The match was well into injury time when England midfielder Wilshere took out Zigic's standing leg with a wild lunge.

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Electing to tackle the Honduran's cross with his legs, the normally reliable Jaaskelainen - who had pulled off a fine save from Defoe only moments earlier and was again under pressure from the England man - failed to make contact and the ball rebounded in off his standing leg.

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He speaks reverently to his superiors, not scuffling his feet or standing on one leg, and he is mild and polite with those below him.

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The elephant distributes its weight at least over all 4 feet, and even if standing on one leg, over the area of the one foot- you might actually get more damage from a good stomp with a heel that has a small surface area.

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He survived major surgery on his shattered right hind leg in May only to develop laminitis, a painful and often fatal inflammation in his left hind foot in July, a direct result of standing on that foot while the right leg healed.

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His second over contained an innocuous slider down the leg-side, but Simmons lazily flicked at it, and Cook - crucially standing a few yards closer to the action than a regulation square-leg - snapped up a catch.

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However, the researchers did find that flamingoes prefer to stand on one leg far more often when they are standing in water than when standing on land, they report in the journal Zoo Biology.

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Health issues: If you have back, leg, knee or other health issues that might not jibe with a standing desk, definitely consult your doctor before deciding to go down this road.

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Bar Keith Gleeson who is just returning from a broken leg, everyone of O'Sullivan's squad is fit, fresh and standing at the oche ready to launch this season's campaign.

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