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D Block Physical Geography - We'll look at heat and temperature in the atmosphere. What is cold and hot? What makes you feel cold or hot? How does that impact you? How might temperature impact natural operating systems on Earth? What about human constructs…how are they affected by heat and cold and are we altering temperature patterns? Oymyakon, in Russia’s Yakutia region, has earned the reputation as the coldest permanently occupied human settlement in the world.
- Generalize the pattern of global net radiation. How might this pattern drive the atmospheric weather machine? (pages 10-11, 40, 42-43 in Geosystems Core text)
- Explain the effect of altitude on air temperature. Why is air at higher altitudes lower in temperature? Why does it feel cooler standing in shadows at higher altitudes than at lower altitudes? (page 46 in Geosystems Core text)
- Explain the difference between marine and continental temperatures. Give geographical examples of each from the text: Canada, United States and Norway, and Russia. (pages 47-49 in Geosystems Core text)
- Describe and explain the extreme temperature range experienced in north– central Siberia between January and July. (page 53 in the Geosystems Core text)
Don't forget, every day we are going to start by looking at the synoptic forecast along with weather maps.
Envrionment Canada: Weather Office Comox
The Weather Network Courtenay BC
- What assumptions or beliefs do Scooby Doo’s creators have that are reflected in the content?
- How does this make you feel, based on how similar or different you are from the people portrayed in the media product?
- How does the commercial purpose (it's made for a profit right?) of Scooby Doo cartoons influence the content and how it's communicated?
- Who and what is shown in a positive light? In a negative light? Why might these people and things be shown this way?
- Who and what is not shown at all? What conclusions might audiences draw based on these facts?
- "How does Scooby Doo explain crime and gender roles to young people"?
Now although Scooby Doo is fun, we need to look at it through a more critical eye. So, take a look at the elements of Media Literacy. Not only are media constructions (made by humans) but the receiving audience interprets the meaning of the message themselves. Remember, Scooby Doo is media and media are constructions - Media products are created by individuals who make conscious and unconscious choices about what to include, what to leave out and how to present what is included. These decisions are based on the creators’ own point of view, which will have been shaped by their opinions, assumptions and biases – as well as media they have been exposed to. As a result of this, media products are never entirely accurate reflections of the real world – even the most objective documentary filmmaker has to decide what footage to use and what to cut, as well as where to put the camera – but we instinctively view many media products as direct representations of what is real...now I know Scooby Doo is a cartoon, but for the questions above please Feel free to use the TV Tropes sites on Scooby Doo characters and Scooby Doo Analysis or read through the following too
CNN ‘Scooby-Doo’ wasn’t just another cartoon. It was a reaction to the political turmoil at the time
B Block Legal Studies - Connected to the ICBC presentation this morning, we'll look at driving infractions.
We'll find out what the Criminal Code says a "vehicle" is and what a public space is in relation to impaired driving, including the very important legal concept of "care or control". In BC there is:
- A 90-day Administrative Driving Prohibition (ADP) for any driver whom police reasonably believe operated a motor vehicle while affected by a drug or by a combination of a drug and alcohol, based on analysis of a bodily substance or an evaluation by a specially trained police drug recognition expert (DRE); and,
- New drivers in the Graduated Licensing Program (GLP) will be subject to a zero-tolerance restriction for the presence of THC (the psycho active ingredient in cannabis)
Every province, except Quebec, has introduced supplementary laws that allow police to impound vehicles, suspend licences and apply other administrative sanctions against drivers whose blood alcohol levels don’t quite reach the criminal threshold, but fall in the “warning” range of 0.05 to 0.08. In BC, under the 2010 amended BC Motor Vehicle Act, blowing over the blood alcohol level of .05 leads to an immediate—at the roadside—3-day loss of your driver’s licence, a $200 administrative penalty, a $250 licence reinstatement fee and, for repeat offenders, escalating consequences.
There are two prohibited levels for THC, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis: it is a less serious offence to have between 2 nanograms (ng) and 5 ng of THC per ml of blood. It is a more serious offence to have 5 ng of THC or more per ml of blood. If it is your first offence, there is a mandatory minimum $1000 fine and maximum 10 years imprisonment.
Despite years of public messaging about the dangers of drinking and driving, Canada ranks No. 1 among 19 wealthy countries for percentage of roadway deaths linked to alcohol impairment.
The Criminal Code impaired driving offences are as follows:
320.14 (1) Everyone commits an offence who
(a) operates a conveyance while the person’s ability to operate it is impaired to any degree by alcohol or a drug or by a combination of alcohol and a drug;
(b) subject to subsection (5), has, within two hours after ceasing to operate a conveyance, a blood alcohol concentration that is equal to or exceeds 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood;
(c) subject to subsection (6), has, within two hours after ceasing to operate a conveyance, a blood drug concentration that is equal to or exceeds the blood drug concentration for the drug that is prescribed by regulation; or
(d) subject to subsection (7), has, within two hours after ceasing to operate a conveyance, a blood alcohol concentration and a blood drug concentration that is equal to or exceeds the blood alcohol concentration and the blood drug concentration for the drugs that are prescribed by regulation for instances where alcohol and that drug are combined.
320.15 (1) Everyone commits an offence who, knowing that a demand has been made, fails or refuses to comply, without reasonable excuse, with a demand made under section 320.27 or 320.28 (sections on screening for alcohol or drugs).Each of these sections is followed by subsections (2) and (3), which create the aggravated offences that involve bodily harm (2) or death (3). Subsection (4) of section 320.14 also creates the offence of “Operation – low blood drug concentration:”
(4) Subject to subsection (6), everyone commits an offence who has, within two hours after ceasing to operate a conveyance, a blood drug concentration that is equal to or exceeds the blood drug concentration for the drug that is prescribed by regulation but is less than the concentration prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c).
We'll look at Fines and points for B.C. traffic offences as well as the Driver Penalty Point premium in BC.
Drug Impaired Driving Canada
Impaired Driving Laws
Drug Recognition Expert Evaluations
Impaired driving investigations
Impaired Driving Laws
Drug Recognition Expert Evaluations
Impaired driving investigations
Lastly, your questions from yesterday...
- What is the legal definition of a drug?
- What are the elements of a charge for possession?
- Describe two situations in which someone may be charged with possession while not physically possessing the drug.
- What is "Intent to Possess"? Is intent necessary for a charge of possession?
- How does the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act define trafficking?
- What two points must the Crown prove to obtain a conviction for trafficking?
- Who has the onus in a trial to prove that an accused person possessed a controlled drug for the purpose of trafficking? What evidence can prove this?
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