WEDNESDAY 26th MARCH 2014 05:55 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (26th March 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front continues besieging Tarnopol and attacks the German 1st Panzer Army
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front establishes bridgeheads across the River Prut into Romania

In Germany...
Manstein and Kleist confer with Hitler regarding situation on the Russian Front, and Hitler agrees to allow the 6th Army to withdraw.

In France...
French Resistance forces attack the Philips factory at Brive-la-Gaillarde

In Greece...
The Greek Communist Party establishes a provisional government in the mountains.

In Italy...
New Zealand Corps is disbanded and 13th Corps of the British 8th Army takes over its positions in the Cassino sector.

In the Pacific...
US Marines occupy Namorik Atoll

A USN PT base is established at Talasea on New Britain

Japanese vessel Shimotsuki Maru is sunk by a mine off Japan 

In Burma...
Chinese 22nd Infantry Regiment advances toward Shaduzup 
British 16th LRP Brigade unsuccessfully attacks the Japanese garrison around Indaw 
With Tiddim roadblocks cleared, Indian 17th Infantry Division prepares to withdraw northward toward Imphal 
In the Arakan, Indian 89th Infantry Brigade pushes Japanese 112th Infantry Regiment off Point 315
Indian 72nd Infantry Brigade attacking around the West Tunnel area in the Arakan

In India...
Indian 50th Infantry Brigade withdraw from Sangshak overnight

In the Indian Ocean...
Dutch vessel Tjisalak sunk by IJN submarine I-8

Today's Air Raids...
Essen and Hanover, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Ijmuiden, Netherlands by US 9th Air Force, sinking two S-Boats and a V-Boat
Northern France on V-Weapons sites by US 8th Air Force
France on military targets by US 9th Air Force and RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Courtrai, France by RAF Bomber Command
English Channel minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Fiume, Italy and rail lines by US 15th Air Force
Jaluit Atoll and Ponape Island by US 7th Air Force
New Guinea military targets by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul and military targets on New Britain by US 13th Air Force
Talasea and Cape Hoskins, New Britain by US 5th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Meditation/Me Time
Shopping
Online promotional work
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
It is one of those blissful days where I have nothing pressing - this doesn't mean the same of course as having nothing to do! What it does mean is an ideal opportunity to focus on goals and objectives. In the daily busy-ness, it is easy for the direction and life-purpose to get lost. On days such as these, I get the chance to sit down and "flesh out" what my objective looks like, and consequently what I do is more likely to get me there.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you driving your life in the direction you want to go?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Mainly dry during the day but the chance of isolated showers in the afternoon.
Rain arrives in the evening and will persist thereafter, wintry on occasion
A moderate northerly wind will blow throughout
Max Temp = 5 degC
Min Temp = 1 degC
Sunrise at 06:56
Sunset at 18:31

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Stalking is when two people go for a long romantic walk together but only one of them knows it.  : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
QI: No one thought the world was flat  

8. TRIVIA
in World War 2, the Russians were equally as brutal to their prisoners-of-war as the Germans were to Russians. In Russian camps only 15% of the prisoners survived.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Freedom doesn’t mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.