FRIDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2013 06:21 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (8th November 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 3rd Shock Army and 4th Shock Army attacks German 3rd Panzer Army around Nevel
Reinforced, German 4th Panzer Army makes counterattacks around Fastov 

In Italy..
British 8th Army advances towards to the Sangro river.
Four Allied destroyers bombard German positions
US 5th Army is heavily engaged but makes no progress

In Lebanon...
Lebanese Chamber of Deputies unilaterally declares independence and end to the French mandate 

In the Pacific...
1st Battalion of US 21st Marine Regiment destroys remnants of the Japanese reinforcements landed on Bougainville Island, whilst 148th Regiment of US 37th Infantry Division arrives on the island. Japanese air attacks on the Task Force moored offshore damage a cruiser and two transports

Japanese vessel Tango Maru is sunk by USN submarine Rasher off the East Indies
Japanese vessel Taga Maru is sunk by USN submarine Sargo off the Philippines
Japanese vessel Kyokuei Maru is sunk by USN submarine Bluefish in the South China Sea

In New Guinea...
Five Australian tanks arrive for use in operations around Sattelberg 

In China...
Changte Operation: Japanese 11th Army advances toward Miaoling and Hsinmenssu 

Today's Air Raids...
Mimoyecques long-range gun site, France by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force Fighters
Northern France Fighter patrols by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Turin, Italy by US 15th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Shift 1 of the Weekend Job
Missus Time

Twitter Followers = 1,696 (up 2)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New followers = 2
@MindfulnessMan, @bobfrank111

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Yesterday's grocery shopping excursion was marked by a brain-malfunction on my part which led me to visit ASDA, Sainsburys and Tesco before I got everything, and even then I got the wrong shampoo! The short-term memory seemed to have blown a fuse! The good thing to come out of this experience was that my response was very well controlled - by the time Missus and Son got home they were blissfully ignorant of my exasperation - and Missus is good at picking up when I'm not happy!

I have learned that what really matters is your response to situations, but this doesn't come naturally to me - it has taken me decades to get my character anywhere near this sort of mind-management. I am proud that the things I have learned the hard way I can pass on to my clients and more importantly my Son.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you responding to adversity in the right way?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cool and cloudy for most of the day
Heavy showers arrive in the later afternoon, but will clear in the early evening
Dry, cool and cloudy thereafter
A moderate south-westerly will blow throughout
Max Temp = 7 degC
Min Temp = 4 degC
Sunrise at 07:20
Sunset at 16:21

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Why aren't scientists trying to find a cure for Natural Causes? : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!   
QI: Biting gold coins

8. TRIVIA
When a shark bites a Red Sea Moses Sole fish, it releases a chemical in the shark’s mouth that makes the shark release it. Scientists are trying to duplicate this chemical so it can be used to keep sharks away from people.  

9. ZEN WISDOM
Our voice resonates with life. Because this is so, it can touch the lives of others. The caring and compassion imbued in your voice finds passage to the listener’s soul, striking his or her heart and causing it to sing out. The human voice summons something profound from deep within, and can even compel a person into action.