Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Communism Is Socially-Minded.... Not!

Wang Zhixiang has a tumour so big that his neck is now as wide as his shouldersThe man whose neck is as nearly wide as his shoulders: Chinese patient faces life with huge tumour because his family is too poor to pay for it to be removed
Wang Zhixiang, from Jilin province, China, has a lipoma - a fatty benign growth under his skin. He desperately needs surgery as the tumour is spreading around his body.
When I visited China I was astonished to find how tiny were the amounts of available social care!

Prayers of Jane Austen.

The little-known prayers written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) on engraving from  1873.  (Photo: Getty/iStock) It is now 250 years...