Archive for February 5th, 2013

Careers: Another reason to get an MBA.

February 5, 2013

Based on BLS reporting, Business and Finance jobs are among the least deadliest professions … except for paper cuts and missed deadline coronaries, there’s not much risk of work-related deaths.

At the other end of the spectrum, “The Deadliest Catch” is on target …  fishermen really do have the greatest risk of dying on-the-job.

According to PlanetMoney …

In 2011, fishermen died on-the-job at a rate of 121 per 100,000 fishermen … mostly drowning after boats capsized.

Logging was 2nd … mostly falls from trees and chainsaw accidents.

The pilots who dies were mostly small plane pilots … e.g. crop-dusters and bush-pilots.

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Bar bet: Note that firemen death rate for firemen is below the national average … you can win some money on that one.

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If you’re curious, here’s the BLS’s complete list

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Lights out: Beyonce emerges as a “person of interest”

February 5, 2013

When the lights went out during the SuperBowl, I flashed back to the 1989 World Series pitting the Oakland As with the San Francisco Giants.

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Remember game 3?

Just moments before the game was scheduled to start, a major earthquake shook Candlestick Park.

The stadium suffered only minor damage, but elsewhere the area suffered billions of dollars of damage, and dozens of people were killed.

Commissioner of Baseball Fay Vincent immediately postponed Game 3, and delayed announcing when, where, and even if the Series would be resumed.

Finally, after consulting with public officials, Vincent scheduled Game 3 at Candlestick Park on October 27, 10 days after the earthquake.

Source: MLB.com

Now, that was an untimely disaster.

The SuperDome’s power outage occurred after two electrifying performances: One by Beyonce;  one by Jacoby Jones.

Jacoby electrified the place by opening the 2nd half with a 108 yard kick-off return for a TD.

Man, can that dude fly.

Nobody’s blaming Jacoby.

But, it seems that Beyonce has emerged as a person-of-interest.

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No lights, no problem: Dunk (and tweet) in the dark

February 5, 2013

Oreo’s quick thinking during the infamous Super Bowl blackout generated a spontaneous twitter ad that caught the attention of millions. 

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Anyone watching the Super Bowl this evening saw a great game — and one of the greatest embarrassments in pro sports history: a power outage that halted play for a full half-hour.

As both teams, tens of thousands inside New Orleans’ Superdome and millions watching on TV waited, Oreo came up with an idea so brilliant and bold that it out and out won the night.

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