THURSDAY 11th JULY 2013 07:16 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (11th July 1943)
On the Russian Front...
The Battle Of Kursk:
German 4th Panzer Army attacks around Prokhorovka on the southern shoulder of Kursk salient

Soviet West Front and Bryansk Front begin probing attacks against German 2nd Panzer Army in the Orel salient

In Sicily...
Allied AA fire mistakenly shoots down 23 transport aircraft flying US 82nd Airborne Division reinforcements into Gela
British 13th Corps advances toward Augusta
British 30th Corps captures Pozzallo
US 3rd Infantry Division expands the Licata beachhead
US 45th Infantry Division captures Comiso and Ragusa
US 1st Infantry Division withstands strong counterattack at Gela by German Hermann Goering Division and Italian Livorno Division. USN naval gunfire disrupts the counterattack and destroys thirteen tanks
16 defending Axis aircraft are shot down
RN destroyers attempt to enter Augusta but are driven off by the Italian coastal battery
RN warships provide naval gunfire support and bombard Favignana and Marsala
Two US vessels are written off and four more damaged by Axis aircraft.

In the Mediterranean...
Italian submarine Flutto sunk by RN MTBs
German vessel Tell sunk by RN submarine Saracen
Greek vessel Romano sunk by RN submarine Taurus

In the Atlantic...
British vessels California and Duchess of York are sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft

In the Pacific...
A heavy US combined sea and air bombardment of Kiska Island takes place, the Americans unaware the Japanese have abandoned the island
Japanese guardboat Seiun Maru sunk by USN PBY aircraft off Kamchatka
Japanese vessel No. 8 Takatori Maru sunk by USN submarine Flying Fish
Japanese vessel Taiko Maru sunk by USN submarine Gurnard

US fighter airstrip at Segi Point on New Georgia Island becomes operational
US 43rd Infantry Division making very slow progress toward Munda on New Georgia Island, whilst US Liversedge Force continues clearing Enogai, and Three USN cruisers and ten destroyers bombard Munda overnight

In the Indian Ocean...
Greek vessel Mary Livanos sunk by U-178

Today's Air Raids...
Belgium RAF Fighter patrols
Reggio di Calabria, Italy by USAAF
Nassau Bay, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Penfoei, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force
Haiphong and military targets, Indochina by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shopping
Ironing
Bathtime
Meditation
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,673 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I was watching a documentary on personality last night that emphatically confirmed what I have long believed:
The prime factor determining wellbeing is attitude
You can change the way you think, and therefore wellbeing by disciplined practice.
10 minutes daily meditation can transform your life!
I was slightly peeved to see a bloke on the documentary leading a huge meditation class, and probably raking in a pretty penny for it, teaching stuff I have known for years! I guess right place right time has a lot to do with it.
On the other hand, it also confirmed that happiness has nothing to do with fame or wealth, but is simply about what you're focused on.
All in all, everything I believe and teach my clients was thoroughly vindicated!
I have an excellent product, all I need is to be alert for opportunities to market it better.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Have you got your mind in the right place?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Cool and cloudy start
Cloud will clear by mid-morning, and it will be warm, dry and sunny thereafter
Dry and clear overnight
A light north-easterly will blow until dusk - wind negligible overnight
Max Temp = 20 degC
Min Temp = 11 degC
Sunrise at 04:50
Sunset at 21:34

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
When inventor and entrepreneur James Dyson dies, he'll leave behind a power vacuum : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Bill Maher advocates psychedelic drugs

8. TRIVIA
The planet Mars is not really red but brown. The colour is caused by the rocks and dust comprising mainly of iron oxide.

9. ZEN WISDOM
When we ignore the suffering of others, we neglect ourselves.