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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (8th September 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front and 4th Ukrainian Front attack German 1st Panzer Army around Dukla Pass in southern Poland
Soviet submarine M-96 is sunk by a mine in the Baltic
In an agreement with the Red Cross, German forces allow three days of evacuation of civilians, women, and children from Warsaw
Bulgaria declares war on Germany, and Soviet forces enter the country without opposition

In Albania...
Communist partisans attack Zogist partisans

On the Western Front...
The first successful V-2 rockets are launched against London (from the Netherlands) and Paris (from Belgium)
The Belgian government-in-exile of Hubert Pierlot returns to liberated Brussels
Canadian 1st Army besieges Le Havre, Boulogne, and Calais while other elements advance around Bruges, Thielt, and Dixmude 
British 2nd Army crosses the Albert Canal against strong opposition
US 1st Army mops up around Liege and advances toward Maastricht 
Kurt Meyer, commanding 12th SS Panzer Division, is captured by partisans near Namur and transferred to American custody 
US 3rd Army is heavily engaged around Nancy and Metz
US 7th Army attacks around Besancon as German forces withdraw from the Baume-les-Dames area 
Elements of US 7th Army capture Menton on the Mediterranean coast and advance eastward to Italian border 
VIII Corps of US 9th Army assault Brest 
RN battleship Warspite and monitor Erebus bombard Le Havre


In the North Sea...
U-865 vanishes, cause unknown 
In Italy...
British 8th Army attacks around Gemmano ridge and San Savino-Coriano ridge 
US 5th Army captures Vecchiano, Monte Morello, Monte Senario, Monte Calvana, and Monte Giovi 

In the Atlantic...
U-925 vanishes, cause unknown

In the Pacific...
Two cruisers and four destroyers from USN Task Force 38 bombard Yap Island
Japanese vessel Yanagigawa Maru sunk by USN submarine Bashaw
Four cargo ships are sunk by USN submarine Spadefish off the Ryukyu Islands

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army captures US 14th Air Force base, already evacuated, at Lingling 
58th Infantry Division of Japanese 11th Army captures Tunganshih 

On the Salween front:
Elements of Japanese 2nd Infantry Division and 56th Infantry Division counterattack Chinese forces north of Lungling

Today's Air Raids...
Ludwigshafen, Karlsruhe, Gustavsburg, Kassel and transportation routes in Germany by US 8th Air Force
Nuremberg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Le Havre, France by RAF Bomber Command
Belfort and Strasbourg, France on transport hubs by US 8th Air Force
Po Valley and Genoa, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Palau Islands on military targets by by USN carrier-based aircraft and US FEAF
New Guinea multiple military targets by US FEAF
Lolobata Island, Celebes Island, Ceram Island, Halmahera Island, and military targets in the East Indies by US FEAF
Iwo Jima and Chichi Jima by US 7th Air Force
Indochina on transportation routes by US 14th Air Force
Chengtu Air Base, China by Japanese 8th Air Brigade 
China transportation targets, airfields, bridges, and other targets around Hengyang, Lingling, and elsewhere by US 14th Air Force
China on Anshan and other military targets by US 20th Air Force
Paoshan Airfield, China by Japanese aircraft

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Housework
Online promotional work
Monday roast
Me Time
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
With Sunday proceeding successfully, I have a "clear deck" to begin a new week, and it's a case of prioritising wisely. What happens next, in the absence of threat, is now down to what's going on in my head! I need to put intention before preference and put in the maintenance work to keep mind and body at full potential, and to be sufficiently focused to seize opportunities as they arise. 

I have the Attitude of Gratitude now firmly rooted, and I intend for submission to the subconscious and total internal silence to become similarly rooted. Thus with a clear intention and provisional plan, let's play!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is your life moving in a clear direction?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
A cold start but it will be dry and sunny in the morning
Variable cloud builds in the afternoon but it will remain dry with sunny or clear spells thereafter
A cool north-easterly breeze will ease to negligible by late morning
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 8 degC
Sunrise at 06:27
Sunset at 19:41

Weathertrack: A weak depression in the North Sea will deepen slightly and drift east into Scandanavia. High pressure west of Ireland will drift slowly east, fully covering Britain      
Air Pressure: 1020 millibars and rising slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Without stupidity, there wouldn't be intelligence, and without ugliness, there wouldn't be beauty, so the world needs you after all  :D  

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Chris Turner - The Freestyle Improvised Rap 

8. TRIVIA
Of the thousands of chemical agents in tobacco smoke, more than 50 have been proven to cause cancer. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
Everything depends on what is in our hearts. If we decide to ourselves that something is impossible, then, consistent with our minds in thinking so, even something that is possible for us will become impossible. On the other hand, if we have the confidence that we can definitely do something, then we are already one step closer to achieving it in reality.