TUESDAY 19th AUGUST 2014 09:40 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (19th August 1944)
In the Arctic...
Soviet torpedo cutters attack German coastal convoy. Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-1602 and vessel Colmar are sunk, but two cutters are also sunk.
Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-6112 sunk by Soviet submarine M-201 

On the Russian Front...
German 18th Army withdraws south from Estonia
3rd Shock Army of Soviet 2nd Baltic Front attacks across the Oger River
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front launches probing attacks around Jassy 
Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front launches probing attacks around Tiraspol 
Polish Home Army captures a German-held telephone building in Warsaw
German forces begin major attack on Old Town district of Warsaw 

In the Black Sea...
Two Kriegsmarine S-Boats are sunk by Soviet aircraft  

In France...
The Vichy government relocates from Paris to Belfort 
Field Marshal Kluge, implicated in the July 20th plot and dismissed from command of Ob West, commits suicide at Metz while en route to Berlin 
Heinrich Eberbach takes command of the German 7th Army
Sepp Dietrich takes command of German 5th Panzer Army
The French Resistance begins seizing key points in Paris, opening a revolt. German forces in the city, though understrength, launch counterattacks

On the Western Front...
Canadian 1st Army meets US 1st Army, sealing the Falaise pocket 
British 2nd Army in heavy fighting around Argentan-Bailleu and Bailleu-Trun
US 3rd Army captures Mantes-Gassicourt and advances northward along the Seine River toward Louviers
General Manton Eddy takes command of XII Corps of US 3rd Army
U-123 and U-129 are scuttled at L'Orient to avoid capture
US 7th Army captures Brignoles and Barjols while Task Force Butler advances toward Grenoble 
French Army B advances toward Marseille and Toulon 
French battleship Lorraine, USN battleship Nevada, and USN heavy cruiser Augusta bombard St Mandrier
U-466 and U-967 are scuttled at Toulon to avoid capture

In the English Channel...
British vessel Saint Enogat is sunk by U-413 

In Italy...
Polish II Corps of British 8th Army attacks around San Constanzo 

In the Pacific...
IJN seaplane carrier Hayasui is sunk by USN submarine Bluefish off the Philippines

Japanese depot ship Tamatsu Maru sunk by USN submarine Spadefish off the Philippines

In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel Wayfarer is sunk by U-862 

Today's Air Raids... 
Ploesti oilfield by US 15th Air Force for the final time in the war.
Sarmi, Sawar, Wewak, Geelvink Bay, and Napido, New Guinea by US FEAF
Puchi, Sienning, Hengyang, Changsha, Siangtan, and military targets in China by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Housework
Me Time
Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
With Missus seeing a friend I have some free space today but will spend much of it on house and garden. This is no bad thing as it is healthy to get moving and do something physical. A little physicality is also good for the mind, a form of meditation. 

One of the most important lessons I have learned is the difference between preferences and intentions. A preference is what you'd rather be doing right now and an intention is a difference you wish to make. Often, your preference will clash with your intention. For your intention to triumph it must have your full attention. For this reason the most important maxim I have learned is to keep your attention on your intention. 

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is your attention on what you'd rather do right now or how you want your life to be?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRAFORD
Dry throughout, with prolonged sunny or clear periods
Cloudy in the afternoon
A moderate north-westerly will turn westerly after dusk and ease
Max Temp = 14 degC
Min Temp = 8 degC
Sunrise at 05:52
Sunset at 20:28

Weathertrack: A strong depression will remain static over Scandanavia, dragging cold Arctic air and showers over Britain 
Air Pressure: 1011 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Our local school has become an academy sponsored by IKEA. Standards are good, but assembly takes ages :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Noel Fielding and Russell Brand in Big Fat Quiz of The Year 

8. TRIVIA
Celebrities who report being bullied in high school include Lady Gaga (who was thrown in a rubbish bun), Fred Durst (known as an underdog), Kate Winslet (for being chubby), and Michael Phelps (for his gangly form and big ears).  

9. ZEN WISDOM
Character can be shaped or etched. It may be true from a medical perspective that our psychological and physiological traits are generally predetermined genetically. Knowing this, however, adds little to our lives. All that matters is how we can better ourselves here and now.