WEDNESDAY 19th FEBRUARY 2014 06:22 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (19th February 1944)
In Helsinki, Finland...
A Finnish representative returns from Sweden with Soviet armistice terms

In France...
The French Resistance attacks an artillery factory

In Italy...
Despite heavy fighting, the Anzio beachhead perimeter is static

In the Atlantic...
U-264 is heavily damaged by convoy escorts and scuttled under fire 
U-386 is sunk by RN frigate Spey 

In the Pacific...
Operation Catchpole: 106th Regiment of US 27th Infantry Division and a battalion of 22nd Marines land on the northern shore of Eniwetok Island 

Remnants of Japanese air forces at Rabaul on New Britain are so worn down by relentless American attacks that they are no longer capable of offering a meaningful defence, and the remaining aircraft are withdrawn

Japanese vessels Taikei Maru and Toshin Maru are sunk by USN submarine Grayback in the South China Sea
Japanese vessels Kokuei Maru, Nanei Maru, Nichirin Maru and Ichiyo Maru are sunk by USN submarine jack in the South China Sea 

In Burma...   
In the Arakan, Sinzweya Admin Box continues to hold out against Japanese attack

Today's Air Raids...
Leipzig and Berlin, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Netherlands German airfields by RAF Bomber Comand
North Sea minelayaing by RAF Bomber Command 
Ponape Island, Wotje Atoll and Mille Atoll by US 7th Air Force, sinking Japanese vessel Ebon Maru
Rabaul, New Britain by uS 13th Air Force and US Air Sols 
Kavieng, New Ireland by US 5th Air Force, sinking three sub chasers and two cargo ships
China coastal sweeps by US 14th Air Force, sinking Japanese vessel Tairyu Maru
Burma military targets by US 10th Air Force  

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shopping
Lunch
Me Time/Meditation
Quality Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,713 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New followers = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I have been sleeping particularly well recently! I have been sleepy at bedtime and gone right through until woken by the alarm in the morning. This is after a long spell of early-waking. Such things interest me but do not overly concern me - I am happy that my brain knows what it's doing.

However there has been a decline in my "automatic" functionality. Stuff I could previously do subconsciously without focus while my thoughts were elsewhere now require more conscious attention. I kinda just shrug my shoulders and accept it.

I got all my online stuff done yesterday but found it somewhat hard going! however I'm pleased that I stuck at it and got it done.

I continue to be astonished at how different I am from others on the matter of research. Despite all human knowledge at their fingertips for free, people just don't use it - they'd rather pay someone to show them. I'm sure this is something I can financially exploit. I need to give that some thought.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you doing what you are best at for a living? If not, can you make it so?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cloudy and mild throughout. 
Heavy rain will arrive in the late evening but will have cleared by morning
A moderate south-westerly will turn southerly in the evening.
Max Temp = 8 degC
Min Temp = 6 degC
Sunrise at 07:19
Sunset at 17:24

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
The Eurovision Song Contest - the Paralympics of Music?  : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Hugh Dennis does The Dinosaur  

8. TRIVIA
When the body is at rest, it takes only six seconds for the blood to go from the heart to the lungs and back, only eight seconds for it to go the brain and back, and only 16 seconds for it to reach the toes and travel all the way back to the heart.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Ideal love is fostered only between two sincere, mature and independent people. Real love is not two people clinging to each other; it can only be fostered between two strong people secure in their individuality.