THURSDAY 16th OCTOBER 2014 14:13 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (16th October 1944)
On the Russian Front...
XIX Mountain Korps of German 20th Mountain Army withdraws from Finland toward Norway
Finnish forces capture Rovaniemi in northern Finland
Soviet 6th Guards Army and 51st Army open an offensive against the German Courland pocket
Soviet 3rd Byelorussian Front opens offensive against 3rd Panzer Army in Gumbinnen-Konigsberg sector
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacking toward Debrecen
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front and Tito's partisans are fighting their way into Belgrade 

In the Arctic...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-301 is sunk by Soviet aircraft off Vardo
Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-6707 is sunk by Soviet aircraft off Kirkenes

Norway...
Kriegsmarine battleship Tirpitz arrives at new anchorage at Haakoy near Tromso

In Germany...
Bread rations are severely reduced

On the Western Front...
Canadian 1st Army continues attacking Breskens pocket and also captures Woendrecht, cutting off German defences in South Beveland and on Walcheren Island 
British 2nd Army reaches the outskirts of Venray
US 1st Army completes the encirclement of Aachen
US 7th Army attacks around Bruyeres 
French 1st Army attacks east from the Moselotte toward the Vosges Mountains 

In Paris...
De Gaulle's Free French government formally recognizes Franco's Spanish government

In the North Sea...
U-1006 is sunk by RCN frigate Annan

Hungary...
Otto Skorzeny and his German commandos seize government buildings in Budapest 
Admiral Horthy and leaders of the Hungarian government are arrested and transported to Germany 
Pro-German Ferenc Szalasi, leader of Hungarian Arrow Cross Party, is appointed acting Regent and Premier. He declares that Hungary will remain allied with Germany and continue the war against Soviet Union 

Greece...
British Arkforce disembarks at Piraeus and moves into Athens
Free Greek and British forces land on Lemnos Island overnight and the mixed German - Italian garrison subsequently surrenders
Kriegsmarine torpedo boat TA-39 is sunk by mine in the Aegean Sea

Italy...
British 8th Army captures Monte Romano, Monte Reale, and Bulgarno and advances across the Savio and the Pisciatello 
US 5th Army, with Bologna as the ultimate objective, attacks around Monterumici, Lucca, Casalino, Monte Belmonte, Monte della Vigna, Monterenzio, and Monte delle Tombe
The Greek government-in-exile departs for Athens

Greenland...
German weather ship Externsteine is captured by US Coast Guard vessels Eastwind and Southwind

In the Pacific...
IJN guardboat No. 2 Kyowa Maru is sunk by USN submarine Tilefish off Matsuwa Island
Japanese communications vessel No. 135 is sunk by RAAF aircraft off Ambon Island
IJN auxiliary minesweeper No. 6 Hakata Maru sunk by US aircraft in the Daito Islands 

Japanese aircraft based on Formosa attack USN task forces 38 and 30.3 but inflict only light damage and USN claims 50 aircraft shot down

Burma...
Japanese troops evacuate Tiddim overnight
In the Arakan, West African 81st Infantry Division captures Labawa

Today's Air Raids...
Steyr, Linz, and military targets in Austria by US 15th Air Force
Cologne, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
London by four V-2 rockets
Pagan Island and Truk Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Mongosah, Sagan, Timoeka, and Langgoer airfield, New Guinea by US FEAF 
Celebes Island, Boeroe Island, Ceram Island, and the Molucca Islands by US FEAF
Luzon on military targets by US FEAF
Okayama, Formosa by US 20th Air Force
Kowloon Docks, Hong Kong by US 14th Air Force - two cargo ships and a torpedo boat are sunk
Wuchou, Kewiping, Tanchuk, Hsignanhsien, and Tingka, China by US 14th Air Force
Shwebo airfield, Naba, Mawlu, and Madangyang, Burma by US 10th Air Force

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

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Thursdays is supposed to be the day where I can focus fully on my Practice, either seeing clients or online promotional stuff, but with two "patients" in the house, it hasn't worked like that! I awoke at 08:15 (virtually the middle of the day by my standards!) and then it was bath, housework, Missus time and lunch. I also want to get in an afternoon meditation!

Never mind, I will make the best of what I do have. Acceptance and letting go of time I didn't get is fundamental to my development and intention to keep my consciousness at the Universal level.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you focused on your circumstances or your responses?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Mainly dry and cloudy - some heavy showers overnight
A light south-westerly breeze will swing south-easterly in the afternoon.
Max Temp = 13 degC
Min Temp = 12 degC
Sunrise at 07:36
Sunset at 18:09

Weathertrack: A very large depression in the Atlantic will continue to send weather fronts across Britain, but will also draw up mild-to-warm southerly winds
Air Pressure: 1000 millibars and static

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
A man has been found guilty of stealing full stops - The judge says he's facing a long sentence :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Kevin Bridges interviews Frankie Boyle on the radio show Chain Reaction.

8. TRIVIA
Falling dreams typically occur at the beginning of the night, in Stage I sleep. These dreams are often accompanied by muscle spasms, called myoclonic jerks, and are common in many mammals.  
 
9. ZEN WISDOM
Life may be more akin to a series of meets than a single marathon. You can lose a race here or there, as long as you win in one contest, in one area. All the struggles you endured will become a prized investment in your own person.