MONDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2015 07:29 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (2nd February 1945)
On the Russian Front...
Kriegsmarine destroyer Z-25 and two torpedo boats are supporting German 3rd Army around Koenigsberg
8th Guards Army of Soviet 1st Byelorussian Front attacks across the frozen Oder River, whilst 1st Guards Tank Army attacks Kustrin
German vessel Jersbek is sunk by a mine in the Baltic

On the Western Front...
US 1st Army attacks around Dreiborn, Schleiden, Schoneseiffen, Harperscheid, Ramscheid, Udenbreth, and Neuhof
US 3rd Army captures Losheim, Krewinkel, Bleialf, Hosdorf, and Campholz woods
US 7th Army attacks around Oberhoffen and Rohrweiler  
French 1st Army fights its way into Colmar 

Malta...
US and British political and military leaders, including Churchill and Roosevelt, conclude Malta conference before moving on to Yalta. Agreements are reached on military strategy and logistics on the Western Front.

In the Pacific...
Admiral Nimitz arrives at Ulithi for conferences with Admiral Spruance 

IJN Coast Defense Vessel No. 144 is sunk by USN submarine Besugo off Malaya
Japanese vessel No. 19 Nanshin Maru is sunk by USN submarine Hardhead off Malaya 
Japanese vessel No. 3 Kinyu Maru sunk by patrolling Allied aircraft off French Indochina

US 6th Army advances towards Manila and attacks around Zigzag Pass on Luzon
11th Airborne Division of US 8th Army is advancing towards Tagaytag ridge south of Manila

Burma...
US 5332nd Infantry Brigade of Northern Combat Area Command captures Japanese positions around Hpa-pen

Today's Air Raids...
Antwerp, Belgium by twelve V-2 rockets
Wiesbaden, Wanne-Eickel, Karlsruhe, Magdeburg and Mannheim, Germany by RAF Bomber Command 
Northern Italy on key bridges by US 12th Air Force
Corregidor Island by US FEAF and US 7th Air Force
Okayama Airfield, Formosa by US FEAF
Iwo Jima by US 7th Air Force
Burma on Japanese positions, supply dumps, and other targets around Loilem, Panma, Kan-loi, Pansak, Man Ho Pang, Pongkalau, Hsenwi, Namtu, Panghai, Kong kang, and Ondon by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
The Milk Run
Housework
Cooking Supper
Meditation
Missus Time
Me Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Time-Wasters!! They are the bane of a therapist's life! I can understand someone enquiring, asking questions and deciding not to do anything, but it's those who express an intention after the initial consultation then vanish without explanation who are exasperating. 

I have learned not to start any prep until folks have paid up front, to minimize the time wasted - at least now there is just disappointment and the wasted time of constructing a course plan rather than also planning individual sessions for no reward.

Since I have successfully completed many courses with delighted clients, I have to conclude that the problem is with the Time-Waster. It is they who must bring the trust and commitment. I have learned not to be surprised by Time-Wasters - they don't fit any particular category, other than all lacking commitment. It is an occupational hazard of being a therapist.

I am once again confronted with my own philosophy - whatever the negative emotion is, feel it, embrace uncertainty and get on anyway. And so I shall!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you crumbling or strengthening in the face of adversity?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cold throughout, with plenty of Winter sunshine during the day
A moderate north-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp =  1 degC at 2pm
Min Temp = -3 degC at 8am
Sunrise at 07:52
Sunset at 16:50

Weathertrack: A weak but stable high pressure cell over France and Britain will bring cold and dry weather
Air Pressure: 1006 millibars and rising slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I’ve just read a book about Stockholm Syndrome. The first couple of chapters were awful, but by the end I loved it. :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY! 
Sir Ian McKellen Warns Students About Studying Properly

8. TRIVIA
Unfortunately, Coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis) develops in almost half of all heart transplants. Many patients are unaware of the disease because the nerves leading to the heart are cut during a transplant; consequently, transplant patients can't feel their new hearts or any chest pains.

9. ZEN WISDOM
Worse than any virus, and a far more prolific killer, are the memes of fear and ignorance