The Bell Curve

City Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter

- 1 Temple University hosts a Dutch speaker with anti-Islamist views. Drexel hosts Darren "Dutch" Daulton's presentation, "Islamists: The First Astronauts."

0 Foxwoods Casino says they may erect a temporary facility so they can beat the May 2011 deadline set up by the PA Gaming Commission. "It'll give our customers a flavor of what life in temporary housing will be like," says exec, "once we take their homes from them."

+ 1 A Philly man is sentenced to 37 months in prison for sending $2 million to Taliban-controlled parts of Pakistan via his money transfer business. "I will totally come out three years from now not hating America," he promises.

- 1 Vandals destroy football equipment used by the fire and police departments in the Northeast. In cases like this you wanna look for a motive. So far the suspects are fire and crime.

- 2 An Overbrook man is sentenced to 18 to 36 years for burglarizing apartments that cater to St. Joe's students. "You think they'll lighten my sentence if I tell them I was sending the stuff to the Taliban?" he asks.

0 Parents of Philadelphia public school students must sign a permission slip so their children can receive the swine flu vaccine. And join Obama's Imperial-Socialist Destructo-Force? Read the fine print, parents!

0 Danny Bonaduce's co-host, Shila, leaves their morning radio show. Disgusted. With herself. For enduring the indignity. For so, so long.

- 1 Some City Council members gripe about the 311 call service center. A complaint about the complaint line. Delicious!

+ 1 A police ride-along with Mayor Nutter goes for $4,000 at a cancer charity auction. "Shotgun!" yells Nutter, running toward the squad car. "I get to hold the shotgun!"

- 2 Police face protests for entering a church during services to search a suspect. "It was a startling invasion of a holy sanctuary," says man. "But at least they wore rubber gloves."

+ 10 Go Phillies!

Total for the week: 5

Last week's total: 7