THURSDAY 3rd JULY 2014 07:23 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (3rd July 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 3rd Byelorussian Front advances into Minsk from the northeast
Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front reaches Minsk from the southeast, isolating German 4th Army to the east of the city, which begins attempting to fight its way out 

In Normandy, France...
RN battleship Rodney bombards Carpiquet 
VIII Corps of US 1st Army opens a new 'Battle of the Hedgerows' attack south along the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula in heavy rain 

In the English Channel...
RN MTBs unsuccessfully attack a German convoy overnight - two Kriegsmarine patrol boats are sunk, one damaged, and a supply ship is also damaged.

In London...
The War Cabinet approves formation of a brigade comprised of Jewish volunteers from Palestine

In Italy...
British 8th Army captures Cortona
US 5th Army captures Siena

In Ankara, Turkey...
The Soviet ambassador pressures the Turkish government to declare war on Germany

In the Atlantic...
U-154 is sunk by USN destroyer escorts Frost and Inch

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Taimei Maru is sunk by USN submarine Albacore
Japanese vessel Tairin Maru is sunk by USN submarine Sturgeon in the East China Sea 
Japanese vessels Kamo Maru and Konsan Maru are sunk by USN submarine Tinosa in the East China Sea 

US V Amphibious Corps attacks northward on Saipan

US 158th Infantry Regiment expands the beachhead on Noemfoor Island whilst 1st Battalion of US 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment drops on Kamiri airfield.

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

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hengyang Operation): 
A battalion of Japanese 11th Army occupies Maotungchiao
Chinese forces at Hengyang are resupplied by US 15th Air Force

In India...
Indian 7th Infantry Division captures Ukhrul, but unsupplied remnants of Japanese 15th and 33rd Infantry Divisions continue to resist nearby

Today's Air Raids...
Szeged, Hungary by US 15th Air Force
Belgrade, Yugoslavia by US 15th Air Force
Tinian Island, Truk Atoll and Rota Island by US 7th Air Force
Yap Island, Woelai Atoll, and Peleliu Island by US FEAF
Wewak and military targets on New Guinea by US FEAF
Saumlakki, Molucca Islands by US FEAF
Tungting Lake area, and military targets in China by US 14th Air Force 
Myitkyina, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE 
Blogging
Ironing
Online promotional work
Meditation
Quality Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,761 (up 2)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New followers = 2
@TylerSedore22, @ClappGagekiw 

3. TODAY'S SELF OBSERVATION
I am very much enjoying the abundance of time this week and took particular advantage yesterday with two separate hour-long meditation sessions. There will be abundant time today to give my website a tidy-up and do some more online promotional work with a session of ironing as today's physical activity.

In my mind I continue in my quest to let intuition and faith in my higher self do all the work. It requires continual energy to keep focus in the right place, but I'm getting used to expending that energy.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you clear in your mind about what you want to achieve with your life?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Heavily overcast with occasional drizzle.
Cloud breaks appear from mid-evening and it will be dry thereafter
A moderate south-westerly wind will blow throughout
Max Temp = 17 degC
Min Temp = 15 degC
Sunrise at 04:42
Sunset at 21:40

Jetstream: Over Scotland and tilting from west-east to south-north
Weathertrack: High pressure over southern England will track rapidly south-east into Europe. A deep depression over Iceland will remain static
Air Pressure: 990 millibars and falling slowly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
If only women in real life did what they do on Twitter and day everything in 140 characters or less : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
The Graham Norton Show: Seth MacFarlane discusses Family Guy 

8. TRIVIA
Sufferers of depression are more likely to have a heart attack than those who are not depressed. Additionally, people who have heart attacks or heart surgery are more at risk for depression.

9. ZEN WISDOM
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces nor victims of the past. We can shape and direct history. Renewing faith in the capacity of people—individually and collectively—to create the future, is the most pressing task facing us today.