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.
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Apple, FTC Reach $32.5 Million Settlement To Refund Parents Of Unauthorized In-App Purchases Made By Kids :: <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>Parents around the country were outraged when they saw unauthorized charges for in-app purchases from their children's iPhone and iPad games, or at least they thought the charges were unauthorized. In a clause obfuscated by Apple, parents would agree to a one time in-app purchase and their children would get a 15-minute window of unlimited spending. Now Apple is having to pay refunds of at least $32.5 million as they settle a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-ftc-reach-325-million-settlement-refund-parents-unauthorized-app-purchases-made-kids-1541574
Destiny's Child Reunites As Beyoncé Wears Face Paint For Blue Ivy's 2nd Birthday [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>Beyoncé is sharing personal photos from Blue Ivy's 2nd birthday, which was Jan. 7. The 32-year-old rented out the Jungle Island bird sanctuary in Miami Zoo for her lucky daughter, but that's not all.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/destinys-child-reunites-beyonce-wears-face-paint-blue-ivys-2nd-birthday-photos-1541578
Syria's War On Christians: Where Are The Missing Bishops, Priests And Nuns? :: <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 relentless carnage and horror that has engulfed Syria over the past two-and-a-half years has taken a particularly heavy toll on the country's Christian minority. An unknown number of civilians, including religious figures, have been kidnapped, killed or remain missing, in a conflagration that seems to have no end.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/syrias-war-christians-where-are-missing-bishops-priests-nuns-1541590
INFOGRAPHIC: Read This And You Can Start Mining Bitcoins Today :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/infographic-read-you-can-start-mining-bitcoins-today-1541582
'GTA 5' PC Petition Reaches More Than 650,000 Signatures; Rockstar Focusing on 'GTA Online' :: <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 href="http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/rockstar-release-gta-v-on-pc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A petition</a> to bring action-adventure <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Grand Theft Auto V"</a> to the PC has reached more than 650,000 signatures. The petition's creator, who has managed to amass <a href="http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/rockstar-release-gta-v-on-pc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">655,946 supporters</a> at this time, is hoping to eventually hit 1 million.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gta-5-pc-petition-reaches-more-650000-signatures-rockstar-focusing-gta-online-1541506
Arsenal News: Transfer Update On January Targets Draxler, Morata And Giovinco :: <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>As Arsene Wenger's hunt for a striker goes on, there are strong reports that it is long-time target Julian Draxler whom he has earmarked for the role. Reports linking Arsenal with the highly rated Schalke youngster have increased in recent days and the <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-transfer-news-julian-draxler-3022668" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Mirror</a> has now gone big on their belief that Wenger intends to turn the attacking midfielder into a striker.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/arsenal-news-transfer-update-january-targets-draxler-morata-giovinco-1541508
Why Do Some People Tolerate Pain Better Than Others? New Study Links Pain Sensitivity With Grey Matter In Brain :: <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 next time someone calls you a wimp, tell them it's your brain's fault. There's a reason some people are more sensitive to physical pain than others, and the answer to why involves differences in the structure of the brain itself.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/why-do-some-people-tolerate-pain-better-others-new-study-links-pain-sensitivity-grey-matter-brain
Apple to refund $32.5m to parents :: Apple will pay at least $32.5m (£19.9m) in refunds to parents whose children made in-app purchases without their consent.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25748292#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
President Obama Misleads The Nation About NSA Spying And Hacking Techniques, Says 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 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>A little over six months ago, the first revelations about the NSA's spying program began to surface in the world's media after the UK's Guardian published information that had been leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Not long after the news was released, <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/06/19/obama_on_nsa_spying_we_have_struck_the_appropriate_balance_of_privacy_and_security.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">President Obama said at a press conference in Germany</a> "We know of at least 50 threats that have been averted because of this information not just in the United States, but, in so</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/president-obama-misleads-nation-about-nsa-spying-hacking-techniques-says-report-1541500
FIOS TV gets customizable Nick Jr. TV channel :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/aN_RgJv7HXo/
NSA Quantum Program Leaked: Edward Snowden Reveals How US Government Spies On Offline Computers :: <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 latest leak from former National Security Agency contractor turned whistleblower Edward Snowden, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/nsa-effort-pries-open-computers-not-connected-to-internet.html?hp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">published by the New York Times on Tuesday</a>, revealed that the NSA has been using old-school technology to spy on offline computers. The NSA has used the secret program, codenamed Quantum, to monitor about 100,000 offline computers around the world.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nsa-quantum-program-leaked-edward-snowden-reveals-how-us-government-spies-offline-computers-1541438
Winter Olympics 2014: Shaun White Prepares For New Olympic Event As Sochi Looms :: <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 2014 Sochi Olympics are just three weeks away and that means a notable American athlete will be back in the spotlight.</p>
<p>Shaun White, the two-time defending gold medalist in the half-pipe, is looking to add more medals and a new event to his resume – slopestyle, which will be making its Olympic debut in Sochi.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/winter-olympics-2014-shaun-white-prepares-new-olympic-event-sochi-looms-1541478
Osborne uses eurosceptic forum to warn about EU economy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/HsRMs5cZzMs/
Pivotal hires former eBay VP to lead R&D efforts :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/HyhCmrRI6AQ/
What mattered in cleantech in the fourth quarter 2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/FEqCDEhFqF8/
Apple reaches $32.5M settlement with FTC over kids' in-app purchases :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/88YVPLQg01g/
BT trials white-space system for connecting smart cities :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/35dovpsIBHc/
Marc Andreessen talks about the pros and cons of net neutrality and the need for innovation :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/RVi8BV_iqpY/
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