MONDAY 27th OCTOBER 2014 06:28 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (27th October 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Confronted with strong German counterattacks, Soviet 3rd Byelorussian Front's offensive in East Prussia comes to a halt.

Norway...
14th Army of Soviet Karelian Front captures Neiden
Operation Athletic: RN task force with carrier Implacable, cruisier Mauritius, and six destroyers attack targets along Norwegian coast
U-1060 is damaged by aircraft from RN carrier Implacable and run aground, then destroyed by aircraft
Kriegsmarine minesweeper M-433 is sunk by aircraft from RN carrier Implacable off Vegafjord  

In Germany...
Goebbels gives a radio address: "Germany is firmly determined to hold out to a successful finish"
Admiral Horthy, imprisoned by the Nazis, is forced ro abdicate his position as Regent of Hungary 

On the Western Front...
Canadian 1st Army continues attacking the Breskens pocket, and attacks up Beveland peninsula, and capturing Bergen-op-Zoom and Zundert
British 2nd Army withstands German counterattacks, captures 's-Hertogenbosch, and fights its way into Tilburg
US 3rd Army is attacking around Maizieres-les-Metz 
US 7th Army attacks toward St Die 

Italy...
British 8th Army captures Predappio Nuovo
US 5th Army captures Rocca San Casciano

In the Pacific...
IJN landing ship T-138 and vessel No. 4 Tokai Maruare are sunk by USN submarine Kingfish 

USN Task Group 30.3 with crippled cruisers arrives at Ulithi Atoll 

Japanese vessel Kashii Maru sunk by US 14th Air Force aircraft in the South China Sea

In a combined attack on Japanese shipping off the Philippines by Task Groups 38.3 and 38.4 using aircraft, submarines and PT boats, 2 Japanese destroyers, 4 cargo ships and a guardboat are sunk. 

On Leyte Island, US 6th Army captures Pastrana, pushes into Tabontabon, and captures Buri airstrip

To counter the American invasion, 11 IJN submarines are deployed in the waters around Leyte Island 

China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Chinese 46th Army and 64th Army attacks Japanese 23rd Army around Kueiping 

Today's Air Raids...
Berlin and military targets in Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Italy on transportation targets around Genoa-Novi and Ligure-Turin by US 12th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by RAAF aircraft
Celebes Island by US FEAF
Tacloban Airfield, Leyte Island by Japanese aircraft
Mengmao, Tanchuk, Tengyun, Hsinganhsien, Kaotienhsu, Kweilin, Puchi, Siangtan, and Changsha, China by US 14th Air Force
Chengdu and Enshi, China by Japanese aircraft

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Online Promotional Work
Meditation/Me Time
Making supper
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,824 (up 2)
Non-followed Eliminated = 0
Unfollowers Eliminated = 0
New Followers followed back =2
@spencerrayner, @ReThink_ADHD
Spammers not followed back = 0 

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
With everyone at home this week, there won't be much of a routine and I'll be playing it by ear. Paradoxically there'll be more me time as there will be minimal housework and I'm not having to service Missus' getting up or coming back from work. In addition, she has trips to Leeds planned which will free up more hours.

I intend to use the time to best effect on promotional work and seizing opportunities to make a difference. I will also be expressing Gratitude for an easy-going relaxed week living and loving.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What are you doing to develop and improve yourself as a person?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Cloudy dry and mild throughout with a moderate south-westerly wind
Max Temp = 15 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 06:57
Sunset at 16:44

Weathertrack: With depressions to the north weakening, Britain will enjoy settled weather coming from high pressure over Europe
Air Pressure: 1014 millibars and falling slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
The zoo has lost all its pandas and polars - it's unbearable!  :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Russell Howard's Good News - Epic Exam Failures 

8. TRIVIA
It was not until the 20th century that giant pandas became known to the rest of the world outside of China. The first live giant Panda to leave China in 1936 was named Su-Lin (“a little bit of something very cute”). He arrived at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.

9. ZEN WISDOM  
It is not about how others are or how society is. The most important thing is to ask yourself, “What should I do?” and “What can I do?” One who stands up with moral courage and conviction can change society and create waves of transformation around the world.