thedenverpost--2020-01-16--Nuggets survive scary Jamal Murray ankle injury, handle Hornets at home

Win or lose , the Nuggets weren ’ t going to be in nearly as much pain as Jamal Murray .
Late in the second quarter of Wednesday ’ s eventual 100-86 victory , Murray went to contest a 3-pointer from Charlotte guard Terry Rozier , only to come down awkwardly and roll his left ankle .
Murray , with his arms draped over teammates P.J .
Dozier and Vlatko Cancar , was slowly carried off the court to a waiting wheelchair .
The assist would hardly be Dozier ’ s crowning moment of the night .
Though Murray was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his left ankle came back negative .
“ I have no idea how long he ’ s going to be out , ” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said .
“ Obviously , he ’ s had an issue with ankle injuries and I just looked at it , and it ’ s rather large .
It ’ s kind of scary.
” Down one of their marquee players , the Nuggets forged ahead for Wednesday ’ s win at the Pepsi Center .
They got double-digit scoring efforts from six players in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Thursday ’ s game at Golden State on deck .
Without Murray , the onus fell to reserves Monte Morris and Dozier , who was called up from the G League on Tuesday .
Dozier , a lanky , physical guard who thrived among fringe NBA players before he was called up , was a difference-maker .
He had 12 points on 5-of-7 from the field , all in the second half .
At one point , between the third and fourth quarter , Dozier scored nine consecutive points .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole life , ” Dozier said in the postgame locker .
“ I ’ ve been excited to have this opportunity .
Hate that it had to happen under these circumstances , but he ’ ll be all right.
” Dozier , whose basketball career included just eight NBA games prior to Wednesday , commanded the second-unit offense with poise .
Malone said he did his best to keep it simple for him .
“ When they told me get ready , they were asking me , ‘ What plays do you remember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m like , oh shoot.
” Michael Porter Jr. had one of his signature nights , finishing with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting and eight rebounds .
Almost all of his moments came in the first half , before the Nuggets leaned heavily on their depth to secure the win .
Nikola Jokic narrowly missed another triple-double with 12 points , eight rebounds and eight assists , and reserves Mason Plumlee ( 15 points ) and Dozier were tremendous .
Even before Murray got hurt , the Nuggets were down starters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paul Millsap ( knee ) .
It ’ s possible Thursday ’ s game against the Warriors features only Jokic and Will Barton among the regular starters .
The Nuggets , meanwhile , built a clinical 20-point lead in the third quarter only to see it dwindle to 74-69 heading into the fourth quarter .
Rozier was a consistent problem , probing and bobbing around the perimeter .
He had 11 points and three 3-pointers in the quarter alone as part of his 20-point night .
The Hornets entered Wednesday on a five-game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a four-game road trip .
Malone underscored how important his team ’ s approach was , regardless of Charlotte ’ s recent struggles .
Recent evidence suggested the Nuggets have had a hard time maintaining their urgency against lesser teams .
“ When you watch film of them and you see Terry Rozier and Devonte ’ Graham , those guys are scary , ” Malone said before the game .
“ Devonte ’ Graham ’ s made the second-most 3s in the NBA behind James Harden .
Terry Rozier ’ s put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before while in Boston.
” Malone was even more adamant about the their work on the glass , where they ’ ve amassed an 18-2 record in games they ’ ve outrebounded their opponent .
“ Rebounding is something that I don ’ t care who we play , has to be a huge point of emphasis because when we rebound and when we win that battle , we win games at a very high clip , ” Malone reiterated .
“ Defense is where it ’ s always going to start for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead after an electric first half from Porter .
In less than 13 minutes , Porter had a game-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field .
He was impossible to miss as a cutting 6-foot-10 target that his teammates were more than happy to feed .
And on two occasions , he confidently stepped up and buried his shots from 3-point range .
He and Plumlee found a dangerous rhythm for Denver ’ s second unit , helping foster 28 points inside the paint .
But heading into halftime , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Win or lose, the Nuggets weren’t going to be in nearly as much pain as Jamal Murray.
Late in the second quarter of Wednesday’s eventual 100-86 victory, Murray went to contest a 3-pointer from Charlotte guard Terry Rozier, only to come down awkwardly and roll his left ankle. Murray, with his arms draped over teammates P.J. Dozier and Vlatko Cancar, was slowly carried off the court to a waiting wheelchair. The assist would hardly be Dozier’s crowning moment of the night.
Though Murray was ruled out for the game, X-rays on his left ankle came back negative.
“I have no idea how long he’s going to be out,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “Obviously, he’s had an issue with ankle injuries and I just looked at it, and it’s rather large. It’s kind of scary.”
Down one of their marquee players, the Nuggets forged ahead for Wednesday’s win at the Pepsi Center. They got double-digit scoring efforts from six players in his absence and improved to 28-12, with Thursday’s game at Golden State on deck.
Without Murray, the onus fell to reserves Monte Morris and Dozier, who was called up from the G League on Tuesday. Dozier, a lanky, physical guard who thrived among fringe NBA players before he was called up, was a difference-maker.
He had 12 points on 5-of-7 from the field, all in the second half. At one point, between the third and fourth quarter, Dozier scored nine consecutive points.
“I’ve been preparing for this my whole life,” Dozier said in the postgame locker. “I’ve been excited to have this opportunity. Hate that it had to happen under these circumstances, but he’ll be all right.”
Dozier, whose basketball career included just eight NBA games prior to Wednesday, commanded the second-unit offense with poise. Malone said he did his best to keep it simple for him.
“When they told me get ready, they were asking me, ‘What plays do you remember?’” Dozier said. “I’m like, oh shoot.”
Michael Porter Jr. had one of his signature nights, finishing with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting and eight rebounds. Almost all of his moments came in the first half, before the Nuggets leaned heavily on their depth to secure the win. Nikola Jokic narrowly missed another triple-double with 12 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and reserves Mason Plumlee (15 points) and Dozier were tremendous.
Even before Murray got hurt, the Nuggets were down starters Gary Harris (adductor strain) and Paul Millsap (knee). It’s possible Thursday’s game against the Warriors features only Jokic and Will Barton among the regular starters.
The Nuggets, meanwhile, built a clinical 20-point lead in the third quarter only to see it dwindle to 74-69 heading into the fourth quarter. Rozier was a consistent problem, probing and bobbing around the perimeter. He had 11 points and three 3-pointers in the quarter alone as part of his 20-point night.
The Hornets entered Wednesday on a five-game losing streak and on the final day of a four-game road trip. Malone underscored how important his team’s approach was, regardless of Charlotte’s recent struggles. Recent evidence suggested the Nuggets have had a hard time maintaining their urgency against lesser teams.
“When you watch film of them and you see Terry Rozier and Devonte’ Graham, those guys are scary,” Malone said before the game. “Devonte’ Graham’s made the second-most 3s in the NBA behind James Harden. Terry Rozier’s put up big numbers on a playoff stage before while in Boston.”
Malone was even more adamant about the their work on the glass, where they’ve amassed an 18-2 record in games they’ve outrebounded their opponent.
“Rebounding is something that I don’t care who we play, has to be a huge point of emphasis because when we rebound and when we win that battle, we win games at a very high clip,” Malone reiterated. “Defense is where it’s always going to start for us.”
The Nuggets carried a 57-42 lead after an electric first half from Porter. In less than 13 minutes, Porter had a game-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field.
He was impossible to miss as a cutting 6-foot-10 target that his teammates were more than happy to feed. And on two occasions, he confidently stepped up and buried his shots from 3-point range.
He and Plumlee found a dangerous rhythm for Denver’s second unit, helping foster 28 points inside the paint. But heading into halftime, the immediate concern was Murray’s health.


thedenverpost--2020-01-16--Earth just had its hottest decade on record

WASHINGTON — The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth , capped off by the second-warmest year on record , two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday .
And scientists said they see no end to the way man-made climate change keeps shattering records .
“ If you think you ’ ve heard this story before , you haven ’ t seen anything yet , ” Gavin Schmidt , director of NASA ’ s Goddard Institute for Space Studies , said at the close of a decade plagued by raging wildfires , melting ice and extreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human activity .
Schmidt said Earth as a whole is probably the hottest it has been during the Holocene — the past 11,500 years or so — meaning this could be the warmest period since the dawn of civilization .
But scientists ’ estimates of ancient global temperatures , based on tree rings , ice cores and other telltale signs , are not precise enough to say that with certainty .
The 2010s averaged 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit ( 14.7 degrees Celsius ) worldwide , or 1.4 degrees ( 0.8 C ) higher than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one-third of a degree ( one-fifth of a degree C ) warmer than the previous decade , which had been the hottest on record , according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
The decade had eight of the 10 hottest years on record .
The only other years in the top 10 were 2005 and 1998 .
NASA and NOAA also calculated that 2019 was the second-hottest year in the 140 years of record-keeping .
Five other global teams of monitoring scientists agreed , based on temperature readings taken on Earth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measurements said it was anywhere from the hottest year on record to the third-hottest .
Several scientists said the coming years will be even hotter , knocking these years out of the record books .
“ This is going to be part of what we see every year until we stabilize greenhouse gases ” from the burning of coal , oil and gas , Schmidt said .
“ It ’ s sobering to think that we might be breaking global temperature records in quick succession , ” said Georgia Tech climate scientist Kim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a horrifying climate start , and I fear what the rest of the year will bring to our doorsteps.
” NASA ’ s Schmidt said that overall , Earth is now about 1.2 degrees C ( nearly 2.2 F ) hotter since the beginning of the industrial age , a number that is important because in 2015 global leaders adopted a goal of preventing 1.5 C ( 2.7 F ) of warming since the rise of big industry in the mid- to late 1800s .
He said that shows the global goal can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the World Meteorological Organization put the warming since the dawn of industry slightly lower . )
“ We have strong human-induced global warming , ” said Friederike Otto , a climate scientist at the University of Oxford .
“ What we observe here is exactly what our physical understanding tells us to expect and there is no other explanation.
” Other explanations that rely on natural causes — extra heat from the sun , more reflection of sunlight because of volcanic particles in atmosphere , and just random climate variations — “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the long-term trend , ” Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer said .
Scientists said the the decade-long data is more telling than the year-to-year measurements , where natural variations such as El Nino , the periodic warming of the Pacific Ocean , come into play .
“ Human-caused climate change is responsible for the long-term warming — it ’ s responsible for why the 2010s were warmer than 2000s , which were warmer than the 1990s , etc.
, ” Texas A & M University climate scientist Andrew Dessler said in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsible for why 2016 was warmer than 2015 or why 2019 was warmer than 2018.
” NOAA said the average global temperature in 2019 was 58.7 degrees ( 14.85 C ) , or just a few hundredths of a degree behind 2016 , when the world got extra heat from El Nino .
That ’ s 1.71 degrees ( 0.95 C ) higher than the 20th century average and 2.08 degrees ( 1.16 C ) warmer than the late 19th century .
Parts of Europe , Asia , Australia , Africa and South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as did Alaska , New Zealand and New Mexico , NOAA said .
Alaska was 6.2 degrees warmer than average , at 32.2 F. It was the first time in recorded history that Alaska ’ s average annual temperature was above freezing .
The United States , which had only its 34th-warmest year , was nevertheless hit by 14 weather disasters that caused $ 1 billion or more in damage last year , according to NOAA .
Globally the past five years stand out as the hottest five on record , nearly 1.7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 20th century average .
The last year Earth was cooler than the 20th century average was 1976 , before Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg , French President Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump Jr. were born .
If you want to know what this means for people and the world , just look at wildfire-stricken Australia , Schmidt and others said .
Global warming is already being seen in heat waves , ice sheet melt , more wildfires , stronger storms , flood-inducing downpours and accelerating sea level rise , said Hans-Otto Portner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Climate Change team that looks at the impact of climate change .
Sea ice both in the Arctic and Antarctic reached their second-lowest levels in 40 years of monitoring , NOAA reported .
Dr. Renee Salas , a Boston emergency room physician and Harvard professor who studies climate change ’ s effects on health , said “ these temperatures are not just statistics but have names and stories , ” mentioning a construction worker and an elderly man with no air conditioning who were her patients this summer .
“ The planet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ and that ’ s its symptom .
”

WASHINGTON — The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they see no end to the way man-made climate change keeps shattering records.
“If you think you’ve heard this story before, you haven’t seen anything yet,” Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said at the close of a decade plagued by raging wildfires, melting ice and extreme weather that researchers have repeatedly tied to human activity.
Schmidt said Earth as a whole is probably the hottest it has been during the Holocene — the past 11,500 years or so — meaning this could be the warmest period since the dawn of civilization. But scientists’ estimates of ancient global temperatures, based on tree rings, ice cores and other telltale signs, are not precise enough to say that with certainty.
The 2010s averaged 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit (14.7 degrees Celsius) worldwide, or 1.4 degrees (0.8 C) higher than the 20th century average and more than one-third of a degree (one-fifth of a degree C) warmer than the previous decade, which had been the hottest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The decade had eight of the 10 hottest years on record. The only other years in the top 10 were 2005 and 1998.
NASA and NOAA also calculated that 2019 was the second-hottest year in the 140 years of record-keeping. Five other global teams of monitoring scientists agreed, based on temperature readings taken on Earth’s surface, while various satellite-based measurements said it was anywhere from the hottest year on record to the third-hottest.
Several scientists said the coming years will be even hotter, knocking these years out of the record books.
“This is going to be part of what we see every year until we stabilize greenhouse gases” from the burning of coal, oil and gas, Schmidt said.
“It’s sobering to think that we might be breaking global temperature records in quick succession,” said Georgia Tech climate scientist Kim Cobb. “2020 is off to a horrifying climate start, and I fear what the rest of the year will bring to our doorsteps.”
NASA’s Schmidt said that overall, Earth is now about 1.2 degrees C (nearly 2.2 F) hotter since the beginning of the industrial age, a number that is important because in 2015 global leaders adopted a goal of preventing 1.5 C (2.7 F) of warming since the rise of big industry in the mid- to late 1800s. He said that shows the global goal can’t be achieved. (NOAA and the World Meteorological Organization put the warming since the dawn of industry slightly lower.)
“We have strong human-induced global warming,” said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at the University of Oxford. “What we observe here is exactly what our physical understanding tells us to expect and there is no other explanation.”
Other explanations that rely on natural causes — extra heat from the sun, more reflection of sunlight because of volcanic particles in atmosphere, and just random climate variations — “are all much too small to explain the long-term trend,” Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer said.
Scientists said the the decade-long data is more telling than the year-to-year measurements, where natural variations such as El Nino, the periodic warming of the Pacific Ocean, come into play.
“Human-caused climate change is responsible for the long-term warming — it’s responsible for why the 2010s were warmer than 2000s, which were warmer than the 1990s, etc.,” Texas A&M University climate scientist Andrew Dessler said in an email. “But humans are not responsible for why 2016 was warmer than 2015 or why 2019 was warmer than 2018.”
NOAA said the average global temperature in 2019 was 58.7 degrees (14.85 C), or just a few hundredths of a degree behind 2016, when the world got extra heat from El Nino. That’s 1.71 degrees (0.95 C) higher than the 20th century average and 2.08 degrees (1.16 C) warmer than the late 19th century.
Parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and South America had record-high temperatures in 2019, as did Alaska, New Zealand and New Mexico, NOAA said. Alaska was 6.2 degrees warmer than average, at 32.2 F. It was the first time in recorded history that Alaska’s average annual temperature was above freezing.
The United States, which had only its 34th-warmest year, was nevertheless hit by 14 weather disasters that caused $1 billion or more in damage last year, according to NOAA.
Globally the past five years stand out as the hottest five on record, nearly 1.7 degrees (0.9 C) warmer than the 20th century average. The last year Earth was cooler than the 20th century average was 1976, before Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, French President Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump Jr. were born.
If you want to know what this means for people and the world, just look at wildfire-stricken Australia, Schmidt and others said.
Global warming is already being seen in heat waves, ice sheet melt, more wildfires, stronger storms, flood-inducing downpours and accelerating sea level rise, said Hans-Otto Portner, who heads the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change team that looks at the impact of climate change.
Sea ice both in the Arctic and Antarctic reached their second-lowest levels in 40 years of monitoring, NOAA reported.
Dr. Renee Salas, a Boston emergency room physician and Harvard professor who studies climate change’s effects on health, said “these temperatures are not just statistics but have names and stories,” mentioning a construction worker and an elderly man with no air conditioning who were her patients this summer.
“The planet has a fever,” Salas said, “and that’s its symptom.”


thedenverpost--2020-01-16--At the National Western Stock Show, 4,000 pounds of steak but no possum barbecue

Rest assured , at the 2020 National Western Stock Show , there is no shortage of meat to taste : Throughout the two-week event , chefs are preparing 4,000 pounds of steak alone — some 600 ribeye cuts , the same for NY strips , and 300 filets .
But here ’ s what you won ’ t find to eat at the stockyards this year : a final , free feast with six tons of smoked meat — two bears , four buffalo , 150 possums , five elk .
That tradition started and ended in Denver with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it ?
So through a 21st Century lens , yes , it might seem ironic , even cruel to go to the stock show to eat .
But at the first Denver National Stock Growers ’ Convention 122 years ago , “ no event … garnered more enthusiastic headlines than the grand barbecue that was promised to follow the stock show , ” according to the Colorado Encyclopedia .
To finish off the event and impress all those visiting cattlemen and officials , Denver ’ s Union Pacific Stockyard planned to host @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you think brisket nachos and veal sausages sound exciting , well , back then they were serving up South American bay leaf-spiced bear meat , mint-sauce mutton and possum with sweet potatoes on the side .
You could wash it all down with beer donated by Denver ’ s then-largest brewery , Zang .
Imagine buffalo and beef cuts so big , the cooks were using mops to baste them by the minute , according to the Rocky Mountain News .
While more than 700,000 people attended the stock show in 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to storm the stockyard in 1898 .
Before the dignitaries could make their way in , residents of the “ city ’ s slums ” arrived in droves , according to the Denver Public Library ’ s Western History department .
The corralled mob pushed through a roped partition , collapsing the table of prepared food .
“ Police officers and state militia cavalry troops tried to hold back the crowd , as terrified waiters threw chunks of beef and loaves of bread at the mob , ” according to the Colorado Encyclopedia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ William Byers , had volunteered as a waiter that day .
Reports of police brutality appeared in papers by Friday , Jan. 28 , 1898 , along with estimates of looted items like 2,000 tin cups and 1,000 steel knives and forks .
The rioters also took barrels of beer .
One man , Claude Wilson , was killed in a fistfight that broke out that day at the stockyards ’ hotel .
Fast-forward to 2020 and the most excitement food-wise at the stock show are Nutella funnel cakes .
“ We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but still make it approachable and stock show-centric , ” the event ’ s executive chef Mike Van Trabert told a room full of press at a pre-show tasting event .
During the 16 days of the 2020 show , the National Western Bar & Grille operates as a sit-down restaurant and steakhouse .
There ’ s also Big Bubba ’ s Bad BBQ , Coors Cowboy Bar , a TX Whiskey Tavern and more food stands .
But a bear and possum barbecue for the whole city to ransack ?
You ’ @ @ @ @ @ @

Rest assured, at the 2020 National Western Stock Show, there is no shortage of meat to taste: Throughout the two-week event, chefs are preparing 4,000 pounds of steak alone — some 600 ribeye cuts, the same for NY strips, and 300 filets.
But here’s what you won’t find to eat at the stockyards this year: a final, free feast with six tons of smoked meat — two bears, four buffalo, 150 possums, five elk. That tradition started and ended in Denver with the great barbecue riot of 1898. Heard of it?
So through a 21st Century lens, yes, it might seem ironic, even cruel to go to the stock show to eat. But at the first Denver National Stock Growers’ Convention 122 years ago, “no event … garnered more enthusiastic headlines than the grand barbecue that was promised to follow the stock show,” according to the Colorado Encyclopedia.
To finish off the event and impress all those visiting cattlemen and officials, Denver’s Union Pacific Stockyard planned to host a free meal for 25,000 attendees.
If you think brisket nachos and veal sausages sound exciting, well, back then they were serving up South American bay leaf-spiced bear meat, mint-sauce mutton and possum with sweet potatoes on the side.
You could wash it all down with beer donated by Denver’s then-largest brewery, Zang.
Imagine buffalo and beef cuts so big, the cooks were using mops to baste them by the minute, according to the Rocky Mountain News.
While more than 700,000 people attended the stock show in 2019, it took only 30,000 hungry attendees to storm the stockyard in 1898. Before the dignitaries could make their way in, residents of the “city’s slums” arrived in droves, according to the Denver Public Library’s Western History department.
The corralled mob pushed through a roped partition, collapsing the table of prepared food. “Police officers and state militia cavalry troops tried to hold back the crowd, as terrified waiters threw chunks of beef and loaves of bread at the mob,” according to the Colorado Encyclopedia.
The Rocky’s editor, William Byers, had volunteered as a waiter that day.
Reports of police brutality appeared in papers by Friday, Jan. 28, 1898, along with estimates of looted items like 2,000 tin cups and 1,000 steel knives and forks. The rioters also took barrels of beer. One man, Claude Wilson, was killed in a fistfight that broke out that day at the stockyards’ hotel.
Fast-forward to 2020 and the most excitement food-wise at the stock show are Nutella funnel cakes.
“We’re really trying to elevate everything, but still make it approachable and stock show-centric,” the event’s executive chef Mike Van Trabert told a room full of press at a pre-show tasting event.
During the 16 days of the 2020 show, the National Western Bar & Grille operates as a sit-down restaurant and steakhouse. There’s also Big Bubba’s Bad BBQ, Coors Cowboy Bar, a TX Whiskey Tavern and more food stands.
But a bear and possum barbecue for the whole city to ransack? You’ll have to do without.


thedenverpost--2020-01-16--Nuggets’ Jamal Murray exits Hornets game with ankle injury

With his arms slung around two teammates for support , Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray was helped off the court late in the first half of Wednesday ’ s game against the Hornets after injuring his left ankle .
Murray came down awkwardly at the Pepsi Center after contesting a 3-pointer from Charlotte guard Terry Rozier , and Murray was reeling on the ground for several minutes .
He was ruled out for return in the second half and replaced by reserve point guard Monte Morris in the starting lineup .
The X-rays on Murray ’ s left ankle came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ postgame , but a visual check of Murray ’ s injury prompted some concern .
“ I have no idea how long he is going to be out , ” Malone said .
“ He ’ s had an issue with ankle injuries .
I just looked at it and it ’ s rather large .
Kinda scary .
He rolled it and those are scary .
… Aside from being painful , you don ’ t want to have Jamal Murray miss an extended period of time .
Hopefully , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we can get him back.
” Nuggets reserves P.J .
Dozier and Vlatko Cancar helped Murray off the court , while he was careful not to put any pressure on his left foot .
Once Murray got to the tunnel leading to the team ’ s locker room , he took his time before being carted off in a wheelchair .
Murray had five points , two steals and one assist before his exit .
This story will be updated .

With his arms slung around two teammates for support, Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray was helped off the court late in the first half of Wednesday’s game against the Hornets after injuring his left ankle.
Murray came down awkwardly at the Pepsi Center after contesting a 3-pointer from Charlotte guard Terry Rozier, and Murray was reeling on the ground for several minutes. He was ruled out for return in the second half and replaced by reserve point guard Monte Morris in the starting lineup.
The X-rays on Murray’s left ankle came back negative, coach Michael Malone said postgame, but a visual check of Murray’s injury prompted some concern.
“I have no idea how long he is going to be out,” Malone said. “He’s had an issue with ankle injuries. I just looked at it and it’s rather large. Kinda scary. He rolled it and those are scary. … Aside from being painful, you don’t want to have Jamal Murray miss an extended period of time. Hopefully, it’s not as bad as it looks and we can get him back.”
Jamal Murray with a nasty ankle roll. pic.twitter.com/hIH41kqLVf — Not Scott Charlton (@Scott_Charlton2) January 16, 2020
Nuggets reserves P.J. Dozier and Vlatko Cancar helped Murray off the court, while he was careful not to put any pressure on his left foot.
Once Murray got to the tunnel leading to the team’s locker room, he took his time before being carted off in a wheelchair. Murray had five points, two steals and one assist before his exit.
This story will be updated.


thedenverpost--2020-01-16--5 climbers attempt to scale Everest during harsh winter

KATHMANDU , Nepal — Five climbers are attempting to scale Mount Everest , battling extreme cold , high winds and @ @ @ @ @ they try to become the first to reach the top of the world ’ s @ @ @ @ @ in 27 years , an official said Wednesday .
The climbers — three from Spain @ @ @ @ @ are already acclimatizing around Everest ’ s base camp area as they wait for weather @ @ @ @ @ Meera Acharya of Nepal ’ s Department of Mountaineering .
They ’ re expected to @ @ @ @ @ by Nepalese Sherpa guides , but it was not yet decided how many would go @ @ @ @ @ .
While there are no rules prohibiting climbers from attempting to scale Everest during the @ @ @ @ @ have reached the mountain ’ s 8,850-meter ( 29,035-foot ) -high peak during that season @ @ @ @ @ accomplished in 1980 , and has not been done since 1993 .
Everest is mainly @ @ @ @ @ season in April and May , when weather conditions are favorable .

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Five climbers are attempting to scale Mount Everest, battling extreme cold, high winds and piled-up snow and ice as they try to become the first to reach the top of the world’s highest mountain in the winter in 27 years, an official said Wednesday.
The climbers — three from Spain and two from Germany — are already acclimatizing around Everest’s base camp area as they wait for weather conditions to improve, said Meera Acharya of Nepal’s Department of Mountaineering.
They’re expected to be accompanied on their ascent by Nepalese Sherpa guides, but it was not yet decided how many would go up the slope with them.
While there are no rules prohibiting climbers from attempting to scale Everest during the winter, only a handful have reached the mountain’s 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) -high peak during that season. The feat was first accomplished in 1980, and has not been done since 1993.
Everest is mainly scaled during the spring climbing season in April and May, when weather conditions are favorable.


thedenverpost--2020-01-16--Kiszla: Tough Broncos linebacker Randy Gradishar reduced to tears by snub from Pro Football Hall of

Kiszla: Tough Broncos linebacker Randy Gradishar reduced to tears by snub from Pro Football Hall of Fame

Randy Gradishar cried , disappointment streaking the craggy face of a linebacker who defined the fabled Orange Crush defense .
His tears will dry .
But the agonizing wait for a Broncos icon goes on .
Will Gradishar , now 67 years old and 36 NFL seasons removed from the last of his slobber-knocking 2,049 tackles , ever get that call from the Pro Football Hall of Fame , welcoming him into the sport ’ s most exclusive club ?
“ Today was not my best day of 2020 , ” Gradishar told me , hours after being snubbed yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This time , much to the shock of Broncos officials preparing for a celebration , Gradishar was left out of the “ Centennial Class , ” which welcomed 15 legends previously ignored by the Hall .
“ It ’ s very difficult , very discouraging and very hard to accept when the announcement comes and you don ’ t hear your name , ” Gradishar said .
“ But tomorrow ’ s coming .
And I believe my day to join the Hall of Fame is also coming.
” Randy and Beth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ husband-and-wife team , which has endured victory , defeat and too many football surgeries to count together , hunkered down in front of the television in their Colorado home , awaiting word from a blue-ribbon panel that included veteran reporters and current New England coach Bill Belichick .
One by one , winners of a Hall pass were revealed on an NFL Network telecast .
Harold Carmichael , the lanky receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles … the late Winston Hill , who blocked for Joe Namath and opened a BBQ joint in Denver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were done … Steve Sabol , a Colorado College alum who invented the hype video and elevated it to an art form with NFL Films .
Gradishar never heard his name .
When roll call of the 15-member Centennial Class was finished , one of the toughest linebackers who has ever lived turned to his wife and … “ To be honest , ” confided Gradishar , “ we were both visibly upset .
There were tears coming down .
Tears from being discouraged and frustrated , just the natural human emotion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finalist two different times and not hearing your name , from now being a senior candidate and not knowing if your name will be called , or if you will be left in the dark.
” Listening to Gradishar share his pain , even my cast-iron heart began to melt .
Angry denizens of Broncos Country demand to know : Where ’ s the justice , when the Hall has embraced five members of Pittsburgh ’ s fabled Steel Curtain defense , but not a single representative of the Orange Crush ?
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dusty old cowtown into a premier destination on the NFL map , Broncomania was born from the blood , sweat and tears of every rock- ’ em , sock- ’ em tackle by Gradishar .
He wore No .
53 and the classic “ D ” on his blue helmet stood for : Don ’ t mess with me .
How could ignorant and insensitive gate-keepers to the Hall possibly argue with the truth ?
Gradishar is among 10 linebackers in league history with seven Pro Bowl selections , 20 interceptions and 13 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other nine linebackers already have made themselves at home in the Hall of Fame .
Stats , however , can ’ t begin to measure his full impact .
Go ask your uncle or grandma , kids .
For Denver sports fans of a certain age , Gradishar will forever be as cool and tough as a Transformer .
He was Optimus Prime in orange , the football hero who changed the entire vibe around the Denver franchise from hapless to hopeful with his bare hands .
On the final Sunday of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Empower Field at Mile High , where he humbly serves as the official who polices dress-code violations of players in uniform .
Somebody asked if he was getting excited for a trip to South Florida for this year ’ s Super Bowl , where the incoming Hall of Fame class is celebrated .
“ Well , ” grumbled Gradishar , the gruff reply serving only to cloak his anxiety , “ somebody has to invite me first.
” Make no mistake , though .
Being immortalized with a bronze bust in Canton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son of Ohio .
Long before Gradishar established himself in the Rocky Mountains , he grew up with dreams of becoming a football star in Champion Township .
His hometown is a scant 60 miles away from the front door of the Pro Football Hall of Fame , which sits hard by Interstate 77 .
The museum served as a weigh station and an inspiration as Gradishar crisscrossed his home state between his childhood home and the Horseshoe , where he was the linebacker for The Ohio State University .
“ Best linebacker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woody Hayes said .
How ’ s this for a stat ?
When Gradishar was a senior in 1973 , the Buckeyes not only finished undefeated , they surrendered only 64 points ( total ! )
in 11 games .
“ I ’ ve passed by the Hall many times in my car , ” Gradishar told me .
“ But the only time I ’ ve ever been inside is when John Elway was inducted in the summer of 2004.
” You better believe Gradishar would love to go back to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe there ’ s no way on God ’ s green earth the Orange Crush ’ s rugged leader is returning without a formal invitation .
“ I believe I will go in , ” Gradishar assured everybody that loves him in Broncos Country .
“ It ’ s all in the Lord ’ s timing.
” Full of the same defiance with which Gradishar smashed a running back in the hole , trust this vow : If the hallowed football museum ever wants to see him again , the Hall will have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gradishar as a full-fledged member of the sport ’ s most elite club .

Randy Gradishar cried, disappointment streaking the craggy face of a linebacker who defined the fabled Orange Crush defense.
His tears will dry. But the agonizing wait for a Broncos icon goes on.
Will Gradishar, now 67 years old and 36 NFL seasons removed from the last of his slobber-knocking 2,049 tackles, ever get that call from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, welcoming him into the sport’s most exclusive club?
“Today was not my best day of 2020,” Gradishar told me, hours after being snubbed yet again for induction in Canton, Ohio.
This time, much to the shock of Broncos officials preparing for a celebration, Gradishar was left out of the “Centennial Class,” which welcomed 15 legends previously ignored by the Hall.
“It’s very difficult, very discouraging and very hard to accept when the announcement comes and you don’t hear your name,” Gradishar said. “But tomorrow’s coming. And I believe my day to join the Hall of Fame is also coming.”
Randy and Beth Gradishar arose before dawn Wednesday. This husband-and-wife team, which has endured victory, defeat and too many football surgeries to count together, hunkered down in front of the television in their Colorado home, awaiting word from a blue-ribbon panel that included veteran reporters and current New England coach Bill Belichick.
One by one, winners of a Hall pass were revealed on an NFL Network telecast. Harold Carmichael, the lanky receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles … the late Winston Hill, who blocked for Joe Namath and opened a BBQ joint in Denver after his playing days with the Jets were done … Steve Sabol, a Colorado College alum who invented the hype video and elevated it to an art form with NFL Films.
Gradishar never heard his name. When roll call of the 15-member Centennial Class was finished, one of the toughest linebackers who has ever lived turned to his wife and …
“To be honest,” confided Gradishar, “we were both visibly upset. There were tears coming down. Tears from being discouraged and frustrated, just the natural human emotion of being disappointed, from being a modern-day finalist two different times and not hearing your name, from now being a senior candidate and not knowing if your name will be called, or if you will be left in the dark.”
Listening to Gradishar share his pain, even my cast-iron heart began to melt.
Angry denizens of Broncos Country demand to know: Where’s the justice, when the Hall has embraced five members of Pittsburgh’s fabled Steel Curtain defense, but not a single representative of the Orange Crush?
While it took John Elway to turn this dusty old cowtown into a premier destination on the NFL map, Broncomania was born from the blood, sweat and tears of every rock-’em, sock-’em tackle by Gradishar. He wore No. 53 and the classic “D” on his blue helmet stood for: Don’t mess with me.
How could ignorant and insensitive gate-keepers to the Hall possibly argue with the truth? Gradishar is among 10 linebackers in league history with seven Pro Bowl selections, 20 interceptions and 13 fumble recoveries to his name. The other nine linebackers already have made themselves at home in the Hall of Fame.
Stats, however, can’t begin to measure his full impact. Go ask your uncle or grandma, kids. For Denver sports fans of a certain age, Gradishar will forever be as cool and tough as a Transformer. He was Optimus Prime in orange, the football hero who changed the entire vibe around the Denver franchise from hapless to hopeful with his bare hands.
On the final Sunday of the 2019 season, I bumped into Gradishar in Empower Field at Mile High, where he humbly serves as the official who polices dress-code violations of players in uniform. Somebody asked if he was getting excited for a trip to South Florida for this year’s Super Bowl, where the incoming Hall of Fame class is celebrated.
“Well,” grumbled Gradishar, the gruff reply serving only to cloak his anxiety, “somebody has to invite me first.”
Make no mistake, though. Being immortalized with a bronze bust in Canton would mean the world to a proud son of Ohio. Long before Gradishar established himself in the Rocky Mountains, he grew up with dreams of becoming a football star in Champion Township. His hometown is a scant 60 miles away from the front door of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which sits hard by Interstate 77.
The museum served as a weigh station and an inspiration as Gradishar crisscrossed his home state between his childhood home and the Horseshoe, where he was the linebacker for The Ohio State University. “Best linebacker I ever coached,” legendary coach Woody Hayes said. How’s this for a stat? When Gradishar was a senior in 1973, the Buckeyes not only finished undefeated, they surrendered only 64 points (total!) in 11 games.
“I’ve passed by the Hall many times in my car,” Gradishar told me. “But the only time I’ve ever been inside is when John Elway was inducted in the summer of 2004.”
You better believe Gradishar would love to go back to the Hall of Fame. But I also believe there’s no way on God’s green earth the Orange Crush’s rugged leader is returning without a formal invitation.
“I believe I will go in,” Gradishar assured everybody that loves him in Broncos Country. “It’s all in the Lord’s timing.”
Full of the same defiance with which Gradishar smashed a running back in the hole, trust this vow: If the hallowed football museum ever wants to see him again, the Hall will have to swing open its doors and welcome Gradishar as a full-fledged member of the sport’s most elite club.


thedenverpost--2020-01-16--Investigators connect Colorado company to nationwide $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme

A court order against a local retirement planning company and its owner has been signed in Denver District Court concerning unlicensed sale of securities that were part of a nationwide $ 1.2 billion Ponzi scheme , according to state officials .
The Colorado Division of Securities announced Wednesday that an order of permanent injunction has been recorded against Colorado Retirement Specialists and its owner , Gerald Ortiz .
“ As part of the order , Ortiz was required to pay restitution for the money he received as commission for the sale of Woodbridge securities , ” according to a Colorado @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woodbridge used unlicensed representatives to issue promissory notes to investors in exchange for funds that backed money loans , the DORA release said .
“ Investors were guaranteed fund payments even in the instance of a hard money loan default , ” according to the DORA release .
In 2017 , The Woodbridge Group of Companies was charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with operating a Ponzi scheme .
Woodbridge declared bankruptcy the following year .
“ Ortiz and his company allegedly offered to sell and sold the First Position Commercial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but these securities were never registered ” with the Colorado Division of Securities , the release said .
Notes sold by CRS and Ortiz are among about $ 60 million taken from more than 450 Colorado investors .
“ The Division of Securities continues to see fallout from the Woodbridge scheme , which caused Colorado investors alone to lose tens of millions of dollars , ” Acting Securities Commissioner David Cheval said .
“ The fact that many of the salespeople offering Woodbridge products were unlicensed is a perfect example of why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investments is extremely important.
” As part of the order the respondents have agreed to refrain from all unlicensed securities activity and will not engage in any other conduct in violation of the Colorado Securities Act , the release said .
“ Failure to comply could result in contempt-of-court charges .
”

A court order against a local retirement planning company and its owner has been signed in Denver District Court concerning unlicensed sale of securities that were part of a nationwide $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, according to state officials.
The Colorado Division of Securities announced Wednesday that an order of permanent injunction has been recorded against Colorado Retirement Specialists and its owner, Gerald Ortiz.
“As part of the order, Ortiz was required to pay restitution for the money he received as commission for the sale of Woodbridge securities,” according to a Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies news release.
Woodbridge used unlicensed representatives to issue promissory notes to investors in exchange for funds that backed money loans, the DORA release said. “Investors were guaranteed fund payments even in the instance of a hard money loan default,” according to the DORA release.
In 2017, The Woodbridge Group of Companies was charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with operating a Ponzi scheme. Woodbridge declared bankruptcy the following year.
“Ortiz and his company allegedly offered to sell and sold the First Position Commercial Mortgage Notes from Woodbridge to Colorado investors, but these securities were never registered” with the Colorado Division of Securities, the release said. Notes sold by CRS and Ortiz are among about $60 million taken from more than 450 Colorado investors.
“The Division of Securities continues to see fallout from the Woodbridge scheme, which caused Colorado investors alone to lose tens of millions of dollars,” Acting Securities Commissioner David Cheval said. “The fact that many of the salespeople offering Woodbridge products were unlicensed is a perfect example of why checking the credentials of any person peddling investments is extremely important.”
Ortiz declined to comment on Wednesday.
As part of the order the respondents have agreed to refrain from all unlicensed securities activity and will not engage in any other conduct in violation of the Colorado Securities Act, the release said. “Failure to comply could result in contempt-of-court charges.”


thedenverpost--2020-01-17--Michael Porter Jr. needs to be Nuggets’ second-best player, Charles Barkley says

Michael Porter Jr. received some high praise and a challenge from Charles Barkley on Thursday night .
“ By the @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s going to be the second-best player ( on the Nuggets ) , @ @ @ @ @ If this team ’ s going to do anything , he ’ s got to @ @ @ @ @ of it.
” Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla made a similar argument yesterday : “ @ @ @ @ @ X factor that will determine if Denver can become a legitimate championship contender in 2020 @ @ @ @ @ s NBA on TNT co-hosts challenged the idea that Porter can just be thrown in @ @ @ @ @ that Porter ’ s been injured .
They also argued that it takes time to @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s been described as having some of the best chemistry in the NBA @ @ @ @ @ the Nuggets in the first round of the 2018 draft and sat out his first @ @ @ @ @

Michael Porter Jr. received some high praise and a challenge from Charles Barkley on Thursday night.
“By the end of the season, he’s going to be the second-best player (on the Nuggets),” Barkley said. “If this team’s going to do anything, he’s got to become a more integral part of it.”
The guys think very highly of MPJ 👀 Presented by @Kia pic.twitter.com/LvzkdZ9BDJ — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 17, 2020
Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla made a similar argument yesterday: “Michael Porter Jr. is the X factor that will determine if Denver can become a legitimate championship contender in 2020 and beyond.”
Barkley’s NBA on TNT co-hosts challenged the idea that Porter can just be thrown in and succeed, reminding him that Porter’s been injured. They also argued that it takes time to fold him into a team that’s been described as having some of the best chemistry in the NBA.
Porter was picked by the Nuggets in the first round of the 2018 draft and sat out his first season with an injury.


thedenverpost--2020-01-17--Dumpling flavor, stripped down to its essence

By Alison Roman , The New York Times NEW YORK — A few years ago , I made the Russian baths a regular part of my New York life .
The ritual of the shvitz — steaming , sweating and rinsing — is why I go ( health ! )
, but if I ’ m being honest , I also am very much there for the food ( pleasure ! )
.
I eat there not out of necessity , but because it ’ s low-key and one of my favorite restaurants in town .
( I am reluctant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be because I still find it to be one of the best-kept secrets in town .
That said , I imagine it ’ s not everyone ’ s cup of tea to eat sour cream from small plastic cups in a bathing suit and towel , so maybe I have nothing to worry about . )
My order changes every time — pickles , cabbage , soup , pickled cabbage soup — but I always get the pelmeni , tortellini-size dumplings filled with pork , served in a squat ramekin , coated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cooking liquid .
Finished with caramelized onions , lots of dill and a generous portion of sour cream alongside , they are kind of the opposite of a healthy trip to the spa — unless you consider mental health a part of that journey .
( I do . )
Every time I eat those little miracles , I can ’ t stop thinking about how I could write a recipe that approximates them without asking someone to make dumplings ( I ’ d never do that to you ) or take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to buy them .
( If you get the chance , the frozen ones are excellent . )
I thought about the chewiness of the dumpling wrapper , the delicately meaty taste of the filling and slight brothiness of the liquid they come in .
I thought about how necessary the dill is , and about how I always wanted a squeeze of lemon but wouldn ’ t dare ask .
And that ’ s how I got here : Creamy farro with crispy mushrooms , sour cream and lots of dill .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of lemon .
OK , so , no : A bowl of farro and mushrooms isn ’ t exactly a plate of dumplings , but hear me out .
The way the mushrooms are cooked and crisped alongside the thinly sliced , caramelizing leeks gives them such a delightfully meaty flavor that they ’ re almost better than meat itself .
The farro , toasted in the pot before it ’ s cooked , reinforces that vague meatiness .
( Chicken broth helps , but you can use vegetable broth or even water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end , the squeaky chew of each grain coupled with the porridge-y consistency reminds me of the dumplings swimming in that buttery broth .
Topped with sour cream and a sprinkle of a lemony dill mixture , made better with the addition of chives , it hits the spot , even without the shvitz .
This recipe calls for adding a dollop of sour cream .
The amount you add could affect your choice of wine .
Without any sour cream , I would be inclined to choose a dry red with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and faro .
In northwestern Italy , the Piemontese would be inclined toward a barbera with a mushroom risotto .
Its bright acidity would go well with this dish as well .
You could also try a nebbiolo from the Langhe , Alto Piemonte or Valtellina .
Or you could substitute a restrained pinot noir , a frappato from Sicily , a blaufränkisch from Austria or an easygoing syrah .
Adding a healthy portion of sour cream stirs things up a bit , making the flavors more creamy than earthy .
A lively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delicious , as would a good Champagne .
— ERIC ASIMOV • 1/4 cup olive oil , plus more as needed • 1 pound mix of mushrooms , such as maitake , oyster , cremini or chanterelle , torn into bite-size pieces ( about 5 cups ) 1 .
Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat .
Add half the leeks and half the mushrooms , and season with salt and pepper .
Cook , stirring occasionally , until the mushrooms are browned and crisped , 12 to 15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off moisture and steaming a little before this happens , so be patient . )
2 .
Using a slotted spoon , transfer them to a medium bowl leaving any olive oil behind .
( They will have absorbed the oil as they cook , and released it back as they crisp . )
Add a bit more olive oil so there ’ s another 1/4 cup or so in the pot .
Cook the remaining leeks and mushrooms , adding them to the bowl with the other mushrooms .
3 .
Without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season with salt and pepper .
Cook over that same medium-high heat , stirring frequently , until farro is toasted on the outside ( it will go from pale golden brown to a toastier golden brown ) , about 5 minutes .
Add vegetable broth and 2 cups water ; season with salt and pepper .
4 .
Bring to a strong simmer and reduce heat to medium-low .
Simmer gently , stirring occasionally , until farro is fully cooked and most ( but not all ) of the liquid has been absorbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should still look a bit loose , like risotto or a porridge .
Remove from heat and add half the chives .
5 .
Toss dill , remaining chives and lemon zest together in a small bowl .
To serve , season farro with salt and pepper and ladle into bowls .
Top with sour cream , mushrooms and leeks , and dill mixture .
Serve lemon wedges alongside for squeezing .

The New York Times News Service Syndicate

By Alison Roman, The New York Times
NEW YORK — A few years ago, I made the Russian baths a regular part of my New York life. The ritual of the shvitz — steaming, sweating and rinsing — is why I go (health!), but if I’m being honest, I also am very much there for the food (pleasure!).
I eat there not out of necessity, but because it’s low-key and one of my favorite restaurants in town. (I am reluctant to even mention how good the food can be because I still find it to be one of the best-kept secrets in town. That said, I imagine it’s not everyone’s cup of tea to eat sour cream from small plastic cups in a bathing suit and towel, so maybe I have nothing to worry about.)
My order changes every time — pickles, cabbage, soup, pickled cabbage soup — but I always get the pelmeni, tortellini-size dumplings filled with pork, served in a squat ramekin, coated in melted butter and a splash of the cooking liquid. Finished with caramelized onions, lots of dill and a generous portion of sour cream alongside, they are kind of the opposite of a healthy trip to the spa — unless you consider mental health a part of that journey. (I do.)
Every time I eat those little miracles, I can’t stop thinking about how I could write a recipe that approximates them without asking someone to make dumplings (I’d never do that to you) or take a trip to Brighton Bazaar in Brooklyn to buy them. (If you get the chance, the frozen ones are excellent.)
I thought about the chewiness of the dumpling wrapper, the delicately meaty taste of the filling and slight brothiness of the liquid they come in. I thought about how necessary the dill is, and about how I always wanted a squeeze of lemon but wouldn’t dare ask.
And that’s how I got here: Creamy farro with crispy mushrooms, sour cream and lots of dill. Yes, there is also a side of lemon.
OK, so, no: A bowl of farro and mushrooms isn’t exactly a plate of dumplings, but hear me out. The way the mushrooms are cooked and crisped alongside the thinly sliced, caramelizing leeks gives them such a delightfully meaty flavor that they’re almost better than meat itself. The farro, toasted in the pot before it’s cooked, reinforces that vague meatiness. (Chicken broth helps, but you can use vegetable broth or even water to keep it vegetarian.) In the end, the squeaky chew of each grain coupled with the porridge-y consistency reminds me of the dumplings swimming in that buttery broth.
Topped with sour cream and a sprinkle of a lemony dill mixture, made better with the addition of chives, it hits the spot, even without the shvitz.
And to Drink …
This recipe calls for adding a dollop of sour cream. The amount you add could affect your choice of wine. Without any sour cream, I would be inclined to choose a dry red with the earthy flavors of mushrooms, leeks and faro. In northwestern Italy, the Piemontese would be inclined toward a barbera with a mushroom risotto. Its bright acidity would go well with this dish as well. You could also try a nebbiolo from the Langhe, Alto Piemonte or Valtellina. Or you could substitute a restrained pinot noir, a frappato from Sicily, a blaufränkisch from Austria or an easygoing syrah. Adding a healthy portion of sour cream stirs things up a bit, making the flavors more creamy than earthy. A lively chardonnay from Burgundy or Oregon would be delicious, as would a good Champagne. — ERIC ASIMOV
Creamy Farro With Crispy Mushrooms and Sour Cream
Yield: 4 servings
Total time: 1 hour
Ingredients
1/4 cup olive oil, plus more as needed
4 medium leeks, white and light green parts, thinly sliced
1 pound mix of mushrooms, such as maitake, oyster, cremini or chanterelle, torn into bite-size pieces (about 5 cups)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 3/4 cups pearled or semi-pearled farro or barley
4 cups vegetable broth, chicken broth or water
1/2 cup finely chopped chives (from about 1 bunch)
1 cup fresh dill leaves, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest, plus lemon wedges for squeezing
Sour cream, for serving
Preparation
1. Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add half the leeks and half the mushrooms, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are browned and crisped, 12 to 15 minutes. (They will start giving off moisture and steaming a little before this happens, so be patient.)
2. Using a slotted spoon, transfer them to a medium bowl leaving any olive oil behind. (They will have absorbed the oil as they cook, and released it back as they crisp.) Add a bit more olive oil so there’s another 1/4 cup or so in the pot. Cook the remaining leeks and mushrooms, adding them to the bowl with the other mushrooms.
3. Without wiping the pot, add farro and season with salt and pepper. Cook over that same medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until farro is toasted on the outside (it will go from pale golden brown to a toastier golden brown), about 5 minutes. Add vegetable broth and 2 cups water; season with salt and pepper.
4. Bring to a strong simmer and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until farro is fully cooked and most (but not all) of the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. It should still look a bit loose, like risotto or a porridge. Remove from heat and add half the chives.
5. Toss dill, remaining chives and lemon zest together in a small bowl. To serve, season farro with salt and pepper and ladle into bowls. Top with sour cream, mushrooms and leeks, and dill mixture. Serve lemon wedges alongside for squeezing.


thedenverpost--2020-01-17--Rocky Mountain National Park offering free admission for MLK day

The first free entrance day of 2020 at Rocky Mountain National Park will be Martin Luther King Jr. Day on @ @ @ @ @ Future free days in 2020 include the first day of National Park Week on April @ @ @ @ @ Service anniversary on Aug. 25 , National Public Lands Day on Sept. 26 and Veterans @ @ @ @ @ RELATED : What to do in Rocky Mountain National Park during the winter All National @ @ @ @ @ admission fees will be free those days .
Fees for camping , tours and concessions @ @ @ @ @ entrance fees will be waived on the free days .
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The first free entrance day of 2020 at Rocky Mountain National Park will be Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20.
Future free days in 2020 include the first day of National Park Week on April 18, the National Park Service anniversary on Aug. 25, National Public Lands Day on Sept. 26 and Veterans Day on Nov. 11.
RELATED: What to do in Rocky Mountain National Park during the winter
All National Park Service units that charge admission fees will be free those days.
Fees for camping, tours and concessions will still apply, but entrance fees will be waived on the free days.
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thedenverpost--2020-01-17--Long-shuttered ski area in southern Colorado may be reopened

Nearly 200 miles south of Denver , near the New Mexico border in a picturesque valley on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo range , a long-shuttered ski area is showing hopeful signs of life .
Sure , a lot of things would have to fall into place before Cuchara Valley can be reborn as a ski area after two decades of dormancy , but a local group is working hard to make it happen .
Through the non-profit Cuchara Foundation , Huerfano County acquired land at the base area in 2017 , which became a county park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the old buildings , reversing years of vandalism and adding a fireplace and an electric heater .
Now , dozens of locals ski , snowboard and sled under their own power there on weekends .
The group behind the effort is hoping to get one of the area ’ s smaller lifts up and running for next ski season , serving four trails at the bottom of the mountain .
Mike Moore , who owns a bed and breakfast in Cuchara village 3 miles from the ski area site , believes it can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s most famous abandoned ski area “ I ’ ve got five volunteers who have previous ski experience , some of them 35 to 40 years of ski experience , ” Moore said this week .
“ We ’ re working on that lift , doing everything we need to do .
Two months ago we had the cable inspected , and it was certified as OK to be run again .
I just got off the phone with the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board , and we ’ ve got the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prior to next summer to get that lift certified — all the maintenance , greasing , things like that .
We ’ ve got an auxiliary motor and an electric motor , and we ’ re hooking up other electricity up there.
” When the area operated off and on from 1981 to 2000 with four chairlifts and a vertical drop of 1,562 feet , ski trips there were rich in beauty and solitude .
The road to Cuchara is designated a Colorado Scenic Byway .
A pair of massive mountains called the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mile above their surroundings , greet visitors approaching the area .
Then the road passes a series of massive rock walls that appear like battlements guarding the entrance to the Cuchara Valley .
The area ’ s isolation is part of its charm , but that and unreliable snowfall made it hard for a series of owners to make the ski area viable .
Now , Moore and others in his group believe it can exist as a not-for-profit , a concept that works at the Antelope Butte ski area in northern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Antelope Butte Foundation , which operates the area , is a 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit .
So is the Cuchara Foundation .
Cuchara Valley had eight different owners while it operated as a ski area .
Two others , Moore said , “ held it as land developers and never did anything with it except put up ‘ No Trespassing ’ signs and let it get vandalized.
” What makes him think the area can become viable when so many others failed ?
“ Most of them were out-of-state owners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” said Moore , an Aspen native .
“ I grew up in the business and I know what it takes to make it work .
We want to see this stay small .
We ’ ve even had people sort of getting mad at us for working on the lift .
They say , ‘ Let ’ s keep this the world ’ s best secret , and let ’ s hike up the mountain.
’ Skinning up the mountain is the new thing .
You can see eight or 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are 27 runs above us.
” When Cuchara Valley was open , most of its trails were wide-open intermediate cruisers cut through remarkable stands of aspen trees , making it an enchanting place to ski .
When Texas businessman Dick Davis bought it and brought it back to life in 1992 — after another period of dormancy that lasted four years — the area ’ s marketing director ( and owner ’ s son ) Taylor Davis said while skiing there one day in 1993 : “ The owner fell in love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s just drop-dead beautiful.
” Davis sold the area after a couple of seasons , and multiple owners came and went after that .
Max Vezzani , a Huerfano County commissioner , is hopeful but unconvinced Cuchara can come back again as a ski area .
“ Would a ski area work ?
Maybe , ” Vezzani said .
“ We ’ re certain it ’ s going to be used for park purposes .
People will enjoy that place , summer and winter .
To what level we have formal winter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determined .
We ’ re being optimistic , but realistic as well .
The last thing we want to do is have another failure up there .
“ We have a good group of folks working to try to make something out of that place .
We have a great advisory committee , they ’ re working hard , they ’ re checking all the equipment .
Some of those folks are very optimistic .
Some , like me , have a dose of skepticism.
” But people are skiing there now .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The group trying to get the mountain back in operation as a ski area is negotiating to purchase a snowcat .
If they can get the first lift certified and operational next season — a double , at 1,500 feet long with a vertical drop of 300 feet — they hope to get a permit from the U.S. Forest Service in three or four years to run snowcat skiing to the top of the mountain .
After that , if all goes well , they hope to reactivate another lift , a triple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ snowmaking system .
“ What we want is an economic driver for this little valley , ” Moore said .
Most of the businesses in tiny Cuchara close for the winter .
That leaves two bed and breakfasts and a retail store until May .
“ We don ’ t want to see a four-lane freeway ever go through Cuchara , ” Moore said .
“ I ’ m a native Coloradan , and to me , this is the last place that hasn ’ t been overrun with tourists and people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sell out if the ski area works ?
’ I say , ‘ No , I have no place to go.
’ I love Colorado , but I really like this corner of it.
” As Moore spoke , he was icing a black and blue leg after a skiing mishap two weeks ago .
He ’ d skinned up the mountain and crashed hard at the bottom on his telemark skis .
“ By the way , this is my first ski injury in 65 years , on my own slope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I ’ m going to stay away from the teles for a while.
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Nearly 200 miles south of Denver, near the New Mexico border in a picturesque valley on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo range, a long-shuttered ski area is showing hopeful signs of life.
Sure, a lot of things would have to fall into place before Cuchara Valley can be reborn as a ski area after two decades of dormancy, but a local group is working hard to make it happen. Through the non-profit Cuchara Foundation, Huerfano County acquired land at the base area in 2017, which became a county park. The foundation fixed up one of the old buildings, reversing years of vandalism and adding a fireplace and an electric heater. Now, dozens of locals ski, snowboard and sled under their own power there on weekends.
The group behind the effort is hoping to get one of the area’s smaller lifts up and running for next ski season, serving four trails at the bottom of the mountain. Mike Moore, who owns a bed and breakfast in Cuchara village 3 miles from the ski area site, believes it can happen.
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“I’ve got five volunteers who have previous ski experience, some of them 35 to 40 years of ski experience,” Moore said this week. “We’re working on that lift, doing everything we need to do. Two months ago we had the cable inspected, and it was certified as OK to be run again. I just got off the phone with the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board, and we’ve got the outline of what we need to do prior to next summer to get that lift certified — all the maintenance, greasing, things like that. We’ve got an auxiliary motor and an electric motor, and we’re hooking up other electricity up there.”
When the area operated off and on from 1981 to 2000 with four chairlifts and a vertical drop of 1,562 feet, ski trips there were rich in beauty and solitude. The road to Cuchara is designated a Colorado Scenic Byway. A pair of massive mountains called the Spanish Peaks, which rise more than a mile above their surroundings, greet visitors approaching the area. Then the road passes a series of massive rock walls that appear like battlements guarding the entrance to the Cuchara Valley.
The area’s isolation is part of its charm, but that and unreliable snowfall made it hard for a series of owners to make the ski area viable. Now, Moore and others in his group believe it can exist as a not-for-profit, a concept that works at the Antelope Butte ski area in northern Wyoming with $40 lift tickets. The Antelope Butte Foundation, which operates the area, is a 501(c)3 non-profit. So is the Cuchara Foundation.
Cuchara Valley had eight different owners while it operated as a ski area. Two others, Moore said, “held it as land developers and never did anything with it except put up ‘No Trespassing’ signs and let it get vandalized.”
What makes him think the area can become viable when so many others failed?
“Most of them were out-of-state owners who knew nothing about the ski business,” said Moore, an Aspen native. “I grew up in the business and I know what it takes to make it work. We want to see this stay small. We’ve even had people sort of getting mad at us for working on the lift. They say, ‘Let’s keep this the world’s best secret, and let’s hike up the mountain.’ Skinning up the mountain is the new thing. You can see eight or 10 tracks coming down every run, and there are 27 runs above us.”
When Cuchara Valley was open, most of its trails were wide-open intermediate cruisers cut through remarkable stands of aspen trees, making it an enchanting place to ski. When Texas businessman Dick Davis bought it and brought it back to life in 1992 — after another period of dormancy that lasted four years — the area’s marketing director (and owner’s son) Taylor Davis said while skiing there one day in 1993: “The owner fell in love emotionally before he did financially. It’s just drop-dead beautiful.”
Davis sold the area after a couple of seasons, and multiple owners came and went after that. Max Vezzani, a Huerfano County commissioner, is hopeful but unconvinced Cuchara can come back again as a ski area.
“Would a ski area work? Maybe,” Vezzani said. “We’re certain it’s going to be used for park purposes. People will enjoy that place, summer and winter. To what level we have formal winter skiing I think is yet to be determined. We’re being optimistic, but realistic as well. The last thing we want to do is have another failure up there.
“We have a good group of folks working to try to make something out of that place. We have a great advisory committee, they’re working hard, they’re checking all the equipment. Some of those folks are very optimistic. Some, like me, have a dose of skepticism.”
But people are skiing there now. Trails are being packed by snowmobiles. The group trying to get the mountain back in operation as a ski area is negotiating to purchase a snowcat. If they can get the first lift certified and operational next season — a double, at 1,500 feet long with a vertical drop of 300 feet — they hope to get a permit from the U.S. Forest Service in three or four years to run snowcat skiing to the top of the mountain. After that, if all goes well, they hope to reactivate another lift, a triple. They could also reactivate an existing snowmaking system.
“What we want is an economic driver for this little valley,” Moore said.
Most of the businesses in tiny Cuchara close for the winter. That leaves two bed and breakfasts and a retail store until May.
“We don’t want to see a four-lane freeway ever go through Cuchara,” Moore said. “I’m a native Coloradan, and to me, this is the last place that hasn’t been overrun with tourists and people. People say, ‘Are you going to sell out if the ski area works?’ I say, ‘No, I have no place to go.’ I love Colorado, but I really like this corner of it.”
As Moore spoke, he was icing a black and blue leg after a skiing mishap two weeks ago. He’d skinned up the mountain and crashed hard at the bottom on his telemark skis.
“By the way, this is my first ski injury in 65 years, on my own slope,” said Moore, 73. ”I’m going to stay away from the teles for a while.”
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thedenverpost--2020-01-17--Keeler: Mike Shanahan’s Hall of Fame credentials forever cemented by NFL Championship Sunday

The closing argument , not that he needed it , plays out in Kansas City and San Francisco on Sunday .
You can ’ t throw a curl route in the NFL postseason these days without hitting a Mike Shanahan disciple .
Or a family member .
“ You know how hard it is to get to this level , ” the former Broncos coach said by phone earlier this week .
“ You know , ( given ) how very few times you get the opportunity , that if you have the opportunity , you want to take advantage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know how tough it was to get there.
” Shanny ’ s been there .
He ’ s still there .
If you ’ re harboring any doubt regarding Shanahan ’ s Canton bona fides , settle in for six hours of championship football this weekend that have the man ’ s mitts all over them , in stadiums 1,900 miles apart .
The NFC title game features a 49ers side coached by Mike ’ s son and Cherry Creek ’ s finest , Kyle Shanahan , hosting a Green Bay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s quarterbacks coach in Washington from 2010-13 .
In the AFC title game , you ’ ve got Tennessee , LaFleur ’ s previous port of call , which still runs giant chunks of The Front Range Offense , The Shanny Offense , the system born and brewed here all those decades ago .
Inside zone .
Outside zone .
Bootlegs .
Deep shots off play-action .
Banners fade .
Ideas ?
Ideas — killer ideas , innovative ideas , timeless ideas — are forever .
If the Pro Football Hall of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Johnson a crack at the wheel , then Shanahan deserves to ride shotgun .
“ You understand how many people are worthy of going in and how many people that haven ’ t gone in yet .
I haven ’ t even imagined the process they have of trying to make those decisions , ” Shanahan said of Cowher and Johnson , his coaching peers and current television analysts , both of whom were revealed last weekend as part of the Hall ’ s 2020 class .
“ Then you sit back and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know how many people were a part of your success that you ’ ve had .
Because nobody does it by themselves .
To watch those guys get in , and what went to it , it was fun to see.
” Yes , Shanny The GM let down Shanny The Coach .
Yes , The Dan Snyder Years went completely off the rails .
But over a century of the NFL , still , only six coaches have ever won back-to-back Super Bowls : Johnson , Vince Lombardi , Don Shula , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shanahan .
Heck of a crowd .
Heck of a resume .
Cowher averaged more regular-season wins per year ( 9.9 to Shanhan ’ s 8.5 ) , but the postseason winning percentages are identical — .571 in both camps .
Shanahan won two Super Bowl titles with the Broncos , in 1999 and 2000 , before Cowher notched his only crown with the Steelers in 2006 .
“ I almost went ( to Pittsburgh ) in 1992 , ” the ex-Denver coach recalled .
“ So I know Bill , what went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done it .
So I ’ m just happy for him .
He deserves it .
“ Jimmy Johnson , it ’ s the same way … they probably have enjoyed the process and the journey as much as anything.
” Shanahan ’ s journey , his offense , his narrative , his stamp , live on .
Last January , Sean McVay .
This one , Kyle Shanahan or LaFleur .
For the second straight winter , the NFC is sending a branch of the Shanahan coaching tree to the loop ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can count the number of Super Bowl head coaches , combined , who were assistants under Johnson and Cowher on one finger .
The Shanny Offense , done right , goes with anything .
“ Those are things that are for somebody else to decide , ” Shanahan said .
“ The thing I enjoy is the journey I ’ ve been on .
No matter what happens , I think I ’ m the luckiest guy in the world to experience what I ’ ve done .
”

The closing argument, not that he needed it, plays out in Kansas City and Santa Clara on Sunday. You can’t throw a curl route in the NFL postseason these days without hitting a Mike Shanahan disciple. Or a family member.
“You know how hard it is to get to this level,” the former Broncos coach said by phone earlier this week. “You know, (given) how very few times you get the opportunity, that if you have the opportunity, you want to take advantage. If you’ve been there, you know how tough it was to get there.”
Shanny’s been there. He’s still there. If you’re harboring any doubt regarding Shanahan’s Canton bona fides, settle in for six hours of championship football this weekend that have the man’s mitts all over them, in stadiums 1,900 miles apart.
The NFC title game features a 49ers side coached by Mike’s son and Cherry Creek’s finest, Kyle Shanahan, hosting a Green Bay bunch coached by Matt LaFleur, Mike’s quarterbacks coach in Washington from 2010-13.
In the AFC title game, you’ve got Tennessee, LaFleur’s previous port of call, which still runs giant chunks of The Front Range Offense, The Shanny Offense, the system born and brewed here all those decades ago. Inside zone. Outside zone. Bootlegs. Deep shots off play-action.
Banners fade. Ideas? Ideas — killer ideas, innovative ideas, timeless ideas — are forever. If the Pro Football Hall of Fame is giving Bill Cowher and Jimmy Johnson a crack at the wheel, then Shanahan deserves to ride shotgun.
“You understand how many people are worthy of going in and how many people that haven’t gone in yet. I haven’t even imagined the process they have of trying to make those decisions,” Shanahan said of Cowher and Johnson, his coaching peers and current television analysts, both of whom were revealed last weekend as part of the Hall’s 2020 class.
“Then you sit back and you just enjoy your experience, and know how many people were a part of your success that you’ve had. Because nobody does it by themselves. To watch those guys get in, and what went to it, it was fun to see.”
Yes, Shanny The GM let down Shanny The Coach. Yes, The Dan Snyder Years went completely off the rails. But over a century of the NFL, still, only six coaches have ever won back-to-back Super Bowls: Johnson, Vince Lombardi, Don Shula, Chuck Noll, Bill Belichick — and Shanahan.
Heck of a crowd. Heck of a resume. Cowher averaged more regular-season wins per year (9.9 to Shanhan’s 8.5), but the postseason winning percentages are identical — .571 in both camps. Shanahan won two Super Bowl titles with the Broncos, in 1999 and 2000, before Cowher notched his only crown with the Steelers in 2006.
“I almost went (to Pittsburgh) in 1992,” the ex-Denver coach recalled. “So I know Bill, what went into it, how he’s done it. So I’m just happy for him. He deserves it.
“Jimmy Johnson, it’s the same way … they probably have enjoyed the process and the journey as much as anything.”
Shanahan’s journey, his offense, his narrative, his stamp, live on. Last January, Sean McVay. This one, Kyle Shanahan or LaFleur. For the second straight winter, the NFC is sending a branch of the Shanahan coaching tree to the loop’s marquee boss battle. Meanwhile, you can count the number of Super Bowl head coaches, combined, who were assistants under Johnson and Cowher on one finger.
The Shanny Offense, done right, goes with anything.
A gold jacket, especially.
“Those are things that are for somebody else to decide,” Shanahan said.
“The thing I enjoy is the journey I’ve been on. No matter what happens, I think I’m the luckiest guy in the world to experience what I’ve done.”
Banners fade. Legacies? Legacies are forever.


thedenverpost--2020-01-17--Denver weather: Devilish winds could cause dangerous driving conditions

Hold on to your hat .
Wind will be fierce in the metro area , across the Foothills , along the Interstate 25 corridor and adjacent plains on Friday and drivers should be prepared to face strong cross winds and blowing dust , according to the National Weather Service .
A high wind warning will be in effect from 1 p.m. until 2 a.m. Saturday .
Wind speed is expected to reach 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph in most areas .
Gusts could blow in excess of 75 mph across wind prone areas in and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will pose a serious risk for drivers and visibility will be reduced to near zero by blowing dust .
Drivers should slow down when approaching a plume of dust and be prepared to stop .
High profile vehicles like semitrailers are at risk of blowing over , according to a tweet from the the Federal Emergency Management Agency ’ s Region 8 .
Residents should beware of downed power lines and watch out for tree limbs and other flying debris .
Strong winds can lead to property damage and the NWS recommends residents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them down .
Skies will be mostly sunny with a high temperature near 54 degrees and an overnight low around 21 .
Winds could gust as high as 41 mph overnight .
The wind will die down on Saturday when it will be mostly sunny with a high temperature near 44 degrees .
The overnight low is expected to be around 24 degrees .
Sunday is expected to be sunny with a high near 51 degrees and an overnight low around 26 .
Monday will be a good day for the Martin Luther @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be sunny with a high near 55 and an overnight low around 31 degrees .
Tuesday is expected to be cloudy with a high near 58 and an overnight low around 31 .
On Wednesday there is a chance of showers .
The day will be mostly cloudy with a high near 53 degrees and an overnight low around 28 .

Hold on to your hat. Wind will be fierce in the metro area, across the Foothills, along the Interstate 25 corridor and adjacent plains on Friday and drivers should be prepared to face strong cross winds and blowing dust, according to the National Weather Service.
A high wind warning will be in effect from 1 p.m. until 2 a.m. Saturday. Wind speed is expected to reach 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph in most areas.
Gusts could blow in excess of 75 mph across wind prone areas in and near the foothills.
Powerful cross winds will pose a serious risk for drivers and visibility will be reduced to near zero by blowing dust. Drivers should slow down when approaching a plume of dust and be prepared to stop.
High profile vehicles like semitrailers are at risk of blowing over, according to a tweet from the the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region 8. Residents should beware of downed power lines and watch out for tree limbs and other flying debris.
Strong winds can lead to property damage and the NWS recommends residents bring loose outdoor items inside or tie them down.
Skies will be mostly sunny with a high temperature near 54 degrees and an overnight low around 21. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph overnight.
The wind will die down on Saturday when it will be mostly sunny with a high temperature near 44 degrees. The overnight low is expected to be around 24 degrees.
Sunday is expected to be sunny with a high near 51 degrees and an overnight low around 26.
Monday will be a good day for the Martin Luther King Day Marade. Skies are expected to be sunny with a high near 55 and an overnight low around 31 degrees.
Tuesday is expected to be cloudy with a high near 58 and an overnight low around 31.
On Wednesday there is a chance of showers. The day will be mostly cloudy with a high near 53 degrees and an overnight low around 28.


thedenverpost--2020-01-17--Police investigating after gunshot victim found dead in Aurora street

Aurora Police are investigating after a man was found dead of a gunshot wound lying in a gutter early Friday @ @ @ @ @ a report of a gunshot and a person lying in the street at the intersection @ @ @ @ @ Iola Street at 12:20 a.m. Life saving measures were started but proved futile and the @ @ @ @ @ the location , according to police .
The Adams County Coroner ’ s Office will @ @ @ @ @ notify next of kin .
The incident is being investigated by the major crimes/homicide unit @ @ @ @ @ with information about the case to contact Agent W. Miller at 303-739-6117 .
Tipsters can @ @ @ @ @ anonymous and be eligible for a reward by calling Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 .

Aurora Police are investigating after a man was found dead of a gunshot wound lying in a gutter early Friday morning.
Police responded to a report of a gunshot and a person lying in the street at the intersection of East 17th Avenue and Iola Street at 12:20 a.m.
Life saving measures were started but proved futile and the man was declared dead at the location, according to police.
The Adams County Coroner’s Office will determine cause of death and notify next of kin.
The incident is being investigated by the major crimes/homicide unit.
Police are asking anyone with information about the case to contact Agent W. Miller at 303-739-6117.
Tipsters can call Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward by calling Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.