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|International Energy Arbitration
With energy disputes now compromising some 40 per cent of all international commercial arbitrations, International Energy Arbitration offers a complete guide to the subject for arbitration practitioners and in-house counsel. It takes a sector-by-sector approach, examining arbitration processes across the entire industry, from oil and gas to renewable energies such as wind and geothermal.
The book examines in detail the legal framework surrounding energy disputes. It also sets out case studies of real disputes, providing valuable insight into the practical and legal issues that exist in complex international energy disputes.
|A Practical Guide to International Commercial Arbitration, 2nd Edition
A Practical Guide to International Commercial Arbitration provides essential hands-on guide to give you practical, up-to-date and easily accessible advice and knowledge in this area.
Bringing you a step-by-step guide to the arbitration process, it sets out to advise on building a strategy to ensure every stage of the arbitral process meets the commercial objectives and maximises its prospects of success
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|A Practitioner's Guide to Authorised Investment Funds, 2nd Edition
A Practitioner's Guide to Authorised Investment Funds is a complete practitioner's guide to fund management, explaining the law and regulation governing the setting up, launching, marketing and operation of all major types of authorised fund vehicle. The new edition has been fully revised to cover all latest UK, European and international developments.
|Chitty on Contracts, 33rd Edition (2 Volumes)
Chitty on Contracts is the pre-eminent reference work on contract law in the common law world. It has been used for generations by lawyers as the leading guide to contracts, and is relied on to provide insight and aid in complex areas of the law.
The work is in two volumes:
Volume One covers the General Principles of contract law, while Volume Two offers guidance on Specific Contracts, namely contractual issues in specific industry sectors. (Volume One of the work is available as a standalone for those who need coverage of the general principles of contract law only).
Provides coverage of all relevant legislation and a huge depth of case reference;
Key new case law and legislation covered in Chitty 33
|Formation and Variation of Contracts, 2nd Edition
This book provides a detailed account of the law relating to the formation and variation of contracts. This includes pre-contractual negotiations, offer & acceptance, formalities, consideration and promissory estoppel.
In this second edition, Professor John Cartwright considers all the major developments in case law in these areas, including the recent decision of the Supreme Court in MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd (2018) on the enforceability of 'no oral modification' clauses.
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|MacGillivray on Insurance Law, 14th Edition
MacGillivray on Insurance Law is the established authority on non-maritime commercial insurance and risk. For over one hundred years it has been a trusted text for providing comprehensive and clear guidance through its examination of the most recent cases and legislative developments. Covering general principles, particular classes of business and the parties involved, it is a must-have title for anyone seeking advice on insurance law.
The fourteenth edition has been updated to include:
|Keating on Construction Contracts, 10th Edition (Mainwork & Supplement)
A classic construction law text Keating on Construction Contracts is a first port of call for all research on the history and principles governing building contracts, their practical application and their interpretation by the courts. Renowned for its accessible style and reliable authority the title covers all relevant legislation and case law, EC law, and the FIDIC, NEC3, JCT Forms of Contracts and ICE Conditions of Contract.
|Documentary Evidence, 13Ed
Now in its 13th edition, Documentary Evidence is a comprehensive guide to the legal obligations of disclosure. Logically presented and lucidly written, it provides detailed analysis and sensible practical advice. Following a chronological structure, it shows when and how a practitioner should take action in relation to the obligation to disclose. It is a standard work that is often cited in court judgments.
Under the Civil Procedure Rules the parties to an action are encouraged to adopt a "cards-on-the-table" approach toward the exchange of information, not just once litigation has commenced but before as well. It is likely in the early stages that a few documents will be identified as being relevant or key to the matter at hand. These will be used to provide advice as to the merit or not of proceeding with the dispute. If the decision is taken to proceed, the law imposes a requirement to make full and proper disclosure, which is the process whereby the parties to an action disclose to each other all documents in their possession, custody or power relating to matters in question in the action. This title deals with the nature and scope of the obligation to disclose.
Documentary Evidence:
|Limitation Periods, 8th Edition
Limitation Periods by Professor Andrew McGee is a well-established and definitive text now in its eighth edition. Professor McGee steers practitioners through the complexities of the law of limitations, giving detailed guidance in all areas of law from preliminary issues to proceedings. The book is designed to help bring an action in good time and remedy delays which may lead to striking out. The book covers European and international limitation issues.
Since the 7th edition in 2014 the law has continued to develop in a number of important areas. Coverage in the new edition includes:
Procedural matters
Accrual of Cause of Action
Discretionary Extension of Time
|Medical Negligence, 5th Edition
Medical Negligence provides a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the potential legal liabilities of healthcare professionals and hospitals arising out of the provision of healthcare. The principal focus is on the law of negligence as it applies in the medical context, but the book also includes extensive coverage of consent to medical treatment, defective products, confidentiality, the liability of hospitals, defences and limitation, the principles applied to the assessment damages, and procedural issues.
This essential title is recognised as an authority in the area of medical negligence and provides insight into developing areas of the law:
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|De Smith's Judicial Review 8th Edition
De Smith has established itself as the leading work on the principles, practice and remedies of judicial review in England and Wales. De Smith takes the practitioner through the history, principles and practice of judicial review. The new edition reflects the continuing importance and complexity of judicial review, and incorporates recent fundamental developments in the area.
This new edition reflects the continuing importance and complexity of judicial review, and incorporates recent fundamental developments in the area. It deals with domestic grounds of review, challenges under the Human Rights Act 1998 and the use of European Community law in judicial review. It:
|Guest on the Law of Assignment, 3rd Edition
Positioned within contract law, this work deals with the assignment of things in action – debts, contractual rights, etc. It deals only with voluntary assignment and not compulsory assignment as with bankruptcy or liquidation.
This book is intended for the practitioner who has a problem, issue or case involving the voluntary assignment of things in action, either in giving advice or preparing litigation. Following the approach of titles such as Chitty on Contracts, this work enables the practitioner to find a statement of the law and then (if necessary) the authority that supports it.
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|Terrell on the Law of Patents 18th Edition, Mainwork & 2nd Supplement
Terrell on the Law of Patents is the undisputed authority on the law of patents in the United Kingdom. Providing guidance from application to infringement since 1884 and regularly cited in court, Terrell is the essential reference for anyone seeking practical and clear guidance on patent law, practice and procedure.
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|Construction Delay and Disruption: Practice and Procedure
Construction Delay and Disruption: Practice and Procedure is the first title of its kind to provide the background and theory of this very technical field, with the underpinning of real-life experience and practical examples to enable readers to gain practical instruction on how to manage these issues in construction life, as well as in court/ADR/arbitration and dispute board settings. The author's clear and understandable style presents this topic in a way that all practitioners – both contractors and legal professionals – can understand and make effective use of.
Comprehensively covers the issues and procedures associated with construction delay and disruption:
|McPherson & Keay Law of Company Liquidation, 4th Edition
This title discusses the legal considerations involved in company liquidation and addresses the various methods of winding-up. It covers the legal considerations to be taken into account in relation to creditors' petitions and miscellaneous other petitions. It explains provisional liquidation, analyzes the role and duties of the liquidator as well as the role of creditors, and addresses the distribution of surplus assets in solvent liquidations. It also provides guidance on investigations and examinations and discusses misconduct and prosecutions.
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|Phipson on Evidence, 19th Edition
Phipson on Evidence is the leading work on civil and criminal evidence. It examines in detail all aspects of the principles and procedures making up the law of evidence. Coverage includes the admission of evidence, the standard of proof, the attendance of witnesses, good and bad character, legal professional privilege, hearsay, expert evidence, confessions, judicial discretion and many other evidential issues.
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|Gatley on Libel and Slander, Mainwork & Supplement
The Second Supplement includes full updates on all developments in defamation case law, both substantive and procedural, including analysis of the effect on English law and practice of the Defamation Act 2013, and in particular:
|Bowstead & Reynolds on Agency, 21st Edition
Bowstead & Reynolds on Agency is the essential reference source for commercial practitioners. Part of the long-established Common Law Library, this new edition brings together all relevant aspects of law and how they relate to agency agreements, including contract law, administrative law, tort, commercial/company law, the law of property and the conflict of laws.
The 21st edition covers the role of agent and principal and offerings explanation, advice and interpretation that will give you a better understanding of the law.
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|Lewin on Trusts, 19th Edition, Mainwork & Supplement
Frequently cited in court, Lewin on Trusts covers the entire law of trusts from general principles to current practice, ensuring you have all the information you need on the effective creation of trusts and the resolution of disputes and other problems that arise.
The 1st supplement brings the 19th Edition up-to-date with the most recent case law and legisltion.
|The Interpretation of Contracts, 6th Edition (Mainwork + Supplement)
The Interpretation of Contracts offers expert guidance in preparing, advising on and disputing agreements. This work focuses on the core elements of contract law, and the interpretation of contracts in relation to the five core principles of a contract as defined by Lord Hoffman.
Supplement 1 takes in all changes to the law since the 6th Edition mainwork publication in 2015.
|Consumer Financial Services Complaints and Compensation, 2nd Edition
This fully revised new edition examines the compliance and redress regime for mis-selling, administration and claims problems with a practical emphasis on complaint handling, It is an easy to use guide to the complaints sourcebook for the smaller IFA. For larger firms and their professional advisers it acts as an effective reference book enabling the reader to rapidly refresh their understanding of the rules and "best practice" procedures.
|Shareholders Agreements, 7th Edition
Shareholders' Agreements provides practical guidance on the nature and effect of shareholders' agreements and articles of association. The new seventh edition has been substantially updated to provide more practical guidance on drafting shareholders' agreements and other related documentation through the use of detailed drafting notes. The title includes precedents, articles of association for private companies limited by shares. It also comes with a CD-Rom to make drafting quick and easy.
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|Lindley & Banks on Partnership, 20th Edition
Lindley & Banks on Partnership gives you comprehensive, authoritative and practical coverage of the law relating to both general and limited partnerships. This seminal text on partnerships, first published in 1860, gives you detailed commentary on all aspects of the life of a partnership, from its nature and formation to the usual contents of a partnership agreement and common areas of dispute, the liabilities undertaken by partners both internally and externally and, finally, to dissolution, winding up and insolvency. It also explains how partnerships are taxed. The twentieth edition covers all legal changes since the last edition, with reference to UK and Commonwealth authorities where relevant.
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|The Law of Nuclear Energy, 2nd Edition
Covers all aspects of the legislative framework for nuclear power and nuclear power projects.
|Lightman & Moss on the Law of Administrators and Receivers of Companies, 6th Edition
Lightman & Moss on The Law of Administrators and Receivers of Companies is known as the authority on the law relating to administrators and receivers. It is considered a must have for any practitioner dealing with corporate insolvency matters.
This new edition offers clear guidance on the procedures involved in the duties, liabilities and appointments of receivers and administrators. As well as discussing the issues surrounding trading, disposals, reorganisation, liquidation and receivership.
To ensure you have all the information you need in one reliable source, this edition offers a complete guide to every aspect on this complex area of law.
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|The Supreme Court Practice 1999 (The White Book) 2017 Reprint
A 2017 Reprint of the September 1998 edition
This is the last published edition pre the Woolf Reforms which created the modern Civil Procedure Rules we know today, still used by many jurisdictions whose own civil procedure rules are based on England and Wales's as they stood for many years prior to 2000.
The original Editorial Team of this included: The Right Hon. Sir Richard Scott V-C, Head of Civil Justice, the Senior Master and Queen's Remembrancer, Chief Chancery Master, Chief Taxing Master, Registrar of Civil Appeals, District Judges, Queen's Bench and Chancery Masters and other Officers of the Court.
|Banking Litigation, 4th Edition
The 4th of edition of Banking Litigation:
|Cousins: Law of Mortgages, 4th Edition
Authoritative explanation of the law relating to mortgages, covering every type of mortgage agreement is covered, with the rights and duties of the parties involved spelt out, areas of dispute and the remedies available gone through, and the procedures for amending or transferring mortgages described.
|Exclusion Clauses and Unfair Contract Terms, 12th Edition
Exclusion Clauses and Unfair Contract Terms examines, in a straightforward and practical manner, this integral area of contract law and provides guidance to the practitioner on drafting and using exclusion clauses effectively within the formative phase of a contract. Additionally, this esteemed work offers key commentary on the means and method of successfully challenging an exclusion clause when seeking to disentangle a client from an agreement which may have proved onerous post agreement coming into force, and for which they are seeking a remedy. The text deals with exclusion clauses and unfair contract terms in the context of both commercial and consumer contracts, considering the ways in which exclusion clauses are controlled by the judiciary and regulated by legislation.
The authors look at all aspects of the subject, examining unlawful, void and ineffective exclusion clauses, then as a result of this, explaining in a straightforward and practical manner how to draft exclusion clauses that are lawful, valid and effective. Written with a practical focus, the work includes sample exclusion clauses, illustrating the points made and providing templates for you to use in your everyday work.
• Fresh consideration of just when and how terms are incorporated into a contract (Barrier Ltd v Redhall Marine Ltd; Transformers v Needs; Goodlife v Hall Fire)
• Developments in the interpretation of exclusion and limitation clauses (Import Funding Solutions Ltd v AIG Europe; Persimmon v Taylor Wimpey; University of Wales v LCB)
• Development of the doctrine of allocation of risks when it comes to interpreting exclusion clauses (Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources plc; the Persimmon case)
• Just what counts as an onerous clause and how to ensure it is made part of the contract (Noreside v Irish Asphalt; the Goodlife case)
• Changes to what exclusion and limitation clauses are automatically void
|Schemes of Arrangement in Corporate Restructuring, 2nd Edition
|Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings, 14th Edition
Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings is a leading resource on the law and practice of both company and local authority meetings, providing a complete statement of the law with detailed practical guidance.
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|Law of Sukuk: Shari'a Compliant Securities
This book is the first authoritative guide to Sukuk, or shari'a-compliant securities. The book offers clear guidance for legal and finance professionals on the sale, purchase, origination and issuance of sukuk, including standard form documents and financial services contracts.
|Keating on Construction, 10th Edition
Explains fully the principles governing building contracts, their practical application and their interpretation by the courts.
|Arlidge, Eady & Smith on Contempt, 5th Edition
Arlidge, Eady & Smith on Contempt is a comprehensive and authoritative commentary on the subject, explaining everything from the development of contempt, its origins in common law, its general principles, its various categories, and its statutory underpinnings (domestic and EU), through to the latest developments in this ever evolving area of law. Since the last edition, there have been fundamental changes in the procedural landscape for contempt.
The 5th edition addresses, among many others, the following changes:
|The Law of Insolvency, 5th Edition
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|Schemes of Arrangement in Corporate Restructuring, 2nd Edition
• Provides in-depth guidance on the legal principles, formal procedures and practical questions arising in schemes of arrangement for corporate restructuring
• Features extensive precedent material and detailed case studies of schemes in operation
• Explains the different type of scheme available, including 'pre-pack' schemes, assessing their comparative advantages and disadvantages
• Explores the underlying legal principles, including 'timing' and 'compromise'
• Sets out a 'three-stage' guide to schemes, from first court-hearing through to the 'sanction hearing'
• Goes through each stage of the scheme process in detail
• Features extensive precedents, including examples of schemes, letters, claim forms, statements, court orders, proxies and expert opinions, and hearing materials
• Illustrates the issues covered by reference to detailed UK, US and European case studies compiled from the author's experience
• Deals with the complex cross-border and jurisdictional issues facing practitioners
• Discusses how to get multi-national schemes recognised
• Looks at the involvement of COMI in the recognition process
• Examines bondholder issues
• Looks at common issues with schemes, including competition, pensions, regulation, accounting, confidentiality and voidability
• Provides a comparative analysis with other procedures including CVAs and Administrations
|Schemes of Arrangement in Corporate Restructuring, 2nd Edition
• Provides a comparative analysis with o
|Arlidge, Eady & Smith on Contempt, 5th Edition
A comprehensive and authoritative commentary on the subject, explaining everything from the development of contempt from its origins in common law, its general principles, its various categories, and its statutory underpinnings (domestic and EU), through to the latest developments in this ever evolving area of law.
|The Law of Reinsurance, 4th Edition
The first supplement to the 4th edition updates the main work to include the latest on:
• Simmonds v Gammell [2016] EWHC 2515
• H v L & Ors [2017] EWHC 317 (Comm)
• The impact on insurance regulation and the ability of UK insurers/reinsurers to do business in the EU post Brexit
• The raft of new regulations resulting from Bermuda being granted Solvency II equivalence by the EU
• Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 2016
• The Bermuda LLP
• The current state of the common law relating to the giving assistance to foreign liquidators
|The Law of Insolvency
Explains the law and practice of corporate insolvency and personal bankruptcy, going through the procedures involved and examining the different options and the responsibilities and obligations of the parties involved.
|Construction Insolvency, 6th Edition
|Carver on Charterparties
This is a major new, revamped version of significant sections of the renowned Carver's Carriage by Sea (1982).
Carver on Charterparties is intended to accompany Carver on Bills of Lading, and the two volumes together now cover the ground of the old 1982 Carver. Carver on Charterparties is a significant contribution to this crucial commercial law field, and it seeks to re-establish itself as the leading narrative authority in the field. It covers the wealth of cases and legislation that have arisen in the field since 1982.
|Carver on Charterparties
In conjunction with Carver on Bills of Lading, covers the ground of the classic 1982 treatise Carver's Carriage by Sea. Carver on Charterparties is a major new work of thematic synthesis and analysis that seeks to re-establish Carver as the leading narrative authority in a fundamental area of shipping law. Its discursive and encyclopedic approach offers an alternative to that provided in Scrutton on Charterparties and Bills of Lading.
|Construction Insolvency, 6th Edition
• Explains the key concepts of insolvency and construction law
• Sets the principles within the complicated contractual relationships of the construction industry
• Includes detailed analysis of technical areas such as assignment, novation, trust, set-off, bonds and guarantee
• Explores the interface with other areas of law, such as equity, property, disputes, and directors' liability
• Discusses how insolvency commonly arises in the construction industry
• Considers formal and informal insolvency - and deals with insolvency claims
• Looks at adjudication, and the relationship between adjudication and insolvency enforcement procedures
• Discusses the growing use of security devices as protection against insolvency
• Covers directors and employees involved in construction insolvencies
• Uses in-depth case studies to illustrate the everyday practice of insolvency
• Draws on cases from the UK, Ireland, south-east Asia, and Australasia to highlight the problems that arise in practice
• Gives practical guidance for solving specific problems
|Kennedy and Rose on the Law of Salvage, 9th Edition
• Provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of the law of salvage
• Explains the underlying concepts of salvage so the principles on which disputes frequently turn are clear
• Discusses the relationship between English Law and the IMO's Salvage Convention
• Goes through all aspects of the salvage contract, including the standard salvage contract forms
• Examines the duties of each party and the consequences of misconduct
• Looks at salvage payments, covering who is liable and how they are distributed
• Presents coverage of awards of salvage arbitrators which dominate the actual "case law" of salvage matters
• Considers underwater cultural property and treasure
• Examines environmental issues and how they impact on contractual and liability issues in modern salvage operations
• Covers the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks and the Bunker Convention
• Contains all the major salvage documents, international conventions, statutes, rules and regulations so they can be consulted easily
|Mental Health Law, 6th Edition
Examines all the key issues, from informal and compulsory care and treatment of people with mental disorders to the safeguards against unjustified deprivation of liberty and the powers of tribunals and the courts.
|Sinclair on Warranties and Indemnities on Share Sales 10th
This practical text contains precedents and commentary on warranties and indemnities on share sales. It provides guidance for all parties – purchasers and vendors - who have to deal with a sale and purchase agreement ("sale agreement") for either a company or business.
|Carver on Bills of Lading, 4th Edition
Carver on Bills of Lading offers exhaustive coverage of the nature and uses of bills of lading in commercial transactions, negotiations and on occasion disputes. Written by two of the foremost commentators on this area of law, the work contains a commentary on the Hague-Visby rules and the Rotterdam rules in addition to coverage of the most important recent cases and Supreme Court decisions. The title is part of the British Shipping Laws Library.
The 4th edition:
New features of this edition include coverage of the developments in the law relating to bills of lading since 2011, with much of the text being reworked and brought up to date for 2017. Among the new cases discussed are:
|Contractual Duties: Performance, Breach,Termination and Remedies, 2nd Edition
Contractual Duties: Performance, Breach, Termination and Remedies provides guidance from four leading contract academics on the duties at play in a contract that is in dispute: its performance, breach, termination and the remedies available.
Main features:
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|Carver on Bills of Lading, 4th Edition
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nature and uses of bills of lading in commercial transactions,
negotiations and on occasion disputes. Written by two of the
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Canelo Alvarez's comeback from his first career loss was nothing short of spectacular.
Alvarez, 23, defeated Alfredo Angulo on a 10th-round technical knockout Saturday night in their action-packed non-title super welterweight fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas when referee Tony Weeks stopped it, much to the displeasure of the packed house at the Grand Garden Arena.
Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KOs) dominated the fight from the opening bell, throwing hard combinations, powerful jabs and crushing body shots. By the time Weeks halted the fight, Angulo's face showed the damage caused by Alvarez's constant barrage. Both of Angulo's eyes were nearly swollen shut and he had gashes both over and under his left eye.
Alvarez landed 197 power punches to Angulo's 78 in the more than nine rounds of action. Alvarez landed 58% of his punches to just 17% for Angulo. Still, the crowd booed at the stoppage 47 seconds into the 10th round, and Angulo (22-4, 18 KOs) pleaded with Weeks, but to no avail.
"I could've fought another 10 rounds but the referee stopped the fight. It's not my problem," Alvarez said. "I came here to fight."
So did Angulo, and his trainer, Virgil Hunter was not happy with the stoppage. "Of course I'm upset. I told the referee and the doctor that if Canelo puts three to four more good punches on Alfredo, I will stop the fight," Hunter said while holding an ice pack on Angulo's left eye. "And he stopped the fight after one punch. One punch! Everybody knows Alfredo was coming on strong."
Francisco Aguilar, chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, said he agreed with Weeks' decision to stop the fight, saying it wasn't just the referee's decision but it was made after several consultations with ringside physician Jay Coates. "Safety is always our first concern and the doctor was watching," Aguilar said.
Alvarez, fighting for the first time since his decisive loss to Floyd Mayweather last September, had been criticized by Hunter for having the body type that tires in the late rounds. But Alvarez showed no signs of slowing down Saturday, looking nearly as strong in the 10th round as he was in the first.
The tough Angulo was also stopped in his last fight by Erislandy Lara after his left eye swelled shut in the 10th round. But he knocked Lara down twice earlier, the first times in his career that has happened.
On this night, however, he was no match for Alvarez in power, quickness and volume of punches.
"We obviously did our homework," Alvarez said. "We knew his style and that the right hand would connect often."
Alvarez, who had come in over the 154-pound weight limit at Friday's weigh-in and had to pay Angulo $100,000 to change it to a 155-pound limit, said he would like to fight the winner of the Sergio Martinez-Miguel Cotto fight at Madison Square Garden in June, but he would not wait.
On the undercard, Leo Santa Cruz overcame a cut from an accidental head butt to retain his WBC super bantamweight title with a near-shutout unanimous-decision victory against challenger Cristian Mijares.
"Mijares is a great boxer, but I did what I needed to do," Santa Cruz (27-0-1, 15 KOs) said. "Being a lefty (Mijares), we had to be 100% ready, and we were."
Mijares fell to 49-8-2 (24 KOs), Santa Cruz is expected to meet mandatory challenger Carl Frampton of Northern Ireland next.
Also, lightweight slugger Jorge Linares scored a unanimous decision against Japan's Nihito Arakawa, and Sergio Thomson, a late replacement for Omar Figeuroa Jr., defeated Ricardo Alvarez, the older brother of Canelo Alvarez in a 10-round bout. The fight replaced the Carlos Molina-Jermall Charlo fight, after Molina was arrested this week.


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You'd think that after all these years Jake Burton would have already had his own signature board, but you'd be wrong! That streak is about to end as Jake has designed a super limited edition board called the Stone Hut. There are only 100 boards and they come with EST CantBEDs bindings, "a Sharpie for marking binding stances, an EST Tool for fine-tuning bindings, a credit card scraper that fits in a wallet, a code to download some of Jake's favorite Hendrix songs and stickers from the Burton archives." Oh, and one more thing…the phone number for the direct line to Jake's office.
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BURLINGTON, VT (November 13, 2012) For the first time, Jake Burton, Founder and CEO of Burton Snowboards, has built a very limited run of signature snowboards called 'The Stone Hut'. Available in select snowboard shops worldwide starting today, each Stone Hut snowboard was handcrafted in Vermont at Craig's (named after Craig Kelly), the most advanced snowboard prototype facility in the world.
"Even though a piece of me has been in so many of our boards over the past 35 years, this is the first signature board I've built," said Jake. "When the boards team approached me about doing a sig board, I jumped on it and talked them into doing a really limited production run so we could make them in Vermont at Craig's. Up until now, we've only made prototypes or boards for team riders there. So the Stone Hut is special for many reasons, but the one I keep coming back to is I think Craig would be stoked that it was built in his facility – I know I am."
During this past summer, Jake spent a lot of time at Craig's, fine-tuning each detail of the Stone Hut. His goal was to create a snowboard that was ideal for 'a powder day in the park' – essentially a board that was very versatile so riders could easily head down an icy groomer, then dip into powder in the trees. As far as construction goes, the concept behind the Stone Hut board is simple. It's a twin shaped freestyle board underfoot with a powder nose and a freestyle tail. The Bend is Flat Top, so it holds an edge when riders need it, but also floats in powder. Available in two lengths (150 and 155), the Stone Hut is downsized so that riders can select a board length that is 5 cms shorter than a traditional board.
For Jake, the Stone Hut board graphic is also 'a dream come true' because it features someone he's always looked up to – Jimi Hendrix. With artwork from the Jimi Hendrix album, Valleys of Neptune, the board graphics are one-of-a-kind. For a finishing touch, Jake personally signed each board at Craig's.
The Stone Hut also comes with a few items Jake thought would go well with the board, all packaged in a laptop case that features artwork from Valleys of Neptune. The kit includes EST CantBEDs (size medium), a binding accessory that many Burton team riders and Jake use all the time. If riders need a different size, they can call Jake's office directly – the number is listed with the kit. Also included is a Sharpie for marking binding stances, an EST Tool for fine-tuning bindings, a credit card scraper that fits in a wallet, a code to download some of Jake's favorite Hendrix songs and stickers from the Burton archives.
With only 100 available worldwide, the Stone Hut promises to be a collector's item for sure. But more than anything else, Jake wants riders to get the boards on snow and send him feedback about the new shape.
"I want people to have fun riding this board, and I want to hear what they think of the unique shape," said Jake. "I also hope everyone gets a good laugh from the stickers that come with the board – I couldn't resist throwing in some that got us in a little trouble over the years."
Read more about the Stone Hut (and how it got its name) in an interview with Jake where a full list of shops carrying the board is also available.


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Companies that have developed sound data and analytics about their workforce are now hungry for external talent data to answer strategic questions. The resources companies can draw upon to answer such questions are expanding—in part, because big data is creating mountains of new labor market-related information and, in part, because vendors are poised to cash in on the growing appetite. To use these resources effectively, however, HR executives and strategic workforce planning executives need to understand the strengths and limitations of three types of external labor data: traditional labor market information, secondary sources, and real-time labor market information.


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You Are a Planeswalker
by Brady Dommermuth
You are a planeswalker. In the vast Multiverse, only you and your kind know of the countless worlds beyond your own. You have seen realities that would make a mundane wizard cower in awe. You have laid eyes upon the Blind Eternities. You are an iconoclast with an arsenal of sorcery at your command. Your gift drives you to seek out Magical knowledge, to test your limits, to forge your destiny.
You are a planeswalker. Almost every Magic player has heard this phrase. Maybe it was the first thing they heard when being taught how to play by a friend. Maybe they didn't hear it until later, when they had already decided that Magic was their kind of game and they wanted to know more about its backstory. Or maybe they heard it as Richard Garfield did in 1993: in a dream.
Okay, planeswalkers didn't really come to Richard in a dream. In fact, the notion of the planeswalker arose somewhat naturally in the game's earliest days. In the first edition of the Magic: The GatheringPocket Players' Guide, published in March 1994, Richard wrote an essay(*) describing the nature of the Multiverse and its planeswalkers. In the very first issue of The Duelist magazine Richard sketched out how the Multiverse was conceived(**). The following year, John Tynes, then a writer for Magic, wrote an essay(***) describing Dominia (the Multiverse), Dominaria, and planeswalkers.
Much of what Garfield and Tynes wrote over a decade ago is still true today. Magic's setting is a boundless collection of planes called the Multiverse. The plane at its center, where many Magic storylines have been set, is the plane of Dominaria. (The Multiverse is called Dominia by planeswalkers, but that term isn't often used because of "Dominia"/"Dominaria" confusion.) Only a planeswalker can travel across these planes of existence, through the endless æther known as the Blind Eternities. And only those with "the spark" can become planeswalkers. All these things are true both before and after the Mending.
Wait, what?
Maybe some explanation is in order. As the hardcore storyline fans will tell you, even I have trouble keeping it straight.
Multiverse. The name of the place that contains the countless planes of fantasy in Magic: The Gathering. The Multiverse is sometimes called Dominia by planeswalkers.
Plane. A plane can take any shape, from a tiny, featureless speck to a sprawling universe that contains multiple worlds. Because the Multiverse is boundless, it contains every fantasy plane imaginable, whether it's Lorwyn, Ravnica, or a plane filled entirely with fudge and bunny rabbits.
Dominaria. The plane at the center of the Multiverse, once rich with mana, now recovering from multiple cataclysms. The brothers Urza and Mishra and the crew of the skyship Weatherlight were all Dominarians. Dominaria was also the epicenter of the temporal-planar fractures that threatened the Multiverse itself. These rifts were mended by planeswalkers during the events of the Time Spiral trilogy.
Planeswalker. A being whose innate "spark" has been awakened. Only a planeswalker can travel from one plane to another. Planeswalkers are always sentient and are almost always naturally talented spellcasters. They range from neophytes who know only a few simple spells to ancient archmages with a vast magical arsenal at their command.
The Spark. One in a million sentient beings are born with "the spark," the metaphysical property that makes an individual capable of becoming a planeswalker. Of those born with "the spark," one in a million will realize their potential as planeswalkers. The planeswalker spark should not be confused with The AllSpark, which must not fall into the hands of the evil Megatron.
Æther. The substance that connects all planes to each other. When a mage summons a creature, it is pulled through the æther by the spell that summoned it. The space between planes, called the Blind Eternities by planeswalkers, is filled mainly with æther.
Blind Eternities. A somewhat poetic term that refers to the space between planes. The Blind Eternities are a chaotic, logic-defying place of quasi-existence filled with æther. Only planeswalkers can survive there, and only for a limited time. Mortal beings without the planeswalker spark are soon destroyed by raw entropy and uncontained mana.
The Mending. The Multiverse-changing event that occurred when the last of the planar temporal rifts was closed during the Time Spiral plot. The Mending healed the fractures that spread outward from Dominaria across the Multiverse. These fractures were caused by the actions of powerful planeswalkers, and only planeswalkers could seal them. The Mending altered the nature of the planeswalker spark itself.
Now that the vocabulary lesson is over, it's time to tackle some tougher questions about planeswalkers and planeswalking.
The nature of the spark is a subject of philosophy, not science. Planeswalker sages have many theories about its origin, but because the Blind Eternities defy natural laws, those theories invariably involve metaphysics.
The most commonly held theory is that the lifeforce of all beings is "tethered" in the æther, and that when a sentient being's life begins, there is a remote chance that the being's lifeforce will be infused with the essence of the Blind Eternities themselves. In other words, the spark is an infinitesimally small fragment of the Blind Eternities that resides within a being's "soul." That metaphysical connection to the Multiverse is what enables planeswalking for the rare few who come to know how to tap into it.
Is there a greater intelligence that chooses which beings get the spark? This is not known. Some Dominarian planeswalkers believe that Gaea chooses. (Gaea is a god of life worshipped by many Dominarians.) Other planeswalkers believe the spark is a random phenomenon. Beliefs about the spark are as diverse as planeswalkers themselves.
Most beings with the spark live out their lives and die without ever realizing their potential. Among the few who do "ignite" their spark and become planeswalkers, the events that lead to that moment are as diverse as the five colors of mana.
For most, the spark is ignited as the result of a great crisis or trauma, such as a near-death experience. But the spark can be ignited by other means as well, such as a sudden, life-changing epiphany or a deep meditative trance in which a transcendental state is reached.
Hundreds of years have passed since the Phyrexian invasion of Dominaria. So why hasn't the plane recovered by the time the events of the Time Spiral story unfold? The reason is mana. Worsening damage to Dominaria's planar fabric has caused the lands of the plane to be partially severed from their mana, disrupting the forces of growth and change that would enable Dominaria to heal.
The next major planar rift was created when the planeswalker Freyalise cast a powerful spell that put the Shard back into its place in the multiverse and ended the Ice Age. Each subsequent planar catastrophe created a new rift in Dominaria's planar fabric, and each new rift worsened the others. Because Dominaria is a planar nexus of the multiverse, the effects of these rifts spread beyond Dominaria, affecting other planes in unexpected ways:
By the time the planeswalker Teferi at last determined that Dominaria was endangering not only its own existence but the rest of the multiverse as well, the damage to the planar fabric had begun to manifest in both space and time, causing temporal anomalies all over the plane.
With the help of the half-Keldon Radha, Teferi eventually made a breakthrough: Perhaps he could heal the rift by aligning his own essence with the rift's, creating a kind of mana resonance between his boundless planeswalker spark and the boundless mana appetite of the rift. Only a planeswalker could achieve this, and the planeswalker would likely be killed in the process. Teferi decided to test the theory, at the rift where the land of Shiv was to phase back into Dominaria's reality.
Teferi assumed the mending of the rift would kill him, but he emerged alive. One thing was missing, though. Teferi's actions had closed the rift using his planeswalker spark as a kind of catalyst or fuel. His spark was gone; he was no longer a planeswalker. He was mortal.
He now understood how Dominaria would have to be mended: For each rift, a planeswalker would have to give up immortality and power—and possibly life itself. Teferi and his friends began the hard work of seeking out planeswalkers to help, and that quest forms the basis of the Time Spiral block storyline.
What follows is a chart that chronicles Dominaria's mending at the hands of planeswalkers.
For millennia, being a planeswalker meant having inherent godlike power—so much power that planeswalkers' sanity tended to erode over time as they became more and more unable to identify with the cares and concerns of mortals. During this time, planeswalkers could move between planes with a thought, in an instant. They were ageless, could take any form they wished, and could call upon unimaginable amounts of mana to work magic. Planeswalkers didn't require food, water, air, or sleep. They could create and destroy entire planes of existence.
But this near-omnipotence caused the Multiverse itself to become unstable. As more planeswalkers fulfilled their potential, more of the chaotic energy of the Blind Eternities came to exist within the planes themselves. More importantly, when planeswalkers fully exploited their connection with the æther to wield cataclysmic magic, the fabric of the Multiverse itself began to tear under the strain. This led to a state of increasing temporal and planar entropy.
During the temporal crisis on Dominaria, as planeswalkers began to willfully rescind their sparks to close the rifts, the Blind Eternities began to pull the spark back into the æther like a drain sucking in water. When Jeska closed the last of the major rifts, it was as though the drain had been plugged. Dominaria's destruction was averted, the Multiverse was stabilized, and a new equilibrium reached between the spark and the Multiverse.
After the Mending, the link between the spark and natural talent in magic remains, as does the potential to walk the planes. Planeswalkers now age normally, however, and although their spells protect them from far more harm than a normal being could endure, they can be wounded, and they can die. Planeswalkers must eat, drink, breathe, and sleep. They cannot inherently change shape at will, and they must draw mana from the land like any mage.
Planeswalkers remain much, much more powerful than mundane mages, however. Their connection to the æther makes them savants of sorcery. Their access to mana is not limitless, but because they can move across the planes, they can tap into the mana of lands their mundane counterparts will never see. Biological needs such as food and sleep can be fulfilled or eliminated with powerful spells. And although they age, some planeswalkers have mastered magic that slows or even halts their aging.
Above all, the planeswalker's arsenal of spells dwarfs that of the average mundane mage. Although nonplaneswalking archmages can achieve great power, over time a planeswalker's explorations of the Multiverse will result in a far greater breadth of magical knowledge.
Think of planeswalking as the most difficult spell a planeswalker knows—the one that never gets easier. No longer can a planeswalker blink like Jeannie and find themselves on another plane. The act of planeswalking requires full concentration and no small amount of mana.
The act itself differs from planeswalker to planeswalker, because each planeswalker's identity is an essential part of the ability. For one planeswalker, a shamanistic ritual must be performed. For another, planeswalking is the culmination of a long, dreamlike trance. The details of a given planeswalker's method are dependent on who they are, how much of the Multiverse they have seen, and perhaps most importantly, what color(s) of mana they can wield.
That varies widely. Just as a given plane might have a lamplighter who knows just one little fire spell as well as an archmage who has filled an entire spellbook, so too do planeswalkers run the gamut from inexperienced to insurmountable. Even the most callow of planeswalkers would know a dozen spells, though. Veteran planeswalkers might have mastered hundreds, including some of their own design.
You are a planeswalker.When you play Magic, you are a planeswalker locked in magical combat against another of your kind. Is it a battle over territory? An old grudge? A struggle for control of the Plane of Fudge and Bunnies? That's for you to decide.
* "Imagine a vast beach. The sand shifts constantly, moved mostly by the tide and the wind, but also by the creatures that scurry across it or burrow beneath. Subtler effects, like compression or changes in temperature, also make their mark. Sometimes the grains cling together, weathering as a single stone until they are broken apart by some other force.
Now, imagine that each of these grains of sand is its own world, and you begin to get a picture of how Dominia works. Dominia is a multiverse, a collection of universes. Usually, the inhabitants of a particular world have no interaction with the other universes; the live out their lives believing that their home is the 'One World.' Even when some cataclysm on a nearby plane affects the surrounding worlds, the occupants of those worlds can blame the gods, or perhaps invent nonexistent natural laws to explain the changes in their plane.
A small number of the multiverse's inhabitants, however, are fully aware of the existence of worlds outside their home plane. These planeswalkers, often called wizards, have learned to travel between planes. Most have also developed secret methods of tapping the resources of the various worlds, and rich worlds are guarded jealously.
The simplest form of planeswalking is to travel between touching planes. If two planes in Dominia touch, a wizard familiar with both planes can usually travel from anywhere on one of the planes to some location on the other. Of course, experienced wizards can control where they arrive better than less experienced ones can. A planeswalker can also travel between worlds that don't touch each other by walking through a potentially long series of intermediate planes that span the gap. Distance between two planes can be approximated by the number of intermediate worlds traveled through. Since travel between planes is rapid, even trips to extremely distant planes can be quick. However, if the region is unfamiliar, or the paths between planes even slightly unstable, the wizards may accidentally travel far astray or become lost. For this reason, planeswalkers traversing unfamiliar or shifting paths will take their time to make sure they are going to the correct plane each step of the way.
Even experienced planeswalkers cannot easily predict how the paths between planes will form and change. Some areas of Dominia remain in the same configuration for ages, and the paths that bind them shift only slightly. Others are in constant turmoil, making walking between worlds perilous. Some times a set of planes will crystallize, like sandstone on the beach; in these cases, travel between the united planes stabilizes, but the entire region may shift in relation to the rest of Dominia. Planeswalkers have been known to disappear entirely if the universe they currently inhabit relocates radically, or shifts free of Dominia itself.
Each plane has its own laws, though these can change as the plane shifts into new regions. Some planes have no domestic magic at all: wizards traveling in these regions must draw entirely on extraplanar resources. Others are so replete with magic that the occupants can be dangerous, even to wizards with the forces of many planes at their call. Planeswalkers who spend a great deal of time on a particular plane can often master the laws that govern it, allowing them to control the plane or at least tap its resources more effectively.
The resources of a plane can be called upon by lines which connect to that plane. These are invisible except to one who knows how to perceive them. The lines carried by a typical wizard will connect to many worlds of Dominia. The lines which provide wizards with raw energy for their spells, the mana lines, usually connect to the lands of the various planes. Lands in most parts of Dominia can be divided into five basic types, each of which provides energy for a different kind of magic. There is white mana, stemming from the more serene lands of the planes, which enables the magic of order, protection, and construction. There is black mana, bubbling forth from the more corrupt lands of the planes, and powers the magic of ruin death and decay. Green mana emanates from the wild lands and generates the magic of life and nature. From the oceans and islands of Dominia's planes comes blue mana, fueling the magic of artifice, water and air. Finally there is red mana, drawn from the mountainous regions, which drives the magic of destruction and chaos. Other lines will link to a wizard's minions, spells, or to artifacts from other worlds whose powers the wizards can draw on. A wizard uses the energy provided by the mana lines to call upon these other resources.
Lines will fade and become unreliable at great distances from the source; at extreme distances, they can vanish altogether. Extreme care is practiced by wizards that deal with these lines for any length of time. The others die out. The lines carry the power of worlds.
Planeswalkers answer to no higher authority, for no code of law is enforceable. You can't restrain a wizard because wizards can leave a plane they are on at any time. You can't banish a wizard because you can't effectively keep a wizard from entering a plane. Killing a wizard is possible, but difficult, since at a moments notice the intended victim could be dozens of planes away. Once they flee, you have no hope of tracking them through all the shifting worlds of Dominia. Even if you do manage to kill one there is no grantee that a wizard will stay dead. Wizards have been known to plan for their contingency, creating completely new bodies one their old ones are destroyed.
Planeswalkers tend to be individualistic and territorial. While there is some collusion between wizards and even a political structure of sorts in certain areas of Dominia, these are unstable as the paths between planes. Occasionally lesser wizards will form alliances to prevent more experienced hands from seizing anything of value. Just as often, though, these inexperienced wizards will search on their own for lines in out-of-the-way planes. Occasionally the more enterprising or foolhardy among them will attempt to jump another wizard's claim, but the results are unpredictable. They may have the stealth and speed to avoid a confrontation, but they often sacrifice control of the claim, and loose their own lines in the process. Yet no matter how inexperienced they are, no wizard can be taken lightly. They are travelers of the multiverse; only they can fully explore its infinite planes and harness its vast, unpredictable power.
Anything you can conceive of can be found in Dominia—but it is as hard to find as a specific grain of sand on an ever-shifting beach. And in your search you will have to contend with the planeswalkers, who, while not numerous, have a very wide influence."
—Richard Garfield, Magic: The Gathering Pocket Players' Guide
** "The concept for Dominaria naturally extends from the concept of the game itself. In the game, players are given a piece of an unknown world. They will learn about the game universe by playing in it, talking about it, by trading, experimenting with cards. The natural evolution of the game involves the release of more cards so the game doesn't remain finite, but is always growing and changing. This extends to the concept of a multiverse, where there is endless possibility—not one world but many worlds. In Magic, the way the cards mix and match is weird; why, for example, would Arabian Nights cards be mixed in with the Ice Age cards? One way to understand this is through a multiverse of planes; the cards describe some small collection of planes, which expands and becomes more comprehensible as more cards are encountered."
–Richard Garfield, interview in The Duelist issue 1
*** "Dominia is a multiverse of constant change and unorthodox challenges. Worlds spin, planes shift, and realities collide more often than you or I blink our eyes. In an infinite multiverse of unguessable possibility and unending change, what is the most precious commodity to those who understand the nature of Dominia?
Dominia has gods, though it was not created by gods. These gods roam from world to world, plane to plane, reaping the energies of each in the form of mana -- magical energy. They know each other by the common name of Planeswalkers. They are not omnipotent, or omniscient, but they are worlds beyond the vast majority of Dominia's inhabitants in both power and intellect. Planeswalkers alone know what mana is, and know the forms it takes. There are many wizards in Dominia who are not Planeswalkers, and who therefore know nothing of the five forms of mana. Nor do they know the secrets of planar travel, or of summoning creatures to your side in battle. These secrets, like all the spells seen in the game, are the exclusive provenance of the planeswalkers. Yet even these mighty beings, who can call to their service creatures from across space and time, fear change... and seek stability.
A planeswalker can not travel with complete freedom -- like all of nature, they are subject to the shifting planes. A sudden (but naturally occurring) wrench in the fabric of one plane's reality can leave a planeswalker cut off from the routes of travel they know best. To a planeswalker, the multiverse is a labyrinth of roads, gates, and mystical passages that is partially understood at best. Most planeswalkers can navigate fairly well as long as they stay on planes that are known to them. But if they should find themselves on an unknown plane, they must find a new way, a new passage, back to the planes they do know. Some planes, however, are moving so fast and so far that it could be years before a passage is again available. Planeswalkers do not routinely fear death, but they do fear loss of freedom and mobility. Many planeswalkers have been lost on strange planes so long that when they finally could return not only were they long-forgotten, but their knowledge of the paths between planes and the power sources they used to tap was hopelessly out of date.
To counter this fear, planeswalkers seek stability. They seek planes that have reliable, well-worn passages among them. They also seek diversity in both magical energy and natural life: energy to power their magics, and life to bend to their will. All of these things have been found, surrounding and enveloping a world known to the planeswalkers as Dominaria (DAH-min-ARR-ee-uh)—"the song of Dominia." It is on Dominaria and the planes it routinely touches that many Planeswalkers have come to reside.
Dominaria is a massive world, supporting a staggering variety of beings and cultures. The surface of Dominaria is divided into dozens of small continents, each of which developed more or less independently up to the point at which extended ocean travel and trade became common. The result is a nexus of small civilizations with very different beliefs, customs, and life forms.
But the influence of Dominaria extends beyond the surface of the world. For reasons even the planeswalkers do not comprehend, Dominaria has become the focus point for a variety of other planes which maintain either constant or frequent connections with it. These other planes are other universes, which touch Dominaria in a variety of locations and through a variety of methods. Some planes are always "in phase" with Dominaria, and many inhabitants don't even realize that they have passed from one plane to another -- the journey is routine and seamless. Other planes come and go, sometimes touching at the same point, sometimes not. Many of these plane-gates are understood by those who live in the area, and the times at which the planes touch are celebrated with festivals and excitement. Still other planes are drawn to Dominaria's stable presence, caress it briefly, and move on.
The stability of Dominaria and its sister planes have drawn the planeswalkers there. Dominaria is vast, and its sources of mana are large and easy to tap. The great variety of creatures present means that the planeswalkers have many, many beings to call on in their great magical duels. The ease with which a planeswalker can slip between Dominaria and its sister planes is very attractive to them. Given that the loser of a magical duel must leave the current plane, the variety and stability of intersecting planes is even more attractive. On other worlds, having to flee to the closest plane means not always knowing where you're going to end up. In the realms of Dominaria, however, the degree of safety in interplanar travel is a known quantity, and a comforting one.
Imagine a large globe, hanging in space, covered in gossamer webs. As it spins, single strands of fine silk unspool and extend from the globe like slender arms. Another smaller globe is drawn to the larger one and as it grows near it is caressed by a single thread. This thread melds with the smaller globe, forming a connection, and the two globes spin together. Other globes approach, and each in turn is caressed and caught by a thread til there are several firmly attached. Still others approach, are caressed and kissed, but then move on. Among those that stay, the threads occasionally break, but momentum keeps them in place until another thread can lay claim to it once more.
The large globe is the plane on which Dominaria resides. The smaller globes are not other worlds, but other planes. Those that are caught and held are the planes with which Dominaria has either constant or very frequent connections. Those that are touched but move on are those planes which form a connection only briefly, and might well never return again.
The stability provided by Dominaria is the reason why so many planeswalkers call it home. There are other planes, to be sure -- such as Shandalar, where mana flows like water; Rabiah, where desert kingdoms battle powerful djinns; and others -- but for planeswalkers, Dominaria is the place to be.
The sages of Minorad have a saying: 'To know a thing, change that thing.' Dominia may, to some degree, be understood from the perspective of a human, or even from that of a planeswalker. Its constant shifts and shimmies may, to some degree, be understood and anticipated. But ultimately, none may truly know Dominia for none may truly change it -- Dominia changes itself, and knows itself, and that is the nature of Dominia."
—John Tynes
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New UFC Octagon Girl Carly Baker made her debut this weekend at UFC on FUEL TV 7. Any woman who can walk into one of the world's fastest growing sports and distract everyone's attention by simply holding a ring card is most certainly worthy of being our celebrity crush.
Baker is a British-born model in her late-20s. She joins Brittney Palmer and Arianny Celeste (both members of our Hottest Women of 2013 list) in the sexiest part of the UFC stable.
Prior to modeling, Baker was signed to several recording contracts, including one with a duo called Mynxsters and others with all-girl groups Holla and SW1. Since getting into the modeling world, she's represented several brands and posed for lad mags like FHM, Nuts, as well as the infamous British papers The Sun, The Daily Star and The Daily Mail.
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Michael Jackson's spokeswoman said Tuesday that the musician will make a "special announcement" in London this week, amid speculation the reclusive singer will announce his first live concerts in years.
Sky News and others have reported that the troubled King of Pop will perform a string of dates at the city's O2 Arena.
Jackson spokeswoman Celena Aponte said the reports were speculative. But she said Jackson would appear at a press conference at the arena on Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether he would attend in person or by video link.
Jackson's last live performance in Britain was at the 2006 World Music Awards. He was scheduled to perform "We Are the World" but only managed a few lines before leaving the stage.
The singer, who was acquitted of child molestation charges in California in 2005, was due to appear in a London court in November to contest a libel action for breach of contract brought by a Bahraini prince. The dispute was settled out of court at the last minute and Jackson did not appear.
The O2, formerly the Millennium Dome, is becoming a venue of choice for comeback performers. Britney Spears plays there eight nights in June, and Prince did a 21-day gig in 2007.
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The drop in 10-year Treasury yields last week to the lowest level since October has defied nearly all expectations, making investors nervous and a touch giddy as they try to plot the path forward. But Mohamed El-Erian says the factors driving interest rates down have built-in self-correction mechanisms that should eventually push yields higher.
In a commentary in the Financial Times Monday, the Allianz chief economic adviser and former Pimco CEO plays Wall Street's favorite parlor game: explaining the Treasury rally. Here are El-Erian's three reasons:
1) Concerns slow growth in the U.S. and Europe that have led to fears about consumer and wholesale prices rising too tepidly, or a slide into "lowflation" in his terminology.
Read: Hedge-fund billionaires sleepless over deflation
2) Central banks that want to support growth as best they can, which means continuing to adopt accommodative monetary policies. The European Central Bank is expected to enact easing measures next month, and the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to reassure markets that it won't tighten policy too soon.
3) Technical positioning of investors exacerbated the yield movements. Traders shorted the market thinking yields would rise, but were caught on the wrong side of the trade. That led to "market stops, forcing them to buy bonds to limit their mounting losses."
But each of these factors theoretically has a self-correcting mechanism built into it, El-Erian writes:
"In theory, there is little to worry about as lower interest rates should be self-correcting on all three counts. By reducing mortgage rates, they increase house affordability and, for existing homeowners, the incentive to refinance mortgages – both of which support home prices and housing activity. They also push investors out of bond holdings and into riskier assets.
"Indeed, this is the main objective of the "unconventional policies" pursued by major central banks, in the hope that the resulting price surge in risky assets makes households and businesses feel better, encouraging greater consumption and higher investment (via energized "animal spirits"). Finally, offside traders' positions get cleaned up as more are stopped out."
Nonetheless, it may not play out that smoothly, he says, as concerns about economic growth could lead investors to exit stocks, credit, emerging markets, and other assets that depend on expansion of the economy. There's a lot of noise that could obscure market movement, but the clearest path toward movement higher in rates is an acceleration in growth.
The explanation by El-Erian, who departed Pimco earlier this year, shares some similarities with that of Bill Gross, the money management firm's chief investment officer. Gross told MarketWatch last week that the rally reflects lower trend economic growth across the globe, which is likely to keep central banks more accommodative than they have been in the past. Gross takes it a step further, tying the rally to the theory that central bank lending rates will peak lower than in past economic cycles. Gross also told Barron's that technical positioning played a role as well.
Others are bringing those views together too. Here's J.P. Morgan's European equity strategy team, led by Mislav Matejka, in a Monday note.
"The recent bond rally is clearly partly due to the loss of US growth momentum in Q1, but our fixed income strategists suggest that it was also due to expectations of a lower neutral Fed funds rate, declining duration supply and subdued inflation.
Given that, the J.P. Morgan strategists say "We don't think that the recent bond rally should be interpreted as a negative for equities."
But not everyone sees a slow-growth world that will remain awash in easy money policies. Zach Pandl, portfolio manager and strategist at Columbia Management, said in a report Friday that signs of increasing growth and dissipating after-effects from the financial crisis mean the peak fed funds rate is likely closer to 3.75% or 4%.
– Ben Eisen
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