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This Week’s Briefing by the Numbers

149 air-traffic-control towers at small U.S. airports will be closed by the Federal Aviation Authority due to sequestration cuts. $100K is the start-up grant offered by the “Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation” to design “the next-generation condom.” 72% is the increase in U.S. craft-beer exports between 2012 and 2011. www.eimpactconsulting.com Your strategic communication, marketing, brand management and public relations partner….

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This Week’s Briefing by the Numbers

24 years in a row Kansas has appeared in the NCAA basketball tournament – more than any other team. 71 million years ago dinosaurs roamed the province of Lleida researchers in Spain say after uncovering hundreds of egg fossils. 57% of U.S. mobile phones are smartphones, up from 52% in early 2012. www.eimpactconsulting.com Your strategic communication, marketing, brand…

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This Week’s “Briefing” by the Numbers

1,164 feet is the height of the new JW Marriott Marquis in Dubai, the tallest hotel in the world. 50 million passwords were reset when the popular, online-reminder application, Evernote, was hacked. 1,004 media outlets, representing 65 nations and 24 languages, have been accredited by the Vatican to cover the papal conclave. www.eimpactconsulting.com Your strategic communication, marketing, brand…

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This Week’s “Briefing” by the Numbers

59% of all “tuna”” sold in U.S. supermarkets and restaurants is mislabeled. 40.3 million people watched the Oscars, up 3% from last year. 9.5 lb  is the weight of a smart-phone-satellite hybrid sent into space by the  University of Surrey sent into space to see how well standard commercial components fare beyond earth. $85 billion…