Kicks on the Hardwood: 2012 NBA Playoffs Semi Conference Finals

Rajon Rondo in the Nike Zoom Hyperfuse 2011

Kobe Bryant wearing a new Nike Zoom Kobe VII PE with green laces

Ramon Sessions in the Reebok Zig Pro Future

Jrue Holiday in the adidas adiZero Crazy Light

Kevin Durant and James Harden in a Nike Zoom KD IV PE and a Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 Low PE, respectively

Kobe Bryant handling the ball in the "Poison Dart Frog" Nike Zoom Kobe VII

Derek Fisher wearing the adidas adiZero Crazy Light Low

Kevin Garnett and Mikael Pietrus in the Anta KG2 and the Nike Huarache Basketball 2012, respectively

Ray Allen and Jodie Meeks in an Air Jordan 2012 and the Nike Zoom Kobe VII "Duke", respectively

Paul Pierce in the Nike Air Legacy 3

Kobe Bryant in the "Christmas" Nike Zoom Kobe VII

Paul George and LeBron James in an iD 'Fade' version of the Nike Zoom Kobe VII and the Nike LeBron 9 P.S. Elite Black/Metallic Gold, respectively

Dwyane Wade shooting in a Jordan Fly Wade 2 EV PE

Danny Granger in the Nike Zoom Hyperenforcer

Chris Paul shooting in the Jordan CP3.V "Playoffs"

Nick Young wearing the "Dark Neon Royal" Nike Air Foamposite One

Jordan Hill (center) in the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 Low

Jordan Super Fly RTTG “Las Vegas”

Jordan Super Fly RTTG “Las Vegas” have surfaced today. Release info not available at present time.  MadOne

Jordan Super Fly RTTG “Las Vegas”
Gun Metal/Black Red Gold
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WTF? Fashion Minute: March 22, 2012

Lady Gaga was spotted making her way through Narita International Airport in Japan wearing a bedazzled Chanel jacket, military style cap, and ripped fishnets.

Tia Mowry was one witchy woman (at least from the waist down) in New York.

RiRi -- who was hospitalized for exhaustion earlier this month -- hit The Roxbury club in Hollywood wearing a grungy, denim patriotic ensemble. A camouflage cap and clunky black high-tops completed her unglamorous getup

 Boy George at the Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting and composing in London.

Jaime King was trying to draw more attention to her TV show, "Hart of Dixie," at The CW upfronts in NYC

Miley Cyrus' recent fashion looks isn't that she "Can't Be Tamed" and shows too much skin -- after all, she has been soaking up the sun in Miami. Yet those high-waisted pants are awful.

Bill Murray must have been trying to make us laugh when he donned this mismatched plaid ensemble to promote director Wes Anderson's latest dramedy, "Moonrise Kingdom," at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Rihanna grabbed a bite to eat at Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California, wearing barely anything.

Ke$ha, who is known for wearing crazy getups keeps the trend going here.

SpaceX Successfully Launches the First Privately Built Spacecraft to the International Space Station

After a handful of delays and one abort on the launch pad, SpaceX began its historic journey toward the International Space Station just before 4:00 a.m. eastern time this morning as its Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in a spectacular nighttime launch. MadOne

DNA Inside Cells Can Serve As Rewritable Data Storage

DNA is the blueprint for life, and now it can serve as a computer to monitor life’s processes. Bioengineers transformed DNA into a one-bit memory system that can record, store and erase data within living cells. A future DNA memory device could be used to track cell division and differentiation in cancer patients, perhaps, or to monitor what happens as cells get sick or age. We’ve seen plenty of body-monitoring computer systems, from chips that can swim through the bloodstream to nanowires that can tap the heart or other muscle. But so far, these systems are limited to a few processes. This system could work like rewritable memory in your computer, recording and erasing information again and again. 


The system flips DNA sequences back and forth between two states, basically the genetic equivalent of a binary switch. One DNA orientation equates to “one,” and the other equates to “zero.” The process uses an enzyme taken from bacteriophages to cut and recombine the DNA. The recombinase enzyme moves to a particular swath of DNA and flips it around so its base pairs basically read backward, and a second signal flips it back.

Stanford researchers Jerome Bonnet and Drew Endy call it a “recombinase addressable data” module, or RAD. The team worked for three years to find the right balance of proteins that would reliably flip the DNA sequences back and forth without degrading. To test whether it worked, the team modified E. coli bacteria to fluoresce in different colors depending on the state of the DNA bit. In lab tests so far, it’s been able to monitor the activity of E. coli as they double more than 100 times. The team’s goal is to produce a byte, combining 8 of these RAD bits to build a larger memory system. Popsci

100-Year Starship Project Forges Ahead With First Round of Funding

An ambitious effort for an interstellar travel planning organization officially kicked off this week, after DARPA awarded $500,000 to form the 100-Year Starship initiative. Former astronaut Mae Jemison, whose proposal was selected earlier this year, will lead the new independent organization. The goal is to ensure that the capability for human interstellar travel exists within the next 100 years. It may not look like the starship Enterprise, but a real interstellar vessel is possible within that timeframe, Jemison said. “Yes, it can be done. Our current technology arc is sufficient,” she said in a statement.

In its first year, the organization will seek new investors and develop new ideas for interstellar exploration, the new 100YSS website says. A public symposium is planned for September in Houston, where anyone from engineers to philosophers will be able to present papers and host talks about the challenges of such a project. The 100-Year Starship is not necessarily a ship per se, but an organization that can last 100 years and potentially carry out the vision of a real starship. It will look for input from scientists, engineers, doctors, sociologists, writers (!), ethicists and public policy experts. The 100-Year Starship project also has a new scientific research partner called The Way, an awesomely named spinoff that will focus on “speculative, long-term science and technology,” according to the project. We can't wait to see what they come up with. Popsci

World's largest outdoor pool

 

The Crystal Lagoon, located at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo, Chile, is the world's largest outdoor pool, stretching more than half of a mile and filled with 66 million gallons of water. MadOne

Crystal Lagoons

 

Coming Soon to Theaters: Skyfall

Sony Pictures released the first teaser trailer for the 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, late Sunday night. 

Plot Concept: In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. The film stars Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Ola Rapace, Helen McCrory and Ben Whishaw. Director Sam Mendes is leading the production, based on a script by returning franchise screenwriters Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. MadOne

Skyfall, arrives November 9th, 2012

Arrow TV Trailer

 

A trailer for the series based on the DC Comics’ character the Green Arrow has surfaced on Youtube. The trailer reveals that it keeps the character close to his roots yet has a lot of influence from Christopher Nolan’s Batmans. 

Plot: The hour long drama is a modern retelling of the legendary DC Comics character the Green Arrow. Stephen Amell stars in the title role. The project, which also counts Paul Blackthorne, Jamey Sheridan, David Ramsey, Colin Donnell, Katie Cassidy and Willa Holland among its cast, hails from pilot season heavyweight Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg. David Nutter directed the pilot, which is set up at Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. MadOne

 

Suicide bomber kills at least 96 soldiers in Yemen

A policeman collects evidence at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Sanaa, Yemen, May 21, 2012.

On Monday, a suicide bomber posing as a member of the Yemen military killed at least 96 people and wounded hundreds more--most if not all soldiers--in a blast in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. The soldiers were rehearsing for a military parade in Sabeen Square near the presidential palace, Yemeni officials said. According to Agence France-Press, the bomber, carrying explosives under his uniform, "blew himself up in the middle of an army battalion." According to AFP, as many as 300 wounded soldiers were being treated at seven area hospitals. An al-Qaida source claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the BBC.

"This is a real massacre," one soldier, Ahmed Sobhi, told the Associated Press. "There are piles of torn body parts, limbs and heads. This is unbelievable." According to CNN, top Yemen officials, including the country's defense minister, were at the scene but escaped unharmed. CNN said 101 soldiers were killed in the blast. The parade was to be part of a National Day of Unification celebration marking the 22nd anniversary of the May 22, 1990 union of North and South Yemen. According to AFP, it's unclear if Tuesday's parade will take place as planned. MadOne

Box Office Report: May 18th - 20th, 2012

Avengers smashed new comer at the box office this weekend. Battleship not only came in at number 2 it grossed a dismal $25.3 million. That's well below the anticipated $35 million to $40 million that Universal and director Peter Berg were hoping for. Battleship, designed to put the studio squarely in the tentpole game, cost at least $209 million to produce, excluding a pricey marketing spend.. Think like A Man continues to do well on a smaller budget and has been making profits every week. Here is your numbers for the weekend. MadOne

Rank	Movie	Weekend	Theaters	Average	Total	Budget
1	The Avengers	$55,057,000	4,249	$12,958	$457,078,000	$220
2	Battleship	$25,300,000	3,690	$6,856	$25,300,000	$209
3	The Dictator	$17,415,000	3,008	$5,790	$24,456,000	$65
4	Dark Shadows	$12,770,000	3,755	$3,401	$50,908,000	$150
5	What to Expect When You’re Expecting	$10,500,000	3,021	$3,476	$10,500,000	-
6	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	$3,250,000	354	$9,181	$8,257,000	-
7	The Hunger Games	$3,000,000	2,064	$1,453	$391,631,000	$78
8	Think Like a Man	$2,700,000	1,722	$1,568	$85,888,000	$12
9	The Lucky One	$1,765,000	2,005	$880	$56,921,000	-
10	The Pirates! Band of Misfits	$1,450,000	1,840	$788	$25,362,000	$55