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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OS X video chat app Rabbit gets ready to hop onto the web :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/nCG73xYqVDE/
Sponsored Research: How empowering workers enhances business communication :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9NOQkysri5A/
Lloyds bank in record £28m fine :: Lloyds Banking Group is fined a record £28m for "serious failings" in its bonus schemes for sales staff.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25330366#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Zavvi threatens PlayStation shoppers :: Online retailer warns gamers to whom it accidentally sent copies of the PlayStation Vita that they may face legal action if they have not returned them.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25330615#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's India Visit: Defense Equipment A Priority, While India Hesitant To Provoke Regional Players, US :: <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>Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to renew a request to the Indian government for the supply of defense equipment when he visits India this week, in a move that could put New Delhi in a tough spot as several stakeholders in the region, including the U.S. and Pakistan, may find such a partnership undesirable.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/afghan-president-hamid-karzais-india-visit-defense-equipment-priority-while-india-hesitant-provoke
Android 4.4.2 KitKat Update: How To Install The Official KOT49H Firmware On Nexus 5 [Tutorial] :: <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>Four days after releasing the Android 4.4.1 KitKat firmware for Nexus devices, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) rolled out the new Android 4.4.2 update on Monday with a set of bug fixes, making it one of the fastest firmware releases in the company's history.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/android-442-kitkat-update-how-install-official-kot49h-firmware-nexus-5-tutorial-1504330
Cost of energy hits family budgets :: The increased cost of energy has helped make housing the most expensive part of the family budget, according to the ONS
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25330582#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
India's Trade Deficit In November Narrows More Than Expected, Aided By A 80% Fall In Gold Imports :: <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>India's trade deficit in November narrowed as exports rose and imports dropped to a 30-month low, aided by a steep fall in gold imports, data released by the nation's trade ministry showed on Wednesday.</p>
<p>India's trade deficit stood at $9.2 billion compared with $10.56 billion in October, and deficit for the April-November period stood at $99.9 billion, compared to a deficit of $129.2 billion in the same month last year. Analysts had expected the trade deficit to narrow to $11 billion in November.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/indias-trade-deficit-november-narrows-more-expected-aided-80-fall-gold-imports-1504326
Keystone Pipeline Update: Second Portion Of TransCanada's (TRP) Pipeline Moving Oil :: <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>Energy giant TransCanada Corp. (USA) (NYSE:TRP), the company that is building the Keystone XL pipeline, reported Monday that the second half of its pipeline is now operational.</p>
<p>The pipeline, named the Gulf Coast pipeline, is now moving crude. The $2.3 billion pipeline would bring more than 700,000 barrels of oil a day from the oil hub of Cushing, Okla., to Texas refineries. The project has been under construction since August 2012.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/keystone-pipeline-update-second-portion-transcanadas-trp-pipeline-moving-oil-1503334
Fin De Siècle: The End Of Western European Civilization, Power And Culture? :: <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>Western Europe has dominated global affairs for at least the past five centuries. From enormous empires built by the British, French, Dutch, Spaniards and the Portuguese spanning the world to stunning advances in science, technology, literature, art and democratic politics, nary a corner of the earth has not felt the influence of the European continent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/fin-de-siecle-end-western-european-civilization-power-culture-1503626
China's Scientific Research Developments: On The Forefront Of Invisibility Technology :: <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>China has been funneling a lot of state funds into beefing up its military, which for the most part involves investing in scientists and engineers to develop and design aircraft, naval equipment and weaponry. But the government has also been working on a different kind of military tool — developing an "invisibility cloak."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-scientific-research-developments-forefront-invisibility-technology-1503856
Despite Slight Growth In Numbers, Brazilian Tourism Is Still Significantly Lower Than It Should Be :: <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>Brazil is a constant feature in travel bucket lists around the world – and those who do realize their dream, go back home already planning to return. According to Brazil's Tourism Ministry, 98 percent of visitors leave the country wanting to come back.</p>
<p>However, the numbers of tourists in Brazil are not as spectacular as one would imagine. In 2012, only 6 million foreigners visited Brazil, as opposed to 62 million in the U.S. and 23 million in Mexico. Even its small mother country Portugal, with 7.2 million visitors in 2012, got more tourists than Brazil. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/despite-slight-growth-numbers-brazilian-tourism-still-significantly-lower-it-should-be-1503936
These US Cities Will Hit You With The Highest Travel Taxes :: <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>Taxes levied specifically on travel services increased the total tax bill for travelers by a whopping 58 percent in 2013, according to an eye-opening report from the Global Business Travel Association, which reveals how cash-strapped cities have attempted to reduce debt by tossing the burden onto visitors.</p>
<p>The annual study looked at taxes on hotel lodging, car rentals and restaurant meals in the top 50 U.S. destination cities to show how these funds are regularly used to bankroll local projects that are largely unrelated to tourism and business travel.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/these-us-cities-will-hit-you-highest-travel-taxes-1504122
EU wrestles with bank rescue plan :: The EU edges towards a common mechanism for rescuing problem banks, in a drive to avoid any more taxpayer-funded bailouts.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25330432#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
US Stock Futures Suggest Weak Start As Markets Pause Ahead Of Key Data Releases And FOMC Meet In Coming Days :: <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>Stock futures on Wednesday morning indicate that investors might prefer to ease off on the momentum and adopt a watchful stance as attention shifts to the Federal Reserve and its next policy move.</p>
<p>Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, or DJIA, were down 0.11 percent and futures on the S&P 500 were down 0.4 percent while those on the Nasdaq Composite Index were down 0.26 percent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-stock-futures-suggest-weak-start-markets-pause-ahead-key-data-releases-fomc-meet-coming-days
NSA's taste for cookies reveals the danger of marketing-driven web tracking :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tsp7d79Mc7k/
Biofuel mix linked to diesel glitch :: The mix of biofuel in diesel is being investigated as a possible cause of unexpected power loss in cars.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25321913#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Rdio brings its Spotify competitor to 20 more countries :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/kJV5QnFjZpE/
Greek Unemployment Rate Rises To 27.4% In September :: <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 unemployment rate in Greece edged up in September, hitting 27.4 percent compared to 27.3 percent in August, and more than a percentage point above the 26.0 percent rate reported in September 2012, even as the government expects employment levels to improve in 2014.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/greek-unemployment-rate-rises-274-september-1504276
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