MONDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2014 06:01 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (3rd February 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 2nd Shock Army attack German III SS Panzer Korps on the Narva River
German divisions of Group Stemmerman in the Korsun pocket continue to shorten perimeter
German III Panzer Korps attack to relieve the Korsun pocket

In Albania...
German anti-partisan forces launch an anti-partisan offensive around Vlore 

In Italy...
US II Corps attack around Cassino 
New Zealand Corps with NZ 2nd Infantry Division and Indian 4th Infantry Division are attached to the US 5th Army 
Strong attacks by German 14th Army against the Anzio beachhead 

In the Pacific...
US 7th Infantry Division continues attacking on Kwajalein Island
A detachment of US 7th Infantry Division lands on Ebeye Island 

Japanese vessels Goyo Maru and Ariake Maru are sunk by USN submarine Tambor in the East China Sea

Japanese vessel Nichiai Maru sunk by US 5th Air Force aircraft off New Hanover

In the Indian Ocean...
Chinese vessel Chung Cheng is sunk by U-188 

Today's Air Raids...
Wilhelmshaven and Emden, Germany by US 8th Air Force
Netherlands Fighter patrols by RAF 2ndTactical Air Force
V-Weapons Sites, Northern France by US 9th Air Force and RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
London by the Luftwaffe
Sezze, Fondi, and military targets in Italy by US 12th Air Force
Stimigliano and Sulmona, Italy by US 15th Air Force 
Kwajalein Atoll and Eniwetok Atoll by USN aircraft from USN Task Force 58 
Mille Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Hansa Bay, Alexishafen, and Wewak, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force 
Rabaul, New Britain by US 13th Air Force and US AirSols
New Britain Coastal military targets by US 5th Air Force
Burma military targets by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Housework 
Meditation 
Missus Time  

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Everybody in the house is in "just get on with it" mode as we all have clear objectives and know what we're doing and why we're doing it, free of significant distractions and in an atmosphere of harmony within the house.

The dust has settled on a mass breakdown of dysfunctional relationships that occurred in 2013, and now the sadness and self-examination is all done, it is suddenly clear to me how much better off I am without them all! The net result is clarity, peace and harmony in the home and I am profoundly grateful for each moment of bliss I am currently enjoying.


It occurs to me that when you are surrounded by other's hostile agendas, you tend to question and doubt yourself. Only after they have long-gone and you have healed can you clearly see that all along the problem was definitely THEM!

I spent the first part of my life surrounded by people who were not very nice to me or had priorities and personal issues greater or other than me. That made for a lot of crushing loneliness, but also blessed me with skills of research and inner-reflection that has led to the bliss I enjoy now.

Now knowing and understanding, I will from now on at all costs resist the selfish and unreasonable invading my life and making things unnecessarily difficult or unpleasant.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is there someone who needs telling where to get off?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cold and overcast throughout, with a consistent moderate south-easterly wind
Max Temp = 6 degC
Min Temp = 4 degC
Sunrise at 07:51
Sunset at 16:52

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I bought a new deodorant stick today - the instructions said remove the wrapper and push up bottom - I can hardly walk but when I fart the room smells lovely!



7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Mock The Week - Unlikely Things To Hear On A Breakfast Show   

8. TRIVIA  
A 2008 study found that marital satisfaction improves once children leave home. However, if marital problems existed before, an "empty nest" often reveals those otherwise masked issues.  

9. ZEN WISDOM
We must each initiate action in the direction we believe to be right. We must refuse the temptation to passively accommodate ourselves to present realities and embark upon the challenge of creating a new reality.