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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (13th June 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet Leningrad Front continues to assault Finnish defenses in the Karelian isthmus, capturing Terijiko and Yalkena. Finnish reinforcements are rushed to the front.

In Sweden...
Test-fired German V-2 rocket crashes - the wreckage is subsequently purchased by British government 

In France...
The first ten German V-1 flying bombs are launched against London 
German 157th Reserve Division begins operations against French Resistance forces in the Vercors region

In Normandy, France...
British 2nd Army attacks around Tilly-sur-Seulles 
Michael Wittmann and his crew in a Tiger tank destroy a column of 25 vehicles of British 7th Armored Division at Villers-Bocage, forcing British 2nd Army to withdraw.
US 1st Army captures Caumont, attacks toward St Lo, and holds a German counterattack around Carentan 
VII Corps of US 1st Army continues advancing toward Cherbourg 

In the English Channel...
RN destroyer Boadicea is sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft off Normandy
RN destroyer Ashanti and Polish destroyer Piorun attack Kriegsmarine minesweepers, sinking M-83 and damaging six others
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-50 is sunk by a mine

In England...
First German V-1 flying bombs bombard England, with four hitting Gravesend, Cuckfield, Bethnal Green, and Sevenoaks
German cross-channel artillery fire hits Maidstone
William Donovan, head of the American OSS, departs for the US

In the North Sea...
RN battleship Warspite is damaged by mine off Harwich
U-715 is sunk by RAF aircraft 

In Albania...
German forces and partisans engage in the Vlore-Gjirokaster area

In Italy...
British 8th Army captures Bagnoregio and Narni, continues pushing toward Orvieto and Terni
US 5th Army is halted by German resistance

In the Pacific...
USN Task Force 94 bombards Matsuwa Island
USN Task Group 58.7 battleships and destroyers bombard Saipan and Tinian

Japanese vessel Takashima Maru is sunk by USN submarine Barb 
IJN submarine RO-36 is sunk by USN destroyer Melvin
US 41st Infantry Division continues to clear enemy positions from vicinity of Mokmer airfield on Biak Island - the airfield is opened to Allied fighters despite intense fighting nearby.

USN submarine Narwhal bombards Japanese installations at Bula on Ceram Island

IJN fleet departs the Philippines to intercept USN forces in the Mariana Islands 

In New Guinea...
Australian troops advancing toward Hansa Bay reach Bogia

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 3rd Infantry Division and 13th Infantry Division of Japanese 11th Army attack Chinese 44th Army at Liuyang 

In Burma...
US-Chinese units are heavily engaged with Japanese troops at Myitkyina 

In India...
Japanese rearguard abandons positions on Kekrima Ridge east of Kohima overnight
Indian 20th Infantry Division is heavily engaged with Japanese 15th Infantry Division on the Ukhrul road northeast of Imphal  
Japanese 33rd Infantry Division and Indian 17th Infantry Division is heavily engaged in the Bishenpur sector south of Imphal 

Today's Air Raids...
Innsbruk, Austria by US 15th Air Force
Bay of Biscay minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Livorno, Italy on moored shipping by US 12th Air Force
Porto Marghera, Italy by US 15th Air Force
Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Rota, and Pagan Island on airfields and and shipping in surrounding waters by Carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 58. Six Japanese ships are sunk
Ponape Island, Nauru Island, Woleai Atoll and Satawan Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Truk Atoll by US 13th Air Force
Buka Island and military targets on Bougainville Island by US 13th Air Force
Wewak, Hollandia and military targets in New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul and military targets on New Britain by US 13th Air Force
Ambon Island by US 5th Air Force
Sabang, Sumatra by Carrier-based aircraft of RN Eastern Fleet
Wuchang, Tungting Lake area, Changsha, Loyang, and other targets throughout eastern China by US 14th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Wine and cake run for Missus' Birthday tomorrow 
Online promotional work
Meditation 
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION  
A challenge in keeping my consciousness in the right place is the level of concentration required! By default, consciousness settles in the ego. To get the ego to submit and let the Higher Self take care of things requires daily ongoing discipline. As soon as you relax that discipline, you are back at square one!

To achieve my aim of reducing the ego to a mere observation port, I require a ritual of faith and surrender in the morning, continual focus on breath throughout the day and a meditation in the afternoon. However, for all the effort needed, there's a peace of mind that comes from knowing what to do and reaping the rewards of it.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you have a clear plan for a fulfilling life?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Cloudy and dry throughout with sunny intervals
Possibility of some light isolated showers in the evening
A light north-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 19 degC
Min Temp = 11 degC
Sunrise at 04:36
Sunset at 21:38
Jetstream: Over Scotland and drifting south
Weathertrack: High pressure over southern England will drift west. A depression in the western Atlantic will remain static
Air Pressure: 998 millibars and slowly rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat? :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Best Amusing Adverts in 2013

8. TRIVIA
Pope Innocent III (1160/1-1216) declared that a waiting period should be observed between betrothal and marriage, which led to separate engagement and wedding rings. The first recorded account of a diamond engagement ring was in 1477 when King Maximilian I of Germany (1459-1519) proposed to Mary of Burgundy (1457-1482) and offered her a diamond to seal his vow. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
Happiness is not something far away. It is to be found neither in fame nor in popularity. When you live with integrity, your hearts begin to fill with a happiness as vast as the universe. It’s about being true to yourself and starting from where you are.