Sunday 15 August 2010

SUNDAY 15th AUGUST 2010 09:40(BST)

THIS DAY IN WW2 (15.8.40)

In the United States... Sir Henry Tizard heads a British scientific mission to the United States, carrying with him details of all of Britain's most advanced thinking in several vital fields. There are ideas on jet engines, explosives, gun turrets and above all a little device called the cavity magnetron. This valve is vital for the development of more advanced types of radar, including the versions used in proximity fuses later and the types working on centimetric wavelengths which will be vital at sea in the U-boat war. The US Official History will later describe this collection as the "most valuable cargo ever brought to our shores."

Over Britain... The weather is less good for flying, and the Luftwaffe confines itself to small-scale operations which include raids on Hastings and Southampton. About 500 sorties are flown by each side. The RAF loses eight planes, the German 19.

TODAY IN MY LIFE
A mountain of ironing in the morning, some "me time" in the afternoon", family time in the evening.

TODAY'S THOUGHT
You're not imagining it's bad - it is, but you're DECIDING to be unhappy about it by giving it your attention.

TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Enlightenment comes not in one great flash, but many little flashes that increase in frequency until eventually merging into one continuous flash.

TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Who is this "you" that is reading this?

TODAY'S ONELINER
"You're dry tonight." He says. She says, "You're licking the carpet, stupid!" :D

GARY'S ALL TIME BOTTOM 100 HITS
5. VILLAGE PEOPLE - YMCA
This probably should have been #1, but here it is now. Brace yourself.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9OO0S5w2k

TRIVIA
The date of Easter moves around because it falls on the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after the Spring Equinox.

TODAY'S AFFIRMATION
Today my mind is on the difference I will make.

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