MONDAY 17th AUGUST 2015 08:05 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (17th August 1945)
France...
Marshal Petain's death sentence commuted to life in prison

Argentina...
U-977 arrives and surrenders, subsequently turned over to US Navy

Washington DC...
J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Manhattan Project, arrives to deliver a letter to Secretary of War Henry Stimson calling for a ban on atomic weapons

Alaska...
More USN minesweepers and sub-chasers are transferred to the Soviet Pacific Fleet

East Indies...
Sukarno and Mohammed Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia

Japan...
Emperor Hirohito orders all Japanese forces in all theatres to lay down their weapons and cease hostilities
Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko forms a new government
Pro-Japanese President Laurel, having been evacuated to Japan in April, declares the termination of his government of the Philippines

China...
25th Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front captures Tumen, cutting off Japanese defenders around Tumen and Yenchi
5th Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front is assaulting across Mutan River near Ningan
1st Red Banner Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front is advancing toward Harbin
35th Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front captures Chihsi
15th Army of Soviet 2nd Far Eastern Front captures Chiamussu
2nd Red Banner Army of Soviet 2nd Far Eastern Front is destroying Japanese fortifications around Sakhalian, Aihun, and Sunwu
36th Army of Soviet Trans-Baikal Front captures Pokotu
17th Army of Soviet Trans-Baikal Front captures Chihfeng
6th Guards Tank Army of Soviet Trans-Baikal Front are advancing toward Changchun and Mukden
All Japanese units in China are instructed by headquarters of the China Expeditionary Army to cease fire

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Housework
Missus Time
Meditation
Client prep

Twitter Followers = 1,983 (down 1)
Non-followed eliminated = 0
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Unfollowers eliminated = 2
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New Followers followed back = 1
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

I frequently encourage clients and my listening audience to have an orgasm-a-day, with or without partners, for health and wellbeing reasons. I however have now gone without for three days due to a general lack of privacy, opportunity and prioritization elsewhere. I am now observing the resultant reactions with interest.

Having erectile dysfunction, and with no chemical or physical assistance, my body has shown no outward sign of frustration at all. In fact, even the "urine boners" of the small hours have tailed off in intensity. It's all very floppy down there!

Internally however, I can feel the deprivation! There's a permanent feeling of "fullness" in my perimeum and a subtle feeling of dissatisfaction at odds with the reality of a very happy life. My morning urine is cloudy. I feel distracted, less sharp and can't reach the deepest levels of relaxation.

The scientific part of me finds all this fascinating! How will this develop? Will I get so frustrated that I will make time and space for "relief" or will these "withdrawal symptoms" settle down and fizzle out? In either case, this "famine" won't last. Thursday, in an unwritten and unspoken "pact" with Son is "do it day" when Missus feels free enough to indulge without getting the disgusted disapproval of Son. So from a scientific view, this "study" has only three more days to run.

Though I could easily manage it, even if Missus "lost interest" I would still not conduct a self-study in long-term celibacy. I am too convinced that wellbeing depends on "keeping everything moving" and I see no point in increasing the risk of prostate cancer or diminishing general health and wellbeing by however small a factor just out of curiosity. 

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What would bring you complete peace of mind?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, mild and cloudy throughout, with a light northerly breeze
Max Temp = 18 degC at 4pm
Min Temp = 12 degC at 8am
Sunrise at 05:48
Sunset at 20:33
Moon: 

Weathertrack: Britain is in a col between systems, resulting in dry mild and settled weather
Air Pressure: 1019 millibars and falling slightly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Why can't dinosaurs clap their hands? Because they're all dead :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Monty Franklin on girls being scared

8. TRIVIA
DeForest Kelly (1920-1999) was the first of the three original Star Trek members to appear on The Next Generation. He was also the first original cast member of The Original Series to die.

9. ZEN WISDOM
While it is important to win, it’s even more important to remain undefeated no matter what happens.