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NetExhibit.com.au is an online gallery space I've been working on for a while. Today, after much advertising and collection of submissions, it has opened for its first exhibition:
As a photography student, I see how assignments can motivate those around me to produce some fantastic work. Sadly, beyond the gaze of the fellow students and lecturers, these works often remain unseen and unappreciated by the outside world. The aim of CYNOSURE, NetExhibit's first exhibition, is to give some of these students a wider audience, as well as to validate the works and give them a chance to become something more than just a grade.
On display for a limited time are the works from nine selected artists hailing mostly from my uni, Griffith QCA, Brisbane. Would be great if you checked it out.
Below is a vector image I made for the gallery a while ago. Although not really a photographers tool, I'm getting quite attached to Adobe Illustrator.


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Weblogging Is Not a Dinner Party...
Paul Krugman:
The Nonsense Problem: Brad DeLong does a lot of work meeting a challenge from Kantoos, who insists that neither Brad or I have done justice to John Cochrane's arguments. And what Brad finds is… nothing that makes a bit of sense.
Well, there are pieces of it that make sense. Of those pieces of Cochrane I quote, (A) is coherent but turned out to be factually wrong, (B) is simply wrong on a basic Econ-1 theory level, (C] is simply wrong on a basic Econ-1 theory level, (D) is not an argument but a rant, (E) is largely right, (F) denies that the correct (E) is true and is incoherent, (G) is correct, (H) is misleading, (I) denies that the correct (G) is correct--until its last three sentences, which appear to say that (G) is correct but that fiscal expansion is less effective than quantitative easing, but does not say why. (J) is coherent but factually wrong, and (K) is not an argument but an evidence-free ideological rant, as is (L). But the correct pieces are almost invariably head feints that are then declared to be wrong, and I cannot find a consistent underlying picture of how the economy works.
So I endorse Paul's:
This indicates, I think, a key problem in these debates. People like Kantoos or Tyler Cowen start from the presumption that when people with the right credentials, like Cochrane, or Jean-Claude Trichet, or Robert Lucas make strong statements, that they must have a defensible model behind their assertions. And so if someone like me or Brad says that there is no such defensible model, we must be engaged in a "rant", treating these people unfairly. But sometimes people with impressive credentials do talk complete nonsense…. So what purports to be a demand for fair-minded argument ends up, in practice, being a demand that we pretend to find a coherent position where none exists, that we basically invent a high-minded debate out of thin air. I understand that many people find the notion of a world in which Nobel Laureates and ECB presidents declare that 2+2=5 very unappealing, and that they wish we lived in a different and better world. But we don't — and it's not my job to create the illusion that we do.
And then Paul says that he will continue to break crockery when he thinks that it is appropriate to do so:
Update: I realized that I also wanted to say something in response to the concern trolling, the "if you were more moderate you'd have more influence" stuff. Again, this amounts to wishing that we lived in a different world. First, there is no such thing in modern America as a pundit respected by both sides. Second, there are people writing about economic issues who are a lot less confrontational than I am; how often do you hear about them? This is not a game, and it is also not a dinner party; you have to be clear and forceful to get heard at all.

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Volume is slated to have "a hundred challenging and exciting environments" that can be "remixed, added to and expanded upon." The community is even free to make their own maps or to add on to existing maps. The game is slated to be released on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and on PC via Steam on August 18.


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My Coke story is simply this – the refrigerator in my house never runs out of Coke. And I mean, NEVER. We love bonding over pizza on weekends, and there's nothing like a good bottle of Coke to complete the whole experience.
I'm sure there are people who are just like my brothers who are total Regular Coke purists! They can't drink anything else but Regular Coke! They claim that nothing else compares, to the point that they can drink it forever. It's both funny and fascinating at the same time, but I definitely get why they are so intent on their stance.
Little did we know that there's an even better way to enjoy Coke!
First dibs on the perfectly chilled Coke! Truly a #SarapNgFirst experience. Coke has been around for the longest time, but apparently, we haven't quite experienced the most optimal temperature for drinking yet.
The new Coke can be chilled up to 3 degrees Celsius, which takes the experience to a whole other level. I tried it, and true enough, I got chills! 3 degrees Celsius cold Coke, where have you been all my life?!
I attended the consumer launch event last Sunday in my red and white outfit!
3 events were held simultaneously in the country's main cities (Cebu and Davao being the other two), and I was lucky enough to be part of the event in Manila along with my fellow bloggers Patricia, Camille, Nicole, Kryz, and Kim (not in photo).
The program started with a lively dance number.
DJ Gino (Quillamor) hosted the event.
Newly appointed general manager of Coca-Cola Philippines, Mr. Diego Granizo, explained the meaning behind the #PerfectCoke #SarapNgFirst campaign. "We want them to re-discover the thrill, chill, and refreshing feeling of drinking a bottle of Coke, as it it's their first time again."
And this is why they want people to try Coke at 3 degrees. Some of our chillers and refrigerators can only chill our Coke cans and bottles up to 5 degrees Celsius, but the small difference of 2 degrees will change your life.
First time to see Miles Ocampo! She was so cute – I wanted to put her in my pocket! Loved her outfit too! Looks like something I'd wear.
Manolo Pedrosa captivated the hearts of many fangirls who came to see him perform at the Glorietta Activity Center.
Lots and lots of ice! After the launch, people were free to try the #PerfectCoke for themselves.
All smiles! You've never had Coke this good!
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Who knew that simply chilling Coke to 3 degrees can make all the difference in the world?
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It's difficult to explain the taste of the #PerfectCoke through words, but good thing Coke is introducing Coke Happy Cycles a.k.a. Coke coolers on wheels! They will be distributing one million Coke Sakto (200 mL) bottles nationwide (for free!) via these Coke Happy Cycles, so everyone can have their own #SarapNgFirst experience.
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Actually had a day of sunshine today which was a bit of a first!
We spent the morning clearing up after a kitchen fitter and removed all the old kitchen cabinets and appliances together with the mountain of cardboard boxes that always seem to pile up with these jobs!
A couple of hours later and the customers driveway was fully cleared and back to its former glory 🙂


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Studies in American Regional Literature: Literature of the American Great Plains
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The texts we will study include My Antonia by Willa Cather, So Long See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell, Winter in the Blood by James Welch, Plainsong by Kent Haruf, and The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig. We will also consider some short pieces by Sherwood Anderson, Wallace Stegner, James Thurber, to name a few.


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Official Soleau Software website
Soleau Software's Mobygames page
Games developed and/or published by Soleau Software
Taxi Run (1997)
Ant Run (1996)
Squarex (1996)
Block Man II (1995)
Crusher Castle 2 (1995)
Dotso (1995)
Mice Men (1995)
Quato (1995)
Isle Wars (1994)
Sea Run (1994)
Wordmax (1994)
Aqua Man (1993)
Balloon Challenge (1993)
Loader Larry (1993)
Plix (1993)
Battle for Atlantis (1992)
Bolo Adventures I (1992)
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"I ALWAYS wanted to own a dream car," said Andy Saunders, 44, who has a flair for customizing cars. "But others had already bought all the dream cars."
So Mr. Saunders settled, instead, for a nightmare.
"I remember one day going through a book about dream cars, and I saw a tiny drawing, a sketch really, or artist's impression of a car called the Aurora," Mr. Saunders said in a telephone interview. "My dad commented, 'Have you ever seen anything so ugly?' He was right; it was so ugly it was unreal. I said straightaway, 'I've got to own that.'"
Mr. Saunders, who operates an auto importing and customizing business near his home in England, said he enjoyed a challenge. He has worked on cars that include a Lancia and a Cord (www.andysaunderskustoms.com).
He saw the image of the Aurora in 1993, and it took him several years of detective work to find what happened to the car.
The Aurora may have had the most unusual pedigree in the history of the auto industry. It was created in the mid-1950s by a Catholic priest, Alfred A. Juliano, and partly bankrolled by parishioners of his church in Branford, Conn.
Juliano wanted to create the world's safest automobile, and his Aurora featured innovations that were years ahead of their time. The Aurora also had many wacky ideas to go along with its bizarre styling. Some auto historians have called it the ugliest car ever made.
Although Mr. Saunders originally agreed, he has come to see beauty in the Aurora.
Juliano, who studied art, said he always wanted to design cars, even as he studied to join the priesthood. Published reports said he entered competitions for aspiring auto stylists, including one sponsored by General Motors. Juliano's family said G.M. offered him a scholarship to study with the legendary designer Harley Earl, but he said the offer came just after he had been ordained a priest.
Juliano continued to be fascinated with cars and their design. He also believed that most cars were unsafe, and began a quest to design a car that addressed his laundry list of safety issues. His solutions were novel, to say the least.
"Despite having no mechanical knowledge, Father Juliano set out to put his heart and soul into that car," Mr. Saunders said. "He bought a totaled 1953 Buick, straightened the frame, and began building his dream around that." He spent two years designing the car and another two constructing it.
Over a plywood substructure, Juliano fashioned a swoopy 18-foot-long fiberglass body, which he said was resistant to dents, rust and corrosion. It had a gaping, cow-catcher-style nose, filled with foam, to safely scoop up errant pedestrians and cradle them on a kind of platform. The spare tire was in a "crush space" under the nose.
Hydraulic jacks, activated by a dashboard control, lifted the Aurora off the ground for service.
The oddly bubble-shaped windshield, made from shatterproof resin, had no wipers because Juliano said it was so aerodynamic, raindrops blew away. The bubble curved out, away from occupants, to minimize head injuries. The roof was a stunning panoramic dome, with metal blinds inside.
The driver's seat was toward the center of the car, for better protection in a side impact. There were four seats, each with seat belts, still a revolutionary idea at the time.
The seats had high, reinforced backs and were mounted on a pedestal that could be rotated so, in case of an impending crash, they could be spun backwards.
Other safety innovations included a roll cage, side-impact bars, a collapsible steering column and a padded instrument panel.
Although the prototype cost $30,000 to build, Juliano calculated that he could produce copies for $12,000 and make a profit. At the time, the most expensive American car, by far, was a Cadillac Eldorado Brougham priced around $13,000. He planned to offer buyers a choice of engines, mostly from G.M.
Where Juliano got it all wrong was in the drivetrain. The Buick's engine had not been started in more than four years.
Worse, he did not clean out the fuel lines before scheduling a media event in New York City in 1957, to which he planned to drive the Aurora for its world introduction.
He arrived hours late, because the Aurora broke down 15 times en route and needed to be towed to garages to have its fuel system purged of gunk. Although New Yorkers marveled at the futuristic-looking machine when it finally arrived, they had no reason to be impressed by its performance, especially relative to its price tag.
Things went from bad to worse for both Juliano and the Aurora. Questions were raised no one seems clear who started this about Juliano's finances. He said he thought it was all instigated by G.M., which denied involvement.
Juliano compared himself to Preston Tucker, who had asserted that he was harassed out of business by other automakers when he tried to manufacture the Tucker in the late 1940s.
Juliano was eventually accused by his superiors of misappropriating parishioners' donations. The Internal Revenue Service opened investigations into possible tax liabilities.
But Juliano was actually deeply in debt because of the project. He had no source of funds to begin production, even if he had received orders (which he had not).
Finally, Juliano declared bankruptcy. He forfeited the Aurora to a garage where he had an unpaid repair bill. He was forced to leave the Order of the Holy Ghost.
For decades, the Aurora lay forgotten and rotting in a field behind the garage. Juliano had a brain hemorrhage while reading in a library and died a few months later in 1989.
"I think the whole story is so sad," Mr. Saunders said. "He died a broken man, because he lost his dream."
Mr. Saunders found the Aurora through an old photo, which had a billboard for the repair shop in the background. He reached the shop's owner and arranged to buy the car for $1,500, sight unseen, and have it shipped to England.
The car was in disastrous shape. "It had mostly melted," Mr. Saunders recalled. "I wish I had never laid eyes on it."
But he persevered for years and finished the car.
"I have never found anyone who could replicate Father Juliano's astounding workmanship, in areas like the fiberglass bodywork or that Perspex windscreen," he said. "I've done the best job of re-creating it I could."
Mr. Saunders's restoration was rewarded when he was invited to show the car two years ago at the prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed in England.
Since then, it has been displayed at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, Hampshire (beaulieu.co.uk), and, true to its heritage, has been in and out of repair shops for assorted maladies.
Mr. Saunders said he believed the Aurora deserved a place of honor in automotive history.
"If anybody would have listened to him, he could have changed the face of motoring," Mr. Saunders said of Juliano. "But for the time, he was just too far out there."


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ME: Tell us about physician burnout.CM: Physician burnout is a clinical syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion and loss of enthusiasm for work, feelings of cynicism, and reduced performance. The symptoms of burnout can include feeling drained, overwhelmed, physical exhaustion as well as exercising poor judgment, suffering from a sense of detachment in relationships with coworkers and patients, and experiencing feelings of ineffectiveness. Although the impact to the physician is concerning, there are equally concerning effects on patients, patient safety, and quality of care. Research correlates burnout with disruptive behavior, increased medical errors, lower patient satisfaction scores, and increased malpractice risk. The impact of burnout is extensive. If unaddressed, burnout can result in dire consequences for the individual, both personally and professionally. In addition to job dissatisfaction, burnout can contribute to failed relationships, substance abuse, and worsening mental health for the physician.
ME: Why is it on the rise?CM: Practicing medicine has always been intellectually, physically, and emotionally demanding work. But in addition to performing their clinical duties, today's physicians are doing so much more. The restructuring of health care, increased regulatory pressures, and even the introduction of technology has resulted in a 'tsunami of change' and additional stressors. All these extra responsibilities detract from time spent with patients and threaten a healthy work-life balance. In the 2015 Medscape Physician Lifestyle report, which surveyed thousands of physicians, respondents rated the top five causes of burnout as: 1. Too many bureaucratic tasks 2. Too many hours at work 3. Insufficient income 4. Increasing computerization 5. The impact of the Affordable Care Act
ME: What should affected doctors do?CM: Those most directly responsible for health and healing tend to forego the very treatment they themselves would recommend to any patient. Physicians need to pay attention to their symptoms and do whatever it takes to restore work-life balance—including seeking professional help. Medicine's culture of invincibility has made it difficult for physicians to attend to their basic mental health needs. The danger is, if unaddressed, there's a risk of severe depression and a host of other serious personal and professional sequelae. Organizations concerned about physician health and well-being can adopt a proactive approach to identifying burnout among their medical staff by administering anonymous surveys and by investigating other telltale signs of struggle, including reports of behavioral changes or perhaps a decline in performance or patient satisfaction scores. Hospitals and medical groups can also promote wellness by offering education and resource information via their Physician Health & Wellbeing Committees, whose charter is to assist physicians struggling with behavioral issues, substance abuse, addiction, and mental health challenges.
1. Medscape Lifestyle Report 2016: Bias and Burnout. Medscape. Available at: https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/lifestyle-2016-overview-6007335#1. Accessed June 6, 2017.


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We love our Border Collies! It will be a rare treat to watch handlers and their teams of this caliber demonstrate their skills; the level of performance will be extraordinary.
The Demonstrations will be at 10:00am, 1:00pm and 2:30pm. Bill Coburn, owner of Windy Knoll Farms, is the Event Organizer.
This year, we're keeping the sheep shearing demonstrations (we're not sure if the shearer has to catch the sheep or he has his dogs do it). The shearing will take place after each Border Collie demonstration.


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UAlbany to remember shooting victim at vigil
The University at Albany community plans to memorialize 22-year-old homicide victim Richard Bailey at a vigil tonight.
Meanwhile, Albany police spokesman Detective James Miller reported no progress in tracking down Bailey's killer.
The vigil will begin at 7 p.m. near the small fountain on the academic podium on the uptown campus.
Inspector Aran Mull of the New York State University Police said this may be the first ever confirmed homicide of a student at the University at Albany. He said the campus police force has been assisting city police both at the murder scene, on South Lake Street near Washington Park, and on campus. Two female students, however,Karen Wilson and Suzanne Lyall, disappeared while attending the university in the 1980s and 1990s and may be homicide victims.
Victory Christian Church is offering a $10,000 reward for information in the Bailey case. Pastor Charlie Muller said $5,000 is for finding and convicting the killer and $5,000 for recovering the gun. He said the church will put construction of a youth center in the South End on hold to come up with the money and said he had called the University at Albany to see if it will put up additional reward funding.
Muller said he sees an annual spike in crime after university students return in the fall.
"The city kids know some of these [university] kids are easy targets," he said.
Although Bailey apparently was not robbed, Muller said he still thought his death probably resulted from a robbery attempt. The robber may not have meant to kill him, he speculated, and ran away in a panic after the shooting.


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Improve Your Recruiting Practice
January 4, 2011 Leave a comment
Recruiters tend to be creatures of habit, we stick with what works. While being productive and filling open positions is the ultimate goal, we shouldn't get rooted in our ways and afraid to adapt to new techniques and methodologies.
I continue to be surprised while talking with recruiters about what they haven't tried. I understand that not all social networking tools are not for everyone and there are far too many for any one person to have an impactful presence on all of them.
I still believe that recruiters, or people in general, must expand into areas that are uncomfortable to grow. Trying a new tool isn't a bad thing. But don't just try it and move on. Truly spend time with the tool and give it a fair try. Otherwise you are cheating yourself out of a potential new and valuable sourcing tool.
Make 2011 the year you try at least 1 new tool. Give it time as anything new takes time to evaluate. If you are unsure as to how to use the particular tool or if you are looking for tricks to make it easier to use, ask someone. Most recruiters enjoy being viewed as a subject matter expert and will be happy to provide insight and helpful hints.
Spend time doing research on what sites might be best for you to use. If you are in the Federal or State/Local government space then GovLoop will be a great option for you. If you are seeking entry level or recent college graduates then you may want to consider KODA. If you recruit on a wide variety of positions, then give Facebook a fair try.
Also, please don't say that you are going to try LinkedIn (http://www.LinkedIn.com). I mean, isn't that cheating? You should be there already.
These are just a few ideas but give something a try starting in January. If you really want to challenge yourself, try one new tool every 3 months to see if you are able to continually expand your sourcing toolbox.
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CD 4017 is the Johnson Decade counter IC used in Running light and Message display applications. It is a 5 stage divide by 10 counter with decoded outputs and a carry out bit. The counters inside the IC advances with each positive edge triggered pulse when the clock enable pin 13 is held low. Each decoded output is normally low and turns high with its time slot based on the input pulses. Each output remains high for a complete clock cycle. The carry out signal completes one full cycle for every 10/8clock input cycles and is used as ripple carry signal to the succeeding stages. The input signal can be from an oscillator such as an Astable multivibrator using IC555.
1. When ST ( Clock enable)pin is low, IC enables
2. When ST ( Clock enable)pin is high, IC disables
3. When Reset pin is low, counter continues
4. When Reset pin is high, counter stops
5. Carry out pin 12 goes high after 9th clock pulse
6. Carry out pin is used for cascading two or more counters
7. Pin 14 receives clock pulses from an oscillator to give high outputs from the IC with equal duration.
8. A 10K resistor should be connected between the clock input and ground, to keep the input low between the successive high pulses. This avoids, missing of pulses or Counter hanging up.


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How Can We Help the LGBT Community in Nepal?
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on April 25. An estimated 7,250 deaths, 14,100 persons injured and 3 million people needing food assistance according to the United Nations. The effects of the earthquake have been devastating for the people and country of Nepal including our LGBT sisters and brothers. The Blue Diamond Society, Nepal's LGBT organization is working tirelessly to provide water, food, medicine and shelter for those who have lost their homes and for those who are denied safe space in relief camps. Among the most vulnerable are persons who are living with HIV and transgender persons.
Sunil Pant, a leading LGBT activist with the Blue Diamond Society who was the first openly gay member of Nepal's Parliament, has sent an appeal to LGBT organizations around the world asking for us to contribute to the Blue Diamond Society's relief efforts. He reports that the immediate needs are tents, clothes, blankets, umbrellas, water, food and medicine, fuel for the generator and the Blue Diamond Society's vehicle for about 4 to 6 months.
How can we help the LGBT community in Nepal in the aftermath of this earthquake?
First, please consider a donation today to the Blue Diamond Society that is being administered by the Rainbow World Fund. The Rainbow World Fund is the world's first and only all volunteer LGBTbased humanitarian aid organization based in San Francisco. I have visited the Rainbow World Fund's office and met with its founder Jeffrey A. Cotter. Since its founding in 2000, Rainbow World Fund has donated over $4 million dollars in humanitarian aid to people in need around the world on behalf of the LGBT community. 100% of contributions go directly to humanitarian aid.
Second, please hold the people of Nepal and the relief efforts in your thoughts and prayers as they strive to survive and rebuild their lives, home and country. As you know, LGBT persons and their families are often among the most vulnerable in a society due to persecution, discrimination, poverty and violence. Our LGBT sisters and brothers become even more vulnerable in times of disaster. Thank you for your compassion and generosity. We are all God's children and one human family.


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Well, for those of you who once regularly viewed this blog, you probably noticed something. It hasn't been updated in a while. Hence, the title of this post: "A Return." It's a return to blogging, a return to sharing a glimpse of our lives with you. It also seems apt since, at this point, we're nearing the end of our big return to the U.S. – an eight-month furlough/home-assignment/whatever-you-want-to-call-it.
Since this is the big return to the blog, though, we should probably get you up to speed on a few things. First, we stopped blogging last March because that was right around the time our satellite internet in the tribe failed on us. It took about three months, but we finally got it up and running in late June of last year. So that's good.
What's interesting, is that we now aren't even there. We returned to the States in September for the first long period of time since we left for Mexico in 2010. We've spent the past few months reconnecting with our sending churches, our supporters, and of course, our dear family and friends.
It's been a good, though busy, time. We've spoken at churches, small groups, youth groups, Sunday schools, you name it, and we've enjoyed sharing what God has been doing in our lives and in the village of Las Moras.
We also had our first Thanksgiving and Christmas with our families in years. Some people asked why we came back for the coldest months – we reply, we came back for the best ones – holidays with family are hard to beat.
The last big holiday we'll be here for is Easter. Even though it seems like we haven't been here that long, we're already gearing up to return to Mexico in May. We'll spend a couple weeks visiting friends and supporters out south and east, then return to Wisconsin for a couple weeks, and then begin the long trip back to Las Moras.
By mid-June, we hope to be back in the village, working with the Nahuatl. Once there, we'll begin preparing lessons in concert with our coworkers who are preparing the Bible translation and literacy lessons so that we can begin teaching the Word of God for the first time in the Nahuatl language. That's right folks, we are all done with language study – we tested out of it back in April of 2014, you know, when our satellite internet was down.
It will be an exciting, though busy, time in the tribe. Lots of work do, lots of adjustments, cleaning our house after a long break away, and oh, getting used to parenting out in the village. Yeah, we had a kid. His name is Kester Lewis, and he's awesome. By the time we get to Mexico, he'll be six-months already, and we're looking forward to sharing life with him as we seek to serve God and bring hope to those living in Las Moras.
That was an incredibly brief summary of where we've been and what we're up to. I'm sure I've left things out, and I'll try to bring them up in future posts if need be, but at least you're caught up enough now that we can begin posting and hopefully you'll come along for the ride.


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Hiding out in the 'burbs
Surprisingly to some, many of the people living in the suburbs – places like Peel or Scarborough – do so voluntarily—almost as if they like it or something. Moreover, a very significant chunk of those suburbanites aren't white and weren't born in Canada, a fact that raises some rather sticky questions. To wit, as downtown scenesters badmouth the suburbs over bowls of Pho, are they ignoring the complexities of multiculturalism—or worse, dismissing them? – Why White Scenesters Hate the 'Burbs (Toronto Standard)
I was excited to read this piece in the Toronto Standard, by Navneet Alang (who's usually busy writing smart things about technology; he also recently wrote about his family's very British chesterfield for this site), looking at where ethnicity and immigrants fit into the "downtown elitists" vs. "dull suburbs" debate. It's a good article and an interesting comment thread.
In Canada, this is a very specifically Toronto debate. Most of the country doesn't have suburbs surrounding a city core in the same way. A lot of our cities are just the sprawl part. In places like Edmonton, immigrants don't have the same set of stark choices between heavily urban areas such as Toronto's Kensington or Parkdale neighbourhoods. It's just degrees of sprawl.
I don't know a single former Soviet Jew in Edmonton who lives anywhere but the more suburban parts of the city – the neighbourhoods out in the west end of the city, which, for the last decade, have been stretching further and further outwards into former farm country. Many of them also have very little interest in the checklist of stereotypically elitist concerns about transit, recycling and general sustainability.
It pisses me off.
But I'm having trouble hanging onto that self-righteous anger about it. In the past couple years I've learned a lot of things about these people (I'm talking about the general group here, not just my immediate circle of family and their friends). I've learned about the gulags they were in, the solitary confinement cells, the army prisons, the insane asylums. The slightly luckier ones on that list just have softer stories about university admissions quotas, playground taunts and beatings, and so forth. The usual list.
Extreme condition. Everything, extreme condition
– SB, in an interview with me
It's hard to listen to someone marvel at their survival in some truly horrible situations and then turn around and question their choice of home. It's hard not to understand why a nice house, with garage, lawn, cars and laundry room isn't anything but success. It's proof that they're ok. That their children are ok. It's thick walls and a large gap – a moat – between themselves and the world.
I often comment that I feel safer walking around downtown Toronto at nights than my parents' quiet Edmonton neighbourhood. There are always people about in Toronto, no matter the hour, and I like that safety. On the cookie-cutter streets my parents have chosen, there's no one to see or hear anything. Doors are shut, windows are drawn.
But once I'm inside my apartment, it's the reverse. The distance between myself and the world outside my window is negligible. I look up right now and can almost touch the streetcar wires. I can smell my neighbours' dinner. If I squint, I can even see what movie is playing at my local theatre tonight. My walls are permeable.
I think you have to grow up with a certain sense of safety to embrace that permeability – to want to be in the world, and not wonder about knocks at nighttime, or snooping neighbours. It doesn't occur to you that there could possibly be any danger in tucking the world in around you as you fall asleep.
Our suburbs are full of immigrants whose stories we don't know and don't understand. People who see the wide swath of space around their homes and know that they have, through this one purchase, rewritten their story and created a new script for their children – swapped out fear for safety, comfort, luxury.
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I live in a suburb. Our urban school district just lost its accreditation. I can't afford private school. For the first half of my life my family never had an apartment just for ourselves. In the last apartment we lived we shared bathroom with 5 other families, not people – families.I have no idea how and when my parents had sex – we had 2 rooms with no real door in between. It wasn't gulag but I could live the rest of my life without people living above or below me. I still share walls since mine is a small townhome. I don't have a property and never wanted a lawn, but I like living here and my kid goes to school without a metal detector. Maybe it's a path of lowest resistance. I could care less. This is why we are here, we can live the way we want and not owe an explanation.
This reminds me of my own move to the suburbs here in the Chicago area. I still love the city and go there often, but I've come to like leaving it to come home.
I wrote about it once: http://www.annatarkov.com/hating-suburbia People added some good comments as well.
There are lots of things I would add now such as the virtual non-existence of crime out here, the fact that not all suburbs are created alike (some are very urban in character) and the absolute joy of an attached garage (grocery shopping when it's pouring becomes much easier, among other things :-))
I still bemoan the racial and socioeconomic homogeneity of many suburbs (including mine), but I've started to see this as less of a problem when I realize that one can hop into the car at any time and experience a more diverse area. And frankly, Chicago is pretty segregated and there are many neighborhoods that are almost as homogeneous as the suburbs. On the flip side, there are some extremely diverse suburbs.
I live in 'burbs country; I mean, in a place that is nothing but sprawl as far as the eye can see… and far, far beyond. It is full of immigrants, too, from all walks of life; all shades, shapes, sizes, tongues, habits and classes — and all kinds of moolah. Yes, (as Anna, above, does) I can hop in my car (or a plane) if I wish to go somewhere else (I am 'nowhere' here) — in fact, I must! — whether it is to buy a gallon of milk, or to see people sauntering on the sidewalk (sidewalk!!!) or a piece of architecture that does not look like an insult or a punch in the esthetic guts. I live and die by car.
No, most of my sub-sub-suburbanite compatriots (no 'urbs' here) live like this not because they escaped from the gulags or other torturous hell. They live here because they love two things more than most anything else: being self-contained, and prosperity (no, not opulence, which can be found in any setting from the countryside to the rooftop paradises of the big cities). This is an easy to obtain, affordable, and isolated prosperity.
It seems to me what suburbanites want to escape is neither danger, nor lack of freedom; it is the crowds and the connectedness to other, more-or-less-desirable people. 'My home is my castle,' they seem to say with their lifestyle, and 'keep out unless and whenever you are invited.'
Needless to say, living in the suburbs one cannot 'belong' because the notion of belonging requires something 'to' which one could belong, but suburbs are — mentally and 'spiritually' speaking — just all the same (I would dare to say, they are, in a way, soulless). The heart of the matter is that suburbanites prefer to belong to themselves, mostly, either as a response to their horrific experiences in the gulags or in the slums — or wherever else –, or because they have never lived in any other environment, but this. Good for them!
As for you, Lea, I congratulate you for your connectedness to those members of our often so very annoying species that live around you with all their smell and noise and sight causing much aggravation and providing much amusement and inspiration that is such an important part of the fabric of your life! Wires, sidewalks, permeable walls and all…
We consciously made a decision to move into the burbs. I love the city. Love, love, love it. Except for when the city is Philadelphia, which is where my family lives. Because Philly is dirty and sketchy, and I'd never live in Philly proper. But our burb is train-accessible, and we live as close to things as we can without actually being in the Philadelphia jurisdiction. I hate the homogeneity of the suburbs, and I hate that the fact that my family lives in the suburbs means that I have to live nearby, but I do enjoy the quiet here..sometimes. I think a lot of time living in the burbs is as much a function of age as of immigrant experiences. In 10 years, I will probably love living here. For now, I love going into the city as much as possible.


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Neighborhood Buzz: Nashville's 12 South District
Music City's once-gritty 12 South district is on the rise, with 1920's bungalows reimagined as locavore restaurants and stylish shops. T+L walks the line.
Go full Willy Wonka at Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream, an Ohio import where the wackadoodle flavors include Riesling-poached pear and goat cheese with red cherries. Worth two scoops: "biscuits & peach jam," inspired by the classic dish at nearby Loveless Café. 2312 12th Ave. S.
Designer-to-the-stars Lauren Leonard (Taylor Swift and Giuliana Rancic are fans) finally has a flagship boutique, Leona, to showcase her colorful charmeuse shirtdresses and tweedy silk separates. Look for her new delicate jewelry line this summer. 2309 12th Ave. S.
Chef Andrew Little's affinity for offal dishes and hyper-fresh produce makes Josephine the talk of adventurous locals, who vie for spots at the communal wooden tables. Our picks: beef cheeks with horseradish risotto and rosemary crumble or rabbit dumplings and country ham. 2316 12th Ave. S. $$
Frothy Monkey is the city's cult coffeehouse for three reasons: an addictive caramel blend, indie-rock tunes, and shelves lined with crocheted simians. Go for the cinnamon-and-chili chocolate bars, but stay for the Prosecco on tap. 2509 12th Ave. S.
At this denim atelier—set in a refurbished gas station—Imogene & Willie's (pictured) tattooed staff tailor jeans to your body and deliver them within a week. Accessorize your look with Warby Parker frames and distressed-leather trench boots. 2601 12th Ave. S.
As author of the eco-manifesto Chefs Can Save the World, Jeremy Barlow is evangelical about sustainable cooking. A highlight at his restaurant Sloco: the "Redneck Reuben," an assemblage of corned pork shoulder, Swiss cheese, and crunchy caraway slaw. 2905 12th Ave. S. $$
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Where do we go from here?
So far, I've posted two articles on how to get started with the Common Navigator Framework (CNF). There's alot more that can be done though, and I'd like feedback from you about what you're most interested in. Eventually, most if not all, of the pieces of the framework will have an article, but the prioritization should be driven by the community. To that end, I ask the wildly open end question, what do you want to learn about next?
There are several large posting topics that come to mind right off:
- Use cases and motivation for an extensible viewer. The posts so far jumped right into building extensions, but some in the community may not see the reason for having an extensible viewer framework. Is this topic worth an article? Does anyone care about the history or the evolution of the CNF? Or the lessons learned along the way? Or what about what it takes to contribute a component to the Eclipse Platform -- turning a product solution into a Platform-worthy API?
- Contributing or consuming actions. You can contribute actions or use the API in your own viewers to drive generically extensible menus. You can also structure action extensions that are turned on and off with their content extension, or you can structure menu contributions that have dependencies on other menu contributions (such as contributing to a submenu). The CNF supports object and viewer contributions as well as a CNF-specific programmatic menu builder. You can also contribute to the retargetable actions of the workbench based on the selection in the viewer. Which of these articles would be valuable to you?
- Filters. I covered some of what you can do with filters in the first posting, was this enough? Do you want to see a programmatic example?
- Sorting. Sorting in a generic viewer is a nontrivial problem because there does not seem to be an intuitive approach. Therefore, one has to be arbitrarily decided. Even then, some may disagree with the limitations that are imposed. Are any of you interested in providing feedback about what you'd expect? Or do you just want to see an example of contributing sorters to a CNF viewer?
- Drag and Drop. The CNF supports extensibility for drag transfer data types (specific to the viewer) and extensiblity for drop handling (specific to extensions). You can contribute a DND handler for moving items within a viewer or for moving items from a Common Navigator to another an editor or view in the workbench. Would you like to see how to define your own transfer data type for a viewer? Or what about just adding your own drop handler?
- Reusing the API outside of the org.eclipse.ui.navigator.CommonNavigator view-part implementation. There are many pieces of the CNF that are designed to be reusable outside of the standard view part implementation. Indeed, Michael Valenta's post is a great example of using the API to construct your own custom extensible viewer class, which doesn't depend on org.eclipse.ui.navigator.CommonNavigator or CommonViewer.
- Defining retargetable actions. The CNF allows extensions to define their own default Open action (e.g., what happens when the user double clicks a node you've added?), as well as all of the other retargetable actions defined by the workbench (see org.eclipse.ui.actions.IActionFactory) or your own custom retargetable actions.
- Setting text in the status bar of the workbench. CNF extensions may use different text to describe their items in the status bar of the workbench than they use to label the item in the viewer.
- Using custom fonts and color for items. Who says that plain old font is good enough? Get fancy with it.
- Using mementos to restore or persist state between sessions. CNF extensions may remember state from session to session, providing consistency in the user's experience.
- Binding an extension programatically to a viewer. You've seen how to bind an extension to a viewer using the org.eclipse.ui.navigator.viewer extension point, but did you know you can drive this directly through the API?
- Turning extensions on and off programatically. Again, the CNF allows you to programmatically customize a viewer using the API.
- Defining and Using Wizard Shortcut actions. The CNF allows extensions to declare wizard shortcut actions based on existing org.eclipse.ui.xxxWizards extensions. The text and icon is automatically picked up from the wizard definition, which means the action's text and icon updates when the wizard definition changes. Consumers of the framework can also reuse the API in their own viewers, without any CNF dependencies to render their own context menu with New, Import, and Export wizard shortcut actions with very little code.
- Hiding the default toolbar buttons and tabs in the filters dialog. Some viewers don't care about link with editor or collapse all, and some viewers don't want to expose the ability to turn filters or extensions on and off to the user. Care to know how?
- Adding a link with editor handler. An oddly placed addition to the CNF is the link with editor extension point. It's not really core to something like the CNF, but it's something that most viewers (particularly navigational viewers) need. For custom editors or models, clients can add their own link with editor handlers; would this be interesting to you?
In each diagram, the boxes with the component icon (the not-green-C, not-purple-I icon) are the elements in the extension point. The other boxes (with green Cs and purple-Is) show the classes or interfaces (respectively) defined by the element. The allowed cardinality is denoted between each element and its child.
The first diagram shows the org.eclipse.ui.navigator.navigatorContent extension point.
The second diagram shows the org.eclipse.ui.navigator.viewer extension point.


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Charlotte region's Hispanic population grows at a rapid pace
Jul 07, 2020
It's been nearly a generation since the 2000 Brookings Institution Report that classified Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham as "Emerging Immigrant Gateways," based largely on the rapid growth of Hispanic/Latino immigrant population. Hispanics now make up more than 10% of the population of the 14-county Charlotte region, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.
How to help fireflies — and save a bit of summer magic
Jun 22, 2020
A bobwhite quail calling from the edge of a stubbled hayfield. Honeybees buzzing in every patch of clover. Fireflies hovering just beyond reach as dusk gives way to night. These are the images that come to mind when I think back to summers outdoors in the Uwharries when I was young. Little did I know that over the course of my lifetime, each of those species would experience precipitous population declines. Or that I'd be so devoted to saving them.
The pandemic is an opportunity for investing in our community
Jun 16, 2020
As the world sinks towards an unprecedented depression, now is the time to invest. The demand for the most valuable commodity in the world — human ingenuity — has not been this low since the Great Depression in 1933. The nation's unemployment rate spiked to 16.1% in April 2020 (before dipping to 13.3% in May), and world populations are confined to their homes, threatening the global economy. While this presents enormous problems, it also opens opportunities.
Post-coronavirus, everything will change in cities — or not
Jun 04, 2020
We who write about cities are quick to make predictions. Some will prove prescient. Some won't. But nobody really knows. Cities aren't all alike. New York's texture, way of life and pandemic experience are not Charlotte's, or Houston's, or Seattle's. And this: We humans have a long history of behaving both predictably and unpredictably.
Identifying the frog calls of spring
May 27, 2020
June is upon us, and the rush of activity in the ponds, streams, and vernal pools of our state is already well underway. For many native frogs, it's breeding season. Right now is a great time to experience the variety of nighttime songs that signal the return of summer in our waterways. The best part is, you don't need to collect ticks or put on a pair of waders to do so. Frog songs can be enjoyed from a distance, just about anywhere there's trees, grass or water. So grab your favorite beverage, head to the porch, and enjoy this guide to identifying a few of the most commonly-heard frog calls in Central North Carolina in the month of June.
Growing peas and finding peace in the Piedmont
May 26, 2020
The English peas are finished. Given the long spell of mild weather we've enjoyed this year, I'd hoped this cool-weather crop might last a bit longer. Alas, they still flamed out in a matter of weeks. English peas (Pisum sativum) are the very essence of a Piedmont spring – sweet and tender and all too fleeting.
What does COVID-19 mean for place-based development?
May 20, 2020
Places like Shelby's Don Gibson Theater, the El Dorado Outpost outdoor retailer in the Uwharries and The Twilight Bark pet supply company in Troy were built on grit, luck and the surety that there would be demand for something other than the offerings at chain stores and strip malls. But for those counting on place-based, experiential strategies to drive their revivals, the key question is: Will that be enough?
Coronavirus resources: Data, maps and more
May 19, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has generated a flood of data, maps and other resources to track the spread — and places to get help — throughout the region. Many of these resources are scattered across different websites and dashboards. Here's a brief summary of what's available, collected in one place. We will update this list as the pandemic goes on.
The effects of COVID-19 on architecture: Predictions from tomorrow's designers
May 18, 2020
When the coronavirus pandemic hit in the middle of the spring semester, it added a whole new layer of significance to the assignments in Assistant Professor of Architectural History Lidia Klein's spring seminar. The curriculum for the graduate course, Architecture and Production: from Assembly Line to 3-D Printing, challenged students to investigate "changes in methods of architectural production from the 19th century to the present," placing those changes "within social, political, cultural, and economic contexts."
Pandemic highlights food chain workers' precarious and essential positions
May 13, 2020
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, news headlines have called attention to both "essential workers" in the food system, such as farmworkers and grocery store employees, and extensive job losses for food system workers, primarily in retail and restaurants. There are requests for contributions to virtual tip jars and for customers to buy gift cards from small businesses alongside fears of food chain disruptions, empty grocery shelves, and virus exposure while shopping. All of this highlights the often invisible precarity of essential workers in the US food system — and the precariousness of the food system itself.
COVID-19 highlights educational inequities
May 11, 2020
The novel coronavirus, better known as COVID-19, has changed the world as we know it. This holds true for the field of education, particularly K-12 schools in North Carolina and across the U.S. COVID-19 has exposed some glaring educational inequities that were present before the pandemic, but in many ways have been amplified during this crisis. As a result, I provide four major educational inequities that have directly impacted the most vulnerable K-12 students' ability to learn and reach various educational academic achievement metrics.
A rare encounter with a beautiful bird this spring
May 05, 2020
On one recent hike, I saw a fantastic bird up close that I'd not seen in person before – the red-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus). These birds typically prefer to stay near the tops of trees, so spotting them is not easy. I was fortunate that these birds were using my friend's bird feeder, dining on birdseed and sunflower seeds. I was able to get some good photographs of them with my camera with the 40x optical zoom. I tried with my phone but was not able to get anywhere near them, as they are pretty skittish.
Crises and family violence: Sometimes home isn't safe
Apr 21, 2020
Encouraging people to stay home, avoid non-essential outings is the main strategy to contain the spread of COVID-19. However, for those facing family violence, home can be anything but safe. Advocates across the country are concerned about an increase in domestic violence and child abuse incidents, with schools closed and families stuck at home.
What does coronavirus mean for the future of urbanism in Charlotte?
Apr 21, 2020
Monday night's rezoning meeting felt like most Charlotte City Council sessions from previous years, despite the mayor and staff sitting six feet apart and developers battling audio and video glitches in the remote setup. But even though developers are moving forward with most of their previously announced plans and cranes are still filling in the blank spaces on our city's skyline with new towers, questions are swirling about what the era of COVID-19 means for the much-touted urban revival.
10 key questions for public administrators in the time of COVID-19
Apr 15, 2020
There will certainly be scores of studies and articles for years to come about lessons for public administrators from how our multiple levels and units of government managed the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. An important place to start is asking the right set of questions.
Does regionalism still make sense in the era of the 'Nation City'?
Apr 14, 2020
This is the age of the "metropolitan revolution" in the U.S.: the city as the crucible of change in the wake of waning effectiveness at the national level. Or so say some, like former Chicao mayor Rahm Emanual, whose book "The Nation City" came out in February. That the triumph of the city could now seem almost blasé to urbanists makes it all the more provocative to regionalists and rural advocates. We asked former UNC Charlotte Urban Institute Senior Fellow Brian Dabson, a nationally recognized expert on regional development and resilience, to give us his take on the new book. Below he shares why he thinks cities (still) need their regions, whether the urban-rural divide narrative will wither away in 2020, and how this new era of pandemic risk might foster more regionally-minded thinking in the future.
Coronavirus highlights our digital divide
Apr 08, 2020
As much of our work, learning and lives move online following the stay-in-place policies to control the coronavirus pandemic, the inequity of the digital divide for low-income and rural households here and around the country is now more visible. Like most states in the country, North Carolina has poor broadband (or high-speed internet) outside of most cities and towns. Almost all 100 counties in the state include rural areas with little or no broadband
Over-65 population varies across North Carolina
Mar 30, 2020
The coronavirus crisis is growing across North Carolina, with a statewide stay-at-home order going into effect Monday, but the effects could be felt differently from place to place.
Social distancing in nature
Mar 30, 2020
After weighing the pros and cons of taking groceries to elderly parents; after assessing the risk of exposing them to coronavirus while driving them to the doctor; after worrying about friends who are sick in New York City, those who are considered essential workers and those who are now unemployed; after obsessively wiping surfaces with bleach solution and slathering hands with sanitizer; after years of developing virtual networks only to be unnerved by social distancing, I find moments of respite while pulling winter weeds.
See how many people in your neighborhood have taken the Census
Mar 23, 2020
The 2020 Census is crucial for making policy, assigning Congressional seats and divvying up resources for the decade to come, but it's one of the many institutions facing a big challenge from the coronavirus. Census response forms were sent nationwide last week, inviting people to respond online. People who respond online, over the phone or via mail won't get a knock on their door from a Census worker — an especially important consideration in a time of pandemic.
Airlines, facing a crisis, make up a big part of the Charlotte region's economic heft
Mar 20, 2020
Charlotte is home to the world's sixth-busiest airport by takeoffs and landings, and Charlotte Douglas International is often cited as the region's most important economic asset. That's why the airline industry's sudden existential crisis could be especially consequential for the region. Because of the coronavirus crisis, American Airlines and other carriers are struggling with the twin blow of a massive dropoff in customer demand and radically tightened restrictions on where they can fly.
Retail workers, many hit by store closures, make up a big part of our workforce
Mar 19, 2020
Restaurant workers are grappling with the industry's near shutdown in North Carolina due to coronavirus. Another category of workers being hit hard is those employed by the retail sector. The closures have come swiftly over the past week, engulfing an ever-widening swath of stores locally:...
What can flocking blackbirds in the winter teach us?
Mar 02, 2020
Nothing speaks of the winter sky quite like a flock of blackbirds flying in unison above a sprawling pasture, field or marsh. They spiral and bank and funnel, breathing life into a void of leaden gray. It's a spectacle you won't observe in any other season. In the Piedmont, these flocks are often composed of an assortment of common species, not all of which are native or even considered true blackbirds: starlings, robins, brown-headed cowbirds, common grackles and red-winged blackbirds. Sometimes the rusty blackbird, an erratic winter visitor in our region, joins them. In other times of the year – when these very same birds are establishing territory, breeding and raising their young – they tend to be more solitary and competitive, and nest in pairs or loose groups. When winter comes along, they become more cooperative and sociable.
Can we build our way out of the housing affordability crisis?
Feb 24, 2020
There's a growing consensus that if we want to get out of the housing affordability mess we're in, we need to hear a lot more swinging hammers. Policymakers, developers and housing advocates are all talking about the need to build more, and more of everything: single-family houses, duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, townhouses and apartments. It's fast become the conventional wisdom that we need to lower regulatory barriers, streamline the development process and unleash the power of the market on our housing problems by allowing as much density as possible.
'You can only make roads so big': Charlotte region launches first transit plan
Feb 24, 2020
Leaders from across the region gathered Monday in a conference room at Charlotte Douglas International Airport with an ambitious goal: Creating a comprehensive plan for public transit, covering a dozen counties and setting the transit agenda for decades. Called CONNECT Beyond, the 18-month planning effort by the Centralina Council of Governments is, to put it simply, big. The planning area covers 12 counties, in two states, with 17 different transit systems. Previous transit planning efforts have been focused mostly on one county at a time. The goal here is to come up with a plan to coordinate and prioritize projects, as well as funding requests, across the whole region. "Twenty years from now, I think everyone is going to look back on this as the jumping-off point," said John Muth, the Charlotte Area Transit System's chief development officer.
Invisible pollution: Spotlight on clean air coming to Charlotte
Feb 11, 2020
It's all around us, but we usually can't smell or see air pollution. A major art piece and a series of events coming to Charlotte this spring could help change that.
'Stay true to what we are': Looking ahead while appreciating the past
Dec 16, 2019
What a year 2019 has been been for the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute: The completion of a two-year study of the connections between Charlotte and surrounding rural communities. The launch of a new Urban Institute Faculty Fellows program focusing on economic opportunity. The inaugural Schul Forum Series. But it was also a year of reflection, as the institute celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Rebuilding the Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection: Where do we go from here?
Nov 18, 2019
Our purpose in studying the 32-county region wasn't to merely document a Carolinas version of the familiar urban-rural divide. Instead, we sought to go beyond the conventional narrative of an irreversible split, and seek examples of connections – either residual or new – between urban and rural communities. Connections that might provide opportunities for renewal in places still struggling to adapt to the changing economic landscape of the 21st century.
How our changing landscape sustains us all
Nov 18, 2019
Ecosystems such as forests and wetlands provide clean air and water, food, building materials, and recreational opportunities. The benefits people receive from nature are referred to as "ecosystem services." Our interactions with ecosystems can have a positive impact, boosting our health and the economy. We can also have a negative impact on the health and survival of these natural resources.
Homegrown economic development: Turning to entrepreneurship
Nov 15, 2019
Outside of booming cities, can entrepreneurship "save" Main Street? Longtime practitioners who have researched or designed entrepreneurship strategies across the country see it as the surest route to helping rural and small-town communities survive and thrive.
Our population is more concentrated in cities — and increasingly diverse
Nov 15, 2019
There's a common narrative about people in rural areas seeking opportunities: they should go to the big city and leave the country behind. Rural counties are often seen as hollowed out or in decline, while cities and their adjacent suburbs boom. While population in the Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection study area has become much more concentrated in the urban and suburban core, the story is (as usual) more complex than that.
Why intermediaries are key to viable local food systems
Nov 13, 2019
Growing and buying healthy local food is a business: complex, rich in heritage and culture, essential to health and well-being, consumed by all but understood by few. We learned from our Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection regional food systems research that farmers who become part of the wholesale food supply chain are able to increase the economic viability of their crops. However, this commitment not only requires additional investment and education, then selling directly to consumers, it also requires the support of many partners or intermediaries, along the way.
There's a housing affordability crisis in rural areas, too
Nov 12, 2019
Charlotte has struggled with housing affordability in recent years, as the city faces rising rents and home prices driven by rapid growth and low supply. But urban areas are not the only places grappling with these challenges, even though affordable housing is typically seen as an urban problem. Rural areas in the Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection study region are also experiencing a severe housing shortage and affordability issue.
A border problem? Unexpected ways the state line influences our behavior
Nov 11, 2019
We don't often think about crossing state lines. Other than changes in gas prices or the availability of fireworks, there's little visible difference as you cross from North Carolina into South Carolina, or vice versa. But that line appears to influence our behavior, at least when it comes to how we spend leisure time.
'It would be insane' not to value stronger urban-rural connections
Nov 06, 2019
Cities boom while rural areas struggle. People seeking opportunity leave the countryside for urban areas. Small towns left behind after the local mill or factory closes down are hollowed-out shells. We've heard these tropes before; cliches about the urban-rural divide abound. But the Carolinas Urban-Rural Connections project is built on the premise that there's more that unites us than divides us.
The changing economic development landscape
Nov 05, 2019
"Regionalism" has become something of a public policy bromide these days — an unwritten assumption that informs the planning, economic and growth decisions that supersede any one political jurisdiction. But what is easy to say can be hard to do.
Farms and sprawl: Conservationists worry they're losing the battle
Nov 05, 2019
About 45 minutes from Charlotte in neighboring Cabarrus County, the owners of 1,000-acre Porter Farms raise chickens and pigs on part of their land. The chickens are sold to Tysons Foods, and the pigs become sausage, pork chops and spare ribs for Smithfield Foods. Another part of the property is a cattle farm, and since 2012 it also has become a destination for those seeking a taste of the country. Two large, climate-controlled barns with expansive views of the scenic landscape host weddings and other events. Over the past few years, the family has taken steps to make sure their land won't ever be used for subdivisions or gas stations.
Banks? NASCAR? Food? How branding aims to find the Charlotte region's identity
Nov 04, 2019
From basketball to banks, Charlotte's got a lot (as the slogan goes). But critics say one thing is missing: an actual brand. Compared to iconic city identities such as Nashville's "Music City" and even Rockland, Maine's claim to fame as the "lobster capital of the world," Charlotte seems to lack one defining characteristic that sets the city and its surrounding counties apart.
The Charlotte region just inched closer to its first regional transit plan
Oct 29, 2019
Charlotte officials moved one step closer to a regional transit plan this week, approving an agreement to hire a consultant and craft a vision for the city and a dozen surrounding counties.
Baseball as a redevelopment strategy? Three cities pin their hopes on it
Oct 28, 2019
In the wake of manufacturing-based economies that once formed the basis for much of the region's prosperity, three cities in the Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection study area are hoping the crack of a bat will give them a second chance. Gastonia and Kannapolis were once regional textile powerhouses, while High Point remains an important player in the furniture market. They're all investing tens of millions of dollars in new, minor league baseball stadium meant to spur adjacent redevelopment and draw people back downtowns that have been hollowed out by the departures of major employers and retailers.
Farm-to-table: A trendy-but-tenuous urban-rural connection
Oct 28, 2019
It's Monday, and farmer Isaac Oliver begins his week at the computer. Out on their 72-acre Harmony Ridge Farms in Tobaccoville, Isaac and dad Kevin raise ducks, harvest eggs and grow produce. At the start of each week, Isaac emails his list of available products to nearly 70 restaurants in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. Over the next few days, chefs text or email him what they want. "A restaurant in Charlotte orders 20 ducks every week and a lot of our eggs are on standing order, but otherwise, it's week-to-week," Isaac said.
Connecting our region through local food systems
Oct 16, 2019
In any conversation about strengthening urban and rural connections, local food systems are usually suggested as the prime example. Images of farmers' markets come to mind, where urban consumers have the opportunity not only to buy fresh fruits and vegetables but to get to know the growers and producers. In reality, the food system is more complex, and involves more than just growing food and bringing it to the table. It reflects an array of regulations, policies and markets. So what do we know about local food systems in our region? What impact do they have on urban and rural consumers, as well as regional social well-being and economic connections?
A 'crisis that's brewing': How this program plans to help NC farmers
Oct 16, 2019
"There is a crisis that's brewing," said Davon Goodwin. "We have a lack of farmers and we have more people to feed. If that trend continues, it's going to be bad."
Charlotte suburbs grow faster as developers seek cheap land
Oct 09, 2019
Development has been sprawling. Places that were once rural now seem urban. Take Fort Mill, S.C., whose population, according to the American Community Survey, has nearly doubled since 2010. Many small towns have grown into bustling suburbs as developers search for large tracts of land to build residential communities. As the population grows, low-cost land and high volume are necessary to meet the regions demand for single family housing.
Forging connections across the Carolinas – one greenway, trail and waterway at a time
Oct 08, 2019
Natural aesthetic appeal, increased economic vitality, a reason to leave your car behind, a walking and biking connection between communities in two states: Organizers hope to deliver all of that, and more, through the growing Carolina Thread Trail network of greenways, waterways and trails.
How does philanthropy vary across, and connect, the greater Charlotte region?
Sep 30, 2019
Charitable giving is an invisible thread binding people and communities together across the 32-county Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection study region — but how much people give, and what resources are available, varies from place to place.
Community foundations demonstrate the importance of regional links
Sep 30, 2019
Can philanthropy foster greater regional connection? Yes, according to our research for the Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection project. But it's not just the movement of money that matters, say local leaders: it's the regional exchange of ideas about how to put that money to work that seems to make a difference.
People appear to commute farther for certain kinds of jobs
Sep 24, 2019
To better understand commuter flows at select sites in the Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection region down to the individual level, we studied anonymized cell phone tracking data. We sought to determine how commuter connections differ between types of business districts and types of firms. By mapping the residential location of workers at a broad range of employment locations, we were able to make some judgements about the local economic impact, and community-building abilities of specific business types.
Commuting and the Charlotte region's economic connections
Sep 24, 2019
An array of environmental, cultural and economic connections together give rise to the interdependence of the Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection study region. But none of these connections are more economically significant than the flow of workers within our regional economy. Counties within the region relied on out-of-county commuters for their workforces more in 2015 than at any point in our history: nearly one-quarter of our region's residents had jobs outside of their home county.
Can these programs bridge the gap between urban and rural leaders?
Sep 12, 2019
Are rural leaders different than their urban counterparts? And how can programs that develop leaders bridge the gap between them, if indeed there is one?
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