THURSDAY 17th JANUARY 2013 07:40 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (17th January 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Continued heavy fighting in the north as Soviet 67th Army and 2nd Shock Army push toward Schlusselburg.
In the south, Soviet Army Group Don regroups for renewed attack on German 6th Army in the Stalingrad pocket.

In the Mediterranean...
Italian vessel Zenobia Martini sunk by RN submarine HMS Unseen
Italian destroyer Bombardiere sunk by RN submarine HMS United

In Libya...
The British 8th Army slowly pursues the withdrawing Panzer Army Afrika.

In Morocco...
Day 4 of the Casablanca conference between Roosevelt and Churchill.

In the Atlantic...
Panamanian vessel Vestfold sunk by U-268

In the Pacific...
The Americans launch a heavy gun and air bombardment of Japanese positions on Guadalcanal in preparation for a new offensive.

In China...
US China Air Task Force aircraft becomes grounded due to lack of fuel.

In Burma...
An Indian detachment occupies Kyauktaw in the Kaladan valley.

Today's Air Raids...
Berlin by RAF Bomber Command
Northern France in military targets by RAF Fighter Command
London by the Luftwaffe
Tripoli, Libya by US 9th Air Force
Bone Harbor, Algeria by the Luftwaffe
Milne Bay Airfield, New Guinea by Japanese aircraft
Salamaua, Lae, Finschhafen, and Madang, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force.
Rabaul and Gasmata, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Maymyo, Burma by US 10th Air Force
Tennant airfield, Burma by the RAF
Feni airfield, India by Japanese aircraft

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Shopping, client prep session and follow-up, a meditation, me time and some missus time.

 Twitter Followers = 1,616 (up 2)
    Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
    Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
A major step forward for myself is to "go with the flow", which means wasting no time pondering what didn't happen or what wasn't achieved, or how this could be made up for. This frees up vast amounts of mental energy for right now. It's only when you have learned to let go of what wasn't that you realize how useless fretting and hand-wringing are, making the outcome worse not better.

Having also fully accepted the temporary ephemeral nature of the life experience, I am fully liberated to maximise my enjoyment of it. One problem with awakening is needing to accept the willful ignorance of the majority around you. Not only do they know little of the world around them, they're not even interested in doing so.

I am gradually coming to an acceptance of this, and keeping my focus on my own path, I simply offer up my learning to those who are interested to whatever degree. With gratitude, I embrace whatever opportunities there are to connect on whatever level.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you focused upon the activities of others or your own goals?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRAFORD
Fog in the morning.
Cloudy with sunny intervals in the afternoon, heavy cloud but remaining dry thereafter.
Wind will be consistently south-easterly and will gradually strengthen.
Max Temp = -2 degC
Min Temp = -5 degC
Sunrise at 08:15
Sunset at 16:20

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left  : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Skippy Simon on Asian girlfriends

8. TRIVIA
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"When it comes to books the point is not to see how many you can get through, but how many can get through to you." - Mortimer J. Adler