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The News That Never Was: Goldman Sachs' $5 Billion Mortgage Fraud Settlement
Goldman Sachs, which just agreed to pay billions in penalties for its role in the 2008 housing crash, likely won't see too many reverberations on the stock exchange this month. It also won't face a plethora of questions from angry investors. That's because a substantial portion of the $5.1 billion in penalties that the feds say they've won on behalf of investors, taxpayers and homeowners won't really hit the banking giant's bottom line. It's only on paper.
"Buried in the fine print [of the agreement] are provisions that allow Goldman to pay hundreds of millions of dollars less — perhaps as much as $1 billion less — than that headline figure," writes Nathaniel Popper of the New York Times.
The 147-year-old company, which reported more than $8 billion in profits and $856 billion in assets in May 2015, stands accused of duping investors with risky mortgages just prior to the collapse of the housing bubble in 2008, and then betting on whether the housing market would take a sharp dive (which it did). In the eyes of critics like former California state treasurer, Phil Angelides, its actions should have earned the investment firm state and federal penalties as stupendous as its crimes.
Instead, by participating in a number of government programs and applying for tax credits, the company will end up saving money on what it will owe. And the agreement comes with a handy chart to help financial executives figure out just how much they will really pay.
But what is most concerning, Angelides says, is something that isn't factored into the agreement -- or the chart.
"[What's] most troubling is that this settlement agreement – like previous deals between the Justice Department and big financial institutions – contains no consequences for the executives who drove or condoned wrongdoing," Angelides wrote in an op/ed for the Fresno Bee newspaper.
Consequence. That thing we must individually deal with when we miss a loan payment or come up short on our mortgage, Angelides says, doesn't apply to those who managed or oversaw the handling of the investment accounts at the time, because they aren't named individually in the investigation. The crime therefore isn't attached to their employment record and likely won't impact their reputation years after it happened.
As for Goldman Sachs' reputation, the stock market last Monday pretty much said it all.
"Goldman Sachs' stock closed up the day the settlement was announced," Angelides noted.
Which might explain why the Internet also seems to have suffered a strange case of short-time memory loss. What truly sums up the social significance of an ethics controversy, I often find, is what is left in Google's search results when a debacle is over. Do news agencies continue to stoke debate over the issue with weeks of controversial postings on the topic? Does it become a Trump-versus-Clinton front pager for weeks on end? Do public officials chime in to condemn the agreement? Or do the allegations simply become smaller and smaller a few days later, replaced by more controversial news?
"Everyone Knows Why Hillary Clinton Won't Release Her Goldman Sachs Speeches," was this morning's top result in a Google News search for Goldman Sachs. It was followed by a more reflective topic, "Goldman's Blankfein Demands Deepest Cost Cuts in Years" and my favorite but less-significant lead: "Panama Papers: Kremlin Apologizes for Putin's Goldman Sachs Gaffe."
The Goldman Sachs case is the latest in a string of big-bank settlements from the housing crisis. Investigators, having done their job to bring prosecution to the public's attention, can now afford to let the topic die. Will the victims who lost their homes and investments in the housing crisis, however, feel that justice has been served with a settlement that measures penalty by the size of a negotiated tax and credit break? I'm willing to bet not.
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According to CoStar sales data, 2018 was the best year for commercial real estate in Western North Carolina. Our four-county MSA (Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, and Madison) saw just over $700 million in sales last year. That bested 2016's previous high-water mark by $100 million! In comparison, the region only saw $92 million in closed transactions in 2009.
Leading the way in 2018 were sales of retail and multi-family properties, each totaling more than $170 million. The Asheville Market (Whole Foods center), located at 4 S. Tunnel Road, sold for $33 million in February. The Asheville Exchange Apartments on Brevard Road sold for a record $56 million.
As for 2019, we predict a slight cooling in our market. This should be particularly notable when it comes to the development of new apartments and hotels, especially in Asheville's Central Business District. That said, our unemployment is extremely low, the economy continues to impress, and people are flocking to our beautiful area in record numbers, so 2019 should still be a very good year.
Total lease transactions were mixed, but vacancy rates remain below 3%.
Beverly-Hanks President Neal Hanks, Jr. has delivered his end-of-year Market Report for 2018. Watch the video below or continue reading below for a summation.
Last year, an impressive 9,200 homes sold. However, that pace represents a cooling of the market to a relatively flat sales pace (2% increase for the year). In 2018, there were 10% more homes available for sale across the nine-county region. Across the region, tight supply has reduced the number of homes selling for under $300,000.
While the Asheville MSA's home affordability has become more challenging, it remains attractive to buyers from many other locales. Buyers are looking for livability in smaller markets, and often, that means moving from a high-cost/high-tax market to lower cost secondary markets like those in the Asheville MSA. This influx of out-of-town buyers should provide plenty of demand to maintain a healthy sales pace for the region.
Read more about 2018 residential real estate activity.
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We witnessed some significant swings in commercial real estate for Q3. The industrial sector was off 80% from the second quarter. But office business was up 34%. Retail transactions were up 71%, but multi-family was down 70%. And land closings were off 35% from what they were in the spring.
Luckily, these large fluctuations are not uncommon with high-priced commercial real estate. Overall, total commercial volume for the third quarter was down $25 million (a more modest -15%) compared to Q3 2017. Our market is healthy, inventory is very tight, and financing is available!
Total lease transactions were down, but vacancies continue to drop and rents continue to rise. The average rent for industrial/flex space in Asheville's MSA is just under $7.00/foot. Similar space rented for just under $4.00/foot four years ago. That's an increase of 75%!
Beverly-Hanks President Neal Hanks, Jr. has delivered the third quarter 2018 Market Report. Watch the video below or continue reading below for a summation.
Our housing markets remain active but appear to be transitioning toward a more modest pace. Steady demand and the shortage of homes will likely cause home values to continue increasing, but at a slower pace.
Those selling their homes still have the edge in 2018. As the sales pace moderates and supply loosens, sellers will start to lose their edge. It is far too soon to call a buyer's market, but we are heading in that direction. Right now, there are still plenty of opportunities in local real estate markets if buyers and sellers are willing to think creatively.
Read more about Q3 2018 residential real estate activity.
After nearly six decades of decline, three new developments are opening on South Market Street in downtown Asheville—all within six months of each other!
Centered at the intersection of Eagle and Market Streets in downtown Asheville, the Block was once the city's thriving African-American business district. The economy of the area was so strong that it was known at its height as "Black Wall Street." Sadly, urban renewal efforts of the 1950s and '60s undermined the district, weakening the area's economy and its presence in the greater Asheville landscape.
The area became so run down and crime ridden that in 1991 the city declared the Block a "blighted area." Since then, the city has made a series of stopgap measures to improve the area. But after nearly three decades of stop-and-go attempts at funding and community input, revitalization is finally coming to the Block.
The current round of renovations are themselves not new. Efforts trace back nearly six years, to the fall of 2012, when the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) awarded nearly $7 million to Eagle Market Place, a partnership of Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation (EMSDC) and Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO). Those funds, along with $4 million from the City of Asheville and Buncombe County, were pooled for the renovation of three historic buildings on the Block. In total, the project aimed to create 90,000 square feet of mixed-use development with affordable rental housing, commercial space, and community facilities.
Eagle Market Place is the impetus of the Block's current revitalization efforts and a project nearly 15 years in the making. After years of funding efforts finally came together, renovation of three historic buildings on the Block began in earnest in 2014. However, a major construction mistake set construction back nearly a year and ended up changing the scope of the project.
Originally, Eagle Market Place was set to include 62 affordable one- to three-bedroom apartments, ranging in price from $200–$780/month. With construction corrections costing $600,000 and nearly a year of lost revenue, both the City and County approved a rent adjustment on 30 of the 62 apartments from affordable to workforce rates: $1,120–$1,400/month.
Now, the Eagle Market Place project is back on track and set to complete later this year. In total, the three renovated historic buildings will include almost 7,000 square feet of commercial, retail, and office space; more than 6,000 square feet of community and neighborhood space, and 62 mixed-income apartments.
The Asheville Foundry Inn is the first Curio Collection by Hilton hotel under management by Charlestowne Hotels. Total cost for development is estimated at $30 million. The hotel is slated to open in July 2018.
55 South Market is a new-construction building offering one- and two-bedroom eco-friendly homes that feature smart home technology and hand-crafted design. Located just steps from the renovation happening at the heart of the Block, the condos add additional permanent residences to the neighborhood.
Each home is thoughtfully designed, with spacious floor plans that fit the modern lifestyle. Community outdoor spaces invite residents to spend more time breathing in the fresh mountain air as they prepare meals at the outdoor kitchen and grilling station, as they enjoy supper in the alfresco dining space, and as they socialize with neighbors and friends in the evening around the fire pit and in the gathering area.
The 55 South Market condos are listed from $264,750–$678,500. 15 condos are still available for purchase.
What do you think about the new development happening on the Block? Let us know in the comments.
Beverly-Hanks President Neal Hanks, Jr. has delivered the first quarter 2018 Market Report. Watch the video below for his short report, or continue reading for a summation.
It was a strong first quarter for commercial real estate in Western North Carolina. 96 properties closed for approximately $192 million, compared to 127 properties for $136.4 million in Q1 2017. Multi-family closings jumped to $52 million, due largely to the sale of two big apartment complexes: Woodberry ($22.7M) and Parkway Crossing ($27.3M). The average sales price for all properties came in at roughly $2 million, compared to $1.07 million in Q1 2017. The average sales price for properties in downtown Asheville was approximately $225 per square foot. There are currently three properties for sale downtown, including the historic Flat Iron Building for $16 million ($380 per foot).
Total lease transactions were slightly down, but vacancies continue to drop and rents continue to rise in all categories. The average rent for available office space in downtown Asheville is just over $25.50 per foot and retail space is $29.50 per foot.
Price appreciation continues to march higher, creating big opportunities for homeowners. Demand is being pushed by low unemployment, increasing desire for home ownership, and people's enthusiasm to live in Western North Carolina. This demand is creating a very active market, but buyers are being forced to compete for the dwindling supply of homes for sale. Here in WNC, that combination has translated into a 7.69% increase in prices.
Home prices have trended upward for the past five years, leaving many homeowners unaware of the equity they have gained. According to Fannie Mae, only 37% of Americans believe that they have "significant equity" (greater than 20%) in their home, when in actuality 83% do. All together, it is a great time to own real estate in our area.
Buncombe County continues to experience the highest median sales price in the region at $285,000. Rutherford County was the lowest at $170,000.
Read more about Q1 2018 residential real estate activity.
Western North Carolina was built by small farmers and small business owners with big skills and big dreams. Today, the region's small business community is stronger than ever, and many startup companies are making big names for themselves locally, regionally, and across the country.
Ahead of National Small Business Week (April 29–May 5, 2018), we wanted to highlight one local small business with big luxury offerings. We asked Patricia Smith Lähepelto and Allison Jerele, the owners of J Smith Boutique in Arden, to tell us about their company.
Patricia and Allison, tell us a little about your background in fashion and how you came to start the boutique.
Allison: We both grew up in South Asheville and graduated from T. C. Roberson High School. After high school and college, we both enjoyed stints abroad—myself in South America and Patricia in Japan. In 2008, we met through a mutual friend. We soon started working together when I joined Patricia's communications team at a European manufacturing company with a base is in Mills River. Together, we traveled the world, building that company's global brand. In November of 2016, we decided to take the leap and purchase an established high-end consignment boutique where we both shopped.
Patricia: We're excited to bring a renewed model to designer consignment in the Asheville market. The boutique will set a new standard for service, with an exceptional range of merchandise, transparent and timely communications with all of our clients, and ultimately a customized, personal experience for repeat customers.
Allison: J Smith Boutique customers typically both buy and sell pre-loved garb to build and rotate their wardrobes. We want to be the first place you visit when you want to share your style with others or find something unique and exciting to wear.
What makes for a "communications-focused shopping experience" like you advocate?
Allison: Our goal is to assist each customer with their specific, individualized needs. We also want to be very clear with our consignors about the consignment terms and manage their expectations through a very clear agreement, with specific terms designed to streamline the process for all parties. We all have the same goal.
What labels can shoppers expect to see when they come in?
Patricia: Our 1500-square-foot store offers women's clothing, handbags, footwear, and accessories. Current, classic, and exceptional items from fashion houses and designers range from Kate Spade and Tory Burch to Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton. J Smith specializes in offering boutique and designer brands. We want our patrons to come here in search of something fun and unique.
What is involved in a "consignor appointment"?
Patricia: Consignor appointments ideally last from 15–30 minutes. We check out each item carefully and choose what we think will sell according to our demographic and current market demands. We accept items on a seasonal basis – Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter.
What makes Arden an ideal location for your boutique?
Allison: Shopping for women's clothing, handbags, footwear, and accessories is not prevalent in South Asheville. There are many residents in this area who we can adequately serve. We really love Arden and the other local business in the area. We feel that the area is growing at a rapid pace and it will only continue to do so.
What do you see as the value of women-owned businesses in Western North Carolina?
Allison: One of our favorite and, honestly, surprising aspects of buying this store has been collaborating and supporting other female-owned businesses—and recommending other small businesses as local resources so that independent businesses can thrive in this area. Women in Western North Carolina have proven that they love to support other women. It's fantastic.
Patricia: Another trend we have noticed among our female entrepreneur friends is that we concentrate heavily on the community. Not only do we tend to network together and collaborate, we are very active in supporting local organizations and events. We all grow and thrive better together.
What is your favorite item that has come in or that you've sold, and why?
Patricia: This is not an easy question! There are a few: A limited-edition Louis Vuitton Speedy bag is definitely at the top of the list, along with a very unique bag designed by Helmut Lang.
Allison: Currently, we have a pair of Miu Miu strappy sandals with a jeweled heel that will be sure to make any woman feel like Cinderella for an evening.
How can your business benefit people buying or selling luxury homes in WNC?
Allison: Moving is the perfect time to perform the much dreaded but immensely satisfying closet cleanse. J Smith not only offers people a special place to sell their upscale items that have taken over their closets, but also to buy unique items. A consignment concept boutique is an excellent venue to both build and rotate your closet, guilt-free.
Learn more about J Smith Boutique and begin shopping at jsmithboutique.com.
Tucked away in the vast aisles and shelves of Malaprop's Bookstore & Café in downtown Asheville is the 35-year history of a business that remains a vital economic and social beacon for a city that's evolved exponentially over the last few decades.
"We do feel like we're an important part of the community. And we're always looking for new ways to keep reaching deeper into the community around us. We don't take for granted being here for 35 years," said Melanie McNair, director of marketing for Malaprop's.
Originally from Asheville, McNair has always known the beloved bookstore. It's a place as unique and welcoming as those who peruse its selection and who work behind the counter.
The future of independent bookstores was uncertain at the turn of the 21st century because of online shopping and big box retailers. But McNair sees the tide changing in the favor of that cozy, locally-owned shop just around the corner.
And McNair noted Malaprop's has one thing wholesalers don't.
Beyond the city limits, Malaprop's is nationally recognized for its readings by bestselling authors and stocking its shelves with some of the finest literature from near and far.
Though McNair was born and raised in Asheville, she did leave for a period, only to return to her hometown, truly appreciative of what this city—and the bookstore—has to offer.
Though there are a number of math and science-related holidays in the calendar each year, Pi Day is objectively the best because you can celebrate with pie. The mathematical constant pi (π) represents the relationship between a circle's diameter and its circumference, a ratio of 22 to 7. Since pi is generally approximated as 3.14, it is celebrated on March 14 each spring. And what better way to celebrate this nerdy occasion than with a circular shaped play on words?
If you have never celebrated Pi Day before, this is your year! For maximum effect, we recommend collecting a few friends and dividing 22 slices from these seven locations. Here is our selection of tasty pie shops in Western North Carolina to celebrate Pi Day.
Made daily with the freshest and highest quality ingredients, the Baked Pie company thinks their customers deserve only the best. From shoofly to Amish apple to sugar crack, they have all your favorites—and then some! Can't decide which to try? Select a "flight" of three flavors plus a scoop of ice cream.
Every day, the Baker's Box offers a delicious assortment of freshly baked breakfast and all-day pastries, including brownies, bars, cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and pies. The one consistent ingredient? They put love into everything they make. For Pi Day, we recommend their black bottom peanut butter pie or the traditional pecan pie.
People go to Buxton Hall on Asheville's South Slope for the barbecue. But they stay for the dessert. Just like the restaurant, the Buxton Hall bakery focuses on local and seasonal products to give you the highest quality, most delicious desserts. From house-cultured buttermilk to hog-fat crusts, you can expect a twist on the traditional. We recommend the banana pudding pie.
An Asheville staple since 1999, City Bakery serves some of the best food in town. Start your day with one of their breakfast pastries, enjoy top quality sandwiches, salads, and soups for lunch, and finish with a top-notch dessert. Our favorite is their fall seasonal, the salted caramel apple pie.
Not specifically a bake shop, J&S Cafeteria is the original fast casual restaurant, serving quality food at value prices since 1984. Among the daily dessert options are four made-fresh-daily pies: egg custard, butter coconut, coconut cream, and chocolate cream. If you haven't been in a while, it's time to give J&S another try.
The award-winning Kandi's Cakes & Bake Shop offers simple traditional goodness! They have the pies that you and your family crave, including apple, peanut butter, and more. All of their pies are made fresh and only use the finest ingredients. Skip the grocery store and stop in for your next pie.
Operating since 1930, McFarlan is a Hendersonville staple for "made from scratch" baked goods, still using the same recipes the old timers used 60–80 years ago. Their pie choices vary seasonally, but with two dozen options (from key lime to Swiss chocolate), there's always something tasty on the menu.
Walkable Urbanism: Is This what the End of Sprawl Looks Like?
In the 1980s, drivable suburban development saw great gains in market share as people scrambled to escape decaying urban cores and the crime and congestion that went with them. They escaped from concrete jungles to concrete savannas—vast sprawling communities of strip malls and never-full parking lots, or planned neighborhoods miles away from the nearest bus stop or grocery store.
Today, that trend is noticeably reversing. Millennials prefer urban cores, even ones outside of major metropolitan areas, because they want to be able to walk or bike to work and stores. Seniors planning to age in place are also seeking out accessible neighborhoods, where getting groceries or reaching activities aren't chores for those no longer able to jump behind the wheel. In turn, walkable areas are seeing more home buyers and renters than the drivable suburban areas that were popular at the end of the 20th century.
What does Walkable Urban Development Look Like?
Substantially higher densities (1.0 to 40 floor area ratio, though mostly in the 1.0–4.0 range).
Mixed-use real-estate products, or the adjacent spatial mix of products.
Emerging "new" product types, such as rental apartments over a ground-floor grocery store.
Multiple transportation options, such as bus, rail, bicycle, and pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, as well as motor vehicles, that connect to the greater metro area. Within the boundaries of the WalkUP itself, most destinations are within walking distance.
While WalkUPs only occupy an average of 1% of all land within the 30 metro areas of the study, they absorb 49% of the metro area's office and multi-family rental square footage. The majority of WalkUPs are located in central cities, but for several metros (those with the highest levels of walkability), a significant amount of WalkUP space was located in suburban jurisdictions, as well.
Locally, examples of WalkUPs include the Asheville and Hendersonville central business districts (CBDs), as well as planned multi-use communities like Biltmore Park Town Square.
How are WalkUPs Changing Commercial Real Estate?
According to the report, "walkable urbanism has gained market share in the office, retail, and multi-family rental product types over drivable suburban, possibly for the first time in 60–70 years." Every one of the 30 metros surveyed showed a Fair Share Index (FSI) value of more than 1.0, indicating the degree to which WalkUPs are gaining market share while drivable suburban locations lose share.
In addition, this change is accelerating in the majority of metro markets. Of the seven metros surveyed that showed a decline in their WalkUP premium from 2010–2015, all but one were ranked as having low walkable urbanism.
In short, the demand for WalkUPs is increasing, driving up the price of the commercial spaces within them.
The trends of these 30 large metros signify more than a change in preferences among eco-conscious millennials. Affordable housing, income parity, public transportation, and aging infrastructure are major issues on the national and local fronts. As it turns out, walkable cities can be a sign of social equity, public education, and GDP per capita.
There is a significant positive correlation between a metro's current walkable urbanism and the higher education of its workforce. Even more compelling is the high degree of correlation between walkable urbanism and metropolitan GDP per capita.
Further studies are needed to determine any causal connections between these correlations. However, regardless of the causal direction, cities like Asheville—with a larger percentage of college graduates than all the cities surveyed except Washington, D.C.—can actively consider higher density and walkable development among their strategies for increasing affordability and social equity.
Will WalkUPs Conquer Urban Sprawl?
Commercial real estate within urban metros will continue to strongly trend toward walkable urbanism for the foreseeable future. However, the pace of that change will depend on a number of local factors. The age of individual urban landscapes will largely determine a city's trend toward WalkUPs, since most buildings have a 40-year life. In addition, dominant infrastructure, zoning, and land-use subsidies continue to favor drivable suburban development in many metros, both large and small. True transformation towards walkable urbanism will require advocacy and the support of place management, policy tools, and transportation infrastructure to encourage the future form of American urban development.
All real estate is local. In order to make confident real estate decisions, we believe it is important for you to have timely and neighborhood-specific information. If you would like more information about commercial real estate investing in Western North Carolina, our experts at Beverly-Hanks are here to help. Contact us today to speak with a Beverly-Hanks real estate agent about buying homes and land in WNC.
Driving around downtown Canton on a recent weekend, it was weird to have a hard time finding a parking space. In most Western North Carolina communities during the busy summer tourist season, this is the norm. But, for the blue-collar paper mill town of Canton, finding a parking spot has never been an issue.
In the last couple of years, several businesses have popped up in downtown Canton, once again breathing life into a community many looked at as "dead" and "out of business." But one business was missing, especially when seemingly every single nearby town had one: a brewery.
For the last four years, BearWaters was located in Waynesville. But with an increasing need for space and also finding out their property would soon become a Publix supermarket, the brewery started to look for new digs last year. At that time, the Canton town officials were putting feelers out to finally bring a brewery into their downtown. The brewery and the town worked together to make the long-held dream a reality.
With their official grand opening in June 2017, every parking spot within walking distance of BearWaters on Park Street was filled, every single hand hoisting high a craft beer in celebration of a new day in the long and bountiful industrial history of Canton.
Overtaking an 11,000-square-foot, two-level building in downtown right on the Pigeon River, the brewery will kick things up a notch with its new 20-barrel system, which includes five 20-barrel fermenters and three brite tanks.
Aiming to harness the property's potential, BearWaters built a river access point for kayakers and tubers looking to stop by for a beverage. They also added a restaurant, the Pigeon River Grille, which features gourmet dishes and southern-inspired favorites. Haywood County businessman Richard Miller (of The Classic Wineseller and Church Street Depot in Waynesville) opened the gastro-pub within the facility. Sandefur noted the cellar below will contain BearWater's barrel-aging program.
When Sandefur was looking for new investors, he found a special bond and kinship with Art O'Neil, who saw the promise of BearWaters and became a co-owner.
Wandering around the brewery, it's surreal to see such a vivacious and jovial energy permeating through downtown Canton. For years, perhaps even decades, those fighting for Canton, those in the town's corner, have been saying "someday, someday." You begin to realize that "someday" is actually today—right here and now.


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Woodquay in 1850
Galway Advertiser / NewsThu, Jul 26, 2012
Last week we showed you a reproduction of a painting of Woodquay which was painted by an English artist, William JC Bond, in 1850. Today, we show you two details from that painting, each one showing a side of Woodquay.
Woodquay in former times
William Joseph JC Bond (1833-1926) was a landscape and marine painter of the Liverpool School who was much influenced by Turner, and in the 1850s and 1860s, by the Pre-Raphaelites. His work features in a number of museums and galleries. He came to the west of Ireland on a number of occasions, we know one of his paintings was titled "Near Oranmore" and he also painted "The Galway Coast" in 1872. Our main image today is of an oil painting he did of Woodquay in 1850, and the second is a detail from that painting. He may have taken some artistic licence, but his picture underlines the importance of early artworks as historical documents in an era before photography reached Galway.
Currach racing in Salthill in the 1950s
Galway Advertiser / NewsThu, Apr 28, 2011
In the early 1950s a group of people got together to come up with ideas for extending the tourist season. They decided to focus on traditional Irish cultural events throughout the country, often with a local flavour, and they called the project An Tóstal. A committee was set up in Galway and they came up with the concept of an All-Ireland Currach Racing Championships. Nothing like this had ever been done before, so it took quite a bit of organisation.
Watery Woodquay
Galway Advertiser / NewsThu, Oct 28, 2010
Most of the area seen in this photograph was once part of a grant of land to Edward Eyre in 1670. It was all originally outside the city walls and was mostly made up of three islands which included St Stephen's Island and Horse Island.

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We will be moving to GitHub
Longer term idea: consider Rust's...
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I don't think this will be a shock to anyone who has followed the discussion on this list. The decision is essentially based on:
1. No major distinguishing features between GitHub or GitLab 2. Familiarity amongst core devs -- and external contributors -- with GitHub 3. Guido prefers GitHub
Neither platform had some mind-blowing feature(s) that really made them stand out from each other such that it would greatly simplify our lives if we chose one platform over another. I obviously was really hoping there was going to be something I missed, but nothing ever came up (and no, being open source is not enough of a feature; as I said when I started this process, being open source would help break ties or minor lead of one tool but not be a deciding factor).
But what Github does have over GitLab is familiarity. While there were people who publicly said they would prefer not to go with GitHub but would begrudgingly use it if we chose to go that route, I had multiple core devs email me privately saying they hoped I would choose GitHub. I think most of that stemmed from having used GitHub for other open source projects and/or work, making even dormant core devs say they would be able to become active again if we switched to GitHub thanks to eliminating the barrier of having to keep up with our custom workflow for code reviews and using hg for commits. And while I said it wasn't a goal to make things easier for external contributors, I also can't ignore the fact that the vast majority of people out there who might want to help out are already familiar with GitHub.
And at least for me, the fact Guido prefers GitHub means something. While Guido himself would say I shouldn't really worry about his preferences since he is only an occasional contributor at this point, I believe that it's important that our BDFL actually like contributing to his own programming language rather than potentially alienating him because he finds the process burdensome.
So that's why I have chosen GitHub over GitLab. Please realize that this is choosing GitHub to provide repository hosting and code review; we are not moving our issue tracker, nor are we moving our wiki. And the long-term plan is to set up a bot that will handle our commit workflow which will help isolate us from any repository hosting platform we are on and making moving easier in the future (and short-term people will use the command-line and that's totally platform-agnostic).
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this decision, especially Donald, Barry, and Nick for making the proposals we had to work from.
We can start the discussion of how we want to handle the transition next week, but I'm going to try and step away from this whole workflow topic until Monday so I can spend the last couple of days of my vacation not thinking about this stuff. :)
Stefan Krah
1 Jan 1 Jan
Brett Cannon <brett@...> writes:
I don't think this will be a shock to anyone who has followed the
discussion on this list. The decision is essentially based on:
We must have been reading different discussions: On *this* list more people were in favor of GitLab! Except for Guido, Donald and Senthil (on python-committers) no one has even bothered to post an explicit +1 for GitHub.
It's very disappointing that GitHub proponents apparently felt the need to contact you privately instead of stating their opinions in the open.
R. David Murray
On Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:25:11 +0000, Stefan Krah skrah.temporarily@gmail.com wrote:
The impression I got here was Barry advocating GitLab (of course), and you arguing against GitHub (but not, particularly, in favor of GitLab). Everything else was down at the noise level :)
Me, I don't care one way or the other, as long as we aren't locking ourselves in to either.
Now, the fact that people felt it better to contact Brett privately to advocate for GitHub is indeed interesting, and yes, disappointing. The interesting question is, why is that? Perhaps it is what was alluded to earlier, that favoring the "commercial alternative" is seen as "bad" in terms of what we might label as "virtue signalling"? Which would be weird, because GitLab isn't non-commercial. So maybe there's some other reason (because GitHub is the big gorilla and people think it is "better" to favor the underdog?), but I wonder if it still comes down to virtue signalling (or, rather, not wanting to signal non-virtue, in this case).
So I agree with you, it would be great if people would openly speak their minds, as Guido did :)
On the other hand, it might just be a matter of the "usenet nod", and not wanting to "clutter up the list" with a "me too". You did get some pushback against your arguments, to which people may have been nodding.
Nick Coghlan
On 2 Jan 2016 07:37, "R. David Murray" rdmurray@bitdance.com wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:25:11 +0000, Stefan Krah <
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On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 9:21 PM, Brett Cannon brett@python.org wrote:
No major distinguishing features between GitHub or GitLab Familiarity amongst core devs -- and external contributors -- with GitHub Guido prefers GitHub
This will likely require a new PEP, that should cover: 1) the new workflow (including how to handle reviews -- see below); 2) the steps required for the migration and a timeline; 3) a list of things that will break and/or that will need to be added/replaced before/during/after the migration; 4) the fate of hg.python.org;
Some of these things might already be covered by existing PEPs, but I don't see them in PEP 507[0] and 481[1] (and I'm getting a bit lost among all the competing PEPs and multiple threads across at least a couple different MLs :).
Above you said that GitHub will be used for reviews but we will keep using our bug tracker. This leads to the following questions: * Do GitHub reviews only work for pull requests? * Are we still going to support uploading diffs/patches to the tracker (short term and long term)? * If so, how/where are we going to review those diffs/patches? * Will patches be automatically converted to pull requests, or pull requests converted to patches and attached to b.p.o issues? * Are there plans to migrate existing Rietveld reviews to GitHub and shut Rietveld down for good? * If not, will Rietveld stay around and be read-only? Or will it still be used for patches uploaded to b.p.o? * What else is needed to integrate GitHub and b.p.o?
About points 3 of the initial list, these are some examples of things that will need to be added/updated/replaced: * the hgroundup hook[2] that post messages to b.p.o when a commit includes an issue number needs to be replaced; * the hgirker hook[3] used for deadparrot on #python-dev needs to be replaced (probably there is already an irker-git hook that can be used/adapted); * the hgbuildbot[4] hook that triggers the buildbots on commit needs to be replaced; * other hg hooks[5] might need to be rewritten/replaced; * the script[6] that generates bug tracker links to hg.p.o needs to be updated (for both cs ids and paths); * the hg code that converts issue links in commit messages to b.p.o links needs to be replaced; * other places where issue numbers appears on GitHub should generate links to b.p.o; * the hg-cpydev hg extension [7] should be ported to git (optional); * the buildbots need to be updated if they are going to pull the source from github and use git; * the bug tracker will need to be updated to interact with github; * the devguide needs to be updated (both to cover the new workflow and update links/commands);
FWIW next weekend (9-10 January) we are organizing a sprint in Helsinki, and I'm planning to work on the bug tracker, so I might be able to start addressing some of these points.
Best Regards, Ezio Melotti
P.S. enjoy your last few days of vacation while you can ;)
[0]: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0507/ [1]: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0481/ [2]: https://hg.python.org/hooks/file/tip/hgroundup.py [3]: https://hg.python.org/hooks/file/tip/hgirker.py [4]: https://hg.python.org/hooks/file/tip/hgbuildbot.py [5]: https://hg.python.org/hooks/file/tip [6]: https://hg.python.org/tracker/python-dev/file/tip/extensions/local_replace.p... [7]: https://bitbucket.org/introom/hg-cpydev
(Sorry, accidentally hit send while trying to discard a previous draft)
On 2 Jan 2016 11:17, "Nick Coghlan" ncoghlan@gmail.com wrote:
Yep, I think that's a large part of it, as the folks funding GitHub are quite open about the fact that they consider centralised US corporate control of the technology industry something to be admired, rather than deplored (See http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/13/please-dont-tell-me-you-want-to-be-the-next... for one of the most explicit examples of that genre). GitLab's business model is different, as it's just a low cost competitor in the self-hosted VCS market that takes advantage of people's familiarity with GitHub's UI, rather than aiming to become the de facto standard for open collaboration infrastructure (with corresponding influence over the career prospects of individual developers).
The free software movement has been fighting an underdog battle against that kind of centralised control for 30 years. That hasn't been a stellar success so far, with the likes of Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft v2.0 now making their predecessors like IBM, Oracle and Microsoft v1.0 look like rank amateurs when it comes to exerting centralised control over the world's computing infrastructure. (Tom Watson's apocryphal prediction of a world market for maybe 5 computers seems likely to come true, it's just that their names will be AWS, Azure, GCE, Aliyun, and SoftLayer).
That doesn't explain why folks might be reluctant to state a preference for a proprietary service in public, though. For that, I think we need to account for the fact that the free software movement is often it's own worst enemy, as it tends to be *very* focused on ideological purity, so proprietary dependencies are considered categorically unacceptable in many circles, rather than as risks to be mitigated through pragmatic measures.
Trying to explain "We looked the gift horse in the mouth, checked all its teeth, and are happy we can deal with the risks of accepting the gift" can be incredibly draining when you have folks yelling at you that accepting gratis contributions of proprietary software and services mean you don't care about the future of the open source community or about software freedom. I stepped over that line myself back when the GitHub proposal was first put forward, and Guido quite rightly called me on it - I wasn't properly separating my own long term objectives from the immediate interests of the CPython core development community.
Since the pro-GitHub perspective was being suitably represented already (and was clearly the default choice, with most of the discussions focusing on "Is there a reason to *not* just use GitHub?"), why *would* anyone want to risk exposing themselves to that kind of potential negative response?
Cheers, Nick.
francismb
Dear Cores-Devs,
[...] And the long-term plan is to set up a bot that will handle our commit workflow which will help isolate us from any repository hosting platform we are on and making moving easier in the future (and short-term people will use the command-line and that's totally platform-agnostic).
please let us known wen/were that bot/automation is going to take place. I've interest on that and I would like to participate :-).
Thanks in advance and have a prosperous new year! francis
Thank you Brett, Donald, Barry, Nick, Ezio, and all who have worked on core workflow. I believe that moving code review to GitHub will benefit CPython and allow more automated checks and feedback (such as those provided by Travis, codecov, coverage, etc) that will help new contributors as well as save core developers' time.
Ezio, Great post on details to think about. Please keep me looped in on issue tracker enhancements (which I know we are not moving) that may make the issue tracker more convenient and appealing to users (similar to PyPi migration to Warehouse).
Brett, Enjoy the rest of your well earned vacation.
All, Happy New Year and all the best for 2016.
Warmly, Carol
Brett Cannon mailto:brett@python.org January 1, 2016 at 11:21 AM I don't think this will be a shock to anyone who has followed the discussion on this list. The decision is essentially based on:
No major distinguishing features between GitHub or GitLab
Familiarity amongst core devs -- and external contributors -- with GitHub
Guido prefers GitHub
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On Fri, 1 Jan 2016 at 13:37 R. David Murray rdmurray@bitdance.com wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:25:11 +0000, Stefan Krah < skrah.temporarily@gmail.com> wrote:
That's the impression I got as well.
The reason I didn't think it would be surprising was my constant prodding for GitLab features that made it stand out. I wouldn't have bothered pushing for that if I had already chosen GitLab or thought it was on track to win out. The fact that I persistently tried to make the open source solution somehow shine was because I was trying to grasp on to something for GitLab because I was trying to avoid the stress of dealing with people being unhappy with selecting GitHub by making my decision glaringly obvious (and in all honesty it would have been nice if an open source solution could have won out; maybe in the future). In the end, though, I decided dealing with people upset from going with GitHub was worth it compared to the positives of selecting GitHub, hence my decision.
The comments came of two forms. Some were of "yay for GitHub" so basically a one sentence head nod. The other was a few private messages that were a bit longer and explaining their view on the options (including not switching). The vast majority of these emails, though, were in reaction to my email to python-committers asking for people to tell me if they would walk away if we chose GitHub. Most said they were emailing me privately to avoid adding any unnecessary noise to that email thread, but I suspect it also had to do with them not being subscribers to core-workflow and not caring enough to join this list to wade into the discussion.
But also realize that this process has been going on for over a year now. I have had multiple conversations at conferences at this point with people who expressed various opinions on the matter and I didn't report those face-to-face conversations either and which are no different than a private email. There was never going to be a chance where anyone but me was going to have complete knowledge of people's various positions, nor was I about to report a tally of those conversations based on preferences. I'm sorry if people feel like I did a disservice by not doing a regular "general sentiment of the Python community" report based on what private feedback I received, but I just didn't think about it nor did I think it would be an issue for anyone that people chose to speak with me privately.
I was purposefully trying to avoid having this discussion start until Monday, but since Ezio sort has a deadline for issue-related stuff we can start on that side now (I still have an email planned on Monday to outline the initial steps to moving things over and the very first hurdle to work through).
On Fri, 1 Jan 2016 at 17:57 Ezio Melotti ezio.melotti@gmail.com wrote:
on this list. The decision is essentially based on:
Neither platform had some mind-blowing feature(s) that really made them stand out from each other such that it would greatly simplify our lives
we chose one platform over another. I obviously was really hoping there
going to be something I missed, but nothing ever came up (and no, being
source is not enough of a feature; as I said when I started this process, being open source would help break ties or minor lead of one tool but
not be
a deciding factor).
But what Github does have over GitLab is familiarity. While there were people who publicly said they would prefer not to go with GitHub but
begrudgingly use it if we chose to go that route, I had multiple core
email me privately saying they hoped I would choose GitHub. I think most
that stemmed from having used GitHub for other open source projects
work, making even dormant core devs say they would be able to become
again if we switched to GitHub thanks to eliminating the barrier of
to keep up with our custom workflow for code reviews and using hg for commits. And while I said it wasn't a goal to make things easier for external contributors, I also can't ignore the fact that the vast
of people out there who might want to help out are already familiar with GitHub.
And at least for me, the fact Guido prefers GitHub means something. While Guido himself would say I shouldn't really worry about his preferences
he is only an occasional contributor at this point, I believe that it's important that our BDFL actually like contributing to his own programming language rather than potentially alienating him because he finds the
burdensome.
So that's why I have chosen GitHub over GitLab. Please realize that this
choosing GitHub to provide repository hosting and code review; we are not moving our issue tracker, nor are we moving our wiki. And the long-term
is to set up a bot that will handle our commit workflow which will help isolate us from any repository hosting platform we are on and making
easier in the future (and short-term people will use the command-line and that's totally platform-agnostic).
This will likely require a new PEP, that should cover:
the new workflow (including how to handle reviews -- see below);
the steps required for the migration and a timeline;
a list of things that will break and/or that will need to be
added/replaced before/during/after the migration; 4) the fate of hg.python.org;
Yes to all of that.
It will be either be a new PEP or the GitHub PEP will simply be rewritten.
Above you said that GitHub will be used for reviews but we will keep using our bug tracker.
Yes, we are not moving to GitHub's issue tracker.
This leads to the following questions:
Do GitHub reviews only work for pull requests?
What do you mean by this? Do you mean by patch upload?
Are we still going to support uploading diffs/patches to the
tracker (short term and long term)?
Well, "support" as in "allow". We won't be keeping Rietveld around (part of this move is so we can get off of Rietveld).
If so, how/where are we going to review those diffs/patches?
I don't know. Is it possible to have the bot create a PR for an uploaded patch?
Will patches be automatically converted to pull requests, or pull
requests converted to patches and attached to b.p.o issues?
I don't think we need to upload a patch file if we already have a PR, but we should either have a PR -> issue or issue -> PR mapping somehow. This can either be via bot command or specifying a PR # in the issue tracker. I also have no issue if people want to make PRs generate patches for the issue as well for backup purposes, but that might get a bit noisy for those following both an issue and a PR.
Are there plans to migrate existing Rietveld reviews to GitHub and
shut Rietveld down for good?
Yes, there are plans to shut Rietveld down. I suspect we will leave it up until GitHub is running in an equivalent fashion to our current workflow, then we will have a deadline to work through any outstanding reviews and then close it up (and if we want to be thorough, set Rietveld so that it won't work on new issues and only pre-existing ones that already have a patch).
If not, will Rietveld stay around and be read-only? Or will it
still be used for patches uploaded to b.p.o?
We are trying to cut down on the infrastructure we maintain, so I don't want Rietveld sticking around indefinitely.
What else is needed to integrate GitHub and b.p.o?
Basically a way to map an issue to a PR (or vice-versa). Probably the simplest solution is to allow pasting in a GitHub PR URL or the PR # to make the association. The other option is for the bot to accept a command to make the association. No reason we can't have both, though. But either way we should have a way to connect PRs to issues.
If a bot can create PRs from a patch, then that would be nice for folks who don't want to use GitHub, but I don't consider that a priority. I'm happy to try to be accommodating to people who don't want to use GitHub for whatever reason, there is a limit to how much energy we should put into supporting that scenario past uploading a patch.
About points 3 of the initial list, these are some examples of things that will need to be added/updated/replaced:
the hgroundup hook[2] that post messages to b.p.o when a commit
includes an issue number needs to be replaced;
the hgirker hook[3] used for deadparrot on #python-dev needs to be
replaced (probably there is already an irker-git hook that can be used/adapted);
the hgbuildbot[4] hook that triggers the buildbots on commit needs
to be replaced;
other hg hooks[5] might need to be rewritten/replaced;
the script[6] that generates bug tracker links to hg.p.o needs to
be updated (for both cs ids and paths);
the hg code that converts issue links in commit messages to b.p.o
links needs to be replaced;
other places where issue numbers appears on GitHub should generate
links to b.p.o;
the hg-cpydev hg extension [7] should be ported to git (optional);
the buildbots need to be updated if they are going to pull the
source from github and use git;
the bug tracker will need to be updated to interact with github;
the devguide needs to be updated (both to cover the new workflow
and update links/commands);
Yes to all of these (I think; depends if we change how something operates in terms of associations).
I think deciding how to associate issues with PRs would be a great thing to work through. Otherwise we need to decide if we want to go with an issue tracker solution to the NEWS file or if we want a individual file solution (which happens to be bot-friendly). Those two things are probably the most critical starting points.
-Brett
On Sat, 2 Jan 2016 at 07:01 francismb francismb@email.de wrote:
Thanks for the offer to help! All of that will be discussed on this mailing list, so just stay subscribed and watch out for any details.
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But also realize that this process has been going on for over a year now.
I have had multiple conversations at conferences at this point with people who expressed various opinions on the matter and I didn't report those face-to-face conversations either and which are no different than a private email. There was never going to be a chance where anyone but me was going to have complete knowledge of people's various positions, nor was I about to report a tally of those conversations based on preferences. I'm sorry if people feel like I did a disservice by not doing a regular "general sentiment of the Python community" report based on what private feedback I received, but I just didn't think about it nor did I think it would be an issue for anyone that people chose to speak with me privately.
Thank you for the explanation. It's a bit of a recurring problem here that once something has been discussed at a conference, the people who weren't there have a very hard time to catch up via the mailing lists.
So I don't think posting +-1 on python-committers is noise, in matters like this one it should happen more often.
Sorry for starting this subthread during your vacation (I missed that), I hope you can enjoy the remaining days!
On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 8:45 PM, Brett Cannon brett@python.org wrote:
No hurry, there's still a week before the sprint so take your time. I also still have to merge all the GSoC improvements before looking at these other issues.
... We can start the discussion of how we want to handle the transition next week, but I'm going to try and step away from this whole workflow topic until Monday so I can spend the last couple of days of my vacation not thinking about this stuff. :)
With reviews here I mean inline comments similar to the ones you can add on Rietveld. I haven't used GitHub yet, but I assume this can be done for pull requests (same as with BitBucket) and perhaps for patches attached to the GitHub bug tracker. Since we are not going to use the GitHub bug tracker, only pull requests can be reviewed on GitHub. If someone uploads a patch on the bug tracker it won't be possible to review it unless we convert it to a pull request (or unless we keep Rietveld around, but we don't want that).
Only supporting pull requests will force all contributors to use GitHub (unless GitHub supports "external" pull requests). I think we should keep supporting plain patches as an alternative, and write tools to convert those to pull requests. If GitHub doesn't support "external" pull requests, we might also be able to write additional tools to do so from the tracker directly.
It should be possible -- we will need an account for b.p.o and then b.p.o can commit the patches on its clone (perhaps using a different branch for issue/patch) and send a pull request to the main clone (for the last bit we might need to use the GitHub API, unless there are other ways).
I don't think we need to upload a patch file if we already have a PR,
The goal is to have everything in the same place, even if contributions are made both via pull requests and via patches uploaded to b.p.o. I think the best option is to convert all patches uploaded to b.p.o to pull requests, so that all the reviews happen on GitHub.
but we should either have a PR -> issue or issue -> PR mapping somehow. This can either be via bot command or specifying a PR # in the issue tracker.
b.p.o should automatically link to PRs when "PR num" appears in a message (this can be done easily). GitHub should also link to b.p.o issues when an issue number appears in the PR (I don't know if/how this can be done). For patches uploaded to b.p.o, a link to the generated PR can be added where the "review" link is now.
I also have no issue if people want to make PRs generate patches for the issue as well for backup purposes, but that might get a bit noisy for those following both an issue and a PR.
I'm not sure we need to generate a diff and attach it to the issue, but PRs related to the issue should probably be listed on b.p.o where the list of patches currently is. One possible reason to add patches is the new patch analysis tool written during GSoC that can extract metadata from patches (affected files, whether the patch has tests/docs, etc.) which in turn can be used during searches. The tool can also be adapted to generate the diff dynamically and extract metadata from there though.
Yes, there are plans to shut Rietveld down. I suspect we will leave it up until GitHub is running in an equivalent fashion to our current workflow,
then we will have a deadline to work through any outstanding reviews and then close it up (and if we want to be thorough, set Rietveld so that it won't work on new issues and only pre-existing ones that already have a patch).
Or we could just copy-paste the reviews as messages on the tracker so that languishing reviews don't hold up the Rietveld demise.
I'll have to think a bit about the best way to implement this and the UI (I already have some ideas).
If we want to support this (and I think we should) we will either need a bot (actually a Roundup detector) or a human to do it, and the former sounds better.
There's also another point that I haven't seen being discussed: how we will handle the author and the committer fields. Currently we only know the committer so, while migrating to git, this can either be duplicated in the author field or just preserved in the committer field leaving the author field empty. Afterwards we can start using the two fields for what they are meant for. A possible problem is how to update them when commits/merges are performed by bots (e.g. if b.p.o automatically converts a patch into a pull request, or if a core dev merges a patch by clicking on a button). Perhaps someone more familiar with Git/GitHub can clarify this (I think it's possible to specify author/committer manually, but I don't know how GitHub handles it on its side).
Donald Stufft
On Jan 2, 2016, at 5:35 PM, Ezio Melotti ezio.melotti@gmail.com wrote:
GitHub should also link to b.p.o issues when an issue number appears in the PR (I don't know if/how this can be done).
By default this isn't allowed, but I think you could use the web hook based support in Github with a bot that has permissions to just inline edit comments so that the typical syntax gets linked to b.p.o. This won't work in commit messages or such though.
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Berker Peksağ
On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 12:35 AM, Ezio Melotti ezio.melotti@gmail.com wrote:
This can be done without a bot. We just need a webhook server to listen pull_request[1] events. If the action type of the event is "opened" and the pull request title contains "Issue #NNNN", we can communicate with the new Roundup detector. I don't know how the Roundup part works, though.
[1] https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/types/#pullrequestevent
There is no way to store both contributor and committer information via GitHub's web interface. It can be done either manually in terminal or a bot can temporarily set GIT_COMMITTER_NAME and GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL env variables before doing fast-forward merge (we can get the core developer's name and email address from https://developer.github.com/v3/issues/comments/ and https://developer.github.com/v3/users/)
I'm personally disappointed of course, and not at all surprised, especially after Guido's stated preference.
But I want to be very clear that I accept the decision and want to express my thanks also to Brett, Nick, Donald, Guido, and everyone else who contributed to the conversation. It heartening to know that we all care enough about Python, past, present, and future to want to see it succeed not just technically, but socially as well, and decisions about where and how our code will be developed are at least as much social as they are technical. It's also gratifying to know that a subject that can invoke such passion can for the most part be discussed rationally and civilly within our wonderful community.
Cheers, -Barry
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On Jan 02, 2016, at 06:45 PM, Brett Cannon wrote:
Please either write a new PEP, or just write some draft new chapters for the developer's guide. Ultimately, anything that a developer has to care about really needs to be described in the devguide.
Nicholas Chammas
First-timer here on this list. Just wanted to chime in briefly on a few things.
Basically a way to map an issue to a PR (or vice-versa). Probably the simplest solution is to allow pasting in a GitHub PR URL or the PR # to make the association. The other option is for the bot to accept a command to make the association. No reason we can't have both, though. But either way we should have a way to connect PRs to issues.
I have seen many projects — specifically those using an issue tracker outside of GitHub — accomplish this by asking their contributors to include the issue number in the title.
Two example projects doing this: Apache Spark https://github.com/apache/spark/pulls, Scala https://github.com/scala/scala/pulls
Then, those projects would have some kind of bot or hook (like Berker mentioned) use the issue number in the PR title to create a reference over on the issue tracker.
For example, here is the script https://github.com/apache/spark/blob/master/dev/github_jira_sync.py that the Apache Spark project uses to create links on JIRA (their issue tracker) to PRs. And here is an issue https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-11744 where you can see the link that was automatically created to the PR referencing it (under "Issue Links").
If we end up using a CI service with good GitHub integration like Travis, we may even be able to use it to create the issue links as part of the build—no bot or separate service required. Additionally, if we want all PRs to include an issue reference, for example, that could be automatically enforced. Any PR without an issue reference in the title would fail that check, which shows up as a nice, clear X on the PR, with a link to more detail.
I'll echo what others have said and say that I too am interested in contributing to Python project infrastructure, especially in the area of CI integration and various types of automation that make the lives of contributors and committers easier. I spent a lot of time doing very similar work for the Apache Spark project. I think it's an important thing to work on; lower friction enables more people to contribute more often, and that's very important for the long-term health of the project.
Nick
Eric Snow
First, let me add my thanks for sorting this out!
On Jan 2, 2016 11:45, "Brett Cannon" brett@python.org wrote:
Well, "support" as in "allow". We won't be keeping Rietveld around (part
of this move is so we can get off of Rietveld).
I guess I'd missed this point. In my opinion, code review in Github is unpleasant for anything but small PRs and even for those when there's much back-and-forth. At work we switched to Github. We moved code review off to reviewboard a few months later. Setting up the webhooks between the two wasn't hard and code review was a much better experience. Just my 2c.
-eric (phone)
On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 10:41 PM Barry Warsaw barry@python.org http://mailto:barry@python.org wrote:
It heartening to know that we all care enough about Python, past, present, and future to want to see it succeed not just technically, but socially as well, and decisions about where and how our code will be developed are at least as much social as they are technical. It's also gratifying to know that a subject that can invoke such passion can for the most part be discussed rationally and civilly within our wonderful community.
I'd like to echo this sentiment as well.
I'll also add that Python now joins an impressive list of programming languages hosted and developed on GitHub https://github.com/showcases/programming-languages.
Some of those languages just use GitHub's issue tracker (e.g. Go https://github.com/golang/go), others just use GitHub pull requests (e.g. Swift https://github.com/apple/swift/pulls, Ruby https://github.com/ruby/ruby), and others use the full feature set (e.g. Rust https://github.com/rust-lang/rust).
I hope this transition both enables more people to get involved with Python and lessens the contribution burden on committers.
On 3 January 2016 at 13:50, Barry Warsaw barry@python.org wrote:
For the last hosting transition, PEP 374 covered the process of choosing a distributed VCS, while PEP 385 covered the actual Subversion -> Mercurial transition, and I think that's a good way to go.
In particular, a separate "Migrating from hg.python.org to GitHub" PEP provides a place to document the TODO list for the transition, and the outcomes of any smaller decisions that will need to be made as an incidental part of the migration (like handling Author/Committer data for old commits), which aren't generally relevant to future contributors (so don't belong in the developer guide), but also weren't part of the repository hosting decision making process (so don't really belong in PEP 507).
-- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia
I'm planning to write a separate PEP. I'll start outlining what I think we need to accomplish and in what order on Monday and that will be the kick-off for the outline of the PEP so we can get a good feel for the work to be done (roughly).
On Sat, 2 Jan 2016, 21:40 Nick Coghlan ncoghlan@gmail.com wrote:
It will be either be a new PEP or the GitHub PEP will simply be
rewritten.
Please either write a new PEP, or just write some draft new chapters for
developer's guide. Ultimately, anything that a developer has to care
really needs to be described in the devguide.
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On Jan 03, 2016, at 03:40 PM, Nick Coghlan wrote:
Yes, for the transition tasks, a PEP makes sense. This is essentially a one-off document, at least for the next 5 or 6 years <wink>.
But I don't think a PEP is the right place to describe the things that the average developer (core or otherwise) needs to know on a daily basis. That goes in the devguide.
On Sat, 2 Jan 2016 at 20:39 Eric Snow ericsnowcurrently@gmail.com wrote:
No one proposed that workflow so it wasn't considered (and I'm obviously not about to start the process again ;). If we find that GitHub isn't working out for code review then we can discuss how to remedy it, but that's not something to consider until we have been done with the transition for several months at least for people to form an informed opinion.
Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently@...> writes:
I guess I'd missed this point. In my opinion, code review in Github is
unpleasant for anything but small PRs and even for those when there's much back-and-forth. At work we switched to Github. We moved code review off to reviewboard a few months later. Setting up the webhooks between the two wasn't hard and code review was a much better experience. Just my 2c.
Agreed. Our current Rietveld setup is superior and much less distracting.
Like the Rietveld house vs. Victorian architecture.
Rietveld is no longer an option as our fork of the project is unmaintained (it was one of the key reasons we even started this process).
On Sun, Jan 3, 2016, 10:28 Stefan Krah skrah.temporarily@gmail.com wrote:
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(Though honestly if we were okay with hosting by Google, Rietveld would still be an option. But I agree we should first figure out whether we can live with GitHub's review.)
On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Brett Cannon brett@python.org wrote:
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-- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)
On 4 January 2016 at 03:35, Brett Cannon brett@python.org wrote:
The useful aspect of the GitHub-as-platform business model in this case is that while PRs are the *default* review workflow, GitHub's APIs are deliberately designed to let people slot in their own review tools.
pip's repo shows what the PR interface looks like with Reviewable enabled, for instance: https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/3338 (there's just an extra button to jump to the review in the external review tool)
For the OpenStack workflow fans, there's http://gerrithub.io/
I can't find any examples of direct integration of Rietveld with GitHub, so that would presumably require setting up some webhooks, similar to what Eric described doing for Reviewboard.
core-workflow@python.org


We would like to wish you all a happy New Year filled with love, happiness and health.
This year has been a difficult one on so many levels. We've had to move yet again and leave so much behind us, say goodbye to so many of our lovely artists and makers, and start again, but we have taken so many great memories with us. Here are some of the moments we cherished.
Throughout the years, we have worked with so many talented local people. We hope we have helped many of you and that you have taken some good memories with you too, as we have. We've seen so many of you go on to do extraordinary things with your life, and we're proud to have been part of that journey. We've also grown and learnt a lot from you all so thank you.
We've made new friends, we've travelled and have grand plans for the year to come. We will be planning more arts and photography classes, we'll be involved in many more youth exchange projects abroad, and we will be working with wonderful people here at Ashford Volunteer Centre with some amazing new projects planned.
We're still here and are always happy to help if you need support and advice with your creative projects and businesses. Just because we're tucked away in an office doesn't mean we've left the town. This town is as much part of us as we are are part of it. Help and support each other as much as you can. After all, no one can do it alone. Be mindful as people are going through things you may not be able to understand. Everyone has a story, be kind to each other.
The Bauhaus Cafe CIC is now working on a number of youth exchage projects, working to encourage transnational volunteering by young people whilst helping to build confidence, motivation, knowledge of how to actively get involved in organising and funding travel abroad by UK youth and travel to the UK by European youth.
Youth in Action Ashford aims to inspire youngsters, focusing on their skills and interest so that they can pursue projects under Erasmus. These projects will encourage young people to boost the local development of Ashford, as well as travel abroad and gain cultural awareness of other places. It is aimed at 18-30 year olds who wish participant in Erasmus activities and also provide knowledge about the youth exchange bid application process.
Youth Exchanges allow young people to: develop competences; become aware of socially relevant topics/thematic areas; discover new cultures, habits and life-styles, mainly through peer-learning; strengthen values like solidarity, democracy, friendship, etc.
Youth Exchanges are based on a transnational cooperation between two or more participating organisations from different countries within and outside the European Union.
Every day, youth in action projects are being set up all over Europe and further afield, for participants to get involved in. These projects can be a stand for preserving a certain style of dance, or it could be health and food safety; testing out many different styles of cooking. There are projects out there worth getting involved in, if they haven't been made yet, then it should be.
If you've ever fancied running non-formal education workshops, exercises, debates, role-plays, simulations, outdoor activities that relate to your field of interest or you had an idea that could have a quantifiable result, then getting involved in an Erasmus project could be your next step.
For more information and to start your steps to setting up a youth exchange, please come to our next workshop on the 7th of November and Berwick road conference room.
-Good examples of youth exchanges.
We would be delighted if you could join us then and find out more about the projects, and see how you may be able to contribute.
The Creative Collective creative workshops will be resuming from next week in the back room at Bauhaus Cafe & Art Gallery, 2 North Street, Ashford TN24 8JN.
Art workshops start on Monday 9th January, from 1pm to 4pm and are for all abilities. Tutor David Ridgway has many years experience of teaching and is an artist himself. He has been working with us since September last year and has had great success with learners some of whom have exhibited and sold work at the gallery.
Our Life Drawing sessions are back from Thursday 19th January from 2pm to 4pm and will be taking place at the same time every week. Our models are professional and experienced and artist Dave Martin will be at hand to give any advice should you need it.
Doug Harman, best selling Kent photographer will be back on 20th January from 10am to 4pm, running a FREE photo clinic for budding photographers or for those of you who need to find out how to use your cameras better, even on your phones. Doug will also be delivering a masterclass on Saturday, February 11th from 10am to 4pm.
Until next time, The Team.
On Thursday 15th December, Bauhaus Cafe CIC hosted our first live music night with Dulcie May Moreno and Stephen Bridgland playing beautiful jazzy tunes to a full house.
This was the first of our live music events and we hope first of many.We'd like to give bands who don't get much exposure in the area and opportunity to build an audience, as well as get media coverage whilst having fun and showcasing their talent. The venue is smallish so we are looking for small bands who play mostly acoustics of all genres, jazz, blues, classical … So do get in touch if you are interested in playing here, pop in, call us or email us and we'll work together to make sure your gig is well attended. We will also broadcast you live, video and photograph your set so you have materials for your website or social media.
Tomorrow night, Bauhaus Blues will entertain you with some upbeat blues tunes. It will be their first performance together as a very new band so come and support them. Bring your own drinks but we ask that you either have some food or make a donation so that we can continue to organise more events.
Well, it's been a long while since our last blog and we do apologise for that. We were busy planning our new venture and moving out of our premises in Park Mall. We're now all settled and are open for business.
The gallery in Park Mall, although a wonderful space for art and creation, was never really the right venue for us. We felt we needed a space that would allow visitors to enjoy tea or coffee, have a bite to eat and be able to take time to view the lovely work by local artists without having to rush to the door. Well, we believe we've achieved just that with our venture, Bauhaus Cafe & Art Gallery.
The Cafe/gallery is situated on the first floor of the old Merchant Chandler's building in Ashford (2 North Street). The whole building has gone through a lot of loving care and is looking fabulous. We are one of a number of tenants in what is now called The Collection Ashford. The art has moved in with us too and many of our artists are the same but we also have new artists who've joined the gallery to display their work.
The Cafe is a CIC (Community Interest Company) and is a hang out for artists, musicians, techies and budding entrepreneurs. Wi-Fi is free, but Saturdays are our Wi-Fi free days so we leave our phones behind and, instead, make new friends and work on ideas and projects together.
As I am writing this blog, Bisal is playing his bass, and Michael is designing our very first quarterly magazine. They are both part volunteers. part paid staff. We're just had our first live music evening with Dulcie May Moreno in this awesome space. The event is one of many we will be running, and is funded by The National Lottery Celebrate programme.
Here are some pictures of our new space. We'll be back soon and tell you more about our evening, our menu, special offers, events and ArtiGras, our May festival.
The Creative Collective is now an established arts venue in Ashford offering exhibitions, events, film and poetry nights, volunteering and work experience opportunities and a hub for creative networking and collaborative working.
More recently though, live music, or jam sessions, have become part of our daily lives. This is essentially thanks to young musicians who grace the gallery with their talent on occasion. Ashford has a magical music scene with a great number of bands who regularly play in pubs, bars and events. From what we have seen, it is a tight knit community of talented musicians of all ages and they make Ashford more of a great place to live and be.
With regular live performances and Open Mic and Jam nights at a number of venues across the town such as the George Pub, The Windmill Inn, the Auction House Bar, there's plenty for every taste.
Recently, we were introduced to a group of five local young musicians. They are Himali Blues and we'd like you to take the time to get to know them and listen to their music on their website because they have a lot to say and their message is about compassion, friendships and community. They have just recently released their EP and are looking forward to bigger and better things to come. The EP will be on sale at The Creative Collective from next week so come and buy your copy here and support them.
We've never seen a group of young men so energetic, so passionate and so keen to take their music to another level. They've attracted crowds of supporters, volunteers to help with their journey, and lots and lots of fans around them.
Oh, and how about checking out the guitar that Anmol is using in the band. It's been pimped by Stan Hollingworth so, if you fancy having your guitar get a makeover, visit Stan's Page and send him a message or just pop into the Gallery and we will give you all the details you need.
So if you're a local band and would like to jam in the gallery do get in touch. If you would like to join us and play at next year's ArtiGras Festival in May, do let us know as we are starting to recruit. And if you need help with your journey, come and see us and we will help you as much as we can and steer you in the right direction.
Meanwhile, do pop in and say hello. We're always keen to help.
Friend of the Collective, Melody Kennett, has produced the film which will be screened at the gallery tomorrow evening. Tune in to Radio Ashford tomorrow from 3.30pm on the Steve Monk show to hear producer Melody Kennett and participant Nic Whitham of Banyan Retreat talk about the film and this Friday's exciting reveal….
"This next screening at The Creative Collective is a bit different and special for lots of reasons not least because I'm going to be both host and producer. Supernatural 8 is an idea conceived by my good friend and film director Bob Hickey. He has a lifelong interest in the paranormal and wanted to make a film that explored the nature of belief and the shades of grey that exist in our understanding of the world. The premise is whether a Mayan shaman, physical medium, spiritual mentor or Reiki group can affect an unexposed super 8 mm cine film. It's a short documentary featuring interviews with those who participated in the experiment, including acclaimed medium Scott Milligan. The as yet unseen results will be revealed at the end. The film should be black.
In another interesting twist the screening on Friday will not only be the reveal for the experiment (I haven't even seen the film yet as it's only just been returned to Bob!) but we will also be filming with some of the participants, who are coming to the screening, to see what they make of the results. Their interviews will make up the final part of the film which will be screened in it's entirety in October. We've really tapped into something with this subject area and have been getting a lot of interest both online and locally. We hope this film will be the first of many." Melody.


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Tag: bland simpson
Bland Simpson's 'compelling love letter'
"NPR asked poets laureate, state librarians, bookstore owners and other literary luminaries… to recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live….
"Jaki Shelton Green, poet laureate of North Carolina, [nominated] North Carolina: Land of Water, Land of Sky by Bland Simpson:
"A stunning account of not only the majesty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Great Smoky Mountains of the Appalachian range, sprawling forests and the enchanted crests of the Atlantic coastline, but also its people: our stories, identities, histories, sufferance, memory, vision and the ancestral energy that remains inside of our communities.
"North Carolina, like many states, has a layered and complex culture. Bland Simpson has written a compelling love letter to our entwined 'goodliest land' amplifying our collective appreciation for the sanctuary of home and kinship."
— From "Traveling this summer? Here are book picks for all 50 states (and then some)" at NPR (June 1)
Author Lew PowellPosted on June 1, 2022 June 1, 2022 Categories Just A Bite, Tar HeeliaTags bland simpson, jaki shelton green, land of sky, north carolina: land of waterLeave a comment on Bland Simpson's 'compelling love letter'
Remembering a Minnesotan's Miscellany mentions
Excuse our immodesty, but surely Bob Dylan's appearances over the years in North Carolina Miscellany played a small part in bringing him to the attention of the Swedish Academy:
— On his view of Billy Graham as a rock 'n' roll model
— On his performance in Charlotte during Watergate
— On his debt to Thomas Wolfe
— On his visits to Carl Sandburg and from Bland Simpson
If only he could've waited for Love Valley before going electric….
Author Lew PowellPosted on October 14, 2016 Categories Tar HeeliaTags billy graham, bland simpson, bob dylan, bob dylan and north carolina, carl sandburg, nobel prize in literature, thomas wolfeLeave a comment on Remembering a Minnesotan's Miscellany mentions
When Bland met Bob… and when Bob met Carl ….
"Sara Dylan answered the door, gave me a blank look, and closed the door. About two minutes later Bob Dylan himself appeared and stepped out onto the small porched entry. He wore blue jeans, a white shirt buttoned all the way up and a black leather vest, and he was very friendly and relaxed.
" 'Bland. What kind of name is that?' "
— From "Christmas With Dylan: A true-life pilgrimage" by Bland Simpson in Creative Loafing (Dec. 15, 2004)
I don't know which I appreciate more about "Christmas With Dylan" — its unforgettable, out-of-left-field last line or its serendipitous parallel with Dylan's own youthful pilgrimage:
"On the porch was Mrs. Lillian Sandburg. She didn't seem startled. …. Dylan announced: 'I am a poet. My name is Robert Dylan, and I would like to see Mr. Sandburg.' She disappeared into the house….Finally, the poet appeared, a genial, slow-moving man …. He wore an old plaid wool shirt, baggy trousers and a green eye-shade over shell-rimmed glasses….Sandburg: 'You look like you are ready for anything….' "
— From "No Direction Home: The Life And Music Of Bob Dylan" by Robert Shelton (2011)
Author Lew PowellPosted on December 1, 2014 Categories Just A BiteTags bland simpson, bob dylan, carl sandburg, christmas with dylan, creative loafing, no direction homeLeave a comment on When Bland met Bob… and when Bob met Carl ….
South of the Border pales beside north of the border
"The Dismal Swamp Canal, on the border between Virginia and North Carolina… was basically a dredged passage through the marshes, and it enjoyed brief fame because of a hotel built on its banks directly on top of the state line.
"Young eighteenth century swells would hold duels here, one man standing in Virginia, the other on the far side of the border, making their crime legally ambiguous — particularly important if one of them died. And gamblers could scurry across the hotel lounge into North Carolina whenever any Virginia marshal arrived to break up their game."
— From "The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible" by Simon Winchester (2013)
Charlotte to the Great Dismal Swamp perhaps being the cultural equivalent of Murphy to Manteo, I'm only now discovering the notorious Lake Drummond Hotel. A more detailed description can be found in "The Great Dismal: A Carolinian's Swamp Memoir" by Bland Simpson (1990).
Author Lew PowellPosted on August 24, 2014 Categories Just A BiteTags bland simpson, dueling, great dismal swamp, lake drummond hotel, simon winchester, the great dismal: a carolinian's swamp memoir, the men who united the statesLeave a comment on South of the Border pales beside north of the border
No Tar Heel can escape Bill Friday's dragnet
"Couple of times a year, Mother could be counted on to call me: 'Frank, turn on the public TV! Bland's on Bill Friday's show!'
" 'Mother,' I said, 'who isn't on Bill Friday's show? Before he quits, Bill Friday will have interviewed every single person in the state. That's why they call it "North Carolina People." He's using the alphabet — when he gets to the Waynesville Qs, then it's you and me, Mom.' "
— From Frank G. Queen's introduction of Bland Simpson as recipient of the North Caroliniana Society Award for 2010
Author Lew PowellPosted on November 18, 2010 Categories Just A Bite, Tar Heelia, Tar TalkTags bill friday, bland simpson, frank g queen, nc public television, north caroliniana society, waynesville nc1 Comment on No Tar Heel can escape Bill Friday's dragnet


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Godzilla: Awakening Graphic Novel Tie-In Burns You With Its Front Cover
By Nick Venable | 7 years ago
While the exciting IDW series Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth is releasing its tenth issue this week, our eyes are turned to another illustrated version of the biggest baddie of them all. As with most of their recent blockbusters, Legendary and Warner Bros. are releasing a graphic novel tie-in to accompany Gareth Edwards' rabidly anticipated Godzilla, which is somehow still two months away. And now we know a few details about it and what the cover looks like, as drawn by artist Arthur Adams. It's no surprise that the entire thing is taken up by the King of the Monsters and a bunch of fire and smoke. This guy's definitely got a gimmick.
Set to release the week before the reboot, on May 7, Godzilla: Awakening is a prequel to the film, and is set "at the dawn of the atomic age," around which time scientists somehow bring the massive beast into existence, though not just him. The press release refers to "life forms beyond imagination" and "monumental forces of nature." We know by now that the multi-legged Muto monsters are part of this universe, and that more surprises await, so maybe we'll get to see some badass imagery in these pages.
Penned by Godzilla screenwriter Max Borenstein and Greg Borenstein, this prequel features 80 pages of large-scale art illustrated by comic vets Eric Battle, Yvel Guichet, and Lee Loughridge. No telling if these artists get their own mini-stories or if all of their talents are incorporated into the issue as a whole. Either way, I'm fired up about it, but in a good way.
The graphic novel's plot is hinted at in the trailers, as Ken Watanabe's Daisuke Serizawa makes mention of nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s not being tests at all, but rather attempts to destroy the monsters that science unleashed on the world. I'm game to see explosions a-plenty, hopefully with Godzilla's shadowy figure seen behind the mushroom cloud. The tattoo gods are calling.
Oh, and speaking of the Muto creature, toy manufacturer Bandai recently released a slew of images featuring the dastardly-looking bastard. Check out a couple of the pics below, followed by a video that really gives an in-depth look at the upcoming toy line.
Godzilla hits theaters on May 16.
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