Sunday 31 August 2014

MONDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 2014 06:24 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (1st September 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Attempting to avoid unnecessary losses, the Soviet Union requests permission for its troops to enter Bulgarian territory
The German 6th and 17th Armies, destroyed in the recent Soviet offensives, are re-formed, the 17th in Slovakia and the 6th in Hungary
Soviet forces capture Calarasi and Giurgiu in Romania
German forces conduct a major attack on the Old Town district of Warsaw
US 15th Air Force continues to evacuate American POWs from Bucharest to Italy

In Germany...
Vichy French ministers meet with Hitler

On the Western Front...
All V-1 launch sites in France are moved to Belgium
Canadian 1st Army captures Dieppe and pushes toward Le Havre, St Valery-en-Caux, Le Treport, and the Somme River
British 2nd Army crosses the Somme River and advances around Arras
US 12th Army Group is transferred from command by 21st Army Group directly to SHAEF  
US 1st Army advances around Cambrai, St Quentin, Chauny, Compiegne, Vervins, La Capelle, Etreaupont-Aubenton, and Voyenne
US 3rd Army, slowed by lack of fuel, advances around Etain and Commercy 
VIII Corps of US 3rd Army makes limited attacks against Brest
St Malo is bombarded by RN battleship Malaya 
US 7th Army advances toward Lyon, but strong German counterattacks are made against elements of 45th Infantry Division
French Army B captures Serriers and Firminy
USN minesweeper YMS-21 is sunk by a mine off Toulon

In Yugoslavia...
With heavy air support from US 15th Air Force, Tito's Communist partisans launch a mafor offensive
Draza Mihailovic orders the full mobilization of remaining Serb Nationalist Cetnik forces to fight Germans, Bulgarians, and Communist partisans 

In the English Channel...
U-247 is sunk by RCN frigates Swansea and St John

In Italy...
British 8th Army penetrates Monte Gridolfo and Tomba di Pesaro and crosses the Foglia River
US 5th Army crosses the Arno River 

In the Atlantic...
RN corvette Hurst Castle is sunk off Ireland by U-482 
German weather ship Kehdingen is scuttled off Greenland to avoid capture by USCG cutter Northland

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Ina Maru is sunk by USN submarine Pilotfish 
Iwo Jima and Chichi Jima are bombarded by two cruisers and four destroyers of USN Task Group 38.4, and attacked by carrier-based aircraft

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Chinese armies withdraw and Japanese 11th Army pursues them east of Shaoyang and Kiyang

In India...
US 1st Air Commando Group is reorganized to contain two fighter squadrons, one troop carrier squadron, and three liaison squadrons 

In the Indian Ocean...
IJN auxiliary minesweeper Wa-4 is sunk by RN submarine Storm 
British vessel Troilus is sunk by U-859 

Today's Air Raids...
Bremen, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Belgium transportation routes by US 8th and 9th Air Forces
Po Valley, Italy bu US 12th Air Force
Ferrara, Italy by US 15th Air Force
Pagan Island, Truk Atoll and targets in the Palau Islands by US 7th Air Force
Baro and Urarom, New Guinea by US FEAF
Boela, Ceram Island by US FEAF
Mindanao Island on Japanese airfields by US FEAF
Kai Tek Airfield, Hong Kong by US 14th Air Force
China supply depots, transportation lines, airfields, and other targets around Canton, Nanyo, Hengyang, Anjen, and the Yantze River by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Housework & Gardening
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,975 (up 2)
Nonfollowed Eliminated = 0
Unfollowers Eliminated = 0
New Followers = 2

@cytihyxixufu, @tthedudiebowski

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Today marks a return to the "old routine" and it's begun easier than I expected - I awoke well-ahead of the alarm and the usual chores got done in good time. It's now a case of simply getting on with things, and not neglecting essential tasks and disciplines.

Particularly importantly will be the conscious submission to the Higher Self/subconscious to run the show, my consciousness simply keeping focus in the right place. I begin the new season from a benign benevolent place and intend to fully capitalize on it.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you clear about your objectives for Autumn?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy in the morning
Showers arrive mid-afternoon and between sunny intervals will persist beyond dusk
Showers clear in the later evening and it will be dry and clear overnight
A light north-westerly will peak around noon then slowly ease back to a light breeze
Max Temp = 17 degC
Min Temp = 14 degC
Sunrise at 06:15
Sunset at 19:58

Weathertrack: As ex-hurricane Christobel tracks north into the Arctic it will send weather fronts across Britain, but High Pressure will then build rapidly behind from the south-west
Air Pressure: 1023 millibars and static

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
If you crossed a magician with a dog, would you get a Labracadabrador? :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Monty Python: The Fish-Slapping Dance 

8. TRIVIA
Obama’s race against Alan Keyes in 2004 marked the first time in U.S. history that two African-Americans ran as major party nominees for a Senate seat. Obama beat Keyes by the widest margin for a Senate race in Illinois history.     

9. ZEN WISDOM
Anything you achieve out there must begin in here                          

SUNDAY 31st AUGUST 2014 08:23 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (31st August 1944)
On the Russian Front...
53rd Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front is welcomed unopposed into Bucharest, the Romanian capital. US POWs are liberated and flown to Italy by US 15th Air Force
U-1000 is severely damaged by a mine in the Baltic and written off
Polish Home Army begins withdrawing from the Old Town sector of Warsaw under heavy attack

On the Western Front...
Montgomery, commanding 21st Army Group, is promoted to field marshal 
Canadian 1st Army advances toward Forges, Buchy, and Dieppe
British 2nd Army reaches Amiens and begins crossing the Somme River  
US 1st Army captures Compiegne and continues to advance
US 3rd Army, with some units immobilized due to lack of fuel, crosses the Meuse River at Verdun
VIII Corps of US 3rd Army suspends attacks on Brest and regroups after taking significant casualties
Wilhelm Mohnke takes command of 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte 
US 7th Army captures Briancon and advances toward Lyon

In the Mediterranean...
US diplomat Robert Murphy meets with Tito on Vis Island

Italy...
British 8th Army attacking Gothic Line around Pesaro and Foglia River
US 5th Army crosses the Arno River overnight as German forces withdraw in that sector

In France...
De Gaulle's French provisional government begins moving from Algiers to Paris

In New Guinea...
With the remaining Japanese forces in New Guinea no longer a significant threat, US operations cease and Australian forces relieve the Americans 

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessels No. 2 Kairyu Maru and Kabuchi Maru sunk by USN PBY aircraft off Ceram Island 
Japanese vessel No. 8 Sanko Maru is sunk by RAAF aircraft off the East Indies 
IJN guardboat No. 2 Kyoshin Maru is sunk by US aircraft off Halmahera Island 
IJN auxiliary minesweeper No. 20 Hinode Maru and Japanese vessel Okuni Maru are sunk by USN submarine Barb off the Philippines
Japanese vessel Chiyoda Maru sunk by USN submarine Queenfish off the Philippines
IJN minelayer Shirataka is sunk by USN submarine Sealion off the Philippines
Japanese vessel Tientsin Maru is sunk by a mine off Woosung

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army is attacking Chinese armies west of Hengyang

In Burma...
Indian 5th Infantry Division of British 14th Army reaches milestone 96 on the Tiddim road south of Imphal

Today's Air Raids...
Dusseldorf, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Reghin and Oradea airfields, Romania by US 15th Air Force 
Novi Sad and Kecskemet, Yugoslavia by US 15th Air Force
Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Pagan Island and targets in the Palau Islands by US 7th Air Force
Iwo Jima and Chichi Jima by Carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Group 38.4
Kai Tek Airfield, Hong Kong by US 15th Air Force
Takao, Tien Ho, White Cloud, Hengyang, and Yangtze River shipping by US 14th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging 
The Milk Run 
Me Time
Quality Missus Time
Meditation

Twitter Followers = 1,973 (up 1)

Nonfollowed Eliminated = 0
Unfollowers Eliminated = 0
New Followers = 1 


3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
This is effectively the last day of the Summer schedule before the "old routine" kicks in again tomorrow. On the whole, a good time has been had by all! The Weekend Job has become almost a pleasure, Son has further developed his talents, and Missus has declared Summer a total joy.

Daughter intruded into my life via her mother more often than was comfortable, and is clearly struggling with her own mind. I am hoping to be as distanced as possible from this person who I see as a potential threat to the shared happiness of the remaining three, but at present only vigilance is required.

As for my spiritual development I have learned that I can never let all my key disciplines drop - meditation, acceptance, faith, surrender, focus, study and making a difference are all essential to a fulfilling life-experience, and I shall diligently pursue them all.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU 
Are you properly looking after yourself in mind, body and spirit?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny throughout
Some heavy showers overnight
An initially moderate north-westerly will very gradually ease and swing south-westerly
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 12 degC
Sunrise at 06:13
Sunset at 20:01

Weathertrack: High pressure over the Bay of Biscay will extend over Britain but retreat south as ex-hurricane Christobel tracks north-east across Iceland dragging weather fronts towards Britain.
Air Pressure: 1016 millibars and rising slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I've been dating a TV weather girl as I thought it'd make a nice change to be with a woman that wasn't right all the time. :D  

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Jimmy Carr - Improvisation

8. TRIVIA
The superstition that the bridegroom must not see his bride before the wedding stems from the days when marriages were arranged and the groom might never have seen the bride. There was the chance that if he saw her, he might bolt. Other sources say that to see the bride in her dress is peering into the future, which as an unChristian activity can bring bad luck. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
Paying attention lies at the heart of all spiritual practice - wherever the attention is fixed, that particular energy will control you. It is therefore essential to focus on energies that are wholesome, uplifting and healing.
        
          

Friday 29 August 2014

SATURDAY 30th AUGUST 2014 07:53 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (30th August 1944)
On the Russian Front...
The Soviet Union, not officially at war with Bulgaria, refuses to accept the Bulgarian declaration of neutrality and declares war

Soviet Navy begins transferring four submarines by railroad from Pacific fleet to Black Sea fleet
57th Army of 3rd Ukrainian Front, with naval support, completes the capture of Constanta 
Soviet forces occupy Ploesti, Romania 

In Germany...
General Carl-Heinrich von Stulpnagel, Caesar von Hofacker, Hans Otfried von Linstow, and Eberhard Finckh convicted of participation in the July 20th coup and are executed by hanging by piano wire from meathooks

On the Western Front...
Charles De Gaulle opens a provisional government of France in Paris
Canadian 1st Army captures Rouen and continues crossing the Seine River
British 2nd Army reaches Gournay and continues toward Amiens
US 1st Army captures Laon and drives toward Beauvais and Compiegne
US 3rd Army advances toward Verdun, St Dizier, Bar-le-Duc, and the Meuse River 
VIII Corps of US 3rd Army continues to assault Brest
US 7th Army captures Nimes and Montpelier and advances toward Lyon

In Italy...
British 8th Army attacks the Gothic Line around Pesaro and the Foglia River 

In the Atlantic...
US vessel Jacksonville is sunk by U-482

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army attacks Chinese armies west of Hengyang 

Today's Air Raids...
Kiel and Bremen, Germany by US 8th Air Force
Frankfurt, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Oradea Airfield, Romania by US 15th Air Force
Brod, Novi Sad, and Kecskemet, Yugoslavia by US 15th Air Force
Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Mille Atoll, Pagan Island, Koror Island and Malakal Island by US 7th Air Force
Babo, Ransiki, Urarom, Manokwari, and Geelvink Bay, New Guinea by US FEAF 
Ceram Island and other military targets in the Molucca Islands by US FEAF
China military targets by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Me Time
Shift 2 of the Weekend Job
TV Footie

Twitter Followers = 1,972 (up 1)
Unfollowers Eliminated = 0
New Followers = 1
@shyiris

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION 
After an unsettled couple of days, yesterday finished on a "high" - some time out of the house for me resettled my mind, a pleasant late evening with Missus followed and both children notched up noticeable successes, Daughter getting a part-time tutoring job and Son perfrorming a highly successful first-ever standup routine, coming second in a "Gong Show" contest.

There is nothing like a little success to lift everyone's mood! Today for everyone will thus start positively. It is down to me to capitalize on this wave to make the most difference possible and seize all the opportunities that come my way.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you have a better use for spare time than you have been using it for?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon and evening
Mainly dry with clear spells after dusk but with the possibility of isolated showers overnight
A moderate westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 06:11
Sunset at 20:03

Weathertrack: A depression over northern Scotland will rapidly weaken and drift across the North Sea into northern Europe. High pressure will extend from the south to cover Britain during Sunday.  
Air Pressure: 1010 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I've just been told that a distant relative has left me a priceless watch in her will. I hope it's not a wind up. :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Michael MacIntyre - The Man-Drawer 

8. TRIVIA
Men are about twice as likely as women to drive under the influence of alcohol and to be involved in a fatal collision.

9. ZEN WISDOM
The Discipline of Surrender is not an acquiescence to slavery but the cessation of an internal tantrum against what you did not get. The energy liberated can then be used to exploit opportunities for change.