12.27.2015
How To Evoke Spirits To Physical Appearance - Full Seminar
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12.16.2015
Temporary fix for dispcalGUI ICC profile install
dispwin LP154W02-TL06\ 2015-09-02\ 86cdm²\ D5000\ 2.2\ F-S\ 3xCurve+MTX.icc
A web page that I found says to do this and to create a shell script to execute dispwin (part of Argyll) with the name of the .icc profile you want to use.
A web page that I found says to do this and to create a shell script to execute dispwin (part of Argyll) with the name of the .icc profile you want to use.
12.10.2015
Transcona Detailed Area Plan
Author: Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg
Publ. Date: 1971
Size: 831 K
Detailed Area Plan - Transcona
Publ. Date: 1971
Size: 831 K
Detailed Area Plan - Transcona
11.26.2015
11.20.2015
11.01.2015
Fear. Freedom. Government.
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
Thomas Jefferson
Children's Rights
I believe in children's rights.
I believe that each kid has the right to:
* A warm, safe from the elements home
* Enough healthy food daily.
* No abuse of any kind - no physical, verbal, sexual * A family that wants him
* The right to be himself and the age that he wants to be.
* The right to clean, fashionable clothes daily.
* The right to be taught and practise good hygiene.
I believe that each kid has the right to:
* A warm, safe from the elements home
* Enough healthy food daily.
* No abuse of any kind - no physical, verbal, sexual * A family that wants him
* The right to be himself and the age that he wants to be.
* The right to clean, fashionable clothes daily.
* The right to be taught and practise good hygiene.
9.10.2015
Dallas Hansen to Brian Bowman: Get Aboard Subway Rapid Transit
Given WT's recent issues with bus troubles and that the 2nd phase of (Bus) "Rapid" Transit is in danger of making commuting take longer due to the "dogleg" route through the Parker Lands in Fort Garry...
I'm linking to Dallas Hansen's wonderfully-written open letter to then newly elected mayor of Winnipeg Brian Bowman.
Bill Menzies, who is/was (is he retired?) WT's Planner, would say that they wouldn't need to increase the size of the bus fleet with BRT (as compared to rail) because the buses would get to their destinations faster and could turn back the other direction sooner.
What Menzies failed to take into account was that the metro area's population is increasing, mainly from non-white 3rd world countries.
There is not enough transit capacity as it is, whether we had BRT, LRT, or a subway. Or just stayed the course and did nothing.
So it's up to the decision makers at City Hall to "grab the bull by the horns", show some leadership, get rid of (fire) the people who need to be fired and start to rebuild and grow our Transit system the way a big city is supposed to do.
That means putting aside BRT and installing subway rail instead, like Dallas so eloquently said in his piece, linked below.
http://dallashansen.com/wp/?p=532
I'm linking to Dallas Hansen's wonderfully-written open letter to then newly elected mayor of Winnipeg Brian Bowman.
Bill Menzies, who is/was (is he retired?) WT's Planner, would say that they wouldn't need to increase the size of the bus fleet with BRT (as compared to rail) because the buses would get to their destinations faster and could turn back the other direction sooner.
What Menzies failed to take into account was that the metro area's population is increasing, mainly from non-white 3rd world countries.
There is not enough transit capacity as it is, whether we had BRT, LRT, or a subway. Or just stayed the course and did nothing.
So it's up to the decision makers at City Hall to "grab the bull by the horns", show some leadership, get rid of (fire) the people who need to be fired and start to rebuild and grow our Transit system the way a big city is supposed to do.
That means putting aside BRT and installing subway rail instead, like Dallas so eloquently said in his piece, linked below.
http://dallashansen.com/wp/?p=532
9.09.2015
Why No Fort Garry BIZ Group?
The Fort Garry Detailed Area Plan, written by the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg in 1970 said of the northernmost part of the RM of Fort Garry:
There area already successful BIZ groups in metro Winipeg, that have created this community feel along commercial streets, namely the Old St. Vital BIZ, the St. James Village BIZ, the Transcona BIZ, and the Norwood Grove BIZ.
I don't own a business in Winnipeg. I'm just here to create awareness. Awareness of the need for a proper mass transit system here. Awareness of geoengineering/chemtrails going on, etc...
So it's up to the local businesses of the Beaumont, Wildwood, and McGillivray Local Planning Areas to come together and create the Fort Garry Business Improvement Zone.
The domain would be:
fortgarrybiz.com
The “Norwich Plan”, which has been successful in some Canadian locations, for example, Niagara Falls, Victoria and Oakville, is a cooperative venture of local businessmen, local community organizations, and local government agencies to improve the appearance of a given street or streets in a community. The essence of the Plan is that it can be adapted to any locality as it is a proposal for improving the general appearance of a particular area in a city, without major alteration or expense, yet providing a distinctive atmosphere to the area. The success of the idea depends on the cooperation of the majority of the business people and local government in the area. Where such a plan has been implemented, the area concerned has experienced an improvement in business, become a tourist attraction, and has reawakened a spirit of community pride. The suggestion is made that the use of the Norwich concept by local businessmen and the Municipality may be suitable as a means of improving the appearance of the commercial areas.So why would Fort Garry businesses not want to create a BIZ group which can help in beautifying the area, creating a community identity, in the absence of a real autonomous city for that area?
There area already successful BIZ groups in metro Winipeg, that have created this community feel along commercial streets, namely the Old St. Vital BIZ, the St. James Village BIZ, the Transcona BIZ, and the Norwood Grove BIZ.
I don't own a business in Winnipeg. I'm just here to create awareness. Awareness of the need for a proper mass transit system here. Awareness of geoengineering/chemtrails going on, etc...
So it's up to the local businesses of the Beaumont, Wildwood, and McGillivray Local Planning Areas to come together and create the Fort Garry Business Improvement Zone.
The domain would be:
fortgarrybiz.com
9.05.2015
CKND Manitoba Tonight ca. 1982
A year or two ago I spotted an old CKND-TV clip from 1982 of their local news programme, Manitoba Tonight, which aired between 10:30 pm and 12 midnight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inc5tXXWbZA
Sorry, I didn't have a VCR till '87. But that's another story altogether.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inc5tXXWbZA
Sorry, I didn't have a VCR till '87. But that's another story altogether.
9.03.2015
Ctrl-Alt-Bksp to exit a bad X session
In X Window System in fvwm, Motif, CDE, etc...you're able to exit out of a corrupt, hung, disk thrashing session just by pressing the key sequence:
Ctrl-Alt-Bksp
This is a very cool feature and saves one from having to do a complete reboot. Using this key combo. takes you back to the GDM login scrreen.
To add this feature, use the Gnome Tweak Tool and in the Typing tab, select the option Key Sequence to Kill the X Server, like so:
DONE.
Ctrl-Alt-Bksp
This is a very cool feature and saves one from having to do a complete reboot. Using this key combo. takes you back to the GDM login scrreen.
To add this feature, use the Gnome Tweak Tool and in the Typing tab, select the option Key Sequence to Kill the X Server, like so:
DONE.
8.24.2015
8.22.2015
Winnipeg Area Travel Survey (2007)
I've been looking for some data on the traffic volumes experienced between Winnipeg and Selkirk and I think I've found something relevant.
The Winnipeg Area Travel Survey of 2007 was conducted by iTrans Consulting (now HDR Inc.) of Ottawa.
The two areas of interest to me are labelled [1]:
External District #23 - East St. Paul & West St. Paul, and
External District #27 - 'North Northeast' and includes Selkirk, Winnipeg Beach, Grand Marais, and St. Andrews.
They surveyed over 366 households[2] in 'North Northeast' who regularly commute to/from this area.
For External District #23, the report has a combined population of 13,230, contains 4,390 households, and of that 8,760 active commuters using a total of 10,480 vehicles.[3]
For External District #27, the report has a combined population of 33,200, contains 12,650 households, and of that 12,700 active commuters using a total of 24,910 vehicles.[4]
When the figure for Active Commuters in External Districts #23 and #27 are combined, it totals 21,400 vehicles daily.
While installing commuter rail line between Winnipeg and Selkirk areas might encourage more people to live beyond the Perimeter Hwy., it is inevitable that growth in the Winnipeg Capital Region will create this anyways.
A diesel (DMU) commuter train can carry 50-300 passengers at once compared to one diesel bus of 50 passengers.
A Diesel Multiple Unit train provides a much smoother ride for passengers because the train glides along smooth track, rather than having to ride along poor quality asphalt roadway.
A DMU train can be kept outdoors and does not require any indoor heating, unlike a bus that needs to be kept warm in the Winter.
[1] "2007 Winnipeg Area Travel Survey Results - Final Report", iTrans Consulting Inc., pg. 7
[2] Ibid. pg. 6
[3] Ibid. pg. 80
[4] Ibid. pg. 88
The Winnipeg Area Travel Survey of 2007 was conducted by iTrans Consulting (now HDR Inc.) of Ottawa.
The two areas of interest to me are labelled [1]:
External District #23 - East St. Paul & West St. Paul, and
External District #27 - 'North Northeast' and includes Selkirk, Winnipeg Beach, Grand Marais, and St. Andrews.
They surveyed over 366 households[2] in 'North Northeast' who regularly commute to/from this area.
For External District #23, the report has a combined population of 13,230, contains 4,390 households, and of that 8,760 active commuters using a total of 10,480 vehicles.[3]
For External District #27, the report has a combined population of 33,200, contains 12,650 households, and of that 12,700 active commuters using a total of 24,910 vehicles.[4]
When the figure for Active Commuters in External Districts #23 and #27 are combined, it totals 21,400 vehicles daily.
While installing commuter rail line between Winnipeg and Selkirk areas might encourage more people to live beyond the Perimeter Hwy., it is inevitable that growth in the Winnipeg Capital Region will create this anyways.
A diesel (DMU) commuter train can carry 50-300 passengers at once compared to one diesel bus of 50 passengers.
A Diesel Multiple Unit train provides a much smoother ride for passengers because the train glides along smooth track, rather than having to ride along poor quality asphalt roadway.
A DMU train can be kept outdoors and does not require any indoor heating, unlike a bus that needs to be kept warm in the Winter.
[1] "2007 Winnipeg Area Travel Survey Results - Final Report", iTrans Consulting Inc., pg. 7
[2] Ibid. pg. 6
[3] Ibid. pg. 80
[4] Ibid. pg. 88
8.20.2015
The Winnipeg Capital Region - List of RMs
- RM of East St. Paul - Birds Hill, North Hill, River East Estates
- RM of Headingley
- RM of Macdonald - Brunkild, Domain, LaSalle, Oak Bluff, Sanford, Starbuck
- RM of Ritchot - Glenlea, Grande Pointe, Ile-des-Chenes, St. Adolphe, Ste. Agathe
- RM of Rosser - Rosser, Marquette, Meadows, Gross Isle, Little Mountain Park, Gordon, Lillyfield
- RM of St. Andrews - Clandeboye, Petersfield, Lockport (W of the Red River)
- RM of St. Clements - Beaconia, East Selkirk, Grand Marais, Libau, Lockport, Thalberg
- RM of St. François Xavier
- RM of Springfield - Oakbank, Dugald, Anola, Cooks Creek Hazelridge, Glass
- RM of Tache- Dufresne, Landmark, Lorette, Rosewood, Ross, Ste-Genevieve
- RM of West St. Paul -Middlechurch, Rivercrest
8.18.2015
St. James-Assiniboia Detailed Area Plan
Author: Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg
Date Publ. February 1971
Size: 903 K
St. James-Assiniboia Detailed Area Plan
Date Publ. February 1971
Size: 903 K
St. James-Assiniboia Detailed Area Plan
8.06.2015
Commuter Rail Needed Between Winnipeg and Selkirk
Commuter rail here existed 100 years ago in the form of the Winnipeg, Selkirk and Lake Winnipeg Railway (ca. 1908 - 1939) ... interurban trains. They were replaced by Beaver Bus Lines in 1948 and haven't returned since.
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| Interurban train on Eveline St. (Selkirk, Manitoba) |
While electric transit with its guy wires are cool looking, lots of bigger metropolitan areas use DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit). These were called Interurbans in the early part of the 20th century, and later Budd Rail Co. called them RDCs (Rail Diesel Cars). Either way, they enable a transit authority to provide expanded capacity to haul many more passengers at one time than a bus, and do it more comfortably.
The current bus line between Winnipeg and Selkirk could use improved options for passenger travel between both cities.
In fact, the Partnership for the Manitoba Capital Region ... stated in their Capital Region Transportation Master Plan (CRTMP) released in 2014:
The large majority of the survey respondents indicated the City of Winnipeg as their primary residence.Current populations of metro Winnipeg and points north:
Major themes generated by the survey questions and respondent feedback included:
...
A need for alternative modes of transportation including active transportation and regional transit.
There is currently ample population that could handle a DMU-type transit, as a replacement for the Beaver Bus. It's time to switch back to rail, which helped this region grow.
Service could also be extended somehow to the communities on the east side of the Red River, such as East St. Paul, which currently lacks any form of public transit.
The current Beaver Bus schedule provides 11 runs from Selkirk and 11 runs from Winnipeg, daily. The trip one-way takes about 55 mins.:
No bicycles are allowed on Beaver buses. So, for example, if a person in Winnipeg wanted to do a day trip to Selkirk and ride around, they could not do it. However, if the Beaver bus was replaced by a Beaver train you could accomplish this.
The whole Beaver Bus fleet consists of several Orion V buses, each with a passenger capacity of about 50 each. A rail-based DMU could handle about 70 seated passengers at once per rail car, 140 if two cars were joined.
One of the benefits to using DMUs is that each rail car is self-powered, so adding extra rail cars for capacity doesn't burden the lead car.
See also:
IRFCA - DMU FAQ
RM of St. Andrews - Winnipeg, Selkirk, and Lake Winnipeg Railway Co.
Bombardier VLocity DMU in Australia
7.31.2015
Fort Garry Detailed Area Plan
Author: Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg
Publ.: September 1970
Size: 895.2 K (PDF)
Fort Garry Detailed Area Plan
Map 1 - Location and Extent of Development
Map 2 - Urban Growth Pattern
Map 3 - Existing Land Use
Map 4 - Existing Zoning
Map 5 - Fort Garry Future Land Use
Map 6 - Local Planning Areas Index Map
Map 7 - Beaumont Future Land Use
Map 8 - Wildwood Future Land Use
Map 9 - McGillivray Future Land Use
Map 10 - University Future Land Use
Map 11 - Fort Richmond Future Land Use
Map 12 - Waverley Future Land Use
Map 13 - St. Norbert Future Land Use
Map 14 - Existing Services
Map 15 - Proposed Linear Riverbank Open Space System
Publ.: September 1970
Size: 895.2 K (PDF)
Fort Garry Detailed Area Plan
Map 1 - Location and Extent of Development
Map 2 - Urban Growth Pattern
Map 3 - Existing Land Use
Map 4 - Existing Zoning
Map 5 - Fort Garry Future Land Use
Map 6 - Local Planning Areas Index Map
Map 7 - Beaumont Future Land Use
Map 8 - Wildwood Future Land Use
Map 9 - McGillivray Future Land Use
Map 10 - University Future Land Use
Map 11 - Fort Richmond Future Land Use
Map 12 - Waverley Future Land Use
Map 13 - St. Norbert Future Land Use
Map 14 - Existing Services
Map 15 - Proposed Linear Riverbank Open Space System
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