WEDNESDAY 29th JANUARY 2014 06:05 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (29th January 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Hitler sacks Field Marshal Georg Von Kuchler from command of German Army Group North and replaces him with Field Marshal Walther Model.
Soviet forces capture Chudovo and Novosokolniki
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacks the German 8th Army and captures Smela
Field Marshal Erich Von Manstein begins gathering forces to relieve the Korsun pocket.

In Poland...
Polish Resistance unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate Governor General Hans Frank by derailing his train

In Yugoslavia...
The Allies establish naval base for coastal craft at Vis 

In Italy...
II Corps of US 5th Army attack across the Rapido River  
British 10th Corps of US 5th Army attack from the Garigliano River bridgehead 
US vessel Samuel Huntington is sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft off Nettuno
RN cruiser Spartan is sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft off Anzio 

In Morocco...
Anti-French rioting erupts in Rabat and spreads to other cities

In the Atlantic...
U-364 is sunk by an RAF Halifax bomber in the Bay of Biscay

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Shuntai Maru is sunk by USN submarine Tambor  
USN submarine Bowfin conducts minelaying operations off Borneo

In New Guinea...
Australian 8th Infantry Brigade reaches Singor on the coast
In the Dumpu-Bogadjim sector, Australian 18th Infantry Brigade attacking Crater Hill against fierce resistance 

In Burma...
In the Arakan, Indian 161st Infantry Brigade attacks Razabil west of the Mayu Range 
Greek vessel Olga E. Embiricos is sunk by U-188 

Today's Air Raids...
Frankfurt and Ludwigshafen by US 8th Air Force
Duisburg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
V-Weapons Sites, Northern France by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force and US 9th Air Force
Northern France Fighter patrols by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
London by the Luftwaffe
San Benedetto de Marsi, Bussi sul Tirino, bridges around Rome, and military targets in Italy by US 12th Air Force
Sienna, Ancona, Fabriano, Rimini, and Bologna, Italy by US 15th Air Force 
Maloelap Atoll, Kwajalein Atoll, Jaluit Atoll, Wotje Atoll, Aur Atoll, and Mille Atoll  by US 7th Air Force and USN aircraft
Off Cape Cretin, New Guinea on Allied shipping by Japanese aircraft 
Bogia and Nubia, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Cape Gloucester, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 13th Air Force and US Air Sols
Yenangyaung and military targets, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shopping
Ironing
Online promotional work
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,707 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New followers = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The lifestyle I have chosen for myself is to take risks and embrace uncertainty. This at times can be scary! You inevitably take risks that fail, most noticably in Son's attempt to enter a conservatoire - we were poorly advised but the decision was mine. 

My Practice, though generally successful with the clients I've had, has seen turnover plunge and I'm heading for a loss in Year 6. And you never know when the next unexpected bill is coming in - most recently necessary clothing for Missus. My policy on relationships, i.e. excluding the joyless, has resulted in a Stalinist Purge of Daughter, Mother, Father and Sister from my life.

So do I regret any of this? Absolutely not! I love my life! I spend most of it enjoying myself immensely, living my life my way, moment-by-moment, using the opportunities and resources that present themselves. Home in particular is a joyous bliss filled with love and laughter. I live for today in complete gratitude and no complaints, happy to ride the great scary rollercoaster experience that is life. 

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you making your own choices or complying with someone else's?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Damp and showery until mid-afternoon
Dry but heavily overcast thereafter
A particularly cold raw moderate easterly wind will swing north-easterly in the evening and become even colder.
Max Temp = 4 degC
Min Temp = 1 degC
Sunrise at 07:59
Sunset at 16:42

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Some people bring immense joy whenever they leave the room : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Monty Python - Blackmail  

8.TRIVIA
The same side of the moon always faces Earth because the moon takes the same length of time to rotate once as it does to travel all way around Earth. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
Life is best lived by being bold and daring. People tend to grow fearful when they taste failure, face a daunting challenge or fall ill. Yet that is precisely the time to become even bolder. Those who are victors at heart are the greatest of all champions.