WEDNESDAY 30th JULY 2014 06:10 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (30th July 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 1st Baltic Front advances toward Riga to cut off German 16th Army and 18th Army
Soviet 3rd Byelorussian Front fights its way into Kaunas 
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front crosses the Vistula at Baranow 
U-250 is sunk by Soviet patrol cutter MO-103 in the Gulf of Finland
Kriegsmarine 6th Destroyer Flotilla with Z-25, Z-28, Z-35, and Z-36 transfers to Riga

In Normandy, France...
British 2nd Army opens a new offensive around Caumont
US 1st Army captures Avranches
German II Fallschirmjaeger Korps attacks US 1st Army around Percy and Villedieu 

In the English Channel...
USN minesweeper YMS-304 is sunk by a mine off Normandy
Kriegsmarine S-boats skirmish with RN destroyers and MTBs overnight 

In Albania...
British commandos land and destroy the German garrison at Spilje

In Italy...
British 8th Army attacks around Pian dei Cerri 

In the Pacific...
US V Amphibious Corps captures town of Tinian on Tinian and pushes the remaining Japanese troops into a small pocket at the southern tip of the island

Japanese vessel Kokuyo Maru sunk by USN submarine Bonefish off the East Indies

New Guinea...
Operation Globe Trotter: 
USN TF 77 lands Task Force Typhoon -- US 6th Infantry Division -- on the coast of Vogelkop peninsula at Mar near Cape Opmari. 1st Regiment lands without opposition and advances inland. Elements of US 6th Infantry Division land on Amsterdam Island and Middleburg Island off Cape Opmari without opposition

In Burma...
The Japanese commander at Myitkyina, General Mizukami Genzu, orders a withdrawal, then commits hara-kiri 

Today's Air Raids...
Hamburg, Germany by RAF Bomber command, sinking minesweeper M-455    Lispe and Budapest, Hungary by US 15th Air Force
Brod, Yugoslavia by US 15th Air Force
Ovada, Bistagno, Cherasco, Ferrara, Savona and military targets in Northern Italy by US 12th Air Force 
Jaluit Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Woleai Atoll, Ceram Island, Morotai Island, Halmahera Island and Timor Island by US FEAF
Wewak, Aitape and coastal military targets in New Guinea by US FEAF 
Hanoi, Lang Son, Dong Dang, Mon Cay, and Campha port, Indochina by US 14th Air Force 
China Widely-scattered towns, rail yards, bridges, airfields, river shipping, and road traffic by US 14th Air Force 
Myitkyina, Kamaing, Mogaung, and military targets in Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shopping with Missus
Meditation
Me Time
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I'm not so naive as to think that I have reached any kind of emotional resilience - my experience of bliss has been due to the absence of any true threat or provocation to test me - which suits me absolutely fine! I'm certainly not looking for harsh testing.

I'm certainly achieving the enrichment of my family relationships, and I intend to use my current benign circumstances to strengthen my spirituality. Certainly my mind is much quieter than it used to be. I intend to push on, with attention on a tight leash, to the goal of Total Internal Silence, my actions entirely intuitive, and to be a temporary nodal point of the universe, making as much difference and passing on as much wisdom as possible in the time available.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you fully exploiting all the opportunities available to you?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry throughout with variable cloud and a moderate westerly wind
Max Temp = 17 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 05:17
Sunset at 21:09

Jetstream: Over France and static
Weathertrack: A deep depression off Iceland and extending over Britain will track north, but a new weak depression will subsequently form off Iceland
Air Pressure: 1015 millibars and falling slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
When I'm listening to Metallica, nothing else matters :D
7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
The Graham Norton Shaw - Breast-feeding experiences 

8. TRIVIA
Capuchin monkeys use different vocal sounds to identify different types of predators. They have also been seen banging stones together to warn each other of approaching predators.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Make an effort to meet with people. Interaction with others opens up new and exciting possibilities. Meeting people stimulates our minds, gives us energy, leads to more new encounters and infinitely expands our life and our world.