TUESDAY 16th JUNE 2015 06:14 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (16th June 1945)
Washington DC...
General LeMay arrives from Guam to meet General Groves and brief Joint Chiefs of Staff on targets in Japan

Bougainville Island...
Australian II Corps advancing toward Mobiai River

New Guinea...
Australian 6th Infantry Division captures Hill 2

Lauban Island...
Australian 9th Infantry Division is attacking the Japanese pocket

Borneo...
Australian 9th Infantry Division occupies Tutong

Tarakan...
Australian 26th Infantry Brigade mopping up around Fukukaku

Off Java...
IJN auxiliary sub chaser Cha-105 is sunk by RN submarine Taciturn

Luzon...
US 6th Army captures Cauayan
General Arnold arrives for conferences with MacArthur, Kenney, Stratemeyer, and others

Okinawa...
US 10th Army is attacking Japanese 32nd Army around Kunishi Ridge, Hill 153, and Hill 115 and captures Yuza-Dake peak
Offshore, USN destroyer Twiggs is sunk and USN escort carrier Steamer Bay damaged by Japanese aircraft

Off Japan...
Japanese vessel Eiso Maru is sunk by USN submarine Piranha off Hokkaido and two more vessels are sunk by mines

Rangoon, Burma...
An allied victory parade is held
Aung San, representing provisional government of Burma, meets with Mountbatten

Today's Air Raids...
South China Sea on Japanese shipping by RAF aircraft
Takao, Kiirun, and Taito, Formosa by US FEAF - IJN auxiliary sub chaser Wakatake Maru is sunk
Sakishima Islands on airfields by USN aircraft
Kikai Island by US 7th Air Force
East China Sea minelaying by USN PB4Y-2 aircraft - Japanese vessel Takeshima Maru is sunk
China on  transportation lines, shipping, and other targets at multiple locations by US 14th Air Force fighters

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Ironing
Client sessions and follow-ups
Meditaton
Making Supper
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,975 (down 1)
Non-followed eliminated = 4
@WealthAcumen, @LoopStrategy +2 untraced

Unfollowers eliminated = 2

@GetBOLDToday, @Smiileforrme
New Followers followed back = 2

@networkchamp, @Carolina_Matura

Spammers not followed back = 3

@krystinclark55, @pexofacajidi, @fapirugomyde

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

I've now had three experiences of three different couriers misdelivering parcels meant for me! Two were because of printing incorrect postcodes on them. How hard can it be to get it right?! At least NEXT responded appropriately - I'm going to get money back and £15 compensation. Let's see what happens with the next thing I order! Amazon, bless them, get it right every time. Perhaps others need to find out how they do it!

Incompetent couriers aside, Missus thoroughly enjoyed her birthday weekend - a great success all round. She was showing the effects though as she spent Monday evening somewhat zombiefied. That however made my own evening smoother! 

One thing I was quite pleased with was my response. Abundance is very nice but what is more important to a fulfilling life is to respond appropriately in the most positive way to whatever the circumstances are. Using a tennis analogy, you cannot choose your opponent, only how you return their serve.

I've also been reminded of the importance of placing your focus in the right place, OUTSIDE of the character rather than being lost in it. Meditation is really important in strengthening your ability to do this so is a "top of the agenda" daily activity

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you need to learn how to respond better to things?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, mild and cloudy throughout with a light south-westerly wind
Max Temp = 17 degC at 2pm
Min Temp = 11 degC at 6am
Sunrise at 04:35
Sunset at 21:40
Moon: New Moon

Weathertrack: A ridge of high pressure will keep Britain mainly dry
Overnight, this ridge will move away east, allowing weak weather fronts to move in from the west
Air Pressure: 1024 millibars and static

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Sharks get a bad press - if some overweight bloke I didn't know appeared in my house wearing only Speedos, I'd probably attack him too! :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
The Graham Norton Show - Mitchell and Webb's Rants on Smoking, Coffee and Nudists

8. TRIVIA
Before an ancient Egyptian scribe wrote anything, he always poured out some water mixed with ink as an offering to the god Thoth, the messenger of the gods and patron of scribes and learning. Egyptians who could write were believed to have power from the gods.

9. ZEN WISDOM
No matter what the state of society or the times, each of us can contribute to peace in our immediate environment. We can do this by encouraging even one young person and enabling them to tap into their own potential.