04-Dec-2013 17:42

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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridw91403&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhs.uk%2Fnews%2F2013%2FNovember%2FPages%2FExcess-winter-deaths-rose-by-a-third-last-winter.aspx

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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridf21348&cid=ct_15_36_f&fid3726&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1002%252Fejsp.1905

Youth hostels grow up :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wMV-JAbfqZs/index.html

Technical Machine gets $1M to let web developers play with the internet of things :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/st-gPgqbGow/

Roaming the world on holiday? GigSky, a global SIM card, wants to travel with you :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/XXW4gNwEHWw/

UK To Export Pig Semen To China In £45 Million Deal :: <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>The premium semen of British pigs is apparently worth about £ 45 million ($73.61 million) – the U.K. has scored a lucrative deal to export porcine semen to China.</p>
<p>David Cameron pushed ahead this week to ink a deal with the Chinese government to begin selling material for artificial insemination as part of his wide-ranging agenda to encourage bilateral trade between China and the U.K., the <a href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/90d516fc-5cc7-11e3-81bd-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2mK1S3TQK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Financial Times</a> reported on Wednesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/uk-export-pig-semen-china-ps45-million-deal-1494970

Chimpanzee Rights? Group Sues For Personhood Rights For 4 New York Great Apes :: <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 lawyer made a stop at a courtroom in Niagra Falls, N.Y. on Tuesday, filing on behalf of a very unusual client: a chimpanzee.</p>
<p>Steve Wise is an attorney, and the president of the Nonhuman Rights Project. This is no fly-by-night animal rights organization. The group has spent years working out its legal strategy, comparing statutes and weighing the odds. The ultimate goal is to change the legal status of certain animals from "things" to "beings" in the eyes of the law.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chimpanzee-rights-group-sues-personhood-rights-4-new-york-great-apes-1494860

DeSean Jackson Girlfriend? Eagles WR Spotted With Ashanti On 27th Birthday, Prompting Dating Rumors [PHOTOS] :: <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>Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson may have a new girlfriend.</p>
<p>Jackson celebrated this 27th birthday on Sunday, and went to dinner with a group of close friends and family, <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/celebrities_gossip/DeSean-Jackson-has-birthday-bash-brings-along-singer-Ashanti.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philly Mag</a> reports. Ashanti, a 33-year-old Grammy Award-winning recording artist, was in attendance, sparking rumors that she and Jackson are dating.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/desean-jackson-girlfriend-eagles-wr-spotted-ashanti-27th-birthday-prompting-dating-rumors-photos

UK tries to apply media bans to Facebook and Twitter users: is that a good idea? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/5mheRmUCim8/

Terrence Howard Marries Michelle Ghent Lookalike After One Month Of Dating :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/terrence-howard-marries-michelle-ghent-lookalike-after-one-month-dating-1494972

Samsung Galaxy S5 potentially spotted in benchmark results, reveals monster specs :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/c02MaIj3sr0/

US trade gap narrows in October :: The US trade gap narrowed in October as oil exports hit a record high, the Commerce Department says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25216552#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

London gets a new early-stage VC firm in the shape of Hoxton Ventures :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/btN8Yx8Yp98/

OPEC holds oil price firm, welcomes back Iran :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/A4tyfQhLzts/

Gamer fan fave Valve Software joins Linux Foundation :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Y6UKrIdTA_Q/

Greeks Most At Risk Of Poverty In European Union :: <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>Almost a quarter of Greece's 11 million people are at risk of poverty, the highest such percentage among European Union countries, according to recent <a href="http://www.statistics.gr/portal/page/portal/ESYE/BUCKET/A0802/PressReleases/A0802_SFA10_DT_AN_00_2012_01_F_EN.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">statistics</a> from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (HSA).</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/greeks-most-risk-poverty-european-union-1494816

Cypriots Find Way Out Of Banking Crisis: How Turkish Banks May Be The Answer :: <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>While the Republic of Cyprus may be making headway in repairing its flailing economy, some Greek Cypriots looking to protect their assets from harsh capital controls have found an alternative by turning north to Turkish Cypriot banks in the land of their traditional nemesis, according to officials.</p>
<p>Standard &amp; Poor's raised Cyprus' sovereign debt rating to B- from CCC+ last week, but the country continues to struggle under big financial burdens.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/cypriots-find-way-out-banking-crisis-how-turkish-banks-may-be-answer-1494604

'True Blood' Season 7 Spoilers: Premiere Title Revealed; Casting Call List Leaked For Episodes 1 And 2 :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/true-blood-season-7-spoilers-premiere-title-revealed-casting-call-list-leaked-episodes-1-2-1494812

'Simply Unacceptable' - Government Officials Slam New York's MTA On Track Record, Urge Fixes To 'Death Track' Days After Four Die In Derailment :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </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>Just days after a train derailment<a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/what-caused-deadly-bronx-train-derailment-investigation-reveals-metro-north-traveling-82-mph-when-it"> killed four people in the Bronx borough of New York City</a>, the Federal Railroad Administration has written to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority asking them to make a series of safety enhancements.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/simply-unacceptable-government-officials-slam-new-yorks-mta-track-record-urge-fixes-death-track-days