Introducing the future prince and princess of Monaco

The Palace of Monaco has released a set of images of Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Charlene posing with their twin babies Jacques and Gabriella at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco.

The Christmas-themed photographs show a smitten pair of parents gazing at their newborn children, with Princess Gabriella in pink and Prince Jaques in baby blue.

Gabriella was born first at 5.04pm, and Jacques at 5.06pm, but it is Jacques who will be the future Prince of Monaco, because of the Mediterranean principality's male inheritance laws. 

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The Palace of Monaco have released a set of images of Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Charlene posing with their twin babies Jacques and Gabriella at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco

They are the first children for the 36-year-old former South African Olympic swimmer, who married Prince Albert II, 56, three years ago.

Prince Albert was by his wife's side as the children were delivered on December 10 at the Princess Grace Hospital, which is named after Albert's mother, the late Hollywood star, Grace Kelly.

In the UK, only one set of royal twins has ever been born - to King James I of Scotland and his wife Joan Beaufort in 1430.

It is thought that the twins were welcomed via caesarean section, but the doctor delivering them had no more than a symbolic hand in deciding the destiny of the Grimaldi dynasty.

In principle, there's no medical reason a doctor would have an active role in deciding which newborn is delivered first, even in the case of a caesarean section, an expert said.

'The obstetrician will always deliver first the twin that presents itself first when the uterus is opened at the time of caesarean section,' said Dr. Patrick O'Brien, 

spokesman for Britain's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. 'We don't decide in advance which twin to deliver first.'

Had they both been of the same sex, the first one out would have taken the throne but because the Monégasque twins are a boy and a girl, the boy will automatically inherit.

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The glamorous couple pictured before the arrival of the twins at (l-r) a dinner at Opera terraces after their religious wedding ceremony in July 2011 in Monaco, dancing during the 63rd Red Cross Ball at the Sporting Monte-Carlo in August 2011 and at a dinner for foreign Sovereigns to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee at Buckingham Palace in London in May 2012

 Source: the Mail

Richard Gere bows in front of The Dalai Lama after a teaching at a monastery in India

At a time of holiday hustle and bustle, Richard Gere has sought refuge inward.

The 65-year-old actor paid a trip to Gaden Jangtse Thoesam Norling Monastery in South India, where he reunited with his friend The Dalai Lama for a Lamrim teaching on Wednesday.

Richard peacefully pressed his palms together while the spiritual leader offered his own hand towards the actor.

Turning inwards: Richard Gere paid a visit to the Gaden Jangtse Thoesam Norling Monastery in South India, where he met with his friend The Dalai Lama following a lesson in Lamrim on Wednesday

Richard suited up in a charcoal blazer and black trousers, and finished off his sharp attire with a sky blue shirt.

The actor sported a smart pair of rimless glasses, and looped meditation beads around his wrists.  

Richard's interest in Buddhism began in 1978 when he traveled to Nepal with Brazilian painter Sylvia Martins.

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Devoted: The actor, pictured in Rome in October, recalled in an interview with Frontline how meeting the Dalai Lama strengthened his practice because 'it's possible to actualize it'

The actor is a fierce supporter of the Dalai Lama, and recalled to Frontline how meeting the leader proved to strengthen his belief in the practice.

'I saw the Dalai Lama but he's also this extraordinary man, extraordinary professor, extraordinary father, extraordinary friend - all of that,' The Pretty Woman actor told the program. 

'It really shows you there's a way of making this work, of using his system, a religious psychological philosophical system that can really transform everything. The dream really becomes kind of wonderful because it's possible to actualize it.' 

Source: the Mail

A message of reconciliation: Queen to say she's been 'deeply touched' by 'selflessness' of those fighting Ebola - and pay tribute to the Tower of London ceramic poppies in Christmas speech

The Queen will say she has been 'deeply touched' by the 'selflessness' of medical staff fighting Ebola in her traditional Christmas message, and will pay tribute to the Tower of London poppies.

The UK is one of a number of nations that has seen its doctors and nurses volunteer to help countries such as Sierra Leone in West Africa combat the epidemic.

Today, in her annual address to the nation, the Queen will praise medics fighting the epidemic, as well as those working to provide humanitarian relief in warzones.

Queen's speech: The Queen will say she has been 'deeply touched' by the 'selflessness' of medical staff fighting Ebola in her traditional Christmas message, as she pays tribute to the Tower of London poppies

The theme of this year's speech, which comes after a busy year for the Royal Family, is reconciliation.

d the head of state will tell viewers: 'I have been deeply touched this year by the selflessness of aid workers and medical volunteers who have gone abroad to help victims of conflict or of diseases like Ebola, often at great personal risk.'

The Queen will also discuss the ceramic poppy display at the Tower of London, just one of the major events staged this year to commemorate those who died in the First World War, which began 100 years ago.

Poignant: The Queen will also discuss the ceramic poppy display at the Tower of London, describing how she felt while walking through the installation. 'For every poppy, a life; and a reminder of the grief of loved ones left behind,' she says

Some 888,246 poppies were planted in the moat at the Tower, one for each British and Colonial death during the conflict.  

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visited Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red in October, and walked through the art installation created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins. 

'The ceramic poppies at the Tower of London drew millions, and the only possible reaction to walking among them was silence,' she says, in the speech to be broadcast at 3pm today.

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 The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visited Blood Swept Lands And Seas Of Red in October, and walked through the art installation created by ceramic artist Paul Cummins

'For every poppy, a life; and a reminder of the grief of loved ones left behind.' 

Dressed in a purple dress by Angela Kelly with a diamond and pearl brooch inherited from her grandmother, Queen Mary, the Queen recorded her Christmas message seated next to a table featuring separate photographs of her grandparents George V and Queen Mary and an embossed brass box.

Survivor: Channel 4's alternative speech will also focus on the Ebola outbreak, with British survivor William Pooley (pictured) delivering a message

The box was a Christmas Day gift for those serving overseas in the First World War during 1914, and was organised by the Sailors & Soldiers Christmas Fund created by Princess Mary, George’s daughter. It was filled with a variety of gifts, from tobacco for smokers to chocolate for nurses.

The Christmas address is written by the Queen herself and usually has a strong religious framework, as she reflects current issues and draws on her own experiences over the past year.

Her speech is one of the rare occasions when she does not turn to the Government for advice but is able to voice her own views.  

The Queen’s traditional message was produced this year by the BBC and recorded in Buckingham Palace’s state dining room, using 4K ultra-high-definition digital TV cameras. 

As well as being transmitted on both television and radio, the speech will also be shown on the Royal Channel on YouTube, and in Commonwealth countries. 

Channel 4's alternative speech will also focus on the Ebola outbreak, with British survivor William Pooley delivering a message from the Connaught Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone.  

The 29-year-old nurse, who famously returned to work in Sierra Leone after recovering in London from the deadly virus, will follow in the footsteps of US whistleblower Edward Snowden and celebrities Sharon Osbourne and Ali G by delivering the broadcaster's Alternative Christmas Message.

Source: the Mail

THE QUEEN’S SPEECH: A FESTIVE TRADITION

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Landmark: The Queen's Christmas message was first broadcast on television in 1957 (pictured)

The Queen’s Christmas broadcast is a traditional feature of the festive season where the head of state can express her thoughts about the past year.

The Queen made her first Christmas broadcast in 1952 and the annual message was first shown on TV in 1957.

In that first broadcast she delivered her message live on the radio from her study at Sandringham in Norfolk.

She has delivered one every year except in 1969, when she decided the royals had been on TV enough after an unprecedented family documentary. Instead, her greeting took the form of a written address.

In her 1991 message, the Queen silenced rumours of abdication as she pledged to continue to serve.

She issued a writ against the Sun newspaper after it published the full text of her 1992 broadcast two days before transmission. She later accepted an apology and a £200,000 donation to charity.

The Queen’s grandfather, King George V, delivered the first royal Christmas broadcast live on the radio from Sandringham in 1932.

George V was at first unsure about using the relatively untried medium of the wireless, but eventually agreed.

There was no Christmas broadcast in 1936 or 1938, and it was the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 that firmly established the tradition.

The speech is written by the Queen herself and each has a strong religious framework, reflects current issues and often draws on her own experiences.

Elderly couple seriously injured after 'vicious attack' by suspected burglar in their house on quiet cul-de-sac

An elderly couple have been left seriously injured after a vicious attack by a suspected burglar in their quiet, cul-de-sac home. 

Eric and Joyce Davey remain in hospital with throat and head injuries respectively after being attacked in their home in Scunthorpe, north Lincolnshire, yesterday afternoon.

The couple, aged 90 and 86, were discovered after neighbours saw a man fleeing their property in a white van. 

A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary.

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An elderly couple were 'viciously' attacked in their own home in Scunthorpe. Police have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of burglary

'This was a vicious attack on two elderly and vulnerable members of the community in their own home,' said Detective Inspector Jon Cross.

While it is believed the couple were assaulted by the man attempting to burgle them, it is not known whether or not the man stole anything from the property.

Mr Sloan added the couple do not interact with neighbours much, but had lots of security installed at their house. 

'I thought it was a car alarm further down the street but, as it progressed, we understand that it was the alarm on his house.

'We saw them come out. It didn’t look very good. 

'It’s unbelievable. You wouldn’t think something like this would happen on this street. Definitely not.

'I know everybody on this street. It’s quite a shock really to find out that something like this has happened.'

'They kept themselves to themselves, basically. We keep ourselves to ourselves. But we still look out for people.

'He’s got CCTV all over the place and I don’t really know what’s happened.

'It’s a very, very quiet street. It’s a very quiet area. It’s a good area. It’s quite shocking to hear what’s gone on.'  

Another neighbour, Suzanne Cowling, said: 'Nobody deserves that in their own home. It’s not right.' 

Source: The Mail

直腸癌飲食上要懂得如何調理

  2014-08-20 16:19:46  

　　直腸癌飲食是很有講究的，不是什麼東西都可以吃的，在飲食中有一些禁忌，患者及其家屬儘量要熟記，這樣不會影響病情的發展，更不會加重患者的痛苦，有利於延長患者的生存期。所以患者在直腸癌飲食上要懂得如何調理，我們看下面具體介紹。
　　直腸癌飲食如何調理?具體介紹如下： 

　　1、直腸癌患者在患病期間，應該禁忌會出現脹氣現象的食物，像芹菜、土豆、黃豆、竹筍以及大蒜等，應該盡可能避免。而粗纖維類的食物也應該予以嚴格的禁忌，以免使疾病加劇，造成更嚴重的並發癥。

　　2、直腸癌患者在患病期間，應該嚴格的禁忌辛辣刺激性食物的攝入，如辣椒和芥末等。這是因為很多直腸癌患者伴有大便帶血的現象，到了晚期出血現象就會加重，如果攝入過多辛辣刺激性是食物，就會對腸道產生嚴重的刺激，從而使疾病加劇。

　　3、直腸癌患者在患病期間，應該嚴格的禁忌攝入過於油膩的食物。因為過多的油脂能夠誘使癌腫細胞增長，並且還會對體內正常的細胞造成損害，從而進一步生長為腫瘤。日常生活中，不管是動物性的脂肪還是植物性的油脂，都應該盡可能避免，以免使膽酸分泌出現異常情況。

　　4、直腸癌患者在患病期間，應該嚴格禁忌熏烤、油炸以及腌制類食物的攝入，這種食物對人體的危害是非常大的，而且還會產生一定的致癌物質，比如：烤肉、熏肉、炸肉以及炸薯條等。直腸癌飲食應該注意食品的安全保障，避免攝入過期發黴的食物，保證食物的易消化性。

Source: http://big5.china.com/gate/big5/health.china.com/html/zhichangai/huli//201408/20-285958.html

治療鼻炎的小偏方

　鼻炎(Rhinitis)指的是鼻腔粘膜和粘膜下組織的炎症。表現為充血或者水腫，患者經常會出現鼻塞，流清水涕，鼻癢，喉部不適，咳嗽等症狀。 鼻腔分泌的稀薄液體樣物質稱為鼻涕或者鼻腔分泌物，其作用是幫助清除灰塵，細菌以保持肺部的健康。通常情況下，混合細菌和灰塵的鼻涕後吸至咽喉並最終進入胃內，因其分泌量很少，一般不會引起人們的注意。 當鼻內出現炎症時，鼻腔內可以分泌大量的鼻涕，並可以因感染而變成黃色，流經咽喉時可以引起咳嗽，鼻涕量十分多時還可以經前鼻孔流出。

　　1、鹽水洗鼻治療鼻炎
　　配製鹽水(100毫升瓶內放食鹽兩匙，開水稀釋)，用牙籤卷上棉球蘸鹽水洗鼻孔，然後把藥棉暫留鼻孔內，此時或頭上仰或身平躺，用食指和拇指按鼻兩側，並用力吸吮，使棉球上飽蘸的鹽水流入鼻腔內，再流入咽喉部。開始時感到鼻內辛辣難忍，幾次即適應，也可先用淡些的鹽水洗逐漸加濃，使鼻腔慢慢適應。堅持早晚各洗鼻一次，一個多月後，鼻腔暢通，嗅覺靈敏，多年的鼻炎治好了。

　　2、槐花蜜可治萎縮性鼻炎
　　一同事被診斷為萎縮性鼻炎，她自創一法治療效果顯著。每天早晚洗臉時，用小手指蘸流動的自來水在鼻孔內清洗，清除鼻腔內的結痂和分泌物，充分暴露鼻粘膜後，用棉簽或手指蘸市售的槐花蜜均勻地涂在鼻腔患處。她堅持自己治療兩個多月，鼻腔已不痛癢，無結疝樣分泌物，嗅覺也基本恢復正常。

　　3、大蒜治鼻炎
　　我患鼻炎，經多年醫治，無明顯效果。時好時患。經中醫大夫介紹一方治愈，後介紹給多人用此方都有明顯效果。將大蒜一瓣搗爛，用乾淨的豆包布包好，擠壓出蒜汁滴入每個鼻子孔內兩滴(當時刺激的很痛)再用手壓幾下鼻扇使其鼻孔內都能粘敷到蒜汁，輕者一次，重者二次即愈(編者注：大蒜刺激性強，請從微量試起;大蒜過敏者禁用)。

　　4、冷水治鼻炎
　　1975年我得了鼻竇炎，很嚴重。兩天一瓶滴鼻凈還不夠，只要停藥，鼻孔立刻不通氣。長時間治不好。這時一位張大夫說了一個偏方：洗臉不用熱水，用冷水，用手心盛自來水管放出來的冷水，捂在鼻子上，把冷水吸進鼻孔裏，而後擤出來，再盛水吸進去，再擤出來，連續幾次，每天堅持。我用這個冷水療法10天，鼻竇炎好了。這20多年，我用冷水療法從未間斷，鼻竇炎至今也沒有再犯。

　　5、滴香油治過敏性鼻炎
　　我患過敏性鼻炎七年，一過立秋就開始打噴嚏、流鼻水、鼻癢、鼻塞，嚴重時根本無法入睡。去年偶得一方：滴香油。試後效果頗佳。香油就是普通的食用香油，每天三到五次，每次五滴左右，滴入鼻內。注意：鼻塞嚴重時不要滴，可變換一下體位，待鼻子通氣後再滴，滴前將鼻涕擤乾淨。持之以恒，必定見效。據說此法對普通鼻炎效果也很好。

　　6、自治過敏性鼻炎
　　過敏性鼻炎多源於感冒。棄藥取鍛鍊可自愈。方法是：每天洗臉前先將鼻孔插入冷水中，輕輕吸氣，使冷水與鼻腔粘膜充分接觸，然後將水呼出，如此反覆進行，持續1一3分鐘(可抬頭換氣)，洗完臉後再用中指揉壓鼻翼兩側約20次左右。貴在堅持。筆者用此法不但解除了擦鼻涕之苦，連感冒也銷聲匿跡了。

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媽媽真係個寶呀！識呢D驅風穴位幫我....

話說前晚一家到白石燒烤，回家後滔滔的鼻敏感愈發嚴重，到臨睡前連內耳也開始痛起來，我便猛然想起他可能是"入了風"，於是連忙替他按摩。從整個頭殼開始按到風府和風池這兩個驅風穴位，果然一按滔滔已大叫起來，再按到額、眉、眼、鼻、面，沒多久他已感到舒緩了很多。

我拋書包地跟他解釋人受了風，風入了身體，便會阻塞我們身體裡的管道，形成各種不適，現在按鬆這些管道，風才會有機會走出身體，人就會舒服起來。他聽來覺得頗有道理，忽然感歎地說：「媽媽真係個寶呀！識呢D中醫野幫我地⋯」就這句話，其實我一直窩心到現在！

很多時我們都只不過是身體不適，根本算不上是什麼病症，簡單如按摩原理，替阻塞的管道做做運動，血液流通自然回復舒暢！如果去看西醫，我肯定會有抗敏感藥、止鼻塞鼻水藥、消炎藥，和為了中和消炎藥而存在的胃藥。

【馬雲：員工為何不斷離職？是老闆你無能！】

【馬雲：員工為何不斷離職？是老闆你無能！】一針見血的評斷
...

員工的離職原因林林總總，只有2點最真實
1、錢，沒給到位

2、心，受委屈了

這些歸根到底就一條：幹得不爽！

員工臨走前還費盡心思找靠譜的理由，就是為給你留面子。
不想說穿你的管理有多爛、還有他對你已失望透頂。

身為管理者，要視每個員工比你親人還親！

別只是想著員工不給力、毛病多，那是你不會用人，更多時候是你擺錯了位，給錯了薪水，

記住，每一個員工，都要比你親人還親，是他賺錢給你， 作為管理者，定要樂於反省！"

"出處：投資網誌

老人的九句話，發人深省

1、不要奢望別人給你經濟上的任何幫助，錢對任何人都是不夠用的。 （學會給與)

2、朋友幫你是善事，是道義；朋友不幫你也無可厚非，不該心懷怨尤，人家不欠你的！ （學會理解）
...

3、要知道沒有人必須在你需要的時候幫你，只有你自己，所以讓自己獨立、堅強、快樂、幸福，才是你需要做的，畢竟只有自己必須和你生死與共，休戚相關。明白？ （學會堅強）

4、不要看貧富交朋友，他有億萬家財跟你一毛錢關係都沒有，別把自己弄成哈巴狗。他也許一無所有卻可以把唯一的饅頭分給你。 （學會分辨）

5、不要為了經濟富有的朋友疏遠了精神富有的朋友，慢慢你會明白，經濟上富裕的朋友可以帶你吃喝玩樂，也可以帶給你複雜紛亂的世俗煩惱，精神富有的朋友也許只能帶你去田野裡，去溪流畔，沒有美酒佳餚，沒有香檳、咖啡、沒有舞池，可是她能陪你一起奔跑、一起笑的像傻子。 （學會自重）

6、可以相信世上真的有美好堅貞的愛情，但是它只屬於牛郎織女、梁山伯祝英台、還有外國的羅密歐和朱麗葉。因為他們都沒有活很久。而我們是要活很久的。 （學會珍惜）

7、不管你因為什麼結婚，只要你有了孩子，你就要愛這個家，不管它多麼簡陋多麼寒冷，你都有義務讓它溫馨起來，因為你是父母！ （學會承擔）

8、我們的青春眨眼間就沒有了，皺紋一條一條的爬到眼角，我們阻止不了歲月破壞我們的容顏，可是我們可以讓心在歲月中慢慢磨礪，如蚌中的沙，慢慢的光潤起來，等到我們發蒼齒
搖、步履蹣跚的時候，還可以讓珍珠的光澤暈紅最後的行程，不是嗎？ （學會成長）

9、不要執著，人生有很多不如意，世界不會迎合你，地球不是為你轉的，所以不要執著於擁有，連我們都只是紅塵的過客，生是赤條條的來，死又能帶走什麼呢？ （學會放下）

China indicts Jackie Chan's son Jaycee on drug charge

Chinese prosecutors on Monday indicted the son of Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan on the charge of sheltering others to use drugs, more than four months after he was detained.

If convicted, singer-actor Jaycee Chan could be jailed for up to three years.

Chan, 32, was among a string of celebrities detained over the summer for vices such as drug use and hiring prostitutes, as Beijing vowed to clean up social morals.

In hot water: Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan spoke during an awards ceremony for the Chinese entertainment industry in Beijing, China in 2011

Chan's case has been particularly embarrassing for his more famous father, who was named by Beijing as an anti-drug ambassador in 2009.

Beijing police detained the younger Chan at his Beijing apartment in August along with Taiwanese movie star Ko Kai. 

Police said Chan and Ko both tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug, and that 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of it were taken from Chan's home.

Father and son: Jaycee, 32, pictured with his famous father Jackie Chan in Beijing in June 2012

Ko, whose real name is Ko Chen-tung, was released after a 14-day administrative detention for the drug use, but Chan — who has remained in detention since August — is faced with the more serious criminal charge.

State broadcaster CCTV in August aired video of the police raid on Chan's apartment, in which Chan was shown identifying marijuana. Ko testified on camera that he had used drugs at Chan's home.

Chan has never publicly contested the charge, and his father has openly apologized over his detention.

'Regarding this issue with my son Jaycee, I feel very angry and very shocked,' Jackie Chan, 60, wrote on his microblog in August. 'As a public figure, I'm very ashamed. As a father, I'm heartbroken.' 

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Heartbroken over his son: The Rush Hour star, 60, at a press conference in Beijing, China in October

Prosecutors from Beijing's Dongcheng District announced the indictment in a one-line statement that did not mention when a trial would be held.

In June, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that illegal drugs should be wiped out and that offenders should be severely punished. 

The crackdown snared more than 7,800 people in Beijing alone, according to police, and celebrities were targeted because of their influence over the public.

Jaycee Chan has appeared in several films and has released three albums.

Source: the Mail