Monday 6 April 2015

EASTER MONDAY 6th APRIL 2015 09:30 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (6th April 
1945)
On the Russian Front...

Soviet 3rd Byelorussian Front, attacking Koenigsberg, penetrates into the city itself
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front and 3rd Ukrainian Front fight their way into the southern suburbs of Vienna
Yugoslavian partisans capture Sarajevo

Germany...
Bergen-Belsen Concentration camp begins to be evacuated

On the Western Front...
British 2nd Army is advancing towards Bremen
US 9th Army crosses the Weser River near Minden and continues to attack the Ruhr pocket
US 1st Army attacks the Ruhr pocket and advances toward Northeim and Duderstadt
US 3rd Army captures Grossalmerode, Trubenhausen, Bad Sooden, Langensalza, and Eisenach
US 7th Army advances toward Schweinfurt and fights its way into Heilbronn
French 1st Army is attacking around Pforzheim

North Sea...
Kriegsmarine 2nd S-Boat Flotilla, in its final mission, conducts minelaying operations off British coast overnight - they are intercepted by RN MTB's. Three MTB's and S-177 are sunk

English Channel...
U-1195 sinks British vessel Cuba but is then detected and sunk by RN destroyer Watchman

Italy...
British 8th Army attacks across the Reno River
US 5th Army attacks around Massa, Monte Cerreta, and Monte Belvedere

In the Pacific...
East Indies:
RAAF aircraft attacks IJN light cruiser Isuzu
IJN minesweeper W-12 is sunk by USN submarine Besugo

South China Sea:
Japanese vessel Araosan Maru is sunk by USN submarine Hardhead
Two IJN Coast Defense Vessels are sunk and IJN destroyer Amatsukaze is written off by patrolling USAAF aircraft

Luzon:
General MacArthur establishes AFPAC HQ at Manila, commanding all US Army Forces in the Pacific including air and ground units
US 6th Army with heavy air support is attacking around Sorsogon, Salacsac Pass, Mount Mataba, Mount Malepunyo, and Sulac

Okinawa:
US 10th Army's III Amphibious Corps are attacking up the Ishikawa isthmus and XXIV Corps is attacking Japanese 32nd Army positions around Cactus Ridge and Arakachi
Flying from Kyushu, more than 400 Japanese attack aircraft and more than 300 kamikaze aircraft sortie against USN invasion force and radar picket destroyers. One USN destroyer is sunk and five are written off -  also sunk are an LST vessel and two freighters. Many other ships are damaged

Off Japan:
Japanese vessel Fushimi Maru is sunk by a mine
IJN battleship Yamato, cruiser Yahagi, and eight detroyers sortie from the Inland Sea to attack USN invasion fleet off Okinawa - they are soon spotted by USN scout planes and submarines

China...
Three Japanese freighters are sunk by mines in the Yangtze River

Burma...
British 14th Army captures Yindaw

Today's Air Raids...
Leipzig, Halle and targets of opportunity in Germany by US 8th Air Force
Northern Italy on transportation and military targets by US 12th Air Force
Verona, Bresica and key bridges in Northern Italy by US 12th Air Force
Marcus Island by US 7th Air force
Jolo Island by US FEAF
Bunawan, Mindamao Island by US 7th Air Force
Hokko, Formosa by US FEAF
Hainan Island by US FEAF
Burma on Japanese positions, supply depots, and other targets around Paklu, Nawnghkio, Loilem, Takaw, Mong Hko, Kongleng, Indaw by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Ironing
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION 
A somewhat self-indulgent pig-out day yesterday by my standards, though it was "planned in" and I enjoyed it immensely! This is as close as I get to going on a "bender" though I use sugar rather than alcohol, and like alcohol I fully realize that you can't do it every day. I particularly enjoyed my bacon sandwich supper as I don't normally have supper at all on Sundays. 

It is unfortunate that food, which is such a mood-raiser for me, is simply not a healthy option for mood-enhancement on a regular basis. Since I neither want to unbalance my body with external artificial chemicals, I am left with mind-management - and my mind is such hard work to manage! It wanders off into all kinds of dark places at the lightest of provocation!

It has taken the exploration of practically everything else to be led to a conclusion I already know but have been slow to embrace - thought is the enemy. To qualify that, random thought. I just can't afford to let my mind wander if I want spiritual, mental and physical wellbeing. My thoughts are not "me" and are getting in the way of truly being me. They are decidedly unhelpful in my case, particularly when dealing with negative behaviour from others. They "unleash the beast" unnecessarily.

If awareness is to arise above this character, there is no other way but to empty the mind and let intuition run the show, allowing consciousness to rise freely above its character experience. Emptying the mind and keeping it uncluttered is now Priority #1 

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Have you ever experienced the bliss of a completely silent conscious mind?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny throughout
Clear skies after dark, but it will be cloudier overnight
Wind negligible
Max Temp = 14 degC at 6pm
Min Temp = 7 degC at 10am
Sunrise at 06:29
Sunset at 19:51
Moon:

WeathertrackAn anticyclone sat over Britain will remain static and intensify
Air Pressure: 1031 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
If a guy remembered your eye colour after the first date you probably have small boobs :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Caitlin Durante on dating - very good!

8. TRIVIA
About 2,000 dust mites can live happily on one ounce of carpet dust.

9. ZEN WISDOM
One who never uses violence is to be greatly admired as a person of true courage. 

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