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These tires are junk. Had vibration issues and were worn out by 28000 miles. Had vehicle alignment checked when replaced and was still good. I will never buy another set of Cooper tires.
Size: 245/75R17
Vehicle: 2012 Toyota Highlander 4 Dr Sport Utility SE with 28000 KM of Tire Wear
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I live in Northern Ontario and drive an AWD Mazda tribute. Really, any tire is going perform well on dry or wet roads. I'd have to say I was on the 400 going about 120km/hr in a very hard rain and did not feel like I was going to hydroplane at all. The treads are deeper than most brands out there. This helps for the downpours, snow, and off road. I used these tires for launching a 16ft aluminum boat on back road launches. I use these hunting in all kinds of terrain (light mud, rocks, deep ditches, atv trails). Never got stuck but didn't push it too hard. These are great in the winter! I used these to park in an unmaintained lot all winter in Sudbury, and never got stuck. Very close to winter tire traction but you still have to drive to conditions and I would still recommend winter tires for most people. It looks like they were hard to balance because they have A LOT of clip-on weights they use for balancing but I've had no problems. The tread seems to be wearing very well.
Size: 235/70R16
Vehicle: 2008 Mazda Tribute 4 Dr Sport Utility GX with 20000 KM of Tire Wear
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I bought my CTS tires and had them installed at 103,000 miles. They've been nothing but a headache. I've been back to the retailer 3 times with vibration issues. They have checked the alignment of the truck twice, which resulted in nothing. I was informed on my first visit back to the retailer that one of the tires was defective, which they replaced, but it only partially fixed the problem, which is why I have been back. Long story short, after thinking that perhaps something was mechanically wrong with my truck,I replaced wheel bearings, rotors, had an alignment outside of the tire retailer and replaced the tie rods. I finally had enough. I replaced the Cooper tires with Goodyear Wranglers. Truck is as smooth as ever! I have the Cooper tires if anyone is interested, they have about 35% tread left at only 30,000 miles of use with regular rotation. Good riddance!
Size: 255/70R17
Vehicle: 2004 Ford F-150 4 Dr Crew Cab Pickup, 6 Ft Bed XLT (255/70R17 110 S) with 48270 KM of Tire Wear
made this review on 7/29/2016 and is a
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Afghanistan will seek at least US$4 billion from international donors this weekend at a crucial aid conference aimed at propping up the country after most foreign combat troops leave at the end of 2014.
Nations that once gave liberally, however, want more guarantees that their taxpayers' money will not be lost to corruption and mismanagement.
Representatives from about 70 countries and organizations meeting tomorrow in Tokyo will establish a roadmap of accountability to ensure that Afghanistan does more to improve governance and finance management, and to safeguard the democratic process, rule of law and human rights — especially those of women.
Foreign aid in the decade since the US invasion in 2001 has led to better education and health care, with nearly 8 million children, including 3 million girls, enrolled in schools. That compares to 1 million children more than a decade ago, when girls were banned from school under the Taliban.
Improved health facilities have halved child mortality and expanded basic health services to nearly 60 percent of Afghanistan population of more than 25 million — compared to less than 10 percent in 2001. However, donors have become wary of corruption-busting pledges that have not always been delivered. Some highly placed Afghan officials have been investigated for corruption, but seldom prosecuted, and some of the graft investigations have come close to the president himself.
The stakes are high as Afghan President Hamid Karzai faces international weariness with the war and frustration over his failure to crack down on corruption more than a decade after the US invasion that ousted the Taliban.
Afghanistan has received nearly US$60 billion in such aid since 2002. The World Bank says foreign aid makes up nearly the equivalent of the country's GDP.
Those funds, which are needed for basic services such as health care, education and infrastructure, are expected to sharply diminish after international troops withdraw.
Karzai has said he will ask for US$4 billion annually for the first three years of what his government describes as a period of transformation from 2015 to 2025. That will come on top of US$4.1 billion pledged last May at a NATO conference in Chicago, Illinois, to fund the Afghan National Security Forces from 2015 to 2017.
The World Bank has calculated that Afghanistan will need US$3.3 billion to US$3.9 billion in annual non-security spending for those first three years of the transition to cover a shortfall in its GDP of just over US$17 billion.
However, donors will be looking to provide their funds through the government's bureaucracy in a way that will minimize the risk of having them siphoned off in a country that was listed last year as the third-most corrupt in the world.
Despite the concerns, Britain and other nations agree Afghanistan will need significant help in the post-2014 era so it does not slip back into chaos and civil war.
The World Bank said the delivery of international aid and its use in building a more effective state has been hampered by "inevitable waste and corruption, aid dependency and use of parallel systems to circumvent limited government absorptive capacity."
An abrupt aid cutoff, it warned in a report ahead of the conference, could lead to a collapse similar to the one after the Soviet Union pulled out in 1989, cutting off funding to the regime it once supported.


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Quick - someone wake up Jeff Ross. This news will make his day.
Comedy Central has announced that it will be roasting Charlie Sheen on September 10th in Los Angeles, with the results broadcast on September 19th.
Oh, and Sept. 19th just happens to be the night Ashton Kutcher makes his debut on "Two and a Half Men." That's some savvy counter-programming, CC.
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In a statement, Sheen was typically humble and reticent:
"You could say I've been providing kindling for this roast for a while," he said. "It's time to light it up. It's going to be epic."
Man, we really miss Greg Giraldo right about now. But if they can get Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe to sit on the dais, all will be well.
In the meantime, Sheen continues to try and convince people he has a TBS sitcom in the works (in response to which TBS released the cryptic statement :"TBS is not in discussions for a possible project with Charlie Sheen." Whatever could THAT mean?)
UPDATE: Jeff Ross has already roasted Sheen once - during his "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour. Click HERE if you have headphones handy (NSFW language). Wonder how many of these jokes Ross will recycle for Comedy Central?


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NEW YORK — A second drug company has confirmed it plans to market a new form of the powerful and addictive painkiller hydrocodone, worrying experts who fear a narcotics "arms race" that could worsen a national problem with prescription drug abuse.
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Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals says its product, TD Hydrocodone, could be worth as much as $500 million annually in sales. The drug is in the final stages of testing, but the company has not yet applied for Food and Drug Administration approval.
Four companies have been working to develop pure forms of hydrocodone, the main ingredient in Vicodin, Lortab and other painkillers. They have been mostly quiet about their plans.
But William Marth, chief executive of the company's North Wales, Pa.-based North American division, gave a preview of TD Hydrocodone during an investors' conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.
"We believe that's another product that will get approved and can be a three-, four-, $500-million product in a couple of years," Marth said.
He said the drug could be on the market in the "relatively near future," adding it should replace revenue lost when the patent on another Teva drug, the multiple sclerosis treatment Copaxone, expires in 2014.
A recording of the speech was posted on the company's website on Thursday.
Teva did not respond to requests for more information. But documents filed with the National Institutes of Health show the company has been testing 12-hour, extended-release pills containing up to 45 milligrams of pure hydrocodone.
Existing medicines like Vicodin, which are not extended-release, contain no more than 10 milligrams of hydrocodone mixed with a non-addictive painkiller like acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
Another company, San Diego-based Zogenix, plans to file an application early this year for another pure hydrocodone product, Zohydro.
Purdue Pharma, the Stamford, Conn.-based maker of OxyContin, and Denmark-based Egalet are also working on hydrocodone pills, according to documents they have filed with the U.S. government.
Hydrocodone, oxycodone and morphine fall into a category of painkillers known as opiates because they are chemically similar to opium. They are extremely powerful and can create a physical dependence. Users who try to stop can suffer intense withdrawal symptoms, from muddled thinking to stomach cramps, heart palpitations and nausea.
Experts in pain management say opiates are needed for legitimate pain control, especially as the U.S. population gets older. Analysts say the market is worth billions of dollars.
But critics fear the new hydrocodone drugs could unleash a new wave of abuse like the one that accompanied the debut of OxyContin in the 1990s.
"It's a prescription opiate arms race," said Gregory Blunt, medical director of the Daytop Village chain of drug treatment centers in New York. "As the companies all compete they promote it to the various doctors, and it leads to an increase in prescriptions and makes more of those super-potent painkillers available for abuse."
On Sunday, New York Sen. Charles Schumer sent a letter to the FDA warning against the approval of new hydrocodone products.
"I urge your agency to proceed with great caution before allowing these powerful narcotics to enter the market," Schumer wrote.
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a report Wednesday on the state's "alarming" problem with prescription drug abuse. Oxycodone prescriptions have increased 82 percent and hydrocodone prescriptions by 16.7 percent between 2007 and 2010, the report said.
The TD in TD Hydrocodone stands for tamper deterrent, said Judson Clark, an analyst with the Edward Jones investment company who follows Teva. Addicts crush extended-release opiate pills to get the full impact of the medication and increase the high, so drug companies have been trying to develop tamper-resistant technologies to combat abuse.
Purdue Pharma has introduced a new form of OxyContin that "smooshes" instead of crumbling. Other companies are experimenting with chemical combinations or even encasing medicines in hard plastic pills that slowly leak out doses as they move through the digestive tract.
Zogenix says none of these methods is completely tamper-proof. Its Zohydro contains no tamper-resistant technologies.
Teva has not disclosed what tamper-resistant method it is using.
Clark said Teva's $500 million-a-year sales goal for TD Hydrocone is likely within reach. That's about half the annual sales of a blockbuster drug like Viagra.
The drug should be quickly profitable because hydrocodone is already a proven painkiller, he said.
"You're not going to have to have the sales force that you would need for a new drug that you're taking to market that no one has heard of and, quite frankly, no one knows they need," Clark said. "So in that sense, it will more or less sell itself."
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A Winning Match: Fitness and Autism
Fitness and autism are rarely paired—and the pairing becomes less frequent as people with autism grow up. There are plenty of reasons for this; perhaps one of these rings a bell:
- Parents and teachers of youngsters on the spectrum are often far too busy with therapies and doctors to think about physical fitness.
- Young people with autism are often challenged with poor muscle tone and difficulties with fine and gross motor coordination.
- Most people think of fitness and team sports as interchangeable—and few people with autism have the social, collaborative and physical skills to do well in typical American team sports.
- While there are a fair number of special needs fitness options for young children with autism, from the Challenger Division [4] of Little League (which is open to students up until age 18 or until 22 if they are still in high school) to adaptive PE programs at school, such programs start to fade away as youngsters become teens and young adults. If no one has thought about transitioning from "special" to "typical" fitness options, young adults on the spectrum are often left with no options at all.
As the parent of a teen or young adult with autism, you may wonder whether there is any point in trying to get your child involved in physical activity. After all, it's just one more item on the list of "have-tos," along with "develop social skills," "figure out an appropriate, safe and comfortable housing situation," "find a vocational path," and "pay for it all." And if you're not ready to take on your child's physical fitness as a lifelong project, why get started at all?
Why Autism and Physical Activity Should Go Together
People with autism are no different from anyone else when it comes to the relationship between exercise and well-being. The sedentary autistic child becomes a sedentary teen and adult. Without exercise, people with autism are at the same risk as everyone else for issues such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure (to name just a few possible outcomes). Unlike many other people, though, folks with autism may not be sedentary out of choice, but rather because they are not encouraged or supported in physical activities that might be right for them.
Besides these general reasons for physical fitness, though, there are additional reasons why people on the autism spectrum can benefit more than others from regular exercise. According to Eric Chessen [5], an expert in autism and fitness, one benefit relates to potential gastrointestinal issues, caused—at least in some cases—by a severely limited diet. "With GI issues, exercise has definite benefits," says Chessen. "A lot of the research on GI issues suggests that kids on the autism spectrum tend to have really poor diets. Limited variation of foods and eating a lot of processed foods can have a severe impact. If you're eating a lot of processed foods, you're likely to have GI issues."
The right exercise can also improve brain function, coordination and even memory, according to Chessen. General fitness can help with some of the more common gross motor issues you may see with your child. These include difficulties with gait, difficulty with leaning forward properly, or lack of muscle tone in the trunk leading to instability.
Another important benefit can be gained from exercises that involve "crossing center line." Just by reaching across their bodies, people with autism can exercise parts of the brain that may be weaker as a result of autism. Chessen explains: "Crossing center line means you're using both sides of the brain—eliciting great responses in memory, motor planning and coordination. That's an important skill to have. Rotational activities (reaching around the body) also involve doing a lot of crossing center line."
Geraldine Dawson, Chief Science Officer at Autism Speaks, wrote a paper entitled "Sports, Exercise, and the Benefits of Physical Activity for Individuals with Autism [6]" in which she notes that the incidence of obesity in children with ASD is higher than for neurotypical children. In addition, she points to findings that indicate that exercise provide behavioral as well as health benefits:
Research has also demonstrated that increased aerobic exercise can significantly decrease the frequency of negative, self-stimulating behaviors that are common among individuals with autism, while not decreasing other positive behaviors. … Behaviors such as body rocking, spinning, head-nodding, hand flapping, object-tapping, and light gazing, that have been shown to interfere with positive social behavior and learning, can thus be controlled by the use of exercise. Additionally, exercise can discourage aggressive and self-injurious behavior while improving attention span. … One theory behind these findings is that the highly structured routines, or repetitive behaviors involved in running or swimming, may be similar to and/or distract from those self-stimulating, repetitive behaviors associated with autism.
In the United States, many people equate fitness—particularly for kids—with participation in team sports. In fact, many children and teens participate in multiple team sports, with practices and games scheduled for most days of the week. However, there can be drawbacks to this approach to general fitness—for anyone. Many children and teens struggle with the stress and competition of team sports, and exercise often ends up focusing on only those muscle groups that are relevant to the specific sports. For people with autism, these same concerns apply. Add to that the reality that most team sports require skills that are out of reach for most people on the spectrum, and it's easy to see why so few people with autism are involved with typical team soccer, basketball and hockey. In fact, while some kids on the spectrum are involved with special needs sports, it's rare that they are able to transition from special programs to typical team sports programs.
All that said, however, it is nowhere near as rare to see a child, teen or adult with autism active or even fully included in typical sports which require less team engagement and more individual achievement. Some top individual sports for teens and adults on the spectrum include martial arts, swimming, hiking and bowling. While all of these sports are great for people with ASD to do on their own, they are also terrific tools for building social and team awareness if they're pursued in the context of a team or league. They can also become activities that the whole family can enjoy together.
Fitness, however, is not about sports. It's about exercising and strengthening the entire body, building not only specific skills but also cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength, and flexibility. No one sport, no matter how intensive, can provide a complete fitness program—unless it's combined with cross training.
Fitness in the Ideal World
In the best of all possible worlds, everyone—autistic or not—would have a regularly scheduled fitness program incorporating every muscle group and including activities related to strength training and flexibility. While most of us don't live in an ideal universe, it may be possible to create such an program for high schoolers through physical education classes. Some high schools offer a true physical education curriculum, and/or an adapted PE program, which actually teaches kids how to exercise, how to measure gains, and how to get and stay fit.
It's also possible, of course, to set up one's own physical fitness program—and Eric Chessen has a wide range of activities that he recommends if you choose that course. His recommendations start with low-cost, high impact equipment such as medicine balls, jumping ropes, hurdles and cones. Exercise should be fun for everyone involved, so an elaborate set-up that costs money and looks like a medieval torture chamber is not only unnecessary—it may even be counter-productive!
Fitness in the Real World
In the best of worlds, your child with autism can't wait to get physically active, there's a great program locally, or you yourself have nothing but time and energy to create and run a fitness program at home (or to establish an exercise program at your child's place of residence). But what if your teen or adult is a dedicated couch potato, you're at work nine to five, and the high school or program where your child is spending his days has very little interest in physical activity?
The bottom line is, something is better than nothing—and something that's fun is almost always better than something that feels like work. It's also important to think about the purpose of the activity, so that it's not simply movement, but movement with intent. To get started, then, here are a few possible directions:
- Work with a physical or occupational therapist to set specific real-world goals and develop a plan with specific goals. Rather than using tools that are available only in institutional settings (such as a sensory swing or ball pit), it makes sense to introduce your teen to real-world options that may help fulfill his sensory needs while also building muscle tone.
- Pick an activity that appeals to you and your child, and stick with it. If you both enjoy walking, bowling, swimming, biking, etc., make sure it's included in your scheduled time together. It's a chance for both of you to get the exercise you need while enjoying down time together. If possible, add in a little stretching and cross-body movement as you warm up or cool down.
- Tap into community programs that work on physical fitness with kids and adults with special needs. While a single sport or activity may not be the ideal, it's far better than nothing. Depending upon where you live, you may be able to find a dedicated program; if not, you may be able to work with individual fitness trainers, coaches or instructors to find a good fit for your child.
Assessing and Choosing a Fitness Program, Coach or Instructor for Your Autistic Teen or Adult
Instructors and coaches with "special" credential and "special" facilities are great, but often they're very expensive. And the fact that they're labeled "special" may or may not mean they're better for your child than another option. Far more important than the specialness of their programming are two key factors: (1) is your child interested in the program offered, and (2) is it the right match for your child? In fact, if there is a typical sports, activity or fitness program available that works for your child, it's probably a better choice in the long run; an inclusive experience means that your child is building not only physical skills and fitness but also building social skills and connections that will serve him well in the wider world.
Of course, teens and adults with autism are not "kids with autism," and so some of the usual programs may be tougher to access, though some do serve young adults up to age 30. But there are still plenty of options—and the options you choose now will be available to your child for many years to come. A few possibilities to consider as you look around the community:
- The YMCA [7]: Y's intentionally serve the special needs community and have a sliding fee scale. In addition, though, Y's are for everyone. That means you can work out, swim or shoot hoops with your child—or not—and be a part of the same organization. There are no age or ability limits.
- Special Olympics [8]: Special Olympics is intended for developmentally disabled people of all ages, so your adult with autism will never age out of the program. Not every community offers Special Olympics, but where it's available it's a supportive, well-regarded program.
- Equestrian Programs [9]: Horseback riding can improve many physical issues, including balance, coordination, trunk strength and muscle tone. Your adult child with autism may enjoy therapeutic horseback riding, which is sometimes covered under your insurance. (Insurance typically will only cover this if provided by a physical or occupational therapist directly.) She may also be able to learn to ride in a non-therapeutic program, taking the process slowly, a step at a time.
- Martial arts: Many people on the spectrum enjoy the martial arts, and many do well even in typical programs. The consistency, discipline and clear rules often appeal to people on the spectrum, and the opportunity to achieve and receive positive response from peers is great for self esteem.
- Swimming: People with autism often love water. As a result, many are involved with competitive swimming, recreational swimming and swimming for fitness. Each option carries its own plusses and minuses. For example, adult competitive swim is serious business, and requires serious commitment. Recreational swimming can be great exercise, if it involves more than splashing around. Swimming in general is a terrific activity for people of all ages—and today it's possible to get involved in a wide range of aquatic fitness classes and programs.
Before getting started with any activity, you'll want to be sure that the instructor and program is right for your child. Of course you'll go and watch the program in action, and you'll ask for an opportunity to try out the activity a few times to see if it's a match. In addition, you'll want to ask the following questions:
Questions to Ask a Coach
- What is the goal of this activity? (Just for fun, building skills, competing, socializing?)
- Have you ever worked with an autistic person before?
- What is your feeling about including a person with autism in your group?
- If this league or team is part of a larger organization (the Y, for example), do you have any resources available to you from organizational headquarters?
- How would you feel about an aide or parent being present during practices and games to support the person with autism?
- Are you willing to make use of materials we provide to support our child with autism? (Often, parents can support their child with personalized visual charts, social stories and other tools.)
- How would you handle __________? (Fill in the blank with behaviors or concerns that relate to your individual child).
The Bottom Line
Exercise and fitness are not "extras" for an adult with autism. They are critical. While it's possible to set up your own fitness or exercise program, and it can be fun and rewarding, it isn't always feasible. When doing your own thing doesn't work out, it may make sense to tap into professional or community programs for your teen or adult on the spectrum. By avoiding "team sports" and seeking out activities your child (and you) can truly enjoy, you can develop an exercise program that suits your family's needs. What's more you can do it all without breaking the bank. To get started on fitness and fun for your teen or young adult with autism:
- Find out whether your teen is receiving all the physical education or adaptive PE he's entitled to. Also be sure that he's receiving appropriate physical therapy or other types of movement therapy if appropriate.
- Check out the page on Physical Fitness [10] on the Autism Speaks website. It includes a wide range of videos, resources and ideas.
- Use your favorite search engine to explore programs in your own area. Alternatively, pick up the phone and talk to the folks at your local YMCA, swim club, martial arts center or stable. Explain your situation, and ask what they think might be a good match for your child. You may be amazed at what you learn.


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Texas got some bad news when it learned that running back Johnathan Gray and defensive tackle Chris Whaley have both been lost for the season after getting hurt in the Longhorns' 47-40 overtime win over West Virginia on Saturday.
Gray suffered an injury to his right achilles that will require surgery. He currently leads Texas in rushing with 780 yards and four touchdowns. Whaley injured his knee and finishes his season with 21 tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks and an interceptions that he returned for a touchdown.
Luckily for Texas, it has a lot of depth at running back and defensive tackle. Junior Malcolm Brown has 442 yards and eight touchdowns and should take over most of the carries at running back, while junior Desmond Jackson and redshirt freshman Hassan Ridgeway are more than capable replacements for Whaley.


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A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a decision by former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar not to renew the lease of a popular oyster farm operating in the Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California.
In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Salazar had the authority to allow Drakes Bay Oyster Co.'s lease to expire.
While the farm was slated to close for good in February, it continued operating after the court issued a preliminary injunction while the case was pending. Now that the injunction has been removed, the farm's immediate future is unclear.
Owner Kevin Lunny can appeal to the full court to review the three-judge panel's decision. He said he is conferring with his lawyers to chart a course forward.
"The Ninth Circuit's decision to deny this injunction is a step backward, not only for Drakes Bay, but also for Marin County, proponents of sustainable agriculture and farmers around the country,'' Lunny said in a statement.
Last November, Salazar said the waters of Drakes Estero should be returned to wilderness status, as Congress decided in 1976.
The farm's previous owner, the Johnson Oyster Co., made a deal with the Interior Department to operate until its lease expired in November 2012.
"When it purchased the farm, Drakes Bay was well aware that the reservation would expire in 2012, and received multiple confirmations of this limitation,'' Judge M. Margaret McKeown wrote.
Salazar did have the power to renew the lease in 10-year increments, but chose instead to allow it to expire citing Congress' intention to return the area to the wild.
Lunny sued, arguing that Salazar's decision violated federal administrative law, and asked for the farm's lease to be extended.
However, a district court denied Lunny's arguments, saying it did not have jurisdiction to overturn Salazar. The farm appealed, leading to the current ruling.
Lunny, whose family also owns and operates one of the 15 grandfathered-in beef and dairy ranches operating along the Point Reyes seashore, argued that Salazar's decision was based on flawed science regarding the impact of the oyster operation.
The circuit court ruled that any errors in the environmental review were harmless and didn't find any legal basis to reverse Salazar's decision.
The small oyster farm's plight has become increasingly divisive - even splitting the state's two U.S. senators.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has been a vociferous advocate for the farm as an important small business in a rural area. Sen. Barbara Boxer, also a Democrat, supported Salazar's decision.
Environmentalists praised Tuesday's court's ruling.
"Today's decision is another affirmation of the principle that `a deal is a deal,''' Johanna Wald, senior counselor with the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in a statement.
"The preservation of Drakes Estero will be enjoyed by millions of Californians and lovers of wilderness and parks for generations to come.''


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Matthew Pilkington, who almost certainly knew the artist, perceptively noted how George Barret would work in different styles: 'He had two decided manners of paintings, both as regard to colour and touch; the first was rather heavy in both, his latter much lighter'. His romantic landscapes of the 1760s are characterised by depth of greens and relatively free brush work, here he responds most closely to the Irish landscape and the aesthetic theories of his friend Edmund Burke. In addition, however, are more precise works such as this landscape with a watermill, where his approach to landscape is rather more domestic in feeling – certainly less monumental – and rather more in keeping with Burke's definition of the Beautiful as opposed to the Sublime. The present fine work, previously unpublished, partakes of Barret's two manners. It shows a finely delineated watermill, with figures to one side and cattle to the other outside a barn; overhead the sky is overcast and brooding.
Rustic landscapes such as this are less familiar than the verdant works of the 1760s. Among the closest comparisons within Barret's known oeuvre is a signed Landscape with Cattle, a similar mixture of humble buildings, cattle and figures. Even closer, in both conception and detail, is a drawing by the artist in the Victoria and Albert Museum. In works such as these, Barret's inspiration is ultimately from the Dutch School. Writing to a young artist, he revealed his eclectic sources of inspiration, recommending the study of Rubens, Claude and Hobbema. Hobbema, in particular from the 1660s on, made something of a speciality of painting landscapes with watermills – and his work was available for the young Barret to study in the house of his patron Thomas Cobbe. Even closer perhaps is the example of Hobbema's master Jacob van Ruisdael whose influence on Barret has been specifically noted by Crookshank and Glin. It is tempting to suggest that Barret had seen some of Ruisdael's Mill landscapes such as those currently in the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam, the Getty Museum and an especially similar one now in a private collection which seems to be the inspiration for this particular work. Barret's interest in artists such as Hobbema and Ruisdael echoes that of Gainsborough and there is also something here of the great English artist's rustic landscapes.
Barret was born in the Liberties in Dublin in either 1728 or 1732. After a spell as an apprentice to a stay-maker, he attended the Dublin Society Schools under Robert West, winning a prize in the 1747 examination. From the same year survives his earliest signed work. By 1755 when he signed and dated his Italianate Landscape (National Gallery of Ireland, on loan to Farmleigh House) he was clearly a highly accomplished and original artist, working in a light rococo style similar to Zuccarelli, who had recently been working in England. About five years later, probably under the influence of Edmund Burke's thoughts and writings on the picturesque and the sublime, Barret's style changed, becoming grander and more dramatic. Barret left for London in 1763 bringing with him some of his Wicklow views. On route he passed through the mountains of North Wales sketching the famously picturesque scenery. One of his views of the Welsh mountains was praised in a letter from James Barry to Burke in 1765 and it seems he continued to visit Snowdonia throughout his career. The year after his arrival in London he exhibited a View of Powerscourt Waterfall at the Society of Artists. He was patronised by the Duke of Portland, for whom he painted ten views of Welbeck, Lord Dalkeith and the Duke of Buccleugh.
In 1768, Barret was appointed a founder member of the Royal Academy, although he soon fell out with many of his colleagues. Despite his success, it seems he was incompetent in managing his money and Burke writes disapprovingly in a letter to Barry: 'Barret is fallen into the painting of views. It is the most called for and lucrative part of his business'. By the end of the 1770s, he was close to bankruptcy but was supported in these straits by William Locke who paid his debts and commissioned a decorative scheme for Norbury Park to be executed in collaboration with Sawrey Gilpin, Cipriani and Benedetto Pastorini. Burke also came to the rescue using his position as Paymaster General to appoint him official painter to the Chelsea Hospital. Barret died in 1784 and is buried in Paddington Green Church.
Mathew Pilkington who, as noted above, discerned Barret's twin manners, gives an acute account of his art.
'Scarcely any painter equalled him in his knowledge or execution of the details of nature, the latter of which was particularly light, and well calculated to mark most decidedly the true characters of the various objects he represented, forest trees in particular.…[H]e got all the richness and dewy freshness, that so particularly characterises the verdure of this climate, especially in the vernal months.'
If here Barret's formal inspiration is ultimately derived from the Dutch School, it is combined with a close study of the verdant Irish countryside, making for a harmonious and elegant composition. A closely related drawing is in the Victoria and Albert Museum.


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A loyal dog is capturing the hearts of the world.
The animal attends mass every day at a church in Italy where its owner's funeral was held.
People who attend the church in southern Italy say the German shepherd, named Tommy, was rescued by 57-year-old Maria Margherita.
Tommy would walk to church with Margherita every day until her death in November.
Since then, the devoted German shepherd has been adopted by the community.
Residents say Tommy runs to mass when the church bells ring.
"He's still coming to mass even after Maria's funeral," explained Father Donato Panna."He waits patiently by the side of the altar and just sits there quietly."
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When buying a revenue generating residential property, there are multiple ways to structure ownership. Determining the optimal structure must be done on a case-by-case basis. Every investor's situation is unique, which means there aren't any one-size-fits-all solutions. There are both advantages and disadvantages to holding a rental property personally versus in a corporation, and many factors need to be considered in order to determine which is more appropriate for your situation.
One of the principal benefits of holding a rental property in a corporation is the limited liability of the corporate shareholder.
"This means that generally, shareholders are not personally liable for any of the corporation's debt," said Richard Scheim, principal and chartered professional accountant at Schwartz Levitsky Feldman. "This isn't the case when a rental property is held personally."
However, if rental losses are incurred and the corporation has no other income, the losses are generally trapped in the corporation. Conversely, owning a rental property personally allows for rental losses, before tax depreciation, to be used against other sources of personal income.
Incorporating for the purpose of holding a property can be quite expensive. "Initial incorporation can be costly, additionally annual filing and regulatory requirements such as financial statement preparation and tax filing increase costs as well," Scheim said.
"It's also simpler to administer a property held personally than one held in a corporation."
For a personally held property, income and expenses are reported directly on the individual's personal tax return, so there's no need for additional tax filing and administration costs.
"Having net rental income in a personally held property also increases the individual's RRSP contribution limit, but serves to reduce it if there is a net loss," Scheim said.
Before you determine the optimal method of structuring the ownership of the property, be it personally or through a corporate vehicle, it's important to understand the key tax implications.
"With a typical residential rental property there are no significant tax advantages to holding it in a corporation," Scheim said. "Usually income generated from a residential rental property is considered to be passive income and the tax rates on passive income in a corporation are essentially the same rates that one would pay personally in a high tax bracket."
In some instances where there is active business income from a residential property, corporations can benefit from reduced corporate tax rates, which allow for taxes to be deferred until a later time when the cash is needed by the shareholder, he added.
There are important details to understand about tax deductions related to residential revenue properties.
"It's necessary to separate the value of the land from the building," Scheim said. "For tax purposes, the building can be a tax deduction over its useful life; but the same does not apply for the cost of the land."
In terms of repairs and renovations, not all expenditures are created equal.
"When renovating a property, it's important to keep in mind the tax consequences of these particular costs," Scheim said. "Some costs are fully deductible in the year incurred while others must be deducted over a period of time; if the expenditures are considered to be an improvement to the property for instance, then the deduction needs to be spread out over several years."
Capital cost allowance, which allows corporations to claim a deduction for depreciation of the building, is another means by which owners can seek to reduce their tax burden.
"But it can be tricky because on one hand, CCA can lower your net income from the property to nil but when the property is eventually sold and a capital gain is realized, all of the CCA deductions claimed in prior years will be added back to income," Scheim said.
"Another potential pitfall is that if one day you decide to move into the property, additional tax considerations will come into play that can have a profound impact on your principal residence exemption. Working with professionals is key to making decisions that will yield the best outcome for investors. "Scheim said.
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Tornado did not hit Cocoa neighborhood, expert says
Quarter-sized hail found during storm
The National Weather Service toured Brevard County on Tuesday to check out damage from Sunday's powerful storm.
An expert tells WESH 2 News straight-line winds caused all the damage.
Jim Eitel is still off work and cleaning up before beginning to rebuild from what he was pretty sure was a tornado.
"Some parts went down that way and the rest went this way," said Eitel
National Weather Service Meteorologist Scott Spratt surveyed the neighborhood, and his assessment shows two very narrow swaths of heavy damage from Sunday's storm.
They look like tornado tracks, but the rotating winds from the storm likely did not touch the ground and that means no tornado.
Tornado experts are not looking at the ground but debris spread by the wind. They are looking up in the trees, and that's where they are not seeing a lot of debris.
"We're not seeing indication of a tornado touchdown," said Spratt. "We did track rotation above ground level and thought we may see cases at ground level throughout the corridor of damage and we have not come across that yet."
With its dime to quarter-sized hail and 70 and 80 mph winds, the storm still is classified as severe.
County disaster officials are working on a cost estimate for the many roofs and carports damaged or destroyed.
A taxiing airplane was flipped over in Titusville, an airport hangar damaged and a radio station was knocked off the air until Tuesday.
A West Cocoa woman is still in the hospital after she was hit by the collapsing roof of her Florida room.


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Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was on Friday sentenced to four years in jail — quickly reduced to one — for tax fraud, with Italy's lengthy appeals process likely to ensure he never sees the inside of a prison cell.
Scandal-hit Berlusconi, 76, condemned the sentence as "intolerable judicial harassment," a week after he denied hosting raunchy parties and having sex with an underage prostitute in a separate case.
The four-year term was immediately cut to one under an amnesty law approved in 2006 by the then center-left government to reduce the overcrowding of Italian prisons.
Berlusconi was also banned from holding public office for five years by the Milan court.
His lawyers said late on Friday they would appeal by Nov. 10, according to reports, automatically suspending the application of the sentence.
However, Berlusconi is considered certain to stave off any imprisonment or ban on his political activities through appeals. The verdict, connected to his Mediaset empire, came two days after he announced his retirement from politics.
His lawyer branded the verdict as "absolutely unbelievable."
"This is an incredible and intolerable political sentence. This is no doubt a political verdict, as political as all trials fabricated against me," Berlusconi said on his Italia 1 TV channel.
During the trial, which began six years ago, but was repeatedly suspended, Berlusconi was accused of artificially inflating the price of distribution rights bought by his companies and of creating foreign slush funds to avoid paying taxes in Italy.
The court also sentenced the media tycoon and 10 co-defendants to pay 10 million euros (US$13 million) to Italian tax authorities for losses in what they called "large-scale fraud."
The tax scam helped to create secret overseas accounts and reduce profits to pay fewer taxes in Italy.
The prosecution had asked for a prison sentence of three years and eight months for Berlusconi, the longest-serving prime minister of post-war Italy.
Prosecutor Fabio De Pasquale said in June that Mediaset costs for the films had been inflated by US$368 million from 1994 to 1998, and by 40 million euros from 2001 to 2003.
Berlusconi was at "the top of the chain of command in the sector of television rights until 1998," De Pasquale said at the time.
He had asked for a prison sentence of three years and four months for Mediaset president Fedele Confalonieri.
However, Berlusconi's close aide in his business dealings was acquitted on Friday.
Mediaset shares tumbled 3.11 percent to 1.338 euros at Friday's close.
In court a week ago, Berlusconi was accused of paying for sex with then 17-year-old Moroccan exotic dancer Karima el-Mahroug.
He is also charged with abusing his position as prime minister by telling police to release her when she was arrested for petty theft in May 2010.
"I never had an intimate relationship of any kind with her," he told the court in only his second appearance at the trial in Milan, which began last year and has heard from witnesses describing stripshows at his home.
The charge of exploiting an underage prostitute in Italy carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison and abuse of power up to 12 years.
Hollywood star George Clooney failed to appear on Friday to give evidence in the sex trial, leading the prosecutor to accuse the defense of seeking to slow the proceedings.


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Happy Wednesday!
I have a new card for you today using Heartfelt Creations' Enchanted Mum Collection!
The flower is from the Enchanted Mum Bouquet Set that I stamped and die cut twice and partially glued together. I love that the image has a matching die! No fussy cutting on this one! I also added some dragonflies using the Enchanted Dragonflies Set and matching die. The green and yellow "frame" is a card panel from the Enchanted Mum Paper Collection that I trimmed down and die cut the center.
The images were stamped with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel. Coloring of these was done with chalk inks and make-up applicators. I used the same method on these that I did in the tutorial here. To finish the card I added some Heart of Gold Prills to the flower center and a little Diamond Stickles here and there to the flower, leaf centers and dragonflies.
Be sure to visit the HC Blog to see what the designers have for you this week! Emma Lou also has a new video for you here using the Enchanted Mum Collection! She make things look so easy!
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Word Art Wednesday #202 - Anything Goes/Family Friendly
Thanks for stopping by today to visit! I hope I leave you with a little inspiration!
Yellow Enchanted Mum
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HCPC 3692 - Enchanted Mum Bouquet Cling
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HCD1-750 - Cut Mat Create 1B Die
HCDP1-258 - Enchanted Mum Paper Collection
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159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear
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ANC850 - Spring Bling Prills
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit
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Paper: Natural White (Neenah), yellow (DCWV Stack), white (Recollections)
Ink: VersaMark Watermark, Tea Leaves, Thatched Straw, Mango Madness (VersaMagic), Peeled Paint Distress Ink
Accessories: Framed Tulips Embossing Folder (Stampin Up), Diamond Stickles, sheer yellow ribbon, adhesive pearl, Scotch Mounting Tape, glue dots, water spritzer, embossing buddy, Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel (Stampendous)
Instructions: Card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Cut yellow cardstock 4 1/4" x 11", score at 5 1/2" and fold to make a top fold card base. Cut white cardstock 4 1/16" x 5 5/16" and emboss with folder. Add mat to card base using Scotch Mounting Tape. Cut card front from designer paper and trim outside edges. Die cut center image using Medium Rounded Rectangle Die from Cut Mat Create 1B Set. Ink edges with Peeled Paint Ink and add to white mat using pieces of Scotch Mounting Tape.
Stamp dragonflies once and flower image twice on Natural White with VersaMark and heat emboss from underneath using Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel. Color images with chalk inks using make-up applicators. Die cut with matching dies. Glue 2 flower images together glueing only the flower and leaf centers. Once dry, curl up flower and leaf edges slightly with fingers. To shape dragonflies, spritz backs lightly with water, rolled wings over curler tool (Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit), turn over and press down center of the bodies over the mat using the curler tool. Glue (center bodies only) in place as pictured using Art Institute Glue.
Add Heart of Gold Prills sparingly to flower center using Art Institute Glue. Add Diamond Stickles to dragonflies, flower and leaves as desired. Make multi-loop bow with Bow-Easy Tool and add as pictured using glue dots. Add adhesive pearl to bow center using glue dots.


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Ausmus waits for more clarity on transfer rule
DETROIT -- On the whole, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said, baseball's replay system has worked out well. That said, he has some issues he'd like to see worked out. The transfer rule regarding fielders switching the ball from their glove to their throwing hand would be foremost among them.
Three weeks in, the new interpretation is already having an effect on how Ausmus and his team look at replays to decide what to challenge.
"The one thing we've learned is the whole transfer thing is probably not going to play out the way most people had expected," Ausmus said Saturday morning. "So we'll be a little more judicious in deciding whether to challenge a ball that's dropped."
Major League managers reportedly received a memo from the Commissioner's Office on Friday that tried to clarify, among other things, the transfer.
"Umpires and/or replay officials must consider whether the fielder had secured possession of the ball but dropped it during the act of the catch," the statement reportedly read. "An example of a catch that would not count is if a fielder loses possession of the ball during the transfer before the ball was secured by his throwing hand."
Ausmus has been looking for more clarity on it. He met with Joe Torre, now MLB's executive vice president of baseball operations, earlier this month.
"I guess what they're saying is that the ball has to be secured in the hand," Ausmus said. "But to me, it's gone way too far. There has to be a period of time when the ball's in your glove that it's considered control. … If he's got the ball in the hand and is turning the glove, he's got control of it, or it would've fallen out right there. There just has got to be a period of time when it's in the glove that it's no longer considered a dropped ball."
The Tigers were among the first teams to find out about this rule on Opening Week. Shortstop Andrew Romine took a throw at second base before fumbling the ball trying to ready a throw to first. Romine was not given the out at second base, a ruling that held up on replay.
Ausmus said he had a sense that the transfer rule would be a point of emphasis going in, but not necessarily interpreted the way it has been.
"They did definitely talk about it," Ausmus said, "but I don't know if the explanation we got ahead of time has held any water."


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FREMONT — Carlos Lopez had an efficient day on both sides of the ball as the host California School for the Deaf football team set a school record for wins in a season with a 26-6 victory over No. 7 Tomales on Saturday in the first round of the North Coast Section Division V playoffs.
No. 2 California School for the Deaf (10-1) previously had nine wins in a season in 2002 and 2009.
Lopez threw for 170 yards and four touchdowns and came up huge on defense as well. He picked off Braves (6-5) quarterback Jacob Brady twice and also recovered a fumble that set up the Eagles first score late in the first quarter.
Johnny Morales hauled in a 29-yard touchdown with 24 seconds left from Lopez in the first for a 6-0 CSD advantage. Lopez then hit Dakota Daniels for a 13-yard score before hooking up with Brian Freeman for a 48-yard touchdown with 28 seconds left in the half as the Eagles took a 20-0 lead.
"Our offense did pretty well, but we could've played a little better," Lopez signed. "Defensively we did a great job studying their offense and reacting to it."
Freeman led the Eagles with 112 yards on the ground on 21 carries. Daniels caught three passes for 71 yards and two scores.
The Eagles will host No. 3 St. Vincent in the semifinals next Saturday at 1 p.m.
California School for the Deaf 26, Tomales 6
Tomales 0 0 6 0– 6
CSD — Morales 29 pass from Lopez (kick failed)
CSD — Daniels 13 pass from Lopez (Freeman run)
CSD — Freeman 48 pass from Lopez (kick failed)
T — Ju. Brady 1 run (pass failed)
CSD — Daniels 19 pass from Lopez (kick failed)
Rushing: T — Feliciano 19-76, Ju. Brady 9-34, Guerrero 13-20, Lepori 2-10, Bibee 4-7, Ja. Brady 2-0, Team 1-(-5). Totals 50-142. CSD — Freeman 21-112, Wemmer 1-6, Harmount 1-(-1), Pedersen-Dike 2-(-2), Lopez 3-(-13). Totals 28-102. Passing: T — Ja. Brady 4-9-3 5. CSD — Lope 8-15-3 170. Receiving: T — Potts 2-5, Guerrero 1-1, Ju. Brady 1-(-1). CSD — Daniels 3-71, Pedersen 2-10, Freeman 1-48, Morales 1-29, Tesfasilasie 1-12. Fumbles/lost: Tomales 1/1, CSD 3/2. Records: Tomales 6-5, CSD 10-1.


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Even though the format of the book is heavy on clip art, the book has some solid substance. It is well organized and gives a very broad overview of online genealogy resources and tools. I am not aware of any other publication with so many suggestions for assisting with your genealogical research. The book is a good starting point for anyone interested in learning more about the types of resources available online. The book is by no means exhaustive, but the selection of topics and the subject matter of each topic give an adequate review of what you might never become aware of otherwise.
I must admit that despite practically living on the Internet, there were quite a few programs and websites mention in Your Family History Toolbox that surprised me. The book could literally gone on to be two or three times larger than its 139 pages, but the information is presented in an easy to review and read fashion. More information would not have necessarily have improved the book. The selection made by the author was enough to get you started in almost all the areas covered.
It is basically the kind of book that every genealogist needs to go through to give a feel for the types of resources you might or might not find on your own. The tag line on the cover is a good description of the book, "Cutting-Edge Tools and Gadgets to Make Your Family History Research Easier, Faster, and More Fun."
Here is a sample from the Table of Contents
1.What is a 'Family History Toolbox'?
2.What's IN a Family History Tool Kit?
3.Your Basic Essential ToolsThe list could go on, but I expect you get the idea. This book is all about making genealogists more aware of the resources that are as close as our computers. Good job, Paul.
Family History Software
A Free 'Family Tree' Email Address
- Free Online Software Directory
- Free Online Software Tools & Utilities Directory
- Free Software Reviews by Experts
'How-to' Book/eBook: A Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide and Resource Directory
eBook – My Family Tree: Where Do I Start? 3-Easy-Steps
- Free Intro Video: Crash Course in Family History
Beginners Helps/Tutorials
Valuable 'How-to' Articles/Videos/Podcasts/Blogs
Free Tools, Forms, Calculators and Worksheets
Wikis: Key Information Source
101 Best Web Sites: Family Tree Magazine
- FamilySearch Wiki
- WeRelate Wiki
- Ancestry Wiki


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Toshiba THNSNJ480PCS3 HK3R Enterprise SSD Review (Page 3)
Test System and Methodology
Our approach to storage testing targets long-term performance with a high level of granularity. Many testing methods record peak and average measurements during the test period. These average values give a basic understanding of performance, but fall short in providing the clearest view possible of I/O QoS (Quality of Service).
While under load, all storage solutions deliver variable levels of performance. 'Average' results do little to indicate performance variability experienced during actual deployment. The degree of variability is especially pertinent, as many applications can hang or lag as they wait for I/O requests to complete. While this fluctuation is normal, the degree of variability is what separates enterprise storage solutions from typical client-side hardware.
Providing ongoing measurements from our workloads with one-second reporting intervals illustrates product differentiation in relation to I/O QoS. Scatter charts give readers a basic understanding of I/O latency distribution without directly observing numerous graphs. This testing methodology illustrates performance variability, and includes average measurements during the measurement window.
IOPS data that ignores latency is useless. Consistent latency is the goal of every storage solution, and measurements such as Maximum Latency only illuminate the single longest I/O received during testing. This can be misleading, as a single 'outlying I/O' can skew the view of an otherwise superb solution. Standard deviation measurements consider latency distribution, but do not always effectively illustrate I/O distribution with enough granularity to provide a clear picture of system performance. We utilize high-granularity I/O latency charts to illuminate performance during our test runs.
Our testing regimen follows SNIA principles to ensure consistent, repeatable testing, and utilizes multithreaded workloads found in typical production environments. We measure power consumption during precondition runs. This provides measurements in time-based fashion, with results every second, to illuminate the behavior of power consumption in steady state conditions. We also present IOPS-to-watts measurements to highlight efficiency.
All SSDs in the test pool feature 480GB of capacity. The SSDs are tested over their full LBA range to highlight performance at maximum utilization. The first page of results will provide the 'key' to understanding and interpreting our test methodology.
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Eskimos get crucial win over Roughriders
The Edmonton Eskimos have gone from a team all but written off to one that controls its own destiny.
Kerry Joseph passed for three touchdowns Saturday as the Eskimos kept a possible playoff path through the CFL's West Division open with a 37-20 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
It was the second win in a row for the Eskimos on the heels of a five-game losing streak and improved their record to 7-8 to move one game back of the Roughriders (8-7) for third in the West.
Edmonton now also owns the season series between the two teams in the event of a tie.
"We've turned some things around," Joseph said. "I think we have turned the corner, but we are not where we want to be yet. We still have an uphill battle. We have put ourselves in a good situation where we can control our destiny now.
"We just have to continue on the positives from the last couple weeks and stay humble, hungry and focused. If we can play the way we played the last two weeks we can make some noise."
Both teams are ahead of Hamilton for third in the East Division in the event of a playoff cross-over game.
"We're one more step closer to where we want to be and next week is a whole new season for us," said Eskimos head coach Kavis Reed. "We're not hurting ourselves right now. We are playing smart football. We're aggressive and not afraid to take chances and that's very important in this league and given the situation that we find ourselves in."
Saskatchewan, meanwhile, saw a three-game winning streak come to an end.
"We knew we were on a short week, but we can't use that as an excuse," said Roughriders head coach Corey Chamblin. "We came out to play a football game and they won it. We must move on. We're still a winning team right now. Our focus is to get into the playoffs and the biggest disappointment is that we didn't get into the playoffs today."
There was a comedy of errors to start the contest. It began when Tristan Jackson fumbled a punt return that was picked up by a hard-charging Ryan King at the Saskatchewan 28. However, on the next play, Eskimos receiver Cary Koch fumbled it right back and Saskatchewan's Craig Butler ran it all the way back to the Edmonton 37-yard line. That would lead to a two-yard pass from Darian Durant to Weston Dressler for his 11th TD catch of the season and a 7-0 Saskatchewan lead midway through the opening quarter.
Edmonton got the ball deep in Roughriders' territory once again with five minutes to play in the first as a bobbled snap led to a two-yard punt picked up by Simoni Lawrence at the Saskatchewan 22. The opportunity was quickly converted as Joseph found Fred Stamps on a deep corner route to make it 7-7.
Turnover pays off
The Eskimos took a three-point lead five minutes into the second on a 30-yard Grant Shaw field goal.
Edmonton immediately got the ball back as J.C. Sherritt picked off Durant and returned the ball to the Riders' 40. The turnover eventually paid off with a three-yard TD pass to Koch, who showed deft hands to reel in the ball to put Edmonton up 17-7 midway through the quarter.
Both teams added field goals to their totals before the end of the first half.
The Eskimos padded their lead two minutes into the third quarter on a nice-looking drive. One play after taking a handoff from Joseph and then passing back to his quarterback for a first down, running back Hugh Charles made a great move on the sideline to scamper 27 yards for a touchdown and a 27-10 Edmonton lead.
Saskatchewan caught a break midway through the third as Jerome Messam fumbled at the Riders seven-yard line and the Roughriders recovered.
But Edmonton got the ball back and made good on it, capping off their drive with a 10-yard TD pass from Joseph to Nate Coehoorn to surge ahead 34-10.
The Roughriders cut into that lead on a three-yard passing TD to Scott McHenry and a Durant keeper for the two-point convert to make it 34-18 after three quarters of play.
The Esks added another Shaw field goal six minutes into the fourth and allowed a late safety to close out the scoring.
The Eskimos return to action next Friday when they travel to Vancouver to face the B.C. Lions. The Roughriders are home to the Montreal Alouettes next Saturday.