TUESDAY 6th MAY 2014 06:12 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (6th May 1944)
In the Arctic...
German vessels Almora and Saarburg are sunk by aircraft from RN carriers Furious and Searcher 

On the Russian Front...
Soviet 4th Ukrainian Front is attacking German 17th Army at Sevastopol 

In the Atlantic...
U-66 is rammed and sunk by USN destroyer escort Buckley in close-quarter combat
U-473 is sunk by RN warships Starling, Wild Goose, and Wren
U-765 is sunk by RN frigates Bickerton, Bligh and Aylmer and swordfish aircraft from RN carrier Vindex
British vessel Anadyr is sunk by U-548 which escapes Royal Navy escorts 

In New Guinea...
US 32nd Infantry Division reorganizes and consolidates the beachhead from Aitape to Nyaparake 

In the Pacific...
USN submarine Gurnard sinks three Japanese cargo ships off the East Indies
Japanese vessel Nisshin Maru is sunk by USN submarine Crevalle in the South China Sea
Japanese vessel Toyoura Maru is sunk by USN submarine Spearfish in the East China Sea

In China...
Operation Ko-Go (Peking-Hankow Operation): 65th Infantry Division of Japanese 13th Army completes a diversionary raid, capturing Liushihlipu.
13th Army and 29th Army of Chinese 31st Army Group withdraw from Linju area toward Taying and Changshuichen

In Burma...
Chinese 88th Infantry Regiment unsuccessfully attack Ritpong 

In India...
British 2nd Infantry Division and Japanese 31st Infantry Division are engaged at Kohima, both armies receiving air support
Indian 17th Infantry Division engaged with Japanese 33rd Infantry Division around Bishenpur southwest of Imphal
Gandhi is released from imprisonment (since August 1942) due to health issues

Today's Air Raids...
Ludwigshafen, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
V-Weapons Sites, France by US 8th Air Force
Northern France fighter patrols by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Mantes-la-Jolie, Sable-sur-Sarthe, and Aubigne, France by RAF Bomber Command
Bay of Biscay minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Brasov, Romania by US 15th Air Force
Truk Atoll, Jaluit Atoll, and Wotje Atoll  by US 7th Air Force
Woleai Atoll by US 13th Air Force
Wewak, Hansa Bay, Biak Island and military targets on New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul and military targets on New Britain by US 13th Air Force
Penfoei, Timor Island by US 5th Air Force
Indochina military targets by US 14th Air Force
Hankow and military targets in China by US 14th Air Force
Mogaung Valley and Buthidaung, Burma on Japanese positions by US 10th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Meditation/Me Time
Housework
Online promotional work
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,731 (no change)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New followers =0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Home life these days is such a happy/restorative/healing place, and I'm profoundly grateful for such a refuge, something I have enjoyed only relatively recently. Abundant time and space in loving company away from malign forces is essential to my wellbeing and to restore mental health. One of my objectives is to be able to work from home full time so my equilibrium never gets disturbed in the first place.

Of course, most folks have to venture into hostile environments occasionally. The key to surviving in such places is knowing what to do, having a prepared and rehearsed action plan with a built-in flexibility to adapt to unexpected events. I have come to terms with the fact conflict is fundamental to life, and that people who have power over you do not discharge their roles or wield their power in the common interest, or treat people in the way they'd like to be treated. 

I am now fully prepared to fight whenever my personal wellbeing is threatened, and will without flinching wield the darkness within me as weapon of self-defence. I have found that life has been happier since I started doing so.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you prepared to fight for your rights? 

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry with sunny spells in the morning
Light showers in the afternoon
Dry in the early evening
Light scattered showers will return mid-evening and persist thereafter
A moderate south-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 13 degC
Min Temp = 10 degC
Sunrise at 05:22
Sunset at 20:46

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
When I want your opinion, I'll remove the duct tape.   :D     

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
QI - Saturn's Rings  

8. TRIVIA
Barack Obama was born on Hawaii

9. ZEN WISDOM
Peace is found when you reach out and make an effort to understand and embrace someone who is different from you.