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If the SEC has its way, it will be harder to hide earnings management by calling the impact immaterial.
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When W. R. Grace used a $60 million cookie-jar reserve to smooth fluctuations in its earnings from 1991 to 1995, the outside auditor knew all about it, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. But the SEC says Brian J. Smith, Grace's chief financial officer at the time, convinced the auditor, Price Waterhouse (as PricewaterhouseCoopers was then known), that the effect of this violation of generally accepted accounting principles was immaterial. And that helped the company stay out of trouble, until a former chief of internal audit blew the whistle, sparking a lawsuit by the SEC last December.
In its defense, Grace contended that Price Waterhouse's seal of approval of its financial reports for all five years was a sign of the company's innocence. Yet the Boca Raton, Florida-based chemical company eventually agreed to settle, offering to establish for the SEC a $1 million fund to "further awareness relating to financial reporting," without actually admitting to wrongdoing. Two Price Waterhouse auditors agreed to cease-and- desist orders, and former CFO Smith, along with five others, faces civil charges. (Grace declined comment.)
But the case shows why the SEC has produced new guidelines for what constitutes materiality--the point at which company information must be publicly disclosed. The commission is convinced, and many accounting observers agree, that some companies hide their efforts to manipulate earnings from public view by claiming that the effects are immaterial.
Intentional Mistakes
The problem, according to the SEC, isn't definitional. According to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, an item is material if "it is probable that the judgment of a reasonable person relying upon the report would have been changed or influenced by the inclusion or correction of the item." Clear enough? Not, evidently, to many finance executives, who have adopted their own arbitrary thresholds, such as 5 percent of earnings, for what constitutes an item important enough to require disclosure. With the acquiescence of auditors, these executives have then been able to hide earnings management simply by keeping the amounts in question below that threshold.
But the SEC is determined to end the practice. With its "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99: Materiality," issued in August and based on existing accounting standards, the SEC emphasizes that any misstatement, even if it involves a seemingly immaterial amount, may be material if it is intentional. And SAB 99 specifically warns that numerical thresholds alone are unacceptable. Management should weigh qualitative issues as well, the SEC guidelines say, including whether the misstatement "masks a change in earnings" or concerns a vital business segment.
"To the people who are intentionally playing the game, the SEC says loud and clear you can't intentionally misstate your numbers when you know what you're doing is wrong," says Daniel Noll, manager of accounting standards at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, in New York.
Not surprisingly, SAB 99 has upset finance executives. They worry that the bulletin will increase the burden of the financial-reporting process, adding significantly to the cost of audits. They also predict that the SEC's guidelines will encourage frivolous shareholder lawsuits.
"I would fear that in-house and outside counsel would become much more involved in the financial process than they have been historically, because the judgments have legal implications," says Robert Dixon, vice president and treasurer of Carpenter Technology, a specialty steel maker based in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Although he thinks the SEC essentially "reached the correct conclusion," Dixon also worries that the guidelines will lead to more restatements. Historically, a company may have bitten the bullet on an item and corrected it the next quarter, says Dixon. Now it may "feel compelled to restate, so it opens up the door to second-guessers."
But the SEC's general counsel, Harvey J. Goldschmid, says such concerns may be overblown. "My hope would be that this provides the kind of in-depth analysis and framework that will allow CFOs and others to [conduct financial reporting] more easily and effectively -- and be less legally vulnerable."
Forget Thresholds
In any case, the SEC found that corporate abuse of FASB's definition of materiality was significant enough to justify action. The goal, as Lynn Turner, the SEC's chief accountant, explained in a conference call organized by the Financial Executives Institute in August, was to create "a level playing field."
The alternative -- simply going after offenders -- was rejected, says Goldschmid, because numerical thresholds were all over the map, and it was time to restore more-rigorous thinking to the question. "I've had accounting firms use 7 percent, 9 percent, 3 percent [of earnings]," he says. "Anyone with sophistication knew you had to dig deeper."
But exactly what does the SEC find wrong with numerical thresholds? At some level, after all, the market can be expected to shrug off a misstatement's impact. Perhaps, Goldschmid responds, but investors often deserve information that may be denied through formulaic assumptions. More to the point, even a small amount of earnings management may be significant. "If they're going through all that trouble, there is at least an implication that they must think it's going to influence people out there," says Goldschmid.
Again, Grace is a case in point. In establishing the reserve by tapping excess profits from its medical subsidiary, the firm was not altering overall earnings by more than 5 percent. However, because Grace had stated that the subsidiary was a key to its future, Goldschmid says, "surely a reasonable shareholder would have been concerned."
That helps explain why the SAB also specifies that the materiality of a misstatement depends on where it appears in the financial statement. "Registrants and their auditors should consider not only the size of the misstatement," the SAB says, "but also the significance of the segment information to the financial statement taken as a whole."
The SAB also says that the volatility of a company's stock must be considered. When management expects a market reaction, based on experience, to certain misstatements, "that expected reaction should be taken into account."
In other words, a penny of earnings may indeed be material if management has reason to believe it will cause a much sharper swing in a stock's price.
"Their mention of market impact was significant," says Amy L. Goodman, a securities attorney with Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP, in Washington, D.C. "What the SEC is saying is that companies know which items the market is particularly sensitive to, and don't try to use the 5 percent test on an item you know is very significant to the market."
The SAB also takes aim at a loophole that some companies use to avoid materiality. This is done by "netting out" misstatements. Say that a misstatement of an individual amount causes a company's financial statements as a whole to be materially misstated. Under SAB 99, the overall effect cannot be eliminated by other misstatements that diminish the impact of the original misstatement.
The SEC also warns companies of the material potential of misstatements from prior reporting periods, "where immaterial misstatements recur in several years and the cumulative effect becomes material in the current year."
Expect Stiffer Audits
The SEC hasn't assigned all responsibility for adhering to the new guidelines to corporate executives. Previously, some outside auditors felt comfortable in giving unqualified opinions with respect to financial statements concerning international misstatements, if the amounts weren't believed to be material. "It's not that they are missing this stuff, but they give the company a pass for these small, 'immaterial' items," notes Jay Strum, a securities attorney with Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, in New York.
Now independent auditors will be required to bring intentional misstatements, whether material or not, to a company's audit committee, unless the item is "clearly inconsequential." Discerning what's intentional or inconsequential may be difficult. But under SAB 99, signing off on an intentional, consequential misstatement of immaterial items may be illegal.
At this point, opinion is divided on the SAB's potential effects. Joseph Berardino, managing partner with Arthur Andersen's North American Assurance and Business Advisory, in New York, disputes the notion that auditing costs must rise, though he agrees that for companies that abuse accounting regulations or use "cute" accounting, there will be an increased emphasis on recording adjustments that in the past were ignored as immaterial. Yet critics wonder how fees won't rise, given the additional time required to settle adjustment items.
As for legal complications, securities attorney Goodman thinks the impetus that more exacting standards will provide to litigation will be at least partially offset by two pieces of recently enacted federal legislation. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act is designed to thwart frivolous lawsuits, while the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act mandates that securities lawsuits be brought on the federal level. The laws, says Goodman, "will help to mitigate that in part."
And, contrary to Dixon's fears, Berardino predicts that SAB 99 will produce fewer restatements rather than more. The reason? He thinks it will lead to more adjustments being recorded during closing. When auditors discover errors and debate them with management, the SAB "is going to potentially change that dialogue, and that's probably good," Berardino says. "The issue-resolving phase, in some cases, will be more disciplined," as outside auditors more often insist on booking items into the financial statements.
In fact, the SAB's most far-reaching impact may be to stiffen auditors' spines. As Strum puts it, the materiality bulletin is, in reality, "talking to accountants." And that means CFOs will have a tougher time getting them to roll over and play dead.
----------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Poof, It's Material
The SEC's new guidelines on materiality say "qualitative" factors can turn "quantitatively small" amounts into material misstatements. The SEC then lists what it describes as a less than exhaustive list of considerations that can perform that magnifying trick. Under the guidelines, a misstatement may be material if it does any of the following:
Arises from an item capable of precise measurement or from an estimate, and, if so, the degree of imprecision inherent in the estimate
Masks a change in earnings or other trends
Hides a failure to meet analysts' consensus expectations for the enterprise
Changes a loss into income, or vice versa
Concerns a segment or other portion of business that has been identified as playing a significant role in operations or profitability
Affects compliance with regulatory requirements
Affects compliance with loan covenants or other contractual requirements
Increases management's compensation--for example, by satisfying requirements for the award of bonuses or other forms of incentive compensation
Involves the concealment of an unlawful transaction
Source: "SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99: Materiality"
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The rule at issue is Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). That's the rule that allows a claimant to withdraw a claim "without prejudice," and it requires the approval of the judge. The judge has complete discretion under the Rule to allow or disallow dismissal on whatever terms the judge deems proper, but case law offers some guidance on what factors the court should consider.
the present state of litigation, i.e., whether a motion for summary judgment is pending.
(See Teck Gen. P'ship v. Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp., 28 F. Supp. 2d 989 (E.D. Va. 1998)).
As always on this blog, I like to provide examples. So take a look at Steves and Sons, Inc. v. Jeld-Wen, Inc., decided a few weeks ago in the Richmond Division of the Eastern District of Virginia.
In June 2016, Steves and Sons sued Jeld-Wen for a number of claims, including breach of contract, breach of warranty, and violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act (an antitrust claim). After an extensive discovery process, Jeld-Wen sought to add a counterclaim, telling the court that it had uncovered evidence of trade-secret misappropriation during discovery. Jeld-Wen asked the court to allow it to assert claims for misappropriation of trade secrets, violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act, conspiracy to steal trade secrets, and other claims. Steves main argument against allowing the late counterclaim was that the claims should be litigated in Texas, not Virginia. Jeld-Wen argued "zealously" for prosecution of the claims here in Virginia, and the court decided to allow it. It ordered separate trials, however, for the antitrust claims and the trade-secret counterclaims.
Shortly thereafter, Jeld-Wen filed a separate action in Texas state court, asserting its trade secret claims in that forum, despite its earlier expressed opposition to doing that. It then moved to voluntarily dismiss its counterclaims in the Virginia proceeding. Considering all of the above, as analyzing the facts in light of the four factors outlined in the Teck case, the court said no.
First, the party opposing dismissal had already incurred considerable expense and effort in preparing for trial of both its claims and the counterclaims. Extensive discovery had been completed and all depositions had been taken.
Finally, the court examined the present state of litigation. This factor went hand-in-hand with the first; the parties had incurred a great deal of expense in the litigation because it had already progressed almost all the way to trial. Fact discovery was complete, summary judgment proceedings had been scheduled, and trial was imminent. To allow Jeld-Wen to drop its counterclaims and bring them in Texas instead would delay by several months the trial on those claims, resulting in prejudice to Steves.
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Endpoints for therapeutic interventions in faecal incontinence: small step or game changer
Satish Sanku Chander Rao
Faecal incontinence (FI) is common and its pathophysiology and treatments continue to evolve. However, a standard measure(s) for assessing its clinical outcome has been elusive. Consequently, over 100 measures and scoring systems, each with intrinsic biases have been reported. These include adequate relief or global satisfaction, ≥50% reduction in episodes or days without FI, quality of life (QOL), FI severity scales and composite indices. Earlier scales relied on the frequency and type of solid, liquid or flatus incontinence and effects on life style whereas newer scales have incorporated urgency, use of pads, antidiarrhoeals and amount of leakage, using prospective daily stool diaries or retrospective weekly or single point assessments. Such a plethora of measures have negatively impacted the assessment and outcome of clinical trials, and have made comparisons difficult. So, how does one sort out the grain from the chaff? In a provocative, post-hoc analysis published in this issue, the minimal clinically important difference, i.e. the smallest change detected by an instrument that is associated with a clinically meaningful change was used to assess FI endpoint. Based on this a ≥50% reduction in FI episodes is recommended as a clinically meaningful outcome measure when assessed by prospective stool diary, and it correlates with symptoms and severity. However, this requires further validation in multi-centre, longer duration and therapeutically effective clinical trial(s). Simultaneous assessment of coping strategies, QOL and psychosocial domains can provide further insights regarding the overall impact of treatments. This mini-review discusses the advances and controversies in defining meaningful FI endpoints.
Neurogastroenterology and Motility
https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12905
faecal incontinence
stool diary
Rao, S. S. C. (2016). Endpoints for therapeutic interventions in faecal incontinence: small step or game changer. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 28(8), 1123-1133. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12905
Endpoints for therapeutic interventions in faecal incontinence : small step or game changer. / Rao, Satish Sanku Chander.
In: Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Vol. 28, No. 8, 01.08.2016, p. 1123-1133.
Rao, SSC 2016, 'Endpoints for therapeutic interventions in faecal incontinence: small step or game changer', Neurogastroenterology and Motility, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 1123-1133. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12905
Rao SSC. Endpoints for therapeutic interventions in faecal incontinence: small step or game changer. Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2016 Aug 1;28(8):1123-1133. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12905
Rao, Satish Sanku Chander. / Endpoints for therapeutic interventions in faecal incontinence : small step or game changer. In: Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 2016 ; Vol. 28, No. 8. pp. 1123-1133.
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I pulled a muscle in my diaphragm last night finishing a poem about outsider poet Jesus Correa. Hammered out an acceptable draft around 2:30 a.m., then posted it to the Rockford Pages blog.
After that I realized I was in pain. A weak thunderstorm had rolled through the area, and it was more bluster than action, but it was nice to have anything to cut the stifling humidity and heat that had collected in the apartment.
Then I realized I don't even remember where the garbage dumpster was when I moved into this building. My documentation of my entire life is contained mostly in an organ that will soon explode, literally. Bummer.
I think in this picture, the only one I ever took from this window, it is down by deli Italia. I don't remember walking down there to toss my garbage, but there it is. I think what I've circled to the left is a dumpster there for what has become the automobile museum. Funny to think a more diligent and forward looking artist might have documented this small space at least casually, but I did nothing. No one else in the Universe had that view, or was responsible for documenting it, except me, and I didn't.
But today my chores are simple and straightforward. Buy a Super Nintendo Mario Kart game, put some books in the mail, go to the post office, do a cardio workout, write a few blogs, pay some bills, and hopefully do a resistance workout.
Today they found a human body in a garbage can over one street on six block. I walk by there on occasion on my way to the post office, and unlike most people who feign surprise, I always felt like something untoward was going on behind the blackout curtains. I have seen the people out in front of the building grilling some times, and I always thought these just look like bad people capable of just about anything.
Of course I feel that way about everyone.


ABOVE VIDEO: During a visit to Kennedy Space Center in 2014, Sen. Marco Rubio addressed local media regarding the importance of setting a clear mission for NASA's future.
With three months remaining until the Iowa caucuses, Dr. Ben Carson and Donald Trump remain in first and second place, respectively, but fertile ground remains for candidates such as Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to grow fresh support from undecided Republicans.
The Real Clear Politics average shows that 70 percent of Iowa's Republican voters remain undecided. Iowa is known for its high percentage of evangelical Christians, which could prove to be advantageous for Rubio, Cruz and Huckabee, who poll well among self-described social conservatives.
As Rubio and Cruz capitalize momentum from their positive reviews from the CNBC debate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is making adjustments to his campaign staff in hopes of improving his poll numbers, which have him in the middle of the pack. Results published today from Viewpoint Florida 's poll of Florida Republicans likely to vote shows Trump out front with 27 percent followed by Rubio with 16 percent and Jeb Bush at 12 percent. The same poll shows Rubio jumping to 24% of the voters' support. The same poll showed that if Rubio were to leave the race, Bush would benefit but not as much as Rubio would benefit from his departure. According to the poll, an exit by Rubio would help Bush gain five percentage points to move to 17% support.


FKi offers up a visual for his Post Malone-featured cut, "The Meaning", off his recently released EP, First Time For Everything, Pt. 1. In the clip, which features model Madzilla, the rappers smoke and perform above the city on a clear evening.
The First Time For Everything EP is available now at Apple Music.


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Westlife - When You're Looking Like That (Live From The O2) Listen on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/WestlifeGH_Spotify Listen on Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/westlifeessentials Amazon: http://smarturl.it/WestlifeGH_Amazon Follow Westlife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Westlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/westlifemusic Lyrics She's a 5 foot 10 in catsuit and bambi eyes Everybody's who's staring wouldn't believe that this girl was mine I should have know I was wrong When I left her for a life in pity But they say you never miss the water until it's gone Guess I failed to love you And you're taking it out tonight How am I supposed to leave you now When you're looking like that? I can't believe what I just gave away Now I can't take it back I don't wanna get lost I don't wanna live my life without you How am I supposed to leave you now When you're looking like that? She's all dressed up for glamour and rock and roll Wanna squeeze her real tight get out of this place If only I could take control But she is out of my reach forever And just a week ago she lied next to me It's so ironic how I had to lose just To see that I failed to love you And you're taking it out tonight How am I supposed to leave you now When you're looking like that? I can't believe what I just gave away Now I can't take it back I don't wanna get lost I don't wanna live my life without you How am I supposed to leave you now When you're looking like that? I don't wanna forget you I don't even wanna try How am I supposed to walk on by when you're looking like that? How am I supposed to leave you now When you're looking like that? I can't believe what I just gave away Now I can't take it back I don't wanna get lost I don't wanna live my life without you How am I supposed to leave you now When you're looking like that? How am I supposed to leave you now When you're looking like that? I can't believe what I just gave away Now I can't take it back I don't wanna get lost I don't wanna live my life without you How am I supposed to leave you now When you're looking like that? How am I supposed to leave you now When you're looking like that? I can't believe what I just gave away Now I can't take it back I don't wanna get lost I don't wanna live my life without you How am I supposed to leave you now When you're looking like that?


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Dr. Oswald P. Bronson, former president of Bethune-Cookman University, has died at age 91. He passed away on Sunday (Feb. 17) at his Port Orange home.
According to B-CU's website, Dr. Bronson an alumnus of the university, served as the institution's president for 29 years – from 1975 until 2004 when he was named president emeritus. Dr. Bronson was Bethune-Cookman's fourth president.
Under his leadership, major fields of study increased from 12 to 37. In addition, seven continuing education centers for students began operating throughout the state, the website states.
While maintaining accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC), Florida State Board of Education and the University Senate of the United Methodist Church Board of Higher Education, the college added new accreditations in the Nursing and the Teacher Education programs during Dr. Bronson's tenure.
Dr. Bronson became president of his alma mater in 1975 after serving as president of Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta.
Student enrollment increased during Dr. Bronson's tenure from 1,520 students in 1975 to 2,794 in 2003. He also presided over tremendous growth of the institution's physical plant, budget and endowment.
According to B-CU, 15 new buildings were constructed under his administration, most notably the 2,500 seat Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center. The institution's annual budget grew from $6.2 million in 1975 to $51.4 million in 2003, and the endowment surged from $1.2 million to $26.5 million in the same time period.
An ordained United Methodist minister, Dr. Bronson pastored a number of churches over 16 years.
He graduated from Bethune-Cookman in 1950 and earned a bachelor of divinity degree from Gammon Theological Seminary. He received a Ph.D. degree from Northwestern University in 1965.
Check back for updates on Dr. Bronson's passing and service plans.


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Baltimore Agrees to $6,400,000 Settlement With the Family of Freddie Gray
Breanna Edwards
The city of Baltimore has agreed to a proposed $6.4 million wrongful death settlement in the case of Freddie Gray, who died in April from an injury sustained while he was in police custody, the Washington Post reports.
According to the report, officials could announce the details of the proposed deal as early as Tuesday, but the proposal would still have to be approved by the city's Board of Estimates, which oversees spending, the news site notes. The board, which includes Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, is expected to meet on Wednesday. It is not clear whether the city or its Police Department accepts liability as part of the deal.
Two individuals familiar with the deal say that part of the settlement would call for the Baltimore Police Department to begin requiring the use of body cameras.
The proposal comes on the heels of renewed protests following a hearing in which a judge ruled that the six city officers should be tried separately. The judge still has to rule on whether those trials would be held in Baltimore or moved to another jurisdiction, according to the Post.
As the Post notes, the $6.4 million deal tops the $5.9 million wrongful death settlement that New York City agreed to pay the family of Eric Garner, who died after a New York City police officer put him in a choke hold.
Read more at the Washington Post.
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Renzo Piano – architect
Designer of innovative buildings is now an Italian senator
Renzo Piano was born into a family of builders
Award-winning architect Renzo Piano was born on this day in 1937 in Genoa.
Piano is well-known for his high-tech designs for public spaces and is particularly famous for the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, which he worked on in collaboration with the British architect, Richard Rogers.
Among the many awards and prizes Piano has received for his work are the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale prize for architecture in 1995, the Pritker Architecture Prize in 1998 and the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 2008.
Piano was born into a family of builders and graduated from the Polytechnic in Milan in 1964. He completed his first building, the IPE factory in Genoa, in 1968 with a roof of steel and reinforced polyester.
He worked with a variety of architects, including his father, Carlo Piano, until he established a partnership with Rogers, which lasted from 1971-1977.
The Shard in London is one of
Piano's landmark buildings
They made the Centre Georges Pompidou look like an urban machine with their innovative design and it immediately gained the attention of the international architectural community.
In Italy, Piano designed a new look for the old port of Genoa to transform it from a rundown industrial area into a cultural centre and tourist attraction. Other important commissions in Italy were the San Nicola Stadium in Bari, started in 1987 and completed in time for the 1990 football World Cup, and the Auditorium Parco della Musica, built between 1994 and 2002 in Rome.
One of his most celebrated 21st century projects, notable for its green architecture, was a new building for the California Academy of Science in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, which was completed in 2008.
Piano converted a massive Fiat factory in Turin into a convention centre and venue for the city's trade fair. His design for the Shard in London made it the tallest building in western Europe when it was completed in 2012 and it now towers above the historical skyline of London.
In 2013 Piano was appointed Senator for Life in the Italian Senate by President Giorgio Napolitano.
Piano currently lives in Paris with his wife, Milly. They have four children.
Piano's harbour development in his native Genoa
The old harbour in Genoa, porto antico, is the ancient part of the port which served the city when the main access to it was from the sea. Renzo Piano redeveloped the area for public access, restoring the historic buildings and creating new landmarks such as the Aquarium and the Bolla (Sphere).
The 'armadillo shells' of the Auditorium Parco della Musica
The Parco della Musica in Rome is a complex of music venues located in the part of Rome that hosted the 1960 summer Olympics. Piano designed it to have three theatres, covered with what New York Times critic Sam Lubell described as 'weathered, armadillo-like steel shells', and an outdoor theatre set in a park. During construction, excavations uncovered the foundations of a villa and an oil press dating from the sixth century BC. Piano adjusted his design to accommodate the archaeological remains and included a small museum to house the artefacts that were discovered.
Labels: 1937, Architecture, Arts, Bari, Design, Genoa, Milan, Parco della Musica, Renzo Piano, Rome, World Cup
Angelo Cerica - Carabinieri general
Enrico Fermi – nuclear physicist
Marcello Mastroianni – actor
Jovanotti - musician
St Francis Basilica struck by earthquake
Agostino Bassi – biologist
Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma - exiled princess
Paolo Rossi - World Cup hero
Maurizio Cattelan - conceptual artist
Sophia Loren – actress
Umberto Bossi - politician
Francesca Caccini – singer and composer
Maria Luisa of Savoy
Sir Antony Panizzi - revolutionary librarian
The first free public school in Europe
Saverio Bettinelli – writer
Daniela Rocca – actress
Ulisse Aldrovandi – naturalist
Elsa Schiaparelli - fashion designer
Cesare Pavese - writer and translator
Michelangelo's David
Kidnapping of Pope Boniface VIII
Francesco I d'Este – Duke of Modena
Francesca Porcellato - Paralympian
Luigi Cadorna – Marshall of Italy
Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina – racing driver
Pietro Ferrero - baker and chocolatier
Guido Deiro - vaudeville star


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My husband swears by these and transfers them from each set of shoes he has. They make standing, hiking, running, and walking so much better on his feet!
I wish I had known about these a while ago. I have a pair of hiking boots that feel good, but not great. I replaced the insoles that came with those boots with these and my boots feel so much more comfortable.
These Green insoles are excellent for high volume use, insulation, and arch support.
I have relatively high arches and these helped out a lot. Took up that extra room under the arch so my foot was no longer getting crushed.
Been using Superfeet for almost a decade now and they are always a game changer. I tend to get pretty bad plantar fasciitis from time to time and these single handedly mitigate the issue. Even if this isn't an issue for you they will offer great support for a more comfortable fit.
Another great feature is that when you step on a nail and it goes through the bottom of your shoe the plastic sheet will block the nail from going through your foot (this actually happened).
I hadn't tried Superfeet insoles until about a year ago, but had always struggled with sore feet because I have very high arches and trouble finding shoes with enough arch support. Once I purchased these, all of that changed! These insoles offer so much support, fit in all of my running and hiking footwear and last for so long! It did take a bit for my feet to get used to them, but now that they are I can't run or hike without them! I would highly recommend for anyone with high-arches looking for better arch-support in their running/hiking footwear.
These were recommended to me by a podiatrist, I've been told to change them out about every 6-12 months. They haven't taken away my pain entirely, but they help tremendously. They also stay in place nicely and are very light in the shoes.
Only complaint: I wish there were an easier guide to tell me exactly what type is best for my needs.
Unfortunately we don't have anything else on order for this product. Just the A's and B's we have in stock at the moment.
Will the Size "E" be back in stock any time soon?
Unfortunately we currently do not have the size E ordered to come back into stock at this time.
I want to purchase three Superfeet trim-to-fit green insole, size D, for men. Any chance that you will be receiving such size anytime soon so I can take advantage of the sale price (10% off)?
Unfortunately it looks like we don't have an additional size D Insoles on order. I'd check back in every now and then to see if we have any in stock as things chance from time to time.
We currently have the size E Men's 9.5 - 11.0 in stock.
Any reviews on using these things in ski boots? Or is there another model I should get for my ski boots?
Hey Parker I use these in my tele boots. I don't tele all that much so I'd say if you're putting upwards of 30-40 days in you might want a custom orthotic, but for stabilizing your foot when you can't spend $250 on a footbed, these work great, and last a long time.
I bought these last year and skied all season in them. They worked great for me and I loved them. Obviously a lot more cost effective than custom orthotics. I skied 50 days in them last winter which was a mix of inbounds, sidecountry, and backcountry touring. I definitely give these these two thumbs up!
The recommended use for these green insoles includes hiking, but the description says they are for feet with medium to high arches. The yellow insoles say they are best for low to medium arches, but the recommended use says skates, cycling shoes, etc. I have flat feet, but I need insoles for my hiking boots. Which ones should I get?
My advice for you is to go to a retailer in your area like REI which has them available in the stores to test the fit and feel thats best suited for your feet. Thats going to be your best bet in saving time and return shipping cost if your choice doesnt work out the first go around.
Will insoles make a slightly loose boot fight tighter?
Slightly, but don't count on insoles to fix a fit problem.
Are you placing these insoles outside the ski boot liner (on the shell bed), or inside the boot liner?
Does anyone recommend buying a bigger insole because of proper fit? I wear a size 11.5 boot and purchased a pair of green's that fit the boots pretty well with minimal cutting of the insole to make it fit.
After about a week and 10 - 12 miles on them, I am still feeling as if the arch support is still too far back, resulting in painful heels / arches / feet. I love the insoles otherwise, but I just wish the arch support was located more forward than back. Someone stated they have a size 11 foot, but purchased size 13 insoles for better arch fit. Any suggestions?
which superfeet is best for long treks and backpacking. I have flat feet. THanks.
The flat feet make it sort of a tough call, but there are two ways to possibly go. The best cushioning for trekking and carrying a load would generally be these green trim-to-fits. I swear by mine. The problem with these is that they're going to provide enough arch support that it might take some time for your feet to adjust. If you go with these, you'll definitely want to wear them before you hit the trail to break them (and your feet) in. Superfeet generally recommends the blue insole for flatter feet, but they're made more for narrower everyday/casual/dress shoes. I would tend to tell you to get the Greens, test them out, see if they cause you any pain that persists. If not, you're on your way with a pair of insoles that will make a huge difference in comfort, as well as helping to correct any pronation problems that people with low arches suffer from. Hope that helped.
I have very flat feet and I use the blues in all of my hiking shoes. They fit perfectly and need very little break in time. I bout a pair of the greens once, but I couldn't make it through the break in period.
I've done 3 thru-hikes on the Appalachian Trail and used the green ones each time.
I have very flat feet & love my greens! Ap air of these go in every pair of boots I buy. Be forwarned though that usually have to wear them on a couple of shorter hikes to get them broken in, but the comfort afterwards is definitely worth it. The last a long time...still using a pair from several years ago.
Hey Lupe, I've done 3 thru-hikes on the Appalachian Trail and used the green ones each time.
I would go with the 8.5-10 size D. This way you can trim them down to match your foot and ski boot. The one below could possible be far too small and cause problems where as the size D should be just right after trimming. Also, you may want to check out some other superfeet options if you're feet get cold while skiing - they sell one with a thermal barrier.
will these fit wide boots?
yes. they trim to fit, and are quite wide. be sure to go get sized in a store. i've been wearing the greens for ten years, but i wear a size larger than the normal recommended size because of my foot type and wide heel/rearfoot area. cheers.
I just recently got the green insoles as a gift and I'm about to put them in my Thirtytwo Lashed snowboard boots, the problem is, the liners do not have removable liners. How would I go about trimming them and properly fitting them into the liner without any complications? Since there aren't any soles to trace, I'm afraid I'll ruin the superfeet before I even get a chance to try them out. Thanks.
Pull regular inserts from a few of your shoes, try 'em in the snowboard boots until you find a set that is a good fit. Then trace around them on the new Superfeet, cut and done.
I bought the blue insoles. Wore them 3 hours the first day and they felt wonderful. Then about 3 to 4 hours the next day and after sleeping that night, I woke up to the same pain I had been having down the side of my leg, can't put any weight on that leg.
Did I leave them in to long.? They felt so good.
Hard to say if it is related or not. What I do know about the insoles is that there is a break in period of at least two weeks for your feet. Wear them a couple hours a day for the first two weeks, and build up to wearing them all day during the two weeks.
You might want to see a doctor for the leg pain.
I just bought a pair of these and have been wearing them for a few days. I used the insoles from my hiking shoes to trim these insoles to fit. They slide in just fine and sit exactly how they should sit. I know they are suppose to feel odd at first due to the arch support closer to the rear and I also realise that they should take a while to get used to. But here's my question, anyone have a horrible pain in the heel area until that initial break in? i have high arches and they feel great with these insoles, but my heels are simply killing me after three days use. I'm seriously considering getting that refund on these insoles, but figured I'd ask if anyone else had this problem before they broke them in after a week. I'd really like someone to tell me that after a week my heels will be fine and to hang in there cuz I made a good purchase. However, after 35 bux and three days worth of teeth gritting pain in my heels I'm second guessing whether or not these were a good idea. thanks!
I've never had a problem like that. I've experience breaking in discomfort that lasted at most a week but never pain.
I've never had that problem, but according to Superfeet's website, it's possible that your heel is too wide for the heel cup. In this case, they recommend buying the next size up.
Just a little warning to anyone putting them in ski boots, DON'T if you do any kind of jumps. The soles in your boots are flat so that normally your feet can spread out on impact but if you put in an insole with a cupped heel and land hard your heel is going to be hurting for a couple of weeks.
Haven't had any problems with them in my tele boots.
Also, the Yellow Superfeet insoles are the ones made for ski boots.
Haven't had any problems with these in my ski boots (Dalbello Krypton Pros). As a matter of fact, these have been a savior for me, and my feet have hurt less using these footbeds than in my 22 years of skiing. And for the record, I drop 15-30 foot cliffs on a regular basis, in addition to backcountry booters. Not huge, I know, but big enough that it should cause a problem from "hard landings" if it is indeed a problem. I know people who use them in their ski boots and go even bigger than me, and haven't had any problems either.
I'm looking for some insoles to take up a little room and add arch support in a pair of Nordica Speed Machine 10's Size 28. Does anyone know which is the best for ski boots, and what size to get for them?
Green's are a bit thicker than the blues so they should take up more room. Also the blues have a piece of plastic in the heel for support that can be a little tough to squeeze into ski boots. Go with size E, take out your old insoles, hold next to the superfeet insoles and trim to the same size.
I live in Oakland, CA where can I go in the bat area to purchase your soles?
Google it. BC.com is only in SLC.
Looking for green superfeet in size E..not shown as an option under sft003. Do you stock size "E"?I see you have "E" in Wintergreen sft005..perhaps that's the same product as your sft003?? except in larger size?
Looks like these are in stock now in a size "E".The Wintergreen is also a great insole.


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Contents
Heroes of Steel is the first boxed expansion for the Dragonlance: Fifth Age campaign world and, like the main boxed set, it comprises two A5 books and a colorful map. Book one expands on the Fifth Age rules by presenting guidelines on complicated actions. Book two, The Rising Storm, is part one of a series of adventures, called Dragons of a New Age, that take place concurrently with the first series of Fifth Age novels.

Publication history
Heroes of Steel was published by TSR, Inc. in 1996.

Reception
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References

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Lily Interviewed Mr Max Lawless.
Looking at old photos together.
Below is some of the information Mr Lawless wrote down for Lily. You can also find audio interviews on the other pages with extra information.
My name is Max Lawless.
My father worked for the Victorian Railways. Dad shifted to Bungaree from Murchison East in June 1941 –this was in the middle of World War II. Dad Died in 1997 aged 96 years.
I had one and a half years at Bungaree Primary School. My first teacher was Miss Michell who was a relieving teacher. We then had Mr Bob Keddie. Older people in Bungaree would know his name. His daughters were Margaret, Pat and Lorraine. Lorraine married John Trigg and lives in Lesters Road.
When we shifted to Bungaree there were three railway houses near the station, but none were available to rent. Dad rented a farm house from Mr Ed Keeble (who wrote a lot about Bungaree's history). Six months later a house in town became available. It was three down from the church - opposite the store and it was owned by Tinneys. In the houses owned by Tinneys lived firstly T. Hishon who loaded the trucks with potatoes, and then G. Adams who stocked the hay and also loaded the hay, and then we moved in. Next to us lived A. Taylor who was the steam boiler driver for the Chaff Mill. We paid 10 shillings (a dollar) for a week's rent. The house sold for $600 in 1970.
The Railway station
The station never closed –there were three shifts; morning, afternoon and night. There were Express trains from Adelaide and Mildura.
Kids went to school in Ballarat on the school train –we called it the Shanghi. It started at Ballan and stopped at all stations. It got to Bungaree at 7.30 and stopped in Ballarat at 8.00am. We left to come home at 4.30 and got here at 5.00pm
Goods trains picked up parcels and also milk and cream which went to the Butter factory in Wallace. The main produce carried was potatoes, chaff, wood, sheep and horses. Opposite the station were sheds where sheep and cattle waited to be loaded using special ramps.
Working at the station was hard work. They had to fill the train signals with kerosene. Men had to walk or ride a bike to each signal and climb up to fill them. The signals were changed using big levers in the station so that trains could stop or go.
The shop had a post office, bank, delivered groceries and ran the Chaff Mill. Opposite the mill was the stack paddock where they stacked the wood for the Boiler. There was also hay stacks of over 500 tonnes thatched to waterproof them. The hay was taken to the mill to be cut into chaff. Later the Mill moved to the other side of the railway line.
Wood was carted from Mollinghip by Angus Quick and Frank Suckling.
Small Potato drays with one horse up to Big wagons with 7 horses lined up waiting to be unloaded. Each horse would have its nose bag on and ate chaff from the mill while it waited. The men would stand and talk.
Dad died in 1997 aged 96 years.
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Racing Goals: Gabi's goal is to be successful in any form of pro racing. Her passion will always be open wheel racing and would love to drive in Indy or CART someday.
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