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Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch dies

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Bob Welch, a former guitar player and vocalist with rock band Fleetwood Mac, died on Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest at home in Nashville, police said.?

Welch, 66, was found by his wife and police are investigating his death as a suicide. A note was found, and there was no evidence of foul play, said Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron.?

Aaron said Welch had suffered from "health issues" but declined to specify what those problems were.?

Welch played with Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974 and worked on albums such as "Future Games" and "Bare Trees." He also enjoyed a solo career and had the hit "Sentimental Lady."

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PrawfsBlawg: Best Practices for Coauthoring Legal Scholarship

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Best Practices for Coauthoring Legal Scholarship

I am coauthoring two of my current works in progress, which has caused me to do some thinking about the process of coauthoring.? Obviously every project is different, but I am interested to know whether others think that there are universal best practices for successfully coauthoring legal scholarship.? I'm also interested in insights about coauthoring in other fields, although legal scholarship has certain unique conventions of structure and citation that might differentiate it from other areas.

Others have written on this topic on PrawfsBlawg before.? I'll add a few tentative thoughts of my own:

I think it's important to identify a project that will work well as a coauthored endeavor.? I tend to think that the most successful coauthored projects are those that none of the authors could have written (or written as well) on her own.? I'm currently collaborating with Professor Charlotte Garden (Seattle) on a project about the ways in which the interests of labor unions and racial minorities converge, and how leaders in both movements might harness that coalition of interests to facilitate social change.? It's obvious that the collaboration makes sense:? it builds on both Professor Garden's previous scholarship regarding labor unions and the political process (here and here) and my previous work regarding racial equality (here and here).? More importantly, though, this isn't a paper I could write nearly as well alone, because I don't have the breadth and depth of knowledge regarding labor law and unions to make the most of the parallels to racial equality interests.

Relatedly, in my view it's important to have a relatively clear division of labor.? In this collaboration, we've both read in one another's fields in preparation for writing the paper and passed an outline back and forth to make sure we have a meeting of the minds on the contours of the argument.? But in terms of the initial drafting, we've mostly divided the piece so that we're each writing the sections that fall within our own areas of expertise.? Part of this is pure efficiency, and part of it is the recognition that we're each more fluent within our own field.

Finally, I'd argue that the paper should read as a unified, organic work of scholarship.? One issue I've observed in certain coauthored pieces is that it's relatively easy to tell which author wrote which sections.? While there's nothing intrinsically wrong with this, I think true coauthorship should involve exchanging and editing one another's work so that the piece presents a unified vision and speaks with a unified voice.? Ideally the piece should simultaneously sound like both of you.? I think this is much more easily said than done, but it's certainly something to aspire to.

I also have a few thoughts about coauthoring specifically with students (see here for additional thoughts on the issue).? I think that this sort of coauthoring relationship can be uniquely valuable.? It often presents an opportunity to work on a project that for some reason isn't feasible to do singlehandedly.? For example, I recently published an article called The Persistent Gender Disparity in Student Note Publication with my former student Jennifer Mullins (American), who now teaches legal writing.? The paper involved accumulation and analysis of a database of nearly six thousand student notes published at fifty schools over the course of a decade, as well as qualitative surveys of law review editors and student note authors.? It would have been very difficult for me to gather and organize the data alone, and my coauthor was incredibly helpful in managing and making sense of a huge amount of information.? Also, given our topic, I felt it was particularly helpful to work with someone who had been a member of a student-run journal more recently than I had.? And while I don't want to speak for my coauthor, I hope that the publication of the article was of some professional value to her as well as of some value in terms of learning about the writing and submissions process.

I'm currently continuing the endeavor of coauthoring with students, having begun work with my wonderful student Kira Suyeishi on an article regarding the use of written consent forms for Fourth Amendment searches.? Kira has already made a unique contribution to the project by undertaking a fifty-state empirical survey of the use of consent forms.

In general, I highly recommend collaborating with students.? It provides an opportunity for mentorship; it allows you to undertake a project you otherwise might not; it earns the student a credential that may be useful in their future endeavors; it allows you to share your knowledge about the process of creating and publishing scholarship, and even more importantly, your enthusiasm about that process; and it's also rewarding and fun.

Finally, a few logistical thoughts.? With students in particular (but with other coauthors as well) I think it's often useful to map out a schedule with rough deadlines for completing and swapping sections.? This helps both parties balance the collaboration with their other commitments.? For instance, I have a shared google calendar with each of my current coauthors in which we've plotted tentative deadlines for various aspects of the project.? And in terms of document control, I highly recommend Dropbox, which allows easy file sharing and editing.

I welcome others' thoughts and advice about coauthoring.

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A friend recently asked for my advice about co-authoring articles. I recently co-authored two articles with some success. (For those class action fans, see Adam S. Zimmerman & David M. Jaros, The Criminal Class Action, 159 U. Pa. 1385 (2011) and Michael D. Sant'Ambrogio & Adam S. Zimmerman, The Agency Class Action, 112 Colum. L. Rev. _ (forthcoming 2012)). For what it's worth, here were my recommendations, some of which overlap substantially with Nancy's.

First, set out a day to just meet and talk about the piece over coffee or lunch. Plan for a long talk, to discuss not only the idea, but the potential counter-arguments and objections one might raise to the idea.

Second, as you talk, it may be helpful to bring a pad of notebook paper ? or, if you have an office and a whiteboard, a big marker ? just to sketch out how the arguments and counter arguments would flow in a paper. You don?t need to formally outline your argument in that first talk, it?s very early, but it?s important to get a sense about what kinds of topics your article will cover and to refine some of those ideas together.

Third, one or both of you should go home and within a day or two, try to reduce those ideas to an outline of an argument. It need only be a rough sketch, so that when you next talk, you can discuss the kinds of topics each of you plan to research, prefer to write about and so on. You, for example, might like to take on the history portion of your piece, your friend the theory, and both of you might want to break up the counter arguments. But you need that outline first, to make sure both of you have a game plan for moving ahead.

Fourth, meet again over coffee, or if you are working at a long distance, over Skype. The face-to-face interaction helps. Work over that outline together. Sketch out in more detail the narrative arch of the paper.

Fifth, having settled on that outline, lay out a realistic schedule for talking about the research that you uncover for each respective section of the piece. Talking through the research, I find, is really nice. You can set a schedule to talk about your progress once or twice a week. You also will find that, together, you will identify needed sources faster, and you may each identify friends who can identify other research avenues early on. Email them for help. Some of those friends may be good readers for you down the road, so it?s nice to get into contact with them early.

Sixth, try not to research for too long before beginning your writing?you?re going to end up continuing to research as you write anyway and research can easily lapse into procrastination and lost momentum between two parties?and lay out a plan for writing sections out and exchanging your writing. (I like to write a substantial subsection ? say 6 pages or so ? every other week.) Use deadlines with each other to keep each other on target. Working together, a working draft of an article on this schedule is not only really manageable, but something that can be put together more quickly than you'd imagine.

Seventh, once you have that working draft, take time to each read the piece as a whole to smooth out any differences in writing style, typos, awkward constructions, or unclear ideas. We would typically read the papers apart for a few days, then get together in an office, and line-edit the piece together to speed things along. I actually liked writing in the same room, or over Skype, but I know everyone has their own style for this. I agree that it's important to make a piece sound like it?s written in a univocal way and to smooth out the rough transitions that inevitably can occur with a second author. Take no more than a few days to make cosmetic changes. Should you discover there are some substantive points, or holes exist in the paper ? and you will because two heads are better than one about these things ? make a point to set clear boundaries and deadlines for any follow up writing or work.

Eighth, don?t spend more than a short amount of time on number six, before sending out your article to readers. Make a list between the two of you of who you know and want to read the paper, and who you hope will read your paper. Then, break out the work of emailing it out. In an ideal setting, you would send out your article by early to mid-July, if you wanted to do a September 1 submission. Otherwise, no rush for the Spring. But send it, even if you both still think there?s more work to be done. Your readers will likely identify more research avenues for you both to consider anyway.

That's all I have. In sum, I have really enjoyed co-authoring pieces, in part, because the writing moves along much faster and because you can work through difficult concepts with a reliable audience?your writing partner. It?s also less lonesome and more fun talking through ideas with a partner who shares your enthusiasm for the project.

Posted by: Adam Zimmerman | May 18, 2012 8:10:24 PM

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ELITE YOUTH CLUBS PARTNER WITH TIMBERS ... - Latino Sports

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PORTLAND, Ore. ? The Portland Timbers today announced the formation of the ?adidas Timbers Alliance,? a strategic partnership with elite local youth clubs in the Timbers? development territory, designed to build unique working relationships and development opportunities to help channel the top youth players towards the Timbers? development programs and the Timbers Academy.

Additionally, the Timbers announced the three clubs to join the adidas Timbers Alliance in the Eastside Timbers (formerly Eastside United FC), Vancouver United Timbers (formerly Columbia Timbers) and Westside Timbers (formerly Westside Metros).

?Each of these clubs shares a passion and a vision for developing youth players and providing elite opportunities for youth,? said Timbers Academy Director?Mike Smith. ?These clubs are excellent community ambassadors for the sport and excel at player development.?

As part of the alliance, the Major League Soccer club will share coaching resources and curriculum with alliance clubs in the development of both boys and girls youth players. Additionally, youth clubs in the alliance will be allowed the unique privilege of incorporating the Timbers brand into their club name and wear a special adidas Timbers Alliance badge as part of the uniform. On the field, each alliance club will wear the same color jerseys ? red and white ? in recognition of the partnership with the Timbers.

?While a partner with the Timbers, the adidas Timbers Alliance clubs will continue to maintain their own identities and will continue to be leaders, both on and off the field, within their own communities,? said Smith.

?The United States has some of the best athletic talent in the world and it?s our goal to provide homegrown athletes with opportunities to play elite soccer,? said?Antonio Zea, director of soccer for adidas America. ?With our recent extension of the Major League Soccer contract, we have put the importance of youth development at a premium and are excited about helping create youth club alliances with local MLS clubs. This partnership between the Timbers alliance clubs, the Portland Timbers, and adidas will prove to be a great step in developing the next generation of American soccer icons.?

Each of the three youth clubs in the adidas Timbers Alliance have strong relationships with their respective park districts, namely Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District (THPRD), City of Gresham Parks and Regional Recreation, North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District and Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation, and are valued members of their respective communities.

The Timbers Academy will commence this fall, with teams competing in the U-16 and U-18 age brackets of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Timbers Academy teams will compete in the Northwest Division against other elite youth teams in the region, including academy teams from MLS clubs Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The teams will also be a part of the annual Generation adidas Cup, facing off against academy teams from across MLS.

Currently, the Timbers have established six Regional Training Centers, in partnership with Oregon Youth Soccer Association (OYSA) and Oregon?s Olympic Development Program (ODP), providing elite training and competitive opportunities for boys throughout the state at various age groups.

Youth players from across the Timbers development territory, not just affiliated with an adidas Timbers Alliance club, will have the opportunity to try out for an Timbers Academy team or a place in one of the Regional Training Centers in late summer or early fall.

Additionally, the Timbers have future plans to form an elite girls division as part of the Oregon?s ODP program and the club?s academy structure.

Source: http://latinosports.com/soccer/elite-youth-clubs-partner-with-timbers-on-adidas-timbers-alliance.html

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How to Size up the Hardness of Skateboard Wheels ? Articles ...

You've got to concentrate on numerous sides of skateboards to employ the kit over a longer period of time. Along with the quality of the board, you also need to consider the size and hardness of the wheels. The toughness of the skateboard wheels is measured apropos durometer. The numerical scale is represented with an ?a ? added after the numerical.

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If you're an informal skateboarder, it's a good idea to buy the wheels with medium level of toughness. You may refer to the specifications discussed by the manufacturer and choose the wheels scaled about 98a to 99a. The medium-hard wheels will also complement differing types of skate boarding experience. But if you are looking to use the skateboards for specific purposes and activities, you want to consider the wheels with a definite level of hardness.

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