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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (10th July 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet Leningrad Front continues attacking Finnish defenses around Tali-Ihantala in the Karelian isthmus

Operation Bagration:
Soviet 1st Baltic Front and 2nd Baltic Front attacking toward Daugavpils, threatening to cut off German Army Group North, but Hitler refuses to allow a withdrawal
Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front captures Utena and Slonim 

In Normandy, France...
8th Corps of British 2nd Army opens new attacks between the Odon River and the Orne River
1st Corps of British 2nd Army mop up remaining German pockets of resistance in Caen 
VII, VIII, and XIX Corps of US 1st Army advance slowly south against strong German opposition 

In the Mediterranean...
German vessel Anita is sunk by RN submarine Vox in the Aegean Sea

In Italy...
US 5th Army makes slow progress northward toward Livorno

In the Pacific...
Guam is bombarded by Cruisers and destroyers of USN Task Group 53.18, whilst carrier-based aircraft attack from the air

US 41st Infantry Division are still mopping up remnants of Japanese Biak Detachment on Biak Island 

IJN auxiliary sub chaser Cha-23 is sunk by RNZAF aircraft off Rabaul, New Britain

In New Guinea...
Elements of US Task Force Persecution advance across the Driniumor River at eastern end of Aitape beachhead. Japanese 18th Army launches a counter-attack overnight

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hengyang Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army completes task of bringing up supplies, artillery, and reinforcements and prepares to renew assault on Hengyang

On the Salween Front:
Chinese units continue an effort to capture Sung Shan 

Today's Air Raids...
Berlin by RAF Bomber Command
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Rota Island by Carrier-based aircraft from USN task force 53
Tinian and Truk Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Yap Island, Sorol Atoll, Gagil-Tomil Island, Boeroe Island, Ceram Island, and Ambon Island by US FEAF  
Wewak and military targets in New Guinea by US FEAF
China on river shipping, airfields, and transportation lines by US 14th Air Force
Myitkyina and Mogaung, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Online promotional work
Garden clearing
Quality Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Happiness and a worry-free life still involves effort! If you want to keep the peace of mind you have gained and continue to see your life experience unfold in a fulfilling way, you can't just drift along. Even if you have a powerful car, you still need to expewnd a certain amount of energy to keep it going in the right direction.

This necessary energy comes in the form of concentration. I have to expend energy to keep my attention on the things that empower my life. Without this effort my mind would drift into unhealthy places. Mental exercise it turns out is even more important than physical exercise in the practice of wellbeing.

So from now on, in every conscious oment, I will be expending mental effort, locking my mind onto the intention to keep hold of life's greatest prize: peace of mind.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you focused on what you wish to experience?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny throughout, although cloudier from noon.
Dry with variable cloud overnight
A light to moderate generally northerly wind will blow throughout
Max Temp = 19 degC
Min Temp = 11 degC
Sunrise at 04:49
Sunset at 21:35

Jetstream: North of Britain and weak
Weathertrack: A depression over Northern Germany will remain static. High Pressure over the Azores will intensify and expand over Britain
Air Pressure: 1019 millibars and static

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I'm in love with my bed but my alarm clock is jealous and keeps breaking us up! :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
QI - The Ancient Jockstrap 

8. TRIVIA
The New Oxford Dictionary announced that the 2009 Word of the Year was “unfriend,” as in “to remove someone as a friend on a social networking site” such as Facebook.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Prayers are neither light dreams nor vague wishes. They should be firm pledges of determination.