FRIDAY 5th DECEMBER 2014 06:20 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (5th December 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front attacks around Ercsi and Vac
57th Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front captures Szigetvar
37th Army of Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front captures Vukovar 
Soviet vessel Proletarij is sunk by U-995 in the Arctic

Germany...
The Luftwaffe loses an unsustainable 94 fighters whilst intercepting Allied air raids 

On the Western Front...
US 9th Army attacks unsuccessfully around Juelich 
US 1st Army afights its way into into Bergstein and is counterattacked around Lucherberg
US 3rd Army attacks around Fraulautern, Sarreguemines, Rohrbach-les-Bitche, Bining, and Schmittviller 
US 7th Army captures Ratzwiller, Wimmenau, and Wingen 

Greece...
The conflict between the Grrek Government and the Communists erupts into full-scale civil war. British ground forces and warships support the Greek government, and RN cruiser Caledon and escorting warships bombard communist positions near Piraeus and Salamis

Italy...
British 8th Army captures Monte Rinaldo and is engaged on Pideura ridge and along the Lamone River 

In the Pacific...
US 6th Army opens a new offensive toward Ormoc on Leyte Island 
Heavy kamikaze attacks on USN shipping - several ships damaged but none sunk

USN submarine Hake evacuates downed US airmen from Panay Island

Burma...
Japanese reinforcements move to relieve besieged Bhamo in the Northern Combat Area
US 10th Air Force aircraft begin ferrying Chinese 14th Infantry Division from Burma to China    


Today's Air Raids...
Berlin, Munster and targets of opportunity in Germany by US 8th Air Force
Hamm, Soest, Ludwigshafen and Nuremberg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Pagan Island by US 7th Air Force
Borneo, Celebes Island, and Halmahera Island by US FEAF 
Kowloon Docks, Hong Kong by US 14th Air Force
Japanese positions, supply dumps, transportation lines, and other targets around Hay-ti, Meza, Kawngwai, Kunmong, Settawagon, Thitpoklwin, Shwebo, and Wuntho, Burma by US 10th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE 
Blogging
Me Time/Meditation
Shift 1 of the Weekend Job
TV comedy night

Twitter Followers = 1,844 (up 2)
Non-followed Tweeps unfollowing = 2 
Unfollowers Eliminated = 0
New Followers followed back = 2
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Despite quite a productive day yesterday in which I achieved all the planned objectives, I found myself in a low mood. My training teaches me to look within and discover the cause of any negative emotion, and this time the source is a resentment over inadequate time. 

Of course what is really happening is that with increasing age, the bodymind is slowing down, causing relative time around me to speed up! That means I effectively do have less time. 

My training not only provides me with the diagnosis, but also the treatment - acceptance. It is now more important than ever to be grounded in the moment rather than gazing resentfully at time I'm not going to get. Today I will return my focus to the time I HAVE got and make the maximum difference with it.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you giving this moment your maximum energy?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Foggy start. Becoming sunny in the late morning
Some light showers in the afternoon
Dry, clear and particularly cold after dusk
A moderate north-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 4 degC
Min Temp = 1 degC
Sunrise at 08:07
Sunset at 15:48

Weathertrack: A weak cold front will pass across Britain during the day and high pressure will build behind it. 
Air Pressure: 1017 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
News just in: silly old bear takes over Disneyland in Pooh D'Etat! :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Have I Got News For You: Witty Lonely Hearts Ads

8. TRIVIA
Thirty-nine members of the Heaven’s Gate cult killed themselves in March 1997 in a mansion near San Diego. The victims were between 18 and 24 years old, drank a lethal mixture of Phenobarbital and vodka, and died over a three-day period. They believed their spirits would rendezvous with a UFO behind Comet Hale-Bopp.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Sincere efforts to brighten our surroundings and the lives of others return to illuminate our own final years with dignity. A genuinely happy person is one who has made others happy.