THURSDAY 6th FEBRUARY 2014 06:42 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (6th February 1944)
On the Russian Front...
German III Panzer Korps and XLVII Panzer Korps attempting to relieve the Korsun pocket, are fought to a halt
Soviet 8th Guards Army crosses Ingulets River

In Germany...
Hitler meets with Hans Frank, governor of Poland

In Italy...
US II Corps attack around Cassino 
German 14th Army continue probing attacks on the Anzio beachhead overnight 

In the Atlantic...
U-177 is sunk by USN aircraft

In the Pacific...
US Forces continue mopping up pockets of Japanese resistance ob the smaller islands of Kwajalein Atoll

Japanese vessels Kaiyo Maru and Torihime Maru are sunk by US 5th Air Force aircraft in the Bismarck Sea 

In Burma...
In the Arakan, Japanese Doi Column attacks Indian 33rd Infantry Brigade and infiltrates northward toward Sinzweya. Sakurai column cuts the road behind Indian 5th Infantry Division and attacks Indian 7th Infantry Division HQ (Admin Box) at Sinzweya from the north. General Slim orders 5th and 7th Divisions to hold positions in the Arakan even though in danger of isolation, to be supplied by air while reserves attack Japanese units that have penetrated the front.

Today's Air Raids...
Helsinki, Finland by Soviet aircraft
V-Weapons sites, Northern France by US 9th Air Force and RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force - Kriegsmarine minesweeper M-156 is identified as a "target of opportunity" and sunk by RAF aircraft
German Airfields, Northern France by US 8th Air Force
Orte, Frascati, Campoleone, and military targets in Italy by US 12th Air Force
Eniwetok Atoll on military targets by USN aircraft from Task Force 58
Jaluit Atoll, Maloelap Atoll, Wotje Atoll, and Mille Atoll by US 7th Air Force 
Madang, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 13th Air Force and US Airsols
Los Negros Island by US 5th Air Force
Yangtze River, China on shipping by US 14th Air Force
Wuntho, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Online Marketing
Quality Missus Time

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

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
After 5 days of early waking, my body clock finally "re-set" and I was woken by the alarm, and had that slightly painful feeling of having to get up - it was a welcome feeling! It's probably no coincidence that my book was finally readied for e-publishing yesterday, so it's just a case of launching/marketing.

After numerous distractions in the week I finally have a whole clear day to get some online self-promotion done, and I intend to take full advantage! I am relishing it - it is after all what I what to do - to market what I'm good at doing.

There are always negative things that could be focused on. Son is having misfit issues at college, and I need to make more money. I have learned however that if there's nothing I can do to address a situation right now to focus on what I CAN do. What brings fulfilment is not the situations you're confronted with but the way you respond to them. I intend to respond well!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you responding in the best way to the situation you face?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Damp start, but any isolated showers will clear before dawn 
A dry day follows with some sunny intervals
Heavy rain arrives abruptly in the evening and will persist right through the night
A moderate south-westerly will swing north-easterly in the evening and ease slightly
Max Temp = 6 degC
Min Temp = 3 degC
Sunrise at 07:45
Sunset at 16:58

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Women like silent men, they think they're listening : D


7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Jimmy Carr on annoying things 

8. TRIVIA
Just 1 in 20 white American adults is naturally blonde, and roughly the same ratio applies to white northern Europeans, but 1 in 3 white adult females dye their hair a shade of blonde.  

9. ZEN WISDOM
Happiness is not found in a tranquil life free of storms and tempests. Real happiness is found in the struggles we undergo to realize our goals, in our efforts to move forward.