The Week by the Numbers: September 15-21, 2013
By Matt Phifer
12 – People killed when gunman Aaron Alexis opened fire in the Navy Yard
September 16th was stained by another shooting rampage. This one occurred at the Washington Navy Yard. Twelve people were killed when Aaron Alexis, a government contractor and former Navy reservist, opened fire with a Remington 870 shotgun. Authorities have found that Alexis was delusional and believed that he was being controlled by low-frequency radio waves.
40 – Years Sweden’s King is celebrating on the throne
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrated 40 years on the throne on September 15th. The King celebrated with a dance party in the Stockholm Palace courtyard on Sunday as well as a service in the palace church. He received the heads of state of Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. King Gustaf told Swedish radio he plans to stay on the throne as long as he is healthy.
$2,600 – Possible highest price of the tickets to this year’s Super Bowl
The NFL is looking to approve a plan to raise the price of the best seats for the upcoming Super Bowl to be held in Metlife Stadium with the club-level mezzanine seats possibly costing $2,600. That’s over a thousand dollars more expensive than the highest priced seats for the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans, which cost $1,250. The lower bowl seats could cost up to $1,500, another price rise from $950 last year. But don’t worry, the cheapest tickets in the upper bowl have dropped in price to just $500, a $100 decrease from last year.
$800 Million – The estimated cost to raise the Costa Concordia
Over the week crews worked to raise the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that ran aground and partially sank off the coast of Giglio Island, Italy at a whopping price tag of close to $800 million. The cruise ran aground on January 13, 2012, killing 32 people.