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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (20th January 1945)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 1st Baltic Front attacks across the Niemen River near Tilsit
Soviet 3rd Byelorussian Front captures Insterburg
Soviet 2nd Byelorussian Front attacks toward Tannenberg 
Soviet 4th Ukrainian Front captures Presov, Kosice, and Novy Sacz
German IV SS Panzer Korps, 6th Army, and 2nd Panzer Army attack south of Budapest 

Representatives of Hungarian provisional government agree to an armistice with the Allies 

On the Western Front...
Operation Blackcock: 
British 2nd Army captures Bocket, Waldfeucht, Echterbosch, and Langfroich 

The Battle of the Bulge:
US 1st Army advances towards St. Vith

Operation Nordwind:
US 7th Army remains engaged in the Bitche sector, but VI Corps begins withdrawing under heavy German attacks

French 1st Army begins attacks to reduce the Colmar pocket but with very little initial success

Washington DC...
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for his fourth term as President of the United States

In the Pacific...
IJN submarine I-48 launches Kaiten manned suicide torpedoes at Ulithi Atoll without success  

US 6th Army advances toward Clark airfield and Manila on Luzon 
A Detachment of US 8th Army is clearing Pacijan Island in the Camotes Islands

19th Infantry Regiment of US 8th Army advancing around Bulalacao on Mindoro Island 

Japanese vessel Tokiwa Maru is sunk by USN submarine Spot in the East China Sea
Japanese vessel Shuri Maru is sunk by USN submarine Tautog in the East China Sea

China...
Hunan-Kwangtung-Kiangsi operations: 
Raiding forces of Japanese 20th Army are active around Lokchong, Chimen, Pingshek, Paishihtu, and Liangtien 

The first ever US truck convoy reaches Kunming from India via Burma

On the Salween front... 
9th Infantry Division of Chinese Y Force occupies Wanting on the China-Burma border  

Burma...
Patrols of Chinese 38th Infantry Division advancing through Burma make contact with Y Force advancing from China on the Salween front 
British 14th Army attacks Monywa with strong air support 

Today's Air Raids...
Sterkrade, Rheine, Mannheim, Pforzheim and targets of opportunity in Germany by US 8th Air Force
Linz and Salzburg, Austria by US 15th Air Force
Regensburg and Rosenheim, Germany by US 15th Air Force
Trento and Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Negros Island by US FEAF
Indochina military targets by US 14th Air Force
Shanghai airfields and targets of opportunity throughout southern China with more than 200 fighters by US 14th Air Force 
Japanese positions, supply dumps, and targets of opportunity around Namhkai, Kutkai, Kyaunghkam, Panghung, Kawnglom, Namhsan, Loi-kang, and Hsenwi, Burma by US 10th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Online promotional work
Me Time 
Meditation
Quality Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I feel a little like a flat battery! The most likely cause of this is a low-sugar diet. My bloodstream is used to dealing with much higher glucose levels readily available so I think this may be the shock of withdrawal. However more time is needed to see if things improve. Certainly my performance has been affected in the last two days - lethargy and depressive systems.

There is an underlying issue with metabolism and mood but my symptoms don't fit in an established box. They are however quite close to Atypical Depression. I have thus far managed these symptoms with spiritual and mental disciplines, but it's an exciting thought that there is a chemical dimension and treatment. Research is ongoing!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What are you doing to make your own situation better?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cold and cloudy throughout
Snow showers, beginning in the late evening, will persist thereafter, some heavy
A moderate south-easterly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 0 degC at 2pm
Min Temp = -1 degC at midnight
Sunrise at 08:12
Sunset at 16:25

Weathertrack: A weak anticyclone over Britain will be replaced by a weak depression approaching from the west, bringing snow
Air Pressure: 1011 millibars and falling

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I'm great in bed - I can sleep for days! :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Kevin Bridges on Scottish Independence

8. TRIVIA
Approximately one third of the deaths associated with cocaine use are caused by the direct pharmacological effects of the drug itself. The vast majority of deaths related to cocaine are caused by homicide, suicide, and motor vehicle collisions as a result of the drug’s mind-altering properties. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
A person who cannot genuinely empathize with others can never excel as a leader. So much of what ails society today is the result of too many people in leadership positions who do not or cannot identify with the plight of their fellow men and women.