Sunday 30 September 2012

MONDAY 1st OCTOBER 2012 06:16 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WW2 (1st October1942)
On the Russian Front... Fierce fighting continues in Stalingrad, particularly at Orlovka Gully.

In the Black Sea... Soviet patrol vessel Shtorm bombards Anapa. German vessel Salzburg sunk by Soviet submarine M-118, but the submarine is then detected and sunk by Romanian gunboat Ghigulescu.

In Berlin... Hitler gives a speech at a conference of all the Reichsleiters and Gauleiters (provincial leaders), and has a private meeting with General Erwin Rommel.

Over Germany... The RAF attacks Wismar, Flensburg and Lubeck

Over Greece... US MEAF bombers attack Pylos Bay

In the Atlantic... British vessel Empire Tennyson sunk by U-175 and Dutch vessel Achilles sunk by U-202. Convoy HX 210 departs New York City for Liverpool.

In the Aleutian Islands... US 11th Air Force aircraft attack Kiska Island and US fighters claim four victories.

In the Pacific... In the East China sea, Japanese vessel Lisbon Maru with 800 troops and 1800 POWs aboard istorpedoed by American submarine Grouper. Off Japan, Yomei Maru sunk by USN submarine Kingfish,  and Tosei Maru sunk by USN submarine Nautilus.

In Papua New Guinea... General Herring arrives Port Moresby to take command of the New Guinea Force. Australian 25th Infantry Brigade advances down the Kokoda Track from Nauro toward Menari.

In Chungking, China... Wendell Willkie arrives as personal representative of Roosevelt for consultations with Chiang Kai-Shek.

In the Indian Ocean... Panamanian vessel Camila sunk by Japanese submarine
I-166

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Housework and meditation before Son quality time, then missus time thereafter.


 Twitter Followers = 1,550 (no change)
   Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
   Unfollowers eliminated = 0


3. TODAY’S SELF-OBSERVATION
New month new start! Time to put some renewed vigour into all areas. I begin from a reasonably good base and many reasons to have the attitude of gratitude. The family are happy but we all need in our separate ways need to get busy! For me, as I sail the ocean of uncertainty, its especially important to keep my focus in the right place. This means:

1. A continual background attitude of gratitude
2. Total focus on my objective - self-suppoting therapist by 2020.
3. Appropriate response in the moment as matters arise.
4. Self-maintenance by meditation, excercise, and new learning.

4. TODAY’S QUESTION FOR YOU
What's the plan for your life?


5. TODAY’S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Mainly dry and cloudy all day and overnight.

Isolated showers possible mid-afternoon and late evening.
Wind will be consistently moderate to strong and south-westerly.
Max Temp: 13 degC
Min Temp 10 degC
Sunrise 07:10
Sunset 18:42

Jetstream: Directly over Britain and south-westerly


6. TODAY’S ONELINER
I'm the type of person who gains weight just by LOOKING at the pie that I'm finishing : D


7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
What a News Reporter Would Never Say


8. TRIVIA
Spot, Data's cat on Star Trek: The Next Generation, was played by six different cats.


9. THE WISDOM I’VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"If you don’t have a dream, there is no way to make one come true."

STEVEN TYLER

 





 



SUNDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2012 09:44 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WW2 (30th September 1942)
On the Russian Front... There is very heavy fighting between German 6th Army and Soviet 62nd Army around the Red October factory, tractor factory, and Olovka salient in Stalingrad.

In Berlin... Germany and Turkey sign a new economic agreement.
In a speech to the Reichstag, Hitler decribes the British government as "military idiots".

In the North Sea... The RAF lay more mines

In the English Channel... In an attack on a German convoy, escort warships sink 5 Royal Navy patrol boats, but vessel V-2003 and freighter Thule are also sunk.

In North Africa... British 131st Infantry Brigade unsuccessfully attacks elements of the Italian Folgore Division and German Ramcke Parachute Brigade at Deir el Munassib. Luftwaffe ace Hans-Joachim Marseille is killed baling out of an Me-109 fighter after an engine failure.

In the Atlantic... British vessel Empire Avocet sunk by U-125,  Alipore by U-516, Kumsang by U-125, and Siam II by U-506.

In the Aleutian Islands... US 11th Air Force aircraft attack Kiska Island and Attu Island.

In the Pacific... Admiral Nimitz arrives at Guadalcanal by B-17 for a one-day inspection.

In Papua New Guinea... Australian forces with US air support reach Nauro on the Kokoda Track as the Japanese rearguard withdraws.

Over Burma... RAF aircraft attack Akyab

In the Indian Ocean... A Vichy French vessel sunk by British destroyer Nizam off Madagascar.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
The milk run, the monthly family accounts and ironing. Me time and meditation in the afternoon, missus time in the evening.


 Twitter Followers = 1,550 (up 1)
   Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
   Unfollowers eliminated = 0


3. TODAY’S SELF-OBSERVATION
The need for clear focus is very much on my mind at the moment. It is up to me to make my Practice work, respond to change and channel all my energies into the present.

4. TODAY’S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you clear what you are trying to achieve and where you want to go?


5. TODAY’S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Rain all day withand into the evening.
Rain clearing in the later evening then dry overnight
Wind will be consistently moderate to strong and south-westerly.
Max Temp: 13 degC
Min Temp 11 degC
Sunrise 07:08
Sunset 18:44

Jetstream: Directly over Scotland and westerly


6. TODAY’S ONELINER
Man cannot live by bread alone. He also needs a roll of duct tape and a can of WD-40. : D


7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
THINGS YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO HEAR AT WORK


8. TRIVIA
The word 'pixel' is a contraction of either 'picture cell' or 'picture element'


9. THE WISDOM I’VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something. H. JACKSON BROWN JR.

 

 

 






Friday 28 September 2012

SATURDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2012 07:18 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WW2 (29th September 1942)
On the Russian Front... At Stalingrad, fierce fighting continues at Mamayev Kurgan, the Red October factory, the tractor factory, and the Olovka salient. South of Stalingrad, the Soviet 51st Army and 57th Army launches an attack on the Romanian 4th Army around Sarpa Lakes.

From Berlin... Hitler anounces the construction of an "Atlantic Wall" to prevent an Allied landing on the Atlantic coast of Europe.

In the Baltic... The RAF uses aircraft to lay mines

From Liverpool... Convoy OS-42 departs.

Over Crete... US MEAF B-24 bombers attack Suda Bay

In the Atlantic... British vessel Registan sunk by U-332, British vessel Baron Ogilvy sunk by U-125, British vessel Lifland sunk by U-610.

Over Oregon, USA... A seaplane launched from Japanese submarine I-25 drops incediary bombs, aiming to start forest fires. The fires are rapidly extinguished and no wildfires result.

In the Pacific... US vessel Alhena sunk by Japanese submarine I-4 off San Cristobal Island. US Cactus Air Force fighters claim three victories with one loss while intercepting Japanese aircraft over Guadalcanal. USAAF B-17 bombers attack Japanese warships and transports in the Shortland Islands.

In Papua New Guinea... Australian battalions advance towards Nauro on the Kokoda Track. US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Buna and Salamaua.

In Tokyo... Soviet spy Richard Sorge is sentenced to death.

In Madagascar... Two companies of the South African Pretoria Regiment land at Tulear on the southwest coast. Allied troops land at Fort Dauphin on the southeast coast.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
I am delighted at how user-friendly Blogspot has become and is now streets ahead of Wordpress, so I am here for good! Blogging, me-time and possibly a meditation before a brief missus time then shift 2 of the Weekend Job. Watching TV footie in the late evening.


 Twitter Followers = 1,549 (up 1)
   Nonfollowed eliminated = 0

   Unfollowers eliminated = 0


3. TODAY’S SELF-OBSERVATION
I am on the face of it perfectly happy but a low mood has rumbled on in the background for the past week. From my training I know that mood is so multi-causational it can be impossible to tie down a cause and so be able to directly address it. In my less-educated past I would have sought hedonistic distractions, but these days my policy is "feel the mood and carry on anyway" - so long as my focus is on my clear intentions and on gratitude, and I am responding appropriately to each moment, I can afford to live with it without wasting time trying to get to the bottom of it. Right now I feel calm and content anyway.


4. TODAY’S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you clear in your mind about the purpose of your life?


5. TODAY’S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy all day with sunny intervals.
Remaining dry/cloudy into the evening and overnight
Wind will be moderate to strong and westerly, veering south-westerly overnight.
Max Temp: 11 degC
Min Temp 9 degC
Sunrise 07:06
Sunset 18:47

Jetstream: Directly over Britain and westerly


6. TODAY’S ONELINER
It's not enough to have every intelligent person in the country voting for me. I need a majority : D


7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
Deleted Lines from Star Trek


8. TRIVIA
"Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."


9. THE WISDOM I’VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"We don’t see the things the way they are. We see things the way WE are."

— THE TALMUD









Thursday 27 September 2012

FRIDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2012 05:50 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WW2 (28th September 1942)
On the Russian Front... At Stalingrad, the German 6th Army and Soviet 62nd Army are locked in fierce battles around Mamayev Kurgan, the Red October factory, and the Silikat factory. The Soviet Stalingrad Front is renamed Don Front under Rokossovsky while South-East Front becomes the new Stalingrad Front under Eremenko.

In the Atlantic... Brazillian ships Ozorio, Lages and Antonico sunk by U-Boats.
U-175 sinks US vessel Alcoa Mariner.

In the Aleutian Islands... US 11th Air Force aircraft attack Kiska Island and Attu Island.

In the Pacific... US submarine Trout sinks Japanese escort carrier Taiyo. US submarine Sculpin sinks Japanese seaplane carrier Nisshin. Japanese vessel Tamon Maru sunk by USN submarine Nautilus off Japan.
US Cactus Air Force fighters claim twenty-five victories while intercepting Japanese aircraft over Guadalcanal.


In Papua New Guinea... Australian battalions begin pushing towards Ioribaiwa on the Kokoda Track.

Over Burma... The RAF bombs Mandalay.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
I have "defected" back to Blogspot for this blog which is now
much-improved since my last visit, and unlike Wordpress seems to actually work properly. After blogging, ironing and meditation before shift 1 of the Weekend Job. Missus time in the later evening.

 Twitter Followers = 1,548 (down 2)
   Nonfollowed eliminated = 2

    Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY’S SELF-OBSERVATION
A low mood was somewhat lifted by quality times with Missus and Son last night, which brought my focus back to gratitude. As I settle into the normal weekend routine, we'll see what next week holds.

4. TODAY’S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you taking the time to appreciate what you have?

5. TODAY’S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Any early drizzle will clear, then dry and cloudy in the morning.
Possibility of isolated showers early afternoon and mid-evening.

Dry and cloudy at other times, cloud thinning out overnight
Wind will be consistently moderate and westerly.
Max Temp: 12 degC
Min Temp 9 degC
Sunrise 07:04
Sunset 18:49

Jetstream: West of Ireland and westerly

6. TODAY’S ONELINER
Of all the martial arts, karaoke inflicts the most pain : D

7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
Frankie Boyle on Airport Security
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfUnETeylAI&feature=related

8. TRIVIA
Mosquitoes are attracted to the colour blue twice as much as to any other colour. However, wearing other colours won't protect you. They are also attracted to your body heat and the carbon dioxide in your breath.

9. THE WISDOM I’VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?" JAMES ALLEN