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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (1st November 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 38th Army attacks towards Kiev
Soviet 27th Army and 40th Army attacks around Veliki Bukrin 
German XL Panzer Korps attacks Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front around Krivoi Rog
Soviet 4th Ukrainian Front launches an offensive against the German 17th Army in the Crimea  - Soviet 51st Army conducts assault crossing of the Zivash whilst Soviet 56th Army conducts attacks across the Kerch Strait.

In the Baltic...
German vessel Marienburg is sunk by Soviet aircraft 

In the UK...
RAF Fighter Command is dissolved and replaced with Air Defence of Great Britain and 2nd Tactical Air Force

In the Mediterranean...
HQ Aegean Command formed to control Allied operations in the region.

In Italy...
British 8th Army are fighting along the Trigno River 
US 5th Army are engaged around Massico and capture Roccamonfina 

In Tunisia...
US 15th Air Force is activated at Tunis under command of General James Doolittle  

In the Atlantic...
U-405 is sunk by USN destroyer Bone
U-340 is damaged beyond repair by RAF aircraft and scuttles

In the USA...
With over half a million miners on strike, the Federal government takes control of the coal mines 

In the Pacific...
Operation Cherry-Blossom: USN Task Force 31 lands US 3rd Marine Division at Cape Torokina on Bougainville Island, defended by Japanese 17th Army, and 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional) lands on nearby Puruata Island. USN Task Force 39 supports landings and bombards Buka airfield on Buka Island and Bonis airfield on the northern tip of Bougainville. US 13th Air Force and carrier-based aircraft give heavy air support. Japanese aircraft attack USN task force at Empress Augusta Bay, damaging destroyer Wadsworth. An IJN task force is despatched from Rabaul to reinforce Bougainville.

In Burma...
British 15th Corps takes control of the Arakan front with Indian 5th Infantry Division and Indian 7th Infantry Division infiltrating forward.

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France Fighter patrols by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Split, Yugoslavia by US 12th Air Force
La Spezia, Vezzano, Rimini, and Ancona, Italy by US 15th Air Force
Ancona and military targets, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Maniang Island by US 5th Air Force
Yoyang, China by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Brief Missus Time
Shift 1 of the Weekend Job
Comedy night on TV with Missus

Twitter Followers = 1,693 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New followers = 2 
@MushroomsMum, @BrettWilder 

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I am a little saddened by a rare clash with Son last night, over mine and Missus sex-life. I went to bed convinced of his utterly unreasonable attitude, but this morning I am a little more objective. We don't do it in front of him, but we are, I must admit, utterly indiscreet - it's no secret when we're at it. He took particular exception to being forced to be "trick-or-treat" door monitor while mum and dad went upstairs for a quickie (our second of the day). A sour atmosphere ensued for the remainder of the evening.

That said, a longstanding "deal" exists where we only indulge on Thursdays if he is at home, so it's not as if he has to continually hear us. The compromise we have is an uneasy one - I resent our sex life being restricted at all (though it saves money on Viagra) and he resents any kind of sexual activity while he is in the house (which is most of the time!) 

It is the only bone of contention between us, but when it does flare up, it's upsetting for us both. Time will inevitably solve the problem on its own, as he will ultimately be at home less often. I am hoping that this recent rift will be healed by a few shared beers tonight. 

4.  TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you have an issue that needs dealing with?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Cool, dry and sunny in the morning
The afternoon will become progressively cloudy with rain arriving before evening. The rain will be persistent and heavy at times, and last until tomorrow morning.
A moderate south-westerly wind will swing to a light northerly in the evening.
Max Temp = 10 degC
Min Temp = 7 degC
Sunrise at 07:06
Sunset at 16:34

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I'm in a band called Missing Cat - you've probably seen our posters: D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
QI XL - Rock, Paper, Scissors

8. TRIVIA
When Christopher Columbus landed on what he later named Hispaniola in 1492, the people greeted him with offerings, unaware that he was claiming their lands for Spain. By 1508, the Hispaniola's native Arawak/Taíno population had fallen from about 400,000 to just 60,000 due to the devastating social, political, ecological, and immunological effects of Spain’s arrival. Ten years later, less than 3,000 Arawak/Taínos remained alive on Hispaniola. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
It is important to keep the promises made to friends. This is the true meaning of friendship. To become people who can do so, however, we must first learn to keep the promises we have made to ourselves.