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October 19, 2006

News by the Numbers

Just for fun, since there are so many news stories out there to talk about, I thought I'd just point some out that relate to my favorite number 11 and multiples of 11 (it seems at least a few other out there enjoy the same interest in numbers, so what the heck?). So here are a few of the many news stories from this week in which 11s dominate:

11 US soldiers are facing charges for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the slaying of her family; 11 more US soldiers were killed in Iraq; the federal courts have handled 11-hundred Katrina insurance lawsuits; Iraq attacks are up 22% during Ramadan; polio has returned to Kenya after 22 years; 22 Democrats have raised a record $1 million each to challenge incumbents in the most competitive House races; 22 civilians were killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan; 33 drowned when a bus plunged into a pond in India; 33 have died of dengue fever in India; former Senator Gary Studds died 33 years after his scandalous affair with a 17-year-old page; 33 Katrina victims still remain unidentified; only 33 FBI agents have even elementary Arabic language skills; 44 new waterways have been given special protection by the Dept. of Natural Resources; UK troops killed 44 Taliban; the Indonesian bird flu death toll has reached 55; there are now 55 million blogs; Tanzania's cotton output is down 66% this year; 66% of Israelis believe President Katsav should resign; flooding has severely damaged 66 miles of Alaska highway, leaving the port of Valdez isolated; Hawaii's earthquake registered 6.6 on the Richter scale; Southwest Airlines net income has dropped 77%; Capital Bank's profits rose 88% to 3.3 million for the quarter; after spending $11 million on California's Prop. 88 backers have all but abandoned it; 99 soldiers were killed by a blast in Sri Lanka; 110 were injured and 1 died in a Metro train crash in Rome; suicide bombers killed 110 around the world on the same day; and the Dow Jones has hit a 110-year high.

Posted by Becky at October 19, 2006 12:08 PM