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Autumn has definitely arrived. Although the temperature is still eerily warm it is starting to feel more autumnal on the reserve and the trees are starting to turn. Not much to report except a very exciting sighting of a mammal, its head popped up out of the water and it then swam across the far side of Ivy Lake. This was viewed from Ivy South Hide by one of our volunteers visiting the reserve with his family. Suspect = otter!
I took our new camera out for a play today and took this shoot from Ivy South hide:
And this badger eye view of Woodland Hide!
I leave you with some yellow spiky fungus I found growing on a log. It looked a little bit like a bright yellow hedgehog!
Monday, 31 October 2011
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Drizzle, Disputation and a Murmuration
Bird News: Ibsley Water - goldeneye 1 (redhead), rock pipit 1, water pipit 1 (reported), yellow-legged gull 6.
Ivy Lake - starling c5000 to roost.
I waited for much of the day for it to get light today, it was murky, grey and drizzling for much of it, when the drizzle stopped it rained, although we did get a little sunshine in the end. This made for a poor day to see much and even worse for getting pictures of very much. I did take the chance to visit all the hides today and in the process finally saw the goldeneye which has been reported for a few days now.
At the Goosander hide there was quite a bit of grebe activity. Close to the hide 2 little grebe were feeding and the clear water allowed me to see them swimming underwater.
There was also quiet a dramatic scrap between two great crested grebe, one chased the other so much that it eventually took refuge on the shore, a very unusual thing for it to do as they are very poor at getting about on dry land. I got a really poor picture, my excuse is distance, low light etc., etc. If you look closely you can see one on the shore to the right-hand side and one in the water, as a bonus there are also 2 green sandpiper in the shot as well, although I would forgive anyone who cannot make them out!
I was also quite pleased to see another species using the perching rails, this time a cormorant, sadly without any rings.
Despite the gloom I did see a migrant hawker dragonfly int he Centre car park, hunting in the drizzle, although it was wet it was also very mild. At lunchtime a rock pipit at the Tern hide was a bonus, I heard later that a water pipit had been reported early in the morning as well, although that would have been on the eastern shore somewhere.
Right at the end of the day when I was locking the Ivy South hide the starling flock was good value over the lake wheeling and twisting, I estimated about 5000. I hope there will be some good opportunities to get pictures of them, with the grey cloud tonight was not ideal but, but you can see that there are a lot of birds out there. They were chattering and squealing, just as a good murmuration of starlings should.
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Labels: goldeneye, rock pipit, starling roost
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Normal service will resume shortly...
i.e. Bob returns from holiday tomorrow and the high quality images and thoughtful prose that you have all come to expect from this blog will resume!
It has been an exceptionally busy week for Michelle and I this half-term holiday, with groups, holiday activity days and public events every day, occasionally with a couple running consecutively, and we are both hoping for a quieter November to recuperate and catch up with everything else - including Bob!
As such I have little new in the way of wildlife to report as for the most part the only wildlife I have really encountered over the last week has been of the two-legged young human variety! Having said that, all went well and it was nice to venture a bit further afield than we are often able to manage with groups:
Even if that meant getting a "bit" wet on Thursday afternoon!
The great white egret has been reported most days - either on Mockbeggar Lake or Ibsley Water and there are some lovely flocks of siskin reeling around. The Ibsley Water fallow deer are regularly seen on the eastern shore of the lake in the evenings (and mornings on the days when it has been not so misty that you can't see beyond the shingle spit!), including a very handsome stag. In previous years the reserve has played host to the young males who are keen but not up to taking on the older stags on the Forest, but this year we seem to be hosting one of the main players himself.
It has (at last) definitely been autumnal weather this week and one of the obvious autumn signs this morning was the number of grey squirrels scampering about on the woodland floor where they are presumably caching their nut stores in preparation for winter. There is no shortage of acorns this year - the pigs were put out to pannage early on the Forest this year and I guess they will probably not be bought back in until a bit later then normal too (pannage being one of the ancient commoners rights that permits commoners to let their pigs out on the Forest in the autumn, normally for 60 days, in order that they "hoover up" the acorns that are poisonous to the ponies and cattle if consumed in any quantity).
The last of the cBBC "Deadly Scene Investigation" events ran today, with yet more families visiting the reserve, many for the first time, to solve the clues and find out "who done-it". Lovely weather they had to - there was even a southern hawker dragonfly hawking around the car park as I set a family off on their activity shortly after lunch.
Jay Fuller proudly showing off his certificate having successfully completed the DSI activity!
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Sand Martin News
I may just have blogged about autumn, but now for a reminder of summer, to be precise sand martins. All gone now, but they will be back in just over four months.
The reason for posting on sand martins now is news of one of the birds caught at Blashford earlier this year. We knew it was an interesting one as it carried a Spanish ring, but it proved even more surprising now that the details have come back. An edited version of the details are copied below.
Ringing date: 10-Dec-2010
Reg code: --- Place code: --- Site name: Sant Louis, Djoudj Park
Biological Station, Senegal
County code: NU00 Grid ref: Co-ords: 16deg 25min N 16deg
18min W
Hab1: -- Hab2:
Biometrics: Wing: 104 mm. Weight: 10.6 g. Time: 0000hrs
Finding date: 09-Jun-2011
Reg code: --- Place code: BLASH Site name: Blashford, Ringwood,
County code: GBHAM Grid ref: SU1508 Co-ords: 50deg 52min
N 1deg 47min W
Hab1: A3 Hab2: G5
Biometrics: Wing: 110 mm. Weight: 13.2 g. Time: 0400hrs
Duration: 181 days Distance: 4044 km Direction: 19deg
Finder: Mr K Sayer, 4821
Ringing date: 10-Dec-2010
Reg code: --- Place code: --- Site name: Sant Louis, Djoudj Park
Biological Station, Senegal
County code: NU00 Grid ref: Co-ords: 16deg 25min N 16deg
18min W
Hab1: -- Hab2:
Biometrics: Wing: 104 mm. Weight: 10.6 g. Time: 0000hrs
Finding date: 09-Jun-2011
Reg code: --- Place code: BLASH Site name: Blashford, Ringwood,
County code: GBHAM Grid ref: SU1508 Co-ords: 50deg 52min
N 1deg 47min W
Hab1: A3 Hab2: G5
Biometrics: Wing: 110 mm. Weight: 13.2 g. Time: 0400hrs
Duration: 181 days Distance: 4044 km Direction: 19deg
Finder: Mr K Sayer, 4821
It was nesting at Blashford, in our sand martin bank, having been ringed on the wintering grounds almost six months to the day earlier.
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Autumn Leaves and a Few Snaps
Bird News: Ibsley Water - goldeneye 1 redhead (reported).
Not really any news as I was not actually at work today, but I did drop in with some bird food. I then took the chance to have a try out with my newly acquired digital camera, the old one having got a bit clunky recently. Even after just a few days off it was very clear that autumn had moved on as witnessed by the splendid colour of the field maple by the entrance.
The play with the camera seemed to go reasonably well, I don't think it is quite as instantly easy as my old one but the results look as though they will be OK for the blog and hopefully pictures for talks. But you can perhaps judge for yourself, a male chaffinch sat up nicely in the sun.
He was looking quite smart in fresh plumage and was having a good look around.
Possibly on the look out for females and there was one which also sat up well for a brief time.
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Labels: chaffinch, field maple, gadwall, goldeneye
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
DSI: Calling all nature detectives!
Apologies for the Blashford Blog silence! Bob is on holiday and myself and Jim have been busy solving a wildlife crime scene....with a little bit of help! So far over 40 families have visited the reserve to participate in CBBC's Deadly Scene Investigation which has involved following a trail of clues to find out who stole the eggs from a nest. The trail has been given a big thumbs up and was thoroughly enjoyed by all and introduced new families to the reserve who had not visited before. If you would like to take part we are running our final trail day this coming Saturday 10am-3pm. The trail should take approx. 1 hour. Please phone to book your place: 01425 472760.
On the wildlife side of things the Great White Egret has been regularly seen on Mockbeggar and Ibsley Water. Jim reported the beginnings of a big starling roost gathering over Ibsley water which then went in to roost over Mockbeggar. There is also a starling roost taking place on Ivy Lake.
We have also been hosting wildlife cameraman Graham Hatherley who has been setting a trail camera on the Docken's Water over the last month in the hope of capturing footage of tawny owls fishing for bullheads. Unfortunately so far he has not had much luck, however he has filmed some fantastic footage of a fallow stag drinking which we have uploaded onto Youtube, you can find it by copying and pasting this link (sorry I couldn't manage a hyperlink!):
He has very kindly given us all the other snippets of film he has captured which you should be able to find on Youtube with the title of "Wildlife at Blashford Lakes by Graham Hatherley" - these mostly include fallow and roe deer passing across the river and also a pigeon taking a bath! The pigeon was a particularly good result as it shows that the camera would be triggered by a similar sized tawny owl. Enjoy!
On the wildlife side of things the Great White Egret has been regularly seen on Mockbeggar and Ibsley Water. Jim reported the beginnings of a big starling roost gathering over Ibsley water which then went in to roost over Mockbeggar. There is also a starling roost taking place on Ivy Lake.
We have also been hosting wildlife cameraman Graham Hatherley who has been setting a trail camera on the Docken's Water over the last month in the hope of capturing footage of tawny owls fishing for bullheads. Unfortunately so far he has not had much luck, however he has filmed some fantastic footage of a fallow stag drinking which we have uploaded onto Youtube, you can find it by copying and pasting this link (sorry I couldn't manage a hyperlink!):
He has very kindly given us all the other snippets of film he has captured which you should be able to find on Youtube with the title of "Wildlife at Blashford Lakes by Graham Hatherley" - these mostly include fallow and roe deer passing across the river and also a pigeon taking a bath! The pigeon was a particularly good result as it shows that the camera would be triggered by a similar sized tawny owl. Enjoy!
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Friday, 21 October 2011
A Couple of Days
Bird News: Ibsley Water - great white egret 1 (the usual bird on both Wed and Thurs.), yellow-legged gull up to 6 (mostly adults or near adults), "white-winged" gull 1 (apparently adult reported on Thurs afternoon, but identity uncertain) , dunlin 1, goosander 5+, crossbill 1+ (reported Wed), brambling 1 (reported Wed).
Ivy Lake - water rail 2+, Cetti's warbler 1 (singing).
The last couple of nights have been much colder, resulting in our first grass frosts of the season and the moth catch reduced to zero. The misty mornings have made for some atmospheric views over the lakes though, the shot below is of Ivy Lake on Thursday as I opened up the Ivy South hide.
The same morning I kept running into roe deer. A doe with two youngsters was in the alder carr near the Woodland hide, along with a young buck. The doe and youngsters were running in circles and passed me twice without obviously seeing me. One, or possibly both of the youngsters were making a very odd squeaking sound, unlike anything I have ever heard from roe before. In the poor light I failed to get a picture of these deer, but at the Ivy North hide I came across the young buck again, this time with another doe and her two youngsters. Although the light was poor I managed a "digi-bin" shot of three of the group. Although the buck seems to have seen me they did not move off and I left them there. At the same time a very bushy-tailed fox trotted through the group, moving towards Rockford Lake.
Although the days started misty and cold, this quickly gave way to clear blue skies and a good bit of sunshine, especially on Wednesday.
These conditions favoured a movement of birds overhead, with crossbill, brambling, skylark, meadow pipit and siskin all on the move in small numbers. Siskin look like arriving in large numbers this winter, there are already flocks of fifty plus about the reserve as the alder cones open to reveal their seeds.A close up view of the alder branches shows that the sausage-shaped male catkins are already there and ready to open in the early spring as soon as the conditions are favourable. The cones in this shot are just starting to open.
Thursday was volunteer day and we set about some of the large laurel bushes planted years ago to screen the gravel works. Unfortunately most of the plantings along the western side of Ellingham Lake were of miscellaneous alien species, with just a few natives. Plants such as the laurel swamp and shade out native species and we hope to encourage the growth of some of the hawthorns and others that are hanging on in their shadow. Below is a picture of one such large bush just as we started.
Then what was left at the end of the task. We may have to come back when the branches have dried out and burn some up as there is a lot of material left. This shot also shows that laurel are far from the only alien species planted, a variety of conifer trees and other garden shrubs also got included and it will take many years to remove these and get them replaced with more desirable native species.
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Labels: brambling, crossbill, Great White Egret, roe deer, volunteers
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Clear(ed) View
Bird News: Iblsey Water - great white egret 1.
The bird news was a bit thin as I was working with the volunteers all day. Actually only two were ion but this was an ideal number for the tasks we had to do. Firstly we repaired the gate which had been damaged by whomsoever it was that used the reserve to get into the old block plant on Sunday night. The sooner this site is cleared the better it attracts break-ins with monotonous regularity and attendant damage to the access with broken padlocks, gates etc.
We then got down to clearing the view form the screen overlooking Mockbeggar Lake form the path to the Lapwing hide. Below is the "view" before we started.
Actually it is not really right to call it a view as you cannot see anything, However after we worked on it for a bit it became possible to see the lake again.
There is still scope for more clearance but we will be working on this lake during the winter so things will change quiet a bit in any case.
In the afternoon we relocated one of the web cams, it will be interesting to see what, if anything, it turns up.
At the end of the day I briefly saw the great white egret on Ibsley Water, where there were also rather more lesser black-backed gulls than I would have expected at such an early time. I may have another look at the roost tomorrow evening.
The occasional sunshine did tempt out a southern hawker dragonfly by the Centre pond at lunchtime and there were a few red admiral around again. Otherwise insects were few and the moth trap unremarkable after a rather cool night.
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Labels: southern hawker, volunteers
Monday, 17 October 2011
Ducks and Deer and Spots
Bird News: Ibsley Water - redwing 13 over west with 4 blackbirds, yellow-legged gull 1 adult, green sandpiper 1.
Mockbeggar Lake - great white egret 1, little egret 7.
The main task today was to do the wildfowl count for the month. The day started misty, which delayed me a bit, then the sun came out and conditions were excellent, until it started to rain and the wind picked up. Ibsley Water held the greatest number of birds, including 1027 coot, 104 gadwall and 202 wigeon. As well as the greatest numbers Ibsley water also usually has the greatest diversity of species. In the picture there are five, coot, mute swan, wigeon, teal and mallard.
It was not all birds though, on my way to count Mockbeggar Lake I came across a small group of fallow deer, including a very pale fawn young buck and an almost white adult buck, unfortunately I only got a picture of a typically coloured doe, just as it spotted me and dashed off.
I am sure I have noted before that Blashford is of special importance for the large population of gadwall that winter here, approximately 2% of the Western European population last winter. I did not see all that many today but a few of them were showing well in the early sunshine like the pair below doing their daily toilet outside the Tern hide.
The drake above and the duck below both displayed their white speculum, in the duck especially, this readily separates them from the many other similar ducks.
A particular feature of the sycamore trees this autumn has been many blackish spots on the turning leaves. It is something called tar spot fungus and attacks sycamores and maples, specifically it is Rhytisma acerinum.
If the predictions of rapidly deteriorating weather are correct we may not see too many insects this year, so a few red admiral, migrant hawker and common darter dragonflies were good to see. Usually I expect to see all of them into mid-November, but such things are never guaranteed.
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Labels: coot, fallow deer, gadwall, Great White Egret, tar spot fungus, wildfowl counts
Sunday, 16 October 2011
Christmas is coming.
Bird News: Ibsley Water - dunlin 1, goosander 3+, great white egret (reported a couple of times), yellow-legged gull 3+ adults, pintail 1, common gull 4.
Ivy Lake - Cetti's warbler 1 singing, water rail 2 calling.
Centre - redwing 1 over with 5 mistle thrush.
Autumn rushes on, I failed to find any swallows or martins today and it was only after lunch that I came across the only chiffchaff of the day. I did see the my first redwing of the season though, a harbinger of winter birds to come. Walking along the Dockens Water path I found the holly trees loaded with berries, I wonder how many will survive until Christmas once the thrushes get here in numbers.
The overnight temperature dipped to 6 degrees so I was pleasantly surprised to find at least a few moths in the trap, they included 2 red-line Quaker and the green-brindled crescent below.
Admittedly other moths were restricted to a couple of large wainscot and this yellow-lined Quaker.
The sunshine was pretty warm at times and brought out a few migrant hawker and common darter dragonflies. There were a few sun bathing hoverflies including this Eristalis tenax, or at least I'm pretty sure it is, although the front feet are in shadow so I cannot see what colour they are. This is one of the species that hibernates as an adult fly.
I have not worked on a Sunday for a while except when I have been working with the volunteers. So once I had got the classroom set up for the course that was running and polished off a bit of paperwork I decided to take the chance to look round the reserve and reached some of the part s I have not been to for several weeks. This included the Lapwing hide where I saw the 2 goosander below. A visitor there at the time was surprised when I said I have not been in the hide since late September, like many I suppose, he had assumed I visited all the hides every day. In truth a site warden does not get much time to look around the site, other than incidentally when doing some task or other. This can be quite a problem at times as it is the time taken to look at how the site works and what wildlife is doing that leads to the biggest improvements in management.
At the Goosander hide it was good to see a heron preening on the perching rails we put up last week. They look a bit odd, but do provide something to focus interest near er to the hide when the sand martins are away.
At Ellingham Pound I came across a fine reedmace stem, with the seed head exploded but still attached.
Further wandering brought me to the path between Rockford and Ivy lakes where I found the only 2 Egyptian geese I saw all day, after being around for mush of the latter part of the summer most of them seem to have absented themselves recently.
One or two other notes from the day included a mole beside the pond at the Education Centre, at times it was coming out on top of the gravel and even allowed some to get pictures of it. On Ibsley Water for the last week or so there has been a very pale adult cormorant, clearly it has a pigment abnormality. There has only been one breeding record of cormorant on the lake and the single juvenile was an abnormally pale one, this could very well be that bird returned.
Lastly I stayed a little longer to look at the gulls this evening, although I did not see the almost 10,000 counted the other morning, there were over 3000 by the time I had to leave. These included at least 3 yellow-legged gull, a few lesser black-backed gull of the Scandinavian intermedius type and one very dark, thin one with long wings. It was yet another that approximates to Baltic gull. They only seem to turn up at this time of year and are small, with rather steep foreheads, small, white heads and very long wings. Instead of being mid-grey their "backs" are almost black and the wings as well as being long, show no white tips to the feathers, this is because they have not yet moulted their primaries, which all the others have by now. Unfortunately, although these birds are quiet distinctive, the "experts" cannot agree on their identity, so they remain anonymous.
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Labels: green-brindled crescent, holly, redwing, yellow-line Quaker
Thursday, 13 October 2011
A Brambling and the Problem of Trees
Bird News: Ibsley Water - lapwing 111, yellow-legged gull 3, goosander 1.
Ivy Lake - water rail 2.
Centre - brambling 1, lesser redpoll 4+ over.
What with one thing and another I never really got any pictures today. The volunteer team were working on the morning, clearing small trees and brambles from the lichen heath. Although the heath is not part of the designated wildlife site it is the rarest habitat we have and home to many rare and very rare species. The slow encroachment of trees shades out the lichens and in the end would give us fairly ordinary secondary woodland, not really a "good deal". In addition the bare patches that result from digging out the tree roots provide valuable habitat for many insects that use the heath like solitary bees and wasps.
I also felled a few planted Scots pines to open up the canopy for some of the other trees. A particular problem we have at Blashford is the large amount of tree planting that went on as the gravel extraction finished. In places the species mix includes many aliens and everywhere the aftercare has been poor with tree guards being left on and no thinning resulting in severe overcrowding.
The whole issue of tree planting is a very tricky one for conservationists. An ancient woodland of native trees is a wonderful place, with a range of species found nowhere else. Secondary woodlands that have grown up following an earlier clearance can have quite a few specialist species, if it is old enough and close to ancient woodland. Planted woodlands, sadly tend to have few specialist species and are a very pale imitation of their ancient counterparts. High nutrient levels are had to overcome and the incredibly slow colonisation rate of most ancient woodland specialist species make it hard to see that many planted woods will ever reach the hoped for condition.
Curiously, following the last Ice Age Britain was quite quickly covered with woodland including many woodland plants that today seem unable to colonise at a rate of more than a metre or so a year.
Perhaps the lichen heath offers some sort of a model for what things might have been like after the ice retreated. There would have been almost no soil as we would recognise it, nutrients for growth would have been almost totally absent. Over time lichens and mosses would develop and collect nutrients. The first trees would have been species with wind blown seeds and low nutrient needs, like birch, coincidentally the main tree spreading onto the heath at Blashford. Obviously the climate is somewhat different now, but just possibly if we really wanted to try and develop something like an ancient woodland from scratch we should use sites like the lichen heath, next to woods with ancient character and just leave them to develop. The drawback is that we would loose the lichen heath in the process.
As I arrived in the morning a brambling was calling from the top of a birch tree near the Centre, my first of the autumn. It was a bit of a day for finches with several lesser redpoll flying over as well. At the end of the day I had a rare opportunity to look at the start of the arrival of the gulls to the roost on Ibsley Water. These included one especially thickset lesser black-backed gull with a very heavy pale bill. Although this is a very variable species this particular one was not quite like any I remember seeing before. With a record of slaty-backed gull in the UK last winter another potential species to look for has been added to the ever growing list for gull watchers to consider, so who knows maybe this winter Blashford will come up trumps. Lastly, "Pondcam" really performed today, at various times I saw a common toad, two water stick insects sparring and lastly one of them catch a water beetle.
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Labels: brambling, water stick insect
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Pale, Watery and Brooding
Bird News : Ibsley Water - dunlin 1, little stint 1, kestrel 2, greylag c300.
Not many moths in the trap this morning, but there was one of my very favourite species a merveille du jour, a moth perfectly designed to be camouflaged on a lichen covered branch.
Amongst the moths there were lots of caddisflies and several mayflies, including one small one with yellow eyes and bold markings. I had not seen one like to before but it seems to be Beatis fuscatus, the pale watery. The picture I got was only of it on the egg boxes in the moth trap beside a large wainscot.
The Lower Test volunteer team were working at Blashford today, cutting on the shore of Ibsley Water. The low cloud made for a rather brooding scene.
The main task was to cut and clear the island in the north-west corner of the lake, this island is used by the nesting gulls, tufted and other ducks and oystercatcher, important because ground predators like fox cannot get out there. If the vegetation gets too tall or woody most of these specie swill not nest, hence the need to cut it. You can just make out the workers on the island in the picture.
Over the last few years we have been cutting the banks of nettles and creeping thistles that grow on the bunds of topsoil stripped away to expose the gravel to be excavated. We are winning and it is increasingly becoming grass and low herb dominated. This allows grazing by wildfowl and makes it suitable for nesting lapwing. One consequence is that sometimes when we cut in July we set back flowering, which then happens later in the year. Today we came across a group of flowering dark mullein plants, normally they would have flowered a couple of months ago.
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Labels: dark mullein, pale watery
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Work for Later
Bird News: Ibsley Water - lapwing 100+, goosander 1 redhead, pintail 1 duck,
Ivy Lake - Cetti's warbler 1 calling.
A remarkably unremarkable day, very quiet for birds, as the list above shows and too cloudy for insects, apart from mosquitoes.
Despite what I have said above, it was a very busy and productive day. Four volunteers came in and we worked near the Goosander hide beside, on and in, Ibsley Water. We cleared the banks to improve views and the flight lines for the martins in front of the nesting bank. I also put out some perching rails on a shallow bank out in the lake.
Incidentally I came across a few plants of viper's bugloss, a plant I had not previously found at Blashford. It is a bit late in the season and the plants were a bit tatty, but I got a picture anyway.
Tomorrow we will be clearing the island at the north end of Ibsley Water. Although this does cause some disturbance, there are not that many wildfowl about yet and it does improve the conditions for the birds nesting next spring. Fortunately we don't have to do that many days management work around the lake so the disturbance is limited. Also as the water is so large the birds can always move to other parts of the lake.
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Monday, 10 October 2011
Flying in and Flowing Through
Bird News: Ibsley Water - dunlin 3, little stint 1, swallow 50, house martin 5.
Centre Area - lesser redpoll 1+,
The moth trap contained a couple of migrant species this morning, a rusty dotted pearl, which is basically small and in shades of brown and the much more attractive vestal.
In fact it was quite warm today and this made it pretty good for insects, a few red admiral and speckled wood butterflies were about and several southern hawker dragonflies were near the Centre.
I was briefly beside the Dockens Water, the New Forest stream that passes through the reserve on its way to meet the River Avon. It winds through the trees with alternating shallow riffles and deep pools. On the way it passes an old World War II blast shelter, a refuge for maintenance crews in the event of an air raid.
The Dockens Water has not always looked as it does today, the section in the picture is actually a man made course cut in 2005. Initially it was all the same depth and width, but time has allowed it to establish a very natural look, with all the characteristics of a natural stream.
The previous course was straightened and in many places had the banks made up with concrete block walls. This was keep the water on the "straight and narrow" and get it through the site as quickly as possible and keep it well away from the gravel pits being dug at the time. The last thing you would want if you were working five or six metres down in a gravel quarry is a New Forest stream in spate rushing in on you.
Today was the quiet day of the week, the rest of the week there will be volunteers working on the reserve everyday and we also have schools visiting and a guided walk. I also have a couple of meetings to look forward to. Still the weather seems set fair so we should get a good bit done and even the meetings might be productive, with a bit of luck.
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SALFORD'S Steve Foster Junior impressed in his first fight as a world champion on Saturday and he is now willing to put his WBU title on the line against any featherweight in the business.
The 24-year-old cruised to victory against Scunthorpe's Jim Betts in an eight-round non-title fight at The Bolton Arena.
Foster Junior floored the 27-year-old, who boasted a record of 18 wins in 24 professional fights, twice in the fourth round and once in the fifth.
Betts had bitten off more than he could chew by agreeing to get into the same ring as Foster Junior and he refused to come out for the sixth round.
Foster Junior's manager, Steve Wood, said: "It was a very good performance.
"Due to a shoulder injury, Steve had not fought since winning his world title at the beginning of the year.
"He eased his way into the fight with Betts but he was never in trouble at any stage."
Foster Junior is now setting his sights on making his first title defence some time in September.
Once he is given a definite date by promoter Frank Warren he will look at which boxers are available. But Foster Junior is supremely confident in his own ability and he is happy to fight anyone, at any time and in any place.
Wood added: "Steve would never duck anyone!"


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Han Jee-Han (한지한, Hanjihan) also known as "The Gamer" is the main protagonist of the manhwa The Gamer. Jee-Han has recently discovered that he has a Natural Ability called The Gamer. This ability makes him experience his life in a game-like setting which was derived from his gaming addiction.
Han Jee-Han is a young man in his late teens with dark brown hair(although it looks purple sometime)and brown eyes. He is mainly seen wearing his school uniform: black pants, a blue shirt and a red tie.
More recently, he wears a brown jacket, or whatever shirt happens to be on, as he isn't battling right after school as much.
Before he gained the ability known as "The Gamer", Jee-Han had no motivation or dreams to accomplish anything. Like many teenagers at his age, he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life and sought for a way to become an important person in society. After being thrust into the dangers of the Abyss however, Jee-Han's daily life has taken a complete turn and he has changed considerably.
Jee-Han has a simplistic outlook on life and as such, he possesses an easy going and carefree attitude. There was nothing in Jee-Han's life he really enjoyed doing other than playing video games and in accordance to that passion, he was granted the natural ability known as "The Gamer".
Because of his obsessions with video games, Jee-Han can usually relate most things he learns about the Abyss and the Gaia Theory back to video games which make it simpler for him.
Though he's not a complete coward, Jee-Han has shown a reluctance to engage himself in combat and used to choose running away as his first option to ensure his survival. After getting accustomed to engaging enemies and leveling up, Jee-Han has become much more confident in his abilities and will only run away if the situation is out of his league. More recently, he has taken to unleashing his golems, nulifying enemies' magic, or just spiral mana bomb + lightning arrowing them.
Jee-Han can come off as a geek whenever he starts talking about how things work in the game world. Sun-II and Sae-Young have frequently laughed at these monologues which annoys Jee-Han to no end.
Thanks to the incredibly useful functions that his natural ability gives him (such as creating drops from nothing, allowing him to learn skill books instantly, and obtaining passive skills), Jee-Han's ego has gotten noticeably big. Sun-II has frequently expressed distress at the unfair advantages that Jee-Han gloats about and has developed somewhat of a god complex (comically of course). However, after witnessing the overwhelming power of those who are veterans in the Abyss, Jee-Han's ego about his ability has been lowered and he has begun to see how truly small he is. In season 4, Jee-han still gloats, but that is because he is actually very powerful, and has earned the right to brag.
Because he has spent most of his life as a gamer, Jee-Han is shy around pretty girls and has a hard time hiding his embarrassment when teased. Sae-Young and Lolikiano Mistream exploit this for all its worth and regularly teases him by getting close to him. Jee-Han has also expressed an interest in the opposite sex, such as Shi-Yun who he thinks has an attractive body and Sung-Ah who he thinks is really cute. He is also completely clueless about the girls that like him and flirt with him, and this creates many funny moments.
Creativity is a trait that has been a constant advantage to Jee-Han's arsenal and has used his intuition with mana to create several useful techniques. For example, Jee-Han realized his energy bolt lacked piercing damage so he decided to manipulate his ki to add spinning properties to his attack, creating the Spinning Mana Arrow in the process. He even managed to use his skills creatively in situations that overcomes the power of gaia such as when the Church of Masks used the power of the world, Jee-Han used Douchery - a skill he got by accident at the beginning without grinding and managed to gain the upper hand.
When Han Jee-Han was younger he usually went over to Shin Sun-Il and attempted to get him to play video games which usually ended up with Sun-Il's grandfather getting angry and chasing Jee-Han around. It's also stated that when he was younger, he accidentally went into Poong Sae-Young's room and discovered she wears black silk lace panties. When she found this out, she ordered him to never reveal this information.
The Quest Above My Head
Training arc - The story began with Jee-Han explaining how much his life is like a video game. He demonstrated the ability to gain quests, EXP, and levels. He wasn't aware of how, or why, his life suddenly became like this. Just that he first noticed when a status window explained he had gained a level, and he put the five stat points he gained into STR (Strength) making him a bit stronger. At the end of the first chapter, it is explained he can also gain stat points by performing tasks that increase them IRL (In Real Life). Such as studying, and exercising.
Han Jee-Han proceeds to have an encounter inside of an Illusion Barrier that he accidentally entered containing Hwan Sung-Gon and Kwon Shi-Yun. Jee-Han attempted to escape since both parties were higher level than he was, only to be captured by one of Sung-Gon's creatures, and used as a pawn to force Shi-Yun to fight Sung-Gon's summoned creatures. Jee-Han escapes and defeats Sung-Gon's creature gaining him two levels. After which he is questioned by Kwon Shi-Yun. Later Jee-Han talks with his friend Shin Sun-il about his experience, which leads Sun-il to threaten Jee-Han believing him to be an impostor. Jee-Han quickly disposes of that fear and learns about Illusion Barriers. Gaining him three skills in the process. Jee-Han also learns that his powers were granted to him from "Gaia", the spirit of the earth and that the powers "Gaia" grants are usually related to an experience, or trait, a person exhibits. For example, someone who almost died of drowning might gain water related powers since the experience had a huge impact on their life. Meaning Jee-Han got his gamer power because of his addiction to video games.
Jee-Han proceeds to get caught once again in an illusion barrier filled with zombies. Using the skills he's developed so far Jee-Han fights the zombies and acquires a level and an object known as a "Soul Shard". Jee-Han later goes to see Sun-il. Worried his friend is injured, or even dead. He is then interrogated by Poon Sae-Young about his identity, similar to how Sun-il questioned his identity until he also disposes of Sae-Young's fear by revealing a secret he had learned about her. Which resulted in Sae-Young hitting him in the neck, and becoming red faced. Sae-Young brings Jee-Han to Sun-il. Revealing he is alive, but injured. Jee-Han, using a book besides Sun-il, gains the skill "Yun-hon Soul recovered" (later changed to "Yun-hon recovery". Probably due to the redundancy "hon" means "soul". so there was no point in having "soul" in there twice), and heals Sun-il instantly. A feat that is impressive to all but Jee-Han who believes it a common thing.
Jee-Han is later returned to Sun-il's residence to test his skill gaining knowledge. He is given various books by Sun-il's grandfather Shin Sun-Oh. Jee-Han learns a variety of skills that all increase his stats, and is even given weapons to go with the various weapon mastery skills he's given. Jee-Han then ventures into various illusion barriers with Sun-il where the two encounter bosses that drop healing potions, money, and various other objects. The majority of these objects are given to Sun-il's clan (Chunbumoon) to sell for large quantities of money. Jee-Han is also introduced to a company called "Abyss Auction", and the world of "Abyss" in general. Abyss is an underground world of those who have powers similar to Jee-Han. Jee-Han constantly wrestles with the issue of joining the Abyss or remaining in the real world. To date Jee-Han has accepted even if he does not indulge in the Abyss he must become strong so Abyss people do not kill him.
Using Abyss Auction Jee-Han gains a multitude of items and skills to complement his goal with becoming "A Mage", "A Magician", and/or "A wizard" as all terms are used at some point in the story. Jee-Han also follows this goal by leveling up his INT (Intelligence) and his WIS (Wisdom) using his stat points. It is revealed that when his base stat levels become 50, 100, and 200, Jee-Han gains additional skills. Though Jee-Han doesn't seem to grasp this concept despite hitting 50 twice, 100 once, and 200 once. Jee-Han's power is considered impressive at several points, though it appears the people who consider that power "impressive" are still stronger than he is.
The Black Soul Arc - After meeting Hwan Sung-Ah Jee-Han learns she is afflicted with something called a "Black Soul". It is revealed to be an abnormality in certain people, and his highly coveted since people with "Black Soul" have the potential to become incredibly strong. As it is revealed that is the case with Hwan Sung-Gon. Jee-Han attempts to heal Sung-Ah of her Black Soul since Jee-Han feels bad about her affliction. It is revealed he is unable to do so and continues to train his Yun-Hon Recovery skill to be able to do so. At one point Jee-han and Sung-Ah go on a date together. Sung-Ah seems naive to the way a date works, but Hwan Sung-Gon does not. as he follows the two from a distance and subjects Jee-Han to blood lust whenever he gets close to Sung-Ah. This results in a new skill being created, and leveled up five times, from the amount of blood lust Jee-Han is subjected to.
The arc continues Han Jee-Han's training arc. Letting him level up his various skills, stats, and his overall level. Jee-Han also encounters Lolikeano Mistream, "The Witch of Carnage" (carnage has been interchanged with slaughter in some versions), and her companion "Great Wolf" when Jee-Han and Sung-Ah are targeted by two Abyss warriors. Jee-Han is unable to damage the two, but able to escape them with Sung-Ah. Lolikeano reveals these two warriors are weak, and disposes of them, per her contract with Sung-Gon. Lolikeano then demonstrates an interest in Jee-Han. Even inviting him out on a date. Jee-Han refuses and is given her card with her phone number before leaving.
Jee-Han encounters Lolikeano once more inside of another illusion barrier where she is being hunted by another group called "The Black Rock". Despite Jee-Han being incredibly weaker, he assists Lolikeano and her warrior in defeating this group. Doing so allowed Jee-Han to level up and gain a new skill. Jee-Han also became "marked" When Lolikeano kissed him. After leveling up his skills more Jee-Han came upon a battle where many Abyss warriors were attempting to harm Hwan Sung-Gon and Sung-Ah. Jee-Han, along with Kwon Shi-Yun arrive to aid them. Though aside from getting rid of weak enemies, they are mostly unable to help, until the pivotal moment when Jee-Han heals an injured, and nearly beaten, Sung-Gon.
It is revealed Sung-Gon is under attack from a group called "The Company" which, as the name implies, is intent on making vast amounts of money. They are revealed to be intending to create a Philosopher's stone using the Black Soul of Sung-Ah. The Company's main power is revealed to be its vast fortune. Which, when purchasing land and objects, gives them complete control over what they've purchased. Though it appears there are exceptions to this rule. As Jee-Han is able to move freely despite the company purchasing the land. Implying the company must directly command what they wish, and aren't able to command all things.
Sung-Gon emerges victorious and asks to repay Jee-Han. To which Jee-Han states he only wishes books. Sung-Gon deduces it is for Jee-Han's ability to gain skills using books and agrees to supply Jee-Han with skill books. Though to this day, it is unclear if Sung-Gon has made good on his promise. Lolikeano makes the same offer and is asked to teach Jee-Han magic. A request that Lolikeano finds intriguing and agrees to take Jee-Han on as a pupil for one month.
The Age of the Great Labyrinth - After the battle with The Company, an unknown group creates a new mobile application game called "The Age of the Great Labyrinth. Jee-Han comes upon this plot after his training with Lolikeano when he comes across an entryway labeled as "DLC" (DownLoadable Content) for the Age of the Great Labyrinth. He ventures in, an act which enrages Sun-il, and discovers it is like a video game Labyrinth. He quickly clears the first floor being it is full of low level creatures. Gaining various objects, and money. It is revealed the Labyrinth is a creation from Abyss people to gather the power of imagination from people, and that gathering this much energy could create a "god".
It is revealed imagination power is used to create "gods" so that groups can use their gods to increase their own power or the power of their groups. It is then hinted this is the base for many forms of mythology in the real world. Though it is not confirmed that mythological gods were created using this technique. Jee-Han is told not to go into the Great Labyrinth and agrees since he is now able to create it himself. Though it is revealed that his creations are linked to the actual Great Labyrinth when Jee-Han finds Kim Yoo-Jin in a Great Labyrinth he created when she is pulled in by the game during her sleep. Jee-Han saves Yoo-Jin and gets her out of the Labyrinth. Jee-Han then proceeds to help Yoo-Jin become stronger so she can get out herself if she is ever pulled in again. Lolikeano makes all her training pointless when she enchants Yoo-Jin so the Class Rep cannot be pulled in again. Despite this Yoo-Jin is kidnapped by an unknown assailant, later revealed to be in Hyung-Jin the puppet master who controls metal woman-shaped puppets.
Jee-Han goes to save Yoo-Jin, an act which also enrages Sun-il, and battles Hyung-Jin. Though Hyung-Jin appears to be more powerful, Jee-Han is able to defeat him due to Jee-Han's ability to regenerate his mana (an act which even Lolikeano considers impressive). He outlasts Hyung-Jin and defeats him when Hyung-Jin is out of power. Jee-Han rescues Yoo-Jin and many others from Hyung-Jin's clutches, and debates on killing Hyung-Jin before Sun-il arrives. Jee-Han and Yoo-Jin are then offered to join Chunbumoon so instances like this will not happen again. As Chunbumoon is a highly respected, and feared, group in the Abyss. Jee-Han joins and is given the title "Chunbumoon's fool", while Sun-il's title is raised from "Chunbumoon's heir' to "Chunbumoon's victor". Implying the Chunbumoon have a ranking system with their members. Though it is not confirmed HOW one raises their rank, or how many ranks exist in the group.
Jee-Han, while out with Yoo-Jin, is come upon by Kwon Shi-Yun. Who becomes jealous of Yoo-Jin. After it is revealed Jee-Han kissed Lolikeano, and is called "A player" by Shi-Yun, Jee-Han is subjected by blood lust from both girls to the point his skill level to detect blood lust raises. After going to an amusement park, where Jee-Han uses Shi-Yun's naivety to subject her to wearing bunny ears, the group spends a day together having fun. While both girls secretly compete with each other for Jee-Han's affections. The group is then pulled into the Great Labyrinth, along with many other players, and told that this time there is a prize. Whoever clears the tenth floor first will get to keep their items and powers when they leave the Labyrinth. Though this prize does not apply to the group (since Jee-Han keeps whatever items he gets anyway, and Shi-Yun and Yoo-Jin have never been in the Labyrinth without Jee-Han) the three still attempt to clear the ten floors and do so quicker than the others since Jee-Han and Shi-Yun are incredibly strong.
The problem ends after Yoo-jin being teleported away, Jee-Han and his crew going to save her, and Arc company disconnecting them from the labyrinth forever. It is also shown that the Dan-ui guild will not stop Arc Company, and pulls out.
The Church of Masks (Season 3 and 4)
After being released from the game, there is a group that pops up; they are known as the Church of Masks. They are presumed to be a weak cult following the new god.
Lolikeano requests Jee-han's help to find a 'tree', wich she teases him about, but then reveals that it is the world tree. The 9th gate lost track of the tree a while ago.
Later, during break, Lolikeano and Jee-han leave to go to Dragon land, ruled by king Munmi, the dragon king. Dragon land is underwater, but the duo takes a car to one spot, and then takes a broom to the actual city. (Lolikeano could drive because of a metamorphosis spell that gave her an adult body). When they arrive, they sign up for a cleaning operation, where you earn exchangeable points by killing monsters on the cities border. After 3ish days, Jee-han earned an extraordinarily large amount, and bought a potion and an item. They wited for a while in a room where he took the potion, and they rested, and discussed the king and language. It is revealed that the king is also a game nut, and was a top star-craft player for a while. Then they entered the Dragon Kings palace. The dragon king tells them that the Dan-ui guild has the bell, and Sunil has the sword, but even the Dragon king doesn't know where the sword is. The king says he hopes that they find it, because he wants that to. As they are leaving, the king says to Jee-han telepathically that he has a good feeling about Jee-han, and to come back again later, which Jee-han doesn't do; yet.
After leaving the land, The witch is super stressed, because someone took her car. The church of masks then appears, and they realize that they are, infact, affiliated with the abyss. There are both swordsmen and sorcerers, but they are slaughtered by the witch in her anger. Before joining th fight, Jee-han uses observe, and sees that they have a divine and mental connection. They are brought back to life by another mask chanting "Awaken me", which seems to be a spell of resurrection. The Witch of Carnage (AKA Slaughter) Summons a demon from Lovecraft, but it is fake, and so Jee-han distracts the enemies with the elements, and they retreat.
They go to a spot were a legitimate fortune teller works, known as Cheonjidang. They discuss the Harem king, Dajeon Jin, and it is unknown if he has the divine mirror, bcause the land that he lives on is under his command; and he doen't take gaia seriously, uses magic OUTSIDE of barriers, and is like a dragon. The witch gets some info., and Jihan finds out that the Harem king has stopped protecting him, and he will be targeted constantly now. They explain why this is important, cuz Jee-han didn't understand that a dude as strong as 3 of the nine gates protecting him mattered.
[no=88&episode no=185|Episode 61, season 3] Jee-han is training, uses a skill where he combines spiral mana bomb and 2 thunderbolts and insta kills a lvl 100 boss. He then puts a bunch of points into his wisdom and intelligence, and his magic is doubled, tripled, tripled again, and his usage is cut in half. HE can also do calculations at the speed of a quantum CPU, his memory is WAY more than a normal person's, and can penta cast (Combine 5 skills- improved dual casting)
Relationships Edit
Family Edit
He is the son of Han Jung-Sook. When Han Jung-Sook first appeared her level and title were covered with question marks. Later on, after Shin Sun-Il's grand father discover the power of Han Jee-Han, her level was revealed to be 15, and her title became "The Legendary Housewife".
His dad is a mysterious man, even Jee-han admits to that, and he has been overseas in America throughout.
School Friends Edit
Shin Sun-IlEdit
His best friend since childhood, the two have maintained a steady relationship through their life. Although Jee-Han was suspicious of Sun-Il's power for a while, he eventually caved in and revealed everything to him about his abilities. The two forged an even stronger relationship since then, helping each other train and helping each other in times of distress. Even before then though Sun-ll is shown to care greatly for Jee-Han going from friendly to murderously intent when he thought Jee-Han was being impersonated and commonly reprimands him for doing things he considers dangerous, often forcing Jee-Han to promise not to willingly put himself at risk despite the nature of Jee-Han's power. Sun-Il is also the only person Jee-Han trusts completely.
Poong Sae-Young Edit
Shin Sun-il's cousin. Sae-Young knows Han Jee-Han very well. Recognizing him by voice when he appears at Sun-il's house when Jee-Han comes to check on his friend. She is also quite strong despite not being that much higher level than Sun-il. Sae-Young likes to constantly poke fun at Jee-Han by offering to go out on dates with him. Though Jee-Han suspects she only wishes to torment him. This could be because Jee-Han's body does not take damage like a normal person. As seen when Sae-Young attacks Jee-Han with the intent on "breaking his arm". Jee-Han shows sensitivity towards Sae-Young's feelings such as when he did not want to hurt her feelings when she asks why her INT was so low. Though this could just be because Sae-Young is incredibly violent.
Shin Sun-Oh Edit
Sun-il's grandfather. He and Han Jee-Han seem to have a love-hate relationship going on in the sense Sun-Oh despises Jee-Han, but Jee-Han has the utmost respect for Sun-Oh. Despite Sun-Oh's dislike of Jee-Han Sun-Oh still helped Jee-Han gain more skills and even upgraded tech around the manor after meeting Jee-Han.
Kwon Shi-Yun Edit
One of the people Jee-Han accidentally met when he stumbled inside an Illusion Barrier. Being a Yunhon Martial Arts expert, she is also capable of using fire-based techniques to increase the damage of her attacks. Shi-Yun has also displayed a love interest in Han Jee-Han. She becomes frighteningly jealous when he interacts even somewhat romantically with other girls, and embarrassed when the thought of the two becoming intimate together comes up.
Hwan Sung-Ah Edit
A person found unconscious when Jee-Han forcibly entered an Illusion Barrier. She's a fragile and weak woman who only lives through the lifeforce from her father. Thanks to the Yunhon Soul Recovery (with soul stone), a healing technique, every time Jee-Han and Sung-Ah meet he would use it on her to weaken the Black Demon's Invasion and to make her feel well for the time being. To return this favor Sung-Ah asks him what she could do for him and due to his interest in dating a girl Jee-Han spontaneously asks her if she would go on a date with him to which she agrees.
Kim Yoo-Jin Edit
One of Jee-Han's classmates and constantly called "Class Rep" by Jee-Han and others in the same class. This lead to the misunderstanding by Kwon Shi-Yun to believe "Class Rep" was her actual name. Yoo-Jin was first met in the Great Labyrinth illusion barrier when she was accidentally pulled in. Jee-Han rescued her from the Great Labyrinth and began to mentor her a bit so she could be strong enough not to die. It was later revealed by Lolikeano that this was unnecessary and demonstrated a skill that would prevent her from being pulled in again. It is also later revealed that others were being pulled into the Great Labyrinth; however, whenever they died they would respawn. So Yoo-Jin was never in any real danger. At least not of dying. Despite being enchanted by Lolikeano Yoo-Jin, along with Shi-Yun and Jee-Han, was still pulled into the Great Labyrinth illusion barrier yet again. It's implied that Yoo-Jin has romantic feelings for Jee-Han, but he has yet to realize them.
Lolikeano Mistream Edit
Also known as the Witch Of Carnage, Lolikeano Mistream taught Han Jee-Han magic as per his request after saving her from the Company. She finds joy in teasing Jee-Han, and has a cheerful, yet wicked nature. Though her voice is said to be "cracked" like a child's she addresses herself as "Noona" to Jee-Han. Implying she is older than he is.
His ability called The Gamer was given to him by Gaia herself making him a Natural Ability User; she also assists him in the usage of his ability, creating a system to monitor his daily life and his ability to learn and create skills. His ability is quite powerful and is considered a 'cheaty' ability as he can learn skills quite easily from skill books and level them up quickly. Due to this, his ability is classified as Shinin Class, the highest and rarest of levels. Most of the active skills are voice activated. His ability works like this:
- Certain actions in his daily life get turned into skills.
- Objects turn into items.
- His body works like that of a game character.
- After sleeping in a bed he restores HP, MP and all status effects.
- Certain technique books are treated as skill books.
- Allies can be added to form a party.
- This ability can be temporarily extended to others through the use of the party system.
- It also can generate certain items from monsters even if the monsters don't have physical bodies. These items include crafting and healing items. This is considered turning an illusion into reality.
- It also has the effect of making training areas into full battle areas, as well as making a boss mob appear in all instant dungeon.
- Just by looking at some person or thing, Gaia automatically informs him of name and level (usually). Using Observe, he can quantify attributes accurately and without bias.
- EXP points can be gained by defeating enemies (monsters, ability users, etc.) to completing tasks.
Limitations: His ability, while very powerful, does have some limitations to it.
- He can't gain certain skills or techniques until he has reached a certain level in a certain area.
- He can't 'absorb' books based on theories.
- He can't combine abilities that don't mesh together. This is demonstrated when the Chunbumoon experiment on his skill gaining ability via books.
- If stamina (vitality) is more than 4 times lower than his intelligence a deteriorating effect can appear which takes 1 stamina (vitality) point every 24 hours.
Status Window: This is a voice command that brings up a window that shows his status (name, class, Health Points (HP), Mana Points (MP), level, attributes, title, money and attribute points).
Attributes that can be increased via points gained from leveling.
- Strength (STR)
- Vitality (VIT)
- Dexterity (DEX)
- Intelligence (INT)
- Wisdom (WIS)
- Magic Resistance increases by 1% every 10 WIS points.
- Mana Regeneration increases by 1% every 10 WIS points.
- Luck (LUK)
Attributes that can not be directly increased via points gained from leveling.
- Physical resistance
- Mana (MP)
- Mana Regeneration (MR)
- Magic Resistance
- Health (HP)
Inventory Window: This is a voice command that brings up a window that shows all the items he has obtained and stored including the clothes he wears and the weapons he has obtained and equipped. This is seen as a dimensional magic ability.
Skill List Window: This is a voice command that brings up a window that shows a list of all the skills he has learned. When the skill icon is selected it shows all the current information about that skill.
Options Window: This is a voice command that brings up the options menu.
List of AbilitiesEdit
|Gamer's Mind
|Allows the user to calmly and logically think things through. Allows peaceful state of mind. Immunity to psychological mass effect.
|Gamer's Body
|Grants a body that allows for the user to live the real world like a game. Sleeping in a bed restores HP, MP and all mass effects.
|Physical Endurance
|The body's durability increases, allowing for less damage taken. 56% decrease in damage taken by attacks.
|Ultimate skill of the cosmos. Transcends power of Gaia.
|Blunt Weapon Mastery
| Allows the user to freely handle blunt weapons. 10% increase in attack damage with blunt weapons. 5% increase in attack speed with blunt weapons.
At level five, it gives a 30% increase in attack damage when using blunt weapons and a 10% increase in attack speed.
|Sword Mastery
|Allows the user to freely handle swords. Increase in attack damage with swords.
|Spear Mastery
|Allows the user to freely handle spears. 10% increase in attack damage with spears.
|Bow Mastery
|Allows the user to freely handle bows. 10% increase in attack damage with bows and arrows.
|Mana Affinity
|Technique that allows the user to become more sensitive to mana and handle it better.
|Dish Washing
|A technique to wash dishes. With greater mastery, you can clean any dirty spot. 5% increase in dish washing speed.
|Sense Danger
|A natural survival instinct. It allows the user to sense when something bad might happen. The higher the skill level, the earlier the user can sense danger.
|Medium Mana Capacity
| An ability given to the few users that are born with an exceptional ability to handle mana.
Effect: 1. Mana Based attacks are 15% stronger. 2 Uses 10% less mana for all abilities
|Mana Regeneration
| An ability given to those of special heritage that allows faster recovery of MP.
Effect: 100% increased MP regeneration.
|Chunbu Outer Ki Technique (천부삼재외공, Cheonbusamjaeoegong)
| Passive
|Makes the body strong and increases the body's defense. Increases STR, DEX, VIT and the recovery rate of VIT and Stamina.
|Detect Bloodlust
|A skill that detects any bloodlust directed at the user. It is an instinctive skill. Detects bloodlust within thirty meters of the target's location. It also alerts the user of the location.
|Chunbu Spirit (Breathing) Technique (천부삼재심공, Cheonbusamjaesimgong)
|Passive & Active
|A basic inner ki technique developed by the Chunbumoon. It purifies ki and allows the user to store it within their ki center, enabling the user to freely manipulate the power. Passively increases STR, DEX, VIT, INT and WIS and can permanently improve them further through training. Actively further increases his STR and DEX and Ki Strikes can be used when active.
|Chunbu Breathing Technique's Ki Meditation Mode
|A method to regain used up Inner Ki and recovers it quite rapidly. Additional 30 MP gain per minute when activated. External shock may break Ki meditation and cause you to fall into a state of Ki Confusion. From ch 23 pg 18.
|Chunbu Sword Technique (천부삼재검법, Cheonbusamjaegeombeob)
|Passive & Active
|Passively increases the speed and power of sword attacks and allows Ki Strikes to be used when active. Attack power further increases when Chunbu Spirit Technique is learned.
|Chunbu Martial Arts Technique (천부삼재권법, Cheonbusamjaegwonbeob)
|Passive & Active
|Passively increases bare-handed attack power and speed and Ki Strikes can be used when active. Attack power further increases when Chunbu Spirit Technique is learned.
|Chunbu Martial Arts Technique: Eight Trigrams Strike
|A martial arts technique where the user rushes the opponent using the foot technique to close the gap, throws his opponent off guard, and uses a palm strike to hit the opponents ki center.
|Chunbu Foot Technique (천부삼재보법, Cheonbusamjaebobeob)
|Passive & Active
|Passively increases movement speed and the speed will increase further when either active or if the user has learned Chunbu Spirit Technique.
|Through continuous observation, a skill to observe objects, situations, and persons was generated allowing the user to quickly gather information. The higher the skill, the greater the data obtained. At level 9, the skill comments on what is observed.
|A skill that rips apart an enemy or an object using a strong force. Increases tearing force by 30%.
|Power Strike
|Strikes the target with a strong force. 15% increase in critical rate. 50% increase in attack damage. At level 3, damage increases to 150% and critical rate increases to 17%.
|Instant Dungeon Create
|Used to create instant dungeons. Stronger instant dungeons may be created according to level.
|Instant Dungeon Escape
|Used to escape instant dungeons.
|Energy Bolt
|A skill that attacks by emitting mana. Attack power increases by INT. Range 10m.
|Spiral Energy Bolt
|A technique used to gather and spin an immense amount of mana in a spiral form. The spiral spin greatly increases its piercing power, and the increased amount of mana also greatly increases its strength. 20% Defense penetration. 600% attack damage increase. 4 second spin time. Depending on the user's wish, it is possible to increase the spin time to 10 seconds. There is an additional attack damage increase as the spin time increases.The power of this attack can be adjusted on how much MP is applied.
|Yunhon Soul Recovery
|15MP: Yunhon spirit technique's recovery skill which carries the meaning to burn one's soul.
|A skill to make something. Humanity has advanced their civilization through inventing things. Crafted objects become better as mastery levels rise. Registered blueprint: 1.
|Mana Shield
|40MP: One of the most basic defense skills using mana. Handling the energy called mana has existed for a long time, and mana shield is one among many. The ability to handle the energy called mana has existed for a long time, and mana shield is one of the many abilities using mana. Blocks a portion of the impact. 50 additional MP used per minute. At lv 65 mana usage is reduced to 5 MP per minute.
|Fool's Act
|Words that make the enemy doubt the mental state of the user. It could possibly confuse the target. Has a chance to confuse the target for 2 seconds.
|Mana Arrow
|5MP: An attack skill that hardened mana into an elongated shape. Only possible for those talented in manipulating mana.
|Spinning Mana Arrow
|3MP: A long distance attack skill with increased piercing power by adding a strong spin to a mana arrow. Only possible for those talented in manipulating mana.
|Life Drain
|30MP: Technique possessed by some middle rank or above undead. This technique manipulates life force. The technique absorbs the target's life force and adds it to the user's. With training, it is possible to transfer the user's life force to allies.
|Mana Rope
|2MP: A rope made from mana. It has physical durability and disappears after some time as mana scatters. Duration: 10 minutes.
|5MP: A skill to tie an enemy with a rope made of mana. It has physical durability and disappears after some time as mana scatters. Duration: 10 minutes.
|Summon Lowest Elemental
| 5MP: Summons the most basic Elemental. Long time ago, man realized nature's power and have not skimped out on trying to wield its powers. Eventually, they were able to communicate with elementals and could summon them at will.
The elemental's attributes will change as the caster's INT, skill level and Earth Element Affinity grows. It will also allow them to summon stronger elementals. Strongest Elemental you can summon now/summonable: Lowest Earth Elemental.
Max number of summonable Elementals: 21. Consume 5 more mana per minute
|Summon Lower Elemental
|200 MP: Summons a lower Elemental. Since long time, man as respect and comprehend eth existence of Elemental's and continually try to bond with them.Thanks to their efforts they now live in harmony with them through a contract
The elemental's attributes will change as the caster's INT, skill level and Earth Element Affinity grows. It will also allow them to summon stronger elementals.
Max number of summonable Elementals: 1.
|Remove Curse
|500MP: Using various energies like mana, ki, or chakra it is used to remove any 'curse' on a target. As an experienced mana user, it is used to physically remove the curse using mana. Able to remove medium or higher grade curse with soul stone. Able to remove medium or lesser grade curse without soul stone.
|Troll's Restoration Power
100MP: Magic that was born in ancient Europe. Allows wounds to heal by allowing the power of a troll, a creature that is almost extinct, to be granted to the body.
|Strength of a Giant
60MP: Magic that was born in ancient Europe. Increases strength temporarily by granting the strength of a giant, an ancient creature that is extinct, to the body. The mp cost is 60.
|Bronze Skin
60MP: A magic with unknown origin. It appeared as a protection magic that mages used widely. The skin becomes as strong as bronze, but it retains the texture of skin, having the strength of bronze and the flexibility of skin. The defensive strength is so strong, that it deflects bullets with only a light skin wound. A deep bruise is possible and it won't stop the bones from breaking.
|Basic Granting Magic
40MP: Basic magic that existed since the stone age. This allows you to bestow different objects with magical abilities.
|Spinning Magic Arrow
A new attack magic created by combining the magic arrow that existed since the stone age together with the spinning mana arrow developed by the gamer himself. The number of arrows has increased due to knowledge in magic and power increased as well in according to intelligence.
|Lowest Grade Golem Creation
|2000MP: A legendary inanimate creature from ancient Judea. Its existence has been known even before B.C. The basics of this spell allow you to use clay to breathe life into a puppet. After a long time of research, magicians found lots of varieties of golems. Effect: Permanently allow one to create 1 Golem at a time. The Golem's abilities will be based on the casters stats. Limitation: 3 Golems
|Endless Magic Arrow
|As soon as you active this magic, you'll keep summoning magic arrow to pierce your enemies. This skill will last until the caster decides to stop or when all of your mana has been depleted, the number of arrows will change based on how much mana you have.
|Endless Spinning Magic Arrow
|A new attack magic created by combining the Spinning Magic Arrow with the Endless Magic Arrow developed by the gamer himself. The number of arrows has increased due to knowledge in magic and power increased as well in according to intelligence.
|Lightning Arrow
|Magical arrow imbued with the power of lightning. The speed of this spell can be compared to the speed of light. Dodging this arrow after it's been fired is impossible.
|Exploding Flames
|You throw a ball of flame that will explode in a 3 meter radius, the range and heat intensity of this skill is based on how much magic you have.
|Allows the wielder to manipulate object at certain range
|You can fly using magic. Based on how much magic you have, you can fly faster and higher.
|Dual Casting
|Allows the user to use two or more spells at the same time
|An ancient skill that allows you to take the fatigue away from the flesh of a human. And so it is possible for you to cure body or joint related negative effects.
|Advance Magic
|An ability born in those who possess magical powers that are stronger than others
Effect: 30% increase in magic attacks
Effect: 30% decrease in MP consumption
|Magic Control
|An ability that allows one to control the magic artfully
Effect: 10% decrease in MP consumption
|Ultimate magic
|Effect: +50% MP attack power
Effect: -50% MP consumption when using magic skills
|High speed transcendental
|Effect: Allows to cast 5 spells at once
Effect: Time needed to cast a spell decreased by 50%
|Legendary magic power
|Effect: Magic attack increased by 100%
Effect: The amount of MP required to cast a spell decreased by 80%
|Sage's wisdom
|Effect: MP recovery increased by 300%
Effect: Magic defense increased by 300%
|Create Artificial Spirit
|Minds and souls are surprisingly easy to create and are tools of their creator. Allows you to create artificial spirits. The abilities of the artificial spirits are proportional to the magic abilities of the caster.
|Mythical mana
|Effect: Magic attack increased by 200%
Effect: The amount of MP required to cast a spell decreased by 95%
|Transcendental sage's wisdom
|Effect: MP recovery increased by 600%
Effect: Magic defense increased by 600%
Stats by LevelEdit
|20 (15+2+1.5+1.5)
|20 (15+2+1.5+1.5)
|14.1 (11+2+1.1)
|44 (35+2+3.5+3.5)
|38.5 (35+3.5)
|44 (35+2+3.5+3.5)
|38.5 (35+3.5)
|44 (35+2+3.5+3.5)
|50 (40+2+4+4)
|26.2 (20+2+2.1+2.1)
|38.5 (35+3.5)
|44 (35+2+3.5+3.5)
|50 (40+2+4+4)
|26.2 (2+2.1+2.1)
|346.3 (313+2+31.3)
|38.5 (35+3.5)
|44 (35+2+3.5+3.5)
|116 (100+2+4+10)
|26.2 (2+2.1+2.1)
|440.3 (397+2+41.3)
|104.5 (95+9.5)
|104.5 (95+9.5)
Notes: In chapter 16 his base STR was 15. In chapter 30 It's 14.
In Ch 18 his base Int was 57 (15+42). In Ch 30 it is 58
Ch 47 his Int should be... 58 + 60 (= 118) + 2 + 10%(118) = 131.8 (Not 131)
Stat names as of Chapter 5: Power, strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, Luck.
Stat names as of Chapter 200: Power, HP, Agility, Intelligence, Wisdom, Luck.
Weapons and ItemsEdit
|Year 2 Class 8
|Han Jee-Han • Shin Sun-Il • Kwon Shi-Yun • Hwan Sung-Ah • Kim Yoo-Jin
|Shin Sun-Oh • Shin Sun-Il • Poong Sae-Young • Phantom Wind • Phantom Rain
|Kwon Shi-Yun
|Hwan Sung-Gon • Han Jung-Sook • Do Gi-Hyun
|Zombie • Legion Zombie • Cerberus • Black Slime • Giant Mantis • Humanoid-horned-bird • Giant Snake • Gnome


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How to remove Search.stormygreatz.com Redirect
Search.stormygreatz.com may infect users web-browsers Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer when user installs free software. It might come in a bundle with other malware programs and it doesn't use components that are visible to computer user. Search.stormygreatz.com redirects user's web search to stormygreatz.com that will display ads and search result pages stuffed with promoted links instead of organic search results. Though, ads might be displayed without the redirect being visible. We recommend to remove Search.stormygreatz.com from PC, even it doesn't malicious like viruses.
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Right after, cleaning all of the folders, you'll be able to begin cleaning up the web browser. Before removing Search.stormygreatz.com pop-ups, it's necessary to totally reset the web browser. If you still think about manual removal of Fast Search, follow these steps below:
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Below are some pictures of some of the best catch of the 2015/16 season that started in November and just ended. I hope you will enjoy seeing them. The Panafishing lodge operates in the heart of the Tuna Coast of Panama, a non-famed area that sits between the well known Gulf of Chiriqui and Pinas Bay. We've had a very good year and found out that fears about El Nino affecting the fishing in Central America's Pacific coast were not justified.
All -but 3- of the fish below have been caught on artificials using spinning gear, and the vast majority has been released as we try hard not to destroy what we came to enjoy. Catering to dedicated popping and jigging enthusiasts has always been the object of the lodge, which is very niche in the fact that we fish lures 99% of the time. While there is nothing wrong with trolling and live-baiting, it's simply not our thing and we wanted to offer a place for like-minded anglers to reach a climax. To us, there is nothing more exciting and rewarding than working a lure, seeing the fish chasing and striking it, and reaping the reward. It's not all about catching, it's about fishing ! We never intended to satisfy all fishermen and instead aimed at creating the best possible operation for the active anglers that share our passion for catching fish on artificials using spinning gear. From day one everything was geared toward that goal, from the boats to the selected fishing grounds. There are better places for billfish and pelagics, which we don't target, but for the species we are after and the kind of fishing we promote, our untapped area couldn't be more appropriate.
I am bound to start this thread with the pictures of the biggest roosters of the 2015/16 season. Roosterfish consistently is the number one target of our guests and it is no wonder why it's been chosen for our logo. It has everything a highly prized gamefish wants: it's one of a kind and beautiful, it strikes hard and fights strong, it gets big, it's not easy to find nor catch, and, very important for us, it takes a wide variety of artificials.
Although we don't mind catching one when speed-jigging, topwater is the way to go for those beauties. There is nothing in fishing that turns me on more than seeing a hord of rooster fish chasing my popper, all combs raised out of the water. You better do the right thing when that happens to you, because roosters are no fools and, if you make the wrong move, your adrenaline rush is guaranteed to turn into frustration. A roosterfish that has turned away on a lure will almost never try again. This is no easy fish and in fact, even when they are hooked, they are experts at getting rid of the hook. When you add this to the fact that it can be a very elusive fish, and you have the perfect recipe for one of the most rewarding -and frustrating- fish around. This is why any big rooster caught on artificial is a real trophy and a memory the angler will cherish forever.
The fight itself is as stunning as the look of the fish suggests. It is full of speedy, long runs, change of directions and other surprises. As far as stamina is concerned, it is one of the only fish in the world that don't have to blush when compared to tuna, but the fight of the rooster is actually a lot more entertaining, so overall the best fight in my opinion.
Year after year, our very own fishing grounds prove to hold the biggest specimens in the world, and, because they remain free of fishing pressure, to be the best place in the world to target the specie on lures. Anglers from all over the world keep coming back to the Panfishing lodge to try again for the big one that got away, or to try to improve their personal best. A very addictive gamefish, that can alter your sanity and become quite obsessive, as these 3 anglers, who have been returning to the lodge every year since it opened in 2007, can confirm… Roosterfish got under their skins !
The (close) second most regarded coastal specie is the notorious cubera snapper. This is a mean fish and while the roosterfish offers a rather fair fight, the cubera fights dirty. From the first second it will aim for the closest structure and pull steady and strong, often leaving the unprepared angler in shock after it breaks the line on the rocks after only a few seconds of mayhem. The ultimate challenge on spinning gear and because the vast majority of cuberas over 40 pounds manage to win their freedom, very few anglers can brag about having a picture of themselves like the ones below. Unless you are very lucky, there is only one way to win a fight against a cubera: the tightest drag your system can afford, and full pressure since the beginning. It often takes everything you have to stop that first run, and sometimes it's not enough. While it is nice to enjoy the fight of a rooster and let it run, the cubera requires a very different mindset and a very macho approach. Both those fish will put the angler's skills to the test, but for very different reasons.


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AAPAE 13th Annual Conference12-14 June, 2006University of New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales Australia The annual Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics (AAPAE) conference is the longest established conference in Australasia in the area of Professional and Applied Ethics. Sessions and presentations have regularly dealt with a variety of topics, ranging from ethical issues in health care, to business ethics, ethical issues in education, research ethics, public sector ethics, and many others. Presenters have included academics and practitioners form a variety of fields, and keynote speakers drawn from prominent roles in public and professional life. This year's conference will take place at the UNSW Kensington Campus.Papers/presentations are welcome in all areas of professional and applied ethics. In addition, identified themes of this year's conference are –
Public Sector Ethics
Healthcare Ethics
Business Ethics
Environmental Ethics
Military/Defence Ethics
So far, in addition to streams in these areas and other presentations, special workshops are being organised in the areas of Defence ethics, and Ethical issues of mental health care – in particular, involuntary treatment. Registrations and presentations already accepted have a truly international flavour. Those who would like to submit papers for presentation at the conference can choose whether they would like a full refereeing process for acceptance, or whether they would like their presentation proposal accepted on the basis of an abstract only. It is not too late to submit at paper. It is certainly not too late to register!Aside from conference publication, presenters will have the opportunity to submit their work for consideration for publication subsequent to the conference. keynote speakers are being organised, and
will include Lawrence Hinman (Director of the Values Institute at the University of San Diego), who will be talking about moral imagination, and, he says, sketching out a framework that is applicable in various areas, including law and business. Full details of the conference are available from the conference website:http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/aapae/conference06/index.htm/
or go to the AAPAE website
click on 'conferences', and follow the links Conference registration and submission of papers are available online.The early-bird rate for registrations ends on May 18
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
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Higher Ed: Split decision on independent boards
PORTLAND — The state Board of Higher Education has endorsed "with conditions" the formation of self-governing boards at Southern Oregon and Eastern Oregon universities.
The two regional universities have shaky finances and the board wants them to stabilize their budgets before moving forward with independent boards. The schools were given 45 days to show they can meet conditions set by the board and then get the governor's approval.
Meanwhile, Oregon Tech and Western Oregon University were given the full go-ahead to start operating under the control of their own independent boards in July 2015. The state's three largest universities — Portland State University, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon — have already established institutional boards that will take full power this summer.
Lawmakers approved the creation of independent panels as part of the state's transition to a decentralized public university system. The new boards have the authority to hire and fire presidents, set tuition and fees, and oversee university operations.
"Campus-based boards can foster innovation by working much more closely with university and community leaders in addressing student, campus and community needs; and in fulfilling the university's strategic vision and managing operations," Matt Donegan, chair of the higher education board, said in a statement.
Despite getting a yellow light instead of a green, Southern Oregon President Mary Cullinan said the university is preparing as if it will have an institutional board at the same time as Western Oregon and Oregon Tech.
"We're going to proceed. We are already working on the issues about bylaws and policy changes," she told the Mail Tribune newspaper. "We can't wait another month. We're going to move ahead with the understanding that we will be negotiating reasonable conditions."
Cullinan said the university's financial state is one of a "wide range" of conditions that will be discussed during the 45-day window. She declined to elaborate.


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Where is Linux's Answer to Microsoft's Small Business Server?
It's funny isn't it? By default, any Linux distribution comes with business server functionality like an e-mail, file, and print serving, but Microsoft still gets the lion's share of the small business server world. What's going on here?
Where is Linux's Answer to Microsoft's Small Business Server
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Your child has a code associated with their account, which can be used to log in on devices other than the iPad app.
If your child wants to play online, they can do so at www.game.kodable.com. They'll need a student code to log in, which can be found under their name on your parent dashboard.
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Why are both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Access OLE Export installed
When you install Access OLE Export, you find that both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions are installed.
This is because when you access an Access database, you will need to use the 32-bit version of Access OLE Export if you have installed the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office on your machine, or if you have the 32-bit version of the Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable installed. If you have installed the 64-bit version of Office, or the 64-bit version of the Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable, you will then need to use the 64-bit version of Access OLE Export.
The Access Database Engine Redistributable itself needs to match the version of Office that's installed. For example, if you have the 32-bit version of Office installed, and you try to install the 64-bit version of the Engine, you are prevented from doing so.
If you selected the wrong version of Access OLE Export to access your Access database, the following message is displayed.
Simply use the other version then. Alternatively, you can use the Access OLE Export (Access mode) shortcut which will start the appropriate version of Access OLE Export depending on which version of Office is installed on your machine.


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Under Armor, Inc. (NYSE: UA) is edging the fine line as it struggles to correct its vessel after a fourth quarter earnings report that missed expectations. The brand, which recently appeared in mid-priced department store Kohl's acknowledged for its stepping discounting, will now be inflowing into a contract with discount shoe retailer DSW. The transaction involves a relationship to DSW stores, said Debbie Ferree, vice chairman and chief merchandising officer for DSW in a conference call with analysts after reporting 2016 forth quarter earnings.
Analysts are concerned that this attempt will impact Under Armor's brand perception, especially for its still-new and struggling footwear line. "I think for Under Armor, it's tough because they need to find new points of distribution," B. Riley & Co. analyst Jeff Van Sinderen told Footwear News. "It is a bit of a double-edged sword, they need to grow, but in doing so, they may risk compromising brand image." This attempt could aggravate another brand's dealing with.
CEO Kevin Plank's comments on CNBC praising Trump make it "almost impossible to effectively build a cool urban lifestyle brand in the foreseeable future," according to the note by Susquehanna International Group, an industry research firm. Though Susquehanna does not assume the brand will lose his deal with basketball star Steph Curry, "it simply can not be good for business if the face of Under Armor spoke out pointedly against the CEO's comments," the Misty Copeland, and Dwayne "The Rock "Johnson also did.
According to NPD sports analyst Matt Powell, younger shoppers prominently consider the moral implications of where they spend their dollars. "Millennials and Generation Z want brands and retailers to be transparent about their stands on social issues," Powell told The Baltimore Sun. "If those values ??do not align with their views, they will take their business elsewhere."
In reply to the backlash Plank's comments made, Under Armor launched two separate statements and to full page open letter in The Baltimore Sun to clarify the words and come out against Trump's executive order travel ban. These issues dovetail with broader distress about the company's mix of slowing growth, and Susquehanna has cut the target price of the stock in half to $ 14. This comes after a weak fourth quarter earnings report where Under Armor's growth rate shrank dramatically and it cut its annual forecast.
Facebook / Under Armor
The chief problem: Under Armor's products are not savvy enough yet, according to Plank. "We need to become more fashionable," Plank said during a call with analysts after the last quarterly earnings report. "The consumer wants it all. They want product that looks great, that wears great, that you can wear at night with a pair of jeans, but that also does perform for them. "
The company is confessing it completely misread the upmarket trend of athleisure, instead relying on copious logos and basic styles of sportswear.
Under Armor released Under Armor Sportswear in 2016 as an effort in the athleisure space, in partnership with designer Tim Coppens. With its $ 1,500 trench coats, it has failed to make the splash the company was hoping for and it is likely the company is still missing the medium between mass market and high end that Nike and Lululemon inhabit.
Under Armor Facebook
Securing athleisure is dire for Under Armor because it is the chief trend in North America, which comprises for 80% of the company's online sales. The athleisure trend is not going anywhere, industry experts have told Business Insider.
The loss of retail channels like Sports Authority has not been kind to Under Armor and the shift to mid-market department stores like Kohls will be rocky. Relying on discounts will not be the viable long-term strategy, as it will dilute the brand's halo effect and make the move into athleisure even more difficult, according to Shelly Banjo at Bloomberg. "Will the lower-priced product negatively impact the sales of the higher-priced product?" Powell told the Baltimore Sun. "Other brands have done it, but it's tricky. You've got to have clear lines of distinction."