Texas boy suspended for saying he could make classmate ‘disappear’ with ‘Lord of the Rings’ sorcery

The ring little Aiden brought to school may not have been the true ring of power, but it had enough controversy to get him suspended from a Kermit, Texas, school.

This is the third and strangest suspension for Aiden Steward, 9, pictured on the right with a sibling, at the Texas school district.

Tolkien lore led a Texas boy to suspension after he brought his “one ring” to school.

Kermit Elementary School officials called it a threat when the 9-year-old boy, Aiden Steward, in a playful act of make-believe, told a classmate he could make him disappear with a ring forged in fictional Middle Earth’s Mount Doom.

“It sounded unbelievable,” the boy’s father, Jason Steward, told the Daily News. He insists his son “didn’t mean anything by it.”

The Stewards had just watched “The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies” days earlier, inspiring Aiden’s imagination and leading him to proclaim that he had in his possession the one ring to rule them all.

“Kids act out movies that they see. When I watched Superman as a kid, I went outside and tried to fly,” Steward said.

Aiden claimed Thursday he could put a ring on his friend's head and make him invisible like Bilbo Baggins, who stole Gollum’s "precious" in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy series “The Lord of the Rings.”

“I assure you my son lacks the magical powers necessary to threaten his friend’s existence,” the boy's father later wrote in an email. "If he did, I'm sure he'd bring him right back."

Principal Roxanne Greer declined to comment on the fourth-grader’s suspension, citing confidentiality policies, according to the Odessa American, who first reported Aiden’s troubles Friday.

The family moved to the Kermit Independent School District only six months ago, but it’s been nothing but headaches for Aiden. He’s already been suspended three times this school year.

Two of the disciplinary actions this year were in-school suspensions for referring to a classmate as black and bringing his favorite book to school: "The Big Book of Knowledge."

Kermit Elementary School in Texas suspended a 9-year-old student for saying he could make his friend disappear with a magical ring of invisibility.

“He loves that book. They were studying the solar system and he took it to school. He thought his teacher would be impressed,” Steward said.

But the teacher learned the popular children’s encyclopedia had a section on pregnancy, depicting a pregnant woman in an illustration, he explained.

Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/texas-boy-suspended-bringing-ring-power-school-article-1.2099103

NASA predicts ‘Megadroughts’ due to climate change

A new NASA study found that in the next 75 years parts of the U.S. are likely to face droughts lasting more than 20 years.

Source: http://machprinciple.com/nasa-predicts-megadroughts-due-to-climate-change/

Memories Transplanted With Organs

I recently came across an interesting and novel phenomenon via a remarkable fact I read on Kickassfacts.com. It seems organ recipients sometimes have living memories or peculiar affinities which somehow carried over along from their donor. Can the ‘Ship of Theseus’ that arrives with new oars, planks, and sail be considered the same ship that left port?

Ethically, very few religions around the world actually have a problem with organ harvesting and transplantation. With reference to harvesting from the brain-dead, Pius XII said that knowledge of when death occurs is the domain of medical science. However some Judaic authorities take issue with harvesting the organs of a brain-dead individual because anything that will stop the heart beating causes death. Even Jehovah’s Witnesses have changed their stance since the 1980s, excluding the acceptance of an organ from their definition of cannibalism (which includes accepting blood transfusions).

However, no religions to my knowledge presently acknowledge the idea that a person may somehow be incarnate after their death when another person has accepted that person’s organ. Enter the present strange and unexplainable phenomena.

Paul Pearsall has actually written a book about the phenomenon of people retaining memories from their organ donors called “The Heart’s Code.” There are many fascinating case studies of people who have mysterious knowledge or tendencies which appeared after they accepted another person’s organ, especially when they have accepted another person’s heart. Among the strangest cases are two in which the recipient changed sexual orientation, several in which children can mysteriously identify their donor’s parents or facts about their donor’s life, and a man who has a recurring dream of the murder of his donor.

Source: http://www.thedailytrends.net/2014/11/memories-transplanted-with-organs-video.html

50 Shades Of Grey Injury Explosion!

Ouch! Sex toy related injuries have surged since the release of Fifty Shades of Grey 50 Shades Of Grey Injury Explosion!

he NHS and London Fire Brigade are bracing themselves for a slew of sex related injuries. Because Fifty Shades of Grey hits our cinemas and our bedrooms this weekend.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said today it was ‘concerned’ the film’s release could lead to a ‘spike’ in people being stuck or trapped in handcuffs or bindings.

Since April, it has attended 393 such incidents.

Meanwhile, sex toy injuries have doubled overall since 2007. And, according to recent figures, they saw a spike in 2012 and 2013 following the release of the Fifty Shades mummy porn trilogy.

These concerning stats, reported by the Washington Post, come courtesy of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, which has tracked casualty admissions since 1991.

Injuries relating to ‘massage devices and vibrators’ rocketed in 2012, when 2,500 people checked in at the ER. The first Fifty Shades of Grey book was released in 2011. There is no proof the two are linked, but, well, it’s safe to assume they could be.

Thankfully, most injuries incurred were not too severe.

71 per cent of patients were treated and released, with only 25 per cent requiring hospitalization. And the good news was that none of the cases required assistance from the fire department, and zero deaths were recorded.

Phew.

However, with reports that sex shops on both sides of the Atlantic are already stocking up on their sex toys ahead of the film’s release this weekend while B&Q is warning staff to expect a run on DIY S&M items there could be trouble ahead for an already stretched NHS.

Stay safe out there folks.


Source: http://mrhairybrit.com/2015/02/16/50-shades-of-grey-injury-explosion/

Naples man stole donuts from Dunkin' Donuts, damaged equipment

A 67 year old Naples man is accused of stealing donuts from Dunkin’ Donuts and causing damage to equipment when confronted by an employee.

Gordon Ellis is charged with burglary, petit larceny, criminal mischief and assault.

Police say early this morning, Ellis stole two donuts from the Dunkin’ Donuts on Eastern Boulevard in Canandaigua. When confronted by an employee who asked him to leave, police say Ellis pushed a dairy machine and iced coffee maker off the counter, causing $2,500 in damage. Investigators say that led to a physical altercation between Ellis and an employee who was trying to remove Ellis from the store.

We’re told he was taken into custody without incident however while Ellis was being checked by EMS, police say he kicked an EMT in the lower body, causing an injury that required medical treatment.

He is being held in the Ontario County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail.

Dog travels 20 blocks to find owner in hospital

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA . A miniature schnauzer was living proof of the incredible bond between humans and their four legged companions when she escaped her home and walked 20 blocks into the hospital where her owner Nancy Franck was recovering from cancer surgery.

According to TV station KCRG, no one knows how Sissy found the hospital, but a surveillance video showed her walking into the lobby and wandering the halls, apparently searching for her owner.

“She missed mom,” daughter Sarah Wood told the station. “That’s all I can say. She missed mom and she knew to come see mom.”

Hospital security identified Sissy’s owner using her dog tags and brought the clever canine to Nancy Franck’s hospital room for a quick visit, KCRG reported.  Franck, who had been battling uterine cancer, said the reunion was definitely good medicine for her.

“That was great just being able to see her,” Nancy Franck told KCRG. “That was perfect. I’m glad she thought of it.”

KCRG in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, KTLA, and CNN contributed to this story.


Source: http://foxct.com/2015/02/14/dog-travels-20-blocks-to-find-owner-in-hospital/