Emberjs 1.0.0-RC3: Is there a better way to set model property for #render - ember.js

Question

The code works and here is the jsfiddle for the code. But, I don't like the approach I am using to get {[render}} to work. For now to be able to use {{render events}} in application-template, I need to set it in the application-route using setupController and then calling controllerFor('events'), otherwise it won't work. But I have already defined an EventsRoute with a model hook for setting up the controller content and will prefer for {{render helper}} to use the model set in the EventsRoute.
I was wondering if there is a better or more idiomatic way to do this in ember besides my present approach of going to ApplicationRoute.
Relevant code*
App.Router.map(function(){
this.resource('events');
});
The {{render 'events'}} in application template only works when i set the model via application route.
App.ApplicationRoute = Ember.Route.extend({
setupController: function(){
this.controllerFor('events').set('model', App.Event.find());
}
});
I would prefer to {{render 'events'}} to work with the content set here but it doesn't. But I am keeping for now to use in places where it might make sense to use {{#linkTo}}.
App.EventsRoute = Ember.Route.extend({
model: function(){
return App.Event.find();
},
setupController: function(controller, model){
controller.set('content', model);
}
});
The templates
<script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="application">
{{render 'events'}}
{{outlet}}
</script>
<script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="events">
<button {{action 'yEmpty'}}> log event content is empty</button>
{{#each controller}}
<h3>{{title}}</h3>
<p>{{start}} - {{end}}</p>
{{/each}}
{{outlet}}
</script>

Answer 1

I'm unsure of what you're trying to do. Do you want events and appointments to be rendered at the same time on one page? If yes, then, I think, you need to use render (much like you do in your jsfiddle). If not, you could remove {{render 'events'}} and setupController hook on ApplicationRoute and redirect to events route.
I found this issue with Fixture Adapter and looks like it doesn't work with hasMany (therefore jsfiddle example won't work) but I assume you are using RESTAdapter.
UPDATE:
Another place to set the model is in init hook like so:
App.EventsController = Ember.ArrayController.extend({
init: function () {
this.set('model', App.Event.find());
}
});
Personally, I would left the code in setupController hook.