11-Dec-2013 01:10

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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'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...<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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US budget deal agreed in Congress :: An agreement is reached on the US budget to avoid another government shutdown, Republican and Democratic lawmakers say.
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Irony alert: Newspapers were social media long before blogs and Facebook came along :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/KKlY4RhyLe0/

Sprint's new Spark network gets a new phone: the Galaxy S 4 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/QR0XR_NYqG8/

Diet Soda Sales Fizzle on Public Fears of Artificial Sweetener :: <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 European Food Safety Authority <a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/corporate/pub/factsheetaspartame.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reaffirmed Tuesday</a> the safety of aspartame, after news of falling diet soda sales in the United States thanks to fears about the artificial sweetener's side effects.</p>
<p>"Aspartame is safe for consumption by the general population," the agency declared in statement, citing decades of scientific research "as well as the positions of regulatory agencies around the globe."</p></div></div></div>
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Google Gears Up For TV, Windows Goes Back To Basics [VIDEO] :: <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 dir="ltr">Welcome to 60 Sec Tech - one minute on what you need to know in technology.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Google is branching out again. Thier newest creation, the Nexus TV, will reportedly be released next year. TIt won't be able to stream live TV but it's been reported that the system will sport an integrated camera and motion sensor. If so, Nexus TV could be competition for more than just Apple TV.</p></div></div></div>
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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)<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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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:&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...
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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 Manchester United 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk: Highlights; Jones Goal Gives United Welcome Win To Ensure Top Spot In Champions League Group A :: <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 Phil Jones goal secured a welcome win for under fire manager David Moyes as they secured top spot in Champions League Group A with a 1-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk at Old Trafford. The result means that the Ukrainian champions have to settle for a Europa League place after Bayer Leverkusen moved above them into second place with their win against Real Sociedad.</p></div></div></div>
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Jack Selby Is Behind 'Tips For Jesus' Instagram Account: Generous Tipper Identified As Ex-PayPal VP, NYC Server Says [PHOTO] :: <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>Former PayPal Vice President Jack Selby has been outed as the mysterious and generous person behind the <a href="http://instagram.com/tipsforjesus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Tips for Jesus" Instagram account</a> that has been handsomely rewarding restaurant servers across the country.</p></div></div></div>
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Several plead guilty to Paypal hack :: Thirteen people plead guilty to disabling Paypal's servers in an attack that US authorities say was orchestrated by hacking collective Anonymous.
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