MONDAY 28th JULY 2014 06:31 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (28th July 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front is heavily engaged with German 2nd Army around Brest-Litovsk
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front captures Przemysl

In Normandy, France...
US 1st Army captures Coutances and advances through broken German lines around St Lo 

In the Atlantic...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper M-4457 is sunk by Allied aircraft in the Bay of Biscay

In the Pacific...
US V Amphibious Corps advances rapidly forward on Tinian Island and clears the airfield at Gurguan Point 

US III Amphibious Corps on Guam links up north and south beachheads while advancing into the Orote peninsula with tank support. General Takeshi Takashima, commanding the Japanese garrison on Guam, is killed and General Hideyoshi Obata takes command 

The Japanese Ibdi pocket on Biak is finally elminated, ending organized resistance on the island

Today's Air Raids...
Merseburg and Wiesbaden, Germany by US 8th Air Force. Bomber crews report sightings of the Me-163 Komet rocket-powered fighter for the first time.
Stuttgart, Hamburg and Franffurt, Germany by RAF Bomber Command 
V-Weapons sites in France by RAF Bomber Command
Ploesti and Florina, Romania by US 15th Air Force with 349 bombers, of which 20 (6%) lost
Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Woleai Atoll, Ceram Island, Timor Island, Halmahera Island, Ceram Island and the Sunda Islands by US FEAF. Flying a P-38 with the 433rd Fighter Squadron over Ambon Island, Charles Lindbergh claims his first dogfight victory of the war 
Manokwari, Wewak, Babo, and military targets in New Guinea by US FEAF
China on rail yards, bridges, airfields, river shipping, and road traffic by US 14th Air Force
Myitkyina, Kamaing, Mogaung, and military targets in Burma by US 10th Air Force 
Sagaing-Indaw rail line, Burma by RAF aircraft 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Me Time
Meditation
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The start of holiday-at-home begins today with no planned schedules other than Missus' visits to Daughter on Thursday and Saturday. It will be a period of quality time, loving and enjoying life! However I do not intend to let personal disciplines slide and I will keep mind, body and spirit in the right place, as this will in any case help me get the most out of this easy-going time.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is your leisure time a truly fulfilling experience?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny throughout, clear overnight.
A light north-easterly breeze will blow throughout
Max Temp = 20 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 05:14
Sunset at 21:12

Jetstream: Over Spain, weak, and drifting north 
Weathertrack: A weak depression over the Irish Sea will dissipate. High Pressure over the Azores will extend over Britain. Weak depressions over Western Europe will remain static. A deep depression off Iceland will track towards Norway
Air Pressure: 1016 millibars and rising slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I don't regret burning my bridges - I DO regret that certain people weren't on the bridges when I burned them :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Mock The Week - Things You Wouldn't Hear In A Medical Documentary 
and.. Unlikely things to read in a political memoir and Unlikely motorway signs 

8. TRIVIA
The most important holiday in China is the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year. The Chinese traditionally believe that every person turns one year older on the New Year and, thus, that day is considered to be everyone’s birthday.

9. ZEN WISDOM
When facing adversity, we may think we’ve reached our limit, but actually the more trying the circumstances, the closer we are to making a breakthrough. The darker the night, the nearer the dawn. Victory in life is decided by that last concentrated burst of energy filled with the resolve to win.