Strictly’s Emma Barton had to tape up her bum after painful injury during rehearsals

 

 Emma was left with a painful injury during her time on the show (Picture: BBC)

Strictly Come Dancing has had its fair share of injuries this year – and Emma Barton has admitted she had to dance through a painful injury in her bum to fight her way to the final.

Emma and pro partner Anton Du Beke are going for glitterball glory tonight against Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden, and Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse, but Emma admits at times it was a battle to get there.

But in a series where two of the stars have been forced to pull out due to bad injuries, it seems everyone has had their fair share of aches and scrapes… and sometimes it wasn’t even down to the dancefloor rehearsals.

Speaking ahead of the final showdown, Emma admitted: ‘It’s quite funny actually.

‘We did Charleston on week 11 and oh, it’s fast, high intensity, smashed it all through the week, and then on the Friday morning, when we got to the studio and we had to do a bit of social media, and I pulled a muscle in my bottom. Just standing, how do you do that?!’

‘It was the right cheek,’ she added. ‘And I did panic, and I thought “Oh no!”’

Karim Zeroual then told her: ‘That happened to me too! I had to get it strapped up. Which is a really weird situation.’

‘Just some large plasters on the cheek,’ she laughed. ‘It worked. I got through it, because I was really like, “Please! I’ve got to get through this dance! I’ve got to dance.”’

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Much to her dismay, the Charleston is coming back to haunt her in the finale tonight, as the routine to Thoroughly Modern Millie has been chosen as the judges pick of their next routine.

They’ll also be performing a showdance routine to Let Yourself Go by Irving Berlin.

In the show’s 17-year history, this is only the second time that Anton has made it to the final, and the first year the pro has been given the fought for perfect 10 scores from the judges.

Will Emma and Anton be able to take home the glitterball? (Picture: BBC)

Last time, their Charleston scored them an almost straight across the board perfect score – getting 39 out of 40 for the routine, and only Craig Revel-Horwood holding out on them.

Can they finally win him, and the public, round?

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for all of Central Florida

 

A cold front is sparking a round of thunderstorms, some strong across Central Florida. The main threats will be lightning, very heavy rain and the potential for damaging wind. It is important to note that the tornado threat is not zero. Make sure you stay weather aware through Saturday morning.

 

The worst of the weather will move in from the early morning through about 9 a.m.

 

The weather will improve drastically Saturday afternoon as sunshine returns.

 

 

The Geminids are here; how to observe the ‘king of meteor showers’ this weekend

ST. GEORGE — The Geminids, considered by many to be the best meteor shower of the year, are active every December and will be visible this weekend, peaking tonight into Saturday morning and barring the backdrop of a bright full moon.

The Geminids meteor shower is considered to be the “king” of all meteor showers, and is one of the best and most reliable annual spectacles, sending more than 100 fast, bright, multicolored meteors streaking across the sky at 79,000 mph during peak hour. This occurs as the dust enters Earth’s atmosphere and vaporizes, producing the streaks of light referred to as “shooting stars,” NASA says.

The Geminids peak each year on the night of Dec. 13-14. The Geminids tend to be few and far between during the early evening. The best time of night to watch them will be at around 2 a.m. MST Saturday. They will continue during the same time Sunday.

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The Earth’s rotation turns St. George to face optimally towards the direction of the incoming meteors, maximizing the number that rain vertically downwards, producing short trails close to the radiant point. The shower will not be visible before around 6:26 p.m. each night throughout Washington County, when its radiant point rises above the eastern horizon. The shower will remain active until dawn breaks around 7:10 a.m., according to In The Sky.

To view the Geminids, find a spot well away from city or street lights, and be prepare for chilly December temperatures. Lie flat on your back with your feet facing south, and while looking up, taking in as much of the sky as possible. The meteors can be seen from any part of the sky, and no matter what part of the sky they appear, they will all trace back to the radiant near the bright star known as Castor in the constellation Gemini, according to the American Meteor Society.

Those who don’t know where Castor is located will soon learn as one meteor after another will shoot forth from that direction.

It takes about 30 minutes for the eyes to adjust to the darkness. It is recommended to watch for as long as possible, as meteor activity waxes and wanes throughout the night, with periods of little activity and then other times when meteors are falling constantly, each lasting about 15 minutes.

Zion National Park is a great setting to view the Geminids in as well, according to park officials, who say to “bring plenty of warm layers and lean back … soak in as much of the sky as possible as Zion’s forecast is clear.”

The best viewing locations at the park include the Pa’rus Trail and the Human History Museum patio.

Driving force behind the Geminids — 3200 Phaethon

Leading the pack of hurtling space rocks is 3200 Phaethon, a curious blue asteroid that sometimes behaves like a comet and has puzzled astronomers since its discovery in 1983.

 

The asteroid has a number of curious oddities, and the first is its deep blue color.

A majority of the asteroids vary in color from dull gray to red, depending on the type of material on the asteroid’s surface. Blue asteroids, on the other hand, are rare. In fact, they comprise only a small fraction of all asteroids known to scientists, and this asteroid appears to be one of the bluest of any asteroids or comets in the solar system, according to Teddy Kareta of the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.

Before its discovery in 1983, scientists believed that only comets could produce the dazzling light show of galactic debris. That changed with the discovery of Phaethon, which behaves both like an asteroid by its appearance as a dot in the sky, indicative of an asteroid. But it is also the source of the Geminid meteor shower, which, like all meteor showers, takes place when the Earth passes through the trail of dust left behind by a comet during its orbit.

The dust trail is released when the asteroid makes its closest approach to the sun, which scientists believe is a process similar to a dry riverbed cracking in the afternoon heat. This would make sense, since it heats up to about 1,500 degrees — hot enough to melt aluminum.

This phenomenon has only been witnessed on one other object in the entire solar system, thus blurring the line between what sets comets and asteroids apart, according to a team of scientists working with NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility in Hawaii and the Tillinghast telescope in Arizona.

This object is also huge. With a diameter of more than 3 miles, it leaves a dust trail estimated to be 14 million miles long, weighing a billion tons.

Recent discoveries have led scientists to believe that the Geminid meteor shower resulted after Phaethon suffered a catastrophe a few thousand years ago.

Flyers' Oskar Lindblom diagnosed with rare bone cancer Ewing's sarcoma, expected to miss remainder of season

He is expected to start treatment after a series of tests

The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that forward Oskar Lindblom, 23, is expected to miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season after being diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer called Ewing's sarcoma. The team released the following statement on Friday:

    "The Flyers will do everything possible to support Oskar and assist him in securing the best care available. Out of respect for Oskar and his family, the team will have no further comment at this time and asks that Oskar be afforded a period of privacy so that he may focus his efforts on his treatment and a return to full health."

Ewing's sarcoma is more common in children and young adults and grows in and around the soft tissues of the bone.

According to USA Today, the diagnosis was made by specialists at the University of Pennsylvania. The school's Abramson Cancer Center describes the cancer as, "a type of tumor that forms from a neuroendocrine cell in bone or soft tissue. It may be found in the bones of the legs, arms, chest, pelvis, spine, or skull. Ewing tumors often occur in teenagers and young adults, under the age of 25."

The 23-year-old missed the team's most recent game with what was described as an "upper-body injury."

The Sweden native is tied with Travis Konecny for the team's lead in goals with 11, and has seven assists to go along with it in the 30 games he has played so far this year.

Last season, Lindbloom posted 17 goals and 16 assists, in his first full season in the NHL.
 

Giants Cut Janoris Jenkins After He Used Slur in Twitter Exchange With a Fan

The team said the cornerback’s refusal to acknowledge his “offensive” language factored in his release. 

The Giants waived cornerback Janoris Jenkins on Friday, two days after he used a slur in a Twitter exchange with a fan.Credit...Elise Amendola/Associated Press

The New York Giants announced Friday that they had waived Janoris Jenkins, two days after the injured cornerback used a slur against a fan who had been critical of the team’s performance in a Twitter exchange.

The exchange occurred Wednesday morning when Jenkins listed his statistical line for this season, including his total number of tackles, interceptions and passes broken up, in a Twitter post.

The fan then asked Jenkins, an eight-year National Football League veteran, whether that mattered after the Giants dropped their 11th game of the season in an overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. The team has won only twice this season and has the second-worst record in the league.

Jenkins responded, “I only can do my job.. retard.” He later offered an apology for his word choice, but said he  “didn’t mean no HARM.”

“From ownership to management to our football operations, we felt it was in the best interests of the franchise and the player,” Shurmur said. “Obviously, what happened this week, and the refusal to acknowledge the inappropriate and offensive language, was the determining factor.”

The Giants said Jenkins engaged in the “inappropriate” exchange with the fan while he was rehabbing an ankle injury during Wednesday’s practice, which Jenkins denied during his media availability on Thursday.

Jenkins appeared to shrug off his release in a series of Twitter posts on Friday, writing “Best news ever.. Thank you.” He later wished his teammates well.

“I Just want to thank the organization for the opportunity & good luck to my brothers that remains a Giant!” he wrote. “Again, want my fans to know my intentions are always pure and genuine.”

Jenkins, who goes by the nickname Jackrabbit, did not immediately respond to requests for additional comment on Friday.

This is not the first time Jenkins’s off-field actions have cost him a roster spot.

Once considered a top N.F.L. prospect, he was dismissed by the University of Florida football team in 2011 after his second arrest in three months on marijuana possession charges. In 2009, Jenkins was arrested during a fight outside a Gainesville, Fla., nightclub.

A native of Pahokee, Fla., Jenkins completed his college career at the University of North Alabama and was selected in the second round of the 2012 draft by the Rams, when the team played in St. Louis.

In 2018, the body of a family friend, Roosevelt Rene, was found outside Jenkins’s New Jersey home. Jenkins’s brother, William Jenkins Jr., was later charged with causing fatal injuries to Rene during a fight at the player’s home in Fair Lawn, N.J.

Jenkins became the second N.F.L. player to be cut this season for inflammatory language on Twitter. In November, the Cleveland Browns released safety Jermaine Whitehead after a profanity-laced rant in which he made threatening comments.

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