WEDNESDAY 23rd JANUARY 2013 07:30 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (23rd January 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet troops capture Gumrak, the last airfield in German hands in the Stalingrad pocket. The fate of the German 6th Army is now beyond doubt.
General Paulus moves his headquarters to the Univermaag store in Stalingrad.
German 11th Panzer Division counterattacks and destroys Soviet 2nd Guards Army's bridgehead across the Manych River, buying more time to evacuate the Caucasus.
Soviet 37th Army captures Armavir in the Caucasus.

In Norway...
Allied forces raid Stord Island.

In Berlin...
Hitler gives Field Marshal Kesselring expanded duties in the Mediterranean.

In the Mediterranean...
Egyptian vessel Alexandria sunk by U-431
Italian vessel Luni sunk by RN submarine HMS Unbending
Italian vessel Amabile Carolina sunk by RN submarine HMS Unruffled

In Libya...
British 8th Army enters Tripoli
RN Force Q from Bone bombards Panzer Army Afrika around Zuara.

In Tunisia...
Operation Eilbote: German 5th Panzer Army halts its attacks and settles into defensive positions.

In Morocco...
Day 10 of the Casablanca conference between Roosevelt and Churchill.

In the Atlantic...
US vessel Benjamin Smith sunk by U-175

In the Pacific...
US offensive clears Mount Austen, overruns Kokumbona, and makes other substantial gains on Guadalcanal.
IJN submarine I-8 shells US garrison on Canton Island.
IJN destroyer Hakaze sunk by USN submarine Guardfish off New Ireland.

Today's Air Raids...
Dusseldorf, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Northern France on military targets by RAF Fighter Command.
Brest, France by US 8th Air Force
L'Orient, France on the U-Boat base by RAF Bomber Command and US 8th Air Force
Palermo, Sicily by US 9th Air Force
Off Tunisia on Axis shipping by US 12th Air Force.
Ousseltia Gabes and Bizerte, Tunisia by US 12th Air Force
Milne Bay, New Guinea on Allied shipping by Japanese aircraft.
Lae, Finschhafen, and Madang, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Rabaul, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Chittagong, India by Japanese aircraft

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Client prep, ironing, missus time, meditation.

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
For the first two days of this week, life has felt like it has been "on hold" what with snow, mild illness and boiler problems, as well as my new business venture folding before take-off.

Today feels like something of a fresh start. I still have a cough and missus is still off work with Gastroenteritis, but both us are steadily improving. The roads are clear so everyone can go about their business. After a good soak in the tub last night and a hearty steak and ale pie, I'm ready for getting back in the swing of things. There's client prep to do, clothes to iron, missus to attend to and daily meditation to get in.

Long term, I need a new goal as my planned venture will now not happen. Right now I don't have a plan, but rather than trying to figure it out, I have learned to rely on circumstances and gut instinct to guide my direction. I have a reasonably clear picture of what my ideal life (already 70% in place) looks like, and focus upon it will inevitably manifest it. Watch this space to see destiny unfold!

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What does your ideal life look like?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, cold and cloudy all day, evening and overnight.
Wind will be light and north-easterly
Max Temp = -1 degC
Min Temp = -2 degC
Sunrise at 08:08
Sunset at 16:31

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Of course I'm crazy - it's the only thing that keeps me sane! : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Pete Johansson on Russell Howard's Good News

8. TRIVIA
Spiral staircases in medieval castles all spiral upwards clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the invading army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties of climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles, except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Life isn't a matter of milestones but of moments." - Rose Kennedy