C Block Geography 12 - Today we are working on the James Bay Hydroelectric Project topographic map assignment. You will need to work on the following questions from the Canadian Landscape topo map book 1, 2, 3, 4 a through d, 6 a and b, and 7a (page 75). For help look at:
CBC Archives James Bay
Canadian Encyclopedia James Bay Project
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee James Bay
York University lecture notes on James Bay
Canadian Geographic Nov/Dec 2005 Traveling the James Bay road
For on line versions of the topographic map (follow the Geogratis link here and search any of the map codes below. Once you've entered the map code click submit and you'll be taken to a download page. The map downloads as a zip file and when you open it the map will be a "tiff" picture file) you'll need the map code (#) which is:
- 33F12
- 33F13 and
- 33F14
D Block Criminology 12 - Today we start with your second to last quiz in the course. This quiz covers our property crime and white collar crime units in Criminology. After we are finished the quiz we shift our focus to gang related crime. You will get a handout on Organized crime (aboriginal crime groups, cartels, ethnic crime groups, and outlaw motorcycle gangs) and will need to explain the activities of each group: What do they do? How do they do it? What do they control? Where are they based in Canada? Organized crime by nature (according to Howard Abadinsky) is monopolistic (in other words organized crime groups want to have a monopoly over a specific geographic area for the illicit activity they wish to pursue). Your answers to the question of organized crime in Canada need to be completed by the end of the class (Note: use the section in your text to help as well).
For more stories about organized crime (especially a
particularly interesting court case in Ontario and Manitoba involving the
Bandidos) see the CANOE Crime News
Archive.RCMP Gazette: Street Gangs in Canada
CBC News: Biker Gangs in Canada
Prime Time Crime: Gangs in Canada
RCMP Watch: Asian Gangs in Canada
Criminal Intelligence Service Canada: Street Gang Activity
A Block Social Studies 11 - Since we used yesterday's class to go to the library in order to finish our "World Population Data Sheet" activity, today we'll work on what I placed on the blog for yesterday's class. We'll look at the United Nations Human Development Index which focuses on health, poverty and hunger, education, and environmental issues in countries around the world. We'll take a few notes down on HIPC's (Highly Indebted Poor Countries) and the cycle of poverty looking at two power points about material wealth and food (based on photography from Peter Menzel).
B Block Law 12 - Last week we looked at annulment; separation (living separate and apart) and separation agreements; and divorce. Today we'll quickly look at property division and support obligations. We'll look at: the equal division rule; spousal support and self sufficiency; and the types of child guardianship, access, and child support. Here are a few notes to help you prep for the exam:
In BC the Family Relations Act deals with the division of property between spouses on the termination of a marriage. In this, the law recognizes marriage as a relationship where each spouse is an equal contributor and therefore spouses are entitled to share the value of everything acquired during the marriage. The Act specifically states that each spouse is entitled to one-half interest in all family assets upon the breakdown of a marriage this would be the Equal Division Rule.
Spousal Support obligations (money paid by one spouse to another after marriage breakdown) are established through the Divorce Act, 1985, which is a federal statute. Through this act there are four objectives that are considered when determining spousal support: economic advantages or disadvantages arising from the divorce; financial consequences for the care of children above and beyond child-support; economic hardship of the spouses from the divorce; and the promotion of economic self-sufficiency within a reasonable amount of time.
In Canada the best interests of the child determine both custody/guardianship (which parent the children of a marriage will live with) and access (what visitation rights are given to the other parent). Sole custody is when legal guardianship of a child is granted to one parent only while joint custody is when both parents have a shared responsibility to raise a child after divorce. What factors determine guardianship/custody?
- Stability of the home environment
- Separation of Siblings
- Parental Conduct
- Children's wishes (over 14 years children are very seriously listened to - the older the child the more seriously they are listened to)
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