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The Extra Mile

“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is “extra”. Go the extra mile and set yourself apart from the pack.” – Cheryl McCants.         www.eimpactconsulting.com Your strategic communication, marketing, brand management and public relations partner.

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This Week’s “Briefing” by the Numbers

$17.8 Million was the cost of a test project for an inflatable home for astronauts in outer space. 30% of U.S. military commanders have been relieved from duty in the past eight years due to sexual related offenses including adultery, harassment and improper relationships. $4.6 Million was paid at an Arizona auction for the original…

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Did You Know?

Alcoa always files its quarterly earnings first.  In 1991, former CEO Paul O’Neil, who went on to serve as U.S. Treasury Secretary under George W. Bush, decided Alcoa would report its quarterly earnings first to demonstrate fiscal discipline. It has been company policy ever since. Excerpts from @Fortune magazine

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This Week’s “Briefing” by the Numbers

1,000 pounds of ground beef were recalled in late January from two Michigan businesses.  Sixteen cases of salmonella food poisoning in five states have been linked to the meat. 14 m.p.h. is the new speed limit being considered in Aspen, Colorado after residents complained that drivers ignore the current 25 m.p.h. speed limit. $50.5 Billion…

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This Week’s “Briefing” by the Numbers

1.2 billion tons of food is thrown away worldwide, according to a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 349 U.S. military personnel committed suicide in 2012 and more than 295 troops were killed in combat in Afghanistan. 800 people signed up for the Python Challenge in Florida, a month long Burmese python-hunting contest. $6 billion is…