SUNDAY 30th JUNE 2013 1400 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (30th June 1943)
In the Baltic...
Soviet vessel MO-143 sunk by mine laid by Finnish submarine Kijanen

In Poland...
The Gestapo arrests Stefan Grot-Rowecki, commander of Polish Home Army, and subsequently executes him.

In the Mediterranean...
USAAF aircraft sink two schooners off Sardinia

In the Carribbean...
On Martinique, The Free French take control of former Vichy warships: aircraft carrier Bearn, cruisers Jeanne d'Arc and Emile Bertin, and other smaller vessels.

In the Pacific...
Operation Toenails: US forces conduct landings around New Georgia Island in the central Solomons, capturing Viru Harbour. Engineers begin construction of an airfield at Segi Point.
During the landings, US vessel McCawley is damaged by Japanese aircraft and USN destroyer Gwin damaged by a Japanese shore battery off Munda. McCawley is then mistakenly torpedoed and sunk by USN PT boat

Detachments of 169th Infantry Regiment of US 43rd Infantry Division land on Sasavele Island, Baraulu Island, and Roviana Island

172nd Infantry Regiment of US 43rd Infantry Division lands on Rendova Island
Elements of 103rd Infantry Regiment of US 43rd Infantry Division land at Oleana on Vangunu Island

In New Guinea...
US-Australian MacKechnie Force lands at Nassau Bay near Salamaua
Australian 17th Infantry Brigade begins attacking in Mubo-Wau sector
Operation Chronicle: In the Trobiand Islands US 112th Cavalry Regiment lands on Woodlark Island whilst US 158th Regimental Combat Team lands on Kiriwina Island - both islands are not occupied by the Japanese and the landings are unopposed. 

RAAF aircraft begin using newly constructed airfield at Merauke on the southern coast of Dutch New Guinea


In China...
Japan agrees to transfer control of the international settlements in Shanghai to Wang Ching-Wei's pro-Japanese Nanking puppet government

Today's Air Raids...
Sicily Military targets by USAAF
Munda Airfield, New Georgia Island by US 13th Air Force
Darwin, Australia by Japanese aircraft
New Guinea military targets by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Cape Chater, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Ironing
Shopping in town
Lunch
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,671 (down 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Down To Earth...
I always approach the family finances with some trepidation, but in the recent past, to my profound gratitude, the books have always balanced. June has been no exception, so we begin July owing nobody nothing! Furthermore, the Child Tax Credit has arrived in time to fund a month of music lessons for Sebastian, treat him to a new small telly for his room, renew my membership of the National Council for Hypnotherapy, "chemical marital assistance" and still leave us cash for a few small treats!

Spiritual
A consequence of my belief in the nonexistence of an individual self is that there is no true free will. The way I respond is simply an inevitable consequence of the laws of Physics. Neuroscience indicates that we make choices long before we are consciously aware of making them. Thus, when we think we're making choices, we're really not! This reduces our consciousness to the audience of a 3D surround sound virtual reality movie.

Currently, we do not have a theory that can predict everything, so though an outcome is always inevitable, we cannot predict what it is! This stops the movie getting dull, and I shall watch/feel it unfold with interest.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What are you actually in charge of?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
It will be mainly dry with the odd isolated shower in the evening.
It will be dry with clear spells overnight
Wind will be moderate and south-westerly
Max Temp = 17 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 04:39
Sunset at 21:41

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
The Scotland football team are fully prepared for the World Cup 2014 - they've all got Sky Sports so they can watch it all : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY
Dara Ó Briain - Catholic & Protestant Mixed Marriage

8. TRIVIA
In Germany, Heiligabend, or Christmas Eve, is said to be a magical time when the pure in heart can hear animals talking.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Experience and understanding, not knowledge, are the parents of wisdom.