FRIDAY 24th JANUARY 2014 05:23 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (24th January 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 42nd Army captures Pushkin and Pashovsk
Soviet 2nd Shock Army cuts the rail line from Leningrad to Narva 
Soviet 1st and 2nd Front launch an offensive on the Cherkassy Salient, the last German position on the Dniepr.

In Berlin...
Hitler meets with Hungarian chief of staff Szombathelyi

In Italy...
II Corps of US 5th Army conducts an unsuccessful assault across the Rapido River overnight 
German 10th Army attack the Garigliano River bridgehead of the British 10th Corps of US 5th Army 
US VI Corps consolidating the Anzio beachhead and await reinforcements 
Two USN destroyers and a minesweeper are dameged and British hospital ship St.David is sunk by a Luftwaffe attack off Anzio    

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Chosen Maru is sunk by USN submarine Sturgeon
Japanese vessel Ogashima Maru heavily damaged by USN PBY aircraft at Kwajalein Atoll and subsequently scuttled
IJN auxiliary sub chaser Cha-14 is sunk by USN PBY aircraft at Eniwetok Atoll 
Japanese vessel Liu Hsing sunk by US 14th Air Force aircraft in the East China Sea

In New Guinea...
In the Dumpu-Bogadjim sector, Australian 18th Infantry Brigade captures the Kankiryo saddle 

In China...
Operation Ichi-Go: Japanese China Expeditionary Force is ordered to capture Allied airfields in southeast China beginning in April  

In Burma...
Chinese 22nd Infantry Division attack along the Tanai River 
West African 81st Infantry Division halts its advance southward down the Kaladan valley at Paletwa
Indian 89th Infantry Brigade captures Point Able near Letwedet east of the Mayu Range and west of the Kalapanzin River

Today's Air Raids...
Eschweiler, Germany by US 8th Air Force
V-weapons sites, Northern France by US 9th Air Force and RAF 2nd Tactical Bulgaria on transportation routes bu US 15th Air Force
Skopje, Yugoslavia by US 15th Air Force
Naples, Italy by the Luftwaffe
Maloelap Atoll, Wotje Atoll and Mille Atoll by US 7th Air Force 
Wewak, Boram, Madang, and Hansa Bay, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 5th and 13th Air Forces and RAAF, sinking 4 cargo ships
Manus Island on Japanese shipping by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Me Time
Shift 1 of the Weekend Job
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,705 (up 3)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New followers = 3
@Advantage_BP, @thebookwright, @MillieKanem79

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
"Missus free" Thursday went completely according to plan! Son got to play his X-Box on the big TV all evening and I online-self-promoted until my back was sore! Woken (a little too) early by the cats, I begin Friday in front on another flyer - all things to be grateful for!

I will be going to the Weekend Job for a rest! It's very easy to have a grateful quiet mind at the moment, as I know exactly what I want to achieve and how to achieve it, and have blissful circumstances at home to do it in.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you have clear objectives for today?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD 
Dry but increasingly cloudy up to mid-afternoon
Rain then arrives, heavy at times, but clearing before midnight
Dry and cloudy overnight
A moderate south-easterly will pick up by mid-morning, swinging south-westerly overnight
Max Temp = 6 degC
Min Temp = 2 degC
Sunrise at 08:06
Sunset at 16:32

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Try our new Blonde paint - it's not very bright but it's cheap and spreads easily : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
QI - Being very British  

8. TRIVIA
During pregnancy, a woman is more likely to experience bleeding gums and nosebleeds due to hormonal changes that increase blood flow to the mouth and nose.       

9. ZEN WISDOM
Those who always have a sense of appreciation and gratitude never reach an impasse in life.