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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (5th June 1944)
In the Arctic...
Kriegsmarine ASW vessel UJ-1209 is sunk by Soviet submarine S-104 

In Moscow...
American ambassador Harriman has a meeting with Soviet foreign minister Molotov

On the Russian Steppes...
The Soviet Navy begins transferring three submarines by railroad from the Pacific fleet to Black Sea fleet 

In England...
Allied commanders meet at 0415 to discuss the latest weather reports. They are informed that on June 6 there will be a quieter interval between two storms. Eisenhower takes the decision to launch the invasion on that date, and the order is immediately sent out.

The Second part of the coded warning message about impending invasion is transmitted to French Resistance forces: ...wound my heart with monotonous languor  

Shortly before midnight, Allied air forces begin transporting airborne units to Normandy drop zones

Polish Prime Minister-in-exile Mikolajczyk departs for consultations in the US

In the English Channel...
Allied vessels conduct diversionary operations off the Pas de Calais
Allied minesweepers clear channels to Normandy for invasion forces -
USN minesweeper Osprey is sunk by a mine off the Isle of Wight
The main invasion force sets sail behind the minesweepers.

Kriegsmarine vessel V-1509, on patrol off Normandy, is sunk overnight by invasion escort ships.

In France...
Responding to diversionary operations, German 15th Army in the Pas de Calais sector is ordered to maximum alert overnight 

In Lisbon, Portugal...
The Portuguese Government agrees to Allied demands to reduce tungsten ore shipments to Germany

In Italy...
Large crowds welcome Allied troops into Rome
Crown Prince Umberto assumes power of the Italian throne from Victor Emmanuel III
US 5th Army and British 8th Army ordered by Alexander to advance north toward Pisa-Rimini line, with the 8th Army ordered to capture Terni and Rieti, and US 5th Army ordered to capture Viterbo and Civitavecchia and pursue toward Livorno

In Ankara, Turkey...
Via the Soviet ambassador, the Turkish government is pressured to join the war against Germany. 

In the Atlantic...
Panamanian vessel Pillory is sunk by U-539

In the United States...
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin meets with US President Roosevelt

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessels Ashizuri and Takasaki are sunk by USN submarine Puffer
Japanese vessels Tamahime Maru and Takaoka Maru are sunk by USN submarine Shark

US 41st Infantry Division engaged with Japanese 222nd Infantry Regiment on Biak Island

Japanese aircraft unsuccessfully attack USN warships east of Biak Island

In New Guinea...
In the Aitape sector, outpost forces around Yakamul are evacuated by naval transport into the main US beachhead.   

In China...
Stilwell meets with Chiang Kai-shek in Chungking, where Chiang requests all US 20th Air Force B-29 operations be diverted to support Chinese troops in eastern China. The meeting is not cordial and mutual dislike is taken. 

Operation To-Go (Hunan-Kwangsi Operation): 
34th Infantry Division of Japanese 11th Army unsuccessfully attacks Chinese 99th Army in the Tamoshan Range 

On the Salween Front:
With US air support, Chinese Y Force slowly advances toward Lungling 

In India...
Indian 7th Infantry Division advances from Kohima toward Kezoma and Kekrima 
Indian 5th Infantry Division advances northward from Imphal toward Kangpokpi on the road to Kohima 
Despite the growing strength of the British forces and the weakening of their own, Japanese 15th Army HQ decides to continue the offensive against Imphal, reinforcing Yamamoto Detachment on the Palel road for attacks against the Shenam Pass

In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel Helen Moller is sunk by U-183  

Today's Air Raids...
Osnabruk, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Northern France
RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force attacks radar stations and coastal installations
US 8th Air Force attacks coastal positions and other military targets in Normandy. Overnight, they make the first night use of electronic equipment to jam German radar systems on the ground, including those of AA batteries 
US 9th Air Force attacks coastal installations, airfields, and transportation lines 
RAF Bomber Command sends 1012 aircraft to attack coastal gun positions in Normandy overnight, and sends a diversionary force over the Pas de Calais, dropping dummy paratroopers and explosive devices, and dropping drop chaff simulating a naval convoy approaching Boulogne and Le Havre overnight

Southern Italy on retreating German vehicles by US 12th Air Force
Northern Italy on military targets by US 15th Air Force
Nauru and Ponape Island by US 7th Air Force
Bougainville Island on military targets by US 13th Air Force
Rabaul and military targets on New Britain by US 13th Air Force
Bangkok, Thailand by US 20th Air Force, using B-29 Superfortress bombers for the first time
Yuankiang, China on oil barges by US 14th Air Force
Burma on Myitkyina and military targets by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Client consultation
Client follow-ups
Top-up shopping
Online promotional work
Meditation
Quality Missus Time 
    
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I have this week rediscovered what it means to "live by faith", which in alternative perspectives also means "stay conscious of my connection to the universe", or "allowing the universe to flow through me" or "be the Player not the character". 

By default, your consciousness naturally settles on the ego, that sees itself as an individual being thrown into the universe and struggling to win in it. But I have learned that you are not the character you play - it is merely a point of focus from which the universe can observe itself. Your character is thus not really "you", just the closest thing to your point of observation - you are the observer, not the thing observed. 

My life experience is thus not a battle but a movie with many outcomes. The outcome I experience depends on where I'm looking. For a good experience, I therefore need to look at the right thing. I have rediscovered how and where to look!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
 Is your attention on the right thing?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry throughout
Early morning fog will lift into heavy cloud which will increasingly dissipate.
Skies will be completely clear by mid-evening and stay clear thereafter
A moderate to strong westerly wind will blow throughout
Max Temp = 12 degC
Min Temp = 11 degC
Sunrise at 04:40
Sunset at 21:31 
Jetstream: Over southern England and drifting north

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Kleptomaniacs are always taking things literally :D  

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Paul Foot on Russell Howard's Good News

8. TRIVIA
The largest Japanese spy ring during WWII was not in the U.S. but in Mexico, where it spied on the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
The gratification of desires is not happiness. Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on “being more” rather than simply having more.