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Ranking the 5 Most Underrated Yankees Prospects Heading into 2014January 23, 2014
Ranking the 5 Most Underrated Yankees Prospects Heading into 2014
About a month ago, we first checked in on Baseball America's ranking of the top 10 prospects for the New York Yankees while projecting big league arrival dates. Just last week, we looked at the top Yankees prospect at each position. Whether you're a farm-system nut or you simply like to stay up on the minor league talent, we're continuing the trend this week and uncovering some of the hidden gems.
We're going to dive into the less-discussed Yankees prospects heading into the 2014 season, and we're going to rank the five who are most underrated.
You may still be numb from the Wednesday news, per Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal, that the Yankees signed Masahiro Tanaka, delivering the Japanese ace to the Bronx for the next seven years. And only 22 days from this frigid, snowy mess in New York, pitchers and catchers will report to the team's spring training complex in Tampa, Fla., followed just five days later by the position players.
But as excited as we may be for Tanaka, Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran, let's not forget this is also the ultimate time to check in on the prospect pool and look to the future.
It's a significant intersection for minor leaguers, as they face high pressure to perform but no real ceilings for their emergence.
Some players—particularly relief pitchers and position players like J.R. Murphy and Zoilo Almonte—will virtually fight for Opening Day roster spots. But the vast majority of them fly well under the radar. They will strive to stand out in the spring, to leave a mark (and not a stain) at their positions and to enter the discussion of future big league talent for the Yankees.
But how do we categorize the most "underrated" of these prospects?
One could argue that, since much of the Yankees' top prospect pool has yet to reach the Triple-A level, they are all underrated in some fashion.
But that's not entirely true. Not only have we been bombarded by repetitive talk of potentially overrated prospects, but, in the process, we also have inevitably glossed over many diamonds in the rough.
In fact, the system that continues to praise the well-acknowledged players is the very same that obscures the more underrated ones: the official rankings and the hype-inducing narrative. I'm sure you've grown slightly weary of hearing about Gary Sanchez, Mason Williams or Eric Jagielo; you may even feel they could prove overrated.
This isn't a ranking of the prospects with the most flat-out upside; rather, it is a ranking of the five most overlooked, underrated players in the system heading into 2014. They don't necessarily warrant your undivided attention, but they certainly deserve some of it.
It takes more than major league projections into account. We consider players largely absent from the tops of recent rankings and from the "top prospect" narrative, trends like statistical consistency, improvement or upside, and relevant factors such as age and experience.
Ultimately, we've narrowed those prospects down to the following five players who are the most under-the-radar, underrated talents in the system.
Statistics and advanced metrics courtesy of Baseball-Reference and FanGraphs, respectively, unless otherwise noted.
Think there's another prospect whom this ranking just snubbed? Feel free to drop me a comment.
No. 5: Ramon Flores
Outfielder Ramon Flores, a 2008 international free-agent signee from Barinas, Venezuela, will likely begin the 2014 season in Double-A Trenton, where he finished a solid 2013 campaign.
A number of factors play into his classification as "underrated," but let's start with why he is only the fifth-most overlooked on this list. For one, MLB.com did include him in its 2013 top 20 Yankees prospects ranking, and for another, there's a better chance than not you've heard his name as a future fourth outfielder in the Bronx.
But here's why he's still considered underrated: That top-20 list not only ranked four other outfielders ahead of Flores, but he came in at only No. 16 overall.
And you may have heard his name, but not without repeatedly hearing the likes of Slade Heathcott, Mason Williams and Tyler Austin rattled off first.
With the flashy speed of Heathcott and Williams and the bat of Austin, it's easy to understand how a 5'10", 150-pound kid has been largely overlooked, even if not completely obscured, by his fellow prospects. He is not overwhelmingly fast, has a low defensive ceiling and, of course, is undersized.
But he is the classic case of a pure hitter.
FanGraphs' Mike Newman compared him to David Segui (career .291/.359/.443) and highlighted his "classically smooth, lefty swing," and how "his barrel has plenty of snap allowing Flores to let the ball travel deep into the strike zone."
In his first full season in 2011, the then-19-year-old appeared in 125 games for Single-A Charleston, slashing .265/.353/.400 with 11 homers, 26 doubles, two triples, 59 RBI and 13 stolen bases and an above-average 11.4 percent walk rate and excellent 110 wRC+.
At age 20 in 2012, he played most of the season in High-A Tampa, where his .302 batting average was fourth in the Florida State League. He finished the season with a promotion to Trenton.
Last season, at 21, he played 136 games in Trenton, hitting an underwhelming .260/.353/.363 with six homers, 25 doubles, six triples and 101 wRC+. Despite the average year, his 12.4 walk rate improved from 9.3 percent in 2012, and his 15.8 strikeout rate, though slightly worse than 14.6 in 2012, was still markedly better than the 17.4 from 2011.
And you have to like Newman's scouting report, which also pointed out that "As with his batting eye, Flores' spray approach and gap power is advanced for a hitter his age," which you see in his doubles output.
He is easily the most underrated outfielder, an excellent natural hitter who will only be 22 in 2014, and, as recently as after the 2011 season, Baseball America rated him with the best strike zone discipline in the system.
No. 4: Dean Anna
It doesn't get much more overlooked, diamond-in-the-rough, under-the-radar than Dean Anna.
Really, you should just watch the video and call it a day on this workhorse; he's brimming with enthusiasm to help a big league team, and you'd love to have him in the clubhouse (he's sort of toned-down Nick Swisher).
Dean Anna will be a 27-year-old prospect—yes, prospect—and was traded from the San Diego Padres at the end of November 2013 because they had no room for another utility infielder. The Pads selected him in the 26th round of the 2008 draft from Ball State University, and he has bounced around the rungs of their system for six years, reaching Triple-A Tucson for all of last year, where he truly shined.
Other Yankees infield prospects such as Greg Bird (first base), Eric Jagielo (third base) and Gosuke Katoh (second base) were featured in Baseball America's top-10 list, and the likes of Brendan Ryan (re-signed), Kelly Johnson and Brian Roberts were all brought in at the major league level, leaving Anna stuck somewhere in the middle entering his late 20s.
Plus, if you've heard of Anna since he was traded to New York, chances are it was in a vague narrative somewhere along the lines of being told you should "become familiar" with him.
But here are some concrete reasons why he is underrated and why you should stop sleeping on him: The left-handed hitter slashed .277/.391/.419 in 2011 (High-A and Double-A), .271/.377/.393 in 2012 (Double-A) and, in 2013 in Triple-A, batted .331/.410/.482. He won the Pacific Coast League batting title while racking up 38 doubles, nine homers, an impressive 65 strikeouts to 61 walks and 140 wRC+.
He can play anywhere in the infield—reliably, too—committing six errors at short, five errors at second and zero at third last year.
Similar to Flores, Anna's stature (5'11", 180 pounds) probably causes many to overlook him, if not at least doubt him. As Baseball America's John Manuel noted, "Anna lacks physicality and pop," but "fits the utility profile as a lefthanded hitter" and "has earned high marks in his career as a grinder and good teammate."
Like Flores, he'll head to spring training on the 40-man roster. If he stands out at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and continues his hot hitting, there's no reason the Yanks couldn't give him a shot to compete with, or beat out, Eduardo Nunez for a backup-utility role.
And maybe then, we'll stop feeling so reluctant to sing his praises for fear he is destined to be a lifelong Quad-A star.
You could worry about the upside given his "advanced" age, but consider the advantage of his wealth of experience of batting already (college and every level of minor leagues), which he will take with him if and when he is given a shot in the bigs.
No. 3: Shane Greene
The right-handed power pitcher seems to miss all the top-prospect rankings time and again, and at 25 years old, terms like "upside" and "outlook" are beginning to wane.
But that is precisely why Shane Greene comes in on this list as the third-most underrated Yankees prospect.
That, and the fact that he is the prototypical completely-out-of-nowhere talent who finds himself suddenly on the 40-man roster with a great shot to cut short his minor league time once 2014 gets underway.
He is an imposing figure at 6'3" and 200 pounds. He has a mid-90s heater touching the high 90s and a dominating slider for his out pitch, backing them up with a changeup and sinker. Greene's plus stuff has been emphasized, but so has his minus control in the past.
Originally, Greene was taken in the 15th round of the 2009 draft out of Daytona Beach Community College. He subsequently hung around Staten Island, Charleston and Tampa between 2010 and 2012.
His ERA never impressed over that three-year span (4.59, 4.37 and 5.22), and his walk rates were increasingly poor (3.8, 4.4 and 5.1). But both his FIP and strikeout rates told a different story and were consistently above-average.
And then, 2013 happened for Shane Greene.
In time between High-A (75.0 IP) and Double-A (79.1 IP), he tossed 154.1 total innings to a 3.38 ERA, split 2.57/3.49 FIP, ridiculous 1.7 walk rate and career-high 137 strikeouts. His numbers only improved as he climbed higher in the system last season.
There's steady improvement, and then there's whatever you want to call what Greene did in 2013.
Figure for him to begin in Triple-A Scranton, but don't count him out from factoring into the Yankees bullpen as soon as 2014.
No. 2: Taylor Dugas
Forget that 6'3" pitcher for a moment; we're back to the diminutive and demonstrative under-the-radar prospects. This one, 24-year-old outfielder Taylor Dugas, is 5'8" and 170 pounds. He was a 2012 eighth-round selection by the Yankees out of the University of Alabama.
An All-American for the Crimson Tide, he became his school's all-time hits leader and batted .360 over a four-year career. Baseball America compared him to Sam Fuld (5'10", 175 pounds), and noted that the left-hander is "a contact hitter" with "an excellent approach" and "is a slightly above-average runner."
Right around the time of his draft he was largely overlooked, as the same report projected him as a "better college player than pro prospect," really only granting him praise for his hitting.
But Dugas has indeed hit since entering the minor leagues, and though he lacks the impressive tools of a big leaguer, he is downright scrappy and competitive. He shows off tremendous patience and discipline at the dish.
After the 2012 season, Baseball America rated him with the best strike zone discipline of any Yankees prospect, and one draft profile from Big League Futures highlighted how he shows off a "smooth line drive swing and more pop than you would expect," and that on the other side of the ball, he "gets good jumps and takes good routes."
Unfortunately, slightly above-average speed and decent ground-covering matched with scrappiness isn't enough to crack the Baseball America top 10 or MLB.com top 20 lists over the likes of outfielders Heathcott, Williams, Austin and Flores. You pretty much never hear his name mentioned.
But take a look at the trends in his numbers: In his first season in Staten Island (2012), the then-22-year-old played 59 games and hit .306/.465/.373 with nine doubles, 15 RBI, 51 walks (18.5 rate) to 35 strikeouts (12.7 rate), a phenomenal .414 wOBA and insane 162 wRC+.
He may have dipped at the start of 2013 when he played 58 games in Charleston, hitting just .250 (.341 wOBA, 113 wRC+), but he caught fire when he was promoted to High-A Tampa for the final 55 games of the year, batting .321 (.382 wOBA, 139 wRC+).
Dugas may not have the most upside, and only time will tell whether he can continue to improve as he is promoted to Trenton and/or Scranton. But this guy is hands-down one of the least talked-about, most underrated prospects in the entire system, and he deserves at least a look in 2014.
No. 1: Miguel Andujar
Heading into 2014, soon-to-be-19-year-old third base prospect Miguel Andujar stands as the most underrated talent in the system.
It's easy to have missed what the right-handed hitter did in 2013—especially considering he was an 18-year-old in 34 games of rookie ball. But Andujar stood out. He hit .323/.368/.496 with four homers, 11 doubles and 25 RBI in 144 plate appearances.
Here are the rankings from which Andujar is absent: Baseball America's top-10 rankings for 2014; Baseball America's top 15 Yankees prospects 25 years old or younger, which listed four infielders not named Andujar; and MLB.com's top-20 ranking, which listed three infielders, two of whom were also third basemen, but none of whom were Andujar.
Yet in 2011, Ben Badler of Baseball America first noted Andujar's offensive prowess and potential, saying, "He has a good swing, good bat speed and advanced feel for hitting for his age. He has quick hands and a good swing path, with the potential to hit for average and power." And he didn't stop there, mentioning his trustworthy defense as well: "Andujar is solid in the field as well, with the ability to handle third base and a strong arm."
In 2011, at only 16 years of age, the international free-agent signee was considered the primary young target for Yankees brass. His first rookie ball campaign came in 2012 at only age 17—after he forwent the common route of first playing in the Dominican Summer League—and he disappointingly hit .232 (80 wRC+) in 50 games (191 plate appearances).
But it was his first professional baseball experience, and he still showed off his arm and range.
Following his short season, FanGraphs' Kiley McDaniel praised the San Cristobal (Dominican Republic) native's tools, noting his hands, bat speed and advanced hitting ability for his youth:
Miguel Andujar was one of the more interesting young players I saw in instructs. He's raw and toolsy as his age suggests, with a toolset that profiles as an everyday third baseman. Andujar has solid hands, an above-average arm and solid-average speed. He's got the quickness to be above-average defensively...
Andujar's above-average bat speed and looseness to his swing set him apart ... Power isn't a big part of his game presently, but he has natural gap power with some projection remaining in his 6'0, 190 pound frame. Andujar shows advanced bat control for his age...
McDaniel was impressed by the maturity shown in his live games as well, writing, "In games, Andujar barrels up more than his fair share of pitches even against pitchers many years older. ... Andujar is so young and talented that a lot could still happen."
He even alluded to the quiet confidence of Yankees decision-makers, concluding, "The Yankees know they have a real prospect here..."
Andujar did sneak into one ranking after this past season: Baseball America named him the No. 11 overall Gulf Coast League prospect in its top-20 league-wide rankings.
But if we're talking overlooked, under-the-radar prospects, as far as true positional infielders go, Andujar tops the list—an incredibly important one, too, as we look to the horizon in the years after Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and, yes, Robinson Cano.
He is still incredibly young, and we definitely need to see much more from him in 2014 and beyond.
He is rarely mentioned in the top-prospect narrative and will likely never be the flashy third baseman you'd dream of. But with the potential to play every day at the hot corner and provide both power and average outputs while filling out his frame, there's no ceiling for the teenage Andujar.


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Basically a 'million dollar question' at the moment, right? I'm sure plenty of pharmaceutical companies are hoping they'll be the first to come up with an actual cure. Anywayyyyy…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome. While many people know a bit about it, not everyone knows what it is like to live with it.
Turns out there are a lot of fellow sufferers out there. Around a third of the adult population will have experience symptoms of IBS at some point in their lives. For some lucky souls, it is a one-off moment whereas the rest of us have to battle this beast for our whole lives.
IBS first truly entered my life when I was about 16 years old but I didn't actually realise what was going on until I hit 22. The bloating, the cramps, constant trips to the loo, the fatigue… I just thought it was a by-product of living a student lifestyle.
But then I started working as a showbiz journalist in London and things got worse. MUCH WORSE.
I was always desperately rushing to the loo, constantly anxious my stomach would play up during important career moments, crying in pain because I just couldn't get the cramps and bloating to go away… all of it.
When I finally started to find out what was wrong, IBS was the answer that came up in over my google search. Like with everything else that scares me in life, I decided to just ignore it.
I tried to avoid trigger foods on important days and pretended I was enjoying life like a normal person. But then when I get my most intense job – doing long hours, a mixture of day and night shifts as well as working weekends – things got to a point I couldn't ignore it anymore.
I hopped on Google again and tried to figure things out. I cut out milk, I cut down on bread and pasta when I could but that wasn't enough stop the daily discomfort. Visits to the GP didn't provide an answer, either.
Fast forward a year and I somehow ended up in Australia for six months, thanks to my job. Thanks to regular exercise, daily salads and eating lots of lovely fresh food , my IBS symptoms cut down significantly. While it was still pretty stressful hours, I realised how much better my life could be.
I was still gassy AF (I honestly don't know how my ex managed to survive it, tbh) but I was so much better than I had been in years.
But when I got back to London it was back to the dark days of crippling pain and hours of my life lost dying on the loo. I was eating better than before I headed to Oz but it just wasn't working as well back in Blighty.
I've even moved to a slightly less stressful job but things are still nowhere near the glory days of Oz. After lots of pointless GP appointments over the years, I've accepted the fact I'm going to have to find my 'cure' by myself.
I know stress and anxiety are big trigger factors for me, on top of food and having a messed up eating pattern because I work night shift, but I recently figured out another thing that doesn't help.
Despite the fact my mum constantly warned me not to, I often took ibuprofen on an empty stomach during the monthly visit from Lady Flow. It seemed harmless at the time but I can only imagine what that has done to my stomach over the years.
In the past few months since I stopped that bad habit I've already noticed a slight improvement. So make sure you aren't playing yourself like I did!
What's next then?
I've just downloaded a free IBS app called Bowelle and will be using that to track and chart my progress over the next few months.
I want to be able to have some sort of chart to see what works and actually helps me to find a happy balance.
My mother has always joked that I'm a stubborn goat – I am a Capricorn after all – so please believe I will be trying to keep all my favourite things in my diet for as long as possible.
I am so tired of seeing people have to switch to a sugar free, this free, that free, crazy strict diet in order to be okay. While it is necessary for some, maybe it's not the only option.
If it is… well, at least I'll know I tried my hardest.
There is such a lack of information for those of us who aren't ready to just jump into some wheat free/ gluten free/ diary free/ no nice things ever diet and I volunteer as tribute to be the guinea pig to find some solutions that can work for all my fellow stubborn meat and dairy-loving sufferers.
My first trial is going to be focused on diary and finding the best alternatives as decided by my annoying little stomach.
If you have any advice and suggestions, then please let a girl know.
See you on the other side x

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I have a party to attend this Saturday. What shall I wear? I simply cannot decide! Should I wear this turquoise blue gown with matching glittering shawl and super high heels? (Phweet! Phweet!). Its leftover from my own wedding dinner from a few years ago so why let it rot in the cupboard, yes? *wipes dust off gown*
Or should I wear this pink pants suit with matching pink mules instead? Hmmm… the pink one may be more appropriate. Its less formal. The blue one looks so formal. I mean c'mon, its not MY wedding I'm attending! Hahaha
Right! Enough daydreaming. Firstly, I cannot fit into slim looking outfits like these. Secondly, they belong to my girl's first Barbie Doll.
Being a mum sure is fun. I can be a kid again along with my kids. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to play with the Barbie Doll that I never had as a little girl. As a mother/father, do you find that you tend to buy your kids the toys that YOU like? Lol!
Monday, July 30, 2007
What Shall I Wear?
I have a party to attend this Saturday. What shall I wear? I simply cannot decide! Should I wear this turquoise blue gown with matching glittering shawl and super high heels? (Phweet! Phweet!). Its leftover from my own wedding dinner from a few years ago so why let it rot in the cupboard, yes? *wipes dust off gown*
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For a moment i thought my eyes are playing tricks on me. O_0ReplyDelete
Sneaky you! I thot you suddenly become so glam. Hehehe.ReplyDelete
I wear these outfits kenot meh?!
Whadaya mean "suddenly" so glam. *hands on hips* I always so glam one ....... in my mind la.
haha no wander i thought eh..why that baju look so mini LOL..ReplyDelete
eh congrats..u are blog of the day
When I look at the 1st pic, I thot wow, she's really skinny! Then I look at the 2nd pic & hahaha..... I realised I got tricked!! Ya, that's why I'm glad I have a girl 'cos I can buy all the nice kitchen set, dress-up stuff etc. for her that I never had. : )ReplyDelete
I wanted to post the shoes too but those would be a giveaway. Hahaha.
blur mommy,
If only I was skinny enough to fit into these, not the doll sized one but the real sized ones. *dreaming*
When I first saw the photos of the clothes I thought..mmm...this woman is very very small or she deliberately downsized the images to make them look `minature'. hehehe..than as I read on I realised they belonged to Barbie.ReplyDelete
Yes we are victims of the Toy shops and yes we buy stuff for our kids which we never/deprived of. So we usually end up overly possessive as they are expensive and we end up playing with them ourselves while our kids sit there whining to have a chance to even touch it! :D
Sorry - YG - is flowsnow at:ReplyDelete
The same Tricia. I just disabled the profile image.
Oh. So shall I call you YG, flowsnow or Tricia? Haha. I know what you mean. Sometimes we even try to tell or show the little ones how to play with THEIR toys instead of allowing them to explore themselves.ReplyDelete
haha..same as me, i bought the barbie doll because i dun have 1 when i'm young. Now take chance to get it for my gal but actually i'm the one who want it (my gal so young still dunno how to play barbie lar).ReplyDelete
I tried to buy it earlier but she wasn't interested than. This one she picked herself. Lol!


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My favourite finds Pt.3
Ha ha, I suddenly realised that I hadn't put up a follow up to this piece. There have been so many good cameras and things that I have kind of lost track. So here are a few memorable finds for me this year, there have been many more, but these are just some of them.
I like finding all cameras, the big and the small, and not just cameras. I have found everything from lenses, accessories right across to limited edition Japanese market only Playstation's (different strokes and all that).
The Canonet QL17 GIII Black Paint Japan
I find these cameras from time to time (though never even near enough to keep everyone happy), and they are always lovely. But this one was a bit special. It was absolutely flawless, in the original box and with everything working. It was like a time capsule. Which is one of my favourite things about buying in Japan, that you can find cameras that have basically never been used. The funny thing was, I found another almost identical one about a week later. It never rains but it pours (I kept the second one for myself, you never know when I will find another).
Nikon SP 2005 Black
This is not an especially rare camera in many respects, but it is an exceptionally cool camera. A stunning black paint rangefinder based on the original SP, but made in 2005 and sold by lottery in Japan only. It is gorgeous and has become very expensive in recent times, so it is always a pleasure when I am asked to find something like this for a client. This is definitely one that I wanted to keep.
Olympus OM-4Ti lens set
What I liked about this set was not only the camera, which is fabulous. But the fact that the client wanted lenses to go with it. I found them the camera and the right lenses for them. It was a bit of a process but we got there in the end. It is really cool when I am able to set someone up with a complete system.
Leica MP-3 LHSA set
This one was cool because I rarely see the full set. I see the bodies, I see the lenses, but the full set, untouched and completely as new is not a common occurrence. This one popped up just at the right time as the client had just asked about the availability of a set. Serendipity I guess. A stunning camera and from what I am told, is being given some milage too, not just sitting in a display case.
Nikon 'Nocf' 58mm 1.2
This one will stick in my mind forever, as it was just total luck that I managed to find a perfect condition 'nocf', yes that is correct a Nocf and not a Noct. There were few of these that actually made it out to the general public, so it was a very satisfying item to source. Another one off the JCH checklist.
This is just a tiny look at some of the items I have sourced recently. And it is not just limited to cameras and lenses. I will find watches and all sorts (not weird anime stuff though, I am not really into that). All you need to do is click here and fill out the form and tell me what you would like.
I love my job. Seriously, I really love it.
6 comments on "My favourite finds Pt.3"
Beautiful cameras and lenses, love the Canonet and Nikon especially !
The black OM4-Ti is the most beautiful SLR ever made
Would love to own one of the Canonette GIII 17 cameras in either the black (awesome) or the standard body. I just love the basic beauty of them and that they'd work for everyday film photography.
Ha! I think anyone who visits your site would love your job too.
The "what's in my bag" section is so inspiring and shows a real love of cameras and photography.
Been wanting to get into a Canonet for some time, seeing this mint one doesn't help lol. Think it's about time for me to pull the trigger
"I love my job. Seriously, I really love it."
Hats off to you sir. You are an inspiration.
Cannonet is getting rearar these days and also more pricy.very high rating and recommendation on blogs and YouTube is behind the hype.But it's a real jem if you want a nifty RF.I like the QL feature of them.Also some should consider Minolta and Ricoh offering as well.


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The print on the front of this months mag really got me going. I don't really like the dress but ooo pretty butterflies! This issue has a lot of pastel colours which I totally love, I know they reckon it is 'in' at the moment but I don't care, I love ice cream shades!
|Blouse 131 Skirt 130B
I must admit I got rather over excited when I saw this skirt. I adore the pleated chiffon skirts that are about at the moment and have been trawling the internet to find fabric to make one, and you know what? It is really hard to find pre-pleated fabric! When I saw this I thought, yes! maybe Burda will have a way to sew it myself! But no, they recommend buying the fabric then sending it to company that pleats it for you. I cannot afford to do that, and for one skirt is seems a waste. (So I caved and bought one on ebay for under £5! I can't make one cheaper than that!)
|Dress 127 C
I have a thing for shirt dresses though I only have one shirt waist I made, this one seems a good candidate for the full on shirt style. I love the cute little neckline and the rolled up sleeves and yes the styling has sucked me in and it might not look so great all buttoned up, but I don't care!
|Dress 132
This looks like a skirt and top but it is actually a full dress! This is the first time I have seen a pattern for something like this and I think the outfit is really sweet. I'm not sure I would wear it in such pale colours but the boat neck and the little skirt pleats make me really love it.
|Blouse 127 B Skirt 119
The untucked blouse kind of hides this skirt but I love the minty green lace and I think it could be another wardrobe staple skirt pattern. Burda is always good for skirts.
|Tunic 107 A
Not my usual thing but for some reason I really like this wavy line tunic. It could make a great mini-dress and is really different.
|Dress 133
Oh gosh this might be my favourite thing in the whole magazine! They have recreated a 1961 pattern, the lovely polka dot dress on the right with the bows on the shoulders! The line drawing is a little different, it has a slightly more draped front neckline than the original but look at the back! So gorgeous! I do not like the pink velvet they used but this could really be a stunning dress. I prefer the polka dots myself! I really hope they do this more often.
|Skirt 106 B
Another thing I love it mustard. My boyfriend hates it but I am drawn to mustard coloured clothing which is most probably why I like this skirt but I also think the drape and the waistband with the belt looks really pretty.
|Skirt 118
Another cute skirt! This one has some sweet little pleats and I like the waist band detail, although I think it could do with a button or two in front rather then the hook and eye, or dare I say it, velcro! that might have been used as it doesn't lie flat and I hate skirts that have bumpy bits right on my bumpy bit!
|Dress 137
I have included this as it is a pretty perfect little wiggle dress pattern though it doesn't photograph well in black I think it could be pretty stunning in a bright red say. Side note: who wears this for hanging out the washing? She even collects eggs in another outfit! The last time I collected eggs I wore wellies and got pooped on!
|Corset Belt 126 Trousers 122 B
I have no problem with the trousers, though how she is planning on playing tennis in those heels I don't know, but that apron looking thing at her waist is a corset belt. A what? I have never heard of this before, perhaps is has passed me by, but it basically looks like she is wearing shorts over her trousers. Not good. I really don't understand it and cannot think of any outfit that it would look right with.
Hope you enjoyed, I really love this issue, and today is my birthday so I am extra happy!


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Now that California has granted same sex partners the opportunity of marriage, a new study suggests the attitude of families and the public have little impact on if adults decide to have sex with persons of the same or the opposite sex.
Instead, hereditary factors and the individual's unique experiences have the strongest influence on our choice of sexual partners.
The study is the largest in the world so far and was performed in collaboration with the Queen Mary University of London. More than 7,600 Swedish twins (men and women) aged 20-47 years responded to a 2005 – 2006 survey of health, behaviour, and sexuality. Seven percent of the twins had ever had a same-sex sexual partner.
"The results show, that familial and public attitudes might be less important for our sexual behaviour than previously suggested", says Associate Professor Niklas Långström, one of the involved researchers.
"Instead, genetic factors and the individual's unique biological and social environments play the biggest role. Studies like this are needed to improve our basic understanding of sexuality and to inform the public debate."
The conclusions apply equally well to why people only have sex with persons of the opposite sex as to why we have sex with same-sex partners. However, the conclusions are more difficult to transfer to countries where non-heterosexual behaviour remains prohibited.
Overall, the environment shared by twins (including familial and societal attitudes) explained 0-17% of the choice of sexual partner, genetic factors 18-39% and the unique environment 61-66%.
The individual's unique environment includes, for example, circumstances during pregnancy and childbirth, physical and psychological trauma (e.g., accidents, violence, and disease), peer groups, and sexual experiences.
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In this post you will learn about some of the details concerning Views and states. And you will learn how you can use your own custom states and StateListDrawable. However everything you will lean here works with ColorStateLists as well. Sample code for this post is available on Github.
Using drawables
Sometimes it is very tempting to just set the background of a View manually, depending on the state of your Activity or Fragment. Unfortunately this requires additional code and state transitions won't work anymore. In this post I will show you two flavors of another way of doing this. Both of these flavors use the Android framework and will work in any app and with any Drawable.
Our case
We have a TextView somewhere in an app, that displays the current trend of something important for the user. In this case "Solar Radiation" and "Energy Output". The trend has three possible values: moving up, moving down or stable. And finally, there should just be a single method to set the state and there should be a simple fade between the state changes. The Android system already has a Drawable that implements all of this behavior, and you probably already know about this Drawable. The Drawable I am talking about is StateListDrawable, more commonly known as a selector. Selectors allow you to respond to state changes, and you can declare them simply using xml.
Creating the drawable
So let's create that drawable! First we will define the possible states for the trend: state_up, state_equal, and state_down in our attrs.xml file like this:
<attr name="state_up" format="boolean"/>
<attr name="state_equal" format="boolean"/>
<attr name="state_down" format="boolean"/>
Now that we have the different states, next we will create a drawable that uses these different states:
<item android:drawable="@drawable/ic_state_up" app:state_up="true" />
<item android:drawable="@drawable/ic_state_equal" app:state_equal="true" />
<item android:drawable="@drawable/ic_state_down" app:state_down="true" />
<item android:drawable="@drawable/ic_state_down" />
That's all for step one, we now have the selector we will use to transition between our custom states. As I said, there are two flavors we'll explore. The first flavor is (not completely coincidental) exactly how Android implements view-state management in the framework. With view-state management I am talking about things such as selected state, checked state, activated state and focussed state. For us this involves creating a subclass of the view we want to use, and integrating the view-state into this class. The second flavor makes use of a special DrawableWrapper that will manage the state. This is a bit more generic as we no longer need to subclass the view and tightly couple the state to it. Instead we can couple the state into a drawable subclass which we can use within all views.
Flavor 1: View subclass
As noted before, this implementation mirrors the way the framework implements state management. Once you understand the steps involved here, it becomes real easy to do this yourself. The steps we need to follow are as follows:
- Create a subclass of the view we need, for example TrendView.
- Add an int-def that contains the possible states we can set.
- Add a method to the view to set our custom states.
- Implement refreshDrawableState to calculate the new state.
I usually choose to implement the state as an IntDef with a setter for the state. This has the lowest memory footprint as discussed on developer.android.com. To quote what is written there:
For example, enums often require more than twice as much memory as static constants. You should strictly avoid using enums on Android.
First we add the IntDef and the different states to our class, and a setter setTrend to set the state. This method just sets our internal state, and in order to prevent additional work we also verify that the new state is actually different from the old state. After assigning the variable, we call refreshDrawableState. Calling refreshDrawableState triggers the invalidation process for the drawable state and will result in a call to onCreateDrawableState.
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS) public @interface Trend {}
@Trend int mTrend;
public void setTrend(@Trend int trend) {
if (mTrend != trend) {
mTrend = trend;
Next we add a state-set for each of the possible states. These state-sets are merged together when the state is being calculated, and each state-set may consist of multiple identifiers. In our case each of them just contains a single constant for its state. These are the same constants we defined in attrs.xml earlier. To clarify, a single state-set looks like this:
private static final int[] UP_STATE_SET = {
The final part of the puzzle is onCreateDrawableState. In this method we just switch on our state, and merge our state with the thus far calculated drawable state. First we call super.onCreateDrawableState with extraState + 1 (because we want the parent class to reserve one additional slot for our state), and then we merge the states together. And finally, we return the result of the merge. The full class now looks something like this (without the constructors):
public class TrendView extends AppCompatTextView {
public static final int STATE_UP = 0;
public static final int STATE_DOWN = 1;
public static final int STATE_EQUAL = 2;
public @interface Trend {}
private static final int[] UP_STATE_SET = {
private static final int[] DOWN_STATE_SET = {
private static final int[] EQUAL_STATE_SET = {
int mTrend;
public void setTrend(@Trend int trend) {
if (mTrend != trend) {
mTrend = trend;
protected int[] onCreateDrawableState(int extraSpace) {
// Only add 1 because we only have one state active at
// any time
final int[] drawableState =
super.onCreateDrawableState(extraSpace + 1);
switch (mTrend) {
case STATE_UP:
mergeDrawableStates(drawableState, UP_STATE_SET);
case STATE_DOWN:
mergeDrawableStates(drawableState, DOWN_STATE_SET);
case STATE_EQUAL:
mergeDrawableStates(drawableState, EQUAL_STATE_SET);
return drawableState;
Now we can simply call setTrend on our custom View and the drawable will automatically be updated as well. In fact any Drawable that has the same states will work just fine.
Using a wrapper
As you might have suspected, the state being part of the view is not ideal. We can't reuse the states or the drawables, in other classes without subclassing those views. It would be easier if we could decouple the state from the View. Let's take a look at a different approach!
Why we need a wrapper
This part of the post is called using a wrapper drawable. Let's first try to understand why we need a wrapper. What is wrong with calling setState directly?
As we have seen in the previous approach, the drawable state is controlled by the view. The state calculated in onCreateDrawableState is applied to each of the drawables by calling the setState method. This means that in case the view's state changes, it will synchronize its state to the drawable and call setState. So in case we manually call setState, we risk the view overriding our state with its own state.
Our solution
That is why we are going to create a StateDrawableWrapper. This wrapper will have two tasks, its first task is to prevent the view from propagating its state to the wrapped drawable, and its second task is applying our custom state to the wrapped drawable. To accomplish the first task, we will override the setState method to prevent the View from updating the state. For now we will just return false from this method. For the second task we will add a new method to the wrapper to set our own state, called setCustomState. This method will simply call setState on the wrapped drawable. This wrapper might look like this:
public class StateDrawableWrapper extends DrawableWrapper {
int[] mStateSet;
public StateDrawableWrapper(Drawable drawable) {
public boolean setState(int[] stateSet) {
// do nothing
return false;
public void setCustomState(int[] stateSet) {
if (!Arrays.equals(mStateSet, stateSet)) {
mStateSet = stateSet;
public int[] getCustomState() {
return mStateSet;
Above drawable wrapper is all there is to this. It prevents the view from updating the state of the
wrapped drawable, and it can set our custom state on the View. And, it even works fine with transitions.
The one thing that is still missing here is the ability to also handle the states the view sets. For
example selection and pressed states. In my next post I will discuss a way to implement this in a
different way that also works correctly with the view's state.
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LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - Jun 4, 2012) - HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced new deduplication solutions for the HP StoreOnce Backup family that enable organizations to manage risk as they deal with explosive data growth by protecting more data in less time.
The new solutions are the first to deliver backup performance of up to 100 terabytes (TB) per hour and data recovery of up to 40 TB per hour in a single system,(1) which is up to three times(1) and five times faster,(2) respectively, than the closest competitive offering.
Faced with a tidal wave of data growth and new application workloads, organizations risk serious compliance issues due to extended backup-and-restore windows as well as management costs associated with infrastructure complexity. HP now delivers:
Based on HP Converged Infrastructure, these solutions enable organizations to shift resources from managing and integrating traditional, inflexible technology silos to an IT infrastructure that supports process innovation and strategic initiatives.
"Clients are struggling with complex, incompatible storage solutions that are costly, hard to manage, underutilized and built for the past," said Dave Donatelli, executive vice president and general manager, Enterprise Group, HP. "HP is transforming the storage industry with simplified and converged solutions that span from the midrange to the high end of the enterprise, enabling organizations to maximize the value from their information in the most efficient way possible."
HP StoreOnce: redefining data deduplication
HP StoreOnce is the industry's only federated deduplication solution, which means data is deduplicated once using a single technology and then moved anywhere without ever having to be rehydrated -- or added back in.(3) HP StoreOnce features a consistent, high-performance deduplication architecture that spans the enterprise, from application servers in remote offices to central data centers, eliminating the inefficiencies and costs of first-generation approaches.
Leveraging technology developed by HP Labs, the company's central research arm, HP StoreOnce includes more than 50 patent-pending innovations. By combining the HP StoreOnce deduplication engine with a unique scale-out cluster design, HP delivers the industry's only large-scale deduplication appliance with fully automated high-availability features.(3) The solution also has an "autonomic restart" capability that ensures backup jobs complete even if there is a major hardware failure, reducing risk of data loss.
"To remain competitive, our business protection processes must be reliable, and enable us to operate without impacting daily workflow or revenue-generating opportunities," said John Olsen, senior vice president and chief information officer, MetroPCS Communications, Inc. "HP's StoreOnce deduplication solution will give us around-the-clock application access with lightning fast backup and recovery so we can continue to serve our customers even in the face of unexpected disasters."
New HP StoreOnce Catalyst software for HP StoreOnce Backup systems allows clients to deduplicate data on application servers or backup servers before it is transferred to a centralized HP StoreOnce Backup system. This approach increases flexibility, enabling clients to optimize backup processes, eliminate wasted resources, reduce network bandwidth cost and improve backup throughput.
Clients can use HP Data Protector 7 software, Symantec NetBackup or Symantec Backup Exec to manage deduplication and data movement in their HP StoreOnce Catalyst environment. Independent software vendors (ISVs) can achieve this same level of control with the HP StoreOnce Catalyst open software development kit.
Additional innovations for transforming the storage industry
Traditional data-protection and storage-networking approaches are complex, incompatible and ill-equipped to handle the new requirements associated with the growth of unstructured data, mobility and cloud-based applications.
Powered by Autonomy IDOL, the new HP Data Protector 7 software provides the industry's only meaning-based information protection solution.(1) HP Data Protector 7 software automatically understands concepts in data, which dramatically changes the scope and benefits of data protection. Now users can retrieve all information relevant to a particular idea or topic, regardless of keywords or other search parameters. The industry's first universal information-protection software solution for the enterprise, HP Data Protector 7 software combines cloud-based backup to the world's largest private cloud with on-premise physical and virtual information protection.(1)
The industry's first Flat SAN architecture increases server and storage convergence
Legacy, multitier Fibre Channel network architectures require a complex web of network cards, interconnects, cables and switches to keep pace with changing network traffic patterns. This creates performance bottlenecks and adds complexity. By eliminating the need for dedicated host-bus adapters, switches and associated cables to connect servers and storage, the new HP Virtual Connect for 3PAR with Flat SAN technology can reduce storage networking costs by 50 percent and enables 2.5 times faster provisioning compared to competitive offerings.(1) HP's new Flat SAN architecture is capable of connecting up to 768 blade servers to a single 3PAR array without a dedicated SAN.
HP Virtual Connect for 3PAR with Flat SAN technology also reduces storage protocol layers, cutting latency by 55 percent and speeding operations such as virtual machine I/O and consolidation density.
HP Virtual Connect for 3PAR with Flat SAN technology is ideal for virtual and cloud environments.
A live video of the HP Discover press event is available at http://hpbroadband.com/program.aspx?key=HPDiscover2012MondayPressConf. On-demand replays will be available.
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HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.
(1) Based on HP internal comparative analysis of publicly available data from major competitors.
(2) Based on HP comparisons of publicly available data and expert observations that, for most competitors, restore is approximately 50 percent of ingest performance as cited by the Evaluator Group.
(3) "HP B6200 StoreOnce whitepaper," Edison Group, November 2011.
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The designers envision it as bridging the space between land and air, bringing what is normally seen high in the sky to ground level. Taken out of context, this airplane wing tip looks far more organic and birdlike while maintaining a minimalist look. The overall effect is reminiscent of the bird-inspired architecture of Santiago Calatrava.
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Controlling values is important to create the illusion of realism in a painting. Under the same lighting circumstances a metal object reflects light differently than a piece of cloth. Understanding how this translates into values is important to express the difference in textures.
Having no control over your values can cause a painting to fall apart, or lose all sense of depth. In this illustration I did a little experiment. I used my values in an unconventional way, by deviding my illustration into four sections, and apply a different range of values to each section. Within each section, the relative use of values is as usual. The range was set in advance.
I used the posterise filter, to show how I four basic values for the entire illustration: black, dark grey, light grey and white. When I block in the basic values for an illustration I trie not to go into detail, but stick to only a few basic values. Refinement and detailing come later on.
The use of values this way, gives an unnatural look to the whole of the image. It's as if the different artists have been cut out an put together as a collage. I magnified this effect by reversing the laws of pespective in some areas. Big shapes in the back, small shapes in front.
Setting a limit for the use of values this way is a great exercise to understand and control values. It made me realize what the effect is and made me use values in my other paintings more consciously.
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- Noel said...
The black in "2" destroys the depth for me, it's anti-your post. Why do you need the black in the background in section "2"?
- Wouter Tulp said...
I see what you mean... I experimented and do things I normally wouldn't do in order to learn. The black in the backgroud makes the illustration flat, and it contributes to the cut-out feel of it.
- Noel said...
I see, thank you for sharing, i like the look of the horn player in white.
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Great site! I like your works of art!...Daniel
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Iguazu Falls was exciting, but not as exciting as the evening taxi ride from the Salta airport to our B&B. There are three speeds in Argentina: "AAA!", "AAAAAAA!", and "HOLY F***ING AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" Argentinians drive like Parisiens with blindfolds. Especially fun is passing three cars and a bus while going up a hill. Naturally I'm delighted. Since getting home, Daniel has found my driving positively rational.
Salta is an astonishingly beautiful colonial city, the capital of Salta province in the north west. The province is a plateau between two mountain ranges, one being the Eastern range before the Andes. There are 600,000 people but all the buildings are low. There is a gorgeous central square dominated by the cathedral which is painted pink-lavendar. At night all the colonial buildings are lit up which makes the whole place look like a bunch of fancy wedding cakes. Exhibit A at the top of this post. Exhibit B here:
Here, by the way, are those cathedrals by day:
(I'd love to see Pope Benedict do mass in a pink cathedral, wouldn't you?)
BTW, the central statue in the park is of General Guemes, the northern hero of the War of Independence against Spain in the 19th century.
Salta was founded by a guy called Lerma who was about to be thrown in jail in Spain, but his well-to-do family managed to get him exiled here instead. Eventually the locals kicked him back home for being a totally major jerk -- but he still rates a statue by the town hall. Both statue and town hall are seen behind Daniel.
If memory serves, the town hall was on Avenido Belgrano, named for another war hero. In any event it was on route to a terrific artsy area by the old train station. Unlike the flea market in San Telmo in Buenos Aires, the craft booths here had really high quality workmanship. And the restaurants! OMG!
Speaking of restaurants, it is so hard to eat healthy in Argentina. For breakfasts, our B&B, Bloomers -- a place the guide books might call 'quirky' and 'charming' -- served dolce de leche (caramel) pancakes, and croissants with candied squash jam. Lunch at a neighborhood restaurant was an empanada and a provelta. The provelta was billed as an appetizer. What it was was a half pound of grilled, spiced provolone which they offered to drench in olive oil. Yesterday for dessert we had that squash jam under a slab of goat cheese. And then of course there are all the local ice creams which are, well.. necessary in order to experience the region.
One other fun thing we did was go up a cable car to the top of the main mountain in town. Here's the shadow of our car against the mountain.
And here's a long-distance view of a suburb of Salta.
And here's a shot I took it from behind a man-made waterfall in the summit gardens looking out through the water.
I promised I'd introduce Pablo today, the hilarious driver/guide who took us through some hair-raising experiences in the most gorgeous mountains you've ever seen. (All different colours, and some almost 5,000 metres above sea level!) You'll also see salt flats, miles of giant cactus, llamas, farms in the middle of nowhere, herds of cows in canyons. But, hey, I'm tired. Tune in to the next few posts and we'll be out in a 4 x 4! I promise, you won't be disappointed!
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Like I've said several times. I am brand new to this hobby...Still waiting on my first detector...I have spent a lot of time researching detectors, pin pointers, tools, etc...but I have neglected to research locations near me to detect. I did find that a county park close by does allow metal detecting as of 2013, but that's about all I've seen. Obviously my yard and my neighbor's yards/ lots are in play. Once I get somewhat of the basics down I will be looking for permissions, but I'd like to find areas that I can hit without issue. From what I have read it is unlawful to remove, disturb, deface, or unearth anything from state or federal parks and forests. Unfortunately, at least in WV, a lot of Civil War era sites are located in these parks and forests. My question is, does anyone know of places to hunt, without issue, in West Virginia? I live in Kanawha County and I'm not above driving to neighboring counties if it's beneficial. Hate to write such a long post. Thanks for taking the time to read and for any advice.
Originally Posted by wvdave107 View post
Dave, I will leave out the "federal" part of your question, and address just the state part of your question. It seems you might be getting this stance from something like this, eh ? :
Nowhere does it say "no metal detecting". Instead, as it and your post admits: It's possible ancillary language that *might* apply. Ie.: archaeological resources, bones, burial grounds, etc... Or remove/harvest. Or alter/deface, etc....
And then humorously that link suggests "talking to park rangers". Oh gee, what, so you can get the "no one cared TILL you asked safe-answer routine" ?
Be aware that EVERY city, county, state, or federal park ALWAYS has variations on those things. So that, of course, no one can cut down trees for firewood. Or "harvest" the sand or rock . Etc... So too does CA state parks have similar wording, and ... so long as you're not at a historic sensitive monuments, you are un-bothered.
I would not construe those things to mean no md'ing. If they do, then every park across the USA is off-limits. If someone wishes to appraise me otherwise, they're welcome to come do so.
As for "alter / deface", etc...: Fine then: cover your spots, leave no trace, and presto, you haven't alterED or defacED anything, right ? Just don't be waltzing over beach blankets, or crashing archie conventions, etc....
Tom. That's exactly what I'm referring to. Checked several other sites that say very similar things. I'm so new to this I'm not even sure where to get started, or who to ask, I should say. I have a friend that detects, but hasn't been active for sometime. Plan on checking with him for some local input. I was just hoping to get input from a few more people close by. Thanks for the post
Originally Posted by wvdave107 View postHere's who you ask: You ask a printed page . Of the rules-of-use, of whatever entity administers the site you are interested in.
Eg.: if it's for state parks, you "ask" (aka "read") their rules. And as you can see, that link I gave you already gave the only things someone else (who researched this before you) that could even come close to applying to the question.
And as you can see, it does not say: "no md'ing". Hence, presto, you have now "asked".
As for ancillary stuff that *might* apply: If you start down that path, then you might as well give it up now. At every single park, forest, beach, etc... in the entire USA. Because I guarantee you that you will find something that *could* be construed to apply. Just keep asking bored archies and desk-jockey's long enough, and you will most assuredly be told no by someone. Be sure to use words like "dig", "take", "remove", "holes" and "indian bone", lest you be "mincing words" and "less than forthcoming" (ie.: getting permission under false pretenses). You get the picture.
Thus unless it specifically says "no md'ing", don't over-think it. Just use discretion (timing, avoid obvious monuments and archie conventions, etc...). Because we are admittedly in an odd-hobby that has connotations.
Originally Posted by wvdave107 View postSure. But be aware that the range on this runs from "very skittish" to "help yourself till told otherwise". There are people who, upon being asked this question, will tell you that you should get written permission to hunt a sandbox . Hey, "can't be too safe after all", eh ? "Doesn't hurt to ask after all", eh ?
In WV, all Wildlife Management (WMA) areas are out. Federal lands are out except a few areas like beaches at lakes, developed areas like camp grounds. And I would check there too before you dig just to be safe. Most city ordinances I've read say no removing any objects. You can detect, just can't dig it up! Actually had a guy tell me that once! Your best bet is probably door knocking or checking with friends, or friends of friends. Sometimes getting in on one spot can lead to more places.
Originally Posted by RockCore View postReally ? Where did you get that information ? I've looked over their list of rules right now, and am not seeing anything that forbids metal detectors :
Originally Posted by RockCore View postThere are multiple levels of federal land. NPS, BLM, NFS, etc... Not all are off-limits. As for "asking to be safe", can't someone "ask" the written rules of the place in question ?
Originally Posted by RockCore View postI got news for you: If verbiage of "remove" "take" or "harvest", mean no md'ing, then we're all in big trouble in ... not "most", but ALL cities. And if variations of "dig" (eg.: deface, alter, molest, etc...) mean "no detecting", then there's also not a single city in the entire USA where you can hunt parks.
Yet ... oddly ...... a quick look at the today's finds forums of any md'ing website show scores of items "found in parks". How can this be ??
Did some digging and this is what it says about state parks and land....
State Park Metal Detecting Rule and Regulation Detail:
Metal detecting is not allowed in West Virginia State Parks and Forests. It is not illegal in and of itself but our regulations prohibit the disturbance or removal of any item found.
Park Regulations:
No person shall cut, deface, destroy, or drive any object into any tree, shrub, rock, sign, building or other structure or object in a state park, state forest, or state wildlife management area. This subsection does not apply to the erection of temporary blinds or tree stands in state wildlife management areas.
No person shall remove any man-made or natural object, material, substance, plant, animal or historical or archeological relic or artifact from a state park, state forest, or state wildlife management area, except those legally acquired through hunting and fishing in accordance with W. Va. Code §20-2-1 et seq. or upon proper authorization in writing by the Chief of Parks and Recreation, Division of Natural Resources.
Originally Posted by wvdave107 View postWV-Dave, look closer at what you just cited. Notice that the opening statements. Notice that it is "commentary". Not law. The actual law is what that person goes on to cite thereafter. RIGHT ? Apparently those opening comments (preceding the actual law) are some pencil-jockey's answer to an md'rs inquiry in the past.
Or put it like this: In my city, the parks are not a problem (so long as you're not being a nuisance of some sort). However, if I were to walk into my city hall right now and ask, I could probably find someone to say "no" like your quote. And ... sure, perhaps even put the "no" in a nice letter like that. And ... sure, reference something they feel applies from actual muni. code.
Ok then, you tell me: Does that commentary constitute "law" now ?
This has been the major problem of the FMDAC's state-by-state list. Of the dire sounding states (much like yours that you list above) sound like. To understand the evolution, you have to understand how the list CAME ABOUT :
Way back when, starting with a book in the mid 1980s called "Treasure laws of the United States" (by R.W. Doc Grim). He wanted to compile an alphabetic list of state-by-state laws, regarding their state parks. So, in genius fashion, he sent a xeroxed letter to all 50 states, head-of-parks in State capitols. Asking something to the effect of "What are the laws regarding the use of Metal Detectors in your state parks ?" And perhaps saying the answer was going into a book he was writing, etc...
When the 50 replies came back in, he merely put them in alphabetic through is book, RIGHT there on their own letterhead. So that , if hassled, you could just whip open the book and show a busy-body, eh ? Or conversely, save yourself time and embarrassment of a scram (or worse) if it wasn't allowed. Genius idea, right ?
This was in the pre-internet era, of course. Then travelers & RV'rs could just carry the handy reference book.
Yes some of the states were able to answer back with a chapter and verse "no" to point to (specifically saying "no metal detecting"). And others perhaps would say "no rules, have a ball". But in a bunch of others, an odd thing happened when the book made the rounds: States that had NEVER been a problem before, got odd-ball answers. With ... "no's" (or something dire-sounding like what you quote here). But if you read closely, it was usually something like your quote: Where they would refer you "deface" or "alter". Or "harvest / remove". Or cultural heritage. Or lost & found laws. Blah blah blah. Or sometimes even just "no", with no reference to any such actual rule. So you had old-timers scratching their heads saying "since when ??"
Do you see what happened ? It became a giant game of "no one cared TILL you asked" routine. Because, go figure: In any given state, there will *admittedly* be some of their state parks with a sensitive historic theme . Yet others where it was just never given a moment's thought. Well gee, put yourself in the shoes of the person trying to answer this ? And sure as heck, he must "pass this pressing issue" on to the desk of a state archie for approval eh ?
And oddly, despite some of those odd-ball answers (relying on ancillary verbiage) the old-timers never let it affect them, and ... still not a problem. (So long as you are not an utter nuisance , waltzing over blankets at an archie convention).
Hence I would separate "commentary" (someone answer at a desk, or in a letter) with actual law. As for the stuff that letter writer referred to in his answer/commentary (alter, remove, etc...), SO TOO is such language in EVERY single park, at EVERY governmental level. So that no numbskull goes to start removing picnic benches, harvesting sod and sand, "destroying" things, etc... All such verbiage that pre-dates detectors mind you. But given the pressing question , someone will look long and hard (images of geeks with shovels) and give the "safe answer".
You are certainly entitled to find some place else to hunt. That's fine. But watch close when you look up rules for somewhere else (a place with no "commentary"), and I'll bet you dollars to donuts that some form of the same language is present. If it necessarily means "no detecting", then .... either you're going to have to stick to private property, or choose a different hobby.
And any place you MIGHT find to tell you "yes", it will simply mean you didn't ask with the right combination of words, to give them the right mental picture. Use words like "remove", "take", "holes", "dig" and "indian bone", and you can find "no's" at every speck of public land in the entire USA.
Tom, read #8 under "General" about WMA's. It's a catch all phrase, as with many city ordinances, about removing objects. I don't like it any more than anyone else, but it's under state code for the WMA's. I've looked it up and the DNR uses wordage from code in their regs. You want to argue it with a DNR LEO have at it. But I bet you won't win.
I've been looking around the WWW and almost everywhere uses somewhat of the same verbiage. Like I've said I'm brand new to this hobby. I have a very strong interest in WV and American history. Understandably, most of the items I will find will have nothing to with any kind of history, but I'm sure, like everyone else that detects, it's all about that next impressive find. I just want to do what's right by fellow hobbyist and the law. If I'm ever asked to leave a location I will do so without question. I DO NOT, under any circumstances, want to do anything to hinder anyone from detecting locations or give the hobby a bad perception. I just wanted to get an idea of the local regs. and laws before I get started. From what I've read and seen on the forum and the web I, like everyone else, just needs to use COMMON SENSE and curtesy when detecting.
Originally Posted by RockCore View postHow is it then, that parks, forests, beaches, etc.... across the entire USA, are getting routinely detected then ? A quick look at the "finds" forums of any md'ing forum, show people are hunting public land of various sorts.
And since they too will have some sort of similar wording to #8, ..... how then are people detecting anywhere then ?
If you show me ANY place where you *think* it's ok to detect on public land, I can find some verbiage, like #8 there, that forbids it. And I don't disagree that someone could "scram" you. But so too could you get a "scram" at any park or forest or beach or park anywhere, in similar fashion. And you're right: You won't win the debate of semantics (to point out that you're "leaving no trace" , or that objects to remove did not include coins, etc....) .
And often time, the person giving you the "scram" was often made aware of "some supposed evil" on the part of md'rs, via the FAQ they keep fielding from well-intentioned md'rs. Eg.: someone looks it up, decides, no. Then, gee, guess what happens the NEXT time he sees another md'r ? He recalls the earlier conversation and thinks "aha ! there's one of *them* " And scrams-are-born.
It's as if we can be our own worst enemy.
I'm not saying that some places (perhaps WV parks or WV WMA) doesn't indeed enforce it and interpret it that way (via whatever evolution caused it). But just saying that UNLESS I see actual "no detecting", then I'm detecting. If that means keeping a ... uh ... lower profile, so be it.
Let me give y'all an example: The state of CA park's dept. has similar cultural heritage wording. And similar prohibitions of "harvest" "take" "remove", etc... Yet you can hunt state of CA beaches here (and most land parks, so long as not historically themed sensitive) till you're blue in the face. Yup, right in front of rangers, etc...
However, *technically speaking* a "artifact" or "historic resource" is defined as objects 50 yr. or more old. Hmmm, ok, what happens if I find a 1962 silver dime on the beach ? Is someone there, armed with a calculator, to do the math on the age of each coin I find ??
I have no doubt, that I went "seeking clarification" from Sacramento, (making sure to point out that I *might* find old coins), that I could get a policy, much like WV @ the OP of this, for our state. Yet, oddly , you can hunt state of CA beaches till you're blue in the face ! Why is that ? It's the exact same parks dept. that administers the beaches here (which is most all of our coastline) as administers the land parks. So technically the same rules apply to both.
In fact, I know of 2 occasions where someone did indeed get a "scram" at a state beach here. One time from a state archie who just *happened* to be at that beach. To give a lecture at their museum. Doh! Ok, does that constitute gospel law ? What would have happened if that md'r had gone to "fight that scram" ? Or "Seek clarification" ? See ?
As it was, the guy just gave lip service, when it became clear that this dude would no doubt go back to his ivory castle at whatever inland university he'd come from. BUT I CAN JUST SEE this person-on state payroll, answering an inquiry. Which subsequently gets linked on md'ing forums. And pretty soon everyone is taking it as fact that state beaches here are off-limits.
Meanwhile, as you can see NO ONE is morphing those ancillary things to apply. Unless you sent them the "pressing question" that needs their "pressing attention" to be shuffled desk to desk till you get the "safe" answer. And sure, they'll no doubt point to something silly they feel justifies the "no".
Tom, your right that a lot of times is these places no one would say a word to you. I doubt some even know how it's stated in the regs. And I agree that md'ers are sometimes our own worst enemy by asking questions. Or sometimes by detecting in places where they aren't supposed to. I was just trying to help answer the OP'ers question, and probably just confused him.
WV dave107, just be careful where you go. Yo don't want to get in trouble or shed a bad light on detecting over something benign that someone makes into a crusade to vilify you. Do some door knocking and ask around. You might be surprised. And the park that does indeed allow detecting is a nice place to kill some time and look for clad. But it gets pounded. But you never know, a ring or other goody may just be hiding there. Good luck.
Originally Posted by wvdave107 View postI really like the part that says No person shall remove any man-made or natural object
Are you telling me that no person shall pick up trash
Originally Posted by matmit View postWith that said, I don't think you can get into trouble for littering either...
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