WEDNESDAY 8th OCTOBER 2014 07:18 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (8th October 1944)
On the Russian Front...
14th Army of Soviet Karelian Front advances across Titovka River toward Petsamo
Finnish forces capture Kemi, the last port in Finland on Gulf of Bothnia coast held by Germans
Soviet 4th Ukrainian Front attacks German 1st Panzer Army and 1st Hungarian Army in eastern Hungary
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacks German 6th Army, German 8th Army, and Hungarian 3rd Army in southern Hungary
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front captures Velika Plana, cutting the rail line between Belgrade and Nis 
Bulgarian 1st Army opens attacks against elements of German Army Group E around Nis
German vessel Bagger 3 and Kriegsmarine vessel RO-24 are sunk by Soviet submarine SC-310 in the Baltic

In Moscow...
The Soviet government presents its armistice terms to the Hungarian peace delegation     

On the Western Front...
German 15th Army counterattacks against Canadian 1st Army around Woensdrecht
US 1st Army attacks around Herzogenrath, Mariadorf, Alsdorf, Oidtweiler, Verlautenheide, and Schmidt 
US 3rd Army heavily engaged in Maizieres-les-Metz and Fort Driant
French 1st Army attacking around Le Thillot
German garrison of Dunkirk conducts raids against besieging Czechoslovak 1st Armoured Brigade overnight 

In the North Sea...
Kriegsmarine patrol boat V-1303 is sunk by RN 4th MTB Flotilla overnight 

In the English Channel...
RN minesweeper Mulgrave is damaged by a mine off Normandy and run aground

In the Aegean Sea...
German vessels Achilles and Horst are sunk by RN submarine Vivid 

In Italy...
British 8th Army attacks around Monte Farneto, Montecodruzzo, San Paola, San Lorenzo, Roncofreddo, and Langiano 
US 5th Army attacking around Monte Cauala, Monterumici, Monte Castellari, La Fortuna, Livergnano, Monde della Formiche, Monte Ceco, Portico, and Tredozio  USN destroyer Eberle bombards Maurizio harbor

In the Pacific...
USN Task Group 30.2 with three heavy cruisers and six destroyers bombards Japanese garrison despite heavy fire from shore batteries 
USN "Seabees" complete the runway on Falalop Island at Ulithi Atoll 

IJN seaplane carrier Kimikawa Maru is damaged by USN submarine Becuna in the South China Sea
Japanese vessel Kohoku Maru sunk by USN submarine Hoe off Luzon

IJN aircraft carrier Shinano is launched after originally being laid down as a battleship of the Yamato class

In Burma...
Indian 5th Infantry Division of British 14th Army attacks Tiddim 

Today's Air Raids...
Wake Island and Pagan Island by US 7th Air Force
Efman airfield, Samate airfield, Simora Point, and Sorong, New Guinea by US FEAF 
Doom Island, Ceram Island, Halmahera Island and military targets in the Molucca Islands and offshore shipping by US FEAF 
Yuncheng and Pengtse, China by US 14th Air Force
Northern Burma on bridges, rail lines and military targets by US 10th Air Force

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

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I began yesterday frustrated over my own mind's failings and finished it deeply satisfied. In the little bubble-world of my home I make a crucial difference. I nursed poorly missus and picked up moody Son and felt deeply fulfilled. On such occasions, it's great to be this character, but I am not dissuaded from my chosen path of lifting consciousness above it. 

Though it's less intense, Higher Consciousness offers the ultimate bliss of Total Inner Peace while still conscious. I can already reach this level of consciousness intermittently - my objective is to experience it perpetually.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU  
Are you sure that what you want will deliver what you want to feel?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry in the morning but cloud will build after a clear start
Showers in the afternoon and in the evening, some heavy.
Mainly dry overnight
Max Temp = 11 degC
Min Temp = 6 degC
Sunrise at 07:21
Sunset at 18:27

Weathertrack: A strong depression in the Atlantic will extend over Britain for the rest of the week, driving a series of weather fronts over the country.
Air Pressure: 997 millibars and falling

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I'm a leader, not a follower. Unless it's a dark scary place. Then you're going first. :D 

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Russell Howard on Osama bin Laden's Death
        
8. TRIVIA
The time it takes to smoke a cigarette is roughly how much life you will lose as a result of smoking it. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
One thing is certain: That is that the power of belief, the power of thought, will move reality in the direction of what we believe and conceive of it. If you really believe you can do something, you can. That is a fact.