WEDNESDAY 9th JANUARY 2013 06:25 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (9th January 1943)
In the Mediterranean...
RN minelayer HMS Abdiel lays mines in Axis shipping lanes. Two Italian destroyers, Maestrale and Corsaro are sunk by them the same day.
Italian vessel Emilio Morandi sunk by RN submarine HMS Umbra

In the Atlantic...
In another bad day, ten Allied freighters are sunk by U-Boats.

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Yoshinogawa Maru sunk by USN submarine Nautilus off Bougainville Island
In New Guinea...
US 127th Infantry Regiment and 163rd Infantry Regiment attacking around Tarakena and Sanananda.

In Nanking...
Wang Ching-Wei's Japanese-supported Chinese government declares war on US and UK

In Burma...
In the Arakan, elements of Indian 47th Infantry Brigade unsuccessfully attack toward Donbaik, and Indian 123rd Infantry Brigade unsuccessfully attack Rathedaung.

Today's Air Raids...
Essen, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Ijmuiden, Netherlands by RAF Bomber Command
Northern France on military targets by RAF Fighter Command
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Tripoli, Libya by US 12th Air Force
Off Tunisia on Axis shipping by US 12th Air Force
Off Lae, New Guinea on a departing Japanese convoy by US 5th Air Force and RAAF aircraft.
Bhamo, Loiwing, and Wanling, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Prep and follow-up for two client sessions, meditation, the milk run, ironing and missus time in the evening.

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
It may only be a Common Cold but it's most definitely NOT FUN. It cleared out of my nasal passages quite quickly, but my lung-lining is currently regenerating and I'm bringing up all the debris of the infection. I was woken early by a coughing fit and brought up the sum total of a spoonful of unpleasantness over the next hour. The only thing to be said for it is that I'd rather have infected lungs, unpleasant as it is, than infected guts, which is even worse!

I have found that an ibuprofen/paracetamol combo is great for the symptoms, but I'm holding back taking it until around 90 minutes before my first client today to be at peak performance for the sessions.

It was not a particularly productive day yesterday as I strove to get out of my system two online issues irrelevant to my advancement but which I was passionate about. I achieved what I set out to do and still had time to meet the minimum requirements housekeeping and business-wise, so I feel surprisingly fulfilled! Today focus is back on "important" stuff.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you clear in your own mind about what you want to achieve?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Cloud then fog moving in over the course of the morning, but starting to lift again by noon.
It will be bright and sunny in the afternoon before cloud and fog returns by evening, and a frost is expected overnight.
It will remain dry but be considerably colder than recent days.
Wind will be consistently light and north-westerly.
Max Temp = 4 degC
Min Temp = 1 degC
Sunrise at 08:22
Sunset at 16:07
Jetstream: Over England and Wales and south-westerly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
The Head Librarian at our local library died last week. Out of respect, today at 11.00am, there will be a two minutes noise.

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Dara O'Briain on video games

8. TRIVIA
The average annual worldwide death rate due to wasp and bee stings is around 100, whereas sharks kill only 6. Thousands of sharks per year are killed by people for various purposes, including food, oil, skins and sport.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still." - Chinese Proverb