Can you believe that these celebrities are black? :-)

They may not look it, but these celebrities are actually black. See the hidden diversity of Hollyw0od.

#1 Rashida Jones

She's currently on Parks and Rec, but has been on The Office and in movies like The Social Network and I Love You, Man. Her dad is music mogul Quincy Jones. Her mother is actress Peggy Lipton.

#2 Mariah Carey

Mariah's father was of African American and Venezuelan descent. Her mother is of Irish descent.

#3 Maya Rudolph

You know her from Saturday Night Live and movies like Bridesmaids. Maya is the daughter of singer Minnie Riperton and music composer Richard Rudolph.

#4 Wentworth Miller

Miller is probably best known for the show Prison Break. His father is African-American. His mother has Dutch, French, Swedish, Lebanese/Syrian, Austrian, and Polish ancestry.

#5 Adriana Lima

You're probably seen Adriana prancing around in her skimpies for Victoria's Secret. She has Brazilian, African-Brazilian, Portuguese, French, and Caribbean heritage.

#6 Gabrielle Reece

She was a world-class volleyball player. Now she's a model. Her father was Trinidadian. He was killed in a plane crash when Gabrielle was five.

#7 Slash

Saul Hudson, AKA Slash of Guns N Roses fame, is one of the best guitarists ever. His mother was African-American and his father is English.

#8 Pete Wentz

He's the bassist for rockers Fall Out Boy. He was born Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III and his mother is Jamaican.

#9 Jennifer Beals

You want to watch Flashdance right now, don't you? No famous parents here, but Jennifer's father is African American and her mother was Irish.

#10 Soledad O’Brien

She's an anchor and correspondent for CNN, HBO's Real Sports and Al Jazeera America's America Tonight. Her mother is Cuban and her father is Australian.

VIDEO: Lucky Escape From The Top Floor Of A Building On Fire Will Make You Jump

This construction worker had a lucky escape from a dangerous building fire that reached him within seconds, as he was working on the top floor.

Karen Jones was in a building across from the apartments as she saw the building on fire and the construction worker stuck on the balcony looking out for help.

My heart sunk when he was swinging off the top floor balcony but luckily he didn’t have to jump all the way and the fire rescue arrived just in time.

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WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT DIVORCE

Bible verses related to Divorce from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 - And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband: (Read More...)

1 Corinthians 7:15 - But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us to peace.

Luke 16:18 - Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.

1 John 2:3-4 - And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. (Read More...)

Matthew 5:32 - But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Matthew 19:6 - Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Matthew 19:9 - And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

Romans 7:2 - For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.

Matthew 19:3-9 - The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? (Read More...)

Mark 10:12 - And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:10 - And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:

1 Corinthians 7:10-17 - And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband: (Read More...)

Deuteronomy 24:1-22 - When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house. (Read More...)

Genesis 2:24 - Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Matthew 19:8 - He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

Malachi 2:16 - For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for [one] covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 - Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman. (Read More...)

Hebrews 13:4 - Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Matthew 19:4-6 - And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and female, (Read More...)

Matthew 5:31-32 - It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: (Read More...)

1 Corinthians 7:11 - But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to [her] husband: and let not the husband put away [his] wife.

Mark 10:11 - And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

1 Peter 3:1 - Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

Malachi 2:14-16 - Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet [is] she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. (Read More...)

Romans 7:3 - So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

Proverbs 18:1-24 - Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom. (Read More...)

Jeremiah 3:8 - And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

Jeremiah 3:1 - They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.

Mark 10:11-12 - And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. (Read More...)

Matthew 19:8-9 - He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. (Read More...)

Matthew 19:3-12 - The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? (Read More...)

Matthew 19:1-30 - And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; (Read More...)

Matthew 19:1-12 - And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; (Read More...)

Ezra 10:1-16 - Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. (Read More...)

Matthew 19:3 - The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Matthew 12:25 - And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

Matthew 5:31 - It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

Matthew 1:18-20 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. (Read More...)

Jeremiah 33:3 - Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Isaiah 54:4 - Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 - When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house. (Read More...)

Titus 1:6 - If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

John 6:53 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

Isaiah 50:1 - Thus saith the LORD, Where [is] the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors [is it] to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

Nehemiah 13:23-30 - In those days also saw I Jews [that] had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab: (Read More...)

James 2:20-24 - But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? (Read More...)

1 Timothy 3:2 - A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Mark 10:2-12 - And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? tempting him. 

Mark 10:2 - And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? tempting him.

Matthew 9:6-8 - But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. (Read More...)

Deuteronomy 24:1-3 - When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house. 

Mark 10:4 - And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away.

Mark 10:1-12 - And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. (Read More...)

Numbers 30:9 - But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

Exodus 21:7-11 - And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do. (Read More...)

Ephesians 5:1-33 - Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

The Man Who Tried to Poison Obama

#1 Out of the Loop? Here's What you Missed


Shortly after the days of the Boston Marathon tragedy, it was publicly announced that an apparent assassination attempt had been carried out on President Obama. Letters tainted with the deadly poison substance ricin were detected, and the search for the culprit was immediately commenced.

Investigators came across the phrase "I am KC and I approved this message" within the letter, and the link seemed obvious when the sending address was considered. The Tupelo, MS address led them to a local Elvis impersonator named Kevin Curtis who was reported to use that catchphrase frequently. But, as any experienced investigator knows, the link could not possibly be that easy.

Curtis was baffled by the accusations, and snippets of interviews played nationally left us confused as to whether Curtis was guilty as sin or truly as bewildered as he claimed. The guy was a fountain spewing an endless stream of hilarious quotes, and he case turned bizarre as he spoke of a man he believed was framing him.

As the case unraveled Curtis seemed less and less crazy and evidence led investigators to a new suspect, J. Everett Dutschke, who appears cornered by the trail of facts. The facts and timeline of the case can be hard to sort out, but that's what we're here for.




#2 What is Ricin?

Ricin is a naturally occuring poison found inside of castor beans. If you simply swallow or ingest castor beans, there is likelihood of some damage but it likely will not be fatal. When castor beans are crushed in order to make castor oil, however, the remaining waste, or "mash" is the basis for ricin.

Castor oil is widely used around the globe for cooking, and only those with cruel intentions have use for the mash. Ricin can be created in powder form, such as the traces on the Obama letter, but can also take a pellet or mist form. It is dissolvable in water or acid, which means it is extremely dangerous if someone chooses to use it in someone's drink, a move that can easily go undetected.

According to the CDC website, you cannot feel the full effect of ricin poisoning by accident, so if you suffer these fatal symptoms you have almost undoubtedly been targeted. The fact that ricin is getting exposure is scary, because its versatility as a potential weapon may give others ruthless ideas. The CDC warns, "If made into a partially purified material or refined into a terrorist or warfare agent, ricin could be used to expose people through the air, food, or water."




#3 Who is Paul Kevin Curtis and How is He Involved?

Paul Kevin Curtis sounds like a character straight out f Napoleon Dynamite. An Elvis impersonator, when he was arrested for sending the ricin-laced letter to government officials including the President, spouted off seemingly incriminating lines like ""I thought they said rice, so I said, 'I don't even eat rice,'".

He claimed that he had a stalker who had framed him, that a waitress had come to his house one night to tell him about a mysterious man who was asking for him, and other stories that seemed outlandish at the time. But his outright denial and other factors made it clear to investigators that they should still be looking for other suspects even while Curtis was in custody. After all, did it make sense that a man would write his own catchphrase on the letter when he has used it publicly, including on his Facebook, numerous times? Only the most oblivious of criminals would make such a mistake, and his willingness to point to a specific person as a possible suspect peaked the police's interest.

This man was named James Everett Dutschke, and he had worked with Curtis' brother at an insurance agency for sometime, also working with Curtis' ex-wife. Searches of Curtis' house revealed no ricin or other incriminating evidence, and he was released from jail a week after he was initially charged, leading investigators head first into an inquiry regarding J. Everett Dutschke.






#4 James Everett Dutschke: His Political Failures

James Everett Dutschke is the type of disgruntled oddball you might expect to find behind a letter laced with poison. This tactic has been tried before, and where there is a potentially fatal letter there is almost always a story of disappointment, undue blame, and personal vendetta behind it.

According to his MySpace he is a graduate of Western Alabama and held jobs as a broadcaster, insurance agent, and producer, amongst other gigs. Upon moving to Tupelo, MS and getting involved in taekwondo at a local venue, the owner says he had to ask him to leave because of questionable behavior. It was reported that he was dating a married mother of one of the kids, and he was dismissed from another club when he was found guilty of embezzling from them.

He parlayed those impressive resume builders into a career in politics in 2007, when he was defeated for the race for a seat in the state House of Representatives. After losing more obscure races, he became notorious for vicious attacks on opponents character, and was even reprimanded by the same judge he sent ricin to for his irresponsible actions. This political flameout set the tone for his bitter frustration that would compel him to attempt murder, but that was not even the most dire sign of J. Everett's evil.




#5 Taekwondo Instructor/ Child Molester

Everett Dutschke believes that he is an innocent man. He has been quoted as saying, "I guess Kevin (Curtis) got desperate. I feel like he's getting away with the perfect crime." Unfortunately for Everett, in recent months his criminal record has gotten dirtier and dirtier, and a side by side comparison with Curtis would expose Dutschke as the more likely suspect.

He was sentenced to 6 months in jail just this year, convicted of indecent exposure to a minor. On top of that, charges surfaced in January that he had molested young girls, ages 7 and 8, as well as a girl who is currently 18 years old using his taekwondo studio as a crime scene. On top of numerous personal testaments of how Dutschke could be abrasive, he does not exactly pass the character test.

His last character witness, who was not named, recalls a line from roughly 1 year ago delievered to her by Dutschke. He said he could make a concoction and store it in a letter and, "whoever opened these envelopes containing the poison would die". No one ever heard the Elvis impersonator say anything of the sort.

Blind with no eyes, scientist amazed boy can still see (VIDEO)

Ben Underwood is the only self taught blind person in the world who saw objects by echolocation without any type of aid. Ben is blind! Ben lost his sight at the age of three, and after numerous surgeries, chemo, and radiation treatments failed, Ben's mother Aquanetta Gordon was faced with a decision no mother would want to make.


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Because there were still traces of the cancer left, and if doctors didn't remove his eyes he might not have lived. The decision was made, and Ben's eyes were removed. Ben's mother never let him believe from the time he came out of surgery, to this present day he couldn't see.

At the age of seven, Ben began to click. He learned to bounce his clicks off objects around him to give him a clearer image of the object. Ben has learned to skate, ride a bike, plays basketball, and even video games.

Dr. James Reuben, Ben's eye doctor was astounded the first time he met Ben. Dr. Reuben was so impressed with Ben's abilities he contacted the local press. Ben's

sonar capability is similar to that of a submarine. Sonar operators are taught what Ben has taught himself.

Scientist at the University of Santa Barbara amazed with Ben's abilities invited him to the campus to see if they can find out how Ben navigates with a faint signal.

Ben's mother realized how exceptional her child was when she sent him to a school for the blind.




When Ben's mother relocated to give 14 year old Ben a better life, he had to relearn the dimensions of his new home, and the route to school along with the route to his karate class. Ben refuses to use a cane or guide dog.

Daniel Kish who has lost his sight like Ben at a young age to cancer, uses echolocation along with a cane, and teaches the blind how to access the world. Considered an expert Ben's mother sought out his help in order to help Ben to further his independence in the world.




Ben, like any other teenage boy craves his independence. Ben's first experience with blind people left a bad taste in his mouth, which took some time for him to believe that the blind people in Daniel Kish's group were different, and that it was even possible for him to lean something from another blind person who uses a cane.

Ben's cancer was in check until 2007, when he developed a tumor in his sinus cavity. Intensive treatment failed to knock down the disease. Aquanetta Gordon knew that her remarkable son's life on Earth soon would be over. As his life slipped away she got help from hospice nurses, family members and friends.




Ben built an enduring legacy after his story became public in The Bee in May 2006. He became a worldwide celebrity, an Internet sensation and an inspirational speaker.

A boy who touched the world of science, who will never be forgotten