FRIDAY 10th JANUARY 2014 07:24 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (10th January 1944)
On the Russian Front...
61st Army and 70th Army of Soviet Byelorussian Front attack the German 2nd Army around Mozyr
37th Army and 46th Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front attack German LVII Panzer Korps in the Dniepr River bend in southern Ukraine

In Italy...
Count Ciano and others involved with deposing Mussolini are sentenced to death in the Italian Social Republic 
US 5th Army attack Cervaro and Capraro Hill, German 10th Army counterattacks around Cervaro and Monte la Chiaia

In the Mediterranean...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper M-1226 and anti-submarine vessel UJ-2143 are sunk by Allied aircraft in the Aegean Sea
German S-Boat S-55 is sunk by Allied aircraft 
British vessel Ocean Hunter is sunk and US vessel Daniel Webster is written off by Luftwaffe aircraft 

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessels Asuka Maru and Getsuyo Maru are sunk by USN submarine Seawolf  
Japanese vessel Yamabiko Maru is sunk by USN submarine Steelhead 

Japanese units counter-attack the US 7th Marine Regiment on Aogiri Ridge at Cape Gloucester on New Britain

Today's Air Raids...
Berlin by RAF Bomber Command
Belgium and Northern France fighter patrols by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
V-Weapons sites, Northern France  by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force 
Sofia, Bulgaria by US 15th Air Force
Skopje, Yugoslavia by US 15th Air Force
San Benedetto de Marsi, Piombino and the German front line by US 12th Air Force
Tarawa Atoll by Japanese aircraft
Wotje Atoll offshore minelaying by US naval aircraft
Maloelap Atoll and Mille Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Madang, Alexishafen, and Bogadjim, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
New Britain military targets by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Cape St George, New Ireland by US Air Sols
Timor Island by US 5th Air Force
Yangtze River shipping and military targets, China by US 14th Air Force
Bangkok, Thailand by US 10th Air Force
Nanyaseik, Namti, and Akyab, Burma by US 10th Air Force
Sittang River, Burma minelaying by US 10th Air Force
Salween River minelaying by RAF aircraft

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Me Time
Online promotional work
Bookwriting
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,700 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New followers = 0 

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION   
A very welcome break from the Weekend Job this weekend is an ideal opportunity to get promoting my Practice with plenty of time left over to entertain Missus for our Wedding Anniversary weekend. 

In terms of my Practice I have been slacking - not really putting myself out there, but I have been generally enjoying myself living in the bliss that home life is these days. Of course I am also a housekeeper and carer, but I cannot use this as an excuse as there is abundant additional time. However I cannot say I have any regrets - life is for living, and you must seize the opportunity while you still can. I reject utterly the "work ethic" and do not believe in ceaseless practical activity. I have seen people do this and be no happier as a result.

When you have been through significant life traumas, this does have the benefit of opening your eyes to the fragility and transient nature of life, and this gives you the attitude of enjoying it to the full. All this said, where opportunities arise to promote my Practice, I will of course do so, and be alert generally for all opportunities that come my way.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you see life as a series of opportunities or jobs to do?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Cold, dry and cloudy with sunny intervals throughout
A moderate south-westerly wind will ease and swing north-westerly overnight
Max Temp = 6 degC
Min Temp = 3 degC
Sunrise at 08:21
Sunset at 16:08

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
After assessing the gas explosion in Salford, Police have estimated it caused at least half a million pounds worth of improvements  : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Monty Python - Body parts and Australian Philosophers  

8. TRIVIA
The first recorded soup recipe was made from hippopotamus and dates back to 6000 B.C.  

9. ZEN WISDOM
If you lose today, win tomorrow. In this never-ending spirit of challenge is found the heart of a victor.