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
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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.