Six of the Best 562

There is still crucial work to do on the campaign to reform the pub trade, says Gareth Epps.

"Dickensian would not only be inspired by Dickens’s novels: in its alternating layers of melodrama and comedy, like the ‘streaky bacon’ effect he wrote about in Oliver Twist, its style would also be truly Dickensian." Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is literary adviser to the BBC series.

"The heritage minister, Tracey Crouch, announced that Clouds Hill, the tiny home of T E Lawrence , near Wareham in Dorset has been given Grade II* status," reports David Hencke.

Alwyn Turner introduces us to William Charles Boyden-Mitchell, better known as Bill Mitchell, and better known still as Uncle Bill of British Forces Broadcasting Service.

A Lady in London discovers Eel Pie Island.

"The churches of mostly rural Suffolk ... harbour a curiosity - woodwoses (literally 'wild-men-of-the-woods'), hirsute manimals brandishing clubs." Matt Salusbury on creatures that make Jacks in the Green look tame.
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Record-breaking year for road repairs in Lincolnshire

We have our Headline of the Day, courtesy of the Rutland & Stamford Mercury.
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The opening night of Oliver!


9 July 1968 - Many belong to a species of stage boy, only related to childhood by their small size. All the other attributes of boyhood - youth, gaiety, innocence - have long since gone. Squat creatures, seemingly weaned on Woodbines, they are the boys who have been in Oliver! Lionel Bart has cut a swathe through the nation's youth like the 1914-18 war. They are the new Lost Generation.
Alan Bennett Writing Home (1994)

There is at present a good documentary from 2002 on the BBC iPlayer about the opening night of Lionel Bart's 'Oliver!' It includes interviews with the late Ron Moody and Tony Robinson, who was one of Fagin's gang.

I suspect a young Robinson is second from left in the photograph above. Holding the cake is Keith Hamshere, the original Oliver, who want on to become one of the leading stills photographers in the film industry.
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Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

This is a cancer that develops from breast tissue, and it's one of the most common cancers affecting females. Most women who get it are over 40 years old, this is a ration of 8 to 10. Younger women and men also get this cancer in rare case. If it's treated early enough, breast cancer is curable and can be prevented from spreading to other parts of the body.

In this article, I will feature on breast cancer in women.

October

The month of October is worldwide Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's dedicated to raise consciousness about the thousands of women who are diagnosed with the disease every year. The pink ribbon and the colour pink in general, is an international symbol for breast cancer month. Pink is considered feminine and the roles that come with this gender like being beautiful, caring, good and being cooperative.
Signs and Symptoms to look out for:

    Lump in the breast.

    Fluid coming from the nipple.

    Dimpling of the skin around the breast.

    A change in breast shape.

    A red scaly patch of skin.

    Swollen lymph nodes, around the breast.

    Shortness of breath.
Causes

No one knows the exact cause of this cancer. Medics rarely know why some women develop it while others don't. Most women who have this cancer will never be able to tell the exact cause. One thing for sure this cancer is always caused by damage to a cell's DNA.

Risks factors

Some of these risks can be changed and for some we can do little about as we have absolutely no control over them.

    A female whose female relatives have had breast cancer is two to three times more likely to develop the disease. This is because the disease is hereditary.

    Advancing in age. As we saw earlier the big percentage of cancer patients lies from 40 years of age onwards.
 Lack of childbearing or lack of breastfeeding.

    Great exposure to estrogen hormone. Estrogen makes cells to divide, the more the cells divide, they become abnormal, thus becoming cancerous. Estrogen exposure is greatly affected by the age a lady starts and stops menstruating, the average length of her menstrual cycle, and her age at first childbirth. Her risk for this cancer is increased if she starts menstruating before age 12, has her first child after age 30, or stops menstruating after age the age of 50 years and above. Also, if she has her menstrual cycle shorter or longer than the average 24-28 days.

    Radiation exposure. If you get radiation treatments to your chest as a child or young adult, your risk of the disease is increased.

    Diet. Research has shown that women with high fat intake diets are more prone to getting the disease.

    Lack of physical activity.

    The ladies that smoke and drink alcohol increase the risk of developing this cancer.

    Chances of getting breast cancer are increased if you've had breast cancer in one breast before.

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Massage Improves Immune Function in Women With Breast Cancer

Massages not only help you relax but have many other benefits such as supporting the healing process, boosting your energy levels, eases pain, lifts your mood and an over-all feeling of well-being. It is a "hands on" treatment meaning a therapist manipulates muscles and other soft tissues of the body. There are a variety of massages that go from gentle stroking (also known as effleurage) and kneading of muscles and other soft tissues to a deeper more intense technique.

This is what happens while getting a massage. The therapist proceeds to massage soft tissue which transmits electrical signals to local areas of the body and also throughout the body. In the process, these signals help heal damaged muscle, improve circulation, detoxify by getting rid of waste products via the lymphatic system, boosts the immune system, reduces pain and creates a calming effect.

There is scientific evidence that shows how effective massage can be in reducing pain and improving quality of life in cancer patients, people with autism, back pain, atopic dermatitis, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder), bulimia, cystic fibrosis, diabetes and arthritis. It is also very useful for lowering blood pressure.

Now let's spend a little time discussing breast cancer. The term "breast cancer" is when there is an abnormal growth of cells which come together to form one or more tumors in the breast. Both men and women can have breast cancer but as we are all aware of it does occur more in women. Statistics show that approximately 230,000 women and 2,300 men in the US are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

Breast cancer most commonly occurs in the cells of the ducts (tubes that carry milk from the lobule to the nipple) known as ductal cancer but can also occur in the cells that line the lobules (milk-producing glands) known as lobular cancer. It can also occur in the fatty and fibrous tissues of the breast, although, this happens less frequently.
Another important fact is the main cause of breast cancer is when a mistake is made during cell division (a genetic abnormality). Abnormal cells inherited from your parents only cause 5-10% of cancers. The largest percentage 85-90% of breast cancers occurs because of the aging process (genetic abnormalities forming along the way).

Now that we have an overview of massage and breast cancer let's check out this study.

Researchers investigated how effective massage could be on immune function and stress in women with breast cancer. They enrolled thirty women, 50 to 75 years of age with breast cancer undergoing 5 weeks of adjuvant radiation therapy.
The protocol was 15 women were to be administered massage in the form of a full-body light pressure effleurage treatment for 45 minutes, and the other 15 women - the control group - were given an equal amount of attention but no massage.

The results were the massage group experienced significant reduction in the deterioration of NK cell activity which occurs during radiation treatment while the control group did not. This translates into the massage was able to boost the women's immune systems. The massage group also experienced decreased heart rate and blood pressure indicating they were less stressed than the control group.
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The Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway



Built to service the Crystal Palace exhibition and opened in 1865, the Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway ran between Nunhead and Crystal Palace. It closed in 1954.

There is more about Crystal Palace High Level station on London Reconnections.
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Liberal England in 2015: Part 2

April

I visited Burton Overy and founds its telephone box was now a library.

Keeping tabs on the general election campaign, I reported that the contest in Hampstead and Kilburn would go ahead despite death of a former Eurovision entrant.

Lord Bonkers remembered the making on Bomb on the Buses:
"Who could forget the scene where poor Olive is rescued from the speeding bus? Lines of dialogue such as 'Blimey, Stan, keep your foot down' and 'Don’t you dare touch that brake, Butler' were on everyone’s lips.
Two journalists recalled being in Leicester for the trial at Frank Beck, where allegations against Greville Janner were first heard in public.

I found a priceless fragment of my past in a 1978 issue of Antiquarian Book Monthly Review.





May

"The general election was bloody awful for the Liberal Democrats," I wrote in the Leicester Mercury with characteristic perspicacity.

I was cheered up by discovering the video above - a profile of the Spencer Davis Group from a 1966 programme called 'A Whole Scene Going'.

I passed the Homophobic Monk twice in one day and went to see the tomb of Richard III in Leicester Cathedral.

Meanwhile the Liberal Democrats were recruiting a surprising number of new members and I asked what the party could offer them.

I brought the world the first pictures of Tim Farron as a would be pop star and went to Pitsford to search for the Jack in the Green.




June

The Liberal Democrats mourned the early death of Charles Kennedy.

Wandering the back streets of Loughborough (as one does), I came across a memorial to the 1916 Zeppelin raid on the town.

Ron Moody, the original and best Fagin in 'Oliver!' had also died. I was pleased to discover that he had studied under Karl Popper.

Not for the first time, a batsman was out c Bairstow b Willey in a limited overs international.

Closer to home, I found the Aylestone Road ground in Leicester where the county played between 1901 and 1939 - see the photo above.

I also examined Norman Lamb's sudden enthusiasm for the right to die.


Now read...

Liberal England in 2015: Part 1
Libearl England in 2015: Part 3
Liberal England in 2015: Part 4
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Lenore Skenazy and free-range kids



I spent a day at the Battle of Ideas in October partly so I could hear Lenore Skenazy speak.

Skenazy is an American journalist and campaigner who writes the Free-Range Kids blog. (Having no children of my own I am, of course, an expert on such matters.)

She was an entertaining speaker, but I cannot find a video of the session she took part in. So instead here is a brief one where she sets out her ideas.
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Lowongan Kerja PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk - Management Trainee - Januari 2016

Info Loker Januari 2016 PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur TbkPT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (“ICBP”) merupakan produsen berbagai produk konsumen bermerek yang mapan dan terkemuka dengan berbagai pilihan produk solusi sehari-hari bagi konsumen di segala usia. Banyak di antara merek produknya merupakan merek terkemuka yang telah melekat di hati masyarakat Indonesia, serta memperoleh kepercayaan dan loyalitas jutaan konsumen di Indonesia selama bertahun-tahun.
ICBP didirikan pada bulan September 2009 melalui proses restrukturisasi internal dari Grup Produk Konsumen Bermerek (“CBP”) PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (“Indofood”).
Melalui proses restrukturisasi internal tersebut, kegiatan usaha Grup CBP dari Indofood, yang meliputi mi instan, dairy, makanan ringan, penyedap makanan, nutrisi dan makanan khusus, serta biskuit (sebelumnya tergabung dalam Grup Bogasari), dialihkan ke ICBP.
Lowongan Kerja Januari 2016 PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk - ICBP telah mencatatkan sahamnya di BEI sejak tanggal 7 Oktober 2010. Pada saat ini, Indofood tetap menjadi pemegang saham mayoritas ICBP dengan kepemilikan saham sekitar 80%. Oleh karenanya, ICBP tetap memiliki sinergi dengan perusahaan-perusahaan Indofood lainnya dalam meningkatkan keunggulan kompetitifnya.
Pada tahun 2012, ICBP mulai melaksanakan inisiatif untuk meraih peluang usaha baru dengan mendirikan dua perusahaan patungan dengan Asahi Group Holdings Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (“Asahi”) untuk memasuki pasar minuman non-alkohol di Indonesia. Kegiatan usaha minuman dimulai di akhir tahun 2013 menyusul akuisisi exclusive bottler untuk produk-produk PepsiCo dan yang selanjutnya disusul dengan akuisisi aset kegiatan usaha air minum dalam kemasan (“AMDK”) di awal tahun 2014.

Lowongan Kerja PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk
Indofood Noodle Future Leader - Januari 2016


PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk membuka kesempatan kepada putra-putri terbaik Indonesia dengan integritas serta komitmen tinggi untuk bergabung dan berkarir bersama kami dengan mengisi Lowongan Kerja Terbaru pada posisi sebagai berikut : 

Indofood Noodle Future Leader

Persyaratan pelamar :
  • Sarjana (S1) dari universitas terkemuka
  • Minimal IPK 3.10
  • Usia maksimal 25 tahun
  • Aktif dalam kegiatan organisasi sosial
  • Melek komputer
  • Kemampuan interpersonal dan komunikasi yang baik
  • Termotivasi diri, dinamis, dengan integritas personal
  • Bersedia ditempatkan di seluruh wilayah indonesia
Posisi dan Persyaratan Khusus :
I-Fuel Manufacturing (Kode : I-FUEL MFG)
  • Jurusan Teknik Listrik, Teknik Mesin, Teknologi Pangan, Teknik Industri, Teknik Kimia, Bio Teknologi
I-Fuel Human Resources (Kode : I-FUEL HR)
  • Jurusan Semua Jurusan (Diutamakan Psikologi, Hukum, Manajemen Sumber Daya Manusia, Teknik Industri, dll)
I-Fuel Sales (Kode : I-FUEL SALES)
  • Jurusan Semua Jurusan (Diutamakan Ekonomi, Manajemen / Bisnis, Teknologi Pangan, Teknik Industri, dll)
I-Fuel Accounting (Kode : I-FUEL ACC)
  • Jurusan Akuntansi
Info Loker Terbaru 2016 lainnya : Lowongan Kerja Bank BNI

Tata Cara Pengajuan Lamaran : 

Jika Anda memenuhi kualifikasi pakerjaan dan berminat untuk melamar perkerjaan ini, silakan kirimkan Resume terbaru dan Foto ke alamat email : recruit_hrndlho@icbp.indofood.co.id atau recruitment.noodle@icbp.indofood.co.id dengan kode posisi sebagai subyek email

Penerimaan dibuka sampai tanggal 31 Januari 2016

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Lowongan Kerja Bank BNI - Officer Development Program - Januari 2016

Info Loker Bank Januari 2016 Bank BNI - Bank Negara Indonesia didirikan dan dipersiapkan pada tanggal 5 Juli 1946 menjadi Bank Sirkulasi atau Bank Sentral yang bertanggung jawab menerbitkan dan mengelola mata uang RI. Beberapa bulan setelah pendiriannya, Bank Negara Indonesia mulai mengedarkan alat pembayaran resmi pertama - Oeang Republik Indonesia atau ORI. Pengusul dibentuknya sebuah Bank Sentral atau Bank Sirkulasi, serta sekaligus juga adalah sebagai pendiri dan Direktur Utama Bank Negara Indonesia yang pertama adalah Raden Mas (R.M.) Margono Djojohadikusumo.
Pada 1955, Peran Bank Negara Indonesia beralih menjadi bank pembangunan dan kemudian mendapat hak untuk bertindak sebagai bank devisa. Sejalan dengan penambahan modal pada tahun 1955, status Bank Negara Indonesia beralih menjadi bank umum dengan penetapan secara yuridis melalui Undang-Undang Darurat nomor 2 tahun 1955.
Dengan inovasi perbankan yang luas, menimbulkan kepercayaan pemerintah terhadap perusahaan BNI. Maka, pada 1968, status hukum Bank Negara Indonesia ditingkatkan ke Persero dengan nama PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk.
Lowongan Kerja Bank Januari 2016 Bank BNI - Pada 2013, BNI memposisikan layanannya dalam tingkat yang lebih tinggi. Bank BNI meluncurkan kartu kredit dan kartu ATM/debit bergambar Tim Sepakbola peserta BPL, Chelsea, dengan logo MasterCard. Kartu tersebut dapat diterima oleh fans Chelsea. Bank BNI juga meluncurkan layanan trust bagi industri ekspor, termasuk untuk industri minyak dan gas.

Lowongan Kerja Bank Negara Indonesia
Officer Development Program - Januari 2016

PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk memberikan kesempatan kepada putra-putri terbaik Indonesia dengan integritas serta komitmen tinggi untuk bergabung dan berkarir bersama kami dengan mengisi Loker Bank Januari 2016 Terbaru pada posisi sebagai berikut :

Officer Development Program (ODP) Relationship Manager (RM)

Persyaratan pelamar :
  • Lulusan S1 atau S2 dari perguruan tinggi terkemuka jurusan ekonomi, bisnis, teknik, matematika, statistika, fisika, kimia, pertanian, perikanan, kehutanan, perkebunan, peternakan, hukum, dan administrasi bisnis.
  • S1 IPK min 2,75 (PTN) atau 3,00 (PTS), S2 IPK Min 3,25
  • Usia maksimal 26 tahun (S1) dan 28 tahun (S2)
  • Mampu berbahasa Inggris & mengoperasikan computer (Ms Office)
  • Memiliki kemampuan analisis yang baik
  • Area Penempatan Pulau Sumatera, Pulau Sulawesi, Pulau Kalimantan, NTB, NTT, Maluku, Papua

Officer Development Program (ODP) Information Technology (IT)
Posisi yang dibutuhkan :
  1. IT APPLICATION DEVELOPER (PROGRAMMER)
  2. IT OFFICER
  3. IT ENGINEER
  4. IT SECURITY OFFICER
Persyaratan umum :
  • Lulusan S1 atau S2 dari perguruan tinggi terkemuka jurusan Teknik Komputer,Teknik Elektro, Statistik, Elektronika, Ilmu Komputer, Teknik Informatika, Sistem Infromasi, Teknik Industri, Teknik Fisika, Matematika
  • S1 IPK min 2,75 (PTN) atau 3,00 (PTS), S2 IPK Min 3,25
  • Usia maksimal 26 tahun (S1) dan 28 tahun (S2)
  • Mampu berbahasa Inggris minimal pasif
  • Memiliki kemampuan analisis yang baik
  • Area Penempatan JAKARTA
  • Lebih diutamakan memiliki salah satu/beberapa skill sebagai berikut :
1. IT APPLICATION DEVELOPER (PROGRAMMER)
  • Menguasai salah satu dari: Cobol, C++, Java, MS Dot Net, PHP, Web, MS SQL Server, Platform UNIX (AIX, Solaris, Linux), TACL, SAS, PL SQL.
  • Diutamakan memiliki pengalaman di bidang programming (sebagai nilai tambah).
  • Diutamakan menguasai Development Tools, Management Database, Oracle/SQL, Project Management Tools, Unix.
2. IT OFFICER
  • Mengetahui secara garis besar tentang IT Project Management, IT Arsitektur Perbankan, IT Procurement, Sistem dan Prosedur IT, Operational Support IT.
  • Diutamakan memiliki pengalaman di bidang terkait (sebagai nilai tambah).
  • Mampu berkomunikasi dengan baik.
3. IT ENGINEER
  • Diutamakan memiliki pengalaman di bidang sistem operasi/ database/ network/internet/VOIP dan desktop (sbg nilai tambah).
  • Menguasai Platform UNIX (IBM AIX, Oracle Solaris, Linux)/Microsoft Windows Server/Database Oracle/MS SQL/konsep internet (dns, email dan proxy)/Konsep VOIP/PBX dan konsep TCP/IP.
  • Nilai tambah bagi yang mempunyai sertifikasi CCNA/MCITP/Oracle Database Admin/ SQL Server.
4. IT SECURITY OFFICER
  • Memiliki pengalaman mengelola keamanan informasi, mengembangkan policy keamanan informasi, IT Assessment dan Penetration Testing, mendisain langkah-langkah implementasi keamanan informasi, menjalankan IT Security Governance.
  • Memiliki minat mendalami keamanan informasi, hacking, dan mendalami paket data dan security device (IPS, Firewall, dll.).
  • Diutamakan memiliki pengalaman (sebagai nilai tambah) tentang kernel debugging atau Compile Linux Kernel, konfigurasi network/security, shell command/unix administration, perl/php/lua/python.
Info Loker Terbaru 2016 lainnya : Lowongan Kerja PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk

Tata Cara Pengajuan Lamaran : 

Jika Anda memenuhi kualifikasi pakerjaan dan berminat untuk melamar perkerjaan ini, silakan kirimkan lamaran Anda secara online melalui website Resmi Rekrutmen Bank BNI via https://recruitment.bni.co.id/. Untuk apply dan mendapatkan login user dan password, silahkan register terlebih dahulu di halaman depan website dengan cara klik External Register

Hati-hati, Bank Negara Indonesia tidak pernah memungut biaya apapun dalam proses seleksi & tidak melakukan kerjasama dengan travel/biro perjalanan manapun

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