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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (10th July 1943)
On the Russian Front...The Battle Of Kursk:
German 9th Army makes final unsuccessful assault against Soviet 13th Army on northern shoulder of Kursk salient
German 4th Panzer Army is pushing toward Oboyan and Prokhorovka on the southern shoulder.

In Berlin...
Hitler insists that the Kursk offensive must continue
Hitler meets with a Turkish military delegation

In the Atlantic...
Kriegsmarine auxiliary minesweeper M-4451 is sunk by a mine in the Bay of Biscay
Swedish vessel Scandinavia sunk by U-510

In Sicily...
The Allies launch Operation Husky: a full airbourne and seabourne invasion.
Elements of British 1st Airborne Division land near Syracuse
RN Eastern Naval Task Force lands elements of British 8th Army from Syracuse to the Pachino peninsula
British 5th Infantry Division, 50th Infantry Division, and 3rd Royal Marine Commando land in Acid North and Acid South sectors
British 231st Independent Infantry Brigade lands in Bark East sector
British 51st Infantry Division lands near Cape Passero
Canadian 1st Infantry Division lands on west coast of Pachino peninsula
Elements of US 82nd Airborne Division land near Gela
USN Western Naval Task Force lands elements of US 7th Army near Scoglitti, Gela, and Licata
US 45th Infantry Division lands at Scoglitti
US 1st Infantry Division with 1st and 4th Ranger Battalions lands at Gela
US 3rd Infantry Division with 2nd Ranger Battalion and attached elements of US 2nd Armored Division lands at Licata
German Hermann Goering Division and Italian Livorno Division counterattack US 1st Infantry Division at Gela
In an Axis airstrike, 4 ships are sunk and two damaged but 24 planes are shot down.

In the Pacific...
US 43rd Infantry Division making little progress toward Munda on New Georgia Island, but US Liversedge Force are successfully clearing Enogai.

In New Guinea...
Japanese forces withdraw from Goodview Junction

Today's Air Raids...
Abbeville and Caen, France by US 8th Air Force
Northern France RAF Fighter patrols
Paramushiru Island by US 11th Air Force
Salamaua and military targets, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Boela, Ceram Island by US 5th Air Force
Haiphong, Indochina by US 5th Air Force

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

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I am coming to terms with the current slow-paced but enjoyable present, with things literally slowed by the warm weather. It was reassuring to discover that there's no hint of Glaucoma at my eye test yesterday, and apart from being long-sighted, eyes are functioning well.

Cosy comfy circumstances often require as much acceptance as adversity does. I'm enjoying many creature comforts and I'm not having to do much for the priviledge. I do not intend to waste this moment in the sun by feeling guilty about it. Here is my opportunity to be cosy/comfy and I shall smile, feel and be grateful! Even better, today is much cooler and fresher after yesterday's oppressive heat, so I am going to lick, suck, taste and feel this ideal moment!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What is the best thing to do with this moment?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, mild and cloudy all day. Some sunshine before dusk
Dry and mild with clear spells overnight
Wind will be consistently moderate and north-easterly
Max Temp = 18 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 04:49
Sunset at 21:35

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
If Jimmy Carr became a Sith Lord, would he be called Taxi Vader?

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Nathan Caton on Russell Howard's Good News

8. TRIVIA
The Romans discovered that mixing lead with wine not only helped preserve wine, but also gave it a sweet taste and succulent texture. They were blissfully ignorant that lead is a slow-acting poison.

9. ZEN WISDOM
We are not fully uman if we cannot see things how others see them.