WEDNESDAY 1st OCTOBER 2014 12:38 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (1st October 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Elements of Finnish 3rd Infantry Division land at Royotta on the Gulf of Bothnia to expel German forces from northern Finland

In Germany...
Dr Giesing diagnoses Hitler with jaundice and poisoning caused by Dr Morell's strychnine and belladonna pills

On the Western Front...
Elements of Canadian 1st Army mop up at Calais, whilst the main force attacks across the Antwerp-Turnhout canal toward the South Beveland peninsula 
German forces launch counterattacks from the Arnhem area against British 2nd Army around the Nijmegen bridges
US 1st Army attack through the Peel marshes
US 3rd Army attacks around Grevenmacher, Foret de Gremecey, Chambrey, and the Lemoncourt-Fresnes ridge 
US 7th Army attacks around Foret de Parroy and the Rambervillers-Baccarat road 

In the North Sea...
RN 11th MTB Flotilla unsuccessfully attacks a German convoy, losing MTB-360 and MTB-347 

In Greece...
British commandos land on Poros Island

Italy...
General Richard McCreery takes command of British 8th Army, replacing Oliver Leese
British 8th Army attacks along the Fiumicino River 
US 5th Army resists a German attack around Monte Catarelto but attacks elsewhere along the front 
USN destroyer Gleaves bombards German positions along the coast on US 5th Army front
Two Italian MAS boats are sunk by USN destroyer Benson

In the Pacific...
USN Task Group 38.2 and Task Group 38.3 arrive at Ulithi Atoll anchorage, where USN minesweeper YMS-385 is sunk by a mine

The US Navy continues to experiment with TDR-1 remote-controlled air drones launched against Japanese positions on Bougainville Island

Japanese vessels Kokusei Maru, Nichiwa Maru and Higane are sunk by USN submarine Hammerhead off Borneo
Japanese vessels Kyokuho Maru and Zuiyo Maru are sunk by USN submarine Cabrilla off the Philippines
Japanese vessel Takunan Maru sunk by USN submarine Trepang off Japan
Japanese vessel Seian Maru and IJN coastal minelayer Ajiro are sunk by USN submarine Snapper off Japan
IJN auxiliary minesweeper Kaiyo Maru is sunk by a mine off Tsingtao 

China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
58th Infantry Division of Japanese 11th Army captures Hsinganshih
34th Infantry Division and other elements of Japanese 11th Army capture Changning
Japanese 23rd Army advances toward Wushuan 

Today's Air Raids...
Diest, Maastricht and London by V-2 rockets
Brunswick, Heilbronn, Krefeld, and Dortmund, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Iwo Jima, Nauru and Truk Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Doeroa, Langgoer, Faan airfield, Urarom airfield, Fak Fak, Doom Island, Idorra, MacCluer Gulf, and Windissi, New Guinea by US FEAF
Celebes Island, Ceram Island Ambon Island and Halmahera Island by US FEAF
China Wuchou, Tien Ho, and White Cloud plus fighter sweeps targets south of the Yangtze River by US 14th Air Force
Thetkegyin and rail lines in Burma by US 10th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Shopping
Blogging 
Online Promotional Work
Missus Time

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Unfollowers Eliminated = 0
New Followers =1 
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I have been drawn in to an online debate regarding the Scottish referendum and whilst it is time I could spend promoting my business, I am enjoying the debate. I expect to have time today for more debate, online promotion, meditation and other tasks. I intend to spend the day with a quiet mind focused on the moment.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is what you're doing part of a long term goal?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry throughout with clear skies overnight
A moderate south-westerly will swing to a light north-easterly by evening
Max Temp = 15 degC
Min Temp = 9 degC
Sunrise at 07:08
Sunset at 18:44

Weathertrack: High Pressure over the Atlantic will move rapidly east over Britain, producing settled weather to the end of Friday
Air Pressure: 1020 millibars and rising rapidly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Why do we call them buildings when they're finished? Shouldn't they be called builts? :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Mitch Hedberg's Final Just For Laughs Performance

8. TRIVIA
Several famous actors and actresses have made guest appearances in Star Trek films and episodes, including Kim Cattrall, Kirstie Alley, Tom Bergeron, Jason Alexander, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Plummer, The Rock, Iman, Lee Meriwether, Joan Collins, Mick Fleetwood, Stephen Hawking, Ashley Judd, Famke Janssen, Mae Jemison, and Tom Morello.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Friendly greetings serve as an opening to heart-to-heart exchange from which we can set out onto the great ocean of friendship.