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
'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
The trouble with Apple's Touch ID :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/1B-JdXQhn8I/index.html
World's most corrupt nation is.. :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eXpKjJNcjgM/index.html
Embrace mobile or fail :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/5Bp7AEtVyrE/index.html
Small town turns spaceopolis :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/AU6h50mW29c/index.html
These emeralds will make you mad :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/3tt90dZbEZA/index.html
NZ unveils ode to "The Hobbit" :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Q_zIB6dP0Oc/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:• 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).• 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>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html
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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridw73117&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theguardian.com%2Fc%2F34708%2Ff%2F663867%2Fs%2F33dc64ab%2Fsc%2F46%2Fl%2F0L0Stheguardian0N0Cglobal0Edevelopment0Eprofessionals0Enetwork0C20A130Cnov0C190Cclimate0Echange0Ecoalition0Ebest0Ebits%2Fstory01.htm
First woman boss for General Motors :: US car giant General Motors says Mary Barra, its product development chief, will become the next chief executive.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25322185#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Sochi Sets Up Protest Zones In City: IOC :: <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 city of Sochi will have specific protest zones for demonstrators to air their views when it hosts the 2014 winter <a href="http://www.reuters.com/london-olympics-2012" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Olympics</a> in February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was told on Tuesday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/sochi-sets-protest-zones-city-ioc-1503616
US regulators ban risky trades :: Five US agencies pass the landmark 'Volcker rule', which is designed to curb banks' riskier trading activities.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25310641#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
New Greenhouse Gas Discovered, PFTBA Has Higher Global Warming Impact Than CO2 :: <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>Scientists from the University of Toronto have discovered a new greenhouse gas that might have the highest global warming impact of any compound to date.</p>
<p>The chemical, known as perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA), was found to be 7,100 times more powerful at warming the Earth over 100 years than carbon dioxide. The findings, <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2013GL058010/suppinfo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">published in Geophysical Research Letters</a>, describes how the compound's long lifespan could affect global warming.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-greenhouse-gas-discovered-pftba-has-higher-global-warming-impact-co2-1503600
Emmitt Smith Twitter Rant Bashes Cowboys' Defense After Blowout Loss To Bears On Monday Night Football :: <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>Dallas Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith had some harsh words for his former team's defensive effort against the Chicago Bears on Monday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/emmitt-smith-twitter-rant-bashes-cowboys-defense-after-blowout-loss-bears-monday-night-football
'50 Shades Of Grey' Movie: Did E.L. James Tweet The First Photo Of Christian Grey's 'Red Room Of Pain'? :: <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><strong><em>WARNING: SPOILERS FROM THE BOOK AHEAD</em></strong></p>
<p>Get ready "Fifty Shades of Grey" fans … author E.L. James may have tweeted the first look at Christian Grey's "red room of pain."</p>
<p>For those unfamiliar with the erotic series, kinky billionaire Christian Grey is, well, kinky. When he engaged Anastasia Steele, his new love interest (or submissive), into a binding contract with sexual and physical dominance over her, he introduced the innocent college student to a world of riding crops, handcuffs and more … all inside his "red room of pain."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/50-shades-grey-movie-did-el-james-tweet-first-photo-christian-greys-red-room-pain-1503590
India-Pakistan Nuclear War Would Kill 2 Billion People, End Civilization: Report :: <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 nuclear war between South Asian rivals India and Pakistan would trigger a global famine that would immediately kill 2 billion people around the world and spell the "end of human civilization," according to a<a href="http://www.psr.org/assets/pdfs/two-billion-at-risk.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> study</a> by an anti-nuclear group. The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) also warned that even a limited nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan would destroy crop yields, damage the atmosphere and throw global food markets into chaos.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/india-pakistan-nuclear-war-would-kill-2-billion-people-end-civilization-report-1503604
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Release Date Arrives: T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 Receives New OS; Are Post-Update Issues Still Plaguing Galaxy Devices? :: <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 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 continues with the T-Mobile Note 2 now receiving the update. T-Mobile has yet to announce the update; however, several users have reported receiving the update as early as Monday. Notably, T-Mobile's Galaxy Note 2 changelog was <a href="http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">last modified</a> on Dec. 9, but no updated information about Android 4.3 was added.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/android-43-jelly-bean-release-date-arrives-t-mobile-galaxy-note-2-receives-new-os-are-post-update
Chinese Hackers Stole Documents About Syrian Crisis From 5 European Countries Before G20 Summit :: <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 computer security firm identified an organized cyberattack on five European ministries just before the September G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. According to Milpitas, Calif.-based <a href="http://www.fireeye.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FireEye Inc.</a> (<a href="https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:FEYE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASDAQ: FEYE</a>), Chinese hackers infiltrated the ministries using an email phishing scheme to steal documents related to the Syrian crisis.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-hackers-stole-documents-about-syrian-crisis-5-european-countries-g20-summit-1503594
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar