WEDNESDAY 19th DECEMBER 2012 06:57 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (19th December 1942)
On the Russian Front... Operation Little Saturn: Italian 8th Army is shattered and Soviet Southwest Front pushes forward.
Operation Winter Storm: German Group Hoth arrives within thirty miles of Stalingrad. Manstein issues code Thunderclap for 6th Army to break out of Stalingrad, but the order is countermanded by Hitler.
Luftwaffe aircraft transport 270 tons of supplies to German 6th Army in Stalingrad pocket.
Soviet flotilla leader Kharkov and destroyer Boiki bombard Yalta overnight
Soviet destroyer Nezamozhnik and patrol ship Shkval bombard Feodosia overnight.

In the Black Sea... Soviet submarine Sh-212 sunk by air attack.

In Berlin... Hitler meets Count Ciano (Italy) and Henri Laval (Vichy France) to discuss the situation in Africa.

From Rome... Mussolini signals to the Italian headquarters in Africa: Resistance to the utmost....

In the Mediterranean... RN corvette HMS Snapdragon sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft off Benghazi.

In Tunisia... Free French forces occupy Pichon.

In New Guinea... Australian troops attacking around Sanananda

In the Pacific... US Americal Division attack Mount Austen on Guadalcanal.

Today's Air Raids...
Sousse, Tunisia by US 12th Air Force
Bougainville Island on Japanese shipping by US Cactus Air Force
Lae and Buna mission, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Toungoo, Burma by RAF bombers

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Some planning for Christmas and for new Business Venture in 2013. Plentiful me time will include a meditation. Missus time in the evening.

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Today marks a "Twilight Zone" between finishing with 2012 clients and the run-up to Christmas. The whole Christmas thing for me is an act of service to the missus, who loves it with a passion. I'm afraid all joy for me comes purely from making it great for her.

Having Daughter round for six days will be an interesting experience, as how good or bad it is depends entirely on what goes on in her head. I am optimistic as she has "guest" status, which means nothing is demanded of her and I am prepared to clean up after her. I also intend to "surrender" the Lounge to her for the length of her stay, giving her ample space.

The question in my mind is: will she enjoy the space and undemanding circumstances to chill and refresh, or will she be bored out of her mind, pine for her boyfriend and generally find things to be unhappy about? I am fully prepared for "worst case scenario" and will simply put my head down and serve.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you mentally and emotionally prepared for the situations you have to face?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cloudy and overcast in the morning
Heavy rain all afternoon, evening and overnight
Wind will be moderate and south-westerly
Max Temp = 4 degC
Min Temp = 3 degC
Sunrise at 08:22
Sunset at 15:47
Jetstream: Over Britain and north-easterly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
When I argue with my wife, I always get the last word. It's just that she doesn't hear it. : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
David Mitchell rants

8. TRIVIA
NASA has lost all of the original recordings of the Apollo 11 moon landings. There is no official explanation what happened to them. All surviving footage is copies made by television companies.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul."- Walt Whitman