text:
Review of SANS 560 - GPEN
The focus of this course is to exploit and gain access on a target with using tools and techniques that are native to different OSs by default. This is due to the fact that while doing a pen test, the rules of engagement do not allow installing software, modifying the configuration, modifying accounts or bringing down services on the target.
Day 1 - Planning, Scoping, and Recon
Almost 3/4th of the day was spent on theory and building up methods of pen testing, developing the mindset a pen tester should have and setting up an infrastructure for pen testing. It also walked us through the business aspect of how to handle a RFP for pen testing services and formulate a contract with rules of engagement. We also discussed legal issues in various countries and how to report the results of a pen test, so that they are beneficial to all tiers of the corporate structure. There were numerous little tid bits a pen tester should avoid and most common pit falls. The rest of the day was spent on DNS recon tools (whois, nslookup, dig, BiLe) and finding vulnerabilities using public resources such as search engines and domain registrations. I would say this was most beneficial day for me, because no other course deals with these important parts of pen tests.
Day 2 - Scanning
The focus of Day 2 was scanning the target and recon. Tools like Nmap, Amap, Nessus, Tcpdump were dicussed in great detail, and, most importantly, advantages and disadvantages of each. We also covered tips on when to use what tool. It also discusses how to fine tune the VA scanners, so that the false positives are reduced. I enjoyed the session on packet crafting with Hping3. Also, there was a great session on manual false positive reduction using some basic tools like Netcat, hping and others, so that the results are more accurate. This is another plus when compared to other courses.
Day 3 - Exploitation
We discussed in detail different categories of exploits (client-side, server-side and privilege escalation), and the difference between simple shell access as compared to full blown terminal access and various techniques to gain each. There are lots of hands on exercises on each. It covers Metaspolit in great detail and advanced meterpreter shell. And finally the very brief preview on the famous "Ed's windows command line kung fu" making windows run commands remotely using psexec, sc and wmic. This was very valuable to me and made me think that if I master this I would need less tools.
The only thing I felt was not covered here was how to modify the publicly available exploit code to suit your needs and OS (using metasploit opcode DB, Hex editor,) etc, though we did it in a certain impromptu exercise.
Day 4 - Password Attacks
This was all about John, Cain, Ophcrack, fgdump and THC Hydra, explaining the inner workings of each in detail. Detailed discussion on account lockouts and techniques to avoid them were also covered. Different types of password representation (LM, NTLM v1, v2, MD5, DES) and where they are stored in different OSs. There was very valuable discussion on the formulation of rainbow tables. Different ways to use Cain, (password cracker, sniffing password hashes, playing VoIP capture). Very detailed hands on exercises on the above tools. The best part off the day which blew me away was gaining access to a machine by passing the hash. With this technique you don't even need to crack the password to gain access - you can do it by passing the hash representation of a password on Windows systems.
Day 5 - Wireless and Web Apps
These 2 topics were not covered in great detail, but I think there was enough information to learn what are different types of encryptions in Wireless (WEP, WPA, WPA2) and what is the difference between XSS and XSRF or SQL injection and command injection. There was enough information to learn how various wireless attack tools worked. The web apps section had very cool and detailed hands-on exercises to illustrate the various concepts. The must see technique here is gaining netcat functionality without netcat.... a very cool technique.
Day 6 - Capture the Flag
And finally the task/game that brings all the concepts of past 5 days together. All I can say here is that it was a very well engineered game bringing in all the concepts learned throughout the course with emphasis on different techniques on achieving similar goals. Also, paying attention to details was very well illustrated here\. I bring this up here because this was the very valuable lesson our team learned ... which cost us the win !!!!!!!!
ALL in ALL I will say that - this is another "MASTERPIECE from Ed Skoudis", a very well designed course focusing on pen testing using the tools and techniques native to OSs and commands that are commonly available on the target systems. Tools used in this course are all available on the Internet and most other courses will teach you the command line to perform certain tasks. This course teaches you to how to use them better and other options to get the same or better results without using them. I think even a experienced Pen Tester would learn a few tricks from this course.
My KUDO's to ED and SANS for offering it. Also, KUDO's should go to all the invisible contributors and every section should have dedicated slides on stories of Matt Carpenter and Mike Poor ) ..
Finally a word of caution .. this is not a course for newbies and requires advance knowledge of various OSs and TCP/IP. If I were you, to get most out of this course,follow GSEC , GCIH and GPEN and for completeness OSCP. Those are my thoughts .......
Also, It was great meeting "the DON" ...... i hope I will see you again and we can talk over beers !!


text:
n. An e-mail phishing scam that apparently fooled a lot of AOL newbies into giving away their passwords. Users received an e-mail saying, "You've received an AOL InstaKiss!" and then were asked to enter their screen name and password.
"Hey, I just got an AOL InstaKiss! Maybe it's from that hottie Michelle!"
"OK dumbass, you just gave away your account."
"OK dumbass, you just gave away your account."
by DireClown May 22, 2011

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Procedure and Checklist for Water Vaccination of Meat Turkey Flocks
Published: November 2011
Vaccination for certain diseases is an important component of the health management program for commercial meat turkey production. This general procedure is recommended when administering live vaccines through the drinking water.
Browse by Categories:
Note: These publications are a portion of the publications available at the master page.


text:
Town Square
PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROFILE: Karla Brown
Original post made on Oct 3, 2012
I am a Pleasanton businesswoman and 20 year resident of Pleasanton. Together with my husband Tim, we have raised three daughters in Pleasanton. I earned a Business degree from San Jose State University and have earned many awards and accolades in my business career.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 7:31 AM
Comments (25)
a resident of Country Fair
on Oct 3, 2012 at 9:13 am
I have known Karla Brown a long time. She is smart, well informed, and the only candidate Cindy McGovern and Matt Sullivan are supporting for council. She gets my vote!
a resident of Bonde Ranch
on Oct 3, 2012 at 9:17 am
[Post removed because of excessive posts by the same poster using different names.]
a resident of Bridle Creek
on Oct 3, 2012 at 9:19 am
[Post removed because of excessive posts by the same poster using different names.]
a resident of Stoneridge Park
on Oct 3, 2012 at 10:27 am
[Post removed because of excessive posts by the same poster using different names.]
a resident of Canyon Oaks
on Oct 3, 2012 at 11:03 am
Karla is the greatest. And trust me I'm not one of the identical four posters above me. She gets my vote!
a resident of Country Fair
on Oct 3, 2012 at 11:43 am
Here's the correct link (or at least the one I found) to Karla's website:
Web Link
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 3, 2012 at 12:45 pm
'a long time' is relative. I've had some really l-o-n-g days!
Just like the mulitple positive poster violations above, most Karla signs are not on appproved locations...but, on frontage space, or on bark covered corner entrances to streets...on the property line of a business or person, but not IN a person's yard....implying, but not really. Along city curbs of shopping center....nobody's endorsement. Most signs NOT in a person's yard..sort of sneeking in. Notice as you drive around. As a newcomer to the community scene, having her people send out mass mailings to their professional email lists, telling them to vote ONLY for her. Tacky, probably unethical to campaign that way in a double election. Personally, I intend to vote for only one, Pentin, the longest community serving candidate in the race. But, it's a desperate sign to actually campaign to the masses that way. It's possible, the very most qualified and most community experienced, president of Rotary, chairman of Planning Commission, decade on Parks & Rec, etc, could get squeezed out with the unions and their pressure.campaign to masses, going to deMarcus. and Karla votes coming from greens, old-time no growthers, and ignorant voters who follow glossy campaign pieces listing a dozen other candidates, from groups they jst blindly follow.
Sierra Club, Matt Sullivan, & Cindy McGovern, are kiss of death for me. I saw all the various no-growth green-type groups pick candidates to run for all council seats in the valley, even having a valley-wide meeting for volunteers.
Every vote should be an educated. When in doubt, don't.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 3, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Hosted a great fundraiser here @ our home for Karla Brown for City Council last Sunday! Enjoyed meeting Frank Brandes, former Pleasanton Mayor as well as many supporters too. You are by far, the best candidate for the job of City Council!! GO KARLA!!!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 3, 2012 at 2:54 pm
I'm for property rights, ownership, and the rule of law. I'm against Karla Brown.
a resident of Birdland
on Oct 3, 2012 at 3:20 pm
I'm for listening to the people and protecting our city so I am voting for Karla Brown.
Once again, "Observer" posts that the public is full of "ignorant voters" if they vote for somebody who wants slow, controlled growth. From the rest of the message it looks like somebody working on Pentin's campaign. Does not make me feel good that his campaign feels that people that are for slow-growth are ignorant. The message Observer posted is all full of incorrect info. Karla is not a newcomer to the scene. She has been involved for a long time, volunteering in the community, working in the community, working on city ordinances to protect the city, representing the city when PG&E tried to put untested high-voltage electrical lines down the middle of neighborhoods, soccer coach, etc. Karla might not have been there waving a sign that says "look at me" but she has been quite active in the community.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Oct 3, 2012 at 3:34 pm
Just a quick response to your post. Yes you are very correct that she help fight the PGE lines and had them moved elsewhere. But what you failed to mention is that the wires were moved from her neighborhood to the people living off of Vineyard who were affected with dirt and construction for almost two years at a much higher cost. But I guess she would say that it was the best for all concerned just as long as it was out of her neighborhood.
a resident of Birdland
on Oct 3, 2012 at 7:46 pm
It went down the realigned Vineyard Avenue that was not built yet. Most of the dirt and construction was not for the PG&E line but rather the realignment of Vineyard Avenue plus the repaving of Vineyard Avenue near the mayors house for a special asphalt that has less road noise (rubberized asphalt). The PG&E lines stayed on arterial roads instead of going through neighborhood streets.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Oct 3, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Thank you Jill for the information. I guess it was all our imagination all the PGE trucks and construction that was happening during that two time span. I am sure the houses that face Vineyard and the Mobile Home parks that were affected had the same mirage. Yes you are right about the repavement but seperate project. Thanks again for clearing this up. Oh by the way can you tell me how much was the added cost to redirect the project from the original neighborhood to mine?
As a seperate issue and this is not a crack at anyone, is there still legal action pending regarding the space above Hearst? The last that I read was the project has been scaled back and some spaces are now obscene in size. What is the cost to the city to fight this? Hopefully someone can give an update without opinion.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 3, 2012 at 11:10 pm
So now thousands of individual voters who speak positively about a candidate suddenly become part of a campaign team.?.
That will scare lots of voters away from many candidates.
but I do agree, the visible ones for Karla ARE scary, so she does get labeled accordingly. Just like Erlene gets labeled from her union supporters.
I don't even know Pentin's phone or address. I only know his resume' is long and full of dedication and service, and he'll get my only vote.
a resident of Walnut Hills
on Oct 4, 2012 at 10:22 am
I met Karla on the Save Pleasanton Hills project, which as we can all recall was pretty rancorous. Throughout, Karla was polite and professional in discussing the issue with me - a tone that was lacking in remarks from some Council members at that time. Besides having a positive attitude, Karla is smart, well-informed, and committed to doing what is best for the city. I am happy to support her.
a resident of Laguna Oaks
on Oct 4, 2012 at 11:55 am
What is a "businesswoman"? What real job experience does Karla have under her belt? I am a female working in the business world, but I would never describe myself as a "businesswoman." It's simply too generic. I would use specific terms to describe where my experience lies: corporate/public vs. private, small-mid-large company, role and function.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 1:08 pm
Dear Ptown Moom, I hope your job is not an English teacher.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Go Karla - you've got my vote!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Vote for American values like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Do not vote for Karla Brown.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 4, 2012 at 10:21 pm
I think Karla Brown will make an excellent council member.
a resident of Kottinger Ranch
on Oct 4, 2012 at 10:58 pm
As a resident of Kottinger Ranch I can attest to the fact that Karla has worked tirelessly over the past several years to protect our 180 homes. As for what she has done for the rest of Pleasanton she'll be the first to tell you, "who cares!". I didn't bother to open the web link to this story as I could not get past, "I have earned many awards and accolades...". I'm voting for Pentin as he actually has been involved in Pleasanton and not exclusively in the area of town where he resides.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 6, 2012 at 7:38 am
Karla is the only City Council candidate for slow and smart growth for Pleasanton. She has been endorsed and supported by a wide variety of people and newspapers who feel that Karla offers us her experience and dedicated hard work for the benefit of our community. She has worked hard on ridge line protection, (Measure PP), preserving our unique and historic neighborhoods and given hours of her time on various community task forces where she has worked cooperatively with a large group of stakeholders within the City on the Hacienda Task Force to her current position on East Side Pleasanton Task Force. She has the facts to back up her opinions and campaign agendas instead of the often vague campaign statements given by the other candidates. I encourage you to view the various community political forums this campaign season as well as attend these events in person to see for yourself that Karla stands out from the group as a clear leader. It is also equally important to follow the money to see what large developers and other PACs are helping to fund the campaigns of the other candidates. Karla's campaign is funded by individuals who desire what is best for all of Pleasanton and not just what is best for their own pockets and their influence on the decisions that effect our community.
Find out more about what Karla is committed to a www.Vote4Karla.com.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Oct 6, 2012 at 8:43 am
I live in the Vintage Hills area and had no problem at all with the development that Karla opposed. It looked beautiful and would have been wonderful addition to Pleasanton. She led a selfish campaign of lies and distortions against the development. Her NIMBY attitude is the problem, not the solution.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 6, 2012 at 10:39 am
Karla is the best candidate for council. She does her homework and studies issues carefully and she isn't afraid to stand up for what she feels is right. Her work on Measure PP is admirable. There were many people in town who supported PP who did not live in the Kottinger hills, so it wasn't just that neighborhood involved. I'm sure as with any candidate, you many not agree with them on everything. But, Karla is smart, knowledgeable, and passionate about doing what is right for the community.
If you watch any of the forums that have been conducted, she, by far, stands out from the rest. She has absolutely done the best and I was thoroughly impressed. She definitely has my vote and for our community's sake, I hope she is elected to one of the spots on the council.
a resident of Ridgeview Commons
on Apr 25, 2017 at 5:09 pm
Due to repeated violations of our Terms of Use, comments from this poster are automatically removed. Why?
Don't miss out on the discussion!
Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic.
Livermore trustees demonstrating wisdom
By Tim Hunt | 9 comments | 995 views
The Great Divide, and What's Next?
By Tom Cushing | 38 comments | 832 views
Sandia recognizes top girl scholars with math/science awards
By Jeb Bing | 1 comment | 630 views
2017 guide to summer camps
Looking for something for the kids to do this summer, learn something new and have fun? The 2017 Summer Camp Guide features local camps for all ages and interests.


text:
Chef's Hat: A tribute to the ultimate guinea pig
A tribute to the ultimate guinea pig
Wednesday would have been my husband's birthday. I said "would have" because last fall he lost his battle to pancreatic cancer.
Like me, he enjoyed food and enjoyed trying new dishes. He was willing to try any new dish that I came across on a TV show, magazine or new recipe book. Not only was he willing to try my new dishes, but he would chop vegetables (especially onions) for me and even clean up after our meal.
From the big flops, such as the double dipped, baked onion rings (that made one huge mess in the kitchen), to what he called my world famous deviled eggs, we experimented and tried hundreds of recipes. He would occasionally cook and would always ask my advice on seasonings to add. And believe me, we have a whole cupboard full of herbs and seasonings that we used on an almost daily basis.
His specialty was smoking ribs, brisket and dog bones in his Cookshack smoker (of course, not all at the same time). This was a pretty expensive smoker and I'll always remember the day we arrived home and there was a tag on the door that UPS had been there with a package that needed a signature before they could drop it off. He immediately called them, got their hours and then drove to UPS to pick it up.
The smoker is now my domain. I have pretty much figured out his smoked ribs and I am an expert at smoking dog bones. But beyond those two things I have not ventured too far into the world of smoked meats.
So this column is a few of his favorite recipes. While going through paperwork I found a "favorite recipes" of the boys and girls of his fourth-grade class. This was one of those things I never knew we had and I have no idea if he actually made this recipe when he was in fourth grade. But all in all, the recipe looks quite good.
The good recipes we called keepers, and there were (and still are) a lot of those recipes around and most that I still put together. I hope my readers will enjoy these recipes as much as we did.
Take it from someone who knows, preparing food and sitting down and having a good meal will give you a lot of good memories.
Enjoy some of our favorite recipes and happy eating.


text:
Sweets Lunch Punch Sandwich Cutters
Ice cream and cake for lunch? Now you can say "yes" with fun shapes designed to turn every healthy sandwich into a sweet treat.
- Cutters and packaging are 100% recyclable.
- BPA- and phthalate-free.
- Ages 3 and up (with adult supervision).
- Set of 4 includes Cupcake, Birthday Cake, Gumball Machine and Ice Cream Cones.
Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 3.5" wide x 3.75" deep x 1.25" high
- Dishwasher-safe.
Shipping & Return Info
Standard UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 4-5 business days.
Next Day Delivery and Processing
We can arrange for next day delivery to most destinations within the contiguous 48 states, for an extra charge of $17.50 per address. If we receive your order by 6pm PT Monday through Friday, you'll receive your order the next business day; orders placed on Friday after 6pm PT through Sunday will arrive on Tuesday. Note: Next Day Delivery service is not available for some oversized items, Premium In-Home White Glove Delivery, out of stock items, personalized items or for items shipped directly from the manufacturer.
Select oversized items have an additional delivery and processing surcharge; this charge is listed below the item price.
View the complete Shipping and Delivery Information page.
At Pottery Barn Kids, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction is our priority. We carefully inspect your order prior to shipment; upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage. We will arrange for a prompt replacement. If, within 7 days for Quick Ship upholstery and 30 days for all other products, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value.
If your return for Merchandise Credit Cards is greater than $10,000, we will issue $10,000 in Merchandise Credit Cards to you that day, and then mail additional Merchandise Credit Card(s) for the amount in excess of $10,000 to you.
For returns of items purchased from your Pottery Barn Kids registry, we will gladly provide a refund or exchange for the merchandise within 90 days of your event or within 90 days of purchase, whichever date is later.
Delivery fees are non-refundable and prior purchases are not eligible for a price adjustment. The following items are non-eligible for returns or exchanges:
- Personalized/Monogrammed items
- Mattresses
- Gift cards
- Special-order items (including made-to-order upholstery and custom order rugs)
- Final Sale items (identified by a price ending in $.97 or $.99)
- Items damaged through normal wear and tear.
Questions? See our full Returns Policy.
Sweets Lunch Punch Sandwich Cutters
|Sweets Lunch Punch Sandwich Cutters
|No Longer Available


text:
Turntable Talk with Summer Altice: DJ Serafin
Playmate Summer Altice checks out one of the hottest DJ's in LA
I first met DJ Serafin in 2006 at a small club in Venice, California. I was interested in deejaying at the time so I went up to him and started chatting. He was really nice and gave me his card and said, "If you need any help, gimme a shout." Two years later, I showed up for work one night and I was opening for DJ Serafin! We became fast friends and have worked together on numerous occasions since then. Serafin is one of the top song remixers around, in my opinion, and is constantly out there rocking clubs. I asked him a few questions, and given his open mind to the growing changes to our craft, I knew you'd like to hear what he has to say.
Summer Altice: You have become one of the top remixers in the U.S.; do you feel that has helped your deejaying?
Serafin: Oh wow, I didn't know that, really? [Laughs] Yes…I think so, it's definitely nice to play your versions of songs when deejaying, I think it's what sets us apart as DJs.
Altice: Who do you look up to?
Serafin: Z-Trip is one of the DJs I really look up to. He stayed true to what he does and is able to rock festivals and clubs at the same time.
Altice: How did you get started as a DJ?
Serafin: As a kid I always messed with my grandfather's turntables; there's just something about that phonograph that I was drawn to. My uncle showed me how to mix on 1200s when I was 12 and I got hooked.
Altice: What are some of your favorite gigs ever?
Serafin: There's a lot, there's always something interesting at every gig. I'd have to say when I played at Drexel University in Philly with Sean Paul and Jay Sean in front of 5000 kids; it's such an indescribable rush.
Altice: Favorite recent ones?
Serafin: When I got my first international bookings...I get paid to see the world? Now that is something you can't complain about.
Altice: What is your all-time favorite record?
Serafin: I have to say every track on Michael Jackson's Thriller...that whole album is timeless.
Altice: What do you expect from newer DJs?
Serafin: Know where deejaying came from. Start from the root and go from there. With all the technology nowadays, everybody seems to be a DJ!
Altice: If you could tell your 14-year-old self something, what would it be?
Serafin: Always listen to your mother! Mothers always knows best. And don't be in a hurry to grow up.
Altice: What advice do you have for someone who wants to be a DJ?
Serafin: Respect the art of deejaying, know where it came from. Find your sound and hone your craft.
Altice: Where are the hottest women?
Serafin: California girls are unforgettable. Wish they all could be California girls...
Altice: Who is your favorite Playmate?
Serafin: Who do you think? Summer Altice, of course!
Altice: I ask this question to everyone that I interview. Do you feel the digital advances in technology have hurt or helped the world of deejaying?
Serafin: I think it helped a lot; you have to embrace technology and not depend on it. It gave us tools to use, no more record crates to haul around, cue points while using turntables, looping…
What is deejaying? Is it how you scratch on turntables? Is it knowing how to mix? Is it reading your crowd and rocking it with all you got? Or is it all image and how long you can fist pump? I think deejaying is different from everybody's perspective...I say more power to all, as long as you get the job done!
And as far as MIDIs, well…That's a whole new topic. Can someone rock a party using MIDIs? Yes they can, that's why you are there: to play music. Now, if you ask, "Is using MIDIs deejaying?" I say, yes! You are still in control of the crowd.
Did I answer your question? [Laughs]
Altice: How hard is it to balance your family life and your work?
Serafin: It takes a lot of sacrifices; it's pretty hard at first, but it gets better. It's [the same as] every career, I think.
Altice: What do you have coming up this month?
Serafin: My Power 106 Jump Off Mix will air this month; I'm back in Florida again, from St. Pete to Orlando to Clearwater. Then I have the Bay, San Fran to San Jose. Then I have my residency at the W in Westwood (Whiskey Blue) Serafin Fridays...Jakarta, Indonesia…Then Camp Spin Off, the first and only DJ Camp in the world; I look forward to that every year. I'm one of the instructors there, and it's a blast seeing the kids go crazy about deejaying.
Serafin is always busy working hard and has tons coming up. It's the sign of a great DJ. He rocks a show like no other and I strongly recommend you try to catch him in a city near you…not only because he's my friend, but because I'm a fan.
For more information on DJ Serafin, including tour dates, go to www.djserafin.com and www.freakonomix.com or follow him on Twitter @djserafin.
Summer Altice: DJ Serafin's Playlist
About the Author
Playmate Summer Altice first graced Playboy magazine pages in 2000. Since then there has been no stopping the multi-talented Altice: actress, model, business owner and for over six years, popular DJ. Much in demand for her Dj skills, Altice currently travels the world playing shows. To book her for your next event please visit summeraltice.com. Make sure to follow her on Twitter @SummerAltice.


text:
Cougar sighting in Deschutes River Woods
One set of tracks; search fails to find it
BEND, Ore. - A Deschutes River Woods resident said she saw a cougar in her yard Monday morning, apparently feeding on a bird, sparking a fruitless search for the animal and a warning and reminders from authorities on what to do in such encounters.
Around 9:45 a.m. Deschutes County sheriff's deputies were dispatched to an address in the 19000 block of Shoshone Road in the DRW subdivision south of Bend regarding the sighting of a cougar in a woman's yard, said Lt. Kevin Dizney.
The woman said the cougar had been in her yard and was apparently feeding on a bird. Upon seeing human activity, the cougar walked away, she said.
Deputies searched the area but couldn't find the cougar, Dizney said.
"Tracks found in the area suggested there was only one cougar," Dizney said in a news release. "The area was searched extensively but the animal was not able to be located."
The sheriff's office offered reminders to the community:
Do not disturb dead animal carcasses, especially if you believe the animal may be a cougar kill.
If there are confirmed cougar sightings in your area such as this, do not walk your dogs at night in the area. It is recommended that residents keep outside lighting in the areas where livestock is present to help deter cougar attacks. Supervise children and pets that are outside, Dizney said.
There are many residential areas inside Deschutes County near rural settings in which wildlife is prevalent.
If and when a member of the community comes into contact with wildlife such as a cougar, do not run, but move slowly, keeping the animal in view as you move away from the area. If there is a perceived danger to the community please notify law enforcement as soon as possible.
"An employee with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was contacted and apprised of this cougar activity," Dizney said.


text:
From scratch version
1 1/2 cups very warm water
1 package active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp.)
4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
Short on time – try these!
1 tube (11 oz.) Breadsticks
1/2 stick butter, melted
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon table salt
Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick spray
Cook's Note: I love to make this quick version to serve with marinara sauce. Or to serve with pizza and spaghetti. If you like, you can even sprinkle a bit of dried oregano on these!
Olive Garden Breadsticks
- 1 1/2 cups very warm water
- 1 tsp package active dry yeast 2 1/4 .
- 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- Garlic Butter topping:
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- In a large bowl, dissolve sugar and yeast in warm water and allow to sit for 10 minutes, covered. Mixture should be frothy.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer or medium-sized bowl, combine flour and salt.
- Add yeast mixture and melted butter to flour mixture.
- Mix with dough hook attachment on stand mixer or stir with a wooden spoon until fully combined.
- Knead dough for a few minutes just until dough is smooth and elastic.
- Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray.
- Pull off pieces of dough and roll out into strips.
- The first few times I made this, I pulled off way too much dough for each breadstick.
- So pull off smaller size pieces than you would think you'd need.
- Remember these are going to double in size!
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap sprayed with nonstick spray (so dough doesn't stick to it from the inside) or cover with a clean kitchen towel and put in a warm place to rise.
- I like to preheat my oven to 150F degrees, then turn it off. I'll put the breasticks in there to rise because it is a nice, warm & draft free area.
- Once they have doubled in size (about an hour), remove sheet from oven and preheat oven up to 400F degrees.
- Once it has reached temperature, take plastic wrap off of breadsticks and put in the oven to bake.
- While they are baking, make butter topping.
- Microwave butter until melted and add garlic powder and salt, stir until combined.
- After 6 or 7 minutes, brush the bread sticks with half the butter mixture.
- Then continue to bake for another 6-7 minutes.
- Immediately upon removal from the oven, brush the other half of the butter on the sticks.
Shortcut Olive Garden Breadsticks
- 1 oz tube Breadsticks 11 .
- 1/2 stick butter melted
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- Preheat oven to 375F degrees
- Spray cookie sheet with nonstick spray.
- Lay breadsticks out on cookie sheet (about an inch apart).
- Bake breadsticks according to package directions (about 10-13 minutes).
- While baking, make the garlic butter topping.
- Melt butter in small bowl and whisk in garlic powder and salt.
- Stir until combined.
- When breadsticks are done, using a basting brush, coat breadsticks liberally with garlic butter.
Recipe NotesServe warm. I love to make this quick version to serve with marinara sauce. Or to serve with pizza and spaghetti. If you like, you can even sprinkle a little bit of dried oregano on these!


text:
Who raised Jerry and Paul after their parents were killed?
My dad and uncle's legal guardians were Gerald's parents, Bertha and Daniel Kline. Jerry was sent to Milton Hershey School for Boys almost immediately. Paul wasn't eligible until he turned four the following year. I'm currently investigating some information I found that seems to suggest that Linda's father attended Milton Hershey as well. Her brother, LeRoy, even offhandly mentioned, "they went to Milton Hershey because our father did, of course." My dad was never told or aware of this, so I'm trying to do a bit more research on that!
Where were their family? Did any of Gerald's brothers or sisters try to raise them?
Jerry and Paul's grandparents took care of them on weekends and holidays and they were very close. My father (Jerry) stayed with his Aunt Jill for a few summers as he got older, as well. His Aunt Emma told us that she had wanted to adopt both of them but already had her hands full with her own children and decided against it.
Where are his parents and the baby girl buried?
All three are buried together in a cemetary within Annville, PA.
Did the boys see both sets of grandparents?
For reasons unknown, my dad wasn't in contact with the Seiberts. LeRoy told me that he saw the boys when they were younger (they are all around the same age, coincidentally) but hasn't seen them in probably 40 years. Linda's father died around 10 years after the accident but her mother was alive until well into 2009.
Where are Gerald's 10 brothers and sisters?
Nancy and Daniel both died young. Only 3 sisters and 1 brother of Gerald's are alive today.
Do you plan to write a book about this?
I've tossed around the idea but I wouldn't be able to do so until I've answered all the questions I have floating around in my head. I have a lot more research to do!


text:
Patriots pound S-M in opener
The Pequot Lakes Patriots football team scored 27 points in the fourth quarter to defeat Staples-Motley 40-0 in Heart 'O Lakes season opener on Thursday, Aug. 29.
Tyler Tappe and Justin Mackenthun each had a pair of touchdowns for the Patriots. Tappe finished with 20 carries for 186 Yards while Mackenthun rushed six times for 47 yards, and also had two receptions for 53 yards. Pequot Lakes dominated the game with 350 total yards to just 73 for the Cardinals, who failed to complete a pass.
Pequot Lakes scored on its first possession as they marched down the field with seven running plays. The drive was capped by Tappe's 11-yard run just 2:40 into the game. CJ Borleis' conversion kick made it 7-0.
The Patriots extended the lead in the second quarter as they scored after recovering a fumble at the S-M 42. Penalties pushed Pequot Lakes back to midfield, but a 40-yard run by Tappe gave the visitors first-and-goal from the nine. The Patriots missed a chance to score when they turned the ball over on a fumble at the two.
Pequot Lakes forced a punt, and had good field possession with 2:30 remaining in the half. Borleis passed to Mackenthun for a first down at the S-M 27, the sophomore quarterback then connected with Kyle Sellner for a first down at the 3-yard line. A penalty pushed the ball back five yards, but Tappe then scored on an 8-yard run with 22 seconds remaining before intermission.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Patriots extended the lead to 21-0 on a 4-yard carry by Mackenthun early in the fourth period. Borleis ran for the conversion points.
After forcing the Cardinals to punt, Pequot Lakes scored again when Joel Ebnet tossed a 39-yard pass to Mackenthun to make it 27-0.
The Patriots added a pair of late touchdowns as Shae Zeidler tallied on a 4-yard run to make it 34-0. Pequot Lakes' Angelo Tweed then recovered a blocked kick in the end zone for the final score. The kick failed but Pequot Lakes had a 40-0 lead.
Defensive leaders for the Patriots in the shut out where Mackenthun, three quarterback sacks and 10 tackles, Chad Christianson with 12 tackles, and Chris Westman eight tackles.
Pequot Lakes 7 6 0 27 — 40
Staples-Motley 0 0 0 0 — 0
First quarter
PL: Tyler Tappe 11 run (CJ Borleis kick)
Second quarter
PL: Tappe 8 run (kick fail)
Fourth quarter
PL: Josh Mackenthun 4 run (CJ Borleis run)
PL: Mackenthun 39 pass from Joel Ebnet (kick fail)
PL: Shae Zeidler 4 run (Borleis kick)
PL: Angelo Tweed blocked kick recovery in end zone (kick fail).
Individual leaders:
Total yards: S-M 73, PL 350
Rushing: PL-Tappe 20-186, Mackenthun 6-47, Shae Zeidler 4-33
Passing: PL-Joel Ebnet 2-2-45; CJ Borleis 2-7-37
Receiving: Mackenthun 2-53, Kyle Sellner 1-23, Connor Davich 1-6


text:
Let's open our Bibles again for our study of God's Word tonight to the wonderful epistle written by James...James chapter 4. I want to read to you verses 7 through 10 and then we'll look together at what the Spirit of God intends for us to understand from this text. James chapter 4 beginning in verse 7, "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double minded. Be afflicted and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He shall lift you up."
What you have there is a series of commands, ten to be exact...all aorist imperative verbs in the Greek language. James in the middle of this epistle marshals ten straight commands which really draw our attention, I believe, to the focal point of the whole epistle. This in my judgment is the heart of everything. It is one of the great and one of the clear and one of the precise invitations to salvation in all of Scripture.
You know, as well as I do, that there are many invitations to salvation throughout the Scripture. Since God is a saving God, since God is a Savior God, He desires that all men would come to know Him, to worship Him, to adore Him. God, our Savior, wills that all men come to the knowledge of Christ...Paul says to Timothy. And throughout Scripture there are many invitations of a very general nature. Now we acknowledge that God is sovereign. We acknowledge that God has all authority and that God has absolute prerogative within Himself to choose whomsoever He will to be saved. And in fact does that before the foundation of the world. And yet from a human viewpoint paradoxically there are a myriad of invitations throughout Scripture in which He calls generally to sinners to respond. For example, in Deuteronomy chapter 30 verses 19 and 20 we read these words, "I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse, so choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice and by holding fast to Him, for this is your life and the length of your days that you may live in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to give them."
And then we have in Isaiah 55, also in verses 6 and 7 a very familiar invitation, "Seek the Lord while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near, let the wicked forsake His way and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord and He will have compassion on him and to our God for He will abundantly pardon."
Another familiar invitation comes in Matthew chapter 7 verses 13 and 14. The Lord says, "Enter by the narrow gate for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many there are who enter by it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life and few are those who find it." Then there is the invitation of Matthew 11:28 to 30, "Come to Me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me for I am meek or gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls, for My yoke is easy and My burden is light." And then the invitation of Matthew 16:24 and following, Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me for whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it but whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it."
And then that beautiful invitation of John 14, "Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house there are many dwelling places, if it were not so I would have told you, for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself that where I am there you may be also and you know the way where I'm going." Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way? Jesus said to him, I am the way and the truth and the life, no man comes to the Father but by Me."
And then the very very direct and personal invitation of Acts 16:30 and 31 where the Philippian jailer said to Paul, "What must I do to be saved? And Paul and Silas replied, Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household." And then the invitation of Romans 10:9 and 10 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. And then the invitation of Revelation 22:17, "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come and let him who hears say come and let the one who is thirsty come, let the one who wishes to take the water of life without cost."
Invitations...those are just a few of many many invitations. None of them, either the ones I read or other ones, are any more complete or comprehensive than the one I just read to you in James chapter 4. Unfortunately throughout the years of interpreting the epistle of James, most commentators and Bible students have assumed that verses 7 to 10 referred to Christians, that this is a call to Christians to get their act together. And because they have approached it that way they have therefore missed the greatness of this invitation to salvation.
Now as you know, in studying through these rich chapters in this great epistle, James is confronting a people who are made up obviously of possessors of eternal life and professors of eternal life...those who really know God and those who are just deceived and deceiving...those who are possessors of true and living faith and those who are possessors of a false dead faith. And the heart of this epistle is to call out to the reader and the hearer and say...be sure your faith is real, test it. His objective is stated in verse 19 and 20 of chapter 5. The whole idea is to convert someone, convert the sinner from the error of his way and save his soul from death. The church, as we have been saying, is always occupied by those whose faith is not real. And it behooves the rest of us to be about the business of bringing in to true salvation those around us in our fellowship whose salvation may not be real. He wants no one to be deceived. He wants no tares among the wheat. He wants no soil where the plant seems to spring up but no fruit is ever born. He wants not hearers but doers, not professors but possessors. So James has definitely the heart of Jesus, for this was of grave concern to Jesus as well. Those who would say Lord, Lord, but who didn't really have any relationship to Him at all.
So the epistle then is really the burden of the heart of Christ through James that no one would be deceived about the reality of their salvation. And also the corollary thought that believers would then live up to the things that are true of believers. Throughout this epistle we've been looking at the tests of true faith. We saw in chapter 1 how a true faith handles trials, how a true faith handles temptation, how a true faith responds to the Word, how a true faith is concerned with purity of life. In chapter 2 we saw how a true faith is concerned about people in need, people who are poor and is no respecter of persons. We saw how a true faith produces works, good works, righteous works, righteous deeds. In chapter 3 we saw how a true faith can be made manifest in the use of the tongue, in the patterns of speech and also in the matter of wisdom, that is the behavior by which your life style is identified. And then at the beginning of chapter 4 we saw how true faith is separated from the world. It does not love the world, it is the friend of God and the enemy of the world, not the enemy of God and the friend of the world.
So James has been saying put your life up against the tests. And having said all of that down through chapter 4 verse 6 he now calls for a proper response to saving faith and gives in a sense his invitation before he goes on with some closing things in this epistle. If we have studied cautiously and carefully through the epistle of James and particularly if we've been listening to what has been said since chapter 3 verse 13, we are very much aware that he has been speaking about unbelievers who, for example, back in chapter 3 verse 13 have a wisdom that is not of God. In fact, he says it's characterized by bitter envying, strife. It is not from above, verse 15, earthly sensual demoniacal, again mentioning envy, strife, confusion, every evil work. If that's the kind of life style you have, if that's the kind of behavior, if that's your approach to life, you give evidence of a wisdom that does not come from God. And then in chapter 4, very clearly says in verse 4 that people who are friends of the world are enemies with God. That doesn't mean from the person's viewpoint they are God's enemy, that means from God's viewpoint the person is His enemy. So he's talking about people who have a worldly wisdom, a worldly affection and who are the enemies of God.
Clearly then when you come to verse 7, this is an invitation to those people to come to saving faith. If you didn't pass the test of trials and you didn't pass the test of temptation and the right response to the Word being a doer and not a hearer and the right attitude toward purity of life and people in need and respect of persons and good works and use of the tongue and wisdom and the matter of relationship to the world, then here is an invitation to you. The invitation is directed at those who are not saved...those who are still captive to earthly sensual demonic wisdom, those who love the world and are the enemies of God, those who in the terms of verse 5 still are governed by the inner spirit which lusts...in other words they're driven by their fallenness. To those, according to verse 6 are proud, not humble. Those who to sum it up are in desperate need of God's grace. And as I tried to point out to you last time, two weeks ago, this cannot refer to believers for believers are nowhere in Scripture ever called the enemies of God. Even Abraham back in chapter 2 verse 23 is called the friend of God. And 1 John 2 says if any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. So clearly he has been giving his passionate appeal throughout this epistle to that person who is sort of occupied mentally with the gospel but whose faith is not genuine and been saying test yourself.
It's not that he doesn't have anything to say to believers because secondarily he has been calling to believers to fully live up to the things which are characteristic of them. It's as if he says believers know how to handle trials but they still ought to handle them better. Believers know how to respond to the Word and be doers but they still ought to do it better. Believers pursue purity of life but they ought to pursue it more. Believers are gracious to people in need but they ought to be more gracious. I mean, there's word here for us as well. We too speak the Word of God with our mouth but we ought to do it more often and speak evil less often. Secondarily then these instructions definitely come to bring impetus on the life of a believer but primarily they have to do with that person who may be a professor of something he or she does not possess. And if that's your case the promise of verse 6 is wonderful. Even if you're a person who is characterized by worldly wisdom, characterized by the lust of the flesh, an enemy of God, driven by your own fallenness, even if you're a proud person God gives more grace. That's the wonderful promise of verse 6. That's the grace of salvation I believe. He is saying no matter what your life is like, if you're proud and you love the world and your wisdom is earthly, demonic and sensual, if you're a person who didn't pass the tests, God has grace for you. He gives more grace. I believe it's justifying, sanctifying, glorifying grace that he's talking about, the grace of salvation, saving grace.
Literally verse 6 says He gives greater grace...greater grace. A comparative word is used. What is grace? What do we mean He gives grace? You know what it means, don't you? It is God's favor given to sinners who are undeserving. That's what it is. And within that favor is forgiveness and love and the promise of heaven and the Holy Spirit and all spiritual blessings and understanding of God's Word and joy and peace and all the fruit of the Spirit. And all of that comes as God's favor given to sinners who do not deserve it. And God has that grace available to all who will come in faith to Christ...greater grace than the strength of depravity, grace greater than the power of sin, grace greater than the might of Satan, grace greater than the pull of the flesh, grace greater even than death. No matter what your life is like, no matter how sinful you are, no matter how much you love the world, no matter how proud you are, no matter how your lusts drive you, no matter how your wisdom may be that of the world and even below the underworld, still God has grace. I love what Alec Moteur(?) says, "What comfort there is in this verse. It tells us that God is tirelessly on our side. He never falters in respect of our needs. He always has more grace at hand. He is never less than sufficient. He always has more and yet more to give. Whatever we may forfeit when we put self first, we cannot forfeit salvation for there's always more grace. No matter what we do to Him, He is never beaten. We may play false to the grace of election, we may contradict the grace of reconciliation, we may overlook the grace of indwelling but He gives more grace. Even if we were to turn to Him and say...what I have received so far is much less than enough...He would reply...well you may have more. His resources are never at an end. His patience is never exhausted, His initiative never stops, His generosity knows no limit...He gives more grace."
Wherever the sinner is, wherever the saint is, when the sinner and the saint come to Christ, He first gives justifying grace and then He gives sanctifying grace and there is no limit. To support that glorious statement at the beginning of verse 6 he quotes from Proverbs 3:34, "Wherefore," he says, "God resists the proud but gives grace unto the humble." He uses a verse out of the Old Testament to prove his point. And again the major thrust here, as I said, is related to unbelievers. When it says in this verse, "God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble," He's not talking about two classes of Christians, okay? To make that clear, go back for a moment in your Bible to Proverbs 3 and let's just make sure we understand this very vital interpretive matter. And we back up to verse 33 in Proverbs 3 and we read this, "The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked, but He blesses the habitation of the just." In other words, He's contrasting the regenerate and the unregenerate, the redeemed and the unredeemed, to use New Testament terminology, the saved and the lost, the wicked and the righteous. The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked, the blessing of the Lord is in the house of the just. Then verse 34, "Surely He scoffs at the scoffers but He gives grace unto the lowly."
Now the point is that the obvious contrast in Proverbs 3:33 and 34 is between an unbeliever and a believer, a wicked man and a righteous man, not two kinds of believers. And we can be sure that James assumes the same context and when he refers to that passage and says God resists the proud he is saying essentially what we just read, God scoffs at the scoffer but gives grace to the humble. In other words, He treats the wicked one way and He treats the righteous another. He treats the non-believer one way, He treats the believer another.
When James, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, says God resists the proud, he could never be talking about a believer. You say, "What about a sinning believer?" Read the rest of the verse, "He gives grace unto the humble." Does that mean if you're not humble you don't get grace as a Christian? Now think it through. God doesn't hold back grace from His own. Whenever we sin He gives us what? Grace, if we confess our sins He's faithful and still righteous to keep on forgiving our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness. Constantly God's grace flows to us. He gives grace to the humble, the humble then become a category. That's not a kind of Christian, that's a definition of a believer. And all who have humbled themselves in coming to God through Christ for salvation are the ones who continually receive grace. To say that God is talking about two kinds of believers and that God doesn't give grace to proud believers would damn those proud believers. Do you understand that? Once you come into the category of being a believer, you receive all His grace. So this must be as it is in Proverbs a contrast between how God treats unbelievers who are called the proud and how He treats believers who are called the humble. Every believer, listen carefully, every believer, everyone who comes to God in Jesus Christ is in a sense part of the category...well I should say in reality, not in a sense, but in reality is among the humble. Why? Because you humbled yourselves in coming to God. You acknowledged your sin, you affirmed His Lordship and sovereignty in your life, you humbled yourself.
So the humble refer to believers, the proud refer to non- believers. If you're in the category of a non-believer, God's going to resist you. If you're in the category of the humble or the believer, He's going to pour out grace for every sin...saving grace, forgiving grace, sanctifying grace. So what you have here is a contrast not between two kinds of believers but between the proud scoffing wicked cursed person of Proverbs 3:33 and the blessed righteous believer who instantly receives grace and more grace for every sin. He gives greater grace, greater grace to those who are among the humble. By the way, the word "resist," I mentioned it two weeks ago, antitasso, means to place oneself in battle against an enemy. God places Himself in battle array against the proud. He is the active aggressive enemy, antagonist to the proud, lovers of the world, the proud purveyors of human wisdom, the proud who are driven by their own envying lusting spirit, as verse 5 defines it. But on the other hand, He gives grace to the humble.
We ask ourselves again, who are the humble? And the answer is they're believers of all generations. Let me give you a little bit of a study on that, all right? This is, I think, just very fascinating and really seals our understanding of the passage. Humility is linked with saving faith in Scripture. Do you remember the words of Jesus, "Except a man become as a little child he cannot...what?...enter the kingdom." So humble yourselves, He says in the very next verse, that's in Matthew chapter 18 verses 3 and 4. The only way into the kingdom is the way of humility.
Let's look at that for just a minute, capturing that thought. Go back in the Old Testament to Job chapter 22 and let's do a little bit of a Bible study and see if we can't enrich our understanding of this. In Job 22:29 just a very simple but true statement...."When men are cast down then thou shalt say, There is lifting up and He shall save the humble person." There is a truism about God stated there in Eliphaz's speech that God saves humble people. That is carried through in much of Scripture. For example, Psalm 69...Psalm 69 verse 32, it says, "The humble shall see and be glad and your heart shall live that seek God." Seekers of God then are related to people who are humble. Humble people and seekers of God, one and the same. Isaiah 57 and verse 15, I believe it is, and you have the same idea. "For thus says the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity whose name is holy...that, of course, is almighty God...God says I dwell in the high and holy place and who do I dwell with...mark it...with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the spirit or the heart of the contrite ones." In other words, God gives life to humble people. Humility is linked constantly with this matter of saving faith and salvation.
In Micah 6:8 we read, "He hath shown thee, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of thee? But to do justly, to love mercy and walk humbly with thy God." And then we come into the New Testament and we read, as I quoted a moment ago, from Matthew 18 that if anybody comes into My kingdom he comes like a little child and the next verse says, "Humble yourselves as a little child."
Then God grants...now keep this in your mind, this is the heart of the whole passage...God grants, verse 6 says, God grants to the humble His saving grace. God grants to the humble His saving grace. Now listen carefully, we realize and the Bible affirms that God saves sovereignly those He chooses to save. Yet there must be a response on the part of man. And here James is not concerned to discuss the theology of God's sovereignty, he is concerned to plead for the response of man. And so James gives clear unmistakeable commands that call for the proper kind of humility.
Now think this through with me. We've established so far that when the Bible says in verse 6 God resists the proud, He is saying I stand against those who are unbelievers. They are identified as proud. Why? Because they will not submit to whom? To God. On the other hand, He gives grace to the humble and they are those who have submitted to God. The question then comes, if grace is only for the humble, how do you get to be humble or who are the humble? How can I receive saving grace? How can I take the gift of salvation? If I were to title this message I think I would title it, "How to receive saving grace...How to receive saving grace." And the overarching answer is to be humble...that's stated in verse 6 and it's repeated in verse 10, "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up."
But the question then is how do you...how do you act humbly? How do you do that? James give us very clear instruction in verses 7, 8, 9 and then sums it up in verse 10. Now let me read you those verses again...okay?...follow very closely. Verse 7, "Submit yourselves therefore to God, resist the devil he will flee from you, draw near to God, He will draw near to you, cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double minded; be afflicted and mourn and weep, let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness, humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up."
Now you say, "Well are you sure he's directing that to unbelievers?" Yes, because we've already seen that the people he's talking to are people driven by internal lust, that's not true of a believer, that's not the dominant force in a believer. They are people who are the friend of the world. They love the world therefore they're the enemies of God. They are the people whose wisdom is that which is not from above, but is that which is earthly, sensual, demonic. They are people who are proud and against whom God sets Himself up in battle array. They cannot be believers. But if you took nothing but verses 7 to 10, he could never be speaking to anybody but unbelievers, just reverse it. These are people who by virtue of these commands, these are people who have not submitted to God. These are people who have not taken a stand against the devil. These are people who are far from God and need to draw near. These are people who are corrupt outwardly and corrupt inwardly. These are people called sinners. These are people who are double minded, trying to hold on to God and on to the world at the same time. These are people who laugh and party when they ought to be weeping over their sin. They are specifically labeled as sinners. Now how could that possibly be a description of a Christian? There's no way. And yet I am amazed...I read about 15 commentaries this week...not one of them said this passage was directed to unbelievers. One commentator who is usually the most lucid in James says, "Every use of the word hamartolos, sinners, in the New Testament refers to unbelievers except this one," period, paragraph, with no explanation he said that. Why do you say that? Why does this have to be to believers? It can't be. And yet we've lost this great invitation because for some reason it's been interpreted that this is directed at Christians.
Let's look at the word "sinners," do you see it there in verse 8? "Cleanse your hands, you sinners." Let me do a little bit of a study of that word for you just so you get your feet on the ground as to who he's talking about if you still have any doubts. The word hamartolos, the word for sinners, is used in the gospels and not only in the gospels but it's used predominantly in the gospels of the New Testament to refer to the harden sinner, the one who openly disregards the law of God, the one who had a reputation for public immorality. When they really wanted to lambaste Jesus, they said He hangs around publicans and what? Sinners. Those were publicly immoral people, people who defied the standards of morality, who defied propriety, who defied the law of God, they were openly bad people whose wickedness was very apparent...they were sinners. The Jewish people hearing James when he writes this, hearing as they listened to the reading of this, would never have assumed those sinners to be believers. Sinners in their environment were always those people openly wicked, openly bad, openly apart from God and His law.
For example, if you go back in to the Old Testament, Psalm 1:1, do you remember this? "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly nor stands in the way of...what?...sinners." In verse 5, "The ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous." What is he saying? Sinners are one category that is exclusive of the righteous. In the twenty-fifth Psalm and verse 8, "Good and upright is the Lord, therefore will He teach sinners in the way." In other words, He'll bring the saving message to sinners.
In Genesis 13:13 the men of Sodom were called sinners. In Proverbs 11:31 the wicked and the sinner will be judged by God. In Proverbs 13:6 wickedness overthrows the sinner. And you come into the prophets even, in Isaiah 1 and verse 28, "And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed." Sinners are transgressors, sinners and transgressors are those who forsake the Lord and will be consumed in judgment.
Chapter 13 of Isaiah and verse 9, again the same emphasis is made. "Behold, the day of the Lord comes cruel both with wrath and fierce anger to lay the land desolate, He shall destroy the sinners out of it." And then in Amos chapter 9 verse 10, same thing, "All the sinners of My people shall die by the sword." You come in to the New Testament and it's the very same thing. All throughout the New Testament, in fact I could not find one use of the word sinner in the entire New Testament to refer to a believer...it's patently obvious that the use of that word is strictly given to unbelievers. Jesus says in Matthew 9:13, "I will have mercy and not sacrifice for I am not come to call the righteous but...what?...sinners to repentance...sinners to repentance. That's repeated in Mark 2:17, Luke 5:32.
One passage you might look at, just to follow along for a moment, Luke chapter 7. And I'm not in any hurry tonight so we don't have to get very far. But in Luke 7...I'm taking a little time with this because I think it's been a sad thing to see this passage sort of misinterpreted because we've lost something. And I just really want to make sure that the case is strong. And you remember Luke 7, one of the Pharisees desired that He would eat with him and He went to the Pharisee's house and sat down to eat and a woman in a city who was a ....what?...sinner, verse 37, a woman who was a sinner. In other words, she had a reputation for public immorality...that's what it means, probably a harlot. "When she knew that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee's house she brought an alabaster box of ointments, stood at His feet behind Him weeping, and began to wash His feet with tears, did wipe them with the hair of her head, kissed His feet, anointed them with the ointment. When the Pharisee who had bidden Him saw it, he spoke within himself saying, This man if He were a prophet would have known who and what manner of woman this is that touches Him, for she is a sinner." Probably had venereal disease, very real possibility. He'd know, if He was a real prophet He wouldn't let that sinner touch Him.
You see, the whole idea of that little passage in our thought is to point up the fact that the term "sinner" was used to label someone whose morality or immorality was so well known that they were identified by that more than anything else. In Luke 15, again very very familiar scripture, verse 7, "I say unto you that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one...what?...sinner that repents, more than 99 righteous persons who need no repentance." Verse 10, "Likewise I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents." Look at chapter 18 of Luke. Luke seemed particularly to use this word. You remember verse 13, the tax collector standing afar off wouldn't lift up so much as his eyes to heaven but smote upon his breast saying, God, be merciful to me...what?...a sinner. It's a word of characterization. Chapter 19 verse 7, the people said when Jesus went to the house of Zacchaeus that he was gone to be guests with a man that is a sinner...a sinner. In John 9 the Jewish leaders called Jesus a sinner. Why? Because He publicly flaunted their tradition and so they labeled Him just as they labeled everybody else who violated not particularly the law of God but the law of men.
And the epistles pick up the same emphasis of the word. I'm thinking of Romans 5:8, God commended His love toward us in that while we were yet...what?...sinners Christ died for us. And verse 19, "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." And then I can't leave out, although there are many others, 1 Timothy 1, "The law...verse 9...is not made for righteous man but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane." And then do you remember this? "This is a faithful saying...verse 15...worthy of all acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the word to...what?...save sinners...to save sinners."
Jude verse 15, "God is going to execute judgment on all and convict all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed and all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." Beloved, the point is established beyond any shadow of doubt in my own mind that when James uses the word "sinners," he is using it in a context that everybody understood...everybody understood.
And then also going back to James he uses the word double minded, dipsuchos, double souled, those of the divided heart, those who wanted to love God and love the world, those who wanted to love God and love sin, those who wanted one foot in both worlds...double minded. Jesus said, "He that is not with Me is against Me, he that gatherest not scattereth abroad." Jesus said, "You cannot serve God and money. You cannot have two masters. For either you will love the one and hate the other or you will cling to the other and refuse the one."
Who are these people who are sinners and double minded? They are deceivers and deceived. They are people desperately in need of God's grace. They are the people who may be in the church. They may be in the church active but they are proud and they are driven by their passions and their affections are toward the world and their life style reflects an earthly, demonic sensual approach in spite of what they profess. They desperately need grace, saving grace, sanctifying grace, glorifying grace. How do they get it? Well, they have to be humble. How do you humble yourself? What do you do to humble yourself?
Let's follow the commands. They're not in any soteriological order or sequence, I don't believe. In fact, every time you look at an invitation to salvation in the Scripture it's different than every other invitation. It is a divine mystery and does not easily reduce to a formula. And the intent here is not to give you a sequence of things that always happen in this order, but simply to give commands, all of which are component parts of the humble heart that reaches out in true saving faith and receives grace. This is looking at salvation from the side of human responsibility, from our side. Yes it is a sovereign act of God, but it also demands a human response. The benefits of grace are not poured out freely on us without requirement, they are not poured out freely on us without response. There is no effortless holiness. You aren't made holy against your will. Freely receiving grace also means obeying commands...and so James is in the command mode here. These are the response factors, the necessary elements in a humble faith. In fact, we can go simply to the point where we say this is the stuff of which saving faith is made...from the human viewpoint.
Ten imperatives, number one...verse 7, "Submit yourselves therefore to God....Submit yourselves therefore to God." What does that mean? Very simple...align yourself under the authority of God. Come under God's authority. That's exactly what it means. It's form hupotasso, which means basically to line up under. It's used of troops under the general...get in your rank under the authority of God. It is used, by the way, this verb is used in the human realm in Luke 2:51, Jesus was subject to His parents. Romans 13, "Be subject to the powers that be, governmentally they are ordained of God." Ephesians 5, the matter of the wife's submissiveness to her husband. It's used in Titus, I believe it's chapter 2 verse 9, where it talks about servants being subject coming under the authority of their own masters. It's used also in 1 Peter 2:17 for coming under the authority of those who are over you, submitting to those in authority. Verses 17 and 18 talk about that, verse 18, servants, be subject to your masters. It's a word then used in the human realm to point up someone's responsibility to come under the authority of someone else. It is also a word used in the divine realm as well. We also are to come under the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are to submit to Him, to submit to God. And that's exactly what James is calling for in this passage.
Humbling oneself then begins with a willing conscious submission to sovereign authority. Can you get that? That's basic. So when you go to evangelize someone and you're talking about their salvation and you want to present to them the need to put their faith in Christ, you can just recite this...first of all, submit yourself to God. What does that mean? Come under His authority. If He speaks are you willing to obey? If He designs your life, are you willing to follow in that design? It's not a...it's not a word that means a passive giving in, it's like enlisting in military service, in fact some of have translated the word "enlist"...enlist under God, in the service of God, give you allegiance to God, to obey His commands, to follow His leadership. It speaks of a readiness to do whatever you're bidden to do. It's exactly where Paul was when slammed in the dirt, he looked up and said, "Lord, what will you have me to do?" Give me my orders because he understood that submitting to God, submitting to the Lord was putting himself under His command. It means to do the will of God from the heart no matter what the cost. It's the same thing Jesus said when He said if you're not willing to lay down your life you're not worthy to be My disciple. If you're not willing to take up your cross, if you're not willing to do My will, if you have to go do your own thing, you're not worthy to be My disciple. The word indicates an act of taking one's proper place under God as sovereign lord and ruler.
This, by the way, is a total change, total transformation because prior to doing this you were under what ruler? Satan, the prince of the power of the air, the ruler of darkness. This is a total change. You used to be the enemy of God. And now you're becoming His loyal subject. And people say, I hear this so often and I've just been working on the book on the subject of salvation and am reminded again of how many people say, "When you come for salvation you don't have to submit to the lordship of Christ." That's absurd. That is absolutely absurd. You are saying no to self and yes to His authority in your life. The Christian life, the reception of grace begins with a surrender, with a yielding. There's a line out of a very popular book that says, "When you come for salvation you don't even have to have a willingness to yield." That's not true. You have to have more than a willingness to yield, you have to yield. It's a heart of obedience.
Oh, I understand you don't fully understand the implications of that, but James is giving an invitation, the first thing he says is submit to God, humble yourself. Romans 10:3 says, speaking of Israel, "They were ignorant of God's righteousness and went about to establish their own righteousness...here it is...have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God." That's the definition of their lostness, they're unsubmissive to God. They've not submitted. They're not eager doers of the Word. So when you call someone to believe and someone says, "Well what do you mean by that?" Well you can start out by saying submit yourself to God. Well what do you mean by that? I mean that are you willing to do whatever God commands you? If He says to you, "Go take everything you have, give it to the poor," are you going to say, "I'll gladly do that, I'll do whatever you ask, I submit my whole life to You." Or are you going to be like the rich young ruler who said, "Forget it, I'm gone?" You see, the issue with him was an issue of who's in charge, wasn't it? It wasn't that he gained any redemption by giving away things, it was that he would have received redemption had he been willing to do whatever the Lord told him, whatever that might have been.
Saving faith begins at least in the list here that James gives us with the willingness to submit to a new lord and a new master. That shouldn't be too hard to understand. You're just switching the old one for a new one. So it starts at that point.
The flip side of that, look at verse 7, not only submit yourselves therefore to God, and the therefore, by the way, takes you in to these ten commandments off of the idea of what this humility is. Since God gives grace to the humble, therefore here's how to be humble...number one, submit yourselves to God. Number two, and here's the flip side, resist the devil, or literally, it's not the word resist, it's the word to take your stand against...take your stand against the devil and he will flee from you, that's command number two. There's no middle ground. You are either under the lordship of Satan or under the lordship of God, there is no middle ground. You don't take Jesus as Savior and later on hope that He gets around to being lord if you let Him. There's no place for some middle ground. Becoming the friend of God means immediately becoming the enemy of Satan. You used to be the child of the devil, you used to be submissive to his mastery, and now you are taking your stand against the devil and that means you take your stand against everything that he stands for, everything that he perpetrates, everything that he propagates, everything that he instigates. You take your position against Satan, against his system.
In Ephesians, do you remember what it says in chapter 2? "In time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now is working in the sons of disobedience, among whom we all had our manner of life in times past." Do you know what he's saying? No person on the faith of the earth operates on his own. Did you get that? No one is out from under authority. No one is floating around doing his own thing. You are either following the orders of your lord and master Satan, or following the orders of your lord and master the true God, even the Lord Jesus Christ. There's no middle ground, none at all. And Satan, it says in Hebrews 2, has held mankind in bondage. He says really we're in bondage all our life time, Hebrews 2:15. Christ severs that bondage. The unregenerate person loves to think about his independence and his freedom. They're not free at all. They're in total bondage to Satan. Jesus said it in John 8:44, "You're of your father the devil."
So what does James say? Look, if you've come this far in listening to the epistle and you're examining your life and comparing yourself against these standards, and you look at your life and you know you're not qualified to call yourself a Christian genuinely, then here's an invitation. God will give you grace but you must humble yourself. How do you do that? Number one, you change your allegiance. You take your stand against diabolos, the slanderer that means, the accuser, the devil. That's the title for the chief enemy of God, the chief power, the chief evil, the chief personal evil is bound up in Lucifer the fallen angel, now known as the devil and Satan, God's personal antagonist. You formerly served him, you formerly were in bondage to him, you formerly did his bidding, you formerly fulfilled his desires. In fact, 1 John 3:8, "He that commits sin is of the devil." And this is how the children of the devil are manifest, by sin. So you were his child, you were his subject, you were his loyal soldier, as it were, carrying out his orders.
And what James is saying is transfer your allegiance away from Satan and everything he's involved in. Transfer your allegiance to the true God and Satan will flee from you. Isn't that a wonderful promise? You know, I think if we could approach evangelism that way it might take on a new meaning. If we said to people...Yes, believing in the Lord Jesus Christ is essential. But what does that mean? It means that you believe not only who He is but what He did, not only who He is and what He did but what He said. And what did He say? He said to humble yourself. Are you willing to do whatever He asks you to do for the rest of your life? Are you willing to turn from your present master and lord, the devil, and live for God? When you do that, Satan flees. I love that. He's vanquished. Satan departs when we come under a new lord. It's much like Romans 7, when you're first husband dies, you can marry a second one and you're no longer bound to the first one, Paul says there. It's very similar in conversion, you no longer have that old master, you have a new master. And God gives us in that new master a new relationship and Satan flees...oh, he pokes around all the time but if we keep the armor on we can handle him. If we understand the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly but mighty to the pulling down of strongholds through the power of God we can handle him. But he's a vanquished lord. He goes around as a roaring lion, it's kind of interesting, he's a toothless one but he's roaring a lot. For the believer he poses no threat at all. He's a vanquished foe. Satan can't control me. Do you know that? Satan can't make me do anything. Before I was a believer, before you were a believer we were totally under his control. Now he cannot cause us to do anything against our will. Oh, we may do things but we do so on our own choice...prompted by the flesh. What a tremendous thought. Salvation begins when I understand that I am submitting myself to a new lord and master, submission to sovereign lordship. That's where it begins.
Look what he says next in verse 8. And I'm just going to introduce this to you, and I won't even dig into it. "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you."
Beloved, what does that mean? Listen, to sum it up very simply and I'll leave this with you, the first thing that James says mark the humility of true saving faith is an affirmation that I commit my life to obey Jesus Christ as Lord, to put myself under God as my sovereign, to give my allegiance to Him and take it away from my former master. Secondly, my crying heart's desire is for intimacy with the living God. That's what it means to draw near to God. It isn't just to believe in a system, it is to know God. It is the cry of my heart as I come to the point of salvation that I might know Thee, that I might draw near and commune with the living eternal almighty God. Tremendous truth. It's the pursuit of an intimate love relationship with God. It's the desire to come into fellowship as a true worshiper. It's a beautiful thought. As the priest of old drew near to God, so the one who comes with saving faith, the one who comes with humility is literally in awe of the majesty of an infinitely holy loving gracious merciful God and the cry of the heart of that sinner is that he may know that God in a personal intimate way.
So, that salvation then isn't something you get, it's a communion that you begin. Understand that? True salvation is a living communion and the one who is really redeemed sees it that way. His heart cries out for a new lord and then it cries out to know that lord in intimacy. We could say the first element of the humility of saving faith is submission to the sovereign Lord, and the second one is commitment to love and adore Him...to love and adore Him. Is that so strange? Isn't it true of a believer that he should be marked by loving the Lord his God with all his heart, soul, mind and strength? What was Paul's great cry? "O that I may know Him." His desire, he says it's wonderful to be here, far better to depart and be with Christ. Why? Because the longing of the heart of a true believer is for communion with the living God. Do you understand that? I understand that. I understand what it is to want God's power in my life. I understand what it is to want God's energy flowing through me. I understand what it is to want to know all there is of the intimacy of a living communion with a holy God. That's...that's the pursuit of the heart of a believer. It's not a system of doctrine, it's not so I can get insurance so that I won't die and go to hell. I want a new lord and I will submit myself to You and I want a communion with You, the living and true God.
Well, that's just the start of this great great invitation. But maybe it's enough for tonight to say to those of you who are here if you don't know what it is to have received the grace of God, that is undeserved favor which includes the forgiveness of all your sins, past, present and future, undeserved favor from God which includes all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus, undeserved favor from God which includes the giving of the Holy Spirit to dwell within you in ...and in which He produces love, joy, peace, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control and all other godly virtues, if you don't know what it is to have received all of that from the good and gracious hand of God, then the call of Scripture to you is to humble yourself because He only gives it to the humble, those who don't want to master their own life anymore, those who don't want to be mastered by Satan anymore, those who want to submit to the living God and say you are my Lord and master, and I will do whatever You ask, and those whose deepest heart longing is for a living intimate fellowship and adoring loving relationship with the true God...those are the impulses, you see, in a heart where the Spirit of God is producing a saving faith. And that's why it's very difficult to do that in just a brief momentary contact with somebody because they don't understand enough. How can a person be willing to take his entire life and submit it to the lordship of Christ unless, number one, he's understood the bankruptcy of his own life, and the desperate situation he's in, following his own will and the will of Satan, unless he also understands who this sovereign God is and what He's going to ask him to do and be?
Martyn Lloyd-Jones on one occasion had a lady come to him after he was preaching in his church. She said, "Dr. Jones, I have been coming to your church for two months and I want to be saved." He said to her, "Good, keep coming." And you might say, "What? You mean, he didn't give her the gospel on the spot? Good, keep coming?" I'm not here to defend that kind of answer but I'm here to tell you this, that when a person puts his life under the lordship of God and the lordship of Jesus Christ, when he does it with any kind of understanding it's because he's heard enough of the Word of God to trust God with his life. He knows the nature of God. He understands something of the purpose and will of God. And secondly, who is going to have in his heart a driving passionate longing to commune with a deity he doesn't understand? All of this is part of the preaching of the gospel. And so James says, "Come, be that humble heart who receives saving grace, and that means submitting and that means drawing near." And that's just the start. There are other elements and we'll see those next Lord's day. Let's pray together.
Lord, I'm personally overwhelmed by the power of this portion of Scripture and find myself so captivated by it that I resist leaving it. I want to stay here until it's just wrung dry of every drop of truth. It seems so urgent, so vital. But even more, Lord, to my own understanding is my desire that it might penetrate the hearts of some who are here who have not yet received grace because they've not humbled themselves, who are still walking pridefully in the lust of the flesh, whose affections are still committed to the passing world, whose life style is that of this earth, sensual, demonic. Even though they may be good people, they're children of the devil, they're victims of the prince of the power of the air who rules them, who dominates them. Lord, I can only pray that they might humble themselves. And having prayed that, Lord, I have acknowledged that only you can make it happen. In the flesh our pride remains, only in the Spirit is it shattered. So we would plead with you, O God, to be gracious and send Your Spirit to convict and to cause the hearts of many to long to submit to the lordship of Christ, to long to commune in fellowship with the living and true God our Savior. For those are the things that cause men humbly to receive Your grace. Work that work in every heart for Your glory in Christ's name. Amen.
This sermon series includes the following messages:
Please contact the publisher to obtain copies of this resource.Publisher Information


text:
Hello Everyone.
I am going to made some double queen hives, however, I would like to know how to pull them through the winter with 2 queens as well in the one hive.
Hello Everyone.
I am going to made some double queen hives, however, I would like to know how to pull them through the winter with 2 queens as well in the one hive.
>I am going to made some double queen hives, however, I would like to know how to pull them through the winter with 2 queens as well in the one hive.
Put each queen in her own hive. There is no other way.
I have currently what would be 74 nucs on top of Parent hives, what have been screened off. I was hoping that I was able to place them all through the winter with enough stores (3 Deeps each total 6 deeps high) to make it through the winter.
>I have currently what would be 74 nucs on top of Parent hives
Meaning 74 hives each with a nuc on top?
>I was hoping that I was able to place them all through the winter with enough stores (3 Deeps each total 6 deeps high) to make it through the winter.
I'm not sure what configuration you're planning. Keep us posted on the results. I've been trying to figure out how to overwinter nucs successfully here and I can't say I have a method I like. But I do know a few I don't like.
I am also trying to overwinter some nucs. This year, I am going to put 2 nucs into one deep, with a divider, and stack them 3 high, underneath my Dad's barn. It has a few windows, that would allow light, and some heat, but should get no colder than 20 degrees, and be fully protected from the wind. I should have about 10 strong nucs, that should be able to cluster nicely, after I combine them.
Dale Richards
Dal-Col Apiaries
Drums, PA
Since the winters in Sault Ste. Marie, MI & ON normal temperatures are around -30*C - -45*C (C&F same) which I have allot of trouble with colonies making the winter.
I have insulated with R-20 Insulation, Styrofoam, Hay, and shovelling snow onto the hives. A normal season of bringing bees through the winter runsabout 50% winterkill.
Now bringing the hives into the barn is an excellent idea, however, you will want to cover the window to prevent them from flying. Does this barn currently have animals to help warm the bees ase well?
There are no animals in the barn, just lots of hay. I was thinking the same about covering the windows, but I was thinking more about the insulation, and the small amount of heat to radiate in during the middle of winter.
My other option, is to put them into the old potato storage area. Dirt floor and dark, but still no wind, and temps should not get lower than 20 degrees. I planned on moving them when the temps at night start into the mid 30s. I guess I could move them into the barn when the outside temp highs get to 55, probably around the same time anyway.
Still not sure, but don't want to lose the nucs either. It would be nice to have nucs for spring to start raising queens a bit earlier than this year,(end of May). But till they start laying, it is almost mid june if you know what I mean.
Dale Richards
Dal-Col Apiaries
Drums, PA
I have nucs on top of my production hives. I have been doing this for years. I use medium boxes. The parent hives are 4 high and the nucs are 2 high. I have the inner cove hole screened in and the nuc has its own separate entrance. My nucs come out great in the spring. The heat from the parent hives keeps the nucs warm. I have -30F with 7 feet of snow. There is a small problem with mosture but if you give the nuc an innercover on top then they will make it fine. I use these nucs as replacements in the spring and to head new hives. I hope this helps.
Good luck.
you could consider wintering your hives in south carolina
3BK - inside the hive feeders (frame or Miller-type) and insulation, definitely, but I wonder if outside in the cold and breeding from the survivors would be a good long term bet. The 50% that don't make it don't get to play next season. Several years down the road, you have tough, northern, bees that survive, and are thus very valuable. Just an idea to consider...I would also consider keeping some indoors if I lived up there, too, I admit. Its a difficult decision. I wish you well.
Could you describe the configuration you are talking about.You mention wintering nucs on top of production hives, but then say the stack would be 6 deeps high. Do you mean you are wintering 3 story nucs over a 3 story production hive? Or, 3 single story nucs over a 3 story hive? Hard to tell from what you said.
Your 50% loss every year seems awfully high. Where did you get your bees? What are the reasons for the losses?
I doubt that you will get a reply. Looks like an 8 year old thread got resurrected.
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
Running two queen hives is like having two magnets with the N pole pointed together. Pretty quickly, the bulk of the bees will flip and move to one queen and abandon the other.
Having said that, in our area we have a very intense early flow. Almost unlimited; the amount of honey available in the first 7 to 10 days.
Doubling up two weak or medium strength hives just before the flow will more than double the amount of honey produced.
In our area, the marker is the locust bloom. When it is over, the honey flow will be in a couple weeks. I double up all but the strongest hives.
This year was poor and my "strong" singles only made a medium super. My "doubles" three or four. A few made five.
I double up with newspaper. Not sure how long both queens survive, but pretty quickly, one is killed. But the increase in worker bees appears to free up a larger percentage for gathering nectar.
"Met-How Kraig"
I have two queens in a long hive (double width). It usually has a vertical queen excluder in the center. In late Autum/Fall I replaced the excluder with a solid plywood partition and moved each brood nest beside the partiton, then fed. Each side has it's own entrance.
In early spring once each side had a least three frames of brood I put the vertical queen excluder back. Had no problems with them disposing of one queen so far.
At the moment they are expanding like nothing I've seen before!
Matthew Davey


text:
2005 Agendas
City Council Meeting Agendas are in PDF format. To download the viewer go to www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.
Note: The Agendas and the related Council Packet Memoranda and information are available for viewing via the embedded links.
City Clerk's Office
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009-9012
Phone: 425-452-6466
Fax: 425-452-2734
E-mail: email@example.com


text:
You all know I am a pretty nutty person - I talk loud, walk loud, laugh like a crazy person, act a fool, crack stupid jokes, say ridiculous things, want to be famous (sorry had to throw that in there), and try to enjoy every minute of life - I get all these traits from my number one lady - My mom.
Here are a few things my mom has taught me that inspire me to be the person I am today:
1. Smile ALWAYS...
2. Every person has "another side" of a story - never believe the first one you hear.
3. Life is hard - there will be disappointment and hurt - but know there is always something GREAT on the horizon.
4. Never let anyone make you feel inferior - only YOU can let them do that.
5. Don't take life so seriously - if you don't eat that piece of cake you will be ticked if you died tomorrow.
6. HUG. HUG. HUG. - nothing is better than a good ole fashion hug.
7. Be YOU - crazy and cooky as we are - just be YOU - someone will love you for it.
Growing up my mom never ONCE criticized me for ANYTHING. I was a chunky kid (she told me how beautiful I was), I had a bad soccer game (she told me how great I looked out there), I was heart broken from break-ups (she told me NO boy is lucky enough to have me), I was bullied by others (she told me to turn the other cheek because I was better than that), I was HUGE pregnant with Elle (she told me how much I was beaming and how my skin glowed) etc... Moments of sadness, happiness, fear - she shared in each of them with me. She is my ROCK - she is why I get up each day and am confident in who I am. I love this woman with every inch of my being and I am so blessed that I was chosen to be her daughter.
Happy Birthday Luna... This girl right here loves you more than you will EVER know...