Tuesday 23 September 2014

WEDNESDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2014 07:41 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (24th September 1944)
In the Arctic...
Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-5502 is sunk by Allied aircraft 
Soviet minesweeper T-120 is sunk by U-739
U-921 vanishes, cause unknown

On the Russian Front...
Elements of German 18th Army withdraw to the Moonzund Islands off the coast of Estonia
German 8th Army and Hungarian 2nd Army offensive is halted at Cluj 
German Army Group North Ukraine is redesignated Army Group A 
German Army Group South Ukraine redesignated Army Group South
German forces assault the Mokotow district of Warsaw

On the Western Front...
Canadian 1st Army attacks the Breskens pocket along the Scheldt estuary 

Operation Market-Garden: 
British 1st Airborne Division is under heavy attack in deteriorating conditions in the Oosterbeek-Hartenstein sector 
British 2nd Army, dealing with German counterattacks, is unable to deploy significant forces across the Neder Rijn to relieve the paratroops 
US 1st and 3rd Armies go over to the defensive
US 7th Army attacks around Girmont, St Die, and St Amer while continuing to clear enemy units from Epinal 

In France...
The French Resistance is assimilated into the French Army

In the English Channel...
USN minelayer Miantonomah is sunk by a mine off Le Havre 

In the Mediterranean...
British Aegean Force begins landing on Greek islands
German vessel Orion is sunk by patrolling RAF aircraft

In Albania...
LtCol Owen and 36 Long Range Desert Group troops parachute into Albania to harass German withdrawal and encourage Albanian partisans

Italy...
British 8th Army attacks around Montebello, Poggio Berni, and Camerano
US 5th Army attacks around San Ippolito, Monte Coroncina, Covigliano, Palazzuolo, and Marradi 

In the Pacific...
US 1st Marine Division and 321st Infantry Regiment of 81st Infantry Division attacks against fierce Japanese resistance on Peleliu Island 
USN motor minesweeper YMS-19 is sunk by a mine off Angaur Island 
USN submarine Barbero bombards the Japanese radar facility on Batag Island

In China...
Fuchou operation: 
Japanese 62nd Independent Mixed Brigade departs Shanghai for Fochou aboard six vessels

In Burma...
British 36th Infantry Division probes Japanese defenses around Namma and halts movement
Indian 5th Infantry Division of British 14th Army advances from Tongzang toward Tiddim 

Today's Air Raids...
Calais, France by RAF Bomber Command
Athens, Salonika, Piraeus and Skarmanga, Greece by US 15th Air Force -two U-Boats are severely damaged and a sub-chaser is scuttles at Piraeus
Rota Island, Truk Atoll, Ponape Island and Chichi Jima by US 7th Air Force
Luzon and offshore by carrier based aircraft from Task-Force 38. 1 torpedo boat, 1 minelayer, 2 sub-chasers, 1 minesweeper and 10 cargo ships are sunk
China  towns, transportation lines, shipping, and other targets around Mangshih, Taoshsien, Kuanyang, and elsewhere by US 14th Air Force
Northern Burma on military targets by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shopping
Meditation/Me Time
Online promotional work
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,803 (up 2)
Nonfollowed Eliminated = 0
Unfollowers Eliminated = 0

New Followers = 2

@MJKlintworth, @AudioNovo

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
With hand on heart I can say I made the best possible use of time yesterday, and with practice I will become more efficient. Spiritually, Practice-wise and family-wise I had cause to be satisfied. However I do not want successful days to distract my attention from my goals of internal silence and focus on the Player rather than the Character. Allotted times for Grounding are important to prevent distraction.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you making space for times to re-focus and assess progress?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry throughout with prolonged sunny periods and clear overnight
A moderate north-westerly will ease and swing slowly south-westerly after dusk
Max Temp = 14 degC
Min Temp = 11 degC
Sunrise at 06:55
Sunset at 19:02

Weathertrack: A ridge of high pressure will cover Britain today. A very large and strong depression between Greenland and Iceland will drive weather fronts and westerly winds toward Britain
Air Pressure:  1011 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
A naked man broke into a church. The police chased him around and finally caught him by the organ. :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Stewart Lee in Montreal 

8. TRIVIA
When Coca-Cola won the rights to tie in its product with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J.K. Rowling insisted the company donate $18 million to the U.S. Reading Is Fundamental campaign to encourage children to read.             
9. ZEN WISDOM
The exclusive pursuit of one’s own interests cannot bring true happiness. It is in striving for the sake of others that the great path to genuine happiness is opened.             

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