SATURDAY 30th AUGUST 2014 07:53 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (30th August 1944)
On the Russian Front...
The Soviet Union, not officially at war with Bulgaria, refuses to accept the Bulgarian declaration of neutrality and declares war

Soviet Navy begins transferring four submarines by railroad from Pacific fleet to Black Sea fleet
57th Army of 3rd Ukrainian Front, with naval support, completes the capture of Constanta 
Soviet forces occupy Ploesti, Romania 

In Germany...
General Carl-Heinrich von Stulpnagel, Caesar von Hofacker, Hans Otfried von Linstow, and Eberhard Finckh convicted of participation in the July 20th coup and are executed by hanging by piano wire from meathooks

On the Western Front...
Charles De Gaulle opens a provisional government of France in Paris
Canadian 1st Army captures Rouen and continues crossing the Seine River
British 2nd Army reaches Gournay and continues toward Amiens
US 1st Army captures Laon and drives toward Beauvais and Compiegne
US 3rd Army advances toward Verdun, St Dizier, Bar-le-Duc, and the Meuse River 
VIII Corps of US 3rd Army continues to assault Brest
US 7th Army captures Nimes and Montpelier and advances toward Lyon

In Italy...
British 8th Army attacks the Gothic Line around Pesaro and the Foglia River 

In the Atlantic...
US vessel Jacksonville is sunk by U-482

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army attacks Chinese armies west of Hengyang 

Today's Air Raids...
Kiel and Bremen, Germany by US 8th Air Force
Frankfurt, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Oradea Airfield, Romania by US 15th Air Force
Brod, Novi Sad, and Kecskemet, Yugoslavia by US 15th Air Force
Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Mille Atoll, Pagan Island, Koror Island and Malakal Island by US 7th Air Force
Babo, Ransiki, Urarom, Manokwari, and Geelvink Bay, New Guinea by US FEAF 
Ceram Island and other military targets in the Molucca Islands by US FEAF
China military targets by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Me Time
Shift 2 of the Weekend Job
TV Footie

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION 
After an unsettled couple of days, yesterday finished on a "high" - some time out of the house for me resettled my mind, a pleasant late evening with Missus followed and both children notched up noticeable successes, Daughter getting a part-time tutoring job and Son perfrorming a highly successful first-ever standup routine, coming second in a "Gong Show" contest.

There is nothing like a little success to lift everyone's mood! Today for everyone will thus start positively. It is down to me to capitalize on this wave to make the most difference possible and seize all the opportunities that come my way.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you have a better use for spare time than you have been using it for?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon and evening
Mainly dry with clear spells after dusk but with the possibility of isolated showers overnight
A moderate westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 06:11
Sunset at 20:03

Weathertrack: A depression over northern Scotland will rapidly weaken and drift across the North Sea into northern Europe. High pressure will extend from the south to cover Britain during Sunday.  
Air Pressure: 1010 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I've just been told that a distant relative has left me a priceless watch in her will. I hope it's not a wind up. :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Michael MacIntyre - The Man-Drawer 

8. TRIVIA
Men are about twice as likely as women to drive under the influence of alcohol and to be involved in a fatal collision.

9. ZEN WISDOM
The Discipline of Surrender is not an acquiescence to slavery but the cessation of an internal tantrum against what you did not get. The energy liberated can then be used to exploit opportunities for change.