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November 2011

78. Schedule a Date with Santa

 One of the biggest things going in Barrington this weekend, aside from turkey cooking and holiday shopping, is the chance to catch up with the big man in red. Yes, Santa has

ONE

 We’ve finally reached Number ONE in our 10-day countdown here at 365Barrington.com and my tidbit for today is a success story that shows how best-loved brands can come from humble beginnings. It

TWO

 Hmmm…now what can I say about the number two? Any back seat drivers out there? If so, like me, you’ve probably pulled out the old two-second rule when reprimanding the man (ahem,

THREE

 Old English thrīe |Indo-european *TREYES, *TISORES, *TRI | Sanskrit TRÎ, trayaḥ (m), tisraḥ (f), trīṇi (f) | Greek, Attic TPEIΣ, TPIA TRÊS, TRIA | Latin TRES, TRIA | Archaic Latin *TREIES |

FOUR

 Old English feower | Indo-european KWETORES KWETESRES |Sanskrit CATÙR | Proto-Hellenic QWET(O)RO- | Greek, Attic τέτταρες, τέτταρα TETTARES, TETTARA | Latin QUATTUOR | Archaic Latin QUATBORO |Italian quattro |French, Provençal and Catalan

FIVE

 Old English fîf |Indo-european PENKWE | Sanskrit PAÑCA | Greek, Attic ΠENTE PENTE | Latin QVINQVE | Archaic Latin PENQVE | Vulgar Latin CINQUE | Italian cinque | French cinq | Spanish

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SIX

 Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that everyone is on average approximately six steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person on Earth, so that a chain of,

SEVEN

 Old English seofon |Indo-european septm | Sanskrit SAPTA | Greek, Attic ‘EΠTA HEPTA | Latin SEPTEM | Italian sette | French sept | Spanish siete | Catalan and Provençal set | Portuguese

EIGHT

 Old English eahta| Indo-european *OKTÔ(U) | Sanskrit ASHTA | Greek, Attic OKTΩ OKTÔ | Latin OCTO | Italian otto | French huit | Spanish ocho | Portuguese oito | Catalan vuit |

NINE

 Old English nigon | Indo-european newn | Sanskrit nava | Greek, Attic ENNEA hennea | Latin novem | Archaic Latin nevin | Italian and Portuguese nove | French neuf | Spanish nueve

TEN

 Old English tēn, tīen | Indo-european dekm(T) | Sanskrit dasa | Greek, Attic ΔEKA deka | Latin decem | Italian dieci | French dix | Spanish diez | Portugese dez | Catalan