tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post7866389920355706194..comments2024-03-29T13:20:53.161+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11011, Tuesday 18 Feb 2014, MoverCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-57135038376215152082014-02-19T12:57:56.362+05:302014-02-19T12:57:56.362+05:30Thanks a lot.Thanks a lot.Sujathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981209270526650149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-89194750968125988012014-02-19T08:27:44.419+05:302014-02-19T08:27:44.419+05:30It will be truer to say 'visits', I think....It will be truer to say 'visits', I think.<br />The figure does not show unique visitors.<br />Each time you visit this page on a single day, the figure goes up, I think.<br />Scroll down fully and see another figure at left - which is unique visitors since a particular date.<br />And what is the definition of 'unique visitor'? I don't know. Does it take into account one when they visit for the first time and ignore them on all subsequent visits ehether on the first day itself or later?<br />So are all 638988 visitors different?Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-62392846262066546362014-02-19T08:21:41.268+05:302014-02-19T08:21:41.268+05:30Further...
jumper = one that jumps = kangaroo = &#...Further...<br />jumper = one that jumps = kangaroo = 'roo, as kangaroo may be called by babies, Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-17659785199734817042014-02-19T07:58:15.730+05:302014-02-19T07:58:15.730+05:30Amplifying further
Umpire = REF
Southhead = S
su...Amplifying further<br /><br />Umpire = REF<br />Southhead = S <br />surrounding = Encapsulation indicator<br />jumper = ROO<br />provides shelter again = Definition = {RE{ROO}F}{S}Deepak Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337043600355573557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-19418796338540070062014-02-19T07:44:18.822+05:302014-02-19T07:44:18.822+05:30Umpire= Referee = REF
Southhead = head (top) of so...Umpire= Referee = REF<br />Southhead = head (top) of south = SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-20825635169455355012014-02-19T07:20:41.422+05:302014-02-19T07:20:41.422+05:30As usual, I did my crossword past midnight. :-( I ...As usual, I did my crossword past midnight. :-( I got 28A right by guessing from shelter (roof) and again (re) & with the other clues already answered but didn't understand the reference to Umpire Southhead. Could someone explain? Thanks.Sujathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981209270526650149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-16915243519458691472014-02-18T20:19:05.712+05:302014-02-18T20:19:05.712+05:30While the highground near Aquem in Margao is calle...While the highground near Aquem in Margao is called Aquem Alto, the hillock in Ponnje is called Altinho. I stayed at the former and wrote my exams at the latter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-12599267459894843362014-02-18T19:57:50.514+05:302014-02-18T19:57:50.514+05:30Visitors have crossed the 1.8 million mark today. ...Visitors have crossed the 1.8 million mark today. Did anyone notice?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181639742047074494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-56354905127595844982014-02-18T19:16:17.772+05:302014-02-18T19:16:17.772+05:30Yes Kishore. I thought about the odd nos. of facto...Yes Kishore. I thought about the odd nos. of factors and found that the square root being unique to perfect squares makes it ODD! Thank you. I wanted to double check since I expected The Hindu to be doubly careful in this.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-7448888265570320532014-02-18T18:17:34.712+05:302014-02-18T18:17:34.712+05:30Now, I am confused. Richard is talking about items...Now, I am confused. Richard is talking about items and Paddy was asking about some numbers.<br /><br />Putting the two together, I see item numbersKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-62373406773248637202014-02-18T18:15:22.213+05:302014-02-18T18:15:22.213+05:30Ramesh is perfectly correct. Let us look at it thi...Ramesh is perfectly correct. Let us look at it this way, in case of every perfect square, the square root will be at the centre of the list of factors when written in ascending or descending order. All other factors have a pair or conjugate number, except the square root. Hence, the number of factors of a perfect square is always odd. In this case for example, taking the factors and their conjugates the list becomes<br /><br />1 x 100<br />2 x 50<br />4 x 25<br />5 x 20<br />10 x 10<br /><br />But the last two 10s form the same factor. Starting at 1 and proceeding counterclockwise or starting at 100 and proceeding clockwise will give us the ascending or descending series mentioned earlier.Of course, both the 10s are treated as the same.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-29357186901053240002014-02-18T18:08:16.021+05:302014-02-18T18:08:16.021+05:30K 5:58 - I wasn't aware that Coutinho is a dim...K 5:58 - I wasn't aware that Coutinho is a diminutive of Couto. Your stay in Goa has stood you in good stead, apparently. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181639742047074494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-39873562032260211902014-02-18T18:06:58.345+05:302014-02-18T18:06:58.345+05:30With the kind of flesh being exposed, 'little&...With the kind of flesh being exposed, 'little' would be an inappropriate adjective, for a tinsel town characterKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-42343883350371436352014-02-18T18:00:55.431+05:302014-02-18T18:00:55.431+05:30Or to adults, including Paddy.Or to adults, including Paddy.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-65560619091024856892014-02-18T17:59:52.098+05:302014-02-18T17:59:52.098+05:30You are absolutely correct. You are absolutely correct. Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-89488552484620522082014-02-18T17:58:32.836+05:302014-02-18T17:58:32.836+05:30It belongs to the family of 'baby' words i...It belongs to the family of 'baby' words in Spanish and Portuguese. The 'ita' suffix and 'inho' are little versions of the word to which they are attached. 'Faja' is a strip of meat and 'fahita' is a little strip. You can now guess where the nickname of footballer Ronaldinho comes from. There was already one Ronaldo in the team and he was the little Ronaldo. I am sure you are familiar with Couto and Coutinho.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-12667540745919802352014-02-18T17:47:25.992+05:302014-02-18T17:47:25.992+05:30K 1:58 - Good to know the correct way to pronounce...K 1:58 - Good to know the correct way to pronounce it. <br /><br />That matches other Spanish words like the proper name Juan (pronounced Hwan) and marijuana (pronounced marihwana).<br /><br />These days, new faces in the tinsel town seem to run short of screen names. I am sure one of them will soon pick Fajita. Sounds smooth, at least. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181639742047074494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-33019100016545290982014-02-18T17:43:55.922+05:302014-02-18T17:43:55.922+05:30Thank you Ramesh. What you say reg. perfect square...Thank you Ramesh. What you say reg. perfect squares- good but I have not thought on those lines at all. It sets me thinking. But I am surprised that there is such a mistake in The Hindu's Young World. It is incorrect to give a wrong answer to children.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-77762682025038361962014-02-18T17:41:49.495+05:302014-02-18T17:41:49.495+05:30Thanks, Paddy. But the confusion was because of th...Thanks, Paddy. But the confusion was because of the <i>item</i>...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181639742047074494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-86166529749035909802014-02-18T17:39:20.012+05:302014-02-18T17:39:20.012+05:30This was in reply to Padmanabhan@4:08This was in reply to Padmanabhan@4:08RameshJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190197234905557537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-33477664352555169482014-02-18T17:38:20.336+05:302014-02-18T17:38:20.336+05:30Perfect squares have odd number of factors. So 10 ...Perfect squares have odd number of factors. So 10 is wrong RameshJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190197234905557537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-24423006417378485332014-02-18T17:36:07.827+05:302014-02-18T17:36:07.827+05:30Kishore's at 11.25 is a continuation of his pr...Kishore's at 11.25 is a continuation of his previous msg about Hindu & ET headlines and not connected with CV's comment.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-78073582548956434322014-02-18T17:22:44.679+05:302014-02-18T17:22:44.679+05:30CV @ 11:23 - Many of the pics of our actresses and...CV @ 11:23 - <i>Many of the pics of our actresses and models ....</i> - about SportsWorld cover<br /><br />K @ 11:25 - <i>Strangely, ET has even repeated an item, with slight differences...</i>..<br /><br />I am confused....Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181639742047074494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-42982864294881158402014-02-18T16:59:44.410+05:302014-02-18T16:59:44.410+05:30Richard,
Thanks for putting the word in context. I...Richard,<br />Thanks for putting the word in context. I get it!Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-54199101565292132952014-02-18T16:08:03.972+05:302014-02-18T16:08:03.972+05:30kishore- A doubt
In today's Young World, ther...kishore- A doubt<br /><br />In today's Young World, there is a number cross on the last page. In that a clue reads as "number of factors of 100" and the answer is given as TEN. I could only count 9. Am I wrong?.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.com