FRIDAY 11th APRIL 2014 07:00 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (11th April 1944)
On the Russian Front...
German XLVIII Panzer Korps launches an unsuccessful attack to relieve the besieged garrison of Tarnopol
German 17th Army retreats towards Sevastopol as Soviet 4th Ukrainian Front advances in the Crimea
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-204 is sunk by Soviet aircraft in the Black Sea

In the Baltic...
Kriegsmarine minesweeper R-27 is sunk by a mine 

In the Mediterranean...
The Luftwaffe attack Allied convoy UGS 37, damaging USN destroyer escort Holder beyond repair
Kriegsmarine minesweeper M-6022 is sunk by RN submarine Untiring

In the Pacific...
IJN destroyer Akigumo is sunk by USN submarine Redfin 

In Burma...
Japanese units continue attacking the Chindit base at White City 

In India...
Advancing south from Dimapur, British 5th Infantry Brigade attacks the Japanese block on the road north of Kohima
Japanese 31st Infantry Division attacks Kohima
Japanese forces capture Nungshigum Hill, directly threatening Imphal from the north

Today's Air Raids...
Stettin, Germany by US 8th Air Force, sinking U-108 and two cargo ships
Aachen and Hanover, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Gestapo HQ, Netherlands by RAF Mosquito fighter-bombers
Belgium And France on Luftwaffe airfields and military targets by US 9th Air Force
Northern France fighter patrols by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Bay of Biscay fighter patrols by RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
Maloelap Atoll, Jaluit Atoll and Ponape Island by US 7th Air Force
Hollandia and Hansa Bay, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul and military targets on New Britain by US 13th Air Force
Mogaung and the Arakan, Burma by US 10th Air Force

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

Twitter Followers = 1,732 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
Unfollowers eliminated = 0
New followers = 1 
@garciavanessss  

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I am virused!! It's been two years since I last got infected with anything, so you could argue I'm overdue, but it's no coincidence to my mind that it arrives at the same time I'm fighting a disciplinary at the Weekend Job. I have counterstruck by invoking a formal grievance procedure which has delayed the whole thing and will cost time, but victory not ending things quickly is the objective. 

The whole thing has "got to me" more than I thought it might, and I fear it weakened by biological defences against attack. Fortunately this particular virus at this point appears to be only the Common Cold, which is uncomfortable but not debilitating. Palliative medication and an abundance of tissues will get me through.

Events at the Weekend Job have prompted me to formally request a change of job role there, something I probably needed to do much earlier, but it simply didn't have my attention. Feeling increasingly "cornered" I am beginning to act like a cornered animal, which is in no one's interest.

Meanwhile on the Practice front, I have had an enjoyable month learning all about video making, but it hasn't really been taking my business forward. I have now learned everything I wanted to and will be more focused on marketing and publicity from Monday.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you responding in the right way to the challenges you are facing.

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and sunny all day
Dry overnight with moderate cloud
A moderate westerly will swing south-westerly overnight
Max Temp = 10 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 06:17
Sunset at 20:00

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Sex is better than logic, but I can't prove it :D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!  
Grant Lyon on blocking ambulances, the Queen at Wimbledon and being rich and ignorant 

8. TRIVIA
When Tutankhamen’s tomb was opened in 1922, the wine jars buried with him were labeled with the year, the name of the winemaker, and comments such as “very good wine.” The labels were so specific that they could actually meet modern wine label laws of several countries.   

9. ZEN WISDOM
When you devote yourself to achieving your goal, you will not be bothered by shallow criticism. Nothing important can be accomplished if you allow yourself to be swayed by some trifling matter, always looking over your shoulder and wondering what others are saying or thinking. The key to achievement is to move forward along your chosen path with firm determination.