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I spent part of the weekend making decent headway on reviews, but Ive still yet to type commentary on a set thats been taking up a big chunk of my listening time. Saddled with the somewhat trite sobriquet of Trio Beyond, the ensemble of John Scofield, Larry Goldings and Jack DeJohnette have dropped a fusion warhead-fitted bomb in the form of Saudades. The two disc ECM of package documents a live date taped at Queen Elizabeth Hall winter of 2004. Back then, the trios main purpose was according musical tribute to Tony Williams and more specifically his celebrated Lifetime band with Larry Young and John McLaughlin. Over the intervening year and half their repertoire and scope have purportedly expanded and a string of new concert dates are currently in the works. But this snapshot of their nascency is one revalatory listen on its own.
Scos playing is a bit too flashy and precious for me in places, but his detours in effects-riddled funk and playful grandstanding fit well within super-group format. Goldings cant compete with the full girth of Youngs earthy eccentricities and his occasional tendency toward dapper technical polish is another minor quibble. Again, when it counts he meshes well with his partners and his use of electric piano and sampler further vary the playing field. For my money, and fittingly enough considering the identity of the concerts dedicatee, its DeJohnette who lights the most consistent and calefactory fires. Hes a monster on the versions of Joe Hendersons If and Lifetimes signature jam Emergency that bookend the concert and his work on the funk and dub-blasted title cut suggests a 21st century update on the protean syncopated style that powered last years Cellar Door Sessions set. Thirty-six years dissipate under the stamp of a declamatory snare shot and the London crowd mustve loved it. No ECM austerity and elegance here, just blowtorch jamming that could school younger, if more popular, bands like the Bad Plus and Medeski, Martin & Wood. There are also a handful of detours into schmaltz, Goldings flowery As One in particular, but this also aligns with source of inspiration. Lifetime certainly had its share of cornball tunes. The recording is so brash and crisp that along with Charles Lloyds recent Sangam it solidifies my position that the label should divert its attentions away from trafficking in the tried and true studio sheen of most of their releases and instead funnel production funds into capturing its roster in front of keyed up crowds, vérité-style.
Anyway, this hardly anything approximating a formal or faultfinding review. Im just curious to glean other folks opinions of the set. The four (& counting) reviews over at AAJ are all laudatory and when I get around to composing my own it will probably echo like sentiments. But on the flip, Im fully willing to accept culpability if it turns out my tin ear is acting up again. So what say you? Is this set one of the Best of 2006 as John Kelman boldly claims? Or is it case of wankery dressed up with the respectable face of an undeniable drum doyen as colophon?Posted by derek on June 11, 2006 8:46 PM
ECM have currently taken 13 days to get this CD to me. Never mind, the original Lifetime (yes, I saw them live in 1969) burned the paint off the walls of my brain with such panache, such total abandon, adn such passion that I am confident I am probably not missing much, however marvellous JDeJ is always.Posted by: Graham L. Rogers at June 14, 2006 1:09 PM
Since you mentioned them here, The Bad Plus have recognized bagatellen and added it to their "blogroll." Also they don't jam, they play arrangements.
http://thebadplus.typepad.com/dothemath/2006/06/relevant_weblog.htmlPosted by: Dolph1 at June 14, 2006 6:07 PM
Thanks for the clarification & news, Dolph1. Seems I was under the mistaken impression that they were up for an good ol improvisatory jam every now & then. I can appreciate Iverson and Anderson, but being a Minneapolitan, Dave King has rubbed me wrong on several occasions as a victim of self-perceived Big Fish Small Pond Syndrome. One of his other bands, Happy Apple, had an unfortunate hand in mucking up plans for a improv music festival about five years back. The crux of the quandary was their insistence that musicians like Fred Anderson and William Parker open for them, rather than vice versa. Back to the BP, Im not much of a fan of their Nirvana and Sabbath arrangements. But their Blog is pretty cool & a good read.
Anyone else heard the Trio Beyond disc in question? So far weve had one reader dismiss it outright without a listen (though Im certainly not one to argue against Lifetimes primacy) and another ignore it completely. Im itching for other opinions so as to find out if my tin foil ears have finally crumpled.Posted by: derek at June 14, 2006 6:56 PM
Nope, haven't heard it (not on ECM's mailing list, though I get the odd one--most recently, a set of updated renaissance music). But I thought I'd mention another recent organ-oriented disc, Cecil Brooks/Gene Ludwig's Double Exposure, the title a deliberate homage to the Larry Young/Joe Chambers set on Muse (which I've never heard & wish would get reissued....). It's pretty nice stuff.Posted by: N.D. at June 14, 2006 9:06 PM
For N.D.
If you would like a CDR copy of the Larry Young / Joe Chambers "Double Exposure" LP, let me know. I'll be happy to oblige.Posted by: Graham L. Rogers at June 15, 2006 4:12 AM
Id not heard of that Chambers/Young date, sounds intriguing. Scott Yanows AMG review is brief, but enticing, mentioning that Chambers plays piano for part of the session. Odds are with Joel Dorns 32 Jazz now defunct that it wont receive the reissue treatment anytime soon. But then again maybe Water will take an interest?
Im still flummoxed by how few of the higher profile organists have adopted Young as a primary influence. There was local guy here in St. Paul, Billy Holloman, whose sound occasionally favored a strong Young vibe. He had a regular Tuesday night trio gig for the better part of 10 years before hanging it up & heading out for points unknown.Posted by: derek at June 15, 2006 6:50 AM
I haven't heard this album, but a comment on organ more generally:
A few weeks ago, I saw a bit of a Joey DeFrancesco concert (with guitar and drums) on TV. I'd never heard him before, but understand that he is one of the bigger/important organists today? After about five minutes, I was bored out of my mind. Rarely have I heard anything so devoid of life.
The only interesting moment came when, transitioning between songs, he held a note while changing the stops. The sound started getting weird, my boredom-dulled brain was stirred and I thought "Hey, this is interesting," but it turned out he was simply going from one clichéd organ sound to another.
It was one of those depressing "jazz is dead" moments.Posted by: mwanji at July 4, 2006 5:20 AM
I saw DeFrancesco live a few weeks ago, and it was one of the most thrilling things I've ever witnessed. One may wish he were more experimental or whatever (though what I've heard from his recent album with Bobby Hutcherson and George Coleman sounded pretty hip), but he's an superb improvisor and swings unbelievably hard, which is good enough for me.
Sorry nothing about the trio.Posted by: godoggo at July 5, 2006 8:07 PM
I was pretty impressed with Joey when I saw him here a few years ago (can't remember who with.. McLaughlin and Dennis Chambers I think). I certainly enjoyed his playing more than John Medeski's. "One clichéd organ sound to another".. but isn't that what the Hammond has always been about, Mwanji? No matter what registration you use it's always going to sound like a Hammond. As soon as you play any dominant seventh you're going to sound just like all the rest of 'em. The only organist who tried to break away from the blues-based harmony and use some piled up fourths a la McCoy Tyner was Larry Young. But Joey can do the Moontrane stuff pretty well too.Posted by: Dan Warburton at July 5, 2006 10:45 PM
It was probably just a bad night at a festival. No-one on the bandstand looked particularly interested.
"but isn't that what the Hammond has always been about, Mwanji? No matter what registration you use it's always going to sound like a Hammond"
Well, the transition from one sound the other produced surprising interstitial sounds, so I don't think it has to be cliché. Why is it that people have used synthesizers in myriad ways, but the Hammond in only a few?
I saw Dr. Lonnie Smith with Lou Donaldson 4-5 years ago. It was more fun (the concert was in a bar), but equally rote. If you read Derek's Gary Versace review, he tellingly feels the need to point out Versace's non-clichéd playing. That's a line I've heard often though, so I'm not quite ready to believe it.Posted by: mwanji at July 6, 2006 12:01 AM
Scouts honor, Mwanji, you can trust me ;) If you dig the Hammond, Versace is one to check out. Hes pretty talented on piano too.
As far as DeFrancesco, I dont get the feeling that hes all that interested in innovating on the instrument. He strikes me as someone sincere & secure in his very audible influences, & hes certainly carved a niche for himself. Actually, same goes for Goldings. For a good example of rote playing, the recent Deep Blue Organ Trios latest definitely fits the bill. Clichés abound.
I havent heard Jim Alfredsons Organissimo yet, but have been curious about them. Looks like they have a slot on this years Chicago Jazz Fest docket.Posted by: derek at July 6, 2006 5:50 AM
Incidentally, 4 more things about Joey: 1)I recently saw a comment by him somewhere along the lines that Young isn't really all that unique because Jimmy Smith encompasses everything, and goes on to say that the latter has some live recordings with some very far outside playing (which I've never heard, so can't comment), 2) I'll admit that I did find his playing too conservative for the setting on that Coltrane tribute he did with McLaughlin and Elvin, 3) There was a compilation called, I think "Tribute to the Hammond B3, on which, to my ears, he pretty much played all the other contributers under the table, 4) Many years ago, I saw a Downbeat blindfold test he did, in which, to my recollection, he was able to identify every organist almost every sideman, including some pretty obscure ones.Posted by: godoggo at July 6, 2006 2:05 PM
All of this thread is fine BUT it has strayed away from its main point. That the original Tony Williams Lifetime was (to those who heard it) simply the most astonishingly intense, passionate, imaginative, creative trio ever to have tackled "jazz" and "rock" simultaneously, with results never since matched.Posted by: Graham L. Rogers at July 7, 2006 2:10 PM
Um, I think that was YOUR main point, Graham & duly noted. :)Posted by: derek at July 7, 2006 2:34 PM
FWIW, I like the sound of a Hammond. For me, they're too big and ungainly to actually own, but I toyed with getting one of those digital Hammond simulacra at one time. I like all kinds of organs (no silly puns here, please)--electric, church, Hammond, etc.,--both to listen to and to play. But as I've mentioned to Derek in the past, I don't care for too many jazz practitioners. For me, there's Waller and Young--then, IMHO, you have to start thinking about arguably non-jazz improvisers, like the Parkins cousins and even people like Charlemagne Palestine. When you think of all the great stuff done with organ in the classical world--by Vierne, Tournemire, Ligeti, Messiean, even the stuff in Britten's chamber operas, the jazz guys seem awfully pale to me.Posted by: walto at July 8, 2006 5:45 AM
As you probably know Walt I like the pipe organ about as much as I do late Schoenberg. Apart from the Ligeti pieces (which don't sound like organs anyway), Palestine's Schingen Blangen and one or two of Jean Luc Guionnet's things I could quite happily live without ever hearing another note of pipe organ in my life. But I'm a huge fan of the Hammond - and Larry Young is a major hero.Posted by: Dan Warburton at July 8, 2006 7:55 AM
Freddy Van Hove's pipe organ recordings are pretty unbelievable.
There is a duo lp with Gunter Wauer and Baby Sommer on fmp that is amazing.
I will admit I only liked Anthony Williams.
When "Tony" came along the bashing started.
9 times out of 10 when a drummer is playing like an asshole they will mumble something about Tony Williams at some point.
I forgot to mention Eddy Louiss. At least I like his work on that Getz recording.Posted by: walto at July 8, 2006 2:50 PM
"Freddy Van Hove's pipe organ recordings are pretty unbelievable."
Unbelievably horrible, if you ask me.. since when was he Freddy? A Nightmare on FMP Street?
"I will admit I only liked Anthony Williams.
When 'Tony' came along the bashing started."
So you're trashing all the Miles Davis quintet albums too? Man, we'll have to agree to differ. You stick to Fab Five Freddy and I'll stick to Arcana!
Who is "Young?"Posted by: godoggo at July 9, 2006 8:04 AM
Tony was great with Miles, of course, and I do love the Lifetime, and I'm sure they were incredible live, but, at the same time, his drumming sounds funny in that context; it seems like when he tried to play loud enough to compete electric instruments cranked up to 11, his time suffered somewhat. I think a lot of the "implied time" guys from the '60s had trouble just holding down a good beat.Posted by: godoggo at July 9, 2006 8:16 AM
Oh, nevermind. That "Young." Duh.Posted by: godoggo at July 9, 2006 8:46 AM
gotta go with warburton this time damon. and it's not because dan needs to fuckin' interview me for paristransatlantic already . . .
that van hove organ stuff ain't all that. i was psyched about the concept, but it's highly lackluster, particularly if you compare it to messiaen's far more effective and dramatic oeuvre.
also, did i ever say something to you about tony williams? ha ha ha. bash away!!!
wwPosted by: weasel walter at July 9, 2006 7:59 PM
Derek, my good man: Indeed that was my main point, but it must also have also been Jack DeJohnette's main point too. Otherwise, we would have no "Saudades" and certainly no Trio Beyond. No?Posted by: Graham L. Rogers at July 10, 2006 4:33 AM
Its certainly possible & even probable, but from what I gather, Trio Beyond has moved well beyond their initial Lifetime focus is now broader in scope in terms of what they choose to play. Either way, Id say Lifetimes stature in the jazz-rock canon is secure.Posted by: derek at July 10, 2006 8:43 PM
Im an inveterate jazz organ junkie with tastes that intersect Walts but also encompass a gluttonous share of others: Shirley Scott, John Patton, Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, Sun Ra, Groove Holmes, Trudy Pitts, Rhoda Scott, Don Patterson, Johnny Hammond Smith, Milt Buckner, Charles Earland, Don Pullen, Lonnie Smith Id probably lose feeling in my fingers before Id finished typing all my faves.
Q: How many albums did Anthony cut as opposed to Tony (I can only think of about a dozen off the top of my head)?Posted by: derek at July 10, 2006 8:56 PM
..and they're all on Blue Note, from what I can recall..Posted by: Dan Warburton at July 11, 2006 6:13 AM
Derek: Organists. If perhaps you've not read the recent Jack Bruce biography, you might be interested in the following quote (p.297). "The one man he would describe as a genius though is Larry Young. Jack says of him, 'It's hard to describe his genius, I once saw him bring a Glasgow audience to tears by playing the Hammond organ. It was so moving. I still get shivers thinking about it. ... Coltrane has this very deep thing going on that transcended music. So deep. So emotional. The only other person who could get that depth from his music was Larry YOung. ... He made sounds you just couldn't believe'. "Posted by: Graham L. Rogers at July 11, 2006 1:45 PM
Young's absence from my litany was conspicuous, but not indicative of any ill opinion. I hold most of his work in high esteem (the sludgy Spaceball on Arista excepted ;). His early Prestige sides don't get a lot of ink, but they're a great appetizer to what came later on Blue Note IMO & feature some killer Thornel Schwartz outside the Jimmy Smith orbit to boot.Posted by: derek at July 11, 2006 3:07 PM
"So you're trashing all the Miles Davis quintet albums too? Man, we'll have to agree to differ."
- You mean that Wayne Shorter band Miles played in? Yeah I guess I do like that stuff too. Maybe "Tony" had more going on that I thought...
Anyone know what became of the man he studied with? Alan Dawson. He was (is?) amazing.Posted by: Dan Warburton at July 12, 2006 4:51 AM
AMG dates his passing as 2/23/96 in Boston & only a single date as leader, Waltzin With Flo from 92 (released 2002).
Theres a decent bio at Drummerworld:
Dawson has a huge reputation not only as a player but as an instructor around Boston. FWIW, he was a highly regarded teacher of my frequent collaborator, Gary Kendig.Posted by: walto at July 12, 2006 11:35 AM
Dawson was insanely good. Those records with Jaki Byard and/or Booker Ervin are ridiculous.Posted by: Jason at July 12, 2006 1:50 PM
"Ridiculous"? See Oxford Dictionary. I thought they were first-class jazz from that era.Posted by: Graham L. Rogers at July 13, 2006 3:54 AM
No, they were bad.Posted by: N.D. at July 13, 2006 5:48 AM
Oh, I see. It is perhaps required to speak Gibberish on Bagatellen. I speak English (amongst other things). And I find it an obscene insult to the memory of two dedicated, dignified jazz musicians of the order of Alan Dawson and Booker Ervin that their music is described, 40 years on, as "ridiculous" and "bad" by persons who, (I'll wager), never saw them play together live. Sadly, they are both long dead and thus cannot defend themselves, so I suppose that makes them easy targets to the average coward.Posted by: Graham L. Rogers at July 13, 2006 7:39 AM
Or . . . you could just read my first sentence, you pedantic moron. Note the difference between slang you don't understand (ridiculous = ridiculously good) and "gibberish" (forkette).Posted by: Jason at July 13, 2006 8:27 AM
Good lord, jazz musicians have been using words like "ridiculous" & "bad" to mean "truly superb" for decades. The OED is not going to help you.Posted by: N.D. at July 13, 2006 9:03 AM
???HuH? I never saw them play live. Could not get to Lennys Turnpike when I was 8 years old. So What? I never saw trio beyond play live, I would have liked to but, So What?
At any rate I thought that was a top shelf underated rhythm section. Alan Dawson, Richard Davis and Jaki Byard. ABout as ridiculously good as it gets if the recordings tell part of the story.
Richard Davis is still around. He might defend and dignify if pressed. I don't know.
Yo Graham mah man you gots to start digging the jazzspeak - where you been hidin homey? Whatdat L stand fo in yo name? Langwidge? Mah man, JB released Super Bad more than thirty years ago.. Awfully sorry these yankee chappies haven't quite mastered the nuances of the mother tongue, but you'll have to excuse them, old bean. Pip pip.
Yeah, Alan Dawson was baaaad. Or, as they say in France, TERRIBLE
Okay pardners, time to holster them thar pistols and share in a few friendly shots of sarsaparilla, Im buyin.Posted by: derek at July 13, 2006 11:06 AM
Please stop trying to talk like Negro "hepsters," you fellowes. It comes off poorly.
Apologies to any members of the Dusky races out there in the aether.Posted by: djll at July 13, 2006 11:07 AM
It seems to me we find ourselves swimming in a sea of Jive and Illiteracy. (And, courtesy of Mr. Jason, personalized abuse).Posted by: Graham L. Rogers at July 13, 2006 11:27 AM
It was horribly abusive, yes, and I will engage in a round of self-flagellation.
Clearly we deserved to be called "cowards" for having the temerity to heap praise upon Alan Dawson in a way that wasn't transparently obvious to you! I guess this is what you mean by "jive"?Posted by: Jason at July 13, 2006 12:42 PM
Tom--I think Dan was just exaggerating wildly to make a point. The initial post was perfectly clear... at least I thought so, anyway.Posted by: N.D. at July 13, 2006 1:07 PM
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Today, Green Century's President Leslie Samuelrich spoke at Harvard University in support of Divest Harvard's efforts to persuade Harvard University President Drew Faust to transition the university's investments out of coal, oil and gas.
Shareholders Persuade Top Agricultural Company to End Deforestation Across its Global Supply Chain
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM),* the third largest supplier of agricultural commodities globally, has agreed to a precedent-setting policy to end deforestation across its global supply chains, with a particular focus on soy and palm oil production.
Investors Seek Better Disclosures of Fracking Companies' Impacts on Communities and the Environment
Pointing to industry-wide "failure" to disclose impacts of fracking operations, shareholders filed resolutions urging improvements at six major oil and gas companies this year, including Chevron Corporation,* ExxonMobil,* WPX Energy,* QEP Resources,* SM Energy,* and Chesapeake Energy Corporation.*
On Fifth Anniversary of Citizens United, Investors Urge Chevron* to Stop Pouring Money into Elections
January 16, 2015: Citing outsized political contributions that have attracted negative publicity and damaged community relations, investors are calling on mega-spender Chevron to stop spending shareholder money trying to influence election outcomes.
Investors Urge Kroger* to Stop Selling Meat with Antibiotics
Contact: Lucia von Reusner, Green Century Capital Management, 617-482-0800, firstname.lastname@example.com January 13, 2015: Citing the growing…
Green Century Wins the Outstanding Achievement BENNY Award
December 24, 2014: Last week, Green Century won a 2014 BENNY award, sponsored by Corporate Ethics International for its "outstanding organizational achievement" on the International Palm Oil Campaign.
Fracking Industry Fails to Address Toxic Chemicals and Climate Impacts
December 11, 2014: ExxonMobil,* Chevron,* and WPX Energy* continue to rank among the worst fracking companies in a report released today by Green Century as part of a coalition of investment advisory firms and advocacy organization allies.
New Guide: Green Century, 350.org, and Trillium Release Updated Guide to Personal Divestment and Reinvestment
December 15, 2014 — Green Century, 350.org, and Trillium announce today the publication of Extracting Fossil Fuels from Your Portfolio: An Updated Guide to Personal Divestment and Reinvestment.
PepsiCo* Announces Carbon Pollution Reductions and Efforts to Curb Climate Change
October 31, 2014: After less than a year of discussions with Green Century, PepsiCo (Pepsi) publicly released new initiatives and updated data on the progress it has made to curb its impacts on climate change. Pepsi announced that it had kept 55,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by reducing fuel consumption in its transportation fleet by 24% since 2010 - and is looking to further reduce fuel consumption for its trucks and vehicles into the future.
Investors Applaud Bunge's* Commitment to Decouple Palm Oil From Deforestation
October 27, 2014: Today, global agribusiness giant Bunge Ltd (Bunge) joined the growing number of companies that have pledged to eliminate palm oil linked to deforestation from their global supply chains.
Major Palm Oil Growers Agree to Moratorium on Deforestation, Following Letter from Investors
September 19, 2014: Following a letter coordinated by Green Century Capital Management and signed by institutional investors representing over $600bn in assets under management, the world's five largest growers of palm oil agreed to halt the clearance of high carbon stock (HCS) forests.
Leading Environmental Groups Announce Fossil Fuel Free Retirement Plan Options
September 19, 2014: Today, the Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, and other environmental groups announced that they are adding fossil fuel free mutual funds to their retirement plans. The move reflects the reach of the fossil fuel divestment movement and comes on the eve of the People's Climate March and the U.N. Climate Change Summit next week.
The Costly Ruling Against BP Provides Another Reason to Avoid Investing in Oil Companies
September 10, 2014: The recent watershed ruling against BP* that found BP took irresponsible drilling risks in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deep Horizon oil spill is a stark reminder of the potential financial risks of investing in oil companies.
Institutional Investors Press Palm Oil Producers to Stop Cutting Down Rainforest
September 8, 2014 - Institutional investors representing over half a trillion dollars in assets under management today called on four major palm oil producers to adopt an immediate moratorium on deforestation and join the growing and unprecedented effort within the industry to establish traceable, deforestation-free palm oil supply chains.
Food Giant ConAgra* Agrees to Eliminate Suppliers Engaged in Deforestation for Palm Oil
August 14, 2014 -- Thanks to Green Century's advocacy, packaged food giant ConAgra Foods has agreed to eliminate any palm oil supplier engaged in deforestation by December 2015.
Shareholder Resolution Asks Safeway* to Label Its Food for GMOs
Contact: Lucia von Reusner (617) 482 0800 or email@example.com Steve Blackledge (916) 394-5413 firstname.lastname@example.com Petitions From…
J.M. Smucker* Strengthens Palm Oil Sourcing Policy
Contact: Lucia von Reusner, Green Century Capital Management, (617) 482-0800 BOSTON, MA - July 17, 2014 – Shareholders of J.M. Smucker today…
Investors Urge Krispy Kreme to Address Palm Oil Impacts
Contact: Lucia von Reusner, Green Century Capital Management, 617-482-0800, firstname.lastname@example.com July 1, 2014 Tony…
Investor Coalition Successfully Urges Natural Gas Companies to Address Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
Contact: Lucia von Reusner, Green Century Capital Management, 617-482-0800 firstname.lastname@example.com Danielle Fugere, President, As You Sow,…
Shareholder Statement at Avon Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Fellow Shareholders and Members of the Board, I am here on behalf of Green Century Capital Management to move proxy item no. 5 which was filed by the Green Century Equity Fund. This proposal calls on Avon Products* to articulate the company's policy for identifying and substituting safer alternatives to chemicals of concern in the company's personal care products.
Op-Ed: Urging Shareholders to Vote Money Out of Politics
Free speech in America just got a lot more expensive. The recent McCutcheon Supreme Court decision has widened the floodgates through which special interest money can now flow. This decision, coming on the heels of the corporate spending opened by Citizens United in 2010, will make it even more challenging for ordinary citizens and U.S. consumers to make their voices heard.
Shareholder Statement Prepared for Kraft Foods Annual Meeting of Shareholders
May 6, 2014: Fellow shareholders and members of the board, my name is Lucia von Reusner with Green Century Capital Management. On behalf of Green Century and our investors, I am here to urge Kraft Foods* to protect shareholder value by refraining from spending corporate funds to influence election outcomes.
Kraft Foods Faces Pressure to Keep Money Out of Politics
Contact: Lucia von Reusner, Green Century Capital Management (617) 482-0800 email@example.com Dev Gowda, Advocate, Illinois PIRG (312)…
Shareholders Successfully Urge Bed Bath & Beyond* to Reduce Toxic Chemicals
April 17, 2014 - Following pressure from shareholders, Bed Bath & Beyond has taken steps to reduce chemicals of concern in the products sold on its shelves.
Avon Products Eliminates Toxic Chemical from All Cosmetics
April 15, 2014 – Responding to pressure from investors and consumers, Avon Products announced that it is eliminating the hazardous and toxic chemical triclosan — a suspected endocrine disruptor — from all of its beauty and personal care products effective immediately
Responding to Pressure, General Mills Strengthens Palm Oil Commitment
April 15, 2014 - Responding to growing consumer and investor concern about the risks associated with palm oil production, General Mills* became the latest company to pledge that it will not purchase palm oil that is linked to rampant destruction of the rainforest and carbon emissions.
Release: Green Century Launches Fossil Fuel Free Investment Video
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 – Green Century Capital Management launches an animated fossil fuel free investing educational video and outreach program to educate the public and reach potential investors who are interested in moving their investments out of fossil fuel companies for moral and financial reasons.
Release: Kellogg's Announces Industry-Leading Palm Oil Commitment
February 17, 2014 - Green Century applauds Kellogg Company's* commitment to purchase deforestation-free palm oil and raise the bar for industry ...
Equity Fund to Divest from Gas Companies, Go Fossil Fuel Free
February 11, 2014 - Green Century Capital Management announced that the Green Century Equity Fund, which invests in the stocks of the longest running sustainability index, will become the third fossil fuel free diversified responsible mutual fund in the country on April 1, 2014.
Shareholders Target Companies' Failure to Measure and Reduce Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing
Feb 3, 2014 - Shareholders filed resolutions at five major oil and gas companies, including ExxonMobil*, Chevron*, and EOG Resources*, over failure to disclose measureable reductions in environmental and social impacts of hydraulic fracturing operations.
Wilmar Statement with Signatories
STATEMENT: Investors representing more than $250 billion in assets under management support new steps towards sustainability by Wilmar,¹…
Institutional Investors Press Palm Oil Industry to Stop Burning Rainforests and Driving Climate Change
December 3, 2013 — Over 40 institutional investors from across the globe are urging major stakeholders in the palm oil industry to adopt policies that would ensure palm oil development does not contribute to deforestation, development on peatlands, or human rights violations. The coalition of investors, representing $270 billion in assets under management, sent letters to 40 major palm oil producers, financiers and consumers including Wilmar, Golden Agri Resources*, Unilever*, and HSBC.
Safeway Faces Competitive And Reputational Risks for Failing to Provide GMO Labeling Information, According to Investors
December 3, 2013 — Safeway is facing pressure from shareholders to meet the growing consumer demand for labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Citing this unprecedented consumer concern about transparency and recent competitor action on the issue, the Green Century Equity Fund filed a shareholder resolution today urging Safeway to voluntarily label its private line products containing GMOs.
Kellogg Faces Pressure from Investors to Stop Deforestation and Curb Carbon Emissions in its Supply Chain
Media Contact: Lucia von Reusner, 617-482-0800, email@example.com November 11, 2013 - The Green Century Equity Fund filed a resolution…
Hydraulic Fracturing Report Card: Industry Scores "F" on Risk Disclosures to Investors
Shareholder analysis of 24 companies finds energy producers – with BP*, Exxon Mobil*, and Occidental* at the bottom -- failing to adequately report…
Green Century, 350.org, and Trillium Publish New Paper: Extracting Fossil Fuels from Your Portfolio: A Guide to Personal Divestment and Reinvestment
October 24, 2013 - "Extracting Fossil Fuels from Your Portfolio: A Guide to Personal Divestment and Reinvestment," a new guide, aims to help…
Green Century Capital Management Announces New President
October 10, 2013 - Leslie Samuelrich has been named President of Green Century Capital Management, Inc. "Green Century is thrilled that Leslie is stepping into this role," said board member, and immediate past President, Wendy Wendlandt.
Investors to Food Companies: Stay out of Washington State GMO Battle
October 9, 2013 - Companies that gave $46 million to stop California GMO (genetically modified organisms) labeling risk negative brand reputation…
Shareholders to Tyson Foods: Disclose Risks Associated with Lagging Behind on Animal Welfare
August 15, 2013 — Green Century, the Humane Society of the United States, and the United Methodist Church Benefit Board have submitted a resolution asking Tyson Foods, Inc. to disclose the financial and operational risks associated with its use of controversial gestation crates, tiny cages that so severely restrict pigs' movement, the animals essentially spend their lives unable to even turn around.
Chevron Shareholders Push for an End to Risky Political Spending
May 30, 2013 - As Chevron* wraps up its most expensive year of political spending to date, its shareholders are challenging whether this spending…
McDonald's* Refuses to Address Shareholder Concerns about Deforestation, Exploitation
Contact: Lucia von Reusner, Green Century Capital Management, 617-482-0800, email@example.com May 21, 2015: Concerned about…
Businessweek Reports that Green Century Balanced Fund "Stands Out"
May 8, 2013 — Businessweek's recently published profile of the Green Century Balanced Fund states that it "stands out" among funds with a low…
Green Century Balanced Fund's Carbon Footprint is Almost Half that of the S&P 500®
April 3, 2013— The Green Century Balanced Fund announced today that it is 49.5% less carbon intensive than the S&P 500® Index* without…
Investors Press Oil and Gas Companies to Reduce and Report Risks from Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
Shareholder Resolutions Call for Quantifiable Progress on Environmental Risks, Fugitive Methane Emissions and Other Community Impacts February 15,…
Green Century Gets Starbucks* to Reduce Carbon Emissions In Response to Shareholder Concerns
February 21, 2013 — Today, Green Century Capital Management (Green Century) announced that Starbucks has agreed to purchase 100% of the palm oil it…
Investors Push to End Corporate Political Spending
Resolutions Call for an End to Political Contributions at Chevron*, Bank of America*, 3M*, Target*, Starbucks*, ExxonMobil* and EQT* January 22,…


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|Osteotomy of the Radius Without Shortening for Kienböck Disease: A 10-Year Follow-up.
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|PURPOSE: To determine the long-term effect of distal radius osteotomy without modifying the radial length or inclination for Kienböck disease. METHODS: Over 9 years, 14 patients underwent osteotomy of the distal radius without altering radial length or inclination. A total of 11 of these patients were available for follow-up after 10 or more years. We assessed pain, range of wrist motion, and grip strength preoperatively and postoperatively in all cases, as well as preoperative and postoperative posteroanterior and lateral x-rays. RESULTS: The osteotomy healed in all cases. All 11 patients had decreased pain and showed improvement in wrist motion and grip strength. Radiographically, there were no measurable changes in ulnar variance and there was minimal loss of carpal height. In some patients, the lunate showed increased sclerosis or fragmentation. CONCLUSIONS: An osteotomy of the distal radius without altering radial length or inclination was effective in decreasing pain and improving grip strength and wrist motion regardless of ulnar variance. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic IV.
|Roque H Blanco; Fernando R Blanco
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Child killer Christopher Sepulvado has another date with death.
DeSoto District Judge Robert Burgess today set a Nov. 5 execution date for Sepulvado, a Mansfield man convicted 20 years ago for the first-degree murder of his 6-year-old stepson, Wesley Allen Mercer.
Burgess' decision to sign another execution warrant falls less than a week after a federal appeals court overturned a judge's order canceling Sepulvado's Feb. 13 execution. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Friday said U.S. District Judge James Brady abused his discretion when he stayed the earlier execution ...


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Viewed from Bedford Road in Pleasantville, traffic zooms along the Saw Mill River Parkway in 2004. / Aaron Houston/Patent Trader
The Westchester County garbage treatment plant on the shores of the Hudson River in Peekskill in a 2005 photo. / Frank Becerra Jr./The Journal News
There are several facts about Westchester County and its county government that are incontrovertible. For decades, Westchester has been a premier county in this nation, largely because of county government policies. It should also be remembered that most responsibilities that county government took over in the past 70 years were at the request, or demand, of other layers of government - federal, state and municipal, and were largely supported by the people of Westchester.
This fall, as Westchester voters pick a county executive and all 17 members of the Board of Legislators, the overriding campaign issue very well may be the worthiness of the Westchester County government and should it be abolished. And, if it were abolished, who would take over the myriad services the county provides?
It is unlikely that those seeking the end of county government in Westchester could succeed given the fact that Westchester is but one of 62 counties in the state, and the responsibilities of all are outlined in the state constitution and deeply imbedded in state law. Yet, if the issue of the very existence of county government does dominate this year's campaign, it would divert attention from the more important debate that should take place over ways to improve Westchester.
That debate might include discussion over routes that a cross-Westchester "bus rapid" system should establish after the new Tappan Zee Bridge is built; countywide revaluation of property to end unfairness in the present system; new sources of electric energy if and when Indian Point is compelled to close; countywide action to control flooding, dispose waste water and upgrade sewage plants; and the need for housing that is affordable.
A model county
Actually, Westchester County government earned its stripes long ago as its policies became a model for others. It has been innovative, becoming the first to create a parkway and parks system, to develop a compassionate social service system that was copied by others, and to dispose of solid waste by erecting a garbage-to-energy plant. The county has been a leader in health matters, imposing restrictions on smoking well before the state acted. The policies have helped attract large and small corporations that took advantage of a fine transportation system that includes a network of roads, an airport and a solid bus system together with three railroad lines. The county was ninth highest in personal income per capita among the nation's counties, according to the last census ranking in 2005.
Undoubtedly, the movement to rid the county of its government took hold when it was revealed real estate taxes in Westchester are the highest of any county in the nation. The county government detractors, however, ignore the fact that the portion of taxpayer dollars that is paid to the county is less than 20 percent of the total bill; the bulk is collected by the 40 public school districts and 45 cities, towns and villages. Lost also in the debate is the fact that state aid to Westchester, its municipalities and school districts is among the lowest, if not the lowest. It has been that way for decades. Yes, Westchester government has become larger over the years as it has taken on more responsibilities, but invariably the performance of those responsibilities on the county level results in savings to local government and more efficient service.
Growing pains
Westchester government's involvement in local problems dates back to 1907 when the state required that Westchester and New York City form a joint commission to find a way to keep raw, stinking sewage out of the Bronx River. This came after efforts by Yonkers and Mount Vernon failed to strike a deal with New York. The result was that the county and New York City agreed to build trunk pipelines to divert sewage from the river. While they were at it, Westchester and New York City created a Bronx River Parkway and linear park. Westchester went on to create 12 sewage districts to handle sewage problems affecting most of the county.
Growth problems, including transportation and the environment, affected the county following the introduction of the automobile at the beginning of the 20th century - and population rose sharply. But state laws did not give counties the powers they needed to resolve to those problems. In 1922, Westchester did get permission from the state Legislature to form a Westchester Park Commission that would build the Hutchinson, Saw Mill River and Cross-County parkways, and develop golf course and parks, as well as Playland Amusement Park and the Westchester County Center. Further change was introduced in 1937, when voters approved the creation of the office of county executive by a vote of 62.8 to 37.2 percent. Until then, Westchester had no executive branch of government, only a legislative one consisting of a Board of Supervisors with 42 members whose interests were mainly focused on their own local communities. It wasn't until 1970 that a Westchester Board of Legislators of 17 members took over the county legislative responsibilities after the courts abolished the Board of Supervisors that had grown to 45 members and had failed to follow the one-person, one-vote dictate of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Another growth spurt
The first county executive, William F. Bleakley, took office on Jan. 1, 1939, just 70 years ago. When the federal government asked the county to build an airport, Bleakley appointed an airport site committee that looked at 67 locations, narrowing them to six. At first, the Board of Supervisors rejected as too low a federal grant of $550,000 to build an airport. But when the government said it needed land for a military airport to help protect New York City and the Metropolitan area, Bleakley announced on Aug. 4, 1941, a deal to buy 460 acres adjacent Rye Lake for $300,000. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor four months later, the Army Air Corps began spending $3.5 million to build its airport. When the facility was transferred to the county after the war, Herbert C. Gerlach, the second county executive, remarked: "This accomplishment today is the direct result of patience, persistence and Pearl Harbor."
A second offer the county couldn't refuse came in 1953 from state government when it urged Westchester to establish a community college to succeed the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in White Plains that was opened in 1946 to educate servicemen and women returning from World War II. The general public supported the community college concept as did corporate leaders, whose companies benefited from the work force the Institute helped educate. In a few months, the county approved the college. In 1957, with County Executive James Hopkins at the helm, the county purchased the Hartford Estate in Greenburgh for the permanent location of Westchester Community College.
Bee-Line beginnings
A great problem for Westchester residents occurred right after World War II when many of the 20-odd private bus companies started to fall into bankruptcy. At the time, the bus companies were franchised by individual communities who approved the routes. The system was not integrated and short on equipment. In 1947, after a study, a special committee of the Board of Supervisors acknowledged the bad situation but concluded that, "We are opposed to the principles of public ownership of the transportation field. . . ."
By the mid-1960s, when many companies were going out of business, and bus service was deteriorating, the county under County Executive Edwin G. Michaelian created a Transit Committee that proposed the county acquire buses with federal and state grants, and lease them to private companies. As part of the arrangement, the state Legislature passed a law allowing the localities to transfer their bus-franchising rights to the county. That was the beginning of what is now called the Bee-Line system that has been improved under county executives Alfred DelBello, Andrew O'Rourke and Andrew Spano.
About the trash
Garbage disposal was another area where the county had to step in when local governments were unable to act individually or collectively. Until the 1950s, most communities disposed of garbage at local incinerators. Federal clean-air rules required them to close those smoke stacks, leaving communities with a dilemma. At first, garbage was trucked to the county's Croton Point Dump that county executives wanted to close but were blocked from doing so by the Board of Supervisors. However, when impurities from the Croton Dump seeped into the Hudson River, lawsuits and federal action were brought against the county (and not its communities), and the county government was forced to find a solution.
Under County Executive DelBello and the Board of Legislators, the county finally decided to build a state-of-the-art $237 million garbage disposal plant in Peekskill that turned steam into electric energy. Peekskill was given inducements to accept the plant, and by a 4-1 margin, voters of Westchester in 1982 approved the creation of the county garbage district to serve the plant and a string of garbage transfer stations. The plant will observe its 25th anniversary this October.
The county later built a facility in Yonkers for community governments to take their recycled paper, glass and cans. At the request of firefighters, it opened a burn center at Westchester Medical Center, the only one of its kind between New York and Albany. It has built facilities at Grassland Reservation to train local police and firefighters. It has relieved local governments of the cost of licensing electricians, plumbers and contractors. It created a Solid Waste Commission to regulate the crime-ridden private carting industry, and created a Westchester Human Rights Commission when the state failed to act speedily in addressing discrimination issues.
County government certainly has proven its worth to the people of Westchester. Can it be streamlined to act more efficiently and be more cost-effective? Certainly it can. And that should be the focus of the debate this year during the campaign for county offices.
The writer, retired senior editor of The Journal News, covered county government topics as a reporter, political columnist and Opinion page editor. His article on the evolution of county government under seven county executives appears in the current edition of The Westchester Historian, the magazine of the Westchester County Historical Society.


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Trophy Ridge Hit-Man 5 5-Pin Bow Sight .019" Pin Diameter Right Hand Aluminum Black
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The historic campus of the former Sleighton School for girls contains his- toric buildings, including 19th and early 20th century school buildings, an imposing chapel, cottages, a stone barn, and 19th century farm structures as well as 350 acres of open space. Some of these historic buildings were designed by Cope and Stewardson who also designed educational build- ings at Princeton, Bryn Mawr, and the University of Pennsylvania. The campus has been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
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And it is also the day we open our Sealed Pots!
About Me
Saving For Travel
- Welcome to the blog of SAVINGFORTRAVEL! I now have 2 blogs: my newest-100 COUNTRIES BEFORE I AM 50 and my oldest, the faithful: SFT's LIFE AFTER MORTGAGE-which is in part about funding my travel experiences, the sealed pot challenge and this and that!View my complete profile
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Monday, 3 December 2012
And it is also the day we open our Sealed Pots!
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Happy Birthday!! My pot had £92.60 enough for my lovely preserving pan. Now to find a pot for the new challenge!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Wow! That is going to be one beautiful preserving pan Fran! What a rhyme!Delete
Yes, do get your new pot ready for tomorrow's start.
Thanks for your birthday wishes.
Sft x
Happy Birthday!!ReplyDelete
My pot had £176.25 enough for my christmas shopping and deposit on holiday next year I am so pleased.Replies
That is an incredible result WP!Delete
A double delight! No wonder you are pleased.
Where are you off to on holiday?
Sft x
Thanks SftDelete
We are going to try a 5 day coach holiday to the Pennines with 2 steam train journey and a few trips(mr WP is Disabled and long journey in car not an option so this seems a good way of holidaying)
WP x
Oh, I love the Pennines. And Steam Trains are so magical aren't they. This sounds like a wonderful option for you both.Delete
Mum and I might be going on holiday to Scotland next Spring, coach all the way up and back.
Sft x
Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
We had £56.62 enough for our anniversary meal out, which is booked for Saturday! Yay!
Have a lovely day xxReplies
That is great Laura! I really hope you enjoy your anniversary treat.Delete
Thanks for your birthday wishes.
Sft x
Happy Birthday Lady!ReplyDelete
My pot was opened early and I had about £75 combined which went towards clearing my overdraft. I have 3 pots this year and they're all sealed so Mr M can't sneak into them!
Have a lovely day
M and M!Delete
Thanks for your birthday wishes.
£75 is a great amount and well done for using it on your overdraft. That's admirable.
3 pots-wow! We had 2. And only Mr Sft is trusted to sneak into them when he 'needs' change. But he has to seal them up again, each time when he does.
Sft x
Happy birthday SFT.ReplyDelete
hope you have a great day! Well done on your sealed pot! Thank-you for the experience, I can't wait for next years!Replies
Thanks for your birthday wishes! and Sealed Pot wishes :)
I'm looking forward to starting again tomorrow.
Sft x
Hi Sft hope you had a lovely birthday! My pot had $246.50, I have paid $120 for tix to a show in February, put money aside for our anniversary dinner and put the balance in to start my new pot. Very pleased with that. Such a great but simple idea. Thank you Judy xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your birthday wishes.Delete
You did brilliantly with your pot Judy- $246.50 is a great amount.
Which show have you chosen?
So glad you're having that special anniversary dinner.
And you've already made a fantastic start to your new pot too.
You have scored 10 out of 10!
Sft x
Happy Birthday!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much!Delete
Sft x
Happy birthday, hope your parcel arrived ok.ReplyDelete
I opened my pot last week £26.55 miserable, there would have been more except I plundered the pot when we were fitting out the caravan other wise there would have been double that and some!!
Hope you have a good day today, will try and do better with the sealed pot next year, need to find something I cannot get into so easily.Replies
Hi A.Delete
I do have a lovely parcel to open after my birthday dinner tonight!
I am soooooo excited, how kind of you.
I think £26.55 is excellent considering it was plundered for your caravan.
What are you going to spend it on?
I have had a nice day, reading school reports for my department.
Good luck for starting a new sealed pot challenge tomorrow!
Will email you later when I have opened my parcel.
Sft x
Happy birthday SFT.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Poppy!!!!!!!! Sft xDelete
Happy birthday, and congrats on the sealed pot!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Bryallen! I am thrilled with my sealed pot amount.Delete
Sft x
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday.ReplyDelete
Well done on the contents of your Sealed Pot. You have almost managed to pay for the trip to Cornwall, an excellent result and so handy that Mr Sft could dip into it for his toll charges, although he is slightly naughty :-)
Our pot was opened yesterday, I've just Blogged about it, we're both so pleased with the result and now we can properly plan the big Challenge for next year.
Sue xx
Happy birthday. I opened my pot and had $96.90 in there, which wasn't too bad, as I didn't start until January. THe money is going back into the pot until next December, as I don't have plans on what I want to do with the money, so it will sit there and hopefully I will have enough for a weekend away in 2014.ReplyDelete
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That is a brilliant amount Gill! Congrats!Delete
I think you have made a great decision ploughing the money into the new pot, that weekend away in 2014 will be extra special.
Thanks for your birthday wishes.
Sft x
Happy birthday. Well done on the amount saved, it just shows how small amounts of money saved on a regular basis can add up and pay for something worthwhile.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your birthday wishes Jo!Delete
Yes, those little bits of change really do add up.
They have really paid for 6 of the 7 nights accomodation.
Sft x
We broke into our pot early, as we were at a family wedding at the weekend. We decided to use it towards that. £60 which paid for two night accommodation in a family room, travel lodge deal. So very happy with that. :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, that is a great way to use your savings Gilibob! I hope you had a lovely time.Delete
Meant to ask you about that walk you recommended near Helston. Am thinking about how to spend our time in Cornwall. Do let me know if you read this.
Sft x
Ooh yes, i will google map the area for you and figure out how to send a link. I also forgot to put Happy Birthday before. xxDelete
Just found this and you can add extra on if you fancy making it harder or just take it easy. Either way stunning views and scenery is so varied.Delete
THANK YOU SO MUCH GILIBOB! This is definitely on the list for Cornwall.Delete
We really appreciate it.
Sft x
I have a small change purse in my handbag and I periodically (weekly, on a Sunday night ) place all the contents in a special sealed pot, leaving just a £1 , 50p, 2 x 20p and a 10 p coin in the purse.ReplyDelete
Doing this I saved £234.55 in 2012. I am so pleased - but not quite sure what to do with it all as I did not have a particular goal in mind, I just wanted to save some cash!
Happy Birthday :-)Replies
Thanks for your birthday wishes Compostwoman!Delete
I really like the idea of a small change purse, just brilliant and that is a heck of a lot of money to save in a year. Wow!
Sft x
Sending you the happiest Birthday wishes today dear...................may this be your best year ever. Hope you take a little of that special savings and do something fun today to celebrate.ReplyDelete
Hugs and many happy returns.
Love, Mary
P.S. When will you be off to Cornwall?Replies
Thanks for your birthday wishes Mary! I like the idea of the best year ever!Delete
We are using the money to pay for our trip to Cornwall.
We are off to Cornwall on the 26th December.
Sft x
Hi! I've popped over via Our New Life in the Country. Firstly - Happy Birthday!! :-)ReplyDelete
I wonder - the sealed pot challenge, is is all change, just certain coins or your own choice? Any rules I should be aware of? I'd like to take part. In the UK in Exeter though I'm from Dorset originally. Great idea, I'll have to think of a goal for it!Replies
Thanks for your birthday wishes Ruthdigs!Delete
No rules for the sealed pot challenge-any change at all! I'll add you to the new list.
And do let me know of your goal, that's a great motivator for us all.
Sft x
Many, many happy returns of the day - I hope you are having a lovely day, and congratulations on your sealed pot total. Have a wonderful time in Cornwall xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your birthday wishes Morgan!Delete
I am really enjoying my birthday evening with Mr Sft (been at school today).
We are thrilled with our sealed pot total.
Will be working even harder on it next year.
We are really looking forward to Cornwall-23 days and counting.
Sft x
Happy Birthday Mrs. SFT! Congratulations on your sealed pot total. Have fun in Cornwall! I enjoy your blog - thank you for posting!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Michele,Delete
Thanks for your birthday wishes!
We can't wait for Cornwall.
I've been a bit quiet my blog recently. I think it's to do with giving up chocolate and also reassessing my future goals.
Sft x
Fabulous everyone! Happy Birthday Sft! Are we doing show and tell with our new pots tomorrow?ReplyDelete
Jane xReplies
Thanks for your birthday wishes Jane!Delete
Yes, lets do Show and Tell tomorrow. What a great idea.
Sft x
Happy Birthday. I tried to join your saving challenge last year but couldn't figure out how. We started around July time (I think) and opened it this morning £126, plus we emptied another mini one and had £5 in 5p pieces in there so a grand total of £131. Not sure what to spend it on yet but it will come in handy. We shall now start again, so please add me to your list.ReplyDeleteReplies
Wow! £126 from half a year is a great result! There aren't any rules to the challenge-just chuck any change into the pot, make sure its sealed and don't open it.Delete
I'll add you to the new list. Let me know if you have a goal and I'll add that too.
Sft x
Happy Birthday. £69.90 in our sealed pot. Will cover the festive spending.ReplyDeleteReplies
What a great result, and so nice you are spending it on festivities.Delete
Sft x
Hope you are having a very Happy Birthday.ReplyDelete
We opened our sealed pot early, yesterday while Lovely Hubby was home and I blogged all about it today and woohoo we had 480 pounds (there's no pound sign on Lovely Hubby's laptop!!), we are very pleased with our total and over on the Blog is just what we are going to do with it.
Have a great day.
Sue xx
Happy Birthday , I am not far beind you as mine is next week lol x Well done on the sealed pot. I have yet to open ours but I know for a fact it has no notes mainly coppersReplyDeleteReplies
Another Sagittarius! That's lovely to know and I hope you also have a great birthday.Delete
Hope those coppers add up.
Sft x
Happy birthday! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Nic!Delete
Sft x
Hi SFTReplyDelete
Haven't been blogging much but I have been reading & kept up with my sealed pot which I opened today & there was £149.50. We have decided to use it to reduce Davids Tax bill which will knock 3 months off the repayment schedule, which is more important to use than a trip to the theatre, we which was what we intended to do with it.Replies
Oh Kim I am thrilled with your sealed pot total. That is amazing!Delete
I think you have spent it wisely.
Lovely to hear from you.
Sft x
First - happy birthday!!! I am only joining the sealed pot challenge for the first time but the pot is ready to go and has a few coins in it already.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah! Welcome on board CC! I know you are going to do great.Delete
Will be getting my new pot ready too.
Thanks for your birthday wishes.
Sft x
Happy Birthday by the wayReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Kim!Delete
Sft x
Happy Birthday Mrs Sft!!!ReplyDelete
I only found your blog a little while ago so this will be our first year - to update on our paper mache pig he has been christened Jo and is already quite heavy :-)
As well as change the kids get fined 5p every time they leave the hall door open - they havent put any in for 2 weeks !!
Well done on the amount in yours! hope you have a fabulous trip in cornwall !
Kay xxReplies
Thanks for your birthday wishes Kay!Delete
I love your pig, I've seen it on your profile.
Sounds like you've made a great start.
We can't wait for Cornwall.
Sft x
I keep leaving comments and they keep vanishing, lets see if this one stays!!ReplyDelete
Our pot was opened yesterday and contained the brilliant total of 480 pouns (no pound sign on my laptop!!).
It's a good job it's a decent amount that's my housekeeping money for next year....the whole of next year!
Happy Birthday.
Sue xxReplies
Just moved this comment out of spam. Don't know why it was there.Delete
I still can't believe your total.
That's what we've got to work towards if we are going to get to Europe next year.
I am so looking forward to your housekeeping challenge.
Sft x
Happy Birthday and Congratulation to everyone who has opened their sealed pot. I am a bit tempted to open my pot but will hold on until next year.ReplyDeleteReplies
I bet it is tempting but you are doing the right thing hanging on for next year.Delete
Thanks for your birthday wishes.
Sft x
Brilliant result Sft, I hope you have a great trip. This is my first year in the sealed pot challenge. I've got my pot ready and we are raring to go!ReplyDeleteReplies
We are really looking forward to it.Delete
And good luck for the challenge!
Sft x
Happy Birthday sft ! I haven't opened my sealed pot as I know there isn't much in it. I'm going to keep going with it, and add it to the amount in my virtual sealed pot next December. My virtual sealed pot is coming along nicely - I've just had a bumper weekend on ebay thanks to my lovely Mum who gave me lots of wonderful things to list, and 20% of the total has gone into it.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi ScarletDelete
Thanks for your birthday wishes.
Sounds like your virtual sealed pot is filling up nicely. Congrats on all your ebay sales, what a great mum you have.
Sft x
Happy Birthday:-)ReplyDelete
I'm sooo happy with our results: 228,38 pounds. We'll spend it all next Saturday when we go Christmas shopping.
Thank you so much for thinking of this challenge, it's been great fun:-)Replies
Hi Rikke,Delete
Thank you for your birthday wishes.
Congratulations on your sealed pot total. I hope your Christmas shopping goes well.
Glad you're enjoying the challenge.
Sft x
Have just counted mine & was pleasantly surprised to find $170.90, then I converted it to GBP & lets just say it sounds much better in NZD! 87.12 GBP does not sound like much at all LOL, although I know it is quite a lot over there! SxReplyDeleteReplies
Oh, that sounds a lot to me Sandra! You've done so well.Delete
You never did tell me what you were spending your cash on????
Sft x
Well done on such a fantastic amount to save:0) That's great going and will go a long way to helping pay for the youth hostel.ReplyDelete
Happy birthday, hope you have had a lovely birthday and enjoyed your birthday tea.xx
I haven't opened my sealed pot as it is 10pm and have only just got in from work, so it will have to wait!Replies
We are thrilled at the amount. It's paid for 6 days of accommodation.Delete
Thank you for your birthday wishes too.
Looking forward to hearing about your sealed pot.
Sft x
Happy Birthday Sft - hope you've had a nice day!ReplyDelete
Well done on your money saving & looking forward to joining in tomorrow!
K&S :)Replies
I did have a lovely birthday, thank you.Delete
Now we've got hunt high and low and find those coins.
Sft x
Hello from WI, USA, and a very happy birthday to you as well! Hope your day was super-duper special! I left a comment and intent to save along with the SFT gang back in November, the post from the 4th I think, but I see that you haven't found me as yet. Please do add me, as I'm very excited to be doing this with all of you. :-) I emptied my tin from this past year, definitely not sealed and used to help with son's laundry. It did contain $49.23 however, and I was happy with that. I plan on doing much better until the next "open" date! Hugs and thanks for hosting this, FinnReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Finn,Delete
Thanks for your birthday wishes. So kind. I did have a lovely day and I'm going to add you to the list straight away!
You sound sooooo motivated.
Sft x
Happy birthday. I hope you have the best year ever,ReplyDelete
When I found our pot open I was cross and my daughter had only left about $20 in coins. i know there were notes int here. This was immediately used to pay for some of her sins of late. As you can tell the girl is being a trial right now but with more hard work we shall get through it.Replies
Hide that new pot Suze!Delete
Thanks for your birthday wishes.
Sft x
I know it is late, however, Happy Belated Birthday, I hope you had a fantastic day.ReplyDelete
I will be opening my sealed pot tomorrow, Dec 4th and will let you know how much is in it. I was going to use the money for Christmas, but have decided to return it to the sealed pot and add to it during 2013.
Thanks for your birthday wishes.Delete
Looking forward to hearing how much money is in your sealed pot.
Sft x
I hope you had a wonderful birthday. I'm so sorry my comment from yesterday didn't get through.ReplyDelete
It was something along the lines of -
We opened our sealed pot on Sunday and there was the grand total of £480, it's a good job there was that much, it's our housekeeping budget for all of 2013. NOW there's a Challenge for me!!
There, I'm happy now I've got this comment done on the old computer.....but brrrr it's freezing in this office so off I go.
Sue xxReplies
You did so well with your sealed pot total and I love that it's going to be used for the housekeeping in 2013-if someone can do it, it will be you.Delete
Hope you warm up nicely.
Sft x
I have just been to the shop with all the coins from the saving pots, it has been great fun and the boys have all joined in with all the small change.It has gone well and we are all surprised how much we have saved.ReplyDelete
we have enough money for a few nights at a B&B when we visit Wales this year.Replies
That's wonderful Cathy! You must be so proud of your boys. It is amazing how much can be saved.Delete
So glad you are spending it on a nice family trip in Wales.
Sft x
A belated happy birthday first of all!ReplyDelete
Well I think mine's by far the smallest amount - just €9.15 - but I don't mind because I just started my pot three weeks ago. It's perfect for a couple of essential oils, which I'm looking forward to getting tomorrow. I don't have the patience to let it roll over into next year's pot! When it comes to goal realization, i'm a quick-fix kind of gal ;) But it was fun! I'm really impressed by how much you all have saved in a year! that is really amazing- congratulations to everyone!Replies
I think you did really well, since you've only just started your pot.
Those essential oils sound lovely.
Sft x
Happy Birthday.ReplyDelete
I found $743 in my pot, which amazed me. I have now reduced my monthly budget, so this year's pot will be smaller.Replies
That's amazing Marjorie! Wow! You must be thrilled.Delete
Glad you're joining this year's challenge too.
Sft x
I opened mine and see what I found?ReplyDelete
What fun it was opening, sorting, and counting it all! I've already started putting in coins for next year. :)Replies
Excellent! $200 is a great amount.Delete
Glad you found it fun. And are eager to save for this year.
Sft x
Gosh I'm straggling way behind here! My internet a/c has 218 pounds but I knew how much I had because I have been watching it grow slowly - but I didn't dip into it ever and it is all going towards our trip to London soon - a lovely meal out and some treats. I did enjoy being part of the Sealed Pot Challenge - congratulations to everyone who has done so well.ReplyDeleteReplies
That's a tidy sum Betty!Delete
Your London trip will be very special.
Glad you enjoyed taking part and am glad you are saving for next year too.
Sft x


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