IndyCar Driver Justin Wilson Dies Of Head Injury

IndyCar Series veteran Justin Wilson died Monday after suffering a traumatic head injury during a race Sunday at Pocono Raceway.

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IndyCar Series veteran Justin Wilson died Monday after suffering a traumatic head injury suffered in Sunday's ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway, his family announced.

In what was described as a freak accident, the 37-year-old was struck in the head, while wearing a helmet, by a piece of debris that was on the track after race leader Sage Karam's car crashed.

Wilson is the second IndyCar driver to die from an accident on the track in four years. Indy driver Dan Wheldon was killed in a fiery crash in 2011 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Wilson was surrounded by his family at Lehigh Valley Health Network Cedar Crest Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, when he died on Monday, the Indy Star reported.

Justin Wilson drives during the Pocono IndyCar 500 auto race the day he was struck in the head by a piece of debris.

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Karam's car crashed while he was leading the 200-lap race. As pieces of debris were bouncing on the track, Wilson, who was wearing a helmet, was struck in the head. He was apparently knocked unconscious and his car veered out of control, eventually smashing into the inside wall. Karam suffered a foot injury.

"This is a monumentally sad day for INDYCAR and the motorsports community as a whole," IndyCar CEO Mark Miles said in a statement. "Justin's elite ability to drive a race car was matched by his unwavering kindness, character and humility — which is what made him one of the most respected members of the paddock. As we know, the racing industry is one big family, and our efforts moving forward will be focused on rallying around Justin's family to ensure they get the support they need during this unbelievably difficult time."

Wilson was born in Sheffield, England, and had lived in Longmont, Colorado. Since 2004, he had been competing in the American open-wheel race, and in six races this season for Andretti Autosport. Wilson earned seven career Indy car victories.

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Try Not To Throw Up Watching This Dude Jump Off A 200-Feet Tall Cliff

I’ll go change my pants now.

Daredevil Laso Schaller decided to jump off this nearly 200-feet-high cliff in Switzerland for the sake of Red Bull and setting a new world record, and he got one of the most insane POV jumps ever.

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So let's go over how tall 200 feet really is. That would be like jumping off something a few feet taller than the LEANING TOWER OF PISA into a tiny-ass pond.

Goodbye. No thanks. See you later.

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Luckily, his helmet cam captured everything he was seeing. *Sweat drips down face*

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Well, here goes nothing. *Holds breath until one passes out*

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Jarryd Hayne Is Straight-Up Crushin' It Right Now

Currently playing in a pre-season friendly against the Dallas Cowboys, Hayne is making quite a splash.

Here's a GIF of Hayne's first return:

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Watch This College Student Win Free Tuition By Landing This Half-Court Shot

Ball State? More like BALLER State.

With college set to begin for another year, many incoming freshmen are taking out student loans for the first time. However, one Ball State University student's tuition just became cheaper thanks to his incredible on-court skills.

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Lem Turner was randomly plucked from the crowd at a pep rally in Muncie, Indiana, on Thursday night. If he sunk the half-court shot he'd win a semester of free tuition.

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NOTHING BUT NET, BABY. ?

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One more instant replay...

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Beginners guitar instruction for beginners learn how to perform beginners guitar

Guitar lessons, learning barre chords. This article has the sole purpose of explaining what barre chord is, and how it may enhance the structure of the melody.

If you have mastered each of the basic chords such because, C. D. G. E. F. A, and maybe a number of sevenths, and minors chords, then it is time for it to learn how to play barre chords.



The barre chords take their name from your first finger because it stretches over the fret forming a pub, while the other fingers squeeze into the frets directly beneath the barred fret.

By way of example, if you play the traditional E, major chord and glide down one fret keeping the shape of the E chord, but stretching your index finger throughout the first fret above, you can form the F, chord.

Now if you move that same shape down one step that is a half fret, this provides you with you the F# pointed chord.

At this point it is critical to know that all the following E shape barre chords include their root note around the open, E, string. That's the first thickest string about the guitar.

Moving the same condition up a semi tone which can be one fret will provide you with major and sharp chords.

If you move the same shape in reverse fret by fret you may have major and flat chords.

This is how the idea works. Chords moving down the shaft to your bridge give you significant and sharp chords, and coming back in reverse provides you with major and flat chords.

The reason why you will get flat notes en route back up is for the reason that note on the particular fret heading back is lowered, while going forward the note is raised to create a sharp.

The exception to the rule is when you come to the B. note. You will discover no sharps or flats between these two notes.

So you will move directly on the, B major up a half step and directly into the C, major observe.

This also happens after you play the E, major note and move a half improve, you go straight in the F, major note.

So keep that as the primary goal, when you come straight down the fretboard onto the B, note the next immediate note after be the C, note.





Try out this movement and you will see exactly how the idea works.

Now just to inform you in case some electric guitar playing musician tells you that this is not always the correct terminology for the previous notes mentioned over, he is perfectly correct, so you can go along with him and say yes you understand that, but it is only in very special circumstances if your E note becomes Elizabeth sharp, or E flat, and the B observe becomes B sharp, as well as B flat.
This conversation is for another day when you have become more proficient from playing barre chords.

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MLB Adopts New Policy For Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, And Child Abuse

The league also promises to host more events promoting domestic violence awareness.

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MLB and the players union on Friday announced a new policy regarding domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.

The new policy includes discipline, treatment and intervention for players involved in abuse or assault incidents, as well as education programs and resources for players and their families.

MLB has had fewer known incidents of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse than other professional sport leagues, with outfielder Milton Bradley and pitcher Josh Lueke as the perhaps the most well-known examples.

In a statement, the MLB said the program will extend beyond players: "[T]he Commissioner's Office will implement additional policies to cover Minor League players, as well as everyone employed by a Major League or Minor League club, and the Commissioner's Office, and the MLBPA will also implement an all-encompassing domestic abuse policy for its staff."

A three-member panel of experts will advise players of a treatment plan, which may include counseling sessions and, when relevant, "limiting interactions with his partner."

Following an investigation into the allegations, Commissioner Rob Manfred can issue sanctions by his own judgment of the incident. "There is no minimum or maximum penalty prescribed under the policy," and "the Commissioner's authority to discipline is not dependent on whether the player is convicted or pleads guilty to a crime."

If a player chooses to appeal sanctions issued by the commissioner, their case will be presented to a three-person arbitration panel comprised of one representative from MLB, one from the MLB Players' Association, and an "independent arbitrator."

This panel is a key differentiator from the power afforded to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who the league claims has the power to act as disciplinarian and arbitrator. It is a hitch in the NFL/NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement that has received much push back from players, most notably in federal court as the subject of Tom Brady's ongoing lawsuit against the league.

In allowing the commissioner power, but limiting his role throughout the process, the MLB appears to be attempting to avoid similar complications down the line.

The new program also includes standards and provisions for addressing issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse before any incidents may arise. An education program is mandatory for all in MLB-affiliated clubs (Majors and Minors), and a confidential 24-hour helpline — in English and Spanish — has been established for players and their families.

The MLB also announced that it will promote awareness of the relevant issues, including "domestic violence awareness days" at ballparks.

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A Football Team Gave A Boy With A Rare Brain Disorder The Chance To Score A Touchdown

We are all #BenStrong.

Ben Holloway was diagnosed with dural arteriovenous fistula, a rare brain disorder, in April 2014. The 4-year-old was immediately sent to undergo multiple intensive brain surgeries over the course of a year.

The illness causes "vascular anomalies formed by an abnormal connection between arteries and veins that normally drain the brain" and is usually fatal in children.

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After being told by doctors that the now 5-year-old would never be able to play football, his hometown high school, Murray County High School, had a better idea: The team organized a "game" for him to play in — and score his very own touchdown.

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His father, Joshua Holloway, told BuzzFeed, "I work with the president of the Murray County High School Touchdown Club. He knows all about his situation, and one day in my office, we came up with the idea of letting Ben on the field. He took it and ran with it from there."

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Ben, dressed in his helmet and uniform, grabbed the ball from the quarterback and started running. "Ben's reaction was like a kid at Christmas," Joshua said.

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With a little help from his Chatsworth, Georgia, team, Ben got back up and sprinted toward the end zone. Go, Ben, go!

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