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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (22nd July 1944)
On the Russian Front...
42nd Army of Soviet 3rd Baltic Front fights its way into Pskov
2nd Tank Army of Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front captures Chelmno
German XIII Korps destroyed between Kovel and Lvov by Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front
4th Tank Army of Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front fights its way into Lvov 
Polish Committee of National Liberation, aka the Lublin Committee, takes over administration of Polish territory liberated by Soviet forces 

In France...
The French Resistance attacks and kills German soldiers in St.Gingolph
SOE agent Christine Granville escapes from the German anti-Resistance offensive in the Vercors and continues her mission

In Normandy, France...
12th Corps of British 2nd Army captures Maltot

In Italy...
British 8th Army captures Citta di Castello and Tavernelle
US 5th Army is mopping up German pockets along the Arno River

In Ankara, Turkey...
British ambassador gives the Turkish government an ultimatum to sever relations with Germany within four days or face an Allied invasion

In the USA...
The Bretton Woods conference (UN Monetary Conference) concludes
Roosevelt departs San Diego for Hawaiian Islands aboard USN heavy cruiser Baltimore

In the Pacific...
Japanese units make unsuccessful counterattacks against US positions on Guam, and US III Amphibious Corps renews attacks to expand the beachhead 

US forces still attempting to eliminate the Japanese Ibdi pocket on Biak Island 

In New Guinea...
Continued fighting in the Afua sector along the Driniumor River at the eastern end of the Aitape beachhead 

In India...
Indian 23rd Infantry Division of British 14th Army attacks around the Shenam Pass southeast of Imphal 

In the Indian Ocean...
Aware of Japanese and German submarines on patrol, RN Eastern Fleet sorties from Trincomalee for the East Indies 

Today's Air Raids...
V-Weapons sites, France by RAF Bomber Command
Ploesti, Buzau and Zilistea airfields and military targets in Romania by US 15th Air Force
Lucca, Florence, Genoa, Milan and transportation routes in Italy by US 12th Air Force   
Tinian, Pagan Island and Ponape Island by US 7th Air Force, using napalm for the first time
Yap Island by US FEAF
New Guinea on coastal targets by US FEAF  
Saumlakki, Molucca Islands by US FEAF
China on towns, river shipping, airfields, and road traffic by US 14th Air Force
Myitkyina and military targets in Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Ironing
Online promotional work
Me Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Crucial to a fulfilling life-experience is my ability to keep my focus in the right place - most importantly in letting my Higher Self run the show, allowing my consciousness to fully experience without getting bogged down in affairs beyond its capacity and getting distracted by stimuli both internal and external.

I have found the best way to do this is to "submit to breathing" - to associate the air with my Higher Self and let it fill me and direct me. I have the intention of complete and absolute faith in my Higher Self, thus being completely liberated from all self-limitation.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you believe in yourself? 

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny throughout
Clear skies after dusk
Wind negligible
Max Temp = 22 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 05:05
Sunset at 21:21

Jetstream: Looping around to the north of Britain
Weathertrack: High pressure over Scandanavia will drift west into the Atlantic, intensify and extend over Britain. A depression in the mid-North Atlantic will remain static, weaken and fill. 
Air Pressure: 1024 millibars and rising slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
What did the hurricane say to the palm tree? - Hold on to your nuts, this is no ordinary blow job! :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Rachel O'Brien on Instagram Babies

8. TRIVIA
Utah has the highest birthrate in the U.S., at about 21 babies per 1,000 people. Vermont has the lowest birth rate, with slightly more than 10 babies born per 1,000 people. 

9. ZEN WISDOM
The human spirit is the strongest force there is. As long as our spirit remains unbroken, there is no defeat. In life, spiritual defeat always precedes actual defeat. Guard against laziness, cowardice, carelessness, impatience, resignation and despair which corrode the human spirit and sow the seeds of defeat.