The Daily Numbers: .75 that’s the rate cut rolled out by the Federal Reservie yesterday morning, in the process seemingly bringing the markets bank from the edge of the abyss.


1,000 more students in the Chester Upland School District who could be attending charter schools next year after a ruling by Commonwealth Court affirmed that the district’s cap on charter school enrollment is illegal.


2,702 students currently in charter schools in Chester Upland, as opposed to 4,022 students in district schools.


8 million bucks, the estimated stash that a group of Delco judges has now concluded is part of the assets of jailed lawyer H. Beatty Chadwick.


13 years Chadwick has spent in jail on a civil contempt charge for refusing to divulge the whereabouts of the money, contested in a bitter divorce.


14, age of Lansdowne teen who continues to sit in Delaware County Prison as he awaits trial on first-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of his brother. Police say they quarreled over a video game.


4,200 bucks raised in the running of a 5K race in Nether Providence to benefit township first responders.


300 room hotel that could wind up sitting where the Spectrum now stands as part of the “Philly Live!” development at the South Philly sports complex.


98 percent decline in profits reported at Wachovia Bank, the latest financial institution reeling under the credit and subprime mortgage mess.


96 people busted and $800,000 in cash and drugs seized during a crackdown on nuisance complaints in Southwest Philly last week.


403 jobs that will be moving from the suburbs, including a facility in Upper Darby, to Center City by Verizon. They will relocate to Verizon offices on Race Street.


2 buildings in the path of the expansion of the Philadelphia Convention Center that can in fact be knocked down, according to a Commonwealth Court ruling.


4 th term that will be sought by Chester County Republican Congressman Jim Gerlach, who represents the 6th Congressional District, spread over Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lehigh counties.


3 people fatally shot by police in Philadelphia, which has prompted new Mayor Michael Nutter to order a review of the department’s policy on use of deadly force.


1 female head of the Philly FBI office in its history. That would be new boss Janice Fedarcyk.


1 concert in the history of Beaver Stadium on the campus of Penn State. Fergie will top the first show on April 18.


26, age of female teacher charged with having sex with a 14-year-old male student in Pittsburgh. She’s also charged with sending him nude photos of herself.


2.7 million bucks, the asking price for a 30-second commercial on the Super Bowl telecast on Feb. 3.


10,000 clams, what you can expect to drop on a ticket to the Super Bowl being offered on eBay.


7 goals surrendered by the Flyers as they fell once again to the Devils last night.


10 of 12 the Flyers had won before last night’s setback.


5 straight losses to the Devils for the Orange and Black. Make that 15-1-1 in the last 17. Talk about being bedeviled.


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I Don’t Get It: This time last year Heath Ledger was celebrating an Academy Award nomination. Yesterday he was found dead in a New York City apartment. He was 28. I don’t get it.


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Today’s Upper: Count another ally in the war against those ubiquitous plastic bags. Whole Foods supermarkets announced they would bag the plastic bags and go back to using paper bags.


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Quote Box: “Stay tuned, stay involved, keep informed on all the facts and together we’ll do what’s right for Middletown.”

-- Township Council Chairman Scott Galloway to crowd gathered to discuss possible development of the old Franklin Mint property.