TUESDAY 11th MARCH 2014 07:23 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (11th March 1944)
On the Russian Front...
Heavy fighting as Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front attempts to surround German 1st Panzer Army
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front crossing the River Bug
Soviet 28th Army captures Berislav
Kriegsmarine forces demolish facilities and evacuate Nikolaev

In France...
IJN submarine I-29 arrives at L'Orient on a transport mission from Japan 

In the Atlantic...
Kriegsmarine U-boat UIT-22 is sunk by RAF aircraft off Cape Town

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Tsukikawa Maru is sunk by USN submarine Bowfin

US Marines occupy Lib Island unopposed

Japanese 17th Army intensifies its attacks against the perimeter of the US Empress Augusta Bay beachhead on Bougainville Island 

In Burma...
Elements of Japanese 33rd Infantry Division attack Indian 100th Infantry Brigade around Witok 
Elements of Japanese 33rd Infantry Division move north around Mualnuam to block Indian 17th Infantry Division's line of withdrawal toward Imphal 

With heavy air support, Japanese forces cross the Chindwin
In the Arakan, Indian 33rd Infantry Brigade attack Buthidaung

British 44th Royal Marine Commando lands at Alethangyaw

Today's Air Raids...
Munster, Germany by US 8th Air Force
Germany military targets by RAF Bomber Command
Netherlands on V-Weapons sites by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Northern France on V-Weapons sites by US 8th and 9th Air Forces, and Fighter patrols by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Toulon Naval Base, France by US 15th Air Force. U-380, U-410, three ex-French submarines and one ex-French destroyer are sunk
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Italy on transportation routes by US 15th Air Force
Wake Island, Mille Atoll and Maloelap Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Bougainville Island by US 13th Air Force
Manus Island by US 5th Air Force
Indochina military targets by US 14th Air Force
Burma military targets by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Me Time/Meditation
Garden tidying, kitchen housework
Client session
Online marketing
Missus Time


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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The week is promising to be "cosy", with dry weather, moderate temperatures, steady routines, and with some labour-intensive client prep now done, steady-away activity. One of the cats, looking poorly for a couple of days, looks like she may recover and not need the vet.

Easy-going days are ideal for focus on purposes and objectives, so I'll be ensuring I do just that. It's deceptively easy to get lost in tasks and lose sight of purpose, and I am absolutely not going to let that happen to me! I always want to be super-conscious of what I'm doing and why I'm doing it.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Does your life have a clear purpose and objectives?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny but cool all day after a cold start
Clear in the evening, but cloud will build overnight and descend into fog by morning
A light north-easterly will swing easterly by mid-morning
Max Temp = 8 degC 
Min Temp = 1 degC
Sunrise at 06:32
Sunset at 18:03

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Birds aren't singing, their screaming because they're scared of heights

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!   
Would I Lie To You?: Did Richard Osman bury a badger with the banker?

8. TRIVIA
In 1998, a theory emerged that the MMR vaccine caused autism. Specifically, the theory argued that the vaccine lingered in the gut, causing gastrointestinal problems which led to autism. This very small study was discredited and debunked. In fact, while the rate of MMR vaccinations has remained constant, the rate of autism diagnoses has continued to soar.  Something else so far unidentified is going on that is causing this syndrome.

9. ZEN WISDOM
As we work for the greater good, we build happiness for ourselves and others. The more we do for other people, the more the path of our own happiness will open up. In realizing this, we discover a sense of gratitude in being able to help them.