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CLEVELAND — A New Year’s Eve birthday celebration turns tragic after a 10-year-old Cleveland boy drowns at a hotel pool.

The Cuyahoga County Coroner’s office says around 11 p.m., Demeion Bell was found unresponsive in the deep end of the pool at the DoubleTree Hotel on Lakeside Avenue in Cleveland.

The victim and his family were celebrating a birthday party with five other families.

Delores Drake says she is devastated by the loss of her grandson. “He was very special to me,” said Drake.

Police say Demeion and his 7-year-old brother were swimming with a large group of kids. According to witnesses, four adults were there monitoring the children.

Demeion’s mother showed up at the hotel around 9 p.m. At that time, Demeion’s 7-year-old brother told his mother he didn’t know where he was.

A short time later, Demeion’s mother alerted hotel security. After searching the pool, his body was discovered at the bottom of the pool, in 9-feet-deep water.

Authorities say hotel employees pulled the boy from the pool, and attempted CPR. Emergency crews were also called to the scene.

The Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office says the boy was in full arrest when he arrived at MetroHealth Medical Center. He was pronounced dead shortly before midnight.

The sign inside the pool states that any child under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Hotel personnel would not comment on whether adults were present at the time of the drowning.

Demeion’s grandmother said, “He was a good swimmer but he always used to tell me, ‘Grandma, when I get in the deep water, I’m going to do flips.’”

The incident is still under investigation. The Coroner’s Office says an autopsy should be completed sometime within the next few days. Cleveland Police says it appears to be a probable accidental drowning.

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Pop, pop, POP! Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day is celebrated the last Monday in January, making January 25th, 2010 Bubble Wrap’s 50th birthday. The famous plastic wrap is most commonly used as packing material, however, Bubble Wrap has found many uses including fun and games. Bubble Wrap has revolutionized not only the way the way businesses package fragile items, but also how people amuse themselves. Bubble Wrap is cheap entertainment.

What is Bubble Wrap?

Bubble Wrap is a transparent plastic material that is most often used for cushioning breakable items, protecting sensitive electronics, and other delicate items. Bubble Wrap’s air-filled “bubbles” come in all sizes. Large, medium and very small “bubbles” are equally spaced to provide maximum coverage and protection. Bubble Wrap usually comes on a roll, but can also be purchased in smaller flat packages or pouches.

Don’t Miss the Bubble Wrap Slideshow Below!

Who Invented Bubble Wrap?

According to Wikipedia, “Bubble Wrap was created in 1957 by two engineers, Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes. The term is a brand of Sealed Air Corporation (US) which was founded in 1960 by the two inventors, and thus should only be used for products of that company. Some people use the name generically for similar products, often termed air bubble packing or packaging; Sealed Air denotes its product as a brand of “cushioning material”.

Bubble Wrap in Social Media

NPR reports that More than 250 Facebook pages are dedicated to Bubble Wrap. Twitter is POPPING today with 50th Happy Birthday wishes to Bubble Wrap. Many people are planning to celebrate Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day by popping the plastic wrap all day, wrapping themselves in Bubble Wrap, and having Bubble Wrap parties.

Bubble Wrap Uses

       Packing Material

       Insulation

       Stress Reliever

       Amusement for kids and adults
Where To Buy Bubble Wrap In Rhode Island

Office supply stores all over Rhode Island sell Bubble Wrap in various sizes. It can also be purchased in any local post office for packing parcels. Large department stores in Rhode Island such as Walmart, Kmart and Target, sell Bubble Wrap in their office supply sections. Prices vary according to size.

One of America’s most irresistible pop icons is turning 50 on Monday.

Bubble Wrap, the packing material that people love to burst, was born in a garage in Hawthorne, N.J., in 1960. Engineers Marc Chavannes and Al Fielding originally planned to market it as wallpaper.

The décor idea fell flat and Bubble Wrap – a proper name, like Kleenex, Band-Aid and Crock Pot, that has come to be improperly used as a generic term for any air-filled shipping material – was born. Its original name was Air Cap.

Each year, manufacturer Sealed Air says it makes enough Bubble Wrap to stretch from the Earth to the moon and back. And every day, people who come in contact with it can’t stop themselves from either popping it by hand, stomping on it or rolling over it in an office chair.

The sheer joy people derive from popping the bubbles has made Bubble Wrap a household name and pop phenomenon. Last year, Bubble Wrap was given a Facebook page that now has more than 2 million fans.

To honor the anniversary, the Sealed Air Corp. is declaring Monday Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. The manufacturer also is making a limited run of golden Bubble Wrap.

Some of the quirkier uses people have found for Bubble Wrap include:

•Fruit protector – Place sheets of Bubble Wrap on the bottom of a refrigerator’s crisper compartment to protect fruit and vegetables from bruising. •Winterize pipes – Wrap pipes using Bubble Wrap and string or rubber bands to prevent freezing. •Windshield protector – Cover the glass with Bubble Wrap to prevent overnight ice buildup. •Camping tent buffer – Place a layer of Bubble Wrap on the ground before staking your tent. The layer will help block moisture and add a layer of padded comfort – not to mention a rude awakening when you roll over in your sleep. •Drink cozy – Use tape and Bubble Wrap to make a soda-”pop” can cozy that will keep your drink colder for longer. Athletic padding – Use it to protect knees, elbows or backsides when learning to skateboard, ski, bike or other fall-down activity. Down side – if you’re a klutz, everyone within earshot will know it.

By Julie Young

It’s the last Monday in January and that means it’s officially Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. That’s according to the folks at Sealed Air, the company formed in 1960 to manufacture and market what we know as Bubble Wrap. They’re marking this year as their product’s 50th anniversary. More than 250 Facebook pages are dedicated to Bubble Wrap.

ARI SHAPIRO, host:

Evolution has brought us many things, and five decades ago it brought us this. Shall we, Steve?

STEVE INSKEEP, host:

Oh please. Let’s go.

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INSKEEP: That’s the sound of bubble wrap, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a bang.

SHAPIRO: Bubble wrap’s manufacturer, Sealed Air Corporation, celebrates National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day on the last Monday of every January.

INSKEEP: This year, the company is looking back to the time when two inventors developed this product in a small lab in New Jersey in the late 1950s.

SHAPIRO: They thought – no joke – they were creating a new kind of wallpaper. Then one of the investors looked out of an airplane window and noticed the way that the clouds seemed to cushion the plane during its descent.

INSKEEP: Now, of course, it is packaging as well as one of the favorite toys of my five-year-old.

SHAPIRO: And it has become a big part of pop culture. On this 50th birthday, we can tell you that more than 250 Facebook pages are dedicated to bubble wrap.

INSKEEP: All right.

(Soundbite of bubble wrap popping)

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