17 year old Chelsea Fearce, went from homeless student to class valedictorian. She spent years living in shelters, her family car, and occasionally hotels. She attributes her success to her mother, who had always encouraged them to read and frequently took Fearce and her siblings to the library and emphasized the importance of education.
Yahoo announced this past week that the search engine giant will be buying Tumblr at a hefty price of $1.1 billion from CEO and founder David Karp. They promised not to "screw it up".
On Monday, May 20th, a deadly tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, destroying thousands of homes and killing twenty four, seven of whom were children. Estimated repairs exceed $2 billion. To donate, visit the American Red Cross website.
France became the 14th country to legalize gay/same sex marriage when President Francois Hollande signed the bill on May 18th. Protesters have gathered around France to oppose this new law, and dozens have been arrested.
The Wonders of the World appear to be in danger; any portions of the Great Wall of China are suffering from neglect and erosion from natural causes, while the pyramids in Egypt are suffering from pollution, groundwater, and grave robbers.
Ali's Corner
This past week, I stumbled upon a new TV show - well, an old one, actually, that I took interest in. Its called Kindred: The Embraced and first aired all the way back in 1996. It failed to gain much fame and one of the leads, Mark Frankel, died in a tragic accident shortly after the last episode aired, which contributed to the show's cancellation after just eight episodes.
However, I watched a few episodes throughout the past few days and I really like it! This was before Buffy the Vampire Slayer, before The Vampire Diaries, and before Twilight and it gives a whole new perspective of vampires (both good and evil). It was based on the RPG game Vampire: The Masquerade.
It takes place in San Francisco, California in the 20th century and the ruler, or Prince, of the San Francisco five vampire clans. The vampires are guided by the laws that keep them alive - known as the Masquerade. They pose as humans with ordinary occupations and the show witnesses romance, war, and other elements between the Kindred & the humans.
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