“Are you a secretary orare you an administrative as-sistant?”

The lady I was talking towas good-looking withoutbeing a knock-out. She waswell-dressed without being afashion plate. Her gaze wasdirect, looked me right in theeye without being offensive.She seemed amused withoutlaughing at me. She wasn’tyoung but she wasn’t any-where near old either. Shehad a pleasing resonantquiet voice. I liked her im-mediately for all those rea-sons. I suspected that nomatter what people calledher, she was good at her job.

She answered, “i’vebeen called both those ti-tles and called other thingstoo. i usually make moremoney when i’m called‘administrative assis-tant’”. She smiled. So did i.

“How’s business?”“I’m making very good

money right now, thank you.”Another grin.

I could bet she was. “So,what are you now?”

look, my job is to getthe job done, come in early,stay late, remind my bosswhat day it is and what heis supposed to do. Get himthere on time and back.Make sure he knows whathe’s supposed to do nextand get him there too. Fillin the blanks, file off therough edges, keep gas inthe tank, fresh oil in the en-gine and see that the tireshave sufficient air pressureand good tread. answerthe phone in a businesslikeway without being tooabrupt, express his pointof view accurately tocallers or office visitorswhen he’s ‘in a meeting’without seeming to substi-tute my opinions for his. ihave to remember namesand issues and dates. Noone sees him without get-ting past me. Sometimes i

guide him in what his opin-ions may be, or should be,and then i also get to playwith the files, electronicand otherwise, and fromtime to time, conduct briefinterviews with nosey folks

like you. i don’t care whatyou call my job. any morequestions?

“A couple. You’re prettygood at your job?”

“Better than I used to be.Not as good as I will be.Things keep up they waythey are, there’ll be a timesoon I’ll be so good, I’ll havean admin assistant or two ofmy own.”

“What will you call them?”“Any damn thing I want

to. I’ll be signing theirchecks.”

“When that time comes,what if your boss won’t letyou go?”

i’ll insist he triple mysalary and throw in anaround-the-world cruise,first class, with my wholefamily thrown in – all 20 ofthem.

“What if he agrees, just tokeep you?”

“I’ll double my demands.”“That should do it.”“Yes it should.”“You referred to your

boss as ‘he’ and ‘him’. Youprefer to work for a man or awoman?”

i don’t see the choicethat way. Who i work for is

either good or not good oron their way to being good.That’s where i come in. ican make a good boss bet-ter, and i can make a betterboss the best. i can evenmake a bad boss move up

to fair. i’m an assistant, nomatter what you call me.

She WAS good at her jobI could observe. She kept aneye on her computer and theblinking lights of the phoneset in front of her, while shesignaled unseen people be-hind my back with a flip of hereyes and a slight nod orshake of her well groomedhead, all without disrespect-ing me or dropping out of theconversation.

“How long you beendoing this work?”

“Longer than you mightthink. I began as a real youngthing in my teens. I pretendedto be a secretary and workedfor men who pretended theywanted a secretary.”

“That was a lot of pre-tense. So, what did you do for

them in those early days?”“Not nearly as much as

they wanted me to.” an-other grin, this time bigger.She leaned in a bit over herdesk toward me -she waswearing some nice per-fume, but again, not toomuch. “i could not type,didn’t know how to file,had never answered aphone, or dealt with clientsto the office, and i had alousy record of showingup late, and leaving early.Those bosses who hiredme in those days didn’tcare. i looked pretty flashyin my too-tight clothes,showed a lot more skinthan i should have andsome of men i worked forwanted to have some latenight ‘work sessions’ attheir place.

“And how did that go?”“It didn’t go, period. Lost

my job the first time I said‘no’, and lost a couple morefor the same reason before Ichanged my approach. Iused my body less and mymind more. The best thingthat ever happened to me inmy early career was when Iwent to work for my firstwoman boss. She was oldenough to be my mother butdid not treat me like a daugh-ter. She treated me as some-one she expected to do a

professional job with no non-sense.”

“How long did you workfor her?”

“about a week. Thefirst time. She fired me. ithought she was a witch,only with a ‘B’. Then, shelooked me up and rehiredme before she fired me thesecond time. That tookabout a month. The thirdtime she hired me was be-cause i went looking forher and asked her to giveme one more chance. Shedid. i was with her for nineand half years. Finally can-cer got the dear lady,strong as she was, and bythen i had moved from un-paid intern, to secretary, toadministrative assistant toprivate executive assistantadministrator overseeing apool of 5 secretaries and 8delivery drivers and now iget to talk to people likeyou. Good day. pleasure tomeet you. i’m sure you canfind your way out. Give usa call before you drop byagain. and you can quoteme.”

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The lower level of ErnieChalifoux’s Vermont home is ei-ther a nightmare or a dreamcome true, depending on howyou feel about books. Tens ofthousands of books. For me, itwas a cozy little corner ofheaven.

There’s a good storyabout how he got all thosebooks, what he has done withmany of them already, andwhat he’d like to do with evenmore of them. He’d like to sellsome at a very good price.it’s a good-enough story thatover the past recent years,you may have read or heardabout Ernie through otherbroadcast or print media. aswith many human sagas, thisstory of the books bountifulis interwoven with a familydynamics story, one not sohappy, but one with an uplift-ing ending so far. Ernie andhis wife Diane, both nativeVermonters, have foughtlong and hard and expen-sively to improve the qualityof life for younger membersof their family, and the treas-ure of books in their homemay soon begin to help inthat ongoing effort.

FirST THE BOOKS Theyare downstairs, in hundreds ofcardboard boxes, full-to-over-flowing with books, and more –books on tape, play scripts, gal-ley proofs, magazines, musictapes, rare books, authorsigned books, bibles, large printversions, military history man-uals, biographies, wine books(good for me!) out of printbooks, fact and fiction.

And I’ve got more coming,Ernie tells a first-time visitor withobvious enthusiasm.” He pro-nounces his last name, Chali-foux, SHELL-a-foe. I never turnany body down if they want togive me books. I take them all.He has been “taking them all”for years since he first spokewith a librarian at a book fairand discovered that many li-braries regularly paid people tohaul away large quantities ofbooks when they could not besold or given away as part ofthe clearing out process. Suchhaul-away books often endedin burning or shredding. Theword spread quickly amongvarious libraries that “that crazybook guy” on Boltonville Roadwould take overflow books andsave them some money. Hisfirst delivery was a couple oftruckloads and the incomingflow has never stopped. Healso frequents estate sales andgarage and yard sales, and hasstaged a few of those himself athis home just off highway 302west of the P&H Truck stop.

Ernie has lately begun torealize that while he has longprovided libraries a servicethat saves them some money,he may soon need to chargesome kind of nominal fee him-self to offset his transportationcosts for his collection services.Ernie is a former Coordinator ofInformational Resources at aprivate non-profit called theWells River Resource. He is anintelligent, intense, articulateman, vibrant when surroundedby his collection, despite existinghealth problems which nowkeep him from being able towork full-time. His recent historyincludes a nearly overwhelminggo-round with cancer. It is obvi-ous almost immediately that theabundance of books is far froma disorganized mess. Most ofthe boxed-up accumulation isclearly marked with the contentsinside, already sorted and cate-gorized. This is a bookshopwaiting to happen. It’s an ideaErnie himself nurtures andgauges against his financial lim-itations. Let’s be clear aboutthat basement full of books.We’re not talking dark stuffymildew-smelling closeness – thelower level features floor-to-ceil-ing glass French doors and thelight floods in displaying thewares.

Short of an actual count,just how many books are wetalking about? Enough thatErnie gives them away to nurs-ing homes, and jails, and seniorcenters. He has maintained a li-brary for at least one localHeadStart Program. Enoughbooks that he recently was ableto set up a West Lebanon ladywith her complete inventorywhen she set up her own book-store. I told her to bring a 24-ftU-Haul or something like thatand bring along some stronghelp. She did. Got a full truck-load. He’s become a kind ofbook depository and clearing-house in the regional bookcommunity.

Mr. Chaifoux (add a Jr. atthe end to make it proper) firstcontacted TRENDY TIMES toset-up the offering for sale ofseveral of his books in thepaper’s CLASSIFIEDS section- some are currently listed inthis issue and may be in subse-quent issues. You can call himdirectly for what he has for saleat 802 535 9137 – best to callevenings.

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children. He explains that thiswhole fight-for -custody effortbegan years ago when it hadcome to their attention that theirdaughter was, involved in alifestyle involving drugs andgangs, not conducive to raisinga child, putting it mildly. Thecourt battles started early andlasted long and costly years. At-torney Charles Calley was oneof several sources of legal ex-pertise and support as protec-tion was sought through theProbate Court in OrangeCounty, Vermont, in Barre.Early on, at least two or threedifferent states – includingWashington, and Oregon -challenged Vermont’s jurisdic-tion to make such legal custodyrulings, partly on the alleged lo-cations of the births and con-ception of the children inquestion. Even more frustratingto deal with, was a jurisdictionalchallenge from the acknowl-edged biological father whowas then living in Texas. Hewas a violent offender incarcer-ated there.

During certain periods oftime throughout the multiplecourt battles, when the moneywas gone, Ernie and Dianewere able to receive supportfrom the Legal Aid Society, andin time, they also learned thehard way how to advocate forthemselves when they neededto. The two grandparent/par-ents always acknowledge theinvaluable help of Mary Grant,who came through with air

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As TRENDY TIMES printsthis story, Ernie and Diane havebeen granted permanent cus-tody, with no recent challenges,of two healthy, lively, and de-lightful young daughters, ages13 and 11. The oldest is a thriv-ing student at Oxbow, theyounger is a social butterfly at

Newbury Elementary. They alllive in their Vermont home inharmony, with at least one dog,a chiuwawa and pug mix, anda couple of lovely creatureswith tails that move them nicelyaround inside a large fish pondin their home. And they nowhave access to a “pro-bono”source of legal help should theyever need it again. It’s a goodstory, and Ernie has a lot morefor you to read if you reach out.

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With seven hungry chil-dren and a modest budget Ilearned early how to createand improvise. My kids saidmy food was unforgettable,which is not the same as goodor delicious but I did my best.

They would turn up theirnoses at beans and franks,but cut the franks up, mixthem with the beans and stir ina little bar-b-que sauce andyou have beanie wienies.Yum!

I would pack their lunches,peanut butter sandwicheswrapped in recycled breadbags. We needed to econo-mize. Did they all want to endup in the poor house? Theyasked “What is the poorhouse” Oh, what a shelteredlife they led. I say a little OliverTwist never hurt anyone. ThenI would throw an apple on top,squashing the sandwich sowhen lunchtime arrived itlooked like an elephant hadtaken a nap on it.

Liver never was a bigtreat. The oldest Michael, atyrant in training would makehis brothers and sister eattheirs. His he poured behindthe old fashion radiator. Afterseveral weeks we all won-

dered where that smell wascoming from.

Have you ever notice howbologna will curl up when it isfried? Fill the bologna withscrambled eggs or cannedpeas for a culinary treat.Spam also had a cherishedplace on our table. Craft macand cheese in a shade of or-ange never found in nature.They liked it better than mac-aroni and cheese fromscratch. Go figure.

If you had been especiallygood I would make you apoke cake. Never had apoke? Well better late thannever. Bake a cake from whiteor yellow cake mix in a rectan-gular pan. When cool mix upa package of jello. With theyhandle of a wooden spoonpoke holes in the cake andpoor in the jello. Put in refrig-erator until jello is set. If youwant to be particularly festive,like at Christmas time; pourgreen jello in one side of thecake and red in the other.

Then there is the great fly-ing saucer caper. Coming

home from work one nighttired, I did not feel like makingrolled biscuits. Too muchwork. So I made drop biscuitsinstead. Mix the batter anddrop chunks of it on a cookiesheet. When they came out ofthe oven it was obvious that Ihad dropped them too far.Like maybe from the ceiling.My kids thought they lookedlike Frisbees’ and started toss-ing them around. They lookedlike Frisbees but Frisbees fly.These suckers dropped likelead. The little ingrates. See ifI ever make them biscuitsagain.

To everyone’s surprise thekids all grew healthy. They areall great cooks. They usewords like arugula, brie, pesto,poblana, balsamic, terms theynever encountered growingup. And me, I cook better too,although I am proud to say Inever killed anyone or evenmade anyone seriously ill.

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Dear Constituents.

The other day I was

going through my desk at

home and I inadvertently

found a business card from

my campaign two years ago.

On the front of the card there

were three bullet points that

highlighted my core princi-

ples—it read:

• Fiscal Conservative

• Focused on Jobs

& Prosperity

• Opposed to Sales

or Income tax

Thanks to the voters, I

was fortunate to become the

Senator for District 2 and

looking back over the last 16

months, I am proud to say

that I have held true to those

convictions that were high-

lighted on the card.

FiSCal CONSErVaTiVE

As a member of the Sen-

ate Finance Committee, I

worked with other committee

members to produce a real-

istic, thoughtful, and bal-

anced budget. In crafting

this budget, we made difficult

decisions that were neces-

sary to balance our budget

while keeping four core prin-

ciples in mind:

Live within our means:

The legislature produced a

truly balanced two year

budget spending $4.42 bil-

lion in general funds, includ-

ing an 11% reduction from

the last biennium, all without

new taxes/fees or bonding of

operating expenses. This is

the first time since World

War II that a biennial budget

spent less than the previous

two years.

Help those who need it

most: The legislature en-

sured adequate funding was

provided for the develop-

mentally disabled, mental

health care for children and

adults, education, and public

safety.

Reform the way govern-

ment does business: The

budget reprioritized spend-

ing in order to reduce costs

and shrink the size of gov-

ernment, while still maintain-

ing core services. Reforms

were made to the state’s

pension system and the

Shoreland Protection Act.

We also directed the appro-

priate departments to begin

the process of implementing

Medicaid Managed Care and

the privatization of the De-

partment of Corrections.

Budget cautiously and

build a surplus: While this

budget is built on conservative

revenue estimates, the legis-

lature is committed to ensur-

ing an adequate buffer is

established should the econ-

omy grow slower than

planned. The budget projects

modest revenue growth of

.8% and an approximately $11

million rainy day fund balance.

FOCUS ON JOBS

aND prOSpEriTY

In December of 2010,

when the current Republican

legislature was sworn into of-

fice, over 42,000 Granite

Staters were out of work and

our total labor force was at lev-

els not seen since mid-2005.

Since December 2010, nearly

9,000 employees have en-

tered the workforce and almost

4,000 fewer of our friends and

neighbors are unemployed.

The state's unemployment rate

currently stands at 5.2% com-

pared to 5.5 % a year ago. Na-

tionally, the seasonally

adjusted unemployment rate

remains at 8.3 percent.

While the primary focus

in the first part of the session

was getting our fiscal house

in order, we did begin laying

the groundwork for creating

a more business-friendly en-

vironment in order to grow

jobs in New Hampshire. We

recognize there is little the

government can do to actu-

ally create jobs outside of

government. However, we

also understand that policies

enacted by government can

hurt or help job creation in

the private sector.

By holding the line on

spending, keeping taxes low,

and reducing the red tape

from Concord, the legislature

is allowing the economy to

grow, free from government

burdens. Residents will have

more of their paychecks to

spend. Businesses can feel

comfortable hiring and in-

vesting because they under-

stand the rules of the road.

Combined, these efforts will

help us to preserve and

strengthen the “New Hamp-

shire Advantage,” attract new

business, and ensure New

Hampshire continues to lead

New England and the nation

out of the recession.

OppOSED TO a SalES

Or iNCOME TaX

Enacting a Constitutional

Amendment (CACR12) al-

lowing the legislature to con-

trol education funding is key

to avoiding a broad-based

sales or income tax. Unlike

any other state in the country,

New Hampshire is now re-

quired to pay the same basic

cost of education for every

student in every community,

regardless of a community’s

wealth or need. CACR 12 will

allow the state to target aid to

communities with the great-

est need. I am pleased to

say that CACR12 is sup-

ported by the Governor.

While there other issues

that demanded attention dur-

ing the session (protecting

private property rights rela-

tive to the Northern Pass

project, working to avoid the

closure of the wood-burning

power plants and loss of jobs

that would occur, etc.) I

maintained my focus on the

core issues of why I wanted

to serve District 2.

As always I want to hear

from you. If you have a con-

cern you'd like to share, an

event you'd like me to attend,

or a problem you think I

might be able to help with--

please call or email.

Your Senator from District 2

Jeanie Forrester

April 13, 2012

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Currently, there are 700children in foster care in thestate of New Hampshire.Many of these children needpermanent homes. The num-ber of children removed fromtheir homes is increasing, whilethe number of licensedfoster/adoptive families neededto care for these children is de-creasing. That's why many chil-dren end up in crisis shelters orgroup homes. In all of these liv-ing situations, children are de-nied the benefits of the lovingenvironment that foster oradoptive homes offer. Whenphysically and emotionallyabused children are placed ininstitutional "homes," they missout on the nurturing they des-perately need.

There is an urgent need inGrafton and Coos County forall types of families with alltypes of interests to come for-ward and serve children. Weneed families to open theirhearts and open their homes.We need families that cancare for children until they arereunified with their birth par-ents as well as adoptive fami-lies that can care for childrenfor a lifetime. We are alsolooking for families that cancare for children short-term

during weekends and holi-days.

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during the month of May.Please contact the office fordate, time and location.Words can't describe the firsttime a child in placement re-ally looks at you with love andtrust. Many of these childrenexperience healthy nurturingfor the first time in their fos-ter/adoptive homes. That's anawesome gift to give a child.Please join us in this en-deavor to help our children.

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On Christmas Eveeleven years ago a heartlessperson dumped a litter ofpuppies under the TunnelBrook Bridge in Easton, NH.That proved to be the cata-lyst for several concernedcitizens to start the ATNHS.With the help and support ofseveral dedicated people anew organization was cre-ated focusing on the careand wellbeing of animals inthe North Country. Therewere growing pains andchallenges that came withstarting a new non-profit pro-gram administrated and runby a volunteer board. Overthe years at least three otheranimal shelters evolved inthe area each focusing on

slightly different goals or ge-ographic areas.

The original mission ofproviding a no-kill humanesociety exists today. ATNHSprovides for the unwanted orabused animals in Littletonand the surrounding areas ofnorthern New Hampshire, in-cluding Woodsville andHaverhill, and Vermont. Thisis still the heart and soul ofwhat we are about. In addi-tion to taking in the straydogs and taking care of theirmedical needs, we housethem until we can find a for-ever home for them. Whenthe shelter is full, that cancost a thousand dollars aweek.

Several times a year we

sponsor low cost spay/neuter clinics and shot clin-ics. Part of our mission alsoincludes public education inthe areas of animal care andwelfare. We are often calledupon to assist with animalcruelty cases in the region.

Currently we shelter ourdogs at Littleton Pet Centerand Kennel on St. JohnsburyRoad in Littleton, about sixmiles past the hospital. Any-one interested in seeing thedogs at the shelter shouldcall 603-444-6265 to arrangean appointment. The Centeris open seven days a week.

Information is available onthe web site: www.atnhs.org

The above The Notch humane society

“In The Beginning, New Beginnings”

By Richard W. Larcom

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Spring has sprung!Thoughts drift towards beingoutside in the garden – freshvegetables for the picking,bright colored flowers and re-laxing under that tree youplanted years ago. There’surgency in the air at this timeof year. It’s time to get thehands dirty. It’s time to plant,tend and observe as the ten-der shoots grow into vibrantmaturity. Here in GraftonCounty our UNH MasterGardeners have already

begun to respond to that ur-gent call. Projects are burst-ing forth around our area!Activities that you can partic-ipate in, learn from, visit andget inspired by:

On May 19th at 9 amMaster Gardeners (MGs) willbe hosting a spring cleaningon the gardens at theGrafton County Complex –3855 Dartmouth CollegeHighway. On June 16th at 9am they will again conveneat the gardens to mulch. Thisyear they are extending aninvitation to all citizens to jointhem one or both days. Thisis a prime opportunity towork alongside our MGs tolearn by doing, ask ques-tions and get inspired to cre-ate your dream garden athome. Our MGs have exten-sive knowledge on land-scape design, lawn care,wood ornamentals, annualsand perennials. This is just ashort list of the topics theyhave studied through theUNG Cooperative ExtensionMaster Gardener training.The MGs are looking forwardto meeting you!

Plymouth area MasterGardeners Bob Richer, DickFlanders, and Joan Pushee

are a part of a group of ded-icated local leaders, Ply-mouth State Universityprofessors, parents andyouth of the Plymouth areawho plan and execute theEco-Learning gardens in thePlymouth area. This is anongoing effort to educate thelocal community in plantingand maintaining vegetablegardens with an emphasison sustainability and donat-ing produce to the SeniorCenter, Meals for Many, theelementary school, the localfood bank and Youth Centerfamilies. The Eco-LearningGarden’s initiative encom-passes five gardens. A half-acre garden on FairgroundsRoad is currently dedicatedto an experimental winterwheat crop. Students fromPlymouth State Universitytend a quarter acre veg-etable garden. Parents andyouth tend a garden at Ply-mouth Youth Center. The el-ementary school studentsstart seed in a small green-house and in classrooms tomeet their own needs andthe needs of other gardens.The fifth garden is locatedbehind the Bridge Houseshelter in the Whole Villagecomplex. Shelter residents,children from the Whole Vil-lage pre-school and thecommunity members aretaught to plant and tend thegardens as well as eat thebounty through the efforts ofMaster Gardeners and LisaFord, Program AssociateUNH Cooperative ExtensionNutrition Connections. MGsare available throughout theseason to teach garden visi-tors. This project is sustain-able community building atits best!

While you are visiting thegardens in Plymouth, stop by

the Regional Senior Centerlocated across Green Streetfrom the PemigewassetRiver. There you will seewhiskey barrel gardens filledwith annuals. You mighteven run into Master Gar-dener Debbie Blackey teach-ing seniors how to plant andcare for their unusual con-tainer gardens!

At the Bristol ElementarySchool, Master GardenersCarol White and ShirleyYorks are helping studentsset up their six new raisedbed gardens. Students wantto grow vegetables, nativeplants, and plants for butter-flies and insects. Shirley andCarol are planning afterschool programs for theyouth plus meetings withparents including a “how-to”class for family gardening.Through this effort an entireelementary school, and thefamilies associated with it,will be gardening.

Master Gardener ShirleyDonovan will be offering aworkshop “Starting Vegeta-

bles from Seeds” at theBethlehem Public Library onSaturday, April 14th at 10am. All participants will gohome with their own plantedpeat pots. A fun way to get ahead start on your garden!

Master Gardeners arehelping to create strongercommunities, stronger fami-lies, and stronger livesthrough sharing their love ofgardening. If you would likemore information about theMG program, please go tohttp://extension.unh.edu/Agric/AGMastGD.htm. A MGclass will be starting in thefall of 2012. The applicationdeadline is July 20th. Infor-mation for this class is on theabove site or you can call theGrafton County ExtensionOffice at 787-6944. To findout more information on allprograms we offer find us onthe web at http://extension.unh.edu/Counties/Grafton/Grafton.htm or find us onFacebook at “UNH Coopera-tive Extension - GraftonCounty”.

Master Gardeners beautify The communityBy Becky Colpitts, Volunteer Management Program Assistant

Join Master Gardeners in your area as they beautify the

community, grow produce to donate to non-profit organi-

zations, and educate members of the public. Contact the

UNH Cooperative Extension office in Grafton County for

further details. 603-787-6944

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Color Their Wardrobes In Rainbow Colors at

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April 22 is Earth Day.

Started in 1970 by Senator

Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day

is designed to create aware-

ness of the Earth’s environ-

ment and to encourage

conservation efforts. If you

and your family participate in

Earth Day events, such as

helping clean up a local park

or taking materials to a recy-

cling center, you know the

benefits of doing your part to

improve your surroundings.

But are you doing everything

you can to upgrade your en-

vironment for investing?

Actually, as an investor,

you can learn a lot from the

lessons of Earth Day. Here

are just a few ideas:

• Diversify. If you’re familiar

with Earth Day, you know

that it involves multiple ac-

tivities, including educa-

tional programs and

do-it-now action steps.

This variety is necessary

because protecting our en-

vironment is a complex

challenge. Meeting your

short- and long-term in-

vestment goals can be

challenging, too, but you’ll

have a better chance of

success by diversifying

your investment dollars

across a range of vehicles,

such as stocks, bonds,

government securities and

certificates of deposit

(CDs). Diversification can

help reduce the impact of

volatility on your portfolio -

and high volatility can be

an obstacle for some peo-

ple trying to follow an in-

vestment strategy. (Keep in

mind, though, that diversi-

fication, by itself, cannot

guarantee a profit or pro-

tect against loss.)

• Seek growth opportunities.

Some people plant trees

on Earth Day, hoping to

watch them grow over the

years. As an investor, you,

too, need to plant “seeds”

today in the hopes of

growth in the future. That

means, among other

things, that when you pur-

chase growth-oriented in-

vestments for the long

term, you need to try to

stick with them and not

“uproot” them after short-

term declines in price.

• Develop good habits. If

you attend an Earth Day

program, you will learn

about many eco-friendly

habits you can develop,

from using energy-efficient

light bulbs to recycling old

computers and other elec-

tronic devices. To invest

successfully, it's important

to develop good habits,

such as staying invested in

all types of markets, seek-

ing tax-advantaged invest-

ments and reviewing your

portfolio regularly to make

sure it’s still appropriate for

your risk tolerance, time

horizon and long-term ob-

jectives.

earth Day lessons canapply To Investors, Too

• Avoid “toxins.” At some Earth Day

events, you can learn about “green”

substitutes for toxic chemicals in com-

mon household cleaners. When you in-

vest, you may also want to avoid

“toxins” - or at least “toxic” behaviors,

such as chasing after “hot” stocks that

are inappropriate for your needs or trad-

ing so frequently that you run up big

fees, commissions and taxes.

• Think long term. Above all else, Earth

Day is a reminder to us that we all want

to leave a healthy planet to future gen-

erations - which means we need to

make moves that are beneficial for the

environment over the long term. When

you invest, you also need to focus on

the future. That means following a long-

term investment strategy and not get-

ting sidetracked by

short-term events, such as

political crises and eco-

nomic downturns.

Earth Day comes once a

year, but its lessons can

have a lasting impact on our

environment. When you

apply these same lessons to

your own investment envi-

ronment, you may be able to

achieve some healthy re-

sults.

This article was written

by Edward Jones for use by

Kim Shillieto your Littleton

Edward Jones Financial Ad-

visor.

The Titanic disaster hashit its one hundred year an-niversary and the world isgiving the most famousocean liner a celebration thatboth honors the marvels thatit created, to being theworld's largest ship at thetime at 882 feet long andweighing 40,000 tons. To the1,500 people who lost theirlives freezing in the AtlanticOcean. No matter what sideyou look at, from the gloriousphotos of Titanic at Harlandand Wolff in Belfast, to itsisolated state two milesdown to the Atlantic Oceansea bed today. It is a majes-tic, beautiful, and tragic siteall wrapped into one.

CONCEpTiON: Around the early 1900's,

ocean liner companies werebuilding bigger and luxuriousships and the White Star

Line wanted to be the oneswho set the bar. In 1907, J.Bruce Ismay, president anddirector of International Mer-cantile Marine, and Harlandand Wolff Chairman, WilliamJames Pirrie, conceived theidea of birthing three of thelargest and most sufficientships ever thought of andtheir names would be:Olympic, Titanic, and laterBritannic (originally namedGigantic). In March of 1909,Titanic's keel was laid downin Belfast and the processbegan. Titanic was such ahuge deal that well over100,000 spectators came towitness her hull beinglaunched before being takento the basin to be fitted(which means getting every-thing from chairs or kitchensupplies and etc. for theship.) March 20th, 1912 wasthe day of Titanic's original

maiden voyage, but due toOlympic's horrendous, andnear fatal, collision withRoyal Naval cruiser Hawkein September of 1911, thevoyage had to be delayed sothe workers could repair Titanic's oldest sister ship. Anew date was scheduled fora month later.

THE VOYaGE aND liFE ON THE SHip: April 10th, 1912 was a

day of amazement and won-der as classes of peoplefrom millionaires to the dirtpoor, who were mostly immi-grants looking for a new lifein the New World, got to setsail on the world's largestship. Titanic had a largeclass of different groups ofpeople and the sad part isthat some of them, especiallythe Third Class, had it betteron the ship than they did in

their whole lives. Imaginebeing poor, living in awfulconditions, and suddenly youhave a bed, a roof over yourhead, and bathing. Andsome of the Third Classweren't used to fine diningand even though they werethe lowest class on the ship,they were still fed reallygood. The First Class andSecond Class, however, hadit made. They had their owngymnasium, their own Turk-ish baths, and their ownswimming pool. Most of thefirst class didn't even usesome of the fine areas of en-tertainment as some viewedit as a prop. Most just en-joyed each others company,gambled, and enjoyed thefour restaurants (one with

even palm trees outside of it)that Titanic offered. It waslike a ship made from theGods of Heaven broughtupon as a gift to the Atlantic,but where there is good,there is always evil, and thisevil was in the form of an ice-berg.

"iCEBErG DEaDaHEaD!":

Titanic was supposedlyunsinkable due to it's sixteenwatertight compartments,but on the night of April 14th,1912, those assumptionswould sink along with theship. At approximately 11:30pm, Fredrick Fleet and Regi-nald Lee were up in thecrows nest, when suddenlythey spot this black mass

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Titanic: 100 years laterWritten By Scared Sheetless’ Very Own James Paradie

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11getting dangerously close tothe ship. They only havethirty seconds to spare asFirst Officer Murdoch de-mands that the ship be putinto reverse and for them tosteer the ship away from theiceberg. But they were goingtoo fast and the previous ice-berg warnings they were re-ceiving all day were ignored.The final moments of thesinking saw the Titanic'sstern rise into the air, beforea roar was heard (as ex-plained by survivors) and theship's lights went out and itbroke into two just in front ofthe third funnel. The bowsank with the water filling thestern before the stern roseback into the air; the bowsnapped the double hull ofthe ship off as it made it's"fall" to the ocean floor. Thestern then followed momentslater. The ship was gone andthere was a yield of silencebefore hundreds of peoplewere heard screaming in themoonless night. Only twoboats risked death by goingback to take in possible sur-vivors; they only found four.

THE lOST: 2,200 souls shared their

best memories as someshared their final memorieson that very ship. They wouldgo onto the promenadedecks and look out into thevast ocean, only in a shortamount time to have theirlives tragically altered. Whatwas the most perfect dayturned into a drastic, horrify-ing night that in the end only713 survived, while an esti-mated 1,500 lost their lives.Among those of the bravewho lost their lives was oneheart wrenching story of theStraus family, who at thetime co-owned the Macy'sdepartment store in NewYork City. At the time of thesinking, Ida made her wayinto the lifeboat, but whenIsidor went to join his wife hewas stopped and told by theofficial that it was womenand children first. Ida got offand instead put their maid inher place. She joined herhusband and said, whereverhe goes she goes. Theywere both never seen again.

FiNDiNG TiTaNiC: After the wreck, there

was much debate on who toblame for the wreck, most ofthe blame went to J. BruceIsmay for his cowardice dur-ing the sinking, he eventuallywent into isolation himselfand died in the 1930's due toa stroke. There's alwaysbeen fascinations from ex-plorers to even oil tycoonsalike to find the Titanic.Some even wanted to raiseher, one theory was usingping pong balls to bring herto the surface, believe it ornot. Nobody could ever find

it and all attempts failed until1985, that is when RobertBallard, and a team ofoceanographers, used a livevideo sonar device to "mowthe Atlantic Ocean sea bed"to search for the Titanic. Itworked. On September 1st,1985 in the late night theyfound her and as quickly ascheers from the explorershappened, sorrow and re-morse fell upon them. One ofthe explorers said, "Shesinks in twenty minutes."They all went out onto thedock of the ship and had amemorial for all who lost theirlives that tragic night.

lEGaCY: Ballard has made many

journeys to the ship, as hasfamous cinema filmmaker,James Cameron (Titanic andAvatar). People have evengotten married on the dock ofthe ship, using submersibles.When you think of the mostfamous ship of all time youwill think of Titanic. Samegoes for thinking about themost famous shipwreck of alltime. The actual Titanic isfading away now by bacteriaeating at her steel and someexperts say within severaldecades she will be nothing

more than a pile of rust. Butjust as a person who passeson, if you think about it, theyare always there, and thememory stays alive. Thesame will go for the Titanicand many centuries to come.

SOUrCES: (Note from author: A lot

of this strictly comes from theplain old noggin. I'm seri-ously a Titanic buff and I willbe posting several more Titanic related posts on mywebsite in the comingweeks. Go onto scaredsheetlessncn.blogspot.comand don't be afraid to tell mewhat you thought of this arti-cle. Just send me an emailatscaredsheetlessncn@hotmail.com.)

Okay, I did get SOMEsources, and they are re-spectively as follows:

www.titanicuniverse.com

Titanic at 100: Preserve thewreck or let it go? by Dan Vergano, USAToday.com

Titanic is Falling Apart by Brian Handwerk, NationalGeographic.com

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Is Mike Burton my realname? Nope, but let's just gowith it, shall we? Last month Imade the introduction thatTrendy Times will be runningmy monthly journal entriesthrough my journey of weightloss as well as the bad timesin between and before hand.Let's get started with the dis-cussion of how I found out itwas time to lose the poundsand it starts off with those evilscales.

Scales. It's the worstnightmare of any overweightperson. We see them and wethink of something demonicand scary. One thing is cer-tain, if we go on them we'renot going to like the resultswe see. However, I've beenlucky, because the scales atthe doctors I go to see don'tgo up to my size. Wait...did Isay lucky? I meant down rightembarrassing. Did it makeme wake up? Not really. I'vejust always been one of thosetypes that's content withbeing a big guy and never re-ally thought that it was time tolose weight. Until...

I was convinced to go toWeight Watchers. Actually, I

just randomly said one daythat I'd go and when the timecame I changed my mind. I'ma very wishy washy person; Ifeel like doing something onemoment and then the next I'moff doing something else. ButI went and got on the scaleand saw the number "411" onthere. "Ouch." Was my reac-tion.

I'm glad it was only meand the "weight checker lady"(not sure if that's what theyare actually called) who got tosee that. I was wonderingwhy I went from a 3x to a 5xall of a sudden in my t-shirtcollection. But seriously, whatfirst came to my mindwas...it's time to change.Being a big guy and beingcontent with it is one thing,but that weight is just way tooscary to look at, and I neededsomething to light a fire underme and show me the way toa healthier lifestyle. I went tothe Weight Watchers meetingand was amazed at one ofthe speakers who at one timewas just about as big as meand is now healthy and slim.He did it, why can't I? I wason the Subway Diet for a full

year, lost almost 100 pounds,even got a few girls lookingmy way...Okay, not really.

I adapt pretty easily, it'sthe getting my mind set ontoit that's the hard part. Once Ido, it's a piece of low fat cake.I quit smoking after five years,was smoking almost twopacks a day. Quit almost noproblem, it's the staying awayfrom it that's the problem.Sure, I've had one or twosince I quit, but I've stayedaway from it. I have no ideawhy though, it didn't matter tomost. I remember tellingsomeone, "Hey, I quit smok-ing." What did this personsay? "That's great, but nowyou need to work on yourweight." You can't impressanyone these days. I swearpeople would rather me be asmoking skinny guy then anon smoking fat guy.

Shoot, looks like I'm al-most reaching my word limithere. Next month though, wewill take a journey that mayfrighten some people. Nospoilers though. Thank youfor reading and you haveyourself a great day.

Diary of a Fat ManJournal entry 2:

The Introduction To change

Written By “Mike Burton”

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Woodsville, NH – Gene R.Gadwah, 74, passed away onApril 8, 2012, at his residencefollowing a short bout withcancer.

He was born inWoodsville, NH, August 28,1937, a son of Cyrena (Jolin)Getchell and Claude L. Gad-wah, Sr., he attended schoolsin Woodsville and startedwork at an early age on localfarms and delivered milk forthe former Hastings Dairy ofWoodsville. For forty sevenyears he worked at the formerNewman Lumber Companyand continued work at thecompany following its sale tothe Davidson Company.

In his semi-retired years,he worked for the WoodsvilleFire District Highway Dept.He took pride in his work atkeeping the parks and play-grounds grass mowed duringthe summer and sidewalksclean and clear of snow andice in the winter. Gene retiredfrom this work in December2011. He was a life memberof the Ammonoosuc ValleyFish and Game Club, hadserved honorably in the Na-tional Guard for nine years,

and was also a member ofthe Knights of Pythias Lodgeof Haverhill. Gene was well known for hislove of hunting, fishing, andtarget shooting, and over theyears earned many trophiesfor his marksmanship.

He was predeceased byhis first wife, Diana (Arse-nault) Gadwah on July 13,2003 and his parents, Cyrenaand Claude.

Survivors include his wifeGail, (Bedell), a son, Gene H.Gadwah and wife Wendy ofNorth Haverhill, NH, a daugh-ter, Lisa Gadwah and hus-band Michael of Woodsville,five grandchildren, Diana Selfand husband Ryan of Glen-cliff, NH, Sunshine Gadwahand husband Edward, Tonyaand Madeline Gadwah, andMichael Gadwah II, four greatgrandchildren, Autumn andGeorge Self, Alysha and Trin-ity Gadwah, three step chil-dren Terry Fairbrother andhusband Bruce, PeterKnights and wife Angel, andLynn Knights and friend

Diane, along with several stepgrandchildren and step greatgrandchildren; two brothers,Dean Gadwah and wifeBunny of Lebanon, NH andClaude Gadwah and wifeJackie of Woodsville, alongwith several nieces andnephews.

Calling hours were heldon Wednesday, April 11th,from 6 to 8 PM at Ricker Fu-neral Home, 1 Birch Street,Woodsville, NH.

The funeral service washeld on Thursday, April 12th,at 11 AM at the funeral homewith Pastor Susan Ellery offi-ciating. Burial followed inHorse Meadow Cemetery,North Haverhill, NH.

Memorial contributionscan be made to the CottageHospital Oncology Dept., POBox 2001, Woodsville, NH03785

For more information or tosign an online condolenceplease visit www.rickerfh.com

Ricker Funeral Home,Woodsville is in charge ofarrangements.

obITuary – GeNe r. GaDWah

Pike, NH – Catherine JeanMaurer, 68, of Daniels Road,died on Thursday, April 5,2012 at her home.

Catherine was born inRutland, VT, September 17,1943, the daughter of JamesWalter and Laura Irene(Poole) Comeau.

She owned and operatedthe Mine Mine Mine Farm inPike. Catherine was a verystrong animal activist. In 2004Cathy, along with a group ofother concerned and caringindividuals, helped to form theTwin State Humane Society.

She was predeceasedby her friend, John N. Arrigoon April 8, 2008.

Survivors include twosons, Vincent Patrick of Ip-swich, MA and StantonPatrick of Rutland, VT; 4grandchildren; a brother,Robert Comeau of Malta,NY; and several nieces,

nephews, and cousins.There will be no calling

hours.A celebration of Cathy’s

life will be held at the farm ata later date.

The family respectfullyasks that flowers be omittedand memorials made to theTwin State Humane Society,PO Box 263, Pike, NH 03780.

Ricker Funeral Home,Woodsville, NH is in chargeof arrangements.

For more information or tooffer an online condolenceplease go to www.rickerfh.com

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caTherINe JeaN Maurer

Woodsville, NH – DanielJoseph Jock, 26, died onWednesday, April 4, 2012 atthe Dartmouth HitchcockMedical Center after a 15month courageous battle withleukemia, surrounded by hisloving wife, family, friends,and fellow firefighters.

He was born at theYokota Air Force Base inJapan, on February 21, 1986,the son of Ernest andMelodie (Caswell) Jock, Jr.Dan graduated from the Lit-tleton Charter School in2004. He had worked forSpencer Richardson of HomeICU in Swiftwater, NH, andmore recently, he worked forWalter E. Jock Oil Company,Inc. in Wells River, VT as anoil burner technician.

Dan married Megan Winoton February 15, 2012. He wasvolunteer firefighter on theWoodsville Fire Departmentsince 2004. Dan was a LevelII Certified Firefighter and aRIT Certified Firefighter. Heenjoyed training with othersand was an excellent pumpoperator. He was a member ofthe Red Knights Chapter #5,Wells River. Dan will be re-membered for practical jokes.He loved hanging with hisfriends and his children.

He was predeceased byhis mother, Melodie (Caswell)

Jock; and an aunt, PamelaCaswell Dana.

Survivors include his wifeMegan (Winot) Jock ofWoodsville; three children,Matthew C., Joey A., andJaylynn M. Jock all ofWoodsville; his father, ErnestJock, Jr. of Norfolk, NY; a sis-ter, Ashley Jock of Moira, NY;maternal grandparents, Bon-nie Caswell Poor and hus-band Robert of Bath, NH;paternal grandparents,Ernest Jock, Sr. and wife Car-rie DeBeer Jock of Brushton,NY; two aunts, Angela Borgerand husband Neil and Chris-tine Fleury and husbandJohn; two uncles, ChesterCaswell and wife Catherineand Dave Jock; severalcousins; and his fire family.

Calling hours was heldon Friday, April 6, from 6 to 8PM at the Woodsville Emer-gency Service Building,4910 Dartmouth CollegeHighway, Woodsville, NH.

A funeral service was heldon Saturday, April 7, at 11 AMat Ricker Funeral Home, 1Birch Street, Woodsville, NHwith Rev. Lyn Winter officiating.

Burial followed at thePine Grove Cemetery, Swift-water Road, Woodsville.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rial contributions may bemade to Dan Jock Fund, c/oNorth Country Public SafetyOfficers Foundation, PO Box239, Franconia, NH 03580.

Ricker Funeral Home,Woodsville, NH is in chargeof arrangements.

For more information or tooffer an online condolenceplease go to www.rickerfh.com

obITuary

DaNIel Joseph JockBath, NH – Mary J. Hanna,81, of Pettyboro Road, diedon Tuesday, March 27, 2012at her home.

Mary was born in Lowell,MA, April 4, 1930, and grad-uated from high school inLowell. She was married toDavid J. Hanna and he pre-deceased her in January of1999. David and Mary livedin Wells, ME and moved toBath, NH around 25 yearsago. She enjoyed watchingand feeding the deer andwildlife around her home.

She was also prede-ceased by two brothers.

Survivors include threestep daughters, Laurel Rustand her husband Everett ofBath, NH, Velma Spann andher husband Jim of Ala-bama, and Cheryl Raven-scroft and her husband Johnof Arizona; nine step grand-children; and thirteen stepgreat grandchildren.

There will be no callinghours.

A private family grave-side service will held later

this summer in the PettyboroCemetery, Bath, NH.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rial contributions may bemade to St. Jude’s Chil-dren’s Research Hospital,501 St. Jude Place, Mem-phis, TN 38105-1905.

Ricker Funeral Home,Woodsville, NH is in chargeof arrangements.

For more information or tooffer an online condolenceplease go to www.rickerfh.com

obITuary – Mary J. haNNa

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Chlorella contains a higherconcentration of chlorophyllthan any other known plant. Itis a complete protein, con-tains all the B vitamins, vita-min C and E and manyminerals actually highenough to be consideredsupplementary amounts. Thecell wall material of chlorellahas a particular effect on in-testinal and bowel health,detoxifying the colon, stimu-lating peristaltic activity, andpromoting the growth of ben-eficial bacteria. Chlorella iseffective in eliminating heavymetals – such as lead, mer-cury, copper and cadmium.Anti-tumor research shows itis an important source of betacarotene in healing. Itstrengthens the liver, thebody’s major detoxifyingorgan, so that it can free thesystem of infective agentsthat destroy immune de-fenses. It reduces arthritisstiffness, lowers blood pres-sure, relieves gastritis and ul-cers. Its rich nutritionalcontent has made it effectivein weight loss programs, bothfor cleansing ability, and inmaintaining muscle tone dur-ing lower food intake. But itsmost important benefits seemto come from a combinationof molecules that biochemistscall the “Controlled GrowthFactor”, a unique compositionthat provides a noticeable in-crease in sustained energyand immune health wheneaten on a regular basis.

Spirulina the original su-perfood, an easily producedalgae with the ability to growin both ocean and alkalinewaters. It is a complete pro-tein, providing all 21 aminoacids, and the entire B com-

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The green grasses con-tain all known mineral andtrace mineral elements, abalanced range of vitamins,and hundreds of enzymesfor digestion and absorption.The small molecular proteinsin these plants can be ab-sorbed directly through thecell membranes.

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Alfalfa is one of theworld’s richest mineral foods,pulling up earth sources fromroot depths as great as 130feet. It is the basis for liquidchlorophyll, with a balance ofchemical and mineral con-stituents almost identical tohuman hemoglobin. It is usedtherapeutically for arthritis, awide range of intestinal andskin disorders, liver prob-lems, breath and body odors,and even cancer.

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Dorindo DiMartino’s fa-ther, Ray, originally from theAbruzzo Region of Italy,started this business with afriend back in 1939. Dorindowas quick to follow his fa-ther’s lead and began work-ing on the restoration offurniture as a small boy. Helearned the art of sewingfrom his mother, Rita. Hisbrother, Ray also fell in lovewith the process of restoringprecious old furniture andgetting it back into service,and owns Newtown Uphol-stery in Newtown, Ct.

Dorindo earned hisBachelors of Science degreein the eighties, but is classi-cally trained in the art of up-holstery, re-upholstery andrestoration. He has workedfor the likes of Michael J.Fox, and other celebritieswhile in Connecticut.Dorindo has worked forGilberte Interiors, Inc. inHanover, NH. His skill hasallowed him to pursue nu-merous commercial con-tracts, such as restoring thechairs in “The Colonial Hair-dresser” in St. Johnsbury,Vermont, and he currentlyhas the contract for St.Johnsbury Academy. He re-cently restored the Acad-emy’s library chairs’cushions and a few yearsprior, replaced the drapes inFuller Hall, but his true lovelies in antique restoration.

After moving from Con-necticut, Dorindo was a sub-contractor for LyndonvilleFurniture for 22 years. Dur-ing that time he attracted theattention of Lyndon StateCollege, and continues towork for them still. Dorindore-located to Island Pondwith Jessica, his wife, andtheir 4 children, Sofia, 15,Adriano (Ace), 12, Ramone,10, and Santino (Teeny) 5. Itsoon became evident thatthis was going to be a familyaffair. Sofia now works withJessica in “Sofia’s Interiors”and helps choose the colorand design of fabrics. Sheloves to sketch and design.Both Ace and Ramone enjoysewing as well as design.They have now been in theirsecond location in St. Johns-bury, Vermont, since August.

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whistlin’ Dixie…at the 15minute mark, I discovered mychosen cake plate was notquite big enough and had tofind another one, so it wasmore like 18 to 20 minutes,and my cake didn’t want torelease, causing it to split. Inretrospect, I wish I’d used ametal baking pan instead oftempered glass, as I couldhave briefly reheated the bot-tom over a low burner andthat probably would haveprevented the split. Ahwell…hindsight is twenty-

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sampled it. Within a fewhours, the crack was gone,right along with the rest of thecake. I’m making another ofthese scrumptious confec-tions tomorrow!

1 cup maple syrup (only the real thing, please!)

1 cup walnuts or pecans,roughly chopped

1 stick butter (1/2 cup) soft-ened to room temp.

1 cup sugar2 eggs, room temp.1/2 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons baking powder1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour1/2 cup whole milk, room

temp.1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350°F. Gen-erously spray or grease a 9-inch square oven proof pan.Pour syrup in bottom of panand evenly sprinkle with thenuts. With an electric mixer,cream butter and sugar untilfluffy. Add the eggs, one at a

time and mix well after each.Whisk together the flour,baking powder and salt in abowl. Add the vanilla to themilk. Alternately add the wetand dry ingredients to theegg mixture, beating justuntil everything is nicelymixed. Carefully dollop thecake batter over the syrupand nuts, then gently smooththe top. Bake for 40 minutes,or until cake tests done. Re-move from oven and let reston a rack 15 minutes (ex-actly!) before running asharp knife around theedges then turning out ofpan onto a cake plate.

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