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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RBI, India's Central Bank, Leaves Key Rates Unchanged; Says Outlook For Global Growth Is Moderate, India's Growth To Face Headwinds :: <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 Reserve Bank of India, India's central bank, chose to leave key interest rates unchanged on Thursday, noting in its mid-quarter monetary policy review that falling domestic demand and government spending present challenges to a recovery in Asia's third-largest economy. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rbi-indias-central-bank-leaves-key-rates-unchanged-says-outlook-global-growth-moderate-indias-growth
Facebook acquires sport data firm :: Facebook acquires SportStream, a firm that analyses social media mentions of sport and enables users to aggregate, filter and display "real-time" data.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25426238#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
China Reports First Case Of H10N8, A New Strain Of Bird Flu Infection In Humans; Woman's Death Could Be Related, Reports Say :: <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 confirmed the first case of infection from H10N8 -- a strain of bird flu previously not reported in humans -- in the country's Jiangxi province on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Provincial health department officials said that a 73-year-old woman died of respiratory failure on Dec. 6, who was later confirmed to have been infected by H10N8, one of the 15 known bird flu strains undetected in humans before, Xinhua reported.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/china-reports-first-case-h10n8-new-strain-bird-flu-infection-humans-womans-death-could-be-related
Milky Way Galaxy Has Four Spiral Arms, A 12-Year-Long Study Of Massive Stars Reveals :: <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 12-year-long study, conducted by researchers at the University of Leeds in UK's West Yorkshire county, has revealed that the Milky Way galaxy has four spiral arms, a finding that's contrary to the years of debate sparked by images taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, which showed only two arms.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/milky-way-galaxy-has-four-spiral-arms-12-year-long-study-massive-stars-reveals-1512886
10 Most Bizarre Experimental American Aircraft Of The Cold War That Were Never Commissioned Into Military Service :: <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 Cold War ended more than 20 years ago, and with it died some of the strangest aircraft designs and ideas ever to be conceived. Many of the aircraft were tested, but none were ever commissioned, and now most of the prototypes can be found in museums all across America.</p>
<p>Here's a list of the most unusual 10. </p>
<p>10. Northrop XB-35 Flying Wing</p>
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/10-most-bizarre-experimental-american-aircraft-cold-war-were-never-commissioned-military-service
Smarter ways to board a plane :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/u7AMcpf1NOs/index.html
How airlines are getting to know you :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/yhc1ZIolPVs/index.html
Why Did Boeing (BA) Increase Its Dividend By 50 Percent And Buy Back Shares For $10 Billion? :: <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 Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) announced Monday that it would raise its dividend to shareholders by 50 percent and will start a $10 billion share buyback program in January that will last for two or three years.</p>
<p>The share purchase, which represents about 10 percent of Boeing's outstanding stock, is expected to pay 73 cents a share, up from 48.5 cents, and be payable from March 2014.</p>
<p>Boeing said it increased the dividend because the current yield per share "is a little low when compared to the historical average," Chief Executive Jim McNerney said.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/why-did-boeing-ba-increase-its-dividend-50-percent-buy-back-shares-10-billion-1512634
Australia eyes $90m jobs package :: Australia announces plans to set up a A$100m ($90m; £55m) fund to create jobs in states affected by Holden's decision to stop making cars there.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25426235#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Kim Kardashian Waxed North West's Eyebrows? Star Calls Rumor About Baby 'Sick' [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>Is it a hot new trend among celebrities to wax their babies' eyebrows? Kim Kardashian came under fire from the Twittersphere after she posted (an adorable) picture of her daughter North West to Instagram on Monday. Little Nori showed off a bright grin to the world, and while plenty of Kardashian fans were writhing with joy, the naysayers couldn't help but find something to pick on about the baby and her reality star of a mother.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kim-kardashian-waxed-north-wests-eyebrows-star-calls-rumor-about-baby-sick-photo-1512880
Duolingo snags iPhone App of the Year :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/1_cpgF1OF2M/
Christmas Delivery Cutoffs: 40 Online Retailer's Deadlines For Gifts To Arrive By Christmas :: <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>If you've been procrastinating on that holiday shopping, time is rapidly running out to get those goodies shipped to your home in time for Christmas.</p>
<p>Many shipping cutoffs for Christmas have already passed. But if you are willing to put up the extra cash, express shipping is a feasible option for those perfect gifts. Below we've gathered 50 retailers and their cutoff dates for Christmas delivery. So bookmark them on your calendar and finish up that Christmas list!</p>
<p><strong>1. </strong><strong>Amazon</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/christmas-delivery-cutoffs-40-online-retailers-deadlines-gifts-arrive-christmas-1512876
Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, RBS, Credit Suisse Expected To Face Civil Fraud Charges Over Selling Shoddy Mortgage-Backed Securities: 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>NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The Justice Department is preparing to file civil fraud charges against Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and Bank of America's (NYSE:BAC) Merrill Lynch unit over their sale of flawed mortgage securities ahead of the financial crisis, according to people familiar with the probes.</p>
<p>Civil investigators have compiled evidence that allegedly shows that investors lost tens of billions of dollars after purchasing securities Citigroup had marketed as safe even though the bank had reason to believe otherwise, one person said. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/citigroup-merrill-lynch-rbs-credit-suisse-expected-face-civil-fraud-charges-over-selling-shoddy
China Home Prices Keep Surging: November Report :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>BEIJING (Reuters) -- Average new home prices in China's 70 major cities rose 9.9 percent in November from a year earlier, a fresh record growth rate, according to Reuters calculations based on official data published Wednesday morning.</p>
<p>In month-on-month terms, prices rose 0.5 percent in November, slowing from October's rise of 0.6 percent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/china-home-prices-keep-surging-november-report-1512870
Google Glass takes photos by winking :: Google introduces a new feature to its Google Glass, which allows users to take a photo with a "wink of the eye".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25426052#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Why 20th Century Fox Is Building Its First Theme Park In Malaysia :: <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>Twentieth Century Fox will give Walt Disney and Universal Studios a run for their money in 2016 when it opens its first-ever film-inspired theme park. But before you book a ticket to Florida or California to check out the new "Ice Age" roller coaster, there's a catch: This 25-acre park will rise from the jungle about an hour outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/why-20th-century-fox-building-its-first-theme-park-malaysia-1512852
Zimbabwe's new cash cows :: How Zimbabwe farmers are benefiting from cattle collateral
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25156209#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Will the Fed get back to normal? :: Can the US Federal Reserve get back to normal?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25422442#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Ecuadorians can seek Chevron damages :: A group of Ecuadorians can seek enforcement of a $9.5bn (£5.8bn) judgement against US petrol giant Chevron in Canada, an Ontario appeals court rules.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25425784#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Swiss to vote on cash for all - working or not :: Swiss to vote on a guaranteed income for all residents
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25415501#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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