Thursday, January 14, 2010

The Daily Numbers - Jan. 14

The Daily Numbers: 7.0 earthquake that flattened much of the capital city of Haiti, leaving a wake of utter devastation.
100,000 feared dead in the rubble. And officials fear it could go much higher.
28, as in Jan. 28, the new date for the preliminary hearing for former Ridley policeman Brian Decker in an alleged assault on a Wawa employee.
250 dollars that will go to the Delco SPCA with every house that is sold by Century 21 Realtor Siobhan Boyle. Good for her.
1 Pa. state trooper who was shot and killed after responding to a domestic incident in Cranberry, Pa. Trooper Paul Richey was 40. He is survived by a wife and 2 young children.
59, age of singer Teddy Pendergrass, who died last night. There will never be another voice like that one.
83, age of Donald Goerke, who also died yesterday? Don’t know him? He invented SpaghettiOs.
1 person killed when fire swept through a home in West Philadelphia.
51, age of former prof at Drexel who pleaded guilty to possession of child porn.
2 teens killed in crash while another teen was driving in Chester County back in November. The driver now faces DUI charges.
2,400 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies that likely will be sold in the region in their annual fund drive, which kicks off today.
3 students arrested in unrelated incidents at South Philly High School, already under scrutiny for attacks on Asian students.
1 off-duty Philly police officer killed after he crashed his pickup truck on Kelly Drive.
2012, when some Philly officials are angling to host the Democratic National Convention.
3 soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan, including 1 from Altoona.
2 game win streak for the Sixers snapped last night when they fell to the Knicks.
16 points for Allen Iverson in the loss.
3 pointer at the deadline missed by Rodney Carney that could have given them the win.
35 days until pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater for the Phillies. We’ll count them down.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You have to give it to Sam Dalembert. The Sixers center took the court with a heavy heart last night, thinking about friends and family in the utter devastation of his homeland in Haiti. Some times sports just seems so irrelevant.
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I Don’t Get It: Slowly but surely you can see what is going on in the Mario Civera situation. It’s pure politics. And, by the way, it’s being played on both sides.
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Today’s Upper: As usual, in times of horrendous tragedy, America is first to respond, first to send aid, and first to reach into our wallets.
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Quote Box: “I think he should just resign, go do the job he was elected to do here locally and then let the speaker of the House, as is his legal power, set the special election.”
- Gov. Ed Rendell, commenting on state Rep. Mario Civera, who is holding on to his House seat while also sitting as a Delaware County Councilman.

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