Numbers: Oct. 24, 2005

192,424 Number of hotel rooms housing Katrina evacuees, at a cost of $11 million a day to FEMA, which did not budget for such accommodation

$2 billion Amount allotted to buy as many as 300,000 mobile homes and trailers. As of last week, only 7,308 were occupied

560 Number of sexual-abuse claims filed against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, which released files on 126 accused priests last week and could pay as much as $500 million in civil settlements

3 ft. Height of 12,000-year-old humans whose bones, found in Indonesia, set off a debate over whether they were a new species

25 cu. in. Cranium size of the "Hobbit." Modern man has an 85-cu.-in. braincase

70 Two-under-par, the score Michelle Wie, 16, shot in her first round as a professional at the Samsung World Championship

$10 million Value of the endorsements she signed upon turning pro last week

Sources: New York Times (2); Washington Post; New York Times; Washington Post (2); AP (2)