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Very intersting, but, unfortunately, it is the next nuclear bomb! What is more, North corea is working on deprecated tecnology..


Scientists have been working to achieve self-sustaining nuclear fusion and energy gain in the laboratory for more than half a century. When the National Ignition Facility (NIF) begins ignition experiments at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in 2010, that long-sought goal will be much closer to realization.

NIF's 192 giant lasers, housed in a ten-story building the size of three football fields, will deliver at least 60 times more energy than any previous laser system. When all of its beams are fully operational, NIF will focus nearly two million joules of ultraviolet laser energy on a tiny target in the center of its target chamber – creating conditions similar to those that exist only in the cores of stars and giant planets and inside a nuclear weapon. The resulting fusion reaction will release many times more energy than the laser energy required to initiate the reaction.

Experiments conducted on NIF will make significant contributions to national and global security, could lead to practical fusion energy, and will help the nation maintain its leadership in basic science and technology. The project is a national collaboration among government, industry and academia and many industrial partners throughout the nation.

Programs in the NIF & Photon Science Directorate draw extensively on expertise from across LLNL, including the Physical and Life Sciences, Engineering, Computation and Weapons and Complex Integration directorates. This goal is a scientific Grand Challenge that only a national laboratory such as Lawrence Livermore can accomplish.

Clay Marzo: Just Add Water

Clay Marzo is the subject of a new documentary, “Just Add Water,” which highlights his career as a surfer while dealing with autism.

Seven-time world champion Kelly Slater calls Maui's Clay Marzo one of the best surfers in the world. Until recently, he may also have been one of the least understood.

Marzo's story will be told in the movie ''Clay Marzo: Just Add Water'' on Friday at 8 p.m. in the Castle Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

The free premiere is being conducted by one of Marzo's sponsors, Quiksilver clothing company.

From the outside, Marzo looked to have the storybook surfing career while growing up in Lahaina. He learned to surf at age 3 at the ''Beaches'' surfbreak near his home. He got his first barrel ride while surfing another Lahaina break, ''Sharkpit,'' at age 6. He won his first National Scholastic Surfing Association national title at age 10.

He was the outstanding surfer at the NSSA nationals when he was 15, and is still the only surfer ever to get two perfect 10-point rides in an NSSA final, when he also won a new Toyota Matrix.

He was on an exclusive surf trip with Slater at age 16. He's traveled the world surfing the best waves in Indonesia, Fiji, Tahiti, South Africa, Australia and Europe.

He was featured in global two-page magazine ads and life-size store displays by Quiksilver, a company that did 2.7 billion dollars worth of business last year.

His surfboard is covered with as many sponsor's stickers as a Sprint Cup stock car.

And, he's had more action footage in surf movies than Sylvester Stallone did in all the Rambo movies combined.

Yet as much as Marzo was comfortable while surfing, he struggled when he was out of the water. In December, Marzo was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a mild case of autism. Asperger's affects about 1 in 5,000 children according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders.

For his mother, Jill, the diagnosis was actually a breakthrough.

"It made me have a whole new understanding of Clay,'' she said. ''Instead of me constantly nagging at him, I learned to accept him the way he was."

According to the Mayo Clinic Web site, Asperger's is a developmental disorder that affects a child's ability to effectively communicate with others. The children exhibit social awkwardness and all-absorbing interest in specific topics.

"School was really hard," Jill Marzo said. "The teachers knew there was something, they thought it was (Attention Deficit Disorder)."

Clay Marzo had attended King Kamehameha III Elementary School, Sacred Hearts, Lahaina Intermediate, Myron B. Thompson Academy and finally, Hui Malama, a private learning center.

"Every single book report from 1st grade on was about surfing. The teachers would write, 'Great job, Clay, but could you please change the subject?' He learned best when it was about surfing."

Clay Marzo was matter-of-fact about the Asperger's diagnosis.

"I felt relief," he said. "I knew it was something, was feeling a little bit strange."

It was Quiksilver's director of surf marketing, Strider Wasilewski, who suggested that the problem might be something other than ADD. Wasilewski had worked with Clay Marzo for six years.

"I noticed that out in the water, he seemed so alive and energetic," Wasilewski said. "When he was on land around a bunch of people at signings or promotional things, he was uncomfortable, not really looking at anybody

"He was misunderstood by our industry. He was not showing up to do his job. He didn't want to be around large groups of people. It was painstaking for him. People thought he didn't want to be there, and that was far from the truth. He loves being a pro surfer."

Marzo indicated he would rather get pounded by a wave at the massive Tahitian surf break, Tehaupoo - which has happened to him - than be with a big group of people.

''His surfing is amazing and his message is even more amazing," Wasilewski said. "It's not just about himself it's about other people in the world who may have the same challenges. He's proving to the world it's not a disability, it's actually an advantage to focus in on the talent he has."

Wasilewski said that proceeds from future sales of the movie will benefit Surfer's Healing, a program where autistic children and their families can experience surfing.

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Very smart video. I lol indeed. I still laughing. The audio is not in English, but he is being ironic about the issue.

I promise never complain about stress in the office. All jobs are stressful in
certain manner. All people suffer from stress: models, therapists and ordinary people.

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Spanish matador Israel Lancho is in critical condition after he was gored by a bull in Madrid on Wednesday. The disturbing video is below.
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The Daily Mail reports that the 30-year-old Lancho is likely to be in the intensive care unit of a Madrid hospital for several days but is expected to survive. Lancho reportedly has an eight-inch wound in his abdominal area, but the bull's horn missed his heart. The incident took place at the San Isidro's fair in Las Ventas bullring.

Clay Marzo and Asperger

Professional surfer Clay Marzo isn't concerned about his next contest win or whether he'll become world champion one day. He's entirely focused on what's happening in the present, which has helped make him one of the most exciting and innovative surfers on the waves today. Eight-time world champion Kelly Slater has said that nobody in Clay's age bracket comes close to what the 19-year-old accomplishes every time he paddles into a set. And there's a reason for that.

As a child, Clay collected seashells and played at Puamana beach. By age 2 he could ride a boogie board standing up, and at 3 or 4 switched to a surfboard. Everyone in the family surfed, including his grandmother and older brother, Cheyne Magnusson, also a professional surfer. "Clay was so natural in the water that I didn't even worry," Jill says of those early days. "He was incredibly in tune with it from a young age."

Still, she greeted the movie idea with skepticism. "I was really nervous," she admits. "I didn't want to expose it. I worried that people would treat him differently or that he would be embarrassed by it." Instead, the film and an extensive article in Surfer Magazine yielded e-mails from others inspired by Clay's unique pursuit of his passion. That, she says, made the journey worthwhile.

When asked what makes his surfing remarkable, Clay shrugs. "I don't know. The whole approach I have." The best part? It's definitely all his own.

Wired to waves

Professional surfer Clay Marzo isn't concerned about his next contest win or whether he'll become world champion one day. He's entirely focused on what's happening in the present, which has helped make him one of the most exciting and innovative surfers on the waves today. Eight-time world champion Kelly Slater has said that nobody in Clay's age bracket comes close to what the 19-year-old accomplishes every time he paddles into a set. And there's a reason for that.

"He's not capable of conforming," says Clay's mother, Jill Marzo. "He's just capable of being him. And that's the beautiful thing. Nothing bothers him because he's in the moment. For years I tried to change him to fit in, but I've been forced to accept and live in the moment with him."

Clay, who grew up in Lahaina, is the focus of a new Quiksilver documentary/surf film called "Just Add Water." More than a movie about a rising young star, however, it details Clay's aptitude and unique personality, and his life with Asperger's syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder that can make school and social situations challenging but also allows him to hyperfocus and exhibit exceptional talent in a specific arena.

Adam Klevin, the cinematographer for "Just Add Water," notes that while most athletes' skills decline with fatigue, Clay can handle four surf sessions -- up to eight hours -- in a day. "And he never stops going bigger," Klevin says of Clay, who is renowned for his ability to take off late and rack up "an amazing percentage of tube rides." It's an intuitive rather than conscious pursuit, Klevin believes.

Indeed, "getting barreled" is what Clay says he likes best about surfing. He'd rather not wear a wet suit, and does so only when the water dips into the 50s. "I can trunk it in 60," he says without an ounce of boasting. He likes to travel "where the waves are firing" but also appreciates returning to his refuge on Maui. He remembers everything and never lies. And he doesn't try to emulate anyone else.

"I look at (Asperger's) as a gift," says Jill. "He's wired a different way, and it's something we're just starting to understand. His social cues are not the same as yours and mine, and never will be."

With his pale blue eyes, tousled, sea-salt-drenched blond hair and lean frame, Clay remains happiest in the water and doesn't speak unless he has something to say. "People always wanted to find a label for Clay," notes Jill, "but I knew intuitively that keeping him in the water was what he needed."