TUESDAY 9th OCTOBER 2012 05:45 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WW2 (9th October1942)
From Moscow... In a major reform, Soviet armed forces reintroduce unitary command, removing commissars from decision-making positions and relegating them to strictly political duties.

Over France... US 8th Air Force attacks Lille and other targets with 79 bombers

In the English Channel... German S-143 is sunk by a mine.

In the Bay of Biscay... U-171 is sunk by a mine

In the Mediterranean... Italian vessels Giuseppe Magliulo and Alga sunk by RN submarine HMS Unbending.

In North Africa... the Axis Airfield of El-Daba is heavily bombed by the British Desert Air Force, and the USMEAF bombs Benghazi

In the Atlantic... In another bleak day for Allied shipping, Dutch vessel Flensburg sunk by U-201, Canadian vessel Carolus sunk by U-69, British vessel Pennington Court sunk by U-254, and British vessel Oronsay sunk by Italian submarine Archimede. In the Indian Ocean... US vessel Examelia and Belgian vessel Belgian Fighter sunk by U-68. US vessel Coloradan sunk by U-159
From Washington... The U.S.A. renounces all terratorial rights in China.

In the Pacific... General Hyakutake, commanding Japanese 17th Army, arrives at Guadalcanal with elements of 2nd Infantry Division, while Twenty USMC F4F fighters arrive to reinforce Henderson Field. US 7th Marine Regiment attack in the Matanikau sector. US 5th Air Force attacks Rabaul on New Britain with 30 B-17 bombers in largest raid to date. Japanese vessel Yawatasan Maru sunk by USN submarine Drum off Honshu.

In Papua New Guinea... Australian 25th Infantry Brigade attack the Japanese rearguard around Myola on the Kokoda Track. US 5th Air Force aircraft attack Lae.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Ironing, unblocking a drain (yuk!) and online marketing. Missus time in the evening.

 Twitter Followers = 1,556 (up 2)
     Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
     Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY’S SELF-OBSERVATION
Keeping focused is definitely the theme of the moment! I know what I need to do, so it's a case of getting on with it. Days and weeks are seeming to whizz by at breakneck speed! This is probably a sign of a happy and fulfilled life! I appreciate it that much more because I have had the experience of NOT having such a life.

4. TODAY’S QUESTION FOR YOU
Is what you're doing getting you somewhere?

5. TODAY’S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and cloudy with sunny periods all day.
Dry with clear periods overnight
Wind will be consistently very light and will veer from north-easterly in the morning to south-easterly in the afternoon.
Max Temp: 10 degC
Min Temp 6 degC
Sunrise 07:24
Sunset 18:23
Jetstream: Over Scotland and North-Westerly

6. TODAY’S ONELINER
There are some things better left unsaid. That's usually the stuff I blurt out first thing! : D

7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
What You Didn't Hear at Live Earth

8. TRIVIA
Organized crime is estimated to generate 10% of the United States' national income.

9. THE WISDOM I’VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS"I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive."
— JOSEPH CAMPBELL