FORGIVE ME, FELLOW BLOGGERS ...

I've been slippin' on my posts & honestly, I don't think it's right to whoever's actually reading my blog (lol) ... The thing is, my computer's broken (smRYh) But don't you guys/gals worry, the blog'll be back running before the up & coming summer months. Just keep your patience, people ...

Got Sum Treats For Y'all! (Courtesy Of Rich Yung Boss)

Let's start thing off RIGHT, w/ this exclusive BMW 850 concept ... Nuff said

GET WELL SOON: Stephen Hawking

Famed mathematician Stephen Hawking has been rushed to a hospital & is seriously ill, Cambridge University said Monday. The university said Hawking has been fighting a chest infection for several weeks, & was being treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, the university city north of London. "Professor Hawking is very ill," said Gregory Hayman, the university's head of communications. "He is undergoing tests. He has been unwell for a couple of weeks." Hawking, 67, gained renown for his work on black holes, & has remained active despite being diagnosed at 21 with ALS, (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), an incurable degenerative disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. For some years, Hawking has been almost entirely paralyzed, & he communicates through an electronic voice synthesizer activated by his fingers.
"Professor Hawking is a remarkable colleague. We all hope he will be amongst us again soon," said Professor Peter Haynes, head of the university's Department of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics. Hawking had canceled an appearance at Arizona State University on April 6 because of his illness. He announced last year that he would step down from his post as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a title once held by the great 18th century physicist Isaac Newton, at the end of this academic year. However, the university said Hawking intended to continue working as Emeritus Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.

Her Mind Gets Better With Age, Like Wine

A Nobel Prize-winning scientist said Saturday that even though she is about to turn 100, her mind is sharper than it was she when she was 20. Rita Levi Montalcini (who also serves as a senator for life in Italy), celebrates her 100th birthday on Wednesday, & she spoke at a ceremony held in her honor by the European Brain Research Institute. She shared the 1986 Nobel Prize for Medicine with American Stanley Cohen for discovering mechanisms that regulate the growth of cells & organs. "At 100, I have a mind that is superior — thanks to experience — than when I was 20," she told the party, complete with a large cake for her. The Turin-born Levi Montalcini recounted how the anti-Jewish laws of the 1930s under Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime forced her to quit university & do research in an improvised laboratory in her bedroom at home. "Above all, don't fear difficult moments," she said. "The best comes from them."
"I should thank Mussolini for having declared me to be of an inferior race. This led me to the joy of working, not any more unfortunately, in university institutes but in a bedroom," the scientist said. Her white hair elegantly coifed & wearing a smart navy blue suit, she raised a glass of sparkling wine in a toast to her long life.

Best Concept Car Since The "Range Stormer"

With twin sequential turbochargers & a capacity of just 1.8 litres, the F700 DiesOtto generates 238hp. An electric motor adds another 20hp & boosts total torque to 295lb ft. As a result, the S-class-sized F700 has S350 performance. Thanks to the efficiency of the engine, plus an urban start/stop function & regenerative braking, it returns up to 53mpg. Highly impressive for a big limo like this. And Pre-Scan, what’s that about? Pulsed laser sensors scan the road surface up to 7m in front of the car, detecting bumps & feeding the information back to the F700’s Active Body Control suspension. As a bump approaches, ABC uses its hydraulics to raise the body slightly, then releases the hydraulic pressure to allow free wheel movement. In effect, it lengthens & softens the springs as a bump approaches, to provide what Mercedes likes to call a ‘flying carpet’ ride. Does it really ride like a flying carpet? Mostly, yes. Roll & pitch are all but eliminated, transverse ridges in the road surface are magically erased, & minor ripples are smoothed for a calmer, quieter ride. Speed bumps are more heard than felt: Mercedes says production versions of the system will need ‘environment detection’ so the car will know when it’s in an urban area, & won’t let you race over speed bumps … & does a 1.8-litre four-pot really work in a luxury saloon? That was one of the questions Mercedes aimed to answer by building DiesOtto as a four-cylinder engine: small, light fours are bound to be more environmentally friendly that hefty multi-cylinder motors, but can they provide the performance & refinement an S-class customer expects? Performance isn’t in doubt. At 1700kg, the F700 is no featherweight (though it is light for a full-size saloon) yet the combination of 1.8-litre DiesOtto engine & the electric motor deliver brisk performance. In some ways the engine is remarkably refined: the trickiest part of getting DiesOtto to work is to manage the transition between HCCI & spark-ignition modes, which Mercedes has done incredibly well. An almost imperceptible difference in engine note is the only indication, but ultimately this is still a four-cylinder engine: it needs to be smoother & quieter for a big, pampering luxury car.

The Eco-Friendly Christmas Tree

Like, seriously ... A Christmas BOOKtree ?!!! I was wab-surfin' when I found this on the IJM photography site (http://www.ijm.nl/) and thought to myself, "Either they're just bored, or they get very, Very, VERY fuckin' high !!!" I mean, it's in all way-shape-form eco-friendly to the enviroment, and costs absolutely NOTHING, which'll save alotta people money during the holiday season (and the recession if it's still here by Christmas), doesn't this shit look high ?.. Or is it just me ?.. Hmmmmm ...

Touchin' The Sky ... W/O Kanye !!!

Lupe Fiasco teams up w/ Justin Timberlake & Ethiopian-born Pop singer Kenna will climb Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness about the global water crisis. Kenna speaks on his reasons of volunteering for the event. "My dad almost died as a child from waterborne diseases in Ethiopia, & he had talked to me about digging a well there, & I thought, ‘I have too many friends who would be concerned with the subject of clean water. Maybe I can help out." If the three artists make it to the summit they will have climbed Africa’s highest peak. The mountain, which is located in Tanzania, is nearly 20,000 feet high. "I’m an adventure junkie,” explained Lupe Fiasco. “Part of the motivation is beating Kenna to the top. Sabotaging his tent, taking the lining out of his coat, lacing it with ants or something like that." The lengthy climb is expected to take place some time during fall later this year. While we're speaking on Mr. Kick, Push ... Lupe Fiasco last month stated to the people (the public, that is) that he would be releasing his third studio album, entitled 'Lasers' later this year.