SATURDAY 31st MAY 2014 09:31 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (31st May 1944)
In the Arctic...
U-289 is sunk by RN destroyer Milne

In Southern England...
Allied troops begin boarding vessels for invasion of Normandy

In Italy...
British 8th Army captures Frosinone and Sora
US 5th Army attacks around Albano, Velletri, and Lariano 

In the Atlantic...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper M-13 is sunk by a mine in the Bay of Biscay

In the Pacific...
IJN escort vessel Ishigaki and vessel Hokuyo Maru aresunk by USN submarine Herring off the Kuril Islands
Japanese vessels Madras Maru and Koto Maru are sunk by USN submarine Barb off the Kuril Islands
IJN submarine RO-105 is sunk by USN destroyer escort England and other warships

US 41st Infantry Division on Biak Island receives reinforcements, reorganizes, and prepares to make new attacks 

In New Guinea...
Elements of Japanese 18th Army patrol across the Driniumor River at the eastern edge of Aitape sector 

In India...
Indian 7th Infantry Division attacks Japanese 31st Infantry Division around Naga Village at Kohima. The Japanese Divisional Commander sends the message to Japanese 15th Army HQ: "Our swords are broken and our arrows gone". Leaving the Miyazaki Detachment as a rearguard to block the road south to Imphal, the Division begins withdrawing from the Kohima area toward Viswema

Today's Air Raids...    
France, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany on rail yards and airfields by US 8th Air Force
Northern France on transportation routes and military targets by US 9th Air Force
Trappes, Au Fevre, Mont Coplle, Tergnier, Saumur and Maisy, France by RAF Bomber Command
English Channel minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Ploesti Oilfield, Romania by US 15th Air Force. 15 of 480 bombers (3%) are shot down.
New Guinea on military targets on the northern coast and nearby islands by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul and military targets on New Britain by US 13th Air Force
China on Yangtze River traffic and military targets by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shift 2 of the Weekend Job
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,749 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 1
@QuizMeFootball
New followers = 1 
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Though by discipline and concentration I can usually keep calm, morale is a more variable factor and more vulnerable to prevailing circumstances. Little encouragements and turns of fortune do wonders for morale. A batch of mini encouragements over the last 24 hours has consequently got the day off to a good start. Of these, hearing that the manager who caused all that recent grief at the Weekend Job is being removed from my circles was the best news!

I intend to make best use of this little sunny patch to focus my intention and renew my efforts to achieve my goals.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you using the advantages at your disposal to develop yourself?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry throughout with sunny periods
A moderate north-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 12 degC
Sunrise at 04:44
Sunset at 21:26
Jetstream: Westerly Over Spain

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I had to stop drinking, because I got tired of waking up in my car driving at 90mph.  :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
The Rob Brydon Show - Series 1 Episode 3 - Part 1

8. TRIVIA
The "mare" in nightmare is Saxon in origin and means "demon"

9. ZEN WISDOM
If you failed yesterday, strive to win today. If you were defeated today, strive to win tomorrow. If you have won, strive to win again.