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Guys I want to get some better sound out of my stock JL system on a 2008 x-15 ss. I really like the stock look of the boat and the JLs so my original goal was to find something that I could put in their place (at least on the tower but maybe also the in boats) where I could perhaps put the JL covers back over the new speakers.
I did some searches but came up blank. I am sure someone else has done something like this. I have been posting on WW but figured what beter place to ask then here where most people own MCs.
If I cant keep the JL grills is there anything I can but in the stock cans on the tower? I hope so I just really don't want to lose the stock look. But if it comes down to it the sound is more important than the stock look.
Also has anyone put some speakers in the rear kick panel? Any reasons not to do that?
Any thoughts would be greatly apreciated
in my opinion, the stock 7.7" jl cabin speakers are absolutely killer as long as they are powered properly. they sound as good as the 6" wetsounds cabin speakers in my friends tige rz2. now, i added a second sub and seperate amp for that sub to help out on the bottom. the main deal, however is on the tower. i fought for two years whether to remove my four (4) factory cans and replace with (4) wetsounds pro 80's. i finally did it and while they do sound somewhat better they do not look nearly as nice as the stock cans. plus, i had the billett speaker covers for the stock tower cans and they were the best looking set-up you can find. so, looks-wise, the factory gere-marie billett cans with the billett mc by design grills (VERY pricey) are the best look without exception. also, they sound very good. they even sound better IN THE BOAT than the wetsounds do. but behind the boat the pro 80's reach approximately 30% better (my scale of interpreting). they are not three times better or even twice as good but they are better somewhat. whether they are worth the money is up to you. both are expensive but if you add the billett grills to the factory set-up the cost may be about the same. you will have to totally and significantly re-power the wetsounds however to get them to perform optimally. good luck and let us know what you end up doing.
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Be interested on opinions about installing speakers in the rear cockpit kick panel as well (under the back seat). Think I saw a boat with a set in this location. Only drawback I see so far is that they may get "kicked" regularly, although my 190 rear speakers survived down near the floor, just took a little abuse.
Regarding the tower cans. If you pull the big driver, you'll see that there's an additional ring screwed in there and the holes are slotted, looks like some adjustability there, not so much on the tweeters though.
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So clearly I need to re-power these. If I wanted to do it properly what amps would I need and which speakers would they power. Totally stock system.
4 in-boat speakers for now
2 tower speakers
1 factory sub
i am about as dumb as it comes to technology as it relates to audio but i do know that the JL factory speakers (both tower and cabin) need 150 Watts per speaker. that may be a little overkill but it gives you a lot of "headroom" where your speakers are being pushed by the cleanest part of the signal coming out of the amp somewhere in the middle of the power range. that is the cleanest and most efficient area of output in an amp. never push an amp (or a speaker) to it's limit> they always sound best when somewhere in the 1/2-2/3 of maximum range. then for the sub i would think you would want a 300watt mono block amp going to it. 150 watts is adequate but from experience it isn't quite enough. there is a wealth of knowledgeable people on here who can give you more specifics. good luck.
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First off, what is your goal on this?
If you are looking for more sound overall, maybe add speakers. If you only have 2 cans on the tower, why not add another set so you have 4 total. this would increase the sound, and depending on what amps you have you might just be able to hook them into the exsisting amp. Another option is to add an amp so you have more power available to use, the more power you have to use the less you are going to be pushing the limits of the speakers.
In my opinion you will want HLCD type speakers in the tower, such as wetsounds, bullet, nvs etc. I believe you can put the 7.7 Bullets in the factory MC cans, but I have only heard this, not done it myself. Two is plenty for me and I can hear them crystal clear while riding. The key to getting them to perform properly is to make sure they have adequate power, i.e. 150w RMS to each, with say the new HD JL amp. A friend has the same two speakers with a different amp and I can't hear his while riding.
Pay attention to max vs. RMS when looking at how much power you have going to each. In my opinion, if you upgrade the tower speakers to some good HLCD speakers with good power you will not have a need to add the speakers to the rear kick panel--the tower speakers will be more than enough and will fill the boat.
The JL's in the boat are great speakers so I would leave them, but I have read that they are typically a little under powered from the factory. If you bought a new amp for the tower it might free up some power for the cabin speakers, but again, once the tower speakers are upgraded you will probably find there is plenty of sound in the cabin.
It is important to make sure you are adequately powering the speakers you have before you add more. Otherwise, adding more underpowered speakers is a waste of money and will be counter productive.
Thats exactly what I was trying to get across in my reply. On my friends 08 X45, the sound is pretty awesome, they have the 4 speker sets ni the boat and 4 on the tower, and 1 sub, JL Audio is pretty much the best out there as far as sound and quality. I would start at the amps and go from there!!!!!!!!
I am not a stereo expert, but my (6) stock JL cockpit speakers with one sub sounds awesome. Very clear sound and louder than most people can stand (incl my wife)
With that said, my 4 JL tower speakers are not quite loud enough for the rider to hear clearly. I have to use the fader on the head unit to "take sound away" from the cockpit and direct most of the sound coming out of the tower.
Does anyone know how to remedy this? A switch from tower-to-cockpit seems like the first step, along with re-wiring the amps so I have a dedicated amp for the tower (I have the 2 stock JL amps right now) Comments?
Sorry for the slight threadjack, but if you need to buy 2 more tower speakers you may want to consider the NVS speakers like these:
I've heard good things about these.......easy choice if you didn't already have tower speakers. (maybe sell yours on here and add the NVS's or wetsounds?)
I was njskier on here.
Another NVS picture
BTW, where in the northeast are you guess402?
I was njskier on here.
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Purity in music isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact what art tends to strive to achieve in some sense is a form of purity. A directness in terms of communication of human feeling and emotion that transcends the physical form or sound vibrations of the picture or piece of music for example. All musical genres and sub genres have their (often disputed) pinnacle acts/artists who embody and define a form of music to such an extent that they actually transcend the genre, occupying a superhuman space in musical culture that most mere mortals can only dream of attaining.
Sequitur, the new album from Kranky Records electronica artist Steve Hauschildt, certainly has a strong sense of musical purity running through it. It is an album that (from the sounds of it) was made entirely with electronic instruments and follows many well trodden paths in terms of composition and texture. From the Kraftwerk-esque vocoder work of 'Constant Reminders' to the Blade Runner soundtrack-aping 'Vegas Mode' and 'Accelerated Yearning', with simplistic, minor key analogue meanderings being heavily reminiscent of Warp/Rephlex ambient acts such as Luke Vibert, Sequiter is an album that's been composed with a very strong sense of its lineage within electronica as a whole. However, where the great mavericks of the genre separate themselves from the rest is by finding a unique angle and a way to push technology to the absolute limit and, by the sounds of things, Hauschildt is yet to truly find his own voice.
Sequitur is by no means without its charms. 'Kept' is my personal highlight with its fragile elegance and intertwining, rushing drones it evokes a powerful sense of wonder and yearning. Similarly 'Steep Decline' has a happy/sad chord progression and lilting turn of melodic phrase that recalls the atmosphere and heartache of vintage Sigur Ros. Album title track 'Sequiter' puts me in mind of Just Music ambient maestros Digitonal with its bubbling arpeggios, brooding synth string patches and subtly dense filter work.
'Mixed Messages' is pure Radiophonic Workshop electronica. Starting with a stuttering synth rhythm and building layers of swirling, analogue ambience with strident, stirring melodies, it's beautiful ear candy. One couldn't possibly fault the production values of Sequitur. Everything is played and mixed seamlessly and the synths sound immaculate. 'Interconnected' is a playful take on the blueprint laid down by Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Volume 1 via some atmospheric, breathy pads that wouldn't sound out of place on Brian Eno's Music For Airports.
Sequitur feels very much like a whistle stop tour of the history of ambient/electronic music. Not necessarily a bad thing but it would be great to hear Hauschildt employ the same high standard of production and sonics and simultaneously take some creative risks and find his own voice within the genre. A voice he touches on with the expansive, visionary drone piece 'Kept'.
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After violence erupted in Kenya following December's disputed presidential election, the African nation's stock market might have seemed like a risky place to put money.
But some clients of Wambia Capital in Boyds, Md., evidently saw the situation differently. "Some of the clients said, 'If you see stock bargains [in Kenya], we want to buy them,' " recalls investment adviser Joseph Wambia. These seasoned investors "have already seen ups and downs in markets such as India's and Pakistan's," he explains. And now, as they seek fresh, new investment horizons, they believe "Africa is the next frontier," says Mr. Wambia, who plans to launch a hedge fund for investing in that continent.
Evidently, Wambia's clients aren't the only ones trolling for new opportunities. After exploring such emerging markets as Russia, China, and Brazil, more investors are venturing into smaller terrain from Bangladesh to Botswana.
In such "frontier markets," rising prices of commodities (oil, for instance) and economic and political reforms are spawning greater economic growth and higher corporate profits, experts say. As a result, many of their stock markets are delivering big returns – and helping their investors further diversify their portfolios.
Consider last year's stellar returns from this sector: In 2007, the S&P/IFCF frontier markets composite of 24 countries' markets posted a 45.6 percent total return, beating S&P indexes that track emerging and world markets.
Among specific frontier markets, Bangladesh's led the pack last year, with an eye-popping 128.3 percent gain. In addition, Côte d'Ivoire's market soared 122.7 percent; Ukraine's market jumped 110.6 percent; and Mauritius's market catapulted 100.6 percent, according to Standard & Poor's data. The worst performer, Estonia, posted a 14.2 percent drop.
Such frontier market showings have sparked an array of responses: new frontier market indexes from Standard & Poor's and from MSCI Barra, more investment funds for these arenas, and a gush of money raining down on at least some of the markets.
According to data of EPFR Global, which tracks fund flows and allocations globally, net inflows from around the world into African regional equity funds hit $650 million in 2007, up from about $100 million the year before. Moreover, Middle East regional equity funds drew net inflows of $402 million last year, versus $130 million of outflows in 2006.
And this year through Jan. 23, funds for Africa-only, Middle East and Africa, and Middle East-only attracted $617.9 million in assets from investors worldwide, according to Brad Durham, managing director of EPFR Global in Cambridge, Mass. That was all the more notable, he says, since "investors' sentiment has significantly deteriorated toward global equities overall."
To be sure, money flows have inflated some frontier markets. For example, as of December 2007, Vietnam's market had an astounding price/earnings ratio of 93.5, while Bulgaria's market had a 54.3 p/e ratio; Slovenia's had a p/e of 41.7; and Romania's had a 35.9 p/e ratio, according to Standard & Poor's. (In general, the higher the p/e, the more expensive the stock is relative to its fair value.)
African markets have also become pricier. Data from InvestinginAfrica.net show, for instance, that the p/e ratios of the Zambia, Malawi, and Kenya stock markets stood at 21.1; 15.5; and 20.7, respectively, as of November 2007. By contrast they had p/e ratios of 5.8, 4.2, and 8.7, respectively, at the end of 2002.
Nonetheless, to some close observers, frontier markets remain a good story, amid the growth in their economies and companies. To Terrence Gray, portfolio manager of the DWS Scudder Emerging Markets Fund, "Although you always have to be selective in the stocks you buy, we're finding some very good companies, especially in the Middle East and Africa." As three examples, he cites Emaar Properties in the United Arab Emirates, Guaranty Trust Bank in Nigeria, and Zambeef in Zambia.
Moreover, Christian Deseglise, global head of emerging markets at HSBC Global Asset Management, believes "it's difficult to find a better asset class" than frontier markets. He cites such factors as the markets' high performances; returns that don't move in step with those of developed, or even emerging, markets; and much lower volatility than that of emerging markets.
But whatever the opportunities may be in frontier markets, options for tapping into them now appear limited for individual American investors. On one hand, signs show a growing number of frontier funds for institutional investors and wealthy individuals, requiring minimum investments of $100,000 or more.
Evidently, the T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund is now the only frontier-market mutual fund in existence for average investors, requiring a minimum initial investment of $2,500. Launched last September, that fund's assets now exceed $300 million, the company reports.
Individuals could also buy stocks in local markets, or they could invest in emerging-market funds with some frontier exposure. But according to some close observers, buying individual stocks in frontier markets can be costly and paperwork-intensive. And global emerging-market funds are likely to have limited, if any, exposure to frontier markets, some observers warn.
Whether more frontier-market mutual funds suitable for small investors will emerge anytime soon remains a debate. For his part, Joseph Rohm, an analyst for T. Rowe Price's Africa & Middle East fund, foresees "more product launches over the next year or two." He cites the rising interest – at least in the African and Middle East markets – as well as the growing "sophistication" of these arenas.
But John Chisholm, chief investment officer of Acadian Asset Management, doubts that many more dedicated frontier-market mutual funds for Americans will soon emerge. "Given the costs of operating in these markets and the fact that the markets [themselves] won't be getting huge, there's limited incentive for fund managers to offer dedicated frontier markets strategies," Mr. Chisholm holds.
And evidently the frontier markets themselves aren't ready for everyone to pile in. "The average [investor] in the US has so much money, and these markets are small," points out Mr. Deseglise of HSBC. "If you create billions [more dollars in investments], it could create serious disruptions" in frontier markets, he holds.
Although he finds frontier markets to be highly attractive, "this won't be a retail investment story for some time to come."
(Despite its name, data show that the exchange-traded fund, SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa fund, has more than 86 percent of its assets in the emerging markets of South Africa, Israel, and Egypt.)


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D.Gray Man – Road Kamelot
*This show was dropped at 41
So D.Gray Man was dropped because it was all pretty much bullshit. All fillers apparently. Too bad too, because it had such promise to be a great show. I hear that the manga is really good, and I don't doubt that, but I'm far to lazy to actually read it. However, the anime did have some sick characters, the best of them belongnig to the Noah clan. And the best of these being, of course, Road (Rhode?). She's awesome, and here's why:
- Her skin color is actually gray….I wonder if she can still get a cab?
- HORIZONTAL STRIPED SOCKS (or whatever those are)! YES!
- Purple hair! Helloooo, she's gotta be in my top coolest looking characters list!
But enough about looks, she' s awesome because she's got that something about her, sort of an arrogance. Arrogance is awesome, especially when your dressed in high, horizantal striped socks and have purple hair and gray skin. She almost reminds me of Franken Fran with those marks on her forehead, which just adds to how cool she looks. Oh, and she likes candy. Oh, and despite her looks, she's actually one of the oldest clan members. If you read this wikipedia page about her, you can see even more reasons why she's one of the coolest characters ever. Sadism? Fucking awesome. Too bad Wikipedia is always sometimes wrong.
Deathnote – Light Yagami
Okay, so the way that he kills people isn't really "bad ass." I might even say that it probably doesn't even feel like you're really killing someone when all you do is write down their name and picture their face. But, God damn it, Light has got to be the best tactician in anime. Lelouch couldn't even put up with the likes of Light. I mean, Light planned….well, I don't want to say exactly. But the longer that the show carried on without a BAM moment, the bigger the BAM moment was when it came. And it was mainly all Light (L was cool too, in fact it took me a while to decided between Light and L..but Light got the better of L in the end, soo).
Light can almost never be outsmarted (until the inevitable end….and a kid beat him? Really? That kid was like….13 years old.)
Denpa Teki na Kanojo – Ochibana
Here's a character who could be one of my favorites, if she wasn't just in one OVA episode (two more are slated to come out, however). Personally, I love the hair, I love the weirdness, and if you're ever getting beat to death by a delusional girl with a bat, she'll somehow come get you and rescue you. She's almost the perfect female character.
Detroit Metal City – Soichi Negishi/Johannes Krauser II
Is there anything better than an alter ego/skitso/etc? Nope. Not much. I almost thought about picking the President, because whenever she talks it's just fucking hilarious. But come on…really?
Negishi is a pussy. Krauser kicks ass. Put them both together and you've got a character that sometimes loses his mind, and calls the girl he likes a pig whore, and that he's going to rape her. Then he makes up some excuse, and she believes him. Negishi kind of sucks, but without him, Krauser would only be a little bit kick-ass awesome. I don't know if you noticed, but Krauser raped a tower.
D.N. Angel – Emiko Niwa
I'm going to summerize this choice with one sentence:
She encourages her son to steal.
What more can you ask for?
Dragonball – Goku
I mean, come on, Goku wins in this series hands down. You can't really go wrong with a kid who's pretty much oblivious to everything around him, including how unnatural his own strength is, and kicks ass all over the place. He's just fucking awesome. And he's got a tail. You know, I used to want a tail at one point in my life, just to see what it feels like.
Dragonball Z – Vegeta
See that picture? I shouldn't have to explain why Vegeta is the best character in DBZ. He's fucking awesome. He's a bad ass Sayain with a sick ass voice (dubbed version). He's also evil (until they make a mistake and make him a good guy). He kicks ass and is the shit. Easily my favorite character in DBZ, and one of my favorite characters ever.
Dragonball GT – Goku/Vegeta Fusion
Yea. I'll let that video be the explanation. Also, on farther inspection, I need to rewatch this show because I really can only remember bits and pieces.


text: msscha Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) Whelk Removal in Progress I have already taken out 5 whelks -- Why? Here are the Shimek articles that inspired action: Whelks Pics of Whelk Eating Limpet. Also found good pics and advice on Melev's Reef here and here. Of course, watching it go after my turbo was the final motivation. The ones I caught yesterday I brought over to my lfs -- he recognized them immediately, especially after spotting the body; they are quite distinct. I removed another two today. Yesterday, I wrote that I didn't think the whelk had done any damage because the zoas didn't seem upset. However, I really don't know how independent each stalk is from its neighbor. Today, I noticed some red patches in the white "film" that seems to cover the stalks of each head. I am not sure if this is whelk damage or not, but it does make me more willing to remove them! Whelk Damage? Whelk -- not a great photo b/c cannot see mouth part, but shows typical body pattern Red Acan -- for lack of a better term! Adjusting nicely Monster Acan!! On Friday, my salinity should be back up to normal and I'm bringing home a gold coral-banded shrimp! The poor thing lost a pincer, but it will come back after the next molt. The lfs thought it had disappeared, but found it hiding quite cleverly under a rock when moving stuff around. He is saving it for me (I hope!). I am also going to add a maxi-jet 900 to increase flow some. And maybe it's my imagination, but it seems to me that the ricordea are just a tad more colorful since I dosed with minimum doses (M/W) of Instant Ocean's Reef Accelerator. But, this could be some sort of visual placebo effect . Edited February 29, 2012 by msscha Share this post Link to post


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Woman dies after Denton trash fire ignites clothing
Woman dies after Denton trash fire ignites clothing
A North Carolina 81-year-old is dead after flames from a trash fire in her yard spread to her clothing.
Davidson County Sheriff David Grice says a neighbor saw the yard burning outside a mobile home near Denton on Friday and called for help.
The sheriff says the woman was inside the home with burns on her body. The kitchen faucet was running, leading investigators to believe that she hoped to extinguish the flames.
The victim was the only person at the home.
Grice declined to identify the victim, saying that her relatives hadn't been notified of her death.


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Ann Arbor, Michigan – Humble Daisy is offering it's popular recording tool SonicPics for $0.99 (regularly priced $2.99) on Monday, March 22nd. SonicPics is a tool for creating and narrating custom photo slide shows on the iPhone or iPod touch.
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From Bhutan's rugged Himalayas to Ecuador's cloud forest to Alaska's frozen tundra, Mary Ann Lila searches high and low for what could be called pharmaceutical plants — and not the brick-and-mortar kind that make medicines.
She seeks the leafy kind, full of chemical compounds that can stave off human disease, promote endurance and strength, improve metabolism and erase signs of aging.
Lila works from the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, where she directs North Carolina State University's Plants for Human Health Institute. The institute strives to shift the way the American public views and uses plant food crops as sources, not just for nutrients, but also for phytochemicals that protect and enhance human health.
The two-year-old institute, part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, takes a multi-disciplinary approach to pursuing that goal through research related to plant genomics and metabolomics, biochemistry, breeding and post-harvest physiology.
Lila, a professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, is one of five North Carolina State faculty members now working in the institute. The institute is expected to grow to 15 faculty members.
Lila's current research focuses on three areas: Studying health-enhancing compounds in blueberries and other berries, isolating phytochemicals that counteract malaria, and working with scientists and students from around the world to explore natural products for biomedical use.
During a recent seminar at the research campus, Lila discussed the latter project, which has taken her to Central and South Asia, New Zealand and Australia, Alaska and the Dakotas, Central and South America, and Africa.
These efforts are part of the Global Institute for BioExploration, or GIBEX, a research and development network Lila helped found while she was on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty. The partnership also includes North Carolina State and Rutgers universities.
The group works with scientists, students and traditional healers in developing nations and with Native Americans to identify plants that hold promise for human health.
GIBEX doesn't take any plants from the locations where it works, but it trains and equips local scientists with cost-effective drug-discovery tools and technologies that are portable and easy to use, Lila said. That way, discoveries can be made in the field, with the intellectual property remaining with the local population.
While GIBEX scientists use modern research-based technology to screen plants for medicinal properties, they depend on centuries-old native understanding of the healing properties of plants as their starting point.
"We work a lot with traditional healers or the scientists at the university who still, a lot of times, have a foot in both camps: They are modern scientists; they use advanced technologies such as high performance liquid chromatography, but they still practice some traditional medicine. It's what they grew up with," Lila explained.
"But mostly the traditional medicine hasn't been validated. They don't have the capacity to validate it. They don't have the instrumentation. They don't have the money to do the bioassays we can do here. So what we are really doing is putting some substance behind what your grandmother always told you."
Since GIBEX was started in 2003-04, it has used this approach to identify 17 plant extracts that have been licensed to pharmaceutical companies, Lila said.
These extracts involve so-called secondary compounds — phytochemicals that aren't directly involved in a plant's normal growth, development or reproduction, she explained. Instead, these chemicals are created to help the plants protect and defend themselves and attract pollinators.
"Pigments such as carotenoids in tomatoes and anthocyanins in blueberries are examples. They won't necessarily accumulate in the plant unless the plant is under stress, and that's why wild plants tend to have the highest concentrations of these secondary components," she said.
"Now interestingly, these same components a plant uses to enhance its own survival under stress can interact with human therapeutic targets when the plant is ingested as food," she added. "They will interact with human therapeutic targets to specifically counteract human disease and improve human metabolism."
While Lila spends some of her time in the field looking for plants with such properties, she also conducts complex laboratory research aimed at understanding the precise health benefits of particular phytochemicals and at shedding light on the previously hidden ways that the chemicals build people's muscles, boost immunity, inhibit cancer, reduce inflammation and more. One of Lila's recent studies found, for example, that concentrated amounts of blueberry anthocyanin reduced glucose levels in diabetic mice better than metformin, a drug widely prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
In looking ahead, Lila said she hopes to continue to discover plants that could become agricultural crops that boost human health. At the same time, she hopes the Plants for Human Health Institute she leads will play a key role in helping the public better understand what's known about phytochemicals and how people can use them to enhance their health.
For Lila, that begins with personal practice. The researcher starts every day, she said, by eating at least a half cup of her favorite superfood: Blueberries.


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Seven House Judiciary Members Demand DOJ Investigate James Clapper For Lying To Congress
from the now-we're-getting-somewhere dept
Hopefully that will be changing now.
Back in October, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, the author of the PATRIOT Act, argued that Clapper should be fired and prosecuted, but hadn't done anything to move that forward. However, with Monday's ruling now making it pretty clear that the program that Clapper lied about (in response to a question from Senator Ron Wyden), Sensenbrenner, along with six of his colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee have sent a letter to Eric Holder, demanding an investigation into Clapper's lying to Congress. The letter is quite a read. They're pretty direct about calling out Clapper for lying, how this is against the law, how others in government have been prosecuted for the same thing, and even how allowing this to go unpunished contributes to "cynicism" about the government.
Congressional oversight depends on truthful testimony--witnesses cannot be allowed to lie to Congress. Accordingly, we request you to investigate the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's "erroneous" statements to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence earlier this year.It seems unlikely that Holder will do anything, but this is the first official move we've seen towards actually punishing Clapper for lying to Congress. It would be nice if others in Congress supported this effort as well.
[....] 18 U.S.C. § 1001 makes it a crime to "knowingly and willfully" make any "materially false" statement in the course of any "investigation or review, conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee." One of the hallmarks of American democracy is that no one is above the law...
[....] Director Clapper has served his country with distinction, and we have no doubt he believed he was acting in its best interest. Nevertheless, the law is clear. He was asked a question and he was obligated to answer truthfully. He could have declined to answer. He could have offered to answer in a classified setting. He could have corrected himself immediately following the hearing. He did none of these things despite advance warning that the question was coming.
The country's interests are best served when its leaders deal truthfully with its citizens. The mutual sense of good faith it fosters permits compromise and concessions in those cases that warrant it. Director Clapper's willful lie under oath fuels the unhealthy cynicism and distrust that citizens feel toward their government and undermines Congress's ability to perform its Constitutional function.
There are differences of opinion about the propriety of the NSA's data collection programs. There can be no disagreement, however, on the basic premise that congressional witnesses must answer truthfully.


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POOLESVILLE, Md. (WUSA)-- 7-year old Sam Broady is living with Autism. He is number 405 on a list of more than 3,900 children who are waiting for Maryland state funding that will help pay for their treatment. Currently 900 children benefit from those state services.
If the current line item stays in tact and it passes a vote in Annapolis next week, 100 more children will receive the funding.
Sam, and his family don't stand to gain anything if the budget line item passes because of his number on the staggering waiting list
It's a "drop in the bucket", says his mother Sarah Broady, but it's an important drop she tells us and one in the right direction for families living with Autism.
Maryland is one of the few states that doesn't mandate insurance companies to cover Autism treatment. So families like the Broady's depend on Medicaid, but those dollars don't cover nearly the amount of therapy Sam needs.
His mother said, "A program that would be effective for him would be about 3-4 hours a week. We're only getting one."
The Broady's story isn't unique, as a matter of fact it highlight a large community looking for help.
According to the organization Autism speaks 1 in 88 children has Autism.
They tell WUSA*9 next week's vote is crucial, and even if it does pass Broady said , "we still have a long way to go"


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Serena Williams advances in Madrid Open
Top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday, as players applauded the tournament's return to red clay after its trial with blue "smurf" clay flopped last year.sports Updated: May 05, 2013 21:43 IST
Top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday, as players applauded the tournament's return to red clay after its trial with blue "smurf" clay flopped last year.
After dispatching Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6 (5), 6-1, the defending champion echoed the sentiment, saying she liked the new courts at the Caja Magica.
"I think these clay courts are really good," she said. "I think they're a little bit faster than the ones I was practicing on in Paris. For me, that's always a good sign."
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were even more enthusiastic about the removal of the blue clay, which both players had heavily criticized for being slippery after early exits last year.
"I think that obviously the court last year was not up to the level that we needed," said Nadal. "It was not prepared to be a competitive court.
"But the courts are impressive this year. In Madrid, we have the problem of the dry climate, so it's very difficult to have the clay that settles down properly, a clay that's the same as in other places. I think this year we have managed to have good clay here."
Djokovic called the traditional red clay "great," adding that everything he had heard from other competitors was "positive." The world's top-ranked player had threatened to not come back unless the blue clay was discarded.
Roger Federer won in MAdrid last year despite the challenge the slick courts posed. The Swiss star was nevertheless pleased with the decision to go back to a standard playing surface, saying that the new courts were the best he had seen at the event.
"I don't know if that was due to the color, but this tournament has, in the past, had issues with the quality of the court," Federer said. "I think through what happened last year, you know, the controversy around the blue clay, I think it was a big eye-opener to have a proper court here now."
Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer have first-round byes.
In Williams' opening match, Putintseva broke her serve early to take a 3-1 lead in the first set. But Williams soon settled down after breaking serve and, once through the tiebreaker, dominated the second set.
"I felt a little sluggish out there, but I'm happy I was able to win the match," Williams said. "Honestly, I obviously have to and want to play better as each match goes on."
She next faces Lourdes Dominguez-Lino of Spain.
Serena's sister Venus withdrew early Sunday morning before her first-round match due to back problems.
Also in the first round, formerly top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki was ousted by Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4.
Shvedova overcame nine double faults by converting five of 15 break chances to see off the 10th-seeded Wozniacki.
Fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland eased past Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-4 and will play Britain's Laura Robson.
Other seeded winners included Angelique Kerber of Germany, France's Marion Bartoli, and Dominika Cibulkova of the Slovak Republic.
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Waterside Closing or Re-Opening refers to ship traffic. The U.S. Coast Guard issues a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) to halt ship traffic into the Port and requires all ships to leave the Port at Condition Yankee, which is 24 hours before the storm is likely to reach our area. After the storm passes, the Coast Guard and Port Pilots conduct surveys to ensure the waterways are safe before re-opening the Port to ship traffic.
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Weather-resistance, high performance and style combine in the Sony DSC-TX200V. Its thin glass-panel design protects the stabilized 5X Optical/10X Clear Image zoom and 3.3" OLED touch screen, and its 18.2 MP sensor captures stunning stills and Full HD 1080/60p video.
18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor - The 18.2MP Exmor R CMOS sensor captures ultra-high definition images that take full advantage of the camera's sharp Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens. The sensor enables advanced processing that reduces noise levels resulting in stunning low light images with incredible details.
Waterproof and dustproof - The sleek and stylish camera fits the slimmest pocket or purse. Thanks to its airtight construction, it is dustproof as well as waterproof to a depth of 16 feet.
Slim glass design plus a 3.3" OLED touch screen - This camera features a sleek, polished glass camera front without protruding lenses or control buttons, making it one of the thinnest cameras in its class, and adding to its water- and dust-proof design. The 5X optical zoom extends internally, and scenes can be composed or played back on the camera's 3.3" OLED touch screen.
High speed AF - To improve focusing speed and sensitivity, the Exmor R CMOS sensor uses its rapid 240fps throughput to deliver high-quality image signals to the camera's BIONZ processor. The result is fast, DSLR-like focusing speeds, even in low light.
Full HD 1080/60p - Record crystal clear movies at the highest resolution available with capabilities for 60p in 1080.1 This provides stunning, fast motion video with less distortion for playback on your HD TV.2 With dual record of stills and movies, you can shoot both at the same time.
Optical zoom plus Clear image zoom - Most digital zooms use electronic cropping to get closer to the subject, resulting in unsharp images. With Clear Image Zoom the powerful processor compares patterns found in adjacent pixels and creates new pixels to match selected patterns, resulting in more realistic, higher-quality images. Clear Image Zoom doubles optical zoom for closer photos.
Capture the decisive moment with up to 10fps - Capture full 18.2 megapixel resolution images at up to 10 frames per second, helping to ensure that the decisive moment is captured such as the soccer ball flying into the goal. In addition, a mechanical shutter helps reduce distortion when continuously shooting moving subjects.
Optical SteadyShot with Active Mode - Optical SteadyShot with Active Mode for blur-free movies even while walking.4 Camera-shake compensation using Optical SteadyShot/Active Mode has been improved with the addition of new electronic image stabilization.Now it's easier than ever to obtain sharp, blur-free movies even when zooming in unsteady situations, such as shooting with one hand while walking.
Picture Effect - Picture Effect adds a new level of expression to photos, making ordinary landscapes and portraits come to life by heightening mood and emphasizing certain attributes. Select camera models have up to nine different effects.
Photo Creativity - Photo Creativity allows you to fine-tune your exposure settings, such as brightness, color, and vividness, and quickly choose the right enhancement for your subject. Now you can view Picture Effects and Photo Creativity effects in real time on the camera's monitor or in the viewfinder before shooting.
Background Defocus - DSLR photographs are often beautiful because they blur the background, putting the emphasis on the subject. Now our point-and-shoot cameras can deliver this signature DSLR benefit. The system takes two shots, identifies the background and applies a defocused background keeping the subject crisp and clear.
Superior Auto mode - Get cleaner, more dynamic pictures and fewer missed shots. The camera automatically recognizes the correct scene mode, then quickly shoots and combines up to six shots to produce images with greater clarity, optimum dynamic range using Backlight Correction HDR technology and lower image noise using 6 shots layering technology. Superior Auto intelligently detects 33 scenes for still images and movies, making it easy to get the best shot.
Face Detection technology - Face Detection technology detects up to eight individual faces and adjusts focus, exposure, and white balance to help deliver crisp, properly lit images of family and friends.
Smile Shutter technology - Smile Shutter technology captures a smile the moment it happens. Simply select Smile Shutter and the camera does the rest. You can also select adult and child priority and indicate the degree of Smile Detection sensitivity. Intelligent Scene Recognition can be used together with Smile Shutter mode when the Intelligent Auto mode is on. This means that beautiful smiles can be captured with settings optimized for the particular scene, even in difficult conditions such as twilight and backlighting.
GPS and Compass - GPS and compass record location data and camera direction as you shoot movies and photos. GPS Log lets users track a photographic journey and later view the path and images on a map. Map View in "PlayMemories Home" software, allows users to view images on a map showing where they were taken. The logged path and images can also be displayed on Google Earth.
Anti-blink function - It's frustrating to capture the perfect shot, only to review it later and discover subjects blinked during the photo. The Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting. When the camera is set to Soft Snap, the Anti-blink function captures two images, recording only the photo with less squinting. If a blink is detected in other shooting modes, a warning will be displayed after you take the shot.
Soft Skin mode - Portrait subjects will love the results. Soft Skin mode recognizes skin tones and reduces the appearance of blemishes and wrinkles without affecting the rest of the shot.
Intelligent Scene Recognition mode - Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects 36 different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings. iSCN has two modes: Auto and Advanced. In Auto Mode, the camera takes a single shot using the optimal settings. In Advanced Mode, the camera takes a photo with the optimal settings and, if in difficult lighting (low light or back light) immediately takes a second photo with another optimized setting so you can choose which to keep.
Natural Flash - Conventional point-and-shoot camera flash shots just don't capture colors the way the eye sees them. Natural Flash controls the white balance of both the background and main subjects.
Motion Detection - Motion Detection, along with Face Motion Detection adjusts ISO sensitivity and increases the shutter speed when movement is detected, reducing blur in moving subjects and faces.
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Product Specifications:
Camera Type: Touch screen
Imaging Sensor
Imaging Sensor: 1/2.3" Exmor R CMOS Sensor
Processor: BIONZ
Pixel Gross: 18.9MP
Effective Picture Resolution: 18.2MP
Color Filter System: RGB primary color filters
Media Type: optional Memory Stick Micro, Memory Stick Micro (Mark 2), microSD Memory Card, microSDHC Memory Card
Still Image Mode: JPEG
Still Image Max Effective Resolution: Approx. 18.2 Megapixels
Still Image Size 16:9: 13M(4896?2,752) / 2M(1,920 x 1,080)
Still Image Size 4:3: 18M(4896?3,672) / 10M(3,648 x 2,736) / 5M(2,592 x 1,944) / VGA
Panorama Still Image Size: Sweep Panorama:HR(10,480 x 4,096) / Wide(7,152 x 1,080/4,912 x 1,920) / Standard(4,912 x 1,080/3,424 x 1,920)
Sweep Multi Angle Image Size: 2M (1,920 x 1,080)
Video Format: AVCHD Ver2.0/MP4
Video Mode: AVCHD 60i:28M PS(1,920?1,080/60p)/24M FX/17M FH(1,920?1,080/60i)/9M HQ(1,440?1,080/60i),MP4:12M(1,440?1,080/30fps)/6M(1,280?720/30fps)/3M VGA(640?480/30fps)
Photo Capture from Movie: Yes
Dual Record: Yes
Audio Format: AC3 (Stereo)
Microphone/Speaker: Stereo/mono
Wind Noise Reduction: Off/on
Lens Type: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar
Optical Zoom: 5x
Focal Length (35mm equivalent): Still 16:9: 28-140mm / Still 4:3: 26-130mm / Movie 16:9: 28-140mm(Optical SteadyShot Standard), 30-150mm(Optical SteadyShot Active) / Movie 4:3: 35-175mm(Optical SteadyShot Standard), 37-185mm(Optical SteadyShot Active)
Lens Construction: 12 elements in 10 groups(including 6 aspheric elements, 1 prism)
Minimum Focus Distance: iAuto:AF(W:Approx.3cm(1.18'') to Infinity, T:Approx.60cm(1.97') to Infinity) / Program Auto:AF(W:Approx.8cm(0.26') to Infinity, T:Approx.60cm(1.97') to Infinity)
Aspheric Elements: 6
Clear Image Zoom: 10x
Steady Shot Mode:Active: Yes
LCD Display
LCD Type: 3.3" Xtra Fine TruBlack OLED touch screen (1,229K dots)
Brightness Control: 5(Bright) / 4 / 3(Normal) / 2 / 1(Dark)
Histogram: Yes
Grid Display: Yes (Off / On)
Touch Panel: Yes
Focus Control
AF Modes: Multi Point AF / Center Weighted AF / Spot AF / Flexible Spot AF / Tracking Focus / Face Tracking Focus / Flexible Spot AF(Tracking Focus) / Flexible Spot AF(Face Tracking Focus)
AF Illuminator: Auto / Off
Exposure System
Metering Modes: Multi Pattern / Center Weighted / Spot
Exposure Compensation: Plus / Minus 2.0EV, 1 / 3EV step
Scene Mode(s): High Sensitivity / Soft Snap / Soft Skin / Landscape / Night Portrait / Night Scene / Handheld Twilight / Gourmet / Beach / Snow / Fireworks / Pet Mode / Anti-Motion blur / Backlight Correction HDR / Hi-speed Shutter / Underwater
D-Range Optimizer: Standard
ISO: Auto / 64 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800
White Balance Mode: Auto (Intelligent) / Daylight / Cloudy / Fluorescent 1 (White Fluorescent Lighting) / Fluorescent 2 (Natural White Fluorescent Lighting) / Fluorescent 3 (Day White Fluorescent Lighting) / Incandescent / Flash / One Push, One Push Set / Underwater
Drive System
Self-timer: Off / 10sec. / 2sec. / portrait1 / portrait2
Shutter Speeds: iAuto(2" - 1/1600) / Program Auto(1" - 1/1600)
Burst Mode: Approx 10 fps at 18.2MP (Maximum 10 shots)
Flash Modes: Auto / Flash On / Slow Synchro / Flash Off
Flash Coverage: ISO Auto: Approx.0.08m to 3.1m(3 1/4 inches to 10 feet 2 1/8 inches)(W) / Approx.0.6m to 2.3 m(1feet 11 5/8 inches to 7 feet 6 5/8 inches)(T), ISO3200: up to Approx.6.1 m(20 feet 1/4 inches)(W) / Approx.4.6 m(15 feet 1 1/8 inches)(T))
Convenience Features
Red-Eye Reduction: Auto / On / Off
Erase/Protect: Erase: Single / Select / Date / Folder / AVCHD, Protect: Single / Select / Date / Folder / AVCHD
Advanced Features
Anti Motion Blur: Yes
Sweep Panorama: Intelligent Sweep Panorama / 3D Sweep Panorama
Face Detection: 8 Faces (Auto / Off / Child Priority / Adult Priority / Selected Face Memory)
Smile Shutter technology: Yes
Image Stabilization: Optical SteadyShot with Active Mode Image Stabilization4
In-Camera Editing: Trimming / Red-Eye Correction / Unsharp Masking
Intelligent Auto: Yes
Shooting Tips: Yes
Background Defocus: Yes
Waterproof: Yes
Superior Auto: Yes
Tracking Focus: Off / Auto
Blink Detection: Yes
Picture Effects: HDR Painting / Richtone Monochrome / Miniature / Toy camera / Pop Color / Partial Color / Soft High-key / Watercolor / Illustration
Memory Card Slot: MS Micro, Memory Stick Micro (Mark 2) and Micro SD/Micro SDHC Compatible
HD Output: Micro HDMI
USB Port(s): Micro USB, Hi-Speed USB(USB2.0)
TransferJet: Send: Yes, Receive: Yes
Weights and Measurements
Dimensions (Approx.): 3 7/8" x 2 3/8" x 21/32" (95.5 x 58.3 x 16.0mm)
Weight (Approx.): 4.6 oz. (129g)
Weight(Approx) (Main unit only): 4.0 oz. (114g)
Battery Type: LITHIUM ION NP-BN 3.6V
Battery Capacity: typical: 2.3Wh (630mAh), minimum: 2.2Wh (600mAh)
Power Consumption (in Operation): Approx. 1.0W
Power Requirements: AC 100V to 240V, 50/60 Hz, 18W


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Founding Members signed Antwerp-ITCCO by-laws [1]
This new training initiative, conducted under the joint auspices of the UN Institute for Training and Research and the United Nations Global Compact aims at strengthening private sector engagement to support UN goals by increasing knowledge and capacity to embrace the UN Global Compact principles into their corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies and policies.
The signature ceremony was held in the City Hall of Antwerp with representatives of the founding member institutions, in presence of the Vice-Mayor in charge of representing the City of Antwerp, and under the guidance of the Public Notary.
Supported by the Flemish Government the center proposes a new approach to strategic leadership and operational business management. Training activities are designed and developed following UNITAR standards for quality and are delivered through partnerships with specialized institutions and internationally-recognized universities. Whilst some of its activities focus on the diamond and jewelry industry, the scope of the Antwerp-ITCCO is being expanded to other business/industry sectors.
The Antwerp ITCCO is the only UN-affiliated international training center that offers courses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) based on an industry approach and through a UN perspective. The Antwerp-ITCCO aims to facilitate learning and knowledge sharing for companies and organizations to respond to the growing demands of their stakeholders to address CSR and sustainability issues.
The Royal Decree on the creation of the Antwerp-ITCCO as a Foundation of Public Interest was promulgated on 25 April 2012.
Photo from left to right: Ari Epstein, CEO of AWDC, Gaetano Cavalieri, President CIBJO, John Colpaert, President FVD, Amal Medani, Associate Director UNITAR, Ludo Van Campenhout, Vice-Mayor of Antwerp, and Jocelyn Fenard, Senior Specialist UNITAR and Manager Antwerp-ITCCO.


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This music is a happy, uplifting piece, it motivates You, when You're listening to it! It has a pop and little funky feel. It contains piano, saxpohone, vocals and even some whistle, which makes it more happier! Good for motivational promos/videos.
There are 4 different types, what You can use and included:
Two main files with different lengths: 22 seconds and 40 seconds. A looped version and a logo version (10 seconds.)
Thanks for listening!


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I've been using the same old aluminium cooking pot for ages. While I think it's great because it's lightweight and cheap, it's unfortunately also quite small and will only cook about 750ml of water. Additionally, it's completely round and as I mostly eat dehydrated meals for which I have to add water, a pouring spout would be very helpfull in not spilling half the water. In short: I need a new pot.
As a lot of the climbing I do is in cold temperatures or on higher elevations, I was thinking that a pressure cooker might be a good idea. The one BIG disadvantage however seems to be it's weight. The lightest one I found is the GSI Outdoors Halulite Pressure Cooker, which weighs in at 2 lbs. 12 oz. (1.25 kilo) for a 2.8 Liter pot. Not sure that this kind of weight is worth it on shorter trips, but it might be for longer trips.
Which pot do you use and why?


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Woman found guilty of public nudity at school
LINCOLN, Neb. —
A December sentencing has been scheduled for a woman who posed naked on a Lincoln Catholic high school campus.
KETV-TV reports online court records show 19-year-old Valerie Dodds was found guilty of trespassing and public nudity after a nonjury trial before Judge Thomas Fox. He set her sentencing for Dec. 20.
Prosecutors say Dodds made various poses on the football field at Lincoln Pius X in May and then posted the photos on her adult website.
Dodds said on her site that the photo shoot was revenge against students and teachers who gave Dodds grief when she shared her plans for a career in porn.


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Ninety years of industrial-scale exploitation of fish has led to an ecological meltdown, and whole biological food chains have been destroyed.
North Atlantic fish stocks have been in decline for well over a century. Fish catch records from the 1920's onwards show that, despite the enormous improvements in technology, catches of the great Atlantic species have remained constant or slowly declined.
Why has the international community failed so badly in its attempts to stop this long-heralded disaster?
"Quite simply," Roberts says, "agreements and deals brokered by politicians will never be satisfactory. They always look for the short-term fix." Quotas for fishing fleets are on average 15 to 30 percent higher than those recommended as safe by scientists. And often, for less threatened species, the quotas are set 100 percent higher than the science recommended.
You may recognize this article from my newsletter on May 27th. Due to OVERWHELMING response from my readers on that article, I felt it best to respond in person, via the video above.
Please watch this video for an in-depth reply, and answers to many readers' questions on this vital topic.
Why Should You Be Mindful of Your Fish, and Fish Oil, Intake?
The average American diet is seriously deficient in the essential omega 3's, DHA and EPA. Except for certain types of fish, there are very few sources of these vitally important fats.
Unfortunately, as this well-written article in the Guardian spells out quite succinctly, fish supplies around the world are becoming scarcer each year. Even I see it, every year that I go to Maui the fish are becoming far less abundant. And, add to that the fact that much of the available fish, are grossly contaminated.
Additionally, eating fish before maturity (meaning it has not had time to reproduce) spells disaster for the ecology. Eating fish that is loaded with toxins spells disaster for your health, completely counteracting any of its inherent benefits.
These are both good reasons for limiting your fish intake, and being mindful of the types of fish you do consume.
The World's Most Perfect Food – Not so Perfect Anymore
The world's oceans are so polluted with industrial waste that most commercially available fish have become little more than carriers of toxins – especially mercury – which accumulates throughout the fat and tissues of their bodies.
This isn't surprising, considering some 40 tons of mercury are released in the United States alone, every year, due to burning coal to generate electricity.
The most common contaminants found in fish include:
- Mercury
- PCBs
- Radioactive substances like strontium
- Toxic metals such as cadmium, lead, chromium and arsenic
Smaller fish, such as herring, sardines, and anchovies fare better than larger fish since they don't have time to accumulate much mercury in their tissues.
The highest concentrations are found in the large carnivorous fish of the ocean, such as:
Canned tuna
Sea bass
Oysters (Gulf of Mexico)
White croaker
Largemouth bass
GotMercury.org is a good website if you're curious to see just how high your intake of mercury might be. Not only do they have a handy mercury calculator, but they also perform independent testing on various sources of fish.
You also want to be especially cautious of canned tuna if you're interested in keeping yourself and your children safe from mercury contamination. Independent testing by the Mercury Policy Project found that the average mercury concentration in canned tuna is far over the EPA's "safe limits."
For example, they found that:
- A 22 pound toddler who eats just 2 ounces of tuna per week may exceed the EPA's "virtual safe limit" of mercury by 400 percent
- A 132 pound woman who eats 12 ounces of canned tuna per week could also exceed the EPA's limit by 400 percent
Farm-Raised Fish is Much like Factory-Farmed Cattle
Contrary to what industry would like you to believe, farmed fish is NOT a healthier option. Not for you, the fish, nor the environment.
Not only do you still have the problem of mercury, but farm-raised fish also has higher levels of PCBs, another poisonous industrial byproduct. Residues in farm-raised fish can be as much as 9 million times the amount found in the water.
See, in order to be profitable, fish farms must raise large quantities of fish in confined areas, and the overcrowding leads to disease and injuries to the fish. The fish are therefore given antibiotics and chemicals for the parasites like sea lice, skin and gill infections and other diseases that commonly affect them.
Making matters worse, these fish are also given drugs and hormones, and sometimes are genetically modified, to accelerate growth and change reproductive behaviors.
Farmed salmo are also given the chemicals canthaxanthin and astaxanthin to turn their flesh pink. Wild salmon eat a diet of shrimp and krill, which contain natural chemicals that make the salmon pink. Farm-raised salmon do not eat a natural diet, so their flesh would be gray if they were not given these additives.
Always remember that the food chain matters. You eat what your food ate. Beef from grass-fed cattle, for example, contains a healthy balance of omega 3 and omega 6 (about 3:1), whereas corn-fed beef from factory farms has the complete opposite composition, containing far more pro-inflammatory omega 6's than anti-inflammatory omega 3's (about 20:1!)
So, What's Your BEST Omega-3 Source?
Unless you have lab results in your hand that verifies the purity of the fish, I recommend you avoid it.
Your safest and most cost effective choice , however, is to take high-quality krill oil on a regular basis.
I used to recommend taking fish oil or cod liver oil (and I still do in some cases), but aside from the problem of overfishing to the point of near extinction and the potential of mercury contamination in the oil, fish oils also have other drawbacks.
Most importantly, fish oil is low in antioxidant content. And, as you increase your intake of omega-3 fats by consuming fish oil, you actually increase your need for even more antioxidant protection.
This happens because fish oil is highly perishable.
You have to have sufficient antioxidants to ensure that the fish oil doesn't oxidize and become rancid inside your body (oxidation leads to the formation of unhealthy free radicals).
This is one of the main reasons I now recommend getting your omega-3 fats from Antarctic krill oil.
It is superior to fish oil because it contains phospholipids, antioxidants ( more than 47 times the levels found in fish oil!), and omega-3's bonded together in a way that keeps them safe from oxidation, and makes them easily absorbed in your body. So with krill oil, you can ensure that you're getting these incredibly healthy fats (EPA and DHA) without having to worry about oxidation issues.
Additionally, your risk of getting any mercury contamination is extremely low since krill are so small they don't have the chance to accumulate toxins before being harvested.
Personally, I now take krill oil every day. I particularly appreciate the fact that the omega-3 is attached to phospholipids that dramatically increase its absorption, especially into brain tissue.
Remember Plant Based Omega-3s Do NOT Work as Well
Plant based omega-3 sources like flax, hemp and chia are high in ALA and are important sources of nutrients as we all need ALA. However, the key point to remember is that the conversion of ALA to the far more essential EPA and DHA is typically severely impaired by inhibition of delta 6 desaturase. This is an enzyme that is necessary to produce the longer chain EPA and DHA from ALA. Elevated insulin levels impair this enzyme and over 80 percent of the country has elevated insulin levels.
So from that perspective alone it is important to include animal based sources of omega-3 fats.
There are even studies that show ALA from flaxseed can actually increase your risk of cancer. Personally, I regularly include ALA omega-3 plant based foods, like flax and hemp in my diet, but these are always combined with animal based omega-3 fats.