FRIDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 2012 07:13 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (23rd NOVEMBER 1942)
On the Russian Front... Group Lascar, last operational unit of the Romanian 3rd Army, is destroyed in the Raspopinskaya pocket.
Spearheads of Soviet 65th Army and 51st Army meet near Kalach, encircling the German 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army in and around Stalingrad.
Air Marshal Herman Goering assures Hitler he can supply the Stalingrad pocket by air. Hitler orders the establishment of "Fortress Stalingrad" and for the pocket to be held at all costs until relieved. There is currently no significant force in reserve available to mount such a relief offensive.

In the Arctic... British vessel Goolistan sunk by U-625. Soviet vessel Kusnec Lesov sunk by U-601.

In the Mediterranean... Italian vessel Fertila sunk by RN submarine HMS Porpoise. Italian vessel Luigi Favorita sunk by RN submarine HMS Splendid.

In Libya... British 8th Army captures Agedabia. The German Afrika Korps begins regrouping at El Agheila.

In Tunisia... The first Tiger tanks, belonging to the German 501st Heavy Tank Battalion, arrive at Bizerte.
German authorities begin arresting and deporting Tunisian Jews to Auschwitz.

In Algiers... The headquarters of US 12th Air Force is relocated here from Gibraltar. The whole colony of French West Africa is placed under the leadership of Admaril Darlan.

In the Atlantic... US vessel Caddo sunk by U-518. British vessel Benlomond sunk by U-172.

In the Indian Ocean... British vessel Cranfield sunk by IJN submarine I-166
British vessel Tilawa sunk by IJN submarine I-29

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France on military targets by RAF Fighter Command
St Nazaire, France by US 8th Air Force
North Sea Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command.
Darwin, Australia by Japanese Bombers
Sanananda, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Canton Airfield, China by US 10th Air Force
Off Haiphong, Indochina on Japanese shipping by US 10th Air Force 

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
DAY ONE OF MY 50th BIRTHDAY LONG WEEKEND! Not a complete slob-out on the first day though. I have a business proposal to complete and I'm expecting an electrician to replace the bathroom cord switch in the afternoon. Nevertheless, I will very much enjoy a weekend away from the Weekend Job. 

 Twitter Followers = 1,590 (down 1)
  Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
   Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Virile men have a "glow" in their scrotum, but because it's continually there from puberty, they don't notice it. It's only in middle-age as male potency declines that it becomes noticable by its' periods of absence. I can now distinguish between when it's there and when it isn't. Tadalafil artificially restores the glow for 2-3 days. Viagra incidentally, although more expensive, quicker to act and more intense, only works for 12 hours or so. This is why I prefer Tadalafil - you literally get more bang for your buck!

Because I have erectile dysfunction rather than impotency, the glow can be there without chemical assistance, particularly if I'm relaxed, wide awake, warm and comfortable and/or I receive a new erotic stimulus. If I had an extramarital relationship (not that I'm planning one!) I would probably be fine, at least at first - the thrill of "new flesh"!

When erections first started to become less than 24/7 reliable around 2008, it was for some time an embarrassing disappointment. I have come to accept it now. I am still able to meet missus' needs, and my mind is liberated to think about things other than the sexual to an extent it wasn't before.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
How well do you adapt to unwanted change?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Rain in the early morning will clear by dawn.
Bright, dry and sunny thereafter but feeling cold.
Mainly clear with occasional cloud in the evening and overnight.
Wind will be consistently moderate and south-westerly
Max Temp = 7 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 07:49
Sunset at 15:57
Jetstream: Over England, Wales, and Eastern Scotland and southerly

6. TODAY'S  ONELINER 
I look so peaceful when my kids are sleeping : D

7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
Series 5 What A News Reporter Would Never Say 

8. TRIVIA
The original proposed name of the video game PAC-MAN was PUCK MAN, but executives shrewdly saw the potential for vandals to scratch out part of the P on arcade games machines.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Believe deep down in your heart that you’re destined to do great things."
— JOE PATERNO