MONDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2013 04:43 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (4th February 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet Central Front is formed north of Voronezh Front, comprising of the 2nd Tank Army, 21st Army, 65th Army, and 70th Army.
3rd Tank Army of Voronezh Front reaches Pechenegi and runs into the German 1st SS Panzer-Grenadier Division.
1st Guards Army of Southwest Front attack 1st Panzer Army at Lisichansk
German 17th Army becomes isolated in the Kuban
Soviet forces conduct an amphibious landing in the Kuban. The secondary assault at Cape Myschako faces only light opposition. Elements of Soviet 83rd Naval Brigade, 255th Naval Brigade, and 165th Rifle Division conduct the main landing near Novorossisk with naval support in the face of strong German defences. Two Soviet patrol vessels are sunk by mines during the operation.

In Germany...
Three days of national mourning begin for loss of German 6th Army in Stalingrad.

In the North Sea...
Kriegsmarine patrol vessel V-1602 is sunk by a mine overnight.

In the Mediterranean...
Italian vessel Le Tre Marie Sorelle sunk by RN submarine HMS Unseen.

In Libya...
The British 8th Army conduct a victory parade in Tripoli. It is the end of an Axis presence in Libya, as lead elements of the 8th Army move to the border and cross into Tunisia.

In Tunisia...
British 1st Guards Brigade and 1st Parachute Brigade unsuccessfully attack Djebel Mansour.

In the Atlantic...
U-187 sunk by RN destroyers Beverley and Vimy.

In the Pacific...
IJN destroyers evacuate approximately 4000 troops of the Japanese 17th Army from Guadalcanal overnight.
Japanese vessel Tatsuwa Maru sunk by USN submarine Tunny in the South China Sea.

In Burma...
Indian 55th Infantry Brigade attacks around Donbaik in the Arakan come to a halt.

In New Delhi...
An Allied military conference recommends a full offensive into Burma.

Today's Air Raids...
Emden, Germany by US 8th Air Force. 32 bombers sent, 5 lost.
Northern France & Belgium on military targets by RAF Fighter Command
L'Orient U-Boat Base, France by RAF Bomber Command
Turin, Italy by RAF Bomber Command
Gabes, Tunisia by US 12th Air Force
Amchitka, Aleutian Islands by Japanese aircraft
Kiska, Aleutian Islands by US 11th Air Force
Munda, New Georgia Island by US 13th Air Force
Kahili, Bougainville Island by US 13th Air Force
Lae, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Cape Gloucester, Rabaul and Gasmata, New Britain by US 5th Air Force.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Housework, client follow-up, Hypnosis CD's to record, Son time then missus time.

 Twitter Followers = 1,613 (up 2)
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    Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
So much for a routine Sunday - it was dominated by the discovery of our smaller garden gates stolen - lifted clear off the hinges and removed! I took all the appropriate action - contacted the Police for a crime number (because that's all you get) and the insurer, and invested in a security chain for the "surviving" big gate.

Some subsequent Google research has revealed this to be a surprisingly common crime. With the benefit of hindsight I will take steps to ensure it won't happen again - assunimg the the insurer covers the gate - I'm waiting to hear later on today.

I thought I dealt with the whole thing really well, generally keeping focus, this incident has probably led to my insomnia - I've not slept at all overnight. Hopefully, body and mind will rebalance tonight.

4. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Do you respond in the right way to situations as they occur?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry, clear and subsequently sunny start.
Heavy showers moving in by mid-morning
Showers will turn into persistent heavy rain by evening.
Rain will persist but ease into the later evening, turning wintry overnight.
Wind will be strong and westerly.
Max Temp = 6 degC
Min Temp = 1 degC
Sunrise at 07:49
Sunset at 16:54

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
You don't have to be crazy to work here - we'll train you.  :  D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
JC Coccoli - Dealbreakers and sexual hiatus

8. TRIVIA
Only 30% of the Sahara Desert is sandy - the rest is rocky. The desert is only about 6,000 years old. Before that it was Savannah, until a shift in the tilt of the Earth's Axis altered weather patterns.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"If you are too intent on winning, you will never enjoy playing."
            - Thomas Merton, Trappist Monk