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Morning Briefing (2023-12-18)
Today, in Lincoln, UK, it looks like broken clouds with a current temperature of about 11.84°C. Overall for today though, it’ll be more of the same but warm up to an average of 12.0°C.
News
In global news, BP has temporarily halted all shipments in the Red Sea following recent rebel attacks. To read more about this, you can check out the BBC article. The Israel-Hamas war continues to escalate, with Israel sharing more details about hostage deaths and facing mounting pressure to curb the conflict. The New York Times has provided additional information on this matter in their recent coverage, which you can find here. Another incident in the Red Sea involves a Norwegian tanker, which was attacked from Houthi-controlled Yemen. Al Jazeera has reported on this, and you can read more about it here. Moving on to Japan, NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN has released their English news, which you can listen to here.
Shifting gears to Lincoln News, residents in Boston are praising the town’s impressive efforts for the Christmas season after being disappointed the previous year. You can find more details about this uplifting story here. In sports news, both Lincoln and Boston Ladies emerged victorious in a recent rugby match. The Lincolnite has covered this sporting event, and you can read their report here. If you’re in Lincoln and planning to travel, there are important details regarding a three-month Broadway closure and recommended diversion routes. Check out this article for more information. Finally, Ofsted has recognized the transformation of South Witham Academy in Lincolnshire to a “Good” rating. You can read more about this educational achievement here.
Moving on to mathematical news, the American Mathematical Society has published several interesting articles. One article explores the concept of explaining wildfires through curvature, discussing the mathematical perspective on this natural phenomenon. You can find the article here. Another publication delves into the topic of compactifications, configurations, and cohomology, providing a comprehensive understanding of these mathematical concepts. You can access this publication here. Additionally, there is an article called “Bridges and Wheels, Tricycles and Squares” that explores intriguing mathematical relationships. You can read this article here. Lastly, there is a publication on the diverse world of PDEs (Partial Differential Equations) that delves into the algebraic and cohomological aspects of these equations. You can access this publication here.
Dailies
First up, starting the day with a game of chess. Then, moving onto a quick Typeracer match and Monkeytype test to yourself typing quickly, warming up to quickly type out a solution to a Project Euler problem.
That might be quite an intensive task, so next up we’ll cool down a bit with a bit of Sudoku, followed by a fun game of Chessle. Now that your mind has relaxed a bit again, let’s do some Brilliant courses on LLMs and Calculus!
By this time, you probably want to move somewhere else, so let’s do something we can do on the go if you want to: Lichess tactics and Chess.com puzzle. Now that you’ve moved a bit, let’s explore the world in a Geoguessr game and make sure you know the country names in Globle!
Finally, we’ll end this morning’s dailies by making sure you can still program somewhat! Here’s a little list, choose a few to explore today:
Today’s Schedule
No events for today! :D
Emails
Good morning! I hope you’re doing well. I have some exciting news to share with you. Your exam certificates are now ready for collection from Abbeygate Sixth Form College. It’s time to celebrate your hard work and accomplishments. You can swing by the college whenever it’s convenient for you to pick them up. Congratulations on another milestone achieved!
Chess
Daily Puzzle
Here’s a puzzle to think about today, it’s a bit harder than your usual puzzles at a rating of 1430. The puzzle ID is rKHQy in case you want a bit of a hint or you want to check your solution in a more visual way!
fen: 7k/6p1/P6p/4p3/1P2Q3/5rrP/5qP1/RR5K w - - 3 39Spoilers! Below is the solution, so try and put your solution below it first so you can check them - but only once you’re confident!
['b1g1', 'g3h3', 'g2h3', 'f3h3']My solution
Daily Games
Here are the game(s) I’ve done today, including an analysis for each one:
Game One (me vs person)
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Good Luck! ✨
Good luck on your journey, superstar! Believe in yourself, stay positive, and embrace every challenge that comes your way. Remember, success is just around the corner. You’ve got this! Go rock it! :D
Now…
Have a look at the to-do list in The Scholar’s Ledger, or not, you do have free will after all :)
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