SATURDAY 19th JANUARY 2013 09:05 GMT

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (19th January 1943)
On the Russian Front...
Soviet 59th Army captures Novgorod south of Leningrad
Soviet Voronezh Front captures Vayluki and Urazovo
50,000 encircled Hungarian troops surrender at Ostrogozh
Luftwaffe aircraft transport 32 tons of supplies to German 6th Army in Stalingrad pocket

In Norway...
Free Norwegian MTBs begin a series of raids along Norwegian coast.

In the Mediterranean...
In a bad day for the Italians, they lose a minesweeper, three freighters and a submarine to the Royal Navy.

In Libya...
British 8th Army reaches Homs. The Afrika Korps, hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned, retreat east overnight.

In Tunisia... Operation Eilbote continues - German 5th Panzer Army attack Free French troops around Robaa and Karachoum Gap.

In Morocco...Day 6 of the Casablanca conference between Roosevelt and Churchill.
In the Pacific...
US forces attacking Japanese positions on Guadalcanal.
The Japanese lose three freighters to American submarines.

In New Guinea..
Under heavy attack from US/Australian forces, the Japanese are ordered to withdraw from Sanananda. Japanese General Oda is killed during the retreat.

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

Today's Air Raids...
Tripoli, Libya by US 9th Air Force
 Sousse, Tunis, and Medenine, Tunisia by US 12th Air Force
New Georgia Island by US 13th Air Force
Lae, Finschhafen, and Madang, New Guinea by US 5th Air Force
Cape Hollman on New Britain by US 5th Air Force
Cape St George on New Ireland by US 5th Air Force
Akyab, Burma by RAF aircraft
Kamaing, Thazi, and Mandalay, Burma by US 10th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
A brief missus time before shift 2 of the weekend job, footie on TV in the late evening.

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3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Watching Son is like watching me in a parallel universe. We are virtually clones in personality. He has the same tendency for depression and self-pity when things don't go his way. He has the advantage of a mentor who has been through it all himself, and a much more supportive and loving environment.

For teenagers, they feel everything disproportionately intensely. I am honoured that he is comfortable enough with me to share these feelings, even if he doesn't always like my answers. I know when to give him space and mull it all over himself.  I know that he will be absolutely fine in the end, and that a few teen traumas are important learning experiences.

It's wonderful to see all the dysfunctionality from previous generations ending with mine.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
Do you know when to give space and when to intervene?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Frequent snow showers and a bitter north-easterly wind all day, evening and overnight.
Max Temp = -1 degC
Min Temp = -2 degC
Sunrise at 08:13
Sunset at 16:23

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
Surrealism is not my cup of tuna : D

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Mike Gunn: Things that women like that blokes don't

8. TRIVIA
On going to bed and turning the light out, the average person takes seven minutes to fall asleep.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"Your life will bear the fruit of your thoughts." - Lynn A. Robinson