SATURDAY 16th AUGUST 2014 08:35 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (16th August 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Moscow issues a condemnation of the uprising in Warsaw

In a reshuffle of command, Georg-Hans Reinhardt takes command of Army Group Centre, Erhard Raus replaces him in command of 3rd Panzer Army, Josef Harpe takes command of Army Group North Ukraine and Gotthard Heinrici takes command of 1st Panzer Army

German 3rd Panzer Army launches a counterattack around Siauliai

In Germany...
Me-163 rocket-powered fighters are used for the first time to intercept American bombers. 

On the Western Front...
Canadian 1st Army advances south toward Falaise and advances across the Dives river 
British 2nd Army captures Flers and Conde-sur-Noireau while fighting towards Falaise 
US 1st Army is fighting south of Falaise 
US 3rd Army captures Dreux and Orleans
VIII Corps of US 3rd Army continues attacking into St Malo while besieging Brest and L'Orient 

US 7th Army expanding beachhead in southern France
French divisions begin landing in US 7th Army area in southern France
General de Lattre de Tassigny, commanding French forces, comes ashore in France

In the North Sea...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-20 is sunk by a mine 

In Ankara, Turkey...
Bulgarian representatives tell the British ambassador that Bulgaria wishes to leave the war 

In the Mediterranean...
USN PT-202, PT-218 and minesweeper YMS-24 are sunk by mines

In the Pacific...
IJN auxiliary minesweeper Taito Maru is sunk by USN submarine Croaker in the Yellow Sea

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

Today's Air Raids...
Baltic Sea  Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Germany on airfields, factories, and oil facilities by US 8th Air Force
Friedrichshafen, Germany by US 15th Air Force
Kiel, Berlin and Stettin, Germany by RAF Bomber Command  
Pagan Island, Truk Atoll and Chichi Jima by US 7th Air Force
Ransiki, Moemi, Waren, and Japanese positions around Maffin Bay, Manokwari, and Windissi, New Guinea by US FEAF 
Halmahera Island by US FEAF
Chaling, Siangtan, Tungting Lake, and the Yangtze River, China by US 14th Air Force 
Indaw, Lashio, Pinbaw, Pegu, and military targets in Burma by US 10th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Missus Time
Shift 2 of the Weekend Job
TV Footie 

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Unfollowers Eliminated = 1
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
My return to the Weekend Job was painless after a two-week break and in fact with the removal of counter-productive management interference, the job is quite tolerable. Back on the home front after a cancellation by Daughter, Missus enjoyed the warm-hearted care of Son this weekend instead of getting ghastly treatment at the hands of Daughter. My Son is a total delight to be around, and I never cease to be astonished how different Son and Daughter are after having been brought up the same.

I have developed a painful muscle strain in my left arm which seems to be going nowhere at healing. It's enough to make its' presence felt but not enough to stop me doing anything, so it's a case of being aware of it and seeing how things develop.

Daughter mistreating Missus and painful left arm notwithstanding, I continue to lead a blissful happy life. I am fulfilling my purpose and making the most of every moment of the Life Experience. I press on toward the goal of Total Internal Silence and being intuition-directed.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you focused on what you CAN do or on what you can't? 

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy throughout.
Rain, occasionally heavy overnight
A moderate but gusty westerly or south-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 14 degC
Min Temp = 13 degC
Sunrise at 05:46
Sunset at 20:35

Weathertrack: A deep depression will move into the upper North Sea, dragging weather fronts across Britain.
Air Pressure: 1019 millibars and falling

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I wish to complain about my mobile phone - I put on flight mode and it just dropped like a stone :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Stewart Lee Talks to Armando Iannucci

8. TRIVIA
The largest item found on any menu is roasted camel which is still served at some Bedouin weddings and was offered by royalty in Morocco several hundred years ago. The camel is cleaned and then stuffed with one whole lamb, 20 chickens, 60 eggs, and 110 gallons of water, among other ingredients.  

9. ZEN WISDOM
People who live a life of tenacity and challenge break through all the obstacles they face just as water eventually carves a path through rock. Be strong like constantly flowing water, ever moving forward.