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news & views Pot at the tea party / 10 4/20, Boston protest share common ground

by Paul Danish Will power / 13 Late CU professor Hazel Barnes’ bequest to university in dispute

by Jefferson Dodge On the cover: Are your gadgets killing you? / 14 A look at the science and controversy around cell phones and wi-fi

by Pamela White

buzz Natural-born talent? / 20 Author sheds new light on nature-nurture debate

by Adam Perry Overtones: A night of furious chops with Carlton and Ford / 25 Overtones: Passion, performance are the heart of Lil Sum’n Sum’n / 26 Arts & Culture: One strongman’s quest for the American dream / 28 Panorama: What to do and where to go / 31 Elevation: Choose your own adventure at the Air Force Academy / 41 Cuisine: Mixology in a modern world / 45 Cuisine review: Culinary Connectors / 47 Dessert Diva: Strawberry Blackberry Cobbler / 49 Screen: The Joneses; Kick-Ass / 53 Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 54

departments Letters: Danish needs flashlight; Not ‘kind’ bud; Check costs / 7 The Highroad: Which Mitch do you believe? / 7 Boulderganic: Celebrating Earth with Earthfest Boulder/ 12 News Briefs: Free composting classes; Heath hosts town hall / 16 In Case You Missed It: It’s about fricking time; Won word; Party pilot / 19 Sophisticated Sex: Learning each other’s love language / 39 Classifieds: Your community resource / 58 Free Will Astrology: by Rob Brezsny / 62

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Danish needs flashlight

(Re: “The Democrats don’t get the Tea Party,” Danish Plan, April 8.) As usual, Paul Danish has his head so far up his ass, he needs a flashlight; and, as usual, you print his drivel. A pity, and probably just for the response from other outraged, intelligent humans.

I must say that his stance against the “war on drugs” and against the oxymoronic “smart growth” are spot on; but on virtually every other issue — like his moronic take on the Tea Partiers — widely misses the mark and reflects more his atavistic tendencies than a real intellectual understanding of issues.

It matters not whether the angry, mainly white knuckle-draggers are male or female; angry, white racists can be any sex. And Danish is wrong about such people representing the fringes of that group of morons; they represent the heart and soul of the group. Has Danish ever seen the plethora of videos depicting the outrageous signs and heard the rhetoric captured in those videos?

New York Times columnist Frank Rich was/is totally correct in his assessment that the Tea Party is primarily racist and paranoid, and Danish’s attempt to make Rich’s assessment wrong only reflects Danish’s own paranoia and possible racism.

Also, and non-confronted by Danish, are the right-wing oriented groups and corporations that financially began and support the Tea Party, and the fact that the allegedly “fair and bal-

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anced” Fox Noise network consistently gives them support and a plethora of air time, which reflects the moronic nature of Fox Noise more than anything else.

In closing, I acknowledge that there are a handful of Tea Party humans (a paltry few) who honestly reflect a frustration with government waste and corruption; it’s just that, as per usual with dishonest so-called conservatives (and as differentiated from honest conserva-

We very much appreciated Paul’s article titled, “The Democrats don’t get the Tea Party.” Paul’s statement —

The Highroad

s Lily Tomlin has said, “No matter how cynical you get, it’s almost impossible to keep up.”

She could’ve been referring to Sen. Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans in Congress, whose cynical hypocrisy either makes you want to throw up or fall down laughing. McConnell recently announced that the entire GOP delegation was (big surprise) dead set against the Wall Street reform proposal put forth by Senate Democrats. It’s too weak, declared the multimillionaire peer of America’s corporate establishment, ludicrously striking a populist pose as the public’s defender against more handouts to greedy Wall Streeters.

Unfortunately for “Pitchfork Mitch,” word quickly leaked that he had been schmoozing and plotting with the very greedheads he supposedly was opposing. Just four days before his grandstanding Boulder Weekly

tives, aspects of which many of us embody), there is this insane bias against government and the public sector, while absolving all the aberrant crap emanating from corporations and the private sector.

Don Barshay/Boulder

Which Mitch do you believe? announcement, Mitch quietly held a private têtê-atêtê with a couple dozen hedge-fund honchos and other banking big shots. The purpose of his discreet meet-and-greet with Wall Street powers was twofold: One, McConnell assured them that Republicans would work to kill the tighter regulations that big banks oppose. And, two, he pointed out that since the GOP is Wall Street’s best hope for killing reform, the bankers should shower the party with campaign funds to help elect more soft-on-

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“Democrats don’t get the Tea Partiers, and that could be a bigger problem for them than they think. The quickest way to lose an American election is to be dismissive of your opponent when the wind is at her back” — is so “right on.”

Did you attend any of the independents’ candidate search events?

Although we are Weld County GOP

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Wall-Street Republicans.

Just to make clear that this was a two-way scratch-my-back deal, McConnell brought along John Cornyn, the banker-hugging senator from Texas who just happens to be head of the Senate Republican fundraising arm. In fact, Cornyn has been making regular trips to Wall Street in recent weeks seeking their support.

So let’s review: Mitch-the-prairie-populist is publicly pretending to be fighting Wall Street, while Mitch-the-bankers’-buddy is privately shaking them down for campaign cash in exchange for being on their team. Who could be cynical about that?

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delegates, we braved a snowy, windy March Sunday afternoon to support the “Independents” at one of their first statewide events, which was held in Thornton, and were we glad we did!

The interesting thing is, the Republican, Libertarian and even a Unity candidate responded to their “call,” but not a single Democratic candidate participated. Even though the weather was awful, there were hundreds of thinking, active people in attendance.

We will never miss another such event because it is exactly the way Americans should “vet” their candidates. For one thing, we the people were able to hear from all the candidates, not just the ones that “get all the press” or are being pushed by their political party “insiders.” The organizers had their moderator, Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute, bring on stage candidates from each congressional district, state or national office with only the other contenders for that office.

They allowed each candidate three minutes to inform we the people about their background and what they would do for us if elected. Then each section of candidates had to answer the same five “hard” questions. There was none of the political favoritism/manipulation as shown in the mass media-run national debates where Rep. Ron Paul was limited by their moderators to answer ridiculous questions or comments while the rest of the candidates were asked about more important issues.

We were uplifted to see and hear so many excellent contenders — but most of all, it was wonderful to see so many Coloradans turn out for this important event on such a cold, snowy day. By the way — if you meant “Sarah Palin” by “wind is at her back” — I’m not so certain Palin is truly the choice of the thinking people; however, the movement toward truth, freedom and justice that was started by Rep. Ron Paul certainly has those forces of nature behind it!

Janet Lee and Jim Meisinger/Dacono

Not ‘kind’ bud It’s funny how things get messed up in transmission: great weed gets referred to as “kind bud,” when actually it is “kine bud,” from the Hawaiian, “da 8 April 22, 2010

kine,” meaning “the top, the best.”

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Check costs (Re: “Xcel feels the burn,” news, April 15.) I find it interesting that you did not inquire with Mr. Nichols what the impact on consumers will be if all his wishes comes true (i.e., the conversion of coal to gas and the future elimination of coal and gas altogether). Xcel uses coal because it is plentiful and cheaper (than gas). If they are forced to switch fuels, prices will go up — Xcel does not exist to give away power or operate at a loss.

While the increased cost to consumers may seem like a small price to pay, to some people, who must decide each month whether to pay the electric bill, the phone bill, or buy milk for their kids, it is not so easy.

And let’s try to be at least a little intellectually honest and curious about energy. Currently, 45 percent of power generated in the U.S. is from coal (20 percent nuclear, 24 percent gas/petroleum). There is not enough gas, much less wind, solar, or conservation, to ever remotely come close to replacing coal.

Nuclear could replace it, but I doubt we have the political will to embrace modern nuclear technology.

Bob Belknap/Boulder The time to make the switch from coal to clean electricity has long past.

Coal now comes at a very high cost to society and the environment. Climate change, mountain top removal, the recent mining disaster in West Virginia, the 2008 coal ash mega-spill in Tennessee and widespread public health problems associated with the mining and burning of coal painfully illuminate the massive and growing costs of this obsolete, dirty and existentially harmful technology.

Rather than throwing good money after really bad money, Xcel might consider shuttering the new Cherokee Station Unit 3 plant in Pueblo before it can soot the air. Xcel might also consider replacing their dirty old Denver metro plants with an investment in clean, renewable energy. Any reduction in overall generating capacity can be see LETTERS Page 9

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offset at relatively low cost per kilowatt through efficiency measures taken by households, businesses and government.

Of course, the conversion from dirty coal to clean green energy will cost real money, take careful design, planning and coordination, and necessitate ongoing operation and maintenance. Well folks, we’re in a recession, and all that clean green work means jobs; many more good jobs per megawatt produced, causing far less damage to workers, the public and the environment.

Think about it. Think about your kids. When you decide a clean and green future is for you, repeatedly tell Xcel and your city, county, state and federal representatives to take decisive action to end coal dependency. Join a local energy advocacy group to strengthen your voice. Join or form a local “Transition” group to learn how individuals can make a big difference in their own communities. Write a letter to the editor. Do it all now. Time is running out.

Ken Bonetti/Boulder

Meat and dairy bad This week marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, a day we pledge to conserve Earth’s natural resources for future generations.

We already know about recycling, changing light bulbs, adjusting the thermostat, and reducing our driving habits. This year, we can best observe Earth Day by switching to a plantbased diet.

A recent study in WorldWatch magazine found that production of meat and dairy products may account for fully half of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, such production contributes more pollutants to our water supplies than all other human activities combined. It is causing global shortages of drinking water. It is the driving force in global deforestation and wildlife habitat destruction.

This Thursday, let’s celebrate Earth Day and every day by replacing meat and dairy products in our diet with healthful, eco-friendly foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains and nuts. Those opting for a more gradual transition will find ample soy and grain-based meat and dairy analogs in your local supermarket.

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Obama a Marxist?

Let me say up front that I have been a member of the Libertarian Party for over a decade. I believe in more freedom, etc., etc., understand the arguments on constitutional law and am no fan of wasteful spending, Boulder Weekly

etc.

That said, I just have to send in a reality check on writers like David Cook and Harry Riley. Goodness gracious! Have any of these people traveled abroad at all, ever? Obama is no more a Marxist than was Lyndon Baines Johnson — near as I can tell, Obama’s an old-fashioned centrist-liberal in the same mold as Hubert Humphrey. All these calls to “rise up” do is draw international attention to the fact that, on the whole, we are a nation of political hysterics and illiterates. And, yes, say what you will, but I do get a very strong sense that a lot of this egregious frothing at the mouth is driven by Mr. Obama’s skin tone. I saw it in the South while growing up — same arguments against taxes and big government, but what the subtext was is that you have to keep the darkies in their place, lest they “take over” and “ruin the country.”

America has no socialist party and no public mandate to create one.

European countries with true socialist and communist parties do not waste time on such blither as public health care, as these arguments were won a long time ago. There are no more staunch conservatives in the world than, for example, the German Conservative Party, but they wouldn’t daydream of dismantling their public health care system. Incidentally, one of my friends over there had a debilitating spinal stroke recently. She was sent to Switzerland for the best possible treatment and did not have to pay a cent.

Say what you will about socialized medicine and higher tax rates, etc., but there is something to be said for civilized countries that look after the health of their citizenry.

Give the skinny guy, as Garrison Keillor calls him, a chance, and let’s not go so far overboard in our condemnation of policies that are yet to play out.

We currently have folks on both sides making outlandish predictions — for every Tea Partier who sees the red fist of communism, we can find a liberal who thinks this is just a big payoff to the insurance companies — that are yet to show any truth. Calm down, all of you.

Peter Johnson/Longmont

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he Boston Tea Party, the control? Eliminate the war on drugs original one, occurred on and the federal government will save at the night of December 16, least $200 billion over the next 10 1773, when the Sons of years. State and local governments will Liberty, some cunningly save an additional $300 billion over disguised as Ward Churchill, threw that time frame.

342 chests of British East India Think government has become too Company tea into Boston Harbor. big and too intrusive? Well, there are But truth be told, as a date to hold plenty of 420 tea partiers who will a protest, December 16 sucks. So it’s agree, as will the approximately not surprising that today’s tea partiers 750,000 Americans who are arrested have decided to focus not on the date every year for simple possession of of the original party but on the point marijuana, which is a victimless crime. of the original exercise — it was a tax Worried about government taking protest — in picking a time for private property? A lot of 415 tea parnational protesting. The tea partiers tiers are, and so are plenty of 420 tea chose April 15, the partiers, who could day income taxes are tell you a thing or due.

Want to reduce two about seizures But there is anothof their cars, homes, er tea party-like government and businesses by movement that holds the drug war’s zerorallies around the spending and get tolerance thugs. nation in April, the Then there’s one that holds prothe deficit under this: marijuana rallies on The first clause April 20. It, too, is a control? in the 415ers protest movement, Contract from and its direct civil disEliminate the war America is called obedience is in keep“Protect the ing with the spirit of on drugs.

Constitution.” It the original tea party. would require each And, since one of the bill introduced in old slang names for Congress to identify marijuana was “tea,” it even has a plau- the specific provision of the sible claim to the tea party name.

Constitution that gives Congress the So, in the interest of disambiguapower to do what the bill does. tion, as they say at Wikipedia, let’s Now then, care to tell me what refer to the first group as the 415 party part of the Constitution gives the fedand the second as the 420 party. eral government the authority to ban Although they may be loathe to the possession, use, cultivation, proadmit it, the two tea parties have a lot duction, transportation and sale of in common. marijuana — or any other drug for The 415 Tea Party’s Contract from that matter?

America calls for individual liberty, The word “marijuana” is nowhere limited government, lower taxes and to be found in the Constitution, and government spending, and economic neither is the word “drug.” The Tenth freedom — all of which have been sav- Amendment says that the powers not aged by the war on drugs. delegated to the United States by the Indeed, it is hard to think of anyConstitution are reserved to the States thing the government has undertaken or to the people. So if the Constitution in the past 100 years that has done doesn’t explicitly give the federal govmore to destroy personal freedom and ernment the power to regulate drugs, limited government and to waste tax where does it get off doing so? dollars than the drug war.

Well, actually, by using the comWant to reduce government spending and get the federal deficit under see TEA AND GANJA Page 11

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merce clause (found in Article 1, Section 8, third paragraph down). It says Congress shall have power “To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian tribes.”

That’s right, the constitutional authority for the federal prohibition of marijuana (and all other recreational drugs) rests entirely on Congress’ power “to regulate commerce among the states.” That power extends to someone who grew a pot plant in the closet, on the theory that even if the plant never crossed a state line or even left the house, its mere existence affects the “web of commerce.”

There’s a reason why the commerce clause is referred to as the “elastic clause” of the Constitution.

Still, in the case of the drug war the elasticity approaches that of a bungee jump from low earth orbit.

The 415 tea partiers should be

particularly interested in the use of the commerce clause to allow the government to prohibit (or mandate) personal conduct, because the same overreaching, intellectually corrupt interpretations of the commerce clause used to justify the drug war are being to justify the constitutionality of requiring everyone in the country to buy health insurance.

The 415 tea partiers have, wisely, gone to great lengths to keep culture war issues off their agenda. But with the war on drugs they need to make an exception, because ignoring it (or worse supporting it) makes a mockery of tea party core principles. When it comes to out-of-control government intruding into personal freedom and recklessly wasting hundreds of billions of dollars, the war on drugs is the 500 pound gorilla in the tea room.

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“The vultures can’t eat them all.”

—Genqiu, a Chinese monk, reflecting on the hundreds of dead bodies left by the recent earthquake, which have been prepared for a mass cremation instead of the traditional sky burial that involves leaving bodies for vultures “It was very rewarding to hear, ‘I’m sorry,’ from the president, because that’s what I have wanted to hear from Jackson Memorial since the night Lisa died.”

—Janice Langbehn, who was not permitted to see her dying partner at a hospital in Florida, responding to President Barack Obama’s memo ordering hospitals to provide visitation rights to same-sex couples “Maybe I don’t want smaller government. I guess I want smaller government and my Social Security.”

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by Charmaine Ortega Getz

ime was when Earth Day in the United States was mostly marked by the K-12 crowd planting a tree on school property.

Forty years after its debut, the official Earth Day Network’s website posts 696 diverse community events across the county.

Of these, Earthfest Boulder might be mistaken for a long-time tradition, what with the emphasis on local faves such as outdoor sports, indie art and organic education.

But April 25 will mark only the second year since the event emerged — this year in Boulder’s Central Park — to raise participation in worldwide Earth Day celebrations.

“We’ve made some little improvements,” says event producer Scott Nichols. “It helps that there’s been an uptick in the economy.”

Event sponsors are up to 20 from last year’s dozen. The 40 vendors from ’09 are closer to 60 this time around.

But the real draw for the public will be a truly something-for-everyone range of what organizers call “sustainability edutainment.”

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be booths to shop for eco-conscious goods, goodies and information, recreation clinics, sustainable crafts, energy resource talks at a speakers’ tent, and live music performances at the park’s band shell.

One of the main attractions is Dirt Days, another range of activities for outdoor enthusiasts, from the would-be to the veteran, with the tagline: “Celebrate the world at your fingertips and its dirt in your hands.”

Dirt Days professionals will demonstrate gear and teach skills and outdoor savvy. A circuit of four “challenges” will be offered with coaching in climbing, fly fishing, pack trot and balance-challenge. Participants are invited to compete for prizes.

Dirt Days is offered by AdventureFilm.org, an international

film festival dedicated to encouraging the best in indie adventure and environmental films.

The organization sprang from the original Boulder Adventure Film Festival, the 2004 brainchild of local adventurer Climber Jonny Copp Jonny Copp.

Copp’s life is the embodiment of the festival’s motto, “Make your own legends.” Born in Singapore in 1974, Copp’s work as a climber, photographer, videographer and writer has been featured in numerous magazines, books and movies.

Nichols, owner of All Phases Event Group, met Copp in January 2009 while stoking his own idea for a Boulder-based Earth Day-related event.

“Turned out we had a lot of mutual friends who knew we were both interested in doing something like this and said, ‘You two should meet.’ So one day we met for coffee,” Nichols says.

From that meeting they grew a vision of an event held in multiple Western-state cities. Earthfest Boulder ’09 was pulled off at a cost of $23,000, about what the current cost is, says Nichols. But its promising future was overshadowed by the death of Copp the following May. Copp and two other climbers from Boulder, Micah Dash and Wade Johnson, were killed in a mountain avalanche in western China.

“I felt blessed to have known Jonny as long as I did,” says Nichols.

“His death was a challenge for me. I asked his business partner, Mark Reiner, to take over in his place, and Mark jumped right in.”

The vision continues, and Nichols says plans are for profits from Earthfest Boulder to go to area nonprofit organizations with an environmental/sustainability focus.

For more information about Earthfest Boulder, including an event schedule, go to www.earthfestboulder.net.

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Late CU professor Hazel Barnes’ bequest to university in dispute

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he person charged with carrying out a bequest to the University of Colorado from one of its most prominent professors, the late Hazel Barnes, says he doesn’t trust the CU Foundation to carry out her wishes.

Her will calls for CU and the Foundation to use money in her estate to purchase a house in London for the use of faculty and graduate students in the humanities or arts, but the representative she chose to execute her will says the Foundation just wants the cash and might “flip” the house shortly after it is purchased.

But CU and Foundation officials say that nothing could be further from the truth, and they insist that there is no intent to deviate at all from Barnes’ intent for the gift. They say they have already picked out a house in London and are ready to close on the deal as soon as Barnes’ representative, Niles Utlaut, provides the funding.

Barnes, whose name graces the university’s top annual faculty prize for teaching and research, died on March 18, 2008. She was 92. The philosophy professor was a world-renowned expert on existentialism who taught at the campus from 1953 to 1986.

Two days before she died, she changed the personal representative for her will from the Bank of the West to her friend Utlaut. He says she made the move because friends convinced her that her estate might be in jeopardy otherwise, and because she was not happy with how the will of her late partner, Doris Schwalbe, was handled.

Utlaut says he is just being cautious, and wants some assurances in writing from Foundation officials that they will keep the house in London for at least a decade.

“What would you do if it were your mother?” Utlaut asked when contacted

by Boulder Weekly. “That’s how I’m going to proceed.”

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cil appointing him feel intimidated.

“The Foundation just wants to be in control,” Utlaut says. “I needed to be more protective.” He says that Foundation officials have tried to take over the sale of properties in Barnes’ estate and dictate when he sold her stock. They have also challenged the language in the will requiring the purchase of the house in London, according to Utlaut, because they want to have the discretion to use the funds “for whatever purposes they had.”

Foundation officials have even threatened to file a legal challenge against Utlaut, he says.

CU Foundation President Wayne Hutchens says he is perplexed by Utlaut’s suspicions that the Foundation is going to turn around and sell the house once it’s purchased.

“I don’t know how anybody could come to that conclusion,” he told Boulder Weekly, saying that the Foundation hired a real estate agent to help find a suitable property in London and that CU Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education John Stevenson looked at several houses with that agent during a trip to London last fall.

Stevenson identified a property that fits the bill, and the paperwork has been started.

“We’re very close to being able to make an offer, but we don’t have the see BARNES Page 16

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Are your gadgets

killing you?

David Accomazzo

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hard to believe that there was a time when anyone doubted the link between lung cancer and smoking. When I first came to work in a newsroom, it was common for nicotine addicts to smoke at their desks. People smoked in airplanes, in restaurants, hotel lobbies. The debate about smoking — and, in particular, the effects of second-hand smoke on nonsmokers — still raged, with some scientists and the medical community telling us one thing and the tobacco industry saying something else.

Now, of course, every pack of cigarettes must bear a warning from the surgeon general, and smoking is banned in many public spaces, including restaurants and airplanes.

Some say a similar struggle is in the works over electro-magnetic radiation, or non-ionizing radiation — the radiation created by electrical devices and cellular technology. For more than a decade, we’ve heard rumors that cell phones contribute to brain tumors, and most of us have dismissed it as urban legend. Our sense of safety has been enhanced by multiple studies — not all of them funded by the cell phone industry — showing no impact from cell phone and wireless use. When we happened across a study that showed a connection between cellular gadgetry and cancer, we set it out of our minds, more worried about what life would be like without our cell phones and wireless laptops than what those devices might do to our health.

But recent studies out of Europe, where most research on this subject is currently being done, indicate that there may well be reason for concern, particularly where children are concerned.

Danish scientists found that cell phone use has an effect on the brain’s metabolism, increasing “energy turnover” near the learning center of a brain in a way that may cause damage to brain cells. Though scientists could not prove that cellular use contributed to the death of those cells, the type of brain activity they saw was similar to that seen in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

Another Danish study showed that women who used cell phones two to three times a day during pregnancy increased their risk — by 54 percent — 14 April 22, 2010

A look at the science and controversy surrounding cell phones and wi-fi

by Pamela White of having babies that exhibited signs of hyperactivity, behavioral problems and emotional disorders by the time they reached school age. When they tried to account for other environmental factors, such as smoking, the connection between cell phone usage and developmental disorders only seemed stronger.

A Swedish study from the Karolinska Institute indicated that regular use of cellular or cordless phones over a decade or more was associated with an increased risk of acoustic neuromas, a benign type of brain tumor.

Another Swedish study, this one from University Hospital in Ørebro, found a five-fold increase in deadly brain tumors among those who began using cellular before the age of 20. The increase in risk from using cordless phones was four-fold.

The result of these studies, and others, have brought us to what one scientist referred to as “a watershed moment.”

Last September, the European Parliament voted 522 to 16 to tighten safety standards for cell phone use, particularly for children. Five countries have now issued warnings to their citizens regarding the possible dangers of cell phone use and wireless, including France, Germany and Finland, the home of Nokia. And here in the United States, the head of the University of Pittsburgh’s cancer center sent a memo to the 3,000 staff members about the possible dangers of widespread wireless and cell phone use.

On the other side are a range of studies that show no harm from regular long-term exposure to electro-magnetic radiation.

So what’s a health-conscious consumer to believe? Are our cellular gadgets killing us? Or can we continue with business as usual?

To get a better grasp of the issue, Boulder Weekly spoke with Dr. Jerry Phillips, a scientist with the University

of Colorado at Colorado Springs, whose research includes work with non-ionizing radiation.

Boulder Weekly: A decade ago, we were being told that cell phones posed no danger to human health. But a rash of studies coming out of Europe seem to indicate something different. Now, our use of wireless has expanded to smart phones, laptops and the latest cool gizmo, the iPad. Jerry Phillips: We’ve been exposed to various sources at various frequencies for quite some time, and it’s only increasing as new technologies are developed. The bottom line of what I did beginning back in about ’82, ’83, was to look at what happens to living systems when they’re exposed to various forms of what we call non-ionizing radiation. This includes electric and magnetic fields from household electricity, as well as the fields that are produced from things like cell phones, cell phone towers, wi-fi networks — anything electrical.

If it’s electrical in any way, it’s going to produce some kind of field, and you can produce fields of different frequencies, from low frequency — the stuff out of electrical outlets — to high frequency that people associate with microwave ovens and cell phones. Cell phones are up in that real high frequency range like microwave ovens.

BW: So cell phones are like tiny microwave ovens?

JP: Wrong. Absolutely wrong.

When you think microwave oven, you think heat. And if you think cell phone, you can’t think heat because there’s not enough energy produced generally to produce any heat whatsoever. And that’s where the real problem lies — trying to understand how radiation at these frequencies can produce effects without generating heat. That’s the big problem — trying to understand it right now. Industry has that much on their side. They can always say the only legitimate response we know to these things is heat, and these things don’t generate heat, so how can they have an effect? And right now all we can say is they do have effects. We’ve demonstrated that over and over and over again in a number of labs in a number of ways.

We just don’t know the underlying basis for those effects.

BW: There were studies that came Boulder Weekly

out of Denmark indicating that cellular phone use by pregnant women led to an increase in learning disorders and developmental problems in their babies.

Germany has cautioned people to think twice before having wireless in their homes. But what we hear from industry is that we have no conclusive evidence.

JP: To me this brings up the really important question. You’ve got people on one side — often activists — who say, “Look, this is a problem. We have to do something about it. We can’t let people push us around. We’re being used as human guinea pigs.” They show only the literature that shows biological effects, and they tend to put down any literature that doesn’t show a biological effect. And often what you will hear from them is that any literature that doesn’t show an effect was funded by industry. But that’s just not true. My work was paid for by industry. Of course, it pissed them off that I got what I got, and we had a falling out, but they paid for the work.

You have people on the other side, like industry, and what industry tends to do is say, “Any studies that show a biological effect are wrong, and we have all these other studies that don’t show an effect. Obviously, they were right.

They were better done.”

At the same time, you’ll have people saying, “Let’s count the studies. There are 50 studies that show an effect and 200 studies that don’t show an effect.”

And then it becomes something akin to a sporting event, where the high score wins. And that’s what they refer to as “weight of evidence.” Studies cancel one another, and the larger one wins.

You can’t believe anybody who does any of those things. … There are good studies and bad studies on both sides of this issue. I would never, ever attempt to tell someone that all of the studies that show an effect are good, because there’s a lot of crap out there, a lot of really lousy science. At the same time, there’s a tremendous amount of good research out there on both sides of the issue. So how do you then look at it, and how do you come to a good decision about what the studies mean?

First of all, what you have to say is that if there’s even one good study, one really good study, that demonstrates that there is a biological effect, then, by George, there is a biological effect. And that means that this radio frequency radiation or extremely low frequency radiation does interact with living tissue.

That’s undeniable.

So where do you go from there? You look at studies that don’t show an effect — they’re never done exactly the same.

So you say, “Now I have a whole bunch of studies that show me when something happens and when it doesn’t happen, and now we can begin to underBoulder Weekly

stand what’s going on.”

The ones that take the scientific approach, the rational approach, are the ones I believe. And the people who do all that other stuff — boy, I’ve got no use for them on either side.

BW: Your research focused on rats, correct?

JP: We did some work with rats that were exposed to cell telephone frequency fields, and we looked for changes in the incidence of central nervous system tumors. In the first study we did, we found there was actually a decrease in central nervous system tumors in the exposed animals. We had a good time with Motorola, which was paying for this study, when they came out to visit. We started teasing them, saying, “You guys should be happy.

There’s a protective effect. Look at your advertising — you can tell people that if they use your cell phones, they’ll be protected against tumors.”

Well, they didn’t see the humor in it — and for good reason. What they recognized as soon as we presented the data was that any effect, whether it was an increase or decrease, indicated that the cell telephone fields interacted with living tissue.

When you look at the way the studies were done, we used one frequency, one exposure intensity, one exposure regimen, because those studies are so expensive to do. So under the conditions we used, sure, we saw a decrease.

But does that mean that under other exposure conditions you would get a decrease? Of course not, because we saw an interaction with tissue. It depends on why the decrease was produced. And that’s where we attempted to go with cells rather than whole animals.

BW: Did that work show something different?

JP: We worked with cells, and we just looked for changes in damage to DNA. And what we found was that depending upon the specific frequency and the time of exposure, the intensity of the field — how strong it was, how weak it was — we saw sometimes a decrease in DNA damage and sometimes an increase. The interesting thing was the field we used for the animal study that generated the decrease, we also saw generated a decrease in DNA damage in our system. We speculated why that is based on other studies that were already in the literature for X-rays.

What the studies for X-rays showed — and what we proposed — was in the system that we were using exposure to the cell telephone actually increased DNA damage, but when it did, it triggered a response from the cells or from the animal’s brains that actually started repair mechanisms going.

BW: Like an antibody or a vaccine?

JP: Well, kind of. Not nearly the

same mechanism, but I know what you’re getting at. It’s like saying, “Look — there’s damage, and we have to repair it.” So the repair systems kick into gear, and, boy, do they repair well. And that’s why DNA damage decreased and why brain tumors decreased, because you’re repairing damage. But what we speculated was what happens if you produce so much damage under certain exposure conditions that the repair mechanisms can’t keep up? That’s when you see an increased incidence of brain tumors. So that’s what we wanted to work with, and Motorola said no way.

BW: After doing these studies, do you own a cell phone?

JP: Sure.

BW: Do you use it when you feel like using it?

JP: Not quite. I use it hands-free nearly all the time. I use it for texting — that’s how my daughter and I keep in contact. It’s not kept on my person.

It’s in my briefcase or on my desk somewhere.

BW: Do you have wireless in your home?

JP: Our Internet provider is Comcast Cable, so we’re wired. Why not wireless? No need for it.

BW: What about laptops and iPads and Kindles? They’re electric, plus they receive and send wireless signals.

JP: On the lap is kind of iffy because you have some pretty sensitive organs that are exposed to fields. And nobody really understands. Part of the problem with a lot of this stuff is that there is a latency period for tumor development, and what that latency period is depends upon so many different things that are still not understood.

I was reading an article on carcinogenesis, a brand new one not that long ago. And so what was the thrust? Why is there a latency period, and why don’t we understand how long it is? And what does it have to do with the immune system and the immune function? Why is it that you’ll see the immune system fail in some cases and tumors expressed? Is this really what the latency period is about? And is this why we see tumors more in old people than young? These are things nobody really knows.

Then it comes down to what affects the immune system. Do all of these exposures affect tissues in the vicinity?

Do they also affect the immune system in some way? Nobody knows. There’s no money in this country to do work unless it comes from industry, so there really isn’t anything going on in this country.

BW: Europe is leading the way on this issue. Are they being alarmist?

JP: I see Europe right now as cautious. And then it’s a matter of whether people consider them overly cautious.

At least based on what I’ve seen, few

people are alarmist over there to the extent that they would tell people don’t use this or you are guaranteed suchand-such. What they tend to say is, “Look, it seems that something is going on. Children seem to be more vulnerable. Exercise caution until we know what’s happening.” I don’t see that as alarmist. I see that as suitably cautious.

BW: I saw devices online to reduce your exposure to electro-magnetic radiation. I wondered if that stuff is just something that’s profiting off people’s fears.

JP: It sure is. There are a gazillion devices. … Most of the products are nonsense. There’s a whole area that is developing that people are calling “dirty electricity.” Put that in the “that’s nonsense” column for now. But it’s turned out to be a business. The work that’s being done to demonstrate that this is real or that any biological effects are real — it’s nonsense.

BW: I want to advise my readers on what’s the best thing for them to do, but I don’t know what to tell them.

JP: It comes down to the same thing as everything else. When I talk to people about this, it comes down to always being informed and making our own decisions as the best decisions we can make. We do that when we eat.

People will decide whether to eat the hot dog with the nitrates. There are problems associated with nitrates.

People do the same thing with smoking. There are people who smoke three packs a day and nothing bad ever happens except lung function decreases, but they don’t get lung cancer.

BW: It does seem to be for a lot of these health-related concerns — and maybe this is one of the reasons why research is so difficult — that there’s a matrix of your stress, your diet, your exercise, your exposures — JP: Your genetics. The key to understanding how most things affect us is that there is an interaction between our genetics and environment, and I mean environment in a very, very broad, all-encompassing sense. We have a number of factors in our environment, including these physical agents like non-ionizing radiation at a gazillion different frequencies, but also diesel, cigarette smoke, other pollutants, insecticides. Plus we have the environments in ourselves based on things that we eat.

We know that cancer is the result of an interaction of genetics with environment. We know so many other diseases are the result of an interaction of genetics with environment. Understanding that complex interaction between the two is what a lot of research is about.

It’s just going to take a long time to understand it.

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Appearance is everything

CU unveils results of $785,000 branding/marketing study

by Jefferson Dodge

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n the heels of announcing a 9 percent tuition increase, more layoffs and another $22 million in budget cuts, University of Colorado officials are rolling out the results of a branding and marketing project expected to cost $785,000.

Documents obtained through a Boulder Weekly open records request show that over the past year and a half, the university paid consultant Landor Associates $731,049.54 for everything from professional fees to travel to out-of-pocket expenses.

CU administrators have been meeting with members of the Board of Regents individually to present the firm’s findings, and the final logo artwork was scheduled to be presented to the board on April 22.

In response to the open records request, CU officials withheld that artwork and other materials as “work product” that has not yet been approved by the regents, but provided Boulder Weekly with copies of the contract with Landor, Landor’s invoices, its brand research findings, a “message platform” and a “brand driver” document featuring the overarching phrase, “Natural Genius.” The document features a photo of aquamarine crystals growing out of rock and states, “Similar to the Colorado aquamarine, the University of Colorado system provides the elements necessary to create the environment where natural genius thrives.” The brand driver document includes five key terms to describe the CU system, including “down-to-earth.”

CU spokesperson Ken McConnellogue told Boulder Weekly that the “Natural Genius” phrase is more of an internal “North Star, the compass point that you use,” and is not the public messaging campaign.

He also says the university is still waiting for the consultant to deliver an “identity standards manual.” The project was to have been completed by June 30, 2009, according to the deadline on the contract between CU and Landor.

Some have questioned the timing of spending $785,000 on a branding study at a time when the university is slashing its budget, laying off employees and raising tuition significantly.

Regent Tom Lucero told Boulder Weekly that he understands those concerns, but points out that the contract was signed in September 2008, before the state budget cuts were announced.

“We could have used those dollars elsewhere,” says Lucero, who voted against the latest tuition increase. “It’s troubling raising revenue on the backs of students and parents. Certainly, in light of where we stand today, it looks like an extravagant expense. … While a unified branding and marketing strategy was needed, was it worth $785,000?

A person could ask that question.”

The project has been paid for with University Initiatives funding, which is the president’s discretionary money generated from investment income.

Lucero acknowledges that while no state general funds were used for the project, appearance is important.

“While it wasn’t taxpayer money, it still doesn’t look good,” he says.

Regent Stephen Ludwig, who is a marketing/communications consultant, says Landor’s pricetag for the project was “in the ballpark” of the other bids CU received; some were more and some were less.

“For a $2.6 billion institution, this price range, while it’s a significant dollar amount, is a good investment for the university,” Ludwig says. “There’s a lot of confusion, a lot of people saying things inconsistent with what others are saying. This will bring discipline to

that. … If you haven’t been through the process before, it seems expensive, but you’ve got to line it up and do it right, and it takes time.”

McConnellogue says it’s not about a $785,000 logo, as some have suggested.

“This project has always been about far more than just artwork,” he says.

One impetus of the project was confusion about CU’s two campuses in the Denver metro area. The two entities, formerly known as CU-Denver and the CU Health Sciences Center, were consolidated in 2004 for reasons that were never made clear or compelling, some employees said at the time.

Since then, the two-campus entity has been known as the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center and, more recently, just the University of Colorado Denver (UC Denver). The renaming of the Health Sciences Center to the Anschutz Medical Campus in 2006 contributed more unrest to branding and marketing efforts. And last summer, the regents agreed to market the Anschutz schools with the University of Colorado label instead of the UC Denver moniker.

McConnellogue says one of the reasons the Landor project has been delayed was that last spring, the regents and administration were mulling a study to reconsider the consolidation of the two campuses, but the merger has remained intact.

As for the cost, he says CU officials hope to eventually recoup the money through savings generated by making marketing efforts by the various CU departments and campuses more efficient. “On the face of it, it’s a lot of money,” McConnellogue says. “But we view it as an investment in the university, and we expect a return on that investment.”

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advantageous to sell the property for a profit and pour that money into buying a nicer facility, the Foundation’s hands would be tied. Either way, he says, the Foundation is committed to using the funding solely for the London property that Barnes wanted.

“No one should have any impression that we’d do anything other than that,” he says, adding that Utlaut is “trying to

over-engineer this thing a long way.”

For his part, Stevenson is also perplexed by Utlaut’s fears. He says the Foundation is “fully committed” to adhering to the intent of Barnes’ will, and that Utlaut’s suspicions are “completely and utterly unfounded.”

“I just don’t know where this paranoia is coming from,” he says.

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money yet,” Hutchens says. “We’d like to make an offer, but there is no money.

It’s in the control of the personal representative.”

Hutchens says he is open to the idea of signing a side agreement that requires the Foundation to keep the house for a certain number of years. His only concern, he says, is that if the real estate market changes and it becomes 16 April 22, 2010

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boulderweekly.com/briefs Free composting classes The Boulder County Resource Conservation Division is offering free backyard composting workshops — one each in Lafayette, Longmont and Boulder — beginning this week.

The one in Longmont will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 24, at the Boulder County Parks and Open Space headquarters, at 5201 St. Vrain Rd. The Lafayette workshop will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lafayette Public Library, at 775 W. Baseline Rd. The session in Boulder is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 1, at the ReSource Yard, at 6400 Arapahoe Rd. Space is limited to 30 people per workshop. RSVP with name, phone number and/or e-mail, and number of attendees to smeissner@bouldercounty. org or 720-564-2226. For more information and directions visit www.bouldercountyrecycles.net.

Heath holds town hall meeting Sen. Rollie Heath will hold his fourth public town hall meeting of the year from 10 a.m. to noon on April 24 at the University Memorial Center, Room 235.

County Commissioner Cindy Domenico will also speak about the impacts of the state budget on Boulder County departments, and other issues.

There will be a review of the 201011 budget bill that was passed by the Senate and a discussion about what it means for Colorado and Boulder. There will also be an update on education matters and a discussion of key bills and issues from the 2010 session, if time permits.

Longmont Chorale hosts gala The Longmont Chorale’s annual fundraiser and “Sea to Shining Sea” gala will be held on May 1, celebrating patriotic and American folk music. The concert will include variations on traditional folk songs and special guest Jim Demming, guitar virtuoso. The evening will also feature the winners of the Youth Vocal Competition.

The event will take place in the grand ballroom of the Radisson Hotel.

There will be a silent auction at 6 p.m., and dinner will be served at 7 p.m.

Tickets to the gala cost $50 each, and sponsoring a table at the gala is $150.

Sponsors will receive two complimentary tickets. Tickets are available at 303-651-7664.

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Won word We’re pretty sure you missed this one, if you’re not a print journalism geek.

For years, publications have struggled with whether to use the term “website” or “Web site.” The latter is unwieldy, awkward and just plain ugly, but it’s what the Associated Press Stylebook has dictated.

Until now.

Last week, the AP announced that it would cave into the growing pressure from frustrated and repressed reporters and change the term to “website” in the Stylebook.

An audible gasp of relief could be heard in newsrooms everywhere when that Tweet came over the pipes.

And vindication for us B-Dubbers, who have been using the lowercase, one-word version for years, in bold, outright defiance of the AP’s wishes.

We’re such rebels.

Either that or anal journalism Boulder Weekly

dorks for even bringing this up.

Party patrol pilot Here’s a novel approach by CU and the city to reduce the prevalence of flaming couches on lawns: Encourage students to register their wild-ass weekend parties, and in exchange, when someone complains about the noise, the students get a phone call and a 20-minute period in which to break up their party, without consequence.

Second complaints and emergencies are another matter, of course.

When students register, they get “educational materials that make them aware of their responsibilities and neighborhood concerns.”

This pilot program runs through May 8, and if you are interested, you can register your shindig at the offcampus student services office in the University Memorial Center, Room 313, Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon.

Wonder how many takers they’re going to get.

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Top 10 Stories Week of April 15 -21 1. Alyssa Milano returns to prime time in ABC’s ‘Romantically Challenged’ 2. Fox News yanks Sean Hannity from Cincinnati Tea Party rally 3. Sparking a tradition: Exclusive interview with two founders of the national 4/20 smokeout Ever wonder where the term 4/20 came from? We talk to the guys who coined it and started a national craze.

4. Panorama (4/15) 5. Disney goes to trial over safety of Tower of Terror 6. Obama signs extension of jobless benefits 7. Astrology (4/15) 8. Jay-Z goes where rappers haven’t tread before 9. Man tries to sell ecstacy in porn 10. Safe and SexE-Dating

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Common sense, finally Hooray for the state lawmakers supporting House Bill 1352, a bipartisan effort to reform criminal-sentencing laws around crimes involving controlled substances.

The House recently approved the bill on a 58-5 vote.

The legislation would lower penalties for use of a controlled substance in certain circumstances and it would also create a distinction in the law between possession of a controlled substance and manufacturing/distribution. The bill even directs the legislature to use a portion of the savings generated by the bill to fund community-based substance-abuse treatment programs.

Now that’s a much better use of our tax dollars, not to mention law enforcement’s time.

There’s even a Colorado Springs Republican sponsoring it! Rep. Mark Waller, says the intent of the bill is to shift the focus to “getting nonviolent drug offenders the help that they need so that they can become productive members of society.”

The bill is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 26.

Polls Last Week

What do you think about Boulder’s annual 4/20 smokeout?

• Great display of civil disobedience 49% • A shameful misrepresentation of Boulder 15% • Best way to get high for free 21% • Smoke what? Who? Where? 14%

This Week

Are you afraid of your cell phone and its electro-magnetic radiation?

• Yes, I use it with a headset or sparingly.

• No, I don’t believe in that crap.

• I don’t even have a cell phone.

• Eh, we’re all going to die anyway, right?

Vote now! www.boulderweekly.com/poll34.html

Spotlight

It’s about fricking time Hard to believe that in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave it was impossible for gays and lesbians to have their partners with them during medical treatment in some hospitals, even when they lay on their deathbeds. But until President Obama ordered hospitals to allow patients to have whomever they choose at their bedside, this was the case for too many gay and lesbian couples.

Why would any hospital deny gay men and lesbian women the right to have their same-sex partners beside them at a critical and frightening time? Bigotry. That’s the only answer.

Certainly, there’s no medical reason to deny gay and lesbian lovers access to one another during time of illness. To deprive someone who is sick and perhaps dying of the support of those they most love is an arbitrary act of cruelty.

Of course, Obama would have gotten a fight if he had mentioned gays and lesbians in his directive. He sidestepped the issue by simply tying federal funds to hospitals’ willingness to let patients determine who gets to visit them. So while the rules have changed — it will be interesting to see which hospitals decide to forgo Medicaid/Medicare funds — the bigotry sadly remains.

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Natural-born talent?

Author sheds new light on nature-nurture debate

by Adam Perry

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most Americans, I was given an IQ test in the first grade and was told I fell just short of what my teachers and parents called “gifted.” Several times a week from elementary school through high school, the students labeled “gifted” were separated from the rest of us to be given extra attention, extra praise, more diverse and interesting schoolwork, and even a better teacher.

To the adults I met as a child, a person’s capacity for achievement could be decided at around age 6 or 7 by a simple equation: genes + environment, or “nature + nurture.” Given an extra dose of more expansive learning by dynamic teachers, they thought, a “gifted” child could metaphorically grow from a caterpillar into a butterfly. But they were convinced that the rest of us are eternally mired in the sad-but-true stasis known as being average, wholly incapable of growing wings no matter the effort or interest.

Here’s a shocker: Some students labeled “gifted” go on to impressive success and some do not, just like the rest of us. So how does a childhood overachiever, constantly heaped with praise, end up dropping out of college and working in a fast-food joint? How does a troubled high school dropout who never stepped foot in a university become a renowned artist and intellectual whose lectures are treasured worldwide?

David Shenk, author of the best-selling new book The Genius in All of Us, has the answer, and it’s a simple one: nature multiplied by nurture.

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“No one is genetically bound to mediocrity,” Shenk writes. In fact, even Alfred Binet (inventor of the original IQ test) insisted that we “protest” against the idea that “intelligence is a fixed quantity.” Instead, our genes interact with our environment, and the success of our scholarly, creative and professional evolution is directly related to the cultural exposure we’re afforded and the demands put on us by our environment and ourselves.

“It’s pretty easy in life to take a mediocre path,” Shenk told Boulder Weekly in a recent interview. “Bad parenting can get us there pretty quickly. So can lousy schools and/ or a limited sense of one’s own potential. But the possibilities of achievement are never fully cut off. We remain adaptable throughout our lives.”

Robert C. Brown, who founded the contemplative education department at Naropa University in 1990, agrees.

“The learning environment is a key element in developing intelligence in the broadest sense of the word,” Brown says. “It’s a matter of expanding our learning relationships. What we mean by intelligence or genius has been widened in recent times … but we don’t know how to recognize it, and usually our teachers don’t. Part of the reason for that is that we haven’t learned how to actually observe or contemplate individual genius. … If we [don’t] recognize it, we don’t really know how to cultivate it.”

In a 1958 lab study documented in The Genius in All of see GENIUS Page 22

Earth Day-Ja Vu — Celebrate Earth Day with the mountain folk up the hill. 7 p.m. Nederland Community Center, 750 N. Hwy 72, Nederland, 303-258-9721.

Friday, April 23

18th Annual Microbreweries for the Environment — Drink beer for the environment? Sounds like a win-win. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-7867030.

Saturday, April 24

Music and Mimosas — What a great way to get rid of the hangover from the environmental activism. Every Saturday 9-11 a.m. The Curious Cup Café, 1377 Forest Park Cir., Lafayette, 720890-4665.

Sunday, April 25

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Peru: A Scenic and Cultural Exploration — In a few words, Peru is all kinds of awesome. 7 p.m. Changes in Latitude Travel Store, 2525 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 303-786-8406.

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Twisted Pine Brewing and Tap Room — Taste the latest tasty brews from Twisted Pine. 3-9 p.m. Twisted Pine Tap Room, 3201 Walnut St., #A, Boulder, 303-786-9270.

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Us, psychologists at the University of Manitoba raised two genetic strains of rats (labeled “dull” and “bright”) in three distinct environments — “enriched,” “normal” and “restricted” (or devoid of stimulation). Expecting to prove that, as Shenk wrote, “each strain would get a little smarter in the enriched environment and a little dumber in the restricted environment,” the results turned out to be astonishing.

The “dull” and “bright” rats — genetically consistent over many generations — lived up to their genetic brands under “normal” conditions but performed almost exactly the same as each other when raised in an environment rich with stimulation or condemned to a boredom-filled upbringing.

Not surprisingly, the game-changing revelation that Shenk calls “the geneenvironment interactive dynamic” applies to humans as well. A child labeled “average” and simultaneously confined to cultural isolation in a place where edifying books, art, teachers and experiences are all but foreign can easily fade into the indistinguishable masses of unremarkable individuals. But, given the same chance as those we label “gifted” — and a whole lot of what Shenk describes as “deliberate practice” (at least 10,000 hours of focused, singular activity in which our previous limits are painfully

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stretched) — almost anyone can flourish.

The work has to start early and almost never cease. Think of people like Mozart and baseball legend Ted Williams — accomplished heroes we regularly portray as having “God-given talent.” With Williams, Mozart, Michael Jordan and Yo-Yo Ma as examples, Shenk asserts that what we call “talent” does not exist.

Instead, deliberate practice (the crux of Shenk’s idea of how to cultivate genius) functions in tandem with motivation and stimulation (plus the genes we’re given) to create magnificence in everything from mathematics to basketball.

In short, with the exception of aberrations such as autism, geniuses are “trained,” not born.

Still, none of this new information suggests that schools should stop giving IQ tests to children. However, perhaps we should stop telling children that their IQ circa grade school represents their promise in life, or even their prospective IQ. “Humans are not assigned, by genetic code or by IQ test performance, to achievement levels — learning is a matter of participating within social and cultural systems, not bubbling in the correct circle on a test,” says University of Colorado professor Noah Finkelstein, a leading researcher in studies of student learning in physics and science.

Finkelstein lamented that “our society

builds expectations into the way we test and sort students,” adding that “these expectations do not match nor reflect the potential capacities of our students.”

Shenk concurs.

“I don’t think we have to replace the test itself,” he says. “The test works fine.

It’s how we talk about the test that’s the problem. We need to make sure that parents and kids understand that tests reflect current abilities — they do not reveal one’s inner potential.”

That goes for those labeled “gifted” early on, too.

“Childhood achievers are frequently hobbled by the psychology of their own success,” Shenk writes in a chapter about prodigies who unravel after childhoods spent in the bosom of “praise for being technically proficient at a specific task.” Prodigies often “develop natural aversion to stepping outside their comfort zone,” manifesting the “terrible fear of new challenges and of any sort of flaw or failure.” Thus, post-childhood success can be thwarted, partly due to impenetrable social walls constructed in seclusion amid the effort to sustain acclaim from adults who recognize them only as a “whiz kid.”

Getting back to that “promising beginning” can be excruciating.

“It certainly can be difficult for a once-prodigy to find his or her way in

adulthood,” Shenk says, “and that includes maintaining a passion for one’s craft. Part of it involves a new understanding of achievement as a collection of skills, rather than innate giftedness.”

Shenk’s diversely impressive career trajectory — which has seen him shift from co-authoring a cult-classic on the Grateful Dead to lecturing on information technology and penning a hugely successful book on Alzheimer’s that became a PBS film — also reveals a writer and thinker always eager to remain both iconoclastic and interested.

Surely our educational systems could encourage this kind of far-reaching scholarship from kindergarten on.

Says Naropa’s Brown, “When we are educating for only a narrow band-width of intelligence, it becomes very fragile and unsustainable. When we start thinking very broadly about the meaning of education, then individual excellence starts to manifest.”

It’s obviously harmful in many ways for children who are praised for proficiency in one area to be withheld from meaningful opportunities to grow in what Finkelstein calls “a rich mixture of individual and environment.” But how fortunate that each of us has the chance to survive suffocating social and cultural structures and become a whiz kid at any age.

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A night of furious chops

Two high-octane axe-grinders rock Boulder Theater

by Dave Kirby

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ou can’t help but wonder about the mechanics at work when Robben Ford and Larry Carlton work a stage together. Both are monster players with a deep bag of tricks. Carlton has turned an insanely successful ’70s studio career into a jazz and jazz/rock career of stunning breadth, and Ford is an uppercut blues/blues-rock player with gigs from Jimmy Witherspoon to Joni Mitchell to Miles Davis on his rap sheet, always nipping around the fringes of scenes but scrupulously avoiding deep association with any single one.

Guitar is, by its nature, a lead instrument, and finding a way to get two master players to channel symbiotically isn’t necessarily as easy as it looks.

Ask them both, and what you get resonates neatly with their playing styles — Ford the deeply organic, sparkplug-spontaneous, play-from-the-gut personality, and Carlton the master technician, covering his bases first before straying outside the lines.

“Everybody plays differently given the situation.

Well — anybody who’s a good musician,” Ford tells us. “Y’know, it’s hard to describe exactly. …

Ultimately, you’re just looking for that magical balance, where everybody’s just tuned in to each other.

“On a high level, music is instinctual the way we play, because it’s improvisational. There’s a strong jazz and blues component to what we do, and yeah, good instincts are important. … And Larry, y’know, he’s just got a lot to say on the guitar.”

For the last couple of years, Carlton’s been playing out on trio dates, borrowing his son Travis from Ford’s band to play bass. It is a far cry from the many fullband contexts in his long history, coaxing fills with backup singers and horns and strings and warmly sympathetic keys. Not exactly a power trio the way old-schoolers might think of it, but a surprising blend

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of chops, crafty harmonic invention, improv and composition.

“What comes to mind is, when I’m doing the trio setting, I do feel an obligation to the listener … that I don’t just play a bunch of stuff, but that I actually imply harmony in my solos enough that they go ‘oh yeah, that’s where he’s at.’ Maybe it’s Mom and Pop, who just want to hear the guitar. … They’re not thinking about the changes,” Carlton says. “Robben — he likes to change songs more than I do. I may get there that day and he may say, ‘Hey Larry, I wanna do this song tonight,’” Carlton says.

Ford admits he’s got a natural discomfort about getting too comfortable with one gig.

“I like to play new music … music that I haven’t played before. And I write a lot. And when you write, you kind of have to let things flow, otherwise you’re copying yourself, or copying something else. Writing has become very important to me, and consequently what I do doesn’t fit neatly into one bag, because all the elements that I like in music are hovering around in there somewhere,” Ford says. “I get bored quickly.

Just about anybody I’ve ever worked for, I got bored.

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Except for Joni Mitchell. ’Cause the music was just so beautiful, and she was just so brilliant.”

Even the Miles gig?

“Yeah. … That’s why I quit, actually. At the time, the record was Tutu. He started taking out a lot of the freer pieces, and he’d go,” — here Ford begins affecting Davis’ toxic rasp — “‘Robben, play that shit just like the record.’ He was really wanting to represent the Tutu record, whereas before, we’d play four pieces from the record interspersed with other things. And so, I just said, ‘Eh, I didn’t come here to do this.’”

But Carlton isn’t as uncomfortable with long relationships. He just retired earlier this year from a guitar seat in Fourplay, the massively successful contemporary jazz quartet that included Bob James and Harvey Mason, after a 12-year run.

He also has no problem revisiting something old — like the handful of big city dates he did this past summer, reprising his lead guitar role on Steely Dan’s tour, resurrecting The Royal Scam and Aja in all their twisted glory. He obliged the Boulder Theater audience last summer with an off-the-cuff rendering (letter perfect) of that diabolical solo from “Kid Charlemagne,” from The Royal Scam.

“From the very invitation, they made it clear: no rehearsal, just show up for these nine dates. I mean, it had been over 30 years since I played these tunes. So I went back and did some homework, re-learned the ‘Kid Charlemagne’ solo,” Carlton says. “Their guitarist and musical director, Jon Herrington, took great care of me. He took all the parts that I had played on the records so that I wouldn’t have to learn them all. I’d say, ‘Jon, just tell me when my solo is coming up.’”

We ask Ford if there is anything like a little rivalry when he and Carlton are tearing it up together.

“Oh no,” he laughs. “There’d be no point in that.”

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A Lil bit of love

Passion and performance are the heart of Lil Sum’n Sum’n

by Brian Palmer

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hen I first saw Lil Sum’n Sum’n listed on The Laughing Goat’s event calendar for this month, I told my wife, “I hope to God this band is as cool as their name because I already want to interview them!”

Turns out not only is this band talented, creative and passionate about what they do, but they are also a couple of really neat people who understand how powerful music can be.

Husband-and-wife duo Lisa Wimberger and Gil “Gilly” Gonzalez combine to play more than a dozen instruments — most of them percussive — and when matched with background drones, guest chanters and the occasional tap dancing intro, their talents take listeners on an incredible musical journey. With influences including Afro-Cuban, African, Middle Eastern and even American beats and rhythms, Lil Sum’n Sum’n creates thoroughly engrossing world music that is far more than a collection of groovy tunes to listen to. For some, it is an otherworldly experience.

“One of the shows we played recently in Boulder was a Solstice show,” Wimberger says. “It was wild because at different times in the set people were meditating, different times people looked like they were possessed with dance and then in others they were in prayer. In fact some of them just collapsed.”

So their audiences seem to totally get the music, even if they don’t always get the name.

“Some people just can’t say ‘Lil Sum’n Sum’n’” Wimberger says with a laugh. “Some people have to say ‘Little Something Something’ because they just can’t colloquialize it.”

One of the band’s most intriguing live aspects is the fact that they improvise to the nth degree.

Unsatisfied with simply extending jams or changing

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time here and there, they completely reinvent each song each time it is played. Not only do no two performances of any of their songs sound the same, but in fact, they are almost unrecognizable when compared with each other. As a band Wimberger says this is a good thing because they have responsibilities which go far beyond merely playing the same tunes in the same way over and over again.

“We have to be really aware of what we’re creating for people and how to move them with grace through all of it, because we could really blow it for the crowd if we’re not aware of where they’re at. You can’t just rip the rug out from underneath people and expect them to love that, you know?

“You have to watch them. When they look like they’re itching to move, you gotta move the music to do that. And when they look like they’re really fatigued and want to go into a trance, you have to be able to do that.”

In a time where musicians are becoming increas-

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ingly self-absorbed and seem to care more about the money in your pockets than about whatever passion you might have for their artistry, it is refreshing to hear about a band making such an effort to be in tune with their audience. But perhaps this character trait will come as little surprise when you consider that the duo constantly keep their eyes open for opportunities to find musical inspiration, and so attention to detail is pretty much par for the course for them.

“We’ve been known to put pieces of metal together and plastic tubing together and just do experimental kind of stuff,” Gonzales explains. “We want to eventually go up to junkyards and pick up metal pieces and do all kinds of clangy, weird metal sounds.”

And sometimes the best results are found right inside your home — or the Home Depot.

“We’ll be in Home Depot,” Wimberger begins, “hitting the pipes or looking at a garage panel saying, ‘Wouldn’t that be cool to bring into our set.’

But then this morning our daughter picked up packs of seeds that we’re planting in the garden, and she was holding the sunflower seed pack and the carrots pack and she said, ‘These sound like shakers, Mommy.’ And I thought, ‘Wow, wouldn’t it be cool to do a recording with all the packs of seeds before we plant them?’”

Music is a wondrous thing to Lil Sum’n Sum’n and it shows. When asked why they make music, Wimberger replies that she can’t not make music and that she would be a cranky person if she could neither make music nor dance. Gonzales refers to music as being a great connector and unifier, and of course playing music beats the alternative.

“Without music I would probably still be in Texas cooking burgers,” he says.

To which Wimberger exclaims, “God help us all!”

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Strength and decay

One strongman’s quest for the American dream

by David Accomazzo

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ew Jersey strongman Stan “Stanless Steel” Pleskun, the “Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel,” and his struggle to build a career performing feats of strength are the subject of New York filmmaker Zach Levy’s award-winning documentary Strongman, which will be the last film shown at the International Film Series’ spring season on Saturday, April 24. Pleskun is a fascinating gentle giant, a man of terrifying physical strength who is almost New Age in his dedication to positive energy.

He collects and sells scrap metal from construction sites by day, and he trains for his show business career by night. He can bend a penny and a horseshoe with his bare hands, but struggles to find the right audience and gimmick that will propel him into stardom.

Levy spent 200 days with Stanless over three years, and the resulting footage reveals a deeply flawed and conflicted character struggling to create an identity in a show business world he doesn’t understand. Last week, we caught up with Levy, who was in New York promoting the documentary.

Boulder Weekly: So how did you meet Stan?

Zach Levy: I met him for a stunt show on television. Stan had an airplane tied to each arm. They were pulling in opposite directions trying to take off and he stopped them from moving. It was just a fabulous stunt.

BW: What struck you about the strong man from New Jersey?

ZL: I was really just struck by his personality.

When we met, we just had this sort of instant connection between us where I knew that he trusted me and I trusted him and that there was lot to explore about his life.

I think it was the combination of gentleness and toughness and all the different parts of his personality that seemed to be in real contrast. There was this fabulously violent stunt he was doing and then there’s

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this gentleness to his personality. There was this world of physical strength, and then we went back to his house; the sense of physical decay was so great in his home life. All those elements seemed to contrast in different ways.

BW: As the filmmaker, you get involved in some pretty intimate moments with Stan and his family.

The film doesn’t feel exploitative to me at all, but how do you approach walking that line between revelation and exploitation?

ZL: When I’m filming something, part of what I’m doing, and part of the reason I’m attracted to a story like this, is because I feel like I’m also learning about myself. I’m there to learn about Stan’s life and to empathize, but I’m also there to really understand myself, too. So it’s not like I’m there to get something

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or say, “This would make a great scene for a movie”; it’s more like I’m there to just kind of be there and understand something. I think that’s maybe a spirit that enters the film at some level.

I think a lot of filmmakers do just think in terms of the film … but that’s not what I do. I don’t think of the film as something to fit their lives into. I’m making a film out of their lives that’s much closer to how they are.

I think that’s maybe the major difference between what I do and what a reality show does. When you watch a reality show, there’s often an element where what you’re watching has been shaped to fit some sort of preconceived story idea at some level. And that, to me, is exploitative.

BW: One of the things that happens, given all these faux-documentaries in the form of reality TV that are so prevalent, is that viewers now question whether the people on camera are acting or not. Did Stan have any issues with that? Was Stan ever the type that was playing it up for the camera?

ZL: No, no, not at all. … An actor can wear a mask. If Stan wore a mask, the mask would tell you more about him than anything he was trying to hide.

With Stan, you would never feel like anything he was doing was trying to put on something he wasn’t. It’s just not who he is.

BW: How’s Stan’s career coming along? Did he ever achieve his American dream?

ZL: It’s not the kind of thing where his name’s in bright shiny letters all over the place, at least not yet.

He’s still doing his thing. He’s doing shows in Jersey.

And for me, I think that is a real market success.

It is the kind of small success that most of our lives are made out of. The kind of grind, the daily small steps that we all take. Sometimes the big successes are really just to keep on walking, to really keep on taking those steps.

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Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666.

Ani DiFranco. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 835 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874.

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Devon DeJohn. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

Dexter Payne. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Dierks Bentley & the Travelin’ McCourys — With Hayes Carll. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Douglas Cameron. Baker St. Pub & Grill, 1729 28th St., 720-974-9490.

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Nederland Community Center, 750 N. Hwy 72, Nederland, 303-258-9721.

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Ground Up. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Madlib, Alex B. 8:30 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show.

Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-4433399.

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Imagine walking up to the great bar of music and ordering bluegrass with a psychadelic-rock twist. They’d serve you Dierks Bentley.With Hayes Carll. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-7867030.

Cherry Creek, 233 Clayton St., Denver, 202448-6218.

Dance Home’s Barefoot Boogie — Freeform dancing. 8:30-11:30 p.m. The Solstice Center, 302 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-2074.

Digital Photography Workflow Introduction. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.

Our Town — Presented by CU Opera. 7:30 p.m. Music Theatre, CU campus, 303-492-8008.

Rent. 7:30 p.m. King Performing Arts Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, 303-556-2296.

“Step to the Pulse” Dance Event.

Performances throughout the day. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-4391.

Friday, April 23

music Ben Raznick. 5 p.m The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

Charlie Faye & the New Band. 8:30 p.m.

The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303440-4628.

Chris Cain Blues Band. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Don Grusin & John Gunther. 7 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4470475.

Douglas Cameron. Baker St. Pub & Grill, 1729 28th St., Boulder, 720-974-9490.

Halden Wofford & the Hi-Beams. 7:30 p.m.

D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-

arts arts

Canadian College Fair. 7-9 p.m., The Inn at

boulderweekly.com/panorama

Boulder/Denver Area Art of the Future... Today!

CU Spring MFA Exhibition.

CU Art Museum, CU campus, 303-492-8300. Opening reception April 23, exhibition through May 7.

Boulder Valley School District Art Faculty and High School Student Exhibit. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Opening reception April 23, exhibition through May 7.

EcoCreations — Various artists. Muse Gallery, 356 Main St., Longmont, 303-678-7869.

Through April 30.

Boulder Weekly

Extraordinary Images of Ordinary Things — By Brad Hatch. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122, through May 23.

Face to Face — By Beverly McIver. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122, through May 23.

Landscapes — Navajo weaving and textiles. Colorado Museum of Natural History, 1030 North Broadway, Denver, 303-492-6892, through May 30.

NCAR Community Art Gallery — Artwork by Aura Liesveld and Elisabeth

Wonnacott. NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-497-2408.

Through May 1.

The Photography of Jim Post. The Cannon Mine Coffee Shop, S. Public Rd., Lafayette, 303-665-0625.

Through April 30.

Reduce, Reuse, Up-Cycle.

Harris Park Art Cooperative, 3915 W. 73rd Ave., Westminster, harrisparkart@ gmail.com. Through May 2.

Relational Fabric in Space & Other Works for the Dark — By Steve Steele. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder,

303-443-2122, through May 23.

Ropes — Pattie Lee Becker.

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122, through May 23.

Spring into Reading — Papier-mache by Lisa Michot.

Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3100. Through April 30.

Weaving Memories — Prints

by Melanie Yazzie. CU Museum, 1035 Broadway Ave., Boulder, 303-492-6892.

Through May 30.

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“Because the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence” buy local, it’s important.

Do the solutions to our most dire global crises lie in one controversial plant?

by Grow In Colorado, a local non-profit

You don’t have to be a patient, caregiver, dispensary owner, or recreational user to benefit from the newly-created cannabis industry. Often overlooked in the debate are those beyond the immediate circle. Cannabis is by far the most controversial “alternative healing art” we have seen as of late, but by positively effecting valued institutions including protection for the environment, local and sustainable businesses, alternative health-care, and personal civil liberties, even those who don’t use, sell, or grow are calling for reform.

THE ECONOMY: As the medical marijuana movement has exploded so, too, comes a sudden boost to the economies that support it’s cultivation.

Whether it be a growing operation, manufacturing kitchen, testing facility, or retail dispensary, a plethora of jobs have been created.

The medical cannabis industry has been a life-saver for many alternative health care providers often the first to see a decline in a sagging economy. In whole, alternative modalities have been given a shot in the arm due to the heightened awareness of herbs and plant-based medicine and increased availability of practitioners providing services from massage therapy to rolfing, reiki to meditation, and everything in between. Cannabis dispensaries offer a location for services, allowing practitioners the option to forego the cost of a lease elsewhere. Advertising and insurance costs are also shared or covered by a host dispensary.

Alternative health practitioners don’t have to associate with a medical cannabis dispensary to benefit from their arrival on the natural healing scene. As the waters of natural healing rise, all the different service “boats” will rise. Many people who are coming to cannabis for healing are now also willing to look at other herbs for improving their health like echinacea or garlic. Patients who are willing to try a non-mainstream medicine like cannabis, often are also open to other alternative practices like chiropractics, massage, or yoga. Other hard-hit vocations are being relieved by the industry. Painters, plumbers, childcare professionals, landscapers, doctors, naturopaths, secretaries, lawyers, lab techs, scientists, carpenters, accountants, retail clerks, and stay-at-home moms are just some of the people being put to work thanks to the budding industry.

Also seeing a rise in revenue are sign and print companies, local hardware stores, landlords, local news sources, venues and arenas, and of course the Cities and States collecting fees and taxes.

Perhaps most importantly, are the actual patients themselves that now, free of either pain or prescription narcotics, are back at work, paying taxes, and spending money. Numbers provided by the city suggest $28,800,000 in total MMJ revenue and $982,080 in sales tax revenue for the City in 2010. (based on 60 business licenses in March 2010 paying sales tax on projected $480,000 annual income) Replacing marijuana prohibition with a system of taxation and regulation similar to that used for alcoholic beverages would produce combined savings and tax revenues of between $10 billion and $14 billion per year, finds a June 2005 report by Dr. Jeffrey Miron, visiting professor of economics at Harvard University.

The report has been endorsed by more than 530 distinguished economists.

Chief among them are three Nobel Laureates in economics: Dr. Milton Friedman of the Hoover Institute, Dr. George Akerlof of the University of California at Berkeley, and Dr. Vernon Smith of George Mason University. Dr. Miron’s paper, “The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition,” concludes: **Replacing marijuana prohibition with a system of legal regulation would save approximately $7.7 billion in government expenditures on prohibition enforcement -- $2.4 billion at the federal level and $5.3 billion at the state and local levels. **Revenue from taxation of marijuana sales would range from $2.4 billion per year if marijuana were taxed like ordinary consumer goods to $6.2 billion if it were taxed like alcohol or tobacco.

FOOD: Hemp is a nutritional powerhouse rich in protein and oils with the highest sources of essential fatty acids (EFA’s).

Hemp’s spectrum of amino acids makes it a more digestible source of vegetable protein than soy. The

World Health Organization (W.H.O.) identifies hemp as having an optimal 3:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 EFA’s.

Cannabis has been used as an oral and topical medicine or food since it’s earliest recording by Emperor Shen Nung in 2737 BCE. While people suffering from pain, vomiting, or nausea caused by ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, or other gastrointestinal disorders can smoke or vaporize the herb to alleviate symptoms, many of the same disorders can be treated and even cured by eating or drinking the plant instead. Cannabis is incredibly soothing to the stomach and intestinal lining and can heal lesions internally. It has also been shown to lower cholesterol and dissolve plaque in coronary arteries. Hemp seeds can be eaten raw, ground into powder or made into milk, tea, tofu, and nut butters.

MEDICINE: “Nearly all medicines have toxic, potentially lethal effects except marijuana. There is no record in the extensive medical literature describing a proven, documented cannabis-induced fatality.”

The medicinal qualities of cannabis are beyond the scope of this article. However, it is important to note recent breakthroughs in treating cancer, ADD, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders. This is particularly heartening as it pertains to use in children suffering from these conditions. Cannabis has proven far safer than the steroids and amphetamines currently in use that are attributed to thousands of child deaths every year even with proper labeling and dosages. Currently in Colorado, a person diagnosed with cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS or who is diagnosed with a condition causing one or more of the following symptoms: severe pain, severe nausea, cachexia, seizures, or muscle spasms can qualify for medical marijuana as is recommended by a physician. The Colorado Health Department claims the average age of patients on the medical marijuana registry is 40. Other conditions the plant proves to improve include but are not limited to: Schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anorexia Nervosa, Diabetic Retinopathy, Eczema, Psoriasis, Huntington’s Disease, Crohn’s Disease, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Asthma, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Epilepsy, Hepatitis-C, Hypertension, Leukemia, Parkinson’s Disease, Morning Sickness, Methicaillin-Resistant Staphyococcus (MRSA), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sickle Cell Disease, Sleep Apnea, and Alcohol Abuse. Imagine one substance, one small green plant, one amazingly versatile herb that has been mandated off-limits by our government for over seventy years! Our government is lobbied incessantly by giant food, insurance, tobacco, alcohol, and pharmaceutical companies, but rarely sick people, grieving family members, or by people who would just prefer a healthier alternative to alcohol or tobacco. It is also worth noting that not all cannabis-based medicine results in a psycho-active effect.

By contrast, aspirin causes hundreds of deaths each year. Aspirin is loosely regulated, and it costs $25 to get a license to sell aspirin in the City of Boulder. Adverse drug reactions (ADR’s) are a significant public health concern. ADR’s were projected to cause the following increases: 2976 deaths, 118,200 patient-days, $516,034,829 in total charges, $37,611,868 in drug charges, and $9,456,698 in laboratory charges for the 12,261,737 Medicare patients admitted to U.S. hospitals. If all Medicare patients were considered, these figures would be 3 times greater. This translates to approximately 1.5 patients/hospital/ year.

Each year, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAID’s ) accounts for an estimated 7,600 deaths and 76,000 hospitalizations in the United States. NSAID’s include aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, and tiaprofenic acid. This finding reflects about a 20% increase in mortality associated with an ADR in hospitalized patients.

Drugs used in medicine are routinely given what is called an LD-50. The LD-50 rating indicates at what dosage fifty percent of test animals receiving a drug will die as a result of drug induced toxicity.

Even water has a lethal dose.

A number of researchers have attempted to determine marijuana’s LD-50 rating in test animals, without success.

At present, it is estimated that marijuana’s LD-50 is around 1:20,000 or 1:40,000. In layman terms this means that in order to induce death, a marijuana smoker would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 times as much marijuana as is contained in one marijuana cigarette. NIDA-supplied marijuana cigarettes weigh approximately .9 grams. A smoker would theoretically have to consume nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana within about fifteen minutes to induce a lethal response. In practical terms, marijuana cannot induce a lethal response as a result of drug-related toxicity.

A report www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_10.pdf from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) attributes drug overdoses to the deaths of 33,541 people in 2005, the last year for which firm data are available. That makes drug overdose the second leading cause of accidental death, behind only motor vehicle accidents (43,667) and ahead of firearms deaths (30,694).

The 2005 figures are only the latest in a seemingly inexorable increase in overdose deaths that make the 1970’s heroin epidemic and the 1980’s crack wave pale in comparison. According to the CDC, 10,000 died of overdoses in 1990; by 1999, that number had risen to 20,000; and in the six years between then and 2005, it increased by more than 60%. At this rate of growth the number of deaths due to drug overdose for 2010 would be more than 50,000 per year. “The death toll is equivalent to a hundred 757s crashing and killing everybody on board every year, but this doesn’t make the news,” said Dan Bigg of the Chicago Recovery Alliance. www.anypositivechange.org/.

RECREATION: “It’s a crazy country we live in when you can be arrested for carrying the world’s most prolific plant”. -David Silvan.

Epidemiological data indicate that, in the general population, marijuana use is not associated with increased mortality. Nearly all the crime and violence associated with cannabis is directly related to the prohibition and not the plant itself. The record on marijuana encompasses at least 5,000 years of human experience. Cannabis is now used daily by enormous numbers of people throughout the world.

Estimates suggest that from twenty million to fifty million Americans routinely, albeit illegally, smoke marijuana without the benefit of direct medical supervision. Yet, despite this long history of use and the extraordinarily high numbers of social smokers, there are simply no credible medical reports to suggest that consuming marijuana has caused a single death. Even in Boulder, CO, the recreational use of cannabis dwarfs the medical use. Cannabis,while impossible to overdose on, is illegal and results in 80,000 arrests every year; 90% of those arrests are for possession, not possession with intent to distribute.

SHELTER: You could build an entire home from cannabis.

There are ancient egyptian archeological sites containing hemp-based concrete. Cannabis grows faster than bamboo and can be used for everything from floors to drapes, paint, varnish, glue, detergent, ink, clothes, and shoes.

ENVIRONMENT: Like all plants, cannabis absorbs carbon dioxide and sunlight while producing oxygen-cutting down on greenhouse gasses and global warming.

Cannabis can be grown in most climates with little water and can produce ten tons of biomass per acre every four months. This translates to %100 of U.S. energy being produced on %6 of the land. Not only does cannabis grow much faster than trees, produce 4 times the pulp of trees but, also, the pulp it provides is much stronger, yielding a higher quality product. Hemp paper is naturally acid-free and can be produced with less energy, chemicals, and harmful byproducts like dioxins and chloroform. The oldest printed paper in history is an ancient chinese text dating back to 770 CE printed on %100 hemp paper as is the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Cannabis can be a viable alternative to coal and hemp’s use, like all biofuels, improves air quality. Toxic petrochemicals can be replaced with hemp oil. Anything which can be made from fossil fuels can be made from an organic substance like hemp.

FUEL: “Why use up the forests which were hundreds of years in the making and the mines which required ages to lay down if we can get the equivalent of forest and mineral products in the annual growth of the hemp fields?”- Henry Ford.

Methyl esters, or bio-diesel, can be made from any oil or fat including hemp seed oil. Pyrolysis is the technique of applying high heat to biomass, or organic plants and tree matter, with little or no air.

By converting biomass to fuel utilizing pyrolysis technology, reduced emissions from coal-fired power plants and automobiles can be accomplished. The process can produce charcoal, gasoline, ethanol, noncondensable gasses, acetic acid, acetone, methane, and methanol. Pyrolysis facilities can run 3 shifts a day, and since pyrolysis facilities ideally should be within 50 miles of the energy crop to be cost effective, many new local and rural jobs will be created, not to mention the employment opportunities in trucking and transportation. In terms of fuel-to-feed ratio, petroleum, coal and oil conversion is more efficient, but there are many advantages to conversion by pyrolysis. Biomass has a heating value of 5000-8000 BTU/lb, with virtually no ash or sulfur emissions. Ethanol, methanol, methane gas, and gasoline can be derived from biomass at a fraction of the cost of the current cost of oil, coal, or nuclear energy, especially when environmental costs are factored in. Each acre of hemp could yield about 1000 gallons of methanol. When an energy crop is growing it creates a balanced system by taking carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and releasing an equal amount when it is burned, unlike petroleum fuels, which only release CO2. When an energy crop like hemp is grown on a massive scale, it will lower the CO2 in the air, and then stabilize it at a level lower than before the planting of the energy crop. Use of biomass would end acid rain, end sulfer-based smog, and reverse the greenhouse effect. America has only enough coal to last 100-300 years, but burning it for electricity puts sulfur into the air which is toxic to every membrane it comes in contact with. This leads to acid rain which kills thousands around the world annually while destroying the forests, rivers, and wildlife. Charcoal can be created from biomass through pyrolysis (charcoaling), which has nearly the same heating value in BTU as coal, virtually without sulfur. Biomass can also be co-fired with coal to reduce emissions. Hemp is at least four times richer in biomass/cellulose potential than its nearest rivals: cornstalks, sugarcane, kenaf, trees, etc., and hemp seeds provide a combustible fuel oil. With the use of hemp, the plant world’s number one producer of biomass, the cost of this alternative fuel will give petroleum vigorous competition.

Cannabis and hemp can be used efficiently, economically, and environmentally for everything from medicine and food to fuel and fiber. Countless acres of forest, tons of coal, mountain tops, and oil could be spared with the harnessing of hemp as energy. The estimated number of lives it could save both from drug overdoses, environmental impact, and medicinal benefits are over 100,000/year, and the United States alone stand to save more than $7.7 billion while creating more than $6.2 billion in tax and fee revenue.

Perhaps after all the propaganda, when it comes to cannabis, it turns out you should just say “know”.

© MMX Grow In Colorado nonprofit association.

All rights reserved. P.O. Box 21253 Boulder, CO 80308 or visit www.GrowInColorado.org to join, donate, or find out more.

WHAT WE HAVE: Senate Bill 1284

• creates large government operated “medical marijuana authority” with an operating budget in the millions.

• mandates 24-hour warrantless surveilance.

• demands a $50,000 license fee.

Boulder City Staff Revised Ordinance Second Reading May 4, 2010

• restrictions on patients who grow medicine in their homes.

• high application and licensing fees.

• background checks and fingerprints for business owners and employees .

WHAT WE NEED:

• consumer protection including quality control, assurance, packaging and labeling requirements.

• protection for small, local businesse.s • security for patients who are not businesses.

• reasonable fees and requirements that will not smother the industry.

• ample time to draft comprehensive, community-oriented guidelines with our elected officials.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

write - call - visit your senators, representatives, and council members

Boulder City Council: council@bouldercolorado.gov Colorado State Representatives: www.leg.state.co.us Colorado State Senators: www.leg.state.co.us

References:

1888 Merck Manual http://www.ecofibre.com.au/facts.html http://fuelandfiber.com/Hemp4NRG/Hemp4NRGRV3.html http://www.eartheasy.com/article_hemp_homes.html http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/hempfuel.html http://www.druglibrary.org/olsen/hemp/IHA/iha01105.html http://www.naihc.org/hemp_information/content/hemp.mj.html Janet E. Joy, Stanley J. Watson, Jr., and John A Benson, Jr., “Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base,” Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, Institute of Medicine (Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999), p. 109. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309071550&amp;page=109 C. A. Bond, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP and Cynthia L. Raehl, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, “Adverse Drug Reactions in United States Hospitals,” Pharmacotherapy, 2006;26(5):601-608. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/531809 US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, “In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition” (Docket #86-22), September 6, 1988, p. 56-57. http://druglibrary.net/olsen/MEDICAL/YOUNG/young4.html C. A. Bond, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, and Cynthia L. Raehl, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas, “Adverse Drug Reactions in United States Hospitals” Pharmacotherapy, 2006;26(5):601-608. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/531809 Robyn Tamblyn, PhD; Laeora Berkson, MD, MHPE, FRCPC; W. Dale Jauphinee, MD, FRCPC; David Gayton, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Roland Grad, MD, MSc; Allen Huang, MD, FRCPC; Lisa Isaac, PhD; Peter McLeod, MD, FRCPC; and Linda Snell, MD, MHPE, FRCPC, “Unnecessary Prescribing of NSAIDs and the Management of NSAID-Related Gastropathy in Medical Practice,” Annals of Internal Medicine (Washington, DC: American College of Physicians, 1997), September 15, 1997, 127:429-438. http://www.annals.org/content/127/6/429.full.pdf Citing: Fries, JF, “Assessing and understanding patient risk,” Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology Supplement, 1992;92:21-4.

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“Because the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence” buy local, it’s important.

Do the solutions to our most dire global crises lie in one controversial plant?

by Grow In Colorado, a local non-profit

You don’t have to be a patient, caregiver, dispensary owner, or recreational user to benefit from the newly-created cannabis industry. Often overlooked in the debate are those beyond the immediate circle. Cannabis is by far the most controversial “alternative healing art” we have seen as of late, but by positively effecting valued institutions including protection for the environment, local and sustainable businesses, alternative health-care, and personal civil liberties, even those who don’t use, sell, or grow are calling for reform.

THE ECONOMY: As the medical marijuana movement has exploded so, too, comes a sudden boost to the economies that support it’s cultivation.

Whether it be a growing operation, manufacturing kitchen, testing facility, or retail dispensary, a plethora of jobs have been created.

The medical cannabis industry has been a life-saver for many alternative health care providers often the first to see a decline in a sagging economy. In whole, alternative modalities have been given a shot in the arm due to the heightened awareness of herbs and plant-based medicine and increased availability of practitioners providing services from massage therapy to rolfing, reiki to meditation, and everything in between. Cannabis dispensaries offer a location for services, allowing practitioners the option to forego the cost of a lease elsewhere. Advertising and insurance costs are also shared or covered by a host dispensary.

Alternative health practitioners don’t have to associate with a medical cannabis dispensary to benefit from their arrival on the natural healing scene. As the waters of natural healing rise, all the different service “boats” will rise. Many people who are coming to cannabis for healing are now also willing to look at other herbs for improving their health like echinacea or garlic. Patients who are willing to try a non-mainstream medicine like cannabis, often are also open to other alternative practices like chiropractics, massage, or yoga. Other hard-hit vocations are being relieved by the industry. Painters, plumbers, childcare professionals, landscapers, doctors, naturopaths, secretaries, lawyers, lab techs, scientists, carpenters, accountants, retail clerks, and stay-at-home moms are just some of the people being put to work thanks to the budding industry.

Also seeing a rise in revenue are sign and print companies, local hardware stores, landlords, local news sources, venues and arenas, and of course the Cities and States collecting fees and taxes.

Perhaps most importantly, are the actual patients themselves that now, free of either pain or prescription narcotics, are back at work, paying taxes, and spending money. Numbers provided by the city suggest $28,800,000 in total MMJ revenue and $982,080 in sales tax revenue for the City in 2010. (based on 60 business licenses in March 2010 paying sales tax on projected $480,000 annual income) Replacing marijuana prohibition with a system of taxation and regulation similar to that used for alcoholic beverages would produce combined savings and tax revenues of between $10 billion and $14 billion per year, finds a June 2005 report by Dr. Jeffrey Miron, visiting professor of economics at Harvard University.

The report has been endorsed by more than 530 distinguished economists.

Chief among them are three Nobel Laureates in economics: Dr. Milton Friedman of the Hoover Institute, Dr. George Akerlof of the University of California at Berkeley, and Dr. Vernon Smith of George Mason University. Dr. Miron’s paper, “The Budgetary Implications of Marijuana Prohibition,” concludes: **Replacing marijuana prohibition with a system of legal regulation would save approximately $7.7 billion in government expenditures on prohibition enforcement -- $2.4 billion at the federal level and $5.3 billion at the state and local levels. **Revenue from taxation of marijuana sales would range from $2.4 billion per year if marijuana were taxed like ordinary consumer goods to $6.2 billion if it were taxed like alcohol or tobacco.

FOOD: Hemp is a nutritional powerhouse rich in protein and oils with the highest sources of essential fatty acids (EFA’s).

Hemp’s spectrum of amino acids makes it a more digestible source of vegetable protein than soy. The

World Health Organization (W.H.O.) identifies hemp as having an optimal 3:1 ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 EFA’s.

Cannabis has been used as an oral and topical medicine or food since it’s earliest recording by Emperor Shen Nung in 2737 BCE. While people suffering from pain, vomiting, or nausea caused by ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, or other gastrointestinal disorders can smoke or vaporize the herb to alleviate symptoms, many of the same disorders can be treated and even cured by eating or drinking the plant instead. Cannabis is incredibly soothing to the stomach and intestinal lining and can heal lesions internally. It has also been shown to lower cholesterol and dissolve plaque in coronary arteries. Hemp seeds can be eaten raw, ground into powder or made into milk, tea, tofu, and nut butters.

MEDICINE: “Nearly all medicines have toxic, potentially lethal effects except marijuana. There is no record in the extensive medical literature describing a proven, documented cannabis-induced fatality.”

The medicinal qualities of cannabis are beyond the scope of this article. However, it is important to note recent breakthroughs in treating cancer, ADD, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders. This is particularly heartening as it pertains to use in children suffering from these conditions. Cannabis has proven far safer than the steroids and amphetamines currently in use that are attributed to thousands of child deaths every year even with proper labeling and dosages. Currently in Colorado, a person diagnosed with cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS or who is diagnosed with a condition causing one or more of the following symptoms: severe pain, severe nausea, cachexia, seizures, or muscle spasms can qualify for medical marijuana as is recommended by a physician. The Colorado Health Department claims the average age of patients on the medical marijuana registry is 40. Other conditions the plant proves to improve include but are not limited to: Schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anorexia Nervosa, Diabetic Retinopathy, Eczema, Psoriasis, Huntington’s Disease, Crohn’s Disease, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Asthma, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Epilepsy, Hepatitis-C, Hypertension, Leukemia, Parkinson’s Disease, Morning Sickness, Methicaillin-Resistant Staphyococcus (MRSA), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sickle Cell Disease, Sleep Apnea, and Alcohol Abuse. Imagine one substance, one small green plant, one amazingly versatile herb that has been mandated off-limits by our government for over seventy years! Our government is lobbied incessantly by giant food, insurance, tobacco, alcohol, and pharmaceutical companies, but rarely sick people, grieving family members, or by people who would just prefer a healthier alternative to alcohol or tobacco. It is also worth noting that not all cannabis-based medicine results in a psycho-active effect.

By contrast, aspirin causes hundreds of deaths each year. Aspirin is loosely regulated, and it costs $25 to get a license to sell aspirin in the City of Boulder. Adverse drug reactions (ADR’s) are a significant public health concern. ADR’s were projected to cause the following increases: 2976 deaths, 118,200 patient-days, $516,034,829 in total charges, $37,611,868 in drug charges, and $9,456,698 in laboratory charges for the 12,261,737 Medicare patients admitted to U.S. hospitals. If all Medicare patients were considered, these figures would be 3 times greater. This translates to approximately 1.5 patients/hospital/ year.

Each year, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAID’s ) accounts for an estimated 7,600 deaths and 76,000 hospitalizations in the United States. NSAID’s include aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, and tiaprofenic acid. This finding reflects about a 20% increase in mortality associated with an ADR in hospitalized patients.

Drugs used in medicine are routinely given what is called an LD-50. The LD-50 rating indicates at what dosage fifty percent of test animals receiving a drug will die as a result of drug induced toxicity.

Even water has a lethal dose.

A number of researchers have attempted to determine marijuana’s LD-50 rating in test animals, without success.

At present, it is estimated that marijuana’s LD-50 is around 1:20,000 or 1:40,000. In layman terms this means that in order to induce death, a marijuana smoker would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 times as much marijuana as is contained in one marijuana cigarette. NIDA-supplied marijuana cigarettes weigh approximately .9 grams. A smoker would theoretically have to consume nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana within about fifteen minutes to induce a lethal response. In practical terms, marijuana cannot induce a lethal response as a result of drug-related toxicity.

A report www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_10.pdf from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) attributes drug overdoses to the deaths of 33,541 people in 2005, the last year for which firm data are available. That makes drug overdose the second leading cause of accidental death, behind only motor vehicle accidents (43,667) and ahead of firearms deaths (30,694).

The 2005 figures are only the latest in a seemingly inexorable increase in overdose deaths that make the 1970’s heroin epidemic and the 1980’s crack wave pale in comparison. According to the CDC, 10,000 died of overdoses in 1990; by 1999, that number had risen to 20,000; and in the six years between then and 2005, it increased by more than 60%. At this rate of growth the number of deaths due to drug overdose for 2010 would be more than 50,000 per year. “The death toll is equivalent to a hundred 757s crashing and killing everybody on board every year, but this doesn’t make the news,” said Dan Bigg of the Chicago Recovery Alliance. www.anypositivechange.org/.

RECREATION: “It’s a crazy country we live in when you can be arrested for carrying the world’s most prolific plant”. -David Silvan.

Epidemiological data indicate that, in the general population, marijuana use is not associated with increased mortality. Nearly all the crime and violence associated with cannabis is directly related to the prohibition and not the plant itself. The record on marijuana encompasses at least 5,000 years of human experience. Cannabis is now used daily by enormous numbers of people throughout the world.

Estimates suggest that from twenty million to fifty million Americans routinely, albeit illegally, smoke marijuana without the benefit of direct medical supervision. Yet, despite this long history of use and the extraordinarily high numbers of social smokers, there are simply no credible medical reports to suggest that consuming marijuana has caused a single death. Even in Boulder, CO, the recreational use of cannabis dwarfs the medical use. Cannabis,while impossible to overdose on, is illegal and results in 80,000 arrests every year; 90% of those arrests are for possession, not possession with intent to distribute.

SHELTER: You could build an entire home from cannabis.

There are ancient egyptian archeological sites containing hemp-based concrete. Cannabis grows faster than bamboo and can be used for everything from floors to drapes, paint, varnish, glue, detergent, ink, clothes, and shoes.

ENVIRONMENT: Like all plants, cannabis absorbs carbon dioxide and sunlight while producing oxygen-cutting down on greenhouse gasses and global warming.

Cannabis can be grown in most climates with little water and can produce ten tons of biomass per acre every four months. This translates to %100 of U.S. energy being produced on %6 of the land. Not only does cannabis grow much faster than trees, produce 4 times the pulp of trees but, also, the pulp it provides is much stronger, yielding a higher quality product. Hemp paper is naturally acid-free and can be produced with less energy, chemicals, and harmful byproducts like dioxins and chloroform. The oldest printed paper in history is an ancient chinese text dating back to 770 CE printed on %100 hemp paper as is the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Cannabis can be a viable alternative to coal and hemp’s use, like all biofuels, improves air quality. Toxic petrochemicals can be replaced with hemp oil. Anything which can be made from fossil fuels can be made from an organic substance like hemp.

FUEL: “Why use up the forests which were hundreds of years in the making and the mines which required ages to lay down if we can get the equivalent of forest and mineral products in the annual growth of the hemp fields?”- Henry Ford.

Methyl esters, or bio-diesel, can be made from any oil or fat including hemp seed oil. Pyrolysis is the technique of applying high heat to biomass, or organic plants and tree matter, with little or no air.

By converting biomass to fuel utilizing pyrolysis technology, reduced emissions from coal-fired power plants and automobiles can be accomplished. The process can produce charcoal, gasoline, ethanol, noncondensable gasses, acetic acid, acetone, methane, and methanol. Pyrolysis facilities can run 3 shifts a day, and since pyrolysis facilities ideally should be within 50 miles of the energy crop to be cost effective, many new local and rural jobs will be created, not to mention the employment opportunities in trucking and transportation. In terms of fuel-to-feed ratio, petroleum, coal and oil conversion is more efficient, but there are many advantages to conversion by pyrolysis. Biomass has a heating value of 5000-8000 BTU/lb, with virtually no ash or sulfur emissions. Ethanol, methanol, methane gas, and gasoline can be derived from biomass at a fraction of the cost of the current cost of oil, coal, or nuclear energy, especially when environmental costs are factored in. Each acre of hemp could yield about 1000 gallons of methanol. When an energy crop is growing it creates a balanced system by taking carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and releasing an equal amount when it is burned, unlike petroleum fuels, which only release CO2. When an energy crop like hemp is grown on a massive scale, it will lower the CO2 in the air, and then stabilize it at a level lower than before the planting of the energy crop. Use of biomass would end acid rain, end sulfer-based smog, and reverse the greenhouse effect. America has only enough coal to last 100-300 years, but burning it for electricity puts sulfur into the air which is toxic to every membrane it comes in contact with. This leads to acid rain which kills thousands around the world annually while destroying the forests, rivers, and wildlife. Charcoal can be created from biomass through pyrolysis (charcoaling), which has nearly the same heating value in BTU as coal, virtually without sulfur. Biomass can also be co-fired with coal to reduce emissions. Hemp is at least four times richer in biomass/cellulose potential than its nearest rivals: cornstalks, sugarcane, kenaf, trees, etc., and hemp seeds provide a combustible fuel oil. With the use of hemp, the plant world’s number one producer of biomass, the cost of this alternative fuel will give petroleum vigorous competition.

Cannabis and hemp can be used efficiently, economically, and environmentally for everything from medicine and food to fuel and fiber. Countless acres of forest, tons of coal, mountain tops, and oil could be spared with the harnessing of hemp as energy. The estimated number of lives it could save both from drug overdoses, environmental impact, and medicinal benefits are over 100,000/year, and the United States alone stand to save more than $7.7 billion while creating more than $6.2 billion in tax and fee revenue.

Perhaps after all the propaganda, when it comes to cannabis, it turns out you should just say “know”.

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All rights reserved. P.O. Box 21253 Boulder, CO 80308 or visit www.GrowInColorado.org to join, donate, or find out more.

WHAT WE HAVE: Senate Bill 1284

• creates large government operated “medical marijuana authority” with an operating budget in the millions.

• mandates 24-hour warrantless surveilance.

• demands a $50,000 license fee.

Boulder City Staff Revised Ordinance Second Reading May 4, 2010

• restrictions on patients who grow medicine in their homes.

• high application and licensing fees.

• background checks and fingerprints for business owners and employees .

WHAT WE NEED:

• consumer protection including quality control, assurance, packaging and labeling requirements.

• protection for small, local businesse.s • security for patients who are not businesses.

• reasonable fees and requirements that will not smother the industry.

• ample time to draft comprehensive, community-oriented guidelines with our elected officials.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

write - call - visit your senators, representatives, and council members

Boulder City Council: council@bouldercolorado.gov Colorado State Representatives: www.leg.state.co.us Colorado State Senators: www.leg.state.co.us

References:

1888 Merck Manual http://www.ecofibre.com.au/facts.html http://fuelandfiber.com/Hemp4NRG/Hemp4NRGRV3.html http://www.eartheasy.com/article_hemp_homes.html http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/hempfuel.html http://www.druglibrary.org/olsen/hemp/IHA/iha01105.html http://www.naihc.org/hemp_information/content/hemp.mj.html Janet E. Joy, Stanley J. Watson, Jr., and John A Benson, Jr., “Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base,” Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, Institute of Medicine (Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999), p. 109. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309071550&amp;page=109 C. A. Bond, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP and Cynthia L. Raehl, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, “Adverse Drug Reactions in United States Hospitals,” Pharmacotherapy, 2006;26(5):601-608. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/531809 US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, “In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition” (Docket #86-22), September 6, 1988, p. 56-57. http://druglibrary.net/olsen/MEDICAL/YOUNG/young4.html C. A. Bond, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, and Cynthia L. Raehl, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas, “Adverse Drug Reactions in United States Hospitals” Pharmacotherapy, 2006;26(5):601-608. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/531809 Robyn Tamblyn, PhD; Laeora Berkson, MD, MHPE, FRCPC; W. Dale Jauphinee, MD, FRCPC; David Gayton, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Roland Grad, MD, MSc; Allen Huang, MD, FRCPC; Lisa Isaac, PhD; Peter McLeod, MD, FRCPC; and Linda Snell, MD, MHPE, FRCPC, “Unnecessary Prescribing of NSAIDs and the Management of NSAID-Related Gastropathy in Medical Practice,” Annals of Internal Medicine (Washington, DC: American College of Physicians, 1997), September 15, 1997, 127:429-438. http://www.annals.org/content/127/6/429.full.pdf Citing: Fries, JF, “Assessing and understanding patient risk,” Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology Supplement, 1992;92:21-4.

US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, “In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition” (Docket #86-22), September 6, 1988, p. 56-57. http://druglibrary.net/olsen/MEDICAL/YOUNG/young4.html Radio Free Exile-Jeremy Briggs Adverse Drug Reactions in United States Hospitals,” Pharmacotherapy, 2006;26(5):601-608

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Chali 2na, Whiskey Blanket —

Nothing like Chali 2na’s smooth bass delivery to get you excited about a hip-hop show. He’s touring in support of his recently dropped album Fish Outta Water. 9 p.m.

Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

463-6683.

The Indulgers. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Jasco. 6 p.m. Q’s Restaurant, Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344.

Jeffery Hyde Thompson. 9:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-4404628.

John Craigie. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe.

5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-4435108.

Johnny O Band. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-4433322.

Message in a Bottle — A tribute to The Police. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Michael Cleveland & the Flamekeeper Band. 8 p.m. Daniels Hall, Swallow Hill, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

The Mitguards. 8 p.m. Tuft Theatre, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

Quemando Productions Presents Flor de Cana. 7 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St.,

Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Re:Creation — With Sphongle and others.

8:30 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

She Grooves. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Soul’d Out. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.

The Spill Canvas. 9 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666.

Spontaneous Thin Air Radio. 9:30 p.m.

Waterloo Icehouse, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.

Yo La Tengo. 9 p.m. The Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St.,Denver, 303-837-0360.

events 18th Annual Microbreweries for the Environment. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Empty Spaces — Multimedia dance/theatre production. 8 p.m. Old Rayback Plumbing Building, 2775 Valmont St., Boulder, 303-589-

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words Thursday, April 22 Melissa Marr’s Radiant Shadows. 7 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.

Timothy Stokes’ What Freud Didn’t Know. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Sunday, April 25 Blessings for Your Soul Radio Show.

2 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Monday, April 26 Open Mic Poetry — “So You’re a Poet.” The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-

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Ruth Reichl’s For You Mom, Finally. 7:30 p.m.

Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303447-2074.

Tuesday, April 27 Bill McKibben’s Eaarth. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4472074.

Active Minds Lecture: Al Qaeda. 5:30 p.m.

Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.

Wednesday, April 28 Anchee Min’s Pearl of China. 7:30 p.m.

Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.

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Moonshiner —

Hard-hitting bluegrass band from Nederland.

Catch them before they head back up the mountain. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886.

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Godspell. 6 p.m. The Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980.

One Woman Show. 8 p.m. The Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder, 303-442-0234.

Our Town — Presented by CU Opera. 7:30 p.m. Music Theatre, CU campus, 303-492-8008.

“Somewhere in America, vol. 1” — Presented by Ballet Nouveau Colorado. 8 p.m.

470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, 303-9877845.

Saturday, April 24

music Acoustic Brunch. 10 a.m. Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-443-5108.

An Evening with Your Groovy Friends — Alexander Dawson School fundraiser. 6 p.m.

Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-6652757.

Bass Buds All Night Dance Party — with Du-West, Collective Motions. 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

The Root, 1360 College Ave., Boulder, 720-9331350.

Blackdog. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Caper’s House Band — Traditional jazz. 7-10 p.m. Caper’s Italian Bistro & Tap, 600 Airport Rd., Longmont, 303-776-7667.

Chali 2na, Whiskey Blanket. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Chris Barron — With Scott Von. 8 p.m.

Daniels Hall, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

Chris Cain. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

David Brooker. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Ironwood Rain. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe.

5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-4435108.

Jababa. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Jeff Finlin. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

Jen Korte and the Loss. 7:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Jeremy Dion. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

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A Little Sum’n Sum’n. 9:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-4404628.

Megan Burtt. 9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

A Night of Indian Classical Music. 8 p.m.

The Solstice Center, 302 Pearl St., Boulder, 303939-8463.

Mojo Mama. 6 p.m. Q’s Restaurant, Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-4424344.

ONDA/Latin Grass. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.

Parlando Student Concert. 3:30 p.m. Baker’s Piano Center Recital Space, 2067 30th St., Boulder, 303-898-8632.

Phil Robinson. 7:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Public Image Limited. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 835 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874.

Re:Creation — With Sphongle and others.

8:30 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Stephen Marcus. 10:15 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

The TSQ Band. 6:30 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475.

Yeasayer. 9 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666.

Yo La Tengo. 9 p.m. The Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St., Denver, 303-837-0360.

Young Songwriter Showcase 2010. 7 p.m.

Tuft Theatre, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

events Boulder Digital Arts Openhouse. 12 p.m.

Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.

Empty Spaces — Multimedia dance/theatre production. 8 p.m. Old Rayback Plumbing Building, 2775 Valmont St., Boulder, 303-5892048.

Enchantment Under the Sea — Har HaShem “prom” celebration. 6:30 p.m. A Spice of Life Event Center, 5706 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-499-7077.

Godspell. 6 p.m. The Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980.

One Woman Show. 8 p.m. The Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder, 303-442-0234.

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theater Boulder/Denver Chicago. 6:15 p.m. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000. Through May 9.

Grace & Glorie. Miner’s Alley Playhouse. 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, 303-935-3044. Through April 25.

Is He Dead? Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. Through May 1.

Mama Hated Diesels. Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1101 13th St., Denver, 303-8934100. Through May 9.

Presented by Ballet Nouveau Colorado. 8 p.m.

470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, 303-9877845.

State of the Arts. 7:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-4407826.

Sen. Rollie Heath Town Hall Meeting. 10 a.m. UMC Room 235, CU campus, 303-8664872.

Sunday, April 25

music Ash Ganley. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Bluegrass Pick — All levels welcome. 12-3 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-4859400.

The Brown Sisters. 7 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

Blues Jam with Mark Diamond & Lionel Young — Players welcome. 7:30-10 p.m.

Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

Dakota Blonde. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Empty Spaces — Multimedia dance/theatre production. 7 p.m. Old Rayback Plumbing Building, 2775 Valmont St., Boulder, 303-5892048.

Felonius Smith. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Fluxus. 10 p.m.Vine Street Pub, 1700 Vine St. Denver, 303-388-2337.

Jesse Hunter Jazz Ensemble. 5 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4470475.

Moonshiner. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886.

Open Mic — Hosted by Hotfoot. 2:30 p.m.

Avery Brewing Co., 5763 Arapahoe Ave., Unit E, Boulder, 303-440-4324.

Parlando Facutly Concert. 1 p.m. Baker’s Piano Center Recital Space, 2067 30th St., Boulder, 303-898-8632.

Paul Russell. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

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Nine. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7201.

Through May 16.

Othello. Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1101 13th St., Denver, 303-893-4100. Through May 1.

Rent. King Center, 855 Lawrence St., Denver, 303-556-2296. Through April 24.

Schoolhouse Rock Live! Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.

6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720898-7201, through May 15.

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events 2nd Annual Give Hair With Care — Benefit for There With Care. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Twig Salon & Spa, 1831 Pearl St., Boulder, 303447-0880.

Earth Day Celebration. Unity of Boulder, 2855 Folsom St, Boulder, 303-442-1411.

Free Open House. 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190.

Godspell. 12:30 p.m. The Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980.

Hawaiian Hula. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772.

Our Town — Presented by CU Opera. 2 p.m.

Music Theatre, CU campus, 303-492-8008.

Rent. 2:30 p.m. King Performing Arts Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, 303-556-2296.

“Somewhere in America, vol. 1” — Presented by Ballet Nouveau Colorado. 2 p.m.

470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, 303-9877845.

Sunday Afternoon Tea — Live traditional Japanese music with tea and traditional tea snacks. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Ku Cha House of Tea, 2015 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3612.

Monday, April 26

music Acoustic Plug-In. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

The Antlers — With Phantogram. 8:30 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

CU Jazz Jam Band. 7 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475.

Green River Ordinance. 9 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-3771666.

Open Mic. 7 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe. 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

Open Stage with Romano Paoletti. 6:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

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KING SUNNY ADE & HIS AFRICAN BEATS WED, MAY 5

— Happy hour group. 5:30 p.m. 5375 Western Ave., Boulder, www.BoulderCountyAA.org.

Designing the Photograph. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-8750276.

Meditation Instruction — Introductory talk and refreshments. 7-9 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190.

PLAN-Boulder County Forum: Stepwise Decarbonization. 7 p.m. Sherpa’s Adventurers Restaurant & Bar, 825 Walnut St., Boulder, 303473-9979.

Tuesday, April 27

music Benefit Concert for Brad Bailey & Family.

6 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Blues Jam with Gretchen Troop Band — Players welcome. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-4433322.

Carmen Sandim — With Ron Miles and others. 7 p.m. Dazzle Supper Club, 930 Lincoln St., Denver, 303-839-5100.

Clusterpluck — 9 p.m. Open jam. George’s Food & Drink, 2028 14th St., Boulder, 303-9989350.

The Mammoth Kings. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Open Mic — With Danny Shafer. 8 p.m./7 p.m. sign-up. Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Trio con Brio. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

events Boulder Improv Jam Association — Public dance jam every Tuesday. 7:30-10:30 p.m.The Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 720-934-2028.

Production & Lighting Techniques for Video. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.

Wednesday, April 28

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DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS W/ HENRY CLAY PEOPLE

SAT, MAY 15 KUNC & WESTWORD

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Centimani. 9 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666.

Iration — With Slaughterhouse Rootz, Through the Rootz, Pacific Dub. 7 p.m. doors/7:45 p.m. show. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Johnny Fountain. 9:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

Karen Finch. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe.

5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-4435108.

MADAWASKA. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

Nelson Rangell. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Reggae Wednesday — Selasee & the Fa Fa Family. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.

Scott Martin Trio. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

THUNK. 6:30 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475.

events Aviation Saves Open House. 12-7 p.m.

Centennial Airport, 8001 S. InterPort Blvd., Englewood, 407-542-3467.

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A supremely talented piano player, Brazil-born Carmen Sandim studied at Berklee College of Music before going on to a successful music career. With Ron Miles and others. 7 p.m. Dazzle Supper Club, 930 Lincoln St., Denver, 303-839-5100.

Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303786-7030.

Healing Space — With Alan McAllister. 12-2 p.m. Whole Being Explorations, 1800 30th St., Boulder, 303-545-5562.

Just Sit. 7 to 9 p.m.. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190.

Marketing with Social Media. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-8750276.

Tina Collen’s Storm of the I: An Autobiography. Borders Books, 1750 29th St., Boulder, 720-565-8266.

Wit. 7 p.m. Front Range Community College, 2121 Miller Dr., Longmont, 303-776-2642.

Kids’ Calendar Thursday, April 22 Drop-in Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720685-5200.

So Rim Kung Fu for Children. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. A Place to B Studio, 1750 30th St., Boulder, 303-440-8007.

Teen Gravity Party — Ages 13 to 18. 5 p.m.

Boulder County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 9595 Nelson Rd., Longmont, 303-441-3399.

Friday, April 23 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Preschool Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720685-5200.

Saturday, April 24 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

CU Astronomy Day. 12-10 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, CU campus, 303-492-5002.

Sunday, April 25 Baby Boogie — Bring kids to dance. 2 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683.

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Go Club — Learn to play the ancient and mysterious board game known as Go. 2 p.m.

Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Monday, April 26 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Rise & Shine Storytime. 9:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble, Crossroads Commons, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.

Tuesday, April 27 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Drop-in Storytime. 4 p.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720-685-5200.

Teen Game Night. 3 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-4413100.

Wednesday, April 28 So Rim Kung Fu for Children. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. A Place to B Studio, 1750 30th St., Boulder, 303-440-8007.

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Love language two: Quality Time.

This person speaks “I love you” by carving out time to spend together. This can entail going on a trip, or taking a walk in the park. These people often like a lot of time together, but basically thrive on just sharing space with their loved one.

Love language three: Words of Affirmation. This person speaks “I love you” by speaking the words out loud.

These people often like sharing compliments and affirmations. “I love you” can be heard via “How handsome you look today,” and “Great job at work; you are so smart.”

Love language four: Acts of Service.

This person speaks “I love you” by doing the dishes, cleaning the garage, taking out the trash and buffing the car. These people may enjoy spending time, touching and hearing “I love you” spoken aloud, but they feel most loved when their partner shows them through an act of service — an act of love.

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Of course, at this point you may be thinking, “I am so talented, I speak all five!” And maybe you can say “hello,” “bathroom” and “beer” in all five, but we are usually fluent in just one.

Selecting which one may have been very easy for you. Other people piece together which language they speak by which language they most often give to their partner. And if you still don’t have a clue, plot out five weeks on your calendar. Then dedicate one week to each language to test which one is most well-received. Finally, start learning that vocabulary. Even if you speak very different love languages, as most couples do, learning the language of the other can revolutionize your relationship. It’s like going back to Thailand and speaking Thai. How delicious is the country, now that you can experience it as a local rather than just a tourist.

Jenni Skyler, PhD, is a sex therapist and board-certified sexologist. She runs The Intimacy Institute in Boulder, www.theintimacyinstitute.org.

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Or in the dining room, or laundry room, or over appetizers at the Med. For couples to thrive in the bedroom, they need to be able to communicate their needs, wants and desires before they even take off clothes. But talking about sex is not an easy task.

We continue our thread this month with comfortable approaches to talking about sex, focusing this week on our romantic partners. I want to start by introducing Gary Chapman, author of the revolutionary book The Five Love Languages. Whether you have been together two months, two years, or two decades, relationship success — in and out of the bedroom — will depend on how well you can speak each other’s love language.

Couples come together because they have an innate chemistry, or they share interests, or someone gets pregnant, or it was an arranged marriage. The impetus is irrelevant. Staying together and making it work is what matters. So how can we build love, deepen love, and translate that love to the bedroom?

We start by learning to speak each other’s love language.

Imagine you speak English and Spanish, and a touch of Italian. You have successfully toured the world speaking these languages and now you want to travel to Thailand. You have heard great things about the Thai people, the food, the land, the culture. You have completely fallen in love with Thailand and you can’t wait to board that plane. But once you are there, you find that the local people are struggling to understand English, Spanish and Italian. You have all the best intentions, and they likewise dig your energy, but you still don’t speak Thai, and they don’t speak your languages either.

This is how many couples exist for many years. They love each other profoundly, but they are like ships passing in the night because they communicate “I love you” with very different styles.

In no particular order, and with no judgment of one language being better or more valuable than the other, the five languages are as follows: Love language one: Physical Touch.

This person speaks “I love you” by touching, cuddling, kissing, holding hands, or snuggling on the couch. While Boulder Weekly

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Cliff-Nesting Raptors in the Flatirons — Presented by Ranger Rick Hatfield. 7 p.m. REI Store, 1789 28th St., 303-5839970.

Saturday, April 24 Boulder Cycling Club Saturday Morning Road Bike Ride. 10:30 a.m.

Bicycle Village, 2100 28th St., # B-C, Boulder, 303-875-2241.

Sunday, April 25 Boulder Road Runners Sunday Group Run. 9 a.m. Meet at First National Bank, 3033 Iris Ave., Boulder, www.boulderroadrunners.org.

Mark Kirchhoefer rides his mountain bike on the Falcon Trail near Stanley Creek at the United States Air Force Academy. In the center of the background is Blodgett Peak.

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t’s easy to forget, as you hike among the quiet aspen groves and pine forests of the Rampart Range foothills, that you are on a training ground for elite aviators who will pilot advanced war machines.

From late 2001 to 2006, the public was not allowed on the trails at the Air Force Academy, due to the post-9/11 security crackdown on military bases.

But in the past five years, the Academy has poured $300,000 and countless hours into trail work, re-routing paths and building new segments. Far from keeping the public out, Academy officials now welcome hikers, bicyclists and horseback riders.

“The Academy itself is open to public use, as long as you can get yourself on base,” said Brian Mihlbachler of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who oversees the Academy’s trail network.

Getting yourself on base isn’t as tough as it used to be. All you have to do is show a driver’s license or other government-

issued ID, pop open your car’s trunk and choose your adventure — be it a long mountain bike ride, a brutal slog up a peak, or an excursion into the national forest.

Spring is a great time to visit, when Colorado’s higher peaks are socked-in with snow and it isn’t too hot on these lower-elevation trails.

Here is your guide for exploring the Academy.

Mountain biker’s paradise In the heart of the Academy, the Falcon Trail is a 13-mile singletrack loop many consider the Pikes Peak region’s premiere mountain bike trail.

The trail was built piecemeal over the years by cadets, employees and others, as riders followed game trails down can-

Monday, April 26 Ladies Bike Mechanics 101. 5:30-6:30 a.m. Community Cycles, 2805 Wilderness Pl., Ste. 1000, Boulder, 720-565-6019.

Tuesday, April 27 Explore Greece: Santorini, Crete, Paros, Athens & Meteora. 7 p.m. Free Traveler’s Tuesday program. Changes in Latitude Travel Store, 2525 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 303-786-8406.

Tuesday Hiking. 9 a.m. North Boulder Park, 7th and Bellwood streets, Boulder, 303-494-9735.

Youth “Earn-a-Bike” Program. 5:307:30 p.m. Community Cycles, 2805 Wilderness Pl., Boulder, 720-565-6019.

Wednesday, April 28 Pearl Street Runners. Meet at 6:15 p.m. for 5k run. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder. www.pearlstreetrunners.com.

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yons and up hillsides. Since 2005, the Academy has installed signs and blocked off the many side spurs that were causing erosion. What is left is a great intermediate ride, with only a few technical sections, through developed and wild areas of the Academy grounds.

“It isn’t really a technical trail, but it’s something that provides a cyclist more challenges than just riding the New Santa Fe Trail,” said Mihlbachler, referring to the flat gravel path that runs between Colorado Springs and Palmer Lake, through the Academy’s east side.

Not many people hike the Falcon Trail, because it makes for a long, sweaty day unless you have a shuttle.

To get there: There are numerous access points, but for the main trailhead, enter through the Academy’s south gate.

Take South Gate Boulevard, which becomes Stadium Boulevard. Turn west after you reach the stadium and drive a short distance up Academy Drive to a spot where the Falcon Trail crosses the road. Park your vehicle.

Eagle Peak Tech Sgt. Cortchie Welch and his unit once did an ascent of Eagle Peak for “PT,” or physical training.

“I made it halfway,” said Welch.

Such is the workout that awaits climbers on Eagle Peak, a jagged mountain that towers over the Academy. The trail to the top could rival the Manitou Incline, gaining 1,900 feet of elevation in 1.25 miles. It is steep — and eroding and needs work.

“It’s a social trail that developed over the years by the cadets and others hiking up there,” said Mihlbachler. “It’s not a very sustainable trail, but it gets a heck of a lot of use.”

Once climbed mainly by cadets, the word is out about Eagle Peak, thanks to mountaineering websites. As many as 50 people a day attempt this harsh route on summer weekends. The 9,368-foot peak has dangerous cliffs on its east side, where in 2006 a cadet fell and nearly died.

Academy officials posted a warning sign.

Most of the route is in the Pike National Forest.

Frank Landis, a recreational planner with the U.S. Forest Service, said the trail is not considered a “system trail,” meaning hikers are free to use it but the agency does not maintain it. The Forest Service is considering adopting the Eagle Peak trail, but the grade is too steep, and to smooth it to the peak’s contours “kind of defeats the purpose of how people are using it.”

To get there: Park at the visitors center and walk west across Academy Drive to a dirt road leading up toward the peak.

Walk up the road for about a quartermile, veering right at a power transformer, then left at the next fork. Look for signs at the trailhead.

Up the canyons Two trails start on the Academy’s west side and take hikers for trips into the Rampart Range, where relative solitude awaits.

The Stanley Canyon Trail is a steep, secluded climb to a scenic lake. It becomes Forest Service Trail 707 and climbs two miles to Stanley Reservoir, and ambitious hikers can continue five more miles to the Academy’s Farish Recreation Area, a hiking, camping and picnic area open only to active-duty and retired military and their guests and Department of Defense employees.

The other trail, a little farther south, goes up the West Monument Creek drainage. Hikers must skirt a water plant, and can then hike to Stanley Reservoir, making for a long but doable loop back to the Stanley Canyon trailhead. Get back to the car by hiking for a bit on the Falcon Trail.

To get there: From Stadium Drive, turn west onto Pine Drive. At the fire station, after about three miles, turn left onto West Monument Creek Drive.

Drive about a mile. Just before a gate closes the road, look for a dirt road on the right. Park here but don’t block the gate.

Follow signs for Trail 713. (c) 2009, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.). —MCT

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by Roger Phillips ere are ways to keep each vital part of your bike in shape for spring cycling:

Brakes —Make sure they are properly in contact with the rim when the brakes are engaged. Pads should not hang under the rim or contact the tires. Check for wear on the brake pads.

—Scour the rim of your wheel with a mildly abrasive pad or fine steel wool to remove brake pad residue.

gears or change gears by itself.

Suspension —Check the air pressure in your shock. Check your owner’s manual for the proper pressure or go to the manufacturer’s website to find it. To check for leaks, put a little soapy water near the seals and watch for bubbles.

—Check for oil seeping or leaking out of the shock.

Tires —Higher pressure means less rolling resistance and reduces the likelihood of pinch flats. It also means less traction and a harsher ride.

—Lower tire pressure results in a softer ride and more traction, but it requires more pedaling effort because of the increased rolling resistance.

Cranks/pedals —Pedals should spin freely and SPD-style clipless pedals should easily engage and quickly release under the proper amount of lateral pressure. If they don’t, check your owner’s manual on how to adjust them.

—Cranks should periodically be detached from the bottom bracket, a task that requires a special tool.

—Bottom brackets should periodically be removed and inspected, which also requires special tools.

Derailleurs —When you have the chain off, clean your derailleur with a solvent or hot, soapy water to dislodge the gunk.

—Ride the bike to make sure it is shifting properly. Go through the entire range of gears and listen for grinding or rubbing. The bike should shift quickly and not skip

Chain —The best way to clean it is to remove it from the bike by finding the master link or by using a chain breaker.

—Soak the chain in a solvent or hot water with a grease-cutting detergent and scrub it clean. Rinse it and allow it to dry, then lubricate it.

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ocktails weren’t always complicated. The classic gin and tonic began when people in British India doctored their anti-malarial quinine water with gin to make it more palatable. Pre-Prohibition drinks, such as the Sazerac, included only two or three ingredients, generally all of them spirits.

It wasn’t until the 1950s, long after Prohibition, that bartenders discovered the appeal and popularity of sweet cocktails. In the following decades, a sugary rush of mixology produced the Mai Tai, Piña Colada, Screwdriver, Daiquiri and Margarita, writes Harold McGee in On Food and Cooking.

But according to Mark Stoddard, a mixologist at The Bitter Bar, the modern consumer’s biggest complaint is a toosweet cocktail.

“The most common phrase I get on a nightly basis when I’m talking about cocktails with guests is [that they don’t want something] ‘too sweet,’ which is kind of ironic because the American palate is very sweet,” Stoddard says. But he adds that the concept of sweet is subjective. “My idea of sweet is very different from yours.”

Nevertheless, the Mai Tai and its sugary cousins are largely on the outs, and bartenders have noticed a resurgence of classic, minimalist cocktails.

“People are definitely a lot more interested in preProhibition and classic-style cocktails,” says Bryan Dayton, bar manager at Frasca Food & Wine. “It’s something that brings some validity to the cocktail culture.”

Dayton says this trend has recently caught on in Boulder and goes hand in hand with the emphasis on fresh, unprocessed ingredients.

“A lot of these great cocktails were created before

the modern, industrial age, when we only had fresh fruits,” Dayton says. “We didn’t have packages of lemonade, and you were forced to make really creative, fresh cocktails. It’s almost a step back to how it should be.”

Stoddard agrees, and says that among the current craze to “go local,” Boulder bartenders are finding ways to create cocktails that haven’t traveled more than 50 miles from farm to first sip. An increase in microdistilleries, which produce spirits on a smaller scale, allows for the use of more local spirits.

According to Stoddard, Colorado now has 20 microdistillery licenses, which is high, considering the state’s population.

“Customers feel good about buying that cocktail,” he says of the locally sourced beverage.

Yet what many cocktail-lovers don’t feel good

about is their ability to recreate the dazzling drinks at home. With a wellstocked home bar and some tips from the pros, home mixology is nothing to fear. The most important thing to remember, according to both Stoddard and Dayton, is balance.

“Overall, you want all the components to equal out and not have one thing shining through all the others,” Dayton says. Achieving a sound balance in a cocktail prevents any one flavor from overwhelming the palate. While high-quality spirits are helpful in creating a smooth drink, one need not spend a lot on liquor.

“I would highly advise against buying the cheapest thing available, but there are a lot of high-quality spirits that don’t cost a lot of money,” Stoddard says.

“A great mixable gin is Plymouth. Some good mixable rums are Cruzan and Sailor Jerry’s.” To get the best value, he says consumers should read about various spirits online.

“Basically, for a home bar [one should have] a few basic spirits — what you and your friends like to drink — have a decent red and white wine, and an array of fresh citrus,” Stoddard says.

“Also have a good sweetener.” He credits agave nectar for its neutrally sweet quality, allowing drinks to become sweet without affecting their flavor.

Glassware is often an intimidating arena for many home mixers, since many believe that there are hard and fast rules. But Dayton says glassware can largely be open to interpretation.

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he Culinary Connectors conpered by the licorice scent of fennel. cept is simple — up to 10 L’Atelier, down the street, was our diners pay $99 to tour three next stop. Our visit kicked off with a restaurants in an afternoon, suave starter of smoked salmon garwith each stop lasting approx- nished with horseradish foam. The dish imately one hour. Each visit affords an was further improved by a white wine opportunity to sample menu and wine pairing that enhanced the fish’s buttery highlights, as well as converse with qualities. While some found the duck chefs. But the aim here is greater than a rillettes, slow-cooked waterfowl served dining hit-and-run, as Connectors hon- over mashed potatoes, too adventurous cho Becky Creighton strives to build for their liking, L’Atelier’s signature community among diners and restaura- lobster ravioli was a true showstopper. teurs. I recently joined one of Topped with a butter-based pink sauce Creighton’s colored by Boulder tours, orchids, this and it’s clear this pasta posCulinary Connectors endeavor sucsessed pure 303-949-0085 ceeds on all shellfish flavor. www.culinaryconnectors.com The final counts. course was an Many of the opera cake, participants drove featuring layup from Denver, ers of dark chocolate and angel cake. including members of a most convivial Not a bad effort from Chef Radek book club. The sense of community was Cerny, who confessed to us a weakness reinforced at our first stop, Pearl Street’s for KFC’s extra-crispy drumsticks.

Provence-influenced Mateo. Creighton Last up was Bombay Bistro, presidhad us introduce ourselves and share a resed over by chef/owner Paul Gill, an taurant recommendation. We performed this pleasant task while nibbling on curried exuberant and generous host. Gill nuts, gently cured olives tossed with citrus revealed he’s also an accomplished and cornichon pickles, as well as addictive motorcyclist planning to represent frites worthy of the South of France.

India in the Motocross of Nations.

Tyler Nemkov, Mateo’s sous chef More important, he shared with us and a journalism student, served up a multiple tasty libations, including gintop-flight bouillabaisse, the anglers’ ger liqueur blended with cognac and stew of Marseilles. Historically, the Kentucky whiskey infused in-house ingredients of this dish depended on with cinnamon sticks and peach. The the day’s catch. However, Mateo’s prespice and sweet fruit took the edge off sentation was more premeditated, the whiskey, which went down all too expertly composed of sparkling fresh easily. The same could be said of the mussels, halibut, tuna and shrimp, tem- cucumber-infused vodka, perhaps the

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hile Culinary Connectors outings feature visits to the Kitchen, Bacaro and Colterra, among others, Boulder restaurant tours aren’t their only offering. This enterprise’s focus is primarily on Denver, and outings there hit such hotspots as Fruition, home base of Alex Seidel, recently named Food & Wine’s Best New Chef. Other Denver excursions include Friday afternoon walking tours of South Pearl Street for $39. These drop in on less pricey locales like Kaos Pizza, known for woodfired pies. These short-term treks conclude at a happy hour venue. Creighton notes she may also start touring more inexpensive hole-in-the-wall restaurants.

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The curried baby back beef ribs were meltingly tender with assertive but not unwelcome spicing, serving as a fine foil to the aromatic rice. Equally compelling was a lip-smacking chicken tikka masala, a skillful melding of cream, poultry and heat. But my favorite was the shrimp balti, a seafood curry laid out over thin soft noodles resembling chow mein. This dish possessed real fire, but not enough to cancel out the delicate prawn flavor. I’m

likely to return simply on the strength of this dish.

One of the strengths of this tour is how it created a forum for diners to gain a better appreciation of the significant passion and character possessed by local restaurateurs. Personalized interaction with top chefs, magnificent wine pairings with memorable dishes, and Culinary Connectors’ commitment to building a local dining community make this experience a first-rate value.

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TIDBITES Food happenings around town Mother’s Day brunch at the Boulderado The Boulderado Hotel will offer a brunch buffet on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The menu will feature chef-carved prime rib with roasted shallot au jus and horseradish cream sauce, whole roasted pork loin, grilled mahi-mahi, roasted vegetables, fresh breakfast pastries, egg dishes and a selection of desserts. The brunch, which will be held in the Boulderado Event Center, costs $35.95 per adult and $17.95 for children ages 6-12.

Children under 5 eat for free, and tax plus a 20 percent gratuity will be added at the end of the meal.

Local connoisseur airs radio show John Lehndorff, a Coloradobased food writer, will host Radio Nibbles, a new radio show on KGNU focused on food, cooking and dining in Boulder. The show will air on Thursdays at 8:25 a.m. on 88.5 FM in Boulder and 1390 AM in Denver, as well as online at www.kgnu.org.

Lehndorff is the former food editor at the Daily Camera and the former

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Avery hosts Strong Ale Fest Avery’s 8th annual Boulder Strong Ale Festival will take place on Friday, April 30, from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, May 1, from noon to 5 p.m. The tasting sessions will feature more than 74 strong beers over 8 percent alcohol by volume, and all attendees will receive 16 two-ounce tasting tickets and a commemorative festival tasting glass with admission.

Both days’ events will take place at the Avery Tap Room and BarrelAging Cellars. Ticket sales are limited to 400 per day and are expected to sell out. Tickets are $30 per person and are available at the Avery Tap Room or online.

For more information, visit www. averybrewing.com.

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expensive cocktail glasses, experimenting with the glassware already in the cupboards is one way to infuse a drink with freshness. It’s important, however, to consider the ice.

“Ice is paramount because it controls how your cocktail tastes,” Stoddard says. “If you’re using the wrong ice it won’t get cold enough. You want to keep the cocktail cold for a long time and not water it down.” To avoid a watery beverage, Stoddard recommends ice spheres, since they have the best surface area-to-volume ratio.

Yet perhaps one of the most critical components of the cocktail is the garnish. Quite simply, it can make or break a beverage.

“You can have a cocktail that may not taste good, and if you properly garnish it, [the recipient] already thinks it’s going to be good, even before tasting it.

You’ve already won them over,” Stoddard says.

He suggests a long, even orange peel twisted “just so” on the edge of the glass for a simple, low-cost garnish, or carved fruit for a more involved decoration. A lemon wheel “boat” that floats atop the drink and carries a sprig of herbs is also a festive option, as are 48 April 22, 2010

flower petals or berries wrapped in citrus peel.

“The garnish has to be relevant to the cocktail,” Stoddard warns. “You shouldn’t put a rose petal on something that has cinnamon and nutmeg in it.”

Dayton uses a similar rule in his mixology methods.

“I like to stay around the profile of what the spirit’s base is,” he says. “For example, rum comes from Central or South America and the Caribbean.

There are tons of fruits there — bananas, coconuts, fruit juices. Rum goes really well with those things. Give the spirit what it comes from.”

When it comes to mixing drinks, creativity is key. It’s a matter of working with fresh ingredients and balancing them against other fresh ingredients.

For Stoddard, it’s an opportunity to get to know his customers by asking them what they desire in a beverage.

“If they say, ‘I like strawberries and thyme and also I like jalapeños,’ how can I take these key words and craft a delicious cocktail?” he says. “It’s kind of like Iron Chef style, where you have to combine only the things you have to work with.”

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ell, I’ve said it Strawberry Blackberry before and I’ll say it Cobbler with Almond again: Let them eat Whipped Cream cobbler.

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Bake for 25-30 minutes until top much better. is golden brown and fruit is bubbling.

I always love the homemade Almond Whipped Cream whipped cream, and adding a bit of 1 cup heavy whipping cream pure almond extract to the whipped cream adds that “wow” factor. Can you 2 tbsp. powdered sugar 1/2 tsp. almond extract (more if you tell I bake for a living? Whipped like a heavy almond flavor) cream gives me a “wow” factor. I seriously need to get out more. Perhaps Beat in chilled bowl until stiff peaks form. Scoop out some cobbler someone will invite me over. I come and dollop some whipped cream on bearing desserts, and I’m not a picky top. Garnish with sliced almonds if eater. desired. Enjoy!

Or maybe I’m not a picky drinker, Note: If you double the recipe, and that leads to not being a picky anything. See, I’m fun — just ask Clay bake in 13-by-9-inch baking pan.

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Jill’s 900 Walnut St. Boulder 720-406-7399

While not inexpensive, Jill’s at the St. Julien Hotel and Spa is a superior spot for a special-occasion Sunday brunch in a modern-but-comfortable setting. Highlights include fresh-tasting crab legs and peeland-eat shrimp as well as made-to-order omelets. Sweets are also in abundance here, including a candy-like toffee bread pudding and a can’t-miss chocolate fondue.

appetizers

include the tangy eggplant parmesan and a winning French dip.

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Spice China 269 McCaslin Blvd.

Louisville, 720-890-0999

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hile the contemporary ambience and Guernica-sized mural of Chinese village life suggest the potential for high prices, meals here are reasonable. Most lunches are priced well under $10, and there’s plenty to choose from off the predominantly Chinese-American menu. There are old chestnuts like broccoli beef and a winning chow fun, as well as more traditional tripe dishes, Shanghai-style cold plates and whole steamed fish.

Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery 70 East First St. Nederland 303-258-WILD

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nyone who’s ever set foot in a microbrewery won’t be surprised by the Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery’s menu of burgers, entrée salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and nachos. But there’s also a terrific selection of barbecued meats, including tender brisket and first-rate St. Louis style ribs sided with a variety of savory sauces. Vegetarians can also avail themselves of a Caprese sandwich or smoked tofu at this Nederland spot. Finish with the 99-cent dessert of a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a petite brownie.

The Greenbriar Inn 8735 N. Foothills Hwy. Boulder, 303-440-7979

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The Boulder Draft House

El Taco Feliz 830 Lashley St. Longmont 303-776-7225

2027 13th St. Boulder 303-440-5858

f you’re at all serious about authentic Mexican fare, Longmont’s El Taco Feliz is a can’t-miss destination. This nondescript stripmall venue serves up $1.20 tacos with fillings that include beef carne asada and al pastor style with tender pork and bits of pineapple.

The more adventurous can indulge in a heavenly lengua, or beef tongue, and decadent chicharron, or pork-rind taco. Each of these stuffings can also be had in a generously sized burrito.

oulder’s Draft House lives up to its name, as it features numerous craft beers from the Colorado Brewing Company. This cavernous but inviting space also serves enticing food specials, such as Monday’s $7 burgerand-a-beer deal, and Happy Hour runs all day Tuesday. This eatery also goes beyond the predictable wings and nachos by offering options like a lobster mac and cheese and fried artichoke heart po’ boy sandwiches.

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pending $35 on the Chop House’s lobster tail dinner may be an irresponsible extravagance in these economic times.

However, even the cash-strapped can find luxurious indulgences at bargain prices off this restaurant’s happy hour bar menu. From 4 to 6 p.m., all tavern menu items are half off, which means one can enjoy a prime rib or steak dinner for under 10 bucks. Starters such as cornmeal-encrusted calamari and warm kettle chips are also available for less than three dollars a helping. With the money you save, you can splurge on the bread pudding.

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lephant Hut is a swank Thai eatery serving staples such as curries, entrée salads freighted with fresh papaya, noodle plates and spicy, citrusy soups. While some dishes, such as the pad see ew, wide rice noodles stir-fried in soy sauce, are traditionally served with meat, vegan and vegetarian versions of most items are available. The duck noodle soup comes with a full-bodied broth, expertly cooked noodles and flavorful waterfowl.

Beau Jo’s Pizza 2690 Baseline Rd. Boulder 303-554-5312

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n $8.49 pizza and salad bar buffet is a darn near unbeatable bargain, as long as

you’re not expecting a display of culinary trendiness. What you will get is a smorgasbord consisting of a soup of the day, an oldschool salad bar replete with Kraft dressings and potato salad, and an impressive array of Beau Jo’s pizza pies. On a recent visit, a meatless pepper and cheese number was a creamy-yet-spicy winner, and the peach dessert pizza was a cut above Beau Jo’s signature finish: dousing leftover crusts in honey.

Le Peep 2525 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder 303-444-5119

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he breakfast menu here presents the proverbial something for everyone, including omelets and waffles, as well as biscuits and gravy, French toast and a Rocky Mountain-influenced trout and eggs. The breakfast burrito with chicken is particularly remarkable, loaded up with poultry, eggs and potatoes, and a zingy-but-not-pyrotechnic green chile sauce. A perfect venue for families, Le Peep presents everything from a sizable kids menu to espresso drinks.

Snarf’s 2128 Pearl St. Boulder 303-444-7766

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he offerings at Snarf ’s, which is indisputably a Boulder institution, are classic sandwiches, with the addition of entrée salads, such as the venerable Cobb; soups; and a multitude of specialty sandwich offerings. The latter includes the prime rib and provolone, rotisserie chicken and, for the vegetarian, a portobello and provolone combo. Standouts

Highway 36 landmark, the Greenbriar Inn is held in high regard for its luxurious Sunday brunch. A traditional feast in a welcoming — if not clubby — atmosphere, this brunch features such old standbys as carved-to-order prime rib and omelets prepared to your specifications. Other offerings include oysters on the half shell and an endearingly eggy French toast. As for desserts, the bite-sized flans and hearty bread pudding are can’t-miss items. A Boulder classic!

Suki Thai Noodle House 675 30th St. Boulder, 303-444-1196

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uki Thai Noodle House carries on the proud Asian tradition of serving noodle soup as a satisfying and economical onedish meal. Their noodle bowls come with steak, chicken, tofu or pork, either in the form of meatballs or in honey-glazed red roasted form. For a dollar more, one can add calamari, shrimp, or both. Select a broth according to spice level, and the addition of fresh vegetables and rice noodles makes for a fine entrée soup.

Thunderbird Burgers & BBQ 3117 28th St. Boulder 303-449-2229

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hunderbird Burgers & BBQ offers a varied menu, with reasonably priced items such as a $4.99 hamburger. That’s not bad, considering that Thunderbird’s beef is of the fresh, never frozen variety. The priciest burger is the $12.99 “4x4,” which features four one-third-pound patties and four cheese slices. Healthier options include chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers and salads. The BBQ menu offers ribs, chicken, brisket, pork shoulder and hot links.

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Don’t bother keeping up

by Michael Phillips

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ince The X Files, David Duchovny’s air of undentable diffidence has been his strength (to those who find him dreamy) as well as his limitation (to the others). In the social satire The Joneses, Duchovny plays a salesman who, at a key point, when he truly deserves it, is about to be slapped by a neighbor played

by Glenne Headly.

It’s a serious moment in a film strategically stingy on serious moments, and the look of anger and confusion on Headly’s face, just before she lets loose, is potent indeed. For a few seconds, an oddly toothless comedy is made to matter. Immediately after the slap, however, Duchovny, whose character suddenly realizes the damage he has caused, doesn’t seem to know how to play it. Forced to adapt his ironic glide for more dramatic circumstances, he merely looks putout, confused, vague.

First-time feature filmmaker Derrick Borte wrote and directed The Joneses, as well as served as a producer. Having honed his craft doing commercials and industrials, Borte here takes aim at American consumerism and gullibility. The Joneses are a pretend

family — pretend husband and wife, with two fake teenage children — who work as a four-person sales force, setting up shop in a new neighborhood. Once settled, they go to work, which means enticing their new neighbors and country-club friends into wanting what they have and then buying it themselves. Golf clubs, imported beer, flash-frozen sushi: Their job is product placement, and they themselves, attractive and shiny, are the products.

Borte seems to have gotten sidetracked by the notion of audience empathy, which kills satire quicker than anything. In The Joneses, the characters played by Duchovny (the newbie) and Demi Moore (the shark-like veteran) dance a little dance of seduction with each other, while they stealth-market themselves and all their fabulous possessions to the boorish locals.

(Gary Cole plays one of Duchovny’s golfing buddies, married to the cosmetics-mad woman portrayed by Headly.) The cons should leave the audience a little breathless; instead, Borte goes for an indistinct tone and suburban-malaise vibe that was dated (as well as patronizing) when American Beauty came out.

Duchovny and Moore have their moments; they’re like two preening sharks working on commission. But without strong material, their shared self-regard threatens, at times, to turn the movie into a two-person narcissists’ convention.

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Violence that bores

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n a new introduction to the eight-part comic book series Kick-Ass, which was created in tandem with the film version, Image Comics co-founder Rob Liefeld describes the chief strength of Mark Millar’s superhero lark as extolling “hyper-real super-violence,” “so far over the top it has to be seen to be believed ... it makes you cringe and wince and ultimately leaves you with your slack-jawed mouth scraping the bottom of the floor.”

A tasty image, especially if you imagine the floor of your local multiplex. Deftly illustrated

by John Romita Jr., Millar’s Kick-Ass revels in geek revenge, with the novelty of teen and preteen vigilantes. High-schooler Dave Lizewski, who transforms himself into the self-appointed butt-thumper of the title, discovers there’s a masked 10-year-old girl out on the mean streets already, going by the handle “Hit Girl.” She is the protégé of her excop father, also a crime-fighter behind a mask, operating as “Big Daddy.”

The task for director Matthew Vaughn was a tricky one. How to “honor” the insane gore of the print product without going too far? And how to finesse the violence directed at, or perpetrated by, the preteen (11 in the movie, because 11 is so much less offensive than 10) portrayed by Chloe Grace Moretz?

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Vaughn’s version hews closely to the comic book.

But there is an experiential difference between hyperreal super-violence on the page and on the screen.

I started hating this movie around the midpoint.

And while Hit Girl’s single usage of a c-word more commonly heard in Britain than in America has generated some controversy, the more pressing issue is how stupidly relentless the gore is, from beginning to end. As Vaughn himself told one interviewer, “When my daughter gets to 11, I’d far rather she had a mouth like a sewer than be a psychotic mass murderer.” Yes,

well, if you had to choose, that’d be the one.

We live in a world where people offended to their very core by the acidic humor of Greenberg won’t think twice about letting their 12-year-olds lap up Kick-Ass, right after they get done rewatching Watchmen.

Millar’s storyline, adapted by Jane Goldman and director Vaughn, proceeds as if it were selling the most original concept imaginable.

What if superheroes actually existed in the real world? Fine, but that was the general idea behind everything from The Incredibles to Hancock to the bit in The Dark Knight where Batman has to put up with copycat-idiots invading his turf. Nicolas Cage, who plays Big Daddy, nearly saves Kick-Ass in a key early scene in which he teaches his daughter how to take a bullet (she’s wearing a vest, but it still hurts).

That scene is just about right, and just about nothing else is in Kick-Ass, from Aaron Johnson’s colorless interpretation of Dave to the sight of an 11-year-old getting punched and kicked and then getting bloodthirsty revenge, over and over and over. It may well be a hit, but me, I’m waiting for Iron Man 2.

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Ajami

City Island

Co-directed by an Israeli Arab and an Israeli Jew, this potent, whirling film, set in Jaffa’s tense and sprawling multi-ethnic community, depicts a melting pot about to boil over. A 2010 Oscar nominee for foreign-language best picture. Not rated (violence, profanity, drugs, adult themes). At Chez Artiste. — Steven Rea

Raymond De Felitta’s screwball farce City Island introduces us to the Rizzos, a boisterous party of four living in the tradition-steeped, seaside spit of Bronx real estate of the movie’s title. The Rizzos don’t talk to one another much, and when they do the neighbors undoubtedly hear every word. But deep down, we’re meant to understand, they shout because they care.

The movie’s setup would barely pass muster on “Three’s Company,” and there’s little doubt that the whole thing is going to end in a group hug. But “City Island” scrapes by and delivers a smile or two because it does contain a fundamental understanding of the rot that sets in when people hide their true selves from the ones they love. Rated PG-13. At Chez Artiste. — Glenn Whipp

Alice in Wonderland Director Tim Burton’s new extravaganza, the second Disney-backed Alice and a bookend to the cheerily benign 1951 animated version, won’t be for everyone.

It’s a little rough for preteens, and it doesn’t throw many laughs the audience’s way, but along with Sweeney Todd, this is Burton’s most interesting project in a decade. Wonderfully well-chosen Australian actress Mia Wasikowska plays Alice, and Johnny Depp continues his fruitfully nervy collaboration with Burton by playing the Mad Hatter. PG (fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and a smoking caterpillar). At Flatiron and Century. — Michael Phillips The Back-up Plan

Jennifer Lopez plays Zoe, a 30-something pet store owner who has decided to go it alone when it comes to having a baby. Alex O’Loughlin (Whiteout, Three Rivers) co-stars as Stan, the pushy-charming cheese merchant she keeps bumping into. Director Alan Poul, a TV vet (Big Love, Swingtown), commendably makes the most of what he has to work with, but for all the profanity (quite a bit) and sexual sass, this CBS Films product plays even more like a TV movie than its debut project, Extraordinary Measures.

The problems aren’t obvious when Lopez is interacting with critters or character actors, but O’Loughlin is the very definition of comic dead weight. Imagine making Greg Kinnear carry half of Baby Mama, or sending Tina Fey out with Matthew

Clash of the Titans

Water, water everywhere...

Oceans, Disney’s latest nature extravanganza, is a wetter and, some say, more dazzling experience than last year’s Earth.

Fox on Date Night, and you’ll get the picture.

O’Loughlin has landed the lead in the “Hawaii Five-O” TV remake, so good for him. Then again, nobody fondly recalls the comic stylings of Jack Lord, do they? Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Roger Moore The Bounty Hunter Three films into his romantic comedy career, Gerard Butler has finally reached “watchable.” With The Bounty Hunter, the bemused Scots comes closer to setting off

sparks with his newest leading lady, Jennifer Aniston.

Butler plays Milo Boyd, a bounty hunter, tracking down crooks who skip out on bail, handcuffing them even if he has to chase them, on stilts, through the middle of a July 4th parade. When Nicole (Aniston) misses a court date and her bail bondsman is out $50,000, Milo takes the gig.

Aniston doesn’t bring her old A-game to this. But at least she’s not quiet and no-energy, her approach to too many roles of late. Director Andy Tennant makes sure the whole shooting match devolves into a shooting match, which only makes one appreciate Butler’s romantic comedy efforts more. If he’s co-starring with Jen, at least he’s not making another Gamer. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks and Flatiron. — Roger Moore.

Clash of the Titans could be the first film to actually be made worse by being in 3-D. The third dimension, especially in the action scenes, is more of a distraction than an enhancement. This remake of the creaky 1981 original is also hampered by a numbskull plot and plodding dialogue. Sam Worthington of “Avatar” stars as Perseus, the demigod who leads a group of warriors against an entire Noah’s ark of inhuman adversaries, including the dreaded Kraken.Rated PG-13. At Century, Flatiron, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Kenneth Turan Date Night Comedy is hard. Farce is harder. The momentum and lunacy need to keep building. The characters’ cluelessness needs to be endearing, but they can’t come off as imbeciles — the audience will turn against them entirely. The outrageous hijinks can’t be pushed too hard or the whole delicate conceit is apt to collapse into desperate chaos. Wonder of wonders, then, that

local theaters AMC Flatiron Crossing, 61 W. Flatiron Cir., Broomfield, 303-7904262 Alice in Wonderland Fri-Wed: 7:50, 10:20 The Back-up Plan Fri-Wed: 12:20, 2:40. 5, 7:30, 9:55 The Bounty Hunter Fri-Wed: 1:50, 4:20. 7:10 Clash of the Titans Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:40 Date Night Fri-Wed: 12:15, 12:50, 2:30, 3:30, 4:40, 5:55, 7:05, 8:00, 9:15, 10:10 Death at a Funeral Fri-Wed: 12:35. 2:45, 5:15, 7:25 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fri-Wed: 1:10, 3:20, 5:40 Hot Tub Time Machine FriWed: 12:45, 3, 5:25, 7:40, 10 How to Train Your Dragon FriSun: 12:55, 2:10, 3:10, 4:25 7, 8:10, 9:20 Kick-Ass Fri-Wed: 2:35, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35 The Last Song Fri-Wed: 2:20, 4:45, 7:35, 10:05 The Losers Fri-Wed: 1:55, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35 Shutter Island Fri-Wed: 1, 3:55, 6:50

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Century Boulder, 1700 29th St., Boulder, 303-442-1815 Alice in Wonderland Fri-Wed: 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:45 The Back-up Plan Fri-Wed: 11:35, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 Clash of the Titans Fri-Wed: 11:40, 2:20, 3:40, 5:05, 7:40, 9, 10:20 Date Night Fri-Wed: 12:05, 1:15, 2:25, 3:35, 4:45, 5:50, 7:05, 8:15, 9:25, 10:35 Death at a Funeral FriWed:12:35, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15 Hot Tub Time Machine FriWed: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:25, How to Train Your Dragon FriWed: 11:25, 12:45, 3:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7, 8:30, 9:35 The Joneses Fri-Wed: 11:40, 2:05, 4:40, 7:10, 9:50 Kick-Ass Fri-Wed: 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 The Last Song Fri-Wed: 1, 6:20 The Losers Fri-Wed: 11:45, 2:10, 4:55, 7:35, 10:05 Oceans Fri-Wed: 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 Colony Square, 1164 Dillon Rd., Louisville, 303-604-2641

The Back-up Plan Fri-Wed: 1:40, 4:20, 7:50 Clash of the Titans Fri-Wed: 1:50, 5:10, 8:10 Crazy Heart Fri-Sat: 2:20, 5, 8 Date Night Fri-Wed: 2:30, 5:20, 7:40 The Ghost Writer Fri-Wed: 1:10, 4, 7 How to Train Your Dragon FriWed: 12:50, 2, 3:40, 4:40, 6:40, 7:30 Kick-Ass Fri-Wed: 12:40, 3:20, 6:20 The Losers Fri-Wed: 1:20, 3:50, 7:10 Oceans Fri-Wed: 1, 2:10, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:20 The Perfect Game Wed: 1:10, 4:10, 6:50

City Island Fri-Wed: 4:15, 7, 9:35 Dancing Across Borders ThuFri: 4:30, 7:15, 9:40 The Warlords Fri-Wed: 1:15, 4:15, 7, 9:35

International Film Series, Muenzinger Auditorium, CU campus, 303-492-1531 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Wed-Fri: 7 p.m.

Strongman Thu: 7 p.m.

Starz Film Center, 900 Auraria Pkwy., Denver, 303-820-3456 The Joy of Singing Fri: 7 p.m.

Sat-Sun: 2, 7 The Secret of Kells Fri-Thu: 5:15, 7:30, 9:30 Strongman Thu: 7 p.m. Fri: 7:45 p.m. Sat-Sun: 3, 7:45 Thirst Fri-Sat: 10 p.m.

Waking Sleeping Beauty FriSun, Tue-Wed: 5, 7:30

Landmark Chez Artiste, 2800 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, 303352-1992 Ajami Fri-Wed: 4, 6:45, 9:30

Landmark Esquire, 590 Downing St., Denver, 303-352-1992 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Thu-Wed: 4:30, 8 Greenberg Fri-Wed: 4:15, 7, 9:30 Landmark Mayan, 110 Broadway, Denver, 303-352-1992 The Joneses Fri-Wed: 4:15, 7, 9:30 Mother Fri-Wed: 4, 7, 9:40 The Runaways Fri-Wed: 4:20, 7:20, 9:50

The Young Victoria Fri-Sun, TueWed: 4:45, 7:15 UA Twin Peaks, 1250 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-651-2434 The Back-up Plan Fri-Wed: 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 9:50 Clash of the Titans Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:30, 10 Date Night Fri-Wed: 1:25, 4:50, 7:45, 10:10 Death at a Funeral Fri-Wed: 1:45, 4:45, 7:50, 10:05 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fri-Wed: 1:30, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 How to Train Your Dragon FriWed: 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:35 The Last Song Fri-Wed: 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 The Losers Fri-Wed: 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10 Oceans Fri-Wed: 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:30 As times are always subject to change, we request that you verify all movie listings beforehand. Daily updated information can be viewed on our website, www.boulderweekly.com.

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Shawn Levy, the director of such middle-of-the-road fare as Cheaper by the Dozen and The Pink Panther, and Josh Klausner, one of 12 credited screenwriters who worked on Shrek the 3rd, should turn out to be such gifted practitioners of this very tricky genre in Date Night. That there is a beating heart at the center of all this makes it all the more appealing. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks, Century and Colony Square — Christopher Kelly

is here that he meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl, who helps him along the way. But with the barbarians closing in, will Brendan’s determination and artistic vision illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against evil? Animated. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Strongman

Death at a Funeral

Neil LaBute directs this remake of the British comedy about quarreling family members (including Loretta Devine, Peter Dinklage, Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock and Tracy Morgan) who get together for the funeral of their patriarch. Rated R. At Century, Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez

The Losers

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Why Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Because you’re never too old for a good booger joke. Jeff Kinney’s irreverent illustrated diary about one tween’s nightmare middle-school experience comes to the big screen with all its boogers, bullies, bad decisions and maybe a few more trips to the toilet than you’ll remember. Crass, gross and juvenile in all the best (and worst) ways, Diary is aimed squarely at a tween “don’t touch the cheese” demographic.

And if you don’t get it, maybe you’re just too old for a good booger joke. Rated PG. At Colony Square, Flatiron and Twin Peaks. — Roger Moore.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo A violent, exhilarating and faithful adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s international bestseller, with Swedish actress Noomi Rapace in the role of Lisbeth Salander, the punky, pierced, perturbed, cyber-hacking heroine. Not rated. (violence, sexual violence, nudity, profanity, adult themes) At Esquire and International Film Series — Steven Rea Hot Tub Time Machine Hot Tub Time Machine’s title may say it all. But just in case it doesn’t, here’s an alternative: “Back to The Hangover.”

A sloppy, raucous, time travel farce in the grown-mengone-wild Hangover style, it’s a surprisingly satisfying, if not exactly LMAO riot. There are some big laughs, a few great running gags and the Back to the Future sweet moments of reflection mostly work. It’s not The Hangover, but at least this Hot Tub won’t have you hating yourself in the morning. Rated R. At Flatiron and Century. — Roger Moore.

How to Train Your Dragon The swoops and dives of this exuberant animated feature, in which the teen hero befriends the winged enemy, should prove as addicting to its target audience as similar scenes have in Avatar. On the Island of Berk, the Vikings have been putting up with dragon attacks for 300 years. Hiccup (voice of Jay Baruchel) meets one of the dreaded beasts and learns dragons are a misjudged species, which puts him at odds with his father (Gerard Butler) and the rest of the village. The flying scenes are fantastic, so seeing Dragon in 3-D really is a must. Rated PG (language and sexual content). At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Michael Phillips The Joneses

For full review, see page 53. At Century.

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Muriel and Philippe work for an intelligence agency and form an unlikely pair of lovers. Their latest assignment is to find a memory stick hidden by Constance, the widow of a recently murdered uranium trafficker. The strangely naive, wealthy young woman will lead the couple to an opera singing class where they run into other spies with bewitching voices. In this urban spy comedy, everyone finally gets to sing, bodies intermingle and hearts are chasing one another. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Kick-Ass

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After being betrayed and left for dead, a group of assassins seek their revenge. You’d think the bad guys would learn to check for a pulse.

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DisneyNature follows up its sprawling, over-reaching Earth Day 2009 documentary Earth with a more dazzling, more on-message movie about the state of the world’s seas. The “wow” factor alone makes Oceans a great Earth Day/Earth Week at the movies.

We see vast armies of crabs on the floor of Melbourne harbor, sprinting pods of dolphins stretching to the horizon, a torrent of cormorants, neon-nosed cuttlefish, great white sharks and great blue whales. And those are just the familiar sea creatures this French documentary crew (the directors of Winged Migration were in charge) caught on film. The blanket octopus of Australia looks like a Bedouin headdress floating in an undersea breeze.

The ribbon eel winds and unwinds, stretching out like the contents of a broken video cassette. The ancient Asian sheepshead wrasse is an aquatic Jay Leno — all forehead and chin. The messages are basic and nothing new. In the ocean, big fish eat little fish, sharks and orcas eat seals and sea lions (graphic enough), and frigate birds snap up baby sea turtles. But not all of them. And this seemingly infinite, seemingly inexhaustible resource is under grave threat from pollution, over-fishing (bottomtrawling) and simple apathy. Rated G. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Roger Moore

Any film based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks is going to be sentimental. It’s how the actors wade through the emotional bogs that make or break the film. Miley Cyrus throws off the blonde wig of Hannah Montana to play rebellious teen Ronnie, who does nothing to hide her contempt when she and her little brother (Bobby Coleman) are sent from New York City to a beach town in Georgia to spend the summer with their father, Steve (Greg Kinnear). The role of Ronnie is a huge stretch for Cyrus, and at this point in her acting career, the role is just beyond her reach. Only Cyrus’ scenes with Kinnear have a spark of truth.

Kinnear has a knack for playing characters with heavy hearts who are more complex than they seem. That ability is what makes The Last Song more sentimental than melodramatic. And while the film doesn’t hit any major sour notes, it’s just a familiar tune that could have used some better supporting voices for Kinnear.

Rated PG. At Century and Flatiron. — Rick Bentley The Losers

An elite U.S. Special Forces unit, presumed dead after being sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search-and-destroy mission, must remain undercover while tracking a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war. With Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Peter Macdissi and Jason Patric. Written by Peter Berg and James Vanderbilt.

Based upon characters in the comic book by Andy Diggle. Directed by Sylvain White. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — McClatchy-Tribune Mother

The latest film from award-winning Korean director Bong Joon-ho (The Host) is a unique murder mystery about a mother’s primal love for her son.

Mother is a devoted single parent to her simpleminded twenty-seven-year-old son, Do-joon. Often a source of anxiety to his mother, Do-joon behaves in foolish or simply dangerous ways. One night, while walking home drunk, he encounters a school girl who he follows for a while before she disappears into a dark alley. The next morning, she is found dead in an abandoned building and Do-joon is accused of her murder. An inefficient lawyer and an apathetic police force result in a speedy conviction. His mother refuses to believe her beloved son is guilty and immediately undertakes her own investigation to find the girl’s killer. In her obsessive quest to clear her son’s name, the mother steps into a world of unimaginable chaos and shocking revelations. With English subtitles. Rated R. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres.

The Perfect Game

The characters in The Perfect Game speak old school “Hollywood Mexican.” In other words, they speak English with accents that we haven’t heard since the golden age of Speedy Gonzalez. The many (too many) Little League baseball games packed into the overlong film were shot and cut in such haste that you just know the little boys cast from Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place didn’t get much beyond “you throw like a girl” in rehearsals. But for all that and its interminably slow start, The Perfect Game still has its charms. A fictionalized account of the first Mexican team to win the Little League World Series, it’s a classic underdog tale: poor kids from Monterrey who don’t have real gear and have never played on real grass molded into a winning squad by a frustrated former big league coach with the help of the kindly local parish priest (Cheech Marin). Rated PG. At Colony Square. — Roger Moore The Secret of Kells

Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It

Strongman is a cinema verité documentary about Stanless Steel, The Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel and Metal. Told with the kind of intimacy that can only be achieved with years of filming, Strongman follows the dreams and heartbreaking humanity of Stanless Steel — the only man alive who can bend a penny with his fingers — as he struggles to gain control of a world that seems constantly out of his grasp. Strongman is a film about faith, believing in yourself and never giving up.

It is a film about weakness and a film about strength. See full story, page 28. At Starz and International Film Series. — Denver Film Society Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairytale. It is a story of clashing egos, out of control budgets, escalating tensions ... and one of the most extraordinary creative periods in animation history. Director Don Hahn and producer Peter Schneider, key players at Walt Disney Studios’ Feature Animation department during the mid-1980s, offer a behind-the-magic glimpse of the turbulent times the Animation Studio was going through and the staggering output of hits that followed over the next 10 years. Artists polarized between the hungry young innovators and the old guard who refused to relinquish control, mounting tensions due to a string of box office flops, and warring studio heads create the backdrop for this story told with a unique and candid perspective from those that were there. Through interviews, internal memos, home movies, and a cast of characters featuring Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Roy Disney, alongside an amazing array of talented artists that includes Don Bluth, John Lasseter and Tim Burton, Waking Sleeping Beauty shines a light on Disney Animation’s darkest hours, greatest joys and its improbable renaissance. Denver Film Society. At Starz. — Denver Film Society The Warlords

Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, The Warlords is a spectacular historical action film starring Jet Li (in his best role since Hero). Li plays martial arts master General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu (Andy Lau) and Wu Yang (Takeshi Kaneshiro). After fighting back attackers from a helpless village, the three men take an oath to become “blood brothers,” pledging loyalty to one another until death. But things quickly turn sour and the three men become embroiled in a web of political deceit, and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a village beauty (Wu JingLei). Winner of eight Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture, Director (Peter Ho-Sun Chan), Cinematography and Actor (Jet Li). Rated R. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres The Young Victoria

Starring Emily Blunt as the 18-year-old queen of England circa 1837, this delicious historical romance is a rich pastiche of first love, teen empowerment, fabulous fashion and fate. Filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee has captured that hot blush of pure emotion that comes before kisses, sex and heartbreak.

Credit also goes to Blunt and to Rupert Friend, who plays the equally young Belgian Prince Albert.

Rated PG (some mild sensuality, a scene of violence and brief incidental language and smoking). At Starz.

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“Although obstacles and difficulties frighten ordinary people,” wrote French painter Théodore Géricault, “they are the necessary food of genius. They cause it to mature, and raise it up. … All that obstructs the path of genius inspires a state of feverish agitation, upsetting and overturning those obstacles, and producing masterpieces.” I’d like to make this idea one of your guiding principles, Aries. In order for it to serve you well, however, you’ll have to believe that there is a sense in which you do have some genius within you. It’s not necessarily something that will make you rich, famous, popular or powerful. For example, you may have a genius at washing dogs or giving thoughtful gifts or doing yoga when you’re sad. Whatever your unique brilliance consists of, the challenges just ahead will be highly useful in helping it grow.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20:

Yes, I know that the bull is your totem animal. But I’m hoping you’re willing to expand your repertoire, because it’s a ripe time for you to take on some of the attitudes of the king of beasts. Consider this. The naturalist and shaman Virginia Carper notes that lions have strong personalities but cooperate well. They’re powerful as individuals but engage in constructive group dynamics. In many cultures, they have been symbols of nobility, dignity and spiritual prowess. To adopt the lion as a protective guardian spirit builds one’s ability to know and hunt down exactly what one wants. Would you like more courage? Visualize your lion self.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20:

In 2011, I may do a tour of North America, performing my show “Sacred Uproar.” But for the foreseeable future I need to shut up and listen. I’ve got to make myself available to learn fresh truths I don’t even realize I need to know. So, yeah, next year I might be ready to express the extroverted side of my personality in a celebration of self-expression. But for now I have a sacred duty to forget everything I supposedly believe in and gratefully shuck my self-importance. By the way, Gemini, everything I just described would be a good approach for you to consider taking in the next three weeks.

CANCER June 21-July 22:

Is it true what they say — that you can never have too many friends? If you don’t think so, it’s a good time to re-evaluate your position. And if you do agree, then you should go out and get busy. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re likely to be extra lucky in attracting new connections and deepening existing alliances in the coming weeks. The friendships you strike up are likely to be unusually stimulating and especially productive. To take maximum advantage of the favorable cosmic rhythms, do whatever you can to spruce up your inner beauty.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22:

I have compiled a set of four affirmations that I think will keep you on the right track in the coming weeks. Try saying them at least twice a day. 1. “I am cultivating Relaxed Alertness, because that will make me receptive to highquality clues about how to proceed.” 2. “I am expressing Casual Perfectionism, because that way I will thoroughly enjoy being excellent and not stress about it.” 3. “I am full of Diligent Indifference, working hard out of love for the work and not being attached to the outcome.” 4. “I am practicing Serene Debauchery, because if I’m not manically obsessed with looking for opportunities to cut loose, those opportunities will present themselves to me with grace and frequency.”

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22:

The Great Wall of China is the largest human construction in the world, stretching for almost 3,900 miles. But contrary to legend, it is not visible from the moon. According to most astronauts, the Wall isn’t even visible from low Earth orbit. Keep this in mind as you carry out your assignment in the coming week, Virgo. First, imagine that your biggest obstacle is the size of the Great Wall of China. Second, imagine yourself soaring so high above it, so thoroughly beyond it, that it disappears. If performed regularly, I think this exercise will give you a new power to deal with your own personal Great Wall of China.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22:

In the early 1990s, actors Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder were engaged to be married. In honor of their love, Depp got a tattoo that read “Winona Forever.” After the relationship fell apart, though, he had it altered to “Wino Forever.”

If you’re faced with a comparable need to change a tattoo or

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shift your emphasis or transform a message anytime soon, Libra, I suggest putting a more positive and upbeat spin on it — something akin to “Winner Forever.”

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21:

In the Bering Strait, Russia and America are 2.5 miles apart.

The International Date Line runs through the gap, meaning that it’s always a day later on the Russian side than it is on the American. I suggest you identify a metaphorically similar place in your own life, Scorpio: a zone where two wildly different influences almost touch. According to my reading of the omens, it’s an excellent time for you to foster more interaction and harmony between them.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21:

I have a group of colleagues who half-jokingly, half-sincerely refer to themselves as the Shamanic Hackers of Karmic Justice. The joking part of it is that the title is so over-thetop ostentatious that it keeps them from taking themselves too seriously. The sincere part is that they really do engage in shamanic work designed to help free their clients from complications generated by old mistakes. Since you’re entering the season of adjustment and atonement, I asked them to do some corrective intervention in your behalf. They agreed, with one provision: that you aid and abet their work by doing what you can to liberate yourself from the consequences of wrong turns you made in the past.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19:

The Weekly World News reported that a blues singer sued his psychiatrist for turning him into a more cheerful person.

Gloomy Gus Johnson claimed he was so thoroughly cured of his depression that he could no longer perform his dismal tales with mournful sincerity. His popularity declined as he lost fans who had become attached to his despondent persona. I suspect you may soon be arriving at a similar crossroads, Capricorn. Through the intervention of uplifting influences and outbreaks of benevolence, you will find it harder to cultivate a cynical attitude. Are you prepared to accept the consequences that may come from being deprived of some of your reasons to moan and groan?

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18:

Educational specialist Dr. Howard Gardner believes I.Q. tests evaluate only a fraction of human intelligence. He describes eight different kinds of astuteness. They include the traditional measures — being good at math and language — as well as six others: being smart about music, the body, other people, one’s own inner state, nature and spatiality. (More here: bit.ly/Shrewd.) I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, because you’re entering a phase when you could dramatically enhance your intelligence about your own inner state. Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to know yourself much, much better.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20:

South Carolina now requires subversive people to register with the state if they have the stated intention of overthrowing the government of the United States. I have no such goal, so I remain free to operate unlicensed in South Carolina. I am, however, participating in a movement to overthrow reality — or rather, the sour and crippled mass hallucination that is mistakenly called “reality.” This crusade requires no guns or political agitation, but is instead waged by the forces of the liberated imagination using words, music, and images to counteract those who paralyze and deaden the imagination. I invite you to join us. You’re entering a phase when you may feel an almost ecstatic longing to free yourself from the delusions that constitute the fake “reality.”

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