THURSDAY 26th FEBRUARY 2015 06:29 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (26th February 1945)
On the Russian Front...
19th Army of Soviet 2nd Byelorussian Front attacks toward Neustettin and the Baltic coast in an effort to cut off German 2nd Army

On the Western Front...
Operation Blockbuster:
Canadian 1st Army attacks around Calcar, Udem, and Xanten

US 9th Army captures Bruck, Golkrath, Matzerath, Tenholt, Kueckhoven, Bellinghoven, Wockerath, Erkelenz, Terheeg, Hauthausen, Mennekrath, Hasselsweiler, Gevelsdorf, Guesten, Speil, Ameln, Titz, Kalrath, Oberembt, Kirch, and Troisdorf

US 1st Army attacks around Steinstrass, Elsdorf, Wuellenrath, Berrendorf, Buir, Blatzheim, Manheim, Morschenich, Golzheim, Girbelsrath, Eschweiler, Stockheim, Frauwullesheim, Soller, Udingen, Leversbach, Rath, Boich, and Jakobwuellesheim

US 3rd Army advances across the Pruem River 

English Channel...
British vessel Auretta and US vessel Nashaba are sunk by a Kriegsmarine two-man Seehund submarine 

London...
With General Bor-Komorowski a POW, the Polish government-in-exile promotes General Wladyslaw Anders to acting Commander-in-Chief of Polish forces despite the objections of the British government 

Syria...
The government declares war on Germany and Japan 

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel No. 9 Takasago Maru is sunk by USAAF aircraft off Hainan  

US 6th Army assaulting final three Japanese strongpoints in Manila

Rock Force of US 6th Army declares Corregidor Island secured

US 8th Army is clearing Japanese pockets on Leyte Island  

Iwo Jima:
US V Amphibious Corps continues assaulting Japanese positions

Three IJN submarines attacking the invasion fleet are sunk

Burma...
254th Tank Brigade of British 14th Army captures Thabutkon airfield near Meiktila
Japanese aircraft attack British ground units west of Meiktila - the RAF responds resulting in heavy dogfighting

Today's Air Raids...
Berlin and targets of opportunity in Germany by US 8th Air Force
Dortmund, Berlin and Nuremberg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Antwerp, Belgium by four V-2 rockets
London 11 V-2 rockets
Northern Italy on military targets by US 12th Air Force
Borneo on Japanese airfields by US FEAF
Zettlefield Airfield, Jolo Island by US FEAF     
Puerto Pricesa, Palawan Island by US FEAF
Formosa on Takao and railway targets by US FEAF
Ishan, Luchai, Siangtan, Chuchou, and Loshan, China by US 14th Air Force 
Burma on transportation, supply and military targets by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Online promotional work
Meditation
Quality Missus Time

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION 
It feels like it's been a while since I've had the abundance of time that today offers. It's a golden opportunity for self-development, self-promotion and general consolidation, self-evaluation and planning. 

I'm particularly enjoying meditation at the moment - I got in two one-hour sessions yesterday. Meditation is not an optional extra for me but something essential to my mental health the equivalent of insulin to a diabetic. I'm not one of those who gets any great spiritual experiences during meditation - it's the benefits to my mind in general that provide the incentive. 

As this character is in the final third of its existence, it's time for consciousness to detach from it. The character will carry on not noticeably different, but consciousness will be intending and observing it rather than being it.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is there anything it's time to let go of?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Wet start, rain particularly heavy at times.
Rain passes by late morning and thereafter it will be mainly dry
It will be sunny in the early afternoon and clear skies overnight
A moderate southwesterly wind will swing westerly over the morning and strengthen, easing back overnight
Max Temp = 10 degC at 7am
Min Temp = 2 degC at midnight
Sunrise at 07:03
Sunset at 17:38

Weathertrack: A cold front will sweep across Britain today and high pressure will temporarily build behind it.
Air Pressure: 1005 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I am the ghost of Christmas Future Perfect Subjunctive: I will show you what would have happened were you not to have changed your ways! :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Dick Emery: The Driving Test 

8. TRIVIA
A group of jellyfish is called a bloom, swarm, or smack

9. ZEN WISDOM
If a person has just one good friend, their happiness is doubled and their life immeasurably enriched. This is genuine wealth.