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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (1st March 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet forces capture Demyansk following German withdrawal.
Soviet 3rd Tank Army attacking around Krasnograd

In the Mediterranean...
Italian torpedo boat Monsone sunk by US 9th Air Force aircraft at Naples.
Italian destroyer Geniere heavily damaged by USAAF aircraft at Palermo
Italian vessel San Vincenzo sunk by RN submarine HMS Turbulent

In Tunisia...
Gruppe Weber pushes British 5th Corps out of El Aouna.

In Algiers...
General Carl Spaatz officially replaces General James Doolittle as commander of the US 12th Air Force in Northwest Africa.

In the Atlantic...
US vessel Fitz-John Porter sunk by U-518

In Washington DC...
Atlantic Convoy Conference opens in Washington, DC
In the Pacific...
A large reinforcement convoy carrying 6,000 Japanese troops is spotted by American reconaissance, departing Rabaul in New Britain bound for New Guinea.

Today's Air Raids...
Berlin by RAF Bomber Command
Belgium on military targets by RAF Fighter Command
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Cagliari, Sardinia by USAAF
Lae, New Guinea by the RAAF
Gasmata, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Burma on military targets by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging, me time and a good soak in the tub! Off to vets mid-morning for next move regarding the cat. Shift 1 of the Weekend Job then missus time in the later evening.

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The famly finances for February proved to be in much better shape than I was dreading, and the books balanced. My forecast is that despite my therapist insurance and more vet fees due in March, books will also balance in March. This has done wonders for morale and belief! Success in nuclear family relationships also boosted morale, diffusing tensions between the other three, and February ended with a suitably celebratory marital time culminating in which I rung missus' bell particularly loudly. Male ego was suitably smug!

March consequently begins drenched in Gratitude, the best possible frame of mind. I am very much achieving my purpose - wielding my abundance to make a positive difference. I want to "make hay while the sun shines" - while there is no adversity causing distractions, it's an opportunity to focus attention and experience higher states of consciousness. The more often I am "cosmically conscious", the less distracted I will be by unforeseen events and the more effective I will become in my chosen purpose.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you doing things that are bringing you closer to achieving your objectives for your life?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy all day with some sunny spells.
Dry and cloudy with increasing clear spells in the evening and overnight.
Wind will be consistently light and north-easterly.
Max Temp = 5 degC
Min Temp = 1 degC
Sunrise at 06:56
Sunset at 17:44

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Every day when I go to work, I follow in my fathers footsteps - he walked across the drive before the cement was dry. : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY
Andrew Santino on advising boys about girls

8. TRIVIA
The San Andreas Fault is moving about 2 inches a year, about the same rate fingernails grow. At this rate, San Francisco and Los Angeles will be next to each other in 15 million years.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." – James Baldwin