TUESDAY 15th JULY 2014 07:33 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (15th July 1944)
In the Arctic...
Soviet torpedo cutters attack a German convoy without success, losing TKA-239

On the Russian Front...
Soviet forces, unable to break through Finnish U Line, halt their offensive north of Lake Ladoga
Soviet 2nd Baltic Front captures Opochka
German Army Group Center unsuccessfully counterattacks Soviet 3rd Byelorussian Front around Alytus 
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front and German Army Group North Ukraine are heavily engaged around Lvov 

In Normandy, France...
British 2nd Army attack between the Odon and Orne rivers 
XIX Corps of US 1st Army attack toward St Lo
VII Corps of US 1st Army attack toward Periers 

In the North Sea...
U-319 is sunk by RAF aircraft 

In the English Channel...
There are several inconclusive engagements between Allied MTB's and Kriegsmarine S-Boats overnight

In Italy...
British 8th Army opens a major offensive against Arezzo with strong artillery bombardment and air support. German forces begin withdrawing from the Arezzo sector overnight
French units of US 5th Army capture Castellina, whilst the remainder of US 5th Army advances northward toward Livorno and Pisa 

In the Atlantic...
Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-621 is sunk by Allied aircraft in the Bay of Biscay  

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Miho Maru sunk by USN submarine Skate off the Kuril Islands

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

On Biak Island, Japanese forces continue to resist in the Ibdi pocket 

USN PT-133 is sunk by Japanese shore battery in the Bismarck Sea

In New Guinea...
US Task Force Persecution continues counterattacks along the Driniumor River at the eastern end of the Aitape beachhead   

In China...
New Headquarters of the Japanese 34th Army is activated to control garrison forces in the Wuchang-Hankow area 

Operation To-Go (Hengyang Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army conducts a major assault into Hengyang against strong opposition by Chinese 10th Army 

In Burma...
Leading elements of Indian 36th Infantry Division begin an airlift from India into Myitkyina airfield 

In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel Director is sunk by U-198 
British vessel Tanda is sunk by U-181

Today's Air Raids...
Berlin by RAF Bomber Command
Rail Yards and V-Weapons sites, France by RAF Bomber Command
Ploesti and Teleajenul, Romania by US 15th Air Force 
Po Valley, Italy by US 12th Air Force
Rota Island by Carrier-based aircraft from USN task force 53
Tinian and Truk Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Yap Island by US FEAF
Wewak, Maokwari and military targets on New Guinea by US FEAF
China military and transportation targets by US 14th Air Force
Manla, Henu, Mawlu, Lashio, and Myitkyina, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Online promotional work
Kitchen Cleaning
Drain Clearance
Meditation
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,765 (no change) 
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I now have so much promotional stuff on the go! I have a presence on Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Yahoo Answers, HotFrog, and one or two others! There is consequently always something to post or update. In addition I have got the idea for my third book! It will be called HAPPINESS FOR MISERABLE FOLK and I will set about beginning it at some point this week.  

This prolific online presence has a single aim - to drive traffic and therefore clients to my website! My clients these days now find me via Google! And I have to say I enjoy doing it all! I am very happy with my work/life balance, although I have to keep an eye on weight and finance - these things I accept as a challenge well-worth facing in return for the life-experience I am having.

On spiritual front I am doing well at keeping my attention focused on my prime objective of Peace of Mind, and life right now is bliss and gratitude. I must admit that the experience is that much more relished by knowing how it feels NOT to have love, peace of mind and comfort!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you spend most of the day thinking about where you are or where you intend to be?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry throughout with variable cloud, and clear overnight
A moderate westerly or north westerly will ease in the evening
Max Temp = 18 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 04:55
Sunset at 21:30

Jetstream: Over Scotland and static
Weathertrack: A weak ridge of high pressure is moving across Britain. A depression forming in the central Atlantic will deepen and track towards the Hebrides
Air Pressure: 1016 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER 
The shinbone is there to let you know where the furniture is in a dark room : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Robin Williams on Barack Obama and George Bush

8. TRIVIA
There have been four major global flu pandemics since 1900. The most recent pandemic is the current swine flu (officially named “Novel H1N1 Influenza A”). The last global pandemic was the Hong Kong flu (1968-1969) which killed approximately one million people. The Asian flu pandemic (1957-1958) originated in China and is estimated to have killed between one and four million people. The Spanish flu pandemic (1918-1919) killed between 50-100 million people worldwide.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Ideal love is fostered only between two sincere, mature and independent people. Real love is not two people clinging to each other; it can only be fostered between two strong people and secure in their individuality.