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Half Man

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The Story of Peng Shuilin In life we keep complaining about what is or why we don’t have. Half the time we seem dissatisfied, though full-bodied and free to choose. Fat people say,”I want to be slim.” Skinny people say,”I want to be fatter.” Poor people want to be rich and rich are never satisfied with what they have. PENG Shuilin is 78cms high. He was born in Hunan Province, China. In 1995, in Shenzhen, a freight truck sliced his body in half. His lower body and legs were beyond repair. Surgeons sewed up his torso. Peng Shuilin, 37, spent nearly two years in hospital in Shenzhen, southern China, undergoing a series of operations to re-route nearly every major organ or system inside his body. Peng kept exercising his arms, building up strength, washing his face and brushing his teeth. He Survived against all odds. Now Peng Shulin has astounded doctors by learning to walk again after a decade. Considering Peng’s plight, doctors at the China Rehabilitation Rese...

Another Pakistani wins ‘Sword of Honour’ at Sandhurst-UK

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The Overseas Sword , awarded to the Overseas Cadet considered by the Commandant to be the best of the intake, was presented to Officer Cadet Muhammad Talha Zahid from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, who is to commission into the 21st Battalion, the Punjab Regiment https://www.facebook.com/talhapak92 http://www.army.mod.uk/training_education/training/17434.aspx#