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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (2nd November 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 38th Army is attacks around Kiev
Soviet 27th Army and 40th Army attacks around Veliki Bukrin 
Soviet 4th Ukrainian Front attacks into the Crimea 

In the North Sea...
British vessel Master Standfast (former MGB converted to merchant use for covert trading with Sweden) is captured by Kriegsmarine patrol boats in the Skagerrak strait.

In the English Channel...
In a surprise S-Boat night attack on a convoy, vessels Dona Isabel, Foam Queen and Storra are sunk. 

On the coast of Albania...
RN destroyers Quilliam and Quail bombard Durazzo overnight

In Italy...
British 8th Army begins a major assault across the Trigno River overnight with strong artillery and naval gunfire support 
US 5th Army reaches the Garigliano River and prepares to cross the Volturno River
General Carl Spaatz assumes command of US air forces in the Mediterranean

In the Mediterranean...
Kriegsmarine ASW vessel UJ-2206 is sunk by USN PT-212  

In the Atlantic...  
USN destroyer Borie, heavily damaged when sinking U-405 previous day, is deemed beyond repair and scuttled  
British vessel Baron Semple is sunk by U-848 

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessels Chihaya Maru and Yawata Maru are sunk by USN submarine Seahorse 
Japanese vessel Ehime Maru is sunk by USN submarine Halibut 
Japanese vessels Delagoa Maru and Ume Maru are sunk by USN submarine Trigger  

The Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
In the early morning darkness, USN Task Force 39 with four cruisers and eight destroyers intercepts IJN forces en route to attack US transports off Bougainville Island. In a decisive American victory, the Japanese lose a light cruiser and a destroyer and 25 aircraft, with a light cruiser, a heavy cruiser and 2 destroyers damaged. No American ships are sunk but 4 warships are damaged. As a consequence, the Japanese are unable to interrupt the American invasion of Bougainville Island.

US 3rd Marine Division expands the Cape Torokina beachhead on Bougainville Island. 
2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional) clears Puruata Island of Japanese opposition

In New Guinea...
General Sir Leslie Morshead is named commander of the Australian 2nd Army
Two Australian battalions attack Japanese positions at Jivevaneng in the Finschhafen sector 

In China...
Changte Operation: Japanese 11th Army opens an offensive against 10th Army Group and 29th Army Group of Chinese 6th War Area 

In Burma...
Chinese 38th Infantry Division attack Japanese 18th Infantry Division positions along the Tarung River 

Today's Air Raids...
Wiener-Neustadt, Germany by US 15th Air Force
Belgium and Northern France by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain In a very heavy attack by US 5th Air Force, one freighter is sunk and three warships are damaged.
Shasi, China by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Son Time - 18th birthday - to Huddersfield in the evening


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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
My experience is that mood and circumstance are utterly beyond my control! At least, the daily ups and downs are. Yesterday for example I had a particularly smooth shift at the Weekend job and a lovely evening with Missus and Son, and consequently mood was sky high - but it wasn't really anything to do with me, it just happened to me and I simply experienced it. 

At best, I can be conscious of my mood, and by observing it, dampen down its effect on my behaviour. That said, though day-to-day is something of a lottery in terms of circumstances and resultant emotional responses, long-term there is progress in my development regarding my purposes: for my character to make a difference and for my Ultimate Self to experience itself from this single point in time and space.

In the deepest part of myself, I have a wonderful peace, and when my focus is upon it, that wonderful "hum" that is given off by the universe itself, which in the Hindu tradition is called OM. 

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What do you think will bring you peace?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and overcast in the morning.
Heavy showers thereafter with clear intervals
A moderate south-easterly will swing gradually to a westerly and strengthen.  
Max Temp =  9 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 07:08
Sunset at 16:32

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
My friend is in a band called Dog Whistle, but I haven't heard it : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Why George Carlin doesn't vote 

8. TRIVIA 
The Ganges River in India is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. The pollution includes sewage, trash, food, and animal remains. In some places the Ganges is septic, and corpses of semi-cremated adults or enshrouded babies drift down the river.  

9. ZEN WISDOM
No matter how wonderful our dreams, how noble our ideals, or how high our hopes, ultimately we need courage to make them a reality. Without action, it’s as if they never existed.