WEDNESDAY 6th AUGUST 2014 07:08 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (6th August 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 3rd Baltic Front captures Laura, south of Lake Peipus

German attacks push Polish Home Army out of Wola district of Warsaw

On the Western Front...
Unusually stong air attacks in Normandy by the Luftwaffe
Strong German counterattacks are launched between Vire and Mount Pincon, but British 2nd Army nevertheless crosses the Orne River around Grimbosq 
US 1st Army captures Vire 
US 3rd Army advances toward Brest, L'Orient, and Le Mans , and attacks into St Malo, where a Kriegsmarine patrol vessel is scuttled and two minesweepers sunk by air support. 

US vessel William L. Marcy is torpedoed by an S-boat off Juno beach, towed to England, and subsequently written off  

In the Atlantic...
U-736 is sunk by RN frigate Loch Killin in the Bay of Biscay


In the Pacific...
New aircraft-carrier USS Bennington is commissioned

Tank-supported Japanese forces counterattack US III Amphibious Corps on Guam 

Japanese vessel No. 15 Uwajima Maru is sunk by Free Dutch aircraft off the East Indies
Japanese vessel Shiroganesan Maru is sunk by USN submarine Rasher off the Philippines
Japanese vessel Shonan Maru sunk by USN submarine Pintado off Kyushu

New Guinea...
In the Aitape area, US Ted Force is engaged with Japanese forces along the Driniumor River 

In China...
Operation To-Go (Hengyang Operation): 
Japanese 11th Army attacks Hengyang against strong resistance by Chinese 10th Army and US air support

In Burma...
British 36th Infantry Division of Northern Area Combat Command captures Sahmaw

In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel Empire City is sunk by U-198 

Today's Air Raids...
Gotenhafen, Brandenberg and Hamburg, Germany by US 8th Air Force
Castrop-Rauxel, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
V-Weapons Sites, L'Orient U-Boat pens and Hazebrouck, France by RAF Bomber Command
Supply Dumps and bridges in France by US 9th Air Force
V-Weapons sites in France by US 8th Air Force
Southern France on military targets by US 12th and 15th Air Forces
Toulon, France by US 15th Air Force, sinking three U-Boats
Brest, France offshore minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Bucharest and Ploesti, Romania by US 15th Air Force
Northern Italy on bridges, transportation lines, airfields, ports, and other military targets by US 12th Air Force
Nauru, Wotje Atoll and Ponape Island by US 7th Air Force
Yap Island by US FEAF
Sarmi, Dagua, and Cape Djeruen, New Guinea by US FEAF  
Changsha, China by US 14th Air Force
Northern Burma on military targets by US 10th Air Force

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

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
A highly successful day of housework, gardening and quality time made it another day in paradise yesterday. With gratitude and appreciation I am savouring every single moment!

In the midst of all this joy I have not grown complacent about good mind-maintenance. I'm all too aware that there are plenty of dark places that my mind could wander into and spoil the party, so I keep attention on a very tight leash. Today I will be taking evryopportunity to spread joy and make a difference.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you taking all the opportunities that come your way?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dull, drizzly and damp start 
Weather will turn dry and cloudy by mid-morning
Heavy showers with sunny intervals in the early afternoon
Dry and sunny from mid-afternoon and dry and clear overnight
A southerly breeze will turn westerly and strengthen, easing back overnight
Max Temp = 18 degC
Min Temp = 15 degC
Sunrise at 05:29
Sunset at 20:56

Weathertrack: A weak depression over Scotland will sweep rain fronts over Britain before merging with a larger depression south of Iceland and retreating north. A weak high pressure system will form behind it centred on the Isles Of Scilly
Air Pressure: 1008 millibars and rising slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I used to be addicted to soap, but I'm clean now :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
The wonderful Steven Wright 

8. TRIVIA
WWII ushered in plastic surgery techniques that included rebuilding entire limbs, extensive skin grafts, microsurgery, antibodies, and increased knowledge about tissue health.

9. ZEN WISDOM
It takes courage to become happy—courage to remain true to one’s convictions, courage not to be defeated by one’s weaknesses and negativity, courage to take swift action to help those who are suffering.