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5 gal bucket tomato experiment
Let me preface that I've been doing a lot of reading and research on this forum, but I have almost no experience with growing tomatoes. To get straight to the point I'm looking to grow tomatoes (and eventually other veggies) in containers with optimal results at the lowest cost. This thread is going to be filled with many pictures and questions to document my progress, results and gained knowledge. Hopefully this will aid others looking to grow great container vegetables at a low cost. Right now, I'm looking to grow using 5 gal buckets b/c they are essentially free from many fast food restaurants. I have decided to use and compare two soil media and techniques:
Al's 5:1:1 mix in a standard 5gal bucket &
Raybo's 3:2:1 mix in a SWC (i.e. Global Buckets on youtube)
I will be using the same tomato plant variety for each container. I haven't decided which variety quite yet, but probably a determinate variety from bonnie plants (they are sold locally all over here).
So far I have resourced the following materials:
-Six 5gal buckets (FREE!!)
-2cf of pine bark fines (PBF) - Evergreen soil conditioner from Lowes ($3.58!!)
-2cf of jungle growth mix (flower & veggie) from lowes ($7.83)
-40# bag of garden/lawn lime from HD ($2 clearance!!)
-Mater Magic organic fertilizer 8-5-5 w/ 4% calcium ($3)
I believe I can substitute the jungle growth mix for the peat in the 5:1:1 mix which would prevent me having to buy another 2cf of peat moss for $10. But I'll post a picture of the mix and the ingredients just to be sure. Believe it or not, the jungle growth mix is a good $3 cheaper than the same amount of peat moss!
One issue I have is with the perlite. I'm not keen on spending another $11-12 for a 2cf bag of the stuff since I'll only be making 3-4 5gal growing containers and won't need nearly that much. On the other hand,I'm not sure the 8qt MG will be quite enough. I did notice however that the jungle growth mix lists perlite as an ingredient! I wonder if there's enough in there to satisfy Al's mix proportion.
I know it's a little late in the season to get started, but I'm gung-ho and ready to start. I'll post some pics soon.
Need help with:
1. finding perlite (if needed)
2. picking tomato variety (leaning toward determinate for experiment such as bonnie plants "better bush")
3. determining drain hole size and locations for 5:1:1 mix bucket
4. tips for determining watering schedule for 5:1:1 bucket
I'll be posting again soon! Thanks
A lot of good information on the link I posted. I am now on my forth year with Dual Buckets. I think you will have a lot of tomatoes!
Here is a link that might be useful: Global Buckets
I know it's hard to hear, but I really thinks it's too late for spring tomatoes in your area (I'm certainly no expert, but I've gained some experience from gardening in Houston for a couple of years). I don't want you to set yourself up for disappointment :( The issue is not so much the plant itself - the vegetative growth will still be decent even into the high 90's... however, the blossoms simply won't set and you'll be left frustrated. Better bush in particular is notorious for blossom drop.
The exceptions are so called "heat-tolerant" varieties... some have peer-reviewed evidence supporting the claim that they will continue to set fruit up to a temperature limit. Anecdotally, as you can easily find on gardenweb, these varieties have apparently been dissapointing.
The other exception are cherry tomatoes, and perhaps some grape/currant tomatoes - which are well accepted as being truly heat tolerant (in terms of blossom set). Tolerance varies between cultivars.
I know there's this strange attachment that many people (including myself) have to growing great tomatoes.. but IMHO, they have a much higher learning curve than peppers, eggplants, okra, beans, and other common vegetables.
If you do want to grow tomatoes this season, definitely try it in the fall.. starting seeds indoors anywhere from late July to August, and planting them into the buckets around the beginning of September. Perhaps with proper shade, you could start them in the buckets even earlier, giving them more time to grow out and be ready for production when the temperatures fall. There's lots more (and better) information about this online, so I'll leave it at that.
Good luck!
GT - Thanks for the advice. In that case I may go with a cherry tomato called "husky cherry red"
Here's some pics of my source materials. As you can tell, I have both Osmotcote and Mater Magic and am still undecided on which to use.
Also notice the inclusion of perlite in the jungle growth ingredients...it doesn't say what %, but I'm thinking of just mixing the bark fines with the jungle growth in maybe a 5:3 ratio since 50-55% of the mix is composted bark fines anyway. What do you guys think about that and saving money by not having to buy the perlite separately?
Note that your Jungle Growth mix already has fertilizer and lime in it, so you would need to cut way back on both in your initial mix. The Osmocote you bought doesn't include trace minerals, but the Jungle mix does. I can't tell if any of your ingredients have the calcium and magnesium found in the dolomitic lime and foliage pro fertilizer Al recommends for 5-1-1. The lime appears to be hydrated, which is not the same as dolomite.
Seems to me you might be able to grow tomatoes in some combination of the ingredients you have, but calling it a 5-1-1 mix is a bit of a stretch.
From what I've read, the fertilizer within these potting mixes are almost negligible (package shows NPK of .22-.11-.18). I'm not sure the trace minerals in the mix are really very concentrated either (Ca & Mg equate to ~1/100 of 1%)
I don't believe there is any lime in the mix either, however they do list charcoal ash as a pH booster. However, I'm almost certain the the garden lime I have is in fact dolomitic as it states that on the bag.
I'm thing cutting way back on the lime and fertilizer may be detrimental to plant development if it were to rely solely on the potting mix's small amount of trace minerals and fertilizer.
I'm just wondering what proportion to mix the potting mix and PBFs to get closest to a 5-1-1, since the jungle growth lists composted bark fines as 55-65% of its content (and no mention of other ingredients %s).
"To get straight to the point I'm looking to grow tomatoes (and eventually other veggies) in containers with optimal results at the lowest cost"
You will never get optimal results by trying to pinch a penny. Breakdown and buy the dang Perlite ,you will need it for the drainage.
FWIW Pine bark is about the cheapest item it the mix and you need 5 times more bark than Perlite or peat .
Know it will be heresy on this board for sure, but I have done 5-1-1 without the perlite for years, maybe not with best possible results, but far better results than many might think and more than satisfactory for me....I agree you are way late to begin and would not waste any time getting something going....Husky Cherry Red may be your best bet for now...you can try nursing another variety through the heat, diseases and insects and hope for fruitset late August probably at the earliest, but it is not easy to pull off. My experience has been that starting Fall tomatoes from transplants put in in late August/early September is too late, unless your first frost is later than my 11/15 date, unless you have maximum sun which I don't. Any green or blushing fruits picked from those transplants will also not have near the flavor of earlier plantings due to cool night temps. You have plenty of time for eggplant and peppers which slow to a crawl in the hottest part of the summer but fruit for me easier than tomatoes in the heat and are very productive in buckets.
Update 5/24
I finally got my bucket soil experiment kicked off. I gave in a bought a bag of MG perlite since I had already invested a good bit of time and money, I figured I might as well do it right. I decided on "Big Beef" indeterminate tomato plants for the experiment...I realize they probably won't fruit, but at least I should be able to get them through the Summer and have some fruit after it cools down a little.
I decided amending the soil of each of the containers with 1/2 of lime incorporated into the entire mix. I did NOT use the Osmocote 19-6-12 time release fertilizer and will instead begin either a bi-weekly or weekly (1/2 strength) fertilization with the MG 18-18-21 water soluble fertilizer.
As for watering, I will give water to the plants based on the dowel method. When the top 3-4 inches of container mix is dry, I'll water the soil until it just starts dripping out the bottom drain holes.
I will decide later whether to stake or cage the plant.
I did learn though while making the different mixes, that a 5 gallon bucket can actually hold about 6.25 gallons of soil
Mixes from RIGHT to LEFT:
Al's 5-1-1, 4-1 (PBFs-potting mix), 1-1 (PBFs-potting mix), 100% Jungle growth potting mix.
The container on the far left is actually a husky cherry tomato plant with 3-2-1 (JG mix-PBFs-Perlite).
The basil mix in the 4-gallon kitty litter bucket is just a mix of what I had left over.
Here is an update of my experiment. You can see the Big Beef in Al's mix is doing the best. I've been fertilizing weekly with MG water soluble tomato food (15-15-18) at 1/2 strength.
1st place: Al's 5:1:1 Mix (2nd from right)
2nd place: 100% potting mix (2nd from left)
3rd place: 1:1 mix of PBFs to potting mix (far left)
4th place: 4:1 mix of PBFs to potting mix (far right)
A question regarding watering though. I've been using the dowel method, but I'm unclear as to how much of the dowel needs to be dry after pulling out of the mix in the buckets. Should I water when the top 2-3" is dry, the top half is dry or should I wait until the whole dowel is dry? Here are some pics:
Here in the 5:1:1 mix, only the bottom third is moist...should I water now or wait until it's all dry?
Here the top half is dry and the bottom half is moist. Too soon to water?
Just for fun, here are some more pics:
In ground: park's whopper surrounded by pepper plants (sweet and jalepeno)
It's an interesting experiment. But I don't think it's controlled enough to prove anything. The tomato in the 5-1-1 mix was noticeably bigger to start with.
If I size them based on sizes, they would start with 5 (5-1-1), 4 (4-1), 3 (1-1), 4 (0-1). They will end with 5 (5-1-1), 3 (4-1), 3 (1-1), 4 (0-1). But the 4:1 mix is the closest to the 5-1-1 among the 3.
I'm not surprised by the result. All 4 are heavy in bark, with a minimum of 50%. The main benefit of bark is its longevity in maintaining soil structure such as porosity. One month is not long enough to decompose enough of them to make a difference between 50% and 75% bark content. In fact, if it's for short term usage, maybe a little bit more water retention capacity could be beneficial.
Excellent experiment, and right on time! I'm about to start my fall/winter garden here in Houston, and need some advice. Been trying to catch up to Al, but, seems he's outta pocket.
I used a modification of his 5:1:1 container mix for the first time last season, growing the best crop of healthy tomatoes and plants ever. On Al's recommendation, I used a 3:1:1 mix of PBFs:peat:perlite in 5-gallon, self-watering eBuckets. I used MG Potting mix as my peat component, and I mixed in 1 cup of powdered Dolomite lime + 1 cup of 10-10-10 per eBucket. Very healthy crop!
Only concern I had was at the end of the season when I ripped the plants, I noticed the mix at the bottom 1/4 of the eBucket seemed to be holding a bit more water than throughout the top 3rd. Also, I stayed confused on the watering schedule, because I could never tell if I needed to water or not. I might try your dowel this go-round, and try to adapt that as a measuring system.
Now, I'm prepping my eBuckets for my fall/winter garden. I'll be growing cabbages, cauliflowers, Brussels Sprouts, and broccoli in the 5-gallon eBuckets. These are high feeders (they like organic mediums), and they are water hogs! I'd like a recommendation, please, on how to reuse the 3:1:1 mix from last season, and in what proportion to fresh MG potting mix, fresh PBFs, and fresh perlite?
After reading your experiment, I'm inclined to go forward to a 5:1:1 mix in at least some of the eBuckets (I'll have about 48) just to see what would happen. Also, I need a recommendation on incorporating Black Kow Composted manure into the mix, as the plants are heavy feeders. I've grown them quite successfully in eBuckets before, in a mix of 50/50 MG Potting mix/Black Kow Composted manure.
I'm still trying to get a feel for Al's container mixes, and how the plants respond (last season was my first time). I loved the lightening fast drainage, and felt there was definite oxygenation going on in the mix, because the seedlings took off like a rocket when they were planted, and stayed so healthy through our Texas heat. They grew faster than I ever saw before.
Please note that not all my containers were true eBuckets. I made 1/2 of them free draining with holes drilled in the bottoms and 1/4" up the sides. These were top-watered with MG Water Soluble Plant Food for Veggies. The remaining were enclosed with the built-in reservoirs. Early on, I experienced an anaerobic odor emitting from some of the self-enclosed eBuckets, and discovered the overturned colander soil platform had collapsed in them and the mix was sitting in the water. Once I rebuilt them, there was no further smells.
One other observation was that the eBuckets didn't seem to wick the water high enough, which is why I started top watering them, before the season ended.
I know I've offered a mouthful here. Hope to hear some feed back as soon as you can get it posted. Almost forgot. I've started sifting dead tomato root hairs from the old 3:1:1 container mix, and will be ready to re-purpose it for the cole crops by the end of this week, so a speedy reply would be appreciated.
Thank you so much,
Update 9/24:
I took some more pictures of my tomato plants today. Since the temperatures have come down in central Alabama, I've noticed several new tomatoes starting to grow! I just hope they ripen before the first frost.
You'll notice that the tomatoes are laying down on the deck. This is because my trellis failed during a high wind thunderstorm. The weak-point was the plastic zip ties I used to secure the bamboo to the outside buckets. I'll have to try something sturdier next year. Either way, after the tomato plants fell over on the deck, they started to grow upright.
It looks as if each of the tomato plants did relatively well in their 5-gal buckets, with the 5:1:1 mix coming out slightly on top. Next year I am going to try larger containers and use just the 5:1:1 mix and save the buckets for determinate varieties.
Hope these pictures help.
P.S. - The tomato plant in the ground is a parks whopper...didn't yield very many tomatoes.


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Thievery Corporation fans have a new release to look forward to. And the best part is, it's free.
Rob Garza, one half of the Thievery Corporation duo, has put out his latest mixtape via SoundCloud. Note: SoundCloud works on auto-play, so the mixtape will begin playing as soon as the link is opened.
The mixtape, titled "Disco-Tech Mixtape Vol. 2: Plastic Clouds", was formerly dropped on Thievery Corporation's Facebook page during the holiday weekend. It clocks in at an approximate duration of fifty-three minutes.
"Disco-Tech Mixtape Vol. 2: Plastic Clouds" can be downloaded for free via SoundCloud's services. You do not need a SoundCloud account to download it, only a working e-mail address.
Several months ago, Thievery Corporation released their own latest collaboration, the album "Saudade". Garza's mixtape is much more house and disco than "Saudade", which was a return to the group's bossa nova origins.
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I would definitely recommend this restaurant. Good food and friendly staff. Only good food we had in Hilo.
What started out as a must try, is finally now a don't bother. I waited another three months before returning to see if they got the message. Apparently they did not. Sadly, I was hopeful because when Lucy started out she was amazing! But alas, she is nowhere to be seen and it shows. Carnitas were cooked way too fast,...
This place is AMAZING and quite a find for a town like Hilo. Hilo has alot of asian food options like sushi, raman, etc so if you are looking for some good ol down home mexican cooking, Lucys is the place.
Upbeat, authentic atmosphere with excellent salsa bar. Quick and friendly service and the food gets there so fast you...
First of all, on an island that truly observes Sunday as a day of rest, I have to give Lucy's major props for being open on a Sunday afternoon. After driving to five different restaurants, we finally resolved to eat as Lucy's because it was one of the very few places open. This was my second time at Lucy's, and...
While not the best mexican food it certainly provides sustenance and you could do worse. Good for a quick in and out.
We have been dining at Lucy's since it open a few years ago. Was always consistent and excellent. Over the last year the quality has dropped off with over cooked, dry, chewy meat in most of the dishes that contain meat. Nachos have become soggy and gooey with very little filling. I am sorry this establishment seems to be going...
The food at Lucy's is awesome. And it is big. Lunch time crowd is pretty busy, and yes you have to place an order and pick it up...unless you sit at the bar. I highly recommend sitting here as the bartenders are friendly and talented. I had a regular sized burrito, not the large and it was huge. So delicious...
Authentic Mexican food is hard to find in Hawaii. This place was great! The staff was extremely friendly. Food was great. It is no frills dining. You order at the counter & at the end, bus your own table. The food was quite good. Nice portion sizes. Reasonably priced. I would highly recommend!
order at counter then they bring you your food. My wife and I shared a regular burrito and it was almost too much for us. The burrito grande could feed a family of four. Food is tasty. This is casual dining full of locals so don't expect fancy.
The food here is delicious in my opinion! They also have good happy hour margaritas. I like that you go up to order and bus your own table, it makes things easier on the employees so they can make your food quicker!
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The head of the Manitoba Hells Angels wants to go home for the holidays.
Dale Sweeney, the president of the local chapter, appeared in court Tuesday for a two-day bail hearing. A court-ordered ban prevents specific details of the case from being published. Sweeney is being represented by high-powered Ontario defence lawyer Alan Gold, who has made a career out of defending members of the Hells Angels.
Sweeney, 41, has been in custody since March 2012 following his arrest as part of a major undercover police project. Investigators nabbed Sweeney and 10 other gang members and associates as they dealt the Hells Angels another blow in their quest for organized-crime dominance.
Police seized an estimated two kilograms of cocaine and an undisclosed amount of cash and laid various charges, including trafficking, proceeds of crime, money laundering and participating in a criminal organization. Police also seized various properties, including Sweeney's motorcycle, as alleged proceeds of crime.
Operation Flatlined was the fourth major bust of the Manitoba Hells Angels since 2006. The three previous projects -- Defence (2006), Drill (2007) and Divide (2009) — led to 62 biker arrests, including former presidents Ernie Dew and Dale Donovan. Unlike those previous projects, police did not use a paid informant in Flatlined. Sources told the Free Press the undercover probe relied on court-ordered wiretaps that allowed police to gain insight and evidence.
The Flatlined code name is a direct reference to the Redlined Support Crew, which is serving as a puppet club of the Hells Angels. The Hells Angels created the Redlined gang in 2010 to stand up to other criminal networks that might muscle in on their former drug turf after many of their members were arrested and jailed following the other police stings.
At the top of that list was the Rock Machine, which waged war with the Hells Angels in Quebec during the 1990s but has never had much of a presence in Manitoba until recently.
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Deters declined to discuss details of their current relationship, saying that the pair would discuss it on the "Today" show and "Dateline" on Friday.
He said that Jones will not try out to be a Bengals cheerleader in the future, and that for now, she's working as a legal assistant in his office.
Jones has expressed interest in becoming a lawyer and is studying to take the Law School Admission Test, he said.
Before any accusations involving the student surfaced, Jones drew public attention when she sued a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based gossip website over a posting dated Dec. 7, 2009, that included her photo and was headlined "The Dirty Bengals Cheerleader." The posting claimed that Jones' ex-boyfriend cheated on her with more than 50 women, contracted chlamydia and gonorrhea, and likely gave it to her.
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Jones resigned as a teacher at Dixie Heights and from the Bengals cheer squad in late 2011 after four years with both jobs. Deters said at the time that she had done nothing wrong and stepped down because a rumor that she had become involved with a student became too much.
The lawsuit, which accuses the website and its creator of defamation and invasion of privacy and seeks $11 million in damages, was on hold until the criminal case was resolved.
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Tampa Bay Rays fantasy team preview
After 10 years of futility, the Tampa Bay franchise is shaking things up. Now entering its 11th season, the club has lost at least 90 games each season and has finished out of the AL East basement only once. But a busy offseason saw a change of the team's name -- the team has dropped the "Devil" and is now known merely as the "Rays" -- a new logo, new colors and lots of new personnel.
The big offseason move was the six-player deal that sent outfielder Delmon Young, infielder Brendan Harris and minor league outfielder Jason Pridie to the Twins in exchange for starter Matt Garza, shortstop Jason Bartlett and relief prospect Eduardo Morlan. The deal leaves the Rays with Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton and Rocco Baldelli manning the outfield, while Jonny Gomes and newcomer Cliff Floyd split time at designated hitter.
What's Changed?
Key Additions
Troy Percival, RP
Matt Garza, SP
Cliff Floyd, OF
Jason Bartlett, SS
Trever Miller, RP
Eric Hinske, 1B/OF
Willy Aybar, 3B
Key Losses
Delmon Young, OF
Brendan Harris, SS
Elijah Dukes, OF
In the infield, Bartlett takes over for Harris at shortstop, Carlos Pena returns at first base and Akinori Iwamura moves from third base to second, making room for top prospect Evan Longoria to debut at the hot corner. Dioner Navarro returns at catcher, while new acquisitions Eric Hinske and Willy Aybar fill key backup roles.
Garza joins Scott Kazmir and James Shields at the front of the rotation, while Andy Sonnanstine and Edwin Jackson are the most likely candidates to fill the fourth and fifth slots. While the Garza trade made most of the headlines, the Rays spent quite a bit of effort shoring up what has been one of the game's weaker bullpens. Troy Percival' s unlikely 2007 comeback earned him a two-year deal as the team's new closer. Al Reyes will set him up, with Dan Wheeler returning to work the seventh inning. Trever Miller was signed to fill the glaring void at left-handed relief specialist.
The Offense
2007 Team Stats
OBP+SLG (OPS): .769 (12th)
Runs Scored: 782 (15th)
Home Runs: 187 (7th)
Attempted Steals: 179 (5th)
(Name of ballpark) Factor:
Runs: 0.893 (26th) | HRs: 0.959 (18th)
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|Carl Crawford
|Carlos Pena
|Rocco Baldelli
|Evan Longoria
|Jason Bartlett
|Dioner Navarro
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**Projected platoon
Top sleeper: Jackson has thrown 272 major league innings that span parts of five different seasons, and to say that he hasn't experienced much success would be an understatement. His career ERA is a lofty 5.64 and his career WHIP is an ugly 1.72. With the exception of his 22-inning debut season back in 2003, Jackson has never even posted single-season numbers in those categories better than 5.45 and 1.67. There are, however, signs of progress. Jackson's primary issue has been poor control, but his walk ratio is on a three-year upswing. Jackson, a sixth-round pick in 2001, was rushed to the majors by the Dodgers, then continued his baptism by fire in the Tampa organization, traditionally one of the worst franchises in the majors at developing pitchers. His numbers have been artificially inflated by low strand rates for four years running, and last season he showed enough progress in his strikeout and walk rates to remain in the rotation for the entire season. Still only 24, Jackson and his live arm have a high ceiling as he slowly learns his craft. The breakout might not be imminent -- he's a sleeper only in deep or keeper leagues to start the 2008 season -- but it's coming.
Intriguing spring battles: The back of the rotation is the most unsettled area for the Rays heading into spring training. Jackson and Sonnanstine are the incumbents at the No. 4 and No. 5 spots, but they will be challenged during the spring by J.P. Howell, Jason Hammel and a trio of top pitching prospects in Jeff Niemann, Jacob McGee and Wade Davis. Hammel closed 2007 with a strong September to put himself in the club's '08 plans. Both he and Howell, whose skills far exceed his surface stats, should make the team in some capacity. Of the three prospects, Niemann is the oldest and the only one with Triple-A experience. Jackson and Sonnanstine should start, but keep an eye on the others, especially Howell.
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Baldelli was plagued last season with not one but two bad hamstrings that kept him on the DL for months, eventually ending his season. Just as he seemed poised to return, he would aggravate one side or the other to the point in which he could no longer run. Unless you're a pitcher, you need to run in baseball. (One could argue National League pitchers do need to run, but the truth is everyone forgives them if they can't.) If you're an outfielder, you need to run on offense and on defense. The Devil Rays took all sorts of steps to solve the hamstring mystery, including retraining Baldelli's running style. There is reason to hope Baldelli will turn a corner with this situation and come back to put together a solid career. Unfortunately, however, based on his 2007 season, there isn't enough evidence to support the notion that he can endure the season without one of the two hamstrings failing. Hope from afar; let someone else take the gamble.
Trainer's room: As usual, Baldelli is the injured Rays player of note. After a great April last season, his chronic hamstring issues flared up again, costing him the majority of the season. Monitor reports from spring training before drafting the oft-injured outfielder. Cliff Floyd also is a perennial injury risk and should not be counted on to produce full-time at-bat totals, even while logging most of his action at designated hitter.
Platoons: Initially, Jonny Gomes will only spell Floyd at designated hitter against left-handers, but given the injury history of Floyd and Baldelli, Gomes isn't a bad bet to accumulate 400-plus at-bats by season's end. Gomes boasts big-time power, but can't hit right-handed pitching (career .223/.310/.436, as opposed to .292/.396/.537 against lefties). More playing time for Gomes will mean more home runs, but at the significant expense of his batting average.
Future closer: He will start the season behind both the 38-year-old Percival and the 37-year-old Reyes, but Wheeler is the Rays' best reliever and top short-term option for saves speculation. In the longer term, however, Morlan wears the closer-in-waiting mantle. The 21-year-old is one of the top relief prospects in the game and should be drafted in keeper leagues if he makes the team out of spring training. Otherwise, track his progress.
Fantasy stud: Crawford is a base stealing superstar with a plus batting average, but don't be surprised if he also tops 20 homers. His power indicators are on the rise, and at age 26, he's a first-round talent in the prime of his career.
The Rotation
2007 Starters Stats
Record: 45-62 (23rd)
ERA: 5.20 (28th) | WHIP: 1.46 (22nd)
Batting Average Against: .283 (25th)
Home Runs Allowed: 122 (20th)
Team Fielding Percentage: .980 (27th)
Tropicana Field Factor:
Runs: 0.893 (26th) / HRs: 0.959 (18th)
|Projected Rotation
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|No. 3
|No. 4
|No. 5
|No. 6
|*Projected round a player will be drafted in an ESPN standard 10-team league.
Prospect to watch for 2008: Longoria looks ready for the major leagues, but there's no sure thing he'll begin the season on the Rays' roster. And the Rays might just make that decision before spring training games begin. The idea is to reduce the pressure on Longoria instead of assessing his performance against spring competition. Assuming Rays management comes to its senses, which of course is a dangerous speculation, Longoria should remain with the big club and be an above-average regular as a rookie. The 2007 Southern League MVP has legitimate power, bat speed and plate discipline. He has a shot at a breakout rookie campaign as impressive as Ryan Braun's debut last season.
The Bullpen
2007 Relievers Stats
Record: 21-34 (29th)
Saves/Opps: 28/49 (1st)
ERA: 6.16 (30th) | WHIP: 1.72 (30th)
Batting Average Against: .303 (30th)
Strikeouts per 9 innings: 7.15 (18th)
|Projected Bullpen
| *Projected round a player will be drafted in an ESPN standard 10-team league.
Baserunning philosophy: The Rays have been a running team under manager Joe Maddon and they should once again be among the league's top base stealing clubs in 2008. Crawford certainly will have the green light, as will Bartlett and Upton. Backups like Hinske and Justin Ruggiano also could contribute a handful of steals on the cheap.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Christmas 2014
The 2014 Christmas season was a pleasant combination of busyness and rest. We enjoyed many gatherings with friends and family, but also managed to spend many lazy days at home loafing around in our pajamas. I have come to really appreciate that my husband works in academia for the well timed vacations he gets through out the year. The kids and I really enjoyed the extra time with him during the 2 week Christmas break (which mostly fell during Christmas this year). I would say more, but Atticus is waking up...
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Saturday, January 10, 2015
The Ketchup Series--Thanksgiving Road Trip
For Thanksgiving, we traveled up to Massachusetts to see my family. We left in the wee hours of morning so that we could both avoid a snowstorm and avoid driving during frequent nursing hours. The kids did incredibly well, and it was a fairly peaceful drive both ways. We had a pleasant Thanksgiving and the kids all really enjoyed getting to play with Baby Treeline (Sorry C but your blog name will be Treeline forever thanks to Little Ish). See that lovely cousins photo? It is a prime example of why I don't usually take posed group shots of children.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
The Ketchup Series--Late November Camera Play
One afternoon in late November, I managed to find a snippet of time to just play with my camera. It had been a while since I had taken pictures not to document life, but to really just enjoy taking photos. In a rare turn of events, I had four mostly willing subjects too. I was fairly pleased with the results and actually had more photos that I was pleased with than duds; that pretty much never happens. This photo series and the joy I had in shooting them was part of the reason I jumped on signing up for an online photography course. I realized that shooting in manual and really understanding how my camera works could really help me hone my craft.
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Saturday, December 27, 2014
The Ketchup Series-- And then she was 3!
At the beginning of November, our sweet and sassy Liliana turned three. Since her birthday fell on Election Day this year she got the added birthday treat of having her "Archduke" (otherwise known as "Daddy") around all day. She got to enjoy some of the simple birthday traditions we have around here. We decorated for her with a simple birthday rooster the night before, and she was delighted to find him in the morning. She also got to pick what she wanted for all three meals of the day. I find it quite funny that she chose to have Kix cereal for breakfast, but as we rarely have cereal in the house, she thinks of it as a huge treat. We spent a portion of the afternoon at her Lola and Dziadzia's house, and Dziadzia made her pancakes and bacon for lunch. I made her a yellow cake with chocolate ganache buttercream frosting which she insisted on covering in rainbow sprinkles. She chose for us to sing happy birthday to the tune of "Old McDonald had a Farm" (a tradition we have adopted from some dear friends).
Happy belated birthday to my spirited girl! Your wit, humor, and large heart are such a blessing to our family.
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Finally Beat Dragon Age: Inquisition's Storyline
My greatest accomplishment so far in 2015 is finishing a game. I'm not talking about 100-percenting-it, but completing the main storyline and receiving the outcome of my hard work. Last night I went to the war room and embarked on the final assault against Corypheus and his mighty dragon. While the fighting in DA:I can get repetitive and boring quickly, I was still antsy about my ability to compete the fight. What I was pleasantly surprised with is that after each major round, as you're chasing your enemy around the ruins, you encounter refills for your stash of healing potions. So between each fight, I was able to fully heal all my party, refill my potions and continue on. By the time Corypheus finally fell, I had one healing potion left, and I was so happy.
Dragon Age: Inquisition is one of those games where I invested a lot of time. A LOT. Upon defeating the main villain, I had a total of 80 hours in gameplay. That was mainly with side quests, mind you, but still, 80 hours of a single game save. And I'm still not done! There's plenty more to do in the world of Thedas, plenty more side quests and minor rifts to close after saving the world. And so I venture forth and add to my already large chunk of time invested in this amazingly beautiful game. Who knows, I may even start a second character and up the difficulty. It was just entertaining enough that I wouldn't be against the idea!
Thank you Bioware and EA for the fantastic, epic adventure you let me be a part of. Now if you'll excuse me, I still have some exploring to do.
Two Months Destiny Free
As hyped as I was for the release of Bungie's Destiny massive multiplayer online first person shooter (mmofps) I can honestly say that after 2 months, I haven't missed it. It quickly became repetitive and just wasn't up my ally as far as shooters or online games go. Maybe that's just the World of Warcraft snob in me speaking out, but it got old quick. And even now, reading about the updates – or I suppose I should say expansion packs, I'm still underwhelmed.
Yes, Bungie says there is something like an 11 year plan with Destiny, but at the rate their going, I'm not sure if it'll make it to 11 years. Maybe if they just give the game away, or drop the price to about $20 and throw in a couple of updates, maybe they can rely on micro-transactions to save it. But right now, I'm glad I traded my disc in for the credit while I could.
I hear folks talking about playing Destiny on Twitter, but there is a lack of that same excitement. They talk about their grinding to get levels, faction points and gear. Heck, there are better games to waste that time on and for better rewards and end game without the broken mechanics.
But that's just my opinion.
Does anyone else feel the same way? Or am I being unfair toward a game that launched less than a year ago? Should a game like Destiny be given leeway to improve upon itself (whereas other games would be considered broken if released as Destiny was) or am I being fair on my critique? Please, feel free to let me know. No hard feelings.
Mobile Gaming for January 2015
What are you playing on the go? What apps do you have on your smartphone that you're dabbling around in for entertainment? Here's a rundown of what I've been enjoying (and getting tired of) for awhile. And yes, in case you're wondering, I've lost my creative spark upon returning to work after two weeks off – hence, no updates!
Run, Sackboy, Run! – It's Sackboy from the Little Big Planet series of games. This is a side scrolling run and jump game for distance. As with all these types of games, you're running to get the farthest distance while collecting items that will give you a power-up or currency to buy upgrades, costumes, etc in the Shop. To coincide with the release of Little Big Planet 3, there is two special collections you can complete that will give you a t-shirt and a gnome costume for your console game.
It's a fun little time killer that you can pick up and play and then put right back down without missing a beat. Free, of course.
Angry Birds Transformers – Oh my gosh, this is getting out of hand! The birds and pigs have now expanded into the realm of our beloved Transformers, and it's pretty fun! The birds are the heroic Autobirds and the pigs are the despicable Deceptipigs (I'm honestly not sure if that's the exact name of the bad guys, but let's just assume it is.)
Each level starts with AstroTrain flying you into the beginning. You then have to run through the level shooting the various pigs that are also shooting back at you. You can transform into a vehicle to speed passed dangerous falling objects and tap to call in a friend to help eliminate harder sections of the level for a few seconds. The goal is to make it to the end where your pals are waiting to pick you up. You collect coins and pig kill count that can both be used to (coins) upgrade your characters and (pigs) unlock more characters.
Not an Angry Birds fan, but this is a pretty fun little running game that you can waste a lunch break on.
Spider-Man Unlimited – YET ANOTHER RUNNER! That's right, except this one is also a runner/swinger/jumper/slider/whatever. You collect, level up and modify a variety of collectible alternate universe Spider-Men while collecting yellow viles, defeating enemies and avoiding obstacles. Fun, but it can lead to issues when you run out of space to grow your Spider-Man collection.
Epic Island – I posted a brief review of Epic Island some time back. I'm sad to report that I've pretty much lost interest in this game. It's now become too much of a grind. All my dungeons are level 5 (they can rank up higher but 5 is the required level to consider it complete). I've unlocked all the sections of the island and participated in the Halloween event. I've even made it to the main boss's hide out. You now have to grind, combine or buy equipment powerful enough to defeat him because what you've collected so far is more than likely not going to be enough.
The game does offer faction and pvp rankings, but once you make it to the boss, chances are you'll be bored to. Unless, of course, the grind for gear is your thing. It's not Diablo 3, but the gear grind is real and gets to be annoying/boring after awhile.
Marvel Puzzle Quest – Sort of a Bejeweled clone and a collectable card game. You battle a story mode variety of villains or go into a pvp series of events to compete for prizes. I'm invested monetarily in this game because you require space in your inventory to add new character cards. You can earn Hero Points, but that's a long road to travel. It's so much easier to let iTunes charge you for a few hundred at a time at $4.99 a pop. Yes, I am ashamed, but I do it on occasion, darn it.
The character cards can be leveled up and upgraded by using additional "covers." It can get boring and repetitive, but it's still a go-to for me every once in awhile.
And finally, the two latest additions:
Bingo Blitz – I don't know why, but I love a good bingo game. This has become one of my favorite game versions. There are various cards to play and unlock collectibles on.
Pocket Trains – An 8-bit train simulator from the folks that brought us Tiny Tower. It's fun enough to waste some time.
What are you playing on the run?
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U)
How do I get my wife – who used to play video games a long time ago – to play video games this passed week? Let her watch the oldest boy and I play Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on the Wii U! She watched us play while she fed our youngest, asked a few questions here and there. Before I knew it, we had failed at a level and she was asking for the control pad! Yes! My wife actually picked up a controller and played video games with us this week! Our oldest son had a ball watching his mother play.
My wife used to play a few games here and there when we first got married. She'd play Dead or Alive 5 or Mortal Kombat because she liked kicking my butt. But that's pretty much all she would play outside of the usual table top games of cards or board games. This week, though, she's been into Captain Toad, Super Mario Bros Wii U and the classic SNES version of Super Mario World. I left her to take a shower the other night and when I came out she had the Wii U control pad playing it on the small screen.
But back to Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker!
Captain Toad features 79 stages, divided into various chapters and levels and bonus levels. In each stage you must manipulate the camera in order to find hidden areas in the zone that Captain Toad must walk through to collect the required items. Each level seems to have 3 diamonds to collect and a goal for the over all level. There are also golden mushrooms in certain levels that you must also find. As you complete each one 100%, you get a stamp on the upper right of the page to signify that it is complete. The levels are presented as pages in a book with all your stats displayed before entering.
The catch to Captain Toad is, just like in the Super Mario 3D World mini-stages, you can't jump. Captain Toad must walk everywhere he goes while avoiding obstacles and enemies. It's an extremely fun game, and while it may look simple at the start, the levels get progressively more difficult. Especially the level goals, such as avoiding all the Shy Guys on a particular level. Or collecting a specific number of coins in a run.
There are familiar tunes and hints at other Nintendo properties through out the game. Beautiful graphics, humorous characters and an actual story as well as Captain Toad starts out looking for his kidnapped partner, Toadette. The game also supports Amiibo's, though that connectivity is coming later this year and what it will entail has yet to be announced. Personally, I'd like to see it offer character specific levels. For example, scanning a Link Amiibo will unlock a Hyrule level for you to play Captain Toad through.
The Wii U is back in the game, folks. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Smash Brothers, DK: Tropical Freeze, Bayonetta 2 … this is the system, y'all. It may not be "hardcore" enough for the Xbox or PS4 fanboys, but Nintendo has finally … FINALLY hit its stride with this console, and I couldn't be happier. If you have a Wii U collecting dust on your entertainment stand, brush it off and pick up a few of these games. Gather your family around and enjoy yourselves for the pure sake of enjoyment.
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (PS4)
** Take the following first impressions with a grain of salt, True Believers! I've never played Lego Batman 1 or 2, so this is my first experience with this portion of the Lego Universe. **
I'm pretty sure we've discussed on here before about how big of a Lego fan I am. The only thing that limits my love of Lego products is the limited space in which we live. Allow me to introduce the first brief impressions I've gotten from TellTale Games latest Lego video game installment: Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. And I'm afraid I have a lot of strong complaints with this one.
First, the name. Lego Marvel Superheroes was excellent. It was a story that involved the good guys, the bad guys, the guys we aren' too familiar with – all of them thrown into a giant Lego Marvel Universe. It was awesome! Each character had their own familiar powers and was made to feel unique and powerful as you adventured around the city and into each stage.
Here we have Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. But why? This story involves the good guys, the bad guys, the guys we aren't too familiar with – all of them thrown into a giant Lego DC Universe. Yet it's billed as the third Batman game in the franchise. Why not: Lego DC Superheroes, or Lego DC Universe! But no, we get the extra long name for a game that could have just as easily been called: Lego DC Justice League. So the first confusing part of the game right off the bat is the naming of the product.
Second, we have the levels. Believe it or not, despite being the actual level design that I'm talking about, this is not the worst issue with this game that I feel needs to be pointed out. That said, the levels are long, drawn out and get boring pretty quick. And confusing! There are times during the missions when I will have to pause the game, get out a laptop, smartphone or tablet and look up a guide to know what it is I'm suppose to do next to advance the story. It gives you no real clues whatsoever. I refused to look up some information one night and walked around the level for a good 20 minutes trying everything I could image. Turns out there was one tiny little display in a far, dark corner that needed to be broken so I could get one Lego piece to complete a build. What the holy flipping bat guano is this?!
I appreciate challenging game sessions, but to walk around for 20 minutes with no sign whatsoever that i need to break a tiny little brick display over in an unlit corner? Pfffffft!
Third is all the costumes required for the main characters to achieve certain goals in order to move forward in their quests. In a single level of Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham DC Superheroes Universe United Incorporated, you have to change Batman's costume 3 or 5 times. Seriously. Okay, okay, I'll give it to Batman to have multiple suites. That'll certainly help the stores sell those two dozen Batman utility suites the toy company puts him out in. Arctic Suit Batman. Night vision Batman. Batman Batman. It's insane. I can see some unique costumes related to historic DC events for the characters, but not Bomb Suit Batman. It's a bit much and only adds to the already confusing mess of the huge levels that can last in excess of 45 minutes to an hour for one mission. Yes, it's broken up into 3 stages, but it uses the strung along method, and while other Lego games have done this with success, here it just makes me scared to step away for awhile because I'll have completely forgotten what all I've already been through.
And my last big complaint is the main story hub. The Watchtower. The space station the superheroes use as a base of operations to watch over the Earth. This is probably the most confusing mess of all. It is so spread out and unclear of what is where and how to use the sideways teleports and where they take you and so forth. I mean seriously. It is so bad that even the developers knew they had to do something. So they did! First, you got Batmite (don't ask me, I'm not that kinda fan) who has these little glowing question marks floating all around. When you're confused (which is a lot) you hit the question mark and Batmite will pop up and offer you a goofy tip. This also happens within the missions because, again, the developers even knew it was going to be a big old heap of mess.
Oh, and as if Batmite wasn't enough (you know what? I'm not even sure if his name is Batmite, now that I think about it. He's like this fat fanboy kid who dressed up like Batman and looks kinda clumsy) they've decided to throw Conan O'Brian into the mix! That's right, Conan has his own Lego character. He doesn't do much, he just kinda follows you around The Watchtower and makes these little comments about what something does.
All that being said.
Playing the characters can be fun. Some of the characters are really fun to take control of and play through the levels with. The flying seems to be much improved over Lego Marvel Superheroes, but that's about it. Everything else is about the same or just under par in my opinion.
And if you're wondering why I didn't talk about the story aspect … well … I really don't want to add a 5th reason why the game is a bloody mess. Let's just move on, shall we?
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is a really hard, messy Lego game. If you're a fan of the entire Lego line of video games, you're going to pick it up anyways like I did. If you pick it up based on your experience with Lego Marvel, you may be disappointed. Overall, it's not going to kill you, but it may require a new prescription for blood pressure medication.
Oh, and did I mention Adam West was in it? That's right! You know how you had to save Stan Lee in Peril in Marvel Superheroes? Well Adam West in Peril is DC … er, I mean, Batman 3: Beyond Gotham's answer to that.
Don't let me scare you away. I'm a little over halfway through the missions myself and I'll finish the game out of a sense of duty if nothing else. And take everything I've said with a grain of salt because, as I said above, I've never played Batman 1 or 2 in this series. If you're a DC fan, pick it up. If you're a Marvel fan, go play Lego Marvel. If you're a comic book fan in general, go play Lego Marvel, then if you really, really just have to, pick this one up.


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Jeanne 'd arc Living
This may not be a topic for this forum, but seeing how some of us love the Victoria and Cottage series magazines, I wanted to share the name of this company I came across today. I was browsing Ebay for garden statuary (dreaming actually) and saw an auction for an issue of "Jeanne 'd arc Living" Magazine. I never heard of it before, probably because it's from Denmark, but it looks beautiful. You might have to click on a different subject in the list to the left for a pic of the magazine.
Here is a link that might be useful: link
Sorry for replying to both of my own posts but I'm a little excited.
Subscription is available through this link. Did I mention there are Christmas issues? Well, too expensive for me but I can drool.
Here is a link that might be useful: subscription
Interesting that a single issue is $13.95 ($167.40 for 12?) but a subscription is over $227 or $239. It doesn't say which currency the prices listed are for. Beautiful cover! Too rich for my blood too though I've noted that many of the American magazines are now $9.95 at the news stand.


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Thursday, May 20, 2010
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Missed going to the pool today ,was running late, and no sense in breaking the sound barrier to get to the pool, so I will go tomorrow instead, worked on the house, got laundry done, changed bedding, made friends with my treadmill again after a... Read more
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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WARNING , I will be MIA until atleast Friday if not Sat,
it is crunch time and I can't be spending it on the computer, I have to get my house in shape and get some gardening done, also swimming ( fri) and groceries for the long weekend, I kno... Read more
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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This is what I was saying to myself as I was walking into the pool building this morning,
I seriously had my body YELLING at me: " I DON"T WANT TO !!!!" .....and as always I ignored it!
It even pulled out some mighty fine excuses, like ...... Read more
Monday, May 17, 2010
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Well I am at 146.8 lbs this morning , that is 0.2 up from last MONDAY , but DOWN by a lot since FRI....
so here we go , trip to the farmer's market to day for fresh veg and fruit, trip to bulk barn for nuts and grains
and we will be set for ... Read more
Sunday, May 16, 2010
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Today I weighed in 1 lb less than yesterday , phew, and that was only one day of BEHAVING..ok , not 100 % behaving , we did have our weekly special treat for the kid's charts - w... Read more
Saturday, May 15, 2010
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Well it is time to face the music!
I forgot to weigh in yesterday because I was at the pool early , so I said that I would pretend that today was FRIDAY , and weigh in now! I am sure it was an unconscious effort to IGNORE the numbers ,because... Read more
Thursday, May 13, 2010
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O my , I have seen the EAT CLEAN cookbook use SUCANAT instead of sugar, but apart from going to a special health store ( which is the other side of town ) I did not know where to... Read more
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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Well folks, this is Cuddles with Ryan . Ryan got to bring him home for a few days and then Ryan had to write about his adventures.
What adventures they were too! I realised... Read more
Monday, May 10, 2010
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Sunday, May 09, 2010
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Just a quick update ,
I am feeling a lot better in the UTI department, but the meds make me feel yucky for a few hours after I take them! ( can't win em all I guess! )
Thankfully I only have to take them 2x a day!
Mother's day was gr... Read more
Saturday, May 08, 2010
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Yesterday was a PA day , that means the kids are home....so they had their annual Physical check ups! All was fine , we have to watch my son's posture , ( more like limit his indoor activity and get him AWAY from the TV and COMPUTER) ....
othe... Read more
Friday, May 07, 2010
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After our swim on thursday I came home and had an avocado, rice pasta, tomato , cucumber salad with a splash of balsamic vinegar!
it had a little bit of tuna in it too!
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Thursday, May 06, 2010
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Wed is the day that DS and I are together , and I am painfully aware that once he goes to Grade 1 there will be no more mommy and boy adventures! SO we got our errands done an... Read more


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DEFINITION of 'Limit Move'
The largest amount of change that the price of a commodity futures contract is allowed to undergo. It is not possible to trade a futures contract at a price either above or below the futures contract price after a limit move. The limit price is set by the exchange on which the futures contract trades.
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For example, assume that a wheat futures contract is selling for $3.50, and has a limit of $4. If a severe drought drastically reduces the supply or wheat, the futures price will rise to the $4 limit level, but no higher. This is referred to as a lock limit.
Limit moves are set in place to limit the risk (volatility) in futures price movements.
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Lock LimitCommonly associated with the futures market, a lock limit occurs ...
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Don't miss this annual design exhibition of works produced by VCE and VET Students.
The VCAA (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority) and Melbourne Museum present Top Designs 2011.
See an exemplary exhibition of works produced by VCE Media, Design and Technology, Food and Technology, Systems Engineering, VCE VET Interactive Digital Media, and Visual Communication and Design students.
The exhibition not only features the final product, but also its development – see the students' folios, work briefs, production plans, client feedback and evaluation, storyboards, scripts and design plans.
Top Designs 2011 includes furniture, fashion, graphic and product design, film, print layout, photography, animation, food product planning, websites and mechanical and electronic projects.
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