Browsing articles in "safety council"
Oct 9, 2011
Mark James

Support Safety – Prevent Injuries & Death

This video highlights the areas where the greatest number of preventable injuries and deaths occur. The National Safety Council is working to make a difference and protect the safety and health of people everywhere.

Sep 5, 2011
Mark James

Paedophiles & Troglodytes Cause Internet Censorship

Paedophiles (and troglodytes?!) must be hunted down and prosecuted – this goes without saying in this video, but do we want to let the existence of these two unfortunate manifestations of human nature dismantle freedom of speech on the internet? New internet watchdog to police Facebook Telegraph Article by Nicole Martin, Digital and Media Correspondent 29/07/2008 Internet users will be protected from abusive bloggers and malicious Facebook postings under proposals to set up an independent internet watchdog, The Daily Telegraph has learnt. The body, made up of industry representatives, would be responsible for drawing up guidelines that social networking sites, the blogosphere, website owners and search engines would be expected to follow. The recommendation is one of several that the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee is expected to make tomorrow (Thurs) in its long-awaited report on harmful content on the internet and in video games. Under the proposals, the new internet watchdog would operate in a similar way to other industry bodies such as the Press Complaints Commission, which enforces a code of practice for the UK newspaper and magazine industry, covering accuracy, discrimination and intrusion. The watchdog would not have any statutory powers to impose fines but would investigate complaints and most likely publish its decisions in instances when its guidelines have been breached. It is understood that it would also be able to order bloggers

Apr 1, 2011
Mark James

Looking for stats help please!?

The National Safety Council reported that 52 percent of American turnpike drivers are men. A sample of 300 cars traveling southbound on the New Jersey Turnpike yesterday revealed that 170 were driven by men. At the .01 significance level, can we conclude that a larger proportion of men were driving on the New Jersey Turnpike than the national statistics indicate?

10 pts, thanks!

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