practically possible.
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Increasingly more people are involved professionally in taking clients into woodlands for education and recreation. Growth in areas such bushcraft, forest school and outdoor pursuits requires understanding of the sustainable management of resources and a grasp of tree safety and risk assessment. Inviting people onto land also implies a duty of care for them and importantly, for this often fragile environment. Failure to understand fundamental principles means it is all too easy to damage the very environment we are hoping to inspire people to appreciate! This course will also be of great interest not only to teachers and bushcraft specialist but also woodland owners wishing to enhance their land to maximise its wildlife potential, concepts of habitat creation and improvement are covered together with assessment of the existing habitat right down to the individual trees.
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This course is available to be booked independently by private groups and organisations. It can be delivered with or without the accreditation and therefore can also be tailored for a specific group needs in both content or duration. To achieve the level four however the full five days plus the production of a management plan is required by each student. We are able to issue a certificates of attendance should you decide against taking on the full programme.
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Steve Tilling
I completed the Woodland Management for Conservation & Recreation with Woodcraft School in July 2018 and it was a most valuable & rewarding experience. John took us through site assessments and surveys, management principles & systems, hazard tree i.d. and how to complete a management plan. This was delivered through group discussion, theory and most importantly practical activities, both in the huge woodland at Redford as well as visiting various other woodland & management types at other sites. Many other courses don't have this strong practical element nor the actual writing of the management plan, which was the assessment part of the qualification. I work in outdoor education and often need to complete woodland surveys, hazard tree i.d. and sometimes a full management plan and this course has enabled me to be much more confident in doing these functions. In addition as an extra element, we completed the theory behind Veteran Trees as well as go and see some wonderful examples in the local area. This was fascinating and added more depth to the overall course. I would highly recommend this course.
Mark Lloyd
I recently was awarded with a training bursary from the SSCG of £200 to put towards a course that would be useful or relevant to my work in the coppice industry. There are so many courses out there that I'd like to do, it was difficult to choose so I applied (perhaps cheekily) for 3 or 4 courses. Working on the theory that if you don't ask, you don't get. Anyway I asked and got accepted on one for this year (proving that sometimes you don't 'get'). That course (4 days) was called Woodland management for Conservation and Recreation and at the end of it assuming you complete it, you receive a NCFE level 3 qualification. It also included a bolt on certificated course called Valuing and Managing Veteran Trees and was run by John Rhyder and the Woodcraft School near Midhurst. Some of the readers may well know John as he and his company have been delivering Bushcraft, tracking and many other woodland and nature based courses for many years and he has built up a strong reputation for delivering very high quality trainings.
I have never had any formal training in woodland management although I have been involved in conservation work and various other woodland work for some 20 something years so I feel that I have a pretty good handle on the subject and I'm also lucky enough to have my own small little patch of paradise that I manage, mainly for my own personal recreational use (that makes it sound like a drug -I guess in some ways it is!). So, you may ask, why do this course? Well because one of my jobs is as a Forest school practitioners instructor, so I'm involved in training people to become Forest schools practitioners, so I have to give advice around how to manage woodland for recreational use. Anyway I'm starting to waffle on a bit now, so if you've read this far, you probably just want to know what the course was like.
The first 3 days focused on woodland history and classification, management systems, principles of biodiversity, protection of habitats and species, dealing with and reducing human impact, simple woodland surveys and improving conservation value with the third day focusing on hazard tree recognition and our responsibility as owners/managers to the public, clients and road users. When you hear of cases where people and organisations have been deemed to be negligent and trees have killed and seriously injured people and cars/buildings it's easy to start looking at all trees as potential widow makers. Which it is why John introduced the veteran tree management aspect as a bolt on (but which can be booked as a separate course) as I'm sure we all know that veteran trees are becoming increasingly rare in this 'health and safety gone mad' age that we live in and that they are vitally important habitat for many rare invertebrates, fungi and other species further up the food chain, as well as being important links to our past woodland management heritage.
Although this course is quite 'lecture based' by its shear nature, John mixes it up with some more practical based activities in a woodland that has many different examples of management types so you get a clearer more rounded picture of what you're learning. I was very impressed with how well John has managed the woodland that he has been leasing for over 10 years especially bearing in mind the amount of use it gets in terms of footfall and use of resources – I attended a year long Bushcraft instructors course in 2005/06 and it looks near enough the same and really well cared for. I have seen many other sites that people are using for running groups and recreational use that have looked tired and abused after only a few months. If I was to have one criticism of the course it would be that there was no time spent on how to write management plans, which as John said, there wasn't the time for. Overall though I would say that this is a very good course taught by someone who has a very deep knowledge base and an awful lot of experience in all things woodlandy. I have picked up some excellent knowledge that I'll be able to implement in my own wood as well as give some good advice to others.


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Apple stopped innovating with the iPhone. You're welcome.
The tweets today are making me laugh. Not just a chuckle, but that deep, room-filling laugh that you get when you understand something that others don't. It's like holding onto an inside joke that you just can't hang onto any longer. With that said, here's the punchline —
Apple's last innovation in mobile was the iPhone. Everything since then has simply been perfecting the work of others.
What's that? The sound of a thousand angry iFanboys? Not so fast. Hear me out first.
There's no doubt in my mind (and really shouldn't be in anyone else's either) that the iPhone was the single biggest innovation in mobile phones. It completely changed the way that the market was heading and there have been copycats ever since. But if you look beyond the device itself and the first OS version, the innovation stops and the perfecting begins.
This is Apple's forte. The company typically re-asks old questions and comes up with better answers than we've seen in the past. It holds true for nearly everything that the company does…outside of the iPhone. The iPhone was a complete re-thinking of how mobile devices should operate, rather than perfecting an existing recipe.
Today's iOS 5 announcements were huge. There's no denying that. But what it did with the OS was nothing that we haven't seen before. It's just the stuff we've seen…done better. Using the volume button for a camera? Yep. There was an app for that. Notification Center? Hi there, Android fans. Deep Twitter integration? Most of that has been in Android app hooks for quite some time.
The bare fact is that Apple's innovation in the mobile is the piece of glass and metal in your hand, not necessarily the operating system that runs on it. And you know what? That's exactly what you want.
Most of us who are fans of Apple products like the fact that they simply work (with a few notable exceptions — I'm looking at you, MobileMe). We don't want things that don't work perfectly and Apple has become a master of fixing the half-finished work of others.
The fact that people cheered when Steve Jobs introduced features that should have been in iOS all along is telling. We're simply happy to get our hands onto the products as they should be, rather than as they have been.
Mind you, I'm still a big Android fan. I still have 4 Android devices in my possession and they likely won't be the last. But after seeing today's keynote, I'll likely have an iPhone soon too. I'm a bit tired of having things that barely work, instead of having things that just work. For that, Apple, thank you.
You're welcome.
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Our Mission & Vision
The mission of Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord is to grow in Jesus Christ's spirit through grace, forgiveness, prayer, praise, thanksgiving, witness and service. To fulfill this mission, we believe that we must study, teach and live God's Word, using the gifts of the Holy Spirit, loving all people and ministering to them according to their needs. When you visit us, you will find that we are a compassionate congregation, showing love to all, both inside and outside of our church. We are a fellowship of forgiven and forgiving sinners who have found a new way to live as imperfect people in an imperfect world by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ.
Leadership Team:
We are in the process of seeking a pastor. Angie Gullett, Secretary/Office Manager
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What we believe:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
We teach and respond to the love of the Triune God. Salvation is for those who hear this Good News and believe it, for they have the eternal life that it offers. God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him. Our congregation accepts and proclaims the Bible-based teachings of the Lutheran Confessions as the correct interpretation and understanding of the Bible. These teachings can be summarized in three short phrases: Grace alone, Scripture alone, Faith alone.


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Veritas and Microsoft Forge Global Strategic Partnership for Data Management in the Cloud
Veritas Technologies and Microsoft announced a multi-year global, strategic partnership to help organizations use Microsoft Azure to optimize for hybrid cloud environments and to host Veritas' Enterprise Vault.cloud management and governance service on Azure.
The partnership builds on the longstanding relationship between Veritas and Microsoft and includes collaboration to enable and jointly sell hybrid cloud storage solutions to mutual customers to provide a comprehensive, simple and cost-effective approach to managing data in the cloud. Such hybrid cloud storage solutions will enable customers to take advantage of the cloud to reduce their storage costs while increasing business agility, and to extract greater value from their data, once stored in the cloud, through the full suite of Azure cloud services, including advanced analytics and machine learning.
Mike Palmer, Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Veritas, said, "Enterprises increasingly rely on cloud computing to advance digital transformation. As Veritas embarks on its one-year anniversary as an independent company, today's announcement marks a pivotal milestone towards accelerating cloud initiatives for our mutual customers, and it begins with more efficient ways to move their data to the Azure cloud."
Jason Zander, corporate vice president, Microsoft Azure team, said, "Microsoft and Veritas customers have enjoyed the benefits of highly complementary technology offerings, focused on solving IT challenges in the data center. Today, our strengthened partnership delivers deeper integration, allowing customers to more easily take advantage of the flexibility and enterprise-grade reliability that Azure provides."
New solutions aligned to customers' journey to hybrid cloud
As part of the partnership, Veritas NetBackup 8.0, the company's flagship data protection solution for enterprises, now supports storage tiering to Azure, improving data lifecycle management by optimizing the movement of data to Azure cloud storage. This provides enterprise organizations with lower costs and the increased operational benefits of Azure while reducing the need to deploy additional storage with a separate point product. For small and midsized businesses, Veritas Backup Exec 16 now supports the seamless movement of backup data to Azure, reducing time and costs and improving resource savings.
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2009 Money moves: Buying and selling foreclosures
Real estate speculators, who got us into this mess to begin with, are rubbing their hands in glee, reports Fortune magazine.
Billionaire John Grayken of Lone Star Funds, who first made his fortune during the S&L crisis in the 1980s, this July bought up $6.2 billion in distressed mortgage-backed securities. Now he's just waiting for the market to recover.
But you don't have to be a billionaire to play. Some of the best money to be made in the real estate market these days is in managing some aspect of foreclosure sales. And with 575,090 loans nationwide entering the foreclosure process during the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac.com, the business is likely to get better before it gets worse.
Entrepreneur Magazine put foreclosure cleaner Cyprexx Services of Brandon, Fla., on its 2008 "Hot 100 Fastest Growing Businesses" list. The going rate is $2,000 per house for a clean up, fix-up, paint-up job. Some fast workers are doing 15 or 16 houses a month.
Auctioneering foreclosures can be a moneymaker too, whether you are an auctioneer, who takes home about 20% for his trouble, a real estate agent who gets a 3% commission for bringing a buyer to the party, or a lender who hustles over with cash money to grease the skids.
In Florida, where the foreclosure crisis hit hardest, some real estate practitioners are raking it in. "In Central Florida, we are doubling our foreclosure sales from a year ago. Each month is surpassing the previous month," William Nichols, a Kissimmee-area agent, writes in letter to the Florida Association of Realtors.
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In 2016 the newly elected Justin Trudeau government in Canada promised to review infrastructure investment in the country. One of the key pillars in its first budget was the creation of a Canada Infrastructure Bank. The bank's CEO talks to Joel Kranc about its mandate.
What is the mission of the bank?
Our mandate is to invest C$35bn (€22.8bn) in new, revenue-generating infrastructure in the public interest, while attracting private capital and providing advisory services to various levels of government in Canada. On the investment side we will co-invest with and convene capital from private and institutional investors, using the flexibility of our capital to get more greenfield projects built and make limited public dollars go further.
What is the structure of the bank? How are decisions made on project investment? Will it need approval from government or be autonomous?
We are building the management and investment teams now. The bank's management reports to an independent board of directors. Our board members have solid professional credentials and deep experience in a variety of infrastructure and investment areas.
Our investment teams will propose investments to our chief investment officer and me, and we will in turn recommend investments to the investment committee of our board of directors. Our activities will take place in the context of a multi-year business plan that is refreshed and approved by the federal government annually.
How will the bank deal with a massive infrastructure deficit in many major municipalities?
The Canada Infrastructure Bank was created to help address Canada's infrastructure deficit in a new and different way. We aim to fill a gap in the market that sits between traditional government-funded infrastructure, including both traditional procurement and public-private partnerships (PPPs), and projects that are entirely privately funded. Fundamentally, we are looking to fill the gap that prevents a project from seeing the light of day. I should note that the bank's role is to complement existing funding models such as government funding and PPPs, not to replace them. We will work with many partners – including municipalities – to help build infrastructure that will benefit Canadians.
How will the bank choose the projects to invest in?
The first step is to build and maintain a comprehensive list of projects. The second step is to screen the inventory for projects where the Canada Infrastructure Bank may play a role, including a public interest screen. This will result in a shorter list of potential investments that we will include in our annual corporate plan. Bank-supported projects must be revenue-generating, align with governments' infrastructure priorities, be in Canada or partly within Canada, and be capable of attracting private-sector capital.
Are there specific areas of interest – for example, water, electricity, energy, others?
We have three main focus areas for investments: green infrastructure, transit, and transport and trade. Within each of those three buckets there are many potential investment opportunities and at this point we are open to a wide range of interesting projects.
How will the bank attract outside investors? With attractive financing options, procurement contracts, etc?
There is a real appetite among private and institutional investors to invest in new infrastructure projects with a reasonable risk-reward equation. In a bank project, we will co-invest alongside private investors, and potentially governments, during the construction phase of the project. When it is operational, users will fund the bulk of the operations and of the returns to investors through user-fees and other revenue mechanisms.
While the bank will generally seek to recover its capital, we will also take the broader public interest into consideration. This means that our investments will not provide us market-level risk-adjusted returns, and the reason for this goes back to our mandate: if a project can be structured such that it would provide the Canada Infrastructure Bank with market-level, risk-adjusted returns, then it can and should be entirely privately financed.
We will build a global network of potential co-investors, including corporates, life-insurance companies, private-investment funds, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors.
Is there a target spend per year or per project? How is that determined?
No, we do not have targets. Our annual corporate plan will contain some estimates for budgeting purposes, but actual investment amounts will depend on the characteristics of each project.
Will you work with foreign investors or Canadian institutional investors only?
Yes, we will work with international investors. Canada is a great jurisdiction in which to invest for both Canadian and international investors, and we are eager to talk to market participants about infrastructure opportunities here.
Will you retain an ownership in deals or simply facilitate the projects?
We will be co-investors. The bank will be flexible in the role that we will play in any given project's balance sheet – this may take the form of equity or debt.


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One billion articles have been written about how IPL is sexist and a capitalist paradise. Nobody wants to say bad things about Rochelle Rao but those cheer girls (same set of girls everyday!) dancing in SET Max studio are of no use to the game of Cricket and also because of another gentleman named Siddhu already present in the same room to distract the viewer from the girls is already a menace we are being subjected to. Another billion articles have been written over Hansie Cronje's life and other match fixing scandals surfaced a decade ago. Poor Gibbs still avoids coming to India and tries to remain unsold at the IPL Auction every time. (He doesn't know about the OLX ad as far as I know). One more billion articles are being written about the spot fixing catastrophe which has embarked upon the team of Rajasthan Royals today. Consider this article as One Billion and oneth.
Consider, you're sitting at your home at night listening to Saliva's 'Lades and Gentleman' and electricity gets cut, thanks to 2 namesake drops of rain. It becomes all dark (IPL match starts). Now even if nothing is visible (not a Test Match kind of genuine Cricket format but still…), you still know where to go (all your favorite players are there) and get emergency light (which are never charged by the way) or candles (quickfire sure shot excitement of T20). You know that on the way you will have to evade furniture to avoid getting hurt (meager faint-ish chances of matches being rigged) and you actually do cover your ground with great success (reaching play offs). But just before you reach the destination, the smallest toe of your right leg (Sreesanth) hits the bottom most corner of the dining table (spot fixing) and you utter a sister-related swear word (Kohli's catchphrase) under your breath, trying to hold your tears from coming out because of immense pain you have to bear. This feeling is like that. Moreover, when 2 more names of Chandila and Chavan came up, it felt like something hot being pressed on the same little toe which was subjected to pain in the last sentence.
I am devastated beyond repair. Why this? Why this now? Why Rajasthan Royals? Agreed they are the poorest IPL team of the lot but being poor is not a legit reason to indulge in bribery and all. Even if they may be the poorest franchise but their poorest player still earn more than me. Some people have to be on bench, Sir, I also have to be on bench (IT company policies). If it had been some other team, I would have at least taken it as a sour burp and moved on. I am like that. But it is bloody Rajasthan Royals. The Royals for which I am rooting, hooting, shouting, modulating BP, changing DP and cheering for the last 6 years. The Royals which have their fortress mere 2.8 KM from my actual home. The team which has no Rajasthani players (who cares) but their captain as the most gentleman cricketer of my era Rahul Sharad Dravid. Also, its ex-captain was the most playboy cricketer of my era Shane Keith Warne. You know, cheering for the team which is least expected to win, the underdogs is an absolute joy when it comes to Sports. Also, trash talking about the genuinely deserving team nobody likes like CSK is also fun. Rajasthan Royals is the poor hero (while IPL Cup being the rich heroine) which you want to do good. You want the poor guy to beat the hell out of strong Shetty and Delhi Ganesh kind of villains (pun intended) and their right hands (other useless teams like Pune Warriors India). If the poor guy himself gets corrupted, where will be any room for optimism then? Further saddening part is that the IPL and in general Cricket haters (read unpatriotic Indians) keep poking you about the recent turn of events and embarrass you more than you were embarrassed after JEE. That is where the pain becomes unbearable. The most shameful day of my IPL viewing career.
I know Sidin Vadukut is not showing as much drama as I am showing but Sreesanth and Sidin were like conjoined Siamese twins as far as IPL was concerned. Thanks to his Dork series, the rapport with Malayali humor people like these two had only improved. Disgusted and ashamed now. I can feel for you Sidin, I sincerely do.
On a serious note, watching a person of stature like Rahul Dravid defending his team in IPL Rajasthan Royals is one of the saddest moment I have seen on TV. I almost had tears in my eyes, well almost. Genuinely saying. Now question is where we go from this. Should I keep my support intact for RR for the playoffs and see Watson beating the hell out of Pollard? Sigh. Tough call, let me think over it and revert.
At least WWE is openly calling itself as Entertainment. Have some shame yar!
P.S.: Listening to 'Sun Raha Hai Na Tu' song from Aashiqui 2. Fitting.


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More Thoughts on Grinding Moulder Knives
Forum Responses
The same thing can be said of many machinery sales people. Some have an in-depth background in production while others have never turned on a machine. It is important to check into the real background of the machinery and tooling people that you trust and are willing to deal with. Over the years I have found some excellent folks to deal with, but I have also been taken by many. Many customers rely on the technicians that install their machines for tooling recommendations. Most techs are very well trained and many have production experience.
One thing to remember - there is always more than one source for your tooling needs and more than one brand on most products that will work. When you find a source that you really trust for your tooling needs and for your technical support, stay with them as your primary source. It is always wise to have a backup source for your tooling needs.
Another thing to think about is the difference between price and cost. Price, as I use it here, is the actual dollar spent on a product. Cost is the cost per foot to produce your product. For example: A bar of knife stock sells for $75 or $3 per inch. It runs 2000 lineal feet before it has to be sharpened. Your production run requires 5000 lineal feet. You will have to sharpen the tool twice during the run. If you use a higher grade of tool that cost $6 per inch and it makes the run without stopping, then you actually produced your product for less due to lower downtime on the moulder. If a moulder is not running, it is not making money. Most moulders can run 30 feet per minute plus. If the moulder is down for 10 minutes to sharpen the tool, then 300 feet of moulding were not produced. If you only make a nickel a foot, that is $15 lost. The tooling cost difference is covered right here with no consideration for the other lost time or wasted wood.
I work in both fields. My experience is in my history. I currently grind about 10 sets of knives a day, 5 days a week. I do all layout and grinding myself. I work no less than 12-14 hours a day.
The next time you hear someone tell you about a 5 minute setup time, look and see how many fingers they have left. I have said for years that people should be more concerned for the safety of their operators and the well being of the machinery over a 5 minute setup. Some operators can set up in 5 minutes and be perfectly safe, while others need a little more time. Some of the new machinery out there these days can really be set up in less than five minutes, but at what cost? I know that if I am rushed, I make mistakes. Many factors come into play, as well… Do the fences have to be moved? Do the bedplates have to be moved? Do chipbreakers have to be moved? Do pressure shoes have to be modifed? Have all the staples been removed from the ends of the boards? Do feed rollers have to be changed or moved? How many cutterheads need to be changed?
What people should focus more on: Is my operator safe? Is my machine that I spent so much money on being taken care of? Do I get the best quality product I can produce? Are my customers happy with my product? It seams to me the guys saying "five minute setup" have never asked all these questions.
When to buy a grinder? As soon as you can afford one. I can not believe all the customers that I deal with that don't own one. Some like the convenience of my service, others cannot justify the grinder purchase because they don't use the moulder enough. Many of my customers do own grinders and lack the time to do it themselves. I tend to spoil my customers, which keeps them coming back (I hope). I would say that if you run more than 2000 lineal feet a week, you need a grinder.
The last question was about carbide over high speed steel. Carbide is very expensive and it does not obtain the finish that high speed steel does, so it should only be used when needed. MDF, teak, composites, etc, to name a few. My basic rule of thumb is if your knives can not hold an edge for more than 500 feet, you should think about using carbide.
I picked up a used grinder almost a year ago. What a difference. The problem I had before wasn't obtaining the knives, as there are plenty of good services to grind knives for you in a very timely fashion. It was when I hit a staple or bullet (yes, bullet) or nail. Now I have to send away for resharpening and am down for several days. Now I can touch them up and be back at it in less than an hour. Usually way less. The other great thing is now I have the option of grinding myself, or if I am in a pinch, having my service take care of it.
By the way, any tricks you are using for finding staples, etc? Sometimes those little buzzards are impossible to see in the wax.
From Dave Rankin, forum technical advisor:
If you have the opportunity to have a way to regrind, even if you are not able to rough out the knife, it is an advantage. If you are not able to regrind, you may consider using a tool steel like the DGK. It holds up many times better than normal tool steel and even holds up against some of the staples and minor nick causing agents. If you do have to go out of house for grinding, use someone that would use the tools that they make for you.
In my last shop, I owned a Weinig grinder. However, I learned to buy my knife profiled, then just dress grind, for all the above reasons. In my new shop, I have been using inserts. Nevertheless, a contractor needed some wide custom woodwork. Therefore, I bought a corrugated head and custom ground knife for 500 lin. ft. of red oak. But the knife was not sharp at all. Could not even cut the edge of my fingernail! So I slip stone them for a long time. And the job is done. I'm looking for a new supplier.
Just two cents for anyone new on the grinder. For years, I have been the grinder guy and the moulder guy. There is nobody to blame for a bad finish in my shop but me. My tip: no matter what, you can't cheat in the tool room. If you try for time saving purposes, it's going to show up on the wood and you will be right back in there fixing the knives the right way.
If you don't quite know what I mean, you soon will. But as with moulder setups, experience is the best teacher and with that comes speed, accuracy and as stated above, safety. I agree that if you can afford a grinder, you should get one. The grinder, steel, etc. will pay for itself over time, but the initial investment might hurt a little.
I think I am fortunate to be responsible for both tooling and moulder setups. I can see what I have done in the tool room and how it effects the wood, instead of two people blaming each other because the boss doesn't like what's being produced. With that said, in bigger shops, it is most important to have the grinder op and the moulder op working and communicating closely to get the best results.
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