Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Cleaning out the inbox-Mostly Non-Sports

Lots of things in the inbox to clean and we'll start with a goodbye to two time ABA MVP and basketball hall of famer Mel Daniels at the age of 71.
Daniels,who in recent years had been been employed with the Pacers in the player personnel department,started his ABA career with the Minnesota Muskies in winning the Rookie of the Year before financial issues with the Muskies forced Daniels to be sold to the Pacers,where Daniels led the Pacers to titles in 1970,72 and 73.
Daniels was a bit undersized for a center (6'9),but in the quicker game in the ABA was better suited than a larger,more ponderous big man that flourished in the NBA.
Daniels was 71....

ESPN notes of Matt Jenkins,who has created a hobby of making detailed Big 10 stadiums made of Lego blocks.
They look simple,but I'd bet they aren't....

CBS is bringing Star Trek back to television!
Except they aren't.
New adventures and new characters based on the premise of the original "Wagon Train to the Stars" sound like a good idea,but not many will see it as CBS will be using the show to drive viewers to their CBS All-Access site.
CBS is changing their site to a pay site,so basically the new Star Trek will be a pay per view program.
It'll be interesting to see how many viewers pony up the dough to sign up.....

The Economist writes of the ins and outs of a inter-bred species that is now beginning to enter the Eastern portion of the U.S.
The "Coywolf" is a species that is a majority coyote with a small amount of wolf and dog bred in to create a separate animal.
The breed numbers in the millions and possesses skills and traits that makes it much more versatile than any of the three animals on their own.
A very interesting article.

The National Wildlife Preserve recommends that you don't rake leaves.
Aside from not wanting to rake leaves,this can be a good idea for those of you lazy gardeners that suddenly have a natural mulch created for your yard over the winter simply by doing nothing.
That's not a bad thing,is it?
Surprisingly,leaves and yard waste account for more than 13 percent of landfill waste each year and without enough oxygen to decompose properly can release methane according to Joe Lamp'l-author of the Green Gardeners Guide.
I'm liking this idea on many levels!

The Montgomery Indiana paper reports the whereabouts of the Hickory Huskers team bus that the team used in Hoosiers.
It's another interesting where are they (is it) now on a piece of memorabilia from one of my favorite film....

Five Thirty Eight writes about issues with the Republican primary and how those issues with the base along with the impact of states that have little to no chance in the general election to go blue.
I've always suspected that the one thing that people are members of the minority party in states that are lopsided toward one party or the other can have an effect in just one way-a party primary.
The numbers back up that theory and it makes sense....

I hope to have a podcast up tonight and maybe another blog post.
The Devils and Cavaliers play tonight,but since I am going to work early,I might not have coverage....






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