17-Dec-2013 18:32

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...
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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

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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Russia slashes Ukraine gas price :: Russia cuts the price of gas it sells Ukraine and offers to buy billions of government bonds as Ukrainians protest against closer ties with Moscow.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25411118#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: GSK reviews drug promotion strategy :: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is making changes to its incentive schemes following a corruption scandal in China.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25422619#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

MLB's At Bat named highest-grossing iOS sports app for fifth consecutive year :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/OxQno_uHtPE/

CloudFlare is flush with cash, building its gear and ready to take on AWS at the edge :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/NxpdQ7OHHmA/

Swiss Banks Seeking To Avoid US Prosecution For Helping Americans Dodge Taxes Urge US Clients To Come Clean About Secret Accounts :: <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>Some Swiss banks are urging American clients to come clean about their secret accounts ahead of those banks handing over information about such holdings in exchange for U.S. prosecutors agreeing not to go after those banks.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/resources/7532013829164644664074.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new program</a> is a deal between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Swiss Federal Department of Finance looking to crack down on American tax evasion from around the world. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/swiss-banks-seeking-avoid-us-prosecution-helping-americans-dodge-taxes-urge-us-clients-come-clean

UK's Tesco Applies To Enter Indian Market, But Other Retailers Might Not Dip Their Toes In Subcontinent Yet :: <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>British supermarket and retailing giant Tesco Plc (LON: TSCO) said it wants to open up multi-brand stores in India, making it the first international retailer to enter the huge Indian market after New Delhi lifted restrictions on foreign investments into the retail space in September 2012. Tesco, the third-biggest retailer in the world, has applied to India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board and initially plans to invest $110 million in the country. Upon acceptance of the bid, Tesco will operate in India through 50-50 partnership with the Mumbai-based conglomerate, Tata group.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/uks-tesco-applies-enter-indian-market-other-retailers-might-not-dip-their-toes-subcontinent-yet

London Market Report :: Dixons' shares fall despite the electrical goods retailer reporting strong half-year sales and profits.
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For $3,000, Meta's augmented reality glasses provide a look at the future :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/7JMghYopxoo/

Spain's low-paid economic recovery :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/nmaM6Mvnht8/index.html

Google Zeitgeist: U.S. trends full of tragedy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/W6MuooOBDmw/

Holiday DIY Crafts: Decorate Your Home With Easy Ideas For Christmas Or Winter Season [PHOTOS] :: <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 holidays are the perfect time to get the family together and place decorations around the house together. Decorating the family Christmas tree is a great way to create a festive atmosphere and encourage togetherness. If Christmas trees are not of interest to you, there are plenty more decorating ideas for the holidays, such as making snowflakes as window clings or colorful Pom pom tress to place around the home.</p>
<p><strong>Snowflakes</strong></p></div></div></div>
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