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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (5th August 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 3rd Army and 63rd Army enters Orel
Soviet Voronezh Front attacks Tomarovka and pushes toward Lebedin 
Soviet Steppe Front attacks Belgorod 

In the Baltic...
U-34 is sunk in an accident whilst being used as a training vessel 


In Sicily...
British 8th Army captures Paterno, Misterbianco, and Catania  
German defenders holding off the US 7th Army withdraw from Troina overnight 

In the Mediterranean...
Italian cruisers sortie to bombard Allied positions on the north coast of Sicily, but turn back in the face of overwhelming Allied strength
Italian corvette Gazzella is sunk by mine off Sardinia

In the Atlantic...
Churchill and important military dignitaries depart for the Quadrant Conference in Canada aboard the Queen Mary - a sign of the greatly-reduced threat from U-Boats
Free French submarine Rubis conducts minelaying operations lays mines in the Bay of Biscay
US vessel Plymouth sunk by U-566
USAAF fighters down a Luftwaffe FW-200 over Iceland, the last German aircraft destroyed over the island during the war.

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Shoju Maru sunk by USN submarine Pike 
IJN minelayer Tsugaru sunk by USN submarine Silversides
US forces complete the capture of Munda airfield on New Georgia Island 

In the Indian Ocean...
Greek vessel Efthalia Mari sunk by U-177   

Today's Air Raids...
Sardinia military and transportation targets by USAAF
Rekata Bay, Santa Isabel Island by US AirSols
Bogadjim, Saidor and military targets, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Housework
Missus Time 

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New Followers = 0 

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
After a jolly good two-week slob, "Holiday At Home" is over and it's time to get moving again. I had the space to review my targets and objectives, being completely honest with myself about what I wanted. I concluded that I am currently living exactly the life I want to. Having the resources to enhance the house and quit the Weekend Job would be nice though.

With regards to my purpose, that is clear in my mind - to make a positive difference on an ongoing basis. 

I believe the in the "Law of Attraction" (although scientifically it is a hypothesis) which affirms that whatever you are consistently focused on manifests in your life. It requires an act of faith that if you focus entirely on WHAT you want, the HOW looks after itself and you need not waste mental energy on it, because the necessary steps become obvious on a moment-by-moment basis.

This exciting hypothesis is easily testable if you are prepared to be the subject of the experiment. Having fully embraced uncertainty, I have no issues in doing so. The challenge is in keeping focus, overriding the mind's default
tendency to wander. I have started to use the affirmation WHAT, NOT HOW to keep my mind in the right place.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you being completely honest with yourself about what you really want? 

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Heavy rain all day.
Rain will clear away shortly after dusk and it will be dry and clear overnight.
A moderate southerly wind will veer westerly in the evening
Max Temp = 16 degC
Min Temp = 14 degC
Sunrise at 05:27
Sunset at 20:58

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Would Viagra in your tea stop your biscuit going soft?

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Mock The Week Standup - Milton Jones, Andy Parsons and Stewart Francis  

8. TRIVIA
Women's feet can expand half a shoe-size during pregnancy due to the increased retention of fluids.

9. ZEN WISDOM
The depth of your faith and determination will decide the legacy you leave behind