THURSDAY 18th JULY 2013 07:05 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (18th July 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 11th Army and 11th Guards Army attack the Orel salient
Soviet South Front and Southwest Front increase attacks along the Donets River and Mius River against German 1st Panzer Army and 6th Army
Soviet North Caucasus Front attacking German 17th Army in the Kuban
Soviet Steppe Front moves into the line with five armies for operations against Kharkov

In the Black Sea...
Rumanian vessel Dunarea-1 sunk by Soviet submarine M-111

In Germany...
Hitler flies from the Wolfsschanze to Berchtesgaden

In Sicily...
British 8th Army pushes towards Paterno and Catania
As Axis forces withdraw toward Messina positions, US 7th Army advances rapidly towards Palermo

In the Mediterranean...
Italian submarine Romolo sunk by RAF aircraft
Italian vessels Constante Neri and Rosa Madre sunk by RN submarine HMS Sickle
Italian vessel Amalia sunk by RN submarine HMS Safari
Italian submarine Remo sunk by RN submarine HMS United
Italian vessel San Girolamo sunk by RN submarine HMS Torbay

In the Atlantic...
British vessel Incomati sunk by U-508
USN airship K-74 shot down in engagement with U-134 off Cuba

In the Pacific...
USN LST 342 sunk by IJN submarine RO-106
Three IJN destroyers transport supplies to Vila on Kolombangara Island overnight
US airstrip on Kiriwina in the Trobiand Islands becomes operational
A Japanese air attack on Canton Island is driven off by US fighters and AA fire

In New Guinea...
US Coane Force securing positions around Tambu Bay

Today's Air Raids...
Netherlands and Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Bay of Biscay Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Murakami Bay, Paramushiru Island by US 11th Air Force
Betio Island by US 7th Air Force
Kahili and Buin, Bougainville Island - in the raid, IJN destroyer is Mochizuki damaged and US fighters claim 25 air-to-air victories for a loss of 5
Darwin, Australia by Japanese aircraft
Makassar, Celebes Island by US 5th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shopping
Lunch with Son
Gardening or Meditation
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,669 (down 5)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 5
Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Whilst my Hypnotherapy Practice has gone quiet for Summer, nuclear family bonding continues to scale ever-greater heights. Son joined me for tree-pruning in the garden after our traditional Wednesday lunchtime DVD and curry and enjoyed it immensely. At home, the idyllic abundance of love and happiness continues to grow.

Of course there is plenty of "Dark Matter" beyond the home to brood on if I so chose. Now more than ever it is vital to practise the disciplines of Grounding and Mind-Calming. With home life so wonderful, there is absolutely no excuse not to keep mind in the right place.

The self-development pet project of the moment is for intuition to replace thought as the main internal conscious experience. This involves the Discipline of Submission, where the conscious submits to the subconscious. This requires an act of faith that the subconscious/intuition knows best! Fortunately I've absolute faith in mine, so it's a case of being focused enough to submit to it.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Who or what is ruling your life?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, warm and sunny.
Clear overnight
Negligible wind throughout
Max Temp = 25 degC
Min Temp = 19 degC
Sunrise at 04:59
Sunset at 21:27

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Now available: the Islamist Terrorist Sex Doll - blows itself up! : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY 
Daniel Sloss on Russell Howard's Good News

8. TRIVIAThe first spacecraft to successfully land on Venus was the Soviet spaceship Venera 7, which reached the planet’s surface on December 15, 1970. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
Before peace may thrive must come the realization that violence is not working.