The Daily Numbers for Friday, Nov. 1

The Daily Numbers: 10 Delaware County police officers who lost their jobs in a test scandal who will get a new shot at recertification.

2 young boys found in deplorable conditions after being held captive in a barrricaded home in Upper Darby.

2 woman, including their mother, facing charges in the case.

14-28 years in prison for a 20-year-old Upland man charged in a rape case.

60 counts of child porn filed against a 24-year-old man from Rutledge.

81, age of woman now living in the childhood home of Grace Kelly in the East Falls section of Philadelphia who is at the center of an animal-hoarding probe. Investigators took dozens of cats from the home.

81, age of Temple professor attacked in his campus office this week. A 45-year-old man has now been charged. He has 16 prior arrests.

47 story office building that will be built in University City and will be home to FMC Corp.

4.2 million dollar spending cut in the Chester County budget, which will not hike taxes.

50, age of SEPTA conductor charged in an attack on a rider.

310,000 dollars in cash stolen in an armored car heist in Northeast Philly.

29, age of Max Talbot, traded by the Flyers yesterday to the Colorado Avalanche for Steve Downie.

29th pick overall in the 2005 draft, where Flyers originally took Talbot.

5 big high school football games with playoff connotations tonight.

10-0 run by the Sixers to start their big win Wednesday night in the opener vs. the Heat. Don’t look for a repeat performance tonight in D.C. against the Wizards.

100 congratulatory text messages received by new Sixers coach Brett Brown after his big win.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.

Raise your hand of you think the Sixers can go 2-0? Me, too.

I Don’t Get It: Another case in the news today of kids being held in deplorable conditions and adults facing endangerment charges. I don’t get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to everyone who will gather Saturday at St. Kevin’s in Springfield to welcome home the latest group of vets taking part in Honor Flight. You can join them at the parish on Sproul Road at 6 p.m.

Quote Box: “We lawmakers righted a wrong by allowing the commission to suspend rather than decertify, which is a career death sentence that would have thrown away all of the investments made by the taxpayers.”

- Rep. Joe Hackett, on his legislation that will give a second chance to police officers caught up in a test-cheating scandal.

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