February 21st, 1643 – Chudleigh’s Parliamentarian forces attacked Sir Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2011
A GAME FOR THE AGES: NHTI LYNX WIN YSCC TOURNAMENT OVER VERMONT TECH GREEN KNIGHTS 96-94
CONCORD, NH – NHTI’s men’s basketball team has won the YSCC Championship by downing the number one seeded Vermont Tech 96-94; this is the Lynx first YSCC title since 2006. In a game played at SMCC, NHTI came from 19 down to win the championship and have received an automatic bid to the USCAA Basketball Continue reading
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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE
UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE LEOPARDS
Location: La Verne, CA
Division: NCAA Division 3
Conference Affiliation: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Major sports: football, basketball, base/soft- ball, soccer, volleyball
Site: http://www.leopardathletics.com/landing/index
Comment: “Hello La Voine”. Had to be said. With that Lenny and Squiggy Continue reading
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THE TOP ELEVEN DEITIES IN HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY
Hawaiian mythology as a subset of Polynesian mythology will be the subject I tackle here. I will be examining many of the Polynesian Island groups separately in the near future, some with full pages of their own, but to whet everyone’s appetites I figured I would start out with a Top 11 list looking at the major Hawaiian deities.
NEW – This list was so popular I did a sequel with eleven more Hawaiian deities – when you’re done with this list click here: https://glitternight.com/2011/03/02/eleven-more-deities-from- hawaiian-mythology-2/
Shinto Myth – https://glitternight.com/shinto-myth/
*** FOR THE GODS OF OTHER POLYNESIAN ISLAND GROUPS –
SAMOA – CLICK HERE
BELLONA AND RENNELL – CLICK HERE
KOREAN DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2011/03/24/the-top-11-deities-in-korean-mythology/
NORSE DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2011/04/10/the-eleven-most-neglected-deities-in-teutono-norse-mythology/
INUIT DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2011/06/06/the-top-12-deities-from-inuit-mythology-2/
HINDU DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2011/07/05/the-eleven-most-neglected-deities-in-hindu-mythology/
NEW!!!!!!!!!! CHOCTAW DEITIES – https://glitternight.com/2012/06/03/the-top-twelve-deities-in-choctaw-mythology/
11. KAMOHOALI’LI – Hawaiian shark god who was the chief of the many lesser Continue reading
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YSCC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SET: LYNX VS GREEN KNIGHTS
CONCORD, NH – The NHTI, Concord’s Community College men’s basketball team downed YSCC foe Southern Maine Community College 94-83 in YSCC final four action hosted at Southern Maine Community College. NHTI will now advance to play in the YSCC Championship game today.
Leading NHTI was Continue reading
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VIETNAMESE MYTH 2: THE STUNNING SEQUEL THE CRITICS ARE RAVING ABOUT!
My second page of Vietnamese myths is up. It features the myth of Hung Vuong I saving ancient Vietnam from a drought caused by a demon as well as the opening installment of the epic myth A War Between Gods. https://glitternight.com/vietnamese-myth-2/
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RED LIONS LORD IT OVER EBC TIGERS IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE
LINCOLN, IL – Breaking out to a 14 to 0 lead the Red Lions Men’s Basketball team from Lincoln Christian University handed the Tigers of Emmaus Bible College a 74-42 defeat as LCU looks forward Continue reading
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THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY
February 20th, 1644 – The Parliamentarians nab the Weymouth gunrunners near Continue reading
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XAVIER (LA) GOLD RUSH HOOPS TAKE DOWN THE RAMS
MOBILE, Ala. — Anthony Simmons scored 14 points and Kevin Miller 13 to lead NAIA No. 13 Xavier University of Louisiana to a 66-57 men’s basketball victory against Mobile.
Xavier (24-3) won for the 10th time in 11 games and matched its highest victory total since the 1983-84 season. Five days after surrendering a season-worst 91 points at Tougaloo, Xavier allowed less than 60 points for the 12th time this Continue reading
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THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY – PRINCE MAURICE OR MAURICE GIBB: WHO WOULD BE A WORSE COMMANDER?
February 19th, 1645 – Prince Maurice and his troops arrive in Chester, Continue reading
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