Thursday, 21 November 2013

FRIDAY 22nd NOVEMBER 2013 07:20 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (22nd November 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet Byelorussian Front opens a new offensive against the German 9th Army

In Germany...
The Romanian chief-of-staff meets with Hitler

In the North Sea...
Norwegian vessel Arcturus is sunk by Free Norwegian submarine Ula

In Lebanon...
French troops release the Lebanese government from detention

In the Mediterranean Sea...
German troops land on Samos Island and Italian garrison of 2500 surrenders
RN minesweeper Hebe is sunk by a mine off Bari 

In Egypt...
The Cairo conference with Churchill, Roosevelt, and Chiang Kai-shek opens

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Taishu Maru is sunk by USN submarine Seahorse 
Japanese vessels Kiso Maru and Yamato Maru are sunk by USN submarine Tinosa 

US 165th Infantry Regiment are clearing Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll 
US 2nd Marine Division are heavily engaged on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll
IJN submarine I-35 rammed by USN destroyer Frazier and sunk off Tarawa Atoll

Japanese vessel Kashima Maru is sunk by a mine off Macao 

In New Guinea...
Japanese forces counterattack in the Finschhafen sector

In China...
Changte Operation: Japanese 11th Army advances toward Changte 

Today's Air Raids...
Berlin and Leverkusen, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Italy US 12th Air Force aircraft attack Civitavecchia and targets along the front, including heavy attacks in Lanciano-Fossacesia sector. 
Foglino, Italy by US 15th Air Force
Mille Atoll by US Naval aircraft and US 7th Air Force
Buka Island Airfield by US 13th Air Force
Sattelberg, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Gasmata and Cape Gloucester, New Britain by US 5th Air Force, sinking Japanese vessel Kinyamasan Maru
China US 14th Air Force aircraft attack small craft on Tungting Lake and Yangtze River

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging/online promotion
Shift 1 of the Weekend Job
Comedy night on TV with Missus

Twitter Followers = 1,697 (up 2)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0

New followers = 2

@Ian_Nicholson84, @Gabis_Galerie

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
It was surprising how quick Thursday went, considering I spent the daytime almost completely on the laptop, and did not make as much progress as I would have preferred! Nevertheless, combined with quality family time, it was a thoroughly enjoyable day!

I've learned that life is a set of moments, and that each moment is to be treasured and maximised, particularly when your circumstances are joyous! At the Weekend Job, the pleasantness of the day is dependent on what seems to be pot luck - who's on duty, what customers you get and what mood they're in. My own mood is fragile and one wrong remark can plunge it into darkness all day and longer. I've learned that I can't create mood at will, but I can manage behaviour - so long as I'm not pushed too far!

The Weekend Job is an opportunity to practise my hypnotic skills - not by hypnotizing people but by evoking positive emotions. However, when it's hectic or hostile, and stamina is weakening, I go into "firefighting" mode and my chief concern is to manage my own behaviour!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
How well do you understand your own and others' emotions?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cold and cloudy most of the day
A brief clear spell will run from late afternoon to mid-evening
Cloud will then descend and turn into freezing fog
A light but cold north-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 4 degC
Min Temp = 0 degC
Sunrise at 07:46
Sunset at 15:59

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Beat the crowd - join the riot police! : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
QI - The Puritans

8. TRIVIA
In Shakespeare's day, Elizabethan theatergoers could purchase apples and pears to eat during the show. These snacks were often thrown at the actors by dissatisfied members of the audience. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
Both art and our lives are faithful expressions of what is in our hearts.  

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