THURSDAY 18th APRIL 2013 07:15 BST

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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (18th April 1943)
From Moscow...
The Soviet government announces that the Katyn Forest Massacre is a German hoax.

In Berlin...
Japanese ambassador Oshima meets with Hitler
A trade agreement with Turkey is signed.

In the North Sea...
Norwegian freighter Hoegh Carrier is sunk by RAF bombers

In the Mediterranean...
Kriegsmarine vessel UJ-2205 sunk by RN submarine HMS Unseen
Allied fighters claim over seventy Luftwaffe transports and fighters shot down off Tunisia.

In the Atlantic...
U-123 sinks British submarine p.615 and British vessel Empire Bruce.

In the Pacific...
Japanese vessel Nisshun Maru is sunk by USN submarine Drum
Admiral Yamamoto, architect of the Pearl Harbor raid, is killed when his aircraft is shot down over Bougainville Island by P-38 fighters of USAAF 339th Fighter Squadron. Admiral Ugaki is injured but survives when his own aircraft is also shot down.

In the Indian Ocean...
British vessel Corbis sunk by U-180
British vessel Manaar sunk by Italian submarine Da Vinci

Today's Air Raids...
Northern France Allied Fighter patrols
Dieppe, France by RAF Bomber Command
La Spezia, Italy by RAF Bomber Command
Alghero and Porto Torres, Sardinia by USAAF
Palermo, Catania, and Bocca di Falco airfield, Sicily by USAAF
Tengchung, China by US 14th Air Force

2. TODAY IN MY LIFE
Blogging first thing. Shopping, some me time before lunch. Meditation early afternoon and Missus time thereafter.

 Twitter Followers = 1,660 (up 5)
    Nonfollowed eliminated = 0
    Unfollowers eliminated = 0

3. TODAY'S SELF-OBSERVATION
Things are settling back to normality after an eventful Easter, with new cats, Missus surgery and having Missus and Son at home all day. Housework has been neglected somewhat as a result and with the Spring thaw finally arriving, both house and garden will need some attention. This is no bad thing as it will get me moving and exercising.

There's something to be said for routine! The structure of it is comforting, so long as you aren't hating large parts of it, which I am grateful to state that I don't.

I am looking forward to a day of just being and making a positive difference.

4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR YOU
How old do you feel?

5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN BRADFORD
Driving wind and rain first thing.
Rain will clear and wind, though still strong, will ease a little by mid-morning.
Mainly dry with sunny spells for most of the day.
A strong south-westerly will blow throughout.
Heavy showers are likely in the later evening and again early tomorrow morning.
Max Temp = 9 degC
Min Temp = 6 degC
Sunrise at 06:00
Sunset at 20:13

6. TODAY'S ONELINER
I finally stopped smoking by using patches - I put six of them over my mouth!     : D 

7. NOW THAT'S FUNNY!
Amy Anderson on giving birth and Oriental stereotypes

8. TRIVIA
Milk Chocolate was invented in 1875 by Swiss national Daniel Peter, who mixed condensed milk, made by his friend Henri Nestlé with plain chocolate.

9. THE WISDOM I'VE LEARNED FROM OTHERS
"The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind." - Dr. Wayne Dyer