FRIDAY 18th JANUARY 2013 08:16 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (18th January 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Zhukov promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union and named Deputy Supreme Commander of Soviet armed forces, second only to Stalin in control of the military.
Soviet 67th Army and 2nd Shock Army link up near Schlusselburg, opening an overland route into Leningrad.
Soviet 40th Army and 3rd Tank Army isolate remnants of Hungarian and Italian divisions near Alexievka.
In Stalingrad, Gumrak airfield comes under Soviet artillery fire
German Army Group A withdraws from Cherkessk and Divnoye.
Luftwaffe aircraft transport 6 tons of supplies to German 6th Army in Stalingrad pocket.
Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch, having arrived at Taganrog aboard his command train, takes control of airlift operations for Stalingrad.
In Berlin...
It is decided that 100,000 French citizens will be conscripted for forced labour in Germany.

In Albania...
The Italians form a new puppet government led by Eqrem Libohova.

In the Mediterranean...
RN submarine Rorqual lays mines in Axis shipping lanes
Five Axis freighters are sunk by Allied vessels.

In Tunisia...
General Hans-Jurgen von Arnim takes command of German forces in Tunisia.
The Germans launch Operation Eilbote in the south. German 5th Panzer Army attack Free French troops around Kebir Reservoir, capturing Djebel Mansour. 10th Panzer Division attack toward Bou Arada, using Tiger tanks for the first time.

In Morocco...
Day 5 of the Casablanca conference between Roosevelt and Churchill.

In Seattle...
An experimental B-29 bomber crashes during a test flight and kills thirty-one people.

In the Aleutian Islands...
USN Task Group 8.6 bombards Attu Island.

In the Pacific...
US forces renew attacks against Japanese positions on Guadalcanal.
Japanese vessel Yamafuku Maru sunk by US 13th Air Force aircraft in the Shortland Islands.
US vessel Mobilube torpedoed by IJN submarine I-121 off Sydney, subsequently towed to port and written off.
Japanese vessel Senzan Maru sunk by US 5th Air Force bombers off Kavieng on New Ireland.
Japanese vessel Tokachi Maru sunk by mine off Surabaya.

In New Guinea...
US 163rd Infantry Regiment and 127th Infantry Regiment attack in the Sanananda sector.
Australian 18th Infantry Brigade clears Sanananda village.

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

Today's Air Raids...
North Sea minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Tripoli, Libya by US 9th and 12th Air Force
Lae and Madang, Burma by US 5th Air Force
Gasmata, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Kamaing, Burma by US 10th Air Force.

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Poorly missus not keeping food down so is off to doctor's this morning for a sick note - condition is probably Gastro-Enteritis, to which she is prone. Son, bless him, has volunteered unpressured to accompany her. This leaves the house to myself for 2-3 hours in the morning. I will use the time intuitively. Shift 1 of the Weekend Job to follow then missus time in the evening.

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
I have been sleeping a lot longer recently, 7-8 hours rather than 5-6, needing the alarm to wake me. This may be because I've stopped taking Tadalafil, or that my body is taking the time to regenerate my lung lining, or maybe both. I am certainly very calm and easy-going right now. I shall observe further developments in sleep and mood with interest!

My Eucalyptus/Peppermint oil therapy continues to ease my cough, although my voice is still hoarse and regeneration continues at the same plodding pace. I will simply have to accept it and patiently go with the process.

Myself/Son/Missus bonds seem to grow ever more tighter in mutual love and affection, we all have the same good-hearted giving attitude, making home life joyous. Daughter seems to have genetically missed out on this quality - she simply does not have the "team-player" mind, and the instinctive desire to assist others that we do. I have come to full acceptance of this, and consequently relations are at a distance but cordial. I can consequently be there for her without us getting in each other's faces.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Are you wasting time resenting what is, or focusing on your intention for your life?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Frequent snow showers and a bitter south-easterly wind all day, evening and overnight.
Max Temp = -2 degC
Min Temp = -3 degC
Sunrise at 08:14
Sunset at 16:21

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I met my husband at a Singles Bar. I thought he was at home looking after the kids. : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Anjelah Johnson on being chatted up and nail bars

8. TRIVIA
The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life".

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy." - Howard W. Newton