Wednesday 30 October 2013

THURSDAY 31st OCTOBER 2013 06:03 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (31st October 1943)
In The Black Sea...

Soviet minesweeper SKA-088 is sunk by U-24

At Copenhagen, Denmark...
Kriegsmarine sloop Heimdal (ex Danish) is sabotaged and sunk by the Danish Resistance.

In Italy...
British 8th Army captures Cantalupo 
US 5th Army captures Teano, Fontegreca, and Ciorlano
British 10th Corps of US 5th Army attacks Monte Massico and Monte San Croce 
Pro-Allied Italian 1st Raggruppamento Motorizzato is attached to the US 5th Army

In the Mediterranean...
U-732 is sunk by RN anti-submarine trawler Imperialist and destroyer Douglas 

In the Atlantic...
Dutch vessel Hallfried is sunk by U-262 
British vessel New Columbia is sunk by U-68 
U-306 is sunk by RN destroyer Whitehall and corvette Geranium
U-584 is sunk by aircraft from USN escort carrier Card  

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Koryu Maru sunk by USN submarine Rasher

In Burma...
Chinese 38th Infantry Division is halted by outposts of Japanese 18th Infantry Division at Ngajatzup, Yupbang Ga, and Sharaw Ga along the Tarung River 

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Antheor, France by US 9th Air Force
Tirana, Albania by US 12th Air Force
Anzio and military targets in Italy by US 12th Air Force
Kara, Bougainville Island by US 12th Air Force
Meza and Myitkyina, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Family Finances
Blogging
Shopping
Quality Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,692 (up 2)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0

New followers = 2

@lillibailey37 @shoshanaperry28

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Cats and Son have unfortunately but not unexpectedly put us in the red for the first time since 2008, and it's going to get worse before it gets better! I have no regrets. What loving parent wouldn't give their Son his big shot at the Big Time? With cats and miscellaneous extra expenses, plus the last few clients being given promotional rates, this has increased the debt. Christmas is coming and Son is on the cusp of being 18. That is too significant a milestone not to mark! 

October seems to have been a mildly challenging month, with all kinds of minor things going wrong. However, apart from the financial headache, things have returned to stability as we go into November. I have long-since learned to live for today, and so I will plough on with my daily objectives, making a difference to self, environment and others.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you clear in your own mind about where you want your life to go? 

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cool and cloudy throughout the day
Showers, some heavy, with clear intervals in the evening and overnight.
A cool, moderate south-westerly will blow throughout.
Max Temp = 10 degC
Min Temp = 7 degC
Sunrise at 07:04
Sunset at 16:36

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Woman stops rapist by biting off his tongue - a suspect is custody but is refusing to say anything.

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Reginald D Hunter on the Irish 

8. TRIVIA
The human head has about 10,000 hairs

9. ZEN WISDOM
The important question to ask yourself is whether you are on a path of continuous personal growth.   

Tuesday 29 October 2013

WEDNESDAY 30th OCTOBER 2013 05:53 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (30th October 1943)
In Moscow...

The Moscow Conference with Allied foreign ministers Molotov, Eden, and Hull concludes with the Moscow Declaration:
1. The setting up of the United Nations organization
2. All Fascist elements were to removed from the government of Italy
3. Austria was to be restored as a free and independent nation
4. German war criminals were to be tried in the nations they had committed them, and for non-local war crimes by joint-Allied courts.

This conference is often regarded as the "high-point" in relations between the Allies.

On the Russian Front...
Soviet 4th Ukrainian Front isolates the German 17th Army in the Crimea

In Albania...
German forces launch a successful offensive against partisans south of Tirana

In the Mediterranean...
U-73 sunk by RN submarine HMS Ultimatum

In the Pacific...
US Marines raid Choiseul Island, with strong air support 

In China...
Japan and Wang Ching-Wei's puppet Nanking government sign a treaty of alliance.

Today's Air Raids...
Genoa and military targets, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Kara, Kieta, and Tonolei harbour, Bougainville Island by US 13th Air Force, sinking vessel Ujigawa Maru
Shayang and Chiuchiang, China by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Missus Time
Ironing

Twitter Followers = 1,690 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0

New followers = 0


3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Two minor events had a disproportionate effect on yesterday: the gas engineer reported that he could gain no access to our house and the loss of my Tumblr accounts, a year's worth of work. 

In the first incident, I have little doubt that the engineer blatantly lied to make his schedule easier - there was no advance phone-call (we usually get one) and no calling card - a complaint was duly made! Let's see if one turns up today! 

The second is my own fault, mixing business blogs with hobby blogs on the same account and breaking Tumblr's rules (inadvertantly) on the hobby pages, causing me to lose the lot.

Though the life-impact of these events is minor, they served to ruin my day, and caused me to sulk in my Consulting Room all evening. Fortunately, the communication between myself and Missus means that she was very understanding, for which I was most grateful. By 10pm I had finally gone into acceptance mode and went to bed early, ready to start rebuilding the online stuff but to give Missus priority. 

Learning to respond appropriately to adversity is an essential part of personal development. Not having useful parental role-models, is something I'm having to learn later in life. However I'm pleased with the speed of my recovery and that I didn't hurt the ones I love.

4. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATON
What's the best next step to take?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
A cold start, but dry with sunny intervals most of the day.
Heavy showers will move in at the beginning of the evening.
Showers will clear by late evening and it will be dry and mainly clear overnight.
A brisk, cool south-westerly will blow throughout, easing overnight
Max Temp = 10 degC
Min Temp = 6 degC
Sunrise at 07:02
Sunset at 16:38

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Why did the lonely clock date the lonely ruler? Because desperate times call for desperate measures : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
QI - The End-Bulbs of Krause

8. TRIVIA
Heart Disease is a much greater killer in developed countries than Cancer, killing ten times more people than all the different types of Cancer combined.
 
9. ZEN WISDOM
It is much more valuable to look for the strengths in others—you gain nothing by criticizing people’s imperfections.