RE: [lace-chat] Sudoku (again)
Very interesting! I had a quick look at some Sudoku solutions and I think you may be right. Thanks! Best wishes, Avital Susan Webster wrote: By studying solutions (and frankly looking for some trick), I have discovered an “ugly” little truth that may or may not be well known (but in the event it is not, I thought I would share it here). Consider a 3-row block which consists of 27 little squares (within the bold separators) – it happens that numbers travel together. What I mean is that if, for example, the first 3 numbers across are 3 5 6, then you can be sure that at least two of them will move across the 3-row block together. That is, the 3 and the 5 OR the 3 and the 6 OR the 5 and the 6 will appear in the same 3-square block in the rest of the section. They may not be in the same order, or they have a separator between them, but they will both be in the same little 3-square section across those 27 squares. In the puzzle I have just finished, the top 3 rows are as follows: 3 5 6 4 9 7 2 8 1 9 2 1 5 6 8 4 3 7 4 8 7 1 3 2 5 6 9 snip To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal
Dear Secret Pal! What a wonderful parcel arrived today! I am absolutely delighted with it. I was feeling a bit 'flat' after all the busy-ness of Easter, and it has really cheered me up. The bobbins are absolutely great. I love the antique ones - they have so much character and I love to think of someone else using them before me. The ones from Spain and Gozo are really great. I think someone must have told you I love to collect bobbins from other countries, and I had not got any like these. The little pincushion is so sweet - I love her lace hat, and will give my grandchildren the pleasure of naming her for me - she will certainly be a great addition to my pillow, and in aid of such a good cause too. The little notepad is so pretty - too pretty to use! I shall have to keep it out of sight when my daughter visits or she will want it. The postcards are great too - I am building up a really good collection now, and these will be a welcome addition. The scissors keeper will be so useful and I think the stretchy bit is a really good idea. I have not seen one like this before, and it looks as if it will clip to almost anything - I am always losing my scissors when I most need them. Your lovely newsy letter is good reading. I am glad I am not the only one to hide pillows out of sight when not in use. I have hidey-holes all over the house for lace equipment. The trouble comes when I have to remember where I have put the thing I particularly want. I am determined to be more organised in our new house - but I am sure I have said that before! We have not yet got to the point of putting the house on the market, but hope to be able to do so in two or three weeks' time. We have been in this house longer than we have ever been anywhere before, and there seems to be 101 bits and pieces to finish first. I have been on the internet to look at other houses in the area we want to move to, and have found some good ones, but we are being very restrained and are not allowing ourselves to become too excited in case the ideal one is gone by the time we have an offer on ours. We are supposed to be downsizing too, and I am having such difficulty in deciding what I can bear to part with. It is all very exciting - and exhausting! I hope you have a lovely time when you go away in your caravan - have you planned many trips over the coming season? Of course, lace equipment and knitting is an essential part of holiday packing, isn't it? It is in our camper, anyway! Thank you once again for a lovely parcel. I hope the lady sending to you is as generous as you are to me. Dee Palin Gloucestershire To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Sudoku (again)
Thinking about it: if the 3 5 and 6 are in the top row of the first block then they can't be in the top row of the second block or the top row of the third block. Taking the second block first: 3,5 6 can be positioned so that all are in the second row or they can be split so that one of them is in the second row and two in the third row or 2 of them in the second row and one of them in the third row or all are in the third row. Similarly with the third block (but with more restrictions based on what has happened in the second block). So, yes, it is inevitable that at least 2 of them will stay together in each of the second and third blocks, because there aren't enough rows to spread them any other way. Sue - Original Message - From: Avital [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 3:18 AM Subject: RE: [lace-chat] Sudoku (again) Very interesting! I had a quick look at some Sudoku solutions and I think you may be right. Thanks! Best wishes, Avital Susan Webster wrote: By studying solutions (and frankly looking for some trick), I have discovered an “ugly” little truth that may or may not be well known (but in the event it is not, I thought I would share it here). Consider a 3-row block which consists of 27 little squares (within the bold separators) – it happens that numbers travel together. What I mean is that if, for example, the first 3 numbers across are 3 5 6, then you can be sure that at least two of them will move across the 3-row block together. That is, the 3 and the 5 OR the 3 and the 6 OR the 5 and the 6 will appear in the same 3-square block in the rest of the section. They may not be in the same order, or they have a separator between them, but they will both be in the same little 3-square section across those 27 squares. In the puzzle I have just finished, the top 3 rows are as follows: 3 5 6 4 9 7 2 8 1 9 2 1 5 6 8 4 3 7 4 8 7 1 3 2 5 6 9 snip To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace-chat] Sudoku (again)
I did think about it and came to the same conclusion as you. I was going to post it but you beat me to it. ;-) Also, I did an extremely easy Sudoku today while in the middle of cooking and realised that knowing that numbers split up (2 go one way and the third goes the other way) does not help in solving the puzzle. going offline for the last day of Passover Avital Sue Babbs wrote: Thinking about it: if the 3 5 and 6 are in the top row of the first block then they can't be in the top row of the second block or the top row of the third block. Taking the second block first: 3,5 6 can be positioned so that all are in the second row or they can be split so that one of them is in the second row and two in the third row or 2 of them in the second row and one of them in the third row or all are in the third row. Similarly with the third block (but with more restrictions based on what has happened in the second block). So, yes, it is inevitable that at least 2 of them will stay together in each of the second and third blocks, because there aren't enough rows to spread them any other way. Sue To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] cheap flights to Lyon
Hi, I want to go to Lyon in early June. Does anyone know which airlines fly there from London (or Bristol or Southampton)? I've found EasyJet, British Airways and Air France so far but was wondering if I'd missed any. Unfortunately, I have my last exam the same day my home canoe club are driving down to the whitewater course at St Pierre de Boeuf before hitting the Alps but I can fly out the next day. If anyone's got any clever ideas concerning trains/other public transport which would be quicker, then please let me know as well. Helen Helen, Somerset, UK Forget the formulae, let's make lace -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.3/317 - Release Date: 18/04/2006 To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Lace-Chat Archives
Can anyone point me to the Lace-Chat Archive website??? I've lost the details for getting rid of price label sticky residue, and I know I asked about it this time alst year :( Regards, Ann in Llanmerewig, Mid-Wales, U.K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~ CAWTHORN, SCOTT DeSilva PALMER Family History Pages: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cawthorn/ ~~ PALMER Family Gathering - 2006 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cawthorn/Palmer/2006_details.html ~~ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] cheap flights to Lyon
Expedia.co.uk just shows BA as having direct flights. Air France as connecting Paris Sue To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Regimental Flags
My husband is into miniature soldiers and is trying to reproduce regimental flags to go with his army. So this is really a message from him! We have drawn a blank with his wargaming list, so I'm turning to you, as the fount of all knowledge! We have tried googling for French regimental flags and for Drapeaux et entandardes but so far have not found anything early enough. So here's a new challenge for chat! Can anyone point us to a source of info on the regiments of the Fronde (on the side of the Frondeurs) and their flags between 1618 1648? Sue [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Secret Pal Thank You
Dear Secret Pal, I hope you had a wonderful Easter. Your package arrived just in time for Easter. The cute decorated egg joined the other ones on our Easter egg tree and the chick joined us for Easter dinner! I'm afraid my daughter likes the chick quite a bit and I think he/she will end up as a permanent fixture in my daughter's room (except at Easter). The bobbin is gorgeous! It has such a wonderful feel to it and is a great size for gimps. Is it rosewood? I'm just in the process of spangling some of my bobbins so the spangle arrived at a most opportune time. And of course thread is always appreciated. Last but certainly not least, the chocolates are a nice treat as I don't join the children on their Easter egg hunt and they are loathe to give up any chocolate to my husband and myself. Thank you for such great gifts. Your Secret Pal, Cindy Rusak To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
