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The Daily Numbers - August 25
The Daily Numbers: 2 hours, length of meeting held last night at the NovaCare Center between animal rights activists and Philadelphia Eagles execs over the Michael Vick situation.
75 people who protested outside the office of state Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-9, in Chester yesterday to show their opposition to any cuts in early education programs in the state budget impasse.
17, age of teen charged with skimming $460 from the cash register at his job at the Target store on Baltimore Pike.
3 teens charged with the fatal beating of a Delco native and Starbucks manager on a downtown SEPTA subway concourse whose fate is now in the hands of a jury.
5 million dollar meth ring allegedly headed by members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Gang that was busted yesterday by the state attorney general’s office. They made 40 arrests. They say the gang controlled meth traffic in much of the suburbs.
4 burglaries in Ridley Park that have police asking the public for help in their investigation.
3 incidents of cars being broken into and items stolen in Springfield last week.
1 person injured in a 1-alarm fire that hit the Evraz Claymont Steel Co.
in Claymont, Del., last night. It used to be called CitiSteel.
3, age of boy who wandered away from his day care facility and was found along a busy highway in Newark, Del.
375 million dollar hit for Pennsylvania from the move by M. Night Shyamalan to shift production of his new film to Toronto because of the state budget impasse.
2 people charged in the shooting death of a marijuana dealer in Norristown.
1 killed, 1 injured in shooting in the Kensington section of Philadelphia Monday night.
3 teens shot early Tuesday morning on a street in Wilmington, Del. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m.
350 new jobs connected to the latest Wal-Mart store that will open this fall in Warminster, Bucks County.
5, as in No. 5, where Philly ranks in terms of the most active summer concert locations, according to the Web site StubHub.
157 bucks, average price paid on StubHub for ducats to this summer’s Elton John/Billy Joel shows.
29, age of soldier from Somerville, N.J., killed while on patrol in Afghanistan.
300 Pa. National Guard troops who arrived back home at Fort Dix early Tuesday after a tour in Iraq. They are part of 4,000 members of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team that served in Iraq.
50 percent more space for smoking being created at the new Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem.
0.68 ERA for Cliff Lee in his 5 starts since joining the Phils. He’s won all 5.
2 home runs for Ryan Howard yesterday as he teamed with Lee to push the Phils over the Mets, 6-2.
4 straight seasons Howard has hit at least 30 homers and driven in 100 runs. He’s only the second Phillie to do it. Chuck Klein is the other in 1929-32.
40 wins and 21 losses on the road this year for the Phils. That includes wins in 14 of their last 20 away from home.
2 days and counting until the return of Michael Vick to the NFL as the Eagles play the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Linc Thursday night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Just call them the Dynamic Duo. Cliff Lee and Ryan Howard. They are carrying the Phils to October.
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I Don’t Get It: Somebody paid $4.6 million to spend eternity above Marilyn Monroe. Actually they will lie in the crypt directly above the actress. Talk about the kiss of death. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Delaware’s loss is likely Harrah’s gain. Some of those dollars likely headed down I-95 for sports betting can now instead be deposited into slots at Harrah’s Chester, and help the property tax situation here in Pa.
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Quote Box: “People are very angry about what’s happening to these dogs.
Hopefully, the Eagles will unde54rstand that it is an issue in Philadelphia, and it’s horrific, and it needs to be addressed.”
- Melissa Levy, executive director of the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, talking about a meeting yesterday with Eagles’ officials about the signing of dog ring operator Michael Vick.
75 people who protested outside the office of state Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-9, in Chester yesterday to show their opposition to any cuts in early education programs in the state budget impasse.
17, age of teen charged with skimming $460 from the cash register at his job at the Target store on Baltimore Pike.
3 teens charged with the fatal beating of a Delco native and Starbucks manager on a downtown SEPTA subway concourse whose fate is now in the hands of a jury.
5 million dollar meth ring allegedly headed by members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Gang that was busted yesterday by the state attorney general’s office. They made 40 arrests. They say the gang controlled meth traffic in much of the suburbs.
4 burglaries in Ridley Park that have police asking the public for help in their investigation.
3 incidents of cars being broken into and items stolen in Springfield last week.
1 person injured in a 1-alarm fire that hit the Evraz Claymont Steel Co.
in Claymont, Del., last night. It used to be called CitiSteel.
3, age of boy who wandered away from his day care facility and was found along a busy highway in Newark, Del.
375 million dollar hit for Pennsylvania from the move by M. Night Shyamalan to shift production of his new film to Toronto because of the state budget impasse.
2 people charged in the shooting death of a marijuana dealer in Norristown.
1 killed, 1 injured in shooting in the Kensington section of Philadelphia Monday night.
3 teens shot early Tuesday morning on a street in Wilmington, Del. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m.
350 new jobs connected to the latest Wal-Mart store that will open this fall in Warminster, Bucks County.
5, as in No. 5, where Philly ranks in terms of the most active summer concert locations, according to the Web site StubHub.
157 bucks, average price paid on StubHub for ducats to this summer’s Elton John/Billy Joel shows.
29, age of soldier from Somerville, N.J., killed while on patrol in Afghanistan.
300 Pa. National Guard troops who arrived back home at Fort Dix early Tuesday after a tour in Iraq. They are part of 4,000 members of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team that served in Iraq.
50 percent more space for smoking being created at the new Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem.
0.68 ERA for Cliff Lee in his 5 starts since joining the Phils. He’s won all 5.
2 home runs for Ryan Howard yesterday as he teamed with Lee to push the Phils over the Mets, 6-2.
4 straight seasons Howard has hit at least 30 homers and driven in 100 runs. He’s only the second Phillie to do it. Chuck Klein is the other in 1929-32.
40 wins and 21 losses on the road this year for the Phils. That includes wins in 14 of their last 20 away from home.
2 days and counting until the return of Michael Vick to the NFL as the Eagles play the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Linc Thursday night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Just call them the Dynamic Duo. Cliff Lee and Ryan Howard. They are carrying the Phils to October.
*
I Don’t Get It: Somebody paid $4.6 million to spend eternity above Marilyn Monroe. Actually they will lie in the crypt directly above the actress. Talk about the kiss of death. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Delaware’s loss is likely Harrah’s gain. Some of those dollars likely headed down I-95 for sports betting can now instead be deposited into slots at Harrah’s Chester, and help the property tax situation here in Pa.
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Quote Box: “People are very angry about what’s happening to these dogs.
Hopefully, the Eagles will unde54rstand that it is an issue in Philadelphia, and it’s horrific, and it needs to be addressed.”
- Melissa Levy, executive director of the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, talking about a meeting yesterday with Eagles’ officials about the signing of dog ring operator Michael Vick.
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