FRIDAY 9th NOVEMBER 2012 08:31 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (9th NOVEMBER 1942)
In the Arctic... Soviet submarine K-1 conducts minelaying operations off northern Norway.

On the Russian Front... The German 48th Panzer Korps deploys behind and in support of the Romanian armies.

In Munich... Hitler meets Count Ciano (representing Mussolini) for a brief conference.

In Vichy... Vichy French prime-minister Pierre Laval persuades Marshal Petain and the Council of Ministers to agree to allow the Luftwaffe the use of Vichy French air-space and facilities in Tunisia. Vichy French admaril Darlan is ordered not to negotiate an armistice with the Allies in North Africa. Laval then departs Vichy to meet with Hitler.

In the Mediterranean... The Royal Navy lose corvette HMS Gardenia to a collision and minesweeper HMS Cromer to a mine.
US vessel Leedstown sunk by U-331
Italian submarine Granito sunk by RN submarine HMS Saracen.
British vessels Ardeola and Tadorna, on their way to Malta, are captured by Vichy French torpedo boats off Cape Bon.

In Egypt... The British 8th Army takes Sidi Barrani.

In Algieria... With a local armastice signed, Allied troops enter Algiers.
General Anderson arrives to take command of the British 1st Army.
General Giraud arrives from Gibraltar.
Admaril Darlan is presented with a demand for an armistice throughout North Africa.
US troops push toward Oran from east and west against continued Vichy French resistance.

In Morocco... US troops heavily engaged against Vichy French forces around Port Lyautey.
US Navy fighters claim destruction of six Vichy French aircraft in the air and twenty on the ground.

In the Atlantic...
British vessel Nurmahal sunk by U-154
Norwegian vessel Nidarland sunk by U-67
In the Pacific... On Guadalcanal, the US 7th Marine Regiment and 164th Infantry Regiment surround and attack Japanese troops at Koli Point.

In Papua New Guinea... Heavy fighting around Oivi and Gorari on the Kokoda Track.

Today's Air Raids...
Hamburg, Germany by RAF Bomber Command
Northern France on military targets by RAF Fighter Command.
Le Havre, France by RAF Bomber Command
St. Nazaire, France by US 8th Air Force.
Algeria by US 12th Air Force fighters on Vichy French military targets.
Attu Island by US 11th Air Force aircraft on the Japanese seaplane base.
Oivi and Buna, Papua New Guinea by US 5th Air Force.
Off New Ireland by US 5th Air Force on Japanese shipping.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
With missus poorly, I have some me time before shift 1 of the Weekend Job. Probably missus time in the evening.

 Twitter Followers = 1,591 (up 2)
  Nonfollowed eliminated = 1
  Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
It turns out I'm a good dad after all. When your daughter turns to you in her hour of need despite all the trauma between you, you're probably doing something right. In my own microuniverse, I'm loved, appreciated and make a crucial difference, and it feels really good! So often I have not wanted to continue participating in this life experience, but I've made it to this point and I'm glad I kept going. Loving relationships both sustain you and make it all worthwhile.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
What kept you going through the hardest times in your life?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Dry and overcast in the morning.
Rain and drizzle moving in over the afternoon.
Rain eventually clearing during in the evening.
Dry and cloudy overnight.
Wind will be consistently moderate and south-westerly, easing overnight.
Sunrise at 07:24
Sunset at 16:17
Jetstream: Over Scotland and south-westerly

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I bought a home pregnancy kit and it turns out my house is pregnant. We're thrilled. We're having a shed. : D

7. THE BEST OF MOCK THE WEEK
Series 9 THINGS YOU WON'T HEAR YOUR SAT NAV SAY

8. TRIVIA
One of the more important branches of Prchaeology and Palaeontology is the study of dried and fosillised poo. It gives important information on the diet and habitat of the local people and animals of the time.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed."
— MATTIE STEPANEK