SATURDAY 18th OCTOBER 2014 08:27

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (18th October 1944)
On the Russian Front...
STAVKA grants permission for the 14th Army of Soviet Karelian Front to cross into northern Norway in pursuit of German 20th Mountain Army, which they do the same day.
Soviet naval infantry lands near the Finnish-Norwegian border and advances westward
Finnish forces capture Kemijarvi in northern Finland
Soviet 1st Shock Army captures Kremeny, but the offensive against the German Courland pocket halts in the face of fierce German resistance
Soviet 3rd Byelorussian Front continues attacking into East Prussia against strong resistance
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacks toward Debrecen
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front and Tito's partisans are fighting in Belgrade
German Army Group F continues withdrawing from the Balkans

In Germany...
The Volkssturm, the German Home Guard, is expanded to accept all German men between 16 and 60 - Himmler urges them to "fight like werewolves" against invading armies
A State funeral is conducted for Rommel in Ulm, with Rundstedt representing Hitler at the ceremony

On the Western Front...
Canadian 1st Army attacks the Breskens pocket
US 1st Army fights its way into Aachen
US 7th Army attacks into Bruyeres 

In the English Channel...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper RA-2 is sunk by a mine

Hungary...
Hungarian General Bela Miklos, having defected to Soviets, broadcasts a call for Hungarian forces to switch sides and join the Allies 
With a pro-Nazi Hungarian government now in control in Budapest, Adolf Eichmann resumes deporting Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz

Greece...
British forces land on Scarpanto and Santorini Islands
The Greek government and HQ British military mission make a formal entry into Athens

Italy...
British 8th Army captures Galeata, Aquarola, Celincordia, and Ponte della Pietra
US 5th Army attacks around Monte della Vigna, Monte Belmonte, Monte la Pieve, and Monte Pianoreno  

In Washington DC...
President Roosevelt, after having received complaints about General Joseph Stilwell's attitude from British and Chinese commanders, and the heavy casualties in the Burma campaign, decides to relieve Stilwell of command, Stilwell to be informed the next day. 

In the Pacific...
US 321st Infantry Regiment, having relieved 1st Marine Division, begins attacking the Japanese pocket on Peleliu Island 
US 81st Infantry Division attacks the Japanese pocket on Angaur Island

Japanese vessels Shiranesan Maru and Taikai Maru are sunk by USN submarine Raton in the South China Sea
Japanese vessels Arabia Maru, Chinsei Maru and Hakushika Maru are sunk by USN submarine Bluegill in the South China Sea

USN surface warships begin pre-invasion bombardment of Leyte Island, and USN underwater demolition teams begin operating along Leyte Island landing beaches

In Tokyo...
Imperial Headquarters, alerted by US Ranger landings on Suluan Island and Dinagat Island, orders the implementation of Operation Sho-go against US invasion of the Philippines 

Nicobar Islands...
RN Eastern Fleet bombards the Japanese garrison

Today's Air Raids...
Cologne, Leverkusen and Kassel, Germany by US 8th Air Force
Bonn, Hanover, Mannheim, Dusseldorf, Pforzheim, and Wiesbaden, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
London by two V-2 rockets
Vickovci, Yugoslavia by US 15th Air Force
Bologna, Modena, Padua, and Castel San Pietro dell'Emilia, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Haha Jima and Pagan Island by US 7th Air Force
Cape St George, New Ireland by USN TDR-1 drones
Babo, Sagan, and other targets around Vogelkop peninsula, New Guinea by US FEAF
Balikpapan Oilfield, Borneo by US FEAF
Boeroe Island, Ambon Island, Djailolo Island, and Wasile Bay by US FEAF 
Luzon on military targets by USN aircraft from Task Force 38 - 18 cargo ships, a sub-chaser and a minelayer are sunk offshore
Mindanao Island on military targets on the west coast by US FEAF
Kweiping, Shangkaishow, Tajungchiang, Konghow, Wanting, Wuchou, Shepchung, Hsinganhsien, Tengyun, Liutu, Tanchuk, and Takhing, China by US 14th Air Force fighters
Mingaladon, Mohnying, Hwemun, Wuntho, Namhkai, and Meza, Burma by US 10th Air Force 
Mingaladon, Hmawbi, and Zayatkwin airfields, Burma by RAF aircraft

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

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3. TODAY'S  SELF-OBSERVATION     
The Weekend Job has now become something of a cosy routine - with the end of heavy-handed management, it's a job I'm quite happy to do, and on the way home last night, my character realized he was in paradise. Paradise, as it turns out, is not some tropical vista free of challenges, but somewhere where you are loved and make a difference. The principal aim of my character is to simply enjoy that paradise while it's there.

For the Universal Me, experiencing oneself from a particular microzone of spacetime, the objective is simply to keep awake. My ability to do so gets stronger with every day, considerably aided by the benign circumstances of the character. I intend to be awake regardless of circumstances, and to awaken other points of consciousness from their character. To this end I will launch some nonduality platforms shortly.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
what are the blessings in your life?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cloudy and unseasonably mild throughout
A moderate south-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 17 degC
Min Temp = 15 degC
Sunrise at 07:39
Sunset at 18:04

Weathertrack: The very large depression in the mid-Atlantic, after being static and dominating Britain for a week, will be pushed north by high pressure building in Western Atlantic   
Air Pressure: 1003 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
To be an auctioneer, you must know Lots :D 

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Have I Got News For You - The Brian Blessed Webinar 

8. TRIVIA
Valentine’s Day was first introduced to Japan in 1936 and has become widely popular. However, because of a translation error made by a chocolate company, only women buy Valentine chocolates for their spouses, boyfriends, or friends. In fact, it is the only day of the year many single women will reveal their crush on a man by giving him chocolate. The men don’t return the favor until White Day, a type of “answer day” to Valentine’s Day, which is on March 14.

9. ZEN WISDOM
When we care for others our own strength to live increases. When we help people expand their state of life, our lives also expand. Actions to benefit others are not separate from actions to benefit oneself. Our lives and the lives of others are ultimately inseparable.