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Morning Briefing (2024-01-15)
Today, in Lincoln, UK, it looks like clear sky with a current temperature of about -0.51°C. Overall for today though, it’ll be more of the same but cool down to an average of -0.5°C.
News
In global news, Republican rivals in the Iowa caucuses are making last-ditch efforts to cut Donald Trump’s lead. You can read more about it here.
Meanwhile, many older Ukrainians prefer to stay put regardless of whether war breaks out or not. The New York Times has an article on this topic, which you can find here.
A thought-provoking piece by Al Jazeera discusses how maps can lie and how they can also tell the truth. It specifically explores the relationship between Palestine and Africa. You can check it out here.
For those interested in Japanese news, NHK World Radio Japan has an English news broadcast available for listening here.
Turning to local news in Lincoln, a Grade II Listed farmhouse with 64 acres of land and horse stables is up for sale in Gautby. You can view the details and photos here.
A Lincolnshire man has created a next-of-kin system following a tragic family loss. The Lincolnite has an article on this initiative which you can read here.
Residents in Saxilby are expressing concern over plans for 100 homes in the village due to perceived lack of infrastructure. You can learn more about this development here.
In education news, a school in Sleaford has received a favorable rating improvement of two levels from Ofsted, upgrading it to “Good”. The Lincolnite has a report on this positive development here.
Lastly, for those interested in mathematical news, the American Mathematical Society has published several articles. One explains the phenomenon of wildfires through curvature, which you can read about here. Another discusses compactifications, configurations, and cohomology, and can be found here. Additionally, there is an article about bridges, wheels, tricycles, and squares, available here. Lastly, there is a piece on the algebraic and cohomological aspects of partial differential equations here.
Dailies
First up, starting the day with a game of chess. Then, moving onto a quick Typeracer match, Typelit page 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 try an International Maths Olympiad! Just one question, don’t worry :)
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!
Now, just before we finish up with some proper thinking, let’s combine the previous two dailies into Worldle, then play the regular old Wordle.
However - you’re pretty bad with animal names. So, brush up on them here! :D
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
Good morning! Today, you have MTH1001 (Algebra) scheduled from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
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Chess
Daily Puzzle
Here’s a puzzle to think about today, it’s a bit harder than your usual puzzles at a rating of 1680. The puzzle ID is 3UQWP in case you want a bit of a hint or you want to check your solution in a more visual way!
fen: 5rk1/5pp1/p2p4/4p3/1P2P1bQ/P2Pq3/2P4R/R5K1 w - - 11 36Spoilers! Below is the solution, so try and put your solution below it first so you can check them - but only once you’re confident!
['h2f2', 'f7f5', 'g1g2', 'f8f6']My Solution
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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! ✨
“Believe in yourself, work hard, and success will follow! Good luck on your journey, you’ve got this!”
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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風船航路
- 06:00 - 06:30 🌅 Wake up and Breakfast at home
- 06:30 - 07:00 🚶♂️ Morning Walk outside
- 07:00 - 08:30 🏋️♂️ Train Calisthenics at the Gym at the gym
- 08:30 - 09:00 🧹 Quick Tidy Up at home
- 09:00 - 10:00 📰 Morning Briefing Read and Act on Dailies at home
- 10:00 - 13:00 📚 MTH1001 (Algebra) at the library, first floor
- 13:00 - 13:30 ♟️ Chess Activities (Learn Openings) outside, or at the library, ground floor
- 13:30 - 14:00 ♟️ Solve Chess Puzzles outside, or at the library, ground floor
- 14:00 - 15:00 🔍 Random Research at the library, third floor
- 15:00 - 16:00 💻📚 Continue Programming Projects (or More Math Reading) at the Isaac Newton Building
- 16:00 - 16:30 ♟️ Play a Chess Game outside, or at the library, ground floor
- 16:30 - 17:00 🇯🇵 Japanese Study (Genki I, Hiragana, Basic Kanji and Katakana) at the library, second floor
- 17:00 - 18:00 🍳 Culinary Study and Dinner Preparation at home
- 18:00 - 18:30 🍜📺 Dinner while Watching Anime at home
- 18:30 - 19:30 ❤️ Quality Time with Partner at home
- 19:30 - 20:00 🧘♂️ Meditation at home
- 20:00 - 21:00 🛋️ Relaxation / Free Time at home
- 21:00 - 21:30 🌜 Bedtime Routine at home
- 21:30 - 23:59 💤 Sleep at home
Completed tasks
- Print off Topics and their Methods (Algebra), and bring some blank A4 paper, as well as a pocket calculator (normal one if not). 🔒 2024-01-15 🕸️ The Scholar’s Ledger