TUESDAY 5th AUGUST 2014 07:35 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (5th August 1944)
On the Russian Front...
4th Shock Army of Soviet 1st Baltic Front attack German 18th Army around Krustpils
German counterattacks against 8th Guards Army of Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front in Magnuszew bridgehead on the Vistula south of Warsaw

German forces of Gruppe Bach, supported by the Luftwaffe, begin first major attacks against Polish Home Army in Warsaw, setting extensive fires in the Wola district
German SS forces massacre civilians, women, and children in Warsaw 

In Helsinki, Finland...
Mannerheim's new premier, Hackzell, forms a government more acceptable to the Soviets 

In Germany...
Romanian dictator Ion Antonescu meets with Hitler
U-10 is decommissioned at Neustadt 

On the Western Front...
British 2nd Army captures Aunay and advances toward Thury-Harcourt 
US 1st Army captures St Pois and pushes through Foret de St Sever 
US 3rd Army, advancing toward Brest, attacks St Malo and captures Mayenne and Vannes, isolating German forces in Brittany 
German Panzer Group West is redesignated as 5th Panzer Army 
HQ of US 9th Air Force moves from England to St-Sauveur-Lendelin

In the Atlantic...
RN cruiser Bellona and four destroyers sortie into Bay of Biscay, and sink two Kriegsmarine minesweepers, a patrol vessel and a cargo ship 

In Italy...
Yugoslav Communist partisan leader Tito arrives for a military conference

In the Mediterranean...
USN Rear Admiral Don Moon commits suicide aboard attack transport Bayfield, probably due to battle stress.

In the Pacific...
USN carrier forces reorganized into 1st Fast Carrier Task Force commanded by Admiral Mitscher and 2nd Fast Carrier Task Force commanded by Admiral McCain

Japanese vessel Miyako Maru is sunk by USN submarine Barbel 
Japanese vessel Tsurumi is sunk by USN submarine Cero in Davao Gulf 

US III Amphibious Corps, with heavy air support, attacks northward on Guam

RN submarine Terrapin bombards Nias Island off the west coast of Sumatra

USN Task Group 58.1 and Task Group 58.3 attack Iwo Jima and Chichi Jimawith gunfire and carrier-based aircraft 

New Guinea...
In the Aitape area, US Ted Force attacks along the Driniumor River 

In Australia...
Japanese POWs attempt mass escape from Cowra prison camp, with 231 Japanese and four Australians killed

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hengyang Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army attacks Chinese 10th Army in Hengyang 

In Burma...
Indian 36th Infantry Division captures Sahmaw south of Mogaung 

Today's Air Raids...
Brunswick, Hannover, and Magdeburg, Germany by US 8th Air Force. 13 of 543 bombers (2%) are shot down
Wanne-Eickel, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
V-Weapons sites, Brest U-Boat pens, oil depots and Etaples, France by RAF Bomber Command
V-Weapons sites and military targets in France by US 8th Air Force, sinking two minesweepers and a patrol vessel at Pauillac
Bridges and rail facilities, France by US 9th Air Force
Yap Island and Boela Oil Facility, Ceram Island by US FEAF, sinking Japanese vessel Shirohama Maru
Tungting Lake, China by US 14th Air Force
Lashio and Wanling, Burma by US 14th Air Force
Taungni and Bhamo, Burma by US 10th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Gardening/Housework
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time
Son Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Lol Son was eager to see the housework done today - because his new girlfriend is sleeping over tomorrow! That is the first time he has ever taken an interest in the maintenance of the house! Today is an ideal day to do so and also to tidy the garden before wet weather arrives tomorrow.

After wanting me to be attentive yesterday, Missus will be less demanding today, so its an ideal day for housework also before shopping tomorrow. I'm really loving my holiday-at-home, but it is self-catering and I'm the caterer! With a life that is anything but stressful these days, it's a burden I'm more than happy to carry.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you focus on the chore or its results?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Sunny start
Clouding over from mid-morning with the possibility of showers in the later afternoon
Dry and cloudy in the evening and overnight
A light south-easterly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 19 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 05:27
Sunset at 20:58

Weathertrack: High pressure over France and extending over Britain will retreat rapidly south-west. A string of weak depressions will track east to fill the space
Air Pressure: 1016 millibars and falling

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
If you can’t be a good example, be a terrible warning :D 

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Meanwhile at the Cambridge Union Debating Society... 

8. TRIVIA
When Martin Van Buren wrote his autobiography after serving as president from 1837-1841, he didn’t mention his wife of 12 years. Not even once. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
It’s important to have the courage to say what needs to be said at the crucial moment.