SUNDAY 27th JULY 2014 08:13 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (27th July 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 2nd Baltic Front captures Daugavpils and Rezekne
Soviet 1st Baltic Front captures Siauliai
Soviet 2nd Byelorussian Front captures Bialystok
Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front encircles eight divisions of German 2nd Army around Brest-Litvosk
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front captures Lvov

In Germany...
Hitler orders new measures for implementing total war effort

In Normandy, France...   
VIII Corps of US 1st Army breaks through German lines west of St Lo, and the whole of the US 1st army then makes rapid progress south

In the North Sea...
Soviet submarine V-1 (ex RN submarine Sunfish) mistakenly sunk by RAF aircraft while en route from Scotland to Murmansk 

In the Mediterranean...
Greek vessel Doxa is sunk by RN submarine Vigorous in the Aegean
Kriegsmarine vessel F-811 sunk by RN submarine Ultimatum

In Italy...
British 8th Army captures San Casciano

In Washington DC...
Secretary of State Hull speech condemns Argentina for pro-Axis sympathies

In Hawaii...
Roosevelt, Nimitz and MacArthur discuss whether to invade Formosa (preferred by Nimitz) or the Philippines (preferred by MacArthur) - the meeting ends without a firm decision. 

In the Pacific...
US V Amphibious Corps attacks make rapid progress on Tinian

US III Amphibious Corps on Guam makes substantial progress against Orote peninsula, but is still unable to link the north and south beachheads 

IJN submarine I-55 is sunk by USN destroyer escorts Wyman and Reynolds
Japanese vessel No. 2 Kyoei Maru is sunk by USN submarine Dace
Japanese vessel Hakubasan Maru is sunk by USN submarine Crevalle  

In China...
On the Salween Front:
Chinese forces mop up Japanese pockets on Mount Laifeng

In Burma...
US New Galahad force captures an airfield north of Myitkyina
Chindit Morrisforce begins evacuation to India from Myitkyina airfield

In India...
Indian 5th Infantry Division of British 14th Army captures Torbung pass on the Tiddim road south of Imphal

Today's Air Raids...
Stuttgart, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Brussels, Belgium by US 8th Air Force
V-Weapons sites, France by RAF Bomber Command
Gravlines, France by US 8th Air Force
Pecs and Budapest, Hungary by US 15th Air Force
Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Truk Atoll and Jaluit Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Woleai Atoll, Halmahera Island and Ceram Island by US FEAF
Palau Islands, Yap, Ulithi, Fais, Ngulu, and Sorol Atoll by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 58 
Coastal military targets in New Guinea by US FEAF 
Military targets in China by US 14th Air Force 
Myitkyina, Kamaing, Mogaung, and military targets in Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Milk Run
Ironing
Quality Missus Time 
Meditation
Me Time

Twitter Followers = 1,777 (up 2)
Nonfollowed Eliminated = 0
Unfollowers Eliminated = 0
New Followers = 2 
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
After three days missing, with the family convinced she was dead, Shadow the cat turns up yesterday fully fit as if nothing had happened! This raised the mood considerably, particularly in Son's case, and Shadow has been close to home since, sleeping indoors overnight and interrupting my blogging demanding affection!

Though we will never know for sure, my suspicion is that she was locked in a garage nearby after getting too curious. She has certainly not gone far at all since returning! Her timing for returning was perfect, just at the start of a two week family holiday-at-home, Son getting his student finance confirmed for September and Missus getting an all-clear result from a routine mammogram.

A family-orientated fortnight thus begins, which will have plenty of scope for Me Time and generally enjoying Life.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you giving the time and effort necessary to those things that are important to you?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Sunny start but increasingly cloudy from the afternoon
Mainly dry and cloudy thereafter but with the chance of an isolated shower
A moderate westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 17 degC
Min Temp = 14 degC
Sunrise at 05:12
Sunset at 21:14

Jetstream: Over France and drifting south
Weathertrack: A weak depression over the Hebrides will fill ins situ. High Pressure over the Azores will intensify slightly and extend over Britain
Air Pressure: 1016 millibars and static  

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I was reading a book about Stockholm Syndrome - it was pretty bad at first but in the end I quite liked it. :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
The Silly Walk Zebra Crossing - absolutely wonderful!

8. TRIVA
Americans make up an estimated 5% of the world’s population. However, the U.S. produces an estimated 30% of the world’s waste and uses 25% of the world’s resources. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
No matter how wonderful our dreams, how noble our ideals, or how high our hopes, ultimately we need courage to make them a reality.