The stage at the Indiana State Fair on August 14, 2011 was hit by a high-velocity wind gust in front of a severe thunderstorm, causing it to collapse. Seven people were killed and 43 others were injured.
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I love rapper rants! They are just incredibly hilarious and you can joke about them on Twitter for days! Complex has compiled the best rants from rapper 50 Cent. Good stuff, check it out!
50 Cent may not be your favorite rapper. He's not the greatest actor—or the world's best boss. But everyone agrees that 50 is the absolute best when it comes to taunting, bragging, and talking that shit. Well, everyone besides Ja Rule. And Irv Gotti. And Shyne. And Nas. And Fat Joe. And DJ Khaled. And Game. And Young Buck. And Lil' Wayne. And Jay-Z. And Kanye. And Charli Baltimore. And Ashanti. And Cam'Ron. And Q. And Diddy. And Rick Ross. And Jimmy Iovine.... So while you wait for his new mixtape to drop—The Lost Tape's release was just pushed back to next week—join us as It's The Real walks that walk, Ferrari F50 talks that talk, and Complex presents The 25 Best 50 Cent Rants....
After two decades of extraordinarily rapid economic growth, people in China aren’t much happier than when they started, suggests a new review of happiness and national income in the world’s largest, most economically accelerated country.
On the whole, China’s wealthy are slightly happier than before, but little appears to have changed among middle-income earners. Among lower income brackets, life satisfaction seems to have dropped precipitously.
These trends are not an argument against capitalism or economic growth — but they do hint at shortcomings in using standard economic metrics as shorthand for well-being.
“There is no evidence of an increase in life satisfaction of the magnitude that might have been expected to result from the fourfold improvement in the level of per capita consumption,” write researchers led by economist Richard Easterlin in their May 15 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper....
CSKA faced last season's Euroleague champions in the first semifinal and won 66-64 after a heart-breaking 4th quarter! Panathinaikos, despite the team's overexertion, didn't manage to win since CSKA got a little bit luckier in the last minute of the game.
With only 9 seconds remaining, Teodosic of CSKA missed 2 crusial free throws and Panathinaikos' coach called out for a time-out and complained to the referees for ball travelling by Siskauskas. The referrees didn't agree with Pana's coach and Diamantidis had the ball in his hands for one last trial to take the game to overtime. He didn't pass the ball on time, deja vu much from their first game vs. Maccabi, in Tel Aviv, in the playoffs.
CSKA won and once again confirmed that they were made to win, even if Panathinaikos fought until the end.
Semifinal 2 - Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Regal FC Barcelona
This year's Euroleague miracle, Olympiacos, beats Regal FC Barcelona on Friday's night game 68-64, breaking Blaugranas' hearts. Olympiacos was in control in most parts of the game, never allowing Barcelona to break their spell.
As always, Olympiacos was in charge in the first half, taking advantage of Barcelona's initial anxiety. With some great 3 point shots and passion, they made the game look ideal. However, Barcelona ruled in offensive rebounds, something that deprived Olympiacos from extra possessions, aka additional points. It's not over until it's over, they say. Olympiacos grabbed almost every offensive rebound in the last quarter and this was a vast contributor to their win. The Reds got in the game entitled as the 'outsider team' and proved everyone wrong, with those young players showing their burning passion to one of the most experienced teams of Europe.
3rd place game - Panathinaikos vs. Regal FC Barcelona
After shocking losses for both teams, The Blaugranas faced The Greens in the 3rd place game in which the Spanish team won, 74-69. Panathinaikos showed no real passion for that game, bearing in mind the tough loss over CSKA. (Opinion: Every game is a new one, how can the coach and the players declare they have no motivation before the game begins? This is not the ex European Champions' attitude towards a legendary team like Barcelona!)
The Greens had their fans' support even in the 3rd place game, creating a great atmosphere before the final! Panathinaikos' shining star in the game was once again Dimitris Diamantidis, who ended the game with 17 points. No particular interest, however, since Jasikevicius (Pana) and Navarro (Barca) didn't play. It was a mediocre game and it seemed that both teams were disappointed from Friday's games.
The Final - CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos Piraeus
This final was more than just crazy. It was insane. ...