-lrb- cnn -rrb- remember knut , the adorable polar bear who captured hearts in 2006 ? now it 's his baby half-brother 's turn . officials at the rostock zoo in germany say the polar bear was born december 3 but has been cuddling up to his mother , vilma , in the zoo 's birth den for the past two months . this week , he made his first acquaintance with the snow , and zookeepers expect him to make his public debut in march . until then , fans can watch the zoo 's weekly video updates of the cub clumsily finding his bearings -- and footing -- in the nursery alongside his doting mother . the baby bear is still unnamed ; the rostock zoo is taking suggestions until march 10 . if you have an idea , email presse@zoo-rostock.de . liverpool boss brendan rodgers has revealed how rejection as a young player has inspired him to give the likes of raheem sterling and jordon ibe their break in the first team . rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer despite leaving northern ireland for england at the age of 16 and training with the reading youth team . the reds manager believes the memory of missing out on a first team spot despite being promised one has helped him to handle liverpool 's young players . brendan rodgers takes positives from his experience of not making it as a professional footballer . 20-year-old star raheem sterling -lrb- left -rrb- has flourished under the guidance of rodgers . speaking of his experience , rodgers told barclays : ' i felt as a young player i did n't get the chance . i was a talented youth player in northern ireland . ' i came to england , to reading when i was 16 . i was captain of the youth team and was then in the first team squad . ` the manager at the time asked me to play in the reserve game on the monday to get some game time then look to make my first team debut on the wednesday against fulham . by . emma innes . the newest puffball shares a father with knut , the polar cub who warmed the world 's heart when he was abandoned by his mother at zoo berlin in 2006 and then hand-raised by zookeepers . in 2011 , the 4-year-old polar bear tragically died of encephalitis , and fans big and small lined the zoo 's polar bear enclosure with flowers and notes . the reds manager believes the memory of missing out on a playing career has helped him in the long run . rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer despite leaving northern ireland for england aged 16 . polar bear knut 's half-sister makes public debut . ` when wednesday came , i was expected to play and it ended up that i did n't play . that hit me probably harder than it should have done . ' i felt that from that moment that i was probably never going to get the chance . ' the 42-year-old believes those experiences as a youngster have helped him to nurture the talents of the likes of sterling , who has already made 120 appearances for liverpool at the tender age of 20 . rodgers -lrb- centre -rrb- described himself as a ` talented youth player ' , but he failed to make the grade . rodgers -lrb- middle row , second up -rrb- was on the books at reading where he was captain of the youth team . sterling made his liverpool debut in august , 2012 as liverpool were beaten 2-1 by norwich city . published : . 07:50 est , 10 december 2013 . | . updated : . 08:12 est , 10 december 2013 . a man claims a botched skin graft has left him with a football-sized hernia sticking out from his stomach . yves rivest , 36 , says his problems began in 2003 when a rubbish truck ran him over while he was working . he explained that he slid underneath the lorry while it was reversing . the front wheel then passed between his legs and drove up onto his stomach . rodgers added : ` but those negative experiences , i was able to turn them into a positive in my life and in my work . ' i could help young players and prepare them . if i told young players they were going to play , they would play . yves rivest , 36 , developed a football sized hernia after having a skin graft on his stomach . he needed the operation after suffering serious stomach injuries when he was run over by a rubbish truck . the former sanitation worker , from montreal , in canada , was in a coma for three weeks and woke up to find his intestines outside his body . doctors sealed his abdominal wall but mr rivest says the repair failed and he needed a skin graft to cover the wound . speaking to the toronto sun he said : ` after the accident , the surgeon came to see me and explained my intestines would be in bags for at least a year . ` once my intestines healed , they would reattach them , which they did , but it never lasted . ` there was so much pressure in my stomach that the sutures gave way completely and my stomach began to open . ' mr rivest now wants surgery to remove the hernia but says surgeons are refusing to carry out the procedure unless he loses weight . he says it is impossible for him to lose weight as the hernia means he can not workout . mr rivest said that he now weighs 17st but that he would only weigh 15st if the hernia was removed . he added that he was left with little skin on his stomach meaning he needed a skin graft from his leg in 2004 . however , he says the graft has now turned into the 28in hernia that weights more than 2st . mr rivest says doctors are now refusing to operate unless he loses weight - but says he ca n't lose weight because of the hernia . he explained that he has been told he must not push , pull or lift anything heavy because of the hernia and that this makes it impossible for him to workout . ` there comes a time when you have to let them go . sometimes you never know until they 're in the arena . they just want that opportunity . ' jordan ibe looks to have a bright future at liverpool as rodgers looks to give youth a chance . he added that while he weighs 17st now , he would weigh 2st less if the hernia was removed .
brendan rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer . rodgers left northern ireland at the age of 16 to prove himself at reading . the liverpool boss was forced to quit playing by the age of 20 . 42-year-old believes past experiences have inspired him to look after liverpool 's young stars .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- remember knut , the adorable polar bear who captured hearts in 2006 ? now it 's his baby half-brother 's turn . officials at the rostock zoo in germany say the polar bear was born december 3 but has been cuddling up to his mother , vilma , in the zoo 's birth den for the past two months . this week , he made his first acquaintance with the snow , and zookeepers expect him to make his public debut in march . until then , fans can watch the zoo 's weekly video updates of the cub clumsily finding his bearings -- and footing -- in the nursery alongside his doting mother . the baby bear is still unnamed ; the rostock zoo is taking suggestions until march 10 . if you have an idea , email presse@zoo-rostock.de . liverpool boss brendan rodgers has revealed how rejection as a young player has inspired him to give the likes of raheem sterling and jordon ibe their break in the first team . rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer despite leaving northern ireland for england at the age of 16 and training with the reading youth team . the reds manager believes the memory of missing out on a first team spot despite being promised one has helped him to handle liverpool 's young players . brendan rodgers takes positives from his experience of not making it as a professional footballer . 20-year-old star raheem sterling -lrb- left -rrb- has flourished under the guidance of rodgers . speaking of his experience , rodgers told barclays : ' i felt as a young player i did n't get the chance . i was a talented youth player in northern ireland . ' i came to england , to reading when i was 16 . i was captain of the youth team and was then in the first team squad . ` the manager at the time asked me to play in the reserve game on the monday to get some game time then look to make my first team debut on the wednesday against fulham . by . emma innes . the newest puffball shares a father with knut , the polar cub who warmed the world 's heart when he was abandoned by his mother at zoo berlin in 2006 and then hand-raised by zookeepers . in 2011 , the 4-year-old polar bear tragically died of encephalitis , and fans big and small lined the zoo 's polar bear enclosure with flowers and notes . the reds manager believes the memory of missing out on a playing career has helped him in the long run . rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer despite leaving northern ireland for england aged 16 . polar bear knut 's half-sister makes public debut . ` when wednesday came , i was expected to play and it ended up that i did n't play . that hit me probably harder than it should have done . ' i felt that from that moment that i was probably never going to get the chance . ' the 42-year-old believes those experiences as a youngster have helped him to nurture the talents of the likes of sterling , who has already made 120 appearances for liverpool at the tender age of 20 . rodgers -lrb- centre -rrb- described himself as a ` talented youth player ' , but he failed to make the grade . rodgers -lrb- middle row , second up -rrb- was on the books at reading where he was captain of the youth team . sterling made his liverpool debut in august , 2012 as liverpool were beaten 2-1 by norwich city . published : . 07:50 est , 10 december 2013 . | . updated : . 08:12 est , 10 december 2013 . a man claims a botched skin graft has left him with a football-sized hernia sticking out from his stomach . yves rivest , 36 , says his problems began in 2003 when a rubbish truck ran him over while he was working . he explained that he slid underneath the lorry while it was reversing . the front wheel then passed between his legs and drove up onto his stomach . rodgers added : ` but those negative experiences , i was able to turn them into a positive in my life and in my work . ' i could help young players and prepare them . if i told young players they were going to play , they would play . yves rivest , 36 , developed a football sized hernia after having a skin graft on his stomach . he needed the operation after suffering serious stomach injuries when he was run over by a rubbish truck . the former sanitation worker , from montreal , in canada , was in a coma for three weeks and woke up to find his intestines outside his body . doctors sealed his abdominal wall but mr rivest says the repair failed and he needed a skin graft to cover the wound . speaking to the toronto sun he said : ` after the accident , the surgeon came to see me and explained my intestines would be in bags for at least a year . ` once my intestines healed , they would reattach them , which they did , but it never lasted . ` there was so much pressure in my stomach that the sutures gave way completely and my stomach began to open . ' mr rivest now wants surgery to remove the hernia but says surgeons are refusing to carry out the procedure unless he loses weight . he says it is impossible for him to lose weight as the hernia means he can not workout . mr rivest said that he now weighs 17st but that he would only weigh 15st if the hernia was removed . he added that he was left with little skin on his stomach meaning he needed a skin graft from his leg in
-lrb- cnn -rrb- remember knut , the adorable polar bear who captured hearts in 2006 ? now it 's his baby half-brother 's turn . officials at the rostock zoo in germany say the polar bear was born december 3 but has been cuddling up to his mother , vilma , in the zoo 's birth den for the past two months . this week , he made his first acquaintance with the snow , and zookeepers expect him to make his public debut in march . until then , fans can watch the zoo 's weekly video updates of the cub clumsily finding his bearings -- and footing -- in the nursery alongside his doting mother . the baby bear is still unnamed ; the rostock zoo is taking suggestions until march 10 . if you have an idea , email presse@zoo-rostock.de . liverpool boss brendan rodgers has revealed how rejection as a young player has inspired him to give the likes of raheem sterling and jordon ibe their break in the first team . rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer despite leaving northern ireland for england at the age of 16 and training with the reading youth team . the reds manager believes the memory of missing out on a first team spot despite being promised one has helped him to handle liverpool 's young players . brendan rodgers takes positives from his experience of not making it as a professional footballer . 20-year-old star raheem sterling -lrb- left -rrb- has flourished under the guidance of rodgers . speaking of his experience , rodgers told barclays : ' i felt as a young player i did n't get the chance . i was a talented youth player in northern ireland . ' i came to england , to reading when i was 16 . i was captain of the youth team and was then in the first team squad . ` the manager at the time asked me to play in the reserve game on the monday to get some game time then look to make my first team debut on the wednesday against fulham . by . emma innes . the newest puffball shares a father with knut , the polar cub who warmed the world 's heart when he was abandoned by his mother at zoo berlin in 2006 and then hand-raised by zookeepers . in 2011 , the 4-year-old polar bear tragically died of encephalitis , and fans big and small lined the zoo 's polar bear enclosure with flowers and notes . the reds manager believes the memory of missing out on a playing career has helped him in the long run . rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer despite leaving northern ireland for england aged 16 . polar bear knut 's half-sister makes public debut . ` when wednesday came , i was expected to play and it ended up that i did n't play . that hit me probably harder than it should have done . ' i felt that from that moment that i was probably never going to get the chance . ' the 42-year-old believes those experiences as a youngster have helped him to nurture the talents of the likes of sterling , who has already made 120 appearances for liverpool at the tender age of 20 . rodgers -lrb- centre -rrb- described himself as a ` talented youth player ' , but he failed to make the grade . rodgers -lrb- middle row , second up -rrb- was on the books at reading where he was captain of the youth team . sterling made his liverpool debut in august , 2012 as liverpool were beaten 2-1 by norwich city . published : . 07:50 est , 10 december 2013 . | . updated : . 08:12 est , 10 december 2013 . a man claims a botched skin graft has left him with a football-sized hernia sticking out from his stomach . yves rivest , 36 , says his problems began in 2003 when a rubbish truck ran him over while he was working . he explained that he slid underneath the lorry while it was reversing . the front wheel then passed between his legs and drove up onto his stomach . rodgers added : ` but those negative experiences , i was able to turn them into a positive in my life and in my work . ' i could help young players and prepare them . if i told young players they were going to play , they would play . yves rivest , 36 , developed a football sized hernia after having a skin graft on his stomach . he needed the operation after suffering serious stomach injuries when he was run over by a rubbish truck . the former sanitation worker , from montreal , in canada , was in a coma for three weeks and woke up to find his intestines outside his body . doctors sealed his abdominal wall but mr rivest says the repair failed and he needed a skin graft to cover the wound . speaking to the toronto sun he said : ` after the accident , the surgeon came to see me and explained my intestines would be in bags for at least a year . ` 2004 . however , he says the graft has now turned into the 28in hernia that weights more than 2st . mr rivest says doctors are now refusing to operate unless he loses weight - but says he ca n't lose weight because of the hernia . he explained that he has been told he must not push , pull or lift anything heavy because of the hernia and that this makes it impossible for him to workout . ` there comes a time when you have to let them go . sometimes you never know until they 're in the arena . they just want that opportunity . ' jordan ibe looks to have a bright future at liverpool as rodgers looks to give youth a chance
-lrb- cnn remember knut, the adorable polar bear who captured hearts 2006? now it 's his baby half-brother 's turn. officials at the rostock zoo germany say the polar bear born december 3 but cuddling, vilma the zoo 's birth den for this week, he made his first acquaintance the snow, zookeepers expect make his public debut march. until then, fans watch the zoo 's weekly video updates of the cub clumsily finding his bearings -- footing -- the nursery alongside. the baby bear still unnamed ; the rostock zoo taking suggestions until march 10. if an idea, email presse@zoo-rostock.de liverpool boss brendan rodgers has how rejection as inspired give the likes raheem sterling jordon ibe their break in. rodgers failed make as despite leaving northern ireland england at and training the reading youth team. the reds manager believes the memory missing despite promised one has helped handle liverpool 's young players. brendan rodgers takes positives his experience of not making as. 20-year-old star raheem sterling -lrb- left -rrb- has flourished rodgers. speaking his experience, rodgers told barclays : ' i felt as a young player did n't get. i was a talented youth player northern ireland. ' i came england, to reading when 16. i was captain then in. ` the manager at asked play the reserve game on the monday to then look to make the wednesday against fulham. by. emma innes. the newest puffball shares a father knut, the polar cub warmed the world 's heart when abandoned at zoo berlin in 2006 and hand. in 2011, tragically fans big lined the zoo 's polar bear enclosure flowers notes. the reds manager believes the memory missing a playing career helped in. rodgers failed make as despite leaving northern ireland england aged. polar bear knut 's half-sister makes public debut. ` when wednesday came, expected play and it ended that n't. that hit probably harder done. ' i felt that from that probably never. ' the 42 believes those experiences as nurture the talents the likes sterling, who already 120 appearances liverpool at 20. rodgers -lrb- centre described himself a ` talented youth player, failed. rodgers -lrb- middle row, second up was on the books at reading where captain. sterling made his liverpool august, 2012 as liverpool were beaten norwich city published :. 07:50 est, 10 december. |. updated :. 08:12 est, 10 december. a man claims a botched skin graft a football-sized hernia sticking. yves rivest, 36 says his problems 2003 a rubbish truck ran him working. he explained slid underneath while reversing. the front wheel then passed between his legs drove onto his stomach. rodgers added : ` but those negative experiences, was able turn in in. ' i could help young players and prepare. if i told young players play, play. yves rivest, 36 developed a football sized hernia after having a skin graft his stomach. he needed the operation after suffering serious stomach injuries when run a rubbish truck. the former sanitation worker, from montreal canada was in woke outside doctors sealed his abdominal wall but mr rivest says the repair failed needed a skin graft cover. speaking the toronto sun he : ` after the accident, the surgeon came explained my intestines would in bags. ` once my intestines healed, they reattach them which never lasted ` there so much pressure in my stomach the sutures gave completely open. ' mr rivest now wants surgery the hernia but says surgeons refusing carry unless loses. he says impossible lose as the hernia means workout. mr rivest said that now weighs 17st but would only the hernia. he added left little skin his stomach meaning from in 2004. however, he says the graft has now turned the 28in hernia weights more 2st. mr rivest says doctors now refusing operate unless loses - ca n't because the hernia. he explained has told must push, pull lift heavy because the hernia and this makes workout. ` there comes let them. sometimes never until they 're in the arena. they just that opportunity. ' jordan ibe looks to liverpool as rodgers looks give youth. he added while weighs 17st now, would weigh 2st less the hernia.
-lrb- cnn -rrb- remember knut , the adorable polar bear who captured hearts in 2006 ? now it 's his baby half-brother 's turn . officials at the rostock zoo in germany say the polar bear was born december 3 but has been cuddling up to his mother , vilma , in the zoo 's birth den for the past two months . this week , he made his first acquaintance with the snow , and zookeepers expect him to make his public debut in march . until then , fans can watch the zoo 's weekly video updates of the cub clumsily finding his bearings -- and footing -- in the nursery alongside his doting mother . the baby bear is still unnamed ; the rostock zoo is taking suggestions until march 10 . if you have an idea , email presse@zoo-rostock.de . liverpool boss brendan rodgers has revealed how rejection as a young player has inspired him to give the likes of raheem sterling and jordon ibe their break in the first team . rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer despite leaving northern ireland for england at the age of 16 and training with the reading youth team . the reds manager believes the memory of missing out on a first team spot despite being promised one has helped him to handle liverpool 's young players . brendan rodgers takes positives from his experience of not making it as a professional footballer . 20-year-old star raheem sterling -lrb- left -rrb- has flourished under the guidance of rodgers . speaking of his experience , rodgers told barclays : ' i felt as a young player i did n't get the chance . i was a talented youth player in northern ireland . ' i came to england , to reading when i was 16 . i was captain of the youth team and was then in the first team squad . ` the manager at the time asked me to play in the reserve game on the monday to get some game time then look to make my first team debut on the wednesday against fulham . by . emma innes . the newest puffball shares a father with knut , the polar cub who warmed the world 's heart when he was abandoned by his mother at zoo berlin in 2006 and then hand-raised by zookeepers . in 2011 , the 4-year-old polar bear tragically died of encephalitis , and fans big and small lined the zoo 's polar bear enclosure with flowers and notes . the reds manager believes the memory of missing out on a playing career has helped him in the long run . rodgers failed to make it as a professional footballer despite leaving northern ireland for england aged 16 . polar bear knut 's half-sister makes public debut . ` when wednesday came , i was expected to play and it ended up that i did n't play . that hit me probably harder than it should have done . ' i felt that from that moment that i was probably never going to get the chance . ' the 42-year-old believes those experiences as a youngster have helped him to nurture the talents of the likes of sterling , who has already made 120 appearances for liverpool at the tender age of 20 . rodgers -lrb- centre -rrb- described himself as a ` talented youth player ' , but he failed to make the grade . rodgers -lrb- middle row , second up -rrb- was on the books at reading where he was captain of the youth team . sterling made his liverpool debut in august , 2012 as liverpool were beaten 2-1 by norwich city . published : . 07:50 est , 10 december 2013 . | . updated : . 08:12 est , 10 december 2013 . a man claims a botched skin graft has left him with a football-sized hernia sticking out from his stomach . yves rivest , 36 , says his problems began in 2003 when a rubbish truck ran him over while he was working . he explained that he slid underneath the lorry while it was reversing . the front wheel then passed between his legs and drove up onto his stomach . rodgers added : ` but those negative experiences , i was able to turn them into a positive in my life and in my work . ' i could help young players and prepare them . if i told young players they were going to play ,
 The text is about Knut, a polar bear cub who was born in December at the Rostock Zoo in Germany. He has been cuddling up to his mother Vilma and zookeepers expect him to make his public debut in March. The article also mentions that Knut's half-brother, a baby bear named Flocke, died of encephalitis in 2011. Additionally, it talks about Brendan Rodgers, a football player who failed to make it as a professional despite being talented, and Rahim Sterling, another footballer who flourished under the guidance of Rodgers.