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Land use (Lithuania)
Why should we care about this issue
- Topic
- Land
The landscape is part of a country's national identity and a factor in the quality of life of its population. The conservation, management and cultivation of the landscape to meet the economic, social, cultural, ecological and aesthetic needs of society are therefore among the main objectives identified in the National Sustainable Development Strategy.
The state and impacts
Fig. 1 Changes (ha) of land cover in 2000–2006 (according to CORINE Land Cover database)
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Fig. 2 . Naturalness of the Lithuanian landscape (acc. to P. Kavaliauskas) Source: Lithuania's Environment, State, Processes and Development. Environment Protection Agency (2008)
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Fig. 3 Network of protected areas, 2007 Source: State Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment.
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Fig. 4. Variations in the formation of new karstic sinkholes in the Birzai Regional Park
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The Lithuanian landscape has undergone a dynamic process of evolution since ancient times, experiencing many progressions and abrupt changes. A wide variety of social, economic and political factors have determined changes in the structure of land use and the emergence of different types of landscape. At present, Lithuania has the following types of the landscape: (1) natural landscape areas that have survived and enlarged (mostly woodlands and wetlands); (2) large areas of reclaimed rural land which have lost their ethno-cultural identity; (3) portions of rural areas with surviving features that developed before 1940; (4) parts of cities with modern, standardised construction, new cities and villages; (5) historical cities, towns and villages and their surviving parts; (6) newly-developed, large engineering and infrastructure facilities; (7) agrarian landscape with small land parcels and individual farms and (8) urban landscape of suburban residential areas in large cities.
In 2000–2006, 99 700 hectares (ha) of the land cover, or 1.5 % of Lithuania's territory were subjected to change. The greatest changes occurred in forests and other natural areas, affecting 78 600 ha and accounting for 78.8 % of all changes. Most of the changes that took place in the forest sector were in relation to timber harvesting (50 800 ha of woodland were cleared). A large part (18.1 %) of all changes occurred in farming areas, mostly affecting non-irrigated farmed land (6 900 ha) and pastures (8 700 ha). Part of the farmed land was converted to pasture (2 800 ha) and scrubland (2 100 ha). In contrast, changes in artificial cover were not as intensive. During the period 2000–2006, 1 900 ha of land were developed and almost 2 000 ha were converted into new developments. The total area of natural, semi-natural and urban territories underwent comparatively few changes during the reference period (Fig. 1).
Different morphological types of landscape can be distinguished according to the relative nature of the landscape: (1) the natural landscape; (2) the rural landscape, and (3) the urban landscape.
At present, rural landscape types are predominant, covering around 75 % of Lithuanian territory. Larger areas of the natural landscape have survived in the east and south as well as in the ancient delta zones to the west, but their total area does not exceed 15 % of the territory of Lithuania (Fig. 2).
The remaining part of the country features urban or urbanised landscape types that have experienced fairly rapid development in recent years. Lithuania currently has 11 cities with areas exceeding 1 000 ha. The five largest cities (Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys) have actively contributed to the formation of urban conurbations where intensive new urban development processes are currently underway. The total area of urbanised land has been growing steadily since Lithuanian independence in 1990 and now amounts to approximately 10 % of the country's territory. The highest level of urbanisation is observed around the largest cities (Vilnius, Klaipėda and Kaunas), with fairly intensive urban growth and agglomeration processes. The areas around less significant regional centres have urban landscape areas that are three to five times smaller.
Between 1990 and 2007, the territory of protected areas increased almost three-fold (Fig. 3). Most of the protected areas (including five strict nature reserves, about 300 reserves, five national parks, 30 regional parks, a biosphere reserve, 26 biosphere sites and three restoration plots) are situated in high-value landscape locations. Consequently, appropriate regulations have been drawn up for the protection of the landscape at these locations.
An area of sensitive geopotential has been identified in northern Lithuania where the dissolution of gypsum leads to the formation of subterranean caverns which collapse, forming a karstic landscape (Fig. 4).
The most problematic areas of Lithuanian territory in terms of landscape management include: (1) the coastal strip; (2) picturesque shores of water bodies in ecologically important, protected areas that are fragmented as a result of small, privately-managed land parcels; (3) privately-owned forests subjected to intensive timber harvesting; (4) rapidly-growing new individual housing areas in large cities in an environment with no appropriate engineering facilities, and (5) cultural heritage sites in the urban landscape.
The key drivers and pressures
At present, the state of the landscape, including protected areas, is mostly affected by the restitution of private property and related processes. This has led to a growing number of owners acquiring land in high-value natural and recreational areas, resulting in restricted access to the public and frequent illegal developments. However, the landscape is also affected by more intensive agricultural processes, increased use of private forests, and the rapid development of construction, industry and infrastructure since Lithuania joined the EU and began receiving structural support funds.
Another pressure on the landscape sector is the erosion of the Baltic Sea coast. Destructive and violent storm winds tend to remove loose soil from beaches and dune crests, while waves wash away the sand from beaches and dune crests during high tide. The intensive erosion of the Baltic Sea coast and the buffer strip of dunes caused by the unsustainable use of the coastal landscape will eventually cause recreational conditions to deteriorate.
Problems in the northern region of Lithuania as a result of climate change and anthropogenic activities remain urgent. These phenomena have led to more intensive karstic processes, increased karstic features of the landscape, deteriorating conditions for the use of the area and reduced natural safety of the subterranean hydrosphere.
Since 2001, the development of industry, roads and construction has increased the annual quantity of mineral resources per capita extracted in Lithuania. The mining of peat bogs has also intensified, leading to growing demand for new sites for the extraction of minerals. However, given the recent pace of construction, mining rates are likely to slow down in the near future.
In addition, all further sustainable development of the landscape may be affected by the following factors: (1) implementation of plans for reconstruction of the road network that may lead to increased fragmentation of the natural landscape; (2) planned intensive expansion of new developments and reconstruction around large cities likely to increase the total area of urbanised landscape; (3) reduction of green areas in the urban landscape through the increased density of new developments; (4) more intensive use of forests that may threaten the quality of the wooded landscape; (5) accelerated planning and design of alternative energy facilities (wind farms, hydropower plants, etc.) likely to jeopardise the identity or conservation value of important elements of the landscape (river confluences, etc.) and (6) failure to comply with protected area planning solutions for landscape management, as evidenced by the increased private use of land in national and regional parks designated as protected areas and by property development in these areas.
The 2020 outlook
Data sources
- National Landscape policy
- Programme of Measures for Implementation of the National Landscape Policy until 2020
- Master Plan for the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, 2002
- Programme for biodiversity conservation and protected area planning and management 2007–2013, designed to implement the priorities identified in the European Union structural support strategy
- Programme for biodiversity conservation and protected area planning and management 2007–2013, designed to implement the priorities identified in the European Union structural support strategy
- 2008 Annual Report of the Lithuanian Geological Survey
- National Sustainable Development Strategy
- Lithuania's Environment, State, Processes and Development 2008
- Map of physiomorphotopes of the Lithuanian landscape
- Visual structure of the Lithuanian landscape
- Map of biomorphotopes of the Lithuanian landscape
- Map of technomorphotopes of the Lithuanian landscape
- Geochemical topographic systems of the Lithuanian landscape
One of the main problems today is the fragmentation of land management and land use. The increasing number of derelict land parcels has led to the breakdown of poorly-maintained land improvement systems, the transformation of meadowland and pastures into scrubland and renaturalisation of the landscape. Former farming areas are increasingly being used for recreation and residential construction and the area of new developments is steadily increasing. Developments encroaching on protected areas, including the Curonian Spit, are threatening the quality and survival of high-value landscape areas and the stability of ecosystems. The reconstruction of Klaipėda State Seaport, the construction of the Būtingė oil terminal and the development of recreational infrastructure and residential housing coupled with extreme climatic phenomena have contributed to coastal erosion and the loss of a part of the coastal area. The rebuilding of dams on small rivers is changing the hydrographic structure of these water bodies and flooding land areas. Meanwhile, the rehabilitation of damaged areas is very slow. Unless the necessary action is taken, these negative trends will continue in the future.
Existing and planned responses
In 2002, the Republic of Lithuania approved a Master Plan for its territory, setting out the general policies of landscape management and the development of the protected area system. It also approved a Long-Term Development Strategy that establishes the following objectives for the conservation of the landscape and the development of land use structure: improving and consolidating the general land use structure; halting the loss of the natural landscape and preserving its specific features, and preventing the destruction of the karstic and wetland landscapes.
In accordance with the provisions of the European Landscape Convention, in 2004 the Government of the Republic of Lithuania approved a landscape policy procedure. The most important landscape policies are designed to: (1) ensure the social, economic and ecological functions associated with the cultivation of the Lithuanian landscape; (2) identify provisions for the protection, use, management and planning of the landscape and specific features of the country's identity; (3) maintain and increase the existing spatial structure of the Lithuanian landscape and its potential, and (4) optimise the targeted cultivation of the cultural landscape.
In 2005, the Government approved a set of implementing measures for landscape policies in Lithuania containing a specific implementation programme until 2020. Implementation of these specific measures is designed to preserve areas of landscape at various levels and ensure their proper management.
Lithuania's landscape policies are integrated into strategic state planning documents, including national, regional, district and urban strategic development plans, sector programmes and management programmes for problem areas.
The measures applied to Lithuanian protected areas are designed to ensure the targeted protection and sustainable use of standard landscapes and high-value landscapes. To solve the problem of former agricultural land neglected after the collapse of the Soviet collective farm system, Lithuania is developing projects for afforestation of non-productive land.
For references, please go to www.eea.europa.eu/soer or scan the QR code.
This briefing is part of the EEA's report The European Environment - State and Outlook 2015. The EEA is an official agency of the EU, tasked with providing information on Europe's environment.
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An off duty LEO says he was defending his property and shot a veterans dog. You all decide.
Man's best friend fatally shot by neighbor - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather
This is a discussion on Another dog shot by homeowner/LEO-You decide within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; An off duty LEO says he was defending his property and shot a veterans dog. You all decide. Man's best friend fatally shot by neighbor ...
An off duty LEO says he was defending his property and shot a veterans dog. You all decide.
Man's best friend fatally shot by neighbor - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?
And I said, Here am I. Send me!
Isaiah 6:8
About the most that can be said is: they felt fearful of exiting their car.Wilson claims that the neighbor's dog, Zeus, trapped his wife and children in the car by standing outside the vehicle.
And the mere fact he was able to exit the car without aggressive interference shows that's not far off the mark (that they were fearful, not that they were trapped).Although, according to the report, Wilson was able to get out of the car and into his home without being approached by Coty Calviera's dog.
It all comes down that what the nature/level/duration of the "aggression" was. Growling? IMO, not sufficient for death. Barking, pacing, looking furtive, but keeping some distance? IMO, not sufficient for death. Though, I would think it all depends on the severity of the actual threat, not merely feelings of fear over a dog's mere proximity.Wilson says he then went in the backyard to unchain his own dog when Calviera's dog "returned and was aggressive towards him."
That's just me. YMMV.
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: The Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
I wonder if there was bad blood between neighbors in the past.
Keep your dogs fenced or on a leash,HIS DOG WAS IN THE NEIGHBORS YARD
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
Most sane people won't pop-a-dog because the owner will freak out. I was bit by a dog 2 months ago, and I can appreciate a fear-of-dogs. People having aggresive dogs are just asking for trouble, especially if there are small neighborhood children around. If a dog is aggresive, and not on a leash, and comes charging, then you have the right to defend yourself.
The owners need to be respondsible. A small kid can be tore up by a dog.
Life's short.
It's shorter when you're a dog with an irresponsible owner.
A roaming dog is a nuisance at best, and a menace at worst. This dog owner has no one to blame but himself. Loose dogs usually end up getting run over by a car, or consuming rat poison somewhere, or getting in a fight with a bigger dog... you name it. If you care a lick about your dog, keep him contained.
Having been in a very similar situation as this LEO (and hearing the same old line - wait for it - "Oh but my dog is NEVER aggressive!"), I'm not inclined to be sympathetic to the owner. Dog was a mastiff cross I encountered unexpectedly after rounding the corner of my house. It hackled up, became rigid, and stared long and hard into my eyes while leaning forward and growling softly. Back then, I didn't carry. I was able to slowly back away and get back into the house without being attacked. Not long after that, said dog (which was often running loose despite repeated requests to contain it) sadly disappeared. I can only imagine what happened to him. <sniff>
I don't know if there's more to this LEO's story than what he told or not, but I can't imagine that he would've shot a friendly dog, especially with his wife and kid there. Either the dog was menacing, or was honestly perceived as such (perhaps erroneously). Just my opinion.
"...people who carry a gun understand that they are arming themselves against a very unlikely event... People who arm themselves are not confused about the odds. They are concerned about the stakes. -Kathy Jackson
NRA Life Member
This is undoubtedly true. There is no need to kill friendly neighborhood pets. Sometimes dogs get loose.
From reading the articles, it seems like Zeus is left to roam a fair amount, judging by the quotes from neighbors. This could be completely wrong, but I get a sense that the cop was essentially fed up with the dog bothering him, and felt he could get away with shooting it because he's a cop and his word holds more weight in a court. That's just how I perceived the situation by the tone of the article, which could be biased because everybody loves dogs.
Not that anybody cares, but I argued in another recent thread that the guy who shot the dog shouldn't have had all his guns taken away. It should be noted that I don't think it's appropriate to shoot loose dogs on sight or anything like that. I just believed that taking someone's guns away is an extremely big deal, and he had over 100 guns in that case, which could have been $40-75k. I would imagine it's hard to get an criminal charges filed against someone who said he shot a dog in self defense, and as angry as I would be if somebody shot my dog, I think taking the shooter to small claims court would be the high end of all feasible legal action.
It doesn't mean the shooter is a good guy.
Look, it's like this. No matter how much we do our best and try to be safe, things go wrong, we are human. The "safest" guy in the world could have a ND. Of course, dogs from time to time may get out of the yard, etc.
So...Although, according to the report, Wilson was able to get out of the car and into his home without being approached by Coty Calviera's dog.
Although when he returned out, I wasn't there to fully witness the event and I understand people have different views and what I may view as aggressive and threatening behavior from an animal (four legged) may not be what somebody views. Then again, I've spent many years training dogs and know them quite well, so I can't really comment too much.
At face value, I say wrong.
"Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God." - Benjamin Franklin
"Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn." - C.S. Lewis
I dealt with a situation nearly identical to this one 2 years ago. In my case the dog in my yard really was menacing. I was able to reach a very apologetic neighbor on the first ring who came immediately, leashed up his dog and went to repair the fence. No shots fired, no dead dog, no hard feelings, problem solved. Had I failed to raise the neighbor my next call would have been to animal control. Although the dog was in my yard, shooting him was neither necessary nor would it be wise nor would it be a neighborly thing to do.
There will be those who will be OK with the trigger happy kid's actions and he will be Ok legally as well but I would be willing to bet much of next month's retirement check that blowing away that dog was totally unnecessary.
What the heck is wrong with people these days?
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
Stepped out the front door of our condo. Pit bull on the porch/walkway. That was the only way out of the condo. The pit was growling.
Sorry, but if I had been carrying, the pit would be D.E.D Dead.
Don't like it? Don't let your dog run loose.
After reading that article I'm truly sick over the killing of that poor dog. The dog was "standing" outside the car. How is that being aggressive? The cop knew it belonged to his neighbor, a vet with PTSD and had raised him from a puppy.
This really disgusts me. How clueless do you have to be? Even another neighbor said the dog had never been aggressive.
I don't know what that cops problem was but there are some people who should never be cops. Hopefully someone won't make him feel "threatened" and shoot them.
Yes, there are some very aggressive dogs out there but this was his neighbor and you would think he could have handled it with more compassion.
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1 When the people saw that Moses had not come down from the mountain but was staying there a long time, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "We do not know what has happened to this man Moses, who led us out of Egypt; so make us a god to lead us." | 1 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him." |
2 Aaron said to them, "Take off the gold earrings which your wives, your sons, and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me." | 2 Aaron answered them, "Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me." |
3 So all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. | 3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. |
4 He took the earrings, melted them, poured the gold into a mold, and made a gold bull-calf. The people said, "Israel, this is our god, who led us out of Egypt!" | 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." |
5 Then Aaron built an altar in front of the gold bull-calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to honor the Lord." | 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD." |
6 Early the next morning they brought some animals to burn as sacrifices and others to eat as fellowship offerings. The people sat down to a feast, which turned into an orgy of drinking and sex. | 6 So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry. |
7 The Lord said to Moses, "Hurry and go back down, because your people, whom you led out of Egypt, have sinned and rejected me. | 7 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. |
8 They have already left the way that I commanded them to follow; they have made a bull-calf out of melted gold and have worshiped it and offered sacrifices to it. They are saying that this is their god, who led them out of Egypt. | 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.' |
9 I know how stubborn these people are. | 9 "I have seen these people," the LORD said to Moses, "and they are a stiff-necked people. |
10 Now, don't try to stop me. I am angry with them, and I am going to destroy them. Then I will make you and your descendants into a great nation." | 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation." |
11 But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God and said, "Lord, why should you be so angry with your people, whom you rescued from Egypt with great might and power? | 11 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God. "O LORD," he said, "why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? |
12 Why should the Egyptians be able to say that you led your people out of Egypt, planning to kill them in the mountains and destroy them completely? Stop being angry; change your mind and do not bring this disaster on your people. | 12 Why should the Egyptians say, 'It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people. |
13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Remember the solemn promise you made to them to give them as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and to give their descendants all that land you promised would be their possession forever." | 13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.' " |
14 So the Lord changed his mind and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened. | 14 Then the LORD relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened. |
15 Moses went back down the mountain, carrying the two stone tablets with the commandments written on both sides. | 15 Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. |
16 God himself had made the tablets and had engraved the commandments on them. | 16 The tablets were the work of God; the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. |
17 Joshua heard the people shouting and said to Moses, "I hear the sound of battle in the camp." | 17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, "There is the sound of war in the camp." |
18 Moses said, "That doesn't sound like a shout of victory or a cry of defeat; it's the sound of singing." | 18 Moses replied: "It is not the sound of victory, it is not the sound of defeat; it is the sound of singing that I hear." |
19 When Moses came close enough to the camp to see the bull-calf and to see the people dancing, he became furious. There at the foot of the mountain, he threw down the tablets he was carrying and broke them. | 19 When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain. |
20 He took the bull-calf which they had made, melted it, ground it into fine powder, and mixed it with water. Then he made the people of Israel drink it. | 20 And he took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it. |
21 He said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you, that you have made them commit such a terrible sin?" | 21 He said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?" |
22 Aaron answered, "Don't be angry with me; you know how determined these people are to do evil. | 22 "Do not be angry, my lord," Aaron answered. "You know how prone these people are to evil. |
23 They said to me, "We don't know what has happened to this man Moses, who brought us out of Egypt; so make us a god to lead us.' | 23 They said to me, 'Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him.' |
24 I asked them to bring me their gold ornaments, and those who had any took them off and gave them to me. I threw the ornaments into the fire and out came this bull-calf!" | 24 So I told them, 'Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.' Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf !" |
25 Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get out of control and make fools of themselves in front of their enemies. | 25 Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies. |
26 So he stood at the gate of the camp and shouted, "Everyone who is on the Lord's side come over here!" So all the Levites gathered around him, | 26 So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, "Whoever is for the LORD, come to me." And all the Levites rallied to him. |
27 and he said to them, "The Lord God of Israel commands every one of you to put on your sword and go through the camp from this gate to the other and kill your brothers, your friends, and your neighbors." | 27 Then he said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.' " |
28 The Levites obeyed, and killed about three thousand men that day. | 28 The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died. |
29 Moses said to the Levites, "Today you have consecrated yourselves as priests in the service of the Lord by killing your sons and brothers, so the Lord has given you his blessing." | 29 Then Moses said, "You have been set apart to the LORD today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has blessed you this day." |
30 The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a terrible sin. But now I will again go up the mountain to the Lord; perhaps I can obtain forgiveness for your sin." | 30 The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin." |
31 Moses then returned to the Lord and said, "These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold and worshiped it. | 31 So Moses went back to the LORD and said, "Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. |
32 Please forgive their sin; but if you won't, then remove my name from the book in which you have written the names of your people." | 32 But now, please forgive their sin--but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written." |
33 The Lord answered, "It is those who have sinned against me whose names I will remove from my book. | 33 The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. |
34 Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about. Remember that my angel will guide you, but the time is coming when I will punish these people for their sin." | 34 Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin." |
35 So the Lord sent a disease on the people, because they had caused Aaron to make the gold bull-calf. | 35 And the LORD struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made. |
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Fri, Sep 17, 04 at 9:39
this is my first year growing and I have figured out most pricing, but can someone tell me how to price pumpkins for a farmer's market? also - is there a price guide somewhere that I might look this up? |
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I'm selling Rouge vif d'Etamps at farmers market and farmstand for: small $5, medium $6, large $7 and huge for $10. |
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pls assist me to get market for my pumpkins it is a newly project that i have started and it is actually doing very well Thanks in advance. |
- Posted by little_minnie (My Page) on Sun, Jun 19, 11 at 15:31
For fancy pumpkins I figure 50c per pound and reduce a little bit as necessary. Your average pumpkin around here sells all over for $2 so it is hard for me to sell fancy pumpkins just for decoration. |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Sun, Jun 19, 11 at 16:51
For me, it's too early to decide the prices. Alot of things can go wrong between now and pumpkin harvesting time. Alot of prices depend upon how many pumpkins are available. I haven't planted mine yet, I know it's getting late. Marla |
- Posted by tulsacityfarmer 6 (email@example.com) on Mon, Jun 20, 11 at 0:22
It depends on varity-myfamilyfarm- I planted my 115 day pumkins two weeks ago and i have some to plant this week, then the last ones week aftyer next. I like mine to ripen the last week of sept-first of oct.,but thats me. I wait to see what everyone else is selling for. |
- Posted by myfamilysfarm 5b (My Page) on Mon, Jun 20, 11 at 7:33
I like to start picking after Labor Day, with just a few ready for Labor Day. People seem to want to start decorating on Labor Day weekend around here. I won't be planting or doing anything for awhile, severe rains with hail just beginning to calm down. Can't check the rain gauge yet, but I would guess 2" within the last hour. Marla |
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General Announcements - October 04, 2011
IPI Launches Report on Transnational Organized Crime in Kenya
Transnational criminal networks are corrupting and undermining state institutions in some countries to such an extent that they pose a threat to the state itself, according to two new reports from IPI made public on October 4th in Nairobi at a policy forum addressed by Kenyan Prime Minister Raila A. Odinga.
The reports, entitled "Termites at Work: Transnational Organized Crime and State Erosion in Kenya," were launched at the event, co-hosted by the International Peace Institute and the Nairobi-based Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG).
Download the reports:
Policy Paper
Comprehensive Research Findings
Speaking at the policy forum, the reports' author, Peter Gastrow, IPI's Director of Programs, said, "The threat posed by transnational organized crime is not confined to the harmful effects of the international narcotics trade or human trafficking. For many developing countries and fragile states, powerful transnational criminal networks constitute a direct threat to the state itself–not through open confrontation–but by penetrating state institutions through bribery and corruption and by subverting and undermining them from within. Governments that lack the capacity to counter such penetration, or that acquiesce in it, face the threat of state institutions becoming dysfunctional and criminalized, and of the very foundations of the state being undermined."
Mr. Odinga commented, "It is my hope that the report being launched today will direct us towards better ways of equipping our people and our institutions to tackle these problems. "History shows us that the price paid by nations which have flirted with crime is a high one. They have become captive to criminal elements, and have suffered perpetual instability. Ladies and gentlemen, that is a road we do not wish to travel." (read the Prime Minister's full remarks)
Peter Gastrow and Prime Minister Odinga at launch (1:55):
The IPI study, funded by the German government, examined six categories of transnational organized crime in Kenya.
Peter Gastrow told participants that the results pointed to significant increases in criminal activity with pervasive impacts on government institutions. Even though Kenya was the economic hub of East Africa, with an active civil society, a vibrant media, and significant potential for growth and development, its foundations were under attack. Endemic corruption and powerful criminal networks were "white-anting" state institutions, hollowing them out from the inside. As a result, development was being hampered, governance undermined, public trust in institutions destroyed, and international confidence in Kenya's future constantly tested.
Also speaking was Dr. George Kegoro, Executive Director of the International Commission of Jurists in Kenya and Ms. Gladwell Otieno, Director of AfriCOG.
The function was attended by about sixty participants representing the media, government, NGOs, international organizations, academia, and Nairobi Embassies.
Both IPI publications conclude with concrete recommendations for policy and action steps at national, regional, and international levels.
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On January 20, Mongolia's new Foreign Minister Purevsuren Lundeg visited the IPI Vienna office and gave an informal briefing on Mongolia's contemporary foreign policy priorities and challenges.
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Speaking to an overflow IPI audience on January 20th, Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders acknowledged how far the United Nations has come since its inception 70 years ago but said that the organization still "has a lot of growing up to do."
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Discussing her new book The Lonely War: One Woman's Account of the Struggle for Modern Iran at IPI on December 15th, author Nazila Fathi said that 35 years after the revolution, Iran is divided between hardliners and a large moderate middle class, but admitted that it is still unclear which of the two sides will gain the upper hand.
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Google bypasses IE privacy says Microsoft
Hot off the news that Safari's privacy measures for users had been bypassed by Google last week, Microsoft is joining in by noting that their Internet Explorer web browser's privacy controls had been modified in a similar manner. Protection tips have been offered up by Microsoft and they've taken this opportunity to push Google into the mud once more as they continue to defend themselves against privacy naysayers. Microsoft has reportedly contacted Google to ask it to "commit to honoring P3P privacy settings for users of all browsers."


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Lexham English Bible (LEB) | New International Version (NIV) |
1 Thus let a person consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries. | 1 So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. |
2 In this case, moreover, it is sought in stewards that one be found faithful. | 2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. |
3 But to me it is a very little matter that I be judged by you or by a human court, but I do not [even] judge myself. | 3 I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. |
4 For I am conscious of nothing against myself, but not by this am I vindicated. But the one who judges me is the Lord. | 4 My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. |
5 Therefore do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord should come, who will both enlighten the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the counsels of hearts, and then praise will come to each one from God. | 5 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God. |
6 Now I have applied these things, brothers, to myself and Apollos for your sake, in order that in us you may learn not [to go] beyond what is written, lest someone be inflated with pride on behalf of one [person] against the other. | 6 Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, "Do not go beyond what is written." Then you will not take pride in one man over against another. |
7 For who concedes you [superiority]? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if indeed you received [it], why do you boast as [if you] did not receive [it]? | 7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? |
8 Already you are satiated! Already you are rich! Apart from us you reign as kings! And would that indeed you reigned as kings, in order that we also might reign as kings with you! | 8 Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have become kings--and that without us! How I wish that you really had become kings so that we might be kings with you! |
9 For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to people. | 9 For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like men condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to men. |
10 We [are] fools for the sake of Christ, but you [are] prudent in Christ! We [are] weak, but you [are] strong! You [are] honored, but we [are] dishonored! | 10 We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored! |
11 Until the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty and poorly clothed and roughly treated and homeless, | 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. |
12 and we toil, working with our own hands. [When we are] reviled, we bless; [when we are] persecuted, we endure; | 12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; |
13 [when we are] slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all [things], until now. | 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world. |
14 I am not writing these [things] to shame you, but admonishing [you] as my dear children. | 14 I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you, as my dear children. |
15 For if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, yet [you do] not [have] many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I fathered you through the gospel. | 15 Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. |
16 Therefore I exhort you, become imitators of me. | 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me. |
17 Because of this, I have sent to you Timothy, who is my dear and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ Jesus, just as I teach everywhere in every church. | 17 For this reason I am sending to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church. |
18 But some have become arrogant, as [if] I were not coming to you. | 18 Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you. |
19 But I am coming to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk of the ones who have become arrogant, but the power. | 19 But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. |
20 For the kingdom of God [is] not with talk, but with power. | 20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. |
21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness? | 21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a whip, or in love and with a gentle spirit? |
Scripture quotations marked (LEB) are from the Lexham English Bible. Copyright 2012 Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software. (Lexham English Bible) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Saturday, February 22 -- tickets on sale now
MACAO, Feb. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Japan's 2012 Olympic gold medallist Ryota Murata will be featured as one of three Olympic champions on the Ring of Gold world championship boxing card, Saturday, February 22 at The Venetian(R) Macao's Cotai Arena, with tickets on sale now via Cotai Ticketing( http://www.CotaiTicketing.com ).
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"I am honoured to be fighting in Macao as part of this eagerly anticipated event," Murata said. "I have been working hard in training camp, developing different variations of my offensive attacks. I know my opponent, Carlos Nascimento, has fought for a world championship and has more professional experience than I. It is because of that I consider myself the challenger in our upcoming fight."
Murata (2-0, 2 KOs), of Nara, Japan, captured the Olympic gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2012 Summer Games in London. It was the first gold medal won by a Japanese boxer since Takao Sakurai in 1964, and also the first-ever boxing medal in a weight class other than bantamweight or flyweight. Murata also became the 100th gold medallist in Japanese Olympic history. The six-foot-tall middleweight, who has won both his fights by knockout, will be fighting outside Japan as a professional for the first time.
The vastly more experienced pro Nascimento (28-3, 22 KOs), from Sao Paulo, Brazil, enters this fight having won 12 of his last 14 bouts, with none of those victories coming by way of knockout. A former Brazilian national junior middleweight champion, he challenged undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight world champion Sergii Dzinziruk in 2007, going 11 rounds before getting stopped.
Promoted by Top Rank and Sands China Ltd., Ring of Gold will also feature Chinese favourites Zou Shiming (3-0), Rex "The Wonder Kid" Tso (11-0, 7 KOs), Ik Yang (Yang Lianhui) (13-0, 8 KOs), and "The Macao Kid" Ng Kuok Kun (2-0). In addition, Russia's Egor Mekhontsev (1-0, 1 KO) joins fellow gold medallists Murata and Zou as one of the headlining matchups. The event kicks off at 4:30 p.m., Feb. 22, with tickets to the multi-bout boxing extravaganza on sale now at all Cotai Ticketing box offices *, ranging in price from HKD/MOP 80 to 4,680. Hotel packages and ferry packages are also available. Tickets can be booked online at http://www.CotaiTicketing.com, or by phone at +853-2882-8818 (Macao) / +852-6333-6660 (HK) / +86-4001-206-618 (China). Tickets are also available through Hong Kong Ticketing (customer service fee applies), online at http://www.HKTicketing.com or by phone at +852-3128-8288; and through Macao Kong Seng Ticketing Network, online at http://www.macauticket.com, by phone at +853-2855-5555, or in person at selected retail outlets (for locations, visit http://www.macauticket.com/TicketWeb/ServiceStations.aspx).
For more information about Ring of Gold, visit http://www.venetianmacao.com/ROG.
* The Venetian Macao -- Cotai Arena and Main Lobby box offices; Four Seasons Hotel Macao -- The Plaza(TM) box office; Sands(R) Macao -- L1 box office; Sands(R) Cotai Central -- Sheraton Main Lobby and Holiday Inn Main Lobby box offices
Bouts and times subject to change
Entertainment at Sands China Ltd. Properties
Sands China Ltd. has as a clear vision to establish Macao as Asia's top entertainment destination.
The 15,000-seat Cotai Arena is the only venue in Asia ranked in Pollstar's Top 100 Worldwide Arena Venues based on ticket sales. It is the top entertainment destination in southern China, hosting the world's and the region's biggest names in music, sports and awards shows. Superstars frequently choose the venue as the starting point of their Asian tours.
The 1800-seat, multi-purpose Venetian Theatre is one of the most luxurious entertainment venues in greater China. Featuring ushers in black-tie, champagne service, gourmet food and beverage items and other unique, premium amenities, it offers an intimate, luxurious and exclusive venue experience. The Venetian Theatre is playing a key role in bringing the best in international and Chinese entertainment to Macao, with a luxury theatre experience like no other in the region.
The 650-seat Sands Theatre regularly features internationally-renowned singers, performers and artists of the highest calibre. From traditional Chinese-costumed dancers to modern performances, and from singing troupes to contemporary bands, everything from Western rock to Cantonese pop is covered.
With an unbeatable diversity, the entertainment offering of Sands China Ltd. is ushering in a new era of entertainment in Macao.
About The Venetian(R) Macao-Resort-Hotel
Opened in 2007, The Venetian(R) Macao-Resort-Hotel is Macao's first integrated resort featuring stunning replicas of the famous canals and architectural icons of Venice, Italy. The Venetian Macao features 3,000 suites, 1.2 million square feet (111,000 square metres) of convention and meeting facilities as well as a 15,000-seat Cotai Arena designed for world-class sports events and electrifying entertainment. The Venetian Macao is also home to the unique, 1,800-seat luxury Venetian Theatre, hosting the best in international and Chinese entertainment; more than 30 renowned restaurants; TAIVEXMALO Day Hospital & Spa; the incredibly fun QUBE indoor playground and more than 330 retailers at Shoppes at Venetian. Outdoor recreation areas include swimming pools and cabanas and a mini-golf course.
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Girl students of various schools in Ramavarmapuam, near here, took out a cycle expedition on Saturday to spread the message of physical fitness.
Under the banner of the Cycle Club of ARCHA (Association to Rejuvenate Children with Holistic Approach) students from five schools took out the cycle rally on Saturday morning. Addressing the rally, Kerala Police Academy Director DIG S. Sreejith said cycling was one of the best ways for people to achieve good health and fitness.
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Fri, Jun 6, 08 at 2:01
Was originally told Basjoo when I got it. I went with that. Over the past year I've noticed a difference in the pseudostems coloring. Basjoo is pretty much all green and mine has some whitish, pink/redish coloring and green. Heres some pics. Could it be Saba/Ice cream or basjoo??? Help! LOL |
Follow-Up Postings:
- Posted by banana_fun (My Page) on Fri, Jun 6, 08 at 9:03
Josh, It is difficult to ID your bananas from your picture, but I can tell you with confidence that they are not musa basjoo. New leaves on young plants have red colouring underneath the leaf, your plants do not show that. Also, the the petioles are not winged like basjoo are. Do you dig up your plants in winter or keep them in the ground? |
- Posted by josh_palm_crazy Jay 6b/7 PA (email@example.com) on Fri, Jun 6, 08 at 9:41
Hi Banana Fun. I've always had my suspicions that they are not basjoo so I dug them up last year and stored them in my basement storage room. I've looked at so many pictures online and was never convinced they are basjoos. They look more like saba or something like that. Jay |
Josh, there is a lot of that going around. Three years ago I got stung from two different sellers on ebay.They either try to cash in on the basjoo "craze", or they REALLY think they are selling basjoo.Those chalky white stems are a clue. |
- Posted by josh_palm_crazy Jay 6b/7 PA (email@example.com) on Fri, Jun 6, 08 at 10:39
I've searched around like crazy and I think I have Ice Cream bananas. Agree or disagree? Jay |
Jay, there are a lot of banana cultivars out there; it's probably impossible to identify your banana for certain without seeing flowers and/or fruit. |
- Posted by josh_palm_crazy Jay 6b/7 PA (email@example.com) on Fri, Jun 6, 08 at 11:22
- Posted by sandy0225 z5 Indiana (email@example.com) on Fri, Jun 6, 08 at 22:20
One more clue....those tall older banana pictures, was it really older before it put out pups? Like 8 feet tall, before it got even one on it? That's what my ice cream banana did. I thought it never was going to get a pup on it and then all of a sudden it put out three.It was also an exceptional one to overwinter in the greenhouse at 50 degrees, it had almost no change in condition of the leaves or anything, except that it was too tall and the heater mounted in the greenhouse was blowing on it and dried out the leaves some. TTYL Sandy |
- Posted by josh_palm_crazy Jay 6b/7 PA (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, Jun 6, 08 at 22:43
Sandy your right. The one on the left in the picture sunk into the ground in its pot I didn't get until August of last summer. I got it for free at the nursery where I got the other. The owner was going to throw it away and said I could have it. So I'm not sure when it pupped. The one on the right I grew from 4ft tall and your right it didn't pup out until August when it was around 6 to 8ft. Basjoo do seem to pup out earlier judging by all the pics and other gardens I've seen in person. However, if mine is an Ice Cream, the pups on it now are just ones continuing from last year that just didn't break the surface. Sorry for taking your pic. I hope it was OK. It was a very good example of Ice Cream Blue Java. Very nice by the way. Thanks for the help. Jay |
- Posted by coniferfreak z6 PA (My Page) on Sat, Jun 7, 08 at 0:46
Very nice pics!! I am a banana newbie, so I don't really know the difference yet between a basjoo and an ice cream. But is the ice cream banana hardy in zone 6? Is it as hardy as the Basjoo?? This is my first try at bananas... I have a few new baby Basjoo's that are not in the ground yet (waiting for our landscapers to get done with all the hardscaping first, so I can plant them in my new beds!). I like how the ice cream bananas look... and I will give them a try if they are hardy. |
- Posted by sandy0225 z5 Indiana (email@example.com) on Sat, Jun 7, 08 at 5:58
I don't care who uses my pictures, so don't worry about it. Any publicity is good publicity, they say. When you grow and sell bananas in Indiana, you need all the help you can get!Mental and other....LOL...I have noticed that ice creams don't pup until they are larger, much larger than the basjoo. Bordelons are about the fastest puppers I've grown so far. Sometimes they are getting pups when only 2 feet tall. And if you cut them off, they just keep cranking them out! Ice cream banana isn't hardy, but one of the good ones to carry over winter, coniferfreak. They're not conifers though...lol...I should get more sleep, huh? Big garden fair today. |
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And, are you kidding me?
I just picked up a 1994 Standard 24 and, I must say, Mahogany, IMO, is by far the best tone wood, bar none! As much as I loved my 1994 CE24 with an Alder back I sold it because the Wide Thin on it was a bit too thin for me. The Standard 24, on the other hand, has a neck carve that feels like a '62 Fender round back or the new PRS Pattern neck - incredibly comfortable! Meanwhile, my beloved CU24 Artist will be loaded with my recently acquired Dragon I pickups, lest it will not see the light of day!


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Ann Marie Matheson
Principal -
Level 5
Josie D'adamo
Vice Principal -
Levels 1 & 2
Ben Matlin
Vice Principal -
Levels 3 & 4
Important Dates
6 | LBPSB Professional Day |
12 | Mini-Day |
12 | Reports issued |
12 | Parent/Teacher Conference |
13 | LCCHS Professional Day |
23 |
Governing Board Meeting Staff Lounge - 7:00 pm |
25 | Mini-Day |
LaSalle Community Comprehensive High School is a secondary school with a student population of approximately eight hundred students. It provides its students with a disciplined environment in which they can work with their teachers toward academic and social achievement. We are proud of the fact that we are a community-based secondary school. LCCHS is part of the Lester B. Pearson School Board.
Mission Statement
The mission of LaSalle Community Comprehensive High School includes providing
education for lifelong learning in an environment of respect.
The commitment to social and cultural development is evident in the diverse
programs and activities offered.
Moral values are further developed by harnessing the diversity in our school
and by encouraging community involvement and service.
Enhancing the health and physical development of our student population is also
of great importance and is achieved through our varied sports program.
School Vision
LCCHS strives to:
Develop confident, capable, life-long learners and achievers by providing a variety of academic programs which meet the needs of the individual.
Create and foster an atmosphere of respect for all members of our school community.
Promote lifetime skills by harnessing the diversity of our students and staff.
Provide a variety of student life activities as an integral part of learning in order to develop a strong sense of responsibility, motivation, self-esteem and belonging.
Foster a sense of pride in the achievements of the school and the individual.
September 26, 2014 |
LCCHS is delighted to be one of nine schools from across Canada to receive the Future Shop 'Future Generation Tech Lab Grant'. The grant monies will be used at each school's discretion to purchase the technology and equipment they need to keep students inspired, motivated and empowered as they progress through their studies. At a ceremony earlier today, Mr. Carl Ornek, General Manager of the Future Shop store in LaSalle, and several members of his team, presented the Principal, Ann Marie Matheson, with a cheque in the amount of $19,950. Also taking part in the ceremony were Mr. David Meloche, Director of Region 3, Ms. Betty Dunning, school Librarian and two student representatives, Rachel Humphries in Sec. 4 and Luca Rosati in Sec 2. LCCHS makes great strides to ensure that every student has the tools they need to meet the challenges of today. With their Future Generation Tech Lab grant, LCCHS is aiming to further engage its students by transforming the Library into a 21st-century learning environment. The addition of user-friendly Macintosh computers for video and project editing will help to spur creativity in students, while a 'Kobo Corner' will foster reading and comprehension skills through a technological approach. The addition of a smart board and projector will also make the library a true community learning center. LCCHS says "Many thanks" to Future Shop! |


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Moen T934BN Brushed Nickel Deck Mounted Roman Tub Faucet Trim with Personal Hand Shower and Built-In Diverter from the Vestige Collection (Less Valve)
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ADA | Yes |
ASME Approved | Yes |
ASME Code | A112.18.1M |
Approved for Commercial Use | Yes |
CSA Approved | Yes |
CSA Code | B125 |
Cartridge Technology | 1248 Cartridge |
Diverter Included | Yes |
Diverter Location | Tub Spout |
Drain Assembly Included | No |
Faucet Centers | 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 |
Faucet Holes | 4 |
Faucet Type | Bathtub Faucet |
Handle Height | 3.5 |
Handle Material | Metal |
Handle Style | Lever |
Handles Included | Yes |
Handshower | Single Function |
Handshower Flow Rate | 2.5 |
Handshower Included | Yes |
Height | 8.125 |
Hose Included | Yes |
Hose Length | 69 |
Installation Type | Deck Mounted |
Integrated Diverter | Yes |
Manufacturer Warranty | 5 Year Limited Commercial, Limited Lifetime Residential |
Material | Metal |
Mounting Type | Widespread |
Number Of Handles | 2 |
Spout Height | 5.375 |
Spout Reach | 9 |
Spray Pattern | Full |
Spray Settings | 1 |
Theme | Traditional |
Valve Included | No |
Valve Technology | M-PACT |
Valve Type | Washerless Cartridge |
Configure your Moen T934BN Deck Mounted Roman Tub Faucet Trim with Personal Hand Shower and Built-In Diverter from the Vestige Collection (Less Valve)
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Trim Kit for Two Handle Roman Tub with Built-In Hand Shower Diverter
Product Description:
- Fits M-PACT system
- Lever handles
- High arc spout
- Single function hand shower
Valve Options, Choose One at Checkout
9792: Roman tub valve with built in hand shower diverter.
- M-Pact common valve system
- Dura-Grip mounting system
- No cut spout shank
- Fits 1/8" to 3-3/8" deck thickness
- 1/2" CC connections
- Test plug included
9793:Rough in two handle Roman tub valve with built in hand shower diverter
- M-Pact common valve system
- Dura-Grip mounting system
- No cut spout shank
- Fits 1/8" to 2-3/4" deck thickness
- 1/2" PEX connections with 2 CPVC adapters
- Test plug included
9796: Roman tub with shower diverter 10" center 1/2" CC connection
9797: Change to Roman tub with shower diverter 10" centers 1/2" PEX with 1/2" CPVC adapters
Additional Moen Links
- View Manufacturer Warranty
- Shop All Moen Products
- Shop All Moen Vestige Collection Products
- Buy Replacement Parts For Moen T934
Our SKU: T934
This product is listed under the following manufacturer number(s):
- Brushed Nickel
T934BN - Chrome
T934 - Oil Rubbed Bronze
T934ORB - Pewter
*Denotes a finish or option that has been discontinued
6 Questions from the Community
The Moen T934 is deck mounted.
Is this a deck mount?
A. The Moen T934 is deck mounted.
The tub spout reach for the Moen T934 is 9".
What is the reach on this?
A. The tub spout reach for the Moen T934 is 9".
The Moen T934 does not come with the drain or rough-in.
Is the drain included?
A. The Moen T934 does not come with the drain or rough-in.
The Moen T934 is a deck mount tub filler.
Is this a deck mount?
A. The Moen T934 is a deck mount tub filler.
The tub spout reach for the Moen T934 is 9".
What is the reach?
A. The tub spout reach for the Moen T934 is 9".
The vacuum breaker is included with the rough in valve.
What is the vacuum breaker that goes with this hand shower? Is it included with the rough in valve?
A. The vacuum breaker is included with the rough in valve.
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Warranty Info
Moen® products have been manufactured under the highest standards of quality and workmanship. Moen warrants to the original consumer purchaser for as long as the original consumer purchaser owns their home (the "Warranty Period" for homeowners), that this faucet will be leak and drip-free during normal use and all parts and finishes of this faucet will be free from defects in material and manufacturing workmanship. All other purchasers (including purchasers for industrial, commercial and business use) are warranted for a period of 5 years from the original date of purchase (the "Warranty Period" for non-homeowners). This warranty is applicable only to faucets purchased after December 1995 and shall be effective from the date of purchase as shown on purchaser's receipt. Faucets purchased prior to December 1995, Moen warrants to the original consumer purchaser that this faucet will be leak and drip free during normal domestic use for as long as you own it. If this faucet should ever develop a leak or drip during this time, Moen will FREE OF CHARGE provide the parts necessary to put the faucet back in good working condition.
Moen warrants to the original consumer purchaser all other aspects of this faucet to be free from defects in material and workmanship for two (2) years from date of purchase except for decorator finishes which are warranted for (1) year from date of purchase. A replacement for any defective part will be supplied free of charge for installation by the consumer. Defects or damage caused by the use of other than genuine Moen parts are not covered by this warranty.
If this faucet should ever develop a leak or drip during the Warranty Period, Moen will FREE OF CHARGE provide the parts necessary to put the faucet back in good working condition and will replace FREE OF CHARGE, any part or finish that proves defective in material and manufacturing workmanship, under normal installation, use and service. Replacement parts may be obtained by calling 1-800-BUY MOEN (1-800-289-6636), or by writing to the address shown below.
Moen Incorporated
25300 Al Moen Drive
North Olmsted, Ohio 44070-8022
Proof of purchase (original sales receipt) from the original consumer purchaser must accompany all warranty claims. Defects or damage caused by the use of other than genuine Moen parts are not covered by this warranty.
This warranty is extensive in that it covers replacement of all defective parts and finishes. However, damage due to installation error, product abuse, product misuse, or use of cleaners containing abrasives, alcohol or other organic solvents, whether performed by a contractor, service company, or yourself, are excluded from this warranty. Moen will not be responsible for labor charges and/or damage incurred in installation, repair or replacement, nor for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages, losses, injury or costs of any nature relating to this faucet. Except as provided by law, this warranty is in lieu of and excludes all other warranties, conditions and guarantees, whether expressed or implied, statutory or otherwise, including without restriction those of merchantability or of fitness for use.
Some states, provinces and nations do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state, province to province, nation to nation. Moen will advise you of the procedure to follow in making warranty claims. Simply write to Moen Incorporated using the address above. Explain the defect and include proof of purchase and your name, address, area code and telephone number.


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