SATURDAY 15th AUGUST 2015 06:35 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (15th August 1945)
France...
Marshal Petain is convicted of treason and sentenced to death

Japan...
The recording of Hirohito's 'Imperial Rescript Ending the War' is played over Japanese radio
A  massive destruction of secret documents begins
Some Japanese airmen drop leaflets on Tokyo calling for patriots to revolt and continue the war
Military leaders order all Japanese aircraft disarmed and drained of fuel to prevent further operations
Imperial Japanese Navy HQ signals all commands that the Emperor has endorsed surrender to the Allies
Carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38 attack targets around Tokyo - Japanese fighters intercept, leading to the final dogfights of the war
Japanese kamikaze aircraft make last strikes against US fleet
Admiral Matome Ugaki dies in an unsuccessful kamikaze mission
Admiral Halsey cancels additional strikes by carrier-based aircraft from USN Task Force 38 against Tokyo, and planes recalled
USN Task Force 38 withdraws from the Japanese coast

Sakhalin Island...
Soviet 16th Army captures Koton station and Nibu

Korea...
A Soviet amphibious force heavily is engaged at Chongjin
IJN escort vessel Kanju and frigate Kanu are sunk by Soviet aircraft
25th Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front captures Wangching and attacks Lotzokou
1st Red Banner Army and 5th Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front are assaulting Mutanchiang
35th Army of Soviet 1st Far Eastern Front captures Poli
2nd Red Banner Army of Soviet 2nd Far Eastern Front are attacking Japanese fortifications around Sunwu
36th Army of Soviet Trans-Baikal Front is attacking around Pokotu
39th Army of Soviet Trans-Baikal Front captures Wangyemiao
Emperor Pu Yi abdicates the Japanese-supported throne of Manchukuo

China...
Chiang Kai-shek signals Japanese HQ in China with surrender instructions

Burma...
RAF aircraft begin dropping leaflets to Japanese forces announcing Tokyo's surrender

Allied Nations...
V-J day is celebrated as the Japanese surrender is anounced
All Allied forces are ordered to suspend offensive actions
General MacArthur is named Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers upon Japanese surrender
Truman reminds Stalin that Hokkaido is within US zone of control and will be occupied by MacArthur's troops

USA...
Rationing of petrol and canned goods ended
General Bradley becomes head of the Veteran's Administration

Alaska...
Operation Hula: Termination of training for Soviet sailors learning to operate USN vessels being transferred to the Soviet Pacific Fleet

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shift 2 of the Weekend Job
TV Footie

Twitter Followers = 1,983 (up 2)
Non-followed eliminated = 1
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION

I was quite pleased with my progress yesterday as I found a single phrase I could hook all my intentions on - to be the Master of Mind. Meditating on it all day, I was pleased with how I conducted myself. I will now continue where I left off, all my concentration focused on this thought! I have an enthusiastic curiosity to see how much power I can wield over the day with such a sharp narrow focus.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you have a single driving aim?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, mainly sunny with a cool moderate north-westerly
Clear skies after dusk
Max Temp = 15 degC at 4pm
Min Temp = 11 degC at midnight
Sunrise at 05:45
Sunset at 20:37
Moon:

Weathertrack: An anticyclone arriving from the south will keep Britain dry but also in a run of cool North Atlantic air
Air Pressure: 1008 millibars and rising

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
The only reason I wasn't first to the gazelle was that my opponent was a cheetah :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
John Oliver on Mullah Omar

8. TRIVIA
No one knows where the word "fuck" comes from. It may have a Scandinavian origin, similar to the Norwegian word fukka, meaning to “copulate,” or the Swedish foka, meaning “to copulate, strike, push,” or fock, meaning “penis.”

9. ZEN WISDOM
No matter what may have happened yesterday, a new day of fresh possibility has dawned. You are not the same person today as you were yesterday!