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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (1st December 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 4th Ukrainian Front attacks German 1st Panzer Army along the Ondava River
46th Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front attacks around Budapest
57th Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front attacks around Pecs

On the Western Front...
US 9th Army captures Linnich and continues attacking around Juelich
US 1st Army continues attacking in Huertgen Forest
US 3rd Army, advancing to the Saar River, captures Saare-Union but withdraws
US 7th Army attacks around Tieffenbach, Zinswiller-Meitesheim, Schweighausen, and Selestat 

North Sea... 
Kriegsmarine gun ferry AF-10 is sunk by patrolling Allied aircraft 

Crete...
Isolated and unsupplied, and under pressure from the Greek Resistance, German forces abandon the interior and withdraw to the ports and coastal positions 

Aegean Sea...
British vessel Empire Dace is sunk by a mine off Missolonghi

Dakar, French North-West Africa...
The Thiaroye Massacre - French African troops mutiny and riot in a transit camp. French soldiers guarding the camp open fire killing thirty-five African soldiers

In the Atlantic...
U-482 is officially reported missing - in fact it was sunk six days earlier off the Shetland Islands by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Ascension

In the Pacific...
Elements of US 81st Infantry Division complete the occupation of Kayangel Atoll

US 6th Army attacks around Kilay Ridge and Limon on Leyte Island. The opposing Japanese 35th Army, after mounting a successful resistance, is now running out of supplies

New Guinea...
Australian 6th Infantry Division relieves US units around Aitape

China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Elements of Japanese 23rd Army advances south from Nanning toward Suilu 
Japanese Ichinomiya Detachment advances north from French Indochina toward Suilu 

On the Salween Front:
Chinese Y Force liberates Chefang

Burma...
Chinese 30th Infantry Division of Northern Combat Area Command advances south from Bhamo toward Namhkam
East African 11th Infantry Division of British 14th Army captures Kalewa on the Chindwin River
In the Arakan, West African 81st Infantry Division occupies Tinma
RAF aircraft use napalm against Japanese targets for the first time

India...
Allied Eastern Air Command is broken up into into Strategic Air Force, Combat Cargo Task Force, US 10th Air Force, 221 Group (for supporting 14th Army), 224 Group (for supporting 15th Corps), Photo Recon Force, and Baigichi Wing (for the air defence of India)  

Today's Air Raids...
Karlsruhe, Germany by RAF Bomber Command      
Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Halmahera Island and airfields on Negros Island, Cebu Island, and Mindanao Island by US FEAF
Iwo Jima by US 7th Air Force
Linfen, Taiyuan, Kunlong and military targets in China by US 14th Air Force 
Hsenwi, Myitson, Mingon, Alezeik, Lenaung, and Old Lashio, Burma by US 10th Air Force 
Wanling, Burma by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Housework
The Monday Roast
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Holiday's over! Time to seriously shift butt! I know what I want to achieve and what I need to do, so conscious thought can relax and simply observe as intuition runs the show. 

November and December will prove financially horrid, like in many families, though offset by a rebate from child tax credits. Missus spending going out of control did not help matters! More rigorous control of her inclinations is now in force. That said, a little technology, like having NowTV and HDTV in the bedroom, is most enjoyable and made the place even more cosy! There's now very little materially or emotionally left to want and plenty of things to be grateful for!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you clear in your mind about what you want to achieve?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Mainly dry but very overcast - possibility of drizzle in the morning. 
Wind negligible
Max Temp = 6 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 08:01
Sunset at 15:50

Weathertrack: Britain will be in a "dead space" (a col) between weather systems today. A cold front crossing the country overnight will be fairly weak as high pressure builds behind it.
Air Pressure: 1016 millibars and falling slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Two radiologists from the local hospital fell in love - no one understood what they saw in each other :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Nik Shriner - (Not) Making it in Hollywood

8. TRIVIA
Calvin Graham was only 12 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in World War 2. He won a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart before the Navy found out how old he was. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
If life was all smooth, if we never encountered setbacks, that in itself would be a sign of stagnation.