THURSDAY 31st JANUARY 2013 07:47 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (31st January 1943)
On the Russian Front...
In Stalingrad, General Paulus learns he was promoted to Field Marshal yesterday - an implication that he should commit suicide, because no Field Marshal has ever surrendered. Paulus surrenders nevertheless the same day he receives the news.
An isolated pocket of XI Korps does not receive Paulus' surrender order and holds out.
Soviet 1st Guards Army captures Krasny, Liman and Kremennaya
Rearguard of German 1st Panzer Army withdraws across the frozen Sea of Azov to Taganrog.

In Berlin...
On hearing of the surrender at Stalingrad, an enraged Hitler declares that no more Field-Marshals will be created.
The defeat of Stalingrad is anounced on German radio.

In Rome...
Marshal Ugo Cavallero dismissed and General Ambrosio becomes Chief of Staff.

In the Mediterranean...
The Italian navy loses a corvette and a torpedo boat to mines.
German vessel Ankara sunk by mine
German vessel Lisboa sunk by RN submarine HMS Unruffled

In Tunisia...
1st Armored Division unsuccessfully attacks Faid Pass.

In the Pacific...
US 147th Infantry Regiment begins crossing the Bonegi River on Guadalcanal.
IJN submarine I-8 shells US garrison on Canton Island
In New Guinea...
The Japanese 102nd Infantry Regiment are attacking Australian 17th Infantry Brigade around Wau.

In China...
China Expeditionary Army receives orders from Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo to capture Luichow peninsula and French possession of Kuangchow Wan.
Japanese and Thai forces cross into Yunnan from Burma and occupy several border towns.

Today's Air Raids...
Messina, Italy by US 9th Air Force
Faid, Gafsa, Gabes and Bizerte, Tunisia by US 12th Air Force. Two French submarines captured by Axis forces, Calypso and Nautilus, are sunk at Bizerte.
Vila airfield, Kolombangara Island by US 13th and Cactus Air Forces
Munda airfield, New Georgia Island by US Cactus Air Force
Off Vella Lavella Island by US 13th and Cactus Air Forces on Japanese shipping, sinking Japanese vessel Toa Maru
Mubo, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul and Gasmata, New Britain by US 5th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging, shopping, client session and follow-up, monthly family accounts, missus time, using the evening intuitively.

 Twitter Followers = 1,613 (no change)
     Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
     Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I shall remember January 2013 as the month of disease and expense! Daughter needed her laptop repaired, Son needed a microphone, it was a "5-week month" for shopping and we acquired a whopping £200 energy bill. Ouch! On top of this missus has spent most of the month recovering from Gastroenteritis and myself spent the whole month with a hacking cough that will persist into February.

Finally, my new business venture collapsed!

However, it would not be fair to say the month, for all the setbacks, was miserable. Home life contunes to be idyllic. None of the problems are knockout blows, and it was a successful month for my Hypnotherapy Practice. Once the accounts are done, an Action Plan for February can be drawn up.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
How do you respond to setbacks and adversity?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Any isolated showers will clear away by 9am
It will be windy but bright with sunny spells thereafter.
It will remain dry and windy with clear spells overnight.
Wind will be strong and veer between westerly and south-westerly.
Max Temp = 6 degC
Min Temp = 5 degC
Sunrise at 07:56
Sunset at 16:46

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I know a vampire who collects mirrors, but I don't know what he sees in them
  : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Andrew Sleighter on video games

8. TRIVIA
The longest place name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotam-eteaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokai-whenu a kitanatahu - it's a hill in New Zealand.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"The really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." - Mark Twain