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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (20th August 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet Voronezh Front liberates Lebedin
Soviet Voronezh Front and Steppe Front attack in and around Kharkov 
Soviet patrol ships bombard Anapa airfield

In the Black Sea... 
Bulgarian vessel Varna sunk by Soviet submarine D-4

In the Baltic...  
U-670 is sunk in an accidental collision while on a training exercise

In the English Channel..
Kriegsmarine motor minesweeper R-84 is sunk by RAF aircraft 

In Lisbon, Portugal...
Conclusion of talks between General Smith, General Strong and Italian representative regarding an Italian surrender

In the Mediterranean...
Egyptian vessel El Sayeda is sunk by U-596  

In Quebec, Canada...
The Quadrant Conference continues with Churchill and Roosevelt and their delegations 

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel No. 1 Inari Maru is sunk by USN submarine Wahoo off the Kuril Islands

USN submarine Pompano departs on patrol from Midway Island and then vanishes, presumed lost

US 43rd Infantry Division continues to push forward on Baanga Island

USN destroyer Pringle and two LSTs are damaged off Vella Lavella Island by Japanese aircraft  

Japanese occupation authorities ordered to begin arming Indonesians for local defence forces in the Netherlands East Indies 

Japanese vessel Seizan Maru sunk by USN submarine Gar off Borneo

Japanese vessel Seitai Maru sunk by USN submarine Plunger off Hokkaido

In Bangkok, Thailand...
A formal treaty is signed transferring Malayan and Burmese territory to Thailand.

In the Indian Ocean...
IJN gunboat Chosa Maru sunk by Free Dutch submarine O-24 off Malaya
U-197 sunk by RAF aircraft off Madagascar 

Today's Air Raids...
Netherlands RAF Fighter patrols
Italy Military targets bu USAAF
Sardinia USAAF Fighter patrols
Darwin, Australia by Japanese aircraft
Wewak, Boram, Lae, and Salamaua, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Cape Gloucester, New Britain by US 5th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging 
Client follow-up
Ironing
Housework
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,663 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New Followers = 1

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Today promises to be wonderfully routine! There's something to be said for glorious stability, where we all know where we are. A week on from the final break from Daughter, I have the comfort of knowing there will be no more salvoes from that direction as I have locked and barred any way back. Healing is consequently underway. 

Stability and confidence is high enough for Missus to be discharged from the Psychiatrist yesterday. She is not cured of course, far from it, but it can now be managed by me alone, thanks to the benign conditions at home. 

With people-threats eliminated, I can focus on development, as I look to grow spiritually and intellectually and on my mission to make a difference, to self, environment and others. I have also learned the importance of keeping up with daily disciplines to override my negative defaults and keep mind in the right place.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you defending yourself against tormentors past and present?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry cloudy and mild throughout.
A mild south-westerly breeze will blow throughout
Max Temp = 18 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 05:53
Sunset at 20:26

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Politicians are like nappies - change them regularly for the same reason : D


7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Sara Pascoe Live At The Apollo 

8. TRIVIA
Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud is one of the more famous advocates of cocaine. After trying the drug for the first time in 1884, he recommended it as a useful treatment for depression, alcoholism, and morphine addiction.

9. ZEN WISDOM
The worth of one's life is only assessed at the end, so be neither intoxicated by victory nor poisoned by defeat