TUESDAY 9th JULY 2013 06:56 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (9th July 1943)
On the Russian Front...
The Battle Of Kursk:
German 9th Army makes minor gains against heavy resistance on northern shoulder of Kursk salient
German 4th Panzer Army struggles forward on southern shoulder of Kursk salient and redeploys for a push in Prokhorovka sector
Soviet 5th Guards Army is ordered to reinforce Voronezh Front
German Army Detachment Kempf is unable to advance further

In the English Channel...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper M-153 sunk by RN and Norwegian destroyers overnight, but RN destroyer HMS Melbreak is heavily damaged in the engagement.

In Sicily...
Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily is launched.
Leading elements of British 1st Airborne Division land at Ponte Grande bridge near Syracuse overnight.
Leading elements of US 82nd Airborne Division land at Ponte Olivo airfield near Gela overnight

In the Atlantic...
French vessel De la Salle and British vessel Manchester Citizen are sunk by U-508
U-435 sunk by RAF aircraft
U-590 sunk by USN aircraft off Brazil

In the Pacific...
USN destroyer Aylwin bombards Kiska Island
Soviet vessel Seiner No. 20 mistakenly sunk by USN submarine Permit

Four USN destroyers bombard Japanese positions around Lambert Plantation near Munda on New Georgia Island. In response, approximately 100 Japanese aircraft, intercepted by US fighters, unsuccessfully attack the destroyers.
US 43rd Infantry Division attacks across the Barike River toward Munda whilst US Liversedge Force attacks toward Enogai.

USN submarine Thresher lands men and supplies on Negros Island in the Philippines

In the Indian Ocean...
US vessel Samuel Heintzelmann sunk by U-511
US vessel Alice F. Palmer sunk by U-177

Today's Air Raids...
Gelsenkirchen, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Belgium and Northern France Allied Fighter patrols
North Sea Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Crete Maleme Airfield by USAAF
Bairoko, New Georgia Island by USAirSols
Dili and Cape Chater, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force
Mu River Bridge, Burma by USAAF

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Eye Test/The Milk Run
Gardening
Housework
Lunch
Meditation
Online Marketing
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,671 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 2
Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
There are times when you just have to believe! Not unsurprising for Summer, things have gone quiet as regards to moving my Practice forward, and I find myself "between opportunities", but neither is there any adversity. Life is happy, comfortable and settled at home. My life lacks nothing!

In order to keep this happiness going for longer, it is particularly crucial to keep mind focused on the right things. There is always an abundance of darkness eager for your attention. Focus on the light is essential to keep your life filled with light. I find the Reiki discipline of Mokkunen particularly helpful - focusing intention on light and affirming your connection to it.

As part of this positive focus, I keep my mind on my strengths. I am not an original "out of the box" lateral thinker, but what I am good at is producing clarity - conveying complex concepts in understandable ways, and evoking emotion by good use of words. It is as a teacher/communicator/healer that I shine. I am always on the lookout for opportunities to wield this talent.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you using your gifts and talents to take your life forward?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Warm dry and sunny, but with significant cloud from early afternoon
Dry and cloudy with clear spells overnight
Wind negligible throughout the day
A cooling north-easterly breeze overnight
Max Temp = 25 degC
Min Temp = 14 degC
Sunrise at 04:47
Sunset at 21:36

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I've bought a parrott and I'm teaching it to say "Help! I've been turned into a parrott!"

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Danny Bhoy Live At The Apollo

8. TRIVIA
New Zealand has the second-highest rate of cocaine consumption per capita of population in the world, just behind the United States.

9. ZEN WISDOM
The future exists now in your heart and mind.