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Avs Mailbag: How does the current squad stack up against the Stanley Cup champs?

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:15:19 GMT

Denver Post sports writer Corey Masisak opens up the Avs Mailbag periodically throughout the season. Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag.Assuming we can stay healthy and people expected to eventually slot in do, how does this year’s team stack up against the Cup team?@ZickenedThe Avs have played a quarter of their season, and … so far this team stacks up quite well against the championship group from two years ago. Colorado is currently on pace for 117 points. The Avs finished with 119 two years ago.They are currently third in the league in goals per game and 10th in goals allowed per contest. The Cup champs finished second in goals and seventh in goals against. The power play was better two years ago, but the penalty kill has been significantly better this season.If we break the two sides down player by player, the 2022 team was deeper up front. Nazem Kadri had a huge year as the No. 2 center, and Ryan Johansen probably won’t match it. T...

Caryn Jarocki headlines Colorado High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 2024

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:15:19 GMT

The Colorado High School Coaches Association announced it will induct five coaches into its 2024 Hall of Fame class, headlined by record-breaking Highlands Ranch girls basketball coach Caryn Jarocki.Joining Jarocki in the class will be Mountain Vista dance coach Keri Atchison, longtime basketball coach Bruce Dick, former Brush football coach Randy Dreitz and ex-Rangeview boys basketball coach Terry Taylor.The group will be inducted at a banquet on Monday, April 15, at Legacy Campus Great Hall in Lone Tree.Jarocki has guided Highlands Ranch to seven state championships since taking over the program in 1996 following an 11-year stint at Colorado Academy. With more than 700 wins and counting, she is the winningest coach in Colorado high school girls basketball, with her teams reaching the Final Four 18 times.Atchison, currently the spirit director for Mountain Vista, has led the Golden Eagles dance team to state titles in all three divisions: three times in Poms, four times in Jazz, an...

Kickin’ It with Kiz Podcast: How Deion Sanders’ CU Buffs can win 10 games in 2024?

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:15:19 GMT

In the latest edition of the Kickin’ it with Kiz Podcast, Mark Kiszla gives tips on winning in FBS, winning big gambling your paycheck and the titanic showdown between the Broncos and the Texans.How can the Deion Sanders-led Buffs win 10 games in 2024? Our humble host offers up a 10-point plan.The Broncos are riding a five-game winning streak as they head to Houston to face rookie sensation CJ Stroud and the Texans. As 3.5-point favorites, are the Broncos a good bet?The Dusty Old Cowtown knucklehead of note signs off as he lets the audience weigh in on his standing as king of the knuckleheads.The Kickin’ it with Kiz podcast is brought to you by Argonaut Wine & Liquor, featuring Buffalo Trace.Subscribe to the podcastSoundCloud | iTunes | Google Music | RSSProducer: AAron OntiverozMusic: “Bumble Bees” by Schama NoelWant more sports news? Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver’s teams.

Belt & Road, and President Xi Jinping's "The Governance of China"

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:15:19 GMT

Despite some initial “suspicions” China’s much-publicised Belt and Road Initiative has become a big success, a debate in Brussels was told. The flagship policy, a global infrastructure development, has been a job spinner and will also promote “green growth”, the event at the city’s Press Club heard.The strategy initiated by the People’s Republic of China seeks to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks with the aim of improving regional integration, increasing trade and stimulating economic growth.The idea was to create a vast network of railways, energy pipelines, highways, and streamlined border crossings, both westward—through the mountainous former Soviet republics—and southward, to Pakistan, India, and the rest of Southeast Asia.Bernard Dewit, Chairman of the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC),The project has led to the creation of 420,000 new jobs and now comprises 150 countries, it was said at the “10th anniversary symposium” in Brusse...

Detached house in Saratoga sells for $2.4 million

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:15:19 GMT

12536 Paseo Flores – Google Street ViewA house located in the 12500 block of Paseo Flores in Saratoga has new owners. The 1,800-square-foot property, built in 1950, was sold on Nov. 9, 2023. The $2,405,000 purchase price works out to $1,336 per square foot. This single-story home offers a roomy layout with five bedrooms and two bathrooms. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the house features a one-car garage. The property’s backyard additionally features both a spa and a pool.Additional houses that have recently changed hands close by include:A 1,500-square-foot home on the 12400 block of Paseo Cerro in Saratoga sold in April 2023, for $1,850,000, a price per square foot of $1,233. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In August 2023, a 1,500-square-foot home on Paseo Cerro in Saratoga sold for $2,600,000, a price per square foot of $1,733. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, in May 2023, a 1,260-square-foot home was sold...

Calls for peace in Gaza disrupt Vallejo council meeting

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:15:19 GMT

A crowd of protesters demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza caused the Vallejo City Council to retreat into a recess on Tuesday night in a regular scheduled meeting.Bowing to the chanted demands of dozens of activists, council members agreed to consider adopting a resolution calling for an end to Israel’s bombardment of the war-torn Gaza Strip in retaliation for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. A draft resolution will go to the council Dec. 12 and, depending on council votes, could be adopted Dec. 19.Protesters Tuesday decried Israel’s offensive against the political group that killed roughly 1,400 people, most of them civilians, in a surprise attack last month. Israeli bombings and other military actions have killed more than 13,300 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry – flattening vast swaths of the region and displacing some 1.7 million people in an effort to obliterate Hamas.“Every day I wake up, I am met with the crushing reality that it’s another day in hell for the people...

Marin school lewdness suspect to undergo mental health evaluation

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:15:19 GMT

A Marin Superior Court judge Wednesday ordered a mental health evaluation for a defendant accused of performing lewd acts in a school restroom.Derrell Bland, 33, of Mill Valley allegedly entered a girls restroom at Mill Valley Middle School where he blocked the door, exposed himself to two 11-year-old students, and performed a lewd act on Oct. 30.The Mill Valley police initially cited the suspect for trespassing and released him from custody. They arrested him the next day after investigators heard more about his alleged conduct at the restroom. The school has since taken steps to make sure more adults are keeping watch, including hiring a second campus supervisor.Bland was booked into jail on suspicion of indecent exposure, false imprisonment, lewd conduct, trespassing and other charges.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | UPS employee charged in recent Oakland homicide Crime and Public Safety | Man arrested after alleged San Jose road rage incident ...

Four-bedroom home in Palo Alto sells for $2.7 million

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:15:19 GMT

2016 Edgewood Drive – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 2000 block of Edgewood Drive in Palo Alto was sold on Nov. 13, 2023 for $2,650,000, or $1,646 per square foot. The house, built in 1956, has an interior space of 1,610 square feet. This single-story home presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. In addition, the house features a two-car garage, providing ample room for vehicles and storage needs.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:On Blue Jay Court, East Palo Alto, in October 2022, a home was sold for $1,800,000.In September 2023, a 1,357-square-foot home on Edgewood Drive in Palo Alto sold for $3,000,000, a price per square foot of $2,211. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,653-square-foot home on the 2100 block of Edgewood Drive in Palo Alto sold in August 2022, for $2,828,000, a price per square foot of $1,711. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bath...

Krugman: Understanding Bidenomics with rich guys in a bar

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:15:19 GMT

Ten finance guys are drinking in a bar. Nine of them are Masters of the Universe — wheeler-dealers who make many millions of dollars every year. The tenth is what Gordon Gekko, in the movie “Wall Street,” called a “$400,000-a-year working Wall Street stiff.”Then the stiff leaves for a while, maybe to answer a call of nature. When he leaves, the average income of the guys still in the bar shoots up, because he’s no longer dragging that average down; when he comes back, the average drops again. But these fluctuations in the average don’t reflect changes in anyone’s income.Why am I telling you this story? Because it’s most of the story of wages in the U.S. economy since COVID-19 struck. In 2020 the average wage of workers who still had a job shot up, because those who were laid off were disproportionately low-wage service workers. Then, as people resumed in-person shopping, started going to restaurants and so on, growth in average wages was held down because those low-wage worker...

EVs less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks, Consumer Reports says

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 16:15:19 GMT

By Tom Krisher | The Associated PressElectric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearly 80% more problems than did vehicles propelled by internal combustion engines.Consumer Reports said EV owners most frequently reported troubles with battery and charging systems as well as flaws in how the vehicles’ body panels and interior parts fit together. The magazine and website noted that EV manufacturers are still learning to construct completely new power systems, and it suggested that as they do, the overall reliability of electric vehicles should improve.“This story is really one of growing pains,” said Jake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports. “It’s a story of just working out the bugs and the kinks of new technology.”Still, Consumer Reports noted that lingering concerns about re...