TUESDAY 30th JULY 2013 08:22 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (30th July 1943)
In the Arctic...
Soviet vessel T-911 sunk by U-703 

On the Russian Front...
German 6th Army reinforces defensive positions along the Mius River 

In the Black Sea...
Soviet vessel Emba is sunk by U-24

In Sicily...
Despite continued fierce resistance, the British 8th Army captures Catenuova
US 7th Army is advancing toward Troina 

In the Mediterranean...
U-375 sunk by USN sub chaser PC-624 

In the Atlantic...
In a disastrous day for the Kriegsmarine, six U-Boats are sunk by Allied ships and aircraft. A survivor is U-230, which conducts minelaying operations off Chesapeake Bay on the US East Coast.

In the Pacific...
USN destroyers Farragut and Hull bombard Kiska Island, unaware that it has been abandoned by the Japanese

US 37th Infantry Division and 43rd Infantry Division attack Munda on New Georgia Island and face fierce resistance

Today's Air Raids...
Kassel, Germany by US 8th Air Force
Remscheid, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Woensdrecht, Netherlands by US 8th Air Force
Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France Allied Fighter patrols
Grottaglie and Pratica di Mare, Italy by USAAF
Sardinia USAAF Fighter patrols, claiming 21 victories in dogfights
Salamaua, Finschhafen, and military targets, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Henyang Airfield, China by Japanese aircraft

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Some Son Time
Missus Time
Meditation
Me Time

Twitter Followers = 1,657 (up 2)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated =0
New Followers = 2
@FVD, @TemekiaFergusso

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
"Holiday At Home" has been fabulous so far, doing not a lot, but it's getting to the point where Son and Missus will start expecting me to arrange entertainments for them! This I don't mind. Being Missus' full-time carer, it's part of the job. Quality time with Son is a joy as I'm able to give him all the quality time, resources and guidance that I never got. I am committed to the path of making a difference as a life-purpose, rather than self-aggrandisement, so I am happy to trust in the universe to provide the resources as I focus on that aim.

My life-experience so far has taught me the fundamental importance of faith and belief in leading a fulfilled life. It is impossible to do anything meaningful without making certain assumptions, for example that you won't die if you walk out of the door, or that you're doing something worthwhile and are fully capable of doing it. 

From the evidence I have studied, I have concluded that there is enormous power in the act of belief to effect change in ways and by mechanisms that are not fully understood. The Placebo Effect is a particular case in point - a genuine phenomenon and scientific anomaly. People who believe a chemically inert substance will help them do genuinely improve. The current scientific understanding predicts that this should NOT happen, but it DOES.

This leads to an important life-principle - it is not necessary to understand a phenomenon in order to make use of it, it only needs the knowledge that it happens. Consequently, I have come to the conclusion that to believe in what you're doing is absolutely critical in making a success of it.

I have embraced a further belief critical to happiness and success - the so called Law of Attraction, though it isn't a scientific law but a hypothesis - that what you are mentally focused on will manifest in your experience. That assumption made, the ability to focus on that desired rather than that feared is absolutely crucial to success and happiness. 

My life experience has become my laboratory where I test out my theories about life, and my results so far lead me to conclude that I'm now living life right!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you focused on what you want, or what you don't want?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny throughout, with some cloudy periods.
Dry and mainly clear with cloudy periods overnight
A consistent moderate south-westerly wind will give the air a fresh feel
Max Temp = 18 degC
Min Temp = 14 degC
Sunrise at 05:17
Sunset at 21:09

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Never play Bob Marley music in the same room as a photocopier - it'll start jammin'  : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Jack Whitehall on Charity very good!

8. TRIVIA
For every person murdered in the U.K., eleven kill themselves. In the current decade, murder rates are falling and suicides are rising. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
A life without regret requires a concrete purpose