03-Dec-2013 18:19

'Baltic hub' fuels Russian trade :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/63IHJb2ZPIw/spc-gateway-ust-luga-port.cnn.html

Excess winter deaths rose by a third last winter :: Conclusion
If you are 65 or over, it is important to spend most of your time in a warm environment during the winter months. There are a number of things you can do to cope in cold weather.
Keep your main living room at around 18-21°C (65-70°F) and the rest of the house at least 16°C (61°F). If you can't heat all the rooms you use, heat the living room during the day and the bedroom just before you go to sleep.
Make sure you are receiving any benefits you are entitled to, such as the Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payment.
Regular hot drinks and eating at least one hot meal a day will help keep energy levels up during winter and keep your body warm. 
Finally, make sure you get the seasonal flu jab. While not 100% guaranteed, it should reduce your vulnerability to infection...
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Euro or pound for Scotland? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/LIP3JeR9ls8/qmb-scotland-independence-economy-humza-yousaf-intv.cnn.html

Pope slams market 'tyranny' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/upYmBwUsGX4/qmb-pope-market-tyranny-beck-intv.cnn.html

France downgraded to AA rating :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/4J5mA4MKXd0/qmb-france-economy-downgraded-philippe-gudin-intv.cnn.html

'We police it ourselves': Group processes in the escalation and regulation of violence in the night‐time economy :: Abstract
The attempt to regenerate city centres has led to the creation of a 'night‐time economy' (NTE) based around alcohol‐led entertainment. This has been accompanied by an increase of violence. Using insights from social identity research on collective action, we argue that NTE violence can be viewed as a group‐level phenomenon. Twenty focus groups were conducted with participants who socialise together (total number of participants = 53). Participants discussed their experiences of the NTE, including violence. A thematic analysis of the transcripts drew out four ways in which NTE violence is discussed in group terms: intergroup violence, intragroup violence, intragroup intervention (escalation) and intragroup intervention (regulation). The analysis reveals that groups ca...
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Highlights from this issue :: Warning systems and ethics I can't remember an issue of Archives with greater breadth in every sense: geographical; biomedical and philosophical. Once assimilated, though, two distinct themes became clear; warning systems and ethics within child health which share similar uncertainties. Screening systems for adverse outcomes invariably entail difficult decisions; the trade off between over ‘identification’ of pathology, poorer specificity and greater economy with the risk of missing real cases, poorer sensitivity. Three papers demonstrate the tension in different ways. Three further papers, examine ethical equipoise from different angles: new techniques for previously incurable disease; the legal nuances of parental responsibility and the unique vulnerability of adolescents. Fi...
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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Youth hostels grow up :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wMV-JAbfqZs/index.html

With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:&bull; Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).&bull; E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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She'll change how you watch TV :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ikAcLeQw0Yk/index.html

13 tips on building a coalition to tackle climate change :: How do you foster effective cross-sectoral cooperation to end climate change? Our expert panel suggests you might want to start by watching your languageTerry Townshend, deputy secretary general: policy, The Global Legislators Organisation (Globe International), Beijing, China. @terrytownshendIf you want to get the political establishment on board, watch your language: I think the biggest obstacle to effective climate action has been political, largely driven by ideology and the power of rich corporations over politicians. Political campaign finance reform is absolutely necessary but, until that happens, climate change objectives need to be expressed in language that is not politically divisive. Speak in terms of energy security, risk, air pollution, health and not climate change, green, o...
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VIDEO: How children's savings accounts vary :: There are hopes the Chancellor will announce changes to Child Trust Fund accounts which do not earn much interest.
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So … do you really need a PaaS? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/MBzQRKL_4vM/

Detroit given bankruptcy protection :: A US federal judge rules Detroit should be granted bankruptcy protection and says controversial pension cuts could occur as a result.
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Detroit Eligible For Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Protection, Judge Rules :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A federal judge Tuesday ruled that Detroit is officially eligible for bankruptcy protection, a move the once-mighty but now debt-choked city took in July. The decision lets the city walk away from an array of debts and future obligations, including making full payment on its pension payment commitments.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/detroit-eligible-chapter-9-bankruptcy-protection-judge-rules-1493120

IDC reduces 2013 PC sales forecast: Down 15 percent in consumer markets :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/VY59rFAE-2U/

NFL 2013 Week 14 Lines: Point Spreads, Totals And Complete Betting Odds From Las Vegas :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Two games on the Week 14 schedule are expected to be very uncompetitive. Not surprisingly, they include the top teams in the AFC. The New England Patriots are giving the visiting Cleveland Browns 11.5 points. The Denver Broncos are the biggest favorites this weekend, giving 12 points to the Tennessee Titans.</p>
<p>Thursday Night Football begins Week 14 with the worst teams in football. The Houston Texans are favored on the road, visiting the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars recently picked up their third victory of the 2013 season, giving them one more win than the Texans.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nfl-2013-week-14-lines-point-spreads-totals-complete-betting-odds-las-vegas-1493236

Paul Walker's Death: 'Fast & Furious' Star's Fatal Accident Highlights The Dark Side Of Street Racing :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>When Patricia Wakham read about the accident that killed actor Paul Walker this past weekend, it brought back a haunting memory of her son's untimely death. On a summer afternoon in 1998, Wakham's son, Nick McLaughlin, 20, was coming home from the beach in San Diego with his buddies when the drivers of both cars decided to race.</p>
<p>They drove at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour across San Diego, but when the driver in the car in which Nick was riding tried to pass the other car, he lost control and he and Nick were killed instantly. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/paul-walkers-death-fast-furious-stars-fatal-accident-highlights-dark-side-street-racing-1493178

Cyber Monday Sales Break Records: Mobile Commerce Up, International Consumers Exploit US Thanksgiving Holiday :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Cyber Monday 2013 just became the biggest online shopping day in history as online sales grew 20 percent, led by booming mobile commerce, according to International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/software/marketing-solutions/benchmark-reports/cyber-monday-2013.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">data</a> released Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/cyber-monday-sales-break-records-mobile-commerce-international-consumers-exploit-us-thanksgiving