SHROVE TUESDAY 4th MARCH 2014 06:52 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (4th March 1944)
In the Arctic...
U-472 scuttles upon approach of RN destroyer Onslaught after being damaged by aircraft from RN carrier Chaser
British vessel Empire Tourist is sunk by U-703 

On the Russian Front...
Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front opens major offensive against German 1st Panzer Army and 4th Panzer Army. German defences are quickly overwhelmed.

In the Mediterranean...
German vessel Sifnos is sunk by Allied aircraft off Crete 

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Kayo Maru is sunk by USN submarine Peto
Japanese vessel Ominesan Maru sunk by USN submarine Bluefish

An Allied airfield on Green Island opens

American forces on Los Negros Island are reinforced

USN Task Force 74 bombards Japanese positions on Hauwei Island and Norilo Island  

In Burma...
US 5307th Provisional Unit attack around Walawbum
West African 81st Infantry Division withdraw from the Pagoda Hill sector in the Kaladan valley 

Today's Air Raids...
Berlin by US 8th Air Force and RAF Bomber Command - the Luftwaffe lose 20 fighters
Northern France V-Weapons sites and military targets by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Mille Atoll and Wotje Atoll by US 7th Air Force
Choiseul Island by USAAF and USN aircraft
Wewak, Hollandia and Saidor, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul and military targets, New Britain by US 13th Air Force
Los Negros Island by US 5th Air Force
Kiungshan airfield, China by US 14th Air Force
Suichwan airfield, China by Japanese aircraft
Burma military targets by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging
Me Time/Meditation
Ironing
Client prep and session
Kitchen housework
Missus Time


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Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated =1
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New followers = 1
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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
The "Cinnamon Experiment" continues. My experience so far is that it does not suppress hunger or appetite, but it does improve mood when I am. This means I could go hungry if I chose to do so without biting people's heads off! The experiment continues until I am sure of the gains and limitations long-term.

With all relationships stabilised and things settling back into routine, my focus has been freed up to lock on to my goals. 
The primary objective is: to make a positive difference
The secondary objective is: to be a successful in-demand therapist.
The tertiary objective is: to be a leading authority on hypnotherapy by 2020.

To visualize these goals is now a daily discipline, as with renewed vigour I keep my attention on the things that I want.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you focused on what you want or what you're afraid of? 

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry throughout with sunny periods
Skies clear completely in the late afternoon
A light to moderate south-westerly will swing westerly in the afternoon
Max Temp = 7 degC
Min Temp = 2 degC
Sunrise at 06:49
Sunset at 17:49

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
When I was a kid I used to lay in my twin-sized bed wondering where my brother was

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Mock The Week: Unlikely things to hear at Wimbledon + things you won't hear on a consumer programme  

8. TRIVIA
The proportion of left-handers has remained constant for over 30,000 years.

9. ZEN-WISDOM
No matter how wonderful our dreams, how noble our ideals, or how high our hopes, ultimately we need courage to make them a reality.