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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (16th September 1944)
On the Russian Front...
German 16th Army counterattacks Soviet 22nd Army around Dobele
German 3rd Panzer Army counterattacks Soviet 51st Army and 5th Guards Tank Army in an attempt to strengthen the connection to Army Group North 
Polish 1st Army of Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front attacks across Vistula River against German 9th Army around Magnuszew in an effort to relieve Warsaw
German 8th Army and Hungarian 2nd Army attacks Soviet 7th Guards Army, Soviet 40th Army, and Rumanian 4th Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front around Cluj 
In Warsaw, there is heavy fighting in Zoliborz and Czerniakow 
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front occupies Sofia, Bulgaria

In Denmark...
A general strike against German occupation begins

In Germany...
Hitler begins plans for a counter-offensive on the Western Front, driving through the Ardennes and striking north to Antwerp
Hitler orders German troops at Aachen: "Hold your positions or die"
Pro-German Russian general Andrey Vlasov meets with Himmler, who approves official formation of Russian Liberation Committee (KONR) and promises to supply weapons and equipment for two anti-Soviet divisions comprised of Russian volunteers.

On the Western Front...
Canadian 1st Army besieges Boulogne and Calais while other elements make slow progress around the Scheldt estuary
British 2nd Army regroups around Antwerp and Albert canal 
US 1st Army attacks around Aachen, Eschweiler, and Lammersdorf 
US 3rd Army is heavily engaged around Thionville and Metz 
US 7th Army captures Luxeuil and Lure
VIII Corps of US 9th Army continues assaulting Brest 
Isolated German Group Elster, 20,000 strong, surrenders to elements of US 9th Army along the Loire

In the English Channel...
Kriegsmarine auxiliary minesweeper M-3202 is sunk by Allied aircraft 

In Greece...
British Fox Force of 9th Commando lands on Cythera Island, finding no enemy forces

In Italy...
British 8th Army attacks the Rimini Line 
US 5th Army attacks the Gothic Line around Massarosa, Monte Pozzo del Bagno, Monte Altuzzo, Monticelli, Torricella Hill

In the Atlantic...
U-703 vanishes, cause unknown

In Canada...
The Allied Second Quebec Conference concludes. Agreements are reached on: 1. Allied occupation zones in defeated Germany 2. The Morgenthau Plan to demilitarize Germany 3. Continued U.S. Lend Lease aid to Britain 4. The role of the Royal Navy in the war against Japan. 

In the Pacific...
US 1st Marine Division captures Peleliu airfield on Peleliu Island
US 31st Infantry Division expands the beachhead on Morotai Island without opposition, and establish a base for PT boats, but Japanese aircraft attack ground and naval forces at Morotai

Japanese vessel Imaji Maru (ex Dutch De Klerk) is sunk by a mine off Borneo 
IJN escort carrier Un'yo and IJN escort carrier Un'yo are sunk by USN submarine Barb in the South China Sea
Japanese vessels Tokushima Maru and No. 2 Ogura Maru are sunk by USN submarine Picuda in the South China Sea
IJN submarine I-364 is sunk by USN submarine Sea Devil off Yokosuka 

In China...
Yungchia operation: 
70th Infantry Division of Japanese 13th Army begins withdrawing to original positions around Wui while Nashioka Detachment garrisons the Wenchow (aka Yungchia) and Paishihchieh - Lochiang area 

Today's Air Raids...
Kirkenes, Norway by Soviet aircraft, sinking German vessel Wolsum
Germany multiple military targets by US 8th Air Force fighter-bombers
Brunswick, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Arnhem and Nijmegen, Netherlands on AA positions and airfields by RAF Bomber Command
London by V-1 and V-2 missiles
Emidj Island, Pagan Island and Iwo Jima by US 7th Air Force
Manokwari, Moemi, Sagan, and Waren, New Guinea by US FEAF 
Celebes Island, Ceram Island, Ambon Island, Boeroe Island by US FEAF 
Hengyang, Changsha, Lingling, and military tagets in China by US 14th Air Force
Northern Burma on military targets by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Housework
Online promotional work
Meditation
Making Supper
Quality Missus Time
Me Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION 
With Son finally returning to college today, it feels like normality at last. However, rather than gritty self-psyching up to get things moving, I find myself drawing close to the Source, by which I mean True Self, the one who witnesses everything. 

Of course, my character doesn't immediately reflect this shift - I doubt my character is going to suddenly turn into an angelic super-being. It only takes a few distractions to drag my consciousness back into light-dark conflict. However, the increased solitude is a golden opportunity to consolidate my focus and make it more robust so it becomes more distraction-resistant.

I will be consequently mainly "listening" to the Witness and let the day unfold by itself.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you paying attention to the right thing?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Foggy and heavily overcast in the morning
Cloud thins and there will be sunny periods in the afternoon
Dry overnight but increasingly overcast
A moderate easterly wind will turn north-easterly overnight
Max Temp = 17 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 06:41
Sunset at 19:21

Weathertrack: A very large area of high Pressure centred on the Gulf of Finland, will drift south-east. A depression off Portugal will drift very slowly north. Britain, between the two systems, will be caught in a prolonged easterly air flow. 
Air Pressure: 1017 millibars and static 

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Having surveyed 100 people to find out what soap they prefer when showering, 98 of them responded: How the hell did you get in here?! :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!   
Mock The Week: Stewart Francis on relationships 

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
Life is best lived by being bold and daring. People tend to grow fearful when they taste failure, face a daunting challenge or fall ill. Yet that is precisely the time to become even bolder. Those who are victors at heart are the greatest of all champions.