Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The 'IWISH'
The iWish concept is a dream creation between the PSP and iPhone. We don't think this type of collaboration between PSP and iPhone will ever happen, but it's still cool to wish.
Former NBA forward Grant has Parkinson’s
Former NBA forward Brian Grant revealed Monday that he has Parkinson’s disease and is starting a Web site devoted to his fight with the neurological disorder.
The 37-year-old Grant told ESPN.com that he was diagnosed in January with “young onset Parkinson’s” and began having tremors in his left hand last summer. He consulted two other well-known Parkinson’s suffers, Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali, and quickly implemented several lifestyle changes.
Grant played parts of 12 seasons in the NBA with Sacramento, Portland, Miami, Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers. He last played in the 2005-06 season, when chronically bad knees forced his retirement. He averaged 10.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in his career.
“Brian Grant is one of the greatest team players and warriors that I have ever coached,” Miami Heat president Pat Riley said Monday night. “I’m saddened by this news. Brian will find a way to fight this because that is the way he’s always been, a fighter. He will overcome this.”
Grant, who lives in Portland, told ESPN that a combination of traditional and non-traditional treatments—such as several doses daily of vitamins, herbs, powders and cod-liver oil—have already helped some symptoms subside.
“Just me believing in a positive spirit will take me farther in the long run,” Grant said.
Grant, who played collegiately at Xavier, was on the NBA’s All-Rookie team in 1995.
On the Net:
Brian Grant: http://www.briangrant.org/
The 37-year-old Grant told ESPN.com that he was diagnosed in January with “young onset Parkinson’s” and began having tremors in his left hand last summer. He consulted two other well-known Parkinson’s suffers, Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali, and quickly implemented several lifestyle changes.
Grant played parts of 12 seasons in the NBA with Sacramento, Portland, Miami, Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers. He last played in the 2005-06 season, when chronically bad knees forced his retirement. He averaged 10.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in his career.
“Brian Grant is one of the greatest team players and warriors that I have ever coached,” Miami Heat president Pat Riley said Monday night. “I’m saddened by this news. Brian will find a way to fight this because that is the way he’s always been, a fighter. He will overcome this.”
Grant, who lives in Portland, told ESPN that a combination of traditional and non-traditional treatments—such as several doses daily of vitamins, herbs, powders and cod-liver oil—have already helped some symptoms subside.
“Just me believing in a positive spirit will take me farther in the long run,” Grant said.
Grant, who played collegiately at Xavier, was on the NBA’s All-Rookie team in 1995.
On the Net:
Brian Grant: http://www.briangrant.org/
WTF???? Bakersfield dad accused of biting out son's eye
A Bakersfield father is accused of biting out one of the eyes of his small child and similarly mutilating the other eye, leaving the child blind. After attacking the child, 34-year-old Angel Vidal Mendoza Sr. quickly left his apartment in a wheelchair, entered a backyard of a nearby vacant home and attacked his own legs with an ax, severely injuring himself, Bakersfield police reported.
The child, 4-year-old Angelo Mendoza Jr., later told police, "My daddy ate my eyes." Doctors at Mercy Hospital said it is unknown whether the child will regain vision in his right eye. Child Protective Services cannot discuss the case, CPS program director Brian Parnell said. But in cases of serious abuse, the child is taken into protective custody, he said. Some foster homes have specialized medical training, but more such people are needed, he said.
The boy's mother, Desirae Marie Bermudez, 23, was not present during the incident. There is a $15,000 warrant for her arrest for failing to complete a drug treatment program in late 2008, court documents say. A search warrant report said the father "was displaying symptoms of being under the influence of PCP." Both he and Bermudez were charged with being under the influence of PCP in a 2006 criminal case. Both pleaded no contest to child endangerment charges in that case, records say.
So why was the boy still living with the father? CPS officials say there has to pretty much be serious physical abuse -- major bruises or broken bones -- before a child is taken away from his parents automatically. In cases where parents are using drugs, CPS will definitely check on the child, Parnell said. But they won't necessarily remove the child. That all depends on the extent of the drug abuse or the availability of other care -- relatives or neighbors -- for the children, he said.
Mendoza, who remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail, is charged with mayhem, torture, child cruelty and inflicting an injury to a child. He's scheduled for a May 20 hearing. His criminal history dates back to 1998 and includes convictions for drugs, battery, check forgery and a misdemeanor child endangerment.
The child, 4-year-old Angelo Mendoza Jr., later told police, "My daddy ate my eyes." Doctors at Mercy Hospital said it is unknown whether the child will regain vision in his right eye. Child Protective Services cannot discuss the case, CPS program director Brian Parnell said. But in cases of serious abuse, the child is taken into protective custody, he said. Some foster homes have specialized medical training, but more such people are needed, he said.
The boy's mother, Desirae Marie Bermudez, 23, was not present during the incident. There is a $15,000 warrant for her arrest for failing to complete a drug treatment program in late 2008, court documents say. A search warrant report said the father "was displaying symptoms of being under the influence of PCP." Both he and Bermudez were charged with being under the influence of PCP in a 2006 criminal case. Both pleaded no contest to child endangerment charges in that case, records say.
So why was the boy still living with the father? CPS officials say there has to pretty much be serious physical abuse -- major bruises or broken bones -- before a child is taken away from his parents automatically. In cases where parents are using drugs, CPS will definitely check on the child, Parnell said. But they won't necessarily remove the child. That all depends on the extent of the drug abuse or the availability of other care -- relatives or neighbors -- for the children, he said.
Mendoza, who remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail, is charged with mayhem, torture, child cruelty and inflicting an injury to a child. He's scheduled for a May 20 hearing. His criminal history dates back to 1998 and includes convictions for drugs, battery, check forgery and a misdemeanor child endangerment.
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