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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (31st October 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Germans complete the evacuation of troops and 40,000 tons of supplies from northern-most Norway
46th Army of Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacks around Kecskemet
German troop transport Bremerhaven is sunk by Soviet aircraft in the Baltic
Soviet landing craft SB-2 is sunk by U-475 in the Baltic

On the Western Front...
Canadian 1st Army continues attacking the Breskens pocket and unsuccessfully attacks the Walcheren Island causeway
British 2nd Army attacking around Raamsdonk and Liesel
US 7th Army captures Montigny, Merviller, part of Baccarat, Menarmont, and Nossoncourt
Kriegsmarine small craft unsuccessfully attack Allied minesweepers in the Scheldt estuary overnight

Salonika, Greece...
German forces complete the evacuation of the port, scuttling remaining ships and leaving the remaining German Greek island garrisons isolated

Italy...
British 8th Army puts more units across the Ronco River and advance north

Palestine...
Lord Gort is appointed High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief 

In the Pacific...
USN gunboat PGM-9 bombards Aguijan Island

New Zealand Air Force squadrons are redeployed for ongoing operations against the isolated Japanese forces on Bougainville Island and at Rabaul on New Britain 

Two Japanese sailing vessels are sunk by RN submarine Stoic off Java, which then bombards Japanese installations on Jangka Island

Japanese vessels Komei Maru and Pacific Maru are sunk by USN submarine Guitarro off Luzon
IJN auxiliary sub chaser Uruppu Maru sunk by patrolling Allied aircraft off Mindoro Island 

On Leyte Island, US 6th Army advances around Jaro, Tunga, Catmon Hill, and Baybay  

Japanese vessel No. 6 Kaiyo Maru is sunk by USN submarine Gabilan off Japan
Japanese vessel Takane Maru is sunk by USN submarine Sterlet off Kyushu 

China...
General Wedemeyer takes command of US forces in the new China theater and becomes chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek

Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army advancing toward Kweilin         
Japanese 23rd Army is attacking around Kueihsien and advances toward Wushuan

Today's Air Raids...
Aahus, Denmark RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force attacks Gestapo headquarters at Aarhus at rooftop level with 24 Mosquito aircraft, blasting the building, killing many personnel, and destroying files
Bottrop, Hamburg and Cologne by RAF Bomber Command
Po Valley, Italy on road and rail targets by US 12th Air Force
Sagan and Samate, New Guinea by US FEAF 
Doom Island, and Efman Island, Kairatoe, Saharoe and targets in the Molucca Islands by US FEAF   
Swatow, Amoy, and Pengpu, China by US 14th Air Force
Namun, Bhamo, Nakang, Kyaikthin, Naba, Katha, and military targets in Burma by US 10th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Short Missus Time
Me Time
Shift 1 of the Weekend Job
TV Comedy Night

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
As half-term week draws to a close, we can call it a success! A good balance of business, me time and family time, another week in paradise. I am not complacent however. I know full-well that what it takes to get it, it takes to keep it, so I will be keeping up with all disciplines and keeping consciousness focused.

I am a little surprised in how little sleep I've got by on, averaging 5-6 hours per night but I have gone with my body clock and feel fine, alert and relaxed.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is your life being run according to your own plan?  

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cloudy and unseasonably mild
Rain overnight
A moderate southerly wind will blow throughout
Max Temp = 18 degC
Min Temp = 14 degC
Sunrise at 07:04
Sunset at 16:36

Weathertrack: A large depression in the Atlantic will drag warm tropical air north over Britain before a cold front sweeps across Britain on Saturday
Air Pressure: 1014 millibars and falling

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I was once a performer of circumcisions, but one day I missed and got the sack :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Stewart Lee on Nuts, Zoo and Loaded magazines        

8. TRIVIA
China has the world’s oldest calendar. This lunar calendar originated in 2600 B.C. and has 12 zodiac signs. Rather than being annual, it takes 60 years to complete.

9. ZEN WISDOM
All considerations of position, wealth and reputation aside, the greatest and most enduring triumph as a human being lies in knowing that one is doing one's best.