WEDNESDAY 15th JANUARY 2014 06:27 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (15th January 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet Leningrad Front and Volkhov Front attack the German 18th Army

In Albania...
RN destroyers Blackmore and Ledbury bombard Durres overnight

In Italy
German 10th Army withdraw across the Rapido River into the Gustav Line
US 5th Army occupies Monte Trocchio and now faces the Gustav Line along the Garigliano River, Gari River, and Rapido River to Cassino
General Ira Eaker assumes command of Mediterranean Allied Air Forces and US Army Air Forces, Mediterranean Theatre of Operations

In Washington DC...
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr accuses US State Department of hindering the rescue of European Jews

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Toho Maru and Tatsuno Maru are sunk by USN submarine Thresher

Vichy French vessel Ping Sung sunk by USAAF aircraft off Indochina
USN submarine Crevalle conducts minelaying operations off Indochina 

In New Guinea...
Australian 2/17th Infantry Battalion captures abandoned the Japanese supply depot at Sio, completing the advance of the 9th Infantry Division

In Chungking, China...
Chiang Kai-shek replies to Roosevelt that China must have a new war loan

In Burma...
Elements of Chinese 38th Infantry Division reach Kaduja Ga
Japanese Burma Area Army ordered to invade India and capture Imphal area

In the Indian Ocean...
Japanese vessel Ryuko Maru sunk by RN submarine Tally Ho south off the Andaman Islands 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Bath
Shopping
Lunch
Me Time
Client Prep and session
Supper
Client follow-up
Quality Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,700 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
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New followers = 1
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
It's generally true that starting something or getting going is the hardest part of a task. and that's certainly true with my second book. Not really getting going on it on the approach to Christmas, I finally got going again in the last two weeks and finished it. I intend to be equally disciplined about proof-reading it and get the thing out there by February.

Once the book is out there, I intend to devote the freed time to vigorous online self-promotion and get my Practice out there! In previous times, I have seen partnerships as the way forward, but with all previous ventures evaporating, this year's efforts look like they're going to be solo. That's fine with me! I believe utterly in myself, my skills and my ability to make it happen.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What are you going to do to develop yourself this year?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cloudy and mild during the day
Rain arrives in the evening, heavy at times, but clearing by midnight
Dry and cloudy overnight
A moderate southerly wind will blow throughout
Max Temp = 9 degC
Min Temp = 6 degC
Sunrise at 08:17
Sunset at 16:16

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Never hit a man with glasses - use a baseball bat instead  : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY 
Jimmy Carr and Brian Cox on the End of the World 

8. TRIVIA
As a suicide note, Russian poet Sergei Esenin (1895-1925) wrote an entire poem entitled "Goodbye my friend, goodbye" in his own blood, not to die by bleeding but because there was no ink in the room. He hanged himself.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Dialogue starts from the courageous willingness to know and be known by others. It is the painstaking and persistent effort to remove all obstacles that obscure our common humanity.