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New direction for NorthDenver public schoolsby the North Denver News

The story is like a real-life versionof the movie Wall Street , without theredemptive ending.

A young Bud Fox leaves Washingtonfor Colorado, lands a job with GordonGekko, tycoon and corporate raid-er. Only in this case, young Bud isfuture United States Senator MichaelBennet, andGekko, bil-

lionaire PhilAnschutz.T h e

job leavesB e n n e twealthy, and allows him to take a giantpay cut and work for Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, then the DenverPublic Schools. It gives him financialexperience, which in turn leads to acomplicated interest rate swap thatmay leave Denver taxpayers in a bil-lion dollar hole, as the fund for Denverteachers retirement looks in need of anAIG-style bailout.

Ironically, the details of the sourceof Bennets wealth are revealed largelyin a lawsuit by Louisiana teachers,whose investment in theater chainRegal Cinemas went south after Bennetand Anshutz gained control of thecompany through the purchase of debt,forced other debtors and shareholderinto taking losses, then sped off with$1.4 billion in cash, while jobs werelost.

The story begins with RegalCinema, the largest movie chain inthe country at the time, with some17% of all screens nation-wide andrevenues of nearly $2.5 billion. Regalwas born when Anschutz joined three bankrupt movie companies, pullingthem together in early 2002. In 2003,

a relatively healthy Regal issued anextraordinary cash dividend of $5.05per share to all shareholders, totaling

approximately $715 million, including$373 million to Anschutz. To pay thatdividend, the company took on overa half billion dollars in debt. The com-pany went from healthy to imperiled,out of cash, and downgraded by ana-lysts. In 2004, a second extraordinarycash dividend was issued, this timeamounting to $710 million. The compa-ny went into an additional $930 millionin debt to cover the dividend. Anschutzwould get an additional $368 millionfrom that transaction. The companyacknowledged in a federal Security andExchange Commission (SEC) filing thatthe additional debt would adversely

Bennet made fortune incorporate raid

by Guerin Lee Green

Cracks breaking taxpayers back?Only weeks after these tenniscourts were resurfaced at Berkeley park, cracks have appeared, along

with ants and weeds. Parks and public amenities in North Denver

have long seemed neglected relative to other part ofDenver

Roxborough Park needs volunteersto fight invasive weeds

ed more than ever for RoxboroughsResource Rescuer programs!

Become a Weed Warrior! Aggressiveand non-native plant species havemoved into the park. Roxboroughsweed removal program goes off thetrails to battle against invasive weedspecies that move in and crowd outnative plants and flowers. Thistles, mul-lein, toadflax, you name it; we needyour help to eradicate it! Weed elimi-nation crews meet every Wednesdayfrom 8:00 a.m. until noon. Come helpus protect Roxboroughs native flowersand plants.

Or, join us on Tuesdays from 8 a.m.to noon to help maintain the trail sys-tem that is the lifeblood of Roxborough

Special to the North Denver News

Every year, thousands of visitors

drive down a dusty state road, and pullinto a valley where they are swept offtheir feet by the massive panorama ofFountain Formation rocks that adornRoxborough State Park. In fact, theserock formations are viewed from allover the Denver metro area by evenmore people every day.

With over 3,300 acres of pristineFront Range wilderness and 14 milesof beautiful trails, this park has becomea gem of the state park system. Asyou can imagine, keeping this beautifulpark in ideal condition is a full time job.As vegetation growth explodes, annu-al park visitation increases, and statebudgets decrease, volunteers are need- see PARK on page 12

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Opinion and Comment

As the global financial meltdownhas revealed, there is no shortage ofpeople who fail to understand their

own investments. Perhaps better finan-cial literacy among the public wouldhelp many people avoid such poordecisions. But increasing knowledgeamong investors can actually lead tounintended negative consequences,claims Gustavo Manso, an associateprofessor at the MIT Sloan School ofManagement. Indeed, Manso and hisco-author, Bruce Carlin, an assistantprofessor of finance at UCLA, concludethat modest increases in know-how forsome investors damage other custom-ers by generating an arms race inwhich financial firms seek new profits by baffling all clients with ever-morearcane products.

Small increments of education canhurt everyone, says Manso.

Obfuscation versus educationIn the paper, Obfuscation,

Learning, and the Evolution of InvestorSophistication, to be published in theReview of Financial Studies, Manso

and Carlin examine consumer finan-cial education involving the mutual-fund industry, although they say theirresearch also applies to the credit cardand mortgage businesses, and more.Investors often ignore costly mutual-fund fees, the authors point out; simi-larly, many homeowners have failed tounderstand how adjustable-rate mort-gages work, while consumers whodo not grasp the fees and repaymentschedules of credit cards have helpedlead to a record-setting amount ofhousehold debt.

With mutual funds, investors whofocus exclusively on fund perfor-mance annual returns overlookthe annual fees that can overshad-ow variations in fund results. Thereare huge differences in mutual-fundfees, says Manso. They add up pret-

In Memoriam - Marcia Kearney(Marcia Kearney was a one-time

resident of Congress Park)My friend Marci Kearney is gone.

She was killed on her scooter inMassachusetts this week.

Fast, fun, fearless. Thats how Illremember her. Sometimes, when Ithink about what I want my daughterto be like when she grows up, I thinkabout Marci. While my heart breaks,let me tell you about this one-of-a-kind

spirit.I met her in a way that I would cometo learn was typically Marci. I was at ameeting or a class at Mountain StatesEmployers Council, where Marci was astaff attorney. I had ridden my Ducati,and parked in the MSEC lot. When Icame out, Marcis card was lodged inmy tank protector, with some whimsi-cal note. Later, when I called, we soonhooked up for a ride.

I remember Marci on her burgundyBMW K75, knees tucked in tight, rid-ing like the wind. On one of our firstrides, I looked back over my shoulderto see her gamely keeping up, drop-ping back a bit in the corners and

opening it up on the short straightsin Golden Gate Canyon. Golden Gateis tight and technical, burned into mymemory every corner, every shiftpoint. And Marci, who had not beenriding long, was artfully staying withthe pace. At the Gilpin County line, Iwaved her past. The image of her rid-ing with such grace, her back carryingthe arch of the smaller rider stretchedout on the long BMW, the sound of thetriple rising and falling with each bendin the road, is indelible. Marci was fast,and enviably smooth.

Marci was such great fun, so great totravel with. In one of the last years of thevintage motorcycle races at Steamboat,Marci had talked a client into giving usa room. We made the ride to Steamboatat daybreak, crossing Berthoud pass inthe late September suns first efforts.By the time we descended into WinterPark for the ritual breakfast and warm-ing, I was cranky and cold. But thechill did nothing to dint Marcis trade-mark smile. With the great road andno traffic, nothing could be better forMarci. On that trip, on a narrow two-laner north of Steamboat, we ran intoa Routt County sheriff who was wait-ing for the sportbike scum that weredestroying the peace of the wilder-ness. For some reason, I had backedoff the pace, and was sitting up, hands

off the bars, stretching, when I got tothe speed trap. Marci, following, hadnot backed off. The lights went on. Icircled back to offer moral support andindignation. I neednt have worried.Marci had already talked him into awarning. I, on the other hand, got astern, if ridiculous, lecture about rid-ing with no hands. She never let meforget it.

Marci and I ventured onto the

racetrack, too. Like so many of theBMW folks before the dealership land-scape changed, Marci had wrangleddiscounts for Reg Pridmores CLASSschool at the late, lamented SecondCreek Raceway. On the track, Marciwas the only woman but the best stu-dent, and phenomenally quick. Andwith such joy. She was a happy war-rior, so self-assured, confident andcompetent, with such a strong senseof self and identity. Reg called herplucky, and no other description couldhave been as apt.

In later years, Marci turned fromthe practice of law to teaching. Shemoved with Bill to Boston, and I only

saw her twice in the last ten years. Butfor me, frozen in amber, is the image ofMarci carving an effortless arc, speedand grace blended into a perfect form.Rest in peace, Marci. I will tell mydaughter of you, and hope that, insome small ways, your virtues will liveon in her.

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This month, be the DenverDifference: help remove graffiti inyour neighborhood. Left alone, graf-fiti is like a diseaseits contagious.Not only that, but it leads to other

problems.Recently some researchers inthe Netherlands tested the effectsof graffiti on human behavior. Theresearchers used a bike rack andnearby wall to show that, when a

flyer was left on bikes near a wallcovered with graffiti the flyer wasoften tossed on the ground, while

flyers left near a clean wall weremore likely to be kept to be tossed inthe trash later.

So how does your neighbor-hood look? Is there graffiti or some

other form of blight that needs to beaddressed? Is there something youcan do to help?

One morning a couple of yearsago my teenage son noticed a com-motion in the alley and went toinvestigate. Someone had put graf-fiti on a bunch of the fences and theneighbors had come out to look atit and talk about what to do. Theycalled the police and started paint-ing over the graffiti. My son asked ifhe could use a spray can to paint thetags on the dumpster.

Today I went to visit three of thehouses that had not yet removedthe graffiti from two years ago to

encourage them to remove the graf-fiti or authorize the city to do it.I took along copies of the graffitiremoval authorization form that Iprinted from the citys web site.

The only person I found homesaid that he would send in the form but would probably paint overthe graffiti himself to make sureit matches. I offered to help if heneeded a hand. He appreciated thecontact and said that he didnt real-ize that the Westside painted onhis shed referred to a gang.

Be the Denver Difference is aneffort by the City to encourage peo-ple to help each other be responsiblefor the well-being of their neighbor-hood. In July we are encouragingpeople to work together to tack-le graffiti and other blight (www.KnowGraffiti.com or call (720) 865-6800 for ideas). Next month well bepromoting ways to support our localschools.

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ty quickly. But its hard for investorsto figure them out, because theyresometimes hidden in the funds pro-spectus. If you educate everyone,and everyone becomes sophisticated,youd solve the problem, says Manso.Firms wouldnt have incentives toplay games any more. But that wouldbe very expensive and hard to do.

Instead, Manso and Carlin assert,the uneven levels of financial knowl-edge among the public produce adynamic relationship between finan-cial firms and their customers. Someconsumers are sophisticated, so theyreable to see through different offeringsand pick out the best products, saysManso. But in practice, there are alot of unsophisticated investors. Evenwhen they catch up a bit, there is stilla lot of scope for firms to dynamicallyadjust their products.

Using past empirical studies, Mansoand Carlin model a variety of situa-tions in which investors increase theireducation levels, and firms respond.Some of these arms-race scenarios

bring unwanted costs to all parties.Unsophisticated investors pay higherfees. Sophisticated investors investmore time and money finding betterfunds. The funds themselves spendincreasing amounts of capital changing

their products. This not only degradespersonal welfare, the authors write,but also effects the economy as awhole.

What is to be done?If a little financial education is a

dangerous thing, then what otheroptions do we have to help the publicavoid pitfalls when it comes to choos-ing sound investments? One solu-tion would be increased regulationto prevent obfuscation by financialfirms, thus limiting the opportunitiesbusinesses have to exploit consumers.Indeed, the financial regulation bill being considered by Congress wouldlikely increase the governments abilityto enact new rules, since it mandatesthe creation of a Consumer FinancialProtection Agency, overseen by theFederal Reserve. Consumer advocateshave hailed this part of the legislation.

We are going to see a fundamen-tal change going forward, says GailHillebrand, a senior attorney and man-ager of the Consumer Unions FinancialServices Campaign. For the first time,

we will have an agency whose job it isto stay on top of these developments.

However, as Manso notes, newlaws might not anticipate innovationsof the future. Moreover, despite all the

A little knowledge isdangerous in investing

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Bennet made fortune in bankruptcy

affect Regals ability to fund itself goingforward. Ratings agencies Moodys andStandard & Poors downgraded Regalsdebt to negative a Moodys VP said,Its pretty mind-boggling to me that thiscompany, recently out of bankruptcy, will

pay out $1.6 billion.The Louisiana teachers pension fund

went farther. (T)he real explanationfor draining the Company of its cash isthat the Board is looting Regal and itssubsidiaries to pay the individual Boardmembers hundreds of millions of dollarsin dividends, which have no legitimatebusiness purpose and provide absolutelyno benefit to the company.

(O)utrageous transfer of cash, whichis leaving Regal in a clearly weakenedand precarious condition Anschutzand the Board are using Regals fundsfor their own personal purposes, leav-

dubious financial practices of recentyears, tight regulations could restrictlegitimate innovation, he says.

Another option, Manso notes, wouldbe widespread use of libertarian pater-nalism, that is, benign guidance forinvestors. Employees often work forfirms whose 401(k) plans have sev-eral options. But the government couldrequire firms to assign safe plans toemployees as their default selection;workers would have to make a specialeffort to choose riskier retirement plans.The cost here is that it kills sociallearning, says Manso. People herd

to a default option and they dont doresearch any more.

Among investors, perhaps apathy isthe cure for ignorance.

ing shareholders at risk of another tripthrough bankruptcy. There is simplyno reasonable business objective for theDividend.

The Louisiana lawsuit, filed in anotoriously corporate friendly Delawarecourt, ended before testimony could be

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By performing them on a regular basis, the homes structural integritywill be maintained, energy efficien-cy increased, and personal securityexpanded. Other advantages include:finding possessions easily in a neatand organized environment andincreasing appeal to potential buyerswhen it is time to sell.

While cleaning, examine for

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Windows Paint inside frames if they havent

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glass and wood. Sand wood lightlyand wipe clean. Dry. Caulk aroundframe and repair if needed. Apply twocoats of paint with at least 24-hoursdrying time in between. High-gloss,oil-base paint is easy to maintain andis strong against mold and mildewfrom condensation and blisteringfrom sun and weather. Apply weatherstripping.

Cover the windows for securityas the Denver Police Department sug-gests in a brochure about preventingtheft.

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breathes best:moisture can evapo-rate. Avoid water-tight paint products because they will

keep in moisture, which will expandwhen frozen and crack the cement.

Bricks Check mortar. If it is missing,

loose or has large gaps, it probablyneeds tuck pointing a job for a pro-fessional mason with historic masonryexperience. The mortar needs to bematched in composition, strength andcolor. The amount and type of mortar

varies consid-erably by ageof house.

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For Edison, the change representsa transition from unusual stability inschool leadership. Constant shuffling ofprincipals in DPS means leaders oftenserve fewer than four years at a school.

Whitelock call Edison an extraor-dinary educational experience for allchildren, and where all are welcome.No matter where kids come from, theyall can leave successful.

The new principal has bold goals tocreate 21st education in an 100-yearold building. We will aim to build stu-

dents that are thinkers and enquirers....Strong academically but also capablesocial problem solvers.

Whitelock says Edisons level ofcommunity involvement and engage-ment is extraordinary. Its the neighborhood school feel married with achallenging academic environment.

Edison is implementing PositiveBehavior Systems (PBS), a research-based school culture program, supple-menting Edisons long-running andhighly regarded CARRES CharacterEducation program. The teachers real-ly own (CARRES) as something that ispart of Edison and our community. Its

a key in creating caring, community-oriented student that are life long learn-ers.

Setting Edison apart is its approach

to enrichment, with dozens of before-and after-school activities, many run by parents. The diverse offerings areeven parent-coordinated, with MicheleKilen ably scheduling, promoting andenrolling the programs that range fromsports to yoga, Shakespeare to chess,and serve students from preschool tofifth grade.

Whitelock calls the enrichment pro-grams exceptional and varied.

As for the change in principals,Whitelock says the difference that thecommunity will see be a very clearcommon purpose and a communicationof it. We will all focus around stronginstruction, and a caring, responsible

student body.Whitelock seeks to develop a trueprofessional learning community.Teachers that believe in learning, andhave a responsibility to teach, learnfrom, other teachers. (We will be) datadriven, and move from a curriculumfocus to ensuring all students learn.

We have moved from a one roomschoolhouse to twenty one room school-houses we need to a have everyteacher responsible for every kid in a building. When we learn from everyteacher, is when we create an excep-tional school, I think that is when wecreate exceptional teachers.

Edisons new principal seeksimproved communication forhigh achieving school


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The fitter you are, the better yourbody responds to exercise, accordingto a new study.

New research using a much broad-er approach to finding the bodyschemical response to exercise is forg-ing a deeper understanding of whyexercise reduces the risk of heart dis-ease, stroke and diabetes. Looking at200 different metabolites (the chemi-cal by-products of the bodys use ofenergy), researchers from Harvardand MIT working at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital have created a newfoundation for understanding exer-cise and fitness.

Increases in metabolites were foundboth in the muscles engaged in exer-cise and, to a lesser extent, through-out the body. That finding shouldencourage those engaged in wholebody exercise, and might push some

towards multi-muscle work likerowing machines, and whole bodyweight work, like Olympic lifts. Andintense exercise produces metabolicchanges that are present an hour afterexercise.

The research also shows whathas long been inferred from otherexperiments brief exercise is mate-rially different from longer exercise.A study of 25 runners who com-pleted the Boston Marathon showedincreased levels of amino acids afterthe race their bodies were metabo-lizing their own muscles for fuel (asthe race wore on, the runners woulduse up their available stores of glu-

cose. Next, they began to use fat, andthen their own muscles for energy,as the body sought to keep enoughglucose around to keep the brain andnervous system functioning).

The study further showed thatexercise, via metabolites, stimu-lated muscle cells to increase theexpression of a gene (ur77) shownto regulate glucose levels and lipid(fat) metabolism. One of the sim-pler conclusions from the researchis that exercise is a direct treatmentfor metabolic syndrome, a significantcause of heart disease. Work out, andyour body responds by protectingyour heart.

But perhaps most meaningful wasa finding that intense exercise, for 10minutes, to exhaustion, had effectsthat also lasted for an hour. This rein-forces earlier findings, like those ofTabata that emphasized the benefits

of high-intensity, interval exercise forshort durations.

Win or loseWhether it is pick-up basketball,

a tennis match, or an organized race,competition can be a huge motiva-tional asset in trying to get or stay fit.In fact, the urgency of competitionmay be the only way some folks canmuster up the drive to work hardenough to attain high levels of fitness.But does competing affect the actualphysiological effects (as opposed toemotional or psychological effects) ofexercise?

According to Spanish research-ers at the University of Valencia, it

does. Winning, it seems, doses vic-tors with cortisol. Pre-competitionanticipation (remember butterflies?)increases levels of testosterone andcortisol. And competing, contrastedwith similar effort in working out,produces more prolactin. These find-ings comport well with the intuitiveknowledge of both weekend warriorsand professional athletes as goodas a solid workout might be, nothingcompares with the high or juiceof competition. No doubt these hor-monal responses to competition arehard-wired into our evolutionarypast. This may be the reason for theextraordinary popularity and dura-

bility of human sporting endeavorsover the millennia, as sports came tofill the role once taken by warfare andthe struggle for survival.

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Written by licensed psychotherapistAngela Sasseville, MA, LPC, NCC

Sitting in my backyard this morn-ing, coffee mug in hand, a deliciousquietness surrounds me as my chil-dren as still in bed. The neighbor-hood is still and I can hear a pleth-ora of different birds songs comingfrom trees in every direction. Its soearly that the July air is still crisp andcool. Spending some contemplativetime here I am full of love, peace andgratitude. These blissful feelingscome as a surprise to me, though,given the occasion.

Today is my little brothers birth-day. This particular day on thecalendar has been associated withcelebration ever since my brotherarrived when I was just two yearsold. Then 26 years later we lost my brother, Jake, to cancer. His birth-day then became a reminder of thequiet but overwhelming emptinessin my life, the physical felt sense thatsomeone vitally important to myexistence is missing.

Since my brothers passing I haveworked my way through the days onthe calendar that remind me of him

several times: The day he passed, theday he was diagnosed, Christmas,his little girls birthday, and so on. Atfirst each occasion without him trig-gered intense emotions, lots of self-questioning, and haunting scenesthat played out in my mind repeat-edly. In the most accurate clinicaldefinition of the word, I had beentraumatized by Jakes death andthe medical events leading up to it.There were images and events that Itried to avoid entirely because theywere so intensely overwhelming thatI felt physically ill when they cameup. Meanwhile, my nervous systemworked overtime and I felt panicky,

cross, and out of sorts.Then came the days spent in sheer

sorrow, sobbing over how much hisabsence hurt. I sought out my ownspiritual and existential answers asto why we would all have to endureso much pain. The way I viewedthe world changed and what I con-sidered to be the meaning of lifechanged as well. The loss of oneloved one is powerful enough tocause the tectonic plates of beliefs beneath our conscious awareness toshift.

Sitting here in my yard in peacethis morning, the feeling of content-ment comes as a welcome surprisefrom the tortuous earlier chaptersof my grief. It took time to get tothis place of peaceful acceptance. Imade conscious efforts to reducemy pain, seeking out traditional talktherapy at first and then receiving amore holistic form of therapy, calledEMDR, to eliminate the hauntingimages, physical distress and nega-tive beliefs still left in my body andmind.

Although I still miss Jake andcontinue to notice his absence from

certain nooks and crannies of mylife, it feels good to have allowed mygrief to run its course and to havehealed the most painful aspects ofmy loss. Now, during these quietand reflective morning moments, allI have left when I think of my brotherare a flood of memories of the goodtimes and all of the feelings of lovethat come up with them.

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Grants Program and that several ofthe grants support agencies that areemblematic of the Biennials purposeof bringing cultures together.

Many of the nonprofits receivinggrants serve the communities thatreflect Metro Denvers role as a cross-roads in our hemisphere, says KenzoKawanabe, Chair of the FoundationsBoard of Trustees.

Among the organizations receivingfunds:

Servicios de la Raza, $11,000:Servicios de la Raza provides a widerange of services to the Denver Latinocommunity, including basic emergencyservices, mental health counseling, and

youth programs.Museo de las Americas, $20,000: Atits location on Santa Fe Avenue, theMuseo celebrates the diversity of LatinAmerican art and culture from theancient to the contemporary. Morethan 10,000 people visit the Museoeach year and more than 25,000 school-children are served through its pro-grams.

Kids In Need of Dentistry (KIND),$14,000: KIND operates mobile dentalprograms and fixed dental clinics in theseven-county Metro Denver area. Theyhave launched a relationship with theMexican consulate to ensure that the

services of KIND reach children fromSpanish-speaking households.

Denver Public Schools Foundation,$25,000: 40% of Denver Public Schoolsstudents are from families that speak alanguage other than English, and the

achievement gap for these studentscan be difficult to surmount. One keyprogram offered by DPS is the EnglishLanguage Acquisition Academy. TheAcademy provides math and literacyinstruction in the summer months forstudents who are English Languagelearners. On a related note, the Academylaunched with a three-year grant froman anonymous donor who made thatgrant through a donor-advised fund atThe Denver Foundation.

While the Biennial represents a twen-ty-first century view of Metro Denverand the Western Hemisphere, the dol-lars contributed to these organizationsrepresent the earnings on legacies left

by generous donors since The DenverFoundation was established in 1925.Every dollar for the Community

Grants Program comes through thegenerosity of local donors over thelast 85 years of the Foundations his-tory, says David Miller, President ofThe Denver Foundation. Men andwomen who came of age in the earlyand mid-1900s are supporting orga-nizations and causes that are servingour community far beyond their life-times.

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This morning I took my fourteenweek and one day old daughter,Sofia Alma Marie, to the Boulderpublic library to hear a session ofmeditative music arranged by themusician Kailin Yong. Among the

players were several othervirtuoso instrumentalists.There was a floutist/banjoplayer, a cellist, a guitarist/oudist, a thumb pianist/didgeridooist and a reallysubtle percussionist. Oneof the musicians was Dexter Payne,who, on this occasion, played clari-net, bamboo flute, silver flute andmagic flute. It was great to hearhim in this capacity, knowing thatthis coming weekend, July 30, hewill be playing Brazilian music atthe D Note. (You probably missedit, since it is probably now after July 30. Bummer.) The connection

with Dexter reminded me that theD Note is lucky enough to be one ofthe places where this synergy, thisvibrant current of musical collabo-ration in Colorado, is fostered. Ima proud papa.

Speaking of proud papa, it waswonderful to hear and feel Kailinsspontaneous meditative orchestra atthe library with my daughter. Sofiaseemed to like it as she cood along,adding her own voice to the mix.Super cute. Though at one pointshe began to hiccup very loudlyfor a few minutes. This caused thewoman in front of us to move tothe other side of the library theater.

I guess she didnt appreciate thechaotic rhythm of the hiccups. Icouldnt help but laugh at some ofthe louder ones.

We are starting a similar medita-tive music experience at the D Noteon Sundays from 11am to 1pm,anchored by the Cello of MonicaSales. Kailin Yong will be a guestone Sunday soon, as will, we hope,Dexter Payne. We are excited forthis series and hope it lasts forever.We are also featuring a new brunchmenu which includes some verytasty breakfast pizzas. You gotta trythem!

Something else I think many of

you would enjoy is the first annu-al D Note Summer Jazz Festivalhappening Saturday, August 14.Greg Harris, Serafin Sanchez, LelahSimon and dozens of other localluminaries will play all day from

1:30pm to midnight. Capping offthe day will be the rare occasion tohear the great zen master trumpetplayer Ron Miles playing with hisquartet at 7:30pm. This day will bea time capsule of the local scene and

we are, ahem, jazzed.Hope you all can makeit. Only $8 all day andnight. When it comesto supporting localmusic your presencecounts!

There are lots of exclamationpoints in this D Note Chronicle.Shall we tone it down? Kafka saidthat when he wrote he imaginedspikes underneath the desk, to keephim from getting too excited. I seemto remember Kafka did use an occa-sional exclamation point, but it wasalmost always to denote astonish-ment at the absurd cruelties of rea-

son. It was rare though. It was alsorare that he used digressive paran-thetical comments. I am obviouslynot modeling myself entirely afterKafka. Viva la digression. Viva laexcamation!

Speaking of, we strongly suggestyou brew a strong cup of espressoand add some ginseng, or whateverother stimulant you prefer. As youwait for your blood to start rac-ing set your smart-phone dial toAfrican Internet Radio. Then put onyour dancing shoes and head outof doors. I suggest a place whereno one can see you and there isa lot of nature. The backside of

the Flatirions is ideal. But LoDocan be a great place to dance tooif you dont mind all the mind-ers. Minding seems to grip mostof us. It can be surprisingly hardto get over the adolescent fear of being ridiculed. The horror/sci fiwriter H.P. Lovecraft said Almostnobody dances sober, unless theyhappen to be insane. Get out thereand go crazy.

And finally, because we knowthere are some budding rock starsout there, we invite you to our newand kick ass karaoke at 9pm onThursdays nights after trivia. Wewant to hear your best exclamation

marks. We want you to make FranzKafka dance in his grave.

That is all for now. Thanks fortaking a ramble with me. Hope tomeet you soon.

Adam DeGraffNorth Denver Notions

D Note

Chronicles

#59

was July 17, when the temperature hit104. Not a great day for working out.But I was playing in an all-day ten-nis tournament, and played five ten-game pro sets (about 75 total games)of doubles between 9 a.m. and 3:30p.m., for maybe four and a half hoursof steady effort in killer heat. Maddogs and Englishmen? Lets face it;there is no way I would have workedout at even a moderate intensity forthat duration in that heat. Simply

would not have happened. But withthe fun and thrill of friendly competi-tion, I was more than willing to keepat it. So while competition doesntmatch up with my functional fit-ness goals, it is a powerful motivatorand a great supplement to my otherworkouts.

Uggh. July was freak injury month.After back-to-back 30-mile rides onJuly 3 and 4, the pinkie and half thering finger on my left hand wentnumb. And with that, all the gripstrength in my left hand was gone.So, out the window went weightsfor about 10 days, along with long

Fitness:

Competitionand it effectscontinued from page 8

rides. It is a fairly common nerveissue, the result of putting too muchweight on the outside of my left

palm while riding, complicated bythe vibration from my stiff road bike.Weighing 230 plus pounds is enough

of a handicap on the bike withoutthis additional benefit. And whilethis is rapidly becoming a litany ofexcuses, I began treatment for myright arm and elbow issue. RachaelRose at Full Circle Wellness has beensticking me with needles and apply-ing electrical stimulation. The ten-donitis in my elbow has been a goingconcern since February, and now iscomplicated by a dead upper armwhen Im playing tennis. Ice bucketsand ibuprofen havent been a lot ofhelp. I keep thinking it will go away, but it may not without more inter-vention. Even yoga has been difficultwith two impaired wings. But as I

am oft reminded when I complainabout getting old, it sure beats thealternative.

growing season. Always rotate peasif you can. Plant peppers, tomatoesor leafy greens in last years pearows.

Peas go back a long way in humanhistory. In the Bronze Age (3000

B.C.) peas were part of thehuman diet. By the MiddleAges peas were dried andstored and eaten duringLent. English colonistsbrought the dried legumeswith them to the New

World. Much later,colonists learned toeat this vegetablefresh.

About the onlything that botherspeas in our area isthe aphid. Thereare two waysto handle thesepests. Insecticidalsoap or malathion.Insecticidal soap isrecommended forsnow peas becauseyou eat pod and all.This soap will onlykill adult aphids soyou will have tospray about everyfive days to be sure

you get all the eggs. Malathionworks well with English peas as youshell these and eat only the seedsinside the pod.

As far as Im concerned sitting

out in the garden eating them rightoff the vines is the only way toeat fresh garden peas. My childrenfelt the same way so very few ofthis fresh vegetable ever made itto the table. If you have a family,plant peas for your children. Youare teaching them one of the joys ofchildhood: eating something freshright out in the garden. English peasare the best. Its just not the sameto sit out in the garden chewing onsnow peas.***

One of the hardest working veg-etables in our gardens is the lowlypea. If you travel to England thisvegetable will be on the table for atleast one meal every day. Theres agood reason for this: England lies

straight east of the Islandof Newfoundland. Theweather very seldom getsabove the seventies andthe ground stays cool yearround. These are perfectconditions for peas.

No one inour area plantedtheir peas on St.Patricks Day thisyear because oursoil was undersnow. Planting onthat day is the rec-ommendation ofthe old FarmersAlmanac. Actuallyanytime throughthe first week inApril you can plantpeas. They like coolsoil and plenty ofsun but they arenot fond of it in ourhigh altitude. Theydo best when theseeds are planted infull sun but they want some shadewhen they begin to bear. This istricky because the sun keeps mov-ing. Whats in the shade in Aprilwont be in July. Study your garden

before planting.There are two kinds of peas:English peas that are shelled to beeaten, and snow peas from Asia inwhich pods and all are eaten. Snowpeas are generally used in Orientalcooking or added raw to salads.

Peas are wonderful for your soil.They are legumes and fix nitrogen init. As the old vines decay their rootsrelease the nitrogen. Old decayingvines break down quickly and can be turned under at the end of the

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answers. For Trujillo the lifestyle of themod and hip was not what he was pro-fessing. You had to realize that for thesefolks, it was a party. For me, I was tryingto forge a way of life and a legacy to passon to my grandchildren, no matter what

race they were, based on spirituality andresponsibility.

In 1978 he co-founded the Peyote WayChurch of God with Rev. Anne Zapf andRabbi Matthew S. Kent, and the threespent the next 15 years paying off the landand practicing the bona fide religioususe of peyote. From an early age he wasknown as Mana, and he founded ManaPottery, which was incorporated in 1984to allow his cottage industry to survivehim.

In 1986, Trujillo was again arrested, thistime in Globe, Arizona. He was chargedwith unlawful possession of peyote, butwas later acquitted. Immanuels constantrefrain immortalized as Article of Faith #1is Peyote is a sacrament for all no one

church, race or government can ownit. In 1994, his Peyote Way pottery wasplaced in the permanent collection at theSmithsonian Museum of the AmericanIndian.

Mathew Kent said of Trujillo, His bril-liant mind, focused good humor and fre-

Colorado legend Immanuel

Trujillo passes into historyThe Reverend Immanuel Pardeahtan

Trujillo was an extraordinary man. Bestknown in Colorado and the Southwestfor his staunch advocacy of peyote as asacred sacrament that should be legal foruse by people of all races, the actor, world-

renowned potter, anti-war activist, WorldWar II hero and conservationist died on June 24, 2010 on his ranch in Bonita,Arizona.

When a legend dies, sometimes thereis pomp and circumstance, and some-times there is not. Trujillo, who avoidedthe limelight for 40 years, was buried asquietly as he had strived to live. Althoughhe sought anonymity, his celebrity deniedhim this simple pleasure in the peace andcalm of the wilderness where he lived,as he found himself enmeshed with thelikes of Timothy Leary, Salvador Dali,the Rolling Stones, Denvers infamousSummer of Love Pop Festival where JimiHendrix made his Colorado debut, andthe federal courts over the use and distri-

bution of peyote.Surrounded by a small gathering of

close friends and family on his beloved 180acres in the Aravaipa Canyon of SoutheastArizona, the controversial founder of thePeyote Way Church of God was laid torest in a natural burial amidst honey mes-quite, junipers, yucca and blue agave.

Trujillos legacy began before he wasborn. His father, Juan Pardeahtan, was amember of Geronimos tribe of ChiricahuaIndians who refused to surrender to theUnited States government in the late1880s. Instead, this small band of freeApaches lived among the Mexican peoplefor decades.

The story goes that when Trujillosfather grew to manhood he joined the U.S.

army to fight on the battlefields of WWI.He was a victim of mustard gas poison-ing and died a few months after his sonwas born. Trujillos unwed mother had togive him up for adoption, and Trujillo wasraised by a family in Phillipsburg, NewJersey. But he never seemed at peace in thecity, even as a young man. He joined theRoyal Merchant Marines in 1942 at the ageof 14, and in 1944 became a British RoyalMarine who fought in WW II.

At 16, Trujillo suffered a traumatic brain injury from a bomb blast on theNorth Sea island of Helagotland, requir-ing facial reconstruction and a metal plateto replace a missing piece of skull. Hetransferred into the United States ArmyRangers, where he served as a sergeant

training soldiers at Fort Ord, Californiaand where he underwent rehabilitation.

While in the V.A. hospital Trujillo dis-covered the crafts room and began tofocus his talents on artwork. He wasstruck by the possibility of art as a meansto support himself that would also allowfor spiritual expression. Upon his dis-charge from the Army, Trujillo followeda lead in his fathers will to find an uncleand two of his fathers closest friendsin the Southwest. When he arrived inArizona, his fathers oldest friend, ApacheBill Russell, gave him his fathers peyotemedicine box and encouraged him to jointhe Native American Church.

Trujillo served as an officer in theNative American Church for ten years.

He was sued but won a case in Denver in1966 for possession of the Holy SacramentPeyote, a controlled substance. Legalizingall-race Peyotism became his lifes work,and in the early 1970s he signed a pur-chase agreement with two other coupleson the Peaceful Valley Ranch, 160 acresof sacred land in the Aravaipa Valley, andfounded the Church of Holy Light. Hespent the next eight years conducting adrug rehabilitation program and securingthe property for his vision of a Peyote-centered church.

During this period of his life he wasoften found among the rich and famousas they made their way in and out of theLSD culture. They sought out Trujillo for

quent use of expletives to hammer home apoint set people at ease and allowed themto receive the benefit of his unique worldview. We will miss him dearly.

The night before he died, Trujilloleft a small handwritten note that said,

There will be change inthe world. And we arethat change. Peyote is asacrament for all people.No one race can haveit. Through the sacredprayers and peyote ritu-als we can reach a newunderstanding of theworld before us.

Trujillo was a catlover and supporter ofanimal charities includ-ing the Spay Neuterhotline.

Reverend ImmanuelPardeahtan Trujillo issurvived by sons Billie,Veran, and Will, daugh-ters Bonney Lou, Tamaraand Faith, many grand-children and numerousmembers and visitors tothe Peyote Way Churchof God who loved him.

For more informa-tion on the Peyote WayChurch of God, visit

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What is the Native American

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This is a religious movement amongNorth American Indians involving the

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Don BainNorth Denver Notions

For those of you who ignored our insis-tence that Montrose is a lovely place totake your Colorado vacation, its good thatour favorite jazz club remainsopen while half the city seemsto be somewhere else.

To some people soundhas form, substance andcolor, which can be playfullymolded and shaped. MarcoBenevento is one such kittenin the curtains that simplycannot leave those pull-ropesalone. He has taken a baby grand pianoand wired it with guitar pick-ups, ampli-fiers and a myriadof pedals and note-bending toys to pro-duce sounds in moreshapes and colorsthan you can usuallyget out of an organ.His music wandersfrom celestial to extra-terrestrial and even

at times a little squir-relly. See for yourselfat Benevento.com.

The MarcoBenevento Trio willfeature backing art-ists Reed Mathis on bass and AndrewBarr on drums. Fourshows are scheduledfor Aug. 12-13 @ $20per person.

Exotic soundsborne on the winds of human migration willfill the club as Aakash Mittal takes the stagewith Rafiq Bhatia.

Mittal uses composition and impro-

visation in a brilliant attempt to fuse abond between his mixed American and EastIndian heritage.

Bhatia similarly seeks to meld his EastAfrican of Indian descent parentage withhis North Carolina birthright by playing theguitar the perfect instrument for genre-bending.

Together they will certainly deliver anevening of top-flight music you have rarely,if ever, encountered.

Two shows are slated for August 14.Tickets are $12.

Paul Warburton is a Denver-born, com-

pletely self-taught stand-up bassist parexcellence. He has performed with someof the biggest names in the genre over a

lifelong devotion to music.He will perform at DazzleAug. 19-22, two shows pernight.

The veteran bass play-er will be joined by SteveKovalcheck on guitar,Steve Denny at the pianoand Colin Bailey beating

the drums.Tickets are $15 per show or $40 for a

four-night communion with the master.The Neil

Bridge 7+ playsselections from big-band swing, jazz standards,salsa, ballroom, ballads andfunky blues foryour dancingand listening

pleasure. Bridgewas honored bythe dedication ofthe Neil BridgeJazz Room at theDenver Schoolof the Arts dur-ing May 2008.Hes performedwith the DenverSymphony andplayed the pianowith Henry

Mancini, Richard Hayman, Steve Allen, RichLittle and Nelson Riddle, to name just a few.Tickets to the Aug. 26 show are only $10.

The Ken Walker Sextet returns to its final

Friday slot this month, bringing the monthlymusical medley to the showroom stage for anot-to-be missed $12 show on Aug. 27.

The Keith Oxman Quartet Plays A LoveSupreme is slated for Aug. 28, featuringKeith on saxophone, Jeff Jenkins at piano,Robin Ruscio on bass and Todd Reid han-dling the drums. The group will performJohn Coltranes Love Supreme Suite, as wellas more obscure compositions by the saxlegend. Tickets for either show are $15.

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State Park and allows us to access the

stunning vistas throughout the park.Most people do not realize that thetrails have to be carefully and faithfullymaintained behind the scenes, so thatvisitors can have a pleasant experi-ence as they hike. Constructing drain-age breaks, battling scrub oak fromengulfing trails, and installing pipesand fences are just a few of the projectsthat our trail crews tackle on Tuesdays.

Please bring a pair of gloves and comehelp keep Roxboroughs trails terrific.

Roxborough is the only ColoradoState Park to receive National NaturalLandmark recognition. Visitors of allages are welcome as the park is not onlya treasure to amateur geologists andwildlife enthusiasts, but Roxboroughalso specializes in interpretive andenvironmental education. VolunteerNaturalists offer art classes, bird watch-ing, wildflower and moonlight hikes,

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Trujillos art, religion

sacred cactus peyote. Peyote was firstused to induce supernatural visions inMexico in pre-Colombian times; its useextended north into the Great Plains inthe 19th century, and peyotism is nowpracticed among more than 50 tribes.Peyotist beliefs, which combine Indianand Christian elements, vary from tribe to

tribe. They involve worship of the GreatSpirit, a supreme deity who deals withhumans through various other spirits.In many tribes peyote is personified asPeyote Spirit and is associated with Jesus.The Peyote Road is a way of life call-ing for brotherly love, family care, self-support through work, and avoidance ofalcohol.

and a kids hour every Tuesday morn-ing.

Give Roxborough a look onlineat www.parks.state.co.us/Parks/Roxborough or call us at (303) 973-3959to ask about how you can help us pro-tect this magnificent resource!

Attracting nearly 12 million visi-tors per year, Colorados 42 State Parksare a vital cornerstone of Coloradoseconomy and quality of life. Colorado

State Parks encompass 225,099 land andwater acres, offering some of the best

outdoor recreation destinations in thestate. Colorado State Parks is a leaderin providing opportunities for outdoorrecreation, protecting the states favoritelandscapes, teaching generations aboutnature and partnering with communi-ties. Colorado State Parks also managemore than 4,100 campsites, and 57 cab-ins and yurts.

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