MONDAY 17th FEBRUARY 2014 06:11 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (17th February 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Troops from German Group Stemmerman, having broken out of the Korsun pocket, begin reaching German lines, but with heavy casualties.
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front unleashes new attacks against remnants of Group Stemmerman still in the Korsun pocket

In Italy...
German 14th Army makes heavy attacks with strong Luftwaffe support against US VI Corps in Anzio beachhead, but takes heavy casualties and halts.
Indian 4th Infantry Division launches unsuccessful attacks around Cassino overnight

In the Pacific...
IJN submarine I-11 is sunk by USN destroyer Nicholas
Japanese vessels Jozan Maru and Sata are sunk by USN submarine Cero 
Japanese vessels Gyoten Maru and Kuniei are sunk by USN submarine Tang 

Operation Catchpole: The invasion of Eniwetok Atoll
US Marine patrols land on small islands around Engebi Island
Artillery based on the outlying islands and USN warships bombard Engebi Island

Operation Hailstone: The air/sea offensive against Truk Atoll
USN Task Force 58, with six battleships and nine aircraft carriers, launches a massive attack on Truk Atoll. 
On day one, The Japanese lose 9 naval ships sunk, over 100 aircraft, 25 supply ships and severe damage to the military base. 

A USN PT boat base opens on Nissan Island 

In Burma...
In the Arakan, Sinzweya Admin Box continues to hold out against Japanese attack

Today's Air Raids...
Jaluit Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Ponape Island by US 7th Air Force
Alexishafen, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 13th Air Force and US Air Sols, sinking a minesweeper, a guardboat and a transport vessel.
New Ireland military targets by US 5th Air Force
Burma military targets by US 10th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Housework
Meditation/Me Time
Online Marketing
Missus Time

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New followers = 1
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Today promises to begin on a "flyer" with Son and Missus both recovering from mystery illnesses and back at college/work and myself having got a little in front. Mood today thus starts off higher than yesterday.

Peace of mind is currently perpetual, but mood still inevitably swings. However unlike in previous times it doesn't dictate my behaviour. If anything, a low mood drives my focus to the moment where I can do something positive. 

Something of an internal revolution has occurred in the way I view internal thoughts, feelings, emotions and moods. I no longer see them as things I do and feel, but rather as events localized within this body. They're not "me" but things that are experienced only at a single point of consciousness.

This is very liberating - you are freed from guilt and self-doubt, and learn that you can alter events, both internal and external, simply by changing what you focus on. It's a very exciting discovery and a power I have only very recently discovered, and I'm still an enthusiastic novice at wielding.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are your thoughts and feelings "you" or happening to you?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy start
Rain arrives by 8am and will persist, heavy at times, until around 4pm 
Dry and overcast thereafter, but there will be heavy isolated showers in the late evening.
A consistent light south-easterly will swing south-westerly overnight
Max Temp = 7 degC
Min Temp = 2 degC
Sunrise at 07:23
Sunset at 17:20

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
All parents of teenagers should own a dog, so when you get home, at least someone is happy to see you    : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Things you wouldn't hear on a DIY show - very good! 

8. TRIVIA
The inner core of the Earth, though hotter, is solid, whereas the cooler outer core, though still very hot, is liquid. This is because the iron and nickel of the inner core is made of heavier isotopes , so is denser and under greater pressure. The remainder of the Earth is predominantly silicate compounds.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Each person possesses a precious inner treasure of infinite worth. To remain unaware of this and stumble about in spiritual poverty is a tragic waste. In contrast, a person fully awakened to the jewel-like dignity of their own life is capable of truly respecting that treasure in others.