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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (4th February 1944)
On the Russian Front...
The Kremlin announces that the Gulf of Finland and Novgorod-Leningrad railway are in Soviet hands
Soviet 2nd Shock Army crosses the Narva River 
Soviet 42nd Army captures Gdov on the east shore of Lake Peipus
German III Panzer Korps making slow progress toward Korsun pocket
German Group Stemmerman headquarters in Korsun pocket refuses call to surrender  

In the Baltic...
U-845 is killed by a mine

In Yugoslavia...
RN destroyers Tumult and Teazer bombard Hvar and Curzola overnight   

In Italy...
US II Corps attacks around Cassino 
German 14th Army attacks US VI Corps in the Anzio beachhead overnight 

In Buenos Aries, Argentina...
The Argentinian Government severs relations with Bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania, and Vichy France

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Goryu Maru is sunk by USN PV-1 aircraft off Jaluit Atoll

Cruisers and destroyers of USN Task Force 94.6 bombard Paramushiru Island
US 7th Infantry Division completes capture of Kwajalein Island

IJN submarine I-175 sunk by USN destroyer Charette and destroyer escort Fair

USN destroyers bombard Sarine Plantation on Bougainville Island, and USS Claxton is damaged by shore batteries returning fire

In Burma...
Japanese forces withdraw from the vicinity of Taihpa Ga

British 16th LRP Brigade is declared ready to cross into Burma 
Japanese 55th Infantry Division opens Ha-Go offensive in the Arakan. With strong air support, Japanese Sakurai Column infiltrates through Indian 114th Infantry Brigade near Buthidaung, overruns Taung Bazaar, and threatens to isolate Indian 5th and 7th Infantry Divisions

Today's Air Raids...
Frankfurt and military targets in Germany by US 8th Air Force
Northern Europe  RAF Bomber Command sends 49 aircraft on special operations with supplies and agents for Resistance forces overnight
V-Weapons sites, Northern France by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Antheor Viaduct and Toulon, France by US 15th Air Force, sinking destroyer Vatour 
Bay of Biscay minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Wake Island by USN PBY aircraft
Kwajelein Atoll and Eniwetok Atoll by USN aircraft from Task Force 58
Wotje Atoll, Mille Atoll and Maloelap Atoll by US 7th Air Force
New Guinea military targets by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 13th Air Force and US AirSols
Ceram Island, Ambon Island, and Boeroe Island by US 5th Air Force
Indaw, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging/Me Time
Housework
Online marketing
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I find myself this morning in low mood! Being spiritually self-aware does not spare me from feeling what everyone else feels. However I am able to detach my conscience from it and observe it objectively. I have been early-waking since Saturday, so whilst getting sleep, probably not enough. 

Yesterday a particularly hefty batch of laundry and necessary errands meant I still have housework to do today. my business account has become a small but at this point significant financial liability and I will need to close it. Missus OCD, though well damped-down, needed some addressing and Son discovered he's been the butt of a long running crank-call joke by people he had trusted, and needed my assistance.

It's a classic case of several minor disappointments adding up to a big one. Fortunately with a detached consciousness, whilst I still feel, I am aware enough to know that what is important is my response. Though all these mini-disappointments have affected my mood, none of them have hit my "raw nerves", making them much easier to manage.

I have to simply task-by-task address the issues. The OCD and crank-call situations have already been addressed. Housework will be completed this morning, and the bank account will be closed on Friday. Fulfilment comes not from an easy time but by triumph over adversity.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What are you doing about the issues confronting you?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cold up to mid-evening
Rain then arrives, will be heavy at times and persist through the night
A moderate south westerly will swing south-easterly in the afternoon and strengthen.
Max Temp = 5 degC
Min Temp = 3 degC 
Sunrise at 07;49
Sunset at 16:54

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
If your boyfriend texts you "luv 2 kick your puppy", he's not turned nasty, he's got his phone set to predictive text  : D 

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Victoria Coren and Charlie Brooker discuss post-nuclear apocalypse 

8. TRIVIA
The deserts of Tunisia housed the original Star Wars movie sets for the film's planet Tatooine. More than 30 years after the premier of the first movie in the series, the sets are still very well preserved and visitors to Tunisia can even stay in Luke Skywalker’s home. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.